Psalm on Peace | The Pastor's Workshop

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Thank you Lord God for the opportunity

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Psalm 27:4, 1 Chronicles 16:29, Philippians 4:6-7, John 4:23-24, Matthew 11:28, Psalm 100:4, Hebrews 10:24-25

Thank you Lord God for the opportunity of worship, for the freedom to be amongst your family meeting together in your house, and in the warmth of your embrace Thank you that in worship we can put asid...

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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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In this dark time of year, God, we long for your coming.

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Steve Garnaas Holmes

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Isaiah 60:1-3, Psalm 34:5, Matthew 28:20, John 14:16-18, Romans 8:23-25, Romans 15:13, 2 Corinthians 4:8-9, Hebrews 10:23, Psalm 23:4, 1 Peter 5:9-10

In this dark time of year, God, we long for your coming. When darkness falls upon the world, we long for your peace. For healing, we wait. For justice, we hope. Strengthen our hearts, that we may be s...

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Scripture Guide, Hebrews 7:23-28

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Justin Amsler

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Hebrews 7:23-28, Exodus 32:null, Exodus 34:30-32, Hebrews 7:26, Psalm 110:null, Hebrews 4:14-15, Hebrews 4:14-15, Hebrews 10:2-3, Hebrews 10:11, Exodus 32:1-5, Exodus 34:30-32, Psalm 110:, Hebrews 4:14-15, Hebrews 8:1, Hebrews 10:21

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 work on buildings as famou...

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Tertullian

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Matthew 5:14-16, Romans 8:24-25, Hebrews 10:23, Psalm 27:13-14, Lamentations 3:25-26

Hope is patience with the lamp lit.

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God's Goodness and Our Healing

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Laura B. Murray

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Matthew 5:8, Psalm 51:10, Ezekiel 36:26, James 4:8, 1 John 1:8-9, Mark 7:6-7, Hebrews 10:22

Gracious God, our hearts are often divided between what is good and what is evil. Not one of us is pure in heart yet we long to have a whole heart. Where there is hypocrisy in our life, please n...

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Prayers for Deliverance and Preservation

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Trinity Lutheran Church, Lisle, Illinois

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Hosea 14:1-4, Micah 6:6-8, 1 Corinthians 11:23-26, Hebrews 10:19-22, Psalm 22:

Pastor: O God, You desire not the death of sinners, but rather that we turn from our evil way and live. We come before You, although we have sinned and deserve only Your wrath; yet we flee to Your m...

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Out of the depths of darkness and

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Scott B. Bullock

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Psalm 130:null, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Acts 3:19, 1 John 2:12, Hebrews 10:17-18, Isaiah 43:25, Colossians 1:13-14

Out of the depths of darkness and despair we have cried out for your mercy, O God. Instead of marking our iniquities with the just weight of our condemnation, you have forgiven us, breathed new life i...

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Almighty God, the source of every good

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William Bright

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Colossians 3:16, Hebrews 10:22, Ephesians 6:18, Psalm 19:14, John 4:24

Almighty God, the source of every good prayer, who pours out on all who desire it the spirit of grace and supplication; deliver us, when we draw near to you, from coldness of heart and wanderings of m...

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Gracious God, we ask for Your

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Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church

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Isaiah 43:18-19, Hebrews 10:22, Colossians 3:10, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Titus 3:5, Psalm 51:10

Gracious God, we ask for Your forgiveness and receive it with joyful hearts. Renew our minds so that we may discern what is good. Fill us with Your Spirit so that we may be Your witnesses in the world...

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Create in us a clean heart, O God.

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Austin D. Hill

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Hebrews 10:22, Luke 15:11-32, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Ezekiel 36:26-27, 1 John 1:9, Psalm 51:10-12

Create in us a clean heart, O God. Please cleanse us from our sins and iniquity. Restore to us the joy of salvation that comes from you. Have mercy on us according to your steadfast love. Renew us wit...

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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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Jonathan Sacks

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Philippians 4:13, 1 Peter 1:3, Hebrews 10:23, Isaiah 40:31, 2 Corinthians 4:8-9, Psalm 27:14, Romans 5:3-5

It takes no courage to be an optimist, but it takes a great deal of courage to have hope.

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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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We gather today and recognize our need

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Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church

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John 10:27, 2 Peter 1:4, Psalm 119:50, Hebrews 10:23, Titus 3:4-5, Acts 17:8, Psalm 34:8, Psalm 42:1-2, Jeremiah 17:7-8

We gather today and recognize our need for You. We admit that it is easy to lose sight of Your goodness and purpose when faced with emotional, physical, and spiritual storms. Forgive us for the times ...

