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1351. Proper 12

Genesis 28:10-22, Psalm 139:1-24, Matthew 13:24-30, Matthew 13:36-43, Romans 8:12-25

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B. David Hostetter

... the sins of others, though not on our own. The time of our own suffering seems endless, but the duration of deprivation for others we can shrug off. We want instant recognition of our achievements but are jealous of the honors afforded others. Forgive the pride that proposes that we know better than you do what should be done and when, for the sake of Jesus of Nazareth, who also struggled against doing your will but did it nevertheless. Amen Declaration of Pardon Pastor: Friends, hear the Good News! We have ...

1352. Proper 14

Genesis 37:1-4, 12-28, Psalm 106:1-48, Matthew 14:22-36, Romans 10:5-15

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B. David Hostetter

... by the catastrophic and not by the quiet growth of the living, too drawn to the fire of enthusiasms, too repelled by the solitary duty you sometimes expect. Forgive the casual way we throw in the towel when the opposition grows too strong. Pardon the pride, the fear of failure, and the fear of death that prevent our full loyalty to the covenant you have made with us in Jesus Christ. Amen Declaration of Pardon Pastor: Friends, hear the Good News! People: Deliverance is near to those who worship God. Pastor ...

1353. Proper 18

Matthew 18:15-20, Psalm 149:1-9, Exodus 12:1-30, Romans 13:8-14

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B. David Hostetter

... to judge the living and the dead. So may we all learn to live in the Spirit as you do. Recall to your church those who have gone astray or neglected the assembly of your people. Reconcile those who have quit the church through dissension or prideful controversy. Renew your church in finding new approaches to those outside the church, that adaptability may be an evidence of grace to grow and change for the sake of others. Preserve the best of the past in the present and in our future adapted to changing ...

1354. Proper 21

Exodus 17:1-7, Psalm 78:1-72, Matthew 21:23-32, Philippians 2:1-11

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B. David Hostetter

... no intention of keeping, simply evading an honest declaration of our priorities and commitments. We make excuses that are transparent to almost everyone but ourselves. We are ashamed to acknowledge our vanity and rivalry with others. Forgive our inordinate pride, our undependable word, our uncertain service, for the sake of your humble, dependable, and obedient servant and Son, Jesus the Christ. Amen Declaration of Pardon Pastor: Friends, hear the Good News! God will hold innocent all who seek forgiveness ...

1355. Proper 26

Joshua 3:7-17, Psalm 107:1-43, Matthew 23:1-39, 1 Thessalonians 2:1-16

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B. David Hostetter

... to hear more of that saving word and to express our gratitude to you in the name of Jesus. Amen PRAYER OF CONFESSION Heavenly Parent, strong as any father, gentle as any mother, we are dependent on you for both life and sustenance. Forgive our moments of pride when we act as if we did not need you. Rabbi above all other rabbis, Teacher above all teachers, forgive us if at times we act like know-it-alls, unteachable and dogmatic about what we do and do not believe. Leader, anointed One, forgive any move ...

1356. Easter 7

Psalm 68:1-35, John 17:1-11, Acts 1:6-14, 1 Peter 4:12-19

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B. David Hostetter

... new guidance and inner discipline in the company of other Christians; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen PRAYER OF CONFESSION God of all grace, Christ of glory, powerful Spirit, we confess that the tempter sometimes catches us unawares. When things are going well for us, pride in our deserving such prosperity may be the very cause of our downfall. When we are convinced that we can get by on our own, unexpected reverses can drag us down with anxiety. Then we are tempted to believe that you do not care and ...

1357. Palm Sunday

Isaiah 50:1-11, Matthew 21:1-11, Psalm 118:1-29, Psalm 31:1-24, Matthew 26:14-16, Philippians 2:1-11

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B. David Hostetter

... indifference or irreverence. Bless our nation, leaders and people alike, that with a common reverence of your name and obedience to your law we may find new prosperity and peace. Save us from the worship of wealth and the dependence on brute force. Restrain our pride and rebuke our prejudices. Give us mutual respect and love as children of one heavenly Parent. God of compassion, show your mercy to the parents of dying children. As one whose earthly Son was killed in the prime of life, you know the sorrows ...

