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451. The Harvest is Plentiful

Luke 10:1-24

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James Wilson

Call to Worship Leader: The fields are ripe for harvest, but who will reap for the Lord? People: Let each one who has known God's mercy and grace now serve the Lord. Leader: Truly only those who know the living Lord can lead the lost to salvation. People: Then let our hearts be resolute that we shall carry Christ to the world! Leader: And let our hearts be filled with joy for each who receives the Lord! All: Blessed be the name of the Lord! Collect O God, You are the Lord of the harvest and we are so ...

452. Preaching Because We Have Something To Say

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James Angell

The pulpit is less than half of the mystery of preaching. If we attempt to separate it from what is happening on the listening side, it can be an empty gong or a clanging cymbal. Sermons are one-dimensional until a warming current begins to flow along the fragile wiring of the heart. One Sunday at 10:55 a.m. I was stopped in the hallway by a young church member who appeared in great distress. He asked me, as the preacher who would be leading the service, if it would be all right if I asked the congregation ...

453. Dollar Signs and Life Symbols

1 Timothy 6:3-10

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Rev. Donald R. Shank

Today is Stewardship Sunday. It marks the beginning of our Every Member Canvas campaign for financial support of our church's ministry. It will culminate next week on Loyalty Sunday with our members affirming their loyalty to Christ through their membership vows and their support of His Church. I am well aware that for the pastor to speak about stewardship, especially as it may relate to money, makes some members a little up tight, nervous and uneasy. Uneasy, perhaps because things are getting a bit too ...

454. Proper 23

Philippians 4:2-9

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CSS

Theme: The peace of Christ Call To Worship Leader: Let all who would seek the peace of Christ come before the Lord. People: Only as we walk and talk with the Lord will we receive God's peace. Leader: For as we do that which is evil or live as we should not, People: the Lord will not be with us nor God's peace in our hearts. Leader: Then let us worship the Lord by truly living the Christian life. All: Blessed be the name of the Lord! Collect O God, You have offered us the great blessing of Your peace that ...

455. Lord, I Believe - Or Do I?

Luke 18:1-8

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In his ministry of teaching, Jesus was a master at the art of storytelling. Many of his stories, known as parables, have been our favorites through the years since first we heard them. They can be repeated many times, and we will never tire of them - the story of the Good Samaritan, the prodigal, the two men praying in the temple, the sower in the field. And the lessons that the Master taught in parables are pointed, holding up for our inspection virtues to be practiced, vices to avoid, relationships to be ...

456. If Only We Would Let God Mold Us ...

Jeremiah 18:1--19:15

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Wallace H. Kirby

"John’s pulling his ear again," my wife would say wearily when I came home for lunch. "I guess I’d better take him back to Dr. Byrd’s this afternoon before things get worse." "That probably means another round of penicillin shots for John and some more sleepless nights for us," was my usual response. That dialogue was repeated over and over in our household. It seemed as though we would never get our three-year-old son’s ear infections cleared up. We were positive his body was working up an immunity to ...

457. Proper 10

Exodus 2:11-25

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Life began for Moses when he decided to take sides. Of course, that's when life begins for anyone. We dare not oversimplify the complex issues of life and society to the point where we see everything as black and white, because this is too easy a solution. The fact that it is a delusion which has often beset reformers and crusaders does not make it right. Having acknowledged this caution, however, we still need to recognize life began for Moses when he stopped being a neutral observer and willingly became ...

458. Authority Through Servanthood

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

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Dean Lueking

The Question Of Our Time Today’s sermon is on the subject of authority, based on the text above. It is no overstatement to say that authority is the question of our time. Wherever one looks in our world today, in family, government, business life, and the church, the conclusion seems unanimous. Authority is in a bad state of erosion. Why is this so? What can be done about a matter so vital to people in every aspect of life? The story St. Matthew tells us in today’s text speaks directly to the problem of ...

459. Believing Is Seeing

John 20:24-31

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Dean Lueking

And Jesus said to him, "Thomas, do you believe because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe." (John 20:29) Seeing is believing, we commonly say. But this text turns it around. Believing is seeing. On that memorable evening in Jerusalem, following the Lord’s resurrection by eight days, he appeared to the eleven disciples once again - this time with Thomas present. Remember how he invited Thomas to touch his wounded hands and side, and then spoke the words we hear on this ...

