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3351. The Necessity Of Forgiveness

Luke 7:36-50

Sermon

Harold Warlick

I speak to you tonight about forgiveness. We all need to forgive more. People who do not learn how to forgive do not enjoy life. The world hands us many irritating people. Some of them frustrate us to no end. If we embrace resentment instead of forgiveness, our relationships and our careers don't get very far. If you want to be a success in the world - major in forgiveness. A newspaper carried the story of a man who bought a new Cadillac. Every time the car hit a slight bump there was an awful thumping. ...

3352. The Housing Problem

Luke 11:14-28

Sermon

Harold Warlick

One of the most nerve-wracking experiences in life is finding a place to live. It's as true for college students as it is for older adults. Everyone at some time or another has to house hunt, roommate hunt, room hunt or apartment hunt. In fact, one of the biggest changes in life occurs at the end of the freshman year in college when you can actually have a choice as to where you will live and with whom you will live. The freshman experience is an unknown experience. The school assigns you a roommate and a ...

3353. The World's Best Kept Secret

Matthew 6:25-34

Sermon

Harold Warlick

Our society often paints a very dull picture of being good. It's almost as if wickedness is more interesting than righteousness. We continue to be interested in the Hitler era. Hardly a night passes that two or three cable stations don't have a documentary or a movie about the Adolph Hitler era. Many a theater owner and video store manager have found that the movies rated G and PG certainly do not attract the large audiences that R-rated movies attract. Certainly our medias have found that goodness is not ...

3354. Christ’s Life Messiah

Isaiah 52:13--53:12

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Call to Worship Leader: Who has believed our message and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed? He grew up before him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. Women: He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him. He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows and familiar with suffering. Like a man from whom men hide their faces, he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Men: Surely he took our infirmities and carried our ...

3355. Christian Values True Love

1 John 3:11-24

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Call to Worship Leader: This message you have heard from the beginning: we should love one another. Don’t be like Cain who murdered his brother because his own actions were evil and his brother’s were righteous. Congregation: In our weakness, we tend to hate those who are strong. Father, remind us that you will carry us to better deeds and we need not envy those who are farther along. Leader: This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us and we ought to lay down our lives for our ...

3356. Christian Values: The Cost of Salvation

Isaiah 52:13--53:12

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Call to Worship Leader: God has ransomed us for a terrible price. Let us consider the cost of our salvation. Congregation: For us he was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows and familiar with suffering. He was despised and we esteemed him not. Leader: Let us consider the cost of our salvation. Congregation: He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows and we thought he was stricken by God. Leader: Let us consider the cost of our salvation. Congregation: For us, his appearance was disfigured ...

3357. The Church

Galatians 6:1-10

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Call to Worship Leader: Brothers, if someone is caught in a sin, you who are spiritual should restore him gently. But watch yourself or you may also be tempted. Women: Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. Men: We do not press towards the mark alone. We must help one another along, one brother’s weakness being offset by another’s strength. Youth: One day we bear others in prayer and deeds, tomorrow we may be borne by others. Leader: If anyone thinks he is something ...

3358. Consecration Prepare the Way of the Lord

Isaiah 40:1-31

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Call to Worship Leader: The voice of one calling in the wilderness said, "In the desert prepare the way of the Lord; make straight in the wilderness a highway for our God." Congregation: Repent for the kingdom of heaven is near. Leader: "I baptize you with water for repentance," called John in the wilderness. "But after me will come one who is more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not fit to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire." Congregation: And now we are baptizad into the ...

3359. Special Occasions The Day of the Lord

2 Peter 3:1-18

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Call to Worship Leader: Long ago the Lord promised to return to us, but he is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance. Men: But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and everything in it will be laid bare. Women: Since every conceivable thing we hold dear will be destroyed, what kind of people ought we to be? We ...

3360. The Warning Flag

Matthew 23:1-39

Children's Sermon

Object: A red flag. Lesson: Truly, I say to you, all this will come upon this generation. Good morning, boys and girls. I brought with me this morning a flag to share with you. (Show them the flag.) How many of you have ever seen a flag like this? (Let them answer.) Do you know what country has a flag like this? Is it the American flag? We call the Russians "Reds," so do you think that this may be their flag? (Let them answer.) Maybe it isn't the flag of any country. Do you know what else a flag like this ...

