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1176. The Seeds of Social Conflict

Genesis 4:1-26

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... when we bring him the first or best 10 percent of whatever we earn. That demonstrates a priority of allegiance…Christ above all. However, in verses 6 and 7, when the Lord talks with Cain, there is no mention of a problem with his sacrifice. The gift is not flawed. The problem lies with the giver. The problem is in the heart of Cain. Let me make an educated guess. Perhaps the area had suffered a drought. Cain’s farm was not doing well. However, brother Abel, a shepherd, was doing well. His flocks ...

1177. Servants of the Lord

Romans 12:1-8

Bulletin Aid

James Wilson

... into Your church so the work of Your Kingdom might be done. We give You our praise and our service, Lord. In Christ we pray. Amen. Prayer Of Confession Lord, so often we have viewed the gifts You have given us as ours for our own personal use. Too often we have failed to see how, when we bring all of our gifts together into Your church, we become one in You and can do the work of the Kingdom You created us to be doing. Forgive us, Lord, and help us keep our focus on serving You with all we have. In ...

1178. Hector’s Case Against Christmas

Luke 1:26-38

Sermon

Erskine White

... a wasted gesture on God’s part," Hector began. "For one thing, people are too busy to notice Jesus or hear His message. What do you think people really care about anyway? Look at the way they live - do they really care about spiritual gifts like love or faith, or long-term blessings like salvation and eternal life? They can hardly think past today! Look at them running around in a vain frenzy like ants on an ant hill, overscheduled and unfulfilled, clutching and grasping and cramming every waking moment ...

1179. Merry Kurtzman

Sermon

Erskine White

... out their Kurtzman lists and tell him what they wanted, and if they had been good, he would give it to them. It was a wonderful idea; that’s why you saw so many people in the church-malls today," the clerk continued. "They were all buying gifts in order to get into the Kurtzman spirit." "But no one looks very happy during the Kurtzman season," the two visitors said. "We watched them in that huge church downtown, and everyone looked so harried and tired! They were climbing all over each other at the check ...

1180. Break Through

2 Samuel 7:1-17

Sermon

Frederick C. Edwards

... we confess our sophisticated skepticism that God could or would do such a thing. Perhaps we question that the God who enlisted a shepherd boy to be king, and who enlisted a young bride to fulfill a promise to humankind, would seek to enlist us also. Possibly the greatest gift we can receive this year is the realization that God has some purposes in mind for each of us and is trying to break through to us. It is a good season to think about that, for somehow God seems closer and more real to us this season ...

1181. Stewards of Our Money

Mark 12:41-44

Sermon

Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... as she is, put in all she had." (Mark 12:43-44) Jesus, in this story, is quite clear. It’s not the size of the gift, but the proportion of what we have had given to us that we turn back to the Almighty. Others, much more wealthy than this widow, ... of facts: 40 percent of the Christians in mainline congregations gave nothing in offering the first one-half of this year. The average per-Sunday gift for the first half of the year was $5.60. If you think that’s pretty good, let me remind you that if we were ...

1182. Martin Luther: the Shape of Grace

Sermon

Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... a ministry to carry on in the world. He held up before the people of his day the fact that we are saved by God’s gift of grace, not by living the life of perfection that would earn it for us. You can still see the Augustinian monastery of the black friars ... s favor. Then, Luther discovered it in the Scriptures, and it changed the shape of his faith and our church: "But by the free gift of God’s grace all are right with him through Christ Jesus, who sets them free" (Romans 3:24). The saddest part of ...

1183. John Wesley: Religion of the Heart

Sermon

Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... can and does use our failures for good purposes. What the world often counts as failure, God works through. He brings great purpose and accomplishment. Those words must have echoed through his heart and head many times: "In this way he has given us the very great and precious gifts he promised ... so that you may come to share the divine nature" (2 Peter 1:4). I like most of all the words Wesley said just before he died. It was March 2, 1791. The man who failed in so many ways, the giant of faith who put ...

1184. "But, Lord, I Didn’t Want To Be Saved in That Way"

2 Kings 5:1-27

Sermon

Thomas D. Peterson

... method he uses. After all, we are practical people. We know a thing or two, much like Naaman; we pay our own ways, like Naaman. We are not beholden to anyone, except one here or there, much as Naaman owed allegiance only to the king. We come loaded with gifts: "God, if you save me, I will be utterly devoted, give lavishly, spare no effort, and my personality will blaze with the light of Christ." Because God visits and redeems us in a way that we can certify to be genuine, we are able to pay what is demanded ...

