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1151. Something New, Something Old

Sermon

John N. Brittain

... . (1) This emphasis on the new as well as the old underscores the fundamental theme of all Jesus' public preaching: that the kingdom of God was breaking into the world in a new and exciting way in his ministry and that many things that people had thought about and hoped about and dreamed about for ages were beginning to become reality. The problem was that persons with old expectations and old mindsets would fail to see what was happening. They would still be thinking of the tiny mustard seed or the little ...

1152. The Assumption Of Discipline

Matthew 6:1-4, Matthew 6:5-15, Matthew 6:16-18, Matthew 6:19-24

Sermon

John N. Brittain

... They are no longer relevant for us, these Christians argue. All that is relevant for us is the spiritual change that Jesus works in my heart. In a C. S. Lewis discussion group we have seen how that great British Christian thinker approached this line of thought. "We value Shakespeare for the glory of his language and his knowledge of the human heart ..." Lewis wrote in an essay dealing with the doctrine of Christ's return to earth ("The World's Last Night") "not for his belief in witches or the divine right ...

1153. The Christian Journey IV: The Pool

Sermon

John N. Brittain

... we find a way of life that will enable us to make our way through this world. Christian discipleship is not an abstract philosophy or a code of beliefs: to be a Christian is to live in a certain way, to follow a certain hodos, a path. We thought about the mountain, so often associated with the awesome power of nature and God, the place of the giving of the law, the sermon on the mount, the emotional high of mountaintop experiences. But we noted two other things of which the image of ascending the mounting ...

1154. Fools For The Sake Of Christ

1 Corinthians 4:1-21

Sermon

John N. Brittain

... to follow Jesus Christ. There are, after all, things that money and position can't buy; and, as incredible as it may seem to say today, there still are times when "what's in it for me?" is the wrong question. Nobody wants to look foolish or be thought the fool. But as Justice Scalia noted, that's exactly what the gospel sometimes calls us to do. It is no accident that in many of the world's great cathedrals in addition to the vaults and spires, the buttresses and wonderful stained glass windows, there are ...

1155. Meeting Jesus At The Well

John 4:1-26

Sermon

John N. Brittain

... to have spent some time with that student whose father died, but I had to study for a test. I'm not so sure about that service project; I once knew someone who volunteered at a soup kitchen, and he had a bad experience -- I think he got robbed. I thought about taking part in that program, but I heard that there were some Lutherans in the group -- or maybe they were Baptists or Presbyterians or something -- whatever, they were some people that I don't like." "How is it that you, a Jew, ask a drink of me, a ...

1156. Prayers for Memorial Day, Election, Thanksgiving

Bulletin Aid

Rolland R. Reece

... for. We went around the class and no one was bypassed. You took note that we were grateful for a basketball, snow, a puppy, a new jacket that sported our school colors, hamburgers, Thanksgiving dinner, and Christmas morning. We also threw in a few things we thought our Sunday School teacher wanted to hear, like the Bible and our Sunday School class. Did you ever chuckle at our prayers? Now, years later, we turn to the same kind of prayer. However, we like to think that we are more sophisticated. So we thank ...

1157. Prayers for Pentecost

Bulletin Aid

Rolland R. Reece

... us to pray aloud on the street corner in a foreign language? If we, who are rather up-tight about all manner of public behavior, are taken aback by the event of Pentecost, what of the people who actually witnessed it? It is not a wonder they thought the demonstrators were drunk. At least we have learned that the Holy Spirit is not defined or controlled by tradition. He moves in concert with truth, even if he appears to be odd or silly. He promotes reconciliation and joy, and he doesn't concern himself if ...

1158. Holing Out

2 Timothy 4:9-18

Sermon

Robert R. Kopp

... , more ups than downs, and gradually trending upward over time. A good buy, a lucky buy, and I've learned that not everyone can say this about his life. But do not be misled. I am nothing special; of this I am sure. I am a common man with common thoughts, and I've led a common life. There are no monuments dedicated to me and my name will soon be forgotten, but I've loved another with all my heart and soul, and to me, this has always been enough. So when I die, I want people to say: "Bob ...

1159. Why Do People Suffer?

Mark 15:33-41

Sermon

David O. Bales

... , but since God is in Jesus, we know that God suffers with us. In Jesus' cross God offers us something beyond our questions, God gives us a person to suffer with us and for us. "When we have pulled every answer from the centuries of Christian thought, when we have offered every consolation that for millennia people have spoken to those who suffer, we end with our Lord Jesus on the cross, whose question about why he suffered was not immediately answered. It would be satisfying if we had more answers, but the ...

