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1226. The Plank

Matthew 5:38-48; 7:1-6

Sermon

Lori Wagner

“When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, "Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her."” (John 8:7) “Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against anyone among your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the Lord.” (Leviticus 19:18) Props: Colored Vases / Plants (one withered and one healthy) / volunteers I need a volunteer today! [Choose someone.] Super! –Come on up! Now, you’ll see everyone that I have two very beautiful ...

1227. Mending Fences

Luke 16:1-15, Luke 16:16-18

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... Behalf (2 Samuel 12) Gehazi’s Greed (2 Kings 5) King Hezekiah’s Offer of Monetary Retribution to the King of Assyria (2 Kings 18) Advice on Storing Up Treasure in Heaven from Father to Son (Tobit 4) Love Your Neighbor with the Entirety of Your Means (Sirach ... God knows your hearts. What people value highly is detestable in God’s sight. “The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John. Since that time, the good news of the kingdom of God is being preached, and everyone is forcing their way into it ...

1228. A Restless Spirit

1 Samuel 28:1-25

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... the God Who Performs Miracles Psalm 91: The Lord Will Guard You Psalm 111: Fear (Respect) of the Lord is the Beginning of Wisdom Elihu’s Sermon to Job (33) The Raising of Lazarus (John 11) Hebrews (4) The Story Circulated by the Guards After the Resurrection (Matthew 28:11-15) The Lament Over Babylon (Revelation 18) The Ghost of Samuel In those days, the Philistines gathered their forces to fight against Israel. Achish said to David, “You must understand that you and your men will accompany me in the ...

1229. The Sound of Joy

Genesis 17:1-27, Genesis 18:1-15, Genesis 18:16-33, Matthew 28:16-20

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Lori Wagner

... with them. (Psalm 126) I will see you again, and you will rejoice. And no one will take away your joy!” (Jesus according to John 16:22) And there are SO many more….. an almost uncountable number of times the word joy appears in the scriptures. We are a people ... O’Shea. Based on the Story Lectionary Major Text Sarah Laughed but Became the Mother of Her People (Genesis 17 and 18) Matthew’s Witness about the Commissioning of Jesus’ Disciples (Matthew 28:16-20) Minor Text Psalm 23: God Will be with You ...

1230. Massah and Meribah

Exodus 17:1-7

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... living waters of holy and abundant grace, who quenches the thirst of our despair and makes water to spring from the deserts (Is 41:18; 43: 19, Ps 107:35; 46:4), this Lord is with us. Hallelujah! From out of the desert of their despair, and their ... Leads Me Beside Still Waters and Restores My Soul Ezekiel’s Vision of the Flowing Water of God (47) Jesus at Jacob’s Well (John 4) The Lord Provides Water from a Rock The whole Israelite community set out from the Desert of Sin, traveling from place to place ...

1231. Holy Quail!

Exodus 16:1-36, Numbers 11:4-35

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... Heaven Jeremiah’s Prophecy of Restoration (31:10-14) Ezekiel’s Prophecy of Restoration (36:29) Joel’s Prophecy of Restoration (2:18-19) The Apocalyptic Apocryphal Book of Baruch: the Prophecy of the Messiah and Feasting from Leviathan (29-30) The Apocryphal Book ... God’s Provision from Leviathan (6:49-52) Jesus Feeds 5000 People (Matthew 14:13-21; Mark 6:30-44; Luke 9:10-17; John 6:1-15) Image Exegesis: Mystery Meat We talk a lot about manna, but seldom about the mysterious quail that fell into the ...

1232. The Writing on the Wall

2 Samuel 11:1-27, 2 Samuel 12:1-31, John 7:25-44, John 7:45--8:11

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... of David and Bathsheba and Nathan’s Parable of the Lamb (2 Samuel 11 and 12) Jesus’ Encounter with a Woman Accused of Adultery (John 7:37--8:12) Minor Text The Potter’s Hand (Genesis 2) God’s Hand/Finger Strikes Egypt (Exodus 6-8) The Sotah Jealousy ... Feast (5) Jesus’ Discourse on Adultery and Divorce (Matthew 5:27-28; 19:3-12; Mark 10:1-12) Jesus’ Discourse on Divorce (16:18) The Tablet of the Heart and our Witness Written by the Hand of the Spirit of the Lord (2 Corinthians 3) The Story of ...

1233. Formed by the Potter's Loving Hand

Jeremiah 18:1--19:15, John 8:48-59, John 9:1-12

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... prayer you live, so that when people meet you today, tomorrow, and every day, they’ll look at you and say, “What a sweet spirit!” What an awesome God! Based on the Story Lectionary Major Text The Potter and the Clay (Jeremiah 18) Jesus’ Healing of a Man Born Blind with Clay and Saliva (John 8:56-10:21) Minor Text Creation by the Hand of God from Dirt and Water and the Breath of the Holy Spirit (Genesis 1,2) Moses and the Tent of Meeting During the Exodus (Exodus 33) The Hallel Psalms: 113, 114, 115 ...

