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Isaiah 52:13--53:12

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Barbara Brokhoff

... faces a bull in Mexico City, the bull is defeated or the matador is gored to death, and a raucous crowd shouts, "Ole! Ole! Ole!" We go to see movies that depict suffering, fear, violence, gore, and blood. On television we watch an average of six acts of violence each ... . I see our sins stabbing him, tearing him, and finally killing him - and then I despise sin with a passion. No wonder Martin Luther cried out, "O my sins! my sins!" - and we echo, "Mine too, mine too!" See Love in the Suffering Servant Above ...

2. A Portion of Thyself

Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21

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Wayne Brouwer

... her. When the man was ready to leave, he said passionately, “I wish there were more people in the world like you!” Martin’s mother casually threw the compliment aside. “Oh,”she said, “there are! You just have to look for them!” The man broke ... day when a fellow was seriously injured in an accident. The crowds gathered around, gasping in delighted horror at the blood and the gore. But Bright took off his hat, grabbed a ten-pound note from his wallet, and stuffed it into his hat. Then he pushed ...

3. The Gospel in Miniature

John 3:16

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King Duncan

... the gospel! The cross he pictured was not ornate, or pretty, or gold or silver. It was “a rough, splintery thing, stained with gore.” George Bennard was under the influence of our text for the day, John 3:16. “I saw the Christ of the Cross,” ... even though our lesson from the Gospels for the day is John 3:1-17, we’re going to focus our attention on this one verse. Martin Luther called John 3:16, “the Gospel in Miniature.” If all you had of the New Testament was this one verse, it would be enough ...

4. Whatever became of Kingdomtide?

John 16:17-33

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Donald B. Strobe

... , stamped on, kicked, stripped, thrown into ponds, dragged along the ground by their hair, drenched with water from fire-hoses, gored by bulls, tarred and feathered.” I speak of Methodists because that is my tradition, but I am sure that such ... is Lord - even over Caesar! In the Birmingham, Alabama jail in the 1960’s there were murderers, thugs, and criminals, but also Martin Luther King, who dared to proclaim the oneness of humanity. The cross, therefore, is not simply an ornament to wear around our ...

5. The Revelation Code III: The Mark on Harry's Forehead

Revelation 13:11-14:7

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John E. Harnish

... mark and the naming of the beast. At the time of the Reformation, some believed it was the Pope and others believed it was Martin Luther, depending which side of the debate you were on. During World War I it was thought to be Kaiser Wilhelm and, of ... appears in the book of Revelation. They list everything from barcodes to credit cards, the United Nations to the European Union, Al Gore, Bill Gates or, even still today, the Pope. One site equated 666 to the WWW of website addresses, and another to biochip ...

6. Children of the Heavenly Father

Romans 8:12-25

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Steven E. Albertin

... world is under divine judgment. It groans and cries out for someone or something to "save" it. If any of you have seen Al Gore's Oscar-winning film, An Inconvenient Truth, and are wondering about the human influence on global warming and the catastrophe that could result, ... big brother. We get to enjoy the life he lived. We get to have all the rights and privileges that he enjoyed. Martin Luther says it well in his explanation to the Introduction to the Lord's Prayer in his Small Catechism. Our Father in ...

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