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1. The Gathering, The Scattering

Hebrews 10:19-39

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Various Authors

... before you know it nobody will come to take it any more." Members of the silenced task-force fall to wondering whether the same would be true for the eating of regular meals each day, but decide not to raise the point publicly and risk further acrimony. Frame 3. Martin Luther and Ulrich Zwingli scowl at one another from either end of a long banquet table at Castle Coburg in Central Germany. They cannot agree about what "Hoc est ..." really means. As Luther smashes his fist down on the table-top, making the ...

2. Acceptance: The Keynote

Ruth 2:1-23

Sermon

... hardly speak of gratitude separate from the Eucharist. Christian unity, in its limitless forms and shapes, is overjoyed today by the old/new emphasis on this sacrament being the central feature of our worship together as his disciples. The acrimonious debates of transubstantiation versus consubstantiation, as well as those with other opposing views, seem to have been laid to rest. The Baptism, Eucharist, Ministry document is helpful and represents a convergence of the universal church. Under "Eucharist" our ...

3. What Must I Do?

Mark 10:17-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... to have lots of money and not have your values a little askew. Most of you business people know the name Jack Welch. Welch is the much-celebrated former chairman of General Electric. Welch went through a well-publicized and very acrimonious divorce proceeding sometime back. As a consequence his retirement package from GE became public. What was revealed was a remarkable assortment of luxurious lifestyle "perks" that made headlines. You might not know that years ago, Welch had a brush with death. Recently ...

4. Being More than Civil

1 Corinthians 1:1-9, 1 Corinthians 1:10-17

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Mark Trotter

... least, the proceedings have been conducted in a more civil manner than we have been subjected to over the last several years. Although we have been told that just underneath the surface, in the Senate as well, there are deep divisions and the same partisan acrimony that has characterized the investigation and the impeachment. There has always been division in the world. In our own society, in America, there has always been difference of opinion. That is just the way life is. But in the past, at least in my ...

5. Tales of the Spiritually Stupid

Jeremiah 4:11-12, 18-22

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Lee Ann Dunlap

... church relationships as any Darwin Award champion. Call it a "failure to evolve." Pause for a moment to consider what we might call "stupid church behaviors" and most of us could fill a page or even two. To give a few examples: • Those acrimonious theological arguments at ecclesiastical conferences when some people quote the Bible without having actually read it. • Those "hissy-fits" made in the pew regarding noisy children or stains on the carpet of the youth room by people who then ask the pastor why ...

6. Why Is God Unfair?

Matthew 20:1-16

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... lemonade stands just to get food into the kitchen and have a place to sleep. Once a relationship of trust and love and care is reduced to monetary value, it destroys the fiber of the bond itself. That is why divorce settlements are often so acrimonious. What was begun as a sharing of lives has suddenly devolved into the apportionment of assets. It has to be done, of course, but it violates everything that was taking place when the wedding vows were spoken. Helmut Thielicke remembered an occasion when that ...

7. K.I.S.S.

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

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King Duncan

... certain issue. However, when Americans “table” an issue, it means they set it aside for consideration at a later time; when the British “table” an issue it means to place it on the table for immediate discussion. “A long and acrimonious argument ensued,” Churchill wrote, until finally the two sides discovered their respective cultures had contrasting definitions for the same term. (6) Communication is difficult. During court one day, the judge quietly passed the clerk a note reading: “Blind on ...

8. Kids' Answers to Biblical Questions

Humor Illustration

... that he made him a cardigan. The fifth commandment is: Humor thy father and mother. When Mary heard she was to be the mother of Jesus, she went off and sang the Magna Carta. Salome was a woman who danced naked in front of Harrods. Holy acrimony is another name for marriage. Christians can have only one wife. This is called monotony. The Pope lives in a vacuum. Paraffin is next in order after seraphim. Today, wild beasts are confined to Theological Gardens. The patron saint of travelers is St. Francis of the ...

9. Let Them Eat Cake

2 Timothy 1:1-2:13

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... Soon a reoccurring theme emerged. One person told of how they had a brief exchange with “Mother McFadden” on the street, and a day later they had dropped off at their home a pound cake. Another told of how, after a very long and acrimonious meeting at church which “Mother McFadden” attended, they received a pound cake. Another told of how they got blessed with a pound cake at church for no apparent reason. People popped up like popcorn to tell “Mother McFadden” poundcake stories. After almost a ...

10. Resurrection and Reunification

Ezekiel 37:1-14, Ezekiel 37:15-28

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... work of God’s redemption of his own. For how can divisiveness continue to raise its ugly head where the cleansing, life-giving Spirit has been poured out? To be sure, nothing approximating this sweet unification of God’s people happened in postexilic days. On the contrary, feelings of acrimony were only exacerbated. Ezekiel envisions an age beyond the postexilic era to a messianic kingdom. At the practical level, the chapter speaks to the need of believers to let unity prevail over alienation.

11. Apostles of Christ

1 Corinthians 4:1-21

Understanding Series

Marion L. Soards

... of the remarks, Paul’s words are more likely bold assertions than further biting questions. In any case, these lines are the initial portion of a series of sarcastic contrasts that will continue through 4:10 before Paul launches a final acrimonious harangue in 4:11–13. The only goal such rhetoric can serve is to startle the Corinthians into moving away from their improper practices. Paul’s thoroughly eschatological outlook becomes clear in this verse. He repeats himself, Already … already, thereby ...

12. Six Woes

Luke 11:37-54

Understanding Series

Craig A. Evans

... really teach, and they are condemned because they have failed in their responsibilities as true experts in the law. After this harsh accusation the Pharisees and the teachers of the law began to oppose him fiercely and besiege him with questions. With this acrimonious exchange the plot begins to thicken. Additional Notes 11:38 Pharisee: See note on 5:17 above. did not first wash before the meal: The Pharisee’s surprise at Jesus’ failure to wash his hands is clarified by the following rabbinic parallel ...

13. A Place at the Table

Luke 14:1, 7-14

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Jill J. Duffield

... utterly welcomed. They don’t feel like they are at home, that they have a home in the household of God, in the body of Christ, in the communion of the saints, in the church, or even in the world. This season of so many challenges, so much acrimony, and such relentless hurting, reveals the need to expand our tables and show the limitless love of God. Just like those church suppers, we need to trust without a doubt that there is enough for everyone, that there will be baskets left over, that we have plenty ...

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