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226. Faith, Love, and Fakers at Ephesus

Acts 18:18-28

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... , claiming that they were second-class Christians unless they embraced Jewish law and traditions. In some distant places, the two sides seemed either unaware of or unmoved by the council’s edict. The divisive spirit persisted. Even in later generations, the mood of those hard-core, dog-in-the-manger Judaizers of the first century lived on. The fall of Jerusalem in A.D. 70 scattered the troublesome Hebrew Christians and resulted in spreading their venom to other places. While the growth of Christianity ...

227. Paul’s Midnight Ride

Acts 22:30--23:11

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... as great as that of the rival Pharisees. Besides these two parties, there were also minor sects like the Zealots and Essenes, but these were unlikely to be represented in the Sanhedrin. Summoned by Roman messengers, the members of the Sanhedrin were in no mood to sit sedately and listen to a speech by Paul. There was surely a considerable babble of discussion, dissension and argument before Paul was allowed even to say one word. When he was finally permitted to speak, the very first word invited trouble. He ...

228. Which Way?

Matthew 16:21-28

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... us, like getting well before we have the fever. Or, sometimes we’d rather have the resurrection without going through the valley of the shadow, like arriving at the playing field miraculously in shape, without the need for calisthenics. Try that sometime when you’re in the mood to earn a broken bone or two. The lunacy of cruciform existence is no lunacy at all. It simply does not seem, at first, to be what God has made it to be: the sure way from fear to calm security, from distrust to trust, from ...

229. Power to the Faint

Matthew 11:25-30

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Dennis Kastens

... upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light." Despair, despondency, discouragement, the blues - that down and out feeling - those dark moods of depression. Does any of that sound familiar? According to analysts, these experiences are exceedingly common in our time. If surveys are in any way accurate, few people there are who have not experienced something of despondency or depression in our hectic age. As ...

230. Isaiah’s Interruption

Isaiah 40:1-31

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Richard F. Bansemer

... . The passage says: "The grass withers, the flower fades; but ..." Thank God for that "but"! "But the word of our God will stand for ever." Immediately the tone and lament of the prophet is interrupted, cut off. Like the rolling of tympany drums the symphony changes its mood and a song is sung: Get you up to a high mountain! Lift up your voice, sing, Behold your God! Exclamation point! He’s got his power with him! He’s going to feed us like a shepherd. He’s gathering the lambs in his arms, and those ...

231. Eternal Echo Of Easter - Part 2

Matthew 28:1-10

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Esther R. Russ

... between the two soldiers, we used organ music. However, if finding the appropriate music from records is too difficult, organ music can be used for the entire production. Again, the selections for the background music should be made appropriately for the moods of the narrations. They can be very simple or very masterful, depending on the ability of the organist. PROVIDING SOUND EFFECTS AND PROPER LIGHTING Voices The following voices are needed for this production: God’s voice, Jesus’ voice, two thieves ...

232. The Surprise of Absolute Victory

Romans 8:28-39

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Robert G. Tuttle

... in the ancient world: "There is little final relation between the original map and the country discovered." If we do not hold to the great faith, the greatness dies, and the original vision is never realized. Much of contemporary music catches the mood of despair: "The initial music being drowned out by the groaning climax of the whole business (being) flushed down the (drain)." Or another, "Where all the laughter dies in sorrow." Authur Koestler gasps the final despair, "Nature has let us down, God ...

233. Forever His

Romans 14:1--15:13

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Raymond Gibson

... me to live is Christ, and to die is gain!" (Philippians 1:21). That is why when a Christian dies, his (her) funeral should always be a joyful celebration. To be sure, there are some tears because we who loved the deceased will miss that physical presence, but the mood of a Christian funeral should always be one of incredible joy, because "whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s." This means that we are in heaven with Jesus to whom we forever belong. What is it like to be with Jesus? The Bible tells us ...

234. Dessert in the Desert

Deut 32:10-12 · Ez 37

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Robert Noblett

... wasteland, meaning is always beyond us. We all experience these symptoms at one point or another, and the concern is presented here not by happenstance but by design. If we listen carefully and look closely, we will begin to hear people telling us of these moods. And even if they don’t tell us, their faces often express what their words belie. What can and should we say, then, to people who find themselves presently wandering about in what feels like a religious wasteland? It might help those who are ...

