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1601. The Majesty Of God's Love

Matthew 28:16-20

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Mark Ellingsen

... is a motivator. But there is one more freeing word that the ascension speaks concerning evangelism. That word is right here in our gospel text. Jesus says to the disciples and to us: "... lo I am with you always, to the close of the age (Matthew 28:20b)." The Holy Spirit makes Christ present to us (John 14:16, 17; 1 John 4:13; Romans 8:9). We are not alone when we do evangelism. Jesus is manifest and doing it with us! Evangelism is surely no burden when we keep in mind that our Lord is doing it with us ...

1602. Life Always Springs New!

Ezekiel 37:1-14

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Donald Zelle

... of God's people. We get in touch with his Word. We become a guest at his Table. We give ourselves to prayer and to the witness of faithful people. We read the proper printed matter. When we have done that, when we have put ouselves where we know the Spirit of God blows, then we can also trust that he will make his wind blow through the valleys of our lives and make life spring new again. Let's be personal for a moment, and practical. If we have been bone tired and exhausted for weeks, we should do something ...

1603. Clothed With Power

Luke 24:36-49

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

... " then you name it (For the women who are not wearing socks use your shoes). Application: I guess I need to put away this coat until fall when it starts to get cold again. Showing the kids your socks Should I put away my socks too? (response) Well, the Holy Spirit is kind of like these socks. When it's summer and hot outside we don't put away our socks until next winter do we? (response) No, we need our socks all year round. And, we need the Holy ...

1604. Sealed by God

1 Corinthians 1:10-17

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

... 't it? Transition: Well, St. Paul talks about seals. In II Corinthians 1:22 he tells us, "God has put His seal upon us, and given us His Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee." Repeat that with me. "God has put His seal upon us, and given us His Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee." That means that God has taken responsibility for your life if you let Him. By His Holy Spirit in our hearts, he marks us with His seal. If a seal is on a warranty hold up the warranty, can the company break its promise? (Response ...

1605. Holy Mathematics

John 3:1-21

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

... to read a story about Nicodemus and how he got a little confused. Jesus told him that the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit were going to help him be born again. God, all three of them, were going to help Nicodemus start his life all over. He ... church then other things must be afoot here that we don’t understand. Like grown up men and women being born again, and the Holy Spirit filling our hearts with God’s goodness, and the kingdom of God right here all around us making us all one body of Christ. ...

1606. The Messiah is Greater than the Baptizer

Luke 3:1-20

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Carl Hoefler

... our lives to Christ, the Son of God, Savior of the world, who will preserve us in the day of judgment. Collect Father in heaven, whose Son came as the promised Messiah to deliver us from our sins and fill us with the Holy Spirit: Guide us into that life of the Spirit, that we may witness to the sincerity of our repentance with a life style that gives glory to you through service to our fellow man. We pray through Christ our Lord. Amen. Prayer of Confession Forgive us, Father, when we have boasted of our ...

1607. The Ascension of Jesus - Gospel

Luke 24:44-53

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Carl Hoefler

... joy and power to minister in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ who sits at the right hand of God the Father! Collect Almighty God, whose Son ascended into heaven, filling the hearts of his disciples with your spirit: Fill our hearts with joy as we look forward to the power which you give through your Spirit, that we may give thanks to you and share your healing love. We pray in Jesus' name. Amen. Prayer of Confession Father, we would crown your Son with many crowns, and call him King of Kings; but the joy ...

1608. Jesus' Prayer for Christian Unity

John 17:20-26

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Carl Hoefler

... God, our heavenly Father, whose Son prayed that we might be one with each other: Heal your church of its divisions caused by human nature, that our world may believe in the Christ we preach, through whom we pray. Amen. Prayer of Confession We are one in the Spirit, Father, but that oneness seems too distant from where we relate to our world. We disagree with fellow Christians, and think we must separate to protect our identity. Forgive us for taking your church and making it our private property, where your ...

1609. Trifling with the Trinity

John 16:5-16

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Brett Blair

... fully man. It's a mystery which we accept through faith. Yet Shamblin tries to argue her point by saying that Christians grieve Jesus if they adhere to doctrines not found in Scripture. She says, "If God wanted us to refer to Himself, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit as the 'trinity,' He would not have left this word completely out of the Bible." We must tread carefully when these kinds of claims are made. Just because a word is not in the bible doesn't mean that it is unbiblical. There are a lot of words ...

