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3951. Love Is Down to Earth

John 12:1-11

Sermon

Carl Jech

... have me." The church and the Scriptures have developed a number of ways of describing how Jesus remains present with us here on earth even though physically he obviously is "no longer with us." One of these ways of explaining how Jesus is in a sense still concretely with us is the concept of the "apostolic succession." In some churches this is taken to mean that there is an unbroken line of succession and ordination directly from Jesus through the apostles to the priesthood of the church today. In others ...

3952. Jesus, Mary, Gustav Mahler, Brother Martin, and the Magi

Luke 20:9-19

Sermon

Carl Jech

... of God, comes the seemingly nontraditional concept of "religion-less Christianity." To rely totally upon the grace of God is tantamount to affirming that ultimate "religious" concerns like my eternal destiny are so much in God's hands that I can in a sense forget about such matters and concentrate my attention on the here-and-now. I can, so to speak, thank God that I am freed from "religious worries" to relax and concentrate on taking responsibility for this world that we have been given! Paradoxically ...

3953. Some Women's Stories

John 7:45--8:11

Sermon

Carl Jech

... . She is a strong, full-fledged human being taking her stand with the outsider, the oppressed, the one who has been mockingly treated as a second-class outcast. It would not be accurate to suggest that the Bible is a "feminist" statement in the modern sense, just as it cannot be said that the Bible takes a stand four-square against the institution of slavery. But the seeds of the abolitionist and feminist movements are sown in the Scriptures. While the New Testament writers do not envision the end of the ...

3954. Comfort the Disturbed/ Disturb the Comfortable

Luke 22:66--23:25

Sermon

Carl Jech

... be totally for or totally against a particular society or culture. As Jesus and the prophets were to some degree gadflies in their society, so to a large degree the church must play the role of social critic. We can work for our particular causes with a sense of urgency, but we must face the fact that it will be a rocky road, and devout believers will frequently disagree with each other over goals to some degree and even more so over tactics and methods. Lord, be my consolation ... Remind me of thy Passion ...

3955. Colorizing Jesus

John 20:24-31

Sermon

Carl Jech

... Buddhists (and others) can best come about when we enter into dialogue with one another, sharing our unique insights into the meaning of the grace of God and allowing our distinctively different flavors to complement one another. We need to hold onto our sense of the historical uniqueness of Jesus, then, because Jesus is more than some vague, nebulous symbol for grace, and because it is not truly helpful in the long run to blur together such different concepts as reincarnation and resurrection. But we must ...

3956. An Easter-Life

Acts 10:23b-48

Sermon

Carl Hoefler

... us! The RisenLord actually lives, is alive, and is present today in our witness and in our testimony of his Gospel. As the Word became incarnate in Jesus of Nazareth, so the Gospel becomes incarnate in our words of witness and testimony. In a very real sense, our lives can be a "fifth gospel." There are four Gospels according to Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John - and, there is a "fifth gospel" according to us! As we witness and testify to Christ, the Gospel becomes alive in us, and Christ lives through us ...

3957. The Foolishness of God is Wiser than Humans

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

Bulletin Aid

Carl Hoefler

... ups that prevent us from responding to your redemption in Christ; that our manner of reasoning may not interpret your revelation in Christ as a foolish gospel to be ignored. In his name we pray. Amen. Prayer of Confession We think everything has to make sense, Father, and when we hear of your forgiveness that comes to us in Christ, we are not sure how to respond. We want forgiveness, but it confuses us to see your forgiveness offered when it is undeserved, especially when it applies to other people. Forgive ...

3958. The Flight to Egypt and Return to Nazareth

Matthew 2:13-23

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Carl Hoefler

... taking so much for granted in the Christian faith. You have constantly had to pour out your love to people who seem bent on resisting that love. And we who want to accept your love, do so without considering the price you have paid. Sharpen our senses to see what wonderful feats you have performed in order that we might be redeemed from sin. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. Hymns "Christ, Whose Glory Fills the Skies” “Fairest Lord Jesus” “Go Tell It on the Mountain” “How Beauteous Were the Marks"

3959. The God Who Grants Deliverance

Exodus 3:1-22

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Carl Hoefler

... . Collect O God our Father, who is always present to lead your children out of their oppression into a glorious blessing: Look upon the great difficulties we have with sin controlling our lives, and convince us with your message of deliverance, that we may sense your presence in our midst, bringing us into a new life with Christ our Savior, in whose name we pray. Amen. Prayer of Confession Lord, we have complained about life with all its problems, yet we have made little response to your messengers who ...

