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1. Your God Shall Be My God

Ruth 1:1-18

Sermon

Robert A. Hausman

... , was very particularistic. They were a people who understood themselves to be chosen and blessed; therefore, this story shows the type of piety and commitment that should be emulated by all who came in contact with that faith. We know from the gospel for today (Mark 12:28-34) that the heart of that tradition was what we know as the Shema, the Hebrew word for "hear" in the imperative. The story says that a scribe asked Jesus to name the commandment which is first of all. Jesus went right to Deuteronomy 6:4 ...

2. How to Love God

Matthew 22:34-46

Sermon

Stephen M. Crotts

... how. We are so deeply grateful for all he has done for us, but we don't know how to respond. Good news! In Mark 12:28-34 and Matthew 22:34-46, Jesus teaches us how to please God. He tells us how we can best serve him. He says, "You shall love the Lord ... little fellow turned to leave, saying, "Well, I knowed you must be some kin to him." It is true that love for people is a mark of our relationship with God. The Bible makes it clear that our love for the Creator is measured also in our love for his creation ...

3. Won't You Be My Neighbor?

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... question is unusual, since the notion of inheriting “eternal life” is not found in the Torah. In Mark (12:28-34) and Matthew (22:34-40) a similar inquiry by a scribe specifically asks Jesus what is the greatest commandment — which is where ... ethnic residents, this Torah-obedient Jew wants to know whom he can legally exclude from “neighbor” status. Although Leviticus 19:33-34 had gone on to include loving the “resident aliens” who lived in the land of the Israelites, the terms of inclusion ...

4. Immersed

Matthew 3:13-17

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... ma, the mezuzah still maintains its sacrificial as well as its covenantal and shepherd images. [14] See Matthew 22:35-38; Mark 12:28-30. The sh’ma is also found in the Aramaic Bible using the word “mezuzah.” See Bernard Grossfeld, trans. The Targum ... someone as a disciple: “blessedness belongs to the one who waits at Wisdom’s doorpost (mezuzah), eager for instruction” (Proverbs 8:34). The mezuzah was also where a servant who wanted to serve his master for life would have his ear pierced.[5] Even ...

5. Framed by Love

John 14:15-21

Sermon

April Yamasaki

... , but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord” (Leviticus 19:18). Earlier in Jesus’ own ministry, when a lawyer asked him about the greatest commandment, Jesus spoke of loving God and loving your neighbor as yourself (Matthew 22:34- 40; Mark 12:28-31, Luke 10:25-28). So when Jesus told his disciples to love one another, he was hardly telling them anything new. Instead, he gave them a very old and very familiar commandment. They had heard it before and could probably say if off by heart ...

6. Sine Qua Non

Mark 12:28-34

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... . I. “AND ONE OF THE SCRIBES CAME UP AND ...ASKED HIM, ‘WHICH COMMANDMENT IS FIRST OF ALL?’” (Mark 12:28) Later rabbis insisted that there were “no greater or lesser commandments.” (THE INTERPRETER’S BIBLE, New York ... Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.” Jesus said to this man: “YOU ARE NOT FAR FROM THE KINGDOM OF GOD.” (Mark 12:34) He was not far, but he wasn’t there, yet. He knew it with his mind, but he had not yet experienced it in his heart or reflected ...

7. Mark 12:38-44

Mark 12:38-44

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... exception of the exchange between Jesus and the scribe in 12:28-34, the Scribes are uniformly presented as hostile towards Jesus' teachings and treacherously trying to undermine his authority. Jesus' words in 12:38-40 are used to suggest little respect for ... off monies from these estates for their own use. Remembering that anti-Temple, anti-cult themes define this whole section of Mark gives clarity to the second half of Jesus' condemnation (verse 40b). Jesus suggests that these "long prayers" said for "the ...

8. 2025 Lent Sermon Series

Sermon

Various Authors

... 5. The Sweet Scent of Death – Luke 12:1-8 6. The Lamb - Luke 19:28-44 · Matthew 21:1-11 · Mark 11:1-11 · John 12:12-19 7. Pilate’s Ruse - Luke 22:66--23:25 8. What If It’s ALL True? - John 20:1-18 · Matthew 28:10 Living in Hope by Bonnie Bates ... 3:7—4:1 7. If the Stones Cried Out – Luke 19:28-40 8. A Solemn Yet Joyous Feast – 1 Corinthians 11:17-34 9. What Gets Into Us? - John 18:1--19:42 10. Surprise—One Got Out! – Luke 24:1-12 Ready for the Resurrection by R. Robert Cueni 1. Good-Bye ...

9. The Lacking Christian?

Matthew 14:13-21

Sermon

Dennis Kastens

... in his flesh (2 Corinthians 12:7). Job was sick with boils (Job 2:7). Lazarus lacked money (Luke 16:20). The Jerusalem Christians were poor (Romans 15:26; Acts 11:28-30). A certain poor widow mentioned in Mark 12:42 lacked much. These ... an almighty Helper who can supply what we lack. The multitudes needed food. Jesus knew the need. His heart was filled with pity towards them (Mark 6:34), and he knew also what he was going to do. He makes use of available provisions; his help is given at the right time, ...

