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3576. The Great I AM

Sermon

Ronald Lavin

... you shall say to the Israelites, 'I AM has sent me to you.'" God also said to Moses, "Thus you shall say to the Israelites, 'The LORD, the God of your ancestors, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you': This is my ... work a reality! She went home in silence and opened her Bible to the 18th chapter of Jeremiah: The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, "Come, go down to the potter's house and there I will let you hear my words." So I went down to the potter's house ...

3577. Those Who Mourn

Sermon

John A. Terry

... , this is a future-looking promise. A Catholic priest by the name of Henri Nouwen wrote a little book titled A Letter of Consolation. It was written from a son to a father six months after the death of the son's -- Henry -- mother. At one point he said, "The Lord who died, died for us ... for you, for me, for mother, and for all people. He died not because of any death or darkness in him, but only to free us from the death and darkness in us. If the God who revealed life to us, and whose only desire ...

3578. Easter 5

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

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RobertT D. Ingram

... dwells in me does his works. Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me..." People: We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made ... in the Son. If in my name you ask me for anything, I will do it." People: We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified, who ...

3579. The Final Questions

John 6:60-71

Sermon

George W. Hoyer

... teaching you by this word. "It is the Spirit that gives life," Jesus says in this text, "the flesh is useless." That is our Lord's way of urging you to realize God knows the answers. Use your head and don't exaggerate your brains. Realize your common sense ... they said the teaching of Jesus was difficult. We who do not wish to go away take the opposite approach. Because what our Lord expects is difficult, therefore we will stay close; we will always go about with him. We will receive him as he gives himself ...

3580. Hate Evil

John 3:1-21

Sermon

Harry N. Huxhold

... bargain with the people. Rather, God gave the people the opportunity to test God's goodness, grace and mercy. Judgment Withheld The analogy of the brazen serpent lifted up by Moses in the wilderness is made by the evangelist as to how God had to lift up our Lord Jesus Christ. "So," he says, "must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life." The Son of Man was "lifted up" upon the cross and again when he ascended into heaven. The same Greek expression is used for both the ...

3581. God's providence and priorities

Matthew 6:19-24

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Dennis Koch

... of which is the more developed: (1) God's providence and (2) God's priorities, namely, God's Reign and righteousness. The assurance throughout is that because of these things, everything else will "fall into place." Liturgical Color Green Suggested Hymns Dear Lord And Father Of Mankind If You Put Trust In God To Guide You O Living Bread From Heaven With The Lord Begin Your Task Sing Praise To God, The Highest Good Salvation Unto Us Has Come O God Of Mercy, God Of Light As With Gladness Men Of Old Epiphany 8 ...

3582. Pentecost Sunday

John 20:19-23

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Dennis Koch

... can be summarized as preaching and baptizing (which is the context for the forgiveness and retention of sins mentioned). Liturgical Color Red Suggested Hymns To God The Holy Spirit Let Us Pray Come, Holy Ghost, God, And Lord Filled With The Spirit's Power Lord God, The Holy Ghost Pentecost Sunday Breathe your life-giving Spirit into us, O Lord, and sweep away the props we set up to avoid your guidance in our lives. We are too weak to put you first and too afraid of what will happen if we do. So breathe your ...

3583. Facing Failures With the Gospel Proclamation

Matthew 13:1-23

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Dennis Koch

... I Go The Son Of God, Our Christ O God Of Mercy, God Of Light To God, The Holy Spirit Let Us Pray Eternal Spirit Of The Living Christ Your Word, O Lord, Is Gentle Dew Sent Forth By God's Blessing When Seed Falls On Good Soil Prayer for Proper 10, Pentecost 8, or OT 15 Depth of soil, Lord, that's what we need! Sometimes we allow long dry spells to occur in our spiritual lives. As the ground of our hearts is neglected, it becomes hard and unyielding. This is what happens when we fail to cultivate the soil of ...

