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2 Chronicles 1:1-17

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Michael B. Brown

... used measuring spoons or cups. She just intuitively knew how much of each ingredient was enough. She was food smart. Michael Jordan was court smart. Conversely, we all have our gaps in knowledge. Will Rogers used to say, "We are all ignorant, just about different subjects." True. A good friend was assigned as pastor of an affluent 4,000-member congregation. The church is rich in tradition, prestige and Ph.D.s. Initially he worried about their level of education and wondered if he would have to labor week by ...

127. Easter 2

Acts 5:17-42, Revelation 1:4-8, John 20:19-23, John 20:24-31

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John R. Brokhoff

... : Acts 5:27-32 1. Are there limits to obedience? (5:29). Need: As a general rule we are to obey those who have been rightfully put over us by God. Are we as Christians to obey at all times and in all things? This is a very controversial subject in our day. The Apostles faced the question when they were commanded by the State to stop preaching. They teach us that there are times when disobedience to the State is obedience to God. In the final analysis the decision to obey or not to obey "man" depends upon ...

128. Easter 5

Jn 13:31-35 · Acts 11:1-18; 13:44-52; 14:21-27 · Rev 21:1-6 · Ps 148

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John R. Brokhoff

... there compassion or judgment in the church? Are gossip, dissension, and schism earmarks of love? In many churches there is a crying need for love. This new commandment does not apply to Christians' love of the world but of each other in the church; a subject we seldom hear from the pulpit. Outline: The church is for lovers. a. Commanded to love Christians love in obedience: "A new commandment." b. People to love fellow Christians: "Love one another." c. Nature of that love "As I have loved you." d. Evidence ...

129. Christ The King

Ephesians 1:15-23, 1 Corinthians 15:12-34, Ezekiel 34:1-31, Matthew 25:31-46

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Russell F. Anderson

... land. God would again find them, feed them, and heal their wounds. The Lord would set over them a shepherd-king, descended from David. Yahweh was still their loving king, the source of their hope. Epistle: Ephesians 1:15-23 God has put all things in subjection to Christ, who rules over all things in heaven and on earth and serves as head over the Church, his body. Epistle: 1 Corinthians 15:20-28 The 15th chapter of 1 Corinthians establishes the centrality of Christ's resurrection for the Christian faith to ...

130. Bloody Doorposts

Exodus 12:1-30

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... the wrath of God" (Romans 5:8-9). The fact is that in telling the life of Jesus the Gospels devote more than one third of the story to telling about the death of Jesus. Why did the Gospels give so much time and so much length to this subject? The answer comes again from Paul, who writes, "We are justified by (God's) grace as a gift, through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus, whom God put forward as an expiation by his blood ... This was to show God's righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he ...

131. Nathan's Wise Parable

2 Samuel 11:1-27

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Sue Anne Steffey Morrow

... responsible to God, and his role as King of Israel made him especially responsible. In any other kingdom in the ancient Near-East, it was well within the royal rights to take a subject's wife, but not in Israel. In any other kingdom in the ancient Near-East, it was well within the royal rights to have a subject led into battle for the slaughter of that subject. But not in Israel. Israel was chosen by God to fulfill the purposes of God, to bind the words of God as a sign upon the hand and as frontlets on the ...

132. Lent 2

Mk 8:31-38 · Rom 4:13-25; 8:31-39 · Gen 17:1-7, 15-16; 22:1-18 · Ps 22

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Russell F. Anderson

... it was time for the final exam. Would he be willing to give up his son, his only son, in obedience to the Lord? Such a demand seemed contradictory to God's promises. That three-day trip to Moriah must have seemed like an eternity. Yet Abraham knew his subject and trusted that God would not ask him to do anything irrational or evil. Abraham passed his final exam with flying colors, much like Jesus did when we was led into the wilderness by the Spirit to be tested by Satan. Epistle: Romans 4:13-25 Father of ...

133. Ash Wednesday

Joel 2:1-2, 12-17, Matthew 6:1-4, Matthew 6:16-18, 2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2

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Russell F. Anderson

... father, not wanting his son to see the tears in his own eyes, announced that he was leaving the room but would return in a few minutes. Out in the hallway, the father sobbed. Some years later, the family was driving home from the shopping center when the subject of the comic books came up. "What made you stop stealing?" asked the mother. "The spanking your father gave you?" "No," he responded, "it is because when he stepped out of the room I could hear him crying." We may not be moved to repentance by our ...

