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3126. An Our Good Works And Generosity

Matthew 6:1-4, Matthew 6:5-15, Matthew 6:16-18, Matthew 6:19-24

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... kindness to a person, we imagine that we have bought her and that she is so deeply obligated to us that she dare not say a word except what we want to hear. Of course most people do not notice our expectations and we even manage to deceive ourselves concerning our real intentions. But in fact our faith commitments and good works are nothing but a vain pretense. Can we do no good works? How about prayer? And Jesus said: "And when you pray you must not be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray ...

3127. God Works Through Opposites

Matthew 21:1-11

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... opposites, works in hidden ways. That is why he often seems so powerless and distant. It is because he is working in hidden ways, just like on the cross he gave us life in a hidden way. Martin Luther often spoke of this aspect of the theology of the cross, concerning how God works in a hidden way through contrasts. In a series of lectures that Luther gave in 1515 and 1516 on the Book of Romans, he wrote: "For what is good for us is hidden, and that so deeply that it is hidden under its opposite. Thus our ...

3128. Wash Up First For The Meal Before You Eat!

John 13:1-17

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... to God.1 No, Peter and we do not at first want Jesus to wash our feet, to do everything for us. Peter's reluctance is just one more reminder of our sin. Yet the interaction Jesus had with Peter and us proceeds. That interaction gives us more clues concerning the kind of preparation that makes us truly ready to receive all the benefits that the Lord's supper provides. First we cannot help but be struck by Jesus' humility in his act of washing his followers' feet. This was not a task that the host in Old ...

3129. Why Did Jesus Have To Die?

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... alone. Salvation is not an individual affair. Christ's saving work on the cross was intended to straighten out the whole of creation. This entails that our Christian responsibility, as people who have been saved by the cross of Christ, also must include a concern for the whole of creation. We need to keep Christ's sacrificial daeth before us in order to avoid a Christian individualism - to remind us that our salvation is linked with the redemption and restoration of the whole of God's creation. Christ died ...

3130. The Temptations Of Christ And Our Temptations

Matthew 4:1-11

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God." The Word of God was our Lord's sure defense against that (first) temptation. Likewise it is the proclamation of the Word and spiritual growth which we are called to prioritize over a concern for visible miracles in the realm of social justice and the alleviation of poverty. Next Jesus experienced a second temptation. It was not unlike the first one. The tempter urges Jesus to proceed to Jerusalem, to climb to the top of the temple, and then ...

3131. Where Have All The Visible Miracles Gone?

Matthew 17:1-13

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... the resurrection, to Easter. And because it is a pointer to the resurrection, the miracle of transfiguration also testifies to the divine Sonship of Jesus. There is a more general lesson for us in the miracle of the transfiguration; it is a lesson concerning how to understand all the other great miracles of Jesus (and the more modern, post-biblical ones performed by God). Just like the transfiguration, these other miracles have been performed for the same purpose - to point to the resurrection, to show that ...

3132. The Resurrection Is Freedom

John 11:38-44

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... whole family. Thus the writer of this story, John (11:5), writes: "Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus." Jesus loved them. Jesus' love for that family was not just a matter of words, a kind of polite sentiment we sometimes express concerning acquaintances. This was a passionate love. Thus after learning that Lazarus was severely ill, Jesus concluded his business in the region of Perea (Jesus always conducts his business deliberately in John's gospel; also see John 2:4, 24; 12:1) and he went ...

3133. The Road To The Cross

Matthew 27:11-26

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... his sin. (Contrary to what he wanted to do, he really could not wash his hands of this sin [Matthew 27:24].) It is your sin and my sin, too, is it not? However, it is not just Pilate who was complying in such social sin, who was concerned to maintain the status quo of evil social institutions. The chief priests and the rest of the religious establishment of Jesus' day wanted him put away. According to Matthew (26:47ff), it was the chief priests and the elders who were involved in first capturing Jesus in ...

