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1726. Epiphany 2

Psalm 40:1-17, John 1:29-34, 1 Corinthians 1:1-9, Isaiah 49:1-7

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... answer, "Rabbi, where do you live?" (Seeking an invitation to spend some time with him?) 4. "Come and see," Jesus replies. They do and spend the day with Christ. 5. The evangelist doesn't report what happened, only the result: they became Jesus' disciples, and Andrew, one of the two, went to find his brother, Simon, and told him, "We have found the Messiah." The homiletical development begs the preacher to correct Andrew's theology - "We have found the Messiah" - for contemporary believers, because we never ...

1727. Easter 5

Acts 17:1-9, Psalm 33:1-22, Acts 17:10-15, 1 Peter 2:4-12, John 14:1-4, John 14:5-14

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... He who has seen me has seen the Father." and he tells them all why they have seen the Father in him; he, Jesus, has done the will of God, willingly and completely. His words prove that he is in a full and lasting relationship with the Father. His disciple are to follow his example and live out their lives in the true faith by doing works that praise and bless God in Jesus' holy name. SERMON POSSIBILITIES A sermon on the Gospel, John 14:1-12 - "A Look Beyond Death." Jesus preached his own funeral sermon just ...

1728. Bloody Hands, Troubled Soul

Mark 14:12-26

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... and blood." We sang a hymn and went out into the night. Jesus was distressed and anguished. He was not afraid of letting us know that. I know he would want to be alone for several hours to pray - with no crowds - and that there would only be some exhausted disciples with him. It was time ... Why did I do it? I could try to give you some justification for what I did. I could say that I was disillusioned about Jesus, that I thought I was doing the right thing but was misled, that I thought that this would ...

1729. Celebrating with Jesus

Luke 5:33-39

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Bill Bouknight

... like that?" Jesus answered with a question: "Would it be right for a wedding party to go without food and drink during their week of celebration? No, that would be absurd. I am like the bridegroom at a wedding feast. Because I am here with my disciples, they celebrate. There will come a time when I am gone; then they will fast and be sorrowful." Here is Jesus’ first reference to his coming death. Between the time of Jesus’ death and Resurrection, and between his ascension and the Day of Pentecost fifty ...

1730. Laborers Needed for the Harvest

Matthew 9:35-38, Matthew 10:1-42

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Dennis Kastens

... 100,000 in 1900. Today, estimates tell us there are five million Christians with some villages totally Christianized. Jesus said, "... I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it." (Matthew 16:18) His final commission to his disciples was, "Go ye into all the world, and preach the Gospel to every creature." (Mark 16:15) The men to whom he spoke had virtually no wealth, no social position, no prestige, no extraordinary talent; nevertheless they took our Lord at his word. When ...

1731. The Lacking Christian?

Matthew 14:13-21

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Dennis Kastens

... , he withdrew from there in a boat to a lonely place apart. But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot from the towns. As he went ashore he saw a great throng; and he had compassion on them, and healed their sick. When it was evening, the disciples came to him and said, "This is a lonely place, and the day is now over; send the crowds away to go into the villages and buy food for themselves." Jesus said, "They need not go away, you give them something to eat." They said to him, "We have only ...

1732. The Stiller of Storms

Matthew 14:22-36

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Dennis Kastens

... pray. When evening came, he was there alone, but the boat by this time was many furlongs distant from the land, beaten by the waves; for the wind was against them. And in the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea. But when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified, saying, "It is a ghost!" And they cried out for fear. But immediately he spoke to them, saying, "Take heart, it is I; have no fear." And Peter answered him, "Lord, if it is you, bid me come to you on ...

1733. A Person Approved by Christ

John 1:43-51

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George Bass

... to let you know." Then they let him or her in. When the recruiting was done, Alsing said, "It was kind of like recruiting for a suicide mission. You’re gonna die, but you’re gonna die in glory." Jesus might have said that when he began recruiting his disciples, but if he had, he might not have signed up many of the original Twelve. But there can be little doubt that Jesus heard what he wanted to hear when Bartholomew replied to Jesus, "Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!" This man ...

