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2126. Have You Accepted Jesus' Invitation?

Matthew 22:1-14

Sermon

George Johnson

... you back. The invitation to the marriage feast is God's invitation to follow Jesus. It is God saying I want to show you my love, my plan for all people and all creation to live in harmony. I want to show you a different way to wholeness, to health, to ... morning to be obedient to the call. Let go of that which may be holding you back. Be honest before God. Receive God's unconditional love. Come just as you are. Take hold of someone's hand. We need each other. And begin a disciplined plan to read and study God ...

2127. Take Off The Grave Clothes!

John 11:38-44

Sermon

Carlyle Fielding Stewart

... B grade movie. You don't want to leave in the middle of it, but you don't want to see it again." The point is many people have lost hope and have developed a pessimism and hopelessness which places them among the living dead. All this week Ed Love of WDET celebrated the life of the late, great Dizzy Gillespie who died on January 6. One thing about Diz, besides being a great musician, was his zing for life. He imparted joy through his personality and music. He had zest for life, rivaled by none. Contrast, if ...

2128. Doing Our Homework

Matthew 9:9-13

Sermon

Larry Goodpaster

... be the church means we must be the ones who are moved to action by the feeling of another’s pain at the depths of our being. Who among us has not been affected by the stories and pictures of Mother Teresa, acting with compassion and the touch of love on behalf of those who are left to die on the streets? But how many of us, feeling the empathy for those in desperate circumstances, will reach out as does she? During the euphoric days of early 1991, when we were celebrating the end of Operation Desert Storm ...

2129. Trial-and-Error or Grace

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

Thomas Peterson

... I see that his primary gift was to suffer for righteousness’ sake. He was the suffering servant, by whose stripes we are healed. It was by the Cross that the gift of himself became the key for our salvation. All around me I see that great love and profound sacrifice writ large in human life, testifying to the centrality of the Cross in the life of Jesus Christ. I have learned and testify that life, when lived to its deepest and best, verifies the wisdom of the Beatitudes. Enough evidence is at hand -- we ...

2130. The Good Fight

Eulogy

Joe Barone

... matter how willingly we suffer or how well we do it, we can’t earn, or even more than that, deserve, God’s love. God chose to love us even before we knew of his existence, even before we were born or were a gleam in our parents’ eyes, and that ... deaths, but faithful people, people who have spent their lives in God and Jesus, somehow turn even their suffering into a testimony to the love and faithfulness of God. “To thee, O Lord, I lift up my soul,” the psalmist says in Psalm 25. “O my God, in thee ...

2131. Wedding: No Guarantees

Sermon Aid

Scott Campbell

... you will be smooth and straight. There is no promise that the commitment you make so joyously today will be easy to maintain. On the contrary, the promises which you make to one another will require constant attention and continuing commitment. Just as your love has not begun and does not end with this service of marriage, the relationship to which you publicly commit yourself today is an ongoing, living bond between you. The days ahead will bring changes in your lives. You will change as individuals and ...

2132. Where You Go — I Will Go.

Ruth 1:1-22

Sermon

Robert A. Kramer

... than the sum of two persons uniting. It is the budding of new risks of self and meaning, the discovery of beauty, truth, and goodness. One couple put it this way: “This is the beginning of the achievement of common goals, the desire to provide a loving home for our family, sharing and growing together as individuals building a marriage that is mutually enriching.” It is my privilege to share in the public celebration of this union of ____ and ____. Each of you is fortunate to receive one who shares your ...

2133. Checking The Vital Signs

Luke 24:36-49

Sermon

Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... our worship being enthusiastic and so the respiration of this body giving a positive, alive, vital sign? Let’s remember Easter morning and all that means to how we ought to be since that day. Breathe on me breath of God, Fill me with life anew,That I may love all that you love, And do what you would do.Breathe on me, breath of God, Until my heart is pure,Until with you I will one will To do and to endure.-- Edwin Harch 1835-1889 (From LBW-1978) Another vital sign is the heartbeat or pulse. This has to do ...