3361. A Heap of Blessings

John 1:16

Children's Sermon

Object: A lot of girl's clothing. Good morning, boys and girls. Today we are going to kid the girls, and while we are doing it, we will hope to learn something great about the way that God cares for us. Have you ever heard a girl say, "I don't have a thing to wear?" Girls say that all of the time. Your mother says it, your sister says it, your grandmother and aunt say it, and all of their girlfriends say it. It is just something that girls say. You know what the terrible part of it is is that they mean it ...

3362. Darkness and Light

John 3:20

Children's Sermon

Object: A burglar's mask and a flashlight. Good morning, boys and girls. How many of you have ever seen a robbery on TV? It sounds kind of exciting, doesn't it? (Let them answer.) The burglar knows that he is wrong, doesn't he? (Let them answer.) He sure does. He doesn't want anyone to know that it is he who is making the robbery. Some robbers even wear masks to hide their faces so that no one will recognize them. (Put on the mask.) But most of all, they like to do their robbing at night. (Take out the ...

3363. The Collateral Damage of Our Attitudes

Luke 16:19-31

Sermon

Brett Blair

We continue to gauge how our lives are effected by all this. It has been difficult taking in all the things happening over these past three weeks, much less make sense of it all. Occasionally you read something in the paper or you see something on TV which helps you put things in perspective. I remember Thursday September 13th all of the sporting events that weekend had been cancelled. One of the NFL athletes was asked about playing on Sunday. He said, "Why? Who wants to play? I have a family and my heart ...

3364. The Master Has Come - To Be Lord of Life

Luke 24:1-12

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He was eight years old, and mentally retarded. His name was Stephen. I do not know much about him. I only read his story in another church’s bulletin. But, I was touched by it. There were seven other children in his Sunday church school class. In the spring as Easter approached the children were asked to bring to Sunday church school those L’eggs panty hose containers, with some object inside which represented new life. Not wanting to embarrass Stephen, and being afraid he had not understood, the teacher ...

3365. Managing Our Memories

1 Corinthians 11:17-34

Sermon

Leonard W. Mann

[Paul reports, concerning Jesus] When he had given thanks, he broke [the bread] and said, "This is my body which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me." In the same way also the cup, after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me." Once again we approach the Sacrament of Holy Communion. Once again we hear Jesus say, "Do this in remembrance of me." Join me now, if you will, for a few moments as we think together about an aspect of ...

3366. Repentance

Matthew 3:1-12

Sermon

One of the towering marks of this age is the absence of guilt. Not many people would deny that startling fact. Some are pleased that guilt has been dethroned; others see it as a bad sign. The absence of guilt is one of the reasons that it is difficult to talk about repentance. If there is no feeling of guilt, the need for repentance is greatly minimized, if not extinct. A few years ago, I was involved in experimental worship. I tried many innovative ways to enable worship to be more experiential and less ...

3367. Love Transcending Law and Custom

Matthew 1:18-25

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Joseph was in a bind! Mary, his betrothed, had become pregnant. Both law and custom were on his side. Joseph could have broken his vow to become her husband, thereby putting Mary to shame. Or, he could have divorced her quietly, thereby putting her in an untenable position. He could have charged her with infidelity, thus repudiating her and reducing her to a life of shame. While Joseph was trying to decide what to do, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said: "Joseph, Son of David, do not ...

3368. The Called Ones

Matthew 4:18-22

Sermon

Joe Pennel

The Gospel lesson for today makes me want to fuss at Jesus. It makes me want to fuss at Jesus because the message of the text is so radical! It is radical to believe that people would actually leave their place of business to follow after a teacher who said, "Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men." After Jesus had finished preaching a sermon in Capernaum, he took a stroll along the banks of the Sea of Galilee. As Jesus walked by the sea side, he noticed two brothers - Simon, who is called Peter, ...

