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2851. Loving Jesus, Hating The Church

John 9:35-41

Sermon

Thomas Long

... themselves, let them start tapping their feet to the Spirit's tune instead of the official march, and the religious police move in with handcuffs and billy clubs. The man has been healed of his lifelong curse, for goodness' sake, but all the institution is concerned about is whether it fits the Book of Discipline. The man had a momentous, life-changing religious experience, but all the officials can do is debate whether it conforms to the creed. The man can see -- at last he can see -- but all the religious ...

2852. When Jesus Arrives Late

John 11:1-16, John 11:17-37

Sermon

Thomas Long

... of their little band, but Jesus is the light of the whole world. They want him to teach them, guide them, heal them, protect them, save them; Jesus teaches, guides, heals, protects, and saves all humanity. They want him to respond to their immediate concerns, but his mission is not captive to their sense of what is urgent. He is their Lord because he transcends their little world; he is their Lord because he is Lord of all. On Sunday morning, July 17, 1966, arguably the most newsworthy worship service ...

2853. The Man From Galilee VI: The Tragedy Of His Victory

Matthew 21:1-11

Sermon

Thomas A. Pilgrim

... , "Why don't you just run away from it all?" He replied, "I would do just that, but a strange man on a cross won't let me." Maybe there are times when some of us are tempted to take the easy way and live only for ourselves, with no concern about the hurts of the world, the challenge of Christ, the call of the church, the demands of the kingdom. But that strange man on a cross who went to face Jerusalem will not let us get away, or get off so easily, or disappear into some safe harbor of ...

2854. Anger - Eleven Ways To Blow Up, Seven Ways To Cool Off

Matthew 5:21-26

Sermon

R. Curtis Fussell

... you want to be angry, never laugh and have a good time, never be easygoing, because life is very serious business. Everything you say and do is of profound wisdom and utter importance. 6. If you want to be miserable, have no compassion for others. Show no concern for the poor and the jobless. After all, you achieved your position in life by your own hard work and diligence, let the poor do the same. Forget that the Bible talks about helping others and showing compassion, you just keep on saying, "It's their ...

2855. Greed - Putting Things In Their Proper Perspective

Matthew 6:25-34

Sermon

R. Curtis Fussell

... posed to them was, "What do you want to be when you grow up?" With very few exceptions, they wanted three things: money, power, and things -- and very big things, like vacation homes, expensive European cars, yachts, and airplanes. Their primary concern was the growth of their financial portfolios. Their personal goals in life very seldom included family, intellectual development, spiritual growth, or social responsibility.4 Our craving for things and more things is not like other cravings in the world. For ...

2856. And Then Came The Angel

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

William B. Kincaid, III

... fears and direct our thoughts. More and more, these angels sound like the very presence of God. Most of us can't escape difficult decisions and situations for very long at a time. The decisions range from family matters to financial ones; from health concerns to career choices; from deciding what is right to peer pressure. The decisions we must make are weighty ones involving many factors. This Christmas we rejoice that we do not make any decision alone. The very promise which the angel brought to Joseph is ...

2857. Baptism In Three Movements

Matthew 3:13-17

Sermon

William B. Kincaid, III

... patience. We are to bear with one another in love, and are to make every effort to maintain unity in the body. The church in general has a reputation of rising to the great occasions -- the special celebration, the response to the hurricane, our concern for the dying -- but forgetting in between those times what life in the Spirit involves. Humility, gentleness, and patience won't get much coverage on the evening news, but those are marks of the Christian life. Yet, who among us has mastered those things ...

2858. Blessed Are Those Who Mourn

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

William B. Kincaid, III

... "the rawness of life."6 Rather than language that is safe and mundane and socially acceptable, the Psalms employ language that voices our deepest pain. The Psalms are not about denying our losses in the name of keeping things running smoothly. They are concerned instead with people who need to express their anger and grief and heartache. Brueggemann warns against making these Psalms too religious or pious by reminding us that many of them are not courteous or polite. These are the cries of people who have ...

2859. Why Do We Ignore Warning Signs?

Matthew 21:33-46

Sermon

Roger G. Talbott

... tricks we play on ourselves. Well, let me put it this way: we understand these psychological tricks other people play on themselves. We seldom understand the psychological tricks we play on ourselves -- if we did, we wouldn't play them. The Bible, however, is more concerned with the theo-logical trick we play on ourselves. Jesus describes it in the tenth chapter of Matthew where he says, "Do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in ...

