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1601. Christmas 1

Galatians 3:26--4:7, Galatians 3:15-25, Colossians 3:1-17, Hebrews 2:5-18, Isaiah 61:1-11, Isaiah 63:7--64:12, Matthew 2:19-23, Matthew 2:13-18

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Russell F. Anderson

... here outlined -- compassion, kindness, humility, and so forth. Verses 18-21 speak to the responsibilities within the family, which are grounded in love and mutual respect. Lesson 2: Galatians 3:23-25; 4:4-7 Being under the tutelage of the law is like being ... Family Outline: 1. God sent his child into the world (v. 4). 2. That we might become his dear child (v. 5). 3. All who love Jesus are one family and have the privilege of calling out to God as Father and to Christ as brother. Gospel: Matthew 2:13-23 ...

1602. Only The Messiah

Mark 8:27-30

Children's Sermon

B. Kathleen Fannin

... action. And whenever we receive such blessing from another, when we are the one who is fed, or visited, or given the help we require, then we meet Jesus in that person, see him in her eyes, feel his touch through her hand, know his presence through her gift of love. "Jesus asked the disciples, 'Who do you say that I am?' And that is a question he asks all of us every day of our lives. It is a question we answer by our actions. There is a song about that. It asks us to walk hand-in-hand with ...

1603. Answers To Consider

Job 19:1-29

Eulogy

James W. Addy

... thee, O Lord! Lord, hear my voice." Out of our depths, O Lord, we cry to you. Lord, hear our voices. If you, O Lord, mark iniquities, who can stand? Yet there is forgiveness with you. Hope, therefore, is the Lord! For with the Lord there is steadfast love, and with him is plenteous redemption. The psalmist wrote in a time of despair and sorrow. He wrote in a time when the people were in the depths. Out of the depths he called desperately to the Lord. Out of the depths he knew a Lord who offered forgiveness ...

1604. What Shall We Say To This?

Romans 6:1-14

Eulogy

Bob Kaul

... few moments ago. I'll tell you what, folks, as far as I'm concerned this is one of the most powerful passages that we can find in all of scripture. Paul really has a way with words. Here he says in a beautifully clear and certain statement that the love and grace of God are more powerful than anything else in the whole universe. Paul lists his own questions right along side our own. He gets right down to the basic questions of life and death. "If God is for us, who is against us? Who shall bring any charge ...

1605. Roots are Beginnings

Ephesians 3:17

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... spoke of Christians and their roots. He said that we should live in love like a root lives in the ground. Living in love means that we must be surrounded by love like a root is surrounded by the earth. How are you surrounded by love? [Let them answer.] That's right, by loving everyone and everything around you. Loving your friends, loving your family, loving your neighbors, loving your teachers, loving your enemies, and most of all, loving your God. That is how a Christian grows, becomes firm in his faith ...

1606. Proper 8

Luke 9:57-62, Galatians 5:16-26, 1 Kings 19:9-18, Psalm 16:1-11, Luke 9:51-56

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George Bass

... obtain enough pastors to do the work of Jesus Christ in the world? 2. This much we know; he calls people who have heard the good news, believe it, and accept the gospel of God's grace with all their hearts, minds, souls, and strength. He calls people who love him and his Father, not simply people who are interested in a career or a new and different way of life. 3. He wants people to answer his call without delay because there is critical work to be done in the church and in the world. Gospel ministry is ...

1607. For of Such is the Kingdom of Heaven

Matthew 19:13-15

Sermon

Charles L. Koester

... homecoming because there is a home. ____________ so lives in the Father's house, and in worship tonight we acknowledge our Father's love and kindness, And even through humaii grief and tears we would still proclaim in our worship. Thank you, Father. Thank you so very much ... to eternal life as yet. He has called us to live in this present. In our frail humanness our separation from a loved child appears tragic. For ___________; joyous, for us human loss. Humanly we do not see things from God's viewpoint and ...

1608. Wedding: Once Upon a Time is Today

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

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Glenn L. Borreson

... young man and a young woman find happiness in a place called (your town)? If there were any among the well-wishers who doubted, surely it was not the man and woman themselves. For them it was not even a question. They knew the answer, because in their love they shared the deep truth of a powerful secret. They had discovered, you see, that happiness was not tied to any one place but to finding their place. And the place they had selected to begin their life together they would make their own. They would live ...

