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1376. Proper 12

Colossians 2:6-23, Hosea 1:1-2:1, Luke 11:1-13, Psalm 85:1-13

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... not be the right time for God to answer. At the time we ask we may not be ready for the gift. If we do not keep asking, when the time is right, we may not be receptive. c. Because others through whom the prayer is answered may not be cooperative. God often ... who was faithless to her husband, Yahweh. A male or female prostitute breaks his/her promises in the wedding covenant. Outline: Are you keeping your marital promises to God? a. To have no other God but God? b. To love God with your whole being? c. To ...

1377. Proper 21

1 Timothy 6:11-21, Jeremiah 32:1-44, Luke 16:19-31

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... . As a man of God he is to shun worldly goods for the riches of six different virtues. He is reminded of the good confession he made at his baptism similar to the good confession by Jesus to Pilate. Until Jesus comes, Timothy is charged to keep the commandment (which may have been his ordination charges) to aim at spiritual virtues, and to fight the good fight of faith. Gospel: Luke 16:19-31 The parable of Lazarus and Dives. This is an often misunderstood and misinterpreted parable. It is based on an ...

1378. Proper 22

Luke 17:1-10, Lamentations 1:1-22, 2 Timothy 1:1-2:13

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... 22 2 Timothy 3:14 4:5 What good is the Bible Pentecost 23 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18 Will you wear a crown? 1. Keep the faith! (1:3-4). Need: We may not be able to fall from grace but surely we can lose the faith. It happens every day. The ... as a force for good in church and world. As we go through life and as the years pass, we need to be exhorted to keep the faith vibrant. Outline: Keep the faith a. Continue the faith of your forefathers v. 5. b. Hold fast to your faith in times of suffering v. 8. c. Guard ...

1379. Proper 24

2 Timothy 3:10--4:8, Jeremiah 30:1--31:40, Luke 18:1-8

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... (18:1-8). Need: How long should we pray for the same favor? How long is "long"? We have a tendency to grow weary in praying about the same need or problem. Jesus told this parable to teach us that we ought "always" to pray. (v. 1) We are to keep praying until the prayer is answered. That answer may be "yes," "no," or "wait." Outline: To get power through persistence in prayer a. Overcome the tendency to stop praying v. 1. b. Have a petition of great concern v. 3. c. Use the strategy of continuence v. 5. d ...

1380. Proper 9

Galatians 6:1-10, 2 Kings 5:1-27, Luke 10:1-24

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... Paul's mark on his person was his relationship with Jesus. The sermon describes what that relationship is. Outline: Our relationship with Jesus is one when a. Jesus is above us as Lord. b. Jesus is in us as Savior. c. Jesus is ahead of us as Leader. 2. Keep up the good work (6:7-14). Need: In this section of the Lesson, we can see a connection with the Gospel for the Day. In the Gospel, Christ sends out laborers into the harvest to visit and witness. Evangelism is a year-round project which never ends until ...

1381. Where Can I Go From Your Spirit?

Psalm 139:1-24

Eulogy

Barbara G. Schmitz

... the privilege of knowing and sharing a part of our life. And we rejoice because the One who made us in secret, weaving us together in the depths of the earth, fashioning us day by day, when we were not, will, after we die and return to the earth, keep working in us, keep fashioning us. We are not hidden from God after we die anymore than we were hidden from God before we were born. The Spirit is with us today to comfort us in our sorrow. The Spirit is ever present with us. The Spirit knows us inside and out ...

1382. Advent 1

Luke 21:5-38, Psalm 25:1-22

Bulletin Aid

B. David Hostetter

... with all those who appear with Jesus before our Maker. Friends, believe the Good News! In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven. Exhortation Keep awake and sober. The Son of Man is coming with great power and glory. Hold your heads high, for your liberation is near. Prayer of the ... Day Eternal One, who was, who is, and who is to come, keep us aware of the meaning of events in our own lives and in our times. Save us from panic that hinders our doing anything ...

