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3076. The Gift of Wisdom

Acts 2:14-41

Sermon

Gerald Whetstone

... midnight baptism, at least there is often a gathering around the font and a renewal of the promises made at our baptism and a celebration of God's promises made to us. One Order for Baptism includes a prayer for the baptized asking the gifts of the spirit as named by the prophet Isaiah. Often these are named again in the laying on of hands at an affirmation of baptism in the Rite of Confirmation. For the baptized we pray, "wisdom and understanding, counsel and might, knowledge and the fear of the Lord, and ...

3077. How Costly Grace? Or Does Spelling Count?

Micah 6:1-8

Sermon

Paul E. Robinson

... been the same for the first men and women who roamed the earth as for you and me today: birth, death, a spectacular sight in nature, a moment of terror and fear, a moment of grace and relief and gratitude. In such moments the human spirit has connected with the Spirit, the Spirit of the One we now know is God. It's not surprising then that men, women, boys and girls have sought to influence the unseen presence beyond them, to help them in time of need, to protect them when afraid. How might one decide how ...

3078. Daring To Trust The Roots

Isaiah 11:1-16

Sermon

Paul E. Robinson

... who were frightened by current events, by the concern over foreign affairs and the sin and wickedness within their own lives and country. Hear the words of Isaiah: There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his roots. And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him ... (Isaiah 11:1-2a) And Isaiah went on to tell of the kind of ruler he foresaw coming from that great stump. And while Isaiah was speaking about an actual king in his own day, he was at the same time ...

3079. Follow The Man With The Plan

Sermon

Richard Hasler

... . God has done all these things through Jesus Christ. We are chosen in Christ. We are forgiven by his sacrifice on the cross. We are marked by the seal of the Holy Spirit, that is his promised Spirit, the guarantee, the "earnest money" that our spiritual inheritance is sure. What we have here is God's all-embracing plan to unite all things in Christ, the Man. On this second Sunday after Christmas as we face a new year, it is good to refresh our memories of God' ...

3080. Week Four Of Lent

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... not want to wait to be healed. His situation of forced delay, however, allowed him to experience the permanent healing of body and spirit which is possible with God. Let us today in our reflection and preparation seek the same. Wednesday Week FourIsaiah 49:8-15John ... God in him." God is defined as love and thus can be nothing else. God is one, living as a community of Father, Son and Spirit. All that the Father is and possesses is given to the Son. The love that God shows to us, the care that is our ...

3081. Second Thoughts

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

Robert Beringer

... continue the transforming work of Jesus Christ, if all those sensible reasons we give ourselves about our own security and self-interest were allowed to take control! Thank God the Holy Spirit sometimes allows us to win that battle with our second thoughts! In the February 1994 issue of Reader's Digest1 there is a story of how God's Spirit helped one man win his battle with second thoughts. On September 26, 1944, Ray Hamley, an RAF flying officer, and his crew flying an American-built B-25, dropped bombs on ...

3082. Broadway

Matthew 7:13-14

Sermon

Robert Beringer

... is really the story of women and men much like ourselves who need to find those turning points. It's about people who have broken their marriage vows. It's about people who have betrayed a good friend. It's about people who have an unkind or critical spirit. It's about people who refuse to forgive old wrongs. It's about people who have not lived at their moral best. It's about people who suddenly discover that they are traveling in the wrong direction. They need to stop where they are, repent of their sin ...

3083. They Drew Back And Fell

Drama

Dann J. Ettner

... God, that we may understand what God hasfreely given us. P: For I resolved to know nothing while I was with youexcept Jesus Christ and Him crucified. C: This is what we speak, not in words taught us by humanwisdom but in words taught by the Holy Spirit, expressingspiritual truths in spiritual words. P: For who has known the mind of the Lord that he mayinstruct Him? C: But we have the mind of Christ. Prayer Of The Day P: Let us pray: Almighty God, Lord of heaven and earth, inYour Divine goodness You sent ...

3084. The First Meal

Sermon

Robert F. Scott

... for Jesus Christ, the great physician, who came to restore our wholeness. People: God of healing, we thank you for ourselves, your gift. Leader: God of all grace, we thank you that in Christ you have loved us, sought us, called us to yourself, and healed our aching spirits. People: God of creation, God of grace, God of wholeness, God of healing, we praise you for all that you are, and we thank you for all that you have made us to be. Amen. Supper With LeviLuke 5:27-32 Do you enjoy a meal with good friends ...