1160. Adam And Eve,The First People

Genesis 3:1-24

Sermon Aid

Peter C. Garrison

... like that." The crafty serpent didn't say he was sorry. He had too much on his crafty little serpent mind. He knew how Eve could help Adam in a very different way. The serpent asked, "Did God say, 'You shall not eat from any tree in the garden'?" Eve thought a moment. No, that wasn't the prohibition. God wasn't so strict as to prohibit eating from any tree, just the one. Life wasn't so prohibitive after all. Why did the serpent misquote God? "No," Eve replied. "We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the ...

1161. This Is Athletics -- Check Your Christianity At The Door

Drama

Karren Boehr

... sitting Scene: Outside of school after game (Both characters enter from left chatting) MARK: Good job, John. That quarterback sack. Man, you've got speed! JOHN: Thanks. (Winces) Oooh, my ribs still hurt. Not to mention my neck. That punk hung onto my face mask like he thought the earth was flat. You don't know how bad I wanted to make him sing. MARK: (Laughing) Hey, I noticed. The fire in your eyes was smoking clear out of your helmet. JOHN: (Grinning) Would you believe, I even went up to Mr. Big Shot after ...

1162. The Last Wise Man

Matthew 2:1-12

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... in the ancient writings. Some people agreed that it was and, of course, there were some who did not. My father and I decided to find out which were correct. We set out with my son and traveled toward the west. We traveled to Jericho and then to Jerusalem. We thought, mistakenly, that the king of the Jews would be born in the palace of the Jews -- the palace of King Herod. So we went to visit the king. I want to tell you the truth -- I was unwise. Usually I would have been much more clever. But I was in ...

1163. The Future Of The Church!

Matthew 11:25-30

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... t know. What do you mean? RUTH WILLIS: I mean, whenever I want to talk to him he's trying to put his thoughts in order. Just don't get like him, that's all. See ya later. I've got another verse. (SHE EXITS. HE STRUMS ... it together. Want to? BARNEY: You bet. (THEY DO AND IT SOUNDS GOOD) BARNEY: I like it, Ruthey, but I want some time ... RUTH WILLIS: To get your thoughts together. Come on, Barn, I want to sing. I want you to sing with me. BARNEY: But, Ruthey, look at all those people out there. They came to ...

1164. Who Is God?

Matthew 16:13-20

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... Jesus, meek and mild, look upon a little child." Even as a kid I couldn't relate to a God like that. When I was a kid I was thinking of baseball in the summer and the opposite sex all the time. The God I saw in those paintings never thought about anything except the Ten Commandments and how He hadn't broken any of them. (GOD PUTS LAMB AWAY AND PUTS ON HALO) PLAYER 1: God is perfect, right? PLAYER 2: Right. PLAYER 1: Right. That's a little difficult to understand. PLAYER 2: The Bible does say that. Be ...

1165. The One Chosen

Matthew 16:21-28

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... delivered, the Lord knows how many children will be trapped in the city. MORAH: What about our own children if you are caught? Have you thought about them? ITZAK: Of course I have. I've agonized about them. I know the chance I'm taking and the peril I'm ... ITZAK: Morah, you can't stop me. You mustn't try. Morah, didn't we both pray about this? MORAH: Yes, ITZAK: And we both thought the Lord wanted me to do this. MORAH: I know. ITZAK: Do you still feel the Lord wants those children saved? MORAH: Of course ...

1166. Is There Any Seed Left In The Barn?

Haggai 2:19

Sermon

Frank Ramirez

... Indiana, from the city to the country. I'm a city boy, born and bred, and I still love the city, but I thought to be fair to my children they should experience both ways of living. So we loaded up the truck and we moved to a ... it up) or Plan B (chuck the thing in the ditch and drive home). I finally decided on Plan A, but I really thought about it. I got it done too, although I was so tense at the thought of dealing with so many bees that I ended up with a stiff back for the first and so far only time in ...

1167. The Season Of The Holy Spirit

Mark 3:20-30

Bulletin Aid

Wayne H. Keller

... that he was crazy. Does that seem strange to you? In what way? (Give them time to respond.) Give examples from history, or from your own personal history about similar attitudes toward people who didn't fit the mold. Many of my relatives thought that I was "nuts" for going into the ministry. Reading of the Scripture Dramatize this using the whole sanctuary. Jesus' family could be seated with the people and then come forward at the appropriate time. Of course, this takes time; put your drama group to work ...

