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3801. All I Need Is A Little Rest!

Mark 1:35-39

Sermon

Daniel G. Mueller

... said, "Come unto me all you who labor and are heavy laden and I will give you rest" (Matthew 11:28). Just as he went to his Father for rest, we will find our rest in him also, in the Father and in our Savior. When we pour out the concerns of our life to him, telling him all that is going on, all that is making us tired, he takes those things away from us and makes the burden his own. Then it doesn’t weigh us down anymore. We need to pray, to "spill out our guts" to God ...

3802. How Can You Tell When People Are Religious?

Mark 2:18-22

Sermon

Daniel G. Mueller

... ; he listens just because of Jesus! And most of all, Christians don’t go around trying to prove how good they are; they trust Jesus who has made them good already, through his own righteous life, death, and resurrection. This last point was the real concern behind the question of the people. They wanted to know, "How can you tell when people are religious?" With fasting and other such outward practices it’s very easy to tell who the "religious" folks are. They are the ones who have deep circles around ...

3803. Spiritual Blindness

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

Warren Thomas Smith

... attitude was positive: "Don’t feel sorry for me; blindness is not a handicap; it is a life situation which must be overcome, something to be worked through." He frequently went to high schools and colleges to talk with students who had good vision, concerning what it meant to be without eyesight. He was forthright; there was no sentimentality, no self-pity; he harbored no resentment, never asking "Why has God done this to me?" There was no bitterness toward those who had good vision. A fellow seminarian ...

3804. Enduring

Mark 13:1-31

Sermon

Warren Thomas Smith

... world for what it is, see the potential threat to the human race; but then what? Here are some suggestions: I can become informed; I do not need to be a simpleton. I can be responsible, as a voting citizen, as a member of my community. I can express my concern, my views. I can work through my church, for peace and justice. I can join with others of good will to register my commitment to sanity in the affairs of nations. I can, in all things, seek to know the mind of Christ. I can pray for peace in the ...

3805. And It Came To Pass

Mark 13:1-31

Sermon

Warren Thomas Smith

... are we to live? Are we born for "threescore and ten" years, "or even by reason of strength fourscore"? (Psalms 90:10). Or were we born for eternity? 1. The Book of Hymns, number 364. 2. The Methodist Hymnal (Nashville: The Methodist Book Concern, 1939), number 349. 3. Ella Wheeler Wilcox, "Faith" in Masterpieces of Religious Verse, p. 386. 4. King Lear, Act IV, scene vi. 5. Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe, from Wilhelm Meister’s Apprenticeship, Book II, Chapter 13. 6. Louis Untermeyer, "Prayer" in Masterpieces ...

3806. Twenty-First Century Reformation

John 8:31-41

Sermon

Warren Thomas Smith

... humanity. When the church is filled "with a Christlike tenderness for the heavy-laden and downtrodden" she may indeed discover the cross anew, and new life as well. Too long, as in Luther’s era, has the church been saving her own life, concerned with institutional ongoing. As youthful Martin Luther, faithful Augustinian monk, made his trip to Rome in 1510, the glories of Renaissance Florence did not impress him. He made no mention of the matchless art treasures. What the thoughtful young monk did remember ...

3807. Called to Be Saints

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

Warren Thomas Smith

... a waif from Somalia, or a starving widow from Calcutta wandered into those buildings? How would that out-of-place individual be received? Please understand, I am not holding those experts up to ridicule - we desperately need their expertise and we need them - but my concern is that all of us may be so removed from the impoverishment of the world we have forgotten the faces of starving children. Who are the meek? Do you remember The Terrable Meek? The meek are those who have made a complete surrender of self ...

3808. The Word To The Wise

Proverbs 2:1-22

Sermon

Alton F. Wedel

... day world - all cry for wisdom. We cry for wisdom! The Word today is taken from the book of Proverbs, which along with Job, Ecclesiastes, and a few selected Psalms, are classified as "wisdom writings," Kethubim (as Hebrews called them). Their concern is rooted in the human search for wisdom and for understanding to enable us to make our way through all of life’s entanglements, and with a minimum of scratches. Proverbs, in particular, provides instruction based on practical experience in everyday affairs ...