1383. Proper 24

Luke 18:1-8, Psalm 119:1-176

Bulletin Aid

B. David Hostetter

... our Savior. Amen. (or) Declaration of God's Forgiveness Hear the Good News! In the new covenant God declares: I will forgive their iniquity, and remember their sin no more. Friends, believe the Good News! In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven. Exhortation Keep on praying and never lose heart. Prayer of the Day Invigorating Spirit, strengthen us in the faith. Instruct our minds with the written word and enlarge our vocabulary, to speak it with conviction, to give support to all who are wavering, to challenge ...

1384. Running Around The Empty Tomb

John 20:1-9

Sermon

Thomas Long

... , each person is dealt several cards, some of them on the table face up and the others concealed in the hand. In one round, the main character, a man named Thomas, has been dealt a very strong hand, and he decides to bet heavily. As Thomas keeps sweetening the pot and raising the stakes, all of the other players drop out one by one, intimidated by Thomas' hand, that is, all except one player, a stutterer named Fred. Curiously, Fred appears to have a poor hand; his cards showing on the table are "nondescript ...

1385. In The Beginning

Genesis 1:1-2:3

Drama

Jerry Eckert

... know! They can help each other out. The birds can eat some of the seeds and plant some of the others for the plants. And the fish can eat some of the plants and then, when they die, they can be fertilizer for the plants. That way they can help keep each other going!" "What a big day!" God thought. "But watch what I do tomorrow," He said to His air, His land, His plants and their seeds, His fish and His birds, and their babies. "You all are beautiful! But there is more to come." Friday dawned, thanks to His ...

1386. Maundy Thursday

Lk 22:14-30 · Jn 13:1-17, 31b-35 · 1 Cor 11:17-32 · Ex 12:1-14 · Ps 116

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... the move. The people are to be ready to leave as soon as the Lord breaks the bars of slavery. The blood is to be placed on their door posts and lintels as a redemptive sign, so that no plague might come near them. They were to keep this festival in perpetuity, as a remembrance of God's redemptive act. Epistle: 1 Corinthians 11:17-32 Paul dresses down the Corinthian Church for their insensitive abuse of the Agape Feast. Some were eating out of turn, while others were getting drunk. The poor and hungry were ...

1387. Proper 23

Exodus 32:1-33:6, Isaiah 25:1-12, Matthew 22:1-14, Philippians 4:1-9

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... A Private Thing. Sermon Angle: The king in the parable wanted the banquet hall to be filled with guests. This was not for the purpose of showing off but for sharing the joy of this special occasion. Joy, by its very nature, must be shared. To have to keep it to oneself tends to burst the joy bubble. Thus, we begin to comprehend the king's hurt and disappointment when his guests received the invitation with disdain. So that he might have a house full of guests to share his joy, he commands his servants to go ...

1388. Proper 25

Exodus 22:16-31, Leviticus 19:1-37, Deuteronomy 34:1-12, Matthew 22:34-46, 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10; 2:1-16

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... to this point but would not be allowed to finish the job. Isn't that an allegory of our individual lives? We strive hard to accomplish something lasting with our lives but when our end comes, the story of our lives is incomplete. Perhaps this is to keep us humble and to remind us that we are one small chapter in the unfolding saga of existence. Paul Harvey, the radio news commentator, likes to lead us along with an interesting story and then take a commercial break. After the break, he finishes the story ...

1389. Proper 28

Judges 4:1-24, Proverbs 31:10-31, Zephaniah 1:7, 12-18, Malachi 2:1-9, Matthew 25:14-30, 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... who have freely invested the talents that they have been given in the service of the Master. The more they invest, the more they receive. The spiritually poor, on the other hand, keep getting poorer because they are too selfish or fearful to fully invest. The spiritual rich keep getting richer and the spiritually impoverished keep getting poorer. Gospel: Matthew 23:1-12 See Gospel (C, RC, E) for Proper 26 PREACHING POSSIBILITIES Old Testament: Judges 4:1-7 Sermon Title: A Liberating Woman. Sermon Angle: In ...

1390. I Am The Good Shepherd

John 10:1-21

Sermon

Ronald Lavin

... the wolves which attack his flock. We cannot overcome the enemies in the shadows, but the shepherd defends us, even unto death. "I lay down my life for my sheep," Jesus said. The shepherd's staff is a comfort for two reasons. First of all, it is used to keep us in the flock. As we start to stray, we feel the staff on our backside as a reminder that our life depends on staying together with the flock. Second, the staff has a crook which can be used to rescue strays, even from dangerous ledges where they have ...

