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676. Rule Breakers

Matthew 5:21-37

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... how our anger, contempt, lust, self-centeredness, and sin hurt those who are made in the image of God. I read a great quote from Pastor Bill Coffin on God’s love for humanity. He preached, “God’s love does not seek value; it creates it. Our value is a gift, not an achievement. It is not because we have value that we are loved, it is because we are loved that we have value.” (3) Think about that for a moment. “It is not because we have value that we are loved, it is because we are loved that we ...

677. God Bless Santa!

Luke 2:1-20

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... that “He’s gonna find out who’s naughty and nice,” because he already knows all the things that make us fail to live up to even old Scrooge’s promise about honoring Christmas all the year. He comes to us and invites us to accept the gift he offers. The Christmas verse is, “For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life (John 3:16).” Giving is what Christmas is all about. God has given us a wonderful ...

678. A Responsive Prayer for Advent 3

Luke 3:7-18 · Philippians 4:4-7 · Isaiah 12:2-6 · Zephaniah 3:14-20

Bulletin Aid

Garth Wehrfritz-Hanson

... us your perfect peace that surpasses all understanding and guard our hearts and minds in you. In a world torn apart by political, military, economic, as well as spiritual divisions and conflicts; come Jesus, Prince of Peace and grant peace to all nations. Grant us the gift of joy: C: We rejoice in Jesus our coming Messiah. P: God of judgment and grace, in the person and minis- try of John the baptizer, you remind us that every day we are in need of repentance. Help us to bear good fruit from our repentance ...

679. Made New By Taking A Different Road Home

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

Sermon

Richard A. Wing

... in the mail. She noticed some Christmas cards already on sale before Christmas and swooped up dozens of them. She mailed them out without reading the greeting. To her horror, she read after mailing them that the greeting was: "This card is just a note to say, a little gift is on the way!" Three men were running through an airport in San Diego and knocked down the small apple stand that was being run by a boy in tattered clothes. Two men kept running to meet the plane and the third had the good sense to stop ...

680. Yours For The Asking

Luke 2:1-7, Luke 2:8-20

Sermon

Richard A. Wing

... in Africa where she had served for over ten years. As she was leaving, a young man came up to her and said, "I have a gift." He gave her a seashell. She adored it and thanked him. "Where did you get it?" she asked. He told her that he had gone ... did you get there?" He said he walked. "Why did you go to this trouble?" she shyly asked. He said, "The trouble is part of the gift." And so is our willingness to go through the effort, chaos, and pain to say to others that we care. God has constantly created good out ...

681. Proper 12

Psalm 85:1-13, Colossians 2:6-23, Hosea 1:1-2:1, Luke 11:1-13

Sermon Aid

William E. Keeney

... it does to them. It is in prayer that the Holy Spirit enables the person who prays in the spirit of Jesus to discover what the will of God is. People also need to pray to position themselves so that they are ready to receive and respond to the gifts God is ready to bestow. It was only after persisting in prayer and struggle with his desire to escape the suffering and uncertainty of the cross that Jesus could pray, "Not my will but yours be done." People also need to examine what they are asking God to do ...

682. Obedience And Grace

Hebrews 10:1-18

Children's Sermon

Robert B. Lantz

... .) Yes, the Bible tells us that God sent his Son into the world to bring us salvation. That is, to save us from our sins, our disobedience, and our rebellion. It was not because we deserve it, but because He loved us. The great gift of Christmas is grace -- God giving us his wonderful gift of love. Let's remember, as we approach this Christmas, that it is important that we be obedient and well behaved, not so that we can avoid the lumps of coal in our stockings, but because that is how we respond to God's ...

683. Letting God

Luke 2:1-7, Luke 2:8-20, Matthew 2:1-12

Drama

Pamela Urfer

... . Wasn't it? JOSEPH: (Gloomily) Yes, it was wonderful that these people are so kind to you and the child. But it makes me feel even more of a failure. Did you hear them? They said there was very little chance we could make it without their expensive gifts. What they meant was, there was very little chance Joseph will be able to provide for you himself. And they're probably right. It makes me feel so ... helpless. And useless. MARY: But still, God chose you to be the foster father of the Messiah. He knew a ...

684. Biography Of A Changed Person

Luke 19:1-10

Sermon

Robert Beringer

... 25 more!" Step Two asks, what are we doing to put ourselves in a place where we can see and hear Jesus? Step Three: Appropriate The Gift Of God's Grace At this point in the story, Zacchaeus moves from being a spectator to being the focus of Jesus' attention. Jesus calls ... Paul Adams now. We've adopted him."1 That is a wonderful story of costly grace, and that is exactly the wonderful gift that Jesus once gave to a heart-hungry tax collector named Zachaeus. Step Four: Rearrange Life's Priorities But there is ...

