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301. Love the Lord Your God

Deuteronomy 6:1-25

Understanding Series

Christopher J. H. Wright

... s total allegiance. The two halves of the Shema thus mirror the opening of the Decalogue, with the declaratory preface followed by the exclusive claims of the first two commandments (5:6–10). The command to love God is one of Deuteronomy’s favorite ways of expressing the response God expects from the people (10:12; 11:1, 13, 22; 13:3; 19:9; 30:6, 16, 20). It features also in the covenant renewal texts, Josh. 22:5; 23:11, which draw so much on the Deuteronomic model. In the context of a broken covenant ...

302. Marriage, Sexual Intimacy, and Spiritual Devotion

1 Corinthians 7:1-40

Teach the Text

Preben Vang

... true for divorce. A marriage could end simply by the husband telling his wife to leave the house.4 Interpretive Insights 7:1 Now for the matters you wrote about. Paul refers to an unknown letter from the Corinthian church to him, possibly received as a response to his earlier letter mentioned in 5:9 (see “Paul’s Ministry in Corinth” in the introduction). It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman.5 Taken as a firm and clear assertion of Paul’s own understanding, this clause ...

303. Daniel's Prayer

Daniel 9:1-19

Teach the Text

Ronald W. Pierce

... God in Exodus 32:1–14 clearly influences Daniel’s prayer. While Moses is with God atop Mount Sinai, God hears the idolatrous revelry of his people below in the camp as they worship the golden calf, which Aaron the high priest fashions. In response, God threatens to wipe out Israel and begin anew with Moses’s descendants. Moses objects to the severity of the punishment and appeals to God for pure mercy based on God’s covenant with the Israelites’ ancestors and his reputation in delivering them from ...

304. Paul's Longing to Visit Rome

Romans 1:1-17

Understanding Series

James R. Edwards

... is ascribed to Paul must be attributed not to any greatness in him but to a power above him, to God who has radically intersected his life. The preeminence of that encounter forever changed his orientation, and at a deeper level his self-understanding. Only one response could be appropriate to the overwhelming favor of God, and that was to allow Christ absolute claim over his life, and to surrender himself to a truth and to a task which alone were worthy of his existence. That truth was the gospel of God ...

305. The Death of Nadab and Abihu

Leviticus 10:1-20

Understanding Series

W. H. Bellinger, Jr.

... 9. It brought great tragedy and grief with the sin of Nadab and Abihu at the beginning of chapter 10. These incidents of holy fire demonstrate in startling ways the power of God’s presence and the need for people and priest to observe divine torah. The daunting responsibility of priests looms large in these texts (see Luke 12:47–48 and James 3:1). Chapter 10 ends at a very different place from where it began. In contrast to the sin and death in the opening verses, Moses is now satisfied. The priests now ...

306. Job's Second Reply to Zophar

Job 21:1-34

Understanding Series

Gerald H. Wilson

... 23:5; 116:13; Isa. 51:22; Jer. 25:15; Rev. 14:10. Might this idea stand behind Paul’s exhortations to caution regarding the cup of the Eucharist (1 Cor. 10:16–21; 11:25–29)? Death, an Inadequate Punishment In this final section of his response to Zophar, Job seeks to drive home the inadequacy of death as punishment for a life of wickedness. At the beginning (vv. 22–26) and end (vv. 32–33) he emphasizes the democratic nature of death—it comes to all, rich or poor, wicked or righteous, throughout ...

307. Life Through the Son

John 5:16-30, John 5:1-15

Understanding Series

J. Ramsey Michaels

... His authority is absolute, not in spite of the fact that he does nothing by himself, but because of it. His authority is a derived authority. In all that he does he is subject to his Father and totally dependent on his Father’s power and love. In his response, Jesus begins speaking mysteriously of himself in the third person as the Son, in much the same way that he speaks of himself in all the Gospels as the Son of Man. Son and Son of Man are used almost interchangeably in verses 26–27. Some have argued ...

308. Speaking with Prophetic Authority

Mark 1:21-28

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Richard Gribble

... society who serve as prophets and probably don't even realize it. Parents, you have been given special authority by God to proclaim the Lord's word, in speech and action to your children. You are prophets to them in a real way. Do you take this responsibility to proclaim God's word, whether it is a word of discipline, praise, or love to your children seriously? Children, are you listening to the voice of God that comes to you from advice or challenge from a teacher in the classroom or a coach on the ...

