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Understanding Series

James R. Edwards

We return now to the opening theme of the epistle which Paul announced in 1:16–17, righteousness by faith. There it was like a first glimpse of the Himalayas seen from the plains of Nepal, shimmering on the horizon. Then the trek began in earnest as the reader was led up the rugged terrain of argumentation and proof from 1:18–3:20, in which Gentiles and Jews were confronted with a landslide of evi...

77. Saint and Sinner

Sermon

Scott Suskovic

"Since all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:23). In the mid-1920s there was a successful, young, stockbroker who made it big on Wall Street. Really big! He had it all, materially speaking; money, country club membership, wealthy friends. He also drank. A lot! When the crash hit in 1929 and lasted for several years, he lost everything ... except his bottle of gin. His wife...

78. Salvation By Faith Alone

Sermon

King Duncan

"Salvation by faith alone." Martin Luther did not always believe that. If he had, he might never have gone into the priesthood. Many of you know that famous story. The year was 1505. Luther was traveling from his home to the university at Erfurt, Germany. In his heart he was struggling with his relationship with God. Would he be acceptable if he were to appear before the Judgement seat of God? He...

79. Standing Outside Graceland

Sermon

King Duncan

Dennis Wise idolized the king of rock and roll, Elvis Presley. He still does to this day. Wise's love for Elvis has driven him to bizarre lengths. He even had his face lifted and his hairline contoured by a plastic surgeon to make himself look like Presley. Wise once explained his passion to reporters. Presley, he said, had been his idol ever since Wise was five years old. "I have every record he...

80. Grace: Amazing or Mystifying?

Sermon

King Duncan

“For we maintain that a man is justified by faith . . .” (3: 28 NIV) What are the most important lessons you’ve learned as you’ve gone through life? Author Adair Lara asked dozens of people to pass on the things they wish they’d known in their earlier years. Here are a few nuggets of wisdom: “Never marry a man who hates his mother.” -- Beth Clements “Never pass up an opportunity to use the rest ...

81. Proper 4

Bulletin Aid

First Lesson: Genesis 12:1-9 Theme: Faith to follow God Call to Worship Pastor: God has called us to leave behind a life without purpose, and become his people. People: Our faith assures us God will bless us with his love and kindness. Pastor: God calls, not only to bless us, but that he may bless others through us. People: May we follow in faith, and rejoice in the life God is calling us to liv...

82. Getting Down To Basics

Bulletin Aid

Frank Ramirez

Call To Worship God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear. (Psalm 24:1-2) Collect Your gift of grace we cherish, your salvation we embrace, your beauty we behold. Thank you, Living God of past, present, and future. Call us back home. Amen. Prayer Of Confession Great God of grace, we throw the word "grace" around like it was a law or something, and...

83. We Are Put Right With God By Faith

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H. Burnham Kirkland

Call To Worship God sent his Son into the world that the world might be reconciled to him. We are put right with God by faith in his Son, and not by keeping the Laws of Moses and the Prophets. Come, let us worship God revealed to us by Jesus Christ. Collect Almighty God, whose Son, Jesus Christ, walked and worked among us to show your love and concern for all humanity, kindle in us a burning zeal...

84. Proper 4

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

COMMENTARY Old Testament: Genesis 6:9-22; 7:24; 8:14-19 We begin today a series of twelve readings from Genesis. It is a story of the Patriarchs from Noah to Joseph. The series lends itself to narrative and biographical sermons. The disadvantage is the length of the series. It may be difficult to maintain interest over twelve weeks. Old Testament: Deuteronomy 11:18-21, 26-28 Life or death depend...

85. Proper 4

Sermon Aid

THEOLOGICAL CLUE From this point until late in the Pentecost season, on Sundays there is only the general theological framework of the church year to provide biblical/theological clues for worship and preaching themes. Pentecost, as "the time of the church," is eschatological; the church worships and waits, learns and grows, and witnesses and works for the coming of the fullness of the kingdom in...

86. Reformation Sunday

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THEOLOGICAL CLUE Virtually all Lutheran calendars and lectionaries make provision for the celebration of Reformation Day, cognizant of the fact that it is necessary to move the festival from October 3 1st to the previous Sunday, unless, of course, October 31st falls on a Sunday. Most Lutheran churches continue to observe Reformation Sunday, despite the good and growing relations with the Roman Ca...

87. Proper 4

Bulletin Aid

Theme: True justification versus self-justification Exegetical note This selection contains the heart of Paul's theology: (1) all have sinned; (2) God alone is righteous; (3) God manifested that righteousness in Christ Jesus rather than the Law; (4) God justifies believers by grace (a gift) through (5) the redemption/expiation effected. The "bottom line" is that self-justification doesn't work an...

