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251. A SERMON DRAMA FOR CHRISTMASTIDE

Drama

Tom Eberle

... could have talked to her instead. Female: But then someone would have had to tell her mother what was going on. Gabriel: My next line is: "Do not be afraid, Mary, for God has been gracious to you; you shall conceive and bear a son, and you shall give him the name Jesus. He will be great; he will bear the title ‘Son of the Most High’; the Lord God will give him the throne of his ancestor David, and he will be king over Israel for ever; his reign shall never end." Do you object to that? Male: Couldn’t ...

252. What Do You Think You’re Worth?

Matthew 10:1-42

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... , like the Prodigal, went to a far country of sin to live it up and waste God’s resources. It is similar to a child who lost his teddy bear. It originally cost only $10, but a reward of $100 was offered for its return. What made this teddy bear so valuable to the child? By now the teddy bear was old, worn, and ragged. It was the child’s love for the teddy bear that made it so valuable and important to him. Man, too, can be worn-out and ragged and almost worthless in man’s sight, but God considers him ...

253. Name Above Every Name

Luke 2:21-40

Sermon

Leonard Mann

... they said to those attending there, "This is Jesus." And the authorities responded, "So he is." And he was. Upon entering the world, each of us is given a name; and it is up to us to give that name a meaning by the way we live and how we bear it across our span of years. This Bethlehem Child was called by a very common word; there was a boy named Jesus: in almost every city block. But this Child took that word, and in about 33 years gave it a meaning that nobody had ever given it before and ...

254. Discipleship - Path to Fulfillment

Mark 10:35-45

Sermon

James W. Robinson

... laity. As the "new kid on the block," I greeted one and all with a fixed smile and deferential bearing. Some of the luminaries condescended to welcome me stiffly. Others simply stared blankly in my direction before turning away ... that I drink, or to be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized?" Jesus asked James and John. "What he is saying is ‘Can you bear to go through the terrible experience which I have to go through? Can you face being submerged in hatred and pain and death, as I have been ...

255. A Way Back In

Isaiah 40:1-31

Sermon

Thomas D. Peterson

... . God has provided for his people a way back in. He not only saved them from extinction, but he gave them a way of becoming a world religion through the institution of the synagogue. These events are great chapters in the story of our Judeo-Christian heritage. They bear witness to us of the advent of God’s good news for us very early in our story. The same conditions apply when we come to the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the Good News that God’s unconditional love was at work in the world. Jesus was always ...

256. Easter 5

Acts 8:26-40, 1 John 4:7-21, John 15:1-17

Bulletin Aid

Paul A. Laughlin

... the love that is in Christ may flow as a life-giving and growth-producing fluid that will yield in us the fruits of good works. In the name of Jesus we pray. Amen Prayer of Confession Compassionate God, we acknowledge with shame and regret that we do not bear the fruits of your love in Christ as we should. We too often and too easily become dead branches, worthy only to be pruned away and discarded. Forgive us, we pray. Bring us to health by the strength of your grace. Make us worthy vehicles of Christ’s ...

257. Proper 19

Proverbs 22:1-16, James 2:1-13, James 2:14-26, Mark 8:27-30, Mark 8:31--9:1

Bulletin Aid

Paul A. Laughlin

... Forgive us, we pray. Give us the assistance of your Spirit in changing our images of success, so that moral righteousness will finally be more important to us than material riches. In Christ’s name we pray. Amen Gospel: Mark 8:27-38 Theme: Bearing the mark of Christ Exegetical Note The famous saying of Jesus about discipleship and "taking up his cross" allows another interpretation worth exploring. Some exegetes suggest that in the pre-Easter version of the saying, stauros meant not a "cross" but a "cross ...

258. THE SURPRISED

Luke 1:5-25

Sermon

Theodore L. Yewey

... people. They were people who approached each day with the knowledge that it would be filled with the same activities, the same people, and the same thoughts as every other day. And they were old. Luke reminds us that they were far past the age of child bearing. By no stretch of the imagination were they swingers or a part of the jet set of their day. They were rather good prospects for Senior Citizens and the rocking chair brigade. Yet it is with Zechariah and Elizabeth that the story of the birth of Christ ...

