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Ruth 3:1-18, Psalm 127:1-5, Mark 12:38-44, Hebrews 9:11-28

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B. David Hostetter

... 3:1-5; 4:13-17 Second Lesson—The role of Jesus as priest is described not only as the going in but the coming out again after the priestly offering is completed. Hebrews 9:24-28 Gospel—Mark contrasts the hypocrisy of the scribes with the sincerity of the poor widow in reporting the observations of Jesus. Mark 12:38-44 CALL TO WORSHIP Leader: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. People: And also with you. Leader: Come to worship in simplicity and sincerity. People: We vow to serve God in ...

2352. Proper 5

1 Samuel 8:1-22, Psalm 138:1-8, Mark 3:20-35, 2 Corinthians 4:13--5:1

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B. David Hostetter

... elders of Israel that there are drawbacks to having a human king. 1 Samuel 8:4-20 (11:14-15) Second Lesson—The apostle Paul speaks of a heavenly kingdom beyond death. 2 Corinthians 4:13–5:1 Gospel—The family of God is marked by faith in Jesus and the work he was called to do. Mark 3:20-35 CALL TO WORSHIP Leader: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. People: And also with you. Leader: Let us call upon God most high to fulfill the divine purpose. People: God most high, send us truth and ...

2353. Proper 6

1 Samuel 15:34--16:13, Psalm 20:1-9, Mark 4:26-29, 2 Corinthians 5:1-10

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B. David Hostetter

... Saul on the throne. 1 Samuel 15:34–16:13 Second Lesson—For Paul, the death and resurrection of Jesus is a preparation for his and our salvation. 2 Corinthians 5:6-10, (11-13), 14-17 Gospel—The Gospel according to Mark includes parables that the other Gospels include in more detail. Mark 4:26-34 CALL TO WORSHIP Leader: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. People: And also with you. Leader: Come to Christ, the great storyteller, and he will teach you in public and in private the meaning ...

2354. Proper 8

Mark 5:21-43, Psalm 130:1-8, 2 Samuel 1:17-27, 2 Corinthians 8:1-15

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B. David Hostetter

... King Saul and his bosom friend, Prince Jonathan. 2 Samuel 1:1, 17-27 Second Lesson—Paul promotes the sharing of the Corinthians, who have the means, with those who are poor and in need of their help. 2 Corinthians 8:7-15 Gospel—Mark recounts two incidents of healing in the ministry of Jesus. Mark 5:21-43 CALL TO WORSHIP Leader: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. People: And also with you. Leader: Seek the face of the God of Israel and of Jesus to receive the blessing of God our savior ...

2355. Second Sunday of Advent

Mark 1:1-8, Psalm 85:1-13, Isaiah 40:1-31, 2 Peter 3:1-18

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B. David Hostetter

... Lesson—Peter reaffirms the declaration of Jesus that the time of the second coming is a surprise but that the upheaval will bring justice and peace. 2 Peter 3:8-15a Gospel—The beginning of Mark’s Gospel connects the ministry of Jesus with the prophecy of Isaiah and identifies John the Baptist as the forerunner of Jesus Christ. Mark 1:1-8 CALL TO WORSHIP Pastor: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. People: And also with you. Pastor: Hear the words of the Lord. Are they not words of ...

2356. Nobody Is Too Big to Fail. Nobody Is Too Small to Prevail.

Mark 6:1-6

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... your” crowd of “good” kids targeting a social reject and mocking them for being different — and you don’t go along. You are ostracized. You lose. One of the most magnificent divine disclosures that Jesus could have ever given to humanity is today’s gospel text in Mark. Jesus is told by people he loves that he is just a no-count nobody from a nowhere place called Nazareth. What does he think he is doing? Who does he think he is? What made him too big for his britches? Jesus is utterly rejected by ...

2357. How to Fail Successfully - Sermon Starter

Mark 6:1-13

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Maxie Dunnam

... man who was possessed by demons and lived in madness in a cemetery. And then came the healing of the woman who had been hemorrhaging for twelve years, and the raising of a little girl from death. All of this is recorded in chapters four and five of Mark. Jesus was obviously a success. Chapter six opens with Jesus coming to Nazareth and teaching in the synagogue and the people being amazed, asking the question, where did this man get all His wisdom and all his power? They were amazed. It is in the midst of ...

