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301. Our Souls Will Never Be Hungry Again

John 6:25-59

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RobertT D. Ingram

... bread will add much to the worshipers' delight in Jesus Christ, the bread of life. The pastor can lead the worshipers in a prayer. Some may want to accept Christ as their Savior for the first time, and others may want to reaffirm or renew their belief. The worshipers could be invited to come forward to the communion rail, but it is not really necessary. They can pray just as fervently in their pews. Drama and Movement For people new to the family of Christ and for those not yet biblically literate, have ...

302. Holy Arithmetic

John 6:1-15

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Donald Macleod

... all was to be multiplied - and the fragments filled twelve baskets (v. 13). Maybe it was a miracle. Maybe it was John's allegorizing an overture of faith. But, all in all, it is a telling illustration of what Jesus can do with the smallest capacity of human belief or the most meager talent you or I possess. Never was his strategy a matter of merely addition - attempting to satisfy us by giving us more and more bread. Nor was it by subtraction - he aimed to fulfill the Law, not lop pieces off it. Nor did he ...

303. Holy Friendship

John 6:60-71

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Donald Macleod

... eats this bread will live forever." (6:51, 58) And, in exchange for this gift, all he asks of men and women is to believe. Why should anyone refuse or turn away? The offer is unparalleled in the whole story of human experience, but to maintain a sustained belief is more than many of us can do. We see it in church membership. People take vows and join the fellowship of the congregation, but soon drop out. We see it with church leaders. They are called to think through the fundamental ideas of the faith; but ...

304. Bread of Unwavering Commitment (Bread of Life V)

John 6:25-59

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Charles R. Leary

... come full circle now with the “Bread of Life” theme. We began with the small loaf at the party beside the lake where thousands of people were fed. Then we learned that the “Bread of Life” is more than ordinary bread. It is hope, belief, faith, purpose, vision, curiosity, intimacy, love, peace, forgiveness from guilt all the ingredients that put quality into living every day while, at the same time, giving us a taste of the eternity God promised. Last week we learned that the “Bread of Life” is ...

305. The M And M Factor

Mark 2:23-3:6

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Leonard H. Budd

... , it was then announced. "Not!" said Jesus, or words to that effect! Religious faith was more than good works! Elsewhere he talked of the two sides of a cup: the inside and the outer side, the motivation and the deed, the thought and the act. The inner beliefs which gave birth to deeds, as well as the deeds themselves. Jesus taught that adultery was not simply an act. Adultery was initially a thought, a plan, a decision of the mind. I believe part of the revival in religious faith in our generation has been ...

306. The Presence Of The Spirit

Acts 2:1-13

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Charles Curley

... God than anyone I have ever met. I suppose that is part of the reason why I continue to have trouble with a great deal of the traditional religious language which is being thrown around more and more these days. It has always seemed to me that our deepest beliefs are to be lived, more than they are to be talked about. I am concerned that we remember what great diversity there is in the vastness of God, and I become wary when someone tries to convince me that the Holy Spirit is the property of any one group ...

307. Tying Up A Strong Man

Mark 3:20-30, 1 Samuel 8:1-22, 2 Corinthians 4:1-18, Mark 3:31-35, Psalm 138:1-8

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William E. Keeney

... a king to rule over them. Despite his warnings about the tyranny of a king, the people persisted in having a government like that of other nations. The Second Lesson. (2 Corinthians 4:13--5:1) Paul, in writing to the church at Corinth, reaffirms his belief that the God who raised Jesus from the dead would also grant them a similar outcome. They are encouraged not to lose heart and to maintain hope that their brief affliction would be rewarded with eternal life in the presence of God. Gospel. (Mark 3:20 ...

308. Proper 8

Mark 5:21-43

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Dallas A. Brauninger

... feed their daughter. CONNECTING POINTS--CONVERSATIONS Interviewing Jairus Asker: Jairus, even though you were sure your daughter was dying, you begged Jesus to come to your home and lay his hands on her. What gave you the strength to endure this ordeal? Jairus: Belief. I don't think believing is ever easy, particularly when things happen suddenly. My daughter was at the point of death. That throws a parent into chaos. Really believing is like staking your life on something when you very well might lose it ...

