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2101. Epiphany 5

Job 7:1-7, Isaiah 40:1-31, Mark 1:29-39, 1 Corinthians 9:1-27

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Russell F. Anderson

... do that he had to spend a great while in prayer. How do you greet the day? With a groan or sigh? A shower and shave? We'd be wise to follow our Lord's example and greet the day with prayer. Message on the move (v. 38). When the disciples found Jesus at his place of prayer they reported that everyone was looking for him. Jesus replied that there were other places of need. He needed to go and preach to the other villages of Galilee. It was his purpose to disperse his message to as many people and places ...

2102. New Life From Old

1 John 2:28--3:10

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Mark J. Molldrem

... were chosen by God as witnesses, and who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead." We too have encountered the risen Christ through faith. We were not present at the empty tomb; we did not see the Lord as the disciples did, but yet we too believe. Jesus said to his disciples, "Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have come to believe." Though we have not seen, we still have the privilege to eat and drink with our Lord. He has not left us without ...

2103. A Quiet Man · Andrew

John 1:35-42

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Gordon Pratt Baker

... possessed to the best of his ability convinced God gives us talents, not to compete with our fellows, but to supplement them. As a consequence it never occurred to Andrew to equate happiness with recognition. James and John may vie for position in the company of the disciples, but Andrew was content just to know that Jesus had enlisted him in the group to work out God's will in the world. Thus, as one writer suggests, his eyes were never in the clouds but rather on the demands and duties of daily life. As ...

2104. A Mother · A Canaanite Woman

Mt 15:21-28 · Mk 7:24-30

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Gordon Pratt Baker

... . (Matthew 15:23) He who had volunteered to heal a woman so badly crippled that she could not walk upright (Luke 10:10-13) was now standing unmoved before a mother holding up to him the affliction of her child. Compounding matters still further the disciples came up as the woman was making her appeal and, sizing up the situation, they urged Jesus to send the woman away lest she become troublesome to them all. Some, recalling the mandate Jesus had delivered to the Twelve as he dispatched them on a missionary ...

2105. "The Rejection Of Royalty"

Psalm 22:1-31

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R. Sheldon MacKenzie

... one at his left. At the time of their request Jesus had warned them: "You don't know what you are asking." And neither they did! When his royalty was demonstrated on the cross Jesus had other companions with him.In the places of James and John, his disciples, he had the fellowship of two robbers. They were one on his right and the other one on his left. Just as Peter ought to have been carrying the cross,so the ambitious brothers ought to have been with him then.However, they had dreams of more comfortable ...

2106. Show Us The Father, and We Shall Be Satisfied

John 14:5-14

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Larry Powell

... only the power of God could explain the signs and wonders which Jesus performed. Jesus replied, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born anew, he cannot see the kingdom of God (John 3:3)." That reply required some explanation. Later, Jesus would speak to the disciples about there being many rooms in his Father's house and that he was going to prepare the way for them to follow. He said confidently, "And you know the way where I am going (John 14:0." It was then that Thomas spoke up and said, "Lord ...

2107. Yummy Good Spinach

Luke 10:8

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... on your plate, and I just expected you to eat it. What would you do? (Let them answer.) Would you make faces and not eat it if you knew that it would hurt my feelings? (Let them answer.) I had to ask you these questions because Jesus told his disciples a lot of things when he sent them out to teach others about Christianity, and one of the things that he told them was to eat whatever the people offered them in their homes. Jesus told them that it was very important to have good manners about what they ...

2108. Now What Do We Do?

John 2:1-11

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... then brought the jars back to the party. (Show the children the water.) When the people went over to the jars and filled their glasses, they filled them with wine. (Show the wine.) No one knew what had happened, except Mary, the people working at the party, and the disciples of Jesus. But I want you to know that, from that time on, those people knew that Jesus was someone very special with a power that no one else had. Do you think that you could change this water (hold up the water) to this wine? (Hold up ...

2109. Are You Who You Say You Are?

John 20:19-31

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... of wood. As you can imagine, it not only hurt a lot, but it also left big holes and scars where the nails went through his skin. It was after Jesus had died and was also resurrected that he had to prove himself. Jesus had visited with all of the disciples except one called Thomas. He had told them how much he loved them and what he was going to do for them. They could hardly wait to tell Thomas about Jesus being with them. But Thomas could not believe that someone who had died could come back to life and ...

