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H. Burnham Kirkland

Call To Worship Leader: May the glory of the Lord last forever! People: I will sing to the Lord all my life; as long as I live I will sing praises to my God. Leader: May he be pleased with our songs, for our gladness comes from him. People:Praise the Lord, my soul! Praise the Lord. Collect Yes, Lord, we will sing your praises all the days of our life for mighty are your works and wondrous is your...

427. Children of God, Adopted Through Love

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James Wilson

Call To Worship Leader: Let us gather today for worship in the house of the Lord! People: We come together as the family of God, sisters and brothers to Christ. Leader: And we are to carry God's Light into all of the world for people to see. People: That others may know of Christ and the redeeming love of God. Leader: We are promised the witness of the Holy Spirit for all who will serve. All: Bles...

428. Proper 10

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Second Lesson: Romans 8:9-17 Theme: Live by the Spirit Call to Worship Pastor: Throughout life we must struggle with the conflict between our human nature and God's Spirit. People: We want to live by God's Spirit, but our human nature has such strong control over us. Pastor: If we live according to our human nature, we end in death; but if we live by God's Spirit, we are raised from death to lif...

429. The Spirit Brings Life

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James Wilson

Call To Worship Leader: Let us come together all who know the Spirit of the Lord! People: For in Christ we have new life and we are made whole again. Leader: The Spirit has touched our mortal bodies with life eternal. People: Not for our sakes, but that Christ might be glorified forever. Leader: Then let our hearts sing out with praise for God's mercy and grace! All: Blessed be the name of the Lor...

430. The Holy Spirit, Our Intercessor

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James Wilson

Call To Worship Leader: Let all of God's people give praise before the Lord! People: For the Lord is merciful and worthy of our praise. Leader: We were once lost and without hope of redemption before God. People: But God heard our cries and sent us the Christ to save and empower us. Leader: And on Pentecost God sent us the Holy Spirit to be with us always. All: Blessed be the name of the Lord! Co...

431. Release from the Bonds of Sin

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James Wilson

Call To Worship Leader: Let us come together all who would hear the Lord's call in our time! People: But our lives are so flawed and we are so weak before the Lord. Leader: Let our hearts be witnesses to God's loving power and not our own, People: For God is with us and loves us even though we have all sinned. Leader: Then let our voices shout out our grateful praise for God's love! All: Blessed b...

432. Children of God

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James Wilson

Call To Worship Leader: Come all who would be called Children of the Living God! People: For once we were servants and knew not of God's redeeming love. Leader: But in Christ all who believe are adopted into the Family of God. People: Then let us celebrate and give praise for we are loved by God. Leader: And let us tell a sin-enslaved world Freedom in Christ is real! All: Blessed be the name of th...

433. Proper 11

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John R. Brokhoff

COMMENTARY Old Testament: Genesis 28:10-19a Jacob dreams of a ladder extending to heaven and has an experience with Yahweh. Jacob steals his father's blessing from Esau. When their mother hears of Esau's plan to kill Jacob as soon as Isaac dies, she advises Jacob to flee to her brother, Laban. Jacob flees and on his way to Laban, when night comes, he lies down to sleep, using a stone for a pillow...

434. Proper 10

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John R. Brokhoff

COMMENTARY Lesson 1: Genesis 25:19-34 (C) Rebecca gave birth to twins, Esau and Jacob. Because of Isaac's prayers for his barren wife, Rebecca made up for lost time in having twins who fought each other before birth. Esau's great mistake was trading his first-son birthright for one of Jacob's meals. Lesson 1: Isaiah 55:10-11 (RC); Isaiah 55:1-5, 10-13 (E) God's Word shall accomplish his purpose....

435. Sowers Of The Seed

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William E. Keeney

This parable is titled "The Sower." That puts the emphasis on the person who preaches or teaches the word. Yet the parable does not do much in the way of describing the characteristics of the sower. In this particular instance one would suppose that Jesus implies that he is the sower. If we choose to emphasize this aspect of the parable, then we might concentrate on the question of how the contemp...

436. Proper 10

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Russell F. Anderson

COMMENTARY Old Testament: Genesis 25:19-34 Once again, God seems to linger in fulfilling his promise to make a great nation of Abraham's progeny. Isaac is 40 by the time he married Rebekah. Another 20 years expire before his wife gives birth to the twins, Esau and Jacob. Perhaps the Lord wants to demonstrate that this business of nation building is his doing, not a human accomplishment. Esau, bei...

437. Trinity

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Paul A. Laughlin

First Lesson: Isaiah 6:1-8 Theme: God’s cleansing call, our valid vocation Exegetical Note The vision and call of Isaiah recounted here is a study in the gracious action of God: though by his own admission the candidate is sinful and unworthy, God first forgives and cleanses him and then issues the call; Isaiah, initially overwhelmed with his own unworthiness before God’s holiness, is thus free ...

