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2926. Habakkuk

Habakkuk 3:1-19

Sermon

Warren Thomas Smith

... rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation. Here is gratitude! Our gospel speaks of joy - joy regardless of external circumstances. Thanksgiving is mentioned sixty-four times in the Old Testament. It is part of Israel’s life and thought. Those matchless psalms: "Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise!" (100:4); "We give thanks to thee, O God; we give thanks ..." (75:1). Where and when were these literary gems compiled into the hymn book of Judaism? During a period ...

2927. John the Baptizer

Isaiah 40:1-31, Luke 1:67-80, John 1:19-28

Sermon

Warren Thomas Smith

... intensely human. He knew heights and depths, victory and defeat, spiritual exaltation and lonely despair. The macabre end came amid a tragic carnival. Herodias contrived a scene of debauchery whereby she could demand John’s execution. Herod Antipas was aghast at the thought of John’s death, but "Herodias had a grudge ... she wanted him killed ..." So on the ruler’s birthday a drunken orgy was arranged and Salome danced. "Ask anything you like and I will give you it," promised the besotted degenerate ...

2928. Lazarus Rising

John 11:17-37, John 11:38-44

Sermon

... : “Then Jesus spoke out plainly. Lazarus is dead. I am glad not to have been there; it will be for the good of your faith. Let us now go to him.” It was the twin that spoke out. We will go and die with you,” said Thomas. Clearly the disciples thought that it was a bad decision but they are not ready to abandon ship yet. Now John shifts the scene back to Bethany. Lazarus is dead. And John says that many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to comfort them. So many things on this earth have changed ...

2929. Sunday's A' Comin'

John 11:1-45

Illustration

Ronald Lavin

... agonizing death of crucifixion as a criminal. But it's only Friday," the preacher said. "Sunday's a comin'. "The apostles were really down and out. Jesus, their leader, was being killed by evil men. But it was only Friday. Sunday is a comin'. "The Devil thought he had won. 'You thought you could outwit me,' he said, 'but I've got you now.' But it was only Friday. Sunday is a comin'." "He went on like that for 30 minutes, 40 minutes, an hour. Each time he said, 'It's Friday,' the crowd began to respond, 'but ...

2930. What Do You Think You’re Worth?

Matthew 10:1-42

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... humbles himself will be exalted. God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble. The prophet, Samuel, said to King Saul, "When you thought little of yourself, God made you king." When Jesus humbled himself to be born of a virgin, to take the form of a ... could use only one leg. I went out and picked up the bird and it fit into the palm of my hand. As I did, I thought of the words of our text that not a sparrow falls to the ground without God’s will, consent, or permission. Could it be possible that ...

2931. Herod and Jesus

Drama

Jon Joyce

... me. It’s humiliating, in front of the priests and the court, to endure such impudence, and I’ll not suffer it. JESUS: My time has come. There is nothing to say. HEROD: You’d better believe your time has come, if you don’t start cooperating with me. [A thoughtful pause] I have been wanting to meet you. I’ve heard a good deal about your ... your travels and so-called miracles. JESUS: What you have heard is true. HEROD: [With a crafty smile] That you claim to be the Son of God? JESUS: I am who I am ...

2932. This Grace In Which We Stand by Dr. Gene E. Bartlett

Romans 5:1-11

Sermon

Leonard Mann

... to be self-sufficient and if you work hard enough you can be. My word, how much suffering that has caused. The one recurring problem I deal with as a pastor is the crisis which finally comes when one like the Rich Young Ruler has lived by all that he thought was required of him, only to find that it hasn’t brought him the feeling of accreditation of himself, or even a sense of fulfillment. What do I still lack? says such a secular man. Oh, the daily anguish of a secular way of life that knows no grace ...

2933. It Is Really Something New by Dr. Frank Bateman Stanger

2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2, Acts 17:16-34

Sermon

Leonard Mann

... amazed at the way these young men had been transformed by Jesus Christ and had become new creations through Christ. I think of the secular agnostic plant executive who one day met Jesus Christ and is now studying for the ministry. Here is the young man who thought that participating in some social movement was the answer to the meaning of life. He adopted peace slogans and followed "love groups" all over the nation. But it was not until he found Jesus Christ that he found true life. Here is the boy who was ...

