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226. Children of God, Adopted Through Love

Romans 8:1-17

Bulletin Aid

James Wilson

Call To Worship Leader: Let us gather today for worship in the house of the Lord! People: We come together as the family of God, sisters and brothers to Christ. Leader: And we are to carry God's Light into all of the world for people to see. People: That others may know of Christ and the redeeming love of God. Leader: We are promised the witness of the Holy Spirit for all who will serve. All: Blessed be the name of the Lord! Collect Almighty and merciful God, in Your infinite wisdom and love You have ...

227. Why Do We Call Him Good?

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

Dr. Ronald Love

Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, in his autobiography TREASURE IN CLAY, recounts a visit he made to a leper colony in Buluba, Africa. He intended to give a silver crucifix to each of the 500 lepers residing in Buluba. The first person who came forward, however, was a man so disfigured by the ravages of leprosy that Sheen was repulsed by the sight. The man's left arm was eaten off at the elbow by the disease; so he extended his right hand. This hand, too, was unspeakably corrupted by this awful disease. Unable ...

228. My Brother's Keeper

Genesis 4:1-26

Illustration

"Did you ever notice how you can line up six balls in a row," said Joe. "You hit the first one and the sixth one jumps away at almost the same speed?" "So what," said Dick, "you rack them up and then hit the first ball and they all start to move." "Well, it is curious to me," said Joe, "how the first one in line and the last one in line are the ones that move, while the rest stand still." Joe was observing God's physical laws of the transmission of force at work. Each ball in the line had a role to play, ...

229. Making Friends

Proverbs 17:17

Children's Sermon

Shirley Jennings

Object: None Lesson: Knowing how to be friendly is important. What do you do when you’re here at church and children you don’t know come to Sunday school class or junior church? Leave them alone? Talk to them? Just talk to the people I already know? A new person would probably like to know your name. You could say, "I’m Betty;" or: "I’m John," or: "What’s your name?" Then listen carefully so you can remember the other person’s name. Then you could tell something about yourself, such as, "I have a sister ...

230. Joseph Reconciled With His Brothers

Genesis 45:1-28

Bulletin Aid

H. Burnham Kirkland

Call To Worship Leader: Trust in the Lord and do good. People: We seek our happiness in the Lord. Leader: Give yourself to the Lord; trust in him, and he will help you. People: We will be patient and wait for the Lord to act. All: Thanks be to God whom we can trust! Collect Almighty God, we try to be patient and trust in you, but we look around and often see the wicked prosper. We come hoping to learn more about what it means to trust in you and to wait patiently for you to act. Enlighten us by your Spirit ...

231. Beneath the Three Trees

Mark 5:21-43

Illustration

Kristin Borsgard Wee

There is a marvelous miracle described in Willa Cather's book, Death Comes for the Archbishop. In the story, Father Junipero and his friend, Father Andrea, set out on a journey through a Mexican desert with bread and water for one day. On the second day, they are beginning to lose heart when, near sunset, they see in the distance three very tall cottonwood trees. They rush toward the trees and see a little house. An old Mexican comes out of the house, greets them kindly, and asks them to stay the night. ...

232. A Time To Die

Ecclesiastes 3:1-22

Eulogy

Barbara G. Schmitz

For everything there is a season,and a time for every matter under heaven:a time to be born, and a time to die. These opening lines from the book of Ecclesiastes say that there is a season for everything. There is a time to be born. There is a time to die. Such a time it is, for we are in the season of Lent. And if ever there is a time that the Christian faith dwells on death, practices it, even celebrates it, surely it is this time of Lent. Lent began on Ash Wednesday with those solemn words of death: " ...

233. Low In The Grave He Lay

Isaiah 25:1-12

Eulogy

Barbara G. Schmitz

The past two days are two of the most solemn days in the Christian year. For yesterday, on Good Friday, Christians commemorated Jesus' death. Later that evening, Jesus' body was taken down from the cross, anointed with oil, and wrapped in linen. Then it was placed in the tomb, and a large rock rolled across to seal it. Today, Holy Saturday, is the day that Jesus "lay low in the grave." Jesus' disciples were heartbroken. Their friend was gone: dead. No more miracles. No more healings. No more stories. No ...

