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4451. We are God's Children through Faith in Christ

Galatians 3:26--4:7

Bulletin Aid

Carl Hoefler

Call to Worship Pastor: Faith is a marvelous gift of God! Through faith, we are children of God in union with Christ. People: As children of God, we are recipients of all that he has promised to his children. Pastor: Yes, and our union with Christ makes us brothers and sisters with all who have been baptized in him. ...

4452. In Mission for Christ

Luke 10:1-24

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Carl Hoefler

... to telling others about Christ. We have felt that responsibility belonged to someone else. Forgive us for using the excuse of not knowing how, when too often the real reason has been lack of interest. Show us how we can use our personalities, even without a gift of speech, to share our faith with others. We pray through Christ our Lord, who is sending us on his behalf. Amen. Hymns “Brightly Beams Our Father's Mercy” “I Love to Tell the Story” “Lord, Speak to Me” “O For a Thousand Tongues to ...

4453. Material Wealth and Spritual Poverty

Luke 12:13-21

Bulletin Aid

Carl Hoefler

... Bibles. Interest and dividends are the blessings we seek. But we are poor. Forgive us for our warped sense of value, distorted by our greed. Forgive us for our anxiety over wealth, while at the same time we have little concern for our spiritual welfare. Make us rich with the gifts of your Spirit which inflation, or a depression, or even death cannot take from us. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. Hymns “Be Thou My Vision” “Jesus, I My Cross Have Taken” “O How Happy Are They"

4454. When Christ Doesn't Bring Peace

Luke 12:49-53

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Carl Hoefler

... and another rejects him. Pastor: Each person must make his own decision. But the response Christ asks for is complete loyalty to him. People: We want to be committed to Christ and pray for our loved ones to make the same response. Collect O Lord God, whose gift of peace brings strife and conflict in households where some accept and some reject your Son: Grant us harmony, that as families we may be united by our faith in your Son as our Savior, without whom there can never be peace. In his name we pray ...

4455. Humility

Luke 14:1-14

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Carl Hoefler

Call to Worship Pastor: Honor and respect come as gifts only. They can never be purchased or taken by force. People: We all want honor and respect, but not unworthily or at our request. Pastor: If we honor ourselves, we will be humbled. But if we humble ourselves, we will be honored. People: We desire the virtue of humility; for ...

4456. Wisdom Begins with Fear of God

Proverbs 9:1-18

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Carl Hoefler

... our hearts in communion with him. Collect Eternal Father, who through the ages has been the source of wisdom, and who imparts that wisdom to those who fear you: Inspire us in our hearts to bow before you in due respect as our God, that we may share in the gift of your wisdom. We pray in Jesus' name. Amen. Prayer of Confession Father in heaven, we know you are our God; and we believe in your divine nature. But we confess our lives are not motivated by the deep sense of awe and fear of your divine power that ...

4457. The Life of Discipleship

Luke 17:1-10

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Carl Hoefler

Call to Worship Pastor: The Christian way of living is the best way to live, and is God's gift to society. People: We believe it is the best way to live, but it certainly is not the easiest! Pastor: It is not easy, because it is not natural for us to forgive, to have strong faith without proof, and to live as servants instead of volunteers. But society is ...

4458. The Thankful Leper

Luke 17:11-19

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Carl Hoefler

... come to our lips, and convince others of what God has done for us. Collect O God of great love, who blesses us day after day with your benevolence: Make us grateful for every act of kindness you do; that we may never take for granted the gifts of your love, nor fail to express our thankfulness to you. We pray in Jesus' name. Amen. Prayer of Confession Thank you, Father, for everything you have ever done for us, which we have accepted without giving you our thanks. Forgive us when our faith has brought ...

4459. Priesthood of Christians

Revelation 1:4-8

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James Wilson

... our hearts be dedicated to telling all we meet about our Lord. Leader: Let us celebrate our salvation and let us always give God the praise. All: Blessed be the name of the Lord! Collect O God, in Your most loving way You have given us the wonderful gift of salvation and called us to share it with all who will believe. Give us the wisdom and strength to fulfill Your call. In Christ we pray. Amen. Prayer of Confession Lord, sometimes we have acted as if Your priesthood did not rest on our shoulders but was ...

