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1126. The Promise of Prayer

Luke 1:5-25

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Lori Wagner

... God. Suddenly, Zechariah, alone in the room, notices the angel (Gabriel) standing to the right of the incense altar. The angel tells him not to be afraid, that his prayers have been heard, that his wife will bear a son, who will be great in the sight of the Lord. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from birth, and he will bring the people back to God in the spirit and power of Elijah! This is a shock for Zechariah. Even though he is praying and going through the ritual of incense, still he is taken ...

1127. A Restless Spirit

1 Samuel 28:1-25

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Lori Wagner

... desired reaction –and the proper feedback of course that says, ….of course…YOU are right! Let’s confess. We’ve all done it! Even when we pray, we tend to have our list of requests that we want from God. It’s very hard to say, “your will be done, Lord.” Very hard to pray “YOUR will be done.” After all, the whole reason we’re praying is so we get what we want and our will be done. [wait] And then we’re angry and fed up when God either doesn’t do as we ask, or we don’t ...

1128. Run Away Bride

Exodus 24:1-18, Matthew 22:1-14, Hosea 1:1-2:1

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Lori Wagner

... else! The Tree of Life will always go on living and loving us even when we don’t water it or care for it. Jesus is the Lord of Unconditional Love! And when we understand how to be in love with God, we can begin to understand what it’s like to be in ... blue as the sky. But God did not raise his hand against these leaders of the Israelites; they saw God, and they ate and drank. The Lord said to Moses, “Come up to me on the mountain and stay here, and I will give you the tablets of stone with the law and ...

1129. Plucked from the Blaze

Zechariah 3:1-10

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Lori Wagner

... . Remember when you became a “brand plucked from the burning.” You are saved to serve. Remember to re-member. In in that double remembrance, go….serve the world in Jesus’ power, and in God’s peace. Based on the Story Lectionary Major Text The Lord Clothes Joshua the High Priest to Govern Over Jerusalem, a Brand Plucked from the Flames (Zechariah 3) Minor Text Joseph’s Coat of Many Colors (Genesis 37) The Order of Priestly Dress –Blue, and Purple, and Fine Linen (Exodus 28 and 39) The Colors of ...

1130. Remember...

Deuteronomy 8:7-18

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King Duncan & Angela Akers

... of how wealthy or powerful we become, we dare not forget the One who gave us all out bounty. In Rudyard Kipling’s words, “Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet, Lest we forget—lest we forget!” There is an ancient fable of an Indian healer who ... these things exist to keep us in the traces. Sometimes we forget, don’t we? And so, on this Thanksgiving Day, let us remember the Lord God who brought us together as a people, who gave His own Son in our behalf, and has given us so many opportunities for life ...

1131. It's OK To Stir Up God

Luke 11:1-13

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Richard Patt

... about; something you'd like to ask him for? Jesus would say, "Go ahead; don't hesitate; don't be embarrassed. Take it to the Lord in prayer!" Let's listen as Jesus talks about all this. The outline to guide us is threefold: 1) the promise of prayer; 2) ... at every time of life. That's what Jesus is trying to teach the disciples here when he gives them the treasured words of the Lord's Prayer: live every moment knowing that a loving heavenly Father is on your side. Hallow God's name by realizing that all of ...

1132. New Name, New Status

Isaiah 62:1-12

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Tony Everett

... and tension within the post-exilic community. One can almost hear the taunts hurled at the prophet. "You prophets of the Lord promised a glorious return. You said the blind and deaf and crippled and women and children would be gathered in celebration. You ... the darkness will be turned to light and the rough places would be made smooth. You said that this was all part of the Lord's plan to redeem us and to restore our rightful place among the nations" (Isaiah 40-55, see especially chapters 42 and 43). "Well, ...

1133. Seeing With New Eyes

Isaiah 6:1-13

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Tony Everett

... . However, now the time was right. Now, at a turning point of his life, Isaiah, like John Newton some 2,500 years later, knew that God was speaking directly to him. Isaiah heard the magnificent choral anthem resounding throughout the sanctuary: "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory" (v. 3). Trembling in fear, overcome by a new awareness of God's tremendous power and his own sinful nature, Isaiah knew that no one could stand before the holy God (Exodus 33:18f). Isaiah ...

1134. Easter Joy

John 15:1-17

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Harry N. Huxhold

... God. We learn what is necessary to know. What we do not know will not hurt us. What we cannot comprehend about God or the universe is immaterial, because we know how God feels about us. What is more is that we have been made friends with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, and we are the kind of friends that God can rely on. What is more, we are the only friends that God can rely on. Yours For The Asking Jesus cements together all that he revealed about the love of the Father in the promise "that the Father ...

