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Matthew 14:13-21, Nehemiah 9:1-37, Exodus 12:1-30, Romans 8:28-39, Isaiah 55:1-13

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... fall season than a theological theme in the church year. For now, the latter part of August emphasizes a kind of homiletical eschatology; in many congregations, one has been preaching primarily to the faithful few during the summer months ... are said or sung on both Sundays. Those two verses read: The Lord is gracious and full of compassion, slow to anger and of great kindness. The Lord is loving to everyone and his compassion is over all his works. Verses 16 and 17 have found considerable use in table prayers ...

3477. Proper 15 & Pentecost 13

Isaiah 56:1-8, Psalm 67:1-7, Psalm 78:1-72, Exodus 16:1-36, Romans 11:11-24, Romans 11:25-32, Matthew 15:21-28

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... their hearts, demanding food for their craving. They railed agianst God and said, "Can God set a table in the wilderness?" (vv. 18, 19) Since the reading recounts how God did just this by providing meat and manna for the people, this psalm seems more functional as a kind of introit rather than a responsory to the first reading. It does, of course, open up a larger question about what God is able to do today, in the light of the miracle in the Gospel of the Day, which enables it to be used as an appropriate ...

3478. Proper 17 & Pentecost 15

Matthew 16:21-28, Romans 12:1-8, Exodus 19:1-25, Jeremiah 14:1--15:21, Jeremiah 20:7-18, Psalm 114:1-8, Psalm 63:1-11

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... for the Lord. The sacrifice of one's ambitions, dreams, and intentions, along with one's time, talents, and possessions, on behalf of the Lord - a living sacrifice - may be more difficult than actually dying as a martyr for Christ; such sacrifice is a kind of slow and often agonizing death in which we find life. Jeremiah 20: 7-9 (R) - "Divine Seduction." 1. That's what Jeremiah experienced; God had seduced him into being his spokesperson, his prophet. It was his making, not his downfall. 2. Ridicule and ...

3479. Proper 22 & Pentecost 20

Matthew 21:33-46, Philippians 4:2-9, Philippians 3:12-4:1, Numbers 27:12-23, Psalm 81:1-16, Isaiah 5:1-7

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... , thereby producing a good harvest - not a new cross - for Jesus. 3. Just as God took the vineyard away from Israel because it produced "wild grapes," so he does to those to whom he gave the kingdom of heaven in Jesus Christ. God is merciful and kind and just, but he cannot act against his own character and will. The cross of Calvary rips up the vineyard, condemning those who reject or neglect Jesus, just as surely as it reconciles the faithful to God. 4. The faithful are the "pleasant planting" of the Lord ...

3480. Proper 27 & Pentecost 25

Psalm 50:1-23, Psalm 43:1-5, Psalm 63:1-11, Amos 5:18-27, Hosea 11:1-11, 1 Thessalonians 4:13--5:11, Matthew 25:14-30

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... its message for our lives. The Psalm Prayer (LBW) Eternal Father of our mortal race, in Jesus Christ your grace has come upon us: For his sake, prosper the work of our hands until he returns to gladden our hearts forever. Psalm 63:1-7 (R) A lament of this kind could only come from a people who live in arid lands and are familiar with the conditions of the desert: "my soul thirsts for you, my flesh faints for you, as in a barren and dry land where there is no water." But the psalmist touches the lives and ...

3481. Christ The King

Ezekiel 34:1-31, Matthew 25:31-46, 1 Corinthians 15:12-34, Psalm 95:1-11, Psalm 23:1-6

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... that time and in that part of the country, did not have crucifixes on, or above, their altars; they didn't want to be confused with Roman Catholic churches. This congregation not only dared to have a crucifix in front of the people, but it was a different kind of a crucifix from those usually seen; it was a fully vested figure of the risen Lord superimposed on the cross, and with the marks of the nails visible in hands and feet. It was an announcement that Jesus had conquered death and risen from the grave ...

3482. Thanksgiving Day

Deuteronomy 8:1-20, Philippians 4:2-9, Philippians 4:10-20, 1 Timothy 2:1-15, Luke 17:11-19

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... God's gifts in the goodness of creation. Thanksgiving, therefore, calls forpreaching to function as a creation eucharist, which might properly be followed in the worship service with the actual Eucharist. Thanksgiving, from this perspective, calls for a kind of eucharist in "two kinds" - not just bread and wine, but preaching and communion. The sermon will proclaim God's gracious acts in creation, and the communion gives people an opportunity to respond with thanksgiving to the Lord who has saved us all ...

