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Dying To Live ... from SermonStudio \| Sermons \| Lectionary \| Isaiah 43:16-21 \| from the book Sermons On The First Readings \| Charles D. Reeb \|
In his book The Mustard Seed Conspiracy, Tom Sine shares the story of his parents' friends and their love for gathering wild mushrooms. One weekend this couple came home with several baskets of mushrooms. Realizing the impossibility of being able to consume all the mushrooms by themselves, they decided to invite others over to their house for a mushroom party. >> More

Fifth Sunday in Lent ... from SermonStudio \| Preaching \| Lectionary \| Isaiah 43:16-21 \| from the book Preaching and Reading the Old Testament Lessons: \| Elizabeth Achtemeier \|
Endings can be sad. Your son calls you unexpectedly from college and wants nothing more than to tell you about his studies and his new girlfriend, and you're sad when the call has to end. Or you attend the symphony and are swept up by the glorious music and are very sorry when the finale comes. But of course, those >> More

Fifth Sunday In Lent ... from SermonStudio \| Preaching \| Lectionary \| Isaiah 43:16-21 \| Philippians 3:4b-14 \| John 12:1-8 \| from the book Lectionary Preaching Workbook \| Jerry L. Schmalenberger \|
Seasonal Theme Jesus and his disciples move toward Jerusalem and the cross. Theme For The Day A disciple's extravagant sacrificial love and adoration of Jesus. Old Testament Lesson Isaiah 43:16-21 Deliverance Old And New We have here another fresh deliverance of Israel which is written in terms of the Exodus from Egypt long before. But in verse 17 the exiles are to forget the Exodus long ago >> More

Fifth Sunday In Lent ... from SermonStudio \| Worship \| Lectionary \| Isaiah 43:16-21 \| Philippians 3:4b-14 \| John 12:1-8 \| from the book Lectionary Worship Aids \| H. Burnham Kirkland \|
Theme: Do Not Cling To The Past Call To Worship Leader: God was our help in ages past. People: He is our hope for years to come. Leader: God is our guide while life shall last. People: He will be our eternal home. Leader: Come, let us worship the God of all times. Collect Everlasting God, who changes not but is the same yesterday, today, and forever, keep >> More

What To Do When You've Lost Your Bomb ... from SermonStudio \| Stories \| Lectionary \| Philippians 3:4b-14 \| from the book Lectionary Tales For The Pulpit \| Timothy F. Merrill \|
Jack Kingston is a Georgia congressman. A couple of years ago, he got wind of a 1966 memo from someone in the Pentagon that revealed the presence of a bomb -- one of ours -- on the ocean floor near Tybee Island, Georgia. Curious, Kingston followed up. The bomb had been intentionally cut loose from an Air Force jet that was >> More

Costly Extravagance ... from SermonStudio \| Sermons \| Lectionary \| John 12:1-8 \| from the book Sermons On The Gospel Readings \| Frank G. Honeycutt \|
"Why was this perfume not sold for three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor?" Well, it's not a bad question. Judas may have been a thief and informant, he may have embezzled money from the common purse occasionally, he may have had other motives besides the high moral road he seems to project, and he probably really >> More

Season Of Beginnings ... from SermonStudio \| Sermons \| Lectionary \| Philippians 3:4b-14 \| from the book Sermons On The Second Readings \| Dallas A. Brauninger \|
Tangerine peelings and coffee grounds, Peanut shells and faded daffodils, Exhausted green pepper and tomato plants, Pungent, black clumps of grass clippings, Brown leaves from a sycamore tree. A compost pile is a gathering place of discarded living matter that has lost its usefulness, its flavor, and its purpose. With a layer of microbe-rich soil, a measure of aged farm manure, and >> More

Recovered Memory ... from SermonStudio \| Stories \| General Theme \| Isaiah 43:16-21 \| from the book Sharing Visions \| John E. Sumwalt \| Bruce Stunkard \|
I was a male glossophobiac. An avoider of spotlights. Stage frightened. Intensely afraid of speaking in public. Throughout my high school and college years, any assignments requiring an oral presentation became a Gethsemane experience. Such public tasks became stomach churning, heart pumping, blood-sweating ordeals that drove me to fervent prayer: "O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup >> More

God, Who Makes A Way ... from SermonStudio \| Worship \| Lectionary \| Isaiah 43:16-21 \| from the book Lectionary Worship Aids \| Dallas A. Brauninger \|
Call To Worship Leader: When God is ready to do a new thing, God makes a way for it first. People: The surprise comes when we find ourselves ready to receive God's new thing. All: Let us make ready to do new things. Collect Sustaining God, we are thankful for your legacy of creative energy. Awaken our curiosity to follow the >> More

Lent 5 ... from SermonStudio \| Worship \| Lectionary \| John 12:1-8 \| from the book Lectionary Worship Workbook \| Wayne H. Keller \|
Liturgical Color: Purple Gospel: John 12:1-8 Theme: Mary Anoints Jesus' Feet; Judas Protests Her Action. How do we determine our priorities? Praise Of God Pastoral Invitation Rejoice! Our Sovereign draws near, at least on the church calendar. Are we allowing God to draw on our personal calendar? On the one hand, we anticipate the Palm Sunday coming soon. On the other hand, we are not >> More

Fragrant Plant Water ... from SermonStudio \| Stories \| Lectionary \| John 12:1-8 \| from the book Lectionary Tales For The Pulpit \| Constance Berg \|
When Peter was four years old, his mother received a very special present: a costly bottle of perfume from Paris. Her friend had sent it registered mail to her from Holland in time for Christmas. Peter, his dad, brother, and sisters also got lots of individually-wrapped packages in the big box. It had been seven years since the family had >> More

When God Does A New Thing ... from SermonStudio \| Sermons \| Lectionary/Lent-Easter \| Isaiah 43:16-21 \| from the book Deformed, Disfigured, And Despised \| Carlyle Fielding Stewart III \|
The woman whose heart is broken because her husband cheated on her cannot get past that experience and has vowed never to love again. Two brothers have not spoken to each other in years because a business they built together failed due to the skimming of profits by the older brother. The young man who has not visited or spoken >> More

The Better Part ... from SermonStudio \| Sermons \| Lectionary/Lent-Easter \| John 12:1-8 \| from the book Living Vertically \| John N. Brittain \|
Some of the most impressive people I have ever met are missionaries. This is not because of some misdirected romantic notion I have about mission work but because of who these people are, what they are doing and, perhaps as important, what they could be doing. Let me give a few examples. Some years ago I took a mission team to >> More

If You're Going To Get There, You've Got To Leave Here ... from SermonStudio \| Sermons \| Lectionary/Lent-Easter \| Philippians 3:4b-14 \| from the book Hope For The Weary Heart \| Henry F. Woodruff \|
Cokie Roberts, Chief Congressional Analyst for ABC News and a national correspondent for National Public Radio, can tell you more than the latest challenge facing the President and the latest on a crisis somewhere in the world. She can also tell you about how, if you're going to move on to where you want to be, you've got to let >> More

To God alone belongs the glory ... from SermonStudio \| Worship \| Lectionary \| Isaiah 43:16-21 \| from the book Lectionary Worship Aids \| James R. Wilson \|
Call To Worship Leader: Come, let all of God's people give praise and worship the Lord! People: For we are the handiwork of the Lord God Almighty. Leader: The Lord has called us to repentance and has forgiven our sins in Christ. People: We are not yet perfect, but God is molding and working with us always. Leader: Then let us give our hearts, >> More

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