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4326. When Saints Go Marching Forth

1 Samuel 15:1-35

Sermon

Arthur H. Kolsti

... warts. He calls all of us to be saints, to live lives rooted in God, sustained by God, and directed toward God. He gathers us together as a community of faith and sends us forth into the world. In going forth watch out for the pitfalls. In what spirit shall we go forth? Here out of our book of worship are some beautiful words of commissioning. Go forth into the world to serve God with gladness; be of good courage; hold fast to that which is good; render to no one evil for evil; strengthen the fainthearted ...

4327. A Blessing Behind Locked Doors

John 20:19-23

Sermon

William G. Carter

... him."4 Of all the things they could have done for Ian, his classmates decided to pass the peace. "Peace be with you." That's what Jesus says to fearful people of every age. The word of the Risen Christ has the power to unlock all kinds of doors. His spirit sends us into the world as he was sent: to reveal that the God who gave us breath shall fill us with peace. We are under obligation to make peace with one another. "Peace be with you." Somebody may be waiting to hear those words from your lips. It might ...

4328. A Moment Of Decision

Mark 1:9-13

Sermon

John A. Stroman

... in the life of Jesus made sense to the early Christians because it expressed so fully an essential element in their own personal experience of God. This story contains the voice of the Father, the presence of the Son, and the promptings of a gentle dove-like Spirit. This was their own experience of God. This is why this story made so much sense to them. These same things are true for us and our experience of God. Several things in Jesus' baptism are analogous to our lives. One such thing that stands out is ...

4329. Pass It On

John 1:43-51

Sermon

John A. Stroman

... A Witnessing Faith In a recent Bible study of the Book of Acts it became clear to me that the underlying purpose for the formation of the church is to be a witness to the Gospel. The key verse is 1:8: "But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all of Judea and Samaria and to the ends of the earth." The following 27 chapters in Acts are the results of that witness. What had started in Jerusalem in the first two chapters, by chapter ...

4330. The Demanding Crowd

Mark 1:29-34, Mark 1:35-39

Sermon

John A. Stroman

... is not the result of being an institution. It is the result of being called by God to proclaim God's Word. When God's Word, the enacted Word (sacrament), the written Word (scripture), the proclaimed Word (Jesus Christ), is properly presented through the Holy Spirit, then the church has power. We need to be faithful to the Word. Our Responsibility To God's Word Christians are responsible to declare the Word. Like many of you, I was filled with empathetic pain as I watched Schindler's List. Krakow, Poland ...

4331. Lip-service vs. True Service

Matthew 7:21-29

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Dennis Koch

... those who actually do God's will, comparing the former to foolish builders on foundations of sand, and the latter to a wise builder who constructs on a solid base. Liturgical Color Green Suggested Hymns Holy Spirit, Truth Divine Lord Of All Nations, Grant Me Grace Maker Of The Earth And Heaven O Holy Spirit, Enter In Jesus, Still Lead On Amazing Grace Proper 4 -- Pentecost 2 -- OT 9 Lord, we know that name recognition is important in advertising.Companies spend millions in minutes to prove this point and to ...

4332. Grounds for Christian Courage

Matthew 10:1-42

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Dennis Koch

... , nothing is fearsome; and (3) that the faithful will have an advocate in heaven before this God in the person of the Christ. Liturgical Color Green Suggested Hymns Lord Of Our Life Who Trusts In God, A Strong Abode Christ Is Made The Sure Foundation Awake, O Spirit Of The Watchmen Your Kingdom Come, O Father Praise The Lord, Rise Up Rejoicing All People That On Earth Do Dwell Before Jehovah's Awesome Throne Proper 7 or Pentecost 5 or OT 12 God of life and salvation, through Jesus Christ, you have made it ...

