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751. Eating Living Bread

John 6:25-59

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William E. Keeney

... the source of his being to show the meaning of God's character and nature. He in turn calls his followers to be bound to God through him in the same way as he was bound to God. By partaking of his nature through the action of the Holy Spirit, we are released to a larger purpose and activity. 3. Mutual Indwelling. To assimilate the Son of Man into our being means that we dwell in constant union with Christ. He becomes the motivating force that drives our life. Our entire life comes to depend on Christ. That ...

752. Proper 16

John 6:25-59, John 6:60-71, 1 Kings 8:22-61, Ephesians 6:10-20

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Russell F. Anderson

... However, it was the place where God chose to leave his name. It was a site where God's people and foreigners alike could, through their prayers, be brought into the presence of the Almighty. It was a link between heaven and earth. So too, our churches cannot contain the Spirit of God but are home pages that link us with the Lord. We are to point beyond ourselves to another site, the realm of the holy. Outline: 1. Explain the nature of a home page. 2. The home page is not the organization but a link to it. 3 ...

753. Things Go Better With ...

Romans 8:15-16

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Wesley T. Runk

... is always with me. He is here today, and we love him while we worship him. Things always go better when we remember that the Holy Spirit is with us.Now a hamburger is good by itself and so is a hot dog. You can eat them without drinking a Coke; but think ... dog, you are having an experience that you will never forget. The same thing is true about knowing that the Spirit of God is with you wherever you are. You will feel better to know that God is looking out for you and sharing his peace and joy with you. The ...

754. The Lion, The Lamb And Herod’s Rage

Matthew 2:1-12

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Erskine White

... the general brutality of exploitation and empire which holds the world in its grip. However you want to think of it, it was part of the first Christmas and it remains with us even now. Call it Herod’s rage. I think of other Christmases and how the spirit of Herod has lived on in more recent times, in our own nation’s history.1 On Christmas Eve in 1776, George Washington and his men were crossing the Delaware River on a frigid night to launch a sneak attack. Soon, they would be retreating to Valley Forge ...

755. Proper 18

Luke 14:25-35, Deuteronomy 30:11-20, Proverbs 9:1-18, Ezekiel 33:1-20, Philemon 1:8-25

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George Bass

... ministries of angels and mortals. Mercifully grant that, as your holy angels always serve and worship you in heaven, so by your appointment they may help and defend us here on earth; through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever." The Psalm Of The Day Psalm 1 (E) - This psalm was the responsory psalm for the Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany, Cycle C. Comments on it may be found in the materials for that Sunday. Psalm 10:12-15, 17-19 (L ...

756. Our Time Will Come!

1 Samuel 16:14-23

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Donald Zelle

... as well as the good. We have some biblical information that might explain what produced this change in Saul. For it, we need to look at the two sources again that give us the story of the monarchy. In the present arrangement of material the evil spirit came to Saul after his argument with the prophet Samuel (chapter 15). But, if we trace the continuity of the early source it comes after the vow which involved Saul's son, Jonathan (chapter 14). Both illustrate Saul's greatest sin - the desire and exercise of ...

757. The Symphony of God

Acts 5:17-42

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Carl Hoefler

... a mighty movement of faith. Our text says that the Sanhedrin and the high priest feared the people. They knew that a word spoken possesses no power in and by itself; but, a word spoken by God and heard by his people - a people who are filled with the Holy Spirit - can change the whole world. And it did! Did you ever stop to think about what the difference is between a grand piano and a pile of junk? Take some wires and pegs, some white keys and some black keys. Then, take some wood and some metal. Throw all ...

758. Easter 7

Jn 17:20-26 · Acts 7:55-60; 16:16-34 · Rev 22:12-20

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Russell F. Anderson

... have resulted from dissension within the ranks: interpretation of the Bible, ordination of women, and revision of worship. There is today an urgent need, as always, for the church to be one: ... It is the will of Christ for his disciples to be one. ... The Spirit cannot come this Pentecost unless all are one (Acts 2:1). ... The world will not know nor believe in Christ unless it sees unity in the church - 17:21, 23. Sermon: The text gives us a model for unity. a. A unity of relationship - love. vv ...

