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Glenn E. Ludwig

... Jerusalem, how often would I have gathered you to me as a hen does her chicks, but you would not?" We understand something of that kind of grief. It is the grief of a parent for a lost child, or for a prodigal that has yet to come to herself, or ... me never, never Outlive my love for thee. I used to think that walking with Jesus was an easy journey. After all, I have known no other kind of walk all my life. But the older I get and the more complicated life becomes, I know that walk is not like any normal walk ...

602. Epiphany 4

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

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John R. Brokhoff

... up a big goose egg! Give your life to excellence in speaking or in knowledge, or in faith, or in personal sacrifice and without love you have nothing. Your life has been wasted. However, have love and the other items enrich and enforce life. A loveless life with every kind of ability is a useless, tragic life. 2. Not (vv. 4-6). When it comes to describing or defining something, often it is best to tell what a thing is not. It is a reverse way of getting to the truth. Paul uses this device when he explains ...

603. The Man From Galilee VI: The Tragedy Of His Victory

Matthew 21:1-11

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Thomas A. Pilgrim

... the minds of the disciples, into the heart of Jesus. Jerusalem was nothing like Galilee. There was a tension in the air. This is not a real victory of any lasting duration. There is a great veil of tragedy which falls over this episode. It is a tragic kind of victory. Today Palm Sunday is a reminder of this fact. Palm Sunday always stands as a great divider. It separates us into two groups of people who either simply have opinions about what a nice fellow Jesus must have been, or who dare to cast our lots ...

604. In The Beginning

Genesis 1:1-2:3

Drama

Jerry Eckert

... for the ... air, that's right! "This is great," God said. That hadn't taken long, so God tackled something else. Tuesdays can be like that! "Let the earth put forth vegetation ..." God said. And the plants and their seeds developed all over the place. There were different kinds for different places on the land and in the water and in the air. Not so many up there. Most of those went and hung on trees and were happy. "I like all My plants where they are," God said. "They're good! Hope no one puts them in ...

605. Proper 5

Genesis 12:1-8, Hosea 5:1-15, Hosea 6:1-6, Matthew 9:9-13, Matthew 9:18-26, Romans 4:1-25

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Russell F. Anderson

... a good one and a fruitful topic for a sermon. Possible answers: He eats with sinners to demonstrate God's love for them. Because God wants to save them. Because sinners are the only ones open to God. Maybe Christ eats with sinners because that's the only kind of human being available. The Eucharist provides a very special occasion for thanking God that he does indeed eat with and reach out to sinners. How to know when you're ill. Jesus came to be the physician to the sick. That is, he came to bring healing ...

606. In The Beginning

Sermon

Jerry Eckert

... some for the ... air, that's right! "This is great," God said. That hadn't taken long, so God tackled something else.Tuesdays can be like that! "Let the earth put forth vegetation ..." God said. And the plants and their seeds developed all over theplace. There were different kinds for different places onthe land and in the water and in the air. Not so many upthere. Most of those went and hung on trees and were happy. "I like all My plants where they are," God said."They're good! Hope no one puts them in the ...

607. Death Shall Be No More

Isaiah 25:1-12

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E. Carver McGriff

... not to be punitive but to reform. Using today's terminology, a parent who would punish a child once that child realized he or she was wrong and shows genuine remorse would be considered abusive and the relationship dysfunctional. One refuses to believe that God is less kindly in dealing with us than is a good and loving dad or mom. But how does the universe hold together if we're not held accountable? Speaking for myself, a day rarely goes by but what I say or do something which, upon reflection, I know was ...

608. Resist Temptation

Mark 1:9-13

Sermon

Harry N. Huxhold

... him to go the way of suffering, pain, and the cross. If at the baptism God had claimed him as God's Son, why could he not think he could walk into the wild blue yonder with the world at his feet? Each one of us daily confronts the same kind of question one way or another. We lay claim to being God's children, and we are tempted to think that affords us special privileges, immunities, and rights. However, it does not work that way. Mark says that while Jesus was in the wilderness "he was with the wild beasts ...

