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3826. Proper 20

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

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... righteousness. Outline: For a better world - A. Pray for our secular leaders - v. 2a B. Pray for a good society - 2b C. Pray for all to come to God through Christ - v. 3 WORSHIP RESOURCES Prayer of the Day: Lord God, you call us to work in your vineyard and leave no one standing idle. Set us to our tasks in the work of your kingdom and help us to order our lives by your wisdom. Hymn of the Day: Father Eternal, Ruler of Creation

3827. Proper 22

Lk 17:5-10 · 2 Tim 1:1-14 · Am 5:6-7, 10-15

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John R. Brokhoff

... The quantity of faith - more or less of faith is not the problem - v. 6a C. The power of faith - faith of any size does wonders - v. 6b 3. A God of No Thank You. 17:7-10. Need: Our churches have many members who serve for rewards. Accidentally leave out a name of those to be thanked, and you are in trouble! We seem to want some "pay" for the service we render: recognition, thanks, publicity, praise. How many church members would serve if you told them "There will be no pay, no reward, not even thanks?" That ...

3828. Reformation Sunday

Jn 8:31-36 · Rom 3:19-28 · Jer 31:31-34

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John R. Brokhoff

... were sinners, Christ died for us - pure grace for the worthless. This grace is made a personal possession when we accept it by faith. The hand that accepts our acceptance is faith. Thus, we are saved by grace through faith. It is the work of God, and this leaves us without any reason for boasting. PREACHING POSSIBILITIES Three Lessons: Jeremiah 31:31-34; Romans 3:19-28; John 8:31-36 1. Let God Save You. Text: Three Lessons. Need: The Gospel is the good news that God alone saves man from sin and death. It is ...

3829. Ordinary 32

Lk 20:27-38 · Zech 7:1-10 · 2 Thess 2:13--3:5 · 1 Chron 29:10-13

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John R. Brokhoff

... they will obey what he commanded them. Luke 20:27-38 In heaven there is no marriage, but there is a resurrection of the dead. The Sadducees give Jesus a trick question. It was based on the Levirate law (Deuteronomy 25:5) that if a woman's husband dies and leaves no children, the next of kin must marry her and have children to guarantee the progeny. The irony of the question is in the fact that the Sadducees did not believe in the resurrection because it was not in the Torah. In fact, life after death is not ...

3830. Christmas 1

Lk 2:41-52 · Col 3:12-17 · 1 Sam 2:18-20, 26

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John R. Brokhoff

... of all virtues and has utmost power to draw together. Love binds people together and binds people to God in harmony. Love causes all things to come and stay together. Love makes people loyal and true. It was Ruth's love that made her refuse to leave Naomi. "Blest be the tie that binds our hearts in Christian love" - love is the binder. 3. Thankful (vv. 15-17). Repeatedly the word "thankful" is used. It is an integral part of the Christian faith. Why? Because a Christian is always on the receiving line ...

3831. Epiphany 3

Lk 4:14-21 · 1 Cor 12:12-30 · Neh 8:1-10 · Isa 61:1-6

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John R. Brokhoff

... scribe, Ezra. In recent years some churches have introduced lay readers of the first two Lessons to symbolize the laity's part in the leadership of the worship service. As a result, often a lay reader cannot be heard, mispronounces words, adds or leaves out a word, and misinterprets the reading by placing emphasis on the wrong words or phrases. As a result the Word thereby is distorted, mangled, and misinterpreted to the disadvantage of the people. Following the example of Ezra, the pastor is usually the ...

3832. Epiphany 4

Lk 4:21-30 · 1 Cor 13:1-13 · Jer 1:4-10

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John R. Brokhoff

... vv. 28-29 3. Can You Take the Truth? 4:21-30. Need: The truth hurts! Most of us do not like people who hurt us with the truth about ourselves. Consequently, preachers through the centuries have been wiped out or driven off. Amos was ordered to leave. Jeremiah was thrown into a pit. Jesus was rejected by his hometown. Chrysostom and Calvin were exiled. And all because people could not bear the pain caused by the Word of God. Outline: The truth hurts because - A. It deflates our egos - v. 23b B. It convicts ...

