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4301. Loving Jesus, Hating The Church

John 9:35-41

Sermon

Thomas Long

... , then, a textbook case of the repressive religious institution at work. As long as people are "blind," the welcome mat is out, but let them start to see a little light, let them begin to think for themselves, let them start tapping their feet to the Spirit's tune instead of the official march, and the religious police move in with handcuffs and billy clubs. The man has been healed of his lifelong curse, for goodness' sake, but all the institution is concerned about is whether it fits the Book of Discipline ...

4302. The Temptation Of His Life

Matthew 4:1-11

Sermon

Thomas A. Pilgrim

... was there and he baptized Jesus in the river. And, a voice from Heaven said, "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased." Then, Matthew writes in the very next verse, the first of chapter four, "Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil." Immediately following His baptism Jesus faces the temptations, the greatest temptations of His life. The issue was not whether He would rule the world, but how He would take it. So, out there in the wilderness of those ...

4303. The Man From Galilee IV: The Treasure Of His Kingdom

Matthew 13:44-46

Sermon

Thomas A. Pilgrim

... . Then he said to his mother, "I'd like my inheritance now." His mother answered, "That's too bad. I'm not through with it yet." In the kingdom of Heaven, however, you can have your inheritance now. Saint Paul wrote to the Romans, "The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs, heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ." In His final week Jesus told in one of His parables how the king would say, "Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom ...

4304. Speak For Yourself!

Matthew 3:1-12

Sermon

William B. Kincaid, III

... to see and hear and experience than we have seen and heard and experienced! Every day requires a renewed commitment to God, an increased awareness of God, and a greater participation in the ways of God. Every day calls us to engage our lives with the spirit of God. Others will contribute to our growth and understanding, and we will learn some things from our pasts, but responsibility falls on us to respond to the presence of the living God every day in a way that deepens our faith. A friend tells of the ...

4305. The Lamb of God

John 1:29-34

Sermon

William B. Kincaid, III

... were becoming very frightened. The solution was to get rid of the person behind the changes. The same thing happened to Paul and Silas. A woman was possessed by some kind of spirit that supposedly gave her psychic powers. Paul and Silas were preaching in the area and this woman became a nuisance. Paul turned to the woman and ordered the spirit to come out of her, and it did! Now, wasn't that good news? No, their actions landed Paul and Silas in jail and nearly got them killed. The people who were making ...

4306. Blessed Are Those Who Mourn

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

William B. Kincaid, III

... the tragedy, but an overcoming of its grip on us.8 Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Part of that comfort comes as we openly and honestly mourn the loss of someone we hold dear. Part of that comfort comes through the presence of God's spirit. Part of it surely comes through the gift and power of love. We would not be mourning if we had not loved so deeply. The love which caused the pain to be so great is a love capable of giving us an equal measure of comfort, and therein lies the ...

4307. How Long Should We Stay?

Matthew 17:1-9

Sermon

William B. Kincaid, III

... word from the Lord, even if it is a word we have heard many times before. Here some ray of hope ought to lift our spirits and challenge our minds and encourage our best actions. Maybe it happens in a line of a hymn that we have sung a thousand ... it is the matter of being left behind as the people at worship are formed into a community that lives and believes and acts in the spirit of Jesus Christ. None of us is so far along in the process that we can afford to miss opportunities to grow in our understanding ...

4308. In The Flesh

John 1:1-18

Sermon

William B. Kincaid, III

... the same way that God appears on the page. That doesn't mean we have to be perfect people, but it does call us to take seriously the fact that our bodies are God's temple and God's spirit dwells in our flesh (1 Corinthians 3:16). We can't be perfect people, but we can be so responsive to the spirit of God that "the life of Jesus may be made visible in our mortal flesh" (2 Corinthians 4:11). It means that we not only see the heart or soul as religious, but that we "love the Lord our ...

4309. Presents And The Gift Of Presence

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

William B. Kincaid, III

... to give. Through the Christ-child, we have life, we know life, and we share life. Because of the Christ-child, we give with a new spirit and a new love and a new freedom. God has shown us the perfect example of giving. Now, we are able to give simply for the ... of giving, and our gifts are more than sweaters and ear rings. Now, we can offer a bit of ourselves as a sign that the Christmas spirit has taken root in our lives. Just as God has chosen to be with us, now we can be with others, and for no other reason ...

