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Mark 7:31-37

Sermon

Donald Macleod

... him, and the necessity always to nourish it was among the strongest precepts he gave to his disciples. For us, Peter T. Forsyth put the matter thoughtfully when he wrote, "Unless there is within us that which is above us, we ... with publicans and sinners and, as Paul, his follower, said, "I have become all things to all men, that I might by all means save some." (1 Corinthians 9:22) 3. And Jesus "said to him, 'Open up!' " What was so wonderful about Jesus was his realism and activism: realism in that he ...

1552. Read the Directions

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... accused this sixty-nine-year-old woman of “naked greed.” He sentenced her to four years in prison, fined her 7.1 million dollars, added three years of probation and demanded 750 hours of community service in a home for infants born with an ... praise and adoration and thanks and love. When Jesus asked his disciples in today’s Gospel, “But who do you say that I am?” and Peter answered with one of the greatest four-word replies ever spoken, “You are the Christ,” he didn’t know it at the time, but ...

1553. When Something Is About To Happen

Mark 13:32-37

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Thomas Long

... , no doubt weary of waiting, slept. "Could you not watch one hour?" he said to them. Perhaps the master will come "at cockcrow," and Peter turned to the accusing maid with a curse and a denial, "I do not know this man." The cock crowed. Maybe the coming of ... , after he called upon God, God might forcefully and devastatingly come to him before he could finish the prayer with, "Have mercy."1 A harsh truth, but a truth nonetheless. All prayer is based on the confident hope that something is about to happen. I ...

1554. The Victory Of Faith

1 John 5:1-12

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Mark J. Molldrem

... is still tough, even for the people of God. Paul had his thorn in the side; could it have been epilepsy? Peter was hung upside-down in martyrdom. The great reformer Martin Luther had bouts with depression. His namesake, Martin Luther King, Jr., ... each day. Your letter and gift, because it was from Christian people my age, really meant a lot. Thanks so much. Sincerely, Becky.1 Amen, Becky! You have experienced the victory of faith. Since this event, Becky has pursued a career that engages her in the ...

1555. Managing Disappointment

Romans 5:1-11

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Clement E. Lewis

... betrayer. He must have been disappointed when all the other 11 disciples fled when he was placed on trial for sedition, and when Peter so vehemently denied him. Yet, after it was over, he sat down with them to discuss the care of the flock, and stood ... own life under proper control, and to deal with those who disappoint us. Let us share some good ways to overcome disappointment. 1. Whatever happens to you, seek to maintain an even temperament with respect to both anger and sorrow. 2. Avoid becoming so ...

1556. Who Short-Circuited the Good News?

Mark 6:7-13

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James Weekley

... woman came in to his store and asked for a hen. The butcher took the hen from his ice barrel, weighed it, and said, "That'll be $1.75, ma'm." "Do you have a larger one?" she asked. "Yes," he said. Thereupon he returned it to the barrel, stirred it a little, and came ... perhaps the least likely of them all, whom Jesus would depend upon for much of his success. Certainly, he could not preach like Peter. He wasn't as professional with bookkeeping as Matthew. He wasn't the gutsy type to fish all day as did James. ...

1557. What About The Holy Spirit?

John 15:18--16:4

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Erskine White

... rest of the Scriptures. There are other places in the New Testament where the Holy Spirit comes with the gift of teaching. Peter and Apollos and Phillip and many others receive the Spirit and begin to teach - they speak clearly and understandably so that other ... Spirit, who is free because She is part of a soverign God. Paul makes this very clear in his famous passage from 1 Corinthians: "There are varieties of gifts," he says, "but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord ...

1558. A Perfect Prayer

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Erskine White

... 26-27 Give thy servant therefore an understanding mind, that I may discern between good and evil. (1 Kings 3:9) Most of us would admit without too much prodding that we are not perfect ... as she bathes and then taking her for himself by having her husband killed. There is the same truthfulness about the great figures in the New Testament, as when Peter, the "rock of the church," denies Jesus and runs away. We should be able to relate to these people in Scripture and find great comfort in them. They are heroes ...

