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3751. Christmas 2

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40, Ephesians 1:1-14, Ephesians 1:15-23, John 1:1-18

Bulletin Aid

Paul A. Laughlin

... the poor, the oppressed, the lowly, the sick, the hungry, the despised, the defeated. It startles us to be reminded that our values and priorities are not yours. Forgive us, we pray, and open us to the lessons of scriptures that teach us your compassion and concern and care for the world’s helpless and hopeless. We pray in the name and the spirit of Jesus. Amen Second Lesson: Ephesians 1:3-6, 15-18 Theme: From chosen to church in the cosmic Christ Exegetical Note These two excerpts, one from a benediction ...

3752. Lent 1

Genesis 9:1-17, 1 Peter 3:8-22, Mark 1:9-13, Mark 1:14-20

Bulletin Aid

Paul A. Laughlin

... earth’s creatures with water, People: SO GOD HAS PROMISED NOW TO REDEEM THE EARTH THROUGH A SON. Collect Creator and Redeemer God, whose covenant with Noah extended to all creatures of flesh upon the earth, make us increasingly aware of the scope of your concern for all life; that we too may feel the urgency to prevent the destruction of your creation so often caused by our sin. Amen Prayer of Confession Most merciful God, we confess how little we have learned since the days of Noah. In every imaginable ...

3753. Easter 2

Acts 4:32-37, 1 John 1:5--2:14, John 20:19-23, John 20:24-31

Bulletin Aid

Paul A. Laughlin

... , and be able to live in selflessness and total charity toward one another. In. Jesus’ name we pray. Amen Prayer of Confession Forgiving God, we admit to you and one another our tendency to be selfish and self-serving, and to let all sorts of worldly concerns and earthly things divide us from one another. Forgive us, we pray. Place your resurrection Spirit so deep within our hearts that we shall truly feel at one with the resurrected Christ and united with each other as members of his body. In his name we ...

3754. Easter 3

Acts 3:11-26, 1 John 2:28--3:10, Luke 24:36-49

Bulletin Aid

Paul A. Laughlin

... uses here a post-resurrection appearance story that, in light of its emphasis on Christ’s physical aspect, was probably originally an anti-Docetic piece. For Luke, however, it is a "set-up" for some instruction by Jesus to his disciples concerning mainly scriptural hermeneutics: he "opens" their minds by giving them, not a closed system of literalistic rigidity, but a new Christological angle from which to read the ancient Hebrew canon and through which to understand their own situation and ministry. Call ...

3755. Ascension Day

Acts 1:1-11, Ephesians 1:15-23, Luke 24:36-49, Luke 24:50-53, Mark 16:1-20

Bulletin Aid

Paul A. Laughlin

... in his name. Amen Second Lesson: Ephesians 1:15-23 Theme: The power and might of the exalted Christ Exegetical note This passage begins with the author’s giving thanks for the faith of the Ephesian Christians, and quickly turns to a prayer for their enlightenment concerning Christ’s power in them. It is in this context that a creedal formula occurs (20-23) that attributes the power of Christ to his exalted place at God’s right hand, which gives him dominion over the world as well as over the church ...

3756. Proper 5

1 Samuel 16:14-23, Mark 3:20-30, Mark 3:31-35, 2 Corinthians 4:1-18, 2 Corinthians 5:1-10

Bulletin Aid

Paul A. Laughlin

... understand better your sovereignty over the earth and everything in it, the good and the bad. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen Prayer of Confession Most loving God, we confess that we usually avoid the tough questions about you and your world, especially as concerns evil, even while we refer to natural disasters as "acts of God." Forgive us our timidity and thoughtlessness. Help us to admit our honest doubts and uncertainties and to offer them to you for your gracious wisdom. In Christ’s name we pray. Amen ...

3757. Proper 17

1 Kings 2:1-12, Mark 7:1-23, Ephesians 6:10-20

Bulletin Aid

Paul A. Laughlin

... 10-12 Theme: Passing the torch of faith Exegetical Note David’s final charge to his son and successor Solomon is poignant, eloquent, and notable in that no mention is made of the inheritance of power, prestige, or wealth that is surely involved. David’s parting concern is to pass along to his son a spiritual inheritance: faithfulness to God and the Law. That is the real source of power and the legacy that David most wishes to leave behind. Call to Worship Leader: Faith in God is a legacy: we received it ...

