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976. Easter 7

John 17:1-5

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... as well. In the name of Jesus we pray. Amen Prayer of Confession O God our help in every age, it pains and shames us to confess how much of what we do works toward the demise of our planet and the death of its inhabitants. We fill its air with pollutants and its waters with waste; we deplete the earth's resources, and even turn some of these into weapons of hideous destruction. Forgive us our death-dealing ways, O God, and sensitize us to the death-defying nature of your will and your Word. Help us to ...

977. The Day of Pentecost

John 20:19-23

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... , we may carry out a ministry of love and forgiveness and peace. In the name of the Christ we pray. Amen Prayer of Confession Most merciful God, we know and admit that as a rule, despite our claims, we are as bereft of your Spirit as empty balloons are of air, and that our souls are deflated and our lives small and earthbound as a result. Forgive us, we pray, and fill us with your warm and buoyant Breath, which raised Adam to life from the clay of the earth, and can lift us to new life from all the worldly ...

978. Proper 19

Matthew 18:21-35

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... for Your Congregation I. Other Scriptures Psalm 19:7-14 Psalm 103:1-13 Exodus 20:1-20 Genesis 50:15-21 Sirach 27:30--28:7 Romans 14:5-12 II. Suggested Hymns "All Beautiful the March of Days" "Heaven and Earth and Sea and Air" "O Lord of Every Shining Constellation" "The Spacious Firmament on High" "Lord Jesus, Think on Me" III. Other Music Possibilities Music for Preparation: (Use one of the first four hymns suggested above.) Response to the Prayer of Praise: (Use one of the praise hymns above.) Offertory ...

979. Prepare the Way of the Lord

Matthew 3:1-12

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James Wilson

... , but we would not see. And so often You would have us share Your Love with others that You might bless the world through us, but we would not share it. Forgive us, Lord. In Christ we pray. Amen. Hymns "Joy To The World" "There's A Song In The Air" "Go Tell It On The Mountain"

980. Sovereignty: God’s Domain

Zephaniah 1:4-13

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... . Silver and gold will not provide deliverance. Materialism, in its myriad forms, causes humankind to forsake the God, who will not be confined, to that which we can see and touch. Our Lord, in the Sermon on the Mount, inquires, "Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?" (Matthew 6:26) Christian unity is devoted to letting the Lord have his way in our lives, churches, and the universal church ...

981. ASCENDING

Drama

... us with him! A. P. 1: Why can’t he make up his mind? A. P. 2: Now we can spend the rest of our lives just looking at him, and remembering. A. P. 3: No, that’s not too bad at all. [The Player continues to hang in the air and the audience stares up at him.]

982. The Syndrome

Matthew 6:25-34

Drama

... really great. Why don’t we go to the park? Sally: [Enters and interrupts Billy] Oh, Marsha! What beautiful new clothes. They look so right on you! Marsha: [Breaks away from Billy and goes immediatelyto Sally] Don’t they thought. I feel like they give me a new air of sophistication and poise. I feel like a new person. Sally: And you look like a new person, too! Marsha: Do you realize that I had to save for a whole year to be able to afford these. [They exit] Billy: [Alone, to the audience] Evangelism is ...

983. Faithful People in a Fiery Furnace

Daniel 3:1-30

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Bill Bouknight

... . He ordered that the furnace be heated seven times hotter than usual and the Hebrew boys be thrown into it. The furnace was so hot that the flames killed several soldiers who were tossing the boys into it. The furnace had a bottom door where fuel and air were introduced. Through that door the King could see what was happening. To his amazement, the boys were walking around, unhurt. In verse 25, the King says that he sees a fourth man too, one who looks "like a son of the gods." Underline that. Guess who ...

