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1401. Proper 22

Mt 21:33-46 · Php 3:4b-14 · Ex 20:1-20

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... objects for our faith and devotion. Forgive us this idolatry, we pray, and remind us that the first of your commandments is that we have no other gods before us. Teach us to make you the axis of our lives, around which all other concerns and commitments revolve, and without which our lives turn into confusion and chaos. In the name of Jesus the Christ we pray. Amen Second Lesson: Philippians 3:4b-14 Theme: Perfection pursued, glory given Exegetical Note Paul is apparently countering the contention of some ...

1402. Proper 26

Psalm 127:1-5, Ruth 4:1-12

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... s greatest king, David. Call to Worship Leader: Unless God builds the house, the workers labor in vain! People: UNLESS GOD WATCHES OVER THE CITY, THE GUARDS PROTECT IT FOR NOUGHT!| Leader: May our daily actions be for God's glory! People: MAY OUR HUMAN CONCERNS WORK FOR SALVATION! (Based on Psalm 127) Collect Good and true God, you have given us many examples in scripture of small human acts that were important parts of your divine plan. Guide us in the little things of everyday life: that, with your divine ...

1403. Easter 5

John 14:1-4

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... living God." Follow with this invitational litany between pastor/ministers: Pastor: Life in Christ is a great adventure. Ministers: We come from the bland sameness of daily life, preoccupation with little concerns which do not ultimately count, and the frustration of ineffectiveness in a world aflame with crises and urgent concerns. Pastor: Jesus Christ has made us partners in liberating the world. Ministers: We come to receive a plan for significant living, a purpose to uplift our vision, and a power to ...

1404. Pentecost

John 20:19-23

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... Congregation Suggestion: Through the Spirit of God, infiltrate, inflame, inspire each other, and this world. How will we do so this week? How will we respond to the Spirit, with friends, on vacation, in vocation, in neighborhood? Because, "The heart of Christianity is not concern for the soul, but concern for the world." (John 3:11) (author unknown) Planning for Your Congregation I. Other Scriptures Psalm 104:1, 24-34 Isaiah 44:1-8 Joel 2:28-29 Acts 2:1-21 1 Corinthians 12:3-7, 12-13 II. Suggested Hymns "On ...

1405. Proper 15

John 6:25-59

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... people will die today from lack of food, or adequate water. Find the latest statistics. The statistic given at the time of this publication is 10,000 children each day. 2. Point out that food for yourself is a physical concern; food for others is a spiritual concern. Stewardship Challenge Suggestion: God calls us to feed the hungry, to refresh the thirsty. Too little money can create despair in those suffering; too much money can cause hardening of the attitude. Charge to the Congregation Consider this: Ask ...

1406. Proper 14

Matthew 14:22-36

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... us to listen for we are deaf. Come, fill us this moment. Amen Act of Recognizing our Humanness and Receiving New Life Try this: Diagram the bulletin this way: Facing Ourselves or Recognizing our Humanness One Concern Call to Confession or Receiving New Life One Strength Church's Program Church's People Church's Pastor You Pray about the Concern Build on the Strength You may want to print this as a slip sheet. You could ask the people to rip off the confessional part, tear it into pieces, and place it in a ...

1407. True And False Prophecy

Mark 14:27-31

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... and again, so that there would be no misunderstanding, for the sake of our people, we must do whatever it takes. It is better for one man to die, than for the whole nation to perish. PETER: (Simultaneously with Caiaphas [previous]) We were getting more and more concerned about the crowds. Many of us among the 12 worried that the Herodians or the elders on the Sanhedrin who hated Jesus might try to stir up the crowd against us, or that zealots and malcontents might start a riot and try to make Jesus a king ...

1408. Do You Believe In Easter?

Luke 24:1-12

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Bill Bouknight

... was usually unacceptable. So, if the resurrection story had been a made-up story by the early church, they would never have placed a woman as the star witness. The four gospel accounts of the resurrection differ slightly concerning the details. But that should not concern us. Ask any reporter who covers criminal trials. If four witnesses offer identical testimony, the four are suspected of conspiracy or collusion. All four gospels agree on the one vitally important fact of Easter morning: the tomb was ...

