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2251. Suffering Servant Song
Isaiah 52:13--53:12
Sermon
Elizabeth Achtemeier
... ways of God. Rather, it is the task of being God's true servant, willing to submit to his will, even unto death. It is the task of truly being God's people, in order that the nations may see God's work in Israel and turn and worship the Lord. If we were to translate that into our life, our God-given task as the church would be truly to be the church, so dedicated to the service of God that we would be willing to die in order to carry out God's will. We would be willing to ...
Sermon
Maxie Dunnam
... my heart by a word I heard in the ordination service of the Free Methodist Church. It was verses 4 and 5 of Ezekiel 2. Listen to it: “The people to whom I am sending you are obstinate and stubborn. Say to them. ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says’ And whether they listen – for they are a rebellious house – they will know that a prophet has been among them.” (NIV) Get the setting in mind. Ezekiel is sharing his personal story of God coming to him in a vision, and calling him as a prophet/priest ...
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Maxie Dunnam
... ended. That’s serious. I went to my study that morning and to my time of prayer after that dream having received a message from the Lord – a message to surrender. To let go. Let me tell you what was going on in my life when I dreamed it and you would ... me back to my renewal leave. One mountain top experience is not enough. Our sanctification is really never complete. My prayer was “Lord, renew me – body, mind and spirit – and teach me what you will.” Just a brief aside. When I came home Monday, a ...
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Maxie Dunnam
... , thus denuding it of its power. Following Jesus is important. That’s what we’re called to do. But the point is, we cannot follow Jesus for long unless we are in Christ, unless we’re abiding in Him. So we renew our strength by waiting on the Lord, by spending time in prayer, with His Word, with His people, cultivating His presence within in order that we act in the world out of his indwelling Spirit, Who empowers us. I have on my desk a beautiful carving of the hands of Jesus held together in prayer ...
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Maxie Dunnam
... , I cannot.” (Jeremiah 20:9) Then there was the prophet Amos. “The lion has roared,” he said. “Who will not fear? The sovereign Lord has spoken – who can but prophesy?” (Amos 3:8) It was of this same dynamic that Jesus was speaking: “I have a baptism to ... me sick, but now it became the most beautiful fragrance to me. I reveled in what had been repulsive just a moment ago. The Lord seemed to say to me in that instant, “Jim, if you and your wife have any value to me, if you have any purpose in ...
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Phil Thrailkill
... love of the myth of individualism and our isolation. The world is not impressed. Obeying verse 3 through 5 would change every life in this room. If every time a critical word crossed your mind or lips you went before God with an open Bible and said, “Lord, first show me where I’m wrong.” God would tell you, and then what would you do? It’s precisely what Jesus advised for all his followers, and it is a revolutionary way to live. What would this do to struggling marriages? To conflicted neighbors? To ...
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Arley K. Fadness
... is not to be milked dry with legalism, but is to be seen and experienced as a day full of grace where the word may be heard. "So rest and church attendance are important, but what makes the sabbath day and Third Commandment is the Word ... This God, the dear Lord Jesus Christ says, 'Come to me, all of you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest' " (Matthew 11:28).3 The first table of the Decalogue calls for love to God and the second table of the law calls for love to people ...
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Frank Ramirez
... we have offered up ourselves this day and trust in your wisdom now. Where hope is needed, inspire us to bring comfort. Where your presence is needed, send us, Lord, as well. Where healing is needed, Lord, call us and guide us. These things we pray in your name. Amen. Prayer Of Confession Your prophet saw clearly your Son, your Beloved, though he lived centuries before that glorious day. Why do we, who live in the gospel era, struggle to acknowledge your Son as our Savior? The ...
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Frank Ramirez
... belief to the world. Descend and be with us today as we strive to hear your will for our lives in the words that are spoken aloud as well as through the action of your Spirit in our hearts. These things we pray in your name. Amen. Prayer Of Confession Lord, we praise you for the goodly heritage you have given us. We praise you for the way the boundary lines have fallen in place. In gratitude we seek to give back a portion of what is already yours. Bless us in this time of celebration. Use our lives for the ...
