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Matthew 5:13-20

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... from alcohol. On the weekends when I am not working, I find people who have problems and needs like I had and try to help them. This all happened because you loved me with Christ’s love.” (4) People can sense God’s love in even the smallest act of kindness. We are the presence of Christ in the world. The second thing Jesus teaches us here is that being Christ’s presence requires a conscious choice. In vs. 15, he refers to those who light a lamp, then hide the light under a bowl. Who does that? We do ...

377. The Sawdust Trail

Colossians 3:1-4

Sermon

Dr. Ronald Love

... synonymous with the word hope. And is not the message of the Resurrection that if we live by faith we live by possibilities. I am cautious not to confuse possibilities with the prosperity gospel for the possibilities that we seek do not have any kind of material reward attached to them. The prosperity gospel encourages people to look for things on earth, and Paul is very clear our focus must be heavenly. Paul goes on in Colossians to list those earthly things that we must surrender. Paul wrote: “Put ...

378. When Time Stands Still

John 11:1-45

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... was going to die. A few days later, it happened. His father died right in front of him. McLean says, he cried for two years. He felt pain, loss, grief, and guilt. After that, he experienced additional losses and grief in his life. He describes himself as having a kind of deep, psychic pain. His songs are all songs of pain, of sadness, of loss, of grief.[1] American Pie is his lament, his attempt to find solace for his pain, to connect with the world by singing out his grief, much like Psalm 130 that we read ...

379. To Be Set Free

Luke 13:10-17

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... had completely “crippled her!” I don’t know how many of you have experienced that level of trauma, or discouragement, or loneliness, or self-doubt in your lives, but if you have, you know how utterly “crippling” and “debilitating” it can be to bear that kind of burden upon your spirit! It’s clear in this passage that this woman’s ailment was not just physical. This was a full-stop debilitating state. Today, we might say she was entirely “bent out of shape” by life! But Jesus healed her ...

380. The Fruitful Vine

John 15:1-17, 1 John 4:7-21, Acts 8:26-40, Psalm 22:1-31

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William E. Keeney

... out of love to atone for our sins. In response to that great love, we should abide in him and thereby manifest the same kind of love. He concludes the section with the observation that you cannot claim to love God if you hate your brothers and sisters. ... owned by an avid gardener. On our lot we had a tree to which he had grafted two additional branches. The tree produced two kinds of apples and one of pears. All of them were good fruits. 4. Effects of Pruning · In the new property that a couple bought ...

381. Close Quarters With A King

Jeremiah 23:1-8

Sermon

Thomas G. Rogers

... maybe a healer. A young child in the tour group spoke Susan's thoughts out loud. He said, "Gee, this is the first time I ever really thought of him as a king." Susan considered how her previous ways of imagining Christ had never even come close to acknowledging the kind of power she sensed looking at this image. An elderly man in the group whispered aloud to no one in particular, "If you're looking for a king who can take care of you, it sure looks like this is someone who could do the job." As Susan looked ...

382. Proper 12

Mt 13:31-33, 44-52 · Rom 8:26-39 · Gen 29:15-28 · Ps 105:1-11, 45b

Sermon Aid

William E. Keeney

... of considerable size. In the second parable nothing is said about why the person would want to possess the pearl. Was the merchant wanting to sell it again and gain a great profit? Or did he want it as a source of status and pride of possession? These kinds of questions were not of concern in telling the story. The main point of each is the good fortune that each had in discovering the treasure and the price they were willing to pay to possess them. Some contrasts can be noted between the first two parables ...

383. Advent 4

Luke 1:26-38, Romans 16:1-27, 2 Samuel 7:1-17

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E. Carver McGriff

... young person took symphonic quality music for granted. 2. This will result in changes in worship. I know one preacher who has some kind of earphone and who records his sermon on Saturday, then uses it as a hidden prompter on Sunday. I personally disapprove of this ... he did it. According to the Bible, there'll come a time when we'll all have to answer for ourselves to the Man Upstairs. I kind of think that when Joe's turn comes, God will be very pleased with Joe. More than with most of us, I suspect. My guess ...

