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3426. Encouraging One Another

Hebrews 10:19-39

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Dallas A. Brauninger

... full assurance of faith. People: We want to generate love rather than discord and engender worthy achievement rather than failure. Leader: Let us approach our work with a true heart in full assurance of faith. People: We hope to kindle among our co-workers a spirit of healthy community. All: Now let us approach God with a true heart in full assurance of faith. Collect Because we can accomplish little alone, O God, we gather in this place in the name of Christ to offer one another encouragement in our faith ...

3427. Good News for Bad Times

Isaiah 40:1-31

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John R. Brokhoff

... you can mention. There is no problem that cannot be solved when the problem is approached in the spirit of Christ -- a spirit of justice, love, and goodwill. And there is hope for you as an individual. One thing is sure: you need not stay as you are. You can change by the ... power of God's Spirit. God in Christ can overrule in God's providence and bring the best out of the worst in you. Surrender your heart to Christ ...

3428. A Voice to be Heard

John 1:19-28

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Maurice A. Fetty

... Luke 1:13-17). This was no vague hope, no wild dream of an old man who should know better. What he saw actually came to pass, and those preliminary stirrings began to shake the foundations of history. And as the child, John, grew up, he became strong in spirit and began living in the wilderness. In a life of solitude, of prayer and fasting, he sensed he was not alone, that the New Age of God's Messiah was at hand. History's long-awaited day was coming. The Christ was approaching. The time of God's anointed ...

3429. The Advent-ure of Hope

Micah 3:1-12

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Dallas A. Brauninger

... within suffers. People: We come praying for wholeness. Leader: We know times of poverty. We hunger and may not have resource to feed our body or sustain our spirit. People: We come yearning for fulfillment. All: Come, Christ, we wait to know your hope. Collect Transforming God, who brings change of heart, we trust in you. Amen. Prayer Of Confession Dear God, we notice only the chaos of brokenness. The ways in which you refine us are puzzling mysteries. ...

3430. Praying for a Whole New World

Luke 21:5-38

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William G. Carter

... as we know it is unplugged and dismantled. Do we want that? Sometimes it is so easy to say yes. Think how wonderful it would be to see the end of all the stuff in the world that makes us sick: petty jealousy among family members, mean-spirited backbiting among neighbors, poverty and over-consumption, violence and destruction, racism and hatred. Wouldn’t it be nice to get a huge garbage can and throw it all away? That’s what I pray for. Then I am reminded of my own complicity in maintaining the status ...

3431. Hated, Excluded, Reviled, Defamed — And Leaping For Joy

Luke 6:17-26

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William G. Carter

... in the wrong place. The point seems to be that God will win over all the forces that take away a person’s humanity. That was the message of the sermon a few chapters before when Jesus preached in Nazareth. He read a section from the prophet Isaiah, “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free” (Luke 4:18). Jesus stood and said, “This ...

3432. In, But Not Of, The World

Jeremiah 29:1-23

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Mark Ellingsen

... in new territory, not on sacred turf, but in the secular realm. In this Bible lesson is God asking you and me to redefine our Christian commitments too? He seems to be telling us that, although as Christians our real home is in the things of the Spirit, we not only need to live in the world, but we will also have some of our richest spiritual experiences and opportunities to participate in God’s liberating work, in worldly moments. The Church is not the only place for spirituality and for hearing God’s ...

3433. With All Your Heart

Joel 2:12-17, Joel 2:1-11

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Carlyle Fielding Stewart

... get right with God. God wants a heart of repentance that leads to redemption. God wants to turn us around from the ways of sin. God wants to turn us around from evil, hatred, malice, and malevolence. God wants us to turn to him in body, mind, spirit, and soul. Repentance is an expression of the soul’s and heart’s desire to turn things around for God, through God, and by God. Fourth, God wants a heart of redemption; a heart of love and forgiveness, compassion and understanding; a heart that is willing to ...

