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3451. Resurrection: Temporal to Eternal

Luke 24:13-35

Sermon

Leonard H. Budd

... grave was rolled away, And in the blinding darkness of the tomb He rose and shattered there the grief and gloom Within the hearts of those who worshiped Him. Although that day and time have now grown dim, One message through the ages has been hurled: His love is hope and light for all the world. And as the dawn of Easter fills the skies We, too, with Him in spirit must arise; For even underneath us in the earth There is a faithful promise of rebirth. If there’s a stone against your heart today, Look up to ...

3452. An Understated Masterpiece

Mark 1:21-28

Sermon

Thomas Long

... has led to hospitals, shelters for the homeless, and morgues. What would one expect the family to feel under these circumstances? Weary despair? Yes. "The irony is that you’re hoping to find something terrible that would at least give the comfort of an explanation," said Sam’s brother John. One might even expect to find some rugged hope, and that’s there, too. But this is a family who has experienced Jesus Christ, and in that experience Jesus has been their teacher. They have learned from him that ...

3453. We Wish To See Jesus

John 12:20-36

Sermon

Richard A. Jensen

... said to Philip. "We wish to see Jesus." That is the request of many people in our world today. That may be your request today. I hope that it is. What we discover in this story from John’s Gospel is that, if we want to see Jesus, we should look to his ... request has echoed through the centuries. Century after century, in every corner of the world, people have made this same request. I hope it is your request today. That request should perhaps be the daily petition of our lives. "We wish to see Jesus." "We ...

3454. Wait and Witness

Luke 24:36-49

Sermon

Richard A. Jensen

... I have. Where is life going anyway? Everywhere we look we see wars and rumors of war. Nation lifts up sword against nation. Some nations oppress their own people. Death and death’s messengers seem to be winning the battle against life. And shall we not despair? What hope is there for human destiny? What is the meaning of it all? In the midst of our temptation to despair we hear the story of the Ascended One. Jesus Christ lives and reigns at God’s right hand. "The kingdom of this world (shall) become the ...

3455. A Cup Running Over

John 11:17-37

Sermon

James W. Robinson

... the same light. "If you had been here, O great Physician, my brother would not have died." Such faith! B. And what of the faith of Jesus? Hear him again as he stands at the tomb of Lazarus: "Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me." Not, "I hope that thou hast heard me." Nor, "I think thou mayest have heard me." But, "I thank thee that thou hast heard me." God had heard him beyond the Jordan when the messengers delivered the bad news of Lazarus’ illness. That is why Jesus had lingered there for two ...

3456. What Is God Like?

2 Samuel 18:1-18

Sermon

Edward Chinn

... concept of what "soul" means. What’s more, suggesting to a child that he might die in his sleep seem unnecessarily cruel. I have written an alternative prayer that Ifeel has more merit. I can think of no better way to spread the words than through your column. I hope you will deem it worthy. "We’ve come to the end of another day, Hear me, dear Father, as I pray. Thank thee for all the blessings we share And keep me in thy loving care." That modern prayer comes close to the way a little Jewish child in ...

3457. The Two Most Important Questions A Christian Can Answer

Matthew 22:34-40

Sermon

Brett Blair

... miracle happened instead. Mother put me in a chair, kneeled down, put her hands on me, and told God all about me. She interpreted her dream of what my life was to be. She portrayed the boy and the man of her hopes. She told God what she always expected me to be, and then how I had disappointed her hope. 'O God!' she prayed. 'take this boy of mine and make him the boy and man he is divinely designed to be.'” Then she bent over, kissed him and went out and left him alone in the silence with God.(1 ...

3458. Advent 1

1 Corinthians 1:1-9, Mark 13:32-37, Isaiah 63:7--64:12

Bulletin Aid

Paul A. Laughlin

... READY FOR THAT GLORIOUS EVENT! Collect O God of present and future, who see and know when we feel unfulfilled, frustrated, and utterly God-forsaken, make us deeply aware of your presence in our lives; that we may approach each new day in the hope that only you can bring, through your Son, Jesus Christ. Amen Prayer of Confession Almighty God, we stand before you this day painfully aware of our shortcomings. Like the prophet, we sometimes feel, not like your holy people, but sinful, unclean, and corrupt. We ...

