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401. They Also Serve Who Wait

Luke 2:21-40

Sermon

Thomas Long

... he says, "... I return your gods to you,and also give you to them,just as you have demanded.You shall provide the stuff;I shall give it a form ....4 But our gods made of positive thoughts, nuclear megatons, management objectives, secular therapies, and cosmetic skill cannot save us. Indeed they become burdens to us, heavy to carry, costly to maintain. It is God alone who saves, and part of what it means to be fully human is to wait for his coming. Jesuit priest William F. Lynch has observed that there are ...

402. Tying Up A Strong Man

Mark 3:20-30, 1 Samuel 8:1-22, 2 Corinthians 4:1-18, Mark 3:31-35, Psalm 138:1-8

Sermon Aid

William E. Keeney

... communities disappear when community is absent. The recourse to the legal system tends to alienate and antagonize persons in conflicts. The adversarial nature of the American judicial process drives people apart rather than reconciling them. The church should develop skills and provide services for the family. It should work as a surrogate family to counsel and mediate so that people are held together; where the conflict leads to breakdown, to try to make the separations as amicable as possible rather ...

403. The Healing Of Simon Peter's Mother-In-Law

Mark 1:29-34

Drama

Dallas A. Brauninger

... his healing power was his ability to transform casual talking into a time of healing. He could pinpoint the problem and initiate healing. God gifted him with the ability to listen and hear. In the vocabulary of psychology, he was skilled in non-directive counseling. One might ponder if religion and psychology are not essentially two different ways of perceiving similar processes of moving toward health and wholeness with parallel vocabularies and terminologies. Mediator: Like counselor, "mediator" is not an ...

404. Lent 1

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

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... but the mind as well. Lent is a good time to get serious about a regular program of spiritual exercises. Jesus announced the kingdom of God and then commanded his hearers to do two exercises in response to this new reality repentance and faith (v. 15). Outline: 1. Skilled athletes reach stardom because they know there is a reality they want to be a part of so badly that they engage in a life of discipline and exercise. 2. The kingdom of God, ushered in by Jesus, is a reality we can realize through spiritual ...

405. Out On A Limb

Luke 19:1-10

Sermon

Larry R. Kalajainen

... spent most of his life and ministry. They're not about to make way for this shrimp of a tax collector. So Zacchaeus is forced to do something he probably hasn't done since he was a boy. He climbs a tree. Apparently he hasn't lost his tree-climbing skills from when he was a small boy. Actually, climbing a tree is like riding a bike; once you learn you never really forget how to do it. Your joints may be less flexible and more creaky, but you still know how to do it. So Zacchaeus gets up into the ...

406. No Goliath Shall Stand Against The Lord

1 Samuel 17:1-58

Bulletin Aid

James Wilson

... Leader: Let all who are weary from their labors gather now for worship! People: The problems of our days seem too great and the tasks seem impossible. Leader: Such have always been the enemies of the Lord. Remember David and Goliath? People: But David was skilled and a true marksman with his sling. Leader: Before the presence of the Lord, no enemy shall stand against faith. All: Blessed be the name of the Lord! Collect Almighty God, in Your loving wisdom You have made the weak strong and brought the strong ...

407. As Is

Ephesians 2:1-10

Sermon

Mark J. Molldrem

... a sad day for my friend, his only consolation coming from the farmer who was willing to buy it for $200 as is. He figured he could fix it and provide his son with a runabout. More power to him! My friend could not fix it; that was not his skill or interest. He was happy just to get $200 as is for the now rusted, yellow Datsun with no power. The second law of thermodynamics talks about the natural and eventual decay of matter. "What's the matter with my Datsun?" my friend had cried when it broke down. The ...

408. Made New By Getting Lost

Luke 3:1-20

Sermon

Richard A. Wing

... to be relieved of our plenty. Our heads are crammed with information, our lives busy with activities, our cities stuffed with automobiles, our imaginations bloated on pictures and images, our relationships heavy with advice, our jobs burdened with endless new skills, our homes cluttered with gadgets and conveniences. We honor productivity to such an extent that the unproductive person or days seem a failure. Monks are experts at doing nothing and tending the culture of that emptiness. Moore concludes by ...