4310. Advent 3

James 5:7-12, Isaiah 35:1-10, Matthew 11:1-19

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... suffering and give us the victory. Gospel: Matthew 11:2-11 Does Christ offend you? Apparently, Jesus offended and scandalized many people in his days in the flesh. He offended his family. At one point, they thought he was a little crazy and sought to spirit him away. He offended the rich young ruler by requesting that he sell all his goods and give the proceeds to the poor. He offended the religious leaders by associating with tax collectors and sinners. And in our gospel lesson he appears to have offended ...

4311. The Easter Season

Mt 28:1-8 · Mk 16:1-8 · Lk 24:1-10 · Jn 20:1-9

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... Risen Christ reveals himself in the breaking of the bread Easter 4 - John 10:1-10 - Jesus is the door to eternal life Easter 5 - John 14:1-14 - Jesus prepares a place for his own Easter 6 - John 14:15-21 - Jesus promises the Holy Spirit Easter 7 - John 17:1-11 - Jesus prays for his disciples Sermon Titles For Series The Resurrection Of Our Lord -- The Resurrection Reveals God's Eternal Love Easter 2 - The Resurrection Reveals That Faith Is Stronger Than Doubt Easter 3 - The Resurrection Reveals Christ In ...

4312. Passion Sunday

Mt 26:14–27:66 · Phil 2:5-11 · Is 45:21-25; 50:4-9 · Ps 31

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... that Jesus never intended to be the king of the Jews, much to the disappointment of his disciples. He said, "My kingdom is not of this world." His goal was to usher in the kingdom of God for all people -- a non-geographic, non-temporal realm of the spirit. The king of the Jews was dead and in his place there rose one who would be the Savior of the world. On the cross that hangs in our church, can a titilus be observed that reads: "Jesus, king of the Lutherans" or "Jesus, king of the Methodists"? Maybe ...

4313. Proper 15

Mt 15:10-28 · Rom 11:13-15, 29-32 · Gen 45:1-15 · Is 56:1-7 · Ps 133

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... closer. The brothers stood at a distance, not only out of deference to Joseph's exalted position, but because they were afraid and full of guilt. Fear and guilt keep us apart from one another and from God. Joseph bid them to come closer (v. 4). A forgiving spirit draws us closer to our God and to one another. Old Testament: Isaiah 56:1 (2-5) 6-8 Good news for outcasts. This lesson speaks to two sets of outcasts. The Israelites were outcasts and God was promising to bring them back to their homeland and the ...

4314. Proper 17

Exodus 3:1-22, Jeremiah 15:15-21; 20:7-18, Matthew 16:21-28, Romans 12:1-8

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... . Moses turned aside to behold the wonder of a bush that burned but was not consumed. God is often represented as a fire, light, or energy source. God, in his judgment, can destroy the unrepentant, but aims not to destroy but to purify. Jeremiah found that the Spirit of God only consumed him when he tried to hold it in. (Refer to the Roman Catholic First Lesson) Turn aside, come closer. God entered the burning bush so as to get the attention of Moses. When he approached the bush, the voice of God bid him ...

4315. Proper 19

Matthew 18:21-35

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... that their past might catch up with them after their father died, that Joseph would try to get even with them. So they sent word to Joseph that their father commanded that he forgive them for their sins. They still did not realize the extent of Joseph's forgiving spirit, perhaps because they knew what they would do if the tables were turned. Our sins may be forgiven us, but that doesn't mean that our past will stop pursuing us or that events we have set in motion might not one day overtake us. In this life ...

4316. Proper 23

Exodus 32:1-33:6, Isaiah 25:1-12, Matthew 22:1-14, Philippians 4:1-9

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... and seen in me ..." (v. 9). He is setting up himself as a living example of what it means to be in Christ. He commends them not only to his verbal instruction but to the lesson of his life. He has complete confidence that he has incarnated the Spirit of Christ. He is saying, "Watch me, follow me." Every Christian needs to be a living lesson on the Christian faith. Gospel: Matthew 22:1-14 Sermon Title: Joy Is Not A Private Thing. Sermon Angle: The king in the parable wanted the banquet hall to be filled ...