1610. God, The Enemy

Luke 12:1-12

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... refuse the conviction and deny God's truth. Thus we do not repent, for we say, "I have nothing to repent of." If we will not repent, we cannot be forgiven. And if we persist in that way long enough, we eventually lose the ability to hear the Spirit. We can't be forgiven because we see no reason to repent. Given that definition, it would seem that Timothy McVeigh, with his self-proclaimed unconquered soul, might be a poster child for the unpardonable sin. But of course, ultimate judgment is up to God, not to ...

1611. The Lord's People Together

Matthew 18:15-20

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... mere physical proximity, we do not mean simply being under the same roof at the same time. We mean, rather, being together in spirit and mind and purpose; we mean being together in a love for God and a commitment to our Lord Jesus Christ; we ... a crime punishable often by death, and the Christian may be in jeopardy to identify himself. But he hungers for fellowship, his spirit yearns for the touch of a kindred spirit. So, with his walking-stick he traces in the dust of the road the shape of a fish or the form ...

1612. The Day of Pentecost

Isaiah 44:1-5

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... individuals.' " (Preaching Values in the Epistles of Paul) In the writings of Deutero-Isaiah, we find a reference to the breadth of God's love; God is depicted as reaching out beyond the Israelites, and unbelieving people find new birth because of the action of his Spirit. One nonbeliever will say I belong to Yahweh; another will enter the family of God and call himself by the name of Jacob; still another will tattoo on his hand, "I belong to Yahweh." This latter was in the manner of a slave whose hand was ...

1613. The Sixth Sunday of Easter

John 14:15-31

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Kendall McCabe

... . How can we be tired of the Lord's Supper and say it loses its meaning without implying we are tired of the Lord and he loses his meaning for us? The church is not left an orphan by Christ. He comes to us faithfully in the power of the Spirit, in the reading and preaching of the Word, and in the breaking of the bread and the sharing of the cup. I also believe Christ comes to us and to one another through each other. That is part of what it means to be baptized into Christ. We share in ...

1614. Why Look To Heaven?

Acts 1:1-11

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... let Christ be our guide and healer rather than our protector. Look at the disciples. When they lived in the presence of Christ they were cantankerous, doubting, often shallow. After the Ascension, when they knew Christ was present in them through the Holy Spirit, they became giants. Peter changed from a stubborn, impetuous coward into a courageous leader; Thomas, the doubter, became the staunchest of believers; John, known before only for his gentle love, turned into the wisest of them all. The key to this ...

1615. Proper 7

Lk 9:18-24 · Gal 3:23-29 · 1 Ki 19:9-14 · Zech 12:7-10

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John R. Brokhoff

... ). What happens, if anything, when a person is baptized? Is it a dedication, a giving of self or a child to God? It depends on the baptism. Is it a baptism into Christ? If so, baptism is putting on Christ. Christ is accepted as Lord and Savior. Christ by the Spirit comes into the heart. To have Christ is to be accepted and adopted as a child of God, for Christ's atoning death reconciled us to God. When then did Christ first come into your heart? It was at the time of your baptism. 3. One (v. 28). By baptism ...

1616. Epiphany 4

Lk 4:21-30 · 1 Cor 13:1-13 · Jer 1:4-10

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John R. Brokhoff

... was no human initiative in the call. The words he was to speak were totally the Lord's words. The message he was to proclaim was one of judgment and salvation for all nations. 1 Corinthians 12:31--13:13 Love is the greatest gift of the Spirit. Of the Spirit's gifts love is the greatest. Chapter 13 is a hymn of love. In this chapter Paul points out that all other gifts are worthless without love. This can be seen by the characteristics of agape love. Other gifts are temporary but love is the perfect and ...

1617. Helping People Fall Down

Matthew 28:16-20

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... to hear with clean ears today that Jesus Christ is worthy and trustworthy. Jesus revealed in space and time, on our earth and in our history, the one God who created life in the beginning and blessed it with hope. And from this same Jesus and his Father comes the Spirit who fills our lives with faith and love so that we become the people God destined us to be. In other words, here is LIFE spelled out in bold letters. To bow before Jesus is not to be crushed into the ground. It is to be lifted up to new ...

