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676. Behold The Man Who Trained Disciples

Luke 10:1-20

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Thomas A. Pilgrim

... two before his face into every city and place where he himself was about to go." He told them everything to do. He told them to carry no money, pack or sandals. He also told them not to greet anyone on the road. Then he told them to go stay in the places which would receive them, and accept whatever the people gave them. They were to heal and preach, saying, "The Kingdom of God has come near." As people received or rejected them, so they received or rejected him. So the sending was crucial. The sending out ...

677. Who Lives In You?

Luke 13:31-35

Sermon

Lee Griess

... our house. There is a story of a burly, old lineman from a professional football team who thought that he knew all the tricks so he could stay out late and party on road trips despite the team's curfew. Over the years he'd gotten it all down to a science. He'd pile ... raging fever. Because of the possibility it might be contagious, Paul was put in a separate room and Sammy was told to stay away from him. Paul eventually pulled through the crisis, but, while he was still sick, one morning the family found Sammy ...

678. Welcoming Christ

Matthew 10:40-42

Sermon

Marc Kolden

... have stopped attending worship and other congregational activities we should never accept at face value the reasons such people offer for staying away. These reasons often have to do with being offended by someone or by some change in the congregation. Such reasons ... . Very offensive, in many cases. But exxperience teaches that people who reject the community of Christian believers and stay away from worship almost inevitably lose their connection with Christ as well. With no word, no sacraments, no prayers ...

679. All-Surrounding Grace

John 3:14-21

Sermon

Elaine M. Ward

... when a fact cannot happen unless faith in the fact helps create the fact. If truth is dependent on our action, then faith based on possibility is indispensable. I read of a dream a man had about his friend after the friend had died. He and his wife were staying overnight with the widow. In the dream he told his friend how much he missed him and then asked, "Are you really there?" "Of course," his friend replied, plucking a strand of blue wool out of his jersey and tossing it to the dreamer. The feel of the ...

680. The Christian Journey I: The Path

Mark 1:14-20

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John N. Brittain

... life that will enable us to make our way through this world. Christian discipleship is not an abstract philosophy or a code of beliefs: to be a Christian is to live in a certain way, to follow a certain path. How we find this path and how we stay on it -- the Christian journey -- is one of the fundamental motifs of discipleship. Today and for the next few weeks, I want to share some biblical images of the Christian journey -- how we make our way through this world of lostness; but more than just making our ...

681. The Christian Journey IV: The Pool

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John N. Brittain

... two other things of which the image of ascending the mounting reminds us: first that Christian discipleship takes effort, foresight, and (as the word indicates) discipline, like that exercised by a skilled mountain climber; and second that we should never be content to stay where we are in our relationship with God, but should constantly be striving for a higher level, what John Wesley referred to as "going on to perfection." This is a point that the apostle Paul frequently made by using athletic metaphors ...

682. The Half Pencil Doctor

1 John 3:11-24

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David O. Bales

... and that I told my children about him, and that they didn't think of him as Doctor Leeth, but as 'the half pencil doctor.' "We stayed in the restaurant until they closed at 2 a.m. I finally said, 'Les, if Della doesn't want to be married to you that' ... s what God called you to. I'm sorry if Della doesn't agree, but the whole rest of the world does.' I asked him to stay in medicine for another year before making a final decision. I said, 'Will you continue for another year? Whatever you decide I'll honor.' He ...

683. To Climb A Mountain

Matthew 4:23-25, Matthew 4:18-22, Matthew 4:12-17

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... heights. The prize awaits you, So, continue. (Finally they reach the top) GUIDE: You were all good climbers and this is your reward. What do you think of that view? BOY: It is beautiful. GIRL: And you did get us here safely. MAN: It was worth it. I could stay here forever. GUIDE: Rest as long as you want. You deserve it. (guide begins song, others join in) MEN: If any man come after me let him deny himself, Pick up his cross and follow me into life eternally. Deny himself pick up his cross and daily follow ...

684. The Season Of The Resurrection

Luke 24:44-53

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Wayne H. Keller

... believe of what Jesus says to us in the Gospel for today? Take a few moments to read the passage. As you read, write down what you believe, what you do not believe, and what parts confuse you. (Two minutes of silence.) Jesus told the disciples to stay in the city until they had been clothed with power. If Christ's Spirit provides the power, consider how we manage to remain so powerless. What keeps us from plugging into the power source? In silence, write down what blocks you from receiving the power which ...

