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276. I Love You — If You Know What I Mean

1 John 3:16-24

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John B. Jamison

... , he is passed by and not allowed to take part in the Lord’s Supper. John was writing to a church that was trying to understand what it meant to love others the way God wanted them to love. He explained it by writing, We know love by this, that he ... here in a way that wasn’t how people are supposed to come here, what is our response? How are we doing? Do we try to understand and accept them as our brother or sister in need? Do we do something to help remove their suffering? Do we do something to try and ...

277. Words

John 1:(1-9), 10-18

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John B. Jamison

... ’t use words to tell stories, but to argue philosophical ideas and truths. Logic and truth was what was important, and if John wanted to explain what God had done in the world, he knew he was going to have to use words the Greeks would pay attention to and understand. We could talk about what John’s words meant to the Greeks, and try to make sense of them now but I’m afraid that would end up sounding too much like a theology class, and I’m not sure that is something we really want to do. But I ...

278. Charade Parables

Luke 6:37-42

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... sheep which was lost! (CELEBRATION. 2ND PLAYER MIMES EARS HEARING) GEORGE: Those who have ears, let them hear! 2ND PLAYER: That's it. We win. 1ST PLAYER: That's it? It doesn't mean anything. 2ND PLAYER: Of course it does. It's a parable. All parables are hard to understand. What have we got? JANE: A man building a house (Luke 6:48)! SAM: Went out to sow some seed (Luke 8:5)! GREG: And when a priest saw him he passed by on the other side (Luke 10:31)! JANE: And God said to him, "You fool, this night ...

279. Go Down To The Potter's House

Jeremiah 18:1--19:15

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James McLemore

... our prayer and heal somebody, if we only go down where people need us to pray. Sometimes we Christians are seeking to understand the deliverance power of preaching. All we need to do is go down to the prisons, go down to the homeless, go down ... , to plant flowers in a vase, you had to go down to the potter's house. And God's message to Jeremiah was, "If you want to understand who I am, Jeremiah, you have to go down to the potter's house." The potter's house was called the Bayith Ytsar, the house of molding ...

280. Getting In Tune Again

Isaiah 40:1-31

Sermon

William L. Self

... own heart. It is difficult for us to stay focused all the time because there are so many things that distract us. We have things like weekend sports and business meetings that we elevate to a place of prominence. As we come to the Advent season, we must understand that it is more than a "huggy-touchy-feel good-chestnuts roasting on an open fire" kind of season. Candidly, I like Christmas. I grew up in a home that didn't make much of Christmas. I married into a family that made everything of Christmas, and I ...

281. Seeds And The Kingdom

Mark 4:30-34, Mark 4:26-29

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William E. Keeney

... as Samuel looked at the choice of a king from God's way of evaluating him, Paul looks at the world from the whole new creation which God is seeking to bring into being. Gospel. (Mark 4:26-34) Jesus tells two parables to help the disciples understand the nature of the coming of the kingdom. It does not enter into history by some divine and spectacular intervention. It comes more like the growth of life from a seed to full maturity. Despite the slow process the results are both large and sure. Psalm. (Psalm ...

282. The Witness Of Pilate

Drama

Dann J. Ettner

... Dialogue 1 Corinthians 2 P: When I came to you, brothers, I did not come witheloquence or superior wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimonyof God. C: We have not received the spirit of the world but thespirit who is from God, that we may understand what God hasfreely given us. P: For I resolved to know nothing while I was with youexcept Jesus Christ and Him crucified. C: This is what we speak, not in words taught us by humanwisdom but in words taught by the Holy Spirit, expressingspiritual truths in ...

283. Proper 19

Matthew 18:21-35, Romans 14:1--15:13, Exodus 13:17--14:31, Psalm 114:1-8

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William E. Keeney

... students replied that he could do nothing to be forgiven. He had to pay his debt to the society, which obviously meant that he had to be tried and executed. Some members of the American party felt that was a difference between their understanding of religion and a Christian approach which would offer forgiveness upon repentance and an attempt to make restitution. 4. Forgiveness and Illness · A pastoral counselor told of a woman who had a severe illness. The doctors thought her illness was terminal and that ...

