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476. Wednesday in Holy Week

John 13:18-30

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Theme: Betraying the beloved Christ Exegetical note John alone among the evangelists has Satan entering Judas only after the latter has received the bread from Jesus, raising the interesting possibility that the bread was not just an indication of Judas' prior intention out of malice, but indeed a symbol of Jesus' commissioning of a trusted one as the betrayer! Still, John clearly ...

477. Maundy Thursday

John 13:1-17

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Theme: The cleansing crucifixion Exegetical note John's account of the Last Supper differs from the Synoptics in placing it on the day before the actual Passover meal and in recounting a footwashing, an act that for the evangelist symbolically entwines two principal symbolic themes: cleansing and mutual submission. The former of these appears to refer mainly to the import of Jesus' crucifixion for the disciples, while the latter bespeaks the attitude that the disciples should display to one another. Call ...

478. Easter 4

John 10:1-21

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Theme: The believer's intimacy with Jesus Exegetical note The mixture of "shepherd" and "door" images for Jesus in this passage suggests two originally separate sayings of Jesus fused and interpreted by the evangelist. The more accessible, though dated, image is that of the shepherd (vv. 1-6 and again in 8 and 10ff.), the point of which here is the intimate relationship of trust between the care-giver and the cared-for: they know and heed his voice, while he protects their lives ...

479. Easter 5

John 14:1-4

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... elaboration does not occur until vv. 15ff., where it becomes clear that what John has in mind is not an event of the distant future, but rather precisely the gift of the Holy Spirit, which, in effect, makes the apocalypse a 'now" event for both the evangelist and us. Call to Worship (based on Psalm 31) Leader: Let us rejoice and be glad for God's steadfast love! People: GOD SEES OUR AFFLICTIONS AND KNOWS OUR ADVERSITIES! Leader: God does not deliver us into the hands of our enemies! People: GOD DOES GIVE ...

480. A Glory Revealed by Abiding

John 8:31-41

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... say. We stay free in Christ, then, by abiding in his Word. And as we will see later, we are only free as we abide. As the hymn writer has it, "Make me a captive, Lord, And then I shall be free." To whom was Jesus addressing these words? The Evangelist says they were "Jews who had believed in him." There is no reason to doubt their belief. Earlier in John 8 we read they had been listening to him debate with the Jewish rulers, and then had heard him declare himself "the light of the world." and in verse 30 ...

481. Don't Let the Parade Pass You By

Luke 19:28-44

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Bill Bouknight

... is in John 1:12: "Yet to all who received him (Jesus), to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God." Last year there was a great worldwide conference on evangelism in Amsterdam, sponsored by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. Dr. Graham’s daughter, Anne Graham Lotz, was a major speaker. She said, "What’s the basic problem of our world? Postmodernism? The dominance of the youth culture? It’s none of these things. The basic problem is sin." (2) Peace begins by ...

482. If You Are A Disciple of Jesus Christ

Luke 6:17-26, Luke 6:12-16

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Bill Bouknight

... the righteous.(1) Here is the second distinctive thing about being a disciple of Jesus: You Are Placed In Great Company! Think about that first group of twelve. It included the charismatic leader Simon Peter, the winsome and approachable Philip, the humble evangelist Andrew, and the honest seeker Thomas. Think about the delightful company of disciples in Christ Church. We have about thirty adults who love kids so much that they are spending this weekend with 75 of our fourth and fifth graders, helping them ...

483. Faith, Love, and Fakers at Ephesus

Acts 18:18-28

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... and teach, but also a bad side when he was exploited by imitators and by opportunists who sold souvenirs. How do we draw a line between healthy promotion of our church (and our preacher) and ruthless exploitation like that practiced by some television evangelists? Questions 1. What followers of John the Baptizer became prominent in the church at Ephesus? 2. What was the result of Paul’s two-year pastorate at Ephesus? 3. What religion or religious group was centered at Ephesus? 4. How did some promoters ...

