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1151. Not Blind but Seeing

John 9:1-12

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Dean Lueking

... flag, as if his chief function was to sanction our enterprises as a people. Jesus can be made into an endorsement of our denomination over some other one; but that is the blindness of turning him into a cheerleader instead of Savior and Judge. It is common to want his gifts but not his people, to profess a private kind of line to him but never to see our place in the church to which he always calls us. Jesus does not go out of style. His word of truth holds for this time and every time. The blind spots in ...

1152. The Resurrection of the Body

John 11:17-37

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Dean Lueking

... the death and resurrection of Christ Jesus. But that is the Gospel. That is the same truth that meets us in every other facet of the whole truth of God. What makes it offensive to us is that we may take no credit for such an eternally precious gift. The old sinful nature that still rampages through us reacts against the supremacy of God’s grace in our total life of faith before him through Jesus Christ. Where Sin Presses Hardest on Us Here is where sin presses hardest upon us, when we must turn our loved ...

1153. The Last Will Be First

Matthew 20:1-16

Children's Sermon

... . Those last people, according to our understanding, are the Christians. Just as the records that you didn't like so much when you had your choice would be the first played, so will the Christians be the first called by God to receive his gift of eternal life. I hope you understand that it is God's gift and he not only chooses who he will give it to, but how many he wants to give it to. All of the records were made to be played. While we may like one better than another, they will all be played by the ...

1154. Proper 22

Lk 17:5-10 · 2 Tim 1:1-14 · Am 5:6-7, 10-15

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John R. Brokhoff

... to be and do, but we need to see also what God has given us that we can fulfill his expectations. Outline: To whom much is given and required - A. What we have going for us - 1. Paul's confidence - v. 4 2. Family background of faith - v. 5 3. Gift of the Spirit at ordination - v. 6 B. What is expected of us - 1. Rekindle the Spirit - v. 6 2. Overcome timidity with courage - v. 7 3. Suffer for Christ - v. 8 4. Guard the truth - v. 14 WORSHIP RESOURCES Prayer of the Day: "Our Lord Jesus, you have endured ...

1155. Proper 25

Lk 18:9-14 · 2 Tim 4:9-18 · Sirach 35:12-18 · Deut 10:12-22 · Zeph 3:1-9

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... One gives a life to God. In Romans Paul appealed to his readers to give their bodies as living sacrifices. Now he is to give his body as a sacrifice, a gift, to God. If for a Christian death is a sacrifice, will our death be an acceptable gift to God? 2. A ward (v. 8). Paul looks forward to receiving an award from God in terms of a victor's crown of righteousness or of acceptance by God. Is it right to expect a reward in heaven? For some years now we have refrained from giving awards to ...

1156. When God Provides, It’s a Manna Miracle James G. Cobb

Exodus 16:1-36

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... round it and pluck blackberries.2 Do we see? Does God provide? God provides our life. He may save us with popcorn, a meal, a word, a world hunger offering, a kindness of a person never forgotten, an apartment deposit, quails or manna. But these are still the minor gifts. The greatest gift is God himself. The One who chooses not to abandon us but to accompany us all the days of our lives. He has come to teach us to pray to the One who alone is the source and giver of "our daily bread." He has come to offer ...

1157. Walking the Streets

Matthew 10:1-42, Matthew 9:35-38

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Richard L. Thulin

... floating. To be called into the work of God is to be given a middle and an ending. It is to be given life. This is the same life, of course, that has been given to us. Each Sunday when we come together it is this gift that we celebrate. Each Sunday it is this gift of life that we remember and that is renewed. Not only as individuals do we have life, but we have it together. We are a people, a people with no other work than the work of God. And we are joined with one another, with the ...

1158. Light Shines

Isaiah 9:1-7

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... and our world. The promise of the Gospel is that life is ours. There is light shining in the midst of darkness. The bright morning star shines in fullness and freedom for us in our world. In the biblical story, light is the sign of the fullness of all the gifts of God. Jesus is the Light of the World in the Fourth Gospel. The Psalmist confesses, "The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?" (Psalm 27:1 RSV) The prophet Second Isaiah sings: And I will lead the blind in a way they know not in ...