1135. Epiphany 2

1 Corinthians 12:1-11, Isaiah 62:1-12, John 2:1-11

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John R. Brokhoff

... Judah to God. He marries his people, his land. It is not the first marriage for God. Like Hosea, he takes his people back again and again. He remarries his people to himself. What does this say about God's attitude toward his people? a. God loves his people "The Lord delights in you" v. 4. b. God makes his people new they take, like a bride takes her husband's name, his name: "You shall be called, 'My delight is in her' " v. 4. c. God rejoices over his people "So shall your God rejoice over you" v. 5. God ...

1136. Easter Sunday

Acts 10:23b-48, Psalm 118:1-29

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B. David Hostetter

... without pride of race and nationality. Forgive any exclusive attitude that may prevent our communicating the good news of the resurrection of our dying, rising living Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. Declaration of God's Forgiveness Hear the Good News! The Lord's love endures forever. The Lord chastens us but does not surrender us to death. He is our deliverer. Friends, believe the Good News. In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven. Exhortation Like Mary Magdalene, go to tell the family of Jesus that he is risen and ...

1137. All Saints' Sunday

Mt 5:1-12 · 1 Jn 3:1-3 · Isa 26:1-21 · Rev 7:9-17; 21:9-11, 22-27; 22:1-5 · Ps 24 · Ps 34 · Ps 149

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Russell F. Anderson

... in him. Even the dead will share in the bountiful era of peace with righteousness (v. 14). Epistle: 1 John 3:1-3 God reveals his love for us by making us his children. The non-believing world does not recognize our status because it does not know the Lord. The future remains a mystery, but Christians know that they are God's children, who will be transformed into Christ's likeness at his return. Epistle: Revelation 7:2-4, 9-17; Revelation 21:9-11, 22-27 (22:1-5) This is a vision of the heavenly Jerusalem ...

1138. Easter 3

1 Peter 1:13-2:3, Acts 2:42-47, Luke 24:13-35

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Russell F. Anderson

... suggests not only that we can rely on God but that we can lead confident lives because, through faith, we are in God. For Christians, our positive mental attitude is not the result of some self-help psychological gimmick; it is the outcome of our relationship with the Lord. Gospel: Luke 24:13-35 Word and sacrament. How do we come to see the risen Christ? The same way that the two travelers on the road to Emmaus saw him: through Word and sacrament. They first came to see Christ in the Word and then in the ...

1139. Lent 4

Matthew 20:20-28, Matthew 20:17-19, John 9:35-41, John 9:13-34, Romans 8:1-17, Ephesians 4:17--5:21, 1 Samuel 16:1-13, John 9:1-12

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Russell F. Anderson

... . This enables him to pick the right man to replace Saul. In Ephesians 5:8-14, Paul reminds us that we are light in the Lord. No one can see without the light. In Matthew 20:17-28, the disciples are unable to see the true nature of the Kingdom of ... process of seeing things as they really are in the light of Christ. WORSHIP RESOURCES Psalm Of The Day: Psalm 23 (C, RC, E) -- "The Lord is my shepherd ..." (v. 1). Psalm 43 (L) -- "Oh, send out your light and your truth and let them lead me" (v. 3). Prayer ...

1140. Proper 4

Genesis 6:1-8:22, Deuteronomy 11:1-32, Matthew 7:21-29, Romans 1:1-17, Romans 3:21-31

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Russell F. Anderson

... to gain entrance into the kingdom of heaven. The deciding issue is not the profession of our lips but the profession of our lives. What we say must be backed by our actions. The warning of Jesus has a sobering effect: "Not every one who says to me Lord, Lord, will enter the kingdom of heaven but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven" (v. 21). To know the Christ through faith necessarily leads to doing the works of Christ. This teaching bears out the point of Jesus' parable of judgment found in ...

1141. Easter 6

Acts 17:16-34, 1 Peter 3:8-22, John 14:15-31

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James Wilson

... better than we know ourselves, yet You love us still. We praise You, God. In Christ we pray. Amen. Prayer Of Confession Lord, as we have grown in wisdom and understanding about the Universe You created, too often we have allowed ourselves to become smug ... see and come to know Your Good News is true. In Christ we pray. Amen. Hymns "The Voice Of God Is Calling" "Dear Lord, Lead Me Day By Day" "Lord, I Want To Be A Christian" Gospel: John 14:15-21 Theme: Promise of the Holy Spirit Call To Worship Leader: Let us ...

1142. Lent 2

Mk 8:31-38 · Rom 4:13-25; 8:31-39 · Gen 17:1-7, 15-16; 22:1-18 · Ps 22

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Russell F. Anderson

... it was time for the final exam. Would he be willing to give up his son, his only son, in obedience to the Lord? Such a demand seemed contradictory to God's promises. That three-day trip to Moriah must have seemed like an eternity. Yet Abraham ... knew he was right. WORSHIP RESOURCES Psalm Of The Day: Psalm 22:23-31--"All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the Lord..." (v. 27); Psalm 16; Psalm 115 Prayer Of The Day: Gracious God, your Son has called us to deny ourselves, take up our cross and ...

