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Mk 4:12-16, 22-26 · Heb 9:11-15 · Ex 24:3-8 · Ps 126

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... out because men did not customarily carry water jars. That was the work of women. Mark heightens the drama of our Lord's impending crucifixion by stating that this took place on the day "when the Passover lamb is sacrificed." Thus, this phrase carries a double meaning. During the Passover meal, Jesus takes the bread, breaks it and offers it to his disciples saying: "Take: this is my body." After they passed the cup, he announced: "This is my blood of the covenant." Some authorities add the word "new" before ...

302. Trinity Sunday

Jn 3:1-17 · Mt 28:16-21 · Rom 8:12-17 · Isa 6:1-8 · Ps 29

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Russell F. Anderson

... the wind (v. 8), which is mysterious. You can feel it but you can't see it and you don't know its source or its end. Of course, the words wind and spirit derive from the same word (pnuema). So the words of Jesus have a double meaning. Salvation does not result from the degree of knowledge but the state of being. Christianity is not about understanding a theology as much as it is entering into a new life. Outline: Nicodemus approached religion intellectually. He thought to engage Jesus in dialogue about the ...

303. Reuben: I'm Not A Sandwich

Genesis 37:12-36

Drama

Dr. Raymond Bailey

... God of gods that we worship, and you worship, can take the blackest of things and bring good out of it? Blessed be the name of the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, whom you and I worship. In His eyes, we are all the firstborn. May you have a double portion of His grace. May all of your blackest nights be followed by the brightest dawns.

304. Wedding Sermon - A Wedding Admonition

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Sermon

Paul L. Sandin

... passion to possess or to rule, but the desire to give and to bless. Let no secrets divide you, no jealousies come between you, no differences bring bitterness in your hearts. Remember that in true love, your sorrows are cut in half, and your joys are doubled because you share them together. I charge you, don't be motivated by prosperity, nor overcome by adversity; but seek to find fulfillment through a firm faith in God and in each other. As you make your home together may it indeed be a place of happiness ...

305. Easter Sunday

Luke 24:33-41 · Psalm 23 · Acts 4:33-36

Bulletin Aid

Jack Brownlee

... on a midrash are not Torah. One night, amidst the stories that Jesus would tell (one of which humorously cast Lazarus as a poor beggar), he was asked about the law on inheritance and a problem that had arisen between two brothers. The answer was too clear, "A double share to the oldest, but who made me judge over you?" Jesus said, "Greed and generosity are controlled in the heart not the law. If the share is not enough for one it is not necessarily because the other has received too much." Jesus went on to ...

306. May I Take Your Order

John 6:1-15

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

... them to take a few orders and then call them back. Well, how many did you get? (response) Tear them off and hand them in. Read through the orders. Try to find some non-hamburger orders. If there are none make one up. What is this? A large pepperoni double stuffed pizza? There’s always one in the crowd. Look at all these hamburgers and fries—a bunch of kid’s meals too. How are we going to buy 300 or the size of your congregation hamburgers and fries? (response) I suppose we need to get vanilla shakes ...

307. Proper 12

John 6:16-24, John 6:1-15, Psalm 14:1-7

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B. David Hostetter

... the weak for the faults of the strong. We are strong in our denunciation of the sins of others and loud in our demands for their punishment. We are apologetic in the admission of our own sins and plaintive in our cries for mercy. Forgive our double standards, and grant us pardon for our offenses through Jesus our advocate. Amen. DECLARATION OF GOD'S FORGIVENESS Hear the Good News! God has laid on the crucified Christ the consequences of our sins, so that we will not die. Friends, believe the Good News! In ...

308. Prayers for Mark 8: 27-38

Mark 8:31--9:1, Mark 8:27-30, Psalm 19:1-14

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B. David Hostetter

... by the confession of your name, Jesus Christ, Son of the living God. Amen. Prayer of Thanksgiving God of life and health, we would thank you for health by caring for the sick. We should show our gratitude for freedom by working for the release of prisoners. We double our enjoyment of what we have by sharing with those who don't have. We echo the good news we have heard for those who live in the sadness of bad times. Receive the worship we present in word and deed in the Spirit of Jesus our Lord. Amen ...