1185. Christmas 2

Isaiah 62:1-12, Titus 3:1-11, Luke 2:1-7, Luke 2:8-20

Bulletin Aid

Paul A. Laughlin

... we have seen and heard. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen Prayer of Confession Loving and merciful God, we know that like the shepherds of old, we usually live our mundane lives and go about our daily business not expecting to receive a message, much less a gift, from you. Forgive us our spiritual blindness and deafness, O God, and break through them as you did long ago in ways we cannot ignore. Light the heavens with your glory; send us angels with your Gospel; make us hear again in the depths of our souls ...

1186. Christmas 2

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40, Ephesians 1:1-14, Ephesians 1:15-23, John 1:1-18

Bulletin Aid

Paul A. Laughlin

... the name of one from whose fullness we have received grace upon grace. People: FOR HE HAS MADE VISIBLE THE INVISIBLE; HE HAS MADE KNOWN THE UNKNOWABLE GOD. Collect O invisible God, who have revealed yourself to us in Jesus: make us again aware of the enormous gift that you have given us; that we may appreciate anew the bountiful grace that we have received from you and the wonderful revelation of you that is ours in Jesus Christ. In his name we pray. Amen Prayer of Confession O most gracious God, we confess ...

1187. People Are Different, People Are The Same

Drama

Marge Passamaneck

... sit down. NARRATOR: The meal was delicious, and everyone ate so many latkes that no one had room for dessert. MR. STEIN: Let’s go into the family room. There might be some surprises there. NARRATOR: David and his friends ran to the other room to find gifts beautifully wrapped in blue and white paper. SUSAN: Wow! Who are these for? NARRATOR: Then David gave one box to Tony and one to Susan. DAVID: I picked them out myself. I hope you like them. NARRATOR: Susan and Tony found sets of coloring pens, joke and ...

1188. Advent 4: Let Us Go Over To Bethlehem And Find The Christ of Christmas

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

James W. Moore

... your life. It's not just what you do, but how you do it and why. The attitude with which you do it... that's what counts! One of the most beloved legends of Christmas is "The Little Drummer Boy." When the Christ-child was born, many wonderful gifts were brought to the manger, gifts of great beauty and splendor. But one small boy was very poor and he had nothing to offer the Lord. This made him very sad. But then, he thought: "I know what I can do. I can play my drum for him!" And, so he did - "Pa ...

1189. In Christ the Gospel Is Made Known

Romans 16:1-27

Bulletin Aid

James Wilson

... Leader: The Lord has been merciful and has granted us redeeming grace! People: Even while we were yet living in darkness, God sent us the Light. Leader: Only through God's redeeming love do we receive the Good News. People: In the gift of Christ we have been shown the fullness of God's love. Leader: Then let us share God's gift with all the world in word and song! All: Blessed be the name of the Lord! Collect Loving and gracious God, You have known our every need and so mercifully have You granted us the ...

1190. Confrontation in the Temple

John 2:12-25

Sermon

George Bass

... after he had cleaned out the merchants and the money-changers from the Temple? Then, somehow, we could keep score - and we’d know with assurance what our efforts have availed with God. Good works seem to give us much more assurance than grace with its free gift of salvation in Jesus Christ, don’t you think? But by grace alone, as Paul continues to teach the world, we are saved through faith in that Man, Jesus Christ - and we had better believe it! Jesus staked his life upon the belief that what he was ...

1191. All Together

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

Roger Prescott

... message affirms the majesty of the merely human.* (*Freedom for Ministry, Richard John Newhaus, Harper & Row, 1979, p. 101.) Yes, community can be difficult. It can be wonderful. And, finally, it is always broader than we think. 3. Community is always broader than we think The gift of the Spirit to all flesh (Acts 2:17), and not just to chosen individuals, is a mark of the Messianic age. Somehow Peter knows this, so in his sermon he recalls the words of that mysterious prophet, Joel: And in the last days it ...

1192. God’s Choice

1 Samuel 16:1-13

Sermon

Roger Prescott

... out of a major tragedy in one of our states some time back. It demonstrates how heartwarming it is when gifts and possessions are shared with others. When Alaska experienced a terrible earthquake a couple decades ago, the governor’s wife ... his letter he had written these words: "P.S. If you need more, please let me know." Wow! There is sharing at its graceful best! Whether our gift is a couple of nickels or the Holy Spirit, all we do needs to be done with others in mind. Conclusion We think we are in charge ...

