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2651. Thankful Living

Joel 2:18-27

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John A. Stroman

... God's creation? Because God has created the earth, it has a worth all of it own. This is my Father's world ... His hand the wonders wrought. Creation is precious because of the one who has given it to us. The quality of our thanksgiving, compassion, and concern extends to even the animals of the land. We do not equate animals with people, but when they are killed for human necessity it is done with the least amount of suffering. As Christians we use animals in ways to conserve their dignity. This is part of ...

2652. How To Treat Your Enemies

2 Samuel 18:1-18

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Stephen M. Crotts

... , if you were visiting in my home and rose to go, I, as a hospitable person, would go to my fire, rake out a few glowing embers and heap them on your head (in the firepot, of course). This was a token of my hospitality, a winsome sign of my concern for your well-being. And the Bible is saying this is the respect we should show our enemies. For, who knows the grace of God, but that our enemies can be turned into our friends. As Edwin Markham put it: He drew a circle and shut me out, Heretic, rebel ...

2653. Mirror, Mirror ON The Wall . . .!

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Stephen M. Crotts

... is temporary so we will be certain to concentrate on the beauty that lasts, spiritual character!" This is true. "God," the Bible says in 1 Samuel 16:7, "sees not as man sees; man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart." God is not as concerned with what we look like on the outside as he is with what we are on the inside. If it were up to man, we would bother only with outward glamor. But God takes this away from us. Physical beauty, if indeed we ever had it, fades rapidly. If you ...

2654. Take Up Your Ministry

Mark 9:38-41

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Steven E. Albertin

... " with the Episcopal Church is not only about the nature of the "historic episcopate" but is also about the nature of "ministry" in the church. The question still has not been resolved, as revealed by the confusion that still exists in many congregations concerning who can preach and just who exactly is a minister and who is not. Is the ministry something reserved only for those who are rostered professionals, certified and approved by the church? Or is ministry more than that? Couldn't it be something ...

2655. Breaking The Tabboo

Mark 12:41-44

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Steven E. Albertin

... to a friend by saying, "At our church we don't talk about money." Many times I have heard people complain when the subject of money is brought up in the church. Money seems too secular, too worldly, not spiritual enough. Some churches are so concerned about this taboo that they make a special effort in their worship services to remind any of their visitors that they are not expected to make a financial contribution when the offering plate is passed. Asking for money is too personal. It is impolite, rude ...

2656. Judgment Day

Mark 13:1-31

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Steven E. Albertin

... destroyed ... temperature would plummet for several months ... all biological life on the planet would be gravely threatened." Such a description makes me shudder and I begin to wonder if the end of this world isn't all that far away. Add to that all the concerns about the environmental problems we are creating (air pollution, depletion of the ozone layer, global warming, and so on) and it is easy to start thinking of giving up. But there is a strange irony in all of this. The supporters of nuclear weapons ...

2657. Mine Eyes Have Seen The Glory!

John 11:17-37

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Steven E. Albertin

... about the nature of heaven are more than just expressions of our curiosity. They are reflections of a much deeper anxiety, something that touches each of us in a very personal way. Such questions take on a special sense of urgency not only because we are concerned about the destiny of our departed loved ones (Has God abandoned them? Are they in misery or ecstasy or somewhere in between? Do they have a future?), but also because we are anxious about our own destiny. What does the future hold? What about us ...

2658. Having The Last Word

John 18:28-40

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Steven E. Albertin

... was actually right. Jesus is indeed King. Jesus does have the last word. Jesus is God's last word to the world. And it is a word of mercy and forgiveness. Because Christ is King, because Jesus does indeed have the last word, everything that Jesus claimed concerning God and human life and truth and good and evil was true! God can be trusted. Sinners are forgiven. Blessed are the meek and the poor and the persecuted for Jesus' sake. Eternal life is now already ours because Jesus is King. Because Jesus has the ...

2659. No Freudian Slip!

Matthew 6:25-34

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Steven E. Albertin

... much worry can create problems. Yes, always worrying about the future, about what to wear or what to eat, can become an unhealthy obsession. We are opposed to that kind of worry. But where do you draw the line? When does a healthy concern for the future become a self-destructive obsession about tomorrow? Jesus is uninterested in such distinctions. He offers no helpful guidelines. Instead, Jesus sees such worry as a Freudian slip, a revelation of something much deeper and more dangerous within us. Even the ...

