The Abingdon Preaching Annual 2003 (Abingdon Preaching Annual)

THE ABINGDON PREACHING ANNUAL 2003......Page 2
INTRODUCTION......Page 3
TRANSFORMATION: THE NAME OF THE GAME......Page 5
THE RITUAL OF THANKSGIVING......Page 8
Introduction to the Monthly Meditations......Page 11
REFLECTIONS......Page 13
Second Sunday After Christmas......Page 15
CHRISTMAS: A VISION OF CHRIST’S HOPE......Page 16
PRAYING FOR THE SEAL OF PROMISE......Page 17
THE ETERNAL IN THE MUNDANE......Page 19
Baptism of the Lord......Page 20
WHEN GOD INVADES THE EMPTINESS......Page 21
NO BLISS IN IGNORANCE......Page 22
THE IDENTITY BAPTISM GIVES......Page 23
Second Sunday After the Epiphany......Page 24
SERMON BRIEFS......Page 25
HERE I AM......Page 26
THE BELIEVER AND SEXUAL IMMORALITY......Page 27
NATHANAEL: NO NAME NO LONGER......Page 29
Third Sunday After the Epiphany......Page 30
TWO PUZZLES......Page 31
LIVING LIKE A VISITOR......Page 32
AN INVITATION YOU CANNOT REFUSE......Page 34
REFLECTIONS......Page 36
Fourth Sunday After the Epiphany......Page 38
MOSES AND LIFE’S TRANSITIONS......Page 39
SPIRITUAL MATURITY......Page 40
LEADERSHIP WITH AUTHORITY......Page 42
Fifth Sunday After the Epiphany......Page 43
DOES GOD ANSWER PRAYER?......Page 44
THE CALL TO MINISTRY......Page 45
CAN YOU STAND THE PRESSURE?......Page 47
Sixth Sunday After the Epiphany......Page 48
Cleanliness is Next to Godliness......Page 49
CHRISTIANITY AIN’T FOR SISSIES!......Page 50
CAN’T KEEP IT TO MYSELF......Page 52
Seventh Sunday After the Epiphany......Page 53
THE GIFT OF FORGETTING......Page 54
GUARANTEED!......Page 56
THERE’S ALWAYS A CROWD AROUND JESUS......Page 57
REFLECTIONS......Page 59
Transfiguration Sunday......Page 61
ESCAPE VELOCITY......Page 62
LIGHT ON MISTAKEN NOTIONS......Page 63
A DAZZLING MOMENT......Page 64
First Sunday in Lent......Page 65
A COVENANT OF GRACE......Page 66
SAFETY IN NUMBERS......Page 67
PREPARE AND RESPOND......Page 69
Second Sunday in Lent......Page 70
A COVENANT OF HOPE......Page 71
THE REVOLUTIONARY CHURCH......Page 72
THE PROFITS OF OUR FAITH......Page 73
Third Sunday in Lent......Page 75
A COVENANT OF LIFE......Page 76
THE GOD WITH SKIN ON......Page 77
OLD COVENANTS DESTROYED: LIFE UNDER THE LAW......Page 78
Fourth Sunday in Lent......Page 79
WHEN IN THE PITS, LOOK UP—TO GOD......Page 80
NOTHING BUT A QUICK FIX......Page 82
THE LAW OF LOVE......Page 83
REFLECTIONS......Page 85
Fifth Sunday in Lent......Page 87
A COVENANT WRITTEN ON THE HEART......Page 88
WHAT JESUS’ SUFFERING TEACHES US......Page 89
THE ILLUSION OF SUCCESS......Page 91
Palm Sunday......Page 92
THE SERVANT GOD CROWNED KING......Page 93
JESUS WAS NEVER FULL OF HIMSELF......Page 94
IN THE CROWD, WAVING......Page 95
Good Friday......Page 97
WERE YOU THERE?......Page 98
THE GREAT ERASER......Page 99
BETRAYING THE BEST......Page 100
Easter Day......Page 101
PETER PRESENTS THE GOSPEL IN BRIEF......Page 102
RESURRECTION PREACHING......Page 104
THE POWER OF EASTER......Page 105
