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401. Be Careful What You Ask For

Mark 10:35-45

Sermon

King Duncan

... is also a request to share in his suffering since the one is a requisite to the other. Paul makes the same point in Romans 8:17: “Now if we are children, then we are heirs--heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in ... . This is a Jewish tradition--the stones symbolize that the memory of this man will not be blown away by the wind. (5) No act of service to Christ and to those whom Christ loves will be blown away by the wind. It will never be forgotten. Jesus asked James ...

402. The Proof is in the Roof

Luke 5:17-26

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... healed and walk with God!” Based on the Story Lectionary Major Text Luke’s Witness to Jesus’ Healing of a Paralytic (5:17-26) Minor Text Daniel: Daniel’s Vision of the Sovereignty of the Son of Man (7) Ezekiel: Ezekiel’s Vision of God ... of sins and inability to walk is clear here. Jesus declares basically that something is preventing the man from “walking with God.” The act of standing up and walking is the proof that Jesus’ authority to forgive sins is valid. Is the sin that lies upon him the ...

403. Dry Bones

Ezekiel 37:1-14, Ezekiel 37:15-28

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... (John 20) The Day of Pentecost, the Holy Spirit Comes Upon Jesus’ Disciples in Wind-Sound, and Tongues Like Fire, and the Covenant is Tatooed Upon the Hearts and Spirits of All (Acts 2) Dry Bones Come to Life Through God’s Breath The hand of YHWH, the Breath of Life, was on me, And in a rushing-breath YHWH brought me forth and set me ... -song/baptism/shofar/ram’s horn, see the Story Lectionary sermon for this lectionary week from May 17, 2015, in a sermon and image exegesis entitled, “Godstruck.”

404. The Neverending Feast

1 Kings 17:7-24

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Lori Wagner

... God’s eternal table where feasting is always super natural. *foodforlife.com Based on the Story Lectionary Major Text Elijah Raises a Widow’s Son (1 Kings 17:7-24) Minor Text The In-Breathing of Adam by the Holy Spirit and God’s Calling Out of Adam and Eve (Genesis 2-3) The Story ... and Raises Tabitha (Dorcas) in Joppa (Acts of the Apostles 9:32-43) Paul Raises the Boy Eutychus During His Time Teaching in Troas (Acts of the Apostles 20:7-12) Paul’s “Apron” Contains God’s Healing Power in Itself ...

405. The Mighty Mustard Seed

Mark 4:26-34

Sermon

King Duncan

... another occasion he told his disciples that if they had as much faith as a grain of mustard seed, they could say to a sycamore tree, “Pluck yourself up by the roots and plant yourself in the sea and it would obey.” (Luke 17:6) Obviously there is more power in an act of faith than you or I may have ever imagined. There are three elements of mustard seed faith that we want to consider this morning. These are also three important elements to successful living. First of all, small actions can lead to major ...

406. Lazarus, Arise!

John 11:1-44

Sermon

Will Willimon

... of her. It's not some wild theological idea concocted by the Gospel of John. Jesus raised a widow's son (Luke 7:11-17). He raised Jairus's daughter (Luke 8:41-56). Then, there's Lazarus. They all rise, because Jesus has that effect on the dead. ... It was, for Jesus, the beginning of the end. After he raised Lazarus, the powers that be, the authorities, the death dealers, get their act together, stop pussyfooting around and, says John, "From that day on, they took counsel how to put him to death" (11:53). Too ...

407. Public Sex

Mark 10:2-16

Sermon

Will Willimon

... it's a political power issue. And I'm glad that many feminist thinkers are willing to talk about sex as a public act with public, political consequences for the subjugation of women in a society where men hold most of the power. Something social, political is ... be wasting time." I love that. That's putting sex in its place! Sex is a good gift of God. Like money (Mark 10:17-31), power, knowledge, the goodness of sex is for us relative to our attempt to be faithful disciples of Jesus. It makes all the ...

408. The Holy Spirit Brings Everyone To The Party

Acts 8:14-17

Sermon

Mary Austin

... prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit (for as yet the Spirit had not come upon any of them; they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus). Then Peter and John laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit. (Acts 8:14-17) One of the things I love in life is the advice column. It comes in a lot of forms, from the original — Dear Abby — to lots of modern, sassier forms. If you need advice on anything in the world, you can write to Dear Amy, who is Dear Abby ...

