Debra K. Brazzel - Sermon Untitled (July 31, 1994)

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-	Good morning.	0:23
	I'd like to welcome you to Duke Chapel.	0:23
	We welcome especially this morning the singers,	0:26
	instrumentalists of the Brightleaf Music Workshop,	0:29
	their families and their director, Mr. Thomas Jaber	0:33
	to our service of worship.	0:36
	Would you please stand as we continue our worship	0:38
	with the greeting.	0:40
	The Spirit of God moves among us,	0:48
	binding us in covenant	0:51
	with faithful people of every time and place.	0:52
	(congregation mumbling)	0:56
	The Spirit moves through us,	1:03
	making us channels of God's love.	1:05
All	As we gather to worship,	1:09
	we open ourselves to the Spirit of the living God,	1:11
	made known to us in Jesus Christ.	1:15
	(lively organ music)	1:19
	(congregation singing)	1:57
	♪ Hallelujah, amen ♪	2:03
	(congregation singing)	2:07
	♪ Hallelujah, amen ♪	2:11
	(congregation singing)	2:16
	♪ Hallelujah, amen ♪	2:30
	(congregation singing)	2:37
	♪ Hallelujah, amen ♪	2:42
	(congregation singing)	2:46
	♪ Hallelujah, amen ♪	2:52
	(congregation singing)	2:55
	♪ Hallelujah, amen ♪	3:08
	(congregation singing)	3:24
	♪ Hallelujah, amen ♪	3:29
	(congregation singing)	3:33
	♪ Hallelujah, amen ♪	3:38
	(congregation singing)	3:42
	♪ Hallelujah, amen ♪	3:57
-	Let us pray.	4:11
	Precious God,	4:18
	we come giving praise to your glorious and precious name.	4:20
	We confess that we have sinned against you	4:26
	in words and deeds.	4:29
	Purge us of all unrighteousness	4:33
	and grant to us a true hunger	4:36
	and thirsting for your righteousness.	4:39
	Fill us and display us with your presence	4:42
	so that we may be able to worship you	4:47
	in spirit and in truth.	4:51
	These and all other mercies we ask	4:54
	through the forgiveness of our sins.	4:58
	In Jesus Christ, amen.	5:01
Congregation	Amen.	5:05
-	Let us pray together the prayer for illumination.	5:20
All	Open our hearts and minds, oh God	5:24
	by the power of your Holy Spirit	5:28
	so that as the word is read and proclaimed,	5:31
	we might hear your word with joy this day.	5:35
	Amen.	5:39
-	The Old Testament lesson	5:40
	is taken from the second book of Samuel,	5:42
	the 11th chapter, beginning with verse 26	5:45
	and continuing through chapter 12 verses one	5:49
	through 13 a.	5:52
	When the wife of Uriah heard	5:56
	that her husband was dead,	5:59
	she made lamentation for him.	6:01
	When the morning was over,	6:05
	David sent and brought her to his house	6:07
	and she became his wife	6:10
	and bore him a son.	6:13
	But the thing that David had done displeased the Lord.	6:16
	And the Lord sent Nathan to David.	6:20
	He came to him and said to him,	6:24
	there were two men in a certain city.	6:27
	The one rich and the other poor.	6:30
	The rich man had very many flocks and herds	6:34
	but the poor man had nothing but one little ewe lamb	6:38
	which he had bought.	6:43
	He brought it up	6:45
	and it grew with him	6:46
	and with his children.	6:48
	It used to eat of his meager fare	6:50
	and drink from his cup	6:53
	and lie in his bosom	6:56
	and it was like a daughter to him.	6:58
	Now there came a traveler to the rich man	7:02
	and he was loathe to take one	7:05
	of his own flock or herd	7:07
	to prepare for the wayfarer	7:10
	who had come to him	7:12
	but he took the poor man's lamb	7:13
	and prepared that for the guest	7:16
	who had come to him.	7:18
	Then David's anger was greatly kindled	7:21
	against the man.	7:23
	He said to Nathan,	7:25
	as the Lord lives,	7:27
	the man who has done this deserves to die.	7:29
	He shall restore the lamb four fold	7:33
	because he did this thing	7:36
	and because he had no pity.	7:38
	Nathan said to David,	7:41
	you are the man.	7:43
	Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel,	7:45
	I anointed you king over Israel	7:48
	and I rescued you from the hand of Saul.	7:51
	I gave you your master's house	7:55
	and your master's wives into your bosom	7:58
	and gave you the house of Israel	8:02
	and of Judah	8:05
	and if that had been too little,	8:07
	I would have added as much more.	8:11
	Why have you despised the word of the Lord	8:14
	to do what is evil in his sight?	8:17
	You have struck down Uriah the Hittite	8:20
