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4901. How Much Sin Is Too Much?

Matthew 5:13-16, Matthew 5:17-20

Sermon

William B. Kincaid, III

... remain in God's favor? How much prayer time can I forsake and still count on God to hear my prayers when they are the most urgent? We try to walk the tight rope between doing a lot of things that we want to do for ourselves, but we are careful not to get so carried away that we fail to attend to the things of God. It is a balancing act we attempt in other areas of our lives. Shortly after people learn to drive they discover an interesting twist to the law. While studying for the written part of ...

4902. How Long Should We Stay?

Matthew 17:1-9

Sermon

William B. Kincaid, III

... fellowship hall with the community food pantry. The sin is never to realize that what happens on Sunday is directly related to what happens the rest of the week. And if nothing happens the rest of the week, if there is no tending to the needs of the hurting, no care for the poor, no service done in Jesus' name, then we have made a mockery of what we do on Sunday morning. In search of any excuse they can find people say, "I can be an equally good Christian outside the church as I can by coming to church ...

4903. In The Flesh

John 1:1-18

Sermon

William B. Kincaid, III

... is baffling since we live in a time when there is a desperate need for community. People are less and less concerned about what church name a congregation has, and more and more concerned with finding a supportive, receptive, loving congregation that will welcome and take care of them. There is a lot of debate about various issues, but people who are hurting aren't looking for position statements. They are looking for the Word that gives life and comfort and hope, and they are looking right at us to see if ...

4904. Good News! You Are Going To Be Tortured

Matthew 18:21-35

Sermon

Roger G. Talbott

... the prison doors swing open and we walk forth as free men and women who know the secret of joy. Amen. 1. Buechner, Frederick, "The Truth of Stories," Pulpit Digest, January/February 1992, p. 7. 2. Sojourners, April 1989, p. 12 3. Patton, John, Is Human Forgiveness Possible?: A Pastoral Care Perspective (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1985) pp. 131 - 136.

4905. Why Do We Ignore Warning Signs?

Matthew 21:33-46

Sermon

Roger G. Talbott

... kingdom of heaven. It is impossible to think about what it would take to really be just and really be kind in this world without feeling poor in spirit. It is impossible to look at that poverty of spirit, that coldness of heart, that lack of love and care, that deadness of soul without mourning. It is impossible to mourn for our lost souls without becoming meek and desiring to learn a better way of life by walking with Christ. Happy are those who see the warning signs and know that they are poor in spirit ...

4906. Advent 3

James 5:7-12, Isaiah 35:1-10, Matthew 11:1-19

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... my child lays in a casket in the car to our rear." There was a long, awkward silence. Finally, the man who voiced the complaint got up and went to the bereft father to offer his apology. Then, he took the infant in his arms and in loving patience cared for her through the night. If John the Baptist were a modern day truck driver, this is how he probably would have expressed his patience. The driver of a 16-wheeler pulled off I-80 at an all night restaurant near Omaha, Nebraska. The waitress had just served ...

4907. Ash Wednesday

Mt 6:1-6, 16-21 · 2 Cor 5:20 - 6:10 · Joel 2:1-2, 12-19 · Ps 51 · Ps 103

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... their hearts and beg the Lord for mercy and pardon. The priests are called upon to stand between the sinful people and their holy God, with pleas of intercession (v. 17). The Lord hears the intercessions of the people and assures them of his provision and care of them (v. 19). Epistle: 2 Corinthians 5:20b--6:10 The Apostle Paul pleads with the contentious and divisive Corinthians to become reconciled (at one) with God through Christ. Christ became what we are (took on our sin) so that we might become what ...

4908. Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are!

Exodus 1:1-22, 2:1-10

Sermon

... now it was time to stop the masquerade. There are times when we hide from the hurt that our neighbors are experiencing. There are times when we turn away from the rotten stuff that's going on around us. There are times when we make excuses for not finding and caring for those who have real needs in our community. But life is too short to keep on hiding. It's too short to keep turning away, too short to come up with new excuses. We only have so many years to live to the glory of God. There comes a ...

4909. Growing No Feathers

Exodus 3:1-22

Sermon

... was the God of Abraham." God assured Moses, "I Am going with you," not, "I will meet you there." To do God's work, God must be persistently present. Our earthly parents send us off to school and pick us up at the end of the day. Our earthly parents care for us until it is time for us to take over and have our own families. But not our heavenly Parent. As draftees into God's service, first and foremost we desire to work with God, for our Lord is the great "I Am." To put ourselves in a position ...