1609. Under The Wings Of The Almighty

Ruth 2:1-23

Sermon

Sims Robert

... but not her spirit. She was determined to make a new life in a new land. Somehow, the text does not tell us how, Ruth learned to believe in the God of her husband and of her mother-in-law. She learned to trust him as a God of love and compassion. In the words of Boaz, Ruth “sought refuge under the wings of the God of Israel (Ruth 2:12).” Foreigner and convert though she was, Ruth faced the future with courage because she believed her life was under the protection of God. As Christian people we believe ...

1610. Death of a Twenty-nine-year-old Athlete

Ephesians 6:1-4

Eulogy

Palmer L. Gedde

... . Whether at age twenty-nine or 109. Thankfully, we can live knowing that because of Christ's death and resurrection, the sting of death has been taken away. It is my hope that you can claim that promise for yourself and for this one whom you have known and loved. Expectantly, you can look forward to that day when Christ will bring all who are his own unto himself for eternity. In that trust, in that faith, "be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might." For "if we have been united with him in a ...

1611. Death by Suicide For Active Church Member

Psalm 139:1-24

Eulogy

Phil Barnhart

... quality of God's nature when he wrote, "Whither shall I go from thy Spirit? Or whither shall I flee from thy presence? If I ascend to heaven, thou art there! If I make my bed in Sheol, thou art there." God loves us all, in spite of and nevertheless. He loves us abundantly and eternally. God loves Ivan Franzen. Ivan, as the rest of us, had his ups and downs, lived in a maze of ins and outs, experienced high times and those appreciably beneath that. But at the very heart of the Gospel is God's expansive and ...

1612. Death Following Extended illness

Romans 8:28-39

Eulogy

Paul Hegele

... . Would the God who made everything - and made us as the crowning touch on everything - allow death to wipe it all out? It can't be! Death may be the greatest threat any of us face, "the last great enemy" (as Paul said), but it is a defeated enemy. The love of God goes on, to the grave and beyond the grave. That's why Isaiah could promise that "God will swallow up death in victory" and Paul could claim in a builder's language, "If our earthly house were dissolved, we have a building of God, a house not made ...

1613. The Burning Bush Within Us

Exodus 3:1-22

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Justin Tull

... your mind’s eye the picture of God’s character come into focus. See if this is the same God you have come to know and love. How many of you have ever seen a burning bush? I’m not talking twigs flaming at a campfire. I’m speaking about a strange ... you heard the Father say, “You are forgiven!”? Do you recognize the words of God whispered to you from the flaming bush within: “I love you!”? I am convinced that God speaks to us as surely as he spoke to Moses. I am persuaded that he speaks to ...

1614. Beyond the Ordinary

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Eulogy

Richard F. Bansemer

... shown you my power by extending her earthly life. Now, let her be free from her body of suffering, that she may 'come home.' As she told you, that's where she was going."Faith, hope, love abide, these three. Our faith in God is needed at moments like these. We need to believe that God alone knows what is best for us and for our loved one. Also, our hope in God's future care is also needed at moments like this. We need to know, here, in our hearts, that this death is not the last word. ____________ has been ...

1615. And Who is my Neighbor?

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... like an anvil on my soul. A women said, "I don’t want those dirty people in here." I pray that God. . .will not hold those words against her. Just as I pray that God will hold me accountable when I limit the requirements God has placed on me to love and show mercy and to be understanding when people are in distress and need. "And who is my neighbor?" the fellow asked. "Who is my neighbor?" We want to be a part of the church but on our terms. Defining who can come in and who must stay out! Too ...

1616. Service for Death through Miscarriage

Psalm 23:1-6

Eulogy

Stan Richards

... to turn our faces to that new place which lies before us, and toward which Jesus turned-the New Jerusalem.. In such a time, our hope is in the God who embraces us with the warmth of a mother and the protection of a father. Meditation on the Hymn: Jesus Loves Me Responsive Reading: Pastor: Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord. All: Lord, hear my voice! Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications. (Psalm 130: 1,2.) Pastor: I say to God, my rock, "Why have you forgotten me? All: "Why must I ...

1617. Proper 19

Lk 15:1-10 · Hos 4:1-3, 5:15--6:6 · 1 Tim 1:12-17 · Ex 32:7-14

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John R. Brokhoff

... repent. Outline: Why heaven's bells ring when a sinner repents: A. God's will is fulfilled. God wants everyone to return to him, for he loves each person. Repentance means a wayward child has come back to God. This makes God happy, for his will is done. God's portion is his ... It is a question asked by a parent of a naughty child, by an employer of a lazy worker, a judge of a criminal. Because of love for his people, God is at his wits' end to know what to do to bring his people back to him and to make them ...

