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76. A Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

Acts 9:1-19a

Sermon

George Bass

... myself for a blessing, it might have seemed that I was simply patronizing my hosts. And so I stayed in my place and watched the proceedings and admired the spontaneous flow of humility and love expressed in that action. And later I realized that the "reception interlude of blessing," as I have called it, shows up our lack of humility as we Christians try to deal with one another in the hope of reunion and renewal in Christ’s Church. What Teillard de Chardin said about the world also applies to the ...

77. The Un-Parade

Matthew 16:21-28, Luke 19:28-44

Sermon

Robert Noblett

... end; this "un-parade" has not ended yet. It is still going on, and it is peopled by you and me who tread still in the footsteps of Jesus. There are still Jerusalems before us, and while today’s Jerusalems may be no more receptive to the gospel than was Jerusalem of old receptive to Jesus, that in no way lessens the fact that there is a message that must fall afresh upon the ears of today’s world. Interestingly, what is true of the "un-parade" of Palm Sunday is also descriptive of Christian manner and ...

78. Not For Sale at Any Price

Matthew 13:44-46

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... to what we want. Jesus enunciated this principle when he taught: "Ask and you will receive, seek and you will find, knock and it will be opened to you." Solomon received wisdom because this was his greatest desire. If we keep an open mind and a receptive spirit, one day we will find what we are looking for. It may come unexpectedly or suddenly. In the middle of the night, a great preacher, Horace Bushnell, shouted, "I found it! I found it!" This awakened his wife and she asked impatiently, "What did you ...

79. You Have Been Subpoenaed!

1 Peter 3:8-22

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... way at church and a totally different way at home, you will have no significant Christian witness in your family. Now, I want to issue an Easter challenge. All the experts tell us that unchurched persons are most receptive to the gospel at two times of the year: Christmas and Easter. Let's take advantage of this receptivity to reach out in Christ's name. At least 50 percent of the people who work with you or live near you are not in a meaningful relationship with Jesus Christ and his church. Would you be ...

80. The Gospel In Miniature

John 3:1-21

Sermon

Robert Allen

... in the fellowship hall. It was one of those occasions when I was in a hurry to get my car and start home before the thunderstorm dropped its rivers of water. However, since the reception was in my honor, I could not slip out early. After a short while, the claps of thunder were no longer in the distance. They seemed like they were right over the church, because that little church seemed to rattle and quiver with each thunder roll. One look out the ...

81. Call Waiting

1 Samuel 3:1--4:1

Sermon

Frederick C. Edwards

... aware he was looking at me. I wonder, how might I have behaved any differently or said things any more clearly for his benefit if I had known? Still another mother - a member of a church I had left a couple years earlier - stopped me at a wedding reception one day and wanted to tell me about her daughter. The daughter had been in my church youth group. This mother told me that her daughter had been arrested - and it was not for the first time - for her part in a protest demonstration against the testing of ...

82. Proper 21

Job 42:1-6, James 4:13-17, James 5:7-12, Mark 9:38-41, Mark 9:42-50

Bulletin Aid

Paul A. Laughlin

... AS AGENTS OF GRACE. Collect God of glory and grace, who work through the ordained and the unordained, the churched and the unchurched, open our minds to the liberality of your grace; that, free from our hang-ups about certification, we may be receptive to your gracious actions whatever vehicle you employ. In the name of Jesus we pray. Amen Prayer of Confession Merciful God, we confess that we construct rather artificial standards and tests for defining authentic agents of your grace, and in so doing fail ...

83. How Can You Tell When People Are Religious?

Mark 2:18-22

Sermon

Daniel G. Mueller

... the stomachs of the disciples of our Lord were full and content. Jesus explained that his disciples didn’t fast because there was no reason for them to fast while he was around. Jesus wrapped his answer in the imagery of a wedding reception. He called himself a bridegroom. Just as the mood of a wedding reception is one of gaiety and joy, so also the mood of the followers of Jesus is to be full of joy. The mood of a fast is like the mood of a funeral and that’s just not an appropriate mood for Christians ...

