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376. A Clear and Present Danger

Nehemiah 5:1-19

Sermon

James Merritt

... to sign a membership covenant and part of that membership covenant says, I Will Protect The Unity Of My Church ...by acting in love toward other members ...by refusing to gossip ...by following the leaders "So let us concentrate on the things which ... in the country, but he didn't. He did not force his people to pay for his pleasure with higher taxes. He then went further. Verses 17 and 18 tell us that for twelve years he served as governor and never took one paycheck. His salary in today's dollars would have ...

377. Building God’s Kingdom: The Christian Challenge

Romans 10:8-13

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... presence with us. We have the privilege of knowing that God is our Good Shepherd. Acting like a "Hound of Heaven," as British poet Francis Thompson put so powerfully in his epic ... tradition, may deem necessary. We must think globally but act locally, building God's kingdom by applying the message ... disaster brought the world together. Let us not wait until disaster strikes the Christian community, but let us act now so the scriptures may be fulfilled and Jesus' plan can come to full fruition: "That they may ...

378. Fruitcakes, Fruit-Baskets and New Year’s Babies

Ephesians 1:1-14

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... faithfulness.” That is “fruitfulness.” “Every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit,” Jesus says in Matthew 7:17. "Those who remain in me, with me in them, bear fruit in plenty," Jesus says in John 15:5. Galatians 5 says to ... decision, a desire, which transforms the fearful into the faithful. To be reborn is not a goal, it is a beginning. Christ’s act of redemption made love possible. When we seek to be reborn in baptism that love at last becomes available. The third fruit is ...

379. Rahab: Seven Minutes To Midnight

Joshua 6:15-25

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... the seventh time, when the priests had blown the trumpets, Joshua said to the people, "Shout! For the LORD has given you the city. [17] The city and all that is in it shall be devoted to the LORD for destruction. Only Rahab the prostitute and all who are ... had for her. She recognized that our God isn't any old ordinary god. Our God is all powerful, the God of creation and she acted accordingly in faith and so did the spies. As a result, when the posse came, she hid the spies, struck a bargain with them for ...

380. Resurrected Glory (Series: Living on the Resurrection Side of Life)

John 17:1-5

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... . I like to define evangelism as one beggar telling another beggar where to find bread. Have you learned to incorporate the mighty acts of God into your normal conversations? We need not be pushy nor proud, just honest and genuine. In my life, Lord, be glorified ... word for Jesus whenever a good word would help the situation. So Jesus ends his earthly life with a prayer. This prayer in John 17 is really the Lord’s Prayer. He prays for himself. He prays for his disciples. And he prays for us, that we may be ...

381. This Is the Day!

Psalm 118:1-29

Sermon

King Duncan

... holds the whole structure together. This is what Christ does. This is who Christ is. He is the cornerstone. Five times in the New Testament this verse from Psalm 118 is cited as a witness to God’s work in Jesus Christ (Matthew 21:42, Mark 12:10, Luke 20:17, Acts 4:11, 1 Peter 2:7). What does this mean for our lives and why should it bring us great joy? First of all, we see here an essential work of God. God takes that which is ugly and rejected and makes it into something treasured and beautiful. Bill and ...

382. Shaped By the Fire

Acts 2:1-21

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... drunk, as you suppose, for it is only nine o'clock in the morning. [16] No, this is what was spoken through the prophet Joel: [17] 'In the last days it will be, God declares, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and your ... wheel. And because that cutting generates so much heat that the crystal would shatter, the wheel is constantly cooled with water. The water acts as both a lubricant and as part of the cutting process. Each piece, though created to look like each other are in fact ...

383. Pursue the Life That Really Is Life

1 Corinthians 13:4-8, 1 Timothy 6:6-19

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... alone who has immortality and dwells in unapproachable light, whom no one has ever seen or can see; to him be honor and eternal dominion. Amen. [17] As for those who in the present age are rich, command them not to be haughty, or to set their hopes on the uncertainty of ... of faith. A faithful person is one who is actively engaged in the work of God's Kingdom on earth. Faith is acting upon our righteousness and godliness. B. When John Wesley was six-years-old the parsonage in which he lived with his family ...

