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126. The Samaritan

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... mentioned in this story. The ones not addressed at all in the story are who? [give them time to think] The robbers! The ones who perpetuated the crime! Jesus says nothing about the men who robbed this guy! Nothing at all! Why? Because Jesus is not concerned in this story about criticizing those he already knows are bad people. No one would contest that part of the story, right? It was a bad thing those robbers did. Clear. Done! Not a big shocker. Robbers rob. Killers kill. And every society will have such ...

127. Rich In God's Sight

Luke 12:13-21

Sermon

Richard Patt

... ; we will care for it and be good stewards of it. These Christian values not only need to be affirmed; they need to be put into practice. In fact in our day there is an urgency about the need to care for the earth. Yes, it is the environmental concern, and it is front burner stuff. We have gotten rich off the earth but have not been "rich toward God," as Jesus says, in treasuring the earth by avoiding its misuse and abuse. Our sense of urgency in this regard needs to push us toward intentional action. For ...

128. Advent 3

Luke 13:1-9, Exodus 3:1-22, 1 Corinthians 10:1-13, Isaiah 55:1-13

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John R. Brokhoff

... people. First Yahweh must get Moses' attention by having a bush burn without burning up. Because God is present, Moses is ordered to remove his sandals, for he is on holy ground. Wherever God exists, the place becomes sacred. Yahweh tells Moses that he is concerned about his people in slavery and commands him to lead them out to a good land. Moses feels inadequate to do this, but Yahweh promises to be with him. Then comes the problem of identification -- Who is Yahweh? He discloses his nature, "I am," the ...

129. Proper 11

Amos 8:1-14, Luke 10:38-42, Colossians 1:21-28

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John R. Brokhoff

... needed? If so, which is more important? In the text Jesus answers this: Mary chose "the good portion." This sermon is designed to fill the need of encouraging church members to give top priority to the spiritual needs of life. Outline: What is your top need? a. Are Martha's concerns not needful? b. Why is Mary's need more important? c. Should not both Martha's and Mary's needs be met? Which of the two get neglected? 3. Which is your room? 10:38-42. Need: When we are first shown a friend's house, we are told ...

130. Proper 21

1 Timothy 6:11-21, Jeremiah 32:1-44, Luke 16:19-31

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John R. Brokhoff

... you can be a poor rich man. a. Dives had no name v. 19. He was a nobody in spite of his wealth. b. Dives had no concern for the poor v. 20. He had no heart no pity nor compassion. c. Dives had no assets after death v. 22. When he died, he ... is uncrossable. The implication is: no repentance is possible after death. c. The reason for going to hell v. 25. Dives on earth had no concern for his needy fellowmen. This means he had no love for God or man. Hell is the place for the loveless, hard-hearted, and cruel. ...

131. Proper 7

Mt 10:16-39 · Rom 5:12 – 6:11 · Jer 20:7-13 · Gen 21:8-21 · Ps 86

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Russell F. Anderson

... example of such authentic prayer 4. Principles of honest to God prayer - don't worry about the vocabulary of prayer - don't be concerned about what others think of your prayers - be honest to God (take off your mask) - do what God directs you to do - ... We hadn't the foggiest notion where to go from here. I hadn't prayed about it. I thought, God has more important things to concern himself about than my ring. But one day, in desperation, I decided to petition the Lord. I prayed, "Lord, I know you have other ...

132. The Adventure Of The Empty Tomb

Mark 16:1-20

Sermon

Jerry Eckert

... him." "I've heard of such a device. It would appear that the Archbishop may have been duped by Dr. Wells," Holmes remarked. "We thought of that, too, Mr. Holmes. But upon inquiring, we heard denials from Dr. Wells and, indeed, found him to be most open and obviously concerned." "This is most peculiar. I have an idea how we might help. This is a serious day for you, so we shall take no more of your time, Your Grace. We will be in touch," Holmes said as he retrieved the cane and cloak belonging to his guest ...

133. Taking Life Seriously

Luke 16:19-31

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W. Robert McClelland

... felt no sense of obligation in meeting them. It was not his lack of faith in Christ that got his ticket punched, it was his lack of regard for Lazarus. Second, the parable's focus is on life, not death. As with the professor and his wife, the concern is with this world, not the next. Religion has led us to believe that life in the next world is what really matters. Heaven and hell are where the real action is. Everything else is secondary and preliminary. Our actions here are only of importance insofar as ...

134. A Faith That Burns

Luke 12:49-53

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W. Robert McClelland

... he says that anyone who claims to love God while hating his brother is a liar (1 John 4:20). Not uninformed, not short-sighted, not ignorant. A bald-faced liar! In most circles, "them's fightin' words." So, tell me! How do we say to the Bethlehem babe, "Well, concern for the poverty plagued shepherds is a matter of opinion?" How can I say to Emmanuel - God with us, born in a barn and crucified on a cross - that my child's education is more important than that of the kid in the ghetto? Or, how do you say to ...

