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3126. Good Friday

John 18:1-11, Isaiah 52:13--53:12, Genesis 22:1-19, Hosea 6:1--7:16, Hebrews 10:1-18, Hebrews 4:14-5:10, John 19:17-27

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Russell F. Anderson

... . "He poured out himself to death ..." (v. 12). This is similar to the great hymn of Christ's self-giving love found in Philippians 2. Christ poured out his life blood; he emptied himself. God rewarded his generosity by filling him up with his eternal spirit and exalting him on high. Epistle: Hebrews 10:1-25 Hold tight. "Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering" (v. 23). The sentiment found in this verse is repeated time and again throughout the book of Hebrews. Even in the pristine days ...

3127. Maundy Thursday

Lk 22:14-30 · Jn 13:1-17, 31b-35 · 1 Cor 11:17-32 · Ex 12:1-14 · Ps 116

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Russell F. Anderson

... of Christ. How can we receive Christ without receiving our neighbor? Gospel: John 13:1-17, 31b-35 Endless love. John tells us that Jesus loved those who belonged to him, to the end (v. 2). Yet, death was no end for him. His resurrection shows that his spirit partakes of the eternal and that we too participate in the realm of the eternal through him. Christ's love is without limits; it is endless love. The importance of knowing who you are. John portrays Jesus as having it all together. He knew where he had ...

3128. The Nativity Of Our Lord

Luke 2:1-20 · Titus 2:11-14 · Isaiah 9:2-7 · Ps 96

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Russell F. Anderson

... of these people found it too difficult to learn how to see, they went back to their ways of perceiving when blind. Some people find it more congenial to walk in the darkness than in the light. When we really walk in the light of God's Son, the Spirit teaches us how to see through the eyes of Christ and walk in the light without stumbling. Lesson 2: Titus 2:11-14 Grace and glory. We are told here that Christmas is preeminently a celebration of God's grace; salvation is made available to all through the One ...

3129. Proper 14

Genesis 37:12-36, 1 Kings 19:9-18, Jonah 2:1-10, Matthew 14:22-36, Romans 9:1-5; 10:5-15

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Russell F. Anderson

... he is trying to establish the credibility of his concern for the spiritual well-being of his people. He states: "My conscience confirms it in the Holy Spirit" (v. 1). Paul connects his conscience to the Holy Spirit, which informs it. If conscience is to point to that which is good and true, it must be informed by the Word of God and the Spirit. Salvation is for sharing. Paul was less concerned about his own salvation than that of his fellow Israelites. He passionately affirms that he would forfeit his own ...

3130. Proper 20

Philippians 1:12-30, Jonah 4:1-11, Isaiah 55:1-13, Exodus 16:1-36, Matthew 20:1-16

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Russell F. Anderson

... of joy, such as a wedding or the birth of a baby. We need to take advantage of those windows of opportunity to let the Spirit enter our lives. A time of turning. Isaiah invites the captives to "return to the Lord, that he may have mercy on them." The ... angry, at least, at first. Nevertheless, even here, anger must yield to acceptance if we are to be sound in body and spirit. A third kind of anger, directed toward injustice, can be creative if it forces us to take corrective measures. Epistle: Philippians 1: ...

3131. Seder Service: The Passover Haggadah

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Robert L. Linder and Rabbi Sol Ester

... and basins may be set at convenient places on the table. Wash the Hands 3. KARPAS -- Eat a Green Vegetable The green vegetable is a symbol of springtime and the miracle of nature's renewal. At this season when Mother Earth arrays herself in fresh verdure, the spirit of man rises, and he renews his faith in a world where freedom and justice will prevail. The salt water, into which the Karpas is dipped to make it palatable, has been interpreted as salty tears, to remind us of the tears shed by the oppressed ...

3132. Paul, The Great Missionary

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Jerry Eckert

... in lockdown, do you think about being set free? Paul: "I know that by means of your prayers and the help which comes from the Spirit of Jesus Christ, I shall be set free. My deep desire and hope is that I shall be full of courage, so that with my ... holds you together? Paul: "Does your life in Christ make you strong? Does his love comfort you? Do you have fellowship with the Spirit? Do you feel kindness and compassion for one another? I urge you, then, make me completely happy by having the same thoughts, ...

