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1051. Palm Sunday

Matthew 21:1-11

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... into that spot. He tried to buck the system without the guts to carry it off. He sure led me down the primrose path. Question: So, as I understand it, you admit you told the officials where he was and accepted money for that, but you did that in the belief that he had the power to avoid death, that he never would let that happen to him, and that your intent was only to get the revolution started. Is that correct? Answer: Yes. Question: You had no intent to aid in the killing of Jesus. Answer: Absolutely not ...

1052. The Resurrection of Our Lord

John 20:1-9

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... to the song. If you can find them, you might want to use them. 2. Or, you may want to use this prayer of confession: "Lord God of Love, we confess our weakness: In a world which does not know what it believes, we have not been strong in our belief in you. In a world of tension, we too have been beset by tensions of money, success, position. In a world confused by fear, we have been afraid of change and the unknown. In a world desperately in need of love, we often have been unloving. In a world of ...

1053. Easter 5

John 14:1-4

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... of people that we will begin to look at them, instead of through them; to see them for what they are, instead of what we think they are. By your Spirit, O Christ, transform us, your church, into your image and likeness; so that barriers to Christian belief may be ripped down, and that persons may come to know you as Savior and Lord." (author unknown) Message with the Children of All Ages Suggestion: One day, a third grade church school student asked her teacher why a pastor would need to pray. The previous ...

1054. Proper 19

Matthew 18:21-35

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... Imagination, Published 1986 by Harper & Row, publishers, San Francisco.) 3. A line in a country-western song reads, "When you learn that forgiving doesn't mean giving in, that's when love can begin again." (source unknown) 4. My own personal belief: We are afraid to forgive, not so much because of potential rejection, but because of potential intimacy. Stewardship Challenge Consider the Stewardship of forgiveness: Whom do we need to forgive today? From whom do we need to seek forgiveness. "Forgive us ...

1055. Proper 20

Matthew 20:1-16

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... . Even when we believe that we're not worth the bother, God says that we are worth it, and the Cross shows how much you are worth it. Give the people three minutes of silence to think about this. Build the prayer or declaration of pardon around the belief that we are worth it in God's eyes. "Help us, God, to accept your mercy to us, so that we might be merciful to others." Message with the Children of All Ages Suggestion: Make certain that the children know what the word mercy means. Find an illustration ...

1056. A Glory Revealed in the Cross

John 8:12-30

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... of, and perhaps known despairing people who have taken steps to end their own lives? We, too, need an abandoned and crucified Christ to cling to in this present crisis, lest, as Luther put it, "The devil, the world, and our sinful self ... draw us into false belief, despair, and other great and shameful sins." With all this in mind we will turn to the Theology of the Cross as John proclaimed it in his Gospel. In John’s Gospel especially we see God hidden in the humanity of our Lord Jesus, a God whose ...

1057. A Glory Revealed by Abiding

John 8:31-41

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... later, we are only free as we abide. As the hymn writer has it, "Make me a captive, Lord, And then I shall be free." To whom was Jesus addressing these words? The Evangelist says they were "Jews who had believed in him." There is no reason to doubt their belief. Earlier in John 8 we read they had been listening to him debate with the Jewish rulers, and then had heard him declare himself "the light of the world." and in verse 30 we read, "As he spoke in this way, many believed in him." By faith in Jesus ...

1058. Dry Bones And Live Hope

John 11:17-37

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Charles Curley

... , but she had also lost the structure which enabled her to make sense out of life. As she faced the irreversible, physical evidence of Lazarus’ death, something inside her died as well. In this world, there are many ways to die. Relationships die, belief withers, confidence in our own ability to cope evaporates, hopes for peace, health and happiness fade away before the harsh realities of life. Look around you, the evidence is there before your eyes that Lazarus is dead in our world as well: problems ...