4317. Proper 8

Romans 6:1-14, Romans 6:15-23, Jeremiah 28:1-17, Genesis 22:1-19, Matthew 10:1-42

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... for this ultimate sacrifice. It was a sacrifice on top of a sacrifice. Christ had already offered his life to the Father in a perfect sacrifice of obedience. It's not that God needs our sacrifices or even desires them. What God does desire is a sacrificial spirit within each one of us. The supreme sacrifice of Christ was not offered to placate an angry God, but to elicit within us the willingness to give freely of ourselves and our substance. Old Testament: Jeremiah 28:5-9 True Prophets. How do you tell the ...

4318. God, The Son

Sermon

Jerry Eckert

... it landed on his shoulder. Jesus and I heard a voice that seemed to be all around us that said, "This is my beloved Son." Jerry: That is hard to believe. Marshall: Told you. In our religious training, the bird, the white dove, was a sign of the purity of spirit all people are supposed to have. The doves are the kind that are sacrificed at the Temple. And we were told that if we ever heard a voice saying something good, we were to believe it was God's voice. Jerry: God's Son? That's what the voice said ...

4319. Those Who Mourn

Sermon

John A. Terry

... is the promise of the Holy Comforter. It is from God that this comfort is to be sought. As disciples of Christ, we are the vehicles God uses to bring the ministry of Christ and the comfort of the Holy Spirit. Comfort may not have been received because we have not sought the God who is the source of comfort, and because we have not opened ourselves to the channels by which God sends comfort. According to a Buddhist legend, centuries ago a woman in grief over her dead child went ...

4320. The Merciful

Sermon

John A. Terry

... of the old mountaineer who was on trial for stealing a horse. He hired a good lawyer and the lawyer won the case. "You have been acquitted," said the lawyer. The mountaineer scratched his head and asked, "Does this mean I get to keep the horse?" Or there is the spirit of the little boy who was protesting having to take a bath. His mother said, "You have dirt all over you. Don't you want to be clean?" The little boy inquired, "Can't you just dust me?" Mercy is a gift that can be taken most seriously or very ...

4321. The Warrior And The Shepherd Are One!

Isaiah 40:1-31

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... which had come by the end of the first century to have an exclusively ethical meaning. There had been efforts to develop Christianity along nonethical lines into a mystical "spirit" to the neglect of morals. The apostle Paul had to fight off a boastful band of false prophets in Corinth who maintained that the gifts of the spirit delivered one from bondage to an evil world. As such, those who possessed the knowledge of this Divine Warrior need not concern themselves with the fleshly obligations of a shepherd ...

4322. Turning A Minus Into A Plus

Isaiah 40:1-31

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... generation of Americans?" To his surprise, each person in various forms pointed to the same thing. The perceived weakness was an inability to tough things out, to hang in there and produce when everything isn't handed to us immediately on a silver platter. The American pioneer spirit of making a plus out of a minus, holding on to the fight, seems to have given way to impulsive grabbing of that which already exists. In other words, it is a loss of the ability to call on the power of God which enables us to ...

4323. Doing The Right Thing

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

E. Carver McGriff

... consequence that I will do myself great harm. Likewise, I can choose between honesty and dishonesty, loyalty and betrayal, truth and a lie, kindness and insensitivity. But somewhere at the heart of things is a covenant between God and me that assures me that Jesus (or the Holy Spirit, if you prefer) will enable and empower my life so long as I try to choose what's right. But I can't believe God will bless those parts of my life achieved in the wrong way. A Psalmist said it long ago: "God will not be mocked ...

4324. On Not Being First

Acts 1:12-26

Sermon

E. Carver McGriff

... those plaques and trophies, not the accolades. What kind of person? I can't help occasional disappointment, even jealousy on rare occasion, because I'm a human being, raised in a competitive society. Perhaps I'll need to turn to my Savior for forgiveness and charity of spirit. But that's all part of the life-long process of becoming a Christian. Many of us are familiar with Henry Van Dyke's story of "The Mansion." Remember? It's about a very wealthy man who dreamed he died and went to heaven. Met there by ...

4325. Here Is Where It Happens

1 Samuel 2:12-26

Sermon

Arthur H. Kolsti

... you've got to be bilingual!" Dear friends, young and old and in between, the cat has the right of it. We've got to be bilingual to survive in the fullest and truest sense. We need the vocabulary of this world. We need also the words of the Spirit that warm the heart, inform the conscience, and enlighten the mind. We need the teaching that makes us smart. We need the Word from beyond that makes us wise. We need the skills that help us set up ledgers and accounts. We need also our faith tradition that calls ...

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