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3501. Epiphany 3

Isaiah 9:1-7, 1 Corinthians 1:10-17, Matthew 4:12-17, Matthew 4:18-22

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John R. Brokhoff

... above Jesus. It was not Christ's church but Dr. So-and-So's church. Unity in a church is based upon the pre-eminence of Christ, not the personality of the pastor. Paul did not make a practice of baptizing people in order to avoid anyone's claim he belonged to Paul rather than to Christ. Baptism tends to establish a loyalty between the pastor and the candidate. Often it is heard, "He baptized me," in the sense of adulating the pastor. The closer people get to Christ, the closer they get to each other in ...

3502. Epiphany 5

Matthew 5:17-20, Matthew 5:13-16, 1 Corinthians 2:6-16, 1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5, Isaiah 58:1-14

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John R. Brokhoff

... Corinthians 2:1-12 (13-16) Paul's preaching was not with words of human wisdom, but with the hidden wisdom revealed by the Spirit. We are still with the problem of church division caused by pride of the people's wisdom. The Corinthian Christians claimed they had a special knowledge that made them free from the law, enabled them to eat meat sacrificed to animals, and gave them the right not to marry by embracing asceticism. They had "knowledge" in terms of prophesying and speaking in tongues. This gave them ...

3503. Lent 2

Genesis 12:1-8, Romans 4:1-25, 2 Timothy 1:1-2:13, John 3:1-21

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John R. Brokhoff

... . In this passage we find the formula for greatness. Outline: What makes one great? a. Believe in God's promises - vv. 2, 7. b. Obey God's commands - vv. 4, 5. c. Worship God - vv. 7, 8. 2. What Faith Can Do (12:1-8). Need: The Bible makes great claims of what faith can do. Jesus taught that faith can move mountains. The average person of faith often wonders why he cannot do great things by his faith. The text shows us what faith can do. Outline: What faith can do. a. Trusts in God's promise for the unknown ...

3504. 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

... Easter - power of life over death? Here we have resurrection before the Resurrection. Three Lessons: Ezekiel 37:1-14; Romans 8:6-11; John 11:1-45 Summary of the three Lessons: Death, A Friend? - Need: Death is conceived by most as a person's worst enemy. Paul claims that the last enemy to be destroyed is death. This is the Easter message. But this is Lent 5 before death occurs. Death is a friend in the sense that real, true, and eternal life cannot be experienced without first going to death. If there is no ...

3505. Easter 2

Acts 2:14-41, 1 Peter 1:1-12, John 20:19-23, John 20:24-31

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John R. Brokhoff

... of the world was the work of God. He used lawless men as instruments to put his Son on the cross. God, in his overruling providence, vindicates, glorifies, and exalts Jesus through the resurrection. It was all in the plan and foreknowledge of God (v. 23). Luke claims that David foretold the resurrection in Psalm 16. A person does his worst to God, "but God" does his best for the person. Epistle: 1 Peter 1:3-9 1. Born again. Later in this letter Peter explains that Christians are born again through the Word ...

3506. Easter 3

John 20:19-23, Acts 2:14-41, 1 Peter 1:1-12, John 20:24-31

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John R. Brokhoff

3507. Trinity

John 3:22-36, Matthew 28:16-20, 2 Corinthians 13:11-14, 2 Corinthians 13:1-10, Exodus 34:1-28, Genesis 1:1-2:3

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John R. Brokhoff

... same person who hung on the cross?" or "What kind of a body does he have that he can suddenly appear on this mountain?" As long as we have minds, while our hearts worship, our minds will be asking questions of that which we worship. 3. Authority. Jesus claims to have all authority or power. It was given to him by his Father. This reminds us of his divine sonship, the second person to win the world, to baptize, and to command. It is by his authority that disciples today can say, "Your sins are forgiven." 4 ...

3508. Proper 4

Genesis 6:1-8:22, Deuteronomy 11:1-32, Matthew 7:15-23, Matthew 7:24-29, Romans 3:21-31

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John R. Brokhoff

... of Lutheran people believe they will go to heaven if they do good works. Many church members are content to have faith in terms of religiosity, saying, "Lord, Lord." The disturbing fact is that most Christians live by the Law rather than by the Gospel. If preachers claim to be proclaimers of the Gospel, how could our people be living by the Law? Today's Lessons constitute a challenge to the preacher to reconcile Lesson 2 with the other Lessons and to blend them into a meaningful unity. Lesson 2 serves as a ...

