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501. The Politics Of The Saints

Luke 6:17-26

Sermon

Larry R. Kalajainen

... is coming to be filled. Congratulations you who weep now, for your time of laughter and joy is coming. But woe to you who are rich; you've already gotten all you're ever going to get. Woe to you who are full now, for your own day of hunger is coming. Woe to you who are laughing now, for sorrow and pain is just around the corner." Who can deny the shocking impact of those words? Who could deny their political implications? Imagine yourself in the audience who heard Jesus say those things. How would you hear ...

502. Hard Questions!

1 Kings 17:7-24

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... follows that we must answer the subsequent query, "Will you obey God?" If the answer to this is affirmative, then it naturally follows that we must ask, Does It Pay? Does It Pay? Does it always pay to obey God? The woman has plenty of food, the hunger needs have been met, but now real disaster strikes. She must have thought her whole world was falling apart. Her dearest possession -- her son -- sickens and dies. That raises a lot of troubling suspicions in her mind. She as much as says to Elijah, "I fed you ...

503. The Prodigal Son

Luke 15:1-7

Drama

Dallas A. Brauninger

... pigs. He would gladly have filled himself with the pods that the pigs were eating; and no one gave him anything. 3: But when he came to himself he said, 'How many of my father's hired hands have bread enough and to spare, but here I am dying of hunger! I will get up and go to my father, and I will say to him, "Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son; treat me like one of your hired hands." ' So he set off and went to his ...

504. The Mechanics Of Prayer

Matthew 6:5-15, Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... for all sorts and conditions of people, not only for the local group, not only for certain needy individuals, not only for the local church, but for the whole church throughout the world, for the nation and its problems, and for the world with its hunger, poverty, and wars. When corporate prayer is offered, it is not one person praying but the entire group is praying. The leader, liturgist, or pastor is praying on behalf of everyone. Corporate prayer is not for the people to listen to someone praying. Each ...

505. All Saints

Psalm 149:1-9, Ephesians 1:15-23, Ephesians 1:1-14, Luke 6:27-36, Luke 6:17-26, Daniel 7:1-14

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John R. Brokhoff

... his dreams terrified him. The visions were so terrible and threatening that he was terrified for God's people. It is still the case in the modern world: the holocaust in Germany, the starving millions in the Soviet Union under Stalin, the destruction of Beirut, the hunger in Africa, and the innocent deaths whenever a dictator rules. We, too, can be terrified at the possibility it can happen to us one day. 3. Forever and ever (v. 18). How long is "forever"? Why add "and ever"? Some churches close the Lord's ...

506. Easter 4

Revelation 7:9-17, Acts 13:13-52, Acts 9:32-43, John 10:22-42

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John R. Brokhoff

... . Dorcas, a good shepherd, who helped the needy v. 39. b. Peter, a good shepherd, who came when called vv. 38-39. c. Jesus, the Good Shepherd, who answers prayer v. 40. 2. A deer became a dear (9:36-42). Need: A needy world with poverty and hunger affecting millions needs people to help. Dorcas gave her life to charity and good deeds. She was only one person but she made a difference. Because of her faith and practical good works, she was given an extension of her life. Her story needs to be told to inspire ...

507. Easter 5

Jn 13:31-35 · Acts 11:1-18; 13:44-52; 14:21-27 · Rev 21:1-6 · Ps 148

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John R. Brokhoff

... the process of transforming the old into a new world. This is what we want and need. Our present world is saturated with the power of evil. Satan struts across the continents inciting the nations to nuclear war. People are morally corrupt, killing one another in terrorism, and dying of hunger. It is time for a new heaven and a new earth. Outline: A new world is a-borning – a. The old order of evil is on the way out v. 1. b. God is in the new world vv. 2-3. c. Living conditions in the new world v. 4 ...

508. Baptism of Our Lord

Luke 3:21-38, Luke 3:1-20, Isaiah 43:1-13, Isaiah 42:1-9, Acts 8:9-25, Acts 10:23b-48

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John R. Brokhoff

... a. Water -- the seal of the covenant. b. Dove -- the gift of the Spirit. c. Voice -- the acceptance as a child of God. Lesson 1: Isaiah 43:1-7 1. You are no orphan! Isaiah 43:1. Need: Conditions in the world separate families. War, divorce, separation, and hunger leave many children without a family with father and mother. The result is that they feel they belong to nobody. They may not be in orphanages or foster families, but they are bereft. In this passage nobody needs to feel all alone in the world and ...

