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376. Proper 21

Luke 16:19-31, Psalm 146:1-10, Amos 6:1-7, Joel 2:18-27, 1 Timothy 6:11-21

Sermon Aid

George Bass

... away from the people of God. Beyond all of these physical blessings, he will anoint his people with his spirit, and they will prophesy, dream dreams, and see visions of the glory of God. The reading is one of promise of the sustenance of the people of God in a hostile world. 1 Timothy 6:6-16 (L); 6:6-19 (C); 6:11-16 (RC); 6:11-19 (E) Any Christian, who has attended many ordinations in Christian churches, is likely to recognize this reading as a kind of charge given to the person, or persons, being ordained ...

377. The Cleansing of the Temple

John 2:12-25

Sermon Aid

Wayne B. Keller

... confrontation - for indeed, we cannot have one without the other. Continue with this litany: Leader: The call of Christ is not an easy one. People: It is an invitation to self-giving. Leader: It requires hard work in the face of disappointment and hostility. People: It means going on when everyone else has given up. Leader: We will need to support, encourage, affirm each other if we are to follow Christ. People: We offer this support, encouragement, affirmation, as we celebrate the life of faith, hope, love ...

378. Doors to God

Mark 12:28-34

Sermon

Thomas Slavens

... to serve instead of seeking to be served. To love is to draw closer to the one loved. To love is to be loyal to the one loved. To love is to forgive. To love is to seek the best for all, whether they be good or evil, friendly or hostile, black, yellow or white, man or woman, rich or poor. To love is to resolve conflicts. How can love be taught? To teach love, as to teach anything, teachers must know at least four things. First, they must know their purpose. As they plan each class session, teachers should ...

379. Act III, Scene 2

John 21:1-14

Sermon

John M. Braaten

... sure when he would appear, but they expected him at any time, knowing that in the twinkling of an eye, he could be there, standing with them. With that lesson learned, the disciples were able to accept fearlessly the challenge of spreading the gospel in a hostile world. They faced the lion's hungry jaws and gladiators' fearful spears, with songs of praise to God because they knew Christ was with them. They knew it, knew he could appear at a moment's notice. They lived faithfully in the truth of Jesus' final ...

380. The Greatest Wonder Of All!

John 14:5-14

Sermon

John M. Braaten

... from chains of command and supply routes. They were on their own, and were committed to the defense of those islands at the cost of their lives if need be. When the war was over, the problem became how to notify and convince those soldiers that the hostilities had ended. The atomic scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer once observed, "The best way to send an idea is to wrap it up in a person." That is what they did. The news was spread by the Japanese, cave by cave, person by person. Jesus understood this dynamic ...

381. Doing Our Homework

Matthew 9:9-13

Sermon

Larry Goodpaster

... remnant rise up in protest. There is a sense of uncomfortableness as the new way confronts the old line. Whenever those who are “set in their ways” encounter those who call “those ways” into question, there is suspicion, mistrust and perhaps even anger or hostility. Our text for today gives us a glimpse of that growing conflict between the scribes and pharisees on the one hand, and Jesus on the other. It is the religious establishment versus God’s new way of being in the world. The Pharisees, you ...

382. The Answering Machine

Drama

Timothy W. Ayers

... for the facility continues to grow and we need to pass some of those expenses on to you. Thank you. beep Message 3: Doris, this is Ed. Yes, that evil "ex" of yours. We need to talk. I think it's time for us to finally get out all the hostility between us. I'm coming over tomorrow morning. And this time, let me get a few words in edgewise. beep Message 4: (Soft, soothing male voice) Bad day, huh? Listen, I left a gift for you. It's on the chair. Open it up to the bookmark. (Pause) Girl: What ...

383. Competition In The Kingdom?

Matthew 20:17-19

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... deserved the recognition. But the officers' problem also was related to their failure to understand the meaning of their baptism and Christian service. Is ours a congregation like that one? In that parish the leaders' lust for power and recognition created hostility, real anger among hard-working members of the congregation who had not quite arrived in the inner elite. This group resented the leadership. Of course, one would have expected such a reaction. Even the disciples reacted that way to the pushiness ...

384. The Resurrection Is Freedom

John 11:38-44

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... his plans for them. In fact, Jesus loved them so much that he was willing to risk his life for Lazarus, because the disciples thought it would be better for Jesus to stay out of Lazarus' home region. The Jews who lived there, you see, were very hostile to Jesus (John 11 :8ff). But Jesus did not care; he loved Lazarus that much. Then when Jesus learned from Lazarus' sisters that Lazarus was dead, and when he saw Mary and all of Lazarus' friends crying, Jesus was troubled. When he saw where they had laid ...

