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51. The Call Of The Tradition: Remember And Return

Nehemiah 7:73b--8:18

Sermon

Robert A. Hausman

... , the homeland had changed. Empty homes left behind were appropriated by others. Fields and vineyards were farmed by strangers. A mixture of Jews who had been left behind and immigrants who had come in had made a new life for themselves. They were not eager for exiles to return. But return they did, when Cyrus, king of Persia, conquered the Babylonians. In 538 he issued a decree allowing the exiles to return to Jerusalem. They returned to restore the temple and rebuild the city. They had great dreams, which ...

52. Unexpected Joy; Undeserved Gift

Isaiah 9:1-7

Sermon

Tony Everett

... , that these efforts are meaningless and a striving after the wind (Ecclesiastes 2:11). Our own efforts to bring any light into our darkness are just as futile as trying to nail a raindrop to a windowpane. We need God to do something! We are more than eager for some unexpected joy. We need something new; something to celebrate; something from God. We need something joyful. Friends, that joy is here today. The King is in our midst today. The baby is born today. "For to us a child is born (today), to us a ...

53. Reach For The Light

Isaiah 60:1-22

Sermon

Tony Everett

... and rejoice" (v. 5). There appear to be several significant factors present in healthy, vital, faithful congregations. Although there are many variables, one principal feature has emerged. This is the eagerness of members to share faith stories, their journey in the Light with one another and in their neighborhoods. Members eagerly share "Where Is God In All This?" stories for themselves and their congregations. They share them as part of committee and choir devotions, in temple talks during worship, in ...

54. Dabar Adonai

Jeremiah 1:1-19

Sermon

Tony Everett

... note pad so that he could jot down his ideas for himself. The next morning, when he awoke, Admiral Halsey eagerly looked at his notepad, anticipating the discovery of a solution to a particularly complex problem of naval logistics. Instead, ... Lord" (v. 8). A young woman was packing for her first year at a distant university. Until her very last day at home, she appeared to be eager to venture out on her own. Then, as the last suitcase was loaded into the car, tears came to her eyes and she threw herself into ...

55. What's In It For Me?

Mark 10:35-45

Sermon

Steven E. Albertin

... of the action. They too want their places of glory. They too want the best seats in the house. And they are angry with James and John for trying to cut in line in front of them. Jesus has obviously had it with such open displays of shameless ambition. These eager disciples obviously don't get it. "So you guys want places of glory? So you people want places of privilege in my kingdom? So, you want to know, 'What's in it for me?' Well, let me tell you." Jesus then describes what it means to have places of ...

56. Miracles Seven and Eight: Healing An Issue Of Blood & Healing The Rulers Daughter

Mark 5:21-43

Sermon Aid

Harold H. Lentz

... some people think they can overcome all these negatives alone. Christ, who can be of immense help, offers to come to us with his aid. "Come unto me," he pleads, as he is often passed by. But he stands ready to hear our prayers, our calls for help. He is eager to lift our burdens, to forgive our sins, to give us his companionship as we meet the troubles of life. It is good if we finally go to Christ in the end. But why should we delay and make him the final hope? Why should we not practice the presence ...

57. A Law We Can Live With

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Robert S. Crilley

... Dorff of a large monastery which had fallen on hard times.5 In years past, the abbey had housed many young monks eager to follow God; the sanctuary had resounded with choral anthems and Gregorian chant; and each Sunday a steady stream of villagers traveled ... there again on Sunday mornings to be nourished in prayer. The sanctuary resounded once more with anthems of praise. And countless young men, eager to follow God, asked to become a part of the abbey. Now, isn't that a beautiful story? Here we have a ...

58. The Season Of The Holy Spirit

Mark 13:1-31

Bulletin Aid

Wayne H. Keller

... playing, period. Have Petula Clark, or a soloist, sing, "Games People Play." (Popular song) Hymn of Commitment "My Lord! What a Morning" Charge to the Congregation Now, even though we have no idea when Christ will return, are we eagerly awaiting for him to return? Think of the things for which we are eagerly awaiting: who will play in the World Series, our ship to come in, to see if our children will turn out okay, and what else? Response "When You Least Expect Him" Meditation "Surely, Jesus' word, 'I don't ...

