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3926. Surprise! Surprise! Surprise!

Matthew 24:36-44

Sermon

Dean Feldmeyer

... off the season of waiting and expectation. It is the “Sunday of Hope.” We know that Jesus is returning, not just at the end of time but in every time. Jesus is constantly knocking at the door of our lives, asking us to let him in. Our responsibility, especially in advent, is to be listening for the knock because it comes when we least expect it. Matthew, using the symbolic, poetic language of his time, says it something like this: It can come when we are eating or drinking or when we are at a wedding ...

3927. The New Moses

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

Dean Feldmeyer

... , he was not afraid. He was the very model of righteousness. He heard from God, trusted God, and obeyed God. The second man was rich and powerful. And yet he was powerless to affect the things that were going on around him. His response was one of threat and fear. The only response he could come up with was that of violence. Like that other king, some 1,500 years earlier, he was threatened by even the most powerless before him. It was his fear that led him to atrocity. Then there were the other men, the ...

3928. Aha! I See It Now!

John 1:29-42

Sermon

King Duncan

... what he had learned in his former life and used it to help people rather than harming them. When Simon suffered a stroke a few years later, he received so many cards and offers of help from friends and fellow performers that he was overwhelmed by their loving response. As a con man, he didn’t know what it was like to have friends. This outpouring of love from his friends and fellow performers was the final proof to Simon Lovell that his new life was the kind of life he wanted. Simon’s “Aha!” moment ...

3929. Installation of Officers

John 17:1-5, John 17:6-19, John 17:20-26

Bulletin Aid

Heth H. Corl

... as sacred gifts to lay on your altar instead of burdens to avoid. We pray through Christ, who prayed on our behalf for faithfulness to do the work you have called us to do. Amen. CONFESSION Forgive me, Lord, for the times I have accepted responsibility, and failed to be responsible. Forgive me for being too busy to work for you, causing others to be too busy with my work load. Forgive me for interpreting the work of the church as an assignment for only those who hold an office. Forgive me for the work ...

3930. The Sign of the Dove

Matthew 3:1-17 · John 1:1-34 · Mark 1:1-8 · Luke 3:1-38

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... moment that signifies a bittersweet life. All of us yearn to be in God’s favor. All of us want to have our lives blessed by God. But few of us want to take the journey along with Jesus to the cross. But with great blessing comes great responsibility. And following Jesus is always a bittersweet experience. For as a follower of Jesus, you won’t always be liked. In fact, you’ll run into people who will despise you, and who will oppose you. You’ll come across people who will taunt you and make fun ...

3931. Lord of the Sabbath

Luke 5:33-39, Luke 6:1-11, Luke 7:18-35

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... he is doing are so strange. Jesus needs John however. The two of them echo Isaiah’s prophecy. John baptizes and calls for repentance, and he validates the coming Messiah. Jesus’ ministry is linked to John’s, and Jesus emphasizes that in his response to the Pharisees, defending John as well as himself, asserting them once again as an inseparable “duo” bound together by scripture and prophecy. Jesus and John are an interesting pair. We get the sense that they are nearly opposites. John’s life is ...

3932. God Gives the Pharisees the Finger!

John 7:25-44, John 7:45--8:11

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... the rub: “Only when the man is himself free from guilt, will the waters be an effective test of his wife’s guilt or innocence; but if he has been guilty of illicit intercourse, the waters will have no effect.”**** This very line might provoke the thoughtful response of Jesus: “He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone.” If the woman was caught in the actual act of adultery and charged by her husband. He and another witness or two had to be the accusers in her trial. The penalty ...

3933. What Kind of Sheep Are You?

Luke 2:1-7, Luke 2:8-20, Ezekiel 34:1-31

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... over them, so that no harm would befall them, to keep them safe and warm, to make sure they were fed and that all returned into the fold each night. To be a shepherd meant to be nurturing, caring, and meticulous. It was a huge responsibility to care for the Temple flocks. The Hebrew word for shepherding is translated often “feeding.” These were the “feeders” of the sheep. Later….Jesus would use this concept as well with Peter, as Peter became the first Shepherd after Jesus to care for God’s ...

