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4276. Easter 6

John 14:15-31

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... t keep the commandments, I fail? And just which commandments are we talking about? "Thou shalt not boil a kid in its mother's milk?" "Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live?" Or things like "Love God and love your neighbor?" Or is it a guilt trip? God is the proverbial "Jewish Mother"? Making me feel guilty Even before I do anything? "Pardon me for living!!" Isn't God's love for me unconditional? Isn't that the idea of grace? "It can't be earned, it can't be bought"? This sounds like If I sin at all, I don't ...

4277. The Simplicity of God's Call

Romans 8:28-39

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... turmoil, or a sense of direction, or even a miracle. But Our Lord stands beside us this moment. And His call to us, in His love for us, is simple: "Come to me, I am with you, wherever you are, whatever you feel. "Don't question now, don't wonder now, ... Him, wherever we are, whatever we think, whatever we feel, He fills the deepest longings of our heart. His call to us is simple, because His love for us is simple: He would share His life with us for which He came into the world. As we begin with Him, we will ...

4278. In the Cross

Zechariah 9:9-13

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... excuses, high sounding phrases, poetry - But God, I can't spend the time. But in spite of their rejection, and rejection today, there's one thing we must not lose sight of: the reality of the cross. And not just the vision of God's suffering love for us, but the crosses we bear, and we carry, and are crucified upon: The crosses of despair, and emptiness, and meaninglessness, when we cry out in the night, or awaken early in the morning, and stare. The crosses of sickness, and suffering, and mourning, where ...

4279. Authority Through Servanthood

Matthew 20:20-28, Matthew 20:17-19

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Dean Lueking

... think, act, and take care for the things that lead to your growth and happiness. Parents, accept your authority as those who serve your family with reverence for God who makes you his representatives. This calls for faith, prayers, strength in holding your convictions, and love in carrying them out for the good of your children. In an age of wholesale parental abdication of authority, your calling is to fill the vacuum. The day will come when your children will rise up and bless you. The Call to the Whole ...

4280. A Place for You

John 14:1-4

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Dean Lueking

... I was ten years old I distinguished myself one fine August day by falling headlong from one of those long, one-rope swings that boys love to rig up on tree branches. I broke both arms, my nose, and remember a mouthful of Missouri mud and gravel in my teeth. ... know in full what these words of Christ signify, "that where I am you may be also." It all stands upon his personal, caring, redeeming love for us. He calls us by name. In our baptism he makes his home in us. At the heart of our Christian faith it is ...

4281. Seeing as the Lord Sees

1 Samuel 16:1-13

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... its worst and His Son, Jesus Christ, endured it, God was there ready to lift him up and to give him the best. You, too, are a child of God. God saw in David one who, even in the midst of adversity and alienation, nevertheless refused to give up love - especially the love of God and through faith he continued. So what did God see in David that he might also see in us? I believe he saw there a heart that was open to the heart of God with which he could make connection and with whom he could do significant ...

4282. How Did It Come to This?

Jeremiah 2:1-3:5

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... want to deal with this morning. By way of answer I would suggest three things: I It happened over time. No one becomes evil overnight. We cannot take weight off in a week that it took us years to put on. We cannot stop loving overnight, when we have loved for years. Marriages and divorces do not grow overnight. It all takes time. I well suspect that for the Hebrews, sin became an adopted lifestyle. Over time they quit praying, they quit reflecting, they became more pre-occupied with self-seeking. Then they ...

4283. ADVENT 1

Jeremiah 33:1-26, Luke 21:5-38, 1 Thessalonians 3:6-13

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... is that we cannot measure up by ourselves and our efforts. In the text Paul makes clear that it is God who will make us the kind of people we need to be at Christ's coming. Will we allow God to prepare us? Outline: Measure up to what? a. Love - not only fellow- Christians but all men - v. 12 b. Holiness - not only before men but before God - v. 13 WORSHIP RESOURCES Prayer of the Day: "Stir up your power, O Lord, and come. Protect us by your strength and save us from the threatening danger of our sins, for ...

