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1001. Momentous Moment

Mark 14:12-26

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David T. Ball

... terms of a place and a space to connect with God around our deepest fears and worries. Whatever we’re on the verge of. I’m aware that these thoughts may not match up with how you tend to view communion. I understand that. That’s really my point — this hasn’t been how I have tended to view communion, either. I think I’ve been missing something. Mainly, communion has been a time for appreciation, of getting in touch with how grateful I am for what Jesus Christ was willing to do on my behalf. Not ...

1002. Doomsday Prophets

Matthew 25:1-13

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Steven A. Peay

... the last twenty years the writings of Hal Lindsey (The Late Great Planet Earth and MANY spin-offs) have had the Second Coming on many people's minds. Lindsey bases his views on the writings of two late nineteenth century writers, John Nelson Darby and C. I. Scofield (of reference Bible fame), which espouses a very particular view of the end. It's called 'dispensational premillennialism' which means that there are a series of dispensations, ala Joachim of Flora, which will come to pass and then the Church ...

1003. A Lovehope Faith

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... look for in our own lives to see whether we carry a true Lovehope Faith in our hearts? Lovehope Faith gives us all the necessary tools to deal with the sufferings and the success we meet with in life. It gives us perspective - on how to view those triumphs and tragedies (vv. 9-10); patience - to endure the bad and accept the good graciously (v. 4); purpose - providing us with a reason to want to surmount the setbacks and look for celebrations (v. 7); and passion - for living life through all its blessings ...

1004. From a Distance

Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-19

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Leonard Sweet

... focus on objects close at hand becomes less precise. Hence reading newspapers, menus, and threading needles suddenly become tasks done at arm's length. But hyperopia isn't all bad. Distant road signs come sharply into focus - as do football and baseball games viewed from the cheap seats. Furthermore, it seems as though God has always had a tendency to deal with humans once they finally become hyperopic. Ever wonder why Abraham was not contacted by the Lord until he was 75 years old? Perhaps it was because ...

1005. Settle for an F

Hebrews 13:1-8

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Leonard Sweet

... or spend $100 per person for a meal of nouvelle cuisine's "toy food," or watch the hollow excesses of sex and stardom portrayed in Madonna's "home video" Truth or Dare? Fear of the too familiar feeds our negative image of marriage as well. We view marriage as an end - an end to unlimited freedom, an end to sexual variety, an end to personal choice. The idea of faithfulness and fidelity rubs the bar of this imagined bit even more abrasively against our rebellious spirits. Marriage would be a dreadful "place ...

1006. A Theology of Linguistic Linguini

Ephesians 1:1-14

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Leonard Sweet

... in the video were this: “I know that He’s got something great planned for me. And I know he wants me to do this.” The next Sunday John’s video was shown at Summit Church. A church member then invited a friend, Doug Ballinger, to view the video. Ballinger and his son, J.D., had recently established a charity based in Africa they called “Help the Least of These.” They had just finished building a school in Nairobi and had already decided their next project would be an orphanage. Fund-raising for ...

1007. Exodus 24:12-18

Exodus 24:12-18

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... the Israelites until his death, the beginnings of a religious pecking order are discernable in Exodus 24. This focus on levels of authority has led scholars to determine that at least Exodus 24:15-18, and perhaps the entire chapter, should be viewed as being organized by a priestly group of editors who use two images to convey their organizational developments and concerns. First, there is a definitive stairstep of hierarchies leading up that smoky mountaintop pyramid. Beginning in 24:1, one sees an ever ...

1008. Matthew 22:15-22

Matthew 22:15-22

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Leonard Sweet

... question is phrased, "Is it lawful?" to test Jesus' religious acumen as well. In the eyes of the Torah law, it is forbidden to sell the land of Israel to outsiders. It rightly belongs only to God (Leviticus 25:23). Thus, from a strictly literal view, Caesar, as an illegal usurper of God's holy land, is clearly not entitled to collect taxes or tribute from God's people. In each of the three synoptic versions of this confrontation, the gospel writer makes it clear that Jesus was keenly aware of the malicious ...

