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176. Biography Of A Changed Person

Luke 19:1-10

Sermon

Robert Beringer

... Zacchaeus went every day outside the city of Jericho carrying a bucket of water. One day, his wife followed him, wondering what this daily ritual was all about. She saw him stop at a certain sycamore tree. Zacchaeus poured his bucket of water on the tree's thirsty roots, and then stood there reverently looking up into the tree. It was a sacred place, for it was the place where his life was changed. But unfortunately a lot of Christians stop growing right there! They can tell you the day and the hour they ...

177. The Darkest Hour

Drama

Pamela Urfer

... : Then he said to the disciple: JESUS: (Miming) "Here is your mother." NARRATOR: And from that hour the disciple took her into his own home. After this, when Jesus knew that all was now finished, he said (in order to fulfill the scripture): JESUS: (Miming) "I am thirsty." NARRATOR: A jar full of sour wine was standing there. So they put a sponge full of the wine on a branch of hyssop and held it to his mouth. When Jesus had received the wine, he said: JESUS: (Aloud) "It is finished." NARRATOR: Then he bowed ...

178. Meeting Our Needs, Not Our Greeds

Exodus 16:1-36

Sermon

Steve Burt

... needs, not our greeds. If we insist on meeting our greeds, we're on our own. The Hebrews who have fled Egypt are wandering around, trying to put the past behind them, looking for a better future. There's no doubt they need help. They're hungry, thirsty, tired, homeless. So they grumble and complain (one way of making their needs known), doing it through their leader Moses. Moses prays to God, and God answers the people's prayers. They need food, so God sends flocks of quail in the evening. In the morning ...

179. A Misguided Game of Hide-and-Seek

Exodus 32:1-33:6

Sermon

Robert S. Crilley

... who is all-loving. Because love seeks community, and desires above all else, a response. In fact, according to Matthew, if you're searching for the Lord, you'd do well to start with that one wandering the streets, hungry, and whom someone yesterday offered a little food; thirsty, and someone gave a cup of cold water; a stranger, and someone opened the door, offering a place to stay. The good news of the gospels is that even when we do not see evidence of God's presence; even when we've lost our bearings and ...

180. Called To Serve

Matthew 23:1-39

Sermon

Phyllis Faaborg Wolk

... . The righteous will be placed on his right and the wicked on his left. Then the king will say to those at his right hand, "Come, you that are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you; for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me. I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me." When the children of God reach out to meet the needs of ...

181. The Bread Of Life

John 6:25-59

Sermon

Marc Kolden

... the crowd was still confused. "Give us some of this bread," they said, somewhat stupidly. Then comes Jesus' first great statement in this chapter (v. 35), "I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty." Then he said that God the Father had sent him and he was doing the Father's will. This extravagant claim aroused Jesus' enemies: "How can he say he's the bread from heaven? This is just Jesus the carpenter. We know his parents. He's not ...

182. The Christian Journey IV: The Pool

Sermon

John N. Brittain

... , who had come as women in so much of the world still do, to perform the odious task of drawing the day's water, had understandable difficulty comprehending what Jesus was getting at. "... those who drink of the water that I will give them will never be thirsty. The water that I will give will become in them a spring of water gushing up to eternal life" (John 4:14). "What in the world are you talking about?" was the woman's natural response, but you know the happy ending to the story when she recognized ...

183. Come As You Are

John 21:1-14

Sermon

Alex Gondola

... , rejected by men but in God's sight; chosen and precious; and like living stones be yourselves built into a spiritual house ..." (1 Peter 2:4-5, RSV). "The Spirit and the Bride say, 'Come.' And let him who hears say, 'Come.' And let him who is thirsty come, let him who desires take the water of life without price" (Revelation 22:17, RSV). That's the kind of God we have -- open and generous and loving; more willing to provide for us spiritually than we are to receive. And who does God invite into communion ...

184. Prayers for Epiphany

Bulletin Aid

Rolland R. Reece

... done what you said you would do. You keep your promises. How good it is to turn to you this morning. Without our knowing it, we've been looking forward to this hour. The hymns lift our spirits. The scriptures grant us understanding. The prayers bring us healing. We are thirsty and you give us drink. We are hungry and you feed us. We are rejected and you love us. We come to you for you are faithful. We praise your name over and over, Lord Jesus. Amen. From the bleakness of our souls, O Lord, we turn to you ...

