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1976. Proper 11

Colossians 1:15-23, Luke 10:38-42, Genesis 18:16-33, Colossians 1:24--2:5, Psalm 15:1-5

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George Bass

... . The Book of Common Prayer continues a practice formerly followed by Lutheran books of worship: Namely, that the Transfiguration is observed on the Last Sunday after the Epiphany by the use of the readings for the Transfiguration, while August 6th remains the feast of the Transfiguration. August 6th is the date on which the Roman Catholic calendar places the actual celebration of the Transfiguration, although one of the gospel accounts of the Transfiguration is read annually on the Second Sunday in Lent ...

1977. Proper 18

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

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George Bass

... Day Psalm 1 (E) - This psalm was the responsory psalm for the Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany, Cycle C. Comments on it may be found in the materials for that Sunday. Psalm 10:12-15, 17-19 (L) - The Psalmist offers a lament to God, asking him why he remains "on the sidelines" and allows the wicked to get away with their evil deeds? And he calls upon God to "rise up ... (and) lift your hand" against them. He reminds God that he is the refuge of the helpless and the protector of orphans, asking him to stamp ...

1978. Proper 22

2 Timothy 1:1-2:13, Amos 5:1-17, Habakkuk 1:12--2:1, Habakkuk 1:1-4, Psalm 95:1-11, Psalm 37:1-40, Luke 17:1-10

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George Bass

... the paramedics left the house and said to my wife, "That really was a Code Blue." At another time, and in other circumstances, he would not have had a chance. As several of us stood by helplessly, I was struck by the reaction of the man's wife. She remained relatively calm, her lips moving silently in a whisper; she was busy praying for her husband's life. Later, in the hospital, she said, "I know that his life is in the hands of the Lord, and I believe that all will be well." Throughout the entire ordeal ...

1979. Epiphany 3

Mark 1:14-20

Bulletin Aid

Wayne B. Keller

... , socialist, communist. He's obviously not a Christian, and we're no longer the church." Give three to five minutes for silence to consider these things. Following the silence, offer another way to handle change. Accept it/appreciate it. For we cannot remain alive and not change. We can either accept change, the essence of repentance, as the very nature of existence and take charge of our own life; or else, we cannot accept change and feel miserable, depressed, angry. Conclude with this litany: Pastor ...

1980. The Season of the Holy Spirit

John 18:28-40

Bulletin Aid

Wayne B. Keller

... Jesus did, or invited us to do. At the beginning of the human potential movement, everyone was running around "letting it all hang out," which, in most instances, was nothing more than rebellion, sarcasm, and people-bashing. When Pilate confronted Jesus, Jesus remained in charge of the conversation with his honesty and graciousness. Charge to the Congregation Suggestion: Build the charge around Wesley's remark that tolerance is a non-Christian word. "It means," he said, "that I do not take my brother's (and ...

1981. You Provide The Bread

Matthew 14:13-21

Sermon

William J. Carl

... So Jesus, deciding that he had talked long enough, began to be concerned about the people’s hunger. He stopped and said, “Let’s feed them.” You see, our religion is not merely a spiritual, but a physical matter as well. Our faith is not in a God who remains mysterious in some heaven we can’t see. Our faith is in a God who became a man, who got hungry and thirsty even as we do today. In Buttrick’s words, “Not a marionette dropped heaven or angel come slumming.” He was very man of very man who ...

1982. When Will The Pain Go Away?

Matthew 24:1-35

Sermon

George Johnson

... act before all the evidence is in. The author of Hebrews says, "Hope is the evidence of things unseen." Hopelessness tends to paralyze us. When we don't know what to do, we may opt to do nothing. Sometimes that may be the better part of wisdom, but often we remain in the pit of despair until we act, even before we are 100 percent sure that it is the right thing to do. It is in doing the loving things that we discover the hope that makes life worth living. My friend from Kansas could have crawled into a ...

1983. Dapple Gray

Sermon

Thomas Slavens

... itself with mud from corn patches on its hills. In the history of our nation, over one hundred million acres of once-productive land has been ruined by erosion and nearly two hundred fifty million acres of our four hundred sixty million remaining acres of productive land are being damaged by erosion. In the eighteenth century George Washington remarked: Our lands… were originally very good… but use and misuse have made them quite otherwise… we ruin the lands that are already cleared, and either cut ...

