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Carl Jech
... "Jesus" and "God" mean for us today. Of course, what we have discovered, and what our text for today drives home, is that the name Jesus means "God will save" and that, therefore, the grace of God and the grace of Jesus are one and the same! John's version of Jesus' lengthy prayer for the unity of all ends with Jesus saying "that the love with which you have loved me may be in them, and I in them." This unifying, unconditional love, this agape, is the grace that the real Jesus channels to us all, which in ...
127. "I appeal to Caesar!"
Acts 24:1-27, Acts 25:1-12
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CSS
... chief trouble spot in his province. While there, he held a conference with the chief priests and the principal leaders of the Jews. Among the first things they mentioned to the new governor was a renewal of their complaint against Paul, along with their version of the events that led to his arrest. During the two years, the former High Priest Ananias had been succeeded by another Sadducee, Ishmael, but the story was the same. They urged Festus to turn Paul over to them to stand trial at Jerusalem, although ...
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T. A. Kantonen
... it reads, "He gave some apostles and some prophets, and some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ." In the King James Version, as well as the Revised Standard Version, the perfecting of the saints, meaning believers, and the work of the ministry are separated by a comma. In the New English Bible the comma between the saints and the ministers is removed and we read, "to equip God’s people for ...
129. Family Feud
Genesis 29:15-30
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David E. Leininger
... of the twelve tribes of the nation of Israel. It would be nice if the announcer could conclude with, "And they all lived happily ever after," but everyone knows how the story goes. This would be the Battle of the Brides, just one more episode in the national version of Family Feud. One of the funnier ones, to be sure, but feuding and fighting had characterized the nation's history from the beginning. No doubt the audience thought about the story as they made their way home, as we all do when we leave a good ...
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David E. Leininger
... but no more. However, Peter also knew that Jesus was generous, so he suggested that forgiveness might be offered more than twice that much - SEVEN times. You remember Jesus' reply: He told Peter, not SEVEN times, but SEVENTY-SEVEN TIMES (or as the King James Version has it, SEVENTY TIMES SEVEN); forgiveness should be unlimited. Then he told that story of the fellow who, in spite of being forgiven an astronomical sum by his king, refused to forgive the debt of his buddy who only owed him a few bucks. Word ...
131. Building a Nation
Matthew 11:25-30
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King Duncan
... of the Battle Hymn with the "softer" lyrics of, "As He died to make men holy, let us LIVE to make men free." It was Mr. Waring's version which was chosen by the committee to be presented to the General Conference. It was Mr. Waring's version that prevailed there as well. Now United Methodists were supposed to sing, "As He died to make men holy, let us LIVE to make men free." But for reasons which are still unexplained, when the United Methodist hymnal came out in 1989, the original words were still there ...
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Donald B. Strobe
... the death of a dear friend. But something deeper seems to be going on here. Some suggest that Jesus was angry at the disbelief of the mourners, and especially of Mary and Martha, but that seems doubtful. Is it possible, then, that this is John’s version of Jesus’ agony in the Garden of Gethsemane? Since there is no struggle recorded later on, on the night of Jesus’ arrest, perhaps the struggle is here. Jesus is moved by what is really taking place, rather than by what is apparently taking place. Jesus ...
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Donald B. Strobe
... is until?’ “ I have a hunch that God never gives up on any of us. I am not at all sure that all of us will respond to God’s love, but I believe that God’s love is always an open option for any of us. The older version of the Apostles’ Creed insists that “He (Jesus) descended into hell.” Why? Over the centuries, most Christians have believed that Jesus descended into hell to bring back those who had never had the chance to hear the good news and respond to it. It sounds like something that the ...
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Donald B. Strobe
... very strange. They wondered how they would get along without Him. He told them that they really would not have to. How did He put it? "I will not leave you comfortless." That's the King James version of His words. "I will not leave you desolate." That's the Revised Standard Version. But the New Revised Standard Version finally gets it right. It has Jesus saying, "I will not leave you orphaned; I am coming to you." (John 14:18) The Greek word used in our text is orphanous, from which we get the word ...
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Donald B. Strobe
... forward to telling us more about it when he got to the end of the story. But his Gospel was never finished. The apparent incompleteness of this ending prompted early Christians to add either a short two-sentence ending which appears as a footnote in English versions, or (in most manuscripts) a long ending designated as Mark 16:9-20. What happened to the original ending of Mark? it is fascinating to speculate. Did the author die as a martyr before he had time to finish it? (Luke never finished what he ...
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Eric Ritz
... life. I close with this story. Four ministers were talking one day about translations of the Bible. One said, "I like the King James Version best. The beauty of the language and the rhythm of the cadence is unsurpassed." Another said, "I like the Revised Standard Version because it is the closest to the actual Greek and Hebrew tongues." Another said, "I like the New International Version because it is easy to read." The fourth thought a moment and then he said, "Of all the translations, I think I like my ...
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Glenn McDonald
... the world, enough is never enough. People who have received the greatest gifts can become trapped in the deadly undertow of believing it's necessary to earn more, to have more, to accomplish more. Paul Azinger said, "No more." No more falling for a false version of the Good Life. Even though he dreaded the thought of facing the public after his British Open meltdown, Azinger had made a promise to speak at a men's prayer breakfast in Louisville, Kentucky. He came humbly. He led from weakness. He revealed the ...
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Maxie Dunnam
... our scripture lesson. Verse 20. It is my eager expectation and hope that I shall not be at all ashamed, but that with full courage now as always, Christ will be honored in my body, whether I live or whether I die. Now that’s the Revised Standard Version of the verse. Now listen to my choice translation of this particular verse, the New English Bible. For as I passionately hope, I shall have no cause to be ashamed, but shall speak so boldly that now as always the greatness of Christ will shine out clearly ...
