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4151. Lent 2

Genesis 12:1-8, Psalm 105:1-45, Matthew 17:1-13, John 3:1-21; 4:5-42, Romans 4:1-25

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George Bass

... the blazing sun of the desert, he wrote about water: Water, thou hast no taste, no color, no odor; canst not be defined, art relished while ever mysterious. Not necessary to life, but life itself, thou fillest us with a gratification that exceeds the delight of the senses. By thy might, there return into us treasures we had abandoned. By thy grace, there are released in us all the dried-up runnels of our heart. Of the riches that exist in the world, thou art the rarest and also the most delicate - thou so ...

4152. Easter 2

Acts 2:14-41, Psalm 105:1-45, 1 Peter 1:1-12, John 20:19-23, John 20:24-31

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... , every one - to be witnesses, peacemakers, who by word and deed proclaim the good news that God has given peace to the world in the risen Lord. 3. He empowers his followers to do his bidding by giving them the Holy Spirit. All Christians, in this sense, are charismatic; they can neither believe nor witness effectively without the inspiration and guidance of the Holy Spirit. 4. The church is given the care of souls in the form of power to forgive - or retain - the sins of people who claim to be believers ...

4153. Proper 7 & Pentecost 5

Jeremiah 20:7-18, Psalm 69:1-36, Psalm 91:1-16, Genesis 28:10-22

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... Lot of the Prophets." All Christian preaching, be it missionary or pastoral, has to have a prophetic element in it. To preach the gospel in such a way that people are called to repentance requires one to preach the law and, in that sense to preach prophetically. Preachers/prophets, Jeremiah could tell us from personal experience, will make enemies and will be persecuted; very few people want to be called "sinners," nor do many persons feel the need to repent of their sins and change their ways, especially ...

4154. Proper 13 & Pentecost 11

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

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... always enjoyed creative cooking - we turned our home into a soup kitchen and fed as many people as we could. For her, the miracle of the loaves and fishes had been repeated - in a different time and in a different way. She writes: There is a sense of camaraderie - caring and sharing on this seminary campus that we have never experienced before. We all help each other, share what we have and the one loaf of bread becomes many! She indicates that they are living a miracle: "I am sure that beautiful flowers ...

4155. 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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... ); 11:13-16, 29-32 (C) Paul seems to have given up on the mission to convert the Jews to Christ, and he is convinced that the primary thrust of his ministry is with the Gentiles. There are, of course, at least two difficulties with his outlook: his sense of the impending return of Christ was myopic, because he believed that the return of Christ was close at hand; and he thought he could make the Jews jealous by offering, as Matthew puts it, "the children's bread to dogs." That salvation and eternal life are ...

4156. 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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... limb of a tree, or in the bend where a tree and limb are joined, but is in a tangle of vines coming down from one of the cottonwood trees. How could the squirrels not realize that the nest is in a most precarious location? Why wouldn't those squirrels sense that the whole thing could be toppled to the ground by a strong wind, or even by the weight of a heavy snow storm? The nest seems to be hanging in the air, suspended almost by a thread that might snap at any minute, so that all the efforts of ...

4157. The Bethlehem Birth

Drama

... was there in the stable that my strong Joseph midwifed the child Jesus, who cried loudly when he was born. We cleaned him, and wrapped him in the soft cloths I had brought with us. As I cradled him gently in my arms, I was awed by his beauty. A sense of joy and wonder filled me. I looked up at Joseph, and I was touched to see a tear trickling down his cheek.

4158. The Daniel Diet

Daniel 1:1-21

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Bill Bouknight

... full or errors, hardly worthy of a thinking person's confidence. But the Bible claims to be "God-breathed" or inspired by God. (II Tim. 3:16) It's the only book on earth that has God's stamp of approval. If that is true, then doesn't it make sense that the Bible should be our authority? Young people, a battle is raging in our society over what or who is a reliable authority. The people of faith lift up this book as God's authoritative word. I'm so grateful for our Methodist founder John Wesley who declared ...

