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476. Resurrection: From Slave to Child

Galatians 3:26--4:7

Sermon

Leonard H. Budd

... . "That is the message of Palm Sunday, but the power to be free - that waits for Easter." How does Easter give us the power to be free of the slavery imposed by: a) a concern for personal security, b) the bonds of false religion, c) the bonds of prejudice and hatred?

477. A Man Whose Dreams Came True

Genesis 37:1-11

Sermon

R. Blaine Detrick

... the Bible says, "All things work together for good," it means that when you love God, you can trust ALL things to him. This means exactly what it says. It means failures; it means mistakes; it means weaknesses; it means errors; it means hatreds; it means problems; it means heartaches; it means catastrophes; it means prisons; it means persecutions. All these things will work together for good. We pass judgment too quickly on the circumstances of life. How could we ever anticipate that a young fellow, lifted ...

478. Francis of Assisi: a Faith for Every Day

Sermon

Jerry L. Schmalemberger

A Prayer attributed to St. Francis Lord, make us instruments of your peace. Where there is hatred, let us sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is discord, union; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; where there is sadness, joy. Grant that we may not so much seek to be consoled as to console; to be ...

479. When Something is About to Happen

Mark 13:32-37

Sermon

Thomas Long

... of God’s tomorrow, when all will be clothed in garments of light and the banquet table of the kingdom will hold a feast. Come, Lord Jesus. Every time Christian people speak words of forgiveness in circumstances of bitterness, words of love in situations of hatred, they are speaking in the future present tense. That is, they are using in the present a language which the whole creation will learn to speak in God’s tomorrow. Come, Lord Jesus. Every time worshipers struggle to their feet to sing, "Come Thou ...

480. When Nothing Can Be Done

Mark 1:40-45

Sermon

Thomas Long

... mystery of grace he discerned in this man Jesus. His was an amazing profession of faith: "If you will, you can make me clean." At the cold and forlorn memorial which was once the Dachau death camp, there are signs all around of that time when hatred filled the world. There are the rough barracks where Jews and the other prisoners were cruelly housed. There are whips and other instruments of torture in the museum, and there are, of course, the gas chambers and the ovens. There is also something else. At one ...

481. Not of the World

John 17:6-19

Sermon

Richard A. Jensen

... is our truest treasure - that is the problem. Possessions that possess us - that is the problem. When these things happen to us, it is a sign that the world has won the battle for our soul. The world and the Evil One has hated us, and out of that hatred they have managed to conform us to the world’s agenda. Any version of the Christian faith that equates the blessings of our culture with the blessing of God is doomed to walk the path of the rich fool and the rich young ruler. The so-called "prosperity ...

482. A Cup Running Over

John 11:17-37

Sermon

James W. Robinson

... , waiting for the deadly winds to subside. Jesus demonstrated even greater courage than the chaplain’s when he returned to Bethany, on his rescue mission to Lazarus and Mary and Martha. He knew full well that a deadly storm awaited him there, a storm spawned by the hatred of men who were bent on nailing his hide to the wall. II. There is "feeling" in this story of the raising of Lazarus. A. There is the natural, to-be-expected sorrow of the sisters over the loss of their dear brother. They were a closely ...

483. Easter 5

Acts 8:26-40, 1 John 4:7-21, John 15:1-17

Bulletin Aid

Paul A. Laughlin

... of you. In the name of Jesus we pray. Amen Prayer of Confession God of mercy, we confess that we do not always love one another, or live as though we know you, who are love. We often nurture petty grievances and sometimes even sow and cultivate abject hatred. Forgive us, we pray. Instill in us your spirit of love, and give us the power to manifest that love in our relationships with one another, so that we may make visible in our lives your true nature. In the name of Jesus we pray. Amen Gospel: John ...

484. Proper 15

2 Samuel 18:19--19:8, Ephesians 4:17--5:21, John 6:25-59

Bulletin Aid

Paul A. Laughlin

... less urgent, the advice itself would appear still timely and sound. Call to Worship Leader: It should come as no surprise to you to hear that we live in troubled times. People: WE KNOW FROM WHAT WE READ AND HEAR AND SEE THAT THERE ARE HATRED AND VIOLENCE AND SUFFERING ALL OVER THE WORLD. Leader: Saint Paul called his own day "evil," and counseled his fellow Christians not to waste time in trivial pursuits. People: LET OUR WORSHIP THIS DAY BE AN EXAMPLE OF THE KIND OF SPIRITUAL ACTIVITY THAT WAS APPROPRIATE ...

