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Lk 22:14--23:56 · Isa 50:4-7 · Php 2:6-11

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John R. Brokhoff

... , though only half of the entire lesson, is too long to be treated as a text for one sermon. The preacher will choose a portion which answers a need of the congregation. The choice will be made in the light of previous Sunday morning sermons, mid-week subjects, and projected Holy Week services. 1. 23:1-5 - Are you the king of the Jews? (A possible link with Palm Sunday) 2. 23:6-12 - Pilate and Herod become friends. Theme: the estranged and hostile can be reconciled by the Reconciler. 3. 23:13-16 - Pilate ...

1102. Epiphany 7

Isaiah 49:8-26, 1 Corinthians 3:1-23, Matthew 5:27-30, Matthew 5:31-32, Matthew 5:33-37

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... Guide Thee" Second Lesson: 1 Corinthians 3:10-11, 16-23 Theme: Jesus is the foundation of the church Call to Worship Pastor: The church has weathered many storms, but it survives because Jesus is the sure foundation. People: Human nature in the church makes it subject to all kinds of disagreements which hurt the unity of the church. Pastor: The faith of the church is in Christ, not in the doctrines and dogmas designed by man. People: Many persons have done great things in the church. But we know Christ is ...

1103. Palm Sunday

Matthew 21:1-11, Philippians 2:1-11, Isaiah 50:1-11

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... of our hearts as we give honor and glory to your Son. Thus may we be honest in the allegiance we profess when we call him King. In his name we pray. Amen. Prayer of Confession We have dared to say, Jesus is King, O God. But a king has subjects who are expected to be loyal to him. Our loyalty is more in question than was his kingship when he rode into Jerusalem. Forgive us when we talk one way and live another when it comes to allegiance to Christ. Take full possession of our lives, and lead us in ...

1104. Christians Trust in God

Matthew 6:25-34

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Joe Pennel

... indeed something which he must accomplish. He is not a visionary, neither is he a slouch. He makes use of his intelligence to do his duty before God and can give a good reason at all times for what he does ... His actions are placed in the world, but are subject to the will of God who is the Creator of the world and yet in His Infinity outside it ... To desire these things: that is true love," and is truly, as Jesus put it, "seeking the kingdom of God and his righteousness."50 Those who trust in God above ...

1105. Some Crossroads of Family Life W. Dexter Moser

Genesis 25:19-34

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... after the refugees arrived on an island off Hong Kong. The government this week announced a policy designed to stem the influx of refugees." "Bethel Home for Children ... was ordered closed last Friday when a judge ruled that its residents were subject to physical abuse, medical neglect and detention amounting to imprisonment." Each of you has observed, in some way, the present crisis of our families in the neighborhoods, cities, and throughout this land. What about the biblical family, like the one of ...

1106. Helping People Fall Down

Matthew 28:16-20

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... of another person, what would be your situation? Forget for a moment that you would dirty your clothes and scrape your knees. That would be the least of your concern. Flat on your face, you would be at that person's mercy. You would be defenseless. You would be subject to whatever that person would choose to do with you. And you would be saying, "That's what I want. I don't mind. Whatever's in mind for me is what I accept, willingly." That's what "falling down in worship" means. For heaven's sake then, the ...

1107. The Family Reunion

Matthew 9:35-38

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Glenn L. Borreson

... up on a certain truth to these gatherings: there are always some disappointments amidst the delights. It was actually today's gospel, which got me to thinking about family reunions (just to assure you I'm not merely "shootin' the breeze" on the subject). Jesus is busy doing his ministry among the crowds, his teaching and preaching and healing. He is overcome with passion for them because, to use an old picture, they are "like sheep without a shepherd." They are not cared about, but rather, taken advantage ...

1108. The Power and the Glory

Matthew 20:20-28

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... attractions of great influence in our lives. Whether we ever get to either place, we know that what they represent is part of us. It is the desire to have power over others and the wish to have glory and recognition. This matter of the heart is also the subject of the fuss in the gospel we just heard. Here we find a mother looking out for her sons, asking Jesus if James and John could not have high-level posts in his new government. Well, who could fault a mother for thinking of her sons' welfare? However ...