460. Proper 12

Lk 11:1-13 · Col 2:6-15 · Gen 18:20-32 · 2 Ki 5:1-15

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John R. Brokhoff

COMMENTARY 2 Kings 5:1-15 General Naaman of Syria is healed of leprosy by obeying Elisha's order to bathe in the Jordan. The confession of faith by an unknown Jewish slave girl in the home of Syria's chief of staff results in the cure of leprosy for her master, Naaman. On the basis of the confession Naaman goes to Israel. When Elisha the prophet orders him to wash in the Jordan seven times, he goes off in a rage feeling insulted. But his aides convince him to stay. Naaman then dips himself in the Jordan ...

461. In Defense of the One-Talent Servant

Matthew 25:14-30

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A sermon in drama Narrator: For the next few minutes imagine that this sanctuary is a courtroom, and we are met to witness the trial of the one-talent servant. Usual courtroom rules and procedures have been altered and, in some cases, suspended altogether. Still, our aim is to hear the truth. We have heard the familiar story of the one-talent servant in the reading of today’s Gospel. It is a parable of the coming of God’s Kingdom, a parable of God’s judgment upon his servants, a parable about the nature of ...

462. The Ministry of Refreshing

2 Timothy 1:1-2:13

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Various Authors

May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me; he was not ashamed of my chains ... (v. 16) Meet Onesiphorus. Onesiphorus was a friend of Saint Paul’s. We ought to think about him. We ought to imitate him. Saint Paul writes about Onesiphorus in his second letter to Timothy. Paul’s letters make up about a third of the entire New Testament. They are theological treasuries. For sublime thought, for spiritual energy, for powerful theology, they are probably without equal in ...

463. Lent 3

Psalm 142:1-7, Isaiah 42:10-17, Isaiah 42:18-25, Ephesians 4:17--5:21, John 9:1-12, John 9:13-34, John 9:35-41

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THEOLOGICAL CLUE In the pre-Vatican II scheme of the liturgical year, which was employed in the Lutheran and Episcopalian Churches, too, the Sundays of Lent had definite and identifiable themes built into them; these were announced in the Introits of the several Sundays. Thus, the First Sunday in Lent was invocabit - "He shall call upon me, and I will answer him;" the Second Sunday in Lent was reminiscere - "Remember, O Lord, thy tender mercies and thy lovingkindnesses;" the Third Sunday in Lent was oculi ...

464. God Is No Gentleman

Luke 1:67-80

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Allan J. Weenink

There is a lovely and true story of Edward of Windsor, when, as Prince of Wales, he went to India. He was the son of the Supreme power, the King of England, and to the outcaste people, almost divine. As he drew near the Delhi Gate on one of his journeys, 25,000 outcastes awaited his coming. They only expected to see a car flash past, and with luck, to catch a glimpse of him. But Edward, Prince of Wales, stopped the car, stepped out, and heard a spokesman for the sixty million outcastes beg that they might ...

465. Something That Will Last Forever

Matthew 6:19-24

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Bill Bouknight

One day a father was leaving his house on the way to the shopping center. His three-year-old daughter said, "Daddy, bring me something." He asked, "Honey, what do you want?" She thought for a moment and then said, "Bring me something that will last forever." Even at the tender age of three, she knew that many things are nice for a little while, but their appeal doesn't last. She wanted something with staying power. Don't we all? Jesus' words in our scripture for today are about investments, good ones and ...

466. Parents, Tend Those Lambs!

John 21:15-25

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Bill Bouknight

Two children, a four-year-old and a six-year-old, gave their mother a houseplant for Mother's Day. They had used their own money, and she was thrilled. The older child said with a sad face, "There was a bouquet at the flower shop that we wanted to give you, but it was too expensive. It had a ribbon on it that said, 'Rest in peace."' A parent, particularly a mother, gets little chance to rest in peace this side of heaven. Parenting is intensive leadership, 24 hours per day. The Bible describes parental ...

467. God’s Chosen Country

Isaiah 40:1-31

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Susan Hedahl

You may have heard the words, "You have been promoted," or "You have been elected president." You may recall opening a letter for which you had waited and reading the words, "We would like to offer you the position...." Anyone chosen for a special honor learns quickly that it has both its delightful and burdensome aspects. Just ask someone who has taken on a new and more responsible position, and you will hear more than rejoicing about higher salaries or benefits. Sleepless nights and new decisions await ...

