G. Robert McKenzie, Jr. - "Called by Name" (July 26, 1970)

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	(choir singing)	0:07
	(organ playing)	1:47
	(choirs singing)	2:42
Priest	Beloved, we have assembled here	5:59
	in this place of worship,	6:01
	to commune with the Lord Jesus Christ,	6:04
	who has invited us to come	6:08
	symbolically to his table.	6:10
	To prepare our hearts for the feast,	6:13
	which he has ready for us.	6:16
	Let us hear some of the verses of scripture,	6:19
	which help us to understand what we are about.	6:23
	Behold said, Jesus,	6:28
	I stand at the door and knock.	6:30
	If anyone hears my voice and opens the door,	6:33
	I will come into him and eat with him,	6:38
	and he with me.	6:42
	Again, Jesus said,	6:45
	I am the living bread,	6:47
	which came down from heaven.	6:50
	If anyone eats of this bread,	6:53
	he will live forever.	6:56
	And the bread which I shall give him	6:58
	is the bread for the life of the world,	7:02
	and is my flesh.	7:07
	The apostle Paul writing about this said,	7:10
	The cup of blessing, which we bless,	7:15
	is it not a participation	7:20
	in the blood of Christ?	7:22
	the bread which we break	7:24
	is it not a participation	7:27
	in the body of Christ?	7:29
	Because there is one loaf,	7:32
	we who are many, are one body.	7:35
	For we all partake of the same loaf.	7:39
	Again, Paul writing,	7:44
	What no eye has seen, nor ear heard,	7:46
	nor the heart of man can see	7:50
	what God has prepared for those who love him.	7:53
	God has revealed to us through the spirit.	7:57
	For the spirit searches everything,	8:00
	even the depths of God.	8:03
	The Lord be with you.	8:08
Congregation	And also with you.	8:12
	Let us pray our prayer for purity,	8:13
	uniting our hearts and our voice.	8:16
	All mighty God	8:21
	unto whom all hearts are open,	8:22
	all desires known	8:25
	and from whom no secrets are hid.	8:27
	Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts	8:30
	by the inspiration of thy Holy Spirit,	8:32
	that we may perfectly love thee	8:35
	and worthily magnify thy holy name	8:37
	through Christ, our Lord, Amen.	8:40
	Our father who art in heaven,	8:44
	hallowed be thy name,	8:46
	thy kingdom come.	8:48
	Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.	8:50
	Give us this day our daily bread	8:54
	and forgive us our trespasses,	8:57
	as we forgive those who trespass against us	8:59
	and lead us not into temptation,	9:03
	but deliver us from evil.	9:05
	For thine is the kingdom	9:08
	and the power and the glory,	9:09
	forever, Amen.	9:11
	(organ playing)	9:14
	(choir singing)	9:24
	Truly and earnestly repent of your sins	11:05
	and are in love and charity with your neighbors	11:07
	and intend to lead a new life,	11:10
	following the commandments of God	11:13
	and walking from henceforth in his holy ways,	11:15
	draw near with faith	11:18
	and take this holy sacrament	11:20
	to your comfort, make your humble confession,	11:21
	to all mighty God.	11:24
	And may we now make our humble confession	11:32
	to almighty God in our unison prayer.	11:34
-	Almighty God,	11:38
	father of our Lord Jesus Christ.	11:39
	Maker of all things,	11:42
	judge of all men.	11:44
	We acknowledge and bewail our manifold sins,	11:46
	and wickedness, which we from time to time,	11:49
	most grievously have committed	11:52
	by thought word and deed	11:54
	against thy divine majesty.	11:56
	We do earnestly repent and are heartedly	11:59
	sorry for these our mis-doings.	12:02
	The remembrance of them is grievous unto us.	12:04
	Have mercy upon us, have mercy upon us,	12:08
	most merciful father for thy son, our Lord,	12:11
	Jesus Christ say, forgive us all of that is passed.	12:14
	And granted we may ever hear after	12:19
	serve and please thee in newness of life.	12:21
	Through the honor and glory of thy name,	12:24
	through Jesus Christ, our Lord, Amen.	12:27
	Almighty God, our heavenly father,	12:33
	who of thy great mercy	12:36
	has promised forgiveness of sins,	12:37
	to all them that with hearty repentance	12:40
	and true faith turned to thee.	12:43
	Have mercy upon us.	12:45
	Pardon and deliver us from all our sins.	12:48
	Confirm and strengthen us in all goodness,	12:52
	and bring us to everlasting life	12:55
	through Jesus Christ, our Lord, Amen.	12:57
	Hear what comfortable words.	13:04
	The scripture say to all that truly turned to the Lord,	13:06
	Come to me all who labor and are heavy laden.	13:10
	And I will give you rest.	13:14
	If anyone sins,	13:18
