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376. Proper 14

Ephesians 4:17--5:21, 2 Samuel 18:1-18, John 6:25-59

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... : 1. The world is full of messengers who run fast but have no message. 2. Ahimaaz was eager to be messenger for the king but hadn't given sufficient thought to what he would say when he arrived. 3. The Cushite was slower but had a message to bear and the ability to relate it compassionately. 4. Don't be so concerned about getting there fastest. Rather, give priority to the content and sharing of your message. Epistle: Ephesians 4:25--5:2 1. Sermon Title: Give The Devil No Room. Sermon Angle: When you are ...

377. Advent 4

Luke 1:26-38

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... in Christ, are received through faith. Gospel: Luke 1:26-38 The angel Gabriel announces to the Virgin Mary that she is to bear the Messiah. Mary quakes in the presence of the heavenly messenger but still has the courage to ask how this might come to ... personally and experientially with God. Sermon Title: Christ Bearers. Sermon Angle: Mary was given the glorious news that she was going to bear the Christ, the Son of God. She quite naturally questioned how this might be, since she had no husband and was told ...

378. Easter 3

Luke 24:36-49, Acts 3:11-26, 1 John 2:28--3:10

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Russell F. Anderson

... the praying hands of Jesus. You can tell a great deal about a person by examining his hands. Like how he earns his living or how meticulous he is. When you look at the hands of Jesus, they won't be silky white or satin smooth. They will bear the imprint of hard nails but they are strong, sensitive and loving hands. Surprised by joy (v. 41). The disciples were surprised by joy. There is no better way to explain it. They hadn't expected it. In fact, it was the furthest thing from their mind. The resurrection ...

379. Proper 6

Mk 4:26-34 · 2 Cor 5:6-17 · 1 Sam 15:34 - 16:13 · Ps 20

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... groaning under the burden. Yes, life can be a real burden but it's still a bearable burden, as long as we have Christ to bear the burden with us. In Matthew 11, Christ bids all who are burdened to come to him for relief. Home or away (vv. 6-9). ... past (like a grave). He was told to quit mourning that which was ordained of God. He was ordered out on a new mission, bearing God's Spirit. 2. Sermon Title: Seeing Through God's Eyes. Sermon Angle: Samuel was impressed with Eliab, the eldest son of Jesse, because ...

380. Proper 7

Mk 4:35-41 (5:1-20) · 2 Cor 5:14-21; 6:1-13 · 1 Sam 1:32-49 · Job 38:1-11, 16-18 · Ps 9

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Russell F. Anderson

... God?" (v. 26). David's words reach Saul and the shepherd boy is brought into the king's presence. David boasts that he has killed bear and lion in his duties as shepherd; he could do the same to Goliath. Saul agrees and has David don his armor but David ... Saving the lamb from the lion's jaw. David informed Saul that he had previously saved his lambs from the lion's jaw or that of the bear (vv. 34-35). At that point the nation of Israel was God's beloved lamb in the lion's jaw. David had the faith to know that ...

381. A Continuing Presence

John 16:5-16

Sermon

Larry Powell

... was troubled. The light would eventually be turned up on it all. The tainted truth, the tangled truth, which required sorting out from the confusion would all come into focus for them: "I have yet many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all truth." The Spirit of truth reveals that which is of God. Witness the resurrection, Pentecost, the Scriptures, the church, goodness, beauty, truth, the providential involvement of the Spirit in our ...

382. The S & L That Didn't Fail!

Isaiah 52:13--53:12

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... have failed now have burgeoned to somewhere in the vicinity of $325 billion, and could hit $500 billion. Taxpayers, of course, will bear the burden of bailout. It has been described as "the worst financial scandal in American history." It remains to be seen if ... Savior, and nail him to a rough gibbet of shame - a tree he created in the beginning will be used as a cross to bear his body. It overwhelms the mind: the Creator will be nailed to his own creation by those he created! Amid the physical torment, the ...

383. Be a Good Branch

John 15:5

Children's Sermon

... . If Jesus says, "I love the people in the world and I want you to love them too," that's like the vine telling the branches to grow fruit. So we can do that by finding somebody who needs some love and then sharing some with them. That's like bearing fruit. That's what branches are for. If Jesus says, "I want you to tell the truth and do what is good and right, even when everybody else seems to be telling lies and doing what is wrong," that's like the vine telling the branches ...

