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1226. Stay in the City

Luke 24:44-53

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... the carving there is a cloud, and two big, old feet sticking out of the cloud. Those are Jesus' feet as he ascended through the clouds and into the heavens. It's a wonderful carving. I took a picture of it. It is beautiful, medieval folk art, but it is terrible theology. If that is all that the Ascension means, that Jesus, "rocket man," disappeared into the clouds, then we have missed the whole point of the Ascension. Because what the Church talked about when it talked about the Ascension of our Lord into ...

1227. The Day Life Increased

Matthew 28:1-10

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... he refers to his disciples as "disciples." But here, Jesus says, "Go tell my brethren." This is the only place where that word is used. So we have something unique, interesting, and perhaps very valuable. Now if I were an appraiser, and this story was an object of art, I would say, let me tell you something more about this word "brethren." In the world of the Bible, when a word like that appears in the text, as a surprise, you suspect that it is there to refer you to another story. The Bible does that all ...

1228. This Is a Test

Genesis 22:1-14

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... Lord." The same message is throughout the Bible, but most beautifully in the 90th psalm. Lord, thou has been our dwelling place in all generations. Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting thou art God. And then this, Thou dost sweep men away; they are like a dream, like grass which is renewed in the morning: in the morning it flourishes and is renewed; in the evening it fades and withers. That is what our life is like. So ...

1229. This Is the Day

Matthew 6:25-34

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... ." That's the philosophical term. We don't see the "thing in itself." We see what our sense organs allow us to see. Besides that, our ideas shape the way we see. So does our knowledge, our prejudices, and our fears. There are people who look at a work of art, or an historical place, or some phenomenon of nature, they just pass right by it. They won't even notice it. But others will come up to it, be stopped in their tracks, and moved to tears at the beauty of what they have seen. I have been on guided ...

1230. What If He Shows Up?

John 2:13-22

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... things. Or can you? Also the Bible says that God is like a righteous judge, and then turns around and says that God is like a loving parent. The Bible says, "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." That's the 23rd psalm. But have you ever read the 22nd psalm. That's right before the 23rd psalm, incidentally. The 22nd psalm is the psalm that Jesus quotes from the cross, "My God, my God, why hast thou ...

1231. What If It Is True?

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... equation even the slightest bit, one trillionth of a trillionth of a percent, we would not be here today. It is amazing. When I look at the heavens and the work of thy hands, the moon and the stars which though hast established; what is man that thou art mindful of him, and the Son of man that though dost care for him. But that is what has happened. Thomas Berry, a Roman Catholic priest, a scientist, also a cosmologist, points to what he calls the "moments of grace" in the history of the cosmos. These are ...

1232. In the Darkness of Suffering, There Is the Light of Life

John 1:1-18

Sermon

Thomas A. Pilgrim

... spreading the light, sharing the light, giving away the light in the darkness of suffering. That is part of what it means to become a child of God. A wealthy man enjoyed taking his son on business trips. Often on these trips, the man would purchase priceless works of art. He filled his home with these paintings. The boy grew to manhood and when war broke out, he went to serve his country. In just a few months, the man received word his son had died in battle, trying to save the lives of some of his friends ...

1233. Two Babes In The Manger

Luke 2:1-14

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Matthew Powell

... of you a few pieces and I will teach you how to make a Nativity scene of your own - with Mary, Joseph, the manger, and the baby Jesus. Storyteller 1: The children, who had never had much in the way of play things or art supplies, were delighted. They busily set about cutting, tearing, and folding the materials. Storyteller 2: The teacher walked around the room examining what the children were doing. She was very pleased. Teacher: My, they certainly have come up with an amazing variety of Nativity scenes ...

1234. Willibald Krautman's Trip To Heaven

Matthew 11:2-11

Drama

Matthew Powell

... away a widow with three hungry children from your door. Willibald: Last year I had to make a new design for the three kings and new figures for the flight to Egypt. And the kings needed to be gold-leafed. Those things cost money. My wood and art supplies were terribly expensive. Saint Peter: Just the same, after you bought your wood and paint, you still had enough money left over to go to the tavern on Christmas Eve - for a few drinks that were more than just to quench your thirst. Willibald: Gracious, that ...

