Abingdon Preaching Annual : 2003 Edition,9780687081998

Abingdon Preaching Annual : 2003 Edition

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Pub. Date: 2002-03-01
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Table of Contents

Introduction 13(2)
Sermons For Special Days
15(12)
Transformation: The Name of the Game (Philippians 3: 12-4:1; Romans 12:2)
17(6)
The Ritual of Thanksgiving (Leviticus 7: 11-15)
23(4)
Reflections
Introduction to the Monthly Meditations
27(2)
January
Reflections
29(3)
January 5 Second Sunday After Christmas
32(7)
Christmas: A Vision of Christ's Hope (Jeremiah 31:7-14)
Praying for the Seal of Promise (Ephesians 1:3-14)
The Eternal in the Mundane (John 1:[1-9], 10-18)
January 12 Baptism of the Lord
39(6)
When God Invades the Emptiness (Genesis 1:1-5)
No Bliss in Ignorance (Acts 19:1-7)
The Identity Baptism Gives (Mark 1:4-11)
January 19 Second Sunday After the Epiphany
45(7)
Here I Am (1 Samuel 3:1-10[11-20])
The Believer and Sexual Immorality (1 Corinthians 6:12-20)
Nathanael: No Name No Longer (John 1:43-51)
January 26 Third Sunday After the Epiphany
52(8)
Two Puzzles (Jonah 3:1-5, 10)
Living Like a Visitor (1 Corinthians 7:29-31)
An Invitation You Cannot Refuse (Mark 1:14-20)
February
Reflections
60(3)
February 2 Fourth Sunday After the Epiphany
63(7)
Moses and Life's Transitions (Deuteronomy 18:15-22)
Spiritual Maturity (1 Corinthians 8:1-13)
Leadership with Authority (Mark 1:21-28)
February 9 Fifth Sunday After the Epiphany
70(7)
Does God Answer Prayer? (Isaiah 40:21-31)
The Call to Ministry (1 Corinthians 9:16-23)
Can You Stand the Pressure? (Mark 1:29-39)
February 16 Sixth Sunday After the Epiphany
77(7)
Cleanliness Is Next to Godliness (2 Kings 5:1-14)
Christianity Ain't for Sissies! (1 Corinthians 9:24-27)
Can't Keep It to Myself (Mark 1:40-45)
February 23 Seventh Sunday After the Epiphany
84(7)
The Gift of Forgetting (Isaiah 43:18-25)
Guaranteed! (2 Corinthians 1:18-22)
There's Always a Crowd Around Jesus (Mark 2:1-12)
March
Reflections
91(3)
March 2 Transfiguration Sunday
94(6)
Escape Velocity (2 Kings 2:1-12)
Light on Mistaken Notions (2 Corinthians 4:3-6)
A Dazzling Moment (Mark 9:2-9)
March 9 First Sunday in Lent
100(6)
A Covenant of Grace (Genesis 9:8-17)
Safety in Numbers (1 Peter 3:18-22)
Prepare and Respond (Mark 1:9-15)
March 16 Second Sunday in Lent
106(7)
A Covenant of Hope (Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16)
The Revolutionary Church (Romans 4:13-25)
The Profits of Our Faith (Mark 8:31-38)
March 23 Third Sunday in Lent
113(6)
A Covenant of Life (Exodus 20:1-17)
The God with Skin On (1 Corinthians 1:18-25)
Old Covenants Destroyed: Life Under the Law (John 2:13-22)
March 30 Fourth Sunday in Lent
119(7)
When in the Pits, Look Up---to God (Numbers 21:4-9)
Nothing but a Quick Fix (Ephesians 2:1-10)
The Law of Love (John 3:14-21)
April
Reflections
126(3)
April 6 Fifth Sunday in Lent
129(7)
A Govenant Written on the Heart (Jeremiah 31:31-34)
What Jesus' Suffering Teaches Us (Hebrews 5:5-10)
The Illusion of Success (John 12:20-33)
April 13 Palm Sunday
136(7)
The Servant God Crowned King (Isaiah 50:4-9a)
Jesus Was Never Full of Himself (Philippians 2:5-11)
In the Crowd, Waving (Mark 14:1-15:47)
April 18 Good Friday
143(6)
Were You There? (Isaiah 52:13-53:12)
The Great Eraser (Hebrews 10:16-25)
Betraying the Best (John 18:1-19:42)
April 20 Easter Day
