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301. Baptism of Our Lord

Luke 3:21-38, Luke 3:1-20, Isaiah 43:1-13, Isaiah 42:1-9, Acts 8:9-25, Acts 10:23b-48

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John R. Brokhoff

... Jesus who rescues us from the captivity of sin. In baptism God releases us from the bondage of sin. 3. "Love" (v. 4). Why does God claim us as his people? Why does he rescue us from our captivity to sin? In this verse he openly and frankly says, "I love you." ... , they fret during the baptism in the regular worship service because it lengthens the service by a few minutes. One may claim he can be a Christian without baptism. This sermon would help people to see how essential baptism is to being and living ...

302. Proper 5

Lk 7:11-17 · Gal 1:11-24 · 1 Ki 17:17-24

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John R. Brokhoff

... faith - whose philosophy or theology or teaching is it? If it is of a man, why is it not just one man's opinion which may need correction? Should a man base his soul's eternal welfare on a man's teaching about God and the soul? Paul makes no claim for the acceptance of the gospel because he preaches it. The gospel is a "given," a revelation from God. This is then God's eternal truth worthy of full acceptance. Outline: The gospel comes to us a. Not by research - a discovery of the truth b. Not by reason - a ...

303. Proper 6

Lk 7:36 - 8:3 · Gal 2:15-21 · 1 Ki 21:1--21 · Ps 5

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John R. Brokhoff

... , and so he ordered Elijah to go to Ahab and pronounce judgment upon him and Jezebel. Lesson 2: Galatians 2:15-21 Justification is not by works of the Law but by faith in Christ. Justification is the subject of this pericope. Justification means being right with God. Paul claims that a right relationship with God is a matter of grace received by faith and not by works of the Law. A Christian is one who died to the Law and now lives with Christ in newness of life. If one were able to get right with God by ...

304. Light From And For The East

Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon

Mark Radecke

... that thinks it is familiar with Jesus -- sometimes lose sight of the fact that Jesus truly is an intriguing, captivating and fascinating character. That should be no surprise, for he is God's unique bringer of salvation for all humankind. Though such Christian claims may be offensive to some, it is the offense of particularity, the gospel's scandalous message that God wills the salvation of all people through the crucifixion and resurrection of this one man, the One the Magi journeyed to adore. We serve no ...

305. Proper 9

Genesis 24:1-67, Romans 8:1-17, Romans 7:7-25, Zechariah 9:9-13, Matthew 11:25-30, Matthew 11:1-19

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Russell F. Anderson

... order our lives through the power of the Spirit, we will live. Gospel: Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 (C); Matthew 11:25-30 (RC, E, L) Chapters 11-12 seek to establish Jesus' authority. Jesus invites the people who are burdened by the excessive demands of those who claimed to interpret God's law. The rabbis spoke of the yoke of the law, which for many, was a burden they could not carry. Jesus offered another kind of yoke: not one that is easy in the usual sense, but a yoke that does not chafe because Christ offers ...

306. I Am Who I Am

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Ronald Lavin

... Whom All Things Go. Remember this name: "I AM Who I AM." It is the name that Jesus used for himself in the eighth chapter of the Gospel of Saint John. No wonder the Jews picked up stones to throw at him! By using I AM for himself, Jesus was claiming divinity. That divinity has personal implications for faith today. Jesus is the Lord, the ruler of heaven and earth. He is our Lord, the Lord of his whole family on earth. But most significantly, he is my Lord. I cannot grasp the meaning of his lordship over the ...

307. Religious Load-Management

Deuteronomy 18:14-22

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Harold Warlick

... . Consequently, we find ourselves back there with the Israelites at the foot of Mount Sinai, remembering the clouds and the storm that churned over the heights. We encounter a God who paints in this-world colors and shades so we can manage the competing claims about God in our world. The presence of God is not a psychedelic dream world of legends and fantasy and make-believe. It is the world where rough people bless and curse, where exhausted fugitives from the blessings of society feel real pain, and ...

308. Something To Do While The World Falls Apart

Mark 13:1-31

Sermon

William G. Carter

... another religious best-seller about the end of the world. The world never ends, but the books continue to be published. Each claims to be a work of "prophecy," and strings together random Bible verses that try to prove Saddam Hussein is the Great Beast ... . The world may be haunted by evil, but it belongs to God. We may be in love with our own destruction, but we have been claimed by the strong Son of God. Even when evil and unbelief swelled up to kill him, God raised up Jesus to keep confronting his enemies, ...

