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751. Palm · Passion Sunday

Isaiah 50:1-11, Psalm 31:1-24, Matthew 27:11-26, Matthew 27:32-44, Matthew 27:45-56, Matthew 21:1-11

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... a reading of such length that in some congregations, where this is read in its entirety, the people are invited to sit rather than stand for the reading of the Gospel for the Day. This is the shorter form, which is also quite long, but can be managed and incorporated into a sermon quite readily. The story of Jesus' trial is taken up at the point where Caiaphas and the chief priests sent Jesus to Pilate to be condemned and executed. The chief question Pilate asks has to do with Jesus' royal lineage, "Are you ...

752. Easter 7

Acts 1:1-11, Psalm 47:1-9, 1 Peter 4:12-19, John 17:1-5, John 17:6-19

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... . Jesus also prayed for the church and its unity. All parts of the church and all believers are one in him; that's the nature of Christ and his body - that's the way it really is, despite the efforts that are made, and have been quite successful, in fragmenting the church into small bodies of believers and exclusive sects. Jesus wants the church to recognize its unity and to live and operate within it. A sermon on the First Lesson and the Gospel Most congregations need to hear a sermon emphasizing the unity ...

753. The Holy Trinity

Psalm 150:1-6, Psalm 33:1-22, Psalm 29:1-11, Matthew 28:16-20, John 3:1-21, 2 Corinthians 13:1-10, 2 Corinthians 13:11-14, Deuteronomy 4:32-40, Genesis 1:1-2:3, Exodus 34:1-28

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... He had to, to make people in his own image. 3. God put human beings in charge of all that he had made. The business of people on the earth is to take charge of the earth and all life on it, and administer it properly. We're doing quite well on filling the earth, but failing miserably on managing it. Did God give humanity an impossible responsibility to perform? Are we destroying rather than preserving the race? Are we doomed to fail God and ourselves? Will we self-destruct? 4. God will see to it that we do ...

754. Proper 14 & Pentecost 12

1 Kings 19:9-18, Psalm 29:1-11, Psalm 106:1-48, Romans 9:1-29, Matthew 14:22-36, Exodus 13:17--14:31, Jonah 2:1-10, Psalm 85:1-13

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... to the Gospel for the Day: "The voice ofthe Lord is upon the waters," which might also be heard in the context of Jonah 1:15, "And taking hold of Jonah they (the sailors) threw him into the sea; and the sea grew calm again." This psalm would also function quite well as a responsory to the 1 Kings reading of the Roman and Lutheran lectionaries, because it spells out what the "voice of the Lord" can do in all of nature. Psalm 106:4-12 (C) This psalm, which is a psalm of national confession, acts as a response ...

755. Pentecost 7

Matthew 18:21-35, Romans 14:1--15:13, Exodus 20:1-21, Psalm 19:1-14, Psalm 103:1-22, Genesis 50:15-21

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... to God: As for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today. So do not fear; I will provide for you and your little ones, he assured them. The story is quite compatible with the parable of the unforgiving debtor in Matthew 18:21-35. Exodus 20:1-20 (C) The Roman and Episcopal lectionaries place most of this reading (20:1-17) on the Third Sunday in Lent, Year B; the Lutheran Lectionary assigns 20:10-17 (18-22) to the ...

756. Proper 22 & Pentecost 20

Matthew 21:33-46, Philippians 4:2-9, Philippians 3:12-4:1, Numbers 27:12-23, Psalm 81:1-16, Isaiah 5:1-7

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... got what he deserved when they beat him and crucified him, didn't he? 3. Our problem is that we call Jesus, Lord, but put him on the back-burner of our lives. Our electric cook top, in our kitchen, has five burners; two large, two medium, and one quite small burner - a modern "back burner," which is almost never used. That's where we put Jesus, I'm afraid. We wouldn't think of crucifying him, would we? But putting him "on reserve" is simply a manner of crucifying him again, isn't it? 4. Accept the truth ...

757. Pentecost 24

Mal 1:6-14, Lev 2:1-16, Mic 3:1-12, Am 5:18-27, Ru 4:1-1, 1Th 2:1-16, 4:13-5:11, Mt 23 and 25:1-13

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... goes on to tell the Thessalonians how much he and his companions want to return and see them again, assuring them that they are their "pride and joy." This chapter reads like a religious love story, and it must have moved the people of the Thessalonian congregation quite deeply, because they knew the circumstances in which Paul was writing to them. 1 Thessalonians 4:13-14 (1518) (L) I know a man who, when he is invited to any sort of a buffet supper - be it meager or bountiful - selects his food on what he ...

758. Poured Out for Many

Exodus 24:1-18, Mark 14:12-26

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... , may not have understood the Rh factor or the mysteries of hemoglobin. But they did understand that blood stood for life. Quite naturally, their religious instincts guided them to the conclusion that blood was sacred, for it was life. Everything that touches life ... to question the use of blood in religious rituals. The Greeks, of course, had long thought that such things were quite beneath them. Too materialistic! Even some Jewish prophets agreed. They began to make provocative statements such as "I desire ...

