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201. Pentecost

John 20:19-23, Acts 2:1-13, Acts 2:14-41, Genesis 11:1-9, John 14:5-14, Romans 8:1-17

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John R. Brokhoff

... scattered, men built a city and tower. They would make a name for themselves by building a tower which would reach the sky. To prevent this Yahweh confused their language so that they would not understand each other and the building project had to cease. As a result men were scattered over the earth. Pentecost is a language affair. The evil spirit causes confusion and scattering. The Holy Spirit using various languages brings people together. Epistle: Romans 8:14-17 The Spirit of God makes us children of ...

202. Proper 11

Amos 8:1-14, Luke 10:38-42, Colossians 1:21-28

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John R. Brokhoff

... long way, baby!" You once lived in BC (before Christ) and now you live in AD (after Christ). Before Christ comes into a life, the person is "estranged" and "hostile in mind." Out of that hostility comes evil deeds. Because we now belong to Christ, the enmity has ceased and we are free to live and love. 2. Provided (v. 23). Indeed Christ died for our sins. We can now stand before God as blameless because our lives are hidden in Christ. But there is a condition. We will be acceptable to God "provided" we keep ...

203. A Time To Die

Ecclesiastes 3:1-22

Eulogy

Barbara G. Schmitz

... struggle to accept the pain of this loss. In the days ahead we will look to God to support us in our grief, to help us live each day. I encourage you to claim the promise of the book of Lamentations, that The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is [God's] faithfulness. (Lamentations 3:22-23) Comfort and help is never more than a prayer away, and God invites us to call upon that strength daily. Alleluia It is true that we gather this ...

204. Lent 5

Philippians 3:1-11, Psalm 126:1-6

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B. David Hostetter

CALL TO WORSHIP Cease dwelling on days gone by and brooding over past history. Worship in expectation that God will do new things and that now they may break from the bud into flowers and fruit. PRAYER OF CONFESSION God for all seasons, we confess that we would rather live in the glorious days ...

205. Tenders Of The Sacred Fire

Acts 2:1-13

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R. Robert Cueni

... root of families falling apart because people cannot maintain lasting, respectful relationships between husband and wife, between parents and children. We think it has to do with politics, but at its root it is a spiritual problem that government has nearly ceased to function because of gridlock and that the citizenry really believes it can fund the functions of government through state-sponsored gambling. It is a serious spiritual problem when the fear of crime is never far from our every waking thought ...

206. Facing Up To Temptation

Matthew 4:1-11

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Thomas Long

... church have been baptized, and the words have been said about us, "You are a son of God ... you are a daughter of God." We, too, have been given our parts to play in the drama of God's redemption. "Seek first the kingdom of God, pray without ceasing, repay no one evil for evil, feed my lambs, bear one another's burdens, be kind to one another, forgive one another, love your enemies, be merciful, even as your Father is merciful." Even now the tempter whispers in your ear, change the script, make up your own ...

207. When Jesus Arrives Late

John 11:1-16, John 11:17-37

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Thomas Long

... to be the ruler of time. In the world as we know it, death is in charge of time. When the hospital's intercom crackles with the message "Code Blue," a signal that a patient has suddenly gone into cardiac arrest, all normal time ceases. Physicians and nurses abruptly interrupt their customary duties and rush with emergency equipment to the afflicted patient. Routines are halted; all other activities must wait. Death has sounded the alarm and pushed the stem on the stop watch, and all must urgently obey death ...

208. All Saints' Sunday

Mt 5:1-12 · 1 Jn 3:1-3 · Isa 26:1-21 · Rev 7:9-17; 21:9-11, 22-27; 22:1-5 · Ps 24 · Ps 34 · Ps 149

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Russell F. Anderson

... have predicted the death of religion, as a relic of ancient superstitions. That has not come about and never will, on this side of eternity. However, in the kingdom of heaven, religion, human efforts to get in contact with God and understand existence, will cease. John foresees a heavenly Jerusalem without a temple (v. 22). There will be no need for sacrifices or priests. We will all see God face to face. Gospel: Matthew 5:1-12 Blessed. The word makarios, translated "blessed" is used often in the New ...

