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426. Not Far From the Kingdom

Mark 12:28-34

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Warren Thomas Smith

... you do, unless God be with him" (John 3:2). Jesus then shared with Nicodemus ... John 7:45-52). He was also present at the entombment of Jesus (John 19:39). There are legends, without biblical foundation, claiming Nicodemus was baptized by Peter and John ... John ... boldly accosted John Wesley, saying " ... the air," noted John. It was now ... not far ..." John Wesley both ... , 1738, and John carefully recorded ... law of sin and death.4 And John Wesley became a transformed man who in ... and Thought (Atlanta: John Knox Press, 1980), p. ...

427. A Most Disagreeable Man

Jonah 3:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... priorities. It drew him closer to his family. It taught him how to celebrate the preciousness of life. It brought him closer to God! "I wish that wave had hit me thirty years ago," John says, "because that traumatic experience, horrible as it was, changed me!" (1) Maybe we all need to get hit by a wave. Maybe we all need a few days in a fish's stomach. ... Lucado, THE APPLAUSE OF HEAVEN, (Dallas: Word Publishing, 1990), pp. 6-7. 3. Peter J. Dyck, LEAP OF FAITH, (Scottsdale, PA: Herald Press, 1990), pp. 16-20.

428. Miracles In Contrast

John 1:1-18

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Maxie Dunnam

... redemption. That’s what it’s all about – this Christmas business. Miracles in contrast. When the writer of the gospel of John told his Christmas story, and we read it in our scripture lesson this morning, he didn’t do it like Matthew and ... we all know about that kind of fear, first hand in our own life or in the lives of others we love. A friend’s 16 year old son commits suicide. Our beloved Sandra Brady continues a valiant battle with malignancy. And just Thursday of this week, one of the closest ...

429. A New Day Is Coming

John 1:6-8, 19-28

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... Philippians (4:4) he states, "Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice." He writes to the Thessalonians (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18), "Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you ... found the light at the end of the journey. Still, many dark nights remain and, thus, we must be like John the Baptist in pointing society toward the light. Racism, anti-Semitism, poverty, ignorance, and arrogance which still exist in abundance ...

430. Come and See

John 1:29-42

Sermon

James L. Killen

... . Any time you experience healing -- physical or spiritual or emotional -- know that the great physician has reached out a hand and touched you. And whenever you experience love, know that it came from the one who "so loved the world that he gave his only Son" (John 3:16). Do you see what we are talking about? Living in a personal relationship with Jesus is an entirely new way of experiencing life. There is one more thing we need to learn to do in order to live in a personal relationship with Jesus. We need ...

431. Name Above Every Name

Luke 2:21-40

Sermon

Leonard Mann

... greater than themselves. At Philippi the Apostle Paul was pestered by a young woman "who had a spirit of divination and brought her owners much gain by soothsaying." Paul said to the spirit, "I charge you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her" (Acts 16:18). Peter and John were going up the temple steps at the hour of prayer when they came upon a lame man asking alms, and Peter said to him, "I have no silver and gold, but I give you what I have; in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk" (Acts ...

432. Washing Away The Junk

Luke 3:21-22

Sermon

King Duncan

... the center of attention? All of Jerusalem was coming out to hear him and now all these visitors. God was truly blessing his ministry. Do you want to know what was different about John the Baptist, though more unique than even his diet or his wardrobe? It was his humility. Or you might want to call it his integrity. Look at verse 16. John says, "I baptize you with water; but he who is mightier than I is coming, the thong of whose sandals I am unworthy to untie. . . ." In those days rabbis had disciples who ...

433. Eleven Plus One

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... S. Americans will spend a half-trillion dollars on cars. We'll spend an average of $24,000 to drive one of the 16 million new cars expected to be sold this year – a rate of about one every two seconds. But car sales have become more ... of a disciple, and let's see what kind of car you'd pick. (Say names and listen to responses) Simon Peter, Andrew, James, John, Philip, Nathaniel, Thomas, Matthew, James, Thaddaeus, Simon, and Judas. Caldwell and I did our own picking. Let's contrast what you and the computer ...

