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2 Samuel 5:1-5, 6-10

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William J. Carl, III

... a student, the room where he taught when he was a tutor, and another one when he was a fellow. He was very proud of Emmanuel College. Most of all, he seemed very insistent on showing me one particular plaque. "Ah, yes, here it is," he said, opening a side door ... , whose 300th anniversary they were celebrating while I was there. Then you stroll down the street to Magdalene College where C. S. Lewis was cornered by God one day and converted. He wrote to a friend, "I have just passed on from believing in God ...

2. The Baby Who Changes Everything

Isaiah 7:1-25

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Robert Beringer

... spiritual giant. Francis of Assisi was a self-seeking dilettante when Christ changed him into a self-sacrificing servant of the needy and warm-hearted lover of nature. In our own times it has been Emmanuel's touch upon people like singer Ethel Waters, atomic scientist William Pollard, onetime agnostic C. S. Lewis and writer Dorothy Day that has made a radical difference in the lives of people. It is Jesus who has brought healing and wholeness, forgiveness and restoration to countless women and men, and who ...

3. The Infinite Becomes An Infant

Matthew 1:18-25

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John R. Brokhoff

... shall save." It described his mission to save the world from sin. He by name was the Messiah, the Savior. Jesus is also known as Emmanuel, the name given to the child in Isaiah. Its meaning also describes Jesus - "God with us." In the person of Jesus God is with us ... the physical. The following quotations explain:"The Son of God became a man to enable men to become sons of God." - C.S. Lewis"The highest cannot be spoken; it can only be enacted." - Goethe."If you want to get across an idea, wrap it up in ...

4. Too Good to Miss

1 Peter 3:8-22

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Paul E. Robinson

... stuff, Dan! God wants to care for us, our bodies and our souls. Contrast that with that boy's "snooping around God" quoted in C. S. Lewis' book. Yes, of course it is possible for us to assume too easily God's love and forgiveness. Yes, of course it is a serious problem ... faith is that Jesus Christ was sent to us to bring us to God. What we need in any sort of suffering is to know "Emmanuel," God is with us. If we know that, we can even stand before death, as Jesus did and as countless martyrs have done over ...

5. Different From A Camel's Hair Sport Coat

Luke 3:1-20

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Frank Lyman

... the historic faith. Why? Because we need to know more about the straw in the stable than the tinsel on the tree! We need Emmanuel. We need to know "what Child is this who, laid to rest, on Mary's lap is sleeping?" It may be inappropriate to say, " ... is not hard to repent. It is not hard to receive forgiveness, but first we must see our separation from God. C. S. Lewis wrote of this in MERE CHRISTIANITY: "Christianity tells people to repent and promises them forgiveness. It therefore has nothing to say to ...

6. Good News For You

Isaiah 7:1-25

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King Duncan

... this morning is about the good news of Christmas. Isaiah tells us that a virgin will conceive and bear a son and his name shall be Emmanuel, "God is with us." Matthew tells us the intimate story of Joseph's discomfort over the condition of his bride-to-be. St. Paul sums up ... we are to tell the Good News of what has come into the world. The world is desperate for Good News and we have it. Emmanuel “ "God is with us." The same Good news that God gave to Isaiah and to Mary and Joseph is the Good News we have ...

7. Center Stage

Matthew 1:18-25

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Charles L. Aaron

... 't be said. "Look, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son and they shall name him Emmanuel," which means, "God is with us." The words from Isaiah seem almost not to fit. The quote from Isaiah says that the baby's name is to be Emmanuel, which, of course, was not Jesus' name. Nevertheless, Jesus embodies God with us. The quote, almost shoehorned in ... our world seems, God is with us. Amen. 1. Jan Milic Lochman, The Faith We Confess, translated by David Lewis (Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1984), p. 104.

8. The Day Jesus Asked the Question: The Fourth Word

Matthew 27:45-46

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Eric Ritz

... joy and suffering are integral parts of the Christian journey. You cannot know one without the other. C.S. Lewis discovered, along with Malcolm Muggeridge, that pain and suffering, rather than being something to be avoided, are basic elements ... South African in the days of apartheid, resigns as headmaster of the Newcastle High School to protest his government''s racial policies. Emmanuel Nene, a black man who also opposes apartheid, visits Robert to encourage him. At one point Mr. Nene says, "When I go ( ...

9. Have You Gone Far Enough?

Mark 8:27-30

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Stephen M. Crotts

... that I am?' And Peter answered, 'Thou art, according to Paul Tillich, the very ground of our being. Thou art Emmanuel Kant's deontological categorical imperative. Thou art the man of the Eschaton, the ultimately determinative one!' And Jesus looked at Peter ... person who ever lived." The only other option here is to say that Jesus Christ is who he says he is -- God! C. S. Lewis, a professor at both Oxford and CambridgeUniversities, ably summed up the situation for us here: A man who was merely a man and said ...

10. The Promise of Dreams

Genesis 37:1-11, Matthew 1:18-25

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Lori Wagner

... what you cannot face or recognize in the light of day.” Similarly, the movie Shadowlands, a memoir of C. S. Lewis, chronicles how his passionate-less and ordinary life becomes a vivid and extraordinary place of dreams after he meets and falls ... Lord’s Restoration Psalm 16: Like a Dream the Lord Will Save Psalm 138: The Lord’s Purpose Psalm 139: You Know Me Lord The Emmanuel Prophesied by Isaiah (7:10-25) Joseph’s Story (Luke 2:1-7) Peter’s Dream (Acts 10) Joseph the Dreamer (the son of Jacob) ...

11. Come On Down

Isaiah 63:7--64:12

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Curtis Lewis

One of the most popular television game shows is The Price Is Right hosted by long-time emcee Bob Barker. When you receive tickets to attend this highly-watched, fast-moving game show, you become automatically eligible to have your name drawn to become a participant. As the show opens, names are drawn, and an announcer exclaims, "Mary Jones, come on down!" Mary excitedly jumps from her seat and runs down to the front of the game show set to compete with other contestants for an opportunity to go on the ...

12. Getting Ready for Advent

Isaiah 40:1-31

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Curtis Lewis

Many Americans have become very familiar with courtroom settings. This familiarity has been made possible by the O. J. Simpson trial and such programs as Judge Judy, Judge Brown, and the popular Court TV Channel. In a sense, Americans are afforded an opportunity to become involved in the legal and judicial profession simply by pushing the correct button on their remote control. Here they can listen to the evidence, predict the outcome of various trials, and practice law without a license. Isaiah, the ...

13. Yes, No, Someone Else

2 Samuel 7:1-17

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Curtis Lewis

There is an old story about a beautiful emperor moth. This emperor moth was really not living, but was tucked away in a cocoon just waiting to be released. As this particular emperor moth was struggling to get through the narrow neck of the cocoon, a boy was intently observing it. As the moth struggled to release himself from the cocoon, the boy felt the moth would never make it out of the cocoon. As the struggle went on for several hours, the boy became increasingly impatient. He thought to himself, " ...

14. A Song, A Dance, A Savior

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

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Curtis Lewis

Simon Wiesenthal in his book, The Sunflower, relates a discussion that took place at the Mauthausen Concentration Camp when he was a young Jewish prisoner. Wiesenthal was sound asleep one night when Arthur, another young prisoner, a sort of dreamy skeptic, grabbed him by the shoulder and began to shake him awake. "Simon, do you hear?" "Yes," he stammered, "I hear." "I hope you are listening; you really must hear what the old woman said." "What could she have said?" "She said ...'God was on leave.' What do ...

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