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Hebrews 12:1-13

Sermon

Robert R. Kopp

... at a spot on the fairway or the green, refuse to allow any negative thought to enter your head, and swing away. A high handicapper will be surprised at how often the mind will make the muscles hit the ball to the target, even with a far less than perfect swing ... Indecision is a killer ... That's what I mean by taking dead aim. I mean clearing the mind of all thoughts except the thoughts of the target, so that the muscles are free to do the job. Christians take dead aim at Jesus. Christians focus on Jesus ...

427. Why Do People Suffer?

Mark 15:33-41

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David O. Bales

... or as a species. God has planned life to operate this way, and thus suffering is God's judgment upon us." Susan Ingraham, registered nurse and licensed midwife, sat comfortably straight in her pew, as though she had been taught how to sit in model's school. Her perfectly formed half smile was so pleasant it warmed all who saw her -- especially Chrissy. In Susan's mind she shrieked, "You can't hold a dying infant in your hands trying with all your wit and might to blow and pump life into it while its mother ...

428. The Mechanics Of Prayer

Matthew 6:5-15, Luke 11:1-13

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John R. Brokhoff

... -- a chair, a cough, a sneeze, or even the turning of a page distracted us. Now we each go to a favorite place where each can be alone for Bible reading and prayer. There is a variety of places where we can pray. There is no place that is perfect. Each of us needs to choose a place best for us. In the Bible we find a variety of places where people prayed. Church or temple. When King Hezekiah learned that the Assyrians were planning to attack Jerusalem, he "went up to the house of the Lord and spread ...

429. You Can Be In Heaven Or Hell

Psalm 139:1-24

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Michael B. Brown

... baby. At last their prayers appeared to find an answer, and she became pregnant. For nine months all went well. A C-section was planned for Monday. On Sunday the baby quit moving. Delivery revealed that the umbilical chord had wrapped around the neck, suffocating the perfectly formed, healthy baby just one day before her delivery. It was all a matter of timing. A day earlier, a week earlier, and she would have been fine. But how could anyone have known what that extra day or week would mean? When that child ...

430. Advent 4

Luke 1:39-45, Luke 1:46-56, Micah 5:1-4, Hebrews 10:1-18

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John R. Brokhoff

... always." Hymn Of The Day "O Come, O Come Emmanuel" Theme Of The Day How God Sent His Son Gospel -- The person through whom Christ is coming: Mary. Lesson 1 -- The place where he is coming: Bethlehem. Lesson 2 -- The purpose of his coming: to be the perfect sacrifice. On this fourth Sunday in Advent we are on the threshold of Christmas. Within a week the church and the world will be celebrating a festival or a holiday. With Christmas on our minds, we give attention to the methods God will use to bring his ...

431. Easter 6

Jn 14:15-31; Acts 15:22-29, 16:6-15; Rev 21:22--22:5

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John R. Brokhoff

... Jerusalem, has no church: a. None is needed: all know God. b. None is needed: all live godly lives. c. None is needed: God lives with his people. "And the name of the city henceforth shall be. The Lord is here." Ezekiel 48:35 2. The perfect city (Revelation 21:22 22:5). Need: Cities in America are in trouble. Some are almost bankrupt. The inner city is often blighted with decay. Violence is on the streets. Pornography and prostitution flourish. People have fled to the suburbs. The old cities are ghettos of ...

432. Proper 15

Luke 12:54-59, Hebrews 12:1-13, Luke 12:49-53, Isaiah 5:1-7, Hebrews 11:1-40

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John R. Brokhoff

... the present time as one of judgment. Psalm Of The Day Psalm 80:1-2, 8-19 -- "Have regard for this vine." (v. 14c) Prayer Of The Day "Almighty and ever-living God, you have given great and precious promises to those who believe. Grant us the perfect faith which overcomes all doubts." Hymn Of The Day: "Lord, Keep Us Steadfast In Your Word" THEOLOGICAL REfLECTIONS Gospel: Luke 12:49-56 1. Fire (v. 49). Jesus said he came to earth to cast fire on it. Apparently he did not mean physical fire, for prehistoric ...

433. Envy - Where Is The Grass Greener?

Gn 4:1-26, Mt 20:1-16, Philip 4:10-20

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R. Curtis Fussell

... . They have seen the value of who they are and their station in life, because they have received the value with which God values them, given in the person and work of Jesus Christ. Children's Message Ask the children if they know of anyone who is perfect. "Do you know someone who makes all A's in school, someone who is an outstanding athlete, someone with a wonderful personality, good looks, and fine clothes? Have you ever wanted to be like someone else because you thought he or she was better than you? (At ...

