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HKHaugan's Blog – May 2009 Archive (15)

Pentecost 2 The Fire Within

Pentecost 2 The Fire Within

A boy is on the field playing soccer. He has been at a lot of practices, learned many skills and now he is in the game. It’s up to him to put all he has learned on the field. His father, in the background, worked with the coach, taking him through many routines. He helped to sharpen his strengths and work on his weaknesses. He patted him on the back before each game and was always on the sidelines encouraging him. The game progresses and fatigue sets in but… Continue

Added by HKHaugan on May 31, 2009 at 8:48am — 1 Comment

Pentecost 1 The Promised Gift

Pentecost 1 The Promised Gift

We have been delving into the Resurrection of Jesus. It has been a journey of prayer, reason, logic, spirit and meditation. Mining the Scripture through personal pondering, the gemstones emerge with bright shafts of light from the Light that lights the world. From birth to the Cross and the Resurrection Jesus made Himself known in the world of sight, hearing, touch, taste and feeling. Jesus was and is the glory of God for the world to see. God in Christ… Continue

Added by HKHaugan on May 30, 2009 at 11:30pm — No Comments

Gems of Jesus

"The work of God for you is this: to believe in the One He has sent." John 6:29

Faith in Jesus is the work to which we are all called. Labor is what we do to support our work. As we trust the presence of Jesus and His Word in relationship to others during the course of any day, we are working. Regardless of what job (labor) we have our earnings support our work, our real work. ---A kind of thought for the day.---

Added by HKHaugan on May 29, 2009 at 7:30am — No Comments

Easter 22 Putting the Pieces Together---Luke 24

Easter 22 Putting The Pieces Together--- Luke 24

One thing stands out about the Resurrection appearances. They are like pieces in a puzzle. When put together they make a picture. Here at the end of Luke’s Gospel we see that very thing through the eyes of two disciples completing and revealing the picture.

The Resurrection experience will take time to absorb. For the everyday man and woman absorbed in the world’s routine Resurrection is beyond their comprehension,… Continue

Added by HKHaugan on May 24, 2009 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Easter 21 Resurrection and Something About to Happen John 21

Easter 21 Resurrection and Something About to Happen John 21

All the Resurrection appearances have a message of expectation because of the fact Jesus rose from the dead. Each appearance carries a unique theme as we have seen. The same is true for this third appearance to the disciples encompassing the whole of Chapter 21. Its uniqueness is that it brings together the intent behind all John has written about Jesus, “Therefore go and make disciples.” It is in essence a “therefore”… Continue

Added by HKHaugan on May 23, 2009 at 6:07am — No Comments

Easter 19 Resurrection and Doubt

(Actually, to be correct, this post should have been before 20 ><>HKH)

Easter 19 Resurrection, Doubt, Seeing and Not Seeing (Jn.20:24-31)

This passage is famous having made popular the epithet, ‘Doubting Thomas.’ Right or not Thomas has become the historical poster child for doubt. Perhaps we need to rethink the cultural image and see him in Scriptural reality.

Thomas was not with the disciples during the second appearance so they told him they had seen… Continue

Added by HKHaugan on May 21, 2009 at 11:00pm — No Comments

Resurrection and John 20:30-31

Easter 20 Resurrection and John 20:30-31

Before we launch into the next Resurrection appearance we need to put an exclamation point on the closing words of Chapter 20, “Jesus did many other miraculous signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not recorded in this book. But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in His name.”

This passage does five things.

