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1551. Marked For God

2 Corinthians 1:21-22

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... puts his spirit into our hearts so that we can love others in a special way. We are also able to forgive other people like God forgives us. We are able to trust each other and believe that what we say is true and real. God gives us these special gifts because we belong to him. Paul says that he brands us, or labels us, in such a good way that we can never forget it. You may not be able to see God's brand, like my name, on your forehead or on the back of your shirt, but that ...

1552. What Can I Give?

Matthew 2:1-12

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... to use the song, "The Little Drummer Boy" or the musical drama, "Amahl and the Night Visitors". Although these selections present a fictional account of the nativity, they are both good ways to introduce gifts we can bring to Jesus. Provide enough tiny boxes, wrapping paper, tape and ribbon for each child. Discuss what kinds of gifts little children could bring if they were traveling with the wise men. Have them write what they would give on a small piece of paper and sign their names. Have them wrap it up ...

1553. We Can't Pay For It

Ephesians 2:9

Children's Sermon

... the Titanic and sank with the ship. So the people who were saved didn't make the rescue ship come. When you think about it, the people who got saved that night actually received something like this: (show them the wrapped package). That's right. It was a gift. They could not have saved themselves. And if other people had not done things to save them, they would all have drowned, just like the people who stayed on the Titanic. If you had been saved from the sinking Titanic, how much would you be ready to pay ...

1554. The Season Of The Evangel

Matthew 2:1-12

Bulletin Aid

Wayne B. Keller

... slight addition. Following the reading of the Psalm, ask the people to respond with words of forgiveness and thanksgiving. Proclamation of the Word Consider this: Focus upon the gospel as gift, rather than as something we attain or achieve. As gift, God offers the gospel to the whole world, not simply and only our world. And God offers that gift to the world and through those of us who claim to have received it. Stewarship Consider this: Center on the stewardship of God's grace. Most have heard that term ...

1555. When Will The Pain Go Away?

Matthew 24:1-35

Sermon

George Johnson

... were not easy. God saw them through tough times. So God would not let others down in the time of crisis. Storytelling is a gift given to us, and we should use it to sustain and encourage one another. Again, the book of Hebrews is of help. In chapter ... us when we arrive at the finish line. When will the pain go away? I don't know. But I do know that hope is a gift of God given to those who embrace the darkness, act in love before all the evidence is in, root their lives in community, connect with creation, ...

1556. When Is Justification By Faith A Heresy?

John 8:31-41

Sermon

George Johnson

... Lutheran Bible school, and a Lutheran seminary. I married a Lutheran and together we had Lutheran children. (ha). I have served four Lutheran churches and worked on the national staff of a Lutheran body. Through the Lutheran Church, I have learned that salvation is a gift and have heard the invitation to follow Jesus. I am grateful. I don't have any intention of leaving. There may be some things in the Lutheran Church I wish were different. No church is right on everything. The Lutheran Church is not above ...

1557. What Children Can Teach Adults

Luke 10:1-24

Sermon

Thomas Slavens

... of life. Adults do well to remember that we do not get things alone but are dependent upon the Supreme Power in the universe for not only the gifts of life but for life itself. As a youth David killed Goliath in the faith that his strength was a gift to him from the Lord. Tradition has it that he later expressed this same faith when he wrote, “The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein.” (Psalm 24:1) As the Jewish people were living in captivity in Babylon ...

1558. A Pause That Refreshes

John 1:1-18

Sermon

Thomas Slavens

... until December 25, the stores are going to be crowded. Parking places will be fewer, and shoppers will have to walk further to their cars. Bank accounts will grow slimmer and credit accounts fatter. A flood of Yuletide parties will be hosted and attended. Gifts of all assortments will be purchased and wrapped. And yet Christians have the audacity to call this a season of refreshment. It can be a season of refreshment if those who keep it remember the purpose for having Advent: to celebrate that “the Word ...

