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What's so good about Good Friday? -- Isaiah 52:13-53:12, Hebrews 10:16-25, John 18:1-19:42, Psalm 22 -- Good Friday - A -- 2002
One of my favorite movies of all time is the 1956 classic titled Twelve Angry Men featuring an all-s
Scripture and history fulfilled -- Isaiah 52:13-53:12, Hebrews 10:16-25, John 18:1-19:42 -- Good Friday - C -- 2001
Our new American president has been elected and has been in office now nearly the first 100 days.
The way up is down -- Isaiah 52:13-53:12, Hebrews 10:16-25, John 18:1-19:42 -- Good Friday - B -- 2000
The shroud of death covers our world. The sanctuary is dark, and the Table bare.
For you and for me -- Isaiah 52:13-53:12, Hebrews 10:16-25, John 18:1-19:42 -- Good Friday - A -- 1999
In his wonderful collection The Moral Compass: Stories for a Life's Journey, William J.
Lamb of God -- Isaiah 52:13-53:12, Hebrews 10:16-25, John 18:1-19:42 -- Good Friday - C -- 1998
The Manual on the Liturgy that accompanies the Lutheran Book of Worship warns us about
God is there -- Isaiah 52:13-53:12, Hebrews 10:16-25, John 18:1-19:42 -- Good Friday - A -- 1996
I don't know whence it came or why and how it sticks in the mind, but from sermon research twoscore
The Passion according to John -- Isaiah 52:13-53:12, Hebrews 4:14-16, 5:7-9, John 18:1-19:42 -- Good Friday - C -- 1995
Traditionally in most communities on this day an ecumenical service built around the seven last word
The triumph of the cross -- Isaiah 52:13-53:12, Hebrews 10:16-25, John 18:1-19:42 -- Good Friday - B -- 1994
Imagine this scenario: a small religious group in America catches the headlines with their novel bel
GOOD Friday? -- Isaiah 52:13-53:12 -- Good Friday - C
Anyone who read the story of Holy Week for the first time without understanding might wonder just ho
Suffering -- Isaiah 52:13-53:12, Hebrews 4:14-16, John 18:1-19:42 -- Good Friday - B
It is clear that the writers of the New Testament accept the suffering role of God's Messiah and wri
Triumphant suffering -- Isaiah 52:13-53:12, Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9, John 18:1-19:42 -- Good Friday - C
On this day for remembering the death of Jesus, each of the lessons portrays nobility in suffering.

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Don't you talk to me... -- Isaiah 52:13-53:12 -- Good Friday - C -- 1995
Don't you talk to me about compassion, God, until you know what it is like down here.
Church conventions can be some... -- Isaiah 52:13-53:12 -- Good Friday - C -- 1995
Church conventions can be some of the most down-and-dirty occasions in the church.
The imago dei of the... -- Isaiah 52:13-53:12 -- Good Friday - C -- 1995
The imago dei of the suffering servant who brings salvation to the people of God is depicted by Isai
Katherine looked around the room... -- Isaiah 52:13-53:12 -- Good Friday - C -- 1995
Katherine looked around the room, taking in the characteristics of her audience: women, for the most
The doctrine of the vicarious... -- Isaiah 52:13-53:12 -- Good Friday - B -- 1994
The doctrine of the vicarious atonement is one of the oldest teachings in Christendom.
It was a common view... -- Isaiah 52:13-53:12 -- Good Friday - B -- 1994
It was a common view in the ancient world that suffering was punishment for one's sins.
Canon Bryan Green used to... -- Isaiah 52:13-53:12 -- Good Friday - B -- 1994
Canon Bryan Green used to say we live in an age when people are no longer attracted to Christianity
In the play Othello, William... -- Isaiah 52:13-53:12 -- Good Friday - B -- 1994
In the play Othello, William Shakespeare writes: "The robb'd that smiles steals something from the t
With his stripes we are... -- Isaiah 52:13-53:12 -- Good Friday - B -- 1991
"With his stripes we are healed ..." A number of years ago, the Rockefeller Foundation reported on a
Lindy is 24 years old... -- Isaiah 52:13-53:12 -- Good Friday - B -- 1991
Lindy is 24 years old.
Human portraits come from many... -- Isaiah 52:13-53:12 -- Good Friday - B -- 1991
Human portraits come from many sources; camera pictures, video and cinematic shots, oils and waterco
Appearance means so much to... -- Isaiah 52:13-53:12 -- Good Friday - C
Appearance means so much to us.
I suspect that many of... -- Isaiah 52:13-53:12 -- Good Friday - C
I suspect that many of us question the statement in Today's English Version, "There was nothing attr
In The Ragman, the... -- Isaiah 52:13-53:12 -- Good Friday - C
In The Ragman, the Ragman, the Christ, Walter Wangerin tells of following a ragpicker through
Maybe if I could see... -- Isaiah 52:13-53:12 -- Good Friday - C
Maybe if I could see beyondthe edge of knowledgeMaybe if I could hear
After World War I, 900... -- Isaiah 52:13-53:12 -- Good Friday - C
After World War I, 900 German soldiers who had violated international law were summoned to appear be
There is, in music, a... -- Isaiah 52:13-53:12 -- Good Friday - C
There is, in music, a marking that is not often used, one that the casual performer of music might s
To a first-century Hebrew... -- Isaiah 52:13-53:12 -- Good Friday - C
To a first-century Hebrew, the cross made no sense at all.

