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2151. Such a Little Thing

Mark 4:26-34

Sermon

King Duncan

... your life in God’s hands and you can do great things. Notice that when Jesus spoke of the mustard seed, he was explaining the kingdom of God. How does the kingdom come? One person at a time through people who are willing to give to God whatever small gift they might have. But here is the secret of the mustard seed: whatever you place in God’s hands will be multiplied many times over. That truth has been revealed time and time again. On May 12, 1807 a man named Robert Morrison boarded a ship in New York ...

2152. When I AM Speaks, You'd Better Listen

John 6:24-35

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... to us by the power of the Holy Spirit to create the faith we need to be saved. As Luther said, "I cannot of my own reason or strength believe in Jesus Christ or come to him, but the Holy Spirit called me by the gospel, enlightened me with his gifts, sanctified and kept me in the true faith...."[1] While we are fighting the rule of God over us for our own good, God is at work in us to bring us back into the fold. That's the classic battle in our souls between God and the devil. God ...

2153. Of Mice and Men

Hebrews 10:11-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... to God. It is to confess that you have done wrong and to pray for strength of character so that sin never gains hold of you again. Martin Luther’s great discovery that did so much to initiate the Protestant reformation was this. He discovered that righteousness is a gift from God and not a human achievement. God is the only one who can cleanse us of our sins. God has promised us that, because of what Christ has done in our behalf, He will write His law upon our hearts and He will remember our sins and ...

2154. A GPS for Your Life

Luke 6:27-38

Sermon

King Duncan

... a famous missionary to Africa. Mabel relates how she was telling her little Bantu children in Africa about giving a cup of water in the name of the Chief, which is what they called Jesus. In such a hot country a cup of cold water was a precious gift. Not long after teaching this lesson Mabel was sitting on a verandah. Up the street came a string of porters, obviously exhausted. From their clothes and from the way they wore their hair it was obvious these men were from another tribe, a tribe toward which the ...

2155. From Deep Unto Deep

Luke 22:14--23:56

Sermon

R. Robert Cueni

... , but I contend he did not have to do that. What he did was both sad and unnecessary. Many years ago, Raymond Gaylord was the senior minister of a congregation in Grand Rapids, Michigan. My wife and I were members of that church when Raymond saw gifts for ministry in me that I had not noticed. He encouraged me to consider ministry, asked me to teach Sunday school, and hired me to direct the church’s youth group. Eventually he steered me to seminary and pastoral ministry. Raymond’s son, Jonathan, was a ...

2156. The Meaning of Christmas

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Delphia Cline Freeman

... , And the fire on the hearth burns less brightly, And the clock has struck twelve long ago; You relax by the embers and ponder On this happiest evening of all ... On the meaning of Christmas to mankind By Christ' s birth in the low cattle stall. In the giving of gifts upon Christmas, People pattern the Father above Who, in giving His Son, gave His best ...

2157. Long Walk, Much Love

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Editor James S. Hewett

The African boy listened carefully as the teacher explained why it is that Christians give presents to each other on Christmas Day. "The gift is an expression of our joy over the birth of Jesus and our friendship for each other," she said. When Christmas Day came, the boy brought the teacher a ... be found—a certain bay several miles away. "Why... why, it's gorgeous," said the teacher. "But you shouldn't have gone all that way to get a gift for me." His eyes brightening, the boy answered, "Long walk part of ...

2158. All in the Family

Acts 2:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... in a mighty way because they were facing a mighty challenge. God had called them to turn the world upside down. In fact, they were called to such an intense commitment to the world and to one another that it would one day cost most of them their lives. The gift of the Holy Spirit was not for their enjoyment but their empowerment. If we are not experiencing God’s power in the church today, it may be because we are not as committed to God’s work as they were. Why give us the power only to see us squander ...

2159. Planted for a Purpose

Luke 13:1-9

Sermon

John M. Braaten

... to see how very important it is, not only that we belong to this congregation, but that we participate in its congregational life. We are planted for a purpose, to bear fruit that members, old and new, might be drawn in to receive the gifts of God and that they in turn might become gracious gifts to God and to us. We are to be a fellowship of believers who live bearing God's creative, liberating word to all the world. So our purpose as a faithful people of God is not to give answers to all the questions of ...

