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751. What the Heck Is Sin?

Luke 15:11-32

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... That sounds like me...and most of the people I know. The Greek word for sin in the New Testament is hamartia, which literally means missing the mark. The word comes from the field of archery, and it refers to an arrow which is shot, but falls short of the target. Paul said: All have ... forgive you; But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. (Matthew 6:14-15) That doesn’t mean that God withholds forgiveness..it merely means that if our hearts are filled ...

752. The War of Malchus’ Ear

John 18:1-11

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... together the events recorded in the Four Gospels, but there are significant differences between the Gospels. In Mark, a bystander cuts off the ear of the high priest’s slave. (Mark 14:47) There seems to be no protest to this violent action on the part of Jesus ... race as a whole, the party with the just cause must forfeit its rights and suffer the evil for the common good. 6.) It must be conducted by a duly recognized authority. 7.) The war must be fought in a “civilized” manner, and innocent civilians ...

753. That Would Be Some Miracle!

John 6:1-15

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... is indeed, symbolism at work here...and also at the second “Feeding of the Four Thousand” reported in both Matthew and Mark. (With Jesus Through Galilee According to the Fifth Gospel, Corazin Press, 1992, pp.83-84) The place where this event is ... a blessing to others. “There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish. But what are they among so many people?” (John 6:9) We know exactly how Andrew felt. The problems in the world are so vast, and our resources are so few. What are we among so ...

754. Good Old What’s-His-Name

John 14:15-31

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

In the fifth century, St. Jerome called the apostle we are considering in this sermon “Trinomius,” which means “the man with three names.” In Mark he is called Thaddeus (3:18), in Matthew he is called Thaddeus or Lebbaeus (10:3), and in Luke he is called Judas, the son of James (Luke 6:16; Acts 1:13). If the Gospels cannot agree on this man’s name, how can we ever hope to get it straight? Well, I have recently read an advertisement from one of those sheets which fall out of the Sunday newspaper, ...

755. Jesus Came Preaching

Mark 1:14-15

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.” (II Cor. 4:5-6) That is the Advent message-and every week is Advent, for every Sunday we celebrate the Lord’s coming. And it is the preacher’s difficult and ... might come to take it for granted, and lose the wonder and amazement of the message. For it is an amazing message! Mark Twain once wrote: “A soiled baby, with a neglected nose, cannot be scientifically regarded as a thing of beauty.” Just try ...

756. When Tradition Gets in the Way

Mark 7:1-23

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... government or any religion, or any tradition, is what happens to persons who live under it. In his commentary on this passage in Mark’s Gospel, Prof. Lamar Williamson writes: “If innovation is not always good, neither is tradition always bad. Tradition (paradosis) is used elsewhere in ... to the basic teachings of the Gospel (e.g., I Cor. 11:2; 15:3; II Thess. 2:15; 3:6) All interpreters of Scripture are guardians and passers-on of tradition. Jesus’ attack in the present text is against ‘your tradition ...

757. On the Singing of Hymns

Mark 14:12-26

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.” (Mark 14:26) This little verse in Mark’s Gospel which occurs at the end of the Last Supper account, has always intrigued ... Charles Wesley’s productivity. She wrote only 6000 hymns. What most people do not realize is that she was blind almost all of her life. At the age of 6 she was blinded by an illness; but she never became bitter, One time a sympathetic minister remarked to her, “I think it is a great pity that The Master did ...

758. Good Friday

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... was done, but to whom it was done. Mark’s Gospel ends the detailed description of the trial and crucifixion of Jesus with the confession of one of the soldiers standing by: “Truly this man was the Son of God.” (Mark 15:39) Whatever he may have meant, he probably ... world is in the grip of demonic forces, the “principalities and powers” of whom Paul speaks. (See Romans 8:38; Eph. 3:10, 6:12; Col. 1:16, 2:15). But Christ came to free God’s children from them. In the Cross and in the Resurrection, ...

759. A Tireless and Timeless Image

John 10:1-21

Sermon

Robert Noblett

... the Bible, there are over 500 references to sheep. You might be familiar with the confession found in the book of Isaiah (53:6) that runs: "All we like sheep have gone astray ..." And in one of our classic prayers of confession, we tell God that "we ... homes anywhere in the world are not taking this rhythm of going forth, securing, and then preparing food lightly at all. Empathy also marked the shepherd's bearing toward the sheep. If there were little lambs who could not keep pace with the flock, the shepherd ...

