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4801. Proper 21

Job 42:1-6, James 4:13-17, James 5:7-12, Mark 9:38-41, Mark 9:42-50

Bulletin Aid

Paul A. Laughlin

... you often diminish and detract from your divine majesty, and that in trying to render you intelligible we tend to reduce you to a larger version of ourselves. Forgive us, we pray. Remind us again, by the expanding Creation around us and the edifying Spirit within, that you exceed all our images and concepts. In the name of Jesus we pray. Amen Second Lesson: James 4:13-17; 5:7-11 Theme: The Christian attitude toward the future Exegetical Note The two excerpts here are independent exhortations, but share ...

4802. Proper 28

Daniel 7:1-14, Hebrews 10:1-18, Mark 13:1-31

Bulletin Aid

Paul A. Laughlin

... Paschal Lamb, we pray. Amen Prayer of Confession Compassionate God, we confess that by cultivating unredeemed lives we are guilty of ignoring and demeaning the one great sacrifice made for us by your Son. Forgive us, we pray. Help us to accept by the power of your Spirit the tremendous gift that we are offered in Christ, and to be transformed into the new creatures that you meant and enabled us to be through him. In his precious name we pray. Amen Gospel: Mark 13:24-32 Theme: The cosmic coming of the Son of ...

4803. "Why Belong to Church?"

John 14:15-31

Sermon

... would have died long ago. VII. So I belong to the church - but not until I am ready to join a going concern, not until I am willing to become an active partner with Jesus Christ. And let there be no mistake about it, it is His church and His spirit that this organization is all about. If that weren’t so - it would have died years ago! An African writer of the third century said, "He cannot have God for his Father who has not the church for his mother." A country minister in preaching a funeral sermon said ...

4804. Facing the Glory Road

Matthew 20:17-19

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Louis H. Valbracht

... They’re still there. They still have to be faced. Back in 1921, President Harding told us that we were in for a great number of years of peace and normalcy. Well, bully for him! We haven’t had one yet! But there are a lot of old men in spirit, who are sitting around with their arteries hardening, waiting for one to come along, not realizing that they’re in the midst of a revolution. As one man said to me, "I don’t know what’s wrong. I send my son through college. Meanwhile, I build up the business ...

4805. The Good News of the Cross

Hebrews 4:14-5:10

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Louis H. Valbracht

... to the Father. The first words that we have recorded from His lips in the gospel are: "Didn’t you know that I must be in my Father’s House?" And the last words that He spoke upon the Cross were: "Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit." When He wanted us to understand what God is like, He took the word and wove it into an incomparable, unforgettable story: "A certain father had two sons ..." When you understand that word "Father" in reference to God, then you begin to understand the risk that God ...

4806. Zechariah

Drama

Charles L. Koester

... to you and many more will be glad because he is born. He will be one of God’s great men; he will touch neither wine nor strong drink and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit from the moment of his birth. He will turn many of Israel’s children to the Lord their God. He will go out before God in the spirit of Elijah to reconcile fathers and children and bring back the disobedient to the wisdom of good men, and he will make a people fully ready for their Lord." I could not believe what I was ...

4807. Joseph

Drama

Charles L. Koester

... the preposterous, ridiculous, unbelievable story about an angel and his message! What would you have done? Pregnant by the Holy Spirit? My fourteen-year-old betrothed must be possessed! Perhaps, I thought, it was the young age at which our women ... sent to tell you that you must not fear to take Mary for your wife, for that which is conceived in her is indeed of the Holy Spirit as she has said. She will bear a son," the voice continued, "and you shall call his name Jesus, for He will save His people from their ...

4808. A Chance Meeting

Sermon

Leonard H. Budd

... life beautiful. Even Rome’s heavy hand, the childish ornaments of the priestly garb, the taunts of the crowd - these did not matter or bother. In the darkness of the afternoon he died - as one more word was spoken. "It is finished. Into thy hands I commit my spirit." The cruel beating of his body had finished its work, but this was no man. And his promise was with me until, as the stars began to disappear in the early morning light, I breathed a last time. "Today, you shall be with me ..." Do not marvel ...

