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1326. Lent 1

Genesis 9:1-17, 1 Peter 3:8-22, Mark 1:9-13, Mark 1:14-20

Bulletin Aid

Paul A. Laughlin

... to be a Christological hymn (a summary of Christ’s death, resurrection, ascension, and exaltation) that the author has interpolated with references to Noah in order to make the connection between the ancient flood waters, which are here considered for their saving ability to float the ark, rather than for their more obvious purpose of drowning the wicked, and the church’s waters of baptism. Implied here, of course, is an analogy between the ark and the church. Call to Worship Leader: Hear the good ...

1327. Tuesday in Holy Week

Isaiah 49:1-7, 1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5, John 12:20-36

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Paul A. Laughlin

... acts of weakness and folly. In the name of the crucified Christ we pray. Amen Prayer of Confession All-compassionate God, it saddens us to have to admit how consistently we try to be our own redeemers and saviors, desperately relying upon our human faculties and abilities rather than upon you and your salvation. Forgive us our arrogant self-reliance, and humble us before you. That we will be able to open ourselves up to the salvation freely given in Christ, in whose name we pray. Amen Gospel: John 12:20-36 ...

1328. Easter 4

Acts 4:1-22, 1 John 3:11-24, John 10:1-21

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Paul A. Laughlin

... effective and redemptive. It is in that name, the name of Jesus, that we meet and pray. Amen Prayer of Confession All-compassionate God, we confess our difficulty in believing in, much less trusting, your divine power. We seem much more willing to trust our own abilities and devices and schemes to accomplish whatever good we can, and to call upon you only as a last resort. Forgive us, we pray, and convince us again that the true source of healing and salvation rests only with you and your Son, in whose name ...

1329. Proper 11

2 Samuel 11:1-27, Ephesians 2:11-22, Mark 6:30-44

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Paul A. Laughlin

... God through the cross. Call to Worship Leader: Rejoice, people! For we who were once lost are now redeemed. People: WE WHO WERE ONCE SEPARATED FROM ONE ANOTHER AND FROM GOD ARE NOW RECONCILED. Leader: Our reconciliation did not occur by accident, or by our ability to obey God’s laws. People: OUR RECONCILIATION CAME THROUGH CHRIST AND HIS SACRIFICE, FOR WHICH WE NOW GATHER TO THANK AND PRAISE GOD. Collect God of power and might, who have reconciled us to you and one another in Christ, impress us anew with ...

1330. Proper 13

2 Samuel 12:1-31, Ephesians 4:1-16, John 6:25-59

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Paul A. Laughlin

... of the living Christ we pray. Amen Second Lesson: Ephesians 4:1-6 Theme: Living the Christian calling Exegetical Note The exhortation here is thoroughly Pauline although the actual authorship is not, for the calling precedes the worthiness to possess it or the ability to live it. The Christian unity - of body, Spirit, hope, faith, baptism and God - that has been divinely given must now be humanly lived: Christians are to strive to be what they already are by grace. Call to Worship Leader: Christians, ours ...

1331. Proper 16

2 Samuel 23:1-7, Ephesians 5:22-33, John 6:25-59, John 6:60-71

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Paul A. Laughlin

... with him. People: LET US ALSO RESOLVE TO LIVE IN HARMONY WITH GOD AND GOD’S COVENANT WITH US IN CHRIST, THAT WE TOO MAY BE SECURE AND PROSPEROUS. Collect Almighty God, who has established with humanity covenant after covenant for our benefit, give us the ability to abide by your new covenant with us in Christ; that we may thus be in harmony with your will, and live orderly and secure and prosperous lives as a result. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen Prayer of Confession Merciful God, we confess that we ...

1332. Proper 21

Job 42:1-6, James 4:13-17, James 5:7-12, Mark 9:38-41, Mark 9:42-50

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Paul A. Laughlin

... to be an absolute statement about human worthlessness, but rather a natural reaction to any confrontation with the Holy. Call to Worship Leader: Brothers and sisters, we stand before God this day in awe and wonder. People: FOR OUR GOD’S GREATNESS SURPASSES OUR ABILITIES TO IMAGINE OR DESCRIBE. Leader: How can the finite comprehend the infinite, or the mundane do justice to the sacred? People: YET SPEAK AND SING OF GOD’S MAJESTY WE MUST, THOUGH WORDS ULTIMATELY FAIL US: OUR HEARTS AND MINDS ARE TOO FULL ...

