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2426. Marked For Mission

Sermon

George Bass

... best testimony to the resurrection of our Lord, in whom we live.”12 All of us who believe in Christ are involved in Christ’s mission of mercy and service. We are to do the things that our Lord did, not to gain salvation but as a loving response to his love and mercy in his death and resurrection. And people sometimes -- not always, I am persuaded -- find Christ in the good that is done on their behalf. For some people, works of mercy and, especially, miracles performed in the name of Christ are the most ...

2427. African-American Spirituality: The African's Gift To America

Exodus 3:1-22

Sermon

Carlyle Fielding Stewart

... castigated me for preaching racism over the air. All I did was say some positive things about our people and encourage them to keep looking up and lifting each other up by practicing Kwanzaa not just in December but every day during the year. This response totally misinterpreted what I said. But it corroborated something I knew already: that however positive you are in helping your people, there are some people who will take what you say and twist it for the worst, for there is something in them that cannot ...

2428. On the Art Of Listening To Sermons

Matthew 13:1-23

Sermon

Larry Goodpaster

... hear the Word with excitement and enthusiasm, but also be able to transplant that sameWord in the world is balanced listening. As we listen, we are stirred, moved, and excited, but we also put down roots and allow the Word to sink in, moving us to action in response to what we have heard. Guideline Number 3: Do not be distracted by the surroundings. We often fail to hear because there is so much coming at us and there is so much activity swirling around us that it is difficult to sort through the noises, to ...

2429. How’s That Again, Jesus?

Matthew 10:1-42

Sermon

Larry Goodpaster

... we actually seek them out with the hope that we can laugh long enough to forget about our larger responsibilities. There is something about being disturbed that is almost pleasurable. The proliferation of amusement-theme parks has brought ... I definitely do not, for losing goes against my grain. And, as I am often reminded by those who check the statistics, a part of my responsibility as an ordained clergy-person is to help those who are lost get found! Here is, without a doubt, one of the great paradoxes of ...

2430. Every Person’s Great Possessions

Mark 10:17-31

Sermon

Thomas Peterson

... our lives. In the end Jesus confronts us with life’s most basic question: “Shall my life be self-centered or am I free to give my life to God, the center?” When Jesus confronts us, standing before us and challenging the way with us, we have three responses. One, we look ahead and see the end result of our self-centeredness and accept him as an act of desperation to avoid paying the price that we know to be inevitable. Two, we are overwhelmed by the beauty of his person. In this moment of joy we have ...

2431. A Sign Of Divine Protection

Exodus 12:1-30

Sermon

Walter Kimbrough

... the talents seeks to speak to this point. The person who received only one talent failed to invest what he had, sought to protect it by burying it and ended up losing it. God told the Israelites to take care of the animals. They were charged with the responsibility to be shepherds just like Jesus. Could this have been a test to see whether the Israelites were willing to lay down their lives for the sheep? The challenge to be more than a hireling calls upon one to be a shepherd willing to die for the sheep ...

2432. The Temptations Of Christ And Our Temptations

Matthew 4:1-11

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... , Isaac and Jacob. Too often we are idolators, are we not? Too often we are tempted to make worldly power and influence the god of our lives, the most important thing for which we live. We know how Jesus was tempted; it is our temptation, too. Jesus' response to this temptation is again instructive. Once again he appeals to the Word of God and quotes the Old Testament Scripture. This time he appeals to Deuteronomy 6:13: "You shall worship the Lord your God and him only shall you serve." This third appeal to ...

2433. The Road To The Cross

Matthew 27:11-26

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... as I do: Pilate and his wife would have liked to release Jesus (Matthew 27:14, 19, 23). Matthew (and Mark) says that Pilate realized that the chief priests, the Jewish authorities, were envious of Jesus (Matthew 27:18; cf. Mark 15:10). In response, Pilate tried to spare Jesus by offering the crowd a choice between Jesus and (according to Matthew's version) a "notable (or notorious) prisoner" named Barabbas (who may also have been named Jesus - Jesus Barabbas) (Matthew 27:15-17). Yet, the chief priests and ...

