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Notes
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Introduction
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Bible Reading 3/28 - 4/3: Deut 9 - 25; Luke 8:4 - 10:37; Psalm 69:19 - 75:10; Proverbs 12:2-14
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Review
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Do It For God - Not For Show!
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Preparation - Matthew 6:1-18
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Select the Passage - Matthew 6:1-18
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“Be careful not to do your ‘acts of righteousness’ before men, to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.
“So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
“And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
“This, then, is how you should pray: “‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’ For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.
“When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, so that it will not be obvious to men that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen; and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
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Alms (Giving) - Matthew 6:1-4
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Prayer - Matthew 6:5-15
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Fasting - Matthew 6:16-18
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Study the Passage
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Hebrew Study Bible
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The Message
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NASB
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RSV
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Discover the Exegetical Idea
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Do good deeds for God's approval, not the public's.
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Analyze the Exegetical Idea
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Explain It: What does this mean?
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The "big three" of Jewish piety:
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Charity, Prayer, Fasting
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Their importance causes them to be promoted by leaders.
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This, in turn, causes people to use them for status.
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We like the approval of others and we seek it out.
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What about letting our light shine? - Matthew 5:13-16
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Our goal should be praise for the Father - not praise for us.
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By seeking the approval of others we forfeit God's approval.
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Cuba Gooding in "Jerry McGuire": grandstanding vs. his team.
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Prove It: Is it True? Do I believe it?
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God saves us so that he will be the focus of our attention.
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Jesus' food was to do the Father's will. - John 4:31-34
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Some other verse about prioritizing God?
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When we direct our behavior at someone else we are demonstrating that our relationship with God is not our priority.
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Introducing R. as Dr. Poussaint's niece: status over relationship.
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Me trying to triple major: status over true learning.
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Me defending traditional doctrines as a new convert.
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Examples
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Charity as a form of public relations
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Religious praying in church
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Religious fasting in church
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Typical Easter behavior - clothes, etc.
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Gospel music - Everybody wants to look spiritual so that they can tap into the money from the gospel audience.
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Man at revival who looked around before "falling out".
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Apply It: What difference does it make? So What?
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"Be careful not to . . ." - Matthew 6:1
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You are in danger of losing your reward!
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If you want it to count with God then do it for God!
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Human approval is ultimately worthless - 1Corinthians 3:10-15
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Only a genuine relationship saves! - Matthew 7:21-24
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Jesus made the Father his audience. - John 5:24-47
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The world can see our hypocrisy.
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It makes us like the Pharisees - Matthew 23:1-39
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Formulate the Homiletical Idea
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Do it for God - not for show!
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Determine the Purpose of the Sermon (what listeners should do)
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Deal with your own religious approval-seeking:
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Recognize and acknowledge your own desire in this area.
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Recognize and acknowledge your own behavior in this area.
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Repent by sabotaging your human approval-seeking behavior!
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Make God your primary audience.
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Come correct!
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Give out of love for the needy.
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Pray to connect with God - not to impress others.
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Fast to align yourself with God's will - not to impress others.
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Decide How to Accomplish This Purpose
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Outline the Sermon
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Standing Issues
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From a word Bishop gave me:
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Make sure people do something with God's message.
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Make it plain:
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Use accessible language.
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Use modern day parables based on every day occurrences:
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Sitting at a stop light
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Driving through a green light
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Approaching a yellow light
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Being cut off in traffic
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Going shopping
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Going to a mall
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Going to school; sitting in class
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Going to work; sitting in your office;
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Keep it simple.
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Use illustrations of truth out of my own experience.
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Impart faith to obey the Word and receive God's promises.
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Introduction - Importance of Corporate Worship
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We had another party for God this morning! Were you there?
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Did God enjoy your contribution to our worship today?
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There is no substitute for your individual experience with God!
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There is no substitute for your corporate experience with God!
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Would you turn down an invitation to a party for your parents?
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God is your Father - don't miss his party!
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We are called to worship together!
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Acts 2:42-47
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Hebrews 13:15
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1Peter 2:4-10
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Announcement
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Pastoral Leadership meeting at 1PM at Clarke Home.
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Introduction
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Top Secret - From the Movie "Pearl Harbor":
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Alec Baldwin: “Do you know what top secret means?”
Ben Affleck: “Yes sir. It’s the kind of mission where you get medals, but they give them to your relatives.”
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Are you prepared to execute a mission without enjoying the glory?
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Saul and the Amalekites
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What does the Bible say about our desire for glory and/or approval?
