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2726. THE WATCHERS

Luke 2:21-40

Sermon

Theodore L. Yewey

... , I could not help noticing the fulfillment and contentment in every face. For once more through the enthusiasm of children the God given gift of Love had become a reality for those who waited for the ultimate end in that nursing home. And because of that visit ... watching for. And he went to Mary and Joseph and picked the child up in his arms with tenderness as one who was holding a precious gift and he exclaimed, "Now I can end my days with a new peace. For I have seen with my own eyes the glory that God has ...

2727. Christmas Now!

John 1:1-18

Sermon

Theodore L. Yewey

... returned to the ordinary glorifying and praising God. The Three Kings who had journeyed far, after they had presented their gifts and worshiped the new born King of all kings, left to return to their homeland directed and guided by God ... that are on our lips? "It was great, but thank God that it’s over fill next year." or "We really gave and received a lot of nice gifts, but we spent too much. We went way over our budget. Next year for sure, we’ve got to join a Christmas club." or "I really must exchange ...

2728. LIFE! LIFE! ETERNAL LIFE!

1 Corinthians 15:12-34

Sermon Aid

John W. Rilling

... new life is a miracle, and it follows as a result of the miracle of Easter. "Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more. Death hath no more dominion over him." It is God’s gift. "This is the Lord’s doing and it is marvelous in our eyes." Man can make Calvary, but only God can give Easter. And this is the free gift which God offers us all anew today from the nail-pierced hands of his Son. We began with a troubled soul who put his fingers in his ears to shut out the siren voices of the ...

2729. Strengthened For Life

John 15:1-17

Sermon

O. Garfield Beckstrand, II

... that relationship when we yield our minds and hearts and wills to Christ. It is then that he is the vine and we are the branches. Second, with this teaching, Jesus not only makes a pledge to us; he also sounds a solemn warning. While he promises the gift of a fruitful and meaningful life, he also warns us about the danger of living a life which does not bear fruit. The disciples with their knowledge of farming knew that the vine was a luxuriant plant which had to be pruned frequently. A young vine was not ...

2730. Called into Friendship

John 15:1-17

Sermon

O. Garfield Beckstrand, II

... morning. The first question is this: "What would you consider the highest honor that you could receive? Would it be a promotion in your work or an unexpected invitation to be an overnight guest at the White House?" The second question is: "What is the finest gift that I could give to someone? Would it be money or possessions?" Answers to these questions can vary widely. But I think we can answer these questions very simply, and the answer could apply to all of us. I believe the highest honor we can receive ...

2731. The Call of the Trumpet

Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21

Sermon

George Bass

... Lent. At the same time, we need to pray earnestly that God will enrich our lives through the Holy Spirit so that we may "grow in grace" and make the most we can of the lives given us by the Lord. Misuse of the gifts of God may endanger our lives and jeopardize our claim to his gift in Christ. In "The Enduring Chill," Flannery O’Connor tells the story of the return of Asbury Fox to his mother’s home to die. He is a young man, a frustrated artist and intellectual, who is "above" the sort of life lived in ...

2732. Out of the Wilderness Comes New Life

Mark 1:9-13

Sermon

George Bass

... us again that we are dying, and will surely die in the desert, without the help of Jesus Christ. "Repent of your sins and return to me," are his words to us today. And, he adds, "believe in the gospel." You and I know - or should - that those are gifts of grace: repentance and faith. They come to us through the gracious Word of God, Jesus Christ. The Word convicts us of sin and guilt, and that same Word, through the faith it generates, brings us to new life, enabling us to hold onto it when everything in ...

2733. Love - A Christian Imperative

John 15:1-17

Sermon

George Bass

... And he demonstrated - in his passion and death - how love overcomes hate and all the evil powers of this world. What is more, Jesus knew the answer to the perplexing question, "How do we learn to love others, as well as God?" He knew that love is a gift given to us, especially in Christ, by our heavenly Father, our loving God and Maker. Menninger could say, "Some of us were fortunate enough to have parents who cared about us, who loved us, and who thereby taught us to love them in return. That love was then ...