1235. In The Darkness of Oppression, There Is the Light of Salvation

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

Thomas A. Pilgrim

... . Joshua earned his living working with wood. He told the man we look at life with different vision. We see what we want to see. Three men may look at the same tree. One sees valuable lumber. Another sees firewood. The third sees a work of art.1 That is the way Christmas is. We must cultivate within ourselves the sense of expectancy about the Savior being born anew in us. Let me remind you of something else: II Prepare for him thoroughly. That is something else which is basic. Prepare for him thoroughly ...

1236. Baptism of our Lord

Isaiah 42:1-9, Matthew 3:13-17, Acts 10:23b-48

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John R. Brokhoff

... if Jesus were sinless why would he want John's baptism of repentance? The other difference is that God's voice of acceptance and approval of Jesus is addressed to the spectators: "This is my beloved Son." Mark and Luke make it a personal experience: "Thou art my beloved Son." THEOLOGICAL REFLECTIONS 1. Baptism as adoption. Baptism is a sacrament, not a human ordinance. It is a means of grace. In baptism there is a God-happening. At this time God adopts the candidate as his child. He becomes a member of God ...

1237. Proper 10

Genesis 25:19-34, Isaiah 55:1-13, Romans 8:1-17, Romans 8:18-27, Matthew 13:1-23

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John R. Brokhoff

... the preaching of the Word. The emphasis is not on the threefold response by the good soil. The problem is not with the seed nor the sower. It is a problem of the soils and their response to the seed. It concerns the people's part in preaching and the art of listening. Psalm of the Day Psalm 119:105-112 (C) - "Your word is a lamp to my feet" (v. 105). Psalm 65 (RC, E) - "The meadows clothe themselves with flocks" (v. 13b). Prayer of the Day "Almighty God, we thank you for planting in us the seed of your ...

1238. Proper 13

Matthew 14:13-21, Romans 8:28-39, Romans 9:1-29, Nehemiah 9:1-37, Isaiah 55:1-13, Genesis 32:22-32

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John R. Brokhoff

... take a miracle. Can the same miracle which fed 5,000 be repeated for 500 million? Outline: How the same miracle can happen again. a. Our part in the miracle - v. 16. Share your food, though small - v. 17. Distribute the food to the hungry - v. 19. b. God's art in the miracle - vv. 14, 18, 19. Compassion - v. 14. Reception of the food - v. 16. Blessing of the food - v. 19. 3. Give Your Little To The Master. 14:13-21. Need: This miracle shows how Christ can change a minimum into a maximum. The minimum was a ...

1239. Proper 14

Genesis 37:1-11, Genesis 37:12-36, 1 Kings 19:9-18, Jonah 2:1-10, Romans 9:1-29, Romans 9:30--10:21, Matthew 14:22-36

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John R. Brokhoff

... death. Old Testament: 1 Kings 19:9, 11-13 1. Came (v. 9). There is no hiding place from God. Elijah fled to a cave in a wilderness because he was afraid of Queen Jezebel's revenge. No one but God knew where he was. Wherever we go, "Behold, thou art here." Here is an illusion of grace. God comes to Elijah who is frightened. He is in need of encouragement and assurance. Elijah needs to be sent back into the fray. This is grace - God takes the initiative and comes to us who are in trouble. 2. Jealous (vv. 10 ...

1240. Christ the King

Psalm 100:1-5, 1 Corinthians 15:12-34, Matthew 25:31-46, Ezekiel 34:1-31

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John R. Brokhoff

... . He is a good shepherd, the perfect one. He does only good for his people; seeks, gathers, and feeds them. He has compassion on the lost, the crippled and the weak. Nor does he neglect the healthy ones whom he feeds with justice. "My God, how wonderful thou art!" 2. Sheep (v. 11). If God is our shepherd, we are his sheep. As the Shepherd is all good, the sheep are the opposite. They get lost because of their rebellion. They stray from the flock. They are hungry, crippled, and weak. We are a nation of sheep ...

1241. God's Delight

Matthew 3:13-17

Sermon

Susan R. Andrews

Once upon a time a student approached his teacher and announced that he was ready to assume the office of ministry. "And what are your qualifications?" the teacher asked. "I have mastered the art of physical discipline," the student replied. "I am able to sleep on the ground, to eat nothing but raw grains, and I can carry huge loads on my back." The teacher took the young man by the arm and led him toward a field. "Do you see the mule? He ...

