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251. Reliable Witness

Luke 24:36-49

Sermon

King Duncan

... , but only faith can tell us why it happened. A father told of taking his family to the Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado. He said the sky seemed more brilliant than they had ever seen it, and the stars were so close you felt as if you could touch them. Their three boys decided that they would put their sleeping bags out on the ground so they could go to sleep watching the stars. The man and his wife had just settled down for the night when their youngest boy came into the tent, dragging his sleeping bag ...

252. At Mount Sinai

Exodus 19:1-25

Understanding Series

James K. Bruckner

... they did not cross (vv. 12, 21–24). This sort of consecration is external in nature. The boundary also functioned to consecrate the mountain (“set apart for a special purpose”). The Lord insisted that the people “not go up the mountain or touch the foot of it.” Touching the mountain brought the threat of death by stoning or arrows. This extreme measure served to reveal the great distance between the purity of the Lord and the impurity of the people. In order to go even to the foot of the mountain ...

253. The Priestly Portions of Sacrifices

Lev 6:8–7:38

Teach the Text

Joe M. Sprinkle

... –26 These are the regulations for the sin offering. On “most holy” (v. 25b), see comments at 6:14–17 above. “Shall eat it” (v. 26) should be rendered “may eat it.” It would have been physically impossible for a priest to eat every offering entirely. 6:27–28 Whatever touches any of the flesh will become holy. Clothing, vessels, and utensils used by the worshiper to process the meat belong to God and remain in the sanctuary. The alternative, “Everyone who ...

254. Unclean Animals

Leviticus 11:1-47

Teach the Text

Joe M. Sprinkle

... to Moses and Aaron. Aaron is addressed with Moses because the priests are responsible for teaching Israelites about purity (Lev. 10:10–11). 11:2–8 animals that live on land. The chapter concerns edible animals (v. 2b) or those whose carcasses they could touch (v. 8). The text provides a mnemonic device for categorizing land animals: animals that have a divided hoof and chew the cud (cattle, sheep, goats, deer) are clean (v. 3). Chewing the cud refers to regurgitating material to chew it a second time ...

255. What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You

Matthew 13:36-43, Matthew 13:24-30

Sermon

Tom Garrison

... to be different than our experiences with anything else, and if you do not know that, you are destined to fail in "the upward journey." Many times people express these thoughts: "I've never seen God. God has never said anything to me. I can't taste or touch or feel God. Therefore, I don't believe there is such a reality." But such a statement is just like saying: "I can't smell the color red; therefore I don't believe such a thing as redness exists." Maybe what needs to be realized is that reality exists ...

256. Marriage

1 Corinthians 7:1-40

Understanding Series

Marion L. Soards

... , but nothing could be further from Paul’s own thinking and teaching. The rendering of the second part of verse 1 in the NIV is questionable, It is good for a man not to marry. Literally the Greek reads, “It is good for a man not to touch a woman.” The NIV’s translation mistakenly focuses on the issue of marriage, whereas the Greek words speak of sexual relations between a man and a woman, obviously in the context of marriage. In the lines that follow, it becomes apparent that Paul is particularly ...

257. A Dead Girl and a Sick Woman

Luke 8:40-56

Understanding Series

Craig A. Evans

... a “synagogue president” and notes that “he is to be distinguished from a civic official and from a Sanhedrin member.” 8:43 subject to bleeding for twelve years: According to Lev. 15:19–30 the woman would have been considered unclean, and all that she touched would be unclean (Tiede, p. 175). The clause, and she had spent all she had on doctors (read only in a footnote in the NIV), is not found in the most important mss. That Luke “the physician” would not wish to repeat it seems understandable ...

258. Three Men Changed by God

1 Corinthians 15:1-11, Isaiah 6:1-13, Luke 5:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... , and I live among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the Lord Almighty. “Then one of the seraphim flew to me with a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with tongs from the altar. With it he touched my mouth and said, ‘See, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away and your sin atoned for.’ “Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, ‘Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?’ “And I said, ‘Here am I. Send me!’” What a marvelous piece of Scripture ...

