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826. Christmas 2

Jn 1:1-18 · Mt 2:13-15, 19-23 · Jer 31:7-14 · Eph 1:3-19 · Ps 147

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John R. Brokhoff

... . Sirach tells us that this Word is the wisdom of God. Wisdom is portrayed as a female. This should set well with today's feminists. In this sermon we face at least two opportunities - (1) to explain the nature of wisdom. She is not knowledge, nor education, nor technical skills, but is of God. (2) to show that this wisdom of God was enfleshed in the Christ. Outline: Your questions about wisdom are answered - a. Who is this woman? 1. A lady of wisdom - v. 1. 2. The Word of God - v. 2. 3. Eternal - v. 9. b ...

827. Call Waiting

John 1:29-42

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Susan R. Andrews

... of college I didn't have a clue what I was going to do when I grew up. My goal when I started college was to be a career diplomat, serving in some exotic place in the world. But I quickly discovered that I am anything but diplomatic - and my skill with foreign languages is nil. As for getting married and having a family, well, there were no prospects on the horizon. And so I panicked. What was I going to do with my life, and more concretely, how was I going to pay off my college loans? It was at ...

828. Kairos Commitments

Matthew 4:18-22, Matthew 4:12-17

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Susan R. Andrews

... established suburban outreach projects, these folks created ten new hands-on mission opportunities for people to bring about the kingdom of God in the city - through tutoring, through care for the elderly, through a Saturday morning enrichment program for children, through office skills training. Those who responded at that moment had to give up precious time and some sense of physical security in order to venture into the bowels of the city. But for them, at that particular point in their lives, the call ...

829. Jesus Breaks Our Chains

John 11:1-45

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Richard Gribble

... chained, trapped; he was unable to release himself. This all changed one night in 1748. That evening, while at sea, Newton's slave ship was caught in a vicious storm. Waves crashed over the bow and the ship was tossed about like a toy. Through the skill of the captain and his crew, the ship and all personnel were saved. The experience, however, changed Newton forever. He felt the chains that held him bound begin to weaken. It took seven more years, but finally, in 1755, John Newton gave up the slave trade ...

830. God Never Gives Up on Anyone

John 14:15-21

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Richard Gribble

... contemporary example of God's pursuit of our soul's is found in the life of the famous British poet Francis Thompson. Thompson was a drug addict on the streets of London, but a man with great talent as a poet. Who would ever discover the skill he possessed? It was only through the pursuit of God that he was able to have his ability discovered by the proper people, leading him to clean up his life and make his significant contribution to the world of literature. Francis Thompson wrote from his own experience ...

831. God, The Venture Capitalist?

Matthew 25:14-30

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Stephen M. Crotts

... . I was blind, but now I see" (John 9:25). Then there is human authority. How do I know man walked on the moon? Because summer of 1969 I was home from college and Walter Cronkite, television news anchor, with all his investigative reporting skills said so. "And that's the way it is, June 1969." Christianity appeals to several thousand years of authority in the pages of scripture (2 Timothy 3:16-17). A fourth means of gaining knowledge is revelation. It is sometimes called conscience or intuition. Revelation ...

832. The True Definition of a Sanctuary

Matthew 25:14-30

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Leonard Sweet

... of these servants. You say, how do we know this? The text specifically notes that the master gave "to each according to his ability" (verse 15). Two of the servants stepped up to the challenge, embraced the potential handed to them, and through skillful trading managed not just to do well, but to increase their master's initial investment by one hundred percent. The third servant had quite a different reaction to the unexpected opportunity offered by his master. This third servant did the safe thing with ...

833. Gross Personality Disorder

Romans 12:9-21

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Leonard Sweet

... You just know you smell bad. [Here's one way you could bring GPD home to your congregation . . . if the context is right.] Brought up in mall-culture, we all have finely attuned parking space censors. Getting a space close to the door, getting a favorite space is a skill we've well-honed. But on Sunday morning in the church parking lot, Christians who outdo each other in honor park in the distant corners, out in the back forty, or even leave the car at home and car pool it in order to keep the prime parking ...