4284. Proper 22

Matthew 21:33-46

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... his only Son. But many ignore him as though life were a personal possession. People: We have received God's blessings in abundance. May we be faithful in accepting Christ's call to live in obedient discipleship Collect Eternal God our Heavenly Father, who blesses us with love and life, and who asks us to surrender our lives to you: Give us receptive hearts to your Son, who came to claim us as your children, that we may enjoy your Kingdom forever. In our Savior's name we pray. Amen. Prayer of Confession Life ...

4285. Thanksgiving

2 Corinthians 9:6-15, Luke 17:11-19, Deuteronomy 8:1-20

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... your goodness to us! Keep our hearts and minds sensitive to your generosity; that we may always be in communion with you to express our gratitude. In our Savior's name we pray. Amen. Prayer of Confession We praise you, O God, for the many gifts of your love which you give so freely. You have given so much that we find ourselves expecting your benevolence. Forgive us when we have taken our blessings for granted, only to ask for more. Put a spirit of gratitude within us; that we may accept each gift with a ...

4286. Epiphany 2

Isaiah 49:1-7, 1 Corinthians 1:1-9, John 1:29-34, John 1:35-42

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... call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ: We are your brothers and sisters! The peace of Christ be with you all wherever you may be! Pastor: Thanks be to God for his universal church united in Christ! People: We are one in Christ's Spirit. Our love goes out in all directions as we join hearts around the world to worship our Lord. Collect Gracious Father, whose Son has called into being one church made up of all who believe in him as Lord and Savior: Unite us with all Christians in glad songs of praise ...

4287. Jesus - the Holiest Name

Luke 2:21-40

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... and Spirit in the lonely business that lay ahead of him. He didn’t realize, when he was told those tales about his birth, that he would be surrounded by enemies who hated him enough to kill him, but he soon learned how much he needed the Father’s love and assurance when he began his ministry. At times, it must have seemed the whole world was against him, that he was entirely on his own. One day, I went out on our back porch and frightened a pair of little Black-capped Chickadees in the lower branches of ...

4288. Treasure's Tug

Matthew 13:44-46

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... the past. The new is what God is up to right now. Bringing out old and new is to leave everything at God's disposal. Sometimes we love the old in our lives so much, all the ways we have been, that we won't give a new way a chance. Other times we reverse ... law as if it were nothing. In and through him the old law breathed with new spirit. Here was one remarkable human being who genuinely did love God and neighbor! The point is that old and new are God's ways of working in us. And in the end, the new mix, which ...

4289. So Soon We Forget!

Exodus 16:1-36

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... us. When we have but feeble faith (doubting faith) when our fears cause us to murmur and complain, even then God will give us what he can so we may learn to trust him and be content. Crazy as it seems, even when we behave like spoiled brats, God loves us! Sometime ago a woman went to her pastor with the tragic story of her marriage. Her husband had deserted her and run away with another, younger woman. For several months she had received no child support from him. She had to take a second job, and even then ...

4290. Is God With You, Or Not?

Exodus 17:1-7

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... child. God does all things well. And he was with me, even there!" She lived out the truth of the great Isaac Watts hymn she used to love so well and sang; Am I a soldier of the cross? A foll'wer of the Lamb? And shall I fear to own His cause Or ... are confident that God is with us! Yes, it's true, my mother suffered, and lingered, and she could no longer sing the hymns she loved, but God was there all the time. In the early evening, before she died at dawn the next morning, we heard what sounded like music ...

4291. He Lights Up My Life!

Exodus 33:12-23

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... 's all fine, but it's not enough. Sometimes on a Monday or Tuesday of the week's mission I am in, the pastor will hand me a "love-card" John has sent to me, in care of the local church. That helps a lot, but it also lacks a lot. And then, there are the phone ... Presence with us. No wonder we border on frantic hysteria when we feel the absence of God! Maybe that's the reason so many folks love the simple, old Gospel song which says, And He walks with me, and He talks with me, And He tells me I am His own, And ...

