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Lord Jesus—the same yesterday, today
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Richard Herman
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Matthew 5:9, Ephesians 4:32, James 5:15-16, John 14:27, Psalm 34:18
Lord Jesus—the same yesterday, today and tomorrow, and the author of change, who’s constantly doing “a new thing,” which makes us sit up and take notice. We admit, we’d be more comfortable with a pred...
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Almighty God, we pray for your
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1 Peter 5:10, Mark 10:13-16, Luke 15:11-32, Matthew 9:20-22, Acts 2:42-47, Psalm 73:26
Almighty God, we pray for your blessing on the church in this place. Here may the faithful find salvation, and the careless be awakened. Here may the doubting find faith, and the anxious be encou...
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Almighty God—Father, Son and Holy, We Ask
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Richard Herman
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Acts 2:17, Acts 4:10, 2 Corinthians 1:3-4, Romans 15:13, Philippians 4:6-7, Matthew 11:28-30
Almighty God—Father, Son and Holy Spirit: We ask Your blessing on the people in this place. May the despairing find hope—and proud be humbled. May the doubting find faith—and the anxious be encouraged...
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The Lord calls us to examine the wounds
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Richard Herman
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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...
scripture guide

Scripture Guide, Genesis 45:3-15
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Stuart R. Strachan, Jr.
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Genesis 45:3-15
Joseph’s brothers, meaning to harm him, sold him into Egypt, but in reality God sent him there so that he could save Jacob’s family and many others from death by starvation Robert E. Longacre, J...
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James Baldwin
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Nothing is more desirable than to be released from an affliction, but nothing is more frightening than to be divested of a crutch.
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Fear of the Lord: Comfort in Uncertain Times: Sermon Illustration Tuesday
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Stuart R. Strachan, Jr.
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- Comfort
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Psalm 46:1-3
We're afraid when we're suddenly caught off our guard and don't know what to do. We're afraid when our presuppositions and assumptions no longer account for what we're up against, ...
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Holy God, You are the anchor amidst our
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Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church
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Holy God, You are the anchor amidst our fears. You know the sins we can’t even admit to ourselves. You show your faithfulness even when we reject You. You offer grace even when we offer judgment. Forg...
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Heavenly Father, we confess that our
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Allen Thompson
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Isaiah 41:10, 2 Timothy 1:7, Matthew 28:20, Philippians 4:6-7, Exodus 3:, Exodus 4:, Exodus 14:
Heavenly Father, we confess that our sinfulness gives us fear and keeps us from pursuing your will. We live with ideas of safety and failure that do not make room for your call to set our lives aside ...
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Blessed are we who come to you
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Kate Bowler and Jessica Richie
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Blessed are we who come to you just as we are, asking to be gathered, hidden, and held, shielded for a time from things too hard for us, too heavy to hold for this long. God, give us...
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A Prayer for the Future
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Francis Drake
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Disturb us, Lord, when we are too pleased with ourselves; when our dreams have come true because we dreamed too little; when we arrived safely because we sailed too close to the shore. Disturb us, Lo...
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Holy God, We recognize that when crisis
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Stuart R. Strachan, Jr.
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Holy God, We recognize that when crisis strikes, the natural impulse is to turn inward, to take care of ourselves above our neighbors. We hoard the essentials we think will keep us safe, even if that...
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Gaston Bachelard
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- Comfort
- Protection
We comfort ourselves by reliving memories of protection.
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Francis de Sales
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The same everlasting Father who cares for you today will care for you tomorrow and every day. Either he will shield you from suffering or give you unfailing strength to bear it. Be at peace then and p...
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Lord, forgive us for the times when we
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Austin D. Hill
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Lord, forgive us for the times when we have chosen safety and comfort over fidelity to you. For the times when following you requires us to stretch, grow, and be challenged, give us courage. Renew our...
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Lead Me Out of My Doubts and Fears
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Ted Loder
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Isaiah 41:10, Jeremiah 1:6–9, Matthew 14:28–31, 2 Corinthians 12:9–10, Philippians 4:13, Psalm 46:1–2
Eternal God, lead me now out of the familiar setting of my doubts and fears, beyond my pride and my need to be secure into a strange and graceful ease with my true proportions and with yours; ...
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God—We’d like to have had a Hallmark
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Richard Herman
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God—We’d like to have had a Hallmark card kind of week: gentle, quiet and serene, but it’s been anything but that. People died this week—and families and friends grieve. A man got bad news about cance...
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The Difference between Avoiding Pain and Seeking Comfort?
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Mark Scandrette
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What’s the difference between avoiding pain and seeking appropriate comfort? I have a friend who says, “The first episode of my favorite TV show is soothing. But if I’m watching the fifth episode in a...
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Gracious and Heavenly Father, In your
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Stuart R. Strachan, Jr.
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Gracious and Heavenly Father, In your word, you call us to be comforted first and foremost by You. But often, if we are honest, we look for comfort in different places. We look for comfort in our b...
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Erin M. Straza
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- Comfort
- Coping Mechanisms
Our self-soothing habits are keeping us from experiencing true comfort from God.
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Julian of Norwich
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- Comfort
- Pain
I was wholly at peace, at ease and at rest, so that there was nothing upon earth which could have afflicted me. This lasted only for a time, and then I was changed…I felt there was no ease or comfort ...
scripture guide

