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1576. A Dead Girl and A Sick Woman

Mark 5:21-43

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Richard A. Jensen

... and the incredible story of the raising from the dead are truly eschatological signs that the kingdom is breaking into time and that it is coming for all the world's peoples. When we put the stories together in this way we will emphasize the "pentecost" character of the church (Acts 2:1- 42. Preference is given here to the word "pentecost" rather than the more secular term, "inclusive"). The theme of a kingdom that is for all persons is always relevant. We all harbor corners of thought in our minds which ...

1577. How Does Religious Conduct Work?

Mark 7:31-37

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Donald Macleod

... trouble." (TEV) This is the story. But in many similar cases in Jesus' ministry, usually a controversy preceded or followed the incident. Here, however, we have a simple account of a healing miracle that evoked no pros and cons, that seemed to have a routine character about it, except that the people "were astonished beyond measure." (v. 37) Whatever may have been Mark's purpose in telling or preserving the story, one thing must be made and kept clear: this is not primarily a picture of a deaf-mute being ...

1578. Mission Ready!

Mark 6:7-13

Sermon

Charles R. Leary

... with the water rationing programs. A few years ago my wife and I moved from a large, spacious home into a significantly smaller home. You who have made such a move know how painful it is to discard favorite pieces that have taken on the character of personal collector’s items’ for you. And the problem is bigger when two of you have your own favorite items. But the fact remains, you have to jettison all items that the smaller space cannot contain. One of my toughest decisions involved my books ...

1579. What Triggers Your Panic Button?

Matthew 14:22-36

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Charles R. Leary

... I been? Where am I going? Where do I want to go? Am I channeling my resources so I can get where I want to go? You may not be lost in a sea of despair at the moment. But I believe that any one who becomes a person of character is lost in some sea at some time or other. The question is, what do you do about it? There is a story about a World War II bride who followed her new husband to an army camp in the California desert. Before long, she regretted her move. The heat ...

1580. Bread of Another Kind (Bread of Life II)

John 6:25-59

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Charles R. Leary

... in life. For them Jesus is the Bread of Life. I affirm wholeheartedly that for all believers Jesus is the Bread of Life. Nevertheless, I am one who prefers to think that St. John said these words. All of the “I am” declarations are completely out of character when compared with Matthew, Mark and Luke. In those three Gospels Jesus made no claims for himself. As a matter of fact, he took great pains that people should not know who he was until they saw it for themselves. St. John gives us an entirely ...

1581. There Is Healing in the Touch

Mark 5:21-43

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Charles R. Leary

... yes” means you are most vulnerable to illness.2 In a Charlie Brown comic strip, Linus is eating a sandwich. He makes this observation: “Hands are fascinating things. I like hands! I think I have nice hands! My hands seem to have a lot of character. These are hands which may someday accomplish great things .... These are hands which may someday do marvelous works. They may build mighty bridges or heal the sick, or hit home-runs, or write soul-stirring novels! These are hands which may someday change the ...

1582. Jesus: The Ultimate Ordinary

John 18:28-40

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Thomas Peterson

... what is customary, in good times and bad, foundational life skills become refined, burnished, perfected so that we become master of them. As a carpenter Jesus went about ordinarily perfecting the basic work skills of the trade. Good parents do likewise. Ordinary performance of good character leads to a confidence in one’s abilities and an assurance in performance. We are tried in use and know what we are about. What in Jesus was ordinary in this way? No matter how sorely tried he was by the disciples, the ...

1583. God’s Flowing and Our Ebbing

Isaiah 6:1-13

Sermon

Robert Noblett

... midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts!” (Isaiah 6:5) That’s Isaiah ebbing. In the original Broadway version of Carousel there was a song that for some reason never made it into the film version. The main character, a barker who has led a less than savory life, asks in a fist-shaking manner, “Take me before the highest throne and let me be judged by the highest judge of all.” There is a sense of defiance in his voice and this is the very antithesis of ...

1584. Wisdom for the Living of These Days

Proverbs 2:1-22

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John R. Brokhoff

... these people wise because they are “educated”? Theodore Roosevelt once said that if you take a boy who broke into a railroad car and sent him off to college, one day he would steal the whole railroad! Education does not make one wise in character. When Gary Hart was seeking the Democratic nomination for president, he had an affair with Donna Rice, an affair that caused him to drop out of the race. Barbara Walters, on ABC television, revealed that Donna had graduated magna cum laude from the University ...

