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2376. Wine from Water: The Wedding

John 2:1-11

Sermon

Steve Swanson

... them recounting his teachings and laughing at his put-downs of the stuffed-shirt Scribes and Pharisees. It was nice to have a famous son. That's what the promises and visions and dreams had been all about. Mary, like any mother, must have loved it. But Jesus was a strange son. "Whoever loves God is my mother," he said. That's a nice saying for anyone but his real mother. It's a terrible put-down for her. She must have felt terrible - and it wasn't the first time either. Mary, standing outside that house ...

2377. When You Least Expect It...

Luke 24:13-35

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... you just have to get away. You and I have been to Emmaus many times. Emmaus is the temporary hiding place, the momentary distraction, the change of scenery. Sometimes it’s the walk we take into cynicism when we discover that the noblest ideas – ideas about love and freedom and justice and even concepts of who Jesus is and what he wants for us and from us – can be twisted and destroyed by deluded, selfish people. And so often the results of that twisting of the truth lead to violence and death. Do ...

2378. A House Or A Home?

Joshua 24:1-27

Sermon

R. E. Lybrand

... not to feel badly because his mother told him that, too. He laughed and said, "She thinks more of the house than she does of me." Interestingly enough, Tommy ran away from home a number of times and explained to his parents that he "just did not feel loved or welcome there." My friend, Tommy, committed suicide when he was twenty-six years old. Now, I'm not suggesting that he killed himself just because his parents would not permit his friends to come in the house. No, he had other problems as well. But I do ...

2379. Easter Sunrise

Sermon

William Luoma

... THE RISEN LORD, IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER, AND OF THE SON, AND OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.AMEN. Hymn"I Know That My Redeemer Lives!" PrayerGracious God, we have come to celebrate the resurrection of your Son, Jesus Christ, from the dead. You sent him to us out of love. You raised him that we might have hope. Today we join with your people throughout the world to praise you and to give thanks for the new life we have in Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. Psalm 118:1-6, 15-24 (TEV)Leader:Give thanks to the Lord, because ...

2380. Mary Of Nazareth

Luke 2:1-7, Luke 2:8-20, Ephesians 1:15-23

Drama

Lynda Pujad

... soon brutally murdered by Herod. I couldn't believe such a good man could be killed so fast and so easily. But, it happened and it was nothing compared to the nightmare that was to come. I had known him since he was a child. I had known and loved Elizabeth. His death hurt me deeply. Jesus had been in public ministry for about three years when the disciples were celebrating the Passover together with him in a small room in Jerusalem. I knew them well and they all knew me. Jesus took a cup of wine and gave ...

2381. The Paradox of the Cross

Mark 15:33-41, Mark 15:21-32

Sermon

Robert Allen

... like a crushing defeat, a devastating failure, a colossal triumph of evil over good that day they crucified Jesus. But, the paradox is that defeat has been reversed. It is because of the cross that we know we can go home to God. We may have sinned, but God still loves us. We may be filled with guilt, but we can be forgiven. We may be ashamed of our sins, but our sins do not separate us from God. There is nothing that stands between us and God, except the cross of Jesus Christ. We can go home again. There is ...

2382. The New Covenant Written on Our Hearts

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

Bulletin Aid

Carl Hoefler

... around our Lord's Table in celebration of our new covenant with God. People: We are here this evening, because this covenant is written on our hearts, not tablets of stone. Pastor: Our feast of love is a celebration of honest love: God loves us, and we love him. People: We love God, because Christ has shared with us, love like we have never experienced. Praise his name! Collect Father in heaven, who took a broken covenant and made it new by the blood of your only Son: Join us at your table as we celebrate ...

2383. What Makes Us Human?

Isaiah 6:1-13

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

... for us. What we do here may be rude and crude, paltry and faulty and unworthy, but we bring it, anyway, with the humble hope and prayer that he will, in his goodness, be willing to accept it as an expression of our praise and our thanksgiving and love. I remember in my previous parish, there was a lady - a feeble-minded lady - in our neighborhood, who used to come every few days to the open church with some gift of hers, and later on, I would find, in the chancel, evidences of her presence. There would be ...

