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351. A Parade That Gets Ugly

Luke 19:28-44

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Glenn E. Ludwig

... ; even today, even now. The crosses of despair, and emptiness, and meaninglessness, and loneliness? Do we know such crosses? We've hung on them, haven't we? You see, we, who have waited to see the parade of Palm Sunday, we know the passion, not only of the week ahead, but the passion which put Christ there in the first place. And for those who reject his cross, Ours become so much heavier. For without him, we carry them ourselves. Can't we see that in his death, ugly as it is, life is made possible? Because ...

352. Fire Wood

Luke 12:49-53

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John G. Lynn

... how I am constrained until it be kindled!" What did Jesus mean? He knew that Peter, like all of his disciples, was a wilderness that needed fire or he would die. Peter needed the fire of God's Word to keep his heart from freezing over and to keep the passion of his soul from cooling down. Peter had left his fishing business on the Sea of Galilee. That was the first time the fire of God's Word had invaded his life. He was growing cool in that job -- cool and bored, casting the same nets each day and each ...

353. Failure Is Not Final

Hosea 2:2-23

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William L. Self

... . He probably even tried to slip into the group following Jesus to hear what he had to say. Matthew was really like a man without a country because he had sold out to Rome, but they considered him good only to collect taxes, and the Jews hated him with a passion and had nothing but scorn for him. His self-esteem had hit rock bottom and he hated himself for what he had become. He knew he was a failure -- to himself, to his people -- and he ached for restoration. His valley of Achor seemed to have no door of ...

354. Holy Week

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Richard Gribble

... will win pardon for the offenses of others. In the Letter to the Hebrews the author says that through his free will Jesus suffered in order to learn obedience. Jesus chose to become human so that he could better understand all of us. John's passion narrative describes the ultimate act of faith, of free choice, that Jesus demonstrated for us. Jesus dies for others, for you and me. Unlike the Synoptic versions of the Gospel, St. John sees Jesus' exaltation in his death; the cross becomes his throne. For John ...

355. A Positive Addiction

Romans 1:1-17

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Robert R. Kopp

... ." Whoa! That looks like the job description for a pastor. So be it! We need a pastor to and among pastors. But if you were to ask which qualification is the most important of all, I'd say our next executive presbyter must love Jesus passionately. Our next executive presbyter must be positively addicted to Jesus. This should not strike any Christian as odd because a positive addiction to Jesus is the biggest part of the definition of being a Christian. Every corner of the Kingdom requires its members to ...

356. Equipped To Play

Ephesians 6:10-20

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Robert R. Kopp

... toughest yardage in golf is between the ears." Or as Craig Stadler lamented, "Why am I using a new putter? Because the old one didn't float too well." "The constant undying hope for improvement," Bernard Darwin concluded, "makes golf so exquisitely worth playing." The passion for improvement drives people to all corners of the earth or at least another catalogue for that "this-is-my-last" driver or putter or wedge or glove or racket or rod or cue or bow or computer or whatever. Terry Schwarzbach, a golfing ...

357. Epiphany 2

1 Corinthians 12:1-11, Isaiah 62:1-12, John 2:1-11

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John R. Brokhoff

... hour to come to the assistance of the hosts, not his hour to show his power and glory? No, he is referring to his hour of death when the glory of God would be fully seen in the Son. Already in the second chapter, John points us to the passion and shows that at the beginning of his ministry Jesus had the cross in mind as the mission of his life. 3. Whatever (v. 5). This word covers everything excluding nothing. Mary tells the servants to do whatever Jesus directs them to do. This was good advice, because the ...

358. Lent 1

Lk 4:1-13 · Rom 10:8-13 · Deut 26:1-11 · Ps 91

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John R. Brokhoff

... the tragedy of the cross. It is a serious and a solemn time of dying with Jesus that we might also rise with him. Unless this death takes place, there can be no joy at Easter. Relating Lent To The Cross If our Lenten preaching is to focus on the Passion, how do we apply the Lessons of Lent 1 to "Christ crucified"? Gospel: It deals with the beginning of Jesus' ministry, and we want to see it in the perspective of the ending of his ministry on the cross. The basic issue is not that Satan tempts, or how ...

359. The Nativity Of Our Lord

Luke 2:1-20 · Titus 2:11-14 · Isaiah 9:2-7 · Ps 96

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Russell F. Anderson

... his humble birth In his gracious words and actions In his sacrificial death and resurrection 2. In Christ we will see the glory of God When he comes to judge the earth When we die 3. Our response, through God's grace Turn off our passion for sinning Turn on our zeal for good deeds Gospel: Luke 2:1-20 Sermon Title: Close Encounters Sermon Angle: The confirmation class was challenged to find the extraterrestrials in Luke's nativity account. They couldn't believe it, so they searched. One student hesitatingly ...

