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2951. Meeting the God of Eternity

Genesis 1:1-2:3

Bulletin Aid

James Wilson

... ! Collect O God, You were before the winds blew or the sun shone, and You will be when the days of time run out, yet You delight in reaching out to each one who would hear Your voice. We praise You, Lord. In Christ we pray. Amen. Prayer Of Confession Lord, so often as we live life day by day we let our focus drop to only the time at hand and we forget that all of eternity awaits us if we will but place our faith and trust in Your leadership for our lives. Too often we would even compromise ...

2952. Following Faith Into Wholeness

2 Kings 5:1-27

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James Wilson

... O God, Your ways are truly not our ways. You never cease to amaze us with Your willingness to reach out and give us health and wholeness if we will but hear Your word. We praise You, Lord. In Christ we pray. Amen. Prayer Of Confession O God, in these days of modern medicine and wonder drugs we have so often forgotten that, above all, our healing and strength come from You. Instead we have thought of ourselves as being in control of our own destinies, and we ...

2953. A Good Name

Proverbs 10:1-32

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James Wilson

... and loving God, You are total integrity and You have called us to walk with You, no matter what the cost, in the way we would live and treat others. Give us Your strength, Lord. In Christ we pray. Amen. Prayer Of Confession Lord, so often we have failed to be the loving and honest people of integrity You would have us be. Too often, Lord, we have held back a part of the truth to avoid being quite so embarrassed or ashamed rather than being fully honest, as You would have us be. Forgive us, God, and help us ...

2954. Ruth, One whose Faith Does Not Turn Away

Ruth 1:1-22

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James Wilson

... God Almighty. Leader: Then let us lift our voices in song and praise for God's forgiving love. All: Blessed be the name of the Lord! Collect O God, truly there is no other like You, yet You extend to us Your acceptance and love, seeking in return our love and not just our blind obedience. Surely, Lord, You are most wonderful and holy. In Christ we pray. Amen. Prayer Of Confession Lord, so often we have not been Your faithful children as we have searched here and there in places we did not belong, seeking to ...

2955. The Joy Of Redemption

Ruth 3:1-18

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James Wilson

... needy around us. Leader: Then let our hearts be filled with joy as we lift our praises to God. All: Blessed be the name of the Lord! Collect O God, in Your infinite wisdom You have taught us our joy is fulfilled only when we accept Your redemption through Christ. Lead us, O Lord, to carry Your redeeming word to all nations. In Christ we pray. Amen. Prayer Of Confession Lord, so often we have denied our need for redemption and have felt we are capable of meeting our own needs. We have even allowed ourselves ...

2956. The Victory Of Faith

1 John 5:1-12

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Mark J. Molldrem

... will finally triumph. Again, the psalmist is convinced, "His right hand and his holy arm have gotten him victory." Can we assent to this? Can we experience the victory of faith that the Bible talks about? How? We are encouraged by the psalmist to "sing to the Lord a new song." Can we "break forth into joyous song and sing praises," with all that is happening around us? Can we find the courage of faith to believe in a good and gracious God despite being touched by hell "now and then"? Recall the experience ...

2957. Overcoming Temptation

Luke 4:1-13

Sermon

Lee Griess

... by the bakery this morning and there in the window was a host of goodies. I felt it was no accident, so I prayed, 'Lord, if you want me to have one of those delicious coffee cakes, let there be a parking spot open right in front.' And sure ... 's one thing to pray for forgiveness, but it's quite another to express our desire to live the Christian life by praying, "Lord, keep me from being tested beyond my power to resist." Someone has said that opportunity knocks only once. It's temptation that keeps banging ...

2958. Advent 1

Mark 13:1-31, Mark 13:32-37

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David M. Oliver

... people to holy waiting in the context of a season which tempts us to give up waiting and entices us with myriad activities that ultimately will not strengthen but only frustrate and drain us. Celebrating the Lord's Day Opening: 1 Corinthians 1:3 "Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ who was and is and is to come. Amen." Prelude "God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen" Announcements Welcoming One Another: Shake hands with those around you. Introduce yourself to those you do not know by ...

2959. Pentecost Communion Meditation: Monologue Of A Saint

Acts 2:42-47, Acts 2:14-41

Drama

Dr. Raymond Bailey

... School teacher, who later became his Aunt Dorothy, told the story of the crucifixion. He got a lump in his throat and said aloud, "That's a very sad story." A year or so later, an invitation was given in Sunday School to give one's heart to the Lord -- and he did. Then there was a young lady in Indiana, some three hundred miles away, who was also seeking for meaning in life. Her older brother became a Christian and took her to church with him. This twelve-year-old young lady became a Christian. When she was ...

