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2251. Consecration Our Loses and Our Gains

Psalm 37:1-40

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Call to Worship Leader: Delight yourself in the Lord, and he shall give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way unto the Lord; trust in him and he shall bring it to pass. Congregation: We commit our lives, including our plans, our careers and all our earthly goods which come from his hand. Leader: Seek first his kingdom and his righteousness and then all ...

2252. The Nearest Hand

Luke 10:25-37

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Two women were sitting in church. One woman said to the other, "I’ve always wished that God would touch me, but I suppose that’s too much to ask." The other woman replied, "That sounds like a reasonable desire. Have you prayed about it?" "Well, no. Of course not." "Why not? There’s certainly nothing wrong with a prayer like that. You should pray about it." "All right. Maybe I will sometime." "Not sometime. Now. What better place to pray than here in the Lord’s house?" Thus persuaded, ...

2253. Growing in God's Freedom

John 8:31-41

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... some of us it is our song. We don't want to grow up. We do not want to face the next stage in life. We are comfortable where we are. In fact, we don't know why anyone would want us to change. Like Peter Pan, we express our desire to stay just as we are. There was a group of Peter Pans in the New Testament. Listen to how the author of the Letter to the Hebrews feels about growing up in Christ, or more accurately, the lack of growing up in faith. For though by this time you ...

2254. At Table With The Lord

Drama

... prominent place next toyou in heaven. It was always me first. I was truly an "eye for an eye," "get back at your enemies," "hit them where it hurts," "do unto others before they do it unto you," hot shot. I was a young firebrand, aflame with selfish desires. But being with you has changed me. I have watched you love those who hate you and do good to those who despise you. I have seen you minister unto and comfort those whom the world has rejected. I marvel at your compassionate words, your great works, and ...

2255. Getting Back To Work

Luke 17:1-10

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Brett Blair

... duty to work in the kingdom of God and we are due nothing for that work. First and foremost we live for God expecting nothing in return. II And Secondly, we owe God everything. I love the story about a young boy by the name of James who had a desire to be the most famous manufacturer and salesman of cheese in the world. He planned on becoming rich and famous by making and selling cheese and began with a little buggy pulled by a pony named Paddy. After making his cheese, he would load his wagon and he and ...

2256. The Priorities of a Servant

Luke 17:1-10

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Brett Blair

A young boy by the name of James had a desire to be the most famous manufacturer and salesman of cheese in the world. He planned on becoming rich and famous by making and selling cheese and began with a little buggy pulled by a pony named Paddy. After making his cheese, he would load his wagon and he and Paddy ...

2257. Epiphany 4

Micah 6:1-8, 1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5, Matthew 5:1-12, Psalm 1:1-6

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... kingdom of heaven is near," calls for a radical change of life-style by those who respond to this demand. The true Christian is one who is aware of his/her poverty - spiritual poverty - in emotions, in attitude, in hunger and desires, in relationships, in intentions, in complete and utter devotion to God. This person knows the meaning of sin and repentance - and discipleship. Discipleship means living a subservient life, poor in spirit, not simply living in physical poverty, although there may be benefit ...

2258. Epiphany 7

Matthew 5:43-48, Matthew 5:38-42, 1 Corinthians 3:1-23, Leviticus 19:1-37

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... , "You must love your neighbor as yourself." 1. Who says so? God says so. He is the one who has decreed that people should love other people as they love themselves. "My ways are not your ways," says God - but they should be! 2. God desires to eliminate hatred from the human vocabulary and from interpersonal relationships, as well. I was associated with a junior high school's girls' basketball team and overheard many of the comments the girls made about other people. So often, they said, "I hate her," or ...

2259. Palm · Passion Sunday

Isaiah 50:1-11, Psalm 31:1-24, Matthew 27:11-26, Matthew 27:32-44, Matthew 27:45-56, Matthew 21:1-11

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... Later, the chief priests joined in the cries of derision: He saved others; he cannot save himself He is the King of Israel; let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him. He trusts in God; let God deliver him now, if he desires him; for he said, "I am the Son of God." Scholars say that Jesus' desperate cry, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" is probably the most authentic saying of Jesus from the cross; it makes the priests' taunts more pronounced and final. This shorter reading ...