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Read the Passage - Matthew 6:1-18
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“Be careful not to do your ‘acts of righteousness’ before men, to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.
“So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
“And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
“This, then, is how you should pray: “‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’ For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.
“When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, so that it will not be obvious to men that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen; and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
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Alms (Giving) - Matthew 6:1-4
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Prayer - Matthew 6:5-15
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Fasting - Matthew 6:16-18
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Exegetical Idea: Do good deeds for God's approval, not the public's.
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Homiletical Idea: Do it for God - not for show!
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What does this mean?
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The "big three" of Jewish piety:
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Charity, Prayer, Fasting
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Their importance causes them to be promoted by leaders.
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This, in turn, causes people to use them for status.
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We like the approval of others and we seek it out.
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What about letting our light shine? - Matthew 5:13-16
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Our goal should be praise for the Father - not praise for us.
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By seeking the approval of others we forfeit God's approval.
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Cuba Gooding in "Jerry McGuire": grandstanding vs. his team.
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Is it True? Do I believe it?
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God saves us so that he will be the focus of our attention.
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Jesus' food was to do the Father's will. - John 4:31-34
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Some other verse about prioritizing God?
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When we direct our behavior at someone else we are demonstrating that our relationship with God is not our priority.
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Introducing R. as Dr. Poussaint's niece: status over relationship.
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Me trying to triple major: status over true learning.
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Me defending traditional doctrines as a new convert.
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Examples
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Charity as a form of public relations
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Religious praying in church
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Religious fasting in church
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Typical Easter behavior - clothes, etc.
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Gospel music - Everybody wants to look spiritual so that they can tap into the money from the gospel audience.
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Man at revival who looked around before "falling out".
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What difference does it make? So What?
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"Be careful not to . . ." - Matthew 6:1
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You are in danger of losing your reward!
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If you want it to count with God then do it for God!
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Human approval is ultimately worthless - 1Corinthians 3:10-15
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Only a genuine relationship saves! - Matthew 7:21-24
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Jesus made the Father his audience. - John 5:24-47
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The world can see our hypocrisy.
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It makes us like the Pharisees - Matthew 23:1-39
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Homiletical Idea: Do it for God - not for show!
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Purpose of the Sermon (what listeners should do)
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Deal with your own religious approval-seeking:
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Make God your primary audience.
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Come correct!
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Give out of love for the needy.
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Pray to connect with God - not to impress others.
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Fast to align yourself with God's will - not to impress others.
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Deal with your own religious approval-seeking:
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Know the difference between seeking God's approval and man's
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We always play to some audience:
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Pleasing your parents vs. pleasing your friends.
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Pleasing your teacher vs. pleasing your classmates.
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Pleasing your boss vs. pleasing your coworkers.
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Politicians seem to constantly play to an audience.
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Picture yourself on stage.
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Who's in the audience - God, people, or both?
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When you read your lines who are you facing?
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Who's going to get the glory?
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When you're seeking God's approval he gets the glory.
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When you're seeking man's approval you get the glory.
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Recognize and acknowledge your own desire and behavior in this area.
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Do you seek places of honor when being seated?
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Are you eager for a title?
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Shriners: Grand Potentate, Grand Scribe, Chief Rabban, High Priest & Prophet
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Church: Doctor, Bishop, Prophet / Prophetess, Apostle
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You need other brothers and sisters in your life to help you with this!
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Be accountable in this area.
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Repent!
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Sabotage your human approval-seeking behavior.
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Be accountable in your repentance.
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Make God your primary audience.
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Talk to God. Develop your relationship with him.
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The closer you get to God the less you'll want to impress others.
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One "attaboy" from God beats several "attaboys" from anyone else.
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You have to be close to God to hear the "attaboy".
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Come correct!
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Give out of love for the needy.
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The purpose of giving is to love the recipient, not to create a fan club.
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Do you gain status because of your giving? - James 2:1-13
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Pray to connect with God - not to impress others.
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Prayer is for relating to God, not impressing an audience.
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Do people who hear you pray say: "Don't call on me to pray because I could never pray like that!"
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Fast to align yourself with God's will - not to impress others.
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Fasting is for focusing on God, not impressing others.
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Do you somehow find yourself discussing the fact that you're fasting?
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Conclusion
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Be willing to serve others in obscurity.
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Give in secret.
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Pray privately
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Spend most of your prayer time away from the public.
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When in public pray simply so listeners will say: "I can do that!".
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Fast privately.
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Allow followers of Jesus to speak into your life in this area.
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Story about Bishop's friend: "He left you didn't he?"