4809. The Testing Law Man

Sermon

Leonard H. Budd

... be the revolutionary that he was. Item number one: The Nazarene was most unorthodox in the way he did things. Such must be the sign of the devil’s presence. He healed persons of evil spirits. He freed speech from the lips of the dumb. He turned his power upon a child in death, upon a man driven by tormenting spirits, upon a withered hand, upon legs that could not hold the body, upon eyes that could not see, upon even a hungry crowd. This is not what our religion espouses. It is unorthodox. It is unusual ...

4810. Advent 1: Let Us Go Over To Bethlehem And Find The Faith of Christmas

Luke 2:15-20

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James W. Moore

... … “I pardon you. I forgive you. I want to reclaim you.” That’s the gift he offers, but we have to do our part. We have to accept the gift in faith. And when we accept forgiveness and offer forgiveness to others, and live in the spirit of forgiveness, then we are doing a God-like thing. We are offering a Christmas present wrapped in Heaven… the gift of forgiveness. There is the gift of acceptance, the gift of forgiveness and… III. Third and Finally, There is the Gift of Christ. That’s really ...

4811. Candlelight Service

John 1:1-18

Bulletin Aid

Brett Blair

... no end." Mary said to the angel, "But how can this come about, since I have no knowledge of man?" The angel answered, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will cover you with its shadow. And so the child will be holy ... left her. Carol "O Little Town of Bethlehem" SECOND LESSON - Luke 1:46-56 And Mary said: "My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has looked with favor on the lowliness of his servant. Surely, from now on all generations will ...

4812. A New Kind of Teaching

Mark 1:21-28

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Maurice A. Fetty

... sorted out and in order, that we have a good grasp on reality. O God, forgive our arrogance. Bring into our lives additional glimmers of the light of truth. Break the self-righteousness of our cranial arthritis. Loosen the stiffened joints of our minds and spirits, that we might be freed up to think your thoughts after you. We pray especially for the thinking of our world leaders. Bless and strengthen all those politicians who place our country's interest above their own. Help them not to be weary in well ...

4813. The Call of the Trumpet

Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21

Sermon

George Bass

... the least we ought to do is give regular and heart-felt thanks to God for life through Christ; that’s the least that ought to spring from our gratitude during Lent. At the same time, we need to pray earnestly that God will enrich our lives through the Holy Spirit so that we may "grow in grace" and make the most we can of the lives given us by the Lord. Misuse of the gifts of God may endanger our lives and jeopardize our claim to his gift in Christ. In "The Enduring Chill," Flannery O’Connor tells the ...

4814. Report of a Secret Meeting

John 3:1-21

Sermon

George Bass

... things that Jesus did, according to Nicodemus. And he was right, of course. But what he said immediately prompted a retort from Jesus: "Unless a man is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God." That is, unless a person is born again, of water and the Spirit, he or she will not see past Jesus’ good works and miracles to the real reason that he, God’s only Son, was in the world. Nicodemus wanted to settle for a special teacher, a miracle worker commissioned by God. But apparently he was not ready to ...

4815. The Terrible Tree

John 18:1-19:42

Sermon

George Bass

... people could do to him, and he died believing that he had completed the work that his Father had given him to do. When Kim Dae-jung, a devout Catholic, was sentenced to death some years ago, he said that his situation was enough "to break one’s spirit." He had been stripped, held in a dark basement for sixty days, and threatened with death before he was sentenced. He said, "Being a Christian ... my reliance is upon God ... If God wills my execution, I shall die, and if God wills for me to live, I shall ...

4816. Good News, Release, and Comfort

Isaiah 61:1-11

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Richard L. Eslinger

... exile had been like one great big coronary for God’s people. But now they were home ... and still afflicted. So in all sorts of ways, we too have had our exiles and are now home. We’ve been afflicted and the wounds still hurt. And that anointing with the Spirit of the Lord is not only needed by Isaiah. We need it too. We need the healing of Christ’s presence. Here in Zion, we need the balm in Gilead. So, this Advent Sunday brings us face to face with our own afflictions and those of our sisters and ...

