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1651. God's Hello People

1 John 1:5--2:14

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Maxie Dunnam

... the first to know. I am getting married next month, the 27th to be exact, and I was wondering if you would come and sit where my mother would sit if she were alive? You are the only family I really have now. Dad died last year. Hopefully, and with love, Grover Junior Johnson." I'm told that Miss Williams went to that wedding, and sat where "Grubby's" Mother would have sat. She deserved to sit there, for beneath the stony surface of a life she'd found even hard to like, she'd heard the sound of muffled wings ...

1652. The Cross Question: Am I Not To Drink The Cup?

John 18:1-11

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Maxie Dunnam

... The people applauded wildly. Then the Pope said, "The bad news is that he is real mad." At the Cross, we are assured there is more love in God than sin in us. That is what Oscar Wilde had in mind when he said, "Every saint has a past and every sinner has ... the reach Heaven at last,whom those frail broken hands hold fast. The Cross confronts the sin of our life, shows us there is more love in God than in sin in us; and becomes God's gift for our eternal salvation. In one of Alfred Lord Tennyson's letters, ...

1653. The Work of An Evangelist

2 Timothy 3:10--4:8

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Maxie Dunnam

... who lives but Christ who lives in me and the life I live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God who loved me and gave himself for me.” Nothing generic here. And there’s nothing generic about our scripture lesson. It is very explicit, very clear, and ... be gracious and graceful people if we would do the work of an evangelist. And we must lead our churches to being places of hospitality. I love to think of the Church as the home of grace. As the home of grace, it is a home for all. If it is not a ...

1654. The New Commandment

John 13:31-38

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H. Burnham Kirkland

... . Amen. Prayer Of Confession Heavenly Father, of all the commandments, perhaps the most difficult of all to keep is to love one another even as you have loved us. Forgive our failures, we pray, and so fill us with your love that we will go forth with new determination to reflect that love in all that we do or say. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. Offertory Prayer Lord, we love you because you first loved us and gave yourself for us that we might have life eternal. We bring these offerings as an expression of ...

1655. A Hope for Peace

Romans 15:4-13

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James L. Killen

... life, too. If we don't believe that peace is possible, it won't be. It is part of the promise of God. Trust the promise and live expectantly. Paul believed that, in the church, all kinds of people could and should be reconciled and live together in mutual love. He spent a lot of time talking about that because he thought it was important. Paul believed that the church should live in the world in a way that would be both an example and an agent of the new possibility God offers to the whole world. Yes, there ...

1656. Proper 22

Exodus 20:1-21, Isaiah 5:1-7, Philippians 3:1-11, Philippians 3:12-4:1, Matthew 21:33-46

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John R. Brokhoff

... and owns his people. And look what God has done for his people! He has placed a vineyard on a fertile hill. He dug the ground, cleared away the stones, and planted it with the best vines. Then he built a watchtower and a wine vat. God is love and he deals lovingly with his people: claiming them as his own, and providing for them by giving them the best of everything to be fruitful. 2. Wild (v. 2). What does God's people return for all of God's goodness? He planted good vines but he received wild grapes. God ...

1657. The One Thing God Can Not Do

2 Timothy 1:1-2:13

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King Duncan

... body, but not in spirit. This young mother wants her boy to know that she will be thinking of him all day, and that she will return to get him at the proper time. Every morning when she drops her son off at his new school, she says, “Goodbye, my love. No one is leaving.” The years pass, and the boy grows into a man. One day, the mother becomes too old and frail to care for herself. Alzheimer’s has begun to steal her memories. Her son places her in the nicest nursing home in town. Each day he comes ...

1658. The King Who Died

Luke 23:26-43

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King Duncan

... of the Universe actually took a bullet for each of us. At the cross we see how valuable we are to God. (2) God loves us. Every one of us. Young, old, rich, poor, whatever color or family background. And God is working to draw us unto Himself. This ... (5) When God wants to hear His Son’s heart beat, God puts His ear to our chest. Christ died that we may live. That’s how loved we are. Aren’t you tired of living an inferior life? Are you ready to be the best you can be, for Christ’s sake? Your life ...

