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Mark 9:38-41

Sermon

Robert Salzgeber

... was aghast at what had appeared in the morning Kingdom Times daily newspaper. The headlines read: "Coach Micah's Kingdom Squad Underdogs in Upcoming 1991 Banquet Bowl." Among other things the article went on to say that the World Banquet of Powers and Principalities is still markedly better attended than God's eschatological banquet. "In fact," the article went on to say, "The P&P Banquet is ahead of God's banquet by at least two to one. In other words, if God gets 1,000 to his banquet, Lucifer will pull ...

1802. Path To A New Life

John 3:1-21

Sermon

Leonard H. Budd

... you now open your life to Christ's leading in ways that you never have before. Perhaps now is a moment when you are "born again," as you choose to understand that phrase. If this is that moment, I invite you to mark this moment in your mind and heart. Perhaps the marking will all be inside you and we will not know it until your journey is published - as was John Wesley's description that his "heart was strangely warmed" during the meeting on Aldersgate Street. Perhaps you will choose to remain in the ...

1803. Listen

1 Samuel 2:12-26

Sermon

Charles Curley

... person to deny that there is truth in that statement, by itself it is certainly a very partial and limited understanding of what Jesus meant, for he also said, "Truly I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it." - Mark 10:15 If you want to enter, if you want to be part of God's vision, God's future, God's hope for the world and eternity, come to God like a child, a child like Samuel. It is easy to get sentimental about children, especially about infants; to ...

1804. Lent 5

John 12:20-36, Jeremiah 30:1--31:40, Hebrews 4:14-5:10

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... from parents (moral and spiritual immaturity). 2. For the Jews of Jeremiah's time, morality was also external (the law). 3. Jeremiah envisions an internal source for morality (the new covenant of the heart). 4. The new covenant is fulfilled in Christ and marks the attainment of spiritual maturity. 2. Sermon Title: The New Deal. Sermon Angle: To lift the nation out of the depression, President Franklin Roosevelt came up with his "New Deal." The government was going to reach down and help all the citizens of ...

1805. Good Friday

John 19:28-37, Hebrews 10:1-18, Isaiah 52:13--53:12, John 18:1-11, John 19:38-42, John 19:17-27

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... Father. I didn't know. Here's your billfold back." The priest was enormously relieved and offered the robber a cigar. The thief retorted: "Thanks, Father, but I've given up smoking for Lent." Near the cross (19:25). In Mark's depiction of the crucifixion, the female disciples of Jesus are standing at a distance (Mark 15:40). John has these women near the cross, possibly because Jesus commends his mother to the care of John (vv. 26-27) and would be in need of talking range to do so. I prefer to think that ...

1806. The Name Of Names

Ephesians 1:15-23

Sermon

Mark J. Molldrem

Mark -- warlike Shirley -- bright meadow Jennifer -- fair lady Jeffrey -- God's peace Jesus -- God saves What's in a name? Ever since God gave Adam the privilege of naming all the creatures, humankind has had a fascination with names. Names are important. Parents take great care when they select a name ...

1807. The Righteousness Of God

2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2

Sermon

Mark J. Molldrem

... grace, he has given us what we do not deserve -- life. There is new life for anyone who has been grounded by the gravity of sin. God will see to it. God will give it. It is his right to do so. It is his righteousness to do so. The marks of this new life, reconciled to God, are peace, joy, hope, and purpose. Here we come back to Paul's description of life as a servant of God, as outlined in our text. In the midst of the trials of life as a Christian, God grants blessings that help us ...

1808. Witnesses

1 Corinthians 15:1-11

Sermon

Mark J. Molldrem

... other apostles. He even appeared to the prime persecutor and marauder of the Christian church, Saul, who later became known as Paul, the principle preacher and missionary of the faith. Let's not forget Mary, from whom Jesus had cast out seven demons, who gospel writers Mark and John report was the first to see the risen Jesus. Jesus is let loose in the world. Witnesses, observe! It is one thing to appear to believers who want to believe. It only took a gentle conversation in the morning mist of a garden to ...

1809. Made, Lost, And Found

1 John 1:1-4

Sermon

Mark J. Molldrem

... the consciousness of sin, there is no Christianity." In our thoughts, words, and deeds we put ourselves into the swift currents of disobedience and become disconnected. The relationship with God is broken. We become lost to God. Who am I? I am lost! Mark Twain, who plied the Mississippi River for many years, observes that our actions are what betray us, revealing the true character of our hearts. He graphically describes humanity with these pessimistic words: "Of all the animals, man is the only one that is ...

