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1601. The Robe

John 6:25-59

Sermon

Robert Salzgeber

... will not die. The bread that if anyone eats it, he/she will live forever. The bread is Jesus himself, which he gives so that the world may live. Thus Jesus invites us to consume him, to put him on, to wear him so that we will receive life. A parable: Joshua scooted quickly out of the office building where he worked. As the elevator brought him down to the first floor of the glass and steel complex Josh couldn't wait to get over to The Hub. The Hub was an upscale men's clothing and fashion store in the ...

1602. Life From Water: The Ark

Genesis 6:11-22

Sermon

Steve Swanson

... was doomed to die by water. Noah and his family received life by water. They lived because God had warned them and, because they were warned, they were prepared. "Forewarned is forearmed," some wise sage once said. Jesus put it another way in one of his mini-parables: If the householder had known in what part of the night the thief was coming he would have watched, and would not have let his house be broken into. (Matthew 24:43) "Forewarned is forearmed." Maybe this is one of the messages that the story of ...

1603. Saved From Water: The Storm

Luke 8:22-25

Sermon

Steve Swanson

... used to tell that story sometimes in sermons. Great story. I could tell it to you here but you'd just get in trouble. You'd be off to town tomorrow morning and tell your friends you talked to the real Saint Peter yesterday and he told you a new parable of Jesus. For that they'd probably put you on the water wagon. Anyway, the storm thing was a miracle. I think we were all so glad not to be swamped and drowned that we actually didn't think much about it until we got to shore the next day ...

1604. Charity and the Great Adventure

Gen 1 & 2:4-25

Children's Sermon

Louise Ulmer

A parable - suitable for a more curriculum based setting with smaller children and not the children's sermon. Long ago when the earth and stars were new, a great king ruled all the worlds of all the world. He lived in a magnificent city beyond the clouds. One day as the king ...

1605. Step Ten - Perseverance

Lk 12:35-48 · 1 Cor 10:1-13 · Ps 15:1-5

Sermon

John A. Terry

... Supper. It puts it in proper perspective. We are given entry into the life of faith. We are given sustenance to live the life of faith. It is for us to be vigilant and persistent. Vigilance and persistence are also the message of Jesus' parable of the faithful and unfaithful servants. Why the unfaithfulness? There was a delay which led to the freedom to act without the thought of consequences. I think this is the lesson for the presidential candidate and the television preacher whose misdeeds are exposed in ...

1606. Sowing Seed Is Never A Waste of Time

Matthew 13:1-23

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... day, we will know which seeds took root. Maybe someone will come up to you and thank you for some act of kindness or word of encouragement you offered which made a difference in their life. But maybe that won’t happen either. As I thought about this parable of the sower and the seed, I remembered a description I read somewhere of one man’s efforts at getting new grass to grow in his yard. He wrote, "I dig, sprinkle seed, scratch a little more, add a bit of new soil, water, watch, and wait – a week ...

1607. The Pop Quiz

Matthew 16:13-20

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... to discover that it’s not exactly what we thought it would be. (I’m sure that’s never happened to any of you!) Here’s the story: For many months Jesus had been traveling through the countryside, healing the sick, feeding the hungry, teaching in parables, and proclaiming the good news of the love of God for all God’s children. If opinion polls had been taken in those days, I’m sure Jesus would have had a very high acceptability rating at this point in his ministry. Large crowds were gathering ...

1608. Gentiles 'R Us

Matthew 18:15-20

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... instead of reading just these few selected verses, it would appear that "three strikes and you’re out" flies in the face of the teachings of Jesus recorded elsewhere in that chapter. If you look at verses 10-14 of that same chapter, you will find the parable of the lost sheep, which ends with Jesus saying, "It is not the will of your Father that ANY (meaning not even one) of these little ones should be lost." The shepherd, says Jesus, is constantly seeking ways to reconcile the lost sheep and bring it ...

