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1. I Wonder about the Miracles in the Bible

John 2:1-11

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... of cancer. Naturally, she was very sad and depressed. I took her hand at her bedside and asked for God to work in and through her circumstance. I came back a few days later to discover that she was laughing with the nurses and enjoying the hospital meat loaf! She saw me and said, “I have been healed!” I asked, “What happened to the tumor?” “Oh, the tumor is still there,” she replied. I was a bit confused. Helping me to understand, she said, “Pastor, I am enjoying every moment as a gift, and I ...

2. When The Baker Becomes the Bread!

John 6:51-58

Sermon

Robert Leslie Holmes

... in the sense of loaf bread. There is the boy's lunch. We are told it is five barley loaves. While barley was a key component of loaf bread in Bible times, it was not the only one. Poor people also had learned to make loaf bread from beans, peas, ... way that the New Testament speaks about bread is in a broader sense as nourishing food of any kind, whether bread, fruit, vegetables, or meat. As the boy's lunch includes both bread and fish, bread is the sustenance of life. When Jesus says, "I am the bread of ...

3. Idol Feasts and the Lord's Supper

1 Corinthians 10:14-22

Understanding Series

Marion L. Soards

... Christians’ eating at the table in a pagan idol’s temple in 10:14–22 before returning to the issue of eating idol meat per se in 10:23–11:1. In the present verses Paul elaborates and makes even more explicit application of his warning to ... . 63–69. 10:17 The verb partake is metechō in Gk. and means “to have with” something. The language about the partaking of one loaf by the one body anticipates the careful reflections of Paul that will follow in chs. 11–12. 10:18 Paul’s words, Consider the ...

4. How Many of Us Does It Take to Screw in a Light Bulb?

Mark 7:1-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... is not only true in religion, but in all of society. We have our family traditions. One woman tells about a banana loaf she was making. The loaf was in the oven when her 16‑year old son came into the kitchen where the family had gathered. “That bread smells ... nothing but the best. Then something quite peculiar happened. They sat down to dinner, but when the meat was passed around, their guest took a portion of meat and put it into his pocket! The hosts quickly looked away, but couldn’t help notice ...

5. A Cure for Complainers

Exodus 16:1-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... but you could give me a little more bread.” So, the next day the manager tells the waitress to give the man a whole loaf of bread neatly sliced with his meal. Again, the manager asks, “How was your meal today?” One more time the man answered, “It was ... and Aaron. The Israelites said to them, “If only we had died by the Lord’s hand in Egypt! There we sat around pots of meat and ate all the food we wanted, but you have brought us out into this desert to starve this entire assembly to death.” It is ...

6. Imitation and Role Modeling

1 Corinthians 10:23--11:1, 1 Corinthians 10:14-22

Teach the Text

Preben Vang

... redemption achieved through the blood of Christ (replacing the lamb in Jewish tradition).2 10:17 for we all share the one loaf. Paul’s repetition of “one” in verse 17 (one bread, one body, one bread)3not only accentuates the unity of the Christ ... and everything in it belong to God (10:26; Ps. 24:1; cf. Pss. 50:12; 89:11) jettison any notion that the meat itself could be evil or demon possessed. The problem is the communal participation, which makes all celebrants partners (koin?noi) with the demons, ...

7. Eli's Wicked Sons

1 Sam 2:12-36

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... —the very animals brought to make atonement for sin! According to the law of Moses the priests were allowed to eat part of the meat of the sacrificial animals (except for the burnt offerings), but certain restrictions applied (Lev. 7:31–37). The fat was always considered the Lord’s ... Abihu (Lev. 10:1–3). Instead of having choice parts of meat from the sacrifices, Eli’s descendants will have to beg for “a loaf of bread” (2:36). Honor and prestige will be replaced by disgrace and poverty.

8. Thanksgiving - The Biblical Version

1 Chronicles 16:7-43

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... for the occasion by King David himself. In that service, found in I Chronicles 16, after the singing of David''s Psalm the people offered their burnt offerings and sacrifices. Then David blessed the people and gave each man and woman in Israel a loaf of bread, a large portion of meat and a bottle of wine! It was a glorious day. There was only one sourpuss in the crowd. We find that evidence in II Samuel 6, verse 20. David''s wife was watching from a palace window as the procession came into town. She ...

