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501. Beasts, Saints and Chaos

Daniel 7:1-14

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... well-doing." If what we are doing is well, then we are to keep on doing it. You notice that weariness, which is much in our minds, is not at all in the mind of the writer. Instantaneity is our thing, not patience. This sense of weariness and loss of a sense of worthwhileness is compounded by a sense of isolation. "I, only I in all of Israel have not bowed the knee to Baal," is the immortal expression of Elijah, who has spoken for all of us at one time or another. Our culture, often the church, promotes that ...

502. To Thank Is To ...

Deuteronomy 26:1-15

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... do with, by men whose names he does not know and whose faces he never sees." It is difficult, then, to have a sense of dependence that is the lifeblood of thanksgiving. When we calculate all we have been given, we easily bypass the essentials highlighted in ... people who have so much, we find it hard to believe it is not really ours, never has been, never will be in any possessive sense. Even the tithe in the text has been distorted to mean God’s share. "Once we have given God his share, then we free to ...

503. The Sixth Sunday of Easter

John 14:15-31

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Kendall McCabe

... , they say. Not worth the expense of re-training, they say. There he is in the unemployment line, wondering what will happen when his time runs out. Is there anyone to say, "I will not leave you an orphan"? Here is a young woman who expresses her sense of call to the ordained ministry of her denomination. But she is told the time is still not right, there will be no openings in local churches, the weight of male theological opinion questions seriously the validity of her call. There are, after all, lots of ...

504. He Can Quench All Your Thirsts

Exodus 17:1-7

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... more valuable than those easy solutions to our problems given to us by others. As the old saying puts it: "Give a hungry man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach him how to fish and you feed him for a lifetime." But in another sense, of course, Hagar failed miserably. His son had a need for something very specific and Hagar only gave him words. The boy may have been wiser and stronger for this encounter, but his boat remained outside the bottle. Practical help vs. spiritual help - that's also an issue ...

505. Proper 17

Lk 14:1, 7-14 · Heb 12:18-19, 22-24; 13:1-8 · Eze 18:1-9, 25-29 · Prov 25:6-22

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John R. Brokhoff

... tells us who is in the city of God. A. Innumerable angels - v. 22 B. Assembly of true believers - v. 23 C. God the judge - v. 23 D. Jesus the mediator - v. 24 2. How Glorious is This Place! 12:18-24. Need: In recent years we have lost the sense of awe and adoration in our religion and worship. We may have lost it in the craze for informality and in the emphasis upon being human. The immanence of God was emphasized to the point that we lost sight of a transcendent God full of majesty, power, and glory. Out ...

506. Six Cloudy Days

Exodus 24:1-18

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... down reason on the human spirit. Everything had to be reasonable or it had no value at all. It had to make sense from a logical point of view. God called many Christian thinkers to use this reasoning. Men like Anseim, then Bishop of Canterbury ... hold him, he screamed such a cry of despair, I thought he would die in my arms. Is there a rational explanation for that? Does it make sense from a reasonable point of view? God sent me into the cloud of my brother’s tragic life to draw me from reason to faith. In ...

507. Good Friday

Matthew 27:45-56

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... , but he did believe that he would have the comfort of God's presence as he was dying; surely, he had the right to expect that much from his heavenly Father. His death was the darkest moment in his life, not because he was dying, but because he could not sense the presence of God as death was about to claim him. 3. Jesus' last cry, at the time of his death, was a cry of surrender, when he turned over his life to the God who didn't seem to be there. The total despair that Jesus experienced had to ...

508. Dry Bones And Live Hope

John 11:17-37

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Charles Curley

... ’s question our question? When we come face to face with the death of someone we love, some very primitive fears arise - and they are often fears for ourselves. These fears attack the very framework of our lives, the structure which helps us make sense out of life. The supporting structure of Mary’s life had as its foundation an assumption which went something like this: "We are friends of Jesus, Jesus will protect us from harm." But Lazarus died, and the framework of Mary’s life came tumbling down ...