1409. Sole Brother

Luke 10:25-37

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... half-hour period at least thirty-eight residents were known to be watching, and none of them sought either to help or to call the police. Had the Good Samaritan in us died, or was this a special kind of situation? The incident triggered both concern and research, confirming some of the suspicions you and I might have had for some time - that the more of us there are watching a critical need situation, the lower the likelihood that any one of us will render help. Our individual responsibility somehow seems ...

1410. Mugwumps

Luke 6:1-11

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... engine humm of large organization and big business is always with us. We have to remain alert and never let it deafen us to human needs. It is up to us to make sure the two C’s in the word "Church" stand for Christlike Concern and not Churchly Comfort. Frequently as I have mentioned Mugwumps I have linked the word with tradition, ceremonial rules, and comfort. Certainly each of these has its place, and a very important place. Tradition and rules help give a necessary order, structure, and continuity ...

1411. Faith, Love, and Fakers at Ephesus

Acts 18:18-28

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... some saying, "I belong to Paul" or "I belong to Apollos" or "I belong to Cephas." When he came to Ephesus again, Paul’s first encounter was with a group who called themselves Christians but who knew only the teaching and baptism of John. Paul’s concern for doctrinal purity led him to catechize these disciples and he got some strange answers. Asked about the Holy Spirit, they responded honestly, "We have never even heard that there is a Holy Spirit." But they were eager to learn and Paul was quick to ...

1412. The Deeper Magic

Luke 23:26-43

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Brett Blair

... for all to see, a wonderful allegory of the fall of mankind and the redemption of the world. It is one of the best stories ever told because it tells of the worst in us, the best in us, and the grace offered to us all. I am not overly concerned about J. K. Rowling’s use witchcraft in the Harry Potter stories. She is not trying to get kids hooked on the occult. It is fantasy used to convey a more human truth, that sacrifice, a logical cool head, courage, and compassion are how we will be judged in the ...

1413. Let Yes Be Yes!

Matthew 15:21-28

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... , to discover how the congregation worshiped. Some of them became full members of the church. Of course, some of them never did. But that’s the risk the church must always take. Jesus could well have felt he had been "used" by some poor woman who was most concerned about escaping from a crisis. We may find - and feel - the same. But that’s what ministry is all about. Not every seed the farmer plants will yield a harvest. But where would we be if we decided not to plant at all? Another congregation in a ...

1414. It Isn’t Fair!

Matthew 20:1-16

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... thought he did. He’d have to advertise for clerical positions (bookkeepers, mostly) and begin to keep close tally on us all. He’d have to keep enormous archives filled with videotapes on everybody. Making a list and checking it twice would be his chief concern. He’d need to have a databank with instantaneous retrieval capabilities. And how would we come off? Not well. Suppose the sun shone only on the godly. Or, suppose the law of gravity should be repealed, except for those whose love for God matched ...

1415. No Longer Spectators - But Participants!

Acts 2:14-41

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Barbara Brokhoff

... . A woman in Florida told of occasionally visiting a certain church. One morning she was sick and therefore could not attend. She reported that twelve different people from the church came that afternoon to her home to see about her and to assure her of their concern. Since we’ve all been there sometime in our lives, we need to let the sick, hurting, and sinful know we are caring for them. Sinners must always be made welcome in the church (or at least they should be). A man in a Georgia town where Miller ...

1416. Who Are God’s People?

Exodus 19:1-25

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John R. Brokhoff

... began to worship and serve Baal and Ashteroth. They indulged in sacred prostitution and offered their babies as sacrifices. What is our record in having God as the one, true God? A god is that which comes first in our lives, our greatest value, the summum bonum, our ultimate concern in life. Though we say that God is our God, isn’t money or power or fame or success or family or self the real god we worship? What really comes first in our lives is our god. If we want to be and continue as God’s people ...

1417. We Are Driven!

Jeremiah 20:7-18

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John R. Brokhoff

... zeal, determination and courage in battling for the right causes in today’s society. When we commit our cause to God, we do not have to worry about the success of the cause. Our worries and fears can be turned over to God, and we can let him be concerned about them. God will fight our battles for us. All we need to do is our part and then stand back and behold what God can do for us. Like Jeremiah, Luther committed his cause of religious truth and liberty to God. One time a Cardinal thundered at Luther ...

