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401. God's Passionate Concern

Luke 14:25-35

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Richard Patt

... be viewed by Philemon as a new brother in the faith. Paul puts punch behind his request by offering to replace anything Onesimus might have stolen. How could Philemon refuse to receive lovingly his former slave after an appeal like that from none other than the apostle Paul? We assume that Onesimus returned to Philemon and in some respect lived happily ever after. So far the story. This story, I submit, reveals to us what is the crux of being a Christian. It all has to do with what Philemon here finally ...

402. What's So Great About Jesus?

2 Samuel 23:1-7

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John A. Stroman

... of God's friendship. Jesus was made of woman under the law. God through Christ came in the midst of life, as expressed by the apostle Paul in the text, "in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself." In the words of E. Stanley Jones, "Jesus has domesticated God." ... sin. Jesus did not defeat them by the force of arms, nor by power or pomp, but by dying and rising. How appropriate are the apostle's words: We do not live to ourselves and we do not die to ourselves. If we live, we live to the Lord, and if ...

403. Mirror, Mirror ON The Wall . . .!

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Stephen M. Crotts

... the Lord prescribed how you look, it also teaches that God designed you with a specific purpose in mind. He made you with certain abilities and even disabilities so that you could accomplish his plans for your life. You can see this in Acts 9:15 where God called the apostle Paul to serve him and refers to the man as "a chosen instrument of mine." The word "instrument" is the same as "tool." You see, God had a job to do, and he reached for Paul just like we reach for a screwdriver or a hammer instead of a ...

404. Good Witnesses

2 Peter 1:19

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Wesley T. Runk

... a robbery or an accident. You would be very important because you would be able to tell everyone what really happened. Today we are going to hear a story about something that happened to Jesus, and only three people saw it happen -- Peter, James and John. Those three Apostles saw Jesus' whole body become as bright as the sun. They saw Jesus look like God, and they heard God's own voice saying, "This is my beloved Son." What would you have done if you had been one of the three persons who saw Jesus look like ...

405. Ancient Christian References To Feetwashing

1 Corinthians 11:17-34, John 13:1-17

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Brett Blair

... do not deny that. I do not reject it. What is it that He says to Peter upon his refusal? If I wash not thy feet, thou shalt have no part with me. And he replied: Lord, not only my feet, but also my hands and my head. Be His apostles, as men walking the earth, still had feet stained by the pollution of sin, the Lord being about to ascend to heaven, desires to free them entirely from their transgressions, that the words of the prophet may be applicable to them: How beautiful are the feet of those that preach ...

406. The Christian Journey III: The Desert

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John N. Brittain

... working through the resurrected Lord Jesus. In the fairly obtuse passage from 1 Corinthians 10, Paul explains his understanding of the Israelites' journey through the desert. Without dismissing the literal meaning of the story as a time of wandering in the wilderness, the apostle gives a symbolic reading so that this story makes sense both in terms of his own personal experience in Arabia and as a model for all Christians. Like them, all Christians are "under the cloud," that is, led by the Holy Spirit just ...

407. Easter Day

John 20:1-9, John 20:10-18, Acts 10:23b-48, 1 Corinthians 15:12-34, Colossians 3:1-17

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John R. Brokhoff

... . They were honest, God-fearing, reliable men and women who gave their lives for their faith in the resurrection. Men do not usually die for a legend. If they had manufactured the story, they would not have been surprised by the resurrection. Even the Apostles had to be convinced by Jesus that he was really alive again. c. A variety of reports. The accounts have many variations but they do agree on the essentials of the resurrection story. If this were a composite creation of the disciples, they would ...

408. Understanding The Holy Trinity

John 16:5-16

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John R. Brokhoff

... , Son, and Holy Spirit. The content of the ecumenical creeds is built on the structure of the Trinity. The Trinity is simply stated: God is one but he manifests himself in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. You will notice that in the Apostles' and Nicene Creeds a paragraph is given to each person. This is in accord with English grammar. A sentence contains a complete thought. A group of sentences makes a paragraph dealing with one subject. Change the subject and you are to begin a new paragraph ...

409. Easter 2

Jn 20:19-31 · 1 Pet 1:3-9 · Acts 2:14a, 22-32 · Ps 16 · Ps 111

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Russell F. Anderson

... chance. What is even a greater source of assurance is that they are no longer bound by the fear of death. Jesus has tamed this great dragon. Death can still take the believer for a ride but cannot destroy those who belong to Jesus. Apostles of forgiveness. John compresses resurrection, Pentecost, and ascension all into one event. Christ breathes on the disciples, imparting the Holy Spirit, so that they might have the power to carry on God's reconciling work. He sends them out with the authority to pronounce ...