3584. Those Who Mourn

Isaiah 40:1-31

Sermon

John A. Terry

3585. Holy Thursday / Maundy Thursday

John 13:1-17, 31b-35

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RobertT D. Ingram

... for serving others, and resisted his example, Jesus' glory shines because he still loved them and gave his life for them. And now, children, just as Jesus washed the first disciples, he washes you and removes all of your sin. Cng: If our glorious Teacher and Lord can do this for us; then we can take up his example of bowing down in service to others. Ldr: By this everyone will know that you are disciples of Jesus Christ, if you have love for one another. Commissioning and Blessing Know that Christ still ...

3586. Spirit and Life

John 6:25-59, John 6:60-71

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RobertT D. Ingram

... : Jesus said, "Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood abide in me, and I in them." Leader 2: Because he said this, many of his disciples turned back and no longer went about with him. Leader 1: "Do you wish to go away also?" Jesus asks. Congregation: Lord, to whom can we go? You have the words of eternal life. Leader 2: "It is the spirit that gives life; the flesh is useless," Jesus said. Leader 1: And he told his disciples, "The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life." Congregation: We have ...

3587. Taking Christ's Side

Mark 9:38-41

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RobertT D. Ingram

... are we to anyone? Leader: Jesus said, "Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another." Congregation: Lord, let love season our every thought and desire, and use it to bring peace to our fellowship. Acts of Confession ... prayers.) * "A Charge to Keep I Have" * "Bind Us Together" * "Dear Lord, Lead Me Day by Day" "He Is Our Peace" * "I Want a Principle Within" "In Christ There Is No East or West" * "Lead Us, O Father, in the Paths of Peace" * "Lord, I Want to Be a Christian" * "Make Us One" * "O Love ...

3588. What Must We Do?

Mark 10:17-31

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RobertT D. Ingram

... : You shall not steal. Left: You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. Right: You shall not covet anything that belongs to your neighbor. Leader: Jesus looked at the man who asked him this question, loved him and said, "You lack one thing." All: Lord, love us, and tell us if we lack anything. Prayer Holy God, who alone is called good, we come to you seeking eternal life.We come seeking Jesus Christ, the true fountain of youth. Strengthen our resolve, steel our nerve, to trust Jesus' every word ...

3589. Loving God with Our Whole Being

Mark 12:28-34

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RobertT D. Ingram

... . We have neglected your inspirations. Forgive what we have been; help us to amend what we are; and in your Spirit direct what we shall be; that you may come into the full glory of your creation, in us and in all the people, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.(Continue to pray silently.)Hear the good news. "God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life. Indeed, God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world ...

3590. Celebrating Eucharistic Time

Mark 14:12-26

Sermon

Charles R. Leary

... to his people. Covenant signifies a promise more binding than a contract. In a contract, if one party fails to fulfill his/her promise, the other party is free of obligation, whereas in a covenant the promise stands. So, for all practical purposes, God marries us: “I, the Lord, take you to be my bride. I promise to be true to you in good times and bad times.” I know no better model for understanding God’s promise than the wedding vow. But I have to say, I was not there when Moses sealed the covenant ...

3591. Winners Losers

John 8:31-41

Sermon

Thomas Peterson

... over our lives. We are to be Disciples, following Jesus. A great division in life comes out here; we are not to obey the wishes of our egos, but we are to obey Jesus instead. The control we have learned is not self-manipulation but wise oversight. Jesus is Lord over life. We are then promised that we shall know the Truth. How do we know truth? Certainly we will not know the truth of mathematics, physics, biology. What we will come to know is the truth of ourselves. We will be able to contrast what we have ...

3592. Speaking Truth to Power: The Ministry of Nathan

2 Samuel 11:1-27

Sermon

Robert Noblett

... this: the king’s indignation has been fully touched he readily identifies with the poor man in the story when, perhaps eyeball-to-eyeball like L. B. J. and Kosygin, Nathan makes the connection between the story and the king. “You are that man. And this is what the Lord God of Israel says: ÔI made you king of Israel and rescued you from Saul. I gave you his kingdom and his wives; I made you king over Israel and Judah. If this had not been enough, I would have given you twice as much. Why, then, have you ...

3593. Renewal of the New

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... not a whale swallowed Jonah than about human misery among the little fish of society. In a world threatened with external destruction and internal collapse, the biggest and best thing some churches do is to play bingo, or conduct a bazaar, or arrange for a fish fry! Lord, have mercy on us! Now, if we would add up a renewed faith, a renewed passion, and a renewed compassion, it would amount to a renewed church. That is the crying need of our time, not a new, but a renewed church. The new covenant promised by ...

