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326. A Crippling Spirit

Luke 13:10-17

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Brett Blair

... by involving him in a variety of sports. He soon showed a aptitude as an athlete and by the age of 13 his skills were confirmed when he won the Iron Kids Triathlon—a combination of swimming, biking and running. Three years later at the tender age of 16 he became a professional triathlon athlete. When most children were trying to compete at their local high schools, and entering amature competitions, Linda’s boy was making money as an athlete. He worked hard and sometimes his training would take him to ...

327. If Only We Would Let God Mold Us ...

Jeremiah 18:1--19:15

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Wallace H. Kirby

... least three and sometimes five injections. Dr. Byrd, our family physician, must have felt the same way, for he decided John needed to be seen by a specialist. John was excited about a trip to the city, but not about another doctor probing around in his tender ears. "Your son needs to have tubes put in both ears so that the fluid building up behind the drum can drain. Unless this is done, he will continue to have ear infections and his hearing might be impaired." Dr. Pope explained the surgical procedure and ...

328. Proper 10

Exodus 2:11-25

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... from the simple traditions of the Hebrews and the stern moral code of the Midianites. These seemed to have come to fruition during his lonely watches in the desert wastes of Midian, and his own spirituality blossomed. We often speak of God as being tender, kind, and loving. That is all true; but, we also need to remember God is a tiger. He attacks and destroys things which are evil, degrading, dehumanizing, and false. God is a denouncer of mere religiosity, the scourge of hypocritical morality, the One who ...

329. The Passion of Our Lord

2 Corinthians 5:21

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... good and gentle Jesus, while before Thy face I humbly kneel, and with burning soul pray and beseech Thee to fix deep in my heart live sentiments of faith, hope, and charity, true contrition for my sins, and a firm purpose of amendment. Meanwhile, I contemplate with great love and tender mercy Thy five most precious wounds, pondering over them within me, and calling to mind the words which David, Thy prophet, said of Thee, my Jesus: "They have pierced My hands and My feet; they have numbered all my bones."

330. Parable of Raising Kittens

Matthew 25:31-46

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... where they'll feed them well and treat them nicely." "Jennie, you act like you're their mother." "Well, I know I'm not their mother, but I can't see anyone go hungry. I don't see how anyone would want to drown a poor little kitten.' Tender-hearted children can be shown loving concern and ways of mercy. Kindness will come easily to them. It is only when children are mistreated and given a miserable example of cruelty and hate and prejudice that meanness takes over. We ought to be concerned with all children ...

331. Dear Mrs. Day

Luke 15:1-7

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Thomas C. Short

... few seconds, I could not take my eyes off him, and he could not take his eyes off me. We stared at each other as though some great common bond of life held us together. His eyes crying out to me for help and my eyes reaching into his with tenderness and understanding and above all, a desire to help. I was interrupted in my communication with this dying pigeon by my friend who suddenly said, "There it is. Over there." Yes, of course, it was the restaurant. We had a big, green W-A-L-K and we started across ...

332. The God Who Doesn’t Give Up

Hosea 11:1-11

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... stay out of trouble. Does a mother forget her son because of what he has done? Does the Lord give up on his children because of what they have done? The answer, clearly, is no. The Lord says, "My heart recoils at such a thing!" His compassion grows warm and tender. The first line of one of Frederick Faber’s hymns describes God’s nature in these words, "There’s a wideness in God’s mercy, like the wideness of the sea." The Lord explains why he is the way he is. "For I am God and not man." (Hosea 11 ...

333. Authority Through Servanthood

Matthew 20:20-28, Matthew 20:17-19

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Dean Lueking

... Without even knowing it, no doubt, Mrs. Zebedee was setting her sons up for disaster. As we look at her, however, let’s recognize the "Jewish mother" in all of us. Wanting to occupy the place of authority is a mightily seductive force. I learned something about that at the tender age of nine. As a fourth grader I had a marvelous teacher whose name was Tillie Laughlin. Her name alone is a hint of her awesome gifts as a teacher; she was no ordinary person and as long as I live I am in her debt for her gifts ...

