... this man was a son of God.” But fortunately the story does not end at Golgotha. There was near the place he was crucified a garden (John 19:41). In that garden was a new tomb in which no one had ever lain. It was in that tomb late on a Friday evening that ... God. God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God” (2 Corinthians 5:18-21). So, the last stop on the journey of salvation is our town as we seek to tell the good news, as we seek to make disciples ...
... You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul and with all your might.” Leviticus 19:18 adds that “you should love your neighbor as yourself.” The call to love one another was not new to Jewish teaching and it ... share as children of God forms a worldwide web of connectivity. In the year 1624, English clergyman, poet, essayist, and lawyer John Donne was pondering this reality. Specifically, Donne was meditating on the question of why an outsider might be concerned about the ...
... all right. I love you.” Jesus gave his followers that assurance. “I will not leave you orphaned; I am coming to you” (14:18). In the next few verses, Jesus told his followers that even though the world would not see him, they would sense he was ... with the ongoing, terrifying realities of growing up, there were simply some things Billy had to learn. Jesus touched on this principle in John 14:15. “If you love me, you will keep my commandments.” In other words, when we need a little help, we are to ...
... could have done more effectively himself? My guess is that it was for the same reason his last words to the church, recorded in Matthew 28:18-20, was that we should go make disciples of all nations. Jesus sent the seventy-two out, first of all, because he knew that they ... http://www.goomba.com/www2/edpoling/node50.html. 4. Fred B. Craddock, The Collected Sermons of Fred B. Craddock (Westminster: John Knox Press, 2011). 5. “Not A Fan: Are You A Fan Or A Follower?” By Kyle Idleman, https://www.sermoncentral ...
... Knox Press, 2011). 5. From What Good Is God?, by Philip Yancey, (New York: FaithWords), 2010, p. 75. Cited in Davis, Barry L. 52 Sermons From the Gospel of John (Pulpit Outlines) (p. 184). GodSpeed Publishing. Kindle Edition. 6. David Guzik https://enduringword.com/bible-commentary/luke-18/. 7. Stan Mooneyham, Dancing on the Strait & Narrow (San Francisco: Harper & Row, Publishing, 1989), p. 83. 8. David J. Lose https://www.workingpreacher.org/craft.aspx?post=2813. 9. Tim Smith, https://www.sermoncentral ...
... conquer the forces of Roman rule. Instead, he reveals himself to be a shepherd who will die to save his sheep. In verses 17 and 18, Jesus says, “The reason my Father loves me is that I lay down my life—only to take it up again. No one takes ... in our shoes and share our sorrows and die the most painful and humiliating death imaginable so that we could live forever with God. Pastor John Stott wrote, “Before we can begin to see the cross as something done for us, we have to see it as something done by us ...
... God created Adam, God said, "It is not good to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him" (Genesis 2:18). One of the Scripture's first lessons is that by ourselves we are incomplete. We need others to fill the emptiness within ... ," he replied.6 The Living Bible says, "A true friend is always loyal, and a brother is born to help in time of need." Jesus said in John 15, "I no longer call you servants, I call you friend." Jesus redeemed us for friendship with him and for one another. 3. Where in the world ...
... Text The Gospel According to Matthew on the Story Circulated by the Guards After the Resurrection Minor Text Psalms 77, 91, 111 The Song of Moses (Exodus 15) Job 33 (Elihu’s Sermon to Job) Hebrews 4 1 Samuel 28 (The Ghost of Samuel) John 11 (The Raising of Lazarus) Revelation 18 The Story of the Guards (According to Matthew) After the Sabbath, just as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to the tomb. Suddenly, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord ...
... who was clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls.” (Revelation 18:16) Jesus tells the story of Lazarus and a “Certain” Rich Man immediately after his stories about a dishonest manager ... resurrection, heaven, and eternal life. So, in the tale, the Sadducee is punished with the fate that he refused to believe existed. In John 12:10, the authorities try to kill Lazarus as well, because he was perpetrating the idea that Jesus raised him from the dead ...