2860. Advent 1

Romans 13:8-14, Isaiah 2:1-5, Matthew 24:36-51

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

COMMENTARY Old Testament: Isaiah 2:1-5 Though this passage may have been written by Isaiah, it appears to be out of context. It seems to better reflect the theology and mood of second or third Isaiah. Isaiah 1 is an indictment concerning the sinfulness of the people. The verses following our pericope pick up the theme of judgment. However, our text is a triumphant vision of the distant future when the temple in Jerusalem would be the focal point for universal peace, knowledge, and righteousness. The ...

2861. Advent 4

Mt 1:18-25 · Rom 1:1-7 · Isa 7:10-17 · Ps 80

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... call (v. 1). What is he called to? To be an apostle, one who is sent as an ambassador, whose authority resides not in himself but in the one who sent him, in God. What is the mission for which he is consecrated or set apart? The gospel concerning the One promised by the prophets; the One who is both human (Son of David) and divine (v. 4); the One through whom we have received grace and apostleship so that others might come to the obedience of faith in Christ, that they might call Christ Lord and experience ...

2862. Ascension

Acts 1:1-11, Ephesians 1:15-23, Luke 24:36-49, Luke 24:50-53, Matthew 28:16-20

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... off with his gospel. The gospel ends with the witness to the resurrected Christ and Acts begins by bringing to a close this 40-day string of appearances. The disciples are still anticipating a kind of earthly reign (v. 6), but Jesus tells them not to be concerned with God's chronology but to wait for the baptism of the Holy Spirit, which would empower them for witness to the world. Having said this, he rose out of their sight. Two angels ask them why they are gazing heavenward. Jesus would return in the ...

2863. Bloody Doorposts

Exodus 12:1-30

Sermon

... with doors painted with blood and will enter at the homes of the rest to strike dead their firstborn. This will be the decisive act. It will release the Hebrew people from slavery into freedom. But the question arises here: Why must God act in this way? Of particular concern is this verse that says: "The blood shall be a sign for you, upon the houses where you are; and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and no plague shall fall upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt" (Exodus 12 ...

2864. A Great Storm Arose

Mark 4:35-41

Illustration

Harold H. Lentz

Storms at sea have been a part of human experience from the beginning of time. On Christopher Columbus' journey home after discovering the New World, a storm threatened to sink his ship. He was less concerned for his life than he was fearful that his tremendous discovery would remain unknown. So he hurriedly put the message in several bottles which were cast into the sea in the hope that someday they might be picked up on a shore. He did not want his splendid achievement to ...

2865. Corpus Christi

Jn 6:51-58 · 1 Cor 10:16-17 · Deut 8:1-20 · Ps 116

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... PREACHING POSSIBILITIES Old Testament: Deuteronomy 8:2-3, 14-16 Sermon Title: Forward In Remembrance. Sermon Angle: Moses addresses the people as they are going into the Promised Land. He urges them to remember the Lord and his great acts of love and salvation. He was concerned that when they became materially prosperous, they would have a tendency to forget the Lord. It is not healthy to dwell in the past, but as we go forward, we need to constantly recall from where we have come. Also, at the peril of our ...

2866. Easter 2

Jn 20:19-31 · 1 Pet 1:3-9 · Acts 2:14a, 22-32 · Ps 16 · Ps 111

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... . All the king's horses and all the king's men could not put Humpty Dumpty together again." Nursery rhymes contain truths about life. The Humpty Dumpty rhyme, for instance, reveals the truth that certain actions cannot be undone. It teaches us to be circumspect concerning how we live our lives. Even God cannot undo what we have done, but he can put the pieces back together again. Peter boldly accuses his listeners of killing Jesus but the good news is that God put the pieces together again, he raised Jesus ...

2867. The Easter Season

Mt 28:1-8 · Mk 16:1-8 · Lk 24:1-10 · Jn 20:1-9

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... the daily services until the Sunday following Easter. Since they were required to wear a white baptismal robe, the Sunday after Easter came to be known as "White Sunday." In the first centuries of the Christian Church, there was a good deal of controversy concerning the proper date to observe the Resurrection. Those with close affinities to the Jewish faith insisted that it occur on the 14th of Nisan in the Hebrew calendar; this was the date of the crucifixion according to the Gospel of John. Most rejected ...

