Acts 5:17-42, Revelation 1:4-8, John 20:19-23, John 20:24-31
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John R. Brokhoff
... admit their doubt because they fear it proves a lack of faith. They need to know that doubt is normal and can be a good thing. Sermon: Thomas is known as the doubter in the New Testament. He demands evidence before he is willing to believe in the risen Lord. Jesus answers this need for him, but immediately points out that it is a greater thing to believe without any evidence. For Thomas and for us, doubt can be a good thing: a. Doubt makes us seek the truth. b. In seeking the truth, we gain deeper insights ...
... the church would be certain of his resurrection. Later he appeared to Paul, and he needs to appear to us today so we can say, "The Lord lives!" 2. Clothes (v. 7). When one goes swimming, the custom is to take off one's clothes, at least almost all! In this case ... feel the need of improvement in our lives. We are not what we should be nor what God intends us to be. When the risen Lord comes to us, he makes basic changes in our lives. This can be seen in Paul's conversion. Outline: You can be changed a. From ...
2 Corinthians 3:7-18, Exodus 34:29-35, Luke 9:28-36
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John R. Brokhoff
... did they have to talk about at this summit conference? They spoke of a new exodus, Jesus' departure, meaning his death by which the world would be led out of the slavery of sin to the promised land of peace with God. 3. Listen (v. 35). The voice of the Lord was directed to the disciples. Not only were they told who Jesus was but they were commanded to listen to him, now that they know who he really is. To listen is not only to learn his teachings and preachings but to obey him, for his words are the words ...
Daniel 7:15-28, Daniel 7:1-14, Psalm 149:1-9, Ephesians 1:1-14, Ephesians 1:15-23, Luke 6:17-26, Luke 6:27-36
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B. David Hostetter
... . Amen. Declaration of God's Forgiveness Hear the Good News! The Risen Christ frees you from your sins to inherit everlasting life in the glory of all the saints. Friends, believe the Good News! In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven. Exhortation Pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation as you come to know him. Prayer of the Day Teach us, patient Jesus, to love our enemies, and do good to those who hate us. We need the grace of your Spirit to ...
... works and with all your saints, we give thanks to you and bless your name. Use your church in the power of the Spirit to do more great things for the renewal of your world and all humanity through Jesus Christ. Amen. PSALM 148 Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD from the heavens; praise him in the heights! Praise him, all his angels; praise him, all his host! Praise him, sun and moon; praise him, all you shining stars! Praise him, you highest heavens, and you waters above the heavens! Let them praise the name ...
... for honors and our reluctance to accept either unnoticed service or too conspicuous suffering, through Jesus Christ, who through humiliation came to exaltation. Amen. DECLARATION OF GOD'S FORGIVENESS Hear the Good News! With the twelve we are invited to eat and drink at our Lord's Table in the kingdom of God. Friends, believe the Good News! In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven. EXHORTATION Forget what is behind and press on to the goal. There you will win the prize, which is God's call to the life above with ...
... 's song in a foreign land? If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand wither! Let my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth, if I do not remember you, if I do not set Jerusalem above my highest joy. Remember, O LORD, against the Edomites the day of Jerusalem's fall,how they said, "Tear it down! Tear it down! Down to its foundations!" O daughter Babylon, you devastator! Happy shall they be who pay you back what you have done to us! Happy shall they be who take your little ones ...
... any voices or had any out of body experience. They can't name the day when God became more than a word to them. Yet the Lord is real to them and they trust in him for the forgiveness of their sins. How do we know if we are born anew or born ... doubts WORSHIP RESOURCES Psalm Of The Day: Psalm 16 - "You show me the path of life..." (v. 11); Psalm 111 - "Great are the works of the Lord..." (v. 2). Prayer Of The Day: Living God, we bless you that we are born anew through the resurrection of your Son. By the power ...
