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76. Obedience

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Mark J. Molldrem

... But Jesus said that if he wanted he could have called to his Heavenly Father for twelve legions of angels to come and deliver him. He did not. He was obedient. In the trials that followed throughout the night on into the early morning, Jesus had opportunity to renounce his mission and do obeisance to Caesar. That would have put an end to it. "Not guilty." He would have been set free as a loyal citizen of Rome. He did not. He was obedient. On the cross he could have given up in despair, cursed his tormentors ...

77. A Scholar · Nicodemus

John 3:1-21

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Gordon Pratt Baker

... ' official role, took no small courage. Nicodemus was a Pharisee; (John 3:1) and, like all Pharisees, he had been steeped in an exclusive and Puritanical outlook on life. But not once in the course of their session together did Jesus call on him to renounce the harsh attitude and equally harsh actions of the body to which he belonged. The omission is highly suggestive in view of the Lord's scathing denunciations of the sect as a whole for its vicious and often fraudulent ways. (Matthew 23:13-36; Luke ...

78. Counting The Cost - Sacrifice

Luke 14:25-35

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Donald Dotterer

... gift of eternal life from his son Jesus Christ, then there are some things that we must do in order to gain these gifts. The life of faith is one that demands sacrifice and fairness toward others. The life of faith means that we must once and for all renounce the curse of selfishness in our lives. This is the way that God expects us to live in the new age that has been inaugurated by the life, death, and resurrection of his son Jesus Christ. A missionary by the name of Viv Grigg writes about his personal ...

79. Lent 1

Romans 9:30--10:21, Deuteronomy 26:1-15, Luke 4:1-13, Psalm 91:1-16

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George Bass

... shows that he was defeated, but that it was only a temporary defeat, "until an opportune time." He would have another "go at Jesus" when the time was right. Satan never gives up; he always comes back, just when we think we have defeated him, and tempts us to renounce God and serve him in another way. We can't defeat Satan by ourselves; it's as simple as that; even Jesus had to depend upon the Word of God to win a temporary defeat. In a sermon, "The Strengthening Angel," the late James S. Stewart said, "Thus ...

80. Lent 3

1 Corinthians 10:1-13, Exodus 3:1-22, Psalm 126:1-6, Psalm 103:1-22, Luke 13:1-9

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George Bass

... as dominica exorcismi - exorcism Sunday - when the lectionary and the church year were beginning to develop. It also had the title of renunciation Sunday (dominici abrenuntiationis), because it was the time that the initiation of the catechumens actually began; they were to renounce their old life and the ways of the world and turn toward the Lord in total trust and surrender. Time has taken away the original meanings and purposes of this Sunday, although preparation for the renewal of our baptism is a ...

81. Easter 4

John 10:22-42, Acts 13:13-52, Numbers 27:12-23, Revelation 7:9-17

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George Bass

... by the story of what happened on the second sabbath in Antioch of Pisidia; the Jews were jealous of the crowds of people who wanted to hear Paul and his friends preach the gospel, and, as happened over and over again on his missionary journey, they renounced him and attempted to contradict his message. But Paul spoke also to the Gentiles and assured them of God's love for them and they, for their part, rejoiced that Jesus Christ was their Lord and Savior, too. Numbers 27:12-23 (E - alternate first reading ...

82. Proper 12

Luke 11:1-13, Psalm 138:1-8, Genesis 18:16-33, 2 Kings 5:1-27, Colossians 2:6-23

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George Bass

... forgive as they have been forgiven. And so Jesus teaches them to pray, not only that they will be able to survive in the end times, but no doubt, that they might face and defeat the temptations in this life, especially in view of the pressure to renounce the Lord that they will face as witnesses for Christ. Jesus assures the disciples that the Father-God knows how to bless his children and tells them, "how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!" SERMON SUGGESTIONS Luke ...

83. Proper 13

Luke 12:13-21, Psalm 49:1-20, Ecclesiastes 2:17-26, 2 Kings 13:10-25, Colossians 3:1-17

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George Bass

... , C); 3:(5-11), 12-17 (E) - "A Quality Life." 1. Christians should live on a higher level than people who do not believe in Christ and have not been baptized. Their baptism has elevated them to a new level of life in Jesus Christ. 2. Christians must renounce and "put to death" those things that belong to a godless way of life: Allow them to be drowned in the water of the font by daily recognition of weaknesses and sins, repentance for sins committed, and by praying for strength to live the risen life of the ...