1984. The Highway to Peace

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

Thomas Slavens

... to God in the highest, and on earth peace among men with whom he is pleased!” Having sung their song, the angels made their exit quietly, leaving the shepherds near the sleeping village. Although the music of the angel chant has died away, its promise remains. Human lives become the anthem to be heard through the ages. Prayer All-loving God, who are revealed to us in various ways, but supremely through the person of Jesus the Christ, we praise You for Your revelation to us. For Your love which caused You ...

1985. Breakfast on the Beach

John 21:1-14

Sermon

Steven Burt

... later, when they actually began dragging in fish, and when John exclaimed, “It’s the Lord!” Peter could hardly help but plunge excitedly into the water, slogging toward shore with legs that felt like rubber as they strained against the water. Yet the question remains, “Why does Peter, in particular get so excited?” After all, everyone else stays with the boat and catches up later. I think the next part of the text gives us a clue. It says: “When they got out on land, they saw a charcoal fire ...

1986. Safe With The Shepherd

John 10:22-42

Sermon

John M. Braaten

... water from a brook. After an exchange of greetings, one of the shepherds turned toward the sheep and called out, "Manah. Manah. Manah." (Manah means "follow me" in Arabic.) Immediately his sheep separated themselves from the rest and followed him. Then one of the two remaining shepherds called out, "Manah. Manah." and his sheep left the common flock to follow him. The traveler then said to the third shepherd, "I would like to try that. Let me put on your cloak and turban and see if I can get the rest ...

1987. Our Christian I.D.

Luke 4:1-13

Sermon

John M. Braaten

... them, and they were exiled from their homeland. When they repented, however, God brought them back again, and they came back with tears streaming down their faces because they knew that God's promises to them had not been broken. Though they had been faithless, God had remained faithful. What does this history lesson have to do with us? Just about everything. For our identity as children of God rests on the fact that God's claim has been laid upon us. Jesus said, "You did not choose me, but I chose you and ...

1988. A Hand We Can Grasp

John 14:1-4

Eulogy

Alan R. Lindberg

Death Following Mysterious Disappearance This was a Funeral Sermon for two young people who disappeared from the community and whose remains were found many weeks later. As a parent of two young men, ages eighteen and twenty, I've tried this past week to put myself in the place of _____________ and _______ 's parents and their families. But I cannot. All I can do is to do what each one ...

1989. Jesus Heals The Blind Man

John 9:35-41, John 9:13-34, John 9:1-12

Drama

Dallas A. Brauninger

... those who do see may become blind." 1: Some of the Pharisees near him heard this and said to him, "Surely we are not blind, are we?" Jesus said to them, 3: "If you were blind, you would not have sin. But now that you say, 'We see,' your sin remains."

1990. Crossing The Red Sea (Or, The Sea Of Reeds)

Exodus 13:17--14:31

Drama

Dallas A. Brauninger

... to its normal depth. 2: As the Egyptians fled before it, the Lord tossed the Egyptians into the sea. The waters returned and covered the chariots and the chariot drivers, the entire army of Pharaoh that had followed them into the sea; not one of them remained. 3: But the Israelites walked on dry ground through the sea, the waters forming a wall for them on their right and on their left. 1: Thus the Lord saved Israel that day from the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the seashore. Israel ...

1991. Marked In An Empty Tomb -- The Cross Is Still There

Sermon

George Bass

... Calvary; his death served God’s purpose, which was to reconcile the world to himself through the death of Jesus Christ. His resurrection reminds us that God accomplished his intention, despite the unfathomable mystery that will always surround his death and resurrection. The cross remains both a visible and invisible symbol of the faith. The resurrection holds it up for the world to see and to know that this is the sign of God’s love for humanity. The cross declares to the world, “God loves the world ...

