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51. New Life From Old

1 John 2:28--3:10

Sermon

Mark J. Molldrem

... . Forgetting not is the old life; forgiving now is the new life. Second, the new life is characterized by service. On Thursday evening before his crucifixion, Jesus washed the disciples' feet. He said, "If I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet. For I have set you an example, that you also should do as I have done to you." The new life in Christ imitates Christ, and that means a life of service. For centuries the servant's role has been considered one of ...

52. I Am The Teacher

Sermon

Ronald Lavin

... , and had returned to the table, he said to them, "Do you know what I have done to you? You call me Teacher and Lord--and you are right, for that is what I am. So if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet. For I have set you an example, that you also should do as I have done to you. Very truly, I tell you, servants are not greater than their master, nor are messengers greater than the one who sent them. If you know these things, you are ...

53. No Greater Love

John 13:1-17, 31b-35

Sermon

Robert Leslie Holmes

... not say to us, "Here is the mark of being my disciple, gather around you a crowd of thousands of people and preach until you see hundreds of them profess their salvation." Instead he said, "If I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet" (v. 14). Then he said, "I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another ...

54. The Return to Catholicity

John 17:6-19

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

... tremendous, sacred mystery of the Real Presence of Christ. Last summer, the President of our particular group of Lutherans took part in your Eucharistic Congress in Philadelphia. They decided among themselves that it was not yet time for altar fellowship, so, instead, they washed one another’s feet. That might be a good place to start, to wash each other’s feet in humility and penitence. Three years ago, I sat in an audience with the Holy Father in Rome and received his blessing with the other thousands ...

55. The Conclusion

Revelation 22:7-21

Teach the Text

J. Scott Duvall

... should focus on obeying the prophecy themselves rather than on trying to force the wicked to become godly. 22:14–15 Blessed are those who wash their robes, . . . Outside are the dogs, . . . The emphasis on a person’s actions extends to the final beatitude. Washing one’s robes (cf. 3:5, 18; 7:14; 16:15), in contrast to defiling one’s garments (3:4; 14:4), refers to persevering in faithfulness to Christ and refusing to compromise with the world, even in the face of tribulation. The faithful will be ...

56. Praying the Lectionary: Maundy Thursday

John 13:1-17, 31b-35 · 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 · Exodus 12:1-4 (5-10) 11-14 · Psalm 116:1-2, 12-19

Bulletin Aid

Garth Wehrfritz-Hanson

... are present with us and we remember that you have forgiven our sins and established a life-giving covenant with us. God of mercy: C: Hear our prayer. P: God our deliverer: On this night, you also set an example for your followers of every age to wash one another’s feet as a sign of true, humble service. You also gave your disciples a new commandment to love one another as you have loved us. By this love, everyone will know that we are your disciples. May your Spirit help us to keep this new commandment ...

57. Washed By Water: The Jordan

Matthew 3:13-17

Sermon

Steve Swanson

When a priest in the medieval Christian church stood before the altar of God and raised the bread of holy communion above his head, he said in Latin, hoc est corpus, "This is the body." That was the supreme moment of mystery; that was the moment of miracle; that was the moment of change. At that moment the medieval Christian believed that ordinary bread became the body of Christ. Hoc est corpus, "This is the body." What the ordinary person way back in the corner of the cathedral thought he heard was not ...

58. Serving With Water: The Washing

John 13:1-17

Sermon

Steve Swanson

You have heard it said, "Clothes make the man." Or perhaps it was put this way: "You are what you wear." We may laugh off these old truisms but you and I are more deeply influenced by clothing than we think. Flashy, expensive clothes impress us. So do uniforms. So do specialized occupational and professional clothes. Why do we quickly reduce our driving speed when we see a uniformed patrolman or immediately feel guilty when a policeman comes to our door? Why will a crowd of otherwise profane men quit ...

59. Wash All of Me

John 13:1-17, 31b-35

Sermon

Timothy W. Ayers

“Pride is concerned with who is right. Humility is concerned with what is right.” This anonymous quote cuts to the center of our Maundy Thursday lesson. Jesus had been teaching the disciples about humility inside the kingdom of God. That was a lesson they had struggled with. After all their time together, you may remember, the brothers James and John had come to him and asked that Jesus do for them whatever they requested. Let’s look at that passage. Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to him. “ ...

