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3726. Seven Words to Us - A Good Friday Tenebrae Service

Drama

Douglas W. Orbaker

... as others recognize the good we fail to see. People: Father, in your hand we place our spirits. Leader 2: When we forgive those who hurt us, or others forgive us, People: When we ask for, and receive, your promise of salvation, Leader 2: When we are concerned for those we love. People: Father, in your hand we place our spirits. Leader 2: When we feel all alone, and think that even you have abandoned us, People: When the suffering of our bodies overwhelms our souls, Leader 2: When things are so confusing we ...

3727. Nazareth: The Hidden Years

Luke 2:41-52

Sermon

J. Ellsworth Kalas

... perhaps 28 of his 33 years here. Often we refer to him, as they no doubt did long ago, as "Jesus of Nazareth." Yet as a matter of fact, we know virtually nothing about those 28 years. Indeed, the only specific thing we know about that period concerns a few days when Jesus and his family left there, when he was twelve, to attend a religious festival in Jerusalem. That is, during all the years of childhood, youth, and early manhood that Jesus spent in Nazareth, we remember the period best for the time he ...

3728. Stewards and Our Bodies

1 Corinthians 6:12-20

Sermon

Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... first sermon in this series looked at the fact that God created this planet and then put us in charge. We therefore have serious responsibilities for all its resources: to love, preserve, and share them. Next we found that as caretakers of creation we must be concerned about those of God’s created people of this world who are hungry. Now, we discover a surprise: being a steward, or caretaker of our bodies is also called for in our Bible. Saint Paul wrote to the Corinthians: You know that your bodies are ...

3729. Stewards of Life, Death, and Beyond

Matthew 6:19-24

Sermon

Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... have a new life. We have the promise that physical death is not the end for us. Whether our death is natural or tragic, a friend or enemy, all who experience death and dying situations can be certain that even these do not separate us from God’s concern, help, and compassion. Paul states again, "For I am certain that nothing can separate us from his love: neither death nor life ... there is nothing in all creation that will be able to separate us from the love of God which is ours through Christ Jesus our ...

3730. Resurrection: Temporal to Eternal

Luke 24:13-35

Sermon

Leonard H. Budd

... , "It is finished." What was left? Nothing! The dream of God’s Kingdom was broken and cast aside, even as were the bones scattered upon Golgatha. The gladness of the teaching time was now only fading memory. The intimate fellowship of love and compassion and concern was now impossible - for there, beyond the stone doorway, lay the dead body. Nothing was left. Truly, it was finished. The runner remembered it all as he made his way along the ridge road to the City. Jesus had implied such an end, telling his ...

3731. Resurrection: From Brokenness to Wholeness

Matthew 15:29-39

Sermon

Leonard H. Budd

... on the sea." Jesus smiled at Jahmai’s reply, recognizing that only part of his message was understood. "It was not the sea, it was the lack of faith in God’s care. Peter, too, is a fisherman. But he was thinking only of the ‘cannots.’ He was concerned only with the bad, the frightful. He did not understand the good, the possible - even the miracle." Jahmai looked down at the twisted leg, the bowed out knee. He was silent, thinking deep thoughts. "Can it be that God does care for me?" Jesus, with his ...

3732. A Man Who Laughed at God

Genesis 17:1-27

Sermon

R. Blaine Detrick

... in his own mind. How was he to be the father of many nations if Isaac were taken? How could the promised blessings flow if the child of promise were removed? What about the covenant? What about the future? What about the Lord’s own promises concerning Isaac? Why had God given Isaac to him and Sarah, if now he were to be slain? He knew not the answers, but Abraham obeyed - completely and quickly. The next day, the journey started, For three days they traveled. They reached Mount Moriah. The servants were ...

3733. A Man Whose Dreams Came True

Genesis 37:1-11

Sermon

R. Blaine Detrick

... with Joseph. He was devoted to his dreams, unashamed of them. And this led him to problems. One day his brothers were tending the flocks. They had traveled a long way from home, since at that particular season, the grass was hard to find. Jacob became somewhat concerned about his sons, since they had been away for a long while, so he said to his favorite, "Joseph, I want you to go out, find your brothers, and see how things are going." Now Joseph knew what might happen. He realized that when those jealous ...