59. A Matter Of Trust

Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon

Charles H. Bayer

... to assume there were three wise men. But who they were, where they came from or what they were about remain buried in the mists of history and legend. Like all of us at our best, they were on a quest, hungry for light in a dark world, eager to find that which was greater than themselves. Their story is more than a pleasant tale. It involves politics, murder and duplicity. In the last analysis much depended on what they trusted and whom they didn't. Had they trusted Herod, Caesar's puppet king, history might ...

60. Proper 27

1 Thessalonians 4:13--5:11, Hosea 11:1-11, Joshua 24:1-27, Matthew 25:1-13

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... another kind of ignorance. We would be wise to continue to hold up our hope in Christ, without saying more than scripture warrants. Outline: 1. The early church lived in eager anticipation of the Lord's coming again 2. There are misunderstandings about it (explain) 3. Are you ignorant of the Lord's coming? 4. Let us live as those who eagerly await Christ's return 2. Sermon Title: Good Grief. Sermon Angle: Grief is integral to human existence but the grief of a believer is markedly different than that of an ...

61. Pain And Promise In The Heart Of God

Hosea 2:2-23

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... who has gone chasing after other lovers. Hosea's own marriage to Gomer is a prophetic symbol of the pain and promise in the heart of God in the face of Israel's faithlessness. Like a brokenhearted husband, God woos back God's bride. Like an eager and joyous young groom, God had married Israel in the wilderness. The relationship was pure and uncomplicated. Israel had relied solely on her God and God had figuratively made love to Israel in that time of few, if any, competitors for God's affections. But, alas ...

62. "Remember Me!"

Luke 24:13-35

Children's Sermon

B. Kathleen Fannin

... , "What else is there?" if he were a few years older. This tries the patience of the other children. Immediately the sanctuary is filled with their eager young voices: "I have a cat too!" "We have a dog!" "I have a cat AND a dog!" "I have a turtle!" Above this melodious cacophony ... now he was dead! "But Jesus came back didn't he?" Heads with dancing curls and freshly shorn locks bob eagerly up and down. "How do you suppose the disciples felt when Jesus came back?" "Wonderful!" "Happy!" "Like jumping up and ...

63. Proper 8

Mark 5:21-43

Drama

Dallas A. Brauninger

... to maintain the best possible level of health. Because God wishes well for us, we sense that healing is the natural direction toward mind/body/spirit wholeness. This circle of creation continues. As a result, an attitude of eagerness burgeons. In one of this Sunday's pericopes, Paul speaks of it: "For if the eagerness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has -- not according to what one does not have ... As it is written, 'The one who had much did not have too much, and the one who had ...

64. Advent 1

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

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... we cannot change ourselves, God can refashion us. He is the potter and we are the clay (v. 8). Lesson 2: 1 Corinthians 1:3-9 Sermon Title: Active Waiting. Sermon Angle: Paul notes that the Corinthians were not lacking in spiritual gifts as they eagerly waited for the Lord to return. Those gifts were to be employed in ministry. Therefore, theirs was not a passive but an active waiting. Advent is a time of active waiting, as we share the gifts of God with the world. Indeed, our entire Christian existence ...

65. A Family Member · Salome

Mt 20:20-21 · Mk 15:40; 16:1-2

Sermon

Gordon Pratt Baker

... the best markets and how to bargain in them effectively. At the same time she was a reliable judge of the group's needs and could be depended upon to fulfill them. Accordingly it would seem safe to assume that, devoted to Jesus as she was and eager to see the success of his mission, she was chosen as the company's coordinator. It was a responsibility to which Salome measured up well. For not only did she delegate work essential to the mission's purpose without receiving complaints, she also took on herself ...

66. Resurrection And Life

John 11:17-37

Eulogy

Jonathan W. Schriber

... servant of the Lord, one who lived in the power of this word, this promise. Each time we had worship and celebrated communion, ____________ was there if she could be. Each time with eagerness she reached out her hand to receive in the body and blood of her Lord that new life, that power, that forgiveness, that love. She eagerly listened to God's word as it was read and proclaimed -- clinging to that which was so precious. We would do well to so treasure these gifts. To truly embrace what these words ...