760. Ah, the Sweet Mystery of Life

Romans 16:1-27

Sermon

Fredrick R. Harm

... church he wrote of the mystery of God's inclusion of the Gentiles in the Gospel of his grace (Ephesians 3:3-6). In each instance, however, he is speaking not so much of that which cannot be understood (our usual perception of the word ... whole heart I trust thee. May thy will be done." An unknown poet expressed it eloquently: Whose eye foresaw this way? -- not mine! Whose hand marked out this day? -- not mine! A clearer eye than mine -- 'twas thine. A wiser hand than mine -- 'twas thine. Then let my hand be ...

761. The Dayspring From On High

Luke 1:5-25

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... Earth; and then his Going from Earth to Heaven. The turning point between them stands at Chapter 9, verse 51. "An unforgettable scene marks the beginning of the Coming: When Mary and Joseph arrive in Bethlehem to have their names registered in the census-list of ... the children and the hearts of the children to their fathers, lest I come and spite the earth with a curse" (4:5-6). And now, more than four hundred years after Malachi, the seemingly interminable night was coming to its end: The dawn was about to ...

762. In The Beginning And The End...God

Genesis 1:1-2:3

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... learned that the spacecraft's aim for the first close encounter with Neptune is a mere 21 miles wide of the mark, as mission navigation experts had calculated it more than 4 years ago. And do you remember this little fact it arrived ... as the light and is present in the night as well as in the day. There's a marvelous verse in the book of Isaiah Chapter 45 verses 6 and 7 which says, "I am the Lord, and there is none else. I formed the light, and create darkness." Isaiah knew because he believed the creation ...

763. East Of Eden

Genesis 3:1-24

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... Company, 1944; quoted by Logan, page 40). So sin, at its root, is treason, not crime. The New Testament talks about sin in terms of "missing the mark". That's a correct translation of the Greek word used for sin in the New Testament. And that's not a bad way to think of ... ate that forbidden fruit. Paul picked up on that fact and put it in a graphic way when he wrote to the Romans -- Romans 6: 23: "For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." Here we need ...

764. God's Hello People

1 John 1:5--2:14

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... And that's what I want to talk about today -- God's Hello People. I'm talking about hospitality, which is one of the marks of the Christian walk...relating to strangers who may be angels unawares, walking in fellowship. As Christians we are God's Hello People. So ... of God's people is always a welcome. The portion of our scripture lesson from I John speaks a telling word. Chapter One, verses 6 - 7: "If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not live according to the truth; ...

765. Gratitude Takes Practice

Luke 17:11-19

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... always too busy. How I wish I would have listened," he chokingly said. So, Don read some of Virginia's favorite lines which he had marked and which he had missed hearing her read because he was in a hurry. We can fail to be grateful, and we can miss much ... is becoming a prime issue in our day. A wicked book on how to do it has become a best-seller. A few weeks ago (October 6), Benjamin Stein wrote one of the most helpful articles I have read. I was thrilled to find it on the editorial page of The Commercial ...

766. God's Messenger

Malachi 2:17--3:5

Sermon

Elizabeth Achtemeier

... the church will be our Judge. The Apostle Paul therefore prayed constantly that his churches would be found pure and blameless through faith "in the day of Christ" (Philippians 1:6, 10; 1 Corinthians 1:8; 1 Thessalonians 5:24), and Jesus repeatedly told us to "Watch!" and to be prepared, for we do not know when that hour will come (Mark 13; Matthew 24; Luke 21). Our passage in Malachi states that God will send his messenger before the Day, and Malachi 4:5 identifies the messenger as Elijah. That encourages ...

767. Suffering Servant Song

Isaiah 52:13--53:12

Sermon

Elizabeth Achtemeier

... sound forth. Jesus is the one who gives his life as a ransom for many, says Mark (10:45) and who is silent before his oppressors at his trial (Mark 14:61). Jesus is reckoned with the transgressors, writes Luke (22:37), condemned as a criminal ... upon himself our wrong. He gave his life for our sakes that we might not die. For "the wages of sin is death" (Romans 6:23), and you and I are sinners. There was something else, however, that the foreigners realized, according to our passage. They came to understand ...

