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1526. “Until An Opportune Time…”

Luke 4:1-13

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Schuyler Rhodes

... to a safe distance is wrong. Accommodation as a way of dealing with temptation also allows us to become mired in the swamp of relativity. This is the process of refusing to take a stand and saying that “all points of view are valid.” Friends, let’s be clear. If a given point of view leans into murdering whole populations, it isn’t a valid perspective to be discussed over tea, it’s evil. The third way of dealing with temptation is the way of Jesus. In the passage before us the devil really puts it ...

1527. They Should Have Fired That Shepherd

Luke 15:1-3 (8-32)

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Schuyler Rhodes

... embarrassed, though that was certainly the case. No, I think it has stayed with me because it hit me that what I perceived to be real, wasn’t necessarily real. I was sure this woman was my host. But no, not even close. Reality isn’t just my point of view or my experience, is it? Has anything like this ever happened to you? You are quite sure that you have a handle on what’s taking place. You know what’s going on, and you understand everything, until of course, you don’t. It’s like the time I was ...

1528. In The Presence Of Christ!

1 Corinthians 11:23-26

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... of transubstantiation. It teaches that the consecrated bread and wine are no longer at the altar. The consecrated bread and wine might look like bread and wine, but they have been changed. That’s why this view is called transubstantiation. The consecrated elements are now Jesus, no longer bread and wine.[1] No, our church still teaches that the elements remain bread and wine, but that Christ is in them. (Note: Other Protestants might amend this term accordingly, claiming instead that Christ is present ...

1529. Why The Resurrection Makes Sense

1 Corinthians 15:19-26

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Mark Ellingsen

... in all (v.28). What a treasure Easter is. We need no longer fear death or anything else. Martin Luther nicely pointed out in one of his 1,532 sermons that the world has nothing to offer compared to the marvels of the resurrection: Behold, thus we must view our treasure and turn away from temporal reality that lies before our eyes and sense. We must not let death and other misfortune, distress and misery, terrify us so. Nor must we regard what the world has and can do, but balance this against what we are ...

1530. The Unlocked Brain

John 20:19-31

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... naked truth. What is this beautiful image? It’s a human eye. Intricate and beautifully made, the eye serves as our refractor for both color and truth. Our eyes help us make sense of who and where we are in our scheme of existence. But when we change our view, our images change, and so does our knowledge and truth. Pull back the lens, and you see a “big picture” you may have not known was there, as well as how the object of your vision fits into the relational scheme of things.Draw in closer, and you ...

1531. Selling Out

Luke 8:26-39

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Dave Zuchelli

... ago. They were barely recognizable, but the edifice was constructed to mark the spot where Jesus cast demons into swine and sent them to their death in the sea. The Golan Heights (the place of a strategic victory for Israel during the Six-Day War) can be viewed from this spot. While we were there, one of our guides (who had actually fought in that battle) told the story of the miracle that brought them victory. It almost overshadowed what had happened there two thousand years prior. In the rocky crags I had ...

1532. If It Had Been a Snake

John 1:29-42

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... and sorting function in our brain works more efficiently if we “create biases against certain images it deems distracting.” My keys couldn’t possibly be right in front of me or I would have noticed them earlier. So as I scan the kitchen, I see a detailed view of every square inch of the kitchen EXCEPT for the 2-3 inches of counter space right in front of me. My brain filters it out. A second reason why we might miss something obvious is because we are distracted or fooled by seeing the thing in an ...

1533. When the Music Stops

Matthew 24:36-44

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Lori Wagner

... , or go on forever. [1]“Can Animals Predict the Weather,” StormGeo, accessed November 20, 2022, https://www.stormgeo.com/weather/articles/can-animals-predict-the-weather/. [2] Gulf of Mexico Alliance, “The Florida Homeowners Handbook to Prepare for Natural Hazards,” accessed November 20, 2022, https://www.santarosa.fl.gov/DocumentCenter/View/117/Florida-Homeowners-Handbook-to-Prepare-for-Natural-Hazards-PDF.

