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Matthew 13:1-23

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... the rest of the world is not interested in the storms we have encountered, but whether we brought in the ship. You and I need to stop making excuses and start scattering some seed around! Let me share something that I recently read. It was originally published in the Johnson County News of Greenwood, Indiana: In 1923, a group of the world’s most successful financiers met at the Edgewater Beach Hotel in Chicago. At this meeting were the following: 1. The president of the country’s largest steel company ...

1377. Advent 2

Isaiah 11:1-16, Psalm 72:1-20, Romans 14:1--15:13, Matthew 3:1-12

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... only Son. By his coming give us strength in our conflicts and shed light on our path through the darkness of this world; through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. The petition of the original collect points more to God's purpose for our lives, that is, to love and serve him as long as we live: "... so that by his coming we may be enabled to serve thee with pure minds...." The intent of both prayers is initially the same, asking God ...

1378. Christmas 1

Psalm 111:1-10, Isaiah 63:7--64:12, Galatians 3:26--4:7, Matthew 2:13-18, Matthew 2:19-23

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... Christmas. In this reading, therefore, is the reminder that we are continuing the Christmas celebration this day. Matthew 2:13-15, 19-23 Matthew is the only one of the four gospel writers to include this lovely, but terrible and puzzling, tale that finds its origin and impetus in another dream that Joseph had and another message delivered to him by an angelic visitor. When the whole story is told (including verses 16-18, which briefly sketch out the gory details of Herod's slaughter of the male children in ...

1379. Baptism of Our Lord

Matthew 3:13-17, Acts 10:23b-48, Psalm 45:1-17, Isaiah 42:1-9

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... "to fulfill all righteousness" (or justice) and is identified by the Spirit of God "descending on him" and a voice from heaven, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased." The theology of Christian baptism is here, and the concept of the baptismal covenant finds its origin here, too, in "I have given you as a covenant to the people, a light to the nations." Verses 6b and 7 have found their way into Matthew 11 in Jesus' answer to John's question, "Are you the one who is to come, or shall we look ...

1380. Epiphany 7

Matthew 5:43-48, Matthew 5:38-42, 1 Corinthians 3:1-23, Leviticus 19:1-37

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... done that is offensive and even extremely harmful to a person. Second, one should confront the neighbor with the offense committed by that person, thereby avoiding the commission of sin by the one who has been offended. Retaliation compounds sin by repeating the original offense, perhaps in a different way; one cannot take vengeance on an offensive neighbor and hope to be an innocent victim in the eyes of God. Fourth, a grudge must not be extended into a feud that begins with one person and then involves ...

1381. Lent 3

Psalm 142:1-7, Isaiah 42:10-17, Isaiah 42:18-25, Ephesians 4:17--5:21, John 9:1-12, John 9:13-34, John 9:35-41

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... occurred in the oral tradition. The heart of it is the incident in which the blind man received his sight by obeying Jesus, whom he later came to recognize as the light of the world. The shorter form (John 9:13-17, 39-42) is claimed to be the original section of the story, and concentration on this part supports the Jesus/light theme in the gospel. The most puzzling part of all of this is why the churches that have used John for Lent for so many centuries could not agree on the Sunday when this gospel is ...

1382. Lent 5

Psalm 116:1-19, John 11:38-44, John 11:17-37, John 11:1-16, Romans 8:18-27, Romans 8:1-17, Ezekiel 37:1-14

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... prescribes only verses 12-14. The Episcopal and Lutheran lessons appear to be tentative, offering the preacher the choice of the entire passage as a reading and potential source of the sermon, or a reduced version of the pericope. The "dry bones" theme of Ezekiel originally spoke only of Israel living in Exile and the promise of the Lord God to bring them back from Exile in Babylon and restore their nation once more. More pertinent to Lent and Easter is the theme of resurrection in verses 12-14, "And you ...

1383. Maundy Thursday

John 13:1-17, 1 Corinthians 11:17-34, Exodus 12:1-30

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THEOLOGICAL CLUE Thursday of Holy Week originally was celebrated as a feast of reconciliation, long ago when sin was taken seriously by the church; the penitents, who were excluded from the congregation during Lent were brought back and joined the congregation in the sacrament. They would come to the closed door of the church, knock and seek ...