1109. One Commandment is Enough!

Exodus 20:1-21

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... ," was not a wooden or stony impersonal something, but a living Being. Somehow they came to know that it is the Lord's nature to be One, Alone, and Unique. This one God, unlike all other gods, was personal. He could say "me," and would let his subjects call him "Thou" (You); he was a jealous God, and would not share his glory with another. Therefore, this First Word says that he, and he alone, must reign in their hearts and loyalties. 2. "You shall not make yourself a graven image." Two matronly ladies had ...

1110. Mi Casa, Su Casa

Matthew 21:33-46

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Mark Radecke

... son into our hearts, crying ‘Abba! Father!’ so through God you are no longer a slave but a son, and if a son, then an heir." (Galatians 4:4-7) For Christ’s sake, we are no longer tenants of a landlord god, a relationship subject to carefully drawn legislation. For the sake of the Crucified, we are daughters and sons of our Father God, our relationship governed by love. The inheritance we sought, the inheritance we schemed and committed murder to obtain, that inheritance our Father freely and lovingly ...

1111. Who is Greatest Among You ...

Matthew 23:1-39

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... respected than any other teacher on the faculty, having received the distinguished teaching award so many times he practically owned the title. He taught religion, and, since it was a state university, all of his courses were electives; nobody was required to take any subject he offered. Yet, his classes were the most popular of all in the curriculum. Students would sometimes sign up for one of his religious courses two or three semesters in advance just to be assured of a place in the class. If his classes ...

1112. When the Poor Become Rich

Matthew 5:1-12

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... any, are happy all the time. Furthermore, most people admit to a desire to be happier than they are presently. But as to what causes a person to be happy, who can say for sure? In his novel, Dr. Fischer of Geneva, Graham Greene reflects on the subject in this way: But how does one convey happiness? Unhappiness we can so easily describe - I was unhappy, we say, because ... We remember this and that, giving good reasons, but happiness is like one of those islands far out in the Pacific which has been reported ...

1113. The Dimensions of the Decalogue

Exodus 20:1-21

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... , neither is he a slouch. He makes use of his intelligence to do his duty before God and can give a good reason at all times for what he does. But more important, his conscience has experienced a great deepening. His actions are placed in the world but are subject to the will of God ... In the midst of a life disjointed by all sorts of selfishness and lies, he is in search of a primal innocence which marked it at the beginning before man set himself at odds with God. The Christian is able to say, "Jesus ...

1114. For Those On The Outside

Luke 8:40-56

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... able to make, or simply do not want to make, because our energies are channeled in so many other directions. Like this woman, we remain anonymous and on the periphery of the life of the church. This is a natural human tendency to which most of us are subject at one time or another in our lives. When we do finally come to seek this Jesus of Nazareth, it may be for the wrong reasons, as it was for this woman. We may enter a particular church because of its prestige, or another church because it offers simple ...

1115. Coping With Anger In A Close-up World

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

Sermon

Harold Warlick

A volcano is a very tall mountain until it blows its top. Some people are that way as well. I'm one of them. I speak to you this evening as a top blower. The subject of anger intrigues me. One week I was enjoying a cup of coffee with some friends. We were discussing our various work plans for the weeks ahead, and I casually mentioned that I would have to make certain that we removed all the politicians' campaign signs from the yard of ...

1116. The Christian Life Farmland

Hebrews 5:11-6:12

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... shall produce abundant, useful crops. Congregation: If having once known his desires and having shared his Holy Spirit, we walk away and deliberately plant weeds, we cannot be brought back to repentance because we are crucifying the Son of God all over again and subjecting him to public disgrace. Leader: If any believer worries that he may have gone too far, God’s Spirit still dwells in him and there is a chance to repent. Congregation: Father, protect us from going beyond the far-reaching limits of your ...

1117. Consecration Hold Fast

Titus 1:1-16

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CSS

Call to Worship Leader: The world is ever changing, ever shifting. In our society values are subject to a majority vote. Law is no longer a matter of right and wrong, but what is convenient for the most people or the most powerful. How do we Christians know what values to keep? Women: We know by holding fast the faithful word we have been taught that we ...

