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701. The Sin of Being Less

Colossians 3:1-14

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... , the chances are it is your own doing. According to the proclamation of the Resurrection, there is not only a new heaven, there is also a new humanity. These are outrageous claims for the power that is available now. The Resurrection not only changed the heavens by Jesus' ascension, the Resurrection can change you. That is the boldest claim of the Gospel. "If you have been raised with Christ, there is a new creation." You are a new creation. "The old has passed away, behold, the new has come." Resurrection ...

702. Advent 1

Isaiah 2:1-5, Matthew 24:36-44, Romans 13:8-14

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John R. Brokhoff

... (vv. 36, 39, 42, 43). In this short pericope, "know" is mentioned four times. When it comes to the day and hour of Christ's return, we do not know. Even though the angels and Jesus do not know the time, some groups claim they know when the world will end. In the 1960s the Jehovah's Witnesses claimed the Parousia would be in 1975. Later they changed it to October 2, 1984. Because we do not know, we are to be alert and ready for Christ's return whether it be tomorrow or in the distant future. 2. One (vv. 40 ...

703. Transfiguration

Exodus 24:1-18, Matthew 17:1-13, 2 Peter 1:12-21

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John R. Brokhoff

... Peter 1:16-21 Credibility of the Transfiguration. Is the Transfiguration a legend of the early church or an historical reality? This account in 2 Peter assures us that it can be accepted as hard fact, the witness of eyewitnesses. The problem lies in the exegesis which claims that 2 Peter was probably the last book of the New Testament to be written and this was not written by Peter. Can we believe one who says he was an eyewitness when he was not? If the writer received the witness from Peter, could he not ...

704. Easter 4

John 10:1-21, Acts 6:1-7, Acts 7:54--8:1a, 1 Peter 2:13-25

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John R. Brokhoff

... , but absorbs the suffering; (2) Jesus' suffering was redemptive. Because of this, straying sheep come back to their Shepherd. Gospel: John 10:1-10 Jesus is the shepherd and door of the sheep. Today's Gospel consists of two parables (vv. 1-6 and 7-10). Jesus claims to be both the true shepherd and door of the sheep. As the true shepherd, he comes through the gate for his sheep while a false shepherd uses an illegitimate way to steal the sheep. As a true shepherd, Jesus is recognized and the sheep follow him ...

705. Proper 25

Deuteronomy 34:1-12, 1 Thessalonians 2:1-16, Matthew 22:34-40, Matthew 22:41-46, 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10

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John R. Brokhoff

... . The law came through Moses, but grace came through Jesus. Lesson 2: 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8 (C, E) 1. Vain (v. 1). Preaching can be foolishness. There are times when preaching seems to be in vain. Nothing happens and no decisions are made after a sermon. Paul claims that his preaching at Thessalonica was not in vain. Proof of that was in the lives of the people who accepted the gospel. 2. Please (v. 4). We aim to please, but who? Are preachers to please the people by telling them what they want to hear, by ...

706. Lessons for Year A Proper 27

Joshua 24:1-3a, 14-25, 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, Matthew 25:1-13

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John R. Brokhoff

... : Matthew 25:1-13 1. Wise Women (25:1-13). Need: Christians are familiar with the three Wise Men, but how many know about the five Wise Women? According to the parable half of us are foolish when it comes to the Parousia. Our foolishness is expressed in claiming to know the day and hour of Jesus' return, in withdrawing from the world to await the Parousia, and in ignoring the possibility of Jesus' Second Coming in our time. In the parable we have a model for wise men and women. Outline: To be wise like the ...

707. Proper 28

Judges 4:1-24, Matthew 25:14-30, Zephaniah 1:4-13, Zephaniah 1:14--2:3

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John R. Brokhoff

... end is promised and it will come, unless.... Or, is it too late? Epistle: 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 1. Surprise (v. 4). Paul claims that the sudden return of Christ should not be a surprise for Christians. For the rest of the world, the end will be a surprise ... ? 3. Too Small To Matter (25:22-30)? Need: We have a tendency to despise the day of small beginnings, and the little we have. We claim that we have no gift, that we have no talent. As a result, we fail to use and develop what little God may have given us ...