4460. Faith Beyond Doubt

John 20:19-23

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James Wilson

... by faith, Lord. In Christ we pray. Amen. Prayer of Confession Lord, You call to our hearts in the gentle words of peace, and yet so often we will not hear You. In our stressful world You would give love and joy to our lives, yet we fear that Your gifts are too good to be true, so we will not accept them. In love, You offer us life itself, but in our stubborn pride we choose not to receive it. Forgive us, Lord. In Christ we pray. Amen. Hymns "Wonderful Words Of Life" "I Know Whom I Have Believed" "Let ...

4461. Christ is our Salvation

Revelation 7:9-17

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James Wilson

... much we act as if You are not real and are not there to be our strength and our shepherd. We try to live life alone, forgetting all You came to teach and give to us. Forgive us, Lord, and lead us home. In Christ we pray. Amen. Hymns "Many Gifts, One Spirit" "In Times Like These" "In Christ There Is No East Or West"

4462. Empowered by the Holy Spirit

John 14:8-17, (25-27)

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James Wilson

... voices be raised in praise and song to the glory of God! All: Blessed be the name of the Lord! Collect O God, You alone are to be praised. We sought Your mercy, and You also extended Your grace. We seek to serve You, and You empower us with Your gifts. Fill us, O Lord, with Your presence. In Christ we pray. Amen. Prayer of Confession Lord, we often fail to bring our concerns before You in prayer. We all but deny Your power simply because we will not pray and let Your will be done in our lives. Forgive us ...

4463. Reconciled in Christ

Colossians 1:1-14, Colossians 1:15-23

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James Wilson

... God, in Your infinite wisdom You sent Christ to be our Savior even before we understood how deeply we were stained with sin. We praise You, O Lord. In Christ we pray. Amen. Prayer of Confession Lord, so often we try to earn our salvation with works or the gifts of our labors, and we fail to accept Your mercy and grace. We have allowed ourselves to think that if we work harder or keep the law more closely somehow we will actually deserve Your love. We often seem unable to grasp that You love us because You ...

4464. Living in Christ

Colossians 2:6-23

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James Wilson

... : Only in Christ have we known the joy and peace of God in our hearts. Leader: Then let us share the message of Christ with all who will listen. All: Blessed be the name of the Lord! Collect Almighty and loving God, through Christ You have given us the gift of life itself so that we might share the Good News with all we meet. Restore our souls, Lord, and keep our message pure. In Christ we pray. Amen. Prayer of Confession Lord, at times we have taken the wonderful blessing of Your presence in our lives for ...

4465. Compassion not Sacrifice

Isaiah 1:1-31

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James Wilson

... carry Your love into the world, reach out to the poor, and seek justice for all. We praise You, O Lord. In Christ we pray. Amen. Prayer of Confession: Lord, we often have taken for granted Your mercy and grace, and we have not sought to extend Your gifts to others. Many times we have settled for seeking our own comfort and left the battle for justice in the world up to others. Forgive us, Lord, and open our eyes to the injustices around us so that we might get involved and truly make a difference. In Christ ...

4466. Promise of the New Covenant

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

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James Wilson

... Your infinite wisdom You saw our desperate need for a New Covenant to be written on our hearts. Help us to live and spread the New Covenant of Christ. In Christ we pray. Amen. Prayer of Confession Lord, we have often taken for granted the gift You have given us in the New Covenant. Even if our lives have been changed through Your wonderful restoring word, we have often remained silent, failing to let others know how they also might experience Your love and restoration. Forgive us, Lord, and help us proclaim ...

4467. God Hears Our Prayers

Luke 18:1-8

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James Wilson

... that You opened the door through prayer for us to come to You with any matter that comes to our hearts. Help us to trust You, Lord, with every concern we have. In Christ we pray. Amen. Prayer of Confession Lord, so often we have taken for granted the wonderful gift of prayer You have given us. We have not shared with You our burdens or we have not lifted up our loved ones or the needs of our church or the needs of the world around us. We have often ignored prayer or we have turned to it only when ...