4292. Communion Is Reconciliation

2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2

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... our hearts and to let them know it by the way we show it in our lives. We are to begin treating them with love as though they had never done anything against us. Reconciliation with our neighbor is the direct result of our forgiveness. There can be no ... you to join him at his table of reconciliation. We come with sin and guilt and humbly acknowledge that to him. In his gracious love he tells you that he forgives you and that you are reconciled to him. Then he strengthens you and instructs you to go share ...

4293. R.S.V.P.

Matthew 22:1-14

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... to their teenaged children constitute a kind of "harassment". "Fear not, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you." At least the parents admit you’ve never been anything but polite and invitational. I doubt very much that God wants people responding to his love merely because they were browbeaten or sent on a guilt trip. You ask perhaps the most difficult question of all when you ask, "When should I take ‘no’ for an answer?" Believe me, I’m not copping out when I say, "I don’t know ...

4294. Possession is Nine Tenths of the Fall

Matthew 21:33-46

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D. Wayne Burkette

... safe and unaltered...." (The Tenth Man, New York, Pocket Books, 1986, p. 89.) The trouble is that we never seem to be able to love quite enough, at least not enough to be delivered from the unhappy desire to own our lives and almost everything that touches them. It seems ... and its expressions are not human instruments for compelling God, but divine gifts for use in glorifying God and loving people. It’s easy, though, for the practice of religion to become proud and arrogant, possessive of its status. We ...

4295. Christian Values

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

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... patient and kind. It does not boast or act proudly. It is not rude, self-seeking or easily angered. It holds no grudges and doesn’t rejoice at misfortune. Men: "Love never fails, but prophecies will cease, tongues will be stilled and knowledge will pass away. We know in part, prophecy in part, but when perfection comes the imperfect disappears. Youth: "When I was a child, I talked, thought and reasoned like a child. As I grow up, I will put ...

4296. Special Occasions Marriage

Ephesians 5:22-33

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... and gave himself up for her to make her holy. Men: Father, help me to consider my wife’s needs first. Help me to be an example to her of your unfailing love. May her faith grow as a result of this marriage rather than diminish. Leader: Each one of you must love his wife as he loves himself and the wife must respect her husband. Women: Father, give me this respect. Help me to value my husband’s good points and to see where he reflects your character. May his faith grow as a result of my encouragement ...

4297. The Sermon in the Supper

1 Corinthians 11:17-34

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Edward Chinn

... shows the nature of the eternal God." I sometimes think about the Cross, And shut my eyes and try to see The cruel nails and crown of thorns, And Jesus crucified for me. But even could I see Him die, I could but see a little part Of that great love which like a fire Is always burning in His heart. Every time you come to church and receive the bread and wine, you are proclaiming the Passion of that Person in whom we see the human face of God. The Sacrament announces the message of the Cross, telling us, in ...

4298. Right on the Bull's-Eye

1 Timothy 6:11

Children's Sermon

... everyone to be gentle with us. And, of course, other people would like you and me to be gentle with them. Being gentle is in the target's bull's-eye. Another quality we find there is love. What is the opposite of love? (Let them answer.) The Bible says that we should aim at love and never hate. Loving other people and being loved is one of the very best things about life. These are just a couple things the Bible teaches us we should aim for in our lives. In the bull's-eye of the target is gentleness and ...

4299. The Doubting Sum

Matthew 28:16-20

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... expect God to do the unexpected in lives. God will surprise us with hidden talents we never knew we had, new friends, new careers, new loves. Jesus Christ wants us to have power to abolish the sum of doubt. And we can! How many of you see your life backwards? ... a need for trust. If we are mistrustful of the world, if we are insecure, only a remaking will allow us to be full. We want love not criticism. We want action, not sermons. We want help. We feel empty and we want to be full so we try to stick some " ...

4300. Come and Find Rest

Matthew 11:25-30

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... ." These words remind us that Jesus Christ died on the cross for the sins of all who will say yes to him as Lord of their lives. These words tell us that we can stop worrying about "doing it right" and can rely on his grace and love instead. We can rest in Christ’s love. Matthew 12, verses 29 and 30, speak to this: "Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light." Jesus challenged ...

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