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1451. Lent 2

Psalm 121:1-8, Genesis 12:1-8, Romans 4:1-25, John 3:1-21

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Marion L. Soards, Thomas B. Dozeman, Kendall McCabe

... 's story as a point of departure for reflecting upon the dynamic relationship of promise and faith. The three parts of the passage may tempt the preacher to go looking for a poem on grace or faith. Significance. Earlier in this letter Paul claimed that God's newly revealed righteousness in Jesus Christ actually had precedence over the law and the prophets. Because he and his co-religionists (formerly Jewish, currently Christian) all believed that scripture admits one to God's truth, now the apostle turns to ...

1452. Lent 4

Jn 9:1-41 · Eph 5:8-14 · Ps 23 · 1 Sam 16:1-13

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Marion L. Soards, Thomas B. Dozeman, Kendall McCabe

... , and worship. Judge. Finally, in 9:39-41 we see Jesus, the Son of Man, cast in his role as Judge (the sense of the title "Son of Man" in Jewish literature). As Judge he acts in eschatological fashion, giving sight to the blind and blinding those who claim to see but who oppose God's work. LENT 4: THE CELEBRATION The Old Testament lesson and the Gospel share the common image of anointing: David is anointed by Samuel, and the blind man is anointed by Jesus. This is part of the ongoing series of lessons ...

1453. Palm/Passion Sunday

Mt 26:14-27:66 · Php 2:5-11 · Isa 50:4-9a · Ps 31

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Marion L. Soards, Thomas B. Dozeman, Kendall McCabe

... In the first servant song Isaiah 42:1-4[5-9]), God is the primary speaker in declaring the choice of the servant. In the second song Isaiah 49:1-6), the servant affirms his call already from the womb, but then doubts the purpose of it all with the claim that he has labored in vain. This song ends with the divine proclamation that the servant has not labored in vain but is called to be a light to the nations. The lesson for this Passion Sunday is an individual lament (or perhaps better an individual psalm of ...

1454. Pentecost

John 20:19-23, Acts 2:14-41, Acts 2:1-13, Psalm 104:1-35, Numbers 11:4-35

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Marion L. Soards, Thomas B. Dozeman, Kendall McCabe

... in the life, death, Resurrection, and Ascension of Jesus Christ and the subsequent outpouring of the Holy Spirit. The time of God's promise has been brought to fulfillment. In the current moment, described in the lesson as "the last days," we live under the plain claim of God. The declaration of Peter means that God's work which humanity hoped had, in fact, already broken into history so that things were no longer the same. Furthermore, as there is a difference between the time of God's present and the time ...

1455. Proper 24

Exodus 33:12-23, Matthew 22:15-22, 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10, Psalm 99:1-9

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Marion L. Soards, Thomas B. Dozeman, Kendall McCabe

... their dues to Rome. At base, Jesus' statement in v. 21 is a pronouncement in two parts, and the second supersedes the first. After all, who establishes the boundaries to which the emperor's claims extend? Who can determine where loyalty to the emperor reaches its limit? Surely only God can do these things, so that God's claims are the ones we humans must acknowledge. If we make compromises that seem less than problematic, we shouldn't haul in God as the backer of some point for our own convenience in the ...

1456. The Trinity - Sermon Starter

John 16:12-15; Matt 28:16-20

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Brett Blair

... theologian. The fact is that everyone to a certain extent is a theologian. Theology is nothing more than what you think about God. Well, shouts one person, I don't believe In God. That then is your theology. I would also take issue with him when he claims that he does not preach theology but gets down to practical issues. In my thinking there is no difference in good theology and good practice. Good, solid theology gets down to the very core of our existence. Finally, I would disagree with him when he says ...

1457. Matthew 6: 25-34

Matthew 6:25-34

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Leonard Sweet

... themes that link these diverse styles together. In today’s text that theme is “faith,” specifically faith in an Omni God--an omniscient, omnipresent divine being who loves and cares for all of creation. While this may hardly sound like a radical claim to our 21st century ears, in the first century’s religious milieu such a declaration was strikingly strange. The Greek and Roman pantheon of deities was known more for capriciousness than compassion. The gods had to be appeased, cajoled, spoiled with ...

