Sermon Resources on Church Health

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40 Million People Dechurched in 25 Years

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Matthew 24:12, Hebrews 10:25, John 6:66, Proverbs 18:1, Isaiah 53:6

[R]eliable quantitative research around this has brought some helpful insights to light. Jim Davis, Michael Graham, and Ryan Burge have released the largest study ever done on dechurching in America i...

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Memorial Day Weekend Prayers

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Trinity Lutheran Church, Lisle, Illinois

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Acts 28:17-30, Revelation 21:4, Philippians 4:6-7, Psalm 147:3, Isaiah 53:5

Leader: O righteous Father, Your Son obeyed Your holy will for the sake of our salvation. Through Your Spirit, give Your Church on earth unity of faith, that the world may know that You sent Your Son ...

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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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“It is Not the Healthy Who Need a Doctor”

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Ann Voskamp

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Galatians 6:2, Romans 12:15, Matthew 25:40, Isaiah 53:3-5, Psalm 34:18, Luke 5:31-32

Ann Voskamp, in her book The Broken Way, describes what it was like to have mental illness trivialized from the pulpit, as someone who identified with similar struggles: I was eighteen, with scars a...

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Lord Jesus Christ, You tell us to love

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Trinity Lutheran Church, Lisle, Illinois

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Deuteronomy 6:4-5, Isaiah 53:4-5, 1 Kings 19:9-13, John 21:15-17, Psalm 103:2-4, 1 Corinthians 11:23-26

Pastor: Lord Jesus Christ, You tell us to love one another, for when we do so, we are loving You. People: By Your Spirit, help us love more fervently, to love when love is hard to do, an...

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God invites us into his healing presence

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Exodus 15:26, Isaiah 6:10, 3 John 1:2, Psalm 147:3, Jeremiah 17:14, Isaiah 53:5

God invites us into his healing presence with these words: “I am the Lord, who heals you.” Diseased, depressed, dysfunctional, defeated, we come hungering for health that only God can provide. God c...

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Jesus Caught in the Middle of Modern Society

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N. T. Wright

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Isaiah 53:3–5, Daniel 3:16–18, Micah 6:6–8, Matthew 23:23–24, Luke 4:16–30, Psalm 2:1

Jesus, as always, gets caught in the middle—along with a good number of his followers. Many people in America today were brought up in strict Christian homes and churches of one sort or another. There...

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James H. Aughey

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Healing

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James 5:15, Exodus 15:26, 1 Peter 2:24, Luke 4:18, Matthew 9:12, Isaiah 53:5

Christ is the Good Physician. There is no disease He cannot heal; no sin He cannot remove; no trouble He cannot help. He is the Balm of Gilead, the Great Physician who has never yet failed to heal all...

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Jesus, Lord—because you took on flesh,

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Richard Herman

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Isaiah 53:4-5, 2 Corinthians 1:3-4, Romans 12:15, 1 Peter 5:7, Psalm 34:18, Hebrews 4:15-16

Jesus, Lord—because you took on flesh, You know what it’s like to be us. You know what keeps us awake at night, or yanks us out of sleep in the early morning. You know what it’s like to have good days...

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Almighty and most merciful Father, we

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Psalm 51:1-2, Isaiah 53:6, 1 John 1:9, James 5:16, Romans 3:23-24, Ephesians 1:7

Almighty and most merciful Father, we have erred and strayed from thy ways like lost sheep. We have followed too much the devices and desires of our own hearts. We have offended against thy holy laws....

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He was wounded for our transgressions

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Trinity Lutheran Church, Lisle, Illinois

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Psalm 38:1–4, 18, 22, Isaiah 53:5

Pastor: He was wounded for our transgressions; He was crushed for our iniquities; People: upon Him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with His stripes we are healed. Pasto...

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He was wounded for our transgressions; He was crushed

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Trinity Lutheran Church, Lisle, Illinois

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Isaiah 53:5, Psalm 38:1-4, 18, 22

Pastor: He was wounded for our transgressions; He was crushed for our iniquities; People: upon Him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with His stripes we are healed. Isaia...

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Second Sunday after the Epiphany

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Stuart R. Strachan, Jr.

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John 1:29-42, Revelation 17:14, Isaiah 52:13-15, Isaiah 53:, Ephesians 6:12

Preaching Commentary Summary of the Text Our lectionary text can be fairly easily broken into two major sections, with verses 29-34 concerned with John the Baptist testifying to Jesus’ ministry and...

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God of Grace–Father, Son, and Holy

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Richard Herman

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Psalm 62:8, Isaiah 53:4-5, 2 Corinthians 1:3-4, Matthew 28:18-20, James 1:5

God of Grace–Father, Son, and Holy Spirit: You are good and You are almighty. You alone are worthy of our faith and trust and so we come to You with our hopes and hurts, our disappointments and dreams...

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Sickness is From Sin. Healing is From the Cross.

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A. B. Simpson

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Numbers 21:, Matthew 8:16-17, Isaiah 53:4-5, Romans 5:12, 1 Corinthians 15:21-22

If sickness has come into the world through sin, which is conceded, it must be got out of the world through God’s great remedy for sin, the cross of Jesus Christ. If sickness is only a natural condi...

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Maundy Thursday

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Lisa Ann Moss Degrenia

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1 Corinthians 11:23-26, Isaiah 53:

Preaching Commentary Ecumenical Note I celebrate the many flavors of Christianity which gather within The Pastor’s Workshop. As such, I recognize and respect the different names we use to refer to...

