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2851. Easter 7

Jn 17:1-11 · Acts 1:1-14 · 1 Pet 4:12-19, 5:6-11 · Ps 68 · Ps 27 · Ps 47

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

THIS WEEK'S TEXT Revised Common: Acts 1:6-14 · 1 Peter 4:12-14; 5:6-11 · John 17:1-11 Roman Catholic: Acts 1:12-14 · 1 Peter 4:13-16 · John 17:1-11 Episcopal: Acts 1:(1-7) 8-14 or 1 Peter 4:12-19 or John 17:1-11 · Ezekiel 39:21-29 · Acts 1:(1-7) 8-14 Lutheran: Acts 1:(1-7) 8-14 · 1 Peter 4:12-17; 5:6-11 · John 17:1-11 Theme For The Day: Prayer is the golden thread that ties together the three lections. Acts 1:12-14 states that after the Ascension the disciples went back to the place where they were staying ...

2852. Pentecost

1 Corinthians 12:1-11, Joel 2:28-32, John 7:25-44, Acts 2:14-41, Acts 2:1-13, John 20:19-23

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

Theme: The gift of the Holy Spirit, as told by Luke (Acts 2:1-11) and John (the Gospel). The Roman Catholic and Episcopal lectionaries have the Acts passage as the First Lesson, while the Lutheran lectionary has it as the Second Lesson. The 1 Corinthians 12 text has to do with the gifts of the Spirit in the Church and the Lutheran First Lesson (Joel 2:28-29) is the passage referred to by Peter in his Pentecost sermon. COMMENTARY Lesson 1: Acts 2:1-21 (C); Acts 2:1-11 (RC, E) The promised Spirit comes upon ...

2853. I Am The Door

Sermon

Ronald Lavin

So again Jesus said to them, "Very truly, I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep. All who came before me are thieves and bandits; but the sheep did not listen to them. I am the gate. Whoever enters by me will be saved, and will come in and go out and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly. I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep." -- John 10:7-11 (NRSV) ____________ Doors are interesting ...

2854. Moses' New Job

Sermon

Jerry Eckert

September 5, 1982 Comment: It was Labor Day weekend and it was also atime when I found myself involved in a bit of aconfrontation with some leaders in my Annual Conference.That led to a strange com-bination. But knowing the story ofMoses and realizing that he undertook the mission to freehis people, I found myself putting together the few bits ofdata about Moses' wife in all that and came up with afictitious correspondence. It was easy to find a reader for the Zipporah partbecause the church had a number ...

2855. The Merciful

Sermon

John A. Terry

Matthew 5:1-12Matthew 18:23-35 The quality of mercy is not strain'd,It droppeth as a gentle rain from heavenUpon the place beneath: it is twice blest;It blesseth him that gives and him that takes:'Tis mightiest in the mightiest: it becomesThe throned monarch better than his crown.(The Merchant of Venice, Act IV, scene 1) In our practice of "mercy" there is a kind of "I'll scratch your back -- you scratch my back" philosophy. Be decent to others and they will be decent to you. It is like the story on which ...

2856. No Particular Place To Go

2 Samuel 11:1-27

Sermon

Timothy J. Smith

It was the last week of summer when some boys who had spent the summer playing together became restless and bored. School would start the next week and they found themselves not knowing what to do, wearied from all the other summer activities that they had enjoyed. On a hot August afternoon the boys decided to play a round of pitch and putt at a local golf course. At least this would give them something different to do and keep them from complaining to their parents about how bored they were -- which was ...

2857. Ash Wednesday

Mark 1:1-8

Bulletin Aid

RobertT D. Ingram

Greeting Leader: John the baptizer appeared in the wilderness, proclaiming a baptism of repentance, for the forgiveness of sins. Congregation: Almighty Father, repentance does not come easy to us. Leader: Jesus came after John, is more powerful than John, and baptizes with the Holy Spirit. Congregation: Beloved Jesus, use your power to transform us. Leader: At Jesus' baptism, the heavens were torn apart, the Spirit descended like a dove upon Jesus, and God's voice was heard coming from above. Congregation ...

2858. Moses's New Job

Exodus 4:18-31

Sermon

Jerry Eckert

September 5, 1982 Comment: It was Labor Day weekend and it was also a time when I found myself involved in a bit of a confrontation with some leaders in my Annual Conference. That led to a strange com-bination. But knowing the story of Moses and realizing that he undertook the mission to free his people, I found myself putting together the few bits of data about Moses' wife in all that and came up with a fictitious correspondence. It was easy to find a reader for the Zipporah part because the church had a ...

2859. In The Carpenter's Workshop

Matthew 18:21-35

Drama

Jerry Eckert

[Author's Note: This particular drama was influenced by a story I vaguely remember from Sunday School told nearly a half century ago. I like situations which cross age lines, so I was glad when I had a chance to tell a story about Jesus as a boy. I think it would lend itself to having a young boy take part.] Characters: Commentator Joseph Jesus Stranger Commentator: It has been a hot day, as one might expect this time of year in the Holy Land. Joseph and his son Jesus are back from the gate where they have ...

