Resources on David J Lose

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

Who's Afraid of an Empty Tomb?

David J Lose | Working Preacher

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David Lose's commentary reflects on Luke 24:1-12 and the terrifying experience of resurrection, terrifying precisely because this news is what we want more than anything in the world. Preachers need to tell of it.

Luke 24:1-12

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Easter, Fear, Hope, Resurrection

Original Insecurity and the Power of Love

David J Lose | In the Meantime

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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 Of God

Preaching the Scandal and the 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, Jesus Christ's Humanity, God's Love

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

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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

No One Has Seen God

David J Lose | Working Preacher

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"What is God really like," many people ask. In this commentary on John 1:1-18, David Lose argues that the purpose of John is to show us Jesus—because in seeing Jesus we see God.

John 1:1-18

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Jesus, God's Love, Work Of Jesus Christ

The Passivity of Baptism

David J Lose | In the Meantime

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David Lose reflects on Mark 1:4-11, on 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, Affirmation, God's Love

Love and Memory

David J Lose | Working Preacher

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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

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David Lose sidesteps the multiplication of food to focus on the greater miracles in Matthew 14:13-21—that God would care for the ordinary and downtrodden, and that he uses his very human disciples to do that work.

Matthew 14:13-21

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Miracles, Care, Disciple, God's Love

What Would You Do…?

David J Lose | In the Meantime

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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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Divine Promise (in Scripture), 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, Preaching, God's Love, Sermon

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

The Moon And Stars Shall Lose Their LightPD
As comes the breath of springPD
O God, my gracious God, to TheePD
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On Stretching Parables

David J Lose | Working Preacher

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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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Care Of The Poor By The Church, Compassion, Parables, God's Love

Identity Theft

David J Lose | In the Meantime

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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, Theft, Identity

Keep It Simple

David J Lose | In the Meantime

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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

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

David J Lose | Working Preacher

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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

A More Important Question

David J Lose | Working Preacher

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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, Commentary, God's Love

You Have an Advocate!

David J Lose | In the Meantime

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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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Advocate, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Life

Questions About Love

David J Lose | In the Meantime

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Reflecting on John 13:31-35, David Lose asks, do we take seriously that love is at the center of the faith? Jesus reminds his disciples of his love that we might be empowered to love others,

John 13:31-35

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Love, Jesus, God's Love, Love Your Neighbor

God's Forgiveness

Rolf Jacobson | Working Preacher

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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