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676. Amazement at Jesus' Teaching

Mark 1:21-28

Sermon Aid

Wayne H. Keller

... need of freedom; without this it goes to wrack and ruin without fail" (Albert Einstein). Music Possibilities Music for Preparation and Dismissal: Medley of Epiphany hymns. Hymn of Praise: "As with Gladness Men of Old" Response to the Proclamation: "Break Thou the Bread of Life" Response to the Stewardship Challenge: "Air from Suite in D"

677. The Season Of The Holy Spirit

Mark 9:42-50

Bulletin Aid

Wayne H. Keller

... Challenge A Chinese proverb reads, "A person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt a person doing it." How does that fit in with your stewardship of time, talent, treasure? (Thirty seconds of silence.) Hymn of Commitment "There's a Spirit in the Air" Charge to the Congregation A t-shirt seen at a World Soccer Match in Portland, Oregon, said, "Football -- not a matter of life and death. It's much more important." How does that commitment compare or contrast with our commitment? Response "O Lord of ...

678. Sometimes It's Simple

Luke 3:1-20

Sermon

Charles H. Bayer

... of the Christian faith, it may be the beginning. Sometimes it's simple; as simple as a rough clothed prophet who told people to share with each other, and not to take advantage of or extort from the less powerful; sometimes as simple as the story of song in the air, a star in the sky, a mother's low prayer and a baby's soft cry.

679. On Getting Out Of The Way

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

Sermon

Charles H. Bayer

Americans are fascinated with being the best. Young people in warpaint and costume are regularly seen running up and down the sidelines at sporting events, index fingers thrust in the air, shouting, "We're number one! We're number one!" Who, after all, wants to be less than the best? But wait a minute! I know people who love to sing, but won't utter a note because they don't sound like Pavoratti. I admire the chap who said, "Anything ...

680. Welcoming Christ

Romans 14:1--15:13

Sermon

Frank Luchsinger

... on the way to being a better person."2 We can welcome him because he first welcomed us. This past summer a group of radio control model airplane pilots had a public demonstration of their skills: flying aerial acrobatics hundreds of feet in the air, explaining the techniques of flying, and building the model planes. The highlight of the day was when the children in the crowd were invited to become "pilots." With an instructor by their side and with special dual controls, the children flew the planes high ...

681. Moving At The Speed Of Light: Jerusalem: What Word Would You

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

Sermon

Frank Luchsinger

... team's incompetent batting instructor b) a person who repeats without necessity the same thing c) a bramble studying scientist. 2) Whoosh, a williwaw. a) a ride on a Ferris wheel b) a turn of the century Appalachian folk dance c) a surprise, powerful gust of cold air. 3) No one needs a criticaster. a) a large stick used by veterinarians to move zoo animals b) the plant from which castor oil is made c) an ineffective or inexperienced critic. 4) I've read about the splacknuc. a) a tool used to apply mortar to ...

682. Moving At The Speed Of Light: On The Mountain

2 Peter 1:12-21

Sermon

Frank Luchsinger

... does not recognize her name, he will be glad to check on her. The chaplain walks him to Blanche's room, which is on the second floor, and they pause for prayer before the pastor enters. The stench of someone working hard at dying is in the air. The pastor enters unnoticed and he wonders whether Blanche is past responding. The motion on the heart monitor means she is still alive. Beeping from the IV fills the room and the rattle of Blanche's breath rattles the preacher. He has never been around death as ...

683. We Know Exactly How You Feel, Jesus

Hebrews 2:5-18

Sermon

Frank Luchsinger

... go back in. You won't be alone. I know what it's like to be alone." Sometimes we wonder: Do you know I'm alone, Jesus? Do you know exactly how I feel? Jesus taught that God cares for the lilies of the field and the birds of the air and that the hairs on our head are numbered in God's eyes. But how can we know God understands? That Christ understands? Because he became like us in every respect. He became like us in every respect ... that he might become merciful and faithful in the service of God ...