1458. High and Lifted Up

Isaiah 6:1-8

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James Merritt

... it would be said that in the world around us that ratio would be much higher. So I want to make this statement extremely plain where everyone could understand it. If the God that you know, or claim to know, is not the thrice holy God of Israel, who abhors sin, and will one day judge all evil, then the God you claim to know is not the true God. Do you see that in the song of the seraphim the word "holy" is repeated three times? In Hebrew poetry repetition is a form of emphasis. When we want to emphasize ...

1459. I Love My Church

1 Chronicles 29:3

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James Merritt

... way he wrapped up his address is the way I wrap up my sermon with you today. He said: At this time I feel entitled to claim the aid of all, and I say, "Come then, let us go forward together with our united strength."2 Well, I want to say to ... have to offer is blood, toil, tears, and sweat. But I am here to tell you, that if you will go with me together, we can claim an entire county for Christ. We can impact seven other counties besides. We can do something that some are already saying cannot be done. If you ...

1460. I Believe in Easter

Acts 9:1-29

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James Merritt

... him. Saul asked for the Scriptures to be handed to him. There was a hush across that building. Now he would tell them what they came to hear; a blistering denunciation of this heresy called Christianity, and a blasphemy against this so-called Jesus Christ of Nazareth who claimed to be the Son of God and the Savior of this world. Can you imagine the look on their faces when Paul opened his mouth and said, "Jesus Christ is the Son of God, risen from the dead, and He is Lord!" You know how I really know that ...

1461. The Danger of American Express

Exodus 20:17

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James Merritt

... , I might as well have it for myself. I'm rich, I have all I need, and I'm able to qualify because I'm satisfied." So he went up to the Quaker's door, knocked on it, and when the man appeared he said, "I have come to claim the property." The Quaker said, "And art thou really satisfied?" The rich farmer said, "Absolutely. I have all I need and I am very well satisfied." He said, "Art thou telling me that thou art truthfully and totally satisfied?" The rich farmer said, "Absolutely." The Quaker said, "Dear ...

1462. It Is Right To Fight When You Fight For Right

Jude 1:3-4

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James Merritt

... , and celebrate diversity. We don't need to rock the boat." Well, it is better that belief should rock the boat, than that unbelief should wreck the boat. We don't need to be timid, nor do we need to be intimidated, be by a secular press or those who claim to be on our side. Some years ago the leading atheist spokesman, Madalyn Murray O'Hair, was asked, "Why are so many people afraid of you?" She replied, "I'll tell you why some Christians are. They are not sure what they say they believe is true. If they ...

1463. Don't Forget to Remember

Jude 1:5-7

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James Merritt

... of Egypt not just so they would be free, but that he might bring them into Canaan. God had told them in effect, "If you will claim the land, you will conquer the land." But in spite of what God had done, they did not believe what God said, and Numbers 14: ... really believes he lives, the rest is just talk. These people had proven to be apostate. They turned away from the God that they claimed to know. II. The Disobedient Who Rebel Against The Will Of God Jude now cites "the angels who did not keep their proper ...

1464. Have You Seen the Light?

John 9:1-41

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James Merritt

... had heard the message Jesus preached, but they still refused to believe. No one will ever see until they first admit they are blind. Just as light obeyed increases light, light refused increases darkness. But no one is as blind as the person who cannot see, but claims that he can. Every time I think about the Pharisees I am reminded of what Jesus said in John 3:19, "And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil ...

1465. Seeing the End from the Beginning

Numbers 13:1-2, 17-33

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James Merritt

... father Abraham centuries before. Here they were positioned for victory, poised for victory, and promised victory. All they had to do was claim their Canaan, but they could not see it. Because they could not see it, they did not do it. This passage of ... Caleb had smiles on their faces was because they had the deed in their pockets. The land was already theirs. All they had to do was claim it. They were not going to fight for victory; they were going to fight from victory. They were asked by God to go out and ...

1466. The Law of the Harvest

Psalm 126:5-6

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James Merritt

... pastor of Bellevue Baptist Church, was correct when he said, "The greatest sit-down strike in the world is in our churches, where those who claim to be saved have never yet become fishers of men." Psalm 126:5-6 outline for us the law of the harvest. The law ... mind reading the gospel of John." I said, "As you read the gospel of John, I want you to ask two questions: (1) Who did Jesus claim to be? (2) What am I going to do about it?" I said, "Do you understand?" She said, "Yes." I said, "All right, there are ...

