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3376. Fear

Matthew 14:22-36

Sermon

Brett Blair

... Fear not, fear not. Over seventy times this is mentioned in scriptures, more than any other human emotion. Did you realize that? So if you have your fears, you are not alone, trust me. Paul, writing to the young disciple Timothy said, God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of love, power and a sound mind. Once we have grasped this most basic understanding, then we can go about dealing with our fears. That is the first step. Confronting our fears. Seeing that they are there and putting in their place the ...

3377. The Passover and the Passion

Drama

Denny C. Wise

... the ancient quest for liberty ... May the problems of all who are downtrodden be our problems. May the concerns of all who are afflicted be our concerns. May the struggles of all who long to be free be our struggles as well. Amen. Disciples: Amen. Jesus: In this spirit may we now raise our cups. Disciples and Jesus: (Hold up cups high - with right hand only!) Praise be thou oh Lord, who created the fruit of the vine, and who gave us life that we might enjoy it together this night. Amen (Men drink and women ...

3378. The Birthplace Of Humanity

Isaiah 9:1-7

Sermon

Susan Hedahl

... much else. But look closer in this little town. For his birth signifies the birth of our own spirits. The words of the Psalmist echo, "Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me" (Psalm 51:10 RSV). Penitential words and yet these are also words of hope and ... birthing. For we may find at the manger what we had not thought possible, the re-creation of our own spirits there by the Child and because of Him! How impossible and yet how true. In the face of despair, lack of hope ...

3379. To Our Heart’s Content

Isaiah 61:1-11

Sermon

Susan Hedahl

... of which we have heard and sung, pondered and prayed about over the past several Sundays lead to only one final place - the individual heart. God’s promises sanctify and make holy all the places we inhabit, but especially out spirits. Paul has called the human heart a temple of the spirit. As we continue our faith journey into a new season we think of the invitation we sing in this hymn. And we remember the Lord who initiated it: Ah, dearest Jesus, Holy Child, Make thee a bed, soft undefiled, Within ...

3380. Beginning with Easter - Then What?

Acts 4:32-37

Sermon

Donald Macleod

... to the presence in their lives of the Risen Christ and to the impact and effectiveness of this fact upon their lives (v. 33). And as they did so within the confines of their little groups, they felt power coming into them, a power which united them in spirit and sent them out to witness before the world as the genesis and essence of a new community. 2. This new sense of community, however, was no emotional "flash in the pan." It emerged in action and that action became the mission of the early church. Here ...

3381. Daring Words

Mark 1:9-13

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Larry Powell

... , bishops, church-school teachers, or members of a church staff. One must be more than simply a "figure-head." Perhaps we should each take counsel with ourselves regarding the phrase, "for he taught as one having authority, not as the scribes." 3. The command. Jesus rebuked an unclean spirit and commanded it to come out of a man in the synagogue, "and the unclean spirit ... came out of him" (1:26). Let us note the response: "They were all amazed and said ‘With authority he commands even the unclean ...

3382. Hymns at Midnight

Acts 16:16-40

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Larry Powell

... by to see her. She proceeded to scold him because neither he nor anyone at the church had been to see her in the hospital (one and one-half days). She was sadly unable to enjoy the good news about her health because she had a bitterness in her spirit. It was the same kind of attitude that put Paul and Silas in prison. Paul and Silas were singing hymns in the cell and, about midnight, there was a great earthquake. The foundations of the jail quivered and shook. The doors were flung open and the fetters of ...

3383. Beyond Ambiguity

Isaiah 42:1-9

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Larry Powell

... ambiguity in the prophecies of Isaiah: (1) "Behold my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights; I have put my spirit upon him, he will bring forth justice to the nations" (42:1). Let us now turn to Matthew 3:16: "As soon as Jesus was baptized, he ... went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting on him. And a voice from heaven said, ‘This is my son whom I love; with him ...

3384. Song of an Evangelist

Psalm 103:1-22

Sermon

Gordon Pratt Baker

... and pointless state - hardly a Paradise to which to look forward. In bringing his song to the sanctuary, however, it is not the author’s sole purpose to give thanks for what God has done for him. That he will do anywhere any time, for his spirit is too filled with gratitude for him to do otherwise. Rather, in bearing his testimony he seeks also to quicken the spiritual concerns and commitments of his fellow worshipers that they, too, may escape the depths. A Broadening Vision It is but one small step from ...

