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626. Some Things Ought Not to Happen

Genesis 21:8-21

Sermon

James L. Killen

... and in the community of nations? Can we see how, at each of these levels, there are outcasts who are struggling to push themselves in and to make a place for themselves? Can we see how the advantaged are always feeling threatened by this and reacting by defending their advantage? Can we see how the conflict keeps developing? Stop now and put some familiar faces on these characters. In your family, who is the chosen and who is the outcast? Think hard. In your class at school, in the place where you work, in ...

627. Can You Hear Me Now?

Exodus 3:1-15

Sermon

Arley K. Fadness

... , nonetheless, persists in calling. God's call is key to the liberation and ultimate purposes and destiny of the Hebrew people. Moses has come a long way since his time in Pharaoh's court as a "prince" in Egypt. A quick recap sees Moses, in defending an Israelite, killing an Egyptian. Pharaoh hears of it and seeks to kill Moses. Moses flees to Midian where he meets the priest Jethro and his seven daughters. Moses stays in Midian, marries one of Jethro's daughters, Zipporah, bears a son, Gershom, and settles ...

628. Saved (Again)!

Exodus 14:19-31

Sermon

Arley K. Fadness

... a later time, Isaiah appeals to the inhabitants of Jerusalem to reject injustices and be washed clean. "Wash yourselves; make yourselves clean; remove the evil of your doings from before my eyes; cease to do evil, learn to do good; seek justice, rescue the oppressed, defend the orphan, plead for the widow" (Isaiah 1:16-17). The Psalmist used the metaphor of water to describe forgiveness. "Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me and ...

629. The Glory of God and Our Neighbor’s Good

Romans 15:4-13

Bulletin Aid

Frank Ramirez

... be the Lord, the God of Israel, who alone does wondrous things. All: Blessed be his glorious name forever; may his glory fill the whole earth. Amen and Amen. One: May the mountains yield prosperity for the people, and the hills, in righteousness. All: Lord, defend the cause of the poor of the people, give deliverance to the needy, and crush the oppressor. One: While the sun endures, and as long as the moon, throughout all generations, All: Let your people be like rain that falls on the mown grass, like ...

630. The Light Is Still Shining

Isaiah 60:1-6

Bulletin Aid

Frank Ramirez

... your light that shines in the darkness, brightening this day and all eternity. Amen. Prayer Of Confession One: Judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice. All: May the mountains yield prosperity for the people, and the hills in righteousness. One: Defend the cause of the poor of the people, give deliverance to the needy, and crush the oppressor. All: And while the sun endures, and as long as the moon, throughout all generations, One: Like the rain that falls on the mown grass, like ...

631. Credit Where Credit Is Due

Psalm 43:1-5, 1 Thessalonians 2:9-13

Bulletin Aid

Frank Ramirez

Call To Worship Vindicate me, O God, and defend my cause against an ungodly people; from those who are deceitful and unjust deliver me! For you are the God in whom I take refuge; why have you cast me off? Why must I walk about mournfully because of the oppression of the enemy? O send out your light and ...

632. Different

1 Corinthians 1:18-31

Sermon

James L. Killen

... . As we look out at life, many of us see something that is entirely indifferent to us. Others see something that just lays there and waits to be exploited. And many of the rest of us see life as something hostile that attacks us and against which we have to defend ourselves. To see life as the gift and embodiment of someone who loves us and wants what is good for us is a real stretch. But when we think of the giver of life as one who loves us enough to suffer for us, that is really hard to take ...

633. King of the Mountain

1 Peter 3:13-22

Sermon

Richard W. Ferris

... lives. And so it becomes a daily battle: a struggle to be the "king" of our own mountain. Peter's message to Christians is to "not be intimidated" by the world around us. We are "not to fear" what others fear, but are to be ready at all times "to defend" the hope that we live in. Our outward actions, what we do and what we say, begin inside of us and develop in our hearts. If we hold Jesus in high esteem on the inside, it will show on the outside. Time and time again, throughout the New Testament, it ...

