Sermon and Worship Resources

Synonyms: Levi, disciple, evangelist, tax collector, the 12, the twelve, apostle, sermon on the mount, jewish audience, beatitudes, lord's prayer, great commission, parables, olivet discourse, mount of olives, olivet, synoptic

Showing 3651 to 3675 of 5000 results

3651. The Road To Nazareth

Luke 4:14-30

Sermon

Thomas A. Pilgrim

... this time of worship and may our songs of praise bring glory to thy name. We are mindful today, 0 God, of the journey of our Lord on the roads he traveled. Keep us ever mindful of him during these days of Lent. We thank thee, gracious Father, for all the ways ... may the light of that love shine in us and through us that we would be a light which shines in the darkness even as our Lord Jesus was the light of the world and calls us to be the light in a world threatened by darkness. Be near our sick. Comfort ...

3652. Wedding: In Nomine Jesu

Sermon Aid

Max Zschiegner

... shoes, the letters H E L P. Now of course, when we speak about the theme of our text, “Our HELP is in the Name of the Lord,” we do not mean it in the sense of the joke intended by the prankster who painted the word “help” on the soles of the groom. ... cloud in the sky to a real devastating blizzard. Don’t be too secure, too proud to admit your need of help. And remember our Lord’s blessed promises, “Him that cometh to Me I will in no wise cast out.” If you live in a relationship with Jesus as ...

3653. Light For Our Darkness

Sermon

Robert Beringer

... travel from a foreign land in search of wisdom and truth. They presumably could have sent out their servants on this long journey, but instead they made this a personal quest, and the result was an opportunity to worship the one who would be King of kings and Lord of lords. This may well be the most important truth for us in the Epiphany story. A story of faith with Jesus Christ has to be a personal quest. It is not enough to know about Jesus Christ. One must encounter the wonder of God's grace for sinners ...

3654. Questions

Matthew 4:18-22

Sermon

John Jamison

... ? Where do we begin? Will she like me? Will I be able to teach her anything? What if she gets sick? Can I handle that? Oh Lord, what have we gotten ourselves into?" He has worked 40 years for this day. Oh, it has been a good 40 years, but in the back ... wonder inside, "Can I do this? Can I really do this? Where is this going to end up? What about the boats? What about the family? Oh Lord, what have I gotten myself into?" I have to be honest with you and admit that I don't know if any of these men questioned ...

3655. The Signs Of Salvation

Luke 19:1-10

Sermon

Theodore F. Schneider

... called down from his tree, and with his feet firmly on the ground, Zacchaeus responds with a new excitement and freedom. No longer either oppressed or constrained, even by the law of God, he goes in his new and abundant freedom beyond the mandate of the law: Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor;and if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I restore it fourfold. The ancient law required a repayment of double the value if the goods were taken in robbery, but only the value of the goods plus a ...

3656. The Glorious Company

Luke 6:17-26

Sermon

Theodore F. Schneider

... by the Beatitudes. I feel totally overwhelmed." Frankly, I find that a more honest approach to the spirit of these teachings of our Lord than that of hanging them as a piece of framed needlework on the wall, or using a pleasant sentence or two on the ... of the wicked,Or take the path that sinners trod,Or sit in the seat of the scoffers:but their delight is in the law of the Lord,and on His law they meditate day and night.They are like the trees planted by the streams of water,which yield their fruit in their ...

3657. The Significance Of An Insignificant Man

Luke 23:26-43

Sermon

Erskine White

... pray for those who hurt you. Don't live for this world or the things of this world, but seek first the Kingdom of God. Seek greatness by being a servant. Most of all, if you would live with Jesus Christ today- if you want Him to be real and Lord of your life - deny yourself and pick up your cross, and follow Him to Calvary. Simon of Cyrene came along to show us explicitly what Jesus was talking about. Simon was just an ordinary person like you or me, but remember his story today, and make it your own. God ...

