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2251. Pontius Pilate - Adamant, But Acquiescent

Luke 22:66--23:25

Sermon

Carl E. Zahrte

... of another color oppressed, and tolerate the continuing spread of immorality so prevalent in your land, you are yielding to the crowd as I did. But I wasn’t through, yet. I ordered one of my servants to fetch a basin of water, and a towel, and there, in full view of all that crowd, I washed my hands and said, "I am innocent of this righteous man’s blood; see to it yourselves." Now please do not misjudge me for that. I was very sincere. I knew that Jesus was innocent and it was only to maintain peace and ...

2252. Mary - Weeping Woman or Bold Believer

John 20:10-18

Sermon

Carl E. Zahrte

In the name of Jesus Christ, who is indeed the Resurrection and the Life, dear friends: During the past six weeks of Lent, some of you know that I have been preaching in the Wednesday services from the point of view of one who was there, at the scene of the suffering and death of Jesus. This morning again I wish to speak to you in a first-person style, taking the part of one who was there, Mary Magdalene. Please listen, then to what I say, not as a sermon ...

2253. The Ten Commandments - Part 1

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Brett Blair

... of common Germans tearing down the Berlin Wall. Around the world the news flashed. There was much analysis about why the Soviet Union, collapsed, but Billy Graham along with Elie Wiesel, a liberal Jewish theologian, in an unremembered news interview, offered their view. It is interesting that these two very different Biblical teachers agreed as to the downfall of the Soviet Union. They said that the fall was theological in nature. When the state attempted, they said, to become a God substitute, it was ...

2254. Out of Doors: Nature and Supernatural

Matthew 14:22-36

Sermon

J. Ellsworth Kalas

... qualities. But could it be that they weren’t miracles at all? That is, could it be that Jesus simply applied some laws of nature which we haven’t yet discovered? And could it be that the reason we call these events supernatural is only because we view nature from the underside, so to speak? That is, if we could see nature from the divine side, might we not eliminate the word "supernatural" from our vocabulary? Might we say, "These things are easy to understand if you know the laws of nature. All the ...

2255. The Authority of Jesus

Drama

Curt M. Joseph

... separate him from you, or you may regret it the rest of your life. Judas: Politically you may not be too smart, but at least you care. You’re misguided, but you care. You’re an idealist; I’m a realist. Maybe I can help bring those two views together. Power and authority. I didn’t know there was a difference. I’ll have to think on that awhile. See you later. (picks up the moneybag and leaves) Andrew: Good-bye, Judas. (turns to Matthew) I worry about him. He has the potential to be the greatest ...

2256. Stewards of Life, Death, and Beyond

Matthew 6:19-24

Sermon

Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... believe that health care includes not only attempting to cure disease and repair injury, but also caring for the patient as a human being. We must remember that ultimately life beyond the grave is better than life can ever be here. Because of this healthy view of the death process, all health care professionals, as well as family members, have a responsibility to be truthful in their relationships with patients. Now it’s true that we have to do the best we can. That probably means that we will make some ...

2257. John Calvin, God’s Man

Sermon

Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... me and just used one word. We both understood: "awesome." God’s presence is awesome. Calvin helped us see that, and it is good that he did. I did find it hard to locate a Presbyterian or another Reformed Christian who still holds the Calvinistic view of what has been called "double predestination." Like Luther, Calvin held that God elects or chooses some to be saved. Paul wrote to the Romans: "... so those whom God set apart (predestines), he called; and those he called, he put right with himself, and he ...

2258. William Booth and His Hallelujah Army

Sermon

Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... Spirit of God did mighty acts, walked ten feet tall. They were spiritual giants while they lived. They have followed in the footsteps of such as Moses, Jeremiah, Amos, Hosea, Peter, John, and Paul. Their vision for God’s people was the greater view, the grander insight, and the wider horizon for his "body alive" called the Christian church. Through these saints God reached down, and often not so gently shook the very foundation, theology, and organization of his saved in the world. Through them he often ...

2259. Knowing the Secret

Mark 1:9-13

Sermon

Thomas Long

... Creative Dislocation, Robert McAfee Brown remembered the day in 1960 when he participated in a Lutheran worship service in East Berlin, only a short time before the Berlin Wall was constructed. There were not many people present, for church attendance was viewed with suspicion by the state. The East German Republic had developed secular alternatives to replace all of the rituals of the church. Nonetheless, a young couple are there in the service, presenting their child for baptism, and Brown was amazed. Why ...

