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2376. Maundy Thursday

John 13:1-17

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Kendall McCabe

... would show them, in a localized instance, who he was and what his teaching was all about. He, who had come from God and was about to return to God, would wash their feet. In the breaking of bread, Jesus said, "This is my body, given for you." Now he quite literally uses his body to show the attitude of humility and service that was part of his mission as the Son of God. As God laid aside the divine glory in the incarnation, so Jesus lays aside his garments to do the work of a slave. He was showing and ...

2377. The Third Sunday of Easter

Luke 24:13-35

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Kendall McCabe

... pull out some memento from those fashionable girlhood days and, merely by touching the relic, both the old lady and her young auditor would be transported back into that event, or else the event was mysteriously propelled into the present. The child was never quite sure which happened, or if both did. But the greatest treasure of all was when she would bring out her companion in all her voyages and adventures. That companion was a small stuffed kitten known as "Laif." He had been a gift from her brother ...

2378. The Sixth Sunday of Easter

John 14:15-31

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Kendall McCabe

... for us if we are to mature in Christian life and faith. So if we assume that having made a Christian profession will protect us from times of doubt, loneliness, unhappiness, we have a naive view of the way God works in the lives of women and men. Jesus is quite forthright in today's Gospel as he speaks to the disciples at the Last Supper. He tells them he is to die, he has to leave them. He does not deny the hard facts of the case. But even as he describes their condition without him, he is assuring them ...

2379. "If Only. . ."

Exodus 12:1-30

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It never should have happened to a good Jewish man. At sundown, the beginning of this day as the Jews reckon it, he gathers with his friends for the holy meal of Passover, an act quite pious and proper. By the end of this day, at tomorrow's sundown, he's dead, executed as a traitor. If he really was faithful to his religion and innocent of crime, as even Pilate admitted, how could he be tried and found guilty? And if he really was God' ...

2380. The Preposterous Prescription

2 Kings 5:1-27

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... time, told me of a visit he recently had made to a doctor. He said, "I was having some skin problems, and got an appointment with a specialist. While I was waiting in the doctor’s office, I noticed a woman who went in ahead of me. Her face was quite broken out. They called me in next and put me in the little room next to hers. There were only thin partitions there, and I could hear the conversation between her and the doctor when he came in." The doctor asked her, "Have you been using the prescription I ...

2381. The Focus of Fitness

Jeremiah 18:1--19:15

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... -H. She has some plaid material, and she’s making a suit. As she cuts the material, she says, "Oh, no! This doesn’t look right. I’m going to have to start over!" But the next morning she looks at it again and says to herself, "This isn’t quite so bad. In fact, if I just move this seam over and change this pleat, it will work!" This is like what happens when God decides to destroy, but his people repent, and he decides not to destroy them. But another girl named Nancy is also working on an outfit ...

2382. The God Who Doesn’t Give Up

Hosea 11:1-11

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... , had a paper route, did well in school, and was elected to lead the student council in high school. He went to college and studied law. The other son was a boy who was rebellious, always getting into trouble, and being called into the principal’s office. He quit school, was picked up by the police several times, and was finally arrested on a felony charge. By a strange coincidence, the day one of her sons was to receive his degree was the same day the other son was to receive his sentence for his crime ...

2383. Wellspring for the Soul

John 4:1-26

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Dean Lueking

... of debris do not quench the winterbourne; that tiny stream finally melts away the ice mass over it. Let that truth help you today if you find it hard to rejoice in the promises of God, if Jesus’ word to you about himself as the living water seems distant and quite unreal. We cannot make that word speak to us with waters of life. We can only ask the giver to make it so. Do that! Press on in your plea to God to be the wellspring of living water he promises to be. (Revelation 21:6) Sometimes Like a Waterfall ...

2384. A Sermon for Passion Sunday

Matthew 27:45-56

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Dean Lueking

... 2: 14-18) One of the most helpful illustrataions on this truth I know is the one offered in the writings of the late C. S. Lewis. He likens our human situation as sinners to a box, filled with precious gems, which lies on the bottom of the sea - quite useless and far away from its intended place of usefulness and beauty. If that treasure is to be recovered, a diver must come all the way to where it is. Coming half-way or nearly all the way down into the deep, cold, dark waters will avail nothing. The ...

