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901. Advent 4

Romans 1:1-17

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... DOORS! Leader: That the God of glory may enter! People: THAT THE GOD OF HOSTS MAY BE PRAISED! Collect Wondrous God, you stunned the world by hiding your majesty in a person lowly born and modestly reared. Attune us to your surprising ways of salvation: that, impressed with the image of one manger-born, we may seek you in the least and lowliest, the meekest and the mildest, the most humble and human. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen Prayer of Confession Wonder-working God, we confess that we tend to reverse the ...

902. Epiphany

Matthew 2:1-12

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... wonder and depart to witness. In his holy name we pray. Amen Prayer of Confession Almighty God, we confess that we often lose any sense of awe before the Christ, and reduce him in our imaginations to the level of the commonplace and everyday. Forgive us, we pray, and impress upon us again his glory, his majesty, and his power as your savior of all humankind. Fill us with a sense of wonder and devotion to him and his holy mission as your Christ for our troubled world. In his high and holy name we pray. Amen

903. Ash Wednesday

2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2

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... ! Leader: Let us therefore ready ourselves for God's reconciling grace! People: LET US PREPARE OURSELVES TO RECEIVE GOD'S OWN RIGHTEOUSNESS IN CHRIST JESUS! Collect Most glorious God, you have declared today as your acceptable time, the very day of our salvation. Impress upon us the extent of our alienation from you: that, aware of the urgency of our need for reconciliation, we may be ready to receive your immediate redemption in Christ Jesus. In his name we pray. Amen Prayer of Confession Merciful God, it ...

904. Lent 2

John 3:1-21

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... sight of the cross, the image of which should inform and inspire every moment of our lives; that we devote ourselves instead to images of worldly status and success; and that we thus seek salvation not in self-giving faith but in self-serving folly. Forgive us, we pray, and impress upon our imaginations the compelling image of the crucified Christ, which alone can bring the eternal life and perfect peace that you have promised all who believe. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen

905. Palm Sunday

Mt 21:1-11 · Isa 50:4-9 · Ps 118

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Paul A. Laughlin

... awe of you and your coming holy Reign. In the regal name of Jesus we pray. Amen Prayer of Confession Eternal God, we confess our tendency to be fascinated with and to admire the rich and famous, the powerful and prestigious, the influential and impressive, and to ignore the values of humility and simplicity taught and lived by Jesus even through his triumphal entry into Jerusalem on a donkey. Forgive us our vacillation, O God, and help us to recapture a proper sense of priorities, which hold dear your ...

906. Lent 6

Matthew 21:1-11

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... therefore confess that we would have been among those shouting and waving palms at Jesus' triumphal parade, and calling for his crucifixion a few days later when the trappings were gone. Forgive us, we pray, lead us beyond superficial appearances to the substance and spirituality of the Christ event, and impress us with the reality of your presence in this humble carpenter's son, in whose name we pray. Amen

907. Tuesday in Holy Week

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

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Theme: The "foolishness" of faith Exegetical note The Greek philosophical tradition had apparently left its impression on the Corinthians, for Paul here finds it necessary to shake their confidence in their own wisdom and knowledge. His claim here is that redemption and righteousness reside in God's "foolishness," i.e., the weak, lowly, despised, and crucified Christ. Call to Worship Leader: Let us worship the God ...

908. Ascension Day

Ephesians 1:15-23

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... power over the world, which you shared first with Christ Jesus, and then with us through the Holy Spirit; and we acknowledge how weak and powerless we feel in the face of the sin in ourselves and the evil in the world as a result. Forgive us, O God, and impress us again with your limitless strength as well as the boundless capabilities that we would have, if only we opened ourselves to you. In the name of Jesus we pray. Amen

909. Proper 7

Romans 5:12-21

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... GOD FLEE NOT THE PERILS OF THE DAY! Leader: For God's grace dispels what stalks the darkness! People: GOD'S MERCY VANQUISHES THE EVILS OF THE DAY! Collect Almighty God, you have rescued us from the living death and eternal damnation that sin would bring us. Impress us again with the magnitude of your grace: that, seeing again the awful end from which you have saved us, we may glory in the freedom and life that you have given us. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen Prayer of Confession God of loving kindness, we ...