3594. Investing God's Gift

Luke 19:11-27

Sermon

Larry R. Kalajainen

... him nor anyone else any good at all. Luke's message is clear: The gift which the church has received is the gift of salvation through Jesus Christ. Yet it is a gift that carries with it the charge to invest it and make it grow. The time of the Lord's absence is the time for mission, not for hoarding the gift. The servants who are entrusted with their master's money are to act on his behalf. They are to invest as though the master himself was investing. And so it is with the salvation which God has effected ...

3595. Proper 8

Mark 5:21-43

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Dallas A. Brauninger

... crying this Psalm all those years of waiting and suffering: Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord. Lord, hear my voice! Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications! I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I hope; my soul waits for the Lord more than those who watch for the morning, more than those who watch for the morning. O Israel, hope in the Lord! For with the Lord there is steadfast love, and with him is great power to redeem. (See Psalm 130, this week's lection.) Twelve ...

3596. Easter 7

John 17:6-19, Acts 1:12-26, 1 John 5:1-12

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Russell F. Anderson

... the secular world view. Heaven-sent (v. 18). As the Father sent Jesus into the world with the message of salvation, so God sends us into the world. God doesn't want us to live in a religious ghetto, sealed off from the rest of the world. Nor does the Lord send us, like tourists, to a foreign country where we see the sights but don't mingle with the natives. We are heaven-sent into the world, not only to know the world but to make God's Word known in the world. PREACHING POSSIBILITIES Epistle: Acts 1:15-17 ...

3597. Good Friday

John 19:28-37, Hebrews 10:1-18, Isaiah 52:13--53:12, John 18:1-11, John 19:38-42, John 19:17-27

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Russell F. Anderson

... body. Then they paid their final respects by preparing his body for burial (19:38-42). Our world is full of closet Christians. Jesus wants them to come out of the closet. It's not enough to declare him our religious preference; Jesus call us to enthrone him as Lord and King. WORSHIP RESOURCES Psalm Of The Day: Psalm 22; Psalm 22:1-21 "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" Psalm 30 Prayer Of The Day: Great God, you have entered into the valley of human suffering and death in the person of your Son, our ...

3598. Proper 17

James 1:19-27, Song of Songs 2:1-17, Mark 7:1-23

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Russell F. Anderson

... is just another indication that God made us to live and love and leap in the light of his presence. Epistle: James 1:17-27 1. Sermon Title: God Beams His Blessings. Sermon Angle: James does not accept the concept prevalent in the Old Testament that Yahweh is the Lord of weal and woe, good and evil. James states that God is the source of good and perfect gifts (v. 17). He is not the source of evil or of temptation (vv. 13-15). The God of light beams his blessings to all and especially to those who follow ...

3599. Proper 24

Job 38:1–41:34, Isaiah 52:13--53:12, Mark 10:35-45, Hebrews 5:1-10

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Russell F. Anderson

... only to follow you and to serve our neighbor. In your precious name. Amen. THEOLOGICAL REFLECTIONS Lesson 1: Job 38:1-7 (34-41) God answers Job's arrogance. Job claimed that he wanted to contend with God and put forth arguments against the Almighty. The Lord challenges Job to explain his creative power. He is but an arrogant and foolish man who cannot plumb the depths of God's Spirit. God the architect and builder. This passage presents creation as God's plan, which was carefully planned and carried out by ...

3600. Proper 5

2 Corinthians 4:1-18, 1 Samuel 8:1-22, Mark 3:31-35, Mark 3:20-30

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Russell F. Anderson

... king will heap upon them. He will heavily tax their possessions and their labor. Here we seem to have an instance of the Lord giving the people what they asked for, even though it would not prove best for them. In choosing a king the Israelites would ... by biology but by obedience to God's will. Psalm Of The Day Psalm 138 (C) -- "All the kings of the earth shall praise you, O Lord" (v. 4). Psalm 130 (E) Psalm 129 (RC) Prayer Of The Day Great God, forbid that we ever be found to be opposing your good and ...

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