1534. The Hidden City

John 3:1-17

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... of vision Jesus suggests we need in order not just to enter into the kingdom of heaven but to see it all around us. It’s a kingdom, hidden to those without faith, who depend only on what they can see, hear, and touch to inform their view of the world. But for those who sense God is near, for those with faith who believe that truth and knowledge go far beyond our 5 limited senses, the kingdom is an exciting possibility. Jesus’ kingdom “appears” to those with eyes to see, those “born of the Spirit ...

1535. Seeing is Believing…or Is It?

John 20:19-31

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... , something so clarifying that it “shifts” our entire architecture –adds something new to our inner vision. This was in fact Jesus’ gift in his telling of parables. It’s what happens when someone suddenly sees something in their lives that changes their view of themselves and others. We call it healing. Jesus calls it seeing. Thomas’ experienced a “paradox” that day –and it would change his life and our witness of the resurrection for all time to come. The gospel writer John tells us in ...

1536. Let's Get Together

Acts 2:1-21 · Genesis 11:1-11

Sermon

Will Willimon

... of homogeneity, huddled with people who talk, think, vote like us. The tower of Babel and the city are attempts at self-serving unity which resists God’s scattering activities. Now I can understand your resistance to such an interpretation. As Christians we tend to view unity as God’s purpose. But the story of Babel suggests that there are at least two kinds of unity. The unity willed by God is that all humanity should be in relationship with God and with God alone, responding to God's purposes, relying ...

1537. House of God

1 Kings 8:22-30

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Will Willimon

... cry on Sunday, "I saw the Lord, High and lifted up. If heaven, even the highest heaven cannot contain God… And yet there is another side to the coin—the danger that in our attempts to grow, in our good liberal willingness to be open to other points of view, to keep our faith flexible and to avoid limiting God, we should build no house of God. This is the weakness of all pantheism. If God is like oxygen, always surrounding us, then soon we become dulled to the presence. If God is in every rock, tree, and ...

1538. Us Against Them

Exodus 4:21

Sermon

Will Willimon

... the phrase in telling what God did to Pharaoh? Because we expect the Bible to talk about good guys/bad guys. Pharaoh is our enemy. We find it tough to imagine that God encouraged Pharaoh. Would "our" God get his hands dirty over there in Pharaoh's point of view? Bisecting the world into good guys/bad guys denies that there is only one God and not many. Three thousand years after the Jews met one God, we still find it hard to monotheize. We have our God, and Pharaoh has his god. Our polytheism leads us into ...

1539. Stay—Tuned

Mark 1:1-8

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... (as I said) he followed Peter, who used to adapt his instructions to the needs [of the moment or of the audience], but not with a view of making an orderly account of the Lord’s sayings.”1 So, we ultimately have no idea who wrote this gospel. Nor, for that matter, do ... word is that this is not simply a biography of Jesus. This is a certain literary style that has a point of view. In fact, it is a relatively new form of literature in the ancient world — biographical, yes, but with a purpose, one that ...

1540. Wherever The Messiah Is

Matthew 16:13-23

Sermon

William G. Carter

... my life. I must hand over everything and sacrifice my life.” And Peter said, “That is nonsense. It’s never going to happen to you. Not you, of all people.” Jesus responded, “Get behind me. You see things only from a human point of view, not a holy point of view.” You are saying that from the perspective of a little kid who wishes he had super powers. You assume that advancement is the key to all of life. You are thinking beyond a first-century peasant who lives under constant occupation by a ...

1541. Ambassadors For Christ

2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10

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John B. Jamison

... right before our reading, Paul reminded the Corinth church of the core reason they were created in the first place by saying that anyone who is with Christ is part of a new creation; one that no longer regards anyone from the old human point of view. Rather than try to argue with the polished and practiced preachers or the miracle workers, he simply said that those things we used to use to evaluate people just didn’t count anymore. Looking and sounding fancy, being able to do fancy things just didn’t ...

1542. Marketplace Christianity

John 2:13-22

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Lori Wagner

... . They were shoved out. Purposely shoved out. Jesus’ anger is not merely because the Pharisees have made an area of the Temple “market transactional,” but his anger is at the officials who view their relationships with foreigners and those new to the faith as “market transactional,” who view and objectify others as incidental, unvaluable commodities to be displaced at will. The scriptural passages as we near Jesus’ death are deeply entrenched with meaning and depth, and this one in particular is ...

1543.