309. House of Prayer

Matthew 6:5-15, Matthew 6:16-18

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Lori Wagner

... the prayer. For Jesus then adds essentially: Lord, help me do this, guard me from falling into evil inclinations, for in my humanness, I’m going to mess up ….I know it, you know it. Lord, help me! We need the protection of God, because without God, our personal responsibility, our ability to hear and act in new ways in a new covenant with God, is just about nil. That’s the truth of the Gospel. We need Jesus as our Truth. We need Jesus as our Way. And that’s the only way, we’re going to have Jesus ...

310. The Season Of The Resurrection

Luke 24:44-53

Bulletin Aid

Wayne H. Keller

... the name of the risen Christ, to this Sunday designated as the Ascension of Jesus. What do you as a corporate community of faith know about the ascension? (Wait.) Now, what do you consider its meaning for your life, for our life, for your life, this day? (Wait for a response; offer no insights of your own at this time.) What's the purpose of your coming today? All: We're here to learn God's truth. Pastor: Are you sure? (Long pause.) Because to learn God's truth is to act on it; and to act on it will bring ...

311. The Calling of the First Disciples

Mark 1:14-20

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Wayne H. Keller

... of the church. Acts of Confession Jesus said, "Repent, and believe the Good News." For two minutes, I invite you to write down your description of the first image that comes into your mind when you hear the word, "repent." (Wait two minutes.) Ask for responses. Now, for two minutes, write down what you need to do to repent. (Wait.) Ask if anyone wants to take the risk of responding. (Wait.) For the truly courageous, share one of your own. Proceed with caution. After another minute of silence, sing "Agnus ...

312. Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand

John 6:16-24, John 6:1-15

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Wayne H. Keller

... battle which anyone can fight -- this brings joy to us. We stay on top, though we do have our down times, because Christ first bids us to walk on the water, to keep our eyes on him. How do you stay on top? (Partial paraphrase of e.e. cummings.) Response "If Thou but Trust in God to Guide Thee" PROCLAMATION Message with the Children of All Ages Today, I am inviting only adults, all those over eighteen, to come forward for the message. A few weeks ago, we talked about Jesus feeding the 5,000 men, plus women ...

313. The Season Of The Holy Spirit

Mark 7:1-23

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Wayne H. Keller

... want to hear, and some that you may not. M: We are here to hear. P: To all of you, no matter how joyfully or reluctantly you came, grace and peace. Be it so! And all the people said, "Alleluia!" which for cowboys and cowgirls means "yippee!" Response "Rejoice, You Pure in Heart!" Prayer of Adoration Consider these thoughts: We accept God as the God of history, of all peoples. We accept Jesus as the one who brings the truth of God. We accept the Holy Spirit as the Source of our lives. Sometimes we understand ...

314. The Season Of The Holy Spirit

Mark 12:35-40

Bulletin Aid

Wayne H. Keller

... you, sometime during the week? It is so strange that all of us want to spend eternity with God in heaven, but spend so little time with God on earth. We say that God's mission is more important than anything, yet we give so little to mission. Response "God of Justice, God of Mercy" STEWARDSHIP Stewardship Challenge If we believe that what a person gives is between that person and God alone, we are washing our hands of that person. Do you think that the impact of the religious teachers and the widow had any ...

315. The Season Of The Holy Spirit

Mark 4:35-41

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Wayne H. Keller

... of our own storms. Introduction to the Act of Forgiveness We say that we want the peace which Christ promises. Yet, we spend so much of our day rushing here and there, to and fro. Christ invites us to claim his peace, beginning now. Receive the gift. Response "O God of Love, O God of Peace" CELEBRATION THROUGH THE WORD Message with the Children of All Ages Invite someone who has been in rough, even dangerous, waters. Ask that person to describe the thoughts and feelings of such an event. Allow that person's ...

316. Peter's Confession, Christ's Prediction

Mark 8:27-30

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Richard A. Jensen

... precedes it: Mark 6:35--8:21. We need to say a few words about 8:1-21, as it is omitted from the lectionary. Mark 8:1-9 is the story of the Gentile feeding of the multitude with bread which we have discussed in an earlier chapter. The response to Jesus' feeding of this second multitude is ironic and filled with comedy. The Pharisees ask Jesus for a sign!! Jesus has just fed a second multitude with leftovers abundant and the Pharisees ask for a sign! How blind can they be? They have eyes, but they do not ...