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New Material
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Preparation
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Expository Preaching
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Expository preaching is the communication of a biblical concept, derived from and transmitted through a historical, grammatical, and literary study of a passage in its context, which the Holy Spirit first applies to the personality and experience of the preacher, then through the preacher, applies to the hearers.
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Select the Passage
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Study the Passage
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NIV
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Hebrew Study Bible
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KJV
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The Message
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NASB
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RSV
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Discover the Exegetical Idea
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Subject
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Tools: How, Who, What, When, Where, Why
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Complement
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Analyze the Exegetical Idea
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Explain It: What does this mean?
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Prove It: Is it True? Do I believe it?
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Apply It: What difference does it make? So What?
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Formulate the Homiletical Idea
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Determine the Purpose of the Sermon
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Decide How to Accomplish This Purpose
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Make it plain
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Use accessible language and modern parables.
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Make sure people do something with God's message.
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Keep it simple.
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Use illustrations of truth out of my own experience.
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Impart faith to obey the Word and receive God's promises.
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Outline the Sermon
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Take another look at Jesus!
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Preparation - Luke 24:13-32
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Select the Passage - Luke 24:13-32
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Now that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem. They were talking with each other about everything that had happened. As they talked and discussed these things with each other, Jesus himself came up and walked along with them; but they were kept from recognizing him.
He asked them, “What are you discussing together as you walk along?”
They stood still, their faces downcast. One of them, named Cleopas, asked him, “Are you only a visitor to Jerusalem and do not know the things that have happened there in these days?”
“What things?” he asked.
“About Jesus of Nazareth,” they replied. “He was a prophet, powerful in word and deed before God and all the people. The chief priests and our rulers handed him over to be sentenced to death, and they crucified him; but we had hoped that he was the one who was going to redeem Israel. And what is more, it is the third day since all this took place. In addition, some of our women amazed us. They went to the tomb early this morning but didn’t find his body. They came and told us that they had seen a vision of angels, who said he was alive. Then some of our companions went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said, but him they did not see.”
He said to them, “How foolish you are, and how slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! Did not the Christ have to suffer these things and then enter his glory?” And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself.
As they approached the village to which they were going, Jesus acted as if he were going farther. But they urged him strongly, “Stay with us, for it is nearly evening; the day is almost over.” So he went in to stay with them.
When he was at the table with them, he took bread, gave thanks, broke it and began to give it to them. Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him, and he disappeared from their sight. They asked each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?”
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Study the Passage
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NIV
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Hebrew Study Bible
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KJV
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The Message
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NASB
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RSV
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Discover the Exegetical Idea
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The disciples were slow to accept Jesus' resurrection.
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Analyze the Exegetical Idea
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Explain It: What does this mean?
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Two disciples are leaving Jerusalem in despair over Jesus' death.
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They didn't expect Jesus to rise from the dead.
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They failed to take seriously the words of the prophets.
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They failed to take seriously Jesus' prediction of his resurrection.
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They failed to believe the testimony of their brothers and sisters.
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The Jews had various ideas about the messiah:
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Some expected a political ruler (a king).
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Some expected a religious leader (prophet or priest).
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Some expected two messiahs.
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Prove It: Is it True? Do I believe it?
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Yes - It's what people often do.
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They "signed on" to their favorite parts of what Jesus said.
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They failed to seriously engage all of what he said.
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They needed to look at the circumstances with fresh eyes.
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Yes
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I was told about Jesus but failed to take him seriously.
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I didn't take the time to really confront the story.
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I wanted to be in charge of my own life.
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Apply It: What difference does it make? So What?
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We're foolish when we ignore the good news.
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Even followers of Jesus "slept on" the resurrection.
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You could miss the good news yourself!
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If you miss the good news about Jesus, you miss life!
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Some people come to church for "good luck" so they can still be in charge of their own lives.
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Formulate the Homiletical Idea:
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Take another look at Jesus!
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Determine the Purpose of the Sermon (what listeners should do)
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Take the gospel story seriously.
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Let the gospel transform your thinking - your world view.
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Follow Jesus.
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Decide How to Accomplish This Purpose
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Outline the Sermon
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Standing Issues
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From a word Bishop gave me:
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Make sure people do something with God's message.
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Make it plain:
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Use accessible language.
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Use modern day parables based on every day occurrences:
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Sitting at a stop light
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Driving through a green light
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Approaching a yellow light
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Being cut off in traffic
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Going shopping
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Going to a mall
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Going to school; sitting in class
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Going to work; sitting in your office;
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Keep it simple.
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Use illustrations of truth out of my own experience.
