The Abingdon Preaching Annual 2005

, by Mosser, David N.

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Copyright: 3/1/2004

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INTRODUCTION

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SERMON SERIES-Facial Expressions: Facing the Gospel in Life

Facing Our Fears (Exod. 20:18-21)

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Facing Our Enemies (Eph. 6:10-17)

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Facing Our Successes (Ps. 118:24-25)

(4)

REFLECTIONS

Introduction to the Monthly Meditations

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JANUARY

REFLECTIONS

(4)

JANUARY 2 New Year

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The Seasons of Life (Eccles. 3:1-13)

What Do You See? (Rev. 21:1-6a)

How Will You Measure Your Year? (Matt. 25:31-46)

JANUARY 9 Baptism of the Lord

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Template of a Servant (Isa. 42:1-9)

Excluded Anyone Lately? (Acts 10:34-43)

Hearing a Voice (Matt. 3:13-17)

JANUARY 16 Second Sunday After the Epiphany

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In the Shadow of His Hand (Isa. 49:1-7)

That Pile of Holiday Greeting Cards Is Waiting (1 Cor. 1:1-9)

The Breath of Passion (John 1:29-42)

JANUARY 23 Third Sunday After the Epiphany

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Less Than Ideal Conditions (Isa. 9:1-4)

The Big Picture (1 Cor. 1:10-18)

Fishing in the Kingdom (Matt. 4:12-23)

JANUARY 30 Fourth Sunday After the Epiphany

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The Eternal Dance with God (Mic. 6:1-8)

Simple Means (1 Cor. 1:18-31)

Goals and Graces (Matt. 5:1-12)

FEBRUARY

REFLECTIONS

(3)

FEBRUARY 6 Transfiguration Sunday

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God's Future Is Our Future (Exod. 24:12-18)

Discerning the Truth (2 Pet. 1:16-21)

Hear Ye Hirn! (Matt. 17:1-9)

FEBRUARY 13 First Sunday in Lent

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Unscrambling an Egg (Gen. 2:15-17; 3:1-7)

Where Does Life Begin? (Rom. 5:12-19)

Proving It! (Matt. 4:1-11)

FEBRUARY 20 Second Sunday in Lent

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A Mighty Slender Thread (Gen. 12:1-4a)

Family Resemblance (Rom. 4:1-5, 13-17)

I Found It! (John 3:1-17)

FEBRUARY 27 Third Sunday in Lent

(6)

The Cure for Complaining (Exod. 17:1-7)

The Joy of Christianity (Rom. 5:1-11)

Forget the Jar; Get the Water (John 4:5-42)

MARCH

REFLECTIONS

(4)

MARCH 6 Fourth Sunday in Lent

102

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How God's Grace Transforms the Ordinary into the Extraordinary (1 Sam. 16:1-13)

Living in the Light (Eph. 5:8-14)

What Are You Worth? (John 9:1-41)

MARCH 13 Fifth Sunday in Lent

108

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The Glorious Impossible (Ezek. 37:1-14)

The Corporate Character of the Body of Christ (Rom. 8:6-11)

Has Anyone Been Listening? (John 11:1-45)

MARCH 20 Passion/Palm Sunday

115

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When God Whispers in Your Ear (Isa. 50:4-9a)

One Name: Jesus, the Name Above All Names! (Phil. 2:5-11)

Not I, Lord! (Matt. 26:14-27:66)

MARCH 27 Easter Sunday

122

(7)

Making His Story Our Story (Acts 10:34-43)

Real Freedom (C)l. 3:1-4)

Unexpected Glory (John 20:1-18)

APRIL

REFLECTIONS

129

(4)

APRIL 3 Second Sunday of Easter

133

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What Do You Really Believe? (Acts 2:14e, 22-32)

A Glorious Hope (1 Pet. 1:3-9)

Peace, Love, and Understanding (John 20:19-31)

APRIL 10 Third Sunday of Easter

139

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Does Your Faith Change You? (Acts 2:14a, 36-41)

Living Under God (1 Pet. 1:17-23)

Christ Known in the Bread (Luke 24:13-35)

APRIL 17 Fourth Sunday of Easter

146

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Living Now Like We Claim We'll Live Then (Acts 2:42-47)

The Challenge to Follow Christ (1 Pet. 2:19-25)

The Gate (John 10:1-10)

APRIL 24 Fifth Sunday of Easter

152

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Dying to Live (Acts 7:55-60)

Finding Grace in East Texas (1 Pet. 2:2-10)

More Than Just Good-bye (John 14:1-14)

