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John 20:1-9, John 20:10-18, Acts 10:23b-48, 1 Corinthians 15:1-11, Mark 16:1-20

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Russell F. Anderson

... if he has moved the body. Then the man speaks and Mary recognizes Jesus' voice. Apparently, Mary reaches out for Jesus but Jesus instructs her not to hold him back, for he is soon to ascend to his Father. The Lord sends her as witness to the other disciples. Gospel: Mark 16:1-8 (C, E) Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James and Salome bring spices to anoint the Lord's body for burial, after the Sabbath has past. On the way to the tomb they are trying to figure out whom they might get to roll the stone ...

552. A Quiet Man · Andrew

John 1:35-42

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Gordon Pratt Baker

... hard-working as himself, he had frequently shared the frustration of empty nets (Luke 5:5) or the tedium of mending broken ones, (Matthew 4:21) in the process learning a great deal about human nature. As a result Andrew had developed two qualities that were to mark all his days. The first was accepting persons as he found them. The second was the patience to stand by them until they rose up on their own. No common characteristics these, they undoubtedly led Jesus to tap Andrew as the first of the Twelve. I ...

553. Punctuation

Acts 3:6-8

Children's Sermon

Mark A. Hultquist

... in this bag today!" that would mean I am excited you are here and I just can't wait to tell you what I have today. The same thing is true when you read something. The punctuation mark at the end of the sentence tells us how that person is saying the words we are reading. Even without hearing the tone of voice, the punctuation mark gives you the clue. I am going to show you a sample of different types of punctuation. I want you to tell me what kind of sentence that would go with. (Show each sheet and ask ...

554. Proper 14

Mt 14:22-33 · Rom 9:1-5 · Ex 14:19-31 · Ps 106:4-12

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John R. Brokhoff

... to think and pray. Other side (v. 22). Where on the "other side" were the disciples headed? Matthew does not specify a place. Mark says it was Bethsaida and John reports it was Capernaum. It was not a matter where they were to land but it was a ... the boat, it was "many furlongs" from land. A furlong was about 200 yards. The Sea of Galilee is four-and-one-half miles wide. Mark says the men were "in the middle of the lake." John indicates that they rowed three or four miles. This indicates that Jesus was not ...

555. Baptism of the Lord

Luke 3:1-20, Isaiah 61:1-11, Luke 3:21-38, Acts 8:9-25

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John R. Brokhoff

... unworthy to do so. B. Prayer. Luke only describes Jesus' baptism as a prayer experience (v. 21). The inference is that after the act of baptism, Jesus prayed. During the prayer, the heavens opened, the voice of God was heard, and the Spirit descended. C. Voice. According to Mark and Luke, the baptism was a personal religious experience. The voice of God said, "Thou art my beloved Son; with Thee I am well pleased." In Matthew the voice spoke to the crowd: "This is my beloved Son (3:17)." D. Dove. Matthew and ...

556. Walking The Familiar

Mark 6:1-6

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Leonard H. Budd

... to the scripture, a story to describe some of the humanness of that day when Jesus entered the hometown synagogue and scored a zero. Mark's gospel, as well as Matthew's, does not tell what Jesus said when he spoke in his hometown synagogue. Luke's gospel ... is the sabbath. Jesus is in the synagogue participating as a man of the faith. But "they took offense at him." Those are Mark's words! The people attending synagogue that day were so caught up in looking backward that they could not look into the future ...

557. Epiphanies and Training Wheels

Mark 1:9-13

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Johnny Dean

... exactly sure what all this means. We’ll have to wait to discover all the implications of this powerful moment in the life of Jesus. But we do know this: God has power – awesome, earth-shaking, heaven-ripping power! And it’s important for us to know that. Because Mark knows that when we’re at the end of our rope, when the chips are down, when we’re waiting for the phone call from the doctor’s office, when we’re trying to find relevance in our lives, anyone less than the Son of God cannot offer ...

558. Journey to the Cross I: Jesus And The Demon-Possessed Man

Mark 5:1-20

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James W. Moore

... and lost I felt… and I hear that voice saying: It doesn’t have to be that way.’” That is precisely what this story in Mark 5 is all about. Christ walks into the tormented life of the Gerasene demoniac, this madman, whose life is coming apart at the seams… and ... be that way! III. Third and Finally, You Don't Have To Be At War With God... It doesn’t have to be that way. In Mark 5, Legion, the madman, is also cut off from God. “What have you to do with me?... don’t torment me,” he says to Jesus ...

