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1251. Your Place Is Behind Jesus

Matthew 16:21-28

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Johnny Dean

... what Jesus said immediately after his rebuke of Peter would support that interpretation. He told all of his disciples, including Peter, that not only did HE have a task that was set before him by God, but that THEY also had work to do. "Deny yourself, take up your cross, and follow me," Jesus said. "Get on this new thrill ride with me. There will be many dangerous twists and turns in the tracks, but I promise you it will never be dull. It will mean putting someone other than yourself first, being concerned ...

1252. A Mountain-Top Experience

Mark 9:2-13

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Larry Powell

Our primary focus will be upon the divine Sonship of Jesus of Nazareth. Notice that we say Jesus of "Nazareth" here instead of Jesus "Christ." Prior to the events which we shall take up, Jesus had been identified simply as "the Nazarene," "the carpenter," or "the carpenter’s son." Following two specific events, his identity is enlarged upon to include "divine Sonship." What happened? There was a baptism and a transfiguration. Baptism. The practice of baptism was not the peculiar invention of Christianity ...

1253. Lent 2

Genesis 17:1-27, Romans 4:1-25, Mark 8:31--9:1

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Paul A. Laughlin

... is contradicting in no uncertain terms the triumphal expectations that Peter (along with most of his Jewish contemporaries) invested in that title. Jesus points out not only that he himself must suffer (an idea repugnant to Peter), but that his true disciples will have to take up their own crosses and lose their own lives. Call to Worship Leader: We meet this day in the name of Jesus the Christ, the Messiah of God! People: WHO CAME, NOT TO CONQUER THE WORLD, BUT TO SERVE IT; WHO CAME, NOT TO BE A SUCCESS ...

1254. Proper 17

1 Kings 2:1-12, Mark 7:1-23, Ephesians 6:10-20

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Paul A. Laughlin

... Call to Worship Leader: Being a Christian is sometimes like being a soldier armed for battle. People: THE ENEMY IS A FORMIDABLE ONE: THE KINGDOM OF EVIL RULED BY SATAN. Leader: The only way to combat such a powerful foe is to put on the armor and take up the weapons that God has given us. People: THUS ARMED WITH TRUTH, RIGHTEOUSNESS, THE GOSPEL OF PEACE, FAITH, SALVATION, AND THE WORD OF GOD, WE SHALL PREVAIL! Collect God of power and might, who have provided us all the weapons we need against sin and evil ...

1255. Follow Me

Mark 2:13-22

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James Wilson

... the rejected become chosen ones. Leader: God's ways are mysterious and wonderful, greatly to be praised! All: Blessed be the name of the Lord! Collect O merciful and gracious Lord, just as when You called each of Your disciples, it is clear that all who take up their cross and follow You will receive Your blessing. Thank You, Lord. In Christ we pray. Amen. Prayer Of Confession Lord, so often we have accepted the judgments of the world, and we have failed to see those around us through Your eyes and through ...

1256. What Is Your Other Plan?

Acts 2:1-41

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James W. Moore

Erasmus, the famous Renaissance scholar, once told a classic story which was designed to emphasize how important it is that we take up the torch of Christ’s ministry with great commitment. In the story, Jesus returns to heaven after His time on earth. The angels gather around Him to learn what all happened during His days on earth. Jesus tells them of the miracles, His teachings, His death on the cross, and ...

1257. Smart As A Goat

1 Corinthians 12:1-11

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... church has a spiritual gift. For some it is the gift of preaching in the worship service. For others it is the gift for teaching in Sunday School. For some, it is the gift of going out and telling their friends about Jesus. For some, it is a gift of taking up the offering and figuring out how the church will spend its money. Every one of us has a spiritual gift in the church some talent or interest we can give to God. And you know what God says? God says that each of those gifts is important. None of those ...

1258. The Arrest, Trial, And Crucifixion Of Jesus

John 18:1-11

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H. Burnham Kirkland

... : Christ died so that we might die to sin and also live to righteousness. Leader: Christ was lifted high upon the cross so that he might draw the whole world to himself. People: May we, who glory in this death for our salvation, also glory in his call to take up our cross and follow him. Amen. Collect Infinite and Eternal Spirit, our God and our Father, we know that you are never far from any of your children, and in this hour of worship we draw near to you so that in fellowship with you we may open our ...

