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976. Light for Beauty

Isaiah 62:1-12

Sermon

Harry N. Huxhold

... ’s will would be done in the matter. In due time, Lincoln felt the compelling need to be on the fields with the northern troops to consult with and advise his generals. He wanted to be sure that no one created impediments to achieving peace with mercy and effecting reconciliation between the northern and southern states. Reconciliation was uppermost in Lincoln’s intentions. The reason for ending the war was to restore unity and return to the wholeness that had inspired the creation of the United States ...

977. The Lightest Touch

Jeremiah 1:1-19

Sermon

Harry N. Huxhold

... . We can take heart that the word which we do share as the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ has that kind of force and power in the lives of people. Jeremiah went on to do the work of God. All of us know we will not match what he achieved. Nor is it likely that we will have to suffer what he did. Yet because, he did what he did, we can take heart that what we do in the name of our God will also take effect.

978. The Fruit of Forgiveness

Genesis 45:1-28

Sermon

Harry N. Huxhold

... themselves do not name him as such. The Scriptures do name others like Moses and David as types of the Christ. However, the Joseph story is a precious gift to us in helping us to see the manner in which God is dependent upon faithful people to achieve the divine purposes and goals for the world. Joseph’s story is concluded with his death at the age of 110 years, an age regarded by antiquities as befitting a faithful ruler. Before his demise, Joseph assumed the role of a prophet in speaking to his brothers ...

979. The Fruit of the Word

Isaiah 55:1-13

Sermon

Harry N. Huxhold

... world demanding, pushing, and shoving people. The word of God makes people sweat as they go about their daily tasks trying to put bread on the table, striving for peace and contentment in a world where people elbow and compete with one another in trying to achieve the same goals. In that whole process God is moving and judging, rewarding and punishing. God may be judging or rewarding people. It all depends upon how the people themselves view their roles in the world. But you can be sure of this: when all is ...

980. Keeping the Glow On

Exodus 34:29-35

Sermon

Harry N. Huxhold

... history as being essential to understanding ourselves, what we are, and how we got here. Families have ways of recalling the important events in their lives. The marking of anniversaries of more than just birthdays can be very important in helping families to stress achievements and special acts of love and service. However, what is more akin to the revelation at Mount Sinai is what we may experience as a spiritual moment in our own lives. People can talk about a range of activities or happenings that have ...

981. Eager For The Journey

Luke 5:1-11

Sermon

Brett Blair

... by a friend to write a sacred oratorio. He read the Scriptures and went to work. For 24 days, without eating a crumb, he worked fanatically to produce the piece. Handel thought his work was finished and then inspired by a friend he wrote his crowning achievement: The Messiah. Today it is considered the greatest oratorio ever written. Life can often look hum drum and it can even look grim. But change can happen just that quick. Jesus knew there were fish yet to be caught and Handel’s friend knew their was ...

982. All I Want for Christmas is a Savior

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

James W. Moore

... Tennessee, representing the United States. When the 1960 Olympic Games were over, Wilma Rudolph had become the first American woman ever to win three gold medals in track and along the way she set a number of female running world records. It was a remarkable achievement even more amazing than you might think, because, you see, for the first one-third of her life, Wilma Rudolph couldn’t even walk. Her left leg was paralyzed! The doctors were not encouraging at all. They told Wilma’s family that she would ...

983. A Tsunami Appeal

Sermon

Eric Hudson

... can do in these circumstances, and give with all their hearts to alleviate suffering, and try to save some human dignity for the victims. At one point, we are told, the donations through the Disasters Emergency Committee were hitting a million pounds an hour. What an achievement! I hope we’ll all be helping unstintingly in this disaster above all disasters. So here’s a challenge: not one that everyone will be able to undertake, but many of us could, if we had a mind to. Will you think about joining me ...

