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1326. Epiphany 2

1 Corinthians 6:12-20, 1 Samuel 3:1--4:1, John 1:35-42, John 1:43-51

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Russell F. Anderson

... is nothing false" (v. 47). Nothing phony, nothing pretentious, nothing dishonest about Nathanael. What you see is what you get. A passage to heaven. Last week's Gospel of our Lord's Baptism has Jesus coming out of the Jordan River as the heavens opened and the Spirit descended on him like a dove. In this week's Gospel, Jesus announces to Nathanael "I tell you the truth, you shall see heaven open and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man" (v. 50). The metaphor of the ladder draws on ...

1327. Epiphany 7

2 Corinthians 1:12--2:4, Isaiah 43:14-28, Mark 2:1-12

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Russell F. Anderson

... Son. All this was done because of his great love for us. We also see God's affirmative action in the giving of the Holy Spirit; he continues to act by way of comforting and guiding us. Outline: 1. The gospel is not ambiguous, it is God's "yes" for us. ... shout "Amen" when something impresses us as good. Outline: 1. Our world is awash in negativism. 2. Even our churches can catch a negative spirit. 3. Jesus is God's affirmation, God's amen! 4. Let us affirm Jesus and all that is good and true. Gospel: Mark 2: ...

1328. The Good, The Bad, And The Justified

Luke 18:9-14

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Larry R. Kalajainen

... spiritual maturity, whatever you want to call it, is a life-long process. It's a journey. We don't become saints overnight, but we do become. That's the nature of the Christian life -- becoming conformed to the image of Christ. The transforming work of the Holy Spirit in the life of a believer was the chief theme of John Wesley's life and work, and a distinctive contribution the Methodists make to the rest of the church. Wesley had a four-fold dictum: "All people need to be saved from sin; all people can be ...

1329. Connected To God

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Lee Griess

... . We focus this morning on the Ascension of Jesus to remind us that we also are connected to Jesus. Deus Ascendit. God has gone up! Jesus has ascended to God the Father, but not before he died for us and rose to give us eternal life. He sends us his Spirit and through Holy Baptism he makes us his church. We are those who Jesus appoints to be his witnesses. And we do that as we joyfully worship together, support one another, and serve in His name. He has not abandoned us. He has gone up and is seated at the ...

1330. Fourth Sunday In Advent - Joy!

Luke 1:46-56, Luke 1:39-45

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David M. Oliver

... is his name." Mary could have bemoaned the fact that she was pregnant out of wedlock and her husband-to-be was not very happy about it. Instead, her focus is on God and God's great blessing upon her life which is explained in Luke 1:35: "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be holy; he will be called Son of God." Verse 50 reads, "His mercy is for those who fear him from generation to generation." The wisdom of the world ...

1331. Ash Wednesday

Joel 2:1-11, Matthew 6:1-4, Psalm 51:1-19, 2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2, 2 Corinthians 6:3-13, Matthew 6:16-18, Matthew 6:19-24

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B. David Hostetter

... , grant us wisdom, so that both our fasting and our charitable actions are inconspicuous, Then only you will know what we have done and we will be content with your private reward. Amen. PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING Maker, Sharer, and Shaper of the human Spirit, we are thankful that we have not been cast in stone that can not be reshaped. You forgive our failures and give us further opportunities to restore some of the beauty of your image. We can be thankful even for the trouble and suffering that brings us ...

1332. Lent 5

John 12:20-36, Psalm 51:1-19, Psalm 119:1-176

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B. David Hostetter

... the prince of this world from strongholds in and around us, that being freed from the hold of evil we may be drawn to you and glorify your name and the name of the One who sent you. Amen. Prayer of Thanksgiving God of justice, delivering champion, purifying Spirit, you give us joy in remembering our deliverance from the power of the evil one through the victory of Christ and the cross. You have not driven us from you, but created pure hearts within us that we might remain near you. We will sing the praise ...

1333. God's Guarantee

2 Corinthians 5:5

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... exactly as it says. The Good Housekeeping Magazine promises you that this thing will work or they will give you your money back. God makes guarantees also. Instead of a Good Housekeeping seal, God sends us the Holy Spirit as his guarantee. God promises you and me that whatever he says to us or whatever he does for us will never fail and his spirit teaches us that truth. God is preparing you and me for a time when we will live with him. We can't do that now. It isn't time for us to live with God in his ...

