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  • Trusting Reason Series

    Contributed by Robert Higgins on Apr 26, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,569 views

    You cannot always trust what you think. Your mind is fallible. Faith is required for what reason cannot attain.

    a. In our first week on this subject, we did an overview about trust and we learned that trust is developed through a loving relationship with the one we are learning to believe in. b. We learned that the “trustworthiness” of the one we must believe in is vital, and that even if we have all the ...read more

  • God’s Gentle Servant Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Nov 30, 2011
    based on 6 ratings
     | 10,419 views

    We must embrace God’s Gentle Servant, we must depend on God’s great power, and we must believe in God’s sure and certain promises if we’re going to find hope in the midst of trouble.

    At the elementary school where Becky Barnes teaches in Arizona, they had a problem with students throwing rocks. The principal made an announcement over the intercom warning students that anyone caught throwing rocks would be taken home by him personally. Later that day, during afternoon recess, ...read more

  • Angels We Have Heard

    Contributed by Charles Scott on Dec 16, 2007
     | 3,575 views

    A narration of the work of angels in Scripture, entertainment media, and popular belief.

    ANGELS WE HAVE HEARD NEARBY LUKE 1__26—38 Allan Gurganus told the story of an old woman, a widow whose sons now live far away She was standing at the sink early one morning dressed in a tatty robe, doing the dishes and gazinig out the window looking everywhere and nowhere. Out of the corner of ...read more

  • The Gentle Servant Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Oct 16, 2024
     | 275 views

    Embrace God’s Gentle Servant, depend on God’s great power, and believe in God’s sure and certain promises to find light in the midst of your darkness.

    At the elementary school where Becky Barnes teaches in Arizona, they had a problem with students throwing rocks. The principal made an announcement over the intercom warning students that anyone caught throwing rocks would be taken home by him personally. Later that day, during afternoon recess, a ...read more

  • How Jesus' Life And Ministry Contrasted With The Pharisaical Religious Leaders

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 21 ratings
     | 3,698 views

    Jesus’ values were based on loving the Lord with all of one’s heart, soul, strength and mind. (Luke 10:27) The Pharisees’ values were rooted in their traditions and their religious laws

    How Jesus’ Life and Ministry Contrasted With the Pharisaical Religious Leaders Illustration:The trouble oftentimes with religious people is that they try to be more spiritual than God himself. Frederick Buechner. 1. Jesus’ values were based on loving the Lord with all of one’s heart, soul, ...read more

  • Good And Angry

    Contributed by Jeff Simms on Jun 4, 2003
    based on 180 ratings
     | 16,809 views

    to learn how to control anger in godly ways

    Good and Angry James 1:19-20 Primary Purpose: To encourage the congregation to control their anger in godly ways. Introduction: Think of the last time you got angry. How did you respond to those around you? Did you say things you shouldn’t have or hurt your witness to another person? ...read more

  • A Good Samaritan Heart

    Contributed by Scott Cody on Jul 16, 2007
    based on 11 ratings
     | 7,491 views

    The challenge of Christ is to have a passion for people. We can learn how to do this from the story of the Good Samaritan.

    1. Lesson Intro a. Can you name some famous neighbors i. Tim “Tool Man” Taylor – Wilson ii. Ricky and Lucy Ricardo – Fred and Ethel Mertz iii. Daren & Samantha Stevens – Abner ad Gladys Kravitz iv. jerry Seinfeld – kosmo Kramer b. Scripture calls us to be good neighbors, but what does ...read more

  • Hope Through Doubt Series

    Contributed by Mary Erickson on Apr 11, 2019
    based on 2 ratings
     | 6,118 views

    There is hope, even when we suffer from doubt

    April 10, 2019 - Lenten Service Hope Lutheran Church Rev. Mary Erickson Psalm 14; Mark 9:17-29 Hope through Doubt Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. Mother Teresa was a giant in the faith. She dedicated her life to her mission in ...read more

  • Between Faith And Uncertainty

    Contributed by Mary Erickson on Apr 12, 2021
     | 2,939 views

    A sermon for the second Sunday of Easter, Year B

    April 11, 2021 Hope Lutheran Church John 20:19-31 Between Faith and Uncertainty Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. Every year on the first Sunday after Easter, we hear the story about Thomas. Poor Thomas! He’s really gotten a ...read more

  • Trying To Hide In Plain Sight PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 27, 2023
    based on 3 ratings
     | 766 views

    Explore and understand Jesus' teaching in Matthew 5:14-16 about being a light in the world, doing good deeds, and glorifying God through our actions.

    Good morning, brothers and sisters, it’s good to be with you today. I'm thrilled to dive into a powerful piece of Scripture with you today, one that I believe can illuminate our lives and guide our actions. We're looking at Matthew 5:14-16, where Jesus teaches us about living a life of light, the ...read more

  • The Life Of The World To Come

    Contributed by Mary Erickson on Nov 4, 2024
     | 47 views

    A sermon for All Saints' Sunday, Series B

    November 3, 2024 All Saints’ Sunday Rev. Mary Erickson Hope Lutheran Church John 11:32-44 The Life of the World to Come Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. Miss Peggy Lee had been a popular singer in the age of big bands. She ...read more

  • Radical Self-Interest Series

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Mar 19, 2010
     | 4,009 views

    In the Lord's Prayer, Jesus connects God's forgiveness of us with our forgiveness of others. To forgive is, then, "an act of radical self-interest."

    RADICAL SELF-INTEREST Matthew 6:9-15 (NRSV) 9 "Pray then in this way: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. 10 Your kingdom come. Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. 11 Give us this day our daily bread. 12 And forgive us our ...read more

  • From Grief To Joy

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Apr 5, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,362 views

    For the disciples, the death of Jesus appeared to be the death of all their hopes and dreams, but those who lived through both Good Friday and Resurrection Sunday never doubted God again. Easter transformed them and the world.

    “From Grief to Joy”, John 16:16-22 -Pastor Bob Leroe, Cliftondale Congregational Church, Saugus, Massachusetts (Easter Sunday 2015) Tomb, you shall not hold Him longer. Death is strong, but life is stronger Stronger than the dark, the light; Stronger than the wrong, the right; Faith ...read more

  • The Announcement Of The King Series

    Contributed by John Hamby on Dec 15, 2014
     | 10,475 views

    In our series “The Birth Narratives” we are taking note of how each of the Gospel’s introduces the person of Jesus differently. Luke begins his gospel by recording the angelic announcement of Jesus’ birth.

    Christmas Series – 2014 The Birth Narratives ...read more

  • E.a.s.t.e.r.--What Does It Mean For Me?

    Contributed by Don Hawks on Mar 23, 2008
    based on 7 ratings
     | 14,153 views

    What difference could it make in your life if every day you knew, without a doubt, that you were a part of something that is much bigger than yourself? What could Easter mean for you this year?

    E.A.S.T.E.R. What does it mean? What could it mean for you this year? A Sunday School teacher asked her class to write one sentence each on "What Easter Means to Me." One pupil wrote: "Egg salad sandwiches for the next two weeks!" The first words of Jesus Christ were, “Did you not know that I ...read more

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