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676. Storing Up the Good

1 Timothy 6:19

Children's Sermon

Tim Carpenter

... are going to do an experiment. Hold up the cup of water. What do I have here? (response) Yes, it is water. I'm going to pour this water through this filter and into the pitcher. After I am done, I want you to tell me if there is anything remaining on the filter. Pour the water through the filter and into the pitcher. Do you think the water left anything on the filter? (response) Look at it. What do you see? Do you see anything other than a little wetness on the filter? (response) No? Hmmm, what do you know ...

677. See the Light, Be the Light

Matthew 5:13-16

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... the world! And you may have been called salty before, but this is a whole other thing! We are the light of the world; we brighten the world, and if we don’t do it, the world remains dark. We have the awesome responsibility of guiding other folks to Jesus Christ and if we don’t do it, they may remain lost forever. Where we refuse to let our light shine, darkness rules. Salt and light were precious commodities in Jesus’ day. In fact, Roman soldiers received part of their pay in salt. That’s where our ...

678. Gentiles 'R Us

Matthew 18:15-20

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... are limits. If someone sins against you, confront that person face to face, one on one, and try to clear the air. If reconciliation doesn’t result from the one on one encounter, confront the person again in the presence of witnesses. If the situation still remains unresolved, tell it to the church – sic the elders on them! That’ll teach them a lesson! But if THAT doesn’t work then let the one who sinned against you "be to you as a Gentile or a tax collector." That seems pretty straightforward, doesn ...

679. Which Jesus Do You See?

John 12:20-36

Sermon

Brett Blair

... this is Passion Week and, in effect says, the time for debating is over! Those who would be my disciples must lose their life and hate their life in this world in order to save it. Unless a kernel of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds. Whoever serves me must follow me wherever I may go (verses 25-26). Dialogue and casual consideration is not enough at this juncture in the drama. Jesus knows their intent and so ignores their request ...

680. Is He Really Coming?

Sermon

Rolf E. Aaseng

... of our lives. When we think about his coming again, we are reminded of what Christ has done - how he has already defeated the enemy, and that in spite of the evil that still troubles us, he is even now the supreme ruler of all. It only remains for him to return and to claim his kingdom. This realization strengthens our faith and helps us to put our troubles in perspective. Christ's power, which was exhibited in his life and resurrection and will be evident again in his return, carries us through this life ...

681. The Christian's Tears of Failure

Matthew 26:69-75

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... win all the time. A serious failure is often accompanied with tears. One night two men went bowling. One of them was an excellent bowler. He got strike after strike and was headed for the perfect score of 300. On the last frame, something went wrong and three pins remained standing. Returning to his partner, he cried with tears in his voice, "Isn't that hell? You know what to do but you don't do it." Yes, failure is hell, enough to make a brave man cry. Upon his failure to be true to his Master, Peter broke ...

682. WHAT IS MAN?

Sermon

Larry Powell

... but they will be assumed by the next. Still, there is always an element about birth and life that is totally out of our hands. We have not yet assumed the role of God. The more we learn, the larger he becomes. The miracle of his power and love remains a miracle. The next generation can assume that too! IT'S ABOUT TIME! Not far from a parsonage we once occupied, there is a clock which strikes every hour on the hour, day and night. Its striking is accompanied by chimes. Also taking part in the hourly concert ...

683. The Cross And Our Shadows

Joel 2:1-11

Sermon

Carl Jech

... like sermons, preachers or missionaries, and just as easy to expose the way in which we use these excuses to remain in our comfortable, self-centered ruts. But, sad to say, there are some ways in which the church ... preachers ... missionaries ... are ... today is defined in terms of who can have exclusive rights to land and governance, then resoloving the "Middle East" question will probably remain impossible. But if the issue is defined in terms of how people can share the land and the promise of peace, then ...

684. Ash Wednesday

Sermon

William Luoma

... no lasting city here,To dust we shall return. Reader 2:A gray smudge on our foreheadsLike our smudged, imperfect lives,Streaked with selfishness,Singed by the angers, jealousies, greed andLust that flame within,Dying embers of good intentions compromised, forgotten.Ashen remains of resolutions soon burnt out. Reader 3:As we wear the sign of the cross with ashes,We enter our Lent,To emerge, like the fabled Phoenix,Fresh-fashioned on Easter. The Lord's Prayer (All pray together) The BenedictionMay the warmth ...

