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551. God’s Kind of King

Jeremiah 23:1-8

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John R. Brokhoff

... saw this in Jesus who is “the image of the invisible God” and in whom dwells “all the fullness of God.” Jesus himself knew who he was, for he said, “The Father and I are one ... he who has seen me has seen the Father.” His claim to be God’s Son was one reason for his crucifixion. His enemies demanded his death “because he made himself the Son of God.” (John 19:7) All other “kings” are mortal. Despite their great wisdom and influence, they died. Buddha died. Mohammed also died. In 1989 ...

552. What Ever Happened to Wisdom?

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John R. Brokhoff

... could be worth 450 million dollars when brought up from a depth of a mile and a half. But this isn’t wisdom, and Job says that wisdom is worth more than silver and gold. Wisdom also cannot be found in the realm of the dead, today’s lesson claims, for we read, “Abaddon and Death say, ‘We have heard a rumor of it with our ears.’ “ “Abaddon” stands for the realm of the dead. A rumor is not enough. Only wisdom itself will suffice. Furthermore, if wisdom were to be found in the realm of the dead ...

553. The Fruitful Vine

John 15:1-17

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William E. Keeney

... due. Thesis: Christ is the source of spiritual life and fruit for his disciples. Theme: Abiding in the life and teachings of Christ is the source of the Christian's good works. Key Words in the Parable 1. "I am." (v. 1) John repeatedly makes claims for the person of Jesus by using "I am" statements. He uses symbols of ordinary life-giving or life-protecting things such as water, bread, a shepherd and light to try to point beyond themselves to the greater being of Jesus. Because Jesus was so qualitatively ...

554. Lessons for Lent 3

John 2:12-25

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Russell F. Anderson

... the first table of the law, having to do with duties toward God. The last six or seven focus on our relationship with other people. Epistle: 1 Corinthians 1:18-25 Paul receives reports of factions in the Corinthian church (v. 11). Different people claimed to possess the correct philosophy. The apostle informs them that a person cannot come to know God through human wisdom but through what the world considers foolishness, the gospel of Christ. We come to experience God not through the power of our intellect ...

555. Maundy Thursday/Holy Thursday

John 13:1-17, Exodus 12:1-30, 1 Corinthians 11:17-34, John 13:31-38

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Russell F. Anderson

... the angel of death would pass over. Those covered by the blood were blood brothers and sisters. Christians are also blood relatives, blood brothers and sisters, covered and protected by the blood of Christ. Epistle: 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 Pass it on (v. 23). Paul claims that the tradition of the Lord's Supper is not something which he has concocted but that which he has himself received from the Lord. He feels that his calling is to pass on to others that which he has received. Knowledge of God's redemptive ...

556. The Day Of Pentecost

Acts 2:1-21 · Jn 15:26-27; 16:4-15; 20:19-23 · Eze 37:1-14 · 1 Cor 12:4-13 · Ps 104

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Russell F. Anderson

... With The Spirit And Fire. Sermon Angle: John the Baptist predicted that Jesus would baptize with the Holy Spirit and with fire (Matthew 3:11; Luke 3:16). This prediction came to pass at Pentecost, when the Spirit descended in tongues of flame and inspired speech. Most Christians claim to have received the Spirit in baptism but many of those do not show any fire. Yet Spirit and fire belong together. The word for wind and spirit is the same and, as you know, fire is fed by the wind. So too, the Spirit whips a ...

557. Proper 14

Ephesians 4:17--5:21, 2 Samuel 18:1-18, John 6:25-59

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Russell F. Anderson

... . But for what reason are we to labor? If you would ask the average person, he or she would say that they want to make money and be able to afford the good things of life. This is not, however, a Christian rationale for work. Paul claims that we should do honest work in order to have something to share with the poor. Let no garbage issue from your mouth (v. 29). The word translated "evil talk" is sapros, meaning something rotten (like garbage). Filthy, slanderous words are verbal garbage. Our airwaves are ...

558. Easter 2

Acts 4:32-37, 1 John 1:5--2:14, John 20:19-23, John 20:24-31

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Russell F. Anderson

... it and made the funds available to the whole community. Epistle: Acts 3:12a, 13-15, 17-26 (See Easter 3) Epistle: 1 John 1:1--2:2 The Epistle of 1 John begins in a similar fashion to the Gospel of John with the eternal Word of God. John claims to have personally encountered the eternal life of God; this word he proclaims to all who will hear, that they might have fellowship with the Father, the Son and the whole communion of faith. As in the prologue to the Gospel of John, John equates light with God's ...