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Empowered by God's Holy Word

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The Pastor's Workshop

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Psalm 15:1, Ecclesiastes 33:14-16, Isaiah 6:1-5, Leviticus 19:2, Hebrews 10:19-22

Leader: “O Lord, who shall sojourn in Your tent? Who shall dwell on Your holy hill?” In Your great grace, O God, You have called us into Your holy presence, and for that we give You great thanks! Yo...

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Heavenly Father, we come to you acknowledging

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Allen Thompson

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Psalm 32:5, Philippians 2:3-4, 9-11, Hebrews 10:12, 1 John 1:9, Isaiah 53:5

Heavenly Father, we come to you acknowledging our own unrighteousness. We know that we fall short of your glory and your desires for us. Still, we know that you love us with the love, humility, an...

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Dallas Willard

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Psalm 40:8, 1 John 2:17, Hebrews 10:36, Romans 12:2, John 4:34

[The Kingdom of Heaven is] where what God wants done is done.

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When Decisions have Fateful Consequences

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The Pastor's Workshop

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Joshua 1:5, Psalm 20:7, Isaiah 40:30-31, 2 Thessalonians 3:3, Hebrews 10:23; 13:5-6

The famous poem The Charge of the Light Brigade includes these haunting lines: Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred… Someone had blundered. Theirs not to reason why, ...

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Lewis B. Smedes

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Hebrews 10:36, Habakkuk 2:3, Psalm 37:7, James 5:7-8, Lamentations 3:25-26

Waiting is the hardest work of hope.

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W. H. Auden

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Romans 6:1-2, 1 John 3:4-6, Hebrews 10:26-27, Proverbs 28:13, 1 John 1:8-9, Romans 2:4, Psalm 51:10-12

Every crook will argue, “I like committing crimes. God likes forgiving them. Really the world is admirably arranged.

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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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If we say we have no sin, we deceive

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1 John 1:8-9, Hebrews 10:22, Romans 3:23-24, Isaiah 1:18, Psalm 51:1-2

If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." In ...

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Being Careful Not to Commit

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C. S. Lewis

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Hebrews 10:38, James 1:6-8, Matthew 6:24, Romans 7:19, 1 John 2:15-17, Psalm 139:23-24, Luke 9:62

I say my prayers, I read a book of devotion, I prepare for, or receive, the Sacrament. But while I do these things there is, so to speak, a voice inside me that urges caution. It tells me to be carefu...

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Barbara Kingsolver

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Romans 8:24-25, Psalm 39:7, Isaiah 40:31, 1 Peter 1:3, Lamentations 3:22-23, Hebrews 10:23

The very least you can do in your life is figure out what you hope for. And the most you can do is live inside that hope. Not admire it from a distance but live right in it, under its roof.

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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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Util and Frui

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James Bryan Smith

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Ephesians 2:10, Hebrews 10:24-25, Psalm 8:, Genesis 1:31, Psalm 19:1, Ecclesiastes 3:11

Two Latin words are used to describe useful and beautiful things: util and frui. Util means useful, beneficial, helpful. Frui means enjoyable, pleasurable, and delightful. The created world is both fr...

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The Messy Middle

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William Bridges

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Crises

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2 Corinthians 4:8-9, Hebrews 10:23, Romans 12:2, Psalm 37:23-24, Philippians 1:6, Isaiah 43:19, Ecclesiastes 3:1

The Messy Middle In his classic work Transitions, author and professor William Bridges shares an excellent anecdote about life in crisis: it can happen at any time and in a myriad of ways. It also de...

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Steven Wright

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Titus 1:15, 1 Timothy 1:5, Acts 24:16, 2 Corinthians 1:12, Psalm 32:5, Hebrews 10:22, 1 John 3:20

A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.

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Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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1 John 1:7, James 5:16, Matthew 18:20, John 15:12-14, Hebrews 10:19-25, 1 Peter 2:9-10, 1 Corinthians 12:25-27, Ephesians 4:1-6, Romans 12:2-8, Galatians 6:1-2, Acts 2:42-47, Colossians 3:11-17, 1 Corinthians 12:12-20, Psalm 133:1, John 13:34-35

Christian community means community through Jesus Christ and in Jesus Christ. There is no Christian community that is more than this, and none that is less than this.

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