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2776. The Messiah

Matthew 3:1-12

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... Baptist is the one who has come to get us to repent. So the judgment was expected. If God is going to come to rescue us, then there must be a judgment before he comes. So look out. Then comes the announcement of grace. Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a Son, and shall call his name Emmanuel, God with us. Do you see what happens? This is wonderful. Instead of a fire coming to consume us, it is like light coming into the darkness of our lives, to lead us to a new life. So, "arise, shine, for thy ...

2777. The Source of Self Esteem

Romans 8:14-25

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... the spirit of adoption. That is another wonderful metaphor of grace. To say that you are adopted is to say that this didn't happen because of your efforts. This happened simply out of God's grace. When we cry, "Abba! Father!" it is the Spirit himself bearing witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs, heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him. Then in the next paragraph Paul pictures the whole ...

2778. This Is a Test

Genesis 22:1-14

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... those days, a beautiful little book called, O Susan! It is a book that would be a help to other people as they try to make their way through that same dark valley. He said that there is a long period when the loss is almost more than you can bear. It is like you are at the end of the rope, and you have to tie a knot on the end of the rope so that you have something to hold on to. Then, he said, something happens. He warns that it will happen in different ways and at different ...

2779. This Is Not Rocket Science

Acts 2:1-8

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... fellowship groups in this church, and why we need more fellowship groups, and why we are continually creating more, as you heard in the announcement this morning for young, married people. It is why when we get together we always pray for one another, "Our mutual burdens bear," because we are to be a caring fellowship. John Killinger tells a story about a woman painting in the woods. The shots rang out from above her. She was hit. Knocked her down. As she lay on the ground, she looked up, and she could see ...

2780. This Nation, Under God

2 Samuel 7:1-9

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... David's companion during the wars, and when David was made king he made Abiathar his high priest. That would be equivalent today to a high ranking cabinet minister, after a president's term, writing a biography of the president. But it is also great literature. The books bear Samuel's name, but Samuel has only a bit part in this story. It begins with King Saul, the first king of Israel, who chose David, the shepherd boy, to be his armor bearer, and then later to sing for him and play the harp to ease his ...

2781. Try to Be Nice

Philippians 4:2-9

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... that. But it woke him up. He thought maybe his problems don't engage other people because they are not that monumental. In the great scheme of things, maybe they need to be put into perspective. We sing in church, We share each other's woes, our mutual burdens bear; and often for each other flows the sympathizing tear. That's true. That is what we ought to do. The Church ought to be a fellowship of caring. We ought to care for one another. And God cares for us. That is what we preach. God knows each one ...

2782. What's The Use?

John 20:19-31

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... , or Muslim, or Jew, or Humanist-Atheist, we all share a common humanity. And all of us who share this common humanity, have the same dream, the dream of a world where things come out right, where everyone gets what they deserve, and the innocent no longer have to bear the consequences of somebody else's sin, and where good people don't have to suffer. We dream also of a world of equality, where everyone is treated as a child of God with dignity and respect. We dream of that. All of us do. All humanity does ...

2783. When Saying No Means Yes

Luke 4:1-13

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... resisted that temptation by quoting another scripture, saying, "We are to worship God, and God alone." The third temptation was to throw himself off the pinnacle of the Temple in Jerusalem. The devil said, "It says in scripture that if you fall, God will rescue you and bear you up with angels." Incidentally, the devil quoted Psalm 91, which the choir sang as the anthem for this morning. It occurred to me as I listened to the choir sing, that the devil probably had a choir sing the psalm, too, so it would be ...

2784. Why Join the Church?

Acts 2:1-21

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... optimism, they felt it an embarrassment to be different from the progressive institutions of the day. There were even some Christians who hailed the 20th century as the "Christian century." They said, now all the work of the Church for 2000 years was finally going to bear fruit, and this will be the "Christian century." There is no longer any need for us to set ourselves apart from the world, because the world has now become Christian, or will soon be in this 20th century. So they dropped what they said was ...