559. Easter 3

Luke 24:36-49, Acts 3:11-26, 1 John 2:28--3:10

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Russell F. Anderson

... 's child and no one's mother or father. They had apparently lost their identity and sense of worth some time prior to their miserable death or they wouldn't have died alone and forsaken. Yet as Christians, we have the hope that the Lord knew them and claimed them as his children. On the same newscast they featured the mass wedding of 70,000 Moonies, who were united together in a stadium in Seoul, Korea. These couples did not know one another, they did not fall in love with one another, nor did they have any ...

560. Easter 7

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

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Russell F. Anderson

... God's name and made that name known. As God's baptized children we are given the name of God Father, Son and Spirit. To carry God's name is more than a label, it means to enter into the deepest of all relationships, earthly or celestial. Jesus claims to have made God's character and person known to us. The spirit of God permeates his name. The closest counterpart, in the earthly plain of relationships, is marriage. In marriage, not only does the bride usually take on the groom's name but comes to know and ...

561. The Good, The Bad, And The Justified

Luke 18:9-14

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Larry R. Kalajainen

... 's no suggestion of that in this parable. The Pharisee was probably every bit as good and moral and generous as he claimed to be. When he gives that little speech about how he fasts and tithes and gives alms and prays frequently, he's ... our faith in him, he also transforms us and makes us better than we are. The theological or biblical term for God's forgiving and claiming work in us is justification. The word for God's cleansing and purifying within us is sanctification. God starts with us just where he find ...

562. Fleshing Out The Word

Luke 10:1-24

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Larry Powell

... if he was saying, "Don't even give failure the opportunity to happen. Press on toward the victory!" Jesus did not intend for his forerunners, or witnesses, to have their spirits sapped by being rejected when there were so many positive opportunities to be claimed for the kingdom. And when they returned, they "returned with joy, saying, 'Lord, even the demons are subject to us in your name' (Luke 10:18)." Do not mistake the work and ministry of Christ as being directed toward anything but victory. In Matthew ...

563. Sharing Shalom

Luke 12:13-21

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W. Robert McClelland

... escape. That they be put at God's disposal, therefore; is required. The Bible lays before us a radical concept of stewardship because it claims any hungry person has as much right to the bread in my freezer as I do; the shirt hanging unused in my closet belongs ... that my wealth is a blessing that brings Shalom, is to say in the strongest possible way: everybody and anybody in need has as much claim to it as I do. I do wrong to everyone I could assist but fail to help. Our role as custodians to whom much has ...

564. Kingdom Etiquette

Luke 14:1-14

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W. Robert McClelland

... hung "out there" like stars in the sky. We are the ones who do the valuing. The clues to ethical behavior come from within ourselves and are not prescribed for us by some external authority. Values are neither objective nor carved in stone despite the claims of the church. Instead, they come from an internal gyroscope that guides the course of our lives. Those internal proddings are what the hymn writer, James Montgomery, must have had in mind when he spoke of "the soul's sincere desire." When we learn to ...

565. Sight And Insight

John 9:1-12, John 9:13-34, John 9:35-41

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John R. Brokhoff

... they would say no more because they did not want to get involved. They were afraid they would be excommunicated. Now the Pharisees are back where they started. They go again to the healed man for further information. They demand that he take an oath to tell the truth. They claim that Jesus is a sinner. The healed man responds by saying that he does not know whether Jesus is a sinner or not, but he does know that he was blind and now sees. They ask him again to tell them how he was cured. The man refuses and ...

566. Transfiguration

Luke 9:28-36 · Matthew 17:1-8 · Mark 9:2-8

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John R. Brokhoff

... There is no definite answer. Traditionalists hold that the transfiguration took place during Jesus' ministry and it gave the disciples an insight into Jesus. Matthew and Mark say that it was six days after the Caesarea Philippi conference, but Luke claims it was eight days. According to the synoptic authors, the transfiguration occurred prior to Jesus' last journey to Jerusalem. Mountain (v. 28) - The Good News Bible translates "mountain" as "hill." The traditional place, Mount Tabor, was more than a hill ...

567. Who Do You say He Is?

Mark 8:27-30

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Erskine White

... then what's at stake is nothing less than salvation itself and everlasting life. In the face of this, what else can claim our loyalty before Him? What can possibly matter more than living for Him above all else? He is the Lord our God ... a red light and nearly hit me! I thought, "Why would Jesus do that to me?" Jesus was her co-pilot? You see how arrogant and silly this claim is when you turn it around: "I am Jesus' co-pilot." Since when are we anywhere near His level? Since when are we co-equal with Jesus in ...