684. Hoofs, Paws, And Christmas Pause

Titus 2:1-15

Sermon

Frank Luchsinger

"The grace of God has appeared ... training us ... to await our blessed hope" (Titus 2:11-13), and oh, how we have waited! The air is filled with anticipation, the Holy Night has come. We each wait for different things: the lighting of candles, the singing of carols, loved ones returning home, feasting, and forgetting ferment, for the Prince of Peace is coming. We wait for delight in the eyes of someone we love as ...

685. The Prophetic Word-- And The Living Word

Isaiah 40:1-31

Sermon

Thomas A. Pilgrim

686. On The Cross-Road

John 7:45--8:11

Sermon

Glenn E. Ludwig

... , or new ideas, or new inventions until someone comes along with enough patience to explain it to them. I had a friend who worked construction one summer while going to seminary. The work was hard; the pay was good; and it was great being out in the air everyday after sitting in dusty, stuffy classrooms for the better part of his life. But it was a foreign world to him. It certainly wasn't part of his seminary curriculum, although any pastor that has ever been involved in a building project believes that it ...

687. The Better Part

Luke 10:38-42

Sermon

John G. Lynch

During World War II the Royal Air Force flew Danny's favorite plane of all time: the Spitfire. Watching those things fly all over the RKO newsreels the young boy came to believe they were dauntless. If a pilot flew a Spitfire, Danny thought, he would always hit his target, and he would always return home. One ...

688. Life's Final Flight

2 Kings 2:1-18

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... . God sent horses and a chariot of fire for Elijah and took him to heaven in a whirlwind. Let us use this story as a parabolic narrative to remind us of how our flight will be. The chariot and horses will be an airplane, and the whirlwind will be the air that bears us aloft. At death, our soul takes its flight to its eternal home and destiny. The time of our death is strikingly similar to a final airplane flight. The Time Of Departure It is no problem at all in an airport terminal to find the time of your ...

689. The Mechanics Of Prayer

Matthew 6:5-15, Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... on my bed, and meditate on you in the watches of the night" (Psalm 63:6). For some praying in bed may be the only time when there is silence and solitude in the home. A problem is falling asleep while praying! Would that be an affront to God? Open air. Abraham sent his servant to find a wife for Isaac. When the servant arrived at a well in Nahor, he had even his ten camels kneel while he prayed for success in finding the right person for Isaac (Genesis 24:11-14). Hillside. Jacob was fleeing from the wrath ...

690. The Crown of Creation

Genesis 1:1-2:3, Psalm 19:1-14

Illustration

John R. Brokhoff

... brain that processes 10,000 thoughts per day and communicates 4,000 messages. The heart beats over 100,000 times daily and pumps blood 168,000,000 miles around the body. Consider the human lungs. The average person takes 23,800 breaths per day to bring 438 cubic feet of air to the lungs. In light of all this, we can see that only God could create the universe. "The heavens are telling the glory of God and the firmament proclaims his handiwork."

691. Advent 1

1 Thessalonians 3:6-13, Jeremiah 33:1-26, Luke 21:5-38

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... . c. Shape up! Lesson 2. Gospel: Luke 231:25-36 1. O say, can you see? (21:25-36). Need: The end of the world calls for vision. If nuclear missiles come, they will come from the sky. Our national anthem asks whether in the midst of "bombs bursting in air" we can see the star-spangled banner. In this pericope Jesus urges us to look. Outline: In these times, Jesus says a. Look up for redemption v. 28. b. Look at the signs of the times v. 29. c. Look to "take heed to yourselves" v. 34. 2. Today's ...

692. New Year's Eve/Day

Ecclesiastes 3:1-22, Psalm 8:1-9, Revelation 21:1-27, Matthew 25:31-46

Bulletin Aid

B. David Hostetter

... you have made them a little lower than God, and crowned them with glory and honor. You have given them dominion over the works of your hands; you have put all things under their feet, all sheep and oxen, and also the beasts of the field, the birds of the air, and the fish of the sea, whatever passes along the paths of the seas. O LORD, our Sovereign, how majestic is your name in all the earth!