284. Getting Out Of Our Own Way

Matthew 16:21-28

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Roger G. Talbott

... as someone else's brother, or father, or son or husband? Does God see me only as a minister or as an American? Does God's understanding of who I am change when God sees what kind of car I drive or what kind of neighborhood I live in? Does God only think ... a rock and tells him he is the foundation of the church, Jesus starts talking about having to die. Now this isn't Peter's understanding of what the Messiah is. Peter had a Sunday school picture of the Messiah in his head. It was a picture of a king who ...

285. Easter 4

Revelation 7:9-17, Acts 13:13-52, Acts 9:32-43, John 10:22-42

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John R. Brokhoff

... deity. In the gospel Jesus says he and the Father are one. In quoting a psalm, Paul in Lesson 1 says Jesus is the Son of God. In Lesson 2 Jesus is in heaven at the right hand of God sharing the glory of the Godhead. How important is this understanding for the average person? Only when we see Jesus as God, can we explain his perfect life, his prayer power, his miracles, and both his resurrection and ascension. If he is not God, how can he send the Holy Spirit? This may boggle the mind: How can two be one ...

286. Christmas 1

Hebrews 2:5-18, Colossians 3:1-17, 1 Samuel 2:12-26, Luke 2:41-52

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John R. Brokhoff

... he said he needed to be in his Father's house. In spite of his miraculous birth, in spite of the angels message, in spite of the witness of Simeon and Anna, they did not understand that he was the anointed one of God. If they had understood this, they would have realized that his place was in the temple. But then, who of us would understand that a normal 12-year-old boy was God's Son? 4. Obedient (v. 51). The Christ child of 12 was obedient to his parents. Jesus would rather have stayed in the big city of ...

287. God Was A Child Too

Luke 2:41-52

Children's Sermon

B. Kathleen Fannin

... were children once. Now, because your parents used to be children, they used to be in school, and they had problems from time to time just like you do. That's why most of the time when you have some sort of trouble they are able to understand -- because they remember how it was for them. "Well, for you, whether you are struggling with homework or even if you have gotten in trouble for doing something you really shouldn't have (like not listening when someone else is talking), it's important for you to ...

288. Wisdom for the Living of These Days

Proverbs 2:1-22

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John R. Brokhoff

... your question, rabbi. I am trying to tell you how much you mean to me, and you confuse me by your irrelevant question.” The rabbi replied, “My question is neither confusing nor irrelevant, for if you do not understand what hurts me, how can you truly love me?” Also, wisdom is having insight internal vision. The wise person can see the meaning of things and the right course of action. In the Old Testament story, Balaam’s donkey had more insight than had Balaam. He did not see the ...

289. What Ever Happened to Wisdom?

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... were astounded at his wisdom. They asked each other, “Where did this man get all this? What is the wisdom given to him?” Life’s great adventure that has no ending is to receive more and more of the wisdom that comes from above so as to understand more deeply in the heart the meaning and purpose of life as well as the wonder and greatness of God. What ever happened to wisdom? This question is raised in the book of Job in an attempt to penetrate the mystery of suffering. John Bowring has an answer ...

290. As Mortals See

1 Samuel 15:1-35

Sermon

Charles Curley

... if we ask what chapter 16 says that David had which led God to choose David, when God said: "I have provided for myself a king;" if we discover what David had, then perhaps by contradistinction we will know what Saul lacked. And also, perhaps, we will understand a bit more about what God wants from us as well. What did David have? It is certain that David did not have status, age, wisdom or stature. When Samuel invited Jesse to bring his sons along to the sacrifice, Jesse didn't even think it worthwhile ...

291. Proper 15

Ephesians 4:17--5:21, 1 Kings 3:1-15, 1 Kings 2:1-12, John 6:25-59

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Russell F. Anderson

... of Jesus; he was God in the flesh, not a phantom or a holy gust of the Spirit. You can't get much more earthy than talking about eating Christ's flesh or drinking his blood. Martin Luther, a great man of God, was also very earthy in his understanding of the faith. He said that when the devil attacks us we should turn our back sides to him and let loose some wind in his face. The language of sacrifice. This passage is shot through with the language of sacrifice. Christ offers himself to God as our sacrifice ...