234. A Compassionate Friend

Eulogy

Joe Barone

Psalm 22:1-11Philippians 2:5-8Luke 8:49-56 and Luke 6:17-23 A Scriptural SermonOn The Death Of A Child Of all the funeral sermons I've ever preached, I guess this is the hardest. You may wonder why I picked the story of the raising of Jairus' daughter for a time like this. I picked it because, as I read it, I feel angry. If Jesus could do that for Jairus' daughter, why not for *? For anyone who has ever loved a child, this has to be a hard, hard time. I remember a time once when I told a friend who had ...

235. Jesus, Mary, Gustav Mahler, Brother Martin, and the Magi

Luke 20:9-19

Sermon

Carl Jech

The scribes and the chief priests ... perceived that he had told this parable against them. (Luke 20:19) No doubt you are wondering what Jesus, his mother, Mary, the composer, Gustav Mahler, Martin Luther and the three Wise Men (the Magi) have in common. The list sounds like it comes from one of Johnny Carson's "Carnak" bits, doesn't it? The simple answer is that all of these people were willing to take a new look at the traditions they had inherited. Like Tevye in Fiddler On The Roof, they could celebrate ...

236. Love for Neighbor

Mark 12:28-34

Illustration

Staff

An ancient rabbi once asked his pupils how they could tell when the night had ended and the day was on its way back. "When you see an animal in the distance and can tell what kind of animal it is" answered one pupil. "No" replied the rabbi. "When you see a tree in the distance and can tell what kind of tree it is" replied another. "No" answered the rabbi. "Well then" his pupils asked "how can we tell when night has ended and day has arrived?" "It is when you look into the face of another man or woman and ...

237. I Love a Parade!

Luke 19:28-40

Sermon

Schuyler Rhodes

I wonder how many of you love parades? I think most of us get excited about a parade with all the people marching down the streets with the bands and the floats and different community groups marching. It’s a time of big celebration. When I used to serve a church in New York City it seemed like there were always these huge parades. There was the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade and the Halloween Parade down Sixth Avenue in Lower Manhattan. There were parades for Cinco de Mayo, Saint Patrick’s Day, Gay Pride, for ...

238. Sola Fide

1 Peter 1:3-9

Sermon

Dr. Ronald Love

Peter was so excited about his new life in Christ that he opened this section of his letter with a doxology. He began this section of his letter with this verse from a doxology, “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ!” Doxologies have always been a part of worship, with the earliest form dating back to Solomon. But the doxologies used in Jewish worship were given a new meaning in Christian worship. In Judaism the doxology was sung to a God who is distant and remote. The Jews would sing ...

239. The Great Discovery

Luke 15:14b-18a

Drama

Arley K. Fadness

Synopsis: Several people tell the story of a personal spiritual epiphany. Each gives testimony of their personal insight, discovery, rebirth, and new life. Characters: (In costume when possible and appropriate) Farmer in Jesus’ Parable (Matthew 13:44) Alexander Fleming Martin Luther John Wesley C.S. Lewis Lee Strobel Nadia Bolz-Weber (cf. Book Pastrix published by Jericho books) Personal witnesses from the community Narrator FARMER IN JESUS’ PARABLE: Hello. I am the farmer in one of Jesus’ powerful ...

240. Gretchen Felt Sad

Luke 18:15-17

Children's Sermon

Shirley Jennings

Object: None Lesson: Children feel sad sometimes. Once a minister knew a five-year-old girl named Gretchen. They had been good friends ever since Gretchen was a baby. One day the minister needed to talk to Gretchen’s mother, so he went to Gretchen’s house and rang the doorbell. Gretchen’s mother came to the door and invited the minister into the house. He saw Gretchen standing in the living room, looking sad. Show me how you look when you’re feeling sad. The minister said to Gretchen, "You’re looking sad. ...