1259. I Am Too Young

Jeremiah 1:1-19

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H. Burnham Kirkland

... , may we hear their challenge and respond in ways that will be pleasing to you. Amen. Offertory Prayer Heavenly Father, accept these gifts and bless them as well as those who have presented them. May they be used to extend the prophetic ministry of your Son, Jesus Christ. Amen. Hymns "Take Up Your Cross" "We Would See Jesus" "O Young And Fearless Prophet"

1260. Moses Speaks With The Lord

Exodus 34:29-35

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H. Burnham Kirkland

... . Amen. Offertory Prayer Merciful God, we pray for the masses of people everywhere who have never heard of your love. Use these gifts, we pray, to speak to them through your Church. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. Hymns "O Wondrous Sight! O Vision Fair" "O Jesus, I Have Promised" "Take Up Thy Cross"

1261. Am I A Stumbling Block?

Matthew 16:21-28

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Frank Ramirez

... world. Amen. Prayer Of Confession God of memory, our hearts are heavy with the weight of our sins. We contemplate your question, what will it profit us to gain the whole world at the price of our souls? We pledge today that with your help we will deny ourselves, take up our cross, and follow you. As we wait for the Son of Man to return in glory, we confess that without your gift of grace we are lost. Thank you Lord for your boundless love. These things we pray in your mighty name. Amen. Hymns "Are Ye Able ...

1262. That First Longing

John 4:5-42

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Robert Bachelder

... this world. There are all sorts of things in this world that offer to give it to you, but they never quite keep their promise. The longings which arise in us when we first fall in love, or first think of some foreign country, or first take up some subject that excites us, are longings which no marriage, no travel, no learning can really satisfy. I am not now speaking of what would ordinarily be called unsuccessful marriages, or holidays, or learned careers. I am speaking of the best possible ones. There was ...

1263. Out of the Struggle of Honest Doubt

John 20:19-23

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Glenn E. Ludwig

... , the group did a Bible study around Luke 9 where Jesus asked his disciples: "Who do people say that I am?" And later in the chapter where Jesus lays out the conditions for discipleship: "If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake will save it." When the pastor asked the group what that sounded like -- a commercial, a Sunday school lesson, a parent ...

1264. Neglect

Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43

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King Duncan

... the attic of her home. Since there were only a few, she made no effort to deal with them. Over the summer the bees continued to fly in and out the attic vent while the woman remained unconcerned, unaware of the growing city of bees that was taking up residence just above her ceiling. The whole attic became a hive, and the ceiling of the second-floor bedroom finally caved in under the weight of hundreds of pounds of honey and thousands of angry bees. While the woman escaped serious injury, she was unable to ...

1265. It's So Daily

Matthew 16:21-28, Luke 9:18-27

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... our relationship with God. Jesus Himself said that those who wanted to be His disciples were expected to be in a continual attitude of self-denial and obedience to Him. Here's how the Lord put it: "If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me" (Lk. 9:23). As each day unfolds, we must pause and remind ourselves that this is a day dedicated to God, that it is to be used for His glory, and that it is best lived with a continual recollection of what Jesus ...

1266. A Day to Day Activity

Matthew 16: 21-28

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... amaze me that we Christians have developed a kind of selective vision which allows us to be deeply and sincerely involved in worship and church activities and yet almost totally pagan in the day in, day out guts of our business lives and never realize it. Jesus did not say "Take up your cross and follow me to church on Sunday morning, then you can do whatever you like the rest of the week." Cross-bearing is a day-to-day activity for those who would follow Jesus.

1267. Unbridled, Unstyled

Mark 8:31--9:1, James 3:1-12

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Frank Ramirez

Call To Worship One: He called the crowd with his disciples, and said to them, "If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. All: For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake, and for the sake of the gospel, will save it." (Mark 8:34-35) Collect Lord God of Pentecost, send your Spirit again like ...

1268. A Very Transparent Veil

2 Corinthians 4:3-6

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Frank Ramirez

... form. Though we should bow, we will be angered by your words that challenge us. We will lay hands on you and nail you to the tree. God of light, shine a little longer. If we must descend, let it be with you at our side, so that we may take up our own cross and walk as far as we are able, until at last only with your support can we lift high your glory, which is never dimmed by our frailty. God of light, shine a little longer. Amen. Prayer Of Confession One: For we do not proclaim ourselves; we ...

1269. Funny Things Are Everywhere

Mark 13:24-37

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Charles Hoffacker

... first. When we look forward to the end, when we anticipate the future, we do not treat this conclusion as some distant, far-off event. It is near at hand. It may be as close as the next second. So imminent is it, in fact, that the future comes and takes up residence in the present. The Christ who will arrive with power and great glory at the end of time comes to us also before the end of time.

