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Luke 19:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... us on the basis of appearance. It's not fair but studies show that taller men have an advantage over shorter men in getting leadership jobs. For example, one survey shows that if you are a candidate for a job as a high school principal, you ... . When it was finished, he uttered a fervent Amen. He said, "Thank you, my son; that was so comforting." The young man was frankly puzzled. "Please tell me," he said, "what is so comforting about the chapter?" "Ah," said the old minister, "just to think that God knew ...

2. Oracles of Restoration

Ezekiel 34:1-31, Ezekiel 35:1-15, Ezekiel 36:1-38, Ezekiel 37:1-14, Ezekiel 37:15-28

Understanding Series

Steven Tuell

... exception, the reference to God’s compassion in 39:25, likely belongs to an editor rather than to the prophet). As Gowan frankly observes, “Ezekiel does not speak of the love of God, as other prophets do, and as the nt does, and his theology ... as an excellent witness to the best old Gk. translation of Ezek. (esp. Lust, “Ezekiel 36–40,” p. 517; see also Lust, “Shorter and Longer Texts,” pp. 12–13). A Coptic-Sahidic lectionary listing several passages from Ezek. also has 36:16–23a as a ...

3. Signs and Oracles of Judgment

Ezekiel 4:1-5:17, Ezekiel 6:1-14, Ezekiel 7:1-27

Understanding Series

Steven Tuell

... While verse 10 is a pivotal verse in this chapter, it is also a difficult verse to translate. Doom has burst forth is, frankly, a best guess; the meaning of the Hebrew term tsepirah (“doom” in the NIV) is obscure (indeed, this phrase is absent from ... Ezekiel, p. 75; J. W. Wevers, Ezekiel [NCB; Greenwood, S.C.: Attic, 1969], p. 62). Indeed, for much of this chapter, the LXX is shorter than the Heb. text from which our OT is translated (called the Masoretic Text, or MT). Zimmerli holds that the LXX of Ezek. ...

4. Salve To Soothe Our Souls

Jeremiah 8:4--9:26

Sermon

Richard L. Sheffield

... you? Are you being had? What is your god? Maybe that's too philosophical. You'd rather be practical! Then look at another book. It's shorter. And you wrote it. It's your checkbook. This is not a plea for the church budget -- we'll take care of that when we're ... The worship life of the people was directed to other gods, other concerns, and some of what Jeremiah describes would be frankly considered inappropriate reading from this pulpit, even though it's described in detail on headline news. You'll have to ...

5. Holing Out

2 Timothy 4:9-18

Sermon

Robert R. Kopp

... what's the point of the sermon?" So what's the point of living? The Westminster Divines answered that years ago in The Shorter Catechism of 1647 (Question 1), "Our chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy Him forever." In other words, love Him and ... when I hole out, then I'll have done my best in the time allotted to me. I'll hole out with a smile on my soul. Frank Dodson's Final Rounds is the recollection of a father and son's love for golf and each other that touches the deepest recesses of heart, soul, ...

6. Would a Loving God Really Let Anyone Go to Hell?

Luke 16:19-31

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... not the Gospel of Jesus Christ, shall be cast into eternal torments, and punished with everlasting destruction..."(1) In the Shorter Catechism, the answer to Question 29 concerning the penalty which sinners can expect is "The punishments of sin in the ... body, without intermission, in hell fire forever."(2) That is pretty clear. But these days, we do not hear that very often. Quite frankly, many people believe Hell does not exist. In the minds of many, Hell is only an expletive: Hell, yes; Hell, no. But is ...

7. Have You Checked On Your Investments Lately?

John 6:1-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... you think, chances are that day will never come. You had better find some enjoyment in life now. You had better enjoy your family now. Time is shorter than you think and time is far more precious than money. If you are selling your precious time and all you're getting back is money in ... around for me to get born. I'm coming home with the gold medal you should have won. Your loving son, Frank." His son won the gold medal in the singles' 10,000 meters canoeing event ” the same event his father would have ...

8. Let the Son Shine In

John 1:1-18

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... asked on a dark night to go out on the back porch and bring in a broom. He was afraid. There was no light out there. And he frankly told his parents that he was scared of the dark. His parents reassured him, “You don’t need to be scared. God is everywhere. He is with you ... uncomfortable the long, dark winter nights must have been. And how passionately people longed for the longer days and shorter nights, longed for the warmth of the sun and the cheerful return of spring. And the spiritual darkness of ...