10. Parabola

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... 10:25-37) Minor Text Nathan’s Parable of the Wealthy Sheep Thief (2 Samuel 12:1-9) Isaiah’s Parable of the Sorry Vineyard (Isaiah 5:1-7) The Bramble ... Two Daughters (Ezekiel 23) The Overgrown Vineyard (Proverbs 24:30-34) Isaiah’s Parable of Plowing and Sowing (Isaiah 28:23-29) Ezekiel’s Parables of Dry Bones and ... Parable of the Unfaithful Slave The Parable of the Ten Bridesmaids The Parable of the Talents Mark (4:1-34) The Parable of the Sower The Purpose of the Parables A Lamp Under a Bushel Basket ...

11. The Mustard and the Cedar

Ezekiel 17:1-24, Matthew 13:31-35

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... Jesus’ Parables (13:31-32) Minor Text Nathan’s Parable of the Wealthy Sheep Thief (2 Samuel 12:1-9) The Bramble King (Judges 9:7-15 and 16-21) **NOTE: You can find an ... Parable of the Two Daughters (23) The Overgrown Vineyard (Proverbs 24:30-34) Isaiah’s Parable of Plowing and Sowing (28:23-29) Ezekiel’s Parables of Dry Bones and Two Sticks (37) ... Slave The Parable of the Ten Bridesmaids The Parable of the Talents Mark (4:1-34) The Parable of the Sower The Purpose of the Parables A Lamp Under a Bushel Basket The ...

12. Angels

Psalm 91:1-16

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... . Cherubim and seraphim make their most memorable appearances in the visions of Ezekiel (1:4-28; 10:3-22) and Isaiah (6:2-6). Cherubim function primarily as guards or attendants ... Middle Ages, a writer who claimed to be Dionysius the Areopagite (Acts 17:34), took that idea and produced a ranking of angels. His schema was later ... image. How about gender? Are there boy angels and girl angels? Some point to Jesus words in Mark 12:25 about there not being marriage as we understand it in heaven; instead we will, to ...

13. A Piggy Pudding

Matthew 8:28-34

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... for a Man from Gerasene and Sends Them into a Herd of Swine (Matthew 8:28-34) Minor Text The Waters Drown the Pursuing Egyptians (Exodus 14 and 15) Guidelines for ... Demons for a Man from Gerasene and Sends Them into a Herd of Swine (Luke 8, Mark 5:1-20) Some Attempt to Use the Name of Jesus to Cast Out Demons Without ... it by name. We know that Jesus wasn’t the only one who did such things, because Matthew 12:24-28 Jesus notes that others cast out demons as well. But no one was more powerful than Jesus, as ...

14. All About Me?

Romans 1:16-17; 3:22b-31

Sermon

John N. Brittain

... of Jesus who will one day judge the world (Acts 2:38-39; 3:19-21; 4:11-12; 10:34, 42; 17:30-31). It was with this simple outline in mind that we understood Paul's remarks ... God took the initiative in freeing humankind from bondage to sin; just as God passed over the homes marked with the blood of the lamb in Egypt, he passes over the sin of those who see ... ill treatment. He and four companions were deported to Auschwitz on May 28, 1941. Camp Commandant Karl Fritsch ("Butcher" Fritsch) told prisoners that the ...

15. Mary of Nazareth

Isaiah 7:1-25

Sermon

Warren Thomas Smith

... and modesty, she insists this cannot be, "... seeing I know not a man?" (Luke 1:28-34) Much in life lies beyond comprehension. There are many mysteries. Indeed, there are miracles, and they ... home. Other children were born: James, Joses, Juda, Simon, and daughters. (Mark 6:3) Perhaps Jesus’ public ministry was delayed until his thirtieth ... embarrassing peripatetic teaching, he enigmatically inquired, "Who is my mother?" (Matthew 12:48) Her greatest agony came that dreadful afternoon when she steadfastly ...

16. Big Spender

1 Kings 10:14-29, 1 Kings 11:1-13, Luke 15:11-32

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... the Land (Zechariah 13) Jesus Exorcises Demons for a Man from Gerasene and Sends them into a Herd of Swine (Luke 8, Mark 5:1-20), Matthew 8:28-34) Some Attempt to Use the Name of Jesus to Cast Out Demons Without Faith in Ephesus (Acts 19) Solomon’s Extravagant ... spices, horses, and mules, so much year by year. And Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen. He had 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horsemen, whom he stationed in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem. And the king made silver as ...

17. The Secret Man

Mark 8:27-38

Sermon

Frank Ramirez

... and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you (Matthew 28:19-20). But in Mark, again and again, he insisted that his work must remain secret, The questions arise: Why wouldn’t Jesus let people talk ... (3:12).” Jesus stilled the storm, and yet when he spoke in parables he didn’t explain what they meant. Mark’s gospel says that Jesus, “did not speak to them except in parables, but he explained everything in private to his disciples (4:34).” The ...

