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Compassionate God—In Christ, you enter
Author

Richard Herman
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Scripture

1 Timothy 2:1-4, Psalm 33:22, Philippians 4:6-7, John 14:1, 1 Peter 5:7, Romans 12:15
Compassionate God—In Christ, you enter our condition; you experience our sorrow and our joy ... and redeem them. By Your Holy Spirit, you carry us along: in crisis and celebration, in despair and acco...
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Author

Edward Abbey
Keywords
- Growth
- Church Growth
Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell.
liturgy

Jesus–our Lord, Savior, Friend and
Author

Richard Herman
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Scripture

1 Corinthians 13:4-7, Matthew 11:28-30, Isaiah 41:10, Ephesians 2:8-9, Psalm 23:1-2
Jesus–our Lord, Savior, Friend and Companion: To be “in” You is to no longer be strangers to Your Father, or to one another. In You–we are brought near. In You–we are redeemed and forgiven. In You–we ...
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Confirmation Bias and Politics
Author

Eugene Cho
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You may have heard about confirmation bias, which is the tendency to embrace information that supports our viewpoints. The antidote to confirmation bias is to intentionally expose ourselves to other v...
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The Greatest Threat to the Church?
Author

Tim Muehlhoff and Richard Langer
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What is the greatest threat to the church of Jesus Christ today? There are so many threats to choose from. Some Christians would identify hazards like postmodern relativism working to unravel notions ...
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Scripture Guide, 1 Peter 2:18-25
Author

William Rowley
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Scripture

1 Peter 2:18-25
What do you say to someone who is suffering? And what do you say when it is not just that they are in pain, but that they are being harassed and singled out for violence or slander because of their fa...
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Fourth Sunday of Easter
Author

William Rowley
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Scripture

1 Peter 2:19-25
What do you say to someone who is suffering? And what do you say when it is not just that they are in pain, but that they are being harassed and singled out for violence or slander because of their fa...
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Author

Catherine Booth
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Scripture

Psalm 18:16-19, 2 Corinthians 4:8-9, 1 Corinthians 10:13, Isaiah 43:2
The waters are rising, but so am I. I am not going under, but over.
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Never Give up
Author

James Boice
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Scripture

Matthew 13:, Exodus 14:21-31, Daniel 3:13-30 , 1 Kings 18:20-40, Luke 15:11-32, Psalm 23:
In the second century before Christ the great rival to Roman power in the Mediterranean world was Carthage, the Phoenician city-state located on the north African coast. It had been founded in 822 B.C...
liturgy

Father–nothing escapes your notice, is
Author

Richard Herman
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Scripture

Philippians 4:19, Revelation 21:4, Romans 8:26, Acts 1:8, Psalm 46:1, Matthew 5:9
Father–nothing escapes your notice, is beyond your care or too hard for you to take on, whether it concerns nations or individuals. You have a heart for all the world–not just our little piece of it. ...
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Author

Geert Hofstede
Keywords
- Culture
- Church Culture
[Culture is] The collective programming of the mind that distinguishes the members of one group or category of people from others.
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Let us pray for the whole Church of God
Author

Trinity Lutheran Church, Lisle, Illinois
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Scripture

Isaiah 61:1-3, 2 Kings 5:1-14 , Jeremiah 33:6, Luke 4:18-21, James 5:14-15, Psalm 103:2-4
Leader: Let us pray for the whole Church of God in Christ Jesus and for all people according to their needs. Brief silence Leader: Heavenly Father, with joy the Church continues to celebra...
liturgy

Standing Together: Pardon
Author

Lisa Ann Moss Degrenia
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Scripture

John 17:21-23, Exodus 14:13-22, Lamentations 3:22-23, Romans 15:13, 1 Corinthians 13:13, 2 Timothy 1:7, Ephesians 4:15-16
Nothing can stand against You Nothing No sin, no death No prejudice, no division Nothing can stand against our God You’re making us whole and holy in your mercy and grace Standing together in truth an...
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Author

Nicky Gumbel
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Church is not an organization you join; it is a family where you belong, a home where you are loved and a hospital where you find healing.
liturgy

God of love—Father, Son and Holy
Author

Richard Herman
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Scripture

John 11:32-35, Acts 10:, John 5:1-9, Luke 10:25-37, Ephesians 4:3-6, Matthew 25:40
God of love—Father, Son and Holy Spirit: You loved us before we ever knew You. Give us such a deep love for You, that we can see the world as You see it, feel the compassion You feel, and be a people ...
liturgy

Ubi Caritas
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The Love of Christ has gathered us as one. Let us rejoice and be glad in him. Let us fear and love the living God And in purity of heart let us love one another. Where charity and love are, there is...
liturgy

Your torture puts hostility to
Author

Lisa Ann Moss Degrenia
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Scripture

