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2676. The Golden Gift

Drama

... ? JEAN: This isn't a joke, is it? This is my passport - yellow, as you see. That is enough to have me kicked out wherever I go. I will read it to you. I learned how to read in the galleys. There is a school there for those who care for it. See, here is what they put in my passport: "Jean Valjean, a liberated convict, native of Faverolles, has been 19 years in the galleys; five years for burglary; 14 for having attempted four times to escape. This man is dangerous." There you have it. Everybody has thrust ...

2677. Prayer

John 8:31-41

Bulletin Aid

... , anyway)! Luther Calvin Zwingli Melancthon Huss - All those old characters - So What?? I hardly know the names Much less what they said What they "protested" about What made them "Protestants". It's enough that I'm a Protestant (To me, it just means "not Catholic"). What do I care if it's Reformation Day? - Big Deal! - Lord, forgive me for my lack of a sense of history For forgetting where I come from And so, not knowing where I'm going. Help me to honor the past So I can affirm the future, And seek your ...

2678. Parable of Cutting Tile

1 Corinthians 15:35-58

Illustration

... and repeatedly tap his blows. First lightly, as he circled the tile slowly, and then heavier blows were made. "It looks to me," said the boy, "like you are getting nowhere. You haven't begun to cut through." "Watch," said the father. After a number of blows carefully repeated, the father gave one hard blow and the tile separated with a perfect cut. "Why didn't you hit it that hard in the first place?" asked the boy. "It would have ruined the tile and made it worthless," said the father. "All those earlier ...

2679. Being Wealthy, Religious and Powerful

Micah 2:1-5

Sermon

... hard to hear the disembowling words of Micah and of God? On a first level, how is it possible for one to be rich and wrong at the same time? On the face of it, it seems impossible. Wealth, affluence is a result of hard work, a just reward for careful investments, not to say coveteousness, and the rich do not use the word covet. There are very few of us who do not want to get wealthy. Being wealthy seems a laudable goal. Just because some make it and some don’t doesn’t alter the equation. One of the ...

2680. The Time Is Coming

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

Sermon

... would have preferred an announcement of his abortion to that of his birth. Contrary to everything he felt and desired, Jeremiah had to say he was chosen to be a prophet before he was born and that God had stitched him together in his mother’s womb with all the care of a professional seamstress. Such was the nature of true prophecy that the prophet had no choice but to say what God had asked him to say. Whether he wanted to speak or not, so he must speak. It seemed to be of no concern, at least to God ...

2681. My dear friends, let us play.

Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21

Sermon

Kendall McCabe

... one of two choices. I can surrender it to death at some point in the future, or I can die to it now by disposing of it myself in a way that seems good to me. I can use it to purchase life for others through the many ministries of caring which the church and other organizations have to offer. On Ash Wednesday I have played with death, and death has no control over me. "Remember that you are dust." Dust that has been animated by the very breath of God, breath that fills my body and gives utterance to my ...

2682. The Third Sunday of Easter

Luke 24:13-35

Sermon

Kendall McCabe

... do what Jesus did. We take bread, we give thanks, we break the bread and share it. In that way we get a handle on what the Gospel is about. It is not merely saying the right words. It is not only caring for one another. It is greeting one another and caring for one another in the name of Christ. Word and Sacrament belong together, just as breath and body belong together. Breath by itself, disembodied, is a ghost, pleasant enough on late night TV spook shows, but rarely welcome anywhere else. A body without ...

2683. He Can Quench All Your Thirsts

Exodus 17:1-7

Sermon

... . Does this mean God has shifted his focus in the world from practical help to "feeding the soul?" That's a common criticism by non-Christians who say the church is long on talk and short on action. Does God - and do his people - care more for theology and less for physical involvement with others? Certainly the New Testament deals extensively with teachings - the parables of Jesus, the Sermon on the Mount, the Pauline letters filled with advice. And certainly most churches today spend less money and energy ...

2684. God Is No Respecter Of Persons

Acts 10:23b-48

Sermon

... . As theologian, Jacques Maritian, has said, "The greatest truth of Christianity is that hearts are worth more than minds, muscles or money." If God does not respect us, it may be because we have too few of his values to respect. Then again, it may just be God doesn't care what our successes are or what we like to brag about. The phrase of Peter's we refer to as "no respecter of persons" literally means "does not take at face value." God isn't interested in the face we present to the world, as much as he's ...

