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376. All The Families of the Earth Shall Be Blessed

Genesis 12:1-4a

Bulletin Aid

Frank Ramirez

... we pray. Amen. Prayer Of Confession Lord, we glibly say we are ready for your call. Send me, Lord. Here I am! Just don't send me very far, or very fast, or very soon. Don't send me out while I'm very poor or very hungry or very thirsty. Lord, will you give me one more chance? Will you consider me? I will listen. I will go. Please call. Amen. Hymns "Here I Am, Lord" "Great Is Thy Faithfulness" "On Eagle's Wings"

377. Heaping Coals and Virtues

Romans 12:9-21

Sermon

Jeff Wedge

... much fun when nothing happens as a result. This works beyond the family as well. Rather than being hard with people, Paul suggests giving others more than they deserve, even feeding your enemies when they are hungry and giving them a drink when they are thirsty. When these basic needs have been met, the generosity should continue. Paul suggests, in a wonderful burst of insight and humanity, that "by doing this you will heap burning coals on their heads." A desire for revenge is a part of most people, and it ...

378. Always?

1 Thessalonians 1:1-10

Sermon

Rick Brand

... his love for the workers. In gratitude for God's love for us, we go and do labors of love for God to those people. Labors of love are the doing of hard things for others on lots of different levels. There is the glass of cold water to a thirsty person. There is the winter jacket for a school-age child. There are scholarships to camp from individuals. There are deeds of kindness from one person to another. Forgiveness of others is one of the most difficult labors of love we are called to do. Out of the love ...

379. The Heart Has Eyes

Ephesians 1:15-23

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... put it, "Do not therefore store up treasures on earth where moth and rust will destroy them, but build for yourself treasures in heaven." Which meant that what we do here on earth is of ultimate significance. A cup of cold water given to somebody who is thirsty is not just a little thing, it is celebrated in heaven. The repentance of a sinner, a person who turns his life around, not just a life change. It's the reason for angels rejoicing. A sacrifice that is made here is not merely an act of generosity ...

380. What Kind of Name Is That?

Luke 1:26-31

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... cannot be self-righteous. And most of all, if we take Jesus' parables seriously, you take most seriously the last parable he told, the summary parable, in the Gospel of Matthew. If we take that seriously, then we will feed the hungry. We will give water to the thirsty. We will welcome the stranger. We will clothe the naked. And we will visit the sick and the prisoner. That is the teaching of Jesus, this new Joshua, about the kind of world that he will lead us into. That is what his Kingdom looks like. It is ...

381. A Pilgrimage To Bethlehem

Matthew 3:1-12

Drama

Matthew Powell

... . The peasants gave them free lodging for the night, but no longer fed them for nothing. Sometimes they could get no bread; they offered to pay for it but there was none to be had. Storyteller 1: As they were walking along one warm day, Gregory became hot, tired, and thirsty. Ivan was the better walker of the two and Gregory found it hard to keep up. Gregory: If I could only have a drink of water. Ivan: Well then, friend, have one. Myself, I don't need one. Gregory: Then you go on, Ivan. I'll just go up to ...

382. Christ the King

Psalm 100:1-5, 1 Corinthians 15:12-34, Matthew 25:31-46, Ezekiel 34:1-31

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... the nations. At the end of time Christ is to come as judge of the nations. As Shepherd-King, Jesus will separate the sheep and goats, the good and the bad. The basis of the separation is the nations' ministering or lack of ministering to the hungry, thirsty, sick, and imprisoned. The passage is not primarily an appeal for social justice or economic aid. The main point of the parable is the coming separation of the good and the bad who are destined either for heaven or hell. It should also be noted that what ...

383. Through the Lens of God

John 4:5-42

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... ), when the upstanding of Hebrew society, the priest and Levite, pass by the wounded traveler, seemingly unconcerned, while the hated Samaritan treats the man with compassion. Why did Jesus engage the Samaritan woman in conversation? On the surface it seems that Jesus is thirsty and is asking for assistance to obtain the water of nature. But we need to read more closely and listen more attentively. The waters of nature are of little significance to Jesus at this point. He engages the woman to teach her, the ...

