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3626. Christmas 2

Jn 1:1-18 · Eph 1:3-6, 15-18 · Isa 61:10--62:3 · Jer 31:7-14

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John R. Brokhoff

... the Father who forgives and accepts us as his very own for Jesus' sake. What wonderful good news this is, and Christmas is the beginning of the greatest story ever told. Outline: How we become sons of God - A. Sons by faith in Christ - Gospel (v. 12) B. Sons by love - Lesson 2 (v. 5) C. Sons of the Father - Lesson 1 (v. 9) Gospel: John 1:1-18 1. What's the Good Word for Today. 1:1-16. Need: Christmas is more than tinsel and gifts, mangers and angels, shepherds and inns. In Christmas we have a small instant ...

3627. Lent 2

Lk 9:18-36; 13:31-35 · Php 3:17--4:1 · Jer 26:8-15 · Gen 15:1-12, 17-18

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John R. Brokhoff

... comes to us as he came to Abraham, we would never know God nor ever find him. Behind the covenant is the grace, the undeserved love of God, which reaches out to us, invites our response, and engages us in a blessed relationship. 2. Shield (v. 1). God is often referred ... protect and bless us. While we fear God in terms of reverence, we need not be afraid of him, for he comes to us in love. 3. Covenant (v. 18). The entire focus in this pericope is the making of a covenant. It is a religious term which in the ...

3628. Rules for the Redeemed

Exodus 20:1-21

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... , but we also depend on his laws. Pastor: That's right. His laws are given that we might enjoy life at it's best. People: May we be as receptive to God's laws as we are to his love; and live in accordance with his will. Collect Eternal God, you have set us free to be your obedient children. Quicken us to obey your commands, and live in harmony with your will; that we may enjoy the blessings of life according to your design. In Jesus' name we pray. ...

3629. PROPER 24

Ruth 1:1-22

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... gratitude, we express our praise to you, O God, for the blessing of family ties. But so often we want to receive from the family more than we contribute. Forgive us when our selfish ways hinder the wholeness which you intend each family member to achieve. Help us so to love, that our lives will be a source of joy in our homes. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. Hymns "Children of the Heavenly Father" "Happy the Home when God Is There" "Lord of Life and King of Glory" "O Lord, May Church and Home Combine"

3630. Christmas Eve or Day

Isaiah 51:17--52:12, John 1:1-18, Hebrews 1:1-14

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... praises with our lips which have not come from our hearts. Listen now to our hearts, and stir up within us true praise for the glorious gift of your Son, Jesus, our Savior. In his name we pray. Amen. Hymns "Angels from the Realms of Glory" "Infant Holy, Infant Lowly" "Love Came Down at Christmas" "O God of Light, Thy Word, a Lamp" Gospel: John 1:1-14 Theme: God gives his people new birth Call to Worship Pastor: Jesus came into our world to give us knowledge of God, and to share God's gift of life, that we ...

3631. SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY

Deuteronomy 30:11-20, 1 Corinthians 3:1-23, Matthew 5:17-20, Matthew 5:21-26

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... we are saved. But God's grace is not contrary to his law. People: To be saved by grace does not mean we do not have to live by God's law. Pastor: Jesus came to save us apart from the law, but also to challenge us to live by love, a life that fulfills the law. People: May the grace of God so motivate us that our living will demonstrate obedience to God's law. Collect Gracious God, you have saved us by grace in spite of our disobedience to your will; that our lives may become an offering of ...

3632. Micah’s Orders

Micah 6:1-8

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... . A young woman unlocked the chain to let me in. "I’m Pastor Lynch," I said, "from First English Lutheran Church. This church was built as First English Lutheran Church." "Oh, yes," she said, "I know. We found a note when we took the organ out." "I’d love to see it," I said. "Fine," she replied, "but it has been remodeled at least twice since it was yours. The stairways are right down there." I walked through the fellowship hall to climb the winding stairway up to the nave, taking one step at a time. At ...

3633. Easter 4

John 10:1-10, Acts 2:42-47, 1 Peter 2:19-25

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... to care for one another. Help us to be a church within these walls, and around the world, which will be a true refuge where love and concern is obvious and genuine. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. Hymns "All Praise to Our Redeeming Lord" "Blest Be the Tie that ... paths. And that freedom has robbed us of the joy of being alive. Forgive us, Father, and draw us back into our Lord's love and protection. Renew us with life that is full of joy, assured by the presence of our Savior, the great Shepherd of his sheep ...