3483. Color It Purple

2 Samuel 5:1-5

Sermon

... . A Messianic color of kingship heralding the coming Christ, whose kingship will color the universe with a crayola of caring, sharing, and daring. Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote, "The true test of a civilization is not the census, nor the size of the cities ... but the kind of man the country turns out." The pygmy-sized fledgling nation of outcasts and slaves called Israel had produced a Goliath of a man when David was born in Bethlehem. A man who would establish a City of Peace on Zion’s hill. A man who ...

3484. The Secret Story of Gabriel

Luke 1:26-38

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... big finish. "You have to realize," he said, "that where this Child is born is very important. We need to consider what kind of image we want the television cameras to show. I suggest we build the most magnificent palace the world has ever seen ... ... Jesus born in a stable. He’ll be homeless and laid in a humble manger on the edge of town. He’ll be born in the kind of place respectable people hurry by on their way to someplace else. "In this way," said Gabriel, "people might reflect on how He was born and ...

3485. God’s Special Mission for You

Isaiah 40:1-31

Children's Sermon

... or important family; in fact, Mary came from a rather poor and simple family. In other words, Mary was just an average, everyday child ... the kind you play with or go to school with ... a lot like any of us ... a lot like any one of you. Sometimes, we get ... in mind for all of you. But what about when you are older; what special mission might God have for you then? If you are the kind of person who will say "yes" to God, He will have you to do something very important for Him in this world. God has a special ...

3486. Having Fun is God's Idea

Philippians 4:4

Children's Sermon

... that we can play with each other. That makes it much more fun and exciting. Besides, who likes to play by themselves? Whenever we play or do something together, that's what is called fellowship. The best kind of fellowship is when we work or play together to serve God. This is called Christian fellowship. What makes this kind of fellowship so wonderful is that it can make us happy. Although you may play a game of basketball and really enjoy it, that will not make you happy. What this means is that there is ...

3487. Ash Wednesday

Matthew 6:1-4

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... FILL US WITHIN! (based on Psalm 51) Collect Glorious God, you have taught us proper repentance through the words of Jesus. Teach us today the secret of self-examination: that, made deeply aware of the sinful condition of our inner spirits, we may feel the kind of contrition that will prepare us for the grace you offer in the Christ. In his name we pray. Amen Prayer of Confession Gracious God, we acknowledge and confess now with public words the sin and iniquity that we feel most profoundly in the privacy ...

3488. Tuesday in Holy Week

John 12:20-36

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... Amen Prayer of Confession Eternal God, we confess our seeming inability to grasp your many mysteries, and particularly the subtleties of your self-manifestation in a suffering Christ, executed as a criminal. We admire worldly "winners" and success stories, and despise the very kinds of "bleeding hearts" and "do-gooders" that most emulate Jesus. Forgive us, we pray, and help us finally to adjust our values in such a way that we shall at last be able to look beyond appearances of weakness and defeat to behold ...

3489. Advent 3

Matthew 11:1-19

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... Indeed we shall! So be it! Amen Message with the Children of All Ages Consider this: Ask the children some of the things they wonder about. Share some of the things you wonder about. Then ask, Do you think that the people of Jesus' day knew what kind of a king God would send? Tell of their expectation for a warrior-king who would defeat their enemies. They got a surprise. People are still surprised when the baby grows up. Proclamation of the Word Consider this: The disciples of Jesus' day, and too often, in ...

3490. Christmas 2

John 1:1-18

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... this: He built the message around this theme: Is there any room in your inn - for the word made flesh, and for the kind of people he mentions in the last part of Matthew 25? Stewardship Challenge Suggestion: You may want to use this quotation from Henry ... it in front so that your shadow will fall behind you; to make a grave for your ugly thoughts and a garden for your kindly feelings, with the gate open ... are you willing to do these things even for a day? Then you can keep Christmas." (source unknown) Charge ...

3491. A High Opinion of Self

Luke 18:9-14

Illustration

R. Curtis Fussell

... , sixty percent said they were in the top ten percent, and absolutely no one said he was below average in being easy to get along with. Obviously high school students have a very high opinion of themselves; they have pride in themselves. Now is this the kind of pride that says, "I have something to offer this world to make it a better place," or is it the kind of pride that says, "I'm better than you"? The exam doesn't say. We hope it's pride that offers to build a better world; otherwise, it is arrogance.

