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551. Proper 18

Mark 7:24-30, Mark 7:31-37, Proverbs 22:1-16, James 2:1-13

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Russell F. Anderson

... had an impediment in his speech. Jesus took him aside, put his fingers into his ears, then spat and touched his tongue with the saliva. Jesus looked up to heaven, sighed, and said an Aramaic word, "Ephphatha," that is, "Be opened" (v. 35). Jesus told them to keep this under covers but to no avail. They reported it throughout the region, commenting, "He does all things well; he even makes the deaf to hear and the dumb to speak" (v. 37). Psalm Of The Day Psalm 125 (C) -- "Those who trust in the Lord...which ...

552. Proper 22

Hebrews 1:1-14, Hebrews 2:5-18, Job 2:1-10, Mark 10:13-16, Mark 10:1-12

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Russell F. Anderson

... the house in which you dwell..." (v. 8). Psalm 8 (E) Psalm 127 (RC) Prayer Of The Day Gracious Lord, the devil, the world and our own sinful inclinations lead us away from our basic commitments to you and to those we love. In a fickle world of self-exaltation, keep us true to our covenants, in Jesus' name. Amen. THEOLOGICAL REFLECTIONS Lesson 1: Job 1:1; 2:1-10 Where have you come from? (v. 2). Satan pops in on the heavenly assembly and God asks him where he's come from. He responds that he has been roaming ...

553. Proper 24

Job 38:1–41:34, Isaiah 52:13--53:12, Mark 10:35-45, Hebrews 5:1-10

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Russell F. Anderson

... the contents fully? Are you willing to pour your life out for the world, as I am about to do? They answered affirmatively, even though they didn't really know what they were saying. Our lives are like cups. God promises that if we pour them out, God will keep on filling them up. He calls it servant leadership. (This sermon could be illustrated with a large cup as a visual aid. Have a pitcher and a pan also. Pour water into the cup as you explain that we like to have our lives full to overflowing. Then take ...

554. The Resurrection Of Our Lord

John 20:1-9, John 20:10-18, Acts 10:23b-48, 1 Corinthians 15:1-11, Mark 16:1-20

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Russell F. Anderson

... how many of us have misplaced Jesus? Well, he was right here when I left him five years ago. I've been too busy to keep in contact. Can anybody inform me as to Jesus' whereabouts? A living Christ in place of a corpse. Of course, Mary Magdalene didn't ... , to garner every trophy available to us. But like a nightmare, no matter how hard and fast we run, the mighty winds of mortality keep pushing us back ever closer to the grave. Christ's resurrection has changed all that. We don't have to be afraid of death. ...

555. Love And Friendship

1 John 4:7-21

Sermon

Mark J. Molldrem

... negative portrayal compared to an Arabian explanation that characterizes a friend as "one to whom one may pour out all the contents of one's heart, chaff and grain together, knowing that the gentlest of hands will take it and sift it, keep what is worth keeping, and with the breath of kindness blow the rest away." In the Gospel of John, Jesus talks about love and friendship in the same breath. He calls his disciples friends, immediately after describing the greatest love as one person willingly laying down ...

556. Safe With the Spirit

Ephesians 1:13

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... him. A Christian shares many of the things that he has, such as money, food, clothes, and all kinds of things. But the Holy Spirit brings all of those things together and keeps them together so that none of them are lost. That's why we say the Holy Spirit is like an envelope. The Holy Spirit not only keeps them together for you but also keeps you for God. The Holy Spirit promises God the Father that what you learn and what you believe and what you share will be kept forever, and the Holy Spirit doesn't ...

557. When God Is Silent

Psalm 35:1-28

Sermon

Erskine White

... Dr. King went for months on end without hearing the voice of God in his life. He still had his convictions about faith to keep him going, but in terms of a continuing personal communion with God, it often seemed that God was silent. There were times when Dr. ... He wanted to quit what he was doing. That's when God would speak to him, in a voice that he could hear and tell him to keep going. "Lo, I am with you always," God would say, "even to the end of the age." Maybe you've also known those moments where God ...