3434. Good News

Luke 4:14-30

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Brett Blair

... out at those gathered in the synagogue, just as I am looking out at you this morning, as near as I can figure, he saw the same thing that strong black soldier saw: Terrible victims of a horrible criminal evil. And this is no complement! Listen to his words: The Spirit of the Lord is upon me because he has anointed me to bring good news to the poor, he has sent me to proclaim release to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free. We don't like to think of ourselves as ...

3435. I've Got a Strong Case of the 'Can't Help Its'

John 1:35-42

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James W. Moore

... we are wanting the other person to have enough good things to sustain them. The wish goes like this: “I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright. I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more. I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive. I wish you enough adversity so the smallest joys in life appear much bigger. I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting. I wish you enough loss to be grateful for all you possess. I wish; you enough hellos to get you through the final goodbyes ...

3436. The Last Laugh

Genesis 18:1-15

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David E. Leininger

... months and cannot find one. It is tough to feel any joy when your body is wracked with pain. It is tough to come up with a smile at the grave of your child. No, the reasons NOT to laugh, to give in to the bone-drying crushed spirit, are often overwhelming. The story we read in our Old Testament lesson this morning, even though there was laughter involved, was not funny, at least not to the one doing the laughing. Poor Sarah had endured the worst humiliation that an ancient woman could have borne - she was ...

3437. John the Baptist

Matthew 3:1-12, Matthew 3:13-17

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David E. Leininger

... neighbors, if it is only for show. I have been saying all along that one would come after me who would baptize with the Holy Spirit and with fire, and if your repentance is not genuine, you will be burned up as chaff. Some think they will be protected from God' ... God's requirements would be fulfilled. So I did, and as soon as it was over, it was as if the heavens opened up, and the Spirit came down on him in the form of a dove...then a voice came out of the clouds saying, `This is my Son, the Beloved, with ...

3438. The Lord's Prayer: Please Forgive Us as We Forgive

Matthew 6:5-15

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David E. Leininger

... experience forgiveness unless we are willing to make it a two-way street. If God is a forgiving God and we are UNforgiving creatures, we will never be able to get along - there is no fellowship between opposites. As to the necessity for a forgiving spirit, Jesus makes that most clear in the parable we read. It follows after Peter asks to what extent forgiveness should go. Peter knew that the rabbis taught that one should forgive another THREE times for the same offense but no more. However, Peter also knew ...

3439. The Freedom in Forgiveness

Matthew 18:21-35

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David E. Leininger

... dogs in the concrete."(1) I wonder if it might not be the same with forgiveness. We love it in the abstract, but when we really have something to forgive, we hate it in the concrete. Louis Untermeyer in his biography of poet Heinrich Heine(2) describes the spirit of the world: "Forgiving was not Heine's business nor his specialty. 'My nature is the most peaceful in the world', he wrote with deceptive mildness. 'All I ask is a simple cottage, a decent bed, good food, some flowers in front of my window, and a ...

3440. I Am Sombody!!!

Mark 1:9-13, Mark 1:1-8

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David E. Leininger

... before ANYTHING was done, and now about to embark on his ministry. THIS CHANGED EVERYTHING! Jesus' baptism ushered in a new baptism. Christian baptism became not just a washing away of sin, as John's baptism was, but the baptism that brings the power of the Holy Spirit and a special relationship with God.(3) Why? For no reason other than God chooses to do it. That is worth a holiday in my book. Perhaps we should be used to this by now, but once more, all our high and holy religious expectations are trashed ...

3441. Sonny Moneybags

Luke 15:11-32

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David E. Leininger

... are not perfect, but somewhere, way down deep, we think we are pretty close...just like Sonny. You see, those sins of the spirit do not amount to all that much in our eyes. If someone pushes dope, engages in prostitution, is a thief or a murderer ... to. The invitation is there for us just as it was that afternoon for Sonny Moneybags so many centuries ago. Are there sins of the spirit that are keeping you on the outside looking in, missing the joy? Perhaps today can be the day that you take them out, pack them ...

3442. Pentecostal Power

Acts 2:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... came from heaven a noise like a violent, rushing wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. And suddenly they were aware of something like tongues of fire resting on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues. But here is what is even more important. Jerusalem was filled with devout people from many nations, and when they heard the followers of Jesus sharing their testimony, each of the foreigners heard them tell about the great ...

