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1851. Religion's Built-in Hazard

Isaiah 58:1-14

Sermon

Robert Beringer

... who make such a show of their dieting: "Giving up eating too much isn't enough. It's giving up bragging about it that's tough." But that is precisely what Isaiah's message to us is - a call to move beyond public displays of piety to a faith that touches every aspect of our private and public lives. It is no accident that behind the Greek word for piety is the Hebrew word for justice. What was a problem for the people of God in Isaiah's time is even a greater concern in our own age - namely, that the ...

1852. God's Christmas Greeting

Isaiah 11:1-16

Sermon

Robert Beringer

... the Lord. In the midst of wars and rumors of wars, we need not despair. God is already at work through the power of suffering love to bring about that new age, and every now and then, you and I are privileged to see God at work. A pastor who touched my life in a very significant way lost an eye during the Second World War. He ended up being taken prisoner on Christmas Eve by German forces. Taken to a field hospital, it seemed as if nothing could ease the terrible pain in his eye, nor the empty loneliness he ...

1853. Christmas Questions

Matthew 11:1-19

Sermon

John Jamison

... really a Savior. But John the Baptist was no newcomer to the movement. And neither was Glen. Glen had been a figurehead in the church and community for 65 years. There were few in town who had not, at some point in their lives, been touched and strengthened by Glen. He was a Christian's Christian, and was admired and praised. His living room wall was covered with plaques and certificates from charitable service organizations, and even one from the governor. Glen seemed to know full well who Jesus was, and ...

1854. Your Choice

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

John Jamison

... to him from below, and took a deep breath as if to soak up their praise. And he deserved it. He had taken a good thing and made it better. Much better. He had created an empire like no one had ever seen, or would see again. He had the touch. He always seemed to know exactly the right thing to do and the right time to do it. It was more than shrewdness, it was wisdom. Like that time he traded those 10 old cities up north to King Hiram of Tyre for $3,600,000 and another fortune in ...

1855. The Call To Excellence

Numbers 27:12-23

Sermon

Sims Robert

... into the future? Listen to the answer given in this poem. Give me a man of God, one man whose faith is master of his mind,and I will right all wrongs and bless the name of all mankind.Give me a man of God, one man whose tongue is touched with heaven’s fireand I will flame the darkest hearts with high resolve and clear desire. Give me a man of God, one man, one mighty prophet of the Lord,and I will give you peace on earth bought with a prayer and not a sword. Give me a man ...

1856. Chosen By God

Ruth 4:1-12

Sermon

Sims Robert

... the church where you are in this time in history and therefore carries a great responsibility. You must be the best, strongest, most loving, giving, caring church that you can be. Why? Because so much depends on it. Thousands upon thousands of lives are touched by your church and its ministry across the period of a year. Think of the challenges that are always before our society. We dare not face those challenges as a weak and feeble church. Young people need the church now more than ever. Statistics tell ...

1857. A Good Thing To Know

Luke 19:11-27

Sermon

Theodore F. Schneider

... in truth, it is not. The church in Germany during the 1930s did all three, looking very busy. In truth, it should have been busy opposing the rise of anti-Semitism.2 And It's A Good Thing To Know More often than not, one has just a touch of sympathy for the servant who, intimidated by the king, buries the pound. "Wicked" seems a harsh judgment. At least he did not lose it! Closer examination brings us to see that the servant has disobeyed the king. He has not followed instructions. He has shown little care ...

1858. The Spontaneous Routine

Luke 17:11-19

Sermon

Theodore F. Schneider

... the stirring story of the day Isaiah "went to church." Suddenly he was confronted with the presence of God and he feared for his life. "I am a man of unclean lips and I dwell among a people of unclean lips, and I shall surely die!" An angel touches his lips with a hot coal from the altar, and Isaiah hears the words, "you are clean!" Isaiah is elated! Then he overhears the conversations of God, "Who will go for us? Whom can we send?" In thanksgiving and overwhelming gratitude, Isaiah cries out, "Here I am ...

1859. What Will He Find ... When He Comes?

Luke 18:1-8

Sermon

Theodore F. Schneider

Every pastor has been touched and troubled when there have been those in the congregation who suddenly have faced unemployment. Like an ambush from two sides, unemployment attacks us with the fear of financial insecurity on the one side and the loss of self-esteem on the other. Job searching can deepen both. In just ...