Second Sunday of Easter......Page 106
RADICAL POWER......Page 107
REAL COMMUNITY......Page 108
PRESCRIPTION FOR THE CHURCH......Page 109
REFLECTIONS......Page 111
Third Sunday of Easter......Page 113
A WITNESS TO HOPE......Page 114
ALLEGIANCE TO GOD......Page 115
REALITY CHECK—OVERCOMING DISTANCES......Page 116
Fourth Sunday of Easter......Page 118
IN THE FACE OF OPPOSITION......Page 119
THE ABIDING LOVE OF CHRIST......Page 120
THE LEADING OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD......Page 121
Fifth Sunday of Easter......Page 122
HOW FAR CAN THE GOSPEL GO?......Page 123
FINDING LOVE IN THE REAL CHURCH......Page 125
VINES AND FRUIT......Page 126
Sixth Sunday of Easter......Page 127
IS BAPTISM MECHANICAL?......Page 128
LOVE EQUALS OBEDIENCE......Page 129
A DEEPER KIND OF FRIEND......Page 131
REFLECTIONS......Page 133
Seventh Sunday of Easter......Page 135
KNOWER OF HEARTS......Page 136
A LIVING TESTIMONY......Page 137
JOY BONDS WITH SANCTIFICATION......Page 138
Day of Pentecost......Page 139
THE SPIRIT’S FIREWORKS DISPLAY......Page 140
PRAYING ACCORDING TO GOD’S WILL......Page 142
THE SPIRIT AND TRUTH......Page 143
Trinity Sunday......Page 144
RUN, RISE, AND REST WITH GOD......Page 145
GOD’S HOLY FAMILY—THE CHURCH......Page 147
NICK AT NIGHT......Page 148
Second Sunday After Pentecost......Page 149
ONE STRAIGHT SHOOTER......Page 150
WORKING TOGETHER......Page 151
GOD’S CALM......Page 153
Third Sunday After Pentecost......Page 154
FIRST THE END—THEN A BEGINNING......Page 155
GRACIOUS GIVING......Page 156
GETTING IN TOUCH......Page 158
REFLECTIONS......Page 160
Fourth Sunday After Pentecost......Page 162
WITH GOD EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED......Page 163
SUFFICIENT GRACE......Page 164
ARE WE ABLE?......Page 165
Fifth Sunday After Pentecost......Page 166
LORD OF THE DANCE......Page 167
DEVELOPING A POSITIVE SELF-IMAGE......Page 168
RISKY BUSINESS......Page 170
Sixth Sunday After Pentecost......Page 171
WHO IS IN CONTROL?......Page 172
THE PATH TO PERFECT PEACE......Page 173
WHO IN HELL NEEDS A SHEPHERD?......Page 174
Seventh Sunday After Pentecost......Page 176
OF CHAOS AND CREATION......Page 177
HOW TO PRAY FOR YOUR LOVED ONES......Page 178
FEED US, O LORD!......Page 179
REFLECTIONS......Page 182
Eighth Sunday After Pentecost......Page 183
WHAT GOES AROUND . . .......Page 185
A FORMULA FOR FELLOWSHIP......Page 186
TIME TO EAT?......Page 187
Ninth Sunday After Pentecost......Page 188
THE SINS OF THE FATHER, THE HEAD OF THE SON......Page 189
GOD’S ACTION......Page 191
BREAD OF LIFE—FOR THE SOUL......Page 192
Tenth Sunday After Pentecost......Page 194
UNDESERVED BLESSINGS......Page 195
SING WITH ALL YOU HAVE......Page 196
EATING TOGETHER WITH JESUS......Page 198
Eleventh Sunday After Pentecost......Page 199
HOPES FOR GOD’S TEMPLE......Page 200
FIGHTING SIN......Page 201
ALL OR NOTHING......Page 203
Twelfth Sunday After Pentecost......Page 204
THE POETRY OF GOD’S LOVE FOR US......Page 205
