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501. God's Holy Ways

Leviticus 19:1-37

Bulletin Aid

James Wilson

... pray. Amen. Prayer Of Confession Lord, so often when we have had the opportunity to share Your Holiness through our lives we have walked instead the paths of vengeance and unrighteousness. So often when a healing word might have planted a seed of salvation, we have sown instead seeds of bitterness and discord. Forgive us, Lord, and lead us in Your Holy ways for Your name's sake. In Christ we pray. Amen. Hymns "Love Divine, All Loves Excelling" "How Great Thou Art" "Holy, Holy, Holy"

502. The Season Of Renewal

John 13:1-17

Bulletin Aid

Wayne H. Keller

... sacrament, have the elements placed on the communion table. Ask the people to come forward when they are ready to receive dark bread (symbolizing Jesus' dark body), and to receive a large glass of wine/grape juice (preferably laced with vinegar, symbolizing the bitterness of his death). When the people have received the sacrament, invite them to return to their pew, and to remain as long as they choose. 7. When all have received the elements, have the organist, pianist, or guitarist play quietly "There Is a ...

503. Gifts of Lent II: Mary Gives Her Perfume

Matthew 26:6-13

Drama

Donald Neidigk

... in my room, still thinking of Jesus' strange words, "This sickness will not end in death." What could he have meant? Martha, not one for contemplation and seclusion, hurried off to meet Jesus while he was still outside Bethany. Running up to him, she complained bitterly. "Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died!" "Your brother will rise again," Jesus assured her. Martha thought he was referring to the last day, but no, Jesus meant that very day. "I am the resurrection and the life," Jesus ...

504. Gifts of Lent III: A Family Gives Their Home

Luke 22:7-38

Drama

Donald Neidigk

... needed. But except for the items of food, Mother had provided it all. There was a long low table. There were the large pillows upon which the men would recline as they ate. There was a menorah, a seven-branched lampstand. There were bowls for the bitter herbs reminiscent of slavery in Egypt and for the salt water that recalled the tears of bondage. There was a plate for the unleavened bread, and a cup into which soon would be poured the Passover wine. We left the disciples to make their preparations alone ...

505. Gifts of Lent IV: Simon Gives His Strength

Mark 15:1-15

Drama

Donald Neidigk

... Jews, and therefore could not deny it. So the charges stood, and Jesus was crucified. At Golgotha, my job finished, I could have left and returned to Jerusalem. But now, keeping the feast was the last thing on my mind. I couldn't leave. I stayed to the bitter end. I even began to wonder if there was something else I could do for this man with the kind eyes. The day had started off sunny and full of hope. But now dark, threatening clouds had built up. There was thunder in the distance. Before being crucified ...

506. Mary Ponders

Luke 2:1-7, Luke 2:8-20

Sermon

Charles H. Bayer

... ourselves. What is it that goes through your mind in the midnight watches, and will not let you go? Some people chew on revenge, rehearse angry conversations, gnaw on old grudges and cannot sleep. I know people who have held onto the same debilitating bitterness for decades. It is the sole topic of their with-themselves conversations night after night. And the more they chew on the leathery sinews, the more preoccupied they are with the chewing. When I first visited Asia, I was served a salad containing ...

507. Moving At The Speed Of Light: Unknown Apostles

1 Corinthians 2:6-16

Sermon

Frank Luchsinger

... in part but know well enough to be saved by him; if we follow the One who not only blesses bread but who is the Bread of Life, who not only offers water but who is Living Water, if we follow the One who not only drinks of life's bitter cup but who provides for us, becomes for us the Cup of Wonder, we will often become unknown apostles, blessing others before they know it, healing before the hurt, lifting before the fall, named only in the heart of heaven.

508. The Simple Shepherds--And The Lamb Of God

Isaiah 51:17--52:12

Sermon

Thomas A. Pilgrim

... of God. Back in the early '80s one of our churches in Atlanta decided to have a live manger scene. They made all their preparations and arranged to borrow some animals from the petting zoo at Stone Mountain. But it was one of those years when we had bitter cold weather and zero temperatures. So the church called off the live manger scene. But it was Christmas Eve, and they did not know what to do with the animals. They decided to divide them up among their members. One man took home, much to the dismay of ...

