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476. Unashamed Love

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Editor James S. Hewett

... cause him to go into very violent seizures without any warning. The father would usually be the one holding their son during worship services, and on one particular occasion when the little guy started into a seizure, the father got up and with a strong yet gentle love carried the boy to the back of the sanctuary where he held him close to his chest and rocked him, whispered to him, and did all he could to help his son through. There was no hint of embarrassment or frustration in that father's face—only ...

477. More Than Love

Colossians 2:13-14

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Dave Johnson

... profound book, The Cross of Christ, John Stott wrote about how in his death on the cross Jesus paid our sin debt in full: “God’s love must be wonderful beyond comprehension. God could quite justly have abandoned us to our fate. He could have left us alone to reap the fruit of our wrongdoing and to perish in our sins. It is what we deserved. But he did not. Because he loved us, he came after us in Christ. He pursued us even to the desolate anguish of the cross, where he bore our sin, guilt, judgment, and ...

478. The World Needs Love

Humor

Lucy stands with her arms folded and a resolute expression on her face, while Charlie Brown pleads, "Lucy, you MUST be more loving. This world really needs love. You have to let yourself love to make this world a better place in which to live!" Lucy whirls around angrily causing Charlie Brown to do a backwards flip and screams at him: "Look, blockhead the WORLD I love. It's PEOPLE I can't stand."

479. Love: The Common Denominator

John 15:9-17

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Merlin Shorb

... enable us to add and subtract the fractions. As long as we maintain the same ratio between numerator and denominator, the fractions are not changed in value. Reading our text, we find that the common denominator that underlies the whole of life is love. Whenever we are motivated by love, all else in life falls into line. The unique feature of Jesus of Nazareth is that love for his Father was his prime mover. He was thereby empowered to follow his Father’s wishes to the letter. We might say that for Jesus ...

480. Love One Another

Romans 9:3

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... end, Paul didn't have to give up his heart at all because the doctors found a way to help Joe get better. And the happiest person around, when Joe finally came home from the hospital, was his brother Paul. That is a good example of brotherly love, isn't it, boys and girls? (Let them answer.) Today in one of our readings from scripture, the Apostle Paul offers to give up his own life for the sake of those who are separated from Jesus. Paul wanted everyone to become a Christian, especially those people who ...

481. Leading as Loving

Sermon

Robert Noblett

... I am employing, and will these further kingdom values? Bayard Taylor, a poet from the last century, put it well: Who, harnessed in his mail of Self, demandsTo be men’s master and their sovereign guide?Proclaims his place, and by sole right of prideA candidate for love and reverence stands,As if the power within his empty handsHad fallen from the sky, with all beside,So oft to longing and to toil denied,That makes the leaders and the lords of lands?He who would lead must first himself be led;Who would be ...

482. Love Your Enemies

Luke 6:27-28

Children's Sermon

Mark A. Hultquist

... away from as much as possible? (Show both pictures.) That is the way we all feel. It is always easier to be friendly and helpful and caring toward someone who is that way toward us. But do you know what Jesus tells us to do? He says we are to love our enemies, do good to those who hate us, and pray for those who are mean to us. Jesus not only wants us to be nice to these types of people (show happy faces). He also wants us to be nice to those people as well (show other picture). That ...

483. Doing Love

Revelation 21:1-27

Eulogy

Richard F. Bansemer

... create on earth. Do you know what it is? He could demand obedience and get it (angels do not disobey him). God could command allegiance and get it (all heavenly creatures are faithful). He could create life and get it, but even God could not demand love and get it. He could only show us love and hope that we would do it.People of the hurt family, you cannot, on your own, bear this burden well, but God has sent you all these people to share the sorrow, the pain and the future. You will find among us God at ...

