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Come As You Are

David J Lose | Working Preacher

David Lose's reflection on Mark 5:21-43 contemplates vulnerability, coming to God as we are, and a honest community. Because the only way to trust God's "I love you" is to first hear God's "I know you."

Mark 5:21-43

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Grace, Community, Honesty, God's Love

Original Insecurity and the Power of Love

David J Lose | In the Meantime

Sermon Preparation

Reflecting on Genesis 3:8-13 and Romans 3:22-28, David J. Lose's sermon starter says that sin, as a condition rather than particular acts, results from basic insecurity, and only the power of God's love can heal insecurity.

Genesis 3:8-13; Romans 3:22-28

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Sin, God's Love, Power, Grace

Scandal and Glory of the Incarnation

David J Lose | Working Preacher

Article about Preaching, Article about Theology

In this article on preaching, David Lose reflects on the scandalous nature of the incarnation which testifies to God’s ability to understand us, God’s commitment to be understandable to us, and God's fatherly heart of love.

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Christmas, Incarnation, God's Love, Emmanuel

Love or Justice?

David J Lose | Working Preacher

Article about Preaching

In this column, David Lose reflects on John 3:16 and John 17:14-18 to challenge preachers to consider one's belief about God's primary character—love or justice. While both need to be preached, what must be emphasized?

John 3:16, 17:14-18

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Character, God's Love, Justice

Like It Or Not

David J Lose | Day1

Scripture Meditation or Sermon

In this complete sermon on John 3:14-21, David J. Lose shares love/hate relationship with John 3:16. In the cross, God chose to love us, whether we like it or not!

John 3:16

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Lent, Love, God's Love

The Surprise of our Lives

David J Lose | In the Meantime

Sermon Preparation

David Lose offers his reflections and insights on John 6:24-35 and how the sacraments, like the gospel, surprise us, disrupting our lives by making audacious claims about God's love, faithfulness, and promises of life and wholeness.

John 6:24-35

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Forgiveness, Promises, Sacraments, God's Love

What Would You Do…?

David J Lose | In the Meantime

Sermon Preparation

David Lose reflects on the difference between an invitation and command, and how Jesus' promise in Luke 12:32-34 invites us to not be afraid, to take risks, and do as he calls us to do.

Luke 12:32-34

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Promises, Fear, Freedom, God's Love

Why Preach?

David J Lose | Working Preacher

Article about Preaching

In this article, David Lose considers the fundamental question of why we preach. He honestly acknowledges that sometimes it is hard to believe and writes that preaching is bread for the journey that renews our faith....

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Faith, God's Love, Preaching, Homiletics

Keep It Simple

David J Lose | In the Meantime

Sermon Preparation

David Lose advices to keep the Christmas sermon simple because the Christmas message itself is pretty simple: God came from heaven to take on our human form to show us just how much God loves us.

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Christmas, Love, God's Love, Incarnation

Love and Memory

David J Lose | Working Preacher

Sermon Preparation

In this sermon starter for Jeremiah 31:31-34, David Lose explores how God's assertion that he has "forgotten" things about us can be Good News, and that we can also "forget" what separates us from his love.

Jeremiah 31:31-34

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Aging, Family, Redemption, God's Love

The Real Miracles of the Story

David J Lose | In the Meantime

Sermon Preparation

David Lose's commentary contends the main miracle of Matthew 14:13-21 is not the multiplication of food, but that God would care for the ordinary and downtrodden and that he uses ordinary people to do his work.

Matthew 14:13-21

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Miracle, Care, Disciple, God's Love

On Stretching Parables

David J Lose | Working Preacher

Sermon Preparation

In this devotional for Luke 16:19-31, the Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus is an "extreme slice" of God's concern for the poor and encourages Christians to take their own compassion to the same extreme.

Luke 16:19-31

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Poor, Compassion, God's Love, Parable Of The Rich Man And Lazarus

Search Results for "David J Lose" on Hymnary.org

The Moon And Stars Shall Lose Their LightPD
As comes the breath of springPD
Come, Let Our Voices Join to RaisePD
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The Passivity of Baptism

David J Lose | In the Meantime

Sermon Preparation

David Lose reflects on Mark 1:4-11 and the mystery Jesus' baptism and ours. Jesus' baptism shows us the gift of passively receiving—not doing or earning—God's love and affirmation, gifts we also receive in our baptism.

Mark 1:4-11

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Baptism, Gift, God's Love, Epiphany

Mary, Martha, and the Search for a More Useful Faith

David J Lose | Working Preacher

Sermon Preparation

This sermon starter for Luke 10:38-42 reflects on the term 'useful,' suggesting one reason for church decline is that people can't connect what we do on Sunday with what we do the rest of the week.

Luke 10:38-42

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Hospitality, Love, Sabbath, God's Love

Identity Theft

David J Lose | In the Meantime

Sermon Preparation

David Lose sees in Luke 4:1-13 a case of identity theft and wonders if the danger of temptations is not that we are tempted toward something, but away from our identity as ones loved by God.

Luke 4:1-13

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Lent, Temptation, Stealing, Identity

A More Important Question

David J Lose | Working Preacher

Sermon Preparation

This sermon starter and commentary on Luke 22-23 argues that while we can never fully comprehend the “why” of God’s unfathomable commitment to us, we can know that it's a reflection of God's equally unfathomable love.

Luke 22, 23

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Atonement, Holy Week, God's Love

You Have an Advocate!

David J Lose | In the Meantime

Sermon Preparation

David Lose reminds us through John 14:15-21, that we have an advocate, the Advocate of the Holy Spirit, who is like Christ for us every day, reminding us of God's abiding love for us.

John 14:15-21

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Holy Spirit As Advocate, Holy Spirit, Life, God's Love

God's Forgiveness

Rolf Jacobson | Working Preacher

Sermon Preparation

This podcast is a commentary on Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32; Joshua 5:9-12; Psalm 32; and 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 exploring how the lost sons remind us of God's forgiveness.

Joshua 5:9-12; Psalm 32; Luke 15:1-3, 11-32

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Lent, Forgiveness, Lectionary, God's Love

3 Overlooked Elements of John 3:16

David J Lose | In the Meantime

Sermon Preparation

John 3:16 is the world's most famous verse. But David Lose suggests we consider three elements in John 3:14-21—the cross, Nicodemus 'getting it', and truth-telling—to understand the most famous verse more fully and deeply.

John 3:14-21

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God's Love, Cross, Nicodemus, Judgment

Comparing Two Last Supper Accounts

David J Lose | Working Preacher

In this commentary, David Lose contrasts the Last Supper accounts described in Matthew 26:17-30 and John 13:1-17, 31b-35. John's emphasis is on discipleship, sacrificial love, and servitude while Matthew focuses on the forgiveness offered through Jesus....

Matthew 26:17-30; John 13:1-17, 31-35

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Discipleship, Forgiveness, God's Love, Maundy Thursday