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1951. The Demons and the Counselor

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Ron Lavin

... convulsions and with a loud cry went out of him. The people were so astonished that they started asking each other what it all meant. "Here is a teaching that is new," they said, "and with authority behind it; he gives orders even to unclean spirits and they obey him." And his reputation rapidly spread everywhere, through all the surrounding Galilean countryside. (Mark 1:21-28) They didn't teach us much about counseling in seminary. I've been a pastor since 1960. Lots of different people from all walks of ...

1952. Loving

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Sermon

Larry Powell

... that things of the world will "pass away." We know it is true of material things, but Paul reminds us that other things are subject to the same process, even those things which were considered in Paul's day as "gifts of the Spirit" - prophecy, tongues, and knowledge. Prophecy. Genuine prophecies will be fulfilled. The very pronouncement of a prophecy assumes there will be a fulfillment, and when the matter has been accomplished, the prophecy has passed away. Even a prophecy, says Paul, does not last forever ...

1953. Monologue: A Slave, A Jailer, A Child Of God

Acts 16:16-40

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Robert F. Scott

... , and teaching the believers more about Jesus. But then they ran into trouble. Luke said, “We met a slave girl who had a spirit of divination and brought her owners a great deal of money by fortune-telling. While she followed Paul and us, she would cry ... man of compassion. One could say, "He washed and was washed. He washed their stripes, and he himself was washed from his sins. “The Spirit of God entered him. He believed in Jesus: by the love of Jesus, he became a new man, and he showed it. The change ...

1954. Throw Your Heart at the Sky

John 21:1-14

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Carl Jech

... believing too loudly. To speak of relating to God in a personal way is not the same thing as saying that God is "a person." When John's Gospel tells us that "God is a spirit, and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth," we are not really being told definitively what God is. To call God "a spirit" is simply to say that God is more than a mere physical being. Describing God as "spirit" tells us much more about what God is not than about what God is. Who knows really what we mean by ...

1955. A Holy Hunger

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

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Carl Hoefler

... also bears witness to us ... I will make with them a new covenant ... I will put my laws on their hearts and write them on their minds." The Father establishes a new covenant with us by the blood of his Son. The Holy Spirit dwells within us, creating a holy hunger in our hearts for a continual communion with our God. Rejoice. A new and living relationship with our God is now possible. It is a new covenant of love. It is not a new "rule" embedded in the law. It is an inner ...

1956. Jesus's Baptism

Luke 3:21-38

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Carl Hoefler

... his baptism and announced you were well pleased with him: Receive our worship of praise and thanksgiving for the ministry of your Son, who remained faithful to the mission for which you sent him. Grant us the same Spirit, that we may be faithful to our calling as your children. We pray through Christ our Lord. Amen. Prayer of Confession We, too, are well pleased with your Son, Father, who came as your promised Savior, suffering death that we may be delivered to a new life. Forgive us for ...

1957. Arise, O Church of God, Arise!

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... them doubted. Jesus draw near and said to them: "I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth. Go, then, to all people everywhere and make them my disciples: baptize them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teach them to obey everything I have commanded you. And remember! I will be with you always, to the end of the age." (TEV) (NOTE ON PRESENTATION. This sermon for the first Sunday after Pentecost, also observed as Holy Trinity Sunday, expands the text above, and ...

1958. Prayer

John 20:19-23

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... very well! I can relate to God - Creator - Father/Mother - All powerful Being And to Jesus - Historical figure - Human Being - and Divine/God, But the Spirit? All I have is symbols! Wind Fire A dove The "Holy Ghost" Some look for the Spirit in signs Like ecstasy Like tongues Like unbridled joy Like uncontrolled behavior Like prophetic announcements; Others look for "spirituality" Devotion Prayer Perfection. Paul says, "The greatest gift is Love!" Not flashy Not exciting But constant Present and active ...

1959. L’Chaim!

John 10:1-21

Sermon

Dean Lueking

... word which recognizes life, rejoices in it, affirms it, and does so in such a way as to include the all-important note of celebration and appreciation. Such a phrase suits us well as a title for this sermon on Jesus’ sentence which breathes that joyful, affirmative spirit of the life which he grants to us by his rising again from the dead: "I came that they might have life, and have it abundantly." (John 10:10) All Kinds of Symbols Such a sentence has no small appeal to our mind and imagination as we try ...

