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3451. Paul - Persecutor, but Participant

1 Corinthians 10:14-22

Sermon

Carl E. Zahrte

... carry on the work of his church, are you the faithful participant that you ought to be? Please understand. I’m not trying to make you feel guilty at my expense. Even after I did become a Christian, I knew what a struggle it was to be true to Jesus, and to turn ... had forgiven me, and they forgave me, too. Have you felt that joy and realized that blessing of Holy Communion yourselves? You may feel very close to Jesus when you go to the altar, kneel there, and then hear his words, "This is my body given for ...

3452. We Do Not Have To Stay The Way We Are!

Joel 2:1-11

Sermon

Durwood L. Buchheim

... approach, Christians have frequently taken up cudgels against Jews, holding them responsible for Jesus’ death, and feeling called upon to avenge that death by killing Jews. Persecutions, pogroms, forced conversions, mob violence, ... the difference between conversion and repentance is the difference between waking up and getting up! Frequently getting caught will produce feelings of remorse, anguish, regret, and sorrow, but unhappiness is not repentance. Genuine repentance means that the direction of our ...

3453. Whatever Happened To Sanctification?

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Durwood L. Buchheim

... commandments are not a burden. There used to be a television show where Maude says to Walter, "God will get you for that, Walter!" We laugh, but that kind of popular religion goes deeper than many of us want to admit. We seem to be born with the attitude or feeling that our God is against us and somehow needs to be bought off. This means that if we don’t obey God’s commandments, God will get even. So it is very important to know, to be reminded, to believe that the commandments of God came to the people ...

3454. Easter: The Festival Of Joy

Isaiah 25:1-12

Sermon

Durwood L. Buchheim

... in particular are quite suspicious of mirth and amusement. H. L. Menchen once defined Puritanism as "the haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy." There seems to be in many Christians a strong feeling that God is more pleased with sorrow than with joy. Too many of us, I fear, are suspicious of any happy piety and feel much safer among the gloomy believers. So I am delighted that as we celebrate the joyous festival of Easter, we do it through some of the most joy-filled words in the Old Testament ...

3455. The King's Reception (What Are You Wearing to the Wedding?)

Matthew 22:1-14

Sermon

Brett Blair

... you and your entire family are welcome at our church anytime. We have bought you these gifts and we want you to feel comfortable and at ease in our congregation. We hope you can use these," and they left. The family opened the package to ... last one said, I just got married, so I can’t come. What was it that kept these men from the feast? Well, not any antagonistic feeling toward the host. Apparently it had nothing to do with him. He had their best wishes and they hoped that others would come and take their ...

3456. Resurrection: From Sin to a Second Chance

Psalm 23:1-6

Sermon

Leonard H. Budd

... Group Builder Ask each person to share briefly an experience of being lost and being "rescued" by someone else. This may be a childhood experience or a recent one. It may be the experience of literally being lost in an unfamiliar place or the experience of feeling lost in a new and difficult situation. Emphasize that they are to share experiences of being helped by others, rather than a time when they found their own way out. Discussion Questions 1. David’s sin was dramatic, but what are some of the less ...

3457. Resurrection: From Brokenness to Wholeness

Matthew 15:29-39

Sermon

Leonard H. Budd

... a warmth, a personalness to his teaching. Almost, it seemed, as if he had always known the answers, had always been shaped by the ancient teachings. Almost as if he were the teaching! This particular day, seated in the cool grass of the field, and feeling more than ever the hurt of his physical limitation, Jahmai ventured a question himself. With a boldness he did not know he had, the youth called out, "Jesus, Jesus, can you help me walk?" Jesus turned, searching out the voices, the young voice. "Who called ...

3458. A Reed Who Became a Rock

John 1:35-42

Sermon

R. Blaine Detrick

... he also yielded to temptation. He acted impulsively, and then regretted his actions. In Peter we see a strange combination of faith and doubt, strength and weakness, courage and cowardliness. I don’t know about you, but in lots of ways I am like that Peter. And I feel a certain nearness to this man. Yet this is the man whom Jesus called to be a rock. Actually, that’s what his name means: petros, in the Greek, literally means "rock." And this was the name that Jesus gave to Simon - whom we know as Peter ...