... Upon Jacob and the Experience at Bethel (Genesis 28) The Blessing and Monument at Gilgal When the Ark Came Up Out of the Jordan (Joshua 4) Psalm 18: The Lord Lives in High Places Psalm 24: Ascending the Mountain of God Psalm 68: Proclaiming the Power of God Psalm 110: A Priest in the ... by a deep gorge the Mount of Olives rose up beyond with Bethany on its eastern flank. John the Baptist is said to have had contact with the Essenes. In fact, he could well have been educated by them, but we don’t ...
... Henry Harvey. Based on the Story Lectionary Major Text Jesus Tells a Parable of a Widow and Judge and Heals a Blind Beggar (Luke 18) Minor Text From Enoch Who Walked With God to Noah Who Walked With God (Genesis 5-8) Jacob Wrestles with God (Genesis 32: ... was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.” He said to them, “When you pray, say: “‘Father, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come. Give us each ...
... mantle is passed on. The passing of the mantle. We saw it with Elijah to Elisha. We saw it from Moses to Joshua. We saw it from John the Baptist to Jesus. But now, it had come time for Jesus to pass the mantle to one of his own. And while many of his ... becomes a sacrament, as his identity is revealed, just as the identity of God’s messengers were revealed to Abraham (note Genesis 18:4). Jesus knows when he does this ritual that they don’t understand what he is doing and why. Only later, after they ...
... so much more vibrant, and different, and beautiful than only you here. And it’s all part of Jesus’ kingdom. Close to John Wesley’s heart could be found a people called “Moravians.” These Moravians had a custom that Wesley loved, because it celebrated ... Promise to Flourish the House of David (2 Samuel 7 / 1 Chronicles 17) Psalm 84: Psalm of Praise for the Courts of the Lord Psalm 18: The Lord is My Rock The Mountain of the Lord is the House of the God of Jacob (Isaiah 2) Jesus Teaches His Disciples ...
Genesis 1:1-2:3, Luke 5:33-39, Luke 6:1-11, Luke 7:18-35, Mark 2:18-22, Mark 2:23-3:6, Mark 3:7-12
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Lori Wagner
... (Luke 5:33--6:11 and 7:17-35) Jesus Breaks the Sabbath, Calls Himself God, and Answers Questions from the Pharisees (Mark 2:18--3:12) Minor Text Keeping the Sabbath (Exodus 16:22-20; 20:8-11; 31:13-14) Keeping the Sabbath Becomes an Observance (Deuteronomy ... the Sabbath and Answers Questions from the Pharisees and John the Baptist’s Disciples (Matthew 9:14-17 and 11:2-12:21) Jesus Breaks the Sabbath, Calls Himself God, and Answers to Accusations from the Pharisees (John 5) Do You Live by Rules of Faith in ...
“If thou gaze long into an abyss, the abyss will also gaze into thee.” — Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil Envy is perhaps the deepest root of all evils. Envy is the desire to have what someone else has, to be like someone else, to be given what someone else has received, to obtain what one perceives one deserves. Envy is the opposite of satisfaction in and surrender to God. And it’s at the core of human nature. It’s stimulated by the eye, and desires of the gaze. The gaze here is not the feminist concept of ...
... there is movement of wind, something will move. Something will be altered. There will be impact. Something or someone will change. In John 3:8, Jesus tells his disciples, “The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where ... on the Story Lectionary Major Text The Lord Speaks to Moses from a Burning Bush (Exodus 3) Minor Text Elijah Confronts Ahab (1 Kings 18) Psalm 7: The Lord Will Judge the Peoples Psalm 35: May Those Be Put to Shame Who Threaten My Life Psalm 37: Do Not ...
... of the people. God tabernacling with us. God’s promise revealed. The eighth shepherd in the Feast of Tabernacles, the Good Shepherd (John 10:11), the holy Messiah King. And if those signs weren’t enough, there was also the experience of the angels declaring ... cloths. And laid in a “manger” –a sukkot not unlike the one perhaps that Abraham had made a long time ago (Genesis 18:1-10). The angels cheered. The shepherds found him following the “signs” they knew so well. And Mary pondered all of this ...