3133. The Man Born Blind

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Jerry Eckert

... yourself with God, just like everybody else. What else did you learn? Rabbi: The elders commented that some of these who speak in tongues become addicted because it is the only thing that they have going for them. And sometimes they make a big deal out of how much the Spirit gives them. And they can go on an ego trip. New Christians may come in looking for a place to feel important and so they buy into the ego trip. Do you follow me? Daughter: They can't make it at school or work so they try to become big ...

3134. The Meek

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John A. Terry

... to let God control and direct our lives just as a horse lets its owner take charge of the bridle. When God is in control, then the whole earth is ours. Meekness is not weakness. It is a word that denotes self-control. It is a gentle, controlled, disciplined spirit. To be meek does not mean we are without feeling. Aristotle spoke of meekness as the place between anger and indifference. The meek are permitted to be angry. It is not a selfish anger in which we become angry at wrong done to us. It is a selfless ...

3135. Easter 5

John 14:1-4, John 14:5-14

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RobertT D. Ingram

... you ask me for anything, I will do it." Now live and pray in the name of Jesus Christ, and may his words again and again be proven true in your life. In the name of the Christ, in the name of the Father, in the name of the Holy Spirit...Amen. Hymns and Service Music (The asterisk [*] indicates hymns that are addressed to God and can be used as prayers.) "Christ Is the World's Light" *"Come, My Way, My Truth, My Life" "He Is the Way" *"Here, O Lord, Your Servants Gather" *"How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds ...

3136. Jesus: The Only Way To God?

Acts 4:1-22

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E. Carver McGriff

... Jesus, however, has shown that he has the power to do it for us. How is this to happen? Peter earlier gave something of an answer when he frankly attributed his own changed life to the Holy Spirit. We can really intermingle several choices of words here: God's power, the Spirit of Jesus, the Holy Spirit. It comes from outside us as a gift. However self-sufficient any of us may feel in ordinary situations, we are not, ultimately, self-sufficient. We're not simply speaking about life after death when we speak ...

3137. Rainbow In The Sky

Genesis 9:1-17

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E. Carver McGriff

... to value in the process. On the one hand, it's obvious to those who have studied history that people in the time of Jesus worked much longer hours than do most of us today, and under primitive conditions which few of us could handle in good spirit. Jesus understood this and did not find fault with hard work. What he did oppose was something which apparently troubled people then as it does now: pre-occupation with wealth and status. So Jesus urged one wealthy young man to sell his worldly goods in an effort ...

3138. Saul, The Tormented King

1 Samuel 8:1-22

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Arthur H. Kolsti

... every male citizen. That was a cruel and needless demand intended to humiliate the city. Nahash gave them a seven day grace period to reflect. The people of Jabesh-gilead sent word to Samuel, who summoned Saul. We are told that when Saul heard the news the spirit of God came upon him mightily. Saul cut up a yoke of oxen and sent the pieces throughout the tribes, both as a challenge and as a warning of the price of refusal. The volunteers came from all the tribes. The Ammonites were soundly defeated and Saul ...

3139. A Breeze In The Dark

John 3:1-21

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William G. Carter

... life is a gift. Your ability to see the kingdom of God, why, that's a gift! That is to say, faith is a gift, a new kind of birth from the womb of our Mother who art in heaven. So it is, with everyone who is born of the Spirit." In his striving for faith, Nicodemus wants to know how this can be. He is grabbing for what can only be received as a gift of grace. The good news is that all of his questions, all of his doubts, all of his pursuits of faith, are caught up in ...

3140. God's Discrimination

Matthew 13:36-43, Matthew 13:24-30

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Dennis Koch

... ). The suggestion is that in God's Reign (and in the Church) no artificial human "weeding" is necessary: "Save them all, and let God sort them out!" Liturgical Color Green Suggested Hymns O Holy Spirit, Enter In Lord, Thee I Love With All My Heart Holy Spirit, Truth Divine Eternal God, Before Your Throne Dear Lord And Father Of Mankind Eternal Spirit Of That Living Christ There's A Wideness In God's Mercy The God Of Abraham Praise Prayer for Proper 11 or Pentecost 9 or OT 16 We know about weakness, Lord. We ...