3459. Advent 4

2 Samuel 7:1-17, Romans 16:1-27, Luke 1:26-38

Bulletin Aid

Paul A. Laughlin

... you; not human inventions, but your intentions; that we may be ready to recognize the coming Anointed One who is truly the answer to our hopes. In his name we pray. Amen Prayer of Confession Most merciful and loving God, we confess this day how often we tend to trust ... may behold, and hearing we may understand the revelation and redemption that you offer us in Christ, our salvation and our hope. Amen Prayer of Confession O God of all revelation, we confess that we have often closed our hearts to your will. ...

3460. Christmas 2

Isaiah 62:1-12, Titus 3:1-11, Luke 2:1-7, Luke 2:8-20

Bulletin Aid

Paul A. Laughlin

... , THE RANSOMED, THE UNFORSAKEN. Collect O God, our Help and Redeemer, who never forsake your people, open our hearts to receive the salvation in your Son; that we may truly live as your holy and redeemed people, and not as those who have no hope. In the name of the Savior, Christ Jesus, we pray. Amen Prayer of Confession Most faithful God, we acknowledge with sadness that we have not always lived as your holy ransomed and redeemed people, but have often lived in helplessness and hopelessness, depression and ...

3461. Christmas 2

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40, Ephesians 1:1-14, Ephesians 1:15-23, John 1:1-18

Bulletin Aid

Paul A. Laughlin

... Worship Leader: Rejoice, people! For ours is a God who saves and comforts! People: OURS IS A GOD WHO REDEEMS AND PROTECTS! Leader: Our God is the same one who again and again brought the children of Israel out of bondage, People: AND WHO, THROUGH CHRIST, PROVIDES HOPE TO THE HOPELESS NOW AND FOREVER. Collect O God of the oppressed, who have sided again and again with the helpless and the hopeless; grant us an extra measure of your compassion; that in our lives we may feel the plight of all those who suffer ...

3462. Epiphany 7

Isaiah 42:18-25, Mark 2:1-12, 2 Corinthians 1:12--2:4

Bulletin Aid

Paul A. Laughlin

... Leader: God accepts us back in loving compassion, as though we had never gone astray. People: YES! GOD FORGIVES AND FORGETS OUR SINS, BUT NEVER FORGETS US! Collect God of time and memory, in whom human and individual history reside, keep always before us the hope of eventual restoration and reconciliation to you; that, living out of that image, we may truly live as your chosen people and keep faith with you. In the name of Jesus Christ we pray. Amen Prayer of Confession God of compassion, we confess that we ...

3463. People Are Different, People Are The Same

Drama

Marge Passamaneck

... some surprises there. NARRATOR: David and his friends ran to the other room to find gifts beautifully wrapped in blue and white paper. SUSAN: Wow! Who are these for? NARRATOR: Then David gave one box to Tony and one to Susan. DAVID: I picked them out myself. I hope you like them. NARRATOR: Susan and Tony found sets of coloring pens, joke and magic books, and bags of chocolates which looked like coins. TONY: These are great! Now I’ll be the funniest kid in the class. SUSAN: And I will be able to put on a ...

3464. Where is God?

Romans 10:8, Galatians 2:20

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... How many of you think that you know a lot about that which we call our Christian faith? In the next couple of weeks we hope to discover some of the really important things that we should know about God. These are things that He has told us are important and ... about God than people your age and it is time that we tried to answer some of them. So now in the next couple of weeks I hope in our little sessions here to be able to go over some of the really big questions and we will just let your parents and friends ...

3465. The Miracle of Salvation

Isaiah 52:13--53:12

Sermon

... we might become free of our guilt? Even though we were unlovable, He loved us. Remember back when you were children and you saw a playmate with a bag of popcorn or jelly beans? You used to say, "Hey, you know me." And by "know" you meant that you hoped your playmate remembered how much you like him and how much you’d like to share his good fortune by eating some of his jelly beans. Actually, if he really knew you he also remembered how you had failed to share your peanuts with him the day before. "Know ...

3466. It Might Have Been ...

Luke 22:1-6, Matthew 26:14-16, Matthew 27:1-10, Matthew 26:47-56

Sermon

... line; who know what little thing is the last straw for any of us? When he walked out into the night to betray Jesus, did he hope Jesus would call him back? Haven’t we done that? On impulse, we begin to make some gesture - one perhaps we didn’t even really want ... he left it. Most of us would not choose that route but we settle down into a routine resigned to the fact that there’s no hope for change in the world or in us. The good news, though, is that we can be made new - that changes can be effected in ...