434. All Saints' Sunday

Mt 5:1-12 · 1 Jn 3:1-3 · Isa 26:1-21 · Rev 7:9-17; 21:9-11, 22-27; 22:1-5 · Ps 24 · Ps 34 · Ps 149

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Russell F. Anderson

... who hunger and thirst for righteousness. If they had a lock on righteousness and goodness, they wouldn't hunger and thirst for it. A saint is one who is humble enough to plead: "Please be patient with me; God isn't through with me yet." Outline: 1. Saints are not perfect, just holy 2. Luther stressed that we are saint and sinner at the same time 3. In baptism, we are made God's saints 4. As we grow in grace, we come to realize that identity 5. Sainthood is a process of becoming Illustration: I grew up in a ...

435. Paul, The Great Missionary

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Jerry Eckert

... to know Christ and to experience the power of his resurrection; to share in his sufferings and become more like him in his death, in the hope that I myself will be raised from death to life. "I do not claim that I have already succeeded or have already become perfect. I keep going on to try to win the prize for which Christ Jesus has already won me to himself. Of course, my brothers and sisters, I do not think that I have already won it; the only thing I do, however, is to forget what is behind me and ...

436. When Trouble Comes!

Job 1:1-5

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Zan W. Holmes

... children, the number which signaled completeness. Likewise, God blessed Job with seven thousand sheep and three thousand camels, again seven plus three, giving us the number of perfection. Furthermore, God blessed Job with five hundred yoke of oxen and five hundred donkeys which also adds up to the perfect number of ten. In other words, the writer of Job wants to make it "perfectly clear" that Job was especially blessed by God. Indeed we are told that Job was the greatest of all the people of the east (1:3 ...

437. Paul, The Great Missionary

Philippians 1:1-11

Drama

Jerry Eckert

438. October 2-8

Mark 10:1-12

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RobertT D. Ingram

... (The asterisk [*] indicates hymns or choruses that are addressed to God and can be used as prayers.) "As Man and Woman We Were Made" "Children of the Heavenly Father" * "Heavenly Father, Hear Our Prayer" "Jesus Loves Me" "Jesus Loves the Little Children" * "O Perfect Love" * "Our Parent, by Whose Name" "Tell Me the Stories of Jesus" "'Tis the Gift to Be Simple" "When Love Is Found" * "Your Love, O God, Has Called Us Here" Reading the Scripture Divide the reading of this lesson between two readers and ...

439. Easter 4

Psalm 23:1-6, Acts 4:1-22, 1 John 3:11-24, John 10:1-21

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William E. Keeney

... Good Shepherd. A. How Jesus Related to His Disciples Inviting to follow Teaching and supporting B. How Jesus Related to Those Outside the Flock Healing the Syro-Phoenician woman Forgiving the tax collectors Healing the Roman nobleman's child C. How Jesus Related to God Perfect understanding of God's will Obedience even unto death on the cross 2. I Know the Father. (v. 15) Examine the issue of how we know the Father. A. Through the Life of Jesus B. Through Others who Know God C. By Cultivating the Presence ...

440. Proper 24

Job 38:1–41:34, Isaiah 52:13--53:12, Mark 10:35-45, Hebrews 5:1-10

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Russell F. Anderson

... interpreters believe that verse 7, which states that Jesus offered up prayers "with loud cries and tears," is a reference to the Garden of Gethsemane experience. The prayers of Jesus were heard but he had to learn obedience through suffering. His obedience unto death made him perfect (telios-complete), so that he could be the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him. Lesson 2: Hebrews 4:14-16 (RC); Hebrews 4:12-16 (E) (See Proper 23) Gospel: Mark 10:35-45 (C, RC, E) James and John, who with Peter ...

441. Wedding Sermon - You Are What You Wear

SOS 8:6-7; Col 3:12-17

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Erskine White

... be certain of as you build your future together, it is that there will be occasions when both of you will have to forgive and be forgiven. When you have put on all this clothing, put on the coat of love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. It is the perfect accessory for every occasion, this coat of love, and its fabric is made from the life and witness of Jesus Christ, who is the way, the truth and the life. Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, and you will learn everything you need ...

