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1401. January 1

Matthew 25:31-46, Revelation 21:1-27, Deuteronomy 8:1-20

Bulletin Aid

... Pastor: The future is exciting because it comes to us from God! People: That's true. Fear of the unknown must give way to faith in God. Pastor: God has promised to provide for our needs. Let us enter this new year with the assurance that God will take care of us. People: We believe that for sure. We thank God for the new adventure we are ready to begin. Collect Benevolent God, you have called us to follow you with the promise that you will provide for our needs. Give us confidence in your promise as we ...

1402. Exodus Crossings

Exodus 13:17--14:31

Sermon

James G. Cobb

... following days are filled with visits, orientations, driver’s licenses, jobs. In the loneliness of exile and the despair of culture shock, the day comes when the "thank you" is spoken: "we came with nothing; we did not know what would happen. Thank you for your love and care." That future was once unknown; now it is filled with new life. A person comes to visit a month after the death of a spouse. "We were together for sixty-four years. I thought when she died my life was over. It’s so hard now to be ...

1403. The Cry for God

Exodus 17:1-7

Sermon

James G. Cobb

... out to God, spoken and screamed out at God, has continually been a pulse beat across the pages of Scripture and will find its way into your life, too, if it has not already. Sometime and in some place, you too will ask, "God, where are you? Do you not care?" Even the humanity of Jesus cries in intercession from the Cross, "my God, my God why have you forsaken me?" We sound out our cries to God in the midst of trouble, pain, illness, guilt, and brokenness. And yet, if we go back to the miracle story from St ...

1404. A Taste of God's Tomorrow

Matthew 14:13-21

Sermon

Glenn L. Borreson

... longer be the tears used to cry themselves to sleep. A woman wanted a healthy leg for her little girl who was a constant care and who could not run and jump with the others. A leper wanted healing and, just as much, respect. Perhaps even more, respect. Every ... you with this, but ..."; and before they could complete their apology, Jesus stretched out his hand and drew them close with a care which made them weep with joy. It was the King of the Universe who had touched them. In that moment their appetites were ...

1405. The Power and the Glory

Matthew 20:20-28

Sermon

... to all of us, but today I want to point out how it is embodied in our congregation's service called Stephen Ministry. The twenty persons commissioned as Stephen Ministers at this service have been trained in the basic skills of one-to-one Christian care-giving. They have been working at one of life's most difficult but important tasks, how to listen. They have been giving attention to feelings, their own and those of others. They have discussed the resources Christian faith makes available to us. They have ...

1406. Proper 6

Genesis 25:19-34

Bulletin Aid

... our identity; that we may live up to our name, and give you honor and glory, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Prayer of Confession We are grateful, O God, to be your children. But we know there are many times that we act as though we couldn't care less. Forgive us when we take so lightly our identity, and give up our rights and blessings for the sake of other interests. Help us to live unashamed of who we are, dedicated to maintaining our family ties. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. Hymns "Children of the ...

1407. Don't Go Near The Water

Matthew 7:24-29

Sermon

... every morning. This was because my route took me right past the beach. "If you go to the beach today," she would say on Saturdays, "leave your swimming suit at home." Even when she was with me at the ocean she would allow only my feet to get wet. "Be careful of the undertow," she would warn. "if you fall down, you won't be able to get up again." My mother probably overreacted out of her own fear of the ocean. Nonetheless, her words were to be obeyed. Both she and I knew that. To hear her on the matter ...

1408. God Is Into Birds!

Exodus 19:1-25

Sermon

... , but they are also broad. Ezekial speaks of "... a great eagle with great wings." (17:3) The wingspread of the bald eagle is from six to eight feet. God's wings are so broad and so all-inclusive that he can take us all in. He even cares for us whether we care for him or not. The Covenant relationship into which God is entering with his people in this text is rather selective. The senior party to the Covenant is God; the nation of Israel is the other party to the contract. It's like an insurance policy that ...

1409. Communion Is Repentance

1 Corinthians 11:17-34

Sermon

... led the boy to the altar where there was a cross with a figure of Jesus hanging on it. He asked his son to kneel with him at the foot of that cross. The father pointed up at the figure of Jesus and said, "Son, tell him you don't care!" The boy looked up at the cross and said, "Jesus, I don't ..." The words seemed to stick in his throat. Again he started, "Jesus, I really don't ..." and again he stopped. Breaking into tears he said, "Jesus I'm sorry for what I've become. Please forgive me ...

