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4251. Advent 4

Isaiah 7:1-25, Romans 1:1-17, Matthew 1:18-25

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James Wilson

... You to lead us into Your promised Kingdom. Forgive us, Lord, and give us the wisdom to hear and accept Your love and guidance in our lives. In Christ we pray. Amen. Hymns Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise" "God Hath Spoken By His Prophets" "There's A Spirit In The Air" Second Lesson: Romans 1:1-7 Theme: Jesus the promised Messiah Call To Worship Leader: Come, let all who would worship the Lord, sing and give praise. People: For in Christ we received a Savior calling us into the family of God. Leader: Jesus ...

4252. Getting Ready for The Coming Messiah

Mark 1:1-8

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Wayne H. Keller

... take? Do we resemble leaves floating on the river current, going where carried, saying nothing about, having no control over our direction and destiny; or, have we heard John the Baptist's announcement about the Coming One, who makes all things new by his Spirit? To what, to whom, do we give our time, money, energy? Charge to the Congregation: "Repent," said John the Baptist, which means, "Change your behavior; change your way of thinking and doing and being. One is coming who can and will make that happen ...

4253. The Season Of The Resurrection

John 20:19-23, John 20:24-31

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Wayne H. Keller

... and McMeel, 1997). We can spend a whole lifetime blaming God, others, circumstances; and if we do, that is our hell. We need not remain as we are. Prayer of Confession We know that we are to love as we are loved. You have granted us your own Spirit of love to dwell in us. But, Lord, you know how blocked we become. We are hampered in our loving by our judgments, our preconceptions, our selfishness, our pride, our anxiety, and our drive to blame others for our lives. We wait for people to meet our standards ...

4254. The Vine and the Branches

John 15:1-17

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Wayne H. Keller

... and Christ the true vine provide that for us. Of course, we rebel against Christ's pruning of us; yet, without his pruning, we are out of control.P: The true vine, through God's Spirit, removes our destructive and useless behavior.M: Thank you, Lord, for your pruning shears.P: The true vine, through God's Spirit, makes it possible for us to bear much fruit, healthy relationships, and to take on issues of justice.M: Thank you, Lord, for providing your gifts of pruning. Response Sing again, stanza 2 only, of ...

4255. No Longer Servants, but Friends

John 15:18--16:4

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Wayne H. Keller

... and now calls us friends, welcome to this Easter celebration. Today, we come to learn what friendship with God means. I warn you that this discovery is both exciting and fearful. I invite us to give up some preconceived notions about friendship, and allow the Holy Spirit to teach us some new truths. P: We say about Jesus, "He was the greatest!" M: We say, "Amen!" to that! P: Jesus also says to us, "You are the greatest!" M: We say "Alleluia!" to that! Hymn of Praise "God of Compassion, in Mercy Befriend ...

4256. Epiphany 8

Mark 2:18-22, Mark 2:13-17

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Wayne H. Keller

... for those awarenesses and insights. Prayer of Praise "O God, overcome our reluctance to worship by overwhelming us with the Spirit's presence. Push aside any personal agendas we may have brought to this hour. Complement our preparation for worship, by ... his whole life. (Again, I remind us that we need not "nail down" every message with some kind of a moral; leave it to the Spirit.) Reading of the Scripture This passage is ideal for two easy dramas. For number one, set a table in the chancel. For number two, ...

4257. Lent 5

John 12:20-36

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Wayne H. Keller

... God buries the products of our confession; for that we rejoice. In light of our forgiven life, what kind of wheat will we produce? Each of us is a rich grain, waiting to be born anew each day. What new thoughts, words, behavior will we allow God's Spirit to sprout and grow, for our sake, the world's sake, Christ's sake? (Two minutes to write down your insights and new commitments.) Response "I'm Gonna Live So God Can Use Me: COMMUNITY RESPONSE Message with the Children of All Ages Revise the "receiving new ...

4258. The Season Of The Nativity

Luke 2:21-40

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Wayne H. Keller

... forgiveness. To us is born a Savior who is Christ the Lord, and to us is born, in this moment, life in him. We no longer yearn for God. Our healing no longer means a search but a surrender to him, who is always and everywhere present in Spirit. I invite us to sing Malotte's version of the Lord's Prayer. (Following the singing, ask how many remember this act of worship used during Advent. For those who remember, ask them if this means more today than when first used. Give several moments of silence. For ...

