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1201. The New Creation

Isaiah 65:17-25

Bulletin Aid

H. Burnham Kirkland

... of our thoughts and actions. Amen. Offertory Prayer O God, as in Christ you showed your love for all the world, so may these gifts be used by your Church to take the message of your love to all those who have never heard it. Amen. Hymns "How Great Thou Art" "Glorious Things Of Thee Are Spoken" "Marching To Zion"

1202. Victory at Sea

Exodus 13:17--14:31

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... fly fishing were spectacular, revealing that fly fishing is really a form of dance, with the river as a partner. Fly fishing consists of rhythm and balance, skill, technique, and grace, all done in synchronization with wind, sun and shadows. It is like a dance. It is an art form, really, requiring some skill, which is probably why I don't do it very well. The story, A River Runs through It, is not really a story about fishing. It is the retelling of one of the oldest stories in the world. "A father had two ...

1203. Maximizing Your Potential

Isaiah 5:1-7

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... great biblical figures of faith? Do we share our great gifts of faith with those not as privileged as ourselves? We have all been given many talents -- in the classroom as students and teachers, on the athletic field as players and coaches, in the arts as musicians or painters, in the professional world as physicians, engineers, or architects. How would we answer Jesus when he says, "From everyone to whom much has been given, much will be required; and from the one to whom much has been entrusted, even ...

1204. Fire Falling from Heaven

Luke 12:49-53

Sermon

R. Robert Cueni

... from heaven. That can happen. This faith can change your life as well. Be open to that fire God rains down from heaven. Open your heart that God in Christ Jesus will strengthen and purify you. As hymn writer Adelaide Pollard puts it, "Have thine own way, Lord. Thou art the potter. I am the clay. Mold me and make me after thy will, while I am waiting, yielded and still."3 1. Pliny, Letters X, p. 96. 2. Pulpit Resources, Volume 23, No. 3, July-September, 1995, p. 34. 3. "Have Thine Own Way, Lord," Adelaide A ...

1205. When Jacob Got a Vision

Genesis 29:15-28

Sermon

Arley K. Fadness

... . Jacob is deceived. Laban then offers Rachel for another seven years and another six years for a herd of cattle. Jacob agrees and after seven more years of labor, one wonderful day he marries his beloved Rachel. Jacob the deceived knows deception so well. He perfected its art long before and now it appears it's payback time! The biblical narrator gives a clue before Jacob is born that all will not be right. There is a struggle going on in Rebekah's womb. It is between the twin fetuses, Esau and Jacob. "Why ...

1206. An Incredible Encounter

Genesis 32:22-31

Sermon

Arley K. Fadness

... into the sick sacks. Pilot: "Pilot to tower ... pilot to tower ... I am 300 miles from land ... 600 feet high and running out of gas ... please instruct ... over." Tower: "Tower to pilot ... tower to pilot ... repeat after me ... â€˜Our Father, which art in heaven....' " Adversity potentially changes and transforms people by the work of the Holy Spirit. Jacob discovers a new humility. He can never walk in arrogance again. Lame Jacob becomes a better man. His pride is laid aside. Eventually he will ...

1207. Shalom Shattered

Genesis 37:1-4, 12-28

Sermon

Arley K. Fadness

It's art class. The student potter, under the watchful eye of the artist-instructor, carefully fashions, spins, and shapes a lump of green clay into a beautiful Grecian chalice. The clay figurine is then fired, soon to be painted and glazed. The potter and the mentor watch through the glass door of ...

1208. Bloody Lintels — Broken Bread

Exodus 12:1-14

Sermon

Arley K. Fadness

... guilty for reduced penalties, would still entail penalties of four months in prison, a fine of $2,230, and six strokes of a split bamboo cane. Caning in Singapore consists of six lashes on the bare buttocks with a water-soaked rattan rod wielded by a martial-arts expert. The lashes can tear the flesh, bloody the buttocks, and leave scars. The father, George Fay, wracked by guilt, offered to trade places with his son and face the six strokes of the lash. The lamb takes our place. In 1 Peter 2:24 it says ...

1209. Return to the Shepherd!

John 10:1-10

Bulletin Aid

Frank Ramirez

... me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in ...

1210. Heavenly Housing

John 14:1-14

Bulletin Aid

Frank Ramirez

... going. We are thankful he admitted he wanted to know more. We want to know more. In our tired land we feel lost and alone. You are the way, the truth, the life. Walk with us. Bear with us. Bide with us. Amen. Hymns "Children Of The Heavenly Father" "Thou Art The Way" "Shall We Gather At The River"

1211. One Degree As God’s Relation

Acts 17:22-31

Bulletin Aid

Frank Ramirez

... live and move and have our being"; as even some of your own poets have said, "For we too are his offspring." Men: Since we are God's offspring, we ought not to think that the deity is like gold, or silver, or stone, an image formed by the art and imagination of mortals. One: While God has overlooked the times of human ignorance, now he commands all people everywhere to repent, All: because he has fixed a day on which he will have the world judged in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed, and of this ...