1391. I Am The Door

Sermon

Ronald Lavin

... think about them unless something goes wrong with them." Think about doors with me for a few minutes. They can be used to keep people in or to keep them out. They can be used to guarantee privacy, if they are closed, or to invite people in if they are open. How many doors ... do you have in your house? Count them. Maybe you have ten or 12, maybe more. Are they for keeping people out or inviting them in? Some doors are made of glass; some of metal. Most doors are made of wood. We focus here ...

1392. On Sacrificing Others

Sermon

Jerry Eckert

... good son as well, as you will hear in amoment, for he tells the story of Abraham and Isaac to hisfather. But even this non-Hebrew cannot tell the story withoutGod being the central character. What is God like? Reader:Dear Father, You've asked me to keep an eye on Abraham, the greatprince whose people sojourn among us. Well, he hasn't causedany trouble lately, either. I told you about when he firstmoved in from across the northern border, how he and some ofour neighbors put together a war party to go rescue ...

1393. Jesus And The Disciples

Sermon

Jerry Eckert

... a lot less confident, but pretty soon, everybody had told a story and it looked like the Rabbi was going to do all right. In the afternoon, we went down to the Sea of Galilee to swim and relax. The two of us women would not have been able to keep track of them if it had not been for Philip and Andrew. They volunteered to be "life guards." Being twelve and about to do their bar mitzvahs, they were ready to act grown up. They organized a race. Only Bartholomew stayed in the shallows. He couldn't swim. Judas ...

1394. God, The Son

Sermon

Jerry Eckert

... enough to think what good you are supposed to be doing. Quit running scared. Do all the good you can. Cut out the bad stuff. Keep on messing around and you'll fall apart. The whole country will break up! Jerry: That's pretty good. But it is still fairly general ... he abused his power as king, so they hunted up scripture references to a priestly Messiah. That way, there would be someone to keep an eye on the kingly Messiah. Jerry: Which was Jesus? Marshall: He was neither and he was both. He knew all about the ...

1395. Those Who Mourn

Sermon

John A. Terry

... grieving, we found that the way in which people were mourning these various losses was strikingly similar, basically following the patterns observed by Elizabeth Kubler-Ross. It is good that our society has moved away from the notion that the way to deal with a loss is to keep a stiff upper lip. It is good that there is a lot more openness in many places about loss and grief. But there is still much work to do. Some seem to cling to their grief as a way to call attention to themselves and to create sympathy ...

1396. Turning A Minus Into A Plus

Isaiah 40:1-31

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... run, then finally soar like an eagle? That's normally how we turn a minus into a plus.[2] Isn't it? Isaiah knew God and he knew life. He set down the promises of God in the correct order, for the greatest power and the greatest gift is to keep going when life has slowed us to a walk and we're almost ready to cave in and quit. God's help is described in three forms. There is the promise that God's help can take the form of ecstasy, enabling us to mount up and soar like eagles ...

1397. Can Christians Dance?

Sermon

William G. Carter

... three rules about worship, namely, "Sit up, shut up, and pay up." But along came Jesus, ready to help a crinkled-up man do the fox-trot. It broke all the rules anyone cared to remember. Which is more lawful: to tend to someone in need, or to keep the Sabbath rules? Which is more expedient: to save someone's withered life, or to squelch a troublemaker? As Jesus made his decision to heal, the Rule Keepers decided to kill. According to the Gospel of Mark, they said, "It's time to stop Jesus from dancing." They ...

1398. How To Plant An English Garden

Mark 4:26-29, Mark 4:30-34

Sermon

William G. Carter

... did he worry about rocks. He just scattered the seed, and let the seed do all the work. Here is a picture of letting go, of someone who relinquishes control, of business without busy-ness. For people like me, it is a picture that is difficult to keep in focus. Most of us want to think we are indispensable. We wake up each day hoping to fuel the world with our enthusiasm and boundless strength. At Ronald Reagan's inauguration, the President read for us an entry from the diary of Private Martin Treptow. We ...