384. Remain On The Vine

John 15:1-17

Children's Sermon

... . When the branches are cut off from the vine they don't make grapes. They just set on the ground and never make any fruit. Jesus says we need to stay attached to him like the branches on the vine and then we will "bear fruit." Do you know what bear fruit means? (Let them respond.) Bear fruit means that we feel good about ourselves. When we feel good and full of love then we can be friendly to everyone and tell others about Jesus. But look at the dried up old raisin. It can't be friendly and loving. That ...

385. He Preached Good News

Luke 3:1-20

Sermon

James Garrett

... words of John, the son of Zachariah, recorded in Luke 3:7-18. John, austere preacher, calls for the multitudes to prepare the way for Christ’s coming with severe earnestness. His message is a call to repentance with actions that demonstrate an altered life. “Bear fruits that benefit repentance,” he says. “We have Abraham as our father,” is not a valid claim or an excuse. A life of faith and deeds of love are what counts before God. A religion void of moral and ethical implication is exactly that ...

386. The Road To Jerusalem

Mark 11:1-11

Sermon

Thomas A. Pilgrim

... Bryant. He sent one of his assistants to see him and he told the assistant to dress like a priest - black suit, collar, cross around his neck. And Bear Bryant said, "I want you to tell him this, 'The Pope wants you to go to Kentucky.' "Gene Donaldson went to Kentucky and became one of Bear Bryant's first All-Americans. He made the decision. Palm Sunday is a reminder that Jesus confronted Jerusalem with a decision. And Palm Sunday means that Jesus confronts us with that same decision today. Some of us have ...

387. Wedding: 1 Corinthians 13

1 Corinthians 1:1-9

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Mark Pepoon

... sacrifice. It makes it something other than an abstraction. It keeps it with the concrete; a giving and a forgiving. Listen to what St. Paul says once again on this subject: Love is patient and kindLove is not jealous or boastfulLove does not insist on its own wayLove bears all thingsLove never ends. We are all great lovers at heart; and, if you don’t believe this, then just ask someone — and they don’t have to be a St. Paul. But what this is explaining to us is not the ability to love; it is telling ...

388. The Baby Who Changes Everything

Isaiah 7:1-25

Sermon

Robert Beringer

... more, she helped me remember the One who gave his life on a cross, so that we might all live." The One who changes all things can change you and me for the best, if we will open our hearts to meet him. As a photographic plate exposed to light bears the image of that reflected light upon it and so is changed, you and I, open, sensitive, receptive can face the light of Jesus Christ until God's own likeness is imprinted on our souls. This is the deliverance foretold so long ago by the prophet Isaiah in the ...

389. At The Name Of Jesus

John 12:12-19

Sermon

Theodore F. Schneider

... of this world; if my kingship were of this world, my servants would fight...." "So you are a king?" Pilate answers. Again, Jesus affirms the title: "You say that I am a king; for this I was born and for this I have come into the world, to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears my voice." Cynical about "truth" apart from power and authority, Pilate quickly assessed that Jesus was not a serious threat to Rome and sought to release him. A king without either an army or an earthly kingdom ...

390. God Forsaken

Mark 15:21-32

Sermon

Erskine White

... truly say, "I am alone." We can never truly say, "No one understands." "What a Friend we have in Jesus, all our sins and griefs to bear." It is the distinctive genius of Christianity that we have a God who was also a man. He is not remote and removed from our ... hope against hope that a better world is coming. We thank You, dear God, that You have sent Your son, Jesus Christ, to bear our griefs and carry our burdens. Leave us grateful for our crosses in life, grateful that we are walking in the Way of ...

391. Teenage Death Due to Drinking and Driving

Job 3:1-26

Eulogy

Carl B. Rife

... . We live in a world where sin, folly, and ignorance lead to suffering and death. Jesus himself suffered and died unfairly because of human sin and folly and ignorance. And in Jesus' suffering and death we discover that God enters into our suffering and gives us courage and strength to bear it. What God is saying to us is not, "I'm God and you are not, so there, you just have to accept it." No, what God is saying to us is, "I am God, and I am with you in your suffering. If you allow me to come into ...