3758. Proper 25

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40, Hebrews 4:14-5:10, Mark 10:46-52

Bulletin Aid

Paul A. Laughlin

... OF HUMAN NEEDS AND DIVINE GRACE! Collect Ordaining God, who call and empower all sorts of people for your service, help us to know and embrace our own vocations; that we may be more effective in mediating both human needs in prayer to you and divine concern in action for others. In the name of our high priest, Jesus Christ, we pray. Amen Prayer of Confession Merciful God, we confess that we regularly fail to be mediators of your divine will, and often use the excuse that we have hired professionals to do ...

3759. Proper 26

Deuteronomy 6:1-25

Bulletin Aid

Paul A. Laughlin

Theme: A permanent and permeating pillar of piety Exegetical Note This passage begins what amounts to an exposition of the first commandment of the Decalogue and contains in verse 4 the Shema, the fundamental creed of Judaism. The underlying concern here is that this great commandment permeate the whole person (the meaning of "with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might") of every believer, and that it be preserved as a pillar of piety through all coming generations forever. Call ...

3760. Proper 29

Jeremiah 23:1-8, Revelation 1:4-8, John 18:28-40

Bulletin Aid

Paul A. Laughlin

... we pray. Amen Prayer of Confession Compassionate God, we confess that we tend to be more outspoken about our earthly patriotisms than about our citizenship in your spiritual Kingdom. Forgive us, we pray. Grant us by your gracious Spirit a change of heart that will make us at least as concerned about our eternal allegiances as we are about our temporal loyalties. In the name of Christ the King we pray. Amen

3761. "Why Belong to Church?"

John 14:15-31

Sermon

... boy of almost everyone. No industry could take the kind of flogging the church has been forced to take. If it had been General Motors, that corporation would have died long ago. VII. So I belong to the church - but not until I am ready to join a going concern, not until I am willing to become an active partner with Jesus Christ. And let there be no mistake about it, it is His church and His spirit that this organization is all about. If that weren’t so - it would have died years ago! An African writer of ...

3762. It Might Have Been ...

Luke 22:1-6, Matthew 26:14-16, Matthew 27:1-10, Matthew 26:47-56

Sermon

... done to ourselves. Judas couldn’t understand those tears; he wanted action; he put the nation first. Jesus cared for mankind - really cared - and does today, whether whether they wear black pajamas, three button suits, or military tunics, and we serve God by adopting that concern. In other words, Judas failed because he was too parochial. He might have served God - instead he tried to serve the nation and ended up serving no one. We serve God when we reach out in love to mankind - to the ghetto, the hills ...

3763. Facing the Glory Road

Matthew 20:17-19

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

... , the Master was telling them that they were going to walk smack-dab into the very jaws of this threatening danger and destruction. And if they had any lingering doubts about that, they were quickly dispelled, as He continued: "All things written by the prophets concerning the Son of man shall be accomplished." Notice, not "endured." This is not a martyr, with bowed head, going to his doom - this is a man taking up a mission! Accomplish! He shall be delivered to the pagans. He shall be mocked and maltreated ...

3764. Mission Accomplished!

Luke 24:50-53

Sermon

Charles L. Koester

... will be Jesus Christ standing right before us. It will be enough! We will know in an instant that for this we were really created. And whatever the Father has in mind and store for us will be more than enough to take care of all our questions concerning heaven. Christ’s Ascension has another dimension. As he is now with God in glory, he is now with us in spirit. Did he not promise us, "Lo, I am with you always"? Through faith’s certainty, we know life is more than our bodies. We know our citizenship ...

3765. The Forgotten

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

Theodore L. Yewey

... the infant Jesus. A man chosen by God to guide and teach this special child the values and responsibilities of human life. If we forget Joseph, we forget a very human element in the story of Jesus’ birth and development. Not a lot of facts remain concerning this man Joseph; however, the biblical writers do give us some firm information about him. We know that he lived in Nazareth at the time of his engagement to Mary. His family, however, had its roots in Bethlehem. It was that fact that took him and ...

3766. The Ordinary

Luke 2:8-20

Sermon

Theodore L. Yewey

... in a humble stable. It is Saint Luke who immortalizes these ordinary men as he writes, "And they went with haste, and found Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger. And when they saw it they made known the saying that had been told them concerning this child" (See Luke 2:16, 17). The incident concludes by saying that these ordinary men told this story to all they met and then went back to their sheep, "... glorifying and praising God for all that they had heard and seen ..." (See Luke 2:20). But ...

