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2526. You Can't Start a Car With a Cross

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... in general. Religion in general, man-made religion, is often the very thing which keeps people from finding fulfillment. They don't believe that they need Christ because they have their own religion. Secondly, reconciliation with God, with self, and with other people is received as a gift of God, not achieved as a prize for human effort. We cannot lift ourselves out of our pews by the hair of our heads. No act of the self can lift the self out of the self by the self, because the problem is the self: our ...

2527. He Who Has Ears to Hear, Let Him Hear

Luke 8:1-15

Sermon

Larry Powell

... we know. But more than that, it is essential how we apply what we know to the human experience. Knowing and learning and remembering are utterly useless unless they are applied in some meaningful manner. However, memory, good or bad, is one of our most blessed gifts. The longer I live, the more inclined am I to suspect that just as memory is a genuine blessing, we have been equally blessed with the ability to forget. Each of us has seen things, felt things, done things which we have mercifully been able to ...

2528. The Cross And Our Shadows

Joel 2:1-11

Sermon

Carl Jech

... good. But when we carry them too far, or in the wrong direction, there can be some unfortunate results. The church can slip into being an exclusive club in which the object is not to bring people in but to keep them out, not to rejoice in the variety of gifts and members in the body of Christ but to say "you can come in if you are like us! The task becomes not to shoulder our special responsibility to the rest of the world, but to brag about our special priviledge of being God's chosen people! A recent ...

2529. Christmas Eve Candlelight Service

Bulletin Aid

Robert G. McCreight

... candles are lit.) Tonight as we re-light the four candles of Advent, we pause once again to consider the blessings we have anticipated in the past: hope, peace, love, and joy. Tonight we lift up the gift of God which is the reality of those blessings - our Lord Jesus Christ. He is the greatest gift. He makes all other blessings possible. (Light the center Christ-candle.) As I light this Christmas Eve candle, I pray that Christ may find you in some wonderful way, and grant you those blessings which you need ...

2530. Jesus Reflects -- A Dramatic Monologue

Isaiah 9:1-7, Luke 2:1-7, Luke 2:8-20

Drama

Edward G. Hunter

... for: the kingly, conquering Messiah; he who would put down the enemies of our people; he who would establish righteousness in the world by divine fiat; he who would usher in a veritable paradise on earth where no evil would exist. God revealed to me that I had the gifts to play that role, but it was not to be. It would in no way change man's heart! Furthermore, it would reduce man to nothing more than a puppet with God as the manipulator. It would not cause man to give his heart to God in loving obedience ...

2531. The Butterfly Rock

Acts 10:23b-48

Sermon

Carl Jech

... God." You would be surprised at how many names have religious or biblical background. All the various forms of the name John go back to the biblical, Hebrew name Jo-nathan - the Jo refers to God (Jehovah or Yahweh) and Nathan means gift. Thus Joan, Joanne, John and other related names all mean "gift from God." Most dictionaries have a place in the back where you can look up the meaning and background of your name. The popularity of various names seems to go in cycles. For a while there are a lot of Bills ...

2532. An Easter-Life

Acts 10:23b-48

Sermon

Carl Hoefler

... call a pulpit. No. What he means is that we, who hear the message of Christ the Lord and his resurrection, are not only given the gift of the new redeemed life - we are also given the task of responsible witnessing. We are called by the Gospel to go out into the ... to us that the resurrection means that God, not only desires to give eternal life to us; God also desires to give the gift of eternal life through us! The RisenLord actually lives, is alive, and is present today in our witness and in our testimony ...

2533. God is Our Savior

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40, Luke 2:8-20

Bulletin Aid

Carl Hoefler

... and to discover the salvation that comes through your love. We pray through your Son, Jesus, the personal expression of your love. Amen. Prayer of Confession Dear God, we have had such a happy Christmas. But we confess much of our happiness has come through gifts and parties, more than through our acceptance of your salvation in Jesus. Forgive us for celebrating our holiday as a source of joy in itself, instead of as an expression of joy for the salvation you have given through your Son. Increase our joy as ...