3385. Is There Life After Christmas?

Luke 2:21-40, Isaiah 12:1-6

Sermon

Erskine White

... Jesus throughout His ministry. Many will fall and rise in the new covenant which Jesus will establish in His body and blood. By the Word of this child, those who are proud and convinced of their worthiness in God’s sight shall fall, while those who are poor in spirit and who know their need for God’s mercy shall rise and receive the kingdom of heaven (cf. Matthew 5:3ff). Because of this child and all He means, those who are happy and who seem to have things going their way in the world shall fall, while ...

3386. Remember Who(se) You Are

Genesis 1:1-2:3

Sermon

Frederick C. Edwards

... to stoop down and untie the thong of his sandals. I have baptized you with water; but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit." - Mark 1:8 The inference is that the baptism with water is the beginning. There will be something more to fill and complete it ... a vision as though through Jesus’ eyes. Just as he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens torn apart and the Spirit descending like a dove on him. And a voice came from heaven, "You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased." (Or " ...

3387. Call Waiting

1 Samuel 3:1--4:1

Sermon

Frederick C. Edwards

... and encouraged and inspired you. Perhaps for you, as for me, it was a minister who didn’t think it beneath himself to sit on the floor and tell stories to children, of whom I was one. Then there was that old man who was still young enough in spirit to take a lively interest in teenage people - to talk to us and even volunteer to take a car load of us when we needed transportation for some youth event. And there was a high school principal who over the years gave up not just hours but days and weeks ...

3388. The Centurion - Arranging Death, Announcing Life

Mark 15:33-41

Sermon

Carl E. Zahrte

... up to his lips on a reed. With that, Jesus seemed to heave a sigh of relief, like someone who has just completed a back-breaking task. Then he said, "It is finished." And in a calm and confident voice he said, "Father, into your hands I commit my spirit." His head fell forward and he died. I trembled as I saw that, but then the very ground beneath my feet began to shudder. The earth was quaking, there was a roar of rocks splitting apart, and something broke inside my heart, too. I could not keep silent; I ...

3389. Mary - Weeping Woman or Bold Believer

John 20:10-18

Sermon

Carl E. Zahrte

... , in the eerie darkness that covered the land, I heard him speak again, in a firm, clear voice, "It is finished." And then, just before he died, he said, "Father," as if he were suddenly very close to God again, "Father, into your hands I commend my spirit." Then he was gone. Yes, Jesus was dead, and the tears streamed from my eyes, and the women with me wept, and other people standing around beat their breasts in sorrow, until, one by one, they left that dark scene beneath his Cross. We women were weeping ...

3390. The Marvelous Style Of Jesus: Truth And Love

Matthew 22:1-14

Sermon

Joseph M. Freeman

... justifiable excuse for not being properly prepared. The mystery of God's open, loving heart to us coupled with the mystery of a sinful life willing to be transformed provide a balanced picture of this parable and passage. How can one really get into the spirit of the wedding feast without adopting within oneself a true love and joy for all that the event characterizes? God wants to be so deeply central and residential within our lives that we carry new affections for Him and His holy purposes. In the words ...

3391. Resurrection: From Slave to Child

Galatians 3:26--4:7

Sermon

Leonard H. Budd

... will be doomed." The fire in Saul’s eye was matched by the fire in the sun’s hot rays as he marched the road from Jerusalem to Damascus. Upon that road he was stopped dead in his tracks, blinded by the sun in the sky and by a spirit that rested upon his soul. "Saul, why do you persecute me?" (Acts 21:6-11). The voice of Jesus echoed, if not from the distant hills, at least from the inner recesses of Saul’s conscience. Lying flat against the roadbed, Saul was converted - and in that conversion he ...

3392. A Man With Lips on Fire

Isaiah 6:1-13

Sermon

R. Blaine Detrick

... , Prepare ye the way of the Lord. Make straight in the desert a highway for our God" (Matthew 3:1-3; Isaiah 40:3-5). When Jesus began his public ministry, what words did he use? He turned to Isaiah, and there in the synagogue at Nazareth, he read: "The spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the broken hearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, to ...

