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526. Easter 5

Acts 17:1-9, Psalm 33:1-22, Acts 17:10-15, 1 Peter 2:4-12, John 14:1-4, John 14:5-14

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... the psalm, the anastasial theology of Eastertide - Cantate - that had almost disappeared from the Fourth Sunday after Easter. The Psalm for the Day - Psalm 33:1-11 "The Cantate Verse," verse 3, "Sing for him a new song, sound a fanfare with all your skill upon the trumpet," recalls what might have happened in the worship on Easter Sunday, when trumpets boldly and joyously announced the resurrection of the Lord to the gathered people of God. The psalmist reminds the faithful that it is only right and proper ...

527. Easter 6

Psalm 66:1-20, Acts 17:16-34, 1 Peter 3:8-22, John 14:15-31

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... 17:22-31 In this passage, Luke reports on the central happening in Paul's visit to Athens - an invitation by some of the philosophers to speak to the entire Council of the Areopagus. He not only accepted the invitation, but he demonstrated his skill as a preacher, first, in the introduction to his speech/sermon, which he began, inductively, by talking about his observation that they were very religious people and, second, by telling them that he wanted to inform them about the "unknown God" to whom they ...

528. Pentecost 4

Psalm 100:1-5, Genesis 25:19-34, Exodus 19:1-25, Romans 5:1-11, Matthew 9:35-38, Matthew 10:1-42

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... for the birth of a son. His prayers were answered - with twins, who "struggled with one another" in their mother's womb, according to the story. Esau was the first-born; he was covered with red hair and grew up loving the outdoors and becoming a skillful hunter. Jacob was born "with his hand grasping his brother's heel;" he was quiet, a man who loved to stay at home - and definitely "mother's boy." Isaac preferred Esau over Jacob; he was his kind of child. But, while they were still young, Jacob obtained ...

529. The First Billionaire

Luke 17:11-19

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Brett Blair

... on his head. In complete agony, the world's only billionaire could buy anything he wanted, but he could only digest milk and crackers. An associate wrote, "He could not sleep, would not smile and nothing in life meant anything to him." His personal, highly skilled physicians predicted he would die within a year. That year passed agonizingly slow. As he approached death he awoke one morning with the vague remembrances of a dream. He could barely recall the dream but knew it had something to do with not being ...

530. First Encounters

1 Samuel 16:14-23

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... old soul, but old King Saul was a tragic monarch. Like Cole, King Saul called for his pipes and he called for his fiddlers three. Unlike Cole, he was not cheered by their melody. By chance, one of his courtiers mentioned a lad from Bethlehem who was skilled at playing the lyre, which we would call an eight-stringed harp. Saul’s pony express man arrived at Bethlehem. Only a few weeks had passed since Samuel had secretly anointed David. Now God’s plan of making David the king was getting under way in ...

531. Sticks and Stones

1 Samuel 17:1-58

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... lad’s appearance in the camp. He was the same boy who made trips to Gibeah to serenade Saul when the king was depressed. He summoned David, and in a last-ditch effort to defeat the Philistines, outfitted the shepherd lad in his personal suit of armor. A skilled Jewish tailor from the lower east side of the Bronx would have been helpful, because the armor did not fit David. Or else he did not want it because he was more comfortable with a simple slingshot and a few stones. He explained to Saul that he had ...

532. Sermon Opener - What Will He Find?

Luke 18:1-8

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Theodore F. Schneider

... from two sides, unemployment attacks us with the fear of financial insecurity on the one side and the loss of self-esteem on the other. Job searching can deepen both. In just such a moment I encountered Brian. He is a competent and creative person whose skills and personality cannot be long overlooked. "It will work out, Brian," I said. "God does provide." "I hope so!" he replied. From the inflection of his voice, I knew he did not "expect" so. One is reminded of Lucy's encouragement to Charlie Brown in one ...

533. Epiphany 5

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

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Theme: Wisdom received versus wisdom achieved Exegetical note Among the most popular and revered individuals in Paul's day were the professional, itinerant orators, skilled and educated in rhetoric, who could extemporize on virtually any topic, and mesmerize less with substance than with style. With these Paul contrasts himself, who has only a haltingly-delivered, simple message for the many - "Christ and him crucified" - and wisdom for "the mature." Yet even that is not the ...

534. Ash Wednesday

Isaiah 63:7--64:12

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... to faith. We are indeed "nothing," but we are "nothing" in the hands of the creator who fashioned an entire universe out of "nothing." "Yet, thou O Lord art our father; we are the clay and thou art our potter." In his hands we are never lost. It is the skill of the potter alone which can see in a glop of mud the lovely creation which will emerge when that mud is worked upon the wheel. It is the love of God that can take the deepest darkness and despair life can throw at us, and then remold our lives ...

