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951. Consecration Crucified to Sin

Galatians 2:11-21, Galatians 5:16-26

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Call to Worship Leader: The Apostle Paul wrote, "Those who belong to Jesus Christ have crucified the sinful nature with its passions and desires." Congregation: We no longer live, but Christ lives in us. The life we live in the body, we live by faith in the Son of God, who loved us and gave himself for us. Leader: May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, ...

952. The Master Has Come - And Is Moved With Compassion

Matthew 8:1-4, Mark 1:40-45

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... few; pray therefore the Lord of the harvest to send out the laborers into his harvest." Jesus Christ is calling us to be that - the people of compassion, people who feel the pain of love in our hearts. For many years Anton Lang played the part of Christ in the passion play at Oberammergau. One day a friend was looking around the set. He saw the Cross, and tried to pick it up. He thought it would have been a fake cross. But, it was made of real timbers. He said, "Why is it so heavy? How do you carry that ...

953. The Rite of Remembrance

Luke 22:7-38

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Edward Chinn

... , immortal sacrifice. "Look, Father, look on his anointed face, And only look on us as found in him; Look not on our misusings of thy grace, Our prayers so languid, and our faith so dim; For lo! between our sins and their reward, We set the passion of thy Son our Lord." (The Hymnal 1940 According to the Use of the Episcopal Church, 189) "For indeed our Passover has begun; the sacrifice is offered - Christ himself," wrote Saint Paul. (1 Corinthians 5:7, NEB) The old Passover of Israel was held in celebration ...

954. In Training

Titus 2:1-15

Children's Sermon

Object: A whistle and a leash. Lesson: Training us to renounce irreligion and worldly passion, and to live sober, upright, and godly lives in this world. The people who wrote the Bible, after listening to what God told them to write, remembered what God had done for them. Whenever they had a chance they told the people who read their letters what a wonderful plan ...

955. Submission

Matthew 3:13-17

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... ; all that we are revolves around it. Without work many have no identity. What a person does becomes what a person "is". For others, relationships are the most important thing. To have the benevolence, love, and friendship of others can become an all consuming passion of life. Many of our brothers and sisters believe that pleasure is the most important thing. Life is centered in having a good time. Those who rank pleasure at the top of the list believe that happiness is the result of pleasure. Others are ...

956. The Primacy of Human Relationships

Matthew 5:33-37

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Joe Pennel

... truth is often slippery, error is subtle, and there is a human appetite for illusion. It is not easy because we have to decide with less than perfect knowledge. But, nothing should be of higher value to the Christian than to see the triumph of truth. We should pray passionately that it will prevail. And, we are called by Jesus to love it more than our own prestige or sense of security. Christianity teaches that to love the truth and to love God are one and the same. It is so crucial that none of us wants to ...

957. Lent 3

Psalm 142:1-7, Isaiah 42:10-17, Isaiah 42:18-25, Ephesians 4:17--5:21, John 9:1-12, John 9:13-34, John 9:35-41

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... pathetic; from another, it is absolutely beautiful, because he completely puts himself in the hands of God. It is quite evident from the LBW perspective that the use of this psalm, especially when the psalm prayer is taken into consideration, is connected to the passion of Jesus, particularly to his agony on the cross, despite the fact that this is only the third week of Lent. Such an interpretation affirms once more that Lent ends with the crucifixion and death of Jesus outside of Jerusalem; it keeps the ...

958. Easter 4

Acts 2:14-41, Psalm 23:1-6, Acts 6:1-7, Acts 7:54--8:1a, 1 Peter 2:13-25, John 10:1-21

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... . As the shepherd, Jesus is also the gate to the sheepfold, the door by which they must enter the kingdom of God, because there is no other way to gain entrance. Jesus' purpose in coming as the Good Shepherd, who is also the Suffering Servant in his passion and death, is to give life - abundant and eternal -to those who will have him as their shepherd and their Lord. SERMON SUGGESTIONS A sermon on the Gospel, John 10:1-10 - "A Question for the Sheep." No one ever forgets the nursery rhymes that are learned ...

959. Proper 7 & Pentecost 5

Jeremiah 20:7-18, Psalm 69:1-36, Psalm 91:1-16, Genesis 28:10-22

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... , in particular, speaks to God on behalf of those who hear - and would respond to - Christ's instructions in the Gospel for the Day. The Psalm of the Day - Psalm 69:1-18 (E); 69:1-20 (L); 69:7-9, 13, 16, 32-34 (R) A song of the passion that is considered to be second only to Psalm 22 in the Psalter. It finds a response in the instructions that Jesus gives to the first apostles in the Gospel for the Day. Clearly, it could be put - parts of it, at least - in the mouths of many of the ...