2384. Dead or Alive?

Joel 2:28-32

Sermon

... . He was alive to and enjoyed a most intimate fellowship with God. At the same time, he was sensitively and compassionately alive to all the persons with whom he came in contact. He sensed and responded to people’s needs, and even gave his life in love for all humanity. I cannot forget a little book entitled Human Destiny, by a French writer named LeComte du Nouy. In it the author argues that all the processes of evolution have been pointed toward production of the kinds of persons that Jesus was. I like ...

2385. Let God Be God

Zephaniah 3:1-20

Sermon

... so absorbed in self-interest that we are neglecting communion with God? Are we becoming so callous toward other people that we feel superior to them and indifferent to their needs? Or are our hearts filled with compassion and true empathy rooted in obedience to the love of God? There is only one cure for the idolatry that shows itself in self-righteousness. That cure is in the humility that confesses sin and weakness and recognizes that we all are sinners saved only by God’s grace. This is the only basis ...

2386. A Clanging Cymbal

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Children's Sermon

... of person talks like that? I have never heard anyone make noises like a cymbal." Well, people who talk like that are people who speak without love. They have no love and so they simply rattle and bang around causing other people problems and heartaches. Love is what makes the Christian a real person, a follower of God. Without love, he is just like everyone else, but with love he becomes something very special. For instance, when he talks he speaks to you about the things that you want to talk about and not ...

2387. Parable of Five Cities

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Illustration

... Disappointment, Rebellion, Dignity and Adventure, but it was in the City of Partnership that she found her fulfillment. While St. Paul wrote a beautiful chapter of love to the Corinthians, (I Corinthians 13) he counseled, "Though I speak with the tongues of men and angels and have not love, I am as sounding brass," and qualified that love was patient and kind. He also knew that love is the "Greatest of all" the gifts of God and that man is meant to keep the quest alive, though his journeys lead him to many ...

2388. Parable of Two Bedrooms

Illustration

... . Though the temperature of the rooms and their furnishings were much alike, there was a great difference. One room was cold, but the second was warm, because love was there. One bed was hard, but the second was soft, because love was there. One room was dark with fear, but the other was safe and secure because love was there. One room was lonely, but the other was filled because love was there. What kind of love was it! Parental love! Brotherly love! Neighborly love! Holy love! What does it matter? GOD IS ...

2389. Why Look To Heaven?

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

... confronters. Like that awkward boy that I was, the disciples wanted to escape the world and live in the one they admired and loved. But they were turned away so they could mature as individuals. Our faith speaks often of Christ as our comforter and shield. ... ends of the earth, to help us more than hide us. He goes with us to help our adolescent faith mature in wisdom, courage, and love. For we are no longer to live in the shadow of Christ. Now we are to be the world's Christians, which literally means the ...

2390. Loosed from the Pangs of Death

Acts 2:14-41

Sermon

... and a life I commend to you. It is the only way I know to escape being victimized by life, to live victoriously instead. We are Easter people. Every day is a resurrection day. Claim that faith and celebrate your life. Let us pray: O God, by whose power and love we came into life and have continued to live, help us to trust your power to continue tongive us life. Beyond the darkness, beyond the shadows of earth may we see the light of eternity and know that we are already a part of it and may we know that ...

2391. Thursday in Holy Week

Exodus 12:1-30

Bulletin Aid

... , Father, for we have let sin control our lives. Forgive us for our unrighteousness, and deliver us to a new life in which Christ has control. For his sake we pray. Amen.Hymns "Here, O My Lord, I See Thee" "Jesus, Thy Blood and Righteousness" "O Love Divine, What Hast Thou Done" Second Lesson: 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 Theme: The Lord's Supper Call to Worship Pastor: The holy sacrament of our Lord's Supper is prepared for our participation. People: We come to our Lord's table, not because of our righteousness ...

2392. Sixth Sunday of Easter

John 14:15-21, Acts 17:22-31, 1 Peter 3:13-22

Bulletin Aid

... that saves us from sin and enables us to live the Christian life. People: We are often tempted to react contrary to God's grace when unbelievers challenge us. Pastor: We represent Christ, and out of reverence for him we need to confront our adversaries with love and kindness. People: May God give us the grace to be Christlike, so those who ridicule the Christian faith will be put to shame. Collect Gracious Father, who calls us to live a life which exemplifies your grace as we witness to others: Fill us with ...

