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3101. “The Words of the Lord Are Flawless, Like Silver Purified in a Crucible”

Psalm 12:1-8

Teach the Text

C. Hassell Bullock

Big Idea: In a society where lies and falsehood constitute the “ethical norm,” God’s flawless words reset the standard and are of a seamless piece with God’s character. Understanding the Text Psalm 12 has features of an individual lament (12:1–2), the cause of the lament clearly being the depletion of the righteous and the occupation of society by liars and deceivers. Psalm 12 fills out the picture of the scenario outlined in Psalm 11: “When the foundations are being destroyed, what can the righteous do?” ...

3102. Loving Against the Grain

Mark 3:20-35

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Lori Wagner

“You’re mad, bonkers, completely off your head. But I’ll tell you a secret. All the best people are,” said Lewis Carroll in his famous story, Alice in Wonderland. A couple of weeks ago, I took a day trip to Ocean City, NJ. Once there, I looked for some new and different things to do and discovered that the town has a “historical museum” of the shore’s history. Being a lover of history, I walked several miles to the museum to take it all in. The entrance to the museum was free but one was asked to sign in. ...

3103. Gathered Around Jesus

Mark 6:30-34; 53-56

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David Coffin

There are both perks and problems for a congregation that is located near a military base. As the families of military personnel are constantly in a state of flux due to assignments and deployments, there are constant rotations of the local population. One particular congregation that worships with less than one hundred people per Sunday was fortunate enough to have three families move into their worship community. This enhanced the ministry of the congregation both in terms of financial giving, volunteers ...

3104. When the Rules Change

7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23

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David Coffin

A couple who lived in separate apartments fell in love and decided to get married. However, both of their parents informed them that they would have to finance their own wedding, reception and honeymoon. In the good old days in that community, it was one of the couples’ parents who carried much of the financial burden for weddings. The couple decided it was prudent to live together in one apartment, and use the money saved for their wedding plans. For the more traditional people in their church, this is ...

3105. Good Taste or Good Religion?

Mark 7:1-8,14-15, 21-23

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

Object: a glass that is clean on the outside, but obviously dirty on the inside. Good morning, boys and girls. Have any of you ever helped your mommy or daddy wash dishes? This morning I brought a drinking glass that I washed myself. Isn't this all nice and shiny and clean? Actually, it's nice and shiny and clean on the outside, but it's still all dirty and yucky on the inside. I didn't feel like washing the inside of the glass, just the outside. Would you drink from a glass like this? I sure hope not. If ...

3106. Fox in the Henhouse

Luke 13:31-35

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Lori Wagner

Everyone has probably heard of Aesop’s fables. No doubt you’ve read a few of them when you were young. Written by a Greek slave who lived in the 6th century BCE on the island of Samos, the fables taught valuable lessons about desirable moral and social behavior.[1] Likewise, the ancient Jewish faith highly valued parables, moral behavior, and laws concerning how to live well personally, in harmony with God, and in community with others (halakhah). Judaism with its many “mitzvot” continues to cherish ...

3107. The Divine Mission

John 17:20-26

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Wayne Brouwer

A friend of mine taught ethics at a Christian college. Several years ago, there was a scare on campus because a student had been raped. Since my friend wanted his students to deal with actual ethical situations, he began the next class session with a question: “If a friend came to your room in tears, telling how her date had just raped her, what is the first thing you would do to help her?” After a moment’s reflective silence one student raised her hand and asked, tentatively, “Pray?” The whole class ...

3108. The Unknowing Evangelist

Luke 16:1-13

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Lori Wagner

When I was young, I often tried to get out of practicing the piano. I had been taking lessons for a while and was slipping by each week with minimal practice time. My mother, trying to somehow nudge me into a better daily commitment, said more than once, “If this is what you can do without practicing, imagine what you could do if you did!” Unfortunately, her valiant entreaty did not work at the time. A few years later, however, I grew to love playing so much that the constant noise in the house drove her ...

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