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826. Learn To Play Again

Mark 10:13-16

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... he has created, and to enjoy the people he has put in your life. Scripture backs up God’s call to enjoy life in 1 Timothy 6:17 (NIV): Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain ... ! I would go so far as to say that God requires us to have fun. The Bible tells us so. In the tenth chapter of Mark we read that Jesus was teaching and a bunch of playful kids ran to-ward him. The sour disciples were appalled. You can imagine their ...

827. Do You Believe in Miracles?

Mark 7:31-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... . He said that when the Christ came, “Then will the eyes of the blind be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped. Then will the lame leap like a deer, and the mute tongue shout for joy . . . .” (Isa. 35:5-6). Two of those prophecies are fulfilled in today’s lesson from the Gospel of Mark. Mark tells us that Jesus left the vicinity of Tyre and went through Sidon, down to the Sea of Galilee and into the region of the Decapolis. There some people brought to him a man who was deaf and could hardly talk ...

828. Lord of the Sabbath

Luke 5:33-39, Luke 6:1-11, Luke 7:18-35

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... the Story Lectionary Major Text Luke’s Witness to Jesus’ Breaking of the Sabbath, calling himself God, and the Questions of the Pharisees (5:33--6:11 and 7:17-35) Minor Text Genesis 1:1-2:3: God’s Creative Power and Rest; all things in relationship Exodus 16:22 ... the Sabbath and the Questions of the Pharisees and John’s (the Baptist’s) Disciples (9:14-17 and 11:2-12:21) Mark’s Witness to Jesus’ Breaking of the Sabbath, calling himself God, and the Questions of the Pharisees (2:18-3:12) John’s ...

829. The Light That Dwells Among Us

Matthew 16:13-20, Matthew 16:21-28, Matthew 17:1-13

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... God in Wilderness and Mountain Psalm 112: Light of the Righteous Psalm 119: Glory of God’s Precepts Malachi: The Coming of Elijah (4) Mark’s Witness to Jesus’ Transfiguration (8:27-9:13) Luke’s Witness to the Prophecy About John (1:15-17) Luke’s Witness to ... contains multiple metaphors: 1) God’s mountain 2) prayer 3) clothing/cloak of righteousness 4) fire 5) white/gleaming face 6) brilliant light 7) Moses and Elijah 8) conversing 9) fully awake 10) 3 tabernacles 11) cloud 12) shadow 13) voice ...

830. Grounds for Blessing

Matthew 13:1-23, Luke 8:1-15, Mark 4:1-20

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... the Sowed Field (Hosea 10) Israel Must Break Up Its Unplowed Ground and Return to the Lord (Jeremiah 4) Jesus’ Parables of Seed and Harvest As Told By His Disciples (Mark 4, Luke 8, Matthew 13) Paul Warns That You Reap What You Sow (Galatians 5 and 6) The Restoration of Eden and the Tree of Life Bearing 12 Crops of Fruit for Healing (Revelation 22) Mark’s Version of Jesus’ Parables of Seed and Harvest Again Jesus began to teach by the lake. The crowd that gathered around him was so large that he got ...

831. Sparkle

Luke 4:31-37

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... at Zarapheth Who Challenges Him (1 Kings 17) An Evil Spirit Torments Saul and He Tries to Kill David (1 Samuel 16:14-23; 18:6-16; 19:1-24) The Prayer of Nabonitus (The Mad King) --(This Aramaic text belongs to the famous Dead Sea scrolls: four scraps of parchment ... Cleanses Him in Clothes of White (Zechariah 3) The Lord Will Remove the Spirit of Impurity from the Land (Zechariah 13) Mark’s Witness to Jesus’ Exorcism of Unclean Spirit in Capernaum (1:21-28) Matthew’s Witness to Jesus’ Healing Power and ...

832. Rain of Grace

Hosea 6:1--7:16

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... Scripture Jesus References as Warning to the Pharisees and Scribes About the Priestly Function and Sacrificial Tradition in Jerusalem (Hosea 6-7:2, 13) Minor Text The First Covenant Given to Moses (Exodus 34) The Story of the Bronze Serpent (Numbers ... 147: The Lord Gathers the Outcasts of Israel God’s Grace is for All Who are Faithful (Isaiah 56) Jesus Calls Matthew (Matthew 9:9-13; Mark 2:13-17; Luke 5:27-32) The Letter to the Hebrews (Most Likely Written by Paul) On the New Covenant (8) The First Letter of ...

