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2176. Proper 16 & Pentecost 14
Isaiah 22:1-25, Psalm 95:1-11, Psalm 138:1-8, Isaiah 51:1-16, Exodus 5:22--6:12, Exodus 17:1-7, Romans 11:33-36, Matthew 16:13-20
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... of the keys of the kingdom. Every Christian participates in the first command, the upbuilding of the body of Christ, the church, and has, at least, the responsibility to ascertain that the office of the keys is being properly administered. 4. The difference: Jesus charged the disciples to tell no one that he was the Christ; Jesus has charged us to tell the whole world. The manner in which the preacher opens up and emphasizes Jesus' charge to Peter as the Rock and as the keeper of the keys has to, of course ...
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... Has something happened to her? Anna No, not to her. But you remember she was talking about a man, Jesus of Nazareth. Well, they have arrested him. Barnabas Who has? Anna The Roman soldiers. Barnabas What happened? Anna Jesus had just had the Passover supper with his disciples and had gone to pray in the Garden of Gethsemane. Barnabas Was anyone else arrested? Anna (Anna sits down) As far as I know, only Jesus was arrested. Although a riot nearly broke out when the soldiers came to the Garden. One of his ...
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Bill Bouknight
... were a bit hungry. So, as they walked, they plucked some heads of grain, rubbed them in their hands to release the kernels, and then ate the kernels. I have done something similar with soybeans while out hunting. But the Pharisees pounced on the disciples and accused them of harvesting grain. That was a prohibited activity on the Sabbath. Jesus was really shrewd in his response. He appealed to scripture, relating an incident when King David had actually broken a Jewish law in order to feed his hungry ...
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... people there" begged Paul to avoid the excitable crowds at Jerusalem. But Paul had made up his mind. He would not listen. He was ready to die, if need be, as a martyr to the cause of the Lord. We remember that many years earlier, the disciples had tried to dissuade Jesus from going up to Jerusalem at the time of the Passover, fearing for his safety. Their pleas also failed and Jesus "steadfastly set his face" toward Jerusalem regardless of their fears. The gospel written by Luke gives us that account (Luke ...
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Barbara Brokhoff
... in the grocery store to move, the pot on the stove to boil, for the rain to stop, for the sun to shine, for the traffic light to change - and multitudes of other things make us wait and wait and wait! It was a big order that Jesus gave his disciples when he told them to wait. We don’t like it either - waiting. It’s Hard to Wait! My John usually has the proverbial (and actual) patience of a saint, but there are times we nearly reach an impasse because he abhors waiting so much. I like to get places ...
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Robert Bachelder
... theological expressions are truer to the great insights of the gospel than are others. But I am also convinced that there is nothing to be gained by theological debate unless it is approached in the spirit of love, in the spirit of Jesus as he washed the feet of his disciples, or in the way of Paul in his letter to the Romans. For only when we love one another, do we become willing to put ourselves in another’s shoes. Only then, when we try to see the world as another sees it, do we risk having our own ...
2182. Called to Be Saints
1 Corinthians 1:1-9
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Hubert Beck
... to hear Jesus say that you and I are the salt of the earth? Surely he must have meant a special group of people. He couldn’t have been talking to us, could he? The words are from the Sermon on the Mount, spoken in some ways peculiarly to his disciples gathered before him, but through them and in them, he also addresses his church. If you are part of the church, the words are directed to you. It draws one up short to hear Jesus say, "You are the salt of the earth." Try hearing it this way, though, and ...
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Brett Blair
... is the man who has a palace in the city and a summer home in the mountains. 4. Blessed is he who has won the applause of his pears. 5. Blessed is the woman who is recognized as a darling of society. But on this special day Jesus shared with disciples and, indeed, with all of history, that this concept of happiness is a foundation built on sand. Happiness is not at all based upon what we have. True happiness is based upon who we are. Happiness is not based upon the kind of house that we live in; it depends ...
