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1451. Risen And Recognized

Luke 24:13-35

Sermon

Robert Beringer

... Jesus for the security of the nation, and the ruthless unconcern of the soldiers as they nailed Jesus to the cross. For them, the darkness of evil seemed to shroud their entire world. Nor is it hard in our own time to see a world that bears a startling resemblance to the world those disciples saw that Easter evening. Ours is still a world filled with incredible cruelty, injustice, hatred and greed. It is a world where God seems totally absent! I recently met one of my neighbors walking home after buying his ...

1452. The Witness Of The Centurion

Drama

Dann J. Ettner

... to speak of His vict'ry. "Surely He was the Son of God!" The cen-tur-i-on declared. Seeing His innocent blood shed; Which God gave His Son not spared. 3. Each day the Gospel should be told; In all that you say and do. Are you willing to bear His Word; To all He puts before you? Take the task He gives you gladly; Let His work your pleasure be. Answer quickly when He calls you, "Here am I. Send me, send me!" Offering Prayers Lord's Prayer Benediction Closing Hymn

1453. Thinking About The Cross

Lk 9:23, 51 · Mt 10:38 · Gal 6:14

Children's Sermon

Robert B. Lantz

... to himself. Do you know that Jesus knew that He was going to die on a cross? He told his friends that He was going to Jerusalem and that evil men there would put him to death. He also told them that as his followers they should be prepared to bear their own crosses. During these days before Easter, we shall be talking and thinking a lot about the cross because we know that in dying on the cross, Jesus made it possible for each of us to be forgiven and made new by God through his sacrifice. Have you ever ...

1454. The Winning Team

Revelation 21:27

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

Object: A basketball T-shirt, bearing the name of a local high school Good morning, boys and girls. Whose T-shirt do I have with me today? (Hold up shirt. Let them tell you.) This is (Name of school) T-shirt. If you play on their basketball team, you get to wear one just like this. ...

1455. Magic

James 4:8

Children's Sermon

Kenneth Mortonson

... . Loop the string over two fingers, one end in each hand. 8. Spin the square and then pull gently on the loops; relax and pull again. Repeat as often as you want to see the picture. The fish should appear in the water. 9. Try making other pictures, like a bear on one side and a forest on the other. Have fun! Lesson: What I want to show you today is a kind of magic picture. Here is a piece of cardboard with a picture on each side. Attached to the cardboard is a string and when you spin the cardboard ...

1456. Boast In The Lord

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

Sermon

Richard Hasler

... no one could take pride in his or her own salvation? If there is any boasting to be done, Paul's exhortation is: "Boast in the Lord." Church history has been a continuing commentary on Paul's contention that Paul uses the "nobodies" of the world to bear witness to the Lord's kingdom, power and glory. John Bunyan was a nobody. Born in 1619 to a poor family near Bedford, England, his formal education was meager, consisting of only two years. After serving in Oliver Cromwell's army for a few years, he returned ...

1457. The Witness Of Caiaphas The High Priest

Drama

Dann J. Ettner

... He must now die. "The whole nation soon would perish, If Jesus were left to live. We must offer Him to save us." Were the words he had to give. 3. Each day the Gospel should be told; In all that you say and do. Are you willing to bear His Word; To all He puts before you? Take the task He gives you gladly; Let His work your pleasure be. Answer quickly when He calls you, "Here am I. Send me, send me!" Offering Prayers Words Of Institution Lord's Prayer Distribution Post Communion Prayer Benediction Closing ...

1458. The Witness Of A Member Of The Crowd Who Shouted, "Crucify"

Drama

Dann J. Ettner

... children as well. They did not know the words they spoke Were in fact the Gospel call. Jesus had come down to the earth; To shed His blood for them all. 3. Each day the Gospel should be told; In all that you say and do. Are you willing to bear His Word; To all He puts before you? Take the task He gives you gladly; Let His work your pleasure be. Answer quickly when He calls you, "Here am I. Send me, send me!" Offering Prayers Lord's Prayer Benediction Closing Hymn

1459. Feast Days During Lent

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... God. As a practicing Jewish woman Mary most assuredly was familiar with the Scriptures that said a Messiah would be sent to save the people. She may have been familiar with the passage we hear in today's First Reading, "a virgin shall be with child, and bear a son, and shall name him Immanuel." Mary was totally surprised at Gabriel's greeting. As familiar as she may have been with the Scriptures, the reality of the angel's greeting could have been nothing other than a shock. What was Mary's response to this ...

