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1. Chief Among Sinners

Luke 19:1-10

Sermon

Jill J. Duffield

... us to upend evil and usher in the goodness and mercy that will chase us down. He even uses us to expedite the justice that will overflow into the streets, makes even us new creations in Christ… because salvation is coming... even to those of us who are chief among sinners, even to Zacchaeus because the world is about to turn and nothing, nothing in all creation, can stop the truly righteous one from fulfilling God’s will on earth as it is in heaven. This very day, salvation is coming to my house and to ...

2. The Chief Miracle of Christmas

John 1:1-18

Sermon

Daniel G. Mueller

... the darkness had no power over his light. John confessed the Kingdom, power and the glory of our Savior. But then, saving the very best for last, he confessed the Savior’s closeness. "The Word became flesh and dwelt among us," John wrote. For Luther, this was the chief miracle of Christmas and it is for us as well. God became human and came to be one with us. "His name shall be called Emmanuel, which means ‘God with us,’ " the angel told Joseph. This is the good news of the season. "To us a Child is ...

3. Matthew

Sermon

Jerry Eckert

... already 69 so we may be stuck with a crazy. I've been having a lot of headaches lately. I find it hard to work when I get one. Tell me what you do for them down there. Tony Tiberius, July 1, 13th year of Tiberius CaesarOffice of the Chief Tax Collector, Malchus bar Joachim To: the Office of the Regional Tax Administrator,Antonius Marcellus Dear Tony, Matthew's a clever guy, but you think you got headaches! He's writing poetry. He was up in the hills all last week instead of watching the Damascus-Acre road ...

4. The Baby Leaped

Luke 1:39-45

Sermon

King Duncan

... . This is how the creator planned it. The creator did not make you great so that you could boast about your greatness. The Creator made you great so that you could help others who are not as strong as you." And from that day no one ever heard the chief boast again. (3) The most amazing claim that Christians make is that God came into the world in the form of a tiny baby. It is also the most appealing claim that Christians make. God could have overwhelmed us with His power and majesty. Instead God came to ...

5. The Road To The Cross

Matthew 27:11-26

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... "notable (or notorious) prisoner" named Barabbas (who may also have been named Jesus - Jesus Barabbas) (Matthew 27:15-17). Yet, the chief priests and the Jewish elders tried to stir up the crowd, to get the crowd to select Barabbas as the one ... with our leaders, even if they are not doing the right thing. We are all guilty of such sin. Pilate was also guilty, as were the chief priests and the elders and the crowd. We all sentenced Jesus to death. Matthew's version of the story is perhaps not as kind to ...

6. The True Story Wins

Matthew 28:11-15

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... him. Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee. There they will see me.” Meanwhile, while the women were going to meet the other disciples, some of the guards went into the city and told the chief priests everything that had happened. After the priests had assembled with the elders, they devised a plan to pay off the soldiers with a large sum of money, telling them, “You must say: ‘Jesus’ disciples came by night and stole him away while we were asleep ...

7. A Man Whose Dreams Came True

Genesis 37:1-11

Sermon

R. Blaine Detrick

... . And they talked about their dreams with Joseph the next morning. And Joseph explained the meaning. He told the one man, "I’ve got good news for you. In three days, Pharaoh will call you back into his presence and restore you to your former position as chief butler." But to the other man Joseph said, "I’m sorry, but your dream means that in three days, you will be summoned before Pharaoh and he will have you executed." It happened just as Joseph had predicted. One man was restored; the other was hanged ...

8. The Reject

Luke 19:1-10

Sermon

James Merritt

... could be as high as they wanted it to be and you had to pay it. Zacchaeus wasn’t just a tax collector. He was the chief tax collector. In other words, he had tax collectors working under him. In effect, he was the CEO of a tax-collecting corporation and he had ... out and did the dirty work and then they paid him the greatest part of the profit. He was the “Godfather”. He was the chief thief of the Roman IRS and in cahoots with the Roman government. You talk about a reject. He was a tax collector. He was ...

