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3226. Proper 17

Exodus 3:1-22, Jeremiah 15:15-21; 20:7-18, Matthew 16:21-28, Romans 12:1-8

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Russell F. Anderson

... characteristics exhibited by the person who has consecrated his or her life to God. Such a life will be marked by the fruits of the Spirit, like love, joy, peace and enthusiasm. The believer will also refrain from judging others and seeking revenge, leaving that sphere to the Lord. Epistle: Romans 12:1-8 In response to the justification which God has effected, Paul urges believers to present their lives as a living sacrifice to God. According to Pauline theology, the life of faith has definite ethical ...

3227. Proper 20

Philippians 1:12-30, Jonah 4:1-11, Isaiah 55:1-13, Exodus 16:1-36, Matthew 20:1-16

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Russell F. Anderson

... For me, to live is Christ and to die is gain." If the average church member were honest, she might turn this around: To live is gain and to die is Christ. That is, we devote our lives to personal gain, knowing that we must one day leave these things behind. In death, we hope to gain Christ, his righteousness, his salvation and his victory over death. Euthanasia. "Euthanasia" means "good death." Paul speaks of death as something good, a profit. Most of us do not think of death in positive terms. We conceive ...

3228. Proper 9

Genesis 24:1-67, Romans 8:1-17, Romans 7:7-25, Zechariah 9:9-13, Matthew 11:25-30, Matthew 11:1-19

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Russell F. Anderson

... handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father and no one knows the Father, except the Son and anyone to whom he chooses to reveal him" (v. 27). Either Jesus was a megalomaniac or he was the Son of God. He leaves us no middle ground, such as teacher, example or prophet. Rest for the over-burdened. When Jesus bid the weary and burdened to come to him (v. 28), he was addressing those who were weighed down by onerous religious rules and regulations. They were weary of trying to find ...

3229. Transfiguration

2 Peter 1:12-21, Daniel 7:1-14, Exodus 24:1-18, Matthew 17:1-13

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Russell F. Anderson

... James and John are awed and frightened by the sight and sound of it all. Christ's course is confirmed by the appearance of Elijah, the greatest of the prophets, and Moses, the lawgiver. This sight is a foretaste of resurrection glory, but as they leave the summit the disciples are told not to share their experience until after the resurrection. THEOLOGICAL REFLECTIONS Old Testament: Exodus 24:12-18 Waiting on the Lord. Moses was instructed by God to meet him on the mountain. He instructed the people to wait ...

3230. Trinity Sunday

Mt 28:16-20 · Jn 3:16-18 · Gen 1:1--2:4a · Ex 34:4-9 · 2 Cor 13:11-13 · Ps 8

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Russell F. Anderson

... with their brothers and sisters. "Mend your ways ..., agree with one another, live in peace ..." (v. 11). Greetings from God. Last week's Gospel lesson has Jesus greeting his discouraged disciples in the upper room with the sign of peace, the shalom. In this lesson Paul leaves his greetings in the name of the triune God: "The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all." Grace, love and fellowship are each linked with one of the persons of the Trinity ...

3231. Christmas 1

Galatians 3:26--4:7, Galatians 3:15-25, Colossians 3:1-17, Hebrews 2:5-18, Isaiah 61:1-11, Isaiah 63:7--64:12, Matthew 2:19-23, Matthew 2:13-18

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Russell F. Anderson

... of business how to dress for success. His advice is that you dress not necessarily for the position you have but for the position you aspire to. This passage states that God has dressed the people for salvation. The gracious God of all does not leave his people naked, exposing their imperfections, but covers them with his salvation. "He has clothed me with the garments of salvation, he has clothed me with the robe of righteousness" (v. 10). This spiritual dressing up is compared to the glad attire of the ...

