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3076. Family Obligations

Mark 3:31-35

Children's Sermon

... be encouraged to keep a notebook recording important insights or unresolved questions for each day. (The notebook should also be strictly private, and beyond the control of any other family member, including parents.) Encourage your children to discuss with you insights or concerns from their quiet time that are not too personal for them to share. Teachers: Fifteen minutes set aside at the beginning of class can put your students in an open frame of mind for the day's lesson. There are probably enough ...

3077. There's No Mistake

Hebrews 5:5b

Children's Sermon

... and then compare the information on the license with the check or the credit card and make sure it's the same person. Now, the picture may not make me look very good, but if you look carefully at it you can tell it is actually me. We are all concerned with identification. We want to know that somebody is really who they say they are. Sometimes people are even that way with God and his Son, Jesus. In the days when the Bible was written, some people did not want to believe that Jesus was really God's Son ...

3078. 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

... . 'I love the hospital.' " Kati had her party two days after Easter, just as she wanted it with the staff, family, friends, and the usual balloons, toys, a clown, a book for the guests to sign. It will surely be her last party, but that doesn't concern her; according to Stolberg, "Kati has been talking more and more frequently about heaven ... Because she cannot see, touch means a lot to Kati, and one of her favorite things to do is to snuggle close to her mother and rub Kathy's (her mother) ear. Not long ...

3079. Lent 3

1 Corinthians 10:1-13, Exodus 3:1-22, Psalm 126:1-6, Psalm 103:1-22, Luke 13:1-9

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George Bass

... of our baptism is a fundamental theological motif of Lent; Lent should remind us that the gifts God has given us in baptism need to be renewed again in the celebration of Easter and, especially, in the Easter eucharist. This day celebrates the love and concern and patience that God has for his repentant people, and it keeps us moving toward the cross and the empty tomb so that, as we find our faith and hope renewed in the risen Lord, we may become profitable servants of the Lord. From this perspective ...

3080. Lent 4

Luke 15:1-7, Joshua 5:1-12, Isaiah 12:1-6, 1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5, 2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2, Luke 15:11-32

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George Bass

... Holy One of Israel." 1 Corinthians 1:18-31; or 1:18, 22-25 (L) The Lutheran lectionary continues to be "odd person out" in its lectionary selections for this Fourth Sunday in Lent, at least as far as the first two readings are concerned. The Roman, Lutheran, and Common lectionaries assign most of the alternate reading to the Third Sunday in Lent, Year/Cycle B. To the mostly Gentile congregation, which, in typically Greek fashion, wanted an intellectual interpretation of the gospel, Paul opens up the very ...

3081. Pentecost Sunday

Acts 2:1-13, Psalm 104:1-35, Joel 2:28-32, Genesis 11:1-9, 1 Corinthians 12:1-11, John 16:5-16, John 20:19-23, John 15:18--16:4

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George Bass

... but with an added dimension now; the Lord has kept his promise to send the Spirit to empower his people, his church, and he has done so and continues to do so. The church not only prays, "Come, Lord Jesus! Come quickly!" but the church is to be concerned for the care of all creation and, taught and directed by the Holy Spirit, it engages in the work of preserving the earth and all things in and on it. The Prayer Of The Day The classic collect for Pentecost picks up the "teaching" and "comforting" motifs of ...

3082. Proper 9

Galatians 6:11-18, Galatians 6:1-10, 1 Kings 21:1-29, Isaiah 66:1-24, Psalm 66:1-20, Luke 10:1-24

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George Bass

... world can have. 2. It is of critical importance to note that the 70 were to declare that "peace" to the smallest unit of society, the family, wherever they went. (There are those who say that the preservation of the family is one of the critical concerns of this age. And it is also interesting that Barbara Bush spoke about the family in her commencement speech at Wellesley College: "At the end of your life, you will never regret not having passed one more test, not winning one more verdict or not closing ...

3083. Proper 15

Hebrews 12:1-13, Luke 12:54-59, Luke 12:49-53, Psalm 82:1-8, Jeremiah 20:7-18, Jeremiah 23:9-32, Jeremiah 38:1-13

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George Bass

... by the way we live every day, as well as by what we say and pray on Sunday, and renewing the prayer of the church for the deliverance than only Christ can bring to the world, "Come, Lord Jesus! Come, quickly!" As the secular and sacred concerns converge - and they do in the fall of the year which is really more like spring in the churches in the Northern Hemisphere - congregations engage in the kinds of activities which ought to be generated by Easter and the new life it fosters. But the churches ...