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Impart faith to obey the Word and receive God's promises.
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Introduction
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Communion has been postponed to next Sunday (4/11)
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Welcome Cards -
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“I want to call your attention to the Welcome Card that you were given on your way into the auditorium”
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These cards do two things for us:
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They help us get to know our new visitors better.
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They also give anyone (visitors or members) a chance to express a need or to give us feedback.
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By filling it out you will help us to better serve you.
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We're going to provide time for you to complete the cards at the end of our service, but we encourage you to start filling them out now.
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Please use this card:
• if you’re a first time visitor or if you’ve never filled one out before,
• to tell us about a decision you made today,
• to ask us for more information, or to give us feedback.
Please include your contact information unless we already have it. At the end of service we’ll ask you to complete the card and then place it in the designated box or give it to someone from our staff on your way out.
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Easter Sunday
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For Jews, the day begins with evening (e.g. "there was evening and there was morning - the first day" - Gen 1:5)
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Maundy Thursday - Passover begins after sundown
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Good Friday - Passover culminates with the crucifixion
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Saturday - Sabbath (till sundown)
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Easter Sunday - resurrection
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Easter
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Name possibly derived from German Eostre-monath
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Easter Bunny
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Tradition began in the 1600s
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Brought to U.S. by German immigrants.
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The Empty Tomb - Luke 24:1-12 (Read Together)
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Transition
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If it had been me I would have appeared to everyone.
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"How ya like me now?"
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Read the Passage - Luke 24:13-32
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Now that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem. They were talking with each other about everything that had happened. As they talked and discussed these things with each other, Jesus himself came up and walked along with them; but they were kept from recognizing him.
He asked them, “What are you discussing together as you walk along?”
They stood still, their faces downcast. One of them, named Cleopas, asked him, “Are you only a visitor to Jerusalem and do not know the things that have happened there in these days?”
“What things?” he asked.
“About Jesus of Nazareth,” they replied. “He was a prophet, powerful in word and deed before God and all the people. The chief priests and our rulers handed him over to be sentenced to death, and they crucified him; but we had hoped that he was the one who was going to redeem Israel. And what is more, it is the third day since all this took place. In addition, some of our women amazed us. They went to the tomb early this morning but didn’t find his body. They came and told us that they had seen a vision of angels, who said he was alive. Then some of our companions went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said, but him they did not see.”
He said to them, “How foolish you are, and how slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! Did not the Christ have to suffer these things and then enter his glory?” And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself.
As they approached the village to which they were going, Jesus acted as if he were going farther. But they urged him strongly, “Stay with us, for it is nearly evening; the day is almost over.” So he went in to stay with them.
When he was at the table with them, he took bread, gave thanks, broke it and began to give it to them. Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him, and he disappeared from their sight. They asked each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?”
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Homiletical Idea: Take another look at Jesus!
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Exegetical Idea: The disciples were slow to accept the resurrection.
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What does this mean?
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Two disciples are leaving Jerusalem in despair over Jesus' death.
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They didn't expect Jesus to rise from the dead.
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They failed to take seriously the words of the prophets.
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They failed to take seriously Jesus' prediction of his resurrection.
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They failed to believe the testimony of their brothers and sisters.
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The Jews had various ideas about the messiah:
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Some expected a political ruler (a king).
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Some expected a religious leader (prophet or priest).
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Some expected two messiahs.
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Is it True? Do I believe it?
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Yes - It's what people often do.
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They "signed on" to their favorite parts of what Jesus said.
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They failed to seriously engage all of what he said.
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They needed to look at the circumstances with fresh eyes.
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Yes
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I was told about Jesus but failed to take him seriously.
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I didn't take the time to really confront the story.
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I wanted to be in charge of my own life.
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What difference does it make? So What?
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We're foolish when we ignore the good news.
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Even followers of Jesus "slept on" the resurrection.
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You could miss the good news yourself!
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If you miss the good news about Jesus, you miss life!
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Some people come to church for "good luck" so they can still be in charge of their own lives.
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Homiletical Idea: Take another look at Jesus!
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Purpose of the Sermon (what listeners should do)
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Take another look at Jesus:
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Engage the message.
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Join the party.
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Take another look at Jesus:
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Let the gospel transform your thinking - your world view.
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Your world view affects how you interpret evidence.
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What you think you know about Jesus affects how you hear his story.
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I had to take another look at church and pastors.
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Take another look at Jesus' death.
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Jesus predicted his own death - Luke 18:31-34
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This was a "downer".
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Some people would rather "keep the party going" than take time to deal with a sobering issue.
