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2376. Ascension

Psalm 47:1-9, Luke 24:44-53, Acts 1:1-11, Ephesians 1:15-23

Bulletin Aid

Julia Ross Strope

... ’s stories give us a sense of direction for tomorrow. God of Stillness and Motion — our hands and our hearts are often so busy that we miss your subtle grace. Throughout the world we see people who are frantic with physical pain, emotional wounds, and financial requirements. Whatever the suffering, let healing move in close; let inner peace swell; let there be enough nurture and money for each day. God of Teachers and Students — humankind is learning so much about how the universe functions. We ...

2377. Good Gossip

James 3:1-12

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Leonard Sweet

... “The Voice” is a talent show that keeps the judges in the dark, so to speak. It requires them to judge all the contestants only on the quality of their voices. The judges’ backs are turned and they never see the performer. Power, poise, presence, emotion, erudition, excitement — it all has to be conveyed to the judges only by the sound of the voice — not by any see-me-showmanship. The power to convince, convict, and control is not in the contestants own hands. It is in their tongues. The power ...

2378. Epiphany

Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14, Isaiah 60:1-6, Matthew 2:1-12, Ephesians 3:1-12

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Julia Ross Strope

... . Word Of Grace (Leader) The God who came in Jesus comes to us. The One who was recognized by wise men looking at stars long ago is available to all our senses. Be alert for the Creator in your environment! And be at peace in your mind and your emotions. Sermon Idea A title/theme might be Clearly Hidden — God in our World. It is no secret that God has created humankind. It is no secret that humans can relate to the transcendent. But it is not clear how God works or why God sometimes uses the divine strong ...

2379. Lent 2

Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18, Psalm 27:1-14, Luke 13:31-35, Philippians 3:17--4:1

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Julia Ross Strope

... While Looking Ahead. Another idea to play with could be Mysterious Sky Lights; another might be Personal Auras. Apparently, Peter, James, and John found it boring to stay alert for history lessons and for esoteric conversations. Jesus asked his friends to be with him emotionally and mentally as he made a journey into the past for strength. They couldn’t do it. Some of us cannot accommodate our friends either; but like Peter, James, and John, and even Old Testament Orpah, we can go at least part of the ...

2380. Lent 5

Psalm 126:1-6, Isaiah 43:16-21, John 12:1-11, Philippians 3:4b-14

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Julia Ross Strope

... new language in liturgy, with reframed baptismal vows, or with time in the context of worship to articulate honest response to the sermon? Is it possible that we really could befriend one another in the faith family with financial support as well as emotional support? What would it look like within the faith family to make resources available as well as a beautiful building? According to John, might the church’s goals to feed the hungry and promote justice outside the faith family be secondary to caring ...

2381. Proper 7

1 Kings 19:1-15a, Psalm 42 and 43, Isaiah 65:1-9, Luke 8:26-39, Galatians 3:23-29

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Julia Ross Strope

... It’s good to be here, in sanctuary. We’re glad for opportunities to gather and to express our gratitude to God and our appreciation for one another. Leader: Set aside the remnants of last week; close the calendar for the week ahead. Be emotionally present for this hour, expecting Holy refreshment. Prayer Of Thanksgiving Holy One — as wild creatures search for water, so we search for you. We thirst for the living God! Thank you for being among us, for preparing refreshment for our bodies and souls. In ...

2382. Liturgy of the Palms

Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29, Luke 19:28-44

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Julia Ross Strope

... comparison between a spouse sent away and God’s distance from the people is powerful (Isaiah), yet, for us, God does seem “mostly absent,” hidden; and it’s difficult to identify what constitutes “crimes” (Isaiah) in terms of the inner self/soul/psyche. Our emotions change with events and environments so it is not strange to think that at one moment we say, “Hosanna” and the next, “Away with him!” Our souls exist within a continuum: “Thanks be to God” at one end and “to hell with it ...