First, it keeps… Continue

Added by HKHaugan on May 19, 2009 at 6:30pm — No Comments

Easter 18 Resurrection Appearance, Peace and Forgiveness

Easter 18 Resurrection Appearances 3

So far we have seen the external evidence of the risen Jesus in terms of the empty tomb and the undisturbed grave clothes. Next was His appearance to Mary Magadalene and her personal heart recognition. In this third segment is His appearance to a group, His disciples (John 20:19-23). We need to assess this appearance closely because it speaks directly to the spiritual condition of the disciples and ours. Let’s take it verse by… Continue

Added by HKHaugan on May 18, 2009 at 8:15am — 2 Comments

Easter 17 Sharing the Resurrection with Others

Easter 17 Sharing the Resurrection With Others---Some Starting Points

The Resurrection of Jesus rolled away the stone of fear from the tomb of uncertainty surrounding the invisible spiritual dimension. The Resurrection of Jesus removes the linen strips of speculation, philosophy, mythology, idolatry, agnosticism, atheism, complacency, denial and institutional religion that have immobilized the mind and heart. The Resurrection has brought truth, faith, hope, joy and love back to the… Continue

Added by HKHaugan on May 16, 2009 at 7:30am — No Comments

Easter 16 Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene

Easter 16 Jesus’ Appearance to Mary Magdalene

John 20:10-18. Apparently Peter and the other disciple left Mary without sharing their experience of the grave clothes with her. She remains at the tomb crying then goes in and sees two angels sitting where Jesus’ body had lain. They ask her why she’s crying. She recounts her belief to them that someone took Jesus’ body. But then an amazing thing happened that rearranged the lifetime conditioning of her conscious humanity. She turned from… Continue

Added by HKHaugan on May 15, 2009 at 12:00pm — 1 Comment

Easter 15 Resurrection Appearances

Easter 15 The Start of the Resurrection Appearances

In John 20 the first appearance of the resurrected Jesus after His death is introduced by His disappearance (vs.1-8). Mary Magdalene goes to the tomb only to find it empty. She assumes that someone has stolen the body. She runs to tell Peter who in turn runs to the tomb with the other disciple whom Jesus loved. They entered the tomb. What they saw jarred them. Jesus’ grave clothes were still there. The linen strips intertwined with… Continue

Added by HKHaugan on May 13, 2009 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Easter 14 Resurrection and Prophetic Hope Fulfilled

Easter 14 Resurrection and Prophetic Hope Fulfilled

Jeremiah 29:11-14

11 For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. 12 Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. 13 You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. 14 I will be found by you," declares the LORD, "and will bring you back from captivity. I will gather you from all the… Continue

Added by HKHaugan on May 10, 2009 at 8:50pm — No Comments

Easter 13 Resurrection, Hope and Jesus' Prayer

Easter 13 The Resurrection, Hope and Jesus’ Prayer

As we have said before prayer is hope in practice. So just how did Jesus pray? While we could look at The Lord’s Prayer as Jesus teaching us how and what to pray for, the not so often quoted longer prayer in John 17 exhibits hope from a different angle. Here is a prayer that captures God the Son hoping and praying for His people. It is really a three-fold prayer encompassing His prayer for Himself, His disciples and all future… Continue

Added by HKHaugan on May 8, 2009 at 7:00am — No Comments

Easter 12 Resurrection, Hope and Prayer

Easter 12 Resurrection, Hope and Prayer

The Resurrection brings hope. If the practice of hope is prayer, consider five hoping points that allow the current of God’s will to flow---Praise, Thanksgiving, Confession, Asking and Meditation.

Praise

Ps.22:3

Praise does three things: centers me, lifts me and sustains me. It centers my mind on God as Father, lifts my heart to His Son Jesus as a daily Savior and sustains me by His Spirit.

First, praise centers… Continue

Added by HKHaugan on May 4, 2009 at 9:30am — No Comments

Easter 11 Resurrection and the Cross of Hope

Easter 11 Resurrection and the Cross of Hope

If Jesus is the perfect example of hope in action His Resurrection is hope realized not only for Himself but also for all humanity. And if prayer is hope in practice we have to ask, ‘How did Jesus pray?’

Before we answer that question we need to return to the Cross. Jesus knew He was about to face the cruel injustice and agony of the Cross. That one event, the Cross, is the overarching most important event in all of recorded… Continue

Added by HKHaugan on May 1, 2009 at 8:00am — No Comments