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An Unlikely Story of Redemption

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The Pastor's Workshop

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2 Kings 5:1–14, Isaiah 53:4–5, Exodus 15:26, Mark 2:1–12, John 11:25–26, Psalm 103:2–3

David (Yonggi) Cho would go on to lead what is recognized as the largest church in the world (the Yoido Full Gospel Church), but his spiritual journey began far from Christianity. Raised as a Buddhist...

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Scripture Guide, Mark 1:4-11

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Scott B. Bullock

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

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 way of the Lord.” Mark d...

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Scripture Guide, 1 Corinthians 11:23-26

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Lisa Ann Moss Degrenia

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1 Corinthians 11:23-26, Isaiah 53:null

Ecumenical Note I celebrate the many flavors of Christianity which gather within The Pastor’s Workshop. As such, I recognize and respect the different names we use to refer to the meal we share as J...

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Prayer And Praise Through Christ

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Trinity Lutheran Church, Lisle, Illinois

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Psalm 124:8, Psalm 130:3-4, Isaiah 53:5-6, Genesis 1:1-2, Micah 6:8

Pastor: Our help is in the name of the Lord, People: who made heaven and earth. Pastor: If You, O Lord, kept a record of sins, O Lord, who could stand? People: But with Yo...

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Ninth Sunday after Pentecost

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Bud Thoreen

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Isaiah 1:1, 10-20, Isaiah 6:1-13, Isaiah 9:2-7, Isaiah 11:2-9, Isaiah 38:1-9, Isaiah 49:1-7, Isaiah 50:4-9, Isaiah 52:13-15, Isaiah 53:1-12

AIM Commentary Ancient Lens “ What’s the historical context?” Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled A contemporary commentator ends each daily program with these words, “Let not your hearts be trou...

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Third Sunday of Advent

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Scott B. Bullock

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Psalm 126:, Psalm 126:1, Ezra 3:12, Luke 19:41-44, Isaiah 40:1-5, Malachi 3:1, Isaiah 53:3, John 1:11, Isaiah 53:4, Psalm 22:null, 1 Corinthians 15:20

Advent 2023: Make some noise! Echoes of a Dream AIM commentary Ancient lens What's the historical context? A Song Celebrating the Return from Babylonian Exile The book of Ezra recount...

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Transfiguration Sunday

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Scott B. Bullock

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Mark 9:2-9, Exodus 24:16-18, Daniel 7:9, 13-14, Revelation 1:14-15, Mark 1:11, Isaiah 53:null, Psalm 2:6-8, 2 Peter 1:17-18

Preaching Commentary Context The Gospel of Mark presents two clear phases of Jesus’ ministry. The first phase (chapters 1-8) takes place in Galilee. It is characterized by words and deeds of power ...

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Thomas Fuller

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Matthew 9:12, James 5:14-15, Psalm 147:3, 3 John 1:2, Isaiah 53:5

Health is not valued till sickness comes.

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Living Faith Through Selfless Service

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Oscar A. Romero

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Isaiah 53:4-5, 1 Samuel 17:, 1 John 12:24-25, Matthew 16:25, Psalm 116:15

Whoever seeks to avoid danger at all costs may ultimately lose the fullness of life, but the one who, out of love for Christ, dedicates themselves to serving others discovers a life that endures. Arch...

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Scripture Guide, John 1:29-42

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Stuart R. Strachan, Jr.

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John 1:29-42, Revelation 17:14, Isaiah 52:13-15, Isaiah 53:, Ephesians 6:12

Summary of the Text Our lectionary text can be fairly easily broken into two major sections, with verses 29-34 concerned with John the Baptist testifying to Jesus’ ministry and verses 35-42 dealing w...

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Who Should Minister to the Suffering?

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John Piper

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2 Corinthians 4:17-18, Isaiah 53:3-4, Psalm 34:18, James 1:2-4, Romans 8:18, Hebrews 2:18

A Chinese Christian who heard me speak once asked me if I would write a tract about suffering for his fellow believers in the Orient. I told him I would think about it. But when I did, I realized that...

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Jesus Did This Too

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James Martin

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John 1:14, Hebrews 4:15, Luke 8:43-48, Isaiah 53:3-5, Matthew 8:17, John 11:1-44, Psalm 103:13-14

A few years ago, a vicious stomach bug swept through our community. (When you live in a religious community and one person gets sick, it’s just a matter of time before everyone else does too.) And one...

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Jesus, our Great Physician, our sins

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Charles Teixeira

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Mark 5:21-43, Mark 2:17, Luke 5:31, Matthew 9:12, Isaiah 53:5, Psalm 147:3, 1 Peter 2:24

Jesus, our Great Physician, our sins have brought wounds on ourselves and others. Heal our hearts first, that we would no longer desire the sins that have only brought us and others pain. Go on to hea...

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Confession And Renewal In Christ

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Trinity Lutheran Church, Lisle, Illinois

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Isaiah 53:5-6, Jonah 3:10-11, Romans 3:23-24, 2 Corinthians 5:17-21, Psalm 51:10-13

Pastor: Even in our Easter joy, we confess before our gracious God our failings and sin. ( Silence for reflection and personal confession) Pastor: Merciful Father, People: we con...

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