2960. Resurrection And Life

John 11:17-37

Eulogy

Jonathan W. Schriber

... , this hour to remember, to thank God, to celebrate new life. The life that is ____________ now, in the fullest and grandest sense, the life that is ours -- all through Jesus the Christ. In these final days of Lent, as we are vividly reminded of the passion of our Lord we take to us the tremendous price of our redemption, and can only love him more. And in the power of the cross, our sins were paid for, our lives bought with the precious blood of the Lamb. He who said to Martha -- I am the resurrection and ...

2961. Easter Sunday

Luke 24:33-41 · Psalm 23 · Acts 4:33-36

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Jack Brownlee

... . We thank God, our creator, sustainer, and redeemer, for all that has led us to the point and place of finding the love made full in Christ's life, teachings, death, burial and resurrection. L: Lift up your hearts. P: We lift them up to the Lord. L: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. P: It is right and good that we give thanks and praise to God. PRAYERS FOR BREAD AND CUP THE DISTRIBUTION Dismissal L: Keep us on the search, O God, as we leave this place. Renew us with thy Holy Spirit. Make us disciples ...

2962. Palm Sunday

Bulletin Aid

Jack Brownlee

... small acts of kindness done in the name of Christ influence people more than we know. Fill us with thy spirit, O great God, as we sing Hosanna to the one who is to come. Amen. Assurance Of Pardon Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord. In our study, in our observance of religious tradition, in our acts of conscience and conviction we seek to stand with those who stand to be counted as a follower of Christ. We are assured that we shall never be put to shame. We are assured that we shall receive ...

2963. Getting the Mud Out

John 9:1-12

Sermon Aid

Richard F. Bansemer

... morning." We could at least acknowledge the humanness of all who live with a handicap we've been spared. But we, like the herd that settles down after the lion has dropped the antelope, go our way with our day, glad that it was another that must beg for life. Lord, you are the light, and when we ask for your light, we don't really want it to shine very brightly on our lives, just our path, so we can walk without stumbling. We really don't want to see the opportunities we've missed, nor ones still to come ...

2964. Advent 1

Mark 13:32-37, Mark 13:1-31, Psalm 80:1-19

Bulletin Aid

B. David Hostetter

... , O Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph like a flock! You who are enthroned upon the cherubim, shine forth before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh. Stir up your might, and come to save us! Restore us, O God; let your face shine, that we may be saved. O LORD God of hosts, how long will you be angry with your people's prayers? You have fed them with the bread of tears, and given them tears to drink in full measure. You make us the scorn of our neighbors; our enemies laugh among themselves. Restore us, O ...

2965. First Sunday of Lent: Prayers

Genesis 9:1-17, Mark 1:9-13, Mark 1:14-20

Bulletin Aid

B. David Hostetter

... worship and obey you. May all parties who covenant with you keep their faith, or renew their promises, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. PRAYER OF DEDICATION Holy God, we are unworthy to stand before you except by the grace of our baptism. Sanctify our ... the spirit that they may be worthy of your use in the proclamation of the Good News of Jesus Christ. Amen. PSALM 25:1-10 To you, O LORD, I lift up my soul. O my God, in you I trust; do not let me be put to shame; do not let my enemies exult over me ...

2966. Pentecost

Psalm 104:1-35, Ezekiel 37:1-14, John 15:18--16:4, Acts 2:1-21, Romans 8:18-27

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B. David Hostetter

... Son and mothering Spirit. Amen. PRAYER OF DEDICATION You, too, are mind, and body and spirit, O God. We bring our offerings to support the church's ministry of learning and doing and praying to the glory of your name. Amen. PSALM 104: 24-34, 35b O LORD, how manifold are your works! In wisdom you have made them all; the earth is full of your creatures. Yonder is the sea, great and wide, creeping things innumerable are there, living things both small and great. There go the ships,and Leviathan that you formed ...

