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276. Here I Am

Luke 1:26-38, Luke 1:39-45, Luke 1:46-56

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Lori Wagner

... Hinenei in Our Lives” by Norma J. Cohen. Based on the Story Lectionary Major Text Luke’s Witness to Mary’s Story (1:26-56) Minor Text Genesis: Adam is Hiding (3) Genesis: Abraham and Isaac (22) Exodus: Moses and the Burning Bush (3) Exodus: Songs of Moses and Miriam (15) Habakkuk: Prayer Song (3) The Song of Deborah (Judges 5) Hannah’s Song (1 Samuel 2:1-10) Isaiah Responds to God (6) Samuel Responds to God (1 Samuel 3) Psalm 68: Praise to God Who Saves Psalm 78: Lord’s Covenant Psalm 89: Covenant ...

277. The Honor Of A Limp

Genesis 32:22-32

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... he delay long over them? I tell you, he will vindicate them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of man comes, will he find faith on earth?" (Luke 18:7-8). Sometimes this is what faith comes down to, just hanging on, digging in. Isn't this how it has been in your life? ... . 3, July 1996 (Richmond, Va.: Union Theological Seminary), p. 279. 4. Ibid. 5. William Muehl, Why Preach? Why Listen? (Philadelphia, Pa.: Fortress Press, 1986), p. 92. 6. Emphasis: A Preaching Journal for the Parish Pastor, Vol. 27, No.1, ...

278. Receive The Holy Spirit

John 20:19-23

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Larry Powell

... 2:1-3)." Moreover, the potential of ... 6:8); the Holy Spirit intercedes for us with sighs too deep for words (Romans 8:26); participation in the Spirit is the common experience of all Christians (Philippians 2:1); the Holy Spirit unifies the church, enabling it to transcend worldly affairs (1 ... Luke 12:12);" "Fear not, little flock for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom (Luke 12:32);" "Do you think that I have come to give peace on earth? No, I tell you, but rather division (Luke ...

279. A Word to Busy Parents

Luke 2:41-52

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King Duncan

... New Testament gives of this family is of a family in harmony. In such an environment Luke tells us that Jesus increased in wisdom and stature and in favor with God and man. ... given to us--to prepare our children for living in an evermore complex world. Proverbs 22:6 says, ‘Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old ... God for such a wonderful gift. 1. Adapted from Laugh & Lift, http://www.laughandlift.com. 2. Contributed. Source unknown. 3. Richard Watson, Future Files: A Brief ...

280. Third Day

Genesis 1:1-2:3

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Lori Wagner

... 3:9-10) Psalm 104: The Lord Gives Water The Lord Has Made Proclamation (Isaiah 62) The Lord Will Prepare a Feast (Isaiah 25:6-9) Again You Will Plant Vineyards (Jeremiah 31:1-14) The Mountain Will Drip With New Wine / The Time Has Come (Joel 2:15-24; 3 ... in the Third Day glory.** Paul refers to Jesus buried and raised on the “third day” in 1 Corinthians 15, and he notes that it is “written.” Similar are Jesus’ references (Luke 24:46, Matthew 12:40, 16:21, and 17:23). Where was it written? We have ...

281. The Patron Saint Of All Who Are The Last To Know

John 20:24-31

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King Duncan

... you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have come to believe." In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, Amen. 1. Luke 24:11 2. G. David Yeager's sermon, "Believe It Or Not." 3. John 20:20 4. Mark 15:39 5. Crum, J.M.C. "Now the Green Blade Riseth." 6. John 20:25 7. John 11 8. John 14:6 9. Kung, Hans, "Does God Exist?" P. 72. 10.von Ebner-Eschenbach, Marie Aphorisms 10. Leighton Farrell, Cries From The Cross (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1994), p. 91. 11. Colaw, Emerson ...

282. What Fills Your Life Now?

Acts 7:55-60

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King Duncan & Angela Akers

... even a portion of the person he was then I’ll feel fulfilled in life.” (1) It’s always great to hear when adults want to emulate their parents. But we ... one teacher, in one year, can change a child's entire life.” (3) How will others look back and describe your life? Let’s use a ... decides your focus in challenging times. In Acts 6, just before our Bible passage for this ... for the Children’s Health Foundation. In an interview with NPR, Luke Barrón said, “Through our day . . . we have a wide range ...

283. Reliable Witness

Luke 24:36-49

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King Duncan

... based on his observation that earth casts a circular shadow on the moon during eclipses. (1) His revolutionary idea was accepted by Aristotle and other Greek philosophers and became common knowledge ... 3. Lee Strobel, The Case For Faith (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2000). 4. Reader’s Digest. 5. William B. Irvine, On Desire: Why We Want What We Want (Kindle Edition). 6. http://day1.org/852-the_good_news_is_for_everyone. 7. The Rev. J. Curtis Goforth, O.S.L., http://revgoforth.wordpress.com/sermons-on-luke/luke ...