1460. Week Three Of Lent

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... elected in a prescribed manner. The spirit of the law is different. For me, the spirit means the intent of the law -- what the framers of the Constitution intended when they wrote the document. In the Bill of Rights citizens have been given the right to bear arms. For 18th century society this was not only common, it was necessary for the many daily needs that required such a weapon. Today the need is much different. One might ask: What was the intent of the law? How should it be applied today? Today ...

1461. When Life Doesn't Go According To Plan

Genesis 21:8-21

Sermon

R. Robert Cueni

... divine intervention to get her back into the house. An angel of the Lord meets Hagar on the road and tells her to return home. In time, Hagar delivers a son and names him Ishmael (Genesis 16). Things go relatively smoothly until 13 years later when Sarah conceives and bears a son of her own. This child is named Isaac. Abraham is now the proud father of two sons, one with his wife and one with his wife's maid. The lesson for today opens about three years later at the traditional party to celebrate a child's ...

1462. The Essence of Spirituality

Genesis 1:1-2:3

Sermon

R. Robert Cueni

... eyes of faith. The nineteenth century songwriter insists it takes a clearing of the senses: "Open my eyes, that I may see Glimpses of truth Thou hast for me; Open my ears, that I may hear Voices of truth Thou sendest clear; Open my mouth and let me bear Gladly the warm truth everywhere."6 The story is told of the minister who stopped by the hospital to visit a dying church member. This particular woman had led a long, good and faithful life, but was coming to the end of her days. The minister entered the ...

1463. God's Power Over Death

Exodus 1:1-22, 2:1-10

Sermon

Steve Burt

... themselves to trust in God. Sis is a little less trusting, apparently, and, according to scripture, stands "at a distance to see what would be done to him." She peeks anxiously through the high weeds at the princess' party. Moses' mother is so worked up she can't bear to watch, so she waits at home, saying her prayers and trying not to cry. It's awful, and the waiting for news hurts. What will the princess do? The princess sees the basket and sends her maid to fetch it. When she opens it, the baby is ...

1464. The King Of Hearts

Ezekiel 34:1-31

Sermon

Robert S. Crilley

... deal of debate among the rabbis as to whether or not his writings should even be included in the sacred canon.2 And to this day, it remains one of the most perplexing and problematic portions of the Bible. Surprisingly enough, though, the book which bears his name, records his stern warnings, and describes his strange visions, actually tells us very little about Ezekiel. To be honest, we come to know him far better as a prophet than as a person. There are, however, few details which may allow us to paint ...

1465. Veiled Glimpses of God's Glory

Exodus 33:12-23

Sermon

Robert S. Crilley

... befriended outcasts, we find evidence of how God acts in a broken and hurting world. Indeed, through the One who died in our stead -- taking upon weary shoulders the burden of human life at its lowest ebb -- we are finally shown all that we could ever hope to bear: the hidden backside of God stretched out up on a lonely cross.4 "Show me your glory," Moses prays. "You shall see my back," replies Yahweh, "but my face shall not be seen." It probably wasn't the answer Moses wanted to hear. And for that matter ...

1466. Life's Loose Threads and The Tie That Binds

Deuteronomy 34:1-12

Sermon

Robert S. Crilley

... off hunger but not appetite. When the final pattern is knit, the concluding stitch sown, and everything we've attempted to weave from the tapestry of life at last unfurled, there will invariably remain a few loose threads left dangling. Even the Scriptures, I think, bear witness to the dictum that regardless of one's effort or endeavor, works in progress often come to an end, and cannot or will not ever be completed. At the close of his Gospel, for example, John almost appears to throw his hands in the ...

1467. Expecting the Unexpected

Judges 4:1-24

Sermon

Robert S. Crilley

... to yield a little fruit ahead of schedule, or the time he instructs Peter to pay the temple tax by catching a fish and getting it to cough up a spare coin, are two which come to mind. Or how about that unnerving scene of the she-bears mauling 42 youngsters after they had playfully ridiculed Elisha's receding hairline. Who wants to tackle a children's sermon based on that lesson? Not me, thank you. It's hard to make sense of some texts. Their burden is primarily one of comprehension. And after spending ...