309. Sight And Insight

John 9:1-12, John 9:13-34, John 9:35-41

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John R. Brokhoff

... was given enabling him to confess Jesus as the Son of man, Messiah. The chapter begins and ends with blindness. At the beginning a man was physically blind. At the end, the Pharisees were spiritually blind because of their sin. The healed man experienced a double miracle: sight and insight. Liturgical Propers. Psalm 23 is the Psalm of the Day. It harmonizes with the miracle's account of Jesus' compassion for a blind person. In the Prayer of the Day, healing is mentioned: "God of all mercy, by your power to ...

310. Liquid Hope

John 7:25-44

Sermon

James Weekley

... of my caring love and get on with living!" The laser truth for us is that his cross had to be. Without it, love could not have met an ultimate, diabolical test of sadistic torture. When love cracks that, the world drops its teeth and takes a double take. He loved us and poured forth his Spirit for us. Jesus survived the "I thirst" agony of his humanity. Now his Spirit-transformed love affirms, "He who believes in me, as the Scripture has said, 'out of his heart shall flow rivers of living water.' " (John ...

311. Who Is Your King?

Mark 11:1-11

Sermon

Erskine White

... Roman soldiers are watching. The modern church has taken the donkey as a symbol of the meekness and humility of Jesus, and so it was. Jesus said more than once that He came to serve, not to be served. But to the Jews of Jesus’ day, the donkey had a double meaning - it was also a symbol of kingship. The old Testament prophets had said that the Messiah would come riding on a donkey (Zechariah 9:9-10); they had also said He would appear at the very city gate Jesus was entering (Joel 3:1-12). Jesus knew full ...

312. Physical Fitness For The Soul

James 3:1-12

Sermon

Erskine White

... he wished someone dead whose politics he did not like. This morning I am speaking of spiritual anatomy; I am trying to share with you how important our words are in the mind of God, especially our negative words. But the Bible really says that the tongue is a double-edged instrument. If words can destroy, they can also save. Indeed, God Himself is a Word which can save. "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God" (John 1:1). God's Word in Scripture can grab people and ...

313. Climbing Up a Mountain

Luke 24:50-53

Children's Sermon

... outside of Jerusalem for peace and quiet. Zion is another name for Jerusalem because Jerusalem is built on Mount Zion. An interesting way to use this information for children who can't read yet, but can recognize letter configuration is, to construct a game with double sets of three- by five-inch cards of the names of the mountains and turn them face down in rows on a table and play a memory matching game with them. Older children could match the identifying fact with the name. The main point to emphasize ...

314. Lent 2

Philippians 3:12-4:1, Jeremiah 26:1-24, Genesis 15:1-18, Luke 13:31-35, Psalm 27:1-14, Psalm 42:1-11

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George Bass

... of a reverse order; the second prayer, which begins: "God our Father, your Son once welcomed an outcast woman because of her faith ...," really points to the Gospel for the Day in Cycle A ("the woman at the well"). The first listed prayer, subsequently, has to do double-duty on the Second Sunday in Lent, Cycles B and C. The preacher will have to judge for him/herself if it is adequate for the liturgical and biblical themes of the day. It reads: "Heavenly Father, it is your glory always to have mercy. Bring ...

315. Ascension

Acts 1:1-11, Psalm 110:1-7, Ephesians 1:15-23, Luke 24:36-49, Luke 24:50-53, 2 Kings 2:1-18

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George Bass

... Jericho and the Jordan River. The prophets of Bethel and Jericho tried to destroy Elisha's faith in God - to no avail - and he stayed with Elijah until "a chariot of fire" separated them. Because Elisha saw Elijah's departure, his request for a "double share" of Elijah's spirit was granted, and it became evident to the people at Jericho who perceived this and fell down and worshiped him. The story sets the scene, as it were, for Jesus' ascension - but without a fiery chariot - to heaven. SERMON SUGGESTIONS ...

316. Proper 14

Hebrews 11:1-40, Jeremiah 18:1--19:15, Genesis 15:1-18, Luke 12:35-48

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George Bass

... A close friend sent my wife and me an unusual Christmas card last year. On the front of it were eight candles painted in a modern style, not unlike the "lights" of Jewish worship; they were all burning brightly. In a way, they were "double" Advent candles marking the countdown to Christmas, but they were also candles that were lighted for a vigil, the continuing and constant watch of the church for Jesus' glorious return to the earth. The text read: "Venient Dominus et non tardabit, ut illuminet abscondita ...

