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2876. More

Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11

Sermon

Will Willimon

... sense, everyday experience, the NAS "Canon of Western Literature ." It was Isaiah who taught Mary to sing apocalyptically, "My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,....he has scattered the proud,....he has put down the mighty from their thrones, ... the prophet as a groping after God and God's will. The "more" we desire is given a name, named "The year of the LORD's favor." The year in which God gets what God wants, when earth more closely resembles that which God first had in mind ...

2877. More Certain Than a Tom Brady Pass

Jeremiah 1:4-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... s calling. Listen to God’s words again: “Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you and will rescue you,” declares the Lord. Repeat to yourself three times a day or 30 times a day, “I will not be afraid for God is with me and will rescue me ... overthrow, to build and to plant.” God’s plan is not about you. It’s not about me. It’s about God working through us. As the Lord said to Jeremiah, “I have put my words in your mouth.” But God gives us a choice. What we give to God, He will use for ...

2878. Christianity: A Worldly Religion That Makes Sure That Even Animals Matter

Revelation 5:11-14

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... rules us And brings forth divers fruits and coloured flowers and herbs.[4] The earth, Francis says, sustains and rules us. Oh how worldly our faith is! God’s intimate relation to the things of the earth entails that we can get to know our Lord a little better through them. Hear the song of the great twentieth-century Catholic theologian Pierre Teilhard de Chardin: Blessed be you, harsh matter, barren soil, stubborn rock: you who yield only to violence, you who force us to work if we would eat... Blessed ...

2879. Peter Asks A Question

John 13:1-7 · 1 Corinthians 11:17-34

Sermon

Frank Ramirez

... on and off as we please. It is special because the presence of Christ is always there, and occasionally we get clearer glimpses of that presence. No one is totally sure in what fashion the earliest church celebrated communion. But we have reason to think the full Lord's Supper is as close as any. In the First Letter of Peter we read that we are to "clothe" ourselves, all of us, with humility towards one another (1 Peter 5:5). The word for clothe used here means to wrap around, as with an apron, necessary ...

2880. I Need

Luke 10:38-42

Sermon

Dave Zuchelli

... Tell her to help me!” (Luke 10:40). I should think it would take a little pluck and audacity to give Jesus that directive. She was really angry with her sister. But Mary was not the only one with whom she was furious. She prefaces her instruction to Jesus with, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself?” She was obviously a little ticked off at him as well. It reminds me of the time when Adam (in the Garden of Eden) blamed Eve while pointing a finger at God by telling ...

2881. Watch This!

Luke 14:1, 7-14

Sermon

Dave Zuchelli

... watched closely that day. He knew it and took advantage of it. He used the whole scenario to teach us all a few life lessons. We know the stories well. We can quote some of the verses. Unfortunately, we’re also very good at forgetting what they mean. The Lord wasn’t kidding when he told us to be humble. He wasn’t joking when he suggested we take the lower positions. He wasn’t jiving when he pointed out that the first would be last and the last first. He keeps driving home the point, but too many ...

2882. You've Got Spirit

Luke 3:15-22 · Acts 8:14-17 · Psalm 29 · Isaiah 61:1-4

Sermon

Will Willimon

... with those Samaritans. After all, we are reasonable men. We don't want to jump to hasty conclusions, it's just that…” "It's just that we heard that you baptized some of them. Is that true?" "Now Philip, you know you had no business doing that. The Lord clearly told us, 'Go first to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.' Don't you understand plain Hebrew? 'House of Israel.' That's what he said. Israel." "And don't try quoting that stuff from Isaiah about 'good tidings to the afflicted and binding up the ...

2883. Fearful, But Not Afraid

Matthew 14:22-33

Sermon

William G. Carter

... this was not a scientific story. This was a faith story and therefore it was a deeply soulful story. When the Bible sings praises of God, it declares it is God “alone who stretched out the heavens and trampled the waves of the sea.”(Job 9:8) Isaiah said the Lord, “makes a way in the sea, a path in the mighty waters.”(Isaiah 43:16) So today’s story from the gospel of Matthew is more than a miracle story; it is an affirmation that the Christ of God is stronger than the demons of the deep. He walked ...

