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2801. Lent 5

Jn 8:1-11; 12:1-8 · Lk 20:9-19 · Isa 43:16-21 · Php 3:8-14

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John R. Brokhoff

... sexual behavior in dealing with her and her accusers. THEOLOGICAL REFLECTION Gospel: John 12:1-8 1. Costly (v. 3). The ointment Mary used to anoint Jesus was very expensive and it was "pure." It was so expensive that it seemed like a waste to Judas who thought the money was more needed by the poor. The expense was justified because God and his Son deserve the very best of everything. Not only is Christ worth it, but the cost expresses our regard for him. While many are homeless, should a million dollars be ...

2802. The Gospel is God's Message, Not Man's

1 Thessalonians 2:1-16

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... have heard your word, and not that of human origin. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. Prayer of Confession We need your word, O God, but much of what we hear, we give little thought to, because it comes with human voice. Forgive us when you have used your servants to speak to us, and we have turned a deaf ear, dismissing it as thoughts of the human mind. Continue to use your servants, that we may know your word. We pray through Christ our Lord. Amen. Hymns "O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing" "Pour Out Thy Spirit ...

2803. Reflection Time

John 1:1-18

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... machine but would have given me a book."24 Mary, without a doubt, told Jesus the stories about John’s birth and his own birth in Bethlehem, how they had to go to Egypt, and why they settled in Nazareth. They were vitally important to the way he thought about his life. God’s intention became reality, not simply in the birth of Jesus, but in the quality of his life, as well. Truly, he did "dwell among us" and, truly, he was "full of grace and truth." He was a whole human being, and, therefore, holy ...

2804. Christians Trust in God

Matthew 6:25-34

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Joe Pennel

... them to see one that afternoon. Eisele writes: "We went home to wait. I wanted to be alone. I wandered down to the little brook where a faint November light played upon the ripples. I sat on a stump and threw a stone in the water. I thought of those derelicts, including myself, who had similarly waited in the Kansas City (railroad) yards (when he had been a hobo) so long ago, the men cast off by the city, sitting with hands gripping and ungripping, or throwing cinders at a barrel. All those sweating years ...

2805. Hid in God

Isaiah 49:1-7

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... out, string the bow, and say, "Now, I’m ready for you. I’m ready to shoot you to the mark." While we are in God’s quiver, so nicely polished, pointed and feathered, we may feel like things are not going well for us. Isaiah felt that: "But I thought," he said, "I have labored in vain, spent my strength for nothing." God has a purpose for those feelings and those times in our lives: to get us to rely on him and not on our high polish, sharp points or fine feathers. It is God, after all, who shoots ...

2806. Micah’s Orders

Micah 6:1-8

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... wanted people up on their feet, arguing with the Lord. Micah dared them to defend themselves before the throne of God. Micah, more than all the others, exposed the cozy feeling God’s people had developed because of their fine temple and elegant ritual. God, they thought, was locked in the ark of the Covenant to do their bidding. They leaned on God, said this bucolic prophet, and the day was coming when "Jerusalem shall become a heap of ruins and Zion shall be plowed as a field." Too much in torpor because ...

2807. Boundaries or Frontiers?

Leviticus 19:1-37

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... the world in his boundaries. Yet, boundaries do have their place. Every day I drive along wide, round curves with well-defined lanes on my way to the church. Just the other morning, I spied a red Camaro in my rear view mirror. "Here comes trouble," I thought, "I’d better slow down to let him pass me." This man had never negotiated those curves before. Had I been parallel to him when he had trouble with the curve, our fenders, tires, and doors would have merged in a resounding crash of steel, rubber ...

2808. Pilgrimage of Faith John M. Cobb

Exodus 3:1-22

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... do we maybe do some of this, but long and strive after something much different? Do we also strive after the service and help for other people and not just ourselves, strive after the praise and worship of God and not just ourselves? Let me leave that thought with you for this afternoon, to carry around with you for this week; and then, let me also add the following: How, specifically, can my life be oriented (or reoriented) to concern itself mostly with the needs of others and the praise and worship of God ...

