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351. His Baptism and Ours

Matthew 3:13-17

Sermon

T. A. Kantonen

... now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness." Then John consents and Jesus is baptized. It is in what followed immediately after the baptism that we with John receive the answer both to the question whether this Jesus is the Messiah ... forget the Lord’s word, "Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them; for to such belongs the kingdom of God" (Luke 18:16). But did not the Lord also say, "He who believes and is baptized will be saved"? Is not faith necessary if baptism is to mean ...

352. God Is Trying to Tell You Something

John 1:(1-9) 10-18

Sermon

James L. Killen

... and how God relates to us and how we should respond to God. Can you see how the answers to those questions can shape your life? John tells us that God was at work in Jesus, and in the things that happened in his life, to make God known. God knew that it ... . Indeed, God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. (John 3:16-17) If you can take that in, it can make a big difference in your life. Think what it would mean to believe that the ...

353. Who Does He Think He Is?

Mark 2:1-12

Sermon

Daniel G. Mueller

... , "This man is not from God for he does not keep the Sabbath." What they meant was that he did not obey the rules the way they wanted him to, the way their tradition taught. But others said, "How can a man who is a sinner do such great signs?" (John 9:16). His severest critics dismissed him with, "He has a demon and he is mad!" But his defenders countered, "These are not the sayings of one who has a demon; can a demon open the eyes of the blind ...

354. Holy Thursday

Mark 14:12-26

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... in our society. There, to be admitted to someone’s table is a sign of lifelong devotion and undying loyalty.” (Ibid., p. 16) By the way, the picture we should get from the 23rd Psalm is not sitting down to eat with arrows flying over our ... 14:14; Luke 22:11) This was a second man in addition to the one carrying the water jug. When they saw him, Peter and John were to say, “Where is my guest-chamber to celebrate the Passover?” The word “guest-chamber” appears only twice in the Greek New Testament. ...

355. The Revelation Code IV: The Fight at Frodo's Tower

Revelation 19:1-21

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John E. Harnish

... of fire and on his head are many diadems. And the armies of heaven, arrayed in fine linen, white and pure, followed him on white horses. On his robe and on his thigh he has a name inscribed, "King of Kings and Lord of Lords." (Rev. 19:11-16) John's Revelation sees the church's everyday struggle as part of this eternal confrontation between good and evil. And in the face of it, he holds out the vision of Christ's ultimate victory as the word of hope and encouragement: "Jesus…beyond all hope, comes to help ...

356. The Intimate Gospel: The Word became Flesh

John 1:1-18

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... of prophets in the Old Testament, but there was more than that. When you read on down in the scripture lesson and come to verses 16 and 17, Moses the great law-giver is brought into the picture. Moses, the one whom God had raised up to lead the people out ... to win. And he did. And he win, won not for himself, because his authority was not in question, he won for you and me. So John repeats the truth in verse 12 – to all who receive him, to them he gave power to become children of God. So don’t forget it ...

357. When Did This Start? — Part 1

Mark 1:1-8

Sermon

Robert J. Elder

... introducing the story about Jesus. Matthew begins his gospel with a long genealogy, tracing Jesus' lineage — "son of David, son of Abraham" (Matthew 1:1-16) from the time of Abraham through fourteen generations, through the line of Mary's husband, Joseph, all the way to Jesus. Luke's gospel begins differently, first with stories of the foretelling of the birth of John the Baptist and of Jesus, the more familiar portions of what we think of as the Christmas story, but Luke also gets around to including an ...

358. The Healing Fountain of Tears

Revelation 7:9-17

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... ’s death on the cross, once and for all, that the multitudes, those whose robes are bleached white, the flawed yet faithful, “are before the thrown of God.” As John continues to describe the transformation that has been experienced by these worshipers, he borrows from familiar words and highlights familiar human needs. Revelation 7:16-17 echoes Isaiah 49:10. Hunger, thirst, scorching sun — the trials of simple day-day-day human existence in the middle east will be “no more.” No more scrabbling ...

