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1701. The Season Of The Holy Spirit

Mark 12:35-40

Bulletin Aid

Wayne H. Keller

... Psalm 146 Response to the Pardon (Adult choir) "My Soul Doth Rejoice" Response to the Message with Children "Seek and Ye Shall Find" Response to the Stewardship Challenge "Benedictus" Hymn of Commitment "Jesus Shall Reign Where'er the Sun" Music for Dismissal Medley of Stewardship hymns. (Ask the people to remain and sing them; list the page numbers.)

1702. Advent 2

Mark 1:1-8, 2 Peter 3:1-18, Isaiah 40:1-31

Sermon Aid

E. Carver McGriff

COMMENTARY Old Testament: Isaiah 40:1-11 This poetic oracle begins what is generally thought of as "Trito-Isaiah," apparently addressed to returnees from the country of Babylon. While in exile there, many of the Jews remained firmly faithful to their own culture, having nothing to do with the Babylonians. Many others, though, had allowed themselves to be integrated into the local culture. But there was a third group, those who didn't quite fit into either group. These people were confused, unsure of their ...

1703. Advent 3

John 1:1-18, John 1:19-28, Isaiah 61:1-11, Isaiah 65:17-25, 1 Thessalonians 5:12-28

Sermon Aid

E. Carver McGriff

... sweaters, a muffler, a huge overcoat, mittens, a furry hat, and enormous galoshes. He looked like a huge fur ball. Charlie started across a frozen lake and slipped, fell. He was so bundled up he couldn't get up. He opined that he might have to remain there until spring. But Snoopy saw Charlie Brown's plight. He ran out on the ice and began pushing Charlie toward shore where he could pull himself up. And Charlie looked toward us and said: "This is very embarrassing." It is embarrassing needing to be saved ...

1704. The Gift of Lent I: A Widow Gives Her Mites

Luke 21:1-4

Drama

Donald Neidigk

... be stolen by thieves. What I truly needed, I found God gave me every day. It was late in the day on that Tuesday when I went to the temple. It was quiet then. The afternoon sacrifices had ended. Most people had gone home. Only a few worshipers remained to say prayers or make offerings. How different it was from the events of the two previous days. On Sunday Jesus had entered the city like a great liberator. A huge crowd accompanied him, waving palm branches, singing, "Hosanna to the Son of David." It was as ...

1705. Gifts of Lent VII: Joseph Gives His Tomb

John 19:38-42

Drama

Donald Neidigk

... convince his enemies to believe in him, not even the raising of Lazarus from the dead. Far from having a change of heart, most of my fellow councilors began to plot the murder of Jesus. As you can imagine, it became increasingly difficult for me to remain noncommittal and serve on the Sanhedrin. Almost daily, new charges were being raised against Jesus and new strategies were being devised to arrest and kill him. It all came to a head on the first night of Passover. One of Jesus' disciples, Judas, had begun ...

1706. A Matter Of Trust

Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon

Charles H. Bayer

... mystics or scientists whose interests stretched far beyond Israel. Tradition has assigned them names and races. The scripture identifies the three gifts they brought, leading us to assume there were three wise men. But who they were, where they came from or what they were about remain buried in the mists of history and legend. Like all of us at our best, they were on a quest, hungry for light in a dark world, eager to find that which was greater than themselves. Their story is more than a pleasant tale. It ...

1707. Moving At The Speed Of Light

Ephesians 3:1-13

Sermon

Frank Luchsinger

... abundance of revelations ..." (2 Corinthians 12:7). Some have suggested that this may have been epilepsy, malaria, or an eye affliction; the Bible does not specify. But the impression is clear this courier of the Light found no easy road. No Easy Road This has remained the case -- the courier of the Light finds no easy road. Consider the monk, concerned over the practices of his sixteenth century Church; he wrote a list of concerns and nailed them to the door of the Wittenberg Castle Church. Under threat of ...

1708. Moving At The Speed Of Light: In Corinth Or Cana?

1 Corinthians 1:1-9

Sermon

Frank Luchsinger

... hit by the discovery of Rick's illness, but she held her fears at bay so their relationship mostly continued in a normal way. Each time Rick's illness flared, the unpleasant treatments were able to send it into remission. Through it all Rick's spirits remained surprisingly balanced. In his sophomore year, Rick asked Liz to the spring dance and from that time, they went out often and called each other "my best date." Rick's illness continued to be a problem from time to time, and they weathered his illness ...

