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2451. Wedding: The Joy of New Beginnings

Sermon Aid

John M. Braaten

... you with great courage. For all the situations of life, for all of life's beginnings, the strong promise of Christ is that he will make all things new. What a wonderful promise for you to live in as you begin this new year! What a great gift God gives you to share not only on your wedding day but for all the years of your life together. We, your family and friends, pray for you, _________ and ________. We pray that our Lord will walk with you throughout the whole of your marriage and that he will ...

2452. Wedding: One from Two

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John M. Braaten

... us to work out our problems, to overcome our trials, and to experience his comforting presence in our pain. With our Lord's help, a marriage can grow stronger and love can become deeper. We can enjoy the oneness we share in the marriage bond. The gifts of married life are precious indeed. One oft-used quote substantiates this: "Sharing with another multiplies your joys and divides your sorrows." That is especially true in marriage. When something good happens to us we want to let it out; we have to share it ...

2453. Wedding: A Need for Newness

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John M. Braaten

... steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning." Lamentations 3:21-23 The prophet is simply pointing out that God works at keeping our relationship with him alive and vital by pouring out his mercies (his gifts) upon us anew each day. A key to joy in your marriage, ________ and ________, is to follow the example God sets for you. First you must fasten yourselves to Jesus Christ, for if you worship our Lord together and pray to him for each other, the ...

2454. Sharing What We Have

James 5:3

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... , and then they put it away and never used it. They kept it for themselves and never shared it. They would rather have it locked up somewhere getting tarnished than give it to someone to be used. The Bible teaches us how wrong that is. We should never take our gifts or money and spend it on things that are of no value to us. If we can't use them, we should not spend our money on them and, if we have too much money, we should share it with those who need it. The Bible teaches that we should ...

2455. Life Forever

John 6:51

Children's Sermon

CSS

... when Aladdin found the lamp. He rubbed the lamp (rub your lamp.) What happened next? (Let them answer.) The genie appeared. They acted out the story all day long. They had a great time playing the story. Each time that they played the story the genie would offer different gifts to Aladdin. This game of Aladdin and the magic lamp made me wonder what I would wish for if I ever found a lamp with a genie. I can tell you what some people might wish for. They might wish to live forever. Wanting to live forever is ...

2456. Jesus is Alive

1 Corinthians 15:4, 1 Corinthians 15:20

Children's Sermon

... many years all our churches were built facing the east. Can you guess why? That's right. They reminded us that Jesus arose from the dead, and the rising sun told us never to forget that. We see the sun come up and we worship God with thanks for his gift of new life. And Jesus' new life is a gift for you and me too. When we die some day, we will arise again to live with Jesus in heaven.

2457. Now We Can Hear!

Mark 7:31-37

Children's Sermon

... . It must have been wonderful for him, don't you think? I'll bet he became a better listener than anybody else, because he knew what it was like not to be able to hear anything. Have you ever thought about what a great gift God gave us with our ears? Sometimes we forget to use this gift, don't we? People talk to us and we don't listen. We don't pay attention. We don't get messages. Maybe we could show God how thankful we are for our ears by using them well. We don't have to wait ...

2458. Add a Little Salt

Mark 9:50

Children's Sermon

Object: a saltshaker with salt in it. Boys and girls, what's your favorite flavor? (Be prepared for a variety of responses.) One of God's good gifts to us is the gift of taste. We can tell the difference between sweet and sour, bland and sharp, chocolate and vanilla, and all the other good flavors that come to us in our food. Have you ever eaten food that didn't seem to have any flavor? I have. The food may be perfectly ...

2459. Ash Wednesday

Matthew 6:1-4, Matthew 6:16-18, Joel 2:12-17, 2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2

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George Bass

... beyond it to the empty tomb of Easter, where we rise to new and eternal life with the Christ of God. Lent, when informed by this sort of a theological agenda, will be more than an annual spring retreat; it will be a time when we remember all of the gifts God has given us that we have wasted and/or thrown away, as well as the season wherein God prepares us to reclaim and make the most of them in the renewal of our baptism. The announcement of Ash Wednesday has painted every day with the blackness of death ...

