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3101. What Must I DO to Receive Life?

Mark 10:17-31

Sermon

Brett Blair

... about paying taxes to Caesar? Jesus what do you think about divorce? Jesus what do you think about an afterlife? Why don’t your disciples fast? Wash their hands? Obey the Sabbath? The fact is that they could care less what he thought about any of those issues. The Pharisees thought that they had nothing at all to learn from Jesus. They were asking him these questions simply to trip him up and make him commit that one fatal verbal error that might hang him. They were arrogant. How refreshing then to see ...

3102. Advent 4. Won't You Let Him Into Your Christmas?

Luke 2:8-20

Sermon

James W. Moore

... , there are long basketball socks on the mantle for everybody, only now everybody in the family puts things in the socks for each other. Members of the family sneak into the room in the middle of the night and add something to the socks. (2) The other thing I thought you would like to know is that one of Matt’s sisters is now a member of the St. Luke’s Staff. Her name is Jane Williams… our minister to children and their families. Wasn’t that beautiful how Matt as a young boy “rose to the occasion ...

3103. You're Going To Have A Baby!

Luke 1:26-38

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... be an object of shame and disgrace. People would look down upon her and tell all kinds of nasty stories about her. Moreover, she was afraid of what her fiance, Joseph, would do. He would have the right to divorce her, according to the law. She could not stand the thought of losing him, because she deeply and dearly loved him. She could not wait for the day when they were to be married, and she often told him that she could not live without him. She was madly in love with him, and what would he think of her ...

3104. How to Profit from Prophets

Luke 1:67-80

Sermon

Maurice A. Fetty

... well be of a different kind. It is true, of course, that a number of popular religious leaders of today promise wealth and success as a by-product of religion. It is true, of course, that even in some of the biblical writings themselves, it is thought that if one is righteous one will be wealthy, and that, therefore, poverty must be a sign of the disfavor of God. But the great biblical prophets move beyond those enticing and troubling words of false prophecy to give us a profit more enduring, more important ...

3105. Someone Greater Than a Prophet

Luke 1:26-38

Sermon

Maurice A. Fetty

As our world gets smaller and smaller we become more and more aware of other cultures and religions, and we increasingly wonder about our own religion. If once we thought of them in rather exclusive terms, can we do so in a world which seems to have relative exclusive truth claims? If once we thought of Christianity as the final word in religion, can we do so in face of a vital and resurgent Islam in the world? In his recent, brilliant discussion of Islam, Dr. Charles Ryerson of Princeton reminded us that ...

3106. Take Notice

Luke 21:5-38

Bulletin Aid

Dallas A. Brauninger

... the worries of this life overload our hearts, let us be alert for signs of God’s presence. Let us not be faint from fear but stand tall in spirit, expecting to receive the gift of God’s love. Collect O Bringer of all that is good, the thought of your coming unsettles our confused hearts until we remember your coming is in human form so we might recognize your love for us. In the coming of Christ, we receive you with transformable hearts. Amen. Prayer Of Confession How easy it is, O God, for us to miss ...

3107. Old Favorite

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... and unlovable. When he was thirteen years old, the school psychologist commented that he probably didn’t even know the meaning of the word “love.” His mother even forbade him to call her at work. He finally dropped out of high school in his third year. He thought he might find acceptance in the Marine Corps. But his lack of love went with him. He was thrown out and laughed at, with an undesirable discharge. A young, scrawny man in his twenties with no sense of worthiness, he went to live in a foreign ...

3108. Taking the Sting Out of Death

1 Chronicles 15:1-16:6

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... had lived in Boston for three years in a dormitory in an area with 30,000 people per square mile. That summer he accepted a job in a large church back in his home state as a youth director. His first week in town he dreamed up what he thought was a good project. Many years previously the church had erected a welcome sign at each of the six main highways leading into the city. Underneath the welcome were printed the address of the church and the hour of worship. But time and weather had taken their toll on ...

3109. Your Sins Are Remembered No More! You Are Free!

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... met nearly three decades ago. He says that when he thinks more about those behaviors, he realizes that his new cautiousness is really an emulation of her style. Not that he is really imitating his wife self-consciously, but he says that he can see her style and thought patterns in what he is doing. It is not “her” style that he is embodying in those instances. It is now he. Her style has rubbed off on him. Likewise when he observes his wife’s style in recent years, he notes that she is not always so ...