3658. A New Heaven and a New Earth

Revelation 21:1-27

Bulletin Aid

James Wilson

... be a new heaven. Leader: There will be a new earth where no pain and no sorrow will exist. People: Such are the rewards to the Saints: those past and even those yet to be. Leader: Let us lift our voices in praise for the mercy and grace of our Lord. All: Blessed be the name of the Lord! Collect: Almighty and loving God, You have created for Your saints such a wonderful reward for those who are faithful it is hard for us to contain our excitement. We thank You ...

3659. The Incarnation

Matthew 2:1-12

Bulletin Aid

James Wilson

... of God's Love and grace. Leader: Then let us proclaim the birth of Christ for all the world to hear! All: Blessed be the name of the Lord! Collect O God, You have called us to spread Your Gospel in the world today. In Christ, You showed us in that single life the Love You meant for us to share. Help us share it, Lord. In Christ we pray. Amen. Prayer Of Confession Lord, so often amid the rush and turmoil of the holiday season we hear the glory of Your birth and we take it for granted. Too often we hear ...

3660. Channels Of God's Love

Eulogy

Joe Barone

... loved us. For I am sure that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord." Nothing can separate us from the love of God. What greater healing could there ever be for * or all of us? Let Us Pray Almighty God, we thank you that you and you alone are God and you see things with greater than human eyes. In the ways we ...

3661. What Do We Hope For?

Isaiah 25:1-12

Sermon

John P. Rossing

... a life of waiting, but it's a unique kind of waiting, because we're waiting for a future we have already seen. We've seen the future fulfillment in Isaiah's vision of the heavenly feast. We've had glimpses of the future in the fellowship of the Lord's Supper, which we call a "foretaste of the feast to come," a sample of God's banquet. In the community of Christian people here on earth we've experienced something like the communion of saints in victory. On this day we remember all the saints who have already ...

3662. Mercy and Understanding

Psalm 23:1-6

Eulogy

Richard F. Bansemer

... text is based on a couple of verses of the 23rd Psalm: "Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for thou art with me . . . goodness and mercy shall follow me. . . and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord for ever." Perhaps nothing is so much needed in our lifetimes, and so little asked for, as mercy or understanding from one another. We talk a lot about mercy, and we complain frequently that we are not understood, but most of us think we manage pretty well without ...

3663. Scene 6 - The Shepherds

Drama

Nancy Steltz

... : "And the angel said to them, Angel (As shepherds look up): 'Be not afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of a great joy which will come to all the people; for to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. And this will be a sign for you: you will find a babe wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger. (All other angels join the Angel.) Narrator 4: And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, All Angels: 'Glory ...

3664. The Rights of an Apostle

1 Corinthians 9:1-27

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... another purpose. How many sets of hands process those checks? How many people see that scripture as the check makes its way back to him in his bank statement? That thought prompted me to order return address labels with statements across the top "Praise the Lord, The Lord is Good, God Loves You" How many sets of hands process that envelope? Just think, if one of the workers is having a challenging day and sees that return address label - it just might bring a message of hope to them. Look around you on ...

3665. Living Christian Love

Romans 12:9-21

Bulletin Aid

James Wilson

... not very lovable, Leader: And so we are to love others, extending kindness and care. People: Are we even to care for those who would not wish us well? Leader: Christ, God with us, died on the Cross so we would know love. All: Blessed be the name of the Lord! Collect O God, we see Your loving mercy when we finally understand You loved us so much You even allowed us to nail Jesus on a Cross. Now You call us to share Your Love. Show us how ...

3666. Living for Christ

Matthew 16:21-28

Bulletin Aid

James Wilson

... ! Collect: O God, Your ways are not our ways, and You taught us that if we would truly have life we must be willing to give our lives for You. Lord, show us how You would have us serve You. In Christ we pray. Amen. Prayer Of Confession: Lord, so often our words and songs have given You praise, yet our deeds have remained strangely silent about You. So often we have enjoyed the fellowship of the Church and yet we have not shared the Church with the lost around us who need Your healing touch so desperately ...