3767. The Very Nearness Of Holy Week

Sermon

Leonard H. Budd

... have been a teacher or a doctor of medicine. But it sounded as if he was a new religious leader, too. And the words of this troubled man crystallized what I had been trying to comprehend about this young man’s face and eyes. It was love. It was kindness, concern, truth, faith. And I had seen that even under the burden of the Cross - his eyes had been the same. I walked back toward the gruesome Cross - it actually was in my way as I headed into Jerusalem. I didn’t have the nerve to look up. I kept my ...

3768. Extended Light

1 Corinthians 7:29-31

Sermon

William F. Dunkle

... as Saint Paul believed, it has one essential function. Time "times us," as with a stop-watch. It measures us. It accurately evaluates progression or regression. Massey Shepherd in his book Liturgy and Education says, "The mission and message of Jesus were not concerned with the future viewed as ongoing history, but with the future as the fulfilling of the present." Time reveals whether this year we have fulfilled last year’s spiritual and moral potential. Did the saving light of God’s grace which shines ...

3769. Gentle Light

1 Corinthians 10:14-22

Sermon

William F. Dunkle

Every pastor knows how difficult some converts become. In fact there is a phrase for this - "the zeal of a convert." Sometimes it’s hard to live with. The Corinthian Christians had written to the Apostle Paul concerning their controversies about a number of things. In their puritanical zeal, some church members, for example, were very disturbed because other church people did not hesitate to buy and eat the meat of animals which had been slaughtered for sacrifice on the altars of pagan gods. Was this not ...

3770. OUR LORD DELIVERED UP

Sermon

E. Jerry Walker

... limestone buildings of the temple compound. Nicodemus’ mind was thoughtless, yet filled with many thoughts. He had no plan, no course of action, but he hastened his pace as if just getting there were of utmost importance. He was driven not alone by concern and foreboding, but by anger as well. Caiaphas, the high priest, had called the Sanhedrin into special session, but he, Nicodemus, had not been informed. An oversight perhaps? Hardly. It had all the indications of omission by intent, and if one of his ...

3771. Christmas: A Family Service

Drama

Ruthanne Cochran

... forms of wax, the tree is taken out to an empty field, and the decorations stored away for another year. Help each one of us to live in the spirit of Christmas all year, so that our family may be more tolerant of each other, more concerned for each other, and more loving toward one another. In the name of the Christ-Child. Amen. The Choir Selection The Friendly Beasts** The Christmas Meditation The Christmas Carol Away in a Manger The Dedication of the Tree (Dialogue between father and small son) Child: Do ...

3772. Commanded By Example

John 13:31-38

Sermon

O. Garfield Beckstrand, II

... us to all people. Lord Jesus Christ, we thank you that you have given us an example of what love is and what love does. Open our hearts to your love. Help us to have that same unselfish and gracious love for all people. Forgive us for our lack of concern for the feelings and needs of other people. Give us that desire to practice Christian love as we go about our daily tasks. In your name we pray, Amen.

3773. Reinforced With Joy

John 15:1-17

Sermon

O. Garfield Beckstrand, II

... them well, have better than average benefits, and try to do all we can to encourage and help our people. But even so, it is hard to find a happy person." How would you answer that question? While that was a very honest question coming from a genuinely concerned man, the answer could take hours and perhaps books. In situations like this, I silently ask God to give me the right words to say. Before I knew it, I answered, "The simplest and the best answer I know is this - the happiest people I know are those ...

3774. The Sheep And The Goats

Matthew 25:31-46

Sermon

Brett Blair

... King allows entrance into his kingdom not by affiliation with any particular religious group, or fame, or fortune, or credential that might be listed in an obituary. No, the final judgment is based upon how kind an individual was: feeding those who were hungry, showing concern for those in prison, taking care of those who did not have sufficient clothing. Who would ever have thought that such simple acts would carry so much weight on the final day? Who would ever believe that a man would be judged for what ...

3775. The Glue of God's Love

Mark 1:21-28

Children's Sermon

Thomas A. Pilgrim

... . Jesus said to his disciples one time, "Children, love one another." He loved each one of them. And he wanted them to love each other. Everywhere Jesus went he called people to come follow him. And in doing that he was teaching them to have the same love and concern for other people that he had. Still today he wants us to be people who love him, love God, love each other and love other people, who more than anything, just need someone to love them. I am glad you came here today. May we pray: O God, help ...

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