1358. Third Sunday after the Epiphany

Psalm 27:1, 4-9, Isaiah 9:1-4, Matthew 4:12-23, 1 Corinthians 1:10-17

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B. David Hostetter

... denominations. We have guessed at the opinions and beliefs of others, without the patience to ask and to listen to them in order to understand. Too often we have stressed our differences, without any appreciation of our common faith and baptism. Forgive such pride that projects our own "wisdom" and clouds the gospel of your cross; for your own Name's sake. Amen Declaration of Pardon Pastor: Friends, hear the Good News! Christ was crucified for us all. People: We are not divided by our baptism by whomever ...

1359. The Image of Bread

John 6:35, 41-51

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David E. Hall

... avoid eating it. Orson Wells once said, "My doctor has advised me to give up those intimate little dinners for four, unless of course there are three other people eating with me." At a Weight Watchers meeting just after Easter, one woman said with pride, "This is the first year my children realized that chocolate Eastern bunnies came with ears." Eating is one of those areas of experience in which most of us feel qualified to claim expertise. A scientist in California once computed that the average American ...

1360. Togetherness in the Eucharist

John 6:25-59

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Charles R. Leary

... live every day, eat every day, love every day, work on their problems, argue from time to time, sleep and depart for work and pleasure and return for rest, every day. After graciously receiving you, they show you around their home in which they take deep pride. Then you go to the dining room for the meal. You find the table set with care, the food exceptionally delicious, and the conversation flows easily. Simply put, it becomes a lovely evening and you leave feeling full in every way. You enjoy bread from ...

1361. It’s Humble or the Umbles

Ephesians 6:10-20

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... attention all over the place. Armored warhorses with metal encased soldiers mounted on their backs are holding up hundreds and hundreds of pounds of “protection.” Medieval armory gradually grew to be a source of artistic expression. Metal workers took pride in the precision of their pieces, in the intricacy of their designs. Kings and noblemen commissioned fantastic suits of armor that were designed more for parade days than for the battlefields. Later armor became so elaborate and heavy that fighting ...

1362. Belling the Cat

John 6:60-71

Sermon

King Duncan

... buy seed. He also made connections and got twenty-six soccer balls donated to the children of the village, because he knew that fun and play are important things. He even helped them get uniforms, because in the kingdom of God dignity and pride are also important things. On another trip, Carter’s generosity inspired a shopkeeper in the village to donate money to help some sick children get treatment for ringworm. Soon a Bible school was launched, and it grew from seventeen to eighty-five students quickly ...

1363. Fishing Buddies

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

Sermon

James Merritt

... 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 will jump I'll jump." Well, my manhood was on the line at that point and pride does go before destruction and before I knew it, I'd agreed to jump! That is when the fun really began. I paid my money. Signed all these waiver forms that I would not sue in cause the plane crashed, or the parachute didn't open, or I landed on ...

1364. Get Real

John 15:1-11, 16

Sermon

James Merritt

... new school or your spouse leaves you for someone else or a rebellious child leaves home. All so often, when this happens we get angry, we get bitter and we get resentment, failing to realize that what God is doing is cutting away our arrogance and our pride and our dependency on all the wrong things, to force us to get real with Him and to get back to our true connection, which is Jesus Christ. Then sometimes, Jesus uses the scissors of scripture. Jesus said in verse 3, You are already clean because of the ...

1365. No Doubt about It

John 20:24-29

Sermon

James Merritt

... a Baptist college I still haven't figured out). After finding out, the first day of class, he was an atheist, I took it upon myself to be his personal Billy Graham and show him the light and bring him to God. I walked in, quite frankly, full of pride, thinking that the conversation wouldn't last too long until he would be on his knees, weeping, giving his heart to the Lord. By the time that conversation was over, this seasoned veteran skeptic, had me so confused that when I walked out of his office, I wasn ...

1366. The Kingdom Is Not K-Mart

Luke 14:25-35

Sermon

James Merritt

... . If you want to win a popularity contest in this world, don't bother following Jesus. The world mocked Him and it will mock you. The world scorned Him and it will scorn you. The world rejected Him and it will reject you. Now this demand answers the question of pride. Who is going to rule and reign over your life? Jesus or you? If you are going to put Jesus on the throne you are going to have to put yourself on the cross. Someone has said, "When Christ is on the cross, self is on the throne. But, when ...

