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1701. Hearing the Difficult News

Mark 9:30-37

Bulletin Aid

Robert D. Ingram

... , and on and on it can go. Drama and Movement Have an adult group present each of Jesus' passion predictions (Mark 8:31-33, 9:30-32, and 10:32-34). Have them also present Jesus' instructions on discipleship, and show how the disciples do not understand Jesus' meaning. Ask the youth group to prepare a puppet presentation that is a modern retelling of the gospel lesson. Have them put this in their own words. Visuals Set several of the paintings of Jesus with children (usually these can be found in children's ...

1702. Making the Mystery Work for You

John 3:1-21

Sermon

Charles R. Leary

... man said. “I like to come on this day so I can hear the preacher get all tangled up trying to explain the Trinity!” St. Augustine came to a similar conclusion in the Fourth Century, after writing 800 pages on the Trinity. He declared that he did not understand it. This is St. Augustine’s story. As he walked along the seashore one day, he saw a small boy playing with a seashell. The boy scooped a hole in the sand, filled his shell with water and poured it into the hole. The great theologian asked the ...

1703. We Haven’t Got To Them Yet

Mark 12:28-34

Sermon

Thomas Peterson

... be pure, undiluted, of the essence. Everything is to be sacrificed for the relationship. People who are responsible for the well-being of these youth rush up and exclaim, “No. Don’t swallow that.” “Why not? We love each other more than you can ever understand.” The adult replies, “I’m sure you do, but there are things in life you haven’t seen yet.” A college freshman was eager to make a friend. Her roommate offered a listening ear and shared deep secrets. The girl felt safe. At last, here ...

1704. From Mourning to Morning

2 Samuel 18:19--19:8

Sermon

Robert Noblett

... are no right words for occasions like that. I would even go so far as to say that it doesn’t make a great deal of difference what words you choose. People in need will read our feelings, not analyze our choice of vocabulary. Then, too, our Christian understanding helps heal us. For Christian people, death is neither a bogeyman nor a robber. It’s influence is both limited and passing. Death is not a wall, but a door; not alone an ending, but also a beginning; not an enemy, but a friend; not a squelcher ...

1705. Learning The Basics

Mark 10:1-12

Sermon

Robert Salzgeber

... in the milk carton back around your straw so that if you accidentally spill your milk you will not lose very much on the table." My teacher friend goes over these instructions several times with her children to make absolutely sure that everyone understands exactly what they are supposed to do. And she tells me that there are major milk spills until about Thanksgiving time. Milk spills because the children have listening and discipline lapses. They are, after all, only children. Hence, Jesus does not mean ...

1706. A Formula For Greatness

Mark 9:33-37

Sermon

Robert Salzgeber

... was speechless. He didn't know what to say. The only thing he could do for the first 30 seconds was get teary eyed. It was an overwhelming joy filled cry. "I was just doing my job, Scotty. Every student in this university deserves dignity and understanding and a listening ear. That's all I did, give each and every one of my students what they earned and deserved. They respected me, and I respected them back." Tears clearing away, Victor thoughtfully looked at Scotty and said, "Thank you, Scotty! You are too ...

1707. The Temple Of Wisdom

1 Kings 8:22-61

Sermon

Sue Anne Steffey Morrow

... will." Finally, the text points us to the reality that God is numinous and mysterious, awesome and aweful. Solomon knows that the highest heaven can not contain God, much less the house that Solomon has built, that God's power and God's presence is beyond human understanding. One midnight this past summer, in the little stretch of north Canadian woods where my family vacations, my mother, brother, sister and I had gone down to the dock for a midnight swim in the bay. When all of a sudden the sky lit up in a ...

1708. God As Wisdom

Proverbs 1:20-33

Sermon

Sue Anne Steffey Morrow

... tears began to stream down my cheeks, I said, "I'm not much good at this part so let me just say thanks and run." In each of these circumstances, I was pleading, hoping, praying for wisdom. I was praying for good judgment, the capacity for understanding and direction. But that wisdom, what I call the "gentle, kind and wise, wisdom" is very different from how God is imagined as wisdom in the Hebrew Scriptures, different from God as wisdom as she is portrayed in the texts for this morning. Wisdom as portrayed ...

