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4001. Are You Feeling Sheepish?

Psalm 23, John 10:11-18

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... situations where no one goes willingly. But sometime all of us will be cast to that place where we will fear for our life, or our sanity. Even there, God is our shepherd, so people of faith can enter those times with courage and with grace, knowing that the Lord is our shepherd. There is a wonderful story about Charles Laughton who was at a dinner party.1 After the dinner they gathered in the living room. The host called upon him to recite the 23rd Psalm. He said he would. I remember years ago I heard him ...

4002. How's the Old Complaint?

Deuteronomy 26:1-11

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... to them to the priest in the Temple, and have a service of thanksgiving. Then they are to recite this creed, which is a rehearsal of Israel's history. A wandering Aramean was my father; and he went down into Egypt...and the Egyptians treated us harshly...and the Lord brought us out of Egypt...and gave us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey. Therefore the land, itself, our life, is a gift to us out of God's grace. That is why we sing, Come, ye thankful people, come, Raise the song of harvest home ...

4003. Now Try Forgiveness

Matthew 18:21-35

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... 't happened to me, I would be hunting you down. Instead you have come to me to care for me. Why did you come?" Ananias said, "The Lord Jesus sent me." Which is to say, I don't do this because I am particularly fond of you. In fact, I really don't like you. ... to me. I tell you, forgiveness is not just advice for handling uncomfortable situations in our life. Forgiveness is given to us by our Lord as a strategy for changing the world. If that is true, then what would it look like? We know what it looks like in ...

4004. Now What Do We Do?

John 1:1-18

Sermon

Mark Trotter

4005. You Will Never Walk Alone

Luke 24:13-20, 25-26, 28-35

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... life], even there thy hand shall lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me. That is the second thing the Bible says about your journey, you'll never travel alone. And that is exactly what Luke says the Resurrection means. It says, we don't travel alone now. The Lord is with us. He tells the story of the Road to Emmaus to illustrate that. It is a travel story. Two people walking down the road to Emmaus. We don't know who they are. We do know that they are not among the twelve disciples. We assume that they ...

4006. In the Darkness of Anxiety, There Is the Light of Peace

Luke 2:8-20

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Thomas A. Pilgrim

... When the angels went away, the shepherds said, “Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.” Then the shepherds went to Bethlehem with haste. We come to Christmas with a good deal of haste. ... the angels went away, the shepherds said to each other, “Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.” The shepherds knew they had to do something. This babe had come to them, but they had to go ...

4007. Easter

Acts 10:23b-48, Colossians 3:1-17, John 20:1-9, John 20:10-18

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John R. Brokhoff

... : John 20:1-18 (C); John 20:1-9 (RC); John 20:1-10 (11-18) (E) Mary Magdalene has an experience with the risen Lord. According to John, only Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early on Easter day. When she saw the stone at the grave was not in ... Easter accounts, nor to try to prove the reality of the resurrection. The sermon should deal with affirmation of the reality of the risen Lord and lead people to rejoice in Christ's victory which is also the believer's victory. Three Lessons: Acts 10:34-43; Colossians 3: ...

4008. Proper 6

Genesis 18:1-15, Romans 5:1-8, Matthew 9:35 – 10:8 (9-23), Matthew 9:35-38, 10:1-42, Romans 5:1-11

Bulletin Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... God is greater than that. 3. Grace - "Sarah will have a son" (v. 14). At their age Sarah and Abraham did not expect a child. Abraham was not hospitable to get a favor from the uninvited guests. There was no plea for God to give a son. Wholly unexpectedly the Lord promised a son. It was a matter of pure grace - God's love for deprived people. Grace comes in the form of a promise, and every divine promise is fulfilled. Old Testament: Exodus 19:2-8a 1. Whose Are You? (19:4-5). Need: We are living at a time ...

4009. Proper 20

Exodus 16:1-36, Isaiah 55:1-13, Jonah 3:1-10, Jonah 4:1-11, Philippians 1:12-30, Matthew 20:1-16

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John R. Brokhoff

... . They doubt whether Yahweh cares about them and his ability to provide for them. In response to their complaints, Yahweh sends quail in the evening and bread, "manna," in the morning. To this day the manna is a mystery - "What is it?" Moses answered, "It is the bread the Lord has given you to eat." By this the people are to know he is God. Old Testament: Isaiah 55:6-9 Seek God and return to him for mercy and pardon. Old Testament: Jonah 3:10-4:11 An appeal to return to and know God. Epistle: Philippians 1 ...

