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1526. The Gospel of the Little Man

Luke 19:1-10

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... and everything becomes disjointed. "The half of my goods I give to the poor," Zacchaeus said. "And if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I restore it fourfold." It was not as though he questioned it. Fraud had been his lifestyle. His response expressed the fruits appropriate to penitence, not to gain eternal life, but in thanksgiving for the gift he had received. Specific Salvation This the Bible calls salvation. For Zacchaeus it meant salvation from the tyranny of things, a total break from the ...

1527. Why Aspire to Sainthood?

Daniel 7:1-14

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... people. Look at the wobbly, vascillating, prejudiced Simon Peter! Consider Paul’s hang-ups about women and sex! Remember the scars licentiousness left on Saint Augustine! These and the many others were only human beings like you and me. Only in the depth and fulness of their response to God’s call in Christ were they any different. It will be a tragic mistake if we reject the goal of sainthood because the standard is so high. If we aim not at life’s highest goal, to what level will we aspire? If we ...

1528. The Now-ness of Eternity

Zechariah 7:1-14

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... us, however, eternal life is God’s gift to us, a pure act of his grace. We cannot produce it or earn it. We can only accept it or destroy our chances to enjoy it. Though there was neither a rebuke nor a full explanation of the mysteries involved, Jesus’ response to the Sadducees was clearly a challenge to take a fresh look at the whole question of eternal life. Can we sense the challenge to take a fresh look at our own thinking on the matter? To do so should help us toward a better stance for faith and ...

1529. Life in the Sunbelt

Malachi 4:1-6

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... to bear upon the conditions that produce them. Above all, let us not submit to personal discouragement or despair. To myself as surely as to you, let me say: No matter how trying or desperate the circumstances of your life may be, resolve to live by responsible faith in the sunlight of God’s unfailing love. Open your heart and let God help you live so creatively and triumphantly that even "the valley of the shadow of death" will hold for you no terror. And if perchance there is one among us groping in ...

1530. If Only We Would Be Open To The Spirit ...

Joel 2:18-27

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Wallace H. Kirby

... make some new commitments, and the counselor says, "That’s the spirit!" Here is a home where a man has been laid low by tragedy and failure. He is rising out of it with courage, managing to face life again and determined to pick up the pieces. Our response is the same: "That’s the spirit!" At the door of a church a worshipper says to the pastor, "The service today really spoke to my needs and gave me a new beginning." The pastor answers, "That’s the spirit!" From our brief observations we can see that ...

1531. The Day of Pentecost

Isaiah 44:1-5

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... Septuagint had in mind when it translated "Jeshurun" by the Greek word for "beloved." It is quite clear God is not willing to give up on his people. He wants to resuscitate them, to raise them from a corpse-like state into a new life of vitality and responsibility. The symbolism of the desert can be found in other places in the Bible, but here it is used in a new sense. Here, the desert that is transformed is Israel itself. This will happen because the spirit and the blessings of God will be poured out on ...

1532. Proper 5

Genesis 22:1-19

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... who believed themselves to be chosen of God. Generally, there was no temptation among such people to give themselves airs, to act as if they had a special status before God, because the unique relationship they had with the Almighty laid upon them a terrifying responsibility, which Abraham found out only too well when he was faced with the demand to sacrifice his only son and heir. The mind of most modern people boggles at the seemingly cruel demand this story lays before us. Isaac was the pride and joy of ...

1533. Serving Hands

Psalm 92:1-15

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... and me, as modern disciples, that he comes to serve - to serve our needs, not his own. He puts himself in position to accomplish our cleansing, something that we could not do for ourselves. He comes to serve that we might see his all-surpassing love, and in response might strive to love him and one another in a similar way. Let there be no doubt that this is the God of all creation. This is he who takes upon himself flesh, in order to become the suffering servant of humankind, that in his service the needs ...

1534. Hunger, Health, and Happiness

Luke 14:1-14

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... to his God. Days spent in the hot African sun were good days for him. It was his choice, and he loved it, He was born late in the lives of his parents and because of their failing health, he never married. As an only child, he felt a great responsibility to take care of them. He had always lived at home where there was food for the table, comfort for the tired body and most of all fellowship and love. One day Aba’s mother noticed that her son was growing more and more somber. She also noticed that he ...

1535. The Time Is Coming

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

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... and you shall be my people." The power behind the vision is nothing less than God himself. I will forgive them their wrongdoing and remember their sin no more. "Since it has become obvious that you cannot come to me, I shall come to you." How radical! The usual response to failure is punishment. Not so with this God. This God comes to the one who has failed. He comes all the way. That’s what forgiveness means - coming all the way to those who are not able, because of their own fault, to come any of the ...

1536. That They May Be One

John 17:6-19

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Dean Lueking

... for the unity of Christians?" there would be no doubt in my mind that all of you present would answer yes. If I could ask you another question, "... and would you be willing to die for the cause of unity among Christians?" I would anticipate a very different response. It is one thing to agree to the desirability of Christian unity. It is quite another to lay down one’s life for that cause. You and I are not called upon to lay down our lives so that believers in Christ Jesus could be one. That has already ...

1537. The Resurrection of Our Lord

Acts 10:23b-48, Exodus 10:1-20, 1 Corinthians 15:12-34, John 20:1-9, John 20:10-18, Colossians 3:1-17

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... preach - v. 42 b. There would be no Jesus to judge - v. 42 c. There would be no forgiveness of sins - v. 43 Lesson 1: Exodus 15:1-11 An Old Easter Song. When the Israelites crossed the Red Sea and God gave them victory over the Egyptians, their response was a song. The resurrection is the Christian's exodus - a victory of God over the slavery of sin and death. Easter is a time for rejoicing in song. There is something to sing about. The Israelites can show us how to sing a victory song for something greater ...

1538. Proper 7

Lk 9:18-24 · Gal 3:23-29 · 1 Ki 19:9-14 · Zech 12:7-10

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John R. Brokhoff

... sometimes translated "tutor" (NEB) or "Schoolmaster." (KJV) A custodian in Greek and Roman times was usually a slave who was given the responsibility to watch over, care for, and possibly teach the small child. Before Christ the Law kept us straight and law-abiding. ... what he was doing here in a cave away from his work. He quit being a prophet. He was an escapee from his calling and responsibility. What is a prophet doing away from the job and hiding in a cave? This question God can ask you and me. He asks it ...

1539. Epiphany 3

Lk 4:14-21 · 1 Cor 12:12-30 · Neh 8:1-10 · Isa 61:1-6

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John R. Brokhoff

... some, reading the Lessons is the time for reading the Sunday bulletin, whispering, or looking out or at the windows. This passage tells readers how they ought to read, but since a sermon is directed to listeners, we focus the sermon on those who have the responsibility to hear aright. People need to be reminded that the reading of the Word is God speaking to them without human comment or interpretation. Outline: The art of hearing the Word of God - A. Be present to hear the Word read - v. 1 B. Pay attention ...

1540. Lent 1

Lk 4:1-13 · Rom 10:8-13 · Deut 26:1-11

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John R. Brokhoff

... be proclaimed. The children on Palm Sunday could not keep from singing praise to Jesus or the very stones would cry out. Though the Apostles were ordered not to preach about Jesus, they said, "We cannot but speak ..." In today's Lessons we are called upon to give a vocal response. Outline: Speak up and tell - A. Tell God how good he is to our nation - Lesson 1 B. Tell the world that Jesus is Lord - Lesson 2 C. Tell the devil the truth of God - Gospel Gospel: Luke 4:1-13 1. Talking Back to the Devil. 4:1-13 ...

1541. Lent 2

Lk 9:18-36; 13:31-35 · Php 3:17--4:1 · Jer 26:8-15 · Gen 15:1-12, 17-18

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John R. Brokhoff

... that I shall possess it?" - v. 8 1. Answer - a. Abraham - sign of sacrifice - vv. 7-11, 17 b. Us - sign of baptism Lesson 1: Jeremiah 26:8-15 Don't Blame Me, Blame God!" 26:8-15 A. God Who Condemns. Jeremiah told the people that he was not responsible for the message against the temple and Jerusalem. It was God who sent him with the message. This is God's, not man's, message of doom. Jeremiah could say, "Don't blame me, blame God." Jeremiah's message of doom resulted from his obedience to God - v. 8. What ...

1542. Allegiance to Nation and to God

Matthew 22:15-22

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... to God. It cannot claim what belongs to God. People: We thank God for our nation, and pledge our allegiance to it. And we reaffirm our faith in God, the final ruler of all nations. Collect Almighty God, who holds all nations responsible to your divine authority: Give us the conviction to be true in our allegiance, both to our nation and to you; that we may be strong in our faith, and give strength to our nation through our faith. We pray in Jesus' name. Amen. Prayer of Confession We love our ...

1543. Cross Work

Matthew 5:27-30

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George Bass

... resistance does not pay off; the highjackers beat him, and shot him in the head, and then threw his body out of the airplane onto the tarmac in Beirut. The condition of the world in which we live seems to demand that we take personal action in response to the different kinds of threats we face: Give in to those who offend you before they do whatever was intended in the first place. The terrorists and others have taught us that, and retaliation could very well become the order of the day in contemporary life ...

1544. No Telltale Clues

Matthew 9:9-13

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... a motive, I think, behind the evangelist's silence. By not giving us a single clue, he is attempting to keep our minds on Jesus rather than on Matthew. If we are to puzzle about anything, the evangelist wants it to be about Jesus' authority, not about Matthew's response. We are free to speculate about the one who answers the call and follows. The evangelist, however, does not want us to settle there. Our focus is to be on the one who calls rather than on the one who answers. Our attention is to be given to ...

1545. Communion Is Reconciliation

2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2

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... grudge, hatred, or seething anger. We must forgive and be reconciled no matter how much we've been wronged; no matter how deeply we've been hurt, no matter how sorry we might be feeling for ourselves. Since God has fully forgiven us we have a responsibility to forgive others! Today the Lord Jesus Christ is inviting you to join him at his table of reconciliation. We come with sin and guilt and humbly acknowledge that to him. In his gracious love he tells you that he forgives you and that you are reconciled ...

1546. Image and Inscription

Matthew 22:15-22

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... willing to take the time - the precious but necessary time - as a community to ponder, to deliberate, to discuss, to open ourselves to insights previously hidden and, in all these things, to create and discern a consensus, then it is that we act as a responsible community of moral discourse and thereby render a valuable service to ourselves, our society and Caesar. At the same time, we are to be on guard against rendering unto Caesar more than he is due. Caesar’s task, the president’s task, the task of ...

1547. The End is a New Beginning

Deuteronomy 34:1-12

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... Adducci has increased that money considerably since then and has set up a charitable trust which gives financial grants to abused children, battered wives, the elderly, and special education projects. He wants to make certain that his children will appreciate their financial responsibility to the world, and the purpose of the foundation is to educate them toward this goal. He says, "You can’t write in your will that your children will take the money you leave them and give a certain percentage to charity ...

1548. Beginning A Healing Ministry

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... ones have prayed. However, in every instance, healing of one sort or another does happen. There is no such thing as unanswered prayer. In one way or another, the healing ministry enables people to experience the power of God's spirit in their lives. Often God's response to prayer is the gift of strength, with which a person is enabled to cope with a serious illness or disability. There are a number of ways in which a new emphasis on prayer can be incorporated into the healing ministry as well as the total ...

1549. What To Do When Everyone's Doing It

Judges 6:1-40

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Harold Warlick

... some things that are so destructive that the only way you can be a success is not to engage in them at all. In the movie War Games, a scientist built a marvelous computer named Joshua. Into this computer were placed all the responses and counter-responses the American defense system could make in a nuclear war. A child accidentally gained access to Joshua and started playing thermonuclear global war. Joshua, of course, did not know it was just a game. Joshua assumed total control over military weapons, and ...

1550. Advent 1

Isaiah 2:1-5, Psalm 122:1-9, Romans 13:8-14, Matthew 24:36-51

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... (LBW) is Psalm 122 This is one of the psalms sung by pilgrims as they "went up to Jerusalem" for the Passover celebration. By striking the notes of expectation, as they go up, and excitement, as they enter the city, the psalm serves admirably as a response to the First Lesson and a bridge to the Second Lesson and the Gospel. The church, ever since it began building shelters for the believers to worship in, has seen itself as pilgrim people who, like the Israelites, were on their way to the Holy City - not ...

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