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201. Proper 15

Mt 15:21-28 · Ex 16:2-15 · Rom 11:13-16, 29-32 · Ps 78

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John R. Brokhoff

... teach his followers how wrong it is to badly treat people of another race and religion? Here Jesus acts as a 100 percent Jew whose ministry is restricted to the Jewish people. Or, was he testing the faith of the woman to see if she were worthy and receptive to getting the answer to her plea? Probably this last is the answer. What is the miracle in this gospel lesson? Is it the healing of the daughter? A greater miracle than this happened that day. It was a miracle of grace. It was a miracle that the woman ...

202. God's Descending Spirit

John 20:19-23

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Leonard H. Budd

... his army sergeant knew the "nowness" of God for his life. He had received the Holy Spirit in an enduring and empowering way. But that is one boy in one situation. The witness of the church is that God's Holy Spirit, coming down upon a receptive humanity, works miracles! John Wesley changed a nation's understanding of the work of God's spirit as he moved across England 250 years ago. He was the little man who found "my heart strangely warmed" by God's Holy Spirit. The Wesleyan openness to the leading ...

203. Faith To The Finish

2 Timothy 3:10--4:8, Isaiah 14:24-27

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Erskine White

... ritual we call "the wedding." Most families worry all too much about how the marriage starts. They worry about how things will look at the wedding, what kind of flowers the bridesmaids will carry and whether that drunken Uncle Ed should be invited to the reception. As for the bride and the groom themselves, they spend more time with the caterer talking about the cake than they spend with the minister talking about marriage! It's easy to plan a glorious wedding day and every marriage has good starting power ...

204. Maundy Thursday

John 13:1-17, Psalm 116:1-19, Exodus 12:1-30, 1 Corinthians 11:17-34, Mark 14:12-26, Jeremiah 30:1--31:40, Hebrews 10:19-39, Luke 22:7-38

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George Bass

... institution of the sacrament of the altar/table, is the primary theological motif of the day. The Prayer Of The Day The contemporary collect for Holy Thursday in The Book Of Common Prayer picks up and highlights the institution of the eucharist and the reception of it by the people as Lent is drawing to a close: "Almighty Father, whose dear Son, on the night before he suffered, instituted the Sacrament of his Body and Blood: Mercifully grant that we may receive it thankfully in remembrance of Jesus Christ ...

205. When Will The Pain Go Away?

Matthew 24:1-35

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George Johnson

... It was a matter of justice. The system needs to change or we will never really alleviate their suffering ... and ours. The world economic order keeps the poor from ever getting out of the hole. When he came back to share his story, he found a cold reception. He and his wife had lived in their community for nearly 60 years. They had all kinds of friends. But now it was different. People avoided them. It seemed as though they were inflicted with some sort of plague. No one argued or questioned what he shared ...

206. How Does One Prepare For The Unknown?

Matthew 25:1-13

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George Johnson

... presence of God manifested and experienced when we are obedient to God's call to love our neighbor, to follow the teachings of Jesus, to trust in the promise. Being ready - preparedness - happens when day-by-day, week-by-week as we hear God's Word and are receptive to God's presence. Our oil is renewed when we are actually doing what God tells us to do. In other words, as we follow Jesus in our daily lives, we are storing up on oil. This following embraces our economics, our politics, our social lives, and ...

207. The High Cost of Christian Living

Matthew 16:24-28

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Thomas Slavens

... of our ability? “Follow me,” challenged the master. By this he surely meant that whoever would be one of his disciples must practice his teachings. What were those teachings? Basic to the teachings of Jesus was the idea that people are to be receptive to the will of God for them. Among the qualities which he most appreciated were justice, purity, generosity, service, forgiveness and humility. All of these he summed up in the challenge to love, to give oneself on behalf of the happiness of other people ...

208. A Short Sermon

Luke 4:14-30

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James Garrett

... .” That is the gospel. Jesus is the good news of salvation, release to captives and recovering of sight to the blind. ‘‘Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.” Today, not tomorrow. Not next year. Today. May the power of the Holy Spirit touch our hearts and make them receptive to his grace, the freedom and the healing he offers today!