3809. The Acid Test of Wisdom

Proverbs 10:1-32

Sermon

Alton F. Wedel

... begins to squeak, the wheel will not be greased ... "... that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness," but there seem to be some questions about the right to life and the rights of life, on whether liberty includes responsibility, and concerning what kind of "high" in happiness we dare pursue. What, if any, are the limits? Our sojourn through the Word returns us to the ancient book of Proverbs, the wisdom of the sages based on practical experience and often used to educate and train ...

3810. Ode to Wisdom

Job 26:1--31:40

Sermon

Alton F. Wedel

... our time and energy is invested in the praise of homo sapiens, the human species which has attained the heights and reaches for still higher heights. In contrast to the Third World nations, we see ourselves as a "developed country," and except for a commitment of concern for people ravaged by disease and undernourishment and hunger and war in poorer nations, we like it on this continent and want to stay here in the good life. We are blessed! But what have we developed in this developed country? We have much ...

3811. Man, Where Are You?

Genesis 3:1-24

Sermon

Alton F. Wedel

... point of going over to the enemy. And that temptation isn’t on a baited hook that someone dangles like a lure before our eyes. It’s on the inside that the prod to outlaw God is felt. Sometimes it comes disguised as piety, or in questions that concern our daily needs, or in lust for power and success, pride and self-esteem, the knowledge we have gained, our role in life. It appeals where the appeal is felt most strongly - from within the heart. "Man, where are you?" Are you walking in the strength of God ...

3812. The Heart of The Gospel

Isaiah 52:13--53:12

Sermon

Alton F. Wedel

... of focus. Remember James and John? (Sixth voice) "Lord, we want you to do for us whatever we ask." (Seventh voice) "Grant us to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your glory." The request is not so much concerned about the seating arrangements in heaven as it is about the scramble for the place of honor in the church. We will "serve the Lord with gladness" if we are duly recognized. Carelessness with fragile egos, forgetfulness in gracious handling of the recognition ceremonies, failure ...

3813. Christ Is Our Good Shepherd

John 10:1-21

Bulletin Aid

James Wilson

... life. People: For the Lord has cared for us through all the days of our lives. Leader: Sing joyful praise to the Lord for God's loving kindness! All: Blessed be the name of the Lord! Collect O God, in Christ You taught us the depth of Your love and concern for us in the image of the Good Shepherd. You would guide and protect us in all that we do or say, and we are so grateful. In Christ we pray. Amen. Prayer Of Confession Lord, truly like sheep, each one of us has gone our own way. So often ...

3814. Cardio-sclerosis

Mark 6:45-56, John 6:1-15

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... do with this? DOCTOR: Everything. GREEN: You're not going to tell me to pray, are you? I don't ... DOCTOR: I pray. GREEN: That praying stuff's not for me. Aaugh! (HE HAS A SHARP PAIN IN HIS CHEST) DOCTOR: Pain? (MAKING NO ATTEMPT TO HELP BUT DOES SHOW CONCERN) GREEN: Yeah, Doc. Give me something! DOCTOR: I just did. GREEN: You just did? What are you talking about? Did I miss something? Here I am in a doctor's office in agony and I ask you for something to relieve this pain and you said you just gave me ...

3815. On A Picnic

Mark 7:1-23

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

Theme: Speaking about love is always a lot easier than loving. Summary: Todd is taking Mandi on a picnic. This sounds like a wonderful way to spend a lovely afternoon, but the path of love is never smooth and Todd is more concerned about his love poem than he is about his love object -- Mandi. Todd has a nasty habit of couching everything in spiritual terms and not meaning any of it. Mandi trusts Todd because she mistakenly thinks he cares for her. When she finds out he doesn't, she leaves him. ...

3816. No God Like God

1 Kings 8:62-66, 1 Kings 8:22-61, 1 Kings 8:1-21

Bulletin Aid

Dallas A. Brauninger

... can we box God's love within only the walls of our own presumptions. People: No way. Leader: In no way can we limit God's outstretched arm only to what is comfortable within our own circle. People: No way. Leader: In no way can we confine God's concern only to within the place of a church building. People: No way. Leader: God's promises are for everyone, everywhere, through all time. All: Always. Alleluia. Amen. Collect We come to this place, O great God, for we know we will find you here. We find you in ...

