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4401. God in a Glimpse

Acts 17:16-34

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... scars in Christ's hands and side, and as tangible as idols made of gold. You can't see God directly but, if you want to glimpse him, look at the transformed lives of some of his people. Saul of Tarsus was a mean-spirited bounty hunter of Christians, ... whole point of Jesus' ministry prior to his death was that we might know what God is like - what he thinks, how he acts, what he wants. When the disciples asked Jesus to show them God, he replied, "He who has seen me has seen the Father." (John 14:9) Here is ...

4402. Let God Be God

John 3:1-21

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Dean Lueking

... essence comes through to us in a tri-fold fashion. That is what the ancients meant when they spoke of the persons of the Godhead - person means a way of existence, a way of showing forth the main thing. God is Love The main thing, the one thing, that God wants to make known to us is that he is love. Nothing God ever reveals of himself is apart from his love. That is why the text from John 3 reaches its climax in this great affirmation: "God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes ...

4403. Parable of the Lapel Pin

Matthew 10:1-42

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... ," said Billy, "and all the other kids have one. Jimmy has a scout pin, Dick has a class ring, Mary has a locket and I don't have anything." "Well, those things just say that they belong to something. You'll have one some day." "But I want a lapel pin. Any thing now. I want a lapel pin. Any kind of a pin." "You have to do something to earn the scout pin or the Sunday School pin or most any kind of pin. The pin stands for what you belong to or what you believe in," counseled the mother. Billy ...

4404. Your Calling from God

Genesis 12:1-8

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... he was going. How often those words have been used or abused! Many times a person will say, "God called me to do this," or "God wants me to do this." I feel such sadness that God is blamed for some of the things people are doing in God’s name. There are ... some habit, or some relationship, which is destructive to your life? Is God calling you to stay in a relationship from which you want to be free because of your need to show love? Can God be calling some from their tennis, golf, fishing, or sleeping on ...

4405. Who Has Believed?

Isaiah 52:13--53:12

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... of them. Isn’t that what gossip is frequently about? There is no question that Jesus was "a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief." Who else has ever loved so deeply and has been so severely rejected as he was? Any one of us who has openly wanted and tried to love another who would not let us love, or even be near them, except on their terms, knows something of this grief. Is there any greater pain than unrequited love? But "who has believed what we have heard?" What happened to Jesus, especially on ...

4406. Loosed from the Pangs of Death

Acts 2:14-41

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... love, and in that love we have new life. Some would say, "It is not that easy. It does not happen in a short time." I know that; I am not naive; I have been there. You would not want it to be so superficial that it happens easily. Deep wounds take time to heal, whether physical or emotional. You would not want to have had a love that meant so little to you that you soon forget. There are two sides to the issue, however. On one side, to be loosed from the pangs of death you must be willing to ...

4407. Making a Choice

John 16:5-16

Children's Sermon

... . It certainly is good to see you here this morning, worshiping God and sharing with your friends the good time we have here. I want to talk to you about a very important group in our church called the choir. What does the choir do? They sing, that's ... that he was going to have to leave again. This time it would be for good. The disciples were very sad and told him that they never wanted him to leave again. But Jesus said if he stayed with them he would not be able to go back to his Father in heaven and make ...

4408. There's Always Room In Heaven

Luke 14:15-24

Children's Sermon

... And what is special about June? Did you know that June is the month when a lot of people get married? Is there anyone here who wants to get married? June is also the month when we start our vacations. How many of you are happy that school is out? Almost all of ... And God keeps calling his people out of this world into his big "suitcase" called heaven and still there is room for more. I don't want one boy or one girl ever to worry if there is room for him in God's heaven, because there always will be room. You ...

4409. Easter 5

Jn 13:31-35 · Acts 13:44-52; 14:8-18; 21-27 · Rev 21:1-5

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Russell F. Anderson

... vv. 9-10 b. Getting the confusion straight - 1. Christ heals, not Paul - vv. 9-10 2. Men are only men - v. 15 3. God is the only God - vv. 15-17 2. We are Only Human (14:8-13). Need: Sometimes we forget that we are only human and want to play God. We need to realize who we humans are and say with Paul, "We also are men." In today's scientific and technological society we may think we are God because we have the know-how and power: to fly into space, implant artificial hearts, construct computers, manipulate ...