1559. The Faith of the Cannanite Woman

Mark 7:24-30

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Brett Blair

... collector would fine jewels. He did not always find it in his disciples. On no occasion that we know did he ever say of Peter, James, and John: Great is your faith. More often the words he spoke to them: You of little faith. On only one other ... faith you have. Be it as you wish. From that moment her daughter was restored to health. The greatness of this woman's faith consists in: 1. Her willingness to cross the barrier of racism. 2. Her refusal to be put off or ignored because of her position in life. And 3. ...

1560. The Christmas Song

Luke 1:39-45, Luke 1:46-56

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James Garrett

... has to be sung. Music and song began with the first Christmas. The song of Christmas sung by Mary is found in Luke 1:39-55. Here is a moving account of the mother of John being visited by the mother of Jesus. A spirit of joy and ... almost could have flown. Don’t ever lose the wonder and mystery of Christmas. Every year I’m reminded of those words of the late Peter Marshall: “When Christmas doesn’t make your heart swell up until it nearly bursts and fill your eyes with tears and make you all soft ...

1561. Jesus Said: “Try Again”

Luke 5:1-11

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James Garrett

Here is the good news for today from Luke 5:1-11. This is the Word of God! A word of great encouragement and hope. Hope is the unique signature of the ... Napoleon. I can’t explain it but I know there are powerful kinds of good that can come into a life of a person who continues to trust, and love, and holds on. Simon Peter saw beyond the miracle. He realizes the holiness of the One in his boat. He gets a glimpse of the power and knowledge of Christ. He falls before Jesus saying, “Depart from me, for ...

1562. A Name To Be Remembered

Exodus 3:1-22

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Walter Kimbrough

... ago, the students at the University of California began to protest, insisting that “nobody knows my name.” Classes with 500 to 1,000 students tend to become impersonal. Each student has a number for the purpose of identification, the professor does not have the ... saying about his identity. One might say this was a question of public perception. “Who do men say that I am?” Peter quickly declared, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” In other words, even Jesus wrestled with the issue ...

1563. The Majesty Of God's Love

John 17:1-11

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Mark Ellingsen

... time he got to the prayer in our lesson for today, he was addressing the theme of his glorification (John 17:1). Of course, Jesus' glorification happened both at the resurrection and again in the ascension. Consequently the prayer speaks to our situation ... inheritance - common family ties, common genes, common stories, perhaps even common values and material possessions. My children, Elizabeth, Peter and Pat, seem to be three very different characters. Elizabeth will always be the boys' sister, no matter ...

1564. The Dreamer Within You

Joel 2:18-27, Joel 2:28-32

Sermon

Richard Hasler

... In that day, God will speak directly through the Spirit to each and every one who is open and receptive. Centuries later, Peter, on the Day of Pentecost appropriates Joel’s prophecy of dreams and visions as the text for the first Christian sermon. ... tells his students: “All beginnings are hard… Especially a beginning that you make by yourself. That’s the hardest beginning of all.”1 When my wife and I arrived on the field to gather and to organize our congregation the Mission Committee informed us ...

1565. When Thomas Doubted

John 20:24-31

Sermon

Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... he/she has never thought out and which he/she does not really believe. It is doubt like that which ends in certainty.”1 The Interpreter’s Bible has said: “ ‘What this parish needs,’ wrote Carlyle, ‘is what every parish needs, a man who knows God ... God, carries you and me and generations through time to the further stores. But it all began with the frail strands of men like Peter, Paul, James and John and Thomas -- doubting Thomas. What the Lord did for them he can do through them for us, if we ...

1566. How Much Is Enough?

Matthew 14:13-21

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... resurrection, the breakfast of bread and fish that Jesus shared with his disciples by the Sea of Galilee was a meal of reconciliation with Peter and the others who had denied Jesus in other ways. In the English language, in some contexts, the word "bread" is synonymous with ... it all to you." But the truth of the matter is that God sends us to the bank and tells us to cash that $1,000 bill in for quarters. And then we go through life giving away twenty-five cents here, fifty cents there, and so on. Instead ...

