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2476. Wade In The Water

2 Kings 5:1-27

Sermon

Frederick C. Edwards

... him prisoner. While we seek every possibility for healing of our bodies, there are times when we must recognize that release we call death is the ultimate "cure" in situations where there is no hope of recovery. In our own fear of what is before us, and our desire to be healed, what we need most desperately is to be put in touch with the healing presence and love of God. We lose touch sometimes, you know. When a cataclysmic event comes into our lives - the death of a loved one, cancer, AIDS, you name it ...

2477. And Now For Something Completely Different

Isaiah 43:14-28

Sermon

Frederick C. Edwards

... We fear it may not always be deserved. Of course if forgiveness were always deserved we would likely not do much forgiving. To forgive even prior to another’s repentance may get the forgiver involved more deeply with the forgivee than was either anticipated or desired at first. On a daytime talk show some time ago, a couple was interviewed whose daughter had been killed in an auto accident. The accident was the fault of a drunk driver. Grief over the daughter’s death almost destroyed her parents as well ...

2478. The Covenant Of Amazing Grace

Genesis 9:1-17

Sermon

Durwood L. Buchheim

... to live for ourselves? But Christian hope is not to be found in a blind faith that retreats from reality and certainly not in a cynical denial of hope. Faith holds together in tension, both our experiences and our expectations.3 We long for justice and desire a God who will guarantee it, but this also makes us vulnerable to irresponsible escapism and false religious comfort. We come back to the primary basis of our hope which is God’s grace and not our experiences. "Now faith is the assurance of things ...

2479. God’s Great Promise To Sarah!

Genesis 17:1-27

Sermon

Durwood L. Buchheim

... of land, Abraham made it clear that it was for Sarah. There is little question that Sarah was held in high esteem by her husband Abraham. She was a matriarch of authority and position. Abraham asked favors of her. He followed her wishes and desires. This great devotion for Sarah is carried through to the end of her life in the carefully selected and personally owned cemetery. This beautiful story of Sarah shows God’s concern for all people. It demonstrates God’s promises in action. Sarah and Abraham ...

2480. Easter: The Festival Of Joy

Isaiah 25:1-12

Sermon

Durwood L. Buchheim

... Later on in this chapter Dr. Wietzke goes on to say: "Can we in good conscience really accept the material order as the proper and only sphere of godly piety, and embrace it with rejoicing? Christ does not wish to turn our festival into carnivals but neither does he desire that they become fasts." Too often the charge against Christianity has been that it took all the light, zest, and joy out of living. One fears that too many of us see the faith as making us do all the things we don’t want to do and to ...

2481. Great Grace Was Upon Them!

Acts 4:32-37

Sermon

Durwood L. Buchheim

... in our devotion and worship during these tempting days of spring and summer. Light within our hearts the flame of gratitude that in this complaining and selfish world our light may shine. In the power of your love, enable us to tell the difference between desires and necessities; between enough and too much; between making a living and making a life. Help us to follow your Son in the freedom from the idolatry of things. In Christ’s name. Amen. I am glad you are here! You know the first Sunday after ...

2482. The Ten Commandments - Part 2

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Brett Blair

... name in a vile figure of speech, yet they bring no honor to his name by their lack of faithfulness We can live vain lives, it seems to me, by not being in fellowship with god. If I say that a particular person is my dear friend, yet I never desire to be with that person, I never call upon him, I have absolutely no interest in cultivating the relationship, then, you might say to me that my use of the word friend is somewhat of a misnomer. Someone once wrote a tongue-in-check letter to God that was published ...

2483. The Ten Commandments - Part 3

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Brett Blair

... a faithful marriage partner and happy children for a fractured relationship and broken-hearted children? That is the choice that adultery offers. Writes Bishop Job: “Adultery is the key that unlocks the family.” Yes, God does offer forgiveness to those who genuinely desire it. But even God cannot undo the circumstances that have been set in motion. Perhaps we should remember the benediction of Paul, “Now unto him who is able to keep us from falling.” Prevention, in this case, is far more effective ...

2484. The Path of Quality

Drama

William Grimbol

... of God for Paradise to contain a serpent, and for Christ’s life to contain the Cross, and for our lives to contain myriad crosses. READER 4 Maybe for all of us this Palm Sunday, there is a need to assess and address our own passionate desire to remove the passion from our lives ... to avoid the conflicts ... to deny the risks ... to eliminate the needed confrontations ... to skip over the mistakes that beg for correction, or the sins that beg for forgiving. Maybe we all need to finally face how frequently ...

