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2701. Bridges, Not Walls!

Acts 10:23b-48

Sermon

Durwood L. Buchheim

... the mission of Jesus Christ. Apparently this great preacher planned on saying more, but there was a beautiful interruption to his sermon. We are told: The Holy Spirit fell upon all who heard the word. The circumcised believers who had come with Peter were astounded that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles, for they heard them speaking in tongues and extolling God. (10:44-46) Yes, the Spirit came to all who heard the Word of God. Here we have direct evidence of God’s Spirit ...

2702. The Ten Commandments

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Brett Blair

... two commandments. He had murdered, committed, adultery and coveted the possessions of his neighbor. We think the things that we covet will bring us happiness, but they will not. I would conclude this sermon with these thoughts. The Law was a gift from God just as the Messiah was a gift from God. Jesus himself said that he did not come to abolish the Law but to fulfill the law. Jesus affirmed the Ten Commandments time and again by defining their original intent. He spoke in the Sermon on the Mount: You ...

2703. The Ten Commandments - Part 4

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Brett Blair

... broken two commandments. He had murdered, committed, adultery and coveted the possessions of his neighbor. We think the things that we covet will bring us happiness, but they will not. I would conclude this series with this thought. The Law was a gift from God just as the Messiah was a gift from God. Jesus himself said that he did not come to abolish the Law but to fulfill the law. Jesus affirmed the Ten Commandments time and again by defining their original intent. He spoke in the Sermon on the Mount: You ...

2704. The Marvelous Style Of Jesus: Truth And Love

Matthew 22:1-14

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Joseph M. Freeman

... and exhibiting fear of the demands of relationship. I have often observed that one of them, quite frankly, does not yet have the maturity of personhood truly to see and to appreciate the gifts and qualities the other person carries and is willing to offer. The more immature person in the relationship simply cannot see the gift package in the other and is not ready to continue to build the relationship. Indeed, s/he takes flight from any deeper sense of intimacy and shows interest only in the more ...

2705. Resurrection: From Burn-Out to New Vision

Sermon

Leonard H. Budd

... outran the wind blowing up the storm-clouds overhead. Strength to run like this after the day he had been through was a gift from God. God had been giving him strength like that all along; strength that had always amazed him. There had been the strength ... now in the presence of the Holy Spirit; strengthened by God’s power, enlightened by Christ’s teaching, enriched by Spirit gifts, and comforted by the holy presence of God. Amen Study Suggestions for Chapter Five Group Builder Ask each person to respond ...

2706. Resurrection: From Slave to Child

Galatians 3:26--4:7

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Leonard H. Budd

... be a political freedom, such as freedom of speech. It may be a freedom that has been the result of discipline, such as the freedom to play the piano, or the freedom from a former bad habit. It may be a freedom that one experiences as a gift, such as freedom from pain or freedom from depression. It may be another kind of freedom that someone in your group may suggest. Discussion Quesions 1. The author begins by describing the freedom of Jesus to enter Jerusalem on Palm Sunday despite the dangers. In what way ...

2707. Francis of Assisi: a Faith for Every Day

Sermon

Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... the Tertiaries. These people wanted to adopt his lifestyle as far as was compatible with normal life. Francis received the gift of the stigmata (the five wounds of Christ) in 1224. His generosity, his simple faith, his passionate devotion to God and ... hell," our approach is to gather at the foot of the cross with other sinners and join their precious response to God’s gift of grace and forgiveness. The cross joins us together as blood brothers and sisters and family. Central to our life’s existence ...

2708. When Something is About to Happen

Mark 13:32-37

Sermon

Thomas Long

... conceive a child, in vain. Or again, plans are changed; the dignitary travels by another route, by-passing the town, leaving the once-festive bunting to droop in the rain. Even Christmas day has its own measure of disappointment. The packages are opened, the gifts admired and put away. The tree comes down; the shepherds and angels are stored for another year, and the long-awaited day passes with a sense that nothing, nothing really, has happened. In a far more profound way, the church has always struggled ...

2709. Jesus, the Suffering Messiah

Mark 14:1-11

Sermon

Richard A. Jensen

... upon us as the light of the world. We know the sting of death. That reality is ever before us. It haunts our every step. Jesus joins us in our death-march. He joins us in order to reverse our death-march through his gift of eternal life. All of these gifts of God are yours today - yours for the believing. But perhaps your faith has wavered. Perhaps you have betrayed your Lord. Jesus Christ even offers to reverse that! "I reclaimed my disciples," Jesus says to us. "I reclaim you as well. Repent. Turn around ...

