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301. Pentecost

Psalm 104:1-35, Joel 2:28-32, John 20:19-23, Acts 2:1-21

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... the Garden of Eden, when God breathed on a handful of dust and created the human race. Jesus "breathed on them," the disciples gathered in the locked room, and thereby engaged in a new act of creation, one that is repeated again and again in Holy Baptism as the Spirit moves over the waters and changes the dead into living creatures again. 4. The witness of the faithful is spelled out on Pentecost, "See what the Lord has done for us! He has made us his own people. He can do the same for you." So the church ...

302. Fire from Heaven

Acts 2:1-13

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Leonard Sweet

... the heat of fire, and white “is like a handful of fluffy cotton balls.” That need to compare the new and unknown to the old and familiar is also found in today’s text from Acts, which endeavors to describe the coming of the Holy Spirit and the Spirit’s empowerment of all it touches. In the Acts 2 text Luke describes the sound and appearance of this promised, new gift from the ascended Jesus as “like the rush of violent wind” and as “divided tongues, as of fire.” This comparison process also ...

303. Understanding The Holy Trinity

John 16:5-16

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John R. Brokhoff

... is the substance, but it can be expressed as liquid, as a solid (ice), or a vapor (steam). The substance is the same. As liquid, solid, or vapor it is still water. God is the basic substance, water, but he comes to the world as Father, Son, and Spirit. Though we use various analogies to explain the Trinity, not one of them is a perfect illustration or explanation. We must be content to let the Trinity be a mystery and accept it by faith as a central biblical teaching. Now we see the Trinity through a glass ...

304. Spiritual Blessings in Christ

Ephesians 1:1-14

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Arthur G. Patzia

... election and sonship are to the praise of his glorious grace (v. 6); redemption, and all of its benefits (vv. 7–11), are to culminate in a life of praise (that we … might be for the praise of his glory—v. 12); finally, the pledge of the Holy Spirit is presented in relation to the unfolding plan of God. This, also, is to the praise of his glory (v. 14). Additional Notes On 1:3–14 cf. J. T. Sanders “Hymnic Elements in Ephesians 1–3,” ZNW 56 (1965), pp. 214–32. Other specialized studies include ...

305. New Wine

Acts 2:1-13

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Barbara Brokhoff

... and instant drinks, so why not instant results and instant responses? We can't wait. We want people to understand now! We want people to change now! Waiting for the Lord's leading and timing is so hard, but still Jesus said to do it: "Wait for the promised Holy Spirit." Don't run ahead of God, for if you run without waiting on God, you will run with no power (and with disastrous results). If you try to "hurry up" the hatching of a baby bird or chick, you only destroy the baby to be born. So, too, when we ...

306. Easter 6

Jn 14:15-31; Acts 15:22-29, 16:6-15; Rev 21:22--22:5

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John R. Brokhoff

... successive Sundays. This would not allow a period of waiting for Pentecost. Easter 6 and Ascension lessons have a number of parallels, making it possible to combine the two Sundays: Easter 6 and Ascension 1. John 14:26 "But the 1. Luke 24:44 "I send the counselor, the Holy Spirit, promise of my Father upon whom the Father will send you. "in my name." 2. John 14:28 "I go to the 2. Luke 24:51 "He Father." parted from them and was carried up into heaven." 3. John 14:27 "Peace I leave 3. Luke 24:50 "And lifting ...

307. Our Three-Faced God

Matthew 28:16-20

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John R. Brokhoff

... of the Lord; or who has been his counselor? Or who has given a gift to him that he might be repaid? For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory forever. Amen." When we think of God as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, we want to explode and shout with joyous praise: "My God, how wonderful thou art." Today we go home saying the words of Jude: "... to the only God, our Savior through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority before all time, and now and for ever ...

308. Baptism of our Lord

Isaiah 42:1-9, Matthew 3:13-17, Acts 10:23b-48

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John R. Brokhoff

... . Lesson 1: Epiphany deals with light. God chooses his servant to be the light of the nations. Epiphany is the season for world outreach with the gospel. 3. Lesson 2: The glory of God is seen in the anointing of Jesus as Messiah by the gift of the Spirit and in his life of doing good, made possible by God's being with him. Need For Preaching On Baptism Baptism is often considered a subject that does not involve the members of the congregation. It usually happened to them when they were infants. It is a once ...