392. For an Eighty-year-old Man

Acts 1:1-11

Eulogy

Harold Warlick

... full meaning as we went through it. God gives us occasions such as today to truly learn a lesson for ourselves. In such times of reflection we can remember the true value to us of Eck Ring. In future moments of life we will have the opportunity to bear witness to the value of his life. Such is our reason for living. The Risen Lord, having accomplished his earthly ministry, gave a parting charge to his followers. He said, "You shall be witnesses for me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea (your home towns), and in ...

393. Lent

Sermon

Betty Lynn Schwab

... looked at a fig tree for food and found no fruit. He cursed the tree and it withered. After this, he washed the Apostles' feet and told them about his betrayal and death. Then Jesus said that he was the True Vine and that those who abided in him would bear much fruit. Those who did not abide in him would be cast off like a pruned branch and wither away. Reader 2: During our season of Lent, the Festival of Shavuot calls to us out of the most ancient passages of our Old Testament. Do you recognize your own ...

394. The Stranger in the Manger

John 1:1-18, John 1:19-28

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Johnny Dean

... what John was saying was, "People get ready. Your world is about to be rocked." The writer of the Gospel of John describes the ministry of John the Baptist with these words: "There was a man sent from God whose name was John. He came for testimony, to bear witness to the light, that all might believe through him." Now, mind you, John the Baptist will make it abundantly clear that HE is not the light, but one who comes to make other folks aware of the PRESENCE of the light in their very midst. Matthew, Mark ...

395. Children Get Ready!

Matthew 3:1-12

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

... Here is another way to get ready (Hold the gift up before them) and of all the ways we get ready for Christmas it is the most important. TWO ENDINGS TO CHOOSE FROM Teddy Bear: Slowly open the present. Position it so the kids can see what's inside. What is it? (response) Take out the gift and hold it close to you. I love Teddy Bears. But it is Christmas. Hand the gift to the smallest child. This is the way we get ready for Christmas. By having a giving heart. John the Baptist was telling everybody to the get ...

396. A Night of Farewell - Peter

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... ... neither let them be afraid." He was saying goodbye. No, he cannot leave. I will go with him. With a brotherly manner he spoke again. "I am the vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. Every branch of mine that bears no fruit, he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit ... Abide in me and I in you. I am the vine. You are the branches." "If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love ... I once called you servants, but now I call you friends ... You ...

397. No Tears for Me, Please

Luke 23:26-43

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... , take up his cross, and follow me"? Bonhoeffer claimed that when Jesus calls us to follow him, he bids us come and die with him. Discipleship means the voluntary assumption of a cross. And the world is full of crosses. Each Christian has a cross to bear. Because the world is evil, a Christian cannot avoid a cross. A good person cannot live peaceably in a wicked world. There is a cross waiting for you. Jesus would rather see a cross on your shoulder than tears in your eyes. Moreover, Jesus wants obedience ...

398. Time and Stewardship

Sermon

Larry Powell

... in Japan in his seventies. Titian painted "The Battle of Lepanto" at age ninety-eight! Cato studied Greek at eighty. Verdi wrote operas at eighty. Toe the mark ... with the assurance of Paul who said, "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." BEARING THE MARKS OF CHRIST A minister in Oakland, California, had himself nailed to a ten foot cross to allegedly help emphasize his claim that Jesus Christ is an "alternative to crime." Now, granted that I am a little balmy by nature, I don't get ...

399. Christmas Eve Candlelight Service

Bulletin Aid

Robert G. McCreight

... sin, and through long years of patient waiting, trusted God to redeem the people whom he loved. Micah 7:8-9 Do not rejoice over me, O my enemy; when I fall, I shall rise; when I sit in darkness, the Lord will be a light to me. I must bear the indignation of the Lord, because I have sinned against him, until he takes my side and executes judgment for me. He will bring me out to the light; I shall see his vindication. (Light the second candle.) Narrator: As the faint spark of hope flickered in the hearts of ...

400. Life in the Sunbelt

Malachi 4:1-6

Sermon

... so many inequities and injustices; so great a threat of nuclear destruction. But let our Christian witness bring light into these dark corners of our common life. Let us look beyond them to the sunrise that can bring the healing power of God’s love to bear upon the conditions that produce them. Above all, let us not submit to personal discouragement or despair. To myself as surely as to you, let me say: No matter how trying or desperate the circumstances of your life may be, resolve to live by responsible ...

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