484. Love Everyone

Luke 10:25-37

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

Exegetical Aim: We can not choose who we love we must love all. Props: A pair of glasses, a book or pamphlet in a foreign language, and a prescription bottle. Lesson: Good morning! ( ... to help you. As the kids return to their seats or leave the sanctuary it would be fitting to lead the congregation in the tune: Jesus, Loves the Little Children. By the Way. This is not a bad transitional song to use during every service between the children's sermon and where you go next. If you follow with the sermon it ...

485. The Freedom of God's Love

Galatians 5:1-15

Bulletin Aid

James Wilson

... became alive as we work for peace and harmony. Leader: Then let us celebrate our freedom in wonderful song and praise to God! All: Blessed be the name of the Lord! Collect O God, in Your infinite wisdom You gave us freedom so that we might truly know Your love and share it with others. Help us use our freedom wisely, Lord, to help and care for our neighbors. In Christ we pray. Amen. Prayer of Confession O God, too often we have not remembered the price You paid for our freedom. At times we have so taken our ...

486. Living Christ's Love

Colossians 3:1-17

Bulletin Aid

James Wilson

... and the hills we are in awe of Your majesty. Leader: In the heavens above we sense the vastness of Your Creation. People: In the winds and the storms we know You are the Almighty God. Leader: In the gift of our Savior, we know You are Love. All: Blessed be the name of the Lord! Collect Almighty and merciful God, in Your infinite strength You extend to us Your gentle forgiveness and grace. Lord, help us to use our strength to extend mercy and grace to others. In Christ we pray. Amen. Prayer of Confession ...

487. Children of God, Adopted Through Love

Romans 8:1-17

Bulletin Aid

James Wilson

... all who will serve. All: Blessed be the name of the Lord! Collect Almighty and merciful God, in Your infinite wisdom and love You have opened the way for us to become Your adopted children. We thank You, Lord, and ask You to help us ... of God. Too often our personal testimonies have not been for You and we have not sought to be the kind of witnesses of Your loving parenthood that You would have us be. Forgive us, O Lord, and empower us through the Holy Spirit to stand firm for You. In Christ we pray. Amen. Hymns ...

488. A Litany of Light and Love

Luke 15:1-7

Bulletin Aid

... that You also called us “out of our darkness and into Your marvelous light.” People: We light it so that this tiny flame might inspire us to be a source of light for others in our words and actions. Leader: We light this candle to remind us of a Love that shined so bright, that having been nailed to the cross, He would say, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” People: We light it as a testimony: We believe that the only cure for the darkness of evil and hatred in our world is the ...

489. A Steadfast Love

Psalm 103:1-22

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Larry Powell

... ." Psalm 103 is such a song. What a magnificent affirmation of faith! "Bless the Lord," it proclaims, and forget not the benefits of the One who forgives your iniquity, heals your diseases, redeems your life from the Pit, crowns you with steadfast love and mercy, and renews your youth like the eagles. There is more here than a song. It is the verbalization of an experience. The Psalmist expressed the experience through music, the prophets through prophecy, Christ through Calvary, Paul through his life and ...

490. Christ Is the Gift of Love

Luke 1:26-38

Bulletin Aid

James Wilson

... : 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 prophets, but we would not hear. You sent Your Son, and we nailed Him to the cross. Forgive us, O ...

491. God's Peace-loving Wisdom

James 4:1-12, James 3:13-18

Bulletin Aid

James Wilson

... . People: But in this day does God know the real problems of this world? Leader: God the Sustainer knows the sadness our choices have brought. People: But does God truly care about our lives here and now? Leader: God so loves us that Jesus died on the cross that we might have life! All: Blessed be the name of the Lord! Collect Almighty Creator God, in Your infinite wisdom You have extended to us Your peace, joy, and wisdom if we will only open our hearts and seek Your presence. We ...

492. The Advent-ure of Love

Jeremiah 33:1-26

Bulletin Aid

Dallas A. Brauninger

... and uncertainty. People: We come looking for light. Leader: In spite of our strength and in spite of our faith, we still puzzle over predicaments. People: We come longing for sight. All: Come, Christ, we wait for your love. Collect We come to Advent carrying the expectation of adventure. Where our faith needs an overhaul, we come ready to receive. Where our practice of loving needs bolstering, we come willing to change. In the name of the coming Christ. Amen. Prayer Of Confession We long for light, O God of ...