1618. First Sunday After Pentecost

Deuteronomy 4:32-40, 2 Corinthians 13:1-10, 2 Corinthians 13:11-14, Matthew 28:16-20

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... , Father; for then we are most healthy in body, mind, and soul. But it is too easy for us to withdraw; and then we become weak. Forgive us when we have avoided your presence in our lives, resisting your grace and love, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit. Restore us to wholeness in the security of your divine presence, that we may know the joy of being your children. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. Hymns "Father, in Whom We Live" "Holy God, We Praise Thy Name" "Holy, Holy, Holy" "We Believe in One True God ...

1619. Teachers Without Chalkboards

Matthew 28:16-20

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... ill. The other thing that we should note is the fact that our teaching, as well as our baptizing, is to be done in the name of the Triune God. On this Trinity Sunday of all days, we should remind ourselves that the names Father, Son and Holy Spirit are far more than a liturgical formula. They sum up the content of any specific teaching that we might carry out. As the Church's ancient creeds testify, it is impossible for Christians to speak of the God they worship without speaking of God's going forth out ...

1620. Advent 4

Isaiah 7:1-25, Romans 1:1-17, Matthew 1:18-25, Psalm 24:1-10

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... your birth, that we may receive you in joy and serve you always; for you live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, now and forever. The petition, in the light of the address that asks the risen and reigning Lord to stir up his power and ... him so that he could not mistake the purpose and will of God in the pregnancy of Mary; the child was "conceived in her of the Holy Spirit; she will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus (which was done, according to Luke 2:21), for he will save his people ...

1621. Ash Wednesday

Joel 2:12-17, 2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2, Matthew 6:1-4, Matthew 6:16-18, Matthew 6:19-24

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... the empty tomb, asking God to create in us new and honest hearts, so that, truly repenting of our sins, we may obtain from you, the God of all mercy, full pardon and forgiveness; through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. In some parts of the church, this collect may be said as the first collect every day in Lent. The Psalm of the Day (LBW) Psalm 51 is the plea of a penitent (David, it is assumed) who is deeply aware of his sin, has ...

1622. Lent 4

1 Samuel 16:1-13, Psalm 43:1-5, Hosea 5:1-15, Hosea 6:1--7:16, Romans 8:1-17, Matthew 20:17-19, Matthew 20:20-28

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... Jesus Christ. The cross has done what the law could not do, because the flesh was too weak to keep the law and really obey its letter and intentions. Subsequently, Paul reminds the Romans that they should set their minds on the things of the Spirit and live by the Spirit, not the flesh, if they are to be pleasing to God. Paul's statements about the nature of the life that believers live indicates that it is never enough to know that salvation is by grace alone and to confess Christ as Lord; believers will ...

1623. 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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... function as the Seventh Sunday of Easter does today. This Sunday is a time of reflection on the glory God has given Christ by lifting him up to his right hand on the completion of his work. It is also a period of expectation for the coming of the Holy Spirit to the church and the world to empower the church to do the work of Christ. It is also the day when anticipation begins for the promised return of Christ at the end of the era. It, therefore, is a Sunday on which the church gives thanks for the life ...

1624. The Day of Pentecost

John 20:19-23

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... with your presence as never before, we may carry out a ministry of love and forgiveness and peace. In the name of the Christ we pray. Amen Prayer of Confession Most merciful God, we know and admit that as a rule, despite our claims, we are as bereft of your Spirit as empty balloons are of air, and that our souls are deflated and our lives small and earthbound as a result. Forgive us, we pray, and fill us with your warm and buoyant Breath, which raised Adam to life from the clay of the earth, and can lift us ...

1625. Proper 17

Matthew 16:21-28

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... didn't come today may be glad they didn't. Today, we deal with one of Jesus' difficult sayings. We can know that God promises Holy Spirit, no matter what's happening in our lives." You may want to include this litany: Pastor: From the rising of the sun to the going down ... : "It's scary to confront God, yet God appreciates our honesty. It's scary to confess our sins, because, in God's Spirit, they are forgiven, and we move on." You may want to print this prayer of assurance: "Grant to each of us your ...

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