910. Proper 9

Matthew 11:25-30

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... of the body before the highest, noblest employment of the soul." (source unknown) Stewardship Thought One pastor used this quote from an unknown source: "People are funny [strange]. They spend money they don't have, to buy things they don't need, to impress people they don't like." No wonder we remain weary, rather than restful. Charge to the Congregation Suggestion: Martin Luther recommended saying to the devil, "Leave me alone; I'm baptized." What would happen in our lives this week if that became our ...

911. Bent to the Ground

Luke 18:9-14

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R. Curtis Fussell

A city boy visited his cousin who lived on a farm in the country. The city boy had never seen wheat growing in a field. It was an impressive sight for him, the wheat golden brown and ready for harvesting. He noticed that some of the wheat stood tall in the field, whereas some of it was bent low, touching the ground. The city boy said to his cousin, "I bet the ones standing tall are the best ones, ...

912. The Fashioning of Christians

Ezekiel 36:1-38

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... things are dead or alive. I could only draw marginal comfort from the fact that they were chained up by a clasp, so they couldn’t get away. I was okay as long as they kept their distance. However, there’s something in a woman that gives her the false impression that a two-year-old isn’t capable of standing on his own two feet. For this reason, as I look back on it now, I didn’t have a chance. As "Trapper Joan" bent over to pick me up, her fox’s head swung out wide and caught me ...

913. Salvation: Authentic and Powerful

Amos 5:18-27

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King Duncan

... ." A scholar in the Jewish-Christian dialogue, John T. Pawlikowski, in Sinai and Calvary, offers this assisting insight: "So the prophets were not anti-liturgical as such. What they were against was the ‘religion-once-a-week’ attitude which left people with the impression that they had fulfilled their religious responsibilities simply by a weekly act of worship." Join me as we probe further. On God’s Terms Salvation worth anything is on God’s terms. It is like our Lord’s parable in Matthew 13:45 ...

914. A Place Is a Place

Luke 14:1-14

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... -aged men.) Actors and directors could have a great deal of fun with such variations. Character 3 should be a male of undetermined age, seeming to be simply a laborer, with a great deal more wisdom than is readily evident.] 1: [Enters, looks around, goes to the large, impressive chair and sits down; somewhat tense] 2: [Enters, look at 1, walks to the chair] Excuse me. 1: [Rises] Yes? 2: I’m afraid you’re sitting in my place. 1: I am? 2: I’m afraid so. 1: Right here? 2: Right there! 1: Oh. [Pause] 2 ...

915. Is Jesus Still in the Healing Business?

Luke 4:38-44, Luke 4:31-37

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Bill Bouknight

... , counseling, and spiritual support. Most of all, Calvary is person centered. Everyone is on a first-name basis. Doctors and nurses are selected carefully and encouraged to get involved with the patients, to really care about them. Calvary’s statistics are impressive. 50 percent of the patients double their anticipated life span. 15 percent are discharged. Some of the patients discover at Calvary for the first time people who really care. Calvary’s secret is love. Most people will keep on struggling ...

916. Leading a Friend to Jesus

Luke 5:27-32, Luke 5:17-26

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Bill Bouknight

... . Then they lowered the paralytic down where Jesus was. How would you like to have four friends with that much faith in God and love for you? That paralyzed man, despite his paralysis, was a blessed guy. Verse 20 tells us that Jesus was impressed by the faith of the paralytic’s friends. On the basis of their faith, Jesus said, "Your sins are forgiven." The Pharisees and teachers of the law were watching for Jesus, like Democrats watch Republicans or vice versa. Jesus’ claim to forgive sin outraged ...

917. Don't Let the Parade Pass You By

Luke 19:28-44

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Bill Bouknight

... in him as Savior and Lord. Eliminate Your Enemies, Make Them Your Friends The second step to peace is this: eliminate your enemies by making them your friends. Ronald Reagan’s attitude toward John Hinckley, the man who tried to kill him, made a deep impression on Reagan’s daughter, Patti Davis. She wrote, "(On the day following the attack) my father said he knew his physical healing was directly dependent on his ability to forgive John Hinckley." (3) To forgive is to set a prisoner free and to discover ...

