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1901. Lent 3

John 4:1-26

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... world and good people can suffer innocently in this kind of world. 2. Unless (vv. 3, 5). Because we are sinners, we all need to repent. "Unless" we do, our fate will be like the innocent people who were killed. If we continue in our sin, if we keep preparing for war, if our society continues to be saturated with crime, if we keep on neglecting God, we will perish. Our future security and salvation depend on the "unless." It is a simple and clear warning. 3. None (vv. 6, 7). This is a damning word. A man ...

1902. Lent 4

Lk 15:1-3, 11-32 · 1 Cor 1:18-31 · 2 Cor 5:17-21 · Isa 12:1-6 · Jos 5:9-12

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John R. Brokhoff

... are now regarded as God's creation and potential children of God. This high regard for Christ and people as of infinite worth makes them deserve our concern and aid. 2. Creation (v. 17). God is continuously creating. Scientists claim that new worlds and new stars are still in the making. Spiritually creation continues also. To be in Christ is to effect a new creation. A person baptized in Christ with repentance and faith has a new existence. He/she is not the same person essentially. He/she has changed ...

1903. Second Sunday in Advent

Romans 15:4-13

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... : God inspired men of old to record his Word, that we might have hope. People: Our hope is in Christ, who came in fulfillment of God's promises in his Word. Pastor: Our hope continues to grow because Christ has assured us that our future is also in God's hands. People: We commit ourselves to study God's Word, that hope may continue to grow in us. Collect Eternal God, you who are true to your promises recorded in the Scriptures: Instill in our hearts a greater desire to read and study your Word; that by the ...

1904. Proper 10

Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23

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... ! And we are glad to be a part of it. Pastor: Amen! No matter how ineffective our efforts may seem, there is always fertile soil which bears fruit for our labors. People: We will continue to sow the seed of faith, convinced that many will be receptive, and come into our Lord's kingdom. Collect Eternal God, whose kingdom continues to grow in spite of the threat of sin: Encourage us in our ministry, that we may overcome discouragement by confidence in your power at work through your church. We pray in Jesus ...

1905. Epiphany 2

Isaiah 49:1-7, 1 Corinthians 1:1-9, John 1:29-34, John 1:35-42

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... that of a husband for his bride Call To Worship Pastor: When Jesus was anointed to be God's Servant, he was sent not as Savior of the Jews only. People: His was a worldwide mission, that "salvation may reach to the end of the earth." Pastor: Our Lord continues his mission through his church. We are to carry his message of salvation to all parts of the world. People: We are servants of God's Servant. May we be faithful in telling our world the good news. Collect O God, our loving Father, who sent your Son ...

1906. Micah’s Orders

Micah 6:1-8

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... ," she replied. I don’t know who will buy it, and I don’t know what it will be used for - but I do know this. I have a hope for that building, built in 1875, sold in 1925, and now about to be sold again. I hope it will continue to stand as a witness to what the prophet Micah said. May it continue to prod people who want to sleep their lives away with the worship of stone and glass to "do justice, love mercy, and walk humby with their God."

1907. Daily Choice

Deuteronomy 30:11-20

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... the power of God’s Word. We are commanded to choose life, but we cannot, unless God helps us. He helped us definitively in the Cross and Resurrection of Jesus. He helps us each day with his Word and Spirit. May God’s Word, enshrined in our hearts at Baptism, continue to lead us on paths of life. May the Spirit continue to breathe in our souls, lest we choose not to breathe at all. In Christ the choice has been made for us - life always new and life eternal.

1908. Pilgrimage of Faith John M. Cobb

Exodus 3:1-22

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... or directed to concern itself mostly with the needs of others and the praise and worship of God ... God ... has already done everything necessary to save us and make us willing servants of him. And he continues to speak to us in our daily devotions and in Bible reading to give us ideas on how to better serve him. Yes, he continues to speak to us. Let us listen to him and claim our freedom, no matter what the risk! May God bless you and free you from any and all slavery! Amen 1. This sermon, with only ...