1709. Moving At The Speed Of Light: Unknown Apostles

1 Corinthians 2:6-16

Sermon

Frank Luchsinger

... there is the solemn ceremony of the changing of the guard. Every detail is checked and with great precision the graves of the unknown are honored and protected. Those who have sacrificed greatly, paid for the blessings of our nation with their lives and who have remained unknown are treated with highest respect. So it is with those who have sacrificed greatly for our faith. What names, what faces come to mind when you think of how you know God, how our Savior has become known to you, how grace has claimed ...

1710. Uncovering Cover-Ups

John 15:18--16:4

Sermon

Maurice A. Fetty

... witnesses to call right right and wrong wrong. And that is precisely what is happening through courageous, committed spokesmen like Charles Colson. And that is precisely what is happening in thousands of religious communities all across this land and the world. We remain convinced there is a right in the world and a wrong. Everything is not dissolved into amoral relativism. If the Divine Spirit convicts the world of sin, it also convicts of righteousness or justice. The pastoral letters of the New Testament ...

1711. Finding Faith In Unlikely People

Luke 7:1-10

Sermon

Maurice A. Fetty

... in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sack cloth and ashes .... And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? You shall be brought down to Hades. For if the mighty works done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day. But I tell you that it shall be more tolerable on the day of judgment for the land of Sodom than for you" (Matthew 11:21-24). The outsiders were more receptive to the truth than the insiders. Consequently Jesus prayed, "I thank thee, Father ...

1712. At The Right Place At The Right Time

2 Samuel 11:1-27

Sermon

Timothy J. Smith

... . Jim vowed to pay back to his former employer every cent he had stolen. In spite of everything that had happened to him, this young person never felt so good. Jim sought to be right with God and made the necessary corrections. Today Jim remains optimistic about the future and is full of joy about life in general. Mighty King David, who had an answer for everything, who thought his adulterous affair with Bathsheba was covered up and forgotten, stood in front of Nathan too dumbfounded to say anything. David ...

1713. Silly Love Songs

Sermon

Timothy J. Smith

... relationship was that they loved each other. They had different likes and dislikes but had learned to respect those differences. In that letter to Ann Landers she stated that hers was not the perfect marriage but through the years they learned to love each other and they remained very much in love with each other. Where has all the love gone? An often overlooked gift from God to us is the ability to be in love with another person. Almost everyone at one time or another in life has been in love. The book of ...

1714. You Can Be Eternal

2 Corinthians 5:1-10

Sermon

Michael B. Brown

... For others, heaven will mean happiness, for that is what "home" meant to them. For many of us heaven means laughter. As a child, we often had more of that than anything else at all in our home. As an adult with my own wife and children, such remains the case. Some who think of heaven see images of relationships or personal growth or unconditional welcome. What will heaven be like? "In My Father's home are many rooms ..." "Now we have a home not made with Hands, eternal in the Heavens ..." Whatever heaven is ...

1715. You Can Be Real

Matthew 5:33-37

Sermon

Michael B. Brown

... hospital on whose Board of Directors he had sat for decades. There was, though, one peculiar stipulation. Mr. Bentham's will read that in order for the hospital to keep the money, Bentham had to be present at every board meeting. So, for over 100 years the remains of Jeremy Bentham were brought to the board room every month and placed at the head of the table. And for over 100 years in each secretary's minutes was a line that read: "Mr. Jeremy Bentham, present but not voting." That is about the same effect ...

1716. You Can Be Well Fed

1 Corinthians 11:17-34

Sermon

Michael B. Brown

... of his peace and compassion was ultimately that he kept in regular contact with God. My wife has always enjoyed crafts and does beautiful work with tole painting and needlepoint. Shortly after we were married she did a needlepoint plaque for me. It has remained on the walls of my church studies ever since, and more people have commented on that one plaque than anything else I have. It has been a kind of constant lighthouse keeping me on course in my own spiritual journey. The words are simple, absolutely ...

1717. Advent 3

Lk 3:7-18 · Phil 4:4-7 · Zeph 3:14-20 · Isa 12:2-6

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... religious leaders of his day, but to the people. He blasts their false security of claiming ancestry of Abraham. Though Jews, they are to repent in ethical fashion: "fruits of repentance," ethical behavior. Then he answers their question, "What then shall we do?" The remaining paragraph in the pericope is John's description of his relationship with Christ. He says he is not the Christ but he points to the coming Christ who in judgment will baptize with fire and the Spirit. Luke considers John's preaching as ...