409. Rock Stars at the Top

Luke 9:28-36 (37-43a)

Sermon

Derl G. Keefer

... speaking relate these commandments more as authoritarian, rules and regulations that are unbreakable. They set in motion the moral laws of God to be acted upon and lived. Each generation has had to find in the details what the moral law means for them…how it is lived ... 25; 5:16) Glory or Glorified (Jude 25, Romans 8:30) Inheritance (Colossians 1:12, 1 Peter 1:4) Peace (Ephesians2:15-17, Colossians 1:20) Cyprian was bishop of Carthage and a notable early Christian writer and martyr in 258. He wrote early in ...

410. The First Sign of Civilization

Luke 10:25-37

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King Duncan

... who puts love for a stranger into action. He commends the one who risks himself on behalf of an enemy. What do John 3: 16-17, the central verses of the New Testament, say? “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes ... and do likewise.’” “Go and do likewise.” When you stand before God someday, will God care more about your correct theology or your acts of mercy? Look at the life of Jesus and decide which one is more in sync with God’s heart. Then go and do ...

411. The Way of the Lord

John 13:1-17, 31b-35

Sermon

April Yamasaki

... given all things into his hands” (verse 3). Jesus knew he was the Lord with all things under his power. But instead of acting like some kind of celebrity and announcing his power with flashing lights and fireworks, Jesus washed his disciples’ feet to demonstrate what it ... :11). “I lay down my life for the sheep” (John 10:15), “I lay down my life in order to take it up again” (John 10:17). “No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have power to lay it down, and I have power ...

412. The Feast of Leviathan

Luke 24:36b-48

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... for God, with those at the table. In the story/parable of a great dinner in fact, Jesus tells that God’s final act will be to assemble a grand feast at which all believers have a seat at the table. The sharing of the flesh acknowledges the ... , if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new” (2 Corinthians 5:17). We literally will “feast” upon that which has passed, just as we still today feast upon the body and blood of Christ, so that ...

413. Sent From The Mountain

Matthew 28:16-20

Sermon

William G. Carter

... and to make disciples. Disciples are people who have the capacity to cut others free from their burdens, who act out of mercy rather than retaliation, who welcome fellow travelers home from their journeys. Simple converts will not do. " ... Suddenly a bright cloud overshadowed them on the mountain, and a voice said, "This is my Beloved Son; with him I am well pleased" (Matthew 17:1-6). That day the promise of Christmas was confirmed; this Jesus is Emmanuel, God-with-us always, even to the end of the age ...

414. A Tree Well Watered

Jeremiah 16:1--17:18

Sermon

Robert A. Hausman

... boast in their wealth; but let those who boast boast in this, that they understand and know me, that I am the lord; I act with steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the earth, for in these things I delight, says the Lord (Jeremiah 9:23-25). It seems ... , and shall not see when relief comes. They shall live in the parched places of the wilderness, in an uninhabited salt land (Jeremiah 17:6). For people who lived in a very arid land, dependent upon every drop of moisture, this was a very vivid image. It ...

415. Anticipation Proclamation

Zephaniah 3:1-20

Sermon

Tony Everett

... what God has already done. God does not forget God's people in the midst of sinful, troubled times. Remember God's mighty acts of deliverance in the flood and the exodus. Remember the birth of a baby in Bethlehem. The Lord your God is in your midst ... The Lord, your God, is in your midst," Zephaniah rejoices, "the Lord will rejoice over you with gladness and will renew you in his love" (v. 17). This promise is for us today. It is just as real today as it was for Zephaniah 2,600 years ago. The Lord speaks to us ...

416. The Tale Of Three Women

Ruth 1:1-22

Sermon

John A. Stroman

... my God. Where you die, I will die -- there I will be buried. May the Lord do thus and so to me, and more as well. (vv. 16-17) When Naomi sees that Ruth has decided to stay with her, she never says another word to her about returning to Moab, but the two women travel ... is expressed in the briefest possible manner. It has been suggested that Orpah functions as a foil for Ruth, who acts in the opposite manner. Orpah leaves, but Ruth "clings" to Naomi. Orpah never speaks in the entire narrative, whereas Ruth ...

417. Whispering The Lyrics

John 14:15-31

Sermon

Thomas Long

... ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, to be with you forever. This is the Spirit of truth ..." (John 14:15-17). The primary task, then, of the Holy Spirit is reminding the faithful of the truth, jogging the memories of the followers of Jesus about all ... 's point, of course, is the lure of forgetfulness. One way to describe sin is willful forgetfulness. We choose amnesia; we decide as an act of the will not to remember that we are God's very own son, God's very own daughter. God's mercy is, in ...