1709. Pathway To God's Kingdom

Mark 4:26-29, Mark 4:30-34

Sermon

Leonard H. Budd

... heavens, but not with the eye of a modern agronomist and meteorologist who could calculate studied prescriptions of soil quality and weather to come. His look was of resignation. He had done his part, the only part he could do. Now God would do the growing. In his understanding, the land he worked was a gift from God! (Deuteronomy 11:8) It did not really belong to him, nor did all the crops that came from his work. But one day the ordinary routine of farming in Jacob's village was broken. It was broken when ...

1710. The Healing Of Simon Peter's Mother-In-Law

Mark 1:29-34

Drama

Dallas A. Brauninger

... wait for the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint" (Isaiah 40:31). I remember that the one who sustains me does not faint or grow weary. God's understanding is unsearchable. From the sparrows to the very hairs on our head, God numbers us and calls us all by name. So mostly, when I meet a suffering person, these words sound in my heart: "He gives power to the faint, and strengthens the powerless" (Isaiah 40 ...

1711. Easter 3

Luke 24:36-49, Acts 3:11-26, 1 John 2:28--3:10

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... always found him to be faithful. We can stand up on the promises of God. Outline: 1. The history of God's people reveals a series of God's promises made and fulfilled. 2. Jesus told his disciples he would rise from the dead but they didn't understand. 3. The disciples of Jesus were knocked off their feet by the crucifixion. 4. Jesus appeared among them and raised them up gave them hope. 5. Jesus explained how his death and resurrection was a fulfillment to God's promises. 6. They stood up on the promises of ...

1712. Epiphany 5

Job 7:1-7, Isaiah 40:1-31, Mark 1:29-39, 1 Corinthians 9:1-27

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... through rest. Isaiah encourages his people to rest in the Lord, to wait on their God. He promises that those who do so will "renew their strength, they shall lift up with wings as an eagle, they shall run and not be weary..." (v. 31). Understanding the law of lift. In order to fly a person needs to understand the principles of aerodynamics, the laws of lift and of drag. Isaiah instructs his grounded kinsmen concerning the laws of spiritual aerodynamics. If they would have their faith take flight, they must ...

1713. Proper 18

Mark 7:24-30, Mark 7:31-37, Proverbs 22:1-16, James 2:1-13

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... : James maintains there are two kinds of faith -- living faith and faith which is dead. Dead faith has been disconnected from both the Spirit of God and from the human family. It is faith in that which is not ultimate, such as one's theological understanding or ecclesiastical connections. Living faith, on the other hand, is saving faith, because the person who is possessed by it is connected to both the Lord and to others. Her faith has found expression in good works. James asks of the person who says he ...

1714. Proper 28

Mk 13:1-32 · Heb 10:11-25 · 1 Sam 1:4-20 · Ps 16

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... the gospel must first be preached to all nations (v. 10) came to my mind. I am of a somewhat skeptical bent; yet, I believe in miracles. Was this a sign for me? I was about to get out my checkbook when I read on the pledge card: "I understand that, on average, for every $100 I send, 100 more people will likely indicate decisions for Christ." Now there was a price on souls, a cheap price at that. Red flags started waving all over the place. My Lutheran history came to my rescue. A vision of Tetzel preaching ...

1715. The Name Of Names

Ephesians 1:15-23

Sermon

Mark J. Molldrem

... in such a way that whatever they said or did would be done in the name of Jesus. What's in a name? Everything! For Christians the name of Jesus identifies the center of all meaning: the love of God through Jesus. For Christians the name of Jesus helps us understand how God expresses his love for us: through this crucified and risen one. For Christians the name of Jesus helps us remember that God is still with us in all his power to save. He said, "Remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age." We ...

1716. Do Not Be Doubting But Believe!

John 20:24-31

Sermon

Lee Griess

... through the same experience. We have trusted and been hurt. We have loved and lost. We have reached out in reconciliation to others, only to have them reject us and snap back in pain. We have all been where Thomas was -- hurt and afraid to trust again. We understand Thomas. He will be careful now. He will be slow to believe and reluctant to trust. As for Thomas, he must see for himself. We know all about doubt, don't we? For we have all felt the same way Thomas did. Dave Dravecky, former pitcher for the ...