3084. Proper 27

Psalm 17:1-15, Psalm 9:1-20, 2 Thessalonians 3:1-5, 2 Thessalonians 2:13-17, Zechariah 7:1-14, 1 Chronicles 29:10-20, Job 19:1-29, Luke 20:27-40

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George Bass

... glorious name." Zechariah 7:1-10 (C) This prophet has been called the "prophet of restoration," which becomes evident in reading the book. Zechariah received a delegation of people, who apparently were to participate in the rebuilding of the temple and were concerned about their religious ceremonies. Should they continue to "mourn and feast in the fifth month," as they had, or abandon the practice. Zechariah reminded them of how it had been before the exile, when people fasted and ate more for themselves ...

3085. Epiphany 4

Mark 1:21-28

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Wayne B. Keller

... may want to conclude with this litany: Pastor: The word, the teaching of Christ is good news. People: God has received our humanness. We can be ourselves. Pastor: The past is forgiven. The future is open before us. People: We live with courage and with a deep concern for people. Pastor: We give thanks; we embrace our lives. People: Yes! Amen! Let it be! Message with the Children of All Ages Consider this: Invite a teacher to give the message; have him tell the children what it's like to be a teacher. Some ...

3086. The Problem With Miracles In Our Time

Matthew 14:22-36

Sermon

William J. Carl

... than Garrison Keillor’s 25 portly Lutheran ministers stuck out on the lake on Carl Krebsbach’s pontoon boat which Pastor Ingqvist suddenly realized was tipping bow to stern and slowly sinking into the lake as they discussed theology and shared their concerns about rural ministry. All the time Pastor Ingqvist kept noticing the boat tipping bow to stern deeper and deeper until one tip too many pitched several of the ministers right into the lake, a renewal of their baptism. “Eight of them took their ...

3087. Straight Talk, Due Process and Grace

Matthew 18:15-20

Sermon

William J. Carl

... or you have a problem, speak to them for heaven’s sake.” Speak, speak, speak; don’t keep your mouth shut. You will be held responsible for your silence and for the consequences of your unwillingness to speak. Once a member of a seminary board shared a concern with an older member. “Share it with the board,” said the old man abruptly. “Oh, I don’t know,” said the younger one, “I’m fairly new. I don’t know if I should.” The now retired president of a large management firm looked his ...

3088. Is It Too Late?

Matthew 25:14-30

Sermon

George Johnson

... you and says, "Not to worry, your child is only 70 percent toward the freeway." Will it make much difference in what you do as a parent? Everyone who has studied the facts agrees. We are headed in the wrong direction. If we continue, we are in trouble concerning this beautiful creation God has given us to enjoy. Some may say 70 percent, others 90 percent, but the action called for is still the same. Stop the trend, or we will all weep and gnash our teeth. What does the parable call for? Why did Jesus give ...

3089. Says Who?

Sermon

Thomas Slavens

... system could not be avoided, so even for them the idea that every slave and peasant should or could be free from rule was absent. In the Hebrew idea of social justice one of the chief roots of the idea of freedom of conscience is to be found. The concern for the underdog, which runs like a thread through the whole weave of the Old Testament, was based on the idea that God loved his children equally. In the New Testament the idea grew in Jesus’ teachings on love for all persons. In his story of the lost ...

3090. Beyond Bread and Butter

Luke 12:42-48

Sermon

Thomas Slavens

... butter stage. “Every one to whom much is given, of him will much be required.” Because labor has more today than it has ever had before, it has a responsibility to move beyond the bread and butter stage to new levels of dedication. From Christianity’s concern for the body as well as the soul, the importance of the individual, and its law of love can arise vital programs for labor in the areas of human welfare, justice and peace. The artist Flandreau has painted a picture of the Christ looking over a ...

3091. Let Freedom Ring!

Luke 4:14-30

Sermon

Thomas Slavens

... dictatorships, monarchies, and oligarchies, it flourishes best where there is freedom. A Christian’s first loyalty is not to any political, economic or social system but to God as revealed through the Christ. A second basis for the Christian interest in freedom is the concern for what it does to people. Christians have taught that the rights of the underdog must not be violated. As Paul said, “There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are ...