2660. Miracles Seven and Eight: Healing An Issue Of Blood & Healing The Rulers Daughter

Mark 5:21-43

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Harold H. Lentz

... her hand and touched the Lord, and instantly her long-time search for a cure was answered. She was made whole. As we make our way through life on earth there are many things which weigh us down. We are troubled about our finances. We have health concerns. We meet up with disappointments and defeats. There are discouragements along the way. One has to wonder how some people think they can overcome all these negatives alone. Christ, who can be of immense help, offers to come to us with his aid. "Come unto me ...

2661. Miracle Nine: Healing A Deaf-Mute

Mark 7:31-37, Mark 7:24-30

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Harold H. Lentz

... writers had Mark's writings in hand when they wrote their Gospels. And this was a double miracle, a healing of both deafness and of a speech impediment. All the more wonder that Mark is the only one to relate this action. Another area of conjecture concerns the man's speech impediment. Although he is often called a deaf-mute, the scriptures refer to his trouble as an impediment. Apparently, he could talk but could not be easily understood. This could have been a result of his deafness, as those who cannot ...

2662. Have I Got News For You!

Isaiah 9:1-7

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William L. Self

... (v. 6). We need him with us. We are lonely and helpless. Man said to the universe, "Sir, I exist." However, replied the universe, "The fact has not created within me a sense of obligation." Christ comes as king forever. Isaiah sang, "There will be no end" concerning the stability of Hezekiah's just order. In a more certain way, we can say that of Christ. William Temple said it truly: "When we serve him in humble loyalty, he reigns; when we serve him self-assertedly, he reigns; when we rebel, he reigns. His ...

2663. The Man With Two Umbrellas

1 Samuel 3:1--4:1

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William L. Self

... , especially in the rain. I shall walk along with you and show you where it is.' As I got dressed to go, I thought, 'What kind of fellow is this?' As we walked along in the rain under the two umbrellas, I said to myself, 'If this fellow is so concerned about my religion, I ought to know something about his.' I asked, 'Where do you go to church?' 'Oh,' he replied, 'My church is just around the corner.' I said, 'Suppose we go to your church today, and we'll go to my church next Sunday.' I went to his ...

2664. No Shortcut To Glory

2 Kings 2:1-18

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William L. Self

... with Jesus says that the anticipated messiah and the end-time prophecies are fulfilled in Jesus. They disappear, saying that the old is ended and the new has come. We note also that Jesus does not speak. Just as at the baptism, God acts and speaks concerning Jesus. We hunger for the wonder of a transfiguration experience, but are we ready to experience the journey to Jerusalem and the cross? This hunger for wonder is in the soul of our churches. The truth is that we have developed all types of substitutes ...

2665. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot

2 Kings 2:1-18

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Harold Warlick

... had evidenced a power unlike the world recognizes power. his silent gentleness marked him even in his hour of lofty triumph. He moved slowly upward through quiet air. The origin of his ascent was his own will and his own power. Another striking contrast concerns the transition of authority. Elisha receives a falling mantle, the transference of unfinished business, so he can be fitted for continuing the work which Elijah left undone. An office is passed on so the functions would be the same. That's the way ...

2666. Arc Of The Covenant

Genesis 9:1-17

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Paul W. Kummer

... that God would answer. As he pondered what to do next, a crowd of beggars came by asking for money. Though preoccupied with the wounded men, his heart went out to the needy paupers. Hurriedly, he gave them a few coins and some words of loving concern. A moment later he stared in amazement at one weary beggar who had remained behind. The starving man was little more than a living skeleton. The missionary suddenly realized that the Lord had brought him a walking lesson in human anatomy. Gilmour asked the man ...

2667. Our Jealous Husband

Exodus 20:1-21

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Paul W. Kummer

... thoughts, "I had better do this so God will bless me. I'll get this over so I can move on to more important things. I'll put in my time so I can say I did so!" Your god in worship, in that case, is yourself. You are more concerned about how good you'll look or what you can get from God. Oops, that button is out of place! Who is the god of your tongue? "Don't misuse God's name." When we use the Divine names as expletives or to deceive someone with emphasis, we surely do ...

