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Luke 12:35-48, Isaiah 1:1-31, Hebrews 11:1-40

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John R. Brokhoff

... and he alone can give it. Thus we pray, "Thy kingdom come." 2. Where (v. 34). It is assumed that every person has a treasure of some kind somewhere. The big question is, where is your treasure? One's treasure can be in a bank or stock market, or in one's family, or in ... to be the God of those who have faith in him. It is well to notice that it does not say God is proud of us for the kind of people we are, or the possessions we have, or the good works we do. God is not ashamed to be known as our God because by ...

3002. Proper 15

Luke 12:54-59, Hebrews 12:1-13, Luke 12:49-53, Isaiah 5:1-7, Hebrews 11:1-40

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John R. Brokhoff

... :2. b. The fire of compulsion -- Jeremiah 20:9. c. The fire of conflict -- Luke 12:51. Lesson 1: Isaiah 5:1-7 1. A love-song turned sour. 5:1-7 Need: What would you do to persons who disappointed you and turned out bad? You had all kinds of hope for the child. You had daily family devotions. You took the child to church school and worship. You provided the child all the material necessities. And now the child indulged in drugs and has a child outside marriage. God had the same problem with his people, Judah ...

3003. Proper 25

Luke 18:9-14, Joel 2:18-27, Joel 2:28-32, 2 Timothy 3:10--4:8, 2 Timothy 4:9-18

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John R. Brokhoff

... Gospel: Luke 18:9-14 1. You are known by your prayers (18:9-14). Need: How we pray and what we pray for shows what kind of people we are. We are ever trying to learn to pray aright. We are concerned about what to pray for. This is a secondary concern ... and the future lies ahead. This was Paul's experience enunciated in the text. It is important to know where you are at present. What kind of a past did you have? What have you done with your life? Do you have a future? We are dealing with vital subjects which ...

3004. Proper 28

Lk 21:5-19 · Isa 65:17-25 · 2 Thes 3:6-13 · Ps 98

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John R. Brokhoff

... b. Natural and governmental disasters vv. 9-11. c. Christians are persecuted vv. 12-19. Old Testament: Isaiah 65:17-25 1. God's kind of world (65:17-25). Need: We are living in a human world. And we are sick and tired of it. The earth is ... with poverty, disease, murders, war, hunger, and manifold injustice. It seems to be the devil's world full of hatred and suffering. Isaiah tells us the kind of world God wants us to have. Outline: God's world like the New Jerusalem a. A city of joy vv. 18, 19. b. A city of ...

3005. Proper 8

Luke 9:57-62, Galatians 5:16-26, 2 Kings 2:1-18, Luke 9:51-56

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John R. Brokhoff

... think of a man meek and mild and one who always turns the other cheek. We think of Jesus solely as a person of perfect kindness and understanding. But Jesus can become angry over wrong. He criticized and gave strong disapproval to James and John for wanting to get revenge. ... . "Flesh" is a way of referring to our evil desires, selfishness, materialism, and worldliness that produce wickedness of all kinds. 3. Fruit (v. 22). The products of the "flesh" are called "works." But the products of the Holy Spirit ...

3006. A Vision For The Future

Isaiah 65:17-25

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Richard A. Jensen

... , "that she had been very carefully observing our group over our five days together. And she was impressed. 'These are wonderful leaders,' she told me. 'As a group you are incredibly bright and talented. I've never heard any group that is so knowledgeable of the kind of issues you discuss with each other. I've been listening in on your conversations and I am thankful that my church has such dedicated leaders. But,' she said, 'everything you talk about is in the past. It's the past that you are so expert ...

3007. Father's Day

Psalm 78:1-72

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Brett Blair

... the father is nothing more than the religious appendage. He is the church tag along. He is not the religious head, heart, and soul of the family. The opening song this morning was Faith of Our Fathers [or another appropriate Hymn]. I wonder if there is not some kind of irony in that. I wonder if we in the church are reaping, in lower attendance and fewer new members, the non-faith of our fathers. I have this theory about why women's lib came to the forefront three decades ago. The woman's movement, in part ...

3008. Salt And Light

Matthew 5:13-16

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Mark Radecke

... parts with her cubs, and with just about the same amount of shredding and clawing, my concentration was broken by a too-loud voice from behind me. "You're a preacher, aren't you?" asked the voice. "Does it show that much?" I winced, as I smiled at the kindly-looking woman who made the inquiry, and whom I did not recognize. I wasn't wearing a clerical collar, but the book on my tray may have given her a clue: The Death of Jesus in the Letters of Paul. That's different enough from Danielle Steele and Stephen ...