284. A Young Man's Vow

Luke 14:25-33

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Richard Hasler

... now O Father, You are mine and I am yours. So be it. And the covenant I am making on earth, Let it be ratified in heaven. Amen.[6] We all have the need of wanting to be in control of everything. Perhaps we all would be better off if things were out of our control. We ... true disciples of Jesus. Amen. [1]. Albert Schweitzer, Out of My Life and Thought, An Autobiography: (New York: A Mentor Book, Henry Holt and Company, Inc., 1949), 70. [2]. Ibid.,191. [3]. Tom Wright, Luke for Everyone (Louisville, Kentucky: ...

285. The Work of An Evangelist

2 Timothy 3:10--4:8

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Maxie Dunnam

... of his entire life on earth. These words are dictated, probably to Luke, perhaps within a few days of his beheading by the executioner . . . For ... the Holy Spirit, who guides, gifts, and empowers us for ministry. In I Timothy 6:20 Paul says, “Oh, Timothy, guard what was committed to your trust, avoiding the ... fulfill our ministry and do the work of an evangelist, we must 1) Keep our calling clear; 2) Be certain and confident of the good news; 3) Be able to critique the culture in which we share the good news ...

286. Revolutionary Rules For Living

Luke 6:27-36

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Derl G. Keefer

... ! How does his revolutionary thought coincide with ours? What should we do with his concepts? Revolutionary principle number 1: Love your enemies (Luke 6:27a). Ouch! Love my enemies? This is not the emotional sentimental love that the world sometimes describes in ... with a towel and basis at its base. Who will take them up? Will you? Revolutionary principle number 3: patience in the midst of opposition (Luke 6:29-36). Oswald Chambers who wrote My Utmost for His Highest, from his lectures at Clapham 1911-1915, ...

287. Take A Second Look

Acts 9:1-19a

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Rodney Thomas Smothe

... will be told what you are to do" (9:6). There were others there who heard the voice but ... 3:9, Solomon prayed for an understanding mind (heart) so that he could discern the difference between good and evil; so that he could govern the people correctly. In Exodus 4:10b, Moses had daily encounters with God so that he could discern what God's will was for the people. In 1 Kings 19:11-13, Elijah looked for God in the mountain, wind, earthquake and fire, but found God only in that still small voice. In Luke 1 ...

288. Your Spiritual Check up

2 Corinthians 13:1-10

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Erskine White

... hear with our ears in our free time. You may remember how the prophet Ezekiel took a scroll of Scripture and ate it (Ezekiel 2:9-3:3). So, too, do we "eat" in a spiritual sense the things we read and listen to. Food for the heart and mind; food for the ... knowledge, for "knowledge will pass away" (1 Corinthians 13:8). "Knowledge puffs up," as Paul says, "but love builds up" (8:1). Jesus Himself asks, "Why do you call Me, 'Lord, Lord,' and not do what I tell you" (Luke 6:46)? Real Christianity is not merely an ...

289. When I AM Speaks, You'd Better Listen

John 6:24-35

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Ron Lavin

... life" (John 11:25). "I am the way, the truth, and the life" (John 14:6). "I am the real vine" (John 15:1). "Before Abraham was, I am" (John 8:58). Space doesn't allow us to examine ... he is egocentric and insane, or he is what he claims to be: both God and man. Exodus 3:13-15 puts these words into the mouth of God: "This (I AM) is my name forever, and ... and with all your strength and with all your mind and your neighbor as yourself" (Luke 10:27). The whole truth, the big enough truth, is that we are called to ...

290. The Great Inescapable Question of Eternity

Mark 8:27-38

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Robert Leslie Holmes

... of the morning, is our elder brother, and the brother of Jesus."3 The Journal of Discourses, a 26-volume Mormon publication presenting public sermons ... , this thief hurls insults at Jesus: "Aren't you the Christ? Save yourself and us!" (Luke 23:39). What this bad man does not seem to realize is that even in the ... life. No one comes to the Father except through me. — John 14:6 I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. — John 15:1 Each time that Jesus says, "I am"in these statements, he invokes the ...

291. In The Middle Of The Night

Luke 9:28-36

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King Duncan

... were in the middle of a long night. The story is told by Matthew, Mark and Luke with an almost equal amount of detail. It is significant that each of the Evangelists ... 1 Briguy Funnies - 1briguy@usa.net 2. Andrew A. Rooney. Not That You Asked. . . . (New York: Random House, 1989), v-xii. 3. The Expositor's Bible, Vol. V. 4. It's Time for Your Comeback by Tim Storey, Harrison House, Tulsa, OK, 1998, p. 42. 5. Mort Crim. Second Thoughts (Deerfield Beach, FL.: Health Communications, Inc., 1997), pp.31-32. 6 ...

