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2301. Pentecost As A Festival

Acts 2:1-13

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John R. Brokhoff

... amazed that they could hear the gospel in their own language. On Pentecost a Jewish boy had his Bar Mitzvah at which time he became an adult Jew and assumed full responsibility for obedience to the law. Likewise, Christian youth are often confirmed on Pentecost and enter into full membership with the church in terms of adult responsibilities and privileges. Symbols Of Pentecost The color for the Day Of Pentecost is red. It is the color of fire, for the Spirit came in tongues of fire. The fire represents ...

2302. Proper 16

Hebrews 12:14-29, Jeremiah 1:1-19, Luke 13:10-17

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John R. Brokhoff

... . Each is sent into the world to accomplish some task for God. There is a meaning to life. God has a plan for every life. Our responsibility is to know what that plan is and to fulfill it. 2. Only (v. 7). Jeremiah gives a typical reaction to a call to be a ... needs not be afraid to preach nor of the opposition he will face. What he is to preach is not his own. God is responsible for the content of his messages. This makes a preacher bold and courageous. Lesson 2: Hebrews 12:18-29 1. Terrifying (v. 21). To ...

2303. Proper 20

1 Timothy 2:1-15, Jeremiah 8:4--9:26, Luke 16:1-15

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John R. Brokhoff

... for all people including our rulers. It is "good" to pray for them, because they need God's help in carrying out their heavy responsibilities to rule with justice. They need God's guidance in the crucial decisions authorities of the state must make. Even if they are ... it comes to a solution, we realize that it depends on more than one person's efforts or one congregation's response to correct the gargantuan situation. The problem is national or international in scope. We know that we cannot have a Christian ...

2304. Epiphany 4

Luke 4:14-30

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Dennis Koch

... own people, as well as the eventual extension of the Gospel to the Gentiles. Also implicit in this story, however, is the sense that human desires and expectations may well be thwarted by God's plans and by the actions of those servants who are responsive to God's bidding. Liturgical Color Green Suggested Hymns Songs Of Thankfulness And Praise Dear Christians, One And All Song Of God, Eternal Savior Hope Of The World Prayer for Epiphany 4 Lord God, your love is far beyond our comprehension! You have told us ...

2305. Father's Day

Psalm 78:1-72

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Brett Blair

... his father in any way with God, even if it was a negative connection. In the book of Proverbs we read these words: Children, hear the instruction of your father. He is the wisdom of God speaking to you. That is quite an order isn't it dad? A huge responsibility that has been placed upon you. You are to be the voice and wisdom of God in your family. I wonder how many fathers today are filling the bill. How are we father’s doing? We are failing. If you want proof of the failure of the American father I ...

2306. Salt And Light

Matthew 5:13-16

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Mark Radecke

... for additional evidence of cancer, found none. He decided to look deeper into the abdomen than the procedure called for, and there he found another small tumor, and evidence of its spread to three other lymph nodes, all of which were removed. I shall never forget his response to my question, 'Why did you look there for cancer when it is not part of the normal procedure?' "The doctor said, 'You will appreciate this, since I know what you do for a living. I was raised by Jesuits, and felt that I wanted to ...

2307. Envy - Where Is The Grass Greener?

Gn 4:1-26, Mt 20:1-16, Philip 4:10-20

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R. Curtis Fussell

... lived in a middle-class neighborhood made it a practice to take his children to the poor neighborhoods of the city. He did it to give his children a sense of the suffering of people and to instill in his children a sense of compassion and social responsibility. But one of the results that came from those visits was that when his children were older they appreciated what they had in life. As adults, because of that experience, they were far less prone to envy what others had.7 Take stock today and this week ...

2308. Speak For Yourself!

Matthew 3:1-12

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William B. Kincaid, III

... alone forced him to watch family members and friends be tortured and killed. Yet, there is good news, even in those cases where we are not responsible for the pain in our past. We may never get over some things, but we can learn to live with them. God will be present ... the spirit of God. Others will contribute to our growth and understanding, and we will learn some things from our pasts, but responsibility falls on us to respond to the presence of the living God every day in a way that deepens our faith. A ...

2309. How Long Should We Stay?

Matthew 17:1-9

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William B. Kincaid, III

... the reminder that in all of life there is always more going on than we can see with our eyes. In worship we are confronted with a grand vision for the world, and our puny, little horizons are exposed. Something happens when we worship that evokes a response, and that response is lived out daily as we share life in our homes and move about in the community and serve this world that God loves so much.1 The key is spending the right amount of time on the mountain. We know we need to be in worship regularly ...