3509. Proper 7

Matthew 10:1-42, Romans 6:1-14, Romans 5:12-21, Jeremiah 20:7-18, Genesis 21:8-21

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John R. Brokhoff

... at her son's approaching death. Ishmael cries out of hunger and thirst. Nobody but God hears their cries. He comes to their rescue and promises to make Ishmael a great nation. Old Testament: Jeremiah 20:7-13 1. What do you expect? (v. 7). Jeremiah claims God deceived him. Did Jeremiah expect God to give him favor with man because he accepted the call to preach? Look what his preaching got him: he is a laughingstock among his people, he is denounced by his friends, his enemies are waiting to get revenge ...

3510. Proper 12

1 Kings 3:1-15, Matthew 13:47-52, Matthew 13:44-46, Genesis 29:15-30

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John R. Brokhoff

... with the kingdom as being of top value worthy of any sacrifice to gain it. The third parable concerns, similar to wheat and the weeds parable, the separation of the good and the wicked on judgment day. Jesus asks the disciples if they understand these parables. They claimed that they understood. Consequently, they were to be scribes trained for the kingdom who bring out of the treasure the old and the new. The old truths are to be applied to the new conditions in the world. Psalm of the Day Psalm 105:1-11 ...

3511. Proper 14

Genesis 37:1-11, Genesis 37:12-36, 1 Kings 19:9-18, Jonah 2:1-10, Romans 9:1-29, Romans 9:30--10:21, Matthew 14:22-36

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John R. Brokhoff

... to society and to resume his service to God by anointing both political and religious leadership. When in despair, a cure is often found by getting out and doing something for God and people. Epistle: Romans 9:1-5 1. Truth (v. 1). A recent researcher claims the average person tells 100 lies daily. Was it the same in Paul's day? Apparently, telling lies was a practice, for Paul felt it necessary to assure the Roman Christians that he was not lying but telling the truth in Christ. It is not merely telling ...

3512. Proper 19

Exodus 13:17--14:31, Romans 14:1--15:13, Matthew 18:21-35

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John R. Brokhoff

... you - v. 7. Epistle: Romans 14:1-12 1. No Man Is An Island (14:7). Need: The days of the rugged individual have passed. It is doubtful if they ever existed. No person can live to himself and say he does not need the world. He claims to be self-sufficient, independent. It is closer to the truth to say man is interdependent rather than independent. In modern society, no one person can provide the basic necessities of life: food, clothing, housing, education, utilities, and so on. While we may agree to this ...

3513. Proper 20

Exodus 16:1-36, Isaiah 55:1-13, Jonah 3:1-10, Jonah 4:1-11, Philippians 1:12-30, Matthew 20:1-16

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John R. Brokhoff

... who worked all day. This is the world's protest, but the kingdom of God is different from the world. God does not use the same methods or measures for reward. 4. Generosity (v. 15). How does God justify the apparent injustice in the payment of wages? God claims he is God, and can do what he pleases with his own. This, too, is different for today's employer. He cannot pay what he wants or hire those he wants to work for him. He is limited by laws. God deals differently from the world. His grace (payment ...

3514. Proper 21

Exodus 17:1-7, Ezekiel 18:1-32, Philippians 2:1-11, Philippians 2:12-18, Matthew 21:23-27, Matthew 21:28-32

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John R. Brokhoff

... the wrong direction to turning in the right direction is the meaning of repentance. When the religious leaders heard the Baptist's call to repentance, they did not heed it, while the sinners of the day did. It was shocking to the professional religious leaders that Jesus claimed the sinners and not the religious ones were in the kingdom. 3. Sir (v. 30). One of the sons was very polite and respectful of his father. He addressed him as "Sir." This son said he would go to work as the father expected. He gave ...

3515. Proper 22

Exodus 20:1-21, Isaiah 5:1-7, Philippians 3:1-11, Philippians 3:12-4:1, Matthew 21:33-46

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John R. Brokhoff

... God has done for his people! He has placed a vineyard on a fertile hill. He dug the ground, cleared away the stones, and planted it with the best vines. Then he built a watchtower and a wine vat. God is love and he deals lovingly with his people: claiming them as his own, and providing for them by giving them the best of everything to be fruitful. 2. Wild (v. 2). What does God's people return for all of God's goodness? He planted good vines but he received wild grapes. God expects justice and gets violence ...

