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4301. Hope In Christ

Sermon

Tom O. Miller

... his life with us and to cultivate the common memory of his life among us. And as we do, we praise and thank God that we had the opportunity and the privilege to share his life, to have these memories to share, and to remember his expressions of love. The gift of life is very precious and special so we can only thank God that he blessed us by placing our friend in our midst, that he blessed us by letting us share this life. In sharing these memories, we also do much in sharing faith. For in sharing memories ...

4302. A Living Sacrifice

Romans 12:1-8

Eulogy

Lawrence Ruegg

... . In the life of this modern saint - and in her suffering and dying - the initials L.C.W. remind me of all that Paul has written about in the first eleven chapters of Romans. Her faith was not the result of her good works. Her faith was a gift of God, acknowledged often by her with deep gratitude and thanksgiving. She was dedicated to that Gospel of God; that Good News that life is meaningful and eternal only in the death and resurrection of God's Son. But there is another set of initials which describe her ...

4303. Expectations of Hope

John 12:20-36

Eulogy

Daniel M. Shutters

... our sake. How many of you, as parents, would inflict pain upon your children? How many of you would give your child a stone when he asks for bread? None, I surmise, and neither would the Lord God. Because of God's son, we are heirs of one great gift - hope. Hope which renews itself as we retell the old, old story. As we participate in the Lord's Supper, we have hope. As we remember the Christ who suffered for us that we might not suffer the ultimate death, we have hope. But most emphatically we remember the ...

4304. Jesus And The Woman Of Samaria

John 4:39-42, John 4:27-38, John 4:1-26

Drama

Dallas A. Brauninger

... to buy food.) 1: The Samaritan woman said to him, 4: "How is it that you, a Jew, ask a drink of me, a woman of Samaria?" (Speak as an aside.) 2: (Jews do not share things in common with Samaritans.) 1: Jesus answered her, 3: "If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you, 'Give me a drink,' you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water." 1: The woman said to him, 4: "Sir, you have no bucket, and the well is deep. Where do you get that ...

4305. Marked In An Empty Tomb -- The Cross Is Still There

Sermon

George Bass

... give it to us abundantly. And we are here to say today, even through our tears, this is God’s will for Mollie.” And he adds, “That’s the promise God made to Mollie back those few years ago in this room… (and) that life is God’s gift now fulfilled in ways that pass our understanding today.”19 For Mollie -- for all of us who have been baptized in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit -- Easter declares, “The cross is still there.” Outside of the downtown hotels during ...

4306. Advent's "Invisible" Man

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

Carlyle Fielding Stewart

... great suspicion by those around him. Many thought that both he and Mary had broken their premarital vows, that they had been as one too soon, and the evidence was immediately forthcoming. She was pregnant with child and the conditions under which Mary received the gift would be highly suspicious. Everyone would know that they had been together. But a far greater peril was in the mind of Joseph himself. What would he think? How would and could he believe Mary's story about how she was implanted with the baby ...

4307. Can You Dig It?

Genesis 26:1-35

Sermon

Carlyle Fielding Stewart

... thing his father did before him. He was later reprimanded by Abimelech and placed in protective custody. Abimelech wanted no harm to come to Isaac and his family. Now Isaac was a great man in his own right. He made something out of nothing by taking his talents and gifts and using them for the glory of God and the benefit of his people. He took a small parcel of land and made a vast fortune. The scriptures say he planted a crop and reaped one hundredfold. You don't need much. Just use what you've got and ...

4308. Living Beyond Unhappily Ever After

Genesis 21:8-21

Sermon

Carlyle Fielding Stewart

... lost both her husband and son. The death of her loved ones has cast a specter of unhappiness over her life. Death can do this. When someone close to you dies, someone you love and cherish, you feel you have been robbed of a most precious gift. This death is the one death that shapes your perspective on the rest of your days and you live forever unhappy. Death causes unhappiness because of our relationships, our loves, our attachments, and our memories of those deceased. We ask God why this person has been ...