2860. The Merciful

Matthew 18:21-35

Sermon

John A. Terry

The quality of mercy is not strain'd, It droppeth as a gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath: it is twice blest; It blesseth him that gives and him that takes: 'Tis mightiest in the mightiest: it becomes The throned monarch better than his crown. (The Merchant of Venice, Act IV, scene 1) In our practice of "mercy" there is a kind of "I'll scratch your back -- you scratch my back" philosophy. Be decent to others and they will be decent to you. It is like the story on which George Bernard Shaw based ...

2861. Living In The Resurrection Age

John 20:1-18

Sermon

Donald Dotterer

Let us pray: On this day, O God, we lift up our heads and shout the good news that your son Jesus Christ is risen from the dead. In these moments, may we come to know in our hearts as well as our minds that Jesus lives now and forever. May the words of our mouths, the meditations of our hearts, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord our strength and our Redeemer. Amen. Columnist Philip Yancey, in an article titled "A Russian Resurrection," writes of his visit in October 1991 to the former Soviet Union. He says ...

2862. Memory And Hope

Sermon

Deborah D. Steed

For An Older Couple, Both Widowed Genesis 2:18-23; Psalm 100;Colossians 3:12-17; John 15:9-12 The Bible contains many themes, but two of them that pervade both the Old and New Testaments are memory and hope. The Israelites were constantly reminded by their leaders and their religious rituals to keep uppermost in their minds the fact that God had saved them, had made them a nation, had bestowed on them through Abraham and Sarah a special covenantal love. This memory was recalled time and time again as ...

2863. Epiphany 7

Mark 2:1-12

Bulletin Aid

B. David Hostetter

Call to Worship In Christ Jesus every one of God's promises is a "Yes." For this reason through him let us say the "Amen," to the glory of God. Prayer of Forgiveness Patient Parent, holy and forgiving, we would rather speak to those who speak to us, to love those who love us in return. We enjoy the common enthusiasms of our own country and its people. We would rather hate our enemies than pray for them and for those who harass us. The passive resistance that Jesus teaches seems unworkable to us and unfair ...

2864. Walking The Familiar

Mark 6:1-6

Sermon

Leonard H. Budd

There was still a slick of morning moisture covering the path into the town as Eli and Samuel walked by Nathan's orchard, crossed the small stream, and finished the prescribed sabbath day's journey to the synagogue: in length, 2,000 cubits. By our modern standard of travel it was not far. It was about 1,000 yards. They walked at hurried pace. Their prayer shawls were pulled tightly around them, which helped protect them from the morning chill. Sabbath. The day of rest. In Nazareth the gathering was a ...

2865. It's A Small World After All

Mark 14:12-26

Sermon

Leonard H. Budd

Lately Jude had spent more and more time with his head resting back against the wall, eyes closed, reliving the Galilee years. He had been counted in that select band of followers who moved with Jesus through the quiet country of the Galilee, and then moved with him into the turbulence of Jerusalem. Jude had always been a friendly type, and his friendship within the disciple band was wide and warm. Indeed, one of the nicknames he held was "the hearty one." He had traveled with Simon on some of his journeys ...

2866. Physical Fitness For The Soul

James 3:1-12

Sermon

Erskine White

From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. (James 3:10) Americans of all ages are on a physical fitness craze and many people are paying a great deal of attention to their waistlines. They worry endlessly about their weight and want their bodies to be just the right size. If your name is not Michael Jackson, it seems the fastest way to earn a fortune in this country is to write a new diet book. The next-fastest way is to open an aerobic dancing studio or an exercise club. Today I speak about another ...

2867. Easter 3

John 21:1-14, Acts 5:17-42, Acts 9:1-19a, Jeremiah 32:1-44, Revelation 5:1-14, Psalm 33:1-22, Psalm 30:1-12

Sermon Aid

George Bass

THEOLOGICAL CLUE Compared with the traditional calendar of the church, the revised titles of the Sundays in the church year give only general clues to the theology of worship and preaching on the Sundays of Easter. At least, that is what is assumed to be true. Misericordia domini was the title of the Second Sunday after Easter - "Mercy Sunday" - which is now the Third Sunday of Easter. It was also Good Shepherd Sunday, because the traditional Gospel for the Day was John 10:11-16. That gospel and the name ...

2868. Marked By The Cross

Romans 6:2-4

Sermon

George Bass

When Jennifer asked her grandmother, “Is it (the cross) still there?” I didn’t hear her reply to the four-year-old girl. But since she is a Christian, active in her parish and informed about the Christian faith, I believe that she gave a positive answer, “Yes, Jennifer, the cross is still there” or something like that. She could have said, “You can’t see it, but it is still there and it will always be there. You have been marked by the cross forever.” She would be right on both counts, of course. For one ...