2110. Those Important Flames

Acts 2:3

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... on the heads of all of the believers. Take your flame and put it on top of your head and then look around at all of your friends. This is what the first disciples of Jesus saw on the first Pentecost Day. God made what looked like tongues of fire and he made them rest on the heads of each disciple. This is the way that God told the disciples that the day was a very special one. Do you think that you would think that something was very special if you saw flames - real flames dancing on the heads of all of ...

2111. Obedience Is An Ugly Word!

Acts 5:17-42

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Barbara Brokhoff

... why would we expect to have no insoluble problems? We can't expect everyone to laud and love and accept and understand us. We can't expect affirmation for all our actions, even when they were motivated by love and obedience. It didn't happen to those early disciples, and it won't happen to us. But wait! An advocate for these men came from an unexpected qurter. Gamaliel, a Pharisee, a teacher of the law, spoke up and addressed the court and said, "I advise you to leave these men alone. Let them go. If their ...

2112. Pie in The Sky

Acts 1:1-11

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Erskine White

... at heaven. If we are going to cope with tomorrow, we need a faith for today. More than that, we need a faith which offers an encounter with the world and not an escape from the world. "Why are you standing around looking at heaven?" That's the question the disciples were asked and Jesus was very plain as He spoke to them. He said, in effect: "Stop looking up into the heavens! Stop waiting for what you think I will do in the sweet bye and bye - you've got work to do! You are going to receive the power ...

2113. Where's Jesus?

Mark 6:32

Children's Sermon

... picture? (Show them your object and let them answer.) Do you think Waldo is trying to hide from you, or do you think he wants you to find him? (Let them answer.) I want to tell you a story that happened to Jesus. In this story Jesus and his disciples were somewhat like Waldo. They didn't want people to see them. They were working pretty hard teaching and healing people. They worked so hard that they didn't have time to stop to eat lunch or supper. They needed a short vacation from people. They needed to get ...

2114. Ascension

Acts 1:1-11, Psalm 110:1-7, Ephesians 1:15-23, Luke 24:36-49, Luke 24:50-53, 2 Kings 2:1-18

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George Bass

... , there was time for one last lesson, a review of the reason for his life, death, and resurrection to prepare them for the ministry. His earthly work was completed now, and it was time to return to the Father. 2. But before he left them, Jesus gave the disciples one last command, which was connected to their ongoing ministry in his name; they were to go back to the city and wait for the descent of the Holy Spirit, which would empower them to be faithful witnesses to the gospel. 3. Luke says that he blessed ...

2115. Proper 8

Luke 9:57-62, Galatians 5:16-26, 1 Kings 19:9-18, Psalm 16:1-11, Luke 9:51-56

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George Bass

... . Elisha asked permission to return to his home and bid farewell to his parents; Elijah permitted him to do so, and then he returned and followed Elijah. But when the man asked Jesus, "Lord, let me first go and bury my father," and as a potential disciple said, "I will follow you, Lord; but first let me first say farewell to those at my home," Jesus rejected both requests with his sayings about letting "the dead bury the dead" and (note the Elisha image; he was plowing when Elijah called him) "No one ...

2116. Proper 22

2 Timothy 1:1-2:13, Amos 5:1-17, Habakkuk 1:12--2:1, Habakkuk 1:1-4, Psalm 95:1-11, Psalm 37:1-40, Luke 17:1-10

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George Bass

... church and the importance of proclaiming that Word as life-giving gospel of the Lord. It also reminds the church that Jesus Christ is the free gift of God to all of his people, received by faith alone. The Reformation leads people to join the disciples, who in the Gospel for the Day implored Jesus, "Lord, increase our faith!" As that happens, the church is truly renewed and prepared for its mission in the world today. The Prayer Of The Day The classic (Lutheran) collect for this Sunday has been transformed ...

2117. Luke’s Beatitudes And Woes

Luke 6:17-26

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James Garrett

... natural expression of an inward goodness. You do as you believe. You believe as you do. Write that down and mull it over for a little while. You do as you believe. You believe as you do. Oswald Chambers in his devotional writings says, “The characteristic of a disciple is not that he does good things but that he is good in motive because he has been made good by the supernatural grace of God.”13 The kingdom of God is not a place, but a condition. Today we turn to Luke’s set of Beatitudes. They differ ...

