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Philippians 1:3-11

Sermon

Scott Bryte & Kimberly Miller van Driel

... are all linked to how long it takes the earth to make its 580,000,000 mile circuit around the sun. The followers of Jesus have long had an annual pattern of holy days and celebrations: Christmas and Easter, Palm Sunday and Good Friday, Holy Trinity, Christ the King, All Saints’ Day, Reformation Day, and many others. We call this the liturgical calendar, or more simply, the church year. The church year still takes up the same amount of time as it takes the earth to go ‘round the sun. The church ...

102. A Small Town Is Blessed

Micah 5:1-4

Sermon

King Duncan

... the Civil war, the parishioners of Holy Trinity Church in Philadelphia sent their rector, Phillips Brooks, abroad for a year. His travels took him through Europe, ... Sunday school back in Philadelphia. He said, “I remember standing in the old church in Bethlehem, close to the spot where Jesus was born. The whole church was ringing hour after hour with splendid hymns of praise to God. It was as if I could hear angelic voices telling each other of the Wonderful Night of our dear Savior’s birth.” Two years ...

103. Now is the Day of Salvation

2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10

Sermon

King Duncan

... , our King, our Savior, our Lord, Jesus of Nazareth, leading up to the celebration of his resurrection on Easter Sunday. Thank you for joining us for our annual Ash Wednesday celebration. I want to focus this evening on the ... the cross on our foreheads. We have a debt to be paid. Theologian Nels Ferre left Sweden for America when he was13 years old. His family accompanied him to the train. He got on board, took a seat by a window so he could wave to ... trinity.com/worship/sermons/back-to-the-beginning/.

104. The Rebirth

John 3:1-21

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... the eternal God. Baptism is spiritual rebirth. Baptism in the name of the Trinity is the planting of the seed of the kingdom of God. This seed ... in return are expected to give too. This renewal may seem more than we bargained for. Some years ago a friend told me the story of a Christian who prayed to have a big family, but ... do. That's why we need the Holy Spirit. A pastor was trying to explain to a little Sunday school child that God is calling people everywhere in the world to believe in him. "God is much ...

105. Are You Pentecostal?

Acts 2:1-21

Sermon

Brett Blair

... . How could they possibly have known that the Holy Spirit, the third person of the Trinity, was about to descend upon them? The result would be the beginning of the church. ... in the United States, but Korea, Africa, and Latin America. For some years now there have been massive revivals taking place in these southern countries. ... to me that much of the church has lapsed into a weekly routine of Sunday morning sermons and Sunday school. We have lost our desire to dedicate ourselves to prayer expecting the Holy ...

106. But Is It True?

Luke 2:8-20, Romans 16:25-27

Sermon

Scott Suskovic

... these discrepancies a bit further by putting into question many of our cherished, biblical stories and widely held beliefs such as the Trinity, the divinity of Jesus, the miracles, and Jesus as the Messiah as nothing more than fairy tales coming from the alterations by ... it as a child, taught it in Sunday school, and heard it annually for ninety years. But now, unable to get out of bed, she asked me when I was through, "Is it true? This story. Do you think it's true? I'm ninety years old now. I can't get out ...

107. Veni, Spiritus Sanctus, Veni

John 14:8-17 (25-27)

Sermon

Arley K. Fadness

... On this Pentecost Sunday, as we ... new life, renewal, and dynamis (power) breaks loose. "Come, Holy Spirit, come!" A ship strayed off course near San Deigo some years ago. The ship got stuck in a reef at low tide. Twelve tugboats failed in their attempts to move it. ... since he would have thrown away the Old Testament. Sabellis is another who taught modalism, a heresy that promoted the Trinity as expressed in three separate modes. Pelgius, an Irish monk, confused salvation by trying to mix water and oil, teaching ...

108. The Power of Weakness

Mark 8:27-38 · Psalm 19

Sermon

Thomas C. Willadsen

... is sermon writing day for me, and I know when Thursday starts exactly how much time I have to devote to composing my sermon for Sunday. I’ve learned to do the best I can within those constraints. There is no possible way I could get an extension. Oh, I suppose ... Amen. 1. Fred B. Craddock, John Hayes & Carl Holladay, Preaching Through the Christian Year: Year B (Harrisburg, PA: Trinity Press International, 1993), 147. 2. Grant Keizer, “Grief and Grievance: The Tyranny of the Dead” in *Christian Century* vol. 120 ...

