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1151. Good Friday

John 19:28-37, Hebrews 10:1-18, Isaiah 52:13--53:12, John 18:1-11, John 19:38-42, John 19:17-27

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Russell F. Anderson

... responsibilities (commending his mother to John) and he had fulfilled the scripture passages concerning himself. His last words were: "It is finished!" Mission accomplished! Who of us does not pray that our mission will be accomplished when we are ready to give up our spirit? SERMON POSSIBILITIES Old Testament: Isaiah 52:13--53:12 1. Sermon Title: The Mission Of The Suffering Servant. Sermon Angle: This passage of scripture tells how our suffering servant, Jesus, ministered to our needs. Outline: 1. He took ...

1152. Praying With Tears in Your Eyes

Hebrews 1:1-14

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John R. Brokhoff

... he kept on crying to Jesus. Again, with curses, they told him to be quiet. But he cried all the more, "Have mercy on me." Jesus heard his persistent cry and went over and gave him sight. If he had not persevered with tears, he would still be blind. To give up praying before receiving an answer is to give in to the Devil. It is said that one time Satan put up his instruments for sale. There were the sword of jealousy, the dagger of fear, and the noose of hatred. Each had a high price. But standing alone on a ...

1153. Hugging The Coastline

Hebrews 11:1-40

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King Duncan

... ironing board. Although she hadn't touched a real piano in years, through sheer determination and ingenuity, she had developed excellent skills of sight-reading and fingering. (4) There are many people who contribute mightily to our race simply because they refuse to give up. They feel an inner call and they pursue that call regardless of what life may send them. What is your calling? Everyone has a calling from God. That does not mean that everyone has the same abilities or opportunities. But it does mean ...

1154. Laugh It Off

I Corinthians 1:18-20, 26-31

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Mark Trotter

... of God is stronger than men." If life is a tragedy, then you are a hero if you fight your fate knowing that ultimately you are going to lose. But if life is a comedy, then you fight knowing that there are going to be surprises, so you don't give up hope. You know that at the end there will be a wonderful surprise. In the Book of Proverbs there is a wonderful tribute to a woman. I often read it at funerals. It says, "She laughs at the time to come." That reminded me of the story of Natalie Sleeth ...

1155. Visions and Voices

Matthew 17:1-9

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Susan R. Andrews

... goes back to the ordered, plodding life of the community where she is but one of many, serving God in the mundane moments of daily discipleship. I'm not sure I could have made that choice. I'm not sure that I would have been willing to give up all those visions and voices. What about you? In a final moment of wisdom in the book, the Mother Superior offers Sister John words that sustain her after the mountain moments have disappeared, when her daily faith journey seems dull and tentative: We stretch out our ...

1156. No Self-Respecting Christian

Matthew 16:21-28

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Leonard Sweet

... from around your necks and feel the weight of them on your backs? Will you make our way to the back of the line, not push your way to the front? Will you be first in service, not first to be served? Will you give up your self-sufficiency to receive the all- sufficiency of Christ? Will you give up your self-imprisonment--"I can do what I want with my own body"--"I am not my own"? For this, and all other acts of true discipleship, Christians get no respect. But what we do get is so much more. We get a life ...

1157. It’s About God

John 3:14-21

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David T. Ball

... , the acid test for us, this Lenten season of self-examination, is whether the things that we think matter so much when it comes to how we live out our faith lives are about God, or about ourselves. When we think of Lent we think of giving up something we like, like chocolate or french fries, which can seem pretty trivial from a spiritual perspective, but that’s on the right track. The idea is that during Lent we should be examining our attitudes and practices around the things we hold most dear, and ...

1158. Fishing Buddies

John 1:35-42, John 1:43-51

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James Merritt

... go along with him, to not only see this momentous event, but to enjoy what could be his last moments on this earth. I can assure you the last thing on my mind was jumping with him. As he was signing every waiver form known to the human race and giving up every legal right under the constitution, he looked at me and said, "Dad, would you jump with me?" At first I thought he was kidding, but he asked me again. His girlfriend asked her father if he would jump. Her father looked at me and said, "Pastor, if you ...

