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3326. Return to Jerusalem

Acts 20:7-12

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... Ptolemais and then to Caesarea, from where they were to complete the journey overland. At Caesarea, Paul stayed in the home of Philip the Evangelist, who was one of the original elders of the Jerusalem church - "men of good repute, full of the spirit and wisdom." Philip had four unmarried daughters who prophesied. That’s all we know about them. We might like to know more. Why were they mentioned at all? However, another "prophet" comes into the picture to confront Paul with more warnings about his perils ...

3327. For Christ’s Sake, What’s Going On?

Matthew 18:15-20

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Michael L. Sherer

... problems which arise shall be resolved by following the guidelines given in this text, in Matthew chapter 18. At its simplest, what the text says is that we must deal with one another when we have a grievance. If we take the steps the text lists without a spirit of compassion and the love of Christ, we could simply use Matthew 18 as a pretext for expelling people from the church. That is not at all the text’s intent. What is required, however, is that we communicate with one another. If a wrong is done us ...

3328. It Isn’t Fair!

Matthew 20:1-16

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... deserving. That’s the pattern we are called to imitate. We’re beyond payoffs, rewards, incentives, bonuses. Leave subtle bribery of that sort to those who haven’t met the Master yet, or who don’t like his style. We have the promises - the gifts, the Spirit, and the Kingdom. Who cares what the owner of the vineyard wants to pay us? He has paid us everything already. How can we but cheer when some, who have come on the Christian scene extremely late, discover there is life and healing and the promises ...

3329. It’s How It Ends That Matters

Matthew 21:28-32

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... us all to high adventure on the way. It’s much like a crusade, which gathers pilgrims as it goes along and, as the ranks begin to swell, picks up enthusiasm in the march toward the final destination. On the way, they give encouragement to one another, keeping spirits up and pointing to the future. But not everybody wants to be a pilgrim. Some think setting out on such a pilgrimage is totally ridiculous. The Great King gives each one of us the freedom to say "no" to the adventure, at our peril. It is said ...

3330. God Can’t Keep a Good Secret!

Ezekiel 37:1-14

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Barbara Brokhoff

... shall know that I am the Lord, when I open your graves, and raise you from your graves, O my people. And I will put my Spirit within you, and you shall live, and I will place you in your own land; then you shall know that I, the Lord, have spoken and ... his people. It’s a story of a vision given to Ezekiel. God gave the prophet Ezekiel a vision. He was caught up in the Spirit and set down in the midst of a valley - a valley filled with dead, dry, sun-bleached, dissected bones! They were dead - you can’t ...

3331. Loving Unconditionally

John 13:31-38

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Robert Bachelder

... of us together. Doctrine is important, and I believe that some theological expressions are truer to the great insights of the gospel than are others. But I am also convinced that there is nothing to be gained by theological debate unless it is approached in the spirit of love, in the spirit of Jesus as he washed the feet of his disciples, or in the way of Paul in his letter to the Romans. For only when we love one another, do we become willing to put ourselves in another’s shoes. Only then, when we try to ...

3332. Stephen’s Stones

Acts 7:54--8:1a

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Richard F. Bansemer

... . (That’s what Jesus said!) Life today is for today’s experiences. You don’t have to make excuses for being less than totally upset by this lesson today. I’ll make them for you, for I’m with you when it comes to things of the Spirit. It takes more effort than it seems it ought. It takes more concentration and deliberate meditation than what would naturally occur. Sometimes I think pastors are haunted, for we try very hard to preach on nice things every Sunday. We don’t like to talk about Stephen ...

3333. Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Romans 13:1-7

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Carroll Gunkel

... who had met the Master had worked and prayed for that demise. Bonhoeffer went to the scaffold at Flossenburg a victim of "agonized participation," but trusting in God’s grace to overcome his errors if his actions were erroneous. In his martyrdom he epitomized the spirit of James Russell Lowell’s hymn: Once to every man and nation Comes the moment to decide, In the strife of truth with falsehood, For the good or evil side; ... Though the cause of evil prosper, Yet ‘tis truth alone is strong; Though her ...