134. Epiphany 4

1 Corinthians 8:1-13, Deuteronomy 18:14-22, Mark 1:21-28

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Russell F. Anderson

... ! Taught with authority. Those worshippers were astonished by the authority with which Jesus taught. What are the components of such authority? (1) To speak and act in a way that leaves no doubt that you know your subject. Jesus didn't just know about his subject; he knew his subject (the kingdom of God) firsthand. (2) To have your actions and your life corroborate your words. Casting out the demon gave credence to Jesus' teachings. (3) There must be immediacy. Hearers must see how the teachings can ...

135. Wedding: The Bondage of Marriage

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John M. Braaten

... . Marriage is viewed as a vehicle to achieve personal objectives rather than as a means to pursue mutual goals. That is why what I say to you may not be very popular in some circles, but it is Christian. Paul says that in marriage you are to be subject to one another, so you can no longer say, "It's my life; I can do with it as I please." In whatever one does, the other is mysteriously involved. That means marriage is not a fifty-fifty proposition. We humans are exceedingly poor in determining percentages ...

136. Captive To The Word Of God

John 8:31-41

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Theodore F. Schneider

... that the truth can be known and that a people can govern themselves wisely in that truth. Unfortunately, the full text is seldom quoted. Knowing the truth does not necessarily make us free. The truth may well incarcerate a guilty person. Given our biases and subjective judgments in a complex society, finding and recognizing the truth is not such an easy task, either. Finally, merely knowing the truth does not make us free. Living in the truth we know is what frees us.This is to say that the opening words ...

137. For a Man in His Sixties

Philippians 4:2-9

Eulogy

Louis M. Pratt

... willing to even talk about the problem of suicide, much less to offer him any consolation. Churches often turn an unfeeling ear to those whose loved ones have committed suicide. "Suicide is sin," they say, and they give no further thought to the subject. Furthermore, suicide is often such a taboo subject they will not even talk about it with the family. If they do, it may be even worse, for they may dwell on how sinful the person's act was. Some ministers have been known to refuse to conduct the funeral for ...

138. Herod

Matthew 2:1-12

Drama

Dale Bringman

... times that nothing works out as planned. You have experienced that. Despite my decree, which was carried out immediately, one of my subjects had miraculously learned of my plan and had taken one of those infants to Egypt. It was an uncanny thing, almost ... -centeredness, a threat to your way of life. If you let Jesus be king, He will usurp the throne of your heart. You will be subject to him. You will give obedience to him. As you sing your carols and light your candles, don't be misled. There is a significant ...

139. The Seven Last Words of the Church

Luke 20:27-40

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Johnny Dean

... alive lives on the edge of heresy," meaning that its members won’t refuse new ideas or new programs or new challenges simply because there are those in the church who say, "WE NEVER DID IT THAT WAY BEFORE!" and want these to be the final words on the subject matter. These have been called "the seven last words of the church," and in many cases they have been. The church is called to be the agent of change in the world. The purpose of the church, then, is to change the world by changing people in the world ...

140. Easter 2

Acts 5:17-42, Revelation 1:4-8, Revelation 1:9-20, John 20:19-23, John 20:24-31

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... 1: Acts 5:27-32 1. Are there Limits to Obedience? (5:29). Need: As a general rule we are to obey those who have been rightfully put over us by God. Are we as Christians to obey at all times and in all things? This is a very controversial subject in our day. The Apostles faced the question when they were commanded by the State to stop preaching. They teach us that there are times when disobedience to the State is obedience to God. In the final analysis the decision to obey or not to obey "man" depends upon ...

141. Proper 9

Lk 10:1-12, 17-20 · Gal 6:7-18 · 1 Ki 21:1-3, 17-21 · Isa 66:1-14

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John R. Brokhoff

COMMENTARY 1 Kings 21:1-3, 17-21 For refusing to sell his lot to King Ahab, Naboth is falsely accused and murdered so Ahab can take possession of the land. Here we have only the beginning and ending of a dramatic story involving a king, a subject, and a prophet. To understand it, one must know and tell what happens between the first and last verses of the pericope. King Ahab offers to buy or trade the lot of Naboth whose land is next to the palace for his vegetable garden. Because he received it as an ...

