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501. The Excellent Meal Ticket

Genesis 37:1-11, Genesis 37:12-36, John 21:15-25, Mark 8:1-13

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Lori Wagner

... world that doesn’t know God. To be feeders of the world with Jesus’ truth and grace. To wear a two-faced cloak of righteousness, that shows the world what it’s like to look at Jesus and at the same time sees the face of God. Being a disciple of Jesus means feeding the world with the Truth of resurrection. The healing of the nations begins with feeding the bread of the gospel, the truth of Jesus, the mystery of God’s power and presence to all who will listen, everywhere you are, and everywhere you go ...

502. Impetuous Faith

Mark 10:35-45

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Lori Wagner

... not be faith. So, Jesus tells them, “You will drink the cup I drink and receive the baptism I receive, but to sit at my right or left hand isn’t mine to give. It belongs to those for whom it has been prepared.” By now, all of the disciples are riled up, angry at the few trying to one-up them for the seats of honor in the coming kingdom. So once again, Jesus enters into a teaching moment, telling them, “You know that the ones who are considered the rulers by the Gentiles show off their authority ...

503. Response Ability

Luke 17:5-10

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Lori Wagner

... Jesus asks us to do. Yes, Jesus will be there for us. Yes, Jesus will help us and assure us of our strength. Yes, he will guide us in the power of the Holy Spirit. But we are not without responsibility. Our response ability is what makes us worthy disciples or simply advocates of LDS. We all look forward someday to the time when we will enter into God’s heavenly kingdom and sit at his endless feast. But we take on the responsibilities of discipleship not to gain a reward but because it is our job. It is ...

504. Bearers of the Seed

Mark 16:1-20

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Lori Wagner

... also the metaphor for Jesus, the Master of the Garden, along with God the Father and the Holy Spirit. He is the Vine, and we are the branches. When we are nurtured and watered in the Word of God, and later in Jesus’ terminology, in baptism, we grow as disciples, bear fruit, and sow the seed of God’s relationship in others. We are “gardener’s apprentices” if you will. Our job is to sow seed, bear fruit that is viable and beautiful in God’s eyes in our prayer and in worship and in our lives, and ...

505. Anointed and Appointed

John 15:9-17

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Lori Wagner

... act upon everything Jesus has taught them. It’s not enough to have faith. They now must be prepared to put what they’ve learned into action, loving and healing others in Jesus’ name. For Jesus, love is an action verb. It’s time for the disciples to become apostles –to bear the fruit of Jesus’ teaching and to proclaim his resurrection hope to all who will listen. To do this, they must act, love, heal, and proclaim in real and tangible ways that matter. Today is your graduation day! In fact, every ...

506. The Art Of Transition

Luke 9:51-62

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Dean Feldmeyer

... we know that what the guy was saying was that he had an elderly parent that required looking after. As soon as the old man died, however, look out, we’re gonna get our discipleship on. He said that he wanted to follow Jesus, he wanted to be a true disciple, just not right now. He had too many other responsibilities. But later, oh, later he’s going to set the world on fire with his devotion. Later, after the kids have moved out and the dog has died… Later, after mom and dad die or at least move into ...

507. New Wine

Acts 2:1-13

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Barbara Brokhoff

... many years ago." In other words, the Holy Spirit is New Wine and it cannot make you drunk. The Spirit will not cloud your mind, it won't cause you to talk stupidly, it won't make you an unsafe driver, and it won't give you a hangover. The disciples were not inebriated, but rather filled with God the Holy Spirit. They had not imbibed on the fruit of the vine, nor had they drunk the nectar of the gods, but they had been filled with the Divine Nectar, the New Wine from heaven. This Spirit will be a new ...

508. The Beginning And The Ending

Luke 1:1-4; 24:44-53

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J. Will Ormond

... 's schedule. Now we see that there are only a few more lines in Luke's gospel. There is no room to tell about the coming of this power from on high. Therefore, we want to know more. Now the scene shifts its location. Jesus takes his disciples outside the city as far as Bethany and pronounces a benediction upon them. Then Luke recounts in one single brief sentence one of the most mysterious scenes in the story of Jesus. "He withdrew from them and was carried up into heaven." This sentence, too, arouses our ...