434. LOST? Finding Forgiveness

Luke 15:11-32

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... need. [15] So he went and hired himself out to one of the citizens of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed the pigs. [16] He would gladly have filled himself with the pods that the pigs were eating; and no one gave him anything. [17] But when he came to ... love, but it's not. God IS going to continue to love us "Anyway" and "As Is" because that's God's nature. God is love as John said. But if we leave the door shut and locked then we won't reap the fullness of God's love. We won't experience the ...

435. Come To the Water

Matthew 3:13-17

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... at the Jordan, to be baptized by him. [14] John would have prevented him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?" [15] But Jesus answered him, "Let it be so now; for it is proper for us in this way to fulfill all righteousness." Then he consented. [16] And when Jesus had been baptized, just as he came up from the water, suddenly the heavens were opened to him and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him. [17] And a voice from heaven said, "This is my Son ...

436. Pursue the Life That Really Is Life

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

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... 15] which he will bring about at the right time he who is the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords. [16] It is he alone who has immortality and dwells in unapproachable light, whom no one has ever seen or can see; to him be honor and ... of him with at least 25 kids hanging all over him. And I don't know who had a bigger grin on their face, those kids or John. John is no wimp, no weakling at all. He could take you down in a New York minute with his tree trunk arms. But it's not his ...

437. Emmanuel - God with Us

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... over. The birth announcement of the angel set it straight at the beginning, “You shall call His Name, Jesus, for He will save his people from their sin.” The word is repeated through the whole of the New Testament. The verse following the beloved fameless. John 3:16 says it fully: “For God sent the Son into the world, not to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through Him.” Instead of coming to judge and condemn, Jesus came to forgive and save. I was in Edinborough, Scotland a few ...

438. It’s a New Year: Take 7 Steps Forward

John 1:43-51

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... waiting for, Jesus is on the move. Jesus is always on the move, one step ahead of us. From the moment he left John the Baptist’s nurturing presence, Jesus immediately hits the road. In Galilee he continues to encourage his disciples to join him in this ... Son of Man” (v.51). This image is clearly a reference to the “Jacob’s ladder” dream found in Genesis 28:12, 16-17. Now, however, instead of the angels traversing between heaven and earth on a “ladder” and coming to a single place — the site ...

439. For Those Who Are Auditing the Class

Matthew 16:21-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.” Then he ordered his disciples not to tell anyone that he was the Messiah (Matthew 16:18-20). Today’s lesson follows that one immediately. From that time on Jesus began to explain to his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem ... up our cross daily and following Jesus? 1. Tony Evans’ Book of Illustrations (Chicago: Moody Publishers, 2009). 2. John Ortberg, Who Is This Man? (Kindle Edition). 3. James R. Maxwell in Laughter Really Is the Best Medicine: ...

440. The Womb of Amazing Grace

John 4:5-42

Sermon

Robert Leslie Holmes

... with a broad brush to all the inhabitants of Israel's northern kingdom and their progeny. According to 1 Kings 16:24, the Samaritans inhabited a hill that the wicked King Omri once purchased to establish a new capital for the ... a man who told me everything I have ever done! He cannot be the Messiah, can he?' They left the city and were on their way to him" (John 4:28-30). The disciples would reap a harvest of human souls they had not sown. This is the biblical pattern for the Bible teaches us that "salvation ...

441. When Lazarus Leaped and Laughed

John 11:1-45

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Robert Leslie Holmes

... in him may not perish but may have eternal life. 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 the other storytellers write with laser-target accuracy at one group or another, John's shotgun approach is aimed at all the world. It is John who gives us the great "I am" statements from Jesus and it is to one of these that we turn our attention now. Jesus says, "I am the resurrection and the life. Those who ...

442. Elohim

John 1:29-34, Genesis 1:1-2:3

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... Jeremiah 1) Paul Explains the Identity of God and Jesus to Greeks in Thessalonica (Acts 17:16-34) The Victory of the “Word of God” (Revelation 19) John the Apostle Explains Jesus’ Identity In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with ... is dabar YHWH.** It is God incarnate in some way so as to communicate directly with one or more of God’s people. When the Apostle John speaks of the “logos,” he is referring to this idea of the dabar YHWH. And Jesus is the message. He is God’s voice and ...

