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776. Trinity Sunday

Jn 16:12-15 · Rom 5:1-5 · Prov 8:22-31

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John R. Brokhoff

... he was tired and needed to rest on the seventh day. Work is an honorable activity. To create or to be creative requires work. Jesus told us to work while it is day before the night comes when no man can work. Honest work brings rewards of satisfaction, pride, and joy in a work accomplished. 3. When (vv. 27, 28, 29). In three verses the word "when" is used six times. We say, "Way back when" or "When we were kids ..." "When" is the time of creation. Wisdom was there "when" God created and formed various parts ...

777. Proper 26

Lk 19:1-10 · 2 Thes 1:5-12 · Ex 34:5-9 · Hag 2:1-9

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John R. Brokhoff

... necessarily a lesson on how to make an evangelistic visit, but it may apply to each person in the church. Outline: What Jesus says to a sinner A. Come down - v. 5a. Come down from your high perch on the tree of life. Come down from your pride, your isolation, your sin. B. Come in - v. 5b. Jesus said he had to come into Zaccheus' house. Zacchaeus "received him joyfully." Jesus' coming in means forgiveness and acceptance. C. Come clean - v. 8. Zacchaeus cleaned up his dirty life by repentance. He gave half of ...

778. Reformation Sunday

Jn 8:31-36 · Rom 3:19-28 · Jer 31:31-34

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John R. Brokhoff

... 's humanism which insists that man is basically good and can take care of himself, if he will only believe in his ability. Luther called upon man to let God be God. It is the peculiar work of God to reconcile humanity. This does not appeal to the pride of man who wants to be self-made and self-sufficient. Outline: Let God save you. A. God saves by the truth revealed in Christ - Gospel. B. God offers a new relationship based on forgiveness - Lesson 1. C. God saves by grace accepted by faith - Lesson 2. 2 ...

779. Christ the King

Lk 23:35-43 · Jn 12:9-19 · Col 1:11-20 · Jer 23:2-6 · 2 Sam 5:1-5

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John R. Brokhoff

... said among themselves, "You see that you can do nothing; look, the world has gone after him." They constituted a sour note in the Hallelujah Chorus. In this great celebration of Christ the King today, are we singing a sour note? Outline: What the sour notes are - A. Pride - we want the glory. B. Jealousy - we hate to see others popular and successful. C. Hatred - we hate people who get ahead of us. Gospel: Luke 23:35-43 1. Jesus, Lord at Thy Death. Need: Jesus is dying on the cross and yet we celebrate the ...

780. Lent 3

John 4:1-26

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... Lesson: Don't think that just because you were baptized and receive Holy Communion, you are safe from sinning. Look at the Israelites who were baptized into Moses and ate supernatural food and yet sinned in the wilderness. They perished for their sins. Christians can sin, too. Pride goes before a fall. Do not be smug and think you have it made, that nothing can happen to you, that you are safe from God's judgment. You, too, can sin in spite of your baptism and communion. Yet, God will provide an escape from ...

781. Lent 4

Lk 15:1-3, 11-32 · 1 Cor 1:18-31 · 2 Cor 5:17-21 · Isa 12:1-6 · Jos 5:9-12

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John R. Brokhoff

... other sinners. You do not appreciate God's taking them back with a party. You have been in church all your life and you have been serving the church for decades. Yet, nobody ever gave you a party in appreciation for what you have done. You are filled with pride and self-righteousness. You won't have a thing to do with those sinners who never come to church and blaspheme as a way of life. And you are not interested in the congregation's program of evangelism. C. Are you like the Father? Do you honestly feel ...

782. Lent 5

Jn 8:1-11; 12:1-8 · Lk 20:9-19 · Isa 43:16-21 · Php 3:8-14

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John R. Brokhoff

... she could touch only his feet. 3. Hair (v. 3). Mary dried Jesus' feet with her hair. Were there no towels in the home of Mary and Martha? No doubt every home had a cloth for drying. Why then her use of her hair? A woman's hair is her pride and joy. Consider how much money and time the average American woman spends on fixing her hair! By drying Jesus' feet with her hair, she in all humility is expressing her love and devotion to Jesus. Not only did she give the best perfume, but she gave the best of ...