2710. Will Names Never Hurt Us?

Proverbs 10:1-32

Sermon

Edward Chinn

... good name, a nickname. Christ renamed this shifting, sandlike, big fisherman by calling him "Rocky." That is the meaning of Simon’s new name which we know as "Peter." Silver or gold Christ had not, but what he did have he gave to Simon. He gave him the undeserved gift of an unexpected lift through a new name. Isn’t this what Isaiah of Babylon meant when he wrote, "You will be called by a new name, a name given by the Lord himself"? (Isaiah 62:2, TEV). What a lift that must have been for Simon because "a ...

2711. You Can Depend on It

Genesis 1:1-2:3

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Thomas D. Peterson

... so as to live in peace and prosperity with him, themselves, and others. Each major revelation of God we can call his gracious gift whereby the good life might be put in motion and retained for its enjoyment. The covenant and its law have long been ... bestowed upon humankind in his covenant, so that Jesus could truthfully say he fulfilled the law and did not abolish it. Jesus is the supreme gift and word of God to man. He is the beginning and the end. In him, the timeless love of God is disclosed in terms of ...

2712. A Streak of Common Sense

Deuteronomy 18:14-22

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Thomas D. Peterson

... will come true, for they are of God. True prophets spell out the long-range consequences of not obeying God, while they make perfectly clear the daily demands of faithfulness if they are to obtain God’s favor. Thus, the law is not a burden; it is a gift of God to insure the continuance of genuine common sense, if the people truly desire to achieve God’s favor. The favor may be the promised land, eternal life, or freedom to fulfill oneself here and now by living a life justified by faith. Look at some of ...

2713. Christmas 1

Isaiah 61:1-11, Isaiah 62:1-12, Galatians 3:26--4:7, Luke 2:21-40

Bulletin Aid

Paul A. Laughlin

... TO THE LAW. Leader: But through a Son, God adopted us as sons and daughters, and made us heirs of a great inheritance. People: LET US THEREFORE LIFT OUR HEARTS TO GOD, OUR FATHER, OUR MOTHER, OUR COMFORT, OUR HOPE. Collect Almighty God, whose gift of a child was also the gift of adoption for us: let us feel in our depths your divine parental love; that we may be better sons and daughters in your holy family and more worthy brothers and sisters of Christ. In his name we pray. Amen Prayer of Confession O ...

2714. Epiphany 6

2 Kings 5:1-27, 1 Corinthians 9:1-27, Mark 1:40-45

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Paul A. Laughlin

... is ours; that, in newness of spiritual health, we shall be compelled to share the joy of our transformation with others. In the name of our Savior, Jesus Christ, we pray. Amen Prayer of Confession God of patient love, we confess that we have often taken the gift of grace that we have received from you, as well as your many mercies, and kept them to ourselves. Forgive us our selfishness, and help us to share the bountifulness and the boundlessness of your love with others. That they may know, as we do, the ...

2715. Lent 6

Isaiah 50:1-11, Mark 15:16-20, Mark 15:21-32, Philippians 2:1-11

Bulletin Aid

Paul A. Laughlin

... yet compassionate God, who brought the world salvation through a Passion, open our hearts again to the wonder of it all; that beholding the agony of suffering innocence, we may grow in love for you, for Christ, and for one another as co-recipients of a great gift. In the name of Jesus we pray. Amen Prayer of Confession Forgiving God, we confess our share in the human condition and thus our complicity in the death of your Son and our Savior. We are prone to sin and faithlessness to you and one another, and ...

2716. Good Friday

Isaiah 52:13--53:12, Hebrews 4:14-5:10, John 19:17-27, John 19:28-37

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Paul A. Laughlin

... the name of the suffering Christ we pray. Amen Prayer of Confession Most merciful God, we confess how easily we forget the pain and suffering through which we have been graciously restored to favor with you, and how much for granted we have taken that great gift. Forgive us our ingratitude and insensitivity. Place in our hearts a deep sympathy for the torturous death of Jesus, and make us painfully aware of the price that he paid for us. In his precious name we pray. Amen Second Lesson: Hebrews 4:14-16; 5 ...

2717. The Resurrection of Our Lord

Isaiah 25:1-12, John 20:1-9, John 20:10-18, Mark 16:1-20, 1 Corinthians 15:1-11

Bulletin Aid

Paul A. Laughlin

... Rejoice, Christians, and be glad. For Jesus who was dead is now risen! People: THIS JESUS WHO WAS DEAD WAS RAISED AGAIN TO LIFE AND APPEARED TO MANY! Leader: This is the good news: death is no more! Eternal life is ours! People: PRAISE GOD FOR THIS GREAT AND GRACIOUS GIFT: OUR FAITH IS NOT IN VAIN! Collect God of life and hope, who raised a son from death to life, cause in us this day a resurrection of the heart; that we who are dead within may know the reality of resurrection and the spirit of new life in ...

