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401. The Call to be Holy in Love

Leviticus 19:1-37

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... concern and respect. There is no care for one another by treating each other justly and honestly. No one acts to restore another's property and freedom. No one loves one's neighbor as oneself. Mr. Poppovich's neighborhood is filled with suspicion, anger, and hatred. The result of such drastic brokenness of community is death. For us, as for ancient Israel in today's Old Testament lesson, living together in community is to result in life rather than death. God's people are to be holy people and our holiness ...

402. Communion Is Realizing Forgiveness

Matthew 26:17-30

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... New Covenant. God does not treat us the way we treat each other. We can see an example of this in Luke 9:52ff. One day Jesus and his disciples were going through a Samaritan village on their way toward Jerusalem. Now remember, there was mutual hatred between Jews and Samaritans. The townspeople would not permit them to travel through their village because they were Jews heading to Jerusalem. In anger James and John said, "Lord, do you want us to call fire down from heaven to destroy them?" A very human and ...

403. Communion Is Reconciliation

2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2

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... the Lord's Table this morning, we shall be completely forgiven and reconciled to God and he expects us to go and be reconciled to those who have sinned against us. That is God's will! We do not have the privilege of continuing to hold that grudge, hatred, or seething anger. We must forgive and be reconciled no matter how much we've been wronged; no matter how deeply we've been hurt, no matter how sorry we might be feeling for ourselves. Since God has fully forgiven us we have a responsibility to forgive ...

404. And Then The End

Matthew 24:1-35

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... of myopia or short-sightedness. For neither comprehends the gospel’s vision of the final future. Today’s text rehearses a fearsome cluster of events: false prophets and false messiahs, wars and rumors of wars, famines and earthquakes, persecution and apostasy, betrayal and hatred all summed up by the sad and simple phrase "love grown cold." But these things are only signs of the end and not the gospel’s vision of the end itself. Nor should this surprise us. "Eschatologies have to start more from fears ...

405. Judgment and Justice

Amos 5:18-27

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... for justice and equality in all things, creating enemies - even within the Christian faith - by their untiring efforts for the poor, the underprivileged, and the people unable to throw off the bonds of poverty, discrimination, and the injustices that are bred and multiply from hatred. Their lives have not been given up in vain; good has come from their self-sacrifices in the name of Jesus the Christ. God’s words to the people of Israel, spoken through Amos, continue to echo and reecho for the benefit of ...

406. A Litany of Light and Love

Luke 15:1-7

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... to remind us of a Love that shined so bright, that having been nailed to the cross, He would say, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” People: We light it as a testimony: We believe that the only cure for the darkness of evil and hatred in our world is the Light of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Leader: Dear Father, as we worship today, may the light of Your love and truth shine ever brighter into our hearts and lives, People: And as we go out into the world, may Your light shine ever ...

407. Up And Down The Mountain

Luke 9:28-36

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Donald Dotterer

... to individuals and groups of people has a long and sordid history. Ever since Cain murdered Abel, we have experienced evil spirits working deep within the human soul as people destroy one another. We may not understand the violence which is the result of hatred and bitterness, but we feel at the very least that we can explain crimes which philosophers categorize as moral evil, that is, evil that is caused by one person's cruelty towards another human being. But what can we say of the evil that manifests ...

408. Christian Values True Love

1 John 3:11-24

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... a liar. If you cannot love your brother whom you have seen, how can you love God whom you have not seen? Congregation: Teach us to love our brother more that we may love you more, for anything we have done for him we have done for you. Take our hatred and our selfishness, and replace them with true love.

409. The Christian Life Children of Light

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

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... down while you are still angry. Men: Make us angry towards sin, not the sinner. Leader: Do not let unwholesome talk come out of your mouths. Speak only what is helpful for encouraging others according to their needs. Get rid of all bitterness, rage, hatred and malice. Women: Make our mouths clean vessels, holding the pure words of truth and wisdom. Cleanse our hearts that our mouths may remain clean. Leader: Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving one another just like in Christ God forgave you ...

