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951. Liquid Hope

John 7:25-44

Sermon

James Weekley

... me yet." Faith, then, pipes us into God. Faith taps the reservoirs of his Spirit, releasing the floodgates of his Life Source. There, we are overwhelmed by his surging surf. We meet him, as did Jesus, knee-deep in the Jordan, on the terms of intimacy. His compassion for us splashes forth. He never gives up on us, you know. "Will our trust turn its parched lips toward his healing streams?" Remember that Jesus did not thirst on a tree so that we might dam up the "waters of life" in the stagnated eddies of ...

952. Keeping God First in the Polls

John 3:1-21

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James Weekley

... examined his work and found that over two hundred bars had to be discarded. They were not copied precisely from the original. The baton had not been passed. Through the life of Jesus, God gave us the example for living. Jesus was the unbroken mirror of God's compassion and caring. "In him was life, and the life was the light of men." (John 1:4) His Spirit absorbs us into his Life Source; his Spirit zaps us from our midnight zone of doubt; his Spirit ferments our battered soul in the ascending star of hope ...

953. What Have You Got To Lose?

John 12:20-36

Sermon

Erskine White

... up to gain! So what about it? What have you got to lose? What about selfishness? Shouldn’t we lose that narrow-minded little love which only extends to family and friends? Shouldn’t we know the joy of living in God’s larger world of caring and compassion, where everyone is our neighbor and we love our neighbor as ourselves? To live with Christ, shouldn’t the selfish self within us die in order that a new, more moral self can live? What about fear? Shouldn’t we also lose our fears, the fears which ...

954. A Letter From Paul

Sermon

Erskine White

... riches to steer you away from the sacred Word which you have heard through me. You must know that even the wealthiest society is not held together by money or things. Societies which succeed and endure are bonded together by spiritual values like compassion, community and even love. Your technical priests, the economists, will scoff at this and talk instead of inefficiency and productivity, but I remind you Christians that "the wisdom of this world is folly with God" (1 Corinthians 3:18). Only the eyes of ...

955. Do You Believe In Peace? - Memorial Day

Ephesians 2:11-22

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Erskine White

... proven that over the years. The only answer, then, is for both of them to become a new person: Person C. They will make peace with one another by making peace with Christ. They will be united together when they live in Christ and He in them. Love, compassion, grace and forgiveness will be second nature as they both strive for the same thing: to be like Christ for one another. "If anyone is in Christ, [they are] a new creation," says Paul (2 Corinthians 5:17). The old persons could never get along; the new ...

956. What About The Holy Spirit?

John 15:18--16:4

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Erskine White

... is that a good number of our young people are not afraid to be seen with these kids. Their friends ask them, "Why do you hang around with So-and-so; nobody likes being with her?", but our young people do it anyway. This innate sense of goodness and compassion - later on, a passion for justice and righteousness - this is a sign of the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, and She is present in our church. Another word for Counselor is "Comforter." The Holy Spirit is a Comforter and don't we know it! Don't we know it ...

957. Wedding: The Beauty of Marriage

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John M. Braaten

... . God's kind of love is always at work. It is not so much a noun as it is a verb. It is a love which works toward harmony and fulfillment. It is a love which grows out of the emotions of courtship to create charitable acts of compassion and kindness. ________ and ________, love will be evident in your marriage when you forgive one another. Love will be illustrated when there is healing and encouragement. Love will be practiced when you help each other and support one another. A love that works to help, heal ...

958. Wedding: Christian Love

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John M. Braaten

... before it acts. In our relationships we need to remember how patient God is with us - how he stands ready to forgive and pour out his love, in spite of the fact that we're often rebellious and not very lovable. So pray for patience. It is the embryo of compassion, and it will give to your home the warm glow of kindness. Love does not insist on its own way. This is a hard saying, because we are all inclined to want to get our own way. But marriage requires that we recognize our mate is accustomed to getting ...

959. Advent 1

Luke 21:5-38, Jeremiah 33:1-26, Zechariah 14:1-21, 1 Thessalonians 3:6-13

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George Bass

... God to teach him his truth and lead the helpless sinner in his paths and his ways. It is the prayer of a "patient penitent," who looks to God's future in trust and hope. Psalm prayer (25 LBW) - "Lord our God, you show us your ways of compassion and love, and you spare sinners. Remember not our sins; relieve our misery; satisfy the longing of your people; and fulfill all our hopes for eternal peace through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord." Psalm 50:1-6 (E) - The Episcopal lectionary assigns the entire psalm ...