Romans 8:28-39, Isaiah 55:1-13, Genesis 32:22-32, Matthew 14:13-21
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Russell F. Anderson
... the fountain of the water of life." Water is to the body as God's Spirit is to the soul. In another sense, we come to God through the waters, the waters of baptism. God is the goal and the way to eternal life. Be a picky eater. The Lord urges: "Listen carefully to me and eat what is good" (v. 2b). We consume a lot of things that aren't food, which don't satisfy: countless material gadgets and trinkets, music which arouses our aggression, magazines which fill our minds with garbage. God's Word is that which ...
Romans 13:8-14, Romans 13:1-7, Ezekiel 33:1-20, Exodus 12:1-30, Matthew 18:15-20
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Russell F. Anderson
... I have served, quite a number of people don't like the pilgrim style. They prefer to pause before the altar and ponder. There is nothing wrong with that unless it serves to make us forget that we are a pilgrim people who must always stand ready to follow the Lord. Old Testament: Ezekiel 33:(1-6) 7-11 A watchman. God told Ezekiel that he had made of him a watchman. The watchman was one who stood in the towers, perched on the walls of the fortified cities. His duty was to watch for enemies and warn of danger ...
Galatians 3:26--4:7, Galatians 3:15-25, Colossians 3:1-17, Hebrews 2:5-18, Isaiah 61:1-11, Isaiah 63:7--64:12, Matthew 2:19-23, Matthew 2:13-18
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Russell F. Anderson
... home. We in the church must point the way. Christ became a part of our human family to turn our hearts toward home. WORSHIP RESOURCES Psalm Of The Day: Psalm 148 (C); Psalm 147 (E); Psalm 111 (L) -- Let all who inhabit earth and heaven praise the Lord. Prayer Of The Day: Loving God, as you guided the Holy Family, Joseph, Mary and baby Jesus, through the perils of this world, so lead us through our present difficulties to the place of safety, and ultimately to our home in heaven. In Jesus' name. Amen. Theme ...
... told you to do it,right? You had to do everything just perfect, right? Noah: Slow down! It started out as a big religiousproject. I'm not sure where my heart was on it. But itseemed to me to be what God wanted. Ellie: Why did the Lord want it? What did He say? Noah: Oh, the people were violent. There were wars allover the place. People were beating their children and eachother. People were beating up on their own bodies withoverwork, with booze, with drugs. They were tearing up God'shills, spoiling God's ...
... told you to do it, right? You had to do everything just perfect, right? Noah: Slow down! It started out as a big religious project. I'm not sure where my heart was on it. But it seemed to me to be what God wanted. Ellie: Why did the Lord want it? What did He say? Noah: Oh, the people were violent. There were wars all over the place. People were beating their children and each other. People were beating up on their own bodies with overwork, with booze, with drugs. They were tearing up God's hills, spoiling ...
... . Jesus would be tempted on all sides, but God also sent his ministering angels to support him in resisting the evil. That is our comfort also. We would still have to be in doubt as to what the outcome would be, were it not for the fact that our Lord was victorious. For our sake he was victorious in the wilderness, all the way to the garden and on the cross itself. The Father awakened him from the grave as fully victorious. Now we can know that not only do angels attend us in our struggles in the wilderness ...
... bearing bread and wine that have been consecrated in the Eucharist. For those who have not been present with us, Christ is present with them in the Sacrament, so we also are united with them in this body of Christ. Our Worship in the Spirit of the Lord Later in his gospel John gives an account of a confrontation between Jesus and a woman of Samaria. When the woman perceived that Jesus was a prophet she asked him why the difference in attitude of the Samaritans and the Jews, who each claimed separate shrines ...
... to examine our lives and allow You to lead us in new directions of growth. Show us, O Lord, those areas in which we need to repent. In Christ we pray. Amen. Prayer Of Confession Lord, even when You created for us a Garden we chose to be disobedient and eat the forbidden fruit. Still today, Lord, we have been Your disobedient children and chosen to travel on paths You have warned us are not Your ways. Forgive us, Lord, and as we open our hearts before You, show us anew the ways You would have us go. Through ...