3734. A Dead Man in a Witch’s Cave

1 Samuel 28:1-25

Sermon

R. Blaine Detrick

... in a small village near the edge of the hill country of Judah, close to the Philistine border. There it remained, apparently undisturbed and neglected. Imagine a nation trying for twenty years to get along without God! And nobody seemed to be overly concerned about it. It was time for a national revival ... for spiritual renewal ... for moral reformation ... for a rebirth of eternal values ... for a return to the sacred and religious roots of their existence. (Call it what you will, isn’t this what we ...

3735. A Reed Who Became a Rock

John 1:35-42

Sermon

R. Blaine Detrick

... the heavenly became earthly. Two of the twelve apostles of Jesus were chosen as favorite men of the Bible: 1) Peter, whom we shall consider in this chapter, and 2) John, the beloved disciple, whom we shall think about in the next chapter. Concerning Peter, let us first note several interesting details that we ought to remember about him. Every time the Bible lists the twelve apostles, Peter is named first - always, without exception. (Take time to double-check this for yourself: Matthew 10; Mark 3; Luke ...

3736. A Man Who Wanted to Burn a City

Luke 9:46-50

Sermon

R. Blaine Detrick

... Peter, through his guilt and remorse, during those dark days between the crucifixion and the resurrection, until the message of Easter and the newness of power came. I like to believe that when the other disciples may have forsaken Simon Peter, a caring and concerned John took him in and patiently guided him in the path of restoration. The Apostle of Love Whatever else happened, we can be sure of one thing: the Scriptures teach us, without any doubt, that John became the apostle of love. Read through his ...

3737. A Citizen of Three Worlds

Sermon

R. Blaine Detrick

... in the area of Jerusalem. Even after Paul became a Christian, he showed his Jewish heritage. Everywhere he traveled, he preached "to the Jew first, and also to the Greek" (Romans 1:16 - see Acts 13:5, 14, 46). Always, he had his own countrymen at heart, was concerned for their welfare and salvation. He once wrote: "I could wish that I myself were accursed (I’d be willing to go to hell) if that would save the Jewish people" (see Romans 9:3). Another time he wrote: "My heart’s desire and prayer for Israel ...

3738. Francis of Assisi: a Faith for Every Day

Sermon

Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... take up the clothing and feeding of our land. Surely Francis’ embrace of the poor calls us to embrace the poor of our world. Not only the world’s hungry - as if starving people are not enough to care for! We must also be concerned about the lepers whom Francis embraced, the social outcasts, refugees, and morally repulsive - the list is endless. The mission derelicts, the transients who come through town, ex-offenders, those locked in jails, those on welfare whom we think do not deserve help, those who ...

3739. John Wesley: Religion of the Heart

Sermon

Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... farmer and those single parents on ADC. You may say "Not practical." Perhaps. You may say "Not popular." You’re probably right. But "Christ-like"? you bet. That it is! And when our hearts are warmed with God’s gospel, we must be active, concerned Christians. That means being bleeding hearts, and it means 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 ...

3740. William Booth and His Hallelujah Army

1 Thessalonians 4:16

Children's Sermon

Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... church years ago. His name was William Booth. Mr. Booth grew up under poor circumstances and was a part of the Christian church. It worried him that more wealthy Christians didn’t seem to invite the very poor into their churches. Mr. Booth was also concerned that if very poor people came into the wealthy’s churches, the poor wouldn’t be comfortable and stay very long. This stripe that goes on a soldier’s arm tells us that William Booth organized Christians like an army. He saw us Christians as ...

3741. Mother Teresa and the Dying Poor

Sermon

Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... life and quality of life. Mother Teresa would agree with our church that, above all, hope and meaning in life are possible, even in times of suffering and adversity. This is a truth powerfully proclaimed in the resurrection faith of our church. That is our saint for today - Mother Teresa, concerned about the dying poor.

3742. When Nothing Can Be Done

Mark 1:40-45

Sermon

Thomas Long

... wall clock moves in slow motion, and the family waits. A dark spot on an X-ray demanded attention. "We just don’t know," the surgeon had said. "We’ll have to go in and check." Now he appears, a loosened surgical mask around his neck, his face lined with concern. "I’m sorry," he begins, "there’s nothing we can do." A woman sits before a desk in a glass cubicle in the corner of a large room full of similar desks. She has spent the day in front of these desks, passed from one clerk to the next. She ...