384. The Ark of the Covenant

Exodus 25:10-22

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

There are three arks mentioned in the Bible: Moses’ ark, Noah’s ark, and the Ark of the Covenant. All of these arks are saving arks. You remember the stories. At the beginning of our journey through this book of Exodus, we talked about how a brave mother reckoned on God. She already had two children, Aaron and Miriam, when Moses was born. The Pharaoh had put out an edict that all male children were to be killed. Something - and I think something even more than a natural mother’s love - some voice whispered ...

385. The Shared Life of the People of God

Galatians 6:1-10

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... and money, or draw back and become more calloused. To accept the assessment of a friend about my own weakness as an act of tough love or as a act of judgment to which I respond in resentment. (Matt. 7:13—21) Knowing that while there is the ultimate “payday someday,” we ... give this special attention. A. Paul comes back again to the issue of controversy—circumcision. Even more pointedly than in 4:17 and 5:10—12, he states the motives of the Judaizers. One, to make a good showing in the flesh They ...

386. Hearing the Questions of Children

Genesis 22:1-14

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... don’t understand. This is not the way it is. You’ve misunderstood all along. God’s hand provides. It might be an act of worship for Canaanites to sacrifice their children, but there is nothing right about you doing it!’ I urge you this morning to ... provide faith for the journey. He will provide insights in the critical moments of life. He will provide blessings for all time. Verses 17-18 say, “I will surely bless you and through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed.” Isn’t this an ...

387. Hot Air or the Holy Spirit?

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... when it lights another candle." II. WHERE THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD IS, THERE IS COMMUNICATION. Each one heard them speaking in his own language (Acts 2:6). Now there has been a great debate going on in the Church for years over the gift of tongues, or the gift of ... , ages 40-59 said, ‘Yes' 15% of the Buster generation, ages 28-39 said, ‘Yes' 4% of the Bridger generation, ages 17-28 said, ‘Yes' In times of great need throughout American history, when the spiritual life of people has drifted away there ...

388. Earth, Wind and Fire

Acts 2:1-21; John 15:26-27, 16:1-15

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... not drunk, as you suppose, for it is only nine o'clock in the morning. [16] No, this is what was spoken through the prophet Joel: [17] 'In the last days it will be, God declares, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and your daughters ... of the Earth. THE HOLY SPIRIT IS THE BREATH AND WIND OF GOD. Scripture describes the Holy Spirit as Wind and Fire. Both here in Acts and in other places as well. From the very beginning, the Spirit of God has been described as a wind. In Genesis 1:1-2 ...

389. Right-Handed Sinners!

Mark 9:42-50

Sermon

Robert Leslie Holmes

... them with her hair (Luke 7:44). On the last evening of his life, Jesus washes the disciples' feet (John 13:1-16). His act of abject humility actually cleanses their hearts of selfish ambition, kills their pride, and teaches them the lesson of love. Feet are very ... will be their God, and they will be my people." "Therefore come out from them and be separate," says the Lord. — 2 Corinthians 6:16-17 God says to Ray and to us if we are walking in places where we should not and cannot live for him, that we are ...

390. This Gospel Is for Our Children

Mark 10:13-16

Sermon

Robert Leslie Holmes

The gospel of Jesus Christ is for our children! "The promise is for you and your children" (Acts 2:39). It always has been. Since the dawn of the grace covenant, God has spoken of his interest in and love for our children. He tells Abraham, "I will establish my covenant as an everlasting covenant between me and you and your descendants after you ... to be your God and the God of your descendants after you" (Genesis 17:7). Children always have been, and are, a vital part of God's covenant plan for his world ...

391. Commissioned for Christ

2 Kings 2:1-12

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... evil in the hearts of people. His commission began as a mission of mercy and compassion. He was sent to the widow of Zarephath (1 Kings 17:8-16) to assure her that God had noted her faith and that she and her son would not die due to the great famine in ... that he initiated. When Jesus sent the apostles forward to finish the task, they had all the assistance they needed. As the Acts of the Apostles (2:1-11) says in describing the Pentecost story, Jesus fulfilled his earlier promise and sent the Holy Spirit. ...

392. Enough Spirit to Go Around!

Acts 10:44-48

Sermon

Ken Lentz

... deliverer coming "to gather all nations and tongues" (66:18); Jeremiah envisioned the time when all nations will gather at Jerusalem (3:17); Micah announced that many nations will "go up to the mountain of the Lord" (4:2); and Zechariah knew that Gentiles seeking ... don't know how biblically literate Peter was (he points out that Jesus is the descendant of the line of David in his Acts 2 Pentecost sermon), but he must have known about the hope foretold by the prophets. It might have taken some time, but he ...

