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2251. Epiphany 2

1 Samuel 3:1--4:1, John 1:35-42, 1 Corinthians 6:12-20

Bulletin Aid

Paul A. Laughlin

... others to Jesus, even his own disciples, who in turn brought still others. People: SO LET US, SEEKING GOD’S MESSIAH, FIND CHRIST; AND FINDING HIM, RETURN TO POINT OTHERS TO HIM. Collect God of wisdom and truth, who sent a light in the wilderness to bear testimony to a Lamb, help us to assess and acknowledge anew our allegiance to the Christ; that, feeling it as for the first time, we may direct others to salvation in him, in whose name we pray. Amen Prayer of Confession Most loving God, we confess ...

2252. Lent 5

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40, Hebrews 4:14-5:10, John 12:20-36

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Paul A. Laughlin

... death, Jesus prayed in anguish to God. People: AND LET US REMEMBER AS WELL THAT JESUS STILL SUFFERED, AND THROUGH THAT SUFFERING LEARNED OBEDIENCE AND BECAME THE SOURCE OF OUR SALVATION. Collect All-loving God, who hear the prayers of the suffering, grant us strength to bear whatever we must in this life; that we may not expect always to be relieved or removed from such situations, but may learn to use them as opportunities to grow and be made more perfect with respect to your will, even as did Jesus, in ...

2253. Lent 6

Isaiah 50:1-11, Mark 15:16-20, Mark 15:21-32, Philippians 2:1-11

Bulletin Aid

Paul A. Laughlin

... Forgiving God, we confess our share in the human condition and thus our complicity in the death of your Son and our Savior. We are prone to sin and faithlessness to you and one another, and reject again and again those who come bearing your word of judgment and grace. Forgive us, we pray, and make us beneficiaries of the Passion of Christ, in whose name we pray. Amen Second Lesson: Philippians 2:5-11 Theme: Obedience unto death Exegetical Note The Christological hymn contained here, probably "borrowed ...

2254. Easter 3

Acts 3:11-26, 1 John 2:28--3:10, Luke 24:36-49

Bulletin Aid

Paul A. Laughlin

... : In the name of the God of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, let us worship together. People: IN THE NAME OF THE HOLY AND RIGHTEOUS ONE, JESUS CHRIST, LET US WORSHIP GOD. Leader: To the Author of life, whom God raised from the dead, let us bear witness: People: FOR FAITH IN HIS NAME BRINGS RESTORATION AND REPENTANCE AND REFRESHMENT. Collect O Redeemer God, who make us whole by grace, enable us to respond to your redemptive action in Christ with repentance and faith; that, being thus empowered by you, we may ...

2255. Ascension Day

Acts 1:1-11, Ephesians 1:15-23, Luke 24:36-49, Luke 24:50-53, Mark 16:1-20

Bulletin Aid

Paul A. Laughlin

... ARE CALLED HIS PEOPLE, HIS BODY, HIS CHURCH. Collect Almighty God, who exalted Jesus to your right hand, give us wisdom, knowledge, and insight into the power that he has over the world; that, as his people, we the church may bring his redemptive authority to bear in this world, and may help to subdue all the forces of darkness, death, and destruction. In Christ’s exalted name we pray. Amen Prayer of Confession God of mercy and might, we confess how seldom we act as a people of power, choosing instead to ...

2256. Easter 7

Acts 1:12-26, 1 John 5:1-12, John 17:6-19

Bulletin Aid

Paul A. Laughlin

... importance of our respective ministries; that through us your Kingdom may be more effectively realized in our troubled world. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen Second Lesson: 1 John 5:9-13 Theme: God’s testimony to life Exegetical note The idea of God’s bearing witness to Christ appears also in the Gospel of John (5:36 and 8:18). In verse 8, the author has lined up the strongest possible assembly of witnesses to buttress his argument for the faith: the Spirit, the water (baptism) and the blood (the death ...

2257. Proper 12

2 Samuel 12:1-31, Ephesians 3:14-21, John 6:1-15

Bulletin Aid

Paul A. Laughlin

... EVERY TIME WE SIN AGAINST GOD OR ONE ANOTHER, WE BRING HARM UPON OURSELVES. Leader: We find it very easy to identify and condemn the sins of others. People: BUT OUR OWN SIN IS MORE DIFFICULT FOR US TO SEE, AND ITS CONSEQUENCES MORE DIFFICULT FOR US TO BEAR. Collect Most majestic God, who remind us of the insidiousness of sin in the story of Nathan’s condemnation of David, keep us ever aware of our own sin; that, trusting in your forgiveness and mercy, we may strive always to minimize the evil we do to you ...