235. The Therapy of Song

1 Samuel 16:14-23, Exodus 15:1-21, Psalm 5:1-12

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Robert Noblett

... tenet of resurrection has come to us in the second symphony of Gustav Mahler, called the "Resurrection" symphony. It was while attending the funeral of a friend that his inspiration came for its triumphant final movement. Hear it in his own words: The mood in which I sat there and the thought of the departed one was exactly that of the work which occupied me constantly then. At that moment, the chorus, near the organ, intoned the Klopstock chorale Auferstehn! (Resurrection!) It struck me like a bolt ...

236. An Unidentified King

Matthew 21:1-11

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Bill Bouknight

... : the lame, blind, the children, the peasants from Galilee. And who is the hero of the parade---some forlorn figure, riding on no stallion or chariot, but mounted on a little donkey, with his feet practically dragging the ground. What a sorry sight!" Jesus' mood did not seem victorious. He was reported to be weeping at the beginning of the parade as he thought of Jerusalem's many lost opportunities. Perhaps he sensed that many of the folks cheering for him that day would be shouting "Crucify him" before ...

237. The Cross Way of Life

Matthew 10:1-42

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John R. Brokhoff

... one’s own blood. But who wants to take that road of life? The other day I saw a bumper sticker which said, "Easy does it." That may be true in some cases but it is not the case when it comes to being and living as a Christian. The mood of people was expressed in a bank’s full-page newspaper ad, "Paying without pain." It described a new way of paying bills - by telephone! In the Christian life, there is no paying without pain; there is the pain of a cross. The American people are being called upon to ...

238. This Grace In Which We Stand by Dr. Gene E. Bartlett

Romans 5:1-11

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Leonard Mann

... , therefore, to come recently upon a sign of different tone. In the gift shop at O’Hare Airport the word above some African wood carvings said, "Please touch. You can’t appreciate these until you do." There are many evidences that this in fact was the mood in which the New Testament writings first came into being. Those writers were sure they had come upon something which everyone ought to touch. To them it felt like new life. That purpose seems to have given form to the letter to the Romans. For a ...

239. Only the Wounded Can Serve

Hebrews 4:14-5:10

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Allan J. Weenink

... from the pool, bewildered, he is caught hold of by a distracted father ... "You may be next, my brother. But come with me first, an hour only, to my home. My son is lost in dark thoughts. I ... I do not understand him, and only you have ever lifted his mood. Only an hour ... my daughter since her child has died sits in the shadow. She will not listen to us ..." (as told by John M. Krumm in, The Art of Being A Sinner.) And so the physician learns the profound truth that "In Love’s service, only the wounded ...

240. Cross-Bearing

Matthew 16:21-28

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Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... of providing an opportunity to really adopt a life-style - a way of life - which bears the cross, which calls for sacrifice on our part. The Christian life is a life which is always concerned with others more than itself. It is not hard to understand the mood of Henry Watson Fowler, when at the age of forty-one he retired from his position as a school-teacher and said, "I’m never going to do a useful thing again." Sooner or later, everybody gets tired of duty, weary of responsibility, fed up with being ...

241. EPISODE 5: THE FIFTH WEEK IN LENT

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Robert Clausen

... serious charge. BISHOP: I do not make it lightly. GOVERNOR: Then proceed. BISHOP: As you know, we live in troubled times. On every side we see the masses struggling for what they term equality and rights. Political opportunists know how to profit from this mood. This man is of that stripe. GOVERNOR: Can you tell me something more substantial? BISHOP: He preaches constantly about a kingdom, of which he will be the head. GOVERNOR: A kingdom? Isn’t that a bit old-fashioned? BISHOP: Do not underestimate his ...

242. EPISODE 8: GOOD FRIDAY

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Robert Clausen

... be innocent ... WIFE: Then he can’t be guilty ... GOVERNOR: But his very innocence is a disturbance. WIFE: How can that be? GOVERNOR: Somehow, he’s upsetting the balance of society ... turning values upside down ... shaking up the people into all sorts of dangerous moods ... WIFE: I don’t believe it. GOVERNOR: I didn’t at first, but now ... WIFE: What are you thinking? GOVERNOR: If things explode ... WIFE: Your job! That’s it, isn’t it? GOVERNOR: I’ve got to protect myself. WIFE: At the price ...