3667. Proper 17

Matthew 16:21-28

Bulletin Aid

James Wilson

... even from death. Leader: Such is God's love for us sinners that Christ would die so we might live. All: Blessed be the name of the Lord! Collect O God, in Your Mercy You have chosen to make the Cross a symbol not of agony and death, but of life and hope. Lord, help us to take up our crosses so others might know Your love. In Christ we pray. Amen. Prayer Of Confession Lord, in so many ways we are still much like those who worshipped at the Temple in Jerusalem. You came to bring word of God's redeeming mercy ...

3668. Salvation in Christ

Luke 1:29-42

Bulletin Aid

James Wilson

... ! Collect O God, every day You are there to walk with us and show us the ways You would have us serve if only we but take the time to seek Your will. We thank You for Your love, Lord. In Christ we pray. Amen. Prayer Of Confession Lord, as we continue our journey in faith, so often we are tempted to feel Your Kingdom rests on our efforts alone. So often we forget to call on or to rely upon Your Holy Spirit for our strength, our guidance, and our understanding of how You would have us live ...

3669. Good News Or Bad News?

Sermon

Rolf E. Aaseng

... (Luke 12:37), rather than demanding that they serve him. Jesus is eternally that kind of a savior king; he is always the Savior who comes to seek, to save, to serve - to give his life that we might live. At the same time he is King of kings and Lord of lords. The two aspects of his reign go together. For the secret of his glory was precisely his self-sacrifice for us. It showed his glorious love for us more than any other act could have done. He shares this glory and reign with us. "When Christ who is your ...

3670. It Dawned on Me

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... the power and the glory, forever and ever." There was a way out of death. Jesus had found it. He had created it. He was the Lord of heaven and earth. His was the Kingdom, the power and the glory forever.That's why I came back - to tell you that it is ... You who doubt, has it dawned on you? You who believe that there is no way out of your problem, has it dawned on you? "The Lord God omnipotent reigneth" through Jesus Christ. Has it dawned on you? There is a way out of death ... Jesus is the way. Has it dawned on ...

3671. The Dynamics of Doubt

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you!" After he said this, he showed them his hands and side. The disciples were overjoyed when they saw the Lord. Again Jesus said, "Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you." And with that he breathed on them and said, "Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive anyone his sins, they are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not ...

3672. A House Or A Home?

Joshua 24:1-27

Sermon

R. E. Lybrand

... Study, or it's on some member who is hospitalized or another in need of counseling. That is not fair to my family, and I thank the Lord that I'm getting better. Many of us are guilty in this respect. Maybe you don't carry home with you from the office a briefcase full ... present in your home? Do you show your family that Christ is central to your praying with them? Or is the Lord's Prayer in worship the only time your family prays together? Are you demonstrating to your family the importance of Bible reading ...

3673. Divorce-Proofing Your Marriage

Genesis 2:4-25

Sermon

R. E. Lybrand

... names. So the man named all the birds and all the animals; but not one of them was a suitable companion to help him. Then the Lord God made the man fall into a deep sleep, and while he was sleeping, he took out one of the man's ribs and closed up ... anyway. My wife is home sick in bed." That husband demonstrated that his golf game was more important than his wife and his Lord. His priorities were all messed up. But Jesus promises us that we will be blessed if we keep our priorities straight. In Matthew 6 ...

3674. Mother's Day Gifts

Ephesians 6:10-20

Sermon

R. E. Lybrand

... you to get up and go to Sunday School and worship, then do it. You should go, not only because of your love for the Lord, but also in obedience to your mother. Children, the Bible says that you are to obey your parents as long as you are unmarried and ... them and pray with them? Are you presenting a Christian example in how you love their father and in how you love the Lord and his Church? Do they see Christ in your unending love, your patience, your concern for others, and your encouragement of them? One ...

3675. The Gift of Peace

Sermon

Alan Bacon Bond

... peace, to receive what God is offering so we need not live in the pneumatic tube. First, consider some of the words of Psalm 37 with which our service opened: Vs. 1 "Fret not yourself because of the wicked, be not envious of wrongdoers."Vs. 3 "Trust in the Lord, and do good so you will dwell in the land and enjoy security."Vs. 37 "Mark the blameless man, and behold the upright, there is posterity for the man of peace." If we are going to receive Christ's peace, then we are necessarily going to have to stop ...

Showing results