2160. A Prayer to a Good, Good Father

Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... . It was for several shares of stock worth $5,000. Pastor Rietveld put out the word that God had supplied half of what they needed, and they now needed to pray for $5,000 more to meet their need. Their church board was to meet the next week regarding the gift of the stock as they were the only ones who could give approval to sell the stock. But a snow storm hit, and snowed them all in, and delayed their meeting for a week. When they finally met they approved the sale of the stock. So the next day Pastor ...

2161. The New Moses

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

Dean Feldmeyer

... and worship the newly born king. The Magi followed the star and it took them to Bethlehem, where they discovered the baby Jesus. They paid him homage. They honored him as one rightly did the newly born heir to the throne, and they offered to him some precious gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. Then they left to go home but not via Jerusalem. They had been warned in a dream not to go there so they went by way of another route. That night, Joseph had another dream/vision and in it the angel’s message ...

2162. Surprised by Joy

Luke 2:8-14

Sermon

Dean Feldmeyer

... ability to make other people happy by the things we give them and the things we do for them. This ring, that toy, this car, that gift card. These are the things of happiness. And no one is saying they aren’t. I have things and there are other things that I would ... t allergies that were invading my system that day in the store. It was joy. And it caught me by surprise. It was a gift from God, right there in the store. Brothers and sisters, let us, just for this one, special day, put away our anger and our ...

2163. No Role Model

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Jason Cole

... and whose last years were haunted by self-recrimination, died of cancer in 1995. He was 63. The former New York Yankees center fielder and a member of baseball’s Hall of Fame, just before his death, said at a news conference that he had squandered a gifted life and warned admirers he was no role model. “God gave me the ability to play baseball. God gave me everything,” he said. “For the kids out there, don’t be like me.” Can you imagine? A name that was legendary long before he passed away and ...

2164. Counting the Cost

Luke 14:25-33

Sermon

George Reed

... from God, then we no longer see them as the ultimate objects of our lives. When our lives are properly ordered with God and God’s reign being number one then we are free to receive and enjoy the good gifts that God desires us to have. Then we can receive the gift of family and celebrate it in all its goodness and offer forgiveness in all its failures. Without the pressure to make it perfect, we can accept it for what it is. When we have let go of money as ultimate measure of our worth and placed God and ...

2165. The Gospel in Miniature

John 3:16

Sermon

King Duncan

... part of this world? Then you are completely lovable in God’s eyes. God loved us first. That’s the first thing we need to see. Here’s the second: this verse tells us how much God loves us. God so loved us that He gave us His most precious gift—His Son. It’s easy to say, “I love you.” People say it all the time. Sometimes they even mean it. It’s a different thing, however, to put love into action. John Robert Fox was an African-American artillery officer who served in the U.S. Army in World ...

2166. Scrubbing Our Social Media Accounts

Romans 5:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... it inspire us or hold us back? And what does it mean to be set free from our past? Speaking of graduation gifts, you probably heard a few months ago about Robert F. Smith, a billionaire investor, who was giving the commencement speech for the ... in the person of Jesus Christ and give us His holiness in place of our sin. He would die to give us eternal life. And this overwhelming gift is given to all those who believe in Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. All of us have fallen short of God’s glory. That ...

2167. Bless the World

Luke 6:20-31

Sermon

Molly F. James

... may be freely offered by God, but it only has meaning in our lives if we accept it and live with gratitude for the gifts we have been given. I am sure we all know people who have had moments of choosing loss, choosing pain. We have all had ... we choose to let our anger and our pain get the best of us. The issue is whether we choose to let them blind us to all the gifts and blessings in our lives. This is why I am so grateful for my grandmother and her incredible example of faith. She faced a great deal of loss ...