2734. When Ten Equals Two

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Larry Powell

... more and more beautiful, until at last, no further improvement could be made. Such grace, such beauty had she; so lifelike, was she, she must have a name, a name by which he could address her. Galatea would be her name and she must have a robe, and gifts, and flowers. Pygmalion had fallen desperately in love with a lifeless piece of marble. He would not pretend. He spoke to her, held her hands in his, and reached out in his heart to the very thing he had created. Such was his continuing, all-giving love ...

2735. House-Building Time

2 Samuel 7:1-17

Sermon

Richard L. Eslinger

... climax of that whole story. God will establish David’s house. The house and lineage of David are proclaimed as God’s gift to Israel. "The Lord," Nathan announces, "will make you a house." For Mary there must have been some irony in this new ... and jolly old elves, of the "impending doom" facing the newborn child. So our celebration is somewhat restrained. We bless God for the gift of a son, even as we remain soberly aware that this birth will be difficult for Mary. She will stand before the Cross ...

2736. Mary Ann Was Born Again

Genesis 1:1-2:3

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Richard L. Eslinger

... a growing desire to share in that Holy Meal. She found there was something unfulfilled about worshiping when you felt like part of the family, but had not broken bread with them. She joined in the Prayer of Thanksgiving, listened as the Spirit was invoked on the gifts and the community, and watched as the bread was broken. Then she watched (rather than shared in) the Meal. It felt increasingly odd to her not to be fully a part of the family of Christ. At that point, the meetings with the pastor began. In ...

2737. Life-Giving Water

Revelation 21:1-27

Children's Sermon

Shirley Jennings

Object: Two opaque water glasses, one with water in it. Water is an important gift from God that we use every day in many ways. What do you think I have in this glass? Water? Milk? Kool-Aid? I have water in this glass. Now watch the color as I pour it out of this glass into the ... in? Water. What do plants in houses need to keep them green and growing? Water. We’ve just been saying a lot of things about water. We use water in many ways. We can’t live without it. It’s a very important gift from God.

2738. Heaven on Earth

John 6:25-59

Sermon

Richard Patt

... . I don’t know why God has favored me in this way, really. What a testimony to all of us that we dare never judge a book by its cover, that heaven on earth - all of God’s best gifts to us - is sometimes found in the least likely places! III But perhaps saddest of all, we sometimes write off even ourselves as ever becoming noble persons of God and cherished souls of heaven. Sometimes we do not see ourselves as candidates for God’s forgiveness, mercy, and love. Oh, ...

2739. Memories

Luke 2:21-40

Sermon

Daniel G. Mueller

... God’s Messiah, the promised Savior to come. The moment they saw the baby Jesus they recognized him to be the Lord’s Christ and spoke of him to all "who were looking for the redemption of Jerusalem." Simeon especially was filled with joy and blessed God for his great gift. Simeon had been waiting to die. He was an old man who had lived a full life and was ready to go home. The only thing missing was seeing God’s salvation, and God had promised him that he would not die until he saw the Savior. God kept ...

2740. Coping When It Seems Impossible

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... to share the secret of his ability to cope with life: "We Christians, of all people, have a good reason to hope. Hope is a gift of God based on the belief that God created us and is our friend and helper. If I believe in a God who cares about ... destructive letter. To put it in Dr. Weatherhead’s own words, "There is only one explanation of such an experience. God’s greatest gift to man was given and accepted. The Friend came."[3] Christ is in the garden. The disciples are asleep. He struggles alone. "Let ...

2741. Spiritual Blindness

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

Warren Thomas Smith

... more bent To serve therewith my Maker, and present My true account, lest he returning chide, Doth God exact day-labour, light deny’d, I fondly ask; but patience, to prevent That murmur, soon replies, God doth not need Either man’s work or his own gifts, who best Bear his mild yoke, they serve him best, his State Is Kingly. Thousands at his bidding speed, And post o’er Land and Ocean without rest: They also serve who only stand and wait.2 "Sightless Milton dreamed visions no one else could see," said ...

