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4101. Advent IV - Children’s Sermon

Matthew 2:19-23

Children's Sermon

Susan Hedahl

The Lighting Of The Fourth Candle: The Home Candle We all have special feelings about the town where we live and especially our house. It might be marked in a special way by numbers or your family’s name or a sign nearby. Home can mean a lot of things. It can mean the house you live in and it can also mean the town you live in. "Chicago is my home," we say. Or, "My parents came from Minneapolis." (name locale) You do all sorts of things in the place in which you live. You can visit your friends, go to ...

4102. The Outcome of Easter Faith

Isaiah 25:1-12

Sermon

Donald Macleod

Carl Hopkins Elmore once told of a Jewish rabbi who was so moved and disturbed by the maltreatment of his race in certain sections of the world that he sent this appeal to all Christendom on the eve of another Easter: I challenge the Christian world to measure itself by the standards of Christ. As long as any group is judged by its creed or color or country in place of its character, Christianity is a sacrilege rather than a sanctity. To this end I summon Christians everywhere to make this Easter to ...

4103. You Are All That Matters To God

Psalm 50:7-12

Children's Sermon

Erskine White

Object: None Text: Psalm 50:7-12 - "I know all the birds of the air, and all that moves in the field is mine." (v. 11) Imagine you had 35 brothers and sisters! Think of it ... 36 children in the family, including yourself, all living in one house! What do you think that would be like? How do you think a family like that would manage? (Let them answer.) I imagine they would have to take turns eating, since it would be hard to find a table and a dining room big enough for 36 kids and two parents. I imagine ...

4104. Send Me!

Isaiah 6:1-13

Sermon

Frederick C. Edwards

Certain events - often cataclysmic ones - stand out in bold relief in our memory. Those of you who are over 35 or so, think of where you were or what you were doing when you heard the news that President John Kennedy had been shot. You may not remember the date - it was November 22, 1963 - but you will probably remember other things about that day. Or if you are sixty or more think of what you were doing when you learned that Pearl Harbor had been attacked. Chances are some things about that day are etched ...

4105. Early on the First Day

Drama

G. Franklin Gray

Cast Mary Magdalene Mary, the Mother of James Salome Joanna Soldier 1 Soldier 2 Angel 1 Angel 2 Peter John Jesus Narrator Properties Needed Costumes Replica of Tomb If at all possible, it is strongly recommended that the congregation gather, and the pageant be offered, in a cemetery at dawn on Easter Day. The Service The Call to Worship Shout with joy to God, all the earth! Sing to the glory of his name; offer him glory and praise! All the earth bows down to you; they sing praise to you, they sing praise ...

4106. Egypt: Unlikely Refuge

Matthew 2:13-18

Sermon

J. Ellsworth Kalas

If you plan a pilgrimage in the footsteps of Jesus, you probably will not include Egypt in your itinerary. What does Egypt have to do with Bethlehem, Nazareth, the Jordan River, and the Sea of Galilee? Egypt is exciting as the land of the pyramids and the Sphinx, but we don’t instinctively think of it as part of our Master’s story. But it belongs to his story, in a strange and wonderful way. You’ll find it in the Gospel of Matthew. When the wise men came looking for Jesus, they stopped in Jerusalem to seek ...

4107. A Man With a Scalpel and a Pen

Acts 16:6-10

Sermon

R. Blaine Detrick

The favorite man of the Bible for this chapter is one who is rarely mentioned in the Scriptures, yet is an important Bible personality. Not only is he a biblical character; he is also one who was responsible for writing part of the Bible, one who helped to bring the New Testament into being. His name is Luke. Luke, the Doctor We could call him Dr. Luke, because we read that he was "Luke, the beloved physician" (Colossians 4:14). Actually, we know very little about the man. We do know that he was a doctor. ...

4108. They Also Serve Who Wait

Luke 2:21-40

Sermon

Thomas Long

"The whole thing is rotten," said Morris Weiser, as he tapped his cane on the vaulted ceiling of the old and decaying synagogue in New York’s lower east side. Morris Weiser was among the few Jews who survived the Janowska concentration camp in Poland, and now, a retired butcher in his seventies, his one remaining passion is to keep alive the Chasam Sopher synagogue. The synagogue has few Sabbath worshipers now, but Morris has put all of his savings into this place, sustains it by his constant effort, keeps ...

