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1751. Going Ahead Anyway

Matthew 2:1-12, Matthew 2:13-18

Sermon

William B. Kincaid, III

... to the bad news. Those who are struggling need to know that they do not struggle alone. Those who are grieving need to know that they do not grieve alone. All of us, regardless of what circumstances or challenges we face, need to know that there is strength and hope that will outlast the evil of the day. So what response do we make to the evil around us? One response is to explain the evil. From the beginning of time, people have sought to explain the presence of evil in our world. If we can understand the ...

1752. Blessed Are Those Who Mourn

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

William B. Kincaid, III

... be real. It will have its moments. It will have music in it."4 Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. We hope so. Carrie isn't the only person ever to have the music stop on her just when it sounded the prettiest. We know what it ... wield control over us. Acceptance is not about saying that things worked out fairly well after all, but rather living peacefully and hopefully in the face of a set of completely unsatisfactory circumstances. It is not a giving in to the tragedy, but an overcoming ...

1753. Advent 2

Matthew 3:1-12, Isaiah 11:1-16, Romans 14:1--15:13

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... life may linger even though the branches wither. Roots and new shoots are needed in every age. Roots speaks of who we are and where we have come from, but new shoots point to what we can become. Roots give stability but shoots provide freshness and hope. At a time of grave uncertainty, the prophet reminded the people of their roots that would eventually produce new shoots, by the power of God. The Christian tradition proclaims that Christ is the shoot from the stump of Jesse that reconciles us with God and ...

1754. Christ The King

Ephesians 1:15-23, 1 Corinthians 15:12-34, Ezekiel 34:1-31, Matthew 25:31-46

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... shepherd the lost sheep of Israel and bring them back to their own land. God would again find them, feed them, and heal their wounds. The Lord would set over them a shepherd-king, descended from David. Yahweh was still their loving king, the source of their hope. Epistle: Ephesians 1:15-23 God has put all things in subjection to Christ, who rules over all things in heaven and on earth and serves as head over the Church, his body. Epistle: 1 Corinthians 15:20-28 The 15th chapter of 1 Corinthians establishes ...

1755. Easter 2

Jn 20:19-31 · 1 Pet 1:3-9 · Acts 2:14a, 22-32 · Ps 16 · Ps 111

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... . Peter, the Rock, boldly and joyously announces not only the good news of Christ's resurrection but its consequence for our lives: "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy he has given us a new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead..." (1 Peter 1:3-9). Suggested Text For Preaching: 1 Peter 1:3-9 (For sermon series) COMMENTARY Lesson 1: Acts 2:14a, 22-32 This pericope contains a portion of Peter's Pentecost sermon, as recalled by ...

1756. Epiphany 3

Mt 4:12-23 · 1 Cor 1:10-18 · Is 9:1-4 · Amos 3:1-8 · Ps 27 · Ps 139

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... the light of the Lord cannot penetrate. Outline: Discuss the concept of the black hole and relate this to the condition of those who find themselves surrounded by the darkness of oppression and depression. Relate this to the situation in Isaiah's day. Lift up hope revealed by God's invasion of the darkness with the light of Christ and his mighty acts of redemption. Epistle: 1 Corinthians 1:10-18 1. Sermon Title: What Is The State Of Your Union? Sermon Angle: Paul addressed the Corinthian church which was in ...

1757. Proper 10

Genesis 25:19-34, Isaiah 55:1-13, Romans 8:18-27, Romans 8:1-17, Matthew 13:1-23

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... the present time cannot compare with the glories that await us in God's kingdom. The whole creation shares in the futility of natural existence, subject to decay and death, but the creation too will share in our freedom from the power of death. It is this hope of redemption that saves us. Epistle: Romans 8:9-17 The apostle reminds us that Christians do not live according to the flesh (their sinful human nature) but in the Spirit. The Spirit gives life to our mortal bodies. Gospel: Matthew 13:1-23 This well ...

1758. Proper 16 & Pentecost 14

Matthew 16:13-20, Exodus 1:1-22, Exodus 2:1-10, Isaiah 22:1-25, Isaiah 51:1-16, Romans 11:33-36

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... by scaling the heights. Rather, we descend to the One who is immeasurable depth. We meet God in the depth of weakness, poverty, ignorance and grief. All of these realities force us to reach beyond our own superficiality and find God in the depths of faith, hope and love. God is not so much high as he is deep. Outline: 1. God cannot be known through philosophy or theology his thoughts are too deep for us (v. 33 2. We experience God in the depths of suffering, weakness and self-abandonment, where God reveals ...

