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351. When the Boat Begins to Sink

Mark 4:35-41

Sermon

David G. Rogne

... what God said. 'Why should you be spared all the crises of life that everyone else must go through?' " Then she wound up her story saying, "One day I said to God, 'Lord, you've forgiven me. Now I forgive you.' "2 There is a woman who, from my point of view, has a healthy faith. Her faith is not a series of propositions, it is a relationship, and as in all relationships, it is one that changes and can tolerate challenges. It is vital because it is honest. In so many ways our experiences are like those of the ...

352. The Baby Messiah Recognized

Luke 2:21-40

Teach the Text

R.T. France

... growing older.” He writes, “I invite you to explore with me not only the realities of life as we grow older but also the hope and fulfillment—and even joy—that can be ours once we learn to look at these years from God’s point of view and discover His strength to sustain us every day.”3 Music: There are many beautiful musical settings for the Nunc Dimittis (Canticle/Song of Simeon), which has been sung in the church for over fifteen hundred years and is part of Evensong in the Anglican liturgical ...

353. Lord of the Sabbath and Appointing the Twelve

Luke 6:12-16, Luke 6:1-11

Teach the Text

R.T. France

... (Gen. 2:2) and the Old Testament Sabbath laws (Exod. 20:8–11; Deut. 5:12–15), consider Paul’s words about our freedom in Christ in Romans 14:5–6 and Colossians 1:16. Try also to get hearers to see the situation from the scribal point of view. Why did they regard Jesus’s attitude to legal rules as dangerous? What risks are inherent in his more positive and flexible approach to the issue? Do we need such rules and regulations now, and if so, what is their purpose? The second key issue in this ...

354. Million Dollar Christmas

Matthew 19:21

Drama

Matthew Powell

... waste in these useless channels, were only put in the savings bank, we calculate that every man, woman, and child in North America would have $2.54 in his bank account on January first. Still more serious is this matter when we regard it from the point of view of what this money would do in providing practical, useful gifts for those who need them this year. It has been calculated that the amount thus wasted on folderol would purchase one warm flannel night gown for every widow and a pair of shoes for every ...

355. The Benefit of the Doubt

John 20:24-31

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... church more often than that, and I will never forget his reply. He said, "Johnny, you know how I hate rehearsals. Why should I sit through 51 rehearsals? I want to see the real thing, and that’s what happens on Easter Sunday!" An interesting point of view, isn’t it? Think about it. Easter is without a doubt "show time" for the church! Church choirs spend months in preparation for that one Sunday when we celebrate what is for Christians the central event in the history of the world, the resurrection of ...

356. The Lord's Prayer: Hallowed be Thy Name

Matthew 6:5-15

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... resources for us to tap into--it is called the Holy Spirit. Today it is politically correct to say that we are seeking to build a new world order. Perhaps this petition of The Lord''s Prayer is the place to really begin the new world order--from God''s point of view. For our Hymn of Preparation today, we sang, "Take Time to be Holy." If we don''t care to be holy, there is only one other option. Let me close with this story to show the importance of holiness. Long ago in a small town that sat at the base ...

357. The Babel Disaster -- You Are There

Sermon

Jerry Eckert

... pretty good at thefront and the back for speaking without a mike, people inthe middle were not heard very well without it. Genesis 11:1-8 Introduction by the pastor: We have been looking at the stories from the book ofGenesis from a more dramatic point of view than usual. Thefall of the Tower of Babel lends itself to a specialtreatment. Most of us are old enough to remember the radioand television series "You Are There." With the help ofmembers of our church's drama group and a few others, I haveprepared ...

358. Running Around The Empty Tomb

John 20:1-9

Sermon

Thomas Long

... . He doesn't even have straight the biblical background on all this. All he has is an empty place where the body of the one who loved him used to be. But it is enough: "He saw and believed" (John 20:8). Now we can understand why, from John's point of view, it was so important to record who won that footrace to the tomb. John wants us to know that the very first believer in the resurrection, the forerunner of all Easter faith, came to belief in precisely the same way that you and I do -- not seeing the risen ...