3009. Main Features And Coming Attractions

Matthew 17:1-13

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Mark Radecke

... talk about rejection and suffering and dying is still fresh on his mind. His soul still stings from his master's words, "Get behind me, Satan, for you are not on the side of God but of mortals." Peter wants no more of that kind of talk, no more of that kind of picture. He wants action, big, bold, spectacular. This vision on the mountain, with Jesus, Moses and Elijah in celestial conversation, this is more like it. No: not like it; this is it! This is what he had hoped for ever since he dropped his ...

3010. The Man From Galilee VII: The Triumph Of His Defeat

Matthew 28:1-10

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Thomas A. Pilgrim

... : "Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers and sisters they will see me. I will meet them." He will always meet us out there in the future. In every situation, every challenge, every sorrow, He will meet us. In every act of kindness, mercy, and compassion, He will meet us and be with us. In every kind of ministry, service, and witness, He will meet us and bless what we do, give, and hope. In every time of study, prayer, and worship, He will meet us and be in the midst of us. Some of you saw a movie a ...

3011. The Man From Galilee II: The Transformation Of His Call

Matthew 4:18-22

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Thomas A. Pilgrim

... than what was seen on the surface, rough men weathered by the sun and the wind. Jesus looked at those inner qualities, the real nature of those men, and He knew what stalwart, courageous, daring men they could become. Of course, you see quickly now the implications of this kind of thinking. You know where I am headed with this, and you know what I am about to say. If Jesus could use their talent, He can also use ours, for He has seen us. A man applied for a job with a transport company. During the training ...

3012. The Man From Galilee III: The Touch Of His Hand

Matthew 8:14-17

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Thomas A. Pilgrim

... by the hand and lifted him up." A woman was brought to Jesus and accused of adultery by a mob. But Jesus knelt down and with His hand wrote in the sand. When they put Jesus to death they drove great nails through those hands of mercy and kindness. When he rose from the tomb He said to His disciples, "Behold my hands." And, when He left them, "He lifted His hands and blessed them." Then we read this passage from Matthew's gospel. Jesus was at His headquarters for His Galilean ministry, the city of Capernaum ...

3013. Anger - Eleven Ways To Blow Up, Seven Ways To Cool Off

Matthew 5:21-26

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R. Curtis Fussell

... are angry. Yet most people will just ride out this wave of anger. Most people will grumble to themselves and sit on this kind of anger. Of course, you may express a friendly smile toward the cheater, but behind that smile you will have derogatory thoughts about ... , who is going to do that for them? There you have it, eleven ways to a life of misery, rage, and anger of all kinds, for yourself and everyone around you. Turn now and look at what the Bible says about anger. Anger is no stranger to the Bible. By ...

3014. Gluttony - Living By Bread And The Word Of God

Mark 6:30-44, 1 Timothy 4:1-16

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R. Curtis Fussell

... of the home that when Mom or Dad says, "It's time to eat," the children run to the closet to get their coats!3 Certainly eating out can save on the time needed to buy food, prepare the food and clean up after the meal, but too often the kinds of foods eaten outside the home are fried foods high in fats and desserts high in sugars. Such foods cater more to a food-fix, producing a sedative effect on us and giving us a euphoric feeling. With such an effect and feeling, a cycle of food dependency can develop ...

3015. Lust - To Discipline The Eye And The Heart

Matthew 5:27-30

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R. Curtis Fussell

... ." Among all the things we want in life what tops the list is our desire for relationships, to be loved and to love someone else, to share a life of hopes and dreams, to have companionship. In other words, what people are really looking for is the kind of sharing and commitment you find only in marriage; yes, in marriage with all the wrinkles, receding hairlines, and tummies needing to be tucked in. So how do you discipline yourself to avoid the sin of lust? Jesus said, "If your right eye causes you to sin ...

3016. Advent 4

Mt 1:18-25 · Rom 1:1-7 · Isa 7:10-17 · Ps 80

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Russell F. Anderson

... a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ is not an option but an absolute necessity. This does not mean that he served grudgingly; no, he found joy in his willingness to fulfill the mandates of the Master. This business of freedom is something of an illusion. There are all kinds of forces which impinge on our lives. In the first three chapters of Romans, Paul establishes the truth that no person is free from the power of sin. There is choice but it is limited -- to be a slave of God's Son or of sin. Jesus said ...

3017. Ascension

Acts 1:1-11, Ephesians 1:15-23, Luke 24:36-49, Luke 24:50-53, Matthew 28:16-20

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Russell F. Anderson

... the resurrected Christ and Acts begins by bringing to a close this 40-day string of appearances. The disciples are still anticipating a kind of earthly reign (v. 6), but Jesus tells them not to be concerned with God's chronology but to wait for the baptism ... get the name for dynamite. In the thinking of Paul, the power of God is preeminently revealed in the resurrection of his Son. But what kind of power is it? 1. It is power above every earthly or heavenly power (vv. 21-22) 2. It is power in us who believe ( ...