484. Return to Jerusalem

Acts 20:7-12

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... were true. They were spread about and stirred up hatred against Paul. Continuing down the coast, Paul’s party came to Ptolemais and then to Caesarea, from where they were to complete the journey overland. At Caesarea, Paul stayed in the home of Philip the Evangelist, who was one of the original elders of the Jerusalem church - "men of good repute, full of the spirit and wisdom." Philip had four unmarried daughters who prophesied. That’s all we know about them. We might like to know more. Why were they ...

485. Let Yes Be Yes!

Matthew 15:21-28

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... that some tragedy would not break into her life. Certainly she must have seen plenty of it around her, in her neighborhood and in her captive country. But then something must have happened. Someone passed the word to her: "You know, there is that Nazarene evangelist. Maybe he could help. You know, he does amazing things. At least, that’s what they say." What! Turn to some fanatic Jewish preacher? But she may have started paying more attention to him: noticing the kinds of things he said and did; getting ...

486. Bitter-Sweet Recollections

Isaiah 50:1-11

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Barbara Brokhoff

... he carried for us all. He had never known sin, and now he bears the sin of the world! We have trouble understanding how heavy this staggering weight was to Jesus. We sin, often easily and casually, but we don’t always feel it. As an Indian evangelist was preaching, a flippant youth interrupted him. "You talk about the burden of sin," he sneered. "I feel none. How heavy is the burden? Eighty pounds? Ten pounds?" The preacher answered, "Tell me, if you laid a four-hundred-pound weight on a corpse, would it ...

487. Are There Two Baptisms?

Acts 2:14-41

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Barbara Brokhoff

... He surprises us with his presence and overwhelms us with his blessing and power! Many Refreshing Experiences No, there are NOT two baptisms, but there ARE many refreshing experiences. Some years ago I was invited to go to Chile with a team of other ministers on an evangelistic crusade. But, before I could go, I found that even though I had been inoculated for smallpox many years before, they still would not let me go without a booster shot. That’s what we all need. Perhaps each of us should ask God for a ...

488. "Sneak Up On ‘Em!"

Acts 17:16-34

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Barbara Brokhoff

... he goes on to Corinth, he makes a stop in Athens. Athens was a city "full of idols," with a whole regiment of altars to unknown gods. Paul stopped at one of these altars and began to preach. Let us learn some lessons in witnessing from this superb evangelist. Begin Where the People Are (verses 22-23) Paul, with his unique audience in mind, begins where they are. He takes a known to present an unknown to them. "Men of Athens," he began, "I perceive that in every way you are very religious. For as I passed ...

489. Religion at a Minimum

Matthew 7:15-23, Matthew 7:24-29

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Dennis Kastens

... quiet their conscience; they attend just enough weddings, funerals, and special observances to keep them from longing for a genuine and thorough encounter with God who is so absent from their commitment. They have just enough religion to make them immune to the real thing. Evangelist Billy Graham puts it this way: "Every time I go to the Far East I take cholera shots, and usually I get sick from the shots. Actually, I get a small case of cholera, which makes me immune to the dreaded disease, should I come ...

490. Echoes of Eternity

Matthew 10:24-32

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Dennis Kastens

... have heard of the man known as Mr. Eternity who lived in Australia until his death in 1967. Early in life he was an alcoholic derelict who before reaching middle age was converted through a rescue mission and later himself became a street-corner evangelist, Shortly after his conversion, he heard a sermon entitled "Echoes of Eternity." He was so captivated by the importance of the word "eternity" that he began using his free time to spread the one-word message across Sidney. "Eternity went ringing through my ...

491. One Final Meeting

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Carroll Gunkel

... lie ahead for us, in the paths of our lives? A LITANY OF MEETING* Minister: For Damien, missionary, and good minister of Jesus Christ, who met the Master, People: We give thanks and pray that, like him, we shall meet the Master. Minister: For William Booth, evangelist and social reformer, who met the Master, People: We give thanks and pray that, like him, we shall meet the Master. Minister: For John XXIII, pastor to the world and brother to all, who met the Master, People: We give thanks and pray that, like ...