334. Believing Is Seeing

John 20:24-31

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Dean Lueking

... lad. Jesus told them that if they had faith as a grain of mustard seed they would say to a mountain - move over there! and it would. The image of the mustard seed as an image of faith can encourage us. It teaches us today that our faith may be tender indeed, but that it need not stay that way. Faith grows by the exercise of faith, by trusting God and acting upon the faithful vision of what we are to do as we meet all the circumstances of life ahead for us in the next seven days before we gather ...

335. How Did It Come to This?

Jeremiah 2:1-3:5

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... , “I remember the devotion of your youth, how as a bride you loved me. Why have you strayed so far?” Isn’t it strange that at a funeral we never talk about how much money a person had? It seems so inconsequential at that time. At that tender moment, the only thing that matters is how a person lived their life. III How have things come to this asked the prophet? A third reason it got to this stage was that Israel ended up sabotaging their own ideals. With their choices, attitudes, and behavior they ...

336. Easter 4

Acts 13:13-52, Revelation 7:9-17, John 10:22-42

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... are those who have washed their robes in the blood of the Lamb. Who then gets to heaven? The criterion is not knowledge, power, or wealth. The way to heaven is acceptance of Jesus as Savior by faith. 3. Wipe (v. 17). Here is one of the most tender and compassionate verses of the Bible. None other than Almighty God himself dries the tears of those who have suffered on earth. In love God wipes away tears as a dear mother comforts her weeping child. And it is not some tears, but "every" tear is wiped away ...

337. Trinity Sunday

Jn 16:12-15 · Rom 5:1-5 · Prov 8:22-31

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John R. Brokhoff

... the eternal Trinity and, in the power of your divine majesty, to worship the unity. Keep us in this faith and worship and bring us at last to see you in your glory, one God, now and forever." Hymn of the Day: "Father, Most Holy, Merciful, and Tender" Theme of the Day: The Work of the Trinity Lesson 1 - God the Father created the world. Lesson 2 - God the Son redeemed the world. Gospel - God the Spirit reveals the Word. The Trinity is implicit in the Scriptures. The three persons of the Trinity are involved ...

338. Proper 12

Lk 11:1-13 · Col 2:6-15 · Gen 18:20-32 · 2 Ki 5:1-15

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John R. Brokhoff

... pray is the Holy Spirit. THEOLOGICAL REFLECTION Gospel: Luke 11:1-13 1. Father (v. 2). There is something about this word that speaks volumes about God, about Jesus' relationship with God, and our potential relationship with God through Christ. It is a warm, tender, and personal name like "Daddy." It means that prayer is the time and means for a child to speak to the heavenly Father, the Almighty and Holy One. We can say "Father" on these intimate terms be-cause Christ has atoned for our sins, removed ...

339. The Nativity of Our Lord

Luke 2:1-20 · Isa 9:2-7 · Tit 2:11-14

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John R. Brokhoff

... Lesson 2 the thought of rejoicing is implied for the appearance of grace in Christ. Psalm 96 breaks out in a call for a new song to praise God for his salvation, majesty, and power. In the Hymn of the Day, Luther, in a most beautiful and tender way, re-tells the story of the nativity and meditates upon it. The Prayer of the Day reminds us as we pray that Christ came to reveal the Father and to redeem sinners. Relation of Christmas to the Advent Season Christmas and Advent should be considered as inseparable ...

340. Proper 20

Lk 16:1-13 · 1 Tim 2:1-8 · Amos 8:4-7 · Hos 11:1-11

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... his welfare and security. Jesus urges us to emulate the unjust steward by wisely using our wealth for heavenly purposes. Lesson 1: Hosea 11:1-11 1. Child (v. 1). The nation is seen here as a small child loved by his father. It is one of the most tender and touching scenes in the Bible. See the people of God as a little baby: naming, calling, holding in one's arms, teaching, and feeding him. God the Father expressed his love for his baby-people by caring for and raising them. The concept implies that as his ...