493. What's Not to Love (A Drama about Humility)

Matthew 23:1-39

Drama

Dave Marsh

... Best Humanitarian Entertainer. This award recognizes the one actor or actress who exemplified the virtues that we all hold so dear, outside of the set. Virtues such as compassion, courage, kindness, and goodness. All the things that the soaps you know and love are all about. The four nominees are. Jessie: Trent Lockwood – One Life to Live Jennifer Kelly – All My Children Brett Thurston – Bold and the Beautiful Janet Mills – As the World Turns And the Soapy goes to….. (opens the envelope)…this is ...

494. Loving From The Heart

Psalm 139:10, Mark 1:41

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... palm of your hand and squeeze it real hard, it will appear even more beautiful. There is something about the grip of the human hand that brings out the colors of an opal. People are like that too. Reach out your hand and grip their hand and make them feel loved--and you will bring out all the best that is in them. That is true of us as well. When we realize that God ...

495. Love For Enemies

Luke 6:27-36

Bulletin Aid

H. Burnham Kirkland

... search for the Lord, because we find it hard to understand all his teachings. Leader: Come with open hearts and minds, and he will make his will known to you. People: "Holy Spirit, Truth Divine, dawn upon this soul of mine." Collect Lord, we hear you saying we should love our enemies and do good to those who hate us. We find this very difficult to do, and so we come this morning seeking your guidance. Teach us what this means, and may your Holy Spirit so fill our lives that we may be able to live according ...

496. Genuine Love

1 Peter 1:17-23

Bulletin Aid

Frank Ramirez

... : Through him you have come to trust in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are set on God. One: Now that you have purified your souls by your obedience to the truth so that you have genuine mutual love, love one another deeply from the heart. All: You have been born anew, not of perishable but of imperishable seed, through the living and enduring word of God. (Based on 1 Peter 1:17-23) Collect Dear Lord, we invoke your name as Father and Judge and precious Lamb ...

497. The Love of a Father - Sermon Starter

Mt10:29-31

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King Duncan

... that Joseph, though barely mentioned in the Gospel narrative, was probably an influential role model for Jesus. Why else would Jesus have chosen the imagery of "Father" to portray God? In Matthew 10: 29-31 we have one of the most important Scriptural reminders of the love of our Heavenly Father for His children. "Are not two sparrows sold for a penny?" Jesus asks, "And not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father's will. But even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not, therefore ...

498. God Loves Us All

Matthew 16:13-20

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King Duncan

... in Africa known as the Masai, a race of strong, tall people. This particular tribe has always believed in one god, Engai. They believe Engai is passionately involved in his people's lives. But here is what the Masai believe about their god: that he loves the rich more than the poor, the healthy more than the sick, the virtuous more than the wicked. Engai favors the Masai over every other tribe, providing them with rain and sleek cattle and protecting them against their enemies. We could call such views ...

499. Love Is Not in Vain

Matthew 22:34-40

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King Duncan

... and together they were able to find help. The man was later informed that by helping the man who had fallen in the snow, he had most certainly helped himself. The numbness that had stricken him vanished while he was massaging the stranger's arms and legs. We cannot truly love another without ennobling ourselves. Even when love is crucified on a cross, love is not in vain.

500. Love without Borders

Matthew 22:34-40

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King Duncan

... doctor told Peter that he was one of those children Peter had rescued. Now, years later, their paths had providentially crossed, and one of those whom Peter had saved from extinction was there to save him. Peter van Woerden and Corrie ten Boom have modeled for us the kind of love that will one day save the world. It is a love without boundaries or borders that makes no distinction with regard to race or religion. We need to begin that pilgrimage of ...

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