2668. Decisions, Decisions

Acts 1:12-26

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Paul W. Kummer

... at the heart" (1 Samuel 16:7). 3. God's will is always to be a witness. God's will is always what the apostles prayed for in verse 22: "Which one of these will become a witness with us of his resurrection?" Is this God's concern in all things? Yes. But how can the decision between closing up the garage or going on a cruise be directly related to sharing our faith and bringing others to Christ? Will working outside intensely give you more opportunities to witness to your neighbors? Will there be contractors ...

2669. The Highest In The Lowest

Luke 2:1-7, Luke 2:8-20

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John A. Stroman

... about that person. They are convinced that people from certain locations, races, cultures, or backgrounds are all alike and that no one of any importance can come from those kinds of roots. We have heard it all before, haven't we? As far as Jesus is concerned, they had the facts on him, but they did not really know him. That day in Nazareth they stumbled over the truth because it appeared so ordinary, so obvious and familiar. Fred Craddock tells how, upon the death of a saint, those who visited his home ...

2670. God Is Down To Earth

John 1:1-18

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John A. Stroman

... the people loved about Lincoln, was his down-to-earth nature. He identified with common people. He was approachable. Carl Sandburg, in his biography of Lincoln, tells how on certain days each month the people were invited to the White House to bring their concerns to the President. The people came because they were convinced that their president cared about them. It was Lincoln who said, "God must have loved the common people, because he made so many of them." Above all he was approachable and had time for ...

2671. Advent 1

Isaiah 63:7--64:12, 1 Corinthians 1:1-9, Psalm 80:1-19, Mark 13:32-37, Mark 13:1-31

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William E. Keeney

... in love, reconciliation and redemption? Do we act as though these are the real sources of power while appearing to the world to be irrelevant and powerless? 2. Expecting the Parousia. The timing and nature of the Parousia is an issue that already caused concern in the New Testament church and raises questions among commentators yet today. The passage for today seems to suggest that Jesus expected his return as the glorified Son of Man within the generation then living. (See Mark 13:28-30.) If that is so ...

2672. Possession Is Nine-tenths Of The Law

Daniel 7:1-14, Daniel 7:15-28

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Robert P. Hines

... much easier to understand, and more helpful to us in our daily living, if we avoid trying to use it as a detailed outline of future events and simply try to understand what it was intended to say to its original audience. Biblical scholars disagree concerning the date and authorship of the book of Daniel. The setting in the story is the Babylonian exile, and some consider that period to be the time of authorship. Others think Daniel was written during the time of the oppressive regime of the Seleucid Empire ...

2673. So Much To Say, So Little Time

John 16:5-16

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Alexander H. Wales

... that always got them so confused. They really didn't want to get into any deep reflection upon what the future might hold. Of course, they didn't know that the future was going to be very different in just a few short hours. Yet they were concerned. There was enough being said that they knew that things were about to be different. Jesus was promising them that there would be someone around to help make the confusion clear. That they weren't expecting the Spirit is clear in the Pentecost story. The Spirit ...

2674. The Other Resurrection

Luke 7:11-17

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Alexander H. Wales

... course, that is not the best thing to say to someone who is grieving the loss of a loved one, unless you just happen to be able to take away the grief. Jesus walked over to the coffin and touched it, something that no Jew who would be concerned with staying ritually clean would do. His action caused the pallbearers to stop in their tracks. Then, the miracle occurs. "Young man! Listen to me! Get up!" The young man sat up and began talking. Before long, Jesus was returning him to his mother. One who had been ...

2675. Simply Simon

Luke 7:36-50

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Alexander H. Wales

... . He was ready to judge the woman who came to minister to Jesus. He assumed that he was all right because he had knowledge and privilege. He was part of the establishment, the right group in the right place. There may have been a few flaws but nothing to be concerned about as far as he could see. Simon could not imagine why Jesus would treat him so badly in front of all his guests. That is where we come in. I don't think that most of us really would imagine Jesus treating us so badly. We would see the ...

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