759. The Touch of the Master's Hand

Luke 5:12-16

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Bill Bouknight

... auctioned cheap to the thoughtless crowd, much like the old violin. A mess of pottage, a glass of wine, a game—and he travels on. He is going once, and going twice, he’s going and almost gone. But the Master comes, and the foolish crowd never can quite understand…the worth of a soul and the change that’s wrought by the touch of the Master’s hand." Read any of the four gospels and you can’t help but notice how frequently Jesus touched people physically. I wonder what his hands looked like. As a ...

760. Let Yes Be Yes!

Matthew 15:21-28

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... from Jesus and his inner circle, was declaring that she heard God’s "yes" and that she wanted that "yes" to be "yes" in her life from that time forward. When we let God’s healing power do what it can do in and through our lives, our faith, quite literally, makes us complete and whole again. 4. How Shall We Respond to the Responders? This story could have had a tragic ending. The woman could have taken "no" for an answer, even though she’d heard a "yes" from God. Jesus’ whole life on earth was meant ...

761. For Christ’s Sake, What’s Going On?

Matthew 18:15-20

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Michael L. Sherer

... with him how things appeared to you, the other person had no clue of it. Communication! Now, of course, it could well be that what you thought was an insult or an injustice turns out to have been exactly what you thought it was. That makes the situation quite a bit more complicated. Nonetheless, a sore which festers has to be addressed. If not, the healthy body of the church becomes a weakened, sick, infected organism which is less equipped to minister to those beyond it than it ought to be. If one of us is ...

762. For Freedom!

Matthew 18:21-35

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... human family would be foolish enough to release a fellow human being from a debt, simply to set him free for life and love and service and becoming more completely human in the sight of God. But that’s what happens when the gift God gives, quite unexpectedly and quite apart from logic or our sense of justice, takes ahold of us and starts reshaping us. It shakes us loose from thinking life was made for smallness, or for fear, or for revenge, or for "fair-trade," or for giving or receiving nothing more or ...

763. Do It For the Joy of It!

Matthew 22:34-40

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... ourselves. It must be so in such a complex world. We’re willing to endure that. Actually, to try applying the great love command becomes a great adventure for us when we start applying it. No two approaches to the world, armed with this law of love, will give us quite the same result. A curious thing begins to happen, though, as often as we try to live within this law. Like any other law, it soon begins to take possession of us and to do unhealthy things to us. Love comes to us as God’s great gift. The ...

764. Surprise! Surprise!

Matthew 25:31-46

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Michael L. Sherer

... began to make good friends with some of them. "Then I realized that some of you, my good friends, probably would benefit from meeting them as well. That’s why I had all of you come to the same dinner party. Now, I realize some of you may not be quite ready to accept some of these folks. In fact, I’ve circulated among all of you all night. I’ve heard the things you’ve said, and if you can’t identify with these newcomers, please feel free to leave. I won’t make you uncomfortable by making you sit ...

765. Midnight Turned Into High Noon

Isaiah 42:10-17, Isaiah 42:18-25

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Barbara Brokhoff

... a bit of lumber." "Was it enough to build a bird house?" the priest asked. "Yes," the culprit admitted. "Then you’d better put $10.00 in the offering and say ten ‘Hail Marys.’ " "O.K.," the man said, "but it was quite a lot of lumber." "Enough to build a garage?" queried the priest. "Yes," confessed the penitent. "In that case, you’d better put $25.00 in the offering and say fifty ‘Hail Marys.’ " "All right, Father, but it was still a bit more than that," the sinner responded. "Well," said ...

766. Sinners Anonymous

Matthew 9:9-13

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Dennis Kastens

... , the peacemaker, or Soviet President Yuri Andropov, the subtle rocket rattler, he were unhesitatingly to choose to lunch with the assailant. Why? The only answer is that God deals with people as they are - sinners. We know from Scripture that he got used to this quite early in the world’s history, beginning with Adam. He never argues the point. It is only sinful man that pretends to be startled by his own sinfulness. God takes it for granted. So much for granted, in fact, that he designed the key event ...

767. Claim Your Ministry

Matthew 20:20-28

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Robert Bachelder

... is all too terribly true! Not long ago one of our very talented and dedicated young members was elected to the school board. She came to me to say she would have to give up a position on a church committee. She was very apologetic and seemed to feel quite guilty about it. "I want to serve the church, but I just won’t have as much time for it this year," she said. I responded: "But if you serve well on the school board, you will be serving the church faithfully. You will have an opportunity to minister ...

768. Out of the Barnyard

John 11:38-44

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Robert Bachelder

... churches these days are like geese looking for good corn and a safe barnyard, and that is all they are looking for. They are not interested in participating with Christ in his ministry to the poor. What, then, are we going to do? We could, of course, quit the Church in disillusionment as have many people. We tend to think that people will leave the Church if we deal with controversial social issues; but as Reinhold Niebuhr said once, it probably is the case that we lose more people, or more people stay away ...