1717. God Doesn't Ask A Fig Tree To Produce Bananas

Luke 13:1-9

Sermon

Lee Griess

... on the margins of ours souls: "I ought to know how to take better care of myself, but how?" "I know I ought to spend more time in scripture reading and prayer, but how?" "I know I ought to be more sensitive to others, more loving of my spouse, more understanding of the weaknesses of others, but how?" These are all good qualities and we know that, but how can we acquire them? As Christian people we know the kind of life we ought to live, and most of us have the best of intentions to do so, but how? We ...

1718. The End of Babel

Genesis 11:1-9, Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

Dr. Raymond Bailey

... day, God had a friend over. That friend loved God's house, especially his back porch, where he could look out at all the activity down there on earth. Ahh, it was beautiful -- it was a large cabin in the corner of glory land -- nothing ostentatious, you understand -- but a great view. After supper, the friend went out on that porch. He took a big stretch, and looked out at those floating white clouds, All of a sudden, he noticed a brown speck oozing up through a distant cloud, and he yelled, "Hey, God! God ...

1719. Satan Goes to Church

Job 1:1-5, Job 1:6-22

Drama

Dr. Raymond Bailey

... " him. They wore him down. In time he was shaking his fist in the very face of God, but I must say he retained his faith. Eventually, the Heavenly One made his point with me. You can't win them all -- but I certainly do win my share. I understand that you're going to have communion now. Communion services make me slightly ill -- all that stuff about "sacrifice" and "atonement. "It's time for me to leave. By the way, if you don't think I have some influence in this church, just note how regularly many of ...

1720. Living In The Resurrection Age

John 20:1-18

Sermon

Donald Dotterer

... out Christ in his holy church, when we realize that something is missing in our lives. We come today and every Sunday to this house of God to learn about this man Jesus Christ, for he is the one who can give us both a new life, and a new understanding about the meaning and significance of the lives we live. What is it about this Jesus that enables us to find our purpose in living? Is it not, as the Russian people are discovering, that in the faith of our fathers and mothers we find a spiritual strength and ...

1721. Love Is A Many Splendored Thing

Sermon

John C. Bush

... their wonderful music, bright smiles and all those new or rented clothes. But that is only the half of it. Love also is a many splintered thing. It is one of the two most basic human emotions, the other of which is hate, according to some understandings of psychology. Both emotions are always present in every human relationship. If these elements are so important to human personality and to the ways we relate to one another, then surely one of life's major challenges is to learn to deal creatively with the ...

1722. Warning! In Case Of Rapture This Car Will Be Unmanned.

Mark 13:1-31

Sermon

Carl B. Rife

... that we are not familiar with, for instance the word rapture. The word rapture refers to the belief associated with the second coming of Jesus. It is a belief that believers will be caught up into the clouds and transported directly to heaven. If you cannot quite understand what that is all about, all you have to do is watch Star Trek,when they say, "Beam me up, Scotty." That is a kind of rapture, a transporting up. Paul uses that language in 2 Thessalonians: "We shall be caught up together with them in the ...

1723. The TV Revolution

Sermon

Michael Rogness

... is television. This audience receives information and processes what they've seen and heard far differently than their grandparents.5 If we preach to them the same way we preached to previous generations, we shall fail to communicate. If we preachers do not understand the TV audience, we will be as effective as a movie theater which tries to draw crowds with jerky old black-and-white silent movies in this age of wide-screen, brilliant colors, Dolby sound and computer-produced graphics. The concern of this ...

1724. Structure And Clarity

Sermon

Michael Rogness

... on a sermon for the ordination of one of our students. The gospel lesson is Luke 7:1-10, Jesus' healing of the Roman centurion's slave. It's a magnificent text for an ordination of one who will preach the gospel, because of all people the Roman officer understands the power of words. Feeling unworthy of a visit from Jesus, he sends friends to ask Jesus simply to speak the word of healing. "For I am a man set under authority, with soldiers under me," he says, "and I say to one, 'Go,' and he goes; and to ...

1725. Strong Faith For Weak People

Romans 14:1--15:13

Sermon Aid

Clement E. Lewis

... casts out fears. Deliver us from the fear of those who hate goodness, from fear of discomfort and poverty, from fear of dreaded ills and unknown futures, from fear of our own inner weaknesses, and the dread of those mysteries of life that we do not understand. Instill in us confidence for victorious living and adventurous souls. These things we humbly ask in the name of our Lord Jesus the Christ. Amen. Scripture: Romans 14:1-9 (NRSV) Welcome those who are weak in faith, but not for the purpose of quarreling ...

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