3085. Confidence To Spare

Psalm 27:1-6, 13-14

Sermon

Robert G. McCreight

... we hold to you in love, You hold us stronger still;You shower us with life and strength; Salvation is your will. Amen. Hymn No. 3 Psalm 97 (Tune: Irby, "Once In Royal David's City") To our God, divine creator, To our Christ the living Son,To the Spirit, God's own presence, Ever three yet ever One; Holy One, to you forever, Let all thanks and praise be sung. All the heavens proclaim your power. All the people praise your name. Those who worship empty idols Boasting still, are put to shame. Righteous are your ...

3086. Behold The Man Who Took The Victory

John 20:1-18

Sermon

Thomas A. Pilgrim

... Jesus came into the room where they were. He said to them, "Peace to you." Sensing they were afraid, he said, "Why are you troubled? Why do doubts arise in your hearts? Behold in my hands and my feet, that it is I myself. Handle me and see, for a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see I have." Then he shared a meal with them. Nothing has ever been the same. In the midst of defeat, Jesus took the victory. He had been defeated, but he became victorious. He had been put to death, but he won ...

3087. The Peace That Jesus Gives

John 14:15-31

Sermon

Lee Griess

... says this morning, "That can't happen. I will never leave you alone. I am going to my Father, but I will send the Holy Spirit to be with you." Every basketball fan knows the name Larry Bird. An All-Star player for the Boston Celtics for many years, Larry Bird ... and in baptism God calls us by name. God puts God's mark upon us and makes us God's own. God sends us the Holy Spirit, to comfort and counsel us in life. As Jesus called those disciples to him in the upper room and spoke the words of the Gospel reading ...

3088. Sermons

Sermon

John R. Bodo

... God, why hast thou forsaken me?" until the rushing of his blood was like the thunder of cannon in his ears: and even then it was not his last word, because he would give up his life with a triumphant cry of trust: "Father, into Thy hands I commit my spirit!" This is the One who brought to light, and to life, what we know as the gospel, the Good News, which the writer of the Book of Jonah could not even glimpse. This is the One whose matchless life and redeeming death are available to you and to me.... Amen ...

3089. The Lord Has Need Of It

Mark 14:1--15:47

Sermon

Elaine M. Ward

... people followed a foolish messiah. From where does our "wise foolishness" come today? It comes from the wild and wonderful preachers and teachers, poets and spiritual guides. To live in their world of joy, imagination, and sacred story is to sense the Spirit and have the power of the mind over the possibility of things. Wonder is the parent of that possibility and her sibling is imagination. Faith is rooted in wonder and watered with imagination. Our perception of life is formed and fed and transformed ...

3090. Advent 1

Lk 21:25-36 · 1 Th 3:9-13 · Jer 33:14-16 · Ps 25:1-10

Bulletin Aid

H. Burnham Kirkland

... upon all sick and suffering persons, especially those in the hospital and those near and dear to us whom we name in our hearts: ... Enfold them with your love, that in the midst of pain they may find your presence. O God, mercifully grant that your Holy Spirit may in all things direct and rule our hearts. Let us not live as if we were strangers to your commandments. Infuse into each of us such an awe and fear to displease you that nothing may seduce us from our obedience to you. Heal all strife, divisions ...

3091. Something New, Something Old

Sermon

John N. Brittain

... money or who had hurt them. One client called to say he had forgiven a debt of a hundred dollars; another wept in gratitude; a third party paid his bill and referred a new client. But most important, Conrad no longer lived in anger and resentment. Empowered by a spirit of forgiveness, he moved from the old into the new. Living in the past is a danger for every one of us. Whether it is a romanticized past of the "good old days," the defeatist past of being an outcast at school or the object of ridicule or ...

3092. Meeting Jesus At The Well

John 4:1-26

Sermon

John N. Brittain

... to worship that salvation was from the Jews and that the Jerusalem temple was the proper place to offer sacrifice. These issues are important. But he went on. "God is spirit, and those who worship God must worship in spirit and truth." The form of worship, the place of worship, the type of worship are all important as means to the end that we worship God in spirit and truth. There is always a problem when we become so preoccupied with the means, we never get around to the end. This has been kind of a rough ...

