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Revelation 12:1-17

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Marc Nelesen

Special Handling Instructions:  Revelation’s Imagery  Older preaching audiences are going to be more challenged by Revelation’s images than younger ones.  Younger audiences have been shaped by apocalyptic television and movie images which include tsunamis higher than skyscrapers, seismic yawns that swallow whole cities, and asteroids whose impact effectively uncreate creation.  Younger hearers have had an…

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Revelation 2 & 3

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Sam Perry

In these two chapters are seven letters to the seven churches.  In some measure each letter has the same form.  Each letter begins “To the angel of the church in ______  write: These are the words of Him who….”  And there is some description of Jesus Christ drawn from chapter 1.  This is followed by…

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Revelation 5:1-10

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Kory Plockmeyer

Comments and Observations If one searches Google Images for the phrase “Jesus’ second coming,” the top results all have a few things in common: 1) there’s a lot of light, 2) there’s a lot of horses, and 3) Jesus is white, both in clothing and skin color. One of my personal favorites even has what…

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Revelation 4

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Mary Stegink

Comments and Observations Ah, Revelation – interesting language, vivid pictures, and challenging symbols – all pointing to that Day of Days when evil will be defeated once and for all, and God will gather up his own and take them home.  After explaining what he’s about and admonishing the seven churches, John turns his eyes…

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Revelation 22:7-21

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Bill Sytsma

Comments and Observations: Between the years 2000 and 2015, one of the noticeable trends in television programming was the increasing number of reality shows that featured home remodeling projects.  Each show had its own unique spin on the same theme of renewing an old home or space.  “Trading Spaces” focused on sprucing up a single…

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Revelation 1:4-8

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Stan Mast

Comments and Observations We have spent an entire year following the ministry of Christ and learning what it means to be followers of that Christ.  Now, on this last Sunday of the liturgical year, as we celebrate the Reign of Christ, our reading from Revelation 1 brings us face to face with Christ the King. …

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Isness, Wasness, Comeness

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David Davis

Preached on Thanksgiving weekend which was also Christ the King Sunday.

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Scroll, Harps, and Bowls

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Tim Brown

Preached by Tim Brown at Hope College. Used by permission of Hope College Campus Ministries.

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Symposium 2007: A Song Worth Singing

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Stephen Breck Reid
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Symposium 2007: Show Us Your Glory

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Carol Bechtel
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