492. A Glimpse of God

John 14:5-14

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George Bass

Philip seems, according to St. John, to have more in common with Thomas than he does with James the Less, the son of Alphaeus, of whom we have precious little information as a disciple, an evangelist, or even - as tradition tells us - as a martyr. Not that much more is known about Philip! Circumstance linked Philip and James the Less together because their remains, or relics, were moved to the Church of the Apostles in Rome on May 1; their bodies still lie together in a ...

493. Born to Play Second Fiddle

Luke 1:57-66

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George Bass

... to preparing the way for the coming of the Messiah, and that’s a good reason for celebrating John’s birthday on June 24. Christian Service Always Glorifies Christ We mark the occasion of John the Baptist’s birth with joy and gratitude because the evangelists tell us that he faithfully completed the assigned task that God had given him before he was conceived. "I am not the Christ," he declared to the religious leaders and the people alike; "I baptize you with water; but he who is mightier than I ...

494. He Bore Our Sins

2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2

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Dennis Kastens

... accepting the invitation. "Behold, now is the day of salvation." (2 Corinthians 6:2) The story is told of John Wesley, the great Anglican reformer, that he was once invited to tea at the home of English royalty following one of his great out-of-door evangelistic crusades. At the tea, one of the royalty said, "Mr. Wesley, we think that you went a little too far today in your preaching." To this Wesley responded, "Why do you say that?" The reply, "Because you made the statement that God would never refuse ...

495. The Gospel According to Christ’s Enemies

John 11:1-16

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Richard Hoefler

... to death, and proclaimed the sign of our eternal life. Reality - Not Factuality So Lazarus was raised from the dead. It is a great story! For us it is a story of hope - hope for a newness of life and being. We need, however, to view it as did the evangelist John. For him it was not so much a story about Lazarus as about Jesus who was the Christ. Try as we will, none of us can prove the factuality of this story, but we can all celebrate its reality. The most important things in life can never be described ...

496. The Only Fact That Really Matters

1 Corinthians 15:12-34

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Raymond Gibson

Two weeks before his first heart attack in 1955, President Dwight Eisenhower summoned evangelist Billy Graham to the presidential retreat at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. After nearly four hours of conversation, the President suddenly looked Graham squarely in the eye, and said, "Billy, I want you to tell me why you believe in heaven, and why you believe in the afterlife." Dr. Graham declares President Eisenhower ...

497. THIS MAN NAMED JESUS

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Marcia Miller

... parables were doctrinal. QUOTER: The kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy therefore goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field. INTERPRETER: These parables were evangelistic. QUOTER: There was a certain creditor who had two debtors: the one owed five thousand dollars and the other five hundred. And when they had nothing to pay he frankly forgave them both. Tell me therefore which of them will love him most? INTERPRETER ...

498. Easter Headlines

Matthew 28:1-10

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Bill Bouknight

... lost for all eternity. But Easter morning guaranteed that one day every knee shall bow and every tongue declare that Jesus Christ is Lord. The second Easter sub-title that interprets resurrection is this: THERE IS LIFE AFTER DEATH. The late great Methodist evangelist Harry Denman never spoke of a funeral for a Christian. Instead, he called it a coronation service. Life after death...that's what those unfortunate cultists were seeking through mass suicide out in California. The Evil One who is the world's ...

499. Sinner to Saint

Matthew 9:9-13

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John R. Brokhoff

... to see what God can do with and for and through and in a man who is fully and wholey consecrated to him." While in church that night, listening to Spurgeon, Moody decided, "I will try my utmost to be that man." Out of that complete commitment came the great evangelist, Moody. The same can be the case with you. You will never know what good God can do with your life until you surrender it to him now. We do not have to ask who a sinner is, because each of us knows himself. But, what is a saint? He ...

500. Converting the Converted

Matthew 10:1-42

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John R. Brokhoff

... the initiative. He seeks man, not the other way! How does God through Christ bring man to repentance and faith? He uses people like you and me. Peter was brought to Christ through his brother Andrew, and thus Andrew is known as the first Christian evangelist. Andrew first found Christ and then brought Peter. Philip was responsible for bringing Nathanael. After Jesus spoke to the Samaritan woman at the well, she went back to her townsmen and told them about Jesus. When they found Jesus, they said to her, "It ...

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