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1151. Holy Trinity Sunday

John 16:12-15

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H. Burnham Kirkland

... words fail us and our thoughts are barren, teach us to be still and know that you are all in all. If our soul's image of you is uncertain, put your arms around us. May we feel the strength of your majesty and the reassurance of redeeming love. O Spirit of the Eternal, at times we find it easy to commune with you. When beauty and joy flood our life, and you provide in abundance for our creature comforts, we are thankful. When life is healthy and strong and our efforts meet with success, let us not fail to ...

1152. One God

John 16:5-16

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Charles A. Woodward

... : One God. That seems easy enough. What do you call this God? P1: We call this God, God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. P2: Now wait just a minute. You told me there is one God, right? P1: That’s right. P2: And this God has three names? P1: That’ ... it? P2: So which is it? P1: Which is what? P2: Which name is the name of your God? P1: I told you– Father, Son and Holy Spirit. P2: But that is three. P1: Yes, but there is only one God. P2: I don’t think I want to go to church with you! P1 ...

1153. Is Christianity An Escape?

Luke 21:5-38

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... and were then fed to lions to amuse the crowds in the Colosseum in Rome. In the thick of the fight, the fight for our spirits. There was John Huss of Bohemia and there was Joan of Arc of France - both burned at the stake. There was Kaj Munk of Denmark ... voice such an opinion is to make eyebrows raise and noses turn up. We’re in the thick of the fight, the fight for our spirits. And also for our souls. Our Lord predicted false messiahs would arise: Take heed that you are not led astray; for many will come in ...

1154. Seeing Things Clearly

John 20:19-23

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... well. But people with dirty glasses are missing so much in life that they could have if they just cleaned them by breathing on them and shining them with a handkerchief. It's the same way with God. Here God has this wonderful gift to give us called the Holy Spirit, who is just like Jesus except that you cannot see him or touch him or hear him speak with a voice like your voice. Don't you think it would be wonderful to have God come to you and help you believe all the wonderful things that he has to ...

1155. Proper 15

Lk 12:49-56 · Jer 20:7-13; 23:23-29; 38:4-10

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John R. Brokhoff

... not work. While he was silent, he was miserable. It was like fire in his bones. The pressure built up and the Word had to come out. He could not keep quiet. Similarly, Paul said, "Woe is me if I preach not the gospel." The call of God - the burning Spirit within - the love of God and truth make one speak out for God. 3. Warrior (v. 11). In the midst of his anger and frustration, Jeremiah comes to faith and to an awareness that Yahweh is with him in this predicament. The Lord is with him as a dread "warrior ...

1156. Third Sunday in Lent

Exodus 17:1-7, Romans 5:1-11, John 4:1-26, John 4:27-38, John 4:39-42

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... . Forgive us for our disobedience and sinfulness which deny our allegiance to you. Give us a new life in union with Christ; that we may resist the influence of our human nature, and let your Spirit control us. We pray in Jesus' name. Amen. Hymns "Dear Master, in Whose Life I see" "Holy Spirit, Truth Divine" "O Come, and Dwell in Me" "Take My Life and Let It Be" Gospel: John 4:5-26 (27-42) Theme: In the presence of Jesus Call to Worship Pastor: Harvest seems far away when we plant our crops. Judgment too ...

1157. Finding Our Souls

Mark 8:36

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Staff

... looked about for a place to hide man's soul so that he could never find it again. The spirit of Earth said, "I will hide it in my depths." The spirit of Water said, "I will sink it into the deepest waters of the sea." The spirit of Air said, "Let me hide it beyond the farthest star." But the spirit of Fire objected to all these suggestions, saying, "Let me burn man's soul in my flames." To this all the spirits agreed. But in a short while man's soul emerged unscathed by the flames. Then at length the four ...

1158. God's Good Gift

John 7:39

Children's Sermon

... vote is something that is given to you at just the right time of your life. There are other things which are given. I like to remember the Story in the Bible that talks about the time that God gave the Holy Spirit to the people who believed in Jesus. It was a gift from God. God gives the Spirit. It is not something that we can buy or take or even make. It must be given by God. The state or the nation gives you the right to vote, but only at a certain time in your life. You must be ...