834. Celebrity Culture

Psalm 95:1-11

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Leonard Sweet

... . Oh, and by the way, besides all that, they earn a merit badge. A merit badge for starring in your own rock video? Apparently the 21st century Girl Scouts organization recognizes that being able to cast oneself as a celebrity is a necessary skill youngsters must develop in order to grow into responsible citizens of the future. Does anyone doubt we're living in a celebrity-obsessed culture? We hunger after the images, the words, and the stories about anyone who has even fleetingly gained celebrity status ...

835. How to Beat the Devil

Matthew 4:1-11

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Leonard Sweet

... points, you still have a chance. That's why the most nail-biting, hair-raising, ulcer-ating, blood-pressuring moments in sports are in the last 10 seconds of neck-and-neck basketball games. In the last few seconds of a one-point game the test becomes not of skill, or style, or strength. No: at that crunch point everything comes down to timing. How long to hold onto the ball before the buzzer; how many times to pass the ball; how to work for what shot; how to keep the ball away from the other team. Ideally ...

836. What God Requires of Us

Micah 6:1-8

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Leonard Sweet

... the road and some other driver crowded too close, pulled out too soon, parked too crooked, or drove too slow or fast to suit you? Isn't our first response to mutter about what a crummy driver that other person is? In other words, we instantly elevate our own driving skills to some higher, less flawed plateau. Or take some other examples: if the house is a mess, it's the kid's fault; if our taxes aren't done, it's the government's fault; if our weight is too great it's McDonald's fault. Time to sue. Except ...

837. God's Resolutions

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

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Leonard Sweet

... . Resolutions only succeed in casting a grey pall over the brand new year. Midnight strikes and we vow to lose twenty pounds; midnight strikes and we vow to rise an hour earlier in order to exercise; midnight strikes and we vow to master some new work-skill. Facing into a brand New Year, we promise ourselves we will give up chocolate, or TV, or fats, or carbs - then suddenly realize a whole year of doing without stretches out ahead of us. Our resolutions seem always to tend towards pushing the limits of our ...

838. Keep on Praying

Luke 18:1-8

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Leonard Sweet

... sway this judge to her side, convincing him to give her a favorable ruling. But this widow does have persistence. This widow knows the power of persistence. It seems to be the only power she possesses. And she wields this power with unfailing tenacity and skill. Her legal opponent, from whom she seeks a judgment, is apparently made of sterner stuff than the judge she chooses as the focus of her attention. The weakness of this judge must have been well-known. At least his mindset was evident enough to this ...

839. Soul Deep Not Skin Deep

Luke 16:1-15

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Leonard Sweet

... we worship in our cultural celebrities. "Life Is What You Make It" is the newest advertising slogan of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. What the slogan really suggests is your life can only be as good as your plastic surgeon makes you look. The skills of the surgeon will give your life its worth. The statistics from 2002 report a 228% increase in cosmetic surgery between 1997 and 2002. In 2002 over one and a half million patients got cosmetic Botox injections, and the numbers rose even higher in ...

840. Four Cornerstones

Ephesians 2:11-22

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Leonard Sweet

... court members in order to be selected as the location for a new cathedral was serious and often high-intrigue business. A new cathedral took decades, even lifetimes, to build. Generations would be assured steady work, both for skilled craftsmen (stone masons, architects, glass blowers, carvers, carpenters, etc.) and common laborers. To feed, cloth, entertain, and house this permanent population of workers, a merchant class, an agricultural base, and a steady supply of servants were necessary. The economic ...

841. Let Familiarity Breed Contentment

Hebrews 13:1-25

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Leonard Sweet

... mundane and matter-of-fact are nothing short of miraculous wonders to the fascinated, frenetic puppy trying to take it all in. No wonder the whole notion of heel seems ridiculous and unmerited at that moment. Seeing the world through fresh eyes is both a skill that must be practiced, and an art that must be felt. Becoming like a child takes intentionality and spontaneity, wonderment and wisdom. When we keep our eyes down – making sure we don't stumble over any impediment that might slow us down; when we ...

842. Obstacles as Popsicles

Exodus 1:1-22

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Leonard Sweet

... had researched the princess' bathing habits or coached her daughter's reactions and suggestions, in her heart she must still have feared that rejection, betrayal, and death would be the result of her traitorous behavior. In the end Moses' mother couldn't rely on her weaving skills, the strength of the bulrushes, the pity and compassion of the Egyptian princess. In the end all she could do was to rely on God. God's care. God's providence. God's love. 2) There's always somebody who sees better than you do the ...