3516. Proper 24

Matthew 22:15-22, 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10, Isaiah 44:24--45:25, Exodus 33:12-23

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John R. Brokhoff

... the laws of justice. b. The coin of commitment to God, the King of kings. 1. Tithes. 2. Service to the church. 3. Obedience to the law of love. 2. Was Jesus A Revolutionary? 22:15-21. Need: In the years of the civil rights struggle, the claim was often made that Jesus was a revolutionary, too. In his own day, many wanted Jesus to be a revolutionary. When Jesus refused, Judas Iscariot became disillusioned with him and turned traitor. Jesus would have no part with terrorists or violence as a means of social ...

3517. In the Darkness of Suspicion, There Is the Light of Devotion

Matthew 2:1-12

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Thomas A. Pilgrim

... . These three men came into Jerusalem looking for a king. They met another king who immediately felt threatened when he found out what they were doing there. He became suspicious of them and this new king. He began to plot the death of any and all who would claim any kind of royalty. In that darkness of suspicion, the light of devotion was shining. The Wise Men were very wise. They came to give their devotion to the new king and would not be turned aside. In our world today, there is still a good bit of ...

3518. Vital Vulnerability

Luke 2:8-20, Luke 2:1-7

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Susan R. Andrews

... a fragile burst of creation that is only ours to redeem. What is the particular spark in you? Is it a relationship that is ripe for commitment? Is it a vocational dream that is waiting to be realized? Is it a moral decision that is ready to be claimed? Is it a creative instinct waiting to be expressed? What is the holy in you — vital and vulnerable — yearning to be born? This infant holiness, gestating within your soul, will come when it is time to come, and then you, then I, then we must respond. This ...

3519. God, Or the World?

Matthew 4:1-11

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Richard Gribble

... you up, so you will not dash your foot against a stone.' " Jesus is above the fray again. He knows who he is and does not need the recognition suggested by Satan. Knowing he is God is sufficient prestige for Jesus. The prestige that the world claims is so important - namely having people see and recognize your importance - is of no significance for the Lord. The last great temptation is wealth. Satan takes Jesus to a high mountain and displays before him all the kingdoms of the earth and says, "All these I ...

3520. Through the Lens of God

John 4:5-42

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Richard Gribble

... Jesus intentionally journeys to this region. Moreover, it was against all accepted practice for a Jewish man to engage a woman in conversation. Yet, Jesus talks with a woman. First-century Jews would have been appalled at such behavior, at the audacity of one who claimed to be a rabbi to engage in such practices. The outrage people felt would have been the same as those who heard Jesus' proclaim his parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37), when the upstanding of Hebrew society, the priest and Levite ...

3521. Sharing the Pain of Others

Matthew 26:14-27:66

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Richard Gribble

... . Maybe most problematic for the Jews was that the Jesus demonstrated through signs, and even stated that he was God. This outrage against the unanimity of God, might have been the straw that broke the camel’s back. He forgave sins and claimed to be God’s Son. The Jewish religious leaders found Jesus highly dangerous and, thus, they resorted to extreme means to solve their problem. The passion narratives are presented by all four evangelists. The cruel and outrageous punishment to which Jesus of ...

3522. Jesus, Our Rock Foundation

John 14:1-14

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Richard Gribble

... The Christian life brings us many privileges, but with these wonderful benefits comes a myriad of responsibilities that we cannot shirk if we are to find life with God. We cannot bury our heads in the sand with the hopes that God will not see and we cannot claim incompetence with the hope that others will take up the slack and carry our share of the burden. The absolute need to carry our share of the burden as we follow Jesus, the Way, the Truth and Life is dramatically portrayed in a little story: Once in ...

3523. God, the Enemy

Matthew 10:24-39

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Stephen M. Crotts

... posturing of courage in the face of frightening things humans cannot control. It's worth noting that when the poet Henley wrote those words, he probably was not thinking of setting his own standard of morality, as McVeigh appears to have done. Far from claiming the right to be judge, jury, and executioner of others, Henley was vocalizing his attitude toward the hurts and setbacks of life. At the age of twelve, Henley developed tubercular arthritis, and his left foot was amputated in his teens. He had other ...

3524. Supper's Ready!

Matthew 22:1-14

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Stephen M. Crotts

... come!" "I'm Good Enough Already!" Supper's ready! And, oh! Is it ever ready! The question is: Are you? Are you willing to cast aside your excuses and accept God's magnificent invitation to eat with him? One of the most common excuses for not living faithfully to the claims of Christ is, "I'm good enough already. I'm as good as, or better than, any of those people who go to church!" Dear people, the question is not how good we are in our own estimation. It is how good we are in God's sight! Did you ...