1159. A Joyful New Beginning

John 20:1-9

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... us no matter what we do if we follow the way of Christ. When we make God part of our lives and accept the gift of immortality, then we are freed to make real investments in other people. You all know how difficult those investments can be, for we ... of our world, for it is the end of life."3 Because Jesus Christ has been raised from the dead and we have through him received the gift of eternal life, we find a way up and over that wall of rock. Jesus said, "I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in ...

1160. Salt and Light

Matthew 5:13-16

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... and had insisted on singing a solo. In December, the youth sponsored a trip to Opryland. This was the second year. We met at the church, paired off, rode an MTA bus, enjoyed a leisurely evening, and came back to the church for refreshments and gifts. Marvelous and mysterious. Belmont United Methodist Church is not the only church that comes to the Institute to provide programs of nurture and support. There is a long list of other volunteers. What makes Belmont's care unique and special is that it is the ...

1161. Lent 1

Genesis 3:1-24, Romans 5:12-21, Matthew 4:1-11, Genesis 2:4-25, Psalm 130:1-8

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... a new heaven and a new earth. In that day Jesus will take Satan by the tail and hang him upon the tree to die, and the faithful will live with the Lord forever. A sermon on the Second Lesson, Romans 5:12 (13-16), 17-19 - "An Amazing Gift of Grace." 1. Every person who ever lived has succumbed to temptation and become a sinner separated from God. Sin is a prison from which nobody can escape without outside help. David Roberts once told the story of a medieval blacksmith, who was not only a man of tremendous ...

1162. Easter 4

Acts 2:14-41, Psalm 23:1-6, Acts 6:1-7, Acts 7:54--8:1a, 1 Peter 2:13-25, John 10:1-21

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... of knowledge and the fear of the Lord (plus) the spirit of joy in your presence." But a serious omission is made when this prayer is substituted for the older Prayer of Blessing: The Father in Heaven, for Jesus' sake, renew and increase in thee the gift of the Holy Ghost, to thy strengthening in faith, to thy growth in grace, to thy patience in suffering, and to the blessed hope of everlasting life. By the omission of "to thy patience in suffering," an important dimension of discipleship is deleted from the ...

1163. Thanksgiving Day

1 Corinthians 1:1-9

Bulletin Aid

... spread your word and do your work until the Christ comes. In his name we pray. Amen Prayer of Confession Blessed God, we confess with enormous shame that, when we think of those things for which we should be thankful, it is not your spiritual gifts that prefigure your coming Reign that come to mind, but the material possessions that merely dress our everyday lives. Forgive us our short-sightedness, O God, and help us to use this Thanksgiving Day as an opportunity to reflect upon the benefits from you that ...

1164. The Wizard of Yoj

Psalm 100:1-5

Sermon

Edward L. Palmer

... hard core. If some opportunistic merchandiser thought joy could be captured in some fancy mechanical gadget with an electric motor, rotating base, and side panels, undoubtedly there would be one advertised in our latest mail order catalog. You can imagine the caption - the perfect gift for all ages, collects joy in three different sizes, only takes two batteries. The world’s joy is costly. And as we take a closer look at it we realize that it’s really produced in the Land of Yoj. It misses the whole ...

1165. For He Shall Save His People - Sermon Starter

Matthew 1:18-25

Illustration

... what God has given us in the person of Jesus. Someone to save us. And the price of the rescue mission is a costly one. Blood is shed. Christ who was born in Bethlehem was also born to die. That is why one of the gifts that the wise men bring the Christ child is the gift of Myrrh. It was an embalming agent. It is to remind us always that the child was sent to die. But the great tragedy is that after this costly rescue mission has been launched, so often our response to it is thanks but no thanks ...

1166. Forgive To Be Forgiven

Genesis 50:15-21

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John R. Brokhoff

... when we hate, when we want retaliation, our hearts are closed tight with anger and fear. For God to forgive us, we must be open and receptive to God’s love and mercy. If we have our hands clenched into fists, there is no way we can receive a gift. It is said that one time Leonardo da Vinci had an argument with a certain man. He lashed out against the fellow with bitter words and threatening gestures. When the argument was over, Leonardo went back to his canvas where he was working on the face of Jesus. He ...