3232. Christmas 2

Mt 2:13-23 · Jn 1:1-18 · Eph 1:3-14 · Jer 31:7-14 · Is 61:10--62:3 · Ps 147

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Russell F. Anderson

3233. Justified By Greed: Biography of a Pharisee

Micah 5:1-4, Zechariah 9:9-13, Isaiah 9:1-7, Matthew 27:45-56, Mark 15:33-41, Luke 23:44-49

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Lynda Pujad

... business as usual. (Starts to go and then turns around slowly.) And as I said, Jesus of Nazareth was never practical for us. He loved people and taught them about God and an eternal kingdom. That wasn't convenient with our religion, our lifestyle, or our personal interests. (He slowly leaves.) The End 1. Zechariah 9:9 2. Micah 5:2 3. Isaiah 9:6

3234. Seder Service: The Passover Haggadah

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Robert L. Linder and Rabbi Sol Ester

... sitting or reclining, but on this night we recline. Leader: Before we read the Haggadah, which tells in detail the whole story, let me answer your questions one by one: (1) We eat matzah because, when our ancestors were told by Pharaoh that they could leave Egypt, they had no time to bake bread with leaven, so they baked it without leaven. (2) At the Seder, we eat bitter herbs to remind us of the bitterness our ancestors experienced when they were oppressed by the Egyptian taskmaster. (3) At the Seder ...

3235. In The Beginning

Sermon

Jerry Eckert

... a dome. Above the spherical roof Hemade was half the swirling waters. The other half swelled atHis feet as He stood admiring His handiwork. "I've divided it, but the mess is still there. I hope Ihaven't goofed up the children's curiosity by leaving tooeasy an answer to their questions about why the sky is blueand where does the rain come from." God noticed that the dome did not prevent the watersabove and the waters below from breaking throughoccasionally and trying to overcome Him. But there was somepeace ...

3236. In The Carpenter's Workshop

Sermon

Jerry Eckert

... tower has fallenon. Stranger: What did you say? I missed that. Joseph: It will cost about forty shekels. Stranger: That much? Hmmm. Joseph: You can try my friend Abner. He does goodwork. You need to know what you are getting into. Commentator: The customer leaves. Joseph turns to hisson. Joseph: What was that all about? Jesus: He said God caused accidents to kill badworkers. God's not like that, is He? I always thought Godwas forgiving. Joseph: How do you know that? Jesus: Remember the farmer you built the ...

3237. Grampa Noah And When The Flood Came

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Jerry Eckert

... an effort to unite the various regionaland tribal groups, the stories were set down side by side byscribes. In some cases, they were slushed together. Inothers, they were told as they were by one group, and thentold again as known by another group. Does that leave you confused? Good. You're normal! It is hard for us to look at the Bible as written bymany different people in many different times and places,and we don't always think in terms of these writers havingpolitical or social reasons for putting down ...

3238. On Sacrificing Others

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Jerry Eckert

... , maybe their God doesn't want them to do it. Tome that says we don't have to be afraid of the Hebrews. If they can't let their kids do their dying for them,you can bet they aren't going to die for anything. Just as he was leaving, Abraham said, "You are willingto lay down the life of others for you. But are you willingto lay down your life for others?" He seemed very seriouswhen he said it. I didn't quite know what to do with that. But I thoughtI'd better pass it on to you ...

3239. Paul, The Great Missionary

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Jerry Eckert

... , whether I live or die. For what is life? To me it is Christ. Death, then, will bring more. But if by living on I can do more worthwhile work, then I am not sure which I should choose. I am caught from both sides. I want very much to leave this life and be with Christ, which is a far better thing; but it is much more important, for your sake, that I remain alive. I am sure of this, and so I know that I will stay. I will stay on with you all, to add to your progress ...

3240. God, The Father

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Jerry Eckert

... him, seeking his healing touch. It got to be too much, so Jesus, looking very weary, climbed down from the little mound where he had stood to preach, and headed for the nearby mountain. People were angry with Jesus and swore at him, but finally, they began leaving. Samuel followed the departing Jesus with his eyes. Jacob said, "I know where he's headed. Do you want to go?" "Yes, I do. Will he talk with me?" "We can try." The two men moved through the diminishing crowd and went after him. Up on the mountain ...

3241. Children

Sermon

Jerry Eckert

... they're underfoot up there, too!" one pilgrim wisecracked. The men around me laughed. Jesus shot a sharp glance in our direction. Then he concluded. "You know about sheep-herding. If you have 100 sheep and one morning you wake up to find a lamb missing, you leave the 99 and hunt until you find out what happened to that lamb. If you are that good with animals, you surely can understand how God is about children. The last thing in the world God wants is to have anything bad happen to children." "He can talk ...

