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1826. Proper 25

Lk 18:9-14 · 2 Tim 4:9-18 · Sirach 35:12-18 · Deut 10:12-22 · Zeph 3:1-9

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... we are. We are ever trying to learn to pray aright. We are concerned about what to pray for. This is a secondary concern. We need to be more concerned about the prayers rather than the prayers. In the parable of the two men at prayer, we see the characters of the two and why they prayed as they did. Outline: What our prayers reveal about ourselves A. Proud persons - vv. 11-12 B. Humble persons - v. 13 2. Are You Any Better When Home from Church? 18:14. Need:When you get home from a worship service, are ...

1827. Proper 26

Lk 19:1-10 · 2 Thes 1:5-12 · Ex 34:5-9 · Hag 2:1-9

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John R. Brokhoff

... . We don't amount to much. We have little talent, wealth, and influence. We may be suffering from inferiority feelings. Like Zacchaeus, we may be physically small - just a runt! But, we long to grow tall. We want to be big in Christ, in spiritual stature, and in character. The Gospel tells us how a little man became a big man in Christ. Outline: How a little person can grow tall. A. Get interested in Christ - v. 3. B. Accept Christ into your life - v. 6. C. Make changes in your life - v. 8. Lesson 1: Haggai ...

1828. Ordinary 32

Lk 20:27-38 · Zech 7:1-10 · 2 Thess 2:13--3:5 · 1 Chron 29:10-13

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John R. Brokhoff

... to heaven. He said, "Those who are accounted worthy to attain to that age ..." Because one is a human does not mean eternal life or heaven for every person. Only those accounted worthy to "attain" this privilege go to heaven. Christians attain this privilege not by character, gifts, or good works, but by faith in Christ who alone gives eternal life. 3. Living (v. 38). Jesus said that God is not God of the dead but of the "living." Life after death is a reality even though many do not believe there is life ...

1829. Christmas 2

Jn 1:1-18 · Eph 1:3-6, 15-18 · Isa 61:10--62:3 · Jer 31:7-14

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John R. Brokhoff

... - v. 7 B. God in Christ gathers his people - v. 8 C. God in Christ comforts his people - v. 13 Lesson 1: Isaiah 61:10--62:3 1. All Dressed Up and No Where to Go? 61:10. Need: Clothing, they say, makes a man. Clothing says something about the character of a person. Nudity is not the normal thing since the time of Adam and Eve. After their sin, they felt the need of covering. In a touching scene, God makes clothes for his first couple. Even God never appears to us in the nude. He wears masks and people ...

1830. Beginning a Ministry

Matthew 4:18-22

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... , according to the story told by the evangelists. Jesus knew the kind of people he was looking for and, when he saw them, he singled them out and made an immediate decision about their fitness to be his disciples. He was a great judge of character, but he also could accurately estimate the potential of people to grow and become the kind of people needed for Christian ministry. That isn’t always easy to do. Fitness and aptitude can’t always be determined by a battery of academic and psychological tests ...

1831. Training Session

Matthew 5:1-12

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... teacher and master, Jesus. Jesus sat down and assumed, by that action, the formal role of the rabbi, the teacher. He could have paced back and forth, or simply stood in one place, but if he walked around, stood, or, alternately, sat and stood, the character of the occasion would have been changed. Jesus wanted the disciples to know the importance of what he was saying to them, so he took the authoritative position of the teacher; he sat down, "opened his mouth, and taught them, saying ..." What he said had ...

1832. The Importance of Forgiving Others

Matthew 5:17-20

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... to him. He pictures the eleven disciples shrinking away in the background, just as he believed that his painter-friends and colleagues had abandoned him, too. "Christ Delivered to the People" is a kind of self-portrait, simply because it seems to reveal the character of Spencer and his refusal - to his dying day - to forgive the people whom he counted as his enemies. And isn’t that a picture of us, too, at our worst? "Unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees" by sharing the gift of ...

