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726. The World's Most Extraordinary Club

Sermon

King Duncan

Series: Seeing God More Clearly in 2020 When you were a kid, did you ever create your own exclusive club? Only you and your best friends could be in the club, and everyone else was an outsider. You got to create the rules, the club name, the secret handshake. And you got to decide who you let into the club and who you kept out. It gave you a feeling of real power. Rev. Will Nickles tells a story...

727. Epiphany 4

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First Lesson: Micah 6:1-8 Theme: The righteousness God requires Call to Worship Pastor: As we begin our worship this morning, reflect on the wonderful ways God has proved his love to you. People: God has blessed us with guidance, comfort, strength, love, and forgiveness. God has been very good to us! Pastor: God has saved us to live a new life; a life of righteousness, love, and fellowship with ...

728. All Saints' Day

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First Lesson: Revelation 7:9-17 Theme: Eternal reward of the faithful Call to Worship Pastor: Blessed are those who are faithful to Christ in this life! People: We celebrate the glory of those who now surround the throne of Christ, praising God! Pastor: This world is transitory, but full of sorrow and pain. Those who endure by faith in Christ are blessed with joy forever! People: Salvation comes...

729. Blessed Are The Peacemakers

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James Wilson

Call To Worship Leader: Let all who would seek God's holy peace come together this day! People: For there are storms of hate and controversy swirling all around us. Leader: Yet the children of God are called to proclaim truth and justice. People: But there are forces in the world that speak only through violence. Leader: Yet God's eternal peace is greater by far than any worldly force. All: Blesse...

730. All Saints' Day

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Theme: The features and the future of saints Exegetical note Matthew's version of the Beatitudes is a bit more interpretive of Jesus' actual teachings than Luke's version. For this particular Sunday, the sayings are best taken as revealing the features of true saints: they are poor in spirit, gentle, "hungry" for justice, merciful, pure-hearted, peace-making, reviled and persecuted, and (probably...

731. Bleak Realities, But Blessed Rewards

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Dennis Koch

Gospel Notes Matthew's location of Jesus' great Sermon on the Mount is undoubtedly meant to strike a parallel with Moses and the Old Law. Here Jesus begins with the Beatitudes, which are addressed, not to a general audience, but to those -- apparently the lowliest and most oppressed of society -- who have devoted themselves to the inbreaking Reign. For them, the bleak realities of the present will...

732. Epiphany 4

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Russell F. Anderson

COMMENTARY Old Testament: Micah 6:1-8 God brings his chosen people to a cosmic court where even the mountains and hills bear witness. The charge: the people had forgotten the Lord's mighty works of redemption and the wealth of past blessings. In verse three he puts them on the witness stand to make their case but they apparently have nothing to say. Therefore, God presents his case, detailing his...

733. Epiphany 4

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Theme: Bleak realities, but blessed rewards Exegetical note Matthew's location of Jesus' great Sermon on the Mount is undoubtedly meant to strike a parallel with Moses and the Old Law. Here Jesus begins with the Beatitudes, which are addressed, not to a general audience, but to those - apparently the lowliest and most oppressed of society - who have devoted themselves to the inbreaking Reign. For...

734. Epiphany 4

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Liturgical Color: Green Gospel: Matthew 5:1-12 Theme: The Beatitudes - how Jesus defined and described happiness. Pastoral Invitation to the Celebration One pastor did this: He began, "In the Name of God the Creator, Liberator, Sustainer, welcome to the corporate celebration of those who serve as symbols of the Beatitudes in the world which God loved so much that came to bring wholeness, healin...

735. All Saints' Day

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Liturgical Color: White Gospel: Matthew 5:1-12 Theme: The Beatitudes - the essence of joy. Pastoral Invitation to the Celebration One pastor did this: Invite all the saints to stand. (Many will hesitate and probably remain seated.) Now, I invite all the rest of the saints to stand. (Some still may remain seated.) I invite all the rest of the saints to stand. When all have stood, ask the saints ...

736. All Saints' Day

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THEOLOGICAL CLUE All Saints' Day is one of those days in the church year calendar that many congregations ignore, simply because they don't know what to do with it. It began and developed naturally out of the annual commemoration of the deaths of individual martyrs, beginning with the apostles. Saints' days found their way into the worship of the church before the church year took much shape; man...

737. Epiphany 4

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THEOLOGICAL CLUE Manifestation and ministry continue to be the dominant theological and liturgical themes for this Fourth Sunday after Epiphany, which provide the homiletical clue to the selection of readings and the sermon itself. The theological framework of the church year is quite "thin," almost indiscernible in the middle of Epiphany; actually, the beginning and ending of the season keep the...