4109. Let’s Climb a Mountain

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

James W. Robinson

How would you like to climb a mountain? Right now. Too tired? Completely exhausted after a week of commuting to the office or working around the house? What if you could take the hike without leaving your seat? Don’t scoff! It can be done. No leg work is required. All you need do is exercise your imagination. So, off we go, up the Sermon on the Mount, crossing the ridge to a lookout that offers us a view of the loftiest peaks of the Mount. Those peaks have a name. Collectively, they are known as the ...

4110. It’s as Simple as That

2 Kings 2:1-18

Sermon

Thomas D. Peterson

Elijah was the leader of the Sons of the prophets, bands of prophets located throughout Israel. Elisha was his protege. Naturally the other prophets were jealous of him. Our scripture opens when there is general knowledge among the prophets that the Lord was soon to take Elijah. Elijah was told by God to go on a journey from Gilgal to Bethel. He told Elisha to remain behind. Elisha refused, saying that as long as the Lord and Elijah live he will not leave his master. Together they arrive at Bethel where ...

4111. Lent 1

Genesis 9:1-17, 1 Peter 3:8-22, Mark 1:9-13, Mark 1:14-20

Bulletin Aid

Paul A. Laughlin

First Lesson: Genesis 9:8-17 Theme: God’s first universal covenant Exegetical note: The covenant depicted in this priestly version of the flood story is unprecedented in the Old Testament with respect to its universal scope: it is made with "every living creature that is of all flesh upon the earth," which makes it to that extent a type for the New Covenant in Christ. (That aspect is more productive thematically than either the apparent overkill of the preceding flood, which presumably drowned some babies ...

4112. Wednesday in Holy Week

Isaiah 50:1-11, Hebrews 12:1-13, John 13:18-30

Bulletin Aid

Paul A. Laughlin

First Lesson: Isaiah 50:4-9a Theme: Resolute suffering for the Word of God Exegetical Note In this "Third Servant Song" in Second Isaiah (also used for the First Lesson in Passion Sunday), the servant seems to be conceived as an individual, and specifically as one who has had to suffer at the hands of his people for mediating the Word of God to them. Yet his attitude is resolute, for he trusts in both the help and vindication of God. This suffering servant’s sense of vocation, inspiration, and final ...

4113. Easter 7

Acts 1:12-26, 1 John 5:1-12, John 17:6-19

Bulletin Aid

Paul A. Laughlin

First Lesson: Acts 1:15-17, 21-26 Theme: Apostolic continuity Exegetical note Luke here recounts the selection of a replacement for Judas from among the disciples who had been with Jesus throughout his ministry. Notable here are (1) the need, perceived either by Peter or the author, to maintain the symbolic number of twelve; and (2) the dependence on the divine will rather than human choice in the final decision. Call to Worship Leader: Christians, we stand today at the end of a long succession of ...

4114. Proper 15

2 Samuel 18:19--19:8, Ephesians 4:17--5:21, John 6:25-59

Bulletin Aid

Paul A. Laughlin

First Lesson: 2 Samuel 18:24-33 Theme: Fear in the face of terrible truth Exegetical Note One interesting aspect of this passage about the announcement of a military victory and Absalom’s death to his father, David, is the loss of nerve apparent in Ahimaaz’s inability to report the bad news along with the good, despite the fact that he had importuned Joab to be messenger against the latter’s better judgment and had run to deliver the news. By contrast, the second, Cushite messenger is courageous, sensitive ...

4115. All Saints’ Day

Revelation 21:1-27, Colossians 1:1-14, John 11:17-37, John 11:38-44

Bulletin Aid

Paul A. Laughlin

First Lesson: Revelation 21:1-6a Theme: Future bliss for God’s saints Exegetical note The vision of the new heaven, new earth, and new Jerusalem delivered here by John of Patmos includes an auditory component in which God promises to dwell with humanity (presumably the saints), with the result that grief, pain and death will be eliminated as part of the former, displaced order of things. Call to Worship Leader: Rejoice, Christians, for a great future is in store for all believers! People: FOR IN THE VISION ...

4116. A Chance Meeting

Sermon

Leonard H. Budd

You would not recognize my name if I were to tell you. I am famous in the recordings of history, but by sheer happenstance, and quite impersonally. It is strange the way human lives intertwine in the stretch of years that we each have. Who could have foretold that my fame would reach 2,000 years to the fore? But you must hear my story, for while my name is unimportant, the event that thrust me into the pages of history is vital. I grew up in the Roman world, and knew the usual oppression that comes when ...