535. Is Jesus Still in the Healing Business?

Luke 4:38-44, Luke 4:31-37

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Bill Bouknight

... at St. Jude Hospital tell me that many kinds of leukemia have virtually been conquered. Sometimes when God does not heal miraculously, he is saying to us, "You can conquer that disease if you really work at it." Most healing today comes through the skills and procedures of the medical community. Those gifts and procedures are gifts from God. II. Our Lord Heals through Miracles A Second way our Lord continues to heal is through miracles. Yes, miracles still happen, but they are rare. Less than 1 percent of ...

536. A Fool’s Tools

Matthew 25:14-30

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... to use the tools they have. Society itself makes this responsibility doubly hard for the five-talent individuals by promoting and accentuating inequality ... the kind of accentuation that gives the college degree the hallowed place, that bars the skilled electrician or plumber from certain club memberships, that gives special privilege to high status. The responsible five-talent person faces a very demanding work situation. Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King, Jr., Cesar Chavez, and those championing the ...

537. Revival at Corinth

Acts 18:1-17

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... there. Of Aquila we know only that he was a native of Pontus, a Roman province on the southern shore of the Black Sea. Of Priscilla, we know only that she had lived in Italy with her husband prior to their deportation by Claudius. As skilled tentmakers, they were artisans whose services were in demand everywhere. As Christians, they were mightily used by the Lord in at least three cities - Rome, Corinth, and Ephesus. While they were at Ephesus, an eloquent and learned Jew from Alexandria came to the city ...

538. Paul in Chains

Acts 21:27-36

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... language. The tribune may have understood some of Paul’s speech, but it is unlikely that a Roman would have bothered to learn the Jewish street language. However, the tribune, identified as Claudius Lysias, proved to be an intelligent and tolerant person. Paul was a skillful orator. He knew he had a very limited time to make his case, for the patience of the crowd would not last long. So he began in a conciliatory fashion, speaking of his Jewish training and his strict adherence to the law. Mention of the ...

539. Shipwrecked on Malta

Acts 27:1-12, Acts 27:13-26, Acts 27:27-44

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... they would be taking their chances along with the others. They wanted the advantage of landing in a small boat that could safely be beached. Paul therefore warned the centurion that the sailors were up to mischief. Unless they stayed aboard and used their skills to help the ship make its way safely into port, the rest would be helpless. Centurion Julius listened to Paul’s warning this time. He ordered the soldiers to cut the ropes and set the small boat adrift before the sailors clambered into it. Both ...

Adversity is a severe instructor, set over us by one who knows us better than we do ourselves, as he loves us better, too. He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves and sharpens our skills.

Edmund Burke

541. It Isn’t Fair!

Matthew 20:1-16

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... by design or by accident, there are some cruel imbalances. The clearest and perhaps the most fundamental imbalance of them all is the "genetic accident" which perpetrates itself even more blatantly from generation unto generation. Why should it be that some are born with skill potential and with natural gifts which others don’t enjoy? Why should an Einstein enjoy the mental powers a lot of us would sorely like to have? Why should a Robert Redford or Rock Hudson or John Kennedy be born with singular good ...

542. For He Shall Save His People

Matthew 1:18-25

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Staff

... own lives. But there is a fine line here. The question is do we see in these books empowerment or do we see in them self-help salvation. For example, if we read a book on how to win friends and influence people, are we doing that to acquire communicative skills, or are we doing that in an effort to save our life from non-acceptance. If the latter is our true motivation then that is a theological problem. It is not easy to discern the two. I readily admit it is a gray area. What I am suggesting is that ...

543. "Sneak Up On ‘Em!"

Acts 17:16-34

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription, ‘To an unknown God.’ What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you." He began by getting their attention, and then was off-and-running with the eloquent oratory and skill for which he is so well-known. Paul had drunk deeply of the well of salvation, had become addicted to the Water of Life, and his passion for Christ had made him a peddler of the same "spiritual high" which he had experienced. This kind of ...

544. Jesus' Consecration

Matthew 3:13-17

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Brett Blair

... who fed the sparrows?" "Yes," the Scotsman replied, "but what does that have to do with it?" "Come in," said Saint Peter, "the Master of the sparrows wants to thank you." Here is the pertinent, though often overlooked, point: great and prominent positions indicate skill and capacity, but small services suggest the depth of one's consecration. And so it is with Jesus' Baptism. He submits to John's baptism of repentance even though he himself was perfect and had no need to repent. Jesus identified with our ...