509. Don't Let the Parade Pass You By

Luke 19:28-44

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Bill Bouknight

... douse your world with shalom, peace. III. Be Rich In Heavenly Stocks Here is the third prescription for peace: be rich in heavenly stocks. My observation is that some of the most miserable people I know are rich folks whose primary security is in their wealth. Their sense of well-being is tied to the stock market and they always wear a worried look. I love the story about a rich man who wanted to take his money with him beyond the grave. When he was nearing death, he prayed fervently about this matter. An ...

510. For Freedom!

Matthew 18:21-35

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... about the fact that what is good can simultaneously be crippling, debilitating, frightening. If God had made the universe and put us in it - made us and the world magnificently, with all sorts of possibilities - but made it so that we were never free from the down-pressing sense of bondage that it casts us into, then the good creation would become God’s slave camp. 2. God Releases Us I suppose if I had made the universe and had control of it and had a stake in where it went and what resulted in it, I ...

511. Whatever Became of Sin?

Romans 5:12-21

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Robert G. Tuttle

... pressures of this court trial, the true love and compassion of the old doctor’s wife broke through and were unveiled. There are ambiguities and hidden struggle in every life; these can lead to a break with God or to a reunion with God. Maybe Jesus makes sense in letting the tares we have sown in our own lives to remain until Judgment - but remember, there is a day of accounting wherein our lives are exposed against the real. There is also the grace of God, wherein is our hope. Our "normal" lives can get ...

512. A LITURGICAL DRAMA FOR LENT

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Tom Eberle

... I know that Easter will again appear on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the Spring equinox." In one sense you are right. Easter will come regardless. However, you may also be wrong. Easter may never come until we too have served ... Power that took a rough beam of wood used as a tool of execution, and polished it into an image of promise. Son: That makes as much sense as telling me I have to sacrifice what I am on this altar, in order to become what I will be. Mother: I know it sounds incredible ...

513. Are You Under Arrest?

Heb 5:11-13; 10:39

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Robert Noblett

... , many so frozen go one sad step further and claim to have arrived at the plateau of truth for all times. Around their understanding of the truth they plant a wall and from that wall doggedly defend what they take to be the truth’s final word. In a sense people like that arrest themselves! It is this issue of arrest that Paul has in mind in this letter to the Hebrews, and J. B. Phillip’s translation of his words do an excellent job of bringing this theme of arrest to the surface: There is a great deal ...

514. The Therapy of Song

1 Samuel 16:14-23, Exodus 15:1-21, Psalm 5:1-12

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Robert Noblett

... her with a song written in her honor. "Siegfried Idyll" was produced while he lived with his family at a lovely villa on Lake Lucerne. It was there that a son was born to them, and it was a period of deep serenity and happiness. Listening to it, one can sense the deep feeling he must have had for his wife and child. On the day of her birthday, fifteen musicians made their way secretly into their home and Cosima awoke to the sound of her birthday gift. Of the experience, she had this to say: As I awoke, my ...

515. Jesus ... Who?

Matthew 16:13-20

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John R. Brokhoff

... when he said, "Howdy God, I am here", with a deep voice they answered, "Howdy, Jim, I am here." Well, Jim dropped his hat and took off, and never again was he seen at the barn. When we confront the holiness of Jesus as Peter did, we will have a sense of awe and unworthiness before the purity and perfection of Christ. Peter fell on his knees and said, "Depart from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man." Haven’t we in the church lost something of this unworthiness in the presence of the holy Christ? It is not ...

516. Annas, Caiaphas, and Judas

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Jon Joyce

... . And then ... then you wouldn’t say anything at all. You just let them take you away. [Uncontrollable sobs] Why? Why? VOICE: "Truly I say to you, one of you will betray me." JUDAS: No, no! Not betrayal, not betrayal. I just wanted you to come to your senses and do something for the kingdom. VOICE: [Faintly] "... one of you will betray me." JUDAS: [Writhes in agony, falls again to his knees] No! It wasn’t meant to be that way. Just a scare ... just a way to poke you along. You never seemed to be getting ...

517. To Be Perfectly One

John 17:20-26

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Allan J. Weenink

... one billion Christians scattered throughout the world. It all started with one man, who was perfectly one with God his Father. How it has grown! We are related to countless individuals we have never seen of every color, race, and background. The unity we sense and share is centralized in the cross. It is our common humility before the grace of God revealed in the love of Christ. I think that too long we have been concerned with form, organization, structure, programs, and projects. But we really need to ...

