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1476. Pentecost

Jn 14:8-17, 25-27; 20:19-23 · Acts 2:1-21 · 1 Cor 3-7, 12-13 · Gen 11:1-9

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John R. Brokhoff

... . 8-11 b. How to get prayers answered - vv. 13-14 c. What the Spirit can do for you - vv. 16-17, 25-26 Gospel: John 20:19-23 1. The Spirit of Jesus (20:22). Need: The Gospel lesson connects Jesus with the Spirit. On Pentecost, we do not leave Jesus in heaven and now deal with the Spirit as a separate entity. Jesus identifies with the Spirit. The church needs to see and understand the relationship of Jesus and the Spirit. It will help people to know who the Spirit is and to solve the problem of having Jesus ...

1477. Proper 8

Lk 9:51-62 · Gal 5:1, 13-25 · 1 Ki 19:15-21

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... That is revolution! Elijah was told to go also to call Elisha to be his successor. One of the best ways to overcome despondency is to go to help someone in a worse condition than yourself. 2. Leave (v. 18). Elijah thought that he was the only faithful believer in Israel. But God told him he was leaving seven thousand faithful ones. This taught Elijah that things were not as bad as he thought. God, not man, knows who are faithful. We are not the only ones fighting battles for God. There are untold multitudes ...

1478. PROPER 13

Lk 12:13-21 · Col 3:1-11 · Ecc 1:2; 2:18-26 · 2 Ki 13:14-20a

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John R. Brokhoff

... only three times meaning Syria would be defeated that many times. Elisha tells Joash that if he had struck twice as many times it would have been the end of Syria. Then Elisha died and was buried. Ecclesiastes 1:2; 2:18-26 The vanity of accumulating wealth and leaving it to one who did not work for it. Colossians 3:1-11 Based on our dying and rising with Christ, we are to seek heavenly virtues and put away earthly vices. In baptism Christians died with Christ and were raised with him to newness of life and ...

1479. Proper 19

Lk 15:1-10 · Hos 4:1-3, 5:15--6:6 · 1 Tim 1:12-17 · Ex 32:7-14

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John R. Brokhoff

... of forgiveness - Gospel: Luke 15:7-10 Gospel: Luke 15:1-10 1. What Must I Do to Be Lost? Need: The question usually asked is, "What must I do to be saved?" Today a church member could ask, "What must I do to be lost?" More people are leaving than entering the church. One denomination reports a loss of one member every five minutes during the past ten years. Another church admits to a loss of a million members in less than ten years. Each member is a potential "lost" member. In the parables of the sheep and ...

1480. Epiphany 6

Lk 6:17-26 · 1 Cor 15:12-20 · Jer 17:5-8

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John R. Brokhoff

... , he would be only a martyr. The resurrection proves that he is God's Son sent to redeem the world by his atoning death. Since we are saved by faith in Christ's sacrifice for sin, a fact confirmed by the Resurrection, the lack of the resurrection would leave us in our sins, for otherwise Jesus was not the Christ. 3. Fact (v. 20). The "ifs" in the passage are removed by "fact." Paul is definite and positive about the reality of the resurrection. He writes, "In fact Christ has been raised ..." There is no "if ...

1481. A Manger is Christ’s Cradle

Luke 2:1-7

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... least, was a compassionate man. He couldn’t give them space in the inn, but he couldn’t simply turn them away, either. He might have said, "Spend the night in the manger; there’s plenty of clean, fresh hay there to make a bed. Some of my guests are leaving tomorrow and, I promise you, I’ll see that you get their room when it is prepared." So with no other option open to them, Mary and Joseph went out to the cave-like stable and made a bed for themselves among the animals. But sleep was not to be ...

1482. The Lamb of God

John 1:29-34

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... after his grandfather, whose farm-machinery factory put the town of Gunzberg on the map. The mayor said: "The people of this city are frustrated because their city (of 19,000 people) is forever identified with the personality of Mengele." People are forever saying, "Leave us in peace." One man said, "Everyone knows he was inhumane, but after 40 years, why make such a drama out of it?" And another adds, articulating his frustration, "Maybe he did some bad things, some things which were bad for Germany, but ...

