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401. Epiphany 2

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

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John R. Brokhoff

... his power over nature. Psalm of the Day (Psalm 36:5-10). It harmonizes with the wine miracle: "Thou givest them drink from the water of thy delights (v. 8)." Prayer of the Day. It deals with God's glory in Jesus' miracle and the resultant faith in the disciples: "Lord God, you shared your glory and led many to faith by the works of your Son." EXPLANATION Marriage (v. 1) - Little is known how a wedding was performed in Jesus' day. We do know that the wedding feast was very important and could last a week. It ...

402. 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

... be even more authentic, if they cooked and served breakfast by the shore of the little lake we live on; they do eat outside on nice summer days. (There are never fish on the menu, however!) 1. It had been a terrible night of fishing; Peter and the other six disciples hadn't caught a thing - not a fish! There is nothing quite as frustrating as to fish all night and not have a bite. I did it once and many years ago on a large lake in Pennsylvania with my brother-in-law and his father, who, like Peter, James ...

403. The Empty Tomb

John 20:1-9, John 20:10-18

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Mark Ellingsen

... saw him themselves did they believe and were ready to take up his ministry of the new life he had given them. Why was there so much initial confusion and lack of understanding among Jesus' followers until they actually met the Risen Lord? The failure of Mary and the disciples to get things right has something to do with our own failure to take the joyful message of Easter to heart and to live that way every day of our lives. Easter Sunday. What a glorious day it is! For many of us, our loved ones are with ...

404. Beginning a Ministry

Matthew 4:18-22

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... once asked of Ethel Stanley. She answered, "I don’t know why, Calvin. Maybe there’s a special plan for you in your life and there’s a reason for this. But this is the way you’re going to be and you can deal with it." The disciples were able to face every difficulty, pass every trial, preach and teach effectively, and even face death as martyrs for the faith after Jesus ascended to the Father, quite in contrast to the sort of people they seem to be in the Gospels. Peter was crucified upside down ...

405. The Crowd That Betrayed Him

Matthew 26:47-56

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... they are dressed in full battle armor. You are moving out of the city and towards the same hill where Jesus and the disciples are praying. There is a lot of talk about some money that the priests gave to Judas for pointing out Jesus and ... who lost his ear in the early fighting. Jesus is now our prisoner. We are part of the crowd that arrested Jesus tonight when his disciple Judas betrayed him. Judas betrayed Jesus for thirty pieces of silver. He looks sick, like he wished he could die. We feel sick because we ...

406. What's in It for Me?

Mark 10:17-31

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Michael Milton

... But what I am giving you is not tips but truth that will set the record straight on wealth and reward in the kingdom of God. There are four truths we learn about faith and wealth and reward in the teaching on Jesus, the rich young ruler, and the worried disciples, The Way to Have Eternal and Temporal Security Is to Divest (Mark 10:17-27) A man runs up to Jesus. We call him the rich young ruler because when we put Matthew, Mark, and Luke together, we get the whole picture. In Matthew, he is young. In Luke he ...

407. Proper 14

Genesis 37:1-11, Matthew 14:22-36, Romans 9:30--10:21, Psalm 105:1-45

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Marion L. Soards, Thomas B. Dozeman, Kendall McCabe

... Matthew simply follows on the heels of last week's lesson and continues our reading of the early part of the fourth major division of Matthew's account of Jesus' ministry (13:54-19:2), in which he works on the community that is forming among the disciples. Romans 10:5-15 - "The Difficulty of Believing That Salvation Is for All" Setting. The lesson comes from Paul's extended and difficult discussion of God's relationship to Israel in the light of the Christ-event (Romans 9-11). At the beginning of Romans 10 ...

408. Changed Lives: Judas

Matthew 26:14-16

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King Duncan

... reaches out to you just as reaches out to me with the nail-pierced hands of love and forgiveness. The outstanding preacher Joseph Parker of London Temple was once asked by a skeptic, “How, sir, do you account for the fact that Jesus chose Judas to be a disciple?” Dr. Parker answered, “I have a greater problem than this. I do not know why Jesus chose Judas. But a bigger problem to me is why did Jesus choose Joseph Parker?” That is the question, isn’t it? Judas’ story is our story. We all make ...