2485. The Authority of Jesus

Drama

Curt M. Joseph

... a donkey was the age-old sign of a king who comes in peace and love. That’s what the world needs now, not another power-hungry dictator. Judas: You’re a fool. Both of you are. The world belongs to those who have the power and the desire to reach out and take it. Matthew: (sympathetically) Judas, old friend, the world belongs to the meek, the peacemakers, and those who hunger and thirst after righteousness. The world will belong to Jesus one day; but we have to be patient, follow him, and let him do it ...

2486. Stewards and Our Bodies

1 Corinthians 6:12-20

Sermon

Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... good things, so I stay young and strong like an eagle" (Psalm 103). If there’s any person who has a divine commission to practice a vocation as a ministry, it’s one in the health professions. In Jesus’ ministry, he demonstrated God’s desire for healing to take place for those who were mentally and physically ill. The gospel illustrates that. To be this special instrument of healing is a divine commission and ought always be approached in awe, reverence, and humility. Never should the medical doctor ...

2487. Resurrection: From Sin to a Second Chance

Psalm 23:1-6

Sermon

Leonard H. Budd

... of things that have been done to us. Like Adam and Eve, we try to hide our shame. We try to cover ourselves so that other people, and you, and even ourselves, will not see. As we bow in prayer, we sense that you are all-knowing. You know all desires. From you no secrets are hid. Yet, this cross above our heads reminds us that you love us more that we love ourselves. You accepted us. You have chosen to carry our shame. Beneath the cross we bow, and offer thanksgiving. We remember in our prayer that sin not ...

2488. A Man Whose Dreams Came True

Genesis 37:1-11

Sermon

R. Blaine Detrick

... upon the response at the time of temptation. Potiphar’s wife was attracted to Joseph. She flirted with him, made advances, and enticed him to sin. It would have been easy to yield to those seductions. Joseph was a red-blooded youth; he had the natural desires of any normal young man. After all, if he enjoyed the patronage of his master’s wife, there might be no limit for the advancement of his career. And his owner’s wife was undoubtedly an attractive woman. Slaves were not expected to be saints. He ...

2489. A Dead Man in a Witch’s Cave

1 Samuel 28:1-25

Sermon

R. Blaine Detrick

... God, not of the witch, that Samuel came back. Question No. 3: Is it possible for us to talk with the dead? The answer again is, "No." But God, who is the creator of the universe, is at liberty to send back whomever he pleases ... whenever he desires ... to wherever he wishes. The so-called "mediums" do have contact with another world. But they do not really reach those who have gone beyond. They contact demons, who impersonate the dead. The Bible tells us to stay away from such practice of the occult. There ...

2490. A Shepherd Who Became a Sovereign

2 Samuel 12:1-31

Sermon

R. Blaine Detrick

... something captivating and appealing about him. One exploit of three of David’s "mighty men" illustrates how his associates felt about him. These three faithful followers were with David during a campaign against the Philistines, when he casually expressed a desire. In an offhand manner, David remarked, "What I wouldn’t give for a drink from the old well in Bethlehem." Just reminiscing; just nostalgia. The Philistine army was camped between them and Bethlehem, and actually occupied the city. But those ...

2491. A Man Who Was a Lion-Tamer

Daniel 6:1-28

Sermon

R. Blaine Detrick

... crowd? After all, he was a slave in a foreign land. He had no real choice in the matter. Why not do as everybody else did? Why not? Who would know? What difference would it make? He was far from home. And the food was desirable - the rich delicacies of a wealthy court, appealing to the appetite. Yet realizing all of this ... realizing that he would be subject to ridicule and mockery ... realizing that he was risking the anger of the king ... realizing that he was jeopardizing his whole future and possibly ...

2492. A Man Who Lost His Head

Matthew 11:1-19

Sermon

R. Blaine Detrick

... remorse, "It must be John the Baptizer come back to life." Herod and his guilty conscience never did get rid of John (Mark 6:14-16). The Lamb of God But as this chapter draws to a close, let us turn from John - as I think he would desire - and speak of the One whom he presented to the people: the Master ... the Lord ... the Messiah ... the Savior. If John were to speak to us today, his message would essentially be unchanged. He would still hide himself in the shadows, that the Christ might be illuminated ...