1559. The Pitfalls Of Practicing Piety

Matthew 6:19-24, Matthew 6:16-18, Matthew 6:5-15, Matthew 6:1-4

Sermon

John M. Braaten

... , live life compassionately and lay up for themselves treasures in heaven. Amen. Heavenly Father, we confess our sins to you but then rely on our meager acts of goodness for our salvation. In your great mercy transform our hearts and minds that we may accept your gift of salvation and rest only on the merits of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. During this Lenten season send your Spirit to constantly remind us of who we are that, for the joy that is set before us, we simply and faithfully offer ourselves to ...

1560. The Journey of Life

Luke 24:13-35

Eulogy

Tom O. Miller

... own stories of travels, encounters, and remembrances. We come to share those memories and experiences. We come to remember that each was a gift from God, given as a blessing as we have walked along our journey of life. We also pause in our journey to be ... We pause to share our faith so that as we move on to the future, we might be able to recall the past and enjoy the gifts of the present. To find hope and confidence, we turn to the Scriptures which are the witness of faith of persons who lived long ago. ...

1561. Sayings Of Jesus: Jesus Comes To Fulfill The Law

Matthew 5:17-20

Drama

Dallas A. Brauninger

... or sister, you will be liable to the council; and if you say, 'You fool,' you will be liable to the hell of fire. 8: So when you are offering your gift at the altar, if you remember that your brother or sister has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar and go; first be reconciled to your brother or sister, and then come and offer your gift. 9: Come to terms quickly with your accuser while you are on the way to court with him, or your accuser may hand you over to the judge, and the ...

1562. Marked In God’s Book

Sermon

George Bass

... from God, not merely by human will and strength, but through the power of the Holy Spirit. Here’s the amazing part of the whole business: God sustained all of the saints, and especially those, who in the face of terrible torture and agonizing death gave up the precious gift of life for the sake of Christ and the gospel. To be named for a biblical saint or a Christian martyr, at birth or baptism, is to stake a claim upon God’s grace and the hope of eternal life. Paul almost makes it sound, in the letter ...

1563. Wash Up First For The Meal Before You Eat!

John 13:1-17

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... very well, do we? We inevitably seem to want to earn what we get. We like to think that God has been good to us, that he has given us what we have in life, because we deserve it. Yet that is not God's way. He gives his gifts free of charge. The interaction between Jesus and Peter teaches us a number of lessons about how adequately to be prepared for the Lord's supper. You are not adequately prepared, it seems, unless you are willing to recognize that you are totally dependent on God's grace, that you ...

1564. Led By The Shepherd

John 10:1-21

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... and the call of God are irrevocable (Romans 11:29)." Even when we are enemies of God, he loves us and wants to save us (Romans 5:10). However, we have not been making use of the gift that God has given us. Perhaps the gift of the abundant life has not been informing us in the way we are living - in the way in which we make our decisions. It is at this point that this morning's gospel lesson really hits home. Jesus calls himself the gate or entrance for the sheep, the Good ...

1565. Wedding: A Marriage Made in Heaven

Isaiah 54:1-17, John 17:20-26

Sermon Aid

Craig Erickson

... and the Father will be hampered. As many of you know, ____ and ____ come from different religious traditions. Nonetheless, they have been called to Holy Matrimony by the one Spirit that our respective churches share in common. For this reason, their marriage is a gift of the Spirit to the church, for it will stand as a bold image of our deeper unity in Christ, a unity that transcends the painful divisions within the body of Christ. They join an ever-growing number of interfaith marriages that are serving in ...

1566. Where You Go — I Will Go.

Ruth 1:1-22

Sermon

Robert A. Kramer

... celebration of this union of ____ and ____. Each of you is fortunate to receive one who shares your faith, hope, and love. Be gentle to each other. May I close with this word collage of love which I share with you from my thoughts: Love is a gift! When we respond to it sensitively ...it rises within us like the dawn or declines with the dusk to grant rest. It may enhance our best, or make us smug in possessiveness — Unless it is shared and watered, it will wither and crumble ... Most delicately we need to ...

1567. For Your Part

Matt 5:17-37

Sermon

John Jamison

... the fires of the Hinnon Valley, the valley at the edge of Jerusalem that burns 24 hours a day with the garbage and trash of the city, and resembles Hell itself. "When you bring your gift to the altar, and remember that your brother has something against you, put down the gift, go fix what needs to be fixed, and then present your gift." There. There it is. Can you imagine that? Can you picture in your mind what would happen if everyone here, before we went any further with what we are doing, got up out of ...