960. Ash Wednesday

Matthew 6:1-4, Matthew 6:16-18, Joel 2:12-17, 2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2

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George Bass

... and the hope of Easter is suggested: For he himself knows where of we are made; He remembers that we are but dust. And the gospel of Good Friday and Easter tells us what he has done about our predicament. Psalm prayer - for Psalm 103 Lord, you have compassion for his children. Heal the weakness of your people and save us from everlasting death, that with the saints and angels we may praise and glorify you, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, now and forever. THE READINGS Joel 2:12-19 In this reading, it is God ...

961. Maundy Thursday

John 13:1-17, Psalm 116:1-19, Exodus 12:1-30, 1 Corinthians 11:17-34, Mark 14:12-26, Jeremiah 30:1--31:40, Hebrews 10:19-39, Luke 22:7-38

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George Bass

... have been prepared to do the work of the Lord in the world until the final "Day" arrives. But those who go on sinning lose their claim on Christ and the kingdom. Instead of continuing to sin, Christians, in response to God's grace, need to extend to others the compassion and mercy given them by Christ. Luke 22:7-20 (L); 22:14-30 (E), alternate For the second time in five days, a portion of Luke 22 will be read in the worship of the churches. Luke parallels Mark in relating that the disciples will find a man ...

962. Easter 2

John 20:19-23, Acts 5:12-16, Acts 5:17-42, Job 42:1-6, Revelation 1:4-8, Revelation 1:9-20, John 20:24-31, Psalm 149:1-9

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George Bass

... lives during Easter. It is especially well-suited to the continuation of the Easter theme. Great are the deeds of the Lord! They are studied by all who delight in them ... He makes his marvelous works to be remembered; the Lord is gracious and full of compassion ... He has shown his people the power of his works ... He sent redemption to his people; he commanded his covenant forever; holy and awesome is his name. The psalm ends on a familiar note: "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; those who ...

963. Easter 5

John 13:31-38, Revelation 21:1-27, Revelation 19:1-10, Acts 14:8-20, Leviticus 19:1-37, Acts 14:21-28, Psalm 145:1-21

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George Bass

... : Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom; your dominion endures throughout all ages. Psalm Prayer 145 (from the LBW, is appropriate for Cantate, as well as for the Fifth Sunday of Easter) "Loving Father, you are faithful in your promises and tender in your compassion. Listen to our hymn of joy, and continue to satisfy the needs of all your creatures, that all flesh may bless your name in your everlasting kingdom, where with your Son and the Holy Spirit you live and reign, now and forever." THE READINGS ...

964. Easter 7

John 17:20-26, Psalm 47:1-9, Acts 7:54--8:1a, Acts 16:6-10, Acts 16:16-40, 1 Samuel 12:1-25, Revelation 22:7-21

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George Bass

... had when they crossed over to the district of Macedonia and entered the city of Philippi. A slave girl identified them as servants of the "Most High God, who proclaims to you the way of salvation." Paul healed her, not so much because he had compassion with her, but because he was annoyed by her actions. That healing backfired, because her owners, believing that she had lost some magical powers and that her market value would be reduced, had Paul and his companions arrested and taken to court. Judged guilty ...

965. Proper 5

Luke 7:11-17, 1 Kings 17:7-24, Galatians 1:11-24

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George Bass

... God for the incredible change that had taken place in him and his life. Paul had special work to do for the Lord, and that is why God called him in the way that he did. Luke 7:11-17 (RC, E, L, C) Jesus, a man of perception and compassion, not only saw the funeral procession, but he saw that the chief mourner was a widow - no husband was in view - and that her only son had died. He stopped the funeral march and told the woman not to weep, approached the bier and spoke to the dead youth: "Young ...

966. Proper 19

Luke 15:8-10, Luke 15:1-7, Psalm 51:1-19, Exodus 32:1-33:6, Hosea 4:1-19, Hosea 6:1--7:16, 1 Timothy 1:12-20

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George Bass

... remorse and contrition for his sin. The words of the Psalmist found expression in his soul and might have inspired him to return to his father's house so that, in effect, he prayed: Have mercy on me, O God, according to your loving kindness; in your great compassion blot out my offenses. For I know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me. Against you only have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight. The Psalmist, and those who pray this psalm, take their petitions to the very throne of God ...