2868. Sixth Sunday After the Epiphany

Sermon

Russell F. Anderson

... to handle conflict is to bring it out in the open so that one party to the strife can begin to see the perspective of the other party in the strife. When the facts are in the open, a solution is possible. Jesus has very important advice concerning conflict management. He says, "If you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother or sister has something against you, leave your gift at the altar and go; first be reconciled to your brother or sister ..." (v. 24). The offering of the ...

2869. Epiphany 7

Mt 5:38-48 · 1 Cor 3:10-11, 16-23 · Lev 19:1-2, 9-18 · Ps 119:33-40 · Ps 71 · Ps 62

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... perfect. It does not indicate a state of flawlessness but of maturity or completion. We know that such maturity will never be completely attained this side of eternity. So, are Jesus' teachings above the higher righteousness meant to drive us to despair concerning our spiritual condition so that we might be receptive to his grace? Certainly, "you must be perfect" does not mean that we must attain spiritual maturity before we are accepted by God. You have probably seen the bumper sticker: "Christians are not ...

2870. Lent 2

John 3:1-21, Genesis 12:1-8, Romans 4:1-25

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... Love is born of sorrow and during Joy's brief remission from cancer their life becomes a love-feast. Unfortunately, their joy is tinged with the knowledge that their relationship must be so brief. Joy dies and Lewis is plunged into despair and doubt. He used to teach concerning the meaning of pain and sorrow, acting as if he had all the answers. Now, in his grief, he knows that he doesn't. The old aloof Lewis, loath to lose himself in love because he feared the pain of love lost, dies and is reborn. WORSHIP ...

2871. Lent 3

John 4:1-26, Exodus 17:1-7, Romans 5:1-11, John 4:27-38, John 4:39-42, Isaiah 42:18-25

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... from someone who could tell us everything that we ever did. Alternate Sermon Title: Word and Witness. Sermon Angle: The Samaritan woman encountered the Word in Jesus. It was a word of grace, love, forgiveness and truth. Next, the woman bore witness to her neighbors concerning Jesus. When we truly encounter the Word Made Flesh, we are so transformed by grace that we must bear witness to Christ. Outline: 1. The Samaritan woman didn't know herself or her God 2. She encountered Jesus, the Word, and came to know ...

2872. Passion Sunday

Mt 26:14–27:66 · Phil 2:5-11 · Is 45:21-25; 50:4-9 · Ps 31

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... Because of his obedience, God has exalted him as Lord of all, to whom every knee shall bow. Paul sees this as the fulfillment of the suffering servant poem in Isaiah 45 Gospel: Matthew 26:14 - 27:66 These extensive passages relate the multifaceted events concerning the arrest, trial, suffering and death of our Lord. Even the shortened version is far too large to preach on, especially when we consider all the other events that are packed into this day. One could, of course, merely read the Passion Story and ...

2873. End times

Mt 24:1-14 · 1 Thess 3:7-13 · Jer 26:1-6 · Ps 105:1-7

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... was highly influenced by eschatology or the doctrine of last things, which our Gospel Lesson is devoted to. The views on eschatology generally sift into three compartments within the Christian community. The various viewpoints are clustered around various understandings concerning the millennium (the thousand year reign of God spoken of in Revelation 20:4-6). First, there are the Premillennialists. They hold that Christ is going to return prior to the millennium. Under this scheme, Christ subdues the evil ...

2874. Proper 10

Genesis 25:19-34, Isaiah 55:1-13, Romans 8:18-27, Romans 8:1-17, Matthew 13:1-23

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... . With that knowledge, some toil and money, we can make the soil receptive to the seed; we can make it fertile. Wouldn't it make some sense to follow the same procedure in planting the seeds of the kingdom? Market surveys and the like can inform us concerning which groups of people would be most receptive. They can help us to find an opening for the seed. While such information might be helpful, we must remember that God can open the hardest and most impenetrable heart. God's soil testing. How does God test ...

2875. Proper 17

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

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... Greek word skandalon, from which we get the English word scandal. The cross was a scandal to the disciples and Peter's rejection of the cross was a scandal to Christ. In the past decade or so, the Church has been rocked with one scandal after another concerning the deportment of pastors, leaders, and church officials. It's right that the world should be scandalized, but by the cross and not by our immorality. Outline: 1. Explain the meaning of the word skandalon 2. The cross is a scandal to the world as it ...

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