2434. Wedding: Love and Fear

1 John 4:1-6

Sermon Aid

Charles E. Wolfe

... this love was the death of Christ on our behalf (3:16) and therefore the Father could call us children. (3:1) This makes possible our own response of love and so if we abide in love, we abide in God. (4:16) The writer does not allow us to remain misty-eyed over love, ... . There may be feeling there, and we hope there is, but it is not pre-requisite to loving in the biblical sense. If our response of love is a matter of the will, then it is dependable over the long haul. When a man and woman fall “in love ...

2435. Improving Your Serve

Isaiah 49:1-7

Sermon

Robert Beringer

... Kinte straight out of Roots, and those thousands of migrant workers who, at harvest time, populate the farmlands and orchards of America. In my mind is a rather pathetic person, bent over, crushed in spirit, lacking in self esteem, soiled, wrinked and weary. And my first response is "Who, me, a servant? You gotta be kidding!" If that is the kind of mental picture you have of servanthood, then the prophet Isaiah has some good news for you. In our text for this day, Isaiah paints a kind of word portrait of ...

2436. Under The Wings Of The Almighty

Ruth 2:1-23

Sermon

Sims Robert

... had planned their attack the week before and at the last moment something happened that changed their minds. How many, many times in life has God protected us all and we did not even know it? What is our proper response to a God who loves us so much and protects us at all times? The one appropriate response is thanksgiving. Deep in our hearts we need to learn to be thankful to God. Martin Luther loved to tell the story about the two bishops who were riding down the road on horeseback and saw a shepherd in ...

2437. Chosen By God

Ruth 4:1-12

Sermon

Sims Robert

... and eternal life and the gift of the Holy Spirit. He gives you everything and expects everything in return. When you accept the blessing of God, you also accept the responsibility that is attendant to that blessing. Your congregation was chosen to be the church where you are in this time in history and therefore carries a great responsibility. You must be the best, strongest, most loving, giving, caring church that you can be. Why? Because so much depends on it. Thousands upon thousands of lives are touched ...

2438. Chosen For Good News

John 15:1-17

Sermon

Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... no longer our slavemaster who will burn us if we don’t satisfy him. We need not work like crazy to please him so he will treat us well. Instead, he comes to us as a warm and loving friend whom we then serve because that’s the normal response to having a loving friend like that. No longer fear and dread; but, rather, joy-filled friendship. What a friend we have in Jesus, All our sins and griefs to bear!What a privilege to carry, Everything to God in Prayer! (Joseph Scriven, 1820-86) Aristotle says among ...

2439. Recollections of Reuben, Uncle of a Young Bethlehem Shepherd

Matthew 2:13-18

Drama

Robert A. Morgan

... to his adulthood. I say all this killing was a wicked rampage sponsored by a crazy man. Of course, I don't hold you entirely responsible. For one thing, you are under orders from the king - I know that. For another thing, you weren't here when it was all happening ... the stable, and went in and saw the baby, he dropped to his knees - there was something in that baby which seemed to require a response like that. You haven't met Nathanael, and I hope you never do; but if you do, you'll see that he's no pussycat ...

2440. At Hand

Philippians 4:4

Children's Sermon

Tim Carpenter

... is near or far. Call out three things in the sanctuary that are far away and three things that are near enough to be reached by your hand. Have the children call out "far" or "near" depending on each thing. How did you know what was near to me? (response) Did you notice that I can reach out and touch with my hand everything that was near? [Demonstrate by quickly reaching out and touching the things that were called out as near.] These things are near because they are close to my hand. We have a phrase that ...

2441. Fellow Heirs

Ephesians 3:6

Children's Sermon

Tim Carpenter

... , but I'm not gone yet! Application: Did you know that you are an heir to a really great fortune? The Bible says that we are fellow heirs of the promise in Jesus Christ. You are heirs! What do you think God has left us? (response) You think he has left us all coffee mugs and jewelry? (response) I don't think so. In fact he has left us his love, forgiveness, and a promise of eternal life. That's what he has left us. We will always be loved and we will live forever. What great gifts! The best thing is ...

2442. Great Expectations

Luke 4:14-30

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

... Application: Jesus had grown up and he knew it was now time to fulfill his Father's desires. One day you will grow up and I pray you will try with all your heart, mind, soul, and strength to fulfill your parents' desires. Will you try to do that? (response) When you grow up I want you remember this day and the promise you made right here on these steps. Let's Pray: Oh God, help these children to remember all their lives the promises that they make while they are young. Strengthen them to do good deeds and ...

