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276. Clay in the Potter's Hands

Jeremiah 18:1--19:15

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James Wilson

... Worship Leader: Let all who seek to grow in their faith enter this place for worship! People: We would have the Lord mold us and shape us into God's people today. Leader: God is the Potter and we are the clay in the Great Creator's hands. People: We yield our lives unto the Lord to mold us as is pleasing before God. Leader: Praise be to the Lord, for God is faithful to prepare us for eternity. All: Blessed be the name of the Lord! Collect Most loving and merciful God, in Your wisdom You take even the ...

277. Standing Firm in Our Faith

2 Thessalonians 2:13-17

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James Wilson

... and strength to stand firm for You, and the wisdom to know Your will daily. In Christ we pray. Amen. Prayer of Confession Lord, far too often in our lives we have compromised our faith when confronted with the everyday pressures of the world around us. We have yielded when standing firm on our faith could have been a powerful witness to those around us. Forgive us, Lord, and touch our hearts daily so that we might stand true and boldly as witnesses for You. In Christ we pray. Amen. Hymns "I'll Go Where You ...

278. After A Lost Election, Field Of Dreams

Jeremiah 8:4--9:26

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James Angell

... at Los Angeles (UCLA). It still seemed like the New Frontier, though controversy over involvement in Viet Nam kept the city in a mild uproar much of the time. By now one of the Angell daughters was married and living in Georgia. But the rest of us yielded to this strange call of the western wild, forsaking the gentle ways of Kentucky for a new position where the pastor's study was only about 100 yards from the gravesite of Marilyn Monroe. The first year was a time of adjustment, but we stayed with it ...

279. The Sower

Matthew 13:1-23

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Robert A. Lehmann

... work that off. Solo 2: Put the wife to work too ... we just didn't have time to take care of that seed. Solo 5: And the one who received the seed in rich soil is the man who hears the word and understands it; he is the one who yields a harvest and produces now a hundredfold, now sixty, now thirty. Solo 1: Praise God for allowing me to hear. Solo 3: And understand. Solo 4: For giving me the Holy Spirit who fills my heart! Solo 2: Send me forth to sow more seed. Solo 1: Lord, grant a ...

280. Christian Unity

2 Corinthians 13:11-14

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James Wilson

... Christ we pray. Amen. Prayer Of Confession Lord, so often we have failed to see the wonder and peace that would be ours if we would only give up our pride and seek Your guidance. Forgive us, Lord, when we have been so pride-filled and stubborn. Take now our yielded lives and use them to do many wonders in Your kingdom that others might know Your love. In Christ we pray. Amen. Hymns "Be Still, My Soul" "Savior, Like A Shepherd Lead Us" "Jesus, Lover Of My Soul"

281. Christ Has Set Us Free

John 8:31-41

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... didn’t know it. Victims of the big lie. The big lie works with us too. Just as with Adam and Eve, the devil promises if we’d only get God off our backs, we could take over and be worldly and mature and sophisticated - and free. But whenever we yield to the big lie and reach for the forbidden fruit, we gag on it, and we’re left with the same brown aftertaste that whoopee always brings. Just like Adam and Eve we feel a sense of being exposed and we also try to cover up. But alibis and passing ...

282. Christ the King A King Worth Having

John 12:12-19

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... for us, the one whose dignity doesn’t get in his way so that the lowest and the poorest among us can still feel he’s approachable, the one who deserves our allegiance but doesn’t force us to give it. My aim today is simply to move us to yield him our hearts more freely and more gladly than ever before. God help us for that.

283. Lord, I Believe - Or Do I?

Luke 18:1-8

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... conscience for justice. But the widow kept on coming in the hope that by persistence she could wear him down, and he would have to settle the affair to get her off his neck. Finally, when she had made his nerves raw with her pest-like pleading, he yielded, settled in her favor, vindicated her. Is God like that? And the Lord said, "Hear what the unrighteous judge says. And will not God vindicate his elect, who cry to him day and night? Will he delay long over them? I tell you, he will vindicate them speedily ...

