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2476. The Nativity Of Our Lord

Luke 2:1-20 · Titus 2:11-14 · Isaiah 9:2-7 · Ps 96

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Russell F. Anderson

... son's religious affiliation. Well, they hadn't gotten around to joining any church yet, retorted Angus. Then, the pastor tried to convince him that it would be better if the infant were baptized in the community where his son's family lived. The pastor thought he had put across his point when the elder politely thanked the pastor and left. However, Angus knew how to put a fire under this young upstart. He called every other elder and they held a secret meeting, where they voted unanimously that the pastor ...

2477. End times

Mt 24:1-14 · 1 Thess 3:7-13 · Jer 26:1-6 · Ps 105:1-7

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Russell F. Anderson

... , it became an object of human pride. Jesus was trying to teach his disciples that God is not dependent on our human structures. He dwells in the lives of the faithful. Outline: The Jews took pride in the temple and thought God would always be worshipped there They thought God was dependent on their structures and institutions Jesus taught religious structures were not permanent He also taught that the world, as we know it, would pass away Place your confidence in God's eternal love and grace Sermon Title ...

2478. Proper 19

Matthew 18:21-35

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Russell F. Anderson

... her to forgive him and forget that it ever happened. She did promise that the whole matter would be forgiven and forgotten. However, several times in the next few months, she referred to his hour of shame. Finally, he could take it no longer. "I thought you promised to forgive and forget!" he charged. She replied: "I have forgiven and forgotten but I just don't want you to forget that I have forgiven and forgotten." Dr. Norman Vincent Peale related this story years ago in Guideposts magazine. It was about ...

2479. Proper 20

Philippians 1:12-30, Jonah 4:1-11, Isaiah 55:1-13, Exodus 16:1-36, Matthew 20:1-16

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Russell F. Anderson

... 3:10--4:11 Begrudging God's goodness. Jonah was angry that his mission was successful and that the people of Nineveh repented. He wanted them to roast in the caldron of God's judgment. Jonah is resentful at God's softness toward sinners. It's obvious that he thought that they didn't deserve it, and he was right. They didn't deserve it! What he failed to see was his own sin, his disobedience of God, his unloving and judgmental attitude. His blindness to his own need of God's grace made him begrudging of God ...

2480. Proper 21

Matthew 21:23-27, Matthew 21:28-32, Exodus 17:1-7, Ezekiel 18:1-32, Philippians 2:1-11

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Russell F. Anderson

... Christ. When the mind of Christ controls us, we are united in love and service. Outline: 1. In America, we emphasize independent thought and doing your own thing 2. Christianity emphasizes having Christ's mind and unity of spirit 3. Being of one mind is ... us to go as far as we possibly can in the pursuit of divine truth. Outline: 1. Jesus asked the religious leaders about what they thought 2. Christ does not teach dogmatically but inductively he helps us to see God's truth in life's story he helps us see God ...

2481. Proper 23

Exodus 32:1-33:6, Isaiah 25:1-12, Matthew 22:1-14, Philippians 4:1-9

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Russell F. Anderson

... that can be imagined. Instead, most spurn the invitation in favor of pursuing their business. Others add injury and murder to insult. Who would rather go to work than to the most stellar social event of a lifetime? You'd have to be a fool! Either that, or they thought that the feast was bogus and the invitation a joke. Who's getting married? I know that the king's son is getting married but to whom? If Jesus is the Son spoken of in this parable, then it is the Church which is the bride of Christ. Our ...

2482. Proper 24

Exodus 33:12-23, Isaiah 45:1-7, Matthew 22:15-22, 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10

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Russell F. Anderson

... people and we too are chosen in Christ to live and labor as God's dear children. Gospel: Matthew 22:15-22 Levels of loyalty. The Pharisees and Herodians wanted to catch Jesus in an either/or trap. Is it right to pay taxes to Caesar or not? They thought that loyalty to God and to the state were mutually exclusive. Jesus taught that both had a claim on our loyalty but on much different levels. As citizens of this world, we owe support to our government. But we are also citizens of God's kingdom, which lays on ...

2483. Proper 26

Joshua 3:7-17, Amos 5:18-27, Micah 3:1-12, Malachi 2:1-9, Matthew 23:1-39, 1 Thessalonians 2:1-16

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Russell F. Anderson

... of their journey, and serves as a sign of God's deliverance. Old Testament: Malachi 1:14 2:2, 8-10 The prophet condemns the priests because they have turned aside from the way of the Lord, leading the people astray. The passage ends on a very thoughtful note: "Have we not all one father? Has not one God created us? Why then are we faithless to one another, profaning the covenant of our ancestors?" (v. 10). Old Testament: Micah 3:5-12 The prophet lashes out against the leaders of the people and the prophets ...