410. Epiphany 2

Jn 1:29-42 · 1 Cor 1:1-9 · Is 49:1-7 · Ps 27

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Russell F. Anderson

... and would preserve them in faith until the day when the Lord Jesus appeared in kingdom power, supplying them richly with all the spiritual gifts they would need in the interim. All Christians have a call to be God's saints and some have a further call to be apostles, teachers and the like, but it is God who supplies the spirit and strength to fulfill that call. Gospel: John 1:29-42 The gospel continues the "call" theme found in the first two lessons. Here we have a man with a potent sense of call, John the ...

411. Maundy Thursday

Lk 22:14-30 · Jn 13:1-17, 31b-35 · 1 Cor 11:17-32 · Ex 12:1-14 · Ps 116

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Russell F. Anderson

... 's table. We need to remind one another that this is a meal of grace in which the unworthy are invited, not the worthy. More about discerning the body of Christ. Discerning the Lord's body goes far beyond the confines of the sacramental celebration. The apostle is informing us that we must discern the Lord's body within the community of believers. How we receive our brothers and sisters is more important than the manner in which we receive the communion bread. When we hurt a fellow believer, we do injury to ...

412. Proper 15

Mt 15:10-28 · Rom 11:13-15, 29-32 · Gen 45:1-15 · Is 56:1-7 · Ps 133

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Russell F. Anderson

... people could joyfully gather in God's holy temple. Epistle: Romans 11:1-2a, 13-15, 29-32 When people close doors, God opens another door. Paul indicates that it was the Jews' rejection of the gospel that led to his ministry to the Gentiles (v. 15). The apostle holds out the hope that the door which the Jews closed would someday swing open again. It is God's will to show his mercy to all humankind. As Christians, we should never curse a closed door or despair because some door of ministry is closed off to ...

413. Proper 6

Matthew 9:35-38, Matthew 10:1-42, Genesis 18:1-15, Exodus 19:1-25, Romans 5:1-11

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Russell F. Anderson

... on display. Jesus acts out of a sense of compassion for the multitudes (v. 36) but seems a bit daunted by the magnitude of human need. "The harvest is plentiful but the laborers are few" (v. 37). At the beginning of the tenth chapter, Jesus commissions and empowers the apostles (whose names are listed) to carry out the ministry of the kingdom. The harvest will be complete when many hands join in the task. Psalm Of The Day Psalm 116:1-2, 12-19 (C) -- "What shall I return to the Lord for all his bounty to me ...

414. I Am The Alpha And The Omega

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Ronald Lavin

... Unless I see the scars...I won't believe," he said. Jesus then showed him. Thomas confessed, "My Lord and my God." As a result of Jesus' death, resurrection, and victory, recognition of our own smallness and Jesus' greatness is possible. Saint Paul, the apostle, shows us another way by speaking of the call to humility and obedience by remembering the humility of our Lord Jesus Christ: Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility regard others as better than yourselves. Let each of you look ...

415. Doing The Right Thing

Acts 1:1-11

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E. Carver McGriff

... was to get back to the real world, get to work, as it were, for there was much now to be done. They probably understood the grief being felt by these men who had shared a grand adventure with Jesus, and they weren't unsympathetic. But they were assuring the apostles that "this Jesus who was taken up from you 'will come in the same way.'" Or, using twentieth century words, "Get to work; the real adventure isn't over; it's only beginning. He'll be back to help." Suppose the same advice is given to us by this ...

416. Easter 7

John 17:6-19, Acts 1:12-26, 1 John 5:1-12

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Russell F. Anderson

... placed into a jar. The one that fell out was held to be the chosen of God. Matthias won the draw and is never again heard from. Is it possible that the church acted prematurely, rather than waiting for the guidance of the Holy Spirit? Some maintain that the apostle Paul was the one that God picked to fill the vacancy left by Judas. It is interesting to note that Judas, from the town near Hebron called Kerioth and the only disciple not to hail from Galilee, turned out to be the betrayer. Epistle: 1 John 5:9 ...

417. Proper 7

Mk 4:35-41 (5:1-20) · 2 Cor 5:14-21; 6:1-13 · 1 Sam 1:32-49 · Job 38:1-11, 16-18 · Ps 9

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Russell F. Anderson

... has made rejoice and be glad in it! 2. Sermon Title: Know Your True Greatness. Sermon Angle: In verses 8b through 10 Paul catalogues a series of contrasts between the way that the world sees the Christian and the way that God views the follower of Jesus. The apostle would have us view ourselves through God's eyes, not the eyes of the world. The world considers us imposters, God sees us as holding to the truth (v. 8b). To the world we are nobodies and unknown, but in the courts of the kingdom we are well ...

