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726. God Got Personal

Sermon

James Bjorge

... to revive that faith. Hopefully with much prayer and effort, we may yet subscribe to the Holy Word that, ‘in death there is life.’ " A couple was being called back to God’s family because some of God’s good people were personally talking about and living the words, "I love you." A college student from a former parish wrote me a note at Christmas time. In scrawling handwriting he concluded, "You’ve played an important part in my life and I have much admiration for you." He said it in his way - "I ...

727. What It Means To Be A Family

John 13:31-38

Sermon

King Duncan

... occurred in March of 1979. He had long ignored his birthday, but that year he couldn't ignore the stack of cards and gifts that arrived from the Vietnamese families that had passed through his home. As Bill read the homemade cards filled with words of love and gratitude, he began to cry. The anger and hatred he had carried so long slowly melted away. Since that day in 1979, Bill's farmhouse has been a temporary home for over forty Vietnamese men, women, and children. Through them, Bill learned about the ...

728. What More Can He Give?

Colossians 1:15-23

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James McCormick

... God has never been the problem. Now, I don’t fully understand that. As sinful as we are. As unworthy as we are. For God to love us anyway and to claim us as His children even in our unclean condition – I don’t fully understand that. But that is clearly so. ... to restore us to our intended place as the sons and daughters of God. In Jesus, we are introduced to the immense dimensions of God’s love. In Him we see just how far God will go to reach out to us and bring us back to Himself. Do you know what I ...

729. Third Time's a Charm

John 21:1-19

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Leonard Sweet

... get Peter to admit to it takes habits. In theological circles, habitus is a hot new word for a very old idea. The concept behind "habitus" is that of "inhabiting" a pattern of living that is itself an expression of an inner philosophy of life (in the Christian case, love and faith). As anyone who raises livestock for a living knows, caring for livestock is a daily, scheduled process. Dairy cows with full udders don't much care whether it is Monday or Saturday or Sunday 4 a.m. is 4 a.m., and they need to be ...

730. Chosen

John 15:9-17

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... the Father will give you whatever you ask him in my name. [17] I am giving you these commands so that you may love one another. I just love this passage. It reminds us that God is the initiator of our relationship. It's God who chose us, not the other way ... out of all the possibilities of who and what could be chosen: God said: "I chooses you." You and I have been chosen: chosen to love, chosen as friends and chosen and appointed to live as Jesus' friend in and to the world. We've been CHOSEN by God, and just ...

731. Kissing Cousins (Father's Day)

2 Corinthians 13:11-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... good ball clubs who know the fundamentals and have plenty of discipline but still don’t win the game. Then you come to the third ingredient: If you’re going to play together as a team, you’ve got to care for one another,” said Lombardi. “You’ve got to love each other. Each player has to be thinking about the next guy and saying to himself: If I don’t block that man, Paul is going to get his legs broken. I have to do my job well in order that he can do his. The difference between mediocrity and ...

732. Wedding: The Beauty of Marriage

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John M. Braaten

... , to be crucified. In the crucified Christ, God showed us he was willing to go further than anyone could be asked, in order to prove his love. It was on Calvary that God in Christ redefined love for us. God was saying that love is forgiveness; love is reconciliation; love is restoring, healing, helping: therein is love! And so, _______ and _______, when John tells you to love one another, he is not saying something that is patently obvious. In reality he is saying nothing less than this: you are both dearly ...

733. Proper 10

Colossians 1:15-23, Colossians 1:1-14, 2 Kings 2:1-18, Deuteronomy 30:11-20, Psalm 69:1-36, Psalm 25:1-22, Luke 10:25-37

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George Bass

... world. 3. To disobey God's law and commandments is to reject God the Father and put oneself in danger of judgment and total separation from God. 4. God keeps his promises and does make his people prosper when they live in faith and obedience, responding to his love by laying their own lives on the line. 2 Kings 2:1, 5-14 (C) - "A Share Of The Spirit." As mentioned above, comments and sermon suggestions on this pericope are included in the materials for the Ascension of Our Lord. If I were to preach on this ...