1143. Advent 3

1 Thessalonians 5:12-28, Isaiah 61:1-11, John 1:19-28, John 1:1-18

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Russell F. Anderson

... This Advent season, with its emphasis on the Baptist, provides a great opportunity to encourage one another to offer our whole life to the Lord in witness to his saving grace. Outline: 1. John's whole life was one of witness. 2. John pointed away from himself to Christ, ... He knew himself as a servant, sent to prepare the way for the Messiah. John knew himself in relationship to the Lord. Without such knowledge, nobody can know himself. The preacher's task is to challenge the worshippers to know themselves in ...

1144. Ash Wednesday

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

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Russell F. Anderson

... see, now is the day of salvation." In Luke 9:59-61, Jesus invites two men to follow him. Their reply? Later. One said: "Lord, first let me go and bury my father." Another man seemed ready to follow but added: "...but let me first go and say ... ." When it comes to our relationship to God, as long as there's life, there's hope. If we genuinely repent, our relationship with the Lord turns over a new leaf. Outline: 1. The Israelites faced an imminent crisis. 2. Joel holds out hope for God's mercy (v. 12). 3. If ...

1145. Epiphany 4

1 Corinthians 8:1-13, Deuteronomy 18:14-22, Mark 1:21-28

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Russell F. Anderson

... and seeks to build him up. Knowledge is valuable but must be placed in the service of love. God the Father, the destination; Jesus, the way. Paul maintains that there is one God and Father, from whom are all things and for whom we exist, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and through whom we exist. God the Father is the destination; Jesus Christ is the means to this destination. Jesus said himself, "I am the way..." and, according to the book of Acts, early Christians were known as the ...

1146. Proper 7

Mk 4:35-41 (5:1-20) · 2 Cor 5:14-21; 6:1-13 · 1 Sam 1:32-49 · Job 38:1-11, 16-18 · Ps 9

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Russell F. Anderson

... courage to respond, "You come to me with sword and with a spear and with a javelin; but I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel..." (v. 45). David's chief weapon was not his sling but his faith in the God of ... no time but the present. Therefore, use the present time to become reconciled to God and one another. This is the day that the Lord has made rejoice and be glad in it! 2. Sermon Title: Know Your True Greatness. Sermon Angle: In verses 8b through 10 Paul catalogues ...

1147. The Transfiguration

2 Corinthians 4:1-18, 2 Kings 2:1-18, Mark 9:2-13

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Russell F. Anderson

... from the mountain peak but perhaps they will not be the same men as they were before; one hopes they will have an awareness of the reality of the risen Christ. WORSHIP RESOURCES Psalm Of The Day: Psalm 50:1-6 "God shines forth" (v. 2); Psalm 27 "The Lord is my light and my salvation..." (v. 1); Psalm 96 Prayer Of The Day: God of glory, we have let the darkness of human sin cloud your luminous presence. Open our eyes that we might catch the vision of Christ in all his heavenly splendor. Then make our words ...

1148. Christmas 2

Jn 1:1-18 · Lk 2:41-51 · Eph 1:3-18 · Jer 31:7-14 · Ps 147

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Russell F. Anderson

... does not prevent pain and sorrow from striking us but he does share in the pathos of our existence. The second of our Lord's Beatitudes states: "Blessed are those who mourn for they shall be comforted" (Matthew 5:4). We weep but our weeping is not ... even yielding up the life of his Son at the hands of sinful humans. The only proper response on our part is to give ourselves to the Lord and to others. Outline: God is the original big spender. He gave us his Son. His Son gave up his life for us. What has been ...

1149. Strong Faith For Weak People

Romans 14:1--15:13

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Clement E. Lewis

... only vegetables. Those who eat must not despise those who abstain, and those who abstain must not pass judgment on those who eat; for God has welcomed them. Who are you to pass judgment on servants of another? It is before their own Lord that they stand or fall. And they will be upheld for the Lord is able to make them stand. Some judge one day to be better than another, while others judge all days to be alike. Let all be fully convinced in their own minds. Those who observe the day, observe it in honor of ...

1150. Easter Sunday

Mark 16:1-20, John 20:10-18, John 20:1-9, 1 Corinthians 15:1-11, Acts 10:23b-48, Psalm 118:1-29

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B. David Hostetter

... to overcome our doubts about resurrection. Help us to receive the witness of the apostles concerning the new creation begun after the Sabbath was ended and another first day of your creation began, for the sake of him you raised from death, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. DECLARATION OF GOD'S FORGIVENESS Hear the Good News, brothers and sisters, through which you are being saved, that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the scriptures, and that he was buried, and that he was raised on the third day in ...

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