2260. Easter Day

John 20:1-9, Colossians 3:1-17, Psalm 118:1-29, Acts 10:23b-48

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... us the gate of everlasting life." The petition could fit any Sunday worship service, but it really speaks to the purpose of Lent and Easter, which is to renew our lives and bend them to the doing of God's will on earth: "Give us your continual help; put good desires into our minds and bring them to full effect." The content of these prayers is such that the "or" in the LBW might well be changed to "and" so that both would be offered before the readings of Easter Day. The Psalm of the Day Psalm 118:1-2, 15 ...

2261. Easter 2

Acts 2:14-41, Psalm 105:1-45, 1 Peter 1:1-12, John 20:19-23, John 20:24-31

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... his faithful people. He does it with his Word, "Peace be with you" and the report of the witnesses who say and heard him speak. Like Thomas, people always want more than a word, a report, a tall tale; those who would believe in Jesus often desire to see him for themselves. That would make believing much simpler, more positive; human beings have to have proof, even in matters of faith: "Unless I see...." Thomas ought to be called "Fortunate Thomas," because he did get his wish; the risen Christ appeared to ...

2262. Easter 4

Acts 2:14-41, Psalm 23:1-6, Acts 6:1-7, Acts 7:54--8:1a, 1 Peter 2:13-25, John 10:1-21

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... for their faith - today! Believers may very well expect to be, at the least, laughed at and ridiculed for their faith, but will have to learn, as did Stephen, to take all forms of persecution and suffering with patience. God surely doesn't desire people to suffer needlessly, particularly those who are living righteously in the faith bestowed upon them in Jesus Christ, but he is pleased when people suffer for the faith with patience, as did their Lord. Peter points to Christ's innocent suffering and death ...

2263. Proper 8 & Pentecost 6

2 Kings 4:8-37, Genesis 32:22-32, Psalm 89:1-52, Psalm 17:1-15, Isaiah 2:6-22, Jeremiah 28:1-17, Matthew 10:1-42

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... Sixth Sunday after Pentecost, too, as it points to the reward ("joys beyond understanding") of those who love Jesus enough to follow and serve him: Pour into our hearts such love for you that, loving you above all things, we may obtain your promises, which exceed all that we can desire. The eschatological note is strongly suggested in this prayer. The Psalm of the Day - Psalm 89:1-4, 15-18 (L); 89:1-2, 15-16, 17-18 (R); 89:1-18, or 89:1-4, 15-18 (E) This psalm is cut up and inserted into the propers mainly ...

2264. The Seventh Sunday after Pentecost

Zechariah 9:9-13, Exodus 1:1-22, Exodus 2:1-10, Romans 7:7-25, Romans 8:1-17, Matthew 11:25-30

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... and 16 may be the most familiar, because they are often used by Christians of all denominations in their table prayers. The eyes of all look to thee, and thou givest them their food in due season. Thou openest thy hand, thou satisfiest the desire of every living thing. Interestingly, the Episcopal Church ends its use of this responsory psalm at verse 14. As a responsory, the psalm also accommodates the first reading - Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Lo, your king ...

2265. Proper 12 & Pentecost 10

1 Kings 3:1-15, Exodus 3:1-22, Romans 8:18-27, Romans 8:28-39, Matthew 13:44-46, Matthew 13:47-52

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... he illustrated it with parables, and died to validate his teachings about the worth of the kingdom. What value do you place upon the kingdom? 2. Our first priority in life - seeking the kingdom. God gives the kingdom through Jesus to those who honestly seek it and desire to receive it and enjoy the blessings and benefits now and in this life. What do you seek most in life? 3. Our ultimate effort - rejoice and cling to the hope of the kingdom. Once we have received the gift of grace - the kingdom of heaven ...

2266. Proper 14 & Pentecost 12

1 Kings 19:9-18, Psalm 29:1-11, Psalm 106:1-48, Romans 9:1-29, Matthew 14:22-36, Exodus 13:17--14:31, Jonah 2:1-10, Psalm 85:1-13

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... merits and mediation of Jesus Christ") is deleted and "merits" is cast in the singular as "merit." The revised prayer reads this way. Almighty and everlasting God, you are always more ready to hear than we are to pray, and to give more than we either desire or deserve. Pour upon us the abundance of your mercy, forgiving us those things of which our conscience is afraid, and giving us those good things for which we are not worthy to ask, except through the merit ofyour Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. The Psalm ...

