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Bulletin Aid

Second Lesson: Romans 11:13-16, 29-32 Theme: God's mercy for the disobedient Call to Worship Pastor: God has made his love available to all people in hopes they will accept salvation. People: We are all guilty of disobedience, and deserve to be rejected by God; yet he shows mercy instead. Pastor: When God offers his love, he does not change his mind and retract it. People: We have seen God's mer...

702. Magnifying-Glass Christians

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

Object: A magnifying glass. Good morning, boys and girls. How many of you have a magnifying glass at home? (Let them answer.) A lot of you do. What does a magnifying glass do? (Let them answer.) That's right, it makes the thing that you are looking at bigger. It is easier to read or see when you use a magnifying glass. A lot of older people use a magnifying glass to read the newspaper or to read ...

703. Proper 15

Bulletin Aid

B. David Hostetter

READINGS Psalter - Psalms 133:1-3 First Lesson - Joseph forgoes vengeance for forgiveness and largesse. Genesis 45:1-15 Second Lesson - Paul praises the wideness of God's mercy. Romans 11:1-2a, 29-32 Gospel - Jesus teaches that purity has more to do with the heart than with the hands, with the spirit than with the external. Matthew 15:10-28 CALL TO WORSHIP Leader: The grace of our Lord Jesus Chri...

704. Proper 15, Pentecost 13, Ordinary Time 20

Bulletin Aid

Amy C. Schifrin

Prayer Of The Day Leader: Merciful God, you gathered the outcasts of Israel and filled their hearts with joy. We pray that you would gather in those who are lost today, that united together in praise, every heart would be cleansed and every life made whole through Jesus Christ our Lord. All: Amen. Intercessory Prayer After each petition: Leader: God of the outcasts, All: may your mercy prevail. ...

705. Living Life Gratefully

Eulogy

Richard F. Bansemer

Death in old age The meditation text is Romans 11:33-36: "0 the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways!" "For who has known the mind of the Lord, or who has been his counselor?" "Or who has given a gift to him that he might be repaid?" For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory forever. Amen....

706. The Divine Plan of Salvation

Teach the Text

C. Marvin Pate

Big Idea: Paul offers a hymn of praise to God for his plan of salvation. Understanding the Text Romans 11:33–36 is a hymn of praise to God’s plan of salvation; it consists of three strophes: 1. Three characteristics of God’s plan: riches, wisdom, knowledge (11:33) 2. Three rhetorical questions about God’s plan (11:34–35) a. Who has known the mind of the Lord? (11:34a) b. Who has been the Lor...

707. Doxology: Praise of God’s Righteousness

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

The prospect of ever more Gentiles and Jews coming to faith in Jesus Christ prompts Paul to erupt in praise of God’s righteousness. The first stanza (11:33) consists of two exclamations. Paul first praises the depths of God’s riches (the salvation he grants to pagans and Gentiles), the depth of God’s wisdom (his justification of sinners), and the depth of God’s knowledge (his actions in salvation ...

708. Doxology

Understanding Series

James R. Edwards

11:33–36 Eastern Orthodoxy has always taught that worship begins where theology ends. Where the legs of reason grow weary, the heart may yet soar on wings like eagles. Verse 33 marks the frontier between theological argumentation and sublime worship. Paul’s long and difficult philosophy of history now yields to a doxology to God’s wisdom. A lesser soul than Paul, having plunged into the labyrinth ...

709. The Riches Of God

Sermon

King Duncan

Wealth is relative. Years ago, when Archbishop Rembert G. Weakland was head of the Benedictine Order, he visited a high school in Lubumbashi, Zaire. The headmaster presented him to the students with a list of all his accomplishments. He told about the archbishop's degree in piano playing from the Julliard School of Music. This did not make an impression on the students; they had no point of refere...

710. Proper 16

Bulletin Aid

Second Lesson: Romans 11:33-36 Theme: A doxology to God Call to Worship Pastor: How wonderful is our God! His glory exceeds the greatest praise of our lips! People: We bless the Lord our God with heart, mind, and soul; and still we feel we have hardly begun to praise his name! Pastor: We have reached deep into space, and yet have only scratched the surface of his creative works! People: All prai...

711. Wonder Before the Wisdom of God

Bulletin Aid

Call to Worship Leader: Let us worship the God who is above all gods! People: FOR IN GOD'S HANDS ARE THE DEPTHS OF THE EARTH! Leader: The heights of the mountains are God's also! People: LET US WORSHIP THE CREATOR OF THE SEAS AND THE LANDS! Collect God of all wisdom, you are the source of all that is. Help us better to comprehend you: that, our limitations of human intellect overcome, we may stan...

