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1376. Proper 9

Genesis 24:1-67, Romans 8:1-17, Romans 7:7-25, Zechariah 9:9-13, Matthew 11:25-30, Matthew 11:1-19

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Russell F. Anderson

... because Jesus, God's Anointed One, was humbly triumphant over the powers of sin and death on the lowly cross of Calvary. Lesson 2: Romans 7:15-25a; Romans 7:21--8:6 Sermon Title: The Bondage Of The Will. Sermon Angle: In describing the struggle of his soul, the apostle states: "I can will what is right, but I cannot do it." Willing ourselves to do what is good is not sufficient because at the core of our being we are in bondage to sin. Is this a hopeless predicament? No, "For the law of the Spirit of life ...

1377. Reformation Sunday

Jn 8:31-36 · Rom 3:19-28 · Jer 31:31-34 · Ps 46

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Russell F. Anderson

... the works of the law (v. 20). Self-justification is self-defeating. It's like being in quicksand, the harder you try to get out, the deeper you descend into the mire. Without God's liberating grace, reaching out to save us, we would all surely perish. The apostle further asserts that we are only justified by God's grace through faith in Christ's sacrifice (vv. 24-25). Outline: 1. It's hard to live with guilt; it condemns and destroys 2. We seek freedom from guilt through self-justification -- I'm not as bad ...

1378. Christmas 1

Galatians 3:26--4:7, Galatians 3:15-25, Colossians 3:1-17, Hebrews 2:5-18, Isaiah 61:1-11, Isaiah 63:7--64:12, Matthew 2:19-23, Matthew 2:13-18

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Russell F. Anderson

... , but covers them with his salvation. "He has clothed me with the garments of salvation, he has clothed me with the robe of righteousness" (v. 10). This spiritual dressing up is compared to the glad attire of the bride and groom at their wedding. The Apostle Paul also spoke of salvation as a spiritual garment: "Put on the Lord Jesus Christ ..." (Romans 13:14). The parable that Jesus told of the man who came to the marriage feast without the proper wedding garment also comes to mind. God sent his Son ...

1379. Christmas 2

Mt 2:13-23 · Jn 1:1-18 · Eph 1:3-14 · Jer 31:7-14 · Is 61:10--62:3 · Ps 147

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Russell F. Anderson

1380. I Am Making All Things New (Including You)

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Ronald Lavin

... and witnessed to Jesus' innocence. You understand, don't you? They had to do it this way, away from the crowds of people Jesus helped. The crowds might riot. They didn't know what they were doing. They did not know what Jesus was doing. Neither did the apostles. In stops and starts and varying degrees they had been loyal and faithful for three years. They had seen the tenderness and the power of Jesus. They didn't expect it to end like this. It must not end like this! They scattered like scared sheep when ...

1381. I Am The Servant

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Ronald Lavin

... was doing something else. He forgot his duty as a servant. There was another Jewish tradition about foot washing, namely that the youngest member of a group was to do it. In other words, youngest was regarded as a servant for this purpose. The apostle John was the youngest member of the group. Like Mark, John neglected his duty to serve by washing the feet of the others. No one did the required foot washing. What was everyone doing? Arguing about greatness. Jesus observed that his followers were involved ...

1382. Paul, The Great Missionary

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Jerry Eckert

... one more comfortable to your congregation. The other was finding a reader who could make the biblical material flow smoothly and conversationally for the purpose of the interview. 2 Corinthians 5:16-19 According to recent studies by scholars, it appears that the apostle Paul was put in prison during his ministry in Ephesus. It was during the winter of 54-55 A.D., about a quarter century after the death of Jesus of Nazareth. While in prison, he continued to maintain contact with friends in the churches ...

1383. Children

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Jerry Eckert

... because he was fair, even after they had killed his workers. I was about 35, and living in Antioch, when I heard that my parents had disappeared. I don't know what happened to them. One rumor is that they were in prison in Caesarea where Paul the apostle was jailed. The rumor went on that, after he was released, my dad became the leader of the church there. There are a lot of stories about my dad, Zacchaeus. I'll never forget him. When things get really tough, I will always remember my dad saying, "Whenever ...