1833. Some Crossroads of Family Life W. Dexter Moser

Genesis 25:19-34

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... of this text. However, the name that seems to relate to Jacob’s life more clearly is the one translated to mean, "he (God) grants," or "he (God) protects." Over and over at Jacob’s crossroads he seems to be protected. So the characters of the boys were different and the parental relationships were different. The crossroad of partiality or impartiality was a most dangerous choice. Or was it partially suggested by the Lord’s foreknowledge or his predestination? All children are predestined to be God’s ...

1834. Pilgrimage of Faith John M. Cobb

Exodus 3:1-22

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... even know it. Sometimes the slavery is just so comfortable compared to risking "trouble." So I would ask you today to test yourself by asking yourself a few simple questions: First, since one of the obvious features of "our society" is its lack of Christian character (I mean, when the noted historian, John Webster Grant, writes about the breakdown of Christendom in Canadian society, I don’t know of anyone who can dispute him. I think we all agree that religion just doesn't play the role in people’s ...

1835. Remembering the Name of God John W. Cobb

Exodus 3:1-22

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... would be no question among those he would lead. When God called, Moses’ first answer "Who are you?" was most important. At this point in the story, its most important element is introduced. God reveals his covenant name. In all of Scripture the name sets forth the character of its bearer and here for the first time a new name for God revealed, Yahweh, along with the statement "This is my name forever and thus I am to be remembered." (Exodus 3:15b) So much is involved in the use of this name. Although ...

1836. Beyond Good Intentions

Matthew 21:28-32

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What do you think of people who change their minds? You could surprise me, I suppose, but often, as I see it, people who change their minds are looked upon as having a flaw in their character. "She changed her mind," they say, "What's wrong with her anyway?" Today I want to challenge that way of thinking. I will do it by beginning this sermon by saying: if you never have to change your mind, it is either because you're quite perfect as you are ...

1837. The Family Reunion

Matthew 9:35-38

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Glenn L. Borreson

... 's Supper. It is the meal of the family reunion of the people of God. It brings us together, kneeling before God and surrounded by people from whom we are different. That's the way it is at every family reunion, even to the point of there being a few characters we can barely stand. We ought to own up to that truth within ourselves, if it's so, and then kneel an extra moment praying God to create within us a new heart that our unity not be destroyed by our stubbornness. I also hope that, as you find your ...

1838. The Promise of Homecoming

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

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... up in the mountains, hearing family stories. She turns forty while she is in Mountain City. She is reconciled with her sister Lydia. Her homecoming effects healing and putting back together for her bruised and broken life. Cate Strickland Galitsky is a major character in Gail Godwin's novel, A Mother and Two Daughters. Gail Godwin narrates that one can go home again and, in the homecoming, there is a healing and renewing which can occur in order to continue to live life afresh. The promise of homecoming ...

1839. God of the Ordinary

Exodus 13:17--14:31

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... he became the leader in a nation's deliverance. He must first be schooled, must run for his life, must tend sheep, must admit hi5 ineptness as a public speaker - all of this, and more, before God could mold him into a man of extraordinary character. True, God chose a learned Roman named Paul as a mighty spokesman for the new, struggling church he was bringing into existence, but more often than not he put his hand on plodders, like tax collectors, fishermen, and common laborers; unlearned men like Peter ...

1840. One Commandment is Enough!

Exodus 20:1-21

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... ." The Bible has a lot to say for truth, a lot to say against lying, but this Word is primarily against slander. The neighbor's reputation must not be violated. To bear false witness is to give false testimony in court. The Bible abhors character assassination, whether in or out of court. Christians who would never think of committing murder, or adultery, or stealing, will engage in breaking this commandment by indulging in the common curse of our time, gossip! Someone said, "I never repeat gossip, so you'd ...

1841. Communion Is Realizing Forgiveness

Matthew 26:17-30

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... was a member of a congregation whose twelve year old son died of leukemia. He honestly believed that God killed his son to punish him for not being faithful to the church. So many sincere Christians today have what I call a "Maude Finley theology." Like that TV character said so often, if you do something wrong, "God will get you for that." But this is merely a projection of human ways into God's ways. Jesus showed us so clearly and beautifully that God does not deal with us that way under the New Covenant ...