1384. 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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... 2:14a, 22-32 When the new lectionaries began to appear early in the 1970's, there was some unanimity on the choice of Acts 2:42-47 as the First Lesson, but some of the churches changed this reading, as the list above reveals. The original lesson portrays how the church was actually living out the resurrection of Christ in daily life (the gospel was preached, a genuine community "in Christ" developed, the people "broke bread together," and they were faithful in prayer in the name of their risen Lord). The ...

1385. Easter 3

Acts 2:14-41, Acts 2:42-47, Isaiah 43:1-13, 1 Peter 1:13-2:3, Luke 24:13-35

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... on this Sunday, while the Fourth Sunday of Easter picks up verses 36-41 of Acts 2 and sets them alongside Acts 6:1-9 and 7:2a, 51-60. Thus, one of the "musical lections" is removed, but another is put in its place. Incidentally, the LBW originally had this same three-Sunday alignment of these texts. This reading jumps from the beginning of Peter's sermon to the concluding appeal, in which he calls upon the hearers to repent and be baptized for the forgiveness of ot heir sins, promising them the gift of the ...

1386. Easter 4

Acts 2:14-41, Psalm 23:1-6, Acts 6:1-7, Acts 7:54--8:1a, 1 Peter 2:13-25, John 10:1-21

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... Fourth Sunday of Easter, in years A and B, at least, has the biblical content that the Second Sunday after Easter used to have: namely, Good Shepherd Sunday. John 10 is read in all three years: Year A is assigned John 10:1-10; Year B has the original Good Shepherd Sunday Gospel, John 10:11-16; and Year C contains the last part of the chapter, John 10:22-30. The figure of the Good Shepherd was central to the symbolism of all of the ancient churches, picturing the risen Christ, ascended, sitting on a throne ...

1387. Easter 6

Psalm 66:1-20, Acts 17:16-34, 1 Peter 3:8-22, John 14:15-31

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... , he has done just that. A sermon on the Second Lesson, 1 Peter 3:15-22 - "The Light upon the Water." This sermon is about lighting up the water of baptism, which is what the author is doing in this passage. Years ago, there originated a water and light show in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, that was called "Dancing Waters." The water rose and fell and colored light was employed to add more beauty to the extravaganza. Today, a company that manufacturer lawn sprinklers has developed and marketed an undulating ...

1388. Easter 7

Acts 1:1-11, Psalm 47:1-9, 1 Peter 4:12-19, John 17:1-5, John 17:6-19

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... perhaps we can "entrust (our) souls to a faithful Creator" in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. John 17:1-11 The high and priestly prayer of Jesus Christ is taken and set down in a completely different liturgical setting than that in which it was originally spoken: the work of the Lord is now totally finished and the door to eternal life has been thrown wide open by the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, completed in the ascension. Christ therefore - and this is the main reason that the latter half of ...

1389. Proper 5 & Pentecost 3

Matthew 9:9-13, Romans 4:1-25, Hosea 6:1--7:16, Genesis 22:1-19, Psalm 13:1-6, Psalm 50:1-23, Hosea 5:1-15

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... and he immediately obeyed the Lord. The Prayer of the Day This prayer, which was assigned to the First Sunday after Trinity in some of the pre-Vatican II propers, has been modernized and rewritten, but it retains much of the flavor of the original collect. "Trust in thee (God)" has been changed to "hope in you," reflecting the eschatological stance of the entire church year and, particularly, the Pentecost cycle/season. The petition asks for "the help of your grace," ("because in the weakness of our mortal ...

1390. Proper 15 & Pentecost 13

Isaiah 56:1-8, Psalm 67:1-7, Psalm 78:1-72, Exodus 16:1-36, Romans 11:11-24, Romans 11:25-32, Matthew 15:21-28

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... The Roman, Episcopal, and Lutheran churches also assign this psalm to the Sixth Sunday of Easter, Series C, primarily as a song of thanksgiving, on that occasion for the resurrection of the Lord about to be completed in the ascension. It is a psalm that was originally giving thanks for a successful harvest ("The earth has brought forth her increase; may God, our own God, give us his blessing" - v. 6), but is used in Pentecost to remember all the blessings which God has poured out upon his people. It is also ...

1391. Pentecost 7

Matthew 18:21-35, Romans 14:1--15:13, Exodus 20:1-21, Psalm 19:1-14, Psalm 103:1-22, Genesis 50:15-21

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... perfectly, cause us to recognize our sin and our need for forgiveness; the righteousness of Jesus Christ saves us in the face of the condemnation thrust upon us by the decalogue. Romans 14:5-12 (E, C); 14:5-9 (L); 14:7-9 (R) The original plan for the Lutheran Lectionary was almost identical to the Roman reading, but, later, the reading was expanded to begin at verse 5; the Common Lectionary accepted this alteration to the Roman Ordo and proceeded to add verses 10 and 11 to the lesson. The latter addition ...