4410. Proper 17

Lk 14:1, 7-14 · Heb 12:18-19, 22-24; 13:1-8 · Eze 18:1-9, 25-29 · Prov 25:6-22

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John R. Brokhoff

... end he is humiliated. The point is that we are either humble or we will be humbled. The need for humility is universal. We want to avoid false humility as well as the lack of it. The sermon is needed to show what humility is and what it does in ... are, when we think more highly of ourselves than we ought to think. This was the problem with Adam and Eve: out of pride they wanted to be like God, knowing good and evil. Humility is knowing our place, accepting it, and keeping it. Be what you are! Do what you ...

4411. Epiphany 7

Lk 6:27-38 · 1 Cor 15:45-49 · 1 Sam 26:1-25 · Gen 45:3-11, 15

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John R. Brokhoff

... the example of God. Then as we judge not, condemn not, forgive, and give, we will receive in kind. Do to others, therefore, what God wants and you reap the same blessings. Lesson 1: Genesis 45:3-11, 15 1. Near (v. 4). After revealing himself to his brothers, Joseph invites ... 42-50; Luke 6:27-38 God Will Tell You! Need: To whom shall we go when we need the truth? It depends on what we want to know. Don't ask an auto mechanic how to carve a statue! When it comes to moral and spiritual matters, the only one to ...

4412. Lent 4

Lk 15:1-3, 11-32 · 1 Cor 1:18-31 · 2 Cor 5:17-21 · Isa 12:1-6 · Jos 5:9-12

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John R. Brokhoff

... home of the Father and we are living in a far country of disobedience. A review of a daily newspaper provides an over-abundance of evidence of this fact. Our need is to go back home to God as the Prodigal returned to his father. Outline: Consider this - A. God wants us to come back home - Gospel B. God through Christ makes it possible to come back home - Lesson 2 C. Coming home to God is to be in the Promised Land - Lesson 1 Gospel: Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 The length of the gospel lesson may be a temptation ...

4413. The Cost of Discipleship

Luke 14:25-35

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Brett Blair

... the tragic truth. So many followed for terribly shallow reasons. What they must then do, and so us, is sit down and take stock. Do we have the stamina to go the distance even if the finish line is death itself. That’s the heart of the matter. Jesus wants the crowd to answer that question—each and every person must personally respond to that question. Don’t let it be said of you my dear friends: He began to build but he was not able to finish. She followed the teacher but she did not learn the lesson ...

4414. Boundaries or Frontiers?

Leviticus 19:1-37

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... to remove our hatreds and grudges, we begin to learn to love ... we begin to feel free. Martin Luther struggled with boundaries all his life. God led him to the boundary of the monastery when he was twenty-one. Why? Did God want him to ache for freedom? Did he want this young peasant’s son to yearn for a world that included the use and ownership of property, relationships with women, and making decisions for himself? None of these were options in the monastery. After years of living in those enslaving ...

4415. Treasure's Tug

Matthew 13:44-46

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... have thought, "Maybe if these people I love could think of the kingdom of heaven and of God's rule as an attractive treasure, perhaps then they would desire it with all their heart and soul and strength? Maybe if they begin to understand its value, then they'll want it with a passion far greater than anything else in their lives." What is such treasure about? It's about God's rule. "The kingdom of heaven" is God's kingdom. It is where God's will is done and where there is no yawning gap between what God ...

4416. Helping People Fall Down

Matthew 28:16-20

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... t mind. Whatever's in mind for me is what I accept, willingly." That's what "falling down in worship" means. For heaven's sake then, the one you worship had better be worthy and trustworthy. Your very life is at stake! As a preacher of the Gospel, I want you to hear with clean ears today that Jesus Christ is worthy and trustworthy. Jesus revealed in space and time, on our earth and in our history, the one God who created life in the beginning and blessed it with hope. And from this same Jesus and his Father ...