3833. Epiphany 7

Lk 6:27-38 · 1 Cor 15:45-49 · 1 Sam 26:1-25 · Gen 45:3-11, 15

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John R. Brokhoff

... , 15 1. When A Brave Man Cries. 45:3, 5, 15. Need: It is a custom that a man does not cry, because it is said that a man's crying denies his manhood. This view evidently prevailed in Joseph's time, for he asked all but his brothers to leave the room. Then he cried aloud to the extent that the Egyptians heard him. Today we no longer feel that it is unnatural or unmanly for a man to cry. Many feel that crying is therapeutic. At certain times even Jesus cried. Outline: There is a Time for Crying A ...

3834. Lent 5

Jn 8:1-11; 12:1-8 · Lk 20:9-19 · Isa 43:16-21 · Php 3:8-14

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John R. Brokhoff

... and becoming fully Christlike in mind, body, and spirit. 3. One (v. 13). We have so many things to do. We lead busy lives, too busy for our own good. We never seem to catch up. Since we cannot get everything done, we start thinking of priorities in order to leave the least important unfinished. Of all things we need to do or should do, there is one thing we must do. That one thing for Paul was to forget about past mistakes, sins, and failures and to look to the future with a life given to Christ and lived ...

3835. PROPER 15

Exodus 16:1-36

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... frightened. People: God loves us, even when we are impatient, and provides for our needs. Pastor: Let us lift our hearts in praise to God for the wonderful ways in which he blesses us. People: Great is our God in whom we put our trust. He does not leave us, or forsake us! Collect Almighty God, who provides for our needs even though we worry and complain: Strengthen our faith in your providence, that we may live in the assurance that you will care for us and meet all our needs. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen ...

3836. Proper 16

Exodus 17:1-7

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First Lesson: Exodus 17:1-7 Theme: Anxiety eased by Christ's presence Call to Worship Pastor: Have you ever felt left by God to struggle alone with your problems? People: Our faith tells us God never leaves us. But fear often makes us feel stranded in our anxiety. Pastor: When we feel that way, we need to focus on the promise and presence of Christ who refreshes our souls with hope. People: Life may seem like a dry and thirsty land; but thanks be to God for ...

3837. The Cost of Discipleship

Luke 14:25-35

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Brett Blair

... all faiths, and a third of the earths 6 billion people claim Christ as their Lord. What kind of church would we be if the 12 had put down their crosses? Several centuries ago in a mountain village in Europe, a wealthy nobleman wondered what legacy he should leave to his townspeople. He made a good decision. He decided to build them a church. No one was permitted to see the plans or the inside of the church until it was finished. At its grand opening, the people gathered and marveled at the beauty of the new ...

3838. Christmas Eve or Day

Isaiah 62:1-12, Titus 3:1-11, Luke 2:8-20

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... . In Christ's name we pray. Amen. Prayer of Confession You have given us new life, O God, in the birth of your Son. We celebrate his birth with joy, but quickly return to living the old life. Forgive us when we take only the celebration, and leave your grace and mercy unclaimed. Help us to experience the real Gift this Christmas, and live the new life which Jesus has brought to us. In his name we pray. Amen. Hymns "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" "It Came Upon the Midnight Clear" "Love Came Down at Christmas ...

3839. Epiphany 7

Isaiah 49:8-26, 1 Corinthians 3:1-23, Matthew 5:27-30, Matthew 5:31-32, Matthew 5:33-37

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First Lesson: Isaiah 49:8-13 Theme: God does not forget his people Call to Worship Pastor: God has promised us that he will never leave us, or forget that he is our God. People: Even when we think God has deserted us, he is present to give us hope and encouragement. Pastor: God keeps his promises. It is up to us to believe and trust him. People: Our faith is strengthened as we put our ...

3840. Epiphany 8

1 Corinthians 4:1-21, Matthew 5:43-48, Matthew 5:38-42, Leviticus 19:1-37

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... we include in our fellowship. We become critical of some who call themselves Christians, who do not seem to be true to the faith according to our experience. Forgive us for our judgmental attitude toward them. Help us to fellowship in Christian love with them, leaving all judgment in the hands of Christ, through whom we pray. Amen. Hymns "Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation" "O Church of God, United" "O Day of God, Draw Nigh" "The Church's One Foundation" Gospel: Matthew 5:38-48 Theme: Love your enemies Call ...

3841. A Desperate Question

Matthew 11:1-19

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George Bass

... a title like, "The Desperate Search of Roberta." The final act of lovelessness by her husband, Gary, occurs when he discovers her as part of an act in a sleezy Magic Club and gives her an ultimatum: "I’ll give you five minutes, and then I’ll leave." He does, and without intending to, enables her to make her decision to return to Desi, the man who loves her and offers a totally different kind of life than she had known before. Her decision meant renunciation of luxuries and the kind of temporal pleasures ...

