Bible Study

Sermon Numbers 21:4-9 & John 3:14-21 Seeing with Our Third Eye By The Rev. Charles Hoffacker Sometimes people say, “It’s not what you know, but who you know.” But most of us would nod our heads in agreement to the claim that “what you know” and “who you know” are both important. We value smarts: … Continue reading “John 3:14-21; Numbers 21:4-9 Seeing with Our Third Eye (Hoffacker) – Bible study”

Sermon John 21:1-14 Do You Enjoy Your Work? By The Rev. Dr. James D. Kegel GOD BE PRAISED FOR HIS GLAD TIDINGS! There are seventeen toll booths on the San-Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge. Last Thanksgiving we drove over it again and paid the toll to cross. I heard a story about the bridge from Dr … Continue reading “John 21:1-14 Do You Enjoy Your Work? (Kegel) – Bible study”

Sermon John 21:1-14 Come, Break the Fast By Dr. Philip W. McLarty Just two weeks ago we celebrated Easter and the miracle of Jesus resurrection from the dead. We rehearsed the drama leading up to the moment when Mary Magdalene and the others reached the tomb, found the stone rolled away and heard the Good … Continue reading “John 21:1-14 Come Break the Fast (McLarty) – Bible study”

Sermon Psalm 23 & John 21:1-19 An Installation Sermon By Richard Niell Donovan (This sermon was delivered at the installation of the Post Chaplain at Fort Myer, Virginia. However, it can easily be adapted for use in a variety of settings.) Shepherds appear frequently in the Bible. God used shepherds to describe his relationship to … Continue reading “John 21:1-17 An Installation Sermon (Donovan) – Bible study”

Sermon John 21:1-19 Mixed Metaphors By Dr. Mickey Anders English professors love to catch the errors students make in their term papers, and they love nothing better than to catch mixed metaphors. The “friends and survivors” of Calvin College English department collected this list of mixed metaphors and posted them on their web site: “He … Continue reading “John 21:1-19 Mixed Metaphors (Anders) – Bible study”

Sermon John 21:1-19 Rehabilitation by God By Pastor Daniel W. Brettell How many times in our lives do we torture ourselves with the belief that what we have done in life makes us unfit to be loved by God? How many times do we search for ways to make ourselves worthy of Gods love? Well, … Continue reading “John 21:1-19 Rehabiliation by God (Brettell) – Bible study”

Sermon John 21:1-19 Living The Promise By Dr. Philip W. McLarty The text last week ended with a promise: “Behold, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” (Matthew 28:20) Id like to pick up with that promise this morning and ask: What does it take to live in the company … Continue reading “John 21:1-19 Living the Promise (McLarty) – Bible study”

Sermon Luke 24:49-53 & Acts 1:1-11 Desire for God By The Rev. Charles Hoffacker The two readings we just heard form an unusual pair. They both come from the two-volume work attributed to Luke the evangelist. One is from the end of the first volume, the book we call the Gospel according to Luke. The … Continue reading “Acts 1:1-11 & Luke 24:49-53 Desire for God (Hoffacker) – Bible study”

Sermon Acts 1:1-11 Scripting the Transformation By Rev. Amy Butler Today is Ascension Sunday. In the liturgical year this is the Sunday we read the accounts of the first disciples as they said a final . . . really final, this time . . . goodbye to their friend Jesus. This is also the last … Continue reading “Acts 1:1-11 Scripting the Transformation (Butler) – Bible study”

Sermon Acts 1:1-14 God Down on His Knees to Us By The Rev. Charles Hoffacker Every one of us knows what it is like to wait. A child waits for Christmas to arrive, We wait in traffic when a street has been narrowed from two lanes to one. A woman and her family await the … Continue reading “Acts 1:1-14 God Down on His Knees to Us (Hoffacker) – Bible study”