918. The Yestermorrow Eclipse

John 10:1-21

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... focus our attention on the sky and an eclipse involving sun, moon, earth, or perhaps Jupiter, we’re totally blind and unaware of a more dramatic and perhaps more deadly eclipse. The picture is a bit like someone sitting on a stool, watching an impressive celestial view ... totally unaware that as he watches, termites have just put their finishing gobbles on the legs of his stool which, at that moment, is ready to collapse. The more deadly eclipse is the more subtle one. It doesn’t broadcast its coming ...

919. Train Whistle In The Night

Matthew 25:1-13

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... sharing festive joy, half were left in the dark, cold loneliness of the night. At first glance it might seem as though Christ were telling us about a first-century fuel shortage or energy crisis. And a quick review of the parable gives us the impression that he was lending strong support to the first commandment of the new religion - that you are what you have. Five young women have sufficient oil for their lamps and apparently are something that the other five women are not. But a longer look at Christ ...

920. Model Employee

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The boss called the new stenographer into his office. "Miss Allen," he said, "you’re the prettiest lady we ever had working here." A pleased look came over her face. "You dress well," the boss went on, "you have a nice voice, you make a good impression on the public, and your deportment is very fine." "Oh, thank you," she said. "Your compliments are appreciated." "That’s fine," the boss continued. "Enjoy them. For we’re now going to discuss your spelling, your punctuation, and your typing."

921. Pastor or Priest?

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John R.W. Stott

... used to translate the Greek word hiereus, a sacrificing priest, which is never used of Christian ministers in the New Testament. Calling clergy "priests" (common as the practice is in Roman Catholic, Lutheran and Angelican circles) gives the false impression that their ministry is primarily directed toward God, whereas the New Testament portrays it as primarily directed towards the church. So "pastor" remains the most accurate term. The objection that it means "shepherd" and that sheep and shepherds are ...

922. Returning: Real or Ruse?

Hosea 5:1-15

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Barbara Brokhoff

... " buttons are handed out to the poor souls who can claim no kin nor blood with the Irish. Grits are green, and even beer is green! No matter what the uninitiated and the non-Irish think of the day and its customs, you cannot help but be impressed with their radical allegiance to their Irish blood. I reveled in my own Irish ancestry and fought the smugness that comes of the knowledge that the heritage was mine! Returning to God should be just that same kind of "all out" determination! It should be born of ...

923. Are There Two Baptisms?

Acts 2:14-41

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Barbara Brokhoff

... which included the marvelous developments of civilization. They could neither write nor read and had never been out of the brush. Now they were whisked for a ride in a jet plane and given the full treatment of modern technology. Everyone wondered what would impress these stoneage natives most. The scientists were sure it would be either the flight at 35,000 feet at some 550 miles per hour or the electronic brain. It was neither. These bushmen were most fascinated by an ordinary kitchen water faucet. To them ...

924. The Triune God

Matthew 28:16-20

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Dennis Kastens

... elephant was like a rope. The sad thing about the six men in this poem was that, even though they thought they were right, they were completely mistaken. What was even more tragic was that, despite their blindness, they could have gained a visual impression of an elephant by simply listening to someone with normal eyesight who had actually beheld the animal. Relating this story to our understanding of God, we humans are blind in our perception of him, and we, therefore, need the Lord Jesus Christ, of whom ...

925. Sinners Anonymous

Matthew 9:9-13

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Dennis Kastens

... I can be a good witness to my husband. I want to win him also for the Lord." "Yes, you must be a good witness," the pastor replied. "I will give you several guidelines. First, whatever you do, don’t go home to your husband and give him the impression that now you have become morally infallible. If you do that, he will do two things. (1) "If he knows anything about his own heart (and usually husbands do), he will first write off any possibility of his becoming a Christian. (How often have you heard a non ...

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