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551. If I Live To Be A Hundred

Psalm 30:4-5

Illustration

John E. Sumwalt

... time for his morning pills was near. He waited for the nurse to push open the door and greet him and his roommate Arthur, who was still snoring loudly in the bed next to his. Most of the accepted measures of quality of human existence no longer affected Sam. While time, in terms of years, seemed to slip away unnoticed, the hours of the day crept by in agonizing slowness. Time no longer meant anything to him. Schedules all belonged to the nurses and aides and family members who waited on him. He himself had ...

552. Love And Friendship

1 John 4:7-21

Sermon

Mark J. Molldrem

... , but I know it is the right thing to say -- to believe." Arleen put her hand against the window for a moment and then removed it to wipe away her tears. "Thank you, Arleen. I know this is not easy for you. I've told you before how much your affection has meant to me over the years, but it is only now that I am beginning to see the depth of your heart. I don't deserve you." Edgar was choking back the lump of grief gathering in his throat. "No, perhaps you don't. But I'm here and ...

553. Who Was That Masked Man?

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

Alexander H. Wales

... way to help. It's nice to know there are some good Samaritans out there in the world. And I think I'm going to be a better Jew from now on. "One of the things I learned is that having religion is no guarantee that it's going to affect your life. You can have faith, but if you don't live it out, something is missing. Faith has to be alive if it's going to be faith. There is something about the call to love that is more important than being able to follow the rules. I could ...

554. The Conference

Mark 1:9-13

Drama

Arley K. Fadness

... son, who deserves your love and your attention. He is a human being made in God's image who needs and expects to be appreciated and respected as a person. I am writing a prescription for you, and it's really a family prescription that will affect you all. I am confident, with new health in your relationship, the problems which brought Dirk to my office will be abated and ultimately eliminated. (Writes and gives sheets to parents) See you in two weeks. My receptionist will make the appointment. Thank you, Mr ...

555. It's Hell, I Say: Herod Speaks

Matthew 2:1-12

Drama

Dr. Raymond Bailey

... . Of necessity, it was not important that these Jews love me -- only respect me. The problem with that, I have discovered, in my eternal place of contemplation, is whenever decisions are imposed -- when they are not owned by the people whom they affect, the people will seek to undermine the authority of those who imposed these decrees. You might not understand the fact that I tried -- I tried -- to win their loyalty, while simultaneously trying to maintain my position with Rome and the Gentile culture ...

556. A Lady With A Listening Ear · Mary Of Bethany

Luke 10:38-42

Sermon

Gordon Pratt Baker

... such as only good friends can stimulate to lift the spirit. In addition -- for a while, at least -- it would shield him from the ominous circumstances he had been warned were building up against him. It was six days before the Passover and to show their affection for Jesus his Bethany friends decided to spread a banquet in his honor. Actually, it was to be the Sabbath festive meal and accordingly open to the public. So it promised to be a memorable event. Simon the Leper -- so-called because sometime in the ...

557. Happy Fear - A Wedding Homily

Psalm 128:1-6

Sermon

John V. Carrier

... are the promises we made, or ones similar, and it is good for us to hear them again. For those who are not married, they are commitments you may someday utter. At the very least, they are basic to the assurances of marriage that affect all of us in one way or another. Today especially, this is the character of __________ and __________ relationship that they are putting before the entire community. They are going public with their intentions for their life together. We gather to support that relationship ...

558. Two Are Better Than One

Ecclesiastes 4:1-12

Sermon

Sandra Herrmann

... the factory, wherever we earn money. Our work becomes a means for providing a good home for our family, a future for our children. Whatever we put our hand to, it becomes a joint venture. We think not just of the task at hand, but how we are affecting the world our grandchildren will inherit. We are no longer alone, one powerless person in a world of chaos; we have become part of that endless chain, father to son, daughter to mother, a link between those who have gone before us to a future we cannot imagine ...