1392. The Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost

Isaiah 25:1-12, Psalm 23:1-6, Psalm 135:1-21, Deuteronomy 34:1-12, Philippians 4:2-9, Philippians 4:10-20

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... Psalm 23 to Christ the King Sunday, Series A. The Roman and Lutheran lectionaries both place Psalm 23 in the middle of Pentecost, Series B. Oddly enough, the only use of the psalm in Series C occurs in the LBW, for Good Shepherd Sunday. The original assignment of the psalm to this Sunday obviously was to highlight God's graciousness, "You spread a table before me ... you have anointed my head with oil, and my cup is running over." The LBW emphasizes the eschatological theme in verse 6, "Surely your goodness ...

1393. Pentecost 24

Mal 1:6-14, Lev 2:1-16, Mic 3:1-12, Am 5:18-27, Ru 4:1-1, 1Th 2:1-16, 4:13-5:11, Mt 23 and 25:1-13

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... from God. The least that they can expect is that their office will be rendered ineffectual by God, and, as a result, Jerusalem will become "a heap of rubble, and the mountain of the Temple a wooded height." Amos 5:18-24 (L) For some reason, the original first reading assigned to this Sunday, Zephaniah 1:14-16, with its insistence that "The great day of the Lord is near, near and hastening fast," was replaced with this lection from Amos 5, which also refers to "the day of the Lord." Micah is convinced that ...

1394. Christ The King

Ezekiel 34:1-31, Matthew 25:31-46, 1 Corinthians 15:12-34, Psalm 95:1-11, Psalm 23:1-6

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... to decide, In the strife of truth with falsehood, For the good or evil side; Some great cause, God's new messiah, Offering each the bloom or blight, And the choice goes by forever 'Twixt that darkness and that light. Interestingly, two lines were omitted - the original lines seven and eight of the poem. They are one of the reasons that the poem/hymn was included in the hymnal; they express the judgment theme of the Gospel for the Day, despite the fact that "some great cause" is substituted for Christ the ...

1395. Reformation Sunday

Jeremiah 32:1-44, Romans 3:21-31, John 8:31-41

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... them steadfast in your Word," followed by, "protect and comfort them in all temptations, defend them against all their enemies, and bestow on the Church your saving peace...." The final portion, asking for "peace" in the church, also expresses one of Luther's original intentions, namely, that the church would be reformed, not divided into a multiplicity of churches. The Psalm of the Day - Psalm 46 This is really the only psalm that Lutherans could use as a responsory, or the Psalm of the Day, on Reformation ...

1396. Thanksgiving Day

Deuteronomy 8:1-20, Philippians 4:2-9, Philippians 4:10-20, 1 Timothy 2:1-15, Luke 17:11-19

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... , flowing forth in valleys and hills, a land of wheat and barley, of vines and fig trees and pomegranates, a land of olive trees and honey, a land in which you will eat bread without scarcity, in which you will lack nothing ... The last verse brings the message originally given to Israel home to contemporary Americans: "And you shall eat and be full and you shall bless the Lord your God for the good land he has given you." Philippians 4:6-20 The first two verses of this text (which involves at least two of ...

1397. The One Who Made His Cross

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... I had done. He turned to one of the Pharisees named Simon, and said ... (Everyone freezes) (LIGHTS DIM. FILM ON - OR READING OF MATERIAL BY JESUS. JESUS’ TEACHINGS OF PRODIGAL SON AND DEBTORS. IF FILM IS USED, DIM AT END. THEN OUT.) (In the original production the following part which was spoken by ‘Jesus’ was filmed on Super 8mm film with a magnetic strip for sound. Only the shadow of the character was shown. With a careful positioning of the photographic lights we were able to project the shadow ...

1398. Some Assembly Required

Malachi 2:17--3:5

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... , you look for the directions. You have to follow directions. You have to understand what the creator intended for the toy if you are to put the thing together as it was designed. But we live in an imperfect world - a world still tainted by the fall into original sin. This means that nothing is perfect, so some of the 4,176 pieces you need must be missing. Evidently, this is part of the ritual of assemblying toys. It’s a test of your temper and your resourcefulness when you find you have too many of one ...