309. Clean House

John 2:12-25

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Harry N. Huxhold

... of the Lord Later in his gospel John gives an account of a confrontation between Jesus and a woman of Samaria. When the woman perceived that Jesus was a prophet she asked him why the difference in attitude of the Samaritans and the Jews, who each claimed separate shrines for worshipping God. Jesus said to her, "The hour is coming and now is, when the true worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for such the Father seeks to worship him. God is Spirit, and those who worship him must worship ...

310. The Presence Of The Spirit

Acts 2:1-13

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Charles Curley

... I hear is a rather narrow-minded celebration of spiritual provincialism - "We have the spirit and you don't!" It makes me sad that claims of the presence of the spirit of God should be made the exclusive possession of any one group of Christians, no matter what ... or get a new suit), I remember those two men: the angry one who told us he had the Spirit, and the gentle one who never claimed it in so many words, but seemed more filled with the Spirit of God than anyone I have ever met. I suppose that is part of ...

311. Proper 8

Mark 5:21-43

Drama

Dallas A. Brauninger

... are female. One is the daughter of a high official. The other, an adult, essentially is ostracized from society because of her illness. You called the hemorrhaging woman "daughter," as if you claimed her in the same way Jairus claimed his daughter. Jesus: I do claim her as family. As unacceptable as she must have felt all her adult life, she needed claiming. She needed to hear that she is accepted as part of God's family. All who stood around her that day also needed to hear this truth. It might be argued ...

312. Christ The King

John 18:28-40, 2 Samuel 23:1-7, Daniel 7:1-14, Revelation 1:1-3, Revelation 1:4-8

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Russell F. Anderson

... power to do so. There's very much of a contemporary flavor to Pilate's remark: "What is truth?" According to gurus of our age, truth is defined by our own thoughts and feelings. What is truth for you is not necessarily truth for me and vice versa. Jesus' claim that he was born to bear witness to the truth was incomprehensible to Pilate. We are called by Christ to witness to the truth as he did (v. 37), the truth of human sin and God's salvation. SERMON POSSIBILITIES Old Testament: 2 Samuel 23:1-7 1. Sermon ...

313. Proper 23

Job 23:1-9, 16-17, Mark 10:17-31, Hebrews 4:12-16

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Russell F. Anderson

... learn to conceal, to hide from ourselves and from others. God's word lays bare our identity as sinner and saint. Approach God with boldness (v. 16). In Job's diatribe, he thinks that he wants to storm God's abode, that he might defend himself. The writer of Hebrews claims that we can approach God's throne of grace with boldness because of Jesus Christ, our great high priest. He has given his life to defend and save us. Gospel: Mark 10:17-31 To have one's cake and eat it too. The wealthy man in this story ...

314. Second Sunday In Advent

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David M. Oliver

... Jesus, the person, is no longer with us, the Spirit of Jesus is very much alive and working through the agency of the church, Christian organizations, and people of faith. This leads us to affirm that not only is Jesus the light of the world, but so are we. Jesus claimed precisely this in Matthew 5:14-16: You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hid. No one after lighting a lamp puts it under the bushel basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the ...

315. The Infinite Becomes An Infant

Matthew 1:18-25

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John R. Brokhoff

... name Jesus. A mother and father look at their newborn baby and exclaim, "It is a miracle!" Indeed, it is a miracle of birth. How could two people produce a new person with head and heart and hands and feet? It is amazing, but devout Christian parents do not claim credit for their child. They say, "It is a miracle of God. We were only instruments or the channel by which God brought a new life on earth." It took a miracle to bring the baby Jesus to earth, too. Mary and Joseph were used as God's instruments ...

316. Star Miracle

Matthew 2:1-12, Isaiah 60:1-22, Ephesians 3:1-13

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John R. Brokhoff

... star, the Epiphany star. In this magi story, we see how God may guide us today. A. God's guidance via star - v. 2 B. God's guidance via Scripture - v. 6 C. God's guidance via dreams - v. 12 6. Under Which Star Were You Born? (2:2). Astrologists claim erroneously that each person is born under a certain star. This star determines the destiny of a person. Christians will have no part of this heresy. They have a true star to guide them. A. The star of Scripture. B. The star of conscience. C. The star of the ...