384. Gifts of Lent VI: The Thief Who Gave Nothing

Luke 23:26-43

Drama

Donald Neidigk

... on the day of Judgment? All I could think about was the burden of my cross, and the agony that awaited me just a few hundred yards away. But Jesus' mind was on other matters. He was concerned about the future of these women and their children. What kind of king was this, concerned for others, even when he was about to die? At Golgotha the only concession to mercy offered was strong wine mixed with gall, a painkilling drug. I drank deeply, as did the other thief. Jesus tasted the substance and spit it out ...

385. Sometimes It's Simple

Luke 3:1-20

Sermon

Charles H. Bayer

... is to be called, "King of kings and Lord of lords," that advice isn't a bad place to start. If you are new in the Christian faith and wonder how you can get your mind, and your life, wrapped around all this mystery and doctrine, try beginning by being kind to one another. That may not be the end of the matter, but it may be the best place to begin. In his own ministry there were times Jesus boiled it down to one syllable words. Few things were more complex than the way the Pharisees had convoluted the law ...

386. The Mechanics Of Prayer

Matthew 6:5-15, Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... to pray 400 Our Fathers in one day for the canonical hours. Once a certain brother said, 'If I were our Lord God, I wouldn't like to hear what I alone must pray, to say nothing of having my ears filled with the babbling of all the brothers.' " That kind of praying is too much praying! Whenever we pray, we need persistent regularity. We dare not pray only when we feel like it, or when the spirit moves us, or when a crisis occurs. Effective prayer calls for praying every day at the same time and in the same ...

387. Easter 5

Jn 13:31-35 · Acts 11:1-18; 13:44-52; 14:21-27 · Rev 21:1-6 · Ps 148

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... A new commandment. Lesson 1 A new dimension of the gospel. Lesson 2 A new heaven and earth. Instead of looking back to the Resurrection, we now are looking forward to new realities resulting from the Resurrection. In his death, the Disciples will see a new kind of love which is the kind they are to have for each other. (Gospel) For the first time Gentiles were admitted into the Kingdom of God, a new people. (Lesson 1) In Lesson 2 we look forward to the end of the present world and age and to a new world in ...

388. The Temptation Of His Life

Matthew 4:1-11

Sermon

Thomas A. Pilgrim

... , Jesus knew He must not give in. He was not to use His power, the power God had given Him, to care for Himself, for any kind of personal gain or comfort. Instead, Jesus found out how He was to use what God had given Him, the correct use of who He was ... was a boy whose behavior was terrible. But his mother noticed a change in him. He seemed to be making an effort to be thoughtful and kind. One day she decided to ask him what was going on. He said, "The other day at church the preacher put his hand on my head ...

389. Pride: The Deadliest of the Seven Deadly Sins

Luke 18:9-14

Sermon

R. Curtis Fussell

... and necessary because it lets us see ourselves as having gifts that can make life better for everyone around us. But it is the sin of pride that damages; and pride becomes a sin when we talk and act in a way that says, "I'm better than you." That kind of pride is a sin. In a manner of speaking, pride is like the tires on your car. The tires don't function right if they are underinflated or overinflated. 3 Neither way is good for the tire. Like automobile tires, it is important for us not to be underinflated ...

390. Proper 4

Genesis 6:1-8:22, Deuteronomy 11:1-32, Matthew 7:21-29, Romans 1:1-17, Romans 3:21-31

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... ." These folks believe that one should arrive at his religious faith independently of the religious institutions. This kind of individualism poses great dangers. The other type of religious individualism is different. It has to do with ... 3. We gain entrance into the kingdom by knowing Jesus Sermon Title: How Firm A Foundation? Sermon Angle: Jesus teaches that there are two kinds of people. There are those who build their lives on the sands of worldly values. They are the foolish ones because what they have ...

