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301. Have You Talked to Jesus Lately?

John 4:1-26

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... woman, something beyond the conventional categories of race, gender, nationality, and religion is happening here. "Give me some of this living water," the woman says. And Jesus responds, "Go get your husband." Ouch! Of all the buttons he could have pushed, Jesus picks the most sensitive button the woman has, the fact that she has been married five times and is currently living with a man to whom she is not married. And she wasn’t even a Hollywood star! Maybe it surprises us that Jesus didin’t make more ...

302. The Inaugural Address

Luke 4:14-30

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Brett Blair

... pierced his eye! He lost his sight in that eye. Later, as fate would have it, sight in the other eye failed. Louis was now totally blind. A few years later, Louis was sitting in the family garden when a friend handed him a pine cone. As he ran his sensitive fingers over the cone, an idea came to him. He became enthusiastic and began to create an alphabet of raised dots on paper so that the blind could feel and interpret. Thus, Louis Braille in 1818 opened up a whole new world for the blind. What is it that ...

303. Nobody - Simon of Cyrene

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... , obviously not from their country. The priests might complain about the soldiers forcing a white Jew to carry a dirty cross at Passover, but no one would complain much about a black man doing the dirty work, even if he was a Jew. White men have rarely been sensitive to the unfair burdens and the crosses that have been put on black backs. Black men have frequently carried the white man's burden. Few have asked about how a black man feels about the burdens that have been placed on him. Few have cared. I was ...

304. He Who Has Ears to Hear, Let Him Hear

Luke 8:1-15

Sermon

Larry Powell

... tells of one of his solitary strolls along the Thames at Chelsea to visit the house once inhabited by Thomas Carlyle. Prevailing upon the caretaker, he gained entrance to its cold and musty rooms. Pensively, he sat alone, gathering the thoughts of his sensitive, unbelievably fertile mind. He wrote: There I stood before the fireplace, where he of the Eternities had so often sat and watched the flickering embers. Here he lived his loneliness and cursed curses that were prayers, and here for five decades he ...

305. Divorce-Proofing Your Marriage

Genesis 2:4-25

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R. E. Lybrand

... we should be like the man, whom Robert Schuller recently quoted as saying, "My wife does not care at all how good-looking my secretary is as long as HE'S a hard worker." Even though that was a joke, the husband recognized that his wife was a little sensitive about those with whom he worked. To help build her trust rather than feed her jealousy, he hired a male secretary. God wants our marriages to be built on trust. So give an all-out effort to destroy jealousy in your heart and don't try to create jealousy ...

306. Christmas Eve Candlelight Service

Bulletin Aid

Robert G. McCreight

... awareness of Christ's presence in our midst. God again breaks through the calm and darkness to reveal himself to us in the stillness of our hearts. Let the praises of your heart and the songs of your voice be "joyful yet restrained" that we might be sensitive to the quiet indwelling of his Spirit. Organ And Piano Prelude: "And He Shall Feed His Flock"Handel Introit: "Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence"The Chancel Choir The Call To Worship Leader: The darkness can be a place of fear and of shame. But it can ...

307. Save Us From the World-Savers

Luke 15:11-32

Sermon

Carl Jech

... Christian faith without implicitly or explicitly conveying the arrogant attitude which says "Christianity is the one, true, best religion." In other words, we must learn to be Jesus-centered in the right way. A 1987 article in The Lutheran magazine clearly shows a sensitivity to the danger of the world-saver syndrome, as it reports on six goals for a model evangelism program. The first two stated goals are to improve and strengthen the overall morale of pastors and congregations. The third goal is to deepen ...

308. Love Is Down to Earth

John 12:1-11

Sermon

Carl Jech

... you may have heard makes the same point: "I love mankind ... it's people I can't stand!" Jesus does not set himself apart from the poor. He simply points out that he himself, as one of the specific poor, has needs - and that Mary has been sensitive to those needs. By contrast, Judas pretends to be concerned for the poor (in general) but is actually only concerned about himself. We must also be sure to notice that Jesus relates the costly ointment not to his own personal glorification but to his burial. To ...