3934. Grounds for Blessing

Matthew 13:1-23, Luke 8:1-15, Mark 4:1-20

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... love Him too. No matter what place your life is in, I guarantee you, you will leave differently than when you came in today. Litany: Prayer of those coming forward: “Jesus, come into my heart and take root in me. I ask you to change my life.” Response of pastor: [laying on of hands]: “May Jesus dwell within you, may He bless your life, by the power of Jesus may the Holy Spirit put down roots into your heart that change you thoroughly and completely --body, mind, heart, and soul, and may you leave this ...

3935. The Healer

Matthew 4:23-25, Luke 4:14-30

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... the two refused to sleep with him. According to YHWH’s wishes, procreation was one of the prime directives –to be fruitful and multiply God’s people in the land, so Adam counseled the two wives that they must submit to their husband. In a cheeky response, they accused Adam of the same. ‘Who are you to tell us,’ they claimed, ‘since you have withdrawn from Eve for 130 years,’ ever since the death of Abel at the hands of Cain! Admitting his guilt, Adam then returned to Eve, and Eve bore Seth ...

3936. Sparkle

Luke 4:31-37

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... God! Demons (or unclean spirits) would “trouble” or cause harm to the individual and to those around him or her. They put you into a “foul” place, a place of dankness and darkness, rankness and funk. And they definitely put you into trouble with God.** In response to removing God from your soul, even for a moment, you become tainted (mixed literally is the word in Greek –the opposite of kathoros, which means clean or purged). To be cleansed then is to be rid of what taints and to be restored into ...

3937. Dry As Toast

Matthew 12:15-21

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... redemption and restoration with the rains. Water then is a hidden metaphor, as Jesus the living water is capable of rehydrating the withered (dried up) faith of this man, and this place. The theme of drying up is prevalent in scripture just as raining. God is responsible for both. When God plants Israel by the waters, He is showing favor and abundance and promise. This is God’s salvation. In this story, the man is the victim of a group of corrupted officials. He has been outcast due to his ailment and ...

3938. Secret Savior

Matthew 6:5-15, Matthew 6:16-18

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... His way or the highway. But when God rules, God’s people are His emissaries to the world, capable of blessing in His name. You are not just a member of God’s kingdom. You are God’s child, and your inheritance of that kingdom comes with responsibilities. As a member of God’s royal family, you must not only accept the decisions of the “King,” but you must carry them out in your life. That makes everything you stand for and everything you believe in personal to God. “'Now then, if you will indeed ...

3939. The Samaritan

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... harder. The Jewish man, whom you find out by listening to his conversation with the receptionist, is a rabbi, and he offers to pay the man’s bill in full. He vouches for him. He writes down his address for her and tells her he will take complete responsibility for the man on the stretcher. The woman asks him if he’s related? A friend? The rabbi replies, no. But anything the man needs, he will cover it. “Say, what!” You do a double take. Stunned, you watch the rabbi say a short prayer, and then leave ...

3940. Lady of the House / The Practice of Joy

Luke 10:38-42

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... feet more than anything else, is “mar-y (Mar-yam).” Strong of love, strong of longing to hear the words of Jesus. Does this mean Martha is wrong? Does it mean Jesus is berating her? Not a chance. Martha is the Lady of the House. Jesus knows, she is responsible for the feast. He doesn’t say, Mary shouldn’t help either. But he does acknowledge that Mary seeks his presence, and he will never deny her that. He would love to have that kind of presence with Martha too. And he hopes that he will. Be joyful ...

3941. Mending Fences

Luke 16:1-15, Luke 16:16-18

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... or should I say, the most difficult of rams and bucks. He tries to shock and nudge the ones “in charge” of God’s Temple and of interpreting God’s Love (or should I say Law) for God’s people in a different direction. They are the most responsible of God’s “managers.” And they have been screwing up royally! The Pharisees are the ones that Israel looks to for guidance and to be an example of how God’s love and law should look. They are the interpreters of God’s laws. They are the enforcers ...

3942. It's Okay to Cry

Luke 13:31-35

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... . His frustration is one that comes from the love of relationship, of engagement and, commitment. His is a love for a people, a community, a faith, and a place where it all took place from the beginning of time. Jesus’ lament comes from a parent’s response to a wayward child. Jesus’ tears are that of a broken heart --God’s broken heart. Jesus calls the Pharisees chicks that he wishes he could hold closely. Yet he knows he can’t. So he tries persuasion. He tells a story of a Son returning to ...

