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1476. The Sin of Judging

Matthew 13:36-43, Matthew 13:24-30

Sermon

Dennis Kastens

Another parable he (Jesus) put before them, saying, "The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field; but while men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away. So when the plants came up and bore grain, then the weeds appeared also. And the servants of the householder came and said to him, ‘Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then has it weeds?’ He said to them, ‘An enemy has done this.’ The servants said to him, ‘Then do you ...

1477. True Worship Is Sharing With the Needy

Isaiah 58:1-14

Bulletin Aid

Call to Worship Pastor: We worship God by giving ourselves in devotion to him. People: We have many forms of worship; but it is too easy to sit through these forms without giving ourselves to God. Pastor: That is why God asks for true worship to be expressed in the form of sharing this world's goods with the needy. People: May the worship we profess in the sanctuary find expression in genuine concern for the poor and hungry. Collect Almighty God, who requires worship to reach beyond ritual into the area of ...

1478. When God Is Silent

John 11:1-16, John 11:17-37

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

I recall Thanksgiving 1983 as the worst one of my life. It came about six months after the death of our younger son. It was midnight hour in the valley of the shadow of death. The shock had worn off, and I was trying to accept the unacceptable. I could not imagine life ever becoming good again. On Thanksgiving Day we gathered for dinner with relatives at the home of my wife's parents. Routinely, they called on me, as the only pastor in the family, to offer the Thanksgiving prayer. I bowed my head, but ...

1479. John Wesley: Religion of the Heart

Sermon

Jerry L. Schmalemberger

His mother was the daughter of an Anglican priest, and his father was an unsuccessful pastor in the Church of England. He had been raised in the parsonage - one of nineteen children. He, too, became a priest, but he sensed something missing. Religion to this "preacher’s kid" seemed cold, cruel, and intellectual. Then came May 24, 1738. Early in the morning he read in his Bible: "In this way he has given us the very great and precious gifts he promised, so that by means of these gifts you may escape from ...

1480. Epiphany 5

Mark 1:35-39, Mark 1:29-34, 1 Corinthians 9:1-27, Job 6:1-7:21

Bulletin Aid

Paul A. Laughlin

First Lesson: Job 7:1-7 Theme: Absurdities and defeats, anguish, and despair Exegetical Note It is important to set the expressions of meaninglessness, misery, and mortality in this passage within the context of Job’s experience of having lost everything despite his righteousness, and to connect that experience with the testimony of the entire Bible that somehow, paradoxically, God is present even in the midst of our sufferings and feelings of godforsakenness. Call to Worship Leader: May the God who turns ...

1481. Easter 2

Acts 4:32-37, 1 John 1:5--2:14, John 20:19-23, John 20:24-31

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Paul A. Laughlin

First Lesson: Acts 4:32-35 Theme: A shared faith means much in common Exegetical note Luke here portrays the earliest Christian community as strongly unified by their faith in the resurrection of Christ and by the power of the Holy Spirit. This spirit of unity spilled over naturally and spontaneously into a communal sharing of all goods, with the result that need within the community was eliminated by the disciples’ distribution of the shared wealth. Call to Worship Leader: The spirit of resurrection is a ...

1482. COMMAND TO SHARE

Luke 3:1-20

Sermon

Ewart E. Turner

There were giants in those days: Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, David, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Amos, Hosea. Which one of these did Jesus nominate to be the greatest born of women? Not one. In stead he singled out a hairy, harassed desert preacher - John the Baptizer. Why? The clue is found in the fragment of the Baptizer’s teaching which Luke preserved for posterity. It revealed John as the pioneer of sharing. Not only was this John preaching a God of revolutionary morality, based on sharing with the ...

1483. OUR LORD DENIED

Sermon

E. Jerry Walker

In the depths of the night, pilgrims still moved along the streets of the Holy City, streets which normally at this late hour would have been deserted to a lonely Roman guard. But now, for the religious festival of Passover, Jews had come from all the world, more than the city could absorb, and the large, tall man, his robe hooded about his head, attracted no more attention than any other. Peter drifted without direction, a shadow moving among shadows on the dark streets. A few short hours before his life ...

