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2876. Proper 25

Exodus 22:16-31, Leviticus 19:1-37, Deuteronomy 34:1-12, Matthew 22:34-46, 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10; 2:1-16

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... new dimension to Jesus' interpretation comes from the close connection of the first and second tables of the law. The love of neighbor is not added to the first commandment, but flows from it. After his answer, Jesus asks the Pharisees a question concerning the Messiah, which they could not answer. This marks the end of the questions. The opposition goes underground. THEOLOGICAL REFLECTIONS Old Testament: Deuteronomy 34:1-12 Seeing the land of promise. God took Moses on top of Mount Nebo that he might see ...

2877. Proper 28

Judges 4:1-24, Proverbs 31:10-31, Zephaniah 1:7, 12-18, Malachi 2:1-9, Matthew 25:14-30, 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... bad times. The priests have not properly instructed the people and have corrupted the covenant. The covenant of God must be ratified anew by each succeeding generation. Epistle: 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 Knowing the times and seasons. Paul addressed the Thessalonian church concerning the second coming of Christ, as if they should have known these things. Actually, nobody knows God's timetable. Paul didn't. All he said was the kingdom would come at a time that people didn't expect, without warning. Since Christ ...

2878. Proper 5

Genesis 12:1-8, Hosea 5:1-15, Hosea 6:1-6, Matthew 9:9-13, Matthew 9:18-26, Romans 4:1-25

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Russell F. Anderson

... in the sea of life. Gospel: Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26 Sermon Title: Mercy Me. Sermon Angle: After Jesus called Matthew, numbers of other tax collectors came to dine with Jesus. This scandalized the orthodox Pharisees, who were more concerned about maintaining their spiritual purity than in reclaiming sinners into the company of the committed. They indignantly queried the disciples as to why their master ate with sinners. Jesus chides the Pharisees' narrow, egotistical outlook and then quotes from Hosea ...

2879. Proper 6

Matthew 9:35-38, Matthew 10:1-42, Genesis 18:1-15, Exodus 19:1-25, Romans 5:1-11

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Russell F. Anderson

... sin is real and that it needs to be accounted for. That's why Christ died on the cross, to pay the punishment of our sin, so that we might be declared not guilty by God. In our day, many people are more concerned with self-justification than being justified by God. Self-justification is an effort to evade responsibility by constructing excuses and blaming others. Self-justification makes a mockery of justice and righteousness. Justification by grace through faith takes sin seriously. We accept our guilt ...

2880. Proper 8

Romans 6:1-14, Romans 6:15-23, Jeremiah 28:1-17, Genesis 22:1-19, Matthew 10:1-42

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Russell F. Anderson

... through his theology of baptism. In baptism, believers are dead to sin and are raised to newness of life with Christ. Consequently, we must consider ourselves dead to sin and alive to God (v. 11). Gospel: 10:34-42 Jesus is brutally honest with his followers concerning the cost of discipleship. It will bring strife and division among friends and family. "I have not come to bring peace, but a sword" (v. 34). It is not his intention to bring division; rather, it is a by-product of loyalty to Christ and ...

2881. Proper 9

Genesis 24:1-67, Romans 8:1-17, Romans 7:7-25, Zechariah 9:9-13, Matthew 11:25-30, Matthew 11:1-19

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Russell F. Anderson

... :34-38, 42-49, 58-67 Sermon Title: Soul Mates. Sermon Angle: Abraham sent his servant back to his homeland to find a wife for his son, because he didn't want Isaac to get tangled up in the worship of the Canaanite gods. Abraham's main concern was not social status or wealth but spiritual compatibility. He desired to find a real soul-mate for his son and was successful in this endeavor. Isaac loved her (v. 67). On the contemporary scene, driven by the ideal of romantic love, physical appearance is paramount ...

2882. Thanksgiving

Lk 17:11-19 · 1 Tim 2:1-4 · Phil 4:6-20 · 2 Cor 9:6-15 · Deut 8:1-18 · Ps 65

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Russell F. Anderson

... according to the new nature God gave you in baptism, so that you will realize your true identity in Christ. Lesson 2: 1 Timothy 2:1-4 First things. I recently subscribed to a Christian magazine called First Things. In the church we often get waylaid with secondary concerns, like the color of the board room, so that we forget the first things of Christ. In this passage we are reminded that prayer ought to be at the top of our list. We are urged to pray for all people, especially for those in authority, so ...