509. Reflections On the Sacred Head

Sermon

Glenn E. Ludwig

... agony? Some have said that the last word he spoke, "It is finished," was not the last gasp of a dying man, but the triumphant shout of one who had overcome. Surely the eyes twinkled with a secret we could not know for three days. The grief and bitter Passion Were all for sinners' gain; Mine, mine was the transgression, But thine the deadly pain. They don't say much about crucifixion in the scriptures. Those people knew what it meant to die on a cross; we can only imagine. No one who studies crucifixion can ...

510. The Better Part

Luke 10:38-42

Sermon

John G. Lynch

... Spitfires." He was the only one who actually listened to him -- even if it was just for a few minutes! In today's gospel lesson Jesus needs somebody to listen. He has just begun his journey to Jerusalem where he knows he will go through the bitter road of cross and denial and abandonment and betrayal to the glory of resurrected life. As he began his journey he entered a Samaritan village where the villagers said: "You cannot stay here." His disciples wanted to burn the village to the ground. Jesus had to ...

511. Safely Through The Waters

Isaiah 43:1-13

Sermon

Robert A. Hausman

... harps. For there our captors asked us for songs, and our tormentors asked for mirth, saying, "Sing us one of the songs of Zion!" How could we sing the Lord's song in a foreign land? (Psalm 137:1-4). The rivers of Babylon were the bitter waters of exile, the devastating waters of the diaspora. The Israelites were far from home, far from the holy mountain, far from the temple, the heart of their life, the sacred center of their existence. They were defeated, demoralized, depressed. The best they could do was ...

512. You Can Be In Heaven Or Hell

Psalm 139:1-24

Sermon

Michael B. Brown

... falls around me, Thou makest the darkness bright; for darkness is as light with thee." Robert Schuller's daughter, Carol Milner, suffered a serious accident a number of years ago and lost a leg. For quite some time, quite understandably, she was depressed and bitter. Hers was a deep faith, but even deep faith does not make severed limbs grow back. However, Carol found something in her loss that perhaps she may never have fully understood in any other way. She reports that she found a Presence. She found ...

513. Proper 25

Luke 18:9-14, Joel 2:18-27, Joel 2:28-32, 2 Timothy 3:10--4:8, 2 Timothy 4:9-18

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... Spirit was fulfilled on Pentecost. Epistle: 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18 With his life near the end, Paul looks forward to receiving a crown of righteousness. Paul realizes that death is near. He was tried in Rome and Roman Christians deserted him. He was not bitter but forgiving. His confidence was in God who would rescue him from every evil. According to tradition Paul was executed in Rome ca. A.D. 60. In writing to Timothy he looks back on his ministry and is pleased that he kept the faith and he also looks ...

514. Proper 9

Galatians 6:1-10, 2 Kings 5:1-27, Luke 10:1-24

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... v. 2). Here is the heroine of the story involving top generals, kings, and prophets. It was the witness of a "little maid" that started the ball rolling leading to Naaman's cure. The little girl was a slave, a captive in a foreign land. She could have been bitter, hateful, and resentful. She could have rejoiced that her master would soon be dead or banished has a leper. We rejoice in her compassion, in her faith in God, and in her testimony to her faith. 2. Angry (v. 11). Naaman was angry and sick. He felt ...

515. Facing Up To Temptation

Matthew 4:1-11

Sermon

Thomas Long

... beloved Son. You are the heir to the identity and mission of my people. You are my prophet, my priest, my anointed, my suffering servant. You are the one I am sending down the long and painful road to Jerusalem. You are the one I am calling to drink the bitter cup of sacrifice. You are the one I am delivering into the hands of those who will kill you. You are the one I am sending to bear the cross for the salvation of all people. You are the one to whom I am entrusting the promise of redemption. You ...

516. The Spreading Word

Matthew 13:1-23

Sermon

Marc Kolden

... him and he dismissed them: "Who is my mother, and who are my brothers? ... Whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother." Good grief! This guy is God's word? Does God's word create this sort of confusion and hatred and bitterness? "Let anyone with ears listen!" No wonder many did not respond. We shouldn't be surprised. Just a few chapters earlier Jesus had said, "Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword" (10:34 ...

517. Anger - Eleven Ways To Blow Up, Seven Ways To Cool Off

Matthew 5:21-26

Sermon

R. Curtis Fussell

... face of a man I knew who was consumed by anger. There was a darkness about his face, an edginess in his looks, with his shoulders bent down in rage. He had spent years fighting for the rights of poor and oppressed people, and it had left him angry and bitter. Have you ever seen such a face? To be angry is such an easy thing to do. It is so easy to get angry. Anyone can get angry, and of course everyone does get angry. But to be angry at the right person, to the right degree, at the right ...