2310. In The Flesh

John 1:1-18

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William B. Kincaid, III

... . That doesn't mean we have to be perfect people, but it does call us to take seriously the fact that our bodies are God's temple and God's spirit dwells in our flesh (1 Corinthians 3:16). We can't be perfect people, but we can be so responsive to the spirit of God that "the life of Jesus may be made visible in our mortal flesh" (2 Corinthians 4:11). It means that we not only see the heart or soul as religious, but that we "love the Lord our God with all our heart, soul, mind and ...

2311. Maundy Thursday

Lk 22:14-30 · Jn 13:1-17, 31b-35 · 1 Cor 11:17-32 · Ex 12:1-14 · Ps 116

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Russell F. Anderson

... the hot, fresh coffee would be waiting for them, from the lowliest errand boy to the top executives. At first, they were mystified about the source of this service but soon the word leaked out that the boss was responsible. It is interesting to note the manner of response to this kindness. Many employees were touched by their boss' action. It made them resolve to be more dedicated in their work and more considerate of their fellow workers. Others, however, reacted differently. They felt that their superior ...

2312. Pentecost

1 Corinthians 12:1-11, Joel 2:28-32, John 7:25-44, Acts 2:14-41, Acts 2:1-13, John 20:19-23

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Russell F. Anderson

... They saw some wonderful things but didn't know what it meant (vv. 7-12). They needed a word processor to make sense of that which had happened. Peter stepped in to interpret the activity of the Spirit in light of the Word of God and to call for a response. Lesson 1: Joel 2:28-29 Liquid Spirit. Joel predicts that God will pour out his Spirit on all flesh. The image is that of pouring out some liquid, such as water. This ties in with Christian baptism, where the Spirit is given through water and the Word. If ...

2313. Proper 13

Romans 8:28-39, Isaiah 55:1-13, Genesis 32:22-32, Matthew 14:13-21

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Russell F. Anderson

... compassion. Later on, the disciples came to Jesus and wanted him to send the crowds away. Put the needy ones out of sight and mind, so that we might get some needed rest. Jesus would not dismiss them until they had been fed, physically and spiritually. The responsibilities of being a host. The disciples wanted to send the crowd away, forgetting that the people were their guests and they were the hosts. That's why Jesus told them: "You give them something to eat" (v. 16). You don't ask your guests to go out ...

2314. Proper 19

Matthew 18:21-35

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Russell F. Anderson

... , Christian forgiveness knows no limits 3. As we have been forgiven an infinite debt, so must we forgive without limit 4. The church must model the realm of grace for the world 2. Sermon Title: Love Does Not Keep Track. Sermon Angle: Jesus' 70 times 7 response to Peter's question about forgiveness makes clear that God's love and forgiveness is infinite. Keeping track of offenses is the province of the law but in God's realm of love and grace, there is no keeping track, no accounting, for those who by ...

2315. Proper 24

Exodus 33:12-23, Isaiah 45:1-7, Matthew 22:15-22, 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10

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Russell F. Anderson

... . Moses wanted to know God's ways, that he and the people might continue to find God's favor (v. 13). God's initial favor is completely a gift, but if we are to continue in God's good will we must walk in God's ways. The proper response to God's favor is to return his favor. 2. Sermon Title: A People Apart. Sermon Angle: Moses did not envision the Hebrew nation blending into the surrounding cultures. He realized that his people needed to be unique, set apart, holy to the Lord (v. 16). The distinctness of ...

2316. Proper 25

Exodus 22:16-31, Leviticus 19:1-37, Deuteronomy 34:1-12, Matthew 22:34-46, 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10; 2:1-16

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Russell F. Anderson

... world. "But in every place your faith in God has become known" (v. 8). The best advertising for the church is a transforming faith that turns us from idols to the true God. Gospel: Matthew 22:34-46 1. Sermon Title: Credo. Sermon Angle: The first part of the response that Jesus made to the lawyer was the Jewish Shema, their creed. "Hear, O Israel, the Lord is our God, the Lord is One, and you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul and with all your mind" (Deuteronomy 6:5). So ...