409. The Iron, Silver, Golden, Platinum and Titanium Rules

Matthew 10:1-42

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Leonard Sweet

... Jesus introduces and invokes a whole new mindset, heartset, soulset into the universe. Jesus established The Titanium Rule. Anyone figure out what it is? Here’s a hint: you find it in his understatement in this morning’s text that “it is enough for the disciple to be like the teacher.” The titanium rule does not focus on “doing;” it focuses on being and on “loving.” Jesus asks his followers to “Love one another as I have loved you.” Love others as the Christ who hung on the cross for our ...

410. Mark 8:31-38

Mark 8:31-38

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Leonard Sweet

... ' power and authority. It is full of wonder-working displays of God's vital presence in the midst of Jesus' early "hometown" work in Galilee. This week's gospel text changes both the direction and the message of Mark's record. Jesus turns himself and his disciples away from Galilee and faces them towards Jerusalem. As the first leg of their travels takes them to Caesarea Philippi, Mark's portrayal of Jesus also shifts. Three different times on this trip (recorded in Mark 8:31-38; 9:31; and 10:32-34) Mark ...

411. John 20:19-31

John 20:19-31

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Leonard Sweet

... the world out they are in full retreat from any human encounters. After Jesus appears to them, however, they receive both the Holy Spirit and a renewed commission to go out into the world. Jesus may "appear" behind closed doors, but when he leaves his disciples, the doors are blown wide open and those who believe are thrust out into the world by the power of the Holy Spirit. The active figure in this first appearance story, Jesus outlines the future of the church more clearly with each utterance. First, he ...

412. Matthew 14:13-21

Matthew 14:13-21

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Leonard Sweet

... s version of this miracle also seems to suggest it as a demonstration of messianic authority but here Jesus' tactics are more directly threatening to the cruel rulers in power. While Jesus' healing compassion and touch are the focus of Matthew's text, the disciples themselves seem doubtful of the need for crowd concern, only crowd control. In verse 15 they counsel Jesus to order the people back to the surrounding villages so that they can get food for themselves. In Jesus' response to this counsel, there is ...

413. Mark 8:31-38

Mark 8:31-38

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Leonard Sweet

414. John 6:1-21

John 6:1-21

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Leonard Sweet

... in verse 4. John's pointed aside that "the Passover ... was near" is a red flag, alerting us to the linkage of the following events to the message and meaning of Jesus' death. Unlike the synoptics, John now records a dialogue between Jesus and his disciple, further emphasizing the heuristic or teaching "feel" John gives this scene. In fact, what is most missing from John's version of this feeding miracle is any reference to Jesus' compassion for the crowd or any direct mention of the crowd's plight (they ...

415. John 16:12-15

John 16:12-15

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Leonard Sweet

... walk in the truth. It is in this walk, in this guided way, that believers come to true knowledge of God and finally walk in the clear light of truth. Like Jesus himself, the promised Spirit does not speak about himself. Instead, the Spirit will disclose to the disciples "whatever he hears." From Jesus' own example we know he spoke not of and for himself, but of what he heard and saw of God (cf. 3:32; 8:26, 28, 40; 14:10; 15:15). Against those who use Jesus' previous statement to argue for continuing new ...

416. John 20:19-31

John 20:19-31

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Leonard Sweet

... ' peace engulfs them in that safe, closed little room, so Jesus' peace will go with them as they go forth to continue his ministry (v.21). But it will take more than peace alone to enervate and animate the mission work Jesus has in mind for his disciples. Thus, as predicted by John the Baptist and repeated by Jesus at the Last Supper, he now fulfills his role as the unleasher of the Holy Spirit. Verses 24-25 chronicle the well-known grouses of Thomas the Twin. Having missed Jesus' first appearance with the ...

417. The Transfiguration Of Our Lord

2 Kings 2:1-18, Mark 9:2-13, 2 Corinthians 4:1-18

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John R. Brokhoff

... today demand finding a hideaway from people to be with God. 2. Well (v. 5). Peter's response to the transfiguration was half right and half wrong. He was wrong in suggesting the building of booths, but he was altogether right when he said it was well for the disciples to be there. It is truly good for us to be in the assembly of God's people like Moses and Elijah. It is well for us to hear God's Word. There is nothing better than to see the glory of Christ. All these things should constitute worship ...