259. The Value of Doubt

John 20:19-31

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R. Robert Cueni

... and yet have come to believe” (v. 29). With these words, Jesus was also addressing us. Not a one of us was present when Jesus showed Thomas his hands and side. If we are to have faith, we are going to have to believe without having seen and touched. The twin dangers of faith are to believe anything because we never have a doubt or to go to the other extreme and never believe anything because our doubts overwhelm us. We need to find a way to live with the tension and the ambiguity between those extremes ...

260. Reading the Last Chapter First

Matthew 17:1-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... history is pointing in a certain direction. In the Transfiguration, we see what that direction is. First of all, in this moment, the disciples see who Christ really is. On that mountaintop the disciples begin to understand that Jesus isn’t simply a man who has been touched by the glory of God. He is God in human flesh, and he’s been hiding his glory from human eyes until now. John would later write of this moment: “The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory ...

261. The Gathering at Cana

John 2:1-11

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... have the new wine of Jesus in your heart? Can you look at your miracle and feel the signs of Jesus in it…truth, beauty, and goodness that create passion for worship and zeal for God’s ways? [Hold up the litmus paper] How has your miracle touched your heart? How has it touched the hearts of others? Can others discern it too? Does it make your passion for Jesus rise? Does it make your heart burn with love without even knowing why? That is a sure sign that the Savior is near. [Now hold up the cup or glass ...

262. The Sweet Fragrance of Brokenness

Luke 7:36-50

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... . Then she continued kissing his feet and anointing them with the ointment. Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw it, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, he would have known who and what kind of woman this is who is touching him –that she is a sinner.” Jesus spoke up and said to him, “Simon, I have something to say to you.” “Teacher,” he replied, “Speak.” “A certain creditor had two debtors; one owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty. When they could not pay ...

263. As I Am A Witness

Luke 24:36-49

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.” They were startled and frightened, thinking they saw a ghost. He said to them, “Why are you troubled, and why do doubts rise in your minds? Look at my hands and my feet. It is I myself! Touch me and see; a ghost does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have.” When he had said this, he showed them his hands and feet. And while they still did not believe it because of joy and amazement, he asked them, “Do you have anything here ...

264. Turf Fights and Rewrites: That's What Stiff-Necked People Are Made Of

Luke 2:21-40

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... Before our ancestor Jacob could meet Esau and make peace with his brother, he needed to make peace with himself and with God. He struggled with God. He struggled with himself and his past mistakes. He struggled with his humanity. He struggled with his pride. Then God touched him. And at that moment, in penance and in peace, he was able to cross over and dare to greet his brother. Jacob could only carry the covenant as Israel after he struggled with his past and his errors, and trusted God to heal and guide ...

265. Faith and Freedom

Mark 5:21-43

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... . As they moved through the crowd, a woman, a woman desperate for healing moved toward Jesus. Her self esteem was so low, her sense of who she was was so poor that she didn't want to bother Jesus at all. She thought to herself, "If I could only touch the hem of his robe." And why was she so desperate? For all intents and purposes she was an outcast, she was unclean in the eyes of Jewish law. For 12 years she has suffered from a non-stop menstrual cycle. The scripture politely reports that, "She had endured ...

266. The Christian Mother

John 15:9-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... growing child to know, "My Mom and Dad love me so much that they would do anything for me." What a source of security that is! A three-year-old climbed into her mother's lap and said, "Mommy, I love you." As she felt her mother's face and touched her mother's nose she said, "I love your nose, Mommy." She said the same thing about her mother's ear, about her mother's chin, her cheek, her hair, and finally she said, "Mommy, show me your heart." Her mother hesitated for a moment and then said, "Honey, look ...

267. For Someone Who Led an Extraordinary Life

2 Timothy 4:1-2; 6-8 · 1 Corinthians 2:9-10 · Luke 24:13-35

Eulogy

Richard E. Zajac

... go back to your family and friends and tell them that you had viewed some unbelievably marvelous things. And if that isn’t in the realm of possibility, if that kind of marveling is beyond your reach, you can try rubbing shoulders with special people. You can get in touch with and get to know people who are extraordinary, people who are a step above the rest, people who can get you to stand up and applaud the minute they enter a room. Do that and you’ll have a lot to marvel about. Do that and you can ...

