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726. Praise God!

Eulogy

Joe Barone

... Psalms, one writer can talk about how God makes us to lie down in green pastures and walk beside still waters, while another writer can ask God to bring the most terrible of tragedies on the Babylonians who have taken Israel into exile. One writer can say of God, "terrible art thou! Who can stand before thee when once thy anger is roused (76:7)?" while another can affirm, "For thou, O Lord, hast made me glad by thy work; at the works of thy hands I sing for joy (92:4)." The book of Psalms is a book of ...

727. Time and Timing

Habakkuk 1:12--2:1, Habakkuk 1:1-4

Sermon

Paul W. F. Harms

"Why do bad things happen to good people?" is the way we say it today. "Why art thou silent when the wicked swallow up the man more righteous than he is?" It is not only "Why do bad things happen to good people?" but why does a holy and a righteous God permit the unrighteous to swallow the righteous, the wicked to devour the innocent? It may ...

728. Mercy and Understanding

Psalm 23:1-6

Eulogy

Richard F. Bansemer

Cancer death of a shy person The meditation text is based on a couple of verses of the 23rd Psalm: "Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for thou art with me . . . goodness and mercy shall follow me. . . and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord for ever." Perhaps nothing is so much needed in our lifetimes, and so little asked for, as mercy or understanding from one another. We talk a lot about mercy, and we complain ...

729. Doing Love

Revelation 21:1-27

Eulogy

Richard F. Bansemer

... what he could not command: doing love. Don't look in the sky for an answer to the many questions you have. Look around you and into the eyes of others who care. Here you will see the greatness of God, and find the strength to confess: "How great Thou art."

730. Just Who Do You Think You Are?

Matthew 15:21-28

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... as we believe. Now, these divisions among religious people who believe and follow the same Savior are not a twentieth-century invention by any stretch of the imagination. We who live in the latter days of the century may have refined it to an art form, but there have been religious differences since the earliest days. There is an element of religious division in our Gospel reading for today. This section of the Gospel of Matthew tells the story of an extraordinary encounter between Jesus and an unnamed ...

731. Get Ready, Get Set...Wait!

Matthew 24:36-51

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... in his paths." In the world of Isaiah’s vision, war was a thing of the past, and the nations of the earth lived together in peace. What sort of images come to your mind when you think about Advent? Maybe you remember a classic work of art showing the journey to Bethlehem, the nativity, or the adoration of the Christ Child. Or maybe your traditional symbols of the season include the huge, brightly-lit tree on the White House lawn, or the one in Rockefeller Center in New York City. The way we see Advent ...

732. Epiphanies and Training Wheels

Mark 1:9-13

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... is enough for me." That point of view is also more widespread than you might think. A few years back, a theologian named Jaroslav Pelikan wrote a book titled Jesus through the Centuries. The book presents and discusses the many different images of Jesus in art and literature down through the ages. It’s interesting to see all the different views of Jesus that evolved with the passing of time: Jesus the moral example, or role model; Jesus the teacher of noble virtues; Jesus the miracle worker or magician. I ...

733. What You See Is What You Get

John 14:5-14, John 14:1-4

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... wants for us, what God wants for us, is for us to be whole and to experience life in all its fullness. And we cannot do that if our life is filled with anxiety. We didn’t invent anxiety in 1999, but we’ve certainly refined it to an art, haven’t we? Those first followers of Jesus, the first disciples, lived in anxious times also. After many long years, Israel was still under Roman occupation and rule, and there were no signs that a change was about to come. And Jesus didn’t help any, with all his ...

734. The Clop, Clop, Clop of a Donkey

Luke 19:28-44

Sermon

Wallace H. Kirby

... gentlemen ride ...This is the way the farmer rides ... Most of us have engaged in such simulated horseback choreography. When they outgrew this nursery stage, some of our children may have gone on to real horseback riding. Although I know little about that equestrian art, I have read enough about horse shows and riding competition to know that there are right and wrong ways to ride horses, just as there are right and wrong ways to drive an automobile. Almost every Christmas parade, or any parade for that ...

735. The Sound of Everlasting Joy

Luke 15:11-32, Matthew 28:1-10

Sermon

Wallace H. Kirby

... 's what we believe. That's what we affirm at Easter. There is a rightness in the world. Whenever we trust God in spite of gloom and sorrow, we experience that rightness and our hearts swell with the sound of joy. We hear it in music. We see it in art. We feel it in all the upward strivings of our hearts. The joy of conversion is like that. When we return to our true home in Christ and find in him the way of life, trusting his will for us, the sounds of joy naturally ring in our ears and ...

736. St. Jim, Your Halo Is Tipped

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... put wood in it. He started a fire, then added the sacrifice of a bull to the fire. Then he had the people sprinkle water on the sacrificial offering as he prayed to the Lord. "Answer me, O Lord, answer me, that this people may know that thou, 0 Lord, art God, and that thou hast turned their hearts back." (1 Kings 18:37) Fire from on high fell and consumed the burnt offering. Then came the rushing of the rain which saved the people caught in the throes of drought. And the people returned to the Lord. A short ...

737. The Demons and the Counselor

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... I look back on these twenty-two years, I know that I've made lots of mistakes in talking to people - at times saying too much; then again, not saying enough; at times being too directive; at times not being directive enough. Counseling is a difficult art of listening and speaking to the demons in people's lives. To make matters worse, every counselor has his or her own demons. Counseling people would be hard enough if the counselor were demon-free. But alas, the healer has demons too. Henry Nouwen speaks of ...