1718. Easter Day

John 20:1-9, John 20:10-18, Acts 10:23b-48, 1 Corinthians 15:12-34, Colossians 3:1-17

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... to the tomb early on Easter day. When she saw that the stone at the grave was not in place, she ran to tell Peter and John that Jesus' body was stolen. The two raced to the tomb and found it empty. After the two Disciples returned home, Mary Magdalene remained at the tomb. Jesus came to her but she did not recognize him until he said, "Mary." Then in her return to the Disciples she had the good news, not only that the tomb was empty, but that she had seen the Lord. Psalm Of The Day: Psalm 118:1 ...

1719. Epiphany 3

Lk 4:14-21 · 1 Cor 12:12-31a · Isa 61:1-6 · Neh 8:1-10 · Ps 19

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... his parents to go annually to Jerusalem to worship, Jesus had the custom of going to the synagogue each sabbath. The way he was raised, continued in adulthood. Children usually follow the example of their parents. If children are forced to go to church while the parents remain home, it is only a matter of time until the children stop going to church. 2. Found (v. 17). The book of Isaiah was handed to Jesus to read the Scripture lesson in the worship service. There is no suggestion in the record that he had ...

1720. Advent 3

Luke 13:1-9, Exodus 3:1-22, 1 Corinthians 10:1-13, Isaiah 55:1-13

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... blessings of God and his grace? It is due to temptation to rebel against God. No one can keep temptations from enticing us into sin and thus we must beware of being smug in our Christian membership, our church activities, and our devotional life. Our remaining faithful to God is in God's faithfulness to us. He will give us no greater temptation than we can handle, and when it comes, God will provide a means of escape. So, we have no excuse for yielding to temptation. PREACHING POSSIBILITIES Relating Lent ...

1721. Christmas Eve

Lk 2:1-20 · Tit 2:11-14 · Isa 9:2-7 · Ps 96

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... This is the happiness that withers with the Christmas tree which is discarded soon after Christmas day. Joy is different from happiness. It is deeper because it is based on good news: a Savior is born to save us from our sins. It is a joy that remains long after the Christmas celebration is over. For this reason people who are unhappy at Christmas because of unfortunate circumstances can still have a great Christmas of joy. 4. Peace (v. 14). The Prince of Peace is born and the angels sing of peace on earth ...

1722. Pentecost

John 20:19-23, Acts 2:1-13, Acts 2:14-41, Genesis 11:1-9, John 14:5-14, Romans 8:1-17

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... of the church? 2. The importance of preaching on Pentecost Sunday. This Sunday may be the last time this church year to deal specifically with the Holy Spirit, because the rest of the Pentecost season does not deal directly with the Spirit. The remaining Sundays of the season deal only indirectly with the Spirit as the source of gifts and fruits of the Christian. Moreover, there is widespread interest in the subject of the Spirit. Charismatics and Pentecostals have brought the subject to the forefront. In ...

1723. Proper 11

Amos 8:1-14, Luke 10:38-42, Colossians 1:21-28

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... . c. Nurture people in the church with Word and Sacraments. Lesson 2: Colossians 1:21-28 There is much to preach in this passage. In 1:21-23, a sermon could be built upon the nature of the gospel, the way of salvation, with an appeal to remain steadfast in the faith. In verse 24, there is the difficult passage concerning Paul's sufferings completing Christ's afflictions. This could result in a sermon on the place of suffering for Jesus as a contribution to the church's welfare. Then there is the possibility ...

1724. Proper 15

Luke 12:54-59, Hebrews 12:1-13, Luke 12:49-53, Isaiah 5:1-7, Hebrews 11:1-40

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... 7 1. Beloved (v. 1). Here we have a love song that ends in the tragedy of judgment. Both parties are beloved. Yahweh loves his people. They are his beloved. His love is shown by what he has done for his vineyard -- everything possible! The love of God remains faithful but Judah's love turns bitter. 2. Wild (vv. 2, 4). The vineyard produced wild grapes. They were sour and bitter. They could not be eaten. This is an allegory of Judah's morality. The lives of the people have produced wild results: violence and ...

1725. Proper 16

Hebrews 12:14-29, Jeremiah 1:1-19, Luke 13:10-17

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... enables us to be in the very presence of God. However, we are warned that God's judgment comes to those who reject God and refuse to hear his voice which shakes heaven and earth. His voice shakes earthly things that those things that cannot be shaken may remain. God has given us a kingdom that cannot be shaken. For this we should worship God with reverence and awe. Gospel: Luke 13:10-17 A spirit can cause physical disability. Jesus was in a synagogue teaching. He saw a nameless woman who had been bent over ...

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