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26. Acts 9:36-43

Acts 9:36-43

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Leonard Sweet

... body was lying. Peter turns them all out of the house, recalling Jesus' manner in the house of Jairus, and kneels down to pray. Then, turning to the body, he says: "Tabitha, get up" (9:40), the very construction Jesus used when speaking to the body of the 12-year-old girl. The text records that Tabitha first opens her eyes, then sees Peter, and then sits up. Peter offers her his hand and helps her fully to stand while at the same time calling for the "saints and widows" to return and see that Tabitha ...

27. Living Deliberately

John 10:1-21

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Maxie Dunnam

... as you actually are. In a particular rendering, he exposed our poisonous indecision. He depicted a man lying in a prone position with no physical activity save the moving of his jaw as he spoke in a kind of slow fashion. The captions accompanying the 12 frames become a kind of soliloquy against our indecisiveness. Our shiftless and undirected lives. As he lies flat on his back, unmoving, the character says, ‘pretty soon I’ll have to get up. It is not healthy to lie here. Got to rouse myself. Got ...

28. A Dove Descended

Luke 3:21-22

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King Duncan

... a checkered past. Later in life he made a commitment to Christ and was baptized in a river. The preacher said, “Sam, your sins are washed away.” Houston replied, “God help the fish.” God accepts us as we are. He would prefer that we be like Jeremy, the 12-year-old boy who vowed his intent to make the people who were responsible for his baptism proud by trying to live his life the way Jesus wants. God would prefer that we would be like the 55-year-old man who is now serving Christ by volunteering ...

29. I Am the Bread of Life

John 6:25-59

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Maxie Dunnam

... on his face and he said, say it again. And the old woman repeated it. Johnny, God made you, God loves you. God sent his son to save you. And a big smile came on Johnny’s face and he said, tell God, Thank you. The old woman knew it, the 12-year old learned it, man shall not live by bread alone, but by the words of God – more than that – by the word of God, Christ himself. And that brings us to our focus today. The bread that will be brought to the alter in a moment, is symbolic of ...

30. Step Ten - Perseverance

Lk 12:35-48 · 1 Cor 10:1-13 · Ps 15:1-5

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John A. Terry

... required is to receive this blessing: "He who does these things shall never be moved." Life is a long journey, and on a long journey we get tired. We need to be fed and renewed. For those who seek to be faithful in the journey, whether they follow the 12 steps of AA, the 10 listed in the psalm, or another particular journey of faith, is what kept the faithful people going for 40 years through the desert with Moses, what kept Paul going through his trials, is what can help us gain strength, the place where ...

31. Keep Watching, Keep Warning, Keep Chasing

Matthew 1:18-25

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Leonard Sweet

... signs and signals that foretell and forewarn about what lies ahead on the highway. Reading the signs — those written on walls and windows, and those written upon the winds of a changing world is a hard-earned skill to some and a gift to others. One of the 12 tribes of Israel, the Tribe of Issachar, was known as the tribe that “knows the signs and knows what to do” (1 Chronicles 12:32). Jesus also instructed his disciples to learn how to “read the signs.” Or in his words, “You know how to read ...

32. "No Contest"

1 Kings 18:16-46

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Barbara Brokhoff

... endeavors, "There was no voice, no answer, no response." Then the wild commotion turns to holy calm. The sun is sinking behind the peak of Mount Carmel, and Elijah, with his own hands, repairs the ruined altar of Jehovah. He rebuilds it with 12 stones, representing the 12 tribes of Israel. He then places the sacrifice upon the altar. Next he calls for four barrels of water to be poured on the sacrifice to soak it, and then four more barrels, and then four more: 12 in all. The water 36drenches the sacrifice ...

33. By Heart

2 Timothy 3:10--4:8, Deuteronomy 30:11-20

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Leonard Sweet

... our brain cells at least a part of whatever it was we had to recite. (Here is a time for an interactive with the congregation. Ask them to remember their first public recitation and what it was. My first public recitation in elementary school was the 12 lines of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's "Song of Hiawatha": "By the shores of Gitche Gumee, By the shining Big-Sea Waters, Stood the wigwam of Nokomis . . ." I only made it through the first eight lines before needing a prompter.) Whether it was a Bible verse ...