609. Reach Out And Touch Someone

Mark 5:21-43

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Brett Blair

... relationship. Years ago, when I was in the Boy Scouts, there was a man by the name of Bill Martin who was particularly kind and helpful to all of us, but especially to me. Even as a child I could understand that this man was making a ... to preach at my home church of St. Luke's Methodist in Memphis and Bill Martin was still there. He came up to me afterwards to extend kind words. But on this occasion I said to him: "Bill, I think that many young men as they grow up have someone, beyond their father, who ...

610. Cats, And Mice, And Mercy

Matthew 5:7

Children's Sermon

B. Kathleen Fannin

... we ARE; just because God made us. "Let's pray together before we go: God, thank you for these children and the understanding they bring us in sharing faith with them and through them. Let us be merciful in our lives as we live them together, following the paths of kindness that lead us toward your love, the love you have shown us with the greatest mercy of all in the gift of your Son, Jesus Christ. It is in his name that we pray. Amen." 1. I later learned of an adult's response to this question: "Eat it ...

611. The Angry Jar

Ephesians 4:31

Children's Sermon

... to help with canning? (Wait for show of hands.) Canning is usually quite a family activity. It starts way back with planting the garden, weeding the garden and then it seems like all the fruits and vegetables all get ripe one after the other. Sometimes two or three kinds are ready all at once! Then it really gets busy! Do you know how to can fruits and vegetables? (Response) You have to wash them, cut them, put them in one of these canning jars, put on the special lids, boil the water in the canner, put in ...

612. Ash Wednesday

Joel 2:1-2, 12-17, Matthew 6:1-4, Matthew 6:16-18, 2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2

Bulletin Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... devouring army as the arm of God's judgment. God is trying to arrest his people's attention. Yet the Lord is merciful and kind (v. 13) and stands ready to bless his people when they return to him. Epistle: 2 Corinthians 5:20b 6:10 This lection is ... gracious offer now. "Now is the acceptable time, now is the day of salvation" (v. 2). Gospel: Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 Jesus abhors the kind of piety expressed in blowing one's own horn (v. 2). To aim for the praise and admiration of humans is unworthy of a disciple of ...

613. Easter 5

John 15:1-17, Acts 8:26-40, Acts 9:19b-31, 1 John 4:7-21

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Russell F. Anderson

... ears. Yet how many hearts could have remained unbroken, how many marriages could have been saved and how many people could have been kept from spiritual shipwreck if only there had been more abiding. Abiding in Christ is the necessary prerequisite for all other kinds of abiding. Abide: we need this old-fashioned word for this new day. Outline: 1. Abide is an old-fashioned word. 2. Even the meaning of the word seems old-fashioned. (Explain.) 3. Yet countless lives have been injured by not abiding. 4. Abiding ...

614. The Importance Of Asking The Right Questions

Luke 20:27-40

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Larry R. Kalajainen

... by faith and not by sight. That we live by trust in God rather than trust in our bank account. That we live by hope rather than by achievement. That we live for others rather than for ourselves. The Sadducees who came to Jesus brought a similar kind of question. Their question is an attack question. It's a question designed to destroy the other person's viewpoint so that one's own viewpoint wins without ever having to be defended. Its purpose, like the other, is to prevent them from having to change. The ...

615. Who Was That Masked Man?

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

Alexander H. Wales

... . It is a story that has impact upon both Christians and non-Chrisitians, a model of sacrificial giving that goes beyond being a good neighbor and borders on sainthood. What most of us would give to have a neighbor like the good Samaritan or be like that kind of a neighbor! And how easy it would be to do it. It would mean placing others ahead of self. It would mean loving our neighbors as much as we love ourselves. It would mean putting our Christian faith into action. Perhaps the greatest question we have ...

616. First Sunday In Christmastide

John 15:1-17

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David M. Oliver

... for the weekends, the next vacation, the next holiday? How do we live a life that is saturated with and sustained by joy? Jesus, speaking in the Gospel of John chapter fifteen, gives us some useful instruction in this regard. As a teacher Jesus used all kinds of object lessons and stories to communicate with people. In this case, he spoke about grapevines. He said, "I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinegrower. He removes every branch in me that bears no fruit. Every branch that bears fruit he prunes ...

617. Receive The Holy Spirit

John 20:19-23

Sermon

Larry Powell

... from the music director. "It was sometimes embarrassing the way he would stand against me and wait until the last person had gone before he would say goodbye," Rodeheaver admitted. One evening a man came to speak to him and made it a point to thank him for being so kind to Joey. "He isn't quite right," the man said, "but he has never enjoyed anything so much as coming here and singing in the choir. He has worked hard through the day in order to be ready to come here at night, and it was because Joey invited ...