2785. The Problem Is Not Faith

Luke 17:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... the prize, And sailed through bloody seas? Are there no foes for me to face? Must I not stem the flood? Is this vile world a friend to grace, To help me on to God? Sure I must fight, if I would reign; increase my courage, Lord. I’ll bear the toil, endure the pain, supported by thy word. Are those sentiments lost on us? Are we too affluent, too pampered, too comfortable to hear and appreciate the words of the Gospel? Father John Dear tells about a friend of his who died several years ago from cancer. She ...

2786. Advent 4

Isaiah 7:1-25, Matthew 1:18-25

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John R. Brokhoff

... and pietistic mind, Ahaz preferred to get help from Assyria. To prove that Yahweh would save his country, Yahweh asks Ahaz to ask for a sign as proof of his promise. Ahaz refuses to ask for a sign. Yahweh declares he will give a sign anyway: a woman will bear a child with the name Emmanuel and by the time he reaches the age of reason, Ahaz's enemies will be gone. This passage is used by Matthew in today's Gospel as support for the virgin birth. However, the word for "woman" (almah) in 7:14 is "woman ...

2787. Lent 5

John 11:1-16, Ezekiel 37:1-14, Romans 8:1-17, John 11:17-37, John 11:38-44

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John R. Brokhoff

... about to enter Holy Week. In that last week of Jesus' life, he enters Jerusalem, argues with religious leaders, cleanses the temple, meets with his disciples for the last time, prays in Gethsemane, faces a multiple trial, is flogged, and crucified. Must Jesus go alone? Must Jesus bear the cross alone? Are we not believers in and lovers of Jesus? Does he not mean all the world to us? If we have any love, any sense of loyalty, we will say with Thomas, "Let us also go, that we may die with him." Outline: Can ...

2788. Easter 6

Acts 17:16-34, 1 Peter 3:8-22, John 14:15-31

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John R. Brokhoff

... them gain a close, personal, one-on-one relationship with Christ. Outline: In the garden of grapes we get answers - a. Who are we? - v. 5. 1. Christ - the vine 2. Christians - the branches b. What is expected of us - v. 5. 1. To produce fruit c. How can we bear fruit? 1. Pruning - v. 2 2. Union with the vine - v. 4 d. What are the benefits? 1. Answered prayer - v. 7 2. Glorify God - v. 8 Lesson 1: Acts 17:22-31 (C, E) 1. To An Unknown God! (17:22-31). Need: In America we have a tomb ...

2789. Proper 6

Genesis 18:1-15, Romans 5:1-8, Matthew 9:35 – 10:8 (9-23), Matthew 9:35-38, 10:1-42, Romans 5:1-11

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John R. Brokhoff

... : Psalm 116:1-2, 12-19 - "I love the Lord" (v. 1); Psalm 100:2-3, 5; Psalm 100 - "We are his people, and the sheep of his pasture" (v. 3c). Prayer of the Day: "God, our maker and redeemer, you have made us a new company of priests to bear witness to the gospel. Enable us to be faithful to our calling to make known your promises to all the world." Hymn of the Day: "Spread, Oh, Spread Almighty Word"

2790. Proper 17

Matthew 16:21-28, Romans 12:1-8, Romans 12:9-21, Jeremiah 14:1--15:21, Jeremiah 20:7-18, Exodus 3:1-22

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... need for this sermon is rooted in the fact that many Christians have no idea why God placed them on earth; they are goal-less, without purpose in life. Outline: God has a destiny a. For Jesus - the cross - vv. 21, 23. b. For the Christian - cross-bearing - vv. 24-26. 2. The Cross Way Of Life (16:24). Need: What is the Christian style of life? Modern lifestyles are often contrary to the Christian lifestyle. The style of life we want is one of ease, comfort, and luxury. According to this text, the Christian ...

2791. God's Delight

Matthew 3:13-17

Sermon

Susan R. Andrews

... on the ground, to eat nothing but raw grains, and I can carry huge loads on my back." The teacher took the young man by the arm and led him toward a field. "Do you see the mule? He too sleeps on the ground, eats nothing but grains, and can bear large burdens on his back. Up to this point you may qualify to be an ass, but you are not yet ready for ministry."1 Today we celebrate the ministry which we all share as the people of God. Today we also set apart for particular ministries seven of our ...