STAY PURE, ACT WITH LOVE......Page 206
OVERCOMING OURSELVES......Page 208
REFLECTIONS......Page 210
SEPTEMBER 7, 2003......Page 211
SERMON BRIEFS......Page 212
WHAT’S IN A NAME?......Page 213
FAITH WANTED: DEAD? OR ALIVE?......Page 214
DOGGED LOVE......Page 215
SEPTEMBER 14, 2003......Page 216
LISTENING FOR WISDOM’S VOICE......Page 217
ONE OR TWO FACES?......Page 219
CROSS CRY......Page 220
Fifteenth Sunday After Pentecost......Page 222
LIVING WISDOM......Page 223
DOWNWARD MOBILITY......Page 224
JOY FULLY SERVING......Page 225
Sixteenth Sunday After Pentecost......Page 227
UNFLAUNTED FAITHFULNESS......Page 228
SPECIAL PEOPLE......Page 229
A SMALLER WORLD NEEDS BIGGER PEOPLE......Page 231
REFLECTIONS......Page 233
OCTOBER 5, 2003......Page 234
SERMON BRIEFS......Page 235
THE JOB WITHIN......Page 236
NO ONE OR NOTHING GREATER......Page 237
MATTERS OF THE HEART......Page 238
Eighteenth Sunday After Pentecost......Page 239
GOD’S PRESENCE: A GIFT......Page 240
WITH A WORD AND A PRAYER......Page 241
TO WHOM MUCH IS GIVEN......Page 243
Nineteenth Sunday After Pentecost......Page 244
GOD’S HOPE FOR A STORM-TOSSED LIFE......Page 245
PRIESTLY DUTIES......Page 246
RECOGNITION OF SERVICE......Page 248
Twentieth Sunday After Pentecost......Page 249
JOB’S END, A NEW BEGINNING......Page 250
THE FOREVER PRIEST......Page 251
A LEAP OF BLIND FAITH......Page 253
REFLECTIONS......Page 255
Twenty-first Sunday After Pentecost......Page 257
FROM EMPTY TO FULL: NAOMI’S STORY......Page 258
CLEANSING!......Page 259
MOVING TOWARD THE KINGDOM......Page 260
Twenty-second Sunday After Pentecost......Page 262
FROM EMPTY TO FULL: RUTH’S STORY......Page 263
HEALING AND WHOLENESS THROUGH CHRIST......Page 264
SELF-DENIAL......Page 265
Twenty-third Sunday After Pentecost......Page 266
PREVAILING PRAYER......Page 267
THE GREAT MEDIATOR......Page 269
KEEP AT IT!......Page 270
Christ the King Sunday......Page 271
AND THE TWO SHALL BECOME ONE......Page 272
LOOK UP AND LIVE!......Page 274
PILATE’S PEACE......Page 275
First Sunday of Advent......Page 276
PRECHRISTMAS SALE HOPE......Page 277
ENCOURAGING ONE ANOTHER......Page 278
GOD’S HIDDEN WORK......Page 280
REFLECTIONS......Page 282
Second Sunday of Advent......Page 284
A MIXED BAG......Page 285
GOD IS UP TO SOMETHING!—ARE YOU?......Page 286
A GOOD WORD......Page 287
Third Sunday of Advent......Page 288
I’LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS......Page 289
CONCRETE COMPASSION......Page 291
Fourth Sunday of Advent......Page 293
WHO WOULD HAVE EVER THOUGHT?......Page 294
THE GREATEST SACRIFICE......Page 295
A HOLY FAMILY REUNION......Page 296
First Sunday After Christmas......Page 297
DEDICATING A NEW YEAR!......Page 299
THE KINGDOM’S NEW CLOTHES—OR, IN THE ALTOGETHER,......Page 300
THE SHORT VERSION......Page 301
Season After Epiphany......Page 304
Season After Pentecost......Page 305
Other Occasions......Page 306
TEXT GUIDE......Page 307
CONTRIBUTORS......Page 311
THE ABINGDON PREACHING ANNUAL 2003......Page 316