1212. Gradually Slipping Away

Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7

Bulletin Aid

Frank Ramirez

... Lord. Amen. Prayer Of Confession May we learn from the sin of our parents not to blame each other, but to take responsibility for our sins, to confess before God, and to believe in the possibility of reconciliation. Amen. Hymns "Love Lifted Me" "Wonderful Grace Of Jesus" "How Great Thou Art"

1213. As Children of the Light!

Psalm 23, Ephesians 5:8-14

Bulletin Aid

Frank Ramirez

1214. Call on the Name of the Lord

Romans 10:5-15

Bulletin Aid

Frank Ramirez

... for all and help in our way to bring it into being in a time of your choosing. As your blessings are multiplied miraculously in our midst, we pray together the words which we were taught by your Son and our Savior, saying in one voice, Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, they will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, for ...

1215. Simple and Best

Philippians 4:2-9, Psalm 23:1-6

Bulletin Aid

Frank Ramirez

... in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. Leader: He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. People: Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Leader: Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. All: Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and ...

1216. Credit Where Credit Is Due

Psalm 43:1-5, 1 Thessalonians 2:9-13

Bulletin Aid

Frank Ramirez

... short we pray that we will see in you the solution. We praise you for the renewal of hope that follows good harvest or disappointing yield, because you are constant in your mercy and love. Amen. Hymns "Come Let Us All Unite To Sing God Is Love" "How Great Thou Art" "Precious Lord, Take My Hand"

1217. But Some Doubted

Matthew 28:16-20

Bulletin Aid

Frank Ramirez

... doubters in the great commission. We are all needed, all loved, all cherished. We come to the mountain of resurrection to stand in your presence, but are prepared to return to your hurting world to share your healing and salvation. Amen. Hymns "Praise The Lord, Sing Hallelujah" "How Great Thou Art" "Savior Of My Soul" (see page 245)

1218. Dealing with Criticism

1 Corinthians 4:1-5

Sermon

James L. Killen

... . They were all trying to increase their own status in the church and in the community by enhancing their own honor and by cutting others down. They had fallen into comparing their leaders, doing a critical analysis on each of them. That made finding fault into an art. And they were using their criticism as an excuse for not following their leaders. For their own good, Paul felt that he had to assert himself. He told them that it was not their business to judge him. He was the servant of Christ and so it ...

1219. Speaking of the Spirit

Romans 8:12-17

Sermon

William G. Carter

... about the Romans passage earlier in the week, I was taken by the word "adoption." It's a rare word in the New Testament, and I started thinking about the church. Thanks to the Holy Spirit, we are adopted in a blended family, with our Single Parent who art in heaven. But the more I think about it, and now that the bulletin deadline is past, I think I might retitle this sermon, "Why 'Being Yourself' is a Bad Idea." Today, I am not speaking against being authentic, or being real, or taking stock of the gifts ...

1220. Always?

1 Thessalonians 1:1-10

Sermon

Rick Brand

... of faith, the labors of love, and the patience of hope. 1. Adelle M. Banks "Poll: Active Churchgoers more likely to express life satisfaction," The News: Presbyterian Church (USA), Presbyterian News Service, Louisville, Kentucky, July 25, 2003, p. 5. 2. Ray Waddle, "Spell-Checking Spirit," Image: A Journal of the Arts and Religion, Number 37, p. 118. 3. Beyers Naudé, Hope for Faith: A Conversation (The Risk book series) (Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans, 1986).

1221. Say What?

1 John 3:5-6

Sermon

Rick Brand

... ? The more one strives to fulfill the love and will of Christ, the more one becomes aware of the gap between what is desired and what is accomplished. What does John mean that those in Christ do not sin? What is sin? One gets the impression sin is like modern art. Everybody knows what it is, but don't ask them to define it. When the Old Testament wanted to describe it, the story of Adam and Eve and the fall was told. In the New Testament, rather than give a definition, God sent Jesus and said that is what ...

1222. Are You Trying to Prove Something?

Genesis 12:1-9

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... , especially hard for a preacher to do, especially standing in a pulpit. But he would do that. He even stressed that there may not be answers to some difficult questions, and that is just something we have to live with. In fact, he suggested that the art of living is the ability to live with unanswered questions. Listening to him preach, you got the impression that he knew you, he understood what you were struggling with in your own life. He wasn't the expert, up there giving advice, nor was he proclaiming ...

1223. Being More than Civil

1 Corinthians 1:1-9, 1 Corinthians 1:10-17

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... the Thames, that would be a misfortune. If anyone should pull him out, that would be a calamity." That kind of political wit is what is missing in Washington. They are deadly serious in Washington, which is the sign that civility, the art of living with diversity, has been replaced with partisanship, the strategy of enforcing conformity. In a society you hope for civility. But in community, you hope for something more. In community you hope for forgiveness, compassion, love, and reconciliation. The family ...

1224. Hosea's Marriage Troubles

Hosea 2:14-20

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... culture that changed the history of the world. Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Hippocrates. All of them lived within the span of one hundred years, in a relatively small geographically area of the peninsula of Greece, and laid the foundation for the arts, philosophy, science, medicine and ethics. All that in 5th century, B.C., Greece. It is amazing. But there is one other age of genius, the 8th century, B.C., in Israel, the Age of the Prophets. Their contribution was to lay the ...

1225. Serpents and Other Signs

Numbers 21:4-9

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... signs that God has not forgotten us, and God's grace is still available to us. We as Christians believe that there is such a sign. A sign that has captured the essence of our faith, and it's a cross. A simple cross. It can be a work of art, like the cross on our altar, a beautiful symbol. Or, it can be a simple cross made out of crude wood. If you come to the Vesper services on Wednesday night, during this season of the year, you will see that they have placed a rude cross on the floor ...

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