833. Bringing in the Sheaves

Ruth 1:1-22, Ruth 2:1-23, Ruth 3:1-18, Ruth 4:1-12, Ruth 4:13-22

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... of Deliverance from Persecution and God’s Victory Psalm 110: The Priest of Melchizedek God Knows the Name of the Son (Proverbs 30:3-6) The Prophecy of Amos (8) Zechariah’s Oracle for Jerusalem (12) Jeremiah’s Prophecy of a New Covenant (31) Isaiah’s Suffering Servant (53 ... God Who Will Suffer (Hebrews 1 and 2) Jesus’ Prophecies of His Death and Resurrection (Matthew 16:21-23; 17:22-23; 20:17-19; 26:1-5; Mark 8:31-33; 9:3-32; 10:32-24; Luke 9:18-22; 9:44-45; 12:49-50; 18:31-34; John 7:12-24; 12:20- ...

834. The Olfactory Sense of Prayer

Exodus 30:34-38, Exodus 30:22-33, John 12:1-11

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... called “havdala.” Havdala was instigated in the 4th century BCE as an ending ritual for Shabbat. The word havdala means “separation.” It marks the end of Shabbat and the beginning of the week. However, the ritual is paradoxical. The act of separation connects Shabbat with the ... -50) Matthew’s Witness to Jesus’ Anointing at Bethany Just Before His Betrayal (26:6-16) Mark’s Witness to Jesus’ Anointing at Bethany Just Before His Betrayal (14:3-11) The Fragrance of Christ (2 Corinthians 2:12-17)

835. Who Is The Prisoner? Who Is The Judge?

John 18:33-37

Sermon

Frank Ramirez

... and some Dunkers and Mennonites were arrested and jailed in the local courthouse. In his diary Kline wrote: Sunday, April 6 (1862). Rain and snow all last night, and continues on so all day. Have preaching in our captive hall. My ... Lamb. (The Life of John Kline, 452) Jesus is the Lamb of God who came to save us from the sin of the world. Jesus, despite the marks of scourging, the crown of thorns, and the brutality of his guards, is not the prisoner. Jesus is the king. If you acknowledge him as king, what ...

836. New Creations

2 Corinthians 5:6-10; 14-17

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... sit there and hear the Church's name read and then to hear your own name read following it. Every reading of the appointments marks the beginning of something new. Even for those who are returning for their fourth, fifth or sixth year. It's something new. In one of ... with us; they proclaimed the message of hope to the community around them. How? Through faith and not by sight.6 Bishop Ndoracimpa, Bishop of the Burundi Conference, returned to Burundi after his Annual Mission journey only to find his own ...

837. You Will Always Have The Poor With You…

John 12:1-8

Sermon

Schuyler Rhodes

... of view, nothing belongs to the emperor. It all belongs to God. This is why scripture says that the people were “utterly amazed” (Mark 12:17b). We find a similar kind spin on our passage for today. Jesus is at a dinner party at the home of ... upon our common membership in Christ’s body. Fully aware of this, the powers of this world attempt to divide us into camps (Ephesians 6:12f). Everyone who agrees with this goes on one side. Everyone who disagrees with it goes on the other. The truth is life isn’ ...

838. What He Said!

Mark 6:30-44

Sermon

George W. Hoyer

... to see Jesus. And his MRI -- his Messianic Imaging? "They are like sheep without a shepherd." For good or for ill, the shepherd-sheep analogy is a much-used biblical image. In the First Lesson (Jeremiah 23:1-6) today the prophet Jeremiah places that comparison in the mouth of "the Lord, the God of Israel." Saint Mark in today's gospel places the same figure of speech in the mouth of the Son of this Lord, the God of Israel. In Jeremiah God condemns those "shepherds who destroy and scatter" the people of God ...

839. Living By The Calendar Instead Of The Clock (New Year's)

Luke 2:41-52

Sermon

Richard A. Wing

... to be done with great love." Most of this coming year will be spent in ordinary time. We enter into the season on the church calendar marked as "ordinary time." What a good prophetic note for the new year: most of the good that will be done will be done in ordinary ... ordinary time. Ordinary time reveals solutions right under our noses that demand the calendar instead of the clock. Each morning at 6:00 a.m. I read the abbreviated version of the New York Times. They were running an extensive overview of youth ...

840. Queen Of Hearts!

Sermon

Stephen M. Crotts

... she sings your favorite song it stops thundering." Jimmy, age 8. "A mommy is a wife. A mommy looks after children and she yells." Gary, age 6. "A mother doesn't do anything except she wants to. Nobody makes her take baths and naps or takes her frog away." Harry, age 8. "If ... , action, and characteristics and you get someone living the great commandment. She loves God, and she loves her neighbor as herself (Mark 12:28-31). And how important are such mothers? A few years ago my wife was out shopping. I was home ...

841. Have I Got News For You!

Isaiah 9:1-7

Sermon

William L. Self

... brightly in Christ's later disclosure of himself. He announced to Israel at the Feast of Lights in Jerusalem, a celebration that marked the light that followed the night and day during the exodus from Egypt, that he was the light of the world -- no ... for a moment, then said, "That is peace, tranquility and celebration in the midst of turmoil." Christ also comes as a royal son (v. 6). "To us a son is given," sang Isaiah. They thought the coronation of the king meant that he would become in some special sense ...