1167. Heart To Heart

Ezekiel 18:1-32

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John R. Brokhoff

... and did my Sovereign die? Would he devote that sacred head, for such a worm as I?" It comes down to this. A new heart is a gift of God. Hear again the second part of the text: "A new heart I will give you and a new spirit I will put in you; and ... , no wizard, no billionaire can provide a new heart for us. It is beyond price and knowledge and human power. It is a divine gift. A new heart is a gift of Christ. Paul wrote, "If any one is in Christ, he is a new creation, the old has passed away, behold, the new has ...

1168. "It’s Time to Send Christmas Cards"

2 Samuel 7:1-17

Sermon

Peter Rudowski

... or when they come home for dinner. I want to hear what’s said in the family. I want to hear what’s said among friends. You can’t lock me in. You can’t hold me down, David. What I’ve given to you is a gift. Accept it as a gift." I imagine David was uncomfortable as he heard those words. He dwelt upon them. Those words made David grow in his relationship with God. I’ve often pictured the uncomfortableness surrounding the story of Mary and Joseph. Mary was fourteen years old. I can imagine a young ...

1169. Discerning the Way of God

1 Corinthians 2:6-16

Sermon

Hubert Beck

... . For this is what it means to "walk in the Spirit," to let him guide us ever closer to the Christ in whom we have come to know the Father. It is to let our hearts be open to that faith that is grounded in Christ, and to "understand the gifts bestowed on us by God" in the light of Christ. The God who led Israel out of Egypt, to whom Moses turned the eyes of the people and told them to follow him who had revealed himself in this great act, is the same God who led his Son to ...

1170. What Are You Going to Do About Death?

Mt 10:28 · Lk 12:4

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Robert G. Tuttle

... suspicion of the supernatural." Now this is where this young friend of mine is in his struggle with death. Where are you in your struggle with death? The first thing we want to look at is: the Christian accepts death as real and life after death as a mysterious gift of God. Someone asked a friend, "Tell me what Christ has meant to you in the last year?" The friend answered, "He has changed my view of death." It is the impact of God, of Christ, of the Holy Spirit that gives us our own creative glimpse of ...

1171. The Level Ground Beneath The Cross

Romans 3:21-31, Romans 3:9-20

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Bill Bouknight

... he just didn't know when to quit. Listen to this glorious word: "...since all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, they are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus, whom God put forward as an expiation by his blood, to be received by faith." Notice that our salvation is a gift. Sometimes I think that receiving a gift is one of the hardest things on earth for us middle class folks to do. We know how to give. We like to trade favors. But it's so hard for us ...

1172. It All Comes from God

Galatians 3:26--4:7

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... reason that I tell you this is that it is the same way with our Heavenly Father, God. God wants us to have all of the gifts that belong to him, and he shares them with everyone who believes. God may not give you a saw, a ring or a watch, but ... are his children and he is our Father. There are some people who don’t want God to be their Father, and they refuse these great gifts. They don’t want anyone to give them anything. They think that they can get it by themselves, but they can’t. Love comes from God ...

1173. Like a Mother’s Trust

Sermon

Michael J. Anton

... this treacherous territory. We have a budget that will enable us to provide the material tools necessary to do our Mission. The question is, how will we meet that budget? The answer lies in three parts. Part one is that WE will accomplish it by OUR sacrificial gifts. Fund-raising projects can be a lot of fun and fellowship, for the family and the community. And they can help the treasury of the church. No one is suggesting they be disbanded. But the point is we cannot look to the community to pay our bills ...

1174. Episode III: Birth of the Church

Acts 2:1-13

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Brett Blair

... in the church’s Prequel: The disciples had gathered in Jerusalem. Jesus had instructed them not to leave Jerusalem…to wait for the gift that the Father had promised. So the disciples waited. It was now 50 days since Passover and it was the custom of the ... and be baptized everyone of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit." They did repent and Luke tells us that 3000 were added to the church on that day. Now that’s the ...

1175. A Thanksgiving Question

1 Corinthians 4:1-21

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Bill Bouknight

... . It was in the genes. On the other hand, I recall that great country song which declares, "You're the reason our kids are ugly." It's certainly not the children's fault. The writer of the book of James echoes this truth when he declares, "Every perfect gift comes from above, from the Father of lights." (James 1:17) If I were not confident that God does and will provide vital resources for each day, I would never have dared to pastor any church, least of all this one. Oh no, I would have found the safest ...

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