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276. Epiphany 4

Psalm 71:1-24, 1 Corinthians 14:1-25, 1 Corinthians 13:1-13, 1 Corinthians 12:12-31, Jeremiah 1:1-19, Luke 4:14-30

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George Bass

... , of the Lutheran School of Theology at Philadelphia, writes about a pastor - Pastor Gilbert Martin - who made a deep impression upon him as a child. He says that "Moose" Martin (a 245-pound former college football tackle) ' 'was a key figure in my years at Vacation Bible School. Along with the singing, Bible-story time was the part of the 'opening exercises' I liked best. After the entire school had assembled, and when the buzz of young voices had built to a roar, the bulky pastor would appear. His stomach ...

277. Proper 10

Colossians 1:15-23, Colossians 1:1-14, 2 Kings 2:1-18, Deuteronomy 30:11-20, Psalm 69:1-36, Psalm 25:1-22, Luke 10:25-37

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George Bass

... CLUE Churches in the Northern Hemisphere will be acutely aware of the fact that the Eighth Sunday after Pentecost will occur in late summer. Many pastors will be deeply concerned about attendance and stewardship in their congregations if they themselves are not on vacation. At the same time, it is only a month to Labor Day, the beginning of school, Rally Day, and all of those other activities which return life, including "church life," to normal, once more. In all of this, the kerygmatic "noises" of the ...

278. Proper 14

Hebrews 11:1-40, Jeremiah 18:1--19:15, Genesis 15:1-18, Luke 12:35-48

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George Bass

... liturgy, is almost imperceptible by this Sunday, the middle of the Pentecost cycle/season. There are more evident signals coming to the church from the calendar year. Summer is nearly over. Labor Day sees the beginning of fall activities - the end of vacation time, back to school and college for students, rally day in Sunday church schools, resumption of rehearsals, and planning for stewardship programs in less than two months, are some of these activities which will soon occur. The secular emphasis, at the ...

279. The Preaching Ministry

Mark 1:35-39, Mark 1:29-34

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Wayne B. Keller

... you believe in God? Most will say "yes," Believe, in the Bible, means, trusting to the point of obedience; are you willing to take a risk? How does your belief affect your life - your relationship with others - beginning in your own home, reaching into your vocation and vacation, to those whom you don't know for whom Christ also died, and to whom Christ has called you to serve. Harry Emerson Fosdick once said that "a mature religion (faith) is always to be judged by what it does for the underdog," and I add ...

280. Advent 2

Mark 1:1-8

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Wayne B. Keller

... : When Dick Haymes and Rita Hayworth were married, both for about the fifth time, after the wedding, a reporter asked Dick, "Can she cook?" Haymes answered, "Who cares?" Our danger is to plan, scrimp, save, work, sacrifice for a house, boat, trip, pool, vacation. Then, we get it. And the dream evaporates. Consider the stewardship of preparing for the coming of the savior into our lives. Charge to the Congregation Suggestion: Build the charge around T. S. Eliot's poem, "The Rock," in which Eliot pictures the ...

281. Advent 3 - Witnessing

John 1:19-28, John 1:1-18

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Wayne B. Keller

... : Compare the amount of money the congregation gives to the total mission (local and beyond local). Figure out the per capita amount each member gives to each. For example, one day, I said to the congregation: "If you spend more than $32 on your recreation and vacation this year, you will have spent more than you give to the mission beyond the local church." You may want to follow the offering with this prayer: Lord, we like to say that we are your people, that we believe in your world mission. Forgive us ...

282. Rocky

Matthew 16:13-20

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William J. Carl

... , said Jesus, I will build my church, which should give us all hope to see that Jesus would pick such a bumbler as Peter to be the foundation-stone for his church. But Peter was not only a bumbler; he was also a big talker. It’s like the vacation church school kid who came up to his pastor one day during the week and said, “You’re the guy who’s always talking in church.” That’s the way Peter was, always spouting off about this subject or that. Always mouthing off about how much he could do ...