708. Rejoicing in Reality

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

Susan R. Andrews

... spoken through the ministries of our lives. It was a grace moment - God breaking into the narrowness of our human experience and blessing us with lavish love. Today's Gospel Lesson is one of the grace moments in scripture, stirring us, stinging us, clearly and cleanly claiming us. But it is rarely heard that way. Instead we hear it as a list of shoulds and oughts - calling us to a kind of life we are not able or willing to live. After all, who willingly wants to be poor, meek, mournful, persecuted? As much ...

709. Enduring the Trials of Faith

John 20:19-31

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... get through the dark tunnels of life to find the light on the other side. All of us experience trials of faith - how do we fare? Our faith is tried through sickness or death. Do we continually ask why - why my relative or friend is sick, why God chose to claim a member of my family? Or, do we seek ways from which we can draw renewed and strengthened faith from the trial we must endure. Faith can be tried through the pain of unemployment. If we lose our job or cannot find work does it destroy our faith? Do ...

710. Defeat Transformed into Victory

John 20:19-23

Sermon

Richard Gribble

711. Let Familiarity Breed Contentment

Hebrews 13:1-25

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... to your marriage vows, eschew the love of money, respect and honor leaders. But read them with fresh eyes. See them as the radical, redeeming message they still offer. Do you have mutual love? Can you look across this sanctuary this morning and claim love for each and every obstinate, small-minded, too liberal, too conservative, out-to-lunch member of your congregation? Do you offer hospitality? Not just coffee in the fellowship hall after services. We're talking about an open-door policy to friends and ...

712. Living in the Red

Galatians 6:11-18

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... and the flood. But he clung to the tree and was redeemed by the blood. On a Hill Too Far Away, Stood an Old Rugged Cross. The only way we can be in the red and live beyond our means is because . . . whatever the Father has promised, we can claim it now. William J. Wyne tells the story "of three little girls who are enjoying an evening of play. They started playing the game of counting their money; the object was to see who had the most, and the winner would be crowned queen for the day. The first little ...

713. Christmas 2

Psalm 147:1-20, Jeremiah 30:1--31:40, Ephesians 1:1-14, John 1:1-18

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Marion L. Soards, Thomas B. Dozeman, Kendall McCabe

... interrupt the poetry and move the mind of the reader into the recent past world of Palestine, mentioning John the Baptist and his limited role as prophetic witness to the coming Light (perhaps articulating a polemic against followers of the Baptist who made Messianic claims about him). The Word comes into the world as a past event, and is rejected by "his own people" (perhaps a reference to non-Christian Jews, but since the Word made all humans, the phrase may be a broader reference).The lines speak finally ...

714. Easter 2

John 20:24-31, John 20:19-23, 1 Peter 1:1-12, Acts 2:14-41, Psalm 16:1-11

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Marion L. Soards, Thomas B. Dozeman, Kendall McCabe

... hands of those outside the law. But God raised him up. . . . " Having given the christological teaching, or made the christological claims, Luke has Peter give scriptural proof of the christological kerygma in vv. 25-36. The basic scriptural proof comes from ... between the Christology and the events at hand on Pentecost. For preaching one may do well to focus on the christological claims of the text rather than attempt to recover the faded dynamics of the arguments from scripture. The logic of the associations ...

715. Proper 18

Psalm 149:1-9, Romans 13:8-14, Matthew 18:15-20, Exodus 12:1-30

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Marion L. Soards, Thomas B. Dozeman, Kendall McCabe

... of the firstborn will we know who are the people of God—namely, those whose firstborn have survived because they participated in the atoning ritual. The story of Passover goes against our modern sensibilities. Although the universal claims of salvation are more popular than ever in the contemporary Church, we frequently root such claims in the belief that Christianity is a better way, and we look in advance at our own cultural (even genetic) setting as proof. The story of Passover argues for the universal ...

716. Changed Lives: Lazarus

John 11:1-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... from dying?” Jesus, once more deeply moved, came to the tomb. It was a cave with a stone laid across the entrance. “Take away the stone,” he said. Another powerful sentence. “Take away the stone.” Kendall Link, a pastor who frequently preaches at a county jail, claims that the most effective Bible passage he preaches on is the story of Jesus raising Lazarus from the grave. He says the prisoners find hope in “the idea that you don’t have to stay the way you are, the idea that the stone will be ...