1193. The Gospel in Two Words

Mark 7:31-37

Sermon

... a finely tuned moral sense or even a broad sense of commitment, even more important is the ability to invest yourself, to expend yourself, to give yourself away. One cannot do that and be closed. Christian living calls for liberality, zeal, and cheerfulness in exercising the gift that God has given us. Christ cannot be served guardedly or with caution. Thus the word which we need Christ to speak to us is the word, "Be opened" - "Be released" from all that holds you back from giving what you have to give; or ...

1194. My Soul Is Glad - Because of God

Luke 1:46-56

Sermon

... of blessing but to the way in which both benefit and adversity are received. It may be that the one blessed only looks forward to what more will, come rather than rejoicing in gratitude over what is there. We are probably a mixture of both: some gifts are received with thanksgiving while others, once received, only increase our yearning for more. If we could learn from the former.... Mary’s was an experience, of being lifted - "He has lifted up the lowly; he has filled the hungry with good things." That ...

1195. Ready or Not, Here I Come!

Mark 13:32-37

Sermon

Daniel G. Mueller

... mean it? Most people get ready for Christmas by spending too much money and exhausting themselves. Then the good news of God’s wonderful gift doesn’t do anything for them because they are too worn out to hear it. Jesus was right! The world is a trap for ... - not insurance, but God, our Rock of Refuge, our Redeemer. "Behold, I come quickly," Jesus said. "Hold tightly to what you have" (the gift God has given you) so no one takes your crown" (Revelation 3:11). The way children hang on for dear life to those ...

1196. Christian Thanksgiving

Philippians 1:1-7

Sermon

T. A. Kantonen

... which the word of the gospel was spread throughout the continent. The Philippian Christians not only received the gospel but they were partners in the spreading of the gospel from the very beginning. Each one was a missionary at home and at work. And with their gifts they assisted in the mission work beyond their own city. They gave, says Paul, not according to their means but beyond their means, begging for the privilege of sharing in the Lord’s work. And they kept it up. Beside Paul, as he was writing ...

1197. A New Perspective

Deuteronomy 7:1-26

Sermon

Gregory J. Johanson

... We yearn for that specialness in the eyes of another - to be the cloud that’s the center of their world. But it is always a gift, never a debt. It isn’t owed to another, and it can’t be demanded. But your life feels empty without it. There are a couple ... this hour not obliterate all the joys of yesterday and tomorrow? O my God, treasure me, I pray. Help me to honor all the gifts of your presence, in light and in darkness, in bliss and in grief. Sustain me, Lord, that my grounding in you be renewed and ...

1198. Creeds or Deeds

Mark 7:1-23

Sermon

Brett Blair

... created. Our first priority is our devotion to God but did you know that that devotion can sometimes hinder our Christian discipleship. That’s precisely what happened here. The Pharisees and teachers of the Law made a rule. The rule was called Corban. It held that when a gift was devoted to God, it couldn’t be rescinded. Let’s say you pledge a certain amount of money next year to the church, 10,000 dollars. (A pastor can dream can’t he?) That money is Corban. It has been devoted to God. That’s a ...

1199. Two Blessings for an Unwed Mother

Luke 1:46-56, Luke 1:39-45

Sermon

William G. Carter

... this: Mary believed.2 Regardless of her low estate as a female in that culture, her virtual anonymity, her human fears and uncertainties, Mary believed. That’s why Elizabeth called her “blessed.” Of all the gifts I wish you for Christmas, the one gift I wish more than anything else is the gift of faith. It is the gift of believing that, not only is God able to do wonders out there in the universe somewhere, but that God is able to perform wonders right here — among you and me. It’s the hope that ...

1200. Even Our Business Belongs to God!

Jeremiah 32:1-44

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... God works in surprising ways, often confounding what we take to be common sense (the Theology of the Cross). Work, your job, is a wonderful gift of God (even if it does not always seem to be). Believe it! As Martin Luther has put it: Your work is a very sacred ... comfortable,” it is not you who earned it. Not really. God gave us these successes and the ability to achieve them as unmerited gifts.7 Do you get the implications of this for the importance of your work? If God uses your work as a “mask” for ...

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