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2701. Finding God's Peace

Philippians 4:2-9

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H. Burnham Kirkland

... : Our God is great and he lives among his people. Collect Almighty God, we gather this morning to worship you. We come rejoicing in your great love made known to us in the coming of the Christ Child. We come, too, with burdens too heavy for us to bear alone, to ask with thankful hearts that you will meet the needs of each one of us. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. Prayer Of Confession Lord, with penitent hearts we confess that we have not always shown a gentle and forgiving attitude toward everyone. We have ...

2702. The Supreme Sacrifice

Hebrews 10:1-18

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H. Burnham Kirkland

... God With Us" that we may be your instruments in spreading the Good News throughout the world. Amen. Prayer Of Confession O God, the forces of war, hate, and enmity continue to ravage the earth, and have invaded even the sanctity of Jesus' birthplace. Each one of us must bear some of the responsibility, for we have not been as eager or willing to witness to your will for humanity as those who seek to build their own kingdoms. Forgive us, we pray, and by the power of your Holy Spirit make each of us an ardent ...

2703. One Body With Many Parts

1 Corinthians 12:12-31

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H. Burnham Kirkland

... for your kingdom. Pardon us for the sake of Jesus Christ, and create a right spirit within us that we may show the world we are one Body. Amen. Offertory Prayer O God, you have blessed us with many and diverse gifts. Use us and these offerings, we pray, to bear witness to the world of the unity of your Church. Amen. Hymns "Many Gifts, One Spirit" "Christ Is Made The Sure Foundation" "Rise, Shine, You People"

2704. The Lord Searches The Heart

Jeremiah 16:1--17:18

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H. Burnham Kirkland

... in themselves and the power of money. We come to you in this time of worship, putting our trust in you and seeking the power of your Holy Spirit to keep us from evil. Help us to resist temptation, and enable us to keep on bearing fruit for your kingdom. Amen. Prayer Of Confession Search our minds and test our hearts, Lord, and where we have failed you, pardon our iniquities and forgive our shortcomings. Reinforce our resolve to trust you, and you alone. Amen. Offertory Prayer Accept these offerings, Lord ...

2705. The Gospel Of A Second Chance

Luke 13:1-9

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H. Burnham Kirkland

... , even Jesus Christ, who offers to work with us in overcoming our shortcomings. May this time of worship be for us the nurturing we need to develop more fruitful lives, for Jesus' sake. Amen. Prayer Of Confession Almighty and Everlasting God, you have created us to bear fruit for your kingdom, but we have neglected your Word. We have failed to love you with our whole being and neighbors as ourselves. Forgive us, we pray, and through your Spirit so enrich our lives that we may be found worthy of a place in ...

2706. Anointing The Feet Of Jesus As A Sign Of Our Love

John 12:1-11

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H. Burnham Kirkland

... the money that is spent on buildings that we call churches. The needs of the world are so great that we are tempted to believe we have no need to spend vast sums on brick and mortar. Then we remember that our churches stand as beacons in the community, bearing testimony to your love and concern for all your children everywhere. They are the ointment by which we show our love for you, and the perfume we carry from being with you goes with us as we reach out to the community to serve your people. Thanks be to ...

2707. Mission At Home

Luke 8:26-39

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H. Burnham Kirkland

... Of Confession Heavenly Father, because we have not been called to serve you as missionaries overseas, we sometimes feel there is nothing for us to do here at home. Open our eyes to the needs all around us, and speak to us your clear word commissioning us to bear our witness here at home. Amen. Offertory Prayer Eternal God, accept these gifts and use them for your work around the world, and accept our pledge to serve you here at home. Amen. Hymns "Happy The Home When God Is There" "O Master, Let Me Walk With ...

2708. A Large Harvest But Few Workers

Luke 10:1-24

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H. Burnham Kirkland

... Church. Give to each of us the faith that will enable us to do our share of the work, and grant that we may find joy in our sharing of your love. Amen. Prayer Of Confession O God, so many times we have failed to proclaim your love and to bear witness to your forgiveness, which is available to all who truly turn to you. Forgive us, we pray, and fill us with your Holy Spirit that we may become bold in sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. Amen. Offertory Prayer With these gifts, Lord, we ...

