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1726. Proper 4

Genesis 6:1-8:22, Deuteronomy 11:1-32, Matthew 7:21-29, Romans 1:1-17, Romans 3:21-31

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Russell F. Anderson

... be attached to the wrist, between the eyes and on the doorpost to the home. The box on the wrist was to remind the Hebrews that all that they did was to be in accordance with God's word. The box between the eyes was to enable the Hebrews to view everything through the lens of God's will, since the eyes are a window to the mind, heart and soul. The box on the door was to remind them that the home was the primary site for the inculcation of the faith. Lesson 2: Romans 1:16-17; 3:21 ...

1727. Reformation Sunday

Jn 8:31-36 · Rom 3:19-28 · Jer 31:31-34 · Ps 46

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Russell F. Anderson

... the relative merit or demerit of a particular action. When it comes to our acceptability to God, no distinctions matter (v. 22). All sin separates us from God. The way that God looks at sin is radically different from the way that the world views the infractions of its laws. Sole Gratia! Sola Fide! This was the war cry of the Protestant reformers. Grace alone! Faith alone! They passionately supported Paul's position: "For we hold that no man is justified by faith, apart from the works prescribed by ...

1728. Transfiguration

2 Peter 1:12-21, Daniel 7:1-14, Exodus 24:1-18, Matthew 17:1-13

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Russell F. Anderson

... about the east-west conflict: "I sometimes wonder what use there is in trying to protect the Western world against fancied threats, when the signs of disintegration from within are so striking." The vision has been distorted by those who view the American dream as consisting of unrestrained personal freedoms. We need to temper the personal freedoms with the so-called republican virtues that the founders of our country held high, such as godliness, patience, hard work and neighborliness. WORSHIP RESOURCES ...

1729. Christmas 2

Mt 2:13-23 · Jn 1:1-18 · Eph 1:3-14 · Jer 31:7-14 · Is 61:10--62:3 · Ps 147

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Russell F. Anderson

... this realization of manifest destiny that can save us. Violence has been perpetrated by those possessed by a misguided concept of manifest destiny, but greater and increasing violence is being waged by those who can see no further than the present moment and view the world as a jungle where every creature is merely struggling for survival. In love we were conceived by God for love; that is our destiny which can only be realized in the Beloved. Signed, sealed and delivered. "Having believed, you were marked ...

1730. The Great I AM

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Ronald Lavin

... . We are in control. That makes for a very distorted picture of reality. We think that we can control everything. It's true. We can push a button and change stations. We control what we will see and hear from a control panel which gives us a distorted view of life. If we don't like something, "click, click," and it's on to another station. In addition, many modern people can control their VCRs and their tape decks in much the same way. "Click, click," and the things we see and hear change, at our command ...

1731. Grampa Noah And When The Flood Came

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Jerry Eckert

... as they did when Hewasn't in direct contact with them. I think He figures weshould at least try to talk to each other and help eachother. Narrator: Whoever put the book of Genesis together hada deep respect for the different points of view representedin the different tellings of Noah's story. It was pluralismworking itself out in an intriguing way. Despite thedifferences in the themes of the three basic variations, andthe arguments each group could have with the others, lyingbeneath all three is the truth ...

1732. The Man Born Blind

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Jerry Eckert

... not doing anything for that blind man or anyone else, for that matter. Rabbi: That's not entirely true. You help me and you help around the house. Daughter: For a price. That's how I earn my spending money. Rabbi: I know. I didn't mean to restrict my view of your helpfulness to stuff we pay you for. You've worked down at the synagogue. You've helped some of the kids at school. Daughter: Thanks for trying, but I don't help that much. That's why Jesus impressed me that day. We all have the power to ...

1733. The Meek

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John A. Terry

... power struggles and are given back great strength. Moses, who stood alone before all the power of Pharaoh and led an entire people to freedom, was described as being meek (Numbers 12:3). To his contemporaries, Jesus was never accused of being a wimp. He was viewed as a troublemaker, and that is why he was crucified. Yet, he referred to himself as meek. "Take my yoke upon you and learn of me. For I am meek" (Matthew 11:29 KJV). Consider these descriptions of the meek: "People ... who instinctively react with ...