9. The Greatest Gift

Luke 2:1-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... moon, the stars and of all creation became a tiny babe in a manger. The inaccessible Deity of all that lives and moves has its being . . . emptied himself and become one of us. Walter Trobisch tells about an African chief that he once ministered to. This chief was named Rey Bouba. Chief Bouba was an impressive man standing six feet, six inches tall. Interestingly enough, this noble chieftain rarely left his palace. Most of his subjects had never seen him. It was difficult to get past all the guards and have ...

10. The Difference Between Looking Good And Being Good

Matthew 23:1-39

Sermon

King Duncan

... up the gold shoes completely. The men of Chelm decide to craft a pair of leather shoes to cover Moishe's golden shoes and protect them from mud. What a problem! Now the leather shoes cover up the golden shoes. How will anyone know that Moishe is the town's chief sage if they can't see his golden shoes? Finally, the men of the town come to a solution: Moishe will wear the golden shoes on his hands. Now, if any outsider wants to know who Chelm's wisest man is, they can point to the fellow who wears gold ...

11. What Are You Seeking?

Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... and screaming into the modern world. And that’s how it was in the first century A.D. And that is why it was the chief priest and the teachers of the law who had the Roman government hang Jesus on a cross. He upset the status quo. In his wonderful ... him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.” Herod was seeking power; the chief priest and teachers of the law were seeking to maintain the status quo; but the Magi were seeking the newborn King, so ...

12. Lazarus Rising

John 11:1-16, John 11:17-37, John 11:38-44, John 11:45-57, John 12:1-11, John 12:12-19

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... . You will always have the poor among you, but you will not always have me.” Meanwhile a large crowd of Jews found out that Jesus was there and came, not only because of him but also to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. So the chief priests made plans to kill Lazarus as well, for on account of him many of the Jews were going over to Jesus and believing in him. Image Exegesis: Lazarus Rising “Multitudes who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake: some to everlasting life, others to shame ...

13. Not Far From the Kingdom

Mark 12:28-34

Sermon

Warren Thomas Smith

... out west to preach the gospel on the edge of an Indian Reservation. A tent was erected, and the revival was under way. Eventually the chief himself came to the meetings. He was dressed in his blanket and riding his pony. He also brought his son. After hitching the pony, the chief and his son took their places on the front bench. As the circuit rider preached, the chief was greatly moved, came forward and presented his blanket as a gift, then returned to his seat. The circuit rider continued preaching. The ...

14. The Deeper Meaning Of Christmas

Isaiah 63:7--64:12

Sermon

King Duncan

... of the sun, the moon, the stars and of all creation became a tiny babe in a manger. The inaccessible Deity of all that "lives and moves has its being" emptied himself and become one of us. Walter Trobisch tells about an African chief he once ministered to named Rey Bouba. Chief Rey Bouba was an impressive man standing six feet, six inches tall. However, this noble chieftain rarely left his palace. Most of his subjects had never seen him. It was difficult to get past all the guards and have an audience with ...

15. Help Me Make It Through The Night

John 3:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... and killed a friend of his. Knowing the ancient, inflexible customs of his people, the young man fled, running across the desert under the cover of darkness, seeking safety. He went to the black tent of the tribal chief in order to seek his protection. The old chief took the young Arab in. The chief assured him that he would be safe until the matter could be settled legally. The next day, the young man's pursuers arrived, demanding the murderer be turned over to them. They would see that justice would ...

16. God Has Come

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

King Duncan

... brains around, but it's the most important news I can give you. God has become one of us. Sometime back, there was a man who, overnight and under very tragic circumstances, became a national celebrity. His name was Charles Moose. Do you remember him? He was chief of the Montgomery County Sheriff's Department during the D.C. sniper case. He was the official face of the regional sniper task force, and he performed his tasks with dignity and professionalism. Did you know that this was not the first time that ...