409. The Ultimate Mystery

John 18:28-40

Sermon

Lee Griess

... done all that the Father had requested of him, he offered up his spirit. And with those words, the Gospel writer John concludes his description of the events that fateful Friday. Note, my friends, that I say description and not explanation. For no matter how skillfully John may write about the happenings that day, he cannot explain the event. For he cannot bring reason to this event -- because the cross is not reasonable. In one sense, we can approach it logically (as we have done in this sermon today). We ...

410. A New Command

John 13:31-38

Sermon

Lee Griess

... when he received a hurried message at school that his father had been hurt at the mill where he worked. As Roy ran down Main Street of Nickerson, Kansas, a blunt man cried out to him, "No use runnin', kid. He's already gone." Roy's father was a skilled mechanic and flour miller and highly respected in town. On the day of his funeral every business in town was closed. The day before the funeral, Roy and his brother went up to the mill to collect their father's things. Among the tools and belongings were the ...

411. Twelfth Night

Luke 2:1-7, Luke 2:8-20

Drama

Jerry Eckert

... teach astronomy, one friend teaches mathematics. The other is a mapmaker and historian. We all study astrology. When we realized there would be a conjunction of the three planets, we knew that a great king would be born. And we have come to pay him homage. With our different skills, we were able to find our way here. By the way, can you tell me which way to go to find the child? Field Announcer 1: We are almost there. Let's see. It would be that house over there, right under the bright star you were talking ...

412. Josiah Speaks: An Ancient King Brings Greetings

2 Chronicles 34:14-33, 2 Chronicles 34:1-13

Drama

Dr. Raymond Bailey

... people. David, our greatest king, a shepherd, warrior, hymn writer, and lover of God, gathered the material for a more permanent place of worship three millennia ago. His son Solomon built it. It was the most beautiful building in all the world in its day. Skilled workers and the best of materials were imported from all over. The interior walls were covered with cedar and cypress, much of which in turn was overlaid with gold. In the vestibule up front were bronze pillars, forty feet tall and twenty feet in ...

413. The Son Makes Us Free

John 8:31-41

Sermon

Larry R. Kalajainen

... of "spiritual direction." A semester of Clinical Pastoral Education, or CPE as it's known, has become a requirement for seminary graduation or ordination in many churches. Now I don't mean to suggest in any way that a working knowledge of human psychology and counselling skills aren't important for a pastor, and there are many valuable tools and insights to be gained from a course in CPE. But the very nomenclature of the course, and the fact that it's conducted in a hospital in the context of sickness, and ...

414. Life As An Investment

Matthew 25:14-30

Sermon

Donald Dotterer

... servants different amounts of money. The word used here is talent, which meant in Jesus' time a specific weight of silver or gold. Each talent might have been worth about $1,000 in today's dollars. The modern use of the word talent with regard to skill or ability originated with this parable. So the rich man gives the first servant five talents, the second servant two talents, and the third servant one talent. We are told that each servant is given an amount which is proportionate to his ability to handle ...

415. The Return Of The Lost

Luke 15:1-7

Sermon

Donald Dotterer

... that this woman had just been given a sentence of death. The doctor says that he felt relief that he would not be the one to tell this woman that she had cancer. He felt conflicting emotions of guilt and accomplishment. Yes, he had exercised good judgment and skill. He had done his job and done it well. And wasn't this all that a doctor could hope to do? "Yes," he thought to himself, "a degree of detachment" was necessary in order for him to perform his duties effectively. Then Dr. Shragg thought again of ...

416. Marriage: Endearing And Enduring

Psalm 128:1-6

Sermon

Charles R. Leary

... say may sound strange, but just for a moment. I ask you to think of a boxing ring. I am sure you have already guessed, if you didn't already know, that I am not a boxer. But it's like this: if you are going to be skillful at anything -- medicine, management, computers, flying, boxing, nursing, music, art, sports, gardening, and yes, being a person -- whatever it may be -- you have your own practice room. And so I ask you to picture in your mind a boxing ring. __________, you must have your own practice room ...