843. Someone to Watch over Me

Luke 15:11-32

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Leonard Sweet

Anybody here remember how much you always wanted your parents to watch you when you were little? Go back in time. Remember swimming at the local pool as a child? No matter how poor or perfect your swimming skills, you always kept on eye on Mom or Dad so you could catch their attention. Whether you were diving, dog paddling, or just hanging on the edge practice-kicking, your refrain was a constant "Watch this!" "Watch this!" "Watch me!" "Watch me again!!!" All of us were anxious to gain ...

844. Straw Polls and Soul Quakes

1 Corinthians 12:12-31

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Leonard Sweet

... I'll tell on you. So no one tells. Everyone lives and lets live. The Madness of small town life is a portent of the future, where there will no secrets about anything. On top of being able to keep secrets, small towns require profound diplomacy skills. In a small town, everybody's business is everyone's business. There's no such thing as a stranger among locals. Like a lot of rural communities, where we live (San Juan County, Washington State) has only one weekly newspaper. All that paper does is summarize ...

845. The Shadow

Genesis 3:1-24

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Leonard Sweet

... text we have the classic tale of darkness exposed to the wrong party. The serpent lives up to his world-class reputation as the shrewdest, most cunning, and craftiest of all God's creatures. His quick insight into man's essential nature and his skillful dialoguing with the woman should make this creature the envy of every psychotherapist. But the serpent's agenda is deceit and despair. After drawing the woman into conversation, she reveals the reason for not eating the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of ...

846. You've Got Mail!

John 10:22-42

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Leonard Sweet

... , the sound of sighs and laughter. Bringing a long-distance voice up so close that it whispers in your ear is the gift of technology. Recognizing a disembodied voice as it drifts through our cell phone or computer is a well-developed skill of postmoderns. AOL hosted an interesting contest. The usually anonymous voice that proclaims "You've Got Mail" has been replaced by a selection of twelve different celebrities quoting those ubiquitous words. How many of those twelve voices can you identify correctly? How ...

847. The Golden Bull or the Old Rugged Cross?

Acts 16:16-40

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Leonard Sweet

... American Dream. We are all familiar with some of the most recent, and most crass expressions of the "American Dream." · "Who wants to be a millionaire?"-Everyone obviously. · "You are the weakest link" -Why? Because you fail to win the big cash prize. · "Survivor"-where skills are honed and hardships endured all for a long distance run for the money. In today's Acts text it is easy to look back at the behavior of the slave-girl's owners and rail at them for their selfishness, for their fixation on lost ...

848. Inward, Upward, Outward

Romans 9:30--10:21

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Leonard Sweet

... not an engineer and I have no concept of what such a task would entail. I may be tempted to fudge figures on my endless and convoluted income tax forms. The ability to drop a zero or "forget" to add up a column is entirely within my puny math skills. I'm not tempted to take advantage of insider-trading information to pump up my stock portfolio first because I don't know anyone who could give me any inside-information and second because I don't have a stock portfolio. For most of us, the temptations we face ...

849. Are You a Leg-Grabbing Christian?

Matthew 6:25-34

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Leonard Sweet

On Thursday you will join millions of families and gather around a heavily-laden table to celebrate Thanksgiving. The centerpiece of that table, in most cases, will be a large, golden-roasted turkey. Although it takes the skills of a gifted surgeon to dissect most of the big bird, there is one easily accessible portion (and the one that is often grabbed up first): the leg. Those big, juicy, easy-to-pull-off turkey legs are especially tantalizing to kids. After all, the leg comes with its own ...

850. The Longest Distance in the Universe

Mark 10:35-45

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Leonard Sweet

... hand of the Messiah himself? Jesus' rebuttal to the brothers is not so much "You asked for the wrong thing" as "You used the wrong yardstick" or "You've got the wrong parameters." The role of disciple doesn't require an agile, always alert mind, skillfully discerning the best and quickest way to glory. And contrary to many make-'em-feel-bad-to-feel-good evangelistic techniques, neither does discipleship require a broken, bleeding, guilty heart. Heart-felt faith in and of itself is not the mark of genuine ...

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