4910. Bloody Doorposts

Exodus 12:1-30

Sermon

... badly he feels about it. But after hearing his apology, what would it mean if all she says is, "That's okay -- it doesn't really matter. It doesn't make any difference -- forget it"? Has she enacted forgiveness? NO -- what she has said is this: "I don't care enough about you to be bothered by anything you say or do. You're really not that important to me."1 What would it take? What would it take really to convince a husband that his wife had forgiven him of unfaithfulness? Just a statement? "Hey, it's okay ...

4911. The Rain Of Bread

Exodus 16:1-36

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... , who recited for two days all the different ways you can eat shrimp, the Israelites must have had raw manna, baked manna, fried manna, boiled manna, and manna any way you like it. But this daily manna became a symbol for Israel of God's daily care for them during their wilderness journey. In Psalm 78 it was remembered as God's gracious act for them in spite of their unfaithfulness: "They tested God in their heart by demanding the food they craved ... Therefore, the Lord was full of wrath ... Yet he rained ...

4912. In The Beginning

Genesis 1:1-2:3

Drama

Jerry Eckert

... the creatures I have made." But remembering His own loneliness, God made two kinds of helpers that would be able to live together and reproduce and love and protect and cherish His Creation. God made men and women. "It's all yours," God said. "Enjoy, appreciate, celebrate, anticipate, care for it all. Even though it is made of the stuff of chaos, it is formed by My love, for all of you together. And you, My people, are not only part of it, but, like Me, have your work cut out to maintain it in safety and ...

4913. Adam And Eve And God

Genesis 1:1-2:3, Genesis 2:4-25, Genesis 3:1-24

Drama

Jerry Eckert

... the lies, blamings, complaints, the judgmentalism which puts everyone down who is different." "What about us?" they ask. "Those clothes I made for you will protect you from the harsher elements in the environment ... and from your own embarrassment. You've learned how to take care of plants and animals here. Just keep it up. Do your best. The world I've given you is a good world." "Will you be around?" Adam asks. "Yes, but you probably won't notice. When you are thankful, when you appreciate what you've ...

4914. Corpus Christi

Jn 6:51-58 · 1 Cor 10:16-17 · Deut 8:1-20 · Ps 116

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... through Christ 4. In the Eucharist, we give thanks and we remember Epistle: 1 Corinthians 10:16-17 Sermon Title: Christianity Is Not A Spectator Sport. Sermon Angle: Two key words in this lection are participation and sharing. Love and caring must be expressed in participation and sharing. Christ participated in our human existence, that we might participate in the life of God. Holy Communion is participation in the life of Christ, including his death and resurrection. Christians express their faith ...

4915. Easter 3

1 Peter 1:13-2:3, Acts 2:42-47, Luke 24:13-35

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... and finality. As the darkness sets in, we have but to invite the Lord to spend the night with us. Blessed bread. Jesus took the bread, blessed and broke it (v. 31). Bread is truly blessed because it is a gift of God, a token of God's love and care for his children. When we take the bread and bless its giver, the One who is the Bread of Life, that bread is truly holy, like manna from heaven. An ordinary meal can have a sacramental quality, if we receive it as from the hand of God. Bread that is ...

4916. Easter 4

1 Peter 2:13-25, Acts 7:54--8:1a, Acts 6:1-7, John 10:1-21

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... , soon found themselves in trouble with their flocks. Other pastors who were equally committed to the cause of racial equality had little trouble. While many of their parishioners may have disagreed with them, they still respected their pastors because they had shown care and concern for them as individuals. They had called in their homes and been there for them in times of grief and trouble. Through their actions, they had revealed themselves to be the good shepherds. The sheep were ready to listen to ...

4917. Easter 6

Acts 8:9-25, 1 Peter 3:8-22, Acts 17:16-34, John 14:15-31

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... environment where they could get blown away any second, that they could do anything that they wanted and it didn't matter. He felt that it was the other way around. Precisely because they could get blasted away any second, they had to be extra careful about what they did; what they did mattered even more. We change language as a means of lessening the burden of guilt, which can weigh heavily on our consciences. We use words like disinformation or misspoke, which makes lying seem like something that happened ...