783. Responsive Reading for Transfiguration

Matthew 17:1-13

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... to live our faith is an evidence of your power; that we persevere in our belief is your marvelous doing. Assistant: We are conscious that every generation might be the last one to be your church, O God. People: The fact that corruption, envy, malice, pride, greed, and so many more sins have not destroyed your church is a miracle; that your church lives on, even when divided, is evidence of your love: that your people continue in spite of the derision of the world is your wondrous activity among us. (Other ...

784. SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY

Deuteronomy 30:11-20, 1 Corinthians 3:1-23, Matthew 5:17-20, Matthew 5:21-26

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... will demonstrate obedience to God's law. Collect Gracious God, you have saved us by grace in spite of our disobedience to your will; that our lives may become an offering of thanksgiving for your grace. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. Prayer of Confession We pride ourselves, Lord, on being children of grace instead of slaves of the law. But often our lives do not reflect the wholeness to which you have saved us. Forgive us when we think only of your grace, and ignore our discipleship. Help us to choose to ...

785. Thursday in Holy Week

Exodus 12:1-30

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... or self-righteous in our faith. We pray through Christ who humbled himself on our behalf. Amen. Prayer of Confession We see these sacred elements, Father, and are reminded that we still have much to learn of our Lord's lesson in humility. Forgive us for our pride which causes us to accept the name of Christ without following the way of Christ. Share your grace with us; that we may learn the virtue of humility, and experience the peace of a humble heart. In our Savior's name we pray. Amen. Hymns "Here, O ...

786. A Faith-Life To Emulate John W. Cobb

Genesis 12:1-8

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... and so may be considered a "beginning" that would cause this name to be remembered henceforth as "father of the faithful." In recent years genealogical studies have become very popular. Some from very noble motives, others merely as an expression of family pride or an ego trip. According to both Matthew and Luke Jesus’ progenitors in the flesh included Abraham, son of Terah. We may be grateful that there were those in ancient times who were concerned to write down such information. Yet, even though ...

787. No Appeal

Matthew 20:1-16

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... no way. Where does this idea come from, that some people are important to God and others are not? Or that some folks are treasured members of the church without which it would not survive and others don't matter? This is where it comes from: human pride and sinfulness. Surely not from God! For God keeps calling; the vineyard owner keeps signing up workers all day long. Second, we need to hear from this parable that God's call itself is grace and goodness. The workers in the parable who were convinced they ...

788. The Family Reunion

Matthew 9:35-38

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Glenn L. Borreson

... a restaurant, for example, he states clearly, "The name's Sexe. Did you get that? Sexe. Spelled S-e-x-e." When family members who are in his company recover from their initial shock, they love him for it. They remember who they are. They feel a new glimmer of pride in the name again. And they know what it means to be family. We are the family of Christ. We bear his name, "Christian." It is a gift of his love for us. As we remember who we are and who is the center of our life together, we must ...

789. The Power and the Glory

Matthew 20:20-28

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... , but allowing it to shape your life is putting yourself and your anxieties first. The fact is that sometimes you probably will put your foot into your mouth, but your caring presence for the hurting, aching human being will matter much more than your slightly injured pride. In fact, your caring will have the day. Number two: learn how to count! The person whose need cries out for attention is number one. This may be someone so depressed she can barely maneuver out of bed. It may be the divorcee who feels ...

790. Harnessed Power

John 20:19-23

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Richard L. Thulin

... and that it is to be enacted in the concrete situations of human life. Surely there is no home, no office, no community, no society, no church where it is not needed. Wherever people act out of arrogance, or resentment, or pride, or ideological fanaticism, there forgiveness is needed. Wherever people are separated from one another, from themselves and from God, there forgiveness is needed. Wherever people yearn for new beginnings, for liberation from guilt or fear, there forgiveness is needed. Wherever ...

791. One Commandment is Enough!

Exodus 20:1-21

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... The name concerns the very being of that which it identifies. Today, the name of God is handled lightly and casually, but the Third Word commands it not be so. We are not to take the name of God in vain, nor put it to trivial use, nor prideful use, or even to use it insincerely. Profanity is the order of our day. How many times have you heard (or have you said), in wonder, in anger, in hurt, in exclamation, in thoughtlessness, or simply as a filler in conversation, "Oh, God!"? Unholy, impure language shows ...