3743. Repentance and Forgiveness

Luke 24:13-35

Sermon

Richard A. Jensen

... hour and a half. "We love you, and because we do, we feel we must point out these facts of life." That was the gist of nearly every speech. After a while, it was clear that the speeches worked. Wendall Hayes was overwhelmed. He was overwhelmed by the care and concern that these people had for him. He was also overwhelmed by the facts of his life as they presented them. He really never thought it was quite that bad. His family and friends really got to him that night. He did not know what to do but to break ...

3744. Abide In Me

John 15:1-17

Sermon

Richard A. Jensen

... is a matter of trying harder at the good life than anyone else. That is the difference between Christianity and other religions they suggest. "We try harder." Nothing could be farther from the truth than this "AVIS" approach to Christianity. The Christian faith is not primarily concerned with our willpower, our willpower to be good. We are not called upon by Jesus Christ to be Mr. or Mrs. Will Power in our obedience to him. Not at all. There are things that our willpower cannot do. That was the moral of our ...

3745. All-Out Love

Mark 12:28-34

Sermon

James W. Robinson

... he shaved his head to get rid of patches of hair left by chemotherapy. He did not want to be the only "baldy" on his block. He need not have worried, Ms. Yuill wrote. She found his neighborhood teeming with bald heads, all because of love and concern for Garcia, in his fight against stomach cancer. His brother, Julio, first had the idea of going bald. Soon, about fifty friends and relatives shaved their heads to cheer up Garcia. His five-year-old son was bald, and his two older boys had gotten shaves or ...

3746. What Is God Like?

2 Samuel 18:1-18

Sermon

Edward Chinn

... to confront his son Absalom and the Israeli army whom Absalom had won to his side. Listen as David speaks to his generals: "Deal gently with the young man Absalom for my sake" (2 Samuel 18:5, NEB). Critics of David say that David was wrong in his concern for his son. Some Bible commentaries say that David was putting the interests of his traitorous, rebellious son ahead of his duty to the nation. They say that because he was the king he should have not been so kind to Absalom. Other critics of David say ...

3747. Waiting

Isaiah 63:7--64:12

Sermon

Thomas D. Peterson

... we have done the right thing. And, what more for life than that? There is candy to enjoy sharing with others and give away with pride. Life is in the gift. Forests are regrown; the life of the woods comes back economically for all concerned. The life-giving force of great art, new medicines, and peace-creating policies serves millions. In such gifts hope can become self-assurance, and love make full the lives and relationships of believers and lovers. Waiting is life-serving and life-giving. In the ...

3748. Christmas Gift

Isaiah 61:1-11

Sermon

Thomas D. Peterson

... covenant so that each person would know him in the heart. Ezekiel whispered that God would put flesh upon their dry bones and bring them to new vitality. Amos fairly shouted into her ear that the conditions of the covenant came before all other concerns. Hosea lived out a parable of unconditional love as God’s whisper of "gift." Micah whispered once more that God’s love keeps steadfast no matter Israel’s iniquities. And, Zechariah bent down upon the nation to whisper that in God’s time living waters ...

3749. Noise Is Anything That Corrupts the Integrity of a Message

1 Samuel 3:1--4:1

Sermon

Thomas D. Peterson

... inside. We hear words. We are so bent on our own interpretation that we block the message and literally do not hear it. Often I discover a parishioner in the hospital who has been there for a week or so. Since I visit the hospital twice each week, I am concerned that I do not find the patient and make a visit. When I say to them that I didn’t know they were in the hospital or I’d have been to see them, they reply, "Oh, I know you’re busy." This throws me for a loss, so I ...

3750. Advent 1

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

Bulletin Aid

Paul A. Laughlin

... righteousness will reign supreme. This we pray in the name of the coming Christ. Amen Prayer of Confession Almighty and ever-living God, we are ashamed to admit that we often fail to use the gifts that you have bestowed upon us and to look beyond our immediate concerns to see how these gifts might best be used for you and your Kingdom. Forgive us, we pray, and teach us to live as a people who are dedicated to your inbreaking Kingdom and who thus truly share in the life of your Son, Jesus Christ, in whose ...

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