442. Like A New Batch Of Dough

1 Corinthians 5:1-13

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Clement E. Lewis

... it! We do not do this entirely by our own power alone. By the grace of God through his Son Jesus Christ this is made possible. Our purpose should not be just to get by with the minimum religious duties, but to have as our goal, "Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect." (Matthew 5:48) In matters of faith and salvation we must never do less than our best. The Good News Bible reads, "You must remove the old yeast of sin so that you will be entirely pure. Then you will be like a new batch of ...

443. Seed Time

1 Corinthians 15:35-58

Children's Sermon

Kenneth Mortonson

... emblem of its Master's care. This from a shriveled seed? Then may man hope indeed! For man is but the seed of what he shall be, When, in the fullness of his perfecting, He drops the husk and cleaves his upward way Through earth's retardings and clinging clay Into the sunshine of God's perfect day. No fetters then. No bonds of time or space. But powers as ample as the boundless grace. That suffered man and death and yet in tenderness Set wide the door and passed Himself before As He had promised -- to ...

444. Reformation Sunday

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

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George Paul Mocko

... their nation. For forty years in reponse to that, the people boasted, "We are God's favorites. We know him; we pray to him, we are not perfect, to be sure, but we surely are better than those Babylonians. Given the choice, what people can God choose but us?" We don't play a perfect game, but if God's going to choose who is trying the hardest, that's got to be us. Not a perfect game, but the best one going, that's us." And even after the doom fell, they couldn't believe it, and pride continued to show itself ...

445. Hope Against Hope

Genesis 17:1-27

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Erskine White

... as satisfying as once we had hoped. And when we are older, we want to be reassured about the promises of life, the promises of our golden years, and in particular, the promise of eternal life. The future is the great unknown and we wish we could face it with perfect grace and faith. We can endure spiritual winters at any stage of life and we can wonder if we’ll ever know the joys of spring again. That is why we need a way to live with hope, year in and year out, even when there seems no reason to ...

446. What Have You Got To Lose?

John 12:20-36

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Erskine White

... needed water. All you had to do was add water to the mix which came in the box, and you would get a perfect, delicious cake every time. It bombed. No one bought it and the company couldn’t understand why, so they commissioned a study which ... of the day - but you do it all for the sake of something which money can’t buy. In these and in many other ways, we are perfectly used to the idea of losing one thing in order to gain something else. It all makes me wonder: if we are so willing to sacrifice and ...

447. Physical Fitness For The Soul

James 3:1-12

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Erskine White

... under the tidal wave of German planes and bombs. Concerning our use of words, our text in James offers a profoundly realistic picture of ourselves: "For we all make many mistakes, and anyone who makes no mistakes in speaking is perfect. From the same mouth come blessing and cursing." No one is perfect and no one has perfect control of his tongue. But even when it is difficult to control, we must try. We all know people about whom it is very hard to find a good word to say. We all have felt that hot anger ...

448. Advent 4

Psalm 80:1-19, Micah 5:1-4, Hebrews 10:1-18, Luke 1:39-45

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George Bass

... death on Calvary). And he died in the prime of his life, when his life was really just beginning. 3. Because God raised him on the third day, the ancient sacrificial system was wiped out forever. His was a one-time sacrifice, because it was offered in perfect obedience to the will of the Father. One person, the Son of God, has obeyed the Father, even though it cost him his life, and God has accepted that sacrifice, because it alone pleases him. 4. The once-for-all sacrifice is sufficient for us, and is ...

449. Illusion Or Reality?

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... he motioned the two ladies over, I almost fell out of my seat. They were two of the tallest and most beautiful blondes I had ever seen. And they were dressed very scantily. This was truly Hollywood. Even a middle-aged chaplain from High Point recognized near perfection in its human form. I smiled at my good fortune. They introduced themselves and turned to back into their seats on either side of me. I almost fell out of my seat a second time. Each actress had a large, ornate tattoo on her shoulder blade. I ...

450. Saints Alive!

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

Theodore F. Schneider

... to follow. These words become a prologue to the gospel Jesus will preach, the examples he will set, and the counsel he will give. We recall the question: "Teacher, what good deed must I do to have eternal life?" Jesus said to him: "If you would be perfect, go, sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me (Matthew 19:16, 21)." On first reading, poverty of spirit, mourning and humility appear to be spiritual virtues in themselves, but it is not so ...

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