2443. Be One

John 17:20-26

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

... though these make a big noise, it doesn't last very long. So, do you think this is the best way to carry around a dollar? (response) Why not? (you need a dollar bill) But these four quarters are a dollar. (a paper dollar) Application: I want you to listen to a prayer ... Jesus prayed. He said, "I pray for all those who believe in me that they may be one." What did Jesus mean by that? (response) You're right. There are so many Christians in the world, and some of them live in America, some live in Africa, and ...

2444. Written in the Heavens

Luke 10:1-24

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

... answers) Those are all good answers, but they're not what I am thinking of. All day long we are closer to this than we are to anything else. Can you guess what it is? (response) It is so close to us, it touches our skin. (clothes) When they give the right answer bring out the t-shirt. What do I have with me this morning? (response) They are very close to us. They cover our shoulders, our chest, and our stomachs. I also brought some markers this morning and we're going to write our names on this t-shirt. Do ...

2445. Time and Timing

Habakkuk 1:12--2:1, Habakkuk 1:1-4

Sermon

Paul W. F. Harms

... permit the unrighteous to swallow the righteous, the wicked to devour the innocent? It may happen, but why does God permit it, seemingly doing nothing about it? It is bad enough if some outsider is the villain. It is intolerable when the villain is home-grown. What response is left to us if some of our own turn on us and do so deliberately, premeditatedly, simply because they are in a position to do so? It's like having the firemen start the fires, the policemen rob the banks and murder the citizenry, the ...

2446. "Because I'm God"

Job 38:1--41:34

Sermon

John P. Rossing

... silence. He has hoped, even demanded, to argue his case before God; he has pressed God for answers, but he has gotten no response. Perhaps God has simply been exercising patience with Job, letting Job blow off steam. But, on the other hand, maybe God has ... decide what's fair." Besides, if God is a dictator, he's a benevolent one. After all, he may be slow to respond, and his response may not be what we want to hear, but he does respond. He answers Job, which shows that he has been listening and watching all ...

2447. Step Two - Hope

Mk 10:46-52 · 2 Cor 12:7-10 · Is 12:1-6

Sermon

John A. Terry

... life over to God. Bartimaeus had a lifelong crisis. The common wisdom then was you deal with it by begging. But the passing of Christ near his life gave Bartimaeus a chance to make a new choice. He then took a leap of faith, turning to Christ. His response after his life was changed and he was healed, was gratitude. And out of his gratitude came his loyalty in following Jesus. In the church we ask for people's loyalty, and sometimes the loyalty is hesitant or partial or passing. What is needed first is to ...

2448. Step Six - Willingness

Jn 5:2-9a · Heb 4:14-16 · Is 1:12-20

Sermon

John A. Terry

... go and letting God. This story has to do with putting our life and our healing in proper relationship with God. There is a loving accountability before God. God does not do a random survey of humanity to see who is responsible for my bad habits. There is only one person responsible. Martin Luther once wrote, "Everyone must fight his own battle with death by himself, alone. We can shout into one another's ears, but everyone must be prepared finally to meet death alone. I will not be with you then, nor ...

2449. Do What Is Right

2 Thessalonians 3:13

Children's Sermon

Tim Carpenter

... getting tired. Let them find it themselves." But John picked up the wallet and found that it belonged to a man who lived just up the street. So he took the wallet to the man. When they got home, their mother asked if they were good. What do you think? (response) Both boys said that they were good. So the mother asked what they did. John told the mother how they had found the dog and the wallet, and took them to their owners. Joe said, "I told him to come on, but he went ahead anyway." The mother said, "Why ...

2450. See the Light, Be the Light

Matthew 5:13-16

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... and I are the light of the world! And you may have been called salty before, but this is a whole other thing! We are the light of the world; we brighten the world, and if we don’t do it, the world remains dark. We have the awesome responsibility of guiding other folks to Jesus Christ and if we don’t do it, they may remain lost forever. Where we refuse to let our light shine, darkness rules. Salt and light were precious commodities in Jesus’ day. In fact, Roman soldiers received part of their pay in ...

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