Psalm 114:1-8

Understanding Series

Craig C. Broyles

... If the psalm were composed/used after 722 B.C., then “Judah” may be identified as the sole heir of the title “Israel.” (c) “Israel” may refer to the whole kingdom, and “Judah” is simply singled out because of the temple in Jerusalem. In this view the meaning of “Israel” in v. 2 is identical to its meaning in v. 1. The period of the united monarchy thus becomes a possible time for the psalm’s origin. Since the psalm makes no marked distinctions for these names, this is the most natural ...

1544.

Psalm 123:1-4

Understanding Series

Craig C. Broyles

... to the temple. Yahweh is sought above: “I lift up my eyes to you, to you whose throne is in heaven.” (When viewed in sequence, this claim regarding Yahweh’s throne qualifies the relative authority of David’s throne mentioned in 122:5.) 123:1–2 ... makes the simple request that Yahweh have mercy; it does not specify any form of intervention. This reticence makes sense in view of the humble stance explicitly adopted by the petitioners, who are as “slaves.” The distress is one of contempt and ridicule ...

1545. Daniel Interprets the Dream

Daniel 2:24-49

Understanding Series

William Nelson

... which probably represents Mount Zion in Jerusalem (Dan. 2:35; Isa. 2:2–3 [cf. Mic. 4:1–2]), supports this understanding, for the stony mountain will fill “the whole earth” (Dan. 2:35; see above). The resurrection of the dead is not incompatible with this view, as the people could be raised to continue their previous lives in this world (Dan. 12:2). It is not clear that death will be abolished, as in other apocalyptic passages (Isa. 25:8; Rev. 21:4). Although the interpretation of the dream does not ...

1546. The Interpretation of the Dream

Daniel 7:15-28

Understanding Series

William Nelson

... the judgment of heaven: “The decision is announced by messengers; the holy ones declare the verdict” (Dan. 4:17). In these passages, the term “holy ones,” or “saints,” undeniably refers to heavenly beings. So it is with Daniel 7:18. One objection concerning this view is that the evil king, represented by the horn, defeats some of the saints (7:21), which seems impossible. Yet that is what the book teaches. The little horn, which stands for Antiochus IV, brings down some of the host of heaven and ...

1547. David's Mighty Men

2 Samuel 23:8-39

Teach the Text

... enemies and exalting his humble followers (1 Sam. 2:3–10; 2 Sam. 22:21–28). He appears in theophanic royal splendor to bring deliverance and victory to his king by destroying his enemies (1 Sam. 2:10; 2 Sam. 22:4–20). Hannah, viewing her experience as typical of God’s intervention for his people, looked forward to what the Lord would do for Israel through his chosen king. David, being that king and having experienced the Lord’s intervention in remarkable ways, looks back and sees the fulfillment ...

1548. More Than Gimmicks

John 6:24-35

Sermon

David Coffin

... maybe a five dollar in random copies of the New Testament. One could call this a “gimmick” to get younger people to attend church if they knew they could get cash as they redeem this certificate. In other settings such the John 6 text today, it could be viewed as free bread or manna from heaven. In John 6, Jesus had just fed five thousand people, with leftover food. However, he wished to make the point that this was more than just a gimmick of giving out free food. In today’s lesson, crowds of people ...

1549. For the Love of Children

Mark 10:2-16

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Lori Wagner

... them as equal members among his followers, not to mention his defense of women in his pronouncement on divorce (as in that patriarchal society, only men had that power), crowds of them, have begun bringing their children to him to be blessed. Jesus’ disciples view this as a huge breach of decorum and begin not only to protest but to speak sternly to them. The word in Greek means to rebuke, to reprimand, to reprove, to instruct with a harsh disciplinary tone. In response, Jesus is “indignant.” He is ...

1550. Pressing On In Faith

Philippians 3:4b-14

Sermon

Bonnie Bates

... his relationship with God. Paul did not seek to cling to who he had been or what he had done. Rather Paul was in pursuit of who he would become and what he would do as a follower of Jesus, as a redeemed man of faith. I wonder how we view our faith. There are some people I know, even some pastors, who feel they have “arrived.” Their faith journey is complete. They have become what they intended to be and there is nothing left to do, nothing left to pursue. Is that what you believe? Is that how you feel ...

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