734. It's Performance That Counts

Matthew 7:15-23, Matthew 7:24-29

Sermon

Larry Goodpaster

... world of a child who has no other role model except poverty or violence. Doing the will of God is investing ourselves in the work of God, in whatever form that may take, wherever it may be. For God’s sake, in the name of Christ, for the love of God, do something! Such a brash statement brings me to conclude with the introduction. It’s performance that counts, Jesus says. It is not enough to make our grand professions in this holy place unless we back them up with gracious actions in that sacred place we ...

735. Can a Christian Go to Hell?

Matthew 7:15-23

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John R. Brokhoff

... to eat for us children? Damn it, where were the Christians when I had to go to a black school with the poorest of teachers?" You see, people who are living in destitute conditions look at affluent church people and become cynical about our profession of love for neighbor. It is only when we live our faith that others are attracted to the church. There was a missionary who addressed a group of Hindu women. While he was talking, one left but soon returned and listened with greater intensity. After the meeting ...

736. A Way Back In

Isaiah 40:1-31

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Thomas D. Peterson

... we come close to the mystery of God’s visitation in Jesus Christ, the walking and talking Good News. No longer given in the words of prophets nor in concepts of theologians, the News comes in human form for all to hear and see, to understand and perceive. The unconditional love of God was born in a manger and came among us as one of our own. God kept faith with his covenant and fulfilled it in the fullness of time when he came among us, incarnate as our Lord Jesus. So it is that God gave to us the highest ...

737. How Can You Tell A Christian?

John 13:31-38

Sermon

King Duncan

... from our connection to him. Without that connection our faith is simply an exercise in noble living. It has no real power to draw us out of ourselves and center us in others. Let me tell you about a woman who understood that kind of love. Her story is told in a book by Doug Peterson titled MANY ARE CALLED. Her name is Gladys Aylward. Gladys was an English missionary in China many years ago. The Chinese ruler for that region, called a Mandarin, assigned Gladys to be the official foot inspector for the region ...

738. What Goes on When He Comes in?

Acts 19:1-22

Sermon

Fredrick R. Harm

... cleanse us in the deepest recesses of our nature where no psychiatrist's couch can be effective. It is, to repeat Barclay's words, power to cope with the human situation in all its problems, in all its tragedy, and in all its pain. Paul goes on to speak about love. "Religion," said Robert Hastings, "is not an eight-letter word, but a four-letter word. And that word is L-O-V-E." And that four-letter word is exactly what the Holy Spirit provides. In Romans 5:5, Saint Paul reminds us, "God's ...

739. The Iron, Silver, Golden, Platinum and Titanium Rules

Matthew 10:1-42

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... heaven has come near’” (10:6-7). Who could blame the disciples for thinking, “Hey, this discipleship thing . . . it is a great gig or what!” Power, prestige, and a message that was bound to catch the attention of others. What wasn’t to love about following Jesus? Suddenly Jesus delivers some news about the downside of discipleship. As he continues to enlighten his chosen twelve on just what it is they have been chosen for, discipleship begins to sound less desirable, a lot more daunting. In 10:17 ...

740. We Are Weak, But He Is Strong...

Romans 8:26-39

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... will bring any charge against God's elect? It is God who justifies. [34] Who is to condemn? It is Christ Jesus, who died, yes, who was raised, who is at the right hand of God, who indeed intercedes for us. [35] Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will hardship, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? [36] As it is written, "For your sake we are being killed all day long; we are accounted as sheep to be slaughtered." [37] No, in all these things we are more than ...

741. The Power of Appreciation

Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... than you can imagine — a relationship with a God you can count on. God could have chosen to reveal himself to us in an easier way but because he wants a relationship with us, God became one of us in Christ. He came to show us that he loves us and we can count on him no matter what. You see, Christians are not perfect. Christians are not in control. Christians don’t have all the answers. Christians are not better than other people. Christians are not folks who can give the perfect theological answer to ...