559. A Mountain-Top Experience

Mark 9:2-13

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Larry Powell

... certify his divine Sonship. "And it came to pass in those days that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in the Jordan ... and there came a voice from heaven, saying, ‘Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased’ " (Mark 1:9-11). Transfiguration. Six days following the baptism, Jesus took Peter, James, and John and withdrew to the top of a mountain, possibly Mount Hermon. There, he was "transfigured;" that is to say, in a moment of spiritual union with God the Father, his ...

560. And It Came To Pass

Mark 13:1-31

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Warren Thomas Smith

... us to wipe our eyes, lick our wounds, square our shoulders, and go back into the arena? At no point is the power of Christ more clearly seen, operative in the lives of believers. Coming back after the overwhelming debacle, wherein everything seemed lost, is the sure mark that Jesus meant what he said: "Lo, I am with you always" (Matthew 28:20). God’s power is never so available as when we are reduced to the extremity of despair. We are never told that difficult times will pass us by; rather, we are told ...

561. When Evil Wins

Mark 6:14-29

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David E. Leininger

... ask those questions again. Are you there, God? Do you care, God? Now, return to our lesson - right out of the pages of an ancient world's National Enquirer, a sordid story of the excesses of the rich and famous. But it is surrounded by the ministry of Jesus. Mark's message in telling it right here and right now is that nothing in this world, not even the palaces of the powerful, are beyond the reach and impact of the gospel. Yes, there are times with young Ian that we wonder about God. It is true there is ...

562. Generous Religion

Luke 6:27-36

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King Duncan

... enemies, the only good one was a dead one. It was unthinkable to have mercy toward an enemy. (2) Jesus was out of step with the time in which he lived. And he is out of step with our time as well. There is a meanness of spirit that marks many people in our time even many who call themselves Christians. Our attitudes toward the poor, toward the weak, toward the prisoner as well toward the person held captive by sin are totally out of sync with our Master's attitudes toward these same people. And it is sad ...

563. Is Suffering Really Necessary?

Hebrews 4:14-5:10

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King Duncan

... heart of American society, this tumor of the soul." (6) Suffering does that to people. They get out of themselves and begin to see others in a different light. After going through a long and heart-breaking period of depression, Christian author Mark Littleton discovered that God had used his pain to soften his heart toward others. He became less judgmental, less self-centered, more willing to empathize with others. Littleton reports that he was at a party where a certain woman began ridiculing his religious ...

564. Choices

Mark 1:9-13

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King Duncan

... lions as a form of entertainment. Keep the faith and face persecution and death. Renounce your faith and melt back into the anonymous crowd of Roman citizens. What a choice to make! McKenna pictures the believers gathered in a secret meeting, hungrily reading over Mark's letter to them, searching for some words of encouragement. And here they are, in these four verses. Their Savior knew what it was to be alone, hungry, weak, needy, isolated, in danger, surrounded by wild beasts, and tempted to give in--just ...

565. Wining and Dining with Jesus

Mark 2:18-22

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Donald B. Strobe

... they thought that they had done it perfectly! And they couldn’t stop criticizing others who, in their opinion, fell short. Mark’s Gospel tells us that one of the first people to respond to Jesus’ preaching about the Kingdom was a ... Barclay, op cit., p. 52) To His critics, Jesus said simply: “Can the wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is still with them?” Only Mark adds: “As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.” (v. 19b) The image of Christ as bridegroom, which is ...

566. God’s Strange Arithmetic

Mark 10:1-12

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Donald B. Strobe

... life ambition has been to write up one wedding and tell the truth. Now that it’s done, death can have no sting.” (Quoted by Ross W. Marrs, in The Clergy Journal, January, 1980, p.22) That silly article sets the stage for some very serious words in Mark’s Gospel on the subject of marriage and divorce. Maybe people would not get divorced for such silly reasons if they did not get married for such silly reasons. How odd it is that folks spend much more time and effort and money getting prepared for a 15 ...

567. What the Maid Said to the Fisherman

Mark 14:66-72, Mark 14:53-65

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Donald B. Strobe

... also were with the Nazarene, Jesus,” the maid said. And at least Peter was there to answer. Where were the others? Mark says: “They all forsook Him and fled.” (14:50) All? Not quite, but almost. At least one remained close by. Peter ... COURTYARD COME FROM? There is only one source from which the story could have come – and that source is Peter himself. Remember that St. Mark was the “secretary” to St. Peter, and his gospel is made up primarily of Peter’s own reminiscences. In other words Peter is ...

