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951. Who Gets the Credit?

John 3:30

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C.S. Kirkendall, Jr

... gravity in the 1600s, which revolutionized astronomical studies. But few know that if it weren't for Edmund Halley, the world might never have learned from Newton. It was Halley who challenged Newton to think through his original notions. Halley corrected Newton's mathematical errors and prepared geometrical figures to support his discoveries. Halley coaxed the hesitant Newton to write his great work, Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy. Halley edited and supervised the publication, and actually ...

952. How Can I Keep From Singing?

Mark 1:40-45

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... , scholar, shepherd of the First Great Awakening, Princeton president Jonathan Edwards should be remembered for more than a sermon about sinners dangling over the flames of hell (“Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”). Edwards conceived a theological notion he called “remanations” — the human response to an encounter with a divine “emanation,” the presence of the divine in our midst. According to Edwards, when a human encounters the emanation of the divine, the human spirit responds with its ...

953. The Simplex Faith of 3:16

John 3:1-21

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... death once and for all. But for first-century listeners, the divinely mandated restorative powers of a snake on a stick was far more comprehensible. For those listeners John 3:16 is full of unfamiliar ideas. A Jewish audience would feel comfortable with the notion that as God’s chosen people they were recipients of God’s love. But the assertion that God extended this divine love to “the world” or “the cosmos” in its entirety was strange and even unseemly. Indeed, the rest of the world was viewed ...

954. John 3:14-21

John 3:1-21

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

955. Mark 16:1-8

Mark 16:1-20

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... who they have come “looking for” Jesus of Nazareth, the one who was “crucified.” But what the women are “looking for,” a dead body to anoint, a last ritual to show their respect and mourning for their crucified master, is a wrong-headed notion. The angel denies that their early morning visit to the tomb is some sad closing chapter for a lost life. It is instead the first experience of a new miraculous reality: “He has been raised; he is not here.” The angel’s pronouncement indicates ...

956. Be Hatched or Go Bad

Mark 16:1-8

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

957. John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15

John 16:5-16

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... , or interpretations of Torah in which the world has put its faith, will be revealed by the Paraclete to be as false as the worlds of “the ruler of this world.” The wrong‑headedness of the world is boiled down to one great error — all the notions of sin, righteousness, and judgment ‑‑ fail “because they do not believe in me” (v.9). Faith in the glorified Christ, the one who has gone to the Father, is the work and witness of this Paraclete presence. That this new Age of the Paraclete is not ...

958. God’s Two Hands

John 16:5-16

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

959. Romans 8:12-17

Romans 8:1-17

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... ” the term is followed by the Greek “the Father” (“pater”) which is definitely NOT a diminutive address. Jesus’ address, and Paul’s reference here to it, points up a deep familial connection. But it does not suggest any diminutive, childish notion. The “Abba, Father” title incorporates into it the elements of intimate-distance, of close-knit kinship and respected reverence. It is a term a grown adult would use to address a parent or respected elder, not an uninformed, infantile expression ...

960. Don’t Be Childish, Do Be Child-like

Romans 8:1-17

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

961. No Pleasing Some People

John 12:1-8

Sermon

Frank Ramirez

... son clunks him over the head and throws him in. Jesus is not dead yet. But there are some who want to clunk him over the head and speed up the process. What are they thinking? Jesus just raised Lazarus from the dead. He doesn't fit their preconceived notions of what a prophet ought to be, where he ought to come from, and what hoops he should have jumped through. He is not one of them! So what is Mary really doing? She is giving him flowers before he dies. Think of the funerals you've been to ...

962. Where Would You Go to Meet Jesus?

Luke 15:1-10

Sermon

... instead of on what color carpet we should put in the guild room? Our bishop recently encouraged us to imagine the church and the world switching places. He wanted us to picture our churches being in the world and the world being in our churches. I found that notion intriguing even if I don't exactly know how far to stretch the image. But then it's not unlike how we understand the ministry of the deacon as a person who stands at the door of the church and, turning toward us shows us the world, and turning ...

963. James 3:13-4:3, 7-8a

James 3:13-18

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... -proclamation James asserts that those with genuine wisdom will be revealed by their “good life,” by a daily expression of good works and obedience to God, and by an attitude of “prautes” “gentleness” or “humility” or meekness. The notion that humility or gentleness was a positive virtue set the first-century Christian community firmly apart from the Greco-Roman culture. There humility smacked of subservience and weakness. But Christians were called to celebrate a humble spirit, imitating ...

