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1451. Proper 11

Mark 6:30-44, Psalm 89:1-52

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B. David Hostetter

... eternal Parent. Amen. PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING From what diversity of humanity you build your church, Divine Builder! With what grace you inhabit this temple making it holy by your presence within this human dwelling! We celebrate our foundation on apostles and prophets and especially the keystone, Jesus Christ! His cross mounted on the highest steeple can not do justice to the miracle of reconciliation accomplished by your covenant mercies. We exalt your name, One God, Architect, Builder, Inhabiting Spirit ...

1452. Christmas Day

Isaiah 51:17--52:12, Psalm 98:1-9, Hebrews 1:1-14, John 1:1-18

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B. David Hostetter

... of the unity of all things in Christ, all things in heaven and earth. Then will all the earth be glad and the stars sing for joy. Amen. Prayer of Thanksgiving We hail your coming, invisible Sovereign, incarnate Prince, powerful Spirit. We rejoice with apostles who lived in the historic days of Jesus Christ, your Son, and with prophets who anticipated that day. With all your earthly realm we join our voices in praise of the glory revealed in Jesus Christ. We run with the good news of the reunification ...

1453. But God Can

Luke 7:11-17

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Larry Powell

... has blessed our lives in every conceivable way, he comes in a new way. There is always more. Any definition of God must end with an ampersand, allowing for the "furthermore," for God was, and is, and shall be. This thought was in the mind of the apostle Paul when he wrote: "Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? ... No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am sure ...

1454. Preaching the Miracles of Jesus

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John R. Brokhoff

... . The Bible is a reliable and trustworthy witness to the truth of God. This truth has never failed nor been found to be deceptive. The historical-critical study may show us how the miracles came from Jesus' deeds, through the oral tradition of the Apostles, and finally recorded by the evangelists. But the reliability of the accounts is sure and acceptable. One can simply say, "I accept the miracles of Jesus because I accept the Bible as God's Word." 2. God's omnipotence - Miracles are possible because God ...

1455. The Infinite Becomes An Infant

Matthew 1:18-25

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John R. Brokhoff

... for accepting the Virgin Birth: 1. Although Mark, John and Paul do not mention the Virgin Birth, Matthew and Luke are reliable witnesses who do not lie. 2. From the beginning the church confessed her belief in the Virgin Birth by reciting the Apostles' and Nicene creeds. 3. The Virgin Birth harmonizes with the uniqueness of Jesus. He was unique among all people of all time: unique in being sinless, unique in wisdom, unique in power and unique in his relationship with God. 4. The Virgin Birth witnessed ...

1456. Let Us Pray!

Luke 11:1-13

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W. Robert McClelland

... and with eyes downcast. Today we would consider any parent who wanted us to crawl on our knees when we spoke to be abusive. Surely, God is at least as approachable as a loving, earthly parent. The Bible gives us permission to call God, "Daddy!" The apostle Paul addressed God as "Abba! Father!" in Romans 8:15. "Abba," is the Aramaic word translated in the Greek as "pater" or "father," but in Aramaic, as "Daddy." It is the familiar, very personal term for father. Jesus invites us to come very intimately to ...

1457. The Wisdom In Waiting

Luke 12:35-48

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W. Robert McClelland

... felt to be a threat to our self esteem. We have no patience with apparent lack of progress in ourselves or our society. Not to feel that day by day in every way we are becoming better and better is a vexing, if not depressing, realization. The Apostle Paul even frets about the entire universe having to wait, groaning in travail, until its deliverance (Romans 8:22, 23). But he adds, "I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us. For ...

1458. Christ the King

Jeremiah 23:1-8

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George Paul Mocko

... the kingdom of the crucified have gone. There the hungry have been fed, the sick have been healed, the naked clothed, the homeless given shelter, the prisoner freed; so justice and righteousness have spread forth from his rule, from his cross. The Apostle Paul in a first century famine, Raul Wallenberg in the holocaust, Father Damien with his lepers, Mother Theresa of Calcutta, Frederick Douglass of Easton, Maryland, Sojourner Truth and Harriet Tubman, Dr. Tom Dooley, George Fox's Quakers and John Wesley's ...