359. We Are Not The Light

Sermon

Craig MacCreary

... activity will be in a deep sense vital to any repair of the “former devastations” that we may have to do. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24 I become a mass of anxiety when the electric lights begin to flicker. Does it portend a long-range problem that will ... the only truth. In some ways, Christmas can feel like a first-class disaster or an accident waiting to happen. In this context, John the Baptist is given some pretty refreshing lines for a religious figure. He confessed to not being the light and did not ...

360. Sunday's Here

John 20:1-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... the tomb. Mary Magdalene loved Jesus so very much. Mark tells us that Jesus had cast seven demons out of Mary (Mark 16:9). We don’t know what that means--the casting out of demons. Some people believe Mary Magdalene had been a ... neglected power; for the things you’ve done that you wish you hadn’t done and the things you have left undone you wish you had done?” John Claypool said he began to remember many of the things in life for which he had deep regret and there was a powerful sense of sadness in ...

361. The Biggest Prayer Ever Prayed Under Heaven

John 17:1-11

Sermon

Robert Leslie Holmes

... God, look at Jesus. If you want to know what God thinks, get to know Jesus. In every way, he is God. How much like God the Father is Jesus? Consider this well-known statement: "God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son" (John 3:16 NIV). Hidden in the middle of the Greek text is a powerful word monogene, a compound of the Greek words mono, meaning "the same," and gene, meaning "genetics." What Jesus is telling Nicodemus, and us, in this passage is that he and his Father share exactly the same ...

362. An Invitation That Went Astray

Matthew 3:13-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... Jesus. There’s no holding on to a little part of it. There’s no negotiation for a better deal. That is the deal. In responding to John’s invitation Christ shows us what it means to be baptized—it means beginning a new life in him. But it means a second thing, it means ... -card-28315. 2. “Wrong text leads to unexpected Thanksgiving dinner” By FOX 10 Staff, KSAZ station, Posted Nov 16, 2016 http://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/arizona-news/wrong-text-leads-to-unexpected-thanksgiving-dinner. 3. Ears are ...

363. A Message To You from God

John 1:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... 1772, an Anglican priest was preparing his sermon for the first Sunday of the New Year. His text was First Chronicles 17:16-17. In this passage, Nathan the prophet tells King David that God has promised that David’s descendants would always serve as ... and what is my family, that you have brought me thus far?” That Anglican priest reading the story of David was a man named John Newton. He could relate to King David. Newton had been a violent slave trader. After he gave his life to Jesus, it still took him ...

364. Fruit Production

Luke 3:7-18

Sermon

John B. Jamison

... and wow, the place was packed. There were people standing on both sides of the river, trying to get a good look at this John guy we had all heard about. I saw people I knew from Bethany and Jerusalem, several from Bethlehem and Jericho, but there were a ... clear his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his barn, but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.” Luke 3:16-17 (NIV) After that, he went back to his baptizing and I started walking back home. I forgot all about the robes. All I kept ...

365. Your Image of Tomorrow

Matthew 3:1-12

Sermon

Leonard Mann

... into the shadows. There are dimensions of greatness in the character of anyone who can do that as gracefully and graciously as did John. In the story of Adam Bede, George Eliot describes a certain conceited person as being "like the cock who thought the sun ... Any one is good enough. If you want a proper image of the future, then get all of it into your picture. In Luke 12:16-21 Jesus gives us the parable of a rich landowner whose lands one season brought forth so abundantly that his barns were too small for ...

366. Sons And Daughters Of Thunder

Mark 10:35-45

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King Duncan

... is a drive within the heart of every one of us to have the biggest and best: to be No. 1. Two of Jesus' disciples, James and John, made a request of him ” in private, away from the other disciples. "Teacher," they asked, "we want you to do for us whatever we ask of ... a string of 65 victories before losing. What makes this streak so appealing is that Dayville High has only 18 female students: 16 are on the volleyball squad and a 17th keeps score. Although Dayville is one of the smallest Class B high schools ...

367. God’s Body Language

John 1:1-18

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... we find in the Fourth Gospel is so startlingly new that there were even some in the early Church who could not believe it. When John says that the Word “became flesh” he used the Greek word sarx, which is the very word that St. Paul uses over and over to ... 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) In the early years of the Church Gnosticism gave rise to the heresy of “Docetism,” from the Greek dokeo which means “ ...