2809. Exodus Crossings

Exodus 13:17--14:31

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James G. Cobb

... with new life. A person comes to visit a month after the death of a spouse. "We were together for sixty-four years. I thought when she died my life was over. It’s so hard now to be without her; it’s one day at a time, with tears that come unexpectedly. I don’ ... t know if I told her often enough how much I love her. I thought I couldn’t go on. But I look around and think maybe I can help or talk to someone going through the same thing. God sure keeps ...

2810. When God Provides, It’s a Manna Miracle James G. Cobb

Exodus 16:1-36

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... the next weeks depression had set in and was getting worse. She found herself sitting alone in a dark room while her son watched television or played outside. There had been one night recently when she sat in the darkness and had thought very seriously of suicide. Lost in that thought, she said her son burst into the room, turned on the lights and said, "hey Mom, how about some popcorn?" For some unknown reason, she explained, her son, the light, and his request changed everything there in that quick moment ...

2811. Treasure's Tug

Matthew 13:44-46

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... upon it? Or is it only for the searchers, those who study for years or those who are always asking religious questions and digging for better answers after everyone else has lost interest? Of course not, but it takes Jesus to set us straight again. For we have thought, "If only I were as lucky as she. Her faith seems so easy, so natural." And we have wondered, "If only I were a deep thinker with a great mind - a mind like his. He always gives such clear answers." When we think those things, we risk not ...

2812. The Choice

Matthew 16:13-20

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... as if nothing has changed. Choices. They have been with us from our birth. Choosing is one of those elements which makes us uniquely human. Choices have been with the church since its infancy, ever since the days when Jesus asked his first disciples who they thought he was. One day in a place called Caesarea Philippi, Peter made one of those crucial choices for Christ. It was a momentous day. It was a "watershed." Not only did Peter speak of a truth greater than he realized, but he also found his life ...

2813. No Appeal

Matthew 20:1-16

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... same amount as the others. Whether they worked all day or a few hours made no difference. The wage was the same. Even though the owner has kept his promise to all of them, as my own father would say, "Did they ever squawk!" The full-day workers thought they had more coming when compared with the latecomers, and they were ready to take it to a higher court. They would demand justice! This parable, however, is about the kingdom of heaven, and this time there is no appeal. This parable is about how God chooses ...

2814. Beyond Good Intentions

Matthew 21:28-32

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... beach (or whatever teen-agers did in first-century Palestine) by sending him off to pick grapes. Really disgusted with his old man, the kid says, "Forget it!" Sounds to me like he even got a bit sassy! Oh, yes, he was "shootin' straight," saying exactly what he thought. A bit later, however, he starts thinking about what he's done, about his father, about the crop that'll rot while he has "fun in the sun" of a different kind. And in his own words, he "comes to his senses." He calls his friends to say that ...

2815. Parking Lots and Traffic Jams

John 3:1-21

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Richard L. Thulin

... I don't know how you feel about bumper stickers. We don't happen to have any on our family car, but I must admit that I enjoy looking at them. There seems to be an almost endless variety, more than enough to match any mood or occasion. Some provoke thought or laughter, others advertise, and still others attempt to persuade. I don't need to share my favorites with you. No doubt you have yours just as I have mine. The other day I saw a bumper sticker that I could not remember having seen before. I had stopped ...

2816. No Telltale Clues

Matthew 9:9-13

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... to enter the kingdom of heaven which he brought near. This was a radical and startling act on Jesus' part. There are times when I think we miss the unsettling nature of Jesus' choice of Matthew. A few years ago when I first saw the movie "Oh, God," I thought it did us a great service by claiming that God can choose anyone to be his spokesperson. But John Denver was not exactly a startling choice. He was too clean. To be sure, the film depicted his character as slightly agnostic and as a man who stayed away ...

2817. Familiarity Breeds Contempt

Exodus 19:1-25

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... it is!" Our lackadaisical indifference to church gives us away. We glance about to see what others are doing during the prayer, we pay little attention to the reading of the Word of God, we ignore the message of the hymns we sing, we let our thoughts wander during the preaching of the sermon. We let familiarity breed contempt for the holy. C. S. Lewis said, "A good way to worship is to be unaware of time, light, and those about us, but center our attention solely upon God." Ideal Worship is the Blending ...