360. Proper 14

Genesis 37:12-36, 1 Kings 19:9-18, Jonah 2:1-10, Matthew 14:22-36, Romans 9:1-5; 10:5-15

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Russell F. Anderson

... on the cross for our sins, that we might rise with him to newness of life. Some people may be offended by such strong language, but do we give a damn? Would we be willing, like Paul, to be damned for the sake of others? Do we really passionately care about the spiritual well-being of others? Would we, like Paul, be willing to receive a damn, rather than dish out a damn? 2. Legacy Lost Sermon Angle: Paul recites the rich spiritual legacy of his nation (vv. 4-5). God had established his covenant with the ...

361. 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

... the community of faith for the building up of the Body of Christ. For the Christian, worship is not just a liturgical act, it is a way of living a consecrated life. Gospel: Matthew 16:21-28 Christ attempts to prepare his disciples for his passion and death by warning that he is going to be betrayed, handed over by the religious officials, crucified and then raised. Peter stoutly opposes Jesus' plan since it did not fit in with the traditional messianic expectations. Jesus strongly puts Peter in his place by ...

362. Proper 27

1 Thessalonians 4:13--5:11, Hosea 11:1-11, Joshua 24:1-27, Matthew 25:1-13

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Russell F. Anderson

... to choose the Lord just one day. This choice we must render every day we live. Old Testament: Amos 5:18-24 See Lesson 1 for Proper 26. Old Testament: Hosea 11:1-4, 8-9 God's elastic love. God's love for his children, Israel, is passionate and visceral. His heart spills over with hurt and anger because he cannot give up on his wayward children; he cannot disown them or hand them over to destruction. God's compassion for his people is stretched almost to the breaking point but it does not snap in destructive ...

363. Religious Load-Management

Deuteronomy 18:14-22

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Harold Warlick

... and main direction. The tie between Moses and Jesus represents a marvelously integrated God. If ever there was a need to have some clarity in our religious world to manage an overloaded system, such a time is now. Deep within us the messianic passion still burns. People in all lands cry out like ancient Israel for world deliverance. And our overloaded human hopes seem always to betray us. We pant for military messiahs and put our confidence in law, political reform, and social programs. And they frequently ...

364. Lyrics For The Centuries

2 Samuel 1:1-16

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Arthur H. Kolsti

... . In Joseph Heller's comic novel, God Knows, David tells his story. At one point he has this to say as he compares himself to Moses. "Moses has the Ten Commandments, it's true, but I've got much better lines. I've got the poetry and passion, savage violence and the plain raw civilizing grief of human heartbreak. 'The beauty of Israel is slain upon the high places.' That sentence is mine and so is 'They were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions. My psalms last.' "1 David's psalms have indeed ...

365. Jesus Transfigured

Mark 9:2-13

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Harry N. Huxhold

... one's life in order to find it. While we have a feeling that the transfiguration followed six days after the incident, we are sure that Mark wants to impress us with the fact that the glorious moment on the mount was the prelude to our Lord's great passion. What transpired in the mount was a beginning for those events that would reach their climax in the death of Christ. For this reason we note that Mark refers to the six days as comparable to the six days when Moses prepared himself to climb Mount Sinai to ...

366. Signs of the End of the Age

Mark 13:1-31, Mark 13:32-37

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Richard A. Jensen

... words, the kingdom of God will come but it will come through great rejection and trials. Mark 13 sets the stage for the Passion story. The greatest tribulations are at hand! Here, as in Mark 4, the context is one of imminent failure. What will become of ... Jesus. (See Mark 4:12; 8:17-21.) The day is coming, however, when God will open blind eyes! Beyond the dark night of Jesus' passion and death will come a time when the light will burst forth from the darkness and the whole world will see! (See also Mark 14 ...

367. Send Me

Isaiah 6:1-13

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Charles Curley

... the last time you heard anybody say: "I'm here in this church because God called me and sent me here." So where is the passion, the amazement, even the fear and trembling before God of hearing that call? "Whom shall I send?" God said in the temple, and Isaiah had ... "yes" is within each of us, yearning to break through. I believe that the potential to say yes to God, with passion, with astonishment, with amazement, even with fear, does exist within each one of us. It exists within us waiting for the unexpected ...

