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101. Proper 8

Genesis 32:22-32

Sermon

... , in spirit, during the years of his exile. Maybe this was the motive behind his desire to spend the night in solitude beside the lonely river. There are occasions when a person, facing a great crisis - whether positive or negative in nature - longs to withdraw from even the most trusted and loved friends. There are some key experiences which can come to us only when we're alone. "When we are alone, it is as though the threshold of consciousness is lowered and powerful inner experiences can cross over into ...

102. Echoes of Eternity

Matthew 10:24-32

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Dennis Kastens

... to worship and attend Sunday Bible classes and opportunities for family devotions and daily Bible reading? We rest six to eight hours at night to rejuvenate our bodies which last only seventy or eighty years. Do we do the same with our souls? Do we withdraw from the noise and din of the world to meditate and pray and unload all our burdens upon the Lord? Do we do this daily? To skip these things is just as serious as skipping the physical counterparts. In fact, there are probably more dying "spiritually ...

103. 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

... 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 wise women - a. Be prepared for Jesus' coming - v. 4. b ...

104. Expel the Immoral Brother!

1 Corinthians 5:1-13

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... , which took it to apply to the advisability of contact with the “people of this world” (5:10) and therefore neglected it as an impossibly rigorous and impractical standard. Adherence to such a standard would involve the Christian community’s complete withdrawal from the world, and this possibility Paul does not even pause to contemplate. Rather, he writes again, more fully and clearly, what he wrote before: “You must not associate with anyone who calls himself a brother but is,” as the Greek text ...

105. Something Different

Matthew 5:1-12

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James L. Killen

... between persons, conflict within families, conflict between parties and races and nations. There is such a thing as creative conflict. But so much of the conflict in our world is in danger of turning catastrophically destructive. Who can blame us for wanting to withdraw from all of that and to hunker down in some secure little place we have hollowed out for ourselves? But God needs for some people to venture out of their security and get involved in trying to make things better. God is always calling ...

106. God's Chosen Servant

Matthew 12:15-21

Understanding Series

Robert H. Mounce

... . pais, “child” or “son”), chosen and loved by the Father and anointed by the Spirit to proclaim justice to the nations. The Greek verb in v. 19a (erizō, “to argue or wrangle”) does not come from the Isaiah text but serves to explain Jesus’ quiet withdrawal from controversy with the Pharisees (v. 15) The Greek verb for cry out (v. 19) can be used for the barking of a dog. That his voice is not heard in the streets could perhaps be intended to contrast with the hypocrites who pray standing in ...

107. Plan Your Leisure - Jesus Did His!

Mark 6:30-44

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Charles R. Leary

... them the cruciality of maintaining a balance of work and leisure. Jesus didn’t discuss the metabolic and neurologic details of being a workaholic, or the effects of stress on the body. But he obviously had the common wisdom to know the value of planned withdrawals from the presence of daily work in order to replenish energies. He knew, if you don’t breathe in, you have nothing to breathe out. The main difference between the Twelve and you and I is that you and I have not been on a preaching mission ...

108. SURVIVAL IN THE RAT RACE

Psalm 46:1-11

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Louis H. Valbracht

... Yogi - the instant response that he had, especially among the young people in our colleges and universities. His point is simple. We are tense. We are at war within ourselves, and the hostilities. His methods called "Transcendental Meditation," is the process of withdrawal from the world for a contemplation of peace and joy within oneself. He says you can achieve bliss by just enjoying what you are. But that sounds like heresy, doesn’t it? Oh, we can easily point out the limitations, the fallacies, of ...

109. Driven To Serve

Mark 9:33-37

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King Duncan

... most serious form of skin cancer, is completely curable. Mark had waited too long. The cancer had penetrated deeply within his skin and had begun its slow spread into the bloodstream and vital organs. Mark was given two years to live. Unlike some who withdraw from life when faced with such a grim prognosis. Mark vowed that he would devote his limited time to educating others about the dangers of sun exposure. Pacing up and down beaches at midafternoon, Mark shared his story with beach dwellers. He talked to ...

110. Sheba Rebels Against David

2 Samuel 20:1-26

Understanding Series

Mary J. Evans

... Israel who deserted David to follow Sheba only accompanied him as he moved away from David’s camp and went home. 20:3 When David returned to his palace in Jerusalem it was necessary to reorganize his household. There is no question of any second withdrawal from the capital, thus showing the minimal impact envisaged from Sheba’s call. A hint of the human tragedy so often found among the women in David’s life is the mention of the ten concubines who, like Tamar, are kept in confinement for life. Absalom ...

111. Jesus Walks on the Water

Matthew 14:22-36

Understanding Series

Robert H. Mounce

... by his own (cf. 13:53–58). John the Baptist had been treated the same way by Herod, ruler of Galilee and Perea. Matthew tells of Herod’s concern that Jesus might be John the Baptist returned from the dead (v. 2). This in turn caused Jesus to withdraw from a public to a secluded area (v. 13). Verses 3–12 record the death of John the Baptist, which had taken place earlier but is brought into the narrative at this point by Matthew. It is often pointed out that Matthew has shortened Mark’s account and ...