1759. Christmas 2

Mt 2:13-23 · Jn 1:1-18 · Eph 1:3-14 · Jer 31:7-14 · Is 61:10--62:3 · Ps 147

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... can also be flesh and blood messengers whom God sends to us at just the right time with just the right word: a word of comfort, hope, or wisdom. If we think about it, we can name some of them; but to whom are we sent as guardian angels with a message ... the reality of a God who suffers with us the outrageous arrows of adversity, injustice and untimely death. His resurrection offers hope to all. PREACHING POSSIBILITIES Overall Theme: Through the Incarnate Word, we are conceived in love and born anew as God's ...

1760. Paul, The Great Missionary

Sermon

Jerry Eckert

... know that by means of your prayers and the help which comes from the Spirit of Jesus Christ, I shall be set free. My deep desire and hope is that I shall be full of courage, so that with my whole being I shall bring honor to Christ, whether I live or die. For what ... know how he has proved his worth, how he and I, like a man and his father, have worked together for the sake of the gospel. I hope to send him to you then, as soon as I know how things are going to turn out for me. And I trust in the Lord that ...

1761. Will We Enjoy Heaven?

Jonah 3:1-10

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... Yahweh as the waters destroyed the war wagons of Pharaoh. Barnabas takes Saul by the hand, gives him the ministry to the Gentiles at Antioch, and introduces to the disciples the forgiven former persecutor of the Christians. Jeremiah moves from judgment into hope as he purchases land in the very place he had condemned. The interesting thing about examining all of church history is that at some point the process must unfold, regardless of the time interval, whereby judgment must tenderly acknowledge and live ...

1762. Times Of Refreshing

Acts 3:11-26

Sermon

E. Carver McGriff

... me to him, while into my heart sprang a love for this stranger that almost overwhelmed me. And so I discovered that it is not on our forgiveness any more than on our goodness that the world's healing hinges, but on His.He gives the love itself." So, our hope is finally in the gift of love from a source beyond us. One poet caught the flavor of this: There flickered once within my heart emotion I called "love." I felt it for another and it seemed born from above.But time eroded what I felt, my "self" got in ...

1763. Rainbow In The Sky

Genesis 9:1-17

Sermon

E. Carver McGriff

... prayers did not produce such quick and satisfying results. Loved ones still die, accidents happen, losses occur in spite of our prayers. But here we need to be reminded of something else Paul wrote: "In everything God works for good with those who love him..." Hope is, indeed, the belief that something good will happen. Sometimes it happens now, sometimes later. I know a man whose young wife was killed in a tragic accident; their daughter was just old enough to be off to college. He had a happy marriage and ...

1764. Lyrics For The Centuries

2 Samuel 1:1-16

Sermon

Arthur H. Kolsti

... benefit of music. They can't take that away from you. It makes you remember places in the world that are not made of stone. There is something inside that they cannot touch. It's yours." When a friend asked what he was talking about, Andy said simply, "Hope!" One sort of music that abides for many is jazz. I recently had occasion to ask a friend what he intended to do on vacation. "Listen to my jazz albums," he replied. Those of you who find similar nourishment in jazz may remember the film story of Dale ...

1765. Stand Tall

Sermon

Timothy J. Smith

... was a child or maybe a teenager. When he arrived he was shocked to find that a person over six feet tall had fallen out of a boat and drowned in five feet of water. He imagined him thrashing and fighting the water until he was completely exhausted and "all hope of being saved was at last abandoned." What makes this such a tragedy is that if only the man had been able to stand up, he would not have drowned. Often when the storms of life assail us, we look for answers all around us but ignore our own God ...

1766. Between The Parentheses

Revelation 1:4-8

Sermon

William G. Carter

... alone speaks the first and last word on human existence, which is a surprisingly gracious word. The third time God says, "I am the Alpha and the Omega," he affirms, "I am the beginning and the end" (Revelation 22:13, 21:6). Perhaps this is our greatest hope: that God will be both our source and our destination. Through the grace of Christ our king, we trust that the God who gave us birth will complete and finish our lives. Daily problems can blur our vision. When caught up in neighborhood scandals or shady ...

