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451. In the Darkness of Suffering, There Is the Light of Life

John 1:1-18

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Thomas A. Pilgrim

... I have come that you might have life and that more abundantly.” 1.Sidney Sheldon, The Windmills Of The Gods (New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1987), p. 120. 2.John Killinger, “Entertaining The Mystery,” Pulpit Digest, November-December, 1992 (San Francisco: Harper, 1992), p. 16. 3.Ernest A. Fitzgerald, Keeping Pace (Greensboro, North Carolina: Pace Communications, Inc., 1988), p. 99. 4.Brian Kelley Bauknight, Gracious Imperatives (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1992), p. 39. 5.Source unknown, a ...

452. Why Believe the Bible?

John 17:17

Sermon

James Merritt

... to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It straightens us out and teaches us to do what is right." (II Timothy 3:16, NLT) The ultimate statement was made by the greatest man who ever lived, by common consensus, Jesus Christ, and here is what He said about the Bible, "Your word is truth." (John 17:17, NASB) Jesus believed the Bible was totally, completely, absolutely true and was indeed the Word of God. If that is true, then there should be compelling reasons why we ought ...

453. Good News about Christ

Revelation 1:4-8

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King Duncan

... so eloquently in the third chapter, verse 17: “For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.” What an important verse! We all know John 3:16 by heart: “For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son . . .” (KJV) And it is a wonderful verse. But John 3:17 is just as important: “For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.” To hear many Christians talk, the chief reason ...

454. Starting Over

John 12:20-36

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... his sufferings. Hebrews 5:5-10. If focusing on the Hebrews, reading collateral verses from Hebrews 2:14-18 and Hebrews 4:14-16 might be helpful. These passages allow us to focus on the suffering of Jesus and walk with him through the dark valleys ... People) but that God’s suffering with us is also a suffering for us that cleanses and renews and restores. John 12:20-33. If focusing on John 12, one might begin with the creative technology of farming, first developed thousands of years ago. Why should anyone ...

455. A Personal History

John 18:1—19:42

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David J. Kalas

... the death of a martyr. It is at this point where Good Friday becomes personal history for you and me. Hebrews 10:16-25 An individual includes in his conversation and correspondence references to the things with which he is familiar. They may be pop ... , and reconciled. It was 2,000 years ago, but it is part of my personal history. An Alternative Application Isaiah 52:13—53:12; John 18:1—19:42. “We Esteemed Him Not.” For so many of us, the King James Version was the translation of scripture we first ...

456. Personal History

John 18:1-11

Sermon

David J. Kalas

457. One-Way Street

John 14:5-14

Sermon

James Merritt

... where it leads and who it is named after. It is claimed that this street is the only one that leads to Go. The name of the street is Jesus. In the Gospel of John, Jesus makes seven statements beginning with the words “I am” to tell us in His own words not just who He is, but what He is. He doesn’t use names or titles, ... (2002):14-15. [2] Joseph C. Hough, Jr., Ways of Knowing God, Bible Review 23/3 (2002): 16. [3] Bill O’Reilly, The O’Reilly Factor, p.163. [4] Mark Driscoll, Vintage Jesus, p. 188.

458. Can Two Stay One?

John 13:31-38

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James Merritt

... you, you also are to love one another.By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” (John 13:34-35, ESV) Jesus tells us three things that love is and that love does that no one else before or since has ever done ... a comparative love. We are to love our spouse the same way that Jesus loves us. How does Jesus love us? He loves us sacrificially. John 3:16 tells us that God loved us so much that He gave His son to die for us. Paul said in Romans 5:8, “But God shows ...

459. What Does the Kingdom of God Have to Do With Anything Today?

John 3:1-17

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... 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). The love of God? God's Son? Born again of water and the Spirit? All these terms and ideas are about the kingdom of ... , you can still step into this story. It is a story for everyone. We all need the love of God. That is the second theme of John 3:1-17. Third, you can step out of the shadows and into the story of Nicodemus and personally believe the words you know by heart. " ...