1734. Journey To The Cross V: Jesus and Simon Peter

Mark 14:66-72

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James W. Moore

... not adequate. However, he went on to say that strong language (though sometimes necessary) does not have to be vulgar… nor can any situation ever justify using the name of God in a curse. After Simon Peter cursed, they did not ask him again if he were a disciple. Our words can be profane. II. Second, Our Attitudes Can Be Profane. One writer put it like this: “If you were to ask me to list the ten most profane persons I know, I would include three men who have never used a dirty word… to my knowledge ...

1735. An Unidentified King

Matthew 21:1-11

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Bill Bouknight

... way again. In your heart of hearts you know that if you resist his call today, you will regret it for as long as you live. Each time one of us is willing to publicly claim Him as Lord and savior, His circle of influence grows. Each new disciple becomes a bridge to others. One by one, Jesus' kingship spreads. Each time one of us claims him as Lord, Jesus the unidentified king is crowned the King of kings. In a sociology of religion class at the University of Virginia, the professor asked the students to tell ...

1736. Converting the Converted

Matthew 10:1-42

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John R. Brokhoff

... of the church are as sinful as people in the world, how can we help the world to be virtuous in all its dealings? If the church does not exhibit a higher quality of life, we are all lost and hopeless. Can’t you see, therefore, why Jesus ordered his Disciples to begin their work with their own people before going out to the world? Conversion Is a Process In our text Jesus sends us out to our own people, to the church and not to the world. "Go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel." The church is ...

1737. A Person on My Fishpole

Luke 5:1-11

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Wesley T. Runk

... fish for men instead of fish. Do you know what that means? I’ll tell you what it means. It means that Jesus wanted the disciples to do the same kind of good job telling people about God and his love that they did when they went to get fish. Jesus wanted ... them to bring people home to God the same way that they brought fish back to shore for people. We are like the disciples and we have been told that as Christians we should always be looking for ways to tell boys and girls about God so that they ...

1738. The Little Miracle Before The Big One

Luke 22:47-53

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Barbara Brokhoff

... - his Friend is alive and well! Resurrected! And he thought to himself, "I should have known he could do it, that he would do it! I should have realized God would not let him die - to live no more!" And maybe, our parable says, Malchus became, forever after, a true disciple and follower of Christ. And maybe Malchus had a small son, a son who was his pride and joy, a small boy whom he’d often take on his knees and tell him: "Son, feel my ear - no, not that one, the one on the right side. Do you know ...

1739. Decaffeinated Christianity

Mark 10:35-45

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Bill Bouknight

... him a question. "When you are elected president of the Kingdom of God, will you allow us to be your Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense?" Jesus hid his disappointment over such an inappropriate question and asked, "Are you willing to pay the price of being my disciples?" "Oh yes," they said glibly, "We're with you all the way. You can count on us." Jesus was so kind that he did not say, "Are you kidding me? You fair-weather friends, you yellow cowards will run for cover the first time you smell real ...

1740. God Stood Up

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James Bjorge

... of God rambled through 33 years as a baby grew to manhood. His name was Jesus and in his public ministry he said, "He who has seen me has seen the Father" (John 14:9). God had now turned around and men saw his face. And a doubting disciple after the resurrection fell before him saying, "My Lord and my God" (John 20:28). But when God stands up, many people just don’t recognize him at all. He doesn’t fit their preconceived description and he answers some of the questions put to him in such revolutionary ...

1741. Our Lord's Abundant Table

Matthew 14:13-21

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Brett Blair

... . We never know as we serve that down in the shaft a miracle is happening. That God is at work beneath our feet. That he is multiplying our efforts because he cares. It is the nature of his Kingdom to care and do miracles. That’s what the Disciples are learning. They are content to send these people home but God is at work. He is not done. As they are handed the bread they participate in something larger than they are capable of understanding. Thousands are suddenly fed with food that did not exist in the ...

1742. Great Is Your Faith

Matthew 15:21-28

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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 ...

