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2551. What Makes People Great?

2 Samuel 23:1-7

Sermon

Edward Chinn

... of humility. II Secondly, a person is made great by being helpful. When David was a boy, he was taken to the palace of King Saul. David’s musical talents proved most helpful to the king. Scripture says: "Whenever the evil spirit came upon Saul, David would get his harp and play it. The evil spirit would leave and Saul would feel better again and be all right" (1 Samuel 16:23, TEV). The music of David helped Saul to get over his black moods. Furthermore, the boy David was helpful to Saul in another way ...

2552. Christmas Gift

Isaiah 61:1-11

Sermon

Thomas D. Peterson

... , an emotional bounty that could end in its own excitement; but it was a practical gift of works to do within its own boundaries and in the world. I know what my vision produced in me. For a while it clothed me in joy, lifted my spirit, and set in motion racing fantasies. In the years to come, however, it produced a "sentence of life" that lay behind the experience. The real meaning was the values that my father laid down before me, always building, building toward some moment of conscious acceptance. I ...

2553. You Don’t Really Feel That Way

Job 6:1-7:21

Sermon

Thomas D. Peterson

... to protect disadvantaged. A woman I know who is an agoraphobic learned to cope with her anxieties and is now leading a group to help others. I’m sure you know people like this. You may be one such yourself. There is that indomitable element in the human spirit that knows, no matter what, there is a way to move through whatever and grow into new life. Is this not good news? Kennedy also reminds us that when good news comes it comes as a surprise. Or as he puts it, "But spring never comes the same ...

2554. Advent 3

Isaiah 61:1-11, John 1:1-18, John 1:19-28, 1 Thessalonians 5:12-28

Bulletin Aid

Paul A. Laughlin

... witness to the light; that, like John the Baptizer, we too may direct others to the real hope of salvation, the true Anointed One, in whose name we meet and pray. Amen Prayer of Confession Gracious and compassionate God, we know that we often live our lives with our spirits in a kind of dark wilderness, cut off from your light. Forgive us for all that we do to create that wilderness, as well as for the many times we lose our way in it. Send us those who, like John the Baptizer, can direct us to the Light ...

2555. Christmas 2

Isaiah 62:1-12, Titus 3:1-11, Luke 2:1-7, Luke 2:8-20

Bulletin Aid

Paul A. Laughlin

... , and made heirs of eternal life. People: THANKS BE TO GOD! AMEN Collect O Gracious and Merciful God, whose goodness and loving kindness have brought us our salvation in the person of a child: continue to bless us with the outpouring of your Spirit; that we may live as your regenerate and renewed people, and heirs of eternal life, through him who is born this day. Amen Prayer of Confession Forgiving and compassionate God, we readily but regretfully confess that we often live in forgetfulness of the wondrous ...

2556. Monday in Holy Week

Hebrews 9:11-28, John 12:1-11, Isaiah 42:1-9

Bulletin Aid

Paul A. Laughlin

... the sacrifice made for us by Christ. People: LIKE A HIGH PRIEST, CHRIST ENTERED INTO THE HOLY PRESENCE OF GOD. Leader: He presented himself and his blood to God, and secured for us an eternal redemption. People: HIS WAS A PERFECT SACRIFICE, PURIFYING NOT JUST FLESH BUT SPIRIT. IN HIS NAME, LET US WORSHIP GOD. Collect O Redeemer God, who gave us not only the possibility of salvation, but the reality of it in Christ, open our hearts to appreciate the sacrifice he made for us; that we may feel in the depths of ...

2557. Proper 8

2 Samuel 6:1-23, 2 Corinthians 8:1-15, Mark 5:21-43

Bulletin Aid

Paul A. Laughlin

... what we want you to be. In the name of Christ we pray. Amen Second Lesson: 2 Corinthians 8:7-15 Theme: The Christian spirit of sharing Exegetical Note The "gracious work" that Paul is calling upon the Corinthians to complete is their collection for the Jerusalem church, which ... argument is for a kind of "middle ground" equality, where the material extremes of abundance and want vanish in the spirit of love and sharing. The basis for his argument is Christ’s becoming poor that others might become rich, an ...

2558. Proper 9

2 Samuel 7:1-17, 2 Corinthians 12:1-10, Mark 6:1-6

Bulletin Aid

Paul A. Laughlin

... we love to build things like churches with brick and stone and wood and steel in the name of Christianity, but mostly for our own egos. Forgive us, we pray. Teach us that our churches and your Kingdom are properly built out of the hearts and spirits and flesh of godly people, and inspire us to become workers to that end. In the name of Jesus we pray. Amen Second Lesson: 2 Corinthians 12:1-10 Theme: Restrictions of the flesh as reminders of finiteness Exegetical Note Apparently responding to other "apostles ...