359. Purim Celebrated

Esther 9:20-32

Understanding Series

Timothy S. Laniak

... poor (compare Tob. 2:1–2). This may be an intertextual allusion to the legislation for each seventh year in Deut. 15. The Israelites were commanded to take care of the poor once they settled in the land of promise (Deut. 15:4, 7, 11). From a literary point of view, this may serve as a reversal of the intended harm to innocent people (in Haman’s edict) and signal a return to the banquet in chapter 1 to which all were invited, “from the least to the greatest” (1:5). 9:24 Their ruin: Haman intended to ...

360. The Prodigal Nation

Luke 15:11-32

Sermon

Erskine White

... o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave? Or have we, instead, become a prodigal nation, lost from our better selves in a far country where we really don't want to be? Look at it as a prophet. Look at it from God's point of view, as revealed to us in Scripture. This is Fourth of July Sunday. What words should we as a nation utter as we come before God this day? Are we too proud and "patriotic," or are we faithful enough (and do we love God enough) to say it sincerely? "Father, I ...

361. Are There Any Questions?

Luke 20:27-40

Sermon

... their question with a pretense of sincerity: "Teacher, we know that you teach rightly, and show no partiality, but truly teach the way of God. Is it lawful to pay taxes?" Finally the Sadducees take their turn with a question, one that reflects their point of view as enemies of Jesus: "This woman who had seven husbands, whose wife will she be in the resurrection?" In every question Jesus knows the deck is stacked, that he is being challenged, and in effect our Lord responds, "Glad you asked that question. It ...

362. Feasting and Fasting for Lent (Part IV)

2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... a life for Him--keeps me going in the direction of the Kingdom of God. Now, I hope you see why the Fred Craddock story is so important in its message of affirmation rather than criticism. Our lesson today urges us "not to regard anyone from a human point of view." The poor, the elderly, the children, are not "those people" but the people of God. The next time you share in a conversation, ask the question, "What would Jesus think about what I just said about his child?" Max Lucado was right. We cannot be a ...

363. Valuing Life Without Playing God

John 10:10-15

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... that you could touch it until at last the loved one finally closed their eyes and passed away. My friends, in my opinion that is dying with dignity. C. Life is difficult when it comes to the question of capital punishment. From a Biblical point of view it is easy to argue both sides of this issue. In the Old Testament there were 11 crimes which were punishable by death. In addition to murder, they included disrespect for parents, violating the Sabbath, and sexual activity outside marriage. Should we impose ...

364. Not of the World

John 17:6-19

Sermon

Richard A. Jensen

... world’s agenda. Any version of the Christian faith that equates the blessings of our culture with the blessing of God is doomed to walk the path of the rich fool and the rich young ruler. The so-called "prosperity Gospel" is simply bankrupt from a biblical point of view. None of us intentionally wishes to be overcome by the agenda of the world and the Evil One. How can we keep God as our treasure when we are surrounded by so many other kinds of riches? The world hates us. The Evil One wishes to conform ...

365. John 1:29-42

John 1:29-34

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... John’s (as opposed to Matthew’s) personal rendition of Jesus’ first actions in his public ministry. What is common is important. What is distinct is important. Each gospel writer has a body of information to impart. But each gospel writer has a particular point of view, the beat of their own pulse, that shapes and sharpens the details to which they are privy. In John’s gospel the details of Jesus’ baptism are presented in a very different way than they are in the Synoptic gospels. Instead of the ...

366. The Genealogy of Saul

1 Chronicles 9:35-44

Understanding Series

Louis C. Jonker

... :41) we may assume that the name erroneously fell away in the process of textual transmission. See Klein, 1 Chronicles, p. 262; Knoppers, 1 Chronicles 10–29, p. 516. Summary of 1 Chron. 1:1—9:41 Read from the point of view of social-identity theory, the Chronicler’s grand construction, the genealogical introduction (1 Chron. 1–9), yields the following observations: a. The Chronicler situates his description of the history of Israel within the context of humanity in general, starting his genealogical ...

