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Luke 21:18-19

Children's Sermon

... you lose one. He is so careful for you, that Jesus says God is going to protect you right into heaven, and he will not let anyone take away even one hair from you. That means that no matter what happens to you here on earth, God will keep you perfect in heaven. You may have a bad time on earth following Jesus and sticking up for him, but Jesus says that the fellow who stays with Jesus and God his Father on earth will have everything in heaven. No one else can promise you something like this. Only God can ...

852. At Table With The Lord

Drama

... anything, Mary. Mary (Mother): You should have allowed me to do more. Martha: No. You are his mother and our guest. Oh - Mary: What is it now, Martha? Martha: Perhaps I should make one last check. I want it to be perfect. Mary Magdalene: Only Jesus can be perfect, Martha. And, did he not tell us that we should not trouble ourselves about little things? Martha: Little things? Unimportant things? Mary Magdalene, the passover feast is no little thing. And Jesus is coming also; is that not important? Mary ...

853. The Miracle Comes at the Breaking

Luke 24:13-35

Sermon

Various Authors

... that we are broken. Sin and the ravages of daily life have left their marks on our minds, our spirits, and our psyches. We look at the majesty of God and the purity of our Lord Christ and feel that we have no right to approach such perfection. But then we encounter the miracle of the breaking. "This is my Body," our Lord says, "which is broken for you." And then, a voice of love, the Father’s voice: "My own little child." Come, dear friends, whatever your brokenness may be, and experience the miracle ...

854. Full or Empty?

Colossians 1:19

Children's Sermon

... heaven. He could heal people in a way that we call miracles. He was so filled with God that he could die for our sins and it counted for all of our sins. That means that we could live with a perfect God because, when Jesus died, it made all of the people who believed that Jesus was the Savior perfect with God also. Jesus was full of God. The next time you look at your gas gauge in the car and you see the "F" or whatever it has for telling you that the tank is full, then I want you ...

855. Studying under the Greatest Teacher

Matthew 10:1-42

Sermon

Gary W. Houston

... allows our pride to be cut down, our egos shoved over, and our hearts to grow. And I thought that as I shared this intimacy with you that maybe you could see yourself in some of my own struggles and deaths. Perhaps, like me, you also are not perfect yet. Maybe you find yourself in pain or see some part of yourself being dismantled. Perhaps you have been rejected by someone you have loved. Maybe you have had a recent significant loss in your life. Whatever may be going on, please know that Jesus was deserted ...

856. Counterfeit Christians and the Rest of Us

Matthew 13:24-30

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Gary W. Houston

... its forms all grew together, the field of the world could soon be cleared. But the intermixture of good and evil forbids rashness and haste." Why do we not see the evil in our own lives? Why do we not all realize that not only are we far from being perfect, sometimes we are simply bad! It is like we have different personalities and each one fights to claim that it is lord of our souls. We are not good and others bad. We are all mixed wheat and tares. And until we see that and stop our judgment of others ...

857. The Nativity of Our Lord

Isaiah 9:1-7, Psalm 96:1-13, Titus 2:1-15, Luke 2:1-7, Luke 2:8-20

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... seen in the kings of Israel - "his name will be called 'Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.' " Whether or not the author had any messianic intentions when he wrote this beautiful prophecy does not matter; it fits the Christmas celebration perfectly and prepares the people for hearing the Christmas Gospel as it is read and preached and lived out in the Eucharist. Titus 2:11-14 In the context of instruction to believers of all ages, Titus writes of two advents of the Lord ...

858. Epiphany 2

Psalm 40:1-17, John 1:29-34, 1 Corinthians 1:1-9, Isaiah 49:1-7

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... world. Our business is to respond to God's grace, as Paul did, with thanksgiving and dedicated service to God and his people. 3. John the Baptizer testifies that Jesus is the one sent by God who comes after him. He alone is the holy one, whose sinlessness and perfect obedience to God cause us to cry out, "Lord, have mercy and forgive our sins." (Lavin, in Tolstoy's Anna Karenina, when his wife is ill and her life is in jeopardy puts that emotion in our hearts and the words in our mouths. He reminds us, as ...