2385. Choosing to Serve God

Luke 11:14-28

Children's Sermon

... a funny kind of way and it got him in trouble. Let me tell you what happened. Sam had a boy friend named Mike and a girl friend named Sally and he liked them a lot. Sam really belonged to Mike, but Sally was so pretty and she was not quite as big as Mike and therefore when she sat on Sam there was not so much weight on his back. Both Mike and Sally always wanted to sit on Sam and they would argue and cry and shout and sometimes even push and shove over who would get to sit ...

2386. A Lesson from Jesus

John 8:48-59

Children's Sermon

... you don't think I am good looking. My mirror [hold up the mirror] thinks that I am very good looking. The other day I asked Minnie Mirror if she thought that I was the best looking pastor she had ever seen and she said "yes." Good old Minnie is quite a friend, isn't she? She thinks that I am pretty and tells me so whenever I ask her. But you know what? I don't believe her either. Mirrors are so funny, they can always tell you, if you let them, just what you want to hear. If you ...

2387. The Power of God

Matthew 9:1-8

Children's Sermon

... some sign by which you can recognize it. Jesus was an authority and he also had signs of his authority. One day Jesus told people that he was not pretending about being the Son of Man. To prove that what he said was true, he healed a man who was quite sick, and then he forgave him of his sins. Ordinary people like you and I have signs like badges and special hats, but Jesus showed that he was the Son of God by forgiving men of their sins and healing them. That made him an authority on God, just as ...

2388. All Saints Day

Matthew 5:1-12

Children's Sermon

... many of them famous, but they loved the Lord Jesus with all their hearts and minds. They really wanted to be good because they knew that Jesus loved them so much. Let me show you what I mean. Have you ever gone into a restaurant to eat? You are not quite sure what you want, so you ask to see the menu. Now the waitress brings you the menu and you open it up and now what do you do? Everything looks so good. Even the things that you don't like well look good in the pictures. It makes you ...

2389. Easter 5

Jn 13:31-35 · Acts 13:44-52; 14:8-18; 21-27 · Rev 21:1-5

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Russell F. Anderson

... get tired of the old. It may become obsolete, outmoded, and old-fashioned. God is on the side of the new. He makes all things new. 2. Sea (v. 1). The sea is to be no more. Since the sea covers 70 percent of the earth's surface, that is quite a task! Here it is used symbolically for evil. In Apocalyptic literature, the dragon, Satan, comes out of the sea to afflict the earth. It is a way of saying that God will de~troy Satan and all evil. This is our future hope. 3. Bride (v. 2). The new ...

2390. Proper 7

Lk 9:18-24 · Gal 3:23-29 · 1 Ki 19:9-14 · Zech 12:7-10

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John R. Brokhoff

... . Tell your trouble to God - vv. 9-10 b. Renew your relationship with God - vv. 11-18 c. Get busy - vv. 15-17 2. What are You doing Here? (19:9-18) Need: Twice God asked Elijah what he was doing here in a cave away from his work. He quit being a prophet. He was an escapee from his calling and responsibility. What is a prophet doing away from the job and hiding in a cave? This question God can ask you and me. He asks it when we give up our work because of discouragement. Outline: What are you ...

2391. Proper 12

Lk 11:1-13 · Col 2:6-15 · Gen 18:20-32 · 2 Ki 5:1-15

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John R. Brokhoff

... friend wanting bread comes at midnight when his friend is in bed. The man wanting to borrow bread kept asking and pounding until in desperation he got out of bed and gave the food. It wasn't because of friendship but because his friend would not quit bothering him. He would not take "No" for an answer. Jesus teaches that we should ask, seek, and finally knock to get what we want. Must we overcome God's reluctance? Outline: Why persistence in prayer is necessary. A. Because persistence proves we mean it. We ...

2392. Proper 15

Lk 12:49-56 · Jer 20:7-13; 23:23-29; 38:4-10

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John R. Brokhoff

... as a prophet and to expect a favorable hearing. Jeremiah claims Yahweh forced him into being a prophet. Instead of giving him a respectful hearing, the people laugh at him, ridicule him, and threaten his life. 2. Cannot (v. 9). So what can Jeremiah do about it? He can quit and no longer speak God's Word. He tried this, but it did not work. While he was silent, he was miserable. It was like fire in his bones. The pressure built up and the Word had to come out. He could not keep quiet. Similarly, Paul said ...