1159. Filled Up!

Acts 2:4

Children's Sermon

... are going to burst with happiness. Our volunteer is not being filled with those things, but instead he (or she) is just getting filled up with water. A lot of people are filled with things like food and drinks, but the Christian who is filled with the Holy Spirit, is the happiest person in the world. On Pentecost there were people filled with so much joy that they began to praise God in loud voices all over the streets of Jerusalem. No one had ever seen so many people so happy at one time in their entire ...

1160. Lent 5

Psalm 116:1-19, John 11:38-44, John 11:17-37, John 11:1-16, Romans 8:18-27, Romans 8:1-17, Ezekiel 37:1-14

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... . More pertinent to Lent and Easter is the theme of resurrection in verses 12-14, "And you shall know that I am the Lord, when I open your graves, and raise you from your graves, O my people," and the theme of new life, "And I will put my Spirit within you, and you shall live...." The church takes the "dry bones" prophesy, which literally had to do with the return from Exile and the restoration of Israel, to be a type of the resurrection and new life given to the faithful by Jesus Christ. The psalm picks up ...

1161. Easter 4

Acts 2:14-41, Psalm 23:1-6, Acts 6:1-7, Acts 7:54--8:1a, 1 Peter 2:13-25, John 10:1-21

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... was developed so that the Word might be given its due by releasing the disciples for missionary work in the world. The church desperately needs to do something like this today. 4. The church pleases God when its members have the caring heart of Jesus, the prayerful spirit of the psalmist, and the evangelical zeal of Paul (this could be a sermon plan by itself). A second sermon on the First Lesson, Acts 6:1-9; 7:2a, 51-60 - "Stones Break Bones - and Kill." My son, daughter-in-law, and two granddaughters live ...

1162. The Seventh Sunday after Pentecost

Zechariah 9:9-13, Exodus 1:1-22, Exodus 2:1-10, Romans 7:7-25, Romans 8:1-17, Matthew 11:25-30

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... - and for Jesus. Join him as he thanks the Lord for "hiding these things from the wise and understanding and (revealing) them to babes...." Thank him at the table where he is host, and by the way you live, directed by his Word and sustained by his Spirit, in the world. Exodus 1:6-14, 22--2:10 - "Pharaoh's Evil Plan: God's Prevailing Providence." 1. The first holocaust. At Pharaoh's order, male babies were drowned in the river because they were becoming too numerous and might be a threat to the Egyptians in ...

1163. Acceptance: The Keynote

Ruth 2:1-23

Sermon

... This demonic insistence and powerful ideology deserves drowning in the oceans of God’s grace. Our ministries are blighted daily by budgetary figures, compared for no other reason than to see who or what is the biggest. Our ministries lose the healing rays of the Holy Spirit as we compare membership figures for no other reason than, again, to see who or what is the biggest. Satan tempts us, like the sons of Zebedee and their mother in Matthew 20:20-24 and Mark 10:35-41, we succumb, and perpetuate an unholy ...

1164. An Altered State of Consciousness

Romans 5:1-11

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Robert G. Tuttle

... . The universe is greater and more healing than we suppose. Life is greater than we dare to expect. God is nearer and more caring than we dare to believe. God is seeking in Christ to reveal something new that takes the self-limitation off of our lives. The Holy Spirit is ready to go to work within us. Christ is calling all of us to a higher state of consciousness. If we only knew it, that’s what we are hungry for. The old state of consciousness is killing us. The only person to whom Jesus said, "you must ...

1165. HOW TO KNOW THE WILL OF GOD

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John H. Krahn

... in Jesus Christ as my Savior" is to have taken the first step. Our second step in knowing the will of God is to be Spirit-filled. In Ephesians 5:17 we read, "Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is." To not be willing ... . The third step is possible when we have taken the first step of believing and the second of being filled by the Holy Spirit. Having taken the first two steps and having become well-versed in Scripture, we follow our desires (really God’s) and live according ...

1166. "Can Do" Christianity

Philippians 4:10-20

Sermon

Raymond Gibson

... I have the power to go on living again. Sometimes I feel so helpless and forgotten, but when I receive the Lord’s Supper, I know I can do anything God wants me to do!" Exactly! That 85 year old lady had received the power of the Holy Spirit through worship, and that same power is available to all Christians who regularly and faithfully worship in their church William Temple said it well: The world can be saved by one thing, and that is worship For to worship is to quicken the conscience by the holiness of ...