410. Love Transcending Law and Custom

Matthew 1:18-25

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... . Wilson was not interested in trying to fit his daughter into the long list of political atrocities. "Marie's last words were about life," he said, slowly lilting her name, "MAH-re," in Irish "It would be no way for me to remember her by having words of hatred in my mouth. "But, I tell you this," he said, "A woman, someone I would call a sharp-edged Protestant, came to my door sobbing after Marie died. The woman said the tragedy had 'softened her heart'. Now that has to be good," said the father, pondering ...

411. Beyond the Ordinary

Matthew 5:38-42

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Joe Pennel

... within my boundaries. That was clearly understood. Now, I want to be very honest in saying that learning to get rid of those boundaries and learning to love those enemies has been a painful journey for me. And, I am not there yet. There are still reservoirs of hatred in my life that continue to fester like a cesspool. But as I have gone along, I have learned that the more I love my enemies, the better I feel about myself. The more I have learned to cross boundaries, the more loving I have become. At one ...

412. Epiphany 7

Matthew 5:43-48, Matthew 5:38-42, 1 Corinthians 3:1-23, Leviticus 19:1-37

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... love your neighbor as yourself." 1. Who says so? God says so. He is the one who has decreed that people should love other people as they love themselves. "My ways are not your ways," says God - but they should be! 2. God desires to eliminate hatred from the human vocabulary and from interpersonal relationships, as well. I was associated with a junior high school's girls' basketball team and overheard many of the comments the girls made about other people. So often, they said, "I hate her," or "Don't you ...

413. Getting Even

2 Samuel 13:1-22

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... as silent as a Detroit factory before the arrival of the first shift. His demeanor was as placid as an Indiana farm lake in the hushed stillness of a springtime dawn. Yet underneath the surface, Absalom’s soul seethed in a cauldron of murderous hatred. He cunningly invited his father to attend a sheep-shearing festivity at his farm near Baal Hazor. David refused, as business matters pressed heavily on his weary brow. Amnon took his father’s place. Sheep-shearing among the ancient Hebrews was much like a ...

414. A Senior Servant

2 Samuel 19:9-43

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... killed by his enemies.2 David couldn’t see the forest because he was lost in the trees. Hiding as a fugitive and seeking as a father to discover how he had turned his son Absalom into an enemy. Perhaps the questions of how and why the hatred Absalom felt for his father were never resolved in David’s heart. David, the astute politician, had come to the brink of defeat. Alone, without much food, fuel, or finances, he sat in the wilderness while Absalom ruled his flock Israel. There came to David a few ...

415. Advent 1

Isaiah 2:1-5, Psalm 122:1-9

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... your holy city and all your houses throughout the world as havens of divine instruction and safe harbors of peace. Enable us to ease all tensions and strife, especially between nations and races and creeds: that your divine and universal love may triumph and war and hatred may cease. In the name of the coming Prince of Peace we pray. Amen Prayer of Confession God of Peace, we confess with deep sadness that we do not always operate as coworkers with you in the enterprise of world peace, but instead sow the ...

416. Proper 20

Matthew 20:1-16

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... your incomparable grace and mercy. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen Prayer of Confession Merciful God, we confess that we have failed miserably to emulate your justice in our dealings with others, much less your graciousness, and that we have sown ill-will, contempt, hatred, and discord as a result. Forgive us, we pray, and inspire us by the mercy and forgiveness that you have shown to us in Christ Jesus to deal, not just honestly and fairly, but generously and charitably, after the example of Christ Jesus, who ...

417. Advent 3

Matthew 11:1-19

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... in the person of Jesus Christ, and if we allow our friends, neighbors, enemies to continue to live in their illusions (that is, their unrealistic wonderings), by refusing to share reality with them, then we subtlety, but really, harbor a resentment toward, a hatred of, them. If Christ is reality, and brings reality, because he is the Way, the Truth, and the Life, we have no alternative but to confront the other, graciously, with the person of Christ. Planning for Your Congregation I. Other Scriptures Psalm ...