2460. Lent 3

1 Corinthians 10:1-13, Exodus 3:1-22, Psalm 126:1-6, Psalm 103:1-22, Luke 13:1-9

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George Bass

... world and turn toward the Lord in total trust and surrender. Time has taken away the original meanings and purposes of this Sunday, although preparation for the renewal of our baptism is a fundamental theological motif of Lent; Lent should remind us that the gifts God has given us in baptism need to be renewed again in the celebration of Easter and, especially, in the Easter eucharist. This day celebrates the love and concern and patience that God has for his repentant people, and it keeps us moving toward ...

2461. Proper 15

Hebrews 12:1-13, Luke 12:54-59, Luke 12:49-53, Psalm 82:1-8, Jeremiah 20:7-18, Jeremiah 23:9-32, Jeremiah 38:1-13

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George Bass

... cross and even their baptism, placing their lives and the future in jeopardy, but others will cling to Christ and the cross and live in the hope that where Christ is, with the Father, they will be, too. By his death on the cross, Jesus offers us the gift of life, his arms spread wide because he is trying to save the whole world. Jeremiah 20:7-13 (C) - "A Life-threatening Mission" The Rev. Will B. Done, "star" of the comic strip created by Doug Marlatte, was preaching on one occasion and mentioned that he ...

2462. Friendship with God

John 15:18--16:4

Sermon Aid

Wayne B. Keller

... dogs have so many friends is that they wag their tails instead of their tongues." (2) Pastor says: True friendship is based upon God's love for and forgiveness of us, and our willingness to accept God's unconditional gift to us, and to share God's unconditional gift with others. (3) Develop a litany around the Scripture for the day, between pastor, choir, congregation. The Act of Confession Suggestion: Print these words by D. H. Lawrence under the Act of Recognizing our Humanness: "Those who go searching ...

2463. How Does One Follow Jesus During The Threat Of War?

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

George Johnson

... Blessed are those who mourn." Those who find healing and wholeness are those who are willing to embrace the darkness in their lives. Often our tendency is to run, hide, cover up; deny our brokenness, our fears, our guilt. As Christians one gift we can offer each other is the gift of brokenness. "We all have sinned and come short of the glory of God." Sometimes our brokenness comes in the form of the pain of uncertainty, or the struggle of unanswered questions. We don't always know which direction to go or ...

2464. What's The Bottom Line?

Matthew 21:33-46

Sermon

George Johnson

... are able to lift the soul in adoration and praise. We have a music director who can make singing come alive in our church. Our worship team has introduced us to an alternative style of worship. Many really like that. Others like the more traditional. God has gifted us with music in the church. I am delighted. Music really ministers to me. But I know that that's not the bottom line. The question is, does it help God's people do justice and righteousness? We are presently in the midst of a building program ...

2465. Small Church Communion

Acts 2:42-47

Sermon

Steven Burt

... Eucharistic meal, wasn’t just a “religious” observance, a separate liturgy in the back of a hymnal; nor was it a separate service printed in a book of liturgies. It was the regular gathering of the small church to celebrate, receive, and pass on the gifts of God. Scripture was spoken from memory or read, concerns were shared, prayers were offered, a sermon was preached, a collection was taken, a meal was shared, and the needs of those who were hurting were seen to. Doesn’t that sound like our usual ...

2466. The Gospel Of Christmas

John 1:1-18

Sermon

James Garrett

... the freezer,’ he said to his wife. "‘And turn on the tree lights! We’re really going to have a celebration today!’" Welcome home this Christmas. The watching is over. New life has begun. God is with us full of grace and truth. Thanks be to God for his unspeakable gift in Jesus Christ our Lord.

2467. Home And Temple

Luke 2:41-52

Sermon

James Garrett

... that special relation to God which was symbolized in his dedication as an infant. In the sacrament of infant baptism we ask: Will you endeavor to keep this child under the ministry and guidance of the Church until he/she by the power of God shall accept the gift of salvation,…? Jesus was nurtured, from birth, in the faith. At age 12 there were in him the vague stirrings of his own uniqueness. Twelve years old -- already, the stirrings are there. If we come to God late we miss much good that we could have ...