634. The Gifted

1 Corinthians 12:3b-13

Sermon

William G. Carter

... were divided into political factions. They were debating sexual ethics. They were fighting about who should receive the Lord's Supper and who should not. They were suing one another in court. They were bowing before the shrines of their culture. They were defending their actions with indefensible slogans and bumper-sticker theology. To top it off, some of the church members insisted that they were more spiritual than some of the other members. Paul addresses all of these problems in his letter. One of the ...

635. No Shame

Romans 1:16-17; 3:22b-28 (29-31)

Sermon

William G. Carter

... not sure the church would want a parent like me to serve," she said. I can hear the tremor in her voice. Once in a while, one of our members may get in trouble with the law. It's right there, splashed across the paper, before they can defend themselves. It's embarrassing. Even if he is exonerated, he is afraid that everybody has an opinion about it. So he stays away on Sunday morning. Other times, somebody may come down too hard and it bruises somebody's spirit. I have a friend in the ministry whose teenage ...

636. Bragging Rights

Philippians 3:4b-14

Sermon

Jeff Wedge

... Jew, one of God's chosen people, and then goes even farther. As a Pharisee, Paul was not only aware of the requirements of the law, he was dedicated to carrying out every rule. As a persecutor of the followers of Christ, he was zealous to defend the Jewish faith against the heretical sect of Christians. Finally, as one who would be judged by the requirements of the law, Paul regarded himself as completely and totally blameless under those rules. Sounds pretty good, at least if you're Paul. But there are two ...

637. Called to Freedom

Matthew 11:25-30

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... consult with Luther as to what to do. Luther asked for twenty-four hours to form a reply. It was granted. The next day Luther entered the room. The room was packed with people straining to hear him. He began the speech that he had prepared to defend his writings. The emperor interrupted him, and said, "Answer the question. Will you recant?" What followed is one of the most famous speeches in all history. Unless I am convinced by the testimony of scripture and by clear reason, for I do not trust either in ...

638. Can't Help Dreaming

Acts 2:1-21

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... presented to us in the culture. That is what made Don Quixote the ridicule of the people in his time, because the image he chose to be, the image of a knight, the image of courage and gallantry, was no longer popular. He was the defender of noble causes. Nobody was doing that anymore. Christopher Lasch, in his critical study of our time, called The Culture of Narcissism, says that the images out of which Americans invent themselves are gotten through advertising. Those are the images that are presented to ...

639. Have You Heard about Grace?

Romans 5:1-11

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... worth. She had no question about what she is worth. Those who try to prove their worth, live under a Law and a curse. Those who can accept their worth, their value, by faith, are free. Jesus came to tell us who we are. He said, you are not a defendant who has to prove your innocence or your worth. You are a child of God. You don't have to prove anything. Just be who Jesus says you are. If you ask, "Well, how can that happen to me? I don't think I could ever be that way," then ...

640. Stirring Things Up

Mark 13:1-8, Hebrews 10:11-25

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... hand there are the prophets. They are the preachers of the morality, the ethics. But it's not limited to the Old Testament. It continues into the New Testament. The priests, and their cohorts, the scribes and Pharisees, the Sadducees, are the defenders of the cult. Their headquarters is the Temple, where the sacrifices are made. The prophetic tradition in the New Testament is represented by two powerful figures: John the Baptist, and Jesus of Nazareth, who are so compatible in demeanor and message that ...

641. This Is the Day

Matthew 6:25-34

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... at the top, so you could shoot people from them, I guess. They used big stones to construct the churches. They looked like fortresses. You expected to see a moat and a drawbridge around it. Architecturally those churches were saying, we are not changing. We are defending the world as it has always been. It's immovable. It's static. It's not going to change. But the world just kept changing, because God is always creating, and recreating. Genesis says that God created the world in six days, and on the ...

642. This Nation, Under God

2 Samuel 7:1-9

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... in this instance reminds David that he is king, because of God's grace alone. "You cannot build me a house, but I have built you a house." That is to say, a dynasty. I don't need your support. You need my grace. I don't need you to defend me. You need me to support you. So be humble, and remember who is God, and who is not. Interestingly, David's son, Solomon, as soon as David dies, will ignore all of this and build the Temple in Jerusalem. As a result, according to the biblical historians, the nation ...