2260. Drop the Net
Matthew 4:12-23
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Frank Ramirez
... same welcome to others who have come to worship in our midst. May we, like your apostles, become fishers of new disciples. Amen. Prayer Of Confession Lord Jesus, you call to me where I live, where I work, where I play. You speak to me in my language. If I have ignored your call, I pledge to listen now. I hear you call, Lord Jesus. You are Lord of my life. Lord Jesus, yes. To your call I say, "Yes." Amen. Hymns "Two Fishermen Who Lived Along The Sea" "Softly And Tenderly Jesus Is Calling" "Strong Righteous ...
2261. Lent 4, Lent 5
Psalm 130:1-8, Romans 8:6-11
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Frank Ramirez
... , make us an instrument of your peace, through the cross we bear for each other, in our prayers, in our suffering, in our offerings. Accept our lives which we give to you today for the work of your kingdom in this world. Amen. Prayer Of Confession Our lives, Lord, were yours from the start. They came from your hand into ours. We return only a portion of your bounty for your work. Thank you for your goodness and your mercy. Fill us with your wisdom and your courage as we seek to participate in the work of ...
2262. The Fine Print
Matthew 9:35—10:8 (9-23)
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Frank Ramirez
... your throne in joy, coming into your presence with purpose and praise! Accept the offering of our hearts and minds in the Spirit in which they are given. Bless us and magnify our weaknesses for your work in the world. Amen. Prayer Of Confession Lord, hear our prayers. We are your faithful people, struggling, but with your help, abiding still in your love. Lord, hear our prayers. We cry aloud to you and our community of faith hears. Strengthen us in the body of Christ as we seek to minister to each other ...
2263. Listen!
Exodus 24:1-18, Psalm 99:1-9
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Frank Ramirez
... ; he is exalted over all the peoples. Let them praise your great and awesome name. Holy is he! Mighty King, lover of justice, you have established equity; you have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob. Extol the Lord our God; worship at his footstool. Holy is he! Moses and Aaron were among his priests, Samuel also was among those who called on his name. They cried to the Lord, and he answered them. He spoke to them in the pillar of cloud; they kept his decrees, and the statutes that he gave them. O ...
Sermon
Jeff Wedge
... take it seriously, is a terrifying prospect. Consider the old couple named Si and Rose who prayed together every night. Every night they prayed, "Lord, when you're ready for us, take us. We're ready." A playful group of boys heard their prayers and decided to have a ... in a deep voice ... "Si ... Si." Rose asked, "What do you want?" The voice answered, "I want Si." "Who are you?" "I'm from the Lord, and I've come for Si." "Well, he ain't here; he's gone." "Then, since Si isn't here, I'll just have to take ...
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Mark Trotter
... that when the Messiah comes, there would be a great abundance of wine. There will be a banquet, as in Isaiah25, "On this mountain the Lord of Hosts will make for all peoples a feast off at things, a feast of wine on the lees, of fat things full of marrow ... that had never been done before, something that wasn't supposed to happen until the Kingdom of God came, until "on that mountain the Lord of Hosts will make a feast for all people." Then it will happen. Not now. We are still preparing now. We're not ready ...
2266. Epiphany 7
Matthew 5:43-48, Matthew 5:33-37, 1 Corinthians 3:1-23, Leviticus 19:1-37
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John R. Brokhoff
... , maturity, holiness, and fulfillment. In the biblical sense, a perfect person is one who has completed or fulfilled his life's purpose. We are to be perfect because God is perfect. Old Testament: Leviticus 19:1-2, 9-18 1. I am the Lord (v. 4). In chapters 18-20, "I am the Lord" appears twenty times! It occurs twice in this pericope. It is the basis for obeying the commands. It is God who commands. Because he is God, he has the authority to command. To disobey is to be faithless to God. Sin is unbelief ...
2267. Proper 28
Judges 4:1-24, Matthew 25:14-30, Zephaniah 1:4-13, Zephaniah 1:14--2:3
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John R. Brokhoff
... or concert hall. But, there is greater reason for silence. In the face of something catastrophic or terrible, our only reaction is silence. When the seal is broken in heaven, there is a half hour of silence. Zephaniah has a dreadful word from God: The day of the Lord is coming as a day of doom, gloom, destruction, and death for all people. That is enough to shock us into silence. 2. Sinned (v. 17). Why this day of doom? God explains that the destruction of the nation is due to sin. It is a terrible thing ...
