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4676. Wellspring for the Soul

John 4:1-26

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Dean Lueking

... and out it comes - clean, safe, drinkable, life-giving water. If only all the people in the world had that privilege! A good way to begin hearing this text today is to remember to be thankful to the Creator for the abundance of water he gives us. A Weary Lord by Jacob’s Well Jesus knew the welcome refreshment of cool well water on a hot noonday hour in a dusty place in Samaria. Jacob’s well is where the text from John 4 places him. It was famous for centuries as the place where the patriarch Jacob had ...

4677. The Two Washings

John 13:1-17

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Dean Lueking

... . And then he was offended. This turning-of-the-tables was not in order. It is Jesus who should be served by having his feet washed, and without question Peter was ready to volunteer. But Jesus set the matter straight; unless the disciples will be served by their Lord, they have no part of him. Thus the church is forever instructed to ask for mercy, to accept forgiveness, to welcome the Gospel as our one true treasure and the only power which holds us to God and to one another. To Wash One Another’s Feet ...

4678. Is Repentance Necessary?

Acts 2:14-41

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... we ready to be honest, to see ourselves as we are and to consider our plight? Shall we ask the question the people asked Peter? "Brethren, what shall we do?" Listen again to his response. "Repent, and be baptized, every one of you in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and be forgiven for your sins and you will be given the Holy Spirit." That is the honest way. That is the alternative to trying to create schemes, games, escapes and other outlets. It is the way that leads to peace through forgiveness. God has ...

4679. Proper 26

Lk 19:1-10 · 2 Thes 1:5-12 · Ex 34:5-9 · Hag 2:1-9

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John R. Brokhoff

... , we do not hear the question of our worthiness. Who is worthy to receive Holy Communion? Who is worthy to ascend into the hill of the Lord? In these verses Paul voices the hope that his people may be worthy of God's kingdom and of his call. Are we proving that we are ... Have courage to build it - v. 4 C. Work in building it - v. 4 D. Give your funds for the building program - v. 8 2. Except the Lord Build. 2:1-9. Need: When a church needs to be built or re-built, there is a tendency for some to think it is a ...

4680. Christmas 1

Lk 2:41-52 · Col 3:12-17 · 1 Sam 2:18-20, 26

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John R. Brokhoff

... -20, 26 1. None Too Little for God. 2:18-20. Need: Even a small child can serve God. The little lad, Samuel, ministered to the Lord at Shiloh. Most people know the story of a boy whose thumb in a Dutch dike prevented a flood. In this sermon we are not focusing ... Christ was born in you this Christmas - A. You live in Christ - "Rule in your hearts" - v. 15 B. You live like Christ - "as the Lord" - v. 13 C. You live for Christ - "do everything in the name ..." - v. 17 2. Love is Glue! 3:14 - "And above all these ...

4681. Epiphany 5

Lk 5:1-11 · 1 Cor 14:12-20; 15:1-11 · Isa 6:1-8

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John R. Brokhoff

... the human situation. From this vision comes experience and service. Outline: To be a servant of God, we need to - A. Look up - "I saw the Lord, high and lifted up." v. 1 B. Look in - "I am a man of unclean lips." v. 5 C. Look forward - "Send me." v. 8 Lesson ... our eyes to see and our ears to hear. Help us to believe with joy what the Scriptures proclaim." Hymn of the Day: "Lord, Speak to Us, That we May Speak" Theme of the Day: The Call To Discipleship Gospel - Jesus calls Peter to discipleship. Lesson 1 - ...

4682. Proper 9

Matthew 11:25-30

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... person of God who stands with us in the experiences of life. People: We thank you for your invitation, and we come to you, Lord Jesus. Assistant: Jesus said, "Take my yoke and put it on you." People: How often we feel confined in the yokes of peer ... and the load I will put on you is light." People: How often we have run from your yoke and complained of your load. Pastor: Jesus, our Lord, rule in our lives so we will not have to struggle alone; so we will have tasks of true worth to carry out; so we can hope ...