3110. A Vision of Freedom

Isaiah 65:17-25

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... text encountered. They were free. But in another sense they were really not free. The Persians ruled over them. Perhaps it was the scars of the Babylonian Captivity that still had them in bondage, had prevented them from restoring the Temple and fully exercising the freedom they thought they had. (After all they could not truly live out and celebrate their identity as Hebrews without that Temple and without restoring an heir of David as their ruler.) The Jewish exiles who had returned to Palestine may have ...

3111. There Could Be, Couldn't There?

Jeremiah 2:1-3:5

Sermon

John W. Wurster

... there really be such a time, such a place, such a people? No wonder the heavens were appalled and shocked and utterly desolate (2:12). For it is unbelievable that God’s people would get so caught up in what they were doing, what they thought was important, what they thought was needed, that they forgot all about who they were and whose they were. It is amazing that people loved by God, called by God, blessed by God would go after their own desires and whims and interests instead of the way that God had ...

3112. The Second Touch for the Out of Touch

1 Kings 19:1-18

Sermon

Robert Leslie Holmes

... he stood alone against the world: “I have been very zealous for the Lord, the God of hosts (and) ... I alone am left, and they are seeking my life, to take it away” (1 Kings 19:10, 14). “I’m the only one who stands for righteousness!” Have you ever thought that? “Mine is the only right way!” Have you ever been persuaded of that? Yet, notice that he ran away. If he was so certain he was right, why did he leave? I’ll tell you why: it was because he was depressed and his words and true belief ...

3113. Blind Man's Bluff

Acts 9:1-19a

Sermon

Carlyle Fielding Stewart

... . The laying on of hands through the power and anointing of the Holy Ghost is what finally convinced Saul of the power of Christ. He was blinded, yes. But he may have thought it was some kind of freak accident. He was lead on to a street called Straight and was without sight, food, and water for three days. He may have still thought that this experience was just an anomaly, an aberration of some kind. But what really convinced him was the powerful prayer of Ananias, the anointing of the Holy Ghost, and the ...

3114. Days of Promise

Jeremiah 33:1-26

Sermon

Harry N. Huxhold

... wrote that he had lived thirty years in the last ten days. The young Henry Adams, on a mission in London with his father, wrote that people lived these momentous days “without a second thought, what at another time would be the event of a year, perhaps a life.” The people lived in such turmoil in their depressed state they thought they could never get their lives together again. In the First Lesson appointed for today we hear a prophetic word written at a time when the people of God would have to face ...

3115. A Town of Promise

Micah 5:1-4

Sermon

Harry N. Huxhold

... and the Southern Kingdoms no one appeared to live up to the prophet’s hope. God would have to start over. A Second David would have to come from Bethlehem to be “one who is to rule in Israel.” Micah did not have trouble identifying with that thought. He was a rural peasant himself. He championed the cause of the peasantry which had been crushed under the tyranny and greed of the rich. The administration of the kings he knew had not been favorable to the people he loved. He also sensed that the fall ...

3116. The Promise of Baptism

Isaiah 43:1-13

Sermon

Harry N. Huxhold

... children of God. The baptism into the Presence of God should prepare them for all of life. Our Christian baptism is to do the same for us. When our Lord Jesus Christ was baptized in the River Jordan by John the Baptist, he could well have thought of this beautiful passage from Isaiah. At his baptism God was preparing the beloved Son for the ministry which he was to begin which would be filled with troubled waters and fiery temptations and trials. When Jesus heard the words. “You are my Son, the Beloved ...

3117. Light for Beauty

Isaiah 62:1-12

Sermon

Harry N. Huxhold

... which occurred after Lincoln’s all too brief enjoyment of the peace. However, it is certain that his death prevented harsher settlements of the peace which would have been more difficult for him to prevent had he lived. In testing these inner thoughts of Lincoln in restoring our nation, one sees parallels in the manner in which the Prophet Isaiah wrote about God’s reconciliation with Israel. In the First Lesson appointed for today the prophet describes what was involved in the reconciliation with Israel ...