712. Proper 16

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

COMMENTARY Old Testament: Exodus 1:8-2:10 The birth of Moses. The story of the Patriarchs ended with Joseph's bringing the Hebrews to Egypt. In due time they multiplied until they became a threat to the Egyptians. The story of the Exodus begins with the birth of Moses who was adopted by Pharaoh's daughter. The next ten readings will take us from Moses' birth, to the release from Egypt, to the wil...

713. Proper 16 & Pentecost 14

Sermon Aid

THEOLOGICAL CLUE Summer is over, and fall has begun with its return of people to the churches and their activities, and the church is now entering the last quarter of the church year. Informed people will realize that about two and a half months remain in the Pentecost Cycle/Season. They are also aware that such things as Rally Day, Installation of Church School teachers, programs and retreats in...

714. Proper 16 & Pentecost 14

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

Theme: Deliverance from bondage. The Old Testament readings, with the exception of the Roman Catholic, focus on God's great acts of deliverance. God sends prophets to announce their approaching freedom. We see the completion of God's intent in the gospel, where he gives to the church the power to deliver people from the bondage of sin. COMMENTARY Old Testament: Exodus 1:8 2:10 Generations after ...

715. No Special Deals with God

Children's Sermon

Object: things that might be used as gifts for the family: tie, perfume, necklace, and ball glove. Good morning, boys and girls, and how are you today? It sure is good to see so many happy faces on such a bright and wonderful day. The last time I saw so many happy faces was the other day when I went to a birthday party. I don't think that I will ever forget how happy the boy was with all his pres...

716. People Need Other People

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

Objects: A pencil, notebook, chaise lounge, and perhaps a chair. Good morning, boys and girls, and how are you today? I need a volunteer today who worries a lot. Is there anyone here who seems to worry about a lot of different things? [Select a volunteer.] I thought that you worried a lot. Now before I can go to work on you, I need a few things that I have kept stored back here, and I am going to...

717. Mister Wise Man

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

Object: A hat or T-shirt that says, "Mr. Wise Man" Lesson: O the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways! Good morning, boys and girls. Today I want to tell you a story about a man who lived many years ago. His name was Solomon. Did you ever hear of anyone with a name like that? (Let them answer.) Well, Solomon was a ki...

718. Gifts for God

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

Object: A box of candy, some flowers, a piece of jewelry. Good morning, boys and girls. I thought that since this is Sunday morning and it is such a nice warm day, we should do something for our God who made it this way. I have thought a lot about what we might do for God, and I cannot decide what would be the best kind of gift. Do any of you have some ideas of what we could give God on this Sund...

719. God Is All Things for All People

Children's Sermon

Object: A pocket, a big sack - such as burlap, a book, some money, a leaf, a feather. Boys and girls, do you know what a mystery is? Do you like mysteries? Tell me what you think a mystery is. (Allow them to give you their definitions). Well, those are all pretty good answers. I have a mystery for you today and I wonder if you might help me solve it. Let’s see what I have here. It looks like a co...

720. Lost in Wonder, Love, and Praise

Sermon

Raymond Gibson

What happens when an irresistable force meets an immovable object? Which came first, the chicken or the egg? How far is up? How many angels can dance on the head of a pin? Impossible questions. Questions that have no answers. Questions about which philosophers philosophize and theologians theologize and simple folk wonder, all to no avail. Questions that boggle the mind and strain the brain and l...

721. The Big Picture

Sermon

James Merritt

I have three different family portraits hanging in my home representing three different stages of my life and the life of my family. Most of us have at least one professional portrait hanging on the wall. They are very expensive and because of the cost in money and time, those portraits represent great expectations. I remember every time we would have a family portrait made, I always went into it...

722. The Glory of God

Sermon

Will Willimon

If you are new here, as I am, you're part of this marathon of words which universities call ‘’Orientation.'' Orientation -- that's when everyone tells you what's what at Duke. Professors telling you about courses, seniors telling you about Professors. It's natural for you to think that, since you're the Chapel, I'll tell you what's what about religion. It's tough to be a Freshman. There are so man...

723. A Living Sacrifice

Eulogy

Lawrence Ruegg

For a seventy-year-old woman This funeral sermon was for a woman who had been a faithful member of the church most of her life - a person who put her faith into practice at every hour and situation. "Therefore, I appeal to you, brethren, by the mercies of God to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God; which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world...

724. Affecting Eternity

Eulogy

Richard F. Bansemer

Death of a teacher The meditation text is Romans 12:6-7: "Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith; if service, in our serving; he who teaches, in his teaching . . ."It is a peculiar meditation text for a funeral celebration, unless one remembers ___________. That's half our duty now, during this brief worship. We must fi...

725. What Gift Do You Have For Us?

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

God's gifts are not unchanging "possessions" that are ours forever. They are constantly being renewed and transformed. All parents whose work takes them out on the road inevitably fall victim to the dreaded, genetically linked "traveling parent disease." This rarely discussed disease kicks in just as you finally enter the airport to begin your flight back home. Suddenly, visions of your small...

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