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226. Fairness

Matthew 20:1-16

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This parable goes against the business mentality that dominates our lives. We have always been taught: You get out of something directly in proportion to that which you put in it. Yet, that is not what happened in Jesus' story. In our way of thinking, the laborers who came to the field late got something for nothing. This parable challenges us not to look upon the Kingdom of God, or the church, as a business community. Yet, that is difficult for us to do, because that is our point of reference. What do you ...

227. Action

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James A. Pike

There are basically two ways of thinking: the Hebrew way and the Greek way. The Greek way is in terms of nouns, abstract and universal. The Hebrew way is in terms of verbs, specification. You find little discussion in the Bible about the omnipresence, omniscience, etc. of God. Instead there is the personal testimony that "should ten ...

228. The Price Of Evil Deeds

Isaiah 5:1-7, Isaiah 5:8-30

Bulletin Aid

H. Burnham Kirkland

Call To Worship Leader: Turn to the Lord and pray to him, now that he is near. People: Let the wicked leave their way of life and change their way of thinking. Leader: Let them turn to the Lord our God. People: He is merciful and quick to forgive. All: Show us your mercy, Almighty God, and we will be saved. Collect God of mercy and justice, we lift up our prayers for the doers of evil and wickedness. We know that ...

229. The Good Shepherd - Sermon Starter

John 10:1-21

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Brett Blair

... ." Yes, the tradition of the shepherd was very much a part of the heritage of Christ. This picture comes more clearly into focus in the New Testament. Jesus once told a story about a shepherd who had 100 sheep, but one of them went astray. In our way of thinking a 99% return on our investment would be most desirable, but not this shepherd. He left the 99 to go in search of that one lost sheep. Later, when Jesus was speaking to a great throng of people, Mark tells us that he had compassion upon them because ...

230. Walking Through A Storm

Mark 4:35-41

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Leonard H. Budd

... for Jesus to wake up and make things right! Mark's gospel tells us that Jesus did just that! He spoke to the storm and it quieted. He said, "Peace. Be still." And, writes Mark, "there was a great calm." In our modern, scientific way of thinking, we do not easily understand all this. Storms upon seas are caused by wind currents, temperature differences and open spaces. A recent news article told of this climatic possibility on the Sea of Galilee, triggered by the winds coming off of Mount Hermon and moving ...

231. Suffering Leads to Victory

1 Peter 3:18-21

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Richard Gribble

... may be problematic, hurtful, or bring suffering, but when it comes to our faith should there be another approach or standard we use? Contemporary life, especially in the Western first-world environment in which we live, exalts ideas and promotes actions and ways of thinking that violate the basic precepts of Jesus as outlined by the gospel evangelists and the other New Testament authors. It is easy to follow the path of the majority to walk the easy, unencumbered trouble-free path. But as Jesus reminds us ...

232. For the Life of Betsy D. I. Smylie

John 12:20-36

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John Smylie

... toward God because of pastoral issues in our life. Perhaps we have a difficult or handicapped child, a friend's cancer may cause us to reject the presence of grace, it may be the death of a parent or spouse; and some may have taken on a way of thinking about God that keeps God as one who is remote and ourselves as victims. Today we hear the request of Greek visitors in Jerusalem and perhaps it stirs something in us as well. Perhaps their very simple request can become our request. Perhaps we see life and ...

233. We Wish to See Jesus

John 12:20-33

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John Smylie

234. The Lord Chooses a New King

1 Samuel 16:14-23, 1 Samuel 16:1-13

Teach the Text

Robert B. Chisholm Jr.

... character (Jer. 11:20; 20:12). When God chose Saul as king, he gave the people the kind of physically imposing individual that they, like other nations, would find desirable (1 Sam. 8:5; 9:2; 10:23–24). Samuel himself falls into this superficial way of thinking when he reasons that Jesse’s son Eliab, who apparently is physically impressive (v. 7), is God’s chosen king (see as well his words in 10:24). Humans tend to look on the outward appearance when evaluating someone’s suitability for a task, but ...