259. When A Grain Of Wheat Falls

John 12:20-36

Sermon

Brett Blair

... hard. Jesus said, unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies it bears much fruit. Jesus then explained what he meant. He said, "The man who loves his life will lose it, while the man who hates his ... as long as we shall live. That brings us to Jesus second announcement. II Jesus said, when a grain of wheat falls it bears much fruit. Many of you saw “Mr. Holland’s Opus,” starring Richard Dreyfus. Mr. Holand dreamed of being a composer but a new ...

260. Good Christians

Luke 13:1-9

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... plenty of good light, water it once a week, and keep it just a little while longer. This little twig may surprise us and start to grow a lot of oranges. Jesus told many stories which we read in the Bible. One story was about a tree that wouldn't bear any fruit, just like this one here. When the owner of the tree saw that it wouldn't grow any fruit, he told his gardener to cut it down. The gardener asked him to give the tree one more chance. He told the owner that he would give the tree ...

261. His Death

Luke 23:26-43

Sermon

Brett Blair

... in crucem. He was then, as Plautus tells us, fastened with four nails to the wood of the cross ("Lact.", IV, 13; Senec., "Vita beat.", 19; Tert., "Adv. Jud.", x; Justus Lipsius " De Cruce", II, vii; xli-ii). Finally, a placard called the titulus bearing the name of the condemned man and his sentence, was placed at the top of the cross (Euseb., "Hist. Eccl", V, 1; Suet., Caligula", xxxviii and "Domit." x; Matt., xxvii, 37; John, xix, 19). Slaves were crucified outside of Rome in a place called Sessorium ...

262. Good Friday: The Three Crosses

John 18:1-11

Sermon

Brett Blair

... of the people. On arrival at the place of execution the cross was uplifted. Soon the sufferer, entirely naked, was bound to it with cords. He was then, fastened with four nails to the wood of the cross. Finally, a placard called the titulus bearing the name of the condemned man and his sentence, was placed at the top of the cross. Slaves were crucified outside of Rome in a place called Sessorium, beyond the Esquiline Gate; their execution was entrusted to the carnifex servorum (the place of the hangman ...

263. The Ten Commandments #9: No False Witness

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... up even a few of them. She came back to the minister dejected at her plight, and quickly realized the lesson he was trying to teach her. Once those feathers, those light little lies, get up in the wind, it is impossible to get them back. "You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor." Good words for the courtroom, good words for ANY room. It is NOT a flat prohibition against lying. It would have nothing to say to me if I lied to protect someone. If a man came to me wielding a machete, asking if I ...

264. God's Plan For Empowerment

John 1:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... spent many, many months in that particular cage with those bars that restricted its behavior in that way. Eventually a naturalistic environment was built around this cage, on-site. When it was finally completed, the cage was removed from around the polar bear. Guess what happened? That's right. It still paced back and forth as if the cage were still there.(6) There are many people who are simply pacing back and forth in life. They have no idea that Christ has removed the cage of our estrangement from God ...

265. What We Have Is A Communication Problem

Luke 9:28-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... ," replied the American, "He sits on a cake of ice and eats fish." "Oh, no," said the Italian, "I will not do it." His befuddled American friend then asked, "What won't you do?" The Italian said, "I have just been asked to be a polar bear at a funeral." WE LAUGH, BUT COMMUNICATION PROBLEMS ARE A PART OF LIFE. Indeed, they are a most annoying part of life. Of course, sometimes the results ARE humorous. For example, there is a column of household hints carried in many newspapers called ASK HELOISE. Sometime ...

266. Good News For You

Isaiah 7:1-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... congregation that he forgot his line. Finally the idea came back to him and he blurted out, "Hey, I got good news for you!" Each of our lessons from the Scripture this morning is about the good news of Christmas. Isaiah tells us that a virgin will conceive and bear a son and his name shall be Emmanuel, "God is with us." Matthew tells us the intimate story of Joseph's discomfort over the condition of his bride-to-be. St. Paul sums up the meaning of it all in his letter to the Romans. He draws our attention ...

267. Love

Isaiah 7:1-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... know that box contained the advent of love into this strife-torn world. Joseph knew. An angel had appeared to him in a dream: "Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit; she will bear a son and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins." Mary knew, too. In her amazement and adoration she sang, "My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has regarded the lowly estate of ...

