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576. A Portion of Thyself

Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... aware?” he asks us. “Yes!” we tell him. We see the needs around us. “Will you share?” he requests of us. “Well, that’s tough for us,” we answer, “but we’ll try.” Then comes the hard part. “But do you care?” Do you reach yourself with the gift? Do you touch the heart of the needy, and feel his hurts and know her wounds and stretch your hand in love and compassion? Do you care? So often we don’t even hear his question. We are too busy asking a question ourselves: What’s in it for ...

577. Easter Power

John 20:19-23, John 20:24-31

Sermon

Harry N. Huxhold

... all organization of life all the way to the ruling of nations. We also know how some people have the natural gifts for applying power. Some are born to power. Others seek power. Some abuse power. The whole matter of authority, jurisdiction, control ... no more significance than a passing greeting, Jesus came to give it new meaning. At Bethlehem God announced that peace would come through the gift of God's unique Son. The mission and ministry of our Lord made it quite clear that Jesus had come to introduce the ...

578. In The Beginning God

Genesis 1:1-2:3

Sermon

William L. Self

... can think of God and love him, he has already thought of me. Before the foundations of the world, there began the history of a great love and a great search. God made the world from nothing. I am in it, and therefore I have to accept responsibility for the gifts and talents he has entrusted to me. One day he will inquire, "What have you done with yourself?" We will have to give ourselves back to God just as surely as we have to repay the money we have borrowed from the bank or property we have borrowed from ...

579. Famous Last Words

Deuteronomy 18:14-22

Sermon

William L. Self

... the pulpit to the pew to the pavement. Moses knew the need for leadership as well as the power of leadership. His legacy may be the law or the journey to the promised land in the minds of some, but he knew that his legacy was the gift of leadership that produced the Hebrew religion. The people were fragile and could not survive the new situation without leadership, so he outlined his understanding of what was to be required of the next leader. This new leader should be like Moses at Horeb (Sinai) mediating ...

580. Week Four Of Lent

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... the Kingdom to a greater sense of reality in our world. Thursday Week FourExodus 32:7-14John 5:31-47 Accepting The Lord The gifts of God are truly innumerable. God has given us the created world and all that is in it. We have the beauty of nature ... not only courageous but the way that brings us to fulfillment. Let us think this day about how God has called us to use well the gifts we have been given. Let us choose God so that all we do may flower and blossom on Easter morn. Friday Week FourWisdom 2:1, 12- ...

581. Pentecost Sunday

Acts 2:1-21

Bulletin Aid

H. Burnham Kirkland

... , and it filled all the house where they were sitting ... And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit." And Peter said to them, "Repent, and be baptized every one in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit." Let us come expectantly as we worship God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Invocation O eternal God, the Father of Spirits and the lover of souls, who sent your Holy Spirit upon your Church on the day of Pentecost, and promised that ...

582. Epiphany 4

Lk 4:21-30 · 1 Cor 13:1-13 · Jer 1:4-10 · Ps 71

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... your mouth." Epistle: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 1. Life's top value (13:1-13). Need: This chapter is one of the greatest in the Bible, but must be seen in the context of chapters 12 and 14. The love of this chapter is the best gift of the Spirit, greater than the gift of wisdom, healing, miracles, or speaking in tongues. In Galatians 5, Paul lists love as the first of the fruits of the Spirit. This love is divine, a product of God, even a part of God, for God is love. It is agape love. People need to ...

583. Christmas Eve

Lk 2:1-20 · Tit 2:11-14 · Isa 9:2-7 · Ps 96

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... more. Christ still finds a world that has no place for him. To be sure, there is place for business, for fun, and for government, but not for Christ. 3. Joy (v. 10). Christmas is a happy time in terms of the world's happiness: parties, drinks, banquets, gifts, and friends. This is the happiness that withers with the Christmas tree which is discarded soon after Christmas day. Joy is different from happiness. It is deeper because it is based on good news: a Savior is born to save us from our sins. It is a joy ...

584. Pentecost As A Festival

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... the Spirit and the founding of the New Israel. For the Jews Pentecost was also the Feast of First Fruits. (Exodus 23:10) It was a harvest festival, a time to give thanks for the harvest. On Pentecost Christians also are grateful for the gift of the Spirit and the gifts brought by the Spirit. Multitudes of Jews came to Jerusalem from all parts of the world for these feasts. Thus, when the disciples on Pentecost spoke in tongues, Jews from various parts of the world were amazed that they could hear the gospel ...