545. Jacob’s Jabbok

Genesis 32:22-32

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Richard F. Bansemer

... struggled with each other while they were still in the womb! When they were born Esau was born first, but Jacob had taken hold of Esau’s heel and followed at once. In fact that is what Jacob means "He takes by the heel!" As a boy, Esau was a skillful hunter and man of the field, but JacobS was quiet and lived in tents. Isaac, the father, loved Esau. Rebekah, the mother, loved Jacob. One day after a long hunt Jacob got Esau to sell his birthright for a bowl of soup. Many years later he tricked his own ...

546. Amazing Grace

Romans 3:21-31

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... , I went back a final time and said, ‘All right, Christ, I can’t live without you, I hold nothing back; I’ll even preach on the street.’ "It came! It came! New life surged into me. By grace, I became more than an efficient technician in medical skills. Now, I could minister healing to the whole person. It was a new life; a new practice of medicine. And you know," he continued, "that has been six years ago - and Christ hasn’t asked me to preach on the street yet." You see, you can trust God. He ...

547. Journey To The Cross III: Jesus And The Extravagant Woman

Mark 14:1-11

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James W. Moore

... that had saved Andrew’s life. “That surgery,” her mom said, “was a real miracle.” And then she said, “I just wonder how much it would have cost.” Tess smiled. She knew exactly how much a miracle cost… one dollar and eleven cents… plus, the skill and graciousness of a great doctor… and of course, the gracious, sacrificial love of an eight-year-old big sister! Someone might say, “Well, it was only one dollar and eleven cents”… but, it was all she had! She gave all she had to save her ...

548. Magnify Your Ministry!

Romans 11:11-24

Sermon

Raymond Gibson

... of Discipline of our denomination says that one of the primary functions of that body is "to counsel with the minister and staff pertaining to their relationship with the congregation, including priorities to be given in the use of their time and skill in relation to the goals and objectives set for the congregation’s mission and demands upon the ministry." When this sentence was read to the newly-elected Pastor-Parish Relations Committee of a small church, the elderly farmer chosen as chairman commented ...

549. Winners, Losers and the Gospel

Mt 16:25

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Robert Noblett

... the job twenty-five ways so that everyone wins. Very obviously a church, for example, cannot call twenty-five ministers. One must win the job and the others lose the job. Also part of the picture is the matter of ability. People vary with respect to their skills, and what we strive for in our country is equal opportunity under the law, realizing that everyone will bring to that opportunity varying abilities. Not everyone who takes a crack at a job will get it, but it is a goal worthy of a democracy that ...

550. Are You Under Arrest?

Heb 5:11-13; 10:39

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Robert Noblett

... who are arrested in their development at that stage. Physically they are adults, but their adult bodies are managed by a mindset that is three or four or five years of age. Mature adults are people who have moved beyond physical violence to verbal skills as a way of problem solving. Some people are arrested socially and hold, for example, to an impoverished view of women. There has been a formidable strain of historical thought that views women as little more than chattel, and that has needed correction ...

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526. Easter 5

Acts 17:1-9, Psalm 33:1-22, Acts 17:10-15, 1 Peter 2:4-12, John 14:1-4, John 14:5-14

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527. Easter 6

Psalm 66:1-20, Acts 17:16-34, 1 Peter 3:8-22, John 14:15-31

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528. Pentecost 4

Psalm 100:1-5, Genesis 25:19-34, Exodus 19:1-25, Romans 5:1-11, Matthew 9:35-38, Matthew 10:1-42

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529. The First Billionaire

Luke 17:11-19

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Brett Blair

530. First Encounters

1 Samuel 16:14-23

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531. Sticks and Stones

1 Samuel 17:1-58

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532. Sermon Opener - What Will He Find?

Luke 18:1-8

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Theodore F. Schneider

533. Epiphany 5

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

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534. Ash Wednesday

Isaiah 63:7--64:12

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535. Is Jesus Still in the Healing Business?

Luke 4:38-44, Luke 4:31-37

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Bill Bouknight

536. A Fool’s Tools

Matthew 25:14-30

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537. Revival at Corinth

Acts 18:1-17

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538. Paul in Chains

Acts 21:27-36

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539. Shipwrecked on Malta

Acts 27:1-12, Acts 27:13-26, Acts 27:27-44

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Adversity is a severe instructor, set over us by one who knows us better than we do ourselves, as he loves us better, too. He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves and sharpens our skills.

Edmund Burke

541. It Isn’t Fair!

Matthew 20:1-16

Sermon

542. For He Shall Save His People

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

Staff

543. "Sneak Up On ‘Em!"

Acts 17:16-34

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff