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1476. Proper 11

Colossians 1:15-23, Luke 10:38-42, Genesis 18:16-33, Colossians 1:24--2:5, Psalm 15:1-5

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George Bass

... - even if were not the author of this letter - reminding them of what God has done for them, rehearsing the gospel with them again, and spelling out his sufferings as a kind of affirmation of the gospel. Suffering is the lot of the disciples and apostles of the Lord, and Paul was not immune to suffering for Jesus Christ. Paul suffered for the sake of the church, Jesus' body, as he calls it here. He also expounds on his call to ministry, which laid upon him the responsibility to proclaim the gospel ...

1477. Proper 18

Luke 14:25-35, Deuteronomy 30:11-20, Proverbs 9:1-18, Ezekiel 33:1-20, Philemon 1:8-25

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George Bass

... respond appropriately to it. Philemon 9b-10 (RC); (2-9) 10-21 (L); 1-20 (E, C) In this little letter, written personally by Paul to Philemon, a Christian at Colossae, whose slave, Onesimus, had run away from him and become a follower of Paul, the apostle set the stage for the modern movement to abolish slavery. Paul did not establish any sort of underground railway, as occurred in the North during the Civil War, but he sent Onesimus back to Philemon, asking him to receive his slave as a brother in Christ ...

1478. Proper 20

Luke 16:1-15, Psalm 113:1-9, Psalm 130:1-8, Amos 8:1-14, Hosea 11:1-11, 1 Timothy 2:1-15

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George Bass

... witness, and proclaim the gospel of the Lord to all the people. He makes it clear that all people need to know Jesus Christ as Savior, the one and only mediator between God and his people. "For this," says the writer, "I was appointed a preacher and apostle, ... a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth." The last verse repeats his opening plea that prayer is basic to the business of being a Christian. Prayer is a spiritual activity that is essential and common to all parts of the church of Jesus Christ ...

1479. When Will The Pain Go Away?

Matthew 24:1-35

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George Johnson

... The Promises Hope is remembering that God is in charge. We are not God. Nor are we the Messiah, the Savior of the world. We may wish we could see things from God's perspective, but we can't. "Now we see through a glass darkly," the Apostle Paul says. Our knowledge is imperfect and we need to remember that in order to endure the uncertainties, the unanswered questions. What we have are the promises of God that have proven trustworthy and empowering. God's promises include: I will not allow you to be tested ...

1480. How Does One Prepare For The Unknown?

Matthew 25:1-13

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George Johnson

... that Jesus "will come again to judge the living and the dead." The scriptures clearly teach that there will be a judgment day, a day of accounting. In spite of all the misuse of that teaching, we would do well to keep in mind that which we confess in the Apostles' Creed, "Jesus will come again to judge the living and the dead." It is important to be ready for that final hour whether it takes place when we die or when God chooses to appear in some dramatic form to execute judgment. I have to admit I don't ...

1481. Let Freedom Ring!

Luke 4:14-30

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Thomas Slavens

... found but in doing the will of God. The author of first Peter understood the meaning of this when he wrote, “Live as free men, yet without using your freedom as a pretext for evil; but live as servants of God.” (1 Peter 2:16) Those early apostles understood the meaning of freedom when they replied to the high priest’s demand that they stop teaching in the name of Jesus, “We must obey God rather than men.” (Acts 5:29) Given that Christian people should be interested in working for freedom, how do ...

1482. Light for Uncertain Paths

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Thomas Slavens

... praise You for Your Word which has been revealed to us through many people through the centuries and especially through Your Son, Jesus Christ. We thank You for those who wrote our Bible. For the priests and scribes, the poets and prophets, the apostles and early Christian writers we are grateful. We thank You for the truth which has been revealed through these people. We thank You for the inspiration and guidance of the Scriptures. For the influence of the Bible upon our lives we are grateful. Especially ...

1483. Safe With The Shepherd

John 10:22-42

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John M. Braaten

... concerned for our families or our friends, or about pollution, or global war. There always seems to be something. It is like being on 24-hour guard duty and it doesn't make any difference how old you are. The words of our gospel from the Apostle John were written to Christians who were also on "guard duty," suffering hardships and persecution. Not only did they have to deal with the customary distresses of life, but they faced questions such as, "Would they be arrested? And if so, how would they die?" Would ...

1484. Portrait Of A Powerful Servant

John 13:1-17

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John M. Braaten

... is not an evil thing, nor is the pursuit of it incompatible with God’s design. The passion to learn, the pursuit of excellence - evidence of our desire for power - have been implanted in us as part of the Divine image. Indeed, Jesus promised power to the apostles (Acts 1:8) before he ascended. What is at issue here is not power as such but its use. Jesus saw power as an instrument not of control but of caring, as a vehicle not of submission but of servanthood. Consider Jesus in relationship to those who ...

1485. How To Deal With Frustration

1 Kings 8:22-61

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Robert Allen

... Jordan River and enter the Promised Land that was flowing with milk and honey, but Moses was left in the wilderness, shut out from the Promised Land, frustrated at seeing the goal he had struggled a lifetime to reach, now out of his reach. The Apostle Paul planned to launch a missionary journey into Bithynia, right on the shores of the Black Sea. He dreamed of an Asiatic empire for Christ that would stretch across modern Russia and China, but something prevented his going. Something barred that door of hope ...

1486. The Public Effect Of Private Living

2 Samuel 11:1-27

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Robert Allen

... in a position where she could be hurt again by someone walking out of her life like her father did. We can’t escape the fact that all of life is related. Every choice that we make has an influence for good or evil in the lives of others. The Apostle Paul said: “No man lives to himself, no man dies to himself.” There is a public effect to private living because the choices you make touch the lives of others. What influence are you having in the lives of others with the choices you are making? III. The ...

1487. Marked For Mission

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George Bass

... has to be communicated to people before they can believe that Jesus Christ is Lord and that “the cross is there” for them. Mission is basic to the business of Christian ministry. It is certainly true that this command was given to the apostles originally, but we are all called to be witnesses to the Christian faith by reason of our baptism. Listen to a Roman Catholic New Testament and liturgical scholar, Father Gerard Sloyan: “With you… there is the reiterated pledge of fidelity to the promises ...

1488. Marked At The Table

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George Bass

... year. And on Holy Thursday, practically every Christian church stages the supper that was central to the drama that occurred on that night so long ago. John’s account of that dinner is radically different from those of the other gospel writers and the Apostle Paul; he gives no report of the institution of the Lord’s supper, the Eucharist or thanksgiving, as we call it again today. Instead, John tells us about this strange incident that signals the beginning of Jesus’ passion and death the next day; he ...

1489. It's Performance That Counts

Matthew 7:15-23, Matthew 7:24-29

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Larry Goodpaster

... line of work (e.g., practicing law, practicing medicine), so the faithful disciple is to practice loving God. Of course, as Jesus went on to highlight, the best way for us to “practice” that love is in our relationships with our neighbors. Or, as John the Apostle would later write, “We love because God first loved us. Those who say, ‘I love God,’ and hate their brothers or sisters are liars; for those who do not love a brother or sister whom they have seen, cannot love God whom they have not seen ...

1490. Moving Words

Matthew 10:1-42

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Larry Goodpaster

... the Word! The instructions for the movers and dispensers of the gospel include one final word: acknowledge Christ! This is more than a mere verbal expression of faith made by those who assemble on Sunday mornings for the liturgies. This is more than quoting the Apostles’ Creed or reading other affirmations on occasion. This is more than admitting in a whisper that “yes, I am a member of a church.” To acknowledge Christ is to live and act in such a way that everyone knows the one whom we choose to ...

1491. How’s That Again, Jesus?

Matthew 10:1-42

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Larry Goodpaster

... is to water it down in order to make it more palatable. In so doing, we have lost this radical notion of living in another world, with another world view that brings us into conflict with the norms and standards of this world. How was it the Apostle Paul put it in Romans? “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind.” That word of Paul brings us to the other disturbing notion which Jesus emphasizes in this text -- that of being a loser. The world celebrates winners ...