418. Luke 24:44-53

Luke 24:50-53

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Leonard Sweet

... ” (Luke 23:46). This was a prayerful, pious declaration of a Torah obedient Jew, as far as the world was concerned, nothing more. But that cry from the cross was not Jesus’ final word. The post-resurrection Jesus had another “final” message for his disciples. For those who witnessed his triumph over the grave; for those who saw and understood the power and the person of the risen Lord; for those who would now be the first community of faith: Jesus had new words and an unexpected directive. Jesus ...

419. Matthew 10:40-42

Matthew 10:1-42

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Leonard Sweet

... the hot, often arid lands of Israel offering a drink of water to a traveler was not a magnanimous gift, it was the most basic of courtesies. Yet it is this tiny gesture to an insignificant “little one, ”when done “in the name of a disciple — that is in recognition of the “little one’s” status as a genuine messenger from Jesus — that gains the one who does so a “reward. Jesus emphasizes this reward by introducing his conclusion with the attention getting “truly I tell you” and by using ...

420. The Things Close to Your Heart

Mark 13:1-31

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Leonard Sweet

... religion is a form of art. Some say it is a form of philosophy. Some say it is a form of social ethics. Some say it is a form of morality. The Bible says religion is relationship. Or as Jesus put it, “I am the Truth.” For disciples of Jesus, “Truth” is a person. The Temple is a person, and a community that incarnates the person of the Holy Spirit who perpetuates the presence of that person. William J. Locke was an early 20th Century British novelist whose novels became best-sellers in the US. One ...

421. The Temple of Doom and the Bridegroom

Mark 13:1-31

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Leonard Sweet

422. The Servant Leader

John 13:1-17

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King Duncan

... Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” At the Last Supper Christ gave us a new commandment that we should love one another. Even more ... Christ. But let’s not forget why it was called Maundy in the first place. It was at the Last Supper that Jesus said to the disciples and to us: “A new command I give you: Love one another . . .” The bread and the cup are important to us as followers of Christ ...

423. God Writes Straight with Crooked Lines

Mark 1:35-39

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Leonard Sweet

... /leadership guru is known for his moral disqualification of the CEO EGO. As a Christian, Blanchard has also proclaimed that the greatest ego faux pas is to “Edge God Out:” “E-G-O”. “Edging God Out.” EGO. Ego is what motivated Jesus’ disciples to seek him out in his “senior moment” of prayer and berate him with the scolding message “Everyone is looking for you.” At this extremely early moment in Christ’s ministry, no one was “seeking him out” except his ego-obsessed followers, his ...

424. Jesus’ Authority to Perform Miracles

Matthew 8:18-22, Matthew 8:23-27, Matthew 8:28-34, Matthew 9:1-8

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Jeannine K. Brown

... narrative in subsequent chapters, as Matthew highlights differing opinions of who Jesus might be (e.g., 11:2–3; 12:23; 14:1–2, 33; 15:22), culminating in Peter’s affirmation that Jesus is indeed God’s Messiah (16:16). 8:28 Gadarenes. Jesus and his disciples have now crossed the lake (the Sea of Galilee) and arrived in the region of the Gadarenes, which is part of the Decapolis (see 4:25).1According to Josephus, Gadara was home to Gentiles as well as some Jews (J.W.1.155). A mixed population makes ...

425. Parables Discourse: Importance of Response to the Kingdom Message

Matthew 13:1-23

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Jeannine K. Brown

... whose hearts are calloused and who have closed their eyes (13:15). 13:2 Such large crowds gathered around him. The primary, initial audience of the Parables Discourse is the crowds. Of the five major discourses of Jesus in Matthew, four are focused on the disciples (see 5:1–2; 10:1; 18:1; 24:1–2). While the Sermon on the Mount does include the crowds (7:28–29), the Parables Discourse is the discourse focused on the crowds most specifically. Yet the narrative audience shifts in 13:36, where Jesus ...

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