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John 8:31-41

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J. Will Ormond

... debate between Jesus and "the Jews." It is well known that the Gospel of John differs in many ways from the other three Gospels. Robert Kysar's book on the Gospel of John is called John: the Maverick Gospel. This is how his introduction begins: There is a delightful little ... see vividly the beauty of grass, and he met the butterfly eyeball to eyeball as it skimmed along the ground.1 Kysar concludes that the Evangelist John walks on his hands because he has a different perspective on the story of Jesus than ...

2. Advent 3

James 5:7-12, Isaiah 35:1-10, Matthew 11:1-19

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Russell F. Anderson

... gracious dealings with sinners b. Christ offended the sensibilities of the religious leaders of his day c. Christ continues to offend us today by saying that we must die to self, take up our cross and follow him. The book titled The Scandal Of Lent by Robert Kysar makes an excellent point. The basic thesis of the book is that we can never truly embrace the Christian faith unless we are first scandalized by it. The word "scandal" can be interpreted as a "stumbling block." That is, the gospel isn't easy to ...

3. Maundy Thursday

Lk 22:14-30 · Jn 13:1-17, 31b-35 · 1 Cor 11:17-32 · Ex 12:1-14 · Ps 116

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Russell F. Anderson

... . They were suspicious of his motives. What does he want from me? However, among those who responded favorably to the actions of their chief executive, a spirit of community and cooperation developed that transformed the entire organization. (Based on a story from The Scandal of Lent by Robert Kysar.) WORSHIP RESOURCES Psalm Of The Day: Psalm 116:1-2, 12-19 "What shall I repay to the Lord for all his bounty to me? I will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of the Lord" (vv. 12-13); Psalm 78:14 ...

4. The following resources were used for John's letters.

1 John 5:13-21

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Gary M. Burge

... . New York: Harper, 1946. Grayston, Kenneth. Johannine Epistles. New Century Bible Commentary. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1984. Houlden, J. L. A Commentary on the Johannine Epistles. 2nd ed. Black’s New Testament Commentary. London: A & C Black, 1994. Kysar, Robert. I, II, III John. Augsburg Commentary on the New Testament. Minneapolis: Augsburg, 1986. Lieu, Judith. The Theology of the Johannine Epistles. New Testament Theology. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1991. Marshall, I. Howard. The Epistles of ...

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