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1. Emancipation Proclamation

John 8:31-41

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... . That’s the bad news of the human situation. So when Jesus came to Galilee to preach the Gospel of the kingdom, he launched the greatest liberation movement in the history of the world, a movement never equaled. The Gospel that he brought is God’s own emancipation proclamation. It is the Word of Life from him who is the Word of Life, the truth that sets us free in him who is the Truth. Pontius Pilate would have fared much better had he asked not, "What is truth?" but "Who is truth?" The truth is Jesus ...

2. Anticipation Proclamation

Zephaniah 3:1-20

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Tony Everett

... into praise" (v. 19). So, then, do not let your hands grow weak. Learn from the collective experience of God's people. The Lord your God is in your midst and has promised to deliver you. That's a fact. That's reason to rejoice. Here is Zephaniah's "anticipation proclamation." Here is the good news of Advent. Christ has come. Christ is coming. Christ will come again."

3. The Spontaneous Routine

Luke 17:11-19

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Theodore F. Schneider

... will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and power ...1 A request by President Washington that the Congress establish an annual observance of such a day was ignored. The next national day of thanksgiving would be by the proclamation of President Abraham Lincoln. He, too, would write about the duty of gratitude. It is the duty of nations as well as of men to own their dependence upon the overruling power of God, to confess their sins and transgressions in humble sorrow, yet ...

4. A Whole City at The Door

Mark 1:29-39

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Robert J. Elder

... and into the future where he is proclaiming who he is to all the world. What does Jesus want to do? That is the key question. With the whole city waiting at his door, why did he forego that promising healing ministry, and move on insistently with his ministry of proclamation? What kind of Savior do we want? Sadly, it is often a Savior to do our own bidding that we desire. But what kind of Savior would that be? Are we going to demand of him what we want, or are we willing to follow, no matter where he leads ...

5. The Cure

Luke 4:31-37, Luke 4:38-44

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Lori Wagner

... the result of 1) an evil spirit, 2) a curse by an enemy, of 3) the ill will of the dead. Jesus’ ability to heal not only revealed to them his “medical prowess,” but God’s authority over sin, evil, and the human spirit. Jesus’ restoration proclamation is one that promised salvation --a return to a garden relationship with God, in which our primary role is to praise and serve, to proclaim and rejoice! The urge to rejoice after a Jesus healing is so intense that Jesus tries to “shut up” some of ...

6. The Crucified Ruler

John 19:17-27

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Richard A. Jensen

... . It begins on Good Friday. But it does not end in this world. It ends in eternity. "The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he shall reign for ever and ever" (Revelation 11:15b). Such is the proclamation of the book of Revelation. Those words are good news to our ears. We can so easily crumble in despair when we see what this world’s rulers bring to pass. Many people in this world, many Christian people, find themselves living under terrible oppression at the ...

7. The Width and Depth of God’s Grace

Romans 6:3-5, 1 Peter 3:18-22

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Nancy Kraft

... more popular possibilities and you can decide what makes the most sense to you. Most biblical scholars will make a connection between the "proclamation to the spirits in prison" and the next chapter in Peter's letter where he talks about how "the gospel was proclaimed even ... most of them didn't make it. Just as there are many people in the world who haven't been baptized or heard the saving proclamation of the gospel. Does God's grace only come to those who are in the ark? Does God's grace only come to the ...

8. Family Re:Union - Inverting the Pyramid

Deuteronomy 6:1-25

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James Merritt

... politicians. (If you are a politician just forget that I said that.) Myth #4: Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation freed the slaves. The truth is his Emancipation Proclamation didn’t free any slaves, because at the time the Emancipation Proclamation was given, the states that had slaves were not under the control of the United States Government. The Emancipation Proclamation was effectively worthless. It wasn’t until the 13th Amendment was passed in 1865 that slavery was officially abolished ...

