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251. The Cracked Crystal Ball

Jeremiah 28:1-17

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... guarantee anything in the future, except perhaps those sobering reports issued by the highway department before each holiday weekend. The art of prediction has always been associated with the people we call prophets. The prophets of the Scriptures, however, never ... needed crystal balls. They had something much more reliable. Their prophecy was based on the Word of God. The art of prediction has always been associated with the people we call prophets. The people of God ought to be able to ...

252. Easter 4

Acts 13:13-52, Revelation 7:9-17, John 10:22-42

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... against our wills. Lesson 1: Acts 13:15-16, 26-33 1. Listen (v. 16). In his opening words Paul asks his congregation to "listen" to what he has to say. Preaching is a partnership. As a minister needs to master the art of preaching, the people need to learn how to listen, for it, too, is an art. If there is no listening, preaching is in vain. The task of the preacher is to make certain that what is said is worth listening to. 2. Because (v. 27). Why was Jesus killed? In his sermon Paul answers. He gives two ...

253. Epiphany 3

Lk 4:14-21 · 1 Cor 12:12-30 · Neh 8:1-10 · Isa 61:1-6

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John R. Brokhoff

... news - A. Glad tidings for the poor in spirit - v. 18 B. Release for the captives of sin - v. 18 C. Sight for those blinded by sin - v. 18 D. Liberty for those oppressed by sin - v. 18 Lesson 1: Nehemiah 8:1-4a, 5-6, 8-10 1. The Art of Listening to the Read Word. 8:1-4a, 5-6. Need: The reading of Scripture is an essential element in public worship. However, the Word is often poorly read and poorly listened to. For some, reading the Lessons is the time for reading the Sunday bulletin, whispering, or looking ...

254. The Shepherd King

Revelation 7:9-17

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... painting to the very heart of the Gospel, which fulfills the Shepherd Psalm (23) - "The Lord is my Shepherd; I shall not want" - in a new and wonderful manner in Jesus Christ. The real problem with that painting is not that it is not very good art, but that it is only a partial reproduction of the most ancient Christian mosaics that exist in the church of Santa Costanza and virtually every other ancient church. In Santa Costanza, for example, the Christ is seated on a throne, one hand upraised in blessing ...

255. Painting Out the Lace

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Staff

... history believe that the painting, when first created, was somewhat different from the version which we now see. There was initially, it is believed, an exquisite lace border on the tablecloth. When, immediately upon completion, Leonardo invited a group of art students to view his masterpiece, they were immensely impressed by the delicate design of that lacework. They studied it intensely and praised it highly. Upon seeing the reaction of these young men, the artist took up a brush, dipped it, and made a ...

256. A Time for Kneeling

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... among some who saw it. Somehow, something about it seemed not to be right; it was as though some essential quality was not there. Then Thorvalsden explained: "You cannot see His face unless you kneel at His feet." And so it was. And so it is: the statue is so artfully designed that, really to see it, one must kneel and look up. It is not really seen by merely walking by. So it is with our life: there are many things which call for more than a passing glance. One does not get a disciple's feel for Christ by ...

257. The Rite of Remembrance

Luke 22:7-38

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Edward Chinn

... during the meal. At the conclusion of the meal, there would be the final cup of wine called "The Cup of Blessing." Again, the father of the family, the rabbi with his pupils, the host with his guests, would take the cup of wine and say, "Blessed art thou, O Lord our God, King of the universe, who creates the fruit of the vine." Christ did this every time he sat down with his twelve ambassadors. On Thursday night, by our time reckoning (although it would have been Good Friday by Jewish reckoning, since the ...

258. Lent 2

Genesis 12:1-8, Psalm 105:1-45, Matthew 17:1-13, John 3:1-21; 4:5-42, Romans 4:1-25

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George Bass

... the blazing sun of the desert, he wrote about water: Water, thou hast no taste, no color, no odor; canst not be defined, art relished while ever mysterious. Not necessary to life, but life itself, thou fillest us with a gratification that exceeds the delight of the ... By thy grace, there are released in us all the dried-up runnels of our heart. Of the riches that exist in the world, thou art the rarest and also the most delicate - thou so pure within the bowels of earth! ... A man may die though he held in his ...