1483. Jacob’s Dream - A Dream Come True W. Dexter Moser

Genesis 27:1-40

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... beyond. This we share through his kingdom, his servant, Jesus; through faith in him. The word from the ladder continues as the Lord says, "Behold I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave you until I have done that of which I have spoken to you ..." (Genesis 28) This promise of his continued presence will continue down through and to the yet to come children of God’s creation. This reminds us immediately of, "... and lo I am with you always ...

1484. Where Does One Go When Darkness Floods One’s Life?

Genesis 32:22-32

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James Cobb

... faith. A family was born to Rebekah and Isaac among whom were the twins Jacob and Esau. Esau the first born inherited the birthright according to the law of the tribe; but Jacob tricked his brother out of the inheritance. Naturally jealousy and bitterness caused Jacob to leave home and seek a life apart. Years passed and Jacob was married and had amassed a great fortune. Now, as the scene of our text occurs, Jacob is on his way back to the parental home, carrying a terrific burden of sin and guilt. As he ...

1485. Expectations of a Vital Faith James K. Cobb

Exodus 1:1-22

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... had fallen away from their old faith and the life it commanded. It did not mean that God had forsaken them. The Bible leaves no doubt about God’s hand in the process. The Lord, it dares to say, delivered them into the hands of the Midianites. ... power to help us out of our specific dilemma. Do we think God is giving us empty promises? He has told us he will never leave or forsake us. Is it wistful thinking to believe we have his everlasting arms beneath us? He promises we will never be tempted above what ...

1486. Treasure's Tug

Matthew 13:44-46

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... worth for Jesus Christ to be part of my life?" It's a question of cost. It seems that even if Jesus Christ, in one incredible moment, shows us what we can become, even then at that moment on the brink we may hesitate. To become someone new is to leave behind that someone old. No easy matter. If we change, surely an old friend will come up to us and say, "I liked you so much better the way you were before." The cost is great, but the temptation is really the problem. I offer several examples. When a woman ...

1487. Helping People Fall Down

Matthew 28:16-20

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... the ground. It is to be lifted up to new life and to know the presence of his life always. Always. God treasures you! Believe it, and worship God. I want to declare this so emphatically because there is no other god of life in whose mercy we dare leave ourselves. When we fall down before other gods, we are bowing and scraping before the gods of death. Sadly, that's not so unusual. It occurs all the time among us, especially in the terms of Martin Luther's Large Catechism definition, "A god is that to which ...

1488. The Call to Choose Life

Deuteronomy 30:11-20

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... that he was scared to death. He was not sure he could make it on his own. We talked together and I offered him the choice of moving to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, to live with me and my family. It would mean leaving the community in which he had been born and spent his whole life. It would mean leaving his roots and friends behind. At age seventy-three it was a difficult choice to make. Daddy chose to move to Gettysburg. I am convinced he made a choice for life rather than death, at that point in his life ...

1489. God of the Ordinary

Exodus 13:17--14:31

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... better let God's people go. They hurried them out of the land, saying, "Go, and go now. We'll all be dead if you don't leave!" They even gave them clothing and silver and gold to speed them on their way. And God gave guidance to his people in the form of a ... and used to spend long, summer afternoons sitting on a limb in a mulberry tree, safe from the scrutiny of others by the lush leaves that made me invisible - caught up in whatever world the book of the day opened to me, and safe for the moment from ...

1490. Familiarity Breeds Contempt

Exodus 19:1-25

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... clergy as once we did. Once the minister was, in our view, a real man/woman of God. A prominent layman, in speaking of the late Dr. Ernest Fremont Tittle, once said, "I disagree with him on many things and that makes me very uncomfortable, for it leaves me with the impression that I am really disagreeing with God." Not too many people carry that kind of respect for the ordained minister. Maybe part of it is the fault of the clergy, but for whatever reason, folks are pretty casual about us. Or consider the ...

1491. One Commandment is Enough!

Exodus 20:1-21

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... works of art to enjoy, if you will, but to worship them is to break this Second Law of God! 3. "You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain." A young wife called her mother on the phone, crying, and said she wanted to leave her husband and return home. When asked why, she said her husband had been saying dirty words to her - four-letter dirty words! The mother, trying to understand, and at the same time encourage her daughter to stay with her husband, asked, "But what kind of four-letter, dirty ...