2709. The Way Up Is the Way Down

Matthew 5:1-12

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Phil Thrailkill

... who mourn, for they shall be comforted.” Mourning is a response to loss; grief is the sign of a deep wound in the soul. What was it like for Jesus to look into a face and to see the devastation that human rebellion and diabolical evil had brought to bear on a once noble creature? He wept at Lazarus’ grave and over Jerusalem. He grieved at the hard hearts of the religious leaders of his day. Jesus felt the pain of our fallen world every moment and on his cross welcomed into his body the piercing fangs of ...

2710. What Making a Difference Looks Like

Matthew 5:1-12

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Phil Thrailkill

... and emotional investment even better than you can. There is a name for people who do the demanding work of peacemaking; we call them leaders. Peace-fakers we call cowards; peace-breakers we call thugs, but peace-makers are God’s kids because they bear the family likeness. They heal broken marriages and close old, infected wounds. They turn old grudges into new opportunities. The thaw out cold hearts and give everyone new wiggle room. So close are they to God’s desires that he calls them what he calls ...

2711. The Privilege and the Price

Matthew 5:13-16

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Phil Thrailkill

... of the earth and You are the light of the world is not You in the singular, meaning you all by yourself; it is You in the plural, meaning all of us Christians together. The blessing and burden of our identity as salt and light is something we bear together. There are many shoulders under this load, and under us all the biggest and broadest shoulders of all. Now because I am in a story-telling mood this morning I share yet a third gritty and humiliating account, one that does not deal so much with personal ...

2712. The Heart of an Intimate Matter

Matthew 5:27-30

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Phil Thrailkill

... to think of others as objects, whether you actually use them or not. The Louvre in Paris will not let you walk in with a can of Krylon and spray your initials on priceless works of art, and God promises to destroy those who deface works that bear his image, which is precious men and women. You test drive cars; you don’t test drive people! We practice for heaven by honoring people, not by dishonoring them, and for those who habitually look at the world through lustful eyes, what is God to do when their ...

2713. Going Hard against the Grain

Matthew 5:33-37

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Phil Thrailkill

... . The third commandment about taking the Lord’s name in vain is not about cussing; it is about not lying in a legal or business matter after I have invoked the name of this God as a guarantee of truth. The flip side is commandment nine which prohibits bearing false witness against a neighbor. Gossip is enough of a problem, but lying in court where the stakes are much higher is a bigger problem. If I gossip about you, I corrupt our friendship, but if I lie in court, I corrupt the nation. Using the name of ...

2714. Getting Your Politics Right

Matthew 6:5-15

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Phil Thrailkill

... question for future historians. But a Christian nation? No. There is simply too much evidence to the contrary.3 Whatever benefits the church may bring to the culture of elevated moral awareness, prophetic critique, and caring community are secondary. The goal of the church is to bear witness to the kingdom of the Father as shown in the person of the Son and sustained in the power of the Holy Spirit. That is our proper agenda, and it ought not be taken captive to serve as the chaplain of a political program ...

2715. Facing Fears, Kingdom Style

Matthew 6:25-34

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Phil Thrailkill

... critter, always choose the person because that is what God does. The more valuable is chosen over the less. Critters and plants have value because they too were made by God and are necessary to balance of this world, but we are of more value since we alone bear God’s image and likeness. We are over all else, not to exploit it but to understand and develop it with respect. I believe, with John Wesley I might add, that the new heavens and the new earth will include animals and plants because it is not less ...

2716. How To Please God

Hebrews 13:1-25

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H. Burnham Kirkland

... show forth your love. Amen. Offertory Prayer Loving God, even as you have been generous in your love toward us, may we share beyond measure with those who have not known your love. In that spirit we present these offerings. Amen. Hymns "More Love To Thee, O Christ" "Must Jesus Bear The Cross Alone" "What Does The Lord Require"

2717. Church Worship

1 Timothy 2:1-15

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H. Burnham Kirkland

... all those who are working for peace, and hasten the day when humankind will learn war no more. Amen. Prayer Of Confession O God, through Jesus Christ we know it is your will that everyone should be saved, and yet time and again we have failed to bear witness to your love to those who do not know you. Forgive our weakness, O Lord, and by your Holy Spirit working through us, enable us to be more faithful in testifying to your love and compassion. Amen. Offertory Prayer Heavenly Father, may these gifts help to ...