2718. Easter 7

Acts 1:12-26, 1 John 5:1-12, John 17:6-19

Bulletin Aid

Paul A. Laughlin

... for our lives. In the life-giving name of Jesus we pray. Amen Prayer of Confession God of love, we confess how casually we tend to take the fact of eternal life, and how easily we ignore the implications of that enormous gift in our lives. Forgive us, we pray. Sensitize us anew to the reality of what we have received in Christ, and deepen both our appreciation and our responsiveness in ministry for the world. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen Gospel: John 17:11b-19 Theme: The followers of Christ as ...

2719. Proper 8

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

Bulletin Aid

Paul A. Laughlin

... the rich of the world, and yet manage to spiritualize our faith so as to make material concern and generosity toward the poor irrelevant. Forgive us, we pray. Set before us the examples of Christ and Paul, who taught that as recipients of your spiritual gifts, we should in turn show compassion for the needy in very tangible ways. In Christ we pray. Amen Gospel: Mark 5:21-43 Theme: Compassionate faith Exegetical note In this pericope couched in a pericope, Mark tells of a healing and a resurrection. The ...

2720. Proper 10

2 Samuel 7:18-29, Ephesians 1:1-14, Mark 6:7-13

Bulletin Aid

Paul A. Laughlin

... we have redemption and forgiveness of our trespasses. People: IN CHRIST, IN THE FULLNESS OF TIME, ALL THINGS IN HEAVEN AND ON EARTH WILL BE UNITED! Collect Wonderful God, who has blessed us greatly in Christ, open our minds and hearts to the majesty of your gift to us in him: that we may know and feel the enormity of your generosity and the awesomeness of our being united with you, one another, and finally all of creation in him. In the name of Jesus the Christ we pray. Amen Prayer of Confession Forgiving ...

2721. BECAUSE HE LOVES ME

Drama

Gary C. Bratz

... expressed. With Thee alone will always be All joy and blessedness for me. With joy and love I wait for Thee To come with Thy good gifts to me. Stay close to me all through my days; Then let me sing in heav’n Thy praise. Pastor: Do you know why we are ... . The birth of Jesus has special meaning for us, and that’s why we are here tonight - to tell the story again, to thank God for His Gift of love, and to tell each other what it all means for us. Jesus wasn’t only born, but He lived for us and He died for ...

2722. Mission Accomplished!

Luke 24:50-53

Sermon

Charles L. Koester

... Life from God is more than a yearning for things yet to come. It has to be, or our present life makes no sense. If our God-given life does not count for something, then God gave us the gift for nothing. Some folks look upon this life as being inherently evil. A battleground. God’s arena for testing us. But God created his world good, did he not? Life is "now" too! He sends the blood coursing through our veins and arteries, giving our sinews and muscles resiliency and ...

2723. Zechariah

Drama

Charles L. Koester

INTRODUCTION: [This portion is read from the lectern by the introducer or narrator.] Advent has been called the "Lent" of Christmas; both bring to this world the light of God’s love in the gift of a Son. At the time Jesus was born, darkness covered the earth, and gross darkness the people. Yet there were believers scattered abroad in every part of the land. These faithful kept bright the light of true religion. God had not left Himself without witnesses; witnesses who yearned for ...

2724. Simeon

Drama

Charles L. Koester

... in His Son. Because we believe and have faith in Him, we dare to look confidently to a peaceful death and beyond. Beyond to eternal life, life with our Father. Because of God’s Advent, your life, your own very personal life has its Easter. That is the gift God brings to each of you in your time as He brought it to us in our time. Your celebration, called Christmas, ought to serve as your reminder. It ought to give you cause today for thanks as we pray: Lord, now lettest thou these thy servants assembled ...

2725. Why Christmas?

Isaiah 8:11-22

Sermon

Theodore L. Yewey

... to say that what we really need is Christmas, not just more lights, more parties, more holiday hastle, more decorations and more gifts. We need something more. What we need is Christmas! We need to experience the entrance of God into our daily life and ... of living. Why Christmas? Christmas at its best shows us what life is to be like all of the time. Christmas proclaims the marvelous gift of God. It shouts of light in darkness. It speaks of Joy in the midst of great pressures. Christmas expresses Hope in a ...

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