2258. Proper 15

2 Samuel 18:19--19:8, Ephesians 4:17--5:21, John 6:25-59

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Paul A. Laughlin

... MORE TIMELY NOW. Collect All-knowing God, who have given us holy work to do in the face of much evil, inspire and empower us with your Spirit; that, even in "evil days" and an ungodly world we shall be able to bring your Word and will to bear. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen Prayer of Confession Almighty God, we confess that we do not always resist the temptation to choose destructive worldly pursuits over edifying spiritual ones, and that we suffer a great deal as a result. Forgive us our bad choices, O God ...

2259. The Gift

Drama

Esther Lense

... , I gain nothing. "Love is patient and kind; love is not jealous or boastful; it is not arrogant or rude. Love does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrong, but rejoices in the right. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. "Love never ends; as for prophecy, it will pass away; as for tongues, they will cease, as for knowledge, it will pass away. For our knowlege is imperfect and our prophecy is imperfect; but when ...

2260. Looking Ahead with Hope

John 1:43-51

Sermon

... , "Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?" II Many good things came out of Nazareth. The prophet, Elijah, made Nazareth his home and carried on his great work from there. Jonah went out from Nazareth to challenge the entire world to a new missionary zeal. A young woman bearing a child walked sixty miles from her home in Nazareth to the village of Bethlehem. She lay on a bed in a barn because there was no one to give her a room. It was there she bore her child. It was to Nazareth she returned to bring up ...

2261. Wormy Apples Are a Waste

Luke 3:1-20

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... wormy. If it is, then think of how unhappy God is and how hungry a child like you must be. But if it is good and solid and ready to be eaten, then you share the same happiness God must feel. Jesus once said that any tree that does not bear good fruit should be cut down with an axe and burned in the fire. Another tree can grow where the bad tree was living. A bad tree used just as much water and sunshine as a good tree. We need to take care of our trees, keep them healthy and ...

2262. Which Self Are You?

Genesis 2:4-25

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

... will arise and go to my father.’ " "WHEN HE CAME TO HIMSELF." And so he reminds us that there is a self within each one of us, a self that belongs to God, an eternal self that is of unspeakable worth to God - EACH ONE OF US - a self that bears His own divine image, a self that was created but for one purpose - and I challenge any one of you to give me another - to live in fellowship with Him. But very often life is ruined. The self is distorted and twisted and mangled and other selves take over, and ...

2263. The Generation Gap

Luke 2:41-52

Sermon

William McKee Aber

... of Jesus’ life with one exception - that of the incident in the temple at age twelve. In that particular incident we see all the elements of the generation gap, even though in a somewhat milder form than is evidenced today at Berkeley or San Francisco State! (Bear in mind that He was only twelve). So, forget, if you can, all the atrocious religious art you’ve seen of Jesus standing in the temple like Superboy, lecturing to his elders, and try to picture the incident as it really was. I’m sure the ...

2264. THE MARRIAGE GAP

Genesis 2:4-25

Sermon

William McKee Aber

... the point. The chances are that we could have been happy with a wide variety of people; it’s only in storybooks that there is only one foot to fit the glass slipper. But it is marriage that makes your wife the only one for you. Ultimately you bear the marks of each other. (How often do we say of those people whose pictures appear in the paper for 50th anniversaries, "They even look like each other?" We become unique through each other’s love, grow to look like each other, and find our identity in the ...

2265. BECAUSE HE LOVES ME

Drama

Gary C. Bratz

... will dwell securely. And this is the name by which He will be called: The Lord is our Righteousness." Pastor: The prophet Isaiah even foretold the name of the Savior: Child: "Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign, behold a young woman shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call His name Immanuel." Pastor: And so for many years God’s people looked forward to the day when the Savior would be born. They even sang about it. THE SONG: "Oh, Come, Oh, Come, Emmanuel" Oh, come, oh, come Emmanuel, And ...

2266. Zechariah

Drama

Charles L. Koester

... stood outside praying, and suddenly, as I lit the sacred pot ... an angel of the Lord appeared at the right side of the Altar of Incense. I trembled in my fear. But the angel said, "Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer is heard and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son and you shall call his name John. This will be joy and delight to you and many more will be glad because he is born. He will be one of God’s great men; he will touch neither wine nor strong drink and he will be filled ...

