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1601. Proper 18

Deuteronomy 30:15-20, Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18, Jeremiah 18:1-11, Luke 14:25-35, Philemon 1-21

Bulletin Aid

Julia Ross Strope

... to learn easily the information necessary for the future of civilization. Amen. Benediction (Irish blessing, modified) Now as you leave this place — Be at peace with yourself and your neighbor. And — May the road rise to meet you May the wind be always at your back May the sun shine warm on your faces And the rain fall gently on your fields. Until we meet again, May God hold you and you and you in those divine hands! Amen!

1602. A Rock Thrown, A Lesson Learned

Mark 12:28-34

Sermon

King Duncan

... down into one word: Love. Love God; love your neighbor. (2) What does it mean to love? One thing it means is that a person in need shouldn’t have to throw a rock at our car to get our attention. Christians are called to do more than have warm feeling toward people. Followers of Jesus are called to seek out people who are hurting and minister to them. It’s easy to be a Christian if that means simply keeping the “thou shalt nots” of the law. “We don’t smoke and we don’t chew . . . and we ...

1603. Two Sticker Books and a Cabbage Patch Doll

Matthew 6:25-34

Sermon

King Duncan

... and his first job he still wondered about the present until one day it suddenly dawned on him. Excitedly he said to the old man, “It’s not a hold-in-your hand gift, it’s the present, the moment of time that is today, the now.” With a warm smile and sparkling eyes the old man confirmed that he was right it’s enjoying the gift of time right now. Over the next few years the young man married and had children. He was happy but life presented him many challenges. Each time he was tempted to let go ...

1604. Proper 21

Psalm 91:1-6, 14-16, Jeremiah 32:1-3, 6-15, Luke 16:19-31, 1 Timothy 6:6-19

Bulletin Aid

Julia Ross Strope

... and careful with foods. May we consciously harmonize what we do and what we say. Amen. Benediction As you leave the sanctuary to work and play, Be aware that your cup of life is at least half full! Notice that the roof over your home is strong. Notice soft breezes, warm fires, and smiles of friends. Take time to be grateful for who you are; Check in with who you are becoming. God, busy animating the cosmos, is blessing you. Go gently. Amen!

1605. Proper 23

2 Kings 5:1-3, 7-15c, Psalm 66:1-20, Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7, Luke 17:11-19, 2 Timothy 2:8-15

Bulletin Aid

Julia Ross Strope

... Help us not to fritter away clean air or the ozone layer; give us wise and motivated leaders who respect the ecosystems that support planet life. Crafter of Earth and Fire — we value fertile soil that provides our foods; we appreciate energy that keeps us warm in winter and cool in summer; we need oil and electricity to continue the pleasures we have come to think of as necessities. Help us not to squander the planet’s resources. Provide leaders in our nation and in every nation who respect the earth ...

1606. Reformation Day

Psalm 46:1-11, Jeremiah 31:31-34, John 8:31-41, Romans 3:19-28

Bulletin Aid

Julia Ross Strope

... . Still, we pray for the determination and insights to relieve oppression and poverty, homelessness and hunger. We want this global village to have contented people, abundant clear air, sparkling waters, and fertile land. We are frightened as we hear of planetary warming and desertification, of inadequate and impure food sources, of predatory money lending, and schemes to rob people of their livelihood. Like poets and prophets before us, we pray for leaders whose vision is big enough for the big problems of ...

1607. Coffee Shop Christmas Eve

Luke 2:1-7

Drama

Julia Ross Strope

... : The straw was softer to lay on than the sidewalks. Sarah: You mean “lie on.” The hay was nicer to “lie on.” Jeff: Good call. Waiter: (approaches table; to Sarah) Mary, dear, may I put more ice in your drink? (to Grandma) Gran’ma, sweet, may I warm your coffee? (to Curt) Sir, may I add some cream to yours? The next line of your story is “Waaaa!” A human baby was born with the animals watching — (to the children) usually it’s the other way around. Ryan: Okay, so a baby was born — Jeanne ...

1608. The Lost Five Commandments

Mark 12:35-40

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... on after making his point. When Jesus was confronted with the “life-and-death” dog pile of the woman accused of adultery, he not only refused to pile on, his words, “Let he who is without sin cast the fist stone,” caused those who were warming up their pitching arms to slink off. Thou shalt not pile on. 3. Thou Shalt Not Pile In There is an ageless expression, “piling in the bandwagon.” A lively, noisy, attention grabbing “band wagon” drew people to it, encouraging everyone to pile in with ...