1909. Second Sunday of Easter

John 20:19-31, Acts 2:14a, 22-32, 1 Peter 1:3-9

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... Father, because we have believed without seeing. And faith has been real! But we cannot say we never have doubts. We have our moments when we need a special word to assure us. Forgive us when we question the source of our faith, and its validity. Continue to be in our midst, encouraging us, convincing us, and inspiring us; that our lives may be a growing and maturing experience in faith. We pray through Christ our Lord. Amen. Hymns "O Holy Savior, Friend Unseen" "Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior" "Strong Son of ...

1910. Fifth Sunday of Easter

John 14:1-14, Acts 7:55-60, 1 Peter 2:2-10

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... is honored as Lord and Savior. In his name we pray. Amen. Prayer of Confession By grace, you have saved us from sin, Father. But by poor commitment, we return to the sins which keep us from growing in Christ. Forgive us for abusing your mercy, and continuing in our old ways. Lead us out of our darkness into your marvelous light, where we can become living stones in the church of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, through whom we pray. Amen. Hymns "Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation" "Lord, I Want to Be ...

1911. The Call for Proper Fasting

Isaiah 58:1-14

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... 's death and resurrection, God has freed us. The fast pleasing to God is for us to help restore a person's freedom, even if it means a sacrifice on our part. The fast pleasing to our God is to set free the prisoners. But the prophet continues to describe effectual fasting. Fasting pleasing to God is to feed the hungry, to bring into your own home those whose homes and land have been expropriated in payment of debts, to clothe the naked, and to not withhold your own self from anyone in need of assistance ...

1912. The Call to Choose Life

Deuteronomy 30:11-20

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... of God to love the Lord with the totality of our lives in every today of our lives. The call to chose life promises us that we shall live in a world free from hatred and contempt, lusting and lies, a world into which God in Christ continually calls us and for which God's love liberates us and empowers our obedience. In Covenant, James Michener tells the story of Hillary Saltwood. Hillary was sent as a missionary to South Africa by the London Missionary Society. He moved to the frontier of that land to ...

1913. God's Glory Manifest

Exodus 24:1-18

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... of the divine presence. The Johannine Jesus says, "And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself." (John 12:32) Here is the merging of the Epiphany manifestation of glory to all people and the Lenten glory of suffering. God continues to manifest the glory of the divine presence to us. Water and Word to forgive and sustain us as God's people. The preached Word to proclaim the glory of God's saving and directing presence. And we hear the ultimate surprising of all - the brilliant ...

1914. Image and Inscription

Matthew 22:15-22

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... peace in the world. The Apostles Peter and John set the pattern for believers when they announced that, in any conflict between government and God, they would have to obey divine rather than human authority.3 It is for that reason that we must continually decide whether, when and to what extent the government is carrying out its God-given mandate. Life and freedom are gifts from God, not privileges conferred by Caesar. And when Caesar proposes to strip away these gifts, we must decide whether to say, "Yes ...

1915. "He Who Commands Is He Who Fulfills"

Matthew 22:34-40

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... take advantage of opportunities to love as we’ve been loved. Of course we fail. Everyday we fall short, in attitude and in action. Every week our confession accumulates new dimensions of truth, new ways we’ve found to be disobedient and faithless. And the Great Commands continue to do their job of convicting us and directing us again and again and again to the One who commands, for he is the One who alone fulfills. And again he takes up residence in us, in our hearts, souls, and minds. He dwells with us ...

1916. The Gift That Claims Our Response

Matthew 22:1-14

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... . Being on the ship, being a member, being inside the banquet hall is not sufficient. In fact, it’s only the first step, an important step, but only the first of many yet to come. The real issue for us has to do with remaining open to the continuing change and growth which God expects in return for the gift of salvation. Richard Carl Hoefler has put it succinctly this way, "Salvation is not a product we possess but a process in which we participate." (Ibid., p. 120) It’s a process of receiving daily of ...

