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2576. Have This Mind

Philippians 2:1-11

Sermon

Craig Erickson

... Christian is hardly the high road to fame and fortune. Its path is a lowly one of servanthood. There is a cost to being a disciple. You must turn your back on the values of this world. We have suggested throughout Lent that the Covenant necessitates a response to God’s initiative. Those who would walk in the Way of the Cross, those who would share in the triumph of the Cross, must take on the mind of Christ. This week, throughout the world, many will enter the covenant through the Sacrament of Baptism at ...

2577. God Is Not Yet Finished With You

Genesis 1:1-2:3

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... by accident nor by some accidental meeting of cells, nor by some automatic, natural selection ending in a human being. It does not really matter how God created homo sapiens, nor how long it took him to create man. The essential fact is that God the Father is responsible for our being what and where we are. Out of this basic fact of this first creation come several implications. One of them is the truth that we human beings belong to God and to no one else! The Father made us for himself. Since God is love ...

2578. Free and Faithful

Matthew 4:1-11

Sermon

Robert Bachelder

... demanded by the devil, he could have guaranteed people’s loyalty. Jesus chose to reject these possibilities, however. He saw them as temptations of the devil. He understood that what was threatened was the character of faith itself, faith as a free response to God’s love. We are accustomed to saying: Seeing is believing. But Christian faith is a matter of believing or trusting even without seeing. "Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe," the resurrected Jesus tells his disciples. "Faith ...

2579. Out of the Darkness

John 9:1-12

Sermon

Robert Bachelder

... By and large they are poor white people, Blacks, Hispanics, and native Americans. They are all the have-nots who continue to suffer from bigotry in an economy which has no place for them. I do not mean to say this relieves them of moral responsibility for their deeds. It does not. But really, what do we expect? We know perfectly well that cruel poverty breeds desperation, and that desperation in turn breeds crime. The real issue is that this country has failed to address the causes of poverty. Which brings ...

2580. Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Romans 13:1-7

Sermon

Carroll Gunkel

... was in the United States, when he realized his unalterable opposition to Naziism, and thus his imminent danger should he return to Germany. But he had met the Master, and having "put his hand to the plow," he could not avoid his prophetic responsibilities. Having met the Master, he chose a course of active resistance, a course which some will never see as compatible with the Christian Gospel, but a course for which Bonhoeffer saw no options. The barbarism which characterized Naziism continued to the end ...

2581. Doctor Thomas Dooley

Matthew 9:1-8

Sermon

Carroll Gunkel

... , I cannot attach a specific time to the preparation of a particular sermon. Every sermon is a composite of everything a preacher has read and studied on a subject. In the case of this particular sermon, however, I can give at least a general response to that question: This sermon was begun more than twenty years ago. It began when I was in college, and it began under unlikely circumstances. Our professor of English assigned a series of readings on a young American doctor in Southeast Asia, Thomas Dooley ...

2582. Mairead Corrigan and Betty Williams

Luke 1:67-80

Sermon

Carroll Gunkel

... you have?" Jesus then said, "I have no other plans; I’m counting on them." All else had failed. Betty Williams and Mairead Corrigan knew that they were successors to those earlier disciples - those to whom the Master had given the responsibility for the declaration of the faith. Jesus was counting on them. Like those earlier disciples, the ministries of Betty Williams and Mairead Corrigan were not without problems. They were called traitors. Their lives were threatened. They were condemned by both sides ...

2583. Anne Sullivan

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Sermon

Carroll Gunkel

... did not immediately perceive the love of God in Anne’s actions. How could she? She didn’t know what love was. What she did know was the power of her own self-centered will, a will which had not been restrained in any way for seven years. In response to Anne’s attempts to train her, Helen resisted vehemently. She kicked. She spat. She pinched. She wailed in her eerie voice. She ran away. She locked Anne in her room and threw the key away. She threw food onto both the floor and Anne. Anne was, however ...

2584. Hiltgunt Margaret Zassenhaus

Deuteronomy 31:1-8

Sermon

Carroll Gunkel

... could best be described as apolitical. Like her fellow citizens, she had more important things to concern her than the politics of the new German chancellor, Adolph Hitler. After all, as a young student, hoping for a career in medicine, her primary responsibilities were the successful completion of academic requirements. Then, too, like most of us, she was but one individual of seemingly little importance in the context of the national policy of a resurgent Germany. Before we rush to judgment on the German ...