1333. Proper 23

Genesis 3:1-24, Mark 10:17-31, Hebrews 4:1-13

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Paul A. Laughlin

... got the knowledge of good and evil. Freed from doctrinal presuppositions, modern sensitivities will feel at least some aversion to such a view of God. Call to Worship Leader: We gather to worship a God beyond imagination, whose majesty exceeds our minds’ abilities. People: IN EVERY AGE, THE FAITHFUL HAVE STRUGGLED TO UNDERSTAND GOD’S NATURE, AND TO EXPRESS THAT UNDERSTANDING IN WORDS. Leader: Many of their ideas we accept, but some we find primitive and even offensive. People: MAY GOD FREE OUR MINDS TO ...

1334. The Discipline of Witnessing

Isaiah 43:1-13

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... proclaim to our fellow men that God in Jesus Christ has power on earth to forgive sins. Eventually, no matter how much action we carry out, we’ve got to talk about our faith. We’ve got to express our understanding of God and his power to forgive - his ability to change lives. We must say that until we talk about our faith we haven’t really born witness to the Good News of Jesus Christ. Talking about God is no substitute for action but it is a necessary corollary. Others need to hear the good news; our ...

1335. The Miracle of Salvation

Isaiah 52:13--53:12

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... and that I would be unable to undo that damage and all the feelings of inadequate dexterity would return. Destroying the plane really availed me nothing but at the time I felt I simply couldn’t look at it, for its very presence indicated my lack of ability in that line. I began with speaking of psychiatrists and I’m sure a good one would find some connection between an inability to finish building a model and my present life, but this isn’t the point. The point is, even though destroyed, the plane had ...

1336. It Might Have Been ...

Luke 22:1-6, Matthew 26:14-16, Matthew 27:1-10, Matthew 26:47-56

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... I certainly don’t feel that he was chosen just so that a traitor would be in the midst of the band to betray Jesus at the precise opportunity. He was chosen for the same reason as any other disciple - because he had potential - he had within him the ability to serve God and man. One character in CRY THE BELOVED COUNTRY says to another, "God has put his hand on you." That was true of Judas, and it is no light responsibility when that happens to a man. Judas had a good beginning; he had promise. Since he ...

1337. Which Self Are You?

Genesis 2:4-25

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Louis H. Valbracht

... to be. And it is true that if that "I" had the power equal to its authority, then it could thrust out all of the counterfeit dupes and liars who seek to enthrone themselves in our personality. Our leading of a victorious life is dependent upon our ability to see through them and have the sheer intestinal fortitude and self-honesty to see them for what they are and to cast them out. How often we feel that the imago Dei within us is getting the worst of the bargain. The depression and the disappointment ...

1338. LORD, I BELIEVE

John 9:35-41

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Louis H. Valbracht

... a corrupt and inefficient local government. Don’t let’s ever, in our little faith, try to escape responsibilities that way. The imperative of the gospel is clear. Christ has commanded us to change the whole face of the earth, and He has supplied us with the power and the ability and the help to do so. What IS wasn’t just meant to be! We can’t just say that there will always be those who are lost to Christ, why try to win them? What the final outcome of everything will be, we don’t know - that’s ...

1339. The Racial Gap

Psalm 53:1-6

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William McKee Aber

... at its heart "soul" denotes some kind of special warmth black men have for each other. It has something to do with relationships and depth of concern. Perhaps being "aglow with the spirit" is something akin to that. The Spirit of the living God is nothing less than the ability to feel God’s presence and forgiveness and love, and to relate to Him and to our fellow men with an intensity of love. We are to so commit our lives to Him that His Spirit glows within us and we develop a kind of "soul" or concern ...

1340. Recognizing The Hidden

Sermon

Leonard H. Budd

... in a time of rapidly expanding knowledge. It was an exciting time. So thought Michael Williams III. Mike was just about to enter college, and he had chosen his place of study with great care. He knew what Oak Tech offered, and he knew his own abilities. He was positive the two belonged together. Mike was going to be a scientist one who studies about space flight and rockets and interplanetary travel. It was the newest field - and there was money in it. Excitement and money were very much part of his plan ...

1341. OUR LORD BETRAYED

Sermon

E. Jerry Walker

... priest. Accepting their token payment of thirty pieces of silver for his services. Too busy now to think how, a few short years before, he had been ready to sacrifice his all for a dream. But he was a man of parts. He had more business ability, more sense of proportion, than the rest. He was trained to determine the moment when potential profit had turned to impending bankruptcy, and he understood the doctrine, better a small gain than total loss. Perhaps even now he could turn failure to future profit. So ...