859. Epiphany 5

Psalm 112:1-10, 1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5, Isaiah 58:1-14, Matthew 5:13-16, Matthew 5:17-20

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... " on the quality of life, will be as evident to others as a "city on a hill," and will shine as a floodlight in the world. In the middle section of this Gospel, Jesus also makes it perfectly clear that the law has not been abolished by his coming; he came to fulfill it through perfect obedience to the Father, which meant his death on the cross. The law still crushes human beings, because even the most sincere believer cannot live sinlessly and thereby fulfill it; the law kills, but Jesus offers forgiveness ...

860. Epiphany 6

Deuteronomy 30:11-20

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... also of any real quality of life. The disobedient not only defy God by the way they live, but they destroy themselves in the process. Seeking out the "good life," as the world defines it, is a way of losing the really "good life." 3. Jesus lived the "good life" - perfectly; He is the only person to do so. He is our role model, and our hope when we discover that we cannot keep all of God's Commandments. 4. Walk in the light of the Lord - and celebrate Epiphany every day of your life, and know the joy of the ...

861. The Seventh Sunday after Pentecost

Zechariah 9:9-13, Exodus 1:1-22, Exodus 2:1-10, Romans 7:7-25, Romans 8:1-17, Matthew 11:25-30

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... to all. He came to save all people - the poor and disadvantaged, but also the rich and affluent; the sick and suffering, but also the well; the sad and lonely, but also the happy and contented; the blind and lame, but also those who can see perfectly and walk well - because all people need to know and embrace God as their maker and heavenly Father. 4. Rejoice and give thanks with Jesus - and for Jesus. Join him as he thanks the Lord for "hiding these things from the wise and understanding and (revealing ...

862. Proper 13 & Pentecost 11

Matthew 14:13-21, Nehemiah 9:1-37, Exodus 12:1-30, Romans 8:28-39, Isaiah 55:1-13

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... fed thousands of people on a few loaves of bread and a couple of fish (Matthew 14). There is also a hint of the ultimate banquet to come, of which some Christians sing (LBW) every Sunday: "This is the feast of victory for our God. Alleluia! This much is perfectly clear: the banquet is an act of pure grace, a gift from God" - Come, every one who thirsts, come to the waters; and he who has no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without price ... Incline your ear, and come to me ...

863. Proper 15 & Pentecost 13

Isaiah 56:1-8, Psalm 67:1-7, Psalm 78:1-72, Exodus 16:1-36, Romans 11:11-24, Romans 11:25-32, Matthew 15:21-28

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... . Although there is a hint of "greater good because of evil" in his "God has consigned all men to disobedience, that he may have mercy upon all," he is really talking about the condemnation that comes to those who break the Law; no one can keep the Law perfectly, thus God offers mercy to all people in Jesus Christ. Matthew 15:21-28 The plea of the Canaanite woman to Jesus, "Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is severely possessed by a demon," is one of the touching incidents in the ministry ...

864. Proper 17 & Pentecost 15

Matthew 16:21-28, Romans 12:1-8, Exodus 19:1-25, Jeremiah 14:1--15:21, Jeremiah 20:7-18, Psalm 114:1-8, Psalm 63:1-11

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... reconcile God and his people, thereby accomplishing the salvation of all who believe and are baptized. Peter, like most of us, couldn't understand why Jesus had to die and tried to dissuade him from allowing this to happen. 2. Dying to live. Jesus had to die in perfect obedience to God, not simply to fulfill the scriptures, but to reveal the power and love of God in his resurrection. He had to die as a human being so as to be raised up to new life at the right hand of God and, thereby, complete the mystery ...

865. Proper 22 & Pentecost 20

Matthew 21:33-46, Philippians 4:2-9, Philippians 3:12-4:1, Numbers 27:12-23, Psalm 81:1-16, Isaiah 5:1-7

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... , "but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus." Again, he says, "Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded.... Be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an example." The last verse has found its way into the funeral service: "we look for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall change our vile body ...

866. All Saints' Day

Revelation 7:1-8, Isaiah 26:1-21, 1 John 2:28--3:10, Revelation 21:1-27, Matthew 5:1-12, Psalm 24:1-10, Psalm 149:1-9, Psalm 34:1-22

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... destroy them. Psalm 34:1-10 (L) - Numerous psalms could have been selected for this occasion, but this one was chosen because it speaks so perfectly to the situation of the saints of God in verse 9: "Fear the Lord, you that are his saints, for those who fear him lack ... , awake and sing for joy!" Truly, as the prophet sings, "We have a strong city," and LBW "Thou dost keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee, because he trusts in thee." This first reading surely is in harmony with All Saints' Day ...

