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1776. The Song in Search of a Voice

John 20:19-23

Sermon

James Weekley

... of us? Jesus left his peace symbols with his followers as a reminder of what life should be about. His peace is the eye of the hurricane ... better still, a bull's-eye, a target of hope. With life at its worst, the promise of his peace continues to sift our way. The story is told by Henry Drummond of two artists who were assigned to paint a picture portraying a scene of tranquil peace. The first artist painted a picture with a calm mountain lake surrounded by rollins green hills. By contrast the second ...

1777. The Big Hand

Mark 14:12-26

Sermon

James Weekley

... this through my apple jack home computer." Could it be that we have grown wary of sweepstake promises, fireball salespersons, and oh lawdy, these Sunday morning newspaper bargain coupons. "Take, eat ..." Those words, like waves pounding on a shore, continue to surge. They never stop. His tide of goodness continues to roll upon us. Getting his material and spiritual goods across to us has never been his problem. It is we who stick out like a sore thumb. It is we who deaden our monitors with doubt. There are ...

1778. How To Become What You Are

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

Sermon

Erskine White

... Our text says that if you are a Christian, you do not live as other people do. You have put off the former nature which belongs to the way you used to live and you have taken on a new nature altogether. You are a child of God. You are continually "renewed in the spirit of your mind, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness" (4:23-24). And that's just the beginning, because the Scriptures offer many other ways to understand who you are as a Christian. You are the elect of God, God ...

1779. When God Is Silent

Psalm 35:1-28

Sermon

Erskine White

... did Jesus tell the story of the widow who came to a judge repeatedly, asking for relief against an adversary. The judge kept putting her off, but the widow kept coming. Finally, he relented and gave her what she needed, because, he said, "she will wear me out by her continual coming to me" (Luke 18:1-5). This is how we must be in prayer. When God seems absent, we need to keep coming at Him with our prayers. We need to be persistent and never give up! When God is silent, keep beating a path to His door, and ...

1780. Do You Believe In Peace? - Memorial Day

Ephesians 2:11-22

Sermon

Erskine White

... try a "Peace Through Strength" approach. One person can threaten the other with physical abuse or emotional abuse, or financial ruin, or whatever weapon he or she has to use and thoroughly cow the other person into submission. The other person doesn't dare continue the argument for fear of the consequences. But "Peace Through Strength" isn't really peace, is it. It isn't peace between nations and it isn't peace between people. When one party uses overwhelming power to win a "victory" like this, the result ...

1781. The Lion, The Lamb And Herod’s Rage

Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon

Erskine White

... Day in 1944, the German Luftwaffe was mercilessly bombing the beleagured 101st Airborne. The frozen bodies of 8,600 GIs lay in the snow. Brigadier General McAuliffe was asked to surrender and he issued a one-word reply: "Nuts!" The Battle of the Bulge would continue. Call it Herod’s rage. On Christmas Day in Korea in 1950, in a brutally cold winter, the Marines and the 7th Fleet were desperately attempting the largest rescue operation in history, moving 200,000 United Nations troops from the path of the ...

1782. Unfinished Journeys

Deuteronomy 34:1-12

Sermon

Erskine White

... be done. Or, you can be more flexible, realize that this route is closed to you and you must find another way to continue on your journey. So often, the journeys we set out to make in life are interrupted. The straight paths we choose are detoured ... said that, "Nothing worth doing can be accomplished in one lifetime" (Reinhold Niebuhr). And because that is true, we need a way to continue our journeys in life without getting fed up or burned out. This is, first of all, a spiritual challenge. Look to the people ...

1783. Joy At Midnight

Matthew 25:1-13

Sermon

Erskine White

... - for the sake of the world, for the sake of all human hope and history. He may come tomorrow; He may come a thousand years from tomorrow. None of us knows the day or the hour. But in the meantime, we can all be sure of this: that Christ comes continually to His people, bringing us joy at midnight. Isn't it nice to know! Isn't it comforting to know that in the hour of our deepest need, He comes again to stand with us through the fearsome night, to the dawn of morning's saving light. Amen Pastoral Prayer ...

1784. Wedding: A Need for Newness

Sermon Aid

John M. Braaten

... fresh luster to a relationship and, of course, the little phrase, "I love you," when spoken from the heart, never loses its power to revitalize a marriage. Actions which say, "I love you," are equally important in keeping the romance in marriage akindle. If you continually look for ways to make each other happy, you will always have something to look forward to in life. Each day can bring the possibility of some new experience of joy. You see, ________ and ________, marriages need to be kept fresh and alive ...