960. Proper 8 & Pentecost 6

2 Kings 4:8-37, Genesis 32:22-32, Psalm 89:1-52, Psalm 17:1-15, Isaiah 2:6-22, Jeremiah 28:1-17, Matthew 10:1-42

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... earth. Remember your covenant, so that we who are signed with the blood of your Son may sing of your mercies forever; through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Psalm 17:1-7, 15 (C) This is another psalm that could have been quoted by Jesus in his suffering and passion on the cross: "Hear my plea of innocence, O Lord; give heed to my cry; listen to my prayer, which does not come from lying lips...." He could have cried out: "I give no offense with my mouth as others do; I have heeded the words of your lips ...

961. Proper 18 & Pentecost 16

Ezekiel 33:1-20, Psalm 119:1-176, Psalm 95:1-11, Psalm 115:1-18, Exodus 19:1-25, Romans 13:1-7, Romans 13:8-14, Romans 12:9-21, Matthew 18:15-20

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... drink. Thus you heap red-hot coals on his head. Resist evil and conquer it with good. (Jerusalem Bible) Matthew 18:15-20 Since the seventeenth chapter of St. Matthew contains his account of the transfiguration story plus a second announcement by Jesus of his impending passion and death, one has some idea of why the gospel selections skip from 16:26 to 18:15. But the main reason is simply that this material belongs with the content of chapter 16, which becomes very clear when one reads, "Truly I say to you ...

962. A Ewe Turn

2 Samuel 12:1-31

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... at the king and roared, "You are the man!" Uriah had a little lamb whose name was Bathsheba. David, not content with a full harem of wives, wanted Bathsheba. To win her he had not stopped at adultery or murder. What Sigmuri’d Freud called the "id" of unbridled passion had conquered David’s super-ego of moral obedience to God. David awoke with a hangover of heartache at what he had done. At last, he saw himself as the big bad wolf who had preyed on the sheepfold. At last, he could face his sin and deal ...

963. A Senior Servant

2 Samuel 19:9-43

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... did not forget who was the true King of Israel. He did not abandon his faith in David or in his God. Barzillai was the rich mogul who had worked his way through the eye of the needle. He had knitted a life of good deeds into a pattern of passionate caring for others. Barzillai was the Good Samaritan from Gilead. He was himself the balm of Gilead who healed the sin-sick soul of David with his devoted service. His faith in David and his faith in the God who chose David to rule was as strong as Bethlehem Steel ...

964. Green, The Color of Life

Genesis 1:1-2:3

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H. Michael Nehls

... life comes from him. He is the source of life, all life. The creating life has come through his own hand, by his powerful Word. Eternal life has come through his own death and resurrection. Through creation, Christ has given us the gift of life. Through his passion, death, and resurrection, he has given that gift of life eternal. So this holy child of Bethlehem, this babe in the Christmas manger, is also tbe creating, omni-present God. He, and he alone is the source of all life, both in this world and the ...

965. Second Sunday in Advent

Isaiah 11:1-16

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... coming Christ: that, inspired by these godly characteristics, we too may see their consequences - a world of peace. In the name of Jesus we pray. Amen Prayer of Confession Most compassionate judge, it grieves us to recognize how seldom we exhibit the passion for justice and righteousness or the concern for the poor and downtrodden that your prophets consistently attribute to the coming Messiah and Messianic Reign. Forgive us, we pray, and teach us to trade our self-serving and selfish hopes for ones worthy ...

966. Lent 6

Mt 26:14--27:66 · Php 2:5-11 · Isa 50:4-9 · Ps 31

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Paul A. Laughlin

... : The Godforsakenness of the cross Exegetical note Matthew follows his source Mark very closely here, especially in preserving the drama of Jesus' anguished quotation of Psalm 22 in v. 27:46 as his last word and the climax of the Passion account. Although some interpreters would argue that that Psalm, taken in its entirety, bespeaks faith rather than a feeling of abandonment, the single phrase "cried" from the cross clearly suggests otherwise, and underscores the paradoxical power of the whole event. Call ...

