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4326. The Conversion Of Saul

Acts 9:1-19a

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H. Burnham Kirkland

Call To Worship Leader: Lord, you have changed my sadness into a joyful dance. People: You have taken away my sorrow and surrounded me with joy. Leader: I will not be silent; I will sing praises to you. People: Lord, you are my God. I will give you thanks forever. Collect O Lord, as you appeared to Saul while he was bent on persecuting your followers, come to us as we, too, pursue those who do not believe as we do and ridicule those who seek peace in our time through the path of love. Blind us to the folly ...

4327. Come, Lord Jesus

Revelation 22:1-6

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H. Burnham Kirkland

Call To Worship Leader: The Lord is king! Earth be glad! People: He rules with righteousness and justice. Leader: The heavens proclaim his righteousness, People: and all the nations see his glory. All: Praise to the Lord Almighty, the ruler of all the earth. Amen. Collect Lord Almighty, we come to worship you and to give you thanks for the gift of your Son, Jesus Christ. Through Christ we have come to know you as a God of love and mercy. Come into our hearts, this day, Lord; come in to stay. We pray in ...

4328. Salvation Is For All

Romans 9:30--10:21

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H. Burnham Kirkland

Call To Worship Leader: God says, "When those who love me call to me, I will answer them." People: Praise be to God, who can be depended upon. Leader: The Lord says, "When my children are in trouble, I will be with them." People: Thanks be to the Lord who is always with us. Amen. Collect Heavenly Father, when your Son came to live with us, he underwent rejection, pain, and suffering even to death upon the cross. Through it all he knew he was not alone, for you were with him. We, your present-day disciples ...

4329. The Temptation Of Jesus

Luke 4:1-13

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H. Burnham Kirkland

Call To Worship As Jesus began his ministry he was tempted for forty days in order to focus his attention on spiritual things. During this Lenten season of forty days we, too, will be tempted by the forces of evil to seek worldly power, wealth, and physical satisfaction. Let us remain faithful to our spiritual disciplines of prayer, fasting, and caring for others that we may be better prepared to carry out our ministry to the world. Come, let us worship together! Collect Lord, we pray the prayer you taught ...

4330. Do Not Cling To The Past

Isaiah 43:14-28

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H. Burnham Kirkland

Call To Worship Leader: God was our help in ages past. People: He is our hope for years to come. Leader: God is our guide while life shall last. People: He will be our eternal home. Leader: Come, let us worship the God of all times. Collect Everlasting God, who changes not but is the same yesterday, today, and forever, keep us from dwelling on the past, fix our attention on your will for us today, and give us hope and vision for tomorrow. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. Prayer Of Confession Lord, we have all ...

4331. Anointing The Feet Of Jesus As A Sign Of Our Love

John 12:1-11

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H. Burnham Kirkland

Call To Worship Jesus washed his disciples' feet as a sign of his love and as an example of his servanthood. Mary washed Jesus' feet as an expression of her love and devotion to his ministry. We are called upon to be prepared to wash the feet of those we are to serve in the name of Christ. Come, let us worship the Lord, who has shown us God's love, and set us an example of a ministry of service. Collect Almighty God, this house of worship has been set aside as a costly ointment through which we might ...

4332. The Lord Speaks Through People Of God

1 Kings 18:1-15, 1 Kings 18:16-46

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H. Burnham Kirkland

Call To Worship Leader: Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord, oh, my soul! People: I will praise him as long as I live. Leader: Don't put your trust in human leaders; no human being can save you. People: When they die, they return to the dust; on that day all their plans come to an end. Leader: The Lord is king forever. Our God will reign for all time. Collect Merciful God, we thank you for your many blessings. So fill our lives with gratitude and love that we may be found worthy to speak for you when we ...

4333. What Are You Doing Here?

1 Kings 19:1-8, 1 Kings 19:9-18

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H. Burnham Kirkland

Call To Worship Leader: As a deer longs for a stream of cool water, so I long for you, O God. People: I thirst for you, the living God. Leader: Why am I so sad? Why am I so troubled? People: Once again I will put my hope in God, and I will praise him, my Savior and my God. Collect Lord, when the forces of evil seem to be victorious, they cry out to us: "Where is your God?" The battle seems hopeless and we are ready to give up. Help us, God, to be less concerned about our own safety and more determined to ...