1567. Faith, Hope, and Love

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

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Brett Blair

In 1 Corinthians 13, Paul gives us his amazing analysis of love. He suggests that it is a progression. It is preceded by faith and ... from the table. Deftly stepping around the still-swinging pendulum, Ken asked the class, "Does he believe in the law of the pendulum?" The students resounding response was, "NO!" Faith is Simon Peter stepping out on turbulent water. Faith is the centurion proclaiming: Lord, merely say the word and I know that he will be healed. Faith is Matthew turning his back on security and ...

1568. Our Splintered World

Luke 12:49-53

Sermon

Carveth Mitchell

... clarity of his vision. What are the divisions regarding Jesus? There are, of course, those who love him, follow him and serve him: Peter, Paul, Joan of Arc, Wilfred Grenfell, Mother Teresa and a host of others - some of whom are here today. Then there are those ... The important question for us is this: Where are we in this division? How does this Gospel apply to us? At least three things apply. 1. Since we are here at worship, of course we assume that we are those who love and serve him. This is devoutly to be ...

1569. God Is Good But Not Easy

Luke 18:1-8

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... You are invited to allow the light of this parable to filter through the life of Antonio Salieri, the main character in Peter Shaffer’s play, Amadeus. Salieri was a peer of the great musician Wolfgang Mozart and had a burning desire to be the ... As "God") "Bene. Go forth Antonio. Serve Me and mankind, and you will be blessed!" ... "Grazie!" Icalled back. "I am Your servant for life."1 Salieri reports that the very next day good things began to happen to him and he was convinced in his heart that things would ...

1570. Image and Inscription

Matthew 22:15-22

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... with a laurel wreath (the sign of divinity) and this inscription: "Tiberious Caesar, the Majestic Son of God, and High Priest."1 Jesus calls attention to this image and inscription before he gives his answer: "The coins you carry belong to Caesar: they ... to the state inasmuch as and insofar as it acts as God’s agent for justice and peace in the world. The Apostles Peter and John set the pattern for believers when they announced that, in any conflict between government and God, they would have to obey ...

1571. Our Splintered World

Luke 12:49-53

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1572. The Master Has Come - And Calls Disciples

Mark 1:14-20

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... John. Jesus called them to be disciples, and they left their father, and the servants in the boat, and went with him. (Mark 1:16-20) The Master has come - and calls disciples. We are struck by the fact that among the first things Jesus did ... following him toward something. We go where he leads us. We serve where he needs us. He called the disciples to go with him, and they did. Simon Peter went all the way to Rome. Thomas went all the way to India. I know a man named John Stroud. He went all the way to Cuba. ...

1573. Eating at the King’s Table

2 Samuel 9:1-13

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Various Authors

... Mephibosheth did. "From that time on, he ate regularly with the king, as though he were one of his sons." (2 Samuel 9:1-11) I watched this story re-enacted some years ago. A thirty-year-old Presbyterian minister received a call to become the ... the basin that Thursday evening and washing the feet of those "crippled disciples." His acceptance of Judas with his greed, of Peter with his impulsiveness, of Nathanael with his questioning, of Thomas with his doubts, of James and John with their impulsive behavior ...

1574. Respect: Lesson for Victorious Living

Ruth 4:1-12

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... the ecumenical movement is sometimes relished for the limited security and anti-Roman Catholic basis it offers. For example, Paul, Peter, John, John Wesley, John Calvin, and Martin Luther really were not contemporaries. For example, the Holy Scriptures were not lost ... , a faith that dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and now, I am sure, dwells in you." (2 Timothy 1:5) I have a strong feeling that the sooner Christians come to terms with the place of Abraham in our faith, the sooner ...

1575. Kingdoms In Conflict

Daniel 2:24-49

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... a stone in Zion, a precious cornerstone for a sure foundation; the one who trusts will never be dismayed." (Isaiah 28:16, I Peter 2:6) St. Paul echoed the same truth: "...you are...built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself ... Kingdom of God. I wonder which of those women was happier and more fulfilled. In which kingdom is your heart invested? 1. Justice Goldberg’s dissenting opinion in Abington Township School District v. Schempp, 374 U.S. 203 (June 17, 1963) is cited ...

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