268. "Catch-able" But Not "Fetch-able"

Luke 1:26-38

Sermon

King Duncan

... across the women's face. The child took her hand. In the midst of a day filled with much busyness, the two of them quietly received God's gift. (5) God came to a humble maiden in an obscure village called Nazareth. An angel told her that she would bear a child. That child would be the hope of the world. And he is. 1. Fred Brown. "Hancock Moonshiner . . ." The Knoxville News-Sentinel (July 22, 1990), Section B, pp. 1, 6. 2. As told by Douglas V. Steere in Together in Solitude (New York: Crossroad, 1982). 3 ...

269. Help For Troubled Hearts

John 14:15-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... were built to support the weight of the San Francisco-Oakland bridge, they were fashioned with a capability of bearing a load two and one-half times as great as the maximum they would ever be called upon to bear. I do not know how heavy a load we are capable of bearing. The Scriptures testify, however, that by the power of the Holy Spirit we can endure any trial, overcome any temptation, bear up under any circumstance and do so triumphantly. Do you believe that? Why are you in such distress this morning ...

270. Resisting The Power Of Temptation

1 Corinthians 10:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... terror sometimes to get back out. But think of this promise God revealed to St. Paul. God will not let us be tempted beyond what we can bear, and He always will provide a way out. What does that say to you? Here is what it says to me. If you and I give in ... all only human, but we also belong to Christ, and we have His promise that He will not let us be tempted beyond what we can bear but He always will provide a way out. You see, he knows us better than we know ourselves. He knows our strong points and our ...

271. Who Is Your Hero?

Matthew 17:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... humorous article in the newspapers sometime back about the National Basketball Association's biggest man, Washington's 7-foot-7 Gheorghe Muresan. Muresan is big enough to frighten some NBA players. Bears don't like him, either. During a recent visit to the Washington Zoo, a bear ran for his cave and hid as Muresan approached. "We tried it a few more times, and every time he showed up, the bear ran to his cave," interpreter Greg Ghyka said. (2) Now there is a man you can look up to--a man so large that even ...

272. Immanuel

Isaiah 63:7-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... His response was to ally himself with Assyria, one of Judea's most powerful enemies. But Isaiah advised Ahaz not to put his trust in international alliances. He should trust in God instead. And Isaiah offered a sign that God would be with him: A young woman would bear a child and would name him Immanuel, which means "God is with us." We, too, live in a time of great international tension. The events of 9/11 ushered in an era more difficult than any in all of history. We know how to deal with hostile nations ...

273. He Came To Us

Luke 1:26-38

Sermon

King Duncan

... women's face. The child took her hand. In the midst of a day filled with much busyness, the two of them quietly received God's gift. (5) God came to a humble maiden in an obscure village called Nazareth. He told her that she would bear a child. That child would be the hope of the world. And he is. 1. Fred Brown. "Hancock Moonshiner . . ." The Knoxville News-Sentinel (July 22, 1990), Section B, pp. 1, 6. 2. Douglas V. Steere, TOGETHER IN SOLITUDE (New York: Crossroad, 1982). 3. (Minneapolis: Winston Press ...

274. Forgiveness: Human and Divine

Matthew 6:12-15

Sermon

Edward Inabinet

... having a critical and mean spirit, always looking for the fault and flaws in others. Or we become depressed, or we may try to legalistically conform our lives to those religious traditions we know in hopes that somehow we''ll escape the weight of that guilt that bears down upon our hearts and our minds. But our guilt remains, and it tells on us, and we must eventually receive the forgiveness of God in order to have a sense of peace and harmony in our souls. So forgiveness is the great restoring power in our ...

275. One Commandment, Slightly Used

John 13:31-38

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... around one: almost a noxious vapor that one can see, a veritable reek that one can smell. These creatures seem unable to bear the very sight of each other. They actually seem ready to kill! And, of course, have done so over the centuries. It ... soul, What wondrous love is this, O my soul! What wondrous love is this that caused the Lord of bliss To bear the dreadful curse for my soul, for my soul, To bear the dreadful curse for my soul. What wondrous love is this, O my soul, I my soul, What wondrous love is ...

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