3842. Jesus - the Holiest Name

Luke 2:21-40

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... over it? I wondered if it could survive on its own. Just before dark, I sneaked around the house to a vantage point and, to my relief, the parent birds were there, feeding their young one; they had not abandoned the baby bird and they wouldn’t leave it to its own devices until it learned to fly and care for itself. God would go even farther with Jesus; he would be with him always, "even unto death," and Jesus would need all the loving support he could get before his ministry was completed. Jesus’ name ...

3843. Second Lesson

Matthew 5:13-16

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... have no communications with the captain and we cannot stop the flight." In five minutes the plane left and Steve Parenteau, an American junior high school counselor, remained in Acapulco with no baggage, not much money, and the information that another flight would leave in three or four days; it would cost him $800 to take that flight. For four hours, Enrique Magana, the gate attendant, contacted all agencies - "by the book" - that were supposed to help in such situations, but to no avail. The American was ...

3844. The Importance of Forgiving Others

Matthew 5:17-20

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... Joseph Been moved to Edinburgh from South Africa 22 years ago; we became acquainted with them immediately upon their arrival and, through my wife’s gift for communicating with people, have kept up the friendship that began when we met them. They were forced to leave South Africa, despite the fact that Dr. Been came from a prominent family in Rostenberg; Joe’s father was one of the founding fathers of the town (two of his physician brothers and one brother who is a dentist still live there). Clarice Been ...

3845. Desert Springs

Isaiah 35:1-10

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... of God’s grace. Isaiah had first-hand experience of the desert inside. In his time, seven hundred years before Jesus, the Assyrian armies under the leadership of their famous general Sennacherib were destroying all the wells in Judah, devastating the earth, and leaving nothing but desolation, waste, and jackals on the land. In the midst of this devastation, Isaiah stood up to proclaim hope, God’s relief to be given like a well sunk in dry land. Other prophets reviled and scorned him as a fool until ...

3846. The Glance of God

Isaiah 9:1-7

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... glanced their way and said, "They have missed it, too. I will have to do something spectacular, for they still are not getting it right." Then the Lord shifted his glance towards Israel, his chosen people. Centuries before, their ancestor Abraham had been told to leave his home and his father, and go to a new land. Abraham, hoping against hope, believed what the Lord had said and left Ur of the Chaldeans for the Promised Land. The chosen people had wandered off the mark. Worshiping golden calves or hurling ...

3847. Tears in Raniah

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

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... meditating on the Old Testament have I come to appreciate how God acts when we are in these exile experiences. We all have them. When a friend dies or goes away, we feel loss. When a job ends or a career changes, we feel dislocation. When young people leave home for college or career, they feel exiled. There is no living without exile. That is where the Old Testament and God’s gift of faith come in. In the days of the Prophet Jeremiah, God sent warning after warning to his people that Exile was coming. It ...

3848. Who are these Kings?

Isaiah 60:1-22

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... in those days. They brought gold, frankincense, and myrrh. Luther had something to say about their gifts: The gold signifies their faith in Jesus as their king; the frankincense, that he was their priest; and the myrrh, that he would die for them. Sometimes God will leave us in darkness for a long, long time. Like the Magi, we will search that darkness for signs of life and hope. In that search, God is preparing us to be ready to move when his dawn comes our way. Then he will seal his blazing imprint ...

3849. Given as Light

Isaiah 42:1-9

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... , whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights." No matter how isolated he might feel, Jesus was God’s chosen one. Upheld by God no matter what, he was the one in whom God delighted. I remember talking with a friend as we were leaving high school for college. We asked each other what we feared most about this transition. My friend, who later became an attorney in Arizona, said, "I’m most afraid of losing my friends." Did Jesus have such a fear? He always treated his friends very candidly and ...

3850. What God Sees

Isaiah 58:1-14

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... registered as adherents of the Augsburg Confession. Leopold’s response was arrests, prohibition of meetings, and the suppression of baptisms, marriages, and funerals for Protestants. On Reformation Day, 1731, he gave all Protestants this ultimatum: "Become Catholic or leave." Thirty thousand persons left. They streamed northward to Germany and England. Some came to the new colony established by James Oglethorpe in America where they set up a Lutheran colony near Savannah, in Ebeneezer, Georgia. Some fled ...

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