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2626. The Apostles Creed: "The Holy Catholic Churc"

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David E. Leininger

Back to basics. We continue our studies in the Apostles' Creed. We have stretched from the sublime, soaring through the heights of creation with Almighty God; we have seen humanity at its best in the life and ministry of Jesus; we have seen a love that reaches down to the very depths of Hell; we have joyously experienced resurrection, Christ's ascension to glory, and his commitment to work justice...

2627. The Apostle's Creed: Jesus Christ...Our Lord

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David E. Leininger

"I believe in God, the Father, Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary..." After all, we call ourselves CHRISTIANS...CHRIST-ians. Of course, we believe with Simon Peter that Jesus is the Christ. Let me press you on that. Be specific. What exactly do you believe about Jesus? Some years ago, in my seminary...

2628. The King and His Castle

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James Merritt

There were seven of them, and in their day they were the greatest tourist attractions in the history of the world. What were they? Well, here is the list of them: The Hanging Gardens of Babylon The Stature of Zeus at Olympia The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus The Mausoleum in Egypt The Coliseum of Rhodes The Lighthouse of Alexandria The Great Pyramid of Gaza You may recognize this list as comprisi...

2629. Who Do You Say I Am?

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Brett Blair

Jesus and his disciples ventured into the District of Caesarea Philippi, an area about 25 miles northeast of the Sea of Galilee. The region had tremendous religious implications. The place was littered with the temples of the Syrian gods. Here also was the elaborate marble temple that had been erected by Herod the Great, father of the then ruling Herod Antipas. Here also was the influence of the G...

2630. The Miegakure Messiah

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Leonard Sweet

These are the high holy days of gardening season. Everything is at its peak — beans, corn, tomatoes, cucumbers. If you planted zucchini you are probably carrying a sack full of those green torpedoes around in your back seat, trying desperately to give them away to friends and neighbors. [If you have some to give away to those present, all the better.] In North America gardens are usually straight...

2631. A Labor of Love - Labor Day

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David E. Leininger

This sermon is based on Matthew 16:13-28 You are no doubt familiar with the Japanese word Kamikaze. The Kamikazes were the suicide pilots in World War II who, at the cost of their own lives, attacked Allied ships in the Pacific. Some 1200 died in sinking 34 ships. The word Kamikaze in Japanese means "divine wind" and recalls a typhoon in the year 1281 that crushed the invasion fleet mounted by th...

2632. One Word Changed Everything

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King Duncan

It is amazing that one word could change all eternity. One word. One simple word. What was that word? We'll come to that in a moment. First we must go to Caesarea Philippi where Jesus is asking his disciples one of the most familiar questions in all the Bible, "Who do people say that the Son of man is?" I doubt that Jesus was really all that interested in what the crowd thought about him. He knew...

2633. Does It Make A Difference Who Jesus Is?

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King Duncan

Newsweek magazine carried an interesting article sometime back about a controversy that has been brewing down in Louisiana. Let me share it with you: "Even if it did double as a bug zapper (it doesn't), the big blue neon JESUS sign outside the Church of Abundant Life in Harvey, Louisiana, would have to go. So say Jefferson Parish officials, who claim they inadvertently approved installation of the...

2634. The Thing With Two Heads

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Billy D. Strayhorn

Somebody said there are really only two kinds of people in the world. There are those who wake up in the morning and say, "Good morning, Lord," And then there are those who wake up in the morning and say, "Good Lord, it's morning." (1) Somebody else said: "There are two types of people in the world. Those who come into a room and say, "Here I am!" And then there are those who say, "Ah, there you ...

2635. A Stone’s Throw From: Heaven

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Billy D. Strayhorn

There was a three-year-old who had never been "trunk or treating" before but he'd seen how excited his big brother was, so he was excited, too. His big brother wanted to go as the Hulk, so he wanted to go as the Hulk. When the family got to the church, big brother went with some friends, Mom passed out candy and Dad took the three-year-old around. Dad stayed in the background, as the little boy wa...

2636. Mistaken Identity

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Wayne Brouwer

Appearances can be deceiving. John Wayne, for instance, acted the part of a genuine cowboy in dozens of motion pictures and fired make-believe rifles and revolvers hundreds of times. Even his last starring role in The Shootist had him portray an aging western gunslinger. Yet, here is what Wayne had to say about his skills with a firearm: "I couldn't hit a wall with a six-gun, but I can twirl one. ...

2637. His Name Was Rocky Johnson

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Frank Lyman

Can you make an accurate judgement of a person based on his or her name? There was a motion picture sometime back with the simple title, "Heathers." The movie gave a less than flattering portrait of young women with that name. Is it true? When you choose names for your children, do you give thought to what their name might mean to their future success in life? In an issue of the Journal of the A...