3118. Yeah, Merry Christmas

Luke 2:1-7, Luke 2:8-20

Drama

Dave Marsh

... to schmaltzy. So, when I wrote this Christmas drama I drew inspiration from the wonderful film "A Christmas Story." I thought it was funny how the kids just went nuts opening presents. Unfortunately, this is all to true in real life ... she tries it on and it’s huge and hideous) Mom: I…love…it. Dad: Knew you would. Yep, this is what Christmas is all about. Mallory: I thought it was all about Jesus Dad. Dad: Oh, yeah, Him too. Mom: It’s your turn. How about that one? Dad: That one it is! (Kids start ...

3119. The Final Answer

Drama

Dave Marsh

... it comes to marriage, kids, and career. Well, naturally, I had to do a 'Millionaire' knock-off. I thought it would be interesting if the final million dollar question was totally subjective and, more importantly, eternally important... ... . And now I go every once in a while. Hmmm. (thinks more) Okay, I’ll phone a friend. Regis: Okay, who are we calling? Jim: Well, I thought I’d call my pastor. His name is Ray Stark. Regis: Well, that would be perfect now wouldn’t it. If anyone knows the answer it’s ...

3120. Come, Let Us Worship

Luke 4:14-30

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... and father must have raised you just right. Jesus was also raised just right. I don't know if he had paper towels, tissues, and paper napkins, but the Bible does tell us that he was brought up in Nazareth, and I think the people who lived when he lived thought that his mother Mary and his father Joseph did a good job of raising him. One of the things that Mary and Joseph did with Jesus every week was to take him to the synagogue or church every Sabbath day. It was, according to the Bible, their custom. They ...

3121. The Golden Touch

Luke 12:13-21

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... to tell you a story about a man who became very greedy. His name was Midas, and he was a king. One day a wise old man told Midas that he could have one wish -- anything he wanted -- but just one. This promise made Midas very greedy. So he thought and thought. Guess what he asked for? (Let them answer.) Those are good guesses, boys and girls. Let me tell you what Midas asked for -- he wanted everything that he touched to turn to gold! So he got his wish. King Midas was so excited. He touched his plates and ...

3122. The Spirit Has Landed

Luke 3:1-38

Sermon

Brett Blair

... .html) and stared at these awesome images, red dust and dirt punctuated by a million black rocks. I thought what a barren world. Don’t get me wrong, the scientist are having a heyday with these images. There’s a lot to learn from them but ... the lifeless landscape gets your attention. I also thought, “and there’re trying to find life there!” I feel that way about earth sometimes. As I look out the window of my ...

3123. Father Knows Best?

Matthew 5:1-12

Drama

Dave Marsh

... over these as nice, little one-liners by Jesus. Since I knew that Pastor Ray would be dissecting the verses for the congregation, I thought I would have fun with the drama and show that without the wisdom of God we can't really understand what His Word says ... Adam: Whatcha doin’? Dave: Reading the Bible. Adam: Really? Don’t you normally read the paper? Dave: (self righteously) Yep. But I thought it was high time that I read the good book instead. Adam: Oh. (long pause) Paper boy never came, eh? Dave: Nope ...

3124. Saving The Best Till Last

John 2:1-11

Sermon

Brett Blair

... our lesson was about when Jesus went to a wedding and turned water into wine." The audience roared, but Johnny tried to keep a straight face. Then he said, "And what did you learn from that story?" The boy squirmed in his chair. It was apparent he hadn't thought about this. But then he lifted up his face and said, "If you're going to have a wedding, make sure you invite Jesus!" The little boy was on to something. Weddings are a time of Joy. At the wedding, which Jesus attended in Cana of Galilee, there was ...

3125. The Diary of Horace Wimp (A Drama about Past Failures)

Drama

Dave Marsh

... arrival of Wendy, a woman he met through an internet dating service. Wendy comes walking up…) Wendy: Horace? Horace Wimp? Horace: Wendy. Hi. Nice to meet you. Please sit down. Wendy: Thanks. (looks around) well, this was a good idea meeting here at McIntire Park. Horace: Yeah, I thought it would be good easier to find each other this way. Wendy: I think your right. (pauses) So, it’s kind of wild isn’t it. I’ve never done anything like this before. I mean, if you asked me a year ago if I’d try an ...

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