1960. Epiphany 5

Lk 5:1-11 · 1 Cor 14:12-20; 15:1-11 · Isa 6:1-8

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John R. Brokhoff

... James, the brother of Jesus. The Gospel is the good news that Jesus died for our sins, was buried, and rose from the dead as witnessed by many including Paul who considered his call an act of grace. 1 Corinthians 14:12b-20 A manifestation of the Spirit should build up the church. Luke 5:1-11 Peter is called to be a disciple of Jesus. Peter and his colleagues are about their vocation of fishing for a living. When Peter against reason obeys Jesus' command, a miracle of catching fish in great numbers results ...

1961. Epiphany 1 - Baptism of Our Lord

Isaiah 42:1-9, Acts 10:23b-48, Matthew 3:13-17

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... adoration of your Son, O God. We hold him in high esteem, knowing you are pleased with his life and ministry. But we forget, Father, that you are pleased with him because of his willingness to minister to us. Forgive us when we have resisted that ministry. Send your Spirit to convict us of our sins, and convince us of your love in Christ to redeem us. In his name we pray. Amen. Hymns "All Praise to Thee, for Thou, O King Divine" "Come, Every Soul by Sin Oppressed" "Jesus, the Name High Over All" "O Son of ...

1962. Lent 5

Ezekiel 37:1-14, John 11:1-16, John 11:17-37, John 11:38-44, Romans 8:1-17

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... of Confession Life is a new gift each day, Father; but sin ruins it, and what we have left is hardly what we can call living. Forgive us for playing into the hands of that which takes away the very thing we need. Breathe into us the life of your Spirit; that we may come alive with hope and happiness. In our Savior's name we pray. Amen. Hymns "Have Faith in God, My Heart" "Hope of the World" "Jesus, My Strength, My Hope" "My Hope Is Built" Second Lesson: Romans 8:6-11 Theme: Resurrection to newness of life ...

1963. Pentecost’s Promises Judith Ann Cobb

Isaiah 44:1-5

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... and wine even when they think that they are totally alone. This is the God who calls them one by one to be his disciples. This is the God who will help and guide them. These are believable promises of this Pentecost. Fear not, I will pour my Spirit upon the descendants and bless the offspring. A Pentecost promise is forever, because he is the first and the last. There is no other. I spend time with the aged. There are more aged now in this generation than ever before. In our transient society, many are ...

1964. Let Christ Speak The Word

Luke 7:1-10

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... I think that it speaks to us of the way in which God is revealed to the person of faith who opens his or her mind and spirit to the Lord God. It speaks of how God can be seen by one who has chosen to serve Christ, in this instance by a man who ... ones who can serve as a channel of God's love as he heals those we know and love. God is everywhere, because we carry his power and spirit in our hands as the body of Christ in the world. May our prayer this day be that we have the faith of the Roman centurion. May ...

1965. Advent 1

Isaiah 2:1-5, Psalm 122:1-9, Romans 13:8-14, Matthew 24:36-51

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... Psalm Prayer (LBW) Lord Jesus, give us the peace of the new Jerusalem. Bring all nations into your kingdom to share your gifts, that they may render thanks to you without end and may come to your eternal city, where you live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, flow and forever. THE READINGS Isaiah 2:1-5 Isaiah's vision is of a future time that will see all the nations of the earth "flowing" toward the "mountain of the house of the Lord" to learn the ways of God and to begin living by "the word of ...

1966. Easter 3

Acts 2:14-41, Acts 2:42-47, Isaiah 43:1-13, 1 Peter 1:13-2:3, Luke 24:13-35

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... Prayer Lord Jesus, uphold those who hope in you, and give us your counsel, so that we may know the joy of your resurrection and share the pleasures of the saints at your right hand, where you live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. THE READINGS Acts 2:14a, 36-47 The game of "musical lections," as played by the various denominations in their lectionaries, gets into high gear on this Third Sunday of Easter, but none of the lessons is totally eliminated; they are shifted ...

1967. Good Morning, Jerusalem!

Drama

... as news of further developments reach us. Thanks for joining us today on "Good Morning, Jerusalem!" THE OFFERING AN EASTER ANTHEM BY THE CHOIR AN EASTER RESPONSE: Leader: This is the feast of victory for our God! People: The LORD, our God, be praised, his Messiah, and their Holy Spirit! Leader: Worthy is the Christ, the Lamb who was slain, whose blood set us free to be the people of God. People: This is the feast of victory for our God! Leader: The LORD, our God, be praised, his Messiah, and their Holy ...