1159. Full Body Scans or Re-spect Spectacles

Romans 13:8-14

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Leonard Sweet

... days of the year. The hope was that by opting for the more time consuming “pat-down” procedure, security checkpoints would become clogged to the point of being non-operational. Air traffic would be disastrously disrupted, and security forces would “give up” these embarrassing and invasive procedures. Right. The week before Thanksgiving a homeland security spokesman assured travelers that they all had complete freedom to choose whether they wanted to go through a full body scan or pat-down or “not ...

1160. The Ashes of Our Lives

Luke 5:1-11

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Cynthia Cowen

... Jesus than they displayed here. But they aren't alone in that boat. We are with them. Do you think God would ask you to do something that you and he together couldn't handle? Don't let the ashes of the past cover you so completely that you give up hope. When Peter met Jesus that first time, he was cautious in turning over control of everything, from his heart to his trade. He approached commitment very cautiously and so should we. As Jesus said, "No one starts to build a tower or goes to war without first ...

1161. Can You Hear the Music?

Luke 18:9-14

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Leonard Sweet

... should be a conversation, not a status report. A request, not a list of bullet points. When we enter into prayer in the way of "proving" our righteousness, we in fact only prove our pride. We not only deceive others, but ourselves. True prayer is about giving up, not puffing up. Righteousness is a gift to be received, not a merit badge to be earned. This is Reformation Sunday. And the essence of the Reformation lies at the heart of today’s text. The tax collector treats God as a Just Judge, and flings ...

1162. Religious Rage

Psalm 137:1-9

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Will Willimon

... in life. One response is mourning: I will not sing. I will sit quietly and wail. Hang up the harp. Weeping Rachel won't be using it anytime soon. Mourning. Another response is rage: Babylon, you whore! I will not keep quiet, not submit, not bow down, cave in, give up. Rage. I don't say that it's pleasant. I say that rage is real, honest, biblical. In the book of the prophet Jeremiah, which also comes out of Israel's exile, (as does, I believe, about a third of the Old Testament), you can detect two possible ...

1163. Have a Very Messy Christmas!

Matthew 3:1-12

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John Jamison

... be number two. I don’t know if John actually did end up competing with Jesus or at least had a hard time giving up his high-profile role, but I can certainly understand it if he did. I understand how difficult it can sometimes be in ... the theologians, and just focus on living our lives. We just do our best. You see, it really doesn’t matter if John had trouble giving up his position. It doesn’t really matter if John and Jesus had problems or not. The reality is that God was still able to use ...

1164. Having The Last Word

John 18:28-40

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Steven E. Albertin

... . Pilate has to justify himself. Pilate gets so unnerved and bewildered that finally he asks in desperation, "What is truth?" Everything that he had assumed to be true no longer seems so true in the presence of Jesus. Finally, with a sense of desperation, Pilate gives up and hands Jesus over for crucifixion. Jesus is the one who is really in control. He is determined to have the last word. And he has the last word when -- as King! -- he compels Pilate to hand him over to crucifixion where he can finally ...

1165. The Compelling Call

Drama

Karren Boehr

... never to be the same again. I never fail to marvel and to praise his glorious name. PETER: (Rises. Speaks directly to PAUL) And I, Paul ... and I. I, a fisherman, you, a learned scholar, speaking a common language, feeling a bond closer than a brother, giving up all for a message that is so revolutionary -- ten years ago I would have called myself mad. (Sighs and shakes head) Even the church doesn't always understand. Paul, I'm sorry we had to call you back to Jerusalem. PAUL: (Puts hand on Peter's ...

1166. Made New By Getting Lost

Luke 3:1-20

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Richard A. Wing

... and get found, not to hide and never be found. He reflects: As I write this, there is a kid under a pile of leaves in the yard just under my window. He has been there for a long time and everybody else is found and they are about to give up on him at the base. I consider finking on him or setting the leaves on fire to drive him out, but that's a bit radical. So I yelled, "Get found, kid" out the window and scared him so bad he wet his pants and started crying. It's hard ...

