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1851. Healing And Forgiveness

Luke 5:17-26

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... realm of God's control. In Deuteronomy 32:39 God says: "I kill and I make alive; I wound and I heal." Disease, as seen as part of God's anger against sin, was witnessed as being inflicted on both individuals and nations. Different biblical characters were stricken with leprosy when they were disobedient to God. We remember the boils that came as a plague upon the Egyptians when they refused to set the people of Israel free from slavery. Therefore, it was because of this belief that physical afflictions were ...

1852. The Housing Problem

Luke 11:14-28

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Harold Warlick

... away from sacred music. Locate yourself away from the ideals and ideas in the Christian heritage. Get away from prayer and the symbols of the cross and the resurrection. Locate yourself away from people who at their best are trying to transform their lives and build their characters. Where is your life going to live? You've got to live somewhere. It's a housing problem of the first order. What a wonderful parable this is. It has two great meanings for us: 1) we have to be responsible for our own lives every ...

1853. Christian Values Vengeance

Deuteronomy 31:30--32:47, Psalm 94:1-23

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... seems threatened by the evil around us, remind us of your protection. When we take justice into our own hands, we risk committing further injustice. We risk destroying where you would be able to redeem. Keep us from dealing in harsh words and cruel actions. Teach us to reflect your character even when evil threatens to engulf us. Amen.

1854. The Christian Life Take Time to Heal

Psalm 34:1-22

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... troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the same comfort we have received from you. Leader: Helping others is part of the healing process. We are grateful, Lord, that in your hands our sorrows are not futile. In your hands they are tools to strengthen our characters and tools to make us more useful servants in your work.

1855. The Christian Life The Armor of God

Ephesians 6:10-20

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... more than just reading Scripture, more than praying occassionally. The full armor of God is a way of life that changes even our attitudes and actions. Leader: Stand firm with the belt of truth buckled around your waist. Congregation: Let the truth about your character, the truth about your salvation and the truth about your law encircle our lives and hold the rest of the armor securely in place. Congregation: May we realize that this is Christ’s righteousness given to us, not our righteousness made by us ...

1856. The Christian Life A New Name

Proverbs 10:1-32

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... fast to your covenant you have promised an everlasting name that will not be cut off - a name better than sons and daughters. Congregation: You have promised a new name to him who overcomes. By your grace we can hold fast and grasp that new name which represents a new character that is pleasing in your sight. In our weakness, encourage us, Lord. Don’t let us give up on your excellent will for our lives. Amen.

1857. The Church Prayer For All Believers

John 17:20-26

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... let the world know that you sent me and have loved them even as you loved me." Congregation: And as you have loved us, we must love others. Doctrine is pointless if it doesn’t reveal your love. We cannot teach others about you if we do not show your character by our actions. Help us to be accurate reflections. Amen.

1858. Consecration Upon Our Hearts

Deuteronomy 6:1-25

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... illustrations of your unconditional love. Leader: Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates. All: Bind us to you with cords of love so that our hands and our heads accurately reflect your character. Keep our doors and our gates open to the stranger who needs to know of your abiding presence.

1859. Gratitude and Praise Give Thanks

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

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... brightened by the presence of the Holy Spirit. As we sing our hymns, may our hearts rejoice that we sing them to an all-powerful God that cares deeply about each of us. Men: As we pray and listen to the sermon, may we learn more about your perfect character and rejoice that we have the privilege of knowing you and telling others about you. Youth: As we leave this holy place, may we take away more knowledge of you than we had brought. May we take the time as we walk out the door to express our gratitude ...

1860. Special Occasions The Day of the Lord

2 Peter 3:1-18

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... . Be on your guard that you may not be carried away by error. Grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. Congregation: May we grow in grace by sharing our knowledge, our very lives in Jesus Christ. May we hasten his coming by accurately reflecting his lovely character. Amen.

1861. Special Occasions Marriage

Ephesians 5:22-33

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... a result of this marriage rather than diminish. Leader: Each one of you must love his wife as he loves himself and the wife must respect her husband. Women: Father, give me this respect. Help me to value my husband’s good points and to see where he reflects your character. May his faith grow as a result of my encouragement. All: Father, you are the great healer. Revive love where it is dead and renew respect where it has been neglected. Make our holy union all that it should be.

1862. Eating at the King’s Table

2 Samuel 9:1-13

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Various Authors

... man kept flipping through the pages of some magazines stacked on a table beside him, glancing shyly around between pickups. An elderly woman tried to avoid looking at any of the three of us; maybe because she felt outnumbered. I sat there and did three character studies. I do this same thing when I read Scriptures: I watch people. The list of names is interesting when you dream about the personal history that may be behind each name listed. For example, in the last chapter of Philippians Paul pleads with ...

1863. The Woman at the Well

John 4:1-26

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Thomas D. Peterson

... coming and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for such the Father seeks to worship him. God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and in truth." Jesus had cut through to the quick of her character, revealing her to be a confused, self-assertive person, picking up a bit of street wisdom here and there and concluding that the little she happened to know was all that she needed to know. However, the time had come for her to know that a better way ...

1864. The Poor in Spirit

Matthew 5:1-12

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... Gethsemane had the opportunity to visit with the now famous Thomas Merton. Little did most of them realize the greatness of the man who came and sat in their circle that day. His voice was soft and quiet. His eyes were deep and thoughtful. His character seemed to be in tune with the great harmony of God. Every square inch and every molecule of his body seemed to be filled with worship, quietness, prayer, and reflection. In the judgment of those seminarians, Thomas Merton was by every standard wealthy in the ...