2585. "When E. F. Hutton Talks"

Jeremiah 26:1-24

Sermon

Peter Rudowski

... what we call cheap grace. They are a people who believe that God is going to do it all and that they bear no responsibility in the relation between themselves and God. They say that they believe in God.They say that they trust in the promises of God. They say ... they want to experience the benefits of the relationship with God. But, on the other hand, they want to take no responsibility for their own behavior. If they contribute to the relationship, that is fine, but when it is inconvenient, then God should ...

2586. A Tale to be Told

Matthew 23:1-39

Sermon

George Bass

... to Christmas - and it puts a damper on the joyous festivities of Christmas, doesn’t it? It just may be that two of the three festivals that fall right after Christmas - St. Stephen on December 26 and Holy Innocents Day on December 28 - are responsible for de-emphasizing the twelve-day celebration of Christmas. Who wants to think about martyrdom and the callous murder of innocent children that was ordered by Herod? But they are stories that need to be told, and both were in the Christian calendar before ...

2587. Whatever Became of Sin?

Romans 5:12-21

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... and it is I." We destroy ourselves and others. "Against thee, and thee only, O God, have I sinned and done this evil in thy sight." Dr. Menninger continues in his book to outline the steps by which humankind, and particularly ourselves, have allowed our concept of responsibility and sin to erode, so that is not real any longer. And we perish in our ignorance. Sin is any thought or act of mine that separates me from God, from reality, from life. It can be one of a million things, an attitude, a disposition ...

2588. The Spiritual Fitness Demands of the New Age

Romans 7:7-25

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... problem is generally not a guilt complex. The problem is guilt. Depression, anxiety, hostility, fear, tension, and in more serious cases, psychosis, are really ailments of the conscience - symptoms that result from violating the conscience’s promptings and refusing to live honestly and responsibly. On this basis, the only way to have the good life is to live a life that is good.2 Paul’s admonishing us to live lives, "holy, acceptable unto God," makes good sense. In fact, it is a requirement for sanity ...

2589. Life - The Womb of the Eternal

Romans 8:18-27

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... , "was heard to mutter, ‘after all, this is only a small star.’ " But face it, it’s all we’ve got. And we are reminded in Dust of Death by Os Guinness, that "without God man is not so much free as overwhelmingly responsible."1 "Total responsibility in total solitude." (suggests Jean Paul Sartre) That’s what happens when we allow the shallow material world "to crush us into its own mold." Even Nietzsche, who tried brilliantly to handle the universe without God, had to admit, "There remains only the ...

2590. The Glory of the Cross

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

Sermon

Hubert Beck

... is almost pinpointed to an instant in time, for the word seems to have been deliberately chosen to designate the time of the "glorifying." What’s your guess? Is it immediately after a great miracle? Is it one of the first things he says after his Resurrection? Is it a response to a great confession of faith that has been made? Try the Last Supper. Make it the very moment Judas has gone out of the Upper Room to betray him. Make it, as it were, the moment of no return from the cross, the point in time where ...

2591. The Need for Transfiguration

2 Peter 1:12-21

Sermon

Hubert Beck

... of this kind of vision, though? Any doubts they may have entertained before this as to who it was they travelled the roads of Palestine with were surely dispelled by now. They knew full well that they had been keeping company with the divine. What other kind of response is possible in such moments of recognition than to fall on one’s face and be filled with awe?! Nor is it any wonder that they ask, as we are told, to build three places there for Jesus, Moses and Elijah (remember how closely the latter two ...

2592. Journey To The Cross V: Jesus and Simon Peter

Mark 14:66-72

Sermon

James W. Moore

... got a nice chuckle out of the audience, but this time the audience just broke into this incredible laughter. They were falling on the floor laughing. President Carter said he was amazed and overjoyed by their response. After the speech, he said to the interpreter, “That was such a wonderful response to my joke. How did you translate it to get such a laugh?” The Japanese translator (in typical Asian-style) only smiled and bowed respectfully and did not answer. Well, President Carter was determined to ...

