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4851. Advent 1

Mt 24:36-44 · Is 2:1-5 · Rom 13:11-14 · Ps 122

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... we may not be found unprepared when you call us into eternity. We pray through Christ our Lord. Amen. Prayer of Confession If we knew when Christ would return, Father; we would feel more comfortable. But we do not know; and we become careless in living responsible lives. Forgive us for weak commitment based on our manipulation of faith and hope. Give us the desire to surrender our total being without the necessity of knowing when the day of our Lord will come; but only that each day requires us to live our ...

4852. Proper 10

Romans 8:9-17

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... , and live as your children. In our Savior's name we pray. Amen. Prayer of Confession We struggle everyday, Lord, with our human nature that puts us in conflict with your Spirit. But we want to be led by your Spirit, and be your children. Forgive our weak response to the influence of your Spirit. Take possession of our wills; that we may no longer live as our human nature tells us to, but as your Spirit directs. In the name of Christ we pray. Amen. Hymns "Be Thou My Vision" "Breathe on Me, Breath of God ...

4853. Proper 22

Matthew 21:33-46

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... claim us as your children, that we may enjoy your Kingdom forever. In our Savior's name we pray. Amen. Prayer of Confession Life is full of blessings because of your love, Father. But we become very possessive with what you share with us, and deny our responsibility to you. Forgive us when our self-centeredness keeps us from surrendering our lives to you, causing us to resist the authority of your Son over our lives. Renew our faith; that we may let Jesus be Lord of our lives, leading us in faithful service ...

4854. Proper 23

Matthew 22:1-14

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... , inviting us into God's kingdom. People: We are in the church because we want to be in God's kingdom. Pastor: We may be in the church, yet fail to accept Christ's invitation into God's kingdom if our faith does not lead to action. People: May our response to Christ be a personal commitment in which our faith and life enable God's kingdom to be our home. Collect Almighty God, who invites us into your kingdom through your Son, Jesus Christ: Keep us firm in our faith, that we may hear and answer our Lord's ...

4855. Proper 27

Matthew 25:1-13

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... of his kingdom. People: We do not know when that will be, but we desire to be ready at all times. Collect O God our heavenly Father, whose kingdom is the hope of all who prepare themselves through penitence and righteousness: Keep us mindful of our responsibility to live as persons who are ready for the eternal blessing of your Son Jesus Christ, in whose name we pray. Amen. Prayer of Confession Life is full of happy experiences, Father, but none of them compares with the joy that awaits those who enter your ...

4856. PROPER 29

Ezekiel 34:1-31, Matthew 25:31-46, 1 Corinthians 15:12-34

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... suffer with physical needs such as hunger, thirst, or sickness; and we fail to recognize our Lord. Pastor: The Judgment, Jesus said, separates those who are receptive from those who reject our Lord's witnesses. People: We do want to receive our Lord. May we be responsive as he speaks through the needs of our fellow men. Collect Almighty God, before whom we must stand in judgment: Heal the blindness of our eyes, and melt the coldness of our hearts as we hear the cries of our world, that we may know you ...

4857. Thanksgiving

2 Corinthians 9:6-15, Luke 17:11-19, Deuteronomy 8:1-20

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... Their First Fruits Brought" "Come, Ye Thankful People, Come" "To Thee, O Lord, Our Hearts We Raise" "We Plow the Fields" Second Lesson: 2 Corinthians 9:6-15 Theme: Give others a reason to be thankful Call to Worship Pastor: Thankfulness is a personal response each one makes to God in appreciation for his goodness. People: We come to God with thanksgiving, because he has been so generous with us. Pastor: Others would share our gratitude to God, if we would share the blessings of God with them. People: May ...

4858. Christmas Eve or Day

Isaiah 62:1-12, Titus 3:1-11, Luke 2:8-20

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... from habit when we celebrate Christmas. Often our hearts are crowded with concerns contrary to our Savior's birth. Forgive us when our praises become impersonal replays of prepared rituals. Let the songs we sing and the joy we share come from our hearts in response to the salvation you have given to us through your Son, Jesus Christ, in whose name we pray. Amen. Hymns "All My Heart This Night Rejoices" "Good Christian Men, Rejoice" "Joy To The World" "Let All Together Praise Our God" Second Lesson: Titus 3 ...