	with the sword	8:23
	and have taken his wife	8:25
	to be your wife	8:27
	and have killed him with the sword	8:29
	of the Ammonites.	8:31
	Now therefore, the sword shall never depart	8:33
	from your house for you have despised me	8:37
	and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite	8:41
	to be your wife.	8:44
	Thus says the Lord,	8:47
	I will raise up trouble against you	8:48
	from within your own house	8:51
	and I will take your wives before your eyes	8:53
	and give them to your neighbor.	8:57
	And he shall lie with your wives	9:00
	in the sight of this very sun.	9:02
	For you did it secretly	9:05
	but I will do this thing before all Israel	9:08
	and before the sun.	9:11
	David said to Nathan,	9:13
	I have sinned against the Lord.	9:15
	This is the word of the Lord.	9:18
Congregation	Thanks be to God.	9:21
-	The Epistle lesson is taken	9:26
	from Ephesians chapter four,	9:28
	verses one through 16.	9:30
	I therefore, a prisoner in the Lord,	9:37
	beg you to lead a life worthy	9:41
	of the calling to which you have been called,	9:43
	with all humility and gentleness,	9:47
	with patience, bearing with one another in love,	9:51
	making every effort to maintain the unity	9:55
	of the Spirit in the bond of peace.	9:59
	There is one body and one spirit.	10:03
	Just as you were called to the one hope	10:07
	of your calling.	10:09
	One Lord, one faith, one baptism,	10:11
	one God and father of all	10:17
	who is above all and through all and in all.	10:20
	But each of us was given grace according	10:25
	to the measure of Christ's gift.	10:28
	Therefore it is said	10:31
	when he ascended on high,	10:33
	he made captivity itself a captive.	10:35
	He gave gifts to his people.	10:39
	When it says he ascended,	10:43
	what does it mean	10:46
	but that he had also descended	10:47
	into the lower parts of the Earth.	10:49
	He who descended is the same one	10:52
	who ascended far above all the heavens	10:55
	so that he might fill all things.	10:58
	The gifts he gave were that some would be apostles,	11:03
	some prophets, some evangelists,	11:06
	some pastors and teachers	11:10
	to equip the saints for the work of ministry,	11:12
	for the building up the body of Christ	11:16
	until all of us come to the unity	11:19
	of the faith and of the knowledge	11:22
	of the Son of God.	11:25
	To maturity, to the measure of the full stature of Christ.	11:27
	We must no longer be children,	11:33
	tossed to and fro	11:36
	and blown about by every wind of doctrine,	11:37
	by people's trickery,	11:41
	by their craftiness and deceitful scheming	11:43
	but speaking the truth in love,	11:47
	we must grow up in every way	11:50
	into him who is the head,	11:52
	into Christ from whom the whole body joined	11:54
	and knit together by every ligament	11:58
	with which it is equipped	12:01
	as each part is working properly promotes the body's growth	12:03
	and building itself up in love.	12:07
	This is the word of the Lord.	12:11
Congregation	Thanks be to God.	12:14
-	Please stand as we read responsively Psalm 51 found	12:17
	on page 785	12:21
	followed by the Gloria which is printed	12:24
	in the bulletin.	12:26
	Have mercy on me, O God	12:35
	according to your steadfast love.	12:37
Congregation	According to your abundant mercy,	12:40
	blot out my transgressions.	12:42
-	Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity	12:46
	and cleanse me from my sin.	12:48
Congregation	I acknowledge my transgressions.	12:50
	My sin is always before me.	12:53
-	Against you, you only have I sinned	12:56
	and done that which is evil in your sight	12:58
	so that you are justified in your sentence	13:01
	and blameless in your judgment.	13:04
Congregation	Behold, I was born into iniquity.	13:07
	And I have been sinful since my mother conceived me.	13:10
-	Behold, you desire truth	13:14
	in the inward being.	13:16
	Therefore, teach me wisdom in my secret heart.	13:18
Congregation	Purge me with hyssop	13:22
	and I shall me clean.	13:24
	Wash me and I shall be whiter than snow.	13:26
-	Make me hear with joy and gladness.	13:30
	Let the bones which you have broken rejoice.	13:32
Congregation	Hide your face from my sins	13:36
	and blot out all my iniquities.	13:38
-	Create in me a clean heart, O God	13:41
	and put a new and right spirit within me.	13:44
