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351. A New Year Love Song

Colossians 3:14

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... for one of the women in our choir, and I am calling her forgiveness. God says that if we are going to have a good year we must be ready to forgive one another. Forgiveness, will you sing part of the song. (Let the alto sing her part.) That is lovely. But we still need another part, and I am going to ask one more of our women to sing for us. Before I let her sing and tell you her name, I thought that it might be interesting to listen to Kindness, Patience, and Forgiveness sing together. (Let the three ...

352. A Great Big Bunch of Love

2 Corinthians 4:18

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... present that you really wanted yourself? (Let them answer.) It is really hard to give away something that you like very much. Well, with this gift, even though you give it away, you still have it! Can anyone see what this gift is? (Let them guess.) This wonderful gift is love. Even though you can't touch it or weigh it or put it in a box, it is very real, isn't it, boys and girls? (Let them respond.) Your parents give you lots of ...

353. Love Is The Message

1 Corinthians 1:24

Children's Sermon

... Jesus. Instead of sending a message with a prophet or in a bottle, God sent a special message. The message was Jesus. What was God's message? (Let them respond.) To love and take care of the world and the people in it. Jesus lived God's message. That's just what Jesus did. Jesus loved and showed us how to love others. Did everyone like God's special message? (Let them respond.) No, they didn't all want to love and take care of the world and the people in it. We need to help God with that special message of ...

354. God's Everlasting Love

Romans 8:28-39

Sermon

Stephen Youngdahl

... neighbors in other countries. In many ways they have a less cluttered understanding of life and death. For instance, when someone dies, we normally say something like, "He has departed," or "He has left us." Christians in Africa, when talking of the death of a loved one say, "He has arrived," "He has reached his destination." What a beautiful thought! For the Christian, death is not the end of life, it is the beginning. It is the beginning of new life, in a much more glorious way than we have ever before ...

355. The Majesty Of God's Love

Matthew 28:16-20

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... It has to do with Jesus' great commission ("to make disciples of all nations [Matthew 28:19])" and its relationship to the Trinity. Somehow Jesus' ascension represents an internal divine commitment by God that he will not quit until everyone is wrapped up in his love. Here is the story. According to Matthew's version, on that first Easter the angel instructed the women at the empty tomb to tell the disciples of Jesus that they should go to Galilee to meet the Risen Lord there (Matthew 28:7). Jesus repeated ...

356. Adopted Love

Romans 8:1-17

Children's Sermon

Tim Carpenter

... it? How do they take care of it? (response) Yes, they do all kinds of things to take care of it; they give it lots of love. They keep it in a nice warm spot, and they give it something to eat and drink, and they hold it and pet it and take good care ... of it. Why, it even becomes a part of the family, doesn't it? It was adopted by people who loved it. Application: Do you know what the Bible says? It says that you and I have been adopted by God! That's why we can call him Father ...

357. Living Christian Love

Romans 12:9-21

Bulletin Aid

James Wilson

... 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, Lord. In Christ we pray. Amen. Prayer Of Confession Lord, so often when others have wronged us we have been quick to respond in kind. Too ...

358. Love Your Enemy

Luke 6:27-36

Illustration

Tim Carpenter

... that he had been a guard at the death camp. She told him that she recognized him. Crying, he asked if he might receive the forgiveness of Christ of which she had spoken. She thought to herself that she could not, but she remembered the command of Christ to love your enemy and to forgive seventy times seven the person who has wronged you. She prayed that Jesus might give her the strength to forgive the man, and as she prayed, she felt a sensation begin in her heart and flow through her hand as it touched his ...

359. Love Transcending Law and Custom

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

... knowledge of the future, decided to do more than law and custom required. He elected to do more than was expected of him. He let justice and compassion guide his decision about his pregnant betrothed. He was pulled, not by the strength of custom, but by the law of love. But, isn't it strange that during this season we are more prone to be like Joseph than during the rest of the year? During these last days of Advent, we are more apt to practice mercy than at any other time of the year. The questions that we ...