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His death would fulfill the scriptures - Isaiah 52:13 - 53:12 (written hundreds of years before Jesus).
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Take another look at Jesus' burial.
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He was buried in a tomb.
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He was wrapped in a burial cloth
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The Jews used strips of linen to secure the hands, feet, and jaw.
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Take another look at Jesus' resurrection.
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The tomb was empty.
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The strips of linen were neatly folded.
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A friend wouldn't do this.
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An enemy wouldn't do this.
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Angels announced the resurrection.
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The disciples still didn't believe.
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Engage the message.
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You can choose what you do with what you hear and see.
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Some messages you shrug off.
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Some message you wrestle with.
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Jesus wants to help you "get it".
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He came to them as they were "getting out of Dodge". - Luke 24:15
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God will send people/messengers your way. Be sure to receive them.
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Talk about it.
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They responded to Jesus' question "what are you discussing . . .".
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Let God's messenger affect your plans.
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They invited Jesus in.
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Jesus is revealed in the breaking of bread.
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Blessing of bread
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Blessed art Thou, LORD our God, King of the universe, who brings forth bread from the earth.
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Bread is symbolic of Jesus' body broken for us.
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God sends messengers who give of themselves.
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Transition - Once you see Jesus you have a choice to make.
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Join the party
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Read the Passage - Luke 24:33-53
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They got up and returned at once to Jerusalem. There they found the Eleven and those with them, assembled together and saying, “It is true! The Lord has risen and has appeared to Simon.” Then the two told what had happened on the way, and how Jesus was recognized by them when he broke the bread.
While they were still talking about this, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.”
They were startled and frightened, thinking they saw a ghost. He said to them, “Why are you troubled, and why do doubts rise in your minds? Look at my hands and my feet. It is I myself! Touch me and see; a ghost does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have.”
When he had said this, he showed them his hands and feet. And while they still did not believe it because of joy and amazement, he asked them, “Do you have anything here to eat?” They gave him a piece of broiled fish, and he took it and ate it in their presence.
He said to them, “This is what I told you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets and the Psalms.”
Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures. He told them, “This is what is written: The Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, and repentance and forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things. I am going to send you what my Father has promised; but stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.”
When he had led them out to the vicinity of Bethany, he lifted up his hands and blessed them. While he was blessing them, he left them and was taken up into heaven. Then they worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy. And they stayed continually at the temple, praising God.
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The two men returned to the disciples in Jerusalem.
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If you want more of Jesus you have to connect with his other followers.
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Jesus reveals himself more fully where his people gather together.
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The early believers devoted themselves to fellowship - Acts 2:42-47.
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Transition - We're getting ready to conclude
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Conclusion
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Have you taken another look at Jesus?
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Are you engaging the message?
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God saves us by his grace -
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Four Life Principles:
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God exists.
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God loves you and wants to have a relationship with you.
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A relationship with God must be on his terms.
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God's terms are: follow Jesus!
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Are you ready to join the party?
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Who will you connect with?
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We invite you to hang with us as we learn about Jesus together.
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Altar Call / Welcome Cards / Communion ?
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Welcome Cards - refer to script
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We're almost ready to close this portion of our service, but first we want to give you a chance to respond to what you've heard.
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Earlier in the service we mentioned the welcome cards and we encouraged you to begin filling them out.
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Right now we want you to complete your welcome card. We especially want you to use this card if:
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if you’re a first time visitor
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if you’ve never filled one out before,
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if you want to tell us about a decision you made today,
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if you want to ask us for more information, or to give us feedback.
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Please be sure to include your up to date contact information unless we already have it.
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MC & Worship Team continue with tithes, offerings, and worship
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Benediction - Numbers 6:24-26
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“‘“The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you; the LORD turn his face toward you and give you peace.”’
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Men's Prayer
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Life Group Material
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Life Group Word Material
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These are sample discussion questions / topics. Your life group leaders may choose to adjust these questions, substitute new ones, or spend the Word section of the meeting in a different way altogether.
Scripture taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION (NIV) Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Bible Publishers.
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Luke 24:1-12
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On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. While they were wondering about this, suddenly two men in clothes that gleamed like lightning stood beside them. In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee: ‘The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, be crucified and on the third day be raised again.’” Then they remembered his words.
When they came back from the tomb, they told all these things to the Eleven and to all the others. It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the others with them who told this to the apostles. But they did not believe the women, because their words seemed to them like nonsense. Peter, however, got up and ran to the tomb. Bending over, he saw the strips of linen lying by themselves, and he went away, wondering to himself what had happened.