468. Forgiveness

Matthew 18:21-35

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James Wilson

Call To Worship Leader: Let us come together all who know God's mercy and grace! People: For we were lost and the Lord did not give up until we were found. Leader: Each of us in our own way has gone astray before the ways of the Lord. People: Our spirits were soiled and had no joy, yet the Lord washed us clean. Leader: God's mercy and grace are real! Let our hearts lift praise to God. All: Blessed be the name of the Lord! Collect O God, You have seen every point in our lives where we have fallen short, yet ...

469. Song of a Shepherd

Psalm 23:1-6

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Gordon Pratt Baker

The author of the Twenty-third Psalm is quite possibly an old man who has lived the better part of a lifetime. In his day he may have been a shepherd. But now the years have siphoned his stamina. So he sits and reminisces on what used to be. And as he does so he observes another shepherd silhouetted against the sky leading a flock to a greener pasture. Instinctively, the sight turns the poet’s mind to the numberless days and nights he tended his own flocks under God’s watchful eye; and once again, as has ...

470. Song of an Evangelist

Psalm 103:1-22

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Gordon Pratt Baker

The author of the One hundred and third Psalm is an evangelist who cannot refrain from telling the world of God’s goodness to him. Indeed, he is fairly bursting with joy at the very thought of witnessing to what the Lord has done. He is so filled with the spirit of praise and thanksgiving, in fact, that his song flows from his lips in an unbroken stream. Moreover, he is offering its testimony before the faithful gathered in the Temple for Sabbath worship; and the spiritual depth of its message can only ...

471. Break Through

2 Samuel 7:1-17

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Frederick C. Edwards

In the reading for today, King David calls the court prophet, Nathan, to him to propose a building project. David considers it unseemly that while he lives in a palace of paneled luxury, the ark of the covenant is still in a tent. Now the ark of the covenant, you should know, was a very important object. It was essentially a box, carved and decorated, and fitted with long pole-handles so it could be carried about from place to place as the people moved. It was important because it was the prime symbol of ...

472. Take a Close Look (At the Widow)!

Mark 12:41-44

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James W. Robinson

Mark is a marvel when it comes to storytelling. He is the O. Henry of the New Testament, a magician with words, who squeezes a novel into a paragraph or two. His skill is nowhere more evident than in his account of the widow with the two coins at the temple treasury. It is a gem of a short story. He makes it so easy for us to visualize the woman as she waits patiently in line to drop her offering into the chest with the trumpet-shaped tube. Without going into a detailed character study, he makes us feel ...

473. The Very Nearness Of Holy Week

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Leonard H. Budd

We were sitting at the side of the road - near where it begins its incline toward the gate to the City. We could see the dust of the road being kicked up into a great cloud off toward Bethany. It was a sure sign that a large group of pilgrims was coming. The dust of the air began to be mingled with the shouts and cries and singing of the people. It was a happy mob that walked by us, and surged toward the arching stone gateway to Jerusalem. They were escorting a young man into our Holy City. He was seated ...

474. Candlelight Service

John 1:1-18

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Brett Blair

THE GATHER OF GOD'S PEOPLE Greeting and Worship Notes Prelude Gathering Pastor: Emmanuel: God, you are with us. Congregation: We have heard the promise of the prophets; Pastor: We have caught the notes of the angel's song; Congregation: We have seen a star in the heavens, we have believed. Pastor: Tonight we have come to be with you because you have come to be with us. Congregation: We seek an innocent, helpless baby in a crude manger; Pastor: We seek a Messiah who will reign with justice; Congregation: ...

475. The Vine That Lives Forever

John 15:1-17

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George Bass

In his Report to Greco, Nikos Kazantzakis describes Easter Sunday, shortly before daybreak, in the mountains of Crete. A priest, Father Kaphatos, "races from village to village resurrecting Christ with mercurial speed because there are so many villages having only this one priest, and he must perform the resurrection in all of them before daybreak. Sleeves rolled up, weighted with his vestments and the heavy silver-bound Bible, he clambers over the rocky furze-covered mountains, runs through the holy night ...

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