84. The Home Under God

Matthew 6:5-15

Sermon

T. A. Kantonen

... He is certainly not commending mere childishness, smallness, ignorance, a low or arrested level of development. He used a child, not a dwarf, as his example. What Jesus commended, above all, is the sensitive open-minded receptivity that marks a normal child. As he teaches in the beatitudes, he makes such receptivity the essential prerequisite for entrance into his kingdom. The child receives in order that he may grow, he is willing to learn, ready to be helped. When we allow ourselves to get into a rut and ...

85. I've Got a Strong Case of the 'Can't Help Its'

John 1:35-42

Sermon

James W. Moore

... exciting things that without Donna, John would likely never get to do – things like the zoo, the museum, the Galleria. A few months ago, Donna’s husband died in his sleep. Little John came to the funeral to support his friend Miss Donna in her grief. At the reception in the Hines Baker Room after the memorial service, John stood beside Donna and held her hand. She had been there for him and now he was there for her. He would not leave her side. It was a beautiful moment and people in the room had tears ...

86. Yearning For Rejection; Thriving On Insults

2 Corinthians 12:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... and Rehabilitation, over on the East River at 400 East 34th Street in New York City, there's a bronze plaque that's riveted to the wall. During the months of coming back to the Institute for treatment ” two or three times a week ” I rolled through that reception room many times, coming and going. But I never quite made the time to pull over to one side and read the words on that plaque that were written, it's said, by an unknown Confederate soldier. Then one afternoon, I did. I read it and then I ...

87. The Placebo Effect

John 1:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... a grand religious experience? It is simply--this a living, vital, personal relationship with Jesus Christ. For many that will sound like a pious platitude. Others will say, "Oh, I've heard about that all my life," and will pass it by. For those who are receptive, however, who want more than the sugar pills and colored water, I would like to share as simply and plainly as I am able, what that relationship means. A RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS CHRIST MEANS, FIRST OF ALL, THAT WE LIVE UNDER HIS LORDSHIP.There comes ...

88. Bacon Grease And Abounding Grace

Luke 7:36-50

Sermon

King Duncan

... a little more difficult to accept. There are people addicted to gambling. There are even people addicted to television. Don't hold up your hands. One self-proclaimed "TV addict" in Redding, Connecticut cut down his neighbor's 83-year-old oak tree to get better reception on his satellite TV dish. The neighbor sued, and a judge sentenced the TV addict to an easy two years' probation. The judge also denied the neighbor's request that the dish be taken away during the probationary period. "He's going to be able ...

89. Compassion Fatigue

1 John 4:7-21

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... of some terrible decisions he had to make. He didn’t want to make them. He didn’t know which way to turn. One day he was invited to give a speech in another town. His host arranged a little reception at his home before the event so that Redford could meet some people. During the reception, the host said, “You look weary and tired. Would you like to escape from all this chatter and be by yourself for a little while?” Of course, that pleased him. He was taken upstairs to a sitting room where there ...

90. In the Wrong Place At the Right Time

Mark 15:21-32

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... pressure because of terrible decisions that he had to make. He didn’t want to make them. He didn’t know which way to turn. One day he was invited to give a speech in another town. His host arranged a little reception before the event in his house so that he could meet some people. During the reception the host said, “You look weary and tired. Would you like to escape from all of this chatter and be by yourself?” Redwood said yes. He was taken upstairs to a sitting room, where there was a fire in the ...

91. Why Being A Christian Has Worn You Down v2

1 John 4:7-21

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... pressure because of some terrible decisions he had to make. He didn’t want to make them. He didn’t know which way to turn. One day he was invited to give a speech in another town. His host arranged a little reception before the event so that he could meet some people. During the reception, the host said, “You look weary and tired. Would you like to escape from all this chatter and be by yourself for a little while?” Of course, that pleased him. He was taken upstairs to a sitting room where there was ...

