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676. The Waste In Comparison

Genesis 37:1-11, 12-36

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... 't Reuben take his role as elder brother seriously and speak up more courageously? Perhaps it would have made no difference. We, too, get stuck in our jealousy just as tightly. Sometimes all the well-meaning people in our lives can't make a dent in our desire to be jealous. And it is such a waste. Judah would be powerful, the lion of all tribes. Zebulun would claim all the lands along the coast. Asher's people would produce rich and luscious foods. Every son of Jacob would have children, forming the twelve ...

677. Epiphany 7

Mt 5:38-48 · 1 Cor 3:10-11, 16-23 · Lev 19:1-2, 9-18 · Ps 119:33-40 · Ps 71 · Ps 62

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Russell F. Anderson

... yours." This phrase found in verse 21 could be misconstrued by those who want to employ the gospel in the service of selfishness and greed. You've heard the slogans. God wants you to be wealthy. God wants you to be successful in attaining that which you desire. However, Paul is not speaking here about worldly success (wisdom), which he regards as futile. He is merely establishing that in Christ we have the key to the cosmos and all eternity. This is open to us not because of what we have made of our lives ...

678. Good Friday

John 18:1-11, Isaiah 52:13--53:12, Genesis 22:1-19, Hosea 6:1--7:16, Hebrews 10:1-18, Hebrews 4:14-5:10, John 19:17-27

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Russell F. Anderson

... substituted in its place. THEOLOGICAL REFLECTIONS Old Testament: Isaiah 52:13--53:12 (In the interpretations of this lesson, we will interpret the passage in a Christian sense, where Jesus is the servant of the Lord.) "Nothing in his appearance that we should desire him" (v. 2). Nowhere in the New Testament is there a description of the physical appearance of Jesus. There are probably two reasons for this. It is unimportant. Or, the Lord's appearance was not attractive or was, at best, average. Both factors ...

679. Lent 4

Matthew 20:20-28, Matthew 20:17-19, John 9:35-41, John 9:13-34, Romans 8:1-17, Ephesians 4:17--5:21, 1 Samuel 16:1-13, John 9:1-12

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Russell F. Anderson

... confess their sins and turn to the Lord for healing. "I will return again to my place until they admit their guilt" (5:15). We see this same principle played out in alcohol treatment. The alcoholic cannot be helped until he comes to the end of his rope, desires to turn from his destructive lifestyle and seeks help from on high. Epistle: Ephesians 5:(1-7) 8-14 Fruit of the light. In order for a tree or plant to produce fruit, there must be light. Paul relates that Christians are light and they are to produce ...

680. Proper 18

Romans 13:8-14, Romans 13:1-7, Ezekiel 33:1-20, Exodus 12:1-30, Matthew 18:15-20

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Russell F. Anderson

... . Sermon Angle: Paul says to owe no one anything except to love one another (v. 8). A week doesn't go by that I don't receive one or two applications for another credit card. There is intense pressure to spend beyond our means and to immediately gratify our desires. Our economy is hamstrung by a monstrous debt that threatens to bring us to our knees. The Gospel presents another way to live, free of debt. Christ has canceled the debt of our sins so that we might be free to live in love. Gospel: Matthew 18:15 ...

681. Proper 26

Joshua 3:7-17, Amos 5:18-27, Micah 3:1-12, Malachi 2:1-9, Matthew 23:1-39, 1 Thessalonians 2:1-16

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Russell F. Anderson

... honesty and transparency. A young believer in the Washington, D.C., area stated that they didn't want any "dog and pony show, no dancing girls gospel." What they want is unity, love, and acceptance. They desire more than honeyed words and glitzy packaging. They have been burned so often that they desire truthfulness over politeness. Though this generation is extremely hesitant to make commitments (the average age of first marriage has gone from 21 to 26 in the last four decades and continues to go up), they ...

682. Christmas 1

Galatians 3:26--4:7, Galatians 3:15-25, Colossians 3:1-17, Hebrews 2:5-18, Isaiah 61:1-11, Isaiah 63:7--64:12, Matthew 2:19-23, Matthew 2:13-18

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Russell F. Anderson

... 23). Gospel: John 1:1-18 The light of the Divine Logos becomes flesh, to bring life to those who dwell in the darkness of sin. All who receive him are given the power to become the children of God, who like the Christ are born not from human desire but through the will of God and by his grace. THEOLOGICAL REFLECTIONS Lesson 1: Isaiah 63:7-9 Count your blessings. The prophet exalts: "I will recount the gracious deeds of the Lord, the praiseworthy acts of the Lord ..." (v. 7). The old gospel song tells us to ...

