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1976. Christ's New Commandment of Love

John 13:31-38

Bulletin Aid

Carl Hoefler

Call to Worship Pastor: The church of our risen Lord is called to be a fellowship of people who love one another as Christ loves us. People: His love is so perfect, it is difficult for us to be that loving. Pastor: But it is that kind of love that proves to others we are Christ's disciples. People: It is our desire to follow our Lord's commandment to give ourselves to each other in love. Collect Compassionate Father, whose Son ...

1977. Peace that is Not of This World

John 14:15-31

Bulletin Aid

Carl Hoefler

... our resistance to the inner peace which your Son has promised. Help us to surrender our conflicts and anxieties to you, that we may feel the healing touch of your peace granting us comfort and wholeness; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Hymns “Be Not Dismayed” “Come, Ye Disconsolate” “Peace, Perfect Peace” “Savior, Again to Thy Dear Name” “Thou Hidden Source of Calm Repose” “When the Storms of Life Are Raging

1978. God's Will is Not Beyond Man's Understanding

Deuteronomy 30:11-20

Bulletin Aid

Carl Hoefler

Call to Worship Pastor: God's word has come to us, revealing his will for our lives. People: God's will is so perfect, it is difficult for us to obey him as we ought. Pastor: That difficulty lies not in our lack of knowledge or understanding, but in our unwillingness to live by the truths we know. People: May God help us follow his will which he has placed within our hearts. Collect ...

1979. To God Alone Belongs the Glory

Isaiah 43:14-28, Isaiah 63:7--64:12

Bulletin Aid

James Wilson

Call to Worship Leader: Come, let all of God's people give praise and worship the Lord! People: For we are the handiwork of the Lord God Almighty. Leader: The Lord has called us to repentance and has forgiven our sins in Christ. People: We are not yet perfect, but God is molding and working with us always. Leader: Then let us give our hearts, filled with loving praise, to the Lord daily. All: Blessed be the name of the Lord! Collect O Lord, You are indeed the Potter and we are Your clay. Mold and shape us ...

1980. Forgiven Before the Lord

Luke 7:36-50

Bulletin Aid

James Wilson

... . Leader: In Christ, we are each made righteous before the Lord. People: Are we washed clean and made pure so as not to offend our God? Leader: Lift your voices in praise! In Christ, we are pure before God. All: Blessed be the name of the Lord! Collect Most perfect and mighty God, even when we were mired in the depths of our sins You reached out to us, pulled us free, and washed us clean. Help us to proclaim Your love for all the world to hear. In Christ we pray. Amen. Prayer of Confession Lord, so often ...

1981. The Bridge

John 1:1-18, Matthew 2:1-12, Luke 2:8-20, Luke 2:1-7, Luke 1:26-38, Genesis 3:1-24

Drama

H. J. Hizer

... everything you needed. Four: He gave you seven hundred restless sheep. Two: He gave you four wine skins filled with wine. Three: He gave you ferocious wolves and weird sounds in the night. Five: I gave you a horrible situation -- and YOU, Discord -- you made it perfect. One: He gave you ignorance. Two: He gave you doubt. Three: He gave you deceit. Five: I gave you cold hands, cold feet, and post nasal drip. Three: Post nasal drip -- ohhh -- that's bad. Two: No, -- no, that's good. Four: But, your Lowliness ...

1982. Don't Just Stand There! - Get Involved!

Luke 3:1-20, Matthew 6:19-24

Sermon

Dr. John Thompson Peters

... , to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that you may prove what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. (Romans 12:1, 2) On Christ the solid rock I stand All other ground is sinking sand.

1983. Natural Or Supernatural?

Luke 9:28-36

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

... about Jesus changing water into wine. He does that every year. The rain falls, the water falls upon the earth, the grapes grow, and finally, the rain water is transformed into the wine of the grape. Same thing, you see. It just takes a little longer. A perfectly natural explanation for a supernatural event. But then, you run into a scene in a contemporary play in which a drunk is seen sitting at a bar, giggling with alcoholic glee, as he says, "Jesus could change water into wine, and I can sit right here ...