92. Why Being A Christian Has Worn You Down v1

1 John 4:7-21

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

93. The Wedding Guest

John 2:1-11

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... doesn't call it a miracle. He calls it a "sign." A "sign," in John, is a revelation of who Jesus is. It is a revelation of his glory, his divine nature. John says, "This was the first sign that Jesus performed." We who are guests at this wedding reception notice that there are six large jars there made of stone, large enough to hold twenty to thirty gallons of water, six of them. We are told they are there for the rites of purification. Which means that this is the home of a very religious person. In those ...

94. Timing Is Everything

Matthew 11:2-11

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... pressure because of terrible decisions that he had to make. He didn't want to make them. He didn't know which way to turn. One day he was invited to give a speech in another town. His host arranged a little reception before the event in his house so that he could meet some people. During the reception the host said, "You look weary and tired. Would you like to escape from all of this chatter and be by yourself?" He said, "Yes." He was taken upstairs to a sitting room, where there was a fire in the fireplace ...

95. Lessons for Year A Epiphany 4

Micah 6:1-8, 1 Corinthians 1:18-31, Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... there is not one person who does not need God's favor? Probably most are in church to receive the blessing of God. It is obvious that not all people are blessed though they may need God's blessing. Why not? Is it God's unwillingness or our lack of receptivity? The answer is in the Beatitudes - Outline: God's blessing comes to those - a. Who have spiritual needs - vv. 3-6. b. Who practice virtues - vv. 7-9. c. Who suffer for a good cause - vv. 10-12. Old Testament: Micah 6:1-8 1. Get Right With God (6 ...

96. Do You Have a GPS - A God Positioning System?

Galatians 3:1-14

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... the same time relaxing and letting God's presence and power reach out and refill us. The four are as follows: 1. MARINATE 2. RUMINATE 3. SUPPLICATE 4. CONTEMPLATE As a God Positioning System, Lectio Divina is both spiritual activity and spiritual receptivity. First Track: MARINATE 1. Lectio Reading. Lectio Divina begins with reading or listening to God's word, Holy Scripture. There is intentional focus on each word of Scripture, each phrase of the text. The Scripture is alive for this particular day, this ...

97. Proper 26

Joshua 3:1-4:24, Matthew 23:1-39, 1 Thessalonians 2:1-16, Psalm 107:1-43

Sermon Aid

Marion L. Soards, Thomas B. Dozeman, Kendall McCabe

... in ministry deals with others unselfishly as "brothers and sisters," and forthrightly "like a father with his children," that is urging them to what is best for them. The next section of 1 Thessalonians 2 (vv. 13-20) takes a new tack, dealing with the reception of the gospel among the Thessalonians and with the hardships they have faced as a result of their embracing the good news. Many interpreters object to the inclusion of vv. 14-16 in this passage, arguing that it is a later anti-Semitic interpolation ...

98. Matthew 10:40-42

Matthew 10:1-42

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... received over the centuries of Israel’s history. Imprisonment, rejection, banishment, abuse: all have historical precedents as “rewards” gained by those who spoke truth to power. Until now, throughout this mission discourse, Jesus has emphasized the kind of negative reception the disciples should expect: their message will cause both communal and familial discord and dissent. Nevertheless it is now a positive “reward” that is promised to those who receive or welcome the ones sent out by Jesus. In ...

99. Everyone's a Fundamentalist About Something

Mark 2:23-3:6

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... same? In his recent book for seekers, R. Scott Colglazier tells the story of Victoria Ingram Curley. She "was like most brides-to-be. She was picking out her beautiful white wedding dress. Getting the invitations out to friends. Making plans for the reception and honeymoon. A few months before her wedding, however, she learned that her fiancé was ill. Very ill. He would die unless he had a kidney transplant. Donors were sought, but none was suitable. Finally, Victoria Ingram said: "What about me? Could I ...

100. Baptism Of Our Lord

Mark 1:9-13, Mark 1:1-8, Acts 19:1-22, Genesis 1:1-2:3

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... moving upon the waters in the act of creating the world. Psalm 29 refers to the Word and the waters. In the Hymn of the Day by Luther, references are made to Jesus' baptism. The Prayer of the Day refers to Jesus' baptism involving the water of Jordan and the reception of the Spirit. In the pericopes and propers an emphasis is made upon the place of water both at the creation and in the ...

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