2884. Praying the Lectionary: Easter

Mark 16:1-8 or John 20:1-18 · 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 · Isaiah 25:6-9 or Acts 10:34-43 · Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24

Bulletin Aid

Garth Wehrfritz-Hanson

... glad in it!) P: All-powerful and ever-living God: Today we pray for all among us who are suffering from illnesses of mind, body or soul; whom we name either out loud or in the silence of our hearts before you now: (PAUSE.) This is the day that the Lord has made: C: We shall rejoice and be glad in it! P: All-powerful and ever-living God: Grant us your Spirit’s presence, that we may bask in the sheer delight of your all-sufficient grace now and always. In loving response to this precious grace, help us to ...

2885. The Best Little Harlot's House in Jericho

Hebrews 11:31

Sermon

Will Willimon

... the gate was closed, at dark, they left; Go quickly, maybe you'll overtake them.” The King's men rushed on, not knowing that Madame Rahab had hidden the Israelites on her roof. Rahab told the spies that she had heard of the mighty works of their God, “The LORD your God is he who is God in heaven above and on earth beneath." (Joshua 2:11) All she asks is that the Israelites show her family mercy when the walls of Jericho come tumbling down. Then, while it was still night, Rahab let them down by a rope ...

2886. His Own Knew Him Not

Luke 4:14-30

Sermon

Will Willimon

... themselves to the lectionary, we might have twenty sermons a year on this text! With all the odd, unfamiliar passages in scripture, it's good to have one with which we are familiar. Put it to them Jesus, we know who you really are, Son of God, Lord of Lords--pity about those in Nazareth who didn't know. We wonder how they could have been so intractably ignorant.”He is in the very bosom of Judaism, in Nazareth where he was brought up--there he had been circumcised, dedicated. He is in the synagogue, “as ...

2887.

Psalm 125:1-5

Understanding Series

Craig C. Broyles

... using evil means to regain the land (perhaps by violence), defecting to the evil ones who hold the power, or despairing that Yahweh and obedience to him make any real difference (cf. Mal. 2:17; 3:13–15). Moreover, if they do turn to crooked ways, the Lord will banish them with the evildoers (v. 5). Their security is obviously conditional. 125:4–5 The problem as stated in the confession of trust of verse 3 is that of the rule of the wicked. The solution sought, as expressed in the following petition is ...

2888. Daniel Interprets the Dream

Daniel 2:24-49

Understanding Series

William Nelson

... for their failed enchantments, charms, and sorceries, which will not be able to deliver them from disaster (Isa. 47:5–15). The gods are nothing, because they cannot predict the future, whereas Yahweh can (Isa. 41:21–29; 42:9); the idols fail, but the Lord declares in advance what will happen (Isa. 44:6–19; 46:10; 48:3, 5–6). 2:46–49 Nebuchadnezzar at this point worships Daniel: he falls prostrate before him and pays him honor (meaning worship) and commands that offering and incense be presented to ...

2889. What He Said!

Mark 6:30-44

Sermon

George W. Hoyer

... which divided Gentiles and Jews. But it also describes how the wall separating us from God has been broken down, and how God deeply desires to destroy the wall which still divides your heart from God's heart. Hear it that way. Hear more of the many things our Lord taught. In his flesh-and-blood presence God has broken down the dividing wall of hostility between us and God. To know God-in-Christ is to love God. He has abolished the law which said that if you sin you die. Instead he died. God-in-Christ died ...

2890. Good News Among The Rubble

Luke 21:5-38

Sermon

J. Will Ormond

... the people crossed over on dry land. When the shepherds in the field near Bethlehem were confronted by an angel and the glory of the Lord shone around them, they were terrified. But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid; for see -- I am bringing you good news of great ... in agony, "My life is over. I have nothing to live for now"? In the midst of the rubble of despair the message of the Lord is, "There is a future which is in God's hands; the end is not yet. You are deeply hurt, but stand firm and wait ...

2891. Which Way To Jesus?

John 12:20-36

Sermon

Harry N. Huxhold

... Jesus speaks? Jesus made that possible. In baptism we already have experienced our own funeral. In baptism we have been put to death with Christ, and as all our sins were nailed to the cross with Christ, so they were buried with Christ. Each time we say the Lord's prayer or hear the absolution we recall the funeral of our old nature. Each time we come to the sacrament of the altar we die to sin again. Christ makes it possible to follow him into death through the Gospel and the Sacraments. In so doing we ...

2892. Himself The Real Presence

John 6:25-59

Sermon

George W. Hoyer

... . It is not our business. But it may supply a way for our limited minds to think God-thoughts, to ponder what indeed our Lord did. The menu: "My flesh is true food and my blood is true drink," Jesus said. What was the divine strategy for our salvation? It ... because of me." We do not ask the "how can this man give us his flesh to eat" question, but we often do wonder why. Our Lord ate and drank with sinners while he was seen among us. We are sinners still. Will not his love prompt him to break bread with us ...