685. A Most Important Dawning

Isaiah 60:1-22

Sermon

Paul E. Robinson

... , Isaiah paints a dramatic picture of the future, when the Jews would rebuild their razed city and rise up with new energy and purpose. At the same time other nations, inspired by the dramatic reversal in their fortunes and impressed with their powerful God, would send gifts of homage to this great King of kings. Bronze and iron and gold and silver all would pour in (Isaiah 60:17). It would arrive by camels from the east and stream in on ships from the west, all the things necessary to rebuild Jerusalem and ...

686. Service And Reward

Matthew 20:1-16

Sermon Aid

William E. Keeney

... confusion exists between the giving of salvation by grace, and the doing of kingdom work as a task. Persons do not receive the kingdom because they deserve it. It is offered to all by the grace of God. As Lord he is a good and generous giver. However, once the gift is received, it is a call to a life of obedience to God's will. As such it is a task that is more a response of gratitude for the privilege of being in the kingdom than as the reward that is offered at the end of life. 4. The ...

687. The Backside Of God

Sermon

John N. Brittain

... attic. As Paul wrote to the Galatians, in the absence of a living relationship with God, we may not know exactly what to do with the gift of the law. Trying to rely on mere obedience to the law in order to win God's favor can become a liability rather than an ... in as the backer of some point for our own convenience in the compromise. That is a misuse and a misunderstanding of what the gift of the law is all about, a misdirected legalism. Gratitude is not a matter of trying to twist the law to fit our own ...

688. Is There Any Seed Left In The Barn?

Haggai 2:19

Sermon

Frank Ramirez

... your special fudge or not. 6. You shall play with the nativity set this Christmas. 7. Be resolved that December 26 is as much Christmas as the day before. (If nothing else, this allows you to take advantage of the sales. Did you ever think what great gifts you could give to people if they would only wait until December 27?) 8. Play a Christmas album loud enough to embarrass someone. (It doesn't matter which: Perry Como, the Chipmunks, or a concert choir.) 9. You shall visit one shut-in during the season and ...

689. Advent 1

1 Corinthians 1:1-9, Isaiah 63:7--64:12, Mark 13:32-37, Mark 13:1-31

Sermon Aid

E. Carver McGriff

... Power Talker Voice Changing Mask. Zap! I pass it by the brow of a virtual pet. Zap! I move onward and upward to a Star Wars gift set. Zap! Zap! This thing in my hand is not, strictly speaking, a magic wand. It's an electronic scanner. Nor is it strictly speaking for ... how much I might like a virtual pet -- named Buddy, of course. What I have here is the latest, most seductive gift-gouging gadget created since children began wanting more for Christmas than their two front teeth. With this zap gun even those ...

690. Moving At The Speed Of Light: In Corinth Or Cana?

1 Corinthians 1:1-9

Sermon

Frank Luchsinger

... thing, because that's just about the last thing we would ever need." When the people of Nazareth took Jesus out to throw him off the cliff after he preached, I think it may have been because of his preaching, or it may have been because they gave him a gift and he did not think before he spoke while opening it. At any rate we loved our home made ice cream freezer our first year of marriage and used it often. The rural white frame church is filling for the wedding of a hometown girl. The pastor knows most ...

691. Life Insurance Available -- Free, But Not Cheap

John 10:22-42

Sermon

Glenn E. Ludwig

... this, then I'm going to have to give something back in return and I really don't have time today to go shopping." And on and on, our untrusting, selfish little minds go. Why can't we be like children? Ever see a child accept a gift? No hedging there -- eyes light up as if a thousand lights had been turned on in the head; smiles stretch farther than the limitations of face and ears would seem to allow; eager hands reach out and acceptance is immediate and real and wonderful. No complications. No internal ...

692. You Can Be Happy

1 Chronicles 13:1-14

Sermon

Michael B. Brown

... was talking about, three indispensables for happiness. They are: 1 -- Find someone to believe in. This is the spiritual dimension of happiness. Paul said it this way when writing to his friends in Corinth: "Make love your aim, and earnestly desire the spiritual gifts." In short, only life lived in partnership with Christ can ultimately bring joy. 2 -- Find something to do. No life is so satisfied as the one which is making the world better for others. Perhaps through one's profession or parenting, through ...