568. Holy Tuesday

Mark 11:27-33

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Donald B. Strobe

... John’s work was not divine, then they risked their own popularity with the masses, for the common people liked John. So they said weakly they did not know. And Jesus said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.” (Mark 11:33) Our age has witnessed a crisis of authority. So many things in which we put our trust seem to have let us down. Back in 1971, sociologist Peter Berger said, “Today, especially in America, we are surrounded by hysteria—the hysteria of those who ...

569. The Road to Somewhere (I am the way, truth, and life)

John 14:5-14

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Eric Ritz

... following Jesus--and wanted to be sure it was the real thing. It is said that Thomas died as a martyr in India. How sad if his life was a road to nowhere! The author Bill Bryson, tells of going to Hannibal, Missouri, to visit the boyhood home of Mark Twain. Mark Twain was one of his heroes. As he visited the home, he was disappointed. The home was supposed to be a faithful reproduction of the original, but it was easy to see that it was not. Far too many items from the 20th century were included in the home ...

570. If You Are Willing

Mark 1:40-45

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King Duncan

... puzzle us here will fall into place and we shall know in fulfillment what we now believe in faith--that all things work together for good in His eternal purpose. No longer will we cry, “My God, why?” Instead, “alas” will become “Alleluia,” all question marks will be straightened into exclamation points, sorrow will change to singing, and pain will be lost in praise. (6) We began this message by saying that you can never tell what people are going to do. And that’s true. But I can tell you what ...

571. Walk In Newness Of Life

Romans 6:1-14

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Maxie Dunnam

... to him kindly that he believed in him, that he had tried to get him another chance, and that he was sorry the whole thing hadn't worked out. Not Barnabas. He possessed the kind of tough goodness that wouldn't give up. He defended Mark, fought for him, and eventually, split with Paul over the issue. Barnabas was a good man. He was wonderfully kind, but his kindness was reinforced with spiritual muscle. Sometimes we need just such strong goodness." (J. Ellsworth Kalas, "The Strong Goodness", Church of the ...

572. Concerning Miracles

Mark 7:31-37

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King Duncan

... man's ears. Then he spit and touched the man's tongue. He looked up to heaven and with a deep sigh said to him, 'Ephphatha!' (which means, 'Be opened!' ). At this, the man's ears were opened, his tongue was loosened and he began to speak plainly." Mark goes on to tell us, "Jesus commanded them not to tell anyone. But the more he did so, the more they kept talking about it. People were overwhelmed with amazement. 'He has done everything well,' they said. 'He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak.'" WE ...

573. A Broken Vessel for Jesus

Mark 14:1-11

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Michael Milton

... is interesting that the Greek word for pure is a pistikos. The root word is pistos, the word for faithful. Here the purity related to its contents, it was a perfume made from the oil of nard, a rare and costly essence from a plant native to present day Nepal. Mark tells us it was worth a year’s wages, so we might imagine that it would be worth around $40,000 or so today. It was in a thin-necked jar, sturdy and protective, which was likely handed down from mother to daughter or mother-in-law to daughter-in ...

574. Leave No Child Behind

Mark 10:13-16

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Mark Trotter

... hinder them; for to such belongs the kingdom of God." In another scene just a few verses before this one in the Gospel of Mark, Jesus took a child and sat that child in the midst of the disciples. He said, "Whoever receives one such child in my name ... you have done it to me." In Matthew he said, "If you serve the poor and the dispossessed, then you serve me." In Mark he included children among the dispossessed and the poor, and said, "Serve them. If you serve them you serve me." Bishop Ernest Fitzgerald, ...

575. This Is Not the Race I Entered

Mark 8:27-38

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Mark Trotter

... the first seven chapters are the halcyon days in Galilee, those three years in which he gathered his disciples and taught them. Ahead of us now are those horrible days in Jerusalem, where he is crucified. So this is a turning point in the story, and it is marked by Peter's confession, "You are the Christ." Peter is answering Jesus' question, "Who do you say that I am?" It is like the final exam has come now after three years of instruction. "OK Peter, what have you learned. Who do you say that I am?" "You ...

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