1167. Who Is This Jesus?

Colossians 1:15-23

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Bill Bouknight

... that Jesus Christ is Lord. Jesus Christ is creator, sustainer, and the completion of all creation. Then there is a third affirmation about Jesus in our text: Jesus is the Head and Body of the Church. The church is the body of Christ, and the living Christ-spirit is our leader and source. Some people laugh at the church and disparage it. Lots of people tell me that the church is full of hypocrites. I usually respond, "Come on and join us; there's room for one more." After all, anybody who aspires to be ...

1168. Free to Be

Acts 4:23-31

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Michael J. Anton

... me. Then I am no longer free. I cannot rationalize my way out; I can’t con myself out of being afraid. The only workable answer is the one the apostles used: "We cannot but speak of the things we have seen and heard." The spirit of that answer is the Spirit of God himself. When Peter and John returned to the other disciples and reported their experience, they all joined together to ask God to grant them one thing, the power to speak and act with boldness in the name of Jesus the Christ. If our freedom ...

1169. Merry Kurtzman

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Erskine White

... hearts which sing for joy at the coming of our Lord. O God of love and justice, we pray that the light which shines in Your church tonight will illuminate the world as well. Let the Light of our Lord brighten every lonely heart and quicken every troubled spirit. We ask most fervently that the Light of Your divine love dispel the dark clouds of war and injustice which shadow so much of this planet, that the day soon may come when all the earth is basking in the bright sunshine of equity and peace. Most of ...

1170. Coming Down The Mountain

2 Kings 2:1-18

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Frederick C. Edwards

... at several points on the way to wait while he went on ahead, Elisha stayed close at hand. Almost at the last minute the old prophet asked Elisha what he wanted from him before he departed. Elisha’s answer was "a double portion of your spirit." Now while the request was a compliment to the old prophet, in the end Elisha apparently did not receive that "double portion," but he received something else, and perhaps something more important. As they were walking along suddenly a chariot and horses of fire came ...

1171. What’s Going On in Your Orchard?

John 15:1-17

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Charles L. Koester

... . Terrible? Yes, terrible! For this story of the wolves is a story as well of what can happen to a nation, a people, and even to a person. When one lives without Christ as the strength and nourishment of life, we end up eating ourselves. The fruits of the spirit will never be ours if we, like the wolves, allow ourselves to consume ourselves. Once again. What’s going on in your orchard? "He who abides in me, and I in him, he it is who bears much fruit. By this is my Father glorified, that you bear much ...

1172. Be Careful How You Live

Ephesians 5:15-20

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Brett Blair

... drank to forget and were forever haunted. We drank for freedom and became slaves. Paul asks a man who desires to be wise, Which spirit will you allow to control your life?” Both promise life but only one will fill you with it. But you might ask me, ... people who do harm with it. You fill your life with it; you will drown in its power. But if you fill your life with the Spirit you will have life and have it in abundance. So then we must be careful how we live. First, be wise. Second, be sober. III Third ...

1173. From Dead Works

Hebrews 9:11-28

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Dallas A. Brauninger

... our time, sap our energy, exhaust our soul, and keep us circling without growth. Fill our lives with the strength of your vitality so we might know fullness of life. Through Christ. Amen. Hymns "God Of Grace And God Of Glory" "We Are God's People" "Spirit Of The Living God" Ideas 1. Throughout November, sing one of the first three verses of "Won't You Let Me Be Your Servant?" as a prayer response or a closing response. 2. The one-verse hymn lends itself well to singing without accompaniment. Dividing the ...

1174. The Long Lonliness

Romans 13:8-14

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Maurice A. Fetty

... indifferent to your mercy within a brutal and violent world. Save us, O God, from succumbing to the age-old numbness which makes us insensitive to you. And break up these calcified hearts and arthritic souls, that we might be open and vital with your Mind and Spirit. In this Advent season we lift up before you all the lonely people of the world. We think of mothers bereft of sons and wives bereft of husbands in the Bosnian-Serb conflict. We call to mind little girls in Northern Ireland who have known the ...

1175. The Healing Power of the Cross

Luke 23:26-43, Mark 15:33-41, Luke 23:44-49

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James W. Moore

... see, this was the bedtime prayer taught to little children during Biblical times. It was the first century version of “Now I lay me down to sleep. I pray the Lord my soul to keep.” “Father, I’m about to go to sleep, so into Thy hands I commit my spirit. I’m going to sleep now, Father. I know you are here to watch over me.” It was the prayer of total and complete trust. It was the prayer of total and complete confidence. It was the prayer Jesus prayed on the cross just before He breathed His last ...

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