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4476. The Call To Excellence

Numbers 27:12-23

Sermon

Sims Robert

... Lord shall not be as sheep who have no shepherd (Numbers 27:16-17).” God heard the prayer of Moses and appointed Joshua, “A man in whom is the spirit (Numbers 27:18).” Throughout the centuries God has appointed shepherds for his people. Some were determined dynamic leaders like Joshua. Others were fiery prophets like Elijah. Some were gentle spirits like John. Like Joshua, all were ordained to lead God’s people into the promised land of tomorrow. The question before the church today is what kind of ...

4477. Whether We Live Or Die

Deuteronomy 34:1-12

Sermon

Sims Robert

... . I don’t believe it. I don’t believe it because I don’t find it in the New Testament. I read in the New Testament that there is only one unforgivable sin and that is to die denying that Christ is Lord, to resist the urging of the Holy Spirit and the grace of God made manifest in Jesus Christ, to deny him throughout one’s life even unto death. Even in the face of denial God does not reject the person but the person, by rejecting God’s grace, removes himself from the shelter of God’s love. I ...

4478. Under The Wings Of The Almighty

Ruth 2:1-23

Sermon

Sims Robert

... quake every time a new threat comes into our lives. We stand with boldness to face whatever life has to offer. Ruth, the daughter-in-law of Naomi, the woman from the land of Moab, was not a weakling. The death of her husband broke her heart but not her spirit. She was determined to make a new life in a new land. Somehow, the text does not tell us how, Ruth learned to believe in the God of her husband and of her mother-in-law. She learned to trust him as a God of love and compassion. In the ...

4479. What Will He Find ... When He Comes?

Luke 18:1-8

Sermon

Theodore F. Schneider

... rests in "good luck" or an unexpected turn of the game late in the fourth quarter, then hope is likely to disappoint us. On the other hand, if our hope is based upon the integrity of God and his promises, built upon the gifts of the Holy Spirit, then the meaning and experience of hope is a different matter altogether. It's more than a word game. A lively and excited hope is a necessary ingredient in the Christian life. Similarly, an understanding of the role hope plays is pivotal if we are to comprehend ...

4480. Is It Hard To Believe?

Sermon

Erskine White

... in vain, because Jesus Christ is raised up from the dead, to live and reign forevermore, worlds without end." Amen. Pastoral Prayer Most Holy and Blessed God, who makes our lives worth the living at the empty tomb, we pray today for knowledge of heart and conviction of spirit. We believe, O Lord; help us with our unbelief. We believe we are made new in the Risen Christ; help us to live new lives now in Him. We believe we have received the gift of everlasting life by Christ's victory over the grave; help us ...

4481. Can A Nation Repent?

2 Chronicles 34:14-33

Sermon

Erskine White

... an answer. We dwell on such things for so long because this is the rhythm of the Christian year. "For everything there is a season" (Ecciesiastes 3), so we have Advent to dwell on new birth and new life; we have Pentecost to dwell on the power of the Holy Spirit; and we have the season of Lent to dwell on sin and death. It is also the rhythm of the Christian's spiritual life. Unless we are honest enough to confess our sin, we won't feel the need to change our ways. And unless we honestly, humbly try to ...

4482. Palms By Day And Plots By Night

Sermon

Erskine White

... carry in this world, we pray for all wo are anxious about their lives. We pray for those who wonder what they shall eat, or where they shall find clothes to wear, or how they shall care for their families. We pray for those who are ill of body or spirit, those who are troubled of conscience, and those who hunger and thirst for something to believe in . Be with all the people in our prayers, O Lord, that every hearat may know Your grace and every lip may priase Your name, and all YOur people may live in the ...

4483. On The Night He Was Betrayed

Mark 14:12-26

Sermon

Erskine White

... a moment. On the night He was betrayed, Jesus gave thanks. He sang a hymn. It shows that the faithful heart is never defeated. It shows that the world can take your body, your money, your health and whatever else; but only you can give it your spirit. Jesus kept His spirit until the end. Someone has said that death was waiting outside the door as Jesus broke bread and shared the cup, but God was inside the door. Jesus knew that He could rely on God completely, not just to get Him through the ease of the day ...