558. Wedding: A Need for Newness

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John M. Braaten

... and happiness as you pursue your dreams of wedded love. Well, I'm pleased to tell you that it's possible, if you're well-informed. All you need to do is select the right kind of coffee; be sure you know if prefers Stovetop Stuffing over mashed potatoes; keep a plentiful supply of Coke on hand (for Coke adds life); and buy pre-cooked sausages so you won't have to wait for breakfast. Already, if you've been paying attention, you're on your way to marital success, at least according to Madison Avenue. There's ...

559. The Most Important Person

John 1:35, 43-51

Children's Sermon

... people carry around in their purses or billfolds. (Show them the picture of Jesus.) Do you know anybody who carries one of these? Why would we want to carry a picture of Jesus? That's right, because Jesus is the most important person in our life. We want to keep his picture close to us so that we can remember to stay close to him all the time. Sometimes we forget who the most important person is. We get mixed up and think the pastor is the most important person. Or somebody who gives us money or does nice ...

560. God's Everlasting Promises

Mark 13:31

Children's Sermon

... even for just this life. God's promises will last forever and ever. Wouldn't it be terrible if we found out that God would only keep his promises for a couple weeks and after that the deal was off? What would we do then? Just suppose God promised to keep the sun shining for a month but after that we couldn't be sure about it any more. Or just suppose that God said he would keep gravity working this year but next year he might not. All of a sudden things would start flying up in the air and we wouldn ...

561. When Will The Pain Go Away?

Matthew 24:1-35

Sermon

George Johnson

... was in. It paid off. He met Jesus and his life took on new dimensions. Hope is kept alive when we are willing to take what information we have and act on it, do something about it, even before we have all the answers. In the doing we keep hope alive. Learn From Creation There are so many lessons of hope that can be learned from nature. Native Americans have taught us an important dimension to spirituality by the value they place on a close relationship to the earth and the environment. We would do well to ...

562. Doors to God

Mark 12:28-34

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Thomas Slavens

... the pupils, making them open to growth, stimulating them to live what they have been taught. It is a tremendous venture to be a Christian teacher. It is a high calling to be a door to God. Prayer To see ourselves as we are seen by You, keep us growing, O God. To feel the needs of widows with knuckles red from scrubbing for their children, of youth with bones twisted from disease, of infants with stomachs drawn from lack of milk, of civil servants who resist the temptation of selfish aims, of all who suffer ...

563. For of Such is the Kingdom of Heaven

Matthew 19:13-15

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Charles L. Koester

... Father with an intensity that indescribably surpasses our human love for him. Jesus our brother says it; for he shakes us with the eternal reality of his words. Don't prevent your children from coming to me, even to coming to me where I now am. Don't try to keep them away from me though you humanly grieve. Because I'm here, Jesus says, I'm here on the other side in life after life. Let even the children come to me, don't prevent them, for of such (children) is the Kingdom of Heaven. That is the lesson of ...

564. I Lift Up My Eyes To The Hills

Psalm 121:1-8

Drama

Dallas A. Brauninger

... help come? 2: My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. 1 and 2: He will not let your foot be moved; he who keeps you will not slumber. He who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. 2: The Lord is your keeper; the Lord is your shade at your right hand. 1: The sun shall not strike you by day, nor the moon by night. 2: The Lord will keep you from all evil; 1: he will keep your life. 1 and 2: The Lord will keep your going out and your coming in from this time on and forevermore.

565. Living Beyond Unhappily Ever After

Genesis 21:8-21

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Carlyle Fielding Stewart

... widow did, and he can and will turn it all around. And if this doesn't happen according to plan, you make sure you keep touch with Christ, because even if other stories don't end happily in your life, your main story which is your relationship with God ... we have to do is to learn how to touch him, give to him, seek him in all things, and we can get beyond the beyond that keeps us from getting on with our lives. Accept what has happened to you in your life and know that it does not have to be the defining ...

566. Give Me A Break!

Matthew 11:25-30

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Larry Goodpaster

... Jesus allows us to see that the issue is not that we have too much to do. The problem is that much of what we have to do is insignificant and meaningless. We are all at times guilty of filling our days with an endless round of activities designed to keep us busy, but little else. We spin our wheels at work because we have to put in the hours, and then we spin our tires running from one meeting to another in the evening. When we finally arrive at home, we wonder why we even bothered. The meetings ran long ...

