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1901. A Name To Be Remembered

Exodus 3:1-22

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Walter Kimbrough

Everyone born into the world has a name. Some names are easy to pronounce while others represent varying degrees of difficulty. On some occasions we find the need to change our names due to marriage or religion. Then, there are those who do not particularly like their name, but the fact remains that everybody has a name. A name to be remembered. Some years ago, the students at the University of California began to protest, insisting that “nobody knows my name.” Classes with 500 to 1,000 students tend to ...

1902. Christ Is King

John 12:12-19

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Today we have the privilege of a preview of that glory when eternity begins, when every knee shall bend and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of the Father. The day is Christ the King, the final Sunday in another round of time with Christ. We can hear the trumpet of the seventh angel, and the voices loudly shouting in the heavens (Apocalypse 11:15), "The kingdom of this world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he shall reign forever and ever." We are in the ...

1903. Breath for Dry Bones

Ezekiel 37:1-14

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One of my favorite spirituals for as long as I can remember is "Dem Dry Bones." I enjoy the rhythm and the beat of it. It makes even my dry bones want to move and to get into the action of the music. I also like the imagery of the song in its lesson of anatomy, "the toe bone connected to the foot bone, the foot bone connected to the ankle bone, ..." and so on until "the neck bone connected to the head bone and we hear the Word of the Lord." God said he could do it and he did, so we sing the Word of the ...

1904. The Call to Obedience

Luke 22:42 · Romans 1:17 · John 15:10

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Robert G. Tuttle

In the last chapter we talked about the door of faith which opens upon the whole expanding Christian experience. In this chapter we want to look at the obedience to God in our inner nature and lifestyle that comes from and grows out of the experience of faith. The problem of disobedience began with the dawn of time and has been repeated in every generation. It is known to me in my own acts of rebellion against God. The original sin is probably my own natural bent to put myself at the center of the universe ...

1905. The Forgiven and the Forgiving

Matthew 18:21-35

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Robert G. Tuttle

The miracle of Christ is that strange power that enables me to know that I have been forgiven and, therefore, by grace to possess in my own life the strange and wonderful capability of forgiving others. We want justice. No, we don’t! We want mercy. I have done things in my life that I cannot now straighten out. I need mercy. I need forgiveness. I am caught. There is no hope. I have done so much that I cannot un-do. Woe is me. I’ve had it! I can love, and care, and maybe God will love and care for me, so ...

1906. Herod and Jesus

Drama

Jon Joyce

Setting The private sitting room in the palace in which Herod is staying in Jerusalem. A throne-like chair, perhaps with a gold or violet throw covering it, should be provided for Herod; this chair should face the audience. A simple chair or stool should be placed in front of the chair so that Jesus, when he sits down, may face Herod but not the audience. Other appointments to the room may be added for effect: potted palms, a small table with a wine carafe and fresh fruits, and anything else appropriate to ...

1907. The Vine That Lives Forever

John 15:1-17

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George Bass

In his Report to Greco, Nikos Kazantzakis describes Easter Sunday, shortly before daybreak, in the mountains of Crete. A priest, Father Kaphatos, "races from village to village resurrecting Christ with mercurial speed because there are so many villages having only this one priest, and he must perform the resurrection in all of them before daybreak. Sleeves rolled up, weighted with his vestments and the heavy silver-bound Bible, he clambers over the rocky furze-covered mountains, runs through the holy night ...

1908. Calming Of The Tempest

Mark 4:35-41

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Brett Blair

Victor Hugo, who is famous for his novel the Hunchback of Notre Dame, also wrote a story called "Ninety-Three." It tells of a ship caught in a dangerous storm on the high seas. At the height of the storm, the frightened sailors heard a terrible crashing noise below the deck. They knew at once that this new noise came from a cannon, part of the ship's cargo, that had broken loose. It was moving back and forth with the swaying of the ship, crashing into the side of the ship with terrible impact. Knowing that ...

1909. The Priesthood of All Believers

1 Peter 2:4-12

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T. A. Kantonen

"We are all priests." These are the words of Martin Luther. But he did not invent this revolutionary idea. He discovered it in the Bible. When the Bible says, "You are a royal priesthood" and "He made us to be priests," it is not speaking about ordination but about every Christian man and woman. In rediscovering the gospel, Luther also rediscovered the principal means by which the gospel operates, the priesthood of all believers. What does it mean to be a priest? It means to be consecrated to serve. That ...