2484. Thanksgiving

Lk 17:11-19 · 1 Tim 2:1-4 · Phil 4:6-20 · 2 Cor 9:6-15 · Deut 8:1-18 · Ps 65

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Russell F. Anderson

... needs and bless you (v. 8) Sermon Title: Planned Giving. Sermon Angle: The Corinthians were to give great thought to their giving (v. 7). They were not to be pressured into giving but to contribute freely, according to their own decision. This suggests ... that giving ought not be haphazard but well thought out. Unplanned giving usually leads to giving God our leftovers but planned giving enables us to make our giving an expression ...

2485. I Am The Alpha And The Omega

Sermon

Ronald Lavin

... . Lang could say anything the tourist had stooped down to lift it to his shoulder, but he could not budge it one inch off the floor...the cross was made of heavy iron and oak beams. Puffing with amazement, the man turned to Mr. Lang. "Why, I thought it would be light," he said. "I thought the cross was hollow. Why do you carry a cross that is so terribly heavy?" Mr. Lang replied softly, "Sir, if I did not feel the weight of his cross, I could not play his part." As we take up the cross of Christ and follow ...

2486. I Am Coming Soon

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Ronald Lavin

... the leaders were talking about the process of getting a new senior pastor, Clyde asked Jim for "a few minutes to talk about something personal." "Sure," Jim said, wondering what it was that Clyde wanted to talk to him about. "Maybe it's about the lumber yard," Jim thought. As the two men walked to Clyde's car after the council meeting, Clyde said in a broken voice, "Ida Mae has asked me for a divorce." Jim was shocked. He was more shocked when Clyde said, "There's another man involved." Ida Mae was one of ...

2487. In The Beginning

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Jerry Eckert

... of the chaoticstuff in the water!" "Can't be time for bed already," God said, but timepasses for Him, too. Sorry about that. Wednesday was there almost before He realized it. "Gotto do something to take the load off me," He said. He lookedthe situation over, thought about what He wanted to spendHis time doing, and made a decision. There were some thingsHe just wasn't going to have to look after all the time.Like switching the light off and on. "Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens toseparate ...

2488. In The Carpenter's Workshop

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Jerry Eckert

... a boy. Idid the following as a storyteller, but I think it wouldlend itself to having a young boy take part. As I writethis, I have one bright-eyed, bushy-tailed ten-year-old inmind who would have been this way, a little too smart, andstill a very thoughtful young person. In my next church, Iwould probably revise the text to allow for the kind ofyoungster available to handle the part, if I felt I coulduse this story. Matthew 18:23-35 Commentator: It has been a hot day, as one mightexpect this time of year ...

2489. Paul, The Great Missionary

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Jerry Eckert

... Spirit? Do you feel kindness and compassion for one another? I urge you, then, make me completely happy by having the same thoughts, sharing the same love, and being one in soul and body. Don't do anything from selfish ambition, or from a cheap ... things are going to turn out for me. And I trust in the Lord that I myself will be able to come to you soon. "I have thought it necessary to send you our brother Epaphroditus, who had worked and fought by my side, and who has served as your messenger in helping me. ...

2490. God, The Son

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Jerry Eckert

... : Words! Words! Words! Like I said, words don't always do the job. Everyone is trying to emphasize something important to them, for whatever reason. Me, too. Jerry: How do you know which way to speak is best? Marshall: Experience. I grew up as a Nazarite. Jerry: I thought you said you were from near Jerusalem. Marshall: A Nazarite is not someone from Nazareth. A Nazarite is someone set aside by his or her parents for God. My hair was not to be cut. I was not to eat grapes or drink wine, and I was devoted ...

2491. Matthew

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Jerry Eckert

... in. His name is Levi, but he calls himself Matthew. Usually when a guy starts collecting taxes, he changes his name to a Roman or Greek name. But he took another Jewish name. The locals up there never saw him before. He came over from Cana. The locals thought he was a repair man. He had carpentry tools along and remodeled the office. He got acquainted with them, went out to eat with them, and told pretty good stories. They got to liking him. They lost their sandals when they found out he was the new tax ...