235. The Door of Celebration

Luke 19:36-44

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J. Howard Olds

... 's people say, “Amen." B. Palm Sunday is a Celebration of Obedience Richard Foster says that celebration is a discipline. It is not something that falls from overhead. It is not something pumped up by others. Celebration is the result of a consciously chosen way of thinking and living. Joy in the Lord comes from following the Lord. It is an outgrowth of obedience. Trust and obey, For there's no other way To be happy in Jesus, But to trust and obey. Several years ago there was a controversial movie called ...

236. When the Going Gets Tough ... the Tough Start Praying!

Luke 17:5-10

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... built" or "When are you going to build the real church building?" I'll bet he's telling the truth and I know that it won't be easy to keep a civil tongue. At least, it won't be for me. But, of course, we must. I understand that way of thinking, I really do. Like most of you I have worshiped in buildings that looked, felt, and smelled like a church. I love that experience. I never imagined, as has been the case for us, that we would worship in so many unique settings, but what rich experiences those have ...

237. Risking It All

Mark 5:25-29

Children's Sermon

B. Kathleen Fannin

... crowd. (National Geographic magazine is an excellent source.) Lesson: Faith. "What does it mean to take a risk?" I ask the assembled children. As the seconds of their silence lengthen I wonder if today's topic is going to be too ephemeral for their concrete way of thinking. Just as I am about to answer my own question, I hear a soft voice inquire, "Does it mean to do something dangerous?" "Yes!" I reply. "Taking a risk is often dangerous because taking a risk means that you might lose something that is ...

238. The Word Of The Lord Lasts Forever

Isaiah 55:1-13

Bulletin Aid

H. Burnham Kirkland

... will show us the path that leads to Eternal Life with you. Amen. Prayer Of Confession Lord, we have tried to live an independent life. We thought we could find our own way through the difficult paths of life. We know now that we need to change our way of thinking and of living, and so we turn to you the Lord, our God. Forgive our past mistakes, and grant us a new way of life guided by your Holy Spirit. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. Offertory Prayer Heavenly Father, even as we have walked in darkness before ...

239. God's Mercy

Isaiah 55:1-13

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H. Burnham Kirkland

... the sustenance that will give us true life. We come to you now, our Father, because you are merciful and quick to forgive, asking for your blessing. Amen. Prayer Of Confession O Lord, our God, we need to leave our way of life and change our way of thinking. By your mercy and through your Holy Spirit, we turn to you that we may find new life. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. Offertory Prayer Heavenly Father, we know that no gift of ours would be adequate to compensate for your many blessings and the great ...

240. Jesus’ Authority to Perform Miracles

Matthew 8:18-22, Matthew 8:23-27, Matthew 8:28-34, Matthew 9:1-8

Teach the Text

Jeannine K. Brown

... : Our modern worldview leads us to assume a God who is distant from creation, with the laws of nature alone explaining natural phenomena. So passages like this one where Jesus demonstrates authority over creation might seem foreign to our way of thinking. G. K. Chesterton, in Orthodoxy, suggests an interesting mediating view in this regard. Because children have abounding vitality, because they are in spirit fierce and free, therefore they want things repeated and unchanged. They always say, “Do it again ...

241. My God, My God, ... Why?

Mark 15:33-41

Drama

... is the Spirit of prophecy now? The kingdom seems invisible again. (Joseph turns toward the cross) On the other hand, if Jesus is the true messenger of the kingdom of God, or more, its Messiah, then this cross spells the end of many of our ways of thinking about life and death, about law and justice, even of our ideas about religion, charity, piety and mercy. All that we assume is right and good has been called into question. But God has chosen to act mysteriously before, right? (Mildly amused) After all, he ...

242. Jesus Questioned About Fasting

Luke 5:33-39

Understanding Series

Craig A. Evans

... about how God judges and evaluates people. That this will be difficult to accept is seen in Jesus’ final comment: “And no one after drinking old wine wants the new, for he says, ‘The old is better’ ” (v. 39). Jesus recognizes that old habits and ways of thinking are not easily changed. Additional Notes 5:34 The metaphor of Jesus as bridegroom occurs elsewhere in the NT (see Matt. 25:1–10; John 3:29) and underlies the idea of the church as the “bride of Christ” (see Eph. 5:23; Rev. 18:23 ...

