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1351. Epiphany 7

Lk 6:27-38 · 1 Cor 15:45-49 · 1 Sam 26:1-25 · Gen 45:3-11, 15

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John R. Brokhoff

... an Old Soul. 15:35-38, 42-50. Need: Christian people are confused on the matter of the body after death. Is the body to be preserved at the high cost of burial? Will the body be resurrected at the Parousia? If there is no body, can we exist as spirits? If there is a body, what is it like? These questions troubled the Corinthian church: "How are the dead raised? With what body do they come?" In the text Paul helps us to understand the resurrected body. Outline: What Paul Tells Us in the Text. A. We will have ...

1352. Lent 1

Lk 4:1-13 · Rom 10:8-13 · Deut 26:1-11

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John R. Brokhoff

... . Because of this, Jesus has the wisdom and power to withstand Satan. What gives us difficulty, however, is Luke's claim that Jesus "was led by the Spirit" to the wilderness for temptation. In the Lord's Prayer Jesus taught us to say, "Lead us not into temptation." Some Biblical scholars translate the phrase "led in the Spirit" rather than by the Spirit. This translation seems to overcome the difficulty. 2. Delivered (v. 6). Satan claims that the world has been delivered to him and therefore he can give the ...

1353. Proper 12

Romans 8:28-39, Exodus 3:1-22

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... sin; that we may come alive to praise and serve you. In our Savior's name we pray. Amen. Hymns "God of Our Life" "Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah" "How Great Thou Art" "O Lord, Our Fathers Oft Have Told" Second Lesson: Romans 8:26-30 Theme: God's Spirit enables us to pray Call to Worship Pastor: Prayer is communion with God; but sometimes we do not know how to express our feelings to God. People: We still pray to God, even if it is feelings only, without words. Pastor: That is because God's ...

1354. Strength to Overcome Suffering

Romans 5:1-11

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James R. Tozer

... to be honest with my friend who has hurt me. I’ll never give up to despair!" In those moments I found God sustaining my spirit. Betty and I could rejoice in our sufferings. Romans 5:7 can be translated, "For because of our faith in Christ he has brought ... arguing and rationalizing, I happened to be in church the day you preached on 2 Timothy 2:7. "For God did not give us a spirit of fear, but a spirit of power and love and a sound mind." I knew God was trying to tell me that he would give me the courage to ...

1355. Epiphany 2

Psalm 40:1-17, John 1:29-34, 1 Corinthians 1:1-9, Isaiah 49:1-7

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CSS

... the one John preached, "After me comes a man who ranks before me." He was also witness to the fact that Jesus came to him for baptism, that he knew him because God had informed him that "He on whom you see the Spirit descend and remain ... baptizes with the Holy Spirit." (John 1:33) John declares that he had actually seen this man anointed by God, and he is convinced that Jesus is the Messiah. The purpose of this Gospel is to encourage the church to reflect once more, with some theological comprehension, on ...

1356. Easter 2

Acts 2:14-41, Psalm 105:1-45, 1 Peter 1:1-12, John 20:19-23, John 20:24-31

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... for any length of time knows what a "mighty wind" really is. The wind and flames that touched the people on Pentecost must have driven them out of the upper rooms into the street where they acted as if they were drunk. They were - with the Holy Spirit. 2. Peter, backed by the rest of the Eleven, explained what was happening and took the occasion to preach for repentance by talking about the death of Christ. "This man, who was put into your power by the deliberate intention and foreknowledge of God, you took ...

1357. "Hold Your Horses!"

Acts 1:12-26

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Barbara Brokhoff

... Faith If you have an appointment with someone, and if that person is late, or appears to be, your continued waiting for him/her to arrive indicates your faith in his/her word. The disciples were able to wait and wait and wait in the upper room for the Holy Spirit to come because they had learned that the word of Jesus is always good. David was able to say, "I waited patiently for the Lord, and He heard me." Waiting is an exercise in faith, whether you wait for a human or for God. In the waiting times, God ...

1358. The Triune God

Matthew 28:16-20

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Dennis Kastens

... worshipped him; but some doubted. And Jesus came and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, to the close of the age." (RSV) Perhaps you are familiar with the poem, "The Blind Men and the Elephant," by John Godfrey Saxe. It concerns six men who decide to satisfy ...