738. Lessons for Year A Epiphany 4

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John R. Brokhoff

COMMENTARY Old Testament: Micah 6:1-8 Yahweh has a controversy with his people for their forgetting past blessings and what God requires of his people. This scene is a cosmic law court. Yahweh takes his people to court for he has something against them. The elements of nature are the witnesses to the trial. Yahweh has been offended and asks his people, "What have I done to you?" that you have des...

739. The Beatitudes

Drama

Dallas A. Brauninger

Suggestions: Use as an anthem or before the pastoral prayer. Characters: 8 readers - 4th through 7th graders Key: From 1 to 8 with number 1 the youngest All: When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain; and after he sat down, his disciples came to him. Then he began to speak, and taught them, saying: 1: "Blessed are the poor in spirit, All: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4: "Ble...

740. Be About It

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

Theme: The beatitudes -- they sound good -- blessed this and blessed that, but sometimes they sound like rules to follow -- and who can? Summary: A person wanting to make a complaint goes to the complaint department. The complaint concerns the person's church. The churchgoer thinks the beatitudes are rules and she doesn't feel she could live up to them. It is explained to her that they are things...

741. Father Knows Best?

Drama

Dave Marsh

Director's Notes Our pastor decided to work his way through the Beatitudes so I opened up Matthew 5 to get some ideas. What struck me was that believers and non-believers alike could easily gloss over these as nice, little one-liners by Jesus. Since I knew that Pastor Ray would be dissecting the verses for the congregation, I thought I would have fun with the drama and show that without the wisdom...

742. Yes or No?

Drama

Dave Marsh

Director's Notes In Matthew 5, Jesus tells us to let your "'Yes' be 'Yes,' and your 'No,' `No'; anything beyond this comes from the evil one." Jesus is bringing up an issue of integrity. Where do you stand on this issue? Is your word as good as gold? Can people rely on you if you tell them that you will do something? This drama shows that anywhere, even within our family, if we say we will do som...

743. Putting Our Words Into Action

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

Object: Paper, envelopes, depending on the number of maybe even stamps Good morning, boys and girls. How are you on this beautiful Sunday morning? Did you have a good time Halloweening? Did you get lots of candy, gum, apples and lots of other goodies? That’s great, and I’m sure you’re happy because you had so much fun. I want to ask you a question about some people who are always good you every ...

744. All Saints Day

Children's Sermon

Object: A menu with very enticing pictures of food. Good morning, boys and girls. How are you on this day after the Fourth of July? Oh, it wasn't the Fourth of July. I meant to say Thanksgiving. That isn't right either. What day was it? Halloween! That's right, and what do you like most about Halloween? [Let them tell you about Halloween.] Did you know that today is another very special day in th...

745. The Heart Of The Matter

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

Object: a bar of Ivory soap (preferably still in the wrapper) Good morning, boys and girls. I brought a special kind of soap with me to church today. It's called Ivory soap. Ivory isn't like all the other brands of soap. It's almost completely pure. Most soaps have lots of different ingredients and extra stuff in them. But not Ivory soap. It's just pure soap and air. That's all. Actually, Ivory s...

746. Reward!

Children's Sermon

Object: An ad in the daily newspaper that offers a reward for return of a pet. Good morning, boys and girls. How many of you have ever received a reward for doing something? (Let them answer.) Was it for something good or was it for doing something bad? (Let them answer.) It was for doing something good. That's interesting. When you do something especially good you receive a reward. You don't get...

747. The Best Trophy of All

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

Object: A large trophy. Good morning, boys and girls. How many of you have ever won something? (Let them answer.) What did you win? (Let them tell you of some things they won.) That is very good. It feels good to win when we try hard. Of course it should make us feel good to just try hard even if we don't win. Doing our best is something that we must always do, even if we don't win first prize. B...

748. Attitudes in the Beatitudes

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

Object: Constitution and Beatitudes [One sheet for each child with the Beatitudes listed.] Good morning, boys and girls. how many of you have ever heard of a constitution? Do you know what the word "constitution" means? [Let them answer.] A constitution is a paper that tells us of the ideas and beliefs of any organization. I have the Constitution of the United States with me today. It talks about...

749. Strength In Meekness

Children's Sermon

B. Kathleen Fannin

Object: A very large blade of grass (about an inch wide and fifteen inches long) and a branch or stick. Lesson: Flexibility; strength; healing; mending. "We have been talking about the Beatitudes the last few weeks. This morning, I'd like to discuss another one with you. Jesus said, 'Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.' Does anybody know what 'meek' means?" The children look ...

750. Inextinguisable Light

Children's Sermon

B. Kathleen Fannin

Object: A "magic" birthday candle (the type that relights itself when it is blown out) inserted in a muffin or cupcake. Lesson: Light; darkness; love; hatred. "This morning I'd like you to help me understand the last of the Beatitudes. Jesus said, 'Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.' 'Persecute' is a big word, isn't it? Does anyone ...

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