3369. Beyond the Ordinary

Matthew 5:38-42

Sermon

Joe Pennel

At 7:00 a.m. every Monday, I teach Bible study. About twenty of us meet from 7:00-7:15 a.m. for coffee, juice, and a light breakfast. Each week, a different member of the group brings the food for the rest of the crowd. The fare consists of biscuits, muffins, bagels, and various breads complete with the appropriate condiments. For fifteen minutes, we sip hot coffee and nibble on high-calorie homemade delights. After breaking our fast, we settle in for the Monday morning Bible study. When we studied Matthew ...

3370. Studying under the Greatest Teacher

Matthew 10:1-42

Sermon

Gary W. Houston

Robert Frost’s first assignment for a class of teachers was to read "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County." This was Mark Twain’s famous story about a frog that lost a jumping contest because he had been pumped full of quail shot. When the class next assembled they were mystified because they did not understand what this story had to do with a course in education. Frost patiently explained to them that this particular story was about teachers. He said that there were two kinds of teachers. There ...

3371. Advent 2

Isaiah 11:1-16, Psalm 72:1-20, Romans 14:1--15:13, Matthew 3:1-12

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THEOLOGICAL CLUE The Second Sunday in Advent is clearly oriented toward preparation for the coming of the Lord. This preparation has two dimensions: to prepare "our hearts" - which God is constantly attempting to do through his Word and Spirit - for the Second Coming of the Lord; and, to "prepare our hearts" for his incarnation, as he comes to us through Word and Spirit at Christmas and every day of our lives. This much ought to be evident to us; that if our hearts are prepared for his eschatological ...

3372. Epiphany 4

Micah 6:1-8, 1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5, Matthew 5:1-12, Psalm 1:1-6

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THEOLOGICAL CLUE Manifestation and ministry continue to be the dominant theological and liturgical themes for this Fourth Sunday after Epiphany, which provide the homiletical clue to the selection of readings and the sermon itself. The theological framework of the church year is quite "thin," almost indiscernible in the middle of Epiphany; actually, the beginning and ending of the season keep the manifestation/ministry themes in focus. The celebration of the Transfiguration on the Last Sunday after the ...

3373. Palm · Passion Sunday

Isaiah 50:1-11, Psalm 31:1-24, Matthew 27:11-26, Matthew 27:32-44, Matthew 27:45-56, Matthew 21:1-11

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THEOLOGICAL CLUE By shortening Passiontide from two weeks to one and shifting Passion Sunday from the Fifth to the Sixth Sunday in Lent, several significant liturgical changes have been made. First, the Sixth Sunday in Lent can no longer be Palm Sunday, as it could when the period of passion stretched over two weeks and Palm Sunday was in the middle of it; Palm Sunday has to be a part, really the beginning, of the liturgy of Passion Sunday. Second, there is an attempt to return to the earlier practice of ...

3374. Easter 5

Acts 17:1-9, Psalm 33:1-22, Acts 17:10-15, 1 Peter 2:4-12, John 14:1-4, John 14:5-14

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THEOLOGICAL CLUE Cantate, the Fourth Sunday after Easter, with its theme of "sing a new song for the Lord," which came to be known and celebrated as "Church Music Sundays" in many parts of the church, finds expression on the Fifth Sunday of Easter. In the older liturgies, because Cantate had become a "cause" Sunday, the Easter celebration was interrupted or was lost entirely. The Cantate theme is not mentioned specifically on this Sunday, but it is set forth in the appointed Psalm for the Day - Psalm 33:1- ...

3375. Proper 8 & Pentecost 6

2 Kings 4:8-37, Genesis 32:22-32, Psalm 89:1-52, Psalm 17:1-15, Isaiah 2:6-22, Jeremiah 28:1-17, Matthew 10:1-42

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THEOLOGICAL CLUE Beyond the natural progression of the Pentecost cycle/season, with its eschatological emphasis, there is no clear and definitive clue from the church year. The insertion of these particular readings within the theological framework of the church year does, however, tend to emphasize realized eschatology as much as it does any future eschatology. The latter, of course, is always present, if only in the Eucharist with its "as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the ...

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