1968. Ascension Day

Luke 24:36-49

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... Jesus sets before the disciples a formidable task: to preach repentance and forgiveness to the world. But, instead of sending them out immediately, he instructs them to return to Jerusalem to await the divine power (identified in Acts as none other than the Spirit) that will support their efforts. Call to Worship Leader: Let us prepare ourselves to celebrate a great moment in the Church's life! People: FOR IT IS ASCENSION DAY, WHEN JESUS LEFT HIS DISCIPLES COMMISSIONED AS APOSTLES TO THE WORLD! Leader: His ...

1969. The Day of Pentecost

Acts 2:1-13

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... the face of God, we would be dismayed! People: WITHOUT THE BREATH OF GOD, WE WOULD SURELY DIE! Leader: Let us look to God for our sustenance! People: LET US GATHER WITH GLADNESS THE GOOD THINGS GOD GIVES! Collect Empowering God, you poured out your Spirit with tongues of fire and produced languages of liberation on that first Pentecost. Bestow upon us today the powerful gift of your presence: that, as human tongues were loosed to declare your glory then, our words may now be free to proclaim your grace. In ...

1970. Proper 12

Romans 8:1-17

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... unspeakable sighs! Call to Worship (based on Psalm 105) Leader: Seek God and God's strength! People: SEEK GOD'S PRESENCE WITHOUT CEASING! Leader: Remember God's wonderful works! People: REMEMBER GOD'S EVERLASTING WORDS! Collect Most benevolent God, you have provided your Spirit as an able spokesperson for a humanity dumbfounded by sin. Continue to stand by us: that, despite our guilt at failing to meet the demands of your Law, your gracious advocacy will acquit us in the high court of your holy justice. In ...

1971. Easter 6

John 14:15-31

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... : We see God in sacrament and symbol; in cross and table and book; in water, and bread, and cup; in paintings and drawings and sculpture; in architecture and drama and dance. Pastor: God is here! Can you feel God? Ministers: We feel God through Holy Spirit, the Counselor: in fellowship around God's table; in support and challenge from God's word; in common-unity of purpose and mission; in persons who love the unlovely, who love their enemies, who love those who persecute them, who love us ... Pastor: Let us ...

1972. Loyalty: Imperative Ingredient

Ruth 1:1-22

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... set in motion is now with us in more concrete ways. We are to know them by their fruits, and many of us believe the fruit is tasty, even, in some cases, luscious. Saint Paul was and is right: "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self control ..." (Galations 5:22-23) This inviting and infectious story from Ruth underlines the ancient/new truth that loyalty is an imperative ingredient for those who set out on the Judeo/Christian pilgrimage ...

1973. Is Jesus Still in the Healing Business?

Luke 4:38-44, Luke 4:31-37

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... two boys in Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado? Those people were not insane, just demon possessed. Adolph Hitler was not insane by the classical definition. But he was surely demon possessed. Verse 35 tells us that Jesus commanded the evil spirit to be quiet and to come out of the man. Evil spirits recognized Jesus for who he was, just as a rattlesnake recognizes man as a mortal enemy. In James 2:19 we are told that the demons believe in God and "shudder" because of him. Why did Jesus hush up the ...

1974. The First Council

Acts 15:1-21

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CSS

... Damascus Road or the tongues of flame on Pentecost. Therefore for three weeks the proceedings had been open to all who wished to speak or to present arguments pro and con, but when the decision time came it needed some prophet who would speak as the Holy Spirit directed him. In typical Jewish fashion, it was the chief elder who had the final word - in this case, James. The decision announced by James quotes two prophets. Amos (Amos 9:11-12) spoke of the rebuilding of the house of David and the inclusion in ...

1975. Doctor Thomas Dooley

Matthew 9:1-8

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Carroll Gunkel

... little time in which to accomplish what needed to be done. On this occasion Dooley wrote to his friend and mentor, Father Theodore Hesburgh, President of the University of Notre Dame: "... I think of one Divine Doctor and my personal fund of grace." And then in a spirit chracteristic of saints of every age, he humbly asked: "Is it enough?"10 On the basis of good works, he had more than sufficient grace. On the basis of the Master’s love for him, he had more than sufficient grace. He was going to need all ...

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