1009. Deuteronomy 34:1-12

Deuteronomy 34:1-12

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Leonard Sweet

... information in Deuteronomy 34:1-12 suggests more questions than provides answers. For example, the geography described in verses 1-3 has sent scholars fruitlessly searching for an actual vantage point from which the panoramic view of the land described in the text could be surveyed. But the view God offers Moses appears to describe a special personal showing not a publicly accessible geographical place. Most puzzling, of course, has been the unstated reason behind Yahweh's decision to allow Moses to see the ...

1010. Matthew 25:1-13

Matthew 25:1-13

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Leonard Sweet

... final of Matthew's teaching discourses. In chapters 23-25, the writer focuses on issues of eschatology, offering both admonitions and advice. There is some debate about the basic nature of the "parable of the 10 bridesmaids" we read today. Some have traditionally viewed it as an allegory, while others have read it as pure parable. Certainly Matthew's text introduces this story in the traditional parable style the kingdom of heaven will be like this.... Yet it is also evident that the images invoked in the ...

1011. John 13:31-35

John 13:31-35

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Leonard Sweet

... Thankfully, today we are concerned only with the most introductory portion of this lengthy and difficult text. Yet, even at its very outset, there is debate about the intended function of these first verses. Some view verses 31-38 as the concluding comments on the previous scene (13:1-30). This minority view reads these verses as a continuation of the specific table talk in which Jesus was engaged with his disciples. Others read verses 31-38 as purely transitional material a kind of self-contained unit not ...

1012. Luke 16:19-31

Luke 16:19-31

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Leonard Sweet

... rich but wicked, in this life, enduring tortures and agony. Likewise, the miserable, but good, poor of this world are viewed being pampered and blessed in the hereafter. Several Jewish folk tales also tell similar stories in which unethical behavior by ... any particular wickedness, nor is Lazarus praised for any specific acts of righteousness. Instead, Bauckman insists, this parable offers the view that a reversal of fortune in the afterlife is based purely upon the financial status of this life. The rich ...

1013. Luke 19:1-10

Luke 19:1-10

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Leonard Sweet

... "Zacchaeus," "innocent" or "pure," is a little like having the most grumpy, gloomy person in your office named "Joy." As Jesus approaches, Zacchaeus is determined to see him. Two obstacles combine to thwart the tax collector - the crowd blocks him off from view and, because he is short (another intriguing Lukan detail), he cannot see anything from his back row perspective. For one who (we are told) merely wants to "see Jesus," Zacchaeus now shows surprising determination and creativity in the face of large ...

1014. Mark 2:23-3:6

Mark 2:23-3:6

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Leonard Sweet

... address a prickly issue existing within the first-century Palestinian church as it developed within a strongly Jewish milieu. Accordingly, this understanding of verses 23-28 does not view it as confrontation between Jesus, his disciples and the Pharisees so much as an explanatory text enabling the late first-century church to defend its view of the Sabbath to the Jewish hierarchy. Given the contrived feeling to the scene depicted in verses 23-24 a group of Pharisees happened along just as Jesus' disciples ...

1015. Mark 5:21-43

Mark 5:21-43

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Leonard Sweet

... healing stories work together on several different levels, creating a masterful palimpsest of truth. The most forthright interpretations view the inserted story of the woman with the hemorrhage as a dramatic story in itself, but one which ... sentence and restores her to a whole and healthy life. This woman's restoration serves as a sort of "practice run," in this view, for the dramatic raising of Jairus' daughter. As the first story continues and runs its course, a far more literal deliverance from death ...

1016. 2 Corinthians 12:2-10

2 Corinthians 12:2-10

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Leonard Sweet

... know." Yet the apostle is clear-headed enough to recall sharply or "boast" that in this vision "a person" is "caught up to the third heaven" (v.2), which is "Paradise" (v.4). This idea of a "third heaven" differs from the traditional rabbinic view of Paul's day which envisioned the existence of seven heavenly levels. Paul appears to understand this "third heaven" as the highest heaven. Scholars suggest Paul's numerology may be derived from two sources. As early as the time of John Calvin, biblical scholars ...

1017. Mark 12:38-44

Mark 12:38-44

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Leonard Sweet

... , his disciples will not even see it. As further contextual evidence to support this interpretation, scholars look to the verses immediately following today's assigned text. The flow of Mark's text from 12:44 to 13:1-2 suggests that readers are to view these events as consecutive. In 13:1-2, Jesus declares an ominous ending for the great temple, the religious-cultic center of Judaism. Thus the destruction of the temple and the religious establishment that depends on it is linked to Jesus' observation of the ...

