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926. The Scandal Of Redeeming Love

Hosea 2:2-23

Sermon

Frederick C. Edwards

... people into categories of them and us. Like the Pharisees of Jesus’ time, who divided people between the righteous and the sinners, clean and unclean, Jew and Gentile, we do the same thing. One of the sad commentaries on our own day is that we continue to build more walls of separation than bridges of acceptance. Like those Pharisees even good church people can come to believe they have a corner on truth and goodness, and that others, by reason of belief, or race, or sexual orientation, or a host of ...

927. Coming Down The Mountain

2 Kings 2:1-18

Sermon

Frederick C. Edwards

... place in his life, it sent him back down into the cities and streets, into the ghettos and the poor rural areas. It sent him to city hall and to Washington, to the Birmingham jail, and to Selma - and to Memphis. He didn’t have to continually re-create the encounter. He continued to listen to the word of Jesus, and that was enough. Mark tells us that when Jesus and the disciples started back down to the valley, Jesus asked them not to talk about the vision they had on the mountain, at least not until after ...

928. When God Was Nothing

Philippians 2:1-11

Sermon

Brett Blair

... your own interests, but also to the interest of others. The greatest challenge in discipleship is to link ourselves to the power of God’s love. We can only continue to love as long as we know that we are loved. We can only continue to encourage one another as long as we know the encouragement that comes from Christ our brother. We can only continue in tenderness because God in Christ has brought to this harsh world his divine tenderness. _________ 1. NIV uses tenderness in verse 1 – NRSV uses sympathy

929. The Ten Commandments - Part 3

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Brett Blair

... we don’t the time or the inclination is certainly foreign to the Biblical perspective. This commandment is so pervasive that even in the end when our parents are deceased we are still not released from the obligations of this commandment. It means that we are to continue living the kind of lives that they would want us to live; a life that will bring honor to their names and dignity to their memory. VI The sixth commandment reads: Thou shalt not murder. Human life is sacred because it is made in the image ...

930. Jesus Christ, the Truth

Drama

Curt M. Joseph

... on the side of justice; if it stands for mercy; if men are to be governed fairly; if the bonds of slavery are destroyed once and for all; then my Messiah will stand with the Roman Empire. But if the Empire continues to exploit the poor; if it continues to enslave people; if it continues to destroy innocent men, women, and children for the sake of world domination; then my Messiah will stand opposed to the Empire. We may not live long enough to see that happen, but it will happen. Pilate: Ruth, is this Jesus ...

931. Stewards and the Hungry

Matthew 25:31-46

Sermon

Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... children of the world. Youngsters don’t know the difference between Russians and Americans, or between Qaddafi and Reagan. No one wants the children to starve, and yet they do; and we see it on our television screen year after year. No one knows the reasons we continue to have so much world hunger; we can only depend on the authorities that we read on the subject and their opinions. They claim there’s a certain lack of understanding and concern and that we fail to take the time to consider why hunger ...

932. Resurrection: From Burn-Out to New Vision

Sermon

Leonard H. Budd

... the hillsides And down the dales and deeps; He walks the high horizons Where vesper silence sleeps One finds them in the twilight Beneath the singing sky, Where shepherds watched in wonder White planets wheeling by.* Hymn Response "O Sabbath Rest by Galilee" (v. 3) Continuing Prayer He haunts the lowly highways Where human hopes have trod The Via Dolorosa Up to the heart of God. He looms, a lonely figure, Along the fringe of night, As lonely as a cedar Against the lonely light. Judean hills are holy, Judean ...

933. A Man Who Was a Lion-Tamer

Daniel 6:1-28

Sermon

R. Blaine Detrick

... go to anyone else with any request." They had such a decree drawn up and signed by the king. It was now part of the law of the Medes and the Persians, unalterable and irreversible. They knew Daniel well enough to be sure that he would continue to pray to his God. This was their vicious method of provoking his downfall. What a testimony to his life! There was no evil ... no scandal ... no injustice ... no immorality ... no dishonesty in his life. Even his enemies admitted it. And even his enemies had no ...