360. The Magnet Called Love

John 14:23

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... this box and I'm going to hold the magnet above them and see what happens. Look at that - the red pieces are being picked up and green pieces are staying in the box. Well, let me tell you a secret. The red pieces are like people who have a love for Jesus and the green pieces are like those who don't care one thing about Jesus. Now, that shouldn't really be so strange to you and me, because Jesus says that he's going to let men choose whether they want to ...

361. Steadfast Love, Every Day

Hosea 6:3

Children's Sermon

Tim Carpenter

Exegetical Aim: To talk about how God gives us steadfast love and wants steadfast love from us. Props: A globe with your location clearly marked and a flashlight. Lesson: Good morning! response Something ... Don’t you think it makes sense that we should always try to return the favor by always loving and worshiping God with the same kind of steady, constant, and faithful love? We should definitely return the favor! Every morning when you wake up and the sun is in the sky, let us say a prayer to thank God for ...

362. Living By Love Not Judgment

Romans 14:1--15:13

Bulletin Aid

James Wilson

... us. All: Blessed be the name of the Lord! Collect O God, You created each of us to be special and gifted in different ways. In Your loving eyes each of us is precious. Help us to accept and love others as You have loved us. In Christ we pray. Amen. Prayer Of Confession Lord, so often after we have come to accept Your gifts of love, we then begin to believe You have given us salvation because we actually are better than others and our way of doing things is more correct than the ways of others. Forgive us ...

363. The Commandments of Love

Matthew 22:34-40

Bulletin Aid

James Wilson

... laws. Help us to remember this lesson as we live and relate to others. In Christ we pray. Amen. Prayer Of Confession O God, in so many ways You have been patient and loving with us, yet we have been impatient and unloving to others and even to You. So often we have given rejection when an act of acceptance would have shared Your love. Too often we have remained silent when a word of kindness might have shared Your healing power. Forgive us, Lord. In Christ we pray. Amen. Hymns "In Christ There Is No East Or ...

364. Love Your Enemies

Luke 6:27-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... . (6) The gun that was to be an amazing terror to an enemy proved to be an explosive terror to friends. Retaliation and resentment are both explosive terrors to the one carrying them. JESUS SAYS THERE IS A THIRD WAY TO DEAL WITH AN ENEMY – WE CAN LOVE THEM. Sometimes, for our own sake, that is the only way we can deal with our enemies. When Kenneth Godfrey of Locust Grove, Georgia, was eighteen years old his father died. All of his adult life his father had owned and operated a service station and people ...

365. God Loves An Underdog

Luke 14:1, 7-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... -American. Of course, for those who believe God is an American and middle-class at that-there is another way to look at it. Americans love an underdog and so does God. And that's Good News. First of all, it is a word of encouragement, because from time to time ... dogs you shall keep. Send the others back home." Now they were down to 300. God said, "That's more like it." God loves underdogs. God much prefers Davids to Goliaths. Why? Paul tells us in I Corinthians, the first chapter: "So that no one can boast ...

366. Is Your Love Shy?

Mark 9:33-37

Sermon

Stephen M. Crotts

... Sally. You see, John was painfully shy. Though he longed to know Sally, he couldn't muster the nerve to ask her out. So, he secretly loved her at a distance. Once he rode a bus four blocks past the place where he wanted to get off just so he could be near ... what the answer might be. And do you see the hell of it all? Do you see the shallowness of the relationship, the worry, the lack of love that their don't-ask attitude got them into? And isn't it the same for us here and now? Are you afraid to ask because ...

367. Love One Another

1 Thessalonians 3:6-13

Bulletin Aid

H. Burnham Kirkland

... a baby, but, as we make the Advent journey, help us to look beyond the manger to the cross and the empty tomb. In this holy season may we learn the lessons of love and forgiveness for which our Savior lived and died and rose again. In his name we pray. Amen. Prayer Of Confession Lord, you have taught us to love one another, but we must confess that we find this to be a most difficult commandment. Forgive our shortcomings, we pray, and strengthen our hearts in holiness that we may increase and abound in ...

