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676. Seeing the Truth of Jesus

Matthew 16:13-20

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King Duncan & Angela Akers

... difference between Christianity and all other world religions. In every other world religion, the Word becomes word—a set of precepts or beliefs or rituals to follow. Only in Jesus does the Word become flesh. In seeing the truth of Jesus, we see the heart ... am about to leave, there is something I want to tell you. I want to tell you what Jesus means to me. I want to share my belief that everything depends on him. I want to urge you to learn from him. I want to assure you that you can lean on him in times ...

677. Who Are These?

Revelation 7:9-17

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Will Willimon

... , firm commitment, correct action. And of course, when we are mainly listening to the voice of our own conscience, or deciding on the basis of our personal experience, ''what seems right to me," ascertainment of right belief or correct action is greatly simplified. Though such simplification runs the risk of making us (in G. K Chesterton's words) "slaves to the opinions of that arrogant oligarchy of those who just happen to be walking about." Many of us have liberated ourselves from the past only to become ...

678. Guiding Star

Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... all around the world. May we all strive for love, peace, and gentleness, as we move ever so slowly but steadily toward the Light. May he be your guiding star now and always. [1] See “Balaam and the Star of Bethlehem,” Early Church History, September 5, 2018, https://earlychurchhistory.org/beliefs-2/balaam-the-star-of-bethlehem/.

679. Knowing, and Known

Romans 4:13-25

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John B. Jamison

... men of faith needing to be circumcised, those that defined what you could and could not eat, and who you could or could not eat with. Those were just a part of the lifestyle of Jews who became Christian, and they held on to them. It was a simple belief that the person known as true Christian will obey those laws. But gentiles had not lived with those old laws, and to be honest, most were not all that excited about the idea of circumcision or giving up some of their favorite foods and friends just because of ...

680. A Little Foolishness

1 Corinthians 1:18-25

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John B. Jamison

... is foolish. Think about it the next time you pull up to the traffic light and see that woman with cardboard sign, the millionaire, the photo of the child in the detention camp, the doctorate, the lady and her kids in that basement, the guy with the political beliefs, the family driving in from the good side of town, the person not dressed the way you think they might be, or the couple with the nice house and retirement plan. What goes through your mind when you see them? What do you see? As an ambassador of ...

681. We Need Another Miracle

Mark 1:21-28

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David E. Leininger

... most of us in the educated, scientifically advanced world would describe this account as an ancient way of diagnosing some unnamed mental illness. Okay. But please be aware that in many parts of the world even today, Christians have no difficulty whatsoever in a belief in spirits, whether clean or unclean, and this old preacher has been around long enough to hold my tongue before going, Tsk, tsk. As you have learned of me before, with Shakespeare I respect the truth of, “There are more things in heaven ...

682. Into The Valley Of Despair

Mark 9:2-9

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Ronald Love

... facing the trauma of his trial before Pilate and his execution on the hill of Golgotha. We are all confronting the hill of Golgotha. It does not mean we will hang on a cross, executed for our Christian beliefs. But that does not mean we are still not persecuted for our Christian beliefs. As our society becomes increasing more secular, Christianity is falling into disfavor. As more and more people are calling themselves spiritual, or just religious, but not Christian, not a part of the church, we who do call ...

683. The Great Reveal

John 12:20-33

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... U, Dissertations and Theses (pre-1964), 13050. See also Abraham P. Bos, “A Lost Sentence on Seed as Instrument of the Soul in Aristotle ‘On the Soul,’ 114, 415 B7,” Hermes 138, 3 (2010): 276-287; and Jessica Moss, “The Birth of Belief,” Journal of the History of Philosophy, Faculty Papers, NYU. [2] See Daniel Napier, “Why Philosophy,” January 18, 2024, for a discussion of Socrates, who believed that the mind must be properly prepared for reception and nourishment of good seed (sperma). Note ...

684.