2559. Proper 19

Proverbs 22:1-16, James 2:1-13, James 2:14-26, Mark 8:27-30, Mark 8:31--9:1

Bulletin Aid

Paul A. Laughlin

... much we live for possessions and the money it takes to acquire them, and how little effort we apply to things of the spirit. Forgive us, we pray. Lay upon our hearts the words of Proverbs and the teachings of Christ, which value justice far above success. ... let wealth and its privileges turn our heads, even within the church. Forgive us, we pray. Give us the assistance of your Spirit in changing our images of success, so that moral righteousness will finally be more important to us than material riches. In ...

2560. All Saints’ Day

Revelation 21:1-27, Colossians 1:1-14, John 11:17-37, John 11:38-44

Bulletin Aid

Paul A. Laughlin

... of our sin we are most unworthy to be called saints or to have your Kingdom as our inheritance; and that, once bestowed with your grace, we refuse to act as the saints you have made us. Forgive us, we pray, and transform our lives with the power of your Spirit, so that we at last shall be sharers in your Kingdom and its many benefits. In the name of Jesus Christ we pray. Amen Gospel: John 11:32-44 Theme: The glory of God beheld by believers Exegetical note The story of the raising of Lazarus from the dead ...

2561. God of the Weekday

John 4:1-26

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

... met a woman. She said, "The Jews say that God is to be worshiped in the Temple, and the Samaritans say He is to be worshiped in the mountains. What do you say?" And Jesus, knowing that the old superstitions die hard, said, "God is spirit, and he who would worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth." And yet, the naive faith still clings. God is here, in the Church. This is where we’ve put God, isn’t it? This is where He lives, but He is not out there amid the clacking typewriters of the office ...

2562. OUR LORD DELIVERED UP

Sermon

E. Jerry Walker

... . Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born anew.’ The wind blows where it wills, and you hear the sound of it, but you do not know whence it comes or whither it goes; so it is with every one who is born of the spirit." Nicodemus, nonplussed, embarrassed, not knowing what to answer, had blurted, "How can this be?" "Are you a teacher of Israel, and yet you do not understand this?" Jesus had chided. "Truly I say to you, we speak of what we know, and bear witness to what we have seen; but ...

2563. Advent 2: Let Us Go Over To Bethlehem And Find The Promise of Christmas

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

James W. Moore

... his compassion, and his obedience to the will of God have had a far greater impact on Christian thought and the Christian lifestyle than most of us realize. We owe so much to father Joseph and we can learn so much from his faith. His bigness of spirit challenges us to become better people and better children of God. But, how did Joseph do it? What gave him the poise, the resolution, the confidence, the strength, to rise to that occasion so magnificently? Well, the answer is found in one word in this passage ...

2564. The Passing of the Peace

John 20:24-31

Sermon

George Bass

... , that young man was myself.’ "39 "The signature (of the risen Christ)," declares D. T. Niles, "is written in blood." Thomas knew that, as did the other disciples, and he could say, "My Lord and my God." Through the Word, the water of Baptism, and the Holy Spirit - and before the Tree and the Tomb - he puts those same words in our mouths, so that we will not simply sit around awhile talking about the stories of his death and resurrection, but will go out and tell the world the good news of his presence ...

2565. The Man Who Asked For Dinner

Luke 24:36-49

Sermon

George Bass

... wonder they thought he was a ghost. That was just about the only way that he could come back to them, wasn’t it? Human beings just don’t return from the dead, let alone suddenly appear in a room where the windows are closed and the door locked. Only spirits are able to do that sort of thing. But there he was among them again and talking to them as he used to. They had good reasons to be surprised and afraid. Why weren’t they simply surprised? He had told that he would rise again, hadn’t he? But ...

2566. The Technicolor Sign

Genesis 9:1-17

Sermon

Larry Powell

... cup; see the granulated silver; see the restoration. Now transpose the articles. See the person we used to be; see the person we have become, diminished from our original potential, precipitating in varying degrees toward the bottom, bearing little resemblance to the flawless spirit with which we were endowed. See now the restoration. Yes! In the hands of the Creator, we too can be restored and sing with the Psalmist; "He leads me beside the still waters; he restores my soul." Our belief is not merely an ...