2883. Transfiguration

2 Peter 1:12-21, Daniel 7:1-14, Exodus 24:1-18, Matthew 17:1-13

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Russell F. Anderson

... Book Of Angels, where she maintains that angels are all around but invisible. She contends that angels disguise themselves as a gust of wind, a pulse of energy, a thought and so forth. The heavenly host don't care about being seen; they are only concerned to put across their message. The form and directness of the angelic visitations is dependent on our capacity to receive. Does this interest in angels reflect a new enthusiasm for transcendence and things spiritual? It's hard to say but, at least, it shows ...

2884. I Am The Light Of The World

Sermon

Ronald Lavin

... Jesus says, "I am the light of the world." Actually, the blindness described in the text is two-fold: the physical blindness of the man and the spiritual blindness of the Pharisees (John 8:13-19). It is the latter about which we should most concern ourselves, since spiritual blindness remains a serious problem for many -- for people both in the church and outside the church. Jesus came to be the light of the world. That is a needed message for those who dwell in spiritual darkness. Imagine The Possibilities ...

2885. Justified By Greed: Biography of a Pharisee

Micah 5:1-4, Zechariah 9:9-13, Isaiah 9:1-7, Matthew 27:45-56, Mark 15:33-41, Luke 23:44-49

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Lynda Pujad

... Christ. The crucifixion, which he helped to instigate, has occurred. The resurrection has not. Let me tell you, I wasn't pleased at all about this carpenter's son called Jesus doing the things he was doing. It was wrong. We Pharisees have our rules and regulations concerning every facet of life. We have hundreds of rules so we can remain pure and I know them all because I am a devoted and blameless Pharisee. Undoubtedly, I am better than other people and I am glad for it. I hope you understand how important ...

2886. Seder Service: The Passover Haggadah

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Robert L. Linder and Rabbi Sol Ester

... the land of Israel. Now many are still enslaved: Next year may all men be free. (The Haggadah, the dramatic portrayal of the exodus from Egyptian bondage, is for the entire family. Being child-centered, it encourages especially the children to ask questions concerning the ritual and meaning of the service. The Seder brings families together and strengthens the bonds of Jewish family solidarity.) After the door has been closed, the wine cup is filled the second time, and the youngest child, or a guest, asks ...

2887. Grampa Noah And When The Flood Came

Sermon

Jerry Eckert

... destroy everyone else. Peter: God didn't care about anyone but you, right?He needed someone to give Him burnt offerings, right? Noah: It was a long time ago, children. Let me think.I would say God was very disappointed in what was going on.He was more concerned about it than the people were. Ellie: Where did all the water come from? Josh: That's easy. You see, there is water above thesky, held up there by a dome that God made. And there'swater under the earth. It was easy. God just opened theflood gates ...

2888. The Righteous

Sermon

John A. Terry

... thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. Jesus did not say, "Blessed are the righteous. They have all the virtue they need." That is like telling students they have learned all they need to know. They will stop studying. Jesus was concerned that we are personally righteous. Our behavior and attitudes are important. Righteous living is important just as righteous living is dangerous. Once the great British preacher Charles Spurgeon received a letter from a man who declared that if he did not ...

2889. Grampa Noah And When The Flood Came

Genesis 6:1-8:22, Genesis 9:1-17, Genesis 9:18-29

Drama

Jerry Eckert

... to destroy everyone else. Peter: God didn't care about anyone but you, right? He needed someone to give Him burnt offerings, right? Noah: It was a long time ago, children. Let me think. I would say God was very disappointed in what was going on. He was more concerned about it than the people were. Ellie: Where did all the water come from? Josh: That's easy. You see, there is water above the sky, held up there by a dome that God made. And there's water under the earth. It was easy. God just opened the ...

2890. Doing The Right Thing

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

E. Carver McGriff

... almost endless, and people of good spirit and faith can be found on both sides of nearly all these issues. A friend of advanced years was sharing her frustration the other day, observing that when she was in high school few of these issues concerned us. It seemed an age of innocence. Almost everyone agreed about right and wrong. Maybe we weren't always good, but we all agreed on what "good" meant. Now with computers, Internet, jet travel, and genetic engineering, and with the moral revolution occasioned by ...

2891. Church As Redemptive Community

Acts 4:32-37

Sermon

E. Carver McGriff

... have to be through the likes of us. Not easy, but possible. And with all its admitted faults, the Church is the place where all of this is to happen. There's an old story, familiar, perhaps, but it illustrates what the church is all about. It concerns a newly ordained minister who arrived in a country parish somewhere in a mountainous state. After his first service, an older lady approached him and said, "My husband is a good man, but he refuses to attend church. Would you pay him a visit?" Now experienced ...