385. The Signs Of Salvation

Luke 19:1-10

Sermon

Theodore F. Schneider

... been put into your hand ..." In a few brief hours, Zacchaeus' life has changed dramatically. He will never be the same man again. Moments ago he was an outcast from God and his own townspeople, running ahead of a crowd that may well have been hostile, climbing a tree to catch a glimpse of a man who might have for him the answers. Salvation had come that day to his house! Covered With The Robe Of Righteousness -- A Life Changed Abundantly free, the effect and evidence of salvation is immediate for Zacchaeus ...

386. The Ten Commandments For Today

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Erskine White

... give than to receive. "You shall not steal." (9) "You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor." You shall be honest in all your dealings, and tell the truth. You shall not accuse your neighbor falsely - whether that neighbor is someone down the street or a hostile nation halfway around the world. Even when it is to your advantage to tell a lie or just part of the truth, be kind and trustworthy in your speech. Jesus didn't stop by saying that we shouldn't swear falsely; He said we shouldn't swear ...

387. Called in From Off-stage

1 Samuel 16:1-13

Sermon

Donald Zelle

... on center stage for the disciples, in order to tell the disciples of all time that he who receives a child, receives God (Mark 9:37)! We have not sufficiently learned that children are not commodities that can bear the brunt of our anger, hostility, and frustration. God has an important place for seemingly insignificant children. It was the apostle Paul who reminded the early Christians of Corinth that they, also the insignificant ones of society, had been brought by God into the main act of his salvation ...

388. Jerusalem: City for All Time

2 Samuel 5:1-5

Sermon

Donald Zelle

... to the Ephesians we are told that it is through the very blood of Christ, shed on the cross, that peace comes between people. In the death of Christ, shed on the cross, that peace comes between people. In the death of Christ "the dividing wall of hostility" is gone, and two people become one. Reconciliation is made. Divisive differences are erased. (Ephesians 2:13-16) The very mention of the name Jerusalem should be like an announcement of peace! But the city has yet to experience it. We quote again from Mr ...

389. Time and Timing

Habakkuk 1:12--2:1, Habakkuk 1:1-4

Sermon

Paul W. F. Harms

... , the Laotians in Laotian prisons, the Cambodians in Cambodian prisons - political prisoners imprisoned for what they are thinking. Why, not so incidentally, do we find the chiefs of state so often professing a love of their country and a dislike, not to say hostility, for their countrymen? The ultimate poignancy is Christ's outcry from the cross, "My God, my God, why hast Thou forsaken me!" As difficult, as unsatisfactory as are any of the answers, the question is legitimized if our Lord himself in the ...

390. Dancing with the Wind

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... a diner in Honolulu at 3:30 in the morning. But I prayed. I prayed for Agnes. I prayed for her salvation. I prayed that her life would be changed, and that God would be good to her. And when I finished, Harry leaned over, and with a trace of hostility in his voice, he said, ‘Hey, you never told me you were a preacher! What kind of preacher are you anyway? What church do you belong to?’ In one of those moments when just the right words come, I answered him quietly, ‘I belong to a church that throws ...

391. Episode 1: The Holy Spirit

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

Brett Blair

... a diner in Honolulu at 3:30 in the morning. But I prayed. I prayed for Agnes. I prayed for her salvation. I prayed that her life would be changed, and that God would be good to her. And when I finished, Harry leaned over, and with a trace of hostility in his voice he said, "Hey, you never told me you were a preacher. What kind of preacher are you anyway? What church do you belong to?" In one of those moments when just the right words came, I answered him quietly, "I belong to a church that throws birthday ...

392. Peace as Shalom

Sermon

Alan Bacon Bond

... essence of yourself, that my giving will heal the recipient, bring wholeness and completeness to my environment, and will generate peace on earth. But Lord, when, by reason of circumstance, the gift is rejected, stay me from the temptation of vindictiveness, hate, or hostility, that I might live in the confidence of Shalom which knows that all things under the heavens are subject to your governance. Lord, teach me of fulfillment. Teach me of the fulfillment of Shalom, that with peace in my heart, mind, and ...

393. "Crown Him Lord of all!"

Sermon

William Luoma

... you not hear how many things they testify against you?" Jesus gave no answer, not even to a single charge. Pilate "wondered greatly." (Matthew 27:13-14) Jesus had "set his face," (like flint, according to Isaiah 50:7) to go to Jerusalem, a city where he knew hostility awaited him. He knew the kind of welcome he would receive. "Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man will be delivered to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn him to death, and deliver him to the Gentiles to be ...

394. Encounters With Christ VI: Jesus and Caiaphas

Matthew 26:57-68

Sermon

James W. Moore

... they conspired to silence him and his message… and eventually they tried to kill him. Now, the question that explodes out of the gospel narratives is: Why? Why did they turn against him? Why did they see Him as a threat? Why did they get so hostile with Jesus? A big part of the answer to that question is found in the intriguing personality of a man called Caiaphas. Caiaphas was the high priest at the time Jesus was crucified. The Bible indicates that he was highly responsible for Jesus’ death. In fact ...