149(6)
Peter Presents the Gospel in Brief (Acts 10:34-43)
Resurrection Preaching (1 Corinthians 15:1-11)
The Power of Easter (John 20:1-18)
April 27 Second Sunday of Easter
155(6)
Radical Power (Acts 4:32-35)
Real Community (1 John 1:1-2:2)
Prescription for the Church (John 20:19-31)
May
Reflections
161(3)
May 4 Third Sunday of Easter
164(7)
A Witness to Hope (Acts 3:12-19)
Allegiance to God (1 John 3:1-7)
Reality Check---Overcoming Distances (Luke 24:36b-48)
May 11 Fourth Sunday of Easter
171(7)
In the Face of Opposition (Acts 4:5-12)
The Abiding Love of Christ (1 John 3:16-24)
The Leading of the Good Shepherd (John 10:11-18)
May 18 Fifth Sunday of Easter
178(7)
How Far Can the Gospel Go? (Acts 8:26-40)
Finding Love in the Real Church (1 John 4:7-21)
Vines and Fruit (John 15:1-8)
May 25 Sixth Sunday of Easter
185(7)
Is Baptism Mechanical? (Acts 10:44-48)
Love Equals Obedience (1 John 5:1-6)
A Deeper Kind of Friend (John 15:9-17)
June
Reflections
192(3)
June 1 Seventh Sunday of Easter
195(7)
Knower of Hearts (Acts 1:15-17, 21-26)
A Living Testimony (1 John 5:9-13)
Joy Bonds with Sanctification (John 17:6-19)
June 8 Day of Pentecost
202(7)
The Spirit's Fireworks Display (Acts 2:1-21)
Praying According to God's Will (Romans 8:22-27)
The Spirit and Truth (John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15)
June 15 Trinity Sunday
209(7)
Run, Rise, and Rest with God (Isaiah 6:1-8)
God's Holy Family---the Church (Romans 8:12-17)
Nick at Night (John 3:1-17)
June 22 Second Sunday After Pentecost
216(7)
One Straight Shooter (1 Samuel 17:[1a, 4-11, 19-23], 32-49)
Working Together (2 Corinthians 6:1-13)
God's Calm (Mark 4:35-41)
June 29 Third Sunday After Pentecost
223(7)
First the End---Then a Beginning (2 Samuel 1:1, 17-27)
Gracious Giving (2 Corinthians 8:7-15)
Getting in Touch (Mark 5:21-43)
July
Reflections
230(3)
July 6 Fourth Sunday After Pentecost
233(7)
With God Expect the Unexpected (2 Samuel 5:1-5, 9-10)
Sufficient Grace (2 Corinthians 12:2-10)
Are We Able? (Mark 6:1-13)
July 13 Fifth Sunday After Pentecost
240(6)
Lord of the Dance (2 Samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19)
Developing a Positive Self-Image (Ephesians 1:3-14)
Risky Business (Mark 6:14-29)
July 20 Sixth Sunday After Pentecost
246(7)
Who Is in Control? (2 Samuel 7:11-14a)
The Path to Perfect Peace (Ephesians 2:11-22)
Who in Hell Needs a Shepherd? (Mark 6:30-34, 53-56)
July 27 Seventh Sunday After Pentecost
253(7)
Of Chaos and Creation (2 Samuel 11:1-15)
How to Pray for Your Loved Ones (Ephesians 3:14-21)
Feed Us, O Lord! (John 6:1-21)
August
Reflections
260(3)
August 3 Eighth Sunday After Pentecost
263(7)
What Goes Around...(2 Samuel 11:26-12:13a)
A Formula for Fellowship (Ephesians 4:1-16)
Time to Eat? (John 6:24-35)
August 10 Ninth Sunday After Pentecost
270(7)
The Sins of the Father, the Head of the Son (2 Samuel 18:5-9, 15, 31-33)
God's Action (Ephesians 4:25-5:2)
Bread of Life---for the Soul (John 6:35, 41-51)
August 17 Tenth Sunday After Pentecost
277(7)
Undeserved Blessings (1 Kings 2:10-12; 3:3-14)
Sing with All You Have (Ephesians 5:15-20)
Eating Together with Jesus (John 6:51-58)
August 24 Eleventh Sunday After Pentecost
284(7)
Hopes for God's Temple (1 Kings 8:[1, 6, 10-11], 22-30, 41-43)
Fighting Sin (Ephesians 6:10-20)
All or Nothing (John 6:56-69)
August 31 Twelfth Sunday After Pentecost
291(7)