4333. Christ the King

John 18:28-40

Bulletin Aid

RobertT D. Ingram

... one who has power over life and death. We are persuaded that Jesus' crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension to full glory and complete authority, are calls to all people to be united with God by living under the banner of Christ. We testify that God's Spirit dwells in believers, and fills us with strength, courage, hope, peace, wisdom, faith and pure love, so that we can live boldly like Christ in eternal unity with our Creator. Commissioning and Blessing Go and serve your king in this world, so that you ...

4334. Those Who Mourn

Isaiah 40:1-31

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 ...

4335. The Merciful

Matthew 18:21-35

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 ...

4336. God, The Son

Matthew 2:1-12

Drama

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 ...

4337. The Temptation of Christ

Mark 1:9-13

Sermon Aid

Richard A. Jensen

... of Jesus in action is symbolic of the whole ministry of Jesus. Once we have moved through Mark 1 we have heard the nature of Jesus' ministry as Son of God. He is the one who preaches, calls disciples, teaches and heals and exorcizes evil spirits. Preaching may be the most important activity of this ministry as it tends to bind these activities together. Mark introduces the theme of repentance and faith as the response that is called forth by Jesus' preaching. Jesus calls humanity to a time of listening, a ...

4338. Feeding the 5000

Mark 6:30-44

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Richard A. Jensen

... institution of the Lord's Supper from Mark 14. An important link between these bread stories is the reality that Jesus is concerned with our whole being. The Lord's Supper stands among us as a symbol that Christ is a Shepherd who feeds us body and spirit. The physicality of the bread in the supper needs to be linked with our need for physical bread. The bread and wine of the supper are symbols of our Shepherd's care for our many hungers. This way of telling these stories puts the emphasis on the initiative ...

4339. The Servant of All's Second Prediction

Mark 9:14-32, Mark 9:33-37

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Richard A. Jensen

... Mark which talk about faith or fear as the basic response to Jesus. The nuanced story in Mark 9:14-29 opens up another way of talking about our human response to Jesus. It might be that we are like the father of the boy with the unclean spirit. We believe and disbelieve at the same time! This is probably true of most of those to whom you preach. A sermon centering in these stories can work both to challenge people in their unbelieving and comfort people in their believing. The closing verses of today's text ...

4340. A Dead Girl and A Sick Woman

Mark 5:21-43

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Richard A. Jensen

... 20 is "on the other side of the sea" in the country of the Gerasenes. This is Gentile country! The Gentiles, of course, are outsiders to the promises for Israel. The man with the demon is an outsider even to these Gentile outsiders!! He is a man with an unclean spirit who lived among the tombs. Jesus has come to bind the "strong one" in the land of the Gerasenes, just as he did in the first miracle he performed in Capernaum (1:21-28). Jesus is the kingdom of God drawn near. As an agent of the coming kingdom ...

4341. Holy Thursday / Maundy Thursday

John 13:1-17, 31b-35

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RobertT D. Ingram

... and Blessing Know that Christ still bends down to wash your feet every day. Receive his cleansing love, and be thankful. And lift your praise to the gates of heaven, as you follow his example here on earth, in the name of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen. Hymns and Choruses (The asterisk [*] indicates hymns or choruses that are addressed to God and can be used as prayers.) *"For Perfect Love So Freely Spent" "Go Forth for God" *"Jesu, Jesu" *"Jesus, Lord, We Look to Thee" *"Lord, We Have Come at Your Own ...

4342. Christmas Eve / Christmas Day

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

Bulletin Aid

RobertT D. Ingram

... died; Christ is risen; Christ will come again. Ldr: Just as "the Word" became flesh to live among us, so let these elements of bread and wine become the body and blood of our Savior, Jesus Christ. As we receive these holy gifts, let us also receive your Holy Spirit through them. Let your "Word" become part of our flesh. Then use us to testify to the true light that has come into our world, and let our witness draw all your children into your great family of love. Through your Son Jesus Christ, with the Holy ...

