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1726. What Do You Expect Your Religion To Do?

James 1:1-18

Sermon

Clement E. Lewis

... may magnify your holy name. Help us to be truly reverent in thought, word and deed in all our living. We seek to worship you now and always in the faith and spirit of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Scripture: James 1:19-27 You must understand this, my beloved: let everyone be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger; for your anger does not produce God's righteousness. Therefore rid yourselves of all sordidness and rank growth of wickedness, and welcome with meekness the implanted word that has the power ...

1727. Seed Time

1 Corinthians 15:35-58

Children's Sermon

Kenneth Mortonson

... of new life. Materials: Seeds and a plant with flowers. Lesson: Boys and girls often hear a great deal about death and, perhaps, have even seen a person die. But it isn't very often that you hear anything about the meaning of this final event in life here. An understanding of death is given to us in the symbol of the seed. Hundreds of years ago, Paul wrote, "But someone will ask, 'How are the dead raised up? With what kind of body do they come?' You foolish man! What you sow does not come to life unless it ...

1728. Let Us Pray!

Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

W. Robert McClelland

... ring the bell. Yet, clearly the story of Abraham dickering with God suggests that the options are open. The terms of life are negotiable, and it is possible that God's mind may be changed by virtue of our praying. That may not sound like a traditional understanding of God, but textbook theology is not the issue here; relationship with the Divine is! So back to the Lord's prayer! Jesus begins with the amazingly bold words, "Our Father..." As John Knox lay on his death-bed he began to pray the Lord's prayer ...

1729. Sharing Shalom

Luke 12:13-21

Sermon

W. Robert McClelland

... had much, all that we have is to be received gratefully as a blessing from God. 2 - Nevertheless, there is some level of wealth which is ample for us to eat, drink and be merry, just as there was for him. 3 - Unlike the rich man, however, we understand ourselves as stewards entrusted with our wealth for a time. We are not merely to store it away but to put it to good use by sharing our surplus with others in direct proportion to the abundance of our blessing, as the Spirit of God indicates. Jesus' parable ...

1730. Kingdom Etiquette

Luke 14:1-14

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W. Robert McClelland

... we must get out of its way, for it will give us no peace until we do."6 Here, modern psychotherapy can help us. We begin by listening to ourselves at the deepest levels of our being: dreams, intuitive hunches, fantasies. As we come to understand the language of symbolism, decipher its meaning and trust its message, we find that, in fact, we are listening to God. We become aware that these communiques emerging from the depths of our being are the voice of Being itself speaking to us. They constitute what ...

1731. Reformation Sunday

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

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George Paul Mocko

... and what God wants from this world and from us, first, somehow, there must be that recognition of the wrongness of our direction of the problem, the barrier of our pride. Somehow the prayer must come. "God, I'm sorry. The puny mind of this creature cannot enfold and understand you, the Creator. You are beyond me. God, I'm sorry. For me to think that I can set up some kind of spiritual ladder whereby, by my willpower, I can enter your throne room! Who do I think I am? God, to think that my life can please ...

1732. The Ascension Announces a Triumph

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... , mad, and the atmosphere fairly pulsated with her displeasure. This went on for two or three days, and the air was still heavy with unspoken feelings. Finally, when Jon saw things were not getting any better, he said, "Lynn, let's talk about this. I don't understand. What's wrong? You told me you didn't care what I did." Lynn blurted out, "Jon, I can't believe that you believed what I told you!" No, our Christian witness is not all words about Jesus, it is sometimes a spirit and an attitude that convinces ...

1733. Squirrels and Nuts

1 Corinthians 4:1

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... that they should put some of the food that they are collecting back for the winter? I don't know how the squirrels get their information, but they know when winter is coming. It is a mystery. There are lots of mysteries in God's world that we do not understand. Sometimes a certain kind of bird flies thousands of miles to get back to a certain island and some fish swim upstream thousands of miles every year to get to a certain place to lay eggs. These things are all mysteries to us. We know that they do it ...

1734. Ascension

Acts 1:1-11, Mark 16:1-20, Luke 24:50-53, Luke 24:36-49

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John R. Brokhoff

... the culmination of God's plan of salvation from the time of Adam's fall. He was sent to do the will of God. He completed his mission successfully and was now ready to return to his Father. Opened (v. 45). Before the disciples could understand, Jesus had to open their minds. Closed minds, prejudiced minds, empty minds cannot fathom divine truth. Before we can perceive the truth of scriptures, it is necessary to pray for open, receptive minds. Repentance and forgiveness (v. 47). Jesus sends his men to go out ...