2742. Called of the Spirit

John 7:25-44

Bulletin Aid

James Wilson

... . Prayer Of Confession Lord, You call to our hearts with a gentle word of peace and yet so often we will not hear You. In a busy world You would give us love and joy in our lives yet so often we feel Your gift is too good to be true and we will not accept it. In love You offer us the gift of life itself and yet so often in our pride we refuse it. Forgive us, Lord. In Christ we pray. Amen. Hymns "Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah" "I Would Be True" "Stand Up, Stand Up For Jesus"

2743. The Friends of Jesus

John 15:1-17

Sermon

Brett Blair

... sunset. We should never underestimate the power behind the sheer physical presence of our friendship. It is a gift that semitones can make the difference. Our friends may not be able to give us wealth, or prestige, or even good advice. But their ministry of presence ... can many times be the greatest gift in the world. The friends of Jesus may not have had much to offer, but they had themselves. When he died, John and ...

2744. Bread of Life

John 6:25-59

Bulletin Aid

Dallas A. Brauninger

... , let us approach God with hopeful hearts. Collect Great Sustainer, who gives life to this world, who sees that we have food for the body, who opens the way to nourishing the spirit, we give you thanks. We receive your life-sustaining gifts as we receive your gift of Christ. Amen. Prayer of Confession We become so engrossed in pursuing the work that supplies nourishment for the body that we neglect putting energy into finding spiritual food that endures. Encourage us, O God, to create spaces in our everyday ...

2745. The Heart of the Reformation

Romans 3:21-31

Sermon

T. A. Kantonen

... , whether it is sudden or gradual, early in life or late, depends on the personality of each individual. But the content is always the same. Paul sums it up in these words: "All men have sinned and are far away from God’s saving presence. But by the free gift of God’s grace they are all put right with him through Christ Jesus." "Being put right with God" is a simple way of stating the key doctrine of the Reformation, justification by faith. How does God put men right with himself? Is it by giving us his ...

2746. True Freedom

John 8:31-41

Sermon

T. A. Kantonen

... to live in liberty. A slave may speak about life in responsible freedom but it does not mean anything in fact. He needs to be freed and empowered for such a life. The good news of the gospel is that this freedom and this power are ours as a gift of the Emancipator who assures us, "If the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed." "He breaks the power of cancelled sin, He sets the prisoner free." His redeeming death and his victorious resurrection are the basis of true freedom. To be a Christian is to ...

2747. Paul's Thorn In The Flesh

2 Corinthians 12:1-10

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... and God can't remove, make it produce a rose. The minister Bruce Larson states this principle as follows: "In every disaster, God has a gift for you. Claim it." In chapter twelve of Paul's second letter to the Corinthians, he illustrates this truth in his own life. In verse ... first and most common means of healing is through the regular medical channels that God has given us. Penicillin is a gift of God. So is by-pass surgery. A second way God heals is beyond our understanding. Some healing is just beyond our ...

2748. God’s Wounded Healers

Jeremiah 8:4--9:26

Sermon

Gregory J. Johanson

... an inexhaustible source of beauty and self-understanding. The Christian way of life does not take away our loneliness; it protects and cherishes it as a precious gift. The painful awareness of loneliness is an invitation to transcend our limitations, and look beyond the boundaries of our existence. The awareness of loneliness might be a gift we must protect and guard, because our loneliness reveals to us an inner emptiness that can be destructive when misunderstood, but filled with promise for him who ...

2749. The Choice Is Always Ours

Ecclesiastes 9:1-12

Sermon

Gregory J. Johanson

... ) That means that the same God who was loving us along up the hills of joy and triumphs is going to be right there beside us riding down the hills of sorrow, sickness, separations, and stress. Our highest capabilities remind us of God’s gifts and faithfulness to our survival in times past. It is a growing experience to remember positive data, loyal supports, and hitherto undiscovered strengths to persevere. May I share a Bible verse with you which feeds my soul when I feel completely flabbergasted? It is ...

2750. God Who Gave

Titus 2:1-15

Bulletin Aid

Dallas A. Brauninger

... . Jesus has come. Collect We welcome you, little Holy One. We wish you well. We see how modest your beginning is, how simply your needs are met. We offer you our love in return, little Holy One. Amen. Prayer of Confession Ever-giving God, may this gift of Jesus make a difference in our lives. Let us recognize your present power to save us from our negative side. Let us appreciate that we can turn away from discouragement and begin again because of your Holy Child. Amen. Hymns "Break Forth, O Beauteous ...

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