4309. Are Greatness and Christianity Compatible?

Mark 9:33-37

Sermon

Donald Macleod

... child both judged and enlightened those whose closed minds repudiated the nature and method of Christ's kingdom. What a difference the childlike attitude and spirit work in the affairs of the kingdom! The child represents openness, a readiness to receive guidance, instruction, and gifts, and in simple trust which accepts without thinking that he or she must now add up the totals in order to be sure to pay God off. Jesus taught that the kingdom of God was offered and given to all who were open to receive ...

4310. When One Is Better Than Many

2 Kings 13:10-25

Sermon

Keith Hammer

... . We have many things from which to choose, whether we are outfitting our wardrobe, purchasing a new car, or even choosing a church to attend. And in many cases, the message is clear: If you can’t decide, take them all. Elisha had a last and, he hoped, lasting gift to leave with Jehoash. He wanted him to see his way out of his dire dilemma. You recall our text. He had Jehoash go and get his bow and some arrows. He had Jehoash take out one arrow. Elisha carefully helped the king line up his arrow and get ...

4311. “Lucky” Is The Saddest Word

Jeremiah 20:7-18

Sermon

Keith Hammer

... that we who follow Jesus need to lift up the whole sense of the care of creation and our own personal resources which we have come to know in the biblical way of faith. It is time to show that this stewardship begins with the giving of ourselves and the gifts we have been given and showing this as we reach out to help others and share what God has given us. This message is from the heart of God. It is similar to the one Jeremiah tried to proclaim in his day. I hope that more people are willing to ...

4312. The Answering Machine

Drama

Timothy W. Ayers

... need to talk. I think it's time for us to finally get out all the hostility between us. I'm coming over tomorrow morning. And this time, let me get a few words in edgewise. beep Message 4: (Soft, soothing male voice) Bad day, huh? Listen, I left a gift for you. It's on the chair. Open it up to the bookmark. (Pause) Girl: What, who is this? How did someone get in? How did he know I was having a bad time of it? Message 4: (Continues) Let's just say, I've been watching and I wanted ...

4313. Every Person’s Great Possessions

Mark 10:17-31

Sermon

Thomas Peterson

... my well-being before anyone and anything else. I term this possession self centered. “When I get special favor in line with my special merits; then, Jesus, I’m ready to follow you.” The fourth great possession every person has is “What About My Special Gifts, Powers, or Worth?” We grow euphoric when we ponder: “How glorious I will be when I preach to thousands, my talent having been recognized.” “How gracious I’ll be when I have more money” -- it doesn’t matter if it’s a thousand or ...

4314. First Things First

Mark 13:1-31

Sermon

Thomas Peterson

... source of power and purpose. Submit yourselves to his guidance and care. Two: give your highest and best to uphold what he stands for. Bear testimony to Jesus. Spread his good news throughout the world, even into your own neighborhood. Represent it in yourself as your own gift. Then it is that no moths can get in to the fabric of life and eat away its heart, for the heart rests in Christ. No rust corrupts, for long as monuments may stand, and strong as they may appear, all buildings have their end points ...

4315. A Sign Of Divine Protection

Exodus 12:1-30

Sermon

Walter Kimbrough

... circulation. The person has one hand with which to eat. However, all that one really needs to eat with is one hand. Therefore, it appears that God challenges us to be productive with what we have, to maximize our assets. It is immoral to fail to use our gifts and graces. 10. “Eat in haste; it is the Lord’s passover.” Time is too valuable to waste on the one hand and God is passing by on the other. Parents normally teach their children to take their time, eat the food slowly, chew it thoroughly before ...

4316. Revealed Glory

Exodus 16:1-36

Sermon

Walter Kimbrough

... The Lord, contends that “The whole earth is the setting and the measure of the glory of Yahweh… (p. 45).” God cannot be confined to time nor space, for he is in charge of eternity. He is the author of everlasting, the creator of every good and perfect gift, too wise to make a mistake. He forgives the sinner because of love. It is this God who uses the whole world as the canvas of the artist and the blueprint of the architect. The psalmist declared, “The earth is the Lord’s and everything in it ...