984. Jesus and Andrew

John 1:35-42

Sermon

James W. Moore

... Take Simon Peter, for example. He was one of the great leaders of the original disciples of Jesus. He was one of the great servants of the early church. He was one of the most beloved and respected saints in the history of the world, but he did not achieve that all by himself. The truth is we are incredibly indebted to Simon Peter’s brother, Andrew, for the gift of Peter to the church and to the world. Andrew was the one who brought his brother, Simon Peter, into the presence of Jesus. Andrew was the one ...

985. Struggling with God

Genesis 32:22-32

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... came of it. Do we miss great blessings because we give up too soon? I think of Thomas Edison and the remark someone once made on the huge number of failures the inventor had encountered in his search for a new storage battery - 50,000 attempts before he achieved results. "Results?" said Edison. "Why I have gotten a lot of results. I know 50,000 things that won't work."(4) What blessings we would have missed if Thomas Edison had given up. A cyberfriend notes a comic strip set in a lawyer's office. A couple ...

986. A Theology of Work - Labor Day

Deuteronomy 5:1-33

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... Day it "...differs in every essential from the other holidays of the year in any country. All other holidays are in a more or less degree connected with conflicts and battles of man's prowess over man, of strife and discord for greed and power, of glories achieved by one nation over another. Labor Day...is devoted to no man, living or dead, to no sect, race, or nation."(1) OK. But, to be honest, contrary to Mr. Gompers, our national Labor Day observance DID grow out of a conflict. Let me tell you a story ...

987. An Excuse to Be Better

Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... as in traffic jams), speak and think charitably of others, pray for people I envy or resent rather than criticize them. I was merely showing modest goals I've set for myself for years (with modest progress), but Lent concentrates mind and soul to try once again to achieve them, Lent is an excuse to be better... An excuse to be better. I like that. What will Lent 2006 mean for you? The decision is yours. If I may be so bold, I will offer a few suggestions. In the tradition of "giving up" something for Lent ...

988. A World in Turmoil

Matthew 21:1-11

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... and to rededicate the desecrated temple. "Mission Accomplished?" Well, it would be a full 20 years more of fighting, after Judas and a successor brother, Jonathan, had died in battle, that a third brother, Simon, took over, and through his diplomacy achieved Judean independence. That would begin a century of Jewish sovereignty. Of course, there was great celebration. "On the twenty-third day of the second month, in the one hundred and seventy-first year, the Jews entered Jerusalem with praise and palm ...

989. The View from the Mountaintop

Mark 9:14-32, Mark 9:2-13

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow and his orphans, to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and all nations."(14) Oh yes, Mr. Lincoln. Oh yes, Lord! Amen! 1. James M. McPherson, Abraham Lincoln and The Second American Revolution, (New York: Oxford University Press, 1990), p. 68 2. ibid., p. 88 3. ibid., p. 16 4 ...

990. God Bless the Child

Mark 10:13-16

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... . If they flower, a society deserves to be described as flowering. At the least, they are owed food, clothing, and shelter. If they are corrupted, if they suffer, if they die from abuse or neglect, an atrocity has been committed for which no other achievement can atone. We can and should do better. At a Christmas Eve Children's Service at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Decatur, Illinois, the priest, surrounded by about 100 youngsters at the altar addressed the parents as follows: "Christmas is the ...

991. Ban the "Buts"

Luke 9:57-62

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... keeping you from a blessing? An expert on the subject of time management was speaking to a group of business students and, to drive home a point, used an illustration those students will probably never forget. As this man stood in front of the group of high-powered over-achievers he said, "Okay, time for a quiz." Then he pulled out a one-gallon, wide-mouthed Mason jar and set it on a table in front of him. Then he produced about a dozen fist-sized rocks and carefully placed them, one at a time, into the jar ...

992. God's Plan For Empowerment

John 1:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... text for this first Sunday of a New Year spells it out clearly. THE FIRST STEP IS "RECEIVE." "But to all who RECEIVED him, who believed in his name, he gave power to become children of God." For some of us, receiving will be the really difficult step. We are achievers. We are doers. Show us a mountain that needs to be moved and we will pick up a shovel. But step one of God's plan for empowerment is acknowledging that there is nothing we can do on our own that will empower us as God's children. We can ...