	we have an advocate with the father,	13:19
	Jesus Christ, the righteous.	13:22
	And he is the expiation for our sins	13:24
	and not for ours only,	13:30
	but also for the sins of the whole world.	13:31
	Now let us pray for the whole state of Christ church	13:37
	using the Litany, page 13.	13:42
	Most merciful father,	13:48
	we humbly beseech thee	13:49
	to receive these our prayers	13:50
	for the universal church,	13:52
	that thou will confirm it in the truth of thy, holy faith.	13:55
	Inspire it with unity and concord	13:59
	and extend and prosper it throughout the world.	14:02
	We beseech thee also so to guide and strengthen	14:07
	the witness of the church	14:10
	to those in authority in all nations,	14:11
	that they may maintain the justice	14:14
	and welfare of all mankind.	14:16
	You have grace, so heavenly father to all ministers,	14:23
	of thy church that both by their life and doctrine,	14:26
	they may set forth dye true and lively word	14:31
	and faithfully administer thy holy sacraments	14:36
	and who all thy people give die heavenly grace,	14:40
	that with willing heart and due reverence,	14:44
	they made here and receive the holy word,	14:47
	truly serving thee and holiness and righteousness	14:51
	all the days of their lives.	14:56
	And we most humbly beseech of thy goodness, oh Lord,	15:02
	to support and strengthen all those	15:06
	who in this transitory life	15:08
	are in trouble, sorrow, need sickness,	15:10
	or any other adversity.	15:15
	We remember with Thanksgiving,	15:21
	those who have loved and served the entire church on earth,	15:23
	who now rest from their labors,	15:26
	especially those most dear to us,	15:29
	whom we name and our hearts before thee now.	15:31
	Keep us in fellowship with all thy saints	15:45
	and bring us at length to the joy	15:49
	of thy heavenly kingdom grant this oh father	15:51
	for the sake of Jesus Christ,	15:55
	our only mediator and advocate, Amen.	15:58
	The scripture lesson for today is bound in John's gospel	16:04
	verses from chapter 10, beginning with the first.	16:10
	The words of Jesus, truly, truly I say to you,	16:15
	he who does not enter the sheep bowl by the door,	16:21
	but climbs in by another way,	16:25
	that man is a thief and a robber,	16:28
	but he who enters by the door	16:32
	is the shepherd of the sheep.	16:34
	To him the gatekeeper open.	16:37
	The sheep, hear his voice	16:39
	and he calls his own sheep by name	16:42
	and leads them out.	16:47
	When he has brought out all his sheep,	16:52
	he goes before them,	16:55
	the sheep follow him for, they know his voice.	16:57
	And I have other sheep that are not of this fold.	17:01
	I must bring them also and they will hear my voice.	17:06
	So there shall be one flock, one shepherd.	17:12
	Let us pray.	17:35
	Let the words of my mouth and the meditations	17:41
	of all of our hearts be always acceptable	17:44
	in thy sight, oh Lord.	17:49
	Our strength and our redeemer, Amen.	17:52
	If sometimes a temptation	18:00
	when talking about the Lord's supper,	18:04
	to try to be very profound	18:06
	and thereby perhaps	18:10
	to lose the spirit of it all,	18:12
	actually there's nothing	18:17
	very profound about an itinerant preacher,	18:19
	wanting to spend the final evening	18:23
	together with his friends	18:26
	that this particular final evening took place	18:29
	during the Jewish Passover enhances its value,	18:32
	especially for those who appreciate the symbol	18:37
	and the symbolism between the two events.	18:42
	Here was a man who simply wanted to share	18:46
	some unheard moments with those	18:50
	who had been closest to it.	18:54
	Now, since that original last supper,	18:57
	the church has made it	19:02
	our greatest symbol of fellowship	19:03
	and communion with the risen Lord.	19:07
	But even from the beginning,	19:11
	it has held different meanings for different people.	19:13
	As no doubt,	19:16
	there are varying opinions represented here today	19:18
	in this congregation.	19:21
	Well, what does it mean?	19:24
	This service of the bread and the cup,	19:27
	many things really.	19:32
	So today let me try to witness	19:35
	to only one of its meanings for me.	19:37
	The sacrament of the Lord's supper is a reminder	19:43
	that Jesus Christ calls me by name.	19:48
	It is a reminder that Jesus Christ	19:53
	calls me by name name.	19:55
	Names were considered very important in biblical society.	19:59
	And the name is by which many of biblical characters	20:04
	are known reveal what they became.	20:06