241. Letters from a Loving Prophet

Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7

Sermon

John Wayne Clarke

Jeremiah was the last of the great prophets to minister to the Hebrew people during the days of their political independence. His book is the longest prophetic book in the Hebrew Scripture. Because of the incredibly profound concepts which it contains, and because of the great spiritual advances which Jeremiah charted, he has been called by some the "greatest figure between Moses and Jesus." In chapter 29, the prophet is writing to the exiles in Babylon. It is a message of hope, a message that contains ...

242. God’s Anthills

Mark 6:30-34, 53-56

Sermon

Kristin Borsgard Wee

Four years ago this week, I was walking through an African village in Namibia with my friend, Solveig Kjeseth. We stopped to look at a strange tower formed out of earth. It was about five feet high, crooked in shape, wide at the bottom and coming to a point at the top. I thought it looked like the top of a giant, rumpled witch's hat, only it was gray instead of black. Solveig informed me, much to my surprise, that it was an anthill. I was even more surprised when we came across many more, some of which ...

243. Mother’s Surprise

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Children's Sermon

Shirley Jennings

Object: None or items used to make breakfast Children can help by making breakfast on Mother’s Day. Once there was a girl named Mary. She was five years old. She had a brother named Jimmy, who was four years old. Are any of you four years old? Are any of you five years old? Do any of you know what special day this is? Every year in the springtime we have this special day called Mother’s Day. Mary, the five year old, and Jimmy, the four year old, knew about Mother’s Day and they wanted to surprise their ...

244. Happy Birthday, Dear Church

Acts 2:1-13

Children's Sermon

Shirley Jennings

Object: A radish, an apple, a red rose, a picture of a fire engine, and the red cloth on the communion table. Lesson: Pentecost is the birthday of the church. This is a radish I grew in my garden. What color is it? Red. Here is an apple I bought at the store. What color is it? Red. This is a rose I grew in my yard. What color is it? Red. Here’s a picture of a fire engine. What color is it? Red. What color is the cloth on the communion table? Red. The reason we have a red cloth today is that this is a ...

245. My Friend

Luke 10:25-37

Illustration

Ronald Love

Frederick Douglass approached the front door of the White House, seeking admission into Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Ball. Just as Douglass was about to knock on the door, two policemen seized him, barring the black man's entrance. Douglass, a large, powerful man, brushed the officers aside and stepped into the foyer. Once inside, two more officers grabbed the uninvited guest, all the while uttering racial slurs. As Douglass was being dragged from the hall, he cried to a nearby patron, "Just say to ...

246. Be Not Afraid?

Mark 4:35-41

Sermon

Kristin Borsgard Wee

Just a short time ago, a young homemaker and mother sat in my office telling me how she was feeling about her life. She said she felt she was adrift in a tiny boat in the middle of a great and surging ocean. How she had gotten into that boat and where she was going was a mystery to her. All she could see were the huge waves towering over her frail, little boat, threatening at any moment to swamp it and sink it, to swallow her up forever. That young woman was depressed and afraid. Some of us can identify ...

247. Jesus Made Like His Brothers

Hebrews 2:5-18

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

In the next section (2:5–18) the contrast between Christ and the angels continues. The assertion of the sovereignty of the Son over the world to come may be a direct rebuttal of such speculation regarding the role of angels in the coming kingdom now known to have been entertained among the Essenes. “The world to come” is the author’s theme and thus may be identified with the salvation just mentioned in 2:3 (cf. 9:28). Throughout Hebrews, the author views salvation in terms of its future consummation. Its ...

Accept that all of us can be hurt, that all of us can - and surely will at times - fail. Other vulnerabilities, like being embarrassed or risking love, can be terrifying, too. I think we should follow a simple rule: if we can take the worst, take the risk.

Dr. Joyce Brothers

The best proof of love is trust.

Dr. Joyce Brothers

When you come right down to it, the secret of having it all is loving it all.

Dr. Joyce Brothers

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