1270. Built around the Cross

Mark 8:31-38

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Mickey Anders

... the cross (Best Sermons 3, Harper & Row, 1990, p. 115). When you hear Jesus' call to radical discipleship, I hope you will decide to knock down the walls and rebuild your life around the cross. Remember, Jesus said, "If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me."

1271. Proper 19

Psalm 19:1-14, Proverbs 1:20-33, Mark 8:27-38, James 3:1-12

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B. David Hostetter

... Pastor: Friends, hear the good news! Gracious is the Lord and righteous; our God is full of compassion. People: When we are brought low, God saves us. Pastor: Friends, believe the good news! People: In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven. Exhortation Leave self behind, take up your cross and follow Jesus. Walk in the Lord’s presence in the land of the living. PRAYER OF THE DAY Suffering Savior, Son of the suffering God, grant us courage to accept suffering as well as healing and help for your name’s sake ...

1272. Proper 23

Exodus 32:1-14, Psalm 106:1-48, Matthew 22:1-14, Philippians 4:2-9

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B. David Hostetter

... and say to them, 'The kingdom of God has come near to you.' As a mother comforts her child, so may your healing Spirit bring calm to those who are disturbed and direction to those who are lost. Strengthen those who have lived indulgently to take up the cross and follow Christ in the selfless service of others. Bless all who care for the sick in homes, hospitals, nursing homes, and hospices. Send them not only cures for the body but balm for the soul, new physical wholeness and more mature spiritual life ...

1273. Crucified Followers

Luke 14:25-35

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D.D. Whedon

What the Lord here commands is, that each follower should take up, not his Savior's cross, but his own. The requirement is, that as Christ bore his own cross to his own crucifixion, so his followers should bear each his own cross to his own crucifixion. So the great crucified leader is followed by an endless train of crucified followers. They ...

1274. Some Not So Bright Thieves

Lk 23:33-43

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King Duncan

Not everybody who takes up a life of crime is all that smart. Sometimes movies or television glorify criminals. They make them appear sophisticated, even cool. Most criminals do not fall in that category. Like the guy who walked into a little corner store in England with a shotgun and demanded all the cash from ...

1275. That First Longing

John 4:5-42

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Robert Bachelder

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1251. Your Place Is Behind Jesus

Matthew 16:21-28

Illustration

Johnny Dean

1252. A Mountain-Top Experience

Mark 9:2-13

Illustration

Larry Powell

1253. Lent 2

Genesis 17:1-27, Romans 4:1-25, Mark 8:31--9:1

Bulletin Aid

Paul A. Laughlin

1254. Proper 17

1 Kings 2:1-12, Mark 7:1-23, Ephesians 6:10-20

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Paul A. Laughlin

1255. Follow Me

Mark 2:13-22

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James Wilson

1256. What Is Your Other Plan?

Acts 2:1-41

Illustration

James W. Moore

1257. Smart As A Goat

1 Corinthians 12:1-11

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

1258. The Arrest, Trial, And Crucifixion Of Jesus

John 18:1-11

Bulletin Aid

H. Burnham Kirkland

1259. I Am Too Young

Jeremiah 1:1-19

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H. Burnham Kirkland

1260. Moses Speaks With The Lord

Exodus 34:29-35

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H. Burnham Kirkland

1261. Am I A Stumbling Block?

Matthew 16:21-28

Bulletin Aid

Frank Ramirez

1262. That First Longing

John 4:5-42

Illustration

Robert Bachelder

1263. Out of the Struggle of Honest Doubt

John 20:19-23

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Glenn E. Ludwig

1264. Neglect

Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43

Illustration

King Duncan

1265. It's So Daily

Matthew 16:21-28, Luke 9:18-27

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1266. A Day to Day Activity

Matthew 16: 21-28

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1267. Unbridled, Unstyled

Mark 8:31--9:1, James 3:1-12

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Frank Ramirez

1268. A Very Transparent Veil

2 Corinthians 4:3-6

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Frank Ramirez

1269. Funny Things Are Everywhere

Mark 13:24-37

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Charles Hoffacker

1270. Built around the Cross

Mark 8:31-38

Illustration

Mickey Anders

1271. Proper 19

Psalm 19:1-14, Proverbs 1:20-33, Mark 8:27-38, James 3:1-12

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B. David Hostetter

1272. Proper 23

Exodus 32:1-14, Psalm 106:1-48, Matthew 22:1-14, Philippians 4:2-9

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B. David Hostetter

1273. Crucified Followers

Luke 14:25-35

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D.D. Whedon

1274. Some Not So Bright Thieves

Lk 23:33-43

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King Duncan

1275. That First Longing

John 4:5-42

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Robert Bachelder

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