259. The Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost

Isaiah 25:1-12, Psalm 23:1-6, Psalm 135:1-21, Deuteronomy 34:1-12, Philippians 4:2-9, Philippians 4:10-20

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... when they turned down his invitation? In the television special, "The Man who Lived at the Ritz," about the Nazi Hermann Goering's stay in Paris, an American artist who is also a resident of the Ritz Hotel is hired by Goering to evaluate his pilfered art for its authenticity and to make certain that none of the other Nazi leaders diverts any of his holdings to themselves. The artist becomes a spy for the underground when he observes Nazi cruelty at work in Paris, and sees it especially in Goering. But he ...

260. Faith, Love, and Fakers at Ephesus

Acts 18:18-28

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... sent by sea to Greece or Rome. As a shipping and financial center, Ephesus prospered. One of the former kings of Ephesus, prior to the Roman occupation, was Croesus, whose very name is equated with wealth. Ephesus had another distinction. It was a center for art and religion. According to an ancient local legend, a statue of the goddess Artemis (her Greek name) or Diana (her Roman name) had fallen on a field near the city. It was probably a meteorite, but the primitive Ephesians regarded this as a sign from ...

261. Lord, Lead Me On

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Ruth Margaret Gibbs

... feet from stumbling. Then I grew very tired. "I can go no farther, Lord." I said. He answered, "Night is gone. Look up, my child." I looked, and it was dawn. Green valleys stretched below. "I can go on alone now," I said. Then I saw the marks: "Lord, thou art wounded. Thy hands are bleeding, thy feet bruised. Was it for me?" He whispered, "I did it gladly." Then I fell at his feet. "Lord, lead me on," I cried. "No road too long, no valley too steep, if thou ...

262. Power to the Faint

Matthew 11:25-30

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Dennis Kastens

... may bring? Are not these anxieties simply interest that we pay in advance on a debt that we may never incur? How many of us pay that interest regularly? What is its toll? How much does it rob us of joy? The psalmist has said, "Why art thou cast down, O my soul, and why art thou disquieted in me? Hope thou in God: For I shall yet praise Him for He is the help of His countenance." (Psalm 42:5) Do you really believe that God is working all things together for your good? Even if it is suffering, God can ...

263. We Are Driven!

Jeremiah 20:7-18

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John R. Brokhoff

... is with us, we are in a majority because one person and God always make a majority. As a result, we take courage in facing opposition, even death, for, "though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for thou art with me ..." A Christian is driven to act out the Christian faith because the fire of faith assures him/her that God really is present in the work. When William Booth began his work with the resultant Salvation Army, his wife, Catherine, was reluctant to accompany him ...

264. Out of the Darkness

John 9:1-12

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Robert Bachelder

... race ... if the blindness is infidelity, then the illumination is faith." Surely we need the illumination of Christian faith today. Ours is one of those epochs of which it may be said, as Shakespeare said of Romeo, "affliction is enamoured of thy parts ... and thou art wedded to calamity." Worse still, we seem bereft of a vision to sustain us. "Without a vision, the people perish," declares the biblical proverb. It seemed to T. S. Eliot on the eve of World War II that the people were perishing because they ...

265. Born to Play Second Fiddle

Luke 1:57-66

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George Bass

... verge of backing off and compromising with the opposition encountered in the leaders of the Jews, nor did he ever seem to be in danger of denying the Lordship of Christ and his task in the world. How different it is with you and me. Michelangelo, whose works of art so exquisitely glorify God the Father and the Son, Jesus the Christ, once wrote: "I love you, O God, with my tongue and then I mourn that love does not reach the heart; neither do I know well from where the door opens to grace ..." That God’s ...

266. Do We Want to See?

Luke 6:17-26

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Wallace H. Kirby

... , another guest who was virtually unknown to the group was requested to follow suit. He had nothing of the practiced art of the actor, but he had the eloquence that comes only from being indeed earnest. The people who listened were deeply ... not be a cat if it looked at a queen and forgot the mouse. We see what we want to see. Following a conducted tour of an art gallery, the guide said: "And now, ladies and gentlemen, if you have any questions, I shall be glad to answer them". One lady spoke up: "I wish you ...