60. Wash Your Hands

John 13:8

Illustration

Boyce Mouton

In 1818 people lived in a world of dying women, the vast majority of which were completely healthy. The finest hospitals lost one out of six young mothers to the scourge of "childbed fever." That diagnosis was actually bacterial infections of the female reproductive tract following childbirth or miscarriage. A doctor's daily routine in the early 1800s began in the dissecting room where he performed autopsies. From there he made his way to the hospital to examine expectant mothers without ever pausing to ...

61. Are You Sorry Enough to Wash Your Face?

Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21

Sermon

Robert Leslie Holmes

For Christians around the world, Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent. It was the practice among early Roman Christians for penitents to begin their period of public penance on the first day of Lent. They were sprinkled with ashes, dressed in sackcloth, and obliged to remain away from fellowship with other people until they reconciled with fellow Christians on Maundy Thursday, the day before Good Friday and three days before Easter, the day of resurrection. Ash Wednesday is ultimately about one of the ...

62. The Last Commandment: Love One Another

John 13:1-17, 31b-35

Children's Sermon

Various Authors

Object: Baptismal font/bowl of water. Good morning, boys and girls. I have a quiz for you this morning (this evening). Are you ready for a fun quiz? When I say “I love you”, what makes you believe that I really do love you? When I give a speech about love to you? When I define love from the dictionary? When I tell a story about love? When I reach over and hug you? Yes, when I reach over and hug you, that proves that I love you. Actions are better than just words. So it is the night of Jesus’ betrayal. ...

63. Washed Clean

Luke 3:15-17, 21-22

Sermon

David E. Leininger

You may have seen the movie that came out several years ago called O Brother, Where Art Thou?[1] the whimsical retelling of Homer's Odyssey set in Mississippi in 1937. Not a bad film, but not exactly Academy Award stuff either. The hero of the piece is a dapper, smooth-talking con man named Ulysses Everett McGill (played by George Clooney). Everett (he goes by his middle name) escapes from a chain gang and brings along the two fellow prisoners chained to him, Pete and Delmar, with the promise of recovering ...

64. Being Wronged versus Claiming One’s Right

1 Corinthians 6:1-11

Teach the Text

Preben Vang

Big Idea: The church must be vigilant in protecting its identity as a Christ-empowered community and recognize that it is more Christlike to accept being wronged than to pursue retaliation through means that contradict Christ’s teaching. In the community of Christ, no interpersonal differences should be irreconcilable. Understanding the Text In a second practical example of the troubles arising from the behavior and wrongheaded allegiances discussed in chapters 1–4, Paul confronts a situation where one ...

65. Making Sure Our Robes Are Washed

Revelation 7:9-17

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

Whenever there are people who share a common interest they tend to congregate in crowds. According to the Guinness World Records 23,600 people got together in Upton Park London in May 1999, to blow bubbles. The largest number of visitors to a department store in one day took place on December 20, 1995, in Nextage, Shanghai. A million shoppers showed up. The greatest number of live spectators to any sporting event was 10 million over a three week period at the annual Tour de France. The largest mass choir ...

66. Washing in Old Jordan

2 Kings 5:1-14

Sermon

Stan Purdum

I know a man who has a severe back injury and lives with constant pain. He has seen the best doctors he can find. He has gone to a major medical center. He has taken thousands of dollars worth of treatments, but he has found no relief. He has also visited a chiropractor. He has tried acupuncture. The last I knew, he was planning to go to a faith healer. I can't blame him. It must be awful to suffer constantly — and to have little hope of healing. There are millions like him, people who have an ailment or ...

67. Washing Away The Junk

Luke 3:15-17, 21-22

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

Object: a glass of water, some soap, and some disinfectant cleaner Good morning, boys and girls. This morning we're going to talk about cleaning. Have you ever helped your mommy or daddy wash dishes? Or maybe you've helped wipe off the counters, or clean the floor? There are all sorts of things you can use to clean stuff. One thing you've got to have is water. Water helps to wash some of the dirt off. But it doesn't get all of the dirt. You could use soap, too. The soap bubbles wash away most of the dirt, ...