Congregation	Cast me not away from your presence	13:47
	and take not your Holy Spirit from me.	13:50
-	Restore to me the joy of your salvation	13:53
	and sustain in me a willing heart.	13:56
	(congregation mumbling)	13:59
	(tranquil organ music)	14:06
	(congregation singing)	14:14
	(tranquil organ music)	15:11
	(lively organ music)	15:53
	(choir singing)	15:59
-	The Gospel lesson is taken	19:03
	from the book of John,	19:06
	chapter six, verses 24 through 35.	19:07
	So when the crowd saw that neither Jesus	19:13
	nor his disciples were there,	19:16
	they themselves got into the boats	19:19
	and went to Capernaum looking for Jesus.	19:21
	When they found him on the other side of the sea,	19:25
	they said to him,	19:29
	rabbi, when did you come here?	19:30
	Jesus answered them, very truly,	19:34
	I tell you, you are looking for me	19:37
	not because you saw signs	19:40
	but because you ate your fill of the loaves.	19:43
	Do not work for the food that perishes	19:47
	but for the food that endures for eternal life	19:50
	which the Son of Man will give you	19:54
	for it is on him that God the Father	19:57
	has set his seal.	20:00
	Then they said to him,	20:03
	what must we do to perform the works of God?	20:04
	Jesus answered them,	20:09
	this is the work of God	20:10
	that you believe in him whom he has sent.	20:13
	So they said to him,	20:17
	what sign are you going to give us then	20:18
	so that we may see it and believe you?	20:21
	What work are you performing?	20:24
	Our ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness.	20:26
	As it is written,	20:30
	he gave them bread from Heaven to eat.	20:31
	Then Jesus said to them,	20:35
	very truly I tell you,	20:37
	it was not Moses who gave you the bread from Heaven	20:40
	but it is my Father who gives you the true bread from Heaven	20:44
	for the bread of God	20:49
	is that which comes down from Heaven	20:50
	and gives life to the world.	20:53
	Jesus said to them,	20:56
	they said to him,	20:58
	sir, give us this bread always.	21:00
	Jesus said to them,	21:03
	I am the bread of life.	21:05
	Whoever comes to me	21:07
	will never be hungry	21:09
	and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.	21:10
	This is the word of the Lord.	21:16
Congregation	Thanks be to God.	21:18
-	Every fall, one of the programs sponsored	21:33
	by Duke Religious Life is the Oxfam Fast.	21:35
	Students get sponsors	21:39
	and then they fast for 24 hours	21:41
	and then at the end of that time,	21:44
	they give what they have raised	21:45
	from their sponsors and what they would have spent	21:47
	on food for that day to Oxfam	21:49
	which is an organization which works	21:52
	to eradicate hunger around the world.	21:54
	That evening, the fasters come together	21:56
	to break the fast with a simple meal.	21:59
	When it's time for the meal to begin,	22:02
	the people are randomly assigned	22:04
	to sit at different places around the room.	22:06
	15% of them sit at a table	22:09
	that's been prepared in advance	22:11
	with a table cloth and flowers and china and silverware.	22:13
	25% of them sit at a plain table	22:18
	and the remaining 60% sit on the floor.	22:21
	Those at the formal table	22:25
	are served a nice dinner with several courses.	22:27
	Now, since students usually prepare the meal,	22:31
	it's often spaghetti	22:33
	but all the same, it's elaborately presented	22:34
	with dessert and bread	22:37
	and salad and coffee and tea.	22:39
	It's a nice meal.	22:42
	And they always prepare at least double	22:44
	what they need to there are lots of leftovers.	22:46
	Those at the plain table	22:49
	are given a simple but abundant meal	22:51
	usually rice and beans with plain water to drink.	22:54
	And those on the floor	22:58
	are given one large communal bowl of rice	22:59
	with just barely enough to go around.	23:03
	There are no utensils	23:07
	and they've given a common container	23:08
	of murky water to drink.	23:11
	Now, it's interesting to watch student reaction	23:13
	to this scenario.	23:16
	Sometimes they struggle through the whole meal	23:18
	awkwardly aware of those who have more or less.	23:21
	Sometimes those with the more abundant meals	23:26
	will share their leftovers with those that have less	23:29