2134. Walking the Valley of the Lost

2 Samuel 1:17-27

Sermon

Donald Zelle

... way out of this valley of the lost? It may seem not. But, for those of you who are walking there now, be assured that the valley does end. Never accept the way you feel now as being the way you will always feel. That feeling will change. You will love your home again. You will enjoy doing the things you used to do. Spring flowers will grow in the valley. Remember not only the friend you lost, but the friends who are still with you. Tell them how you feel and what you are experiencing. Let them step into ...

2135. There's Blindness, and There's Blindness

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

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... , to take them to the cross of Calvary, to redeem and to save us from ourselves. And in doing that, Jesus sometimes broke the rules. It was the Sabbath day. A blind man came to Jesus for healing, and with a little spit and dirt and a loving touch, Jesus restored the man's sight. You would think the church would rejoice and celebrate this miracle performed in their very midst, right? That shows how much you know about the church. A theological debate breaks out. "Wait a minute, doesn’t this man know that ...

2136. The Good Samaritan

Luke 10:25-37

Drama

Robert A. Lehmann

... on by? Solo 2: And the sun beating down on a dying man? Solo 3: A man of the church walked by and ignored a dying man? Solo 1: [Echo] dying, Solo 2: [Echo] dying. Narrator: Yes, more true than we care to imagine. Even those whose very profession is "loving and caring" sometimes get too involved in the pettiness of day to day existence to care about living. Solo 1: But who is left to help? Solo 3: Who really feels the hurt? Solo 4: The agony of a tortured body? Solo 2: The anguish of a rejected and crying ...

2137. Getting The Facts

1 Corinthians 15:3

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... . I don't know who made the bigger splash, but maybe our friends can help. Now first I'm going to drop Stanley into the water. Stanley is like the Ten Commandments. Wow, that was some splash! Now we will try Wilbur. Wilbur is like love. Oh, that was good, but not quite as big a splash as Stanley. You might think that Stanley won, except for one thing: Stanley made a big splash and then went right to the bottom. But Wilbur Wood made a pretty big splash and now he is still floating around ...

2138. The Man, the Message, and the Mission

Luke 12:49-53

Sermon

George Bass

... for elderly Jews close to the church; it is close to a monastery, too. And there seems to be a message in that complex of buildings that declares that St. Bartholomew’s death - as the death of Christ - has some meaning in terms of commitment and love that prompts us to follow Christ, tell his story and preach the gospel to all people, and show compassion and kindness and care to the sick, the suffering, and the elderly. There can be no better way to follow and serve Christ, or to celebrate the commitment ...

2139. Cross Purposes

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... power of God. Where do you stand on the cross? Is it nonsense or wisdom? Is it a stumbling block or a stepping stone? Do you love it or hate it? Before deciding, let us take a look at our options. The Hated Cross The world and the church are at cross ... by faith and we say: I know not how that Calvary's cross A world from sin could free. I only know its matchless love Has brought God's love to me. That is what the world thinks of the cross. "For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing ... ...

2140. The Confessions of a Younger Brother

Luke 16:19-31

Sermon

... a dead brother would elevate me above my doubts, enable me to have perfect faith in my God and create in me a Christ-like love. The rich man is right. That’s what I want - a revelation from God that stops me in my tracks and leaves no doubt ... only one illustration of a person with needs who sits at the gates of my life. These are the most obvious, and they need our love and attention. But there are others who are not so obvious. In pride and fear they often camouflage their needs, but they are real. I ...

2141. Who Has Believed?

Isaiah 52:13--53:12

Sermon

... awareness not only of the grief but of the gift of salvation that we could ever refer to this day as "Good Friday." It was on this day that we are assured that the goodness of God has been and can never be overcome by the world. His power and love will always overcome it. "Who has believed what we have heard?" Have you? Our purpose is not simply to represent the drama of Good Friday. It is to be able to find ourselves in the pageant of characters. Do you see yourself? Are you angry that he will not save ...

2142. The Cost of Being Christian

Acts 7:54--8:1a

Sermon

... coming into the world was to reveal God to us. As you see Jesus in your mind, do you wonder how anyone could keep from loving him? Do you wonder, as I do, how anyone could possibly hate him so much that they wanted to see him crucified in the most ... the world. He preached that Jesus Christ had come into the world to save all the world as demonstration of the breadth of God’s love. They stoned him to death for that. It cost him something to be a Christian. It cost Stephen his life. It is my perception that ...