284. The Gospel of the Little Man

Luke 19:1-10

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... in the stated mission of our Lord: "The Son of man has come to seek and to save the lost," and that’s religion talk which many find impossible to understand. Another lesson in the story takes the measure of our penitence as we observe Zacchaeus yielding fruits appropriate to penitence while we have little more to say than "Pardon me, Lord, mea culpa." Or do we find our place among the city folk of Jericho as whisperers of the unrighteous prejudice that blossoms so profusely in the company of self-styled ...

285. The Turnstile at the Pearly Gate

Luke 13:22-30

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Carveth Mitchell

... ." Obscure heroes will be found at the judgment - those who have done what they could. In one of the youth hymnals there is a hymn whose first verse reads: Living for Jesus a life that is true Striving to please him in all that I do; Yielding allegiance, glad hearted and free This is the pathway of blessing for me. Striving! Here, of course, the New Testament teaching of Justification by Faith comes in. We are made acceptable to God by our personal faith in Jesus as our Savior; by our own public profession ...

286. Counsel for Discouraged Disciples

Habakkuk 1:1-4

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... she had against someone who had done her wrong. For a long while the judge refused to do anything about her case. After she kept on and on, however, he finally decided to vindicate her to stop her from pestering him. If this kind of judge will yield to such persistence, Jesus asked, "Will not God vindicate his elect who cry to him day and night?" Need we remark that there are enough terrible evils in today’s world to discourage anyone? Many of the most sensitive souls among us are being victimized by ...

287. The Godness Of God

Exodus 3:1-22

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... strength to endure the temptation. How good of God! In a world of temptations, we have a God who will see us through to victory! Today's Gospel continues to show us the goodness of God. Jesus tells a parable about a three-year old fig tree which failed to yield fruit. The owner was about to cut it down, but the gardener asked him to give it another year to produce. Christ is the gardener who asks God to have patience with us. There is one more chance to repent and turn to God. We deserve to be destroyed ...

288. Killing A King

Luke 19:28-44

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... child, his parents fled with him to Egypt and now he could have escaped to another country. But, he stayed and stood his ground. It was not easy. He went with the problem to God in the Garden of Gethsemane. In a bloody sweat, he prayed it out and he yielded to God's will to go to the cross: "Not my will, but thine be done." Jesus not only had the restraint of a king but also the power of a king. Throughout his ministry, his power was manifest. He raised the dead, he healed the sick, he walked on ...

289. Maundy Thursday

John 13:1-17

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... that of Judas Or even that of Peter. Mine's more quiet More like the other disciples; The decisions not made; The stands not taken; The witness not offered; The sacrifice not made To the one who sacrificed himself for me. Lord, forgive me for not standing by you For yielding to my fears, And grant me the courage to stand firm Through this long, Dark Night And through all the days to come, For Jesus' sake, And the sake of my soul. Amen

290. Proper 17 * Pentecost 15 * Ordinary Time 22

Matthew 16:21-28

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... could - Seriously - Blame my temptations on the Devil - Or somebody else - But they are mine! My choices to make For good or bad And they are hard choices! (If they weren't They wouldn't be tempting! And I wouldn't risk making the wrong ones!) Lord, forgive me for yielding to temptation Especially the temptation to blame others For tempting me, And give me the strength to face my choices Honestly, And to decide as you would have me do. For Jesus' sake Amen

291. The Passion of Our Lord

2 Corinthians 5:21

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... to be sin who knew no sin, so that in union with him we might share the righteousness of God; behold, now is the day of salvation." And finally, with a last surge of strength, Our Lord says this: "Father, into thy hands I commit my spirit": humanity yields to divinity, suffering to victory, death to life. Following Our Lord's last words, in order that the Sabbath be not profaned, the soldiers now go, on Pilate's orders, to break the condemned men's legs. This is the normal method of ending a crucifixion, by ...

292. Proper 8

Lk 9:51-62 · Gal 5:1, 13-25 · 1 Ki 19:15-21

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... , and worldliness that produce wickedness of all kinds. 3. Fruit (v. 22). The products of the "flesh" are called "works." But the products of the Holy Spirit are named "fruit." As a good tree brings forth good fruit, a good heart possessed by the Spirit yields good virtues. Paul lists none of them that flow automatically and naturally out of a spirit-filled heart. Therefore,Christians do not work hard, or try harder, to do the right thing, but they are concerned about having the Spirit who in due season ...

