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Children's Sermon

Kenneth Mortonson

... it is used by people who want to cut wood. The sawhorse holds the wood up high so that it can be easily cut. A number of years ago, a man who lived in Port Hope, Canada, used a sawhorse to serve God and his fellow man. His name was Joseph Scriven. He was born in Ireland; but he moved to Canada when he was a young man. The story is told of him that the death of a young lady he was going to marry, on the night before their wedding, caused him to turn to his father for comfort and ...

2. Yes!!!

2 Corinthians 1:12--2:4

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King Duncan

... he turned to Christ, and through Christ's grace, he found peace and comfort. Out of this tragic experience he wrote the familiar hymn that has brought consolation to millions of aching hearts: "What a Friend we have in Jesus, all our sins and griefs to bear!" (4) Joseph Scriven came to see that through the Holy Spirit God had made a deposit on his heart. One day he, too, would share in the grandeur of God's promises. He, too, had come to know Christ as God's "œyes!" to his life. What a discovery that would ...

3. Chosen For Good News

John 15:1-17

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Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... 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 the marks of a true friend are, “He guards you when you are off your guard and does not forsake you in trouble; he even lays down his life for your sake; he restrains you from doing wrong; he enjoins you to ...

4. Don't Let the Parade Pass You By

Luke 19:28-44

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Bill Bouknight

... -20) The only part of our wealth that will bring eternal peace is that part which we gave away for God’s glory. IV. Pray Continually Here is the fourth and final prescription for peace: pray continually. Do you remember the inspired words from Joseph Scriven’s beloved hymn, "What a friend"? "O what peace we often forfeit, o what needless pain we bear, all because we do not carry everything to God in prayer." Luke gives us this marvelous introduction to one of Jesus’ parables about prayer: "Then Jesus ...

5. Dealing with Depression

1 Kings 19:9-21

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David E. Leininger

... friend who sticks closer than a brother," our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. He is the one who invites us, in our deepest, darkest moments, "Come to me, all you who labor and are heavy laden - all you Elijahs - and I will give you rest." Amen! 1. Oct., 1988 2. Joseph Scriven, c. 1855 3. Pastor's Professional Research Service, 3/89-4/89, p. 2 4. Lloyd Ogilvie, Making Stress Work for You, (Waco, TX: Word Publishing, 1984), p. 194

6. Singing With the Saints of Glory

Revelation 5:11-14

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J. Howard Olds

... his great Redeemer’s praise.” Isaac Watts is proclaiming that “his days of praise shall n’er be past while life and thought and being last, or immortality endures.” Fanny Crosby, having found blessed assurance, is “praising her Savior all the day long.” Joseph Scriven has “found a friend in Jesus, all his sins and griefs to bear.” If some of us seem reluctant to let go of traditional hymnody it’s not because we are opposed to change, it’s because the hymns connect us with the saints ...

7. Love

John 15:9-17

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J. Howard Olds

... in this Sanctuary feeling like you don't belong, that God is not interested in you, that you have been left out of any divine plan, you are wrong. Jesus is calling you. Why don't you come home? To be loved is to have a friend. How was it Joseph Scriven put it? “What a friend we have in Jesus, all our sins and griefs to bear!" Jesus is not just a friend of saints. He's a friend of sinners too. To Judas, who is about to betray Him; to Peter, who is about to deny Him; to the other ...

8. How Jesus’ Friendship Makes Your Burdens Light

Matthew 10:1-42

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Mark Ellingsen

... Purpose-Driven Life: What On Earth Am I Here For? (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan, 2002), pp. 92 ff. 7. Op cit, Bonhoeffer, p. 247. 8. Martin Luther, Sermon On St. Matthias' Day (1525), in Luther's Works, Vol. 51, p. 128. 9. Ibid, p. 130. 10. Ibid, p. 131. 11. Joseph Scriven and Charles C. Converse, "What a Friend We Have In Jesus." 12. Op cit, Luther, Sermon On St. Matthias' Day, p. 132. 13. Ibid. 14. Op cit, Luther, The Last Sermon, Eisleben, p. 392.

9. Joy to the World

Isaiah 61:1-11

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Curtis Lewis

... could sing Martin Luther's hymn of the Reformation, "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God." Maybe a hymn by Charles Wesley, such as "And Can It Be," would express how we feel about our Christian faith. We might want to consider something on a little more feeling level like Joseph M. Scriven's "What A Friend We Have In Jesus," or Fanny J. Crosby's "To God Be The Glory." No, let's not sing any of these. Instead, let's sing a song about Christmas. "Wait a minute! Did I hear you correctly? You want to sing a Christmas ...

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