4010. Proper 25

Deuteronomy 34:1-12, 1 Thessalonians 2:1-16, Matthew 22:34-40, Matthew 22:41-46, 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10

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John R. Brokhoff

... the Promised Land which he was permitted to see but not enter. In all of history he probably was the only human buried by the Lord. His greatest accomplishment was his face-to-face experience with God. Lesson 1: Exodus 33:20-26 (RC); Exodus 22:21-27 (E) The first and ... and charity; and, that we may obtain what you promise, make us love what you command." Hymn of the Day "Oh, That The Lord Would Guide My Ways" THEOLOGICAL REFLECTIONS Gospel: Matthew 22:34-46 (C, E); Matthew 22:34-40 (RC) 1. Test (v. 35). This ...

4011. All Saints Day

Revelation 7:9-17, 1 John 3:1-3, Matthew 5:1-12

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John R. Brokhoff

... of God. Lesson 2 tells us the saints will be like God the Father. The Psalm reminds us that the blessed in heaven bless the Lord continually. The Prayer petitions God to give us grace to follow the saints so that we may some day share the joys of heaven. The ... is a present possession as well as future. The kingdom does not begin after death, but begins when Jesus is confessed as Lord. The future tense, "shall" refers to the future condition of the disciple in heaven. It is significant that "shall" is used ...

4012. The Price of God's Glory

John 18:1-19:42

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... and shoved onto the shoulders of a man. The tree flinched when soldiers nailed the man's hands to the wood; the tree felt shamed and humiliated. But early on Sunday morning, as the dawn appeared, the earth trembled with joy beneath the tree. The tree knew that the Lord of all the earth had been crucified on its cross, but now God's love had changed everything. The cross from that third tree stands tall to remind people to raise their eyes and think of the God in heaven who loves them. Did you notice, how in ...

4013. Enduring the Trials of Faith

John 20:19-31

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... and continue along the road, despite the pain and setbacks that may come our way. We will find, as did Jean Marie, that through the trials and tribulations of life, we will gain strength and be that much better prepared to follow in the footsteps of the Lord. The trials of faith that come our way are part and parcel of the mission to which all God's children, the baptized, are called. In his gospel, Saint John presents a rather unique connection between the Easter event and the concept of service which must ...

4014. Defeat Transformed into Victory

John 20:19-23

Sermon

Richard Gribble

4015. The Incomparable Christ

Matthew 16:13-20

Sermon

Stephen M. Crotts

... love God and my neighbor as myself. See in 1 Thessalonians 5:23 God's interest in the whole person: "May the God of peace himself sanctify you wholly; and may your spirit and soul and body be kept sound and blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ." No one cares for all that I am and for all my basic relationships like Jesus Christ! Philosophical Epistemology Epistemology is the philosophy of knowing. It asks the question, "How do I know something is true?" And basically, it works out to four means ...

4016. Supper's Ready!

Matthew 22:1-14

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Stephen M. Crotts

... this for a moment! What kind of God do we have in this cosmos? He is a God who wants to get to know you. He is a lord who offers to sit down and eat with you at table. He is a creator who calls your name with a personal invitation. How do you respond to ... in. "Wait Until I Have Some Fun!" Have you ever heard this excuse? "I'll come. I'll become a Christian and sit at the Lord's table, but first let me have a little fun." These people associate Jesus with a moral straitjacket. God to them is some sort of ...

4017. Soren's Heart

2 Timothy 3:10--4:8

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... had now abandoned him - "all deserted me" (verse 16). Yet the witness of the apostle isn't the condemnation of those who left him. The witness of Paul isn't despair at his terminal condition. Rather, the witness of Paul is a confident proclamation: "the Lord stood by me and gave me strength" (verse 17). Faith in the truth, beauty, and goodness of the gospel give Paul all the consolation and companionship he needs. He isn't alone, abandoned, imprisoned. He's loved, saved, and soon to be made whole. Whatever ...