1910. Set Free

Ephesians 1:1-14

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King Duncan

A few years ago a large group of Vietnam veterans met in New York to commemorate the Vietnam War and its effects on their lives. Many were still suffering emotional wounds from that devastating conflict. A Vietnamese Buddhist monk came to the gathering and told a moving story. During the war, a young Vietnamese woman was killed. She left behind her husband and her young son. The husband, needing to provide for himself and the boy, traveled far and wide looking for odd jobs. Often he left the child with ...

1911. The Huddle Is Not the Game

John 20:19-23

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Donald B. Strobe

Not being a great sports fan myself, I have to rely upon others to help me with the sports imagery in writing about the topic above. In this case, I want to call upon evangelist Tom Skinner to flesh out the metaphor which gives us the title for this chapter and which helps us to understand the mission and purpose of the Church. He writes, In football we have what is called the huddle. We have only 25 seconds in the huddle. If you stay longer than 25 seconds, you are penalized five yards for delay of game ...

1912. Going Home for Christmas?

John 1:1-18

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Eric Ritz

It has been said that the heart turns homeward at Christmas. Being home for Christmas is a deep and powerful instinct that compels us to make every effort and expend time and resources to fulfill this longing and need. I remember once reading about a group of university ornithologists who took a rare species of bird from a remote island in the South Pacific to their laboratory here in the United States. They observed them, studied them, tagged them, and then let them go. The newspaper article then shared ...

1913. The Christian Life Defined By Prayer

Philippians 1:1-11

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Maxie Dunnam

My grandmother Dunham came to live with us when I was four or five years old. She was a quiet, gentle woman who spoke very little. But her presence was like a benediction to our entire household. I remember Grandma as she sat on the swing on the front porch. Now you don’t know anything about the South, unless you know that swings on front porches are very important. She would sit in the swing on the front porch, reading the Bible. During our play, we often found her with her hands folded over the open ...

1914. On The Road Again (emmaus)

Luke 24:13-35

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Maxie Dunnam

Willie Nelson sings it. I'm sure some others sing it, too, but not like Willie! Now I want you to know that I don't live in the world of country music -- nor do I live in the world of opera. What some people who live in the world of opera and look down their noses at country music don't know, or haven't admitted, is that the story-line of opera and country music is often the same. It's the story of love and loss, of pain and suffering, of shattered dreams and courageous perseverance. Consider this line ...

1915. I Saw Satan Fall

Luke 10:1-24

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Maxie Dunnam

As we pick up in our preaching journey through Luke, let me review for just a moment. Recently, we looked at the passage from Luke 9, verses 57-62. It was the story of Jesus’ encounter with three different men and their discussion about what it meant to be a follower of Jesus. Jesus spoke demanding words to all of them, concluding with that dramatic exhortation: “No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.” But there is another side to the story. A man was complaining ...

1916. A Longer Stride and a Larger Embrace

Galatians 2:11-21

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Maxie Dunnam

Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron, and said, “Look, we are your bone and flesh. For some time, while Saul was king over us, it was you who led out Israel and brought it in. The Lord said to you: It is you who shall be shepherd of my people Israel.” So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron; and King David made a covenant with them at Hebron before the Lord, and they anointed David king over Israel. David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned over Judah ...

1917. Proper 25

Deuteronomy 34:1-12, 1 Thessalonians 2:1-16, Matthew 22:34-40, Matthew 22:41-46, 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10

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John R. Brokhoff

COMMENTARY Lesson 1: Deuteronomy 34:1-12 (C) The Lord buried Moses. At age 120 Moses' life comes to an end. For forty years he led God's people from Egypt to the Promised Land which he was permitted to see but not enter. In all of history he probably was the only human buried by the Lord. His greatest accomplishment was his face-to-face experience with God. Lesson 1: Exodus 33:20-26 (RC); Exodus 22:21-27 (E) The first and great commandment. Lesson 2: 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8 (C, E) In spite of opposition, ...