135. Praying With Tears in Your Eyes

Hebrews 1:1-14

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John R. Brokhoff

... in advance I bought the ticket. Until the time of departure, I had my own Gethsemane. I was sure I would die either of fright or plane failure. I prayed and I prayed about facing death until I was able to say with Jesus, "Thy will be done." Our deep concerns may be for others as well as for ourselves. We can weep while praying as we intercede for other people. It may be that a friend or a member of the family is seriously ill and needs healing. We have a case of this in the Canaanite mother who came ...

136. Proper 11

Lk 10:38-42 · Col 1:21-29 · Gen 18:1-10 · 2 Ki 4:8-17

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John R. Brokhoff

... church members to give top priority to the spiritual needs of life. Outline: What is your top need? A. Are Martha's concerns not needful? B. Why is Mary's need more important? C. Should not both Martha's and Mary's needs be met? Which ... the two sisters' rooms is your room? Outline: Which is your room? A. Martha's supper room? vv. 40-41. Place of anxiety and concern for the physical necessities of life. B. Mary's upper room? vv. 39, 42. Listening, learning from Jesus the spiritual realities of life. ...

137. Call Him a Story Teller

Luke 1:1-4

Sermon

George Bass

... ." At last Bishop Mattheissen became aware of the threat that the Bomb posed to the bodies and souls of people, and with deep concern, a radical change took place in him. "What of me?" he asks. "For thirty-three years I lived and continue to live at ... him. It is indeed a beautiful story that Luke wrote for Theophilus - and for all of us. The end of his Gospel reveals his concern that anyone who should read the story might understand that it is not just another lovely tale but a true story about Jesus Christ ...

138. I Knew You’d Come

John 6:16-24

Sermon

Richard Hoefler

... we can be assured that even though Peter momentarily took his eyes off of Christ, Christ never for a moment took his eyes off of Peter. This is the Gospel and this is our hope: not our determination to keep Christ in our minds and visions, but his compassionate-concern which keeps us constantly in his mind and vision. We may forget God, but God never forgets us. Our vision may falter and fail, but God never turns his back or takes his eyes off of us. Christ the Chooser Peter’s life with his Lord was one ...

139. Salvation Includes Social Justice

Jeremiah 23:1-8

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Mark Ellingsen

... of the soul.”1 You cannot have a genuine Christian spirituality, you cannot have salvation, apart from the body. (Consider the Creed: We confess a “resurrection of the body,” not an eternal soul.) And you are not concerned about the body if you are not also concerned about its welfare. Are the bodies around us receiving adequate sustenance? Are our resources distributed fairly to all, so that none are unfairly deprived? This brings us back to Jeremiah’s claim that the Messiah will establish justice ...

140. Proper 14

Genesis 37:1-11, Genesis 37:12-36, 1 Kings 19:9-18, Jonah 2:1-10, Romans 9:1-29, Romans 9:30--10:21, Matthew 14:22-36

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John R. Brokhoff

... . c. Call on the Lord - v. 13. Epistle: Romans 9:1-5 1. "I'd Go To Hell For You!" 9:1-3. Need: Paul is so concerned about his fellow-Jews not accepting Christ that he says he would be glad to be cut off from Christ to get them to come to Christ ... anti-Semitism. A Christian needs to be grateful for the spiritual heritage of the Jews. Because of this heritage, we with Paul are concerned and alarmed that Jews reject Jesus as the Messiah. Outline: A people (person) has every reason to be Christian. a. A people in ...

141. Proper 17

Matthew 16:21-28, Romans 12:1-8, Romans 12:9-21, Jeremiah 14:1--15:21, Jeremiah 20:7-18, Exodus 3:1-22

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John R. Brokhoff

... oppressed people. First Yahweh must get Moses' attention by having a bush burn without burning up. Because God is present, Moses is ordered to remove his sandals, for he is on holy ground. Wherever God exists, the place becomes sacred. Yahweh tells Moses that he is concerned about his people in slavery and commands him to lead them out to a good land. Moses feels inadequate to do this, but Yahweh promises to be with him. Old Testament: Jeremiah 20:7-9 Live a life of love. Old Testament: Jeremiah 15:15-21 ...

142. Epiphany 5

Psalm 112:1-10, Isaiah 58:1-14, 1 Corinthians 2:6-16, Matthew 5:13-16, Matthew 5:17-20

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

... form or style of his ministry and the content or substance of the gospel (vv. 1-2). For information, the RSV translation "the testimony of God" is altered to "the mystery of God" in the NRSV in accordance with the best textual evidence, so Paul is concerned directly with the unfathomable nature of God's salvific work rather than with commentary on that activity. He comes directly to this issue in vv. 10-11. Verse 2 declares that Paul's approach was deliberate. He is not saying, "I preached the cross only ...