1342. OUR LORD TORMENTED

Sermon

E. Jerry Walker

... overwhelming against the three, and he had only to pass sentence when the Galilean was returned, so weakened he could not stand, held upright between two tough soldiers. Pilate marveled at the effectiveness of the scourging. His men were ingenious in their ability to create diversions for their own enjoyment. As the Galilean was brought out, Pilate stood up, held a hand extended toward him. "Behold, the man!" he called. The crowds cried, "Crucify him! Crucify him!" He smiled inwardly. They would have to be ...

1343. Blessed With Peace

John 14:15-31

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O. Garfield Beckstrand, II

... me for all my sins - save one." He left his prayer just short of total commitment. He still refused to plunge into a life of faith. Again he returned to his sinful ways, but this time experienced a total lack of peace which tormented his soul beyond his ability to endure. Finally he came back to God and deeply, sincerely, and resolutely surrendered his life to Christ praying, "O God, forgive me for all my sins and do it now. Amen." With these words a new peace and a new joy flowed into his heart and mind ...

1344. Back To Basics: The Three R's of Baptism

Mark 1:1-8, Mark 1:9-13

Sermon

Brett Blair

... It means breaking old habits. It means admitting that we have been wrong, and this is never easy. It means losing face. It means starting all over again. And this is always painful. It means saying I am sorry. It means recognizing that we have the ability to change. These things are terribly hard to do. But unless we turn, we will be trapped forever in yesterday's ways." Clinton's quote ended with this prayer: "Lord help us to turn, from callousness to sensitivity, from hostility to love, from pettiness to ...

1345. Do All Things for Christ

1 Corinthians 9:1-27

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James Wilson

... Christ we pray. Amen. Prayer Of Confession Lord, so often we have failed to recognize and take advantage of the opportunities in life in which You have placed us. Too often instead we have complained or found fault or been unwilling to simply serve You to the best of our ability and allow You to work through our lives to witness to the world. Forgive us, Lord, and call us anew to do all that we do for You. In Christ we pray. Amen. Hymns "All To Jesus I Surrender" "Take My Life, And Let It Be" "Just As I Am ...

1346. When God Is At Work

Mark 1:40-45

Sermon

Brett Blair

... came asking to be healed, “If you are willing, you can make me clean.” Which really isn’t a question. It is, rather, a statement of faith. “If you are willing,” he said. He did not say if you are able. It’s recognition that Jesus has the ability, the power of God to heal. And it changed his life. Let me share a story about Michael Wayne Hunter who was put on death row in California in 1983, in San Quentin Prison. After his third year on death row something happened. One day he was getting ready ...

1347. The Man Who Asked For Dinner

Luke 24:36-49

Sermon

George Bass

... eat?" When they gave him some broiled fish, he took it and ate it before them, and any remaining questions about his resurrection and his appearance in their midst vanish. Ghosts don’t eat; they have no need for food and, more importantly, do not have the ability to eat. Jesus ate, before them - and they were convinced that, indeed, it was the Lord who had suddenly come into that room and back into their lives once more. Here was final evidence that he was alive and with them, and that was just what they ...

1348. Blow The Trumpet In Zion

Joel 2:1-11

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Larry Powell

... to the larger theme of his life: he forgot God and wasted himself. There is every evidence that Samson did not have a monopoly on frivolity and unfulfilled potential. (1) 23,000,000 Americans, or one in five adults, lack reading skills and writing abilities to handle minimal demands of daily living; (2) an eighteen-year-old New Yorker named Ben dreads using the subway because he cannot read the names of the stations; (3) a top Eastern law firm has hired a professional writing instructor to work with ...

1349. In Quest of Fire

2 Chronicles 36:15-23

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Larry Powell

... full. He says he would like to give some time to the church, but he is just too busy. Obviously, the spark is burning low into the coals. Here is a young lady, attractive, high moral-consciousness, talented, belongs to various clubs, possesses strong leadership ability, super-active in community affairs. Now, let us ask her to become a member of the church choir, or the altar guild, or serve on a committee, or at least be more regular in her attendance at morning worship. She cannot. Why? Because her life ...

1350. God’s Choice

1 Samuel 16:1-13

Sermon

Roger Prescott

... be last, and the last first." - Mark 10:31 3. The Spirit is for others And the Spirit of the Lord came mightily upon David ... - 1 Samuel 16:13 In the Old Testament the function of the Spirit of God is to equip a person with the highest possible ability, whatever might be their task in life. Here David received this Spirit gift, and it was his for keeping until he would need it. In the Old Testament the Spirit sets people apart from others. In the New Testament the Holy Spirit is given to all Christians. In ...

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