984. From Beast to Believer

Daniel 4:28-37, Daniel 4:19-27, Daniel 4:1-18

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Bill Bouknight

... enormous. The tree grew large and strong and its top touched the sky; it was visible to the ends of the earth. Its leaves were beautiful, its fruit abundant, and on it was food for all. Under it the beasts of the field found shelter, and the birds of the air lived in its branches; from it every creatures was fed. "In the visions I saw while lying in my bed, I looked, and there before me was a messenger, a holy one, coming down from heaven. He called in a loud voice: ‘Cut down the tree and trim off its ...

985. If You Are A Disciple of Jesus Christ

Luke 6:17-26, Luke 6:12-16

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Bill Bouknight

... for a seat, people glanced up at him and felt uncomfortable. Finally Bill reached the front. Since he could not find a seat, he just sat down on the floor and wrapped his arms around his knees. The hymn concluded and the people sat down. The tension in the air was thick and the people were really uptight. It was time for the minister to preach, but before he could begin, he noticed that from the rear of the church, an elderly deacon was slowly making his way down the middle aisle. He was very dignified and ...

986. Mugwumps

Luke 6:1-11

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... their Hall of Infamy is datelined 30 A.D. This is by no means their first case or their earliest, but it’s one which is well documented. It was a Sabbath Day ... weatherwise a perfect one. The services were over. Folks were resting and relaxing with an air of good-natured comradery. Then someone heard a rustle in a grainfield a few hundred feet down the way. Soon a few heads emerged, and they recognized the tallest one to be that sacreligious so-and-so from Nazareth, out on a stroll with some of his rag ...

987. Train Whistle In The Night

Matthew 25:1-13

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... blankets were covering new land areas with disposables. But the worship itself was thriving and this seemed small enough price to pay for religious success. A train whistle in the night? Who could care, much less listen! A season of preparation and expectancy was in the air, and the demands of regular worship left no time for the unimportant. Later maybe, but not now. But the train whistle had a haunting sound. There was a kind of mystery and wonder about it - where it had been, where it was going. But the ...

988. The First Council

Acts 15:1-21

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CSS

... question on which honest opinions differed and which had aroused passions sufficient to split the church. No decision was reached for some time. There was much debate - the council lasted three weeks, so there was obviously much speechmaking, prayer, and the airing of many diverse opinions. Everybody was given a chance to speak. Then, as a consensus evidently began to emerge, Peter made a notable address in which he reviewed his own experiences in the case of Cornelius the Centurion. Generalizing from this ...

989. Faith, Love, and Fakers at Ephesus

Acts 18:18-28

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... hours for business and trade he took his message to the public. People in that part of the world customarily worked from dawn until the heat of the day. They then ate and rested during the next few hours, resuming their labors about 4 p.m. when the air again became cooler. The account given by Luke hints that Paul carried on a daily routine of this sort for two years. It had a big effect on Ephesian life. The text simply says that Paul’s public preaching was heard "by all the residents of Asia." Paul ...

990. Paul in Chains

Acts 21:27-36

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... Son of Man, the "Gentiles would come into the kingdom." When Paul spoke of the Lord sending him to the Gentiles, the crowd could no longer contain its passions. They raised their fists and resumed shouting. Luke notes that they threw dust into the air and waved their garments. This threatening action compelled the tribune to stop Paul’s speech. He ordered that Paul be taken into the barracks and interrogated, to find out why the crowd had reacted so bitterly against him. To the Romans, interrogation meant ...

991. Paul’s Midnight Ride

Acts 22:30--23:11

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... living in Jerusalem! Perhaps his sister had married a husband who moved in official circles or at least had some access to the secret decisions of the Sanhedrin. Unfortunately, Luke’s reportorial genius fails us at this point and he leaves us up in the air. The nephew may have been a student at some school in Jerusalem, because he is referred to as a "young man" and the tribune later took him by the hand, which would imply that he was a youngster. Paul’s nephew evidently had no trouble entering ...

992. "I appeal to Caesar!"

Acts 24:1-27, Acts 25:1-12

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... or trial, but rather a spectacular entertainment arranged for visiting dignitaries. The event was held with "great pomp," Luke tells us. All the important military people and the prominent men of the city were present. Amid all this splendor and in an air of expectation, Paul was brought in. Whether he had assistants and an entourage with him is not indicated, but he was quite likely a small, lone figure among all the elegantly dressed notables - something like Martin Luther standing many centuries later ...

