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1726. The Blessed Promise

John 17:20-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... go through the gates into the city.” Heaven is real. That’s the first thing we need to see. It’s not wishful thinking. Heaven is real. Life does not make sense otherwise. A woman named Dee Dee Risher once made a beautiful analogy concerning life beyond the grave. It concerned the birth of her first child. She writes, “The morning my son Luke was born, I held his tiny body and considered the journey he had taken in the last twenty-four hours. I tried to imagine that change as he experienced it--the ...

1727. A Fool and His Money

Luke 12:13-21

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... if you sacrifice the present in order to get something else in the future. It is common to call Luke, "the gospel for the poor." There is so much evidence of this in the gospel itself. The poor are the heroes in the gospel, and we are to be concerned about the poor. It is here, after all, where Jesus says, "Blessed are the poor." The beatitude in Matthew is, "Blessed are the poor in spirit." But Luke edits it, and says, "Blessed are the poor." There is other evidence that Luke's gospel is for the poor. In ...

1728. How Moses Handled Stress

Numbers 11:4-35

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... know, because good teaching is a gift and, therefore, there is a dimension of mystery to it. We don't know how it happens, but, he said, there is a clue. He quoted a student in her class, named Carlos, who said, "I have never known such concern for me from anybody else." Her caring for him, her paying attention to him, her treating him as an important human being, her bearing his burden with him, transformed his life, and probably, given the context of that neighborhood, saved his life. We are priests to ...

1729. Lighten Up

Matthew 5:13-16

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... fainting, struggling seaman You may rescue, you may save. That comes close to what Jesus is talking about, "Let your light shine." He is talking about the redemptive power of human deeds. He is talking about the redemptive power of love and compassion, and kindness and concern for other people. You may think that you don't have very much to offer, that your light doesn't shine very bright compared to the luminaries of our time. But I tell you, in the darkness of somebody's life, the smallest light can save ...

1730. Something to Sing About

Philippians 1:12-30

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... He founded that church years before. Through the years their friendship has deepened, matured and grown. The occasion of the letter is to thank the Philippians for their thoughtfulness. They sent Epaphroditus, a member of the church, with a present for Paul, as a way of communicating to him their concern and love. We don't know what the gift was, but he is in prison, so I like to think the gift was a cake, with a file in it. We don't know. At any rate, Paul writes this letter to say thank you. It is full of ...

1731. Freedom

Galatians 5:1-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... for two years, and I’ve never met a soul. But this morning I’ve met an usher, the head usher, the president of the church women, and the senior warden.” (3) The leaders of that parish were concerned about a tradition--men do not wear hats in worship. They were more concerned about keeping that tradition than they were about welcoming strangers into their church family. Far-fetched? Have you ever been in a sporting event and heard the announcer say, “Gentlemen, remove your hats for the singing of the ...

1732. The Perfect Prayer

Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... WE MIGHT BE INSTRUMENTS OF GOD’S WILL IN THE WORLD. Some of you will remember that wonderful story of the pastor who looked out the window of his home one day and saw a shabbily-dressed man walk up to the doors of the church. This was a concern to the pastor because it was a rough neighborhood. The man looked around to be sure no one was watching him and then slipped into the church. This made the pastor even more uneasy, especially when it happened again the next day, and then again the next day. The ...

1733. A Place of Honor

Luke 14:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... values get a little skewed? Again, being generous with those who have little will not pay our passage through the pearly gates, but it will show who we belong to. It will show that we believe in a Holy Bible and not a Bible filled with holes in it where concern for the poor has been cut out. "When you give a luncheon or dinner, do not invite your friends, your brothers or relatives, or your rich neighbors; if you do, they may invite you back and so you will be repaid. But when you give a banquet, invite the ...