3960. The Foolishness of the Cross is the Power of God

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

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Carl Hoefler

... has done for us on the cross. People: Our confidence is in the salvation promised in that message of the cross. Collect Almighty God, whose wisdom and power was demonstrated by the crucified Christ, making the world's wisdom so foolish: Bring us to our senses to depend only on faith for entering a right relationship with you, made possible by Christ's willingness to suffer humiliation and death on a cross. In his name we pray. Amen. Prayer of Confession Our Father, intelligence has such a high priority in ...

3961. Material Wealth and Spritual Poverty

Luke 12:13-21

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Carl Hoefler

... Father, we come weighed down with the problems of a wealthy society, and yet we complain about what we do not have. Our bank accounts have become our Bibles. Interest and dividends are the blessings we seek. But we are poor. Forgive us for our warped sense of value, distorted by our greed. Forgive us for our anxiety over wealth, while at the same time we have little concern for our spiritual welfare. Make us rich with the gifts of your Spirit which inflation, or a depression, or even death cannot take from ...

3962. Faith Reaches into the Eternal

Hebrews 11:1-40

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Carl Hoefler

... We pray in the name of Jesus, your Son. Amen. Prayer of Confession We are so easily disappointed, Father, when our expectations in life are unfulfilled. We tend to confine our hopes and desires to this life, conditioned by what we can experience only with our physical senses. Forgive us when we reduce our faith to religious hopes barred by the physical limitations of this world. Give us a faith that causes us to see into eternity where our true citizenship is held. In our Savior's name we pray. Amen. Hymns ...

3963. Happiness is Being Found Ready

Luke 12:35-48

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Carl Hoefler

... Christ our Savior, for whom we are preparing ourselves. Amen. Prayer of Confession Heavenly Father, we tend to dismiss from our thinking the seriousness of being ready when you call us. We speak lightly about entering eternity "when our number is up," without any sense of responsibility on our part. Forgive us for our foolish living that keeps us unprepared, unhappy, and unholy. Help us to turn our lives over to you, that there may be no question about our readiness. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. Hymns ...

3964. God's Salvation is Universal

Isaiah 66:1-24

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Carl Hoefler

... salvation for everyone. People: May the glory of God shine through his church, filling our world with his blessings of brotherhood and salvation. Collect Gracious Father, whose loving kindness is not withheld from any who will accept it: Instill in us a deeper sense of responsibility to be in mission with your message of salvation for all mankind, that our world may worship you as the one and only true God. We pray through Christ, the Savior of the world. Amen. Prayer of Confession Almighty God, we worship ...

3965. Wisdom Begins with Fear of God

Proverbs 9:1-18

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Carl Hoefler

... our God, that we may share in the gift of your wisdom. We pray in Jesus' name. Amen. Prayer of Confession Father in heaven, we know you are our God; and we believe in your divine nature. But we confess our lives are not motivated by the deep sense of awe and fear of your divine power that you deserve. Forgive us for our lack of respect and devotion which makes our wisdom as shallow as that of rebellious children who know no authority. Place within our hearts a desire to be responsive to your authority, that ...

3966. Living Christ's Love

Colossians 3:1-17

Bulletin Aid

James Wilson

Call to Worship Leader: Great and wonderful are Your works, O Lord! People: In the mountains and the hills we are in awe of Your majesty. Leader: In the heavens above we sense the vastness of Your Creation. People: In the winds and the storms we know You are the Almighty God. Leader: In the gift of our Savior, we know You are Love. All: Blessed be the name of the Lord! Collect Almighty and merciful God, in Your infinite strength You extend ...

3967. Compassion for the Suffering

Luke 13:31-35

Illustration

Glenn E. Ludwig

... old and would not graduate until she was 39. This she did and later a movement soon grew around her ideas that made it possible for dying patients to live their days in a setting of love and support. Cicely Saunders, out of Christian compassion and a sense of calling to help in a specific way, began this movement in England in the 1950s. It later moved to the Americas and is now used everywhere and in every town. It is called the Hospice Movement, and it draws its inspiration from Jesus' own passion and ...

