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A Happy Ending ... from SermonStudio \| Sermons \| Lectionary \| Joshua 5:9-12 \| from the book Sermons On The First Readings \| Charles D. Reeb \|
A. A. Milne, the creator of Winnie the Pooh, wrote a simple, yet telling poem in his work, Now We Are Six: When I was One, I had just begun. When I was Two, I was nearly new. When I was Three, I was hardly Me. When I was Four, I was not much more. When I was Five, I was just alive. But now >> More

Fourth Sunday in Lent ... from SermonStudio \| Preaching \| Lectionary \| Joshua 5:9-12 \| from the book Preaching and Reading the Old Testament Lessons: \| Elizabeth Achtemeier \|
Christians live under new conditions. Paul tell us in the Epistle lesson for this Sunday that the old life has been done away and that the new life has begun. We are new creations of God. There are all sorts of metaphors that the Bible uses to describe that Christian passage from old to new. It says that we have >> More

Fourth Sunday In Lent ... from SermonStudio \| Preaching \| Lectionary \| Joshua 5:9-12 \| 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 \| Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 \| 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 The gracious forgiveness of God and our acceptance of each other. Old Testament Lesson Joshua 5:9-12 Preparation For Warfare This is after being free from the disgrace and indignity of slavery in Egypt. "Place" in verse 9b is a holy place or sanctuary. This is the first celebration of the Passover >> More

Fourth Sunday In Lent ... from SermonStudio \| Worship \| Lectionary \| Joshua 5:9-12 \| 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 \| Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 \| from the book Lectionary Worship Aids \| H. Burnham Kirkland \|
Theme: The Israelites Celebrated Passover Before Entering The Promised Land Call To Worship Leader: Happy are those whose sins are forgiven. People: The Lord will forgive all our sins when we confess them. Leader: The Lord will teach us the way we should go and advise us. People: We will be glad and rejoice because of what the Lord has done. We will shout for >> More

Cleaning Up After The Bomb ... from SermonStudio \| Stories \| Lectionary \| 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 \| from the book Lectionary Tales For The Pulpit \| Timothy F. Merrill \|
On March 27, 2002, at a little after 7 p.m., a young Palestinian male sauntered into the lobby of the Park Hotel in the coastal town of Netanya, and made his way to a banquet hall where 250 guests had congregated for a Seder meal at the beginning of Passover. Moments later, he detonated the bomb strapped to his waist, >> More

The Prodigal Sons ... from SermonStudio \| Preaching \| Lectionary \| Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 \| from the book Preaching The Parables \| Dallas A. Brauninger \|
1. Text Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming near to listen to him. [2] And the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling and saying, "This fellow welcomes sinners and eats with them." [3] So he told them this parable: Then Jesus said, "There was a man who had two sons. [12] The younger of them said to his >> More

The Waster ... from SermonStudio \| Sermons \| Lectionary \| Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 \| from the book Sermons On The Gospel Readings \| Frank G. Honeycutt \|
We live in a world where the concept of fairness is nearly elevated to a level of worship. If you live or work with children on a regular basis then you will recognize that most squabbles erupt from this very old emotion of feeling somehow slighted or mistreated. He got a tablespoon more Moose Tracks ice cream than I did. >> More

Salvation's From And For ... from SermonStudio \| Sermons \| Lectionary \| 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 \| from the book Sermons On The Second Readings \| Dallas A. Brauninger \|
Despite the zest to adapt when things go amiss with the human body or the mind, a self-alienation and sense of being unacceptable can ooze into our spirit. Part of this self-disliking grows from the disappointment of lost dreams that precedes the discovery of a new purpose. The nerve-wrack of frustration with societal and physical barriers incites estrangement from ourselves. >> More

A New Creation ... from SermonStudio \| Stories \| General Theme \| 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 \| from the book Sharing Visions \| John E. Sumwalt \| Debi Lyerly Lawson \|
I cannot remember a time when God wasn't the source of all that I am. I can recall the day I made my "official" commitment to the relationship my soul craved to have with the Almighty. It was an awesome April evening in 1983, in Orlando, Florida, at a Billy Graham Crusade. I remember leaving my seat to go up >> More

Supplies ... from SermonStudio \| Worship \| Lectionary \| Joshua 5:9-12 \| from the book Lectionary Worship Aids \| Dallas A. Brauninger \|
Call To Worship Leader: When we become fearful and insecure, let us remember the care God gave the Israelites on their journey. People: When the Israelites hungered, God provided the nourishment of manna. Leader: When God led them out of the wilderness and they produced their own crops, the manna ceased. All: Let us remember to trust God on our >> More

Lent 4 ... from SermonStudio \| Worship \| Lectionary \| Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 \| from the book Lectionary Worship Workbook \| Wayne H. Keller \|
Liturgical Color: Purple Gospel: Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 Theme: Parable of the Prodigal Sons. With which son do you most easily identify? Praise Of God Pastoral Invitation In the name of this Jesus who moves closer and closer to the Cross, how goes your renewal this Lenten season? As always, we're here to examine our reason for our presence. We do so in the Presence and >> More

Food Is Love ... from SermonStudio \| Stories \| Lectionary \| Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 \| from the book Lectionary Tales For The Pulpit \| Constance Berg \|
My mother is a very caring person who loves to feed people. She is an expert on Indonesian Rice Table, a group of dishes from Indonesia. When Asian or Dutch people come to do business with my brother, she has invited them to partake in this literal feast involving dishes of rice, meats, sauces, vegetables, and condiments. It's a very >> More

Reconciled To Self, Others, And God ... from SermonStudio \| Preaching \| Lectionary \| Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 \| from the book The Parables Of Jesus \| Richard Gribble, CSC \|
Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming near to listen to him. And the Pharisees and Scribes were grumbling and saying, "This fellow welcomes sinners and eats with them." Then Jesus said, "There was a man who had two sons. The younger of them said to his father, 'Father, give me the share of the property that will belong >> More

Reproach Rolled Away ... from SermonStudio \| Sermons \| Lectionary/Lent-Easter \| Joshua 5:9-12 \| from the book Deformed, Disfigured, And Despised \| Carlyle Fielding Stewart III \|
After wandering in the wilderness 39 years, braving many dangers, toils, and snares, and after watching a generation of their mothers and fathers perish in the wilderness, the Hebrews celebrate the first Passover in the Promised Land. This is the third Passover since their last at the foot of Mount Sinai. The first Passover they hovered in fear as they >> More

Where Am I? ... from SermonStudio \| Sermons \| Lectionary/Lent-Easter \| Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 \| from the book Living Vertically \| John N. Brittain \|
I suppose we are all a little bit nervous about the prospect of a sermon on a Bible story as familiar and sometimes as overworked as the Parable of the Prodigal Son. "What can I possibly say that hasn't been said before?" And I know what's going through your minds: "Are we going to be subjected to the same old >> More

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