209. God Sends Us Ahead

Genesis 45:1-28

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... told tales on us. All those obnoxious co-workers who take great joy in criticizing us behind our backs. Joseph has his brothers right where the psalmist would like to put all his malicious witnesses: "At my stumbling they gathered in glee ... slandered me without ceasing ... Let them be put to shame and confusion altogether who rejoice at my calamity!" (Psalm 35:15, 26). We had a friend who had a good sales position, making almost $50,000 a year. But then the office ran into hard times. Stress mounted and ...

210. Corpus Christi

Jn 6:51-58 · 1 Cor 10:16-17 · Deut 8:1-20 · Ps 116

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Russell F. Anderson

... of the curious. Christ didn't seek mere followers; he desired disciples. Christ's talk of drinking his blood and eating his flesh might have been his way of separating the wheat from the chaff. Indeed, John informs us that many of those who followed Jesus ceased doing so at this point. The spectacle seekers and lookers-on could go packing. Those who chose to remain would have to swallow his gospel completely. They would have to permit Christ to take control of their lives. Is it any wonder that they were ...

211. Thanksgiving

Lk 17:11-19 · 1 Tim 2:1-4 · Phil 4:6-20 · 2 Cor 9:6-15 · Deut 8:1-18 · Ps 65

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Russell F. Anderson

... Jesus' healing power, they didn't pray, "Jesus, have mercy on me," but, "Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!" (v. 13). They saw themselves as a community and sought healing not just for themselves but for the community. Unfortunately, once healed of their disease, they ceased functioning as a community. Only one man was changed. As they went, they were made clean (v. 14). Going to the priests was a demonstration of faith. The priest was the one who could declare that they were now clean and ready to re-enter ...

212. Grampa Noah And When The Flood Came

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Jerry Eckert

... violent. He did not want to ever be as bad as theywere. Ellie: Did you ever talk to the Lord again? Josh: My folks said God promised that while the earthremains, seed time and harvest, cold and heat, summer andwinter, day and night, shall not cease. Peter: But only if we continue to bring offerings toGod. Noah: God did an interesting thing. He not onlypromised regularity in nature without our having to make theburnt offerings, Peter. He set a rainbow in the clouds aftereach storm to remind Himself that He ...

213. The Peacemakers

Sermon

John A. Terry

... of God within ourselves to help us understand the peace of God within the world. There is a peace that is a kind of inner tranquillity. It is like the words of John Greenleaf Whittier's hymn: Drop thy still dews of quietness,Till all our strivings cease;Take from our souls the strain and stress,And let our ordered lives confessThe beauty of thy peace. This is not the peace of tranquilizers. This is not a peace that ends with settling inner conflict. I believe that one of the unfortunate limits of a lot ...

214. Grampa Noah And When The Flood Came

Genesis 6:1-8:22, Genesis 9:1-17, Genesis 9:18-29

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Jerry Eckert

... . He did not want to ever be as bad as they were. Ellie: Did you ever talk to the Lord again? Josh: My folks said God promised that while the earth remains, seed time and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night, shall not cease. Peter: But only if we continue to bring offerings to God. Noah: God did an interesting thing. He not only promised regularity in nature without our having to make the burnt offerings, Peter. He set a rainbow in the clouds after each storm to remind Himself that ...

215. Evergreen Wreath And Faded Leaf

Isaiah 63:7--64:12

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Harold Warlick

... , the invocation from the preacher, the wedding photograph (touched up as only a professional earning top dollar can effect), and the round of toasts. As the toasts continued, from the humorous to the meaningful to the absurd, the clanging of utensils on glasses ceased when the mother of the bride rose. She was a graceful woman. She exuded charm, beauty, and class. For forty years she had hung together with her husband through a number of his debilitating illnesses and financial reversals. The road she had ...