17. When the Bills Come Due

1 Timothy 6:6-10

Sermon

James Merritt

... it. The real question is not - who owns the money? The real question is - who owns you? A missionary was talking to a chief of a tribe in a far away land about Jesus Christ, the chief tried to impress the missionary with gifts of horses, blankets and jewelry. The missionary looked at the chief and said, "My God does not want the chief's horses, blankets or jewelry. My God wants the chief himself." The chief smiled and said, "You have a very wise God. For when I give myself to that God, He will also get my ...

18. The King and I

Isaiah 6:1-9

Sermon

James Merritt

... . And one cried to another and said: 'Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of His glory!'" (vv.2-3) Now you're going to learn in one sentence the single most important thing you can ever learn about God, and that is His chief attribute. What is it that really makes God God? These seraphim were crying out "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts!" Seven out of every twelve references to the name of God in the Old Testament refer to Him as holy. God's name is qualified by the adjective ...

19. The Landlord's Dilemma - World Communion Sunday

Matthew 21:33-46

Sermon

King Duncan

... t it? She cared so much for others that she always chose the worst pair of shoes for herself. Think about that the next time you shell out a few hundred bucks for a new pair of heels, or a new pair of basketball shoes. As Jesus confronted the chief priests and the Pharisees he knew the fate that faced him. This was a cruel time in human history. Troublemakers were disposed of with little ceremony. Within a matter of days he would be flogged with a whip and crucified naked on a cross. Not because he had done ...

20. Waiting Is So Hard to Do

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... him to stay another 6 months, during which Ludwig preached the gospel and taught villagers how the Holy Spirit works in the lives of Christians. “You can stay as long as you want,” the chief finally announced. “Your God walks with [people] and gives them strength to do the things He requires.” (4) Many Christian believers have never grasped this principle. The Christ life can never be lived apart from the indwelling power of the Holy Spirit. We need to spend time waiting, as well ...

21. Faces of Failure: Judas Iscariot

Matthew 26-27 (selections)

Sermon

Don Tuttle

... turn Jesus over to be executed. But then again, if Judas expected Jesus to lead an armed insurrection against Rome, he probably wanted to be a part of it, a general in the Lord’s army, so to speak. If that was his motive, why did he run to the chief priests and elders with his regret? It would have made more sense to pick up the fallen flag and rally the disciples and crowd to rise in defense of Jesus. But he didn’t do that. Now there is something to be said for all these possible explanations for Judas ...

22. Eyes Set on Jerusalem

Luke 13:31-35

Sermon

King Duncan

... tells a story which he heard two missionaries tell. Paul and Carolyn London are missionaries in Sudan, one of the most dangerous places on earth. Paul says that in that part of Africa the strongest man in a tribe is the chief. “You might think this is because the chief must wear a very large headdress and heavy ceremonial robes,” Paul says, “but there are other reasons . . .” “Water is very scarce where these people live, so they have to dig deep wells. These are not wells as we know them--with ...

23. Scandal

Matthew 16:21-28, Matthew 17:14-23, Matthew 20:17-19, Matthew 26:1-5

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... side and said to them, ‘Now we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man is about to be handed over to the chief priests and scribes. They will condemn him to death and will hand him over to the Romans to be mocked and scourged and crucified; and on ... going to happen to him: ‘Now we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man is about to be handed over to the chief priests and the scribes. They will condemn him to death and will hand him over to the pagans [the Romans], who will mock him and spit ...

24. The Order of the Magi

Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.” When King Herod heard this, he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him. When he had called together all the people’s chief priests and teachers of the law, he asked them where the Messiah was to be born. “In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied, “for this is what the prophet has written: “‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of ...

25. A Lesson From Two Golfers And A Saint

Mark 1:9-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... limp back to shore. Someone explained to Patrick that, as he pressed the wooden staff into the riverbed, he must have also bruised the foot of the chief. Patrick went to the chief at once and asked, "Why did you not cry out when I struck your foot?" Surprised, the chief answered, "I remembered you telling us about the nails in the cross, and I thought my pain was part of my baptism." (1) When I read that, I could not help but think how many of us would have been baptized if we knew pain was part of the ...

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