693. Proper 20

Luke 16:1-15, 1 Timothy 2:1-15, Psalm 79:1-13, Jeremiah 8:4--9:26

Bulletin Aid

B. David Hostetter

... home; through the Divine Carpenter, Jesus of Nazareth. Amen. PSALM 79:1-9 O God, the nations have come into your inheritance; they have defiled your holy temple; they have laid Jerusalem in ruins. They have given the bodies of your servants to the birds of the air for food, the flesh of your faithful to the wild animals of the earth. They have poured out their blood like water all around Jerusalem, and there was no one to bury them. We have become a taunt to our neighbors, mocked and derided by those around ...

694. Trinity Sunday

John 16:5-16, Psalm 8:1-9

Bulletin Aid

B. David Hostetter

695. What Do You Do When Life Ain't Fair?

Genesis 29:15-30

Sermon

Steve Burt

... of roadblocks so far. First, Jacob is a foreigner and lacks the rights of a citizen. Tied to that is his lack of knowledge of customs, which would have helped him negotiate the dowry more fairly. (He's like a gullible tourist at an Acapulco open-air marketplace. He doesn't know everything is negotiable and dickering is expected.) The big block, though, is that he's now got to work and wait seven years for Rachel. Finally, the time arrives for nuptials week. Uncle Laban brings his daughter to Jacob's tent ...

696. Praying To The Congregation

John 17:6-19

Sermon

Thomas Long

According to legend, a certain West Coast radio evangelist would customarily close his broadcasts by praying over the air, "O God, we ask that today you would touch the hearts of those in 'Radioland' to support this worldwide ministry. We pray that you would move them mightily to send offerings of love, and to send them to Post Office Box 345, Pasadena, California." Though he was particularly crass about ...

697. Facing Up To Temptation

Matthew 4:1-11

Sermon

Thomas Long

... the sets. Unselfishly she gave herself to this moment in our lives. Night after night we rehearsed, and on opening night, we were ready; we had the play down perfectly. The curtains opened; the house was packed with our families and friends; electricity was in the air. The first act was a dream. The play was a comedy, and every funny line evoked rich laughter from the audience. They were enjoying themselves, and we were, too. But in the second act, an actor forgot his lines. You could see on his face that ...

698. Loving Jesus, Hating The Church

John 9:35-41

Sermon

Thomas Long

... stewardship drives, potluck suppers, roof repairs, educational programs and bureaucratic entanglements -- is simply a heavy, unnecessary and optional shell around true faith. Vibrant faith needs no institutional husk; it flutters free of its churchly cocoon and soars through the air unencumbered, alighting as easily on the ninth fairway as it does on the communion rail. More intensely, such attitudes view the church as worse than a mere indifferent shell; they see the church as the enemy of authentic faith ...

699. When Jesus Arrives Late

John 11:1-16, John 11:17-37

Sermon

Thomas Long

... had gathered, including Christian leaders from all over the globe. Reporters from around the world were present to cover this event. The service had been planned as a part of the World Council of Churches Conference on Church and Society, and there was an exceptional air of expectation that day since the sermon for the morning was to be delivered by the world famous civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. But Dr. King did not show up for the service. The hymns were sung, the prayers were prayed, and ...

700. The Temptation Of His Life

Matthew 4:1-11

Sermon

Thomas A. Pilgrim

... well pleased." And, you remember that because God has called your name He will see you through. 1. Robert Penn Warren, All The King's Men (Random House: New York, 1960), p. 131. 2. Ernest A. Fitzgerald, Keeping Pace: Inspirations In The Air (Pace Communications Inc.: Greensboro, North Carolina, 1988), p. 14. 3. James S. Stewart, The Wind Of The Spirit (Abingdon Press: Nashville and New York, 1968), p. 55. 4. Robert Moats Miller, Harry Emerson Fosdick (Oxford University Press: New York and Oxford, 1985), p ...

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