559. Love Promises: The Eternal Dimension

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

Sermon

Michael L. Thompson

... and __________ are catching that same vision -- discovering how beautiful it is to share dreams, to hear that other person's aspirations, to support each other through joys and sorrows, to submit themselves to one another -- working together to make decisions which affect them both. They trust that their love for each other will be eternal. After discovering the beauty of that kind of relationship, __________ and __________ have decided to commit themselves to God and to one another in a public way. In a ...

560. Wedding Sermon - You Are What You Wear

SOS 8:6-7; Col 3:12-17

Sermon

Erskine White

... arm ..." But you will not always be young, and your love will not always be easy. You will have to learn to cope as a couple with the joys and sorrows life can bring. Through it all, you will not be able to control the circumstances which shall affect your life together, but you can control the way you look, so pay attention to the dress code in your marriage. Look in the mirror each day and see what you are wearing. Put on the kindness, the consideration, the forgiveness and love which can conquer even the ...

561. Wedding Sermon - Wedding Prayer

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Sermon

Kenneth E. Crouch

... giving and saying the kind word. Give them strength to endure the bitter moments that life may put in their way. Make strong their faith and their hope when they have to face problems that seem too big. May they long remember the exciting days of their courtship; may tender affection always be a part of their love for each other. Let them know that you are with them and that you care for them when the night seems darkest. We pray this in the Spirit of the Christ who taught us to pray, Our Father. Amen.

562. Dressing For The Marriage

Colossians 3:1-17

Sermon

Mary Venema Swierenga

... wedding clothes: a lovely, lovely bridal gown and a dashing GQ wedding tuxedo. You are a very attractive couple on this most significant day of your lives, a couple I like very much -- each of you separately, and as a couple. Behind my affection for you is my respect: you each have deep spiritual convictions which have shaped your character as Christian young adults. You've done a lot of work with me, with Father __________, with the __________ Conference to prepare yourselves spiritually and emotionally ...

563. The Circle Of Life

Eulogy

Charles R. Leary

... of a new kind of activity in life. ____________ retired from government service but he could not let himself give up on work. So he assumed a more relaxed job, a shoe salesman part-time. After a while age and health affected him severely and further altered his participation in life. ____________, known to his family and colleagues as ____________, had his beginning in this life 85 years ago. ____________ ... baptismal name, ____________, was born ____________. On Sunday morning, ____________, he made his ...

564. Christians Aren't Perfect; They Are Forgiven

2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2

Sermon

... going all right. Then when you never intend it to happen, something does happen and a relationship is broken. Our life just does not work the way it was meant to work when we experience brokenness and need forgiveness. Our health is affected, our work efficiency suffers, even our relationship with other persons outside the broken relationship deteriorates. I know over the last couple of weeks in speaking with several members of this church, that they have experienced this brokenness in their own lives. They ...

565. Who Was the One Who Died?

Mark 15:33-41

Sermon

R. Sheldon MacKenzie

... . The darkness this time is not the sort that follows sunset. It was rather the sort of darkness that accompanied great events in ancient history. When he speaks of "darkness at noon" Mark is telling his readers that the death of Jesus was an event that affected the whole universe.What was done on Golgotha, he is saying, was of ultimate significance for any place in the world, and for every place in the world at any time. Our spiritual ancestors understood the darkness at noonday as a reflection as well of ...

566. The TV Audience

Sermon

Michael Rogness

... factors: *Good communication reaches the listener's emotions and will, not just the intellect. *Much communication happens on a non-verbal level. *The type of personality we are influences what and how we hear. *Psychological factors and past experiences affect how we hear things. *The left and right hemispheres of the brain hear and process information differently. *The meanings of words change. Religious terms particularly may carry quite different messages to people in the same audience. Noting that "our ...