34. House of Stone

Psalm 118:1-29, Isaiah 18:1-7, 1 Corinthians 3:1-23, 1 Peter 2:4-12

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... transportable “ladder.” At Gilgal, the metaphors of rocks plucked from the “living waters” that they crossed to come into the promised land are metaphors of covenant, a commemoration of God’s presence and power in fulfilling that promise to the 12 tribes of Israel. By celebrating the Passover and erecting that 12-stone memorial, the memory is inscribed “in stone” (similar to the commandments inscribed in stone) to make sure memory (fossilized livingness) remains alive in the minds and hearts ...

35. Sword of the Spirit

John 6:56-69 · Ephesians 6:10-20

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Lori Wagner

... of John, in which Jesus describes himself as the Son of Man, and again the Bread of life. And no one can come to him unless it is granted by the Father. While most refuse to recognize him as the rightful “king,”Jesus’ inner 12 remain steadfast. Jesus asks the 12 if they too will fall away from following him. Simon Peter replies, “Lord, to whom can we go? You have the words of eternal life. We have come to believe and know that you are the Holy One of God” (John 6:67-68). Jesus has the words of ...

36. What Is Truly Important

Matthew 6:25-34, Matthew 6:19-24

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David E. Leininger

... until his retirement. But his A-vocation was helping desperate people, alcoholics who had come to the end of their rope. You see, he knew what that was like; he had been one himself. Slick leaves behind a remarkable legacy. He personally organized several of the 12-step meetings in Greensboro that are continuing to this day. In the late '60's, Slick and a couple of friends realized the need for an inpatient facility in this community to care for those with drug and alcohol addictions. The result of that ...

37. Revelation 7:9-17

Revelation 7:9-17

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Leonard Sweet

... first unit the scene is populated by an earthly multitude consisting of "all tribes and peoples." The number of these witnesses is so great that "no one could count" their numbers. The diversity of tribe and nation and language stands in direct contradiction to the 12 tribes imagery in 7:5-8. However, an Old Testament image is recalled by this language the tradition of the Abrahamic promise that all nations would bless themselves through Abraham's own call. Likewise an echo of Isaiah 49:6ff is heard on the ...

38. Exodus 24:12-18

Exodus 24:12-18

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Leonard Sweet

... that smoky mountaintop pyramid. Beginning in 24:1, one sees an ever-narrowing group of chosen ones selected to draw near to God. Initially, there is a final unifying covenantal moment, in which the blood Moses sprinkles on the entire multitude of the 12 tribes binds them together. Immediately thereafter, however, a select group of Israelites begins to ascend the mountain - "Moses and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and 70 of the elders of Israel went up" (24:9). From this designated group, further distinctions are ...

39. Faithful To The Lord

Genesis 32:22-32

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Ron Lavin

... Family Conflict, Temptation And Dreams For example, there is a sub-plot of family conflict between the 11 sons of Jacob or Israel, as he is later called. Son number 11 is Joseph. (Son number 12, Benjamin, came along later in life.) From Jacob's 12 boys the 12 tribes of Israel are formed. The conflict arises because Joseph is the favored son of Jacob. We don't know why, but we do know that Joseph was his father's pride and joy. Conflict and intrigue come when a father plays favorites. Joseph is the favorite ...

40. Matthew 9:35-10:8 (9-23)

Matthew 9:35-10:8 (9-23)

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Leonard Sweet

... tradition. Furthermore the significance of 12 disciples - highlighted by Matthew's only naming of them all in 10:24 - is also part of their intimate connection to Israel. In the eschaton, each of the Twelve will stand in judgment before each of the 12 tribes of Israel. Thus, the match-up at this point between the mission of the Twelve and the Israelites is intentional and exclusive. Matthew's emphasis of this witness, however, in no way diminishes the universal mission later proclaimed by Jesus to ...

41. The Surrogate

Matthew 1:1-17

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Lori Wagner

... . When they would see the crimson cord, they would not attack her house, and she and her family would be spared. Then Joshua and his men along with the Arc of the Covenant (the shekinah) crossed the Jordan and set up stones at Gilgal to mark the 12 tribes, and there they celebrated Passover before sounding the seven ram’s horns that would bring the walls of the city to ruin. When they took Jericho, upon seeing the red cord, they spared Rahab and her family. Later Rahab would marry into the Hebrew line ...

42. Syrophoenician Lives Matter!

Mark 7:24-30, Matthew 15:21-28

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Lori Wagner

... after destroying seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave them their land as an inheritance.” (Acts 13:19) The crumbs left over from feeding all of the 4,000 gentiles in the Decapolis region symbolize that God’s abundance is not just for the 12 tribes of Israel, but also for the 7 conquered nations of gentiles –for all of God’s people. The Bread of Life consumed by all has made them undefiled. And the history of those regions has been redeemed. The unfaithfulness of Jezebel has been reversed by ...