2534. The Spirit Will Lead Us in Truth

John 16:5-16

Bulletin Aid

Carl Hoefler

... wills receptive to the Spirit's leading; that we may live in the will of our Lord and Savior, through whom we pray. Amen. Prayer of Confession In the silence of our hearts, Father, and the sensitivity of our minds, we feel the very presence of our Lord through his gift of the Spirit of truth. But our human nature teaches us how to close our hearts and minds to your will. Forgive us when we avoid, or even contradict our Lord's will for our lives. Help us to yield to the authority of your Spirit; that we may ...

2535. There is No Other Gospel

Galatians 1:1-10

Bulletin Aid

Carl Hoefler

... to know the gospel of Christ better than we do. We excuse ourselves as non-theologians. Consequently, we pay too little attention to what the gospel of Christ really is. Forgive us for straying from the message which reveals your love to us. Grant us the gift of your Spirit for insight when we read your Word, that we may commit ourselves to live the faith your Word reveals. We pray through Christ, our only Savior. Amen. Hymns “I Would Be True” “Make Me a Captive, Lord” “My Soul, Be on Thy Guard ...

2536. Enjoy Toil, but Its Accumulative Wealth is Vanity

Ecclesiastes 2:17-26

Bulletin Aid

Carl Hoefler

... of Confession We are a worrisome people, Father, who work to save for later days, only to be forced to realize that sometime we will have no more later days. Forgive us for our self-reliance that makes us depend more on ourselves than on you. Give us your gift of joy in our labor. Then add to our joy, as we give our energies to serve and love you. We pray through Christ, the source of our joy. Amen. Hymns “On Jordan's Stormy Banks I Stand” “We Bear the Strain of Earthly Care” “O God, Thou Giver ...

2537. Receiving the Holy Spirit

Acts 2:1-13

Bulletin Aid

James Wilson

... : When we were sick or in harm's way, the Spirit of the Lord was with us. Leader: When we have sought understanding and wisdom, God's Spirit led us. All: Blessed be the name of the Lord! Collect Almighty Creator of the Universe, we are so blessed by Your gift of the Holy Spirit to guide and walk with us in every moment of life. We thank and praise You, O Lord. In Christ we pray. Amen. Prayer of Confession Lord, we have a tendency to take on the stresses and strains of life completely on our own and ignore ...

2538. Duties in Christ's Love

Hebrews 13:1-25

Bulletin Aid

James Wilson

... of life that You offer to us. We thank You and give You our praise. In Christ we pray. Amen. Prayer of Confession Lord, too often we have not clearly understood the harm we may do or the gifts and blessings we may miss when we are not faithful in conducting our lives in the loving way You called us to live. We have not seen the negative reactions we caused toward You, Lord, when we acted rudely or in uncaring ways toward others. Forgive us, Lord. In Christ ...

2539. Living the Gospel of Christ

Philippians 1:12-30

Bulletin Aid

James Wilson

... have been given. All: Blessed be the name of the Lord! Collect Most wonderful and loving God, You not only call us to be a part of Your family but, through the gift of Your Holy Spirit, You also empower us to be Your living witnesses. We praise You, Lord. In Christ we pray. Amen. Prayer of Confession Lord, we have taken for granted the wonderful gift of Your grace and mercy. We have been so involved with our lives that we have refused to allow You to use us so we might become a blessing to others. Forgive ...

2540. The New Covenant

Ephesians 1:1-14

Bulletin Aid

James Wilson

... us to come home just as the Good Shepherd lovingly calls in the sheep. Give us the wisdom to follow You, Lord. In Christ we pray. Amen. Prayer of Confession God, so often we have sought to earn Your mercy and grace and have refused to accept them as the gifts of love You intend them to be. So often in our pride we will not receive that which we have not earned. Forgive us, Lord, and help us to understand we must freely accept Your ...

2541. The Bridge

John 1:1-18, Matthew 2:1-12, Luke 2:8-20, Luke 2:1-7, Luke 1:26-38, Genesis 3:1-24

Drama

H. J. Hizer

... least delay our journey -- and the star won't wait for Herod. Wise Man 3: I knew this star would get us into trouble sooner or later. I wonder if Herod knows of the treasure we carry. It's important to have some gifts to give the new king. We have protected our gifts from robbers all along the way -- I hope we won't have to use them to bargain for our lives. Advisor 1: I hope Herod takes my advice and kills these troublesome wisemen -- before they spread sedition throughout the country. They already have ...