967. The Faith Of Outsiders

Matthew 15:21-28

Sermon

William J. Carl

... to plead the way that mother began to plead with that pastor in the parking garage. “Please, don’t you see that my daughter needs milk and she needs it now!” That’s the way the Canaanite woman was talking to Jesus. You’d think that out of compassion his heart would have broken right there. But Christ’s humanity shows more here than anywhere else in the way he responded. Some think that we see his humanity on the cross when he says, “I thirst” and “My God, My God, why hast thou forsaken me ...

968. The Strength of the Master

Sermon

Thomas Slavens

... , for Your sustaining power of Your creation and for Your unfathomable love, we worship You. Yet we thank You for Your qualities which are similar to those which we have known in noble people, for Your mercy and justice, Your forgiveness and Your compassion. We thank You for those who do Your will and thus reflect Your image. For those who through centuries of progress have made known Your paths to humanity we are grateful. For those who devote themselves in our generation to good works, especially for ...

969. The King of Life

Luke 19:28-44

Sermon

Thomas Slavens

... . With the crowds of that first Palm Sunday we cry, “Blessed be he who comes in the name of the Lord!” (Matthew 21:9b) Forgive us for those times when we have crucified the best by our worldliness, our timidity, our fickleness, our cowardice, our cruelty. Look with compassion on us and forgive us, for so often we know not what we do. Help us to accept him as the King of life who will lead us into greater paths of service. Make us more sensitive to the needs of the poor, the hungry, and the cold, lest ...

970. The Churches and Higher Education

Sermon

Thomas Slavens

... as well as secular understanding. Prayer Our God, who are “gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love,” (Psalms 145:8) we, who are often hasty to anger and lacking in steadfast love, worship You, who are “good to all” and whose “compassion is over all” (Psalms 145:9) that You have made. You are our strength, our song, and our salvation. You have made us and we are Yours. In You our minds are stretched and new horizons are opened upon our lives. From You we have ...

971. Luke’s Beatitudes And Woes

Luke 6:17-26

Sermon

James Garrett

... you for so their fathers did to the false prophets. Notice how scattered upon all of us are those blessings and woes. The blessed: the poor, the hungry, the sad, the oppressed and scorned whom the world pushes aside with contempt or cruelty, are within the compassion and eternal love of God. He will right their lot. The woes: those who are content to satisfy only their physical needs will experience a terrible “famine.” Not a famine of bread, not a thirst for water, but a famine of the soul. We who have ...

972. Good News From A Graveyard

John 20:1-9

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John M. Braaten

... in death! That was Mary Magdalene's experience. Her encounter with Jesus made it clear. When he spoke, such love and acceptance emanated from his words that in joy she ran to him pell-mell so she might be embraced by him. He had sought her out in love and compassion; he came to the disciples in the same way ... and he still comes to you and you and to me, lovingly, compassionately. That ought to mean a great deal to us for it means we don't have to run from God any more. We don't have to try ...

973. A Word For All Reasons

John 20:19-23

Sermon

John M. Braaten

... once again appeared in the room without warning. There was a moment of shocked silence as the Lord turned, his eyes locked on those of Thomas. The "doubting disciple" must have cowered beneath Christ's piercing gaze, yet there radiated no condemnation but compassion, not judgment, but love. Then Jesus spoke the words, "Peace be with you." There is no doubt that they are aimed directly at Thomas. These four words reached out to embrace him with an absolutely awesome affection. At that moment he experienced ...

974. Act III, Scene 2

John 21:1-14

Sermon

John M. Braaten

... of his friends he a)ways does so gracefully. That is, he doesn't disrupt their lives by making spectacular entrances or by half scaring the wits out of them. Rather, he flows in and out of their lives with remarkable ease, always showing love and compassion. Secondly, he stays with his hosts for only as long as he senses they have a need for him. Then he disappears quietly. Indeed, these appearances became so natural that the apostles soon start taking them for granted. We know because the writer of the ...

975. A Farewell Gift

John 14:15-31

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John M. Braaten

... are gathered in the upper room just prior to his betrayal, arrest and crucifixion. It will all happen quickly. The atmosphere is tense; the disciples know that something ominous is about to happen. They are troubled and at a loss for words. With characteristic compassion, Jesus lays aside his own intense feelings and reaches out to comfort his followers. "I am leaving," says Jesus, "but you will not be alone. God will send the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, to teach you all things and will remind you of ...

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