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2551. Mary: After The Angel

Drama

Arlys M. Winkler

... MARY as she prays.) (Luke 1:49-55)"The Mighty One has done great things for me, and holy is his name. His mercy is for those who fear him from generation to generation. He has shown strength with his arm; he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts. He has brought down the powerful from their thrones, and lifted up the lowly; he has filled the hungry with good things, and sent the rich away empty. He has helped his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy, according to the promise he made ...

2552. Lent 1

1 Peter 3:8-22, Genesis 9:1-17, Mark 1:9-13

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... ark which the Lord told Noah to construct. Yahweh promises never again to destroy all the world through flood. This is a universal covenant with all humankind and all the creatures of the world. The sign of the covenant comes in the form of a rainbow. The ancients thought of the rainbow as God's weapon, his bow, with which he shot lightning bolts. Putting his bow in the heavens where all could see it demonstrates that God's wrath has been put aside. Epistle: 1 Peter 3:18-22 Christ is our once and for all ...

2553. Lent 2

Mk 8:31-38 · Rom 4:13-25; 8:31-39 · Gen 17:1-7, 15-16; 22:1-18 · Ps 22

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... nations. God promises fruitfulness to them and their descendants (v. 4). Fruitfulness has traditionally been based on the ability to have children. Today we may want to define fruitfulness differently. Fruitfulness may be thought of as the ability to love others and bring out the best in them. It can also be thought of as the ability to take a few resources and multiply them. For Christians fruitfulness means utilizing our talents and time for God's glory; it surely means sharing Christ with our neighbors ...

2554. Proper 13

Ephesians 4:1-16, 2 Samuel 12:1-31, John 6:25-59

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... himself is victim of his own sins. Note the consequences that Nathan spelled out for David's sin. But it goes even further, the ultimate victim is God. David confessed: "I have sinned against the Lord." Outline: 1. We like to think that our sins have no victims. 2. David thought that he had contained his sin against Uriah but came to see that he was victim of his own sin. 3. The ultimate victim is God (v. 13). 4. God can and does forgive but he can't undo the consequences of our sins. In October of 1995 a ...

2555. Advent 4

Luke 1:26-38

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... with their nameless neighbor. It takes more than a house to make a home. Sermon Title: How To Build God's House. Sermon Angle: What kind of house does God require? Down through millennia, mankind has built its temples as a place to worship its gods. They thought of the deity or deities in territorial terms, the god of this place or that place. The God of the Old Testament dwelt in a tent, leading his people on a pilgrimage. Yahweh didn't require a fixed structure. He preferred to live within the community ...

2556. Epiphany 4

1 Corinthians 8:1-13, Deuteronomy 18:14-22, Mark 1:21-28

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... he do so? Is the prophet merely a puppet and God the ventriloquist communicating his message word for word? Or does the prophet stand in the presence of God's holy ones and attempt to report what he has seen and heard but in his own language and thought form? I feel more comfortable with the latter analogy. I don't think God takes pleasure in making puppets. Hear and heed. The responsibility of the prophet is to speak the Lord's message. The recipients of the prophet's message are required both to hear and ...

2557. Proper 17

James 1:19-27, Song of Songs 2:1-17, Mark 7:1-23

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Russell F. Anderson

... in you. Gospel: Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 1. Sermon Title: Clean Heart, Clean Hands. Sermon Angle: A clean heart leads to clean hands, not the other way around. That's the point that Jesus was trying to make with the scribes and Pharisees. They thought that they were ready to approach God if their hands were clean. For them, ritual had replaced righteousness. When we confess our sins to Christ and ask for his forgiveness, God washes us with cleaning agents that penetrate all the way to the wellspring of our ...

2558. Proper 4

Mark 2:23-3:6, 1 Samuel 3:1--4:1, 2 Corinthians 4:1-18

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... me to solve the mystery because I know his voice, even though I haven't heard it for some time. That's essentially what happened to the boy Samuel. God called and Samuel didn't know who it was because he had never conversed with the Lord before. Samuel thought that Eli had called him, as he probably had done many times before. The old man eventually suspected that the Lord was calling to the boy and informed him how to respond to the Lord's call. God doesn't always identify himself; he just starts talking ...