4159. The Attitude of Readiness

Matthew 24:36-51

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Russell F. Anderson

... over their home plate, they are ready to swing for all they're worth. They won't always connect but they are prepared to play the game with gusto. It is the same attitude of readiness that is required of all who would follow Christ. Our spiritual senses must be honed and ready when Christ comes where we live. Is it possible to be pregnant and not know it? Apparently it is, if written accounts are to be believed. In one account, an obese woman was experiencing abdominal pain and was taken to the hospital ...

4160. The Changes Children Bring

Isaiah 11:1-16

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... city - it’s just amazing!" It’s true, isn’t it, that this one Child born in Bethlehem puts the world into an uproar every year at this time? This one Child creates enormous changes throughout the world: at least in an outward, superficial sense with the lights and sales and loudspeakers with Christmas music wafting over busy streets. But what about the inner changes, the deeper changes this Christ Child can bring to your life? The prophet Isaiah spoke of all that would happen when the Messiah comes ...

4161. Your Family Tree

Isaiah 11:1

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... King David. But Jesus doesn’t belong to just one family, the family of David. Jesus is God’s Son and when Jesus was born, He started a whole new family tree, one which includes all of us. That’s right! We are all descended from Jesus; in a Christian sense, we are all part of the same family tree. Jesus said that He is the vine from which all our branches grow. (John 15:5) He said He came to this world to make all people one. (John 17:21) Jesus said that anyone who does God’s will is ...

4162. A Most Amazing Night

Luke 2:1-7

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... Genesis flash through Mary's mind: "In pain you shall bring forth children." (3:16b) Finally, she hears the baby's cry and she slumps back onto the straw, too exhausted to move or even look at the child. Mary only rests for an instant. Quickly, she recovers her senses and wraps the baby in the swaddling clothes she had packed in Nazareth. She holds Him close to protect Him from the cold, and puts Him to her breast to give Him His first meal. Then, when the baby goes to sleep, she lays Him in a manger. There ...

4163. Christmas, First Proper

Isaiah 9:1-7, Luke 2:8-20, Luke 2:1-7

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... ! (Based on Psalm 96) Collect God of might, you have shared with us the power of your presence in one lowly-born this day. Prepare our spirits to receive this great gift again: that, behind the sweet new humanity of this special child, we may see and sense your very divinity, and may declare with the first Christians "God with us!" In his name we pray. Amen Prayer of Confession God of mercy, we confess that we have often conceived of the divinity of the Christ-child in ways that have distanced him from us ...

4164. Christmas 1

Hebrews 2:5-18

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... mother or a father! People: AND LET US GIVE THANKS TO GOD FOR THE SAVING GIFT OF OUR BROTHER, JESUS! Collect Most gracious God, you have been ever steadfast and dependable to your children. Help us to see in Christ Jesus a brother in every respect: that, sensing anew that we are members of your holy family, we may be drawn closer to one another as brothers and sisters, and to you as our loving and nurturing parent. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen Prayer of Confession God of love and mercy, it hurts to confess ...

4165. January 1

Lk 2:15-21 · Php 2:5-11 · Num 6:22-27 · Ps 67

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Paul A. Laughlin

... Exegetical Note It is not a terribly smooth transition from the final part of the Philippians hymn (vv. 9-11), which exalts Jesus' name, to the admonition to the reader (vv. 12-13) to work out her or his own salvation "with fear and trembling" and with a sense of God's being "at work" within. But the connective presupposition may well be the ancient belief that one's name entails one's very power and presence. Call to Worship (based on Psalm 67) Leader: Let all the nations be glad and sing! People: FOR GOD ...

4166. Epiphany 3

1 Corinthians 1:10-17

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... who everywhere call upon the name of Jesus! People: PEACE FROM GOD AND THE CHRIST OF ALL! Collect God of binding love, you have given us one Christ, one faith, and one baptism in which to find community with you and one another. Lead us to a sense and spirit of true Christian unity: that, seeing beyond our affiliations and allegiances to this church or that denomination, we may find our real identity as members of the body of the Christ, in whose name we pray. Amen Prayer of Confession God of infinite mercy ...