2638. Jesus ... Who?

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John R. Brokhoff

Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, "Who do men say that the Son of Man is?" And they said, "Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets." He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" Simon Peter replied, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." [Matthew 16:13-16] Supplementary text: Matthew 1...

2639. Some Enchanted Evening

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Kristin Borsgard Wee

Last summer, a large crowd gathered at the Wee family cabin in northern Minnesota to celebrate my mother-in-law's ninetieth birthday. At one point I realized that all the relatives had gone outside and I was in the middle of a room full of strangers. It's an awkward feeling. I wished that someone would come in who would be happy to see me and make their way toward me through that crowd of stranger...

2640. The Rock Of Faith

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Roger G. Talbott

Most libraries divide popular novels into categories: westerns, mysteries, romance, spy novels and science fiction. The novels in those categories follow a certain formula. I'm watching to see if a library will someday have a shelf for the threat-to-Christianity novel. The threat-to-Christianity novel is one in which the hero has discovered a document that proves that Christianity is false. Someti...

2641. The Church Is Alive and Well

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James Merritt

Lewis Berry Shafer was one of the great theologians of this century, and the founder of Dallas Theological Seminary. Dr. Shafer once said, "Next to salvation truth, it is vitally important for the believer to know the Bible doctrine of the church."1 One of the all time best selling authors in history, Warren Wiersbe, said, "The greatest wonder that God has on earth is the wonder of His church."2 ...

2642. The Question that Will Change Your Life

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King Duncan

Have you noticed there are all kinds of questions? There are silly questions and there are great questions. There was a comedian who was riding a subway into work. He had finished reading the morning paper and was saving it to bring to his friends at work. “How do you save a newspaper on the subway?” he asks. You sit on it. A new commuter came on the subway, saw the newspaper that the comedian w...

2643. The Incomparable Christ

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Stephen M. Crotts

While sightseeing in Boston last fall, I entered the narthex of a church building. Much to my surprise I discovered a gallery of marble busts, images of some of history's great leaders. Socrates and Aristotle were there. So was Alexander the Great, Charlemagne, Joan of Arc, Shakespeare, Confucius, Moses, Mohammed, and Christ. I personally found the display troubling, mainly because Jesus was just ...

2644. The Gates of Hell

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King Duncan

There is a story about a poor guy who died. Much to his surprise he was sentenced not to heaven, but to Satan's domain. Before he was admitted, however, He was interviewed by Satan himself. "It's pretty bad down here, isn't it?" asked the man. "Not at all!" said Satan. "You're surrounded by people who know how to enjoy! Each day we have a theme. Monday, for example, is Party Day! We party around...

2645. The Light That Dwells Among Us

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Lori Wagner

Animation: a Light Sunburn. We’ve all had it. We know that if we stay out in the bright light of the sun too long, our skin becomes red, and it burns. But did you know ….that internally, your cells are also changing? Light is a powerful force. You can’t touch it. You can’t catch it. You can’t control it. Light is one of those things in life that we either try to harness to our own devices, or si...

2646. Proper 16

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B. David Hostetter

READINGS Psalter - Psalms 124:1-8 First Lesson - The baby Moses is spared the genocide planned by Pharaoh. Exodus 1:8-2:10 Second Lesson - Paul calls the Romans to a more distinctive personal worship. Romans 12:1-8 Gospel - Simon Peter rises to prominence in his confession of faith in Jesus as the Christ. Matthew 16:13-20 CALL TO WORSHIP Leader: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all....

2647. Proper 16, Pentecost 14, Ordinary Time 21

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Amy C. Schifrin

Prayer Of The Day Leader: Almighty God, fill the church with your power — the power of truth, the power of mercy, the power of love — that your glory might be known in every land, through Jesus Christ our Lord. All: Amen. Exhortation Omit the Offertory Prayer this morning and use the Romans 12 text as an exhortation preceding communion. Conclude with: Leader: Upon these lives, O Lord, rests the m...

2648. Building a Winning Team

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King Duncan

I don’t know if you have noticed or not, but it seems like CEOs and HR departments of nearly every sort of business enterprise as well as every sports coach in the land these days is talking about how to build a winning culture. Building the right culture is said to be the magic formula for uniting your team around a singular vision. Some companies address this challenge by scheduling a team-buil...

2649. Identity

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John K. Bergland

Do you know who you are? Psychologist Carl Jung focused on this issue: Among all my patients in the second half of life, that is to say over thirty-five, there has not been one whose problem in the last resort was not that of finding a religious outlook on life. It is safe to say that every one of them fell ill because he had lost that which living religions of every age had given their followers...

2650. The Greatest Building

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Chris Bayack

When you think of great building projects, what typically comes to mind? We might think of great buildings that were built centuries ago that still stand today. The Kremlin was built over 500 years and was an architectural marvel of its day. The Great Wall of China as we know it today was built in the 15th and 16th centuries and is over 4,000 miles long. The main construction of the Taj Mahal took...

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