3525. What If the End Is Near?

Matthew 25:1-13

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Stephen M. Crotts

... Chinese coolie in Timbuktu Who said the Negroes in Cuba knew of a man in a Texas town Who got it straight from a circus clown, That a man in the Klondike heard the news From a gang of South American Jews, About somebody in Borneo Who heard a man claim to know of a well-digger named Jake, Whose mother-in-law will undertake to prove That her seventh husband's sister's niece Had stated in a printed piece That she had a son who has a friend Who knows when the world is going to end. Seriously now ...

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3501. Epiphany 3

Isaiah 9:1-7, 1 Corinthians 1:10-17, Matthew 4:12-17, Matthew 4:18-22

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John R. Brokhoff

3502. Epiphany 5

Matthew 5:17-20, Matthew 5:13-16, 1 Corinthians 2:6-16, 1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5, Isaiah 58:1-14

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John R. Brokhoff

3503. Lent 2

Genesis 12:1-8, Romans 4:1-25, 2 Timothy 1:1-2:13, John 3:1-21

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John R. Brokhoff

3504. 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

3505. Easter 2

Acts 2:14-41, 1 Peter 1:1-12, John 20:19-23, John 20:24-31

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John R. Brokhoff

3506. Easter 3

John 20:19-23, Acts 2:14-41, 1 Peter 1:1-12, John 20:24-31

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John R. Brokhoff

3507. Trinity

John 3:22-36, Matthew 28:16-20, 2 Corinthians 13:11-14, 2 Corinthians 13:1-10, Exodus 34:1-28, Genesis 1:1-2:3

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John R. Brokhoff

3508. Proper 4

Genesis 6:1-8:22, Deuteronomy 11:1-32, Matthew 7:15-23, Matthew 7:24-29, Romans 3:21-31

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John R. Brokhoff

3509. Proper 7

Matthew 10:1-42, Romans 6:1-14, Romans 5:12-21, Jeremiah 20:7-18, Genesis 21:8-21

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John R. Brokhoff

3510. Proper 12

1 Kings 3:1-15, Matthew 13:47-52, Matthew 13:44-46, Genesis 29:15-30

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John R. Brokhoff

3511. Proper 14

Genesis 37:1-11, Genesis 37:12-36, 1 Kings 19:9-18, Jonah 2:1-10, Romans 9:1-29, Romans 9:30--10:21, Matthew 14:22-36

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John R. Brokhoff

3512. Proper 19

Exodus 13:17--14:31, Romans 14:1--15:13, Matthew 18:21-35

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John R. Brokhoff

3513. Proper 20

Exodus 16:1-36, Isaiah 55:1-13, Jonah 3:1-10, Jonah 4:1-11, Philippians 1:12-30, Matthew 20:1-16

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John R. Brokhoff

3514. Proper 21

Exodus 17:1-7, Ezekiel 18:1-32, Philippians 2:1-11, Philippians 2:12-18, Matthew 21:23-27, Matthew 21:28-32

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John R. Brokhoff

3515. Proper 22

Exodus 20:1-21, Isaiah 5:1-7, Philippians 3:1-11, Philippians 3:12-4:1, Matthew 21:33-46

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John R. Brokhoff

3516. Proper 24

Matthew 22:15-22, 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10, Isaiah 44:24--45:25, Exodus 33:12-23

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John R. Brokhoff

3517. In the Darkness of Suspicion, There Is the Light of Devotion

Matthew 2:1-12

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Thomas A. Pilgrim

3518. Vital Vulnerability

Luke 2:8-20, Luke 2:1-7

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Susan R. Andrews

3519. God, Or the World?

Matthew 4:1-11

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Richard Gribble

3520. Through the Lens of God

John 4:5-42

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Richard Gribble

3521. Sharing the Pain of Others

Matthew 26:14-27:66

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Richard Gribble

3522. Jesus, Our Rock Foundation

John 14:1-14

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Richard Gribble

3523. God, the Enemy

Matthew 10:24-39

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Stephen M. Crotts

3524. Supper's Ready!

Matthew 22:1-14

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Stephen M. Crotts

3525. What If the End Is Near?

Matthew 25:1-13

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Stephen M. Crotts

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