209. A Hand We Can Grasp

John 14:1-4

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Alan R. Lindberg

... become responsible adults. ____________ and ____________ were like that, too - they loved to go to tractor pulls, to fairs, to the Fort Fest. As much as we like, we would do anything to turn the clock back and say, "If only they had not gone to that wedding reception on that fateful night." Or, "We should have been with them." If only we could go with them to protect, to help, to assist them in making the decisions that are in their best interest. But we can't. They must leave their father and mother - they ...

210. The Secret Of Effective Living

Proverbs 8:1-36

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Robert Allen

... the white church in the morning and the black church in the evening. Sir Thomas said, “I jumped at this compromise because it would mean that everyone in the community would know I did not support segregation. And,” he said, “I have never forgotten the reception I received at those churches. The majority of the people, even if they didn’t agree, respected me for standing for what was right. When I went to the black church, the welcome was warm and sincere as the pastor introduced me by saying, ‘We ...

211. Black Preaching: A Four-Cornered Universe

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Carlyle Fielding Stewart

... to traveling by horse, he was thrown from his "saddle" five minutes into the sermon, although the preacher began with a slow "gallop." A further encumbrance was his predominantly prose orientation to reality. A poetic orientation would have made him more receptive to the rhythms of recitation which are hallmarks of black sermonizing. Great poetry and great black preaching are not only rhythmic but visionary. They have elements of timing and versification essential to the reader's and hearer's sense of sound ...

212. A Handful Of Dandelions

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Timothy W. Ayers

... Webster's Unabridged Dictionary. Filed under the letter of the boy who took me. I guess I'm a little silly about it all. I think it's because I love flowers. When Joe and I got married, we had flowers everywhere in the church and each table at the reception had fresh cut flowers. I really like flowers and have come to know the name of just about every one. Joe, my husband, thinks I'm part bee. But he understands. Every anniversary, I get a long stem rose for each year we're married. The fiftieth is going to ...

213. Wash Up First For The Meal Before You Eat!

John 13:1-17

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Mark Ellingsen

... with the idea that I cannot contribute to my salvation, are you not too? I would often rather exercise authority over others and be served, rather than to serve. How about you? Perhaps our failure on these points relates to why so often our faith and our reception of the sacraments is ot a lively experience, but a mere "going through the motions." If it were up to us to prepare ourselves to receive the Lord's supper we would be in big trouble. We would all fail the test. This was Jesus' point in responding ...

214. Vision For Mission

Isaiah 6:1-13

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Ron Lavin

... come. Isaiah will henceforth speak for God. Zeal for God and God's ways will not be well received by the people of God. The people are satisfied. They don't want to change. They don't want to repent. Most human beings will not be receptive to the prophetic message that the very foundations of life are shaking. People caught in illusions deny their condition. They live with illusions until it is too late. Therefore, nothing less than persistence and zeal for the Lord will be necessary when one speaks for God ...

215. Anointed Ministry

Isaiah 61:1-11

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Ron Lavin

... . So can we. He got on with ministry. So can we. "He began his teaching in their synagogues and was praised by all (Luke 4:15)," until he came to Nazareth, the town in which he was raised by Mary and Joseph. In Nazareth the initial reception was positive. "Hometown boy makes good" might have been a headline in the local Nazareth morning newspaper, if they had had newspapers back then. The whole town showed up for sabbath worship at the local synagogue because it was rumored that Jesus who was making a ...

216. The Dreamer Within You

Joel 2:18-27, Joel 2:28-32

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Richard Hasler

... and young men shall see visions. Nor, will such a promise be restricted to just a few people, even “menservants and maidservants” will receive the Spirit. In that day, God will speak directly through the Spirit to each and every one who is open and receptive. Centuries later, Peter, on the Day of Pentecost appropriates Joel’s prophecy of dreams and visions as the text for the first Christian sermon. The prophet’s words were fulfilled as God’s Spirit like tongues of fire and the rush of a mighty ...

217. The Baby Who Changes Everything

Isaiah 7:1-25

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Robert Beringer

... ." The One who changes all things can change you and me for the best, if we will open our hearts to meet him. As a photographic plate exposed to light bears the image of that reflected light upon it and so is changed, you and I, open, sensitive, receptive can face the light of Jesus Christ until God's own likeness is imprinted on our souls. This is the deliverance foretold so long ago by the prophet Isaiah in the coming of Emmanuel, God with us now! "0 holy child of Bethlehem, descend to us, we pray,Cast ...