2718. The Work Of The Holy Spirit

John 16:5-16

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H. Burnham Kirkland

... us with your Holy Spirit that we may so live that people will be able to tell we are Christians by our deeds of love and mercy. Amen. Offertory Prayer Heavenly Father, accept these gifts, we pray, so that working in unity with your Church throughout the world, we may bear testimony to your love and concern for all your creation. Amen. Hymns "O God In Heaven" "Of All The Spirit's Gifts To Me" "Come, Holy Ghost, Our Hearts Inspire"

2719. Suffering in Sin

2 Samuel 11:1-27

Sermon

Elizabeth Achtemeier

... a measure of God's grace. Kings in Israel were subject to the covenant law of God (cf. Deuteronomy 17:18-20), and that law was summarized in the Ten Commandments: "You shall not kill. You shall not commit adultery. You shall not steal. You shall not bear false witness. You shall not covet ... your neighbor's wife" (Exodus 20:13-17). Because of his unholy lust for Bathsheba, the wife of Uriah the Hittite, the great king David of Israel broke every one of those basic laws of God. The prophet Nathan confronted ...

2720. Oh, God!

Revelation 7:9-17

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King Duncan

... cottage was a beautiful lawn with flowers and trees. In front of the cottage was a family of four: a mother, a father, and two children at play. In the center of the paper, however, stood a tiny figure facing a large army tank which was bearing down upon him--about to run him down. Obviously the tiny figure represented the dying child who saw himself helpless before a gigantic force which was about to destroy him. Dr. Kubler-Ross asked the group of students, “How could you help this child communicate his ...

2721. Branching Out

John 15:1-17

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Michael Milton

... Hey, you know, once saved always saved!” But the problem with that is that you are fooling yourself. The problem is that you end up like my old rose bed. And when the wintry seasons of life come upon you, you will lack the spiritual life inside of you to bear up under the storm. The greatest storm you will ever face is death. You see, you want for your life what the Gardener, God, has revealed in His will for your life: joy to the fullest. That is what Jesus is saying, “These things I have spoken to you ...

2722. The “Sad-You-See” Syndrome

Mark 12:18-27

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Michael Milton

... no son, the wife of the dead man shall not be married outside the family to a stranger. Her husband’s brother shall go in to her and take her as his wife and perform the duty of a husband’s brother to her. And the first son whom she bears shall succeed to the name of his dead brother, that his name may not be blotted out of Israel. And if the man does not wish to take his brother’s wife, then his brother’s wife shall go up to the gate to the elders and say, ‘My husband ...

2723. Children in the Arms of a Loving God

Mark 10:13-16

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Michael Milton

... that childhood is a Christian concept that took over the West when Martin Luther’s Bible was published. Postman said that children in the world, apart from Jesus and the teaching of the Bible, are second-class beings, if not worse. History and anthropology bears him out. Postman believed that the true mark of childhood is the protection of children from images and ideas that are adult secrets, as he calls them. But the Word-centered world that was created in the Reformation is being replaced by an image ...

2724. What's in It for Me?

Mark 10:17-31

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Michael Milton

... him and asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone. You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honor your father and mother.’“ And he said to him, “Teacher, all these I have kept from my youth.” And Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, “You lack one thing: go, sell all that you have and give ...

2725. When Jesus Comes to Church

Mark 11:27-33

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Michael Milton

... that God would finally say, “I give up. I give you over to what you actually want anyway.” That is dangerous. When I was growing up, Mr. Nixon lived down the road from us. He was a security guard at a chemical plant, but I remember him because bear cubs broke into his home and tore up the kitchen looking for food. Dr. Pierce, our pastor, went to his home repeatedly to share Christ with him, but repeatedly he refused Christ. He died. Dr. Pierce conducted his service and commended Mr. Nixon’s soul to a ...

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