4484. Chosen For Good News

John 15:1-17

Sermon

Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... at ways that we might get even, get revenge, get our share, show them. However, when we get full awareness of what love God has had for us from the cross, from the Easter resurrection, and what love he still showers upon us, not only from heaven, but from his spirit that dwells among us, then we can allow his love and our love to join forces in loving other people. A big part of the great gospel (good news) is that we are loved by our God and by each other. Wishing to receive the affection of his subjects ...

4485. Teenage Death Due to Drinking and Driving

Job 3:1-26

Eulogy

Carl B. Rife

... to say and show, "We are with you." And we come to share our faith. We look at each other in the midst of anguish and say, perhaps only by our silent presence, "Somehow our God can relieve this suffering: God can ease the pain; God can calm our troubled spirits; and Jesus Christ will receive this life and make it his own." But if we are honest, we have to admit we have also come to this place to ask, "Why?" We hope desperately that there may be an answer in the Scriptures we hear, the prayers that are ...

4486. For One Who Worked With Disturbed Children

2 Corinthians 12:11-21

Eulogy

William Luoma

... God all the letters and let him put them together." There are times when you and I don't know exactly what to say or how to say it. Today is one of those times. But we remember that God's Spirit intercedes for us with sighs that are too deep for words. Today we leave it up to God's Spirit to put those letters together and make some sense out of them. God hears what is too deep for words, and he understands and weeps with us. He hears the frustration, the anger, and the despair that you feel. He ...

4487. Death of the Unchurched For a Recovering Alcoholic

Eulogy

Alan Bacon Bond

... variety of experiences as numerous as our individual journeys. We are not used to being together under these circumstances, and most of us are not used to being in this place. It is all the more our prayer that you, O God, will unite us in heart and mind and spirit for this little while that our lives might be touched by the promise of your life as it has been revealed to us through Jesus Christ. If emotion wells up in us, accept our tears as tokens of our love for Bill, and with those tears release from us ...

4488. Peacemaker -- A Liturgy

Drama

Thomas A. Renquist

... gracious Lord. C: Amen. The Hymn of Praise: (Tune: Amazing Grace; by Jose Rechlein) Amazing grace, the peace of God!O gift to hear the callTo bring our world the hope of Christ, The Spirit in us all. Great God of Peace, Creator God, Your living Word you give. “For all your children and yourselves, Choose life, that all might live!” O Spirit, come to fill our heartsThat war and hate shall cease;Renew the earth and make us one,A Pentecost of peace! The Prayer of the Day: (said in unison) C: Lord, make us ...

4489. John Christian Frederick Heyer First American Lutheran Missi

Drama

Thomas A. Renquist

... also in the way he made use of contemporary trends in religion. For example, revivals were a common occurrence on the western frontier and Heyer made use of them as well. Reader 2: “On the second Thursday in June, 1819, it pleased the Lord to pour out his spirit upon some of the catechumens. It was a day long to be remembered with gratitude and praise… The Lord was verily in the midst of us… It is remarkable that the arrows of the Almighty were aimed at some of the most wicked characters in this place ...

4490. Albert Schweitzer Humanitarian

Drama

Thomas A. Renquist

... out to this vital work. I cannot do so. For years I have turned these matters over in my mind, this way and that. At last it became clear to me that this isn’t my life. I want to be a simple human being, doing something small in the spirit of Jesus.” Reader 1: Schweitzer completed his medical degree and left for Africa on Good Friday, 1913. His first act upon arriving in Africa was to befriend a horse. Two men were beating their horse, trying to get it to pull a cart stuck in the mud. Schweitzer had ...

4491. A House! a House! and a House!

2 Samuel 7:1-17

Sermon

Donald Zelle

... the human scene to live with his people. Jesus is the fulfillment of the temple concept. He is the Tent of Meeting. And the people of his saving are his house. God is still keeping his promise to David. God is still providing a house, a people. By his Spirit he is still calling people into the family of the saved. In this family of the saved, God lives. The people of faith are still the house of God. There is no need of a physical temple. It has been supeseded by the living temple of the Christian church ...

4492. Recollections of Abdul, Camel Boy for An Eastern Potentate

Luke 1:46-56, Luke 1:39-45

Drama

Robert A. Morgan

... and rich simply because I was there. I don't mean rich in things. I know I'll live a servant from now on, and die a servant. Even a servant's life can be a good life, if the servant's heart and spirit are what they should be. Something special happened to my heart and spirit on that journey. But mostly I think of Casper and his friends. How far to go, what hardships to suffer in order just to visit a strange baby! They knew something I will probably not ever know, but it has certainly made them seem ...