2567. On His Way

Matthew 21:1-11

Sermon

Larry Powell

... backward." No man, he had said, having put his hand to the plow and then looks backward, is fit. for the kingdom. The forward path lies ahead, and one must be on their way. Who of us has not been inspired at sometime by a personal experience of the Spirit, feeling the movement of God upon our lives, filling us with a new enthusiasm for life and the business of the kingdom? But then, the coals burned low, our vision grew dim, enthusiasm waned, and the forward path no longer rose up to meet us. We looked back ...

2568. Heal the Sick; Cast Out the Demons

Matthew 10:5-8

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... unity. While the Christian may be thinking of faith in spiritual areas most of the time, to work exclusively there is not to follow Jesus’ command to heal. Jesus was a Jew. Hebrew thinking says that man is a whole - body, mind, and spirit. You cannot heal one part without factoring in the dimensions of the other parts. Dr. Lou Kettel, Dean of the College of Medicine at the University of Arizona, describes wholistic medicine this way: The patient’s physical well being, mental well being, and spiritual ...

2569. "I Don’t Hate Any More!"

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... asked, "How big is he?" Often we put conditions on the commands of God. "To forgive is always there and always necessary - especially when it seems so unfair to have to," Max Sullins reminds us. "Forgive seventy times seven"; live in a constant spirit of forgiveness. It is the healing spirit. One fact might be helpful to remember: The hurter is in greater need than the one who is hurt. If you are being gossiped about or slandered, the evil is external. But the one who is harming another is an agent of evil ...

2570. Coping When It Seems Impossible

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... self, your wealth, your home, your family. From now on, work not for yourself but for God. He has something great in mind for you. You will not just be fixing up sick bodies, you will be ministering to sick, frightened people, making them whole in body and spirit, by your medical skills and by the power of God’s love. You will never catch up, because God will lead you into new levels of healing and ministry. You will be thrilled by what you see in your patients’ faces. You will thank God daily for new ...

2571. Christ and Healing

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... . The Pastor and his elder were so impressed by this experience of the presence of Christ that they shared it with the congregation. And the whole church was caught up in new life. I experienced this when I was there working with them. There was a special Spirit and a Power at work in that church and through that church. I share a personal experience: An outstanding leader in our church, a Ph.D. in engineering and a vice-president of his corporation, had a near-fatal heart attack. He was rushed to a Cardiac ...

2572. The Communion of Saints

Hebrews 12:1-13

Sermon

T. A. Kantonen

... simply the members of the Christian fellowship, men and women who live by faith in Jesus Christ and in whose lives the Holy Spirit is at work. When Paul wrote "to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi," or at Rome or Corinth, he meant ... joined together, and grows into a holy temple in the Lord; in whom you also are built into it for a dwelling place of God in the Spirit" (Ephesians 2:21-22). He is the vine, we are the branches. "He who abides in me," says Jesus, "he it is that bears much fruit, ...

2573. You Are A Name!

Luke 2:21-40

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... , in the name of Christ." If we bear the name of Christian, we will live daily in Jesus' name. In all of our actions, in the daily chores at home, work or school, we will do everything in Jesus' name. This means we will do all in the mind and spirit of Jesus -- honestly and cheerfully. Paul urges us to do this: "And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus ..." A woman went into the office of a cemetery manager and complained, "I can't find my husband's grave. I know ...

2574. Respect

1 Corinthians 12:12-31

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... to good use in their political arena. This image was always a good one to drag out when trying to express unity and tolerance. Christianity was not unique among religions in appropriating the image of the body and its limbs to express the work of the Holy Spirit in creating unity, a sense of togetherness, amid diverse members of a group. In the Mahayana Buddhist tradition each member was said to be like a hand or a leg of the Buddha: “The right hand never says to the left hand, ‘I am doing charitable ...

2575. Life's Not Always Fair, But God Will Straighten It Out

Habakkuk 2:2-20, Habakkuk 1:12--2:1, Habakkuk 1:1-4

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... end, and does not lie. If it seems to tarry, wait for it; it will surely come, it will not delay. Look at the proud! Their spirit is not right in them, but the righteous live in their faith. — 2:3-4 It has been 2,600 years since Habakkuk promised the end ... selfish people like us to do those things it has to be a miracle! They are only possible because of the Work of the Holy Spirit. But such deeds do happen. Celebrate them; learn from them; praise God for them; take hope! More are on the way. In the midst of ...

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