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Grace is the Secret to Self-Forgiveness

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Isaiah 1:18, Hebrews 4:15-16, Psalm 130:3-4, 1 John 1:7, Isaiah 43:25

We all have shadows and skeletons in our backgrounds. But listen, there is something bigger in this world than we are, and that something bigger is full of grace and mercy, patience and ingenuity. The...

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24th Sunday after Pentecost

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Allen Thompson

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Mark 12:28-34, Deuteronomy 6:4-9, Matthew 22:35–40, Mark 12:28–34, Luke 10:27, Leviticus 19:17-18, Ruth 1:1-18, Psalm 146:, Deuteronomy 6:1-9, Psalm 119:1-8, Hebrews 9:11-14

Ancient Lens What's the historical context? An Honest Inquiry from the Religious Leaders It is easy—perhaps tempting—to read this passage with built-in sarcasm because we know the general ton...

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Reconciled to God Through Christ

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Trinity Lutheran Church, Lisle, Illinois

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Hebrews 8:12, 2 Corinthians 5:21, Isaiah 61:10, Psalm 32:1-2, Micah 7:18-20

Pastor: Lord of all, the demands of Your righteousness are too hard for us to fulfill alone, People: so we use this excuse to ignore Your law. Pastor: You forgive our iniquity and remember our sin...

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Hear the good news: You are God's

Hear the good news: You are God’s holy, precious, and beloved children. Your sins are forgiven. But more than that: through his life, death, and resurrection, Jesus has opened the way for us to dwell ...

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25th Sunday after Pentecost

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Allen Thompson

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Hebrews 10:11-14, (15-18), 19-25, Hebrews 10:15-18, Hebrews 10:19-25, Leviticus 16:, Jeremiah 31:16-17, Acts 15:39

Preaching Commentary Ministry Ain't Easy Ministry is arduous. While it is difficult to deal with the day-in, day-out dramas that can come from dealing with people, imagine the grind of constan...

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23rd Sunday after Pentecost

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Justin Amsler

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Hebrews 9:11-14, Hebrews 9:22, Matthew 13:17, Hebrews 9:10

Preaching Commentary Opening Illustration In the movie Apollo 13 (1995) we are led through the dramatic mission that was supposed to result in a lunar landing but instead became an epic struggle ...

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24th Sunday after Pentecost

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Bud Thoreen

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Hebrews 9:24-28, Hebrews 1:1-4

Preaching Commentary Jesus, Not Nero, is Supreme To understand any written document one must understand the purpose for which it was written. Sometimes this is stated overtly, as in the Preamble t...

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Scripture Guide, Hebrews 9:24-28

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Bud Thoreen

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Hebrews 9:24-28, Hebrews 1:1-4

Jesus, Not Nero, is Supreme To understand any written document one must understand the purpose for which it was written. Sometimes this is stated overtly, as in the Preamble to The Constitution; som...

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Receive Mercy, Find Grace

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Trinity Lutheran Church, Lisle, Illinois

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Hebrews 4:12-16, Luke 1:79, Jeremiah 23:29, Deuteronomy 30:11-14, Psalm 51:10

Reader: For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the h...

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The God of David is our God. He hides

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Scott B. Bullock

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Psalm 51:9-12, 2 Corinthians 5:21, Hebrews 10:17, Jeremiah 31:34, Ephesians 1:7, Psalm 103:12

The God of David is our God. He hides his face from our sins. He blots our all of our iniquities. He creates in us a clean heart. He renews a right spirit within us. We will not be cast away from his ...

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Trinity Sunday

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Scott B. Bullock

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Psalm 8:, Genesis 1:26-28, Hebrews 2:5-9

Preaching Commentary Plenipotentiary Anyone know what a “plenipotentiary” is? Try that compound Latin word on for size! It is derived from the Latin words plenus “full” and potens “power.” It r...

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20th Sunday after Pentecost

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Charles Teixeira

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Hebrews 4:12-16, Hebrews 3:1-4, Hebrews 4:15, Hebrews 4:12-13, Psalm 22:1-5, Job 23:1-9, Mark 10:17-31, Hebrews 4:12-16, Hebrews 3:1-4, Hebrews 4:12, Mark 10:21, Mark 10:22, Hebrews 4:15-16, Job 23:16-17, Mark 10:17-18

Preaching Commentary Unbelief in the Wilderness The author of Hebrews concludes chapter 3 with the history of Israel’s unbelief in the wilderness which kept the unfaithful among them from entering ...

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22nd Sunday after Pentecost

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Justin Amsler

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Hebrews 7:23-28, Hebrews 10:2-3, Hebrews 10:11, Exodus 32:1-5, Exodus 34:30-32, Psalm 110:null, Psalm 110:4, Hebrews 4:14-15, Hebrews 8:1, Hebrews 10:21

Preaching Commentary Opening Illustration A friend of mine has a slate roof business that has been passed down in his family. He is a true artisan in copper and slate, and has completed custom wor...

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Take refuge in our God who knows we are

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Psalm 103:14, Nahum 1:7, Psalm 46:1, Micah 7:18-19, Romans 8:1, 1 John 1:9, Hebrews 8:12

Take refuge in our God who knows we are mere mortals. He forgives us for our sins, even though they were aimed at his loving heart. Rejoice that the Lord, out of his grace, will not remember our sins ...

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Fifth Sunday in Lent

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Jonathan Cornell

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Jeremiah 31:31-34, John 12:16, John 12:23-26, John 12:31-32, Romans 11:26-27, Hebrews 10:5-12, Galatians 6:2

Lent 2021: A 40-day Heart Restoration Heart Renewal Bonus Content: Video prep session with Jonathan Cornell on Jeremiah 31:31-34 . AIM Commentary Ancient Lens What can we learn from the his...