509. Gifts of Lent III: A Family Gives Their Home

Luke 22:7-38

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Donald Neidigk

... from the room. The meal was drawing to a close. Silently I descended the stairs and disappeared into my room. No doubt Jesus and his disciples would spend the night on the floor. I took off my clothes and put on the robe I normally slept in. Lying on my mat, ... a yell of pain as Peter's sword connected with a slave's ear. It was all over in minutes. Jesus was arrested. The disciples rushed by, running headlong down the hill, scattering as they went. I was spotted. "You, there!" shouted a soldier. I got up to ...

510. 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

... their servant, they too must be willing to serve the needs of others. The Lord's words and actions were of one piece. The disciples must be willing to follow that example. Gospel: Luke 22:14-30 In this version of the giving of the Lord's Supper, we observe ... t have to prove anything to ourselves or others. Since Jesus knew who he was, he was free to take the role of servant and wash his disciples' feet. He knew he was somebody; he didn't have to prove it. If we know who we are in Christ, we too are free to ...

511. Lent 2

Mk 8:31-38 · Rom 4:13-25; 8:31-39 · Gen 17:1-7, 15-16; 22:1-18 · Ps 22

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Russell F. Anderson

... "she passed on" as if she were a drifter. Medical people are fond of employing the word expired for our final earthly state, as if the dead person were an overdue book. Jesus knew that death was difficult to deal with; that's why he spoke plainly to his disciples. To take some of death's sting away, he held out a great hope; three days after his death he would "rise again" (v. 31). Death can be dealt with redemptively if we are willing to talk plainly concerning it. Secret agent. The Lord's sharp rebuke of ...

512. Easter 7

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

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Russell F. Anderson

... selected two men who met the criteria: (1) They had witnessed the resurrected Jesus and they were in the company of Jesus' disciples since the baptism of John. They cast lots, a common Jewish practice, especially as it relates to the service schedule for the ... in all that we do. 2. Sermon Title: Great Is The Power Of His Name. Sermon Angle: Jesus prays that the Father will protect his disciples through the power of his name (v. 11). There is also power in the name of Jesus, when we come to know and serve the ...

513. 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

... the ages whose lives were also in peril. Note that they address Jesus as "teacher," not "Lord." Jesus rebukes the wind and the sea, as if they were demonic powers: "Peace, be still!" (v. 39) There is a great calm, not only externally but in the hearts of the disciples. They are amazed at his authority, that even the wind and sea obey him, and wonder at Jesus' true identity (v. 41). There's more to this man than meets the eye. THEOLOGICAL REFLECTION Old Testament: 1 Samuel 17:(1a, 4-11, 19-23) 32-49 Cure for ...

514. Proper 9

2 Samuel 5:1-5, 9-10, Mark 6:1-13, 2 Corinthians 12:1-10

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Russell F. Anderson

... staff was a symbol of Christ's authority, power and love (much like the rod of Aaron). 5. Don't leave home on your mission without the staff of Christ's authority. 2. Sermon Title: Christ's Ministry Is A Team Effort. Sermon Angle: Jesus sent out his disciples two by two (v. 7). Jesus didn't expect them to be supermen or superheroes but team players. The Hebrew scriptures teach that two witnesses are needed to corroborate a truth or bear witness in court. Jesus couldn't share the good news of the kingdom by ...

515. Easter 2

John 20:19-23, Acts 5:12-16, Acts 5:17-42, Job 42:1-6, Revelation 1:4-8, Revelation 1:9-20, John 20:24-31, Psalm 149:1-9

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George Bass

... make, "My Lord and my God." Hearing the good news was not sufficient to awaken faith in Thomas' heart and mind. 2. Thomas was no different than most of us; we might have reacted the same way to the word that Jesus was risen and had appeared to the disciples, if we had been there, no doubt about it! Without receiving the gift of faith, we can do nothing else but have all sorts of doubts about Jesus, especially about his resurrection. 3. Isn't it strange that we can accept most of the story about Jesus right ...

516. Saints Alive!

Matthew 5:1-12

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Theodore F. Schneider

... his mandate. The Beatitudes must be studied in the context of a community of trust, of vision and of hope. Neither platitudes nor political platforms, but they are serious expectations of those who live confidently in the light of Christ, and of his resurrection. To be disciples of our Christ, we must pray for that solid trust that gladly accepts whatever condition in which we find ourselves as places in which God can and does act. In such matters, our faith in our Father's plans for the future does much to ...