759. Burning Torches

Isaiah 63:7--64:12

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... to the surface where it ignited the trash in the barrel - and that is how his trash barrel became a burning torch at two o’clock in the morning. God is often like that in our lives, too, a hidden cinder, still glowing inside the wood, invisible until the Spirit fans the ember to flame. When the prophet Isaiah said, "I will recount the steadfast love of the Lord, the praises of the Lord, according to all the Lord has granted us," he felt God in his heart like the sun about to burst over the horizon or an ...

760. What Keeps Us Running

John 6:63

Children's Sermon

... your back and that is not very important. You can have shiny teeth or big blue eyes, but you need something even more important to have a real life and that is "spirit." Jesus says that it is the spirit that gives life. Our muscles, hair, teeth, heart, legs are not as important to life as "spirit," and that is the one thing that God gives us. God gives us our spirit and in so doing he gives us life. The next time you must get gas for your car to make it run, I hope that you think for a moment about the ...

761. The Bodily Glorification of God

John 1:29-34

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... goes to the temple and joins himself to a prostitute, that person and that prostitute become one. And so it is, said Saint Paul, that our bodies are joined to Christ. Therefore, we glorify God with our bodies when we remember that the body is the temple of the Holy Spirit. The physical body is a sacred thing. The human body is not a slab of meat. The human body is not property to be used for display or to be exploited. But, the human body, mine and yours, is sacred in that it is a member of Christ. Finally ...

762. Baptism of Our Lord

Matthew 3:13-17, Acts 10:23b-48, Psalm 45:1-17, Isaiah 42:1-9

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... another?" Acts 10:34-38 This text was appointed for this day to underline the fact that God had actually anointed Jesus when the Spirit descended upon him after he came up out of the Jordan. In response, Jesus "went about doing good and healing all that were oppressed ... the sacrament in which God has spoken and claimed us as his people. It reminds us that we live by the power of the Holy Spirit, allowing God to allay any doubts we may have that Jesus really is the Son of God and has taken away the sin of the ...

763. Easter 6

Psalm 66:1-20, Acts 17:16-34, 1 Peter 3:8-22, John 14:15-31

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... 66:1-6, 14-18 - The theme of this psalm is most appropriate for Eastertide and the Sixth Sunday of Easter. It issues a call to praise and prayer on the part of those who know that they have been richly blessed by God, and have, therefore, caught the true spirit of Rogation (which was not at all, of course, in the mind of the psalmist when he wrote it). God's name is glorious, and he is to be praised for awesome deeds he has done, not only in the Exodus, but specifically, as the Psalm Prayer suggests, in our ...

764. Pentecost

John 20:19-23

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... seek to put into practice the truth of the hymn. Message with the Children of All Ages Try this: As the children enter the sanctuary, give each a red scarf. As they come forward for the message, ask them to wave the scarf, symbolizing the fire of the Spirit. For the message, ask them to act out Acts 2:1-4. Make sure that they understand that we don't know exactly what happened on the first Pentecost; we do know that the disciples were changed from kittens to tigers. Proclamation of the Word Suggestion: One ...

765. Shepherding One Another in a Collapsing World

Romans 9:1-29

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Robert G. Tuttle

... will see the great completion of our lives - that, until that moment, had been a mystery. We are a shepherd people working under a shepherd God. When we realize this and actualize this, then we are "alive with the very life of God." Because he was indwelt by the Spirit of Christ, Paul cried out: "I have great heaviness and continual sorrow in my heart ... for my brethren." And he did what he could for them until his last breath. The love, the mercy, the grace of God are too good to be true But they are true ...

766. The Excitement of Meaningful Living

John 10:10 · Matthew 6:33 · Ephesians 3:20

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Robert G. Tuttle

... that she was going blind. As he spoke, he noticed that she was the saddest looking person he had ever seen. He saw deep worry and conflict in her face. A physical condition couldn’t cause all that suffering. He saw that it was a condition of heart and spirit. After the service someone brought the girl to the front to see him and said, "She is going blind." Tommy was led to say, "Friend, because you have a physical difficulty with your eyes, don’t let your heart go blind. Don’t let it get to your heart ...