460. Loving Through Action

1 John 3:14-24

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Richard Gribble

... Jesus chose to give up his life for countless believers, all of whom were unworthy, that would seek to follow in his footsteps. But then John goes on and presents the great challenge for all of us. He puts it very clearly: “We know love by this, that he lay ... and yet refuses help?” (1 John 3:16-17). Then, using powerful words, John makes more generic his teaching and challenge: “Little children, let us love, not in word or speech, but in truth and action” (1 John 3:18). John knew the tendency for all ...

461. Loving Jesus, Hating The Church

John 9:35-41

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Thomas Long

... a good thing that doesn't fit the rules. Quite naturally, it divided the house. Some of the leadership pounced on the bad part, declaring Jesus to be way out of bounds: "This man is not from God, for he does not observe the sabbath" (John 9:16). Others, however, pondered the good part, and wondered whether instead of waving the ule book they ought to waive it in the light of this great paradox, mainly that a man who appears to fit the description of "sinner" nonetheless performs such wonderful, gracious and ...

462. The Jesus Connection

John 15:1-17

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Donald B. Strobe

... made known to you everything that I have heard from my Father. You did not choose me but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit that will last, so that the Father will give you whatever you ask him in my name.” (John 15:12-16) “I have appointed you to go and bear fruit,” he said. In these words, Jesus is indicating that Christians are supposed to be good for something in the world. Their very presence in any community ought to make a difference. They are to bear fruit. And St ...

463. Little Jimmy

Mark 3:13-19

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... the road to Emmaus, although this identification is by no means certain. More intriguing is the idea that this James was, in some way, a blood relative of Jesus. One author says: “The church fathers identified Alphaeus and Clopas and the two Marys of Mark 16:1 and John 1:25, and regarded James the less and Joses of Mark 15:40 as sons of Clopas and Mary. Having done this, they took the new departure of identifying James and Joses with the ‘brothers’ of Jesus bearing the same names.” (Emil G. Kraeling ...

464. Cured Cripples and Crabby Critics

Luke 13:10-17

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... problems. You are an alcoholic, and you'd better admit it if you are ever going to be anything but a cripple as a human being." John stormed out of the house and went to a tavern and got drunk, pouring out his troubles to the bartender at the tavern he regularly ... our own handicaps and helping others overcome their handicaps. The Apostle Paul says in 2 Corinthians 4:8-10, 15-16: We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair, persecuted, but not forsaken; struck ...

465. Plenty Of Room

Matthew 3:13-17

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. This is what happened next. [13] Then Jesus came from Galilee to John 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 ...

466. When Did This Start? — Part 2

John 1:6-8, 19-28

Sermon

Robert J. Elder

... very different ways of introducing the story about Jesus. Matthew begins his gospel with a long genealogy (Matthew 1:1-16) through fourteen generations, through the line of Mary's husband, Joseph, all the way to Jesus. Luke's gospel begins with ... of our own at all any more, this is the case with the rampant increase in identity theft that currently plagues us. When they asked John, "Who are you?" we can almost hear in his answer the traces of a wry grin. "I'm nobody to be particularly concerned about," he ...

467. Great Balls of Fire!

John 20:19-23

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... the confirmation of Christ’s power on earth. The Holy Spirit is what transforms upper-room cowards into out-front evangelists. John’s gospel completes Jesus’ mission by affirming that the presence of Jesus has never left this world. The incarnation is ongoing. ... everything — instead of being hot or cold we settle for tepid, a temperature that causes God to declare in Revelation 3:16, “Because you are medium/mediocre/tepid/lukewarm, I will vomit you out of my mouth.” In other words, “hot or hurl ...

468. The Infiltrator

John 10:1-21, John 10:22-42

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... (John 10) Minor Text The Role of the Priests and the Prophet Among You (Deuteronomy 18) David Son of Jesse, a Herder of Sheep, is Chosen to be King by God Through the Prophet Samuel (1 Samuel 16) The Unpopular Prophet Who Speaks ... the New Jerusalem (Revelation 21) Jesus the Good Shepherd and the Infiltrators of God’s Sheep Gate: Jesus’ Disputes with the Pharisees According to John “Very truly I tell you Pharisees, anyone who does not enter the sheep pen by the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is ...

