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2376. Come Home!

Isaiah 60:1-22

Sermon

Richard L. Eslinger

... , see them sometimes in their old, beat-up VW van. There they go, like latter-day Shakers, unable to return from some kind of exile. Then, for some of us, there is a relative or friend who is simply off somewhere. Nothing really wrong, just out of touch and away from home. In Chicago, maybe. Or New York. Or San Francisco. Doing all right when she called last summer, but its obvious she won’t be coming home. For all of these exiles, it seems that their names, too, should be carved into that new monument ...

2377. A Royal Lament

2 Samuel 1:1-16

Sermon

Roger Prescott

... soldier, but it was above all his loyal friendship which David recalled and treasured in his memory. The friendship between David and Jonathan has become proverbial, the model of what a friendship should be. There is a modern model that might also help us get in touch with the importance of friendship. John F. Kennedy, when President of the United States, was often lonely. A man named David was a friend to him. Here is a modern story of a David and Jonathan. The principals in this one are David and John ...

2378. The Transfiguration

Mark 9:2-13

Bulletin Aid

James Wilson

Call To Worship Leader: Let us come together, all who would call upon the name of the Lord! People: Our lives are touched as we gather together and worship the Lord. Leader: God is our strength and our help as we face the strains of living. People: In all of the battles life brings, the final victory belongs to God. Leader: Then let us lift our hearts in praise and song to Almighty ...

2379. Do Children Like You?

Mark 10:13-16

Sermon

Richard Patt

... on our mind - something that distracts us, something causing question marks, something we’re thinking about? The height of our love in such times will be to realize that others are "going through things" too. We all have our needs, and most of the time we need the touch and concern of those we find around us. In fact, reaching out to others just when we ourselves are bearing a burden may be one of the best ways of putting our own ills into perspective. So the hymn writer sang of it: Blest be the tie that ...

2380. Scandal!

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

Sermon

... ’s blessedly long dress and hearing her tell the bemused officer, "This child didn’t do it. Check with the boys next door." SAFE! and not only safe, but sanctified - innocent! Oh, what a feeling! in the midst of scandal, to know we’re not touched, that we’re above it all. Scandals are everywhere - so prevalent, in fact, that Christianity has even taken an official position on them. And that position is that we, as Christians, are part of the greatest scandal in history. That’s right - you heard ...

2381. The Jamie Farr Connection

Joshua 24:1-27

Sermon

... the quietly resolute way God went about building it. In the Garden of Eden, above the Rainbow, on Mount Sinai, God made his demands on people clear. But before Pilate, on the cross, at the tomb, Jesus asked for nothing. God in Christ is gambling on a new way of touching people. God doesn’t want us to love him because he tells us to. Such love is always half-hearted. Instead, in the New Testament he gives us an example of what real love means and he waits to see if we can take the hint. On that cross on ...

2382. My Soul Is Glad - Because of God

Luke 1:46-56

Sermon

... own knowledge. "We have to experience hunger and want to know that only God can help us." "How can he exalt before he makes low?" There in Daryl Stingley is the voice of praise. Mary, like all of us, praised God not because no adversity had ever touched her. She praised God not in spite of all that adversity - as though by sheer will she would do it. Instead, she praised God because he showed her promise in her situation which she did not despise and reject but which she rather accepted. Inviting people to ...

2383. Go ... Be the Church ... Do the Gospel

Sermon

... the response of the Church in view of.... The sermon suggests the aisle of the church building as symbolic in its power to illuminate accurately the life of the church. This symbol of the aisle gives the sermon a growing strength that consequently touches also those who are not an immediate part of this congregational history. I. "On the Aisle" - based on The Lutheran Standard, May 20, 1983. Our worship buildings have many symbols that make bold statements about our Christian faith. There is the cross above ...

2384. God's Verdict Upon The World (Looking At The World Through The Eyes of God)

John 3:1-21

Sermon

Brett Blair

... we experienced the horror and tragedy and heart-wrenching pain of September 11, 2001, which led to the War on Terror, prompting military action in Afghanistan and now in Iraq. And over the last few dramatic days, unforgettable images have captured our minds and touched our hearts. There will always be dictators, tyrants, wars, and rumors of war. There will always be the darkness. The story is told of a young man who entered a very strict monastic order. It was so strict that members were permitted to speak ...

