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2651. The King Of Hearts

Ezekiel 34:1-31

Sermon

Robert S. Crilley

... with your horns until you scattered them far and wide, I will save my flock, and they shall no longer be ravaged; and I will judge between sheep and sheep" (Ezekiel 34:21-22). Indeed, the entire metaphor actually presupposes the Almighty's love -- the shepherds evaluated according to the manner they exhibit it, the sheep mercifully offered the opportunity to experience it again. Of course, Ezekiel is not the first biblical writer to employ this image of Yahweh as shepherd and the people as sheep. Eighty ...

2652. To All Those Who Have, More Will Be Given

Matthew 25:14-30

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Phyllis Faaborg Wolk

... not scatter seed. When we visualize our Father in heaven we don't see one who gives more and more to those who already have a lot and takes away from those who have little. When Jesus teaches about the kingdom of God, we expect him to describe a loving master who shows compassion and forgiveness. But that doesn't seem to be the case in this parable. When the slave who had one talent faithfully returned the talent, the master took it and gave it to the slave who had ten, saying, "To all those who have, more ...

2653. "Friend, Why Are You Here?"

1 Corinthians 10:14-22

Sermon

Alex Gondola

... the next week! Perhaps some of us are here out of a feeling of moral superiority. Others may be golfing today, or weeding their gardens, or sleeping in late. But not us! Or, maybe some of us are here because we're concerned for ourselves or for someone we love. "Gee, I'm worried about those medical tests I have to take tomorrow (or those tests that Grandma took last week). Sure hope they come out all right. Better go to church." Perhaps some of us are here out of a sense of duty: "Lent is nearly over. I ...

2654. "Friend, Why Are You Here?"

Sermon

Alex Gondola

2655. The Savior Life Diet

John 6:25-59

Sermon

Alex Gondola

... New Mexico. Because she had nothing else to do, and she read James Fennimore Cooper as a child, she decided to go. For more than four decades, she lived in a tiny, off-white home with three rooms. Her focus in life has never been on things. "When you love things, you use people," she says. "I've got enough. More than enough. The Bible says, 'With food and raiment, be satisfied.' "And," she adds, "a little gas for (my) pick-up truck thrown in on the side." She is, for the most part, isolated from the world ...

2656. Wedding: Beginning A New Climb (for a marriage after divorce)

Ephesians 3:14-21

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Derl G. Keefer

... , competent, and able to handle life fairly well. God's Spirit has been at work in you, helping you not only to survive but to flourish as individuals. Are you now going to throw all that away and lose yourself in another? No, that's not what lasting love is all about. Marriage is bringing those strengths (and weaknesses) in your inner selves and offering them to one another for the good of your life together. You will be changed by that. The ironic part is, the more you offer of yourself, the more you will ...

2657. Holing Out

2 Timothy 4:9-18

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Robert R. Kopp

... how I feel. Maybe you've reached the same conclusions about holing out: 1. Time runs out! We don't have forever to live, learn, love, and get our jobs done. We don't have forever to realize potential. We need to remind ourselves that the clock is ticking and we ... me. I'll hole out with a smile on my soul. Frank Dodson's Final Rounds is the recollection of a father and son's love for golf and each other that touches the deepest recesses of heart, soul, and mind. Specifically, it's about the final rounds of a ...

2658. The Season Of The Nativity

Matthew 25:31-46

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Wayne H. Keller

... , our secrets, our false pride, and everything else that drags us down, even though we pretend that we have it all together. You know all about the wrongs we have done and the good that we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart, nor have we loved our neighbors as ourselves. We have not forgiven others, as you have forgiven us. We confess that in all these things, and in countless other ways, we have sinned against you. Pastor: Take one minute to identify three specific sins that get ...

2659. The Three Kings--And The King Of Kings

Isaiah 9:1-7

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Thomas A. Pilgrim

... worship him? That is always the appropriate response to Christmas, the coming of the King of kings, and his presence among us today. We worship Christ because we accept his kingdom and his ways. That is what Christmas calls us to do. Saint Augustine wrote these words: "It is love that asks, that seeks, that knocks, that finds, and that is faithful to what it finds."6 To worship Christ, to pay homage to him, is to be faithful to who he was and is, how he lived, what he taught, what he did in his life, death ...