1359. The Miracle of Christ

Ephesians 3:14-21

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Robert G. Tuttle

... Paul was talking about in Ephesians 3. I was given something of the riches of his glory. I was strengthened with might by his spirit in the inner man. He began to dwell in my heart by faith. Strangely, I was becoming rooted and grounded in love. And, thus, ... have him. I could not find God but I had to find him. There was agony and struggle over a period of three months while the spirit of God was working out something in me that had to be worked out, before I could really be his child. God knew that some ...

1360. Are You Under Arrest?

Heb 5:11-13; 10:39

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Robert Noblett

... us are not now dwelling in a building called a prison, but there is more than one kind of prison. You may know of no one who is presently under legal arrest, but there is more than one kind of arrest. And when Jesus says in the gospel that the Spirit of the Lord has sent him "to proclaim release to the captives," I don’t think he was talking only about those who were in the Jerusalem jail. I think his words are meant for me and you too. His very life was intended to discharge people from the prisons ...

1361. The Light that Shines Within

John 1:1-18

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Leonard Mann

... : Where is his next meal coming from? He is not interested in the sunset which gleams golden in the west behind him. He is unaware of the tulips that bloom there by his feet. He is not at all impressed with the heights and ranges and reaches of mind and spirit. He sees all there is of his life in the light of the hunger pain he feels in his stomach. I well remember the time such a man approached me on a Cincinnati street and said the usual thing: "Mister, can you spare a dime?" That was before inflation and ...

1362. A Real Pepper-Upper

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Michael J. Anton

... I’m tired of being forgiving and tolerant of the hypocrites in the pew next to me. I’m tired of trying to love my neighbor while he spits in my face. I’m tired. Pentecost is for people who are tired. It’s a special time to invite the Spirit of God to come and light my fire. It’s the only time God invites us to get drunk, inebriated with new life and new perspective. Sometimes it’s really hard to imagine that being Christian can be exciting and vibrant, so exciting it can catapult a person out of ...

1363. The New Birth

John 3:1-21

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Bill Bouknight

... essence of new birth as follows: "I feel that Jesus died for my sins and I have been pardoned. I feel adopted as God's child. Faith, hope and love are alive in me and growing." New birth is the change brought about in a human life by the Holy Spirit after one repents of sin and trusts in Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord. One experiences forgiveness, adoption as a child of God, and new joy, peace, and power. New birth can be a gradual or sudden experience. It can be emotional or calm. It is the first part of ...

1364. Stand Up Straight

Luke 13:10-17

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Bill Bouknight

... derailed rather than keeping your eyes open for a new dream God wants to show you. Whatever your bad back, bring it to the altar and commit it to God. He wants to liberate you from the power of the Evil One. He wants to touch you with his Holy spirit, so that even your bad back gives him glory. He wants you to leave this place praising him. Listen to a modern woman who has been healed by Jesus, though she still walks with the aid of crutches. One day at the grocery store she had an encounter with a ...

1365. Christian Courage

Acts 4:1-22

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Durwood L. Buchheim

... with so many people is that the voices of their neighbors sound louder in their ears than the voice of God." It was said of John Knox, the Scottish Martin Luther, "He feared God so much he never feared the face of any person." Peter, "full of the Spirit, full of courage," ends his bold sermon with this bold claim: "There is no salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among mortals by which we must be saved." (4:12) The well-known statement is worthy of a sermon in itself ...

1366. The Church Reaches Out!

Acts 8:26-40

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Durwood L. Buchheim

... he was a student of the Bible - yet he was a religious outsider in the "twilight zone between Judaism and paganism."1 Such is the blindness and senselessness of human-made walls. However, this outsider is about to meet an insider. Our text tells us: Then the Spirit said to Philip, "Go over to this chariot and join it." So Philip ran up to it and heard him reading the prophet Isaiah. He asked, "Do you understand what you are reading?" He replied, "How can I, unless someone guides me?" And he invited Philip ...

1367. Seven Words to Us - A Good Friday Tenebrae Service

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Douglas W. Orbaker

... :44-49 A Litany of Commitment Leader 1: The sun stopped shining and darkness covered the Earth for three hours. People: Father, in your hand I place my spirit. Leader 1: The curtain in the temple was torn in two. People: Father, in your hand I place my spirit. Leader 1: Even the centurian recognized Jesus’ greatness. People: Father, in your hand I place my spirit. Leader 1: Even as darkness haunts our souls, People: Even as our secret places are torn in two. Leader 1: Even as others recognize the good we ...