2385. The Orphan

John 14:15-31

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... felt love before, how would you know the feeling if you felt it? DALE: I don't really know. I guess I would just know, that's all. How does a baby know it's loved? WYN: If a baby is well taken care of and has a lot of touching, I suppose the baby would feel loved. DALE: Yeah, I guess so. WYN: Were you ever taken care of like that? DALE: I'm an orphan. WYN: An orphan. I didn't know that. DALE: My mother and father were both killed in a plane crash. I was a month ...

2386. A God Pleasing Savior and God Pleasing People

Malachi 1:1-5

Sermon

Daniel G. Mueller

... more person to please. Actually, it’s a great deal more than a person; it’s God. In addition to all the other demands that are placed on us, Christians also want to please God. In response to God’s love for us, moved by his great kindness and mercy, touched by his redeeming grace, we want with all our heart to obey God and live for him as Jesus lived and died and rose again for us. But this, also, is something that often produces nothing more than frustration, for we know that we sin and that our sins ...

2387. The Best Advertising of All

Mark 1:14-20

Sermon

Daniel G. Mueller

... Jesus Christ is also known through word-of-mouth advertising. That’s how the word about him gets out. Only the Shepherds at the first Christmas heard the good news from angels. Only the Wise Men were led by a Star. Just a comparative few were touched by miracles. Almost everybody came to know Jesus Christ, and is still coming to know him, through word-of-mouth advertising, one person telling another. The Ethiopian eunuch of Candace is a good example. He was riding home from Jerusalem one day. As he rode ...

2388. Even The Demons Believe!

Mark 1:21-28

Sermon

Daniel G. Mueller

... . Pride combined with envy is a demon that pushes and pushes and pushes people to "keep up with the Joneses." Actually, it never just pushes us to keep up; it always pushes us to do better, get more, have more. Because of this demon, people in families lose touch with each other; they sit in nice, big houses and never talk to each other; they are always too tired for each other; they fall apart. About a year ago the city of Plano, Texas, experienced the kind of tragedy this demon can cause to happen. Plano ...

2389. Where’s the Power?

Mark 1:40-45

Sermon

Daniel G. Mueller

... . The poor leper came to Jesus and, kneeling in front of the Lord, he begged for healing, saying, "If you want to, you can make me clean." The poor leper knew that Jesus had almighty power. The Lord was moved with pity and, stretching out his hand, he touched the leper and said, "I want to make you well; be clean!" And immediately he was healed. Jesus is the almighty God and he has almighty power. "All power has been given unto me in heaven and on earth," Jesus said (Matthew 28:18). "He was declared to ...

2390. Faith As Healing Energy

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... tell us exactly what that need is. We lay hands on their heads one by one and pray for them specifically. Many people have been helped and this service has had a deepening influence upon the life of our congregation. By faith we are still in touch with the infinite love and healing power of God. And we know that Christ is present. In recent years, sponsored by the American Cancer Society, I have spoken to several groups of cancer patients. For the most part, I find that these threatened people are growing ...

2391. Life After Life

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... are you crying? You have passed your crisis. You are going to get well." But he said, "I could not tell her. She would not have understood." Then, Phillips adds, "That was forty years ago. But to this day I am absolutely certain that that night I touched Reality." I, too, believe that he did. I recall what Paul experienced as he watched over the clothes of those who stoned Stephen to death. Stephen was seeing something Real. He cried out, "Behold I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the ...

2392. The Acid Test of Wisdom

Proverbs 10:1-32

Sermon

Alton F. Wedel

... in the world in us. Therefore it is said, "The church can never be too worldly!" This is where Christ’s action is - among the poor, the destitute, and the deprived, at the side of those depressed and those depraved, comforting the brokenhearted, touching the diseased and healing them, breaking chains that bind the hearts of people, lifting burdens from the beaten. "Liberty and justice for all" is not reserved for an allegiance speech at civic clubs, but the banner flying over every path the Savior walked ...