993. "Weird People" Everywhere

1 Corinthians 12:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... Let's take our medicine.") You'll always find exceptions to the rule, but research and experience consistently point to basic differences between the way men and women act, think, and feel. For example, men generally base their self-esteem on achievement. They are more competitive and aggressive than women. Women generally base their self-esteem on relationships. They relate to other people on a more personal level. A University of Pennsylvania study conducted by brain researcher Ruben Gur demonstrated that ...

994. True Excellence

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... with others. This is true excellence. Love is more than an emotion; it is concrete acts of caring concern. And it never ends. It is the only thing in this world that is eternal. 1. John R. Noe, PEAK PERFORMANCE PRINCIPLES FOR HIGH ACHIEVERS, (New York: Berkley Books, 1984). 2. "Momentary act of kindness will have lifelong impact." Abigail Van Buren, DEAR ABBY, April 25, 1994. 3. Tim Turner, Greenville, NC. 4. Warren W. Wiersbe, BE REAL (Wheaton, IL: Victor Books, 1972), pp. 163-164. 5. Dr. Robert ...

995. Been There, Done That, No Thanks!

Philippians 3:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... something worthwhile to live for. Now let's apply this truth to our lives. For many of us, our hopes and dreams in life center around our jobs. That's not surprising. That's where we spend most of our time. Our jobs give us the resources for achieving our goals in life. It is natural that we should have dreams concerning our work. Research shows, however, that around age 45, those dreams begin to change. By then men begin to have some idea whether they are going to keep growing in their work or whether they ...

996. Finding Glory

Galatians 6:11-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... that. Sir Christopher Wren lies buried in St. Paul~s Cathedral, the great church that he both designed and built. On his tombstone is a simple Latin inscription which means, "If you wish to see his monument, look around you." Some people are achievement oriented. They glory in the things they can accomplish. Others glory in their possessions. This is a little tricker. Materialism ” the worship of things ” is a constant threat in a society such as ours. As Frank Tyger has so cleverly put it: "America ...

997. More Than A Mannequin; Not Quite A Masterpiece

Acts 4:32-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... bulletins. Often they are typos that give a whole new meaning to a sentence or a phrase. Kathleen Hunzeker in Kimball, Nebraska noticed this item in the President's Report of the First English Lutheran Church of Kimball: "We as a congregation have achieved many accomplishments. We have been truly blessed in our missions and ministry. All of the broads have done an excellent job." We can assume that the typist meant "all of the boards have done an excellent job," rather than "all of the broads..." Recently ...

998. Connected

John 15:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... is to have power. It is to have an eternal presence in your life. It is to know Someone cares about you. III. To Be Connected Is to Live a Productive Life. And one thing more, being connected means living a productive life. The reason many people fail to achieve great things with their lives is that they lack a focus, they lack a driving sense of purpose. Like Willy Loman in Arthur Miller's play, they live their lives not really knowing who they are. And so they fail to make their mark in the world. If only ...

999. Get Off The Orphan Train

Romans 8:18-27

Sermon

King Duncan

... described himself as dyslexic. In fact, he did suffer from dyslexia and had severe letter and word reversal problems. This unfortunate malady had followed him into adulthood. He had accommodated his learning style, however, gone on with his life, and achieved a measure of success despite his difficulties. But he still suffered emotional damage from this disability. Finally, when he was discussing this with Baucom, Baucom suggested he quit referring to himself as a dyslexic. "You are not a dyslexic," Baucom ...

1000. Yearning For Rejection; Thriving On Insults

2 Corinthians 12:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... an inner glow that had me straining to grip the arms of my wheelchair. I'd like to share it with you." These were the words that Roy Campanella read that day. They are called "A Creed For Those Who Have Suffered." I asked God for strength, that I might achieve. I was made weak, that I might learn humbly to obey . . . I asked for health, that I might do great things. I was given infirmity, that I might do better things . . . I asked for riches, that I might be happy. I was given poverty, that I might be wise ...

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