2869. Hang Time: A Good Friday Sermon

Matthew 27:45-56

Sermon

Carlyle Fielding Stewart

Lent is a season for recalling the suffering and triumph of our Lord, Savior and Liberator, Jesus Christ. It is a time where all Christians should take spiritual inventory in their lives; a time of discarding those things which hurt us and holding on to those things which help us. Lent is a time of remembering the passion, suffering, and resurrection of Christ. As heirs of his kingdom, we become co-participants in the struggle for love, justice, and truth as we are crucified and resurrected in the daily ...

2870. Can You Dig It?

Genesis 26:1-35

Sermon

Carlyle Fielding Stewart

Our scripture today finds Isaac, the son of Abraham, faced with the formidable task of holding his family together, restoring their spiritual legacy and vouchsafing their future amid death threats and vehement opposition from the Philistines. Isaac must decide whether to dig or not to dig the wells of his father and exalt his people to their rightful place in history or allow his adversaries and enemies to foil his plans. The question for Isaac is: Can he dig the wells of hope, prosperity, and the ...

2871. What Happens To You When You Die?

Luke 24:13-35

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

"What happens to you when you die, Dad?" "Of course, son, if you believe in God, you go up to heaven where you will be with God and the angels." Does such a response sound familiar to you? Is not this the answer with which most of us were raised: That when you die, your soul, free from the body, will go to heaven. Is that what happens? Is that what you all think? Do not despair. I shall not call for a show of hands, but I do want you to think about your answer to the question of what we will be like after ...

2872. Matthew · A Changed Man

Luke 5:27-32

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

Object: Symbol of Matthew (Levi)--white shield with three blue money bags Good morning my young friends of Jesus. It has been good to share with you some of the experiences that some of the first friends Jesus knew had with him. One of the wonderful things about Jesus was that he had many friends and that they all trusted him with love. This morning I want to tell you about another one of Jesus' friends, a man called Levi, or, as most of us know him, Matthew. Matthew is a tax collector which was not a very ...

2873. Amen

John 14:1-4

Eulogy

Richard F. Bansemer

Death of a "pillar of the church" The meditation text is John 14:la: "Let not your hearts be troubled . . ." That's difficult advice to follow on a day like this: "Let not your hearts be troubled." Behind it is the same kind of faith that lets us take comfort from praying, "Our Father," for if we have a heavenly father, we need not have a troubled heart. Loving fathers mend broken hearts.Behind the advice of our Lord's words as recorded by John are other admonitions. Christ has invited us, for example, ...

2874. Christmas Eve at the Candy Cane Inn

Drama

Edward Long

Drama 2 Cast of Characters NARRATOR: Sets scenes and takes care of transitions. EFFECTS TECHNICIAN: In charge of recorded or live effects. THE APPLE FAMILY: Family stranded by a snowstorm at the Candy Cane Inn; Mr. Apple has been out of work and Mrs. Apple has been ill. HENRY APPLE: An unemployed engineer in his late 30's; normally a confident, happy person, he is in a bad way at this Christmas Eve. FREDA APPLE: A quiet, tense woman who attempts to keep the family functioning in a difficult time for them. ...

2875. The Christian Bond

Philemon 1:1-7, Philemon 1:8-25

Bulletin Aid

James Wilson

Call to Worship Leader: Come, let all who love Christ gather for worship this day! People: In Christ we are made one family, sisters and brothers before God. Leader: Christ renews our spirits and cleanses our souls of sin. People: Indeed, in Christ we are made new, no longer bound by sin's powers. Leader: Let us praise the Lord for the bond we share through the work of Christ. All: Blessed be the name of the Lord! Collect O God, even before we knew our sins through Christ You opened the way for our ...

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2851. Easter 7

Jn 17:1-11 · Acts 1:1-14 · 1 Pet 4:12-19, 5:6-11 · Ps 68 · Ps 27 · Ps 47

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

2852. Pentecost

1 Corinthians 12:1-11, Joel 2:28-32, John 7:25-44, Acts 2:14-41, Acts 2:1-13, John 20:19-23

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

2853. I Am The Door

Sermon

Ronald Lavin

2854. Moses' New Job

Sermon

Jerry Eckert

2855. The Merciful

Sermon

John A. Terry

2856. No Particular Place To Go

2 Samuel 11:1-27

Sermon

Timothy J. Smith

2857. Ash Wednesday

Mark 1:1-8

Bulletin Aid

RobertT D. Ingram

2858. Moses's New Job

Exodus 4:18-31

Sermon

Jerry Eckert

September 5, 1982 Comment: It was Labor Day weekend and it was also a time when I found myself involved in a bit of a confrontation with some leaders in my Annual Conference. That led to a strange com-bination. But knowing the story of Moses and realizing that he undertook the mission to free his people, I found myself putting together the few bits of data about Moses' wife in all that and came up with a fictitious correspondence. It was easy to find a reader for the Zipporah part because the church had a ...

2859. In The Carpenter's Workshop

Matthew 18:21-35

Drama

Jerry Eckert

2860. The Merciful

Matthew 18:21-35

Sermon

John A. Terry

2861. Living In The Resurrection Age

John 20:1-18

Sermon

Donald Dotterer