1234. Sealed and Sanctified

Matthew 2:1-12, Genesis 14:1-24

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... away. “He transforms us into the image of the Lord as we behold as in a mirror the glory of Christ” (2 Corinthians 3:18). The idea of “facing” God was in the Hebrew tradition a priestly ritual. The sons of Aaron had the responsibility on the Day of ... power of our advocate, the Holy Spirit, to keep us face to face with Jesus, even until our day of glory. John Wesley called it “living in holiness.” To live in holiness meant to walk continuously in relationship with God, honestly and unabashedly ...

1235. The Golden Hour

Exodus 19:1-25, Genesis 15:1-18, Ezekiel 24:1-14

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... of the Cookpot (Ezekiel 24) Minor Text The Light Comes into Being (Genesis 1) The Lord Burns Up Elijah’s Sacrifice Like an Oven (1 Kings 18) Elisha Heals the Spring Waters of Jericho with Salt (2 Kings 2:19-22) In David’s Song, the Lord Appears as a Fiery Furnace ( ... . Scripture gives us a God who is brilliant light and fire, or at least described that way by prophets like Ezekiel or John in Revelation. God burns up the water on the altar, smokes and burns without consuming in the story of Moses. And yet, ...

1236. All the Pretty Horses

Luke 12:13-21, Luke 12:1-12, 1 Kings 3:16-28

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... a better kind of place, where life is beautiful and he or she is free. This lullaby is not so different from the vision of John that we call the great Revelation! The world of the early church may have seemed war-torn, violent, and exceedingly hard, but a new heaven ... and Others as Told by Luke (12) Minor Text Abraham and God Discuss Sodom and Gomorrah’s Lack of Loyal People (Genesis 18) Stay Loyal and True to the Lord Your God (Deuteronomy 8) Psalm 24: Receive the Blessings of the Lord Psalm 62: Those ...

1237. Vendetta

2 Kings 1:1-18

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... the Coming Restoration (Isaiah 42) The Lord’s Servant in Whom God’s Spirit Dwells (Isaiah 42) Jesus is Accused of being Beelzebul (Matthew 9:27-9:38 and 12:15-12:50; Mark 3:20-3:35; Luke 11:14-11:36 and 8:19-21) Jesus is Lord (John 5:18-5:47) Stephen’s Speech About Loyalty to Jesus and His Subsequent Stoning (Acts 7)

1238. Dark Waters

Exodus 13:17--14:31, Joshua 3:1-4:24

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Lori Wagner

... sooner had they set their feet on the dry ground than the waters of the Jordan returned to their place and ran at flood stage as before.” (Joshua 4:17-18). We as people of God, as the Israelites before us, fear the unknown, the tumult, especially the dark. And yet, Jesus promises us to be our Light. Although Jesus stilled the ... Hand The Book of Jonah [stages of grief] Jesus Walks on Water (Matthew 14:22-33 and John 6:16-21) Jesus Stills a Storm (Mark 4:35-41; Luke 8:22-25) Paul’s Shipwreck (Acts 27)

1239. The Physician

Isaiah 38:1-22, Matthew 8:14-17

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... Harmenszoon van Rijn, “Christ with Arms Folded,” 1657. **”Hyde Collection’s Rembrandt Has Colorful History” by Doug Gruse, The Post Star, May 18, 2014. ^For information on restoration, see www.oldworldrestorations.com and www.theconservationcenter.org. ^^See Strongs #3444 Yeshuah (rescue, restoration, health, saving health) ... then Continues His ministry Though the Synagogues in Judea (Luke 4:31-44) Jesus Begins His Ministry in Capernaum (John 2:12) Peter Heals and Proclaim Restoration (Acts 3)

1240. The Tempest

Jonah 4:1-11, Jonah 3:1-10, Jonah 2:1-10, Jonah 1:1-17

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... new reality will come that will bring us peace. The hope of that kind of peace is the message of Jesus. In the gospel of John, we see Jesus re-writing the story of Jonah. Jesus’ disciples are worried and stressed about life and what’s going on in Jesus’ ministry ... God’s depiction of the relationship between Creator God and Israel by using the metaphor of the Potter and clay in Jeremiah 18. Based on the Story Lectionary Major Texts The Book of Jonah Minor Texts The Money Given for Atonement by All of ...

1241. And a Child Will Lead Them

Exodus 2:1-10, Matthew 18:1-9, Matthew 18:10-14

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... in our culture, or in the church. And yet, Jesus chose a child to be his prime example of a star disciple. In Matthew 18:1-14, Jesus is speaking to his disciples about what it means to be “great” in the eyes of God. As usual, several of ... . And they have a willingness to accept new perspectives, change, and Jesus’ teachings with trust and faith. When Jesus talks to Nicodemus in John 3:1-5 about the meaning of rebirth, the Pharisee is confused as to what this could mean. Jesus explains that although we ...