3141. The Threefold Name of God

Matthew 28:16-20

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Dennis Koch

... Heavenly Dove All Glory Be To God On High Lord, Keep Us Steadfast In Your Word Holy, Holy, Holy Glory Be To God The Father Kyrie, God, Father In Heav'n Above Creator Spirit, By Whose Aid Alleluia, Sing To Jesus Holy Trinity Sunday Lord God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, the more we try to understand you, the more confused we become! A clear set of job descriptions might help. Or, how about an organizational chart or a computer model? Is there anything you might suggest to clarify this mysterious relationship ...

3142. The Meek

Psalm 37:1-40

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John A. Terry

3143. The Man Born Blind

John 9:1-12

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Jerry Eckert

3144. Paul, The Great Missionary

Philippians 1:1-11

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Jerry Eckert

3145. A Lack of Faith

Mark 6:1-6

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Richard A. Jensen

... in dramatic form in Mark 5. Mark 5 records the greatest miraculous deeds of Jesus' earthly ministry. He drives out a legion of unclean spirits. He heals a woman with a twelve-year flow of blood. He raises a young woman from the dead. All this and the ... of the demonic. (See 1:21-28, 34, 39; 3:14-15, 20-30; 5:1-20.) Jesus, therefore, gives the twelve authority over the unclean spirits (6:7). In a report of their ministry we hear that they cast out many demons and healed many that were sick (6:13). The ministry ...

3146. Third Sunday of Easter

Luke 24:36b-48

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RobertT D. Ingram

... God came to us in Jesus Christ, a true human being and truly God. Jesus gave up his life for our salvation, and was put to death on a cross. Jesus was dead, and was buried in a borrowed tomb. Three days later Jesus was resurrected in body and spirit. The women saw his empty tomb, and he broke bread with two disciples traveling to Emmaus. Then Jesus appeared to the eleven and their companions. He showed them his hands and feet, and said, "Touch me and see; for a ghost doesn't have flesh and bones...." Then ...

3147. Can We Love Too Much?

Deuteronomy 6:1-25

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John R. Brokhoff

... souls contained in physical bodies. We were created in the image of God. This means that since God is Spirit, we likewise are like him, spirits. That is why we are unfulfilled and unsettled until our souls rest in God, our Over-soul. How does one love God with all the soul? One way ... is by worshiping him in spirit and truth. Because our souls love him, we want to be with him in his house, the church. We want to thank and ...

3148. Walking Through A Storm

Mark 4:35-41

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Leonard H. Budd

... prison, "Do not harm yourself, for we are all here." It was a word to the jailer as powerful as the words Jesus uttered to the sea. Through the voice of Paul, it was the Master's voice initiating a new life for that jailer. Part of this spirit-ministry in the midst of the storm is that other persons reach out to touch the hurting life, the worried life, the broken life. It is called caring for one another. And it is a blessing shared through the human family. For Christians it is the expression of Christ ...

3149. As Mortals See

1 Samuel 15:1-35

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Charles Curley

... heart will lead you where God would have you go. Forgive us, O Lord, for those times when we look only at the surface, and see only what we want to see. Help us to look beneath appearances and see into the true depths of the human spirit. Expand our perceptions, and give us a greater appreciation for the persons we encounter in this life. You have made human beings in varied shapes and forms, nationalities and races. Grant to us a new awareness of the wonderful diversity of human life, which is your gift ...

3150. Stilling The Storm

Mark 4:35-41

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Dallas A. Brauninger

... . While this miracle story may not appear to fit into the pattern of the healing miracles, it is about healing. It offers healing for the soul. In your time, the spirit of your people starves. Acknowledgment of and caring for the souls of people is absent. This has resulted in drying up of the spirit. This sense of emptiness flattens the spirit of people like the centrifugal force that pushes players against the wall of a carnival ride. When we feed the souls of our people, they become buoyant with new life ...

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