109. Reach Out and Touch Someone

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

Peter Rudowski

... year when I taught the section on the Holy Spirit, I wondered, "Now how do you explain this mystical power of the Trinity?" I decided the way to do it was to take great big sheets of newsprint paper and tape them on the wall. There I wrote the gifts of the Spirit - teaching, preaching, administrating, waiting on tables, giving of money. Then I asked the confirmands to tell me who did these things? Whom did they know who possessed these gifts? Under the category of teacher, it was amazing how many Sunday ...

110. No Angels, No Shepherds, No Star

John 1:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... crayon drawing of a man, a woman and a child with their arms around each other laughing. Under the picture was just one word: “US.” Years later Marjorie writes that it was the richest, most satisfying Christmas they ever had. (4) Pete’s card summed it up. “Us.” The love ... .html 2. Pastor Dan Mangler’s Sunday Sermon, http://www.smlc-elca.org/Sunday_sermons/march_13_2005_sermon.html. 3. http://www.trinitywallstreet.org/news/alert_123.shtml Posted on Trinity News 3. 4. Mike Turner, jmturner58@ ...

111. The Handwriting on the Heart

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... on to let them know that this would not be a short-term situation: they were looking at seventy years, time enough for an entire generation to be born and die. Yes, they WERE away from home, land, family ... Gospel lesson, the word had begun to get around about Jesus. This was Palm Sunday afternoon now - crowds had already greeted his entry into Jerusalem. In John's chronology, ... 4. Bill Adams, Trinity Episcopal Church, Sutter Creek, CA, via Ecunet, 12/29/96 5. Bruster & Dale, How ...

112. Broken Hydrants

Jeremiah 17:19-27

Sermon

King Duncan

... sends out its roots by the stream, and does not fear when heat comes, for its leaves remain green, and is not anxious in the year of drought." What a vivid picture of the life of faith. A strong, healthy tree. Strong and healthy because it is planted next to a ... here. Today. Now. 1. Paul Bembower, Trinity Presbyterian Church, Metropolis, IL. 2. Robert Lauer and Jeanette Lauer, WATERSHEDS (Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1988), p. 4. 3. GETTING READY FOR SUNDAY'S SERMON, (Nashville: Broadman Press, 1990 ...

113. Down in the Dungeon

Psalm 130:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... at a time. On one occasion, he wrote an explanation to his congregation as to why he could not fill the pulpit the previous Sunday. He said, “I am as a potter’s vessel when it is utterly broken, useless and laid aside. Nights of watching and days of ... your doctor. Life crises can also bring on times of extended sadness. Theodore Parker Ferris, who served Trinity Church in Boston for many years, once told about a friend of his who always came to see him in the Christmas season. This friend’s husband was a great ...

114. The World's Largest Covered Dish Lunch

John 6:1-15

Sermon

... man named Jeff. Jeff learned one Sunday morning that his church was holding ... Bible. This sounds sacrilegious, but that was not his intent. Wallis was a seminary student at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School when he and some classmates decided to eliminate a few verses. They performed ... could complete their ascent. It’s easy to understand the motivation of those who passed by. They had invested many years of hope and dreams as well as thousands of dollars in their bid to climb Everest. Do they throw away all ...

115. The Spirit - For Me Too?

Joel 2:28-32

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... days, I will pour out my spirit." Did you know that about 400 years before Christ, God promised you the gift of the Holy Spirit? Did ... had all the gold in the world. The Spirit is none other than the third person of the Trinity. The Spirit is God. When he gives his Spirit, he gives himself. To have the Spirit is to ... who may fall in one of these categories, we still have not received the promised gift. This Pentecost Sunday is the acceptable day to get the gift. Are You Aware of the Spirit? As a Christian, you ...

116. Divide and Destroy

Philippians 1:1-11

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... whose service we are all partners. In our day, Paul’s letters do not often serve as the basis for the Sunday sermon. In the season of Advent it is especially rare to hear a sermon centered on a Pauline letter. One reason ... letter expresses great mutual affection. Perhaps this is a message all of us need to hear at this particular time of year. Those of us who are in practical partnership with the Advent and Christmas programs of the church often work our way ... : Trinity Press International, 1994), p. 41.