243. The Art of Living Until

Matthew 24:36-51

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Leonard Mann

... excitedly say, "See how high it is!" There is an air of excited emergency, with adventure and dramatic activity. Save the haystack! get the pigs out of the lower barn! and the machinery out of the shed. Then - there is a slow dawning of truth, and the festive mood turns into crisis. After the lower barn has washed away and then the upper barn, and the rain is still falling, and the water is still rising and stands five feet deep on the living room floor, and the house shakes and trembles, and the family are ...

244. The Time of Our Visitation

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Leonard Mann

... the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen" (Luke 19:37). By this time they had seen many. But their mood of exuberant praise was one the Pharisees did not share, and they said to Jesus, "Teacher, rebuke your disciples." Perhaps the long-faced, phylactery-wearing Pharisees felt Jesus’ disciples were making too much noise. Jesus, apparently, did not share this feeling, for his reply ...

245. The Light that Shines Within

John 1:1-18

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Leonard Mann

... birds and the whisper of wind. We may go out in the springtime into the orchard or the flower garden and experience life; we may smell the fragrance of lilac or the aroma of moss on a mountain rock. We may observe the seasons as they change, feel the changing moods of day and night, know the melancholy of rain, the peace of a twilight, or the expectant hush of the dawn. We may lift our eyes and look upon the stars, the vast galaxies and the deep of space. We may behold the mystery and wonder of light. We ...

246. Derailed Dreams

Genesis 37:12-36, 50:15-21

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Bill Bouknight

... , lost 30 pounds, and went to Miami Beach. There he met an attractive lady who was willing to go out with him. That very afternoon a routine summer storm came through the Miami area. Lightning struck and killed Jake. Jake reported to the pearly gates in a surly mood. He asked, "Why Lord? I worked hard all my life, helped every person I could; then, when I finally get to the place where I can relax and have a little fun, Zap! Lightning strikes. Why Lord?" The Lord replied, "Oh, is that you, Jake? I'm so ...

247. Christmas Concern

Sermon

James Bjorge

... That is empathy. A reporter asked a native in Liberia why the people liked President Taubman so much. The reply came back swiftly, "When a little boy in the bush stubs his toe, President Taubman says, ‘Ouch.’ " That is identification. Jesus was moved by the moods and needs of the people around him. Jesus wept at the tomb of Lazarus. He could feel the deep intense agony of bereavement which gripped the family and friends. He joined them in crying. It is a beautiful picture of the way in which God enters ...

248. SURVIVAL IN THE RAT RACE

Psalm 46:1-11

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Louis H. Valbracht

... want to relax. We work so hard at relaxing; and yet, we are taut as bow strings. We’re tense. We’re all on edge - on edge toward each other. We seek peace; and yet, there are conflicts raging within us and around us. In this moment and in this mood, we turn to the Word of God, and we discover immediately that sometimes there are passages of Scripture that just don’t fit. Our Epistle for the morning is a case in point. Paul writes with a BURST of ENERGY: "Don’t you know that everyone who runs in a ...

249. A Time for Tears

John 11:17-37

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Louis H. Valbracht

... , for, so often, I feel like having one. I don’t know about you, but I find this world a place in which the "time for weeping" seems inevitable. Stanton Delaplane, the columnist, often wrote a very gay column, but one time several years ago, he wrote in a different mood. He said: "No life can run smoothly, but how can I tell this to a ten year old girl? The other night we came home and the Siamese kitten was dead. You could see what had happened. I had had some steaks delivered on top of the deep freeze ...

250. A Reason to Hope

Lamentations 3:1-66

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Michael J. Anton

... have a similar lament as they survey their towns and fields ravaged by bombs and pesticides. Here at home the folks in Detroit, Newark, Watts, Kent State and Selma must have found a real companion in Lamentations in those long, hot summers. But can we all appreciate the mood. Is man any different now than he was in the year 1? Probably not. Each generation has created its own bogey men; each has faced its own Waterloo. Yet our times are different from any other. It only takes one bomb to do the work it used ...

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