518. Speak For Yourself!

Matthew 3:1-12

Sermon

William B. Kincaid, III

... is good news. God loves us. God forgives us. God longs for us to come to grips with whatever it is that is keeping us from full communion with God. Sometimes we have made no mistake, but some visit from tragedy's storehouse has left us sad and angry and bitter. We can't explain some of the diseases, but we know what they have done to our lives. We are left without the ones we love and with a gaping hole in our lives. One man was accused falsely of raping a family member's friend. He was the victim ...

519. Been There, Done That

Matthew 2:13-23

Sermon

William B. Kincaid, III

... and that every treatment is handled as humanely and compassionately as possible.[1] It makes a difference when we have been there and done that. Yes, it is true that some people do not learn anything from their past experiences and that some people become bitter and cold from things they have encountered, but there is a blessing to us and to the people around us when we have been there and done that. We approach situations with more insight. We are more patient and credible and understanding toward people ...

520. Easter 6

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

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... on the believers, so that they might receive the Holy Spirit. Previously, they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. Epistle: 1 Peter 3:13-22 Peter urges the persecuted church to always be ready to give witness to their faith but without bitterness or rancor. By so doing, they will maintain a clear conscience. He calls to mind the example of Christ, who suffered for doing what is right. They too need to be ready to suffer for doing right, not wrong. Peter makes a rather obscure allusion to ...

521. Epiphany Of Our Lord

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

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... a priestly class from Media and Persia, functionaries of the Zoroastrian religion. Their belief system was not theologically correct; for starters, they believed in two gods -- one good and the other, evil. Furthermore, they were magicians, a practice which is bitterly denounced in the Old Testament. The word Magi is the plural of Magus, from which we derive the word magic and magician. In their priestly role, they practiced the ancient art of astrology, believing that the stars controlled human affairs ...

522. Lent 1

Mt 4:1-11 · Rom 5:12-21 · Gen 2:7 - 3:7 · Ps 32

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... a loss of innocence, a fall from grace, broken relationships and death. Outline: The necessity of forbidden fruit -- life has to have its boundaries The desire for forbidden fruit is coveting To take forbidden fruit destroys relationships To take forbidden fruit leaves a bitter aftertaste Live thankfully for what God has given you Lesson 2: Romans 5:12-19 (20-21) Sermon Title: The Power Of One. Sermon Angle: Somewhere along the line you have probably received a Christmas card containing a poem called "One ...

523. Proper 11

Romans 8:18-27, Isaiah 44:6-23, Genesis 28:10-22, Matthew 13:24-30, Matthew 13:36-43

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... be gathered into the barn. His advice: let the weeds live until harvest, because in pulling up the weeds, one would also uproot some wheat. The weeds will be destroyed by the Lord Of The Harvest, at harvest time, after the weeds have borne their bitter fruit and the wheat their good fruit. Life and death is determined by the nature of the fruit. There's good reason marijuana is called "the weed." It grows wild, though it is also cultivated by growers for greater productivity. Marijuana is symbolic of all ...

524. Proper 19

Matthew 18:21-35

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... a kind of rearview mirror which enables us to perceive how God's hand was active in leading us to the present moment. When we believe that God's Spirit has been working to accomplish a greater good through all the circumstances of life, then bitterness and resentment drop away. With that kind of faith, a person can steer confidently into the future. Epistle: Romans 14:1-12 1. Sermon Title: An Affair Of The Heart. Sermon Angle: The church of Paul's day was already beset by contention stemming from disparate ...

525. Proper 21

Matthew 21:23-27, Matthew 21:28-32, Exodus 17:1-7, Ezekiel 18:1-32, Philippians 2:1-11

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... Lesson 1: Exodus 17:1-7 Sermon Title: Between A Rock And A Hard Place. Sermon Angle: Moses was literally between a rock and a hard place. He was responsible to lead a pack of desperate people through a barren wilderness. There was no water and the people bitterly complained to their leader. At wits' end, Moses cried out to God for help. The Lord commanded him to strike a rock, from which water flowed. When we are at wits' end, we can always count on the Lord to refresh our lagging spirit. Sermon Title: The ...

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