867. Red, the Color of Sacrifice

Genesis 22:1-19

Sermon

... for us. It’s difficult to understand. We have so much in life ... and we are asked to give so little. But God gave everything he had, the greatest Christmas gift ever, that the red blood of Jesus Christ might cleanse us forever, bringing us back into the perfect relationship with him. One good way for us to remember this red sacrifice might be through the love God has given us. The heart, like the heart of a giant red Valentine, is the center of such love. And God gives his very heart to us at Christmas ...

868. White!

Luke 2:1-7

Children's Sermon

... . The shepherds left their sheep to come and see this special Child of God. Mary wrapped Jesus in some cloths and probably put something that looks like this on Jesus. What is it? That’s right, a diaper. So do you see why white as the perfect color for Christmas. Angels, sheep, diapers. But there’s even more. White is the color of purity and holiness. It represents Jesus as the spotless Lamb of God. White also reminds us of the fluffy white snow that blankets the ground for almost every Christmas. It ...

869. The Secret Story of Gabriel

Luke 1:26-38

Sermon

... of what Your Word looks like in the flesh. Maybe this will help them love one another as God has loved each of them, and maybe this will show them the path to salvation." At last God was pleased. "You have done well," He said. "You have captured My intention perfectly. This is how we will do it. We will take the world’s vain expectations and turn them upside down. We will proclaim, even by the manner of His birth, that in God’s Kingdom the first are last and the last are first." That is the secret story ...

870. Some Assembly Required

Malachi 2:17--3:5

Sermon

... have to follow directions. You have to understand what the creator intended for the toy if you are to put the thing together as it was designed. But we live in an imperfect world - a world still tainted by the fall into original sin. This means that nothing is perfect, so some of the 4,176 pieces you need must be missing. Evidently, this is part of the ritual of assemblying toys. It’s a test of your temper and your resourcefulness when you find you have too many of one part and not enough of another. Four ...

871. A Glory Revealed in Truth and Faithfulness

John 19:28-37

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... It is finished.... God’s Son has given and sacrificed his body and life as a payment for sin. Sin is wiped out.... death is overcome and heaven is unlocked. Everything is fulfilled and finished, and no one need argue that something still remains to be fuifilled and perfected.2 Look up, then, at Jesus lifted up on the cross. Let Jesus’ words be fulfilled in you: "If I am lifted up from the earth I will draw everyone to myself." (John 12:32) God showed how much he loved the world by giving over Jesus, his ...

872. Poured Out for Many

Exodus 24:1-18, Mark 14:12-26

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... Mount Sinai sermon atop a mount The exile in Babylon The sinner’s exile and and restoration restoration into the new Jerusalem, the church The Passover The Eucharist The New Covenant reveals what was only dimly perceived in the Old. The New Covenant perfects and fulfills that which was begun in the Old. The New Israel takes the religious ideas of the Old Israel and re-wires them completely, transforming their meaning. The New Testament story of the suffering and death of Christ does exactly that with the ...

873. When Old Nick Met Nicodemus

Drama

... ... (Slowly) No ... No I couldn’t do that. I don’t belong! Now, Annie belonged ... she was pure and clean and holy. She was as near perfect a wife as a man ever had. But me ... look at me, Jim! I’m no good! I belong out here on the street with the addicts ... have faith, and not question. I am learning that as it happens and as we compare it to prophecy, there is a perfect correlation. (He pauses, then smiles) Look at us - we have not even greeted each other yet! Good morning, friend Joseph! Joseph of ...

874. Sole Brother

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

... help someone in need if someone has provided us with an example of helping before our moment and opportunity. Our supreme example was Christ. Luther called him "God’s Good Samaritan for all." It is obvious that in our human frailty we will not match the perfect example of Christ, but somewhere in our travels each of us will be an example to someone. At those moments we have the unique opportunity to make a very meaningful contribution. The world will not change much because we came, but it will never be ...

875. The Wizard of Yoj

Psalm 100:1-5

Sermon

Edward L. Palmer

... place seemed somehow to have been put together backwards. They couldn’t seem to rearrange yojful noise and come to realize and share joyful noise. Part of their problem was the accent. Their yojful noise went to the wizard - one among them who was deemed perfect in all aspects and worthy of yojful rule. The accent was on the word, power. It was assumed that power brought yoj, that riches brought yoj, and that knowledge brought yoj - and indeed they did. But none of them, as the accented words, brought joy ...

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