1242. The Incomparable Christ

Matthew 16:13-20

Sermon

Stephen M. Crotts

... no charge for his services. He never wrote anything down, and yet the libraries of the world bulge with the volumes written about him. He never wrote a song or painted a picture or molded clay and yet he has furnished the theme for more art than all others combined. He never practiced medicine and yet he has healed more broken spirits and hearts than modern medicine far and near. He never started a university, yet all the colleges of the world cannot boast of having as many disciples. He never commanded ...

1243. Church Discipline: A Cure for What Ails the Body

Matthew 18:15-20

Sermon

Stephen M. Crotts

... youth by breaking covenant vows of matrimony, it is but a discreet divorce. It is no longer ruinous adultery and lust, it is a dalliance, a mere trifling affair. Yes, it is to us in our slackness. But read Psalm 5:4-6. "For thou art not a God who delights in wickedness; evil may not sojourn with thee. The boastful may not stand before thy eyes; thou hatest all evildoers. Thou destroyeth those who speak lies; the Lord abhors bloodthirsty and deceitful men." Clearly God takes sins - big and small - seriously ...

1244. Confused as Pigeons

Matthew 16:13-20

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... surrounds our world like a thick, choking, filthy blanket of smog. It's through that haze of hatred that we continue to confuse every aspect of our lives: We confuse "good" with "good at"; We confuse downsizing with upgrading; We confuse advertisement with art; We confuse sex with love; We confuse "more" with better; We confuse "more" with happiness; We confuse stuff with success; We confuse quiescence with contentment. Yet we know the truth. We know he was crucified, dead and buried. The third day he arose ...

1245. Cross Purposes

Matthew 10:1-42

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

All around the upper ledges of the curved glass windows in our living room perches a collection of dappled and dimpled art glass tumblers. These brightly colored tumblers come from an old family collection. They were put together long ago by grandparents long gone. They bring hundreds of different shades and hues of color into the room on a sunny day. Of course, our house is also located in an earthquake zone. ...

1246. Tell You the Truth

John 14:5-14

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

How do art experts determine the authenticity of a particular painting or sculpture? They look for those unique characteristics or quirks held by each artist that give away his or her identity. It could be the type of bristle preferred in a brush. It could be the location from which a marble slab ...

1247. The Purple Church

Acts 2:42-47

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... present all around us and within us. For others God is a distant, transcendent God who dwells in reaches far beyond our knowing or understanding. For Jesus God was both: Or as he taught us to pray, "Our Father (you can't get more intimate than that) who art in Heaven . . . " (God's transcendence and otherness is honored and insisted on). In the very first words of "The Lord's Prayer," Jesus begins by yanking us from one end of the yoke to another. Are we ready to breach the divide between red and blue? Are ...

1248. The Insight of Eyesight

John 9:1-12

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... circlets enclosed the waters around two neighboring islands); in 1995 the Wrapped Reichstag (cocooning that dour German edifice in white fabric). The artist's intention, in part, is to cause us to look at everyday images with new eyes. Art historian Robert Rosenblum, commenting on Christo's 1985 Pont Neuf Wrapped project in Paris, exclaimed, "It was breathtaking . . . Something you took for granted had suddenly been transformed by some magic wizard and the whole city looked different" (Smithsonian Magazine ...

1249. What Is Your Accent?

Acts 10:23b-48

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

Someone has called advertising the art of deception. I'm not ready to go that far. But one of the most obvious attempts at deception - you can see right through it, or better yet, you can hear right through it - is one that happens almost every night as soon as you sit down to eat. The ...

1250. You've Got Mail!

John 10:22-42

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... ago. Even with the advent of the telegraph and telephone there were still whole communities, whole countries, that remained cut off from any communication other than the occasional arrival of a smudged and battered envelope. And even though letter-writing was honed to a fine art, it couldn't replace the sound of a loved one's voice, the sound of sighs and laughter. Bringing a long-distance voice up so close that it whispers in your ear is the gift of technology. Recognizing a disembodied voice as it drifts ...

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