309. Straw Polls and Soul Quakes

1 Corinthians 12:12-31

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Leonard Sweet

... Hargrave. · The Straw Chewer likes nourishment in the way of words or emotions. · The Straw Knot-Tier is determined, precise, intellectual, a planner. · The Straw Puffer puffs air into the straw to create bubbles in a drink, and is ostentatious, young in spirit. · The Straw Spooner uses a straw as a spoon to consume foam/whipped cream off top of beverage, and is expressive, outgoing, and sensual. · The Straw Maintainer uses a straw so lipstick won't smudge. They're concerned with appearance. Self-love ...

310. Poem: In Memoriam

Eulogy

Alfred Lord Tennyson

... has talk’d with rocks and trees; He finds on misty mountain-ground His own vast shadow glory-crown’d; He sees himself in all he sees. Two partners of a married life? I look’d on these and thought of thee In vastness and in mystery, And of my spirit as of a wife. These two–they dwelt with eye on eye, Their hearts of old have beat in tune, Their meetings made December June Their every parting was to die. Their love has never past away; The days she never can forget Are earnest that he loves her yet ...

311. Lent 5

John 11:1-16, Ezekiel 37:1-14, Romans 8:1-17, John 11:17-37, John 11:38-44

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John R. Brokhoff

... a personal experience, we need to welcome death. Outline: Death can be your friend a. Out of physical death comes eternal life - Gospel. b. Out of psychological death (despair) comes new life of hope - Lesson 1. c. Out of moral death (sin) comes life in the Spirit - Lesson 2. Gospel: John 11:1-45 1. A Challenge To Die. 11:16 - Need: We are about to enter Holy Week. In that last week of Jesus' life, he enters Jerusalem, argues with religious leaders, cleanses the temple, meets with his disciples for the last ...

312. Godstruck

Acts 2:1-13

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Lori Wagner

... God’s voice, a Wind Song, to remind us that we are all alive with God’s life-giving breath. In Hebrew the word for spirit and breath are the same. And while many times, the metaphor of fire is seen as the symbol of Pentecost, the sound of the ... sound of it, but do not know where it comes from or where it is going; so it is with everyone who is born of the spirit. (John 3) And there are many other references to the “wind” of God. God answers Job out of a whirlwind. The four creatures appear to Ezekiel ...

313. Good Works Will Not Save You!

John 14:15-31

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Mark Ellingsen

... us. Of course, the good works will not save you. They do not merit God's love or win you "brownie points" with him. The good works stem first from God's love. They result from the fact that in his resurrection we have been given a new life. The Spirit and Christ live in us (John 14:17, 20). Good works come naturally with live-in partners like that. When you love someone and live with them, works of love just come naturally. Jesus is living with you. His good influence is rubbing off on you. Good works and ...

314. Easter 6

Jn 14:23-29 · Acts 14:8-18; 15:1-2, 22-29 · Rev 21:10, 22-27

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Russell F. Anderson

... We can be glad for Jesus' ascension because: a. He is exalted as king of kings. Now he is more than king of the Jews. b. He is with the Father as our intercessor. We offer our prayers to God through Christ. c. He is to send power through the Spirit, power to be and do. d. He gives us the responsibility to continue and extend his work in the world. "Jesus departed our sight, that he might return to our hearts and there find him. For he departed, and behold, he is here." - St. Augustine Gospel: John 14:23-29 ...

315. The Embalmed Come Alive

Luke 24:36-49

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Louis H. Valbracht

... talking the same kind of hogwash as the man who said he was going to sell his waterbed because he felt that he and his wife were drifting apart. God is not drifting away from you. I assure you of that. God is there, and he is speaking through his Spirit. It is just that you aren’t listening! In George Bernard Shaw’s play, Saint Joan, Joan hears voices from God. The king is very annoyed about this, and as Joan stands before the king, he says: "Oh, your voices! Your voices! I am the king. Why don’t the ...

316. Pentecost Sunday

Acts 2:1-13, Psalm 104:1-35, Joel 2:28-32, Genesis 11:1-9, 1 Corinthians 12:1-11, John 16:5-16, John 20:19-23, John 15:18--16:4

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George Bass

... the day. The Psalm Of The Day Psalm 104:1, 24, 29-31, 34 (RC); 104:25-32 (E); 104:25-34 (L) - Although this psalm is appointed for other Sundays of the year (see the ORDO, for example), it is traditionally associated with Pentecost, because it speaks of the Spirit as Creator of the world and all things in it, from the psalmist's point of view, and of the renewal of all of creation in God's redeeming act in Jesus Christ. The work of renewal begins with the creation of the church, the Body of Christ, which is ...

