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426. How to Pray

Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... two rules for those who signed up: 1. “Encourage a kinder, gentler god. And [2.] God always answers.” (3) Jesus didn’t need to “encourage a ... compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.” (Luke 15: 20, NIV) Covered in fear and shame, the son headed toward home, only to have his ... formality in his prayer. Instead, he seemed to be having an intimate conversation with God. (6) Jesus’ disciples asked, “Lord, teach us to pray . . .,” but Jesus taught them so much ...

427. What Heaven Will Be Like

Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... to pay it in my behalf since I can't work and am a ward of the state.” (1) That’s pretty creative, isn’t it? I got drunk and committed a crime, and I want someone else ... a grocery list.” Mrs. Longworth exclaimed, “Mother of God! I must have left my sins at Safeway!” (3) We wish we could just leave our sins at Safeway, don’t we? If only it were that ... /. 6. Sermon Commentary for Sunday, December 2, 2018. Luke 21:25-36, Commentary by Scott Hoezee, https://cepreaching.org/commentary/2018-11-26/luke- ...

428. Pentecost -- A Wild, Weird, Wonderful Day

Sermon

John A. Stroman

... 3,000 people committed themselves to the Christian way. These courageous and committed souls went out and in the words of Luke " ... 3. Describe the significance of fire, wind, and oil as symbols of the Holy Spirit. How do you relate the symbols to your personal understanding of the Spirit in your life? 4. Is it accurate to define Pentecost as the "birthday of the church"? 5. What aspects of Pentecost in Acts 2 are essential for the church today? 6. What is the significance of the Ascension of Jesus in Acts 1 ...

429. Excuses

Luke 14:15-24, Genesis 3:1-24

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... Porter, "The Snake Made Me Do It," Christian Ministry, Jan/Feb 1996, pp. 29 2. Dynamic Illustrations, Mar/Apr 1995 3. Paula Christian, "Mom sues schools over student's "F"," Greensboro News & Record, 3/25/98, A-1-2 4. Rosemary Roberts, "I've Got Some Killing to Do," Greensboro News & Record, 3/27/98 5. NBC Nightly News, 3/27/98 6. Exodus 32:1-24 7. William Barclay, The Gospel of Luke: Daily Study Bible Series, (Westminster: Philadelphia, 1975), p. 193 8. Author unknown to this preacher (the lyrics have been ...

430. Minority Report

Matthew 13:1-9; 18-23

Sermon

James Merritt

... 1. If the gospel is the power of God—why doesn't everybody that hears the gospel become a Christian? 2. If the Bible is the Word of God—why doesn't the Bible have the same effect on everyone who reads it? 3 ... Luke 8:11 Jesus said, "The seed is the word of God." Now I understand why Jesus would compare the word of God to seed, because a seed is productive. The very purpose of a seed is to produce fruit. The word of God produces the fruit of children of God. 1 Pet. 1 ... withered away." (vv.5-6) Now the type of ...

431. The Judas Gene

Matthew 26:14-16

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... said, "My teacher thought I was smarter than I was. So I was!"(1) Suddenly, we gather for worship in a solemn setting and hear Jesus ... 6 3. William Barclay, Daily Study Bible, CD-ROM, (Liguori, MO: Liguori Productions, 1996) 4. Frederick Buechner, Peculiar Treasures: A Biblical Who's Who, (San Francisco : Harper & Row, 1979), p. 83 5. Craig Barnes, "The Judas Chromosome," The Christian Century, 2/27/02-3/6/02, p. 21 6. Ronald Goetz, "Judas as Patron Saint," The Christian Century, 3/18-25/87, p. 262 7. Luke ...

432. The Whole Family Survival Kit

Luke 3:1-20

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... Luke, Elizabeth the mother of John the Baptist was Mary’s “kinswoman,” an undefined degree of “relative” (Luke 1:36). When the pregnant Mary visits Elizabeth, the unborn John heard Mary’s voice and “leaped in her womb” (Luke 1 ... Simon, and are not his sisters here with us?” (Mark 6:1-4). Jesus’ own family was less than supportive of his public ... yourself to the world.’ [For not even his brothers believed in him.] (John 7:3-5) Family is always hard to impress. They know us too well. The huge ...

433. When Others Serve Your Head on a Platter

Mark 6:14-29

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... connections — when you choose promotions over relationships that’s a hack to the neck. 6) When doing what is safe and sanctioned replaces doing what is right and just ... future? Well, we know how we felt about Herod: “That fox!” When Jesus called Herod that name (Luke 12:32), he wasn’t calling Herod beautiful (“foxy”) or cunning (“like a fox”). In ... his readers of Jezebel’s murderous malice against Elijah (1 kings 19:1-3). While Herodias’ reaction is hardly surprising, Herod Antipas’ ...