1492. He Lights Up My Life!

Exodus 33:12-23

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... this man Moses, leader and intercessor for his people, identifies himself with them and says, "If you do not go with us, don't make us leave this place. How will anyone know you are pleased with your people and with me if you do not go with us?" Doesn't that remind ... to even assume our humanity? So Moses says to God, "I and thy people - if you do not go with us, don't make us leave this place." He as much as tells God, "What good is the promised land without you? So what if we are victorious over the ...

1493. Communion Is Running No More

Mark 9:42-50

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... your sin to be, no matter how ugly and unforgiveable you think it is, be reminded, in the bread and wine, of his enormous love for you. Be reminded that he has indeed forgiven you and cast your sins into the depths of the sea and he wants you to leave them there. Don't go fishing for them - don't dredge them up again. If God Almighty has declared you forgiven - you are forgiven indeed! That's all there is to it. So we've seen this morning that we cannot run away from the stench of sin. It permeates ...

1494. Communion Is Response to an Invitation

John 6:25-59

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... having really confessed our sins and laid them on the Lord's table with repentant hearts. Therefore, we leave without experiencing the tremendous joy of knowing that we have been truly forgiven - our guilt removed - our relationship with God restored. ... For these and many other reasons, we oftentimes leave the banquet table looking sorrowful and sad rather than joyful and jubilant. The German philosopher Nietzsche was very scornful of ...

1495. The Trifocal Festival

Matthew 5:1-12

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... us so much that he wanted to experience with us the total absurdity of death, then - yes, then there must be hope; then there must be something more than death; then there must be a promise that is not fulfilled in our short existence in this world; then leaving behind the ones you love, the flowers and trees, the mountains, and the oceans, the beauty of art and music, and all the exuberant gifts of life cannot be just the destruction and cruel end of all things; then indeed we have to wait for the third ...

1496. Round Trip to Bethlehem

Ruth 1:1-22

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... had little future in her land. Both wept bitterly at her words, and Orphah kissed her and returned to her people, but Ruth "clung to her," determined to go to Bethlehem and comfort and sustain Naomi, her mother-in-law. Nothing Naomi said could dissuade her: "Entreat me not to leave you or to return from following you; for where you go I will go, and where you lodge I will lodge; your people shall be my people, and your God my God; where you die I will die, and there will I be buried. May the Lord do so to ...

1497. The Surprising Twist to the Story

Ruth 4:1-12

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... soon she was pregnant and gave birth to a son. Boaz must have thought himself to be the most fortunate man alive when he was able to take Ruth to be his wife. He not only knew the story of her fidelity and love for Naomi that prompted her to leave her home in Moab and move to Bethlehem, where she would live with strangers and a new God, but he also perceived that she was indeed a beautiful person, who would bring joy into his life. He might have written in advance something similar to the words with which ...

1498. The Shepherd King

Revelation 7:9-17

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... why the youth had been in Rochester, Minnesota, not New York; he had been to visit the famous clinic and was told that he had a fatal illness, would soon die, but they would care for him; the surroundings were too white and sterile for him, so he decided to leave and go to Leavenworth. Eiseley said to him, on hearing the story, "You live there (Leavenworth), don’t you?" But the kid said, "I ain’t got no home ... I’m just goin’ there. I ain’t never had no home." "I’m sorry, kid," said Eiseley. "I ...

1499. Collecting Ourselves

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... up with their bodies." Is there a chance that we sometimes run away from our souls? That we move so fast from here to there to yonder that we sometimes run off and leave our souls behind? From time to time, I suspect, we need to give our souls a chance to catch up. We race along without giving very much attention to them, and we sort of leave them back there somewhere. Part of what we are just doesn't keep pace with the rest of us. Someone says, "I need to collect myself." Or someone says to another, "Pull ...

1500. The Trading Post

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... picked up and taken. We may bring our cares and fears, our sins and guilt, and we may take forgiveness, joy, and peace. As you come to church this morning, I hope you can leave here something you may have brought with you - all anxieties or enslaving doubts or unbearable burdens. If you have brought any of these, put them down and leave them here. As you go from church this morning, I hope you can take with you something that perhaps you did not bring - certainly you can take more of love, a greater measure ...

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