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401. Advent 2

Matthew 3:1-12, Romans 14:1--15:13, Isaiah 11:1-16, Psalm 72:1-20

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

... he and his co-workers had assembled for assisting the impoverished among the believers in Jerusalem. Yet, in writing, the apostle looked beyond delivering the collection in anticipation of the next major phase of his apostleship, a mission to Spain. He wrote to win a reception for himself and the gospel he preached in Rome, because in order for a Spanish mission to be successful Paul would need a base in the West (Rome), as he had had such a center of operations in the East (Antioch). After a lengthy ...

402. Christmas Eve\Christmas Day

Luke 2:1-7, Isaiah 9:1-7, Psalm 96:1-13, Titus 2:1-15, Luke 2:8-20

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

... in the manger suggests his role as the saving food of the world (this is my body; this is my blood—for you). And the memory that there was no room in the inn for Mary, Joseph, and the babe-about-to-be foreshadows the actual reception that Jesus encountered as he lived and worked in the course of his ministry. (B) The ensuing verses (8-14) introduce the shepherds, who are appropriate characters given the location in the city of David. Some scholars suggest that the shepherds were employees of the Temple ...

403. Easter 3

Psalm 116:1-19, Acts 2:14-41, 1 Peter 1:13-2:3, Luke 24:13-35

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

... life toward God. Negatively, repentance can have different connotations; but, positively, repentance means that we live under the Lordship of Jesus Christ. It is important to see the unity of the track of salvation that Peter declares. Repentance, baptism, forgiveness, and reception of the Spirit hang together! No single item in this list is separable from the others. Moreover, the elements are not strictly sequential, so that the doing of one will not guarantee the following of another. If this line were ...

404. Proper 9

Psalm 45:1-17, Romans 7:7-25, Matthew 11:25-30, Matthew 11:1-19, Genesis 24:1-67

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

... the crowds about the Baptist (we examined this material during the Third Sunday of Advent in Year A). The lesson for this Sunday takes the speech about the Baptist as a point of departure. Now, Jesus speaks directly to "this generation" about their poor reception of both the Baptist and himself. In turn, Jesus utters woes, offers thanks to God for the work of divine revelation, and appeals to the "weary" to come to him. The subsequent section reports a series of controversies between Jesus and the Pharisees ...

405. Proper 10

Psalm 119:1-176, Romans 8:1-17, Matthew 13:1-23, Genesis 25:19-34

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

... several of which are futile and one of which is real. If the parable is about the soils, it teaches about the responsibility we have in hearing the message of Jesus. If the parable is about failure versus success, it contrasts the initial mixed reception of the gospel with the eventual advent of the Kingdom, the poor beginning belies the fantastic ending. Perhaps the inability of interpreters to identify "what the parable is about" is the best indicator that this parable cannot be reduced validly to any one ...

406. Proper 15

Genesis 45:1-28, Matthew 15:21-28, Romans 11:1-10, Romans 11:25-32, Psalm 133:1-3

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

... turns and speaks to the woman, and we learn of his pointed sense of mission to Israel. His statement creates real tension in the narrative. Recall that Jesus has been experiencing rejection and hostility among the people of Israel, but now when he gets the reception he desires from the Canaanite woman, he draws back from any involvement with her that could detract or deter him from the painful service he is in the process of extending to Israel. Yet, the woman aith wins Jesus over, and we see, apparently ...

407. Dirty Hearted People

Matthew 13:1-23

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

Exegetical Aim:Growth takes place only in fertile receptive people. Props: Seeds, a tray, a brick (or large rock), clay (or children's Play-doh), and some rich soil. Lesson: Good morning. (response) Place the empty tray in front. Hold up the seeds. What do I have here? (response) We are going to plant these seeds. I brought this ...

408. The Lost and Found Son

Luke 15:11-24

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James W. Moore

... picture of a young man who has run away from his wife (or girl friend) and has been gone for three long years. Perhaps he has been in prison... Now, he has come to his senses… and he wants to come home, but he doesn’t know what kind of reception awaits him there. After the hurt and heartache he has caused, he doesn’t know how welcome he will be… so he has sent a message ahead to his girlfriend saying: “If you still love me, if you forgive me, if you still want me,… then tie a yellow ribbon ...