4683. Pentecost 20

Mt 21:33-43 · Phil 3:12-21 · Is 5:1-7 · Ps 118:19-24

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Staff

... to Worship Pastor: Lift up your hearts in joyful praise to the Lord! People: We lift them up in thanksgiving for all the wonderful works our Lord has done! Pastor: Pray to God with a thankful heart, and he will fill you with the peace of Christ People: May the peace of Christ keep us in union ... the peace of Christ, that with our whole being we will give you praise. In our Savior's name we pray. Amen Hymns How Great Thou Art Praise to the Lord, the Almighty Rejoice, The Lord Is King Rejoice, Ye Pure in Heart

4684. Christmas Eve or Day

Isaiah 9:1-7

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... may be fulfilled when he returns in glory. People: Our hope is not only in his birth, but in his glory as Son of God, Savior of the world. Collect O God our Father, who by your grace has brought us deliverance from sin through your only Son, Jesus our Lord: Inspire us by your saving grace to live godly lives, that we may share in the glory of your Son when he returns. In his name we pray. Amen. Prayer of Confession Father, we celebrate our Savior's birth; but we do it by looking back in history. We have ...

4685. EPIPHANY

Isaiah 60:1-22, Matthew 2:1-12, Ephesians 3:1-13

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... nations: You have given yourself through your only begotten Son, as a radiant light revealing the path for all to follow who would be delivered from their darkness of sin. Let your light shine upon us; that we may share in the joy of knowing your Son as Lord and Savior. In his name we pray. Amen. Prayer of Confession We have celebrated your Son's birth, Father. And we have hailed him as our Savior. But we still need to make more of a response by walking in his light. Forgive us for saying wonderful things ...

4686. Ash Wednesday

Joel 2:1-11, Matthew 6:1-4, Matthew 6:5-15, Matthew 6:16-18, 2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2, 2 Corinthians 6:3-13

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... grace has come to us in Christ. We do not want it to be wasted. Pastor: Then let us give our lives to Christ, who took on himself our sins, that we may be forgiven. People: The day of salvation is here! We commit ourselves to Christ as our Lord and Savior. Collect Gracious Father, who made your Son share our sin that we may share your righteousness: Make today a day of salvation in which we are reconciled to you by the grace of your Son Jesus Christ, in whose name we pray. Amen. Prayer of Confession Forgive ...

4687. Good Friday

Hebrews 4:14-5:10, John 19:17-27, Isaiah 52:13--53:12

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... 's death brings God's gift of new life. Collect Father in heaven, who grieves over the sins of humanity, yet whose love provides forgiveness in the atoning death of your Son: Convict us of our sins against your love, and convince us of your desire to forgive, that our Lord's death may fulfill your purpose in our lives. In the name of Christ we pray. Amen. Prayer of Confession What pain and sorrow we must bring to you, Father. And yet what love you pour out to us! Forgive us for what we have let sin do to us ...

4688. A Call for a Change in Lifestyle

Matthew 3:1-12

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... faced with an extraordinarily difficult task. He saw himself as, "The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight." He was to herald the coming of the Messiah to people who claimed they were awaiting his coming, but ... to the one I’ve just told you go on and on and on."7 Isn’t that one way of preparing the way for the Lord’s coining? And isn’t that a type of life-style that is pleasing to Jesus Christ? That’s what is expected of us, when we listen to John ...

4689. A Noble Patriotism John D. Mauney, Jr.

Exodus 2:11-25

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... sepulcher, And no man saw it e’er; For the angels of God upturn'd the sod And laid the dead man there. (Cecil Frances Alexander, "The Burial of Moses.") That was a long time ago, and much has transpired since that day. The Messsiah has come. The long-promised Lord of Life has come into our world as the Word-made-flesh. In the fullness of time God’s plan of salvation has been completed. The New Testament tells of many wonderful occurrences in the course of his coming as the Son of God to be the Savior of ...

4690. Seventh Sunday of Easter

John 17:1-11, Acts 1:6-14, 1 Peter 4:12-14; 5:6-11

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... but needed God's help to carry out their work of convincing others about Jesus. Pastor: The church is in the world, but not of the world, to show that Christ is the source of life. People: May the witness of our congregation give glory to our Lord Jesus Christ. Collect Gracious Father, whose Son was glorified not only in his sacrificial death, but also through the faithfulness of his followers: Keep us safe from all temptation; that we, too, may be true to our calling, and give glory to your Son our Savior ...

4691. First Sunday After Pentecost

Deuteronomy 4:32-40, 2 Corinthians 13:1-10, 2 Corinthians 13:11-14, Matthew 28:16-20

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... he has commissioned us to go to all people to make them disciples. Pastor: Our goal is to convince them of God's love, baptize them into the Christian faith, and teach them to live the Christian life. People: We strive toward that goal, because we know our Lord is with us all the time! Collect Great God, our Father, whose Son has commissioned us to go into our world to make disciples of all people: Guide and uphold us by your Spirit; that, strengthened for our task, we may be enabled to bear fruit in your ...