283. Is It Too Late? ... Continued

Matthew 25:14-30

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George Johnson

... that he charges by the hour. I whispered to Viv as we left, "Don't ever ask him about his tree again. That lecture cost us several dollars." But I must say, he had a connectedness to God's creation. He loved his tree.If you have some vacation time coming, may I suggest that you plan some time, some intentional efforts, to become more closely related with creation. Allow your soul, your inner being, to connect, to appreciate, to love, to become intimate with the work of God's hand. It could be a profound ...

284. A Christian Example

1 Corinthians 11:2-16

Eulogy

R. Blaine Detrick

... was selected by them for high positions: Conference Secretary, Executive Secretary of the Pension Fund, District Superintendent, delegate to General Conference, etc. And he proclaimed the Gospel right to the end - just last summer, while I was away for a vacation, he supplied this pulpit. 5. His teaching talent. How thoroughly he enjoyed the opportunity to open up the Scriptures and apply them to the contemporary world. He continued, week after week, teaching au Adult Class which appreciated the study and ...

285. The Public Effect Of Private Living

2 Samuel 11:1-27

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Robert Allen

... confronted with choices between good and evil. There is no aspect of life where a sense of control and purpose is more clearly demanded than in a person’s moral character. The choosing between right and wrong is vitally important in our lives. One young man told me about a vacation trip that he and his wife took to Las Vegas. One evening they had gone to see the Wayne Newton show and arrived back at their hotel at 1:30 a.m. His wife went on up to their room and he went into the casino for a while. Later ...

286. Doing Our Homework

Matthew 9:9-13

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Larry Goodpaster

... how those Pharisees must have reacted, based on my own memories of homework assignments. I doubt if there is anyone who really enjoys doing homework, especially over weekends or during the summer months. Can you not hear the objections? “But, Jesus, this is summer vacation, and since school is out, there should be no homework. Besides, it’s too hot to think very much.” My own response would probably mirror that of the Pharisees: “But, Jesus, I’m out of school, and have been for years. Besides, I ...

287. When One Is Better Than Many

2 Kings 13:10-25

Sermon

Keith Hammer

... radio commercial by a well-known travel service. In the ad a neighbor asks the man in the family if he is moving when he sees him get in a large flatbed truck with a tow truck on the back. No, the man replies, they are just going on a vacation and his wife is afraid of breakdowns so they are bringing their own tow truck along. Then the neighbor asks whom the uniformed man is standing near the truck. The man says that he is Bill, the security guard, who they are taking along to guard their money. Then the ...

288. The Needle’s Eye

Mark 9:42-50

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Thomas Peterson

... because he could not countenance buying it. It put too big a dent in their projected savings. To all her requests he turned a deaf ear. In fact, he did not even hear them. To provide for their future he worked all the time. There were no vacations with her alone nor with the family. As for evenings out, he was too busy or too tired. When invited to accompany her to parties or groups, he did not feel like going. So the story comes out, predictable and dull. Long years of subtle remarks, angry accusations ...

289. Nothing Is Impossible

Exodus 13:17--14:31

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Walter Kimbrough

... us, God steps in and protects us on the one hand and fights our battles on the other. Again, nothing is impossible with God. The theology of possibilty also comes alive in the fact that God works around the clock; a worker who never gets off. No vacation, no sick leave, not even lunch time, God just works. This obviously goes against the grain in society today. A major item of concern on the part of every worker is the question of fringe benefits. Because of escalating medical costs, one needs a job with ...

290. The Big Chaise Lounge

Matthew 11:25-30

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... I drag myself over to my favorite summer chair and just collapse. (Relax in your chaise lounge.) Isn't this wonderful. Give me a glass of lemonade and I am ready for the world's best rest. How many of you would like to spend some of your summer vacation just like this? (Let them answer.) Work isn't the only thing that causes people to feel tired and in need of rest. Some people worry themselves into being tired. Some people are so overworked with sin that they always feel tired. When you are worried, guilty ...

291. Good News!

Isaiah 51:17--52:12

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Ron Lavin

From your childhood, think of some good news which came to you suddenly. Maybe it was the announcement of a new baby in the family, or a new puppy. Maybe it was the announcement of a vacation or your first trip to Disneyland. Get in touch with the feeling of good news. That's especially helpful when there is so much bad news around. We certainly hear enough bad news these days. Newspapers, television, and radio bombard us daily with news like: "Pam Am Jet Down;" "258 ...

