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2801. The Season of the Spirit

Acts 2:1-13

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... is the Lord and giver of life. The season of the Spirit is an on-going life of living under God's forgiveness, knowing that Christ has died and paid for all our sins, and then turning the focus of our lives outward in loving service to all people. The disciples were all filled with that Spirit and we pray today that as we hear the message of the Cross the same Spirit would proceed into our hearts. III. In the Nicene Creed we note this final statement about the Spirit. It says, "The Holy Spirit spake by the ...

2802. Arise, O Church of God, Arise!

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... Galilee where Jesus had told them to go. When they saw him they worshiped him, even though some of them doubted. Jesus draw near and said to them: "I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth. Go, then, to all people everywhere and make them my disciples: baptize them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teach them to obey everything I have commanded you. And remember! I will be with you always, to the end of the age." (TEV) (NOTE ON PRESENTATION. This sermon for ...

2803. Killing A King

Luke 19:28-44

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... a king, he did not use force. It was his right and prerogative to, use force to defend himself against his enemies. Any king has that right. As a king. Jesus showed himself to be a greater king by refusing the use of force. At his arrest, he told the Disciples not to resist because he said he could call down twelve legions of angels to defend him. He could have wiped out the despicable minority of people if he wanted to, but he did not. He was too much of a king for that! He acted like a king when ...

2804. Table For Talkers

Luke 22:7-38

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... Did Jesus here break a rule about table conversation? The general rule is that one should not bring up anything unpleasant at the dinner table. It is too hard on the digestion. It upsets people and they cannot enjoy their food. Can you imagine how upset the Disciples got when Jesus made the announcement of his betrayal? They were shocked to the point of amazement and unbelief. You can hear them saying, "Ah, Jesus, you must be kidding! No one of us would do a terrible thing like that. Each one of us is your ...

2805. Prayer

Luke 24:44-53

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... And for me. But how seriously do I take them? Preaching I leave to the professionals Baptism (Except, maybe, in a real emergency) The same Making disciples Convincing Converting - I don't do that either! And even teaching (Except maybe in Sunday School - If I can't get out of it -) More of the same! So far I'm batting zero! Jesus left me - And you, for that matter - In charge! (Maybe that was a bad choice!) ...

2806. Serving Hands

Psalm 92:1-15

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... painting of the "Last Supper" is that one painted by Leonardo daVinci. He produced the picture in a setting that would have been familiar to the people of his time. It was an Italian dining room with an Italian table setting, with Jesus and the disciples placed around an Italian table. Artistic interpretation would suggest that daVinci believed that it was a meal offered for his time. You and I could have the same understanding today. The Lord extends his hand of service to you and me today. Jesus Christ is ...

2807. Parable of the Kettle

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... a high price. Being made of copper, it was valuable in its ability to heat quickly. Being made of copper, a useful metal, its alloys also gave it a gleam of gold. So it sat on the table of the merchantman and was prominently viewed by many. Two of Jesus' disciples came to purchase a large kettle and inquired of the merchant the price. The merchant said, "I would really like to sell you this kettle, but I dare not. You see there is a small hole here at the edge and though it's unnoticeable, when the heat is ...

2808. The Second Sunday in Lent

Matthew 17:1-13

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Kendall McCabe

... blessing or benediction, but with a dismissal. One of the things the liturgy does is to let us see our baptism in the light of God's call to us to work in the world and God's love for all sinful humankind. There was another similarity, the disciples remembered, between our Lord's baptism and the transfiguration. That was the voice from heaven: This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased. At the baptism it is not clear, from what Matthew says, if everyone heard the voice, or if it were intended only ...

2809. The Fourth Sunday in Lent

Matthew 20:17-19

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Kendall McCabe

... with anger and regret as they finally cleared the city gates, and the scene on Golgotha's slope came into view. What she saw was not one cross, however, but three. No one had told her it was a multiple execution. Good God! Had they arrested some of the disciples as well and found them guilty of some co-conspiracy? Her sons! Could they be hanging there? What had he asked them? "Are you able to drink the cup that I am to drink?" Surely he had not meant this! And what had those stupid boys answered? "We are ...

