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726. The Ten Commandments For Today

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Erskine White

... 't swear by heaven, for that is the throne of God; and don't swear by earth, for that is God's footstool (Matthew 5:34). Just tell the truth with a "yes" or "no" - don't swear by anything that you are doing it. "You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor." (10) "You shall not covet your neighbor's house ... or anything else that is your neighbor's." Do not set your heart on things your neighbors have. Do not let conspicuous consumption or the culture of corporate advertising make you hunger and ...

727. The Victory Of The Cross

Sermon

Erskine White

... Jesus - they would find that His yoke is easy and His burden is light! Let all of us accept this victory today! After everything He has endured for us, nothing abouta ourl ives could be too heavy for Him to carry, He who has all our sins and grief to bear. The victory of the cross is also a victory over the world. The Romans were sure they had defeated Christ as they wateched Him die on the cross. They were sure the Rpome was the power and thre glory forever. They didn't realize that their world was dying ...

728. Death of a Newborn Infant

Luke 18:15-17

Eulogy

Walter A. Schmidt

... Lord. Yes, wouldn't it be great if we could live in a world with no pain, no sickness, no sorrow, no death? But unfortunately that will not happen this side of heaven. And some, through no fault of their own, due to the general result of sin, must bear an enormous burden. And today, you, Bill and Anne, are feeling that enormous burden. I invite you to share that burden with the Lord, and I know that you will, for you have known and experienced his love and grace many times in yourlife. Let that peace of God ...

729. For One Who Worked With Disturbed Children

2 Corinthians 12:11-21

Eulogy

William Luoma

... to mend. Cuts and scratches may heal sooner, but they too, take time. The healing has to come from within. In his providence, God will heal this hurt too, in his good time. We don't forget the hurts we have had, but time makes them a little easier to bear. God's grace is that healing power that works from within. In those words of Saint Paul, he said, "My power is made perfect in weakness." When I hear those words, I think of that song, so often sung in Sunday church school: Jesus loves me, this I know,For ...

730. Choices

Drama

J. B. Quisenberry

... second, and third verses.) 1. Isaiah 7:14. "Therefore the Lord Himself shall give you a sign; Behold a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel." 2. Isaiah 9:2. "The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light ... in true repentant humility before our infant Savior, singing prayers of thanksgiving, and filled with wonder at the great love our God bears us, that he would sacrifice his only Son for our salvation! Leader: Come forward now and offer your gifts unto the Lord ...

731. The Time Is Coming

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

Sermon

Paul W. F. Harms

... and forced him to be a prophet against his will. Once he deliberately refused to prophesy because it was tearing him apart, but so also did silence. "A fire was burning within my heart, imprisoned in my bones, the effort to repress it wearied me. I could not bear it." Jeremiah wished he had never been born. He would have preferred an announcement of his abortion to that of his birth. Contrary to everything he felt and desired, Jeremiah had to say he was chosen to be a prophet before he was born and that God ...

732. Step Three - Faith

Mt 8:5-13 · Heb 11:1-7 · Is 55:6-9

Sermon

John A. Terry

... , I could not tell which seeds they had scattered in which rows. There was only one way to know what was planted where. Wait until the plant begins to grow and bear fruit. After a time you can tell the difference between carrots and radishes, between leaf lettuce and romaine, between zucchini and cucumbers. You tell by the fruits the plants bear. Assurance, hope, faith - these are not based on some naive trust. Time and again God's spirit has borne fruit when all we saw for some time was barren ground. We ...

733. Scene 1 The Annunciation

Drama

Nancy Steltz

... . (Gabriel bows his head, then proceeds to Mary.) Gabriel: Hail, 0 favored one, the Lord is with you! Mary (Rising): Wh-Who are you? What do you want? Gabriel: Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. Chorus of Voices: He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High: and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever ...

