Preached from the pulpit of Emanuel Lutheran Church of Marion, OH and originally broadcast by WMRN 1490AM in the 1960's and 1970's
There is no neutrality towards Jesus. Christ does not accept anyone who is not for Him. Passitive ego-centered sophisticated "objectivity" takes souls to Hell. We can't come to Christ with our intelligence, it requires the Spirit of God. If you stay away from church for 3 Sundays in a row, you are backslidden. Backsliders are deadly. Hollensen tells about neutrality in the seminary.
A Message from John the Apostle
Love God and Love Your Neighbor
The importance of Christian child rearing.
A guest minister explains the difficulties of being a minister, and the times of Rev Baseler and Hollensen.
Advice from 28 years of preaching from the same pulpit. Keep spiritually fit. The thunder of God's Word from the pulpit. Only the church can give the message of hope. Let Christ shine. A Christian is one who makes it easier for others to become Christians. Liberties may jeopardize others. Pleasing everyone is not possible, but don't be a stumbling block. Have a heart for those who are crushed by the sins of their lives.
Rev. Hollensen's final words as pastor of Emanuel Lutheran Church.
God with us in human flesh. He humbled Himself in love to be our mediator.
About Melchizedek - not a Levite. Uninterrupted forgiveness. Communion is the most sure proof of forgiveness - nothing could be better. Feelings fluctuate.
There is no luck, no chance - Jesus has all power in Heaven and in earth. Kingdom of grace - undeserved love. Spiritual capacities differ. Heaven will exceed our expectations.
Are our Christian dead happy? The First Judgement. Do they know what is going on here? The Second Judgement - the sheep and the goats. Our resurrected bodies will be like Jesus. We will know others and feel at home.
Reasons for - and lessons in - giving thanks.
Signs of the Second Coming. Destruction of the Temple. Wars and rumors of wars. Survival of the Jewish race. Hatred for the Church. The gospel to reach all nations. Why Jesus didn't reveal the day of His return.
Just one way to Heaven, through Jesus Christ. The danger of being "broad minded" in this the most important issue. Universalism is a fallacy, but so also the assumption that the grace of Jesus will not cover the heathen who have never heard the gospel. Account of two young ministers who came to Rev. Hollensen seeking advice. Criticism of pastors by their congregation. Preach the fundamentals - the gospel. True repentence - what it means. Rev. Hollensen announces the recent death of two in-laws.
Higher education is not required in order to effectively share the plan of salvation. The hand of God in our adversities. Ordination of women is not biblical. Recollections of Rev Hollensen's first Sunday school teacher.
Proofs that Jesus decides our eternal welfare. Morality. Heaven is holiness. Right and wrong don't change. Jesus hates hypocricy and sham. Whose church is it! What does the Boss say? Recollections of the most important event of Rev. Hollensen's early ministry.
God's will for is our good. Baptism is evidence of belonging to God. Feelings are not evidence. Our second nature should be "God's will be done". The embroidery pattern of our lives.
Factual miracles. Jesus did not violate the sabbath by healing. All illness is not demonic. No hopeless disease for Jesus. Don't believe in faith healers. Jesus always heals in answer to prayer unless He gives something better. Recollections of Rev. Hollensen's first sermon.
Rev Hollensen explains each part of the Lutheran order of worship. Rev. Basler delivers the sermon dealing with greatness in the Kingdom of God.
This is an entire worship service, including Rev. Hollensen's announcement of retirement. Jesus warns us that we should always remind ourselves that God does not owe us anything. This is the antidote for temptation to works righteousness and the desire to be judged on merits. Satan works in two primary ways: to get us to follow the world or to cause us to think we are good enough to save ourselves.
Backsliding is often fatal. 98th anniversary of Emanuel Lutheran Church, 54th of the building.