243. Three Arrows

1 Samuel 20:1-42

Sermon

... and his prowess as a warrior. He reminded Jonathan that this upstart from Bethlehem might even become the next king and usurp his role as the crown prince awaiting the throne. Jonathan often risked his life to warn David of danger. To Jonathan’s way of thinking, the power of friendship was stronger than the Machiavellian quest for power. He had already told David to flee during a black day when the melancholy monarch Saul wished to murder the shepherd lad. Now, as the feast of the new moon was approaching ...

244. God Works Wanders

Genesis 12:1-8

Sermon

Gerald Whetstone

... to live your life? It's so easy to stay where we are, even if it's painful, just because it's familiar. Destructive perceptions, abusive habits, hurtful attitudes, broken relationships -- all these, no matter how painful they are, are often more comfortable than venturing into a way of thinking and living which will be new to us. Still, God says, come to the place I will show you. Some of us have held hurts so long we can't imagine life without them. Some we learned very young. Perhaps we grew up in a world ...

245. Jesus and Beelzebub

Matthew 12:22-37

Understanding Series

Robert H. Mounce

... with scorn, “This man expels demons only because Beelzebub the ruler of the demons gives him the power. He can control demons in others only because he himself is controlled by the chief of demons.” 12:25–28 Jesus is well aware of their way of thinking. It is incredible that learned men, trained in the art of skillful debate, would not realize the full implications of their position. Jesus points out that kingdoms divided are bound to collapse, and that if demons are cast out by the power of Beelzebub ...

246. Jesus at a Pharisee's House

Luke 14:1-14

Understanding Series

Craig A. Evans

... viewed as outcasts from the kingdom, one will be blessed (truly happy) and accordingly will receive a reward from God at the resurrection of the righteous. Such advice would have sounded quite strange to the ears of many of Jesus’ contemporaries. To their way of thinking the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind are those from whom God has withheld his blessing. In all likelihood, it was thought that their afflictions were the result of sin. These people, along with the Gentiles, would be the last ...

247. Warnings and Encouragements

Luke 12:1-12

Understanding Series

Craig A. Evans

... , the Messiah Jesus. The reference to “yeast” connotes something that spreads throughout whatever it comes in contact with (see Matt. 13:33). In other words, hypocrisy characterizes the Pharisaic approach to religion, and the disciples are warned not to adopt their ways of thinking. The essence of the warning is given in vv. 2–3. The truth will eventually be known. The “hypocrites will be unmasked” (Marshall, p. 512). The truth of the gospel is to be proclaimed openly (from the roofs), and through ...

248. God's Gracious Spiritual Nourishment

John 6:25-59

Bulletin Aid

Dennis Koch

... what I know!" Have you heard these words on our lips, Lord? If we do not say them, we often think them. We write people off because we know their reputations.We do not listen to sound advice because we do not want to change our own way of thinking. Our pride prevents us from admitting it when we are wrong. When we hear something which does not fit what we know, we murmur under our breath, we grumble,and we groan. Nevertheless, the truth stands. When Jesus said he was the Bread of Heaven, people murmured ...

249. A Collective Conscience

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Robert P. Dugan, Jr.

What is culture? It is the ways of thinking, living, and behaving that define a people and underlie its achievements. It is a nation's collective mind, its sense of right and wrong, the way it perceives reality, and its definition of self. Culture is the morals and habits a mother strives to instill in her children. It is ...

250. Parables are Signs of Protest

Mt 13:34-35

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Michael P. Green

Parables are not meant to pat us on the back, but to give us a kick in the pants. They are not intended to comfort us, but to challenge us and change us. Parables speak out against the status quo. . .Parables are demonstrators waving signs of protest, speaking out against our ways of thinking, our traditional ways of experiencing and obeying God, our spiritual institution.

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