1059. Steadfast and Faithful

Genesis 9:1-17

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... God’s presence and God’s goodness, it has encouraged the free study and exploration of nature. Noah’s Covenant inspired our religious tradition to view nature as a realm in which God is kindly disposed toward humanity. The belief in the goodness of creation was a tremendous religious breakthrough. It made possible the rise of the modern sciences and their accompanying technological benefits. Granted, certain religious figures may have tried to block scientific advances. For example, Copernicus hardly ...

1060. Leadership: the Moses Model

Numbers 27:12-23

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... "Decalogue for Ecumenical Discipleship: A Call to Daily Commitment": (1.) daily affirmation that Jesus calls his followers to be one; (2.) daily praise for the infinite variety of religious expression evidenced in the universal church; (3.) daily study of the beliefs and/or organizational life found in a denomination(s) other than our own; (4.) daily prayer for those within and outside our denomination that all might appreciate and be enriched by the diversity found in the universal church; (5.) daily ...

1061. Sovereignty: God’s Domain

Zephaniah 1:4-13

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Christian unity kneels before the awesomeness of the sovereignty of God. Sin, more often than we admit, pushes us in directions that exceed anything resembling a belief in human freedom of the will. It is only by his grace we begin to understand, in the Book of Revelation, "I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, "who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty." (1:8) I have been brought ...

1062. Success: Ultimate and Unlimited

Revelation 7:9-17

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... There are, at least, three helpful clues in understanding such success. Heaven Is for Real There is a heaven and those faithful to Christ can go there. This strikes at the heart of a secular humanism that refuses such categories of belief and expectation. Quickly we can differentiate between it and catholic, evangelical Christianity. There is much more to life than what we can experience here and now, regardless of our attempts to serve and improve humankind. The inadequacy of so-called liberal Christianity ...

1063. Train Whistle In The Night

Matthew 25:1-13

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... drawers. Not our typical picture of a religious service, but very religious nonetheless. The service had been extremely well attended. The people themselves obviously believed in what they were doing, and their behavior between services very much reflected the strength of their belief. The sermon had a tone of preparation and expectancy. Something was coming. Sears, Roebuck said it was coming; K-Mart said it was coming; J. C. Penney said it was coming. And from all indications, it was going to be really big ...

1064. The First Council

Acts 15:1-21

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... actually caused divisions, even "fierce dissension and controversy." How can Christians best reconcile differences? And do all differences need to be reconciled? 2. We often disagree with other Christians. Most of us tolerate disagreement and respect the beliefs of others. At what point does disagreement between members of a congregation become troublemaking? What should the congregation do with troublemakers? 3. The lengthy Council at Jerusalem produced four rules for Christian living which are really not ...

1065. Jailbreak at Midnight

Acts 16:16-40

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... were no written communications, no copies of the Gospels, no amplified means of communication - only word of mouth. But the fame of Paul had spread so rapidly that a charge like this, even if it was somewhat exaggerated, was accepted. The comfortable doctrines, beliefs, and ways of life which people followed were being upset by the simple preaching of two Jewish men. The magistrates "took security" from Jason, which means that they accepted a fine or bond, and the Christian group arranged to have Paul and ...

1066. Faith, Love, and Fakers at Ephesus

Acts 18:18-28

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... of Ephesus, Paul found fertile ground for his teaching and preaching. For three months he held forth in the synagogue, until Jewish opposition to his ministry crystallized. His enemies had heard enough to convince them that Paul was undermining their traditional beliefs. Paul and his followers therefore withdrew from the synagogue, transferring their meeting place to the Hall of Tyrannus, a lecture room open to the public. Some texts state that Paul taught in this place daily from the fifth to the tenth ...

1067. "I appeal to Caesar!"

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

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... might be in trouble. Paul therefore emphasized that he accepted and believed "everything laid down in the Law or written by the prophets." He was more orthodox than the Sadducees, he insisted, getting in a shot at the High Priest when he spoke of his belief in "a resurrection of both the just and the unjust." Since the Sadducees, the party of the high priest, did not accept this ancient Jewish doctrine, they rather than Paul were the sectarians. Whether Felix got the subtle implication of this barb is not ...