2317. Easter Day

John 20:10-18, John 20:1-9, Colossians 3:1-17, Acts 10:23b-48

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Russell F. Anderson

... the Lord said he would rise from the grave after three days? Were they merely curious? On entering the tomb, they observed that the grave clothes had been left behind. If his body had been stolen, why were the burial clothes not taken with the body? Yet their response is rather anti-climatic; they merely went back home. Is that the way Easter is for us? Temporary excitement? A mad dash to the empty tomb and to a full church? Yet we don't linger long enough to encounter the risen Lord. Mary Magdalene wasn't ...

2318. Seder Service: The Passover Haggadah

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Robert L. Linder and Rabbi Sol Ester

... of the Lord. Elijah, the prophet, Elijah, the Tishbite: Elijah, the Gileadite: May he soon come and bring the Messiah. The door is closed Leader Let us now pause to recall the bitter catastrophe which so recently has befallen our people in Europe. Responsive Reading When in the past our brothers were massacred in ruthless pogroms, the poet Bialik, in his "City of Slaughter," cried out against this bloody savagery. R: Today we mourn, not for one "city of slaughter" but for many such cities where six million ...

2319. I Want To Go South, Lord

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Jerry Eckert

... God-voice. For this text, I will write God's part in CAPS and thenwrite underneath in parentheses how the pastor could phrasehis response in the Bob Newhart style. I leave the reader to imagine which would work best. Genesis 12:1-10 Commentator (Pastor or lay ... and thatmade refugees and they are now using terrorist tactics totry to get it back. And the army is as vicious as it wantsto be in response. It's a mess. No wonder you want to giveit to a third party. But why me? I just want to go south,Lord. God: SO ...

2320. Those Who Mourn

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John A. Terry

... my grieving and where others are in theirs. I have also found it to be true that getting stuck in any one of the first four stages of denial, anger, bargaining, or depression keeps us from receiving the promised comfort. These are valid categories in describing responses to a wide range of losses. When we were in Atlanta, there were several church members who, in a short period of time, suffered the loss of a parent through death. We decided that it would be helpful for us to gather all those interested and ...

2321. The Pure In Heart

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John A. Terry

... the friend, saying, "I feel so immature, so childish in my faith. All I seem to know of God is what I see of him in the lives of other people. That's all that is convincing and it's so inadequate." Of the statement this fellow student made in response, Phil said, "No words have ever meant more to me than the words my friend then uttered." The friend said, "Phil, no matter how God chooses to reveal himself to you, never be ashamed of it." The friend went into the library while Phil remained looking up at the ...

2322. The Persecuted

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John A. Terry

... immediate reward, we will pity ourselves for the injustice done us. However, if our concern is to do what we do for Jesus' sake, then the things that happen to us are seen in the larger context of these Beatitudes. In fact, the normal and healthy response to being reviled and persecuted and having all kinds of evil spoken against us falsely is not gladness and joy. It is like the conversation between a parent and child at the checkout line at the grocery store. As the child considers the immediate delight ...

2323. Something To Do While The World Falls Apart

Mark 13:1-31

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William G. Carter

... world get to their absolute worst, Christians won't have to suffer through it. The trumpet will sound, and Jesus will gather all of his believers into the air and rescue them from danger. In fact, if you are a Christian who owns a car, you have a responsibility to put a bumper sticker on your car to warn those left behind that, when the trumpet sounds, your Christian car will be going out of control."2 Jesus warned against people like him. "Beware no one leads you astray. When you hear of wars and rumors of ...

2324. How To Plant An English Garden

Mark 4:26-29, Mark 4:30-34

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William G. Carter

... our supper tables Sing songs of joy and thanksgiving Keep God's commandments Give alms to the poor Build shelters for the downtrodden All of these tasks are important things to do. They are important gospel seeds that Christians have a responsibility to sow. But ultimately it is God's responsibility to cultivate the beloved crop of the kingdom. As the apostle Paul once said of his ministry, "Neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth" (1 Corinthians 3:7 ...

2325. Drop-Everything-Discipleship

Mark 1:14-20

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John A. Stroman

... nets, their boats, and their livelihood. They walked away from their old life, their old ways of doing things, their kindred and family. Taking A Risk This is a radical and bold move on their part. Why? Why did they do it? It appears that their response is simply and exclusively based on the power of Jesus' personality and message. The call of Jesus is so strong in their lives that all of the encumbrances of their old lives are jettisoned -- their boats and nets, their families, their old life and old ways ...

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