485. "Why Belong to Church?"

John 14:15-31

Sermon

... each other as Jesus taught them too. It is a hope for all time to come and a hope for eternity. The great hope that cast its anchor behind Jesus Christ in a pessimistic, chaotic, dismal day - when men seem to be at each others throats and when hatred and violence and crime are running rampant, there comes from the Christ, the saved, and the churches hope. I want to belong to an organization that still has that kind of hope that hopes that we can be good stewards of the earth and survive pollution and that ...

486. The Most Beautiful Word

2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

... walking away from his father’s house and hear the deep tones of approaching tragedy, impending doom. We could hear the crashing, minor tones of desperation and death, as he is lost in the far country. Then the sobbing, pitiful notes of his self-hatred and his penitence. Then the swifter, awakening chords of his conversion, and he turns about and faces homeward. We could hear the thundering force of his justification, as his father runs out on the road to meet him. And then, gloriously, the heavenly ...

487. A WALL OF ROCK AND THE EVERYBODY GAP

Drama

William McKee Aber

... man has proven to welcome his presence on other planets. Secondly; since this is the enemy’s territory my boss consented to my presence only as a paid consultant. That problem taken care of, I am happy to share my expertise on hatred. Possibly I may find some kindred souls (motions to congregation) out there. Judge: I’m certain as we progress your practical knowledge will prove invaluable, Wormwood. Would our second witness introduce himself - Christian: Possibly I see the same kind of amazement you ...

488. BECAUSE HE LOVES ME

Drama

Gary C. Bratz

... come, let us adore Him, Oh, come, let us adore Him, Christ the Lord! Amen. THE INVOCATION Pastor: We have come here tonight to worship ... Congregation: In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Pastor: In the midst of hatred and anger ... Congregation: Our hearts are filled with joy and peace. Pastor: In a disjointed and fractured world ... Congregation: We share a common unity in Jesus Christ. Pastor: For our God came into the world. He sent His Son to live with us, to be our ...

489. God Isn’t Dead - Death Is Dead

Mark 16:1-20

Sermon

Charles L. Koester

... in him real life and meaning for living today. The empty tomb means God is stronger than anything else. The empty tomb means God’s good is stronger than man’s evil. The empty tomb means God’s love for you is stronger than your fellow man’s hatred. The empty tomb means man cannot kill God’s love. Men did their worst at Golgotha to kill God’s love. They nailed his personification of love to a cross, but, "He has risen, he is not here." Because Christ’s tomb is empty, it ultimately means your ...

490. John the Baptist

Drama

Charles L. Koester

... said of me: "Among those born of woman, none is greater than John." That was an extreme compliment. And if I could tell you people of the 20th century that the Kingdom of heaven is here, and all our troubles are over, all fears, all wars, all hatred, all racism, class struggle, poverty and sickness and death, forever ended, I would feel that I had the greatest privilege given to man. But Christ has said that day is coming and that those who believe in Him shall never die, but shall have everlasting life. In ...

491. COMMAND TO SHARE

Luke 3:1-20

Sermon

Ewart E. Turner

... be sharing bread with the hungry. "He who has food, let him share with him who has none." This was a violent departure from the requirements posted by the establishment, It was a revaluation of all values. It was revolutionary. It gained the fatal hatred of those in high places. John was in prison awaiting execution. Jesus heard the accusations that John was doing violence to the calcified religion of the day. With loving pride the Master commented, "Yes, indeed. From the days of John the Baptist until now ...

492. OUR LORD BETRAYED

Sermon

E. Jerry Walker

... his lips. Always the enigmatic statement! Never saying what he really meant! Any wonder he had been fooled, taken in? "You shall never wash my feet," Peter said. "If I do not wash you, you have no part in me." The stupid stare on the big disciple’s face! Hatred for the dullness of the man was like an ache in Judas’ breast. "Lord," Peter said, "not my feet only but also my hands and my head!" "He who has bathed does not need to wash, except for his feet, but he is clean," said the leader. Then, pointedly ...