4317. God’s Ultimate Concern

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Walter Kimbrough

... because of Abraham’s faith while the Son of God had to experience death on the cross as a means of our salvation. Many years ago, there was a very poor woman who had wanted to give her granddaughter a watch for her high school graduation gift. The girl had done well academically, finishing third in her graduating class and had received a full four-year scholarship to college. With no money and no job, the woman convinced the jeweler that she would pay every dime that she owed. Faith became two-dimensional ...

4318. Better Than a Million Dollar Policy

Matthew 10:1-42

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... dies. That's right, the person must die before you get the million dollars. That means that your million dollars can only come later. But I have something that is even more valuable than a million dollar insurance policy and you can have it right now. It is a free gift given by God. Jesus tells us about it, and he calls it the kingdom of God. You can belong to it now. He will give it to you immediately. Some of you may already have it. It lasts forever and it is worth more than all of the money in ...

4319. Our Dwelling Place In All Generations

Eulogy

Joe Barone

... so today, we come to say good-bye to God’s child *, and in so doing, we do as the psalmists did. We gather in a loving community to praise the living God. Our individual memories of *, the very things which give us hope and help us grieve, arc gifts from God. The psalmist tells us to praise God for his “exceeding greatness,” and then he goes on to talk of harp and song and dance — all kinds of praise. “Let everything that breathes praise the Lord!” the psalmist says, and so we do. We come as a ...

4320. An Our Good Works And Generosity

Matthew 6:1-4, Matthew 6:5-15, Matthew 6:16-18, Matthew 6:19-24

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... Jesus urged the faithful not to inform the left hand what the right hand is doing when alms are given, because otherwise the left hand will try to take more away than the right hand gave.2 Is that not our way of dealing with people? If we offer some gift or act of kindness to a person, we imagine that we have bought her and that she is so deeply obligated to us that she dare not say a word except what we want to hear. Of course most people do not notice our expectations and we even manage to ...

4321. God Works Through Opposites

Matthew 21:1-11

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... about God, remember that God works through contrasts and opposites. He is using such doubts to show you your lack of faith - your sin. But take heart! For God kills in order to make alive. He is using your doubts to prepare you to receive him and his gift of salvation. That is the meaning of Palm Sunday. That is the meaning of your doubts and of my doubts. They show us our fickleness; they show us our lack of faith. They prepare us to hear God's life-giving gospel. Martin Luther had one more observation ...

4322. What Happens When We Can't Believe It?

John 20:24-31

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... us to what is happening right now among us - to the church. The cure for unhappiness and for spiritual death is right here, on mornings like this and in service projects like our congregation conducts. It is all here waiting for us to participate. It is indeed God's gift to me that you really believe in him, too. It makes believing in him and his love a little easier for all of us. Praise God that the new life that he has given us at Easter and in our baptisms includes all of us (all the faithful) together ...

4323. The Resurrection Is Freedom

John 11:38-44

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... taken from you? Ever feel like you had a chance for a fresh start? In those cases, you were experiencing a resurrection no less dramatic and miraculous than what happened to Lazarus. Those moments when you had a fresh start, when you were truly freed, were God's gifts of love to you. Heads up, people, those wonderful, freeing moments of the new life given by God out of his love for you are offered so often by our Lord, often in the most unexpected places. Heads up, or you will miss them! Be prepared for the ...

4324. Transformed For The Great Awakening

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... his name, he gave power to become the children of God; who were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. - John 1:9-12, RSV Let me put it-another way. We Christians have been given a gift of light to see beyond what we behold. We have glimpses of the kingdom of God. Those glimpses need to be shared! For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face.Now I know in part; then I shall understand fully, evenas I have been fully ...

4325. No One Enters The Kingdom… Save With Empty Hands

2 Samuel 5:1-5

Sermon

Richard Hasler

... do you think the king found inside? “Inside, waiting for King Fergus… was… The green hills and blue skies and the golden fields and the silver lakes and the whole kingdom of Kerry!”4 Whatever we are holding back is so small and so insignificant in contrast to the grand gift the Lord wants to give us. Let us surrender whatever we are clutching to ourselves and accept what Christ the King has to offer us. “No one enters the kingdom… save with empty hands.”

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