2393. Man, Where Are You?

Genesis 3:1-24

Sermon

Alton F. Wedel

... fight is against the devils within the heart." She asked, "And how are you doing in that battle, Mr. Gandhi?" And he answered, "Not very well. That’s why I’m tolerant of others." My quotation my not be exactly accurate, for memory lacks precision. But it was touche to many Christians who have never learned. "Man, where are you?" Are you walking in the strength of God? Are you on a guilt trip, or are you walking in forgiveness? The Blame Game As the voice of God came walking in the garden and called out ...

2394. The Lord Has Saved His People

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

Sermon

Alton F. Wedel

... the Promise of the Lord - the promise of his grace, the promise of a change of heart that God alone could give, the promise of forgiveness. Jeremiah was not a leader in group therapy, neither a psychologist nor behavioral scientist, but he has touched the roots here of humanity’s predicament - our incurably deceitful hearts. As he reflected on the bondage that refuses to give up its opposition to the Lord of heaven and earth, he concluded rightfully that it is simply not within our power to determine ...

2395. The Good News of Easter

John 20:1-9

Sermon

Brett Blair

... George Bush represented the U.S. at the funeral of former Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev. Bush was deeply moved by a silent protest carried out by Brezhnev's widow. She stood motionless by the coffin until seconds before it was closed. Then, just as the soldiers touched the lid, Brezhnev's wife performed an act of great courage and hope, a gesture that must surely rank as one of the most profound acts of civil disobedience ever committed: She reached down and made the sign of the cross on her husband's chest ...

2396. Thomas

John 20:24-31

Sermon

Brett Blair

... don’t know how that makes you feel but it is of great comfort to me. Jesus is talking about me. I will never see Jesus in this life. I will not have the chance to put my finger in the nail scars. I will not get the chance to touch his pierced side. It will never be proven to me that he was raised from the dead. Jesus understands it’s harder for me to believe than for Thomas and he counts me blessed. But let me ask you: How can you conclusively prove the qualities of love, friendship, or ...

2397. The Remote

John 14:5-14

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... and bar tunes and late movies and weight groovies and opera and news and views and retail sales and retold tales and lusts and busts and guns and buns. Yes, the T. and the V. in its entiritee! SUSAN: You're wearing me out. FLY: Don't touch that dial. Our show will be right back after these messages. The content of this program in no way reflects the views of the station. Any similarity to persons real or imaginary is purely coincidental. This offer void where prohibited. The decision of the judges is final ...

2398. Change

Mark 6:7-13

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... this: "If any place won't accept you or listen to you, shake off the dust of your feet as you leave it." Wow! What would Miss Manners say to that? Dusting your feet in public. Hmm. I don't know. Do you think he's a little out of touch? THADDEUS: Well, we should follow the list, I guess. MATTHEW: Look at this. It says he gave us authority over unclean spirits. That's nice. I like that. But what about this last part? We have to preach that people should repent and cast out demons and anoint people with ...

2399. The Reality Of The Resurrection

Luke 24:36-49

Sermon

Brett Blair

... a reality. This is a plain story. Simple. To the point. Realistic. Not contrived to try and prove what happened. Look at some of the other realistic parts of the story. First they are startled and frightened. Then Jesus tries to calm them down. He invites them to touch him. You can put your hand through ghost but you can’t put your hand through flesh and blood. They examine the scars in his feet and hands. Secondly they still don’t believe. They are filled with too much amazement and joy. So he tries a ...

2400. Caring for Each Other

2 Corinthians 8:1-15

Bulletin Aid

James Wilson

... in worship and let Christ's love be seen in us! People: The way of the world is to care for oneself and one's own interests. Leader: But in Christ we are called to care and provide for the needs of others. People: Working together, God's people can touch many by sharing God's mercy. Leader: Then let our voices be in praise as we share God's blessings with others. All: Blessed be the name of the Lord! Collect O God, in Your wisdom You have shown us that if we would save ourselves, we must be willing ...

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