216. Any FAX, Or E-Mail From God Today?

1 Samuel 2:12-26

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Harold Warlick

... well. Sometimes people barked, 'Who's this?' Other times whole societies hung up on him. Then again, some shrewd manipulators put God on hold and proceeded to speak for God. So, Mary, you are highly favored, because God has decided to hang up the telephone, cease these fragmentary and varied little conversations, and open up and tell it all. No more phone calls. No more recorded messages. God is going to make a personal visit and God needs some transportation, a vehicle to get here, or all those humans will ...

217. Death Shall Be No More

Isaiah 25:1-12

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E. Carver McGriff

... Her close friend said she could no longer bear to see the suffering, both of the children and of the loved ones who prayed and hoped until the end. She'd seen too much. So Wordsworth caught the pain of loss: She lived unknown, and few could know, When Lucy ceased to be; But she is in her grave, and oh, The difference to me. What a profound word, that of Isaiah, then: "He will swallow up death forever. Then the Lord God will wipe away the tears from all faces, and the disgrace of his people he will take away ...

218. Persevering In The Faith

Numbers 21:4-9

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E. Carver McGriff

... their pledge, and in general made church and prayer a central part of their lives. However, as time went on, the wife became sicker. There was no healing. At last, they both concluded that Christianity had been misrepresented to them so they ceased their church relationship and had never gone back. Their patience had run out. Look at the Bible text for a moment. Quite frankly, it presents some problems of interpretation. We could become bogged down in some largely meaningless examples of superstition in ...

219. A Blessing Behind Locked Doors

John 20:19-23

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William G. Carter

... pointed letter on his firm's letterhead. "I am writing to complain about the congregational ritual known as 'passing the peace,' " he wrote. "I disagree with it, both personally and professionally, and I am prepared to take legal action to cause this practice to cease." When the pastor phoned to talk with the lawyer about the letter, he asked why the man was so disturbed. The lawyer said, "The passing of the peace is an invasion of my privacy." Perhaps that story could only happen in the 1990s. These are ...

220. Shouting At A Storm

Mark 4:35-41

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William G. Carter

... nervous. They poked Jesus, shook him, and said with an emphatic (and nervous) voice, "Teacher, we're in trouble here. Aren't you going to wake up?" With that, a weary Savior blinked twice, rubbed the sand from his eyes, and said, "Ah, shut up!" The wind ceased. The water smoothed out like glass. And the disciples grew really nervous. "Who is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?" We know about the storms, don't we? Not just the little storms inside us, but the furious, full-scale storms out there ...

221. Time Taken, Life Restored

Mark 5:21-43

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William G. Carter

... sustained. There are moments when it looks like Jesus our savior has run out of time. But we also know Jesus Christ will never really run out of time. For the Lord is risen. He is stronger than every power that can damage, hurt, or destroy. And he will not cease his labor, until one by one, he takes each of us by the hand and raises us from the dead. 1. Flannery O'Connor, "A Good Man Is Hard to Find," A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories (New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Publishers, 1983), p. 28 ...

222. When Trouble Comes!

Job 1:1-5

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Zan W. Holmes

... said, 'Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked shall I return there; the Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed is the name of the Lord.' " Here Job captures the spirit of the apostle Paul when he said: "Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you" (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18). Paul did not say give thanks for everything. Paul said "in" everything give thanks. We can give thanks in trouble because God is with us in ...

223. Limitless Forgiveness

Matthew 18:21-35

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Dennis Koch

Gospel Notes The saying of Jesus about forgiveness and the loosely connected parable of the unforgiving, forgiven servant work together in this setting to suggest that forgiveness should be both limitless and contagious. Not only should one forgive without ceasing, but one who is forgiven should multiply the mercy by forgiving as well. Liturgical Color Green Suggested Hymns Let Me Be Yours Forever Praise To The Father My Soul, Now Praise Your Maker! Give To Our God Immortal Praise! Now Thank We All Our God ...

224. The Peacemakers

Ephesians 2:11-22

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John A. Terry

... of God within ourselves to help us understand the peace of God within the world. There is a peace that is a kind of inner tranquillity. It is like the words of John Greenleaf Whittier's hymn: Drop thy still dews of quietness, Till all our strivings cease; Take from our souls the strain and stress, And let our ordered lives confess The beauty of thy peace. This is not the peace of tranquilizers. This is not a peace that ends with settling inner conflict. I believe that one of the unfortunate limits of a ...