1368. Easter 2

Acts 4:32-37, 1 John 1:5--2:14, John 20:19-23, John 20:24-31

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Paul A. Laughlin

... ’ name we pray. Amen Prayer of Confession Forgiving God, we admit to you and one another our tendency to be selfish and self-serving, and to let all sorts of worldly concerns and earthly things divide us from one another. Forgive us, we pray. Place your resurrection Spirit so deep within our hearts that we shall truly feel at one with the resurrected Christ and united with each other as members of his body. In his name we pray. Amen Second Lesson: 1 John 1:1--2:2 Theme: The word of life and the fellowship ...

1369. Easter 5

Acts 8:26-40, 1 John 4:7-21, John 15:1-17

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Paul A. Laughlin

... Amen Prayer of Confession God of mercy, we confess that we do not always love one another, or live as though we know you, who are love. We often nurture petty grievances and sometimes even sow and cultivate abject hatred. Forgive us, we pray. Instill in us your spirit of love, and give us the power to manifest that love in our relationships with one another, so that we may make visible in our lives your true nature. In the name of Jesus we pray. Amen Gospel: John 15:1-8 Theme: A fruitful community, faithful ...

1370. Out of the Wilderness Comes New Life

Mark 1:9-13

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George Bass

... of his native land. And so, "angels ministered to him" and turned that experience into a spiritual triumph that prepared him for his God-given mission in life. The forty-day fast in the wilderness beyond the Jordan was God’s idea, you see. He sent the Holy Spirit to Jesus, not only to tell him at his baptism, "You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased," but also to drive him into physical isolation for an extended period of time during which he could reflect on the meaning of what happened when ...

1371. Behold! Chariots of Fire!

2 Kings 2:1-18

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Richard L. Eslinger

... words of the Jordan: "This is my beloved Son." This first born of the new humanity, shining with the radiance of God’s presence ... this Savior turns to us and invites us to share in his life and his service. And we are offered a double share of his Spirit. We, too, have become "first born." The request is made by Elisha. And Elijah answers, "If you see me ... it shall be so." And as they still went on and talked, behold, a chariot of fire and horses of fire separated the two of them. And Elijah went up ...

1372. Life Bread

John 6:25-59

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Dallas A. Brauninger

... Teaching by God Leader: Life bread People: Freeing for life Leader: Holy Spirit nourishing with life bread People: Holy mystery among us still. Collect Jesus Christ, the God-connection; Holy Spirit, the God-connection; Holy Creator-Parent-God, we come to you drawn by you and drawn to you, O Thou, offerer of life bread. Amen. Prayer of Confession Holy Spirit, bread of life given for us, return us to the root of all life. Give to us energy of the spirit so we might be fully awake to healing, to things of the ...

1373. As We Remember - Memorial Day

1 Chronicles 11:10-25

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T. A. Kantonen

... citizenship and do we make responsible and constructive use of it? We Americans of the twentieth century, who tend to take our freedom for granted, need to recover the reverent appreciation of it which the fathers had and which Lincoln had. In this spirit, when Finland achieved its independence, the poet Koskenniemi wrote a stirring ode "To the Freedom of Finland." These lines are much better in the original poetry but even in prose their message comes through. "You are the highest, the most longed-for ...

1374. You're Going To Have A Baby!

Luke 1:26-38

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John R. Brokhoff

... a woman have a baby without having intercourse with a man? Gabriel explained to Mary that the father of her child would be the Holy Spirit. To this day we confess in the Creed, "conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary." No man can take credit or ... If Christmas is to mean anything at all, Christ is to be born in each of us in the same way Mary conceived. It is by the Spirit. It seems as impossible for us to be born anew as it was for Mary to have a child without a husband. The angel reminds us, as ...

1375. The Second Touch for the Out of Touch

1 Kings 19:1-18

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Robert Leslie Holmes

... . It was a journey that would exhaust a healthy person under the best of circumstances. The Bible says, “The body is meant not for fornication but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body ... Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, which you have from God, and that you are not your own?” (1 Corinthians 6:13, 19). Take care of your body. It belongs to God. His mind was depleted. Elijah was physically fatigued. He was also mentally frazzled. There is a mental drain to ...

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