567. Structure And Clarity

Sermon

Michael Rogness

... a few ideas I'm going to throw out." Unfortunately that's exactly what he did, seldom narrowing his good ideas to one focus and usually getting in as many as possible. They were good ideas, and no doubt some landed on target and affected people's lives. But the overall impression of his people was similar to the 15-year-old: "I never saw how it all fit together." His ministry was accomplished through superb weekday pastoral care, without much reinforcement from effective Sunday preaching. One test of an ...

568. Creative Preaching

Sermon

Michael Rogness

... he asked, "Are there Lutherans today who know what they believe and whose beliefs are really important? ... Is there anyone here today who thinks that ..." At that moment a scientist in the congregation came forward and said, "... this belief that God is our creator has affected my life and my work in many ways. As a caretaker of God's creation I'm careful that the actions and the decisions that I take as a computer engineer do not destroy this universe that belongs to God, but rather preserve it." He said ...

569. Delivery

Sermon

Michael Rogness

... when I was part of a church but not the pastor. My first impression was that the preacher was not very good. The content was not imaginative, the delivery was not stimulating, and the voice was barely audible. Then I got to know the pastor, his affection for children and the elderly, his faithfulness at visiting hospitals and nursing homes. During those months I concluded he was a much better preacher than I had thought at first. Of course he had not changed his preaching at all in that time. My perception ...

570. Strong Faith For Weak People

Romans 14:1--15:13

Sermon Aid

Clement E. Lewis

... ourselves." We need to remember that as Christians, "We live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord; so then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord's." That is what matters most. Let us not forget that all that we do affects someone else, even if done in privacy. Sooner or later we are found out to be what we are in private as well as in public. Of one thing we can be sure: God always knows. Those among us who are strong in the faith should seek to strengthen those ...

571. What Do You Expect Your Religion To Do?

James 1:1-18

Sermon

Clement E. Lewis

... of worship services and societal gathering of the faithful. It should be much more than listening to a sermon, taking part in hymn singing, or the saying of prayers, all of which are appropriate and needful. We should expect our religion to affect our lives, to give them spiritual meaning and dynamic force, rich experience with helpful interpretation of what it means to be alive. It should afford us a means of spiritual control over the inner and external forces that influence and motivate people. Phillip ...

572. Managing Disappointment

Romans 5:1-11

Sermon

Clement E. Lewis

... . The degree of disappointment is in direct proportion to the intensity of anticipation or expectation of an event or a person. Disappointment can be painful, especially when it involves the emotions of trust and love, and the object of our confidence and affection turns out to have feet of clay. It takes time to recover from intense disappointment, and often requires in-depth evaluation and re-assessment of self and the circumstances and the need for understanding and renewal of self-esteem. One of the ...

573. The Need For Balance

Matthew 4:4

Children's Sermon

Kenneth Mortonson

... balanced. All work and no play can hurt life; and all play and no work is just as bad. Life is made up of many things, and we must be careful to keep all the parts of life in a proper balance. If we do not, then all life is affected by that part that is out of balance. For example, people who ignore the worship of God, who do not keep this experience as an active, real part of each week, soon find that the reality of God has disappeared from all of life. Jesus pointed to the need for ...

574. What Shall You Give?

Children's Sermon

Kenneth Mortonson

... priceless gift that only you can give? And because you give it, it will mean a great deal to your mother or father. Let me suggest a few of these priceless, wonderful gifts. I am sure that you will be able to think of others. One is the gift of affection and you can give it by saying, "I love you Mom and Dad!" It is a gift that only you can give. In a birthday card, that you could make yourself, you could tell them that you love them. Then plan to follow up by telling them those same words ...

575. A Winter Experiment

1 Corinthians 13:8

Children's Sermon

Kenneth Mortonson

Purpose: To think about how love affects us all. Materials: A large piece of ice. A thin strong wire and two heavy weights that can be attached to the wire. A dish pan to hold the ice. Special Preparation: Tie the weights on the ends of the wire. Place the wire over the ice. Make sure that ...

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