685. The Season Of Renewal

Matthew 6:1-4, Matthew 6:5-15, Matthew 6:16-18, Matthew 6:19-24

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Wayne H. Keller

... want to get permission from the worship committee, though I can assure you that you will create more excitement if you tell no one ahead of time. On Ash Wednesday, leave the sanctuary open all day, and all night, if possible. Invite the people to come, to stay as long as they want, to sit in silence, and to write down their thoughts. Encourage the people to read the Gospel slowly and deliberately. Print in the bulletin this question: What does this scripture say to you as you sit in the sanctuary? And what ...

686. Gifts of Lent IV: Simon Gives His Strength

Mark 15:1-15

Drama

Donald Neidigk

... the King of the Jews, and therefore could not deny it. So the charges stood, and Jesus was crucified. At Golgotha, my job finished, I could have left and returned to Jerusalem. But now, keeping the feast was the last thing on my mind. I couldn't leave. I stayed to the bitter end. I even began to wonder if there was something else I could do for this man with the kind eyes. The day had started off sunny and full of hope. But now dark, threatening clouds had built up. There was thunder in the distance. Before ...

687. Gifts of Lent V: A Soldier Gives His Wine

Matthew 27:45-56

Drama

Donald Neidigk

... . "Surely this man was the Son of God!" That was my confession, straight from my heart, there before the army of Caesar, the leaders of the people, the disciples of Jesus. That was my confession then and it is now. Oh, I didn't cease being a soldier. I stayed there till just before sundown. And as ordered by the governor, I saw to it that the prisoners were dead. It was my lance that was thrust into the side of Jesus, covering me with the water and blood that poured from his side. One doesn't forget such ...

688. Gifts of Lent VI: The Thief Who Gave Nothing

Luke 23:26-43

Drama

Donald Neidigk

... strewn on the path to make a carpet for the king, no palm branches were waved. There were no Hosannas to the Son of David. The wails of the women who had come to lament the dying pierced the silence. The other thief and I cursed and struggled to stay upright under our burden. Jesus fell again and again on the narrow street later known as the Via Dolorosa, the Way of Sorrows. A passerby, a pilgrim from Cyrene, Simon, a man I would have robbed given the chance, was forced to carry Jesus' cross beam. Only once ...

689. Hate Your Mother And Father?

Luke 14:25-35

Sermon

John G. Lynch

... are greater, but so are his rewards -- purpose, direction and the glorious liberty of the children of God. Why, then, stand at the foot of the hallway stairs all our lives long? Jesus' good news says, "Move on. Abandon that ship. Its hull has rotted and its sails are torn. Stay on the ship of family and you will never leave port. Stay on the ship of God and you will sail forever." 1. Luther's Works, 51 (Muhlenberg, 1959), pp. 29-30.

690. The Unveiled Truth

Exodus 34:29-35

Sermon

Robert A. Hausman

... between Moses and God, apparently when Moses went into the tent of meeting. Whenever Moses had these further meetings, his face would shine again. The pattern seems to be that when Moses would go in to the Lord, he would take the veil off. The veil would stay off when he would come out again and communicate with the people. Then, finally, when the communication was over, he would put the veil on. In other words, the veil covers his face only in the period when he is not performing his office of receiving ...

691. You Can Be Forever Young

Genesis 25:1-11

Sermon

Michael B. Brown

... as it had been in the kitchen all those years before). And Mama would join in singing the hymns and would remember every word to every verse, even though she couldn't remember anything else at all. She forgot so much, but her faith and its stories and songs had staying power. So it was with Abraham. What gave meaning to the end of his life? It was the relationship he had forged with God in the beginning of life. "He was a friend of God." And whether a person is 25, 95 or anywhere in between, the way to have ...

692. Christmas 1

Hebrews 2:5-18, Colossians 3:1-17, 1 Samuel 2:12-26, Luke 2:41-52

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John R. Brokhoff

... glue, the ads say, has such bonding power one drop can lift an auto. Love, says Paul, is the greatest of all virtues and has utmost power to draw together. Love binds people together and binds people to God in harmony. Love causes all things to come and stay together. Love makes people loyal and true. It was Ruth's love that made her refuse to leave Naomi. "Blest be the tie that binds our hearts in Christian love" love is the binder. 3. Thankful (vv. 15-17). Repeatedly the word "thankful" is used. It is an ...