2660. Life Insurance Available -- Free, But Not Cheap

John 10:22-42

Sermon

Glenn E. Ludwig

... of mind now and for those left standing beside graves years after dirt is piled on caskets. Here is the good news for us. Our God loves us so much that he sent his son, Jesus the Christ, who died on a cross for us and rose to new life three days later ... decision, or they see us fighting over whether we like the pastor or not. Maybe we haven't lived the story we tell -- we talk of love, and live in unlove; we talk of trust and live in quiet solitude; we talk of unity and live in division. But I can understand ...

2661. Baptism of Our Lord

Luke 3:21-38, Luke 3:1-20, Isaiah 43:1-13, Isaiah 42:1-9, Acts 8:9-25, Acts 10:23b-48

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John R. Brokhoff

... baptized? What benefits result from it? Outline: Because you belong to God through baptism, God says -- a. "I am your Savior" -- v. 3. b. "I love you" -- v. 4. c. "I am with you" -- v. 5. Lesson 1: Isaiah 42:1-7 The servant church. In this First Lesson we ... To be this the church needs to be anointed by the Spirit. (v. 1) As servant, the church will not use force but the compassion of love to attain her goals. (vv. 2, 3) She will not be discouraged in her work -- in spite of setbacks in a hostile world. (v. 4) ...

2662. Lent 4

Luke 15:11-32, 2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2, Isaiah 12:1-6, Joshua 5:1-12, Luke 15:1-7

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John R. Brokhoff

... as being "dead" while he was away from home. In body he was alive; in spirit he was dead dead to virtue, dead in his love for God and family. With his return, he has come alive again. It is the same with Christians: we die to self and sin and ... themselves as they are. They are disgusted with their failures, selfishness, and excuses. They yearn to be different, to be lovable, and to be a loving person who gets joy out of life. Here is good news for those who want to be new people. Outline: How to become a new ...

2663. Christmas Eve

Lk 2:1-20 · Tit 2:11-14 · Isa 9:2-7 · Ps 96

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John R. Brokhoff

... of the church's program there must be evangelism at home and missions abroad. 3. Godly (v. 12). The end result of the Savior's advent is the quality of our lives. Religion and ethics are two sides of a coin. Because of this saving love, we are to live godly lives and to be clean from the dirty sins of the world. Faith must express itself in words. Worship must lead to service. Knowledge must be translated into practical helpfulness. PREACHING POSSIBILITIES Preaching Problems At Christmas 1. The problem of ...

2664. Trinity Sunday

Romans 5:1-11, Proverbs 8:1-36, John 16:5-16

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John R. Brokhoff

... We have access to the grace of Christ. Since grace saves us, we need to get access to it for our forgiveness. How can we get the love of Christ? Christ is the way to access to the grace of God. He has opened the way. The chasm between the holy God and the sinner ... a. Peace with God the Father v. 1. b. Joy of the hope of God's glory through the grace of the Son v. 2. c. Love of God in your heart through the Spirit v. 5. WORSHIP RESOURCES Prayer Of The Day: "Almighty and ever-living God, you have given us grace ...

2665. Epiphany 4

Luke 4:14-30

Bulletin Aid

Dennis Koch

... by God's plans and by the actions of those servants who are responsive to God's bidding. Liturgical Color Green Suggested Hymns Songs Of Thankfulness And Praise Dear Christians, One And All Song Of God, Eternal Savior Hope Of The World Prayer for Epiphany 4 Lord God, your love is far beyond our comprehension! You have told us that you knew each one of us before you formed us in the womb and that you have sent us into the world with a purpose. You have told us that every believer is an essential part of the ...

2666. What A Friend He Had In Judas

Matthew 26:47-56

Sermon

Thomas Long

... bad you can't talk about it?' " His father would never give a direct answer. One day, Grizzard pled desperately with his father to tell him what was wrong in his life. He told him that it didn't matter what it was, no matter how terrible, that he loved him whatever was the awful truth. But his father could not respond. He could only weep, sobbing out the words that he had made a mistake, "a bad mistake." "That's all I ever got," said Grizzard. "The man died, so far as I know, with his secret. What terrible ...

2667. Blessed Are Those Who Mourn

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

William B. Kincaid, III

... with Molly Snow's being gone. Most anyone who has lost some significant person in his or her life knows that feeling. Without the person we loved, STILL HERE no longer carries the same meaning and joy it once did. When a wife dies, a part of the husband dies, too. When ... we are a part to enter our pain and share our loss. Another reason we should take the time to mourn the loss of a loved one is the way in which it pushes us beyond the denial and into the grief. No one likes to cry, but denying what has ...