309. Proper 21

Mark 9:38-41, Esther 7:1-10, Esther 9:18-32, James 5:13-20, Mark 9:42-50

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Russell F. Anderson

... is filled with brand name Christians, with the name of Christ affixed upon their forehead in baptism. Some of them live out their faith well, others do not. At the same time, there are people out in the world that hold many of the values and beliefs of brand name Christians but without the label. Their lives might be composed of basically the same ingredients. Didn't Jesus say, "Those who are not against us are with us?" Didn't Jesus rebuke the disciples for wanting to forbid the outsiders from ministering ...

310. Proper 9

2 Samuel 5:1-5, 9-10, Mark 6:1-13, 2 Corinthians 12:1-10

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Russell F. Anderson

... 's Word powerfully preached and taught and see abundant demonstrations of his power, and not believe, is both amazing and sad. Hamstrung (v. 5). Jesus was clearly hamstrung by the lack of faith he found in Nazareth. God does not bully us into belief but works through our faith to accomplish great feats. Another way to explain it is that unbelief acts like a circuit breaker, disconnecting God's power from our habitations. Leave home without them (vv. 8-11). The American Express commercials show some hapless ...

311. Second Sunday In Advent

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David M. Oliver

... light of the world and so are we. Jesus served as a luminary, a light, a beacon for people to find their way to a saving belief in God. Jesus was the light of the world. But Jesus also called his followers to be the light of the world (Matthew 5:14-16 ... rethink their faith and the way they were living. He served as a luminary, a light, a beacon for people to find their way to a saving belief in God. Jesus was the light of the world. Jesus said, "As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world" (John ...

312. The Condition Of Mercy

Matthew 18:21-35

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Donald Dotterer

... most churches there is an outpouring of love and support when illness or tragedy strikes a family. Furthermore, faith offers us the belief that God our Creator accepts us just the way we are, the way he made us. Faith in Christ offers a call to unselfish ... living, and a perspective on dying that enables us to face death without fear. It is our belief in eternal life that enables us to believe that human life has value and significance. Therefore you might say that our faith offers ...

313. Creative Preaching

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Michael Rogness

... at Worms in 1521, where before the assembled rulers of the Empire he courageously defended his convictions. Then he asked, "Are there Lutherans today who know what they believe and whose beliefs are really important? ... Is there anyone here today who thinks that ..." At that moment a scientist in the congregation came forward and said, "... this belief that God is our creator has affected my life and my work in many ways. As a caretaker of God's creation I'm careful that the actions and the decisions ...

314. Strong Faith For Weak People

Romans 14:1--15:13

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Clement E. Lewis

... learned the need for simple and practical applications of the faith. Often there were those who were more interested in growing feeder roots than deepening tap roots for the tree of Christianity. They failed to understand the importance of the central facts of belief, and diverted to peripheral matters. There was in a certain congregation a very devoted Christian whom people sought to avoid, because though he had a fine education, he lacked the good common sense to leave off continually posing some kind of ...

315. Proper 14

Mt 14:22-33 · Rom 9:1-5 · Ex 14:19-31 · Ps 106:4-12

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John R. Brokhoff

... thing that is! It cannot do other than good at all times. It never waits to ask whether there is some good work to do; rather, before the question is raised, it has done the deed, and keeps on doing it. Faith is a living and unshakable confidence, a belief in the grace of God so assured that a man would die a thousand deaths for its sake. This kind of confidence in God's grace makes us joyful, high-spirited and eager in our relations with God and with all mankind. It is impossible, indeed, to separate works ...

316. Living Water

John 7:25-44

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Leonard H. Budd

... enough?" He replied, "Just a little more." Is getting money a thirst? Power, money, possessions! To drink of that Living Water says, "What would Jesus do?" How does his example shape my behavior? Do you have faith questions? Is there a thirsting for specific belief; a thirst to know with a certainty that cannot be picked away with continual doubt, or cynicism? In our scientific culture we like to have everything tied up in careful packages. But some things just do not package so carefully! To drink of that ...

317. A Chosen Race?

John 14:1-4, John 14:5-14

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Erskine White

... criticized the passage because he said he really doesn't know if he still believes in heaven. Finally, there was firm objection to Jesus' saying, "I am the way ... no one comes to God but by Me." Several ministers said, "There are other people with other beliefs in the world and some people don't believe in religion at all. Christianity is not an exclusive religion - we don't want to exclude anyone - and we might offend some people by thinking that Jesus is the only way." I left the discussion that morning ...