84. Proper 15

Hebrews 12:1-13, Luke 12:54-59, Luke 12:49-53, Psalm 82:1-8, Jeremiah 20:7-18, Jeremiah 23:9-32, Jeremiah 38:1-13

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George Bass

... and believe in him as Lord and Savior. 3. Treasure the Christian faith and the gospel that "feeds" it; faith has been given you at great cost, to Jesus and to the "noble army of martyrs," because it is the most important thing you have in this life. 4. Renounce sin, and live for the Lord. Live the life of those who have been redeemed by Christ and live forever! (Ray Bradbury tells about an experience he had when he was 12 years old and, at a carnival, was touched on the shoulders by a man, Mr. Electrico ...

85. Proper 22

2 Timothy 1:1-2:13, Amos 5:1-17, Habakkuk 1:12--2:1, Habakkuk 1:1-4, Psalm 95:1-11, Psalm 37:1-40, Luke 17:1-10

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George Bass

... "seek the Lord," they will surely experience his wrath "like fire in the house of Joseph," which will devour them because no one will be able to extinguish it. He understands that the just live by faith, and that faith demands that his people return to him, obey his commands, renounce their evil ways, and do the works of justice in the world. 2 Timothy 1:1-14 (C); 1:3-14 (L); 1:(1-5) 6-14 (E); 1:6-8, 13-14 (RC) Once more, in this reading, Paul charges Timothy to be faithful in his ministry of the ...

86. Easter Sunday

John 20:1-9, John 20:10-18

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Wayne B. Keller

... : Our presence this morning, any Sunday morning, for every Sunday is Easter, seems absurd, patently absurd. For the whole thing, that story about an empty tomb, unbelieving disciples, Christ's appearances, all hang on such a slender thread.... And, I will gladly remit the ministry, renounce Christianity, look for another job, if one of you can prove to me that Christ stayed dead. I. The Phoniness of church people. A popular song says, "It's a Barnum and Bailey world, it's as phony as it can be." And so are ...

87. Fatal Subtraction

Acts 5:1-11

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Carlyle Fielding Stewart

... reduced their gifts during a critical time of the early church and threatened to undermine its forward movement. Our story today finds Peter and the other apostles working hard to spread the Good News of the risen Christ. They have boldly stood before their adversaries and renounced the decadence and power of Satan. The new movement of the followers of the way is gaining momentum as more people are converted to the faith. The Church is in infancy. It is a time of great struggle. It is a time of great crisis ...

88. The Road To The Cross

Matthew 27:11-26

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Mark Ellingsen

... especially Judas and Peter, as well as the sons of Zebedee), each in his own way, failed our Lord. In similar ways we have failed him. We hear the story of our Lord's courage, his love of peace. We see him practice what he preaches when he renounces the use of violence to save himself from arrest (Matthew 26:51-56). We see Jesus before the Sanhedrin (the highest court and council of ancient Judaism) and observe the schemes of the chief priests, the Pharisees and the Jewish elders (esp. see Matthew 26:57-75 ...

89. Life Isn’t Fair

Amos 5:18-27

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Sims Robert

The story is told of the old Irishman who was critically ill. The family called the priest. The priest, in preparation for the last rites, asked the obvious and expected question, “O’Riley,” he said, “do you desire to renounce the devil and all his works?” O’Riley, who was fully conscious, thought for a moment and said, “Frankly, Father, considering the condition I’m in, I’d rather not antagonize anyone right now.” The children of Israel were having a tough time and given the conditions ...

90. A Plan For Difficult Times

Luke 21:5-38

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Theodore F. Schneider

... have little sense of direction or of destiny. If salvation is believed at all, it is considered "universal." 2. Apocalyptic writings looked seriously upon the powers of evil, seeing a fearful and significant cosmic struggle. The ancient baptismal question is basic: "Do you renounce all the forces of evil, the devil and all of his empty promises?"8 We are called upon every day to decide, and we need to deal seriously with the "forces of evil." 3. Apocalyptic literature called upon its readers to decide, to ...

91. Can A Nation Repent?

2 Chronicles 34:14-33

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Erskine White

... an idol of the marketplace." Admirals and gnerals would say, "Forgive us, for we have made an idol of our weapons." the purveyors of our hedonistic culture would say, "We have made an idol of pleasure." and all people, great and small - every one of ous wuld renounce our own false gods and love the Lord our god with all our heart and soul and mind. National repenteance must begin everywhere, even with you and me! Can a nation repent? Can ournation repent? We have a slogan printed on our coins: it says, "In ...