3093. Pentecost: From Confusion To Communion In Christ

Sermon

Alex Gondola

... from dozens of countries were drawn to put Jesus Christ at the center of their lives. On the Day of Pentecost was let loose in some new way a force, the Holy Spirit, which is God's power to bring all humankind and all creation back to a new unity under the headship of Jesus Christ. On that day, through the Holy Spirit, a new creation, the Christian Church, was born. Satan revels in the ugly babble of chaos and confusion. But God celebrates love and cooperation. And every time, like this morning, that the ...

3094. Wedding: Older Couple, Previously Married

Bulletin Aid

Derl G. Keefer

... of the (Church), and the investment of God, and the State of (State). Will you grace this pronouncement with a kiss? The Blessing Pastor: Let us pray as you begin this journey: O God, who does not desire for man or woman to be alone in heart and spirit, but joins them together that they should live and love and worship You, we join You in this celebration of marriage of our friends (Groom) and (Bride). Let each of their days on earth be long and filled to overflowing with love and excitement for one another ...

3095. Wedding: Beginning A New Climb (for a marriage after divorce)

Ephesians 3:14-21

Bulletin Aid

Derl G. Keefer

... Paul's letter to the Ephesians, chapter 3:14-19 (TEV): For this reason I fall on my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth receives its true name. I ask God from the wealth of his glory to give you power through his Spirit to be strong in your inner selves, and I pray that Christ will make his home in your hearts through faith. I pray that you may have your roots and foundation in love, so that you, together with all God's people, may have the power to understand how broad ...

3096. A Living Witness

Acts 9:32-43

Sermon

Rodney Thomas Smothe

... she had helped sent for Peter and urged him to "Please come at once!" What kind of response would our witnesses bring if we were in similar circumstances? As the mourners gathered and testified of Tabitha's positive influence in their lives, Peter, led by the Spirit of God, acted in faith and prayed that God would restore Tabitha's life. The testimony of God's promise not only restored Tabitha's life, but brought hope to that entire community. Peter sent the crowds away and called upon the name of the Lord ...

3097. The Season Of Renewal

Mark 1:1-8

Bulletin Aid

Wayne H. Keller

... forgive our debtors. M: Deliver us from our worst selves. In the act of forgiving and receiving others, and ourselves, we experience your forgiveness. S: Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. M: May the tests and trials of life be empowered by your spirit. Remind us that we will not be tempted above that which we are able to bear.All sing: For yours is the kingdom, the power, and the glory forever. Amen. THE EKKLESIA RESPONDS TO GOD'S TRUTH Message with the Children of All Ages Explain the ...

3098. The Season Of Expectancy

Mark 13:1-31, Mark 13:32-37

Sermon Aid

Wayne H. Keller

... New Life (Pastor) Ask the people how God has spoken and is speaking to them at the beginning of this Advent season. You may want to ask three or four before worship to be ready to share; or you may want to leave the sharing up to the Spirit. Give times for people to respond. We become much too uncomfortable with silence. The idea is to get people to slow down and to consider what in the world their life, especially their life in Christ, is all about. Response: "Thanks, Lord, for this opportunity to prepare ...

3099. Jesus Teaches the Essence of His Being

John 6:60-71, John 6:25-59

Sermon Aid

Wayne H. Keller

... . Pastor: Has Jesus, the Child, been with you so long, and you fail to know him? "The person who has seen me," said Jesus, "has seen the Parent, the Child, the Spirit." People: We praise the name of God, the Parent, the Child, the Spirit! Yes, we do! Hymn of Praise "O God of Every Nation" Prayer of Praise God, Parent, Child, Spirit, we thank you for your continuous invitations to come on down. We praise you for Isaiah's powerful call, "Everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and those who have no money ...

3100. Advent 3

John 1:1-18, John 1:19-28, Isaiah 61:1-11, Isaiah 65:17-25, 1 Thessalonians 5:12-28

Sermon Aid

E. Carver McGriff

... Waldo Emerson. Let me share it: Finish each day and be done with it; you have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in. Forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely, and with too high a spirit to be cumbered with your old nonsense. This day is all that is good and fair. It is too dear with its high hopes and invitations to waste a moment on yesterday. On a recent visit to Ireland, I spoke with a physician in that country who had recently ...

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