1384. The Warrior And The Shepherd Are One!

Isaiah 40:1-31

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Harold Warlick

... The Doctrina show that "the Way" is a term which had come by the end of the first century to have an exclusively ethical meaning. There had been efforts to develop Christianity along nonethical lines into a mystical "spirit" to the neglect of morals. The apostle Paul had to fight off a boastful band of false prophets in Corinth who maintained that the gifts of the spirit delivered one from bondage to an evil world. As such, those who possessed the knowledge of this Divine Warrior need not concern themselves ...

1385. Turning A Minus Into A Plus

Isaiah 40:1-31

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Harold Warlick

... because all of us possess some weaknesses. Some of these are obvious, like physical impediments -- too short, too tall, too overweight, too weak. Others are less obvious -- quick temper, shyness, irritable reactions, severe loneliness, insecurity. All our seas are not smooth seas. The apostle Paul recognized this. As a wise, old, seasoned veteran of life's battles, Paul wrote a letter to a young man named Timothy. He described life in these terms: "It is a fight, and I have fought a good one. It is a hard ...

1386. When Imagination Replaces Memory

Isaiah 42:18-25

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Harold Warlick

... told by the historians that nearly as many Americans fought for Britain as fought against Britain.1 And consider our wonderful memories of Christopher Columbus. When he arrived in the New World he frequently hanged thirteen Indians at a time in honor of the twelve apostles and Jesus. Every male over fourteen years of age had to bring a quota of gold every three months to the conquistadors. Those who could not pay this had their hands cut off "as a lesson." Half the 250,000 Indians on Haiti had been murdered ...

1387. Church As Redemptive Community

Acts 4:32-37

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E. Carver McGriff

... as much as we can like those generous, kind-hearted, sacrificial people in our text. For most of us it may not be completely natural, but it can be. One reason the church is unique is worship. Luke, writing this text, said, "With great power the Apostles gave their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all." That's what enabled them -- not inherent qualities, sterling as those may have been in some cases. But they were enabled by the Spirit of Jesus, present with ...

1388. Times Of Refreshing

Acts 3:11-26

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E. Carver McGriff

... in the face of the current moral crisis in the world). But it's the gospel word. Jesus himself once replied to a man who called him "good teacher," "Why do you call me good? No one is good." It doesn't get any plainer than that. Or the apostle Paul wrote: "All, both Jews and Greeks (gentiles), are under the power of sin, as it is written: 'There is no one who is righteous, not even one...' " Or for a more contemporary observation of the same truth, humorist Garrison Keillor of Lake Wobegon fame had this to ...

1389. Persevering In The Faith

Numbers 21:4-9

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E. Carver McGriff

... and marvel at the way in which seeming disaster and misfortune have become life's richest blessings. Prayer is, indeed, a powerful force in our lives. But it's through patient perseverance in faith and prayer that we discover how true this really is. Perhaps the apostle Paul's most sublime word to us is found in his letter to the Romans, the eighth chapter: "We know that all things work together for good for those who love God...." There it is, then. For a time, perhaps, we must gird ourselves to confront ...

1390. Saul, The Tormented King

1 Samuel 8:1-22

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Arthur H. Kolsti

... Minor. He too would break under a load. But he saw something Saul did not see: not the flinty face of Samuel, but the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ, and along with that vision came mercy, renewal, and a second chance. We know him as the apostle Paul.

1391. It Is Blessed To Receive

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William G. Carter

... favor'; if receiving, then the word is best translated 'gratitude.' Since the same term represents both sides of the act, it is natural to expect that grace as gift would be met with grace as gratitude."5 Gratitude is a genuine miracle of God. Like the apostle Paul, most of us would ascribe to Jesus the saying, "It is more blessed to give than to receive" (Acts 20:35).6 Good Christian people have often given themselves to selfless charity, and remained reticent to welcome any gift. As a result, churches are ...

1392. The Final Questions

John 6:60-71

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George W. Hoyer

... Christ." "Do you wish to go away?" We answer that question with a firm, "No! I do not wish to go away." Now, quote it to yourself: "If wishes were horses, then beggars would ride." Get on your horse and faithfully "continue in his word," continue in "the apostles' teaching and fellowship" and "in breaking of bread and the prayers" (Acts 2:42). The issue here is really what this exam was all about. Some no longer went about with him because they said the teaching of Jesus was difficult. We who do not wish to ...