1568. The Signs Of Salvation

Luke 19:1-10

Sermon

Theodore F. Schneider

... world. For the first time in a long time, and maybe for the first time ever in his life, Zacchaeus had planted his feet solidly on the ground. Over and again Christ comes to our hiding places and our living spaces to offer us the same gift of salvation. He calls the "treetop followers," the "grandstand Christians," and the cowering outcasts alike to accept his visit into their places. Life has its ways of driving us all up trees. Christ offers us a way to come down. Amen. 1. William Barclay, Testament of ...

1569. Peacemaker -- A Liturgy

Drama

Thomas A. Renquist

... for all who offer here their worship and praise, let us pray to the Lord. C: Lord, have mercy. P: Help, save, comfort and defend us, gracious Lord. C: Amen. The Hymn of Praise: (Tune: Amazing Grace; by Jose Rechlein) Amazing grace, the peace of God!O gift to hear the callTo bring our world the hope of Christ, The Spirit in us all. Great God of Peace, Creator God, Your living Word you give. “For all your children and yourselves, Choose life, that all might live!” O Spirit, come to fill our heartsThat war ...

1570. Walking On the Knees

2 Samuel 7:18-29

Sermon

Donald Zelle

... prays to God to fulfill that which God said he was going to do (verses 25-29). God has done it! He has kept his promise to David and we share in it! His gift of salvation as Jesus Christ is here! The promised Savior and the promised kingdom have arrived! They are ours to be received by faith. As to David, so also to us, these gifts of God come by Divine word and promise. Dr. Martin Luther put it very well in his explanation to the second article of the Apostles' Creed: He has freed me from sin, death, and ...

1571. O Christmas Tree

Matthew 2:1-12

Children's Sermon

Dale Bringman

... what that star meant. It seemed to be shining down on a particular place to the west of them. They decided to follow the light of that star to see where it would lead them. What they found was Jesus, who had been born in Bethlehem. They gave him rich gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. The Christmas star reminds us that the birth of Jesus is the most important thing that ever happened. It points us to Jesus. We come to him and give him the best ...

1572. Herod

Matthew 2:1-12

Drama

Dale Bringman

... a star. According to their calculations, the star had particular significance. They asked for an audience with me. I was told they had brought gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. I assumed these were for me. My ministers reported that, instead of bringing the gifts for me, those Wise Men had come asking: "Where is he who is born king of the Jews?" They had brought the gifts for him. I was outraged! My first impulse was to have those foreigners clapped into prison. Then, astutely, I consented to see them ...

1573. Revised Edition

Psalm 71:1-24

Eulogy

Richard F. Bansemer

... thee I have leaned from my birth; thou art he who took me from my mother's womb. My praise is continually of thee." The elderly often impress us with two qualities seldom found among the young: trust and simplicity. These characteristics are almost always the exclusive gift of the aged, for they alone have spent their lifetime learning how to combine the two into a style of living. In the many years we've known each other, I've never known ___________ to complain or doubt. Things were as they were, and that ...

1574. Repent Your Way To A Merry Christmas

Luke 3:1-20

Sermon

Brett Blair

... him to change his mind. So, trusting the Lord to meet his own needs, he gave her the money. Two mornings later, he received a letter of thanks from the widow. She explained that because of his generosity she had asked the Lord to shower the orphanage with gifts. That same day Francke received 12 ducats from a wealthy lady and 2 more from a friend in Sweden. He thought he had been amply rewarded for helping the widow, but he was soon informed that the orphanage was to receive 500 gold pieces from the estate ...

1575. Time and Stewardship

Sermon

Larry Powell

... marks on one's hands, or marks on the forehead or symbols and signs. Yes, it is true that, in the second Corinthian letter, Paul makes bold reference to his own stripes and scars (11:24-29) but he spoke of them as a consequence, not a gift. Everyone to his own notion, but it occurs to some of us that there is less demand for crucifixions (in any form) today than for genuine "love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control." I also have a notion that the latter is ...

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