4259. The Season Of The Nativity

Matthew 25:31-46

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Wayne H. Keller

... go to the other, beginning in our own home: The Act of Receiving New Life (Pastor and Ministers) P: In Jesus the Christ, God offers forgiveness, wholeness, peace. M: Our lives have been received, and given hope for the present and future. P: I invite us, in the Spirit of the Newborn One, to bring this same hope to those whom we have alienated. M: Despite our fear, indeed we shall! We affirm that promise in God's presence and in God's power. Response "Pass It On," words and music by Kurt Kaiser, from Let the ...

4260. Advent 4

Luke 1:26-38, Romans 16:1-27, 2 Samuel 7:1-17

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E. Carver McGriff

... ? Do we fail to disclose the defect in the house or car we plan to sell? Do we allow our teenagers to cancel a commitment at the last minute because a better opportunity came along? Do we...? I have decided something: there's a kind of natural law of the spirit which ordains that lies and deceit are always paid back in kind, one way or another, in this world. Maybe not right away. But I have decided that God sees to it that in the end, virtue always wins. C. S. Lewis once wrote that all people are on their ...

4261. Meaning of Advent

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E. Carver McGriff

... do with Advent? J. W. Hamilton, who reported this story, went on to say that it's a story about the most important man in the world. Not the Bishop, important as he was. It was the man with the two umbrellas, the man who showed what the Christian spirit can do. Advent starts a new church year. It's an opportunity to start over again, to think about this marvelous faith we have been given, and how hungrily the world is searching for this kind of goodness in the midst of so much selfishness and evil. Oh, we ...

4262. All Saints

Isaiah 25:1-12, Revelation 21:1-27, John 11:38-44, John 11:17-37

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E. Carver McGriff

... has said that only when a person is not afraid to die is he not afraid to live. In other words, for the present, this is to be accepted by faith. John 11:32-44 · New Life The Dead Receive Theme: My emphasis here would be on revival of the spirit, of the emotional being. While I believe in life after death, I don't for a moment think it could happen quite as this story suggests, nor do I think this really happened. No other biblical writer alludes to such a recovery and surely they would have known about ...

4263. On Getting Out Of The Way

Luke 3:1-20, Luke 3:21-38

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Charles H. Bayer

... see the Messiah, the Christ, the one God is sending to rescue you." "I baptize you with water," he continued, "mine is just a physical symbolic act. All the water in the Jordan River can't save you. But one is coming who will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. The real baptism, conversion, salvation, hope is not in me; it is in Jesus." Shortly thereafter John disappears from the scene. He bows out so Jesus can bow in. Our text goes on to report that when Jesus came to John and was baptized, God ...

4264. Defining The Mission

Luke 4:14-30

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Charles H. Bayer

... would be read through -- just as we do. But the text from the prophet was the choice of the reader. Jesus asked for the scroll of the prophet Isaiah. He unrolls it to the 61st chapter. It must have taken some time. When he finds the text, he reads: The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because God has anointed me to preach good news to the poor, has sent me to proclaim release to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed, to proclaim the acceptable year of the ...

4265. Moving At The Speed Of Light: Nazareth: Family Ties

1 Corinthians 1:10-17

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Frank Luchsinger

... 12 o'clock at night I bade farewell to Beallsville and bent my course towards the beautiful state of Ohio. No one can describe the anguish of my heart that night and for the days afterwards. Leaving a poor and dependent mother behind, very poorly clad, my spirits crushed by the treatment I had received, and every moment dreading the footsteps of my hated master in pursuit of me, who had already declared repeatedly that he would follow me to Hell if I ever attempted to run away.3 William Hanby was a vigorous ...

4266. Being A Good Doubter

John 20:24-31

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Glenn E. Ludwig

... friend was also the honest questioner and seeker. He was also a man of commitment. Throughout the first 13 chapters of the book of Acts, we find his name among those who gathered in fellowship and prayer. He was among those gifted with the Holy Spirit and sent to preach. He was among those who, after Jesus' death and resurrection, devoted the rest of their lives to teaching and fellowship in Jesus' name. This loyal friend and honest questioner was also a devoted disciple. Would it surprise you to know that ...

4267. Not Yet Quitting Time

Luke 21:5-38

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Larry R. Kalajainen

... is right, to do good. And if we're mature Christians, we know also that we can't do good without the power of the Holy Spirit working within us to give us both the will and the ability to do what is right. Our doing what is right is not our achievement ... Or is your hope in God's future, nurtured in prayer and worship, sustaining you and bringing to you the power of the Spirit to enable you to be a faithful witness to Jesus Christ? The prophet Isaiah has expressed this hope and confidence perhaps more ...