4018. Missing the Mark

1 Samuel 8:1-22

Sermon

Charles Allo

... They said to him, "You are old, and your sons do not walk in your ways; now appoint a king to lead us, such as all the other nations have." 6 But when they said, "Give us a king to lead us," this displeased Samuel; so he prayed to the Lord. Notice the first words of the leaders. They don't talk about Joel and Abijah. They remember Samuel and God's justice and saw a future that of perversion. Samuel was going to die, and his successors were destroying their lives. They also saw the other nations around them ...

4019. Prayer

Matthew 24:36-51

Bulletin Aid

Stephen Brown

... anticipation with fear...with trepidation. We do not know when you are coming. We wonder if you will. The skies appear clear, but our vision is blurred. The air is choked with smoke and flame a poison in the air. Would we see you coming, Lord? Could we see you coming, Lord? We do not know when you are coming. We wonder if you will. Our wounded litter battlefields around the globe. They lie in the streets in Kirkut and Kabul. They starve in the camps Darfur, cower in Beijing, and tremble in Rangoon. We do ...

4020. If We Had Known It Was You

Matthew 25:31-46

Sermon

James McCormick

... his feet, and sent the man on his way refreshed, because the old man had made contact with someone who cared. Conrad waited for the Lord’s coming through the afternoon, but the only person he saw was a woman struggling under a heavy load. He had compassion on her and ... But, though he continued to wait, no one else came. Finally, in great disappointment, the old cobbler cried out, “’Why is it Lord, that your feet delay, have you forgotten that this is the day?’ Then soft in the silence a voice he heard ...

4021. You Shall Name Him Jesus

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly. But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, ‘Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because ... them that believe on his name.” And Paul in Romans 10:13 gives this testimony: “For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved!” In Matthew 18:20 we read, “Wherever two or more are gathered in my name . . .” We are gathered here today ...

4022. Such a Transformation!

Isaiah 52:13--53:12

Sermon

Elizabeth Achtemeier

... we are healed” — healed in the eyes of our God, you see, counted righteous once more in God’s sight, despite all of the sins and terribly human mistakes and weaknesses to which we all fall prey. We are forgiven, Christians, our sins atoned for by the death of our Lord. And that means that we do not have to suffer the wages of sin which is always death, and that we do not need to think that we are loosed and cut off from the hand of our God. No. Instead, through faith in the work of Jesus Christ, we ...

4023. The Resurrection Is for Everyone

Acts 10:23b-48

Sermon

Elizabeth Achtemeier

... witnesses to that fact (vv. 40-41). In Jesus Christ, God who hates the fact that we are going to die, triumphed over our deaths and gave us the resurrected One by whom you and I may have eternal life. It’s also true in the scriptures that God, the Lord of the universe, hates evil. The prophet Habakkuk tells us that God cannot even stand to look at it (Habakkuk 1:13). And heaven knows there’s a lot he sees in our time and place, isn’t there? The violence and crime on our city streets, the injustices in ...

4024. Epiphany 2

Psalm 40:1-17, Isaiah 49:1-7, 1 Corinthians 1:1-9, John 1:29-34, John 1:35-42

Sermon Aid

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

... . Most scholars would say that it does not. Note, for example, how there is a full introductory formula in v. 7 ("Thus says the Lord . . ."), which marks this verse off from vv. 1-6. Thus we should note that the lectionary reading consists of two distinct texts, in ... in Christ (not dissension), for God who is faithful sustains them (and us) as they (and we) live, awaiting the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. Too often we "get ahead" of ourselves and forget that God's good gifts are given to sustain us in mutual ...

4025. Proper 17

Exodus 3:1-22, Matthew 16:21-28, Romans 12:9-21, Psalm 105:1-45

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

... frames it as a call to privilege and power. And Jesus labels such thinking as typically human and not divine. In the lines that follow Jesus teaches about the nature of true discipleship. The call to discipleship is a call to become like our Lord, selfless and obedient. The tragic truth is that selfishness, self-centeredness, and self-seeking cut us off from the experience of genuine life, whereas giving ourselves in full service to Christ brings us into true life. Freedom is founded by God in selflessness ...

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