317. Will the Real God Please Stand Up?

2 Corinthians 13:14

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James Merritt

... Trinity. Even though the word "Trinity" is not found in the Bible, the truth of the Trinity is found throughout the Bible. The very passage we have selected as a foundation verse, 2 Cor. 13:14, is a benediction, a prayer that is prayed to God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit. As you are going to see, if you are going to know God, you must know God as Trinity, or you cannot know God at all. I. The Trinity Is A Mystery We Must Simply Conceive "To be forewarned is to be forearmed" and I want to give you warning ...

318. Outpouring and Indwelling

Romans 8:1-17

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Leonard Sweet

... imagine the poor priest that had the pope show up at his confessional? Each one of us is a withered, sad looking seed. But because of Jesus Christ’s seedtime and harvest we now have the potential of being infused with the greatest Spirit of life possible, the Spirit of God. The “Spirit of God gives life to your mortal bodies,” Paul insisted. We don’t have to be gifted with special spiritual “super-powers” to pass along the gift of new life. We just have to be able to nurture a seed along so that ...

319. Full Immersion

Acts 19:1-22

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Leonard Sweet

... arms and wings arms to fill Christ’s mission in the world, wings so that you can fly and be fulfilled. The cross is the sign that you can give up your false self, your fake self, and become your true self by immersing yourself in the Spirit of Christ, who wants to live his resurrection life in and through you. Because You Are Greater, life doesn’t satisfy unless you cross the “I.” Things don’t satisfy, because you are greater than things. People don’t satisfy, because you are greater than people ...

320. Jesus Talks with a Samaritan Woman

John 4:1-26, John 4:27-38, John 4:39-42

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J. Ramsey Michaels

... tells them he has food of his own that they know nothing about (v. 32). For the moment, these true worshipers who will one day supersede both Jew and Samaritan are as ignorant as the Samaritan woman (cf. v. 22). They are not yet ready to worship God in the Spirit. The Spirit rests on Jesus, and on him alone (cf. 3:34). The food of which he speaks is obedience to God (cf. Matt. 4:4) and the completion of the task God sent him to do (v. 34). This task ultimately spans the whole of the fourth Gospel (cf. 17 ...

321. The Disciples Rejoin Jesus

John 4:27-38, John 4:1-26, John 4:39-42

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J. Ramsey Michaels

322. Learning to Live Without Jesus

John 16:5-16, John 15:18--16:4

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William G. Carter

... somebody in San Francisco. "How are you handling the news of Garcia's death?" she asked. "Jerry's music lives on, man! His spirit will always be with us." To which the interviewer added, "Like, wow, man! Right on!" To translate: we may never get rid of ... women becoming preachers. You're wrong. Your whole life is a sin." "Well," she replied, "why don't we let the Holy Spirit decide, since it was the Holy Spirit who called me into the ministry? In the meantime, I found my book and I'm going to pay for it now. ...

323. For Comfort, Guidance and Strength

Acts 2:1-21

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... , "I don't NEED a doctor, I AM a doctor" Watch They haven't even made it to StarFleetAcademy, and, already, McCoy is out of the battle because of his fear. Some people are that way, fear runs their lives. Peter was that way until Pentecost. The Holy Spirit filled him with the Comfort he needed to overcome that fear. James T. Kirk plays that role for McCoy. The point is, this is Pentecost Sunday today we give thanks that we have a very real comforter, a counselor, an unseen presence to see us through those ...

324. Ignite: Set On Fire!

Acts 1:1-11

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James Merritt

... to establish the church, but to set it on fire. John the Baptist, even said about Jesus, “I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.” (Matthew 3:11, ESV) Jesus was so excited about sending this fire He even said this, “I came to cast fire on the earth, and would that it were already kindled! (Luke 12:49, ESV) When I look at the average church and when I look at the ...

325. Do you need a Pharisectomy?

Matthew 9:27-34, Matthew 9:35-38, Matthew 12:15-21, Matthew 12:22-37, Matthew 12:38-45, Matthew 12:46-50

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Lori Wagner

... fret about the wicked Psalm 151 (Septuagint): David’s deed Psalm 9: God’s justice Psalm 115: Glory to God Psalms 11 and 96, and 97: The Lord’s righteousness Isaiah 11: The Root of Jesse and the Coming Restoration Isaiah 42: The Lord’s Servant in Whom God’s Spirit Dwells Mark’s Witness to Jesus accused of beelzebul (3:20-3:35) Luke’s Witness to Jesus accused of beelzebul (11:14-11:36 AND 8:19-21) John’s Witness to Jesus as Lord (5:18-5:47) Acts 7: Stephen’s Speech about Loyalty to Jesus and ...

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