1842. Miracle In the Bethlehem Inn

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... and the manger. Now the star shines through the window behind them (or beside them if you can't get a window behind). Put a spotlight on the baby Jesus (a soft life-like doll wrapped in a white receiving blanket will do nicely). Characters Joshua: Father of a pious Jewish family Miriam: Mother of the Jewish family Lydia: Their very young daughter (about four or five years old) Susanna: Another daughter (about 9) Lela: Eldest daughter (about 11) Adam: Son (about 12) Aaron: Innkeeper - brother of Joshua ...

1843. Mi Casa, Su Casa

Matthew 21:33-46

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Mark Radecke

... here of death and life. The wicked tenant story is a story of the landlord-tenant relationship carried to its logical extreme. For the ultimate end of unchecked animosity, fear, suspicion and mistrust is death: if not actual, physical murder, then certainly character assassination and the killing off of any kind of satisfactory relationship. So long as one party is owner and the other merely occupant, the best anyone can hope for is a distant, businesslike relationship. And the worst; well, our world is ...

1844. Talents and Trust

Matthew 25:14-30

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... Heller’s book Catch-22 was all but required reading on every college campus. The title of the book refers to a certain clause in military law, a clause having to do with grounding mentally unstable combat pilots. At one point Yossarian, the book’s main character, talks with Doc Daneeka about grounding an obviously unstable pilot by the name of Orr. Yossarian learns how the rule works: The doctor can ground Orr if Orr claims he’s unstable and asks to be grounded. But if Orr asks to be grounded, then ...

1845. The Gift That Claims Our Response

Matthew 22:1-14

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... given my fair share; I’ve used my talents," assuming that we can live off the interest of faith deposits made years ago. The Gospel never speaks of any such sense of completion, not in this life. Our response is never finished; it only changes character from time to time as our circumstances change. The need to respond is equally strong in every stage of life. The feast of the kingdom has commenced, and invitations are extended every day. And along with the invitation, God provides the garment of response ...

1846. The Love God Wants

Matthew 22:34-40

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... the law and the prophets truly depend, for in him they all come together and realize their fulfillment in both purpose and obedience. Only Christ loved God with all heart, soul, and mind; only Christ loved his neighbor as himself. Sinclair Lewis’ character, Elmer Gantry, comes to mind by way of contrast. Elmer Gantry’s revivalistic sermons on love were silky smooth, oozing with sentiment and emotion, and they moved people to tears and generosity. But, Gantry was a charletan, a manipulator of people and ...

1847. In Defense of the One-Talent Servant

Matthew 25:14-30

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... . Your honor, if the defendant is guilty, then we all are guilty, and the defense will show that this cannot be. Narrator: The attorney for the prosecution waives opening remarks, so the defense begins the testimony by calling upon the first of three character witnesses. All are respected citizens who know the defendant well and can vouch for his honesty and integrity. First Witness: Many’s the time, your Honor, that I’ve loaned tools to this neighbor of mine. (The witness points to the defendant.) Not ...

1848. When the Poor Become Rich

Matthew 5:1-12

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... those people, because God has not abandoned them; God is their comfort and strength. Moreover, the blessedness promised by Jesus is not a happiness we can create, it is a gift of God. The first of Jesus’ beatitudes is indicative of this essential character of all the rest. "Blessed are the poor in spirit." With that seemingly modest opening Jesus begins his pronouncement of blessings. "Poor in spirit" is likely to conjure up images of beggars and persons who are down and out, objects of pity for others ...

1849. The Surprising Twist to the Story

Ruth 4:1-12

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... God in this very special way. Both women not only bore special sons, one to become King of Israel and the other to become the King of Kings, but they must have contributed significantly to the rearing of their sons and the formation of their characters. They gave birth to them and helped prepare them for their important tasks in life. And all of this says something about God’s intentions for the family, the importance of establishing relationships of love and fidelity and maintaining them for the sake of ...

1850. Judgment and Justice

Amos 5:18-27

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... to Sunday." That is not all bad, because our faith should be able to support us in the struggles and trauma of everyday life. "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me" is still a valid expression of the upbuilding and upholding character of Christian faith. But when worship is primarily, or exclusively, oriented toward one’s personal relationship to God, even if it is connected to one’s salvation in Jesus Christ, one runs the risk of shutting out others, their situations in life, and their ...

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