493. OUR LORD FORSAKEN

Sermon

E. Jerry Walker

... only ones who are left." He could not bear to look longer into her eyes and he turned from her. Beyond the crosses, two men in the robes of the Sanhedrin were talking with the centurion, and John felt all his emotion twist into loathing and hatred. Then, as they came toward the central cross, he recognized them and he was ashamed of his own malevolence. It was Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus. The centurion had accepted the scroll which they had brought and he held it in his hand idly tapping it against ...

494. Commanded By Example

John 13:31-38

Sermon

O. Garfield Beckstrand, II

... his book, This Believing World. "That Arab in his robe looks with loathing on the Armenian in his sack suit; and both look with disdain on the Jew. The Carmelite monk looks with anger at the Episcopal missionary; and both look with contempt at the Greek priest. Hatred seems to be all around; almost a noxious vapor that one can see. These creatures seem unable to bear the very sight of each other. They actually seem ready to kill." Several years ago a former member of our church came to me with ill-will in ...

495. The Terrible Tree

John 18:1-19:42

Sermon

George Bass

... and God used another tree to reverse the process of sin and death and open up heaven and eternal life to all of his people. The cross of Christ always reminds us that "My ways are not your ways, says the Lord." God has the power to change hatred, persecution, self-righteousness, and death into love, fellowship, humility, and life, because that’s what he did in the death of Jesus. The Romans and the Jews did get rid of Jesus when they crucified him; he died agonizingly on that tree. They did not know, they ...

496. Love - A Christian Imperative

John 15:1-17

Sermon

George Bass

... actions in daily living. Through his death and resurrection, Christ does really make us into new creatures, and that because we abide in his love. Love - at the tree and tomb - has released us from those enemies that have made godly love impossible: fear, hatred, selfishness, lust, sin, and death have been defeated by Christ, and that makes it really possible for us to "abide in his love." Helmut Thielicke once wrote: "The Easter faith, then, is not just an upward glance to satisfy my curiosity about the ...

497. A Prayer for the Faithful

John 17:6-19

Sermon

George Bass

... today’s world, or if we see how we ought to witness to others in the name of Christ, perhaps we are afraid to do so. Perhaps those who dare to speak up and articulate the good news of the gospel in a world filled with all sorts of injustice, hatred, and the constant threat of a holocaust do so because they know that the Lord God is with them. "Holy Father, keep them in thy name," prayed our Lord, and God does just that when people entrust their lives to him. In the fall of 1983, a number of people ...

498. Marduk? or Yahweh?

Isaiah 40:1-31

Sermon

Richard L. Eslinger

... of our own making. We fill our church walls with newsprint crammed with jargon and flow charts instead of icons and begin to feel a loss of transcendence. And we’re in a trivialized church, in exile. Or, we give ourselves to alcohol or drug abuse, or some pet hatred we love to savor, ... and we recreate Babylon. Or, maybe we just get tired of all the bother and fade away from the scene and wake up later in some far country. Then we cry "all flesh is grass," and acknowledge with the rest of Israel that we ...

499. Come Celebrate! Send in the Light!

Isaiah 9:1-7

Sermon

Richard L. Eslinger

... land of deep darkness - maybe even darker than in Isaiah’s day. As a matter of fact, this is not the brightest of times. Out there, in that darkness, there are African children who will die of starvation before our next Christmas celebration. The tribal hatreds run so deep in Northern Ireland, the mid-East, and Latin America, that this special [night, time] will only mean a moment’s pause in the killing. There is real darkness out there, and at the heart of that darkness are missiles waiting in their ...

500. A Royal Lament

2 Samuel 1:1-16

Sermon

Roger Prescott

... respect for the memory of Saul and the office he held. A more ambitious man than David would have been equally pleased about the death of Jonathan, since the young heir would naturally have succeeded to the throne, had he lived. Instead, David lamented. "He felt no hatred of the man who had pursued him so single-mindedly, nor did he brush him aside like a bad memory. On the contrary, he composed an elegy, a poem to be learned and repeated by the people of Israel, so that the name of Saul, with that ...

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