792. Communion Is Realizing Forgiveness

Matthew 26:17-30

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... , to get them back for what they did to us. This, all too human way of reacting, was illustrated for me this summer at the beach when I saw a young lady wearing a T-shirt which said, "I don't get mad ... I get even." You see, some people pride themselves in their skill for getting revenge ... in their ability to be one up on the next person ... to always have the last word or a cutting comeback. But one of the best stories of revenge I've seen is one I read not long ago: There was a quiet ...

793. The Trifocal Festival

Matthew 5:1-12

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... the Book of Common Prayer, pages 838 and 504.) Hymn: "For All Your Saints, O Lord" is sung by all. The Third Focus - "All Saints and All Sinners" II: Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. (Matthew 5:3) I: A man’s pride will bring him low, but he who is lowly in spirit will obtain honor. (Proverbs 29:23) II: Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. (Matthew 5:5) I: The meek shall possess the land, and delight themselves in abundant prosperity. (Psalm 37:11) II ...

794. The Love God Wants

Matthew 22:34-40

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... sponteneity and selflessness required of pure love. The very moment I think to myself, "I have demonstrated my love for God in worship today," the emphasis begins to move from "worship" and "God" to "I" and "my." The second I begin to feel that twinge of pride in having assisted my neighbor, love is diminished. Love for God or for neighbor is never immune to the fatal disease of self-righteousness; to the contrary, it is as susceptible to it as is obedience to any of the other Commandments, maybe more so ...

795. All Saints

1 John 2:28--3:10

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... Confession Lord, we confess that too often we have taken our membership in Your family for granted. Sometimes, in front of friends or in public places, we have even been slow to admit we are a part of Your church. Please forgive us, Lord, and help us to declare with pride that we wear the name Christian, so others might know of Your mercy and love. In Christ we pray. Amen. Hymns Forward Through The Ages God Of Grace And God Of Glory My Jesus, I Love Thee

796. Living Life The Easy Way

Acts 3:1-10

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Harold Warlick

... unbearable impediment to any communication, she thought. All I said was, "Nothing has to run in the family." She timidly drove the long hours to talk with her father. Through the sharing of her pain, her father revealed his unfulfilled ambition to be a math teacher and his pride in having such a successful daughter. She wrote me, "I felt so good after that, I couldn't wait to talk to him again ... but I never did. He died two months later ... but I'm grateful I got to know him better." I imagine some of you ...

797. Christian Values: Idols of Our Making

Isaiah 45:16, 20

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... the scraps to serve his practical needs and bowed down to the idol in holy reverence, seeking to appease it. Women: Today we make cars and collect impressive wardrobes. We worship our careers, doing everything possible to advance them. We worship our pride, doing untold harm to ourselves and others in order to appease it. Leader: Idols are demanding creatures. They require the best of care no matter what it costs their creators. Women: How do we escape the requirements of possessions and dreams clutched ...

798. What kind of Cup Do You Bring?

1 Corinthians 10:14-22

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Various Authors

... more of us are guilty of coming to worship and the Lord’s table with cups partially filled. It is a blind spot of people to consider themselves religious. Many things in our cups can contaminate the gifts God desires to give us - pretense, spiritual pride, selfrighteousness. What kind of cup do you bring? Is your cup partially filled? What kind of cup do you bring? III. Some people come with empty cups These persons realize their radical need for God’s grace. They realize you cannot stockpile or store ...

799. Responding to Christ's Birth

Matthew 2:1-12

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... threatened; and, she responded not with homage, but with rejection. The message of Jesus often brings peace, but it also brings trouble. Even in our contemporary society, Christ's message of love, justice, and peace invades our kingdoms of selfishness, pride, power, injustice, and provincialism. The Herods continue to stalk the world and try to discover ways to silence the message. In our modern world, there are evil forces which tirelessly attempt to silence the message of Christ. Those who have responded ...

800. Come and Find Rest

Matthew 11:25-30

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... believe in him and he will do what he has promised. You and I can let go of our sins. We can even let go of our egos and die to ourselves in order to live in him. Jesus wants to help all of us. Sometimes it is only our pride and selfwill that keeps him separated from us. He must have our cooperation, but you and I are learning about that, aren’t we?

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