2358. We Cannot Not Be Sinners

Mark 6:14-29

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Scott Hoezee

... up in the wrong bed and even if they keep those promises what they cannot promise is that in addition to staying sober or chaste they will also remain just overall sinless. Evil is everywhere and often comes in the most banal, ordinary of trappings. Mark 6 reminds us of this, too. No less than John the Baptist ended up being killed not because of the machinations of world-class evil or the titanic doings of horrifying figures of towering, marrow-chilling stature. No, John was killed because somebody said ...

2359. “Bad Form” and Bad Jesus

Ephesians 2:11-22

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Leonard Sweet

... to Mission for the 21st Century (Minneapolis: Augsburg, 2000), 32-33. Jesus was never in “bad form.” Take today’s gospel text. Jesus and the disciples are bone-weary, worn out and worn down by the needs of the crowds that constantly pressed them. Mark’s text notes that “they had no leisure even to eat” (6:31). Jesus proposes a respite, a boat trip to a “deserted place by themselves” (v32). But by the time they reach land, the crowds had figured out their “secret” destination and beat ...

2360. Bad Form and Bad Jesus

Ephesians 2:11-22

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

2361. Proper 15

Genesis 45:1-28, Psalm 133:1-3, Matthew 15:1-20, Romans 11:1-2a, 29-32

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B. David Hostetter

... my teaching, O my people, listen to the words I am to speak. I will tell you a story with meaning, I will expound the riddle of things past, things that we have heard and known, and our parents have repeated to us. People: We will mark your teaching and listen to the words you speak. We will hear a story with meaning that we have heard and known, and our parents have repeated to us. INVOCATION Self-revealing God, we have come to know more of you even in the contemplation of the stories we have ...

2362. John 6:1-21

John 6:1-15

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Leonard Sweet

... that were common to the Sea of Galilee descends upon them. Despite the storm the disciples make their way out across the water. Mark’s rendition of this event locates them in the middle of the sea when they first see Jesus. John’s “twenty-five or ... Either way, they are in deep waters when Jesus comes toward them “walking on the sea” (v.19). The disciples “were terrified.” Mark 6:49 notes the disciples’ fear was that they were being visited by a “ghost.” John’s text says nothing about ...

2363. When You're Overwhelmed

John 6:1-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... about worship. It’s a time when we can sit still and reflect, and listen to the voice of God. Jesus knew it was important to settle the crowd down. And so he said to his disciples, “Have them sit down.” Mark adds the interesting detail that they sat down in groups of fifty and 100 (Mark 6:40). You see, the problem with feeling overwhelmed is that we see our problems coming at us from every direction, and so it keeps us from solving the problem right in front of us. Which leads me to ask this question ...

2364. Jesus Takes Command

John 6:1-21

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Phillip Yancy

... salted fish and five small loaves of bread and performed the miracle everyone was waiting for. Three of the Gospels leave it at that. "They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces of bread and fish," reports Mark with masterful understatement. Only John tells what happened next. Jesus got his time alone, at last. As the disciples rowed back across the lake, fighting a storm all the way, Jesus spent the night on a mount, alone in prayer. Later that night he ...

2365. Eternity 101: The Final Exam

1 Corinthians 3:5-15

Sermon

James Merritt

... did do, but what you did do compared to what you could have done. There is a story about a lady named, Mary, in the Gospel of Mark, who comes to the Lord Jesus just before He was going to die. She takes a bottle of very expensive oil and breaks it and pours it ... the poor. I want you to listen to what Jesus replied, "She did what she could when she could she pre-anointed my body for burial." (Mark 14:8, MSG) That is the real question that Jesus is going to ask all of us when our life is over. Did you do what ...

2366. Fish Bait

Mark 1:17, 1 Corinthians 15:2-4

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James Merritt

... 1:17, "Follow me and I will make you become fishers of men." (Mark 1:17, NASB) With that one statement to his first followers, Jesus told all his future followers that they were to continuously go "deep soul fishing." With that one statement, we know that Jesus wants His followers to be in the fishing business. With that one statement, we know that ...

