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1101. Proper 23

Genesis 3:1-24, Mark 10:17-31, Hebrews 4:1-13

Bulletin Aid

Paul A. Laughlin

... , there is one whom we cannot deceive. People: LET US WORSHIP THE GOD WHO KNOWS US BETTER THAN WE KNOW OURSELVES, AND WHO LOVES US ANYWAY. Collect Omniscient God, who see into our hearts and minds with perfect discernment, lead us to self-perception and self-understanding; that we may see ourselves, not as we or others view us, but as you in your infinite wisdom know us to be. In the name of your redeeming Word, Jesus Christ, we pray. Amen Prayer of Confession Most gracious God, we confess that we are ...

1102. The Good News of the Cross

Hebrews 4:14-5:10

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

... of a Father God over the estrangement of His sons. Most earthly fathers experience that. Bishop Ralph Cushman has a little poem: "Life is so strange! I lay awake last night. You ask me why? I cannot tell - exactly, Only I have lost a boy! And you won’t understand Unless you too have lost a pal, A boy, who walked with you the fields, And jumped with you the brooks, Together with you climbed the trees. You watched him as he grew, You told him all the secrets of the skies And your hopes for him. And then ...

1103. THE SURPRISED

Luke 1:5-25

Sermon

Theodore L. Yewey

... his name would be John. But I could not believe this. Both Elizabeth and I were quite old. We were well beyond the age for child bearing and I told the angel so. It is just too late for such things. The response was clear. And I was given to understand that with God, all things are possible. With him it’s never too late! But I pressed the matter, a little too far, I guess. For then I was told that for my doubt I would he speechless and unable to speak again until this wonderful thing had taken place ...

1104. OUR LORD DELIVERED UP

Sermon

E. Jerry Walker

... it, but you do not know whence it comes or whither it goes; so it is with every one who is born of the spirit." Nicodemus, nonplussed, embarrassed, not knowing what to answer, had blurted, "How can this be?" "Are you a teacher of Israel, and yet you do not understand this?" Jesus had chided. "Truly I say to you, we speak of what we know, and bear witness to what we have seen; but you do not receive our testimony. If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe, how can you believe if I tell you ...

1105. OUR LORD FORSAKEN

Sermon

E. Jerry Walker

... to the women, their heads hooded, clothed in dark garments that made them so much a part of the sorrow of the dark day where all nature appeared to grieve. There was Mary, wife of Joseph, mother of the crucified, who, alone of all his family, had tried to understand, to have faith, to believe, who stood now at the foot of the cross sensing and sharing her son’s every pain. Beside her was Mary of Magdala, she whom he had healed of sickness unto death, whose mind he had released from the grip of forces as ...

1106. UR Fair IC

Mark 2:18-22

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... what." When I say that something is fair you are supposed to respond, "I see." SCRIBE: I know. FAIRISEE: Then why did you say, "what"? SCRIBE: Uh, because I didn't understand what you said. When I say, "I see," it indicates that I understand. In this case I didn't understand, so I said, "what." FAIRISEE: You don't have to understand. You just have to respond. SCRIBE: I see. FAIRISEE: Good. SCRIBE: I see. FAIRISEE: That's fair. SCRIBE: What is? FAIRISEE: Will you give the proper response? SCRIBE: Oh, sorry ...

1107. This Is Water

John 7:25-44

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... at a pump that this blind and deaf woman learned that things have names. "W-A-T-E-R," her teacher, Anne Sullivan, spelled into her hand for what seemed like the millionth time. "The thing has a name - W-A-T-E-R." And young Helen sprung to life, understanding for the first time what most of us discover as children - that things have names. She emerged a new person, knowing a new dimension of life and growth at a well that day. At another well, on another day, Jesus said in effect, "I am the water of life ...

1108. Coping with Fear, Worry, and Anxiety

Matthew 6:25-34

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... from breaking up the service that she was totally relieved of her own claustrophobia. There was a young boy in one of the congregations that I served who went into a traumatic fit every night when his parents tried to tuck him into bed. They couldn’t understand his behavior. Later they remembered that when the child was a year and a half old he had fallen and received a bad cut, for which several stitches had to be taken. Although the doctor had given him an anesthetic when the stitches were put in, when ...