1459. The Conversion of Saul

Acts 9:1-19a

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Barbara Brokhoff

... opens his eyes he finds that he cannot see. He is blind! We know that before he will see with his eyes again he will have the eyes of his soul enlightened - and that's the best illumination of all! Saul of Tarsus is about to become Paul the Apostle. The Conveyors The Lord reaches each of us differently. We may not all have, and probably won't, so dramatic an encounter as Saul, but the important thing is how we respond to Christ. Saul was brought to the end of his own resources, his own cleverness, learning ...

1460. Warnings from the Bible

1 Corinthians 10:11

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Wesley T. Runk

... so that we will be warned not to do them, or get hurt doing them? Could that be part of the reason? I think so. A lot of the bad news that we read in the paper is a warning to us not to let it happen to us. The Apostle Paul told us that the same thing is written in the Bible. There are a lot of things in the Bible that are not too pleasant to read. They tell about some pretty awful things that happened to people when they refused to listen to God and do things the ...

1461. Preaching the Miracles of Jesus

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John R. Brokhoff

1462. Proper 15

Mt 15:21-28 · Ex 16:2-15 · Rom 11:13-16, 29-32 · Ps 78

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John R. Brokhoff

... is evident: the Canaanite woman received healing for her daughter as she begged Jesus for help. God hears the cries of his people and provides. Lesson 2 (Romans 11:13-16, 29-32). The Jews' rejection of the gospel brings salvation to all. Paul, apostle to the gentiles, makes the Jews jealous because they are accepting the gospel. Their rejection of Christ caused Paul to take the gospel to the gentiles. As the gentiles received mercy for their disobedience, so the Jews will also receive mercy. There is a ...

1463. God's Descending Spirit

John 20:19-23

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Leonard H. Budd

... frightened disciples the very evening of the Easter affirmation. Other scriptures tell of this gift coming later. "Wait," said Jesus in Luke's remembrance, "Wait for the gift of God's spirit." (Acts 1:4) And it did come! With that gift the disciples became apostles. The Holy Spirit changed them from learners to teachers, from receivers to givers. And it has continued through the ages, right down to the current moment. It is a gift to you! Life today finds strength and meaning in that Holy Spirit of God. Do ...

1464. A Whale Of A Tale

Jonah 3:1-10

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Erskine White

... Me" (1:2). Jonah experienced the call of God, that moment of crisis when God enters a person's life and turns it upside down. It's a crisis because faithful people have always found that God's call upsets their prior attitudes and their best-laid plans. The apostle Paul wanted to be a Jewish scholar and leader, but he was called to leave Israel and preach to the Gentiles. St. Francis Xavier wanted to spend his life in a monastery, but he was called to be a missionary in the Indies, never to return to Europe ...

1465. Jesus, The Mad Man

Mark 3:20-30

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Erskine White

... the New Testament, being called "mad" was like a badge of honor. It was a sign that you had truly grown beyond the fallen wisdom of this world and taken on the exalted wisdom of God. There was a man named Festus, a Roman governor, who looked at the apostle Paul and said, "Paul, you are mad. Your great learning [about Jesus Christ] is turning you mad" (Acts 26:24). But Paul was proud to call himself a "fool" for Christ (2 Corinthians 11:21). "I am talking like a madman," he said (11:26), because "The wisdom ...

1466. The Strength To Wait

Isaiah 40:1-31

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Erskine White

... our own creation - but the Lord God Almighty and Everlasting, Maker of heaven and earth? Yes, waiting for God is a regular part of the true Christian's piety and devotion. It is a sign of faith and humility. It unites us with the experience of psalmists, prophets and apostles, whose words about waiting I just read to you. Rather than being a sign of a sterile or empty faith, waiting for God is a sign of real Biblical spirituality, a sign that we are approaching God in a way which allows God to guide us and ...

1467. Ashamed Of The Gospel

Romans 1:1-17

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Erskine White

... world as we know it today. Here is an atmosphere of permanence and power. These people believe they are born to conquer. An ancient poet puts the pride of an empire into words when he says, "O Rome, thou hast made a city of what was once the world!" The apostle Paul wants to go to Rome in the worst way. It is said throughout the ancient world, "All roads lead to Rome." It is said by the Roman poet (Tibullus), "O Rome, thy name is fated to rule the world." Rome is where the action is, the biggest prize of ...