142. Pentecost 27

Lk 19:11-27 · 1 Cor 15:54-58 · Isa 52:1-6

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John R. Brokhoff

... people are taken away." B. To vindicate his name - v. 5: "My name is despised." C. To release you - v. 6 "My people shall know my name." Lesson 2: 1 Corinthians 15:54-58 1. All You Need to Know about Death. Need: Death is a popular subject today. Over one thousand courses on death and dying are offered in our schools. Numerous books on the subject have been written. Death is a mystery. Is there anything beyond death? How can one die with dignity? Shall one be allowed to die? Since everyone will die, it is a ...

143. The Things That Are God’s

Matthew 22:15-22

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... of ourselves to the way and will of God. "Render to God the things that are God’s" - the only conclusion to draw from this commandment is to give ourselves to God first, before anything else. Then all other loyalties must be given or withheld subject to the direction and correction of that first loyalty. Only then can commitment to God become a kind of gravitational force which gives us some stability and balance when all the strings on our lives are being pulled this way and that. Mind you, commitment ...

144. Christian Values On Anger

Matthew 5:21-26

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Leader: "You have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘Do not murder, and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’ But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment Anyone who has contempt for his brother or calls him, ‘Fool,’ will be subject to the judgment." Congregation: Remind us, Lord Jesus, that you died for those we scorn as much as you died for those we love. Leader: "If you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that ...

145. This God’s For Real!

Matthew 16:13-20

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... of the Living God. There could be no doubt about it. Such a God was God for real. D. He Touches - and Embraces - Us The emperor in Rome, supposedly divine and without doubt a flesh-and-blood example of human life, might or might not relate to any of his subjects. To the average citizen of Rome, he probably was every bit as absent and remote as Zeus or Apollo had been. Not so with Israel’s Living God, whom Simon Peter met in Jesus. It was not on the basis of pure speculation that Peter was able to make his ...

146. The Deeper Meanings of The Christian Faith by Dr. Bryant M. Kirkland

Romans 8:18-27

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Leonard Mann

... s not enough to say it strictly as a fact. There has to be the tone of warmth and love to give it interpretive value to his wife. It is not enough to live just by the hard numbers or facts. Neither is it adequate to live entirely in a subjective world of one’s dreams. There are people who live in New York City with fantasies, both paranoid and otherwise. There are some other people who live in slavery to society’s pressures. Whatever is stylish at the moment they do. As soon as the style is over, they ...

147. It Is Really Something New by Dr. Frank Bateman Stanger

2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2, Acts 17:16-34

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Leonard Mann

... is impossible for any of us preachers to know what the others have said or will say. How I wish I had the privilege of hearing the other five. For my part I have decided, and I trust that it is an inspired leading, to approach the subject tonight contextually. I want to consider the question contained in the text against the background of the actual context in which it was first asked. That is the reason why I requested that the entire story be read as a Scripture lesson tonight. When we look at something ...

148. The Most Misunderstood Gift

Acts 2:1-13

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Barbara Brokhoff

... , but most of the teaching we have on speaking in tongues is given to us by Luke in Acts, and by Paul in Corinthians and in Romans. Perhaps the best approach is to simply provide biblical answers for the questions that most often arise when the subject of tongues is discussed. IS SPEAKING IN TONGUES A VALID GIFT AND EXPERIENCE? Is speaking in tongues a valid gift and experience, or do you have to be some kind of a religious "nut" to practice and participate? No less a Christian than Bishop Fulton Sheen ...

149. Paul Today

Acts 17:16-34

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T. A. Kantonen

... as it comes to its end. Just as the believer in dying does not fall into nothingness but into the arms of God, so when history has run its course, it encounters not nothingness but God in Christ. "When all things are subjected to him, then the Son himself will also be subjected to him who put all things under him, that God may be everything to everyone" (1 Corinthians 15:28). This hope is not a vague surmise but a "solid weight of glory" which supports Christians in their present struggles. It does not ...

150. The Waiting Game

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James Bjorge

... " (Isaiah 7:14), so we tend to neglect and forget his promise of coming again. Waiting is not easy. It is an art or attitude that must be cultivated. It should be an active mood and definitely not a resignation to fate. Waiters are subject to many forces which undermine their faith. My first experience of coon hunting taught me an important lesson about waiting. It was a cold November evening after Jack Frost had already nipped the pumpkins and shaken the autumn leaves off the trees. The refrigerated ...

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