Ephesians 2:14, 1 Corinthians 12:12-13, Galatians 3:28, 1 Peter 2:24, Romans 5:8
Your torture puts hostility to death Your broken body breaks down every dividing wall Your blood makes us blood What wondrous truth What dazzling grace Bring us near again, Jesus Help us remember an...
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Author

Bob Burns, Tasha D. Chapman, and Donald Guthrie
Keywords
All of life is political-incorporating the themes of power, interests, negotiation, and ethics.
liturgy

Let us pray for the whole Church
Author

Trinity Lutheran Church, Lisle, Illinois
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Scripture

Isaiah 52:7, Ezekiel 36:26-27, 2 Chronicles 20:12, Mark 1:14-15, Romans 8:29, Psalm 46:1-2
Pastor: Let us pray for the whole Church of God in Christ Jesus and for all people according to their needs. Almighty God, You have enriched Your Church with the proclamation of the Gospel [...
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Dwelling with Those We Love
Author

The Pastor's Workshop
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Scripture

Genesis 37:45, Numbers 12:, Ruth 1:4, Romans 12:9–21, Matthew 18:21–35, Psalm 133:
An Irish church once had a humorous yet insightful motto that gets at the heart of the pain that often accompanies our relationships: “To dwell above with those we love will certainly be glory. But to...
liturgy

As God’s chosen ones, beloved sons
Author

Trinity Lutheran Church, Lisle, Illinois
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Scripture

Isaiah 56:6-8 , Exodus 20:1-17 , Micah 4:1-4, John 2:13-22, 1 Timothy 2:1-6, Psalm 46:9-11 , Ephesians 1:11-14, Colossians 3:12
Pastor: As God’s chosen ones, beloved sons and daughters of God, hearts cleansed by Jesus’ blood, let us pray for the Church, for the world, and for all people according to their needs. Heavenly ...
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Author

Athanasius of Alexandria
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Scripture

1 Peter 3:13-22, 1 Peter 5:8-9, Revelation 12:11, 2 Timothy 2:3, 1 Corinthians 4:12-13
Indeed, those who become disciples of Christ, instead of fighting each other, stand arrayed against the demons by their lives and deeds of virtue, putting them to flight and mocking their prince, the ...
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Confrontation Defined
Author

Henry Cloud & John Townsend
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Scripture

Genesis 32:22-32, Exodus 5:1-21, 2 Samuel 12:1-14, Matthew 18:15-17, John 21:15-19, Psalm 141:5
The Latin term for confrontation means “to turn your face toward, to look at frontally.” It merely indicates that you are turning toward the relationship and the person. You are face-to-face, so to sp...
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Author

Robert E. Speer
Keywords
Prepare for the worst, expect the best, and take what comes.
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The Shadow Side of Church Growth
Author

Jake Meador
Keywords
- Church Growth
- Power
The disgraced megachurch pastor Mark Driscoll once described his church’s growth by saying that there was “a pile of dead bodies behind the Mars Hill bus.” As if that wasn’t bad enough, he added, “and...
liturgy

Loving God—who’s with us always and
Author

Richard Herman
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Scripture

Matthew 5:16, 2 Chronicles 7:14, Psalm 147:3, 2 Corinthians 1:3-4, Ephesians 4:2-3, Romans 8:28
Loving God—who’s with us always and everywhere; who knows all our hurts and sorrows, our joys and celebrations ...and goes through them with us: Thank you for the hope we have in you—nothing is imposs...
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Father: Thank You for always being
Author

Richard Herman
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Scripture

Psalm 34:14, Luke 15:20, Hebrews 4:14, Romans 6:4, Acts 1:8, 2 Corinthians 12:9, Psalm 25:4-5, Matthew 11:28-30, Isaiah 41:10, John 14:13, James 1:5, 2 Corinthians 9:8, Habakkuk 3:2, Isaiah 6:8, Matthew 28:19-20
Father: Thank You for always being ready to welcome us and listen to us. Thank You for sending Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Savior: born like us, experiencing all that we experience yet sinless, who d...
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Sermon Illustration Tuesday (10.23.18)
Author

Stuart R. Strachan, Jr.
Keywords
- Church
It is a phone call no parent wants to receive. “Jerry,” Bethany said, “Catherine’s had a little accident.” “Accident! How bad?” “She’s going to be okay. You want to talk to her? We're in a kind o...
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The Body at Work in the World
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Scripture

Isaiah 58:6-7, Philippians 2:4, Hebrews 13:3, James 5:16, 2 Corinthians 1:4
Bear one another’s burdens, the Bible says. It is a lesson about pain that we all can agree on. Some of us will not see pain as a gift; some will always accuse God of being unfair for allowing it. But...
liturgy

The Lord calls us to examine the wounds
Author

Richard Herman
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Scripture

John 20:19, John 20:27
The Lord calls us to examine the wounds of the Risen One and to see there the depth of his love for us. Let us therefore approach the throne of God in confidence as we pray for the people of God in Ch...

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