2168. The Thief Who Gave Nothing

Luke 23:26-43

Children's Sermon

Donald Neidigk

... a thief into heaven, we know that it isn't being good that gets us there. It is only God's love and forgiveness in Jesus that gets us to heaven. Do you know that God loves and forgives you through Jesus today? Good! Let's thank God for his gift of heaven. Prayer: Dear Lord, how wonderful it is to know that heaven is a free gift because of Jesus' death for us. Help us never to become proud, thinking that we have somehow earned it. Give us courage to tell others of your love. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

2169. Grace Upon Grace

John 1:1-18

Sermon

Dean Feldmeyer

... the night. While the bishop sleeps, Valjean steals the silver in the house and flees. The police catch him and bring him back to the bishop’s house and ask the bishop to identify the silver. He does but allows that he gave the silver to Valjean as a gift. Then, he chastises the thief for not taking the candlesticks as well and insists that he take them now. After the police leave he tells Valjean to use the silver to start a new life as an honest man. “Forget not, never forget that you have promised me ...

2170. For the Glow of It

Matthew 6:1-4, Matthew 6:16-18

Sermon

David & Marian Plant

... scarcity in their lives and are hungry every day and therefore we can better appreciate the “breaking of the bread” and celebrate the supreme humble appreciation for that morsel given to us. Now, we finally begin to have a glimmer of the appreciation and humility for the gift of what Christ’s sacrifice not only meant for us but also can mean for others. Third, what we do with our money matters. Not because we do it for the show, but because we do it out of an attitude of gratefulness in response to ...

2171. Cloak of Power

Psalm 5:1-12

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... Holy Spirit comes upon us, it isn’t so that we can sit and glow like a glowworm under our own little canopy. Jesus’ covering gift of glory compels us to go out into the world to continue his mission of seeking and saving the lost and least and lonely and ... s cloak of blessing is not only a symbol of what God can do for us. It’s a symbol of our response to God’s gracious gift. The cloak of righteousness means we’ve spent time with God so that we can go out into the world with God’s glory upon us. ...

2172. A Taxing Encounter

Matthew 9:9-13, Mark 2:13-17, Luke 5:27-32

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... gets smaller and smaller until “those who don’t” have no place at the table. And lo and behold, your church has become a religious “club” and not a kingdom community. As we see in the scripture today, God’s kingdom is a banquet! Jesus portrays God’s gift to us as a huge wedding banquet spread with the best food and the most sumptuous wine, with abundance for all, and a place at the table for every single person no matter how much they don’t know about “how things are done just so.” Every ...

2173. Do you need a Pharisectomy?

Matthew 9:27-34, Matthew 9:35-38, Matthew 12:15-21, Matthew 12:22-37, Matthew 12:38-45, Matthew 12:46-50

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... disturbing your life, troubling your mind, making your categories untidy, then maybe it’s not Jesus. Resurrection life is not about living a moral life or a good life or a regulated life. Resurrection life is about receiving a gift that changes all of life–the gift of life through death, the gift of grace greater than any evil. Jesus didn’t come to change the world by changing the expression on the face of humanity. Jesus came to change the world by changing the heart of humanity. That’s open-heart ...

2174. Syrophoenician Lives Matter!

Mark 7:24-30, Matthew 15:21-28

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... Healing of a Syrophoenician Woman’s Daughter in Tyre (7:24-30) Minor Text The Story of Tamar (Genesis 38) –Loyalty is not as it may appear A Raining Down of Manna (Exodus 16 and Numbers 11) Elijah’s Healing/Raising of a Phoenician woman’s son and a gift of bread (I Kings 17) The Story of Jezebel (of Phoenicia, daughter of King of Tyre), Ahab, and Elijah (I Kings 9; 16-21) Elisha’s Healing/Raising of a Shunammanite Woman’s Son (2 Kings 4) The Story of Ruth –A Story of Faith From the Heart Psalm ...

2175. Elohim

John 1:29-34, Genesis 1:1-2:3

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... his secrets, you are now in a unique relationship of knowing. And you are forever in a trusted relationship with that master. How much more will the master of the world reveal to us! And God so loved the world, that He revealed His Son, a gift beyond measure and more intimate than imaginable. “See me,” God says. “Know me.” “Love me.” “Be with me.” To reveal is to make known and to make familiar --to allow one to view something within a familiar frame of reference, so that what was formerly ...

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