1484. The Fulfilled Promise

Acts 2:14-41

Sermon

T. A. Kantonen

These words, spoken by the Apostle Peter on the first Christian Pentecost, reveal the lasting significance of the pivotal event which had just taken place, the coming of the Holy Spirit and the beginning of the world mission of the church. As Christians throughout the world unite to celebrate Pentecost, the birthday of the church, these simple words still carry a message of vital importance concerning the nature, the purpose, the outreach, and the impelling power of the community of the Spirit which came ...

1485. Connected

John 15:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

A newspaper reporter went to interview a successful entrepreneur. "How did you do it?" he asked. "How did you make all this money?" "I'm glad you asked," the entrepreneur replied. "Actually, it's a rather wonderful story. You see, when my wife and I married, we started out with a roof over our heads, some food in our pantry, and five cents between us. I took that nickel, went down to the grocery store, bought an apple, and shined it up. Then I sold it for ten cents." "What did you do then?" the reporter ...

1486. Freedom!

Romans 6:3-11

Sermon

King Duncan

In his book Talking Straight Lee Iacocca shares some interesting stories about raising funds for the 100th birthday celebration of the Statue of Liberty. For example, there was a man from Poland who sent $2 for "this beautiful symbol." He never expected to see the statue himself, but at least he could dream about it. There was a money order from a refugee camp in Thailand. Seventy-eight homeless Vietnamese had passed the hat and come up with $114.19 as "our humble share for the rehabilitation of her ...

1487. Easter In November

Luke 20:27-40

Sermon

King Duncan

In a cemetery in Ribbesford, England, this epitaph was found on the tombstone of one Anna Wallace: "The children of Israel wanted bread /And the Lord sent them manna, Old clerk Wallace wanted a wife, And the Devil sent him Anna." A widow wrote this epitaph in a Vermont cemetery: "Sacred to the memory of /my husband John Barnes /who died January 3, 1803 His comely young widow, aged 23, has /many qualifications of a good wife, and /yearns to be comforted." A woman wrote in to a Minnesota newspaper to tell of ...

1488. Please, Don't Let me Jabez Anyone Else (Part 5)

1 Chronicles 4:1-23

Sermon

Eric Ritz

A father was called into school to the principal''s office. Apparently his son had shoved a chalkboard eraser in the mouth of one of his classmates. When the principal told the boy''s father of his infraction, the father was furious. He turned to his son and demanded an answer: "What reason could you have possibly had to put a chalkboard eraser in that girl''s mouth?" The boy meekly answered, "Because her mouth was open." (1) Today we examine the 4th and final petition of the Prayer of Jabez: "and that you ...

1489. A Fool and His Money

Luke 12:13-21

Sermon

Mark Trotter

It is a familiar scene in courtrooms, families arguing over an estate. It is an especially ugly scene when dividing the inheritance divides the family. That is the scene that opens our text for this morning, the gospel lesson from Luke. A man came up to Jesus, and said, "Make my brother divide the inheritance with me." The request was crass and boorish, but probably not uncommon, for Jesus was known as a Rabbi. In fact, in this passage, he is addressed as Rabbi: "Teacher, make my brother divide the ...

1490. In the Darkness of Fear, There Is the Light of Joy

Luke 2:8-20

Sermon

Thomas A. Pilgrim

One cold Sunday afternoon in December, the congregation of a little Baptist church went over to the nearby river where they did their baptizing. They had several persons who were to be baptized that afternoon. There was one man who had some reservations about all this, as he faced the icy-cold water. He was a new convert and all this was foreign to him. He was, therefore, last in line. He noticed that when the first person came up out of the water, she quoted a Bible verse: “Bless the Lord, O my soul.” ...

1491. But Wait! There's More!

Luke 20:27-40

Sermon

King Duncan

Recently I heard about a man who had spent his life in the Air Force. One of his friends suggested that the family play the Air Force theme song at his funeral. His wife vetoed that idea. With a laugh, she said, “At your father’s funeral, we are not going to play a song that begins, ‘Off we go into the wild blue yonder!’” Arthur Schiff died last year at the age of 66. You may not recognize the name, but I guarantee you’ve heard his voice. Arthur was a TV pitchman extraordinaire. He sold everything you can ...

1492. Trash Cans or Treasure Chests

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

Grace and peace, sisters and brothers, and the One who is, from the One who was, and from the One who is to come. Good evening, saints. Good evening, sinners. We are all here. And all that we are is here. I am delighted to be here. Have you had a good summer? How many of you had guests this summer? Quite a few of you. Do you know what the three most beautiful lights are in the world? Sunlight, moonlight, and taillights. I am about "guested" out. I have had a great summer. I have been writing at home. I ...