2792. Kairos Commitments

Matthew 4:18-22, Matthew 4:12-17

Sermon

Susan R. Andrews

... to understand. We clergy types are expected to understand it, for we have to articulate our "call" in order to earn the title "Reverend." But that does not let the rest of you off the hook. As our scripture story suggests today, all those who bear the name of Christ are "called" into ministry. H. Richard Niebuhr has broken down the concept of call into four different categories. First, there is the common call: the invitation to ministry which is central to our baptism - the sense that once we are grafted ...

2793. The Embassy at 6601

Matthew 5:21-26

Sermon

Susan R. Andrews

... Jesus, before you offer your peace plans on the altar of world opinion, first go and be reconciled to your brother or your sister. For love, according to scripture, is not irritable or arrogant or boastful or rude. Love does not insist on its own way, but bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. There is a true story abut two farmers in Canada. One day the dog of one farmer got loose and mauled to death the two-year-old child of his neighbor. The devastated father cut off ...

2794. Worry and Wonder

Matthew 6:24-34

Sermon

Susan R. Andrews

... them, our anxiety will immediately lose its power to immobilize us. Early in my ministry, I discovered that I was crippled by a pervasive sense of anxiety. Performance anxiety: how can I possibly do my ministry well? And another anxiety: how could I possibly bear and nurture children without destroying them? I was fortunate to be led by the Spirit to a nurturing psychotherapist, and through several years of conversations, I learned to face my fears and to understand them. And I found the courage to take the ...

2795. God, Or the World?

Matthew 4:1-11

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... so great that the heavenly host of angels will not allow any harm to come to Jesus. Thus, he chides the Lord, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down; for it is written, 'He will command his angels concerning you, and on their hands they will bear you up, so you will not dash your foot against a stone.' " Jesus is above the fray again. He knows who he is and does not need the recognition suggested by Satan. Knowing he is God is sufficient prestige for Jesus. The prestige that the world claims is so ...

2796. Transformed in Christ

John 3:1-17

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... rags, she was informed that they would eventually become the finest white writing paper. After the Queen's departure the foreman was informed who the special visitor was. Some time later, the Queen received a package of the most delicate, pure white stationery, bearing her likeness for a watermark. Enclosed was a note that said the paper came from the dirty rags she had recently inspected. Transformation takes courage, for if we do it well the personal discoveries may be revelatory: A man, returning from a ...

2797. Sharing the Pain of Others

Matthew 26:14-27:66

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... find the eternal reward of everlasting life which is God’s promise to all who believe. If we are to find the great gift which we all seek, namely eternal life, there is a price to pay. We must follow the Lord and suffer as he did. If we bear the name Christian we can expect no better lot than the one whom we follow. Today, Jesus enters in triumph into the holy city of Jerusalem, but as we know and our gospel indicates, it is, unfortunately a false greeting. The people sing “Hosanna” and lay palms in ...

2798. The Price of God's Glory

John 18:1-19:42

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... to follow in the footsteps of the Master there will be a measure of dying along the way. Jesus says it so plainly: "Very truly, I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls in the earth and dies, it remains just a single grain; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. Those who love their life lose it, and those who hate their life in the world will keep it for eternal life" (John 12:24-25). The price that must be paid to find the glory of God is to a large extent not what we want or ...

2799. The Choice for God or the World

John 10:1-10

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... question - why does the world suffer? Why do pain, problems, and suffering exist in such abundance? We all believe that God is all good, all love, full of compassion, and all powerful. This is how we define God and we believe this is true. Thus, the question bears repeating, why does our world suffer? Why do wars exist and people die in innocence? Why do people in positions of public trust commit acts that cause others not only to lose faith in the individual, but in the system as well? Why do people fight ...

2800. Completing The Master's Work

Luke 24:44-53

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... , but he returned to home before the mission was completed. We who gather in Christ's name are his friends, disciples, and students. When Puccini died without his master work completed, his disciples gathered together and finished the work. In a similar way, we who bear the name Christian must do our share to bring Jesus' work to completion in our world. God has given all of us many talents and we must use them to bring the kingdom to come. Some, like Puccini are gifted musically, others are writers, still ...

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