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Embracing God's Goodness and Joy

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Laura B. Murray

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Psalm 32:1-5, Hebrews 12:5-7, Proverbs 3:11-12 , James 4:8 , 1 John 1:9, Psalm 51:10-12, John 3:20-21

Gracious God, you call us to draw near but we keep our distance. We are afraid of your direction and discipline, so we avoid honesty and confession. Father, help us trust in your goodness and your gra...

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Leader: Who can stand before the glory

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Charles Teixeira

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John 10:14-15, 1 Timothy 2:5, Romans 8:1, Habakkuk 1:13, Revelation 5:6-10, Hebrews 10:22

Leader: Who can stand before the glory of God? Who can see His face and live? All: Only those who are given pardon by Christ, our Great High Priest. Leader: Let us then approach God’s throne of grac...

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Adapted from Hebrews 4:12-13

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Charles Teixeira

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Hebrews 4:12-13

Leader: The word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the hea...

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Overcoming Fear with God's Love

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Laura B. Murray

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Isaiah 43:1-3, Lamentations 3:22-23, Hebrews 10:22-23, 2 Timothy 1:7, Psalm 27:1-3

Heavenly Father, we have forgotten your generosity and kindness. Believing you hold back from us, we have held back from others and from you. Gracious God, hear our confessions , and make us mindfu...

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All: Knowing God, we often believe our

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Laura B. Murray

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Proverbs 3:5-6, Isaiah 55:8-9, James 4:6, Jeremiah 9:23-24, Romans 12:3, Matthew 23:1-12, Psalm 25:9, 1 Peter 5:5-6, Hebrews 4:16

All: Knowing God, we often believe our way is the best way. In our arrogance, we ignore your will and your ways. We confess our dependence on knowledge and our independence from you. Thank you that yo...

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Eternal and Glorious God, Your grace

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Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church

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James 1:2-4, Colossians 3:23-24, 1 John 3:1-3, 2 Timothy 4:7-8, Romans 12:1-2, Psalm 51:10-12, Hebrews 12:1-2

Eternal and Glorious God, Your grace calls us toward growth and service in You. Yet today we acknowledge the many times we have forgotten Your mercy and rejected Your love. Forgive us when we sin agai...

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Second Sunday after Pentecost

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Bud Thoreen

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2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1, 2 Corinthians 4:13-18, 2 Corinthians 5:1, 2 Corinthians 4:7-12, Acts 9:1-18, Hebrews 12:2, Colossians 3:9-10

Preaching Commentary Besieged from All Angles The context of this passage is best summed up with the words recorded throughout the letter: Trouble, Distress, Suffering, Hardship, Death at work, Jar...

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Third Sunday after the Epiphany

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Dustin Ray

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Matthew 4:12-23, Romans 5:12-21, Matthew 3:2-3, Isaiah 42:1-4, Hebrews 12:2, Genesis 1:3, Ephesians 2:1-10, Romans 8:3, Psalm 68:18, Ephesians 4:8

Preaching Commentary Preaching Angle: John Arrested, Jesus Preaches the Kingdom The major event in redemptive history which immediately precedes this passage is Jesus’ temptation in the wilderness....

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First Sunday after Christmas

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Scott B. Bullock

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Hebrews 2:10-18, Hebrews 4:15, Hebrews 7:26-28

Preaching Commentary Will the Real Jesus, Please Stand Up? Quite a few years have passed since I sat through a systematic theology class and had the professor pitch a variety of difficult to hit ba...

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Seeking God's Presence and Love

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Laura B. Murray

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John 3:16, Psalm 16:11, John 15:4-5, Romans 8:32, Luke 10:38-42, Luke 15:20-24, Hebrews 10:24-25

Loving Father, we often come to you to get the most from you. You remain incredibly generous, even though we neglect the greatest gift you give – yourself. Forgive us for ignoring you. Help us to enj...

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21st Sunday after Pentecost

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Stuart R. Strachan, Jr.

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Hebrews 5:1-10, Psalm 2:6-7, Psalm 110:4

Preaching Commentary What, then, does the author intend to communicate in verses 1-4? He proclaims that an authoritative and authentic high priest must both identify with and be distinct from those...

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Baptism of the Lord

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Scott B. Bullock

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Mark 1:4-11, Mark 1:1-3, Isaiah 40:3, Mark 2:7, Philippians 2:7, Isaiah 53:null, Hebrews 4:15, 2 Corinthians 8:9

Preaching Commentary Enter John the Baptist John the Baptist enters the stage in Mark 1 as the “voice of one crying in the wilderness,” (Isaiah 40:3) whose message and ministry is to “prepare the w...

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Hear these words from the Letter to the Hebrews:

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Eunice McGarrahan

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Jeremiah 31:33, Hebrews 8:10-13

Hear these words from the Letter to the Hebrews: This is the covenant I will establish . . . declares the Lord. I will put my laws in their minds and write them on their hearts. I will be their God, a...

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Seeking Forgiveness and Cleansing

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Psalm 51:1-3, 10, 12-13, 1 John 1:9, Isaiah 1:18, Luke 18:9-14 , Micah 7:18-19, Hebrews 10:22, Luke 15:11-32

Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion, blot out my transgressions. Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin. For I know my transgres...

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Hebrews 10:19-23

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Hebrews 10:19-23

Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus, by the new and living way that he opened for us through the curtain, that is, through his fles...

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