1659. Who Put It There? (Mother's Day)

1 Peter 5:1-11

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Leonard Sweet

... for. We can do more than we might ever imagine when we stop trying to do it all ourselves and instead let God's mighty hand open the doors and plow the lands. Today is Mother's Day and so we naturally think of those special qualities of life and love that make a mother. Perhaps it's also true that each of us as Christians, regardless of gender, are called to mother the world for Christ's sake. Jesus himself claimed the image of a mother hen who longs to cluck and call her scattered chicks up under the safe ...

1660. When Self-esteem is Snake Oil

Galatians 5:1-15

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Leonard Sweet

... from the daily demand to toe the line drawn by 613 separate commandments. These laws no longer measure the mark of our earthly journey. We are free from the guilt that we can never truly measure up. But we're also freed for a lifetime of loving service to and for others. The freedom Christ purchased for us with his life isn't meant to be turned inward, focusing only on our own lives. Paul provides a long list of self-indulgent, ultimately self-destructive behaviors that inwardly-focused freedom can produce ...

1661. Like a Rose - Holy Communion

Luke 22:7-38

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James McCormick

... more than that. This is the second thing I want to say: Holy Communion is also a means of grace. That is, it is something we do, and by the doing of it, we open ourselves to meet Christ here…we meet Christ and receive all the gifts of his love. In other words, we are not just remembering Jesus, and all of the good things that God did through him long ago and far away. No, when we are doing it right, something happens to us right here, right now. As we remember Jesus, the past becomes present. The Jesus ...

1662. The Church Is Alive and Well

Matthew 16:13-18

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James Merritt

... Peter 2:5, "You also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ." You see, Jesus is the builder, we are the bricks, and the mortar that holds us together is love. So often today people confuse the church with a building. I heard about a man who was going into the hospital and he was filling out the required forms. He came to a line that said church preference, and he wrote down "red brick." Well, please ...

1663. Don't Forget to Forgive

Matthew 18:21-35

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James Merritt

... such a fool." Dr. Peale said, "Now you tell Jesus right now: ‘With your help, I now let my hate go, and I affirm my love for my sister, and Lord forgive me.'" She did that. Dr. Peale said, "What is your sister's telephone number?" She gave it to him, ... was in my court. I prayed about it, and God has done a miracle in my heart. I forgive you. We are brothers in Christ. I love you. There is only one way that could happen. There was only one place where those two men could have met and reconciled, and that ...

1664. The Magna Carta of the Human Soul

Romans 12:9-21

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Leonard Sweet

... it means to live an “authentic” human life: You are allergic to evil. When you’re around good you’re like a cat on catnip. You put other people above yourself. In a world of fashionistas, you’re a passionista for faith, hope and love. You are constantly being asked why you smile so much, and why you have such high-hopes. You pray without ceasing, and forgive without flinching. You are indiscriminate in your hospitality. You are highly competitive, always trying to outdo your friends and family in ...

1665. Easter 5, Easter 6

Psalm 98:1-9, John 15:9-17

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Frank Ramirez

... with righteousness, and the peoples with equity. (based on Psalm 98:4-9) Collect Love incarnate, let our joy be completed, let your love be mirrored in our love for each other and our love for you. Amen. Prayer Of Confession Lord we come before you, some with no love in our hearts, some with false love, misdirected love, restrictive love, no love at all. Would that we knew the things that make for perfect love. Let our love be made manifest in action, in laying down our lives for others, here and around ...

1666. Matthew 22:34-46

Matthew 22:34-40

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Leonard Sweet

... 5, probably the most familiar Torah commandment to observant Jews. Everyday, at prescribed prayer times, a pious Jew would recite the “Shema” (“Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God the Lord is One”) which contains within it the commandment to “love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might.” Matthew’s quote of Jesus’ version substitutes “mind” (“dianoia”) for “might” (“dynamis”), an alteration that seems to emphasize the individual’s ...

1667. Freedom in Bondedness

Galatians 5:1-15

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Leonard Sweet

... the Galatians in this week's epistle text likewise reminds us that sometimes our greatest liberation can be found in our commitments; in our freedoms to. There is our freedom to gather together for the benefit of others, our freedom to love and serve each other and our freedom to express our feelings, concerns, hopes and aspirations for our community, neighbors and friends. Remember that the same philosophers and statesmen who boldly announced this country's "Declaration of Independence" were also the ones ...