4117. Something Good Can Come From Nazareth

John 1:43-51

Sermon

Brett Blair

I like the story of the young woman who wanted to go to college, but her heart sank when she read the question on the application blank that asked, "Are you a leader?" Being both honest and conscientious, she wrote, "No," and returned the application, expecting the worst. To her surprise, she received this letter from the college: "Dear Applicant: A study of the application forms reveals that this year our college will have 1,452 new leaders. We are accepting you because we feel it is imperative that they ...

4118. A Prayer for the Faithful

John 17:6-19

Sermon

George Bass

Were the disciples of Jesus to hear the prayer in today’s text in the context of our worship - between the Ascension and the Day of Pentecost - it would have taken them back to supper the night Jesus was betrayed. They would have remembered how he got up from the table and washed their feet, and then how he returned to the table and told them that one of them was not clean and would betray him. They would have recalled how he answered Peter’s question, "Who is it, Lord?" with "It is the one to whom I give ...

4119. A Royal Lament

2 Samuel 1:1-16

Sermon

Roger Prescott

Introduction A bearer of news can be treated especially well, or, as in the case of the Amalekite who brought David the news of the death of Saul and Jonathan, quite badly. One of David’s greatest accomplishments was breaking the Philistines’ control over Canaan once and for all and shutting them up in the coastal plain (2 Samuel 5:17-25; 21:15-22). But at the time described in today’s text they were raising havoc with the Israelites - so much so, in fact, that Saul and Jonathan were both killed. When this ...

4120. What Do You Mean 'Born Again?'

John 3:1-21

Sermon

Ron Lavin

"Unless one is born again, he cannot enter the Kingdom of God." John 3:3, RSV Saul the persecutor of Christians became Paul the great witness for Christianity through his Damascus Road experience. Consider this poem as you consider Paul’s life and your own. Only one life 'Twill soon be past Only what’s done for Christ Will last. Recently as I looked over the list of deaths in our parish for the year, I remembered this little poem as the favorite saying of one of our members who died recently Vicki Tannous ...

4121. A Christian's Duty in Time of War

Nehemiah 4:1-23

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

We gather for worship on a weekend that we will long remember as the beginning of the liberation of Iraq. We are concerned about our troops and the innocent people of Iraq. We Christians love peace; therefore, we automatically recoil against the death and suffering associated with war. Jesus said, “Blessed are the peacemakers.” But as a World War II veteran reminded me, “Somebody has to take care of the peacemakers while they are making peace.” That task has fallen upon the armed forces of the United ...

4122. And He Shall Reign

Jeremiah 23:1-8

Sermon

Alton F. Wedel

Just one more word we need to say and one more thing we need to do on this last Sunday of another year with Christ. We said it last year and the year before, and we will say it next year and the year beyond, and we will say it when the morning of his glory dawns and every knee will bend with us before his throne: Christ is King! lie shall reign forever! While the Ronald Reagans and the Walter Mondales and the Yuri Andropovs and the Fidel Castros and the Yassar Arafats flash momentarily like meteorites ...

4123. Counting the Cost

Luke 14:25-35

Sermon

T. A. Kantonen

The Lenten season, to which Ash Wednesday opens the door, is a time for heart-searching. "The Son of God goes forth to war a kingly crown to gain," and we are asked, "Who follows in his train?" Our Lord’s path to his kingly glory passes through Gethsemane and Calvary, and if we are to be his followers, we too must "climb the steep ascent of heaven through peril, toil and pain." We must count the cost and be willing to pay the price of true discipleship. The portion of scripture before us is a direct ...

4124. Thomas Didymus: An Honest Skeptic

John 20:24-31

Sermon

Gregory J. Johanson

The reality of doubt and its relationship to faith is dealt with by HELEN TERKELSEN (see biographical note preceding Like Trees Walking) in her particular unique style in Thomas Didymus: An Honest Skeptic. Since Easter is a week behind us and the life everlasting is a long way out in front of us, I’m going to ask you to visit a little room in Jerusalem where there is a handful of frightened people from up country behind closed doors. They were afraid of the Jews. It is the evening of the day of ...

4125. All Is Calm, All Is Bright

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

William G. Carter

What a time for an angel to forget his lines! It was the Christmas Pageant at Gravesend, New Hampshire. The Episcopal Church was packed with worshipers, well wishers, and relatives of the cast. Attendance was up, thanks to a positive preview in the local newspaper. The drama critic had reported, “The quintessential Christmas tale, the luster of which has been dulled by its annual repetition, has been given a new sparkle.” One reason for the excitement was the presence of a small boy named Owen Meany. For ...

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