2143. And Then The End

Matthew 24:1-35

Sermon

... good news of the kingdom we are privileged to preach throughout the whole world. For that’s the good news God’s Spirit uses to give birth to faith and faith’s companion: a holy and certain hope. Hope for God’s Best of Times as God’s loving answer to our worst of times. When and where that faith and that hope are born, then and there the promised future breaks in. And every human deed consistent with God’s Best of Times will at last be fulfilled and every deed at odds with that inbreaking future ...

2144. Compassion

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... my wife for a full-time job over the telephone 1,000 miles away even though they had never met her; she did not have one day's experience in the field, and she spoke Southern instead of Yankee; the 350 people in my first church who smiled, affirmed and loved me for two years even though I did not know how to preach; the 11 people from High Point who drove 500 miles roundtrip to attend a 20-minute funeral for my father. Now, how and where would you tell someone they could hire that? Finally, I told my friend ...

2145. It's Not Far Away

Mark 12:34

Children's Sermon

... those things, then you are already a part of God's Kingdom. It is a good feeling, isn't it? You don't have to hunt it. You don't need a map or a pair of binoculars. All you need to do is love God with all of your heart, and other people as much as you love yourself, and you are in. When the man asked Jesus where the Kingdom of God was and he told them the answer, the man was thrilled. He had worried and looked for God's Kingdom for years and had never found it. Jesus ...

2146. The Life We Prize

Luke 9:18-27

Sermon

Various Authors

... and distort life. So Jesus said, "Deny yourself." Jesus’ words convict me; I am guilty of excluding Jesus from areas of my life where I harbor dishonesty, lust, and bitterness. To deny self primarily means to die to all within myself which is not consistent with the Word and the love of Christ. Christ’s call is that I be crucified with him so "it is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me." (Galatians 2:20) I have to be willing to go to the Cross in self-denial; I reluctantly do so. Even then I ...

2147. Proper 12 & Pentecost 10

1 Kings 3:1-15, Exodus 3:1-22, Romans 8:18-27, Romans 8:28-39, Matthew 13:44-46, Matthew 13:47-52

Sermon Aid

... and until the end of time. 4. Listen to, and believe, the Word of God - "I Am the Lord" - and become free to live forever in Jesus Christ. Romans 8:28-30 - "Just What is Jesus Saying?" "We know that in everything God works for good with those who love him, who are called according to his purpose." v. 28 1. It sounds like the promise of a "rose garden," doesn't it? At least, that's how we hear these words, because we think that Christians should have no painful or unpleasant experiences in life. We all would ...

2148. God Is Not Yet Finished With You

Genesis 1:1-2:3

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... is at work in you ..." In other words, God the Holy Spirit is continuing his creation in us to the end that we might be like our Creator - holy and good. Though we are Christians by Christ’s second creation, we still need to be sanctified and made perfect in love and life. And that no one can do on his/her own power or strength. Only God can make us good. This is the continuing creation of God the Spirit. That, we may understand and accept. But most of us need to know how God the Spirit, the third person ...

2149. Heart To Heart

Ezekiel 18:1-32

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... person. The peoples said to one another, "What has come over the son of Kish?" The Spirit gave Saul a new heart of faith and love, and he was a new man. If you are not satisfied with your life, if you feel you need to be a better person, then ... ." Do you say, "Now, let’s be reasonable. That sounds like a preacher. But be realistic. How does Christ give me a new heart of love in place of my old heart of selfishness?" It is something like this. You identify by faith with Christ. This means you become one with ...

2150. The Call to Obedience

Luke 22:42 · Romans 1:17 · John 15:10

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... which is really true. We repeat, "To walk out of God’s will is to walk into nowhere." "How can we not obey him, whom we love?" Adam and Eve, and so many times, we, don’t really care if we hurt God. And so we exert our free will against God instead ... to?" "Do I have to?" And so it is between man and God even today - "God, do I have to?" The answer for life is a loving obedience: "Lord, what wilt Thou have me to do?" "Tell me. I want to know. I am listening. I need direction." Do you remember the story ...

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