Psalm 73:1-28

Understanding Series

Craig C. Broyles

... ; 88:10–12) and most of the OT, however, is that the dead face a shadowy existence in Sheol and are believed to be cut off from Yahweh. Psalm 73 may be consistent with this majority view, but it may also share with Psalm 49 and Genesis 5 a belief that one’s relationship with God is indissoluble. If verse 24 does point to some kind of resurrection, it is interesting to note how the writer arrived at this conclusion. He did so not by virtue of a supposed immortality of the soul (a notion foreign to the OT ...

685. The Kings of the South and the North

Daniel 11:2-35

Teach the Text

Ronald W. Pierce

... priest Mattathias and his sons (notably, Judas Maccabeus) led many Jewish zealots who were “not sincere” in their beliefs to join the rebellion. The purpose of the sufferings of the “wise” is spiritual purification. Moreover, these hardships ... one true God rules supremely as the God of gods. It is a sad reality, but we live in a relativistic world, in which belief in false gods continues to challenge biblical faith. There are still people who exalt themselves above all gods, even the God of gods. Yet ...

686. Do You Believe in Miracles?

Mark 4:26-34

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Lori Wagner

... irony is that because our efforts in “creating results” our way has so often failed, we have not only given up on God’s abilities and our own, we have given up on sowing altogether. So not only have we given up the belief that God can make change for us and also given up the belief that we can do it on our own, now in utter disillusionment over our “existential” dilemma, we have given up on trying at all. Yet what we do know and recognize is that a church that cannot reproduce, like any crop or ...

687. Kingdom Mystery

Mark 4:26-34

Sermon

David Coffin

... ,” by Alan Kreider. Before the conversion of Roman Emperor Constantine in the fourth Century CE, the Christian church was an outlawed, persecuted religion that had to compete with a number of other Greco-Roman belief systems. Like today, Christianity was simply one among many belief systems which were also quite tolerant. Their worshipers enjoyed many imperial benefits. Yet, Christianity grew by 40% per decade (Alan Kreider, The Patient Ferment of the Early Church: The Improbable Rise of Christianity in ...

688. AAA=A

John 6:35, 41-51

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... with his own disciples, Jesus actually details his expectation for discipleship, or I should say, God’s expectation for a loyal covenant participant, for this is about relationship. It’s about our role in a “new” and final covenant! Jesus tells us that our first step is belief, our second to abide, our third to get on board as a servant and continue his mission. Let’s look at what that means. In a sense, Jesus is giving his disciples a kind of equation. At least I like to think of it that way. It ...

689. Scandal

Luke 22:14-23:56

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... line into the boat’s wake on the journey back to harbor. Suddenly the reel whizzed out in a furious tug. A giant fish had gone for the devil’s spinning lure! Satan stopped rowing and fought the line. The fish at the other end was huge beyond belief. After playing it with practiced dexterity, the devil finally saw the fish near the gunwales. It was enormous! And, more than that, it was the Creator’s own first creation! It was the Son of God! The devil was in a dilemma. He did not have room for the ...

690. Who Is This Jesus?

John 2:1-11

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John B. Jamison

... wedding in Cana was for Mary Magdalene and that Jesus and his family knew her, and that’s why they were invited to attend. Neither John nor the other gospel writers tell us that, but these people believe they have found other evidence to support their beliefs. Some people believe that it was not only Mary Magdalene’s wedding taking place that day in Cana of Galilee, but they believe the groom at the wedding was Jesus himself. Again, none of the gospel writers tell us that, but these people believe they ...

691. Why Pass By?

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

Dean Feldmeyer

... . In an article on the Alban Institute website, Peter Coutts discussed the basis for his book, Choosing Change: How to Motivate Churches to Face the Future. He contended that it all had to do with attitude; and attitudes, he said, were made of three components: evaluation, belief, and strength. For many of us, we have evaluated the good Samaritan’s behavior as being too dangerous, too risky. This evaluation has led us to believe that we, therefore, cannot, responsibly act like the good Samaritan. And that ...

692. Words and Deeds

Matthew 21:23-32

Sermon

Will Willimon

... describing the game is in vain. Furthermore, if you've never played the game, then you are at a distinct disadvantage in ever coming to a real understanding. And the Christian faith is just that way. You've seen books on "Major Christian Beliefs." You've had people ask you, "What do Christians like you believe?" The implication is that Christianity is mostly a matter of believing. Christianity is some philosophy of life, a set of intellectual propositions. But Jesus was no philosopher laying out a new ...