1410. Mi Casa, Su Casa

Matthew 21:33-46

Sermon

Mark Radecke

... adoptive father has said to us, mi casa, su casa - my house is your house. The fruits of the family vineyard are sweet and true: no longer bloodshed and cries, but the fruits of justice and righteousness freely, spontaneously springing from vines well tended, well cared for. We act as advocates in our Father’s world precisely because it is our father’s world. We are agents of God’s justice and righteousness, after the manner of his only-begotten Son, our elder brother, Jesus. There are, you see quite ...

1411. For Those On The Outside

Luke 8:40-56

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... self may be hidden by the many walls we set up around us. Those may be walls of anger or jealousy. If we have an illness, we may have allowed that illness to control us, to dominate us to the point where we cannot function as loving, caring human beings. In some way, we isolate ourselves from God and other people. However, if we can admit to ourselves that we are not complete, that we are not all self-sufficient, if we can open ourselves up just a little - then God can find our true soul which is ...

1412. A Joyful New Beginning

John 20:1-9

Sermon

... life with God in heaven. For we are bound together with those we love in God's mighty act of salvation which has been made real in the resurrection of Jesus Christ in the community of saints. There really is all the reason in the world for us to care about people both now and in the future. Resurrection is then the foundation for the healing ministry of the church. However, the message that life for us is eternal and that we will live forever is really only an aside to this great Easter story. Easter is not ...

1413. What To Do When Everyone's Doing It

Judges 6:1-40

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... , "Wait a minute, let me get this straight. You are having to defend your god against one little man. Your god is so weak he needs you to protect him from one little man? You have to plead for the god of the majority of the people? Let Baal take care of himself. If he is so great, let him plead for himself because one little minority person has pulled down his altar." That seemed to make sense to the people. From that day on they called Gideon, Jerubbaal, which means, "Let Baal take ...

1414. Consecration Sheep and Goats

Matthew 25:31-46

Bulletin Aid

... in all this activity? Leader: "Whatever you did for one of these, the lowest of my brothers and sisters, you did for me." To those on his left he said, "Depart from me, you who are cursed. I was hungry and you ignored it, I was thirsty and you could care less, I was a stranger and you snubbed me. I needed clothes and you couldn’t be bothered. I was in prison and you disowned me." Left Side: We did so much for you, Lord. How can you forget us now, when we preached and cast out demons? We denounced ...

1415. The Very Last Day

John 6:44

Children's Sermon

... calendar and turn to December.) Do you see the number 31? (Let them answer.) That is the last day of the year. There will never be another December 31, [insert correct year]. It is the last one, and it is a very important day and we should use it very carefully. Last things can be very important things. Jesus spoke about a last thing. He talked about the last day. The last day is not the last day of the week or the year. The last day that Jesus spoke about was the last day of the world, and he knew ...

1416. The Collateral Damage of Our Attitudes

Luke 16:19-31

Sermon

Brett Blair

... living off the leftovers thrown to him from the table of the rich man as he daily passed him. He is just a survivor, that’s all you can say of him. One day, said Jesus, both men died. Death after all is the great equalizer. Death does not care about your social standing, your color, or your standing in the community. Lazarus, said Jesus, was carried away by the angel of death unto heaven, where he occupied the seat of honor next to Abraham. And the rich man? All that Jesus says is that he was buried. Isn ...

1417. The Master Has Come - To Build His Church

Mark 16:1-20

Sermon

... , "What do we do now?" The other said, "I don’t know. I’m all out of arrows." Without the message about Jesus being Christ we are like lost hunters shooting arrows in the air. No one hears them, nor our cries for help. No one even cares. But Jesus the Christ cares. God cares. Help is on the way. Help has come. That is the church’s message. Jesus is Christ. II The church has a Master. That is the second thing we need to know about this church the Master came to build. He is the Master of the church ...