309. Giving Away the Store

Luke 22:7-38, John 13:1-17

Sermon

Carl Jech

... Love serves and willing stoops to serve; what Christ in love so true has freely done for one and all, let us now gladly do!" There are many ways in which we serve in love. We do it by helping people who are in crises. We serve by being sensitive to all the ways in which human beings become victims, and by struggling to perceive and help all victims of poverty, crime, oppression, illness, ignorance. We show love by graciously accepting help when we need it from those who are in a position to give us aid and ...

310. Watch for Christ's Return

Luke 21:5-38

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Carl Hoefler

... the end of the world has not come. People: We have great expectations of meeting Jesus whenever he is ready! Collect God our Father, who will determine when we are to make our transition from this temporary life to the eternal: Keep our minds sensitive to your warnings, and our hearts strengthened by your presence. May we not become weary, or careless in idleness, forgetful of our accountability to you. In our Master's Name. Amen. Prayer of Confession Dear Lord, we have been afraid to think seriously about ...

311. Celebrate God's Presence and the Salvation He Brings

Zephaniah 3:1-20

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Carl Hoefler

Call to Worship Pastor: God is constantly coming in our midst to renew us in his love. People: As we prepare for Christmas, we become more sensitive to the fact that we need his love to be renewed in us. Pastor: Then let us rejoice in the salvation to new life that God gives as he comes in our midst. People: We come with gladness in our hearts to worship our God who comes with salvation! Collect ...

312. Worship Leads to our Being Commissioned

Isaiah 6:1-13

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Carl Hoefler

... presence has been more for observation than for involvement. We confess we are unclean and need to be forgiven. We also confess that too often, we have stopped worshiping once we have felt forgiven. Forgive us for not looking beyond our own sinfulness, for not being sensitive to your call for our witness. Give us a faith strong enough, in spite of the deaf ears, to be willing to go to our community with your message of love and redemption. We pray through Christ, our Redeemer. Amen. Hymns "Forth in Thy Name ...

313. The Invitation to the Glorified Christ

Revelation 21:1-27

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Carl Hoefler

... of man's destiny. People: Amen! We join the chorus of those who have come to Christ, and repeat the invitation for others to come and drink from the water of life. Collect Father of all glory, whose Son fulfills all that we long for: Make us sensitive to our thirst, that we may drink of the water of life, and in drinking, convince others to commit their lives to Christ, through whom we pray. Amen. Prayer of Confession Father in heaven, you have prepared such a wonderful future for us! We desire all that ...

314. Jesus Promises the Holy Spirit as a Helper

John 15:26-27,16:4b-15

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Carl Hoefler

... : All praise be to God, who has blessed us with his Spirit, opening our hearts and minds to the salvation of Jesus! Collect Heavenly Father, whose Son promised a Counselor who would come to reveal the truth of sin, righteousness, and judgment: Give us a sensitivity to the indwelling of your Spirit, that we may become faithful witnesses to the saving power of Christ Jesus, our Lord, through whom we pray. Amen. Prayer of Confession Dear God, your Spirit has been promised and is present, but too often we pay ...

315. The Spirit Will Lead Us in Truth

John 16:5-16

Bulletin Aid

Carl Hoefler

... through the Spirit of truth which he promised: Make our spirits and our wills receptive to the Spirit's leading; that we may live in the will of our Lord and Savior, through whom we pray. Amen. Prayer of Confession In the silence of our hearts, Father, and the sensitivity of our minds, we feel the very presence of our Lord through his gift of the Spirit of truth. But our human nature teaches us how to close our hearts and minds to your will. Forgive us when we avoid, or even contradict our Lord's will for ...

316. God's Will is Not Beyond Man's Understanding

Deuteronomy 30:11-20

Bulletin Aid

Carl Hoefler

... will which he has placed within our hearts. Collect O Lord God, you have placed your commandments in our hearts through the written word of your spokesmen; through the ministry of your Son, our Savior; and through the work of your Holy Spirit. Make our hearts sensitive to your word, that our lives may be guided by your will, rather than led astray by our own desires. We pray in our Savior's name. Amen. Prayer of Confession Your commandments have come to our ears, Father, and we have debated, doubted, and ...