9. The Heart of an Intimate Matter

Matthew 5:27-30

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... beyond; it is now creeping down towards single digits. The years of waiting between readiness and marriage used to be much shorter. Young people in traditional cultures, and Jesus’ was one of those, married shortly after puberty, males a few years older ... burning. Vital marriage takes creativity; adultery only takes availability. To look at one’s own wife with desire is a virtue, and the frank truth is that many men are simply dunces and clods when it comes to romance. “Honey, I’m home,” is just not ...

10. Say What?

1 John 3:5-6

Sermon

Rick Brand

... passage to a dictionary-type definition of sin. Sin is the transgression of the Law of God. So it is not surprising that the Shorter Catechism uses that as the answer to the question, "What is sin?" Answer: "Sin is any want of conformity unto, or transgression of, the Law ... is bad, but the law creates a line that always tempts us to step over it, just to assert our own independence. This is the Frank Sinatra theme song sin: "I did it my way." Nobody's going to tell me what to do. There is a sense in which this ...

11. Laws of the Lighthouse

Romans 8:38-39

Illustration

Staff

In U.S. Navel Institute Proceedings, the magazine of the Naval Institute, Frank Koch illustrates the importance of obeying the Laws of the Lighthouse. Two battleships assigned to the training ... was furious. He spat out, "Send: 'I'm a battleship. Change course twenty degrees.'" Back came the flashing light, "I'm a lighthouse." We changed course. A SHORTER VERSION READS: The captain on the bridge of a large naval vessel saw a light ahead on a collision course. He signaled, “Alter your course ten degrees ...

12. A Faith to Move Mountains

Luke 17:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... I am crazy, but I think I am getting taller!” Well, he wasn’t getting taller. His cane was simply getting shorter. His perception had been changed, but not his reality. Jesus was talking about something much more powerful than a changed attitude . . . ... for miracles. Mountains, mulberry trees, even paper clips if that is what God desires, will one day be moved. 1. Derek Frank, http://www.ebcg.ch/sermons/070826.htm. 2. Gordon Moyes, http://www.gordonmoyes.com/sermon_archive/ministry/tra/2003/030504.html. 3 ...

13. Rebuilding the Altar

Ezra 3:1-6

Understanding Series

Leslie C. Allen

... reference to a hymn, which is regularly cited as an epitome of vocal worship in Chronicles, in this form or an even shorter one. We learn from Jeremiah 33:11 that this hymn was sung before the exile by those who attended a thanksgiving service, to ... cry “Grace, grace to it!” (NRSV), paraphrased in the NIV as “God bless it! God bless it!” He himself, while frankly admitting the mixed blessing represented by the new temple, stood firmly on the side of the younger generation, looking hopefully toward ...

14. Eliphaz Condemns and Counsels Job

Job 22:1-30

Teach the Text

Daniel J. Estes

... it is evident that Job and his friends are rapidly reaching an impasse. In the third round, the speeches are much shorter than before, and eventually the dialogue disintegrates completely when Zophar’s turn comes but he does not speak (after chapter 26 ... skewed view of God or use inaccurate reasoning. Film: It’s a Wonderful Life. In this beloved movie (1946) directed by Frank Capra, George Bailey (played by Jimmy Stewart) is well regarded for his legendary generosity to the people of Bedford Falls. Then, ...

15. Rebuilding the Temple

Ezra 3:7-13

Understanding Series

Leslie C. Allen

16. What Will He Find… When He Comes? - Shorter Version

Luke 18:1-8

Sermon

Theodore F. Schneider

In Paul’s great letter to the Corinthians he addresses many issues: conflicts, divisions and hardships abound on every side. The crowning achievement of that letter is the 13th chapter. The chapter on love. At the end of that chapter Paul says that of all the qualities of our faith there are three most important: Faith, hope and love. I would like to spend our time this morning on hope. In difficult times we must have hope. But hardship is relentless and can come in many ways. I am reminded of Lucy's ...

17. This Fellow Welcomes Sinners

Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32

Sermon

Frank Ramirez

In the old Soviet Union it was common for people who had fallen out of favor with the communist regime to also fall out of photographs. Long before digital photography made it easy to change our memories, a little air brushing could remove an inconvenient commissar who had been purged since the last worker's holiday. Indeed, Soviet watchers would study every photograph published in newspapers and journals to determine the rise and fall of cold warriors. The Soviet Union didn't have the corner on the ...

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