3492. Proper 14

Matthew 14:22-36

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... other. For example, we trust parents to put good, not spoiled, food on the table; we trust the pharmacist to give us the right kind of medicine; we trust cars to stopat the red light. If we trust each other, even when we may not even know each other, how much more ... we can trust Jesus who never lets us down. Proclamation of the Word Consider this: Continue to follow the same kind of reasoning presented in the children's message. Continue to focus on the ways we trust each other. Yes, sometimes we ...

3493. A Glory Revealed in Grace and Love

John 13:1-17

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... he calls himself "Teacher and Lord," and this is right, for he is both. Now we might expect a teacher to be willing to set an example by deed as well as by word. And Jesus, the great teacher and rabbi might even wash his students’ feet to make some kind of statement about ethics or service to others. But Jesus, the Lord, taking the role of a servant? Never! Peter’s reaction is ours as well: "Lord, do you wash my feet? Never! Never will I let you do this!" Peter, for all his foot-in-the-mouth bluster ...

3494. "On The Way To The Cross"

Luke 19:28-44

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... spoke of peace was the beginning of a week which ended with a last supper, a public humiliation, death on a cross. How morbid ... for Palm Sunday. Yet Jesus Christ, on this day, spoke of peace. The disciples, on this day, wanted to hear anything else except the kind of peace he meant, for his peace would come from doing the will of God which was the cross. The disciples could not hear it. Security was not a cross. Tranquility was not a cross. Prosperity was not a cross ... not a cross of Jesus! Though Jesus ...

3495. "Good Friday People In An Easter World"

Mark 15:37-47, Mark 16:1-6

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... bad has ever happened to me, but nothing all that miraculous has ever happened to me either. So I don’t know what to believe; I don’t know what to believe about God. If I could experience some kind of miracle, then I could probably believe." In the gospels, there are two kinds of people who believe. There are Easter people, those who experienced the wonder and mystery of the empty tomb, and believed: "My Lord and my God!" Most of us, including my friend, would like to be Easter people. The excitement ...

3496. Three Secrets of A Life Well Lived

2 Timothy 4:6-8

Sermon

Brett Blair

... wouldn’t make it through the church interview process today. Theirs was a rough and dangerous world, turmoil on every side, both in the Jewish nation and the Roman. Think of the pictures we have seen from Afghanistan these past few weeks and you get an idea of the kind of hardships the Apostle Paul faced as he traveled for 20 years and thousands of miles all over the Roman world. And now the end was near for Paul. This was not just a guess; it was certainty. He was under house arrest in Rome. He was under ...

3497. When Old Nick Met Nicodemus

Drama

... even those who walked with Jesus failed him. But, what did Jesus do? Did he say, "Get away from me, you failures ... you sinners!"? No, not at all. He came to them in a resurrected body, forgave them, and loved them. We are doing a play in church that kind of talks about how they failed the Lord. Nick A play in church? Jim Yes, a drama that helps us understand a bit of the joy and excitement of the first Easter. (Holds up the costume) I’m playing the part of a man named Nicodemus. Nick (Getting excited ...

3498. "The Return"

Drama

... on the side, dearie. Woman More lies! Whatever my relationship with them, it was only because my Lord loved them too. Liberal Lady (to Jesus) I think you can see what was going on. Politician Jesus, by now I think it can be clearly seen that this woman is some kind of imposter. There is no way that she could ever have been your wife. Now, over the years, I can see that from my position of political power: I gave her more respect than I should have. But you can’t fault a man for that, now can you? Over ...

3499. The Coming of the Lord

Luke 21:5-38

Drama

... 1] It was only supposed to be one, but we’ll make do! 2: Say, maybe you can clear this up for me. When the Lord comes, doesn’t that mean that all the material things we know will be destroyed and we’ll all live in a new, kind of spiritual world? You know, like heaven. That’s what I always thought! 1: No - the oppressors will be crushed! 3: Peace, brotherhood, sisterhood! Angel: I’m sorry, but that information is classified - even I don’t know it. All I can tell you is [Announcement] THE COMING ...

3500. In The Lion's Den

Daniel 6:1-28

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Bill Bouknight

... me, but I’m going to be busy tonight and won’t need it. It’s small but it’s clean." The couple accepted it with gratitude. The next morning George would not accept any money from the couple. The older man said to George, "You’re just the kind of man who ought to be managing the best hotel in America." George smiled and thanked the man but thought nothing more about it. Two years later, a letter arrived from that man, inviting George to come to New York City. A train ticket was enclosed. George’s ...

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