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4801. What Makes People Great?

2 Samuel 23:1-7

Sermon

Edward Chinn

... s conscience and sense of social justice betrayed him. When Nathan the prophet appeared before the king and told a little story about a rich man who stole a poor man’s only lamb, David became angry with the rich man and said, "I swear by the living Lord that the man who did this ought to die!" (2 Samuel 12:5, TEV). Nathan looked steadily at the king and replied, "You are that man" (2 Samuel 12:7, TEV). Although David had fallen far from his high calling and destiny, there was still something heroic about ...

4802. What Do We Do Now That We’re Happy?

Isaiah 62:1-12

Sermon

Thomas D. Peterson

... . The experience of the past makes it more compelling that the radiant joyousness of the moment must be invested in day-to-day faithfulness to the righteousness which the law sets before them and which they know how to do. The happy news they had received from the Lord they must now claim as their own by the way they give themselves to the works of God. The very Gospel of God, the good news that God favors and will redeem his people shines through in Isaiah’s words. And, hundreds of years later, it bursts ...

4803. A Streak of Common Sense

Deuteronomy 18:14-22

Sermon

Thomas D. Peterson

... story of Moses and the Israelites speaks to our subject. The people were restless; they were afraid of the voice of the Lord and of the great fire they saw when God appeared to Moses on the mountain. They pleaded with him that this not ... a prophet like Moses and put his words in his mouth. By paying heed to the prophet, they will be able to obtain the favor of the Lord. The prophet God sends will be a true prophet, speaking the word of God. The people therefore must be ready not only to hear but also to ...

4804. Be Prepared for Christ's Return

Matthew 25:1-13

Bulletin Aid

James Wilson

... called to be prepared. Leader: Then let us proclaim to all the world, the glory of God is at hand. All: Blessed be the name of the Lord! Collect O God, eternal and everlasting Lord, You have set before us the promise of eternity for all who will accept Christ and serve in Your kingdom. Fill us with Your love, Lord. In Christ we pray. Amen. Prayer Of Confession Lord, often we have been so busy in our everyday walk that we have failed to see Your presence and Your power in our lives. We have received Your ...

4805. God's Blessings

2 Corinthians 9:6-15

Bulletin Aid

James Wilson

... ! Collect O God, the ways You have blessed us seem to number greater than the stars. You have touched every facet of our lives and made us whole. We give You our loving thanks, Lord. In Christ we pray. Amen. Prayer Of Confession Lord, when we look at the mountains or the vast Great Plains or for that matter just around our houses or neighborhoods, so often we fail to see the wonder of Your presence. Too often we have allowed the darkness of evil to block out the goodness and light even Your ...

4806. The Gift

Drama

Esther Lense

... they were filled with fear. And the angel said to them, "Be not afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of a great joy which will come to all the people; for to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. And this will be a sign for you: you will find a babe wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger." And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying, "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among ...

4807. Facing the Glory Road

Matthew 20:17-19

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

... mild, was crucified, and my, how it must have hurt. If that’s what we’re going to do with the Lenten Season, then let’s forget about it right now! The gospel for the day is a trumpet blast, and the bugler is blowing the charge! The Lord stops the twelve on the road and the challenge is thrown: "Behold, we go up to Jerusalem." That tore it! Jerusalem? You can almost feel the blood chilling in their veins. They had heard the rumors. They knew the story. The political pressures were reaching an explosive ...

4808. If You Had Been Here

John 11:17-37

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

... to God. Prayer is NOT a mirror in which we look at ourselves. It is a glass through which we look to God, and, not only to Him, but the rest of the world beyond Him and and its needs. See the self-centeredness in the prayer of Jeremiah: "Oh, Lord, remember ME and visit ME and take vengeance for ME and for MY persecutors. Why is MY pain increasing? Why is MY wound incurable?" You see how impossible it is for God who empties Himself in love for His sons to affirmatively answer a "give me" prayer? It is just ...

4809. What’s Going On in Your Orchard?

John 15:1-17

Sermon

Charles L. Koester

... last because it was so very important to each of us, for he said, "Lo, I am with you always, to the close of the age." No, please, whatever you do, don’t think of him remaining as dead! This is a mistake even we Christians make, forgetting our Risen Lord walks with us through our every moment and movement of life. That’s what it means to be connected to him as our vine, to allow him access, entry and presence within us. If anything is going on in our orchards of life, it is because we have knowledge and ...