	Remember Jacob, who had his name changed to Israel.	20:11
	Then he wrestled with God one night by the river Jabbok	20:16
	and in the New Testament,	20:22
	that was Simon became Peter,	20:23
	Saul who became Paul	20:28
	names are also important to us.	20:32
	There are a lot of us who don't like our names.	20:37
	I've never been very fond of my first name, George.	20:41
	if you like your first name, George, then good for you,	20:47
	but I've never been very fond of mine.	20:51
	Think of the number of people for a moment	20:55
	who have their names changed.	20:56
	But most importantly,	21:01
	think how much we love to hear the sound of our name.	21:02
	There is no more sweet of sound in all the world	21:06
	and the sound of one's own name.	21:10
	So perhaps in this context,	21:13
	we may disagree with Shakespeare's Juliet.	21:15
	When she says what's in the name,	21:19
	that which we call a rose by any other name	21:23
	would smell as sweet.	21:26
	Our names are important to us to each of us.	21:29
	A student taking a course in religion	21:36
	after much discussion	21:37
	about many theories that of his professor.	21:39
	What I really want to know is this, does God know my name?	21:43
	Does God know my name?	21:50
	That's the question, I think that makes the difference.	21:53
	We're curious about the universe.	21:57
	You and I, we want to know its origin.	21:58
	We want to know its operation and destiny,	22:01
	but for each one of us,	22:06
	the question becomes at last upon the personal one,	22:07
	is there in the universe.	22:13
	one who cares for me?	22:16
	Is there one who cares for me?	22:20
	The writer of the gospel of John	22:25
	has Jesus say he who does not enter	22:27
	by the sheep fold by other sheep by the door,	22:31
	but climbs in another way that man is a thief	22:35
	and a robber.	22:39
	But he who enters the door	22:41
	is the shepherd of the sheep to him	22:43
	the gatekeeper opens,	22:46
	the sheep hear his voice	22:49
	and he calls his own sheep by name	22:52
	and leads them out.	22:55
	My friends,	22:59
	each time we take part in the reading of this service,	23:00
	each time we handle the bread and the cup,	23:04
	we can renew the experience of being called by name.	23:08
	He who took young children in his arms and blessed them.	23:15
	He who fed the hungry, heal the sick and blessed the weary.	23:17
	It was he who said during the course of his last supper	23:22
	with his friends,	23:25
	do this in memory of me.	23:27
	Do this in memory of who I am or what I have done	23:30
	and continue to do and will do forever.	23:33
	So in all the bigness of life today	23:39
	in the midst of so much,	23:42
	that is impersonal and unkind and abrupt and rude.	23:44
	We all need the tangible reminder	23:50
	of our own importance and word.	23:55
	A man who was rescued after many days	24:01
	at sea alone on a rubber raft	24:02
	said to those who found him.	24:05
	My only hope,	24:08
	my only hope was that I knew I was being sought	24:10
	I thought too you depends on that.	24:19
	Is anyone looking for me?	24:22
	And the answer that comes to us from this service is yes.	24:28
	In the fullness of time,	24:32
	God sent forth his son to find us and call us by name.	24:34
	One of the best demonstrations of the value of a name	24:43
	or the importance of using the right name	24:47
	comes from the play, A Man of Lavante.	24:50
	Many of you are perhaps familiar with this play	24:55
	and you will recall that one scene	24:57
	shows Don Quixote seated at a table in an end,	25:00
	preparing for a meal.	25:04
	The waitress is named Al Danza.	25:07
	She's a prostitute.	25:11
	As she efforts to set the table,	25:14
	Don Quixote is stricken by her presence.	25:15
	He addresses her sweet lady.	25:19
	Tell me your name, Al Danza.	25:24
	She says roughly,	25:28
	but he calls her by another name	25:29
	Dulcinea, Dulcinea I see heaven.	25:35
	When I see the Dulcinea and I name	25:41
	is like a prayer on angel whispers.	25:45
	Dulcinea, Dulcinea at the end of the play.	25:49
	When Don Quixote is dying,	25:54
	Al dons comes to him, saying Dulcinea	25:56
	Dulcinea won't you please bring back the dream of Dulcinea	26:03
	won't you bring me back the bright and shining glory	26:10
	of Dulcinea, Dulcinea as James Montgomery has written.	26:15
	And when these failing lips grow dumb and mind	26:24
	and memory flee when thou shalt	26:27
	and die kingdom come then Lord remember me.	26:31
	It's a good thing for us to be here	26:38
	so we can hear him call us by our name, Amen.	26:41
