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1676. He Has Come Back To Life!

Mark 16:1-20

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Clement E. Lewis

... white robe, sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed. But he said to them, "Do not be alarmed; you are looking for Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has been raised; he is not here. Look, there is the place they laid him. But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going ahead of you to Galilee; there you will see him just as he told you. So they went out and fled from the tomb, for terror and amazement had seized them; and they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid. Hymn: "Christ ...

1677. Getting the Mud Out

John 9:1-12

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Richard F. Bansemer

... is day." He didn't. Instead he said, "We." He said, "We must work the works of him who sent me while it is day." It is a significant statement, because Jesus is sharing the ministry now. He is putting work on us, his disciples. Although it is Jesus' words and power that heal, disciples are participants in the miracle, because they (we!) don't fold under the evidence of God's work among us. The world will make sure that we pay a price for our witness. Prayer Lord Jesus, in front of a blind man you announced ...

1678. Epiphany 2

John 1:43-51, John 1:35-42

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Richard F. Bansemer

... ' discipleship is that they will see great things, and he refers to himself as "the Son of Man." Prayer Lamb of God, Son of Man, how quickly you enlisted disciples. I wonder why John the Baptist wasn't one of the originals? Perhaps his own calling as preparer was every bit as sacred as the call to the twelve who followed. Lord, I often feel like I'm tagging along behind you, like Andrew and friend, seeing where you're ...

1679. Strange Fishing

Luke 5:10

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Wesley T. Runk

... . But he knew that Peter and John would understand him better if he told them that they were going to stop catching fish and instead start "catching" people. Jesus would like to make you fishers of people also. He wants all of his disciples to look for ways to teach people about the wonderful things that God can do for us. If people are going to learn about God, they must first be "caught," or spoken to, by other people like you and me. Maybe the next time you see a big net, you ...

1680. The Day Jesus Cooked

John 21:9

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Wesley T. Runk

... remembered them as people whom he loved and cared for every day, whether he was eating or walking with them. Jesus is that way with us today. He doesn't have to cook for us to show us that he cares for us. We know it anyway, but for the disciples, who had spent so much time with him on earth, it was one of the best things that ever happened to them. Maybe the next time that you have a cookout and you put the charcoal on the fire, you will remember the day that Jesus cooked breakfast for his ...

1681. The Ascension Announces a Triumph

Acts 1:1-11

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Barbara Brokhoff

... his name, he says that after Christ was taken "up," "they went forth and preached everywhere." Christ sat down on the throne and the Christians went forth to witness, to preach, and to bear testimony. Christ was at the Father's right hand in heaven and the disciples were busy evangelizing. Christ took his departure from them and they were convinced that now they were his agents on earth to carry out the work he had begun. Jesus had said to Peter, James, and John, "As the Father hath sent me, even so send I ...

1682. An Odd Wind

Acts 2:1-13

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Wesley T. Runk

... They were disappointed and afraid. Now, Jesus told them not to worry or be afraid, because very soon after he left, God was going to send someone called the Holy Spirit to them, and they would see more marvelous things happen than even the ones that Jesus did. Well, the disciples wanted to believe that, but they just couldn't. They were so afraid. Then one day, a large wind came to Jerusalem and it made an awful noise. The people were so afraid that they ran out of their houses and into the street. Even the ...

1683. Lent 5

John 11:1-16, John 11:17-37, John 11:38-44, John 11:45-57

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John R. Brokhoff

... time has not yet come." Apparently Jesus waited for Lazarus to die so that in raising him people would see the glory of God and be led to believe in him as the Son of God. Asleep (v. 11). Jesus announced Lazarus' death as his having fallen asleep. The disciples took this literally and said that there was no reason to go to him, for he would naturally awaken. Then Jesus explained that Lazarus was dead. To speak of death as a sleep gives hope and comfort. Sleep infers that a person in due time will awaken. If ...

1684. The Big Hand

Mark 14:12-26

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James Weekley

... has come forth with his Son. This Sacrament is not a reminder of that Gift. It is the Gift who reminds us that he is real. He is here as a Friend who does not let go. In one of Richard Hook's drawings, he pictures Jesus with his two disciples. They are leaving their boat after a long day of fishing. They are wading ashore. What is stunning, even irregular about the picture is that each has his arms on the shoulders of the other. They are laughing. Can you imagine that? They are laughing with God. "Take, eat ...