2685. The Cracked Crystal Ball

Jeremiah 28:1-17

Sermon

... who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves. You will know them by their fruits." (Matthew 7:15-16) The problem in our instantoriented and mobile society, is that we don’t have the time to wait around for the fruits, nor do we care to wait for them. By the time we find time to examine the fruits, the prophet, like the home-run ball hit by the Detroit Tigers, and described in the words of radio announcer, Ernie Harwell, has "long gone." There may be an easier way to detect a ...

2686. Honest to Goodness Religion

Hosea 4:1-19

Sermon

... . They watch over this mission." Many beautiful things can be said about love. But when it comes right down to it, honest-to-goodness love is more often a peanut butter sandwich than it is a noble feeling of pity. Love acts. Love does. Love serves. Love cares. Love is practical. The Lord has a great challenge for us. His challenge is to follow the real thing, and not to worry whether others may consider us queer. You won’t need to worry whether your religion is honest-to-goodness. 9. A. Reuben Gornitzka ...

2687. Let God Be God

John 3:1-21

Sermon

Dean Lueking

... our lives, to be sure. But it shrivels Jesus' saving work into something that is far short of the universal lordship of the Son of God throughout creation. It is possible to get comfortable with a Jesus-and-me-alone religion which is closed to the care of creation or to the unifying work of the Holy Spirit in gathering Christ's people into congregations of imperfect people with plenty of problems to solve. We need the stretching, safeguarding work of the Triune God to spare us the problem of narrowing God's ...

2688. Not Blind but Seeing

John 9:1-12

Sermon

Dean Lueking

... . What should now follow? Surely this. Let the people around him rejoice with him as he sings and dances with ecstatic joy. Let his family join him and his neighbors, too, in the unending praise of Jesus who brings sight. Let the people who had the care of souls open the temple doors and shout thanksgiving and praise of God for the wondrous sign and miracle that had taken place. Let the whole town rejoice! None of that follows. First the neighbors begin to doubt whether this man now able to see is really ...

2689. Authority Through Servanthood

Matthew 20:20-28, Matthew 20:17-19

Sermon

Dean Lueking

... like authority in its rightful form. Then things go from bad to worse. The world can’t get along from day to day with no authority whatsoever; things won’t work at all. Anarchy is no solution; rather it is a compounding of the problem. Listen carefully and look thoughtfully to yourself if you are ever told by intelligent people that they see you resisting "authority figures." The words may be more true than you want to recognize. This is not to say that all authority figures are legitimate and must be ...

2690. A Sermon for Passion Sunday

Matthew 27:45-56

Sermon

Dean Lueking

... than we can bear. It happens whenever we feel that some suffering - our own or even greater, someone we love - is totally and absolutely undeserved or without rhyme or reason. Above all, it comes over us when we feel that in this place of pain God doesn’t care, God offers no help, God has turned away his face and forgotten. That was what Jesus Christ felt at this moment. We know something of what he felt, for we have felt it and asked the same anguished question. Years ago, I remember seeing a picture of ...

2691. L’Chaim!

John 10:1-21

Sermon

Dean Lueking

... convinced that bread and circuses are the answer to our urban problems. All I am asking is that justice and basic rights of existence promised in our Constitution be given to prisoners. They are not provided now. I appeal to you to voice your protest and exercise your care for men and women who come out of our jails more hardened and more criminal than when they entered. If we mean what we say when talking about the goal of an improved quality of life, then there is no better place to apply that rhetoric to ...

2692. Loosed from the Pangs of Death

Acts 2:14-41

Sermon

... death. We spend much of our time resisting and denying death as a reality of our human existence. We believe medical science will somehow find the miracle drug, which will cure all human diseases and we will be able to live longer, or that transplants will somehow take care of our vital organs which fail us. I have even read that in Arizona there is a place where a body can be frozen with the expectation or hope that a drug will be discovered, which will heal that person’s disease so they might live again ...