	(organ playing)	26:52
	(choir sings)	27:27
	Lift up your hearts.	37:44
	let us to give thanks unto the Lord.	37:49
	It is very neat, right?	37:58
	And there are bounded and duty	38:00
	that we should at all times	38:02
	and in all places give thanks unto the Lord.	38:04
	Holy father, all night, he everlasting God.	38:08
	Therefore with angels and archangels	38:13
	with all the company of heaven,	38:16
	we Lord and magnify thy glorious name,	38:18
	evermore praising the and say...	38:21
	(choir sings)	38:25
	Our mighty God our heavenly father	38:55
	who abide tender mercy did give thy only son,	38:58
	Jesus Christ suffered death upon the cross	39:02
	for our redemption.	39:06
	We made there by the one offering of himself,	39:08
	a full, perfect and sufficient sacrifice	39:12
	for the sins of the whole world	39:15
	and did institute and in his holy gospel,	39:18
	command us to continue a perpetual memory	39:22
	of his precious death until his coming again.	39:26
	Hear us so merciful father, we most humbly beseech thee,	39:30
	and granted we receiving these thy creatures	39:34
	with bread and wine.	39:37
	According to thy son, our savior Jesus Christ,	39:39
	holy institution in remembrance of his passion,	39:41
	death and resurrection may be partakers of the divine nature	39:45
	through him who in the same night that he was betrayed,	39:51
	took bread when he had given thanks.	39:55
	He broke it and gave it to his disciples saying,	39:58
	take eat this is my body,	40:02
	which is given for you do this in remembrance of me.	40:07
	Likewise, after supper,	40:13
	he took the cup when he had given thanks	40:15
	he gave it to them saying,	40:17
	drink ye all of this for this is my blood	40:20
	on the new covenant, which is shed for you.	40:24
	And for many, for the forgiveness of sin.	40:28
	Do this as often as you shall drink it	40:32
	in remembrance of me, Amen.	40:34
	We do not presume to come to this thy table,	40:39
	oh mercy Lord trusting in our own righteousness,	40:43
	but in thy manifold and grace mercy,	40:47
	we are not worthy so much	40:50
	as to gather up the crumbs under the table,	40:51
	but now are the same Lord whose property	40:54
	is always to have mercy.	40:57
	Grant us therefore gracious Lord.	40:59
	So to partake of this sacrament of thy son, Jesus Christ,	41:02
	that we may walk in newness of life,	41:06
	may grow into his likeness	41:09
	and they evermore dwell in him and he in us, Amen.	41:11
	(moment of silence)	41:57
	(organ playing)	45:01
	Jesus said I am the door.	48:51
	If anyone enters by me,	48:55
	he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture	48:57
	arise and go in peace,	49:01
	and in his service.	49:03
	May you find perfect freedom, Amen.	49:05
	Jesus said I am the light of the world.	51:26
	He who follows me will not walk in darkness,	51:30
	but will have the light of life rise and go in peace.	51:33
	And may the light of the world shine on your pathway	51:38
	and in your heart forever, Amen.	51:40
	Jesus said, I am the vine	55:22
	you are the branches.	55:25
	By this my father is glorified.	55:27
	That you bear much fruit	55:29
	and so prove to be my disciples.	55:32
	Arise and go in peace.	55:36
	And may the glory of your life	55:38
	with the fruits of the spirit, Amen.	55:40
	(moment of silence)	55:45
	Jesus said I am the good shepherd.	57:47
	I know my own and my own know me	57:51
	and I have other sheep that are not of this fold.	57:56
	I must bring them also.	58:00
	So there shall be one flock, one shepherd.	58:03
	Arise and go in peace	58:08
	and may the voice of the good shepherd	58:11
	be your comfort in sorrow	58:13
	and your guide and happiness, Amen.	58:16
	(organ playing)	58:20
	Jesus said I came that they may have life	1:00:04
	and have it abundantly.	1:00:10
	Arise and go in peace.	1:00:12
	And may your abundant life in Christ	1:00:15
	overflow in deeds of love and service, Amen.	1:00:18
	(organ playing)	1:00:23
	Jesus said you did not choose me, but I chose you.	1:02:23
	I had appointed you that you should go and bear fruit	1:02:29
	and that your fruit should abide.	1:02:33
	Arise and go in peace.	1:02:36
	And by your fruits.	1:02:38
	May all men know that you are disciples of our Lord, Amen.	1:02:40
	(organ playing)	1:02:53
	Jesus said you are the light of the world.	1:04:42

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G. Robert McKenzie, Jr. - "Called by Name" (July 26, 1970)

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