August's Sermons

Church Period: Trinity 4th Sunday After
Sermon Title: God Walking On Earth
Sermon Date: July 7, 1974
Rev. August Hauptman
Sermon Text: Luke 6:36-42

Dear Christian friends:

A few years ago we saw on TV astronauts walking on the moon. That was a wonderful event and achievement. But one minister says, "God walking on the earth is more wonderful than man walking on the moon!"

How does God walk on the earth? Yes, in us. When we become like God in love and mercy and helping people.

God Walking On Earth

God lives in us. Jesus says in John 14:23, "If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him." Jesus says, "We", who does He mean? He means who? Father, Son and Holy Spirit will live in us and help us love people like God does.

If God lives in your heart can you hate someone or do other evil? So how does God come to live in our heart? When we hear the Gospel. The Holy Spirit helps us to believe in Jesus for our Savior. When we are born again of water and the Spirit.

It is important that we hear God's Word daily. Then God can live in our hearts and rule us to love our neighbor. Jesus told the Jews, "He who is of God hears God’s words;" (John 8:47) Since we are sinners by nature we naturally are selfish, proud and easily judge and condemn our neighbor. So we need to hear God's Word of Jesus that He loves and forgives often.

What will we do if God lives in us? We will show mercy to others. "Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful." (Luke 6:36) We will not judge and condemn others who sin. "Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven;" (John 36:37) "And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us." (Fifth Petition of the Lords Prayer) We will give to people in trouble and need. "Give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you." (John 6:38)

Why should we let God live in us and serve through us? As we treat people so shall they treat us. God, also, will deal with us as we deal with our neighbor. (John 6:36-38) We are blind and hypocrites if we don't. (John 6:39-42)

Lord help us daily to learn to walk like you.

Amen.