1167. When God Is Silent

Psalm 35:1-28

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Erskine White

... the disciples tried to send her away, she stayed. When Jesus seemed to put her off, she hung in there and didn't give up. That kind of persistence is recommended everywhere in the Bible. You may remember how Jacob wrestled with an angel all through the ... be in prayer. When God seems absent, we need to keep coming at Him with our prayers. We need to be persistent and never give up! When God is silent, keep beating a path to His door, and one day, you will hear Him answer. Finally, the Canaanite woman made ...

1168. One Plus One Equals One

Matthew 19:1-12

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R. E. Lybrand

... what they want to do despite the needs of the other partner. In this case one plus one equals zero, for that is hardly a marriage. A third way that many husbands and wives have built their marriage is a resigned acceptance of one another - kind of giving-up on bettering their marriage. While they live together in the same house, each goes his or her own way: each has his or her own life in which the partner plays no part whatsoever. They do nothing together. They are really nothing more than roommates who ...

1169. Another in the continuing adventures of AMAZING GRACE

Drama

... on, Gracie Baby, move along. I’ve got a special treat in store for you today! Grace: [Being led in chains] When are you going to give up. You can’t break me, and you know it! E.P.: Now, Gracie, don’t be like that. You’ll come around, I just know you ... great things I’ve heard about you. G: Well, what can I do? He’s got me now; I’ll just have to resist him until he gives up, or something. P: No! You don’t have to wait that long. You can get out right now. G: But how? P: With Bruno’s help. G: ...

1170. What Form of Church Does God Want for the Furture?

Romans 12:1-8, Romans 12:9-21

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Raymond Gibson

... the form of church God wants for the future, we need to consider the meaning of the word, "reform." The American Heritage Dictionary defines "reform" as "to improve by alteration, correction of error, or removal of defects; to abolish abuse; to behave better; to give up irresponsible or immoral practices." These are certainly worthy goals for any church to have, and we can all think of alterations or corrections we would like to see in our own congregations. For instance, I am sure we would all like to see ...

1171. Running a Marathon

Hebrews 12:1-13

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Bill Bouknight

... you're old- fashioned, naive, and missing out on lots of fun. You keep on returning good for evil even though it doesn't seem to make sense. You keep on praying for your enemies even though they couldn't care less. You keep on keeping on. You never give up. You run with perseverance. I love an old story about a businessman who was in a strange city. He had an appointment late in the day, but in the meantime he had some time to kill. Driving around town in his rental car, he passed a little-league baseball ...

1172. Letting Go

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Gregory J. Johanson

... , new positions, new patterns of relating. Sometimes the "letting go" involves one’s attitudes, one’s beliefs, one’s values. And the pain of such "letting go" need be no less acute. Each year in seminary, and especially in the first year, we are asked to give up beliefs that nurtured us, that made sense out of our experiences, that identified us, that gave our lives meaning and direction. In the moments when we are asked to let go, we come to realize how intensely loyal we are to people, to the places ...

1173. With All Your Heart

Joel 2:12-17, Joel 2:1-11

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Carlyle Fielding Stewart

... mind, body, soul, and spirit. Lent is a season for return, a time for remembering and reflecting, a time for positive transformation and renewal. Ash Wednesday is the beginning of the Lenten season and God wants us to do more than rent our garments and give up other habits and addictions. More importantly, God wants us to return to him with all our hearts. For transformation to become full and deep, we must first return to God with a heart of acknowledgement and remembrance. How often we forget what God has ...

1174. Neighbors Who Never Met

Luke 16:19-31

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Brett Blair

... the jungles of darkest Africa? What parable could induce a man, who was recognized as one of the best concert organists in all of Europe, go to a place where there were no organs to play. What parable would so intensely motivate a man that he would give up a teaching position in Vienna, Austria to go and deal with people who were so deprived that they were still living in the superstitions of the dark ages for all practical purposes. The man who I am talking about, of course, is Dr. Albert Schweitzer. And ...

1175. Waiting On God

Mark 13:32-37

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King Duncan

... not like to wait because that means that we are not in control of things. Faith is the conviction that there is One who is in control Whose nature is Love. Sometimes that is a faint hope to hold on to. Fatigue and desperation suggest: "throw in the towel"; "give up." How often we need to remember the words of the psalmist: "Delight thyself also in the Lord; and He shall give thee the desires of thine heart. Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in Him; and He shall bring it to pass." (37:4,5) The lives ...

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