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Discussion Questions / Topics:
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How did you first come to believe in the resurrection of Jesus?
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Luke 24:13-32
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Now that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem. They were talking with each other about everything that had happened. As they talked and discussed these things with each other, Jesus himself came up and walked along with them; but they were kept from recognizing him.
He asked them, “What are you discussing together as you walk along?”
They stood still, their faces downcast. One of them, named Cleopas, asked him, “Are you only a visitor to Jerusalem and do not know the things that have happened there in these days?”
“What things?” he asked.
“About Jesus of Nazareth,” they replied. “He was a prophet, powerful in word and deed before God and all the people. The chief priests and our rulers handed him over to be sentenced to death, and they crucified him; but we had hoped that he was the one who was going to redeem Israel. And what is more, it is the third day since all this took place. In addition, some of our women amazed us. They went to the tomb early this morning but didn’t find his body. They came and told us that they had seen a vision of angels, who said he was alive. Then some of our companions went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said, but him they did not see.”
He said to them, “How foolish you are, and how slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! Did not the Christ have to suffer these things and then enter his glory?” And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself.
As they approached the village to which they were going, Jesus acted as if he were going farther. But they urged him strongly, “Stay with us, for it is nearly evening; the day is almost over.” So he went in to stay with them.
When he was at the table with them, he took bread, gave thanks, broke it and began to give it to them. Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him, and he disappeared from their sight. They asked each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?”
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Discussion Questions / Topics:
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In what ways have you been foolish and slow of heart to believe God's Word?
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Describe a time when you went out of your way to receive God's Word from someone.
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Life Group Witnessing Activities
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Key Passage - Titus 3:3-7
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At one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures. We lived in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another. But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life.
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Activities
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Describe how you first came to accept that God doesn't save us because of righteous things we have done.
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If you haven't already, tell the group how you became a Christian.
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Are you confident that you are already a Christian or are you still trying to become a Christian? Discuss.
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Scriptures For 04/04/2010 Life Church Sermon
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Scripture taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION (NIV) Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Bible Publishers.
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The Resurrection According To Luke (Part 1) - Luke 24:1-12
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On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. While they were wondering about this, suddenly two men in clothes that gleamed like lightning stood beside them. In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee: ‘The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, be crucified and on the third day be raised again.’” Then they remembered his words.
When they came back from the tomb, they told all these things to the Eleven and to all the others. It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the others with them who told this to the apostles. But they did not believe the women, because their words seemed to them like nonsense. Peter, however, got up and ran to the tomb. Bending over, he saw the strips of linen lying by themselves, and he went away, wondering to himself what had happened.
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The Resurrection According To Luke (Part 2) - Luke 24:13-32
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Now that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem. They were talking with each other about everything that had happened. As they talked and discussed these things with each other, Jesus himself came up and walked along with them; but they were kept from recognizing him.
He asked them, “What are you discussing together as you walk along?”
They stood still, their faces downcast. One of them, named Cleopas, asked him, “Are you only a visitor to Jerusalem and do not know the things that have happened there in these days?”
“What things?” he asked.
“About Jesus of Nazareth,” they replied. “He was a prophet, powerful in word and deed before God and all the people. The chief priests and our rulers handed him over to be sentenced to death, and they crucified him; but we had hoped that he was the one who was going to redeem Israel. And what is more, it is the third day since all this took place. In addition, some of our women amazed us. They went to the tomb early this morning but didn’t find his body. They came and told us that they had seen a vision of angels, who said he was alive. Then some of our companions went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said, but him they did not see.”
He said to them, “How foolish you are, and how slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! Did not the Christ have to suffer these things and then enter his glory?” And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself.
As they approached the village to which they were going, Jesus acted as if he were going farther. But they urged him strongly, “Stay with us, for it is nearly evening; the day is almost over.” So he went in to stay with them.
When he was at the table with them, he took bread, gave thanks, broke it and began to give it to them. Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him, and he disappeared from their sight. They asked each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?”
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Jesus took the Twelve aside and told them, “We are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is written by the prophets about the Son of Man will be fulfilled. He will be handed over to the Gentiles. They will mock him, insult him, spit on him, flog him and kill him. On the third day he will rise again.”
The disciples did not understand any of this. Its meaning was hidden from them, and they did not know what he was talking about.
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The Resurrection According To Luke (Part 3) - Luke 24:33-53
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They got up and returned at once to Jerusalem. There they found the Eleven and those with them, assembled together and saying, “It is true! The Lord has risen and has appeared to Simon.” Then the two told what had happened on the way, and how Jesus was recognized by them when he broke the bread.