2267. Simeon

Drama

Charles L. Koester

... person dragged a chair through a sanded floor, he was plowing, plainly an action against the Sabbath Law of God. The chair must be picked up to be moved, but that also was considered work on the Sabbath. If a person carried his mattress on the Sabbath he was bearing a burden. If he plucked corn on the Sabbath and rubbed it in his hands, he was reaping and thrashing. You recall from your scriptures what Jesus thought of our Sabbath Laws. He healed a man on the Sabbath and told him to pick up his mattress and ...

2268. What's Mine Is Yours

Luke 12:13-21

Sermon

Ewart E. Turner

... of the world in general. Ajax expressed his concern and sympathy by wagging his white-tipped tail. His master sighed. "All that beautiful wheat and no place to put it." The dog looked up at his owner with soulful eyes which signalled his desire to bear some of the burden which weighed his master down. At this moment steps were heard on the stairway. A man entered the cupola. He was Barnes’ gentleman’s gentleman, the butler, Obed. "Begging your pardon, sir, but this man knocked at the door and asked ...

2269. Focused Light

Acts 10:23b-48

Sermon

William F. Dunkle

... old dark recesses of hate and suspicion and fear are illuminated, then vanquished. Wet, bloody boundaries between humans dry up and disappear. Secret lusts, closeted passions, hidden and suppressed appetites all surface as the searching brightness of Christ’s love bears in upon human lives. Nothing can long withstand the sharp surgery of God’s grace. The gospel of peace makes a difference in our lives and this difference becomes visible. Simon Peter perceived in Cornelius the goodness which was clearly ...

2270. Believable Light

2 Corinthians 1:12--2:4

Sermon

William F. Dunkle

... ?" "They’re like deacons in our church," the pastor replied. "Well, there go my mules!" the Baptist concluded sadly. It's in the ordinary, the plain and everyday business of life that we are creatures of the twilight zone. Alas, even we who bear the Christian name, serve the Christian church, are guardians of the Christian cause! We dally between Yes and No. So the world, not completely trusting us, does not trust God. An earlier sermon in this series mentions Gnosticism, the sophisticated philosophy so ...

2271. OUR LORD DELIVERED UP

Sermon

E. Jerry Walker

... one who is born of the spirit." Nicodemus, nonplussed, embarrassed, not knowing what to answer, had blurted, "How can this be?" "Are you a teacher of Israel, and yet you do not understand this?" Jesus had chided. "Truly I say to you, we speak of what we know, and bear witness to what we have seen; but you do not receive our testimony. If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe, how can you believe if I tell you heavenly things? For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever ...

2272. OUR LORD TORMENTED

Sermon

E. Jerry Walker

... them. Not this time! He turned to the accused. "Are you the king of the Jews?" he asked. There was no fear, no flinching in the man’s countenance. Quietly, yet firmly, he said, "You have said so." Pilate was taken with the man’s answer. His whole bearing was one of strength, openness. There was none of the wiliness of the chief priests who talked from both sides of their mouths. Pilate paused, looked over the mob that had assembled on the parade ground. All right, he thought. We’ll put it to the test ...

2273. OUR LORD FORSAKEN

Sermon

E. Jerry Walker

... beneath the anguish he saw concern directed toward him. Slowly she opened her lips as if to answer his unspoken thought, his thinly repressed fear. "I know," she said. "They have forsaken him. All of them. We are the only ones who are left." He could not bear to look longer into her eyes and he turned from her. Beyond the crosses, two men in the robes of the Sanhedrin were talking with the centurion, and John felt all his emotion twist into loathing and hatred. Then, as they came toward the central cross ...

2274. Christmas: A Family Service

Drama

Ruthanne Cochran

... right! Let’s all gather around it. (Family joins hands around the tree.) We dedicate this tree to be a part of our celebration of Christmas. As it has been beautifully decorated and loaded with gifts of love, may our lives bring happiness to others and may we bear God’s gift of love to all - regardless of race, color, or belief. The Prayer Mother: Let us pray: As we celebrate Christmas this year may our home be touched with its beauty and joy. Older Daughter: May we know more of time peace given to the ...

2275. THE JOY OF CHRISTIAN LIVING

Galatians 4:21-31

Sermon Aid

John W. Rilling

... joy in going out of his way to rescue others in danger of going wrong. "Brethren if a man is overtaken in any trespass ... restore him in a spirit of gentleness." As Christ bore the burden of our sins on the cross, so we should find our joy in bearing one another’s burdens. "Jesus, thou joy of loving hearts, Thou Fount of life, thou Light of men, From the best bliss that earth imparts We turn, unfilled, to thee again. "O Jesus, ever with us stay; Make all our moments calm and bright; Chase the dark night ...

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