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126. Athanasius Faithful Teacher

Drama

Thomas A. Renquist

... his followers. Their accusations were not so much theological -- after all, hadn’t Roman Emperor Constantine himself supported the theological conclusions of the Nicene Council? Rather, the charges were political. Listen, now, to some of their accusations: Reader 3: Athanasius levied a tax in Egypt in order to cover church expenses. Reader 1: Athanasius easily disproved that charge. Reader 3: Athanasius gave money to an enemy of the empire, a rebel. Reader 1: Again, the charge was easily disproved. Reader ...

127. Humility

Luke 3:1-20, Isaiah 40:1-31

Drama

Martha L. Leach

... even murdered one of the Egyptians for mistreating them. But when God told me he had chosen me to lead my people out of Egypt, I gave all kinds of reasons why I could not. John: Out of Egypt? Who are you? Moses: I am Moses of the tribe of Levi. I was born at a time when my parents were in slavery. My mother plotted to save my life by setting me afloat in a basket near where the Pharaoh's daughter bathed. She found me and raised me in the luxury and security of the Pharaoh's palace. My ...

128. The Outsider

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... keep whatever you got over what you had to pay the Romans. He lined his pockets, and he became very wealthy, and the people, the Jews, said, "Matthew, you are an outsider." And Matthew said, "Yes." Until Jesus came and said, "Follow me." Until Jesus came and said, "Levi, I want to go to your house. I want to eat with you." And the people said, "He eats with sinners. He eats with outcasts. He eats with outsiders." And Jesus said, "Yes, that is why I came. I didn't come for the good folk. Not the righteous ...

129. Encounters With Christ VI: Jesus and Caiaphas

Matthew 26:57-68

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James W. Moore

... to spy on Jesus… to watch His every move, to try to trip Him up with loaded questions, and to search for an excuse – any excuse – to silence Him. It is very likely that Caiaphas and Annas were getting rich through the heavy taxes they had levied on the people (taxes which were, by the way, in addition to the burdensome Roman taxes). In that day, people on the street talked openly and grudgingly about the greed and corruption and luxurious living of Caiaphas and Annas. It is very likely that Caiaphas ...

130. Who are these Kings?

Isaiah 60:1-22

Sermon

... that gold and frankincense came to praise the Lord God of Israel. Isaiah was speaking to Jews returned to Jerusalem after their Exile in Babylon. The Persian Emperor, Artaxerxes, was making Jerusalem one of Persia’s temple-fortress cities. Taxes had been levied on the peoples of Sheba, Media, and other parts of Arabia to bring their gold, frankincense, lumber, carpenters, rocks and stone masons to build the temple of the Lord in Jerusalem. Isaiah looked at historical fact with the eyes of faith. He ...

131. The Master Has Come - To Face Jerusalem

Mark 11:1-11

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Thomas A. Pilgrim

... know him. Elijah told him he could be found at the gates of the city, sitting among the poor and sick. So, the rabbi went to the gates and found him, and said, "Peace unto you, my brother and teacher." The Messiah replied, "Peace unto you, son of Levi." The rabbi then asked, "When is the Master coming?" And, the Messiah answered, "Today." The rabbi went back to Elijah and said, "He indeed has deceived me, for he said, ‘Today I am coming’ and he has not come." Then Elijah answered, "This is what he told ...

132. Proper 21 & Pentecost 19

Ezekiel 18:1-32, Psalm 25:1-22, Psalm 99:1-9, Exodus 32:1-33:6, Philippians 2:1-11, Philippians 2:12-18, Matthew 21:28-32

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... Aaron, who told how that it all came about because they thought Moses would never come down from the mountain, and they were certain that God had forsaken them. Moses, in the section beyond the pericope, straightened them out in a hurry with a bloodbath executed by "the sons of Levi." Only then was the way open for reconciliation with the Lord God. Philippians 2:1-5, or 2:1-11 (R); 2:1-5 (6-11) (L); 2:1-13 (E, C) Here is a plea from Paul to the congregation at Philippi to be like-minded in all things ...

133. Pentecost 24

Mal 1:6-14, Lev 2:1-16, Mic 3:1-12, Am 5:18-27, Ru 4:1-1, 1Th 2:1-16, 4:13-5:11, Mt 23 and 25:1-13

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CSS

... the priest ought to safeguard knowledge; his mouth is where instruction should be sought, since he is the messenger of Yahweh Sabaoth." Too many clergy of Malachi's day had "strayed from the way" and had caused many to stumble; they had destroyed the covenant of Levi; for this, they will be reviled by the people and judged harshly by the Lord God. Micah 3:5-12 (E) Here is another warning - and a condemnation by God - to the prophets, who have failed to function in the ways that properly fulfill the duties ...