1685. A Woman's Place

Genesis 2:4-25

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Erskine White

... at that time. He first revealed Himself as the Messiah to a Samaritan woman (John 4:lff). Women were first to hear of His birth, last to leave him at the cross and first to see His Resurrection. You might even say that Jesus made Mary and Martha "disciples to the disciples," since they were given the job of spreading the good news on Easter morning. III. So after all this, what does the Bible say about a woman's place? Her place is to help the man, just as the man must help the woman. They need each other ...

1686. Sharing Your Lunch

John 6:9

Children's Sermon

... . He probably showed his lunch and said, "I can share my lunch with someone." Andrew brought the boy and his loaves and fishes to Jesus. "Here is a boy who will share his lunch," Andrew told Jesus. Then Jesus asked the disciples to have all the people sit down. Jesus took the boy's lunch. He prayed. Then he began to pass out the lunch to all the people there. When everyone had finished eating, Jesus asked that they gather the leftover food. There were 12 baskets of uneaten food. People were ...

1687. The Faith of the Cannanite Woman

Mark 7:24-30

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Brett Blair

... is your faith. Only four words but they are enough to make her immortal. We can trust these words as being true because the expert on faith spoke them. Jesus searched for faith, as a gem collector would fine jewels. He did not always find it in his disciples. On no occasion that we know did he ever say of Peter, James, and John: Great is your faith. More often the words he spoke to them: You of little faith. On only one other occasion did Jesus praise a person for their faith. Interestingly, that was a ...

1688. Epiphany 5

Psalm 138:1-8, 1 Corinthians 15:1-11, Judges 6:1-40, Isaiah 6:1-13, Luke 5:1-11

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George Bass

... in tongues is not enough! 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 (RC, E, C) - "Synopsis Of The Story." 1. "Get the story straight!" That's what Paul was saying to the congregation at Corinth. 2. The death of Jesus on the cross, his resurrection, and his manifestation to his disciples, to other beliefs and, finally, to Paul, as the risen Lord is the heart of the gospel. 3. That is the gospel which was preached to them and to us by Paul and other preachers. It doesn't really matter too much who the preacher is, as long ...

1689. Easter 5

John 13:31-38, Revelation 21:1-27, Revelation 19:1-10, Acts 14:8-20, Leviticus 19:1-37, Acts 14:21-28, Psalm 145:1-21

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George Bass

... another; even as I have loved you that you also love one another. By this all men (people) will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another." That love is evident in the gatherings of the church - the eucharist and the agape meal - and ... was about to be sold-out, betrayed by one of the Twelve, and soon would be put to death. He was about to show his disciples how much he loved them and how much God loved all the people of the world. Jesus' death is a lavish demonstration of the love of ...

1690. Easter 6

John 14:15-31, Psalm 67:1-7, Acts 15:22-35, Joel 2:18-27, Revelation 21:1-27

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George Bass

... just as he had overcome all temptations to sin! But to believe that he would return to the earth after he had left it would be an even greater feat, something that only a magician might attempt to do. 3. Jesus promised to send the Holy Spirit to the disciples so that they might believe what he told them. And this we know, that it is impossible to believe that Jesus is Lord, the resurrected and ascended Lord who will come again at the end of time, without the help of the Holy Spirit. No person can believe by ...

1691. Jesus Heals The Blind Man

John 9:35-41, John 9:13-34, John 9:1-12

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Dallas A. Brauninger

... said to him, "What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?" He answered them, 4: "I have told you already, and you would not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you also want to become his disciples?" 1: Then they reviled him, saying, "You are his disciple, but we are disciples of Moses. We know that God has spoken to Moses, but as for this man, we do not know where he comes from." The man answered, 4: "Here is an astonishing thing! You do not know where he comes from, and yet he opened ...