4167. Epiphany 3

Matthew 4:12-17

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... in his every act and hearing your very word in his every saying, we may learn to live for that glorious day when your Holy Rule will be total. In his name we pray. Amen Prayer of Confession Precious God, we confess that we lose both sight and sense of the nearness of your Holy Rule, which Jesus came preaching with parables and witnessing with wonders, and that we live instead in our own world with our own rules, with little or no concern about whether your will is done on earth or not. Forgive us, we ...

4168. Last Sunday after the Epiphany

Exodus 24:1-18

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... God of Moses be with us! People: MAY THE GRACE OF THE GOD OF JESUS BE UPON US! Collect God of hidden majesty, you have revealed yourself to humanity in many ways, both public and private. Sensitize us to all of your manifestations: that, filled with a sense of your presence, we may draw on your power and strength and move to new heights of holiness and righteousness as servants of you and the Christ. In his holy name we pray. Amen Prayer of Confession God of manifest mercy, it is difficult but necessary for ...

4169. Len 5

Ezekiel 37:1-14, Psalm 116:1-19

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... its reference to body and breath, seems to key on the creation story in Genesis 2. If the interpretation (vv. 11ff.) is any indication, the death here is a figurative reference to the sorry plight of Israel, so that the vision speaks not to resurrection in the specific sense, but to God's power to breathe life into even hopeless causes. Call to Worship Leader: Let us love the God who hears our voices! People: LET US CALL UPON GOD AS LONG AS WE LIVE! Leader: Even when the throes of death and threats of hell ...

4170. Palm Sunday

Mt 21:1-11 · Isa 50:4-9 · Ps 118

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Paul A. Laughlin

... admire the rich and famous, the powerful and prestigious, the influential and impressive, and to ignore the values of humility and simplicity taught and lived by Jesus even through his triumphal entry into Jerusalem on a donkey. Forgive us our vacillation, O God, and help us to recapture a proper sense of priorities, which hold dear your coming Reign and the virtues of peace, hope, love, and justice that it promises. In the sacred simplicity of the name of Jesus we pray. Amen

4171. Faith and Fear

1 Peter 1:13-2:3

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... of the darkness and evil that still surround us, we may remain mindful of their power and resistant to their influence until your Reign comes in its glory. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen Prayer of Confession God of mercy, we confess that we often live with a false sense of confidence as a result of our faith; that we take lightly the powers of darkness and death; and that we repeatedly fall into sin as a result. Forgive us, we pray, and plant in us a holy anxiety that will keep us on guard against all in the ...

4172. Easter 5

Acts 7:54--8:1a

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... laurels and to be righteously inactive; and we admit that we often pray and wait for his second coming only as a way of shirking our Christian responsibility to be active in his name. Forgive us our passivity and laziness, O God, and fill us with your Spirit and a sense of the Christ's dynamic presence, which alone can inspire us to do the work of your coming Reign against all odds in this troubled world. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen

4173. Proper 7

Genesis 28:10-22

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... moment in blessed harmony with you. In the name of Jesus we pray. Amen Prayer of Confession Most merciful God, we confess that we have allowed the secularism of modern life to filter you out of our minds, so that we live for the most part without any sense of your presence or power in the world; and we know in our hearts, whenever we stop to think about it, that our lives are faulty and flat, superficial and sad as a result. Forgive us, we pray, and sensitize us once again to the reality of your continuing ...

4174. Proper 10

Romans 8:1-17

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... about the extent of Hellenistic dualism in Paul's thought, it seems prudent not to read him in a too Neoplatonistic (dualistic) light, but rather to view his references to "flesh" and "spirit" as both referring humans in a more holistic sense, the former meaning their unredeemed state and the latter their redeemed. Whereas "fleshly humans" are captives and debtors, "spiritual humans" are sons and daughters, who can therefore call God "Abba," or "Dad." Call to Worship Leader: Rejoice, Christians, for you are ...

4175. Proper 11

Matthew 13:24-30

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... to match it: that, empowered with a measure of your universal love, we shall not rest until all humanity finds peace in you and your coming Reign. In the name and spirit of the Christ we pray. Amen Prayer of Confession Most merciful God, we admit with a deep sense of shame our tendency to be selective in our sharing of the gospel, and to pick and choose those with whom we share the good news of your mercy and forgiveness, both in word and in deed. Forgive us our narrowness of mind and smallness of heart, we ...

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