317. 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

... pledge to the congregation at a Sunday worship service. One pastor was asked to make what to him was a significant pledge of money; he did so, announcing it according to the plan. A number of people responded positively to it; among them was one man who doubled his pledge, saying, "If the pastor can give that much to the building fund, I certainly can give this much." Actually, he could have done much more, the pastor told me, realizing that he had participated in a scheme to raise enough money to build a ...

318. Living Beyond Unhappily Ever After

Genesis 21:8-21

Sermon

Carlyle Fielding Stewart

... taken from us. We question God through the process. And the rest of our days become one dark liturgy of despair and sorrow because death has both instigated our misery and invaded our premises like unwanted bill collectors. But the widow, faced with a double indemnity, manages to overcome her hurt for a short enough time to seek Jesus. The story goes that Jesus touched the coffin of her dead son and he rose again. We might look at this passage from two different vantage points, spiritual death and physical ...

319. 1-900-MIDLIFE

Drama

Timothy W. Ayers

... like this isn't what I really want to do with my life. I need some kind of change. Doctor: Have you tried a sports car? Caller 2: No. Doctor: Go get one! Caller 2: But ... (he's cut off) Doctor: Next. Caller 3: Can I have a pizza with double cheese, pepperoni, and sausage to go? Doctor: What? Caller 3: Ain't this Gino's Pizzeria? Doctor: (Rolling eyes) Next. You're on Midlife. Caller 4: Doctor, something strange has happened to me. It's hard to describe. Doctor: You can tell me, I'm a doctor. Caller 4: I ...

320. How Do You Spell Stress?

Drama

Timothy W. Ayers

... for a leaner, meaner machine. About the only thing that's getting meaner is me. They downsize and the business gets bigger and bigger. I'm supposed to handle more, with less, in less time and for less money. My territory now covers six states instead of three. I've doubled the customers and the quality keeps dropping. I can't tell you how many times I've had to say, "Your order is on the loading dock," when I know the company is having trouble producing it. Did I mention the commute? What a ride! Me I spell ...

321. Endorsing The Future

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... force shaping the American experience. As we become a minority, albeit the largest minority, in our own land we will face some of the same theological issues which faced those ancient Jews who woke up in Babylon. We will have to think through the double theme of relinquishing the old and receiving the new. The moral corruption of the clergy, the temptation toward formalism and legalism, and the appearance of the defeat of our former American way of life always call the presence of God into question. Are ...

322. Redrawing The Landscape

Multiple Scriptures

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... of universities, they are accounts of what building was built when. And we exonerate those people who, like the shepherd in the story, work long hours or give big gifts to help us acquire our property. And, like the woman in the parable, most of us will work double shifts in order to regain lost money. Let me lose my wallet and I'll turn the house upside down trying to look behind every door and sweeping every corner looking for that lost money and those lost credit cards. Ah, but Jesus nails us between the ...

323. Illusion Or Reality?

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... humans place upon our social institutions. When The Public Is Not Cordially Invited Advertising can be dangerous. This is especially true for churches. Each time I read an advertisement in the newspaper for a special event a church is holding, I tend to do a double-take when I see those italicized words at the bottom of the ad, "The Public Is Cordially Invited To Attend." I wonder what would happen if "the public" actually showed up? When I was student in seminary I served as summer youth director for a ...

324. Of Seeing and Hearing

Mark 7:31-37

Sermon

Thomas Peterson

... to the Gospel, unable to hear the proclamation. Anything that challenges our egos or disturbs the status quo is shunted aside. We hear the words but we do not understand. When we hear selectively, our speech will necessarily be confused. We give double messages to those around us, loaded with whatever hurt, anger, and resentment is at work in our hearts. Static in; static out. If what comes into our hearts is carefully graded and catalogued according to our personal pre-set judgments, then what comes ...

325. “You Did That for Me!”

Mark 8:31--9:1

Sermon

Thomas Peterson

A friend and I were having lunch. We enjoyed jumping from one topic to another, sharing, interrupting, countering. I did a double-take when my friend slipped in a surprise. “My marriage is in trouble.” The conversation changed at once. Another new topic had occurred to me, but I dropped it. The time had come for listening. Our conversation had changed from a freewheeling exchange to an intimate opening and sharing. I ...

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