1917. What the End Will Be Like

Zephaniah 1:4-13

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... of God. Scientists today would agree with him, because they have estimated that in something like five million years in the future, the sun will cool down so that life will no longer be possible on the earth. It will just be too cold for any life to continue when that day comes. One of the recurring themes in several of the late Loren Eiseley’s books is the expectation of a future ice age. He was convinced that there will be an ice age that will far surpass the last one in severity and extent, possibly ...

1918. The Shepherd King

Revelation 7:9-17

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... , constantly looks for us and calls us to himself, not by chance, as with Eiseley and "the kid," but by deliberate intention because he is who he is, the Good Shepherd, who is described so well by Ezekiel. He never rests, never withdraws, but constantly and continually is working to reach and save us, so that we will never be alone, completely lost, in the world. And so, today, on Christ the King Sunday, the last day of the church year, we bless him and praise his holy name, declaring him, the Good Shepherd ...

1919. The World Series

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... television, or listen to it on radio. A great deal is written about it, a lot of air time is used to describe it, to analyze it, and hold postmortems about it. Well, let me call your attention to another world series, one which had already continued for centuries before baseball was ever invented. I am thinking of the world series of Christian worship. It has been running for more than nineteen centuries now, and not merely on an annual basis, like baseball, but week by week, year after year, century upon ...

1920. Story of the Lord's Day

Acts 11:19-30

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... , having been crucified, arose from the dead. His disciples and friends began immediately, on the first day of each week, to celebrate his resurrection and his continuing presence with them. With only a few exceptions, those people were Jewish, worshiping in their synagogues on the seventh day, Saturday. After Jesus' resurrection, his followers continued to take part in the synagogue worship; and then on Sunday they would meet again, just the disciples themselves, for their own special celebration of the ...

1921. Healing And Forgiveness

Luke 5:17-26

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... to illustrate how it is that God's healing energy comes into our lives. Edison had tried and failed hundreds of times to find the right wire to transmit electricity. When he failed, he did not say, "It is not the will of electricity to shine continuously in my wire." Instead he tried again and again. Edison believed that "it was in the will, that is, in the nature of electricity to produce this steady light." His conclusion was that he would just have to find the proper adjustment to the laws of electricity ...

1922. A Joyful New Beginning

John 20:1-9

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... is our way out of the valley of darkness and despair through which all of us walk at one time or another in our lives. This gift of eternal life does not begin at death. It begins now for all who worship the risen Christ. This life eternal will then continue beyond the grave into the life to come, for our souls are eternal, and in Christ we become one with the Father who made us. This is the hope and the promise which we receive this glorious Easter Day. As we go from this place of worship, I challenge you ...

1923. The Christian Life Sheep

John 10:22-42

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... cannot do by your strength. Leader: "I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand." Congregation: No one can wrench us out of your hand, no matter how forceful the pull. No matter how far we wander, your voice shall continue to call us if we have once committed our lives to your care. Leader: "My Father who has given them to me is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father’s hands." All: May your strong hands ever lift us from our sinful ways ...

1924. The Nearest Hand

Luke 10:25-37

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... his porch and said, "Hop in, Brother, we’ll take you to safety." He replied, "Not me, thanks, the Lord will help me." The water continued to rise to the level of his porch roof, and he was perched up there. Two men came by in a motorboat. They pulled ... rope ladder. "Climb in, Brother, and we’ll take you to safety." He answered, "Not me, thank you. The Lord will help me." The water continued to rise and the man drowned. When he got to heaven, he spoke to the Lord. (How Bishops know what goes on up there I ...

1925. Running for Jesus

Romans 5:3-4

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... couple pushups. Is there anyone here who could show all of us a pushup? (Have the demonstration and then select some volunteers. Continue to have demonstrations and select volunteers until all of the children have some form of exercise to do.) That's very good ... feel tired, it is important that we keep going because we are going to prove something to each other in a few minutes. (Continue to prod them along with their running, and pushups.) All right, that's enough. I think all of you have worked pretty hard ...

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