1692. Marked At The Table

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George Bass

... the tree on top of that awful hill that actually looked like a skull. That he was aware of his impending death is one thing of which we may be certain. He went “up to Jerusalem” for this. But Jesus was very much aware of the terrible ordeal that the disciples, too, would go through in the next few days. He washed their feet and asked them if they understood what he was doing; they should become servants of each other, of all people, just as he was showing himself to be a servant. And at the end of this ...

1693. Moving Words

Matthew 10:1-42

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Larry Goodpaster

... , or turned the wrong way, you could, as I did on one occasion, end up at one end of the field while the rest of the band was at the other. It’s not easy trying to convince everyone that you were right and the other 64 were wrong! The disciples are called to march, to move out with a special mission in the world. Matthew heard those moving words as addressed not only to him but to all who would join the movement in the years to come. There is about them an echo of the old television program “Mission ...

1694. Joining the Team

Matthew 28:18-20

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Wesley T. Runk

... to go everywhere and make everyone a member of his team. He didn't give them ball caps or uniforms, but he told them to do something else that would make them members of his team. Do you know what he told the disciples to do to everyone that wanted to be a part of his team? (Let them answer.) He told them to baptize people who loved and trusted in God. That is the way you became a member of the Jesus team. That is how you became a Christian. You were baptized ...

1695. The Meeting Of Marriage Partners At The Well

John 4:1-26

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Mark Ellingsen

... was tired. It just reminds us again of his humanity, and how in Jesus, God has tasted all our human aches, pains and trials. God truly understands us, for he has walked in our shoes. At any rate, Jesus sat down, rather tired, near the well that day. His disciples had proceeded into the city of Sychar to buy food for the group. And while Jesus sat there, a Samaritan woman came to the well to get water. Jesus, the Jew, met a foreign woman (a woman who was not part of an Orthodox Jewish community) at a well ...

1696. Questions

Matthew 4:18-22

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John Jamison

... into?" I have to wonder if, when he was handed the keys to take charge, any of this went through Jesus' mind. Matthew makes it all sound so easy. Here in 12 short verses Matthew takes Jesus from a safe second position to a preaching Messiah followed by four disciples, and makes it look painless. I really wonder about that. I'm not questioning Jesus' strength, or his ability, but I wonder, since he really was one of us, if he looked at the new keys in his hand and wondered? It was a big decision to move from ...

1697. One Flock, One Shepherd

John 10:1-21

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Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... our Lord prayed for it, because it was so evident during his earthly ministry, and because it is the very heart of the gospel, we know a vital sign of an alive Christ is an aggressive seeking after unity. It is the very nature of an alive group of his disciples. Let’s check the vital sign in our own church. We quote it when we install a pastor: “… I have other sheep that do not belong to this fold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice. So there will be one flock, one shepherd (v ...

1698. Jesus Is Made Known in the Breaking of the Bread

Luke 24:13-35

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Steven Burt

... part of his healing, when asked what he can see, he says, “I see people, and they look like trees walking. Things are kind of fuzzy and indistinct -- but they’re coming.” Then, after the second stage of his healing, he can see perfectly fine. These two disciples on the Emmaus road begin to see in a sort of fuzzy way as Jesus talks with them and helps them search the Scriptures to determine what the death on the Cross means and what it means in their lives. That’s the first step. Sharing an intimate ...

1699. When You Least Expect It...

Luke 24:13-35

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Johnny Dean

... wants for us and from us – can be twisted and destroyed by deluded, selfish people. And so often the results of that twisting of the truth lead to violence and death. Do the names Jim Jones and David Koresh ring a bell? You and I are those two disciples on the road to Emmaus, getting away from it all, just for a little while, just walking and talking. Suddenly we hear footsteps behind us. A stranger is on OUR road, intruding into our grief. Oh, please – not now! We don’t want to talk to anybody right ...

1700. There's Blindness, and There's Blindness

John 9:13-34, John 9:1-12

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Johnny Dean

... blind?’ Jesus answered, ‘Neither this man nor his parents sinned; he was born blind so that God’s works might be revealed in him.’" When faced with the reality of a personal tragedy that a had no simple explanation, a man blind from birth, the disciples looked for a reason. 2000 years later, we often do the same thing. In keeping with the popular theological view of their day, they thought this blindness was a punishment from God for some terrible sin. And since the man was born blind, it must have ...

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