1467. The Sin of Silence

1 John 1:9-10

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James Merritt

... doesn't seek amnesty from God, it seeks pardon. You say what is the difference? Pardon presumes guilt. Amnesty, which comes from the same Greek word as amnesia, "forgets" the sin and disregards the guilt. Confession admits the wrong and seeks forgiveness. Amnesty denies the wrong and claims the innocent. That's why the confession must be sincere, it must be true, it must pure, and it must be honest. There are some sins we confess and there are some sins we try to hide. I read a story about a priest who had ...

1468. Science and the Bible

John 17:17, 1 Timothy 3:16

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James Merritt

... as a physician because it is such excellent medicine; it has never yet failed to cure a single patient if only he took his prescription honestly….whatever there is in civilization that is worthwhile rests on the Bible precepts. Everywhere and in all its teachings the Bible claims to be the authoritative word of God, and as such I accept it.10 Well, so do I, and therefore no matter what it talks about or what it touches on, if the Bible says it you can believe it. 1 Independence Day, Twentieth Century Fox ...

1469. Fill'er up Lord

Ephesians 5:18-21

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James Merritt

... to be filled with the Spirit as opposed to being drunk. One quarter of automobile insurance premiums goes toward drunken-driving claims. Do you realize that if people were filled with the Spirit rather than drunk with wine, it would save about 25,000 lives a year ... in the United States, and approximately $16 billion in insurance claims!1 Now the word "filled" was a word used of the wind filling up a sail and carrying a ship along in the ...

1470. What to Wear to the War

Ephesians 6:13-17

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James Merritt

... ve had doubts in your heart. Let me be honest with you. I have doubted. I have doubted my salvation at times. I know some Christians who claim they've never doubted their salvation, and I don't understand it quite frankly. I heard about a woman who came up to Dwight L. Moody ... ringing from throughout the crowd: "George, Paul, John, and Ringo." What was Leno's point? We're living in a society that claims the motto, "In God We Trust," and yet we know more about the Beatles than we do about the Bible. This same ...

1471. A Call to Arms

Exodus 17:8-16

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James Merritt

... had the resources to win; they just didn't have the will to win. My friend, I want to tell you something. We have, in prayer, the greatest power on earth. We have in that one resource the power to defeat any foe, to win any battle, and to claim any victory. That is why we must have a call to arms, where we hold up one another's hands and thereby claim the victory together. 1. Cited by Robert Jeffries, Coming Home, p. 23. 2. Cited by John Maxwell, The Twenty-one Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, p. 156.

1472. You Had Better Get It Right

Matthew 5:17-20

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James Merritt

... if nobody has the truth why should I waste my time listening to other people and their opinions? What would be the point? Only if somebody has the truth does it make sense to be open-minded, don't you agree?" The teacher said, "No, I don't. Are you claiming to know the truth? Isn't that a little bit arrogant and dogmatic?" Elizabeth said, "Not at all. I think it is dogmatic and arrogant to assert that there is not one person on earth who knows the truth. After all, have you met every person in the world and ...

1473. O Holy Night

Philippians 2:5-11

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James Merritt

... the word isos. An isosceles triangle is a triangle with two equal sides, and the word means "equal in size, quality, character, and number." In every way Jesus Christ was and is God. Even though He did not cling to His equality with God, He claimed it, and those who heard Him knew that He claimed it. John 5:18 tells us, "Therefore the Jews sought all the more to kill Him, because He not only broke the Sabbath, but also said that God was His Father, making Himself equal with God." Paul goes on to say in v.6 ...

1474. This Feels Like Where I Came In

Mark 13:1-8

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... 11) that our leaders did know, were aware, and had received numerous intelligence reports, but simply hadn't acted upon them in a prudent and timely manner. Therefore, they were not so much ignorant as irresponsible. So now, when the President (and the government) claim to have information and have taken steps to act upon the information they have, pardon my reluctance to leap in and say: "You've probably read the situation wrong, and your steps are only going to make the situation worse." We start by ...

1475. An Unidentified King

Matthew 21:1-11

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Bill Bouknight

... to just stand by the roadside and cheer. But for all we know he may never pass this way again. In your heart of hearts you know that if you resist his call today, you may always regret it. Each time one of us is willing to publicly claim him as Lord and Savior, his circle of influence grows. Each new disciple becomes a bridge to others. One by one, Jesus' kingship spreads. In a sociology of religion class at the University of Virginia, the professor asked the students in the first class to tell about their ...

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