2893. A New Kingdom Coming

Luke 9:57-62

Sermon

Maurice A. Fetty

... for our community to have a fine orchestra. But no thanks on the tickets. However, we'll be with you in spirit." However, John was quick on the draw and replied, "Well, wonderful. And just how many tickets would your spirit like?" Jesus said, "Why do you call me 'Lord, Lord,' and not do what I tell you?" (Luke 6:46). James says, "If a brother or sister is ill-clad and in lack of daily food, and one of you says to them, 'Go in peace, be warmed and filled,' without giving them the things needed for the body ...

2894. Is This The Season To Seek Salvation

Jeremiah 8:4--9:26

Sermon

James McLemore

... seasons of a man are childhood, youth, maturity, and old age. Sometime in childhood we are supposed to learn about the Lord, so that we can begin to understand that the same God who made this world made us and provided for us all that we have and all that we need ... . As God has given to us, we learn to give to him. Then in our old age we can have joy in the presence of the Lord. We can then stand firm in the faith that God is with us and that, as the songwriter wrote, "He is very present help in the time ...

2895. Proper 13

Luke 11:1-13, Hosea 11:1-11, Colossians 3:1-17, Psalm 107:1-43

Sermon Aid

William E. Keeney

... the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 6:19-21, 25-30.) Context of the Lectionary The First Lesson. (Hosea 11:1-11) Hosea speaks for the Lord as a father to a recalcitrant child. Though God brought Israel from Egypt and raised the nation as a father does a son, Israel no ... God's ways. The consequences were severe. Israel would return to Egypt and the land would be ruled by Assyria. Though the Lord treated Israel gently and tried to lead them in the right way, they persisted in their rebellion against God. In their ...

2896. Prepared Servants

Luke 12:35-48

Sermon Aid

William E. Keeney

... that the forces of history will shift, sometimes dramatically and unexpectedly, toward justice and righteousness. Christians should be ready when they hear the knock and see the evidence of God's renewed arrival in their lives and in the world. 3. The Slavery Paradox. To have the lord or master as servant seems to be a contradiction in terms. We are called at the same time to be slaves and to be free in Christ. It is an upside-down way of seeing our status in life. Still, it is strange that being a slave ...

2897. Mine Eyes Have Seen The Glory!

John 11:17-37

Sermon

Steven E. Albertin

... they were in the presence of someone special. He was heavenly. He was "out of this world." He had power over death. If they had known the song, I am sure they would have broken into a chorus of "Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord." That's fine, but so what? What did those people think when Lazarus died again, which he surely did? Lazarus didn't live forever. What did they think when they saw their friends and loved ones die? What did they think when they came face to face with their own ...

2898. Failure Is Not Final

Hosea 2:2-23

Sermon

William L. Self

... edges, following at a distance. Then Peter seemed to lunge into the depth of the valley of Achor. Suddenly, he heard the cock crow three times and he remembered what Jesus had said, and he went out and wept bitterly. The worst had happened. He had denied his Lord. Is your valley of Achor filled with regrets -- "Why did I do that, or say that?"; "How could I have been so stupid?"; "If only I had...." Is your valley choked with words you'd like to recall or shameful attitudes? Well, it seems that we're all ...

2899. Lighting A Fire In A Cold Room

Isaiah 6:1-13

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... God and worship for his own sake. He took the golden censer filled with incense to smoke up the Holy Place. Isaiah, on the other hand, found himself stripped of all human egoism. He looked up and saw himself in the presence of the King of kings and Lord of lords. In spite of the crumbling of earthly thrones, Isaiah saw God still on God's throne. His pride blanched before the white-hot holiness of God. "Woe is me!" he cried. He saw deep in his soul a self-centeredness that needed to be cleansed. God's smoke ...

2900. Open Grave, Open Hearts

Acts 4:32-37

Sermon

Paul W. Kummer

... were more than 5,000 followers of the Way by then. But it wasn't only by the testifying of the apostles. It wasn't only by the joy on the faces of Thomas and Bartholomew. It wasn't only the empty tomb and not only the power the Risen Lord gave to the disciples at Pentecost. Above all else, the living Jesus was demonstrated by their giving spirit, their care for the less fortunate! A man complained to his pastor, "I've been listening to your sermons and to our leaders at church and what you are asking us to ...

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