1860. The Glorious Company

Luke 6:17-26

Sermon

Theodore F. Schneider

... Ages believed that the souls came back and celebrated through the town on the night before the mass for all saints. No matter. Whatever we think about our Halloween customs in the last decade of this 20th century, there ought to be just a touch of sadness that the day following, a special festival of the church, is all but forgotten in most churches and totally unknown in others. Martyrs, Prophets And Saints From the beginning the church has addressed the need to recall with thanksgiving the lives and ...

1861. Is It Hard To Believe?

Sermon

Erskine White

... the empty tomb, her first thought was that someone had stolen the body (John 20:2). When Peter saw the tomb, Scripture says he "wondered" at it; he couldn't figure out what had happened (Luke 24:12). Thomas wouldn't believe until he could touch Jesus' wounds (John 20:25). And quite obviously, many in the early church thought that the Resurrection stretched the limits of rational understanding, since Paul found it necessary to write in 1 Corinthians:"Now if Christ is preached as raised from the dead, how can ...

1862. Palms By Day And Plots By Night

Sermon

Erskine White

... moment of triumph and drank it in: "Hosanna! Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!" Jesus looked into the faces of the people who pressed around Him. They were smiling; it was a warm, friendly crowd. Joyful hands reached up to touch Him as He rode His donkey. And Jesus saw the children. Children love a parade, and our Lord watched as they ran alongside, laughing and shouting - filled with the boundless energy and excitement that only children have. The crowd was there to celebrate! I'm ...

1863. Chosen For Good News

John 15:1-17

Sermon

Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... .” But in this succinct passage, brief though it is, Jesus Christ has given us a reading of friendship beside which the others, noble though they may be, pale like the stars when the sun rises. For this, too, like everything else he touches, he has deepened and glorified. Real friendship between any two, he tells us, involves a certain drawing to each other, a kinship of spirit. Characteristically, Christ puts first a willingness to spend oneself for the other. Aristotle had said: “Friendship seems to ...

1864. Checking The Vital Signs

Luke 24:36-49

Sermon

Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... with you. The gospel for the day records: They were startled and terrified, and thought that they were seeing a ghost. He said to them, “Why are you frightened, and why do doubts arise in your hearts? Look at my hands and my feet; see that it is I myself. Touch me and see; for a ghost does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have (vv. 37-39).” Probably today our Lord would say: “Check my vital signs and you can see that I’m alive.” There are different ways you can test out whether a person ...

1865. Death of a Newborn Infant

Luke 18:15-17

Eulogy

Walter A. Schmidt

... where pain and loss are all too often present. Rod Brownfield, in an article titled, "Sin, Suffering and Service," puts it like this: "Sin has its own power. Sin triggers a chain reaction of evil. Sin contaminates everything and everyone it touches. Sin creates suffering, and the innocent as well as the guilty suffer its evil effects. Even nature' suffers. Sin always leaves behind a damaging residue - lingering pain and suffering, shattered lives and scarred spirits." Dr. Brownfield's words speak to us ...

1866. Death Following Extended illness

Romans 8:28-39

Eulogy

Paul Hegele

... this treasure in our bodily vessels given by God. And even though our vessels become battered and bruised and finally broken through life's pilgrimage, we still have this treasure of love given by God himself. Would the God who made everything - and made us as the crowning touch on everything - allow death to wipe it all out? It can't be! Death may be the greatest threat any of us face, "the last great enemy" (as Paul said), but it is a defeated enemy. The love of God goes on, to the grave and beyond the ...

1867. Death of an Alzheimer's Victim

Romans 8:28-39

Eulogy

John M. Braaten

... Christ. Nothing can separate us from God's love. God's love. It surrounds us constantly and creates the bedrock for our faith. What a wonder it is and how beautifully it was demonstrated in C_'s life. Christ's love strengthened her, empowered her, even as she lost touch with reality. She was a living example of what the love of God can do through a person even in the most difficult circumstances of life. It is a consolation to know that, should you or I be stricken as C_ was, we will not be separated from ...

