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3151. At the Foot of the Cross

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... had called Christ, he said, "Lord, remember me when you come into your kingdom." The reply which he heard caused him to die of sheer joy. "Verily I say to you, today you shall be with me in Paradise." The long hours of suffering continued. It seemed as though hope itself was dying. Even I had come to see this. The man in the middle was all but dead. Crucifixion is slow suffocation. The criminal pushes up on his feet because of the pain in his hands, then lets down because of the pain in the feet and slowly ...

3152. The Christian's Tears of Failure

Matthew 26:69-75

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John R. Brokhoff

... failed to win a rich young ruler to be a disciple. When he called Judas Iscariot to be a disciple, he had high hopes for him, but Judas was one of Jesus' failures. He failed to overcome Jesus' weaknesses that led to the betrayal. Jesus failed ... what he should do to pass the next time. He said, "I admit I failed miserably, but I am chalking it up as a learning experience and hope to do better next time." Failure can be a blessing by causing us to turn in another direction or try a new approach. In the little ...

3153. Peace Through Sacrifice

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Alan Bacon Bond

... have received the enthusiastic greetings from the crowd shouting, Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord!Peace in heaven and glory in the highest. But remember, there is no evidence that Jesus gave anything, but the most sober response, to hopes he raised among the people. He continued up the road which runs from south to north from the valley, traversing the hill to the Golden Gate. Ancient tradition holds that it is through the gate which the King of Israel entered to assume his authority ...

3154. T.G.I.F

John 1:43-51

Sermon

William Luoma

... us, and we in turn, fail them. We can see prejudice and pride, greed and injustice in others, and, if we are honest, we can also see them in ourselves. We believe God has entered human history to reveal his will, which is a will of love and grace and hope. Through his Holy Spirit he urges and invites people of this world to respond to his love. This is a day for us to be truthful with ourselves and with God. Pretense and insincerity have no place here. Let us be utterly open and honest to the Lord who sees ...

3155. Easter Sunrise

Sermon

William Luoma

... FATHER, AND OF THE SON, AND OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.AMEN. Hymn"I Know That My Redeemer Lives!" PrayerGracious God, we have come to celebrate the resurrection of your Son, Jesus Christ, from the dead. You sent him to us out of love. You raised him that we might have hope. Today we join with your people throughout the world to praise you and to give thanks for the new life we have in Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. Psalm 118:1-6, 15-24 (TEV)Leader:Give thanks to the Lord, because he is good, and his love is eternal ...

3156. Monologue: Silent Silas

Acts 15:22-35

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Robert F. Scott

... shine the heat back and forth and the fire keeps burning between them. I think that's one reason our Lord brought us together in his church: to warm each other's faith. I’m sure that night in jail, Silas and Paul fed each other's fires of hope and faith. Well, before the night was over, the jailer was converted, and the next day Paul and Silas left town. At Thessalonica they gathered a church, but then they were driven out. The same happened at Berea, but there Paul left Silas and Timothy behind to teach ...

3157. Six Nails of the Cross I: The Nail of Pride

Mark 12:35-40

Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... reference to the scribes. These were among Israel's finest. They were the epitome of a good example, and mothers cherished the hope that their sons would be like them. But Jesus said that men who despise manual labor, who court recognition with a ... cross. Its name is Pride, and it is deadly. Jesus died with one of these nails in his flesh, and we put it there. But hope always abounds for the penitent and humble, and this is the direction that the Spirit of God takes us. Perhaps you would like to reappraise ...

3158. When Life Closes In

Matthew 26:17-30, Matthew 26:36-46

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Robert Allen

... experience is especially difficult. Perhaps someone is terribly ill, and we do everything we can for them. We hope and pray that person will get well, but he does not. And it seems like life closes in on us. There may come a time when it seems like our ... world comes to an end. Something we hoped and prayed would never happen becomes a reality and it feels like life is closing in on us. Perhaps, someone we love very much no ...

3159. Let Me See Your Hands

John 20:24-31

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Robert Allen

... hands To the cruel, bitter cross, And there in agony untold, He bore our shame and loss. Beautiful hands of Jesus! I hope someday to see. Those wonderful, loving, nail-scarred hands That were pierced on Calvary. It is the hands of Jesus which remind ... doubts into actions of faith. He helped his people see beyond the doubts in their minds and begin acting on the faith and hope of overcoming the storm. Doubts are a reality in our lives. We all have occasional doubts. We all have questions which need answers. ...