4468. God's Word is with Us

John 1:1-18

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James Wilson

... hardly adequate to proclaim the message of love Christ came to share with us. Hear our prayer, O Lord; we lift our hearts before you in praise and thanksgiving. In Christ we pray. Amen. Prayer of Confession O God, You have shown us Your love through the gift of Your Word. Forgive us, God, for all of those times when we have grieved You by not accepting Your Word; or by not passing Your Word along and loving one another. Forgive our selfishness and intolerance, Lord. Heal our hearts that we might grow into ...

4469. Jesus, God with Us

Luke 2:41-52

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James Wilson

... sharing the joy of divine love. Leader: In Jesus we saw God with us and the world would not hear his word. People: God's wisdom confounds even the wise among us, yet God loves us each one. Leader: Then let us celebrate with joyful hearts the wonderful gift of Christ. All: Blessed be the name of the Lord! Collect Almighty God, Creator and Sustainer of all the universe, in the life and words of Jesus Your wisdom and love challenged all that we had come to believe. Help us now to share Your love. In Christ ...

4470. Together We Are Christ's Church

1 Corinthians 12:12-31

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James Wilson

... a joy about life with all we meet. Leader: Then let our lives proclaim the oneness of Christ for all to see! All: Blessed be the name of the Lord! Collect O merciful and loving God, through Your Holy Spirit You call us to service and You provide us the gifts to carry out Your call in concert as Your Church. We praise Your gracious wisdom, Lord. In Christ we pray. Amen. Prayer of Confession Lord, we have often let our focus in life become too narrow. We tend to see only the events in our own lives, our own ...

4471. Compassion for the Suffering

Luke 13:31-35

Illustration

Glenn E. Ludwig

In England in the 1940s a young woman entered Oxford University with little focus. She had no idea what to do with her life. But she soon came under the influence of a colorful professor of English, a writer with a gift, named C.S. Lewis. She became a Christian through much of his influence. She left Oxford, against the advice of friends and family, and began to study nursing. After five more years of rigorous training, she was certified as a nurse. But her story doesn't end there, for her ...

4472. Some Things Money Can Buy, For Everything Else There's Grace

Isaiah 55:1-13

Children's Sermon

Tim Carpenter

Exegetical Aim: God’s gift of mercy is given without cost. Props: Give everyone a nickel, a dime, or a quarter. The money should work out so that the children can make the first two purchases. Additional props: Can of Sprite, a toy from a gumball machine (e.g. small deck of cards or one ...

4473. Make Way For Poets Of The Heart

Sermon

James Angell

... the best." Such a roll call of heroes will be forever changing and, to some degree, indexed to culture (if popularity is the yardstick). Yet it will also transcend the fickleness of the moment in ways that have us remembering their gifts to persons like me in whom their wisdom, vision, and greatness lives on. There are the classical preachers whose reputations were established between pre-Reformation times and the Reformation. An impressive nineteenth century list of those who made Scotland synonymous with ...

4474. To See Your Face Is Like Seeing The Face Of God

2 Corinthians 4:1-18

Sermon

James Angell

... text that keeps drawing me back, a Scripture that keeps playing familiar music inside my soul. As I look forward to the completion of my own life, so beautifully satisfying, so rich in human relationships, a cup that has overflowed, then overflowed some more, a gift beyond anyone's deserving - let this part of the story end by remembering these two other personally favorite verses: You will do well to pay attention to this as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star ...

4475. The Aim Of Preaching: To Bestow The Kiss Of Life

John 20:19-23

Sermon

James Angell

... chemist, the geologist, ethnologist,Finally shall come the poet worthy of that name,The true son of God shall come singing his songs.- Walt Whitman "As the Father has sent me, now I send you." And when he had said that, he breathed on them. And gave to them new gifts of power and love. "Receive the Holy Spirit," he said. That should be enough to make us more than conquerors. And in the fullness of time to fit us for eternal life within an eternal kingdom.

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