1609. Born at Bethlehem — Hope

Micah 5:1-4

Sermon

Derl G. Keefer

... winding climb, I emerged into the wind and light at the top.” She relates how breathtaking the view was from her vantage point. The ocean stretched out before her, and she could see the waves rolling to the shore. The wind tore at her clothes and the sun warmed her head and filled her with wild, joyful singing! “I felt as though I could fly, as though the Holy Spirit were in the strong gusts, ready to lift me off my feet into heaven.” Ellyn continues, “I stayed there as long as I dared. Knowing that ...

1610. From Tragedy to Salvation

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

Sermon

Derl G. Keefer

... we extol God, we sound praises and we boast of him and his incredible deeds on our behalf. Allen concludes with these words, “As a thoughtful gift is a celebration of a birthday, as a special evening out is a celebration of an anniversary, as a warm eulogy is a celebration of a life, as a sexual embrace is a celebration of a marriage"3 — so a shout in worship is a celebration of God. This shout of praise should be: * praise mixed with joy, * praise mixed with human emotion, * praise aimed at the ...

1611. When God Adds Insult to Injury

Colossians 2:6-15

Sermon

Charles L. Aaron

... of trust that comes from within us. A recovering drug addict, writing to her pastor about the faith she and her husband — also an addict — had found, described faith in terms as eloquent as we can find anywhere. For us, faith is not a warm, comforting, fuzzy, feel good. Faith was gritting our teeth, walking through the agony and helplessness of addiction recovery, and continuing to put one foot in front of the other, doing what we were told was the right thing to do, and trusting, praying, and hoping ...

1612. God as a Consuming Fire

Hebrews 12:18-29

Sermon

Charles L. Aaron

... continued to love and care for them, even after their disobedience. The prophets, for all of their thundering, teach God's love, also. Hosea could be almost as harsh as Amos, but he teaches about God's anguish over our sin. "My heart recoils within me; my compassion grows warm and tender. I will not execute my fierce anger; I will not again destroy Ephraim; for I am God and no mortal, the Holy One in your midst, and I will not come in wrath" (Hosea 11:8b-9). In Deuteronomy, right after the scary talk of God ...

1613. From Slave to Brother

Sermon

Charles L. Aaron

... is even more remarkable that the letter was preserved for us to read. What might well have happened is that Onesimus might have gone in the opposite direction from where Paul sent him. He might have used the letter to start a campfire to keep himself warm. He might have wanted nothing to do with Philemon, doubting Paul's confidence that it would turn out well. He might have thought that whatever caused him to run off the first time had not really changed. We might have expected that Philemon would read the ...

1614. Endurance

2 Corinthians 11:24-27, 2 Timothy 4:6-8

Sermon

Scott Suskovic

... seas. And I have faced danger from men who claim to be believers but are not. I have worked hard and long, enduring many sleepless nights. I have been hungry and thirsty and have often gone without food. I have shivered in the cold, without enough clothing to keep me warm. — 2 Corinthians 11:24-27 (NLT) How many times do you have to be tied to a pole and beaten to within an inch of your life until you call it quits? How many times do you have to be shipwrecked before you think, "There has to be an easier ...

1615. A Tale Of Two Peters

Acts 5:27-32

Sermon

David J. Kalas

... rather than flee. He followed at some safe distance, to be sure, but he wanted to see what was going to happen to his friend and Lord. And there, not far outside the chamber where Jesus was on trial before the leaders of the land, Peter warmed himself by a fire. He was tired and cold, confused and scared. He must have felt like a spy behind enemy lines there in the courtyard, desperately hoping he would not be recognized or discovered. Then it happened; the thing he most dreaded. Someone noticed him ...

1616. Parenting — Not For The Faint Of Heart

Hosea 11:1-11

Sermon

Chrysanne Timm

... judgment that God can level against God's beloved. But God doesn't. How can I give you up, Ephraim? How can I hand you over, O Israel? How can I make you like Admah? How can I treat you like Zeboiim? My heart recoils within me; my compassion grows warm and tender. I will not execute my fierce anger; I will not again destroy Ephraim; for I am God and no mortal, the Holy One in your midst, and I will not come in wrath. Hosea 11:8-9 God will not execute the anger and rage God feels over ...