1493. It Is Right To Fight When You Fight For Right

Jude 1:3-4

Sermon

James Merritt

What do Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Dartmouth, William and Mary, Brown, and Princeton have in common? They were all founded by Christians for the primary purpose of propagating Christianity and training gospel ministers.1 Of the first one hundred colleges and universities built in the United States, eighty-eight were founded for the purpose of furthering the gospel of Jesus Christ. On the cornerstone of Harvard University (which incidentally was named after the Reverend John Harvard) etched in bronze you will ...

1494. This Feels Like Where I Came In

Mark 13:1-8

Sermon

While waiting for a first appointment in the reception room of a new physician, I noticed the framed certificate which bore his full name. Convinced that I had heard it before, I racked my brain until I remembered that a tall, gawky kid with a similar-sounding name had been in my high school class, some 45 years ago. But upon being ushered into his office, I knew….just knew….I was wrong. I mean, this balding, graying man with the double chin and a face the quality of old shoe leather was far too old to ...

1495. An All-Night Wrestling Match

Genesis 32:22-32

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

One of my heroes in the faith is Chuck Colson. I have just finished reading his latest book, “A Life Redeemed.” Colson was President Nixon’s attorney and special assistant. He was a notorious leader of “dirty tricks” during the Watergate scandals of the early 1970’s. He was rumored to have said that he would walk over his grandmother if it helped President Nixon. He went to jail for his crimes. But today at the age of 75, he is one of the most prominent evangelical leaders in America. Colson is a prime ...

1496. Jesus Is the Recipe for Eternal Life

Ephesians 4:25-5:2

Sermon

Richard Gribble

Scientists tell us that if you take six molecules of carbon dioxide and combine it with twelve molecules of water, then add light, the result will be one molecule of glucose sugar, six molecules of oxygen, and six molecules of water. This process, known as photosynthesis, makes the world as we know it possible. Carbon dioxide, which is exhaled by all mammals, is converted into oxygen which allows us to breathe. Plants, which use this photosynthesis process, make our world possible. But, photosynthesis ...

1497. Mark 6:1-13

Mark 6:1-13

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

This week's two separate pericopes combine to paint a poignant picture of Jesus' ministry. Together they demonstrate both the risks and rewards that are a part of Christian discipleship. Chapter six continues Mark's theme of movement along the way of the Lord (1:2,3) but for Jesus this next stop is filled with disappointment. In Mark's gospel Jesus has just accomplished some of his most amazing miracles stilling the wild storm at sea (4:35-41), healing the frightening man at Gerasene (5:1-20), and ...

1498. God Loses, So We Can Win

Genesis 32:22-32

Sermon

Mike Ripski

In Matthew’s account of Jesus’ forty days in the wilderness, when the work of defining his mission is done, we read these words: “And the angels came and waited on him, ministered to him, blessed him.” During my time away, the angels came and blessed me. I thank you for the time and I thank Regina. You’ve experienced the Holy Spirit working in and through her as she’s lead worship, preached, and pastored you. On his way out after a worship service, Bob Bunn, one of our Lay Leaders, said to Regina, “Tell ...

1499. Proper 26

Joshua 3:7-17, Psalm 107:1-43, Matthew 23:1-39, 1 Thessalonians 2:1-16

Bulletin Aid

B. David Hostetter

READINGS Psalter - Psalms 107:1-7 First Lesson - Joshua leads the people of Israel through the Jordan River to the promised land. Joshua 3:7-17 Second Lesson - Paul also uses a masculine analogy to explain his fatherly discipline of the church in Thessalonica. 1 Thessalonians 2:9-13 Gospel - Jesus chides the Pharisees for not practicing what they preach. Matthew 23:1-12 CALL TO WORSHIP Leader: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. People: And also with you. Leader: Receive God's message, not ...

1500. Followed By Mercy

Psalm 23:6

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

A couple of months ago, Leadership Magazine had a story about a Christian Grammar School in Wheaton, Illinois. The third and fourth-graders were asked to complete the following sentence: "By faith, I know that God is ..." Amanda answered: "forgiving, because he forgave in the Bible, and he forgave me when I went in the road on my bike without one of my parents" Brandon answered: "providingful, because he dropped manna for Moses and the people, and he gave my dad a job." Paul said: "caring, because he made ...

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