Preaching

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Good Friday -- Isaiah 52:13-53:12 -- Elizabeth Achtemeier -- Good Friday - B -- 2001
We might call this reading from Second Isaiah "The Great Reversal," because that is what it is about
Healing and eternal life through the sufferings and death of Jesus Christ -- Isaiah 52:13-53:12, Hebrews 10:16-25, John 18:1-19:42 -- Russell F. Anderson -- Good Friday - B -- 1996
Theme For The Day: Healing and eternal life through the sufferings and death of Jesus Christ, God's
Good Friday -- John 18:1-19:42, Isaiah 52:13-53:12, Hebrews 10:16-25, John 18:1-19:42 -- George M. Bass -- Good Friday - B -- 1990
The readings:John 18:1--19:42
Good Friday -- John 18:1-19:42, Isaiah 52:13-53:12, Hebrews 10:16-25, John 18:1-19:42 -- George M. Bass -- Good Friday - B -- 1990
The readings:John 18:1--19:42
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
The church year theological clue
Good Friday -- Isaiah 52:13-53:12, Hebrews 10:16-25, John 18:1-19:42 -- Jerry L. Schmalenberger -- Good Friday - B
Seasonal Theme

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Death: A Way Of Life -- Isaiah 52:13-53:12 -- Bill Mosley -- Good Friday - A -- 2004
In 1933 Bishop Fulton J. Sheen published a little book on the seven words of Jesus from the cross.
Atonement: At--One--Ment -- Isaiah 52:13-53:12 -- Robert J. Elder -- Good Friday - A -- 2001
See, my servant shall prosper; he shall be exalted and lifted up.
Held In His Arms -- Isaiah 52:13-53:12 -- Paul W. Kummer -- Good Friday - B -- 1999
Years ago, there was a very wealthy man who, with his devoted young son, shared a passion for collec
The Night The Devil Laughed -- Isaiah 52:13-53:12 -- Theodore F. Schneider -- Good Friday - A -- 1992
I. Darkness At Noonday
Death Leads To Life -- Isaiah 52:13-53:12 -- Richard E. Gribble -- Good Friday - B
Long ago on a high mountaintop three trees were speaking about their future dreams.

Worship

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The Triumph Of The Lamb -- Isaiah 52:13-53:12, Hebrews 10:16-25, John 18:1-19:42 -- Frank Ramirez -- Good Friday - A -- 2004
Call To Worship (Isaiah 53: 4-5)
Good Friday -- Isaiah 52:13-53:12, Hebrews 10:16-25, Psalm 22, John 18:1-19:42 -- Beverly S. Bailey -- Good Friday - A -- 2004
HymnsDeep Were His Wounds And Red (PH78)
The Suffering Servant -- Isaiah 52:13-53:12 -- H. Burnham Kirkland -- Good Friday - B -- 2002
Call To WorshipLeader: He was despised and rejected by others.
By A Perversion Of Justice -- Isaiah 52:13-53:12, John 18:1-19:42 -- Dallas A. Brauninger -- Good Friday - B -- 1999
Call To WorshipLeader: He was wounded for our transgressions.
The suffering substitute -- Isaiah 52:13-53:12, Psalm 22, Hebrews 4:14-16, 5:7-9, John 18:1-19:42 -- Paul A. Laughlin -- Good Friday - A -- 1989
Exegetical note: This Fourth Servant Song is not without its difficulties, not the least of which is
The redemptive Servant -- Isaiah 52:13-53:12 -- Heth H. Corl -- Good Friday - A -- 1986
Call to WorshipPastor:
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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