2934. Only Love Can See the Star

John 1:1-18

Sermon

Allan J. Weenink

... only in the spirit of love that we truly worship. That is the meaning of the Advent journey. Only love can see the star which leads to the discovery of God’s wonder for our lives. As we come to the Holy Sacrament, let us come thoughtfully, reverently, submissively. Let us rid our hearts of all enmity, hate, strife ... of all busyness, pre-occupation, and pretense. For Communion is a moment of truth when we kneel before the awesome mystery of Christ’s birth. The Wise Men found God and themselves ... when ...

2935. Humility Gate

John 14:5-14

Sermon

Allan J. Weenink

... -ending quest for the souls of men. By such action he has interpreted to all mankind that no one is beyond the reach of his compassion, mercy, and forgiveness. Upon leaving that church it is necessary once again to stoop at Humility Gate. Again, I was struck by the thought that not only did our Lord come to us by way of humility gate in the stable, but he left this earth by way of humility gate on the cross. Taking upon himself the sins of the world, he left this mortal life as a crucified commoner, for ...

2936. Only the Wounded Can Serve

Hebrews 4:14-5:10

Sermon

Allan J. Weenink

... s service only the wounded soldiers can serve. Draw back ..." As he turns away from the pool, bewildered, he is caught hold of by a distracted father ... "You may be next, my brother. But come with me first, an hour only, to my home. My son is lost in dark thoughts. I ... I do not understand him, and only you have ever lifted his mood. Only an hour ... my daughter since her child has died sits in the shadow. She will not listen to us ..." (as told by John M. Krumm in, The Art of Being A Sinner.) And so the ...

2937. Running With Patience

Hebrews 12:1-13

Sermon

Allan J. Weenink

... , and circumstances that he could not control. Rebellion, he finally found, was fruitless. Rampant frustration led only to useless anger. So, from behind prison bars there went forth brilliant epistles to people and churches, preserving the best known record of Paul’s thought and teaching. What if he had never written? But what if he had not been imprisoned in the first place, forcing him to find new outlets of expression? The delays and impediments actually became productive ground out of which came the ...

2938. Go Away, Devil!

Matthew 4:1-11

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

Object: Some aspirin and some liquid medicine that looks like real medicine. Good morning, boys and girls. How many of you have ever gotten up on a school day and thought to yourself, "I would surely like to stay home from school today. I think I will pretend that I am sick"? Have you ever thought that? Have you been tempted to try this on you mom and dad? I know that you have, because almost every boy and girl I know has tried this at least once. We are tempted to miss a test or stay home when we have had ...

2939. A Tough Job

Mark 16:1-20

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... sad they felt? I remember that. I think if I had been one of those people I would have had tears in my eyes as I thought about how good Jesus had been to me and the wonderful things that he had done for other people. While they were walking they kept ... hard it would be to move this huge stone. I knew that I couldn’t bring a stone that big into the church, so I finally thought of something else. I hope that you understand. What else could I get that would be so hard to open that you would understand what ...

2940. What’s Church For?

Luke 19:45-48

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... tools to fix a car, a basket ball and some groceries. Good morning, boys and girls. How many of you know what the church is for? I brought some things along that I thought we might use to see if any of them could help show us what the church ought to be used for. First of all I brought my tools to fix the car. I thought with such a nice space we could fix the spark plugs, change the oil, and knock out dents in the fender. How many of you think that this would be a good place to ...

2941. Humility

Luke 14:1-14

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... book company. These people knew that if this famous writer wrote something for them everyone would read it. Still the man never thought too much about himself and instead whenever he wrote something and sent it to a publisher of books or a newspaper, ... think that you are the best one, and that you should always be honored, people will soon learn to dislike you and to turn away. I thought that the story about the humble writer was so good that I have done something that maybe you will want to do when you go ...

2942. Our Search for Intimacy - The "Father" God

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... well have moved it to cover our faces. We are afraid to cry in public. We flinch at displays of weakness. We sit emotionally starved. We live in the same house with other human beings for decades without ever experiencing a joining or a linking of thoughts, feelings, fears, dreams, or delights. We are together, yet we are in absentia. THE INTIMATE GOD As I reflect upon our need for intimacy, I gain new insight into the life of Jesus of Nazareth. "And when Jesus drew near Jerusalem and saw the city he wept ...