1334. The Song in Search of a Voice

John 20:19-23

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James Weekley

... his side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I send you." And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained." John 20:19-23 (RSV) Since the second great war of our century humankind has treated itself to seventy more armed conflicts. The result: there are ninety million ...

1335. Your Spiritual Check up

2 Corinthians 13:1-10

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Erskine White

... you still reading your Bible?" she asked, "Oh no," the man said, "I've gone past that now. Now I read the sports pages and the soap opera magazines." Now, there's nothing wrong or evil about sports pages or soap opera magazines, but in terms of nourishing the spirit, this is what I'm calling "junk food." You need more than that; you need spiritual food which lifts the mind and nourishes the soul. Be like Ezekiel and "eat" God's Word every day. Make time to read the Bible and reflect on what it means. Come ...

1336. Together In Christ

Acts 2:42-47

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Erskine White

... what we believe as a society with one of its ads: it showed a cute little baby, and underneath it said, "We're all born equal. After that, you're on your own." No, it ought not be surprising that American Christianity has taken on this spirit of individualism, which is a powerful force everywhere around us. But it should be disappointing. The Bible makes clear from beginning to end that true believers are not conformed to this world (Romans 12:2) but are different from the world, so it is disappointing that ...

1337. Help!

John 7:39a, John 15:26a, Acts 2:1-13

Children's Sermon

... cleaned, but no one would have to do it all. They would all be helpers. Our lesson today is for a Sunday called Pentecost. That was the day that God sent the Holy Spirit to Jesus' friends. Some verses in the Bible call the Holy Spirit a helper. The Holy Spirit helps us get our work done. Now I don't think the Holy Spirit can dry dishes! But the Holy Spirit helps us do God's work. That's the work of teaching people God's rule of love. Part of love is learning cooperation so one person doesn't have to do all ...

1338. Two Birthdays

John 3:6

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... ? It has a question mark. Where is it? It has another question mark. What time is it? It has another question mark! This party is for YOU but we don't know where, or when or what time! Let's read some more. How old? It says born of the spirit. I wonder what the means. Let's read our lesson today and see if there's a clue. (Read verses 1-8 of the lesson.) Oh, now I see! Jesus says we have human parents. That's our birthday that we usually celebrate every year with a cake and candles ...

1339. Redrawing The Landscape

Multiple Scriptures

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... forgive people and pray for them, even if they persecute you, without becoming a person of love. Forgiveness creates a loving spirit. Jesus told Peter, "You must forgive from your heart." The key word is kardia, which is translated "heart." But the ... more than an act we do; it is an expression of who we are. What an incredible power forgiveness turns loose. It is an expansive spirit. A person who has done his or her best and seen others walk off with what he wanted, who has planned and missed, aspired and ...

1340. Ka-Chang

Matthew 5:1-12

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John Jamison

... what he's trying to do for the poor. The Pharisees have no complaint. They care for the poor, and so long as they abide by the law, yes, they will be blessed. The common folk are quiet. They had never thought of themselves as blessed while their spirits were this broken. Maybe there was hope. There was a mumbled "Amen" from an old man in the cheap seats. "Blessed are those who mourn." Most nod their heads in agreement with this one. That's probably because most of them miss the point. Jesus wasn't just ...

1341. The Spontaneous Routine

Luke 17:11-19

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Theodore F. Schneider

... others can be surly and demanding in the best of circumstances. But it seems clear that gratitude and the expressions of thanksgiving have three common qualities: They are spontaneous. They reflect a routine, an attitude, a quality of life. They are founded upon God's gifts of the Spirit. Each of us must wonder, "Would I have been the one to return to give thanks?" Perhaps we can never know for sure. But there is one thing we can do. Each and every day we can raise this prayer: Of all the things we ask this ...