618. Fishers Of Men

Matthew 4:18-20

Children's Sermon

Mark A. Hultquist

... box filled with supplies. Do any of you want to go fishing? When I was growing up my dad would take me fishing in two different places. The first was a lake where my uncle had a cabin. We would fish on Saturday mornings and catch little sunfish and other kinds of fish, all very small. But in the summers we would go deep sea fishing in the ocean and then we would catch the bigger fish - haddock and cod and sometimes even sharks! One of the things you learn very quickly when you go fishing is that you have to ...

619. Stuck with Super Glue

Romans 8:35

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... I wanted to show you something about Jesus and the way that he feels about you. But I never want you to play with this kind of glue, because it sticks so strongly that it can make your fingers stick together, and you will not be able to get them apart. This ... will ever make Jesus let go of you or me. It doesn't make any difference if we are hungry or if we are in some kind of danger, Jesus will be there. Not even dying will keep you and Jesus apart. Jesus will stay with you no matter what happens. That is ...

620. A New Year Love Song

Colossians 3:14

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... . (Let the alto sing her part.) That is lovely. But we still need another part, and I am going to ask one more of our women to sing for us. Before I let her sing and tell you her name, I thought that it might be interesting to listen to Kindness, Patience, and Forgiveness sing together. (Let the three parts sing the song.) That was good, but there is something missing. The missing part is our last singer. Her name is Love and she sings the melody. First of all I am going to ask Love to sing her part, and ...

621. Look to the Lord

2 Corinthians 12:9

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... she is told to do? Does anyone know? (Let them guess.) A man with several bottles of medicine tells her to try this one special kind. So she tries it. What happens to her after she takes the medicine? (Let them tell you.) Right! She can lift the pan without any ... of St. Paul's letters during our worship service. St. Paul must have had a special problem - either a bad pain or some other kind of thing that was hard for him to live with. St. Paul doesn't tell us what it is - but apparently there weren't any ...

622. Something Special Coming

1 Corinthians 7:31

Children's Sermon

... are some deserts. And here are some places where the rain falls and it is green and lots of trees are growing. And up here it is freezing cold. And down here it is hot and wet. What an amazing world. There are all kinds of different places in the world. And all kinds of climates and temperatures. And all kinds of people. Do you think it is better that God made the world with all these differences, or do you think it would be better if God made it with everything the same? I think so too: it's better to have ...

623. Bread That Will Not Spoil

John 6:27

Children's Sermon

... a storage bag. Boys and girls, today our Gospel story reminds us of last week's Gospel story. Both are about bread. Today's story reminds us that there are two kinds of bread. I have both kinds right here. What is the difference? (Let them answer.) That's right. One kind of bread is fresh and soft and ready to eat. It looks pretty good, doesn't it! The other kind is hard and stale and crumbly. Nobody would want to eat it. Well, maybe some birds would like it in the winter time. But you and I would not like ...

624. Proper 4

Luke 7:1-10, Psalm 117:1-2, 1 Kings 8:22-61, Galatians 1:1-10

Sermon Aid

George Bass

... Prayer of the Day that they function as compatible collects in the liturgy. This psalm-prayer might well be read as a second Prayer of the (this) Day, or on Pentecost. The author must have had Pentecost in mind when it was prepared: "Lord God, you have revealed your kindness to all people. Gather the nations into your Church, that in all the various tongues of this world one hymn of praise may be offered to you; through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord." THE READINGS 1 Kings 8:22-23, 41-43 (C); 8:22-23, 27 ...

625. Proper 11

Colossians 1:15-23, Luke 10:38-42, Genesis 18:16-33, Colossians 1:24--2:5, Psalm 15:1-5

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George Bass

... . She didn't think God could do that sort of thing - insert himself in human affairs and cause an old woman to bear a son. "Is anything too hard for God?" Like many who doubt the Mary-Jesus story, Sarah was not at all hopeful that God could work that kind of a miracle. 3. God was able to make good on his promise to these two old people, both of whom were beyond the normal child-bearing age. That was the purpose of his visitation in the guise of three men, to whom Abraham offered the hospitality of his home ...

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