568. Joy At Midnight

Matthew 25:1-13

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Erskine White

... that He Himself didn't know! Read it in Matthew 24:36: "But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only." At least four times in the gospels, Jesus warned that people would come along claiming to be the Christ, or claiming that the Christ is coming soon. "Take heed," Jesus said, "and do not be led astray" (Matthew 24:4-8). "Do not believe them" when they say that the Kingdom is coming here or there (Luke 17:20-24). If Jesus said so clearly that no one ...

569. When Christians Disappoint

Acts 5:1-11

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Erskine White

... ..." "My parents got divorced and nobody in the church would talk to my mother after she was on her own." There are as many different reasons as there are people, but it all ends up the same. I can't tell you how many people I've met who claim to stay away from the church because certain Christians were disappointing to them in one way or another. If that is tragic for the church, think how tragic it is in the eyes of God. I always plead with people who are disillusioned with the church: "Don't put your ...

570. Epiphany 4

Psalm 71:1-24, 1 Corinthians 14:1-25, 1 Corinthians 13:1-13, 1 Corinthians 12:12-31, Jeremiah 1:1-19, Luke 4:14-30

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George Bass

... speak to the children of Israel and, beyond them, to "all nations. " Nevertheless, Jeremiah was hesitant to prophesy in the name of God, claiming that he didn't know what to say, so God "touched my mouth, and ... said: 'Behold, I have put my words in your ... just when he seemed so distant, for God was with him on the cross, and raised him up so that everyone would know that the claim he made about himself in Nazareth has been heralded throughout the world as God's truth. He is Lord of all. Jeremiah 1:4-10 ( ...

571. Proper 10

Colossians 1:15-23, Colossians 1:1-14, 2 Kings 2:1-18, Deuteronomy 30:11-20, Psalm 69:1-36, Psalm 25:1-22, Luke 10:25-37

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George Bass

... hymn, according to some scholars, that tells of God's redeeming work in Jesus Christ, and spelling out in detail Jesus' work in the creation and redemption of the world. The God, who is called "Father" by Jesus Christ, is the same God who created the world, and people who claim to love Jesus Christ as Lord must surely love the world that God made and, today, learn how to take care of the earth and all life in this world. Luke 10:25-37 (RC, E, L, C) In Mark and Matthew, the commandment to love God and human ...

572. Proper 19

Luke 15:8-10, Luke 15:1-7, Psalm 51:1-19, Exodus 32:1-33:6, Hosea 4:1-19, Hosea 6:1--7:16, 1 Timothy 1:12-20

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George Bass

... gave up the persecution of the Christians and became one himself. That leaves us out, doesn't it? We never persecuted the church of Christ, have we? 2. Actually, Paul lost his heart and soul, not his mind, to Christ, who came to him in a vision and claimed him for himself. That's why there was the transformation from the "foremost of sinners" to prominent disciple of the lord. 3. We may be more difficult for God to deal with and reach than Paul was, because we tend to be lukewarm, even ambivalent, to Christ ...

573. What Is Servant Leadership?

Matthew 23:1-39

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George Johnson

... , but don't always obey them. It's hard to get a passing grade on the first commandment. "You shall have no other gods before me." We claim to follow Jesus, but sometimes we don't. We teach love, but there are times when love is not evident in our behavior. We tell people not ... look for it in others as a way to excuse themselves from their irresponsibility or disobedient behavior. I know so and so who claims to be a Christian, and I've seen them do worse things than I do. Or, I don't attend worship at church ...

574. Marked In God’s Book

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George Bass

... name, and the names of all the saints, are written in the Book of Life that will never be destroyed. God knows our identities, loves us, and will never forget who we are. Henrietta Allen died recently and left a more than $2 million estate, which should be claimed by her heirs. But her name was never written in a book, not in a court house or church records. Her attorney cannot find a trace of her ancestry; her name is known, but there is no record of her birth, her baptism, her marriage, or anything else ...

575. Take Off The Grave Clothes!

John 11:38-44

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Carlyle Fielding Stewart

... life, a God of power, a God of love, a God of redemption, a God of grace, a God of the resurrection where joy, wholeness, life, and vitality are restored so that life in all of its aliveness can be experienced and lived. Those who follow Christ have already claimed the victory in following him! I know a woman named Mary Casselberry who has breast cancer. Not a word of lament, not a word of regret, not a word of despair, not a word of defeat, and not a word of hopelessness has ever issued from her lips. She ...

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