1468. Emmanuel: An Advent Dayenu

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

Mark Radecke

... Sunday in Advent remind me of the Dayenu. I believe it can help us as we seek to hear God's word to us through these texts today. Both texts tell of the birth of a special child. "Behold," Isaiah prophesies, "a young woman shall conceive and bear a son and shall call his name Immanuel." Matthew quotes that text in his Gospel and adds the explanation that Emmanuel means "God with us" or, more accurately, "God is with us." In the movie My Blue Heaven, one character attempts to explain a situation to another ...

1469. Invitations To The Light

Matthew 22:1-14

Sermon

Phyllis Faaborg Wolk

... through the night. Jerusalem was a hostile place for a young widow in Jesus' day, and as she heard some strangers approaching with laughter and singing, she drew further into the doorway and her own world of darkness. Someone else's celebration was too much for her to bear. But when the strangers saw her, they stopped. One of them sat down beside her, gave her some warm bread, and said, "The king is serving a banquet tonight for the wedding of his son. He'd like you to come to eat at his table and celebrate ...

1470. Give To God The Things That Are God's

Matthew 22:15-22

Illustration

Phyllis Faaborg Wolk

... in black permanent marker on the star at the top of each row was the name of one of her students. As soon as a student finished reading a book, the title of that book was placed on another star that soon appeared directly beneath the star bearing the student's name. The more books a person read, the more stars accumulated under the name. Whenever her students finished a book, Mrs. Detweiler made them feel like stars, themselves. Her ability to make her students feel special and important was a mark of the ...

1471. Epiphany 5

Matthew 5:17-20, Matthew 5:13-16

Sermon Aid

William E. Keeney

... hungry. They may find that they must bring the good news of the kingdom in opposing injustice or in meeting the needs of the afflicted or the oppressed. They may be called to shed light into lives darkened by enslaving habits of various addictions. They may bear the burdens of those who live in fear, in sickness, in the threat of death. 3. The church in the world. The church may set up institutions and organizations which meet needs and offer alternatives to the usual ways of the world. Churches have been ...

1472. Proper 12

Mt 13:31-33, 44-52 · Rom 8:26-39 · Gen 29:15-28 · Ps 105:1-11, 45b

Sermon Aid

William E. Keeney

... net drew in fish of every kind. The good fish were not all of one kind. In the church it is not external or surface conditions which distinguish the good from the bad. The church encompasses all those who receive Christ and bear fruits of the kingdom regardless of race, ethnicity, nationality, cultural distinctions, economic status, social rank, or gender. The church also includes persons who are at different stages in their growth toward full maturity in Christ. The church does not exclude merely because ...

1473. Service And Reward

Matthew 20:1-16

Sermon Aid

William E. Keeney

... who have positions they want to have so as to control the institutions and others. C. Measured by Christ. The antidote to corrosive envy is to look at oneself in comparison with Christ and not with other people. The goal is to emulate the servanthood and cross bearing of Christ, not to compare oneself to other people. 4. What Time is It? (vv. 1-15) A. Early Arrivals. The people who are privileged to enter the church early have a lifetime to enjoy labor in the kingdom. B. Late Arrivals. People who have had ...

1474. The King's Wedding Feast

Matthew 22:1-14

Sermon Aid

William E. Keeney

... with the blessings. Jesus uses the image of the wedding feast to suggest the joy of life in the kingdom. It is contrasted with life outside the kingdom. Question 2: Who are the slaves sent by the King today? How can you discern who bears an authentic message of invitation? Do we still reject the messengers? David Koresh of Waco notoriety claimed to be a messiah, a chosen messenger of God. He attracted a number of dedicated followers. The federal government denied his claim. Earlier the Jonestown episode had ...

1475. Don't Sweat The Numbers

Matthew 6:25-34

Sermon

Mark Radecke

... : He gave so much that he died without a number to his name. Yet he was one with The Infinite. Indeed, he was The Infinite! People saw that their obsession with numbers was self-defeating. The Stranger's message was trustworthy and true. Was then. Is now. And so it bears repeating: When you give, that's when you get. No matter what your number is, The Infinite cares for you infinitely. And so, my friends, don't sweat the numbers.

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