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4451. The Victory Of Faith

1 John 5:1-12

Sermon

Mark J. Molldrem

... parking lot in a senseless act of violence. His daughter, Becky, wrote a letter to the Christian youth from other areas who responded to the family grief with prayers, letters of encouragement and memorial gifts of love. Here is a portion of her response. It reflects the victory of faith that can conquer the worst that the world can hurl at us. Dear Christian friends, Thank you so much for your prayers, letters, and money, which will be put towards a scholarship for students attending our local Christian ...

4452. The Gospel Of Our Calling

Romans 4:1-25

Sermon

Mark J. Molldrem

... "chart and compass" for this journey would be the promises of God. God promised Abraham that he would give him a new land, and from him to make a new nation, and through him to bless the entire world. Abraham listened to God's call and responded. His response is called faith, for he rested not on what he could see or create himself, but solely on the promises of God. Like Abraham, God calls us today. The land, the nation, and the blessing have already been given. Now, God has more promises to keep to those ...

4453. Made New By 180 Degrees

Luke 3:1-20

Sermon

Richard A. Wing

... saw Joseph and Mary standing there, he said, "I know what I am supposed to say, but Mary! Joe! Come on in -- you can have my room!" He didn't get the line right, but he got the deepest meaning of this season in his spontaneous response in the presence of the holy. When I was senior minister in San Diego, our Early Childhood Development program started growing rapidly. More room was needed. During the remodeling process, some of the children would be playing right outside my office window. It was decided to ...

4454. Do Not Be Doubting But Believe!

John 20:24-31

Sermon

Lee Griess

... the news with the disciples. But we can also imagine the difficulty they had in believing it. For it is incredible news! The One who was dead is now alive. On the face of it, it is impossible. In fact, the Bible tells us that their first response to the story was to regard it as idle nonsense, told by a distraught and hysterical woman. That very evening the disciples gathered again, once more behind locked doors, not knowing for sure what to think about what had happened that first Easter day. And in the ...

4455. Real Solutions To Real Problems

John 21:1-14

Sermon

Lee Griess

... third Sunday after Easter. It is a "back to usual" story. It is a "fella's got to make a living" kind of story. Look at Peter and those disciples. They might as well have been twentieth century Christians by the way they acted, by their response to Easter, as quickly as things returned to normal in their lives. Having walked with Jesus, having heard his words and witnessed his miracles, having experienced the grief of the cross and the exhilaration of the resurrection, what do the disciples do? They go back ...

4456. Cut Down And Lifted Up

Luke 22:66--23:25

Sermon

Lee Griess

... says, "I'd hate to think that it fell just on my account." God came to us in Jesus. Like a lamb led to slaughter, he died on our account -- with humility and with love. What devotion our God shows us! And the question that must be asked is: What response can we make for all this? Saint Paul again has the answer for that. In the same chapter of Philippians he writes, "Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed upon him a name which is above all other names, that at the name of Jesus, every knee should ...

4457. Show Us The Father

John 14:5-14

Sermon

Alexander H. Wales

... the room and the caterer, just like I always did. You see, I was in charge of the funds we used. All the disciples just put money into the bag I carried as they got it from people who wanted to help us in our ministry. That was an important responsibility, but Jesus knew I could do a good job. My mother always said I had a good head for numbers. "When evening came, we went to the house and headed upstairs. Jesus started things off by washing our feet. He was always doing things like that. Kept trying to ...

4458. Were We Surprised!

Luke 10:1-24

Sermon

Alexander H. Wales

... people required for this part of the program. We can probably get along with less." The pledge drive only provided an increase of a few dollars. "See, it only was a fluke last year. These campaigns never deliver what they promise," was the committee's response. "Lord, even the demons obeyed us when we gave them a command in your name." Somehow, we in the church are willing to follow some of the directions most of the time. Perhaps it seems too difficult to follow all of the instructions. Perhaps we only ...

