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576. Maturity in Stewardship

2 Corinthians 9:6-15, 2 Corinthians 8:1-15

Sermon

Edward Inabinet

... perish." Or "Mr. Blank of the blank congregation so loved himself that he withheld all but a trifling amount of his money (and we might add his time talents, and witness) that he might gratify his own whims, caring little whether his Lord or his church could carry on. This he did in spite of the fact that he knew men would perish without the word of eternal life." Lay up not treasures on earth but treasures in heaven through lives of redeemed men and women, boys and girls. For where your treasure is, there ...

577. Declaration Of Freedom

Galatians 5:1-15

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... the height of the civil rights movement. An unforgettable picture, which captured not only the emotion of one man, but the deep sense of freedom and joy and release and affirmation of a whole race. A black man, who must have been over 100 years old, was being carried on the shoulders of a group of young men. They were taking him up the steps of a courthouse in a Southern town to register to vote. The caption beneath the picture said he was born a slave. To a marked degree he had remained a slave, even after ...

578. The Whole Load

Luke 6:27-36

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... , huddle of humanity -- all feeling the depth of need, as well as the joy of deliverance. As we clasped hands, we sang that song, "Lean On Me". Some of you know some of the words: "Lean on me when you're not strong and I'll give you strength to carry on. For, it won't be long til I'm gonna need somebody to lean on. It wasn't good singing -- but it was sweeter to my ears and touched my heart as deeply as the finest music I've ever heard. It was the celebration of the truth that Jesus ...

579. Set Life Free

Matthew 13:1-23

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... cultivation efforts on the hardest clay, the driest desert, the starkest wilderness, and created a new Garden of Eden – a landscape of salvation and redemption for all creation. In today's parable of the sower, Jesus describes the realities that face all who carry on cultivation efforts of their own. We can sow. But whether the seed germinates, grows to maturity, produces fruit, and results in a harvest – all that is dependent upon the quality of the ground it falls upon, on the receptivity of the soil ...

580. The Problem of Unanswered Prayer

2 Timothy 3:14-4:5

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... 's answer and is changed by it. In response to God's answer, Habakkuk changes his question. Confronted with a new, even more daunting future, Habakkuk does not despair of God or of God's concern for the nation. The key to prayer, Habakkuk realizes, is to carry on and not lose heart. Over 2000 years later, Martin Luther, after a long drought in his prayer life, told how he "threw the sack before [God's] door and rubbed God's ear with all his promises about hearing prayer." Jesus himself had to come back in ...

581. Proper 8

2 Samuel 1:1-16, 2 Samuel 1:17-27, 2 Corinthians 8:1-15, Mark 5:21-43

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... . 3. Refusing to take "no" for an answer (5:35-43). Need: When Jesus is needed, nothing can stop him from helping. In this lesson we see Jesus refusing to take "no" for an answer. He is determined to overcome any obstacle. He may be interrupted and detained, but he carries on until the need is met. This miracle is interrupted by the case of a woman with an issue of blood when she touched him to be healed while he was on his way to Jairus' home. He resumed his walk to heal the girl. When we cry to Jesus for ...

582. Eternal Life Is Now

1 John 5:9-13

Sermon

Nancy Kraft

... that just didn't register because they weren't ready to hear them. After the resurrection, all that had changed. I remember when I was a little girl, my father was sick and he knew that he was dying, so he spent some time preparing my mom so she could carry on without him. He taught her how to write a check and balance a checkbook and he taught her how to drive a car. I've often wondered about how my mom did that. It had to take a lot to accept the reality that her husband would soon be gone ...

583. Leaders and Prophets Rebuked

Micah 3:1-12

Understanding Series

Elizabeth Achtemeier

... , that is in accord with God’s will. The leaders of the community, Micah proclaims, build up the city at the cost of bloodshed and violence (NIV: wickedness), verse 10. We know from 2 Chron. 32:27–30 that King Hezekiah of Judah, in the time of Micah, carried on extensive building projects and had the waters of the Gihon River redirected into an aqueduct in order to furnish Jerusalem with a water supply in time of war (2 Kgs. 20:20; cf. Isa. 7:3). It may be that the reference to building Zion with blood ...