2559. Proper 8

2 Corinthians 8:1-15, 2 Samuel 1:17-27, Mark 5:21-43

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... mutuality. Gospel: Mark 5:21-43 1. Sermon Title: No Hiding From Jesus. Sermon Angle: The woman with the hemorrhages approached Jesus in the midst of the crowd from the rear. She wanted something from Jesus (healing) but she didn't want Jesus himself (v. 27). She thought, if only I touch Jesus, I will be healed. Her plan was to sneak in, get what she wanted, and then get out of there. But Jesus was aware that someone had touched him in a special way (many people were pressing against him) and demanded that ...

2560. The Lord Is Our Wisdom

Proverbs 1:20-33

Bulletin Aid

James Wilson

... to bless and lead us if we will but follow is wonderful. Use us as a blessing, Lord. In Christ we pray. Amen. Prayer Of Confession Lord, so often we have not sought Your will and guidance for our lives because we thought we knew what was best on our own. We have even created the technology we thought would be our wisdom and have not turned to You. Forgive us, Lord, and help us once again to know Your wisdom and leadership in our lives that You might use us again. In Christ we pray. Amen. Hymns "God Of Grace ...

2561. We Come Honestlly Before The Lord

Job 23:1--24:25

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James Wilson

... : Let all who would come before the Lord this day enter God's house! People: We have things to share and questions to ask our beloved Lord. Leader: We are invited to share freely with God all that is of concern to us. People: May we share even those thoughts of questioning and anger? Leader: The Lord loves us and we are invited to share all that concerns us. All: Blessed be the name of the Lord! Collect Almighty Creator God, You have invited us to bring to You all that is in our hearts, and You will not ...

2562. Forgiven!

John 12:1-11

Sermon

Lee Griess

... her gratitude for the gift of forgiveness. Forgiven! Have you felt that power? Mark Twain once said that everyone is like the moon -- we each have a dark side which never shows and no one can see. But God knows the darkness within us. God knows the shameful thoughts, the hidden actions, the unkind words, and the careless deeds that are part of all of our lives. And yet because of what Jesus did on the cross, God accepts us just as we are, dark side and all! All of our sins -- all of our transgressions, all ...

2563. A Monolgue from Peter

Mark 8:27-30

Drama

Dr. Raymond Bailey

... is also a matter of expectation, and belief systems, through which we filter all information. Indeed, we avoid information that is contrary to strongly held beliefs. We expected a Messiah that was very politically powerful -- a world ruler over the kingdoms of this world. We thought Jesus would do this, and do it now. We simply tuned out any hint of vulnerability. Let me illustrate from an event in your time. In the early '60s it was discovered that there was a clear connection between health and the use of ...

2564. The Condition Of Mercy

Matthew 18:21-35

Sermon

Donald Dotterer

... of Easter season on which we celebrate the living Christ, I invite you as the people of God to reflect deeply upon the love of God for you. Think about how God can help you find peace and happiness by enabling you to do those things which you never thought you could do. Let us then praise and give thanks to God for his love and mercy this day. May you continue to have a blessed and happy Easter season! Benediction: Gracious and eternal God, we have worshiped you and given thanks for all that you have done ...

2565. Like Abraham To The Slaughter

Psalm 22:1-31

Eulogy

Dennis E. Dinger

... am as speechless as you. I feel drained by the crying and the mourning of the past days; I feel, as you do, desolated by thoughts of the loneliness that lies ahead. I say with the psalmist, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" And God answered me by ... devoted brother. If you regret all the things you did not get to say to him on that last day, be comforted by the thought that everything important you had to say, you said with every word, with every gesture, with every moment you had together in these 20 ...

2566. In His Redeemer's Arms

Mark 10:13-16

Eulogy

Charles R. Turbin

... for his children. There is a hotel or more probably a rooming house I know of called The Redeemer's Arms. Huge white letters are mounted on the side of the building announcing its name. Those many times I have driven past there, I've always thought how terrific it might be to answer the question, "Where do you live?" by saying, "Oh, I live in The Redeemer's Arms." But that is exactly where ____________ lived those all too brief 12 years -- in his Redeemer's arms. Born on ____________, his doctors determined ...

2567. I Found It!

Luke 15:1-7, Luke 15:8-10

Sermon

Carl B. Rife

... cars. Today's bumper sticker is "I Found It." That doesn't say a whole lot by itself. Although I am sure we can read into it, if it's a religious bumper sticker, that it has something to do with finding faith and with finding God. As I thought about this bumper sticker it reminded me of something that used to be in magazines. There was a question above a picture that said, "What's wrong with this picture?" The question this morning is what is wrong with this bumper sticker: "I Found It?" The question is who ...