469. With Challenge And Invitation

John 10:1-10

Sermon

April Yamasaki

... they questioned the man again, and when they were not satisfied with his answers, they put him out of the synagogue. In the course of their investigation, the Pharisees seemed bent on discrediting Jesus. Some bluntly said, “This man is not from God, for he does not observe the sabbath” (John 9:16). Some said, “We know that this man is a sinner”’ (John 9:24). Others added to the confusion and insisted, “We know that God has spoken to Moses, but as for this man, we do not know where he comes from ...

470. A Call To Community

Acts 16:6-10

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Douglas J. Deuel

... s frustrations in ministry "having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia" and having attempted to go into Bithynia, "but the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them" (Acts 16:6-7). In every ministry there is joy and disappointment. We see both of those elements present in Paul's ministry as well. There must have been great joy over the decision of a ... betrayed, he taught the way of love. "By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another" (John 13:35).

471. God Hears

Genesis 21:8-21

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David E. Leininger

... , remember God hears. God hears the cry. Hagar's, Ishmael's, mine and yours. God hears. And answers. Amen! 1. "Horseplay and High Stakes," Newsweek, 7/24/2000, p. 24 2. Genesis 16:2-4a 3. Genesis 16:9ff. 4. Genesis 21:9-10 5. This is adapted from a Ralph Milton midrash on the Story of Hagar and Her Son. These excerpts were posted by John Lohr, Franklin Lakes, NJ in the PresbyNet meeting "Sermonshop 1996 06 23, Note #8, 6/17/96 and blended with an monologue posted by Chris Ewing of the Roland & Myrtle United ...

472. It Was the Birthday of a King

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

James Merritt

... of righteousness; a King shall reign and prosper and execute judgment and righteousness in the earth.'" (Jer. 23:5) Now we know from I Sam 16:10-11 that Jesse had at least eight sons. So God now eliminates 7/8's of the family of Jesse to insure that Jesus ... you need to understand that back in those days Jesus was an ordinary Jewish name. It was as common in that day as the name John is common today. When Mary named that boy Jesus nobody stopped to ask what she meant by that name. There were a lot of other ...

473. Why Me?

Proverbs 16:4, Colossians 1:16

Sermon

James Merritt

... . Listen to this verse, "You …scheduled each day of my life before I began to breathe. Every day was recorded in your book!" (Psalm 139:16, LB) You matter so much to God that every detail of your life was recorded in His book before you even took a breath. In ... Acts 10:35, MSG) It is never too late to live a purpose driven life and it is too important not to. In 1983, John Sculley quit his post at PepsiCo to become the president of Apple Computer. He took a big risk leaving his prestigious position with ...

474. Digging Deeper

Philippians 3:12-16

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... " the only way we can be that Bible that Other people read is by Digging Deeper. This is how Paul put it in Philippians 3:12-16 (NRSV) [12] Not that I have already obtained this or have already reached the goal; but I press on to make it my own, because Christ ... it is to look at some of the more than fifty "one another" passages in the New Testament. Here's just a few. Love one another (John 13:34-35, Gal 5:14) Encourage one another (Heb 3:13; 10:24-25) Be devoted to one another (Rom 12:10) Build up one ...

475. "Before" and "After"

Psalm 31:1-24

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King Duncan

... LORD; I say, “You are my God.” 15 My times are in your hands; deliver me from my enemies and from those who pursue me. 16 Let your face shine on your servant; save me in your unfailing love. This is the “After” picture of a man who has hit rock-bottom ... for us and through us after a terrible experience? Is there a way out? For the answer to these questions, let’s look at John eleven, the story literally of a dead man and broken hearts. A man named Lazarus is sick. Lazarus is not just any average Joe ...

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