3134. Dispelling Ministry Illusions

Jeremiah 1:1-19

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... on our souls. God says, "Do not say, 'I am too young, but go to the people. . .' (Jeremiah 1:7, TEV)." In other words, Jeremiah was gifted to go for God. In the same manner, God gives gifts to all his people. Paul puts it this way: Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be uninformed.... There are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit, and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of working, but it is the same God who inspires them all in every ...

3135. From Inferiority To Fulfillment

Isaiah 62:1-12

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... of forsakenness had resulted from the sins of the people. They had committed idolatry and had repeatedly broken God's laws about idolatry, adultery, stealing and sabbath breaking. They had been caught in the chaos of materialism and selfishness. They had neglected justice and concern for the needy. Their sins had come crashing in on them as the Babylonians conquered them in 587 B.C. In exile, they felt far from God and far from home. They felt like so many ugly wallflowers about whom no one speaks with ...

3136. No One Enters The Kingdom… Save With Empty Hands

2 Samuel 5:1-5

Sermon

Richard Hasler

... allegiance is mitigated. Gail Ricciuti was requested to give the commencement address when she was graduated at Princeton Seminary. She challenged the graduates “To Live as if a Sojourner.” Instead of degrees she bestowed on them knapsacks. She was concerned that they might be carrying too much luggage, theological and otherwise, with them as they left to serve Christ. In contrast to suitcases, knapsacks were light, more suitable for Christ’s sojourners. Riciutti asks: “And have you ever tried to ...

3137. When God’s “No” Means “Yes”

Habakkuk 1:1-4, Habakkuk 2:2-20

Sermon

Richard Hasler

... that relate directly to the subject of waiting. If we would like to strengthen our capacity for waiting there is not a more effective practice than meditating regularly upon God’s marvelous promises in the Scriptures. Surely, one of the most cherished promises concerning waiting is the following: “… they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint (Isaiah 40:31).” God’s Word can help ...

3138. The Road To Samaria

John 4:5-42

Sermon

Thomas A. Pilgrim

... At one point in his ministry Jesus was in the area of Judea. He had been there on his preaching, teaching mission and word came to him that the Pharisees were hearing that he was baptizing more people than John the Baptist. The Pharisees were greatly concerned about all the excitement being stirred up. So Jesus decided it would be better if he went back up to the area of Galilee. He chose the road to Samaria. Most Jews really did not like traveling through Samaria. They would take a long shortcut traveling ...

3139. The Road To Jericho

Luke 18:35-43

Sermon

Thomas A. Pilgrim

... and way. May we take away from here a fresh vision, some renewed hope, more faith, a deeper kind of love. Bless our sick and those of our church family who need thee today, maybe more than they realize. Bless the leaders of the world with good sense and a concern for their people and all people of the world. For we offer this our prayer in the name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. Amen.

3140. The Road To Jerusalem

Mark 11:1-11

Sermon

Thomas A. Pilgrim

... , I know it does. A lighted world costs everything." Would you like to have a lighted world enough to give all you are and have, enough to join Jesus out there on the road? When the Salvation Army first went to India, the British authorities were concerned about them, and issued an order that no open meetings and no parades were to be held. But Commissioner Tucker of the Salvation Army decided that order must be defied. One day the Salvation Army came marching down the street. They were met by soldiers. The ...

3141. Wedding: Be a Happy Family

Sermon Aid

O. Garfield Beckstrand, II

... altar, you stood alone as I placed my hand upon your head and confirmed you in the Christian faith. Today you and ____ stand together, and I stand before you again, this time to unite you in marriage. If I could summarize the words of Scripture concerning marriage, the prayers of your parents, the good wishes of your friends, and the blessing of your pastors, it would be in three simple but profound truths. First, be lovers all your life. We all know that marriage is not merely an adventure of romantic love ...

3142. Wedding: No Guarantees

Sermon Aid

Scott Campbell

... your love has happened. One of the most precious gifts we can offer to you is the assurance born out of the experience of countless witnesses that true love and faithfulness never come to an end. Hear the words of St. Paul to the church at Corinth concerning love: Love is always patient and kind; it is never jealous; love is never boastful or conceited; it is never rude or selfish; it does not take offense, and is not resentful. Love takes no pleasure in other people’s sins but delights in the truth; it ...