1810. Love And Friendship

1 John 4:7-21

Sermon

Mark J. Molldrem

... grain and the chaff of his life, keeping what is worth keeping and giving him hope. Arleen's realistic and dedicated love for Edgar embody Shakespeare's words when he writes: ƒ Love is not love Which alters when it alteration findsƒ O, no! it is an ever-fixed mark, That looks on tempests and is never shaken; ƒ Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks, But bears it out even to the edge of doom. God's love for us did not alter when sin was found in our hearts. God remained steadfast to the covenant ...

1811. Friday -- The Good One

Hebrews 10:1-18

Sermon

Mark J. Molldrem

... the deepest valley, even unto the end of time. He is powerful to fulfill his promise. Neither sin nor death can stand in his way to do for us what he says he will do. We can pray with Soren Kierkegaard, that melancholy Dane who prayed his way through cross-marked Fridays: "Lord, hold not our sins up against us, but hold us up against our sins; so that the thought of you, when it wakens in us and every time it wakens, may remind us not of how much we have sinned, but of how much you have forgiven us ...

1812. Obedience

Sermon

Mark J. Molldrem

... central figure in the entire drama of Holy Week. What is Jesus about at this time in his life? Did he feel like celebrating? Did he feel like weeping? Were the palms or was the passion most on his mind? In the gospel accounts of Matthew, Mark, and Luke, there are conversations of Jesus recorded before Holy Week, conversations that predict his tragic crucifixion. Jesus knew what awaited him in Jerusalem; yet, as the Scripture says, "He set his face to go to Jerusalem." Jesus had been given a mission in life ...

1813. A Big Fisherman · Peter

Mt 16:13-20 · Jn 1:35-42

Sermon

Gordon Pratt Baker

... eking out a living with his daily hauls. Rather, with his brother Andrew he was a partner with Salome's James and John in a flourishing fishing business boasting a small fleet. (Mark 1:16; Luke 5:10) Thus, when he reminded Jesus that "we have left everything and followed you" he was speaking of turning his back on no mean enterprise. (Mark 10:28) To be sure, Peter had his moments of weakness. On occasion even the most valiant among us has a way of disgracing his best; and, like Frederick the Great fleeing ...

1814. A Patriot · Dysmas

Mt 27:38 · Mk 15:27 · Lk 23:32

Sermon

Gordon Pratt Baker

... elicited military secrets on any number of occasions to the advantage of the revolutionaries. The prospect of Dysmas thus employing innkeeping as a cover becomes all the more intriguing when we recall how Jesus traveled across Palestine preaching his gospel of the Kingdom. (Mark 1:39) For there may very well have been times when, coming to day's end, the Master spent nights in Dysmas' hostelry. Nor would he have shared Dysmas' hospitality without the two of them talking into the wee hours of the morning ...

1815. A Family Member · Salome

Mt 20:20-21 · Mk 15:40; 16:1-2

Sermon

Gordon Pratt Baker

... there with no concern for her own safety when the knowledge he was a hunted man with a death threat hovering over him weighed heavily upon Jesus. (John 7:25) So it is hardly surprising Salome was there when Jesus returned from the tomb the first Easter morning. (Mark 16:1, 2) But then Salome had always been there when anything important was happening to Jesus. It needs to be remembered, however, that Salome did not lack support in doing what she did for the Master. In a day when a man's word was law where ...

1816. Living In The Resurrection Age

John 20:1-18

Sermon

Donald Dotterer

... It is then the permanent and eternal nature of faith in Christ that is a spiritual anchor for people in all ages and places. For those who confess this faith in the eternal Christ, it is possible to say that we are living in the Resurrection Age. The empty tomb marks a new era in human history and consecrates the possibility of a new beginning for all of us. It demands a new way of living -- a way of living in hope and peace, in love and justice. The gospels make it very clear that Jesus was always looking ...

1817. Marriage: Endearing And Enduring

Psalm 128:1-6

Sermon

Charles R. Leary

... crude, but it may just feel like an ending to them. They have made it distinctly clear to me that they have been "waiting" for this for seven years or longer. Call it what you will, what we do right now marks the end of a preparation which was marked by friendship and suspense, courtship and planning, waiting and longing. It becomes the "rite of passage" into what we call marriage, and, believe me, that will have no less of the same elements of friendship and suspense, courtship and planning, waiting and ...