293. PROPER 10

Exodus 2:11-25

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... , even when we feel we have left him. People: Thanks be to God who is the author of our life! Collect Almighty God, who always knows where we are in the wandering of our lives: Assure us of your presence in all our life situations; that we may yield ourselves to your purpose, and fulfill your will for our lives. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. Prayer of Confession Life gives us many strange feelings Lord. Sometimes we feel like a stranger; sometimes all alone. We have even doubted if you know how we feel, or ...

294. But Where is the Lamb? John W. Cobb

Genesis 22:1-19

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... John, the theologian, expresses it well, "These are they that have come out of great tribulation and have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the lamb." (Revelation 7:14) The chief thought throughout the New Testament is the spiritual yielding of life. St. Paul caught the message when he said to the Roman Christians after an excursus on the meaning of Christ’s life and death and resurrection: "I beseech you therefore ... present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God ...

295. Where Does One Go When Darkness Floods One’s Life?

Genesis 32:22-32

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James Cobb

... is dependable; therefore cling to him. Even when your own conscience accuses you or the voice of Satan would come to disturb your fellowship with God, cling to God, he will never let you go. Your sins may seem like a nightmare and you may be tempted to yield to despair; but trust alone in God. Finally God will bless you where you are. Is that possible? Not only is it possible but it is God’s glorious promise. Listen to God’s invitation. "Turn to me and be saved." Go then and share this blessing with ...

296. A Noble Patriotism John D. Mauney, Jr.

Exodus 2:11-25

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... people occupying church pews, rather than in the basement below. For if we open our hearts to Christ, he is able to make us new creatures; if our faith, like that of Moses, is strong enough, it can produce explosions in our lives that will yield great benefits for those around us. Witness the mistake of a bookbinder, who rebinding a worn New Testament, mistakenly labeled it TNT! Thank God that such sudden happenings do not belong only to violence. Moses acted hastily in his zealous effort to champion the ...

297. The Day of Pentecost

Isaiah 44:1-5, Acts 2:1-13, Acts 2:14-41, John 20:19-23

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... Father, who has shared his Son to be our Savior and his Spirit to be our Companion! Collect Eternal God, who alone possesses the power of our Creator, the love of our Redeemer, and the wisdom of our final Judge: Defend us against all temptation to yield to the influence of any feeling that would hinder our devotion to you; that we may sincerely give true worship and service in your honor. We pray through Christ our Lord. Amen. Prayer of Confession Heavenly Father, we are the handiwork of your creative and ...

298. No Weedless Garden

Matthew 13:24-30

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Richard L. Thulin

... ask. When they are told the source immediately they surmise that the householder wants them pulled out and destroyed. "Then," they ask, "do you want us to go and gather them?" Often, I suspect, our attitude is much the same. We expect other sections of the yield to be weed free and we get quite upset when they are not. Sometimes this upset breaks out in verdicts and judgments. Backbiters, Luther says, are not content just to know when a sin has been committed (or when a weed has been spotted). They rush ...

299. Trouble on the Mountain

Exodus 32:1-33:6

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... mountain could have laid all their doubts to rest. Aaron's weak compliance is a pitiful picture of a leader who compromised for the sake of expediency. The demands of the populace frightened this man who, until Moses returned, had an influential position, so he yielded to their request to make them a god. (He was much like a vacillating Pilate who, when his position was threatened by Jesus, called for a wash basin and tried to wash his hands of any responsibility.) Aaron compounded his crime and tried to ...

300. The Penalty for Betraying God’s Trust

Numbers 27:12-23

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... for grain, or figs, or vines, or pomegranates; and there is no water to drink." When this happened, Moses and Aaron fled to the Lord, almost in panic, and received orders from God to take the rod and strike and "tell the rock before their eyes to yield its water." Moses obeyed, but how he followed God’s directions got him into trouble. When the people assembled before "the rock," Moses spoke to them, "Hear now, you rebels; shall we bring forth water out of this rock?" Without waiting for a reply from the ...

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