384. In Our Pastor's Success, So Is Our Own!

Matthew 10:40-42

Sermon

Stephen M. Crotts

... feet and moved on. The next church was so kind, so receptive. I kept wondering why they liked me and the other did not. Then I understood. It's in the first four beatitudes of Matthew 5. The one church was not poor in spirit, mournful, meek, or hungry and thirsty. The other, however, was all these things. And the conflict is as old as the Pharisees and the disciples. For the both are still in our world. Over the years I've heard a lot of sermons. And I always meet the pastor if I can at the door of ...

385. Go to Heaven?

Matthew 25:31-46

Sermon

Stephen M. Crotts

... be careful to notice that as Christ rewards his saints for their good deeds among men - feeding the poor, ministry to the sick, visiting the prisoner - they seem to be unaware of what they did. "Lord," they argue, "when did we see thee hungry and feed thee, or thirsty and give thee drink?" And Jesus will say, "Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me" (v. 40). On that day Jesus will say, "Stephen, remember that pastor who publicly slandered you? Remember ...

386. Once More with Feeling!

Luke 17:11-19

Sermon

Stephen M. Crotts

... . Highly contagious. Wrapped in rags. Made to dwell apart. Ten different stories of life interrupted. Careers ruined. Families broken. Dreams shattered. Then came Jesus. He healed them all, and pell-mell they began to rush back into the city. Each had an agenda, a thirsty desire to pick up the life they'd had to abandon. One man, seeing he was healed, returned to fall at Jesus' feet to give gratitude. The other nine? They were "no shows." Perhaps they felt lucky. Or maybe they were just plain impolite ...

387. The Ultimate Thanksgiving Feast

Luke 17:11-19

Sermon

King Duncan

... he who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.” “Sir,” they said, “from now on give us this bread.” Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty.” The ultimate Thanksgiving feast is to partake of the bread of life freely given to us by the Father. We who were not entitled to anything were given the greatest gift of all, the gift of the Father’s love and grace. In Jesus Christ we received the ...

388. Thanks Be to God

Deuteronomy 26:1-15

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... back to earth as to what is most important in life. On the battlefield a chaplain encountered a wounded soldier lying in pain in a foxhole. "Would you like me to read to you from this good book, the Bible?" The man could only respond, "I'm so thirsty." The chaplain dutifully ran off, found a canteen, and poured the soldier a drink of water. The wounded man was shifting around as if he were very uncomfortable. Thus, the chaplain found a bedroll and placed it under the man's head as a pillow. The soldier then ...

389. Don't Be a Turkey (Thanksgiving)

Luke 17:11-19

Sermon

Alex Gondola

... long weekend with ... no leftover feelings of security ...1 I suspect all of us here this morning are fortunate enough to be among the "haves." Will we make generous giving a part of our thanks-giving? Remember, every time we feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, clothe the naked, visit the sick or the prisoner, it’s the same thing as doing it for Jesus (see Matthew 25:31-46). The tenth leper may not have had much. But, according to tradition, in his gratitude, he shared what he had to give. This ...

390. For All the Saints

Luke 19:1-10

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... substance all of us are accustomed to seeing in three completely different physical states. When we're taking a shower, filling the fishbowl, or making a pot of coffee, water is...water. Gushing, gurgling, there-to-be-guzzled water. When we're hot and thirsty, clanking about in our glasses of soda are those wondrous, refreshing chunks of ice. When we entrust our bulk food to the freezer, that freshness-preserving power is ice. You know, just water. And when you want to cook quickly but healthily; when you ...

391. By Heart

2 Timothy 3:10--4:8, Deuteronomy 30:11-20

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... . That's why you can remember the first time you went off the high dive, but you can't remember the date of your anniversary. It's during infancy and early childhood that we learn the most. Our new brain cells soak up information like a thirsty sponge. Want to be multi-lingual? Better start those language lessons around the time language skills are blossoming, between ages 2-4. Want a musically gifted child? If you don't start those music lessons before age seven, the window for the greatest learning and ...

392. Greeting and Meeting Jesus

Philippians 3:12-4:1

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... needs of these poor. Jesus' words remind his disciples that even as Mary prepared his body for his physical departure from them, part of him would always remain. In Matthew 25:35-40, Jesus specifically asserts that he would personally be present in every hungry, thirsty, homeless, or imprisoned person his disciples encountered (see Matthew 25:31-46). In the words of my friend Jesse B. Caldwell, III, "How I pray that Jesus who lives in me will help me see himself through the poor. When I look in their eyes ...