567. God's Bankers

Matthew 25:27

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... for one year. The 6 cents we call interest. That is why people save their money in banks rather than saving it at home. If you keep your dollar at home for one year you will only have one dollar at the end of the year. So you make money by letting the ... him interest. He gave you a brain and he wants you to learn. If you did not learn you would not use your brain. That is like keeping your money at home. You are not paying God interest on your brain. God gave you love. If you do not use the love that he gave ...

568. Singing Along The Way

Zephaniah 3:1-20

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... . My sin of impatience became a laughing matter in the light of the coming Messiah. By the way, the supervisor could not answer my questions, but she told me that I could call her back. Music can soothe the savage beast in all of us. God-centered music can keep us close to God when we reach the breaking point. A gospel musician was away from home singing and inspiring people with his music. The phone rang. It was for him. The news was bad. His wife who was pregnant had lost the baby. "The baby is dead," he ...

569. What Will He Find ... When He Comes?

Luke 18:1-8

Sermon

Theodore F. Schneider

... A saint of many more years watched for a while and then said, "Young man, if you're tired already, you are not going to make it." That's the question Jesus addresses in this parable and its conclusion. Are we going to make it? Do we pray constantly, keeping our eyes fixed on him whose will is our guide and whose faithfulness is the root of our hope? Do we live in the faith, expecting great things to happen in our lives, in our congregation, and even in our world? It was a Scottish preacher who once observed ...

570. For a Cancer Victim

2 Timothy 3:10--4:8

Eulogy

James W. Robinson

... more for Mary, and been kinder to Mary, during her lifetime, you more than made up for your shortcomings at the last. Mary slipped away remembering nothing but your love, and the love of God. We are going to miss Mary, every one of us. Don't let her down. Keep on keeping on. Take it easy. Don't fret over her. Don't let your sorrow get you down. Take it one day at a time, dear friends, until the shadows flee, and the dawn breaks, and life takes on greater meaning, simply because Mary lived and died as a true ...

571. God's Training Wheels

Luke 3:1-20, Luke 3:21-38

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

... would you have fallen? (response) Application: Can you think of some other things that act like training wheels that keep us from falling? (studying -- learning the alphabet, practice -- playing your scales) What about in your Christian life? Are ... Some of you have already been baptized. We need to be baptized because that is another way in which God works in our life and helps us keep from falling. Sometimes I don't feel very close to God but then I remember: I was baptized into the family of God! I am his ...

572. Be One

John 17:20-26

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

... my pocket and it has been rather difficult carrying it around. Take the pennies out of your pocket and drop them slowly on the tray. Create as much sustained noise as possible. Try speaking over the noise. They make a lot of noise and they are difficult to keep up with. Some of them actually get lost from time to time. They are a real burden to carry, too, because they are heavy. Remove the pennies from the tray. So I thought I would try to bring the dollar together, so I started carrying around these. Take ...

573. New (Testament) Math

Matthew 18:21-35

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... Jesus spoke again. "Here’s what I want you to do, Peter. God down to Walmart and buy one of those big spiral notebooks they have on their back-to-school specials rack. Pick out a bright-colored one – red or yellow or orange – so you’ll be able to keep up with it and know where it is at all times. Better buy some pencils, too – lots of pencils. Then, I want you to write down the name of everyone you know in that big spiral notebook. Leave lots of space between the names, now. You’ll need it! And ...

574. When You Least Expect It...

Luke 24:13-35

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Johnny Dean

... there now. And since it’s a long way back to Jerusalem, we might as well invite this stranger in to have supper with us. In keeping with our custom, we pass the bread to him first. And when he breaks the bread, the strangest thing of all happens. In the blink ... the brightest and best in life has been destroyed. The death of Jesus could no more stop God from loving us than the night can keep the sun from coming up in the morning. Every time the love of God is alive in us, Jesus is alive in us. And God’ ...

575. The Cross And Our Shadows

Joel 2:1-11

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Carl Jech

... all of these images or definitions of the church are good. But when we carry them too far, or in the wrong direction, there can be some unfortunate results. The church can slip into being an exclusive club in which the object is not to bring people in but to keep them out, not to rejoice in the variety of gifts and members in the body of Christ but to say "you can come in if you are like us! The task becomes not to shoulder our special responsibility to the rest of the world, but to brag about our special ...

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