2892. On Not Being First

Acts 1:12-26

Sermon

E. Carver McGriff

... informed he would spend eternity. His spirits fell a bit as they passed beyond a neighborhood of grand homes to one a bit more modest. But he supposed those must be where the saints lived. However, as the quality of the neighborhood declined he became more concerned. Finally, at the edge of town, the angel pointed to a run-down shack and informed the man that he was to live there. The man protested, saying he'd been a very wealthy and powerful man all his adult life. It was outrageous, he contended, that ...

2893. Rainbow In The Sky

Genesis 9:1-17

Sermon

E. Carver McGriff

... darkness, a rainbow. This story I can verify. It's mine. This is the covenant, then, the divinely given agreement into which you and I are called by God: an ever present Spirit, one which is most evident in the simple moments, those times when we set aside our worldly concerns and stare off at some distant landscape, perhaps, or listen quietly for an inner whisper of comforting sound, a time of worship, a time of reflection, a time for rainbows.

2894. Standing Firm

Isaiah 50:1-11

Sermon

E. Carver McGriff

... and weigh it honestly. I recall the time a woman came to me shortly after I had begun a new ministry. I was young and trying to teach a confirmation class of seventh and eighth graders. Her daughter was in my class and in very gentle terms she shared a concern. Her words were something like this: "You're doing such a good job in so many ways here, Reverend; I hate to seem critical. But my daughter feels she isn't getting much out of her class. Of course, it may be her fault, but I just wanted to share ...

2895. Saul, The Tormented King

1 Samuel 8:1-22

Sermon

Arthur H. Kolsti

... army were essential. The people reached that conclusion after a major Philistine victory at the battle of Ebenezer. Who was it in our early history who warned, "If we do not hang together, we shall all hang separately"? As far as the people in ancient Israel were concerned, the question was no longer "shall we have a king" but "who shall be our king." At this point Saul enters biblical history. He comes out of obscurity. When we first meet him he is not politicking for the crown. He is out looking for some ...

2896. Acquaintances Or Friends?

2 Samuel 16:15--17:29

Sermon

Arthur H. Kolsti

... bluntly tell the king not to touch one hair of Jonathan's head. The common soldiers sensed than Jonathan was a peoples' person. Jonathan's next appearance in the narrative is in today's reading. David is introduced to Saul. As far as Jonathan was concerned, meeting David was a case of friendship at first sight. "When David had finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was bound to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul ... Then Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved ...

2897. Stand Tall

Sermon

Timothy J. Smith

... your neck out, you risk having someone chop it off. Word had reached Queen Esther that a plot had been devised to kill all the Jews. Esther was orphaned as a child and raised by her uncle Mordecai. Soon after Esther became queen, Mordecai overheard a conversation concerning a plot to kill the king. The king had a practice of writing down the names of persons who did him favors, which would pay off handsomely for Mordecai in the future. Now Mordecai told Esther the latest news that all the Jews were to be ...

2898. Liberating Truth

John 8:31-41

Sermon

William G. Carter

... island. Why doesn't the Coast Guard do something about it? Can't you send a U.S. destroyer to rescue those shipwrecked people before they starve to death?" Believe it or not, absolutely none of the telegrams were jokes. They came from viewers who were deeply concerned about the people they saw on that imaginary television show.1 A lot of us can laugh at a story like that. We believe we know the difference between fact and fiction. Most of the time we can distinguish between the fantasy of a Thursday night ...

2899. Double Image

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

William G. Carter

... wrong turns. We want our kids to learn some positive values, and the church seemed like a place where they can learn them. We want to join the church because the church is one place that teaches good values." Most young parents understand his concern. We have come through a period of about thirty years where many voices in our culture have attempted to be value-free. Child psychologists have told parents, "Don't burden your children with your moral opinions. They have to decide for themselves what is ...

2900. It Is Blessed To Receive

Sermon

William G. Carter

... keeps giving, for it is God's very nature to give. And the final work of God is not merely to fill our lives with good things, but to teach us to receive them with thanks. The road to gratitude is a lifelong journey, but as far as I'm concerned it is the only trip worth taking. The place to begin is with a prayer once written by the poet George Herbert. He prayed, "Thou that hast given so much to me, Give one thing more: a grateful heart."8 ____________ 1. The idea for this story comes from Fred ...

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