2810. When God Says "Go"

1 Samuel 16:1-13

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... of our election as God's servants in the world is this God chooses us, not because of what we can do for him, but because of what he can do with us. Our availability interests God more than our ability. Look at the disciples. The New Testament suggests they were neither brighter nor nicer than other people. They continually missed the point, always jockeyed for position and, when the chips were down, were interested only in saving their own skins. Their sole qualification seems to have been their initial ...

2811. A Moment of Brightness

Matthew 17:1-13

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Dean Lueking

... as light. (Matthew 17:1-2) In these words the evangelist Matthew tells us of a transcendent moment in the ministry of our Lord. Where It Occurred It is noteworthy that Jesus went to a quiet place of welcome remoteness, and that he took with him the three disciples closest to him. The Transfiguration did not occur on a busy street in Jerusalem, nor in the household of Mary and Martha, nor even while ministering to the sick and dying. There is a clue for us to heed in the fact that Jesus changed the pace and ...

2812. Not Blind but Seeing

John 9:1-12

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Dean Lueking

... what it means to see. He taunts them with his witness that Jesus has opened his eyes to see, yet the Pharisees are refusing to honor the deed that has been done in the open sight of all! Or, he goes on, do you perhaps secretly want to become Jesus’ disciple, too! At that the lid goes off. The Pharisees explode in full denunciation, not only of Jesus but of this man who had received the gift of sight. "You are born in utter sin, and would you now teach us?" They then put him out of the temple. Finally the ...

2813. The Two Washings

John 13:1-17

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Dean Lueking

... of avoidance, of dismissal, of shameful escape and abandonment. Here the whole meaning has to do with acceptance of redeeming service, the outreach of love, the bearing of the most humble of tasks in order to accomplish the greatest of purposes. Jesus’ act of washing the disciples’ feet is the symbol for his cross and the cleansing of the whole life which his atoning work at Calvary has accomplished. He did for us what only he could do, the one who came from God and who was going to God. This is the ...

2814. Chosen as Witnesses

Acts 10:23b-48

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... body. As they drew near, they were startled and afraid for the stone already had been rolled away. In their fear, they ran to the disciples. They knew they had not done it and could not have done it. They knew the Jews would not have done it since they ... hands and side of Jesus and fell down in worship. He said, "My Lord and my God!" It was further confirmed after the disciples had returned to Galilee. When they had gone fishing, Jesus stood on the seashore calling out to them. Because the voice was familiar ...

2815. Is Repentance Necessary?

Acts 2:14-41

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... . In the New Testament the emphasis is on the individual. Repentance is a personal response to having been made aware that we are sinners. We cannot save ourselves, so we return to the Lord that he might save us and give us life. According to Mark, the disciples were frequently astonished at the teachings of Jesus. One day he was talking with them about how hard it is to enter the Kingdom of God. "They were exceedingly astonished" Mark reports. So they said to him, "Then who can be saved?" He looked at them ...

2816. The Great Parade

Matthew 21:1-11

Children's Sermon

... in baggies will do]. Good morning to you, boys and girls. Isn't this an exciting day! Today is Palm Sunday. Whenever I think of Palm Sunday I think of how all the children in Jesus' time must have felt on the first Palm Sunday when Jesus and his disciples came to Jerusalem. What a day that must have been! You can almost close your eyes and imagine what happened. The people heard from others outside town that Jesus was coming. Jesus was the one who had healed the man of a broken hand and not too long ago ...

2817. Proper 9

Lk 10:1-12, 17-20 · Gal 6:7-18 · 1 Ki 21:1-3, 17-21 · Isa 66:1-14

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John R. Brokhoff

... the future on this subject, for he bears on his body the marks of Jesus. Luke 10:1-12, 17-20 Jesus sends out seventy to preach and heal and they return excited with joy that in his name demons fled. Only Luke tells of Jesus' sending out seventy disciples to go to places he intended to come. They were sent to preach and heal. The number, seventy, is considered symbolic of the Jewish tradition of there being seventy nations in the world. This is a case for world missions. Their going was not their idea but it ...