685. Monologue: Esther

Esther 1:1-22

Drama

Lynda Pujad

... what was expected of me. Nevertheless, I always kept the promise to myself never to forget my people or our God. It was a secret. Even King Xerxes, my husband, did not know that I was Jewish. Throughout my time in the palace, my Uncle Mordecai and I remained close. He knew my activities. Once he saved the king's life by telling me about a murder plot against him so I could inform the king. As time passed, Haman, the king's closest authority viciously schemed to annihilate my people. He bribed the king into ...

686. Six Nails of the Cross IV: The Nail of Indecision

Matthew 27:11-26

Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... . In many of these things no amount of preaching or church-going can turn the will of a person until he decides for himself that the decision of obedience has to be made if he is to find peace of mind. Yet in other issues confusion remains. Sometimes the ethical problems today are not merely a matter of obedience or disobedience. Sometimes the evidence seems to weigh equally on either side. While our commitment to God is black or white, either/or, it can't be totally identified with our commitments in the ...

687. Laughing in Church

Acts 9:1-19a

Sermon

Carl Jech

... them in our lives is a profound sense of humor. Far from saying that humor is out of place in church, I think we have to say that it is in church where humor receives its most profound validation. 3. Laughing In Church But the question still remains: can - or should - we actually laugh in church? You know, that question is a little like asking if we should "really believe" the message of the gospel or just pretend to believe. Soren Kirkegaard created a memorable satire of the geese who went every Sunday to ...

688. Love Is Down to Earth

John 12:1-11

Sermon

Carl Jech

... down to earth! In the upcoming series of Easter sermons we will meet quite a number of times the theme of Jesus' words in this text: "you do not always have me." The church and the Scriptures have developed a number of ways of describing how Jesus remains present with us here on earth even though physically he obviously is "no longer with us." One of these ways of explaining how Jesus is in a sense still concretely with us is the concept of the "apostolic succession." In some churches this is taken to mean ...

689. Some Women's Stories

John 7:45--8:11

Sermon

Carl Jech

... woman to death does become an issue of sexism, if we assume that it was men who were so eager to kill her while apparently not being equally eager to stone the male partner in the alleged adultery situation. Be that as it may, the fundamental point remains simply that Jesus is warning against "holier-than-thouism" in all its forms. He is questioning our right to turn anyone into an outcast, an outsider, a second-class member of the human race. A joke has been told about this story, that when Jesus said "Let ...

690. Becoming What You Are

John 14:15-31

Sermon

Carl Jech

... is called Sanctification and the work of Jesus is called Justification. Through justification by grace, God sees us as already restored to the image that we were meant to have - God sees us as already saints. Yet the doctrine of Sanctification reminds us that much remains to be done. Sanctification is the process of "becoming what we already are." The Holy Spirit is, among other things, a Symbol for moving ahead, a Symbol of becoming, a Symbol for the process of moving into the future. It's not hard to ...

691. The Mystery of God's Mercy

Acts 13:13-52

Sermon

Carl Hoefler

... you take the claw-end of a hammer, and pull the nail out. The nail is gone; but the piece of wood is marred. A scar remains. In our text this morning, Paul is preaching a sermon about some people who drove nails into two pieces of wood which formed a cross. On ... talking in our text this morning, we may also go so far as to desire the very death of God. But, the truth remains that human knowledge and understanding are poor, at best, and are seriously limited in solving the basic meaning and purpose of life. The ...

692. Jesus's Baptism

Luke 3:21-38

Bulletin Aid

Carl Hoefler

... faithful to his baptism. Collect O God our Father, who anointed your Son with the Holy Spirit at his baptism and announced you were well pleased with him: Receive our worship of praise and thanksgiving for the ministry of your Son, who remained faithful to the mission for which you sent him. Grant us the same Spirit, that we may be faithful to our calling as your children. We pray through Christ our Lord. Amen. Prayer of Confession We, too, are well pleased with your Son, Father, who came as your promised ...