67. When The Heart Is Right Before God

Acts 8:9-25

Sermon Aid

Clement E. Lewis

... (NRSV) Now a certain man, named Simon had previously practiced magic in the city and amazed the people of Samaria, saying that he was someone great. All of them, from the least to the greatest, listened to him eagerly, saying, "This man is the power of God that is called Great." And they listened eagerly to him because for a long time he had amazed them with his magic. But when they believed Philip, who was proclaiming the good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized ...

68. The Kindergarten Kingdom

Mark 10:13-16

Sermon

Erskine White

... little child. Do not let us become so sophisticated or wise in worldly ways that we can no longer hear the good news with simple and unaffected ears. Do not let us become so weary and burdened with worldly cares that we can no longer come to Your table with eagerness and joy. Make us like a little child in the ways which are good and true, O God, that we may be closer to Your Spirit in this world and at one with Your Spirit in the next. In Jesus' name. Amen 1. Robert Fuighum, Kansas City Times, September 17 ...

69. The Nearness Of A Faraway God

Isaiah 40:12-18

Sermon

Erskine White

... their hip pocket, like a good luck charm. Isaiah asked, "To whom will you liken God, or what likeness compare with Him?" Today, people are eager to answer that question. They jump up and say, "Me! God is like me! 'He walks with me and He talks with me, and He ... of miles away, her homecoming would mean something to you. Her visit would be a special event and you would prepare for it eagerly. You would find that because her world is so distant and different from yours, you don't know her as intimately as you ...

70. Sing A New Song

Acts 10:23b-48

Sermon

Erskine White

... Open our lips, that we may sing a brand new song, in faithfulness to Your claim upon our lives and in obedience to Your Word. Most Righteous and Holy God, whose Son is Lord of the church as well as Lord of our lives, make Your church as eager for Your new ways as each of us are as members. Help us to distinguish between the more important things which need preserving and the less important things which matter little in Your sight. In these days and weeks after Christmas, O Lord, help Your church to search ...

71. When Is Justification By Faith A Heresy?

John 8:31-41

Sermon

George Johnson

... who were well versed in the scriptures. They were people who believed in God, devout in their ways, and were eager to teach people the will of God as they had come to know it. They were intelligent and knowledgeable. ... Isaiah 5 where God removes the hedge and it does not rain any more on the vines. Verses 5 and 6 are a word of judgment. We are all eager to hear a word or promise, not judgment. The scriptures, for example, say that to withhold the tithes from God is to rob God and robbing God brings judgment ...

72. We Must Be Blind!

John 9:35-41

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... you say, 'We see,' your guilt remains (John 9:41)." We say that we can see, but in actual fact we do not notice all that God has given us. We really must be blind! Listen all you deaf and blind people: There really is good news! God is still eager to save. Prepare yourself for his coming into your life. He is already present. It is all here; the secret to the good and happy life is already manifest and present. Consequently let us wake up and start grabbing hold. God is ...

73. Three Days To See

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

Helen Keller

... . I want to see the warm colors in the rugs under my feet, the pictures on the walls, the intimate trifles that transform a house into a home. My eyes would rest respectfully on the books in raised type which I have read, but they would be more eagerly interested in the printed books which seeing people can read, for during the long night of my life the books I have read and those which have been read to me have built themselves into a great shining lighthouse, revealing to me the deepest channels of human ...

74. Recollections of Enoch, A Jewish Captive In Babylon

Isaiah 12:1-6

Drama

Robert A. Morgan

... Babylonians destroy him when they burned the temple. Yahweh is still our merciful and caring God - that is, if we can believe the young man with the message. As for me, my heart is so hungry for the very things he's saying that I cannot help but believe him - eagerly and gratefully. But I've only told you part of this wonderful thing. I've told you the part that has to do with past and present. I've told you how I feel God's comfort and forgiveness now, and his near presence with us all. But I have ...

75. Is He Really Coming?

Sermon

Rolf E. Aaseng

... , beloved, until the coming of the Lord ... Strengthen your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is near" (James 5:7-8). The writer to the Hebrews assures us that Christ "will appear a second time, not to deal with sin, but to save those who are eagerly waiting for him" (Hebrews 9:28). The Book of Revelation gives repeated pictures of the victorious Christ who comes in glory to judge and to rule. Why was the return of Christ so important to these early believers? Why is it an important element of faith for ...

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