3393. Goodness Is Not Good Enough

Mark 10:17-31

Sermon

James W. Robinson

... beyond redemption. But the miserable and lonely old man receives unexpected visitors who change his life. First appears the ghost of his old friend and business partner, Jacob Marley. Marley has an ominous warning for Scrooge. He informs him that one’s spirit must wander sympathetically among humanity, in life, or be condemned to do so after death and witness what one "might have shared on earth, and turned to happiness." Marley fades from view, and the Ghost of Christmas Past appears to guide Scrooge ...

3394. Blind Bartimaeus - Model For Healing

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

James W. Robinson

... Don’t bother him. He hasn’t time for the likes of you. He has more important things to do." "Son of David, have mercy on me!" Cringing under a barrage of rebukes, but undeterred, Bartimaeus persisted in pleading for his blessing like a child whose spirit has not yet been crushed by the scorn the world heaps upon its young. He shook off the jeers of the unsympathetic crowd that considered him a nuisance and, perhaps, wanted to spare the Master the annoyance of another interruption. He cried out all the ...

3395. You Can Depend on It

Genesis 1:1-2:3

Sermon

Thomas D. Peterson

... total surrender to whatever his relationship with God might require - the wisdom and spiritual depth of the prophets come clear to us. On this day we celebrate a second creation event in scripture. The Word of God became flesh. To introduce it to the world once more the Spirit of God was over water, speaking a word to the chaos of the human condition which was present in the world. Symbolically, to come from the water was to come into the light from darkness and be bathed in the light of God. In Luke 3:15 ...

3396. Proper 14

2 Samuel 18:1-18, John 6:25-59, Ephesians 4:17--5:21

Bulletin Aid

Paul A. Laughlin

... ruin. People: LET US PRAY GOD TO CURB OUR REBELLIOUS NATURE, LEST WE TOO MEET A TRAGIC AND UGLY END. Collect Most just God, who dramatically remind us in the story of Absalom how self-destructive sin and treachery are, purify our hearts with the working of your spirit; that, by your grace, we may be able to escape the inevitable wages of sin, if not in this life then in the next. In the name of Christ we pray. Amen Prayer of Confession God of mercy, we confess that we ourselves are often rebellious children ...

3397. Proper 18

Proverbs 2:1-22, Mark 7:31-37, James 1:19-27

Bulletin Aid

Paul A. Laughlin

... pursue wisdom and knowledge is actually a religious quest, for their source is in God. People: LET US THEREFORE TURN OUR MINDS AS WELL AS OUR HEARTS AND SOULS TOWARD GOD! Collect God of truth, who have blessed us with inquiring minds, encourage us with your Spirit to use them wisely and well; that, certain that you are the source of all knowledge, we may be free to discover the many wonders of your creation and redemption. In the name of Jesus we pray. Amen Prayer of Confession Merciful God, we admit that ...

3398. Thanksgiving Day

Joel 2:18-27, Matthew 6:25-34, 1 Timothy 2:1-15

Bulletin Aid

Paul A. Laughlin

... leaders, whose authority is from God. People: LET US GIVE THANKS TO GOD FOR GREAT LEADERS, AND PRAY THAT THE WISDOM OF HEAVEN BE THEIRS. Collect O great God, who have given us good and great men and women to lead our nation, assist us with your Spirit to be properly thankful for them; that, supporting them with our prayers, they may become evermore effective and godly agents of your wisdom and will and may direct us in the way you would have us go. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen Prayer of Confession God ...

3399. Looking Ahead with Hope

John 1:43-51

Sermon

... something more for us. God intended it so and by His presence He can make us new creatures through faith in Him. No one can measure the potential of a man, a woman, a young person dedicated to God who is ready and willing to be led by His spirit. A number of years ago a young actor was in a traveling troup playing in Louisville, Kentucky. He had an overwhelming desire for fame and social recognition. There was a great deal of greed and avariciousness in his nature. On a Sunday afternoon there was a knock at ...

3400. BECAUSE HE LOVES ME

Drama

Gary C. Bratz

... come, let us adore Him, Oh, come, let us adore Him, Oh, come, let us adore Him, Christ the Lord! Amen. THE INVOCATION Pastor: We have come here tonight to worship ... Congregation: In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Pastor: In the midst of hatred and anger ... Congregation: Our hearts are filled with joy and peace. Pastor: In a disjointed and fractured world ... Congregation: We share a common unity in Jesus Christ. Pastor: For our God came into the world. He sent His Son ...

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