3817. Clear and Clean and Good

Titus 2:1-15

Sermon

T. A. Kantonen

... kind of description of those who lack orientation to spiritual reality. They are like men living in a cave, with their backs to the opening of the cave where there is sunlight, seeing only their own shadows cast on the back wall of the cave. Our Lord is concerned about our living in a world of illusion so that truth becomes a stranger to us. "I am the truth and the life," he says, "he who follows me shall not walk in darkness but shall see the light of life." Walking in darkness, we are ignorant of what ...

3818. The Exalted Christ

Ephesians 4:1-16

Sermon

T. A. Kantonen

... in our joys. When Stephen, the first Christian martyr, lifted up his eyes to heaven, he saw Jesus standing at the right hand of God. To the martyr church it meant much that Stephen saw his Lord standing, not sitting, in his glory. He was so deeply concerned, they said, about the fate of his blood-witness that out of sheer anxiety he had to stand. He could not sit still even at God’s right hand when his witness was meeting death. Finally, the gospel of the Ascension directs our thoughts to heaven, where ...

3819. The Dynamic Word

Isaiah 55:1-13

Sermon

T. A. Kantonen

... of power. Here is the secret of strength. It does not come from our tugging and straining. It does not depend on our hoarding what little we have but on making that adjustment to God termed faith, so that his power may flow to us and through us. Concerning the nature of this power the apostle uses a rich word, agape, love. He prays that God’s people might grasp "what is the breadth and length and height and depth of the love of Christ," to know it in their lives, although it is beyond ordinary knowledge ...

3820. The Communion of Saints

Hebrews 12:1-13

Sermon

T. A. Kantonen

... , the meek and humble, those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, the merciful, the sincere, the peacemakers, the reviled and persecuted. The road to God’s kingdom, the road which the saints have trod, is the road of humble receptivity, of sincere concern, or heroic struggle. The emphasis is not on our achievement but upon our willingness to accept what God offers. It is our weakness, our failure, our helplessness, that entitle us to his grace. As Tertullian says, "Saints are beggars who live by ...

3821. As We Remember - Memorial Day

1 Chronicles 11:10-25

Sermon

T. A. Kantonen

... Ages, when writings on the "art of dying" were best sellers, this subject is either carefully avoided or artfully camouflaged. Through a conspiracy of silence, impending death is concealed as long as possible from the one whom it most directly concerns. And when the inevitable event takes place, the evasion continues. People no longer "die," they "pass away." Funerals have become "memorial services" and cemeteries "memorial gardens." Often the substance of the funeral sermonette is that the departed one is ...

3822. True Freedom

John 8:31-41

Sermon

T. A. Kantonen

"Freedom" is a precious word for Americans. We pride ourselves in being "the land of the free" and we have made great sacrifices to preserve it as such. And we try to remember the saying of Abraham Lincoln: he who is not concerned with freedom for others will not long enjoy it himself. The foundations of our country were laid by men and women who fled oppression in other countries and sought to establish here a community of free men. As symbol of the American dream the Statue of Liberty in New York ...

3823. A New Perspective

Deuteronomy 7:1-26

Sermon

Gregory J. Johanson

... has changed, but because we see it in a new light. There are several names for the experience when it involves God. Being born again is one. Faith is another. Paul Tillich says it well. Faith is a matter of one’s ultimate concern - of that which is more important than anything else, that which gives everything else its meaning and significance, that which is ultimate in life, that which captures your attention like the cloud. Christ himself becomes that cloud, and everything else exists in relation ...

3824. The Struggle of Faith

Matthew 11:1-19

Sermon

Gregory J. Johanson

... acted out some rebellion and had brought great pain upon herself and those who loved her. In another instance, a son had run afoul of the law and was even now awaiting trial and would probably be convicted. The list ran on. After a while, she stopped with some concern and said, "I feel like I am the bearer of only bad news. I certainly would not want you to think that nothing but tragedy has happened to us in these intervening years, for there have been times of gladness; we have known joy and laughter and ...

3825. The Flow of Life

Ecclesiastes 3:1-22

Sermon

Gregory J. Johanson

... it and gives it meaning is the fact that we are all in it together, whether we like it or not - you and I, our families and friends, our neighbors, even God, by choice. We are in it together. Much of the time we find ourselves concerned exclusively with the flow of our individual lives, and that’s understandable. But sometimes we are thrown close to others and their struggles. At those times we find ourselves seriously challenged - challenged to open up our pain and joy, and risk allowing ourselves to be ...

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