	and sometimes the students take it upon themselves	23:34
	to rearrange the whole room	23:37
	and they put all the food in the middle	23:38
	of the floor and everybody partakes	23:40
	of what has been prepared.	23:42
	It's always a powerful way	23:45
	to dramatize the discrepancies between rich and poor	23:47
	throughout the world.	23:51
	And you can guess which group you and I are in.	23:53
	If you imagine the world as a town of 1,000 people,	23:57
	there would be 60 Americans	24:01
	and a total of 940 of the other nationalities.	24:03
	The 60 Americans would have half the income	24:07
	and the other half would be divided	24:10
	among the rest.	24:12
	The 60 Americans would possess 15 times more	24:14
	per person than anyone else.	24:18
	They would produce 15% of the town's food	24:20
	but consume 40%.	24:23
	They would spend more money on a pet dog	24:26
	than the others would spend on their children.	24:29
	We are a people of abundance,	24:32
	even disproportionate abundance.	24:35
	We have the highest overall standard of living	24:38
	of any country.	24:41
	It's reasonable to assume	24:43
	that given our abundance, we are the happiest,	24:45
	most content people in all the world.	24:48
	Yet the reality is that many of us are discontent	24:52
	and desperately searching for something more.	24:57
	When Mother Teresa visited America,	25:02
	she was asked what we who had been blessed	25:04
	with so much might do	25:06
	to help those less fortunate than us	25:08
	around the world?	25:11
	She responded that we should look	25:13
	to our own needs,	25:16
	that we were the most impoverished people	25:18
	she had even known,	25:22
	surrounded by possessions	25:23
	but impoverished nonetheless.	25:25
	There is a deep hunger at the heart	25:30
	of many of us that we have tried to fill	25:33
	in every possible way.	25:36
	Some of us have gotten fat	25:40
	from stuffing the emptiness with food,	25:42
	seeking to fill the hidden needs within.	25:45
	We're obsessed with food,	25:48
	with thinking about what we will eat	25:50
	or what we have eaten,	25:52
	with losing weight or gaining weight.	25:54
	Many of us have lost hundreds of pounds	25:56
	and gained hundreds of pounds over our lifetime.	25:59
	Durham, made famous by the Rice Diet,	26:03
	has been called the Diet Capital of the World.	26:05
	It's become known as a place where people come	26:08
	to control their eating	26:11
	but for some of us, obsessive control	26:13
	about what we eat is the problem.	26:16
	We deny ourselves food	26:19
	by binging and purging or starving but we too have used food	26:21
	to avoid the emptiness inside.	26:26
	Unless the deeper needs are addressed,	26:31
	no diet will ever work.	26:33
	It matters what we eat but it matters more why we eat	26:35
	and whether we are fat or thin,	26:41
	food can never fill the hunger that has nothing	26:43
	to do with food.	26:46
	Others have looked to our possessions for satisfaction.	26:50
	If we just buy that house	26:54
	or that car or that boat or that summer home	26:56
	or that dress,	27:00
	then we'll be satisfied.	27:02
	But whatever we acquire is never enough.	27:04
	There's a country and western song	27:08
	that I think sums it up so well,	27:09
	why do we want what we know we can't have?	27:12
	Why can't we want what's in the palm in our hand?	27:15
	Whatever we have is never good enough.	27:19
	There's always someone with a bigger house	27:22
	or a better car or more money.	27:24
	This way of acquisition leads only	27:27
	to endless unsatiable desire.	27:31
	Some of us seek to fill our hunger	27:37
	with personal accomplishments.	27:39
	If we can be the smartest in our class	27:41
	or the best basketball player	27:44
	or the best singer,	27:45
	or get the best job or be the best doctor	27:47
	or do the best research,	27:50
	then we'll be satisfied.	27:52
	It isn't that doing your best	27:55
	isn't desirable but most of us type As	27:57
	never feel we've done enough.	28:01
	Whatever we've accomplished,	28:03
	there's always more to be done.	28:05
	We always could have done just a little bit better.	28:07
	We can never relax and just be.	28:11
	Whatever we do,	28:14
	we never feel complete or worthy.	28:16
	There's always more required of us.	28:19
	Some of us look to others to fill the holes in us.	28:25