1743. The Upper Room

John 13:1-17, John 13:18-30

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Wesley T. Runk

... his feet, he was told by Jesus that this was the only way that he could be a partner of Jesus; he must let Jesus serve him. But this was only the beginning of that strange night in the upper room. After they ate the Passover meal, Jesus asked the disciples to listen very carefully while he told them about how he was going to share his life with them. He took a large cup that he filled with wine and some very flat bread. He told them how they should eat the bread and drink the wine after he died ...

1744. What Is Christianity Without the Cross?

Matthew 16:21-28

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Brett Blair

... that I do sin." Stearns replied, "Then your greatest need is to have a Savior, not an example!" II What is Christianity without the cross? First, it is a sect without a savior. Second, it is a creed without a cause. Jesus had some news for the disciples. If they were going to follow Jesus on into Jerusalem it would mean not only his death but a certain kind of death for them as well. We call it by many names: Self-denial, sacrificial behavior, servanthood, the golden rule. Jesus explained it this way: If ...

1745. I Believe In Prayer

Luke 11:1-13

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Robert Allen

... and mysterious facts in human life - the consciousness that being alone, we are not alone. We may see in the Garden of Gethsemane a picture of a universal human experience. Jesus left the world outside the garden gate. Jesus left the major group of his disciples at the Garden gate. Jesus left his three closest friends within the Garden gate. And then in solitude he went out under the olive trees. But, there, alone, he was not alone. Explain that experience as we will, it cannot be explained away. Elijah ...

1746. Judas

Luke 22:1-6

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Carl E. Zahrte

... did. It is the same God, who in mercy and love calls you, as it was who called me. But if you learn from my example not to reject that grace of God, it will be to your eternal benefit. So let me tell you what happened. The road from disciple to betrayer was a gentle, easy path to follow. It led downhill, all the way. That’s how sin works, you know. Some people have suggested that I was just trying to force Jesus to display his power, and that I betrayed him, expecting that he would overthrow the Romans ...

1747. Party in Room 210 ... Everyone Invited

John 1:35-42

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Thomas Long

... closely at the rest of the passage, the story begins to speak of other, more prosaic and earth-bound realities. To be sure, the two disciples of John do follow Jesus, but they do not seem to be fully certain of what they are doing. When Jesus notices that they are ... begin to fathom the true dimensions of what is happening to them. The story goes on to tell us that one of these disciples was Andrew, the brother of a man named Simon. Andrew goes to his brother and tells him, "We have found the Christ," and ...

1748. Easter 7

Acts 1:12-26, 1 John 5:1-12, John 17:6-19

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Paul A. Laughlin

... discipleship will be a real vocation for us, and that we may extend effectively your message, ministry, and mission. In his name we pray. Amen Prayer of Confession Merciful God, we confess how often we have failed to take seriously our roles as disciples and apostles, and to be even adequate agents of your Gospel. Forgive us our failures, and impress upon us the importance of our respective ministries; that through us your Kingdom may be more effectively realized in our troubled world. In Jesus’ name we ...

1749. Pentecost

Ezekiel 37:1-14, Acts 2:1-13, Acts 2:14-41, John 15:18--16:4, John 16:5-16

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Paul A. Laughlin

... TO THOSE STIFLED BY AIMLESSNESS. Leader: God’s Spirit comes with fire, to rekindle the faith of those whose light has gone out. People: MAY GOD’S SPIRIT COME UPON US ON THIS, OUR DAY OF PENTECOST, AND INSPIRE US AND DRIVE US, AS IT DID THE FIRST DISCIPLES, INTO A MISSION FOR THE WORLD. Collect God of power and might, who inspired a rag-tag group of apostles on that first Day of Pentecost, fill us with your Spirit this day; that, like them, we too may depart this "upper room" refreshed and rekindled for ...

1750. Judas

Luke 22:1-6

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Wesley T. Runk

... very good man. I don’t suppose that anyone remembers me like that anymore. As a matter of fact, most people hate me. I was a disciple of Jesus. I remember when I worked hard with Jesus and loved every minute of it. We walked around the Sea of Galilee, talked with ... guess that’s what I am. The worst part is that I hate everyone. I hate myself most, I hate Jesus and I hate the other disciples. Most of all, I hate the men who gave me the money and then laughed at me when I tried to give it back. That’ ...

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