3459. Augustine, Defender of the Faith

Sermon

Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... get and keep all we can; • that self-centered ego which tells us to tramp on others to get ahead; • that lack of self-esteem which drives us to be critical of everyone else; • and that which our American way of life encourages: "If it feels good, do it." Augustine’s and St. Paul’s struggle is our struggle: "Let us conduct ourselves properly, as people who live in the light of day ... and stop paying attention to your sinful nature and satisfying its desires." Our Human Nature Says: • Cheat if no ...

3460. John Wesley: Religion of the Heart

Children's Sermon

Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... a part of his family, but we must also have a heart. This means we must learn to feel about our religion as well as think about it. Having a heart in our religion means that we do as Jesus taught us. We hurt when people hurt; we celebrate when people ... are happy. We feel for their disappointments and their joys and take part in both. That’s the way God wants us to be. He gave us a heart. He ...

3461. John Wesley: Religion of the Heart

Sermon

Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... touching the untouchables of our own day. It means rolling up our sleeves and making a difference in their lives. For very cold weather there are now available hand and feet warmers run by batteries you carry with you. We Christians need heart-warmers so we can feel our religion. These are ... "very great and precious gifts he promises us.” And we, too, ... "may come to share the divine nature" (1 Peter 1:4). There was no elitism on Wesley’s part once his heart was warmed. He took it out to all of God ...

3462. An Understated Masterpiece

Mark 1:21-28

Sermon

Thomas Long

... more awful things happen all the time; where people living under autocratic governments have "disappeared" and we’ve known several of them personally. [Sam’s disappearance] is an awful thing for us, but it’s pretty mild compared to that, and this sometimes makes us feel humble.2 A family who has lost a son, but who is able, in that experience and through their faith in Jesus Christ, to have compassion on others who suffer. What is this? ... A new teaching! 1. Frank D. Gilroy, About Those Roses, and ...

3463. A Tempting and Lonely Place

Mark 1:35-39

Sermon

Thomas Long

... the disciples, the healing of a leper. All of these stories, and more, are there in Mark’s opening chapter, and yet most of the students do not select any of these passages. Pressed by exams and papers, crowded by the demands of families and weekend jobs, feeling the pull of too much work and too many demands, most of them are irresistibly drawn to the seductive tranquility of this story about Jesus rising early in the morning to go to a lonely place. The sermons they create are as predictable as they are ...

3464. God So Loved the World

John 3:1-21

Sermon

Richard A. Jensen

... to do it - love to condemn sinners. People love it when I do it. They cheer and applaud. They always assume, of course, that my words of condemnation are not for them. And they feel so righteous, so self-righteous I might say, when others are condemned. No! That is not to be my message. My goal is not to allow my hearers to feel self-righteous. My words are for the unrighteous. God so loved the unrighteous, God so loved sinners, "God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him ...

3465. Jesus, the Suffering Messiah

Mark 14:1-11

Sermon

Richard A. Jensen

... terms with suffering. We know too well the taste of suffering. Jesus joins us in our suffering. He joins us in order that he might reverse our suffering through his triumph over death. We know, as well, the feel of God-forsakenness. There are those times in our lives, in all our lives, when we feel Godforsaken. Jesus joins us in our God-forsakenness. He joins us in order that he might reverse our God-forsakenness through his resurrection into God’s eternal presence. We know what it is like to walk in ...

3466. Blind Bartimaeus - Model For Healing

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

James W. Robinson

... and politely phrased. He had simply sought light on an important subject, and everyone present would have benefited if he had been permitted to complete his line of questioning. But he folded weakly, cowed by the frown of rebuke, and left the room with feelings of frustration and futility. Children can teach us much about persistence. They are not easily thrown off course when they have a goal in mind. They practice a technique that is extremely resistant to rebuke. Ask any parent. It works like this. Mommy ...

3467. Inevitabilities and the Last Days

Mark 13:1-31

Sermon

James W. Robinson

... , who invaded their town and tarnished its image, that they obstinately refused to endorse the proposal. Neither would consider the possibility that the missionary-evangelists could make a positive impact on the community and help bring peace to the chaotic scene. The two seemed to feel that the only way to deal with the problem was to "beef up" the police force. Then one of the team leaders found himself speaking words that Someone seemed to have put in his mouth, words that he had not planned to say. They ...

3468. Where Can We Find Wisdom?

Proverbs 2:1-22

Sermon

Edward Chinn

... , at a construction site anyone could see laborers carrying wood and laying bricks. But, it is the wise architect who looks behind these actions to the idea which has inspired the work and measures its progress. Similarly, an ambulance driver would see the flushed face and feel the fevered body of a sick person he was called to transport. It is the wise physician who can look behind these symptoms to the cause of the illness. We can look behind not only in a logical fashion; we can also look behind in a ...