934. A Man With a Scalpel and a Pen

Acts 16:6-10

Sermon

R. Blaine Detrick

... parables that Jesus ever told. Only Luke, for example, tells of the lawyer who came to Jesus and asked, "Who then is my neighbor?" And Jesus replied with those memorable words, "A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves ..." And he continued with the familiar story. The man was left half-dead ... a priest passed by ... a Levite passed by ... and then came - the Good Samaritan! If it hadn’t been for Luke, we would not have heard of him (Luke 10:25-37). Only Luke tells us of ...

935. Martin Luther: the Shape of Grace

Sermon

Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... denounce what he had written calling for a change in the church and of Christianity, he stood before the emperor and said: "Here I stand, I can do no other, God help me. Amen." We ought to be in the lineage of this reformer, calling for continual re-forming and changing of the church. We ought to be a dynamic organization adjusting to whatever time and geography in which we find ourselves. We ought to make relevant the good news to whatever the contemporary situation. This will mean new liturgies, new books ...

936. Wait and Witness

Luke 24:36-49

Sermon

Richard A. Jensen

... , until you are clothed with power from on high." The disciples did as Jesus asked. They waited in Jerusalem. They waited in the temple. They awaited the promise and power of God. And their waiting was not in vain. For that part of the story we need to read the continuation of Luke’s story in the book of Acts. As the book of Acts opens, the disciples are doing just what they were asked to do. They are waiting. Their wait did not last long. The promise of God did come upon them on the day of Pentecost. We ...

937. Finding the Truth That Makes Us Free

John 8:31-41

Sermon

James W. Robinson

... , they shall learn in their own experience Who He is.2 They shall learn, as did Peter, that he is the Christ of God. They shall learn, in their own experience with the Christ of God, what truth is, because he himself is the truth. "If you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth ..." III. "You will know the truth, and the truth will make you free." Martin Luther was a diligent seeker after truth. Unfortunately, truth and the freedom it brings eluded him, because, at first ...

938. God’s Dwelling Place

2 Samuel 7:1-17

Sermon

Thomas D. Peterson

... in three days. When brought before the Sanhedrin, he did not deny this claim (Matthew 26:61). By his death and resurrection he would effect a union between God and humankind that would be free from time and space limitations. To be in Christ was to be part of a continuously new form of dwelling place for God. Paul picks up and extends these words of Jesus. "Do you not know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in you? God’s temple is holy and that you are" (1 Corinthians 3:16). In the ...

939. You Don’t Really Feel That Way

Job 6:1-7:21

Sermon

Thomas D. Peterson

... to a resolution. In the course of the day, she came to see that there was no way she was going to help her husband by continuing to be a slave to her grief and shame. By doing this she had reinforced his ill treatment of her. Her decision was to provide him ... to rise and walk. The lady did not solve her problem by getting rid of her husband; no, but by learning to respect herself while ahe continued to live with him. And so it is when Jesus comes to us: we do not tell him how we are to be saved. We trust ...

940. Proper 7

2 Samuel 5:1-5, 2 Samuel 5:6-16, 2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2, Mark 4:35-41

Bulletin Aid

Paul A. Laughlin

... that what we have been given we should share. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen Prayer of Confession Compassionate God, we confess to you our many trespasses, which by rights should estrange us from you forever. That which we should do, we fail to do; and we continually do what we ought not. Forgive us, we pray. Touch us again with your grace and your Spirit, so that our works may again reflect your action and presence in our lives. In Christ we pray. Amen Gospel: Mark 4:35-41 Theme: The puzzling identity of ...

941. Christmas International

Drama

Dory Younger

... The Christmas tree is so lovely that we could enjoy it in our living rooms just as it is. But the joy of Christmas makes us want to decorate everything. We use candles at Christmas too, to add to the light and warmth of our celebration. As NARRATOR continues reading, child in Irish costume enters from stage right, turns on tree lights, and brings in a lighted [large] candle on a candlestand to place near front of stage right. Use candle only if it can be used safely. Irish child then stands to left of tree ...