2967. Christmas Day/Dawn

Isaiah 62:1-12, Psalm 97:1-12, Titus 3:1-11, Luke 2:1-7, Luke 2:8-20

Bulletin Aid

B. David Hostetter

... your homes, temple and stable are hallowed by your presence. We bring our gifts to you so that the good news of peace may continue to sound in earth and heaven, echoed by human voices, the voice of your church. Amen. PSALM 97:1-12 The LORD is king! Let the earth rejoice; let the many coastlands be glad! Clouds and thick darkness are all around him; righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne. Fire goes before him, and consumes his adversaries on every side. His lightnings light up the world ...

2968. The Armor Of God

John 6:56-69

Bulletin Aid

James Wilson

... dare not share with anyone? Leader: Yes! But in Christ we are granted forgiveness; we are washed pure and clean. All: Blessed be the name of the Lord! Collect O God, while we were yet lost and wandering in the ways of the world, You saw our great need and sent us a Savior. Call us again, Lord, to be Your people, and make of us Your blessings. In Christ we pray. Amen. Prayer of Confession Lord, how often we have failed to see that it was You who first loved us and not we who first came to You; that when we ...

2969. The Wisdom In Waiting

Luke 12:35-48

Sermon

W. Robert McClelland

... the bottom line. Further comment on the time, place and manner of the second coming is pointless. It is not for us to know. So we must wait. Waiting for the kingdom to come is one of the disciplines of Christian faith. We pray for it every Sunday in the Lord's Prayer, but waiting is not easy. Most of us regard waiting as a necessary evil. The fact that sometimes it is necessary does not diminish our regard for it as an evil, or at least, undesirable. To wait in a long checkout line at the grocery store is ...

2970. Death Of A Dream - Birth Of A Church

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... day. At age 40 you will have had 365 million breaths, each a gift from God, the gift of life. A few moments without breath and you are unconscious, a few moments more and you are dead. No wonder the psalmist declares, "Let everything that hath breath praise the Lord (Psalm 150:6)." On his death bed, John Wesley's last words were, "I'll praise ... I'll praise ..." He was struggling to say the words of the great hymn of Isaac Watts, "I'll Praise my Maker while I've Breath." What natural breath is to the human ...

2971. Fresh Bread And New Wine

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... ! Jeremiah, in this text, speaks of a new covenant. It will be a unique relationship in which God will bind himself to his people, to be fulfilled by Christ. When Jesus invited his disciples to the table, when he blessed the food, broke the bread and shared the cup, the Lord's supper began. Before it had been only a Passover meal. Now it is more; it is a vivid, visible sign of God saying to those first Christians, and now to us, what he had said to Jeremiah: "I will be their God, and they shall be my people ...

2972. It's A Small World After All

Mark 14:12-26

Sermon

Leonard H. Budd

... it would be done sharing his spirit-presence. There is nothing like it anywhere - nothing that has such personal unity expressed. I ask you to hold in your mind and heart this hour that great company of humanity. You and I are but one small part. Yet the Lord Jesus calls us to see that small part as an essential link in the world-wide fellowship of those created in the spirit-image of God. Think tenderly of those who welcome new life. A baby is a precious thing of immense potential, the focus of love and ...

2973. Faith To The Finish

2 Timothy 3:10--4:8, Isaiah 14:24-27

Sermon

Erskine White

... and then I need a cane the rest of the day?" And perhaps most crippling of all: "How can I keep the faith now when God knows I kept it so badly in my youth?" The answer to that last question is to forget the past! Pray with the Psalmist, "Lord, remember not the sins of my youth" (25:7)! None of us here today could possibly have sinned more than Paul, who spent his younger years persecuting Christians and putting them to death. He had more than just your run-of-the-mill sins on his hands; Paul had innocent ...

2974. Is It God's Will?

Hebrews 2:5-18

Sermon

Erskine White

... forgive Him despite His limitations?"2 This is not the answer either. The Bible says we are made in God's image, but the great conceit of the modern age is that we try to re-make God in our image today. God is not limited. He is Creator and Lord of all worlds, the God of Scriptures, and it doesn't help to make Him anything less. It doesn't help to say, in effect: "Well, don't blame God for the suffering you see. After all, God is only God and He's doing the best He can." All ...

2975. Joy At Midnight

Matthew 25:1-13

Sermon

Erskine White

... Christ is coming soon," or "I pray Christ is coming soon." In fact, we all pray for Christ's return every week when we bow our heads to say, "Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven." But don't say, "I know the Lord is coming soon." Be faithful and trust in God's Word. Believe in your bones that Christ is coming again, but be humble enough to remember that neither you nor I nor anyone else can know the day or the hour, the times or the season which God Himself has ...

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