964. The Problem with ‘Hail Mary’ Moments

James 3:13-18

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

965. The Great Sacrifice of Love

Luke 9:18-27, 1 Corinthians 15:1-11

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... believed this was his mission as partial payment for the sacrifice Christ endured for him. He confesses that he was unfit to be chosen, let alone to be called an apostle, as his former life as a zealous persecutor of the "new way" was antithetical to the notion of Jesus and his message. Thus, he concludes, "But by the grace of God I am what I am" (v. 10). Paul's conversion and his commission came in response to God who first loved him. Realizing, as we have stated in earlier weeks, that responsibility and ...

966. Killing What Is Already Dead

Colossians 3:1-11

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Charles L. Aaron

... husband in the pastor's office wants to live, but old habits die hard. It's hard to change. Even with the best of motivation and the best of intentions, our worst selves clutch onto us, refusing to let go. We can get our heads around the notion of one person trying to quit a bad habit, trying to become a stronger, healthier person. The book of Colossians won't let us stop with just that, however. For the author of Colossians, our attempts to become better people have to fit into the big picture. Colossians ...

967. The Radiant Life

Exodus 34:29-35

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Derl G. Keefer

... God. Not only holy, but holy, holy holy...." - Revelation 4:8[3] When we come to worship our God, we come to consider who he is through his ... * holy power - Edmund Steimle said, "Do you really want to see divine power at work? Then discard your human notions of power and look at the way Christ lived and died."[4] * holy wealth - he owns everything! * holy wisdom - nothing is hidden from God. He is the all-wise, all-knowing God. * holy love - who else would send their one and only son to take on the sin ...

968. Give It Up

Romans 9:30--10:21

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... , greasy fried foods. Giving up meat. Giving up carbs. Giving up sweets. Giving up drinking, smoking, swearing, or some other “vice.” Lent is about giving up things. “Giving up” something for Lent may strike us as a rather old-fashioned notion. But it is exactly half of what Paul was preaching about in today’s epistle text. Confessing Christ, making a public exclamation and confirmation of faith, is a physical action. Confessing Christ means being baptized. Confessing Christ means welcoming and ...

969. John 5:1-9

John 5:1-15

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... . John now ominously notes, “That day was a Sabbath” (v.9). Sabbath observances included refraining from one’s usual work. But by the time John’s gospel was written, Pharisaic Judaism had begun to delineate a much more extensive notion of what constituted “work” and thus what must be avoided during the Sabbath. In John’s post-Temple, later first-century community, the structures and strictures protecting the sanctity of the Sabbath were being increasing strengthened. The physical destructions ...

970. Can you Hear “The Voice?”

John 5:1-15

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

971. What the Trinity Does

Romans 5:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... the Dell Photo All-In-ONE Printer. It will make copies of your photos, print, fax, scan and photocopy your documents with up to a 50-page auto feeder. Dr. Pavelko asks, “With all of these multi-tasking devices, why do we have such difficulty accepting the notion that one God can exist as three persons?” (2) Good question. Why as human beings, whose finest minds still can’t cure the common cold, do we think we will ever have the ability to understand the workings of God, who is so far greater than we ...

972. Between a Rock and a Hard Rock Thrower

Galatians 1:11-24

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... to bring the word of God’s Messiah, Jesus the Christ, to those who were observant Jews. Paul, a highly educated, sophisticated, Torah-steeped observer, was chosen by God to bring the redemptive person of Jesus to the Gentiles, to pagans, to people who had no notion of One God, to those who had no understanding of the laws that had governed the behavior of Israel for hundreds of years. Really it was like a track coach choosing a hockey player to give tips on running a 5000, or a baseball manager choosing ...

973. Won't You Be My Neighbor?

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... �nomikos”) stands up in their midst. What is more, this interloper is defined as being present specifically to “test” (“ekpeirazo”) Jesus, not because he was genuinely seeking to hear about the kingdom. The lawyer’s initial question is unusual, since the notion of inheriting “eternal life” is not found in the Torah. In Mark (12:28-34) and Matthew (22:34-40) a similar inquiry by a scribe specifically asks Jesus what is the greatest commandment — which is where Jesus’ response here in Luke ...

974. Luke 10:25-37

Luke 10:25-37

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

975. The Two Ultimate Questions of Life

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... alone that affects us in heart, soul, strength and mind. Love demands our all our emotions as well as our reason. To love is to live. To love God is the beginning of life. But what does it mean to love God? There has been an erroneous notion in the Christian community that the Jews feared God but that Christians love him. Such a statement is far too simplistic. That lawyer who confronted Jesus and quoted the great commandment was quoting from the Hebrew Bible, which we call the Old Testament. We dare not ...

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