134. Some Assembly Required

Malachi 2:17--3:5

Sermon

... prophet Malachi says that God will be doing the assembly work still required, now that He is here. God is "like a refiner’s fire and the fuller’s soap; He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and He will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver till they present right offerings to the Lord." (Malachi 3:2-3) Most importantly, Malachi does not diminish God’s holiness by claiming his own virtue. Instead, he speaks before the Lord in honesty and humility: "Who can endure the ...

135. Christian The King

Ezekiel 34:1-31

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John R. Brokhoff

... prestige and power. The royal potentate is expected to produce. In our text, God appoints David as shepherd-king in order that "he shall feed them." Indeed, this is a strange kind of king according to his function. The usual king demands that he be served. He levies taxes to support himself. He has a retinue of servants to serve his food, care for his lands, and provide the necessary services required for a high style of living. This was the style of Solomon who was reputed to be the wisest of men. When he ...

136. The Importance of Unity

1 Corinthians 1:10-17

Sermon

Hubert Beck

... to them. There are the "sons of thunder" as Jesus called them, James and John (Mark 3:17). Evidently they were men of strong opinion and vehemence about what they considered right and wrong. There is Peter, so headstrong and impetuous. There is Levi, named Matthew, the tax collector, and one must remember how hated the tax collectors were among the Jews, for they were considered collaborators with the Romans. Alongside him was Simon "who was called the Zealot" (Luke 6:15), and assuming the name signifies ...

137. A SUNDAY OF THE PASSION [PALM SUNDAY] SERMON-DRAMA

Drama

Tom Eberle

... that doesn’t necessarily imply political rebellion. Zebedee: Mr. Iscariot, you are a man who has lived in this region all of your life. You have experienced the heavy-handedness of Roman rule. As a businessman you know the excessive taxes that are levied. You have seen Roman willingness to slaughter innocent people in order to stamp out insurrection. How can you say that the Messiah will improve conditions, without ridding the nation of Roman rule? Judas: I believe Jesus has demonstrated by the fact that ...

138. Leah

Genesis 49:29--50:14

Sermon

Warren Thomas Smith

... families: the cave in the field of Machpelah, at Mamre. This property had been secured by Abraham; here, he and Sara, Isaac and Rebecca rested. Here, too, the body of gentle Leah was placed. Leah’s status in biblical history is unquestioned. Her son Levi was progenitor of the priesthood of Israel. Judah became head of the tribe which produced Boaz, Jesse, and David. A superb tribute is paid Leah, "May the Lord make the woman, who is coming into your house, like Rachel and Leah, who together built ...

139. Issachar

Genesis 49:1-28

Sermon

Warren Thomas Smith

... his twelve sons to his side, and there followed a classic deathbed scene. Jacob had not taken leave of his senses nor was he in tearful remorse. He listed his sons and likened each to some animal or object of nature: Ruben was as unstable as water. Simeon and Levi were weapons of war. Judah was a young lion. Zebulon was to become a haven for ships. Dan was a serpent, while Gad was to spend his days as a raider of enemy territory. Asher would be known for rich food, and Naphtali was as a female red deer ...

140. Mary of Nazareth

Isaiah 7:1-25

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Warren Thomas Smith

... Mary is a remarkable individual. Scripture provides a brief, yet fascinating portrayal of her spiritual pilgrimage, an unfolding, a maturing in faith. THE MAIDEN FROM NAZARETH There is an old theory that Mary - a descendant of David was of the priestly tribe of Levi. Tradition has given the names of her parents as Anna and Joachim. We first see Mary as the young maiden of childlike innocence, visited by Gabriel, "Hail, the Lord is with thee ..." The scene is completely natural, "... she was troubled at his ...

141. A Courtroom Confrontation

Matthew 27:11-26

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... Passion Sunday it is altogether appropriate that we consider it. Courtrooms are often places of high drama and suspense. Judge Ito's courtroom in Los Angeles has dominated America's attention since January. Enormous power is wielded in courtrooms, power to levy large fines, power to decide between freedom and prison, power to determine life or death. Judges have wide discretionary authority to design sentences to fit the crime. I heard about a schoolteacher who had to go to traffic court because she had ...