1868. Albert Schweitzer Humanitarian

Drama

Thomas A. Renquist

... class to somewhere near the top -- all because of the influence of one inspiring teacher. It was almost as if a creative talent were bursting out in all directions. His proficiency at the piano and organ also increased tremendously at this time. Almost everything he touched turned to gold. There was a real delight and exhilaration about life in Schweitzer’s teenage years, but along with it came a sense of debt. The greater his happiness the more he felt that he owed somebody something in return for it. He ...

1869. Life Always Springs New!

Ezekiel 37:1-14

Sermon

Donald Zelle

... have been where the Spirit blows. If we want fresh air, we don't go down into the coal mines or the cisterns of life. We go to the hilltops where we know God will do his work. We go into the company of God's people. We get in touch with his Word. We become a guest at his Table. We give ourselves to prayer and to the witness of faithful people. We read the proper printed matter. When we have done that, when we have put ouselves where we know the Spirit of God blows, then we can also ...

1870. From Rooftop to Valley and to Heaven Again!

2 Samuel 11:1-27

Sermon

Donald Zelle

... King's men couldn't put him together again." There is something refreshing about this story being in the Bible! The writers included the seamy side of David's life. They did not cover up the sins of their great men, even of their "anointed of God." They did not touch-up the picture, but left a part of it ugly. They left it real. It is too easy to over-elevate great people. It is easy to create folk heroes. It is easy for those of us in the church to emphasize goodness and virture, to the point that some ...

1871. Jerusalem: City for All Time

2 Samuel 5:1-5

Sermon

Donald Zelle

... be his people ... he will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more.' " (Revelation 21:2-4a) These are words of promise. They lead the Christian to sing, "Jerusalem, the Golden, what bliss beyond compare!" And, "Jerusalem, whose towers touch the skies, I yearn to come to you." Again, "Jerusalem, my happy home, would God I were in thee!" These hymns express life under the perfect reign of God. They relate the joining of the saints forever. And they tell of the Christian yearning to ...

1872. A House! a House! and a House!

2 Samuel 7:1-17

Sermon

Donald Zelle

... Hebrews is exactly the complaint of the prophet Jeremiah. We limit God when we have institutionalized him. We are apt to be so busy maintaining the church building and polishing the silver-plated vessels and repairing the stained glass that we are out of touch with the God to whom all of these are dedicated. We are apt to be so occupied in the governmental structures that we lose missionary zeal. In his book, The Salty Tang, Fred Speakman tells the story of a Midwestern grandmother. Her appearance already ...

1873. The Burning Bush Within Us

Exodus 3:1-22

Sermon

Justin Tull

... that great gift? Is it inner strength? Is it luck? Is it God? God speaks. He spoke to Moses from a bush. He speaks to us through people and events, insights and inspiration. God knows and cares. He sees our tears. He remembers our pain. He offers his healing touch. 3. And God also calls. He calls us to special tasks. Remember Moses’ call from out of the bush? “Come, I will send you to Pharaoh that you may bring forth my people, the sons of Israel, out of Egypt.” Aren’t you glad God doesn’t call us ...

1874. The Word of God is with Us

John 1:1-18

Bulletin Aid

James Wilson

... give praise, for God's Word has come. People: The Word of the Lord was sent that we might all know of God's love. Leader: Yet the world would not hear and it turned away from the Word. People: But we have heard the Word and its truth has touched our hearts. Leader: Then let our hearts proclaim the Word for all the world to hear! All: Blessed be the name of the Lord! Collect O God, our words are hardly adequate to proclaim the message of Love Christ came to share with us. Hear our prayer, O Lord; we ...

1875. We Are the Children of Almighty God

Galatians 3:26--4:7

Bulletin Aid

James Wilson

... in Your Kingdom. We give You our love and our grateful praise. In Christ we pray. Amen. Prayer Of Confession O God, sometimes we have failed to truly understand and accept who You really are. Often we simply do not grasp that our lives have actually been touched by the very God who created the universe and who walked with Abraham, Moses, David, and all of the saints throughout history. Forgive us, Lord, and help us share the wonder and joy we feel with all who will listen. In Christ we pray. Amen. Hymns ...

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