1818. Your Journey Of Life - A Wedding Ceremony

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

Sermon

Mark P. Zacher

... God richly bless you in the vows and the promises of love that you make. May God guide you and may he protect you. And, may you find and keep the joy of this moment with you forever -- in your faith and with your hope and in your love. Amen. Mark P. Zacher is associate pastor of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Camp Hill, Pennsylvania.

1819. The Circle Of Life

Eulogy

Charles R. Leary

... a beginning. Death we call an end. Marriage we call a beginning. Divorce we call an end. But think about it. One event can be both a beginning and an end. Retirement. An end? Actually, retirement is an end of a certain kind of activity in life, but marks a beginning of a new kind of activity in life. ____________ retired from government service but he could not let himself give up on work. So he assumed a more relaxed job, a shoe salesman part-time. After a while age and health affected him severely and ...

1820. Jesus In Gethsemane"Jesus -- Misunderstood And Alone"

Psalm 49:1-20, Mark 14:32-42

Sermon

R. Sheldon MacKenzie

... they were disobedient to their brave promises. Promises both of loyalty and of participation in whatever might happen to him. Each of three times Jesus came to his disciples for support and encouragement. And each of three times the disciples slept on. The gospel of Mark was written for a congregation in which men and women were being harassed by people hostile to the new faith. The temptation in the church was to give in during these times of crucial decision-making, and to come to terms with the world. In ...

1821. For Goodness Sake

Mark 10:17-31

Sermon Aid

Clement E. Lewis

... Romans 12:9, 21 The heart of a good man is the sanctuary of God. -- Madame Anne Germaine de Stael Hymn: "I Would Be True" Scripture: Mark 10:17-22 (NRSV) As he was setting out on a journey, a man ran up and knelt before him, and asked him, "Good Teacher, what must ... this: "Only God is entitled to the absolute predicate good." Matthew's gospel phrases Jesus' question a bit differently than does Mark and Luke, to read, "Why do you ask me about what is good?" In this story there arises the matter of sinlessness ...

1822. He Has Come Back To Life!

Mark 16:1-20

Sermon Aid

Clement E. Lewis

... will see him just as he told you. So they went out and fled from the tomb, for terror and amazement had seized them; and they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid. Hymn: "Christ Arose" Sermon: "He Has Come Back To Life" The Living Bible Paraphrased makes Mark 16:6 sound like the language we speak. Listen. The angel said, "Don't be surprised. Aren't you looking for Jesus, the Nazarene who was crucified? He isn't here! He has come back to life! Look, that's where his body was lying." He has risen! He ...

1823. What Did You Say?

Exodus 1:1-22

Sermon Aid

Clement E. Lewis

... are tools for managing the machinery of life, for inspiring the soul of man, and for evaluation of the acts and motives of life; and they provide history for the understanding of humanity and life itself. Correct words, good manners, kindly words of concern are the marks of gentility and ladyhood. All of us do well to remember that politeness is like an air cushion; there doesn't seem to be much in it, but it sure eases the jolts. Self-control in all matters, including speech, sets the tone and quality of ...

1824. Symbols Of Thanksgiving -- Stone And Rope

Psalm 16:5-6

Children's Sermon

Kenneth Mortonson

... it. These stones were placed in a bag and a little child was chosen to draw them out, one by one. The first number drawn would get the best land. After each family had been allotted its section of land, they would measure it with a line and mark its boundaries with stones. If a family had good fortune, their lot and their measuring line would give them good land upon which to plant the crops for that year. Good land meant a good harvest and for that they were thankful. King David expressed his gratitude for ...

1825. Prayer for Lent 2

John 2:12-25

Sermon Aid

Richard F. Bansemer

... go with you into a new and deeper relationship, even as I caution myself, saying, "Careful, this could be uncomfortable. This could be dangerous ... wild." Lord, I see you drawing back your whip that scattered the temple animals, and I wonder if I am only one of them, marked for sacrifice, too frightened and dumb to know that you would free me from certain death. I see the plentiful oats and barley that taste so good and make me fat, but know that all my days are numbered short if I live in a feeding lot. I ...

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