9. Three Wise Women

Luke 1:39-45, Luke 1:46-56

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Lori Wagner

... corrupted priestly family. At a time when Herod, one of the most wicked rulers anyone could have, threatened his people and even his own family. (Later, he would cause them both to flee.) ….God had spoken, to Elizabeth, to Mary, and then to Anna. Elizabeth’s proclamation, Mary’s prophecy, these are songs of victory. Mary’s Song is a song of salvation. It’s a song of revolution. A baby is on the way; revolution is sure to come. Yet Jesus would surprise all of them. As all babies inevitably do. Mary ...

10. Lazarus Rising

John 11:1-16, John 11:17-37, John 11:38-44, John 11:45-57, John 12:1-11, John 12:12-19

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Lori Wagner

... is a threat to control and order. God’s miracle of the unexpected is a threat to the status quo. God’s miracle of revealing is a threat to secrecy and hiddenness. God’s miracle of restoration is a threat to decline and decay. God’s miracle of proclamation is a threat to sin and silencing. God’s miracle of life and light is a threat to the shadowed valleys of death. Jesus IS the Lord of Light come out of the shadows to face the final threat. The chief priests and the Pharisees may have meant ...

11. Listen!

Luke 9:28-36, (37-43a)

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King Duncan

... central place in town where he would be highly visible, such as the town square or a local inn. Next, he captured everyone’s attention by calling out “Oyez, Oyez, Oyez,” which means, “Listen, Listen, Listen!” Then he read the proclamation from the king. Afterwards, he would nail the proclamation to the doorpost of a nearby inn. Of course, the job of Town Crier today has gone the way of the Pony Express. Such conveyors of information have no place in today’s world. However, there is a website for ...

12. Delivery

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Michael Rogness

... but I also realized how preaching is tied to a pastor's total ministry. Verbum Dei Manet In Aeternum "The Word of God remains forever." The last word about preaching in a new age of communication is that the measure of true preaching remains the same: the faithful proclamation of God's Word. We return to the truth stated at the start of this book from Luther's 95 Theses: "The true treasure of the church is the most holy gospel of the glory and grace of God." The final measure of preaching is fidelity to the ...

13. Crown Him Lord!

Luke 23:26-43

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Theodore F. Schneider

... church year. Today the church brings to conclusion all that has been revealed and celebrated in the gospel story of God's work for our salvation since that story began with Advent's hope a year ago. Today it must come together for us into one concluding proclamation about Jesus Christ who is "King of kings and Lord of lords." And today we must address that ultimate question about Christ's lordship in our lives and in our world. From the beginning of the church's year, we have been hearing about the king who ...

14. Here Comes Jesus

Luke 3:1-20

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James Bjorge

... blush for the trivialities on which I spend my days." John the Baptist called for a heart-felt repentance ... the people were moved into action. They turned from their evil ways and began to walk in God’s ways. This prophet of God strove for productive proclamation. Thirdly, John’s preaching was prophetic. He was not peddling his own merchandise but was pointing to Jesus who could make it possible for God and man to touch hands again. He said, "I baptize you with water; but he who is mightier than I is ...

15. How to Recognize a Prophet

Deuteronomy 18:14-22

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Curtis Lewis

... by an old rooster crowing. The sound of the crowing rooster was the sign for the slaves to hit the floor and move out to the field to begin a day of hard work. According to Washington, when President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation and the slaves realized they had been freed, something changed in the Washington shanty. He recalls awakening the morning afterwards not to the sound of a rooster crowing, but his mother chasing that rooster around the barnyard with an axe. According to Mr ...

16. Proclaiming Jesus Christ

2 Corinthians 4:3-6

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Donald Charles Lacy

... be in first place and worshiping God in second place or lower. Christ is intended to be proclaimed, not the best and most likable preacher in a nearby city. Is that a bit of a stretch? My experience says popular preachers are to be on guard. The proclamation of our Savior and Lord is the one and only top priority. The really big battles pastors face are almost always internal. The wars are sometimes fierce, as we labor to keep ourselves out of the limelight. The shrewdness of Satan, let's face it, outwits ...