2818. Trouble on the Mountain

Exodus 32:1-33:6

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... the children. They were delighted, and asked many questions about it. Then someone asked the inevitable question, "Is it a boy rabbit or a girl rabbit?" The teacher said, "I don't know yet, but I'll find out." One little girl had a suggestion she thought would hasten the process. She suggested, "Teacher, why don't we vote on it?" This trouble in our text seems to be something that carried the vote of the whole nation of Israel. Aaron tries to soften this universal revolt, rebellion, and disobedience to God ...

2819. Communion Is Running No More

Mark 9:42-50

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... Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me." Each of us was born with the propensity to sin. And that propensity, that tendency to rebel against God, manifests itself in many ways in our daily lives. It permeates our thought patterns, our actions, and our relationships. It is a powerful force in our lives! It leads us into believing that the world should revolve around our every whim and desire. It permits us to live a philosophy which says, "If it feels good, do it." It ...

2820. Communion Is Relief

Matthew 11:25-30

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... 've seen that commercial on TV in which a reporter interviews several people by asking them the question: "How do you spell Relief?" Now I thought I knew how to spell relief. But evidently I don't because every single person that reporter questions spells relief, R-O-L-A-I-D ... -S. I've heard about the New Math - I suppose that's the New English. I've often thought about what I would say if such a reporter asked me, "How do you spell relief?" I would say "J-E-S-U-S." Perhaps Rolaids ...

2821. Communion Is Response to an Invitation

John 6:25-59

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... hearing that we want to say, "You foolish cat. You were in the presence of the Queen and you spent your time chasing a mouse? What a waste of time! What a waste of opportunity!" But are we not just as guilty of letting mundane, unimportant thoughts and things distract our attention from the king in our midst? We come to the Lord's Table thinking about how we look in our new suits rather than asking the Lord to dress us in righteousness. We come with minds cluttered with judgments against other worshipers ...

2822. Communion Is Repentance

1 Corinthians 11:17-34

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... us in our sins. He knows how we act behind closed doors. He knows how we speak to our spouses. He knows how we dishonor our parents. He knows how we treat our children. He knows how we act on the job and at school. He even knows the secret thoughts and desires of our hearts. Realizing that God caught us in our sins should strip away our pretentious attitudes and leave us with penitent hearts. We go to the altar as sinners in need of forgiveness. We go to the Lord's Table as beggars who have nothing to offer ...

2823. If the Son Makes You Free

John 8:31-41

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... caterpillar days are gone forever." "Don’t be silly," said the other. "We were born caterpillars and we’ll always be caterpillars. That’s the way it is." "Well, then, why did the Maker see fit to give us these wings?" said the one. The other butterfly thought for a moment and then replied, "I don’t know. Some sort of cruel joke, I suppose. He did the same thing to the ostrich, you know." "Nonsense!" said the first. "Look at all the other butterflies. They’re flying. What do you say to that?" The ...

2824. Life in The Meantime

Matthew 25:1-13

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D. Wayne Burkette

... among them to tie the knot. They gather their lamps, for soon it will be dark. Five of the girls are wise enough to realize that wedding rehearsals and weddings frequently run overtime, so they bring along some extra oil. The other five never give the possibility a thought. As is often the case, someone gets lost on the way to the church or they just can’t seem to get the tuxedos right, and so the groom and some of his ushers are late. Really late! So late that the girls fall asleep. Finally, some time ...

2825. The Freedom of Necessity

John 8:31-41

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... during which time he was physically tortured. Hearing how boldly he continued to preach, I asked him whether or not he was afraid. He replied, "Yes, at first I was afraid, afraid of the pain, the separation from my family. But once their interrogation began, I thought to myself, ‘They are the ones who live in houses with bars on the windows and doors; they build high fences around their property and keep guard dogs in their yards and guns in their closets.’ And it suddenly came to me that they were the ...

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