2568. "The Scandal Of Disloyalty"

Psalm 62:1-12, Mark 14:66-72

Sermon

R. Sheldon MacKenzie

... except that without warning temptation appeared again. It appeared this time in the form of a servant girl, who would have known little or nothing of Jesus. Certainly she would not have known or understood why he was undergoing a hearing in her master's house. The girl thought she recognized Peter from some place. It was saucy of her to say so, but she commented in passing that she had seen Peter with Jesus:-- it might have been at the fish market or in the temple area. It was Peter's turn to be somewhat ...

2569. Who Was the One Who Died?

Mark 15:33-41

Sermon

R. Sheldon MacKenzie

... are able only to rail at God and against God,that is precisely what the psalmist tells us to do. In a strange sort of way Jesus was misunderstood to the end.Even the words of his final appeal to God were misunderstood by those who heard them.Some people thought he was calling for Elijah.Out of curiosity to see whether Elijah would come to rescue this Son of Israel at the last moment,they tried to keep him alive. Then, writes Mark, Jesus died "with a loud cry."He died violently.As a result of his death,and ...

2570. Easter Sunday

Luke 24:33-41 · Psalm 23 · Acts 4:33-36

Bulletin Aid

Jack Brownlee

... the property in Bethany, or the property in Bethany had inherited him. He became discouraged. "This will never feel like home," Joseph thought to himself, "but I don't know where home can be." He didn't know what to do. He could negotiate a contract ... knows who they are by the work they do. Well, maybe. He could become an Essene and live at the Masada. No. On the day he thought about that John the Baptist was beheaded. No! He could follow Jesus. But he didn't know where that would lead. He came out of his ...

2571. Lent 1

Luke 4:16-30 · Psalm 103:1-13

Bulletin Aid

Jack Brownlee

... much wiser in the ways of grownups, could answer his questions. "Miriam, I can't go to sleep." "Joshua, you better try harder." "I can't. I keep thinking about him." "I know." "Were the stories that we heard about him true?" "Joshua, I don't know. I thought they were, but ..." "I mean those people that he healed, and helped. Were the men here upset because he did something or because he didn't ..." "Joshua, I know he was your friend ..." "Before he moved to Capernaum, I used to go over to his shop and watch ...

2572. The TV Revolution

Sermon

Michael Rogness

... dull from the podium, but it is a reality. It also means that if a pastor speaks in a stern and angry fashion, no one in the audience will hear the message of God's love. Communication is more complex than we have previously thought, but understanding the wholistic nature of communication and the importance of non-verbal factors can help us a great deal in preaching. An Impersonal Medium The nature of television carries with it a huge irony: It is an immensely powerful medium, saturating us with constant ...

2573. Where You Do Not Wish To Go

John 21:18

Illustration

John E. Sumwalt

... , even a slow, painful death, if that's the way it came. That was the way of the world. She had seen enough of death to know that no one was spared. Her husband had died of lung cancer and she had lost a son to polio. It was the thought of telling her family and friends. What would they think . . . that she had been indiscreet? She didn't tell anyone at first, but as the disease progressed she decided that people had a right to know. It was an incident with a needle that convinced her to tell. A nurse ...

2574. Uncle Hilbert

1 Corinthians 12:12-31, Psalm 19:1-14

Illustration

John E. Sumwalt

... got a new preacher, the one my folks never liked. His sermons were way too long and from the tone of them you would have thought we were the most wicked congregation God had anywhere in the world. The new preacher didn't want Hilbert to stand by the door and ... to live with us on the farm. We put him up in the spare room, where the hired man stayed when we had one. We kids thought it was great fun to have him around all of the time. He went berry picking with us, and fishing and swimming in the creek. He ...

2575. The Crooked Accountant

Luke 16:8

Illustration

John E. Sumwalt

... for another job." He called in all of the bookie's clients, one by one. "How did you do on your last bet?" he asked the first. "I lost $3,000," the man told him. "Let me check that on the computer," the accountant said. "That's what I thought, there was a mistake in the point spread on that game. You only owe $1,500." The next man was in arrears on several losing bets. "How much do you owe all together?" the accountant asked him. "Ten thousand dollars," came the reply. The accountant smiled at him and ...

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