4334. Mission At Home

Luke 8:26-39

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H. Burnham Kirkland

Call To Worship Leader: It is a good thing to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to our God; People: to declare your steadfast love in the morning and your faithfulness by night. Leader: Bless our God, all you who have come to worship; let the sound of his praise be heard. People: Our lips will shout for joy, when we sing praises to the Lord. Collect O Lord, our God, cleanse the thoughts of our minds that we may be open to the leading of your Spirit. In this time of worship, help us to understand ...

4335. Do Not Tire Of Doing Good

Galatians 6:1-10

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H. Burnham Kirkland

Call To Worship Leader: I cried to you for help, O Lord my God, and you restored my life. People: Remember what the Lord has done, and give him thanks! Leader: Come, let us worship God, the giver of new life. Let us praise him not only with our lips, but with our lives as well. Collect Ever-present God, we give you thanks for the revelation of yourself through your Son, Jesus Christ. When we grow weary of doing good, remind us that we are part of the Body of Christ, and that it is through us that his ...

4336. The Man With A Plumbline

Amos 7:10-17

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H. Burnham Kirkland

Call To Worship Leader: God presides in the heavenly council. He declares: "You must stop judging unjustly; you must no longer be partial to the wicked!" People: He declares: "You must defend the rights of the poor and the orphans; be fair to the needy and the helpless." All: Come, O God, and rule the world; all the nations are yours. Collect O Lord, our God, we pray that you will give us the mind of Christ so that when we see those whom society overlooks we will stop to help and not pass by. Keep us ever ...

4337. The Good News Brings Hope

Colossians 1:1-14

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H. Burnham Kirkland

Call To Worship Leader: Faith in Christ Jesus brings with it love for all God's people. People: Our faith and love are based on the hope offered to us by the Good News we received from Jesus Christ. Leader: Let us not cease praying for one another and asking that we may be filled with the knowledge of God's will; People: so that we may lead lives worthy of the Lord. Leader: Come, let us worship God. Collect O God, you have saved us from the power of darkness and made us a part of the kingdom of Jesus ...

4338. Fullness Of Life In Christ

Colossians 2:6-23

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H. Burnham Kirkland

Call To Worship Leader: Let us thank the Lord for his steadfast love. People: The Lord is good to all, and his compassion is over all that he has made. Leader: Blessed be the Lord our God for his wonderful works! People: Blessed be his glorious name forever; may his glory fill the whole earth! Collect Lord, we would build our lives in you and become stronger in our faith. We have gathered in your house that we may be more aware of your presence. During this worship we strive to clear our minds of all our ...

4339. Listen To God

Hebrews 12:14-29

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H. Burnham Kirkland

Call To Worship Leader: Let us be thankful, because we receive a kingdom that cannot be shaken. People: Let us be grateful and worship God in a way that will please him. All: We will worship God with awe and reverence. Collect Creator God, we come before you with awe as we consider your creation. We look at our own lives and remember that you have made us in your own image. Our hearts are filled with gratitude and thanksgiving as we come into your presence. Speak to us in this hour that we may go from this ...

4340. What Making a Difference Looks Like

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

I am told there are at least eight million cats and eleven million dogs in the Big Apple. Since New York is mainly concrete and steel, when you have a pet that dies, you can't just go out in the back yard and bury it. In response, city officials decided that for fifty dollars they would dispose of your pet for you. Now in that grand city was a certain enterprising lady. She thought to herself, “I can render a service.” So she placed an ad in the paper: "When your pet dies, I will take care of the carcass ...

4341. Loving Like God Loves

Matthew 5:43-48

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

Paul Stanley is Vice-President of the Navigators, a worldwide para-church ministry to students and the military. In 1967 he was a company commander in Vietnam; it was there that he took a risk and learned the meaning of Jesus’ words: “On one occasion after the enemy had withdrawn, Stanley came upon several soldiers surrounding a wounded Viet Cong. Shot through the lower leg, he was hostile, frightened, helpless. He threw mud and kicked with his one good leg when anyone came near. When Paul joined the ...

4342. Get off the Throne and Learn Wisdom

Matthew 7:1-6

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

A check-out clerk once wrote columnist Ann Landers a letter of complaint: she had seen shoppers with food stamps buy luxury items like birthday cakes and bags of shrimp. The angry woman went on to say that people on welfare who treat themselves to non-necessities were “lazy and wasteful." A few weeks later Lander's column was devoted entirely to people who responded to the grocery clerk with letters of their own. One woman wrote: “I didn't buy a cake, but I did buy a big bag of shrimp with food stamps. So ...