3943. Translucent Grace

Mark 9:2-13, Luke 9:28-36, Revelation 1:9-20, Revelation 2:12-17

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... gospels. In the Hebrew scriptures, the priests of YHWH wore linen ephods onto which such luminescent stones were embedded and onto which the names of the tribes of Israel were inscribed. This meant that the priests were not only representatives of God but were responsible for the health and well-being of all within those tribes. They were to represent the “children of the light” that was Israel. For early Christians, to be children of The Light meant that you were a follower of the One True Light, Jesus ...

3944. Ten Pounds of Mercy, One Pound of Faith

Luke 19:11-27, Matthew 25:1-13, Matthew 25:14-30

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... and abundant patience on all of us. And in return, asks for just a little bit of faith….according to our ability. Our faith is never equal to God’s mercy and trust. God is a risk-taker. And we are mooches. A covenant has expectations. Following Jesus has responsibilities. And yet God only expects us to do what He knows we can. But what we can is usually much more than what we do. What is planted and built is the “kingdom” of Jesus in your place, wherever you are. When your heart is planted in God ...

3945. Turmoil Brewing, Herod Stewing, Prophecy, and Porridge

Luke 2:21-40

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... s First Fruits Sacrifice (Genesis 4) The Story of Jacob and Esau and Their Father’s Firstborn Blessing (Genesis 27) The Consecration of the First Born (Exodus 13) A Woman’s Purification Sacrifice (Leviticus 12) God’s Firstborn Requirements (Numbers 3) The Levite’s Responsibility for God’s Sacrifices (Numbers 18) Psalm 55: The Anguished Heart Psalm 74: The Desire of the Lord to Save Psalm 68: The Desire for God to Prevail On Prophecy (2 Peter 1) Jesus is Presented in the Temple When the time came ...

3946. The Tragedy of Caiaphas

John 18:1-27 · John 11:45-47 · Matthew 26:36-75

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... for making his judgment of death upon Jesus. And with that sentence, he himself had blasphemed God’s sacred vision and his own office. He himself had become a willing participant in God’s opposition. The high priest, atoner of the people, the one responsible for bridging communication between the people and God, had become high priest fallen, foe of God, breaker of bridges, tearer down of the holy raiment. The only high priest from then on would be the High Priest Melchizedek, Jesus the Christ. And oh ...

3947. The Sound of Joy

Genesis 17:1-27, Genesis 18:1-15, Genesis 18:16-33, Matthew 28:16-20

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... “etching” of our hearts that sings out of dedication, and faith. We often believe that we are passive and “joy” happens TO us. In fact, “joy” in the Hebrew understanding is something we DO actively in response to God’s love and blessing. Our response….to God…..whether unexpected or unplanned….is joy. This may be indicated (shown outwardly) by dancing, singing, worship, gratitude, smiling, laughing, eating together, loving together….all in the “presence” of, and for the pleasure of ...

3948. The Apothecary

Isaiah 40:1-31, Isaiah 61:1-11

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... Jesus heals Peter’s Mother in Law of a fever in our scripture today, the first thing she does is get up to serve! Anointed faith is a faith of service, love, and loyalty to God, and to Jesus. It’s an acknowledgement of His healing power, and the response of a thankful and gracious heart. God’s true people don’t worship Jesus in a jar…..somewhere on a shelf ….that Jesus from a dusty past. He’s not just some figure in history, or someone who did miracles and healings long ago in another time and ...

3949. Who is That Crouching at Your Door?

Genesis 4:1-26

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... favor. In fact, the true Hebrew translation of God’s pleasure in Abel’s offering is that God “gazed upon it.” He did not gaze upon Cain’s offering. He did not “regard” it. God’s “gaze” of pleasure–that desired response of humankind from God—did not happen for Cain in response to his dutiful offering. For his heart was not in it. Abel got the God gaze. Cain got no God gaze. Instead of looking at himself to see what may have been wrong with his attitude, he instead lashed out in envy ...

3950. Crossing Over

Luke 10:25-37, Genesis 48:1-22

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... to them in those days. You could be defiled by doing a lot of things. And once defiled, you couldn’t enter back into the Jewish community without some fairly extensive and expensive purification penalties. Pretty good power politics, no? So as Jesus tells it –in response to a lawyer who asks “who is my neighbor?” –a priest saw a Jewish man lying beaten across the road. But he passes by quickly on the other side. So does a Levite (also from a priestly family). Then a Samaritan comes by. He’s not ...

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