2118. You Must Become As A Child

Mark 10:13-16

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Brett Blair

... , perhaps caught up in their own self-importance, saw them as a nuisance and an annoyance and ordered them away. There position doubtless was: This is serious business; we don't have time for this; don't bother the man. It is hard to imagine the disciples taking such a position. It strikes us today as rather uncaring and cold. I can assure you, however, that I have been in churches that, in their own subtle way, are not child friendly. I well remember one of my former congregations where a group of people ...

2119. A Farewell Gift

John 14:15-31

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John M. Braaten

... the Holy Spirit. Through faith we feel the heartbeat of God's love and rest secure, knowing that all things belong to God. Then a wonderful thing happens. As we surrender our burdens to God, they are replaced with a gift, the farewell gift that Jesus left with his disciples. While it is a gift with ancient origins it has a power which continually regenerates itso that it is brand new for you and me. Even more, it's a gift that keeps on giving. It is the gift of peace, a peace which the world cannot give or ...

2120. Where To Go When You Grieve

Matthew 14:1-12

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Barbara Brokhoff

... more touched with your grief than anyone. That's why we go to him: he cares! Go To Jesus Because He Loves Our Dead John's disciples knew that Jesus loved him too. Had Jesus not said, "Among men born of women, there is not a greater than he?" And so your loved ... wonder we sing in relief, "Safe in the arms of Jesus, safe on His gentle breast." Go To Jesus Because He Will Help Us The disciples of John knew Jesus not only loved him, but also would help them. So you - Jesus wants to help you, too. He helps us by ...

2121. Jesus And The Woman Of Samaria

John 4:39-42, John 4:27-38, John 4:1-26

Drama

Dallas A. Brauninger

... was about noon. A Samaritan woman came to draw water, and Jesus said to her, 3: "Give me a drink." (Speak as an aside.) 2: (His disciples had gone to the city to buy food.) 1: The Samaritan woman said to him, 4: "How is it that you, a Jew, ask a drink ... will proclaim all things to us." 1: Jesus said to her, 3: "I am he, the one who is speaking to you." 1: Just then his disciples came. They were astonished that he was speaking with a woman, but no one said, "What do you want?" or, "Why are you speaking with her ...

2122. Jesus Feeds The Five Thousand

Matthew 14:13-21

Drama

Dallas A. Brauninger

... withdrew from there in a boat to a deserted place by himself. But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot from the towns. When he went ashore, he saw a great crowd; and he had compassion for them and cured their sick. When it was evening, the disciples came to him and said, 2: "This is a deserted place, and the hour is now late; send the crowds away so that they may go into the villages and buy food for themselves." 1: Jesus said to them, 3: "They need not go away; you give them something to ...

2123. Marked In An Empty Tomb -- The Cross Is Still There

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George Bass

... to the tomb to see if it really was empty; the two angels were gone but the cloths in which Jesus had been wrapped so hurriedly on the day he died were there. He was amazed, but he still didn’t believe the story. Nor did Cleopas and the “other disciple” accept the possibility of Jesus’ rising from the dead as they walked toward Emmaus that same evening; they were still wondering why he had to die on a cross, why he had to die at all. Christ joined them and said to them, when he heard what they were ...

2124. When Is It Tolerable to Be Intolerant?

Mark 9:38-50

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Donald Macleod

... him and raising a complaint. John and his brother, James, were sons of Zebedee and were nicknamed "Sons of Thunder," because they were somewhat precipitous in their actions and judgments. What upset John this time was the sight of a man, who was not a member of the disciples' group, exorcising a demon from another man and doing so in the name of Jesus. The belief current at that time was that "if one could get to know the name of a still more powerful spirit, and then command the evil demon in that name to ...

2125. Nothing Is Impossible

Exodus 13:17--14:31

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Walter Kimbrough

... , Jesus commanded the evil spirits to immediately come out of the boy. I must add that not only did the wind and the waves obey him, even the evil, demonic and destructive spirits were obedient by coming out of the boy and leaving him alone. The disciples were amazed and wondered why it was that they were incapable of healing just like Jesus. Jesus answered the question of their hearts by declaring that the reason for their failure in ministry, for their failure in life, was not a matter of the intellect of ...

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