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"Bring them ... to me." - Matthew 14:18 One of the best known stories of Jesus concerns the feeding of five thousand persons. To assuage the appetites of that many people all at one time and place would be quite an achievement anytime, anywhere. But the achievement is infinitely great when it is accomplished with five loaves of bread and two small fish. I am sure a great many restauranteurs and h...

2327. The Steadfast Power of Love

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Call to Worship Leader: Sisters and brothers, ours is a God of power! People: IF GOD IS FOR US, WHO CAN OPPOSE US? Leader: But this God of power is also a God of love! People: AND FROM THAT LOVE, NOT EVEN DEATH CAN SEPARATE US! Collect Creator God, you have demonstrated to us the miraculous power of love in the life and ministry of Jesus. Fill us now with this divine gift: that, reinforced by its...

2328. Surprised by God’s Bounty

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Frank Ramirez

Call To Worship Sisters and brothers, let us come together as God's people confident in our salvation through faith in Jesus Christ. Like the Apostle Paul, we know that suffering produces endurance, endurance produces character, and character produces hope. This hope based on the love of God does not disappoint us. Therefore we gather confident that the Holy Spirit will be present with us today. L...

2329. Proper 13

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B. David Hostetter

READINGS Psalter - Psalms 17:1-7, 15 First Lesson - Jacob has a unique experience of God. Genesis 32:22-31 Second Lesson - Paul writes with anguish for the unbelief of his own kindred. Romans 9:1-5 Gospel - Jesus would rather feed people than turn them away. Matthew 14:13-21 CALL TO WORSHIP Leader: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. People: And also with you. Leader: In the morni...

2330. Prayer

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I'm lost! Wandering in the wilderness! I can't find my way out I don't know where I'm going. There are no roads No landmarks No tracks. I succumb to despair I have nowhere to turn Nobody understands Nobody can help. I'm out of control Everything goes wrong I'm surrounded by hostile darkness Wild beasts Demons! I thought I knew my way I thought I was safe Strong Self-sufficient But tragedy Loss F...

2331. Proper 13

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Call to Worship Pastor: The feeding of the five thousand illustrates Jesus' willingness, and ability, to satisfy man's hunger. People: The hunger we experience in our souls is also satisfied by our Lord. Pastor: Jesus' disciples helped him feed the crowd. And Jesus needs his church today to help satisfy our world's deepest hunger. People: We give ourselves to our Lord to share in his ministry to o...

2332. The Miraculous Power of Love

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Dennis Koch

Gospel Notes Though it is extremely difficult to try to get behind the narrative accounts of Jesus' miracles to what "really" happened, an interesting possibility has recently been suggested that both fits with the style of Jesus' ministry and preserves the miraculous side of this particular event: perhaps what is preserved here (with later eucharistic and fantastic overtones) is an authentic mira...

2333. Proper 13 - The Feeding of 5,000

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Liturgical Color: Green Theme: The feeding of the 5,000 men, plus women and children. Pastoral Invitation to the Congregation Suggestion: "When we worship, we celebrate our personal relationship with God - Creator, Liberator, Sustainer - with God who is both loving and holy, and our world-wide relationship with each other, God's people and with God's world, even that part of the world opposed to...

2334. Proper 13

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Russell F. Anderson

COMMENTARY Old Testament: Genesis 32:22-31 Jacob returns home with his wives, children and flocks but, fearing the wrath of his brother Esau, he sends them on before him, remaining by himself. He wrestles with an angel of God until daybreak. The angel cannot overcome Jacob and asks to be let go. Jacob refuses until he receives a blessing. The heavenly visitor notes that Jacob has striven with God...

2335. Proper 13

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John R. Brokhoff

COMMENTARY Lesson 1: Genesis 32:22-31 (C) Jacob wrestles with an angel. Jacob, with his family and herds, was on his way back to his parents' home. When he learned that Esau with 400 men were coming to him, Jacob was scared that Esau was coming to kill him. To appease Esau, he sent gifts in advance and then his servants, wives, and children. He remained at the end of the procession. Jacob spent t...

2336. Proper 13 & Pentecost 11

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THEOLOGICAL CLUE With one more Sunday remaining in August, the preacher may find more of a practical preaching clue in the approach of the fall season than a theological theme in the church year. For now, the latter part of August emphasizes a kind of homiletical eschatology; in many congregations, one has been preaching primarily to the faithful few during the summer months, and soon summer will...

2337. Feeding The 4999

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

Theme: Faith in Jesus is more important than even eating, but He takes care of that need, too. Summary: Peter is going to try to feed the five thousand without faith so he goes to the nearest fast food restaurant. Playing Time: 4 minutes Setting: A fast food restaurant Props: Sam -- a microphone Bag of burgers Pete -- a list Costumes: Sam -- cap and apron Pete -- disciple Time: Right before ...