3334. A Tale to be Told

Matthew 23:1-39

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George Bass

... into more trouble. He not only preached a long sermon spelling out and interpreting the history of Israel, but, in turn, he accused them of being stubborn and self-righteous: "You stiff-necked people, uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always resist the Holy Spirit" is not the kind of address that will win friends and influence people to think the way that you do. And Stephen made the accusation stronger: "As your fathers did, so do you. Which of the prophets did not your fathers persecute? And they ...

3335. Telling the Right Story

2 Timothy 3:10--4:8

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George Bass

... as John Mark wrote only one story, the gospel that bears his name, he certainly made the right choice. He chose the right story to tell the world, and that seems to be a forthright gift of grace from God. He had to be under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit to make such a decision, didn’t he? That he knew and loved Christ is unquestionable - and he must have loved Jesus’ story, the gospel, with all of his heart; he certainly must have told it to all who would listen, and he just had to write it down so ...

3336. Call Him a Story Teller

Luke 1:1-4

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George Bass

... of Joshua. Luke did something like that when he focused attention upon the heart of Jesus’ story - his death and resurrection - at the very end of it, his ascension. He knew that there would be more to come, thus he had to write the account of the Holy Spirit at work in the early Christian church that we call The Acts of the Apostles. And that’s why we call Luke’s story The Gospel of St. Luke; he makes certain that Theophilus and the whole world would hear the good news about what God accomplished in ...

3337. Do I Dare Be Different?

Matthew 5:10; 10:1-42

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Wallace H. Kirby

... , for doing what is right, for promoting right relationships, because you will be different. Then people will resent, reject, ostracize and be angry with you. They may even hate you. The world doesn’t offer its congratulations to or heap its honors upon the poor in spirit, the humble. The world says, "Happy are the pushers, the people who really know what they want, for they get on in the world. They put number one first and they get there first. They have the best seats. They get the top honor. If you ...

3338. Faith A New Potential for Life

Romans 4:1-25

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Robert G. Tuttle

... Heavenly Father had other ideas and as a result I have had a marvelous experience ... I did not, at first, realize what was happening ... but when the piece was finished, and I read it as a whole, then I realized I had been writing under the direction of the Spirit, for there is no way I could have written anything as beautiful as this on my own ... He comes amongst us armed with Love with Truth with Power. Why do we not understand? His love we scorn believing we need it not, for we are strong in pride and ...

3339. The Impartiality of God

Acts 10:23b-48

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Hubert Beck

... generations and peoples before us, we would not have the message. That it is to be passed on through us gives us no reason to boast, but rather humbles us that we are privileged to enter into the company of people like Peter who have received the Holy Spirit by the proclamation of the word and administration of the sacraments. This gift of the gospel is not given that we might hold it within ourselves as though we were containers for the glorious gifts of God, but it is to be poured out in turn through our ...

3340. The Strength of Poverty

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

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Hubert Beck

... is a good question. Psychologists and sociologists will tell you without hesitation that poverty is debilitating in every way to those who must live in it. The physical system suffers from lack of material necessities, which in turn takes its toll on one’s mind and spirit. There is not one thing ennobling about poverty, no redeeming quality that can be detected. We can, of course, speak of the kind of internal fortitude it can raise up out of its ashes, or we can speak of the character it fosters in those ...

3341. The Glory of the Cross

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

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Hubert Beck

... the world as "plausible words of wisdom." Yet it has transformed the world in the twenty centuries of its proclamation because within it resides "the power of God." And so we dare to continue to proclaim it today. It bears its own fruit by the power of the Spirit. Anyone who submits to this way of glorifying the name of God forsakes the notions of fame and wealth and honor and power. For, as Paul has said in some of those words we have been hearing in recent weeks, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise ...

3342. TO BE WHAT WE ARE

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John H. Krahn

... mirror looking at where it has been but are busy seeking a glimpse of the Father’s vision of where it should go. Its legs do not run in busy circles but walk the road of obedience. It does not lose heart when confronted by risk but follows the Spirit’s leading even into the unknown. Its mouth does not seek to speak of Jesus as the eschatological manifestation of the ground of our being, but as God’s gift of love and forgiveness for those who are hurting. The church endeavors to unite its mind with God ...