4343. A Solitary Witness

Mark 6:14-29

Sermon

Leonard H. Budd

... life!" Like every able-bodied Austrian man, Jagerstatter was called to military service. His draft notice arrived in February 1943. His oldest daughter was five. He sought spiritual counsel. "What does God want me to do?" Here was, for him, a meeting of the spirit world and the temporal world. Ignoring the advice of his pastor and many others, he refused to take the military oath. His promise had been to Someone else. For this he was immediately jailed. He was offered non-combatant service. He refused. It ...

4344. How Does Religious Conduct Work?

Mark 7:31-37

Sermon

Donald Macleod

... a care box, or dole out welfare packages like bones to a dog. Can we blame such recipients if they spurn us or become irritated? Our conduct must be shaped by one who said, "Learn from me; for I am gentle and lowly in heart ..." (Matthew 11:29) In that spirit he consorted with publicans and sinners and, as Paul, his follower, said, "I have become all things to all men, that I might by all means save some." (1 Corinthians 9:22) 3. And Jesus "said to him, 'Open up!' " What was so wonderful about Jesus was his ...

4345. What Does Jesus Expect of Us?

Mark 8:27-38

Sermon

Donald Macleod

... spurned any notion of a spiritual kingdom. All these factors and factions were eating at the heart of the nation. Jesus felt the necessity, for the sake of his own people, to live out to the fullest the only lifestyle that could reform and save the human spirit and be an everlasting example before the world. "He who would save his life shall lose it ... For what does it profit a man, to gain the whole world and forfeit his life?" (v. 36) And this he expects of everyone still. Happily and fortunately, again ...

4346. Bread of Another Kind (Bread of Life II)

John 6:25-59

Sermon

Charles R. Leary

... around a table at a restaurant. A couple who invited us out handled that very well, we thought. When the waiter brought a basket of rolls, he took one, broke a piece off for each of us, and said, “It’s a pleasure to break bread with you in the Spirit of Jesus.” I liked that. I felt we were partaking of bread on two levels. And we were. You might consider it. In the final analysis, here is the question Jesus had to answer: shall I give my life to the anti-poverty program or to that “something else ...

4347. Making the Mystery Work for You

John 3:1-21

Sermon

Charles R. Leary

... The late Cardinal Cushing tells of an occasion when he was administering last rites to a man who had collapsed in a general store. Following his usual custom, he knelt by the man and asked, “Do you believe in God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit?” The Cardinal said the man roused a little bit, opened an eye, looked at him and said, “Here I am, dying, and you ask me a riddle.” Call them riddles. Call them mysteries. There are things about life and faith we do not understand. I am not ...

4348. Celebrating the Marvel of Growth

Mark 4:30-34, Mark 4:26-29

Sermon

Charles R. Leary

... seeds, all kinds of seeds. ‘Tis the season to celebrate the marvel of growth Ñ growth in our gardens, growth in our minds, growth in our bodies, growth in our emotions, growth in our spirits. We are celebrating the invisible system of growth that God has programmed into all creation.1 In this season gardens flourish, students graduate, couples take vows of matrimony, families enjoy vacations, and we marvel at the signs of God’s faithfulness. My text is: “A man scatters seeds ... the seeds ...

4349. What Can I Do for You?

Mark 10:35-45

Sermon

Thomas Peterson

... artist, knowing how to create, to give of themselves, and to start all over again and again. As for happiness, we can not promise anyone that prize. We know that if they tackle meaningful jobs with great spirit, they may find, to their surprise, that they are happy doing what they do. Happiness comes along with a willing spirit and an upbeat confidence. It is not to be pursued just for itself. Like the bluebird of happiness, when held tightly, it dies; it must be let go if we are to possess it truly. Jesus ...

4350. Jesus: An Extension Cord

John 20:19-23

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... extension cord. Good morning, boys and girls. Today is one of the great days in the Christian Church. All over the world people who call themselves Christian are celebrating the Day of Pentecost. This is the day that the Holy Spirit was first known to all of Jesus' disciples. The Holy Spirit visited the disciples while they were staying in a room outside the city of Jerusalem. It was quite an experience, but one that Jesus promised them would happen after he left earth and went back to live with his Father ...

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