585. The Nativity Of Our Lord

Luke 2:1-20 · Titus 2:11-14 · Isaiah 9:2-7 · Ps 96

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... glory. There was indeed glory in the stable where Christ was born but it is a glory concealed, a glory apparent only to a few shepherds out in their fields. Let's be honest though: it is God's self-giving grace that draws us to the manger. The gift goes on and on and on. You've probably seen the Energizer battery advertisements with the little pink rabbit beating a drum in a parade; all the other participants run out of juice but as the commentator says of the Energizer bunny, "It just keeps going and going ...

586. Come Holy Ghost, Our Hearts Inspire

Acts 10:23b-48

Sermon

E. Carver McGriff

... and, one imagines, to do a bit of refereeing as well. The serious Bible student may wish to pursue the issue of these religious differences, but for us, the important matter is the universality of the Holy Spirit -- the fact that it's a gift available to us all. One suspects that God has very little interest in our choice of church, denomination, or the majority of our religious biases. Sometimes we're found to be arguing one faith, or one manner of interpretation, or one church as against another. When ...

587. A Taste Of Life

Mark 14:12-26

Sermon

William G. Carter

... only reason to gather for worship on this day, or any other day. We come, not to mourn the dearly departed Lord, but to receive the gift of his life. For isn't that what he says? "Take; this is my body." Or to paraphrase it, "This is the essence of my ... belong to him. "I give you my life; I claim you as my own." Christian faith is nourished through receiving and responding to this gift. As John Calvin wrote in one of his letters, "The moment we receive Christ by faith as he offers himself in the gospel, we ...

588. A Formula For Greatness

Mark 9:33-37

Sermon

Robert Salzgeber

... our earth with so many people that we overwhelm our environment. Instead, the Hebrew word yabah means "to grow in wisdom and sensitivity." The Hebrew word for fill is mahleh, and it does not mean to fill the air with pollution. Mahleh means "to bring a gift to the earth." Cabash is the Hebrew word for subdue and it does not mean to deplete the soil by over-use or erosion or to kill animals indiscriminately or to manipulate and dehumanize individuals. Cabash means "to put weight on, to rub tenderly as you ...

589. Christmas Eve

Lk 2:1-20 · Isa 9:2-7 · Tit 2:11-14 · Ps 96

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... A Preaching Theme Drawn From ALL The Lessons Sermon Title: This Christ Is For YOU! Sermon Angle: All three lessons point out that the gift of the Messiah-Savior is very personal and all-inclusive. Outline: Lesson 1: Isaiah 9:6 -- "For to us is born a Savior ... the salvation of all humanity." Gospel: Luke 2:11 -- "For to you is born this day ... a Savior" Have you received God's gift to you? Lesson 1: Isaiah 9:2-7 Sermon Title: Light In Our Present Darkness. Sermon Angle: Isaiah offered hope for those facing ...

590. The Day Of Pentecost

Acts 2:1-21 · Jn 15:26-27; 16:4-15; 20:19-23 · Eze 37:1-14 · 1 Cor 12:4-13 · Ps 104

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... his Spirit on all flesh, not just a select few. He urges the assembly to repent and be saved. Epistle: 1 Corinthians 12:4-13 Spiritual gifts proved to be divisive in the Corinthian church. Paul teaches that God supplies many different gifts and none of them makes the possessor of the particular gift superior to the believer who has been given another gift. All of the gifts are given by the same Spirit, not to enhance self-esteem, but are to be exercised in community for the common good (v. 7). Gospel: John ...

591. The Day Of Thanksgiving

Mt 6:25-33 · 1 Tim 2:1-7 · Joel 2:21-27 · Ps 126

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... his Son. Outline: The Church has been given a ministry of prayer. We are a eucharistic community -- our worship and our lives are to be a sacrifice of thanksgiving and praise. Let us remember to give thanks not only for the gifts of creation, but also for the gift of salvation. Thank the Lord by sharing Jesus with a neighbor. Gospel: Matthew 6:25-33 Sermon Title: Put God In The Driver's Seat. Sermon Angle: One of the national bus companies had this advertising motto: "Leave the driving to us." The inference ...

592. Lent 5

Luke 21:1-4 · Psalm 36:5-9

Bulletin Aid

Jack Brownlee

... us, in Jesus' name. Amen. Assurance Of Pardon Each day we are challenged to obey God in a way that is deeper and more profound than the previous day. God gives us strength to approach each day as a new day and trusts us to live that day as a gift to Christ. Friends, hear the good news of God: In Jesus Christ we are forgiven. Readings Psalm 36:5-9; Luke 21:1-4 Hymn "Love Divine, All Loves Excelling" stanzas 1, 2 Meditation A Penny's Worth Of Thanks Hymn "Love Divine, All Loves Excelling" stanzas 3, 4 Call ...