143. Lost and Found

Luke 15:1-10

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J. Howard Olds

... . Churches can use a good house cleaning. We get stuffy and stuck in our ways. Our rituals become a religion; our customs become creeds. If we are not careful we become more in love with the dwelling place of God than the deity of God. If we have any concern for the 65—70 million unchurched Americans we will clean up our own act, examine our own attitudes, repent of our own sins, and open wide the doors that all God’s children may come in. C. We Can Sit and Wait. The prodigal decides to arise and go ...

144. Living to Please God

1 Thessalonians 4:1-12

Understanding Series

David J. Williams

... all these (matters).” From the apparent change of subject in verse 7 to God (theos), we can assume that the “Lord” of this verse is Jesus (see note on 1:1) and that he is the endikos, the avenger. The only other instance of this word in the NT concerns the civil magistrates in Romans 13:4. It would appear, then, that Paul envisions a trial in which Jesus is the judge (cf. Acts 10:42; 17:31; 1 Cor. 4:5; 2 Thess. 1:8). His thought is probably of the Parousia, although the NT, and indeed Paul himself ...

145. Thanksgiving and Prayer

2 Thessalonians 1:1-12

Understanding Series

David J. Williams

... (cf. Matt. 13:21; Mark 4:17; 10:30; Acts 8:1; 13:50; Rom. 8:35; 2 Cor. 12:10; 2 Tim. 3:11). 1:5 From thanksgiving, Paul turns to encouragement. In introducing this theme, he appears (in the Gk.; see BDF §480 [6] for the syntax concerned) to set the word endeigma, a “token” or “proof” (found only here in the NT; but cf. Rom. 3:25f.; 2 Cor. 8:24; Phil. 1:28 for the similar endeixis), in apposition to “the persecutions and trials.” This identifies the latter as evidence that God’s judgment is ...

146. The Son Superior to Angels

Hebrews 1:1-14

Understanding Series

Donald A. Hagner

... the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands, echo the statement of the prologue that the Son is the one “through whom he [God] made the universe” (v. 2). The Son is identified as the Lord (Yahweh). So far as the created order is concerned, the time is coming when it will be revamped, altered completely. In metaphorical language of the last times, the Lord will roll up the heavens and earth like a robe; like a garment they will be changed. But in the midst of eschatological crisis with all else ...

147. The High Priest of a New Covenant

Hebrews 8:1-13

Understanding Series

Donald A. Hagner

... to the body as a “tent” (e.g., 2 Cor. 5:1, 4), the suggestion that the humanity of Christ is in view is hardly compatible with the statement in 9:11 that the tent “is not a part of this creation.” The same must be said concerning the view that “tent” refers to the heavens. The argument that the church is in view depends on being able to equate “church” and “tent” (an equation found nowhere in the NT) on the basis of a third term, “body,” common to both—a rather tenuous connection ...

148. Signs for Moses

Exodus 4:1-17

Understanding Series

James K. Bruckner

... the book (see comment on 33:11). For Christians it is an anticipation of the incarnation. 4:13 Some interpreters take this fifth excuse as a continuation of the fourth, since God’s response presses the issue of finding Aaron, who can speak well. Moses, however, is concerned about going alone. The text here speaks of Aaron, who is prominent in Exodus, for the first time. God mentions that Aaron is a Levite, as is Moses. This may be the one indication of God’s tone of anger, if it is read, “Aaron is a ...

149. Love One Another

1 John 3:11-24

Understanding Series

Thomas F. Johnson

... ) as “means of subsistence” (p. 142a). Assuring Our Hearts With truth as the link-word between this section and the previous one (the same stylistic technique may be observed in 2:17–18; 2:27–28; 3:10–11; 3:24–4:1; 4:6–7), the pastoral concern for assurance is foremost in vv. 19–24. The Johannine community has been split (1 John 2:19) by a group of secessionists with high-sounding spiritual claims (e.g., 1:6, 8, 10; 2:4, 6, 9; see the Introduction for discussion of them). They continue to ...

150. Offerings for Priests and Levites

Deuteronomy 18:1-8

Understanding Series

Christopher J. H. Wright

... ; 17:8f.; 35:3; Neh. 8:7–9). They also had judicial (17:9; 21:5) and military (20:2–4) duties. This law, however, is concerned with their rights in relation to the rest of the nation. 18:1–2 These verses restate the basic fact about the tribe of Levi as ... of the place of Israel’s worship). Their teaching role could have been exercised anywhere. These verses continue to be concerned for the preservation of the Levites’ benefits and for the same equality within the tribe as between tribes. If a ...

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