693. Be Alert Against Sin

Colossians 2:6-23

Bulletin Aid

Carl Hoefler

... on guard against the persistent threat of temptation: Strengthen us in our defense against sin, that we may remain firm in our faith and actively involved in Christian discipleship. We pray through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Prayer of Confession Our Father, we are sinners ... saved by your grace. We want to remain in your salvation, but sin is always at our doorstep, trying to reclaim us. Forgive us for our careless attitude toward ...

694. Standing Firm in Our Faith

2 Thessalonians 2:13-17

Bulletin Aid

James Wilson

... to our faith in the midst of good times or bad. Leader: The world will know we serve Christ by the joy and love in our souls. All: Blessed be the name of the Lord! Collect O Lord, You have promised always to be with us if we will only remain true to our faith. Give us the courage and strength to stand firm for You, and the wisdom to know Your will daily. In Christ we pray. Amen. Prayer of Confession Lord, far too often in our lives we have compromised our faith when confronted with the everyday pressures of ...

695. A Blessed Nation

John 8:31-41

Bulletin Aid

James Wilson

... day for worship as a nation truly blessed by God. People: Many fine people have given their lives that we might be free. Leader: And many have defended liberty and justice for all around the world. People: Yet if we are to remain free we must be willing to protect liberty. Leader: And if we are to remain free we must be true to the Lord our God. All: Blessed be the name of the Lord! Collect O God, our Almighty Defender and Shield, we lift our voices in praise to You for the many blessings You have so freely ...

696. The Aim Of Preaching: To Bestow The Kiss Of Life

John 20:19-23

Sermon

James Angell

... Statue of Liberty, has lapsed into arguments over multiculturalism. Candidates running for office talk much about change. But change of itself is neutral. We are waiting for Godot, but not sure we would recognize him if he appeared. Yet we remain sure of this: That if our will fails, if our imagination remains impoverished, if we cannot find ways to stop ourselves from killing each other and get our moral nerve back, a basic dream may die. And where we are trying to get back to is to being a people who are ...

697. Don't Just Stand There! - Get Involved!

Luke 3:1-20, Matthew 6:19-24

Sermon

Dr. John Thompson Peters

... , John quickly responds with a correction. "Please understand," he said, "I am only the prologue and riot the real drama. You are alloys. I will wash you but you are still the alloy. He, when he comes, will burn you in His crucible; only the pure gold will remain." John was giving a true indication of what was to come. If asked, he could not have given its detail, but he knew that in his teachings there was a great lack which only the real Messiah could supply. When Christ does come we see the difference ...

698. What Makes Us Human?

Isaiah 6:1-13

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

... the forces of nature - the rain, the wind, or the sea - but he always stays there. And that is exactly where the most primitive pagan or the most primitive mind of man stays. He never goes beyond the mountain to the Maker of the mountain; and, thus, he remains, himself, at the very center of his own creation - and that's the way he wants it to be. Hillary and his Nepalese guide, Tensing, were both asked how it felt to stand on the summit of Mount Everest. Said the westerner New Zealander, "Damn good!" But ...

699. A Change of Direction

Matthew 21:28-32

Sermon

... I know that such changes do not always come easy. There is what we call the law of inertia. In physical science, inertia is "the property of matter by which it will remain at rest, or in uniform motion in the same straight line or direction unless acted upon by some external force." Putting it another way, whatever is at standstill tends to remain that way and whatever is in motion in any direction tends to keep going. In our human life it would appear that some principle of inertia is also at work. If, in ...

700. The Day You Were Healed

Luke 17:11-19

Sermon

... there is one last hope - hope discovered not in looking forward to a wonder cure, but in turning backward to the one who heals. When an anxious family has to hear what seems to be the final word, "I’m sorry. There is nothing we can do," the final word remains with God. And please note carefully, the Word of God is never final. It is a truism that we are living in a world of sickness, death, and separation from our healing God. And when the sickness is our own, when it is our death on its approach, we look ...

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