518. In The Nick of Time

Genesis 22:1-19

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Jon L. Joyce

... men where they were going - has lain down on the job and is carried now to ceremonies. It is now eccentric for a family to sit down together and consult the will of God before making their decisions. I think that we have also mislaid not only the sense of belonging and intimacy, but the awareness of personal indebtedness to God. Every Christian knows, when he stops to think about it, that he owes his life and breath and his measure of happiness to his Maker. But it remains for him an academic assent; it is ...

519. Chapter V

Exodus 20:1-21

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Frank H. Seilhamer

... we should look for guidance in determining our lifestyles; what persons ought to stand highest on our list of human beings who matter to us most and who ought to have a high priority within, and claim on, our lives. To "honor" a parent, in the sense this "word" envisions it, is a far-reaching matter. Its implications are tremendous for those who take it seriously. The fact that God gave such a Commandment rests upon at least three basic assumptions. The first is that parents become, in the act of producing ...

520. The Greatest Story Ever Told

Luke 15:11-32

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Bill Bouknight

... simple, Ralph, I'm in love and happen to believe you are the most wonderful guy in all of Brooklyn." Then Ralph envelopes her in that classic embrace as he declares, "Alice, you are the greatest!" How wonderful it is when a person comes to his senses, mentally and spiritually. Nothing thrills me more than the knowledge that this wonderful process happens often in church. Maybe you have just not been yourself for the last 6 months or year. Maybe you've been under a spell of anger or self-pity or inferiority ...

521. Song of a Shepherd

Psalm 23:1-6

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Gordon Pratt Baker

... -third Psalm is on familiar terms with a God who gladdens. Surely, goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever. (Psalm 23:6) The Palestinian shepherd infused his flock with a sense of well-being. When the long day’s journey into night was over, there was only contentment at the end of the trail. The hard, hot, dusty, dangerous route had only led to safe sanctuary. Whatever the terrors the darkness might hold beyond the encampment, within ...

522. Blessed among Women

Luke 1:39-45, 1 Samuel 2:1-11

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Erskine White

... By placing Himself among the poor and homeless, God has "filled the hungry with good things and sent the rich empty away." Here is Mary - thoughtful, serene, obedient Mary - giving us the good news of Christ’s birth in all its radical fullness! Here is Mary making sense of why God chose her among all women and explaining to the rest of us that when God’s will is enacted in the world, He radically inverts our worldly values. When God’s will is enacted in the world, the last become first and the first ...

523. Will Names Never Hurt Us?

Proverbs 10:1-32

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Edward Chinn

... -esteem of human beings has been lowered by the images of humanity prevalent in literature and drama. FitzSimons Allison is a bishop of the Episcopal Church. In 1972 he wrote a book titled Guilt, Anger, and God. In that book Bishop Allison put his finger on "disesteem," a low sense of self-worth, as one of the major problems of our day. He described a fishing trip in which he once took part on the east coast. As he was ready to step into the boat, he said to the other men, "I’m afraid we’re not going ...

524. The Baptism of Our Lord

Genesis 1:1-2:3, Acts 19:1-22, Mark 1:1-8, Mark 1:9-13

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Paul A. Laughlin

... pray. Amen Prayer of Confession God of Spirit and Truth, we are sorry to admit that we often rely upon our own efforts and devices, both in worship and in life, as though we did not really expect you to arrive or to act. Even when we begin to sense our sinfulness, we tend to rely on the human force of our own repentance, rather than upon the divine power of your forgiving grace. Forgive us our faithlessness, O God; teach us to trust you and your Holy Spirit, without which all our words and deeds are hollow ...

525. When Ten Equals Two

Exodus 20:1-21

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Larry Powell

... sloth for being unable to do what it was not designed to do, but rather to distinguish the animal kingdom from humankind, which was designed to specifically pursue what the animal cannot - theology and morality. Aristotle concluded, "It is characteristic of man that he alone has any sense of good and evil, or just and unjust, and the like." And in one of the pivotal verses of the entire Bible, we read, "So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them ...

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