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

Genesis 29:15-30

Sermon

Steve Burt

... , asking Rachel to flee the country with him. But he does neither. Despite his personal history of deceit and manipulation, Jacob stays the true course. He says, "Uncle Laban, how can I gain your legitimate permission to wed your daughter Rachel?" He'll ... way even though he's been wronged. Laban tells him he can have Rachel in marriage within a week -- if he'll agree to stay around after the wedding and do another seven years as herd foreman! Another seven years. It seems pretty unfair -- he's already done ...

694. What A Friend He Had In Judas

Matthew 26:47-56

Sermon

Thomas Long

... of personal suffering and loss. Some of Grizzard's pain came from his troubled relationship with his father, an alcoholic who left the family when Grizzard was a boy. "Before he died," he wrote, "I asked Daddy a thousand times, 'What is wrong? Why can't you stay sober? Why can't you stay in one place? What can be so bad you can't talk about it?' " His father would never give a direct answer. One day, Grizzard pled desperately with his father to tell him what was wrong in his life. He told him that it didn't ...

695. The Man From Galilee III: The Touch Of His Hand

Matthew 8:14-17

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Thomas A. Pilgrim

... passage from Matthew's gospel. Jesus was at His headquarters for His Galilean ministry, the city of Capernaum. While staying in that city He had a room in the home of Simon Peter, the fisherman. That house was located only about a block away from the synagogue ... . So it was a convenient place for Jesus to stay. Matthew tells us that after Jesus had delivered the Sermon on the Mount near Capernaum, He came back to town where He met ...

696. And Then Came The Angel

Matthew 1:18-25

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William B. Kincaid, III

... to Paul in the midst of a storm at sea. But by far, our favorite angel stories are those that have do with this season. An angel promised old Zechariah and barren Elizabeth a son. An angel promised Mary a special baby. An angel directed Joseph to stay with his plans to marry the young woman who was pregnant. And yes, angels even speak to teenagers and moms and people separated from their families and probably all of us at times when we stand fearfully at the crossroads. Who knows who these angels are? Some ...

697. Been There, Done That

Matthew 2:13-23

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William B. Kincaid, III

... of one loved through a terminal illness to know that once of that is more than enough. "Been there, done that" not only signals that we don't want to be bored by repeating an old feat, the phrase also declares that there are some things we want to stay as far away from as possible. As with any cliche‚ something is lost when we adopt this motto of "Been there, done that." We close doors to exciting possibilities. We fail to see that there is more joy than we have yet known. We miss opportunities to learn ...

698. Easter 2

Jn 20:19-31 · 1 Pet 1:3-9 · Acts 2:14a, 22-32 · Ps 16 · Ps 111

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Russell F. Anderson

... is our mother's love, that she shares her own life with us." As the weeks stretched into months, the twins noticed how much each was changing. "What does it mean?" asked the one. "It means that our stay in this world is drawing to an end," said the other. "But I don't want to go," said the one. "I want to stay here always." "We have no choice," said the other. "But maybe there is life after birth!" "But how can there be?" responded the one. "We will shed our life cord, and how is life possible without it ...

699. Easter 7

Jn 17:1-11 · Acts 1:1-14 · 1 Pet 4:12-19, 5:6-11 · Ps 68 · Ps 27 · Ps 47

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Russell F. Anderson

... :(1-7) 8-14 · 1 Peter 4:12-17; 5:6-11 · John 17:1-11 Theme For The Day: Prayer is the golden thread that ties together the three lections. Acts 1:12-14 states that after the Ascension the disciples went back to the place where they were staying and devoted themselves to prayer (v. 14). The reading from 1 Peter advises the persecuted Christians to cast all their worries on the Lord (vv. 7-8). In the Gospel we find Jesus' high priestly prayer; as he faces the end of his earthly journey, he prays that the ...

700. I Am The Teacher

Sermon

Ronald Lavin

... I was trying to be good without God. Being good without God is not really possible. It's a way of life by which we try to stay in charge without letting God be God. If we ignore the prime teaching of the Teacher, we do so to our destruction. The prime teaching of ... to be saved. Saved from what? From sin and from myself! Sin is spelled S--I--N. The center of sin is "I." I had wanted to stay in the center and make my own decisions and go my own way. What I had to learn from the Teacher is that this way doesn't ...

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