1618. The Great Commandment

Matthew 22:34-40

Bulletin Aid

... pray. Amen. Prayer of Confession Gracious Father, we need you to be our God, and we need each other's love. But we are such self-loving persons, motivated by hate, prejudice, and jealousy. Forgive us for withholding our love from one another, making our devotion to a false commitment of love to you, or anyone else except ourselves. Inspire us with self-giving love; that we may become loving persons, obedient to your command. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. Hymns "All Praise to Our Redeeming Lord" "In Christ ...

1619. Epiphany 4

Micah 6:1-8, 1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5, Matthew 5:1-12, Psalm 1:1-6

Sermon Aid

... Father and their Lord, Jesus Christ, not in themselves. Only when they know their poverty are they rich, when they know their foolishness are they wise, and when they know their weakness are they strong. God is really God and the only God, good and righteous, loving and gracious. "If you have to boast about something, boast in the Lord." Matthew 5:1-12 This, of course, is the Gospel that is read annually on All Saints' Day, which tends to be celebrated on the first Sunday of November rather than on November ...

1620. Pentecost 7

Matthew 18:21-35, Romans 14:1--15:13, Exodus 20:1-21, Psalm 19:1-14, Psalm 103:1-22, Genesis 50:15-21

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... was aware of the drinking problem, told his wife to get in touch with the company doctor; she did, and managed to get her husband into a counseling program that saved his job and, at that time, his life. But the husband resented her "interference" in his life; his love turned to hatred, and before long they were divorced. Nothing could persuade him that what she had done, she had done to help him; he told her that he would never forgive her and that he would hate her as long as she or he lived. Now, some ...

1621. Proper 18

Matthew 18:15-20

Sermon Aid

... Corinthians 13. The Ecumenical Institute of Chicago developed a version around the tune "Five Hundred Miles." If you have it, ask the choir to sing the stan-zas and the congregation to sing the chorus. "Faith and hope and love abide; Love is greatest of the three. Faith and hope and love abide, but love the greatest is." (repeat) Message with the Children of All Ages Suggestion: Develop the message around the idea "Do you ever think of God and Jesus when you're at school, especially when you're having a bad ...

1622. Bad Good News Won’t Sell!

Jeremiah 28:1-17

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... time for good news and a time for bad news. Today is the time to hear the bad news of law and judgment. God is not only love but justice. The Word is not only gospel but law. The question is, are we willing to hear the bad news of God? See It as It ... . She took him in her arms and said, "I know, Johnny. While I was standing at the kitchen window, I saw what happened. Because I love you, I forgive you. I wondered how long you were going to let Sally make a slave of you." We, too, are needless slaves of ...

1623. The Circus and My Faith

Ps 139 · Mt 22:37

Sermon

Robert Noblett

... an infinity into which we all flowed together and lived anew, like the rings made by raindrops falling upon wide expanses of calm dark waters.5 "Flowing together and living anew" - that’s what God wants for his Church and for those whom his church serves. "You shall love the Lord your God with ... all your mind." (Matthew 22:37) I would like to think that my reflections on the circus and the faith that I hold are in obedience to that command. And I offer them in the hope that they will encourage you, too ...

1624. This Grace In Which We Stand by Dr. Gene E. Bartlett

Romans 5:1-11

Sermon

Leonard Mann

... " - it’s one of the warmest words we know and we use it in times when life is most real. We feel comfort in commending our loved ones in time of need to "the grace of God." We take courage when our own strength seems insufficient for a task by going on anyhow ... the grace of God." We write it to friends in grief asking that God’s grace be with them. It’s a warm and human and loving word. But what does it mean? Must we say of it as the frontier singer said of the songs he sang in Stephen Vincent Benet’s ...

1625. In the Spirit's Tether

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

Sermon

Allan J. Weenink

... discussion groups, our youth assemblies, and wherever two or three are gathered in his name. And he is with us individually, as well ... for the church is a living organism made up of separate persons linked to a common Lord by unseen ties of faith and love. We have come together from our various homes and enterprises to be made one in Christ. This is the holy hour in which our unity is reinforced and the unseen dimension of our oneness is strengthened and enriched. There is no magic here, with the elements ...

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