3968. After A Lost Election, Field Of Dreams

Jeremiah 8:4--9:26

Sermon

James Angell

... Street, Vermont, Gettysburg, Brooklyn, Harlem, the Delaware and Hudson rivers. As different from California as Long Island Sound is from the Mojave desert. Being part of the teeming city of New York was different from being a visitor. It was a good feeling to sense that some of it was mine - that, for a little while, I was one with its energy, its diversity, museums, libraries, concert halls, subway trains, and historic memories and bustling harbor. That 18-month stay changed me in some ways that I like ...

3969. The Box

Drama

Cynthia Mercati Prigge

... : Yes? FIRST PERSON: Empty, I felt empty. THIRD PERSON: Empty? FIRST PERSON: I'd just started my fourth quilt for the Forlorn Flu Victims, and all of a sudden I didn't have any idea why I was doing what I was doing. Nothing seemed to make any sense. SECOND PERSON: But just think of all the points you were earning. FIRST PERSON: What? SECOND PERSON: That's why I do things - to earn points. THIRD PERSON: Points? SECOND PERSON: Of course. The pastor totals up our points down here, and then kind of passes them ...

3970. Confessional Services

1 Corinthians 11:17-34

Bulletin Aid

G. William Genszler

... God Almighty dares to interfere with our plans. Congregation: O Lord, renew within me a clean heart and a right spirit. Commandment: You shall not kill. Minister: The way we abuse our bodies and threaten the safety of others is evidence that we have lost our sense of the sacredness of life. We are guilty of the twin sins of worry and hatred and fail to see that both of these sins are like deadly poison that can lead to the murder of self and others. Congregation: Correct us according to Thy tender mercies ...

3971. Don't Just Stand There! - Get Involved!

Luke 3:1-20, Matthew 6:19-24

Sermon

Dr. John Thompson Peters

... , will take to itself lines, and still more lines, as the parchment of an old historian who jealously sets down the story. And there, more deep than acids etch the steel, will grow the inscribed narrative of your mental habits, the emotions of your heart, your sense of conscience, your response to duty, what you think of your God and of your fellowmen and of yourself. It will all be there. For men become like that which they love, and the name thereof is written on their brows." "... and his servants shall ...

3972. The Ultimate Question

Isaiah 42:1-9

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

... . That's not his chief concern. The basic question of man today, as it has been through the ages, is the question of the meaning of human existence. That question has taken many shapes in the heart of man. The struggle for love, the quest for power, the sense of guilt, the encounter with death. Am I accepted by others? Does my life have any worth at all? If a man dies, shall he live again? Is there any way out of the bondage of the law which restricts me, warps me, produces fanaticism, illusions and pride ...

3973. Whatever He Says - Do It!

John 2:1-11

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

... him and say, "They have no wine." It records his reply in Scriptures as we have translated: "Woman, what have you to do with me? My hour is not yet come." Well, that's a horrible translation. If this is what Jesus said, then Mary's response makes no sense. What he actually said was a colloquial expression. It went something like this: "Never mind. It's my affair. Don't worry. Be patient. I'll see to it." That's what he was really saying. And so Mary turns to the servants - now begins the miracle - she turns ...

3974. Give Them Good News...

Romans 5:1-11

Sermon

Robert V. Dodd

... missionary, E. Stanley Jones, why in all his many books he had never written anything about demon possession and exorcism. Brother Jones is reported to have said that if you talk about the Devil too much, he'll get you. Doesn't it make far better sense to talk about the Lord? Jesus suited his method of communication to the needs of his listeners. He gave the outright sinners the good news that God loved them, He shared with them hope and renewed self-respect. To the woman caught in the act of adultery ...

3975. Wash One Another's Feet

John 13:1-17

Illustration

Lee Griess

... Jack Casey, who was employed as an emergency worker on an ambulance rescue squad. When Jack was a child, he had oral surgery. Five teeth were to be pulled under general anesthetic, and Jack was fearful. What he remembers most, though, was the operating room nurse who, sensing the boy's terror, said, "Don't worry, I'll be right here beside you no matter what happens." When Jack woke up after the surgery, she was true to her word, standing right there with him. Nearly 20 years later, Jack's ambulance team is ...

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