4493. The Banquet

John 6:25-59

Sermon

Robert Salzgeber

... was just the opposite. Life and breath emanated from the spiritual realm. This is actually what John says, "And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us." But the Gentiles pushed this idea too far. They finally came to the conclusion that if all things emanated from the spirit world then the flesh was no good. One's spiritual life was then spent trying to get up and out and away from the flesh. They desired to get to God. But this idea still made God distant and difficult to get to as well as approach. In ...

4494. Words to Remember

John 14:15-31

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

... us to remember, and Jesus tells us that if we love him we will remember and keep these words. But we forget sometimes, don't we? We forget how Jesus taught us to behave. So he did something special for us. He put his Spirit right here in our hearts to remind us of his words. The Spirit is someone who helps us remember what Jesus asks us to do. Let's all try to do these things. Let's Pray: Let's pray by saying it again. Ask group one and then group two to recite the first thing, then group ...

4495. Choices

Drama

J. B. Quisenberry

... Offertory (choir) "Oh Come All Ye Faithful" (After all the people have returned to their seats, Mary and Joseph exit.) Prayer (in unison) Dear Lord, who gave your only Son for our Salvation, fill our hearts with the simple, steadfast love of a child. Keep the spirit of Christmas forever young in our hearts, so that, like shepherds, we may never cease to wonder at Thy love. Help us, Father, to come to you today, and enter into the boundless joy that the shepherds felt on that holiest of nights. In the name ...

4496. Remember, Rejoice, Revive

John 14:15-31

Eulogy

Richard F. Bansemer

... can't leave us now."Jesus says, "Hush. Peace. I must be going, I must leave." Then he adds the strangest rebuke. Mildly he reminds them, "You should rejoice. I go to the Father." He even went on to comfort them a little. He said, "The Holy Spirit will bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you. Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you."Those other words were the haunting words: "You should rejoice." Rejoice and remember go together, because our memories form the content of intimate moments ...

4497. Mercy and Understanding

Psalm 23:1-6

Eulogy

Richard F. Bansemer

... and too many surgeons. Those are the kinds of thoughts that race and rage through the mind when we reflect upon her experience in the hospitals.Instead of all of this pain, it is better for us to see beyond the physical in order to see her spirit. Her spirit jerked her physical body upright in bed when someone entered her room to visit. She could not, even in her shyness, hide he delight in being remembered.Are there words on earth as strong as that? With her bodyshe said, "Welcome. I'm glad you've come ...

4498. Honor by Serving

Revelation 14:6-13

Eulogy

Richard F. Bansemer

Death of a Ggrateful Person The meditation text is Revelation 14:13: "And I heard a voice from heaven saying, write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord henceforth." "Blessed indeed," says the Spirit, "that they may rest from their labors, for their deeds follow them!" Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord. Our duty today is to look upon the completed life of ___________ and say:"Blessed."Some of you have already said it out loud, in words that mean the ...

4499. Christmas Eve at the Candy Cane Inn

Drama

Edward Long

... down.) NARRATOR: The snow has stopped, the roads have been plowed, and corners salted and sanded. The family has an uneventful trip, but a pretty one, as they admire the landscape; and in less than two hours are home, where they spend Christmas Day in the best of spirits. So happy are they to be a family again and to have, for reasons they can't explain, a persistent feeling of hope - hope by which we all live. We find them now the day after Christmas, having slept in late. (Lights up.) HENRY: Now that we ...

4500. Step Eleven - Spirituality

Mt 26:36-46 · 1 Thess 5:12-22 · Ps 25:1-15

Sermon

John A. Terry

... test everything. Limits get tested: how fast to drive, how far to go sexually, how daring in trying drink and drugs, how much to cheat on tests. Our is not to repay people with evil for the evil they have done. Ours is not to quench the spirit. Ours is to help the weak, to be patient with all persons. Paul gives what seems rosy advice "Rejoice always." Why? Should we really be giving thanks to God for all the struggles of life? Should the alcoholic really give thanks for the struggle with addiction? Should ...

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