434. The Dayspring From On High

Luke 1:5-25

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... look at those other nine stories in the first two chapters of Luke's Gospel. Certain persons play central roles in each of these stories, ... healing in his wings" (4:2). Isaiah had prophesied (40: 3-8) that before the "glory of the Lord" should "be ... , lest I come and spite the earth with a curse" (4:5-6). And now, more than four hundred years after Malachi, the seemingly interminable ... the unique Elijah-like ministry that he was destined to fulfill. (See 1:13-17). And so in the last few months before sunrise, ...

435. The Healing Tree

Revelation 22:1-6, Luke 8:1-15

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... 3: The Lord’s Wisdom is a Tree of Life The Prophet Hosea Compares Israel to Poisonous Weeds Plowed into the Sowed Field (Hosea 10) Israel Must Break Up Its Unplowed Ground and Return to the Lord (Jeremiah 4) Jesus’ Parables of Seed and Harvest as Told By His Disciples (Mark 4, Luke 8, Matthew 13) Paul Warns that You Reap What You Sow (Galatians 5 and 6 ... , see Selbe, The Physics of God. **See images also in Ezekiel 47:1-2 and 12 and Isaiah 60:19-20. ***Hebrew4christians.com ****kabbalahandhealing.com ...

436. In Solidarity with Jesus

Hebrews 1:1-4; 2:5-18

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... second-story apartment window. There he was, the ragman of our town. He was 6'4" if he was an inch, youthful in appearance and strong of build. ... and we held him of no account" (Isaiah 53:3). Thus, when Jesus began his public ministry, exhibiting this ... grow rich, not in the eyes of the world, but the eyes of God (Luke 12:21). Jesus told his disciples, "If any want to become my followers, ... 1. "Ragman" paraphrased from Walter Wangerin, Jr., Ragman and Other Cries of Faith (San Francisco: Harper and Row, 1984), pp ...

437. Only a Carpenter

Mark 6:1-6

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... Simon, and are not his sisters here with us? And they took offense at him.” (6:3) A few weeks back I said that, according to the Gospel records, Jesus had a rather ... waited so long to begin His preaching ministry. St. Luke says that Jesus “was about thirty years of age,” when He began His ministry. (3:23) Thirty was a rather advanced age for that ... had tacked a whimsical little sign on the door. It read simply: “Kiss a Carpenter. $1.00” I thought: “That’s a good idea for a sermon!” So here it ...

438. Lord To Whom Shall We Go?

John 6:56-69

Sermon

David Coffin

... get the words biology and biography. Luke 8:14 refers to this life as the sower of a plants' new life in the form of seeds. John 6 refers to zoe or zway life ... wine symbolize and represent the new life Jesus provided when his hour of crucifixion would arrive John 3:16; John 18-19 (RSV). His death would not be the final word, there was new ... moving lives as Christians and a congregation on this Sunday in Pentecost. Amen. Sources: 1. Johannes Beutler, S.J., A Commentary on the Gospel of John, (Grand Rapids, MI ...

439. Making Christmas Last

Luke 2:21-40

Sermon

Brett Blair

... II While we must be serious about our Christmas tradition we must be vigilant, also. Look at what Luke says about the old man Simeon and the very old woman Anna. They had two things in common ... - 254665 Mohandas Gandhi - 3.63 - 163555 Ronald Reagan - 1.79 - 80890 *John Lennon - 1.42 - 64043 Henry Ford - 1.23 - 55489 Mother Teresa - 1.11 - 50178 *Madonna - 0 ... .S. civil rights movement (1964) - 7.44 - 27948 The Holocaust (1933-1945) - 6.69 - 25135 Invention of the microchip (1958) - 5.35 - 20085 *Internet created ...

440. How to Make Heaven Happy

Luke 15:1-10

Sermon

James Merritt

... receives sinners and eats with them.' So He spoke this parable to them, saying:" (vv.1-3) Jesus told these stories to the Pharisees. As you know these were self-righteous hypocrites ... might think it was to primarily to preach, to teach, or even to perform miracles. He told us Himself in Luke 19:10, "For the Son of Man has come to seek and save that which was lost." Why did ... , "And when he has found it..." Verse 6 says, "And when she has found it..." You see we don't really find God; God finds us. Let ...

441. After the Casket Is Closed

Luke 23:46

Sermon

James Merritt

... 17 He prays the longest prayer. In that prayer He calls God Father 6 times. There are four major relationships God has, or wants to have, with mankind: (1) Creator, (2) King, (3) Judge, (4) Father. One of these relationships is fundamental to the other three ... his spirit. "And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit." (Jn. 19:30) The word "give up" literally means "to hand over." Luke tells us He deposited his spirit. The word commit is a banking term that literally means "to make a deposit." Understand that ...

442. Speaking from the Heart

Luke 6:43-45

Sermon

King Duncan

... , and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of” (Luke 6: 43-45). What was he trying to teach his disciples in these colorful verses? First, he was saying every life bears fruit. There is no such ... , http://mentalfloss.com/article/66120/7-strange-things-found-storage-units. 3. http://factsanddetails.com/japan/cat26/sub162/item869.html. 4. Associated Press 1/17/91, Edward K. Rowell, 1001 Quotes, Illustrations, and Humorous Stories ...