2493. A Citizen of Three Worlds

Sermon

R. Blaine Detrick

... countrymen at heart, was concerned for their welfare and salvation. He once wrote: "I could wish that I myself were accursed (I’d be willing to go to hell) if that would save the Jewish people" (see Romans 9:3). Another time he wrote: "My heart’s desire and prayer for Israel is, that they might be saved" (Romans 10:1). An incident that indicated the depth of his Jewish background occurred in Jerusalem. Paul was taken into custody by the Roman soldiers - who arrested him in order to rescue him from a mob ...

2494. Party in Room 210 ... Everyone Invited

John 1:35-42

Sermon

Thomas Long

... we were all invited - a party where it didn’t make much difference who we were when we walked in the door, or what motivated us to come; a party we could come to out of boredom, loneliness, curiosity, responsibility, eagerness to be in fellowship, or simply out of a desire to come and see what was happening; a party where it didn’t matter nearly as much what got us in the door, as what would happen to us after we arrived. Perhaps if there is to be such a party, the church is going to have to throw it ...

2495. Practicing Righteousness

Matthew 6:1-4

Sermon

Richard A. Jensen

... people in need. We are called to practice this hidden righteousness, this righteousness of Christ living in our lives. We practice this hidden righteousness when we daily renew our baptism. We practice this hidden righteousness when we ask daily that our strong desire to practice our own public righteousness be drowned. We practice this hidden righteousness when we daily ask that our lives be buried with Christ so that Christ’s righteousness may live and grow in us. Our text makes it clear that Jesus ...

2496. Let’s Climb a Mountain

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

James W. Robinson

... then there are those who hunger and thirst from their rigorous climb for righteousness. A beatitude from this second trio of peaks has the same reassuring word for them, "This is the trail. This is the way. Walk in it." The righteousness that they so intensely desire lies within their grasp. God wants to give it to them. The person who longs for righteousness is standing on the ridge right next to the pure in heart. Just as the pure in heart find their reward through surrender to Christ, those who hunger ...

2497. Where Can We Find Wisdom?

Proverbs 2:1-22

Sermon

Edward Chinn

... beautiful flower that person could become. In Lloyd C. Douglas’ sermon, "The Mirror," Christ speaks to Zacchaeus, the despised tax collector of Jericho whom our Lord had befriended " ‘Zacchaeus,’ said the carpenter gently, ‘what did you see that made you desire this peace?’ ‘Good master [answered Zacchaeus] - I saw - mirrored in your eyes - the face of the Zacchaeus I was meant to be!’ " John Oxenham has written about this dimensions of God grant us wisdom in these coming days, And eyes ...

2498. God’s Dwelling Place

2 Samuel 7:1-17

Sermon

Thomas D. Peterson

... in the presence of the ark. When the Israelites settled down in towns and ceased to be nomads they became zealous to do as their sophisticated neighbors. The Canaanites had been urbanized centuries before the Israelites. David, in a passion of devotion and probably a desire to keep up with the Canaanites, went to Nathan the prophet with the prospect of building a permanent Temple for God’s dwelling place. "Here I am, living in a palace of cedar, and God dwells in a tent." He wanted to build a magnificent ...

2499. "But, Lord, I Didn’t Want To Be Saved in That Way"

2 Kings 5:1-27

Sermon

Thomas D. Peterson

... invoke God: they flail their arms, roll their eyes heavenward, and call down the power of God in a voice like thunder. Now, there’s an experience that could be convicting. Come to think of it, it would befit a person of my position, of my doubts, of my sincere desire for a visitation of God. If only ... If only I had an experience like that, I would know I was saved. What does the Lord keep saying to us? Be faithful to what you know until you are given more. Do what you can as best you can until you ...

2500. Epiphany 3

Jonah 3:1-10, 1 Corinthians 7:1-40, Mark 1:1-8, Mark 1:9-13, Mark 1:14-20

Bulletin Aid

Paul A. Laughlin

... placing our efforts and energies. People: LET US THEREFORE CONSIDER AGAIN OUR PRIORITIES AND OUR PASSIONS, OUR OBJECTIVES AND OUR OBSESSIONS, TO SEE IF THEY MATCH GOD’S. Collect Almighty and ever-living God, who has taught us through Christ and Paul to desire celestial treasures, teach us again to amass true riches and lasting fortunes; that, when weighed in your balances, we may not be found wanting because our values have been influenced too much by human nature, and too little by your will. In Jesus ...

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