1668. The Five Adjectives of a Noun Christian

2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17

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Leonard Sweet

... of any theology is the difference it makes in the world. 3. They'll know we are Christians ... by our "make-your-day" style of living. I want to be a "make-your-day" Christian. There are too many of what I call "Toyota Christians" ("I love what you do for me" Christians) already. We need fewer Clint Eastwood Christians ("make my day" Christians) and more "make-your-day" Christians. Christians are people who try to make the day of every person they meet. Christians are people who make every person they meet ...

1669. Epiphany 4

Psalm 71:1-24, Jeremiah 1:1-19, Luke 4:21-30, 1 Corinthians 13:1-13

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B. David Hostetter

... OF INTERCESSION AND COMMEMORATION Sovereign God, we pray for your holy, catholic, and apostolic church in all of its branches. As it continues to extend to the corners of the earth, may it mount up in faith, press forward in hope, and rise to the full heights of holy love. Let all who are members of the church show in their lives the gifts of your Holy Spirit, that the nations may come to your light and the kingdom and the power and the glory be yours. Bless, O God, all who have part in public service. Make ...

1670. Where Does God Start?

1 Chronicles 29:1-9

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James Merritt

... of you can exhibit the character of a leader. When God wants to do something God starts with – I. Leaders Who Model A Love For God Remember David is about to give his money to build something he would gain no personal benefit from. He would never experience ... Jesus came, lived and died, to glorify God. That's also why we are here—to glorify God. We need leaders who will model a love for God; who will so live they motivate servants of God; who will maintain a walk with God, and who will have a passion and ...

1671. The Dark Side Confronted

Hebrews 12:5-11

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James Merritt

... to do it and that is when you have to take the next step. We read about this in verse 6. "For those whom the Lord loves He disciplines." (Hebrews 12:6, NASB) The word "discipline" refers to training a child by punishing a child or maybe spanking a child. That is the ... into the dark side, God convicts you if you are one of His children. III. God Corrects Us So We Can Leave The Dark Side God loves us so much that He wants the best for us in this life. He knows the best does not include living in the dark side ...

1672. I Am the Vine

John 15:1-17

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Maxie Dunnam

... prodding and probing, we abide in Christ. He does that through scripture and prayer and worship in our quiet time, but he also does it through other people. I really don’t know anything more important in the life of a Christian than to have a friend or someone who loves you, who will pray for you, and who will in some way to seek to hold you accountable and responsible as a Christian from day to day. I think the most important thing most of us could do would be to find a few people with whom we could make ...

1673. The Perfect Gift

Luke 2:1-7

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Maxie Dunnam

... in mind while I tell you a story. Once upon a time there was a prince who was single, and who was eager to marry a lovely maiden to be his future queen. Now his palace was near a large city and often he rode his carriage into the city to do chores ... is for a life with us in living relationship so that we may live with him happily ever after. He could have ordered us to love him and to obey him, but he wants only our voluntary devotion and service. He could have appeared to us in resplendent glory, but that ...

1674. Daddy, Tell Me a Story

Deuteronomy 26:1-15

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King Duncan

... is or where she is, but we cheer her up. We tell her dirty jokes and she laughs.” Clive Calver says, “Now that’s not the kind of thing that my mother would normally do,” so Ruth was very concerned. She persuaded her mother-in-law to go to the lovely little private room she had. It took about fifteen minutes to get her the twenty yards to her room, but when Ruth got her there she said to Clive’s mum, “Would you like me to pray for you?” There was no way that Clive’s mum could understand, but ...

1675. By Right Paths

Psalm 23:3

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... else but I remember that. There's not too many times I can say that my Dad was there, but that night he was there. And that one game meant so much to me. As parents we're called to be there. Being there affirms and confirms the "I Love You". Being there empowers the boundaries we've set as Parents. Being there helps lead our children down the right paths. III. Be the Example A. Third, we're called to be the example. Randall Mundt in short shots on family said, "Children are natural mimics, who act like ...

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