225. Signs of the End of the Age

Mark 13:1-31, Mark 13:32-37

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Richard A. Jensen

... this work we refer to Mary Ann Tolbert's suggestion that Mark 4:1-20 is the plot synopsis of chapters 1-10 of Mark's Gospel. The Sower sows the word (Mark 4:14). That's who Jesus is. We hear now that his sowing activity will never cease! It will overcome all obstacles. It will overcome even death and the grave. Everything else in heaven and earth might pass away. Jesus' words, the work of the Sower, will never pass away! Mark 13:30 presents us with a difficulty. Jesus says that "... this generation will not ...

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201. Pentecost

John 20:19-23, Acts 2:1-13, Acts 2:14-41, Genesis 11:1-9, John 14:5-14, Romans 8:1-17

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John R. Brokhoff

202. Proper 11

Amos 8:1-14, Luke 10:38-42, Colossians 1:21-28

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

203. A Time To Die

Ecclesiastes 3:1-22

Eulogy

Barbara G. Schmitz

204. Lent 5

Philippians 3:1-11, Psalm 126:1-6

Sermon Aid

B. David Hostetter

205. Tenders Of The Sacred Fire

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

R. Robert Cueni

206. Facing Up To Temptation

Matthew 4:1-11

Sermon

Thomas Long

207. When Jesus Arrives Late

John 11:1-16, John 11:17-37

Sermon

Thomas Long

208. All Saints' Sunday

Mt 5:1-12 · 1 Jn 3:1-3 · Isa 26:1-21 · Rev 7:9-17; 21:9-11, 22-27; 22:1-5 · Ps 24 · Ps 34 · Ps 149

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

209. God Sends Us Ahead

Genesis 45:1-28

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210. Corpus Christi

Jn 6:51-58 · 1 Cor 10:16-17 · Deut 8:1-20 · Ps 116

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

211. Thanksgiving

Lk 17:11-19 · 1 Tim 2:1-4 · Phil 4:6-20 · 2 Cor 9:6-15 · Deut 8:1-18 · Ps 65

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

212. Grampa Noah And When The Flood Came

Sermon

Jerry Eckert

213. The Peacemakers

Sermon

John A. Terry

214. Grampa Noah And When The Flood Came

Genesis 6:1-8:22, Genesis 9:1-17, Genesis 9:18-29

Drama

Jerry Eckert

215. Evergreen Wreath And Faded Leaf

Isaiah 63:7--64:12

Sermon

Harold Warlick

216. Any FAX, Or E-Mail From God Today?

1 Samuel 2:12-26

Sermon

Harold Warlick

217. Death Shall Be No More

Isaiah 25:1-12

Sermon

E. Carver McGriff

218. Persevering In The Faith

Numbers 21:4-9

Sermon

E. Carver McGriff

219. A Blessing Behind Locked Doors

John 20:19-23

Sermon

William G. Carter

220. Shouting At A Storm

Mark 4:35-41

Sermon

William G. Carter

221. Time Taken, Life Restored

Mark 5:21-43

Sermon

William G. Carter

222. When Trouble Comes!

Job 1:1-5

Sermon

Zan W. Holmes

223. Limitless Forgiveness

Matthew 18:21-35

Bulletin Aid

Dennis Koch

224. The Peacemakers

Ephesians 2:11-22

Sermon

John A. Terry

... of God within ourselves to help us understand the peace of God within the world. There is a peace that is a kind of inner tranquillity. It is like the words of John Greenleaf Whittier's hymn: Drop thy still dews of quietness, Till all our strivings cease; Take from our souls the strain and stress, And let our ordered lives confess The beauty of thy peace. This is not the peace of tranquilizers. This is not a peace that ends with settling inner conflict. I believe that one of the unfortunate limits of a ...

225. Signs of the End of the Age

Mark 13:1-31, Mark 13:32-37

Sermon Aid

Richard A. Jensen

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