317. The Servant of All's Second Prediction

Mark 9:14-32, Mark 9:33-37

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Richard A. Jensen

... faithlessness! "You faithless generation, how much longer must I be among you?" (Mark 9:19). In our text for today the disciples continue to manifest a lack of faith. They are afraid (Mark 9:32). We have pointed out in earlier chapters how Mark paints these opposing responses to Jesus' person and message. Some are afraid. Some have faith. The story told in Mark 9:14-29 paints a more subtle picture of the relation of faith and fear, of faith and unfaith. The father begs Jesus to cast the demon from his son ...

318. A Special Ingredient

John 6:42

Children's Sermon

... . But we're not ordinary like the people thought Jesus was supposed to be. We're special because we have some other ingredients mixed up with us just like this flour gets other things added to it to make different foods. What do you think we have added to us? (Response) We have a special ingredient - it's love. Just stir us up. Add a little love from God and mix well. That made Jesus special, too. He was following God's recipe and we can, too. God's recipe says to add love and mix well. Love makes us all ...

319. eshep ithwout a herdeshp

Mark 6:30-44

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

... me help you with the first word. The first two letters are "S" and "h." Provide as much help as is needed. Application: Sheep without a Shepherd. Very good. Why couldn't you do it at first but then you were able to do it. What made the difference? (response) You got help. If help came from the pastor tie it in to the application. Jesus was out in the desert and thousands of people had been following him around all day. They stayed so long that lunchtime and come and gone and they were very hungry. He said ...

320. Kingdom Etiquette

Luke 14:1-14

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W. Robert McClelland

... for our choices. Our understanding of confession, therefore, is radically altered. We make confession of our sins, not in order to remove them and their surrounding guilt, but to affirm both courageously before God. We are invited to risk being ourselves. We must accept the responsibility for our lives and affirm, as a part of them, the guilt and despair that go with living. In this parable Jesus calls us to put a servant mentality behind us. No longer are we to think of ourselves as servants of our Lord ...

321. Enter God

Mark 9:33-37

Sermon

Thomas Peterson

... is the way I respond to God in Jesus. That’s a sobering, compelling thought. Of course I do not bow and bend before the child. A judgment is built into the relationship. What I am drawn to do is to stand on my tip-toes, ready for the privileged responsibility which comes in the encounter. God is central to all relationships and especially to the added ones that come with children. In a way, the manner in which I treat the child is that in which the Spirit of God enters into the world through my life. The ...

322. Checking The Vital Signs

Luke 24:36-49

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Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... should never be mentioned in the pulpit. Yet, two-thirds of our Lord’s parables have dealt with this very subject. I’m not just making a plea for your money today; I’m making a plea for Christianity to be practiced. For the vital sign of response to be real in this congregation, Christianity is not just alive in our checkbooks like we said he would be on Easter morning! Our offerings are more like buying a spray of flowers for the casket at the graveside rather than supporting a live and vital God ...

323. My Father's House

Luke 2:41-52

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

... ) This is called the pulpit. I want everyone to stand up in the pulpit and look out at everyone. If you want to say, "Hi," you can. As they are helped up into the pulpit: What does the minister do here each week? (response) I tell everyone about our heavenly Father and how to love him and love our neighbors. So the next time you bring a friend to church you can tell them, "This is my Father's house." This is a holy place and I love this place as much as I ...

324. A Chosen Vessel

Acts 9:1-19a

Children's Sermon

Tim Carpenter

... -- in which vase do you think your mom would put the flowers? (one hopes most children will pick the designer vase) Try putting the flowers in. They won't fit! What are we going to do? Oh, you think they'll fit in this vase? (response) But it's so plain. (response) Well, what do you know! They fit perfectly. That doesn't look so bad after all. Application: It turns out that the best container for the flowers was the one that no one wanted to choose. Something similar happened to Saint Paul. He was someone ...

325. No More Tears

Revelation 7:17

Children's Sermon

Tim Carpenter

... Application: Do you know what the Bible says about heaven? It says that in heaven God will wipe away every tear from our eyes. Hold a tissue to a child's face and gently touch it to the cheek. Why do you think that God will wipe our tears away? (response) Just like our parents, he loves us and doesn't want us to feel pain. So always remember that, though sometimes on earth there is sadness, one day we will see God, and there will be no more tears, because God will wipe away every tear! Isn't that wonderful ...

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