4817. House-Building Time

2 Samuel 7:1-17

Sermon

Richard L. Eslinger

... princess. That is a sad thing too. But this is not a sad day. For the promise holds. It stands intact for us, for this son born to Mary reigns. God has not taken away that steadfast love. The throne that was established but vacant has been filled. The Holy Spirit has spoken to Mary, and the promise came to pass. The child is born, Son of David, and suffers many things. He dies, "King of the Jews," Son of David. And, after all is said and done, he is our risen Lord. So we gather in this house to witness ...

4818. Will the Real Prophets Please Speak Up?

Deuteronomy 18:14-22

Sermon

Richard L. Eslinger

... a prophet like Moses will be raised up from among the people: another law-giver, who will teach God’s people at the beginning of the new age. We will see him in the midst of the people, up on the mountain, saying, "Blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted ... Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied." A prophet like Moses will bring the law of God to Israel. There will be a new ...

4819. Back in the Swing

2 Samuel 12:1-31

Sermon

Roger Prescott

... and David, based as it was on murder and adultery, would never be blessed. We stand awed by the mystery of the grace of God. God can, truly, carve tunnels of hope in mountains of despair. He can bring life out of death, a happy and courageous spirit out of a tragic event. In 1955 Mary Alyce Knudson, mother of three, was struck down by polio shortly before the Salk vaccine was developed. Since then she has been a quadriplegic, confined to a wheelchair, with only limited use of her left hand. From her home ...

4820. A Grief Observed

2 Samuel 18:19--19:8

Sermon

Roger Prescott

... . Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities. Create in me a clean heart, O God, and put a new and right spirit within me. - Psalm 51:1, 6, 8-10 The Bible could he read with profit even if only for the high drama contained within it. 2 ... thoughts down about the event. They are timeless words about grief - authentic and universal. I’m sure we can extrapolate their spirit to the thoughts of King David when his son Absalom died. More important, perhaps they will speak for someone who grieves ...

4821. The Miracle of Re-Birth

John 3:1-21

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... gifts of "rebirth" that are ours through Christ. Notes from the Homiletician In the congregation some were having doubts about the nature of God’s Grace. Friends from another denomination were stressing that to experience the Holy Spirit and the continuing work of Grace that a person needed to be "baptized in the Holy Spirit." This sermon proved to be helpful in dealing with that issue on the one hand, and to be a needed message to others, on the other hand, who are not open to the "joy" of Grace because ...

4822. The Gospel in Two Words

Mark 7:31-37

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... life. That is not to speak with judgment and call a person to change; it is to point to a reality of bondage from which one must be freed. Paul had an additional way of speaking about it; he spoke of life in the Spirit. In two places he deals with the gifts associated with being spirit-filled. One is Romans 12:1 Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: [All of us have gifts but what is the fear, caution, closedness that gets in the way of exercising them?] if prophesy ...

4823. Lessons From A Girl In Trouble

Luke 1:26-38

Sermon

Daniel G. Mueller

... up very fast. For Mary this news was confusing. "How can this be," she asked, "since I have no husband?" What she meant is that she had never had intercourse with anyone. "How can I have a baby without that?" she wondered. The angel explained, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you...." That’s how it was going to happen. And Mary, the Virgin, became pregnant. Or, as it seemed to those who knew her, she "got into trouble." Had her pregnancy resulted in the ...

4824. Why Fear Growing Old?

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... Day." We are becoming what we are going to be. The best approach to age is to deepen one’s life now, to improve the disposition, to control the temper, to sweeten the spirit, to deepen one’s consciousness of God, to give life freely so that we may receive it. We can prepare ourselves financially and emotionally, in interests, in spirit, and in friendships. We can be increasingly proud of what life is doing for us, to us, and through us. Perhaps some life begins at 65 rather than forty. One doesn’t ...

4825. Service

Mark 10:35-45

Sermon

Warren Thomas Smith

... , war, Jim Crow-ism, poverty, ignorance, and sin. It called for a new age and high-minded young disciples: "Are ye able," said the Master, "To be crucified with me?" "Yea," the sturdy dreamers answered, "To the death we follow thee." Lord, we are able, Our spirits are thine. Remold them, make us, Like thee, divine. Thy guiding radiance Above us shall be A beacon to God, To love, and loyalty.2 Far better to have youthful enthusiasm and over-optimism than never to start at all. John R. Mott wanted to save ...

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