268. Himself The Real Presence

John 6:25-59

Sermon

George W. Hoyer

... But for us who are sensible, who depend upon our five senses to understand, flesh and blood are the things which we can touch and see, the things by which we recognize humanity, the things that sum up for us living beings. God, therefore, just as he ... presence among us by making the flesh and blood of the incarnate Son available to us -- this time not only for us to see and to touch, but to eat and to drink. God continues to give us himself, to give us the same Beloved Son once given to us incarnate, to give ...

269. Dinner Parties With A Difference

Luke 7:36-50

Sermon

Maurice A. Fetty

... just like a good steak, salad and potato. Let's sit down and eat and get it over with. But John the Baptist was even more rigid than that. Locusts and wild honey were his daily fare. No fine cuts of meat. No good dairy products. No wine touched his lips. Fasting and prayer and preaching were his daily regimen. He couldn't waste time with the frills and pleasures of a dinner party. Jesus was different; so different in fact, he had the religious people of his day chattering about his behavior. Aside from the ...

270. Fire Wood

Luke 12:49-53

Sermon

John G. Lynn

... . Is not my Word like a fire?' says the Lord. 'And like a hammer which breaks the rock in pieces?' " Before Jeremiah, when the prophet Isaiah was lit to action by God, he saw the seraphim come to him with a burning coal, touch his lips and then say, "Who will serve me?" Only after God's fire touched him could Isaiah say, "Here am I, Lord, here am I." Like the Lodgepole Pine, we all need the fire of God's Word in our lives, or we will grow cold. We will be ice-capped. Our job will cease. Our friendships ...

271. Miracle Five: Healing A Withered Hand

Mark 3:1-6

Sermon Aid

Harold H. Lentz

... claim of human need. The Hand Of Christ The scriptures often relate how Jesus used his hands to heal. He placed his hands on people who were sick and they were healed. He touched the dead and they came back to life. He touched the eyes of the blind and restored their sight, touched the ear and restored hearing, touched the tongue and caused the dumb to speak. Some Good Things To Do On Sunday Children sometimes complain about not having anything to do. A misinterpretation of Sunday restrictions may even lead ...

272. You Can Be In Heaven Or Hell

Psalm 139:1-24

Sermon

Michael B. Brown

... it up recently as she looked at her husband like a teenager in love and said: "Through it all, whatever else we did or did not possess, he always had each other." For them their relationship and the constancy of their love has been a touch of heaven. G.A. Studdert-Kennedy wrote of a father who, when drunk, was terribly abusive to his young son. He would beat the child mercilessly. When sober, however, he was an entirely different man -- kind, quiet, gentle and attentive to his child. During the influenza ...

273. Understanding The Holy Trinity

John 16:5-16

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... Spirit. He makes us Christians by calling us to believe. By grace we are the children of God by justification. Now the Spirit makes us what we are. Symbol: The traditional symbol for the Father is a hand of God pointing from the heavens to earth -- the creative touch of life. The Lamb refers to Jesus as the sacrificial Lamb whose blood was shed for the sins of the world. John the Baptist said about Jesus, "Behold the lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world." When Jesus was baptized, the Spirit came ...

274. Jesus' Ministry Beyond Galilee

Mark 7:24-30

Sermon Aid

Richard A. Jensen

... Mark 2:1-12). Verse 5 of this story says specifically: "When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic ...." A third story of this nature is told in Mark 8:22-26. Here people bring a man with a speech impediment to Jesus begging Jesus to touch him and heal him. Jesus responds to their faith and heals the man. These stories reveal to us that faith has a communal nature. This does not mean that faith has no individual nature. We are faced with one of many biblical paradoxes here. Both realities are true ...

275. A Dead Girl and A Sick Woman

Mark 5:21-43

Sermon Aid

Richard A. Jensen

... in public. This woman, after all, was unclean. She had a social disease. She was not to be in the company of other people. But here she is in public and in public she is healed! When Jesus felt power go forth from himself he wondered aloud about who had touched him. The woman knew that she would have to confess in public and she was afraid. But Jesus said to her: "Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be healed of your disease" (5:34). A woman has heard the word of Jesus. A woman of ...

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