368. Salvation in Jesus’ Name

Acts 4:5-12

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... foundation: "One who trusts will not panic." And I will make justice the line, and righteousness the plummet. -- Isaiah 28:16-17 That verse is the biblical corrective for the unjust, corrupt, and illusionary power of the Jerusalem leaders and all ... theology which excludes Jesus as the promised Messiah." That's what happened that strange and wonderful day in Jerusalem when Peter and John stood up to the corrupt court and bore witness to Jesus, the way of salvation. What difference does this story make for ...

369. What’s the Big Deal about Baptism?

Mark 1:9-11

Sermon

James Merritt

... . And he took them the same hour of the night and washed their strips. And immediately he and all his family were baptized. Acts 16:30-33 Now, do you sense a pattern emerging here? People were presented the Gospel. They responded to the Gospel and they were baptized. ... in the Bible that saves is the Blood of Jesus Christ. "...the Blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin." I John 1:7 A person is never baptized in order to be saved. A person is baptized because they have been saved and they want ...

370. Miracles in Contrast

John 1:1-18

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Maxie Dunnam

... light of men. “The second of the great keywords of John which we meet here is the word light. This word light occurs in the fourth gospel no fewer than 21 times. Jesus, as John says here, is the light of men. The function of John the Baptist was to point men to that light which ... . We all know about it, first hand in our own life, or in the lives of those we love. A friend’s 16 year old son commits suicide - our beloved Sandra Brady continues a valiant battle with malignancy - the 20 year old son of our ...

371. Don’t Touch Me With That Water!

Luke 3:15-17, 21-22

Sermon

Cynthia Cowen

... of his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire"(Luke 3:16). The last genuine prophet of God was Malachi, 400 years before Jesus' birth. Malachi's words form a bridge between the Old Testament and the New Testament. He warned the Jews that they had broken their relationship with God and that judgment and punishment would come. After chastising them, however, he offers hope and forgiveness if they repented. John's baptism of water was done for the forgiveness of sin. Jesus’ baptism of ...

372. Just Checking

Revelation 22:1-6

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... to you with this testimony . . .” Only in this verse, in this vision, does Jesus refer to himself to another by using his own personal human name. “It is I, Jesus” speaks directly to John, his “beloved disciple,” affirming the authenticity of “This message for the churches” (v.16). The message Jesus proclaims is both familiar and fresh. Jesus proclaims his connection to the Davidic lineage and divulges his precedence over it. He is both “the root” and “the offspring,” both before the ...

373. "No Contest"

1 Kings 18:16-46

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... they will ask God to do something he cannot do. But if God is God, then be realistic. Ask the impossible! A few months ago my husband John took a man to see the doctor. His wife had requested it because she was confined to a wheelchair, and therefore was unable to do it ... , but not for 201 others. The patients who were subjects of prayer suffered fewer complications. Only three required antibiotics, 16 of the "unprayed for" needed the drug. Only six of the prayed for suffered pulmonary edema, while 18 of ...

374. The Lamb of God

John 1:29-34

Sermon

William B. Kincaid, III

... own death? There are those who believe that Bethlehem and Calvary were interwoven into Jesus' life from the beginning. When John the Baptist declared that Jesus was the Lamb of God, it sounded like Jesus' crucifixion was certain from the outset. ... got them killed. The people who were making money of this fortune-teller didn't appreciate Paul's healing powers very much (Acts 16:16-24). We see it everyday. Somebody tries to change the way state government contracts are awarded and before the sun goes down the ...

375. Who Do You say He Is?

Mark 8:27-30

Sermon

Erskine White

... time and the disciples begin reciting them, repeating what they have heard. For example, they know that Jesus already has a powerful enemy in King Herod, the man who cruelly butchered John the Baptist. Herod has heard of Jesus' miracles and His effect on the crowds, so he thinks that Jesus is John the Baptist raised from the dead (Mark 6:16). "Who do the people say I am?" The disciples answer Him, "Some say You are Elijah." Now, Elijah was a legend in Israel, a great and powerful Old Testament people who ...

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