2943. The Poor - With Us Always?

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... fellowships was being upset by favors shown to some and lack of respect for others. That particular church experienced well-dressed persons entering and being given a fine seat. Poorly clad persons were made to sit on the floor. As James reminded the congregation, thoughts that produce such actions are completely out of place in a religion which stresses that no member of the body is favored over another. Here we are today, a people who call ourselves Christian. Yet we live in a world which turns its back ...

2944. Christianity Can Be Fun

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... to worldly delight or worldly pleasure. The church painted a picture before our eyes of religion as a sterile, cold, coat-and-tie type affair. If it wasn’t that, then surely it was a very holy pious affair, in which we were expected to always think kind thoughts, quote Scripture, and use the word "love" at every opportunity. One was not expected to have much fun in the present. He was always to look to the future, when perhaps after death things would open up and be exciting if he was lucky enough to get ...

2945. Hooray for Humility!

Philippians 2:1-11

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... emptied himself of Divine privileges and made the awesome sacrifice of death on a cross-tree! JESUS’ HUMILITY IS TO BE IMITATED "Let this mind be in you which also was in Christ Jesus." Yes, that really is what it says: "think just as Jesus thought." He humbled himself, now you do it too. Many proponents of the women’s lib movement have revolted against the idea of humility, of submission, servanthood, saying they cannot "be their own persons" and "do their own thing" as servants. And yet, Christ, the ...

2946. Defended By the Divine

Mark 14:1-11

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... I own!" No wonder Jesus called Mary’s devotion beautiful; the recklessness of it must have gladdened him greatly! IT WAS BEAUTIFUL IN ITS UNIQUENESS What Mary offered to Jesus was certainly different! No one else did this for him. Apparently she was the only one who even thought of it. Not everyone can do the same thing. When will we ever learn that we don’t have to do what others do. Maybe we can’t. Not everyone has the same amount to give. Some can preach, or sing, or pray, or teach, or give, or ...

2947. Cross-Bearing

Matthew 16:21-28

Sermon

Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... had just told the disciples that he was going to have to suffer and be put to death. Peter couldn’t stand that idea and told him, "This shall never happen to you" (Matthew 16:22b). Jesus told Peter that he was thinking the way people thought rather than the way God thought. Then Jesus told his disciples what the Christian life was all about. It is one of the recurring themes of Jesus’ teaching. He said these things over and over again. We find them in Matthew 10:34, Mark 8:34, Luke 9:23, and John 12 ...

2948. Forgiveness Unlimited

Matthew 18:21-35

Sermon

Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... and for four. From this, they reasoned that God would forgive you three times; but, punishment would be given out on the fourth. They further reasoned that no person could be more forgiving than their God. So forgiveness was limited to three offenses. No doubt Peter thought he was really offering to be very generous when he offered seven times. He expected to be praised for the generous seven times - instead Jesus’ answer says there is no limit at all to God’s forgiveness and no limit on a Christian’s ...

2949. An Invitation to a Feast

Matthew 22:1-14

Sermon

Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... God Brown, Brown says, "Man is born broken. He lives by mending. The grace of God is glue!" Mary Ellen Chase, in The Lovely Ambition, chapter 4, writes this: "Grace?" he said. "Grace? Well, that’s very difficult to explain, Mrs. Gowan. Many learned men have thought about grace for many centuries. Most of them think it has to do with forgiveness and mercy, but I’m inclined to disagree with them. I rather think grace means just the constant presence of God." That’s why we come to the banquet. Because ...

2950. Christ the King

Matthew 25:31-46

Sermon

Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... resolve to herself. To do her share, through church and hospitals and charity work and the bringing up of her children, her share in the establishment of a heaven upon earth, this was her religion." Out of an overflow of our hearts we just must help. With no thought of reward or merit or "brownie points" with anyone, we want to do the deed. In concert with the heart of our king, we respond; instinctively we help. Be sure, all of religion is not in giving a buck to a beggar or doing some charity. But such ...

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