3634. The Call to Servanthood

Isaiah 42:1-9

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... doing precisely what has been promised. The one, who faithfully enfleshed the words of the servant in Second Isaiah, feeds us his broken body and his shed blood for the forgiveness of our sins, for the strengthening of our faith. Here the risen Lord meets us because he loves us, because he desires that we be strengthened, that we be upheld to be the servant people of God in the world. In our text the servant is to bring forth justice to the nations. The servant is to be the mediator between God and all the ...

3635. To Touch The Untouchable

Luke 5:12-16

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... the person who stands in need of prayer and healing. Why is it that we do not come to Jesus first when we are suffering physical or emotional pain? Why is it that we do not enter into prayer immediately when we learn that we or those we love are suffering from a potentially serious illness? No doubt you have heard it said when someone is critically ill, "Well, we've done everything we can do. All we can do now is pray." This statement reveals two discouraging truths about the depths of our faith. First of ...

3636. For Those On The Outside

Luke 8:40-56

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... we have an illness, we may have allowed that illness to control us, to dominate us to the point where we cannot function as loving, caring human beings. In some way, we isolate ourselves from God and other people. However, if we can admit to ourselves that we are ... to trust the power and grace of God that can make us whole, and happy and free. Benediction: Father, your name and your nature are love. Grant to us this day the courage to serve you with all that is in us, all that we may ever be. Now may the ...

3637. Power

2 Corinthians 6:7

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Harold Warlick

... all that into our awareness, our identity is not complete. We are left orphaned in the 20th century. We are then a victim of amnesia. Spiritual amnesia can strike anyone. It is amazing how quickly we human beings can forget we are children of God and should live by love instead of force. I've forgotten that at times in my life and had to be reintroduced to my heritage. The president of a bank can forget who he is. The president of a college or dean of a college can forget who he or she really is. Students ...

3638. Strength to Overcome Suffering

Romans 5:1-11

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James R. Tozer

... ?" "I am sure it is true because God has placed his image and his plan within you!" I answered. In time she exclaimed, "God is great! With his help I do have dreams I can accomplish. I am grateful for what God can do through the heartache I face. The love of Christ will enable me to be honest with my friend who has hurt me. I’ll never give up to despair!" In those moments I found God sustaining my spirit. Betty and I could rejoice in our sufferings. Romans 5:7 can be translated, "For because of our faith ...

3639. The Gathering, The Scattering

Hebrews 10:19-39

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Various Authors

... known in other contexts. We remember a wise maxim, posted at the door of a gymnasium: "I learn more about you if I play one hour with you than I would learn by talking with you for a month." "Let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works," the writer of the Book of Hebrews admonishes. What does the party, or the meal, mean to us when we’ve found the unity we seek, the strength, the energy, and the refreshment needed for the days which follow? Parties, meals, and times of unity lose ...

3640. The Message of Christmas

Luke 2:1-7

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... has become human. Heaven has come down to earth, and eternity has invaded time. To celebrate a real Christmas is to see hope surfacing in a twisted humanity. It is to see salvation coming through the humble in spirit. It is to truly believe that the wonder of God's love can be and is embodied in flesh. To believe in a real Christmas is to stake your life and mine on the belief that God has come, not in power, but in innocence, even in the innocence of a baby which means, of course, that God is always easy ...

3641. Where Are the Lilies Now?

John 20:24-31

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Gary W. Houston

... his wounds everywhere we look in the world. One learns to see better in time. If you are having trouble seeing with your spiritual eyes today - then I challenge you to spend some time with the other disciples. Do not stay away. We are called to love one another. And as we love one another we will uplift each other’s faith in God. We will encounter Jesus Christ in one another. Let us remember that the lilies are here with us still. And remember, as the Body of Christ, we are his very hands and feet in this ...

3642. Studying under the Greatest Teacher

Matthew 10:1-42

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Gary W. Houston

... I died screaming. I still do. I say things to God like, "Why is this church so low in attendance?" He says "Wait!" I get discouraged and threaten that I will give up just any day now. He says "Wait!" Then he adds: "Gary, I still love you." Have you ever had any feelings or fears like I have had? I have been discouraged, attacked, threatened, misunderstood, bored, elated and surprised on my spiritual journey and I keep on dying. Perfection certainly takes a long time doesn’t it? George Maloney has written ...