393. The Four Sacred Chords of Home

Mark 13:24-37

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... a divine mission for rescue and redemption, hope and happiness. “In those days” recalls the predictions found in vv. 17, 19 with “those days” being the unfolding final events of this age. Throughout the first section of today’s ... is now the activity of the Son of Man who has returned “with power and glory.” There is no limitation on this Son of Man’s jurisdiction to act. He will gather from “the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven.” There is no place too far for the Son of Man to reach ...

394. Prophesy Your Way Forward

Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... ability to detect it and read its message, echoes the prophecy of another “magi,” Balaam before King Balek (Numbers 24:17). As in Balaam’s prophecy, the presence of the star is not good news for the sitting ruler. It foretells ... home in a tiny town like Bethlehem. They were wholly appropriate for a king, a deliverer, a divinely chosen one. The Magi’s final act is like all their other response: an obedient response to the miraculous. “Warned in a dream” of Herod’s duplicity, they risk inciting his ...

395. Zombie Zone or Beulah Land?

Ephesians 2:11-22

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... of Christ, how “he himself” is the single uniting force in this new reality. What Christ brings is “peace” (vvs. 14,15,17) or “shalom,” a term that includes salvation, wholeness, and harmony. Later in this epistle Paul encapsulates the content of the Christian ... state of peace because he himself IS peace. Jesus himself is Shalom, the saving presence of God. The first act of this “peace” Paul describes is that of breaking down “the dividing wall” (“Mesotoichon”), and of erasing the “ ...

396. Veni, Spiritus Sanctus, Veni

John 14:8-17 (25-27)

Sermon

Arley K. Fadness

... will send in my name, will teach you everything, and remind you of all that I have said to you. — John 14:16-17, 26 Jesus knew the disciples would forget "all I have said to you." Jesus, knowing the tendency to get stuck or distracted by alien ... to switch the focus from myself to the work and action of the Holy Spirit. In glad response I sing the song of total grace, no act of my own will, to experience salvation full and free. Amen. The Spirit's called me to follow Jesus, The Spirit's called me to follow ...

397. All in God’s Time

Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17, 20-21

Sermon

Steven E. Albertin

... and divorced who are still trying to fill the emptiness in their lives ... all who find it so difficult to wait. We want God to act now! And when he doesn't, we often find it necessary to take matters into our own hands. We get angry. We abuse our children ... as a gift.... The one who testifies to these things says, "Surely I am coming soon." Amen. Come, Lord Jesus! — Revelation 22:17, 20-21 Trusting that promise, you can move mountains, thumb your nose at the empty promises of this world, defy the threats of ...

398. A Faith to Move Mountains

Luke 17:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... Darling, why didn’t you tell that paper clip you’d straighten it out for evermore if it didn’t get its act together?” (1) People are amazing, aren’t they? Someone needs to explain to this dear brother the difference between faith and telekinesis ... of these farmers. Dressed in overalls and an old coat the best clothes he had this man stood up and quoted Habakkuk 3:17-18. With deep meaning he recited the words from the Hebrew Bible: “Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be ...

399. That's Not Fair

Matthew 20:1-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... self-giving love are proving worthy of that act. What kind of people would we be otherwise? Amazing grace. It’s not fair. It’s not just. It’s simply unbelievably generous. And it is all ours for the taking today. Amen. 1. WITandWISDOM(tm) ‑ November 17, 2004. 2. (New York: Gotham Books, 2004), pp. 179-180. 3. http://tachesterton.wordpress.com/2011/09/18/sermon-for-sept-18th-matthew-201-16/. 4. Found in Stories for the Family’s Heart compiled by Alice Gray (Sisters, OR: Multnomah Publishers, 1998 ...

400. Christians and Grits

Acts 4:32-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... who claim to follow Jesus. There was story a short time back that made sports pages all over the world. It was about a 17-year-old long-distance runner named Meghan Vogel. Meghan had just run the race of her life. She had won the 1,600-meter ... off, just before they crossed the finish, Meghan pushed Arden in front of her. So, in the final standings, Meghan finished last. Meghan’s act of sportsmanship made headlines all over the world. “If you work to get to the state meet, you deserve to finish no matter ...

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