1918. The Choice for God or the World

John 10:1-10

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Richard Gribble

Once upon a time, a great and loving king ruled over a vast territory. There was something very strange about this kingdom, however. Everything was the same. The people ate the same food, drank the same drink, wore the same clothes, and lived in the same type of homes. The people even did all the same work. There was another oddity about this place. Everything was gray - the food, the drink, the clothes, the houses; there were no other colors. One day, a majestic and very beautiful bird flew from the west ...

1919. The Dash of Discipleship

Luke 3:1-20

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Leonard Sweet

So What? Give this assignment to a kid write an essay about some famous person (like Alexander the Great) and I can predict how the first sentence will read: "So-and-so was born in . . . and died in . . . " We adults write the same essay on our tombstone: Martin Luther King, Jr. 1929-1968. The most grounding and grounded fact about those we want to know about is when they lived and how long they lived. Knowing when someone lived does give us an immediate handle on what some aspects of that individual's ...

1920. The World's Greatest Cover Up

Romans 4:1-25

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Leonard Sweet

"Catch Me If You Can" was the title of one of the big movies out a few years ago, starring two superstars, Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks. When Leonardo DiCaprio's con-man character Frank has to sneak out of the Miami airport while being watched by hundreds of FBI agents, he first sneaks in by attracting the maximum amount of attention. Instead of trying to move through the airport unobtrusively, Frank surrounds himself with a crowd of beautiful young women dressed as flight attendants. Every FBI agent ...

1921. Ash Wednesday

Mt 6:1-6, 16-21 · 2 Cor 5:20b--6:10 · Ps 51:1-17 · Jl 2:1-2, 12-17

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Marion L. Soards, Thomas B. Dozeman, Kendall McCabe

OLD TESTAMENT TEXTS The Old Testament texts explore the themes of sin and death that are central to Ash Wednesday. Joel 2:1-2, 12-17 proclaims the judgment of God on sin through the terrible Day of the Lord, while Psalm 51:1-12 is a penitentiary prayer in which the guilt of the psalmist is confessed as a basis for petitioning God for deliverance. Joel 2:1-2, 12-17 - "The Terrible Day of God's Judgment" Setting. The reference to the Day of the Lord in Joel 2:1 provides important background for interpreting ...

1922. Earthquakes, Tsunamis, and Disaster: Why do the Innocent Suffer?

Psalm 69:1-36

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James W. Moore

On a Christmas card we received this year, we discovered these powerful words: When the song of the angels is stilled, When the star in the sky is gone, When the Kings and Princes are back home, When the Shepherds have returned to new flocks, The work of Christmas begins: - To find the lost, - To heal the broken - To feed the hungry, - To release the prisoners, - To rebuild the nations, - To bring peace among people, - To make music in the heart. Or, in other words, to do the work of Christ. These words ...

1923. The Empire Strikes Back

Jude 1:14-15

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James Merritt

My sermon is not going to be anything like the movie with the same title. It is different in two very distinct ways. I am not going to be talking about Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Princess Leia, Darth Vader, Chewbacca, Yoda, nor R2D2. Rather, I am going to be speaking about a real empire, the Kingdom of God, and the real Emperor, whose name is Jesus. Furthermore, in the movie “The Empire Strikes Back” the hero, Han Solo, is left carbon-frozen in need of being rescued. But when this empire strikes back, the ...

1924. The Revelation Code V: Cruisin' Toward the Dream

Revelation 21:1-27

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John E. Harnish

In just these few short weeks, there is really no way to grasp the expanse of images, the epic proportions of John's fantastic vision. It is filled with imagery and symbols, dream language and illusions, and written in a secret "Revelation Code" which is entirely foreign to us but would have been discernable by John's underground church. So the best way to approach it is through the use of fantasy and science fiction, wonder and imagination—the movies: Harry Potter and the Hobbits, The DaVinci Code and ...

1925. Perceiving the Presence of God

Luke 1:26-38

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Richard Gribble

Three sisters lived in the forest. The oldest was named Bean Plant, the middle sister was named Marigold, and the youngest was called Lily. It was summer; the weather was beautiful and all who lived in the forest were happy and gay. The two older sisters thought themselves to be rather important. Bean Plant attracted lots of attention through the lush and rich beans which she produced so abundantly. All the squirrels, rabbits, and other animals came and ate their meals at Bean Plant's house. Bean Plant was ...

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