318. Proper 5

Luke 7:11-17, 1 Kings 17:7-24, Galatians 1:11-24

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George Bass

... enter that everlasting kingdom, singing praises to God forever. (As an introduction to the [Minneapolis] Star Tribune [First Sunday Magazine - September 2, 1990] article by Paul Levy, "Life in the afterlife," editor Roger Skophammer wrote, in part: "The belief in an afterlife is commonly held, and the belief is part of Christianity and other religions. So it is not a great leap in logic for some people to believe it is possible sometimes to take a peak into one's afterlife and then return to earthly living ...

319. Proper 14

Hebrews 11:1-40, Jeremiah 18:1--19:15, Genesis 15:1-18, Luke 12:35-48

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George Bass

... and Lutheran churches as the first reading for the day; they retained the Hebrews 11 pericope of the Roman Catholic ORDO, despite changing the Wisdom reading, and Genesis 15 harmonizes with the faith-theme of Hebrews; it supports the Abraham-Sarah story, and their belief that God could do what he promised and give them a son and establish their line upon the earth. Hebrews picks up that part of the promise and says, "Therefore from one man ... were born descendants as many as the stars of heaven ..." and ...

320. When is Patriotism An Idol?

Matthew 22:15-22

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George Johnson

... saying. Those who are in tune with what Jesus stood for will marvel at how he answered them without answering their question. On the other hand, those who are religious but not following Jesus may, of course, use Jesus' answer to support any number of beliefs about civil authority and allegiance to the empire. One Cannot Serve Two Masters Jesus knew that there is nothing that belongs to Caesar and does not first belong to God. His disciples knew that. He made it clear that you cannot serve two masters. You ...

321. Marked In An Empty Tomb -- The Cross Is Still There

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George Bass

... ever wind up before the judgment seat of God, she’ll have two questions: “I’ll ask how come (this deity) gave me a brain to think with and why has he or she been so hidden. Nobody asks you to believe in trees. They don’t require belief. They can be seen…. Religion came from primitive times. For early Christians, God was a man sitting up in the clouds. Then they learned about space. So the church, to save the faith, made it a spiritual God, invisible. It’s obviously made up.”18 For her and ...

322. Paradoxes Of The Christian Faith

Matthew 10:1-42

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Carlyle Fielding Stewart

... was executed by the very people to whom he brought goodness. How could God take someone who was penniless and make us wealthy; someone who was homeless and provide us with a many-roomed mansion in our Father's house? What a paradox! Many people find the central beliefs of the Christian faith very strange indeed. They do not understand how God could choose a savior of the world who would die by the hands of the world; and that the day of his amazing death would be Good Friday: Here was a king, born not in ...

323. When Is It Tolerable to Be Intolerant?

Mark 9:38-50

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Donald Macleod

... "Sons of Thunder," because they were somewhat precipitous in their actions and judgments. What upset John this time was the sight of a man, who was not a member of the disciples' group, exorcising a demon from another man and doing so in the name of Jesus. The belief current at that time was that "if one could get to know the name of a still more powerful spirit, and then command the evil demon in that name to come out of a person, the demon was supposed to be powerless to resist." (William Barclay) Jesus ...

324. How’s That Again, Jesus?

Matthew 10:1-42

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Larry Goodpaster

... take on a new character. When our convictions are challenged, when our viewpoints are refocused, and when our beliefs come under decisive questioning, the grins disappear and the fun stops. One of the least frightening, and ... right mate for life, have children, join the club, play all the business games, join a church, and save for retirement.” The mistaken belief that such thoughts generate is that joining the church and claiming faith is simply part of the maturing process. “Just add Jesus” seems ...

325. Endorsing The Future

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Harold Warlick

... book. Gibson writes that he did not see what she had seen nor hear what she had heard. It never works when we try to stoke the fires of another person's experience. We cannot live off a borrowed identity. Every generation has to reclaim its important beliefs, just as each individual has to carve out his or her own faith. In this respect, as I search the scripture, I'm impressed by the urgency in the voices of angels. The Bible reports that angels are always urgent when they talk to sleepyheads. They always ...

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