1068. Did the Devil Make You Do It?

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Agnes Sanford

When someone asks me if I believe in the devil I reply, "Only when he is after me." But let us not use the devil to excuse what we do ourselves. The biggest cop-out in town is often, a la Flip Wilson, "The devil made me do it." Above all, this belief is most consoling because when we realize that there is an enemy, then we can believe that God is a Father and that the tragedies of this world are not His doing.

1069. Religion

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Kahlil Gibran

And an old priest said, "Speak to us of religion." And he said: "Have I spoken this day of aught else. Is not religion all deeds and all reflection, and that which is neither deed nor reflection; but a wonder and a surprise ever springing in the soul, even while the hands hew the stone or tend the loom? Who can separate his faith from his actions, or his belief from his occupations?"

1070. The Deeper Magic

Luke 23:26-43

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Brett Blair

... that there are concerns. But I was surprised when I heard Billy Graham’s daughter endorse the series so long as, she qualified, a parent read the books along with their children and used them as an opportunity to teach the children how our Christian beliefs differ from witchcraft. She recognized the literary value of the books but more than that she saw an opportunity for parents and children to discuss a set values that might otherwise never have been discussed. This is wise council. Let me tell you the ...

1071. The Deeper Magic - Sermon Starter

Luke 23:26-43

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Brett Blair

... . But I was surprised a few weeks ago when I listened to Billy Graham's daughter endorse the series so long as, she qualified, a parent read the books along with their children and used them as an opportunity to teach the children how our Christian beliefs differ from witchcraft. She recognized the literary value of the books but more than that she saw an opportunity for parents and children to discuss a set of values that might otherwise never have been discussed. This is wise council. Let me tell you the ...

1072. For He Shall Save His People

Matthew 1:18-25

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... these persons have to be very careful that in rejecting what they see as disturbing memories, that they do not end up rejecting the salvation experience itself. So it is that those who reject the salvation experience on theological grounds may really be reflecting a deep seated belief that they do not really need to be saved. We need to be careful not to throw out the baby with the bath water. He came to save his people from their sins. But do we really want to be saved? II Secondly, and this is the far ...

1073. God Can’t Keep a Good Secret!

Ezekiel 37:1-14

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Barbara Brokhoff

... ’t tell everything I know. I didn’t say nothin’ about the cat fallin’ into the cream!" God is giving clues away in this Ezekiel lesson. It is way ahead of its time. Its author may not have had any knowledge that there would later be a belief in an eschatological resurrection of the dead, but many Christian scholars believe it to be a prophecy of New Testament Resurrection anyway. It is a powerful picture of God’s will for life for his people. It’s a story of a vision given to Ezekiel. God gave ...

1074. "Sneak Up On ‘Em!"

Acts 17:16-34

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Barbara Brokhoff

... . He was a god to thousands who still bow before the shrine of his grave at Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee. Or consider the god of Transcendental Meditation, or the followers of Mysticism, or the Eastern religions. Some thirty-two million Americans express a belief in astrology and let a dead, burned-out star in outer space decide their destiny. Or others make gods of their children, grandchildren, money, business, wife, husband, car, house, golf game, or sex. Probably the most popular god of our time is ...

1075. Jesus Gives Us Tomorrow!

Acts 1:1-11

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Barbara Brokhoff

... blessing. Victor Hugo once exclaimed, "Why was I not exiled before?" This was a score of years after Napoleon III banished him from France. Hugo had been France’s most popular literary figure when the Emperor took exception to some of his political beliefs and sent him into what everybody thought would be oblivion, in his exile, he wrote his most famous and successful novels, including Les Miserables. He returned to France more famous than when he left. Jesus is about to turn their disaster into blessing ...

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