2383. Liturgy of the Passion

Luke 22:14-23:56

Bulletin Aid

Julia Ross Strope

2384. No More Tears

John 11:17-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... always had problems relating. As children, men were told, ‘Be a man. Don’t cry!’ and women were told, ‘Let it out. Cry, you’ll feel better!’” Then Pam Stone adds this interesting thought, “And that’s why as adults, women become very emotional and men become snipers.” (1) A wise observation. Crying is often a healthy reaction to a stressful situation. Dr. Steve Stephens tells about a man named Pete. Pete, says Dr. Stephens, was a man’s man. Nothing ever got him down. When his marriage ...

2385. Mark 10:35-45

Mark 10:35-45

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Leonard Sweet

Anyone who has gone through that social maze and emotional gauntlet known as “high school” knows that there is always an established “elite” as well as a definite “out” crowd. In every school system there are the “chosen few” and the untold “unchosen.” This week’s gospel text reveals that the desire to be the cream of the crop has ...

2386. Not So With You

Mark 10:35-45

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Leonard Sweet

... . We are to be discernible disciples of Jesus who live by the polities and protocols of another world, a world where our identity is secured and protected by our LifeLock Lord. COMMENTARY Anyone who has gone through that social maze and emotional gauntlet known as “high school” knows that there is always an established “elite” as well as a definite “out” crowd. In every school system there are the “chosen few” and the untold “unchosen." This week’s gospel text reveals that the desire ...

2387. From Self-Help to God-Trust

Hebrews 7:11-28

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Leonard Sweet

... acceptable, only as long as we are still ultimately in charge of the direction and duration that the “help” we seek takes. “Self help” books, whether they are focused on helping us learn to navigate the tax code, or the web, or an emotional “web” brought on by an illness or unemployment, a death or depression, still let us selectively embrace the advice they offer. We can avoid some topics, or even skip whole chapters, if we find them too challenging or uncomfortable. “Self help” manuals let ...

2388. Acts of God?

Luke 13:1-9

Sermon

Brett Blair

... of the storm. *ships and trees, and roads, and homes gone. *dozens of people lost their lives That's the big picture and it says nothing of the tens of thousands of people whose lives are changed in significant ways. Try to calculate the human toll emotionally and spiritually and you cannot. Only God can weigh such matters. But we try in feeble ways to understand. Events like Sandy raise fundamental questions. Why is there so much chaos? Why does nature so overwhelm us and destroy our lives. Why do innocent ...

2389. The Lost Five Commandments

Mark 12:35-40

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... is anxiety. Now these abide: depression, anxiety, loneliness. But the greatest of these is anxiety. We are living in an Age of Anxiety, with symptoms as diverse as anxiety attacks, anorexia, and anger. But Jesus reopens the space within which the full range of human emotions can be expressed, and addressed. Hear Jesus speak to you this morning: Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more ...

2390. From Tragedy to Salvation

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

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Derl G. Keefer

... eulogy is a celebration of a life, as a sexual embrace is a celebration of a marriage"3 — so a shout in worship is a celebration of God. This shout of praise should be: * praise mixed with joy, * praise mixed with human emotion, * praise aimed at the source of salvation — God, * praise mixed with loud voices, * praise mixed with inner hope, or * praise mixed with prayerful communication. Praise comes by keeping our eyes focused on God as the absolute source of our faith, anticipating life’s goodness ...

2391. Love - The Basic Christian Call

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... things" (1 Corinthians 13:7). This true story from World War II demonstrates the concept of love as articulated by Saint Paul in his famous passage from 1 Corinthians. The many manifestations of love are brought together by Paul who understood this powerful emotion through his imitation of Jesus and the latter's commandment of love. We are similarly called to love without reservation. Saint Paul begins his teaching by describing the many ways love excels all other virtues. He says one may be able to speak ...

2392. Killing What Is Already Dead

Colossians 3:1-11

Sermon

Charles L. Aaron

... through the cages we try to put it in and takes over. We say or do things before we realize what has happened. Nevertheless, we must learn to control our tempers. Anger can ruin marriages and friendships. A parent's anger can leave a child with emotional scars for life. Our bad tempers often go back many years to some damage done to us a long time ago. Sometimes we need help understanding our tempers. Scheduling time with a counselor can be the greatest gift some people can give to their families. Many ...