Scripture Guide, Isaiah 40:1-11
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Stuart R. Strachan, Jr.
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Isaiah 40:1-11, Lamentations 1:2, Lamentations 1:9, Lamentations 1:17, Lamentations 1:21, Matthew 3:3, Mark 1:2-3, Luke 3:4-6, John 1:23, Lamentations 1:2, Isaiah 40:null, Isaiah 40:3, Mark 1:14, Isaiah 40:1-11
Ancient lens What's the historical context? Longing created by exile While crises seem innumerable in the OT, none could compare to the crisis of exile. Babylon, in 587 BC, destroys the city ...
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When Jesus is tempted by the devil
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Jacob Traeger
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Leader: When Jesus is tempted by the devil, the temptation he faces is to turn his trust away from God. We face this temptation every day, and give into it all too easily. Jesus responds to Satan, “o...
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God of hope and anticipation—who’s
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Richard Herman
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God of hope and anticipation—who’s constant in love and with us always and everywhere: We need you! ...For we do nothing of value on our own. We need you to heal—because we can’t do it. Please make...
scripture guide

Scripture Guide, Luke 12:13-21
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Allen Thompson
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Luke 12:13-21
Ancient Lens What can we learn from the historical context? Small Town Boys The towns in this area were small and close together, but they were not particularly large. As such, even a few thousa...
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Bob Benson
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When life caves in, you do not need reasons – you need comfort. You do not need some answers – you need someone. Jesus does not come to us with an explanation – He comes to us with His presence.
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Eighth Sunday after Pentecost
Author

Allen Thompson
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Luke 12:13-21
Ancient Lens What can we learn from the historical context? Small Town Boys The towns in this area were small and close together, but they were not particularly large. As such, even a few thousa...
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Source Unknown
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- Comfort
- Dreams
Disturb us, O Lord, when We are too pleased with ourselves, When our dreams have come true Because we dreamed too little, When we arrived safely Because we sailed too close to the shore. Disturb us, O...
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Watch, dear Lord, with those who wake,
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Augustine of Hippo
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Watch, dear Lord, with those who wake, or watch, or weep [tonight], and give your angels charge over those who sleep. Tend your sick ones, O Lord Christ, rest your weary ones. Bless your dying one...
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God of grace and God of glory on your
Author

Richard Herman
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Amos 5:24, Psalm 85:6, Psalm 46:1, Isaiah 40:29, Psalm 147:3, James 1:5
God of grace and God of glory on your people pour your power...Grant us wisdom, grant us courage for the facing of this hour. Lord—we need You...today, tomorrow and forever. We need you to heal those ...