4810. THE KING OF LOVE MY SHEPHERD IS

Matthew 15:21-28

Sermon Aid

John W. Rilling

... all in Christ, but how then explain his strange reluctance to go beyond the walls of nation, saying to this foreigner, "I am not sent but to the lost sheep of the house of Israel?" One thing we may be sure of as we ponder this exchange between our Lord and this woman with a sick child. There was bluntness, but no unkindness, no discourtesy in his words. The word he used for "dog" wasn’t the short, sharp Hebrew word for "cur," but the tender diminuitive, "puppy." But what is the point of the story? And why ...

4811. Called into Friendship

John 15:1-17

Sermon

O. Garfield Beckstrand, II

... him and his laws. Jesus said, "I will take their punishment for them." And so he died on a cross. That is the ultimate test of friendship. He who was without sin paid with his life so that we could have the blessing of living one day with our Lord. Second, Jesus calls us friends. We miss the whole meaning of these words from the Upper Room if we assume that Jesus spoke only to his disciples when he said, "I have called you friends." As he called them friends, so he calls us friends. Here is the good ...

4812. Christ, Our Savior, Is Coming

Mark 1:1-8

Bulletin Aid

James Wilson

... Collect Almighty God, whose mercy surpasses the bounds the human mind can comprehend, You sent the Christ to call us into Your family even when our vision was too small. We praise You, Lord! In Christ we pray. Amen. Prayer Of Confession Lord, so often we have tried to tell You what is best for us and our world instead of seeking Your eternal wisdom and guidance in prayer. Too often we have sought greatness and power by worldly standards and failed to hear Your call to serve even the poor and wounded ...

4813. In Christ the Gospel Is Made Known

Romans 16:1-27

Bulletin Aid

James Wilson

... through God's redeeming love do we receive the Good News. People: In the gift of Christ we have been shown the fullness of God's love. Leader: Then let us share God's gift with all the world in word and song! All: Blessed be the name of the Lord! Collect Loving and gracious God, You have known our every need and so mercifully have You granted us the gift of life itself through the birth of Christ. Hear the song of joy in our hearts ...

4814. Christ Is the Gift of Love

Luke 1:26-38

Bulletin Aid

James Wilson

... . People: The Son of the Almighty God! The King of kings! Leader: And all the world will join us in singing praise to our Messiah. All: Blessed be the name of the Lord! Collect Almighty and merciful God, through the life of Christ You showed us how genuine love lives and behaves, even when confronted by rejection and death. Dwell in our hearts, O Lord. In Christ we pray. Amen. Prayer Of Confession O God, in every way You have reached out to us so we might know of and accept Your love. You have sent Your ...

4815. Christians Belong Totally to Christ

1 Corinthians 6:12-20

Bulletin Aid

James Wilson

... . People: For our body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, not to be defiled. Leader: Let us give praise to Almighty God Who has paid the price for us all. All: Blessed be the name of the Lord! Collect O gracious and merciful God, in the cross You paid the redemption price for each and every person who will accept You as Lord. We stand in awe of Your unfathomable love and give You our praise. In Christ we pray. Amen. Prayer Of Confession O God, so often we play games in our minds as we think we can do what ...

4816. Unified by Our Baptism in Christ

Acts 19:1-22

Bulletin Aid

James Wilson

... despair. Leader: But Christ has given us eternal hope and a life of true joy! People: And in our Baptism we are united as one with the risen Christ. Leader: Let our hearts sing with joy and our voices praise our beloved God! All: Blessed be the name of the Lord! Collect All-wise and merciful God, through Christ You have made it possible for each and every one of us to walk again with hope and dignity in our hearts and lives! We praise You, O ...

4817. Academics, Fanatics, and Other Disciples

Mark 1:14-20

Sermon

Maurice A. Fetty

... theories. Alas, many of our colleges and seminaries tend to be caught up in intellectual Phariseeism, a kind of irrelevant academic snobbery content in publishing books and papers largely to be read by their peers. The academic types tend to be like those who say, "Lord, Lord," but never do anything Jesus asks them to do. They tend to be like those described by James who say to needy people, "Be warmed, be filled and clothed, and go your way," without ever giving them the food and clothing they need to be ...