1418. Epiphany 5

Psalm 112:1-10, 1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5, Isaiah 58:1-14, Matthew 5:13-16, Matthew 5:17-20

Sermon Aid

... mercy. ("They will know we are Christians by our love." I know a person who lives that way, manifesting genuine love and concern and care for other people. She is always ready to help people, to give comfort, to write notes of sympathy and concern - not one, but many ... and Easter. 2. Self-denial, as in fasting or any other form of spiritual exercise, has to be balanced by concern and care for the poor and hungry, or it takes the shape of self-condemnation. Self-denial, in the hope of winning, or solidifying ...

1419. Pentecost 24

Mal 1:6-14, Lev 2:1-16, Mic 3:1-12, Am 5:18-27, Ru 4:1-1, 1Th 2:1-16, 4:13-5:11, Mt 23 and 25:1-13

Sermon Aid

CSS

... ways that properly fulfill the duties of their office as servants of God and, as Micah speaks for the Lord God, "who lead my people astray." Like the prophets against whom Jesus speaks in the Gospel for the Day, they are concerned with their own welfare, and care little for the well being of the people. Micah tells them, And so the night will come to you: an end of vision; darkness for you: an end of divination.... Then the seers will be covered with shame, the diviners with confusion; they will all cover ...

1420. Promising Words

2 Samuel 7:18-29

Sermon

... of the future, guiding his children into the adventure of tomorrow. David teaches us to trust the Lord who has guided us this far, and who will be with us until our journey has reached a safe harbor. Theologian Helmut Thielicke expresses his trust in God’s future care when he writes, "It is true that I do not know what is coming, but I know who is coming. Therefore, I can drain the moment in which I live, laughing and weeping ... with the face of God shining on me ... we can catch a fleeting glimpse of ...

1421. Born One Of Us

Drama

... seconds, as the children look at him, his chin drops on his chest. His eyes close; he breathes heavily) (Abner puts his finger to his lips. Then he tiptoes around the back of Father’s chair. He leans over the back of Miriam’s chair and carefully pulls back the drape and looks out surreptitiously toward the soldier.) Miriam: Do you see the light? Abner: (Casually, as he keeps peering) A full moon, I guess. Miriam: Mother said - (Stops) Abner: Mother said what? Miriam: If I told you, you’d know as much ...

1422. The One Who Made His Cross

Drama

... open. Justus, what a surprise. Justus I was hoping I might find you here ... working late? Silas I’m here, but not working. Justus Business is slow? Silas I’m slow. I just don’t seem to have any energy to work. It’s as if I don’t even care anymore. Justus I think I know what you mean. There is a strange cloud that is hanging over all of us since ... since ... Silas That Nazarene died. Justus It has really troubled me. Silas And me. It all happened so quickly. No one seemed to have any idea of what ...

1423. Hail! Your King!

Mark 15:1-15

Drama

... . I am not a theologian or a diplomat. I am not even particularly religious. And I am certainly not an expert in Jewish ideology. To tell you the truth, I could not care less about the theological differences between their Pharisees and Sadduccees and whatever. I don’t care who their prophets and messiahs and baptizers are. All I care about is that they obey the law and pay their taxes. That’s it. Every province in the Empire has its various gods and priests and philosophers, and we Romans govern them ...

1424. My God, My God, ... Why?

Mark 15:33-41

Drama

... come true, that the prophet would return to rescue a righteous man in distress. But then I realized that Jesus was quoting the psalm, "My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?" Why indeed? That’s what I want to know! Why? Why is the one who was caring and truthful hanging on the cross, while evil men ridicule him? Why is Jesus on the cross and not Barabbas? Why not Pilate? Why not Caiaphas or Herod? Why not Judas or Peter? Oh, Jesus, why is it that I have this haunting feeling that you hang there in ...

1425. The Sent Sitter

Acts 2:1-21

Children's Sermon

... ought to have a different name for a "babysitter." It’s not so great to be called a baby.) How did it feel? Were you scared? Worried whether they’d come back? Worried that you were really alone? That the babysitter really wouldn’t be able to take care of you the way Mom or Dad would? (Receive responses from all these suggestions.) How do you feel about babysitters now? If you have a good babysitter, that can be exciting. He or she might let you have some extra ice cream, stay up a little later, play ...

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