2593. Temptation

Matthew 4:1-11

Bulletin Aid

James Wilson

... to discern between evil and truth. In Christ we pray. Amen. Prayer Of Confession Lord, so often we would be great in the faith but somehow we have failed to see the importance of being faithful in the little things. And like children we cry out for more responsibility but so often we fail to be responsible with what You have already entrusted to us. Forgive us, Lord, and grant us the courage to hold true to Your will. In Christ we pray. Amen. Hymns "Abide With Me" "Soldiers Of Christ, Arise" "Are Ye Able"

2594. THE ART OF EXPRESSING LOVE

Illustration

John H. Krahn

... affection synonymous with love. It simply is not! The art of expressing love is a very broad, inclusive, endeavor. To discover how to be really good at expressing love, we must look to God - the greatest of all lovers. God’s love for us is not regulated by our response. It is always reaching out towards us. God doesn’t love us because we are so loveable. God doesn’t need to love us. Rather, we are in need of his love. In sending his Son Jesus, God demonstrated what true love really is. True love is a ...

2595. The Gospel According to Christ’s Enemies

John 11:1-16

Sermon

Richard Hoefler

... on the last day." What she is really saying is, "What about now?" She believes in a future day when those who die in faith will be resurrected, but Lazarus is too young to die. She wants her brother with her now! This is typical to our response to creeds and dogmas. We know that they are true statements of our faith and in calm moments of reflection they are adequate. But when tragedy strikes and suffering and sorrows overwhelm us, creeds and dogmas do not meet the dramatic demands of the "now"! Jesus is ...

2596. Forever His

Romans 14:1--15:13

Sermon

Raymond Gibson

... Old "Satchmo" - a radiant Christian - knew to whom he belonged and where he was going. "For to this end Christ died and lived again, that he might be Lord both of the dead and of the living." Finally, St. Paul reminds us that there is a responsibility that goes along with being forever Christ’s. "For to this end ... that he might be Lord ..." In other words, we Christians are forever his only if we are forever giving him away to others, forever exalting him with our words and deeds, forever witnessing his ...

2597. A LITURGICAL DRAMA FOR ALL SAINTS’

Drama

Tom Eberle

... used many centuries ago as we processed into the temple in Jerusalem. This Psalm was selected by the church to be read in worship on All Saints’ Day to portray the parade of Saints throughout history, celebrating the majesty of God. Let us read responsively the 24th Psalm. [leads the responsive reading of Psalm 24] Hymn of Praise Lift up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates Box: [remains seated and does not participate in the reading or hymn] Now I’m going to get it socked to me. What I’m supposed to do now is ...

2598. Old and New

Mk 2:22 · 2 Cor 5:17 · Is 43:19

Sermon

Robert Noblett

... marriage will not be well contained in the wineskins of their old lifestyles. The lifeblood of their new estate needs a new corporality through which it can flow. That means, among other things, an alteration in their responsibilities. Both now assume more responsibility for each other than for their nuclear families. Their emerging traditions become more important than the traditions that have shaped them. Their priorities become more weighty than the priorities of those who have nurtured them. John and ...

2599. The Un-Parade

Matthew 16:21-28, Luke 19:28-44

Sermon

Robert Noblett

... of humor, what harm in laughing? If in the sanctuary one is suddenly seized with a sense of religious assurance, what harm in bellowing out the next hymn? If in the sanctuary one finds herself resonating with the Scriptures, what harm in reading the responsive reading with gusto instead of reading it as though it was intended to be a dirge? Some of life’s happiest and most memorable occasions are inspired by spontaneity. I believe discipline to be a needful part of religious life, but those moments when ...

2600. Mary of Nazareth

Isaiah 7:1-25

Sermon

Warren Thomas Smith

... hold any wonder. It would be awesome to be told one would become mother of the Son of God. In her desire for companionship, Mary visited her kinswoman, Elizabeth, who was likewise expecting. What a joyous meeting in the hill country of Judaea. In response to her cousin’s greeting, Mary sang her Magnificat possibly one of the earliest hymns in Christendom "My soul doth magnify the Lord." In Nazareth, Joseph was deeply troubled. News was abroad that his betrothed was with child. Not wishing to make a public ...

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