942. Joseph

Drama

Charles L. Koester

... for your wife, for that which is conceived in her is indeed of the Holy Spirit as she has said. She will bear a son," the voice continued, "and you shall call his name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins." I tossed and turned and whispered ... "Don’t mock me ... ... His Son as my own. It was an awesome and marvelous responsibility ... [At this point Joseph leaves the pulpit as he continues speaking and making his way down the church aisle and his exit at the rear of the church.] God gives to ...

943. The Overlooked

Luke 1:26-38

Sermon

Theodore L. Yewey

... through the years. She does not always understand the incidents and activities surrounding her unique offspring. At times she is without a doubt very dismayed. But her love and support continue even to the foot of the cross. And if tradition is to be trusted, her support and work continued as she became an integral part of the early Christian community. The lessons from Mary’s life are unmistakable. They are lessons for us all to consider in this day. And as we do we are drawn to the purity of this ...

944. Recognizing The Hidden

Sermon

Leonard H. Budd

... ! But for me, I think I’ve found some of the answer and I’ve found it in Easter." Mike began to feel sorry he’d asked the question. It looked like a Sunday school lesson was about to start. As he was about to change the subject his brother continued: "I don’t mean the stone rolled away, or the angel, or the clothes rolled in a neat pile. Those may be part of Easter. I mean the real answer about our existence is in the meaning of Easter. It is the meaning of Easter that says the physical world ...

945. The Terrible Tree

John 18:1-19:42

Sermon

George Bass

... , supported by the crowd that chanted for a prisoner’s release: "Not this man, but Barabbas!" John says it was the chief priests and officers of the Jews who actually cried out, "Crucify him, crucify him!" Pilate did just that. Jesus posed no threat to the continued Roman occupation of Jerusalem and the rest of the Holy Land; Pilate was well aware of that. The Jews knew it too. Anyone claiming to be the long-awaited Messiah would have had a difficult time with them, especially if he did not measure up to ...

946. Childs of Center Point

Drama

Michael L. Sherer

... Church, where many of the middle and upper-level management people who work for EIC are members, have been struggling with the EIC dispute in church as well as in their homes. Following the dismissal of their pastor several weeks ago, dissension has continued in the congregation. Yesterday things came to a head when one in a series of special congregational meetings was held at which an attempt was made to reinstate the pastor who had previously been dismissed. Although the vote was short of the two ...

947. Twenty-First Century Reformation

John 8:31-41

Sermon

Warren Thomas Smith

... , by praying for hours on end, by refusing his tired body much-needed rest. It was the kindly, far-sighted John von Staupitz who advised, "Look not on your own imaginary sins, but look at Christ crucified, where your real sins are forgiven," and he continued, "and hold with deep courage to God." We have looked long and wearingly at our sinful condition, and like young Luther thought the answer lay in self-flagellation, hoping this will atone for our misdeeds. My dean at Candler School of Theology, Henry B ...

948. Letting Go

Sermon

Gregory J. Johanson

... of death. While it is the self as object, the self as one’s way of being in the world, which is accepted by God, it is the self as subject, as I, who seeks that experience of acceptance. It is the self as subject, it is I, who knows continuity, and is the link between the old self and the new self. To free one’s awareness from one’s constricted way of being in the world calls for a heightened sense of awareness, an awareness which comes in moments of communion to be found in worship and prayer, and ...

949. The Struggle of Faith

Matthew 11:1-19

Sermon

Gregory J. Johanson

... serene. Nevertheless, I am convinced that if we had some kind of magical power to lift the roof and peer into the homes by which we pass, we would encounter some burden, some tragedy, some foreboding loss which would simply overwhelm us." We mused on that, and he continued, "Most of us are able to conceal these matters, and many of us live lives of quiet desperation. In any event, it is most certain that trying times are part and parcel of all of us." I was reminded of the biblical text, "We are born to ...

950. Dying to Become

2 Corinthians 5:17

Sermon

Gregory J. Johanson

... the wild geese in Kierkegaard’s story. On their migratory flights, some wild geese stopped off to feed in the yard of a farmer who already had some domestic geese. They learned to depend upon the farmer’s feeding them, and they were so comfortable that they continued to feed in this yard. They stayed until one time when they wanted to once again take up their life in the wild. The only trouble was that they had become so dependent upon the security of being fed without the usual exercise of their wings ...

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