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226. The Tragedy of Caiaphas

John 18:1-27 · John 11:45-47 · Matthew 26:36-75

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... pen. I must bring them also. They too will listen to my voice, and there shall be one flock and one shepherd.” (John 10:16) Greek theatre became an art form long before the first century. But in the first century it still flourished in the cities ... Face (Numbers 12:6-8) The Budding of Aaron’s Rod (Numbers 17) Micaiah’s Vision (1 Kings 22) David’s Prayer (1 Chronicles 17:16-27) Psalm 69: David’s Prayer for Help in the Midst of Persecution Psalm 109: David’s Prayer to God as He Stands Before ...

227. How Could We Possibly Forget?

Ephesians 1:15-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... change in his friend. He and Steven went on a road trip. Steven took his Bible along; Allan took his drugs. But Steven’s newfound happiness was so noticeable that Allan asked him what drug he was on. Steven suggested that Allan read the Gospel of John. When Allan read John 3: 16, it shook him. He says he apologized to God because Jesus had to die for his sins. Allan says, “I told God that if he could make me like my friend [Steven], then I was prepared to believe in him.” Both Allan and Steven joined ...

228. The Heartbeat of a Christian

1 John 3:16-24

Sermon

King Duncan

... cardiac signature—could be so distinctive? Now, let’s apply that to our faith, We don’t need a laser or any advanced technology to tell us what a Christian’s “cardiac signature” looks like. Our scripture lesson for this morning, from First John 3: 16-24 makes that clear. The heartbeat of the Christian is to love others with the sacrificial love of Jesus. Not a warm and fuzzy feeling. Not with good intentions or encouraging words. But with loving actions. Actions that cost us something. As verse ...

229. The Most Important Question

Acts 10:34-43

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... you ever wanted a new beginning? Jesus claimed to have the power to give you a fresh start. Let’s look at another astonishing claim from Jesus. Most of you know this one by heart John 3:16: For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life (John 3:16 NRSV). Jesus claimed that if put our trust in him, he will give us eternal life — a quality of life with God that begins now and is eternal in its duration! Jesus claimed that ...

230. The View From The Mountaintop

Mark 9:2-9

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... North with charity, and the whole land with peace, when the Lord who had sent him called him and his work was done!”[16] “...when the Lord who had sent him called him and his work was done!” There is an affirmation of providence in that ... more tears, no more pain, no more war... a time when every valley would be exalted and every mountain made a plain. Peter, James, and John had seen who was in charge, and with the lyric of the spiritual that slaves of Lincoln’s day would sing, know, “He’s got ...

231. A Big Fisherman · Peter

Mt 16:13-20 · Jn 1:35-42

Sermon

Gordon Pratt Baker

... uncouth. On the contrary, he possessed a learning and a bearing leading. Neither was Peter an average fisherman eking out a living with his daily hauls. Rather, with his brother Andrew he was a partner with Salome's James and John in a flourishing fishing business boasting a small fleet. (Mark 1:16; Luke 5:10) Thus, when he reminded Jesus that "we have left everything and followed you" he was speaking of turning his back on no mean enterprise. (Mark 10:28) To be sure, Peter had his moments of weakness. On ...

232. A Fresh Start

Joel 2:28-32, Joel 2:18-27

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... on the Church. In fact in Peter’s sermon on that occasion he even quoted these verses from our First Lesson from Joel (Acts 2:16-21). For the earliest Christians this gift of the Holy Spirit was seen as a sign that the End Times had come, and this ... to a dead end. We cannot avoid the lure of these old habits. Here the Holy Spirit is our Comforter. The founder of Methodism, John Wesley says all that needs to be said about the matter. In a 1736 sermon, he wrote: ... but the light that most necessarily attends ...

233. Deliverance: The Forgotten Third of Jesus' Ministry

Mark 9:14-32

Sermon

Stephen M. Crotts

... practicing nominal, defensive Christianity but bold, loving, cosmic take-no-prisoners Christianity! So how is it we evict Satan? Some basic guidelines: The person must be willing to be delivered (Mark 5). He must honestly confess his demons (1 John 1:9). One must take authority over the demons in Jesus's name (Mark 16:17; Luke 10:19). It is helpful to get the demon to name himself. A name is an essence and knowing it strips a demon of his darkness (Mark 5). The person must renounce the demon. And one must ...