3143. Wedding: Five Cs Spell Marriage

John 2:1-11

Sermon Aid

Hollis A. Miller

... understand each other. If you will work through your conflicts, rather than ignoring them or refusing to talk about them, you will find that they will render your marriage stronger than ever. The final word is counseling. By all means, if problems or concerns seem to be getting too much for you and you are not sure you can handle them together, ask some professional outside help. It may be your pastor or a professional marriage or family counselor. Often, an objective observer, looking at your relationship ...

3144. Wedding: Love and Fear

1 John 4:1-6

Sermon Aid

Charles E. Wolfe

... consistent than the vagaries of our emotions, or else our future in Christ is not as secure as the New Testament claims. It is appropriate to place ____’s and ____’s love for each other within the larger context of the interlocking areas of concern for God and the brothers and sisters in Christ. The essence of a marriage is their decision that they can live more effectively together than they can separately. In this chapel today we recognize three parties to this contract — God, the two of them, and ...

3145. Wedding: All in One Sentence

John 2:1-11

Sermon Aid

Raymond Gibson

... in a high and holy service of worship. The people of God have assembled themselves together in a place set aside by common consent for divine worship. The church, the people of God, the Body of Christ have come together to participate in an action of mutual concern, and as our Lord did truly remind us, “Where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.” (Matthew 18:20) God himself is truly present at this moment, actively participating with us in our corporate action ...

3146. Improving Your Serve

Isaiah 49:1-7

Sermon

Robert Beringer

... became that our task in this world, like that of Jesus, is not to be served, not to grab the spotlight, and not to become successful or famous or powerful or idolized. Our calling is to be authentic servants who genuinely give of themselves without concern over who gets the glory. For many of us, that term servant may conjure up an image somewhere between an African slave named Kunta Kinte straight out of Roots, and those thousands of migrant workers who, at harvest time, populate the farmlands and orchards ...

3147. Is Anybody There? Does Anybody Care?

Isaiah 49:8-26

Sermon

Robert Beringer

... helped you.' " God's apparent silence in our lives ought never to be mistaken for indifference. Some years ago, Americans were humming a tune titled, "Que Sera, Sera" ... Whatever will be, will be. It was a lovely song, but so far as the Word of God is concerned, it just is not true! Ours is not a God who, like some clockmaker, constructs some intricate mechanism, winds it up, sets it on the shelf, and then, just lets it tick, while God goes off to do something else. That is a situation where nobody's there ...

3148. Time's Up

Matthew 24:36-51

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John Jamison

... had stopped by in the last two days worried about the same couple. One of those worriers was even a son of the couple. He believed it was Shem, although he never could tell those three boys apart. And they all said the same thing. They were concerned about them. Well, not both of them exactly, mostly just about the husband. And that wasn't all. Just yesterday, during his Kiwanis luncheon, the pastor overheard others at the table talking under their breath about how the old man had "gone off the deep end ...

3149. Watching The Eyes

Matthew 3:13-17

Sermon

John Jamison

... started out, "Some of you folks are from around here, aren't you? Born and raised right here? Well, that don't count for one blasted thing in God's book. Your ancestral tree might take you all the way back to Abraham himself, but as far as God is concerned, that won't pay for that cup of coffee you got sitting in front of you." He went on for quite some time, made his way from one table to the next, even the big round one in the back where the Pharisees sat at their weekly noon-time alliance ...

3150. To Be Sure

Luke 17:11-19

Sermon

Theodore F. Schneider

... are allowed to keep the gift. Again we hear the words of 2 Timothy 2:11: "If we are faithless, he remains faithful, for he cannot deny himself." 4. The grateful man was a Samaritan! Be we leper or foreigner, no one is outside the reach and the concern of God's grace. The breadth and depth of God's faithfulness to us are important parts of today's gospel. They are the fulcrum over which gratitude and ingratitude are balanced in this story and in our lives. God's faithfulness embraces the grateful and the ...

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