1393. A Blessing Behind Locked Doors

John 20:19-23

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William G. Carter

... a weekly practice in worship by the year 604 A.D., at the time of Gregory the Great.1 Before that, in the second century, Justin Martyr instructed the church to conclude the celebration of the Lord's Supper with a kiss of peace.2 Prior to that, the apostle Paul wrote to the Romans and said, 'Greet one another with a holy kiss (Romans 16:16).' Around the world the church has been passing the peace for centuries." The committee chair looked at her and said, "Well, it's a new idea around here. I don't think ...

1394. How To Plant An English Garden

Mark 4:26-29, Mark 4:30-34

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William G. Carter

... to the poor Build shelters for the downtrodden All of these tasks are important things to do. They are important gospel seeds that Christians have a responsibility to sow. But ultimately it is God's responsibility to cultivate the beloved crop of the kingdom. As the apostle Paul once said of his ministry, "Neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth" (1 Corinthians 3:7). When Jesus speaks of God's kingdom, he points to God's rule in all of life. There ...

1395. Have You Heard The Good News?

Mark 1:1-8

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John A. Stroman

... first century world to whom Mark was writing his gospel. It seemed incomprehensible to those of Mark's day that the Son of God would be born of a woman in the tiny village of Bethlehem in a stable cave on a cold winter's night. But the apostle stated this event in terms that are true for all ages when he declared "that ... in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself" (2 Corinthians 5:19). Surprised By Grace The primary expression of this good news is grace. God through grace has taken the initiative ...

1396. A Moment Of Decision

Mark 1:9-13

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John A. Stroman

... have been baptized into Christ and into his ministry. The pattern of our life must be one of involvement in the world and identification with people in need. We cannot escape the hard fact that this will be a costly experience and could lead to suffering. The apostle reminds us, "... if, in fact, we suffer with him so that we may also be glorified with him" (Romans 8:17). To be baptized into this ministry of Jesus means involvement on our part. It is at this point we are afflicted with paralysis. We talk a ...

1397. What Shall We Do With The New Wine?

Mark 2:18-22

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John A. Stroman

... would require a change in behavior. The old becomes familiar and comfortable, but the new brings new demands and the possibility of sacrifice. This creates an uneasiness and behavior is not easily changed without a struggle. This newness is expressed clearly by the apostle in 2 Corinthians 5:17: "If anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation, everything old is passed away, see, everything has become new." Copernicus, who lived in the sixteenth century, was a great astronomer and scientist as well as a ...

1398. Discovering The Unexpected

Luke 2:21-40

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John A. Stroman

... dynamic of his life cannot be confined, but he is ever revealing himself in the most unexpected ways. Jesus Came To Share Our Life Expected or unexpected, Christ came. The world will never be the same since his coming. He came into the midst of life as the apostle declares in Galatians 4:4 "... God sent forth his son, born of a woman, under the law ..." Buttrick reminds us that Jesus knew our life; like us he was weary at nightfall. His tears were salty like our tears, and when he cut his hand, his blood ...

1399. Clean House

John 2:12-25

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Harry N. Huxhold

... gain those assurances in Christ himself. The assurance of God's presence among us is the Risen Christ. Jesus died for our sins and rose again that he might be present among us. Because this Risen Christ is present among us in the Spirit of God given to us, the Apostle Paul could refer to us as the Body of Christ. The Church is the Body of Christ. Thus it was true that the people did destroy the Body of Christ, but he was raised to new life in three days, and we are now part of that Body. The boast ...

1400. Pentecost Sunday

John 20:19-23

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Dennis Koch

... on Easter evening rather than on Pentecost proper should not detract from the central facts that (1) the bestowal of the Spirit as breath recalls God's life-giving creation of Adam in Genesis 2; and (2) the bestowal of the Spirit thus on the apostles is the basis of their mission, which here can be summarized as preaching and baptizing (which is the context for the forgiveness and retention of sins mentioned). Liturgical Color Red Suggested Hymns To God The Holy Spirit Let Us Pray Come, Holy Ghost, God, And ...

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