584. Three Wise Women

Luke 1:39-45, Luke 1:46-56

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... . The idea of covenant and fertility come together in the “brit,” the ritual of cutting, even as God cut a covenant with Abram, and from there, granted his barren wife children.* Babies for Jewish people are “signs” of life, birth, and new hope. They carry on the covenant from generation to generation, and are the hope of the continuation of a people of God. A second continuing theme of the older serving the younger plays out again with the birth of John as prophet for the coming Messiah, born of ...

585. A Personal Question Deserves a Personal Answer

Matthew 16:13-20

Sermon

Roy Howard

... a compelling word of God in the midst of war, racism, class division, and basic social breakdown, I was left to search on my own, along with thousands of others in my generation. While the church of my youth was doing reasonably fine, carrying on its civic club activities that mirrored every other all-white, do-good, social club ensuring the continuation of a stable, American Protestant civil religion for at least a few more years, thousands of people like me were happily adrift, protesting this war and ...

586. Cultivating Our Garden

Isaiah 58:1-14

Sermon

Paul E. Robinson

... last week, I would be out and about doing works of justice and kindness, not forgetting, as I do so, to walk humbly with God. That's what Micah said God wants. This morning we hear the prophet Isaiah say some similar words about not carrying on with a selfish, ostentatious fast, but rather caring for the needs of others. Some time ago in a denominational newspaper I read what a contemporary theologian, the Rev. Theodore Jennings, said. He spoke at a Minister's Week Lecture at Candler School of Theology in ...

587. Safely Through The Waters

Isaiah 43:1-13

Sermon

Robert A. Hausman

... , and by that baptism we were set free from the power of sin and death. Just as Israel returned to the traditions of the past, the exodus and the covenant, for hope and reassurance, so we must return to our baptisms for the faith and the courage to carry on. In his Large Catechism, Martin Luther says that we must learn to draw comfort and strength from our baptism. When we are afraid or depressed, when we feel guilty or worthless, Luther says we must retort: "But I am baptized. And if I am baptized, I have ...

588. Yet I Will Rejoice

Habakkuk 3:1-19

Eulogy

Barbara G. Schmitz

... everything has gone against us, N. has died, and we can never be the same without him [her], even though the worst has happened, yet we will rejoice ... we will exult in the God of our salvation ... because God, the Lord, is our strength. In God we find strength to carry on. In God we find courage to face tomorrow, and the next day, and the next. In God we are able to give thanks, although at times it seems like there isn't much to give thanks for. Today we are here to say to God, "The Lord is our strength ...

589. When Hope Is Gone

Luke 7:11-17

Children's Sermon

B. Kathleen Fannin

... of her now. She must have felt very sad. And she may have felt a bit angry too. It must have seemed like everything that mattered to her was over. "She was walking along the road outside of Nain, behind her son's body which some men were carrying on a platform. They were going to bury him. But as they were walking to the cemetery, they met Jesus and the disciples coming the other way. "Jesus immediately understood the situation. And he had such deep compassion for this widow that he told her, 'Do not weep ...

590. The Woman at the Well

John 4:1-26

Sermon

Thomas D. Peterson

... as formal objects for use in Sacraments - bread, wine, and water. Other traditions enlarge the number of elements used in additional Sacraments. But, in the world, the number of objects through which God communicates his spirit and truth are innumerable. Through them we can carry on a dialogue with Jesus as he moves us from self-defensiveness to surrender. "But, Lord, I know all about money. I earn it. I control what it does. It represents me. I can give a little away, and through it I can be secure." Jesus ...

591. The Bite of The Lying Tongue

Exodus 20:1-21, James 3:1-12

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... . This is the lie told to make us look better. For example, a young lawyer had just opened his office. Business was zero, but he didn't want this to be apparent. So, when a man walked into the office he quickly grabbed the phone and started carrying on an animated conversation with an imaginary client. Finally hanging up, he asked the visitor, "What can I do for you?" The man answered with a smile, "I'm here to connect your telephone." One of the most famous types of dishonesty is the LIE FOR PROFIT. This ...