4459. Worship to Welcome the Prince of Peace

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

Bulletin Aid

David M. Oliver

... with us. Instead, God has been at work in both ordinary and extraordinary events of life, creating "thin" places in which the divine and human are in close proximity, whereby humanity can encounter God in real, powerful, transformational ways. Our privilege and responsibility is to look for the ways that God is trying to reach us and our world and help others to respond to God as well. Celebrating Jesus Christ's Birth A Service of Proclamation, Holy Communion, and Candlelight Christmas Prelude Music (Allow ...

4460. The Resurrection

John 20:10-18, John 20:1-9

Drama

Jerry Eckert

... . Field Announcer will sit in the first row in front of the lectern. All participants may keep the scripts in hand throughout. Memorization is not required. This is a mock radio broadcast. The movements are meant to assist in building the responses of the readers -- Field Announcer being startled, and so forth. Please practice your readings so you are familiar with them. Bring the scripts to church. Characters: Studio Announcer Field Announcer Mary Magdalene Officer 1 Officer 2 Gardener Disciple John Angel ...

4461. I Just Need To Talk To A Real Person

John 15:1-17

Drama

Arley K. Fadness

... : What do you mean? Hattie: I called the grocery store, the other day I called the post office, last Monday the doctor's office and would you believe just a little while ago I tried to call my church, and in every situation I got the same response. A mechanical voice answered me. Heidi: Oh, I know how it is nowadays. Hattie: Do you, Heidi? Do you? Heidi: You are lonely, aren't you? Hattie: (Ignores Heidi's question; laughs) If the disciples were living today, you know what would happen. Heidi: (Curious) No ...

4462. Boaz: I Am Blessed!

Ruth 4:13-22, Ruth 3:1-18

Drama

Dr. Raymond Bailey

... of my wife. Probably it is true that we were a patriarchal society. We didn't have the labor-saving devices that you have that enable a woman to do the work of a man. Women stayed home, bore our children -- often many children. We were responsible for heavy labor, for the administration of family and community affairs outside the home. But the ladies were treated well, honored and loved. They were given a place in our history. Two of the books of the Bible are named after women -- Ruth and Esther. Without ...

4463. The End of Babel

Genesis 11:1-9, Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

Dr. Raymond Bailey

... , whether male or female, Greek or Jew, smoker or non-smoker, liberal or conservative, heterosexual or homosexual, black or white, slave or free, Republican or Democrat, brilliant or mentally disabled, environmentalist or industrialist. We have our differences. Born in confusion and disarray, we are united as one soul resonating in response to the love of God. Babel is no more. Hallelujah! Our God reigns!

4464. Poolside Blessing: Monologue of a Paralytic

John 5:2-16

Drama

Dr. Raymond Bailey

... went by, I had become almost comfortable with my impairment.Perhaps I didn't have some of the freedoms others have -- perhaps I couldn't even care for myself. But there were advantages -- neither did anyone demand anything of me.I had no responsibility for myself -- and certainly not for others.Indeed, others waited on me -- I was in their debt, but I also had their attention.John Bradshaw, a former candidate for the priesthood and a psychologist, who in your time does extensive counseling, writing, and ...

4465. Prayer Power, Bible Power And Small Group Dynamics

Illustration

Michael B. Brown

... taking whatever slips of paper that remained on the table as their prayer projects). "At the end of six months," she said, "things were different in our church. The choir was better. The preaching was better (proving either that sermons grow stronger in response to prayer or that people become better listeners when they pray for the preacher). People weren't in such a rush to leave after worship. Attendance was up. Young families were beginning to bring their children back. Occasionally a new member would ...

4466. An Outcast · The Woman Of Samaria

John 4:1-26

Sermon

Gordon Pratt Baker

... John 4:15) III To the Occidental mind what Jesus did next seems irrelevant. He bid the woman call her husband. The directive surprised her. Nevertheless, her conscience twinging, she resolved in self-defense to brazen things through. "I have no husband," she replied. The response was true as far as it went. But it also gave Jesus the opening he sought. For years of dissipation had etched their testimony on the woman's face. "You are right in saying, 'I have no husband,' " Jesus rejoined, "for you have had ...