185. A Positive Addiction

Romans 1:1-17

Sermon

Robert R. Kopp

... I must put first things first. When Jesus is the first priority or most positive addiction in our lives, our lives are better. When our personal relationship with Jesus controls our behavior, we are whole, happy, joyful, and secure. It's like he said: "If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as the scripture has said, streams of living water will flow from within him" (John 7:37-38 NIV). Putting it another way: it's hard to become negatively addicted when we're positively ...

186. Every Shot I Ever Hit

1 Corinthians 11:17-34

Sermon

Robert R. Kopp

... the gift of remembering who and what are important. And everything we are is in remembrance of Him. Everything we are exposes our relationship with Him. He remembers. He said, "Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when was it that we saw you hungry and gave you food, or thirsty ... or a stranger ... or naked ... or in prison?' " (see Matthew 25). He remembers. He is omniscient. So let's take our best shot. He will remember forever.

187. The Heralding Of Advent

Drama

Karren Boehr

... first, second, and third candles. Proclaims) The candle of Justice, the candle of Forgiveness and the candle of Love herald anew this day the truth that "the Spirit and the bride say, 'Come.' And let the one who hears say, 'Come.' And let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who wishes take the water of life without cost." "For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son that whosoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." ALL HERALDS: (In unison loudly proclaiming with hands and ...

188. The Gift of Lent I: A Widow Gives Her Mites

Luke 21:1-4

Drama

Donald Neidigk

... after you leave. He always does. And even if he shouldn't, I praise him anyway. In these last few years I've learned there's so much more to life than bread and clothes and water. In Jesus, I've found the water of life that never leaves me thirsty. In him I've found the bread of life that never leaves me hungry. Every day he gives me beautiful garments of righteousness that never leave me naked and ashamed. You have to leave? Thank you for coming to my home. No, no, you needn't pay for the things ...

189. Gifts of Lent V: A Soldier Gives His Wine

Matthew 27:45-56

Drama

Donald Neidigk

... cheap vinegar wine was welcomed at that bloody throne, surely your gift, whatever it might be, is welcomed too! Prayer: Heavenly Father, the soldier at the cross heard Jesus cry out, "I thirst," and brought him wine vinegar. Help us, Lord, to realize that when someone cries out, "I am thirsty," or "I am hungry," or "I am naked," it is as though Jesus were speaking. And then, Lord, move us to help in whatever way we can, knowing that to do so is the same as doing it for your Son. In Jesus' name. Amen.

190. The Bread That Endures

Luke 22:7-38

Sermon

Larry R. Kalajainen

... symbolizes life. So we don't need to strain our minds too hard to understand what Jesus means when he says, in our gospel lesson, "I am the Bread of Life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty." We know immediately what he means. And perhaps just because his meaning is so clear, we skip right over it without giving it much thought. Hardly any statement in the Bible is more transparently obvious. And yet, as John shows us, those to whom that statement was ...

191. A Dwelling Place

Psalm 23:1-6

Eulogy

Barbara G. Schmitz

... are we prepared not for what is temporary, but for what is eternal? Those who believe and follow our Lord Jesus Christ, at their death, will rejoice to say with the author of Psalm 84: How lovely is thy dwelling place, O Lord of hosts, to me!My thirsty soul desires and longs within thy courts to be;my very heart and flesh cry out; O Living God, for thee! Beside thine altars, gracious Lord, the swallows find a nest;how happy they who dwell with thee and praise thee without rest,and happy they whose hearts ...

192. Come, O Blessed Of My Father

John 5:16-30

Eulogy

Barbara G. Schmitz

... Gospel passage from the 25th chapter of Matthew. Christ is sitting on the throne. He looks to his right and says: Come, O blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; for I was hungry and you gave me food. I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you clothed me. I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me. And the righteous will say, "Lord, did you make a mistake? When did we ...