234. The Conversion of Saul

Acts 9:1-19a

Sermon

Elizabeth Achtemeier

... what we really desire is to further God's purpose of love and to serve his will in the world. As John the Baptist said, we decrease and Christ increases (John 3:30), and the Lord takes over our lives. And we find, as a converted Paul found, that it is not ... have to suffer. God says in our text that he "will show (Paul) how much he must suffer for the sake of (his) name" (v. 16). And Paul, in giving his litany of his past, tells how true that became. He says he was five times beaten with forty lashes, three ...

235. Loving Like God Loves

Matthew 5:43-48

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... a promise only Christ can fulfill. This is where we are headed. If we are going on with Christ, then we are, as John Wesley taught, going on to perfection in love in this life, and in the life beyond this life. As his brother Charles taught ... to his pre-game routine. The man never yelled at Boggs again; in fact, he became one of Wade's biggest fans at Yankee Stadium.”16 Love your enemies. It might change them, and we know it will change you. Perfect is one of those words that tends to philosophical thought ...

236. Obedience Really Matters

Matthew 7:15-23

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... is a fancy philosophical way of saying that knowing truth is reserved for those who are willing to do what Jesus says. Two verses from John 7 make this clear, “My teaching is not mine, but his who sent me; if any man’s will is to do his will, he ... got the sermon labeled correctly: Obedience Really Matters. 1. PreachingToday.com search under Mt. 7:20-8:1. 2. Idem. 3. Idem. 4. James 1:22. 5. vv.16-17. 6. PreachingToday.com search under Mt. 7:20-8:1. 7. Chapters 5-7, 10, 13, 18, 25-26, 8. 7:13-8:1, 11:1, 13: ...

237. Will the Real Christian Please Stand Up?

Acts 11:26

Sermon

James Merritt

... who were being saved” (Acts 2:47) "The Philippian jailer said to the Apostle Paul, “What must I do to be saved?" (Acts 16:30) "Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved." (Roman 10:13) “God desires all men to be saved ... that happens remember this. Servants don't get better treatment than their masters. If they beat on me, they will certainly beat on you." John 15:18-20 (MSG) "For you have been given not only the privilege of trusting in Christ, but also the privilege of suffering for ...

238. Am I a Real Christian?

Acts 11:26

Sermon

James Merritt

... were being saved.” (Acts 2:47, NASB) "The Philippian jailer said to the Apostle Paul, “What must I do to be saved?" (Acts 16:30, NASB) "Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved." (Roman 10:13, NASB) “God desires all men to ... happens remember this. Servants don't get better treatment than their masters. If they beat on me, they will certainly beat on you." (John 15:18-20, MSG) "For you have been given not only the privilege of trusting in Christ, but also the privilege of suffering ...

239. Am I a Real Christian?

Acts 11:26

Sermon

James Merritt

... who were being saved" (Acts 2:47) "The Philippian jailer said to the Apostle Paul, "What must I do to be saved?" (Acts 16:30) "Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved." (Roman 10:13) "God desires all men to be saved". (I ... that happens remember this. Servants don't get better treatment than their masters. If they beat on me, they will certainly beat on you." John 15:18-20 (MSG) "For you have been given not only the privilege of trusting in Christ, but also the privilege of suffering ...

240. Living By The Spirit

Galatians 5:16-25

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... in us, we are empowered to Live By The Spirit. Let's look at what Paul has to say in Galatians 5:16-25 Galatians 5:16-25 (NRSV) [16] Live by the Spirit, I say, and do not gratify the desires of the flesh. [17] For what the flesh desires is ... do we become good and faithful fruit bearers? How do we Live By The Spirit so the Fruit of the Spirit is shared through us. John Wesley had a few simple rules. He fleshed them out with some specifics but there were really only three General Rules which he challenged ...

241. LOST? Looking For Love

John 3:16-17, 1 Corinthians 13:4-8a, 1 John 4:7-19

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... of a God who is mean spirited, unforgiving and vengeful. But that's not god or the relationship with God that I've experienced. Listen to these passages of Scripture. Listen to what Jesus, Himself said, and then listen to how the Apostles Paul and John talk about love. John 3:16-17 (NRSV) [16] "For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life. [17] "Indeed, God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but in ...