43. God's GPS

Genesis 28:10-22

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Lori Wagner

... and humanity. The “ladder” reminds of the rainbow, the “sign” of God’s promise to humankind. The idea of the way or path is important in understanding the idea of the “sullam” or Jacob’s ladder. Jesus, as the Shepherd, who came to reunite the 12 tribes of Israel, and return people to God, is calling for the lost to come home.* Jesus’ first call is a call to repentance. Like John the Baptizer, Jesus calls unlikely disciples –fishermen first. It’s an interesting image thinking of God’s ...

44. Monologues: Disciples Redeemed

John 20:10-18, John 20:19-23, John 20:24-31

Drama

Raymond I. Keffer

... 't surrender himself to Jesus. This king tied me up, placed me on sticks of wood, and covered my body with oil-soaked papyrus. Worse than that, he insulted God by surrounding me with 12 false gods. When he lit my funeral fire, I commanded the fire to consume the 12 false gods, which it did. As I prayed for the souls of my oppressors, the king asked for forgiveness and was saved through Christ. By now my torment was such that I asked the Lord to take my soul and free me from this suffering. He did. I now ...

45. Putting Ourselves into the Picture

Exodus 1:1-22

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Maxie Dunnam

A doctor and his nurse responded to the anguished plea of a farmer, who was calling the doctor to attend to his wife who was desperately ill. The doctor with his ever-present black bag along with his nurse, were ushered upstairs to the bedroom where the woman was. The farmer stayed with his family in the parlor downstairs. After a few minutes, the doctor came down the stairs with a kind of troubled look on his face and asked for a screwdriver. After some time had passed, the nurse came down the stairway ...

46. Healing For The Past

Joshua 5:1-12

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Barbara Brokhoff

... 's covenant with Abraham (Genesis 17:10-14). It was the mark of the promise that Abraham and his seed would possess Canaan. But it was suspended for 40 years because the people had been unbelieving and disobedient. So, after crossing Jordan, and setting up the 12 stones to mark the great event of arrival, the first thing to take place at Gilgal was to have all the males submit to this painful and humbling rite of circumcision. The New Testament speaks of "the circumcision which is not made with hands." Paul ...

47. Our Own Mountaintop Walk

Matthew 28:16-20

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Leonard H. Budd

... . He would leave the Galilee, he would travel across Judea down to the Sea and he would take a ship to some far place. There he would speak about Jesus the Messiah. He would do what Jesus had asked for he was now one of the 12. Although it is not known with certainty, tradition says that Matthias was beheaded for his missionary work in Judea. "In Fourteen Hundred and Ninety-two Columbus sailed the ocean blue!" Recently the world marked the 500th anniversary of Christopher Columbus' adventure in the Santa ...

48. Draw Nigh To God

James 4:1-12

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Maxie Dunnam

... the dangers of playing leapfrog with such a creature. I got that image from the writer of the little book, Keep it Simple, which is a book of "daily meditations for 12 step beginnings and renewal". They used it to elaborate on the first of the 12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous; "We admitted we were powerless over alcohol -- that our lives had become unmanageable. Listen to their meditation: "As we work step one, we accept that alcohol and other drugs are poison to us. We accept our limits. This means we know ...

49. Joshua People Always Look Forward With Hope

Joshua 1:1-9

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... to Joshua than just the Walls of Jericho. In the book of Exodus we find out that God has chosen Joshua to be the second in command to Moses, the military leader of the just freed children of Israel. We alos know that Joshua was one of the 12 spies, representing the 12 tribes of Israel who were sent into the Promised Land to scope it out and determine how best to take the land which God had promised them. When those spies returned to Moses, Numbers 13 & 14 tell us how ten of the spies returned shaking in ...

50. Five Thousand For Lunch In Galilee

Luke 9:10-17

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Maurice A. Fetty

... the loaves and fish, he gave thanks and began to distribute the food. When it was all over, the crowd of 5,000 men plus women and children which supposedly had no food for lunch in the wilderness now had 12 baskets full of leftovers, one for each of the 12 apostles. The truths of God were once again made known in a kind of sacramental meal for 5,000 in Galilee. One truth learned at lunch in Galilee is that when we share there is usually more than enough for everyone. What happened that day at lunch? Did ...

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