193. New Year's Eve/Day

Ecclesiastes 3:1-22, Psalm 8:1-9, Revelation 21:1-27, Matthew 25:31-46

Bulletin Aid

B. David Hostetter

... GOD'S FORGIVENESS Hear the Good News! We have been given time to reconsider our ways and to prepare ourselves for the day of judgment yet to come. Friends, believe the Good News! In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven. EXHORTATION Feed the hungry; give drink to the thirsty; welcome strangers; clothe the naked; visit the sick and prisoners; you will be ready for the day of reckoning. PRAYER OF THE DAY Open our eyes, Divine Healer, that we may see your face in the faces of the poor, the sick and the prisoner and in ...

194. When God Asks The Unreasonable

Genesis 22:1-19

Sermon

R. Robert Cueni

... come out swinging. The culture teaches that greed is good. Get everything you can for yourself. Watch out for number one. Our faith has this totally unreasonable and unrealistic expectation that we receive when we give. That blessedness comes by extending a cup of cold water to the thirsty. That the way to receive is to give, not to take. God does expect the unreasonable of us. And the way to the fullness of life is to do it. Trust God and be amazed at how he will provide. Trust and obey, there's no other ...

195. Been There, Done That

Matthew 2:13-23

Sermon

William B. Kincaid, III

... are mesmerized by the divine side of Jesus, it is his human side which allows us to relate to him and which promises that he relates to us. Like all of us, Jesus wept, suffered disappointment, and experienced betrayal. Like all of us, Jesus was hungry and thirsty and lonely and tempted. If Jesus is a friend who knows all our sorrows, it is because our sorrows are so very much like his own. "Out of Egypt I have called my son." Jesus' emergence from the place where his people once were treated brutally as ...

196. Who Is Jesus?

Matthew 16:13-20

Illustration

John R. Brokhoff

... ." 3. The Half And Half Jesus Human/Divine Nestorians took the view that Jesus was half human and half divine. It was taught by Nestorius, bishop of Constantinople, in the fifth century. To this day it is a very popular understanding of Jesus. When we see Jesus hungry, thirsty, and tired, we say it was because he was human. When he struggles in prayer and on the cross cries out, "My God, why ...?" we see the human Jesus. On the other hand, Jesus is God when he walks on water, feeds 5,000, raises the dead ...

197. 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

... sheep are led, with the shepherd out front, goats must be driven from behind with a stick. Is it this pathological independent streak that makes the goats unacceptable in the community of heaven? An affair of the heart. The righteous asked the King: When did they see him hungry, thirsty, and so forth. He replied, "Just as you did it to the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me" (v. 40). The service of their king was not an affair of the head, but of the heart. They responded to the ...

198. It's Not Over When The Fat Lady Sings

Exodus 17:1-7

Sermon

... : it's trust. Look in the dictionary for the word "faith." The primary definition for faith is reliance or trust. Insecurity cannot breed faith anymore than hunger can breed happiness. We find then that God brings water out of the rock, not merely to satisfy a thirsty people, but to build trust in a community that had forgotten how to rely on anyone except slave masters. They needed to live free and open lives. They had to rediscover how to trust God. There is no way to live a faithful life without trusting ...

199. Lent 3

John 4:1-26, Exodus 17:1-7, Romans 5:1-11, John 4:27-38, John 4:39-42, Isaiah 42:18-25

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... take the initiative to break the ice in relationships where there is prejudice, hurt and estrangement. An inner oasis. Jesus told the woman by the well, "Everyone who drinks this water will thirst again but whoever drinks of the water that I will give them will never be thirsty. The water that I will give will become in them a spring of water gushing up to eternal life" (vv. 12-13). Jesus is speaking of the gift of the Holy Spirit, which God would give to all those who were to believe in him. In the Hebrew ...

200. Maundy Thursday

Lk 22:14-30 · Jn 13:1-17, 31b-35 · 1 Cor 11:17-32 · Ex 12:1-14 · Ps 116

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... sight of the Lord is the death of his servants" (v. 13). Prayer Of The Day: Bounteous God, as you have freely showered your blessings upon us, so also fill us with the Bread of Heaven, that we might hunger no more, and the cup of salvation, to quench our thirsty souls. In Jesus' name. Amen. Theme: Victory Feast. The Passover and the Lord's Supper, the Eucharist, are feasts celebrating the Lord's victory over oppression and sin. They are occasions for remembering whose we are.

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