1609. When Drudgery Becomes Joy

1 Samuel 16:1-13

Sermon

Joann Hary

... we help Saul to find his way back?" You see, as the Lord tells Samuel, "Man looks on outward appearance, the Lord looks on the things of the heart." And it is what is in our hearts that makes all the difference. Jesus reminded us later in one of the parables that the absence of one spirit eventually brings on the presence of another, and if the things of God are not the things of our hearts, then what spirit will have its power in us? When we look at today's Gospel Lesson, we can find that very same ...

1610. Is He Really Coming?

Sermon

Rolf E. Aaseng

... for it would be "at an unexpected hour" (Matthew 24:44). He declared that his return would bring judgment on evildoers" (Matthew 25:31ff). He wondered whether there would be any believers left when he came back (Luke 18:8). Some of his parables tell of the temporary absence and return of an individual of great importance for whom people should be watchfully waiting - an apparent reference to himself. Directly and indirectly Jesus repeatedly spoke of his eventual coming again. At the ascension of Jesus, the ...

1611. Get Ready

Sermon

Rolf E. Aaseng

... coming - it will be totally unexpected. But if we are sure that Jesus is going to return some day to usher in a new and perfect existence - even though we do not know the date - shouldn't we be making some preparations for it? Jesus told several parables that emphasize the importance of being ready for his coming. "Keep awake therefore," he said, "for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming ... Therefore you also must be ready" (Matthew 24:42, 44). Paul wrote that because we are children of light we ...

1612. I Came Back -The Risen Young Man

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... you the same thing. Lazarus, who was buried in Bethany until he was called out by Jesus, would tell you the same thing too. This man powerfully touches people, grants perspective, and gives joy, pulling people out of their fears and anxieties. Jesus once told a parable in which he said, "If they don't believe the teaching of the Bible (the Law and the Prophets), neither will they believe if a man returns from the dead." And, of course that is true. People might be impressed and say they believe just because ...

1613. Does Love Make You Sorry?

Luke 7:36-50

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... him to the point of tears. She committed many sins, and because she came to him with tears of penitence, she was forgiven. Her love resulted from forgiveness. Jesus explained, "He who has forgiven little, loves little." He taught this lesson to Simon by telling a parable about two men who were in debt. The one owed fifty dollars and the other owed five hundred dollars. When they could not pay up, they were forgiven the debt. Which of the two loved the lender more? Simon had no trouble in giving the right ...

1614. Praying With Tears in Your Eyes

Hebrews 1:1-14

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... help us. We will not take "NO" for an answer. Like Abraham's pleading on behalf of Lot, we will bargain with God. Or, like Jacob, we will wrestle with God all night long, and we will not let go of God until he blesses us. Once Jesus told a parable about a poor widow who cried to a judge for justice. She kept after him day and night. Though he had no regard for God or man, he gave in to her request because of her constant nagging. When Jesus prayed with tears in Gethsemane, he did not struggle with ...

1615. WHAT IS MAN?

Sermon

Larry Powell

... of "situation ethics," but the Bible identifies it as SIN. From this malady there is only one known cure. "The great physician now is here, the sympathizing Jesus." Mark it well, there is no home remedy. A GENUINE CRISIS The self-serve gasoline station is a parable of our time. At a self-serve, you pump the gas, pay the attendant, and motor away. A "service station," on the other hand, provides someone to pump the gas, check the tires, battery and oil, clean the windshield, and ask, "do you need anything ...

1616. Ash Wednesday

Sermon

William Luoma

... . These verses describe Jonah's warning and Nineveh's remarkable response to it.Jonah 3:1-10 New Testament Reading MinisterorReader:In the second lesson, James reminds us of the uncertainty and the shortness of human life.James 4:13-17 The Gospel Minister:One of the familiar parables of Jesus is this one in the Gospel of St. Luke, in which he compares the attitudes of two men who went to the temple to pray.Luke 18:9-14This is the Word of the Lord. Hymn"Where Cross the Crowded Ways of Life"or"Dear Lord ...

1617. Encounters With Christ II: Jesus and Mary and Martha

Luke 10:38-42

Sermon

James W. Moore

... Martha… three words – distracted, anxious, troubled. That’s what resentment does to you! 2. But, even more, her resentment cut her off… not only from her sister, Mary, but also from her Lord. The same thing happened to the Elder Brother in the Prodigal Son Parable. He resented his brother… and it cut him off from the Father. That’s how resentment affects us and that is why it is so dangerous. It separates us from people… and it separates us from God! In this episode, what is Jesus saying ...