1735. Preaching The Miracles

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... as he could be, he became frightened in the midst of a battle and ran away. He was caught and the Army wanted to shoot him as a deserter. But his mother appealed to President Lincoln. He thought long and hard and then sent this message to the generals, "I understand your problem, but I've noticed it never did a hog much good to shoot him!" Then he wrote on a piece of paper, "This is to grant Rosewell McIntyre permission to re-enter the company of the New York cavalry and to serve as his pardon if he serves ...

1736. When You Can't See The Rainbow for the Storm

Mark 4:35-41

Sermon

James Weekley

... has a reason for that plan. With our compassion, faith, and sweat, we hammer out a fulfilling self. Helen Keller affirms her belief in God's intentions. "I like to think that, through my limitation, God is working out some great adventures, and they have taught me understanding and friendship and how to be able to serve the world." Don't you see it now? We who wander into the vastness of his love, find a Friend. We also find our neighbor. When we return, we find ourselves, too. Not a bad bargain - three for ...

1737. A Woman's Place

Genesis 2:4-25

Sermon

Erskine White

... the service offered the cup, which she said was "filled with the blood of those women who have given birth and are giving birth today." I would like to tell her never to lead another communion again! Her feminism perverts her faith and she clearly doesn't understand what it means to lead Christian worship. We don't share the blood of women in communion any more than we share the blood of men. We share the blood of Christ and Christ alone! Even more recently, a group of fourteen clergywomen from one of the ...

1738. A Letter From Paul

Sermon

Erskine White

... of social communion shall appear. The wants of the rich shall no longer matter more than the needs of the poor. We shall no longer choke on the smog of our worldly deceits, but breathe the fresh, clean air of God’s love and peace. Then we shall fully understand, even as we are fully understood. So justice, peace and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love. I, Paul, write this greeting to you with my own hand. May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. May you faithfully be ...

1739. The Nearness Of A Faraway God

Isaiah 40:12-18

Sermon

Erskine White

... mind which heard Isaiah speak of God's majesty also heard this in Deuteronomy: "But the word [of God] is very near to you, in your mouth and in your heart, so that you can do it" (30:14). All of this is important if you would understand the meaning of Jesus Christ. Jesus came from that same unfathomable, exalted God Isaiah spoke about. Isaiah asked, "To whom would you liken God, or what likeness would you compare Him with?" and Jesus rose up to say, "Those who have seen Me have seen the Father" (John ...

1740. Joseph's Story

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

Erskine White

... . But because He was also fully divine, He couldn't be born of mere flesh and blood; He had to be conceived directly of God! It couldn't be any other way. You see, the real mystery of Christmas is not the mechanics of how Jesus was born - it is understanding who He is. Jesus is fully human and Jesus is fully God. Two statements that appear to be contradictory both are true. Push either one of them too hard and you lose the mystery of Christmas. I wanted to keep that mystery and that is the wisdom I finally ...

1741. Three Miracles in One Day

Acts 2:1-13

Children's Sermon

... festival. And these people spoke all kinds of different language. It would be something like having people from all of these countries (show them some of the countries on the globe) all coming together here in our city. They would not even understand each other, because their languages would all be different. The amazing thing that happened on that day in Jerusalem was that when all of these people, with all of these different languages, were standing together, they heard Jesus' followers start to talk ...

1742. Epiphany 6

Luke 6:17-26, Psalm 1:1-6, Jeremiah 16:1--17:18, 1 Corinthians 15:12-34

Sermon Aid

George Bass

... are introduced with contrasting "cursed is the man who trusts in man" and "blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord;" the Gospel for the Day reverses the order of the "cursed" and "blessed" and develops them according to Luke's own sources and understanding. 1 Corinthians 15:12, 16-20 (RC, L); 15:12-20 (E, C) The greatest theological problem in the Corinthian community - faith in the resurrection of the dead - is addressed by Paul in the climactic portion of this First Letter to the Corinthians. Many of ...