1399. Easter 7

John 17:6-19, John 17:1-5

Bulletin Aid

Dennis Koch

... Hope Hail Thee, Festival Day A Hymn Of Glory Let Us Sing! Up Through Endless Ranks Of Angels Prayer for Easter 7 Keep us alert, Lord, for the world around us does not always hold akind view toward people of faith. Obstacles are placed in the way of promotion ... . Games are played. Tricks are used. Life is not always fair. So, keep us alert, Lord! There are those who want to knock us down when wetake a stand for you. By your grace, enable us to ...

1400. On Sacrificing Others - Dramatic Monologue

Genesis 22:1-19

Drama

Jerry Eckert

... good son as well, as you will hear in a moment, for he tells the story of Abraham and Isaac to his father. But even this non-Hebrew cannot tell the story without God being the central character. What is God like? Reader: Dear Father, You've asked me to keep an eye on Abraham, the great prince whose people sojourn among us. Well, he hasn't caused any trouble lately, either. I told you about when he first moved in from across the northern border, how he and some of our neighbors put together a war party to go ...

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1376. Proper 12

Colossians 2:6-23, Hosea 1:1-2:1, Luke 11:1-13, Psalm 85:1-13

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

1377. Proper 21

1 Timothy 6:11-21, Jeremiah 32:1-44, Luke 16:19-31

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

1378. Proper 22

Luke 17:1-10, Lamentations 1:1-22, 2 Timothy 1:1-2:13

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

1379. Proper 24

2 Timothy 3:10--4:8, Jeremiah 30:1--31:40, Luke 18:1-8

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

1380. Proper 9

Galatians 6:1-10, 2 Kings 5:1-27, Luke 10:1-24

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

1381. Where Can I Go From Your Spirit?

Psalm 139:1-24

Eulogy

Barbara G. Schmitz

1382. Advent 1

Luke 21:5-38, Psalm 25:1-22

Bulletin Aid

B. David Hostetter

1383. Proper 24

Luke 18:1-8, Psalm 119:1-176

Bulletin Aid

B. David Hostetter

1384. Running Around The Empty Tomb

John 20:1-9

Sermon

Thomas Long

1385. In The Beginning

Genesis 1:1-2:3

Drama

Jerry Eckert

1386. Maundy Thursday

Lk 22:14-30 · Jn 13:1-17, 31b-35 · 1 Cor 11:17-32 · Ex 12:1-14 · Ps 116

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

1387. Proper 23

Exodus 32:1-33:6, Isaiah 25:1-12, Matthew 22:1-14, Philippians 4:1-9

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

1388. Proper 25

Exodus 22:16-31, Leviticus 19:1-37, Deuteronomy 34:1-12, Matthew 22:34-46, 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10; 2:1-16

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

1389. Proper 28

Judges 4:1-24, Proverbs 31:10-31, Zephaniah 1:7, 12-18, Malachi 2:1-9, Matthew 25:14-30, 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

1390. I Am The Good Shepherd

John 10:1-21

Sermon

Ronald Lavin

1391. I Am The Door

Sermon

Ronald Lavin

1392. On Sacrificing Others

Sermon

Jerry Eckert

1393. Jesus And The Disciples

Sermon

Jerry Eckert

1394. God, The Son

Sermon

Jerry Eckert

1395. Those Who Mourn

Sermon

John A. Terry

1396. Turning A Minus Into A Plus

Isaiah 40:1-31

Sermon

Harold Warlick

1397. Can Christians Dance?

Sermon

William G. Carter

1398. How To Plant An English Garden

Mark 4:26-29, Mark 4:30-34

Sermon

William G. Carter

1399. Easter 7

John 17:6-19, John 17:1-5

Bulletin Aid

Dennis Koch

1400. On Sacrificing Others - Dramatic Monologue

Genesis 22:1-19

Drama

Jerry Eckert

... good son as well, as you will hear in a moment, for he tells the story of Abraham and Isaac to his father. But even this non-Hebrew cannot tell the story without God being the central character. What is God like? Reader: Dear Father, You've asked me to keep an eye on Abraham, the great prince whose people sojourn among us. Well, he hasn't caused any trouble lately, either. I told you about when he first moved in from across the northern border, how he and some of our neighbors put together a war party to go ...

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