68. WASHED ANY FEET LATELY?

Illustration

John H. Krahn

As Jesus and his disciples gathered in the upper room, something seemed to be wrong. Although it is not explicitly stated in the narrative, we can surmise what it might have been. But first let us set the stage. In the Lord’s day when people gathered for a meal, it was the slave’s duty to wash the people’s feet before the meal began. The Lord and his disciples were poor; therefore the disciples probably took turns washing off the dust of the roads from the sandaled feet of the little brotherhood. Normally ...

69. Who's The Blind One Around Here?

John 9:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

While he was a missionary in Africa in 1968, William Pruitt had an unusual experience. After a long, exhausting day he returned to a little hideaway house he'd built years before. He was exhausted when he reached the house and turned in for a good night's sleep. The next morning he awoke and "thanked God for another day of life." He prayed that God would watch over him. Then he checked a small engine he had in the storage room. He hadn't been to the hideaway for some time and wanted to see if the engine ...

70. Washing Away The Junk

Luke 3:21-22

Sermon

King Duncan

After tucking in his six-year-old son Chris one night, Robert O'Brien tapped his son's chest and asked, "Do you know what you have in there?" Chris looked puzzled and responded, "My guts?" "No, you have a piece of God," his father replied. After a brief silence Chris responded, "God is in my guts?" "No," said his Dad, "we have a piece of God inside of us; it is God's gift to each of us." Chris smiled, tapped his Dad's chest, and asked whether his Dad had a piece of God in his guts. They laughed and ...

71. Sucked In, Washed Up, Blown Over

Mark 4:35-41

Illustration

Vince Gerhardy

Chippie the parakeet never saw it coming. One second he was peacefully perched in his cage. The next he was sucked in, washed up, and blown over. The problems began when Chippie's owner decided to clean Chippie's cage with a vacuum cleaner. She removed the attachment from the end of the hose and stuck it in the cage. The phone rang, and she turned to pick it up. She'd barely said "hello" when "ssssopp!" Chippie got sucked in. The bird's owner gasped, put down the phone, turned off the vacuum cleaner, and ...

72. Gideon: One Giant Leap

Judges 6:11-16

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

I love to fly but I wonder, how many of you get nervous when flying? If you do you'd probably agree with George S. Kaufman who once said, "I like terra firma - the more firma, the less terra." One of the premier science-fiction writers Ray Bradbury of Los Angeles won a top award in 1968 from the Aviation-Space Writers Association for a Life magazine article he wrote in praise of space exploration. But Bradbury didn't attend the association's awards meeting in Florida. You know why? He won't fly. (1) I ...

73. Basin for Washing (II)

Ex 38:8

Understanding Series

James K. Bruckner

Building: Altar, Basin, and Courtyard · Again the text repeats, almost verbatim, the details of the work the craftsmen accomplished according to the instructions God gave Moses in Exodus 25–30. After completing the furnishings for the tent of meeting, they made the “altar of burnt offering” and the “bronze basin” for washing for the courtyard. They hung the “courtyard curtains” on their “posts.” The chapter ends with some new information, a list of the amounts of gold, silver, and bronze used for the ...

74. One Life To Live

Isaiah 42:1-9

Sermon

King Duncan

In the movie The Truman Show, Truman Burbank believes his life is no different from anyone else's. He has one life to live, just like the rest of us. But one day he begins to notice peculiar things happening. For example he notices things that happen exactly the same way every day. This causes him to get suspicious that something strange is going on. What he doesn't realize is that every second of his life from the day he was born has been telecast live to the entire planet. He is the star of The Truman ...

75. Love without Limits

John 13:31-38

Sermon

John K. Bergland

The eloquent preacher Tom Long tells the story of a small church-related college that held an annual event called Christian Emphasis Week. It was the task of the Christian club on campus to invite a speaker who would come and lead a college revival. This particular year they invited a preacher who had come highly recommended. They were told of his dynamism and his unique way of communicating the gospel. The first night of the revival the chapel was filled with the faithful. There were no "animal house" ...

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