1617. Not Another Rerun!

Jeremiah 31:27-34

Sermon

R. Kevin Mohr

... The new covenant, similarly, is no longer something external to us, but functions within us. God gives us "the capacity to be faithful and obedient."[2]As a result, the covenant relationship to God can become all that it was originally intended to be: "a warm delight to the people, not a cold prescription."[3] The foundation for the newness of the covenant is introduced by the preposition "for" in verse 34: "for I will forgive their iniquity, and remember their sin no more." God's selective memory loss is ...

1618. Help From Habakkuk?

Habakkuk 1:1-4, 2:1-4

Sermon

R. Kevin Mohr

... that person more patience, or does he give him more opportunities to be patient? If he prays for courage does God give him courage or opportunities for him to be courageous? If someone prayed for the family to be closer, do you think God zaps them with warm, fuzzy feelings, or does he give them more opportunities to love each other?[2] That's how it is with faith. Faith, like a muscle, can only grow through exercise and daily, vigorous use. That is how the quality of our faith increases — by putting it ...

1619. Making Something Out Of Nothing

Haggai 1:15b—2:9

Sermon

R. Kevin Mohr

... old days" and the source of our current troubles, suddenly is transformed into the "good old days." The revisionist memory of those "good old days" can be a heavy burden that sabotages the present and potentially robs us of the future God has in mind for us. The warm memory of a fuzzy, golden age of the past can paralyze us from working in the reality of the present. That happens at all levels of human interaction, but especially in times of crisis when a nation or a family or even a church has to deal ...

1620. Put on Some Clothes

Colossians 3:1-17

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... of a manger while smelly shepherds and lowing cattle fall on their knees on the straw floor; the one who is the Prince of Peace enters this world to the piercing cries from the Massacre of the Innocents. The HDTV’s, video games, airplane tickets to warm climates, and piles of new clothes cannot begin to compare to this true Christmas gift. The peace of Christ, born in a manger, lived out in the world, preached to the people, sacrificed on the cross, resurrected by God’s power. The Prince of Peace’s ...

1621. The Ultimate Mountain Top Experience

Luke 9:28-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... and father of Methodism, with arms outstretched to heaven, crying, “God’s holiness, revealed in His holy Word, convicted my sinful heart and there I discovered that I was undone. And after reading Luther’s commentary on the Book of Romans my heart was strangely warmed.” The final box shows a modern, 21st century woman with frizzy hair, big spectacles and big earrings. Her smiling face is saying, “In Skip and Jodi’s Bible study I discovered that I needed a check-up from the neck up! I don’t ...

1622. When We Don't Know God

Philippians 3:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... inwardly if anyone would ever save him. At this point in his life he was super religious and smugly self-righteous, but deep in his heart he knew something was missing from his life too. At a place called Aldersgate, however, Wesley felt his heart “strangely warmed” and he began to trust not his diligent good works but Christ alone for his salvation. As for Saul of Tarsus, he met Christ on the road to Damascus, but he also suddenly realized that all of his religiosity meant nothing. Later he would write ...

1623. When We Feel Unwanted

Luke 19:28-44

Sermon

King Duncan

... ’s be content with the words of the Psalmist: “The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone . . .” Pastor Wayne Brouwer tells a wonderful story about the Irish poet, Sir Thomas Moore. Moore had a beautiful, radiant wife. She had flaming red hair, and warm green eyes, and people in that part of the world said they’d never seen a lovelier bride. Moore and his wife loved each other madly. They loved each other fully. They were the best of friends: Two hearts, beating in just one mind! as ...

1624. The Servant Leader

John 13:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... Tuesday night volunteered at a foot clinic for homeless people. He wore nice clothes, says Friesen, and wore his success comfortably, but at the clinic he would sit on a stool before a homeless guest, take the guest’s feet and place them in a basin of warm water. After washing them, he took a towel and dried the feet, applying ointment to their sores. When asked why he did this, the man answered, “I figure I have a better chance of running into Jesus here than most places.” (3) That’s a pretty good ...

1625. In the Service

1 Corinthians 12:1-11

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... t called “gas stations,” or “fueling centers,” but “service stations.” When you pulled in, someone (or sometimes even more than one) raced out to greet you, ask what you needed, and proceeded to fill your gas tank with fuel. While you sat, warm and comfy in your car, the “service station” attendant washed your windows, checked your oil, even checked your tire pressure. After filling up the tank they took your payment and wished you well and waved you off. “Service stations” also used to ...

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