	We cling to our spouses or our children expecting them	28:30
	to be what we need	28:34
	and they never are exactly what we need	28:36
	and sometimes we get mad at them about that	28:39
	but we cling no less tightly	28:42
	for fear that if we let go,	28:44
	we would have to face the unmet longing inside of us.	28:46
	Some of us seek to fill the hunger	28:55
	by being in control of everything and everyone in our lives.	28:57
	We can't stand the idea	29:02
	of anything happening outside of our control,	29:03
	so we plan every detail of our lives.	29:06
	Our work, our play, our relationships, our finances,	29:09
	everything down to the finest detail.	29:13
	We work hard to make sure everything happens	29:16
	according to plan	29:19
	but the problem is it never does.	29:21
	The economy slows and we lose our job,	29:23
	we lose a spouse or child.	29:26
	We get sick.	29:29
	As hard as we might try to secure our lives	29:32
	through control, there's so much that happens	29:35
	that is beyond our power	29:38
	and eventually we have to face	29:41
	that place deep within	29:43
	where we acknowledge that ultimately we are not in control.	29:45
	Some of us seek to avoid	29:53
	or fill the hunger through play.	29:55
	We fill up all the empty moments of our lives	29:58
	with sports, television, friends, books, music, travel,	30:01
	alcohol, sex, drugs.	30:06
	Though we are only 5% of the world's population,	30:10
	we consume 50% of the world's drugs,	30:13
	this the most abundant culture of all.	30:17
	We spend $160 billion a year on entertainment.	30:20
	We believe that if we keep busy enough	30:26
	and have enough fun,	30:28
	then we won't have to look at the anxiety,	30:30
	the pain or the emptiness	30:32
	but even the clamor of MTV or PBS	30:35
	cannot still the inner voice of longing	30:38
	for something more.	30:42
	In unguarded moments, sometimes in the moment	30:44
	between wakefulness and sleep,	30:47
	we know that even our frantic play	30:50
	is not enough.	30:54
	There are so many ways we try to fill our hunger	30:59
	but there's only one way that truly satisfies.	31:03
	In the Gospel reading,	31:09
	the crowds follow Jesus to Capernaum	31:10
	because they had been fed.	31:13
	They had witnessed him feed more than 5,000 men,	31:15
	women and children and they wanted more.	31:19
	You fed us once, do it again,	31:22
	do it every day, in fact,	31:24
	we'll make you king	31:26
	so you can give us more of what we want all the time.	31:27
	But Jesus responded to them,	31:31
	you're seeking the wrong thing.	31:33
	You want only the bread which lasts for one meal,	31:37
	even if it's given anew every day,	31:40
	it's still temporal, it's fleeting.	31:43
	It doesn't last	31:46
	and it won't satisfy the hunger within you.	31:48
	There is only one thing that can satisfy that hunger.	31:53
	It is the bread of God which comes down from Heaven	31:59
	and gives life to the world.	32:03
	They said to him,	32:06
	sir, give us this bread always.	32:07
	Jesus said to them I am the bread of life.	32:10
	Whoever comes to me will never be hungry	32:13
	and whoever believes in me	32:17
	will never be thirsty.	32:19
	This is a profound promise.	32:22
	Whoever comes to me will never be hungry	32:24
	and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.	32:27
	Does it mean that no one who believes in Christ	32:32
	ever goes without food or drink?	32:35
	Given the reality of hunger in most of the world,	32:39
	this can't be what the promise means.	32:42
	Millions of believing and non-believing men,	32:44
	women and children go without adequate food every day.	32:47
	We've witnessed so much hunger	32:51
	that we've almost become indifferent to it.	32:53
	But Christ is never indifferent	32:57
	to the physical needs of anyone.	32:59
	Remember that this is the one	33:01
	who had fed the 5,000.	33:03
	This is the one who had healed the sick.	33:05
	This is the one who said that we would be judged	33:08
	on the basis of how we treated the hungry	33:10
	and the sick.	33:13
	Physical needs matter	33:15
	and Jesus attended to the needs	33:17
	of those he encountered	33:19
	and he cares about your physical needs	33:21
	and my physical needs	33:23
	and he gives us the means to provide for them	33:25