683. I Am Coming Soon

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Ronald Lavin

... . His lumber business was quite demanding. He had not spent as much time with his wife and children as he had desired. In addition, Clyde's responsibilities as a church council member had increased considerably since the senior pastor had resigned to move to ... called Jim at home. "That sermon really helped me," he said. "So did our talk last Tuesday night. I'm still hurting from Ida Mae's desire to divorce me, but I don't feel as much alone as I did." When Pastor Jim met with Clyde and Ida Mae at their house ...

684. Paul, The Great Missionary

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Jerry Eckert

... : "I know that by means of your prayers and the help which comes from the Spirit of Jesus Christ, I shall be set free. My deep desire and hope is that I shall be full of courage, so that with my whole being I shall bring honor to Christ, whether I live or ... thoughts, sharing the same love, and being one in soul and body. Don't do anything from selfish ambition, or from a cheap desire to boast; but be humble toward each other, never thinking you are better than others. And look out for each other's interests ...

685. Religious Load-Management

Deuteronomy 18:14-22

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Harold Warlick

... it -- that is, one at a time. Push all the buttons at once and it freezes; it becomes catatonic. Its fuse blows. Even though all the vital signs look great, the big machine shuts down. We call it "being depressed."1 Indeed, as conflicts between desires and ambitions, powerful human urges and the prohibitions of society, and dreams and abilities tend to unhinge us and make us "go to pieces," some kind of predictability is needed. Load management is no less real and necessary in the field of religion. There ...

686. The Inspiring Power of the Cross

John 3:1-21

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Dennis Koch

... us the true pattern for life. Jesus lived and died to make it possible for us to achieve life through giving it away. This new life begins at the foot of the cross. Remind us to visit the foot of the cross each day and to leave our self-centered desires there. Enable us to let go of our desire for attention and grant us the courage to act upon your will, following the lead of our Servant King. In the Name of Jesus, we pray. Amen.

687. Paul, The Great Missionary

Philippians 1:1-11

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Jerry Eckert

688. First Sunday After Christmas

Luke 2:21-40

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RobertT D. Ingram

... this lesson. A middle-aged man is needed as Joseph and a teenage girl to be Mary. A baby is needed for Jesus. A man and a woman in their seventies or eighties are needed to portray Simeon and Anna. A narrator is needed to read the lesson. If desirable, Simeon could speak his own lines. Visuals Have an artist create two banners. One should show Simeon holding the Christ-child in his arms, and the other should show Anna. One of Anna's hands should point to the child in Simeon's arms, and her other hand should ...

689. Choosing Your Spirituality

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Charles R. Leary

... center, not personal and self-serving agendas. Question Two: Does this spirituality make me proud to be human? Many media personalities, claiming to be Christian, specialize in putting listeners on a guilt-trip for having human desires. They offer one option: repress your God-given natural desires, or let the Devil rule and take you to Hell. They have a proclivity for negatives, like disdain for the human body, suspicion of human sexuality, the belief that human beings are totally depraved, worth nothing ...

690. Jesus: The Ultimate Ordinary

John 18:28-40

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Thomas Peterson

... live out an orderly life as a normal routine or usual self-expression. The habits that regularly make up a stable life are followed as a matter of course. Some people jump from one lifestyle to another to “find themselves.” Now, to find oneself is desirable, but to try to do so sporadically and frenetically is to invite chaos into one’s life. To live out the normal order which maturity requires is to discover in the course of experience whether another order might be preferred. If so we move to that ...

691. We Haven’t Got To Them Yet

Mark 12:28-34

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Thomas Peterson

... your mind, heart, soul, and strength in him. Stop being preoccupied with your own petty purities and distillants. Keep the relationship first above all. Keep your heart and will on the primary concerns of life, God and the others whom he loves equally. Drop the desire for a self-graded performance, “How am I doing?” We know, for instance, that teachers are not perfect. We know they will never teach the children all there is to know in any one subject. But, we accept imperfections so long as the teachers ...

692. Read the Directions

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John R. Brokhoff

... hurt in an accident and who was fighting for his life in a hospital. This boy wanted to become a computer programmer like his dad, but now he was semiconscious, his legs broken, his jaws wired together. Thinking that a computer might increase the boy’s desire to live, the girl gave to him the computer which she had won. It was a superb act of generosity. Later, the manufacturer, hearing of this, gave her another computer and also one for her school. Left to ourselves, we might look away from human need ...