4692. Proper 5

Matthew 9:9-13, Romans 4:1-25, Genesis 22:1-19

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... : Day after day God proves himself worthy of our trust. Pastor: Each day God asks that we put him first in our lives, and give him our full surrender. People: We trust God to be all that he promises. May we be all that he asks of us. Collect O Lord, our great Provider, you have promised to be our God, and have called us to be your children. Give us the faith to let you be our God, and the commitment to live as your children; that we may experience the blessing of a close relationship with you. We pray ...

4693. PROPER 8

Genesis 32:22-32

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... us. Give us victory in Christ; that once and for all we may turn our backs on the sins of our past, and move forward in faith, assured of a new beginning with Jesus our Savior, in whose name we pray. Amen. Prayer of Confession We often have high hopes, Lord, but then our past creeps up, and our high ideals for tomorrow are crushed by the memory of sins in the past. We constantly struggle with who we have been and who we want to become. Forgive us for the power we grant to our past, instead of trusting in ...

4694. Familiarity Breeds Contempt

Exodus 19:1-25

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... may be fine on a horizontal, human to human level, but it is not quite so simple when we consider the vertical dimension, the God to human. Then it won't stand up in God's high court! The Psalmist asked, "Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord? Who shall stand in his holy place?" His answer to his own question indicated his awareness that some kind of scrubbing up had to occur; "He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully." (Psalm 24:3 ...

4695. Trouble on the Mountain

Exodus 32:1-33:6

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... a god. (He was much like a vacillating Pilate who, when his position was threatened by Jesus, called for a wash basin and tried to wash his hands of any responsibility.) Aaron compounded his crime and tried to diminish the seriousness of it by proclaiming a "fast to the Lord." It was all a bumbling attempt to save his own face and whitewash his sin by putting God's name to it, sort of as an afterthought. His disclaimer as to how it happened is the most ridiculous and stupid of its kind; "Don't blame me!" he ...

4696. Communion Is Remedial

Matthew 9:1-8

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... says, "All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God" - therefore not one of us is worthy to partake of the Lord's presence in Holy Communion. But the recognition of our unworthiness - the knowledge of our sin - our self-confessed need of forgiveness is ... or activity, Jesus has ordered us to come to him in Holy Communion and to do so regularly and faithfully. In Matthew 11:28 the Lord said, "Come to me all you who labor and are heavy laden and I will give you rest ... for your weary soul." God loves us ...

4697. Real Absence

Matthew 25:1-13

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... learned to call you Father? Where are you? Why don’t you speak? Why don’t you come? You said you would. How long, oh Lord, how long? But our Father does not answer his children’s questions, at least not as we would have him do. He didn’t answer ... are, by the grace of God, those who know God is faithful and keeps his promises. So what are our alternative tasks while the Lord’s parousia, his promised return, is - so to speak - "on hold"? What, specifically, might it mean for us to be prepared for his ...

4698. Promise or Threat?

Matthew 24:1-35

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... Christ will come again and take us all to be with him in heaven. Jesus said there would be signs in the sun and moon and stars. Maybe this is one of them." I was pretty quiet for a while after that. And, I remember thinking to myself, "Lord, if you really are coming again, could you please wait until after Christmas?" Ever since that evening, the thought of the second coming has always evoked a little fear and anxiousness on my part. I guess my enjoyment of life, imperfect as it is now, causes some sadness ...

4699. The Sounds at the Summit

Exodus 19:1-25

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... live and he wanted them to live; he had a mission for them to perform in the world. Their business was to be different from other nations, to be God’s people, and to let the entire world know that there is but one God and that he is the Lord. He was preparing them to receive - and respect - the commandments connected to the covenant he had just made with them. I suspect that many of the people, when they saw that they were safe, simply wanted to stand around and watch the show that God was putting on for ...

4700. What the End Will Be Like

Zephaniah 1:4-13

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... with a confession. I came to these blessed shores of the United States in 1947, a survivor of the Holocaust whose family perished in the gas chambers of Auschwitz and Dresden Stadt. Oh, how during those days I prayed to God and pleaded with him - ‘Save me, oh Lord’ - and He did. He continues: But not only did He save me and others, but He healed our wounds. And so I have a love affair with America because the healing process took place in the land of the free ... and that gave me the courage and the ...

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