1118. Consecration Take up His Cross

Mark 8:31--9:1

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Leader: "If anyone would come after me," spoke Jesus, "he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me." Congregation: We lay aside our desires and ambitions, subjecting them to the path of service you have chosen for us, Lord. Leader: "For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me and for the gospel will save it." Congregation: May we become so interested in your work, Lord, that we lose ...

1119. Submission

Matthew 3:13-17

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... to town. Ironically, Maravich died at the age of forty just after playing a pick-up game at a local church gym. Both Lily Laskin and Pete Maravich gave themselves to that which they considered important. She was totally submitted to the harp, and he was in subjection of basketball. Lily once said, "I have built my life around the harp." On many occasions Pete observed, "Basketball is my whole life." In one way or another all of us submit ourselves to that which is important to us. One night a few years ago ...

1120. 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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... tell him his fault, between you and him alone." This was Jesus' better way, including his additional agenda for settling such disputes. (In the Faculty Handbook of the institution in which I teach, there is a section on this subject - for faculty and administration, students, and staff - which follows Jesus' teaching almost exactly.) 2. Congregations have been given this "better way" by Jesus. And most would be healthier if they accepted Jesus' teaching about relationships within the congregation. In too ...

1121. All Saints' Day

Revelation 7:1-8, Isaiah 26:1-21, 1 John 2:28--3:10, Revelation 21:1-27, Matthew 5:1-12, Psalm 24:1-10, Psalm 149:1-9, Psalm 34:1-22

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... in one communion and fellowship in the mystical body of thy Son, Christ our Lord," but neither specifically mentions Baptism as the action of God which knits together all people and gives them hope of heaven. The older collect has God as the subject who does the "knitting," which is more evangelical and theologically stronger than "whose people are knit together in one holy Church." The eschatological intention of the new prayer ("Grant us grace to follow your blessed saints in lives of faith and commitment ...

1122. Thanksgiving Day

Deuteronomy 8:1-20, Philippians 4:2-9, Philippians 4:10-20, 1 Timothy 2:1-15, Luke 17:11-19

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... to know; it is crucial knowledge, because it has to do with existence in eternity as well as time. The truth sets people free. 3. Pray that all people will be saved. God would have every single person on earth in his everlasting kingdom. All people are subject to him - rulers of people as well as the people themselves. He is the Lord God of all. 4. Pray with thanksgiving. Thank God for his continuing acts of creation and for his salvation in Jesus Christ our Lord. Pray that all people might share in the ...

1123. Green, The Color of Life

Genesis 1:1-2:3

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H. Michael Nehls

... the cholorophyll dies and the caroteen takes over, becoming pre-dominant. But we’re not scientists. We simply know that in autumn and winter, the plants die and the leaves fall. That’s all we know, and probably all we need to know about such a subject. We’re just people trying to understand life ... the gift of life given to us by Christ himself. But, one of the important Colors of Christmas is green. We see that "green" and that "greenery" surrounding us at Christmas. Today, we see it here, in God ...

1124. What the Angels Said

Luke 2:14

Children's Sermon

Object: None Does anyone know who Caesar Augustus was? (Let them answer) That’s right: he was the Emperor of Rome. Caesar Augustus was the most powerful man in the world. He had the world’s biggest army. He conquered people everywhere and made them subjects of his empire. He was bigger and "badder" than Darth Vader! Why, the people around Caesar even said he was a god. Caesar Augustus was so powerful that he could make the whole world move! It happened when he ordered everyone to return to their family ...

1125. Baptism of our Lord

Matthew 3:13-17

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Theme: An epiphany to the world Exegetical note Whereas Mark's earlier version of Jesus' baptism makes the theophany more subjective (with the voice from heaven addressing Jesus as a "Thou"), Matthew (with Luke) makes it more objective, with the divine declaration from above addressed to the bystanders. By making this personal event, in effect, public, Matthew may be declaring that this baptism was an epiphany to the world. Call to ...

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