1743. Easter 2

John 20:19-23, Acts 5:12-16, Acts 5:17-42, Job 42:1-6, Revelation 1:4-8, Revelation 1:9-20, John 20:24-31, Psalm 149:1-9

Sermon Aid

George Bass

... on a familiar note: "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; those who act accordingly have a good understanding; his praise endures forever." Psalm 118:2-4, 22-27 (RC); 118:19-24 (E, alternate) - The ORDO recognizes the importance ... doubted the word of the Lord: "Therefore I despise myself, and repent in dust and ashes." 4. And God helps us to accept, even to understand, those things "that are too wonderful" for us to hear about Jesus the Christ, Son of God, and Savior of the world. Revelation 1:4- ...

1744. Ascension

Acts 1:1-11, Psalm 110:1-7, Ephesians 1:15-23, Luke 24:36-49, Luke 24:50-53, 2 Kings 2:1-18

Sermon Aid

George Bass

... them that God has put him over everything in heaven and on earth - forever. Luke 24:44-53 In this concluding portion of his gospel, Luke shows Jesus teaching one last lesson, which is in the form of a review that "opened their minds to understand the scriptures" and what was said about him, including his death and resurrection. Their task, after he leaves them, is to preach repentance and forgiveness of sins "in his name" and "to all nations, beginning with Jerusalem." He also ordered them to wait for the ...

1745. Proper 22

2 Timothy 1:1-2:13, Amos 5:1-17, Habakkuk 1:12--2:1, Habakkuk 1:1-4, Psalm 95:1-11, Psalm 37:1-40, Luke 17:1-10

Sermon Aid

George Bass

... surely experience his wrath "like fire in the house of Joseph," which will devour them because no one will be able to extinguish it. He understands that the just live by faith, and that faith demands that his people return to him, obey his commands, renounce their evil ways, and do ... mind, actually wrote this letter to Timothy. If so, it certainly was written in the style of Paul and with his understanding of the gospel as it pertains to Christian ministry. Luke 17:5-10 (RC, E, L, C) As usual, the several ...

1746. Light for Uncertain Paths

Sermon

Thomas Slavens

... us. Enable us to apply the principles of the Bible in business, in our homes, and at school. May we ever keep growing in our communion with You. Grant that those who are only in recent times becoming acquainted with the Bible may have the insight to understand Your truth and Your encouragement for those times when it is difficult to apply that truth in their daily lives. Teach us to give ourselves in fresh acts of praise to You that we may reveal Your Word to those with whom we live; through Jesus Christ ...

1747. Refuse To Be A Victim

Luke 6:27-36

Sermon

James Garrett

... , curse you, abuse you, strike you, take your cloak and beg from you. Have you noticed that much of Jesus’ teachings are addressed to victims? Perhaps he talked a lot about victims because they came close to him. They heard in his voice, saw in his face a sympathy and understanding. They found him also to be a victim. He knew what it was to have someone spit in his face. He knew what it was to be cursed, to be lied about, to be mistreated, to be slapped, to be mocked, to be nailed on a cross. Jesus knew ...

1748. The Pitfalls Of Practicing Piety

Matthew 6:19-24, Matthew 6:16-18, Matthew 6:5-15, Matthew 6:1-4

Sermon

John M. Braaten

... requiring greater faithfulness. The reward for being responsible in this world in small ways is to be given responsibility in larger ways. The reward for doing hard work is the opportunity for doing harder work. The reward for loving is the capacity to love more, to understand more, to forgive more, to become involved more deeply. Is that the kind of reward we are looking for? I have read that more and more people in industry and in the military are refusing to rise from the ranks when they are offered a ...

1749. The Story Of The Scandalized Neighbors

Luke 15:11-32

Sermon

John M. Braaten

... out to the gate and, with haggard face and longing eyes, strain to see some sign of that lost son of his coming down the road. He tried hard to hide the tears which would well up inside him but everyone knew of the anguish, even if they could not understand. As you might guess, resentment in our town continued to grow toward the boy. We all agreed that Eli and Rachel were much better off without Judah. At least they could sleep at night, not having to wonder where he was or what he was doing, or if they ...

1750. The King Who Came To Die

Sermon

John M. Braaten

... security they found in knowing that Christ was with them; theirs was a peace in the midst of persecution. That is why Jesus said his kingship was not of this world, and that his peace was "not as the world gives (John 15:27)," for the world does not understand that as peace. But it was still true: the kingdom of God was present in the midst of the misery, pain and bondage because Jesus was there. God came down from his palatial paradise to be with those who were burdened with poverty of body and soul. He ...

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