1585. Esther: Wise Woman Of Strength

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Sue Anne Steffey Morrow

... it was, and how long it lasted. Always one month before Passover, Purim celebrates the story of the Book Of Esther, a tale of twists and turns, ups and downs, ironies and reversals, and a mostly happy ending, at least for the Jews. The characters, especially when compared to the intricate plot, appear one dimensional. King Ahasuerus and Queen Esther, Mordecai and Haman are present to serve the story and the story goes something like this. After King Ahasuerus, a.k.a. Xerxes, for those who know their history ...

1586. Who Can Find A Virtuous Woman?

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Sue Anne Steffey Morrow

... to discover as much about the text as is needful, and yes, I was a history major. This text is the conclusion of the Book of Proverbs which was a sourcebook of materials for the sages, the teachers, of Israel. It is a sourcebook of the development of characters and virtue. It is a how-to book intended for youths even maybe especially youths as incorrigible as we were. It is meant to help young Hebrews, to guide them along the path of wisdom. Has anyone ever given you a book like that? Maybe as a graduation ...

1587. As Mortals See

1 Samuel 15:1-35

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Charles Curley

... the Lord, which Samuel hears directly from God. It is hard for my 20th century mind to grasp what it could be like to be Samuel, with that kind of certainty, that sureness about God's will. But Saul - Saul, it seems to me, is a thoroughly modern character. Saul is flexible, merciful, at times confused, willing to look at both sides of a situation, willing to compromise. Saul, in fact, was rejected by God for acting exactly like you, or I, or the leaders of our own nation or our world might well have acted ...

1588. All Brothers And Sisters

Mark 3:35

Children's Sermon

Object: wear a strange piece of clothing or hat (or something completely out of character, like wearing a wastebasket for a hat) Good morning, boys and girls. What do you think of my new piece of clothing? (Let them answer.) It's pretty strange looking, isn't it? I might wear this one time and get away with it. If I wore this all the ...

1589. What Do You Mean, "Repent"?

Mark 1:1-8

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Thomas Long

... about the future. John, like Jesus who follows him, preaches a message of repentance, but "repentance" is a slippery word, a "weasel word," as someone else has phrased it. We cannot fill it with meaning for our lives until we have come to grips with this character who has stepped out of the pages of the Old Testament and into the pages of the New. Some people, for instance, think of repentance as something which just naturally happens to people as they move along through the journey of life. We travel along ...

1590. There's A Man Going Around Taking Names

John 1:19-28

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Thomas Long

... I'm sorry," says the clerk, "I can't take your check without proper I.D." And so we pull out the credit cards and the photo identification as if to say, "See, these will testify in the court of respectability to my good character." Name-taking places a person on trial, puts a person under threat of judgment, and, naturally, makes us wary. Bill collectors roaming through poor, but tightly-knit, neighborhoods often discover that folks somehow cannot recall their neighbors' names, even though they have lived ...

1591. Shepherds And Bathrobes

Luke 2:8-20

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Thomas Long

... basements perhaps capture the Christmas story best. They are, like Luke's gospel itself, pictures of what happens to unremarkable people in a dark world when suddenly, and in ways they do not fully understand, the glory of the Lord shines upon them. Like the characters in Luke, the players in these pageants do not pretend to express the light; they only try to reflect it. The cast, drawn from those who populate our workaday lives, embodies in its very ordinariness the truth of the angel's promise, "Unto you ...

1592. We Interrupt This Service

John 1:1-18

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Thomas Long

... " to "the telephone crisis counseling ministry is in need of additional volunteers," by punctuating its soaring praise with the commas of the earthy details of its common life, the church is expressing in its worship one of its most basic convictions about the character of God: "The Word became flesh and dwelt among us ..." (John 1:14). That affirmation about the eternal Word becoming flesh comes, of course, from the poem which opens the Gospel of John. The poem begins with violins and soaring phrases: "In ...

1593. The Healing Of Simon Peter's Mother-In-Law

Mark 1:29-34

Drama

Dallas A. Brauninger

... her by the hand and lifts her up. Fourth Point Of Action The fever leaves the woman. Fifth Point Of Action As if nothing extraordinary had happened, Simon's mother-in-law begins to wait on them as a host. CONNECTING POINTS--CONVERSATIONS Mark, in character, tells this story without delays in four direct and compact verses. Because talk is absent in this summary story, readers must fill the pieces. Time stands out as an important element. As soon as they left the synagogue, they went to Simon and Andrew's ...