3160. Breakfast in Galilee

John 21:1-14

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Robert Allen

... had to face the ridicules, the scorn and even the jeers of the other people of Israel. They had seen the risen Lord and their hopes were high for the future. But, then he was gone and they were left to sit idly around. They were left to sit around and ... I've come to welcome you to the campus and to say that if there is anything I can do to help make your stay here more pleasant, I hope you'll call on me.' Then he asked me where I went to church and I told him I was a Catholic. He said, 'Well, I can tell you ...

3161. Winning Isn't the Only Thing ... It's Irrelevant

Luke 13:31-35

Sermon

Carl Jech

... ready-made spiritual resources. Jesus teaches us, rather, not to be afraid of our neediness! The good news is that, in Jesus, we see how, in our own lives, we can combine the ultimate in spiritual humility on the one hand with a confident, hopeful openness to the future on the other. As Christians we are not called to sell people on the claims of Christ, are not commissioned to create a narrow in-group that divides the world into "us and them." Recently, a representative of Christian charismatics suggested ...

3162. Jesus, Mary, Gustav Mahler, Brother Martin, and the Magi

Luke 20:9-19

Sermon

Carl Jech

... taken to clown imagery as a way of expressing their faith, and Dr. Marge Wold, who worked for years as a Director of Ministry in Changing Communities for a major denomination, expounded on that new tradition in a series of lectures in 1985 titled "Clowns, prophets, chaos: hope for the city." Listen to these samples of her way of looking anew at the Cross: "Ministry in the city requires the qualities of a clown and the plot of a comedy. We need the kind of humor that winks at our audacity in entering such a ...

3163. Divine Liturgy, Divine Play, Divine Comedy

John 13:31-38

Sermon

Carl Jech

... give and take, but we must also cultivate the ability to receive graciously when there is no way we can repay our benefactor. It may be more blessed to give than to receive, but we often find it most difficult to receive a gift graciously when we have no hope of returning the favor. Just as a performer must learn to accept a compliment graciously with a simple "thank you," unemcumbered by a heavy dose of false modesty, so too we can only accept God's grace like a gleeful child and go on our way rejoicing ...

3164. Rejoice! It's Lent

Joel 2:1-11

Sermon

Carl Hoefler

... Lent, the vision of victory in the midst of defeat - the vision of forgiveness in the murky swamps of guilt - the vision of hope in the bleakness of desolation and despair - the vision of life in the valley of the shadow of death. This is why the ... up things we can easily do without. Lent is not a time to fast as it is a time to fasten our faith more tightly to the hope-filled promises of God. Lent is a time to stand with the prophet Joel in the wastelands, left by the locusts, and to see ripe grain filling ...

3165. Names, Not Numbers

Deuteronomy 26:1-15

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Carl Hoefler

... Lucky I'm fond of. You might say that I love him - but not like I love Susan. I love Susan so deeply that I would give my life for her; because, she is an extension of myself. Susan is my child - in her is my reason for living, my hope, my ultimate happiness. She gives my life significance, security, and love." As Christians, we are not like "Old Lucky" - faithful, obedient, and affectionate. Rather, we are like Susan. We are someone's child. We are not God's pet; we are God's child. He loves us so much ...

3166. A Sword and a Sacrament

Isaiah 50:1-11

Sermon

Carl Hoefler

... , he entered on a humble beast of burden rather than a charging steed. His escorts were not armed soldiers. They were common, ordinary civilians; but, these people were pilgrims celebrating the Passover. They were the "people of God." They were armed with majestic memories, enthusiastic hope, and the dedicated conviction that they were the called and the chosen children of the one true God. The Word of God was on their lips. That Word on their lips and in their hearts was as sharp as a two-edged sword. They ...