693. To Be Alive

Luke 20:27-38

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... our faith falters, the presence of the Holy Spirit and our community of faith lift us back up. Last week, we celebrated the honoring of our Saints, those who have gone before us in the faith, those willing to be martyred for their beliefs, and those whose sure trust in the truth of the resurrection have stunned us with their confidence. Yet every generation will struggle with the inevitability of leaving this life behind and going on to that still “unknown” and “unseen” future based only in faith ...

694. Living A Triumphant Life

Joshua 5:1-12

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Douglas J. Deuel

... . God also wants us to grow and mature to the point that our prideful desires and interests become secondary. If we can subordinate our agendas and make the commitment to pursue God's plan, we will discover a life that is rich and rewarding beyond belief. The Israelites had grown accustomed to the manna in the wilderness. But their faithfulness brought them to the promised land. Beginning at that point, they were able to feed off of the fruit of the promised land. We too can stay in the wilderness, barely ...

695. "No Contest"

1 Kings 18:16-46

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... of Israel had done, and now God is calling them back to making a definite choice. God clearly punishes apostasy. He will be God of all or God not at all. Actually, the Israelites had settled for syncretism. They sought to simply combine and reconcile the different beliefs: a little of the Hebrew God and a little of the pagan gods, mix them according to personal taste, and worship the result. But Elijah said, "No way!" God is an exclusive God, he knows that all other gods are worthless. The point is that God ...

696. God Is Faithful To Godself

2 Timothy 1:1-2:13

Sermon

Richard A. Jensen

... paid off in purgatory. Purgatory was understood to be the place where souls lived after their death and before their resurrection. An indulgence from the church freed one from punishment in purgatory for a prescribed number of sins. Luther accepted some of this belief but he was enraged when he discovered that the church was actually selling "full indulgences" to people while asking nothing from them in terms of repentance and new life. This Luther protested. He nailed his 95 Theses for debate on the matter ...

697. The Advocate

John 15:1-17

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... , And Judgment Jesus said, "When he (The Advocate) comes, he will confute (convict) the world of wrong, right, and judgment" (John 16:8). Another translation reads: "He will expose the guilt of the world in regard to sin, righteousness, and judgment." Contrary to popular belief, guilt is a good thing, not a bad thing. Of course, a distinction must be made between real guilt and false guilt. False guilt feels like real guilt. False guilt means that we feel guilty, even when we have not done something wrong ...

698. The Open Hand

Mark 2:23-3:6

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... clergy. Like them, Jesus agreed that real religious reform must happen to the lay leaders and people of the synagogues and temple, not just to the rabbis and priests. The third major way in which the Pharisees and Jesus were alike was in the belief in life after death. Jesus and the Pharisees both taught that there is a resurrection after death. The Sadducees opposed this theological point of view. The Sadducees taught that there is no life after death. Jesus sided with the Pharisees against the Sadducees ...

699. Keep Things Flowing

Luke 16:19-31

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Richard Patt

... to be God's own. God's Son has died upon the cross for our sins and our forgiveness. Christ has risen from the grave so that you and I don't need any longer to fear the grave. In this saving work of Christ we are spiritually blessed beyond belief and measure. But as this love of Christ has flowed to us, it doesn't always flow through us, into the hearts and lives of other people. People around us (like Lazarus around the rich man's table) are spiritually hungry and thirsty for the gospel message that only ...

700. People With Power To Forgive

John 20:19-23

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Maurice A. Fetty

... when we allow the penetrating insight to cut deeply and to judge us, we can also then sense the power of forgiveness. People with the power to forgive also recognize that forgiveness is a gift, not an achievement. Nearly all religions and all belief systems fall into the trap of legalism -- Christianity included. Most all of us think wemust somehow earn forgiveness or deserve it. Paul Tillich astutely observes that forgiveness "is too great as a gift and too humiliating as a judgment. We want to contribute ...

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