92. God's Way Of Doing Things

Ruth 3:1-18, 4:13-22

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John P. Rossing

... begin to happen in the story after that. Ruth goes home to Bethlehem with Naomi. She goes gleaning barley in Boaz's field, and Boaz takes a fancy to her. Ruth makes a play for Boaz's affection; the only other man with a legal claim to her property renounces it and Ruth and Boaz are married. Nowhere in the story does the narrator says that God has been at work guiding the sequence of events, but at the end of the story you realize that everything that has happened has been part of God's way of answering ...

93. Use It or Lose It

Matthew 25:14-30

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Johnny Dean

... say, "Now God has given each of you a unique talent. When you join the church, you are expected to serve God with whatever abilities you have." Well, it just so happened that this particular man was a reformed criminal. After he was released from prison, he had renounced the life of crime and gone straight. Joining the church, making a commitment to follow Jesus, was the first step in that effort. Serving God was a little out of his line, but he wanted to do what he could. So he went to the pastor and said ...

94. Get Ready

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Rolf E. Aaseng

... and put on the armor of light; let us live honorably as in the day, not in reveling and drunkenness, not in debauchery and licentiousness, not in quarreling and jealousy" (Romans 13:12-13). The letter to Titus says that God's grace trains us "to renounce impiety and worldly passions, and in the present age to live lives that are self-controlled, upright, and godly, while we wait for the blessed hope and the manifestation of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ" (Titus 2:12-13). "Above all ...

95. Winning Isn't the Only Thing ... It's Irrelevant

Luke 13:31-35

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Carl Jech

... of understanding the New Testament - quite a grandiose claim when we realize that the New Testament itself presents a variety of Christologies. So it is both arrogant and naive to say that either Jesus was right or he was crazy. To believe in Jesus is precisely to renounce the style and the substance of arrogant claims. When we are down and out we may like to think of the Gospel as a way of gaining control, certainty and security in our lives. But the Gospel of Jesus is not a "gospel of having" - of having ...

96. The Cost of Discipleship

Luke 14:25-35

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Carl Hoefler

... life must be our highest priority. People: The Christian life is important to us. But it has become such a comfortable life, that we forget the demands of real Christian discipleship. Pastor: It is no less demanding today than when Jesus said we must renounce all to be his disciples. People: We do not want to falter in our Christian commitment. May God help us to be faithful. Collect Father in heaven, whose Son requires his followers to first count the cost before becoming his disciples: Reveal to us ...

97. Don't Just Stand There! - Get Involved!

Luke 3:1-20, Matthew 6:19-24

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Dr. John Thompson Peters

... . And to be truthful with ourselves we know that causes that count today require the same standard. The image of the astronaut is one that captures the fancy of youth today. But do we suppose that the requirements there are any less than those laid down by Jesus? To renounce fame, fortune and family are part and parcel of the deal. And you don't look back or begin to give excuses or you are "out." III. Can we not see what Jesus so clearly saw; that a man really fools himself if he supposes that he can have ...

98. Why I Believe In The Resurrection

John 20:1-9

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Brett Blair

... hit record.” Songs come and go so fast you barely have time to learn them but you take that song Amazing Grace. Now there is a song that has stood the test of time. John Newton, that infamous British slave trader, was converted by John Wesley and subsequently renounced his slave trading and wrote this great hymn: Amazing Grace how sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me. I once was lost, but now I’m found, was blind but now I see. Your great grandparents sang that song, and long after you and I are ...

99. Fasting: Foolish or Fruitful?

Matthew 6:16-18

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... to pay for it! This coveting, this craze for the material things of life, shows who our god really is. Fasting helps us to deny ourselves material things. In the light of these gods, which are nothing other than top priorities in our lives, fasting helps us to renounce these false gods and give full lOyalty and devotion to the true God. We sacrifice false gods to glorify the true God seen in Christ. If God is our God, then we have a new scale of values. Fasting helps us to put first things first, to put ...

100. Born Naked With A Cross

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... killed one by one and even his Son will be killed. But, out of this tragic past will come something greater: "The very stone which the builders rejected has become the head of the corner." Baptism is the time when a person is born again of God. The candidate renounces the Devil and all his personal evil past. He begins a new life in Christ under the mark of the cross. He takes off his clothes of the past and stands stark naked before God, to begin a new life. "Nothing in my hand I bring ... naked, come to ...

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