MAY

REFLECTIONS

159

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MAY 1 Sixth Sunday of Easter

163

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Will the Real God Please Stand Up? (Acts 17:22-31)

Constructive Revenge (1 Pet. 3:13-22)

More Than a Memory (John 14:15-21)

MAY 8 Seventh Sunday of Easter

170

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Plug into the Power (Acts 1:6-14)

You've Already Been Blessed (1 Pet. 4:12-14; 5:6-11)

Prayer for Bright Lights (John 17:1-11)

MAY 15 Day of Pentecost

176

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t's Pentecost! But What Difference Does It Make? (Acts 2:1-21)

The Gifted! (1 Cor. 12:3b-13)

The Great Day (John 7:37-39)

MAY 22 Trinity Sunday

183

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Goats-on-a-Rope (Gen. 1:1-2:4a)

One God, One People (2 Cor. 13:11-13)

A Promise Fulfilled (Matt. 28:16-20)

MAY 29 Second Sunday After Pentecost

190

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A Terrifying Children's Story (Gen. 6:11-22; 7:24; 8:14-19)

Bold but Not Arrogant Religion (Rom. 1:16-17; 3:22b-28 [29-31])

Location, Location, Location (Matt. 7:21-29)

JUNE

REFLECTIONS

197

(4)

JUNE 5 Third Sunday After Pentecost

201

(7)

The Courage to Act (Gen. 12:1-9)

The Seed of Promise (Rom. 4:13-25)

Naming and Claiming (Matt. 9:9-13, 18-26)

JUNE 12 Fourth Sunday After Pentecost

208

(7)

When God Comes to Dinner (Gen. 18:1-15)

Are You at Peace with God? (Rom. 5:1-8)

The Imitation of Christ (Matt. 9:35-10:8 [9-23])

JUNE 19 Fifth Sunday After Pentecost

215

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No Joint Custody (Gen. 21:8-21)

The Logic of Baptism (Rom. 6:10-11)

God Phobia? (Matt. 10:24-39)

JUNE 26 Sixth Sunday After Pentecost

222

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What God Requires, God Provides (Gen. 22:1-14)

In Search of a Master (Rom. 6:12-23)

Start Small (Matt. 10:40-42)

JULY

REFLECTIONS

229

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JULY 3 Seventh Sunday After Pentecost

233

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The Dynamics of Promise Keeping (Gen. 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-67)

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Rom. 7:15-25e)

An Antidote for Exhaustion (Matt. 11:16-19, 25-30)

JULY 10 Eighth Sunday After Pentecost

240

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When Faith Has No More Value Than a Happy Meal (Gen. 25:19-34)

A Matter of Life or Death (Rom. 8:1-11)

Field of Dreams (Matt. 13:1-9, 18-23)

JULY 17 Ninth Sunday After Pentecost

246

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A Universal Promise (Gen. 28:10-19e)

A Cosmic Christian Faith (Rom. 8:12-25)

Weed Control (Matt. 13:24-30, 36-43)

JULY 24 Tenth Sunday After Pentecost

252

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When Tricks Become Treats (Gen. 29:15-28)

A Christian Vision of Life (Rom. 8:26-39)

The Surprising Likeness of the Kingdom (Matt. 13:31-33, 44-52)

JULY 31 Eleventh Sunday After Pentecost

258

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A Wrestling Relationship (Gen. 32:22-31)

A Family of the Covenants (Rom. 9:1-5)

Doggie Bags for Disciples (Matt. 14:13-21)

AUGUST

REFLECTIONS

265

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AUGUST 7 Twelfth Sunday After Pentecost

269

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Men Behaving Badly (Gen. 37:1-4, 12-28)

Lasting Renewal (Rom. 10:5-15)

It's 3:00 in the Morning (Matt. 14:22-33)

AUGUST 14 Thirteenth Sunday After Pentecost

277

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The Gospel According to Genesis (Gen. 45:1-15)

Never Forsaken (Rom. 11:1-2a, 29-32)

The Day the Foreign Lady Got the Best of Jesus (Matt. 15:[10-20] 21-28)

AUGUST 21 Fourteenth Sunday After Pentecost

284

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Creating Bridges (Exod. 1:8-2:10)

Holy Living: The Good Life (Rom. 12:1-8)

The Keys of the Kingdom (Matt. 16:13-20)

AUGUST 28 Fifteenth Sunday After Pentecost

291

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Surprised by God (Exod. 3:1-15)

Guidelines for Life (Rom. 12:9-21)

Redefining Messiahship (Matt. 16:21-28)