1367. The Weakest Link

Luke 18:9-14

Sermon

James Merritt

... Five times you read the little pronoun "I" in these two verses. He was stoned on the drug of self. He suffered from two problems: inflation and deflation. He had an inflated view of who he was, and a deflated view of who God was, and who others were. His pride had made him too big for his spiritual britches. C. S. Lewis once said: "A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and of course as long as you are looking down you can't see anything that's above you." This Pharisee had fooled himself ...

1368. Praising Our Lord and Spreading the News

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Harold H. Lentz

J. S. Bach became known worldwide for his remarkable musical talent, but he never ceased to credit his Creator as the one who was responsible for his ability. The pages of his musical compositions could well have been used to satisfy a personal pride as his name appeared on them. But he was determined to give glory to God for his accomplishments. So he always concluded his original compositions with the three letters INS. They stood for the Latin words meaning "In the name of Christ." At other times Bach ...

1369. The Hill of Crosses

Mark 8:27-38

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... erected to commemorate historical events. One of these is the Baltic Way, in which millions of people linked hands stretching across the Baltics from Estonia to Lithuania on August 25, 1989. About 9 monuments commemorate this extraordinary event. The nation's pride is the Hill of Crosses, located north of Siauliai. Lithuanians erected crosses there as early as the mid-19th century. The Soviet government couldn't tolerate that kind of spiritual expression, so they totally destroyed the hill in 1961, then ...

1370. Don’t You Know I Am

Mark 8:27-30

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Stephen Sizer

... a gentleman here who doesn't know who he is. Can someone please assist him in finding out? Thank you." If you were to go around asking your friends, "What do people say about me?" Or "Who do you say I am?" they might take it as an evidence of pride or dementia. But what people believe and say about Jesus Christ will determine their destiny. Your confession concerning Jesus Christ is a matter of life or death.

1371. No Intimidation

Luke 13:31-35

Sermon

Donald Charles Lacy

... Baptist, his apostles, crucifixion, and resurrection. Each segment is there for you and me to study. Each is there also for our gratitude and ongoing direction. It seems that if we have missed something or someone essential, it is our fault. Our belligerence and pride are present in ways that should humble us, bringing to us the probability of salvation. What shall a man or woman present in exchange for his/her soul? So, our Lord was not intimidated; therefore, why should we be? These are superb questions ...

1372. The Two Prodigals

Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32

Sermon

Donald Charles Lacy

... he had been all his adult years. You could set your clock by a fellow like that and not be disappointed. No doubt the neighbors praised his work ethic and loyalty to his father. We all want children like that, sons or daughters. Yes, it is a matter of pride but also the sense of seeing fulfillment for good in the family. We thank God for them and sing their praises, usually to others. Maybe in this case there just weren't enough open signs of approval. In fact, it sounds like he was being taken for granted ...

1373. Those Who Doubt

John 20:19-31

Sermon

Donald Charles Lacy

... we discover some thoroughgoing doubters! Well, how about you and me? In honesty and sincerity, we admit the message of Christ did not and does not always convince us. It is therapeutic and, perhaps above all, admirable to come to that place in our lives. Our pride is defeated and we admit we are not always 100 percent sure. The Resurrection and Easter story is the one we may be tempted to water down or simply shrug our shoulders in polite disbelief. Of course, the virginal conception of our blessed Lord is ...

1374. A Puzzling Parable with a Sharp Point

Luke 16:1-13

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... with shady debtors and a master who commends the shrewdness of his steward for the deals he makes? What's the sharp point Jesus is trying to make? The sharp point of this parable is that the master commends the use of money for people, instead of for pride, power, position, and possessions. In other words, the value of money and possession comes to a dead end when we die. The sharp point of this parable is that money and possessions will do us no good when we arrive at eternity and face the judgment of God ...

1375. Weary in Well Doing

2 Thessalonians 3:6-13

Sermon

Donna Schaper

... again. It is a way we have lost. They say that the main reversal in our thinking is to understand just how beautiful small is. Humble is one aspect of small as beautiful. Small interventions make us less weary than grandiose ones. Humility does not tire in the way that pride does. Many of us find the world trivializing and demeaning. We have tried really hard and we have still been hurt by life. We may act like we know what to do next but we really don't. We may put one foot in front of the other but not ...

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