1242. Sheep Just Wanna Have Fun

John 10:1-21, Psalm 23:1-6

Sermon

Lori Wagner

Earlier this month in some parks, farms, and yards of the UK, British sheep have been experiencing a new sense of freedom. Even as parks and open spaces are shut down due to coronavirus, and people are secluded in their homes, sheep have taken to roaming about the newly open spaces. But rather than wandering aimlessly through the fields, it seems, sheep have been seeking out children’s playgrounds, and have begun [wait for it] to play! It appears, their favorite activity is to take turns riding the “ ...

1243. The Magic Ingredient

Romans 8:18-27

Sermon

King Duncan

... some of our younger members are asking, “What’s a newspaper?” An interesting obituary appeared in the Chattanooga Times-Free Press recently (12/18/2019) that, in my estimation, was good for a chuckle or two. It was for a Katie McDonald, 80 years old. The obituary ... Sweet, Nudge: Awakening Each Other to the God Who’s Already There (Colorado Springs: David C. Cook, 2010). 3. John A. Witmer in Roy B. Zuck, Devotions for Kindred Spirits (Wheaton, IL: Victor Books, 1990), p. 259. 4. Contributed. Source ...

1244. Seeing Through the Eyes of Jesus

Matthew 14:13-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... surprise, the vase was made for the family of a Chinese emperor in the 18th century. Recently this simple vase was auctioned off for $18 million. (2) How can these amazing works of art go unnoticed for decades or centuries? It is because it takes someone with a special ... is Matthew referring to? What had just happened? It’s important and tragic. Jesus had just found out that his cousin, John the Baptist, had been beheaded by King Herod. What a horrendous thing to happen to someone you love and admire. So, ...

1245. Rule of Love

Matthew 22:34-46

Sermon

Albert G. Butzer III

... said, “This is the greatest and the first commandment.” Then he drew another from the book of Leviticus, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself” (Leviticus 19:18). In summary he said, “On these two commandments, hang all the law and the prophets.” According to Professor Tom Long, Jesus’ answer not only established his religious ... 1992), p.17. 5. Ibid, pp. 19-20. 6. Thomas G. Long, Matthew, in the Westminster Bible Companion Series (Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 1997), pp. 254-255.

1246. Untamed

Mark 1:9-15

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... an original human being, born of a natural community, “wild” and “untamed” as God is untamed, at one with all of creation, tried and tested, raw and authentic. Like John before him, Jesus must be one with the wilds, before entering into the dangerous territory of “cultivated civilization.” Some of you may remember the story of the “Jungle ... and Richard Bauckham, Jesus and the Wild Animals.See also Job 5:22-23, Job 12:7-10, and Hosea 2:18. [2]For more on desert wildlife, see prodigalprof.com.

1247. Mutual Submission

Ephesians 5:22-33

Sermon

Will Willimon

... their wives as their own bodies."(v.28) This is the Hebrew principle that one must love one's neighbor as oneself. (Lev. 19:18, Matt. 7:12) All of this means that any use of this passage to justify feminine subjugation in marriage or anywhere else is a ... as you would have them do unto you"? Is such submission out of date, passe' or is it only -- difficult? Duke's John Westerhoff tells of being called in to consult about problems encountered by government teachers at a school for Native Americans out west ...

1248. The Sign of the Serpent’s Tree

John 3:1-17

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... ” is complex. Not arbitrary but two-fold, the tree reminds us both of God’s creation and promise of life but also of our transgression and death. In our scripture for today, John notes the Hebrew scripture of Numbers 21:4-9, in which Moses lifts up a bronze serpent on a pole, so that anyone bitten by serpents in the wilderness might live rather ... . [1] For more on the complexity of the Tree of Life symbol, see “The Serpents of Orthodoxy,” Jonathan Pageau, April 18, 2013, orthodoxartsjournal.org.

1249. I Saw the Light

Luke 9:28-43

Sermon

Lori Wagner

In February of 1971, a man named Edwin Robinson from Falmouth, Maine sharply jack-knifed his tractor-trailer to avoid hitting a car sliding across the roadway. As a result of severe head trauma caused by the accident, Robinson lost both his vision and his hearing. On June 4, 1980, 62-yearold Robinson was unexpectedly struck by a bolt of lightning. After lying stunned and unconscious for about 20 minutes, he woke to find both his sight and hearing restored![1] Sounds like the apostle Paul, doesn’t it? ...

1250. Understanding What God Expects of Us

Acts 9:1-6, (7-20)

Sermon

King Duncan

... Thacker is for me an excellent example of how to move past your anger to find your God-given purpose in life. Katherine was only 18 months old when her father, a Kentucky police officer, was shot and killed in the line of duty. Growing up, Katherine harbored anger and hatred ... =cppst. 3. Robert C. Roberts in “The Reformed Journal” (Feb. 1987). Christianity Today, Vol. 31, #9.+. 4. Ortberg, John, The Life You’ve Always Wanted (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2002). 5. “Forgiving the Man Who Killed My Father ...

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