417. Wedding Sermon - The Solid Rock On Which We Stand!

Matthew 7:24-29

Sermon

Robert S. Crilley

... was indeed the only difference. After all, there's no indication in the text that one house was larger than the other, or even more expensive. Matthew makes no mention of one being thrown together rather hastily, while the other took years of skillful planning. There are no soil samples taken, no environmental impact studies pursued, no insurance policies signed. The only difference recorded here is not so much in how these houses were built, but in where. However, I am beginning to wonder whether there is ...

418. Like Abraham To The Slaughter

Psalm 22:1-31

Eulogy

Dennis E. Dinger

... and remember and mourn together. And we will be here, with you, and for you, as long as you need us. Out of our common weakness and helplessness, God will give us the strength to carry on. ____________ was a fine man. He was a good Christian. He was a skilled farmer. He was a loving son, and a devoted brother. If you regret all the things you did not get to say to him on that last day, be comforted by the thought that everything important you had to say, you said with every word, with every gesture, with ...

419. Of Thimbles And Thread

Ecclesiastes 3:1-22

Eulogy

Lawrence H. Craig

... 't fit. ____________ repaired articles and items that were torn and tattered, thus giving them new life. Removing the stitching, she took clothing apart. Snipping and clipping its material, she reworked the garment. Then, with precision and patience; using skill and love, relying on needle, thimble and thread, ____________ rejoined and reunited the cloth fragments and pieces. Under her expert care the clothing became whole again; useful again. The garments she altered took on new and functional life once ...

420. Palm Sunday

Bulletin Aid

Jack Brownlee

... do, I cut stone for a living. I don't grow crops. But people who live in the city shouldn't have different rules than farmers. There is only one Torah, but there are several parts. There is only one vocation for a Jew. But there are several occupations. My skill has crafted this spacious home. We host pilgrims. We tithe from your garden, and from all our income. But I don't grow grain. I don't raise sheep. This is the only way it works." "No. There has to be a better way. Those who bring livestock and grain ...

421. Creative Preaching

Sermon

Michael Rogness

... in sermon style also attracts the attention of the congregation. Preaching the same way every Sunday to today's audience deadens your preaching. Varying your usual style and doing something different in the pulpit on occasion will not only broaden your own skills and outlook, but it will reawaken interest among the listeners. The last chapter proposed varying one's flow, organizing the material to keep the listener's attention. This chapter suggests using a different kind of sermon now and then. New Forms ...

422. Take Up Your Cross And Follow Me

Matthew 16:21-28

Sermon Aid

Clement E. Lewis

... everyone it means going from what we have been (perhaps successfully) to what we ought to be now (even though proportionately less profitable). It boils down to the question, "What does God want me to do now?" It was not a matter of job marketing of skills and benefits, but of what needs to be done now. We do well to remember that in those days there were no pensions plans, no social security program, or job-related health insurance arrangements. It was not a matter of what does this discipleship pay or ...

423. Managing Disappointment

Romans 5:1-11

Sermon

Clement E. Lewis

... so vehemently denied him. Yet, after it was over, he sat down with them to discuss the care of the flock, and stood before them to give the great commission. He never gave up on those who seemed to have seriously disappointed him. Managing disappointment is a skill and a technique we need to learn and to practice in order to keep our own life under proper control, and to deal with those who disappoint us. Let us share some good ways to overcome disappointment. 1. Whatever happens to you, seek to maintain an ...

424. Expect Great Things To Happen!

Genesis 15:1-18

Sermon

Clement E. Lewis

... grant that we shall not be like the impatient servant portrayed in the 12th chapter of the Gospel according to Luke, who, when his Master was delayed in coming, became mean and dissipative, took his anger and resentment out on others, and in spite of his skills and hard work let impatience overrule his self-control. Help us to remember Jesus' words said in summary of that story: "From everyone to whom much has been given, much will be required; and from one to whom much has been entrusted, even more will be ...

425. Patience In Learning

Romans 8:25

Children's Sermon

Kenneth Mortonson

... can do. When your child does not want to practice something that you feel is important for your child to learn. When you have been to a baseball game or a tennis match or some other event where practice and patience was needed by the players as they developed their skills.

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