738. A Night of Farewell - Peter

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... the journey tonight." "Tonight we are at John Mark's house. No one will find us here. No crowds. No Pharisees. No sick people." "Tonight we will celebrate the Passover." These were my thoughts as we began that Thursday evening meal. Jesus began with prayer: "Blessed art Thou, O Lord God of the Universe ..." We sat around the table making preparations, making small talk. I thought, "We've had our ups and downs ... moments of pure joy ... times of sorrow. At times I felt lifted up to heaven. I could feel the ...

739. Does Love Make You Sorry?

Luke 7:36-50

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... to love more. All of us have more sins than we can count. It is simply a matter of being aware of the sins we commit, shedding tears for what we have done against Christ, and coming in faith to Jesus for forgiveness. Looking to Christ, Luther once said, "Thou art my righteousness and I am thy sin." It may be shocking to you to hear that Luther urged his people to be content to be sinners. What good is Jesus if there is no forgiveness needed? If there is no sin, there is no need of a Savior. Be glad ...

740. How To Bring Tears To Jesus' Eyes

Luke 19:28-44

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... to Jesus' eyes by our rejection of him as our king and by our refusal to accept his gift of peace. To resist, reject, and refuse him entrance into our lives and society is to make Jesus weep for us. In a hymn, William Howe expressed it: O Jesus, thou art standingOutside the fast-closed door,In lowly patience waitingTo pass the threshold o'er. But, we can also turn the tears of Jesus into a smile when we receive him as Lord and accept his gift of peace. Joy fills his heart when we sing: O Lord, with shame ...

741. WHAT IS MAN?

Sermon

Larry Powell

... the football field - and what was he doing? He was gently, tenderly working with children in a hospital where he volunteers his time and energies several hours each week. Fascinating! The Psalmist raised one of the eternal questions when he asked, "What is man that thou art mindful of him?" And speaking of the Psalmist, how is it that at times we read the outpourings of his tormented soul which cried out for some sign of God's existence, and then read in the very next Psalm, from the same person, "The fool ...

742. The Cross And Our Shadows

Joel 2:1-11

Sermon

Carl Jech

... catch up with us and engulf us in darkness. We dare not sweep sin under the rug. But neither dare we let sin keep us under it's heel! The interplay of lights and shadows in our lives is often subtle, as in any great work of art. The church can and should help us to deal with that subtle interplay. Conclusion The great theologian Reinhold Niebuhr was a progressive - one might even say liberal - thinker. But he said he could not, unfortunately, be a pacifist. His comment came in the time of the Second ...

743. T.G.I.F

John 1:43-51

Sermon

William Luoma

... the loss of loved ones, and those for whom life is lonely and difficult: (Silent Prayer) Let us pray for the sick, especially ... Show yourself a very present help to them in their trouble: (Silent Prayer) Let us pray in the words our Lord Jesus taught us, Our Father, who art in heaven ... Benediction Hymn: "There is a Green Hill" or "O Sacred Head Now Wounded"

744. Becoming What You Are

John 14:15-31

Sermon

Carl Jech

... Saint Paul's imagery, the people who create the church buildings are themselves the real body of Christ. The real Jesus Christ is the Jesus whose story comes alive as it is retold in countless creative ways - through preaching and the Sacraments, through the arts, through active involvement in social issues where the true meaning of love is acted out by those who love the world and its people as much as God does. If you have noticed that pastors often seem to dislike funeral chapels, you should know that ...

745. The Power To Defy Evil

Exodus 3:1-22

Sermon

Carl Hoefler

... a young man hangs naked on a cross. His innocent body is stained with spit, tears, and blood. His flesh is torn open by a spear. His brow is pierced by thorns. Yet, faced with this horror - this greatest of all evil acts - we can cry out, "Thou art the King of Glory!" In the victorious light of the cross, the issue of human freedom fades into the shadows. The problem of evil is not answered or solved - it is conquered. Rejoice. God is with us. God made the promise of his presence to Moses. God fulfilled ...

746. Jesus is Anointed with the Holy Spirit

Acts 14:21-28

Bulletin Aid

Carl Hoefler

... us as your witnesses to convince our world that the same healing power is available to all persons through Christ, the Savior of the world. Amen. Hymns "All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name” “Creator of the Stars of Night” “Come, Let Us Tune Our Loftiest Song” “How Great Thou Art"

747. Love Your Enemies

Luke 6:27-36

Bulletin Aid

Carl Hoefler

... to make friends out of our enemies. Grant us the love to be merciful, as you have been with us. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. Hymns "At Length There Dawns the Glorious Day” “Lord, I Want to Be a Christian” “Lord, Whose Love Through Humble Service” “O Thou Who Art the Shepherd"

748. God's Self-Revelation Through Jesus' Transfiguration

Luke 9:28-36

Bulletin Aid

Carl Hoefler

... significance of who your Son is, and why he came to earth. May his glory flood our lives, convincing us of your redemptive love for us. In his name we pray. Amen. Hymns "All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name” “At the Name of Jesus” “Majestic Sweetness Sits Enthroned” “Thou Art the Way: To Thee Alone"

749. Be Reconciled to God through Christ

2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2

Bulletin Aid

Carl Hoefler

... walking away from your love. We come now in response to your invitation to be reconciled through Christ, and to be made new persons in union with him. Hear us for his sake. Amen. Hymns “God Calling Yet! Shall I Not Hear?” “Jesus, Thy Blood and Righteousness” “O Jesus, Thou Art Standing” “What Shall I Do My God to Love?"

750. God Never Ceases to do New Things for His Children

Isaiah 43:14-28

Bulletin Aid

Carl Hoefler

... your intervention in our undesirable situations. Revive us with new expectations of your miraculous grace, that our faith may break forth in praise. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. Hymns “All the Way My Savior Leads Me” Give to the Winds Thy Fears” “How Firm a Foundation” “How Great Thou Art” “We Come Unto Our Fathers' God"

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