367. Live Together In Harmony

1 Corinthians 1:10-17

Sermon

Richard Hasler

... members of her family or possibly slaves who in some way were able to contact Paul. What was the cause of this particular feud? Apparently four different cliques or parties had emerged in the congregation. We must not think of these four points of view as settled positions or schismatic movements but rather four distinct attitudes or tendencies that had the potential of resulting in serious division if not checked early. The four positions are as follows. The first group argues, "I belong to Paul." It would ...

368. Why Be Good?

Luke 6:37-42

Sermon

Charles H. Bayer

... , which we believe proves how right we are and how wrong the rest of the world. Just about the time I am convinced of the absolute rightness of my position, my beliefs or my actions, I am hit by the realization that nobody else sees the total wisdom of my point of view. Just when I think I have all the answers I end up at the foot of the cross, spear in hand ready to cast lots for some seamless robe. Just when I think that loving God is confined to what I hold love to be, someone who never heard of ...

369. 2 Corinthians 5:16-21

2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... which followed, transformed the human condition and made reconciliation a reality for all who are in Christ. Paul describes his own post-conversion experience as seeing with new eyes. He no longer views Christ or those who follow Christ “from a human point of view” or “according to the flesh” (v.16). To the unbelieving world Jesus’ death on the cross was the violent ending of a story. But Paul now sees beyond the cross to the resurrection and the beginning of a new age. The transforming ...

370. Matthew 22:15-22

Matthew 22:15-22

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... the question about whether it is morally correct to pay the demanded Roman tax to Caesar, the Pharisees and Herodians hope to force Jesus into a choice between alienating the crowds (who despise the heavy hand of Roman rule) or publicly proclaiming a treasonous point of view. The question is phrased, "Is it lawful?" to test Jesus' religious acumen as well. In the eyes of the Torah law, it is forbidden to sell the land of Israel to outsiders. It rightly belongs only to God (Leviticus 25:23). Thus, from a ...

371. Israel Asks for a King

1 Samuel 8:1-22

Understanding Series

Mary J. Evans

... plans. Additional Notes It is often taken for granted that the ambiguous attitude toward kingship in 8:4–22 reflects two sources, one anti-monarchy and one pro-monarchy. If this is so, then the writers wished to present the reader with both points of view, and the two positions are allowed to remain in tension. The reader is left to draw conclusions as to how the potential was fulfilled. 8:11–18 The picture of the authoritarian, oppressive ruler making severe demands on the children, land, servants, and ...

372. The Blame Game

Isaiah 52:13--53:12

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... , understand that the gospels are not history, at least not in the way we write history 2,000 years later. They are called GOSPEL; that means Good News, not history. They were trying to do something beyond simply recount a story - they were expressing a point of view. At the time the gospels were finally written (almost a half century or more after the actual events), Christians were viewed by many as merely a certain type of Jew; the gospels wanted to dismiss that notion. The truth, of course, is that most ...

373. A Pastoral Letter

Jeremiah 29:1-23, Jeremiah 29:24-32

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... maneuver calculated to diminish Jeremiah’s influence, Shemaiah in Babylon by unilateral action appoints Zephaniah as priest (29:29–34). The priest was also head of the temple police (cf. Jer. 20:1). Shemaiah, more concerned about “political” points of view than temple service, instructs Zephaniah to arrest persons, madmen like Jeremiah, whose views differ from his own. For an unknown reason, Zephaniah discloses the contents of the letter. The “flow” of the material is a problem. Perhaps verse ...

374. The Jews Continue in Their Disbelief

John 12:37-50

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... Book of Signs may now close. Evidence for Jesus’s case is public. The Sanhedrin has made its decision about him (11:53), but the crowd still asks, “Who is this ‘Son of Man’?” For them and for us the Book of Signs is open for examination. From John’s point of view, these signs will compel us to believe.

375. The Nuclear Truth Of Christianity

Ephesians 2:1-10

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... Listen to it again, "For by grace you have been saved through faith; and this is not your own doing, it is the gift of God." Any one of these points could be a sermon, certainly this one -- "through faith." The issue here is how from the human point of view is God's grace effective in our life. "What is the nature of the response that makes mind's life this fear of God's action. For God never violates human personality. He never intrudes himself where he is not wanted. He took risks with man in his original ...

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