292. Wake Up! Get Ready!

Luke 12:32-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... future that God has planned for us. In fact, the central message of Luke 12 can be summed up in our first verse of this passage, verse ... crowd. But Jesus knows two things that his disciples don’t: 1) that popularity is not a measure of success in God’ ... of the races, so he had no fear of risking his money. (3) Jesus is telling his disciples here, “I already know the end ... and only for Jesus. Let Him use you without consulting you first.” (6) “Be all and only for Jesus. Let Him use you without consulting ...

293. The Faith of a Saint

Luke 6:17-26

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King Duncan

... a sincere teacher and leader, but it is the listeners who get it all wrong and they quarrel and squabble all through his sermon. (3) That is often the case, is it not? The problem is not in the teaching. The problem lies in our own hearts as we ... we read this in verses 1 and 2, “And seeing the multitudes, he went up on a mountain, and when he was seated his disciples came to him. Then he opened his mouth and taught them, saying . . .” Now look again at verse 17 of chapter 6 of Luke, “He went down with ...

294. Who is That Crouching at Your Door?

Genesis 4:1-26

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Lori Wagner

... 2 Samuel 11 and 12) Joseph’s Brothers Throw Him into a Pit for Dead and Later Regret Their Deed (Genesis 37) Psalm 102: Hear My Prayer O Lord The Book of Esther (3): Haman Plots to Destroy the Jews The Death of John the Baptist (Matthew 14:1-13; Mark 6:14-32) Herod Thinks that Jesus is the Risen John the Baptist (Luke 9:7-9) The Conversion of Saul, Persecutor of Christians (Acts 9) Image Exegesis: Cain and Abel: “If you are pleasing…” It’s easy to recognize the theology of “struggle” that goes ...

295. Skating To Where The Puck Is Going To Be

Luke 6:17-26

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Frank Lyman

... saying, "No, son. We can't talk to them, they're spending the summer in Paris." (1) When it comes to hearing the blessings and woes of Jesus, there's a temptation to ... , is it any wonder that Jesus addressed them by saying, "Woe to you when all speak well of you?"(Luke 6:26) Jesus knew that when all speak well of us, we must not be saying very much! Jesus gives ... . Today he works for a salary of about two hundred dollars a month. (3) Two hundred dollars a month! He could be making millions on the celebrity ...

296. Inward, Upward, Outward

Romans 9:30--10:21

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Leonard Sweet

... , finances, and careers, the world will probably not notice our failures. In today's gospel text however, Luke reminds us of how much Jesus gave up in order to walk among us. When the devil ... these 3 temptations, Jesus is being seduced from the spiritual vitality of living inward, upward, and outward. 1. In ... the most basic tenant of Israel's covenant with God, "Worship the Lord your God and serve only him" (Deuteronomy 6:12-14). The devil knew that there is no such thing as a split allegiance; that once he was ...

297. The Ten Commandments: One God, Only One

Exodus 20:1-21

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David E. Leininger

... a list of lists, the 50 Best Lists of All Time.(1) Among the top ten are the Seven Wonders of the Ancient ... , but listen to his first two: #1, "I promise to love and respect ... career as a missionary.(3) For what it is ... of course, is at the beginning. Number One: Exodus 20, verse 3 - "You shall have no other gods before me." In other words ... theory but polytheists in practice."(6) Really? Who is your God? Some ... ! 1. Richard Nilsen, "Ten Commandments leads list of lists, Greensboro ... /tools/ffl/comand1.html 3. Robert Goldberg and Gerald ...

298. The Inconcealable Christ!

Mark 7:31-37, Mark 7:24-30

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Robert Leslie Holmes

... High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God" (Luke 1:35). The "how" of Christ's conception is a mystery to the greatest minds in medicine and ... worship him' " (Matthew 2:1-2). Furthermore, we read that "When King Herod heard this he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him" (Matthew 2:3). As with the two ... He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him." — Mark 16:2-6 The forces of Rome could not deny who Jesus was and could not lock him away for good ...

299. Prayer: A Way of Life

James 5:13-20

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Richard Gribble

... ; Luke 6:12), sometimes spending the whole evening in prayer. Jesus encouraged his friends to pray. He took Peter, James, and John up on a mountain to pray and there he was transfigured before them (Luke 9:28-36). After the Last Supper, Jesus went to the Garden of Gethsemane to pray and he told these same three apostles to pray as well (Mark 14:32-42). When Jesus' hour had come he prayed for those who would be left behind; he never forgot his friends (John 17:1-26). Besides being a man of prayer, Jesus also ...

300. Fox in the Henhouse

Luke 13:31-35

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Lori Wagner

Everyone has probably heard of Aesop’s fables. No doubt you’ve read a few of them when you were young. Written by a Greek slave who lived in the 6th century BCE on the island of Samos, the fables taught valuable lessons about desirable moral and social behavior.[1] Likewise, the ancient Jewish faith highly valued parables, moral behavior, and laws concerning how to live well personally, in harmony with God, and in community with others (halakhah). Judaism with its many “mitzvot” continues to cherish ...

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