9. Low-Carb Christians

John 21:1-19

Sermon

Frank Ramirez

... try. I was attending LaVerne College (that's what we called it in those days), and a table full of us decided that our cafeteria eating would include a hefty meat course and no green stuff. The first day was great. I never felt so full, yet so virtuous. It wasn't long before it began to work. My pants were ... from many fields, ground together by Christ, baked into one loaf, to sustain us, enrich us, fulfill us. What goodness, what mercy. Break the bread of Christ. See Jesus. Live abundantly — now. Amen.

10. The Neverending Feast

1 Kings 17:7-24

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... Elijah to Kerith Ravine, east of the Jordan to drink from the brook there. During that time, ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning and bread and meat in the evening, much as we saw happen for the Israelites in the desert with manna and quail. But later when that ... bread, only a handful of flour in a jar and a little olive oil in a jug. At that Elijah sends her off to make a loaf of bread for him and something for herself and her son. And he says to her, “The jar of flour will not be used up and ...

11. Shared Bread

1 Corinthians 10:14-22

Sermon

Alex Gondola

... human about eating together. In fact, sharing meals is one thing that separates humankind from the animals. Animals grab a hunk of meat and scamper off to gnaw on it by themselves in the darkness. Or bump and shove each other away from the feeding ... when we eat it, we are sharing in the body of Christ. Because there is the one loaf of bread, all of us, though many, are one body, for we all share the same loaf" (1 Corinthians 10:16-17, TEV). Companionship from shared bread. For this one moment at least, ...

12. The Bread of Life

Luke 9:10-17

Sermon

Ewart E. Turner

... middle of the slice and throws the crust away. Oh, that delicious crust; so nutritious, too. You, yourself, sometimes throw the end of the loaf away, stale and moldy. And both your children like to eat half the slice, or just bite into it, and there’s another ‘fragment ... thriftily. Now your fixation is: get it packaged, instant, glamorized. Never mind the price. You once used economy cuts of meat and let the meat simmer in its juices all day. Now it’s steaks. One of the newspapers you line me with said ...

13. Home Economy

1 Kings 17:7-24

Sermon

Alton F. Wedel

... fire so that her boy and she could eat once more before they died. "Go, do as I have asked," Elijah said. "First, bake a loaf of bread for me, and then when I am taken care of, you will have one for yourself." And how about that? A prophet of ... the promise. He had just come from the brook Cherith where the Lord had sent the ravens with his bread and meat each morning and more bread and meat each evening. And in that period of intensive, special care, he never worried what would happen if the brook dried up. ...

14. Hope in a Plain Brown Wrapper

Luke 1:47-55

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... in butcher paper, we knew we were in for treat. That meant Dad was either going to barbecue or better yet, they had visited the lunch meat counter and brought home a bunch of fresh sliced lunch meat. But if we pulled out a long brown paper bread sack, we knew immediately that Mom and Dad had gone to one of the Jewish Delicatessens and inside was a fresh loaf of sliced Jewish rye. And that meant that somewhere there was a package wrapped in a slightly different color butcher paper. And inside that package ...

15. The Grain Offering

Leviticus 2:1-16

Understanding Series

W. H. Bellinger, Jr.

... oil or wafers (thin cakes) . . . spread with oil. The same kind of fine flour is used, but no yeast. The cake would be in the form of a loaf of bread baked from dough, perhaps round or twisted. The oven, which functions as a baker’s oven, was common in ancient Israel. A clay cylinder was heated with ... The offering is sometimes called “a meal offering.” The older translation of “meat offering” (KJV) was a reference not to animal meat but to an older general meaning of “meal.” The NIV translation ...

16. Adam And Jesus See Temptation

Genesis 3:1-24, Genesis 2:4-25, Luke 4:1-13

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David Belgum

... cloud. Yes, we have it good here in America. Adam's situation was much like ours. He was surrounded by a rich diet of fish, meat, fruit, grains; all available just for the very slight work of picking them as needed. His clothing budget was nil since the climate was so ... mail. We want immediate solutions without even working for them. "Are you hungry, Jesus? Snap your fingers and these oblong loaf-shaped stones will turn into bread." Jesus replied something to the effect that it is as important how you get the ...

17. Your Eyes Are Bigger Than Your Stomach!

Exodus 16:1-36

Children's Sermon

B. Kathleen Fannin

Object: Perhaps a menu or a loaf of bread. (I broke the "rules" on this one and didn't use a visual aid!) Lesson: Trust; greed. Text: "The LORD spoke to Moses and said, 'I have heard the complaining of the Israelites; say to them, "At twilight you shall eat meat, and in the morning you shall have your fill of bread; then you shall know that I am the LORD your God." ' " "This is what the LORD has commanded: 'Gather as much of it as each of you needs.' " "And Moses said to them, 'Let no one leave any of ...