1018. Revelation 7:9-17

Revelation 7:9-17

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Leonard Sweet

... . This entire passage, a momentary hiatus from the horrendous visions revealed by breaking the seven seals, is more concerned with describing how things should be and will be than with events already past. The multitude of white-robed celebrators then should be viewed as representing all faithful Christians who survive the tribulations because of God's loving protection. The final three verses of this vision are set forth in a series of three-line stanzas. In both form and content these final verses are far ...

1019. Luke 16:1-13

Luke 16:1-13

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... Rather, Jesus pointedly observes that the "children of this age" are more adept at dealing with their own generation than are the so-called "children of light." Jesus suggests that being a little streetwise might be a good thing. Abandoning this traditional view, some scholars prefer to view the parable through the lens of irony. Jesus' comments in verses 8-9 are better understood as an example of irony in which Jesus says in fact the precise opposite of his meaning. He may have said, "You are such a clever ...

1020. Luke 19:1-10

Luke 19:1-10

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... The author does not say Zacchaeus was a "rich tax collector," but that he was a tax collector "and was rich" (v.2). The implication is clearly that his wealth derived from the assiduous pursuit of his occupation. Since the crowd physically blocks any possible view he might have of Jesus, the zany Zacchaeus, short of stature but not short on ingenuity, "ran ahead and climbed a sycamore tree" (v.4), which, with its low-spreading branches would be easy for even a short person to climb. Zacchaeus, literally out ...

1021. Evangelism is Holy Communion

John 4:1-26

Sermon

Mike Ripski

... of them in biblical history during the conquests of Israel by the Assyrians and Babylonians. Foreigners came and settled in Israel. Intermarriage took place. The result was a mixed-race, viewed as impure, corrupted, unclean – the Samaritans. When the Second Temple was being rebuilt, the Samaritans offered to help. Because they were viewed as unclean, their offer was refused. Animosity resulted. It continued through the time of Jesus. In Luke 9, Jesus has left Galilee in the north to go south to Jerusalem ...

1022. Jesus' Good News of a New World · Part 1

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

Mike Ripski

... top priority. Love can turn a curse into a blessing. I’m reminded of the Apostle Paul’s thorn in the flesh. We don’t know what it is. Scholars have supposed it to be a number of physical, emotional, or mental ailments and limitations. Paul viewed it the way the world viewed it: as a curse, a hindrance to his witness to Christ. Paul tells us that he prayed three times to be healed, to have the thorn removed. It wasn’t. At last he heard God’s response: “My grace is sufficient for you.” With that ...

1023. Your Money or Your Life?

Acts 2:42-47

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Mike Ripski

... be done on earth as in heaven.” We may not share everything in common, but those who have more, give more. Those of us who believe in Jesus are kin to those first Christians who viewed money so differently from the world that they up control over it and shared it with those in need. I say we Christians view money differently because of our relationship with Christ, but to be honest that is changing. The church has been seduced by the world into abandoning the notion of offering as a part of our worship ...

1024. Easter 5

Acts 8:26-40, 1 John 4:7-21, John 15:1-17

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John R. Brokhoff

... : love is God. 1. Situation ethics do as you wish as long as you love. 2. Unwise love love without discernment. 3. Harmful love people are hurt in the name of love. b. The biblical view: God is love. 1. Love is expressed in Jesus v. 9. 2. Love sacrifices v. 10. 3. Love serves v. 11. WORSHIP RESOURCES Psalm Of The Day: Psalm 22:25-31 "May your hearts live forever." (v. 26b); Psalm 22:24-30; Psalm 66:1-11 Prayer Of The Day : " ...

1025. Easter 6

Acts 10:23b-48, 1 John 4:1-6, John 15:1-17, 1 John 5:1-12

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John R. Brokhoff

... Consider a faith that conquers – a. What faith conquers the world v. 4. b. What faith is faith in Christ v. 5. c. What faith does overcomes vv. 4, 5. 2. Are all God's children? (5:1). Need: In the interests of pluralism and universalism, the popular view is that all human beings are children of God. We loosely call for the fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of man. If God is father, we must be his children. This sounds good and generous and tolerant. It is the "right thing" to maintain in a pluralistic ...

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