1992. Marked For Community

Sermon

George Bass

... love the members of his body, the church, have for one another. Perhaps, then, they would remove the “no future” statement from her shaved and shorn head. Love and hope go hand in hand in the community of believers, the redeemed, the hopeful. The church remains the hopeful community, and because it is that, its members are freed up to love one another and the world. Admittedly, the church doesn’t always seem to be what it is supposed to be. We have all sorts of squabbles and petty disagreements with ...

1993. Marked For Ministry

Sermon

George Bass

... are at least a beginning and really will make a difference, if people care enough to take such measures in ‘‘saving’’ the earth. The waters of baptism, through us and our “care of the earth,” can wash clean the face of the earth again so that it remains hospitable to all life. Because the cross is still there, it reminds us that this is basic business of our ordination, and that it belongs to the work of the kingdom of God. As ministers and priests of Christ, we have to save the earth as well as ...

1994. African-American Spirituality: The African's Gift To America

Exodus 3:1-22

Sermon

Carlyle Fielding Stewart

... on to, a God to keep trust in. Our spirituality is the lifeblood of our health and vitality. We must not abandon our heritage or relinquish our faith, for if it can get us through the past, it can prepare us for the future. We must keep the faith to remain strong, get stronger, and take a rightful place as a proud and gifted people in this land.

1995. Can You Dig It?

Genesis 26:1-35

Sermon

Carlyle Fielding Stewart

... enemies with terrible, lightning swiftness. They were big, smart, cunning, and daring, and known as the mighty giants who struck fear, terror, and sickness unto death in God's people. Goliath would later be known as their most notorious assailant. God told Isaac to remain in Gerar so that he could be blessed and multiply his wealth. Isaac loved the Lord so much that he would do anything God asked of him. His trust was that deep; his faith abiding; his judgment and wisdom tempered with exacting insight ...

1996. When Is It Tolerable to Be Intolerant?

Mark 9:38-50

Sermon

Donald Macleod

... , the petition reads, "Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven." Now this is not attained by our own wisdom, talents, or powers. It is received as a by-product of faith, commitment, and complete surrender. But this does not mean we can remain inactive, nor is it suggested that we can tolerate allowing our spiritual capacities to continue in a half-developed state. Discipline, self-denial, and sacrifice are meant to prevent any organ, spiritual or bodily, getting in the way of our goal. We are not to ...

1997. Playing By A Different Set Of Rules

Matthew 13:24-30, Matthew 13:36-43

Sermon

Larry Goodpaster

... and eliminating evil, great harm has been inflicted on humanity. At the other extreme, and just as frightening -- perhaps more so -- the church has also been quiet when someone rises to power with a message of hate for those who are different. It has remained on the sidelines while misguided ideas have taken over and wrecked lives and societies. Today, there are those voices across the church, in all corners of the world, that would want to become very proactive by pulling up all the weeds. Of course, the ...

1998. Like A Breath Of Fresh Air

John 20:19-23

Sermon

Larry Goodpaster

... . At every level, on every continent, there is a new wind blowing. People are being set free, and it is like having a breath of fresh air piped into their systems. For all those new movements and experimental efforts at breathing new life into the world, there remains the staleness of fear and uncertainty and a foreboding sense of chaos even amid the winds that are blowing. What the world longs to breathe was given to the church in the breath of Christ. Pentecost may be the report of an action in the first ...

1999. Endorsing The Future

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... shallow as to be fried by ultraviolet rays, and not so deep that too little light was available for photosynthesis, an amazing thing happened. The daughter cells of one-celled organisms did not separate and go their individual ways. Instead, they remained attached, and after many reproductions generated an irregular mass. If they had spread out thinly, all would have died. But clustered together the cells in the middle were shielded from the deadly radiation. Thus life was possible because of the principle ...

2000. Redrawing The Landscape

Multiple Scriptures

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... is what we are supposed to do best. Perhaps governments, private enterprises, men's groups, women's groups, gay and lesbian caucuses, and media enterprises will help us reorder some of our patterns and responses to our ills. Yet forgiveness remains the sole charge to the Christian. It is this contribution of Christian people everywhere which holds forth the promise of a truly enjoyable life. The Necessity Of Forgiveness All across our political landscape new maps are being proposed:free trade agreements ...

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