391. Rainbows

Genesis 9:1-17

Children's Sermon

B. Kathleen Fannin

... ribbons I've tied to the ends of my braids for this discussion. Again the heads shake no, while some of the children say, "No!" with a giggle attached. Was it the kind of bow Stephanie has tied in her shoelaces? The children now eye Stephanie's feet, then assure me it wasn't that kind of bow either. No? You all keep saying, 'No!' Well, then, what kind of bow was it? A rainbow!" says one little girl triumphantly. Why did God set a rainbow in the clouds? I'll give you a hint -- it was after forty days and ...

392. John the Baptist Beheaded

Mark 6:14-29

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Richard A. Jensen

... word, but the cares of the world, and the lure of wealth, and the desire for other things come in and choke the word, and it yields nothing" (Mark 4:18-19). It is certainly a plausible hypothesis to see Herod as a model of this kind of behavior. Herod had a kind of love/hate relationship with John the Baptist. Herod may have hated John for telling him that it was not lawful for him to have his brother's wife. That was enough for Herodias. "Kill him," she commanded of Herod. Herod couldn't! He feared John ...

393. The Fruitful Vine

John 15:1-17

Sermon Aid

William E. Keeney

... out of love to atone for our sins. In response to that great love, we should abide in him and thereby manifest the same kind of love. He concludes the section with the observation that you cannot claim to love God if you hate your brothers and sisters. Gospel ... owned by an avid gardener. On our lot we had a tree to which he had grafted two additional branches. The tree produced two kinds of apples and one of pears. All of them were good fruits. 4. Effects of Pruning. In the new property that a couple bought ...

394. Easter 6

John 15:18--16:4, Acts 10:23b-48, 1 John 5:1-12

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... us with his presence to the bitter end, when he raises us up to newness of life. Just do it! (v. 12). Jesus said, "This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you." Wow! What an order! How can we love others with the kind of sacrificial love with which Jesus loved the world? He was the "Man for others." We're still basically living for ourselves. Jesus is telling us through John's gospel to "just do it!" Don't wait around for a warm fuzzy feeling, don't tarry till your neighbor ...

395. Wedding Sermon - You Are What You Wear

SOS 8:6-7; Col 3:12-17

Sermon

Erskine White

... , you will not be able to control the circumstances which shall affect your life together, but you can control the way you look, so pay attention to the dress code in your marriage. Look in the mirror each day and see what you are wearing. Put on the kindness, the consideration, the forgiveness and love which can conquer even the severest of life's trials and tribulations. You are what you wear, and with the way the two of you feel about each other today, I know you will always want to be wearing your very ...

396. Creative Preaching

Sermon

Michael Rogness

... God loves his wayward children on earth. When the story is retold well, people will catch glimpses of things they never heard before, even in the most familiar of stories. Old stories become new again. Unexpected insights flood the mind. This is not an easy kind of sermon to preach. It takes creativity to retell the story well, and some people do it better than others. One must also learn about the background and historical context of the text, so that the details of the story do not contradict the setting ...

397. The Set Face And The Turned Head

Luke 9:51-56, Luke 9:57-62

Sermon

Larry Powell

... in love with the present world (2 Timothy 4:10)." He lost the trail. Have you lost the trail or are you clinging to it tenaciously? Is your commitment like "flypaper" or is it "fly-weight?" The last word I want to suggest to you as being descriptive of the kind of commitment to which the gospel invites us is "translated." Do you know what a midnight confession is? That is when you wake up late at night or in the wee hours of the morning and your mind is tormented by something and, whatever it is, you can't ...

398. Used Food

Romans 5:8

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... brought lunch along so that we could have a snack in the middle of the morning. Don't you just love snacks? (Let them answer.) I was in kind of a hurry this morning so I just picked up a sack that was sitting on the counter in the kitchen and brought it with me. I ... . Some of us are old, some of us have lied, and others of us have been mean to our brothers and sisters. Jesus died for us. It kind of reminds me that we are like that old bone with a little bit of meat on it. The sin had eaten a little bit of us ...