267. The Surprise of Absolute Victory

Romans 8:28-39

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Robert G. Tuttle

... wants of him. We are so often blind. Dr. Robert Ozment tells a touching story. A man is looking in a window at an art display including the crucifixion. He becomes conscious of another person. Out of the corner of his eye he saw that it was a little ... we hear whispers of strange words: "Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death. I will fear no evil. Thou art there. Thy rod and thy staff comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies ... Surely goodness and mercy ...

268. Bezaleel

Exodus 35:30--36:7

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Warren Thomas Smith

... individuality. We stand in wonder at the majesty and beauty of Gothic cathedrals. We marvel at the skill of workers who caught a bit of heaven and wove it into stone. As Will Durant says, "... the Gothic sculptor, in the joy of his art, could scarcely touch a surface without adorning it."3 Suger, the Benedictine abbot and regent of France who supervised the construction of St. Denis in Paris, remarked about the magnificent furnishings of his church, "If the ancient law ordained that cups of gold should ...

269. Joseph

Proverbs 10:1-32

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Warren Thomas Smith

... of Joseph? The influence is seen later, as Jesus taught the disciples to pray, "When ye pray, say, Our Father ..." Of course he was speaking of God the Father, yet the term was father, a word dear to our Savior. O Joseph, of the holy family least, A just man art thou called, and all the rest Of flaw and virtue in thy homely life Is left unnamed, to be inferred or guessed. But who can doubt thy warmth of heart, thy grace Of spirit wise, or who shall think it odd To hold thee great? When Jesus spoke to heaven ...

270. Only the Wounded Can Serve

Hebrews 4:14-5:10

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Allan J. Weenink

... 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 can serve." It is a truth to ... was a wounded soldier ministering to our personal tragedy. Man was made for fellowship. Within that fellowship the redeeming art of relating to another person is not an option but a requirement. Because we are wounded, we can contribute ...

271. Running With Patience

Hebrews 12:1-13

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Allan J. Weenink

... is the creative waiting, the sound assurance that "this too shall pass;" and on the other side of the mist the sun still shines and God still cares. Patience means staying in step with self-capacity without trying to out-distance God. It is the art of receptivity, the ability to sort out the useless from the meaningful, the quietness to listen. Yet it is also the determination to maintain a steady course, the stabilizer when panic threatens, the resolution to stay alert for the best signs in the worst times ...

272. God, Help Us to Laugh

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Harold Warlick

... a valuable part of our image of God is the ability to laugh at ourselves and at our forms. As most of you are aware, many churches make a game out of "perfect attendance" in Sunday School. This process, which incidentally introduces to many children the art of telling little white lies - "we went to the beach but we had our own Sunday School in the motel, etc." - culminates in the big payoff, a Sunday service in which a perfect attendance pin is awarded. Several years ago the First Baptist Church in Cowpens ...

273. The Christian’s Style - 1960

Matthew 11:1-19

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Kent Moorehead

... in just a minute you say, "that’s Brahms," or "that’s Beethoven." How do you know? That’s their style, the way they do it. No one else does it quite that way. We had quite a controversy some time ago when somebody gave two wonderful Rembrandts to the art museum in Detroit. So we all went and ooohed and ah-h-d and thought they were wonderful. Then a couple of Philistines came in and said, "Fakes." What do you mean fakes? "They are not originals." How do you know. So the press had a great time and we ...

274. Jacob, the Wanderer

Genesis 28:10-22

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Don Yocom

... . Said he, "Surely the Lord is in this place; and I did not know it" (Genesis 28:16). Jacob learned the lesson of God’s ever-present Self. You can’t run away from God. As the Psalmist said, "If I ascend to heaven, thou art there! If I make my bed in Sheol, thou art there" (Psalm 139:8). Grief turned to praise! Jacob built an altar there and called the place Bethel, which means "House Of God." And Jacob was stirred to his depths, to the extent that he faced his stewardship of earthly goods as well as his ...

275. Molehills and Mountains

Matthew 6:25-34, Mark 8:31--9:1

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Louis H. Valbracht

... tawdry, or you can catch a vision of the beautiful, the excellent and the eternal. Dean Briggs of Harvard tells of taking a group of college students on a trip to Rome. Within walking distance of their hotel was the Colosseum, the Forum, the great museums of art, the Vatican Library and St. Peter’s Basilica, and they spent their day playing bridge and drinking in the hotel lobby. Too many of us in life are like a city bus that stops at every corner and takes on passengers, until the bus is so full that ...

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