[Propertalk] Fw: SermonWriter: Sep. 27 (Proper 21B) Mark 9:38-50

[Joe Parrish]

The following are SermonWriter materials for Sep. 27 (Proper 21B). They 
focus on Mark 9:38-50, where Jesus says, "If any of you put a stumbling 
block before one of these little ones who believe in me, it would be better 
for you if a great millstone were hung around your neck and you were thrown 
into the sea.."

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Dick Donovan


A THOUGHT ON PREACHING:  A preacher must be both soldier and shepherd. He 
must nourish, defend, and teach; he must have teeth in his mouth, and be 
able to bite and fight. (Martin Luther)


TITLE:  On Swamping Small Boats


SERMON IN A SENTENCE:    Christ calls us to consider the effects of our 
behavior on others.


SCRIPTURE:  Mark 9:38-50


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FOR MORE SERMONS ON THIS TEXT, GO TO:

http://www.lectionary.org/SermLinks/NT/NT02_Mark.htm
Scroll down to Mark 9.  There is one sermon on this text posted there.


TRUE STORY:

See the story of the Bible-teaching but abusive boss in the sermon above.


THOUGHT PROVOKERS:

Evangelism is not what we tell people,
unless what we tell is totally consistent with who we are.
It is who we are that is going to make the difference.
If we do not truly enjoy our faith,
nobody is going to catch the fire of enjoyment from us.
If our lives are not totally centered on Christ,
we will not be Christ-bearers for others,
no matter how pious our words.

Madeleine L'Engle

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Are you proving that the Christian life is a joyful, happy thing?
Do you look glad that you are a Christian?
Does your life radiate joy and enthusiasm?
Check yourself carefully on this before you teach it.
Make the Christian life contagious.

Henrietta Mears

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Take heed to yourselves also because there are many eyes upon you.
So there will be many who observe your fall.
If you miscarry, the world will also echo with it.
It is the same as the eclipses of the sun in broad daylight --
they are seldom without witnesses.

Richard Baxter

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You are writing a Gospel,
A chapter each day,
By the deeds that you do,
And the words that you say.

Men read what you write,
If it's false or it's true.
Now what is the Gospel
According to you?

Anonymous

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What would happen in the national consensus
if these nine words came to mind
when you said the word "Christian":

love, joy, peace,
patience, kindness, goodness,
faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control?

Philip Yancey, I Was Just Wondering

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HYMN STORY:  All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name

The words for this hymn were written by Edward Perronet (1726-1792), whose 
family had been Huguenots who, before Edward's birth, fled from France to 
Switzerland and then to England to avoid persecution.  Perronet's father, 
Vincent Perronet, became a Church of England vicar, and pastored a church in 
Shoreham for 50 years.  The father was a friend of both Charles and John 
Wesley.

The son, Edward -- the writer of this hymn -- was a hot-tempered man who 
started as a Church of England pastor -- and then became a Methodist -- and 
then was involved in the split of the Methodist Church from the Church of 
England -- and finally became a dissenter and served an independent 
congregation for the balance of his life.

This hymn was first published in 1789, and was paired from the beginning 
with the hymn tune, "Miles Lane," by 19-year-old William Shrubside.  While 
it is still associated with that tune in many hymnals, most American hymnals 
use the tune "Coronation," written by an American, Oliver Holden, in 1793.

Some of the original words have also been changed.  Dr. John Rippon, a 
Baptist minister, rewrote some stanzas and wrote one new stanza for his 1787 
hymnal.  The result is that the words for this hymn differ from hymnal to 
hymnal today.

The hymn is a tribute to Jesus' lordship.  It portrays Jesus as a king --  
with angels at his feet -- with a crown on his head -- with "ev'ry kindred, 
ev'ry tribe" singing praise to his majesty.  And it celebrates our 
opportunity to be part of the celebration -- to "join the everlasting song, 
and crown Him Lord of all."  It promises to be the grandest party ever, and 
we are all invited!

NOTE:  See other hymn stories at http://www.lectionary.org/hymnstories.htm


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BIBLIOGRAPHY:

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Saint Andrew Press, 1954)

Boring, M. Eugene, The New Testament Library, Mark, A Commentary 
(Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2006)

Brooks, James A, The New American Commentary: Mark (Nashville: Broadman 
Press, 1991)

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James D., Texts for Preaching: A Lectionary Commentary Based on the NRSV --  
Year B (Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 1993)

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(Collegeville: The Liturgical Press, 2002)

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to Mark (Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2002)

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Thomas Nelson Publishers, 2001)

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of Mark (Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2002)

Geddert, Timothy J., Believers Church Bible Commentary: Mark (Scottdale, PA: 
Herald Press, 2001)

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(Nashville: Abingdon, 1951)

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Saint Mark (Hendrickson Publishers, 1991)

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