2260. Hot Tubs and Fishing Trips

Mark 1:14-20

Sermon

Thomas Long

... s play Becket. The King had appointed Becket, his old hunting companion and carousing partner, as Archbishop, and then expected Becket to cooperate in a scheme to bring the church under royal control. What the King had not counted on, however, was that Becket would view his ordination as a genuine call, a summons to serve "the honor of God." Becket, therefore, refuses to capitulate to the King’s plan. The King is astonished and, reminding Becket of their wild days together at the hunts and in the brothels ...

2261. When Nothing Can Be Done

Mark 1:40-45

Sermon

Thomas Long

... discovered that what he had thrown was a starfish, still alive. "It may live," he said, "if the offshore pull is strong enough. The stars throw well. One can help them." As Eiseley left the man, he saw him toss another starfish back into the sea. Viewing this experience as a parable, Eiseley wrote: Somewhere, my thought persisted, there is a hurler of stars, and he walks, because he chooses, always in desolation, but not in defeat.5 "If you will," said the desolate and hopeless leper, "you can make me clean ...

2262. What’s In It For Me?

Mark 8:31--9:1

Sermon

Richard A. Jensen

... the scribes. I will be killed and after three days I will rise again." "But that can’t be true," Peter thought to himself. "That’s not what happens to God’s Messiah." And Peter began to rebuke Jesus, if you can believe it. Peter and Jesus had totally different views of what a Messiah should be. Peter would tell Jesus a thing or two. But Jesus would not let that happen. He spoke with authority to Peter. "Get behind me, Satan!" he said to him. "For you are not on the side of God, but of men." We are not ...

2263. Inevitabilities and the Last Days

Mark 13:1-31

Sermon

James W. Robinson

... can often save a student the trip. And the best is yet to come, according to some optimistic young scientists, ranging in age from sixteen to eighteen, who, in 1985, met in Washington for the 44th annual Science Talent Search. What, in their view, may we expect to find by the 22nd century? New propulsion systems for rapid transit throughout the solar system; colonies in space and a luxury hotel on Mars; computer brain transplants to enrich the human potential; the development of a nearly disease-free ...

2264. Happiness Is ... the Kingship of Jesus

John 18:28-40

Sermon

James W. Robinson

... vain to strike gold in the gutter again. Meanwhile, as one might imagine, his prayer life was neglected in his preoccupation with pennies. Then, as thoughts of the kingship of Jesus intruded, the man felt compelled to look up and around once more. The view was preferable, by far, to that of the gutter. Monarch butterflies in orange and black uniforms floated in for a brief visit with flowering shrubs. A Mallard quacked at him from a rainpuddle in a grassy hollow, and he returned its quack. Squirrels flicked ...

2265. When Things Don’t Work Out, What Then?

2 Samuel 12:1-31

Sermon

Edward Chinn

... equation that misfortune invariably means God’s Punishment. Later the prophet Micah would question whether God really wants a man’s child as the price of his forgiveness: "Shall I offer him my first-born child to pay for my sins?" (Micah 6:7, TEV). Contrast the view of the author of 2 Samuel, who interpreted the child’s illness as God’s curse, with the clear statement of our Lord Jesus who said: "It is not the will of my Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish" (Matthew ...

2266. How Can We Live Wisely?

Job 26:1--31:40

Sermon

Edward Chinn

... see better and judge more accurately than he could, when he was only seven feet away from homeplate. Then, he added these words, "Sometimes, in life, we call ‘strikes’ on a person when we’re really too far away to understand. Maybe, if we had a closer view of that person and his problems, we would review our choice to call him ‘out.’ " We would give him the "benefit of the doubt," that is, we would make a favorable judgment about him when the proof of that person’s blame or guilt is inconclusive ...

2267. A Way Back In

Isaiah 40:1-31

Sermon

Thomas D. Peterson

... mother, Ms. Willie, was very close to me. When I went off to college, on my return visits, I tried to shock her. I used bad language, but she only smiled. I told her of my loss of faith, and she listened supportively. I tried all the radical views I picked up at school, and she discussed them with me in a dispassionate manner. She listened patiently, caringly - knowing what I was going through and loving me all the while - until I found my way back in. We would have to look far to find a better illustration ...