3469. A Way Back In

Isaiah 40:1-31

Sermon

Thomas D. Peterson

... to lay yourself out like that for anybody. After all, God takes care of those who take care of themselves. True, in a way, but, I feel that examples of such loving and knowing are all around us. What we need is to be able to see what’s going on in the ... resort to anger and revenge. That is why great lovers are those who can afford to bear with the despair of rejection. Those who feel it most keenly are those who are able to bear it redemptively. Others let go and the limb breaks. It is the lover who ...

3470. Christmas Gift

Isaiah 61:1-11

Sermon

Thomas D. Peterson

... hopped out of bed, grabbed my stocking, crawled back under the warm covers, and dumped the nuts, hard candy, fruit, and a few toys into a sticky mound on the bed. So it was a mess! It was nevertheless good tidings which I could see with my eyes, feel with my hands, and taste with my tongue. Since we got horns every year the family could even hear the good tidings. After breakfast we children lined up at the door to the living room, taking turns being first. On signal we rushed in to the tree. There, before ...

3471. All Dressed Up and No Place To Go

Isaiah 61:1-11

Sermon

Thomas D. Peterson

... with lights and displays. The whole world is in readiness for something very special. The day comes and goes, and we look around at the leftover glitter and glamour. For all the disappointed expectations, for the dreams that did not come true, for the fantasies that were stillborn - we feel very much as if we got all dressed up and had no place to go. What do we do then? Do we take the splash and sparkle, the fun and fantasy and put it away in tissue paper for next year? There seems nothing else that we can ...

3472. Advent 2

Isaiah 40:1-31, 2 Peter 3:1-18, Mark 1:1-8

Bulletin Aid

Paul A. Laughlin

... for us in Jesus the Christ, in whom we meet and pray. Amen Prayer of Confession O Redeemer God, we acknowledge with the deepest sorrow that we have sinned again and again in such a variety of ways that we have lost track. As a result, we feel tainted and corrupt, especially in light of your righteousness. Forgive us all our sins, both those we remember and those we have forgotten. Bring your cleansing Spirit to bear upon our souls, so that we may know the profound baptism that the voice in the wilderness ...

3473. Epiphany 5

Mark 1:35-39, Mark 1:29-34, 1 Corinthians 9:1-27, Job 6:1-7:21

Bulletin Aid

Paul A. Laughlin

... Merciful and loving God, we admit to you our tendency to dismiss the sufferings of others and to suppress our own, as if by ignoring the deep pain that life can bring, we are being somehow faithful. Forgive us our insensitivity, O God. Help us to feel acutely the hurt in ourselves and others; that we may open up the possibility of the true spiritual healing that comes from your presence and power. In the spirit of our brother Job and the name of our brother Jesus we pray. Amen Second Lesson: 1 Corinthians ...

3474. Ash Wednesday

Joel 2:1-11, 2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2, 2 Corinthians 6:3-13, Matthew 6:1-4, Matthew 6:16-18, Matthew 6:19-24

Bulletin Aid

Paul A. Laughlin

... TO DO SO IS NOT TO WALLOW IN GUILT, BUT TO OPEN OURSELVES TO GRACE, AND TO THE MERCIFUL GOD WHO BESTOWS IT. Collect Most merciful God, who gives us every opportunity to change for the better, help us to make the most of this day; that, feeling anew the necessity of self-examination and self-correction, we may be made more aware and appreciative of your forgiving grace. In the name of Jesus we pray. Amen Prayer of Confession Most patient and loving God, we confess our continual failure to look objectively at ...

3475. Lent 1

Genesis 9:1-17, 1 Peter 3:8-22, Mark 1:9-13, Mark 1:14-20

Bulletin Aid

Paul A. Laughlin

... GOD HAS PROMISED NOW TO REDEEM THE EARTH THROUGH A SON. Collect Creator and Redeemer God, whose covenant with Noah extended to all creatures of flesh upon the earth, make us increasingly aware of the scope of your concern for all life; that we too may feel the urgency to prevent the destruction of your creation so often caused by our sin. Amen Prayer of Confession Most merciful God, we confess how little we have learned since the days of Noah. In every imaginable way we still break our covenant with you and ...

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