643. What If It Is True?

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... newspapers and radio commentators talked that way? They talked about these private and delicate matters euphemistically. They eluded to certain acts, rather than name them explicitly, and graphically, and redundantly. We all knew what they were talking about. Nowadays the people who defend that kind of public exposé say that they have freed us from the hypocrisy of speech. I say bring back a little hypocrisy. I don't think anybody is being misled by Matthew when he says, "Mary was engaged to Joseph before ...

644. When to Be Extravagant

John 12:1-8

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... reader, "Judas wasn't interested in the poor, he was only interested in getting his hands on that money so that he could embezzle it." Which I say is uncalled for, unfair, and probably untrue. It is very awkward being in a position of defending Judas, but I simply point to the evidence. All four gospels include this story. In the other gospels, Matthew, Mark and Luke, everybody is astonished at what this woman does to Jesus, the "Anointing of Jesus," it is called. Everybody is astonished. Only John names ...

645. Who Is This Man?

Mark 14:43-52

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... of Gethsemane. He is there with the disciples. He asks the disciples, "Will you watch while I pray?" That is to say, "Will you stand guard?" They say, "Yes," and then fall asleep. Then Judas, who betrayed him, comes with a crowd to arrest him. Peter draws a sword to defend his Lord. We assume it's Peter. In John's gospel he's identified as Peter. Mark just says, one of them drew a sword. But we know it was Peter. It's got to be Peter. It is the sort of impetuous, dumb thing that Peter would do. Then ...

646. A Discussion Among Angels

Matthew 24:36-44

Drama

Matthew Powell

... -dealing bruised in the winepress of iniquity and pride. Michael: (Pauses thoughtfully) There is no cure for this evil, except by giving greater force to the good hand. The righteous cause must be strengthened with sufficient might to resist the wicked, to defend the helpless, to punish all cruelty and unfairness, to uphold right everywhere, and to enforce justice with unconquerable arms. Oh, that the hosts of heaven might be called, arrayed, and sent to mingle in the wars of men, to make good victorious ...

647. Lessons for Year A Epiphany 4

Micah 6:1-8, 1 Corinthians 1:18-31, Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... . The New English Bible helpfully translates 5:3: "How blest are those who know their need of God." Old Testament: Micah 6:1-8 1. Controversy (v. 2). Micah pictures God as suing his people. He takes Israel to court. The people are the defendants. The prophet is God's defense attorney. The cosmos consists of the witness. God has something against his people: they have been unfaithful to the covenant, played the harlot with pagan gods, and broke his commandments. They have been a disobedient, faithless, and ...

648. Easter 6

Acts 17:16-34, 1 Peter 3:8-22, John 14:15-31

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... to ponder. We might expect to "accept," "own," or "obey" Christ as Lord. Peter calls upon us to reverence him as Lord. If he is so regarded, we will live under his lordship in every area of life. 2. Defense. A Christian in a hostile world needs to be a defender of his faith, as Peter suggests in verse 15. It is not a defense in the sense that the truth needs our defense, but it is the sense of giving a reason or explanation of the faith we hold. This calls for more than a blind, irrational faith that may ...

649. Proper 7

Matthew 10:1-42, Romans 6:1-14, Romans 5:12-21, Jeremiah 20:7-18, Genesis 21:8-21

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... . 2. Grace brings eternal life. WORSHIP RESOURCES Psalm of the Day: Psalm 86:1-19, 16-17 - "Turn to me and be gracious to me" (v. 17); Psalm 69:1-18 - "Answer me, O Lord, for thy steadfast love is good" (v. 16a). Prayer of the Day: "O God, our defender, storms rage about us and cause us to be afraid. Rescue your people from despair, deliver your sons and daughters from fear and preserve us from unbelief." Hymn of the Day: "Let Me Be Yours Forever"

650. Proper 13

Matthew 14:13-21, Romans 8:28-39, Romans 9:1-29, Nehemiah 9:1-37, Isaiah 55:1-13, Genesis 32:22-32

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... love will not let us go - v. 39. 2. Friends Greater Than Enemies. 8:31-34. Need: Every person has enemies. It is not a question or problem of who the enemies are or how many there are. For a Christian it is who are our friends who support and defend us. Who then is for us? We have God who is for us, one greater than any or all of our enemies. He who is for us is mightier than those in the world against us. Outline: Who is for us? a. A God who justifies us - v. 33. b ...

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