1734. The Merciful

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John A. Terry

... change the tire of a woman traveling with her little children. This is the beatitude of the givers, of the charitable. This refers to those who have such an attitude of compassion toward others that they want to share gladly all that they have. It does not view the needy as beggars to whom we give just a little bit, but brothers and sisters with whom we share all. This understanding of charity or mercy led some of the early Christians to a state of voluntary poverty in which "all the believers were together ...

1735. Grampa Noah And When The Flood Came

Genesis 6:1-8:22, Genesis 9:1-17, Genesis 9:18-29

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Jerry Eckert

... they did when He wasn't in direct contact with them. I think He figures we should at least try to talk to each other and help each other. Narrator: Whoever put the book of Genesis together had a deep respect for the different points of view represented in the different tellings of Noah's story. It was pluralism working itself out in an intriguing way. Despite the differences in the themes of the three basic variations, and the arguments each group could have with the others, lying beneath all three is the ...

1736. Evergreen Wreath And Faded Leaf

Isaiah 63:7--64:12

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Harold Warlick

... concentrate is lessened and the latter days become less comfortable, perhaps many a senior citizen is tempted to toast the next generation with the words: "We hope you will be as happy as we thought we would be forty years ago." And, as long as we view the physical life as moving inexorably toward a grand anticlimax, it matters little whether the leaf falls from the tree in a violent storm or gently floats down from an old forsaken limb. The faded leaf of despair confronts the evergreen Advent wreath in our ...

1737. Turning A Minus Into A Plus

Isaiah 40:1-31

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Harold Warlick

... our human history.[1] We feel cut off and separated. We can't pull back from life and reflect on the power of God. Our dreams become deferred through our failure to recognize the capacity of God to help us turn a minus into a plus. To regain a wholesome view of life we have to connect with where the rubber meets the road in our day-to-day existence. Consider this. Virtually everything we've touched today is a living example of a minus having been turned into a plus. We woke up and turned on a light bulb ...

1738. A Little Book Of Comfort

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

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Harold Warlick

The lectionary text for today is part of a larger unit that has sometimes been called "The Little Book of Comfort." Old Testament scholars view Jeremiah 30-31 as a collection of independent oracles inserted into the book of Jeremiah to introduce the hopeful chapter 32 where the prophet of doom evidences his faith in the ultimate redemption of God by purchasing a field at Anathoth.1 Certainly all of us need our little books ...

1739. Death Shall Be No More

Isaiah 25:1-12

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E. Carver McGriff

... one. The light of Easter's triumph must be seen beyond the darkness of the valley of the shadow. Isaiah began with a hope for the day when all the people of the earth might sit down in peace together, a hope which appears vain in view of the contemporary turmoil throughout the world. The changes in human nature necessary for that hope to come to pass seem hopelessly beyond possibility. Surely, Isaiah was speaking of a time beyond this time and place. Surely, of all that this great prophet said, these words ...

1740. Jesus: The Only Way To God?

Acts 4:1-22

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E. Carver McGriff

... male pronoun for God, granting that the issue is important?) Jesus did not say, "No one comes to God." He used the word "Father." That's a word Jesus chose in an effort to teach the idea of a close personal relationship. Religion in general has viewed God as a vast entity of indescribable proportions, unlimited, unknowable to mere mortals. Jesus' interpretation of the nature of God is unique. He taught of a God who is also intimately, lovingly present to us. He used a wonderful story which we find in Luke ...

1741. On Not Being First

Acts 1:12-26

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E. Carver McGriff

... 's face." I believe Jesus might very well point to something like this as an example of the kind of success that is valued in heaven. Perhaps in the short run that's not much consolation when we have tried so hard. But the Bible takes the long view of these disappointments. Failure and disappointment are part of the human lot. As we have already discussed, it's through suffering that we grow, not through success. If I'm honest, my inner spiritual life grows rather shallow when things go too well. It's when ...

1742. Rainbow In The Sky

Genesis 9:1-17

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E. Carver McGriff

... See what beautiful teeth he had." And if God loves the simple creatures that much, how much more he loves us, his children. The first thing we may think of as we read this passage is the importance of simplicity and the unimpressive in God's view -- "Unless you become as children," Jesus said. Unfortunately, this is easily lost in the passage of the years. So Wordsworth wrote: There was a time when meadow, grove and stream, The earth, and every common sight, to me did seem Apparelled in celestial light, The ...