2184. WASHED ANY FEET LATELY?
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John H. Krahn
... we can surmise what it might have been. But first let us set the stage. In the Lord’s day when people gathered for a meal, it was the slave’s duty to wash the people’s feet before the meal began. The Lord and his disciples were poor; therefore the disciples probably took turns washing off the dust of the roads from the sandaled feet of the little brotherhood. Normally they did it willingly as a matter of course. But tonight, all of them sat stubbornly in their places and would have none of the menial ...
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Raymond Gibson
... effective as his "witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria and to the end of the earth" only if they worked together. The amazing growth of the New Testament church described in the early chapters of The Acts of the Apostles would never have happened if the disciples had not been "in full accord and of one mind." If it was true in Jesus’ day and in Paul’s day, how much more so is it true in our time! It is no secret that our denominational disunity is the great ugly stain upon the escutcheon ...
2186. Genuine Imitations
1 Thessalonians 1:1-10
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Raymond Gibson
... Jesus said, "You shall be my witnesses ..." (Acts 1:8). You can’t witness and be unknown as to what you believe! According to John, Jesus’ last utterance was, "Follow me" (John 21:22). You can’t follow Jesus and remain unrecognized! Jesus made it clear that his disciples were men with a story to tell, good news to share, a kingdom to proclaim. They were to become genuine imitations of what he said and of what he did. The word of the Lord was to sound forth from them - just as it sounded forth from St ...
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Brett Blair
... ’t have a comment to make. He had an opinion on everything but even he is stunned. But Jesus knows of their disapproval. How? The face tells all doesn’t it. Their lips may have been silent but their faces screamed out disapproval. II But not even the 12 disciples can stop the woman now. She has found what she came to the well to receive. She has found her water. Living water. She sees the truth in Jesus’ words. She sees him as Messiah. This is the second step in finding living water for a thirsty soul ...
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Bill Bouknight
... "needed to pass through Samaria." Surely this was the inner constraint of love. Jesus could not bear to write off those people. As they walked in the heat of the day, they came to a famous landmark--Jacob's well. Jesus rested at the well while the disciples went into the nearby village of Sychar to buy some food. Verse 7 tells us that a woman came to the well to draw water. She was a loose woman morally, perhaps wearing too much make-up and clothes designed to advertise the contents. Immediately she could ...
Children's Sermon
Wesley T. Runk
... perish? The word "perish" means dying. Did you ever think that you were going to die if you did not get a good deep breath? The disciples thought that they were going to perish one day when they were out on the sea with Jesus. A terrible storm came up and the ... for a very long time so that you were afraid you were going to drown? If you have, you know how frightening it can be. The disciples knew that they were going to perish in the boat. There was only one thing to do and that was to turn to Jesus and ask ...
2190. Cross-Bearing
Matthew 16:21-28
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Jerry L. Schmalemberger
... was going to have to suffer and be put to death. Peter couldn’t stand that idea and told him, "This shall never happen to you" (Matthew 16:22b). Jesus told Peter that he was thinking the way people thought rather than the way God thought. Then Jesus told his disciples what the Christian life was all about. It is one of the recurring themes of Jesus’ teaching. He said these things over and over again. We find them in Matthew 10:34, Mark 8:34, Luke 9:23, and John 12:25. He said if we really wanted to be ...
2191. When We Mourn
Matthew 5:1-12
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Jerry L. Schmalemberger
... to others; and have pure hearts; and we work for peace; and if we are persecuted, and people persecute us. That’s a happy, joy-filled existence. And it is a description by Jesus of our discipleship. Celebrate with me today the fact that when Jesus talked to his disciples out of the depths of his heart, he promised us a joy and happiness in our worldly discipleship. We not only have a promise of life with him beyond the grave in a future state of bliss, but a full and joy-filled life with him here and now ...
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Jerry L. Schmalemberger
... me" (Matthew 24:9). It’s always true, if we are the real church, we will always be persecuted, because we live in a world that is sinful and not a Christian world. Notice Jesus doesn’t promise that it would be easy if you become one of his disciples - he never promised an easy way, but rather the stuff to endure and get through. In a letter to his friend Donatus, Cyprian, Bishop of the Church at Carthage in the third century, wrote: "This is a cheerful world, as I see it from my garden under the shadows ...