409. The Bridge over Troubled Water

Psalm 23:1-6

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James W. Moore

... the wedding for their daughter on a Saturday night. They said: “We know you don’t like to be away from St. Luke’s on Sunday morning, so, if you will come, we will get a private plane to take you back to Houston after the wedding.” After the reception, they took me out to the airport to board the private plane. As I boarded the plane, I was surprised to see the bride and groom seated there. I thought: “O my goodness, I have done the wedding and now I’m going on the honeymoon!” But, the pilot ...

410. Would You Make a Good Witness? (Ascension Day)

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... a very close election against a very clever campaigner. This politician “had a good message and an exciting platform, but he was not well known. So he had to make a lot of speeches around the district, go to many meetings, attend tea parties and receptions, and cocktail parties, and church gatherings, and touch every possible base in the district. It was still an uphill battle. A good friend of his was his advance man, the fellow who made the arrangements for all the events and speeches and logistics for ...

411. The Door Is Always Open

Luke 15:11-32

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James Merritt

... both boys. But these two brothers illustrate a great point. No one is so bad that he cannot come to God, and no one is so good that he need not come to God. But now let's move on to the real star of this story. III. The Sweet Reception of a Sympathetic Father This father (who incidentally represents God) teaches parents some valuable lessons on how to deal with a prodigal son. a. He Released His Son When the son asked his father for his share of the inheritance, the father gave it to him. There was no fight ...

412. The Only Way to Fly

2 Timothy 3:15-17

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James Merritt

... it is received. GPS satellites carry atomic clocks that provide extremely accurate time. The time information is placed in the codes that are broadcast by the satellite. Receivers on the earth's surface use the time difference between the time of signal reception and the broadcast time, to compute the distance from the receiver to the satellite. By taking a measurement from four satellites the receiver can compute your latitude, longitude, altitude, and even the time of day or night, wherever you are any ...

413. The Ministry of the Holy Spirit

John 16:7-11

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James Merritt

... built on nothing less than Jesus' blood and righteousness; Dressed in his righteousness alone faultless to stand before the throne. Get it down in your heart. Sin is not doing bad, and righteousness is not doing good. Sin is the rejection of Jesus, righteousness is the reception of Jesus. But only the Holy Spirit can convey that truth to you. III. Only The Holy Spirit Can Convince You Of The Result Of Sin The Holy Spirit finally came to convince us "of judgment because the ruler of this world is judged." (v ...

414. Who's In Charge Here

Judges 21:24-25

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James Merritt

... too long, they preach too hard, they preach too straight, they are too aggressive, they are too evangelistic, they are growing the church too quickly. So many pastors today are under siege. Such are the fruits are the resistance to authority. III. The Reception of Authority When we get under God-ordained authority, the results will be nothing short of magnificent. a. There Will Be Harmony Politically Proverbs 29:2 says, "When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; but when a wicked man rules ...

415. The Law of the Harvest

Psalm 126:5-6

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James Merritt

... that she was a confirmed atheist and hated preachers, but by that time I had already promised to go, so I had no choice. On Tuesday night, my darling wife, Teresa, and I went out to visit with Diane. Now to say the least she was very cool in her reception. She let me know she was an atheist and she didn't like preachers, but she agreed to let me come in for five minutes. So I got to work in a hurry. I said to her, "Diane, do you know for sure if you were to die today you ...

416. The Greatest Place in the World

Romans 12:1-2

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James Merritt

... they leave the church they take on the color of carnality and worldliness. They will go to a company party and drink because everybody else is drinking. When they are in the office they tell dirty jokes just like everybody else. When they give a wedding reception they will serve liquor and champagne just like the world does. They let the world squeeze them into its mold and conform them to the way they want them to look. b. Accept Mental Transformation We are not to be conformed we are to be transformed ...