2367. Decoding the Da Vinci Code (Part One - Exploring the Fiction)

1 Timothy 1:4

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James Merritt

... written 100 -200 years after Jesus Christ left this planet. In essence, what The Da Vinci Code does is replace, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John with what are called, "The Gnostic Gospels" which were found just after World War II, at a site ... few will die for what they know is a lie unless it is for a greater cause." The gauntlet has been thrown down. Do you believe Matthew, Mark, Luke and John or do you believe Dan Brown? Do you believe that Jesus Christ is the divine Son of God or just another human being like ...

2368. Will the Real Christian Please Stand Up?

Acts 11:26

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James Merritt

... it ever occurred to you that you can be born and raised in a Christian home, attend a Christian school, join a Christian church, live by Christian principles, read a Christian Bible, and even have a Christian worldview and still not be a Christian. Now these things may mark a Christian, but they do not make a Christian. There is a difference between being a Christian in name and being a Christian in nature. Now, it is not for me to tell you what a Christian is. It is not for you to tell me what a Christian ...

2369. Am I a Real Christian?

Acts 11:26

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James Merritt

... ancient coliseum where Paul stood before Agrippa is still standing and you can still go to the actual spot where Paul stood and see the actual seat where Agrippa sat. Interestingly, Paul had come to give a defense, but he wound up giving a witness. That is a mark of a Christian, that whenever the circumstances allow, he will take a stand for Jesus Christ. Believe it or not there is not a day that passes in your life that in some shape, some form, some fashion you do not get an opportunity to take a stand ...

2370. What Do I Do When My Prayers Go Unanswered?

Deuteronomy 3:1-11, 23-26

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James Merritt

... had every right to pray, "Father! All things are possible for You; remove this cup from Me; yet now what I will, but what You will. (Mark 14:36, NASB) He asked God to make another way to do something else, to come up with another plan, to spare Him the agony ... ?" They throw temper tantrums, pout, get upset, get angry and they get bitter. You can do that if you want to, but one of the marks of spiritual maturity is when you begin to realize that God has every right to say, "No" when He knows it is for our best ...

2371. At Your Service Lord

Ephesians 4:11-12

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James Merritt

... stairs of service. Jesus said again, "For even I didn't come to be served, but to serve others and give My life as a ransom for many." (Mark 10:45 NLT) The secret to greatness in the kingdom of God is not how many servants you have, but what kind of a servant you are. You ... beside the Sea of Galilee, He said to them: "Come, be my disciples and I will show you how to fish for people!" (Mark 1:17 NLT) There was the call to salvation, "be My disciples," and there was the call to service, "fish for people." Every ...

2372. The Dark Side Confronted

Hebrews 12:5-11

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James Merritt

... with you as with sons; for what son is there whom his father does not discipline?" (Hebrews 12:6-7, NASB) One of the marks that you are a child of God is that God will confront you and discipline you when you do sin. Understand this – God only ... but you will never really get away with you sin. The reason why God confronts His children is because He loves them. One of the marks of a parent that truly loves his children is that he disciplines them when they do wrong. When God disciplines you, when you do wrong ...

2373. One Year to Live

Jeremiah 28:10-17

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James Merritt

... growing and that church is trying to do something. Incidentally, do you realize just how interested Jesus is in what you give? There is a fascinating story about Jesus in the 12th chapter of Mark. "And He sat down opposite the treasury, and began observing how the people were putting money into the treasury." (Mark 12:41, NASB) Now the word, "observed" comes from a word that literally means, "to examine microscopically." That is Jesus was watching every dime and every dollar that people were giving. He was ...

2374. Which Door Should I Take?

John 10:7-9

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James Merritt

... the golden dome looks so beautiful today" and wound up at The Varsity. I turned around, got back on Interstate 85 and this time made my way to Interstate 20. Everything went well until I got into Tuscaloosa. MapQuest was very plain. I was to get off at the exit marked 73, veer to the right and my hotel would be on the right. I got off my exit, veered to the right and there was a beautiful RaceTrac service station, but no hotel. I called the hotel and told the man what had happened and he said, "You must be ...

2375. Are You In The Know?

John 10:27-29

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James Merritt

... incredible how even a small toddler can pick out the voice of his mother or his father in a big crowd of people. One of the marks that you have a true relationship with God is that you have an ear and a heart that is tuned to His word and tuned to ... pulled out a tuning fork and struck it. Immediately, every one of the glasses that were pitched to the key of ‘A' vibrated. One of the marks that you know God and you know that you know God is that your heart is pitched to His word; your heart is pitched to His ...

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