443. A Commitment to Hope

Luke 3:1-6

Sermon

Derl G. Keefer

... salvation for a lifetime. His salvation of an individual’s soul is of utmost importance. C.S. Lewis wrote that this individual soul is “…more important than the production of all the epics and tragedies in the world.” This vital importance is summed up in John 3:16, “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.” The reason for the season? God gave his Son. His salvation lights up my world. His light dispels the ...

444. Holy Week

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... Let us endeavor to live the new tradition of service in all that we do and say. Good FridayIsaiah 52:13--53:12Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9John 18:1--19:42 Why Does The World Suffer? Why does the world suffer? Why do pain, problems and suffering exist in ... of life has been before him, wherever he was all along. He only needed to empty himself enough in order to see it. What did John see and thus believe that day? He saw that the tomb was empty. He realized that his life was full, cluttered with many things. For ...

445. Made New By 180 Degrees

Luke 3:1-20

Sermon

Richard A. Wing

... put myself in the path of its beam." We cannot alleviate the tension that we feel; we can't really do a good job at changing what John says needs changing, and most of us cannot rejoice like Paul. The most we can do is allow ourselves to be made new, because we can't ... You know how married couples argue over who should have done that.) Birth - 39 points Change in sleeping habits - 16 points Change in eating habits - 15 points Uninvited guests; Magi came late and unannounced - 50 points (Includes shepherds and ...

446. Some Women's Stories

John 7:45--8:11

Sermon

Carl Jech

... in adultery from our main text here in John 8 is not just a woman's story. It is a story that reinforces a consistent theme in John's Gospel, the theme stated most eloquently in the famous John 3:16-17 passage: "God so loved the world ... ... too much of my time and energy; I'm not going to waste any more of my life by focusing on him." At the Cross, Jesus tells John to take care of his mother. Life goes on. Past losses do not preclude new opportunities to live and love. As the ancient Stabat Mater hymn says, ...

447. A Glory Revealed by Abiding

John 8:31-41

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... the Truth sent from heaven. It’s the same for us. We come to be children of God, to be born again by the Spirit of God, only by faith. For example, John’s Gospel says over and over, in many ways, "He who believes in the Son (namely, Jesus) has eternal life."4 "God loved the world in this way: He gave his ... emphasizing this verb’s grammatical form which implies progressive action in future time. 2. John Milton, Paradise Lost, Book I, strophe 260. 3. John 8:44 4. John 3:36. 5. John 3:16. 6. John 14:23.

448. Preconceived Ideas

Mark 8:27-38

Sermon

Brett Blair

... was an ancient Jewish custom that those great men on earth who had met a violent death possessed great powers in the spirit world. Some, therefore, believed that Jesus was literally John the Baptist, come back to life, or sent back from heaven. In fact King Herod himself believed this and trembled at the thought. In Mark 6:16 it reads: “ This man is John the Baptist, whom I beheaded, and he has been raised from the dead.” Herod had heard all of these miraculous stories of Jesus and he just knew it was ...

449. Have You Gone Far Enough?

Mark 8:27-30

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Stephen M. Crotts

... that's how Paul describes Jesus Christ. He is all! "The firstborn of all creation" (1:15). "In him all things were created" (1:16). "He is before all things, and in him all things hold together" (1:17). "For in him all the fulness of God was pleased ... , he made his investigation which led to the highest affirmation of Christ ever uttered by human lips in scripture, "My Lord and my God!" (John 20:28). Conclusion He walked here only 33 years ... Yet we measure time from the year of his birth. Who is he? A good ...

450. Putting the Puzzle Together

John 6:60-71

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King Duncan

... Nicodemus. When Nicodemus is slow to comprehend how he, an old man, can experience a second birth, Jesus blows him away with this promise: "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) John has seen the big picture, and he can't stop talking about it. He has found the key to life! If you want to know the purpose of life, look to Jesus. In today's lesson ...

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