	and for the needs of others as well.	33:29
	In fact, it's an obligation of our faith	33:31
	that those who have the ability	33:33
	to meet the physical requirements of the needy must do so.	33:35
	But Jesus also knew that it was not enough	33:41
	to meet people's physical needs	33:44
	and not attend to their deeper spiritual hunger.	33:47
	This promise that anyone who comes to Christ	33:51
	will never be hungry	33:55
	and that anyone who believes in Christ	33:57
	will never be thirsty	33:59
	is much more than a promise to attend	34:02
	to a temporal need that will be here today	34:05
	and then again tomorrow and then again the day after that.	34:08
	Jesus is concerned to touch us	34:13
	at a much more intimate level	34:15
	than our daily temporal needs.	34:18
	This is deep calling to deep,	34:21
	soul calling to soul.	34:24
	It is the image of the divine	34:27
	which is planted in each human heart	34:29
	which knows it can never be satisfied	34:32
	with anything less than the divine presence.	34:35
	It is the intense longing	34:39
	within each one of us	34:41
	to consume and be united	34:44
	with the God who is the bread of life,	34:46
	the sustenance of life.	34:49
	Jesus reveals a God who gives God self fully for us	34:53
	that our deepest longings	34:58
	and our deepest needs might be finally	35:00
	and completely satisfied.	35:03
	This is the promise of God	35:07
	to fill all the emptiness	35:09
	that nothing and no one has been able to reach.	35:11
	It is the promise of God to heal the hidden wounds	35:16
	and satisfy the deepest desires	35:21
	until we are brimming with the fullness of God.	35:24
	The fullness of God.	35:28
	Not a little piece,	35:30
	not an occasional blessing	35:32
	but the very fullness of God.	35:34
	This is the God who wants to give us so much more	35:38
	than what we ask for.	35:41
	This is the God who wants us to experience life	35:44
	to the very fullest	35:48
	with all the blessings that God has to bestow upon us.	35:49
	Instead of trying to fill our emptiness	35:56
	from without, we are filled from within	35:58
	and it affects every aspect of our lives.	36:02
	It reshapes our concern for food,	36:06
	possessions, work, play, relationships,	36:08
	every dimension of life is encountered	36:11
	from fullness rather than emptiness.	36:14
	When we start with fullness,	36:20
	we're able to take pleasure	36:22
	in even the most simple things of life.	36:23
	We don't have the need to grasp so tightly	36:27
	to our relationships	36:29
	and our possessions.	36:31
	When we're sustained by the bread of life,	36:33
	we don't have to prove our worth	36:35
	and we don't have to fear what we can't control.	36:37
	We know that God is fully present with us	36:40
	through every circumstance of life	36:43
	so we can face the future with confidence knowing	36:46
	who we are and to whom we belong.	36:49
	This promise of Christ,	36:54
	to be the bread of life for us,	36:56
	to satisfy our deepest hunger,	36:59
	to quench our undying thirst,	37:02
	this promise is not a promise for today only	37:07
	but tomorrow and the day after that	37:10
	and the day after that to all eternity.	37:14
	This is the bread that truly satisfies.	37:18
	Nothing else will do.	37:22
	Let us say to the Lord,	37:26
	give us this bread always.	37:28
	Amen.	37:33
	(tranquil organ music)	37:35
	(congregation singing)	38:28
-	The Lord be with you.	40:28
Congregation	And also with you.	40:30
-	Let us pray.	40:32
	Lord, we realize today	40:38
	that like the woman at the well,	40:41
	we keep seeking for things	40:44
	that do not satisfy.	40:46
	Therefore, help us today	40:52
	to heed your invitation	40:56
	to drink from the living water,	41:00
	and to feed from your bread	41:04
	which gives eternal life.	41:06
	We come today resting in your faithfulness	41:11
	and praying that you would not turn us away empty handed.	41:16
	Fill us today with the fruits of your spirit	41:22
	so that we will bear witness	41:26
	of your love, your justice, your peace,	41:28
	your kindness, your gentleness	41:35
	and your patience.	41:39
	We remember today the sick and the distressed.	41:43
	Grant, we pray, your healing touch.	41:49
	We also remember those who minister to the sick	41:53
	and ask that you would give them a loving	41:58