317. Woe to the Contented

Amos 6:1-7

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Carl Hoefler

... . People: We are not wealthy as such. But we have acquired many luxuries to which we give more attention than the Christian faith. Pastor: Amos warns us not to let a comfortable life interfere with our devotion to God. People: May God help us be more sensitive to any weakening of our faith due to the comforts we enjoy. Collect Eternal God, who gives faith to your children for the purpose of making us whole: Guard us against the subtle temptation of feeling secure in a comfortable life of ease, that we may ...

318. Living in Christ

Colossians 2:6-23

Bulletin Aid

James Wilson

... we have taken the wonderful blessing of Your presence in our lives for granted, and we have forgotten that many have neither heard the Good News of Christ nor experienced firsthand the joy and peace of Your presence in their lives. Forgive us, Lord, and help us to be more sensitive to the needs of others in sharing Your precious Gospel. In Christ we pray. Amen. Hymns "Living For Jesus" "I Surrender All" "We've A Story To Tell To The Nations"

319. The Stewardship of Money in the Modern Church

2 Corinthians 9:11, 12

Sermon

Dr. John Thompson Peters

... money is too often represented as regarding money as "evil" but necessary. The church apologizes for her need for money and again and again compromises the truth by making ridiculous statements about her need for money under a meretricious spiritual facade. Modern man's most sensitive nerve is his pocketbook and it is quite clear that the church has failed him in not having given more direct teaching in this area where he lives most of the time. If these things be true, the time is over-ripe for a factual ...

320. Whatever He Says - Do It!

John 2:1-11

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

... exact thing which it will be the glory and the significance of his life to accomplish." Wouldn't it change the whole outlook that we have on life, if we could believe that? And yet, there are many people who do not believe. They are good souls, sensitive, but they look at the things in the world about them and say, "How can you square these with that kind of an idea - the birth of deformed children, the inexpressible horrors of war, the tragic injustices that surround us, the blind suffering that often has ...

321. The Good Samaritan

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

Brett Blair

... Kleve in Germany. And it all happened because by the power of God, Ray Hamley was able to conquer his second thoughts, and not pass by on the other side! For Ray Hamley, this was a turning point in his life. How difficult it is to stop and be sensitive. We want to say: Well, that’s not my neighbor. He’s from another city, or another political philosophy, or another economic bracket, or of another race. But Jesus is saying, it doesn’t make any difference who he is. If we are people within whom the love ...

322. The Importance of Believing

Matthew 16:13-20

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... an anchor, for the time of darkness, they have a light. If turbulence swirls around them, peace abides within. If tomorrow is uncertain, eternity is sure. When things close in, they can look up. When sorrow overtakes them, they know that joy is somewhere ahead. Sensitized for feeling, their capacities expanded, they can experience at the same time the joy of the Lord and the heartache of a world; in one heart they can hold a passionate hatred of all that is evil and a loving compassion for all who hurt ...

323. An Encounter With Two Old Friends

Luke 18:9-14

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We need to exercise our sensitivity today as we encounter two old friends, the Pharisee and the Publican. When I first learned this story in my childhood from the Bible storybook and when I told this story in the early years of ministry, the issue was already cut-and-dried. The righteous Pharisee became the scoundrel ...

324. The Sermon on the Level

Luke 6:17-26

Sermon

... adjustments on the screws of life’s machine. In his Sermon on the Level, our Lord describes the life he gives and molds in us as he lays royal claim on us. That life is not achieved. It is a gift. It is not attained by sensitizing people to humanitarian concerns, however noble, or by legislating with another code of laws, or by turning up the pressure with sanctions against the nonconformist. The old creation has to go. The new creation has to come, but it will come his way, not ours. Confiscated Life ...

325. Advancers Over Decliners

Luke 19:11-27

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... him!" With this stated purpose of the parable, the story hardly seems to fit our crowd today, for there are few of us who entertain the dream that those disciples entertained. Perhaps we envision a better future for our world when human sensitivities are sharpened and the human race becomes more lovable and loving, when an arms-control agreement reduces the threat of nuclear annihilation, when a cure for AIDS, Alzheimer’s, diabetes, porosis, or even the ancient common cold is found. But experience has ...

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