... Speaks with Job (Chapters 38-42) Minor Text God Creates (Genesis 1) The Word of God Appears to Abram (Genesis 15:1; Genesis 12:7; Genesis 18) The Word of the Lord Appears to Elijah (1 Kings 19) The Word of the Lord Calls Samuel (1 Samuel 3) Psalm 33: Creator God Psalm ... ) and the Word of the Lord (Isaiah 55) Jeremiah Encounters the “Word of the Lord” (Jeremiah 1) John the Apostle Explains Jesus’ Identity (John 1) Paul Explains the Identity of God and Jesus to Greeks in Thessalonica (Acts 17:16-34) ...
... things that must soon take place.” “Look, I am coming soon! Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy written in this scroll.” I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I had heard and seen them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel ... growth rings all symbolize life. In Proverbs, the tree of life symbolizes a metaphor for wisdom, for example Proverbs 3:18 or 11:30.*** This idea seems to be inherent also in the ideas in Kabbalah (Jewish cosmology), in which the ...
... old saying, “Life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans.” The phrase was coined by Allen Saunders in a Reader’s Digest article in 1957, later appropriated by John Lennon in his song, “Beautiful Boy.” I think all of us can resonate with that line, as well as its companion wisdom, “Want to make God laugh? Tell Him your plans ... [Respect] of the Lord is the Beginning of Wisdom Elihu’s Sermon to Job (33) The Raising of Lazarus (John 11) Hebrews (4) The Lament Over Babylon (Revelation ...
... only God can slay the beast within! And this is the essence of the Gospel. This very theme in fact is taken up by another creative mind –John Milton. In his epic poem, Paradise Lost, Milton too describes the Hebrew idea of “evil inclination” as opposed to humankind’s creative and divine nature, the yetzer ... Restoration Jeremiah’s Prophecy of Restoration (31:10-14) Ezekiel’s Prophecy of Restoration (2:18-19) Jesus Feeds 5000 Men Plus Women and Children (Matthew 14:13-21; Mark 6:30-44; Luke 9:10-17 ...
Genesis 1:1-2:3, Psalm 92:1-15, Luke 5:33-39, Luke 6:1-11, Galatians 3:1-14
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Lori Wagner
... :13-14) Warning and Promise Concerning Keeping God’s Sabbath (Jeremiah 17:21-27) Warning and Promise in Keeping God’s Sabbath (Ezekiel 20 and 36) Job’s Confession of Faith in the Creative Power of God (38-41) Jesus Breaks the Sabbath and Answers Questions from the Pharisees and John the Baptist’s Disciples (Matthew 9:14-17 and 11:2-12:21) Jesus Breaks the Sabbath, Calls Himself God, and Answers Questions from the Pharisees (Mark 2 ...
... can find a way to make it possible. All change in this world begins with a dream. God is still speaking to us in our dreaming. God is the ultimate dream weaver. Not John Lennon. Not Gary Wright. God knew first how to break conventions, break down stress and fear, help us to envision a future of promise, encourage us to move ahead into unknown places. God ... ’s Purpose Psalm 139: You Know Me Lord The Emmanuel Prophesied by Isaiah (7:10-25) Joseph’s Visitation (Matthew 1:18-25) Peter’s Dream (Acts 10)
... of the Bible we read, “Adam, where art thou?” and the search continues throughout the Holy Book. Of course, the ultimate symbol of that search is the cross of Calvary. You may know the story of Major John Foote. Foote was a chaplain with Canadian forces during the Second World War. On August 18, 1942, Major Foote went ashore with his troops in the great commando raid of Dieppe. The losses were staggering. Due to many causes, a large number of Canadians were unable to be evacuated from the town and had ...
... we do not trust each other much, especially not our leaders. You know the numbers. As recently as 2017, Gallup found only 18% of us really trust lawyers (business leaders not much higher), members of Congress 6%, less than 1 in 2 Americans trust clergy ( ... this: that neither hell nor the devil can take us and all others who believe him captive nor can they do us harm.[8] We can, John Calvin once said, “rest with a sweet confidence in God...”[9] The focus on the grace of God and that that is the only way ...