368. Proper 11

Ephesians 2:11-22, 2 Samuel 7:1-17, Mark 6:45-56, Mark 6:30-44

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Russell F. Anderson

... for us (v. 10). God doesn't need a place here on earth but God recognizes that we need our place, or space, where we can grow and flourish. We see something of this sentiment in the movie Gone With The Wind when Scarlett O'Hara's father passionately pleads with her to take care of the plantation, because a person is nothing without the land. God recognizes that his children of clay need their place in the sun, a piece of turf they can call home. "And I will appoint a place for my people Israel." Forever ...

369. Proper 12

John 6:16-24, John 6:1-15, 2 Samuel 11:1-27, Ephesians 3:14-21

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Russell F. Anderson

... s lunch. The crowd is so impressed by this sign that it wants to make Jesus their king. Jesus withdraws from them to a deserted place. Some interpreters see this story as John's version of the institution of the Eucharist, which was deleted from his passion account. This is the only miracle recorded in all four gospels. Verses 16-21 contain John's version of Jesus coming to his sea-tossed disciples via walking on the water. Gospel: Mark 6:45-52 (E) After feeding the five thousand, Jesus dismisses the people ...

370. Epiphany 8

Hosea 2:2-23, Mark 2:18-22, 2 Corinthians 3:1-6

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Russell F. Anderson

... with God the suitor, God the lover. Imagine God stripping himself of his grandeur, of all pride, to make himself appealing to his unfaithful people. Hosea's relationship with his wife was a metaphor of the Lord's passionate love for his betrothed. We see that same passionate love lifted up on the cross. Repristination. God invites his people to go back to the wilderness, the site of their original courting, that the relationship between God and his people might be repristinated. The word "pristine" connotes ...

371. Proper 17

James 1:19-27, Song of Songs 2:1-17, Mark 7:1-23

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Russell F. Anderson

... the program trading when the action got too hot. They feared a meltdown. James enjoins that Christians should be quick to hear, but slow to speak and slow to anger (v. 19). What we need is a spiritual circuit breaker that kicks in every time our passions or temper get overheated. Indeed, when we submit to God's Spirit, he supplies such a service. Outline: 1. Many people have died in fires for lack of circuit breakers. 2. Many people have suffered injury and death for lack of emotional self-control. 3. James ...

372. Proper 23

Job 23:1-9, 16-17, Mark 10:17-31, Hebrews 4:12-16

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Russell F. Anderson

... present and the future. Epistle: Hebrews 3:1-6 Gospel: Mark 10:17-31 As Jesus was setting out on his journey to Jerusalem, a man ran up to Jesus, fell at his feet and asked: "Good Teacher what must I do to inherit eternal life?" Note the passion of his inquiry, which Jesus quickly pours water on by asking, "Why do you call me good?" Jesus wants him to think soberly about what he is doing. Jesus points to the commandments of God, but notice that all of the commandments he mentions are from the second table ...

373. A Patriot · Dysmas

Mt 27:38 · Mk 15:27 · Lk 23:32

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Gordon Pratt Baker

... only did it reduce Israel's borders to the dimensions of a province, it likewise set up a succession of puppet rulers who delighted in harassing the people. Consequently, it was only a short time until guerrilla bands, fired with a passion to avenge the honor of their native land, had sprung up everywhere. Striking swiftly by night, they sabotaged Roman military supplies, burned food depots, and sniped at bivouacked legionnaires. Neither did they hesitate to put to the sword any collaborators they ferreted ...

374. Creative Preaching

Sermon

Michael Rogness

... the crowds back to make way for Jesus, the anguish among Jesus' friends as they watched the procession, the thud of the hammer as the nails were driven into hands and feet, and finally the excruciating agony Jesus suffered as he hung there. The listener saw the Passion of Jesus in the mind's eye. With the story vivid in our minds, Rev. Marshall moved to the conclusion: "Were you there?" Yes, the listener was there, because the story had come alive in our minds. "... but don't mess with it!" my black friend ...

375. The Conversion of Saul

Acts 9:1-19a

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Barbara Brokhoff

... to a flame, there was that network of people of the Way who made so attractive to me the Christian life. There was first and foremost, my Christian mother whose daily singing of hymns as she worked around the home, whose vibrant faith, and whose passionate prayers for her children that were so real I could neither deny nor ignore them. There were those pastors of the church, people of God who preached the Word with love and power and conviction and authority. There was a Sunday school teacher, who really ...

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