2268. Come Back
Luke 21:5-38
Sermon
Leonard Sweet
... had been welded to it. Lindbergh flew for over 33 hours without sleep. He could look forward only by using a periscope that was made from two pocket mirrors. Are you playing it safe in life? Or are you taking risks for God and the gospel? We betray our Lord, and each other, by trying to go-it-alone in life. A new class of second-graders was asked to tell how many other children they had in their families. The teacher asked, "Have you any brothers and sisters?" One little boy answered, "No ma'am. I'm single ...
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Leonard Sweet
... when she is sick, and can feed a family of six on one pound of hamburger, and can get a nine-year-old to stand under a shower.' The angel circled the model of the mother very slowly. 'It's too soft,' she sighed. 'But tough!' said the Lord excitedly. 'You cannot imagine what this mother can do or endure.' 'Can it think?' 'Not only think, but it can reason and compromise,' said the Creator. Finally the angel bent over and ran her finger across the cheek. 'There's a leak,' she pronounced. 'I told you you ...
2270. Lent 3
Jn 4:5-42 · Rom 5:1-11 · Ex 17:1-7 · Ps 95
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Marion L. Soards, Thomas B. Dozeman, Kendall McCabe
... of the story separates into four parts. It begins with a quotation from the people questioning the purpose of salvation in the light of their present dilemma (v. 3). The second section shifts the focus to Moses, who turns the matter over to God (v. 4). The Lord enters the story in vv. 5-6a in response to Moses' request. And the episode ends with Moses following the directions of God for drawing water from a rock and with a narrator providing a concluding summary. Significance. Exodus 17:1-7 is one of the ...
2271. Proper 18
Psalm 149:1-9, Romans 13:8-14, Matthew 18:15-20, Exodus 12:1-30
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Marion L. Soards, Thomas B. Dozeman, Kendall McCabe
... only prudent but necessary. Nevertheless, there are plenty of ways and life that God has given us—namely by living dishonorably, in pursuit of selfish but destructive pleasure. Yet Christians are called to a different way of life—one made not only possible but real in the Lord Jesus Christ. The call to a life of love is a call away from certain kinds of behavior. It is a call out of darkness and into light. Thus as believers we do not merely define our lives in negative terms—all the things that we do ...
2272. Thanksgiving Day, North America
Luke 17:11-19, Deuteronomy 8:1-20, Psalm 65:1-13, 1 Corinthians 9:1-27
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Marion L. Soards, Thomas B. Dozeman, Kendall McCabe
... of different perspectives. Law is introduced with the promise of blessing in 6:1-3, and it is equated with love in 6:4-9 ("Love the LORD your God with all your heart."). Then law is examined in relationship to God's gift of the land in 6:10-8:20. Even though ... . Note how the text presupposes that the people of God are indeed thankful. Verse 10 reads: "You shall eat your fill and bless the LORD your God for the good land that he has given you." Thus the danger of this text is not that Israel will lack piety ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... death on a cross! Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” God with a towel around His waist. God with a basin of water kneeling in front of humble fishermen, tax collectors and other common ordinary folk. God doing the work of a servant. God washing feet. I’ve read that in ...
2274. Rise Above It
John 21:15-19
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James W. Moore
... have known this wouldn’t work. It was all too good to be true… too idealistic for this cruel world… and now it’s all over.” That is the graphic portrait of disillusionment. But, look what happens. That’s not the end of the story. The Risen Lord comes to them and walks with them and resurrects them too! He brings them out of the tomb of disillusionment and they get back with the other followers, i.e., they get back in church! Disillusionment… we all know about that, don’t we! The problems of ...
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James Merritt
... that this same Paul who speaks of the freedom that Christ brings, also called himself repeatedly a slave and a prisoner of the Lord Jesus Christ. (See Philemon 1) That may sound like a contradiction, but it is not. The only way to become free is to ... ought. When a person is released from prison he is not free to do anything he feels like doing, he is free to obey the law. When the Lord Jesus Christ frees us from the prison of sin, by trusting in Him, we're not free to go out and live the way we want to live ...
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