1468. Pie in The Sky

Acts 1:1-11

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Erskine White

... little bit at a time. I'll find someone who can help me to help myself. I'll find a church which will give me spiritual support and practical help so I can do what I should be doing for myself." "Why are you standing around looking at heaven?" The apostle Paul had as much good news in him as anyone, but he had no time to wait for the "sweet bye and bye." Paul had an attitude about living which was strong and true: "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith ...

1469. Unfinished Journeys

Deuteronomy 34:1-12

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Erskine White

... that he liked it. Eventually, he got a wooden dummy and began practicing with it. The boy who wanted to be a photographer was named Edgar Bergen, and along with his dummy, Charley McCarthy, they became one of the most famous ventriloquist acts in the world. The apostle Paul was someone who knew all about unfinished journeys. At one point in his life, he felt he had accomplished everything he could where he was and he longed to go to Spain, where the gospel had never been preached. It would be a fresh start ...

1470. God's Gift Of Life

Psalm 139:1-24

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Erskine White

... die has come and the disciples are in pain about it. But soon they will forget their anguish, for by His death, a new world will be born. The old world which pains God like a woman in labor will pass away and a new world will come. As the apostle Paul would write later in his letter to the Romans: "it's as if the whole universe is groaning in labor together, waiting for its new birth in Jesus Christ"(8:22). I admit it still might be more fair if men also gave birth, or at least shared some ...

1471. The Key To Confident Living

Psalm 23:1-6

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Erskine White

... even death itself, can shake his faith in God. His confidence is unshakable because it doesn't rest in himself or in this world but rests instead with God, and so the Psalmist is able to say, "I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever." The apostle Paul shows us the same confidence in his letter to the Galatians. Now, we know that Paul had every reason to be afraid and reluctant. He had enemies on every side. He was small in stature, his speaking voice was rather unimpressive and he suffered a physical ...

1472. Lent 1

Romans 9:30--10:21, Deuteronomy 26:1-15, Luke 4:1-13, Psalm 91:1-16

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George Bass

... and all of the selections. Romans 10:(5-8) 8b-13 (E); 10:8b-13 (L, C); 10:8-13 (RC) It is claimed that this primitive confession of faith, which might have been subscribed to by catechumens at their baptism, contributed to the development of the Apostles' Creed, possibly to all of the creeds: "If you confess with your lips that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved." God made this confession a possibility for sinful people, because he raised Jesus from ...

1473. Easter 6

John 14:15-31, Psalm 67:1-7, Acts 15:22-35, Joel 2:18-27, Revelation 21:1-27

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George Bass

... be; others disagreed, saying that it was unnecessary for membership in the Christian community. Paul and Barnabas went to Jerusalem, apparently presented the case to the apostolic council, which reached a compromise agreement; they sent a letter, plus a couple of apostles, back to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. Christians, it had been concluded do not need to be circumcised, but they do need to observe certain moral and ethical standards accepted by the Jews. (Paul tells about this conference in Galatians ...

1474. Easter 7

John 17:20-26, Psalm 47:1-9, Acts 7:54--8:1a, Acts 16:6-10, Acts 16:16-40, 1 Samuel 12:1-25, Revelation 22:7-21

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George Bass

... the known Roman world. The Holy Spirit, in this reading, has already come to the world and continues to be active in the lives and ministries of the Lord's witnesses. Acts 16:16-34 (E, C) In this pericope, Luke tells of the experiences that the apostles had when they crossed over to the district of Macedonia and entered the city of Philippi. A slave girl identified them as servants of the "Most High God, who proclaims to you the way of salvation." Paul healed her, not so much because he had compassion with ...

1475. Proper 8

Luke 9:57-62, Galatians 5:16-26, 1 Kings 19:9-18, Psalm 16:1-11, Luke 9:51-56

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George Bass

... liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. Amen." The contemporary collect in The Book Of Common prayer complements the readings for this Sunday very well: "Almighty God, you have built your church upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief cornerstone: Grant us so to be joined together in unity of spirit by their teaching, that we may be made a holy temple acceptable to you; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns ...

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