2393. Trouble on the Mountain

Exodus 32:1-33:6

Sermon

... , is not truly worship of him. We may hide our sins from ourselves and from everyone else, but God is not fooled. We are open and transparent to him, and our rank idolatry he will neither accept nor tolerate! It is true, absolutely true, God is a God of wondrous love, but love is only one of God's attributes. He is also a holy God, a God of justice and wrath. God has, indeed, prepared a heaven for his own, but he has also prepared a hell. People will go to one place or the other. The choice is always ours ...

2394. Proper 13

Matthew 14:13-21, Romans 9:1-5

Bulletin Aid

... and care for others. So often, Lord, in our own self-centered ways we have not shared Your broken heart for the lost around us. Too often we have not even been concerned about their well-being. Forgive us, Lord, and help us love Your children. In Christ we pray. Amen. Hymns "Alas! And Did My Savior Bleed" "Blessed Be The God Of Israel" "How Shall They Hear The Word" Gospel: Matthew 14:13-21 Theme: Power of the Lord Call To Worship Leader: Let us come together all who find their safety in ...

2395. When the Poor Become Rich

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

... truly need, even the Kingdom of Heaven. Maybe the elusiveness of happiness is the result of some of the conditions we set. Ask yourself what it is that would make you truly happy or even happier than you are now. A better paying job? A bigger house? Being more loved or needed? Having a family life as perfect as the Huxtables on the Cosby Show? A second home? The perfect husband or wife? Two kids and a station wagon with a sheep dog in the back? What would it take? There is no end to the conditions we may ...

2396. The Surprising Twist to the Story

Ruth 4:1-12

Sermon

... , "We are witnesses." He married Ruth, and soon she was pregnant and gave birth to a son. Boaz must have thought himself to be the most fortunate man alive when he was able to take Ruth to be his wife. He not only knew the story of her fidelity and love for Naomi that prompted her to leave her home in Moab and move to Bethlehem, where she would live with strangers and a new God, but he also perceived that she was indeed a beautiful person, who would bring joy into his life. He might have written in advance ...

2397. Coping With Anger In A Close-up World

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... there to absorb them. We have to focus our anger on fewer people. It naturally becomes more intense. Living close-up has problems. We all love and hate the very people with whom we are the closest. The two feelings exist side-by-side.1 All of us compete with ... can only be converted into another form of energy. Do you pray for those you are angry at? Secondly, we must recognize that we love and hate those people who are closest to us. Consequently, we must never cut ourselves off from those who get in our way ...

2398. Repairing Your Broken Dreams

Luke 24:13-35

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... ultimate triumph of goodness. The resurrection is the triumph of a design for life that is upheld as the fundamental principle of the universe even if the world tries to crucify it. Consequently, Paul could affirm, "And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are called according to his dream (Romans 8:2)." Here Paul is not saying that we all get to live the life of our dreams. A lot of things happen to us that are not good. We are indeed forced to live another kind ...

2399. People Who Are Like Popcorn

2 Thessalonians 1:3

Children's Sermon

... me. They wore clothes and ate food and slept when they were tired and worked and went to school. They were people like you and me. But they trusted God. Paul promised them that if they trusted God more and more to help them live, they would find more love for each other. The people believed what Paul said, and they began to trust God a little more each day. They trusted God for their food, for their homes, and for their clothes. They trusted God to help them raise their children and to give them the right ...

2400. Proper 24 & Pentecost 22

Matthew 22:15-22, 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10, Ruth 1:1-22, Psalm 96:1-13, Isaiah 44:24--45:25

Sermon Aid

... the good things done by the state. We are to revere the cross, worship the Lord and live out our lives in faith, hope, and love as Christians. 2. Cross orflag: Which takes precedence in the lives of Christians? This much we know: we will be in deep trouble if we ... taxes, obeying the laws of the land, and working for the benefit of others. But hold up the cross by your thankful and loving response to God's goodness in your total stewardship, which builds up the church in the world, even if it, at times, means ...

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