292. Trinity Sunday

Jn 3:1-17 · Mt 28:16-21 · Rom 8:12-17 · Isa 6:1-8 · Ps 29

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Russell F. Anderson

... Jesus as a teacher from God. Jesus seems to anticipate his question even before he has a chance to utter it. "Very truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born from above (again)" (v. 3). This teacher of his people does not understand; he takes Jesus' words literally. "How can a man be born when he is old?" (v. 4). Jesus responds that a person must be born of water (baptism) and the Holy Spirit to enter the kingdom of God. In the final part of this text (vv. 16-17) Jesus reveals ...

293. The Kingdom of God Is Like… a Joke!

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

Steven Burt

... it must have struck them -- and some of them must have had very puzzled looks appear on their faces, as the question came to mind -- “Did I just agree that there may be such a thing as a Good Samaritan?” For some of them there’s an inrush of understanding, of hope, of a possible new reality called the Kingdom of God. Suddenly the world doesn’t have to be the way they thought it had to be. Maybe the lion can lie down with the lamb. Maybe the weapons of war can be turned into plows. Maybe there can ...

294. Fatal Subtraction

Acts 5:1-11

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Carlyle Fielding Stewart

... fooling? Certainly not God! It's not that they can't give. It's that they won't give, and this is certainly a disgrace to God and the church and is clearly a violation of the first principle of spirituality. Now there are some waiting to give. I understand that. Some who don't know about our campaign and would like to hear more before they give. But those who know and are not planning to give out of selfishness hinder the church's progress. You can't call yourself a member in good standing when there is ...

295. A Good Thing To Know

Luke 19:11-27

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Theodore F. Schneider

... upon the third servant and that upon this point the beginning and the ending of the parable were affixed as well. Because the disciples had some reason to believe that the kingdom would come upon their arrival in Jerusalem, Jesus now prepares his disciples to understand the role they are about to assume in God's plan for salvation. After Jesus' ascension, the message will be clearer still to the disciples. They will remember this parable. The "king" will go into the far country and be there for a while. The ...

296. Loving

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Sermon

Larry Powell

... to humanity's "imperfect knowledge," and in 8:2, 3, says, "And if any man imagines that he knows something, he does not yet know as he ought to know. But if one loves God, one is known by Him." There are things we do not know which we shall understand fully "by and by." But there are some things we do know for which God holds us accountable now. For example, it is His will that "ye love one another." "So faith, hope, love abide, these three, but the greatest of these is love." (verse 13) As we come now ...

297. Comfort the Disturbed/ Disturb the Comfortable

Luke 22:66--23:25

Sermon

Carl Jech

... that we come to celebrate the wonder of life and to be inspired by a sermon that reassures and strengthens us. But Jesus was also a teacher. He understands that we also come to remember his Passion, his conflicts. He knows that we need sermons which are part lecture - an opportunity for learning and growing in our understanding of life. Jesus understands that sometimes we are too comfortable and need to be disturbed, to be challenged. His message is also "take my yoke upon you and learn from me." We ...

298. Learning to Walk on the Water

Matthew 14:22-36

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... things which I cannot do. And I rather suspect that Jesus was one of these persons. So - Jesus walked on the water! Of course I don't understand how he did that. But, then, I don't have to. I know that my small mind is not big enough to encompass all of truth; I ... some realities I do not yet comprehend; and I hope I am not so vain as to say I will not accept what I do not fully understand. So here we have a miracle. That's good. Let us stand humbly in the presence of it. I do not wish, however, to talk with ...

299. Christ Is King

John 12:12-19

Sermon

... control, or has he been impeached, deposed, sent packing for conduct that betrays his office? The disciples felt that way when in the week that followed they saw Jesus delivered into the hands of evil people, bound, and judged, and crucified. They could hardly understand that Friday as "Good" Friday. They scattered to the winds. Peter followed in shame and Judas took the sword and all of them forsook their master, save this good man John. Even the creation quaked and rumbled, and the sun refused to shine ...

300. The Third Sunday in Lent

John 4:1-26

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Kendall McCabe

... to think of church membership as a process of learning the ropes, of meeting various persons' expectations: the pastor, our parents or friends, the Church Council. If we are not careful, it can become a process of simply learning the right things to say, whether we believe or understand them or not. Like the woman at the well, we can hide behind the words and not recognize the Word that confronts us in Jesus Christ. The good news out of all this is the same for us as for the woman: He told me all that ever ...

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