1418. Recovering From the Blahs

1 Kings 19:9-18

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John R. Brokhoff

... . God helped Elijah overcome the blahs by letting him tell of his problems. It does us good, too, to share our burdens with God and with a friend. By doing so, we get it out of our systems, and the listener helps to carry the burden of concern. This is one way we can help the discouraged. Just lend an interested and sympathetic ear to troubled people. Ann Landers reports that she receives daily thousands of letters from people who need to share their problems. We do not have to say anything nor give advice ...

1419. Looking For God?

Isaiah 55:1-13

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John R. Brokhoff

... because of; I think it’s yet to be broken to any man living or any yet lived on earth, no exceptions ..." Modern man is asking, "Where are you, God?" He is no longer concerned about the wrath of God as about the absence of God. He does not worry about his sin but about the meaninglessness of his existence. He is not concerned whether God is gracious but whether there really is a God. A search for God is made because we do not see God. A pastor once visited the kindergarten class of his church school. The ...

1420. As Good As God

Leviticus 19:1-37

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John R. Brokhoff

... old, he will not have, as I do, children to care for him." So at night he carried several bags of flour to his brother’s warehouse. After some nights, the inevitable happened: the brothers ran into each other while going to each other’s warehouse. Their meeting in mutual concern and love became holy ground, for God was in their love and where God is, there is holy ground. Why are we to be and do good? Because our God is good. To be a Christian is to have God the Spirit in our hearts. With God in us, we ...

1421. Your Money and Your Life

Matthew 6:19-24

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Robert Bachelder

... have been well defended. Thomas Jefferson said once that when he reflected God is just, he trembled for his country. It was not some moralizing preacher but the century’s most famous economist, Lord Keynes, who said: "The moral problem of our age is concerned with the love of money." In "Choruses from ‘The Rock,’ " T. S. Eliot asked: When the Stranger says: ‘What is the meaning of this city? Do you huddle close together because you love each other?’ What will you answer? ‘We all dwell together ...

1422. A Book Which Reads Us

John 4:1-26

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Robert Bachelder

... who was a Jew and a Rabbi to boot. No doubt she fully expected him to snub her. But instead he engaged her, not just superficially, but to her very depths. He measured both the poverty and the requirement of her life. The love in his eyes and the concern in his voice emboldened her, dejected and cynical though she must have been, to cry out once more for acceptance and care. She said: "Sir, give me this water, that I may not thirst, nor come here to draw." Jesus gave her himself. The hopes and fears of all ...

1423. Out of the Barnyard

John 11:38-44

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Robert Bachelder

... fastest these days are those which address their parishioners personal needs but do not speak to the world’s larger concerns. Many people who are joining churches these days are like geese looking for good corn and a safe barnyard, and ... believe that we as a Christian culture can lose people in institutions and never shed a tear." But out of Colby’s pastoral concern for this dead stranger has come a marvelous program for the living patients at the Institute. This program makes it possible for patients ...

1424. Mairead Corrigan and Betty Williams

Luke 1:67-80

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Carroll Gunkel

... it is to work ourselves; It is easier to tear down than it is to build up. Mairead Corrigan and Betty Williams do not need me to defend them, but a word of defense is nonetheless appropriate. First, their actions speak for themselves. With little concern for personal safety or well-being, these two women rose to the challenge of bringing peace to Northern Ireland. Their movement may not have been the movement others would have led, but they were the only ones willing to place their lives and destinies on ...

1425. Hiltgunt Margaret Zassenhaus

Deuteronomy 31:1-8

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Carroll Gunkel

... nothing to the glory of her Christ-like deeds. Like so many of the German people during the rise of National Socialism - Naziism - Hiltgunt Zassenhaus could best be described as apolitical. Like her fellow citizens, she had more important things to concern her than the politics of the new German chancellor, Adolph Hitler. After all, as a young student, hoping for a career in medicine, her primary responsibilities were the successful completion of academic requirements. Then, too, like most of us, she was ...

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