1399. Advent 4

Isaiah 7:10-16

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Theme: Our futile present vs. God's future presence Exegetical Note In its original setting, this famous prophecy was directed at a reluctant recipient, King Ahaz of Judah, and promised him, despite the seeming futility of his present political situation, a sign of eventual success over his enemies in the person of one to be born to a girl (almah) and to be named, ...

1400. Christmas 1

Luke 2:1-7

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... explorable details is an often misunderstood phrase, which comes as a part of the angelic multitude's hymn, namely, the declaration of peace among "men," either those "of good will" or those "with whom God is pleased." The latter probably comes closer to the original intent of the idiomatic text, and makes the sound theological point that the benefits of this whole event derive from God's gracious good will, not from human merit. Call to Worship (based on Psalm 96) Leader: Let the heavens be glad! Let the ...

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1376. It Takes More than Sun to Grow

Matthew 13:1-23

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1377. Advent 2

Isaiah 11:1-16, Psalm 72:1-20, Romans 14:1--15:13, Matthew 3:1-12

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1378. Christmas 1

Psalm 111:1-10, Isaiah 63:7--64:12, Galatians 3:26--4:7, Matthew 2:13-18, Matthew 2:19-23

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1379. Baptism of Our Lord

Matthew 3:13-17, Acts 10:23b-48, Psalm 45:1-17, Isaiah 42:1-9

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1380. Epiphany 7

Matthew 5:43-48, Matthew 5:38-42, 1 Corinthians 3:1-23, Leviticus 19:1-37

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1381. Lent 3

Psalm 142:1-7, Isaiah 42:10-17, Isaiah 42:18-25, Ephesians 4:17--5:21, John 9:1-12, John 9:13-34, John 9:35-41

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1382. Lent 5

Psalm 116:1-19, John 11:38-44, John 11:17-37, John 11:1-16, Romans 8:18-27, Romans 8:1-17, Ezekiel 37:1-14

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1383. Maundy Thursday

John 13:1-17, 1 Corinthians 11:17-34, Exodus 12:1-30

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1384. 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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1385. Easter 3

Acts 2:14-41, Acts 2:42-47, Isaiah 43:1-13, 1 Peter 1:13-2:3, Luke 24:13-35

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1386. Easter 4

Acts 2:14-41, Psalm 23:1-6, Acts 6:1-7, Acts 7:54--8:1a, 1 Peter 2:13-25, John 10:1-21

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1387. Easter 6

Psalm 66:1-20, Acts 17:16-34, 1 Peter 3:8-22, John 14:15-31

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1388. Easter 7

Acts 1:1-11, Psalm 47:1-9, 1 Peter 4:12-19, John 17:1-5, John 17:6-19

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1389. Proper 5 & Pentecost 3

Matthew 9:9-13, Romans 4:1-25, Hosea 6:1--7:16, Genesis 22:1-19, Psalm 13:1-6, Psalm 50:1-23, Hosea 5:1-15

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1390. Proper 15 & Pentecost 13

Isaiah 56:1-8, Psalm 67:1-7, Psalm 78:1-72, Exodus 16:1-36, Romans 11:11-24, Romans 11:25-32, Matthew 15:21-28

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1391. Pentecost 7

Matthew 18:21-35, Romans 14:1--15:13, Exodus 20:1-21, Psalm 19:1-14, Psalm 103:1-22, Genesis 50:15-21

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1392. The Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost

Isaiah 25:1-12, Psalm 23:1-6, Psalm 135:1-21, Deuteronomy 34:1-12, Philippians 4:2-9, Philippians 4:10-20

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1393. Pentecost 24

Mal 1:6-14, Lev 2:1-16, Mic 3:1-12, Am 5:18-27, Ru 4:1-1, 1Th 2:1-16, 4:13-5:11, Mt 23 and 25:1-13

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1394. Christ The King

Ezekiel 34:1-31, Matthew 25:31-46, 1 Corinthians 15:12-34, Psalm 95:1-11, Psalm 23:1-6

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1395. Reformation Sunday

Jeremiah 32:1-44, Romans 3:21-31, John 8:31-41

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1396. Thanksgiving Day

Deuteronomy 8:1-20, Philippians 4:2-9, Philippians 4:10-20, 1 Timothy 2:1-15, Luke 17:11-19

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1397. The One Who Made His Cross

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1398. Some Assembly Required

Malachi 2:17--3:5

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1399. Advent 4

Isaiah 7:10-16

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1400. Christmas 1

Luke 2:1-7

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