3443. Paul's Prayer For Us

Ephesians 3:14-21

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King Duncan

... may be having people admire their muscles as well. We all want to be stronger. Is there anyone who wants to be weak? Of course not. Having said that, I hope you realize that the greatest strength is not a strong body. It is strength of the mind and spirit. In 1964, Al Oerter from the U.S. won a gold medal and set a new Olympic record in the discus throw. Al accomplished all this while suffering from ripped cartilage in his rib cage. A few days before the Olympics opened, Al had injured himself in practice ...

3444. All Dressed Up

Ephesians 6:10-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... is our ultimate protection. It is the sense of security we have that we are surrounded by God's love. The sword of the Spirit, Paul tells us, is the word of God. According to many scholars, when the "word of God" is used in the New Testament it ... police, and when interrogated, he said, "That woman had a power like I've never seen before." (4) This lady was wielding the sword of the spirit! God gave her the word to speak and she spoke it! The point of the armor of God is this: It is a question of identity. ...

3445. Transformed By A Babe

Matthew 1:18-25

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King Duncan

... have all the tools of modern technology and insight. But over our lives there hangs a mist. We need an internal guide to lead our steps. We need a tiny babe to transform us. He alone can give us what the whole world has come to know as the Christmas spirit ”a spirit of kindness and generosity and love. By making His dwelling in our hearts, He can light up our lives. As Roy L. Smith once put it, "He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree." It’s been said best in a little ...

3446. The Greatest Good News Of All

Luke 2:8-20, Luke 2:1-7

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King Duncan

... cold and lonely city if you are an American soldier. You're behind communist lines, behind a wall of fear and mutual distrust. But all is not bleak. An American entertainer has come with a troupe of pretty girls and musicians to do a show to raise your spirits. His name? Bob Hope. Hope begins his show with his regular patter: "When I landed," he says with an air of warm congeniality, "General Clay came up to see me, shook my hand, and asked me for my autograph. What a sneaky way to get enlistments." All the ...

3447. Written In Our Hearts

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

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King Duncan

... that inner sense of who we are and whose we are and why we were created and what our chief end in life is, no outward law is likely to help. We do not take a Gallup poll to determine what is appropriate for us. We have the indwelling spirit of the living God. Nelson Price tells about Charles Pritchett, one of the south's foremost piano tuners. Pritchett says it is almost impossible to tune two pianos with one another. It simply will not work. However, by using a tuning fork, one can be tuned. By using the ...

3448. The Most Beautiful Story Ever Told

Isaiah 7:1-25

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King Duncan

... to pull the trigger." Let's look for a few moments at the Christmas story. It is a story unmatched in beauty, power and mystery. CHRISTMAS IS, FIRST OF ALL, A YOUNG COUPLE WHO EXPERIENCE THE MIRACULOUS IN THEIR LIFE. She is "with child"a child conceived by the Holy Spirit. In Isaiah we read, "Hear now, you house of David! Is it not enough to try the patience of men? Will you try the patience of my God also? Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will be with child and will give birth to ...

3449. The Placebo Effect

John 1:1-18

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King Duncan

... that perhaps Jesus was revealing himself to those who had known him in the flesh in this mysterious new form in order to help prepare them for that day when he would no longer be available to them through their physical senses, but through the power of Spirit. That did not mean, however, that he would cease to be with them. He would always be with them. He promised them that. And they believed that promise. Indeed, they staked their lives on that promise. And so can we. That is the promise that allows us ...

3450. We Haven't Seen Anything Yet!

1 Corinthians 2:9

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King Duncan

... a better world. He said, “. . . Faith is the assurance (or evidence) of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen . . . By faith, we understand that the world was created by God . . .” He makes that clear in our text when he says that it is only by the spirit of God that we can come to know God. In other words, our anticipation grows out of our faith and not visa versa. Because we have met the One who holds the future in His mighty hand, we can live in joy and anticipation. “Because he lives ...

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