2542. Parable of the Talents

Matthew 25:14-30

Bulletin Aid

James Wilson

... special talents for service. Leader: Let us serve the Lord with joy and lift our voices in praise! All: Blessed be the name of the Lord! Collect O God, in Your glorious wonder You have given each and every one of us personal gifts with which we can bless the world. Lord, help us to know our gifts and use them for You. In Christ we pray. Amen. Prayer Of Confession Lord, You have touched our lives in so many wonderful ways and we have failed to see You and failed to give You thanks. Too often we have taken ...

2543. Partners With the Eternal

Matthew 14:13-21

Sermon

... you may be too - when you bring what you've got, however small and of whatever kind. When what you give is put together with what God gives, miracles happen. Here is an instance where two and two do not necessarily equal four, for the combination of your gift with the gift of God is not a matter of addition, but of multiplication. And if two times two is four, and four times four is sixteen, and sixteen times sixteen is 256, who can tell what the end will be, what the final values are? You may think your ...

2544. The Quality of Mercy

Matthew 18:21-35

Sermon

... others helps put us in condition to receive the forgiveness of God. Now, let us change the figure a wee bit and illustrate this another way: Our forgiving others opens the gates by which God's forgiveness of our sins may enter. You see, God's gifts to us come in at the same gate our gifts to others go out, and if our giving gate is closed, so is our receiving gate. In so many ways, it is only as we open up our hearts to others that our hearts are open to God. Our capability of receiving is greatly affected ...

2545. Barefoot in the Palace

Luke 13:22-30

Sermon

Wallace H. Kirby

... across the human heart, too. The barefoot ones know that this restlessness to claim the life of the palace is not simply in their own behalf. They also sense that they must honor the glory in which they have been created. To reach out for the gifts of God, to insist that these gifts are not the prerogative of a special few, is to witness to the presence of God that urges this quest upon them. The road to justice is a holy road. III Barefoot man and barefoot woman are in the palace. Some of us are part of ...

2546. Faith Bridges the Gap

Luke 7:1-10

Sermon

... delivered us from the bonds of sin and death. Should blessings come upon us in abundance, our attitude should be one of thanksgiving and wonder plus an, "I don’t deserve such goodness, Lord. Why have I been so blessed? How should I serve you with these gifts?" Few of us make the medieval error of supposing that our good works gain God’s good will and our salvation and assurance of eternal life, but our modern heresy is that we believe that our faith and works earn us only the good and the best things ...

2547. The Footwashing

Luke 7:36-50

Sermon

... sense; they were scrupulous in their observation of God’s law. They believed that they earned God’s grace by their obedience and keeping of the commandments. With us, we know - or say we know - that our good deeds gain nothing for us from God; forgiveness comes as a free gift from God. There’s no way to earn it or merit it. God gives it to those who, in faith, ask for it in Christ. Maybe that’s our problem. Since forgiveness is simply given to us by God, and since we can’t earn it, perhaps we don ...

2548. Lord, Teach Us to Pray

Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

... a serpent; or if he asks for an egg, will he give him a scorpion? If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!" (Luke 11:1-13) They had heard ... request to Jesus that day - that, as Christians we should pray regularly to God, pouring out our gratitude for life and all of its gifts, beseeching him to forgive our sins, to give us the strength to resist temptation, and to support us in body and spirit as ...

2549. Heaven Can’t Wait

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

... in them, and makes the future present in his people. Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Your lifestyle will no longer be determined by what you have or do not have, but by what you are. You have received life as the gift of God. You will use it in the service of his glory. You will experience the joy of living in his grace without the tiring struggle for a bit of merit. The meaning and the purpose of the poor in spirit is discovered in complete dependency on God without ...

2550. Don't Try So Hard!

Mark 8:31--9:1

Sermon

... Apostle Paul break in at this point like a fresh breeze. "By grace are ye saved, through faith, and that not of yourselves. It is the gift of God, not of works, lest any man should boast." There it is! Don't try so hard. There is no work you can do for ... shame. Now we are even bold enough as forgiven Christians to say, "Don't try so hard! Christ has done the work. Take the gift of salvation. You have God's favor. In Christ you are dear children of God!" This is the spiritual freedom we possess in Christ. ...

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