967. Palm Sunday

Mt 21:1-11 · Isa 50:4-9 · Ps 118

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Paul A. Laughlin

First Lesson: Isaiah 50:4-9a Theme: From palms to Passion Exegetical Note The unpopularity of the prophet in this Third Servant Song of Second Isaiah, not to mention the anger and abuse that he has experienced, appears to differ markedly from Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem. If the palm-wavers were sincere (rather than sarcastic, as some suggest), their adoration ...

968. Tuesday in Holy Week

John 12:20-36

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... has the feeling of a kind of "hodgepodge" drawn together (but not very tightly!) by John. The clearest image here is his distinctive view of the crucifixion of Jesus as a glorification rather than a humiliation, an experience of exaltation rather than of passion. The initial request of the Greeks (Gentiles) to see Jesus is merely a literary "set-up" for that powerful image. Call to Worship Leader: Sisters and brothers, if you would see Jesus, behold the cross! People: FOR THE CHRIST WHO REDEEMS IS THE ...

969. Good Friday

Isaiah 52:13--53:12

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... not the least of which is the identity of the servant (the prophet? the Messiah? Israel?). In any case, the Servant is innocent, and yet bears all these afflictions and those of all others as well, to their redemption. Whether or not this passage predicted Jesus' Passion, or shaped his attitude toward it, since the early Church, Christians have seen in it the 9ssence of that event. Call to Worship Leader: May God be not far from us! People: MAY GOD HASTEN TO HELP US! Leader: May God deliver us! People: MAY ...

970. Good Friday

John 18:1-11

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Theme: The Christ's ultimate victory Exegetical note With these two chapters John's peculiar slant on the crucifixion as a glorification reaches its climax, and produces a singularly passionless Passion! Jesus is in quasi-regal control throughout the narrative and discourses, and many details attest or suggest his royal stature. At the end, he gives orders from the cross, and even commands his own expiration. This is not the tormented, anguished, writhing Jesus depicted by the mystical or liberation ...

971. Proper 8

Genesis 32:22-32, Psalm 17:1-15

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... spiritual struggle with doubts and misgivings that in fact strengthens faith and reinforces discipleship. Forgive us our timidity, O God, and set before us the example of all the great saints who, because they were willing to wrestle with you and your angels, as well as with themselves and their passions, were thus empowered as servants of you and disciples of the Christ. In his name we pray. Amen

972. Proper 10

Exodus 2:11-25

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... of murder aside, the real point of that incident, as well as of his assistance of and sojourn with the Midianites, seems to be his rootlessness and lack of identity before his call: he is born Hebrew, but reared Egyptian; exiled from Egypt because of his passionate defense of his true people, but then adopted a second time by the Midianites, though regarded by them as an Egyptian. The picture is of a man with a very unstable background, an unlikely candidate for God's call. Call to Worship Leader: Let us ...

973. Limitless Forgiveness

Matthew 18:21-35

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... wrong is human! People: But to forgive is the way of God! (based on Psalm 19) Collect God of absolute love, you have taught us in the words and life of Jesus to be forgiving without limit. Enable us to live according: that, our human passions turned into compassion, we may reflect the very grace that you have shown to us in Christ Jesus, in whose name we pray. Amen Prayer of Confession God of all compassion, we admit that we find forgiveness in any degree difficult, and unlimited pardon impossible because ...

974. Epiphany 8

Matthew 5:21-26, Matthew 5:27-30, Matthew 5:31-32, Matthew 5:33-37, Matthew 5:38-42, Matthew 5:43-48

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... that worry doesn't do any good. Everything I worry about doesn't happen." Charge to the Congregation Suggestion: One unknown author has said, "One secret act of self-denial, one sacrifice of inclination to duty, is worth all the mere good thoughts, warm feelings, passionate prayers in which idle people indulge themselves." "No one can serve two masters" (Matthew 6:24, R.S.V.) - no one during Jesus' day, no one during our day. How will you serve one master this week? Planning for Your Congregation I. Other ...

975. A Glory Revealed as Eternal Life

John 5:16-30

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... that spectre. Jesus said, "The one who hears my word and believes in me has eternal life; and is not coming into judgment, but has (already) passed over from Death to Life." Let us pray: Lord, be my consolation; Shield me when I must die; Remind me of thy Passion When my last hour draws nigh. Those eyes, new faith receiving, From thee shall never move; For he who dies believing Dies safely in thy love.6 Suggested Hymn: "Christ Jesus Lay in Death’s Strong Bands" (vs. 1-3) 1. The Greek verb used here is in ...

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