317. When God Is Silent

Psalm 35:1-28

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Erskine White

... up! When God is silent, keep beating a path to His door, and one day, you will hear Him answer. Finally, the Canaanite woman made no claim for herself as she spoke to Jesus. When He told her it wasn't right to throw good food to the dogs, all she said was ... overcome any barrier to go where God is. Be patient to wait for His reply. Be persistent in your prayers. And don't claim anything for yourself, thinking that God is obligated to answer you just because you have asked. The larger message of this sermon is ...

318. The President's Religion

2 Samuel 12:1-31

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Erskine White

... -flowing stream. Amos' question to Israel is being asked of us today: "Are you not like the Ethiopians to Me, O people of Israel?" Are you God's chosen nation? Then why do you ignore His will? Why do you flout His law? Who are you to claim the special purposes of God Almighty, "who is high above all nations" (Psalm 113), "whose name endures forever" (Psalm 135), "who builds His upper chambers in the heavens and founds his vault upon the earth; who calls forth the waters of the sea and pours them out upon ...

319. The Faith of the Cannanite Woman

Mark 7:24-30

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Brett Blair

... , help me. That was the essence of her faith. She may not have belonged to the synagogue; she may not have known the Torah, but she had a need and that was enough. III Which brings us to the third point of her faith: She realized that she had no claim on Jesus for the request that she was making. To this woman's plea for help Jesus makes another statement that we have difficulty in understanding. It does not sound like something that he would say. He said to her: It is not right to take children's bread and ...

320. Proper 18

Luke 14:25-35, Deuteronomy 30:11-20, Proverbs 9:1-18, Ezekiel 33:1-20, Philemon 1:8-25

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George Bass

... and preachers bear the responsibility of proclaiming the will of God to people in terms of warning and promise, of law and gospel. 2. People, who call themselves children of God, bear the responsibility of hearing the Word and responding appropriately to God's call and claims. 3. In this day and age, the response of the people to God's Word tends to be colored by the manner in which the preachers live out the message they proclaim despite the fact that their primary responsibility is to preach the Word. 4 ...

321. What's In The Final Exam?

Matthew 25:31-46

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George Johnson

... by my Father. Enter." Others will hear the words "Depart from me." Jesus dares to draw a line between people. He sees black and white clearly. We tend to see various shades of gray. Nobody is a one and no one is a ten. Many of us comfort ourselves by claiming to be between four and six. We're middle of the roaders. Everyone does some good sometime. All of us have failed at certain points. Jesus does not fall into that trap of relativity. We won't be able to hide behind our middle of the road theology. There ...

322. Dim Visions And Blind Guides

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... the garden, watered the flowers, cut the grass, sat in the dark, removed myself from 36 channels of cable television and local newspapers. I haven't heard much. Maybe I don't have enough faith. Have you ever felt that way? The writer of Hebrews makes a claim: "When in former times God spoke to our forefathers, he spoke in fragmentary and varied fashion through the prophets. But in this, the final age, God has spoken to us in the son" (1:1-2). The biblical witness insists that God speaks, that God does talk ...

323. A Good Thing To Know

Luke 19:11-27

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Theodore F. Schneider

... light and power of the gospel are expected to bring the experience of the kingdom into the midst of the world and into the experience of others. In that sense, the kingdom is already in our midst, even though we await the return of our king to claim his kingdom. 5. There will come a day of reckoning when we must report to the king how faithfully we have done his business with the gifts he has given us. No wonder then, that Paul counsels the Corinthians to be "steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the ...

324. The Ten Commandments For Today

Exodus 20:1-21

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Erskine White

... is holy and is not for show or entertainment, even from the pulpit. You shall not use the Lord's name in the service of a political campaign, a business venture, or one nation's cause against another. You shall not justify your pursuit of power, profit or privilege by claiming that "God is on our side." Jesus told us not to "heap up empty phrases" when we pray or worship, and when He spoke of God in the Lord's Prayer, He said, "Hallowed be Thy name" (Matthew 6:7, 9). God's name is sacred! "You shall not ...

325. "On A Hill Far Away"

Eulogy

Joe Barone

... Angel of Death to pass us by. It's not that we don't die, of course, but through the cross and through the love of the one true living God as seen in Jesus, we, as he, will live again. That's the promise we claim for **, and that's the promise we can claim in our own lives today. God saves. God saves his people in the exodus, and they responded with their offerings in faith. God saved Jesus through the resurrection, and, because Jesus is the new high priest, we can respond in faith. We can live in the ...

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