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1. Shameless Passion

Isaiah 50:1-11

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Paul W. Kummer

... you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised. For in just a little while, 'He who is coming will come and will not delay. But my righteous one will live by faith' " (Hebrews 10:36-38). Jesus knew these truths by heart and this passion to listen to his Father caused him to give up his life willingly. He Willingly Gave Up His Life While attending school, we have to take tests to show how much we know. We have no choice. In the military, one must go through basic training to become a ...

2. Palm/Passion Sunday

Mt 26:14-27:66 · Php 2:5-11 · Isa 50:4-9a · Ps 31

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Marion L. Soards, Thomas B. Dozeman, Kendall McCabe

... because he knows that God is savior. Here doing is knowing and knowing is doing. This inseparable symbiosis goes to the heart of Passion Sunday. Psalm 31:9-16 - "Living on God's Time" Setting. Psalm 31:9-16 builds on Isaiah 50:4-9a . It, too, ... we experience God's dealings with us as violent, but for most people, most of the time, the quality of God's way is gentle. In the Passion, it is the gentle God who suffers violence. Holy Week begins with the choice of a donkey and a foal, to remind us of the way ...

3. The Sunday of the Passion

Matthew 26:14--27:66

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Kendall McCabe

... to do the baptism of infants or confirmation of youth. We could all sing "The Palms," and it was very clear what the day was about. Sort of a practice run for Easter when we would pull out all the stops. But now the Sunday of the Passion! No longer one short lesson describing the entry into Jerusalem, but practically two whole chapters of Matthew, and those not the shortest. Of course, we do get the triumphal entry narrative as well, but that comes at the beginning of the service, before we've even started ...

4. Palm · Passion Sunday

Isaiah 50:1-11, Psalm 31:1-24, Matthew 27:11-26, Matthew 27:32-44, Matthew 27:45-56, Matthew 21:1-11

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... of the Day (LBW) - Psalm 31:1-5, 9-16 The last word Jesus spoke on the cross, "Into your hands I commend my spirit," comes from this psalm. It points to Good Friday and the apparent end of the story. The plea of the psalmist is appropriate for the Passion of our Lord because he, like Jesus, was in desperate straights and had only God for his refuge. He calls on God for help and cries out: Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am in trouble.... my strength fails me ... and my bones are consumed. I have become ...

5. Passion Sunday

Isaiah 50:1-11, Luke 22:14--23:56, Philippians 2:1-11

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John R. Brokhoff

... Lord" which every tongue is to confess and before which every knee is to bow. PREACHING POSSIBILITIES Two Sundays In One Palm and Passion Sundays are combined on Lent 6. It proves to be a busy day, probably the busiest of the year. 1. The observance of ... Jesus the king of your life? b. Is Jesus king of some areas of your life? c. Is Jesus the king of every area of your life? Passion Gospel: Luke 23:1-49 Obviously the gospel lesson, though only half of the entire lesson, is too long to be treated as a text for ...

6. Sunday of the Passion

Lk 22:14--23:56 · Isa 50:4-7 · Php 2:6-11

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John R. Brokhoff

... ultimate end of rejection. Would Jesus have any better chances today as again he comes asking to be king of our lives? A. Is Jesus the king of your life? B. Is Jesus king of some areas of your life? C. Is Jesus king of every area of your life? Passion Gospel: Luke 23:1-49 Obviously the gospel lesson, though only half of the entire lesson, is too long to be treated as a text for one sermon. The preacher will choose a portion which answers a need of the congregation. The choice will be made in the light of ...

7. A Passion for Christ (New)

Acts 3:11-26

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King Duncan

... had foretold through all the prophets, saying that his Christ would suffer. Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord . . .” Peter never missed an opportunity to talk about Jesus. Peter had a passion for Christ. If you and I had been there we would have been tempted to take some of the credit for ourselves. A man who had been lame all his life was now walking and leaping and praising God. And it was Peter who had spoken those magic ...

8. A Day of Passion, Praise and Prophesying

Acts 2:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... when the Spirit of Jesus Christ was poured out on ordinary people, men and women from every tribe and nation and tongue for the purpose of accomplishing the work of Jesus Christ all over the world until the day that Jesus returns. It began with a shared passion. It resulted in an outbreak of praise. And it left behind a calling for all of us to prophesy, to tell the truth, to share the awesome grace of a God who promises that “everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved.” 1. “Revealing ...