1594. A Service Of Light

John 1:1-18

Bulletin Aid

J. B. Quisenberry

... , and embrace with love our brothers and sisters in Christ. Then, and only then, will the "peace on earth" that the angels proclaimed become a reality. (All participants -- soloist, readers, and so forth -- gather around and behind the manger. The pantomime characters remain in their places.) Christmas Wishes ("Merry Christmas" is called out by all vocalists in their respective foreign languages, and then in English by all.) Special Music And Hymn "Silent Night"(The first verse is sung by the children, then ...

1595. 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

... bonds. - Friendship bonds. 3. God will bless us as he did Abraham if we keep covenant. 4. Faithfulness to our covenants is more important than individual freedom. Illustration: The movie The Bridges Of Madison County confronts us with the importance of our covenants. The character Francesca is a middle-aged farm wife who decides to stay home while the rest of the family heads off to the state fair for a few days. A photographer for National Geographic stops by to seek directions to the famed covered bridges ...

1596. Proper 14

Ephesians 4:17--5:21, 2 Samuel 18:1-18, John 6:25-59

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Russell F. Anderson

... really think they are God and take it upon themselves to create or destroy life. In other words, they seize power and prerogatives that are not rightfully theirs. Playing God the right way means imitating his grace, love and forgiveness. We are called to emulate God's character. Gospel: John 6:35, 41-51 1. Sermon Title: Eat To Live, Not Live To Eat. Sermon Angle: No, I'm not suggesting a sermon on gluttony, though such a sermon would not be irrelevant in our day. Rather, the point that needs to be made is ...

1597. Advent 1

1 Corinthians 1:1-9, Isaiah 63:7--64:12, Mark 13:32-37, Mark 13:1-31

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Russell F. Anderson

... editions of the book. Recently Dr. Spock has become alarmed about the kind of kids that are turning out these days, rude, aggressive, noisy and disrespectful. He feels that parents are neglecting their parenting task of shaping and molding the personality and character of their children. The good doctor accuses many parents of being more vitally concerned about their careers than their families. Sermon Title: A Call To Action. Sermon Angle: Isaiah calls on God to rend the heavens and come down (v. 1). The ...

1598. Advent 2

2 Peter 3:1-18, Isaiah 40:1-31, Mark 1:1-8

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Russell F. Anderson

... that the sermon go more than 15 minutes. One of the greatest benefits of heaven will be a total release from our slavery to time. God is long-spirited. The epistle puts a positive construction on Christ's tarrying. It has to do with his character. God is patient and merciful, not wanting any to perish but that all might come to the knowledge of the truth. The word interpreted as "patient" or "long-suffering" (makrothumeo) means literally "long-spirited." God is long on the spirit of patience, compassion and ...

1599. All Saints' Sunday

Jn 11:32-44 · Mt 5:1-12 · Isa 25:6-9 · Rev 7:9-17; 21:1-6 · Ps 24

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Russell F. Anderson

... of their lives. It goes to show that Jesus' standards of saintliness are within the realm of possibility. None of us will ever perfectly embody these characteristics completely but if we are obedient to God's Spirit, we can be transformed not only in thought but in character. WORSHIP RESOURCES Psalm Of The Day: Psalm 24 -- "Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord?...Those who have clean hands and pure hearts" (vv. 3a, 4a); Psalm 149; Psalm 23 Prayer Of The Day: In our baptism, you have set us apart for your ...

1600. The Baptism Of Our Lord

Mk 1:4-11 · Act 19:1-7 · Acts 10:34-38 · Isa 42:1-9 · Gen 1:1-5 · Ps 29

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Russell F. Anderson

... with the Holy Spirit, which gave him the power to heal, deliver from the devil and do such great good. Gospel: Mark 1:4-11 Mark's gospel commences with the ministry of John the Baptist. John describes his baptism as being preparatory in character. His baptism was one of repentance and forgiveness. The Messiah, the one who was coming after him, would baptize with the Holy Spirit. The bestowal of the Spirit would bring people into spiritual communion with God. Jesus is baptized by John with the accompanying ...

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