1109. Life After Life

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... Moody’s book, a doctor said to his wife, "I have been on resuscitating teams, and nobody has told me tales like these." She answered, "Honey, you remember I had an experience like this. I wanted to tell you, but I didn’t think you would understand." The whole life of these persons now is affected by this experience. Their relationships are different. They have a new attitude toward life and death. They aren’t afraid anymore. They know they were not ready to die and they want to become ready. They have ...

1110. The Father Who Wanted His Son To Succeed

1 Kings 2:1-12

Sermon

Alton F. Wedel

... it was reported that his young son Absalom had been destroyed and his rebellion ended, David sobbed as he retired to his chamber, "O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom. Would I had died instead of you, O Absalom, my son, my son." And he would understand a father’s anger, moving as he had to, even on his death bed, to counteract the schemes of Adonijah’s self-will and ambition. Then there was Solomon, his fourth-born by Bathsheba, and the King’s last hope among his sons for one who would succeed ...

1111. The Home Under God

Matthew 6:5-15

Sermon

T. A. Kantonen

... ." Christ thus places an imperishable halo upon parenthood. Observe a loyal and devoted father in his relation to his children, he implies, and you have the best clue into the nature of God. Listen to the heart throbs of a father’s love and you will understand how God feels toward us. What are characteristics of fatherhood that help us to know God? The first is a deep sense of responsibility for the child. If you are a father, in looking at your boy you catch yourself thinking: of all the good things ...

1112. The Choice Is Always Ours

Ecclesiastes 9:1-12

Sermon

Gregory J. Johanson

... is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor bread to the wise, nor riches to the intelligent, nor favor to the men of skill; but time and chance happen to them all. So while we put forth every effort to refine and deepen our understandings, our faith reminds us of the limits placed on all things. The Psalmist in number 73 calls our attention to the fact that not always do the beautiful people of God reap all the goodies of life. Listen to a contemporary translation of the ancient perceptions: I ...

1113. JESUS: Liar, Lunatic, Legend, or Lord

John 6:25-59

Sermon

Brett Blair

... consideration, if this man is not God himself then he is an absolute lunatic. The last claim alone is enough to convict him: My flesh given for the life of the world. How, the Jewish leaders ask, can this man give us his flesh to eat? Of course we understand this as a reference to the Cross, but here again Jesus cannot go into detail. But let’s you and I go into some detail: The bread image seems to be the point of confusion. What is meant by “bread”? The bread that Jesus offers is his body, which ...

1114. Be Careful How You Live

Ephesians 5:15-20

Sermon

Brett Blair

... be careful how you live…Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery, instead, be filled with the Spirit.” Why do you think Paul follows his admonition to “Be Wise” with his admonition to “Be Sober?” In fact, as soon as he concludes with “understand what the will of the Lord is” he makes this statement: Do not get drunk on wine. He seems to be saying: The will of the Lord is sobriety. Why does he so closely tie wisdom with sobriety and foolishness with drunkenness? I believe there are ...

1115. Happy New Year?

Isaiah 61:1-11

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... The friend chose the second playing, for it was softer and more tender. A man who heard this story found great comfort in it, because he was suffering from a thorn in the flesh. When he knew that God was using the torn to make him a more understanding and tender person, he could accept his thorn with grace. True Christians go through life with smiles on their faces. They have a radiance that will not go away no matter what happens. They can even laugh at death, even when their dearest dies. How can this be ...

1116. Truce or Peace?

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... and Roman oratory it was common not to mention women by name unless they were financially notable.2 Like all good citizens then, as now, the Philippians understood truces, compromises, and appearances. But what about peace? In our world many of us still do not understand peace as a mystery, a gift, that cannot be understood by the human mental capacity. To read Paul’s letter one would think that Paul was in a happy place. Yet here was Paul chained like a criminal for his faith in Christ, waiting hour ...

1117. The Child of Promise

Isaiah 9:1-7

Sermon

Harry N. Huxhold

... the Son God sent into history to be our Lord and Savior. Christmas joy is created in our hearts at the prospect of what The Babe of Bethlehem was and is capable of doing for us. What we come to celebrate each Christmas is the renewal of our understanding of what God has accomplished for us by the sending of this Holy Child. Facing The Enemies Isaiah trusted that the return of a Davidic figure upon the throne meant that the people of Judah would be able to come out from under the burdens of their oppressors ...