1785. Epiphany 2

John 2:1-11, Isaiah 62:1-12, 1 Corinthians 12:1-11, Psalm 96:1-13, Psalm 36:1-12

Sermon Aid

George Bass

... the nature of God's love for his creatures and his faithfulness toward them. The psalmist declares, "you save both man and beast." He says, "For with you is the well of life" and "in your light we see light." The psalm ends with a portion of a prayer: "Continue your loving kindness to those who know you, and your favor to those who are true of heart." The psalm expresses the "light and life" themes of John 1, which is read on this same Sunday in years/cycles A and B. Psalm Prayer (36 - LB W) is particularly ...

1786. Epiphany 6

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

Sermon Aid

George Bass

... of the season of manifestation and ministry is approaching, and that with it comes the beginning of Lent. Christmas and the Epiphany of our Lord have diminished in the thought and worship of the churches by this point in Epiphany. Theological clues continue to surface in the name - Epiphany - of the season that the Episcopal and Lutheran churches use for these Sundays. "Ordinary Time 6" and "Proper 6" cannot remind preachers and people that they are still in Epiphanytide, let alone give them any theological ...

1787. Lent 2

Philippians 3:12-4:1, Jeremiah 26:1-24, Genesis 15:1-18, Luke 13:31-35, Psalm 27:1-14, Psalm 42:1-11

Sermon Aid

George Bass

... and dedicated to the late Harry Emerson Fosdick, William Sloane Coffin, Jr. said: "In Browning's The Ring And The Book, Pompilia says of her friend, 'Through such souls alone, God stooping shows sufficient of his light for us in the darkness to rise by.' " He continued: "It is marvelous that in every generation God raises up men and women with visions larger than their time. These are people who are for truth, no matter who tells it; for justice, no matter who's against it. Like God, they carry on a lover ...

1788. Maundy Thursday

John 13:1-17, Psalm 116:1-19, Exodus 12:1-30, 1 Corinthians 11:17-34, Mark 14:12-26, Jeremiah 30:1--31:40, Hebrews 10:19-39, Luke 22:7-38

Sermon Aid

George Bass

... to come in this life. They have been washed clean of their sins in baptism, and have been prepared to do the work of the Lord in the world until the final "Day" arrives. But those who go on sinning lose their claim on Christ and the kingdom. Instead of continuing to sin, Christians, in response to God's grace, need to extend to others the compassion and mercy given them by Christ. Luke 22:7-20 (L); 22:14-30 (E), alternate For the second time in five days, a portion of Luke 22 will be read in the worship ...

1789. Easter 3

John 21:1-14, Acts 5:17-42, Acts 9:1-19a, Jeremiah 32:1-44, Revelation 5:1-14, Psalm 33:1-22, Psalm 30:1-12

Sermon Aid

George Bass

... sorrows. Do not turn away from us, or we shall fall back into dust; but rather turn our mourning into joy by raising us up with your Son, Christ our Lord." Psalm 33 (LBW) - "Lord God, through your Son you made the heavens and earth; through him you continue to accomplish the intentions of your heart. Make your chosen people witnesses of your truth among the nations and heralds of your glory in the heavens; for the sake of your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord." THE READINGS Acts 5:27b-32, 40b-41 (RC) This reading ...

1790. 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

... wait for the coming of the Spirit before they began their mission. After the brief lesson, Luke tells us that he took them out to Bethany, blessed them, and then was taken up into heaven. The disciples then returned to Jerusalem "with great joy" and "were continuously in the Temple blessing God." 2 Kings 2:1-15 (alternate first reading - E) Jesus was not, of course, the first Israelite to be taken up into heaven by the Lord, as this story about Elijah's ascension makes clear. But this is the most dramatic ...

1791. Proper 8

Luke 9:57-62, Galatians 5:16-26, 1 Kings 19:9-18, Psalm 16:1-11, Luke 9:51-56

Sermon Aid

George Bass

... common lectionary, who has been reading 1 Kings 19 for the past two Sundays. With the exception of Common lectionary churches, those who wish to preach upon this reading will have to tell the context of the story of which this pericope is but a part. It is the continuation of the tale about Elijah's flight from Jezebel to Mt. Horeb, and how God spoke to him in a "still small voice" there as he stood in the mouth of the cave, "What are you doing here, Elijah?" The prophet explained his zeal for the Lord, in ...