443. Turmoil Brewing, Herod Stewing, Prophecy, and Porridge

Luke 2:21-40

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... in the time of the messiah --this may be part of Anna’s prophetic vision. Luke clearly states that Anna was from the tribe of Asher, which was evidently not entirely ... of innocents and the historical Herod the Great. **Paul Maier *** Jesus born 6-4 BCE. Herod does just before Passover (April 11) 4 BCE. Jesus ... 3) The Levite’s Responsibility for God’s Sacrifices (Numbers 18) Psalm 55: The Anguished Heart Psalm 74: The Desire of the Lord to Save Psalm 68: The Desire for God to Prevail On Prophecy (2 Peter 1 ...

444. Almond Joy!

Numbers 17:1-13

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... of the Lord are in every place, watching the evil and the good.” Proverbs 15:3 The almond is one of the world’s healthiest foods. It nourishes and sustains. In the ... 6:22-27) The Lord Speaks to Some in Dreams and Visions, to Moses Face to Face (Numbers 12:6-8) Micaiah’s Vision (1 Kings 22) David’s Prayer (1 ... 1-12) The Prophecy of the Coming Priest (The Testament of Levi) The Priest in the Order of Melchizedek (Hebrews 5 and 7) Zechariah’s Vision About His Son John (To Be Called the Baptist) (Luke 1 ...

445. The Empire Strikes Back

Jude 1:14-15

Sermon

James Merritt

... distinct ways. I am not going to be talking about Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Princess Leia, Darth Vader, Chewbacca, Yoda, nor ... not pro-multiculturalism you are an intolerant bigot. It was an age of disregard. Genesis 6:3 reveals that the Lord said, “My Spirit shall not strive with man forever.” Even ... stated the “condemned” has to be aware of his execution and he has to know why he is being executed.”1 The ungodly are just like that man. They are going to die, and they may think that when they die ...

446. When Darkness Covered the Land

Matthew 27:11-54

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... only time in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark or Luke that Jesus ever addressed God without calling him “Father ... 6-moment-of-global darkness/. Cited in Chartr newsletter December 7, 2022. Konstantin Bikos and Graham Jones originally published this article at Timeanddate.com on December 1, 2022. Reprinted here with permission. Edits by EarthSky. 2. Cited by David Guzik, Enduring Word Commentary, https://enduringword.com/bible-commentary/matthew-Today in the Word, Moody Bible Institute, October 1991, p. 12. 3 ...

447. Reveille

Mark 6:7-13, Matthew 10:1-42, Luke 9:1-9, Luke 10:1-24

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... 6:6-13) Matthew’s Account of Jesus’ Instructions to His Disciples on Going Before Him (Matthew 10) Luke’s Account of the Sending of 12 and then 72 Disciples to Proclaim and Warn All the Towns of Israel (Luke 9 and 10) Minor Text The Curse of the Dust (Genesis 3 ... Needy from the Dust Psalm 119: Follow the Lord for the Enduring Reward God’s Warning to Samaria and Jerusalem (Micah 1) The Crowd Tosses Dust at Paul’s Proclamation (Acts 22) Mark Records Jesus’ Sending Out of His Disciples in Order to ...

448. Counting the Cost of Discipleship

Luke 14:25-33

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... of his eye looking for a speck in his brother's eye (Matthew 7:3). Jesus could have said, "Stop all that judgmental thinking." Instead he used an exaggerated ... used. In both passages, the topic is discipleship. In both cases, comparisons are made. 1. "Those who love their life lose it, and those who hate (miseo) their life ... God and wealth" (Matthew 6:24). In both cases, the sense of disciples loving one thing more and one thing less is the point Jesus is making by using the word miseo. In Luke 14:25-26, Jesus ...

449. A Trick Resurrection

Luke 20:27-38

Sermon

Richard Hasler

... of a final resurrection of bodies at the end of time (Revelation 20:6-15.) N. T. Wright, in his provocative and somewhat controversial book, Surprised by ... paradise that very day, paradise clearly could not be their ultimate destination, as Luke’s next chapter made clear. Paradise was “rather” the blissful garden where God’ ... us in that church yelled back with one accord, “but Sunday’s comin!” [3] Amen. [1]. N, T. Wright, Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of ...

450. It Is Blessed To Receive

Luke 17:11-19

Sermon

William G. Carter

... It is the very nature of God to give generously, even "to the ungrateful and the wicked" (Luke 6:35). Blessed is the one who can say, "Thank you." We have heard it said, "It is ... that hast given so much to me, Give one thing more: a grateful heart."8 1. The idea for this story comes from Fred B. Craddock, in "Preaching About Giving Thanks: ... 3. David Owen, "No Thanks," The New Yorker 18 December 1995: p. 128. 4. Edgar Lee Masters, Spoon River Anthology (New York: Signet Classic, 1992), p. 10. 5. Craddock, 121. 6 ...

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