693. The Robe

John 6:25-59

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Robert Salzgeber

... become calcified over a period of many years, the people had become myopically stuck into thinking that God would never desire to be close to them. The tradition finally taught them to appease God through sacrifices, offerings and rituals. This was ... t eaten you right up! I know you have your problems, David, but you seem so able to handle them. You have a contentment that I desire. Do you think we could get together every week so that I could learn more about baptism and possibly put on one of those robes, ...

694. Solomon's Song Of Love

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Sue Anne Steffey Morrow

... wisdom, I line myself up with the scholars who place the Song of Solomon in another category altogether, a category of its own. The Song Of Solomon simply sings the song of love. It is a song sung to the goodness of all that is created, as something desirable, in and of itself, to the goodness of creation and human sexual love. Listen to parts of the poems, to the wonderful exchange, the metaphors, illusions, the coyness in the lover's voices: O that you might kiss me with the kisses of your mouth, for your ...

695. The Compassionate Highway

Mark 6:30-44

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Leonard H. Budd

... to reach out to him in spirit-touch. We still seek him that we might be forgiven for the sins we have done. In that forgiveness we can be healed. We seek him to confess the evil we have condoned. That confession, too, brings healing. We desire that the emotional burden we bear might be lifted from us - or shared. To share such a burden with Christ is to find healing. And, in his companionship, we can discover a wholeness that replaces the brokenness that is part of our life. Such discovery brings healing ...

696. Where The Lord Dwells

2 Samuel 7:1-17

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Charles Curley

... I move about among all the people." "I have been with you wherever you went." Then God told Nathan to say this third thing: "The Lord declares to you that the Lord will make you a house." David wanted to build a house for God, but God turned David's desire around and said, "No - you can't build a house for me, but I'm going to give you a house - the only kind of house anyone really needs." Then, in a play on the word, God gave David a "house:" his children, family, descendants; and, by extension, his tribe ...

697. Where's The Treasure?

Luke 1:5-25, Luke 1:26-38

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Thomas Long

... with its power, must first be planted in those weak and helpless places which yearn for it the most, hunger for it most deeply, and thus can believe and cherish it most fully. There is a scene in Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire when Blanche, an unlovely person desperately seeking love, meets Mitch, a man who is grossly overweight, who is embarrassed that he perspires profusely, and who, like Blanche, is frantically lonely. It is not their strength, but their mutual weakness, which brings them ...

698. Advent 2

2 Peter 3:1-18, Isaiah 40:1-31, Mark 1:1-8

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Russell F. Anderson

... comes as a mighty king who will rule his people in justice. At the same time, he is a loving shepherd, caring for his wounded sheep. The Old Testament held up the ideal of the king of Israel as a shepherd. In so doing the emphasis shifts from the desires of the king to the needs of the people. The Gospel Lesson from Mark 1 has John the Baptist pointing to this ruler who was mightier than himself. COMMENTARY Old Testament: Isaiah 40:1-11 This passage commences the second major division of the book of Isaiah ...

699. Proper 19

James 3:1-12, Proverbs 1:20-33, Mark 8:31--9:1, Mark 8:27-30

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Russell F. Anderson

... prove to be very wise. The fool refuses to listen (v. 24). Why does the fool refuse to listen? He thinks that he knows better than anyone else what is good. The fool turns his back on the voice of experience and knowledge because it goes against his desires. Eating spoiled fruit (v. 31). Wisdom teaches that the foolish will eat the fruit of their folly, rotten fruit that will poison the whole body. "Therefore, they shall eat the fruit of their way." Lesson 2: James 3:1-12 We all make mistakes (v. 2). How ...

700. Proper 25

Hebrews 7:11-28, Job 42:7-17, Job 42:1-6, Mark 10:46-52

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Russell F. Anderson

... myself and repent in dust and ashes" (v. 6). In a sense, Job is confessing that he has "I" trouble. He was so focused on himself and his own suffering that he viewed God in a distorted light. In over his head (v. 3). Job realizes that his desire to engage in philosophical discourse over his misfortunes put him in very deep water, far from shore. He was in over his head. "Therefore, I have uttered what I did not understand." Too many people permit their mouths to get ahead of their minds as they speak on ...

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