1734. Strategic Planning

Luke 14:25-35

Sermon

King Duncan

... like to change. I heard about a fellow back in the days when radio was the dominant medium who bought a radio, tuned it to WSM in Nashville, home of the Grand Ole Opry, and then pulled off the knobs. He knew what he liked. As far as he was concerned, nothing was going to come along that he would like better. So, he pulled off the knobs so the radio could not be changed. If that is your attitude, you don’t want to hear Jesus’ words about sitting down before you build a tower or before you engage an ...

1735. A Peek at the Resurrection

Revelation 7:9-17

Sermon

Charles L. Aaron

... of their faith. In chapter 2, we learn that Antipas of the church in Pergamum had been martyred (2:13). John's vision reveals what's on the other side of the persecution. As John inspires a beleaguered church, he begins to speak to our concerns this day as well. As John peers into his vision, he sees a great multitude standing before the throne. These are the Christians who have died and have been resurrected. This multitude is international, multi-ethnic, and multi-lingual. The barriers that divide people ...

1736. The Model of Success

Luke 16:1-15

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... one who did nothing. The one who did nothing protests. What he said is worth noting. He said, "I wanted to keep what you gave me safe, because I knew that you were a stern master." That is to say, he knew that there would be a judgment. He is concerned about the judgment. He assumed that those who play it safe are the ones who will be rewarded. He assumed that to be faithful to God means you don't take risks, you play it safe. He was wrong. The stewards who are risk-takers, willing to lose everything in ...

1737. Life, Death, and Judgment

Romans 14:1-12

Sermon

Jeff Wedge

... a leading religious figure in early American history, including his central place in the Great Awakening. But his importance on this day is more a matter of his emphasis on the judgment of God. At least in his most famous sermon, Jonathan Edwards was particularly concerned with the judgment of God on sinful people. Today that is a concept that is not often dealt with seriously. In fact, the concept of judgment and punishment for our sins is more often like a production of the opera Faustus. Toward the end ...

1738. Further on Up the Road

1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

Sermon

Rick Brand

... died. Our joy will be complete because it will be shared with all those whose love and blessings have meant so much to us. The kingdom of God becomes more and more important to us as it becomes more and more peopled with the people we love. Maybe the concern with life after death only becomes important when you have lost somebody you love, for one of the most human desires is to meet again with those we love who have died. "Further on up the road, Where the way is dark and the night is cold, One sunny ...

1739. A More Perfect Union

Habakkuk 2:1-5

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... standing on a wall, the common image the prophets used for themselves, as watchmen on the wall. He says, "I will take my stand to watch, and station myself on the tower, and look forth to see what he will say to me, and what I will answer concerning my complaint." The prophet's complaint is the usual prophetic complaint, that the people don't live up to the vision. They don't behave the way they are supposed to behave. That vision was manifested in the Covenant, and the standard for the people in the ...

1740. A Radical Faith

Matthew 6:25-34

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... effect on him. The harder he tried, the more depressed he became. The more he confessed his sins, the more guilty he felt. The more he prayed, the more distant he felt from God. He tried everything. He fasted to the point of collapsing. They were concerned about his health. He confessed the most trivial things, day after day, until finally his confessor had to tell him to stop it. He prayed and prayed incessantly, and only felt more distant from God. You may feel that this life is foreign to us, but ...

1741. Beware of Crowds

Mark 1:29-39

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... to liquidate that asset. Nevertheless they are claiming that's what is happening. Although the newspaper article said that none of this has been authenticated. So I wouldn't go up there, if I were you. But the crowds are growing. That is what Jesus is concerned about. Crowds are attracted to miracles, even if they can't be authenticated. Jesus is not interested in that. He didn't come to us to be a miracle worker. He didn't come to win us over with dazzling supernatural powers, so that we would have ...

1742. Called to Freedom

Matthew 11:25-30

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... of the egoist, who talks about me, me, me all the time. But Luther's profound insight is that it can also be the characteristic of the humble person, who may also be concerned about me, me, me all the time. Even the religious professional, like himself, who has set out on a lifetime vocation to save his soul by following a rule, a regimen; that is concerned about me, what I am doing or what I am not doing, how good I am or how wretched I am. Preoccupation with the self is the bondage that holds all of us ...