1984. Give Them Good News...

Romans 5:1-11

Sermon

Robert V. Dodd

... it. Sometimes they try to justify themselves by calling attention to the sins and shortcomings of others. At other times they take on a "holier than thou" appearance and try to make themselves and others think that they are better, wiser, stronger, and more perfect than they really are. And then sometimes they play the role of the "poor miserable sinner" who tries so hard but never seems to make it. By condemning themselves they hope to avoid condemnation from God and others. We have wonderfully good news ...

1985. Remember That You Are Not Alone

John 3:1-21

Sermon

Robert V. Dodd

... under our own power. If we confess our sins, he is just, and may be trusted to forgive our sins and cleanse us from every kind of wrong. [1 John 1:9 NEB] Only Jesus can successfully live the Christian life in this world. Only he can have that perfect trust in the heavenly Father which brings the assurance of salvation both here and hereafter. And the very most that any of us can do in times of doubt and discouragement is to pray the same kind of simple and honest prayer that a worried father prayed nearly ...

1986. Waiting for Jesus

Romans 13:11b

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... is the first Sunday in Advent, which means that we are now preparing for the coming of Jesus Christ into the world again. That's right, we are here this morning to pray and hope that Jesus will come again, and that when he does we will know that the perfect world that God has planned has happened. The Bible says that the coming of Jesus into our world is closer to happening now than when we first heard about Jesus. Let me show you what I mean. I want you to remember a couple of years ago when you were ...

1987. The Blind Leading the Blind

Luke 6:39

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... better, and deal with any problem that comes up. Our leaders must be trusted. Jesus told us the parable about the blind leading the blind. He told it because He wanted us to know how important it was for us to know that we could trust Him. Jesus is the perfect leader. He knows everything, can see the problems ahead, and will always care orus first. Jesus is not blind to anything concerning us. When Jesus takes us by the hand it doesn't matter where we are going or what we want to do, we know that we are ...

1988. Two Small Upper Rooms

John 13:1-17

Illustration

Lee Griess

... revolutionize governments and change the lives of countless generations of people to come. How strange it is that some 1800 years later, Karl Marx would proclaim that strife among people, rigid control of possessions, strict limitation of personal freedom and a move toward a godless society would bring about the perfect world that humanity was seeking. Karl Marx could not see that the kind of life that you and I desire had already been given us. Given to us there in the words of Jesus in that upper room.

1989. What's Our Purpose?

Acts 2:1-21

Illustration

Brett Blair

... a Ford. The same thing happened in the watch and clock industry. The Swiss had dominated time keeping. They controlled 90% of all revenues made in their industry. They made the most precise gears and springs in the world. Their watches and clocks were perfect. Then something new happened called the Quartz movement—LCD readout. Guess who invented it. A Swiss man. But because it had no gears or knobs or springs it was rejected. They failed to recognize that they were in the business of helping people tell ...

1990. Beyond the Lay to Faith

Romans 9:30--10:21

Bulletin Aid

James Wilson

... praise for God's love, mercy and grace. People: Once there was only the Law as first recorded for us by Moses. Leader: But the Law soon condemned us and under the Law we had little hope. People: For we are each one sinners fallen very short before God's perfection, Leader: But by our faith we are redeemed and our sins before God forgiven. All: Blessed be the name of the Lord! Collect O God, You heard our plaintive cries as we struggled under the burdens of sin and the Law. In Christ You sent us a Savior to ...

1991. Saving A Church

Hebrews 12:1-13

Sermon

... all are, he says. Abraham and Sarah, Isaac and Rebecca, Jacob and Rachael. They are all sitting up there in the bleachers waiting to see what you are going to do. They all died before they received the promise and part from us they will never be made perfect. Apart from us they will never know the completion of their own pilgrimage. For their sake, for God’s sake, pick yourself up. Why is this pastor trying so hard to save this church? Many of us wouldn’t do this. A lot of ministers and laymen would ...