418. Proper 8

2 Corinthians 8:1-15, 2 Samuel 1:17-27, Mark 5:21-43

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Russell F. Anderson

... his becoming king are slain. The love he had for Jonathan was greater that his love for any woman (v. 26). Old Testament: Deuteronomy 15:7-11 Epistle: 2 Corinthians 8:1-9, 13-15 The rift between Paul and the Corinthian Church has been healed. The apostle turns his attention to the physical needs of the church in Jerusalem. He encourages the Corinthians to complete their offering to the Jewish church, a project which they began a year before. Prior to this passage (vv. 8:1 and ff.) Paul lifts up the example ...

419. Life In His Name

1 John 5:1-12, 1 John 5:13-21

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Mark J. Molldrem

... Your life is graciously held in the palm of God's victorious right hand, and he will not let go of you. You can have something to say with your life. That is the third difference the resurrection of Jesus Christ can make in your life today. The apostles were arrested by the religious leaders and thrown into the public prison. That would be like the county jail. But, these human cells could not hold them. God freed them again and again with this message, "Go, stand in the temple and tell the people the whole ...

420. A Quiet Man · Andrew

John 1:35-42

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Gordon Pratt Baker

... may find to obtain food and lodging before darkness overtook them. (Luke 9:12) Andrew, meanwhile, had struck up an acquaintance with a boy in the crowd; and, learning the lad had five loaves and two fish in a hamper his mother had prepared for him, the Apostle encouraged the boy to take them to Jesus. Perhaps, as J. G. Greenhough suggests, Andrew felt "it was better to give a mouthful of food to a dozen famishing men than to send the whole company empty away." Be that as it may, however, the boy responded ...

421. When The Heart Is Right Before God

Acts 8:9-25

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Clement E. Lewis

... had not come upon any of them; they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus). Then Peter and John laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit. Now when Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles' hands, he offered them money, saying, "Give me also this power so that anyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit." But Peter said to him, "May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain God's gift with money! You have ...

422. A Letter From Paul

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Erskine White

... -familiar text into a new (though thoroughly Biblical) context. If the language of this letter falls short of the inspiration and glory of the original, please blame the preacher who stands before you and not the apostle in whose name he writes. The letter reads as follows ... Paul, called by the will of God to be an apostle of Jesus. To the church in America, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints together in the new society of Christ’s church, which will reveal the glory of God for all ...

423. Easter Sunday

John 20:1-9, Acts 10:23b-48, Isaiah 51:1-16, Exodus 15:1-21, Colossians 3:1-17, 1 Corinthians 5:1-13, 1 Corinthians 15:1-11, Luke 24:1-12

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George Bass

... death ("for our sins") and resurrection of Jesus for Christian faith and hope, but they use different parts of it. In this reading, Paul also lists the appearances of the risen Lord - to Cephas/Peter, to the 12, to 500 people, to James and all of the apostles, and "last of all to one untimely born, he appeared to me" (an apparition which Paul did not deserve, be-cause he persecuted the church of God). It is this gospel of God's love, power, and mercy in Jesus Christ that Paul had preached to the Corinthian ...

424. Easter 3

John 21:1-14, Acts 5:17-42, Acts 9:1-19a, Jeremiah 32:1-44, Revelation 5:1-14, Psalm 33:1-22, Psalm 30:1-12

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George Bass

... the speech of Gamaliel, a Pharisee, to the council, picking up on the story at verse 41b, "... they beat them (Peter and other disciples) and charged them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go." Gamaliel probably saved the lives of Peter and the other apostles when he told the council to wait and see if their ministry was from God; if so, it would prosper, but if not, it would fail. Acts 9:1-19a (E); 9:1-20 (L, C) For some unexplained reason, the story of Saul's persecution of the Christians ...

425. Proper 5

Luke 7:11-17, 1 Kings 17:7-24, Galatians 1:11-24

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George Bass

... God, a kind of special and personal revelation which would confirm their faith and/or, as in Paul's case, their call to ministry in the gospel. Paul had to be struck down by God in order to change him from a persecutor of the Christians to a zealous apostle of the Lord. In this part of his letter to the Galatians, he relates the history of what happened to him that turned him from his pursuit of the Christians into a fiery preacher of the good news. He is adamant in his assertion that God spoke directly to ...

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