734. Scene 2 - Joseph's Quandary

Drama

Nancy Steltz

... and rest of villagers leave in various directions. Joseph brings out a bedroll and lies down.) Angel (Entering from sacristy): Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit; she will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins. (Joseph and Angel remain in position during narration.) Narrator: According to Matthew, chapter 1, verses 22 and 23, "All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had ...

735. WHAT IS MAN?

Sermon

Larry Powell

... ramifications of living in a world in which persons can be "cloned" into limitless carbon copies or fashioned to bear any desired physical appearance the "cloner" may predetermine. Scientists who now possess the awesome ability to manipulate genetic ... before. For instance: (1) What if the genetic "bank" should fall into the wrong hands? (2) Should persons be created bearing physical traits more accommodating for specific job tasks? (3) Should future persons' digestive tracts be altered to allow them to ...

736. "Crown Him Lord of all!"

Sermon

William Luoma

... ." In him we see how God so loved the world that he gave his only Son. Let us sing stanza ______: Sing: Crown him the Lord of love - Behold his hands and side, Rich wounds, yet visible above, In beauty glorified. No angels in the sky Can fully bear that sight, But downward bend their burning eyes At mysteries so bright. Reader: (Music plays softly)We sing of Christ, the Lord of life, who triumphed o'er the grave! Each time we gather, we proclaim his victory over death. He said, I am the resurrection and the ...

737. T.G.I.F

John 1:43-51

Sermon

William Luoma

... of your ability as his disciple in the world today? If so, declare it by saying, I DO WITH THE HELP OF GOD. Absolution If you confess your sins, God who is faithful and just, will forgive your sins and cleanse you from all unrighteousness. You do not need to bear your guilt any longer; God's pardon is real! He accepts you as you are, as his child. He forgives you through his Son, Jesus Christ. Take this promise of God, and let it give you strength and confidence for the days to come. Amen Hymn: "I Lay My ...

738. Mary Remembers

Luke 1:26-38

Drama

Edward G. Hunter

... wondrous. He said to me, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And now you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you will name him Jesus." "How can this be?" I said. "Joseph and I have not yet consummated our marriage." "The Holy ... your kindness," Joseph replied. I knew that I would give birth that night. The journey was almost more than I could bear. Through the night I was in constant labor pain, mixed with feelings of apprehension, exhaustion, fear, but also trust. My mind ...

739. A Baptism of Blood

Isaiah 52:13--53:12

Sermon

Carl Hoefler

... our iniquities. As a lamb, he will be slaughtered. Even though he was without sin, he will be counted as a sinner. Also, he will bear on his back the burden for the sins of the world. This vision from Isaiah is the key to understanding the cross as the ... the historic event of the cross to enlighten us and to remind us of how much God loves us. We need a crucified Lord who can truly bear the burden of our sins and give us a new and a redeemed inner self. We need God to die for us. We need God to baptize ...

740. The Necessity of Repentance

Luke 13:1-9

Bulletin Aid

Carl Hoefler

... truth remains that we must repent of our sins, or face a worse crisis. People: We believe in God's final judgment, but we still excuse ourselves from sincere repentance. Pastor: Jesus illustrated our condition with a fruitless fig tree that was given a final chance to bear fruit. People: We do not want to wait until it is too late. May God help us to turn from our sinful ways. Collect Almighty God, whose patience with our sins is not without limits: Reveal to us the severity of our sins, and our necessity ...

741. The Suffering Servant

Isaiah 51:17--52:12, Matthew 27:32-44

Bulletin Aid

James Wilson

... bore our sorrows and griefs to the cross. People: Jesus felt the pain of the nails and the hammer. Leader: Yet for us Christ would die that we might have eternal life. All: Blessed be the name of the Lord! Collect O God, You gave us such a blessing to bear our sins and sorrows for us upon the cross. Lead us, O God, to be more like Christ and less demanding that things should always be our way. In Christ we pray. Amen. Prayer of Confession Lord, so often we would hear of the mercy and grace You have freely ...