1865. Settling Our Differences

Matthew 5:21-26

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Joe Pennel

... man who is diagnosed with cancer and about his response to that disease. But at a much deeper level, "Tribute" is about a man who is not reconciled to his own son. "Tribute" is about a father and son who needed to settle their differences. Like those characters in "Tribute," one of the persistent needs of our life is to settle our differences. There are many ways that we try to settle our differences. Some of us try to settle our differences by taking flight. In so doing, we try to settle our differences by ...

1866. Fog-Clearing Moments

Matthew 17:1-13

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... entire narrative does not point forward to the future existence of Jesus, but speaks of his real, although hidden, status on earth. The mountain, the cloud, and the voice do not place the scene in heaven - but point more to its earthly character, since, throughout biblical tradition, these are signs of divine presence on earth. So, too, Jesus was not given new garments, but his earthly ones are said to be glistening. The presence of the disciples throughout the narrative and their real, although confused ...

1867. Advent 2

Isaiah 11:1-16, Psalm 72:1-20, Romans 14:1--15:13, Matthew 3:1-12

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... the entire human race. "Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight." A sermon on the First Lesson, Isaiah 11:1-10 - "God's Spirit-Anointed Savior" 1. God's promise: to send a kingly one who shall bring all people to God. 2. His character will be formed by the Spirit of the Lord - wisdom and understanding, counsel and might, knowledge of the fear of the Lord, his delight. 3. His actions will take the shape of righteous judgment and compassion for all people. 4. The result: He will restore peace and ...

1868. Advent 4

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

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... this text is assigned to the Fourth Sunday in Advent. The Roman Catholic lectionary reading ends at verse 14, but the other three in this study include verses 15 through 17, which describe how "the land will be deserted," as well as the special character and characteristics that this child-king will have. He will know "how to refuse the evil and choose the good" and will usher in restoration of a bygone era. But the liturgical/homiletical intention in assigning this reading to this Sunday remains in the ...

1869. Christmas 1

Psalm 111:1-10, Isaiah 63:7--64:12, Galatians 3:26--4:7, Matthew 2:13-18, Matthew 2:19-23

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... that Joseph had and another message delivered to him by an angelic visitor. When the whole story is told (including verses 16-18, which briefly sketch out the gory details of Herod's slaughter of the male children in Bethlehem), it takes on a paradoxical character; God saves his son but, at the same time, allows innocent children to die. If Matthew's purpose were merely to show how Old Testament prophecies found completion in Jesus' incarnation, why didn't he omit this part of the story? Surely, he didn't ...

1870. Epiphany 7

Matthew 5:43-48, Matthew 5:38-42, 1 Corinthians 3:1-23, Leviticus 19:1-37

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... of the comments the girls made about other people. So often, they said, "I hate her," or "Don't you hate him?" One had to wonder if they were serious, realizing that their attitude was damaging to team morale and, more importantly, destructive of developing character in these young people. And one also had to hope that they were simply going through a phase. Unfortunately, in most of us, that phase too often is life-long in nature. 3. God reserves vengeance for himself; " 'Vengeance is mine,' says the Lord ...

1871. 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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... assumed) who is deeply aware of his sin, has searched his heart, and lifts up his voice to his Maker, pleading for mercy and forgiveness. It is one of the most abject prayers of confession and pardon in the whole Bible. The penitent knows the character of God, because he asks - "in your great compassion" - for ultimate absolution - "blot out my offenses." He knows his own situation perfectly, "I know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me," and even that "I have been wicked from my birth, a sinner ...

1872. Lent 1

Genesis 3:1-24, Romans 5:12-21, Matthew 4:1-11, Genesis 2:4-25, Psalm 130:1-8

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... - and is - God, the Father knew what was going to happen, but to make humanity in his image meant that he had to give his creatures the freedom to make their own ethical and moral choices. Pride and perversity combine to become the fatal flaw in human character, informing people that they know at least as much as God about what is good, or what is bad, for them. This penchant for disobedience, sin, finds expression in every person's life, so that "all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God." The ...

1873. Easter 6

Psalm 66:1-20, Acts 17:16-34, 1 Peter 3:8-22, John 14:15-31

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... is to be praised for awesome deeds he has done, not only in the Exodus, but specifically, as the Psalm Prayer suggests, in our baptism into the faith of Jesus Christ, his Son. After a rather general beginning, the psalmist becomes very personal and takes on the character of evangelical witness in the form of personal testimony: "Come and listen, all you who fear God, and I will tell you what he has done for me." He is one who has repented of his sin, been cleansed and blessed by God, "who has not rejected ...

1874. Proper 5 & Pentecost 3

Matthew 9:9-13, Romans 4:1-25, Hosea 6:1--7:16, Genesis 22:1-19, Psalm 13:1-6, Psalm 50:1-23, Hosea 5:1-15

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... , in the context of the gospel, that the church is in; Jesus has "returned to his dwelling place" - God's right hand - and will remain there until the time when "they acknowledge their guilt and seek my face, and in their distress they seek me." Israel knew the nature and character of God and could say, with Hosea: Come, let us return to the Lord; for he has torn, that he may heal us; he has stricken, and he will bind us up. After two days he will revive us; on the third day he will raise us up, that we ...

1875. Proper 11 & Pentecost 11

Isaiah 44:6-23, Psalm 103:1-22, Psalm 86:1-17, Exodus 3:1-22, Romans 8:18-27, Matthew 13:24-30, Matthew 13:36-43

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THEOLOGICAL CLUE The eschatological framework of the church year is strengthened on this Ninth Sunday after Pentecost, not by the character or content of the church year, but by the Gospel for the Day. With its parable of the wheat and the weeds, plus exegetically subtle support in the first reading (Isaiah 44 - "Let them tell us what is yet to be" and the second reading, Romans 8:27 - "... the Spirit ...

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