3467. The Most Beautiful Word

2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

... , we can’t do anything else. Like the thing that Dr. Walter Horton tells of seeing happen one night in a New York hospital. A woman of shady reputation was brought into the hospital after being stabbed in a drunken brawl. The prognosis was simple - there was no hope. And so a nurse was asked to sit with her until the end came. Suddenly the woman opened her eyes, looked at the nurse and said, "Nurse, I want you to tell me something and tell it straight. Do you think that God cares about people like me? Do ...

3468. BECAUSE HE LOVES ME

Drama

Gary C. Bratz

... see Thee lie! Above thy deep and dreamless sleep, The silent stars go by; Yet in thy dark streets shineth, The everlasting light; The hopes and fears of all the years, Are met in thee tonight. Pastor: When Mary and Joseph got to Bethlehem, they looked everywhere for a ... met what they had seen and heard. Child: This is what we should do, too! We’re going to sing a song about it now. We hope it will be your song. THE SONG: "Go Tell it on the Mountains" Jesus took His helpers, And up a hill He led. He spoke of ...

3469. Judas

Luke 22:1-6

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... pretend that the mask is the person telling the story and we are there listening to it. Tonight we have an exciting and sad story. I hope that you will listen very carefully to it. [Raise the mask.] My name is Judas and I am a very sorry man. At one time, I ... to give it back. That’s my story and it is not a very good one, is it? Maybe you will remember my name but I hope you don’t remember my story. [Take down the mask.] That is quite a story, isn’t it? Judas, the traitor, betrayed Jesus for thirty ...

3470. Governor Pilate

Luke 22:66--23:25

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... in to the Jewish priests and let them have him. It was a big mistake, but I did it. I hope that he was not guilty, but I had to save my job. I liked being the governor, and I would have been a good one if it hadn’t been for people ... like Jesus and the priests. I hope that you understand. [Take down the mask.] Well, now you know why Pilate was famous. But it is not a good kind of being famous. Pilate let ...

3471. Mary, the Mother of Jesus

John 19:17-27

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... of Jesus, but I am also a disciple who believes that Jesus is the Son of God and the Savior for all. [Take away the mask.) That was Mary, she watched her son die and also watched him live again. She was a wonderful woman and a tremendous mother. I hope that you will remember Mary for a lot of things, like the day that she gave birth to Jesus. But I also ...

3472. Why Christmas?

Isaiah 8:11-22

Sermon

Theodore L. Yewey

... the potential of living. Why Christmas? Christmas at its best shows us what life is to be like all of the time. Christmas proclaims the marvelous gift of God. It shouts of light in darkness. It speaks of Joy in the midst of great pressures. Christmas expresses Hope in a world floundering in despair. Christmas is the embodiment of self-giving love. It is God’s answer to man’s cry from the darkness. Christmas is God’s answer of light and love. These lines of verse say it well: Christmas is Love coming ...

3473. The Miracle

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

Theodore L. Yewey

... upon a stable at the edge of the town that was used for cattle. It certainly was not what they wanted, nor even close to what they hoped for, but it was all there was in the whole town. It would have to do for their shelter for that night. With a little work and ... Truth and Wisdom of all the ages took human form and entered the life of mankind and became one of us. Here was the hope of which the prophet spoke when he said, "The glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together, for ...

3474. The Ordinary

Luke 2:8-20

Sermon

Theodore L. Yewey

... the same that only a look at a new number on the calendar makes it different. Nothing ever changes. Everyone and everything is always the same. Just monotonous, ordinary and common - oh so very commoni No matter what great plans are planned or what extravagant hopes are hoped, the results are always the same. There is no change. Everything is always the same. Even the sameness is the same. Today I would share with you the story of just such ordinary people not unlike you and me in their world of monotonous ...

3475. Christmas Now!

John 1:1-18

Sermon

Theodore L. Yewey

... us. But what of us? How do you and I leave this experience of Christmas? In the past pages we hove watched as the first participants of Christmas approached and left this momentous event. And the hopeful and sensitive people of faith of every age have left Christmas as those whose hopes have been realized and whose faith has been strengthened. Zechariah and Elizabeth came to the event of the first Christmas and undoubtedly left it with feelings of surprise, wonder, and amazement that they were so blessed ...

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