399. Your Spiritual Check up

2 Corinthians 13:1-10

Sermon

Erskine White

... . You can set aside a time at morning or night and cultivate the discipline of prayer. You can "pray at all times in the Spirit," as Paul says in Ephesians (6:18). You can "pray constantly ... in all circumstances" (1 Thessalonians 5:17-18), making your entire life a kind of constant conversation with God. The point about prayer is that it re-charges us. It plugs us into God's power, which is far beyond our own. It gives us more energy to accomplish the tasks God gives us in life and it gives us more grace ...

400. Wedding: The Beauty of Marriage

Sermon Aid

John M. Braaten

... of is far different from what people usually mean when they talk of love. Love is most often regarded as a romantic feeling, but for John, love is far deeper, more beautiful, and more consuming. John's love is not an emotion; it is an event. He refers to the kind of love God has for us. When God wanted to reveal his love to us in its most awesome wonder, he permitted his Son, Jesus, to be crucified. In the crucified Christ, God showed us he was willing to go further than anyone could be asked, in order to ...

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376. Out of the Darkness

Matthew 5:13-20

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

377. The Sawdust Trail

Colossians 3:1-4

Sermon

Dr. Ronald Love

378. When Time Stands Still

John 11:1-45

Sermon

Lori Wagner

379. To Be Set Free

Luke 13:10-17

Sermon

Lori Wagner

380. The Fruitful Vine

John 15:1-17, 1 John 4:7-21, Acts 8:26-40, Psalm 22:1-31

Sermon Aid

William E. Keeney

381. Close Quarters With A King

Jeremiah 23:1-8

Sermon

Thomas G. Rogers

382. Proper 12

Mt 13:31-33, 44-52 · Rom 8:26-39 · Gen 29:15-28 · Ps 105:1-11, 45b

Sermon Aid

William E. Keeney

383. Advent 4

Luke 1:26-38, Romans 16:1-27, 2 Samuel 7:1-17

Sermon Aid

E. Carver McGriff

384. Gifts of Lent VI: The Thief Who Gave Nothing

Luke 23:26-43

Drama

Donald Neidigk

385. Sometimes It's Simple

Luke 3:1-20

Sermon

Charles H. Bayer

386. The Mechanics Of Prayer

Matthew 6:5-15, Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

387. Easter 5

Jn 13:31-35 · Acts 11:1-18; 13:44-52; 14:21-27 · Rev 21:1-6 · Ps 148

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

388. The Temptation Of His Life

Matthew 4:1-11

Sermon

Thomas A. Pilgrim

389. Pride: The Deadliest of the Seven Deadly Sins

Luke 18:9-14

Sermon

R. Curtis Fussell

390. Proper 4

Genesis 6:1-8:22, Deuteronomy 11:1-32, Matthew 7:21-29, Romans 1:1-17, Romans 3:21-31

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

391. Rainbows

Genesis 9:1-17

Children's Sermon

B. Kathleen Fannin

392. John the Baptist Beheaded

Mark 6:14-29

Sermon Aid

Richard A. Jensen

393. The Fruitful Vine

John 15:1-17

Sermon Aid

William E. Keeney

... out of love to atone for our sins. In response to that great love, we should abide in him and thereby manifest the same kind of love. He concludes the section with the observation that you cannot claim to love God if you hate your brothers and sisters. Gospel ... owned by an avid gardener. On our lot we had a tree to which he had grafted two additional branches. The tree produced two kinds of apples and one of pears. All of them were good fruits. 4. Effects of Pruning. In the new property that a couple bought ...

394. Easter 6

John 15:18--16:4, Acts 10:23b-48, 1 John 5:1-12

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

395. Wedding Sermon - You Are What You Wear

SOS 8:6-7; Col 3:12-17

Sermon

Erskine White

396. Creative Preaching

Sermon

Michael Rogness

397. The Set Face And The Turned Head