769. Messages From God

Matthew 3:13-17

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Brett Blair

... 1998. Andrew Smith, the agency's president, said that an individual simply appeared in their office one day and hired them on the spot. He said that their agreement with this individual prohibited them from releasing his name but he did say that the person is quite well known. These 15 messages signed by God appeared on billboards and buses: Let's Meet at My House Sunday Before the Game.--God C'mon Over and Bring the Kids.--God What Part of "Thou Shalt Not ..." Didn't You Understand?--God We Need to ...

770. Peter’s Net

Luke 5:1-11

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Richard F. Bansemer

... It’s like our prayer, "I’ve searched and prayed and begged - and nothing." There have been some nibbles, but no bites. It’s quite some parallel for the would-be believer, for the men and women who cannot seem to get hold of a faith like they ... the nets." He knew it wasn’t right to fish that way, but he also knew it wasn’t right to disobey. So Peter goes fishing. He has quite a bit at stake, just as you do and I do, if we do what we have been chosen to do. Peter could be accused of almost anything, ...

771. The Disciples’ Dumb Dream

Mark 9:33-37

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Richard F. Bansemer

... and recognition still aren’t there. We can pretend that it doesn’t matter, even though it does. That helps a little, but the help is slight and temporary. We can give up on the whole thing, withdraw a mile or two from the activity, take a rest, or even quit. Some do, with apparently little regret. Yet, if that is the decided way to go, we ought to take this advice: Go slowly. Drift away, a little at a time. That way we’ll have time to adjust. The guilt will be easier to ignore. It’s not as honest ...

772. Eternal Echo Of Easter - Part 2

Matthew 28:1-10

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Esther R. Russ

... s voice. We were fortunate in being able to find a man who had had experience with radio broadcasting; he simply changed his voice so that proper characterization could be established. If you are going to use organ music for the entire program, making the tape will be quite simple. You need only to put the voices and sound effects on tape in their proper sequence. The individual who runs the recorder merely has to turn it off and on at the appropriate times in the script. If you have a recorder with an echo ...

773. "I Was Hoping for a Longines"

Sermon

Peter Rudowski

... of a loved one this year. It hurts. We feel all alone. But that gift says we are not alone, for God has given us his presence and he will always walk with us. God comes and speaks to those who feel as if they’re not quite men or women that they haven’t quite measured up, in whatever way, to expectations. God says, "Would I send a Son for junk? You’re not junk." God has loved you. God sends a Son for everyone who feels insecure and wonders if he has any reason for being here. God says, "Of ...

774. A Tale to be Told

Matthew 23:1-39

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George Bass

... an ox or a pig or a goat and using the money to pay the doctor. Isn’t that rather like the Jews, who held on to their traditions and customs rather than give them up and accept new life and salvation in Jesus Christ? Luke’s story makes it quite clear that Stephen was something of a sacrificial lamb in the dynamics of the tensions between the two groups of Jews. Even if he had done no miracles nor had not witnessed to Christ, he might have been caught in the middle and been persecuted just the same. Once ...

775. A Person Approved by Christ

John 1:43-51

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George Bass

... primitive. One night, as the missionary and his wife sat in the kitchen talking at a table lit up by candles, one of the native Christians - Pascual and his wife, Maria - knocked at the door. Pascual was carrying their infant daughter who, it was apparent, was quite ill. The missionary and his wife could not ask what was wrong with the baby until Pascual brought it up; they immediately went into action because the child was burning up with fever. They put it on the floor and bathed it with cool water; later ...

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751. Palm · Passion Sunday

Isaiah 50:1-11, Psalm 31:1-24, Matthew 27:11-26, Matthew 27:32-44, Matthew 27:45-56, Matthew 21:1-11

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752. Easter 7

Acts 1:1-11, Psalm 47:1-9, 1 Peter 4:12-19, John 17:1-5, John 17:6-19

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753. The Holy Trinity

Psalm 150:1-6, Psalm 33:1-22, Psalm 29:1-11, Matthew 28:16-20, John 3:1-21, 2 Corinthians 13:1-10, 2 Corinthians 13:11-14, Deuteronomy 4:32-40, Genesis 1:1-2:3, Exodus 34:1-28

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754. Proper 14 & Pentecost 12

1 Kings 19:9-18, Psalm 29:1-11, Psalm 106:1-48, Romans 9:1-29, Matthew 14:22-36, Exodus 13:17--14:31, Jonah 2:1-10, Psalm 85:1-13

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755. Pentecost 7

Matthew 18:21-35, Romans 14:1--15:13, Exodus 20:1-21, Psalm 19:1-14, Psalm 103:1-22, Genesis 50:15-21

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756. Proper 22 & Pentecost 20

Matthew 21:33-46, Philippians 4:2-9, Philippians 3:12-4:1, Numbers 27:12-23, Psalm 81:1-16, Isaiah 5:1-7

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757. Pentecost 24

Mal 1:6-14, Lev 2:1-16, Mic 3:1-12, Am 5:18-27, Ru 4:1-1, 1Th 2:1-16, 4:13-5:11, Mt 23 and 25:1-13