88. Six Feet Tall

Children's Sermon

Object: A six-foot ruler and a stick of gum for each child. Good morning, boys and girls. How tall are you? (Let them answer.) When you grow up, how big do you want to be? (Let them answer.) Most boys want to be tall but most girls would rather be a little smaller than the boys. I brought along a measuring stick because I will be glad to give a stick of gum to any child who is six feet tall today...

89. Jesus Is Like a Superhighway

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

Object: A road map. Good morning, boys and girls. How many of you have ever looked at a map? Almost all of you. That is wonderful. I wonder if you noticed the different kinds of roads that are shown on the map? Some of them are pretty hard to tell, but I think I can help because they will tell us a story that I want to share with you today. Some roads are very small. They wind this way and that w...

90. Justified By What?

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

Object: a toy cat or a picture of a cat Good morning, boys and girls. Do any of you have cats at home? They're fun pets, aren't they. If any of you have dogs at home, then you know that dogs need to be bathed ever so often. But you should never bathe a cat. They can keep themselves clean. In fact, cats spend about a third of their day just licking themselves all over and keeping themselves clean....

91. Forgiveness

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

Object: A banana and a box of vanilla wafers. Boys and Girls, you know what this banana and these vanilla wafers remind me of? They remind me of banana pudding. They also remind me of the story of a great basketball player named Bill Russell. When Bill was a little boy his mother used to make great big bowls of banana pudding. How Bill loved that banana pudding. Does your mother ever make banana ...

92. Everything is Fixed

Children's Sermon

Object: a badge that reads "Jesus loves me." Boys and girls, have you ever had a time when somebody you wanted to have as your friend got really angry at you? (Talk about this.) How does it feel when that happens? (Let them answer.) It can really be hard on us when somebody we want to like us is angry at us instead. What could we do to fix things? That's right. We could talk to them and ask them...

93. Let Jesus Forgive You!

Children's Sermon

Object: a magnifying glass, a piece of wood, and some wood filler. Good morning, boys and girls. Is anybody perfect? We would all like to think that we are pretty good, but we know that none of us is perfect. As a matter of fact, there is practically nothing perfect about us. We are a lot like this beautiful piece of wood that I have in my hand. When you look at it from where you are sitting, it ...

94. Put On A Happy Face

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

Object: Two masks, one that looks grumpy and angry, and one that is all smiles Lesson:...the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction. Good morning, boys and girls. I have a couple of masks with me today that I would like to show you. Here is the first one. (Hold up grumpy mask.) Would someone like to put this mask on so that we can see ...

95. The Just Live By Faith

Children's Sermon

Robert B. Lantz

Object: Martin Luther stickers or monk stickers Lesson: The just shall live by faith. Good morning, boys and girls. Do you have bulletin boards at your school? (Response.) What are they used for? (Responses -- To tell you what's going on, for putting up posters, for leaving lost and found notices, and so forth.) Do you ever read them? What's the most interesting thing you've ever read on the sch...

96. Target Practice

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

Object: Some rubber bands. Lesson: Since all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. Good morning, boys and girls. Today we are going to have some real fun and also find out something about ourselves and why we need Jesus. I brought along some rubber bands that I want to share with you this morning. As a matter of fact, we are going to have target practice and to the one who hits the tar...

97. A Fresh Start

Children's Sermon

Teresa L. Major

Object: A clean sheet of white paper, and a sheet of white paper with crayon scribbles on it. Lesson: When we make mistakes, God will give us a fresh start if we ask him. If you were trying to draw a picture and messed up, you would want to start over, wouldn't you? (Hold up paper with scribbles.) Looks like someone made some mistakes here. Looks like he messed up a little bit. Do you think whoe...

98. God Loved Us First

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

Object: A baby -- a real one or a doll Lesson: For we hold that a person is justified by faith apart from works prescribed by the law. Good morning, boys and girls. Isn't this a lovely baby I have with me today? (Let them answer.) Can you guess what her name is? (Let them guess.) Her name is ____________. She's a real sweetheart, and you can bet her mom and dad love her an awful lot. Why do you ...

99. Where Would We Be Without...?

Sermon

David E. Leininger

"For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from observing the law" (v. 28). This is one of the bedrock principles of our Reformation faith, a faith that we might not share but for some unheralded laborers in the Lord's fields. For example, where would we be without Johann Von Staupitz?[1] Staupitz lived in the latter half of the fifteenth century and on into the sixteenth, an older c...

100. Admitting the Real Truth

Sermon

Patrick J. Rooney

It does seem a bit unfair, putting me in the same category as Hitler, Stalin, or some of our more recent bad boys such as Osama bin Laden and his cronies. It does seem unfair to equate my own few failings with the level of their crimes against humanity. It is unfair to say that my sins can in any way be compared to theirs. They are evil and I am just a simple, frail human being, hardly worthy of b...

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