9. Living Passionately

Luke 4:14-30

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Louis H. Valbracht

... heights of honor, and it is for us to report them to those who come after us." How's that for corn? But don't snicker. Don't be misled. Those things are as real and true today as they were when they were written. "Life is a profound and passionate thing!" Our philosophers of history have pointed out to us that one of the sure signs of the disintegration of a society - the decay of a culture - is the growth of the Cult of the Spectator, the Cult of the Stadium, where a majority of the people never play the ...

10. Sunday Of The Passion (Palm Sunday)

Isaiah 50:1-11

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John R. Brokhoff

... picture of a king; one arrayed in royal robes, holding a scepter of absolute power with an army, navy and air force; one having the costliest jewels and furnishings, and being the richest person in the realm. Here in Jesus is a king who is different. On this Passion Sunday, why do we refer to Jesus as a king? Did not Pilate ask, "Are you the king of the Jews?" The soldiers saluted him, "Hail, king of the Jews!" The inscription on the cross was "The king of the Jews." The priests cried, "Let the Christ, the ...

11. Passion Sunday

Mt 26:14–27:66 · Phil 2:5-11 · Is 45:21-25; 50:4-9 · Ps 31

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Russell F. Anderson

... Philippians 2:5-11 · Matthew 26:1--27:66 or Matthew 27:11-54 Theme For Lenten Series: Christ Confronts His Enemies. On one level, his enemies are the priests, scribes and Pharisees. On a deeper level, the enemy is sin and death. Theme For The Day: The passion and death of our Lord. The evil scheming of human beings, which led to the suffering and death of Christ, are co-opted by God for his redemptive purpose. COMMENTARY Lesson 1: Isaiah 50:4-9a This is one of the five servant songs in Isaiah. The servant ...

12. A Mother's Love -- A Godly Passion

Luke 13:31-35

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Glenn E. Ludwig

... jaws of death might sink their teeth into his flesh only, and not into his children whom he loves with a mother-hen's protective passion. Do you see the image? Now, I know the image of God as a female can be disconcerting for some. Most of us have ... see, in this image of a loving mother, we have a mirror for our relationship with God. On the one hand, there is God's passionate efforts to protect and save us. And on the other, there is our persistent rebellion to that power, and opposition to that grace, as we ...

13. The Passion of the Christ – The Rest of the Story

Matthew 27:45-56

Sermon

James Merritt

... don't take Jesus. He died such a violent death to illustrate just how horrible sin is, how Holy God is, and how much we needed Him to die in our place for our sins. III. What Am I To Do? A non-Christian hearing this message or seeing "The Passion" could rightly ask, "So what?" "What am I supposed to do about this?" Let's face facts. How could any sane person worship as a God, a dead man, if he had indeed been justly condemned as a criminal and subjected to the most humiliating form of execution? That kind ...

14. From Laziness to Passion

Psalm 51:1-12

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J. Howard Olds

... the Christ who dares to hang on a cross and say to those around him "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do." Are you going to open the door to a Christ like that for Lent? Behold! He stands at the door and knocks. Passion is to suffer with, to walk the road alongside. It is obedience more than excitement, loyalty more than lightheartedness, devotion more than delight. It is willingness to watch with Christ in prayer through the night! Have thine own way Lord, Have thine own way. Thou art the ...

15. The Power of One Passion and One Prayer

Acts 1:6-14

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King Duncan & Angela Akers

... power of my will and all the influence of my life.” (7) What could God do through you if He had all the adoration of your heart, all the power of your will and all the influence of your life? Giving your all to God begins with having one passion and one prayer, then exchanging your own priorities for God’s purposes. Are you willing to receive the gift of the Holy Spirit and let it transform your life? If so, then God will do in and through you more than you could ever dream of accomplishing on your own ...

16. Christ's Passion Portraits

Isaiah 50:1-11

Sermon

Paul Hegele

... ashamed of or avoided. Without it, we would never hunger for love with others and intimacy with God. In the Garden, the fear and the heartache of loneliness drove Christ to his knees. But that's not a bad place to be. They're stark pictures of Christ, these passion portraits of the man of integrity, the man of zeal, the lonely man. They're stark and they're intimidating for those who see them as a model for our lives. But the Holy Week drama reminds us there are dark expanses of life which cannot be faced ...

17. A SUNDAY OF THE PASSION [PALM SUNDAY] SERMON-DRAMA

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Tom Eberle

... The focus of the drama is not the rationale for Judas Iscariot’s actions, but our own natural sympathies with reasoning that resists the element of suffering. The drama presents the discord between our own resistance to suffering and the passion of Christ. A SUNDAY OF THE PASSION [PALM SUNDAY] SERMON-DRAMA [The characters are arranged in a setting similar to the Meet The Press show.] Commentator: We welcome you to Meet The Press. This is the season when pilgrims are beginning to flock toward our city for ...