4417. PROPER 8

Genesis 32:22-32

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... our Savior, in whose name we pray. Amen. Prayer of Confession We often have high hopes, Lord, but then our past creeps up, and our high ideals for tomorrow are crushed by the memory of sins in the past. We constantly struggle with who we have been and who we want to become. Forgive us for the power we grant to our past, instead of trusting in the power of your redeeming love. Turn us around to enjoy a new life yet to be created by you, redeemed from a past you have forgiven. In our Savior's name we pray ...

4418. Living Water

John 4:1-26

Children's Sermon

... no one has touched it, or tasted it. How many of you would like to try a glass of this water? (Let them vote.) All of you want the second jar of water. I can understand your feelings. It looks like a real drink of water. It is not used or dirty; it is clean ... as clear as this clean water in the clear jar. We need only to ask for forgiveness and believe in Jesus as our Lord. You and I want to have lives that look like the good water in the second jar, and not like the first jar that is filled with sin. How do ...

4419. Rags For God

John 13:1-17

Children's Sermon

... dust the furniture, wash windows, polish shoes, and lots of other things. A rag is not proud, but a real servant. That is the way Jesus wants people to be. We should be ready to serve each other. If you have a heavy load, I should help you carry it. If you need ... to be your nurse and help you get well. This is the way a Christian should live. We are like rags. Jesus knew Peter would not want him to wash his dirty, smelly feet, but Jesus did it to show him that he was not proud. A leader like Jesus knew he had ...

4420. Parking Lots and Traffic Jams

John 3:1-21

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Richard L. Thulin

... not be singled out from the crowds that went to John the Baptizer. You may also remember that one day, when the people wanted to stone him, he simply disappeared in the crowd much as a mugger might lose himself in a crowded subway station. He who ... do well together. There is no doubt that it warmed me. It openly claimed Jesus and implied his ability to help us in our need. But it kept wanting to turn the good news of God reaching me into the bad news of my having to reach God. It urged me to see Jesus in a ...

4421. Weightlifting

Matthew 11:25-30

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... has caused the beast's shoulders to bleed. The farmer pleads with Jesus to give both him and the ox some relief. There is plowing that needs to be done and the animal cannot pull the plow in its present condition. The yoke needs to be planed. Jesus doesn't want to do it. The work day has been long enough already. Everything has been put away for the night. He is hungry. His mother is expecting him and he is looking forward to a walk in the hills. He hesitates, but the anguished look of the farmer and the ...

4422. The Call to Servanthood

Isaiah 42:1-9

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... , prisoner's base. Usually someone would volunteer, or be volunteered, for captain, to choose sides. When it was my turn to be captain, to choose the side, I always wanted the best hitter or fastest pitcher. I always made sure I got the fastest runner or the quickest and best hider. I wanted to be on the side of the one who could kick the can the farthest. I liked to win. I wanted to win. I was known to cry if I did not win. In that same town I remember my grammar school days. Some of us had a team in ...

4423. God of the Ordinary

Exodus 13:17--14:31

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... Syrian captain stormed, "I thought he would at least come out to see me! I thought he would pray over me! I don't like the prescribed treatment either - there are better, cleaner, nicer rivers than the Jordan in my own country!" Naaman wanted special treatment, wanted to be asked to do some great thing. Instead, he was told to follow such easy directions it was an insult to a man of his position and intelligence. But ordinary obedience brought extraordinary results and his healing rebounded to his diseased ...

4424. Communion Is Running No More

Mark 9:42-50

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... about the movies you see and magazines you look at. Maybe you have difficulty saying "No" to your friends when they want you to participate with them in activities which you know are wrong. Christ would tell you to chop-off those relationships ... of his enormous love for you. Be reminded that he has indeed forgiven you and cast your sins into the depths of the sea and he wants you to leave them there. Don't go fishing for them - don't dredge them up again. If God Almighty has declared you forgiven - you ...

4425. The Abiding Presence

Exodus 33:12-23

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... them at all times. And, indeed, the Israelites were not unique in needing the presence of the Lord in their lives. The difference between them and us is that they knew it; we do not, at least, not all of the time. The modern American believer might just want a God that can be controlled, a God who is readily available when he is needed in time of a personal calamity or a terrible general catastrophe. In desperate situations, most of us will call upon God for help. Could it have been that way in Arzamas, in ...

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