218. Light For Our Darkness

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Robert Beringer

... ! Thomas Edison was right. Genius is 98 percent perspiration and two percent inspiration! The Living God still speaks to women and men whose eyes are open to the signs of God's presence in the world about them, and whose hearts are open and receptive as they read the scriptures and as they pray. Do you recall the humorous story of the pastor who waited until Saturday night to prepare a message for Sunday? Halford Luccock describes this distraught man going to his bookshelves, taking down one book after ...

219. Chosen For Good News

John 15:1-17

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Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... can sit on a tack, etc.” Jesus put it: “I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.” Our Christian lives ought to reflect that joy -- Jesus likened us not to a funeral procession but to a wedding reception. Let the liturgy lift us up.Let the hymns make a happy, easy melody. Let the preacher smile and be enthusiastic.Let the congregation radiate the warmth of it all. Joy is what we are chosen for and joy is what we offer to all who come. The earliest Christians ...

220. John Christian Frederick Heyer First American Lutheran Missi

Drama

Thomas A. Renquist

... Heyer begin this mission work of the American Lutheran church? He eventually settled upon Guntur, among the Teluga Indians. His decision was strongly influenced by Huddleston Stokes, an Englishman. Reader 2: “Here at Guntur we met with a very kind reception from Huddleston Stokes, Esquire, an ardent friend of mission and missionaries, as well as a very exemplary Christian gentleman.” Reader 1: For Heyer, his acceptance by Stokes was persuasive evidence of a divine call. As it turned out, Mr. Stokes ...

221. Bartolome’ de Las Casas Protector Of The Indians

Drama

Thomas A. Renquist

... which Las Casas witnessed daily were so great that he decided to sail home to Spain to inform King Ferdinand of what was actually happening. Las Casas had a friend in the royal court who arranged for him to speak to the king. Ferdinand was receptive, but unfortunately he died a few days later and the new emperor, Charles V, would not see Las Casas. However, there were two Spanish cardinals who very strongly agreed with Las Casas, and they sent him back to America with the title, “Universal Protector of ...

222. Here Comes the Judge!

Matthew 25:31-46

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Johnny Dean

... protest and risk going to jail for it, but I care. You see the kind of trouble I’m going to cause on the day of Judgment? I’m a geep, a half-breed, part sinner and part saint, a jigsaw puzzle of odd-shaped pieces, some centered and others receptive and generous. And I have a feeling I’m not alone in that. Maybe Jesus will have to form a third group on that day and have them stand in the middle, a group that perhaps will be much larger than both the others put together. He’s going to ...

223. Been Fishin' Lately?

Mark 1:14-20

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Johnny Dean

... Some said they really wanted to fish, but since they just didn’t have time, they would just furnish fishing equipment for others. Others felt that their job was to establish a good relationship with the fish so that the fish would be more receptive to the fishermen. After one stirring meeting on “The Necessity for Fishing,” one young fellow left the meeting and actually went fishing! He reported the next day that he caught two outstanding fish. He was honored for his excellent catch, and immediately a ...

224. Praying With Tears in Your Eyes

Hebrews 1:1-14

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John R. Brokhoff

... of persistence in praying is that it may not be the right time for God or for us to receive the answer. Often God answers our prayers through others or circumstances, and he cannot answer until "the fullness of time." If we do not persist, we may not be receptive when God is ready and able to answer our prayers. One time a lady lost her very valuable diamond ring in a theater. When she got home, she missed it. At once she called the manager of the theater and reported the loss. He promised, if she would ...

225. Peacemaking - Active, Not Passive

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Alan Bacon Bond

... and political knee jerk philosophy. A choir anthem, Quiet Place, describes God at the center. "There you will know ... you will know." The Quakers call it "centering down." Centering down is the proceess of working the inner soil, pulverizing it, and making it receptive for the seeds of peace, which the Holy Spirit would plant in us. Centering down is the process of recognizing the clumps and clods of fear and insecurity in ourselves, which distort the landscape of our souls. It is paradoxical that such an ...

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