1168. All Saints

Isaiah 25:1-12, Revelation 21:1-27, John 11:38-44, John 11:17-37

Sermon Aid

E. Carver McGriff

... passage echoes Isaiah's words, the promise of a new world, a holy city, set on a hill. Marvelous imagery here, turning our thoughts to the culmination of history as we know it. In preaching, I would acknowledge the hope that is intended for us all, but ... as hard as he could, but with his eyes tightly closed. Smith said that of course he caught his son and they both laughed. But he thought to himself, that's what I must do if I'm to have faith. And so he did. A broken-hearted teenager wrote the following verse ...

1169. Gifts of Lent VI: The Thief Who Gave Nothing

Luke 23:26-43

Drama

Donald Neidigk

... and dragged to the pavement next to the governor's palace. I was to die that day after all. Another prisoner already stood there, bruised, beaten, wearing a crown of thorns. It was the prophet from Nazareth, Jesus, the one everyone had heard about, the one some thought might be the Messiah. Just days before he had entered the city in triumph, riding on a donkey, being hailed as the Son of David, the King of Israel. "Hosanna! Save us, Lord," the crowd had shouted. But now look at him: covered with blood, his ...

1170. Sometimes It's Simple

Luke 3:1-20

Sermon

Charles H. Bayer

... all the other matters of faith would come clear. New Christians, or not so new ones for that matter, who get all tangled up in the complexities of the mystery before they have mastered the simple truths, are like the thousand-legger who got along just fine until he thought about which foot he was supposed to advance next. As you go through this world, I doubt if how you are to treat other people is all that obscure. At least John the Baptist didn't think so, and told those who came to him straight out what ...

1171. Mary Ponders

Luke 2:1-7, Luke 2:8-20

Sermon

Charles H. Bayer

... As we get older our private soliloquies tend to turn back to days long gone, victories once won, opportunities missed, nectar savored, loved ones now in God's arms -- no longer in ours. While I suppose we are all thankful no one can read our inner thoughts, or penetrate our dream-world, how we would like to know what others think when they are alone. Oh to know what went through Mary's mind after the shepherds had departed. Like any mother, the responsibilities of having a real live infant -- no longer the ...

1172. For All The Saints

Luke 9:28-36

Sermon

Charles H. Bayer

... was about ready to make all things new, and the consummation of history was to be realized in a new heaven and a new earth. A selective look at Jesus' ministry might lead one to succumb to the arrogance of the contemporary; to assume that unless it was thought of this week it has no standing. But then, one can prove almost anything by citing selectively. I've offered a wager no one has ever had the courage to challenge. Recite any doctrine, no matter how orthodox or how silly, and I will show you at least ...

1173. Moving At The Speed Of Light: In Corinth Or Cana?

1 Corinthians 1:1-9

Sermon

Frank Luchsinger

... Hugh and Gayle Prather claim that "there is simply no mistake to be made in choosing a mate or at least the chances are very small that you will choose someone who is truly dangerous. You will wind up with someone with far more flaws that you originally thought."3 Choosing a mate is like selecting a bottle of wine with no label -- no tasting, no sniffing, no opening. You may admire the bottle and even consider the richness of the color, but that's it. And by the way this is your last bottle for a lifetime ...

1174. Reflections On the Sacred Head

Sermon

Glenn E. Ludwig

... of the obedient life. I saw a cartoon that showed a woman singing, "Take my silver and my gold, Not a mite will I withhold," and at the same time she was thinking "Of course, I mean that metaphorically, Lord." So many of our great hymns express this thought of being absolutely and completely Christ's. He even said, "If you love me, you will keep my commandments." How many times have we asked God to reveal his will to us and at the same time were thinking of a million reasons why we shouldn't, couldn ...

1175. Uncovering Cover-Ups

John 15:18--16:4

Sermon

Maurice A. Fetty

... and censorious. We have images of more-holier-than-thou types who look down on us with disdain, or of social snobs who have kept us out of their clubs or social circles. Convinced that most everyone has a character flaw covered up somewhere, we resent the thought of anyone judging us for anything. We quickly justify our feeling quoting Jesus' famous saying in the Sermon on the Mount, "Judge not lest you be judged." And again we quote his saying that we ought first to cast out the wooden beam in our own eye ...

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