4268. The Bread That Endures

Luke 22:7-38

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Larry R. Kalajainen

... who gives and sustains life. He nourishes the eater. Just as physical bread sustains the life of the body, so Jesus sustains the life of the spirit. To come to Jesus or to believe in him is to live life as it was meant to be lived, to know life in its richest ... money, as though those things could fill up the spiritual and emotional hungers of our souls. We neglect the life of the spirit, we avoid prayer, we avoid intimacy with others, we run away from ourselves, from God, from the living Bread which gives ...

4269. A House of Prayer

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John R. Brokhoff

... an idea, or ideal, or ideology, or a theological concept. In prayer we are not talking to ourselves or to the ceiling. In spirit God is there to hear our prayer. We need to realize this and pray accordingly. The next room is for the thanksgiving and ... acceptance. At this time in our prayers we remember his promises to be with us always, to forgive us, and to bless us with the Holy Spirit. Now it is time to go to the room of petition. We have the opportunity to tell God about our personal needs in our own lives ...

4270. You Can Be Real

Matthew 5:33-37

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Michael B. Brown

... she was uncomfortable in any of the other categories. She could not be pigeon-holed into the roles of giant, wizard or dwarf. She was a mermaid, and surely there was room in the game for somebody like her. Good for her! She revealed a spirit that refuses to compromise what it means to be real, a spirit that will never follow the crowd if it's moving in a direction contrary to her sense of truth. She has learned at an early age to be honest enough to say, "I don't have to be like everyone else to have worth ...

4271. Reversing The Flow

Isaiah 2:1-5

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Paul E. Robinson

... flowing from the bowels of evil in our society, flowing into our minds and hearts through television and movies, videos and radio, polluting our children and killing our youth and adults. But the flow will not be reversed until you and I fill ourselves with the Spirit of God in Jesus Christ. The flow will not be reversed until you and I are established in the faith. People will not stream to the mountain of God until that mountain has something dramatic and more exciting and hopeful to offer than what's in ...

4272. Easter 3

Revelation 5:1-14, Acts 9:1-19a, John 21:1-14

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John R. Brokhoff

... change in Paul's life, from a persecutor to a propagator of the church. Christ comes to him as light which blinds him. He does not see that opposition to the church is persecution of Christ. After a three-day fast, Paul is baptized by Ananias, receives the Spirit, and begins to preach Christ as the Son of God. Epistle: Acts 5:27b-32, 40b-41 See Easter 2 Epistle: Revelation 5:11-14 Every creature in heaven and in earth worships Christ, the Lamb. To understand this passage it would be helpful to review the ...

4273. Lent 4

Luke 15:11-32, 2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2, Isaiah 12:1-6, Joshua 5:1-12, Luke 15:1-7

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John R. Brokhoff

... he sinned against the Lord primarily. To sin against people is to automatically sin against God, for God's commands are people-centered. 3. Dead (vv. 24, 32). Twice the father describes his renegade son as being "dead" while he was away from home. In body he was alive; in spirit he was dead dead to virtue, dead in his love for God and family. With his return, he has come alive again. It is the same with Christians: we die to self and sin and rise with Christ in newness of life. We can be dead in a twofold ...

4274. Christmas Eve

Lk 2:1-20 · Tit 2:11-14 · Isa 9:2-7 · Ps 96

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John R. Brokhoff

... to exchange gifts and to take advantage of sales. Then there is the task of cleaning up after Christmas, taking the tree down, and re-arranging the furniture. Many sigh with relief, "Thank God, Christmas is over!" In all of this, where is Christ and the spirit of love and joy? Christmas seems to be a lot of bunk. Is it worth it? In the light of this, how can you get people to celebrate Christmas? 5. The problem of an antagonistic world. At Christmas the preacher is to proclaim peace, love, and goodwill ...

4275. Proper 13

Colossians 3:1-17, Hosea 11:1-11, Luke 12:13-21

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John R. Brokhoff

... old Adam, the sinful self that delights in vices. On the positive side, we are to "put" on the new nature which we have been given by God for Jesus' sake. Paul calls upon us to do something about our lives. We put away or off or on as the Spirit works in us. 3. All (v. 11). Jesus for a Christian is "all" all there is to know about God, all wisdom, truth, and love. "Jesus is all the world to me." Everyone and everything is subordinate and inferior to Jesus. He is our all in all. Also, Christ is ...

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