While they were still talking about this, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.”
They were startled and frightened, thinking they saw a ghost. He said to them, “Why are you troubled, and why do doubts rise in your minds? Look at my hands and my feet. It is I myself! Touch me and see; a ghost does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have.”
When he had said this, he showed them his hands and feet. And while they still did not believe it because of joy and amazement, he asked them, “Do you have anything here to eat?” They gave him a piece of broiled fish, and he took it and ate it in their presence.
He said to them, “This is what I told you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets and the Psalms.”
Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures. He told them, “This is what is written: The Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, and repentance and forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things. I am going to send you what my Father has promised; but stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.”
When he had led them out to the vicinity of Bethany, he lifted up his hands and blessed them. While he was blessing them, he left them and was taken up into heaven. Then they worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy. And they stayed continually at the temple, praising God.
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At one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures. We lived in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another. But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life.
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Reading
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Easter
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Wikipedia contributors, "Easter," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Easter&oldid=353836255 (accessed April 4, 2010).
Origins and etymology
Anglo-Saxon and German
Ostara (1884) by Johannes Gehrts.
Main article: Ēostre
The modern English term Easter is speculated to have developed from Old English word Ēastre or Ēostre or Eoaster, which itself developed prior to 899. The name refers to Eostur-monath, a month of the Germanic calendar attested by Bede as named after the goddess Ēostre of Anglo-Saxon paganism.[15] Bede notes that Eostur-monath was the equivalent to the month of April, and that feasts held in her honor during Ēostur-monath had died out by the time of his writing, replaced with the Christian custom of Easter.[16] Using comparative linguistic evidence from continental Germanic sources, the 19th century scholar Jacob Grimm proposed the existence of an equivalent form of Eostre among the pre-Christian beliefs of the continental Germanic peoples, whose name he reconstructed as Ostara.
The implications of the goddess have resulted in theories about whether or not Eostre is an invention of Bede, theories connecting Eostre with records of Germanic folk custom (including hares and eggs), and as cultural descendant of the Proto-Indo-European goddess of the dawn through the etymology of her name. Grimm's reconstructed Ostara has had some influence in modern popular culture. Modern German has Ostern, but otherwise, Germanic languages have generally borrowed the form pascha, see below.
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Easter Bunny
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Wikipedia contributors, "Easter Bunny," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Easter_Bunny&oldid=353837576 (accessed April 4, 2010).
Easter Bunny
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The Easter Bunny or Easter Hare (sometimes Spring Bunny in the U.S.[1][2][3]) is a character depicted as a rabbit bringing Easter eggs, who sometimes is depicted with clothes. In legend, the creature brings baskets filled with colored eggs, candy and sometimes also toys to the homes of children on the night before Easter. The Easter Bunny will either put the baskets in a designated place or hide them somewhere in the house or garden for the children to find when they wake up in the morning.
The Easter Bunny is very similar in trait to its Christmas holiday counterpart, Santa Claus, as they both bring gifts to children on the night before their respective holiday. It was first mentioned in Georg Franck von Frankenau's De ovis paschalibus (About the Easter Egg) referring to an Alsace tradition of an Easter Hare bringing Easter Eggs (and the negative impact of too much egg consumption).
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• 1 Origins
• 2 Symbols
◦ 2.1 Rabbits and hares
◦ 2.2 Eggs
• 3 Media
• 4 Gallery
• 5 See also
• 6 References
◦ 6.1 Further reading
[edit] Origins
The Easter Bunny was not originally an Easter symbol. Bringing Easter eggs seems to have its origins in Alsace and the Upper Rhineland, both then in the Holy Roman Empire, and southwestern Germany, where the practice was first recorded in a German publication in the early 1600s. The first edible Easter Bunnies were made in Germany during the early 1800s and were made of pastry and sugar.
The Easter Bunny was introduced to America by the German settlers who arrived in the Pennsylvania Dutch country during the 1700s.[4] The arrival of the Osterhase was considered one of "childhood's greatest pleasures," similar to the arrival of Kriist Kindle (from the German Christkindl) on Christmas Eve.
According to the tradition, children would build brightly colored nests, often out of caps and bonnets, in secluded areas of their homes. The "O_ster Haws_e" would, if the children had been good, lay brightly colored eggs in the nest. As the tradition spread, the nest has become the manufactured, modern Easter basket, and the placing of the nest in a secluded area has become the tradition of hiding baskets.[5]
[edit] Symbols
[edit] Rabbits and hares
Eggs, like rabbits and hares, are fertility symbols of extreme antiquity. Since birds lay eggs and rabbits and hares give birth to large litters in the early spring, these became symbols of the rising fertility of the earth at the Vernal Equinox.