4859. Epiphany 1 - Baptism of Our Lord

Isaiah 42:1-9, Acts 10:23b-48, Matthew 3:13-17

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... announced to all that this was his Son with whom he was well pleased. People: Praise be to Jesus, who accepted his calling to be God's Servant on our behalf! Collect Almighty God, who publicly announced at Jesus' baptism that he is your Son: Make us responsive to his mission as your Servant; that the work of your Spirit through him might bring us into reconciliation with you. We pray through Christ our Lord. Amen. Prayer of Confession We worship in adoration of your Son, O God. We hold him in high esteem ...

4860. Epiphany 2

Isaiah 49:1-7, 1 Corinthians 1:1-9, John 1:29-34, John 1:35-42

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... your word. We pray through Christ our Lord. Amen. Prayer of Confession We are your church, O God; and we have been called into being by your Son to carry out his mission of salvation to our world. Forgive us when we have failed in our responsibility, assuming someone else would carry our share of the load. Strengthen us in an effective ministry to our world; that we may convince others of salvation in Christ, in whose name we pray. Amen. Hymns "Go, Make of All Disciples" "I Love to Tell the Story" "O ...

4861. Epiphany 3

Isaiah 9:1-7, 1 Corinthians 1:10-17, Matthew 4:12-17, Matthew 4:18-22

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... all inclusive mission to share Christ with our world. People: We have good news to tell! We pray that we will miss no one as we share Christ's message. Collect Most holy God, whose Son began a ministry with disciples, and continues that ministry today with responsive followers: Make us quick to give of ourselves to be in mission as your church today, that the good news of Christ may bring wholeness in all parts of our world. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. Prayer of Confession We love your church, O God, and ...

4862. Palm Sunday

Philippians 2:1-11, Matthew 27:32-44, Matthew 27:27-31, Isaiah 50:1-11

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... last word. God proved Jesus' divine message and mission was authentic. People: We are witness to that! Christ is our Lord and Savior. Praise his name! Collect Eternal God, who enabled your Son to be true to his mission, fulfilling his role as our Savior: Give us hearts responsive to his message; that we may receive him as Lord and Savior, and give him the honor and praise which is his. In his name we pray. Amen. Prayer of Confession We bless you, O God, for the gift of your Son. But the praise we feel now ...

4863. Wednesday in Holy Week

Isaiah 50:1-11, Hebrews 12:1-13, John 13:18-30

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... 's obedience to the mission you gave him, Father. He was faithful to death, yet we are so careless with the new life to which he saved us. Forgive us for our unconcern about our sinful attitudes which deny his Lordship over our lives. Increase our responsiveness to our Lord's mission, that his obedience may result in our salvation. In his name we pray. Amen. Hymns "Alas! and Did My Savior Bleed" "O Love Divine, What Hast Thou Done" "O Sacred Head, Now Wounded" "What Grace, O Lord, and Beauty Shone" Second ...

4864. A Call for a Change in Lifestyle

Matthew 3:1-12

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... it (the good life)." Christ gives us a life to live; he does not threaten to take it away from us. One of my students, now the Rev. Zane Wilson, told an unforgettable, true story in a chapel sermon. In his first career as a policeman, he had the responsibility of conducting on the job training of rookie officers. One day, as he was breaking in a new recruit, they received a message that a man was threatening to kill himself. He had a gun and would allow no one near him. They answered the call and Zane gave ...

4865. A Desperate Question

Matthew 11:1-19

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George Bass

... in a dugout canoe and called to him; he heard and came to their rescue. Along with another fisherman, he managed to get the whole party to shore, where they were ultimately found and taken back to civilization. John said he was positive God was responsible for their rescue, and he is probably right; it could have been their faith in the living Lord that enabled John and Anita to remain calm in those minutes after the boat overturned. Their faith in the risen Christ banished all fear of death so they ...

4866. Beginning a Ministry

Matthew 4:18-22

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... sector, or the church would accept a position for which there was no job description. It is simply an inappropriate way to do things, and trouble will surely come in time. Promising careers have been destroyed simply because misunderstanding occurred over responsibilities connected to a job or a position. Lives have been shattered and suicides have resulted from failure to meet expectations that were never spelled out. There were times, of course, when things got tough, especially toward the end of Jesus ...