117. Feasting and Fasting for Lent (Part IV)

2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... good Christians who acted as if he would be a bad influence on their offspring. One Sunday after worship, as he was leaving quickly, as he always did to prevent any glances or ... but very little fire. "Sure, we''re doing our part to reach the world. Why, just last year we mailed ten correspondence courses. We''re anticipating a response any day now. "You bet we ... the human needs of the Third World? Poverty, disease, hunger--"the unholy trinity" that destroys the lives of people precious to God. When the much ...

118. Make Disciples—Intentionally

Matthew 28:16-20

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... two-hour conversation about the woes of religion, I said simply, “I am the pastor of Trinity Hill United Methodist Church." He got deathly quiet. He turned pale. He looked as if ... thing. We have tried to image this disciple-making business in this church over the last several years by using an analogy of a river, ‘The River of Life' we call it. There is water ... the theory and pose the question. Are you involved in a Sunday School Class, Bible Study Group, Prayer Group, Disciple Bible Study, Companions ...

119. Message from a Cloud

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... the ascension. Pastor Bruce Melver tells about a six-year-old friend of his named Blair. Blair, he says, looks like a typical child, but talks like an adult. After church one Sunday, Blair asked Bruce if he could have a conference ... taken up into the presence and person of God.” (3) He took his place at the right hand of God. He became one with the Trinity. Remember that, after his resurrection, Christ’s body was changed in such a way that he could pass through closed doors. Yet his disciples could still ...

120. I Believe In The Holy Spirit

John 16:5-16

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... Holy Spirit. I knew the theory of the Holy Spirit, as part of the Trinity, but I had no personal knowledge of the Holy Spirit. That is not unusual ... to take a 24-hour Sabbath each week. That will be on Thursdays since I have to work on Sundays. I’m going to exercise and take care of this body you have given me. But Lord, this is ... you don’t come through I’m going to be a monumental flop.” Well, that was over 30 years ago. What a change the Holy Spirit wrought in my life. I come to the end of most days ...

121. Remember Me

Luke 22:7-38, John 13:18-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... .” Get what?” asked dad, waiting for an inquiry about the nature of the Trinity or a question about some cloudy detail of the Reformation. “I just don’t ... carrying it around in my pocket since 1942. I had a son who went off to the war that year. When he left he gave me this Buckeye, and told me to put it in my pocket and keep ... a burden in with you tonight, let his healing presence be felt in your heart. One Sunday morning a little boy commented, “I like it when we have bread and medicine at church.” ...

122. The Lord's Prayer: A Surplus of Meaning

Matthew 6:5-15

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... faith journey. Our worship service is incomplete without its affirming presence each Sunday. In Herman Melville''s marvelous masterpiece, MOBY DICK, there is a moving ... York, 1953, p. 394.) The great church father, Tertullian, whose thoughts on the Trinity are superb, said about The Lord''s Prayer, "In this prayer is comprised ... the original "seminar" Jesus held by request some 2,000 years ago. Then I trace the prayer as it weaves it way through 2,000 years of usage by Christian believers. I have learned anew ...

123. The Doubting Sum

Matthew 28:16-20

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... The Holy Trinity When the ... the religion of their mothers and fathers. These young people had gone to church, sung hymns, prayed, gone to Sunday School, and yet, they still felt powerless to cope with life. They were locked into old ruts and they ... , worn out habit that no longer works, and see what it means. I know a young man who has been "trying to quit smoking" cigarettes for years. He hates them. He knows they affect his wind and he wants to jog every day. And he simply hates to be addicted to anything. But ...

124. Face To Face With The Devil

Mark 1:9-13

Sermon

King Duncan

First Sunday of Lent There was a strange ... plate from which the stacks had been formed. All that remained were more than thirty coats of paint that had been applied over the years. The steel had rusted away. Is that not an analogy of what happens to some people's character? They give into temptation time and ... August 1993, Vol. 24:4, p 39. 3. John Lestock, Trinity Lutheran Church, Owatonna, Minnesota. 4. Jack Canfield & Mark V. Hansen, CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL, (Deerfield Beach, FL: Health Communications, Inc.), ...

125. A Place of Honor

Luke 14:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... behavior. People who are always seeking after status have something lacking in their lives. Jeremiah Wright, senior pastor of the Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, was once asked why African American worship services often last much longer than ... 1990 Jim Wallis spoke to the Chicago Sunday Evening Club. His words are words every Christian needs to hear, especially Christians in this affluent land. Here is what he had to say: "I was a seminary student in Chicago many years ago. We decided to try an ...

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