1618. Encounters With Christ VI: Jesus and Caiaphas

Matthew 26:57-68

Sermon

James W. Moore

... day, if you asked a Scribe a question, he would not give his own personal opinion. He would say, “I’ll go look it up”… and then he would quote someone or some tradition. Not so with Jesus… if you ask Him a question, He would tell a parable or tell you what He thought. Sometimes, He would even say, “You have heard the tradition, you have heard that it was said of old, but now I say to you something new.” Now this really threatened the religious leaders and they shouted, “Now you just wait a ...

1619. The Ambiguity of Life, Deciding for Christ

John 10:22-42

Sermon

Carl Jech

... heard this, that children who are overprotected from contact with other children and with "the outside world" do not have the chance to develop many natural antibodies, and hence are more susceptible to infections and the like as they grow older. Perhaps we have a parable here that applies to other aspects of life as well.) Colonel Oliver North became a household name and even somewhat of a folk hero because he tried to cut through the ambiguity of red tape and get things done. But his story has reminded ...

1620. Praise God For Adversity

Isaiah 43:14-28

Sermon

Carl Hoefler

... , and right side up. In our Second Lesson Paul writes, "Forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus." The Gospel for today, despite its bloody parable of rejection, violence, and murder, rises to the heights of the holy promise as it proclaims, "The very stone which the builders rejected has become the head of the corner." This Fifth Sunday in Lent is not a time for repentance and penitence; it is a ...

1621. A Sword and a Sacrament

Isaiah 50:1-11

Sermon

Carl Hoefler

... -called "Triumphant Entrance into Jerusalem." Jesus did not enter Jerusalem; he invaded it. The entrance into the Holy City was not a political plan of the disciples; it was our Lord's personal and deliberate decision. His invasion of Jerusalem was an enacted parable. It was a sermon dramatized. It is often pointed out that Jesus did not enter the city in triumph like a conquering king. There was no armed escort. There were no chariots, no jeweled robes, no marching soldiers, no shining shields, no flashing ...

1622. The Good Samaritan

Luke 10:25-37

Bulletin Aid

Carl Hoefler

Call to Worship Pastor: Remember Jesus' parable, which in essence says to be a neighbor answers the question, "Who is my neighbor?" People: Yes, but there are so many who need help, we find it easy to be like the priest and Levite, and ignore the need. Pastor: Jesus' point was not just to help a person ...

1623. Our Own Sin Is Hard To See

Luke 15:1-7

Illustration

Lee Griess

... the stage for the peaceful life back on the farm. Oddly enough, these successful Broadway "stars" remained convinced to the end that they were truly the most talented actresses ever to grace the American stage. They never had a clue as to how bad they truly were! The parable this morning does not tell us what the elder brother did when his father came out to speak to him. It doesn't reveal to us whether he realized that his envy and disdain had made him just as bad as his younger brother. Yes, the elder ...

1624. The Stewardship of Money in the Modern Church

2 Corinthians 9:11, 12

Sermon

Dr. John Thompson Peters

For the Christian Church the problem of money, its need and her attitude towards money, has been an ever present one from New Testament days forward. Some of our Lord's sternest and sharpest teachings, as for example the incident of the widow's mite, the parable of the talents, the alabaster box, and many others deal with money. In the early church the tragedy which overcame Ananias and Sapphira was a money matter and an example of how many who started out to follow Christ fell out over money and its use. ...

1625. Give Them Good News...

Romans 5:1-11

Sermon

Robert V. Dodd

... said, "You must be born again - become a Child of God by the power of His Spirit at work in your life." He often fed the hungry, healed the sick, and befriended the friendless before he told them about, God's love. Sometimes he spoke in parables, drawing eternal truths from everyday experiences with which they were familiar. Jesus tailored his method of communicating the gospel to the needs of his listeners, but he never failed to lead them to the door of the Kingdom and hid them enter in. Many people are ...

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