The Poetry of God's Love for Us (Song of Solomon 2:8-13)
Stay Pure, Act with Love (James 1:17-27)
Overcoming Ourselves (Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23)
September
Reflections
298(3)
September 7 Thirteenth Sunday After Pentecost
301(7)
What's in a Name? (Proverbs 22:1-2, 8-9, 22-23)
Faith Wanted: Dead? or Alive? (James 2:1-10 [11-13], 14-17)
Dogged Love (Mark 7:24-37)
September 14 Fourteenth Sunday After Pentecost
308(7)
Listening for Wisdom's Voice (Proverbs 1:20-33)
One or Two Faces? (James 3:1-12)
Cross Cry (Mark 8:27-38)
September 21 Fifteenth Sunday After Pentecost
315(8)
Living Wisdom (Proverbs 31:10-31)
Downward Mobility (James 3:13-4:3, 7-8a)
Joy Fully Serving (Mark 9:30-37)
September 28 Sixteenth Sunday After Pentecost
323(7)
Unflaunted Faithfulness (Esther 7:1-6, 9-10; 9:20-22)
Special People (James 5:13-20)
A Smaller World Needs Bigger People (Mark 9:38-50)
October
Reflections
330(3)
October 5 Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost
333(7)
The Job Within (Job 1:1, 2:1-10)
No One or Nothing Greater (Hebrews 1:1-4, 2:5-12)
Matters of the Heart (Mark 10:2-16)
October 12 Eighteenth Sunday After Pentecost
340(7)
God's Presence: A Gift (Job 23:1-9, 16-17)
With a Word and a Prayer (Hebrews 4:12-16)
To Whom Much Is Given (Mark 10:17-31)
October 19 Nineteenth Sunday After Pentecost
347(7)
God's Hope for a Storm-Tossed Life (Job 38:1-7[34-41])
Priestly Duties (Hebrews 5:1-10)
Recognition of Service (Mark 10:35-45)
October 26 Twentieth Sunday After Pentecost
354(7)
Job's End. A New Beginning (Job 42: 1-6, 10-17)
The Forever Priest (Hebrews 7:23-28)
A Leap of Blind Faith (Mark 10:46-52)
November
Reflections
361(3)
November 2 Twenty-first Sunday After Pentecost
364(7)
From Empty to Full: Naomi's Story (Ruth 1:1-18)
Cleansing! (Hebrews 9:11-14)
Moving Toward the Kingdom (Mark 12:28-34)
November 9 Twenty-second Sunday After Pentecost
371(6)
From Empty to Full: Ruth's Story (Ruth 3:1-5; 4:13-17)
Healing and Wholeness Through Christ (Hebrews 9:24-28)
Self-Denial (Mark 12:38-44)
November 16 Twenty-third Sunday After Pentecost
377(7)
Prevailing Prayer (1 Samuel 1:4-20)
The Great Mediator (Hebrews 10:11-14[15-18],19-25)
Keep at It! (Mark 13:1-8)
November 23 Christ the King Sunday
384(7)
And the Two Shall Become One (2 Samuel 23:1-7)
Look Up and Live! (Revelation 1:4b-8)
Pilate's Peace (John 18:33-37)
November 30 First Sunday of Advent
391(7)
Pre-Christmas Sale Hope (Jeremiah 33:14-16)
Encouraging One Another (1 Thessalonians 3:9-13)
God's Hidden Work (Luke 21:25-36)
December
Reflections
398(3)
December 7 Second Sunday of Advent
401(6)
A Mixed Bag (Malachi 3:1-4)
God Is Up to Something!---Are You? (Philippians 1:3-11)
A Good Word (Luke 3:1-6)
December 14 Third Sunday of Advent
407(6)
I'll Be Home for Christmas (Zephaniah 3:14-20)
God Reality (Philippians 4:4-7)
Concrete Compassion (Luke 3:7-18)
December 21 Fourth Sunday of Advent
413(7)
Who Would Have Ever Thought? (Micah 5:2-5a)
The Greatest Sacrifice (Hebrews 10:5-10)
A Holy Family Reunion (Luke 1:39-45[46-55])
December 28 First Sunday After Christmas
420(7)
Dedicating a New Year! (1 Samuel 2:18-20, 26)
The Kingdom's New Clothes---or, In the Altogether, Now (Colossians 3:12-17)
The Short Version (Luke 2:41-52)
Benedictions 427(4)
Lectionary Listings 431(3)
Contributors 434(4)
Index 438

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