	and compassionate heart	42:02
	so that they can be true instruments	42:05
	of your presence.	42:08
	We pray today especially for those	42:11
	who fight the deadly diseases	42:14
	of cholera, AIDS, and cancer.	42:16
	Grant hope amidst hopelessness	42:23
	and courage to those who despair.	42:28
	We pray for those who are troubled and distressed,	42:34
	remembering those who have lost all their earthly possession	42:39
	in natural disasters.	42:44
	Provide for them a safe place	42:48
	and increase their faith.	42:52
	We lift up before you today	42:56
	the church in the world	43:00
	and pray, oh God,	43:03
	that you might grant to your church the spirit	43:04
	of love and unity.	43:07
	We ask a special blessing upon this congregation.	43:11
	Continue, oh God, to shape your people	43:18
	and to make us more after your image and likeness.	43:21
	We lift up the nations of the world.	43:29
	Grant your peace today	43:34
	and fill your people with a true thirsting	43:37
	for your righteousness.	43:40
	We remember the millions of people	43:44
	who are refugees.	43:46
	Be for them an anchor and a provider	43:49
	in this great time of need.	43:54
	Be also, Lord, a person who would provide	43:58
	for all of them in you a resting place.	44:01
	Hear these our prayers	44:05
	and all other petitions	44:08
	as we come through Jesus Christ our Lord.	44:10
	Amen.	44:14
	Let us worship God with thanksgiving	44:20
	through our gifts.	44:23
	(tranquil organ music)	44:32
	(choir singing)	46:11
	(lively organ music)	50:44
	♪ Praise God, from Whom all blessings flow ♪	51:25
	♪ Praise Him, all creatures here below ♪	51:32
	♪ Hallelujah, hallelujah ♪	51:39
	♪ Praise Him above, ye heavenly host ♪	51:46
	♪ Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost ♪	51:53
	♪ Hallelujah, hallelujah ♪	51:59
	♪ Hallelujah, hallelujah ♪	52:06
	♪ Hallelujah ♪	52:13
-	Let us give thanks to the Lord.	52:26
	All things come from you, oh God.	52:30
	And so with gratitude, we return to you	52:34
	that which is yours.	52:38
	We give you praise and we give you thanks	52:41
	for your many mercies.	52:45
	We thank you for the daily strength	52:47
	that you bestow upon us,	52:50
	for our many gifts and talents	52:53
	that we can bring to your house	52:55
	and use to worship and adore your wonderful name.	52:57
	We thank you for your goodness	53:03
	because you created us.	53:06
	For your bounty because you sustain us.	53:09
	Give us a heart of love	53:13
	to serve you by cheerfully submitting all things to you	53:16
	and to your will.	53:23
	We ask all these things with thanksgiving	53:25
	through our Lord Jesus Christ	53:29
	who taught us when we pray to say.	53:31
All	Our Father, who art in Heaven,	53:35
	hallowed be thy name,	53:39
	thy kingdom come, thy will be done	53:41
	on Earth as it is in Heaven.	53:45
	Give us this day our daily bread	53:48
	and forgive us our trespasses	53:51
	as we forgive those who trespass against us	53:54
	and lead us not into temptation	53:58
	but deliver us from evil	54:01
	for thine is the kingdom,	54:04
	the power and the glory forever.	54:05
	Amen.	54:10
	(tranquil organ music)	54:12
	(congregation singing)	54:53
-	May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ,	57:16
	the love of God and the communion of the Holy Spirit	57:19
	fill you with the abundant life	57:22
	of Almighty God now and always.	57:25
	Amen.	57:29
	♪ Amen ♪	57:37
	♪ Amen ♪	57:43
	♪ Amen ♪	57:51
	♪ Amen ♪	57:58
	(lively organ music)	58:17

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Title:

Debra K. Brazzel - Sermon Untitled (July 31, 1994)

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Sermon start time: 21:33. Sermon end time: 37:35.
Our reckless consumption is reflective of how we try to fill our desires with earthly goods, but the only thing that can truly fill that desire is the love and blessings of God. (Abstract created by Duke Divinity School staff.)
Key quotation: “It is the promise of God to heal the hidden wounds and satisfy the deepest desires until we are brimming with the fullness of God.”

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July 31, 1994

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Brazzel, Debra K.

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