717. The Bloodline of Christ

John 20:19-23

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... our participation in the meaning of the Christ Event is of Ultimate Significance and thus stretches beyond the finite limits of human existence while wholly participation in that finitude. “The core of the good news of Jesus Christ as being the claim that Christ IS risen, not the claim that Christ WAS risen . . .” The Miracle of Christianity “Why are you looking in the place of the dead for someone who is alive? Jesus isn’t here! He has been raised from death.” –Luke 24:5-6 Back in February of ...

718. Living as Orphans

John 14:15-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... it down, they did something quite bizarre. They HID from the helicopter that had been sent out to find them. Why? They hid because they were embarrassed by the obvious trouble they were causing and they were convinced they could walk back to their campsite, claiming they had not been lost at all. Some of the women in the congregation are thinking “typical males.” But this was no joke. That tragic decision had cost one of these men his life. (1) They hid because they were embarrassed. Sort of like Adam ...

719. I Will Remember No More

Matthew 9:9-13,18-26; Hebrews 10:17

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Billy D. Strayhorn

The evangelist, Luis Palau, met Maria Benitez-Perez. Maria had made an appointment under false pretenses. She claimed that she wanted to interview for a job. But as soon as she entered his office, Maria made her intent clear. She was the ... to decide about Jesus. Either He is or He isn't what He says He is. He either does or doesn't do what He claims He claims He can do. If He IS and DOES, then what's the hold up. Why are you still doubting? And if He isn't and doesn't, then why are you still listening?

720. The Agony of Defeat

2 Samuel 11-12, 1 Kings 15:5

Sermon

James Merritt

... sinner who jumps into sin. The government calculates economically what is called a misery index which is determined by adding together the unemployment rate and the inflation rate, and the higher that rate the more miserable people are. There are a lot of people who claim to be Christians, and they are living in sin. But their misery index is not high at all. When you confront them with their sin, they just say something like this: "Well, I've been saved, I'm just backslidden." My friend, if you are living ...

721. Dirty Dreams and Slick Schemers

Jude 1:8-11

Sermon

James Merritt

... they would usually get into sensuous sexual sin. The apostate is far more wicked than just an unbeliever. There are many unbelievers who may be outwardly moral and good. But the apostate will so often defile the flesh. Now the reason why the apostate can claim to know God, and yet live such a godless lifestyle, is because he commits soul-suicide; he kills his conscience. The word reverence comes from the Latin word revereri, which is a compound word re which means "again" and vereri which means "to feel all ...

722. Going For the Gold

Joshua 1:1-9

Sermon

James Merritt

... he tells him to go "to the land which I am giving to them." In other words, he tells Joshua to cross the land, to claim the land, and to conquer the land. Now from Joshua there is no debate, and there is no discussion. Unlike his predecessor, Moses, who tried ... is supposed to be, walking on conquered ground. They were going to be walking over land that was already theirs. All they had to do was claim it and conquer it. How many of you have a Bible? (Jn. 3) Do you believe I am a man of God? Do you believe ...

723. Are You Going to Fish or Cut Bait?

Mark 1:16-18

Sermon

James Merritt

... way, I believe Dr. R. G. Lee was right who said, "The greatest sit-down strike in the world is in our churches, where those who claim to be saved have never become fishers of men." We're going to do all that we can in this church to educate you to share ... hurt some were when one day a person suggested that those who don't catch fish were really not fishermen no matter how much they claimed to be. Yet it did sound correct. Is a person a fisherman if year after year he never catches a fish? Is one following if ...

724. Building Your Home on the Rock

Matthew 7:24-27

Sermon

James Merritt

... may say you are a person of real faith, but I just want to remind you of something else James said: "Faith without works is dead." (James 2:26) I never cease to get both amazed and a little bit aggravated at these people who claim to receive Christ, they claim to be saved, they claim to have placed their faith in Him. But then you mention getting into a pool of water for ten seconds and getting their hair wet, they buck you like a wild bronco. Do you know what is wrong with their faith? It's dead. Because ...

725. What to Remember When You're Having a Bad Hair Day

Romans 8:28

Sermon

James Merritt

... Jesus looks like. We don't know exactly when He is coming back. As a matter of fact, we don't even know what is going to happen in the next five minutes. It is dishonest to claim you don't know what you do know. It is foolish to claim that you do know what you don't know. But no one should hesitate to claim to know what they do know, and this is one thing you can know. You may not always like what God is doing in your life, and you may not always understand what God is doing ...

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