993. Opportunism? Or Opportunity?

Matthew 21:33-46

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... with all manner of productive vegetation. He asks us to make use of it. When we are finished, we are to return it. But what are we doing with what we are given on approval? We can’t drink some of the water any more nor breathe some of the air. A lot of good, rich farmland isn’t good and rich any longer. There are gaping scars across the landscape where we’ve taken out the minerals but not put the earth back in a shape permitting refoliation. We take quick and easy ways for finding energy, consuming it ...

994. You Figure It Out

Matthew 22:15-22

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... which we may not be able to move without making bad choices. Consider the quest for a usuable fuel source for the future. At one time the United States depended massively on coal for heating homes and driving the engines of industry. But coal fouled the air and polluted the lungs of those who had to be around the emissions of the nation’s chimneys and smokestacks. Fuel oil and natural gas became popular for exactly these reasons. But fossil fuels are finite and will eventually run out. If the nation and ...

995. Surprise! Surprise!

Matthew 25:31-46

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Michael L. Sherer

... s our call, then. We are urged to fellowship with those with whom the architect has shared his invitation. The text in Matthew calls them "the least." It also calls them the host’s relatives, "My brothers ... my sisters." None of us who breathe the pure air of the gospel and enjoy its healing power can debate the issue. We know the architect is right. Intellectually we don’t have any difficulty with it. Perhaps we have no problems with it emotionally either. But that might be saying more to our credit ...

996. Above the Noise

Matthew 3:1-12

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John Thomas Randolph

... that a local ordinance would prevent her from ringing her bells to invite contributions. But such a crude law could not stop such an inventive woman. The next day she did a brisker business than ever as she waved one sign and then another in the air. The signs said "ding" and "dong." There is so much noise in the world, especially in these days that lead up to Christmas - music blaring out of every store: impatient customers raising their voices to get the attention of overworked store clerks; the sound of ...

997. For He Shall Save His People

Matthew 1:18-25

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Staff

... we really feel deep down may be two different things. It is interesting to me that so often the ones who need counseling the most are the ones who do not seek it out. They usually say that they were raised to believe that a person is not suppose to air their dirty laundry. I don’t need anyone to tell me how to work out my life, they think to themselves. Don’t make private business public. May I suggest to you that in many of these cases the true motivation is that these people think that they do not ...

998. "Sneak Up On ‘Em!"

Acts 17:16-34

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Barbara Brokhoff

... Salvation. Take God out of the world and life is dead and hope becomes the despair of eternal darkness. Everything dies if God dies, even love, for God is love. If we lose God, we have lost it all! Humankind can no more abandon God and live than safely abandon air. Our life is tied up in him. Paul said, "In Him we live and move and have our being!" Paul began with God, the God-Creator, breath, life, and asserted that God’s centrality is the reason for our very existence. We need to let people know that it ...

999. The Triune God

Matthew 28:16-20

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Dennis Kastens

... quite simply and honestly. Although the smallest minnow doesn’t understand the vastness of the oceans or the chemical composition of the water, he is at home in the water. A single sparrow has little comprehension of space and aerodynamics but is at home in the air. Our minds, too, simply cannot fathom the magnitude of God. As Romans 11:33-36 states: O the depths of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways! "For who has known the mind of ...

1000. Echoes of Eternity

Matthew 10:24-32

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Dennis Kastens

... are littered and unsightly, that our beaches and resort areas are checkered with styrofoam cups, plasticware and tin cans, nor that our closets and garages are cluttered and disorderly, or that our municipal dump heaps are burning with continual air and atmosphere pollution. These things are bad in themselves. However, the really sad thing is that people transfer this posture of temporalness, carelessness, and cheapness to their own souls, the one aspect about ourselves which God tells us is immortal ...

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