142. A Reason to Hope

Lamentations 3:1-66

Sermon

Michael J. Anton

... The tragedy of much of our griping is that too much of it is hot air blown in private and too little of it is channelled toward remedies for bad situations. But the writer of Lamentations is deadly serious; his words have nothing to do with tax levies and new cars and pet peeves. This man felt exactly like a motherless child. His hometown had been levelled to its very foundations. Jerusalem the golden had become Jerusalem the destroyed. The year was 586 B.C. and the enemy was Babylon, and the result was the ...

143. DOCTOR OF THE LAW

Luke 5:17; Acts 5:34

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Stephen Stewart

... to do with worship; their dress was the same as that of the other Hebrews; they did not eat of the sacrificial meat; and, although they did make up a caste, they made no claim to belonging to the blood of Aaron nor the tribe of Levi. In the beginning they were simply the "scribes," but as they devoted themselves more and more to the study of religious questions, they began to be differentiated from the scribes; they felt themselves, and perhaps, with reason, to be an aristocracy of intellect and piety ...

144. Send Me!

Isaiah 6:1-13

Sermon

Frederick C. Edwards

... . Saul, the persecutor of Christians, became Paul the Apostle of Jesus. And the young Isaiah was changed from the comfortable aristocrat to become the fiery prophet of God. Certainly many of the disciples had radical changes wrought in their lives upon meeting Jesus. Levi, who had become wealthy as a tax collector, exchanged material comfort for the life of an itinerant disciple. And two pairs of brothers who were fishermen gave up catching fish to catch people. In fact the scripture for today puts it this ...

145. The Kingdom of God Is At Hand

Mark 1:9-13

Sermon

Richard A. Jensen

... victim of society’s judgment is restored to the fullness of human life. That, too, is a sign that the kingdom of God is at hand. (See Mark 1:40-45.) Just one more example. Jesus went to dinner one day in the home of a tax collector named Levi. The room was filled with a class of people despised by the Jews: tax collectors. The room was also filled with those judged to be sinners by the religious establishment. Tax collectors and sinners. That is who sat at the table with Jesus that day. Tax collectors and ...

146. Report of a Secret Meeting

John 3:1-21

Sermon

George Bass

... : Fortress Press). 17. Forde, Gerhard O., Justification by Faith - A Matter of Death and Life. (Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1982). 18. From a story in the Minneapolis Star and Tribune, August 17, 1983, by Dennis McGrath. 19. A story by Paul Levy and Lewis Cope, "Jamie Fiske Story Inspired Seven-year-old Boy to Donate Organs," in the Minneapolis Star and Tribune, September 22, 1983. 20. Sangster, W. E., They Met at Calvary. (Nashville and New York: Abingdon, 1956). 21. A classified advertisement ...

147. The Promising Child

1 Samuel 2:12-26

Sermon

Harry N. Huxhold

... to the Lord. She explained to Eli that she had been the woman he had comforted, and now she was placing the child in Eli’s care that the child might live a life of service to God. Lent To The Lord When Hannah placed Samuel into the care of Levi, she said, “For this child I prayed; and the Lord granted me the petition. Therefore I have lent him to the Lord; as long as he lives, he is given to the Lord” (1 Samuel 1:27-28). The Law of Moses (Exodus 13:1-2) did require that every ...

148. Hope for Hurting Hearts

Isaiah 35:1-10

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David E. Leininger

... It's been around for awhile; it's even been set to music.(7) He was driving home one evening on a two-lane country road. Work, in this small mid-western community, was almost as slow as his beat-up Pontiac. But he never quit looking. Ever since the Levi's factory closed, he had been unemployed, and with winter raging on, the chill had finally hit home. It was a lonely road. Not many people had a reason to be on it, unless they were leaving. Most of his friends had already left. They had families to feed and ...

149. Thankful Day By Day

Philippians 4:2-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... him, "Come, my children, we can find no mercy with men, let us take refuge with God." Then and there, the group fell on their knees and the pastor prayed a fervent prayer, followed by the singing of a hymn. Deeply moved, the Swedish commander relented. He reduced the levy from 30,000 thalers to only 1,350. Martin Rinkart died a year later at the age of sixty-six after the bloody war was over, a worn and broken man. In spite of his hard life Pastor Rinkart wrote many hymns. The one hymn for which he is ...

150. The Cry Of Freedom

Matthew 22:15-22

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... state. However, it does not endorse or teach, as the secular humanist and atheist believes, the absence of Christian principles being demonstrated in the lives of those who govern. God is sovereign over everything and everyone. In the Old Testament, the Priest came from the Tribe of Levi. The Kings came from the Tribe of Judah. This is why in Jesus Christ the two offices were combined, as the Bible teaches in Zech. 6:13: "He shall sit and rule on his throne; and he shall be a priest on his throne." I want ...

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