395. A Pilgrim Recounts

Psalm 107:1-43

Drama

Edward G. Hunter

... a group of navy men who had stayed with them several years before. Squanto introduced us to Massassoit, chief of his tribe, and we immediately drew up a peace agreement to ensure tranquility among both groups. It has lasted these ten years without any hostility between us, and there is good reason to believe it will last for years to come. After our first year in America we celebrated our first Thanksgiving the next autumn. We invited Massassoit and 90 other American Indians to our first Thanksgiving. You ...

396. Monologue: Sarah

Genesis 20:1-18

Drama

Lynda Pujad

... she, a slave, was going to have a baby! I didn't even consider her totally human by normal standards. She was just a slave with only slightly more value than an animal. The more I thought about the baby, the angrier I became toward the horrible slave. I became hostile toward her and despised her presence. I couldn't stand her near me and let her know it. Hagar ran away and we didn't see her for awhile. When she returned, she was strangely quiet and kept far away from me. She had her baby and named it the ...

397. Six Nails of the Cross IV: The Nail of Indecision

Matthew 27:11-26

Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... will I in fact do what I know in my heart is right? Most of the issues of life are clear: I know that I should seek out the lonely, rather than only my friends all the time; I know that I should forgive my neighbor instead of maintaining my hostility toward him; I know that I should give up my party strife. In many of these things no amount of preaching or church-going can turn the will of a person until he decides for himself that the decision of obedience has to be made if he is to find ...

398. Do You Love Me?

John 21:15-25

Sermon

Robert Allen

... was telling everyone that there would be no punishment upon the South. Lincoln was saying that the South would be treated with love and compassion. When you love, after the patterns of Jesus, caring and compassion become the cornerstone of your love. Love is not vicious or hostile. Love does not try to compound the guilt. Love doesn't try to rub salt in the wounds of shame. When we learn to love after the pattern of Jesus, we learn to show care. We learn to show understanding. We learn to show compassion to ...

399. Empty Prisons Without Walls

Acts 5:17-42

Sermon

Carl Jech

... an image which has meaning on a number of levels.) As with the Apostles, when the God of love is by our side, we can walk through the doors and walls of all prisons as if they weren't even there. We can break down "the dividing wall of hostility ... so making peace." (Ephesians 2: 14-15) Conclusion A number of poets have done variations on the theme, "Stone walls do not a prison make." The writer of one very old Christian hymn could be included in this group. Some of the stanzas began with the line "Faith ...

400. Prayers for Year A

Bulletin Aid

William S. Carter

... for one another even as you care for us; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and rules with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, within our world today. Amen. SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST · Matthew 10:34-42 Almighty God, there is often rage and hostility in our world. We pray for peace. Use your creative power to grant us the courage to do your work in our anguished world; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and rules with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, within our world today ...

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376. Proper 21

Luke 16:19-31, Psalm 146:1-10, Amos 6:1-7, Joel 2:18-27, 1 Timothy 6:11-21

Sermon Aid

George Bass

377. The Cleansing of the Temple

John 2:12-25

Sermon Aid

Wayne B. Keller

378. Doors to God

Mark 12:28-34

Sermon

Thomas Slavens

379. Act III, Scene 2

John 21:1-14

Sermon

John M. Braaten

380. The Greatest Wonder Of All!

John 14:5-14

Sermon

John M. Braaten

381. Doing Our Homework

Matthew 9:9-13

Sermon

Larry Goodpaster

382. The Answering Machine

Drama

Timothy W. Ayers

383. Competition In The Kingdom?

Matthew 20:17-19

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

384. The Resurrection Is Freedom

John 11:38-44

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

385. The Signs Of Salvation

Luke 19:1-10

Sermon

Theodore F. Schneider

386. The Ten Commandments For Today

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Erskine White

387. Called in From Off-stage

1 Samuel 16:1-13

Sermon

Donald Zelle

388. Jerusalem: City for All Time

2 Samuel 5:1-5

Sermon

Donald Zelle

389. Time and Timing

Habakkuk 1:12--2:1, Habakkuk 1:1-4

Sermon

Paul W. F. Harms

390. Dancing with the Wind

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

Johnny Dean

391. Episode 1: The Holy Spirit

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

Brett Blair

... a diner in Honolulu at 3:30 in the morning. But I prayed. I prayed for Agnes. I prayed for her salvation. I prayed that her life would be changed, and that God would be good to her. And when I finished, Harry leaned over, and with a trace of hostility in his voice he said, "Hey, you never told me you were a preacher. What kind of preacher are you anyway? What church do you belong to?" In one of those moments when just the right words came, I answered him quietly, "I belong to a church that throws birthday ...

392. Peace as Shalom

Sermon

Alan Bacon Bond

393. "Crown Him Lord of all!"

Sermon

William Luoma

394. Encounters With Christ VI: Jesus and Caiaphas

Matthew 26:57-68

Sermon

James W. Moore

395. A Pilgrim Recounts

Psalm 107:1-43