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Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9

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Purposeful Passion -- John 18:1--19:42, Isaiah 52:13--53:12, Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9, Psalm 22 -- David Coffin -- Good Friday - A -- 2020
In the 2002 movie Gran Torino Clint Eastwood plays the recently widowed and disgruntled ret
Good? -- Isaiah 52:13-53:12, Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9, John 18:1-19:42 -- Good Friday - B -- 1991
What is good about Good Friday?

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The source -- Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9 -- Good Friday - C
Today I want to teach you a new word. You might already know

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A new plant supervisor on... -- Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9 -- Good Friday - A -- 1996
A new plant supervisor on Grace Under Fire introduced himself to the day crew by reading a prepared
April Fleming was a 16... -- Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9 -- Good Friday - A -- 1996
April Fleming was a 16-year-old girl who was dying from a rare blood disease that was destroying her
Poet Robert Frost was posing... -- Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9 -- Good Friday - A -- 1996
Poet Robert Frost was posing for a portrait bust by sculptor Joe Brown.
The post office was trying... -- Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9 -- Good Friday - C -- 1995
The post office was trying to run advertisements to get people to stop sending away for guaranteed f
Before the invention of steam... -- Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9 -- Good Friday - C -- 1995
Before the invention of steam and diesel engines, transoceanic commerce was conveyed in huge sailing
Have you ever had someone... -- Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9 -- Good Friday - C -- 1995
Have you ever had someone criticize you for something you could not help?
E. L. Cherbonnier once had... -- Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9 -- Good Friday - B -- 1991
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We read about priesthood in... -- Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9 -- Good Friday - B -- 1991
We read about priesthood in the Old Testament and the New Testament Hebrews takes that concept sever
We who follow Christ need... -- Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9 -- Good Friday - B -- 1991
We who follow Christ need to remember what the Bible says about him: "Son though he was, he learned
One form of obedience is... -- Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9 -- Good Friday - B -- 1991
One form of obedience is to those inner urgings of God that we might "find grace to help in time of
Nobody loves me, everybody hates... -- Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9 -- Good Friday - C
"Nobody loves me, everybody hates me, think I'll go eat worms." One of the great frustrations of chi
Back in the 1940s Eugene... -- Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9 -- Good Friday - C
Back in the 1940s Eugene Talmadge, the governor of Georgia, died while in office.
That Jesus intimately shares in... -- Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9 -- Good Friday - C
That Jesus intimately shares in our sufferings is sometimes hard to believe.
In the 1920s, the London... -- Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9 -- Good Friday - C
In the 1920s, the London County Council opened up the old slum district in East London.
George Nicholson writes in his... -- Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9 -- Good Friday - C
George Nicholson writes in his Faith at Work about Gladys Aylward, a British woman missionary
It is indeed a triumphant... -- Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9 -- Good Friday - C
It is indeed a triumphant and glorious image here: Jesus has become a great high priest, after the o
When a French army officer... -- Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9 -- Good Friday - C
When a French army officer had been successfully forced into a scapegoat role by a reactionary milit
Rare indeed is the true... -- Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9 -- Good Friday - C
Rare indeed is the true friend who will sacrifice himself for another.
Perhaps one of the best... -- Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9 -- Good Friday - C
Perhaps one of the best ways to learn obedience or discipline is through the study of the martial ar
In the opening verse of... -- Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9 -- Good Friday - C
In the opening verse of this magnificent reading, the writer urges every Christian, "Let us, then
The high priest was the... -- Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9 -- Good Friday - C
The high priest was the chief spiritual leader for the Jewish people.

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Good Friday -- Isaiah 52:13-53:12, Hosea 6:1-6, Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9, John 18:1-19:42 -- George M. Bass -- Good Friday - A -- 1989
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Stories

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Salvation In Christ -- Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9 -- John Fitzgerald -- Good Friday - A -- 2017
Contents "Salvation In Christ" by John Fitzgerald

Worship

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Good Friday -- Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9 -- Frank Ramirez -- Good Friday - C -- 2006
Second Lesson: Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9Theme: Approach ...
GOOD FRIDAY -- Psalm 22:1-18, Isaiah 52:13-53:12, Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9, John 18:1-19:42 -- Norman A. Beck -- Good Friday - A -- 1986
It is not likely that the followers of Jesus had much direct information about what the Roman milita
GOOD FRIDAY -- Isaiah 52:13-53:12, Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9, John 18:1-19:42 -- Heth H. Corl -- Good Friday - C -- 1976
First Lesson: Isaiah 52:13--53:12Theme: The Suffering ServantCall to Worship
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Object: A mat, like an exercise mat, or a blanket.

Note: You can do this all by yourself, but if you want to have more fun, help your children role-play the story. Select one child to be the sick man, and a few children to be the crowd. I usually play the role of Jesus so I can easily guide things. As you tell the story, have the sick man try to crawl, and have a group of children be the crowd blocking him, and then after Jesus helps him, have the man stand up, roll the mat up under his arm, and walk away smiling. Have fun with it!

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(This particular installment of StoryShare is adapted from a review of “Seven Psalms” that I wrote for Messenger, our denominational magazine.)

During the night, Paul had a vision: there stood a man of Macedonia pleading with him and saying, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.” (v. 9)

It all began with a dream.

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The church is a work in progress — and we are expected to be a critical part of that church’s work. In the absence of synagogue worship, Lydia and her fellow believers meet anyway at the riverside. Their faithfulness leads to Paul’s dream which helps create something where there was nothing. The passage from Revelation creates a target for us to aim for, and to work for, even as we wait for its perfect fulfillment.
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John Calvin claimed that this is a text to stir up our commitments to reach out to those in need, especially in this time of intolerance towards immigrants and the poor. A 2024 Gallup poll indicates that 56% of Americans favor mass deportation. And in the most recent poll on the subject of the poor, (a 2002 NPR/Kaiser poll), 52% of Americans found the poor not to have a proper work ethic. It is unlikely we have outgrown that prejudice. In response, the reformer of Geneva wrote:

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During World War II, many members of the Lutheran church in Germany lost their faith because Hitler seduced them into ways of living that kept them from practicing their faith. But there was one man whom Hitler could not compromise. His name was Martin Niemöller. During World War I, Niemöller had been a great hero in the German military but when the Second World War came, he refused to bow to the authorities. He was marching to a different drumbeat. And march he did.
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May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face to shine upon us....
-- Psalm 67:1

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(Sing the first verse and chorus of "The Battle Hymn Of The Republic.")

Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord;
He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored;
He has loosed the fateful lightning of his terrible swift sword;
His truth is marching on.

Glory, glory! Hallelujah!
Glory, glory! Hallelujah!
Glory, glory! Hallelujah!
His truth is marching on.
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Life has a way of presenting us with defining moments. I remember facing a defining moment in my ministry. I went to see a man in the hospital who was dying. He was not active in the church I pastored, but I knew who he was. When I entered his hospital room, his whole family was standing in a semi-circle around his bed. They greeted me, and then the man told his family that he wanted a moment alone with me. So they left us alone.

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Call to Worship:

Jesus said to the paralysed man, "Stand up, take your mat and walk." In our worship today let us explore all that paralyses us, then let us respond to Jesus' command to stand up and walk.


Invitation to Confession:

Jesus, sometimes I'm so afraid of ridicule that I keep my head down.
Lord, have mercy.

Jesus, sometimes I'm so afraid of doing the wrong thing that I do nothing at all.
Christ, have mercy.

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