1342. The Burning Bush Within Us

Exodus 3:1-22

Sermon

Justin Tull

... when the beauty of the natural world caressed you and whispered its lullaby? Do we have to have a burning bush in the desert to hear from God? Or can we settle instead for the burning bush within, the presence of the living God, the comfort and guidance of his Spirit? The story of the people of God is the story of God’s presence, of God’s being with them and God being with us -- now and for eternity. Our passage today is far more than a story about a weird happening of Moses at Mount Horeb. It is about ...

1343. Holy Arithmetic!

Matthew 28:16-20

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Johnny Dean

... you want to know what God is like, watch me." Matthew’s account of the Good News concludes with Jesus telling his followers to go out into all the world, preaching, teaching, and making disciples, baptizing them "in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit." Still, that doesn’t clear up all the confusion, does it? Now it would make my job, and the job of every minister, a lot easier if I could give you an accurate description of God in 25 WORDS or less, much less twenty MINUTES. It can’t ...

1344. Shower the People

Acts 2:1-13

Children's Sermon

Tim Carpenter

... to be pushed up in the air above the kid's heads. Lesson: Good Morning! (response) Who can tell me what today is? (response) Today is Pentecost and what do we celebrate on Pentecost? (response) It is the birthday of the church. Jesus sends the Holy Spirit to come and be our teacher and our power. Does anyone know what happened on the day of Pentecost? (response) All the disciples are gathered together in one place and then a violent wind came blowing down from heaven and that wind filled the whole house ...

1345. Proclaim Peace

Sermon

Alan Bacon Bond

... forgiveness. So it is that the apparent loser in the cosmic game of basilica, first offered peace ... peace be with you, to save the world. This, then, is where the Sevenfold Path to Peace has brought us, not to the end of a path, but to a beginning. The Spirit in me prays that you will join me on the highway of our God ... "Bank up a causeway, clear a path, remove the stones from my people's way," says the Lord.(Moffit translation) " 'Peace, peace to the far and to the near,' says the Lord; 'and I will ...

1346. The Tower of Babel

Genesis 11:1-9, Acts 2:1-13

Bulletin Aid

Carl Hoefler

... desire for all people. In our Savior's name, we pray. Amen. Prayer of Confession Forgive us, Lord, for the confusion we have brought on ourselves. We have tried to control life, and only fail in our attempts to play god. Bless us with the gift of your Spirit, uniting us in love and brotherhood, with an honest concern for the welfare of one another. Let us be of one mind and voice as we share with our world the saving message of Jesus, our Lord, through whom we pray. Amen. Hymns “Ancient of Days” “Holy ...

1347. The Quality of Mercy

Matthew 18:21-35

Sermon

... , so is our receiving gate. In so many ways, it is only as we open up our hearts to others that our hearts are open to God. Our capability of receiving is greatly affected by the extent to which we practice giving. If, by an unmerciful and unforgiving spirit, we have closed our hearts to others, then in some very decisive ways we have also closed them to God. And when, offering forgiveness, God comes to our door, he finds it shut. And, as you know, God never breaks down a door that is closed; he enters ...

1348. The Reins of Power

2 Samuel 5:1-5

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... begging God and King Jesus to deliver it as a gift to us? Or is it possible that God was telling us through Jesus to pick up the reins of responsible management of the power he has entrusted to us? Jesus made it plain that in the realm where the Spirit of God prevails there is power like that in a grain of mustard seed, or the yeast that leavens dough: power to move mountains, turn hate into love, overcome evil with good, free the human heart from the burden of sin, and put love of neighbor on a par with ...

1349. The Second Sunday of Easter

John 20:19-23

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Kendall K. McCabe

... misunderstanding between Christians about the way we go about doing the work of forgiveness, we should not be surprised to discover that there has been much disagreement about how we are to understand those words of Christ to the disciples in today's Gospel: "Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained." Source of disagreement or not, the words won't go away. Let's try to think of some other ways of thinking about them and how ...

1350. The Source of Power

Acts 1:1-11

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... as they possibly could of what he had said. They were determined that who he was, what he had done their Lord, going out with courage and commitment to turn the world upside down, to set it aright with the will of God. There is tremendous energy when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. What Jesus was saying is that kind of dynamic is available to you when you claim it and allow it to be at work in you for God. One of the implications of the experience of Pentecost is that when we are sure of this confirming ...

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