1992. Saving A Church

Hebrews 12:1-13

Sermon

1993. A Change of Direction

Matthew 21:28-32

Sermon

... a muddy and deeply rutted road. The sign read, "Choose your rut; you'll be in it for the next sixteen miles." In some way, our human experience is like a deeply rutted road: we get into a rut and stay there. There is a common saying that "practice makes perfect." Of course it doesn't, but it does tend to do so, assuming that the practice is of the right kind. Some other kinds of practice can also tend to make imperfect. Most of us put on virtues or take them off like we put on fat or take it ...

1994. Do I Give Up Praying Too Soon?

Luke 18:1-8

Sermon

... rise and give him whatever he needs. (Luke 11:8) Importunity means being persistent to the point of nagging. Another translation uses the word shamelessness. In both parables Jesus argued from the lesser to the greater. He doesn’t liken God to these less than perfect people; he contrasts him with them. If the neighbor who was aroused at midnight and the judge who cared neither for God nor man - if these people would eventually give in to a persistent petitioner, won’t the Heavenly Father be all the more ...

1995. The Freedom To Be Wrong

Luke 18:9-14

Sermon

... support and perhaps gain new insights that can help us find new meaning, new outlets, and new energy. The Good News today is this: that the good Lord has justified us for Christ’s sake, and that this empowers us to live with the reality that we’re less than perfect. God love you!

1996. The Beginning of the End

Luke 9:57-62

Sermon

... journey to Jerusalem. In that city death was waiting for him, but he couldn’t be turned aside or diverted by Samaritans, protective disciples, or anyone else. It was the Father’s will that he should die. And Jesus could accept that knowledge in perfect obedience and hope. Jerusalem presented him with no options. On Following Christ Jesus expected his disciples and others who believed in him to follow him to Jerusalem and to witness those things which were to happen there and turn the world upside down ...

1997. Some Man

Luke 10:38-42

Sermon

... many people choose the wrong priorities in life and fashion, as did Martha, a limited style of living that is almost like a self-made prison or jail-cell. Martha was troubled and worried about preparing and serving dinner to the Lord; she wanted things to be perfect, and she needed help, but she didn’t get it from Christ. "Mary has chosen the good portion," he told her, "and it will not be taken away from her." Scott Nearing has been called the "father of modern ecology." Fifty years ago he concluded that ...

1998. The Man, the Message, and the Mission

Luke 12:49-53

Sermon

George Bass

... did when they ruled the Mediterranean world, they also perpetrated some horrible deaths, particularly upon Christians and the growing Christian community. Studdert-Kennedy wrote, in a poem, For those were crude and cruel days, And human flesh was cheap. The Romans had perfected torture and death, and Bartholomew is an example of that combination; tradition has it that he was skinned while still alive, thus one symbol for Bartholomew is a skinning knife. Another legend has it that he was flayed alive with a ...

1999. The Gospel of the Little Man

Luke 19:1-10

Sermon

... who are often regarded as of no account. This is not the story of the hot-shot member of the Kingdom from whose up-turned nostrils drip judgments on the little people. It is not the story of a parish godfather whose intention is to make others over in his perfect image. It is not the story of respected righteous people. It is the story of a man who was a sinner, and who in his heart sensed something of his lostness. It is our story. And in a day of shame and self-despising, if our own self-image has ...

2000. Heaven Can’t Wait

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

... ’s an exciting venture in discipleship, never knowing where the path will lead, but confident of him who leads. Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. The lifestyle of the world knows little mercy. Justice is in style, a justice that is never perfect even in the best of our humanitarian intentions. The letter of the law is in force. We find glee and gloat when someone fails and falls and when their scandals burst across the headlines, especially if the fallen one has been the object of our ...

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