2193. Seek God's Will
Matthew 17:1-13
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Jon L. Joyce
... . The voice of God must have been very convincing to them. So we need the willingness to do God’s will in our lives, and Jesus promised that the Holy Spirit would lead unto his truth. (John 16:13) In the last verse of the lesson, Jesus warns the disciples to tell the vision to no man until the Son of Man was risen from the dead. The reason for this request was that the people were so desirous of a warrior Messiah that they would misinterpret him and would begin to start revolutions against Rome, and Jesus ...
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Bill Bouknight
... blanket? So he went away sorrowful. One doesn't have to be a psychiatrist to know that the young man probably became a grumpy old man, unhappy with his money, always looking back sadly to that day when, face to face with the Master, he almost became a disciple. The Rich Young Ruler was so much like us. He was not opposed to God. On the contrary, he was very religious. But his real security was posited in his stocks, bonds, and real estate. God was an "add-on" for him, sort of an eternal life insurance ...
Children's Sermon
Wesley T. Runk
... let the devil work with us instead of God we cannot see the light. We know that it is there and we look for it, but the devil makes us blind. It is this way with lots of people because they work with the devil instead of with God. The disciples saw the light so bright that they could never forget it. They remembered it and called it the day of Transfiguration. We see the light of Jesus when we follow his teachings and keep his love. Everything seems right and bright and good. But let the devil go to work ...
2196. A Risky Lifestyle
Matthew 25:14-30
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Bill Bouknight
... . The primary definition of fruitfulness in the New Testament means growth by the conversion of unbelievers. It can also mean repentance or Christlike character. Jesus' confidence in us is startling, mind-boggling. To an unreliable band of about 120 disciples he said, "Go and make disciples of all nations." What amazing confidence! A second truth is this : The One Talent Man Did One Thing Well -- Make Excuses. He said, in effect: Because I knew your expectations were so high, that made me nervous and afraid ...
2197. The Streets
Luke 19:28-44
Children's Sermon
Wesley T. Runk
... the Jewish year. The next Friday was the time when Passover began and so many Jews who lived out of the city were arriving for the holy days. Jesus had been staying with his friends Lazarus, Mary and Martha at their home in Bethany. The disciples enjoyed these visits most of the time, but this visit was filled with danger. Jesus had been warned not to return to Jerusalem because the leaders in charge of Jerusalem thought that he stirred the people up and caused trouble. These leaders were afraid and jealous ...
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Donald Macleod
... to true leadership. To decide to act is useless without the will to carry it out. This lack of strong will is the reason for the lack of worthy leadership in our modern society. Luke rounds out this paragraph with the personal example of the disciple called Barnabas. Listen to this case study in verses 36-37: "Barnabas sold a field which belonged to him and came and laid it at the apostles’ feet." You and I cannot divorce or separate the Easter experience from stewardship. Those who commit themselves to ...
2199. Appointment in Jerusalem
Luke 19:28-44
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Larry Powell
... ." What would be your reaction? Would their explanation satisfy you? Apparently such an explanation was adequate for the owners of the colt referred to in the passage, for no other conversation is recollected. How do you explain the ease with which the two disciples simply walked away with someone else’s property. Luke 19:37-38. One other matter for consideration: Verse 37 relates that as Jesus rode the colt at the descent of the Mount of Olives "the multitude" rejoiced and praised God. The multitude? Who ...
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Robert Allen
... risen from the dead. The women then left the tomb, and they encountered the risen Christ. He was alive! And that is the Easter Event. It is a true story, the narrative of an experience relayed in several ways by the Gospel writers. Mary Magdalene and the disciples and all of the others were overwhelmed with the Easter Event. They did not expect it; it was not a figment of their imaginations; it was a reality - Jesus was alive! This is a story that is simple, yet profound. I don’t completely understand it ...
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