2338. Jesus Feeds The Five Thousand

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Dallas A. Brauninger

Suggestions: Use in ordinary sequence with the scripture readings. Speakers: 4 readers - 1 young woman, 3 young men Key: 1 = storyteller 2 and 4 = two disciples 3 = Jesus 1: Now when Jesus heard (the news about the death of John the Baptist), he withdrew from there in a boat to a deserted place by himself. But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot from the towns. When he went asho...

2339. Four Ways To Defeat Stress

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

Object: a bag of dog food and a bag of cat food Good morning, boys and girls. How many of you have a dog at home? How many of you have a cat? Dogs and cats are great pets, aren't they? Do you help feed your pets? Suppose I had a dog at home. Which kind of food would I feed my dog? (Get them to indicate the bag of food with the dog on the front) Okay, but if I had a cat, which kind of food would I...

2340. Helping Hands

Children's Sermon

B. Kathleen Fannin

Object: None. The "aid" in this instance is action. Lesson: Discipleship; God's providence; sharing. It's one of those Sundays on which I have decided to risk doing something different with the children in order to illustrate the point of the message. So, after the youngsters have gathered on the chancel steps, I turn my back to them and begin speaking. "Well, I guess everyone's here. Good morni...

2341. Where are Your Chickens?

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

Object: You will need a small bag of Goldfish crackers for each child. Say: One day Jesus was teaching the people –about 5,000 men –out on a hillside far from any villages. They had been there all day and now it was evening and the people were hungry. His disciples asked Jesus to send the people away so they could go to their villages and buy some food. Jesus said, "No, you feed them!" They said ...

2342. We Can Supply Them With Food

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

Object: A dinner plate Boys and girls: Back when I was young, when parents wanted their children to eat all the food on their plate, they would say something like, "Remember the starving children in India," or "Remember the starving children in China." The idea was that since many children in our world do not have enough to eat, it would be wrong for us to waste food. People in India and China h...

2343. The Great Picnic

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

Object: A basketful of pieces of broken bread. Good morning, boys and girls. How many of you have heard of the time that Jesus fed 5,000 people with just a couple of loaves of bread and some fish that a little boy had in his basket? (Let them answer.) We call that happening a miracle. No one else could have done this, except for Jesus, and he did it several times. We can't explain it and we don't...

2344. Where Are Your Loaves and Fishes?

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

Object: A diamond or other precious stone Good morning, boys and girls. I read somewhere that one of the first diamonds found in the great South African diamond fields was discovered by the young child. He was playing beside a brook near his father's cottage when he came across this lovely stone. Some time later a peddler came to the cottage. As he was displaying his wares, the peddler spied the ...

2345. The Superhero Miracle of Humor

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Leonard Sweet

The is the year of superhero movies: Incredible Hulk, Hellboy II, Hancock, Iron Man. But the movie currently breaking every box office record in history is The Dark Knight. Many are calling it the best film of the decade. Some are even calling it one of the “Top 10" movies of all time. How many of you have seen it? . . . . Batman was always my favorite super-hero. He didn’t have any super-powers...

2346. Ten Commandments of Trust

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Leonard Sweet

Although our coins read "In God we trust," trust is a scarce commodity these days. Perhaps we have forgotten the Ten Commandments of Trust. The issue of trust is one of the most crucial question facing postmoderns today. - The catch phrase of the wildly popular "X Files" TV show declares, "Trust no one; fear everything." - The mistrust between Republicans and Democrats has led to multiple force...

2347. The Ultimate Happy Meal

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Leonard Sweet

Can you guess what this is? (Have on hand a McDonald's Happy Meal for a show-and-tell.) Chicken nuggets, French-fries, something to drink, and most important of all – a schlocky piece of plastic that, at least for the next five minutes, spins, bounces, whirls, rolls, or whistles better than any other toy on earth. You know what it is: a McDonald's Happy Meal. Is there alive in North America an ...

2348. Will You Give Christ Your Supper?

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Stephen M. Crotts

The world scene today is as frightening and desperate, as needy and inexplicable as I've ever seen it. There is a bewildering global economy that's sucking jobs overseas and lengthening unemployment lines. India and Pakistan are on the brink of war and armed with nuclear warheads. There is a threat of terrorism in every subway, stadium, and cockpit. A younger generation is adorned with spiked hair...

2349. Hunger and Politics

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Wayne Brouwer

Yogi Berra, the great baseball player of an earlier age, was known for his unusual and creative use of the English language. In giving directions to his home, for example, he often told people, "When you come to the fork in the road, take it." His formula for success, as some heard it, was this: "Ninety percent perspiration, and the rest mostly just plain hard work." Then there was the time he wen...

2350. God Will Provide the Resources

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King Duncan

There is a time-honored story about a pastor and his wife who decided to invite the church council and their spouses over for dinner. It was quite an undertaking, but this devoted couple wanted to be a good example for the leaders of their church. When it came time for dinner, everyone was seated and the pastor’s wife asked their little four-year-old girl if she would say grace. The girl said, “I...

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