3643. Searching for Peace

Matthew 10:1-42

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... , shade without colour, Paralyzed force, gesture without motion; Those who have crossed With direct eyes, to death's other Kingdom Remember us - if at all - not as lost Violent souls, but only As the hollow men The stuffed men. Now for the poem by Banks: I live for those who love me, Whose hearts are kind and true; For the Heaven that smiles above me, And awaits my spirit too; For all human ties that bind me, For the task by God assigned me, For the bright hopes yet to find me, And the good that I can do. I ...

3644. Ash Wednesday

Joel 2:12-17, 2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2, Matthew 6:1-4, Matthew 6:16-18, Matthew 6:19-24

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... we seek to do what he tells us to do. 1. Christians are peculiar people, whom God expects to give generously to those in need, because they know that God has given generously to them in Jesus Christ. At the heart of their faith is the knowledge that "God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life." The alms are given to others, but it is only God's business to know the giver and the amount of the gift. I know of a congregation in which ...

3645. Proper 14 & Pentecost 12

1 Kings 19:9-18, Psalm 29:1-11, Psalm 106:1-48, Romans 9:1-29, Matthew 14:22-36, Exodus 13:17--14:31, Jonah 2:1-10, Psalm 85:1-13

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... reveals God in Christ to us and prompts us to sing, "How great thou art! How great thou art!" 2. In the still small voice, God refreshes our souls. He gives us, as he did Elijah, meaning, purpose, and direction for our lives. It makes the story of God's love and Jesus' sacrifice dear and precious to us, as Broberg rightly states it: But when I think that God, his Son not sparing, Sent him to die, I scarce can take it in, That on the cross my burden gladly bearing He bled and died to take away my sin ...

3646. Proper 21 & Pentecost 19

Ezekiel 18:1-32, Psalm 25:1-22, Psalm 99:1-9, Exodus 32:1-33:6, Philippians 2:1-11, Philippians 2:12-18, Matthew 21:28-32

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... 2:1-11 (R); 2:1-13 (E, C); 2:1-5 (6-11) (L) - "How Christians Are Different." 1. They think differently, for they have been given the mind of Christ. Therefore, they are of one mind. 2. They act differently, for they have been infused with the love of the Lord. They put others ahead of themselves. 3. They hope differently, for they have caught a glimpse of the kingdom of heaven in Jesus Christ. 4. They pray differently, for they know that Jesus is Lord, and that his name demands that they "bend the knee" in ...

3647. Pentecost 24

Mal 1:6-14, Lev 2:1-16, Mic 3:1-12, Am 5:18-27, Ru 4:1-1, 1Th 2:1-16, 4:13-5:11, Mt 23 and 25:1-13

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CSS

... have lived. 2. It will be a day of darkness or a day of deliverance. Which will it be? The choice is ours; we can bring judgment and destruction down upon ourselves and our world. 3. Fidelity and obedience. Those are what God expects from people who claim to love him. Godly people will work for the "good" and for peace among all people. 4. The faithful have nothing to fear - in this life or at the end of it. Ruth 4:7-17 - "The Happy Ending." 1. Ruth and Boaz apparently did "live happily ever after." That's ...

3648. A Ewe Turn

2 Samuel 12:1-31

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... repentance before God’s throne. Pet lambs were popular in ancient Israel. Nathan knew that a story about a ewe would be appealing to David’s shepherds. Nathan told of a poor man who had a pet lamb. He had bought it with hard earned money. He had loved it so much that the little lamb was allowed to eat at the family table and even sleep in the family sleeping chamber. There was a rich man. He had so many sheep that they looked like marshmallows as they frolicked across the sunkissed fields of spring. The ...

3649. Children's Message

John 3:16

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... point give half the children a chance to talk to the other half, as time and numbers will permit. Ask them to relay the following messages, taking turns:) Old Year person: "Hello New Year!" New Year person: "Goodbye Old Year!" Old Year person: "God loves you and me!" New Year person: "Yes, God loves you and me!" Old Year person: "I'll be ______ years old in your year." New Year person: "I was ______ years old in your year." Old Year person: "I hope you will be a fine year!" New Year person: "You were a fine ...

3650. Advent 3

Matthew 11:1-19

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... , we have difficulty being that open to others. We are afraid of the cost of caring deeply. We do not want to be hurt as we hurt your purposes so often. The people march before our mind's eye and we confess that we have not loved them as you have loved us. This week has slipped by for many of us in a feverish effort in our unexamined loyalties. Sometimes we get so busy with our jobs, studies, responsibilities, and involvements that we forget about you, and our real reason for being alive. Forgive us, Lord ...

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