418. Praying To The Congregation

John 17:6-19

Sermon

Thomas Long

... communion with God. It is precisely this communion, this intimacy, with God that is the theme of Jesus' prayer in today's text. John 17 is very clearly a prayer to God -- Jesus looks up at heaven and addresses his words to God -- but it is also a ... touches, embraces, shapes and changes us. Whether we pray for rain or pray for sunshine, our prayer is answered, because in the act of praying we receive the gift we really seek -- intimacy with God. 1. The discussion of the biblical examples of mixing prayers ...

419. A Wilderness Prophet · John The Baptist

Jn 1:6-8 · Mt 3:1-12

Sermon

Gordon Pratt Baker

... before him, while he was yet in the womb the Almighty anointed him to prepare the way of salvation for Israel. (Jeremiah 1:4-5; Luke 1:13-17) And what a dramatic witness he made. For he came to his calling as if he were the last of the Old Testament prophets. (Luke 16:16) Certainly, ... in the sordid affair -- and tricked into making her an infamous promise -- he had John beheaded. (Mark 6:19-29) It was an act to haunt Herod day and night. For try as he may he could not blot the horror of his deed from his mind ...

420. A Mother · A Canaanite Woman

Mt 15:21-28 · Mk 7:24-30

Sermon

Gordon Pratt Baker

... the Prince of the House of David he envisioned his mission to Israel as his primary responsibility, (cf. Isaiah 56:7; Mark 11:17) and he must fulfill that responsibility at all costs. Thus, trying as the moment was for the woman, it was not an easy ... s reply struck a chord with Jesus, for in effect she was anticipating Peter's declaration to Cornelius that God shows no partiality. (Acts 10:34) And that being so "no case is too desperate for prayer." It was a conviction Jesus confirmed forthwith. "O woman," he ...

421. Can A Nation Repent?

2 Chronicles 34:14-33

Sermon

Erskine White

... this talk of sin and death? Why must we dwell so long on confession and repentance, "a broken and a contrite heart" (Psalm 51:17)? Who wants to be so gloomy? Let's hear something happy for a change. Of course, there's no shortage of "happytalk" preachers, and ... There can be no desire for political gain or economic profit - national repentance must be rooted in God's Word alone. Next, the act of confession must begin at the top. It must begin with the king, or the president, if you will. The president - any ...

422. Thanks, Lord

Luke 17:11-19

Sermon

... us." When he saw them he said to them, "Go and show yourselves to the priests." And as they went they were cleansed. (Luke 17:12-14) There is distance, no touching and no instant healing. There is the voice of command and dutiful obedience. Some of the warmth ... people, but this diseased person was not seen as a sinner or as a victim of sin. The presence of leprosy was regarded as an act of God and therefore, whenever a leper was healed it was interpreted as a miracle of God. It had come from God and could be ...

423. Wait and Hope

Isaiah 9:1-7

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... how well I keep the law. "I will wait for the Lord, even when he hides his face, and I will hope in him." (8:17) Paul’s contemporaries once pummeled him with stones until he was half dead. Many years later Paul wrote, "I count everything as loss for ... appeared to you on the road by which you came has sent me that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit." (Acts 9:17) God has his burning coal for each of our lips. When we feel like shriveling up and lying at ease in our ashes, he ignites ...

424. Remember Toward the Future John M. Cobb

Exodus 12:1-30

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... Lutherhort) and here at Gnadenthal. That was not just chance. No, that was an intention of people who believed: that they would act, that they would do something, that they would build something, and that, if possible, they would do these things according to the ... CN and CPR16) in land sales, in wheat harvest, and in selling farm machinery. Thus: "Why don’t you spread out a bit more?"17 "Why don’t you go along with the rest of society a bit more?" "You can harvest just as much grain!" But, somehow, our ...

425. Respect: Lesson for Victorious Living

Ruth 4:1-12

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... Sanctify them in the truth; thy word is truth. As thou didst send me into the world, so I have sent them into the world." (17:16-18) His mother was also given a glimpse into this realm of respect connecting the generations; in the Magnificat, she declares, "He has helped ... affirming the lineage leading to Jesus. Christ’s people come up against one another in harsh ways, even un-Christian acts and thinking. In retrospect, they wonder why they didn’t respect one another, as one friend to another, within the ...

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