3343. PRAISE THE LORD!

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John H. Krahn

... head to toe. Long faces, stooped shoulders, the downward glance are products of a life foreign to Christianity. Much of the church must begin to realize that Christianity is more than breast beating and pious pretense. At Pentecost, spirit came into the church. POW! The Holy Spirit arrived in full power. God rocked that band of fearful, squeaky, sometime-followers right out of their inactivity. Out they came from behind locked doors - right into the streets - telling about Jesus. The placenta was now broken ...

3344. WHAT HAS EVER HAPPENED TO HONOR?

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John H. Krahn

... who does the honorable thing and winds up with less profit because of it. Practical considerations have replaced principle-decisions. What has ever happened to honor? When we love and honor the Lord completely without reservation, we are also motivated by the Spirit to live lives that outdo one another in showing honor. The Christian should be an outstanding citizen. Today, God is saying to us, love and honor me. Be honorable in all that you do. Remember your marriage vows. Honor your spouses by caring ...

3345. Faith Opens the Door

Genesis 12:1-8

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Robert G. Tuttle

... Nimrod, the King." Then the boy pushed the quest one step further: "And who is Lord of Nimrod?" His mother answered, "Don’t push questions too far." But the lad, Abraham, "was already reaching out to the God who is the God of all." If the spirit of Abraham were truly the spirit of the human race, God could be present to his people.2 Others had asked questions: but Abraham acted on his questions. This is when faith becomes real. He put his life on the line. He dedicated his life to finding this God whom he ...

3346. Magnify Your Ministry!

Romans 11:11-24

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Raymond Gibson

... I met recently who will plead with God to spare the life of a friend injured in an automobile accident, but who will never thank him for their food when they sit down to eat. People like this are like the man whom Jesus healed of an unclean spirit in the land of the Gerasenes. Their name is Legion because there are many of them. They live lives that are half-Christian and half-pagan, and their ministries as Christians are largely ineffective. They are not far from the kingdom of God, but neither are they in ...

3347. What Form of Church Does God Want for the Furture?

Romans 12:1-8, Romans 12:9-21

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Raymond Gibson

... is the form of church God wants for the future. A reformed church seems to be what St. Paul is describing when he urges his readers: "Let love be genuine; hate what is evil, hold fast to what is good ... Never flag in zeal, be aglow with the Spirit, serve the Lord ... Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good" (Romans 12:9, 11, 21). The church Paul is describing in these verses seems to be nothing more than a church reformed in the image of Christ himself. However, before we conclude that a ...

3348. Genuine Imitations

1 Thessalonians 1:1-10

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Raymond Gibson

... them! Jesus had said, "By this, all men will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another" - and the Thessalonians did love like that! Let the beauty of Jesus be seen in me, All his wonderful passion and purity; O thou Spirit divine, all my nature refine Till the beauty of Jesus my Savior be seen in me. Nineteen long centuries would pass before Albert Osborn would put those words on paper, but the Thessalonians put them into flesh in the first century church. Because they did, they ...

3349. Dessert in the Desert

Deut 32:10-12 · Ez 37

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Robert Noblett

... waging a losing battle against the forces of the religious wilderness, God may be closer to you than you realize. Our poverty of spirit can become God’s opportunity to work upon our hearts. Earlier I was mentioning how some people are severed from life-giving depths ... Israel. Ezekiel saw the people as dry bones in his vision. The hand of the Lord was upon me, and he brought me out by the Spirit of the Lord, and set me down in the midst of the valley; it was full of bones. And he led me round among them; and ...

3350. How Fares Your Christian Sight?

Is 6:8-10

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Robert Noblett

... do not wish - because we the people do not know what it is that we should wish - because we the people do not know what kind of world we should imagine, that this trouble haunts us. The failure is a failure of the spirit: a failure of the spirit to imagine, a failure of the spirit to imagine and desire.3 The great visions of the Bible have a galvanizing effect on us. They motivate and invigorate and enliven. There is the vision of Micah for a newer and better world - For out of Zion shall go forth the ...

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