3167. The Resurrection of the Body

1 Corinthians 15:35-58

Bulletin Aid

Carl Hoefler

Call to Worship Pastor: The Christian hope assures us of a personal resurrection. People: We need that assurance to answer our questions about life after death. Pastor: We do not know everything about our resurrection, but we have been promised ... Spirit to be more responsive to Christ's influence in our living, than to the sinful nature within us. We pray in Jesus' name. Amen. Hymns "All the Way My Savior Leads Me” “My Hope Is Built” “Now the Green Blade Riseth” “O For a Heart to Praise My God"

3168. Peter is Reinstated by the Risen Lord

John 21:1-19

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Carl Hoefler

... is there for us when our life denies that Christ is our Lord? People: Our hope is in our risen Lord, who not only forgives us, but calls us to serve him with faithfulness. Pastor: That forgiveness was given to Peter when the risen Lord appeared to him and called him to be a shepherd of the church. People: We love the Lord, and want to ...

3169. New Heaven and Earth - All Things New

Revelation 21:1-27

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Carl Hoefler

... of sorrow will be gone; all things will be made new! Pastor: Yes, he will be our God, and we will be his people. People: Our hope is in Christ who has set us free to receive these wonderful blessings! Collect O God, our heavenly Father, whose real home is with your people ... your created order so stained and full of sorrow. Give us faith in your Son, to live our lives committed to him, that the hope of a new heaven and a new earth may be ours. In his name we pray. Amen. Hymns “Come, Let Us Join Our Friends ...

3170. The Life after Death

Luke 20:27-40

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Carl Hoefler

... . People: Praise God for his Son, Jesus, who has shown us the way through death into life eternal! Collect Father in heaven, author of everlasting life; who has created us to live in your presence, even after our physical death: Convince us of the Christian hope that is ours, that we may not hinder our joy by unfounded doubts. We pray through Christ, our resurrection and life. Amen. Prayer of Confession We believe in the resurrection, Father, and are thankful that you have given us that faith. Yet there are ...

3171. The Power of the Gospel

Acts 16:16-40

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James Wilson

... and in Christ is our salvation. Leader: Let us celebrate and give praise to Almighty God who redeemed us all. All: Blessed be the name of the Lord! Collect O God, our Redeemer and Savior, through Your mercy and grace You sent us the Christ and gave us hope, even against the powers of evil. Call us again to carry Your Gospel into all the world. In Christ we pray. Amen. Prayer of Confession Lord, sometimes we have allowed ourselves to feel that we have no recourse against the powers and the influences of evil ...

3172. Faith Beyond Ourselves

Luke 7:1-10

Bulletin Aid

James Wilson

... us raise our voices as one in adoration and song! All: Blessed be the name of the Lord! Collect Most loving and gracious Lord, You have called us to have faith in You even when the world around us denies that any hope exists. Touch our hearts anew, Lord, and fill us with Your joy and hope. In Christ we pray. Amen. Prayer of Confession Lord, so often when we are faced with the stresses and strains of life, our faith falters and we turn away from You, depending on our own resources to find solutions. Even in ...

3173. The Unshakable Kingdom of God

Hebrews 12:14-29

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James Wilson

... God is the Alpha and the Omega and shall be Lord forever! People: No matter what the problems in our lives, God is still our Creator God. Leader: The earth may tremble and the storms may blow, but no power can equal God. People: Let our faith and hope rest in the Lord Who does not change or fail us. Leader: Truly the Lord our God is wonderful and greatly to be praised. All: Blessed be the name of the Lord! Collect Almighty Creator God, You and You alone hold and sustain the entire Universe in Your loving ...

3174. God's Promised Blessing

Haggai 1:1-15

Bulletin Aid

James Wilson

... past and gone forever as we remain stubbornly unwilling even to consider the great things You have in store for Your faithful. Forgive us, Lord, and soften our hearts so we might realize that the greatness of Your tomorrow may well be beyond all we could have ever dreamed or hoped. In Christ we pray. Amen. Hymns "My Hope Is Built" "Be Still, My Soul" "Just When I Need Him Most"

3175. Christ, our Sacrifice for Salvation

Hebrews 10:1-18

Bulletin Aid

James Wilson

Call to Worship Leader: Come, let all of God's people give praise and worship the Lord! People: For we were once lost and without hope before the Lord God Almighty. Leader: On the cross the price was paid for our sins for all who accept Christ. People: In Christ we are washed clean ... us, that we might realize the enormous debt we owe You and be more ready to share Your love with others. In Christ we pray. Amen. Hymns "My Hope Is Built On Nothing Less" "Jesus, Keep Me Near The Cross" "Jesus Paid It All"

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