1118. The Children of Promise

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

Sermon

Harry N. Huxhold

... know who the Deliver is. He who had scattered Israel would gather them and keep them as a shepherd keeps his flock. God would behave toward them as God had acted on behalf of the people of Israel from the beginning. A Time For Joy One can understand why this pericope, or lesson, was chosen for this Second Sunday after Christmas. All the prophetic encouragement to engage in songs of joy and gladness fits this season when we recognize what God has done for us in the Person of our Lord Jesus Christ. Jesus took ...

1119. Lift Up Your Heads!

Luke 21:5-38

Sermon

Brett Blair

... about God. "God? Are you really there?" Jimmy said out loud. To his astonishment a voice came from the clouds. "Yes, Jimmy? What can I do for you?" Seizing the opportunity, Jimmy asked, "God? What is a million years like to you?" Knowing that Jimmy could not understand the concept of infinity, God responded in a manner to which Jimmy could relate. "A million years to me, Jimmy, is like a minute." "Oh," said Jimmy. "Well, then, what's a million dollars like to you?" "A million dollars to me, Jimmy, is like a ...

1120. Eager For The Journey

Luke 5:1-11

Sermon

Brett Blair

... Abraham plead with God to spare Sodom, he said, “Now that I have been so bold as to speak to the Lord, though I am nothing but dust and ashes.” When Job finally got his audience with God, he realized then his error, “I spoke of things I did not understand, things to wonderful for me to know. Therefore I despise myself and repent in dust and ashes.” When Isaiah stood before God in his throne room, he cried out, “Woe is me for I am a man of unclean lips.” The closer we get to God the more our ...

1121. God Works From the Inside Out

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

James W. Moore

... flowers the little girl decided to try to open a rosebud with her own two hands. But no luck! As she would pull the petals open, they would tear or bruise or wilt or break off completely. Finally, in frustration, she said, “Gramma, I just don’t understand it at all. When God opens a flower, it looks so beautiful but when I try, it just comes apart.” “Well, honey,” Grandmother answered, “There’s a good reason for that. God is able to do it because He works from the inside out!” God Works From ...

1122. Jesus and Mary and Martha

Luke 10:38-42

Sermon

Dr. Boyd E. Wagner

... that there is joy in heaven every time a soul receives Jesus. There are two joys. There is a joy for Martha and there was a joy for Jesus. And it is still true that every time we receive him, heaven rejoices. Now the second part that we need to understand is in the next verse. I want us to look at it because this is where the misunderstanding often comes. It begins really with verse 40 and ends with what we often think of as the rebuke of Martha. Most have a feeling that Martha, as a practical housewife ...

1123. The Lord's Prayer: Hallowed Be Thy Name

Matthew 6:5-15

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... ...it's Harold, same as mine." The preacher looked askance at the little fellow prompting the boy to continue: "Sure, we say it all the time. "Our Father, who art in heaven, Harold be Thy name..." Sad to say, there are many adults who do not have a much better understanding of "Hallowed be Thy name" than young Harold did. About the only time we use the archaic word "hallowed" is in the Lord's Prayer, and "name" to most of us is nothing more than a convenient form of address. The result, of course, is an ...

1124. The Lord's Prayer: "Lead Us Not Into Temptation"

Matthew 6:5-15

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... the Lord." (You might even whisper it outwardly. At any rate...) You would know what I meant. We use the litotes device all the time. This might give us a clue as to what we are actually asking when we pray, "Lead us not into temptation." If we understand the clause to use a litotes, we realize that our prayer is to be led into whatever is opposite of temptation or testing, the opposite of the Evil from which we cry for deliverance. This is a request for divine guidance into, as the Psalmist puts it, the ...

1125. The Lord's Prayer: The Kingdom, The Power, and The Glory

Matthew 6:5-15

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... end streets in life in which evil is the last word, no enclosures from which there is no exit."(7) True, at times we wonder why God does not act to correct injustice and do it according to our schedule. But then we humbly say, Lord, we do not understand, but we believe. NEVERTHELESS, "Thine is the Power." "Thine is the Glory?" Right! If God is truly being glorified, why are there empty seats here today? Why are there ever any empty seats in any church in the world? Many see God as some sort of cosmic bell ...

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