2268. Noise Is Anything That Corrupts the Integrity of a Message

1 Samuel 3:1--4:1

Sermon

Thomas D. Peterson

... of petty criminals who make their living on the street by procuring or pushing drugs, no matter how flashy their clothes or magnificent their autos, we see in them pathetic, misguided figures. We learn from sociologists that street-wise young people who view these shows see in these criminals models to emulate. We see a criminal; they see a hero. In all three instances corruption of the intended message comes, not from outside, but from inside. The noises are our own that superimpose themselves upon the ...

2269. Movin’ Around Room

Isaiah 43:14-28

Sermon

Thomas D. Peterson

... Psychologists, as well as theologians, look upon the human being as continuously moved along toward self-fulfillment. Redemption, secular as well as sacred, is to have the various components of life brought to their highest expression. The mind is capable of taking in a view of the universe, not in detail, of course; but, a person living in one particular time and place can, by the power of the mind, encompass the universe as his or her location. The marvelous wealth of all things and events can become the ...

2270. Palm Sunday

Isaiah 50:1-11, Mark 11:1-11, Philippians 2:1-11

Bulletin Aid

Paul A. Laughlin

... of the exalted one who comes astride a lowly beast of burden. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen Prayer of Confession Most loving God, we confess that, when faced with majesty robed in humility, we too are torn between mockery and exaltation. Even with a clear view of the status of Christ in your plan of salvation for us, our acclamation is half-hearted and our praise without conviction. Forgive us, we pray. Give us the power to discern our true salvation when it approaches us, as well as to respond with ...

2271. Good Friday

Isaiah 52:13--53:12, Hebrews 4:14-5:10, John 19:17-27, John 19:28-37

Bulletin Aid

Paul A. Laughlin

... to be more effective in ministry and service to the world. In his precious name we pray. Amen Gospel: John 18:1--19:42 or 19:17-30 Theme: The triumphant tragedy of the cross Exegetical Note More than the Synoptic accounts, John consistently views the cross primarily as a glorious event of exaltation. In his version of the Passion here, he underscores that perspective with his detail about the kingship of this crucified one, and with his report of Jesus’ final words - "It is accomplished!" - which signal ...

2272. The Resurrection of Our Lord

Isaiah 25:1-12, John 20:1-9, John 20:10-18, Mark 16:1-20, 1 Corinthians 15:1-11

Bulletin Aid

Paul A. Laughlin

... Son in whose name we pray. Amen Second Lesson: 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 Theme: Gracious appearances of the risen Christ Exegetical Note Paul here begins a lengthy argument for resurrection directed to Greek Christians who, because of a traditional view of immortality of the soul or a more recent Gnostic belief in "realized resurrection," apparently need convincing. His starting point is an objective rehearsal of the basic creedal elements - Christ’s death, burial, resurrection, and appearances - the last of ...

2273. Easter 4

Acts 4:1-22, 1 John 3:11-24, John 10:1-21

Bulletin Aid

Paul A. Laughlin

... Exegetical note This third of Peter’s speeches after Pentecost recorded in Acts comes as a result of his having been questioned by Jewish leaders about the authority ("name") by which he had performed a healing. The question, like his response, points to the ancient view that one’s name was an integral and intimate part of his or her person, presence and power and the related notion that a name, particularly that of a deity, had powers to cure or curse, exorcise or extirpate. Call to Worship Leader: We ...

2274. Proper 4

1 Samuel 16:1-13, 2 Corinthians 4:1-18, Mark 2:23-3:6

Bulletin Aid

Paul A. Laughlin

... OF THE MOST HUMBLE, AND FOR ANOINTING AND CONSECRATING THEM TO HIS GLORY. Collect God of wisdom, who chose the shepherd boy David to be a great king and anointed him with your Spirit, give us eyes that see with your perspective; that we, too, may view the world in terms of the enormous possibilities that lie even in unlikely places and persons. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen Prayer of Confession Loving God, we confess that we tend to trust outward appearances, to judge people on that basis, and thus to ...

2275. Proper 11

2 Samuel 11:1-27, Ephesians 2:11-22, Mark 6:30-44

Bulletin Aid

Paul A. Laughlin

... of sin Exegetical Note The well-known story of David’s seduction of Bathsheba and his subsequent complicity in the death of her husband, Uriah, is a classic study of how one sin can lead to another, even worse one. The passage is thus an intimate view into the workings of human nature, which often goes to great and imaginative lengths to make bad situations even worse, and the story’s effect is only heightened by David’s special status with God. Call to Worship Leader: We meet as human beings who are ...

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