1743. Persevering In The Faith

Numbers 21:4-9

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E. Carver McGriff

... We know that all things work together for good for those who love God...." There it is, then. For a time, perhaps, we must gird ourselves to confront the unpleasant aspects of our daily lives. Yet, if our faith is true, something wonderful is going on beyond our view. A pastor told of the Easter Sunday in his church when a little fellow not more than five came dashing out of Sunday School. He saw his mother and dad at the other end of the hall, heading his way. Joyously, he held up the little ceramic rabbit ...

1744. Acquaintances Or Friends?

2 Samuel 16:15--17:29

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Arthur H. Kolsti

... News, was right on the button when he commented one day: "Strangers can only be polite; it requires friends to quarrel. When strangers have an argument about politics, religion, or art, they are but defending their personality rather than their point of view. Two friends can come to grips with the subject honestly and rudely. This is why so many social arguments are fruitless and shallow. Each contestant is secretly trying to prove his or her supremacy to the other; logic and reason are only incidental ...

1745. Lyrics For The Centuries

2 Samuel 1:1-16

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Arthur H. Kolsti

... , compassionate yet also vindictive. That's a mix of attributes, isn't it? Aren't we all a mix? The narrative in Samuel is unsparing when it comes to revealing the clay feet of David. The dark side of life is not glossed over. There is another view of David that comes through loud and clear in the biblical books of Chronicles. The story of David, Bathsheba, and David's complicity in the death of her husband, Uriah, is omitted. Chronicles tells of another side of David. The Priestly writers tell of David's ...

1746. Stand Tall

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Timothy J. Smith

... dismiss any possibility of accomplishing something remarkable by saying, "Oh, I could never do that," without even trying. That is a sad commentary on too many people. There are times in our lives when we need to stand up for what we believe. When we view something as wrong it is the responsibility of Christians to make their opinions known. The best way for great causes to fail is for good people to do nothing. "Let someone else tackle that problem. What can one person do against the system?" We hear ...

1747. When All Is Said And Done

Matthew 13:24-30

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William G. Carter

... end-of-the-world schemes, the devastation and carnage takes place in other countries, apparently so Americans can watch it on television. It's easy for us mainline folks to take shots at Jack and his wife Rexella, particularly when it comes to their silly and simplistic views of the future. But what do we have? Could it be that, just maybe, we have given in to the despair and hopelessness of our culture? Have we given up on God's future, left with a hand-wringing pessimism about the state of the world? Have ...

1748. A Taste Of Life

Mark 14:12-26

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William G. Carter

... overwhelming force which has always felt to me like God's presence. Whether the force would confirm my healing or go on devastating me, for the moment I barely cared. No prior taste in my old life had meant as much as this new chance at a washed and clarified view of my fate -- and that from the hands of a strange young minister in a room which didn't belong to me.4 It was only a taste, with meager portions of bread and wine. The sacrament did not mend his body. Neither did it set him free from weakness ...

1749. Can Christians Dance?

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William G. Carter

... and carried my trusty Ray-O-Vac flashlight. Fortunately it was a quiet night. It was early in the week and few romances had begun to bloom. Suddenly I heard loud rock and roll music. Coming around the edge of a meadow, a dreadful sight came into view. About a hundred teenagers had gathered beneath a picnic pavilion. They were moving to the rhythms of the music. "My God," I thought, "this is church camp! What would John Calvin think?" The camp director had been clear. My job was to preserve decency and order ...

1750. The Highest In The Lowest

Luke 2:8-20, Luke 2:1-7

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John A. Stroman

... from home with a cardboard box for a bed. Luke in his narrative will not let us escape the scandal of God's actions. From the beginning to the end, Jesus is an outcast among outcasts for the outcast. The story of this birth from Luke's point of view points out that God has chosen to side with the oppressed against the oppressor. If that is true, it would appear that anyone or any church that has lost sight of human oppression and poverty will certainly lose the full impact of Jesus' birth. God Comes To Us ...

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