We should love people by caring enough for them that we want to see them be saved, and treat them accordingly. We may not like certain people, but we are the same to Jesus. Unforgiveness and bitterness kills. We should love people who nag us, too. No tyranny. Account of Adolph Hitler.
Jesus came to bring division. The cross is offensive to many. The Ecumenical Movement.
Don't seek the honor of mankind. The biggest fool is someone who tries to pull the wool over God's eyes. Seek God's glory. Sincere - without wax. Tinker's dam.
Jesus didn't criticize the desire for rank in Heaven and He didn't say there is none. The humility of helplessness - total dependence. Give all glory to God, unadulterated with self-righteousness. Strength to walk the Christian walk. Christians must not toot their own horns. Christians must not have prejudice.
Use of the small talents mean as much as the colossal talents we all dream of having. Produce fruit instead of leaves. Little daily deeds of mercy are what Jesus is looking for.
Paul and Felix. Warning not to delay. No time is better. Resisting the Holy Spirit brings hardening of conscience. The time of grace may be over. Believe we can die at any time. Second coming unexpected. Death is not annilation. If you care, then your time of grace is not over - yet. Blasphemy is sign of end of grace
Abraham as a model father. Provide a Godly home where kids feel wanted. God's will first, last, and always. After children marry.
Jesus is the topic of Scripture. The timeless applicability of God's word. The one authority. Only will to believe
The last sermon of Jesus. We have nothing to give to redeem our soul. When Jesus is rejected, God is slapped - certain eternal death. Nothing to it - nothing lost
Repentence is not just being sorry. Repentence includes faith. Failure to truly repent is the same as telling God we don't want to be saved. The Holy Spirit brings faith through baptism. Infant baptism. What happens when an unbaptized child dies. Original sin damns.
Mary as a model Christian mother. Concern for growth in wisdom, stature, and spirit. Rev. Hollensen talks about his mother.
Why we should be glad that Jesus ascended. His intercession for sins of ignorance and weakness. Jesus pleads for us to have a time of grace for deliberate sins.
Don't deny Jesus. Christians should expect to be called hypocrites. Submit to Jesus as the boss.
Promise that the Church will continue until the gospel has penetrated the world as fully as God wants. Explanation of who is the true church.
The promise of resurrection. Proof of God's acceptance of Calvary. The altar is a burial vault.
Characterization of the Roman centurian who crucified Jesus.
Characterization of the thief who was converted while on the cross.
Characterization of the man who carried the cross and helped Jesus to Calvary.
Rev. Hollensen's last confirmation class. Confirmation of infant baptism.
No one in 2000 years has found Jesus guilty of any sin. Jesus commands repentence. Put trust in Jesus. No estatic experience. Fruit of a living faith. Balaam's ass. Warnings against charisma. Man with a runaway horse. Man who wouldn't forgive himself.
Characterization of the Roman governor who betrayed Jesus in order to keep his job.
Characterization of the high priest who murdered Jesus.
God has got to forgive because of His justice. Jesus paid in full, sin can't be paid twice. God yearns to give His forgiveness. Being overcome with distress. No altar call. The only sin that damns.
We are all scum - even the respectable. No difference in God's eyes - all are sinners. Different symptoms but the same disease. Jesus never went light on sin, but was able to love the sinner. Capital punishment. Church is a hospital. It is no longer a social status to be in a church. Jesus came for both the respectable and not. Jesus went slumming for scum like us. Some respectable people think they don't need Jesus. Account of respectable man who was sick.
The authority of Jesus. His death and resurrection is the ultimate sign. Christianity came out of Heaven.
The murder of the Son of God is the biggest surprise of human history. Jesus predicted his murder. Political messiah. The depth of sin. The temple was destroyed and the Church became Gentile, as Jesus foretold. The Jews were not predestined to murder Jesus.
There is no ligitimate reason for rejecting Jesus. Pseudo-intellectuals. Hypocrites who follow Jesus. Unbelief is utterly inexcusible. Hell and judgement.
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