1792. Proper 9

Galatians 6:11-18, Galatians 6:1-10, 1 Kings 21:1-29, Isaiah 66:1-24, Psalm 66:1-20, Luke 10:1-24

Sermon Aid

George Bass

... blessed assurance that their names are written in heaven. Isaiah 66:10-14 (RC, L); 66:10-16 (E) - "Rejoice With Jerusalem!" 1. The exiles returned to Jerusalem with joy and, after untold centuries, they continue to return to Jerusalem and the homeland of the people of God. God has restored his people and, they believe, continues to do so today. 2. The gospel of Jesus Christ turns the whole world, where it is preached, toward Jerusalem, where God made good on his promise of "Peace on earth, among people of ...

1793. Proper 18

Luke 14:25-35, Deuteronomy 30:11-20, Proverbs 9:1-18, Ezekiel 33:1-20, Philemon 1:8-25

Sermon Aid

George Bass

... be joined to the business of the very angels of God. The Prayer Of The Day The classic collect for the Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost calls for God's help in this life: "O Lord, we beseech thee, let thy continual pity cleanse and defend thy church; and because it cannot continue in safety without thy succor, preserve it evermore by thy help and goodness; through thy Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. Amen." The classic prayer for ...

1794. Proper 24

Luke 18:1-8, Psalm 121:1-8, Exodus 17:8-16, Genesis 32:22-32, Habakkuk 1:1-4, Habakkuk 2:2-20, 2 Timothy 3:10--4:8

Sermon Aid

George Bass

... gracious. Jesus has taught us that dramatically! 4. So even if, and/or when "the sky is falling," Jesus calls on us to pray persistently not to wear God down and get what we want from him, but to stay in communication with him and make contact continually with the One who sustains us in life and the only One who can save our souls. Exodus 17:8-13 (RC) At the reaction - almost advice - of various exegetes to this passage in this liturgical context, I would bypass this pericope in my preaching ministry. One ...

1795. Epiphany 3

Mark 1:14-20

Bulletin Aid

Wayne B. Keller

... method of the Old Testament prophets. You may want to read, The Prophets on Main Street, by J. Elliott Corbett, published by John Knox Press, Richmond, Virginia. You may want to conclude with the words ascribed to Jesus by Mark in chapter 1 , verse 15. Then, continue with the following, or a similar, litany: Pastor: We have heard the call to repentance. Do you know what it means? People: We're not sure. We deny our humanity often, both its positives and negatives. We know that we are stubborn and live to ...

1796. The Preaching Ministry

Mark 1:35-39, Mark 1:29-34

Sermon Aid

Wayne B. Keller

... new expectations, to give thanks and embrace life, Christ's life in us. People: We seek a creative, Christ-centered, role in God's world. Pastor: So be it! People: Be it so! Message with the Children of All Ages Consider this: You may want to continue with the idea of expectation. Ask, did you get what you expected for Christmas? If you didn't, what did you think and feel? What did you do about it? Complain? Pout? Scream? Demand. Develop the idea further as necessary. At the beginning of Jesus' ministry ...

1797. What's In The Final Exam?

Matthew 25:31-46

Sermon

George Johnson

... it difficult. It may sound simple to feed hungry people, welcome strangers, and it is. But it is not easy. The fact is the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer. Hunger in the world is worse today than it was 10 years ago. Tax laws continue to put a heavier burden on the poor. Women and children suffer the most from injustices. If it is so simple, why is it so difficult? The cross is a constant reminder that to love one's neighbor is not always easy or well received. 3. There are surprises ...

1798. Act III, Scene 2

John 21:1-14

Sermon

John M. Braaten

... , we see that God's drama in the world has not come to an end. This long scene began as the Holy Spirit gripped the disciples and inspired them to give their lives for the glory of God and for the benefit of all Christians to follow. Act IV continues as the risen Christ still visits his people to be close to them, to minister to their needs, to support them in their struggles, to equip and strengthen them for Christian service. The work of Christ goes on and will go on until he comes again. The good news ...

1799. A Farewell Gift

John 14:15-31

Sermon

John M. Braaten

... of peace." Jesus then goes on to say that the world doesn't really understand the kind of peace he is giving. When we think of peace we usually think of the absence of war between nations, or the ending of hostilities between persons. Even though the Cold War continues, some politicians speak of our time as a period of peace. But we know better don't we? Two youngsters get into a fight and the teacher runs out and says, "Now cut that out. I want you two to quit fighting, make up and shake hands." Under the ...

1800. That's Our God For You!

Luke 19:28-44

Sermon

John M. Braaten

... and me because living in harmony with God keeps us in touch with the day by day unfolding of our Lord's love. There is so much bad news in the world that we can be overwhelmed until we begin to wonder if God really is in charge. Only in continually experiencing God's divine love do we grow rich in our understanding of what God is like. The story is told of an American soldier who had drawn remote duty and had written home to his wife, telling her of his seven new friends with whom he had developed a ...

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