418. A Glory Revealed in the Cross

John 8:12-30

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... . They are not the words of a man who had merely speculated about God safe and sound in an ivory tower. They were written by one whose life with millions of others in Europe had been driven to the brink of extinction by bombs, bullets and bitter hatred. No longer would speculations and empty theories on the nature of God suffice. No longer would a piety based only on feelings or moralism sustain people who found themselves trapped in the confusion and terror of total war. Only a God who had entered into and ...

419. True And False Prophecy

Mark 14:27-31

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... are two men of seemingly opposite perspectives about Jesus, but neither of them realizes the full truth of Jesus’ words, and both of them will bear false witness against him in order to protect themselves or their interests. At the same time, whether out of hatred or love, both men prove to be prophetic in much of what they say about Jesus, albeit unknowingly. This is especially true in the case of Caiaphas. This drama seeks to accomplish what the Gospel of Mark portrays so well - the irony of Caiaphas ...

420. My God, My God, ... Why?

Mark 15:33-41

Drama

... how he suffered. Not once did I hear from his mouth the quaint Hebrew names and curses that I’ve grown so accustomed to hearing in Jerusalem. He never tried to strike back, even in words. But while his mouth was silent, his eyes spoke often, but not with hatred. He seemed to look right through me, through my cruelty and my pretending to be tough, and looked at me. His eyes showed pity, not for himself, but for all of the characters around him who were caught up in this crazy thing. (Pause - moves a little ...

421. Zacchaeus

Luke 19:1-10

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Brett Blair

... the church’s history when she could be more easily identified with the Pharisees of Jesus’ day than with Jesus himself. People have come to the institutional church and they have found in us what they hated in the world: competition, jealousy, greed, and hatred, and worse of all unwarranted judgment. The Scribes and the Pharisees criticized Jesus because he was going to be the guest of a sinner. They were so hypocritical and depraved that they neither understood the lost nature of man nor the mission of ...

422. Return to Jerusalem

Acts 20:7-12

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... movement. Colorful reports had been brought back to Jerusalem by Jewish pilgrims, accusing Paul of witchcraft, blasphemy, corruption of Jewish traditions and almost everything else. Nobody seemed to question whether such rumors were true. They were spread about and stirred up hatred against Paul. Continuing down the coast, Paul’s party came to Ptolemais and then to Caesarea, from where they were to complete the journey overland. At Caesarea, Paul stayed in the home of Philip the Evangelist, who was one of ...

423. Midnight Turned Into High Noon

Isaiah 42:10-17, Isaiah 42:18-25

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Barbara Brokhoff

... his illumination, so he sent Christ to be that light. Christ left the brilliance of heaven to come to a dismal and dark world. It was a world so dark his own did not even recognize nor accept him. He endured the darkness of prejudice, intolerance, selfishness and hatred. It was night in the upper room when the disciples met for the Last Supper. It was black night in the Garden of Gethsemane when he sweat great drops of blood. It was night when one of his own betrayed him. It was during the night that he ...

424. What Do You See?

Isaiah 52:13--53:12

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Barbara Brokhoff

... they see. A hair-dresser told me recently, "I don’t like the sadness of Lent. Songs and portrayals of the cross depress me. I prefer the joy and celebration of Easter! Why can’t we just by-pass all the bad stuff?" Still others ... See Sin and Feel Hatred and Guilt That Caused the Suffering We read, "He was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement of our peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord has ...

425. The Stiller of Storms

Matthew 14:22-36

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Dennis Kastens

... and destitution, he wanted to give people the impression, in his death, that he was a rich man. Fortunately, Jesus can deliver us from this internal storm of uncertainty and insecurity. He assures us that at the center of this cosmos there is no vengeance, hatred and rejection, but rather divine mercy, love and goodness. To every tempest-tossed mind Jesus says, "It is I, be not afraid." Jesus came into this world and overcame the storm of sin and its consequence which the devil had been waging for centuries ...

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