1743. Family Matters

1 Corinthians 1:10-17

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... the very beginning, the Church was a new kind of family. But it was not a family for camaraderie--it was a family for reconciliation. The mission of the Church from the beginning was reconciliation. The charter for the Church, as far as Paul is concerned, is what he said to the Corinthians: "God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, ... and calling us to be ministers of reconciliation; God making his appeal through us, so we are ambassadors for Christ." I am sure they believed that God made his ...

1744. Hosea's Marriage Troubles

Hosea 2:14-20

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... world believed that God was the God of nature, God controls the rain and the droughts, fertility, volcanos, earthquakes. But the Jews believed nature was a secondary concern for God, a maintenance matter. God created the world in five days, and then turned his attention ever thereafter to the human prospect. The things that concerned God were poverty, hunger, greed, selfishness, stealing, killing, war, abusing people, exploiting people. Not the things that nature does, but the things that human beings do ...

1745. If I Were a Rich Man

Mark 10:17-27

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... world. He challenges those who use moth-eaten capitalistic slogans such as, "The common interest is served by the uninhibited pursuit of self-interest," by saying that self-interest must be tempered with a concern for other people, for the common good. He said this. "Unless self-interest is tempered by a concern for the common good, the capitalist society will break down as surely as the Communist society did." There are a number of reasons for being stewards. I would suggest that the most important reason ...

1746. Is There Anything I Can Do?

Luke 3:1-6

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... I can do?" "Yes." You have two coats. You can share with those who have none. And you have food, so do likewise. And if you are not proud of what you are doing, the way you are living, even though it is permissible as far as this world is concerned, but it's not exemplary, then stop it. And if your inner life is empty, think on what is excellent. Fill your life with excellence, and wait for grace. For the time is rushing on. I heard somebody say, "I am almost fifty, but I just graduated from high school ...

1747. This Is Not the Race I Entered

Mark 8:27-38

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... just sit around with other people who agree with you and talk about what it means to be a Christian and what Christ means to me. Galilee is the land of small groups. I've been in church meetings where we have to go around, tell our joys and our concerns, especially when we are trying to get acquainted in a group. We do that in order to create a fellowship as soon as possible, because the Church is to be a fellowship. It works. You learn an awful lot about a person when they share their joys and their ...

1748. Try to Be Nice

Philippians 4:2-9

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... and love for him, their compassion for him. They send it with a man named Epaphroditus. Paul writes the Philippians a thank you note for the gift, and sends it back with Epaphroditus. He thanks them for their concern. He says, "You really needn't have done it, because I am going to be all right. But thank you anyway." Then, because he is Paul, an apostle, he writes a little homily. That is what is in the second chapter. The first chapter is really greetings, why he is ...

1749. What's The Use?

John 20:19-31

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... not create creatures able to ask questions only to be snuffed out before they can answer them. The joyful God of love, who shouted the galaxies into existence, is not going to abandon one iota of His creation. So the icon tree for me is a symbol of God's concern forever, and always, unto ages of ages, for all of us, every single one of us, no matter what we think or believe or deny. That is what we are called to believe when we believe in the Resurrection of our Lord. That there isn't anything that can ...

1750. Lessons for Year A Epiphany 4

Micah 6:1-8, 1 Corinthians 1:18-31, Matthew 5:1-12

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John R. Brokhoff

... -12. Old Testament: Micah 6:1-8 1. Get Right With God (6:1-8). Need: How are things between you and God? This is the basic concern of God even if we do not think about it. In this text, it is God who brings up the subject. He raises the question of his ... and grace toward the outcasts of society: the spiritually poor, the humble, and the despised. His glory is seen in his love and concern for sinners. Though he is the Son of God, he does not cater to the religious elite, the highly educated and the economically ...

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