18. Proper 14

Ephesians 4:17--5:21, 2 Samuel 18:1-18, John 6:25-59

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... order to give life. First of all, wheat is broken down into flour and becomes the main ingredient of bread. Once the loaf is baked, it must be broken to be eaten. The metaphor of bread suggests Jesus' humiliation, suffering and death; Jesus was broken ... dine at a local all-you-can-eat restaurant. They had at least four serving stations one for salads, one for hot dishes and meats, one for fresh baked breads and one for desserts. The amount and variety of food was phenomenal! The place was packed! I couldn't ...

19. Proper 13

Mt 14:13-21 · Rom 8:31-39 · Ex 12:1-14 · Ps 143

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... ,000 A little lad was asked which was his favorite parable. He replied, "I like the one about the loafs and fishing." The kid may be confused whether the story of Jesus' feeding the 5,000 is a parable or ... from Egyptian slavery. A year-old spotless male sheep or goat is to be killed, some of the blood is to be put on the door posts, and the meat is to be roasted and eaten with unleavened bread. The angel of death will "pass over" the homes marked with blood. By keeping the annual observance, the people are ...

20. Losing Favor Or Losing Flavor?

Mark 9:42-50

Sermon

King Duncan

... 4.4 billion and growing very, very fast. This means that 9 percent of everyone who has ever lived is alive right now. What an opportunity to be salt, to be leaven, to be light. You notice how each of those are penetrators. Salt penetrates the meat, leaven penetrates the loaf, light penetrates the darkness. We are called to penetrate the world in which we are set. If we do not, of what value are we? Frank Sosienski was a postman in Louisville, Kentucky, who didn't want to deliver some of his mail. Over a six ...

21. Hosea's Marriage Troubles

Hosea 2:14-20

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... you wanted to change things, you had to change God. You did that in nature religions by making sacrifices to God: meat sacrifices, cereal sacrifices, and at times, even human sacrifices. But God, as he revealed himself through the prophets, said, "I ... pest out of himself. "Because of his importunity," the man finally got out of bed, went downstairs, opened the door, and gave him a loaf of bread. That's a "how much more" parable. If a man will respond to a pestering neighbor, how much more will God respond to ...

22. The Ultimate Happy Meal

Matthew 14:13-21

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... fellowship. Jesus knew and taught that the first taste of truth and love we might offer another may well be found in a simple loaf of bread, a broiled fish, or a glass of wine. Taste and see that the Lord is good. George Herbert's poem "Love" was ... ." "And know you no," says Love, "who bore the blame?" "My dear, then I will serve." "You must sit down," says Love, "and taste my meat." So I did sit and eat. The story of the feeding of the five thousand is the first real Happy Meal. The Eucharist overtones found ...

23. Inward, Upward, Outward

Romans 9:30--10:21

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Leonard Sweet

... hear another voice. The news channel was just finishing up a long in-depth report on the nasty mad-cow threat. Mad cow meat. Cancer causing farm fish. Avian flu chicken. What's left to eat any more? Pretty soon they'll find deadly bacteria on broccoli ... this morning. The first temptation this diabolical master offers Jesus doesn't even seem wrong. "Command this stone to become a loaf of bread," the devil suggests to a genuinely starving Jesus. Certainly feeding the hungry was high on Jesus' list of priorities ...

24. One Lord, One Table

Exodus 20:1-4

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... no sooner had I picked that apple then Mrs. Wallace was at the door hollering for me to come show her what I had done. I was dead meat. I was ordered off the property and told I couldn't even cut through to the other kid's homes, for two weeks. Not only that, but I ... at the table as a family. Do this and I'll be present and bring healing and wholeness. But again, one rule, one loaf, One Lord, One Table. Easy to follow, right. But we couldn't. So, today, knowing full well our own culpability in the disunity ...

25. The World's Largest Covered Dish Lunch

John 6:1-15

Sermon

... asked what his favorite Bible story was. “Oh, I don’t know,” he said. “I guess it’s the one about the crowd that loafs and fishes.” Today’s story is one of the best known stories about Jesus. In fact, it is the only miracle, apart from Jesus ... and they eat a family-style meal together. They put out tablecloths, cut flowers and platters of delicious food with identifiable meats, and over the years folks in the congregation and the homeless people of their city have become friends. One guest said ...

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