4867. Christians Trust in God

Matthew 6:25-34

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Joe Pennel

... imprisonment by anxiety, worry, and fear. Trusting in God frees us so we can use our hearts, minds, and strength to do all those things that need to be done to support our lives and to help others meet their daily needs, too. Trusting in God is our response to the faith-knowledge that he cares about us and all people, and is concerned about our physical welfare and the quality of our lives. But trusting in God is not simply sitting idly, watching the world go by, and waiting for God to do something to help ...

4868. What God Sees

Isaiah 58:1-14

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... would rather have thorns and thistles on my fields," he said, "than Lutherans on my land." To his astonishment, after he introduced repressive measures, 19,000 peasants defiantly registered as adherents of the Augsburg Confession. Leopold’s response was arrests, prohibition of meetings, and the suppression of baptisms, marriages, and funerals for Protestants. On Reformation Day, 1731, he gave all Protestants this ultimatum: "Become Catholic or leave." Thirty thousand persons left. They streamed northward ...

4869. Boundaries or Frontiers?

Leviticus 19:1-37

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... Field General Franz Halder’s advice, the Fuhrer dismissed him saying, "We need National Socialist ardor now, not professional ability. I cannot expect this of an officer of the old school such as you." Halder later described the Furhrer as "no longer a responsible warlord, but a political fanatic." The more Hitler’s vision of the Thousand Year Reich took over, the more he sought to enslave the world in his boundaries. Yet, boundaries do have their place. Every day I drive along wide, round curves with ...

4870. But Where is the Lamb? John W. Cobb

Genesis 22:1-19

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... offering. Araunah, feeling honored to have such a request from so important a personage as David, quickly offered to let him use the threshing-floor and wanted to furnish him with the animal for sacrifice as well. But David replied to this offer with the penetrating response, "How can I offer to the Lord that which costeth me nothing?" (2 Samuel 24:24) Abraham’s intended sacrifice would be costly to him. As so often happens, God’s promises and God’s commands appear to be in conflict. It is as if ...

4871. A Noble Patriotism John D. Mauney, Jr.

Exodus 2:11-25

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... to be recognized as a leader among the early Hebrew Christians. Envious of his wisdom and the spirit with which he spoke, opponents of the early Christians had called him before the council, charging him with blaspheming against Moses and against God. In response to the questions of the high priest, Stephen delivered an eloquent defense of his faith and actions and those of his Hebrew-Christian colleagues. He acknowledged the God of the Hebrews as his God, and Moses as God’s lawmaker and faithful advocate ...

4872. Remember Toward the Future John M. Cobb

Exodus 12:1-30

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... " describing the scene where the church bell is to be poured. Printed in its entirety in the June/July 1987 issue of Kirchliches Monatsblatt (Winnipeg), the editor, Hans-Martin Steinert, later noted that scarcely any other item drew so much response (both positive and negative) from the readership as the printing of this poem. (From comments at the German Lutheran Conference; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; September, 1987; attended by the author.) In Schiller’s work the church bell is seen (and heard) as ...

4873. An Easier Way?

Matthew 16:21-28

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... , "You are the Christ, the son of the living God." I wondered how he'd respond, and you can imagine my great delight when he said, "Simon, you are right! God must have told you!" I was so pleased with myself, so proud of my response, so full of satisfaction that I had known all along the right answer. Then a strange thing happened. The conversation took a sharp turn, and Jesus' teaching went a different direction from what I'd ever heard. Jesus began talking about suffering. He began speaking about ...

4874. No Appeal

Matthew 20:1-16

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... kingdom of God. If, in fact, that was the issue being addressed, the Church of our Lord needs to hear this parable with equally good ears today. What then do we as the Church of Jesus Christ need to hear in this parable? I will give three responses to that question. First, we need to hear that God is continually calling workers. In our parable the owner keeps employing people throughout the day. It's a matter of urgency. The grapes need harvesting right now, not tomorrow. Everyone who hears gets a chance to ...

4875. Beyond Good Intentions

Matthew 21:28-32

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... way to action. In the end, good intentions are no substitute for doing the will of God. Many of you are parents. Some of you have had the joy of hearing your children sing. The songs they learned are from Church School, a school you brought them to in response to a promise you made to God. Did you remember that? On the day your children were baptized, you promised to raise them in the faith, teach them the Lord's Prayer and other basics, and bring them to worship. Your presence at worship is right and good ...

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