242. Five Smooth Stones

1 Samuel 17:1, 4-11, 21-24, 32-50

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... are heirs of the Kingdom, brothers and sisters with Christ and Friends of Jesus. Those are just a few things the Good Shepherd called us. In John 10:14 Jesus says: "I am the Good Shepherd, I know my own and my own know me." If that doesn't convince you, then ... learned about this week, we strayed and were LOST. Which, if you remember, I think simply means Living Outside Salvation's Touch. John 3:16 reminds us just how much God loves us and wants our relationship to be healed and continue. "For God so loved the ...

243. With Our Own Eyes

2 Peter 1:16-21

Sermon

John N. Brittain

... the ancient Greek philosophers sought. This is the threat from without, what our lesson calls "cleverly devised myths" (1 Peter 1:16), which originate not with God but with "the human will" (1 Peter 1:21). For the most part this "not a ... Isaiah 61, "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring good news to the poor...." Third, did not Jesus teach in John 10:10, "I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly"? And finally in Mark 10:29-30 Jesus says to Peter, "Truly I tell you ...

244. LENT: The Passion of Christ: "Betrayed"

John 13:21-30; Matthew 26:14-16; 45-50

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... there is a small kernel of Judas that lives within each of us. We all have the capability to not only deny Christ but to Betray him just as Judas did. Let's look at the passages of Scripture for this morning. There are two: John 13:21-30; Matthew 26:14-16; 45-50 John 13:21-30 (NRSV) [21] After saying this Jesus was troubled in spirit, and declared, "Very truly, I tell you, one of you will betray me." [22] The disciples looked at one another, uncertain of whom he was speaking. [23] One of his disciples the ...

245. Life’s Take-Home Final

Matthew 25:31-46

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit” (Matthew 28:19ff). Or in Mark’s rendering (16:15), “Go into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.” But while Jesus gave his church a mission statement, Jesus had his own mission statement. It was not John 3:16. It was from the prophet Isaiah, and Jesus made his mission statement the subject of his first sermon. Jesus’ first sermon was not the Sermon on the Mount, but the ...

246. The Unwanted Christmas Gift: The Gift That Keeps on Giving

Luke 1:26-38

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... ’T want. COMMENTARY At last, on this fourth and final Sunday of Advent, the gospel reading steps away from the story of John the Baptist and his ministry. Finally we move toward the venue of Jesus’ birth. Perhaps the most delightful difference between the gospels ... “terrified,” a translation which validates the angels’ comforting “Do not be afraid.” With language that echoes Genesis 16:11 and Isaiah 7:14, the angel next provides Mary with a stunning birth announcement: the birth announcement ...

247. Big Boys Do Cry

Joel 2:1-2,12-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... . There was his three-year-old son, Christopher, upside down and bawling, the victim of a hit-and-run collision with a Big Wheel 16 inch toy Tricycle. In one fell swoop, Laurent scooped his son up and had him in the house and up in his bedroom before ... all right to cry over our nation. Lord knows someone should be weeping. And, it’s all right to cry over someone you love. In John 11:35 we read, “When Mary reached the place where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet and said, ‘Lord, if you ...

248. When What You Signed Up For...

Acts 16:9-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... , if you’ve ever thought that your life just took an unexpected detour, then you can appreciate this story from Acts 16. Paul and Silas and Timothy discovered that sometimes God’s will looks like an unexpected detour or a closed door. As ... unexpected place and an unexpected opportunity. Many years ago, Pastor John Cochran was called to lead Trinity Lutheran Church, Northside, in Pittsburgh, PA. When God first called him to this congregation, John thought there had been some kind of mistake. He didn’t ...

249. In the Wilderness

Matthew 4:1-11

Sermon

April Yamasaki

... , and a voice from heaven proclaimed, “This is my Son, the beloved, with whom I am well pleased” (Matthew 3:16- 17). After such a dramatic introduction, we might imagine Jesus’ next step would be addressing the crowds, walking on water ... he knew who he was and where he was going, and “[h]aving loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end” (John 13:1). As Jesus withstood temptation and trial, I am struck by how alone he was. He was alone in the wilderness with the devil. He was alone ...

250. Therefore Go

Matthew 28:16-20

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... basic equality of all people. Everyone is valued by God. Everyone is offered salvation through Jesus Christ. “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” (John 3: 16, emphasis mine) Second, Jesus commands us to share in a universal sacrament. “Therefore, go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit . . .” (Matthew 28: 19) A sacrament means ...

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