2818. Lent 2

Lk 9:18-36; 13:31-35 · Php 3:17--4:1 · Jer 26:8-15 · Gen 15:1-12, 17-18

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John R. Brokhoff

... says here, "Imitate me." In what respect? "Imitate me in the way I live." Who can say that? Are our lives worthy of being copied by others as the right way to live? People want and need an example to follow. At the Last Supper when Jesus washed the Disciples' feet, he said, "I have given you an example." The people in the pew look up to the person in the pulpit as an example. Children look to parents as the kind of people they should become. 2. Tears (v. 18). Tears express deep emotion. They show how deeply ...

2819. Epiphany 3

Isaiah 9:1-7, 1 Corinthians 1:10-17, Matthew 4:12-17, Matthew 4:18-22

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... world. Pastor: Our mission is an all inclusive mission to share Christ with our world. People: We have good news to tell! We pray that we will miss no one as we share Christ's message. Collect Most holy God, whose Son began a ministry with disciples, and continues that ministry today with responsive followers: Make us quick to give of ourselves to be in mission as your church today, that the good news of Christ may bring wholeness in all parts of our world. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. Prayer of Confession ...

2820. A Taste of God's Tomorrow

Matthew 14:13-21

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Glenn L. Borreson

... has fed us. Yet, if this is to happen, we need the sparkling wine of a new vision. We need to taste the new wine of possibilities in Jesus Christ rather than (dare I say it?) "cry in our beer," or perhaps our coffee, over what we cannot do. Jesus' disciples were well aware of what they could not do. "How can we feed this mob, Jesus?" they asked defensively. "We have just a little bread and fish." All they could see was what was right there, what they could count: five loaves, two fish. That's all. What they ...

2821. First Sunday After Pentecost

Deuteronomy 4:32-40, 2 Corinthians 13:1-10, 2 Corinthians 13:11-14, Matthew 28:16-20

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... God" Gospel: Matthew 28:16-20 Theme: The great commission Call to Worship Pastor: We are people who have been assigned to a great task by our Lord Jesus Christ. People: We are his church, and he has commissioned us to go to all people to make them disciples. Pastor: Our goal is to convince them of God's love, baptize them into the Christian faith, and teach them to live the Christian life. People: We strive toward that goal, because we know our Lord is with us all the time! Collect Great God, our Father ...

2822. PROPER 8

Genesis 32:22-32

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... Theme: The cost of discipleship Call to Worship Pastor: Christian discipleship demands complete surrender to Jesus Christ. People: We confess that, too often, our piety is more in our minds than in our muscle. Pastor: Jesus is first and last in the lives of his disciples. All that we do or think is based on our commitment to him. People: May God guide us into total commitment as we consider the cost of discipleship. Collect Almighty God, whose Son has given us a very serious call to follow him with complete ...

2823. Rags For God

John 13:1-17

Children's Sermon

... and the way God used water to teach us to believe in him and how to live. Today we find Jesus in a place called the Upper Room. He had gathered together with his disciples to enjoy a final meal before he was arrested and crucified. After he had eaten, he took a bowl of water and a big towel. He knelt down in front of each disciple and washed their feet. A couple of them let Jesus wash their feet, but when he came to Peter, he would not let him wash his feet. Peter thought Jesus was too good to ...

2824. In Quest of a Meaning

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... and taught them, there came a day when he told them of his forthcoming death and resurrection. It is written of that conversation that his disciples "did not understand what he said and were afraid to ask him what he meant." Then, half a century after he was crucified and risen, his ... who finds it. Worshipers are seekers, searchers. In worship here today, may we, like those Athenian philosophers, be seekers of the meaning. And, unlike those fearful disciples, may we be unafraid of the meaning we seek.

2825. The Christian Life Cast Your Nets

John 21:1-14

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... fish?" Upon hearing the reply, he told tham, "Cast your nets on the other side." Men: Towards the shore? In a direction where the sun would cast a warning shadow on any fish around? The disciples did it anyway. Leader: What a catch they had! They had to tow the net to shore because the boat couldn’t hold all those fish, and then the disciples knew it was Jesus who commanded them. All: Lord, you made Peter a fisher of men and you can do the same with us. May we follow your leading, even when a catch doesn ...

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