4918. Epiphany 2

Jn 1:29-42 · 1 Cor 1:1-9 · Is 49:1-7 · Ps 27

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... someone. Is there anyone who has not heard this advertisement? It has been employed in some of the most gripping advertisements on television. The ads touch us because they present realistic situations, usually joyous ones, where people are sharing their real selves with those they care about. We all need to touch and be touched. What the slogan is really saying is: Go ahead and call someone. When God called the prophet Isaiah to be his servant, he was sending him to reach out and touch those who were dear ...

4919. Epiphany 4

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5, Micah 6:1-8, Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... . My father, Roy Anderson, was a robust man of strength and endurance most of his life. He was diagnosed with cancer six years ago and toward the end of his life the disease completely sapped his vitality. During the last nine days of his life we had to care for him as we would a baby. I thought he would rail against his weakness but he did not. This grace that God gave him to accept his weakness was a source of strength. It enabled him to accept the ministration of God. A third source of weakness ...

4920. Epiphany Of Our Lord

Mt 2:1-12 · Eph 3:1-12 · Is 60:1-6, 9 · Ps 72

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... ? Jesus taught, "For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also." Is our treasure locked tight or laid at the foot of our Lord and King? WORSHIP RESOURCES Psalm Of The Day: Psalm 72 - A prayer that God would endow his anointed king with righteousness and caring spirit. Prayer Of The Day: Eternal God, you have made known the light of your eternal glory in the face of Jesus Christ. Fill us, your children, with the light of your love, so that the darkness of sin might be dispelled in us and in the ...

4921. Lent 3

John 4:1-26, Exodus 17:1-7, Romans 5:1-11, John 4:27-38, John 4:39-42, Isaiah 42:18-25

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... are leaders subject to burnout, but almost everybody is. If we turn to the Lord, we too shall stand. Outline: 1. Moses was near the end of his rope 2. Many people have trouble coping with stress 3. Here are some coping strategies a. establish priorities b. care for your body, mind and spirit c. spend time in prayer and meditation 4. Cast your burdens on the Lord and he will direct your path. The people of Israel complained about the rigors of moving from the predictable drudgery of slavery in Egypt into the ...

4922. Lent 5

John 11:1-16, Ezekiel 37:1-14, Romans 8:1-17, John 11:17-37, John 11:38-44

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... , looking at it from another perspective, life involves many births and many deaths. As Martin Luther states, we must, through repentance, die daily to sin so that we might rise to newness of life. Don't forget about God's glory. We must be very careful about pointing to specific causes for particular misfortunes and it is often not helpful to attribute such things to the will of God. Who are we to say? Nevertheless, we err when we view tragedy strictly from our subjective perspective. Too often, we focus ...

4923. Maundy Thursday

Lk 22:14-30 · Jn 13:1-17, 31b-35 · 1 Cor 11:17-32 · Ex 12:1-14 · Ps 116

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... a lamb for themselves are instructed to join with their neighbors who have more than enough. No one was to be excluded because of their economic situation from the appointed feast. However, this feast was not to be a gluttonous affair. Each household is to carefully take a count and apportion the lamb so there is enough but without excess. If anything remained in the morning, it was to be burned. From this, we learn that everyone has a right to share equally in the feast. This also touches on the situation ...

4924. The Nativity Of Our Lord

Luke 2:1-20 · Titus 2:11-14 · Isaiah 9:2-7 · Ps 96

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... him a wooden truck, his prized toy. Shirley suggested that he construct some toys like that for the children. Since Shirley's death, Eric has honored her request by utilizing almost all of his free time carving trucks, cars, school buses and airplanes, carefully crafted toys created out of love. These toys he takes to the local hospitals and personally presents them to children on the pediatrics ward. In just two Christmases, Eric has presented over 700 children with his special toys. He wouldn't dream of ...

4925. Passion Sunday

Mt 26:14–27:66 · Phil 2:5-11 · Is 45:21-25; 50:4-9 · Ps 31

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... could pour out his soul. That's what grief work is all about; being there for the one who is entering the dark night of the soul. We cannot take away the grief of another but we can make it bearable by sharing it. By listening, we demonstrate that we care. That is what our Lord needed. That's what we all need when we enter the valley of the shadow of death. Sermon Title: Which Jesus Do You Want? Sermon Text: Matthew 27:15-26 Sermon Angle: Most people meet death with a whimper or a sigh. Jesus met death ...

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