693. Epiphany 3

Lk 4:14-21 · 1 Cor 12:12-31a · Isa 61:1-6 · Neh 8:1-10 · Ps 19

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... . 27. b. Her origin the Spirit v. 13. c. Her variety. 1. Variety of members v. 14. 2. Variety of leaders v. 28. 3. Variety of gifts v. 30. 2. Marks of Christ's Church (12:12-26). Need: Would you be able to tell a church if you saw one? What are ... 13 A divided, split, contentious church is not pleasing to Christ. b. Diversity vv. 14-21 It takes all kinds of people, leaders, and gifts to make the church. c. Corporateness v. 26 What happens to one member affects all. WORSHIP RESOURCES Psalm Of The Day: Psalm 19 " ...

694. Proper 25

Luke 18:9-14, Joel 2:18-27, Joel 2:28-32, 2 Timothy 3:10--4:8, 2 Timothy 4:9-18

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... tells us two important truths about the Spirit our people need to hear. But for some the day may not yet have come. Let today be the day the promise is fulfilled. Outline: What you need to know about the Spirit a. It is a gift "I will pour out my spirit." b. It is a gift for all "upon all flesh." Epistle: 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18 1. At the crossroads of life. (4:6-8). Need: There will come a time when we will stand at life's crossings. It is the moment of the present when the ...

695. How Blest Are Those Who Know Their Need Of God

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

Mark Radecke

... Father. And because in all these things the kingdom of heaven is ours, we are and will be subject to persecution for righteousness' sake. For the world is ill-equipped and decidedly reluctant to hear and heed God's word of meekness and mercy; unready to receive God's gifts of purity of heart and peace. So it is precisely in our efforts to live by faith that the Spirit of God holds ever before us the future our Father has promised and the Son has purchased. And we, who know our need of God, are blessed and ...

696. Maundy Thursday

Lk 22:14-30 · Jn 13:1-17, 31b-35 · 1 Cor 11:17-32 · Ex 12:1-14 · Ps 116

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... , the bread could not give life. As with the bread, so it was with his life. Jesus knew that before he could bestow the gift of life on a dying world, his body had to be broken. The broken bread and the wine poured out sacramentally would proclaim the ... us; we share his life with each other. We also share the bread of life with a starving world 2. Sermon Title: The Gift of Remembrance. Sermon Angle: The Passover was a memorial feast. The people of the covenant were never to forget God's redemptive actions ...

697. A Breeze In The Dark

John 3:1-21

Sermon

William G. Carter

... said, "Go and do what you have to do." Well, Judas kept the purse. Maybe he had to run to the market or make a Passover gift to the poor. But the writer of John tells us what Judas went out to do. After receiving the bread from Jesus, Judas went out to ... the Spirit." In his striving for faith, Nicodemus wants to know how this can be. He is grabbing for what can only be received as a gift of grace. The good news is that all of his questions, all of his doubts, all of his pursuits of faith, are caught up in the ...

698. A Service Of Light

John 1:1-18

Bulletin Aid

J. B. Quisenberry

... it in innocence and love. Introit "O Come, All Ye Faithful"verse 1 Call To Worship L: Jesus is God's gift to the whole world. P: We come together today to remember that gift, and to share his love. L: Let us gather in joy to worship the God of Love! Hymn "Hail To The ... they received the love, and the peace, and the unspeakable joy that only Christ can give. We, too, have received the precious gift of salvation, and by receiving it we have been joined to all believers all over the world. Our Savior calls on ...

699. Is It Better To Catch Or Be Caught?

Luke 5:1-11

Sermon

Richard A. Wing

... from "give me" to "make me a servant of the things that really matter." Second, we can be caught by the spirit when we realize the gift of each other. Do you remember the words given by George Burns in the movie Oh, God? When asked why God starves children, Burns responds ... . That spirit allows us to dwell deeply when we change our language from "give me" to "make me"; when we realize the gift of each other; when we realize that the human family lives more by affirmation than they do by bread. I close with ...

700. The Best Surprises

Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon Aid

Clement E. Lewis

... stone? Or if the child asks for a fish, will give him a snake? If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your father in heaven give good things to those who ask him!" A Prayer: O God our Father, ... to whosoever will. A Closing Prayer: Thank you God, for all your wonderful surprises to the gracious benefit of our lives, especially for the gift of your Son Jesus Christ. Continue, O Lord, to surprise us in those wonderful ways that only you can do. Grant that we ...

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