... , the Healer" "O Church of God, United" * "O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing" * "O Son of God, in Galilee" "Rise, Shine, You People" "The Church's One Foundation" "What a Friend We Have in Jesus" * "When Jesus the Healer Passed Through Galilee" * "Your Hand, O Lord, in Days of Old" Reading the Scripture Recruit three readers, at least one of whom should be a woman. One reader should read the narrative, and one should read Christ's words. A woman should read the words of the Syrophoenician woman, and also the ...
... workplace; and may God's favor be upon you, today and every day. Cng: Amen. Hymns and Choruses (The asterisk [*] indicates hymns or choruses that are addressed to God and can be used as prayers.) *"Blessed Jesus, at Thy Word" *"Jesus, We Want to Meet" *"Lord of All Hopefulness, Lord of All Joy" *"O God of Youth" "O Sing a Song of Bethlehem" "Once in Royal David's City" *"Praise to the Holiest in the Height" "Sing of Mary, Pure and Lowly" "We Have Come into His House" "We Would See Jesus" "When Jesus Left ...
... has become flesh and lived among us. We have seen his glory, a glory that can only come from one like you, Lord. And because we have accepted Jesus as the source of our lives and the light in our darkness -- because we have believed in him -- Jesus has ... given us a glory like his own. Now we too are called your children, O Lord, and what a glory and joy this is! But not everyone knows Jesus. Not everyone has accepted him, or believed in him. Yet, in ...
... he does has deeper sources and more distant issues than he can comprehend. (Phillips Brooks, Selected Sermons, p. 84) “I saw the Lord ...” Beyond all else, that’s what people should declare when they leave the sanctuary. Woe Is Me And I said. “Woe is ... a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts!” (Isaiah 6:5) That’s Isaiah ebbing. In the original Broadway version of Carousel there was a song that for some reason ...
... man, and he pulled the gun away, but then he fired at her. The bullet struck her in the mouth and shattered her jaw. She survived and eventually received a Carnegie medal for heroism. Marvelous as her sacrifice was, it doesn’t hold a candle to what our Lord did for us. On Calvary’s cross God literally threw his body over us to protect us from certain destruction. He didn’t survive then, nor did he get a Carnegie medal for heroism. but he saved our lives. Later, by God’s miracle, he did survive in ...
... 's text as he writes Joab in charge of the troops. "Set Uriah in the forefront of the hardest fighting and then draw back from him so that he may be struck down and die." How do you imagine David, King David, who sang the song, "The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof, the world and they who dwell therein?" How do you imagine he felt when he placed the letter to Joab in Uriah's hand? How do you imagine David felt about Uriah, Bath-Sheba, himself, God? Is this command an act of desperation or of ...
... stopped Samuel saying, it's not Eliab and it's not Abinadab or Shammah, nor any of the other four, good as they look, "for the Lord does not see as mortals see." And there we get our first hint about Saul: we have been looking at Saul as we want to see ... above all things, then trust your heart. Given half a chance, your heart will lead you where God would have you go. Forgive us, O Lord, for those times when we look only at the surface, and see only what we want to see. Help us to look beneath appearances and ...
... world. Every time Christians recite the old phrase in the creed, "He will come to judge the quick and the dead," we disclose our hope that frail human justice, the kind one can get with a good lawyer and a full checkbook, is not all the justice life holds. Come, Lord Jesus. Every time some congregation creates a clothing closet or a food pantry for those in need, they do so not because they are so naive as to think that a few used garments and a shelf of soup and cereal are going to end human need. They do ...
... reduce the size of those great events to the scale of a Hallmark Christmas card. As the essayist Annie Dillard once put it, ... if you send any shepherds a Christmas card on which is printed a three-by-three photograph of the angel of the Lord, the glory of the Lord, and a multitude of the heavenly host, they will not be sore afraid.3 Perhaps this is so, but before we put the bathrobes back into the closet and dismantle the plywood crib, we should look again and carefully at the way in which Luke describes ...