139. The Primacy Of Love
1 Corinthians 13:1-13
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Maxie Dunnam
... That brings us to the next point of the sermon. Let's look at love as the heartbeat of God. The clearest, and perhaps most demanding, New Testament passage for interpreting the reading of Agape is Matthew 5: 43 - 48. Let me read it from the Today's English Version: "You have heard that it was said, "Love your friends, hate your enemies." But now I tell you: Love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you, so that you will become the sons of your Father in Heaven. For He makes the son to rise on bad ...
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Maxie Dunnam
... translates that verse, "But they could not find how to do it, because all the people kept listening to Him, not wanting to miss a single word." But a number of other translations, including Phillips, the New International Version, and the Jerusalem Bible -- all those versions have it -- "Because the people all hung on his words." There's where I want us to focus today as we enter the Lenten season, and as we look at the events in the last weeks of Jesus' life. Jesus' words were always powerful and packed ...
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Maxie Dunnam
... things didn't seem to go together. Halford E. Luccock used to laugh at the denominational hymnal had as Number 364, "Jesus Demands My All"; then, at the bottom of the page, it read, "For an easier version, see Number 365". Friends, there is not only no easier version for eternal salvation, there is no other version than the Cross of Jesus Christ. A preacher in Texas, I think, wrote me a letter expressing his opposition to the position I had taken in my Denman Lectures on Evangelism. The point that he argued ...
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Maxie Dunnam
... home to my room alone." To be loved in general will never meet the deepest needs of our lives. We need to be loved in particular. Friends provide us that -- true friends who stick closer than a brother. IV. Let's shift gears now. The New King James Version translates our Proverb, "A man who has friends must himself be friendly." We may turn this truth into a modern proverb: "To have a friend, you must be a friend." Let's outline briefly at least the core of what this means. One, you can't friends without ...
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Mark Trotter
... , before the text we read begins, Jesus says, "If you love me, you will keep my commandments and I will pray the Father and he will send you another counselor." If you are familiar with the King James Version, you know the King James version doesn't say "counselor," it says "comforter." In the Revised King James version it says, "helper." So you can see there is wide disagreement about how to translate "paraclete." So some say, why don't you leave it alone. Let it rest. Just use the Greek. Just call it "the ...
144. Thanks Be to God
Deuteronomy 26:1-15
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Richard Gribble
... there is anything in that book of yours that will allow a man to do more for another than you have already done, then please read it, because I would like to hear it." Three students were discussing various versions of the Bible. One said, "I like the New American Bible. It is easier to read than the older versions." A second student commented, "I like the Jerusalem Bible. It too is easier to read and it is poetic in its style. I can use it in my daily prayer." The third student stood and said, "I like my ...
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Leonard Sweet
... Lord, the newborn King. Happy Three Advents, church. Animations, Illustrations, Illuminations, Ruminations, Applications “In the Midwest there is a version of the nativity story with an unanticipated conclusion. It is a true story about a nine-year-old ... wreath, why not have a family introduce to the congregation a piece of art that relates to the Christmas story. Here is a version of the 23rd Psalm that ought to be mandatory reading each day of Advent, and a unison reading each Advent Sunday. The lord ...
146. The Lonesome George Church
Matthew 4:23-25, Matthew 4:18-22, Matthew 4:12-17
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Leonard Sweet
... study? The one thing Willow Creek and these other churches thought they were doing they weren’t: making stronger disciples. [If you’d like to show your people a brief video of the findings, here is the link. There is a 13-minute version and a 3-minute version: http://revealnow.com/story.asp?storyid=48. When the most imitated church in the world and one of the most financially successful churches in the world issues a public apology and admits a big “Oops!” or “We’ve gone down the wrong track ...
147. Proper 13
Psalm 17:1-15, Romans 9:1-29, Matthew 14:13-21, Genesis 32:22-32
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Marion L. Soards, Thomas B. Dozeman, Kendall McCabe
... regular basis in preparation for preaching on this passage. The complete poem may be found in The United Methodist Hymnal (No. 387). Four stanzas for congregational use are at No. 386 in UMH and at No. 638 in the 1982 Episcopal hymnal. The Episcopal version has altered the text at two points and so is less desirable. American Methodists have traditionally sung this hymn to a Scottish melody, which in their hymnals they have named after their own Bishop Candler for whom the text and tune was a great favorite ...
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Lee Ann Dunlap
... the fact that the original pledge lacked that controversial phrase, the likelihood is that most Americans memorized this pledge in its present form, and after fifty years it is not going to come out of their brains or their lips in any other version — regardless of any court's declaration. Regardless of the final outcome of this case in the judicial process, we recognize that our "indivisible" nation is, in fact, divided over this issue. This should come as no surprise. The deeper dilemma to which this ...
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Leonard Sweet
... into a beautiful symphony. Have you ever played the game "Gossip" or "Rumors"? After gathering everyone into a circle, one person begins by whispering some message to a neighbor softly and quietly. The neighbor must then pass along that whispered message (or at least the version he or she heard of it). Everyone gets only one chance to hear what is said before telling it to the next one in the circle. It's not hard to imagine how scrambled, or even unrecognizable, the original message is once it comes back ...
150. John 20:1-18
John 20:1-18
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Leonard Sweet
... Peter meet. It is then Peter's turn to put their separate experiences into a common theological framework so that the whole Christian community may benefit. Peter's proclamation in verses 34 and 35 surely stunned and shocked the early church community. The NEB version of verse 34 makes its radical nature even more apparent: "God has no favorites." Having loosed this bombshell, Peter now proceeds to relate why all humanity now stands in this new relationship to God. The story he tells, of course, is a highly ...
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