368. The One I Loved the Most

2 Timothy 1:5

Illustration

Donald J. Shelby

... . During the interview, the mother was asked her secret by the reporter who said, 'I suppose you loved all your children equally, making sure that all got the same treatment?' "The mother replied, 'I loved them. I loved them all, each one of them, but not equally. I loved the one the most that was down until he was up. I loved the one the most that was weak until she was strong. I loved the one the most that was hurt until he was healed. I loved the one the most that was lost until she was found."'

369. Radical Love in the Neighborhood (Series: Radical Love in a Risky World)

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... eyes to see the needs around us. Wherever we go, whatever we do, there are people in pain. Some are left half-dead on the highways of life. Some are teenagers in our own home who feel insecure. Some are families next door who are existing, not loving. Some are executives whom you think have it made, but deep down are the loneliest people in the world. Compassion is a heart that cares. Compassion is not a political announcement; it’s a personal concern. Compassion is not a public debate; it’s a soul that ...

370. Love Lifted Me

Psalm 40:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... God and that God will always be there to listen and to lift. On our own you and I have a tendency to foul up our lives, sometimes quite miserably. Sometimes we may end up in a slimy pit. But there’s good news. There is One who loves us, and listens to us, and if need be, lifts us out of the slimy pit and sets our feet on solid ground again. 1. Brent J. Eelman, http://www.apcusa.org/s051106eelman_Did_We_Forget.html. 2. The Rev. Carolyn Estrada, http://www.messiah‑santaana.org/sermons/Sermons060903_.htm ...

371. Loving Ourselves

Matthew 22:34-40

Illustration

James McCormick

... Trobisch for counseling, just one day after they had given a lecture at one of the universities of northern Europe. As they talked about her problems, one basic issue kept coming up – one that seemed to be at the root at all her problems. She could not love herself! In fact, she hated herself so much that she was only a step away from ending her own life. She had been raised in a very religious home. Her parents were sincere, no doubt, but they had given her a terribly distorted understanding of the ...

372. My God, I Love Thee

Illustration

St. Francis Xavier

... For me didst bear the nails, and spear, And manifold disgrace, And griefs and torments numberless, And sweat of agony; Yea, death itself; and all for me Who was thine enemy. Then why, O blessed Jesus Christ, Should I not love Thee well? Not for the sake of winning heaven, Nor of escaping hell; Not from the hope of gaining aught, Not seeking a reward; But as Thyself hast loved me, O ever-loving Lord. So would I love Thee, dearest Lord, And in Thy praise will sing; Solely because Thou art my God, And my most ...

373. From Loving Jesus

Luke 24:36-53

Illustration

Mark Allen Powell

... this metaphor: Somebody once asked me, "What does it feel like to be a Christian?" That seemed like an odd question, but I tried to answer. I said, "It feels like being in love with someone who has gone away." They said, "That can't be very pleasant." Well, no, I don't think it's supposed to be pleasant, but it is pretty powerful. I am in love with my wife, and when she is gone, I think about her constantly. I perk up at any news of her and I am energized by the slightest connection (a letter, a phone ...

374. Would A Loving God Really Let Anyone Go To Hell?

Luke 16:19-31

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... been taken care of by the agent. It is the best plan on the market today. The doctor even makes house calls. He says, "Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice, and opens the door, I will come in ..." (Revelation 3:20). Would a loving God really let anyone go to hell? The answer is "Yes," even though it might not be the kind of hell we have tended to picture. Even that is not necessary. Thank goodness! Thank God! 1. C. S. Lewis, The Great Divorce (New York; MacMillan, 1946), p. 72.

375. Love of Enemies

Luke 6:27-36

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... ) Jesus describes the nature or position of people who are his disciples (cf. 6:20–26). In the rest of the sermon he focuses on the way disciples should live. Jesus begins with the radical message that disciples should love their enemies. The enemies in view are clearly those who persecute disciples (6:28–29). Love for enemies manifests itself in terms of actions: do good to them (6:27, 32–33, 35), bless and pray for them (6:28), and lend to them (6:34–35). Jesus gives two examples of the nature of ...

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