292. The Road To Jerusalem

Mark 11:1-11

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Thomas A. Pilgrim

... hair, headaches or ring around the collar if we will just spend our money on all the right stuff. It is a lie! We are told that our status, our value, our reputation, our worth is found in what we eat, drink, wear, drive and where we travel for fabulous vacations. It is a lie! I think I read in the New Testament about a man who filled up his barns and then tore them down to build new ones to fill up again. Then he said to himself, "I have it made." Jesus said that man was a fool. Jesus ...

293. "Something's Coming"

Isaiah 2:1-5

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Robert Beringer

... or when it begins, but for months now everyone has known that Christmas is coming. A high school teacher was in the barber shop last year just before Christmas. He and the barber were talking about how much the kids look forward to their Christmas vacation. "Yes," said the teacher, "you should have seen the excitement on the last day of school. There was foot-stomping, back-slapping, table-pounding, singing and shouts of joy - and all that was only in the teachers' lounge!" Yes, we all know the excitement ...

294. The Bottom Line

Micah 6:1-8

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Robert Beringer

One of the most common phrases heard in the marketplace today is "the bottom line." It makes no difference if you are buying a car, or a new house, a new wardrobe or planning a vacation. Whatever it is, we want to know how much will it cost. What's the bottom line? There is a story going the rounds about a self-employed painter who had come on hard times. There was very little work in his area, so when he was asked to bid ...

295. The Call To Excellence

Numbers 27:12-23

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Sims Robert

... than those who are giving too much. I am far less concerned about pastors being overworked as I am about their being under-committed. I know too many pastors who are far more concerned about their days off than their days on; more concerned about their vacation than their dedication. So what’s happening in the seminaries today? I believe the training is good. I believe it is better than it was 25 years ago. I believe there are few pastors who are truly inept and inadequate. At the same time I believe ...

296. Checking The Vital Signs

Luke 24:36-49

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Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... called response. Response of the live body is also how we respond to all God has given us, how we respond to the sacraments, the means of grace. When we are asked to serve in a special way, when Sunday school teachers are needed, people to help with vacation church school, youth sponsors, volunteers to call and pledge -- the test is continually applied to the body to see if it is alive and real or dead and beginning to get stiff! One other test -- have your words been kind? In a time when criticism is so ...

297. Death Following Lung Surgery

1 Corinthians 15:35-58

Eulogy

Robert Allen

... thought he was crazy after your first date and he said he was going to marry you. You'll remember the joy you shared in raising your son. You will remember that you two were very close and always together - whether it was a trip to the store or a vacation trip. You'll remember the trip you took just a few weeks ago to Santa Fe ... There are many things you are going to remember, but the one thing you will remember is your love. For David, you are going to remember him as a father. He had a big ...

298. For an Eighty-year-old Man

Acts 1:1-11

Eulogy

Harold Warlick

... years, Eck Ring, with less than a high school education, imparted values and principles that lasted over sixty years. In a world where the terms latch-key children and abandoned and abused children have become synonymous with the culture, Eck Ring never took a vacation or a trip without his family. In a world where society is characterized as the "me generation," and customers are valued and viewed as numbers put on the books, Eck Ring respected the customer, working 6 a.m. - 9 p.m., always taking care ...

299. The Banquet

John 6:25-59

Sermon

Robert Salzgeber

... share a cup of tea with you." Despite his guilt Mark invented all sorts of reasons not to go to see Elizabeth. He had important meetings to attend: the County Helpline Board was meeting that afternoon and he was a member of the board; there was also a vacation Bible school meeting late into the afternoon and a district church meeting in the evening in a nearby city. He had almost justified his not going to see Elizabeth when he heard a voice in his inner ear. "Mark, you really need to go and see Elizabeth ...

300. Changing The Rules

Mark 7:1-23

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Robert Salzgeber

... and made sure that you were active in positive organizations like the scouts and school athletics and school clubs. And most importantly, Billy, she has spent good time with both you and your sister. She's always made it a priority to take the two of you on a vacation every summer. Billy, your mother has done a darn good job with you! And I'm going to show restraint in this case. Not, mind you, because of you. What you did, Billy, is unconscionable. I am not going to send you to reform school, Billy. But I ...

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