517. On The Night He Was Betrayed

Mark 14:12-26

Sermon

Erskine White

... them to. Maundy Thursday is a good time to remember that we get it all wrong if we come to faith or come to the church asking what we can get out of it. The better question is: what can we give? By washing His disciples' feet, Jesus is telling us that to be His disciple, we should worry more about serving than being served. Then Jesus came to that part of the meal which has become our sacrament, the sacrament of the Lord's Supper. In taking the Passover bread as He did, He hearkened back to the early days ...

518. Why Look To Heaven?

Acts 1:1-11

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... go out into the world, go out to be the new healers and preachers and confronters. Like that awkward boy that I was, the disciples wanted to escape the world and live in the one they admired and loved. But they were turned away so they could mature as ... literally meant the Encourager, the Prompter. He is a dynamic force which Christ promised would bring fulfillment to the lives of these disciples and empower their witness. He will give them a measure of the same divine force that animated Christ. But he is a ...

519. Jailbreak at Midnight

Acts 16:16-40

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CSS

... screams and curses from his cells, but evidently he had fallen asleep. Suddenly there was a sharp earthquake. This was not unusual in that part of the world. The tremor would naturally have loosened the stakes which held the wooden bar across the ankles of the disciples. It would also have caused some shift in the doorposts, so that the wooden bar which had been placed across the doors might have fallen out of its socket, with the doors flung wide. It also awoke the jailer, who drew his sword and raced into ...

520. Eternal Echo Of Easter - Part 1

Matthew 28:1-10

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Esther R. Russ

... the mother of the Messiah. And now he had once more brought glad tidings - her Son, Jesus, was alive! Later, Peter, John, and I returned to the tomb. They had doubted my report and wanted to see the empty tomb for themselves. Afterwards, they hurried away to tell the other disciples, leaving me alone in the garden. I was glad to he alone there, I could cry freely and as loudly as I wished, and no one would hear me or think me mad. I wondered at my sorrow - did not the bright angel in the tomb say that Jesus ...

521. The Agony and Ecstasy of Sight

John 9:1-12

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Richard Hoefler

... that all life-souls existed in the Garden of Eden before the creation of the world. As they waited to enter the world, it was possible for them to sin against God and therefore enter this world guilty of sin. The content of our text suggests that the disciples were aware of another possibility. A person could suffer because of his parents’ sin. This reflects a concept also found in the Old Testament. The sins of the fathers are visited on the children. In Exodus 20:5 and 34:7 God speaks, "I, the Lord your ...

522. OUR LORD FORSAKEN

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E. Jerry Walker

... Lord’s coming. John remembered how, as they neared Jerusalem, as they stood on the Mount of Olives, Jesus had sent two of the disciples into a small village, saying, "There you will find a colt tied, whereon no man ever yet sat; loose him and bring him. ... love one another; even as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another." Involuntarily his grip tightened on the arm of his Lord’s mother. His heart was so full he ...

523. When the Guest Becomes the Host

Mark 14:12-26

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George Bass

... of a trip to the Holy Land some years ago is of a visit - not at night, but during the day - to the upper room of a typical house in Jerusalem; it was supposed to be like the house where Jesus ate his last passover meal with his disciples. The room and its ambiance were not especially impressive; only the fact that it was an "upper room" made the connection with Holy Thursday and the Last Supper. There was no dining table, no preparations for a meal, and, of course, no people gathered to celebrate the ...

524. Behold the Blood of the Covenant

Exodus 24:1-18

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Larry Powell

... shed once and for all. God would enter into a New Covenant, of love not Law, instituted by the sacrifice of his own son. It would be forever binding and blood need never be shed again. It is as if Jesus was lifting the cup in full view of his disciples to say, with a foreboding sense of finality; "Behold the blood of the covenant which the Lord has made with you." The prophets had said, "Behold the days will come, saith Jehovah, that I will make a New Covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of ...

525. Why Must We Carry A Cross?

Mark 8:31-38

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Brett Blair

... can be obtained instantly by force. Peter has a worldly view of the Kingdom and Jesus is speaking about a heavenly kingdom. For a moment I would like you to listen to this story with new ears and see Jesus through the eyes of Peter and the rest of the disciples. Get rid of all your notions about who Jesus is. Take away from your mind Jesus as the Son of God. Strip from your memory that he died on the Cross and that he did that for your sins. Forget that Jesus ever said love your enemies or love your ...

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