767. The Forgiven and the Forgiving

Matthew 18:21-35

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Robert G. Tuttle

... reflecting the "goodness, the kindness, the mercy of Christ" - the mercy that has saved us. Now we are the agents of love and forgiveness, and he whispers, "Lo, I am with you" - even in this kind of world. We are called to receive and then to be Christ’s forgiving spirit in the life of our world, but we say that people don’t want to be forgiven. "If I forgave my enemies and those who abuse me, they wouldn’t accept it. If I showed them love, they would abuse it. People let us down too much for us to ...

768. Bell-Bottoms that Scared the Devil

Luke 6:37-38

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... have heard these bells ringing all the time. Bells are pretty and if you had them tied to your clothes we would all know when you were coming or where you were, but bells don’t keep the devil away. Jesus taught us that the way to keep the evil spirits away was to believe in Him as the Lord and Savior. When we believe that Jesus died for our sins, we are never afraid of the devil. Jesus says that He will forgive us for any sins that we commit, and that is surely good news. But Jesus also teaches ...

769. God Works From the Inside Out

Acts 2:1-13

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James W. Moore

... the walking dead. The hymn writer years ago recognized the importance of this and he wrote these words: Breathe on me breath of God Fill me with life anew, That I may love what Thou dost love, And do what Thou wouldst do. The first sign of the Holy Spirit in the Bible is Breath… the symbol of Life and zest and vitality. The kind of life created only by the Presence of God. First, there is BREATH, the symbol of Life. II. SECOND, THERE IS FIRE, THE SYMBOL OF POWER. We often put those two words together, don ...

770. Building a World

Acts 2:1-21

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King Duncan

... or having a big church, or preaching the perfect sermon. It was about sharing the message of God with hurting people who desperately need to know that they are loved. (4) And that is what Pentecost means to you and me. It is a call to offer the world the Spirit of the living God--that positive force that has come into our world. It is a call to take the love of Jesus to everyone we meet. It is a simple message, this message of Pentecost, but it is the means by which God is transforming this world. Something ...

771. Get Off The Orphan Train

Romans 8:18-27

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King Duncan

... God's love had indeed cast out all his fear. Eventually he began traveling around the country, speaking to groups about how to overcome phobias. (7) Al finally got off the orphan train. He came to accept God's love for him and to begin living by a spirit of faith rather than a spirit of fear. And now it is our turn. Is there some fear in your life that is keeping you from being all that God has created you to be? Is there some fear that has been blown out of proportion and now robs you of your peace ...

772. Lightning Struck

Acts 2:1-13

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King Duncan

... stepped from the stagecoach, bent down, and put his ear to the ground. "What are you listening for?" inquired the driver. "I'm listening for the tread of unnumbered thousands of feet," said Clay, "that will pass this way westward." Part of the power that the Spirit brings is the ability to see visions and to dream dreams. Part of the impotence of the church today may be our lack of vision. Bruce Larson in his book WIND AND FIRE tells about a National Football League championship game many years ago in which ...

773. What Are You Afraid Of?

Romans 8:1-17

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King Duncan

... NEW SENSE OF IDENTITY - A SENSE OF KNOWING WHO WE ARE. The psychologist Erickson contends that the most basic need of an infant is the development of a sense of trust. That is the most basic need of every adult as well. Those of us stricken by the spirit of fear, worry, dread need a faithlift. We need to know that we can lean back on the everlasting arms. We need to know that we have a Divine Friend who will never forget us or forsake us. "Anxiety increases," wrote Fulton J. Sheen many years ago, "in direct ...

774. Empowered

Acts 2:1-13

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King Duncan

... -record times. Wilma Rudolph capped the year by receiving the prestigious Sullivan Award as the most outstanding amateur athlete in America. Her faith and hard work had paid off. (1) In a sense, that is what Pentecost is about. People opened themselves to God's Spirit and God's Spirit empowered them to do things they never dreamed possible. That is what the church is about. It is to preach faith. It is to remind us that all things are possible to those who believe. It is to declare with St. Paul, "I can do ...

775. A Platform For Life

Romans 8:28-39

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King Duncan

... . (5) How do we build a platform from which we can launch ourselves into the unknown? We begin with the realization that God's Spirit is with us telling us what we should pray. The second principle is that GOD'S LOVE SURROUNDS US. Paul writes, "If God is ... his own Son, but gave him up for us all--will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?" God's Spirit within us and God's love surrounding us. Imagine yourself in this situation: the year is 1864. You are a Union solider imprisoned in ...

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