2267. Christ The King

Ezekiel 34:1-31, Matthew 25:31-46, 1 Corinthians 15:12-34, Psalm 95:1-11, Psalm 23:1-6

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... strays, cares for the disabled and the weak, and watches over the faithful. He sets an example for the church in caring for those in trouble or need of any kind. 3. He dispenses justice and mercy to all of his people. He does not desire the loss and destruction of people, because he has created them and they are his forever. He teaches the church the worth of each person, and shows that Christians should be loving and forgiving persons, who offer absolution to sinners rather than demanding retribution. 4 ...

2268. April Showers

1 Samuel 20:1-42

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... line not limited to the bluesy baritone of B. J. Thomas. We have all sung the blues in April. T. S. Eliot, writing in the disillusioned years after World War I, lamented: April is the cruelest month breeding lilacs out of the dead land mixing memory and desire stirring dull roots with spring rain. The Ides of April demand a wampum payment to our rich uncle in Washington. Except for a dynamic duo in the N.C.A.A. basketball championship game, a nation of basketball fans are singing a dirge about, "Wait until ...

2269. A Princely Passion

2 Samuel 13:1-22

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... a prince, but he was far from charming. Amnon was more in the mode of a Machiavellian Prince. Machiavelli, who had written that a prince "... must be a fox to recognize traps and a lion to frighten wolves."1 Amnon’s problem was Amnon. He worshiped himself and his desires to the exclusion of all else. Like a cat in a canary cage, he was king of the hill. The eldest son of David and heir to the throne. Well-helled and well-fed. Allowed to ride on one of the specially groomed royal donkeys, which today would ...

2270. A Senior Servant

2 Samuel 19:9-43

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... , and spend his remaining days garbed in rich silks. Barzillai refused to cross the Jordan with his monarch. He had discovered satisfaction in doing good for others and sharing with others. The reward of seeing David returning from exile, was the reward Barzillai desired. The reward of seeing his faith vindicated in this lion of the tribe of Judah. Abraham Lincoln was asked daily to distribute federal jobs to his longtime cronies, and some who said they were his friends. One day he learned from his doctor ...

2271. Sermon Opener - What Will He Find?

Luke 18:1-8

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Theodore F. Schneider

... no!" Hope is like that. We speak of it more often than we believe in it. Hope is not a strong word for us. It has more to do with "wishing" than "expecting." It has the sound of resignation, an inability to bring about, influence, or even believe that a desired event or goal might ever come to be. "Well, I hope so" has in its whimsical sound the same negation of the words that we hear in the sarcastic "Sure it will!" or "Well, I guess!" Hope, as we understand it, is not a word of excitement and expectation ...

2272. What Will He Find… When He Comes? - Shorter Version

Luke 18:1-8

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Theodore F. Schneider

... is like that. We speak of it more often than we believe in it. Hope is not a strong word for us. It has more to do with "wishing" than "expecting." It has the sound of resignation, an inability to bring about, influence, or even believe that a desired event or goal might ever come to be. "Well, I hope so" we say sarcastically. Hope, as we understand it, is not a word of excitement and expectation. It speaks more often of resignation and helplessness. How then can we understand the New Testament's use of the ...

2273. Advent 1

Matthew 24:36-51

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Theme: God's reliable unpredictability Exegetical note This passage comes toward the end of Matthew's version of the "Little Apocalypse" in Mark 13 and, like its source, emphasizes the unpredictability of the expected and desired parousia, and the consequent need for watchfulness and readiness. For Advent, the passage provides an excellent reminder that, despite the reliability of God's promises, God acts in God's own good time, and therefore predictions and pronouncements about when (or, for that matter, ...

2274. Second Sunday in Advent

Isaiah 11:1-16

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Theme: The qualities and consequences of the One who comes Exegetical Note This description of the ideal Davidic king (i.e., the hoped-for Messiah) contains three pairs of desired qualities: wisdom and understanding (intellectual), counsel and might (political), and knowledge and fear of God (spiritual). All of these derive, not from the ruler's innate abilities, but from the Spirit of God that will be upon him; and the righteousness that will "gird" him will bias him toward the ...

2275. Christmas, Third Proper

Hebrews 1:1-14

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... name we pray. Amen Prayer of Confession Mighty and generous God, we humbly confess our limited imaginations when it comes to your workings, and especially with respect to your actions in Christ Jesus, whom we tend to view through our narrow vision and in light of our restricted desires. Forgive us, O God, and let the words of your holy Word remind us of the true magnitude of this Holy One, not only for us, our world, and our age, but for the infinities of time and space. In the name of the One who was, is ...

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