2693. The Family of God

John 10:1-21

Children's Sermon

... I would be taking away part of the family of God. Everybody in this book and every place in this book and every color in this book was made by God and belongs to God. We must be very careful to keep it the way God made it and be very happy that we have such a good God and such a Good Shepherd to take care of us. Remember "The Family of God" book and never forget that all of his people belong to him and that we are very grateful that he included a place in his world for us.

2694. Easter 3

Acts 9:1-19a, Revelation 5:1-14, John 21:1-14

Sermon Aid

... the relationship. Three times Jesus asks Peter, "Do you love me?" Three times Peter confesses he does, and Jesus commands him to care for his sheep. Peter is now re-instated, the relationship is re-established, and Peter again is in charge of the movement ... Some have false ideas about activity in heaven: doing nothing forever, walking on streets of gold, playing harps. Those who do not care for praising and serving Christ on earth may not be interested in the heaven portrayed by John. Outline: John sees what ...

2695. Proper 12

Lk 11:1-13 · Col 2:6-15 · Gen 18:20-32 · 2 Ki 5:1-15

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... in prayer, this pericope is pregnant with sermonic possibilities. A. God is concerned about conditions on earth - vv. 20, 21 . We do not have a God high in the heavens who could not care less what happens on earth. In the case of Sodom, God himself comes down to the city for a first-hand investigation. God knows and cares about human conditions on earth. B. The wrath of God is real - v. 22. God intends to destroy the wicked cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. Sin is punished. The wrath of God is visited ...

2696. Proper 15

Lk 12:49-56 · Jer 20:7-13; 23:23-29; 38:4-10

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... people are on fire with God, full of energy, interest, zeal, enthusiasm, and vitality. B. Can let the fire of God go out. The fire of God is not necessarily an eternal flame. The fire can be put out by the water of worldliness, by smothering the fire by the cares of this life, and by letting it burn out for lack of fuel. C. Use the fire for good. Fire is used to light other fires. Fire is contagious. If a Christian is on fire with God, those who come in contact are set on fire, too. Christians are spiritual ...

2697. Proper 18

Lk 14:25-33 · Eze 33:1-11 · Phm 1-20 · Prov 9:8-12

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... - and where an all-powerful God is in all of it. We need to fight the temptation to second-guess God, whose ways always outsmart our limited intelligence. A. We know God is a faithful God 1. In spite of what we don't know, we know enough a. God cares for us unfailingly b. That faithfulness secures us in an uncertain universe 2. We can know more and more by God's grace a. God's revelation continues day by day b. The gift of our God-given intelligence opens new knowledge and wisdom to us as we explore the ...

2698. Proper 24

Lk 18:1-8 · 2 Tim 3:14--4:5 · Gen 32:22-30 · Ex 17:8-13 · Hab 1:1-3, 2:1-4

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... To pray "always" is to pray persistently without losing hope that the prayer will be answered. 2. Neither (vv. 2, 4). Here was a tough judge with a heart of stone. He had no fear of God nor respect for people. He was all justice, totally impartial and neutral. He cared for no one. His position was rooted in his relationship with God. When there is no fear of God, there is no respect for human beings. If there is no regard for God and his law, why be concerned about people's needs? 3. Find (v. 8). When Jesus ...

2699. Ordinary 32

Lk 20:27-38 · Zech 7:1-10 · 2 Thess 2:13--3:5 · 1 Chron 29:10-13

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... sermon is needed because many take God and his blessings for granted. We seem to think that it is God's business to love, care for, and forgive us. Consequently, we take our blessings as our right. This is the height of ingratitude, and God must be disappointed with ... hand. When it comes down to life-and-death choices, we can rest assured that, live or die, we are in God's good care. A. Nothing, if untrue to God 1. Convictions that bend when tough times come are no convictions at all 2. We can sell our soul ...

2700. Lent 2

Lk 9:18-36; 13:31-35 · Php 3:17--4:1 · Jer 26:8-15 · Gen 15:1-12, 17-18

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... for some a sign of weakness or of being out of control. Paul is moved to tears over the unChristlike lives some church members are living. With tears he appeals to them to repent. The tears show that we care about people. We fear for their eternal welfare. We want sinners to turn and have life. Do we care enough to weep? 3. Is (v. 20). When does heaven begin for Christians? Most people talk about going to heaven. In this verse Paul affirms that our citizenship in heaven is now. We do not wait for death to ...

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