742. Booby Trap

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

... of our families when all around us people desperately need to be treated as our neighbors. Not far from where I live, a man died early in November one year - and at home - and most of the neighbors didn’t know it until March; there was no outpouring of love and compassion on the widow who survived. Yet all of the people on that block knew that the elderly man was in failing health and could die at any time. Only two families out of the sixteen living on that street are not active church members. Who was ...

743. The Healing Of Simon's Mother-in-Law

Mark 1:29-34

Sermon

James W. Moore

... up with the idea of the “Energizer Bunny” in those TV commercials must have had Jackie or someone like her in mind. She is so full of life and zest and energy. Her life is filled with purpose and a checklist of things to do. She is tireless in her love for life and unwavering in her commitment to her God, her church, and her friends. This is all the more amazing because on March 23 of this year, she will become 94… 94 years young. Our church honored Jackie in 1999 by giving her the St. Luke’s United ...

744. The Fellowship of Joy

Philippians 1:3-11

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James Merritt

... Delight In The Church Paul's memory goes all the way back to "the first day." (v.5) For Paul and the Philippian church it was "love at first sight." From the first day they met they were for him, and he was for them. They were singing out of the hymnbook and ... . Because of that common Lord, they had a common life in the Holy Spirit. Because of that common life, they had a common love for Jesus, and for one another. Notice they were partners in the gospel. From the very beginning they had one common goal, one ...

745. Ethics and Eschatology

Romans 13:8-14

Teach the Text

C. Marvin Pate

... that obedience to the Torah in this age (13:8–10) will bring about the age to come and the Deuteronomic blessings (13:11–14). Paul, however, reverses that tradition: only those whose faith is in Christ, not the law, and who thereby live a life of love (13:8–10) are participants in the Deuteronomic blessings of the age to come. This is what it means to put on Christ (13:14a). In doing so, Christians provide no opportunity for the flesh (13:14b). It is possible that because of the polemical nature of ...

746. What Really Matters

John 3:1-21

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King Duncan

... miserable person in the world is the one at the top of the heap. So, everybody in the world pats you on the back and tells you what a great person you are. What is that compared to having someone very close to you, very committed to you, whisper, "I love you" and mean it. Let me say it again. The only thing in life that really counts is relationships. There are three very special relationships I would like to focus on today. The first is the relationship we have with those closest to us. I have a quote from ...

747. By D Grace of God

Luke 6:27-38

Sermon

King Duncan

... you do good to those who are good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do that. And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full. But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, because He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.” God ...

748. Beloved

Matthew 3:13-17

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... collaborate and compromise. They support you. They respect you. They show up with small signs of affection each day. They want the best for you. You will grow together. Today, post pandemic, many people are putting even more value on love. They may have lost loved ones. They may have been separated from them for a time. They may have weathered relationships or learned to bond differently during lockdown when thrust together for lengthy periods of time. Or they may have discovered differences they never knew ...

749. Wedding: The Most Excellent Way

1 Corinthians 12:12-31

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Joel W. Kreger

... — hand in hand — and wish to hear the words which God would say. We wish for joy and life and happiness His voice we hear proclaim, “I will show you the most excellent way.” The most excellent way is the way of love.Not a love of human urge and pleasure, But the love from God above.This is love, the love beyond all measure. An individual may speak,with words of most convincing logic, with words of arguments persuasive, with words as honey sweetly dripping from the lips, but those wordswithout the ...

750. The Most Difficult Commandment

Mark 12:28-34

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King Duncan

... our subway train. When it seemed as if every inch of space had been filled, a panic stricken young man appeared at the car door. Realizing that the train would soon pull away without him, he cried out, "There's room for all 600 of us if we'll just love one another a little!" The human sea parted, and he slipped onto the train. Despite the crowding and the long ride ahead, all the passengers relaxed a little; the incident had set a new tone of gentleness for the day. (9) It is so easy to give in to our ...

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