2393. Epiphany 5

Lk 5:1-11 · 1 Cor 14:12-20; 15:1-11 · Isa 6:1-8

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John R. Brokhoff

... :1-8. Need: The word "disciple" is usually used in connection with Jesus. Our Old Testament lection deals rather with a "prophet." Today no one expects or hopes to be a prophet, but a Christian thinks of him/herself as a disciple. The two are quite similar: a prophet and disciple both follow God and are in his service. In this sermon we want to see that an experience precedes discipleship and becomes the reason for discipleship. Outline: Consider the making of a disciple - A. Experience with a holy God - vv ...

2394. Lent 1

Lk 4:1-13 · Rom 10:8-13 · Deut 26:1-11

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John R. Brokhoff

... the Lord ..." 3. Some Things You Need to Know About the Devil. 4:1-13 A. The devil is real - v. 1 B. He is the source of temptation - v. 1: "Tempted of the devil" C. He attacks with half-truths - vv. 3, 7, 9: "If you ..." D. He never quits - v. 13. He is persistent - temptation after temptation: vv. 3, 6, 9 Lesson 1: Deuteronomy 26:1-11 1. You Have come A Long Way, Baby! 26:5-10. Like the woman in the cigarette ad, God's people have come a long way. It is fitting to remember how ...

2395. Responsive Reading for Transfiguration

Matthew 17:1-13

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... , righteousness, and love. Assistant: When seeing your glory, people have often fallen down in fear and trembling; People: But again and again you have declared that we need not fear you, and are to rejoice in your glorious presence. Assistant: At times we cannot quite fathom. the power of your presence; People: But you implore us to be patient, and to trust that we will understand all things in your good time. Pastor: Each age of your people longs for its own experiences of your presence. This day we ...

2396. Advent 4

Isaiah 7:1-25

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First Lesson: Isaiah 7:10-16 Theme: God is with his people. Call to Worship Pastor: God intervenes in history to prove he is with his people, acting on their behalf. People: God has done that quite often; but the greatest sign of his presence is the birth of Christ. Pastor: Jesus was called Emmanuel, because he was living evidence that God had come to save his people. People: He is our Emmanuel, too! For God is with us in his Son who came to be our ...

2397. Proper 11

Romans 8:18-27

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... to Worship Pastor: We sometimes feel that life gives us more than our share of problems. People: There are always others who are worse off than we are; but we still tend to feel sorry for ourselves. Pastor: The suffering of this world is quite insignificant compared to the glory we look forward to with Christ. People: We anxiously await God's wonderful revelation when he calls us into eternity! Collect Almighty and most wonderful Father, who has promised through your Son that a wonderful future is our hope ...

2398. The Cost of Discipleship

Luke 14:25-35

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Brett Blair

... church until it was finished. At its grand opening, the people gathered and marveled at the beauty of the new church. Everything had been thought of and included. It was a masterpiece. But then someone said, "Wait a minute! Where are the lamps? It is really quite dark in here. How will the church be lighted?" The nobleman pointed to some brackets in the walls, and then he gave each family a lamp, which they were to bring with them each time they came to worship. "Each time you are here'" the nobleman said ...

2399. A Desperate Question

Matthew 11:1-19

Sermon

George Bass

... was the figure seen by that part of his followers that eventually triumphed; the real Jesus was the man whose words and actions gave rise to these contradictory interpretations." Smith came to the conclusion that "the real Jesus was a magician, nothing more - not quite as good as Appolonius who vanished from Domitian’s Roman court and escaped execution." Jesus didn’t know a trick by which he could make himself slip out of Pilate’s judgment hall and, accordingly, was condemned to death on a cross.10 ...

2400. Joseph’s Dream

Matthew 1:18-25

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... ." "The baby’s dead, then." "The baby’s alive, too, but - drink the rest of that drink and come along after me," directed the doctor. "Something’s happened." It seemed the entire hospital staff was out in the corridors, whispering to each other; Peter became "quite ill." When he and the doctor entered a small room, a crowd of people was looking down at a low table and at what was on it - "a small Blue Pyramid." Someone said, "It weighs seven pounds, eight ounces." Peter thought it was an April Fool ...

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