768. If You Get Too Close to the Cross, You Will End Up Carrying It

Mark 15:21-32

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... The Stations of the Cross are designated along the Via Dolorosa, marking the happenings on that long trek up Golgotha’s hill. The most meaningful station for me was the one that marks the place where Jesus stumbled and fell. Roman soldiers looked ... it into our own lives, and we hear the cry of the people of the world. We get nervous in our spectator role of being among the 6% of the world’s population in a country that consumes 25% of the world’s food and 40% of the rest of its resources. The Word comes ...

769. The Vocation of Leadership: A Prophet Among Them

Ephesians 4:1-16

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... people, and this is what is said about him: You’re over there, Father Malloy, where Holy Ground is, and cross marks every grave. Not here with us on the hill – us of wavering faith, and clouded vision And drifting hope, and unforgiving ... is graced according to the measure of Christ’s gifts. This is in the context of his wonderful notion of the church, verses 4, 5 and 6: “There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God ...

770. An Incredible Encounter

Genesis 32:22-31

Sermon

Arley K. Fadness

... Sistine floor." On October 5, 1976, Ed Yost, the inventor of the modern hot air balloon, took a risk. He launched from Milbridge, Maine, at 6:20 p.m. and set out to be the first man to cross the Atlantic by a low-altitude helium balloon. Many had tried before ... not prevail against Jacob, he strikes Jacob on the thigh and puts his hip out of joint. Jacob is marked permanently, just as Christians are marked permanently with the cross of Christ in Holy Baptism. As Jacob goes limping about, he turns to his ...

771. Strong Medicine

Judges 4:1-7

Sermon

Charles L. Aaron

... sip once every three years. The committee must be afraid that all of the blood and gore would turn our stomachs and all of the sex would distract us. So, the bottle marked "Judges" has a sticker from the committee that reads, "Caution, do not exceed recommended dosage." For our part, we don't make much of an effort to break into the medicine ... , Judges (Louisville: John Knox Press, 2002), pp. 18-19. 2. Brent Salsgiver, "Setting Captives Free," Christian Social Action 15.6 (November/December 2002), pp. 3-7.

772. Visions and Voices

Matthew 17:1-9

Sermon

Susan R. Andrews

... the bedroom, in the classroom - a voice that echoes if we have ears to hear and the heart to respond. A few months ago I read the best-selling novel Lying Awake by Mark Salzman. I loved it for its vivid prose. And I hated it for its disappointing ending. It is the story of Sister John, a cloistered nun, who is slowly drawn into the ... - for you and for me. Amen 1. As told by Philip Yancey in Soul Survivor (New York: Doubleday, 2001), pp. 20-21. 2. Mark Salzman, Lying Awake (New York: Knopf, 2000), pp. 5 ...

773. How to Love God

Matthew 22:34-46

Sermon

Stephen M. Crotts

... can best serve him. He says, "You shall love the Lord your God." In calling us to love, Jesus is quoting from Deuteronomy 6:5 and Leviticus 19:18. These verses are called the shema or "the first word" in Jewish Law. This commandment to love God ... The 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, which ...

774. Open the Eyes of My Heart, Lord

Ephesians 1:15-23

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... got it; if only you knew you had it and if only you knew how to say it" (Haddon Robinson, "Foreword," in Mark Galli and Craig Brian Larson, Preaching that Connects (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1994), 9.). Part of our glorious inheritance is a great cloud ... diablo) very well, as he used it in his youth in the lettuce and sugar-beet fields along the Sacramento River. The 5'6" Chavez himself suffered from constant back-pain. The devil's arm became a symbol of oppression and injustice. Because of Chavez's ...

775. Out of Order

Mark 6:30-44

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... eager for Jesus' message and touch, the disciples gloomily fret over where their next meal will come from. In 6:52, the text immediately preceding Mark's conclusion in verses 53-56, the disciples refuse to open their hearts and souls to the truth of ... being self-obsessed. As soon as they returned from their long mission journey and rejoined Jesus, they burst with news. But according to Mark's gospel these Jesus-appointed, Jesus-empowered apostles did not marvel over the work of God. They didn't rant and rave ...

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