2468. A Short Sermon

Luke 4:14-30

Sermon

James Garrett

... he was through, he rolled up the scroll and gave it back to the attendant and sat down. He looked around, and then said quietly: “Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.” That was all. It was a short sermon! At Christmas I received as a gift the book, Holy Sweat, by Tim Hansel. I enjoyed it very much. He tells of a guest preacher in a rather large church who began, “There are three points to my sermon.” Most people yawned at the point. They’d heard that many times before. But he ...

2469. Jesus Said: “Try Again”

Luke 5:1-11

Sermon

James Garrett

Here is the good news for today from Luke 5:1-11. This is the Word of God! A word of great encouragement and hope. Hope is the unique signature of the Christian gospel. What makes a Christian a Christian is this inability to quit hoping. A new gift from God is at work on our behalf, at all times in all circumstances. The crowds had pressed Jesus right up to the edge of the water at the Sea of Galilee to hear the Word of God. There he came upon three defeated men. They had fished all night ...

2470. Luke’s Beatitudes And Woes

Luke 6:17-26

Sermon

James Garrett

... will right their lot. The woes: those who are content to satisfy only their physical needs will experience a terrible “famine.” Not a famine of bread, not a thirst for water, but a famine of the soul. We who have so much may no longer be eager for the gifts of God. We do not hunger for the invisible because the visible possessions seem to be enough. Thus, the interior world’s needs go untended. Jesus remarked one day that for us who have so much to get to Heaven is about as easy as for a Cadillac to ...

2471. Safe With The Shepherd

John 10:22-42

Sermon

John M. Braaten

... at least relegated it to a "bit role" in their life; it is a convenience at best. Thus the power of forgiveness, the gifts of grace, the warmth of fellowship are absent. When people no longer worship they lose sight of the beacons which warn us ... was a Christian. He went to the man to ask his advice. The man shared many things about life and death and about God's greatest gift of grace in Jesus. Then he said, "I like to teach young children this short Bible verse. Perhaps you could teach it to Jimmy. There's ...

2472. That's Our God For You!

Luke 19:28-44

Sermon

John M. Braaten

... . "I am so grateful," he said, "because in this isolated and barren land a person could easily be driven to despair." When his next birthday rolled around, there was a large package in the mail from the States. When he opened it, he discovered not one gift, but eight gifts. One for him and one for each of his seven friends. The soldier looked at the eight presents and, with tears rolling down his cheeks, exclaimed, "That's my wife for you! Yes sir, that's my wife!" The wife was revealed by her actions. That ...

2473. Standing Up To Death

Romans 6:1-14, Psalm 90:1-17

Sermon

Robert Noblett

... is a line from Bernard Malamud's novel, God's Grace, where God declares: "From the beginning, when I gave them the gift of life, they were perversely greedy for death." This points to death's negative dominion over life. We've seen enough ... must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Jesus Christ." (Romans 6:11) "For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." It is wholly possible for a person to be, organically speaking, disease free and be ...

2474. Kim's Wish Come True

John 14:1-4

Eulogy

Ron Lavin

... to die as early as she did, she knew that death must be faced by all. Eternal life is not something that is earned, but is a gift from God for those who believe in him and accept him as their Lord and Saviour. Kim came to an understanding that she could be with ... when she died. She came to understand that heaven is not given as a reward for those who have done good deeds, but a gift which comes to sinners from a gracious and merciful Father. Kim's wish to be with the Heavenly Father came true. From our time ...

2475. Marked At The Table

Sermon

George Bass

... is not there to wash our feet, nor to provide an actual bath for us, but to remind us that we, too, have been washed clean by his sacrifice, and our garments have been bleached in the blood of the Lamb, and, thereby, to renew all of the gifts he bestowed upon us in holy baptism so that we may become loving servants, who are willing and able to sacrifice themselves for others. That’s a tall order to fill in a world that constantly tells people to live for themselves above everything else. Jesus has freed ...

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