742. Christ Died for Our Sins

Isaiah 50:1-11, Matthew 21:1-11

Bulletin Aid

James Wilson

... understand the price You gave so that we should know Salvation. We have often taken the death of Jesus on the cross so lightly that we have hardly given it a second thought. Forgive us, Lord, and draw us ever closer to accepting the crosses You have for us to bear. In Christ we pray. Amen. Hymns "Alas! And Did My Savior Bleed" "Lead Me To Calvary" "Must Jesus ...

743. Confessional Services

1 Corinthians 11:17-34

Bulletin Aid

G. William Genszler

... the name of the Lord your God in vain. Minister: Lord, I claim the family name -- Christian, yet I refuse at times to bear the family likeness. I do so little to make Thy Good Name loved and respected because I am too busy trying to ... dollar's worth of service for every dollar earned. Congregation: Make me to be a Faithful Steward of Thy grace. Commandment: You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. Minister: O Lord, forgive me for the times when I have remained silent and let a lie go ...

744. Whatever He Says - Do It!

John 2:1-11

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

... largest vessels around, six of them, an accumulated capacity of some 120 or 180 gallons. Well, this was a tough job. It was a foolish thing to do. And yet, with unquestioned obedience in their response to Christ, these friends filled up the jars. Then Jesus says, "Take and bear them to the chairman of the feast, to the head guest of the feast, to taste the wine." And they bore it! They took it! No questions. They didn't stop and say, "Well, now, what's going on here? This is ridiculous. We'll make fools out ...

745. The Lord's People Together

Matthew 18:15-20

Sermon

... stand with us in our losses, sit with us through long, dark nights of loneliness or dread. It is a compliment to our humanity, I think, that in our joys we invite others to come and share them, and in our sorrows the others come and help us bear them. And, of course, for many other reasons and in many other ways, we human persons enter into the lives of one another. When Jesus came, he called some people together, saying: Come, be with me. And they came - from their fishing boats and their fields and their ...

746. How to Stay on Top of It

Luke 21:5-38

Sermon

... everlasting arms?" He was a patient man, especially patient with his sons, seldom agitated, seldom stressed. No matter what would happen, he seemed to know that everything would be all right. In fact, the only times I can recall his agitation came when listening to a Packer-Bear game, when the margin narrowed and he was not sure that everything would be all right. Except for that, he always seemed to be on top of it, for God would have the final word, not in football, but in history and in life. The virtue ...

747. In the Cross

Zechariah 9:9-13

Sermon

... sight of: the reality of the cross. And not just the vision of God's suffering love for us, but the crosses we bear, and we carry, and are crucified upon: The crosses of despair, and emptiness, and meaninglessness, when we cry out in the night, or ... His cross, we'll be crushed by our own. But in turning to His cross, God will give us life. In turning away from His cross, we bear our crosses by ourselves. We are crushed, we are beaten, we are broken, and we die. "I don't care about You," is an echo that ...

748. The Time Is Coming

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

Sermon

749. God Is No Respecter Of Persons

Acts 10:23b-48

Sermon

... men who 100 years ago would have worn a gun so others might think of them as more than ordinary, are today wearing high-heeled cowboy boots. It seems an extra three inches will do wonders for one's ego. At Sears, the best-selling woman's shirt bears the autograph of Cheryl Tiegs. It outsells shirts without her autograph four to one. Women seem to think some of the popular model's beauty and charisma will rub off on them if they identify with her. Trivia questions. And yet, not trivial. At the heart of all ...

750. I Kid You Not

2 Kings 4:8-37

Sermon

... evidently had a deep yearning for a child. 2. God proclaims the Unlikely It must have seemed unlikely that the woman of Shunem would ever bear a child, yet Elisha’s word to her came true. We do not know the name of her child, as we know the names ... others. Sarah, the wife of Abraham, was an unlikely candidate for motherhood. When the announcement was made by three strangers that she would bear a son, she laughed because of her age. The son born to her was called Isaac, a name which means "laughter." Rachel ...

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