3242. The Pure In Heart

Sermon

John A. Terry

... and yet you do not know me! No one sees the Father, yet each act and word that expresses His will makes God known. Philip, can't you understand you have been seeing the Father all along as you lived with me? When you understand this, remember that when I leave you, people hungry for God will come to you with the same request, 'Show us the father.' Philip, do the works that I do and thus reveal God to others as I have revealed Him to you." What a great blessing to be able to look and see the wonderful ...

3243. The Peacemakers

Sermon

John A. Terry

... in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward all." Instructions about peace are woven through this Sermon on the Mount: "Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you" (Matthew 5:44). Peace was the bequest of Jesus in his last days. "Peace I leave with you, my peace I give you" (John 14:27). It is declared in the great music of the church that Jesus is the Prince of Peace. Central to the church's ministry of reconciliation is peacemaking. We have inherited the Biblical vision of a peaceable ...

3244. The Persecuted

Sermon

John A. Terry

... you will, and we shall continue to love you ... throw us in jail, and we shall still love you. Bomb our homes and threaten our children, and we shall still love you. Send your hooded perpetrators of violence into our communities at the midnight hour and beat us and leave us half dead, and we shall still love you ... one day we shall win freedom, but not only for ourselves. We shall so appeal to your hearts and conscience that we shall win you in the process, and our victory will be a double victory.' "4 The ...

3245. Grampa Noah And When The Flood Came

Genesis 6:1-8:22, Genesis 9:1-17, Genesis 9:18-29

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Jerry Eckert

... to unite the various regional and tribal groups, the stories were set downside by side by scribes. In some cases, they were slushed together. In others, they were told as they were by one group, and then told again as known by another group. Does that leave you confused? Good. You're normal! It is hard for us to look at the Bible as written by many different people in many different times and places, and we don't always think in terms of these writers having political or social reasons for putting down ...

3246. Repentance: A New Relationship

Joel 2:1-11

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E. Carver McGriff

... to a friend and says, "Can you forgive me?" is likely to be someone with very few friends. "I'm sorry" can do wonders for relationships. I love Bruce Larsen's story about the time some friends were visiting, and as they were preparing to leave, they had trouble getting everything in their car. So Bruce offered to give them a car luggage rack he had in his garage. The friends were expressing their gratitude and Bruce admits he was magnanimously accepting their appreciation when his wife walked in and said ...

3247. Death Shall Be No More

Isaiah 25:1-12

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E. Carver McGriff

... . It comes to us on trust alone. Yet many of us are willing to stake our lives on the promise. C. S. Lewis once observed that Jesus was either the Son of God or loony as a fruitcake. There's no middle ground. His teachings and his promises leave no other choice. Any of us who have been empowered by that risen Son of God know which to choose, and he promised life beyond. Isaiah also pledged that God will take away the disgrace of his people. In other words, we need not fear the judgment. Judgment: that ...

3248. Jesus: The Only Way To God?

Acts 4:1-22

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E. Carver McGriff

... declared to the son his dad's faith in the boy, telling him that he would always be loved and if ever the day came when he wanted to come home, he would be welcomed. Moved deeply by this, the boy sat down and wrote his dad a letter to leave on the desk. It went something like this: "Dear Dad, I just read your letter to me. It almost broke my heart. There's something I have wanted to say to you. I was almost afraid to come home. And when I started up the lane, I want you to ...

3249. On Not Being First

Acts 1:12-26

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E. Carver McGriff

... coming in first. Consider this man Joseph who, along with Matthias, was a finalist for inclusion with the other eleven as one of the twelve apostles. Luke's report tells us there were about 120 people present when the choice was made and announced. Bible stories leave out almost all details and come right to the point. There are times, though, when it would be interesting to know more. It seems likely here that everyone knew that Joseph might receive the exalted title. He'd have been less than human if he ...

3250. The Sadness Of God

Isaiah 51:17--52:12

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E. Carver McGriff

Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel tells a haunting story from the concentration camps. One day some Nazi guards ordered their Jewish prisoners to leave their barracks and assemble in a courtyard. They informed them that some were now to be executed by hanging. They announced no particular offenses. The guards were apparently drunk and thought this would be entertaining. They had arranged a gallows and chose several Jews, among them a sixteen-year-old ...

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