842. Praying With Bloody Knuckles

Isaiah 62:1-12, Isaiah 61:1-11

Sermon

William L. Self

... him. Jesus praised importunity and intercession in prayer, but we have neglected both. He prayed for the children (Matthew 19:13), the sick (Mark 7:34), the disciples (Luke 22:31), and his enemies (Luke 23:34). He also prayed for laborers (Luke 10:2) and for ... life which makes up the moral universe, she is taking her place alongside God in an urgent, creative outpouring of sacrificial love."6 Exodus 28:29 gives us an insight into continual intercession and our need for it as practiced by Israel. Every part of ...

843. Point Of Origin

Genesis 1:1-2:3

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... at bay the chaos of past experience and bringing to birth a new historical recognition. January is the time when we mark a new beginning, a new creation, on our calendar-conscious minds. Both the calendar and the Genesis 1 text call us to ... as the Messiah. Like in sleep, it's perfectly possible to be unaware of what's going on around you. Each year Epiphany is celebrated on January 6. It's the time after Christ's birth when people recognize him not as the babe in a manger, but as the Lamb of God. Only when ...

844. Arc Of The Covenant

Genesis 9:1-17

Sermon

Paul W. Kummer

... one family when the earth was so wicked and "every inclination of the thoughts of (man's) heart were only evil all the time" (Genesis 6:5). I would have very cleanly dispatched a plague that destroyed all the people on the earth and then started over. No one would ... in the clouds and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth." God still gives us signs and wonders, marks of his covenant with us. The covenant he makes with us in baptism is a sign of his wonderful faithfulness to us. He even ...

845. Come To The Light

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

Sermon

Sandra Hefter Herrma

... For example, in Luke's birth narrative, the angels appear to the shepherds wreathed in glorious light, and the way of the magi is marked in Matthew with the light of a star. Even after the Ascension, we are told that while "Peter, bound with two chains, was sleeping ... who called themselves "Followers of the Way," when he was blinded by a brilliant light, and the voice of Jesus spoke to him (Acts 22:6-11). He was so overcome, he says he fell to the ground and "those who were with me took my hand and led me to ...

846. Behold The Man Who Took The Victory

John 20:1-18

Sermon

Thomas A. Pilgrim

... spent that day, but Luke and John both tell us that late in the evening they were all together in the upper room. Mark simply writes, "afterward." Suddenly Jesus came into the room where they were. He said to them, "Peace to you." Sensing they were afraid, he ... Frederick Buechner, a Christian writer and Presbyterian minister, wrote, "A God who leaves no room for doubt leaves no room for me."6 In times of doubt God reaches out to us. A preacher was stopped for speeding. He apologized to the patrolman and said ...

847. Behold The Man Who Trained Disciples

Luke 10:1-20

Sermon

Thomas A. Pilgrim

... book, The Life And Teaching Of Jesus Christ, about the purpose Jesus had in selecting disciples. He says the answer is found in Mark, chapter 3, where we read, "Then he appointed twelve, that they might be with him and that he might send them out to ... often we send someone else. This time I just decided to go myself. I thought if I did maybe this lady would be able to meet Jesus."6 There are many times here in our community when if anyone is to meet Jesus at all it will be not because we sent somebody else, ...

848. The Pure In Heart

Sermon

John A. Terry

... serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other" (Matthew 6:24). "Enter by the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is easy, that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it ... in heart have integrated the mind, emotion, and body to focus on a single goal. As the word "sin" literally means to miss the mark, the pure in heart are those whose aim is true. To become pure in heart requires us to focus on seeing God in our ...

849. The Persecuted

Sermon

John A. Terry

... of that goal, Jesus said, "Woe to you, when all speak well of you, for that is what their ancestors did to the false prophets" (Luke 6:26). And so Jesus made the peculiar observation that being harassed for the sake of your faith is a sign of God's favor. People are ... for its own sake is not a virtue. There were times when Jesus was physically threatened but left to avoid being injured (Mark 8:27). When Jesus was praying in the Garden of Gethsemane knowing he faced the cross, he asked to be delivered from ...

850. A Seeking Savior

Luke 10:1-24

Sermon

W. Robert McClelland

... being born in the likeness of men ... he humbled himself and became obedient unto death, even death on a cross (Philippians 2:6-8)." The descending order from greatness to humility is significant in Paul's letter. Though Jesus was equal with God, he did ... of us and in so doing tore down the temple curtain which separated the Holy of Holies from the courts of the profane (cf. Mark 15:38). Once when flying down to see Grandma, my little daughter asked, as the plane climbed above the cloud castles and broke into ...

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