2668. Trinity Sunday

Mt 28:16-20 · Jn 3:16-18 · Gen 1:1--2:4a · Ex 34:4-9 · 2 Cor 13:11-13 · Ps 8

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Russell F. Anderson

... , baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. The task seems overpowering but Christ promises to be with them always. Gospel: John 3:16-18 John 3:16 is sometimes referred to as the gospel in a nutshell. "God so loved the world that he gave his only Son that everyone who believes in him might not perish but have eternal life." God is not in the business of condemning but of saving. THEOLOGICAL REFLECTION Lesson 1: Genesis 1:1--2:4a In the beginning, God. This may be the ...

2669. Jesus: The Only Way To God?

Acts 4:1-22

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E. Carver McGriff

... unknowable to mere mortals. Jesus' interpretation of the nature of God is unique. He taught of a God who is also intimately, lovingly present to us. He used a wonderful story which we find in Luke to define the concept of "Father." We know the ... which had been written but never mailed). The letter declared to the son his dad's faith in the boy, telling him that he would always be loved and if ever the day came when he wanted to come home, he would be welcomed. Moved deeply by this, the boy sat down and wrote ...

2670. The Sadness Of God

Isaiah 51:17--52:12

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E. Carver McGriff

... noticed that those who hold this view seem to feel that they themselves will somehow be exempt. This is the heart of divine love, the promise that there is accountability while at the same time there is hope for us if we find the path of remorse ... , as it were, to pay the price which that entails. If I make the wrong choice, it will affect not only me and my friends and loved ones. It will affect God. Leslie Weatherhead tells in one of his books about a young man living in Scotland, who got off on the wrong ...

2671. Hate Evil

John 3:1-21

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Harry N. Huxhold

... that of the time of the children of Israel in the desert is that the world is in the dark. The evangelist says, "The people loved darkness rather than light." That was the same way in which the Israelites said they preferred the days of slavery in Egypt to the ... their deeds have been done in God." God gives us the light to see ourselves as we truly are, to see the fullness of his love and the richness of his grace. Then, to top it all off, we can clearly see that our "deeds have been done in God." That ...

2672. Turned On

1 Corinthians 1:17

Children's Sermon

B. Kathleen Fannin

... , "God." "Yes," I respond, "God created us; because of God, we live. All the power of our lives comes from God. But in addition to life, God gave us free will. That means we are free to make choices about how we live. "Now God wants us to live with love and joy. And because God cares so much about how we live, God sent Jesus to us -- the most precious gift imaginable: God's only son. Jesus came to show us how to live with one another and how to connect to God; Jesus came to empower our lives. "Marcia ...

2673. What Must We Do?

Mark 10:17-31

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RobertT D. Ingram

... , to throw ourselves upon the mercy of his grace. We want to live forever, eternal God. We do not want to die. Let nothing in this world keep us from the treasure that Christ is preparing for us in heaven. Amen. Prayer of Confession and Assurance of Pardon Good and loving God, we know the grief of the rich man. We too have many possessions. For us to sell what we own and give it to the poor would be very difficult. We see people nearby living in poverty. We see people in other nations, who can never hope to ...

2674. How Can We Restore the Christian Home?

Mark 10:1-12

Sermon

Donald Macleod

... that. Of course it's hell and I'll tell you why. It's hell because of three things which are common to both sexes: selfishness, ill-temper, and bad manners. They're all curable; but the divorce court won't cure them; it never has and it never will. Love's a thing that grows slowly and has roots and can stand wind and weather." Centuries ago, Tertullian wrote: "How beautiful, then, is the marriage of two Christians, two who are one in hope, one in desire, one in the way of life they follow, and one in the ...

2675. I Saw a New Heaven

Revelation 21:1-27

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John R. Brokhoff

... and serve and support one another to the glory of God. No one will ever need to seek forgiveness from another for having wronged the other, because no such sins will be committed. Nor will sins of omission be possible. All will be peace and joy and love and celebration, the like of which we cannot now even imagine in our wildest dreams. What a different and blessed life it will be in God’s new order! Recently published is a five-volume, ten-million-word Encyclopedia of World Crime. This set of books will ...

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