112. The Baptism of the Lord

Luke 3:15-17, 21-22

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Derl G. Keefer

... them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age” (Matthew 28:18-19 NIV). The fellowship of believers is to be engaged in the life of the community. We are not to withdraw from the world we live in and become monastics or isolationists. As you observe the life of Jesus he continually engaged in meeting the needs of the world through healing, giving hope, breaking the caste system (think of the Samaritan woman, the tax collectors like Zacchaeus ...

113. An Outcast · The Woman Of Samaria

John 4:1-26

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Gordon Pratt Baker

Intent on avoiding even the appearance of competing with John, whose disciples the Pharisees had goaded into a quarrel with his own, Jesus decided to withdraw from Judea to pursue his mission in Galilee. To do so, however, he must either travel by way of Perea, fording the Jordan twice as many of his countrymen did, or cross the full length of Samaria, which divided the two provinces. It was a choice of no mean significance inasmuch ...

114. Find Your Way Home

Hosea 4:1-19

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Keith Hammer

... s decision to abandon his people on this occasion came out of his overwhelming perplexity with them. They had become so faithless, so wayward, that there was no way he could get their attention. So it was that God had Hosea deliver the word that he was going to withdraw from his people until they suffered enough without him and came looking for him. But how do you find your way back when you don’t even know where you are lost? That was Terry’s dilemma. It had been over two-and-a-half years since he had ...

115. Get Out of Your Big Pickup Truck!

John 12:20-36

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Leonard Sweet

... refuses to play the game of success in social competition. When Christians believe that God was in Christ, God is thereby proclaimed to be the co-carrier of the costs of creation. In an interconnected world, risks are shared risk, and the creator didn't withdraw from the ethics of sharing risks, even to the bitter end. . . . So deeply has Christ united himself with the role of the victims of risk that God does not only passively endure risks, but is also actively transforming those who lose in the game of ...

116. Is There Hope For World Peace?

Matthew 24:1-35

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Bill Bouknight

... beauty parlor and you will hear various prescriptions for how to straighten out our troubled world. Someone will suggest that we retreat from the rest of the world and just build a “Fortress America” along our borders. Someone else will suggest that we withdraw from the United Nations. Someone else will declare that if all nations would surrender their nuclear weapons, the world would be safer. But what does the Bible say? Let’s see if God’s word can give us answers concerning world peace. The 24th ...

117. Actions Speak Louder than Words

John 17:6-19

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John Smylie

... new has not yet come along to replace it? Do you feel like you're just left staring up into the sky wondering what's going on? It is comforting to know God's word and discover that our Lord, himself, felt this way. At times, our Lord needed to withdraw from his disciples and simply hear the voice of his Father. We need to hear Jesus' words, and to wait together with other believers. It is a difficult place in which to be. We would much rather go off on our own to work things out, we'd much rather grab ...

118. John the Baptist Beheaded

Matthew 14:1-12

Understanding Series

Robert H. Mounce

119. The Temple Tax

Matthew 17:24-27

Understanding Series

Robert H. Mounce

... be paying the required tax. The question, as stated in the Greek text, calls for an affirmative answer: “Your teacher, he pays the temple tax, does he not?” Peter answers, Yes, he does. Refusal to pay the tax would indicate a decision to withdraw from the religious community. Even the Essenes at Qumran, who had separated from Jerusalem in protest against the temple and its priesthood, paid the half-shekel tax. Peter then “joined the rest indoors and was about to say something when Jesus spoke” (Rieu ...

120. The Eternal Question

Matthew 27:11-26

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Maxie Dunnam

... whosoever won’t. Some of us would like to evade this fact. Despite how much we talk about it, I’m not sure we really want to be free. Some of you remember Edwin Markham’s poem in which he talked about God creating persons as free, withdrawing from them leaving a clue – a footprint in the road, a crevice for the glory to glimmer through – but leaving man to decide. And Markham closed that poem, which he called The Testing, with this haunting word of God – I will leave man to make the faithful yes ...

121. Come Away And Rest A While

Mark 6:30-34, 53-56

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Frank Ramirez

... Lord to join you as living sacrifices perfected in your love. In our gathering and our going, help us to balance the needs of the moment with the desire for eternity. Amen. Prayer Of Confession Lord of our hours, you have set aside a special time for us to withdraw from the world. You have called us away from ambition to ease, from quantity to quality, yet so often we take your gift of sabbath and turn it into a catch-all day. We know that no matter how much we do, there will always be more. We confess we ...

122. No Excuses

Luke 9:51-62

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Leonard Sweet

... all life's turmoils and triumphs, without excuses. During the 1984 presidential primaries the discrepancy between the career hopes and personal life of one candidate collided all over the network news. Gary Hart, young, bright, promising, was forced to withdraw from the campaign and end his political career because he was caught in suggestive, incriminating circumstances with a young woman, Donna Rice. While Hart's presidential dreams went up in smoke, Rice snagged another fifteen minutes of fame by signing ...

123. John 6:24-35

John 6:24-35

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Leonard Sweet

Immediately following John's rendition of the feeding the 5000, Jesus withdraws from both the crowd and his disciples for a time of peace and prayer. Considering his next encounter with the crowds following him, as related in this week's gospel text, it is a good thing he did! Seldom has a more ungrateful, obstreperous, and pathetically ignorant lot been more clearly ...

124. John 6:24-35

John 6:24-35

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Leonard Sweet

125. Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand

Matthew 14:13-21

Understanding Series

Robert H. Mounce

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