4343. The God Who Must Be Pursued

Matthew 7:7-12

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

Arnold Palmer once played a series of exhibition matches in Saudi Arabia. The king was so impressed that he proposed, in good Middle Eastern fashion, to honor his guest with a gift. Palmer resisted, "It really isn't necessary, Your Highness. I'm honored to have been invited." And, in good Middle Eastern fashion, his highness persisted, "I would be deeply upset," replied the king, "if you would not allow me to give you a gift." Palmer thought for a moment, "All right. How about a golf club? That would be a ...

4344. Clay In The Potter's Hand

Jeremiah 18:1--19:15

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H. Burnham Kirkland

Call To Worship Leader: The Lord has examined me and he knows me. People: The Lord knows everything I do, and he understands all my thoughts. Leader: The Lord's knowledge of me is too deep. People: It is beyond my understanding. Leader: Come, let us worship God who has complete knowledge of us. Collect Awesome God, we marvel at your complete knowledge of us, and cannot comprehend how, knowing us so fully, you still depend on us to carry out your will. Humbly we come before you to offer our prayers of ...

4345. We Have This Hope

2 Corinthians 2:12--3:6

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H. Burnham Kirkland

Call To Worship Leader: When we call upon the Lord, he answers us. People: Our God is a God who forgives even though we are punished for our sins. Leader: Praise the Lord our God, and worship him. People: The Lord our God is holy. Amen. Collect Almighty God, our Father, we give you thanks for the gift of your Son, Jesus Christ. By his life, death, and resurrection he has removed the veil that kept us from really knowing you, and given us the promise and hope of eternal life with you. Keep us ever mindful ...

4346. On Level Ground

Luke 5:1-11

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

A Sunday School teacher was checking with her students one day to see if they knew the people with whom Jesus lived. "How many of you know who Matthew was?", she asked. Not one kid raised a hand. "Well, then," she said, "what about Luke? How many of you know who Luke was?", she asked. And again, the class just sat there and no one said a thing. She tried again. "How about John? Do you know who St. John was?" And still the children just sat there in dead silence. Finally the teacher said, "Well, what about ...

4347. Big Fish

John 21:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

According to the book Ripley’s--Believe It or Not!, Thomas MacClure of Detroit, Michigan, has an interesting hobby. Mr. MacClure has developed a method for hypnotizing fish. Ripley’s doesn’t give any more details on the story than that. Thomas MacClure hypnotizes fish. There are so many unanswered questions to this story. How does one go about hypnotizing a fish? Do you wave your watch over a pond and declare, “You’re getting very sleepy, Mr. Catfish, you’re getting very sleepy.” And more importantly, WHY ...

4348. Oh, God!

Revelation 7:9-17

Sermon

King Duncan

Some of you will remember a couple of humorous films a few years ago in which the late comedian George Burns played God. Oh, God, parts I & II, were not great movies, but they did allow us to reflect on what God is really like. A pastor was trying to explain to a child about God. The pastor said. “God is everywhere!” "Everywhere?” asked the little boy. “Everywhere!” said the pastor. The boy went home and told his mother, “God is everywhere! The pastor said so.” “Yes, I know,” said the mother. “You mean he ...

4349. Love without Limits

John 13:31-38

Sermon

John K. Bergland

The eloquent preacher Tom Long tells the story of a small church-related college that held an annual event called Christian Emphasis Week. It was the task of the Christian club on campus to invite a speaker who would come and lead a college revival. This particular year they invited a preacher who had come highly recommended. They were told of his dynamism and his unique way of communicating the gospel. The first night of the revival the chapel was filled with the faithful. There were no "animal house" ...

4350. The Blessed Promise

John 17:20-26

Sermon

King Duncan

A few years ago, authors Bruce Bickel and Stan Jantz drove more than 10,000 miles across the United States. All along the way they interviewed people about the meaning of life. They said that in their travels they may have discovered the most emotionally significant piece of real estate in the country. It is the few square feet right outside the gate of each airport terminal. On this patch of carpeted flooring, people greet loved ones who have just flown in. The excitement builds as they search the crowds ...

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