3092. Small Church Communion

Acts 2:42-47

Sermon

Steven Burt

... , a separate liturgy in the back of a hymnal; nor was it a separate service printed in a book of liturgies. It was the regular gathering of the small church to celebrate, receive, and pass on the gifts of God. Scripture was spoken from memory or read, concerns were shared, prayers were offered, a sermon was preached, a collection was taken, a meal was shared, and the needs of those who were hurting were seen to. Doesn’t that sound like our usual worship service in a small church? There was nobody off in a ...

3093. Christ Is Coming…

Luke 21:5-38

Sermon

James Garrett

... for the coming of Jesus Christ. It has been said: “The extraordinary thing that is about to happen is matched only by the extraordinary moment just before it happens. Advent is the name of that moment.”1 Jesus shares with his disciples concerning his second coming. An extraordinary thing… matched only by the extraordinary moment before it happens. A strange text for the season of Advent; or is it? I think not. The birth of Christ encompasses much more than the Christmas story. Understanding this ...

3094. He Preached Good News

Luke 3:1-20

Sermon

James Garrett

... and ethical implication is exactly that, void. The idea that love is something we do is somewhat foreign to the modern Western mind. We grew up thinking that love is a feeling that overtakes a person. Some don’t understand it entails a commitment, concern, and concentration. It is something we are called to do. It is true what we think and feel influences what we do. It is equally true what we do influences what we think. Our actions condition our thought patterns and determine our feelings. B. Stanley ...

3095. A Short Sermon

Luke 4:14-30

Sermon

James Garrett

... said, “My second point is that most of you don’t give a damn!” He paused again as gasps and rumblings flowed across the congregation, and then said: “And my third point is that the real tragedy among Christians today is that many of you are now more concerned that I said ‘damn’ than you are that I said two billion people are starving to death.” Then he sat down. The whole sermon took less than a minute, but it is in many ways one of the most powerful ones ever given. He was reminding us we ...

3096. Safe With The Shepherd

John 10:22-42

Sermon

John M. Braaten

... things don't turn out the way I want? What is going to become of me at last? With all the pressures we feel and all the possibilities for evil, is it any wonder that we live with increasing insecurity? If we are not worrying about ourselves, we are concerned for our families or our friends, or about pollution, or global war. There always seems to be something. It is like being on 24-hour guard duty and it doesn't make any difference how old you are. The words of our gospel from the Apostle John were written ...

3097. A Farewell Gift

John 14:15-31

Sermon

John M. Braaten

... end of conflict nor is it, for that matter, even the lack of inner struggle. The peace of God is an internal strength and tranquility which exists in spite of turmoil whether in the world around us or deep within us. An old story which illustrates this point concerns a little boy who sat calmly aboard a ship which was tossed about like a toothpick by the wind and waves. Another passenger asked him, "Aren't you worried? Doesn't the storm frighten you?" "No," replied the boy. "If I sit here I can look through ...

3098. The Greatest Wonder Of All!

John 14:5-14

Sermon

John M. Braaten

... of God’s good news to a world which is continually cowed by bad news. So the first thing we must keep in mind is that the Holy Spirit is truly transfiguring. You and I are able to offer our witness to others without having to be concerned about saying the "right" words or doing the "right" things, as long as we are sharing the goodness and mercy of God. The Spirit can take even simple offerings and transform them into experiences which can shape and color and warm the lives of others. Let me illustrate ...

3099. That's Our God For You!

Luke 19:28-44

Sermon

John M. Braaten

... wore her out with his vigorous activity. She was accustomed to living a peaceful, orderly life. He was perpetual motion, into everything. One might when they were both sound asleep, there was an earthquake. The grandmother was awakened by the house shaking and in her concern called out, "Billy, Billy!" To which came the response, "I didn't do it, grandma!" Well, Billy was a little like an earthquake at times to a grandma who liked her quiet lifestyle. It is by our reactions that we reveal ourselves day by ...

3100. The King Who Came To Die

Sermon

John M. Braaten

... close that eventually we, like Jesus, would even call the Almighty God, "Daddy (Mark 14:36)." It was a wonderful kingdom - the rules were few and the privileges many. It began with God, Adam and Eve. At first there was harmony of wills, respect, affection and concern for each other. That blueprint of God's kingdom has not changed. But something went wrong. God's beautiful plan did not materialize. The world as we know it does not live in harmony with God. So what happened? The Old Testament tells us that it ...

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