1492. Dim Visions And Blind Guides

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Harold Warlick

... their teacher? Well, if I'm not mistaken, in spite of your arrogance, there's a skeleton or two in your closet. You have become a blind guide and an ignorant professor when you do not live with your limits." When we get right down to it, the apostle Paul and Jesus, especially in his teaching about people who see the speck of sawdust in others' eyes but avoid the plank in their own, are correct. In order for religion to have any authenticity, at some point integrity has to be possessed. The first thing that ...

1493. The Rich Young Ruler

Mark 10:17-31

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Brett Blair

... need to remember that to this young boy Jesus was not the Son of God. He was simply a new prophet, with an exciting message, a magnetic personality, and eyes that gripped you when you spoke to him. He was certainly not the Christ of the Apostles’ Creed. At this point in his ministry, not even the disciples looked upon Jesus in that regard. The stone of Easter had not yet been rolled away. Under similar circumstances are we quite certain that our reaction would have been much different? For a few moments ...

1494. Revealed Glory

Exodus 16:1-36

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Walter Kimbrough

... shining of God’s inner-being. Or as George F. Handel contended, “The glory of the Lord shall be revealed.” Glory is, then, the revelation of God to the world. The New Testament writers see the glory of God in the person of Jesus Christ. It was the Apostle Paul who told us, “For God, who said, ‘Let light shine out of darkness,’ made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ… (2 Corinthians 4:6 NIV).” Then again, the gospel ...

1495. In The Presence Of God

Exodus 17:1-7

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Walter Kimbrough

... today and not to the masses -- not even to the congregation. Seminaries are filled with young, embryonic theologs who often raise the questions among their peers, “Is there a word from the Lord? Has God laid on the heart of the pastor a message for the people?” The apostle Paul in Romans 10 tells us: “For, everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one whom they have not heard? And how can ...

1496. The Priesthood Of All Believers

Exodus 19:1-25

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Walter Kimbrough

... , “Whatever you ask for, believe that you have received it and it will be yours… (Mark 11:24).” The contention is, then, that faith is the necessary ingredient that makes prayer work. Prayer without faith is just an arrangement of words without power. The apostle Paul talks about a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal (1 Corinthians 13:1). Priests are persons who pray with great regularity to God knowing that God both hears and answers. It is through prayer that the speaking to and hearing from God becomes ...

1497. Saved By Grace

Exodus 32:1-33:6

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Walter Kimbrough

This subject causes one to focus on two significant theological expressions having a direct bearing on the quality of human life: salvation and grace. The apostle Paul adds a third expression that he calls faith; “For it is by grace that you have been saved through faith -- and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God -- not by works, so that no one can boast… (Ephesians 2:8-9 NIV).” So then, Paul ...

1498. The Promised Land

Eulogy

Joe Barone

... in God’s greatest act in the Old Testament, the exodus, and then made clear in Jesus. Rejoice in the promise of salvation, Peter says, “though now, for a little while you may have to suffer various trials ...” Those trials simply test your faith, the great apostle says. So there’s the answer. How could the psalmist and how could * pray, even in their suffering? How could they hold fast to God’s saving power? It’s never easy, but it’s possible when you know about the exodus, not just from Egypt ...

1499. A Message At Christmas

Eulogy

Joe Barone

... with joy. But the joy Jesus came to bring was a greater joy than the joy of our shallow Christmas celebrations. “So then you are no longer strangers and sojourners, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God ...,” the great apostle says. God saves, and through his Son, Jesus, we who have come to him are a new and holy nation raised up with Christ and saved from sin and death. Yes, this is Christmas. And yes, this is an especially hard time to have fresh grief. But ...

1500. God The Creator

Eulogy

Joe Barone

... invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or authorities — all things were created through him and for him.” Through his death he brought peace by the blood of the cross, and because of that, we are one with God in Jesus. That’s what the great apostle says. So God does not cause suffering and death. God creates. But that doesn’t mean that we don’t have to struggle with the suffering and death of one we love. Of course we do, and in fact, the people of the Bible struggled, too. In ...

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