2393. Guarding the Treasure

2 Timothy 1:1-14

Sermon

Charles L. Aaron

... down. We poke around in the embers, but we don't find much spark. Prayer, worship, and opening ourselves to the Holy Spirit can give us that energy. We should not mistake fanning the flame for mere emotionalism. Some leaders in the church try to whip us into pure emotion. We may not need to be like the water in the pot boiling over the sides. A good, strong flame that gives us energy is more what we need. Let us draw from the Holy Spirit as we fan the flame of our faith. The passage mentions three specific ...

2394. The Final Word

John 11:25-26; Ephesians 1:12, 18-19

Sermon

Scott Suskovic

... broke the awkward silence said, "Jason had made many bad choices, burned a lot of bridges, and hurt a lot of feelings. The stories, images, and memories that we have just couldn't be shared at a funeral sermon." Funerals bring with them a myriad of emotions — sadness, loneliness, anger, hurt feelings, and unresolved guilt. Most of it remains unspoken. What do you say at a funeral? It's often awkward, isn't it? The soft smiles and hushed tones. The repetitive phrases, "I'm so sorry for your loss. He was a ...

2395. A New Resolve

Philippians 4:1, 4-9

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Scott Suskovic

... wife was leaving him, his children were strung out on drugs, and now he wants to end it all, could you imagine simply saying, "Don't worry about anything"? That would be crazy. So how does Paul get away with it? Because it is not an emotion that Paul is commanding. It's a relationship with God. When that breaks down, worry increases because most worry is not trusting God. Most worry is unnecessary and destructive. A recent study discovered that: 40% of our worries never happen, 30% of our worries concern ...

2396. A New Name

Isaiah 62:1-5

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Derl G. Keefer

Let's play a game. I am going to say a name and you think about that person. What emotions does the name bring to mind? What nostalgic feature? What accomplishments do you remember about them or what negatives have they produced in your thinking? Abraham Lincoln Eve Tommy Dorsey Joan of Arc Paul the apostle Amelia Earhart Mohammad Ali Albert Einstein Mary the Mother of Jesus Osama bin Laden ...

2397. The Winning Word

Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10

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Derl G. Keefer

... ready for the journey. II. We Need To Worship The Lord On Our Journey Of Life The word of God began to speak to this holy man of God. Nehemiah 8:6 reveals that as Ezra opens the word of God at daybreak, he becomes overwhelmed with emotion and praises God overtly. The people observing Ezra in his excitement and joyful celebration raise their hands and respond, "Amen! Amen!" The word "amen" translates, "let it be so!" I believe the people were saying, "Let God's word speak to our hearts," and they bow with ...

2398. Trumpet Medley

Joel 2:1-2, 12-17

Sermon

David J. Kalas

... worship. The trumpet was an invitation. On this first day of the season of Lent, God's word to us comes through Joel, and Joel calls for the blowing of the trumpet. Listen to the sound of it. What do you hear? We hear a whole medley of instructions and emotions: as we are duly awed by the presence of the Lord, as we are rightly alarmed by our sinfulness, as we rejoice in the freedom and forgiveness God offers us, and as we set aside all else in order to come together in sacred assembly to worship him. Amen ...

2399. Mugwumpers

1 Kings 18:20-21 (22-29) 30-39

Sermon

Stephen P. McCutchan

... To be born of the flesh is to be shaped by the genes of your parents and their background. You come into this world with a heritage as a given. Because you live according to the demands of the flesh, you also possess the bodily desires and needs, emotional fears, and human vulnerabilities that all humans experience. To be born of the Spirit is different. To be born of the Spirit is not a given but a choice. We can choose to respond to a force that is beyond the natural universe. Often this Spirit enables us ...

2400. A Marriage Made In Heaven

Hosea 1:2-10

Sermon

Chrysanne Timm

... arrayed upon the altar for sacrifice. And to imagine the fear that Isaac felt as he felt his father raise the knife over him to kill him — I can become physically ill thinking about it. Today, an act like this would be considered nothing less than extreme emotional abuse of a child! If we know that much of the difficult demand that God issues to Abraham, we know that God intervenes through an angel to stop Abraham: But the angel of the Lord called to him from heaven, and said, "Abraham, Abraham!" And he ...

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