417. God's Will: Don't Leave Home Without It

Romans 12:1-2

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James Merritt

... door. But when they leave the church they take on the color of carnality and worldliness. They will go to a company party and drink because everybody else is drinking. When they are in the office they tell dirty jokes just like everybody else. When they give a wedding reception they will serve liquor and champagne just like the world does. They let the world squeeze them into its mould. May I say a word to all of us who claim to love the Lord Jesus Christ. God is looking for us to live on Monday what we say ...

418. Focus on the Finish

Galatians 6:7-10

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James Merritt

... come home and not even get any applause from even one person." Henry's wife put her hand on his shoulder and looked at him and said, "Henry, you have forgotten something. You're not home—yet. But when you get to your final home you won't believe the reception you're going to get there. Everyday when you run that race that God has put you in you keep that in mind, and you focus on the finish.

419. This Feels Like Where I Came In

Mark 13:1-8

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While waiting for a first appointment in the reception room of a new physician, I noticed the framed certificate which bore his full name. Convinced that I had heard it before, I racked my brain until I remembered that a tall, gawky kid with a similar-sounding name had been in my high school class, some 45 years ago. ...

420. A Purse and Two Swords

Luke 22:35-38

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... and clothe you. And if some don't, others will." That's what Jesus said then. Now he's asking if they remember. They do. And he's asking if it wasn't as he said it would be. Which it was. The world into which they were sent was receptive and benevolent. To which they said: "Amen." And to which he now says: "Not anymore. Things are different now. Harder now. Troubled now. O the times, they are a-changin'." So Jesus cancels the old instructions and gives them new ones. "If you've got a purse, carry it. If ...

421. Gift of Positive Thinking

2 Corinthians 1:18-22

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Donald Charles Lacy

... or to hospital beds or spur us to greater energy and focus. On the other hand, it may produce a genuine sense of success or perhaps lift us into glorious clouds of euphoria. In any event, God still loves us and will have compassion, provided we are receptive. Most of us have found ourselves in such a quandary. We have felt like asking where the presence of God is. Hopefully, it is here our cherished gift of positive thinking comes into play. Hopefully, it is also a time that we plead to God for patience ...

422. No-fault Religion

2 Corinthians 5:6-10 (11-13), 14-17

Sermon

Maurice A. Fetty

... in his field. Nevertheless, he was required to submit numerous letters of recommendation from club members as to his worthiness, qualifications, and suitability. He then was subjected to casual, but rather stuffy, scrutiny as the membership committee sniffed him out at a reception for potential new members. He made it, but later quoted Groucho Marx's self-deprecating line that he wasn't sure he wanted to belong to a club that would have him for a member! Private clubs need to have their membership rules ...

423. Where Are You From?

John 18:1-19:42

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David T. Ball

... two pieces." "Two pieces." "Yes." "Okay, you're all set. Departure is from gate sixteen, and boarding begins in fifteen minutes." "Thank you." This kind of interaction gets repeated all along the way, at the newsstand, coffee stand, airport shuttle counter, hotel reception desk, and so on. I take secret pleasure in keeping these interactions as perfunctory as possible. Getting drawn into any conversation with a stranger beyond the bare minimum is risky. You never know what you might hear, and there's always ...

424. A Sure-Fire Way to End Burn Out

Isaiah 40:21-31

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Schuyler Rhodes

... in an introduction is, "What do you do?" And, if what you do somehow doesn't meet the accepted criteria, you are pigeon-holed, judged, filed away for possible, but unlikely, future reference. You should see how this works for a pastor! Watch the conversation at a reception or dinner party when someone asks the pastor what he or she does. "Oh, I'm a pastor." The silence and discomfort that follows is palpable and one can see the filing process taking place in people's minds. We have been so well trained that ...

425. Taking Christ’s Love into the World

Matthew 22:34-40

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King Duncan

... Tippet did an amazing thing. He asked that the two young men be put in his custody. He believed in them, believed they could be changed. One of the boys refused to change and was soon caught for another crime. The other boy however was more receptive. He went on to college. Eventually he went to medical school and became a surgeon, an eye surgeon. The late Bishop Everett Palmer wrote of this surgeon, "I wonder if he ever performs one of those delicate operations without stopping to think of that night in ...

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