The saying "mad as a March hare" refers to the wild caperings of hares as the males fight over the females in the early spring, then attempt to mate with them. Since the females often rebuff the males' advances before finally submitting, the mating behavior often looks like a crazy dance; these fights led early observers to believe that the advent of spring made the hares "mad."[6] This bold behavior makes the hares, normally timid and retiring animals, much more conspicuous to human observation in the spring.
Rabbits and hares are both prolific breeders. The females can conceive a second litter of offspring while still pregnant with the first. This phenomenon is known as superfetation. Lagomorphs mature sexually at an early age and can give birth to several litters a year (hence the sayings, "to breed like bunnies" or "multiply like rabbits"). It is therefore not surprising that rabbits and hares should become fertility symbols, or that their springtime mating antics should enter into Easter folklore.
[edit] Eggs
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Postcard dated 1911 by Winsch
The precise origin of the ancient custom of coloring eggs is not known, although evidently the blooming of many flowers in spring coincides with the use of the fertility symbol of eggs - and eggs boiled with some flowers change their color, bringing the spring into the homes. Many Christians of the Eastern Orthodox Church to this day typically dye their Easter eggs red[7], the color of blood, in recognition of the blood of the sacrificed Christ (and, of the renewal of life in springtime). Some also use the color green, in honor of the new foliage emerging after the long dead time of winter.
German Protestants wanted to retain the Catholic custom of eating colored eggs for Easter, but did not want to introduce their children to the Catholic rite of fasting. Eggs were forbidden to Catholics during the fast of Lent, which was the reason for the abundance of eggs at Easter time.[8]
The idea of an egg-laying bunny came to the United States in the 18th century. German immigrants in the Pennsylvania Dutch area told their children about the "Osterhas," sometimes spelled "Oschter Haws." "Hase" means "hare," not rabbit, and in Northwest European folklore the "Easter Bunny" indeed is a hare, not a rabbit. According to the legend, only good children received gifts of colored eggs in the nests that they made in their caps and bonnets before Easter.[9] In 1835, Jakob Grimm wrote of long-standing similar myths in Germany itself. Grimm suggested that these derived from legends of a goddess called Ostara,[10] but as a romanticist, he tried to connect contemporary customs to pre-Christian traditions, knowing that no written sources of that time existed. Additionally, a goddess of that name is only mentioned in a single ancient source giving an ambiguous statement about an Ostara month.
[edit] Media
Easter has become a commercially celebrated event, with shops and media advertising Easter around Spring. The Easter Bunny is usually a big part of Easter for younger children, so, it often appears on Easter commercials. The Easter Bunny is also featured a lot on Easter TV specials, and in Easter themed films, such as Here Comes Peter Cottontail: The Movie.
[edit] See also
• Easter Bilby
• Santa Claus
[edit] References
1. ^ Spring bunny vs. Easter rabbit – ScrippsNews. March 2, 2007. Retrieved March 23, 2010.
2. ^ Kids, how do you like your eggs? – Andover Townsman. March 18, 2010. Retrieved March 23, 2010.
3. ^ Spring Bunny Photos | The Gardens Mall – The Forbes Company. Retrieved March 23, 2010.
4. ^ Easter Symbols from Lutheran Hour Ministromy. Accessed 2/28/08
5. ^ http://www.lhmint.org/easter/symbols.htm
6. ^ "Dylan Winter – Irish Hare". BBC Radio 4. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/science/sharedearth_20070209.shtml. Retrieved 2007-04-14.
7. ^ How To Dye Red Eggs with Onion Skins for Greek Easter by Nancy Gaifyllia from Your Guide to Greek Food on About.Com Accessed April 9, 2008
8. ^ Shrove Tuesday Pancakes! by Bridget Haggerty - Irish Culture & Customs, World Cultures European, paragraph 5 line 2 refers to the catholic custom of abstaining from eggs during Lent. Accessed 3/1/08
9. ^ Easter Symbols from Lutheran Hour Minisitries. Accessed 2/28/08]
10. ^ Grimm, Jacob (1835). Deutsche Mythologie (German Mythology); From English released version Grimm's Teutonic Mythology (1888); Available online by Northvegr © 2004-2007, Chapter 13, page 10+
[edit] Further reading
• Ostara's Hare: The Pagan Origin of Easter
• Easter Origins and the Easter Bunny
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