592. THE LIFE OF UTTER OBEDIENCE

Philippians 2:1-11

Sermon Aid

John W. Rilling

... stirred the imagination of sensitive people in every generation. Poets have tried to capture its rapture in their rhymed couplets. Painters have delighted in the contrasts of that day and have often depicted two processions - one of the proud Roman governor carried on the shoulders of his slaves and looking down with contempt upon the Nazarene riding on the lowly beast of burden - king for a day as the Roman mistakenly imagined. To quicken the pulse musicians have composed their best melodies to accompany ...

593. The Baptism of Our Work

2 Thessalonians 3:6-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... endurance, she went into her kitchen, filled a pail with water and began to scrub the floor. She went on with this humble task until some of her pain subsided. Psychologists tell us that part of the secret of dealing with grief is to carry on with the daily routines of life. The person least likely to deal with distress is the person who shuts himself or herself off from the world of responsibility and relationships. Most of us understand that work is vital to our lives beyond the financial compensation ...

594. Help For Hurting Dads

Galatians 3:15-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... 't have been easy for Frank to carve out a place in a readymade family. Hanoch wanted to do something to restore the lost relationship. As he reflected on the situation, he remembered Frank expressing regrets that he had never had a child of his own, one that would carry on the family name. Frank was the last in his family line, and it hurt him that the name would go to his grave with him. Hanoch knew what he had to do. He contacted an attorney and made the arrangements to change his last name. For Frank's ...

595. The Benefits Of Trusting Christ

Romans 10:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... to ask, "Have you prayed about this?" Would it not be appropriate to say, "When I am down, I have a few scripture verses that give me comfort . . ." And then tell them some scriptures that have helped you. What is there in our faith that gives you the strength to carry on? Could it be that the best thing you could do for a friend is to share with them what has been most helpful to you? Nobody's asking you to mount a soap box. You're only asked to be a good neighbor, be a good friend. Listen to doubts ...

596. Proper 6

Genesis 18:1-15, Romans 5:1-8, Matthew 9:35 – 10:8 (9-23), Matthew 9:35-38, 10:1-42, Romans 5:1-11

Bulletin Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... the crowd of six million Jews do in the time of the Nazis? What can people do when unemployment soars, when inflation gets out of hand, and the nations are involved in terrorist activities? 3. Jesus made a mistake? Jesus chose twelve men to carry on his mission. These men were to be the directors of the Christian movement after the ascension. They had to be handpicked men, carefully screened and chosen. Judas Iscariot is identified as the one "who betrayed him." Did Jesus make a mistake in calling Judas ...

597. 2 Corinthians 5:16-21

2 Corinthians 5:16-21

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... their identity. Consider a speech-making politician claiming: "America was founded on the principles of democracy, and democratic values have continued to guide our actions throughout our existence" but then concluding, "and I am the best candidate running to carry on those commitments." We can all agree that his first two statements reflect historical facts, but his conclusion is, of course, still up for plenty of contentious debate. Paul chooses his vocabulary carefully in verse 20 to further enhance the ...

598. 2 Corinthians 5:16-21

2 Corinthians 5:16-21

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

599. Epiphany 4

Mark 1:21-28, 1 Corinthians 8:1-13, Deuteronomy 18:14-22

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... nor procrastination. One must work while it is day before the night comes. The fields are white unto harvest. Jesus had a world to save in three years! He has the whole truth of God to reveal. He needs to set up a movement to carry on his work when he leaves. The church today needs to imitate Christ in this matter to overcome its lethargy. 2. Authority (v. 22). The authority of Jesus was expressed in word and deed. He impressed the congregation with his authority and astonished them with his authority ...

600. The High Price of Short Cuts

Luke 12:13-21

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... said, “Fear not those who can kill the body, but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the one who can destroy both the body and soul in hell.” Life is more than being safe. Life is about faith, hope and love. It’s about the courage to carry on, the determination to hang in there when the going is rough and the enemy is real. There’s more to life than being secure. IV. A LIFE THAT REALLY MATTERS IS A SOULFUL LIFE But God said to him, “You fool. This very night your soul will be required of ...

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