SEPTEMBER

REFLECTIONS

298

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SEPTEMBER 4 Sixteenth Sunday After Pentecost

302

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Let's Make a Deal (Exod. 12:1-14)

Are There Any Requirements? (Rom. 13:8-14)

Asking, Agreeing, and Getting (Matt. 18:15-20)

SEPTEMBER 11 Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost

309

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Storytelling as Faith Sustaining (Exod. 14:19-31)

Taking a Seat with Mistaken Identity (Rom. 14:1-12)

Accounts Unpayable (Matt. 18:21-35)

SEPTEMBER 18 Eighteenth Sunday After Pentecost

316

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Experimental Theology (Exod. 16:2-15)

Living or Dying, We Win! (Phil. 1:21-30)

Thanks for God's Eternal Unfairness (Matt. 20:1-16)

SEPTEMBER 25 Nineteenth Sunday After Pentecost

322

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Imagine the Best (Exod. 17:1-7)

You're Better Than Me! (Phil. 2:1-13)

Under Authority (Matt. 21:23-32)

OCTOBER

REFLECTIONS

328

(4)

OCTOBER 2 Twentieth Sunday After Pentecost

332

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Grow Up (Exod. 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20)

Finding the Best Bargain (Phil. 3:4b-14)

Warning (Matt. 21:33-46)

OCTOBER 9 Twenty first Sunday After Pentecost

338

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What Shape Is an Idol? (Exod. 32:1-14)

At Peace in a Restless World (Phil. 4:1-9)

Getting Between Us and God (Matt. 22:1-14)

OCTOBER 16 Twenty-second Sunday After Pentecost

344

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A Glimpse of Glory (Exod. 33:12-23)

A Church That Matters (1 Thess. 1:1-10)

Of Wisdom and Money (Matt. 22:15-22)

OCTOBER 23 Twenty-third Sunday After Pentecost

350

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Leadership Secret of Moses (Deut. 34:1-12)

A Ministry of Integrity (1 Thess. 2:1-8)

Of Love and Wisdom (Matt. 22:34-46)

OCTOBER 30 Twenty fourth Sunday After Pentecost

357

(7)

Crossing Over (Josh. 3:7-17)

A Minister of Integrity (1 Thess. 2:9-13)

Humble Living in a Proud World (Matt. 23:1-12)

NOVEMBER

REFLECTIONS

364

(4)

NOVEMBER 6 Twenty fifth Sunday After Pentecost

368

(6)

Witnesses Against Ourselves (Josh. 24:1-3a, 14-25)

The Gathering (1 Thess. 4:13-18)

Carrying the Light (Matt. 25:1-13)

NOVEMBER 13 Twenty-sixth Sunday After Pentecost

374

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Something to Be Said for Pragmatism (Judg. 4:1-7)

What We're Saved For (1 Thess. 5:1-11)

Great Power, Great Responsibility (Matt. 25:14-30)

NOVEMBER 20 Christ the King/Reign of Christ

380

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The Pastor and the People (Ezek. 34:11-16, 20-24)

Praying with Power (Eph. 1:15-23)

What Kind of King Is This? (Matt. 25:31-46)

NOVEMBER 27 First Sunday of Advent

387

(7)

Dear God, Where Are I'm? (Isa. 64:1-9)

Hurry Up and Wait (1 Cor. 1:3-9)

God's Time (Mark 13:24-37)

DECEMBER

REFLECTIONS

394

(4)

DECEMBER 4 Second Sunday of Advent

398

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Overhearing the Heavenly Host (Isa. 40:1-11)

Hold Everything! (2 Pet. 3:8-15a)

Your Voice in the Wilderness (Mark 1:1-8)

DECEMBER 11 Third Sunday of Advent

405

(7)

Who Deserves God's Blessings and Our Help? (Isa. 61:1-4, 8-11)

What We Don't Have to Do (1 Thess. 5:16-24)

Are We a Sign or a Destination? (John 1:6-8, 19-28)

DECEMBER 18 Fourth Sunday of Advent

412

(6)

Pound Those Nails! (2 Sam. 7:1-11, 16)

What Is Paul Trying to Tell Us? (Rom. 16:25-27)

Mission: Impossible (Luke 1:26-38)

DECEMBER 25 Christmas Day

418

(7)

Good News for Everybody (Isa. 52:7-10)

Fragments and Fashions! (Heb. 1:1-4 [5-12])

Love with Skin on It (John 1:1-14)

BENEDICTIONS

425

(4)

LECTIONARY LISTINGS

429

(3)

CONTRIBUTORS

432

(3)

INDEX

435

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