393. Which Will It Be - the Silvered Cross or the Slivered Cross?

Matthew 17:1-13, Mark 9:2-13

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... particulars of Gibson's movie about the crucifixion note in particular its depiction of Jewish mobs, Roman complicity, the disciples' cowardice the truth is that this film does succeed in making the cross once again a symbol of the human capacity for cruelty, blood-thirstiness, abandonment, and evil. And for that reminder alone we should all thank Mel Gibson. The designer Roger Dubuis offers for sale a "Follow Me" watch in the form of a cross. It starts at $12,500. Let us stop domesticating the cross. The ...

394. If We Had Known It Was You

Matthew 25:31-46

Sermon

James McCormick

... . One of the highlights was a night when we went to Broadway in New York City and saw a production of “Godspell.” In one of the scenes, Jesus gave his followers the message contained in our morning scripture. He said, “I was hungry and you gave me food. I was thirsty and you gave me drink. I was a stranger and you welcomed me. I was naked and you clothed me. I was in prison and you came to me.” And then he added, “Just as you did it to one of the least of these, my brothers and my sisters ...

395. Proper 29

Psalm 100:1-5, Ezekiel 34:1-31, Ephesians 1:15-23, Matthew 25:31-46

Sermon Aid

Marion L. Soards, Thomas B. Dozeman, Kendall McCabe

... us to examine our own ways before Christ does. In this story we find a remarkable standard for the separation. Christ judges the peoples of all the nations in terms of whether they did or whether they didn't give food to the hungry, drink to the thirsty, hospitality to the stranger, clothing to the naked, care to the sick, and comfort to those in prison. We read nothing in Christ's list about a profession of faith, and indeed the last thing the sheep seem to have had was a personal relationship with Jesus ...

396. Commentary for Matthew 4: 1-11

Matthew 4:1-11

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... a fatal fall). Jesus replies with his second Deuteronomic text, Deuteronomy 6:16. For Jesus to “test” God with such a suicidal act would reflect the same “testing” attitude that infected the Israelites “at Massah.” Moses’ words recall the demand of the thirsty Israelites that a miraculous water supply be provided for them. In the telling of the tale in Exodus 17:1-7, Moses rebuked the people, saying, “Why do you test the Lord?” The Hebrew root for the word “test” (“nsh”) gives ...

397. Be of One Mind

2 Corinthians 13:11-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... s guidance, then something good and positive will come out of our shared commitment. However, if we let our differences divide us, we will be doing the work of the evil one. Ralph Woerner tells a fable about a young lion and a mountain goat. Quite thirsty, the animals arrived at a water hole at the same time. They immediately began to argue about who would drink first. The disagreement becomes so heated that each decides he would rather die than give up the privilege of being first to quench his thirst. As ...

398. Looking in the Light

Matthew 10:40-42

Illustration

Billy D. Strayhorn

... of the light. This is the place of Christ, the light of the world. This is the place where people come to find answers. Jesus put it a little more direct in today's passage. He spoke about "welcoming our neighbors" and "giving a cup of cold water" to the thirsty.

399. With Jesus No Mission Is Impossible

John 6:1-14

Sermon

James Merritt

... prove that with Jesus no mission is impossible. First of all, Jesus we now know is the source of life. Jesus did not perform this miracle just to satisfy physical hunger and to slake physical thirst. He did it indeed to make the people spiritually hungry and spiritually thirsty to show that He alone was the source of their need. This was more than just a Passover picnic. Notice what He says to the crowd later on. "And when they found Him on the other side of the sea, they said to Him, ‘Rabbi, when did You ...

400. How To Get Better When You're Bitter

Exodus 15:22-27

Sermon

James Merritt

... lives, and literally turn them into showers of blessings. It was a happy time. The children of Israel had just been delivered from the clutches of an evil Egyptian tyrant. They had crossed the Red Sea and now they were walking in the wilderness. They were thirsty. For three days they had been looking for an oasis, but had found nothing and they were desperate for water. Just when they thought they would thirst to death, they spotted an oasis in the distance. They ran as fast as they could to scoop up that ...

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