18. The Passion of the Servant Leader

Isaiah 50:4-9a

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... right way, but he1 listens more than he speaks. A leader has his eye on God, and thus rises above the circumstances which surround him. All of these leadership qualities are in our text, especially as we see the words of Isaiah 50:4-9a fulfilled in Jesus in Passion Week. Consider the tongue, the ears, and the eyes of Jesus, the servant leader. Listen to the words of this passage as if you are hearing them spoken by Jesus himself. Tongue "The Lord God has given me the tongue of a teacher, that I may know how ...

19. Godly Sexual Passion For An X-Rated World

Song of Songs 2:1-17

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Stephen M. Crotts

... and people, struggling with the cynicism and futility of life, there is the love between a man and a woman. Warning! Jewish fathers will not allow their children to read this book. It is so absolutely graphic they rightfully fear it might stir their teenagers up with sexual passion! Tony Evans, the one-of-a-kind Black gospel preacher, says, "I'll tell you what the Bible says about sex. If you're single, you can't have any. If you're married, then shop till you drop!" The Song of Solomon is the shop-till-you ...

20. The Passion of Our Lord

2 Corinthians 5:21

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... reach out this moment to embrace Him. For in this, in reaching out our heart to Him, Our life will be His, and His life will be ours. Amen. 1. I am indebted to Dr. C. Truman Davis, M.D., of Mesa, Arizona, for his work entitled "The Crucifixion: The Passion of Christ from a Medical Point of View." It is a work that I would recommend for reading. PRAYER BEFORE A CRUCIFIX Look down upon me, good and gentle Jesus, while before Thy face I humbly kneel, and with burning soul pray and beseech Thee to fix deep in ...

21. Passion Sunday

Mk 14:1 - 15:47 · Isa 50:4-9 · Phil 2:5-11 · Ps 31:9-16

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Russell F. Anderson

... the morning of the day of crucifixion, and ends with the burial of Jesus in Joseph of Arimathea's tomb. Mary Magdalene and the other women mark the site of his burial. In the extended version, compassionate service of Jesus by women serve as parentheses for the passion of our Lord. THEOLOGICAL REFLECTION Lesson 1: Isaiah 50:4-9a Facing the enemy. The servant faces shame and ridicule by his enemies but does not turn away, hide his head or flee. "I have not drawn back..." (v. 5). "I did not hide my face from ...

22. Protective Passion

Luke 13:31-35

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Glenn E. Ludwig

... became obvious what she was up to: She was offering herself as a decoy. She wanted the intruders to notice and follow her, away form her ducklings. She was willing to sacrifice herself in order to protect her offspring. Now maybe we can understand the lament and the passion in Jesus' own voice. It is the cry of a mother who is worried to death about not only Jerusalem, but about all of us. Like a mother, Jesus sees far more clearly than do we, the children, the danger we are in. Like a mother, Jesus knows ...

23. God's Passion

Acts 2:42-47

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... , and not a mere imitation of early church habits. It's the call he gave to Peter and Augustine and Luther; their faith was rooted deeply and attained great heights because they knew God offered and asked for a love that is passionate and not merely obedient. And it's the call he gives us. Through the mystery of communion, through the exaltation of Easter hymns, through the excitement of spring, he invites us to open ourselves to the power of his presence. He promised to overwhelm us with a love greater ...

24. A Sermon for Passion Sunday

Matthew 27:45-56

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Dean Lueking

... wrath of God, there is no longer a despair that is irremovable. Now, for us, there is no place nor moment in human experience where we can say that God cannot retrieve me, recover me, strengthen me, and nourish me with that Word of his which he spoke after his passion and resurrection, "Lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world." That is no cheap, idly offered word. Before he could say that word to us, he first had to say, "Why hast thou forsaken me?" There is no comfort, either in the Old or ...

25. Passion Sunday

Matthew 26:14–27:66

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... You shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free. Therefore, I invite us to sing praises to God who has so wondrously made us. Act of Recognizing our Humanness and Receiving New Life If you haven't done this, try it: Pick one part of the Passion story and have the congregation act it out. You might pick Judas' betrayal or the disciples' sleeping while Jesus prayed. You need not rehearse this ahead of time, though you may decide to do so. After the scene, ask the people to be silent for a couple of ...

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