509. Advent 3

Luke 13:1-9, Exodus 3:1-22, 1 Corinthians 10:1-13, Isaiah 55:1-13

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John R. Brokhoff

... takes the initiative by coming to Moses and by sending him to release the captives. God not only gives us a task but equips us for the task. How does this apply to the modern situation? God is aware of and concerned about the Third World's hunger, poverty, and ignorance. He hears its cries for liberation. Those in the first and second worlds today are also in need of liberation from the bondage of their sin. God identifies with his people through the Incarnation. His concern for us was shown in the ministry ...

510. Proper 20

1 Timothy 2:1-15, Jeremiah 8:4--9:26, Luke 16:1-15

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John R. Brokhoff

... wasted his employer's goods. To waste is a serious crime. It means a loss for no good purpose. It is a sin to waste a mind by not providing an education. It is a sin to waste our bodies by excessive alcohol or drugs. At a time of world hunger, it is a crime to waste food. 2. Account (v. 2). The master calls upon the steward to give an account of his work and financial dealings. Much wrongdoing is done because we think we can get away with it and nobody will know about it. But there is always ...

511. Proper 21

1 Timothy 6:11-21, Jeremiah 32:1-44, Luke 16:19-31

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John R. Brokhoff

... a description of wealth and total depravity. This is a description of today's world. On the one hand is America's wealth giving us the highest standard of living in the history of the world. On the other hand, we have a third world of poverty and hunger. It could be that the so-called wealthy, either nation or individual, is really the poor man as was the case in the parable. Americans may be the richest on earth, but they can be suffering from the poverty of abundance. Outline: Like Dives, you can be a ...

512. Proper 26

2 Thessalonians 1:1-12, Habakkuk 2:2-20, Habakkuk 1:1-4, Luke 19:1-10

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John R. Brokhoff

... Need: Our subject has plagued humankind from the time of Job and Habakkuk. Job considered the problem from a personal situation and Habakkuk faced the problem on a national basis. Why do innocent people suffer all kinds of adversity: premature death, poverty, hunger, innocent imprisonment, flood, tornado, hurricane, etc.? People need to know that there is no answer to this problem but that God shows how we can conquer the tribulation of the world. Outline: When bad times come to good people a. They complain ...

513. Proper 27

2 Thessalonians 2:13-17, 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12, Haggai 2:1-9, Luke 20:27-40

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John R. Brokhoff

... because nobody dies. b. Is this good or bad news? 1. Good news to those unhappily married. 2. Bad news to those Happily married. Singles who want to get married. 4. No cemetery in heaven! (20:36-38). Need: Heaven lacks a number of things: no church, no hunger, no tears. Best of all, there is no cemetery there, because there is no need for one. Heaven is where the living God is and where his people live in and with him. These people do not die but share eternal life with Christ. Outline: There is no ...

514. Proper 28

Lk 21:5-19 · Isa 65:17-25 · 2 Thes 3:6-13 · Ps 98

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John R. Brokhoff

... vv. 9-11. c. Christians are persecuted vv. 12-19. Old Testament: Isaiah 65:17-25 1. God's kind of world (65:17-25). Need: We are living in a human world. And we are sick and tired of it. The earth is plagued with poverty, disease, murders, war, hunger, and manifold injustice. It seems to be the devil's world full of hatred and suffering. Isaiah tells us the kind of world God wants us to have. Outline: God's world like the New Jerusalem a. A city of joy vv. 18, 19. b. A city of long life ...

515. A Sheep Of Your Own Flock

Psalm 23:1-6

Eulogy

Barbara G. Schmitz

... redeeming. For, as it is written in the revelation of John: The Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd, and he will guide them to springs of the water of life, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes .... They will hunger no more, and thirst no more; the sun will not strike them, nor any scorching heat. Christ the good shepherd shelters and guides his own. Jesus' credentials for being the Good Shepherd are simple: because he cares for the sheep; because he knows them and they know ...

516. For All The Saints

Revelation 7:9-17

Eulogy

Barbara G. Schmitz

... : After this I looked, and there was a great multitude that no one could count ... standing before the throne and before the Lamb ... and [they] worship him day and night within his temple, and the one who is seated on the throne shall shelter them ... They will hunger no more, and thirst no more; the sun will not strike them, nor any scorching heat; for the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd, and he will guide them to springs of water of life, and God will wipe away every tear from ...