4467. A Quiet Man · Andrew

John 1:35-42

Sermon

Gordon Pratt Baker

... that hidden lunches rapidly appeared throughout the multitude, setting up a feast for all "with fragments left over." (Matthew 15:29-37; Mark 6:30-44; Luke 9:10-17; John 6:1-14) III The second circumstance calling for Andrew's response occurred when a party of Greeks approached Philip asking to see Jesus. Finding Greek culture laying claims and stirring hopes it was powerless to fulfill they were turning to the Master for spiritual uplift. However, they did not approach him directly. Instead -- perhaps ...

4468. A Lady With A Listening Ear · Mary Of Bethany

Luke 10:38-42

Sermon

Gordon Pratt Baker

... upon a corps of her friends to assist her with it. Undoubtedly she had enlisted their help in similar situations before, so their group expertise offered Simon assurance of a memorable evening. At the same time, however, Martha's acceptance of the responsibility without involving Mary in it barred Mary from the festivities since protocol dictated that only men might share the meal as guests. For all the occasion's colorful trappings and joyous atmosphere, however, Jesus realized only too keenly that he was ...

4469. Life As An Investment

Matthew 25:14-30

Sermon

Donald Dotterer

... 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 the responsibility. Apparently the man knew the ability of his servants very well. The first servant invested his money and doubled his investment. The second servant did the same with the lesser amount with which he had been entrusted. However, the third servant proved his ...

4470. Living In The Resurrection Age

John 20:1-18

Sermon

Donald Dotterer

... everywhere. Doctors announced that the best hospital in Moscow might close its doors for lack of money. Crime was increasing nearly 50 percent a year. No one knew what the country would be like in a year or even six months. Who would be responsible for controlling the nuclear weapons? Who would print the money? Certainly this once great empire was in confusion and turmoil. And yet Yancey found something else in his visit to Russia in the midst of chaos and financial hardship. An attractive young woman who ...

4471. The Return Of The Lost

Luke 15:1-7

Sermon

Donald Dotterer

... to consider the background of this parable, so that we might understand its application to our personal lives. Jesus addressed this parable to the Pharisees, that group of Jewish men who claimed the interpretation of God's law to be their professional responsibility. The Pharisees were shocked by the fact that Jesus would associate with people whom they had designated as the official "sinners" of the community. It was the deliberate policy of the Pharisees not to associate with those who did not observe the ...

4472. The Condition Of Mercy

Matthew 18:21-35

Sermon

Donald Dotterer

... have made only token payment, but the king would have at least recovered some of his lost money. However, the slave fell on his knees and begged for mercy from the king. He promised to repay the debt, an act that was, of course, impossible. It is the response of the king that is important for us to appreciate. What he does here is immediately respond with more than the servant has asked. The king not only decides not to sell the man and his family into slavery, but to forgive entirely the enormous debt. The ...

4473. Happy Fear - A Wedding Homily

Psalm 128:1-6

Sermon

John V. Carrier

... have offered in the past, and by the same which you will give in the future. So, I ask you now, do you promise __________ and __________ your guidance, help, support and prayers in their life together. If so, answer "Yes, with the help of God." Response: Yes, with the help of God. (If you are the original purchaser of this material you have permission to print this in a wedding bulletin for use as it was intended.) Ann K. Larson, Bloomington, Indiana, is an interim pastor in the Indiana-Kentucky Synod of ...

4474. Dressing For The Marriage

Colossians 3:1-17

Sermon

Mary Venema Swierenga

... be there for you." When you marry, you signal, in a real way, the end to your own rugged individualism, your own unfettered freedom, your control over your own life. Now marriage does not mean that you lose your individualism or your freedom or your responsibility to control your life. It does mean that the other will now always be a factor that conditions your decision making. When you marry, you commit yourself to the other, you bind yourself with promises to love the other as yourself, you promise to ...

4475. To The Father's House

John 14:1-4

Eulogy

James McKarns

... but it is filled with inconsistencies and contradictions. So much happens around us over which we have no control. Thus the only choice we have is how we decide to accept it. There is an area, however, where we have complete control and that is our faith response and relationship to the One who promises us a place in the Father's house. We offer our prayers for ____________ today, mindful of the many times we prayed together in church. I also extend my love and understanding to his dear wife of ______ years ...

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