438. Lent 4

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Russell F. Anderson

Theme: Christ confronts a blind man and heals him. By so doing Christ also confronts the skepticism of the Jewish authorities and each person is confronted with the question: Who is this Jesus? COMMENTARY Old Testament: 1 Samuel 16:1, 6-7, 10-13 (RC) This text presents us with an interesting theological concept that challenges our notions of God's unchangeableness. Here God changes his mind abou...

439. Lent 5

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Russell F. Anderson

COMMENTARY Old Testament: Ezekiel 37:12-14 God instructs Ezekiel to preach to the dry bones scattered over the valley floor and as he preaches to them they come together, as flesh and sinew cover them. The dry bones represent the people of Israel, who have been taken captive and live hopeless lives in a strange land. The message is that God will carry his people home and fill their lifeless carca...

440. Lent 5

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John R. Brokhoff

COMMENTARY Old Testament: Ezekiel 37:12-14 Ezekiel preaches the Word to the dry bones of Israel and they come to life. Ezekiel is a prophet to the exiles in Babylon. This Lesson comes from the section of the book that depicts a restoration of Jerusalem and its temple. He sees the Hebrews in exile as dead in hope because they are separated from the holy city and temple. God commands Ezekiel to pre...

441. Proper 10 & Pentecost 8

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THEOLOGICAL CLUE As the first third of the Pentecost cycle/season approaches its conclusion, the preacher must keep in mind that the theological framework of the season continues to be eschatological; the church continues to wait and work in anticipation of the Parousia. The Gospel for the Day, supported by the first reading, continues to provide the primary theme for worship and preaching, depen...

442. Pentecost

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John R. Brokhoff

COMMENTARY Epistle: Acts 2:1-21 On Pentecost the Disciples receive the Holy Spirit and Peter explains the happening. Luke gives an account of the Spirit's coming upon the gathered Disciples in Jerusalem on Pentecost accompanied by a mighty wind and tongues of fire. Then the reaction of the crowd is given the Disciples are accused of being drunk. Peter responds by explaining the experience as fulf...

443. Lent 5

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THEOLOGICAL CLUE The Fifth Sunday of Lent has not only lost its name, judica, but it has also lost its liturgical function, which was quite positive in the pre-Vatican II liturgy; it used to announce the beginning of the holiest part of Lent, the two weeks of the Passion of Our Lord. Now it is simply part of Lent, and, practically, the Last Sunday in Lent, introducing the week before Holy Week. A...

444. Lent 4

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THEOLOGICAL CLUE The clue to the theme for worship and preaching this Sunday comes more from the general theme of Lent than it does from any theological content of this Sunday. Before Vatican II, the Fourth Sunday in Lent was known as Laetare Sunday, the mid-point in Lent, and was known as "Refreshment Sunday;" The purpose of this Sunday was to gather strength for the final stages of the Lenten p...

445. The Holy Trinity

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John R. Brokhoff

COMMENTARY Old Testament: Isaiah 6:1-8 Isaiah's experience in the temple occurred in 742 B.C., the year King Uzziah died. For the nation it was a time of mourning as well as confusion and concern, for the king was considered a "son of God," God's vice-regent. At the same time the Assyrians were on a rampage and changing the map of the area. In the midst of these troubled times, Isaiah went to wor...

446. Proper 10

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Theme: Not slaves or debtors, but sons (and daughters!) Exegetical note Though there is still some disagreement about the extent of Hellenistic dualism in Paul's thought, it seems prudent not to read him in a too Neoplatonistic (dualistic) light, but rather to view his references to "flesh" and "spirit" as both referring humans in a more holistic sense, the former meaning their unredeemed state a...

447. Proper 12

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Theme: A sighing Spirit for dumbfounded saints Exegetical note The picture of the Spirit presented in the first two verses here is a powerful one, best illustrated by the defense-advocate in the courtroom, who speaks on behalf of a helpless client. The latter here are saints who are dumbfounded by their weakness (i.e., sin), and who therefore require the kind of profound intercession before God t...

448. Lent 5

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Theme: Realized resurrection Exegetical note Paul here speaks of the life-giving power of the Spirit in relation to the idea of resurrection. But instead of connecting the specific resurrection of Jesus to the future, eschatological, general resurrection of the dead, as he often does, he ties it to the new life that the Christian believer may realize here and now in this life as a release from th...

449. God's Children

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

Object: None Have you ever gone to a friend's house to play but you were shy and didn't play like you would have at home. You kind of let your friend make the plans and always be the leader and you just follow along? You know you don't "belong" in that family so you are shy. Our scripture today tells us that we should always act like God's children and not be shy. We need to realize that He adop...

450. God is Our Friend

Children's Sermon

Object: No special object. Lesson: By the Spirit's power we cry out to God, "Father! My Father!" Boys and girls, would you like to visit a different part of the world? (Let them answer.) If you could go anywhere in the world, where do you think you would go? (Let them offer some choices.) I think all of us would like to have a chance to go visiting somewhere else in the world. Do you know that i...

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