517. Welcome To The Banquet

Isaiah 25:1-12

Eulogy

Barbara G. Schmitz

... a feast of rich food, a feast of well-aged wines, of rich food filled with marrow, of well-aged wines strained clear. And Jesus will take bread and wine, and bless it, and sit down to feast with us in the kingdom ... as it says in Revelation, They will hunger no more, and thirst no more; the sun will not strike them, nor any scorching heat, and he will guide them to springs of the water of life .... Christ Awaits Us On this night, Jesus washed feet; he gave a new commandment to love one another; he fed them ...

518. Easter 4

John 10:22-42, Psalm 23:1-6

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B. David Hostetter

... OF THANKSGIVING God beyond all time and place, God within all times and places, God eternal and universal, Blessing and glory and power and might be given to you through timeless ages. We rejoice in the hope of peace beyond times of trouble, of plenty beyond hunger and thirst, of the end of sin and grief through your cleansing and consolation. We praise the tenderness with which you wipe every tear from the eyes of those who have come through great trouble. We are as moved by your gentleness as by your ...

519. Lent 1

Luke 4:1-13

Bulletin Aid

Dennis Koch

... for our souls. Sometimes the field of battle is so camouflaged it is passed over virtually unnoticed. A decision here. A value judgment there. Give and take. Live and let live. Self-preservation is more appealing to us than self-sacrifice. The mere hint of hunger sends us to the marketplace. It is easy for us to build up a false sense of security. We know that your word is Truth, Lord, more essential than bread. So many truths clamor for our allegiance we tend to become easily distracted, even lost. Could ...

520. Would We Rather Be Comfortable Or Comforted?

Matthew 11:1-19

Sermon

Mark Radecke

... together, give the term comfortable the faint aroma of complacency and a whiff of self-satisfaction. Some who are comfortable protect their comfortableness by choosing to avoid the disturbing, distressing and painful features of this life and these times. Hunger, homelessness, and violence; fires in California, earthquakes in India, floods in the American heartland; genuine give-and-take, listen-as-well-as-speak debates over the morality of abortion, homosexuality and gun control; to say nothing about the ...

521. How Blest Are Those Who Know Their Need Of God

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

Mark Radecke

... We begin to view life from a different perspective. And the Beatitudes are a perfect window through which to view the breathtaking panorama of life. For through them, we see that when we are poor in spirit, when we mourn, when we are meek, when we hunger and thirst for righteousness -- when, in short, we haven't a single credit to our spiritual account -- then it is we are truly blessed: blessed because we know our futures are not finally dependent upon our spiritual wealth, the absence of anguish, our puny ...

522. Jesus' Countercultural Sermon

Matthew 5:38-42, Matthew 5:43-48

Sermon

Mark Radecke

... not a majority, there is a growing resentment not only of anti-poverty programs, the effectiveness of which is certainly open to reasonable debate, but more dangerously, a resentment of poor people themselves. And giving to organizations and efforts to fight hunger -- in this congregation and many communities of faith -- is dramatically down, despite increased need and -- for many who could respond -- increased income. It is well known that Mohandas Gandhi was a great admirer of the Sermon on the Mount. A ...

523. Bad Timing

Matthew 20:20-28

Sermon

Thomas Long

Some people are masters of bad timing. These are the people who burst into a party wearing a lamp shade and a hula skirt just as the conversation has taken a serious turn, a turn, say, toward a discussion of human rights or world hunger. Masters of bad timing buy high and sell low. They are the folks who try to rouse the hayriding young people to one more chorus of "She'll Be Coming 'Round The Mountain" just as the mood has shifted to the romantic. They telephone with questions about corrections to the ...

524. The Temptation Of His Life

Matthew 4:1-11

Sermon

Thomas A. Pilgrim

... these stones become bread." Then Matthew writes, "But He answered and said, 'It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.' " Jesus knew the answer was not in the wrong use of power. That would never relieve His hunger, for He must not live by bread, but by the word of God His Father. Jesus understood that power He had. He knew how He could use this power. Here He was in a time of fasting, and the Tempter told Him He could use His power to get bread ...

525. Room For Questions

Matthew 11:2-11

Sermon

William B. Kincaid, III

... discuss Ephesians together, but as it turns out there was no discussion to it. The man simply used Peterson as an audience and lectured endlessly about Ephesians to the young boy. Finally, Peterson encountered one who treated his God-interest and prayer-hunger with dignity. Instead of trying to shovel Peterson full of pious wisdom or viewing him as a "project," a man named Rueben Lance prayerfully listened to Peterson and all his hopes and fears, questions and feelings. Years later Peterson would write, "He ...

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