4818. Love - A Christian Imperative

John 15:1-17

Sermon

George Bass

... not only to "abide in me," but also to "abide in my love." And how? By obeying his commandments, he assures us, "you will abide in my love." By loving God and people, we are distinct and different from those who do not know and have faith in the risen Lord. The fox, who had been tamed by the little prince, in Antoine de St. Exupery’s The Little Prince, cried when he learned that the little prince, who had tamed him, had to go away. The little prince remarked, "Then it (taming the fox) has done you no good ...

4819. On His Way

Matthew 21:1-11

Sermon

Larry Powell

... were overruled: "And Jesus stopped and called them, saying, ‘What do you want me to do for you?’ They said to him, ‘Lord, let our eyes be opened.’ And Jesus in pity touched their eyes, and immediately they received their sight and followed him" (Matthew ... back to the smiters, and my cheeks to those who pulled out the beard; I hid not my face from shame and spitting. For the Lord God helps me. Therefore I have not been confounded; therefore I have set my face like a flint, and I know I shall not be ...

4820. Mary Ann Was Born Again

Genesis 1:1-2:3

Sermon

Richard L. Eslinger

... Sunday was the second of these baptismal days for the early church. The Holy Spirit was given at Pentecost and is given by God’s grace in Baptism. It is an obvious Sunday for the making of new Christians. This Sunday, the festival of the Baptism of Our Lord, is the third of those days. Because Jesus came to the Jordan and was baptized by John, this Sunday is the anniversary of the baptisms of Christians "in every place and time." It is also the anniversary of the baptism of a friend we’ll call Mary Ann ...

4821. It’s not what you know, but who you know!

John 1:19-28

Sermon

Daniel G. Mueller

... he told them. "You don’t need to know about me. All I am is a voice crying in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way of the Lord.’ You need to know Jesus, for he is so much greater than I am that I am not even worthy to untie his sandals." It’s ... Jesus one day asking a question to which he thought he already knew the answer: "What do I have to do to be saved?" The Lord gave him the answer he expected to hear: "Keep the Commandments." Smugly, the young man thought to himself, "I knew that." He told Jesus he ...

4822. Lessons From A Girl In Trouble

Luke 1:26-38

Sermon

Daniel G. Mueller

... God with us. That happens when we confess him. Then we have good news for every day of our lives. In the miraculous birth of our Lord there are some good lessons to learn, lessons that will help us live each day of our lives to God’s glory and our benefit. ... ’t give me any affection any more; in every trial of life? Trust God with the trust of Mary: "I am the slave of the Lord; he can do with me whatever he wants." Trust him because he is the God who does the impossible, who made a virgin have a baby. ...

4823. Not Far From the Kingdom

Mark 12:28-34

Sermon

Warren Thomas Smith

... he opened his Bible to Mark 12:34, reading "Thou art not far from the kingdom of God." At noon Wesley attended services at St. Paul’s where the choir used Henry Purcell’s rendition of Psalm 130: "Out of the deep have I called to thee, O Lord." (Never berate the choir or the anthem. God frequently speaks through music - quite as much as through the sermon.) The day was fast closing, and Wesley did not want to go to prayer meeting (never stay away from church because you do not feel like going. God may ...

4824. A King - A Kingdom

John 18:28-40

Sermon

Warren Thomas Smith

... I was born, and for this I have come into the world ..." (v.37) Who is this Jesus? Shakespeare said, "Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them."1 In Revelation we are told Jesus is "King of kings and Lord of lords" (19:16). Still we ask, "Who is he?" One of the essential, significant elements of our Christian faith is the concept of the Kingdom of God. We pray daily, "Thy kingdom come." As disciples we live in light of that kingdom as a reality. Indeed, Jesus ...

4825. Children of the Living God

1 John 2:28--3:10

Bulletin Aid

James Wilson

... together the joys of being in God's beloved family. Leader: Let us raise our voices together to give praise to our loving God! All: Blessed be the name of the Lord! Collect O God, You are the Creator of all the Universe, yet You have been like a shepherd to us and even called us to be Your children in the Kingdom. We give You our love and praise, O Lord. In Christ we pray. Amen. Prayer Of Confession O God, so often we have failed to remember our birthright as a part of Your family. And we have also failed ...

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