18. The Lonesome George Church

Matthew 4:23-25, Matthew 4:18-22, Matthew 4:12-17

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... Mark’s version, Matthew’s unique focus on theological nuances and precise historicity bring added details and depth to Jesus’ actions and words. In the first section (vv.12 ... 2; 11:13-15). . . Lydia (Acts 16:15). . . The Philippian jailer (Acts 16:31-34). . . Crispus, the leader of the Synagogue in Corinth (Acts 18:7-9) Jesus practiced ... of all humankind. --Edward Schillebeeckx, For the Sake of the Gospel (New York: Crossroad, 1992), 28 as quoted in Brennan Manning, Abba’s Child: The Cry of the Heart for ...

19. Seat of Power

Mark 10:35-45, Matthew 20:20-28

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven and he sat at the right hand of God. (Mark 16:19) I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life. (John 14:6) Vying for the best seats ... our hearts that must lean to that “right” hand (Romans 8:34, Colossians 3:1, Hebrews 10:12-13, 1 Peter 3:21-22). We are saved by Christ’s ... ways of God. “Do what God commands of you.” (Deuteronomy 5:32, 17:11, 28:14). See also 2 Kings 22:2 and 2 Chronicles 34:2. In order to walk with God, we need not to be distracted by right ...

20. The Passion of the Christ – The Rest of the Story

Matthew 27:45-56

Sermon

James Merritt

... He suffered for our sins and asked God to forgive us." (Isaiah 53:12, CEV) He did that according to Luke 23:34. I have given you only eight prophecies, all of them fulfilled by ... , those would be the odds that he would choose the one that was marked. Now add to this that there are some 300 prophecies about the Messiah ... other statement in Matthew's gospel. Matthew 28:6, "He is not here; for He is risen, as He said. Come see the place where the Lord lay." (Matthew 28:6, NJKV) No serious historian doubts that ...

21. The Resurrection Is Freedom

John 11:38-44

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... of Jesus' own resurrection, of the stone that the angels rolled away on that first Easter [John 20:1; Luke 24:2; Mark 16:4; Matthew 28:2].) Lazarus' sister Martha noted how after four days the body would smell if they removed the stone (John 11:39). But ... the new life are a life of freedom from sin and from all the anxieties about what comes next (cf. Matthew 6:25-34; Luke 12:22-28). Thanks to the love that he had for Lazarus and his family, God is giving us new life, the reality of the resurrection, which ...

22. A Sign for a Sign

Mark 8:11-13

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... the children’s crumbs left under the table” of 7:28! So the Syrophoenician woman had her prayer answered after ... hard time keeping them straight. It seems that in this chapter Mark wants to stress the contrast between Jesus’ reception among Gentiles and ... days and three nights in the heart of the earth.” (Matthew 12:40) BUT THE THIRD DAY COMES! And we are children of the ... Wallace Hamilton, WHO GOES THERE? N.Y: Fleming H. Revell Co., 1958, p. 34.) As an unknown poet put it: Thou shalt know Him when He ...

23. Via Maris

Luke 4:14-30, Matthew 4:12-17, Matthew 4:18-22, Matthew 4:23-25

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... and John (Matthew 4:12-25) Minor Text The Story of Jacob’s Ladder (Genesis 28:10-17) Psalm 66: Let the Sound of His Praise Be Heard Psalm 34: Let Us Exalt ... His Name Together The People Walking in Darkness Have Seen a Great Light (Isaiah 9) Jesus Begins His Ministry in Galilee of the Gentiles (Capernaum) after John the Baptizer is arrested, and he calls his first Disciples: Simon (called Peter) and Andrew, James and John (Mark ...

24. Jesus or Niccolo?

Matthew 4:1-11

Sermon

Robert Leslie Holmes

... scripture was a mark of refraining from physical nourishment to focus on the spiritual life. Two of the great Old Testament characters, Moses and Elijah, knew firsthand the experience of a forty-day fast, according to Exodus 34:28 and 1 Kings ... of God. Consider him who endured such hostility against himself from sinners, so that you may not grow weary or lose heart" (Hebrews 12:2-3). Jesus or Niccolo? Who will you follow? Christ or Machiavelli? The eternal destiny of your soul depends on the choices you ...

25. The Stone is My Witness

Matthew 28:1-10, Mark 16:1-20

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... the power of His resurrection promise. Based on the Story Lectionary Major Text The Women Come to Find the Stone Rolled Away, an Angel Perched, and Jesus Resurrected (Matthew 28:1-10; Mark 16:1-8) Minor Text The Time of Jubilee (Leviticus 25) The Celebration of First Fruits (Deuteronomy 26) David’s Song of Thanksgiving (2 Samuel 22-24 and 1 ... stones of the neverending Story of Jesus. *See also Jeremiah 31:33; Ezekiel 11:19; Jeremiah 31:31-34; Jeremiah 38:33; Ezekiel 37:12-14; 2 Corinthians 3:3; Romans 5:5.

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