593. Proper 12

Luke 11:1-13, Psalm 138:1-8, Genesis 18:16-33, 2 Kings 5:1-27, Colossians 2:6-23

Sermon Aid

George Bass

... bread," if they are hungry, starving. But it is a prayer we can lift to God in the knowledge that he will answer it. 2. Jesus addressed God as Father, because, in his eyes, God has all the qualities of a good father; he knows how to give good gifts to his children, how to deal with their requests and prayers, and he is able to fulfill the promises that Jesus Christ has made in his name. Therefore, the faithful may pray and pray again safe in the knowledge that God will hear and answer their every prayer. He ...

594. Proper 22

2 Timothy 1:1-2:13, Amos 5:1-17, Habakkuk 1:12--2:1, Habakkuk 1:1-4, Psalm 95:1-11, Psalm 37:1-40, Luke 17:1-10

Sermon Aid

George Bass

... said and done. The Reformation reminds the church of the centrality of the Word of God in the life of the church and the importance of proclaiming that Word as life-giving gospel of the Lord. It also reminds the church that Jesus Christ is the free gift of God to all of his people, received by faith alone. The Reformation leads people to join the disciples, who in the Gospel for the Day implored Jesus, "Lord, increase our faith!" As that happens, the church is truly renewed and prepared for its mission in ...

595. Marked For Ministry

Sermon

George Bass

... participate in saving the people who live on it. God not only calls us to work in the kingdom, but he gives us gifts for service, all kinds of gifts, so that the work of the kingdom can be done here on earth. The church is made of ministers, many of them, who are given abilities ... and mechanics, poets and police persons, musicians and magicians, teachers and truck drivers, pilots and painters. God gives people gifts for ministry, not only in word and sacraments, but in caring for people and the world and by doing ...

596. The Meeting Of Marriage Partners At The Well

John 4:1-26

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... calls us? "Oh God," we say, "I am not worthy to undertake this task. Find someone else more qualified or with more time." Jesus' response to the woman is his Word to us. He shatters all our preconceptions about him; God never does things our way. "If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you, 'Give me a drink,' " he said, then "you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water." Jesus seems to be saying to the woman and to us that in making the request for water, he ...

597. The Spontaneous Routine

Luke 17:11-19

Sermon

Theodore F. Schneider

... wonder, "Would I have been the one to return to give thanks?" Perhaps we can never know for sure. But there is one thing we can do. Each and every day we can raise this prayer: Of all the things we ask this day, Lord, give to us the gift of a grateful heart.5 After such a prayer, regularly prayed, our first question will answer itself. Thanksgiving is, after all, a spontaneous routine. Oh yes! There is one thing more: Those who do return to give thanks, those who respond with hearts of gratitude to God for ...

598. For a Ninety-three-year-old Widow

2 Timothy 4:9-18

Eulogy

Walter A. Schmidt

... that Edna's life can be an example to all of us. In today's world we hear a lot about "having it all." But when we are so caught up in what we do not have, or what our neighbors possess, we cannot fully appreciate or use the many gifts and blessings that we have. Edna used her life, her blessings to the fullest - but not just for herself. That was another beautiful thing about Edna. She literally lived her life for others; for her Lord, for her family, for her friends. But I am not suggesting that she was ...

599. Forgive and Go Forward

Romans 8:18-27

Eulogy

Richard F. Bansemer

... of our pain. We must forgive . We must understand him enough to love him still. We must not hold his last decision against him. We do not have to agree with it. We do not have to condone it. But we have to give him one last gift of love- the gift of forgiveness.People outside of the Christian faith will understand little of this message. It's because they understand so little about love, its power, and how it works. We know how much love hurts. We know how guilt cripples. We know how anger destroys, but we ...

600. Lent

Sermon

Betty Lynn Schwab

... Lord your God, contributing a freewill offering in proportion to the blessing that you have received from the Lord." Reader 2: In Jesus' day, the Festival of Shavuot required every male in Israel to travel to the Temple of Jerusalem. There he offered God the gift of baked bread. Shavuot was the only time an offering was made from leavened flour. Two well-prepared loaves of bread were waved before the altar. These loaves were made from the finest wheat grown by the family that year. After this the new season ...

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