3018. The Honor Of A Limp

Genesis 32:22-32

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... And then he sat down, and that was it. But people remembered what he said. Why did it strike such a note in the minds of the people? Because that's what life demands, that's the way life has to be lived, and we know that God approves this kind of determination, honors it, and blesses it.7 Fred Craddock, a professor of preaching at Emory University, tells how he went to preach at a rural church when he was in seminary. He came into the sanctuary and there hanging on the wall behind the pulpit was a picture ...

3019. Adam And Eve And God

Genesis 1:1-2:3, Genesis 2:4-25, Genesis 3:1-24

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Jerry Eckert

... care of plants and animals here. Just keep it up. Do your best. The world I've given you is a good world." "Will you be around?" Adam asks. "Yes, but you probably won't notice. When you are thankful, when you appreciate what you've got, when you share kindness and forgiveness and understanding and love, I'll be there and even then ... well, I'll be there," God concludes. "Let's go," Adam says, turning his back toward God as God is about to reach out to hug him. As they go off stage right, we hear Eve say ...

3020. Easter 2

Jn 20:19-31 · 1 Pet 1:3-9 · Acts 2:14a, 22-32 · Ps 16 · Ps 111

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Russell F. Anderson

... anew does not depend on human formulas or feelings. Hold up the shield of faith. Verse 5 states that we are protected by the power of God through faith. It does not mean that we are spared all adversity because, in verse 6, it speaks of the "various kinds of trials" the believers had to endure. What does faith shield us from then? How about doubt and despair? Believers realize that they will still have to undergo pain and suffering but do not view it as a sign of God's displeasure; rather, they regard it as ...

3021. Easter 4

1 Peter 2:13-25, Acts 7:54--8:1a, Acts 6:1-7, John 10:1-21

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Russell F. Anderson

... . We know his name was Paul, the apostle of God's grace. Epistle: 1 Peter 2:19-25 Suffering that saves. Secular people scorn the idea that suffering can have meaning or be redemptive. Yet, the gospel is founded on the veracity of this claim. What kind of suffering qualifies as redemptive? Suffering which is not the result of sin: the suffering of the innocent. Also, it is suffering that is offering to God as a sacrifice or worship. Peter makes the distinction that the sufferer must be "aware of God," while ...

3022. Epiphany 3

Mt 4:12-23 · 1 Cor 1:10-18 · Is 9:1-4 · Amos 3:1-8 · Ps 27 · Ps 139

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Russell F. Anderson

... a hole in the ground. A grave can be a rut; I once heard a therapist describe a rut as a grave with its ends kicked out. A deep depression can also be described as a grave, and there are many others. There is another kind of black hole, the kind that inhabits far reaches of outer space. Scientists don't completely understand this phenomena but they have observed regions where nothing seems to escape and no light can penetrate. For the captive children of Israel, life seemed to be such a black hole. Isaiah ...

3023. Epiphany 5

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5, Matthew 5:13-16, Matthew 5:17-20, Isaiah 58:1-14, 1 Corinthians 2:6-16

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Russell F. Anderson

... that we are is a gift from God and not a result of our good works. Strictly speaking, what Jesus is pointing to are good fruits rather than good works. Good fruits are products of the light while good works can sometimes be viewed as attempts to generate the kind of light which makes one noticed. We are called to let the spirit of Christ shine within us so that others can see that the good that we do is an outgrowth of the light of God. PREACHING POSSIBILITIES Lesson 1: Isaiah 58:1-9a (9b-12) Sermon Title ...

3024. The Nativity Of Our Lord

Luke 2:1-20 · Titus 2:11-14 · Isaiah 9:2-7 · Ps 96

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Russell F. Anderson

... titled "The Gift Of The Toy Man." The Toy Man is Eric Hultgren, who was a tool and dye maker for over four decades. Eric's life was turned on its head by his wife's final illness. Shirley was dying of lung cancer, but being a kind and Christian woman she still was concerned for others. Shirley suggested to Eric they should make something for the kids. Before Eric had emigrated from Sweden, his father had created for him a wooden truck, his prized toy. Shirley suggested that he construct some toys like that ...

3025. Proper 10

Genesis 25:19-34, Isaiah 55:1-13, Romans 8:18-27, Romans 8:1-17, Matthew 13:1-23

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Russell F. Anderson

... (assuming that the seed has been scattered abroad) 4. However, we must not judge the soil infertile as an excuse for not planting 5. Scatter freely and don't worry about yields. 3. Sermon Title: Increasing Our Yield. Sermon Angle: What kind of yield are our lives producing? Have we analyzed what kind of environment we are producing for the seed? Is it hard like cement? Is our spiritual depth shallow? Are we allowing the cares of this world to crowd out God's word? We can increase our yield by making our ...

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