341. Proper 23

Matthew 22:1-14

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... for the apathy we express toward the eternal blessing you share with us through Christ. Help us to be ready, willing, and excited about your promised kingdom. We pray through Christ our Lord. Amen. Hymns "Come, Sinners, to the Gospel Feast" "Jesus Calls Us O'er the Tumult" "Jesus Is Tenderly Calling" "Sinners, Turn: Why Will You Die"

342. Epiphany 2

Isaiah 49:1-7, 1 Corinthians 1:1-9, John 1:29-34, John 1:35-42

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... keeps us from being 'in a right relationship with you. Cleanse us by the blood of the Lamb, that we may walk in newness of life with Christ our Lord. In his name we pray. Amen. Hymns "Come, Ye Sinners, Poor and Needy" "Have Thine Own Way, Lord" "Jesus Is Tenderly Calling" "O Happy Day"

343. Jesus' Invitation To Drink Living Water

John 3:1-21

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... us from drinking the life-giving water of salvation. Reveal our sins to us, and then cleanse us; that we may be refreshed with your gift of new life in Christ Jesus our Lord, in whose name we pray. Amen. Hymns "I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say" "Jesus Is Tenderly Calling" "My Hope Is Built" "'Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus"

344. Christmas Vision

Isaiah 9:1-7

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... upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord. And his delight shall be in the fear of the Lord. (Isaiah 11:1-3, RSV) Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and cry to her that her warfare is ended, that her iniquity is pardoned, that she has received from the Lord's hand double for all her sins. (Isaiah 40:1-2, RSV) Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed ...

345. Trouble on the Mountain

Exodus 32:1-33:6

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... , word, and deed - sometimes unknowingly, other times presumptuously. When we consider the defection, the disobedience, the silly excuses of these Jews, we may be tempted to judge them harshly, but let's be cautious. Do we not often forget God's tender mercies, his gracious revelations and provisions, and even his terrible warnings against all sin and wrongdoing? We, too, are skilled in excuse-making, however preposterous they may be. I read some notes which a teacher collected that parents sent to school ...

346. He Lights Up My Life!

Exodus 33:12-23

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... that be why the Scripture says to "Grieve not the Holy Spirit"?) There is no worse feeling in the whole wide world than to be lonely for God. It is, without doubt, the emptiest feeling a mortal can know. We get so accustomed to having that gracious, tender, gentle, comforting, guiding, powerful Presence with us. No wonder we border on frantic hysteria when we feel the absence of God! Maybe that's the reason so many folks love the simple, old Gospel song which says, And He walks with me, and He talks with me ...

347. Mi Casa, Su Casa

Matthew 21:33-46

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Mark Radecke

... Father, it need not be so. All such folks need to know they have a loving Father they’ve never met. There’s room in this adoptive family for millions more. The landlord-tenant relationship is tenuous at best. But the father/child relationship is tender and precious. By the grace of our Father God and for the sake of Christ his Son, we are no more tenants, but children. No longer sharecroppers, but heirs. Here’s to a bountiful harvest and abundant fruits: to God be praise and glory! Hymn: "Children ...

348. "He Who Commands Is He Who Fulfills"

Matthew 22:34-40

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... to a literal interpretation of scripture, it seems not to have grasped one of the more direct and uncomplicated of all biblical injunctions: this one to love. What it has in its vision of moral rectitude and strident biblicism it woefully lacks in love, in tenderness, in mercy, in kindness and in gentleness. Where a soft word of healing is called for it will too often speak a shrill word of condemnation. Where a work of mercy is called for, some pious - or perhaps impious - platitudes are mouthed. And the ...

349. In Defense of the One-Talent Servant

Matthew 25:14-30

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... stand to testify in his own behalf. Defense: Mr. One-Talent, I know this will not be easy for you to do, but in your own words tell the court why you returned to your master only the one talent entrusted to your care. One-Talent: (speaking in meek and tender voice, seeking to win over the minds and hearts of all present) Your Honor, I, well, I guess I was just afraid. Afraid I might fail. I’m not blessed with a lot of natural ability, your Honor. Oh, I can work alright; I’m not afraid of work. Ask ...

350. God’s Safety Net

Matthew 25:31-46

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D. Wayne Burkette

... and had devoured the very sheep they were supposed to tend. Thus, the prophet envisions a day when God will personally shepherd the peopie of Israel, a day when there will be a Good Shepherd who will care for and feed the flock with justice and tenderness, not avarice and greed. Ezekiel’s imagery is vivid. The Good Shepherd will seek the lost and bring back the recalcitrant sheep who keep going astray. The Good Shepherd will bind up the injured and crippled sheep, strengthen the fearful and weak. The Good ...

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