17. Birthpangs of the New Age

Romans 8:22-23

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Maurice A. Fetty

18. To Live in Joy

Revelation 1:1-3

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Maxie Dunnam

... preaching from Sunday to Sunday to the same congregation. For that reason, I have no other choice than to beam in at what I believe is the core of the Gospel, and seek to communicate that as the Big Story too many of us are missing. The Gospel is the proclamation of an event - the event of Jesus Christ. In the Christian view of reality, Jesus is final. Not only is He the revelation of God, He is the revelation of persons. In this event, God has come to us, has been present in our midst and has made known ...

19. The Wisdom of The Cross

1 Corinthians 1:18-25

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Nancy Kraft

... Jesus Christ, and him crucified. And I came to you in weakness and in fear and in much trembling. My speech and my proclamation were not with plausible words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit and of power, so that your faith might rest not ... who were looking for a powerful Messiah to defeat their oppressors, but it a sign of the power of God. What does Paul's proclamation have to say to us who are neither the Greeks nor the Jews he was addressing in first-century Corinth? Do we ever focus ...

20. What Is Our City?

Acts 4:32-35

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Ken Lentz

... at home. It's not surprising that congregations that share their collective good fortune with each other also have impressive ministries to those outside their doors, in their neighborhoods and beyond. The community model embedded in Acts 4 stood on the two pillars of proclamation and loving one another. There is a small congregation in eastern Arizona in a mining town that saw its glory days pass about a half-century ago. The parish has about 125 members and there are usually at least 125 people at Sunday ...

21. Your Life as a Provenance of the Jesus Story

Luke 3:1-20

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Leonard Sweet

... clarifies John’s prophetic roots by citing Isaiah 40:3-5. Like Isaiah, John is a “herald,” one proclaiming the imminent arrival of a new “path,” a new “way” in the worldly wilderness. By referencing Isaiah here Luke connects John’s mission of proclamation to the larger story of salvation. But the image of a new pathway towards that end is subtly adapted by Luke’s rendering of the Isaiah text. John’s mission is to prepare the way “of the Lord.” Already, in his gospel narrative, Luke ...

22. A Watery Grave

Mark 1:9-13

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David J. Kalas

... story. We need also to recognize it within the contexts of our lives. Following his brief accounts of the baptism and temptation of Christ, Mark offers his thumbnail summary of Jesus’ early ministry: he proclaimed the good news in Galilee, and that proclamation is expressed in three themes — repentance, the kingdom, and belief. Those are three rich and fundamental topics. If the Bible were a web page, each of those themes could be clicked on, and our people would be presented with a wealth of cross ...

23. Why The Resurrection Makes Sense

1 Corinthians 15:19-26

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Mark Ellingsen

... group of followers kept his word alive. There is a famous modern German theologian Wolfhart Pannenberg who makes the point in a most penetrating way: “The answer to the question ‘Did Jesus really rise from the dead?’ is absolutely decisive for any Christian proclamation and for Christian faith itself.” Yet for all its importance and weight in Christian faith through the ages, the resurrection of Jesus has come to be viewed as an embarrassment, not unlike how the belief was under fire in Paul’s day ...

24. Spirit Powered Anointing

Luke 4:14-21 · Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10

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Lori Wagner

... would have been the traditional havtarah of the time, the second reading a reading of hope and expectation. We don’t know what the Torah reading of the day was. Perhaps it came from Leviticus 25. Whichever it was, it’s clear that Jesus is making a proclamation with this havtarah passage, particularly as he declares his own significant role in God’s plan of restoration.[1] Listen for a moment to Isaiah 61 and 62 here: The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good ...

25. Us Against Them

Exodus 4:21

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Will Willimon

... be set up to commemorate the event. There would be a government holiday on a Monday in March to praise the farsightedness of Pharaoh, the one who cut the first new deal. But the story was not written in Sunday School. This is a real story of God's emancipation proclamation, not Pharaoh's, God's great hour, not Pharaoh's or even Moses'; so, God being one, it's for all of God's creatures. That's hard for us. We wonder what all the good church people might think if we asserted, with Exodus, that our God was at ...

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