1767. When All Is Said And Done

Matthew 13:24-30

Sermon

William G. Carter

... that Jesus does not speak about the end of the world, as much as he speaks of a world that is coming to an end. One hopes we can hear the difference. For, in a world like this, human institutions like the Temple crumble apart stone by stone. It seems an inevitable part ... 's easy to give in. Neill Hamilton, who taught at Drew University for many years, once observed how people in our time lose hope for the future. It happens whenever we let our culture call the shots on how the world is going to end. At this ...

1768. Pass It On

John 1:43-51

Sermon

John A. Stroman

... Phillips Brooks, the New England preacher of a century ago, maintained that "truth is expressed through personality." Personality is the vehicle for conveying God's truth. Our task is to spread the good news of God's story, in the light of our own particular story, with the hope that people will respond in faith. It is through the lives of real people that we see and hear the story of God's redeeming grace. There was a little girl who had a brief line in a Sunday School Christmas program. All she had to say ...

1769. Drop-Everything-Discipleship

Mark 1:14-20

Sermon

John A. Stroman

... It would mean significant changes. More equality between husbands and wives. More shared responsibilities. Openness and honesty. It would be risky because it would bring an end to "life as usual." It would bring new direction, a new sense of purpose, along with understanding and hope. Are you willing to follow Jesus? This is a good time for us to sing together the chorus: I have decided to follow Jesus I have decided to follow Jesus No turning back, no turning back Though none go with me, yet I will follow ...

1770. I Want To Go South, Lord

Genesis 12:1-8

Drama

Jerry Eckert

... my real problem?) Abram: God, I guess I'm just worn out. I've been trudging through this place for weeks now. I was all full of hope when I left Ur. And I was excited to see a new country. And there were some pretty places back up north. When I got to ... pain and confusion. But then I stop and I get mad again and get upset and scared all over again. God: YOU'LL GET OVER IT. (I hope I'll get over it!) Abram: You'd think I'd learn by now. God: ANYONE ELSE? ANYTHING ELSE BOTHERING YOU? (No, no one else. But now ...

1771. A Tale Of Two Trees

1 Corinthians 13:13

Children's Sermon

B. Kathleen Fannin

... it awoke, the dogwood felt a little afraid. But then it heard the evergreen singing as the wind sighed through its branches. 'I'm still here!' the song went. 'And I'm still as green as ever. Come on, dogwood; wake up! It's spring!' "The dogwood found hope and joy in the evergreen's song, struggled awake, and began to open up its beautiful blossoms. The evergreen, who had been lonely while its friend slept, was so very glad to see the dogwood had survived the winter that it wasn't even jealous of the dogwood ...

1772. The Better Part

Luke 10:38-42

Children's Sermon

B. Kathleen Fannin

... my hand beneath the basket itself, and taking some of the weight off the rubber band. "Now," I continue, "there is at least one more thing that takes some of our time -- at least I hope it does ..." "Oh yes!" Tim exclaims. "Church!" "That's right, Tim. I hope you spend some of your time every week coming to church and Sunday School. I hope you spend a lot of your time with God, whether it's here in worship, or studying in your classes, reading your Bibles, praying, or just sort of hanging out with God. I've ...

1773. The Adventure Of The Empty Tomb

Mark 16:1-20

Sermon

Jerry Eckert

... . There were scratches where the crown of thorns might have been, but he could also have gotten them walking through low branches there near the tomb." "Didn't you try to find out some way?" I urged. "I put my hands out toward him, palms up, hoping he would do the same. He smiled, turned, and walked away." "You followed him, of course." "No, I was content. I needed no further evidence." "But, Holmes ..." I persisted. "Watson, you know the story from the Gospel of Saint Luke about the poor man, Lazarus, and ...

1774. Paul, The Great Missionary

Philippians 1:1-11

Drama

Jerry Eckert

1775. Signs of the End of the Age

Mark 13:1-31, Mark 13:32-37

Sermon Aid

Richard A. Jensen

... power within us to keep awake? Our best models would surely be those closest to Jesus. And what of those closest ones? They fell asleep. They could not see. They could not hear. They could not understand (Mark 8:17-21). We need to end, rather, with a word of hope to sleeping believers. We can refer here to two parts of Mark 13. In 13:10 Jesus assures his disciples that the gospel will be preached to all nations. In 13:31 we hear that the words of Jesus will not pass away. You can tell here, as Story Three ...

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