2492. The Poor In Spirit

Sermon

John A. Terry

... Or, trust me, you won't have a chance! The opposite of the poor in spirit are the proud in spirit. There is the pride of Peter who, blowing his own trumpet, said to Jesus, "Though they all fall away because of you, I will never fall away." He thought himself rich in his own power and determination. Soon Jesus was arrested and Peter began to follow Jesus at a distance, hanging back. When a woman said to him, "You were with Jesus, the Galilean," Peter, Mr. I-will-never-fall-away, said, "I do not know what you ...

2493. The Pure In Heart

Sermon

John A. Terry

... by the shores of Lake Erie, I did not know what I was in for. Other times I had walked along the rocky ocean shore. I had thought of tide pools as things to step over until I went with a group of trained and inquisitive third graders. Knowing what to look for, they could ... was constantly troubled by those who put on a show of their goodness, but whose hearts were filled with evil thoughts and desires. A characteristic of the pure in heart is sincerity. "Sincerity" comes from the Latin and literally means " ...

2494. The Peacemakers

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John A. Terry

... a London taxi driver by the name of Herbert Hodge who had come to Chicago for a visit. This man had suffered and seen all the horrors of the battles of London. As the newspaper columnist said, he had cause to want revenge. Yet when asked what he thought should be done to the Germans, he said simply, "Treat them like brothers, but take away their guns." 3 Our choices have been stated quite plainly that we can have peace or we can have revenge, but we cannot have both. For those who choose the way of making ...

2495. Cain's Sentence

Genesis 4:1-26

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Jerry Eckert

... powerful emotions mixed all together. But the Gardeners were a solid family, upstanding in the community. They'd work it out, he thought. That evening, the pastor got a call from the chairperson of the Trustees. Trustees Chair (on phone, standing at his/her place ... supposed to take care of my brother? He's a big boy now. He can take care of himself. Pastor: Hey, easy does it. I just thought you'd know. By the way, how are the crops doing? Cain: The weeds are bad. It took all week, including today, but I got ...

2496. Doing The Right Thing

Acts 1:1-11

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E. Carver McGriff

... I am convinced that in tomorrow's world more than at any time in our history, our children may determine our nation's fate -- and their own. Newsweek magazine recently devoted an issue to what they called "The Coming Technological Revolution." I thought we'd already had a technological revolution. Think what another revolution will mean. Think what the computer age has made possible. In many ways our lives are blessed. In medicine, travel, economics, entertainment -- many more ways I'm not smart enough to ...

2497. Repentance: A New Relationship

Joel 2:1-11

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E. Carver McGriff

... be the first to ask if anyone else saw a pigeon. I mention this to remind us that we each have an inward life of thoughts and perceptions about which no one else knows. It's a private world where we pretend, where we fantasize and engage in the sometimes difficult ... words, there's real discomfort in true repentance. A number of years ago, the movie Love Story contained a line which I thought trivial then and still do. The much-quoted line was, "Love means never having to say you're sorry." On the contrary, ...

2498. Death Shall Be No More

Isaiah 25:1-12

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E. Carver McGriff

... . For some time I found myself talking in the darkness, as though to the woman I had loved. I also felt replies, heard in the depth of my being. It was a word of forgiveness, of understanding. It was as though she was saying: "I understand. I can read the thoughts of your mind, the grieving of your heart. It's all right. I'm well, and off to a new life. I wish you much happiness in the journey that lies ahead for you." She set me free, I'd swear. And in that profound experience, I realized that life ...

2499. Acquaintances Or Friends?

2 Samuel 16:15--17:29

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Arthur H. Kolsti

... friend. It is said that Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau could spend hours together, the silence broken only by an occasional request, "Pass the baccy." We have thought together about the distinction between an acquaintance and a friend. We have recalled the covenant of friendship between Jonathan and David. We have shared some thoughts about the depth dimension of real friendship. Now, the inevitable question presents itself. What kinds of friends are we to him who has made with us a covenant of ...

2500. Another Kind Of Success

6-16, 2 Samuel 5:1-5

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Arthur H. Kolsti

... enshrined as Israel's warrior celebrity par excellence. "And David became greater and greater, for the Lord, the God of hosts, was with him." This comment which concludes today's reading tells us something about the way the teachers of Israel thought about people who attained position and means. The old orthodoxy of the book of Deuteronomy shines forth here. God rewards piety. Position and the trappings of success were equated with blessing. Human proficiency reflected God power. That's the way ancient ...

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