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26. Tastes Great, Less Filling - Sounds Good, Not True

Proverbs 23:29-35

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James Merritt

... , and 1,800 breweries went out of business. In the ten years following prohibition, the death rate due to liquor decreased 42%, the death rate due to cirrhosis of the liver decreased 50%, the consumption of alcohol decreased by 70%, crime decreased 54%, ... Kids in a Negative World (Nashville: Oliver Nelson, 1985), p. 29. 4 See Richard Land, "Alcohol: Some Sobering Facts," Light, September/October, 1994. 5 Bottom Line, June 15, 1995. 6 John F. Waldorrd and Roy B. Zuck, eds., The Bible Knowledge Commentary ( ...

27. Showing Up

Ephesians 3:1-12

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John N. Brittain

... God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might. — Deuteronomy 6:4-5 While it is not clear how much Saul knew about the life and ministry of Jesus (remember ... we find throughout the Hebrew Bible when we look, and not just in obvious passages like Isaiah 42:6: "I have given you as a covenant to the people, a light to the nations...." ... grace of God, we will be effective agents for drawing all persons to Christ (cf John 21:31-33). The nations will make their way to the cross of Christ, ...

28. Servants Without Fiber

Isaiah 42:1-9

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Donald Macleod

... ordering and control. Hear his opening words in our text: "My servant whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights ..." (Isaiah 42:1 RSV). Clearly the servant is not ever his or her own. There is a givenness about the servant’s character; the servant is ... rose from supper, laid aside his garments, and girded himself with a towel ... and began to wash the disciples’ feet ..." (John 13:4, 5 RSV). This demonstrates for us forever that the quality of service depends upon the spirit in which it is done. ...

29. What's The Point?

Jeremiah 1:1-19

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Richard L. Sheffield

... 2x2=4. Interestingly ... true, no I was found of Thee."4 When God had found Jeremiah what he ... to the nations' " (Jeremiah 1:4-5). Think about that, Jeremiah! ... a prophet to the nations" (Jeremiah 1:5). God didn't ask Jeremiah to consider ... was supposed to do with my life?"5 Kushner writes: "The need for meaning is ... John Knox Press, 1990). 3. Quoted by John Powell, S.J. Fully Human Fully Alive (Argus Communications, 1976) p. 7. 4. Donald T. Kauffman. The Treasury of Religious Verse (Fleming H. Revell, 1962). 5 ...

30. The Lions Are Shackled

John 18:1-19:42

Sermon

King Duncan

... his fiancee married another man. (1) Long before C. S. Lewis published his popular children’s story, Chronicles of Narnia, John Bunyan wrote a spiritual allegory, which he called Pilgrim’s Progress. In Bunyan’s work, Christian is walking down the ... Messiah will bring peace and safety (Isaiah 11:6-9). Through the Messiah, Israel will be a light to all the nations (Isaiah 42:6; 55:4-5). It is during the reign of the Messiah that God’s righteousness will be fully revealed to the world. (2) In a seeming ...

31. Deep Well

John 4:1-26

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Lori Wagner

... water, the idea of water that simply excites us. In fact, the US has more than 5,400 miles of shoreline, over 12,400 of which are sea coast. Guess where the majority ... Text Jesus at Jacob’s Well (John 4) Minor Text The Water That Springs Forth from God (Genesis 2:4-25) Isaac Reopens the Wells ... His Father Had Dug (Genesis 26) Jacob Builds an Altar that Becomes Jacob’s Well (Genesis 35:7) The Lord Provides Water from a Rock (Exodus 17) Psalm 63: The Soul Thirsts for God Psalm 42 ...

32. When The Baker Becomes the Bread!

John 6:51-58

Sermon

Robert Leslie Holmes

... grumbling among themselves. "The light shined in their darkness but they did not understand it" (see John 1:5). Then, as if to add insult to their injury, Jesus goes even further with the idea ... the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. — John 1:1-4, 14 The maker of all things has come among us as "the bread come down from heaven." Like ... concedes to the Father, "Not my will, but yours be done" (Luke 22:42). From the beginning to the end of his life on earth, Jesus set ...

33. Lamb Parade

John 12:12-19

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Lori Wagner

... t He? And guess what? He still IS. Based on the Story Lectionary Major Text John 12 Minor Text The Crushing of the Serpent’s Head and the Striking of ... 2 Samuel 6) David’s Prayer (2 Samuel 7:18-29) The Stones of Gilgal (Joshua 4) Joshua Assigns Territories to All of Israel’s Tribes and Reaffirms the Covenant (Joshua 17- ... Maccabees 6:18-31) The Martyrdom of the 7 Sons (4 Maccabees 18:6-24) Ezra Sees a Vision of the Son of God and Palms (2 Esdras 2:42-48) The Stories of the Secrets of the Sanhedrin: Secret ...

34. A Holy Way for Us All

Isaiah 35:1-10

Sermon

Elizabeth Achtemeier

... , even as it is in heaven. That kingdom began in the birth of our Savior at Bethlehem. The Isaiah traditions repeatedly announce that when the kingdom comes, the blind and deaf, the lame and dumb will be restored to wholeness (vv. 5-6; cf. Isaiah 29:18-20; 32:3-4; 33:24; 42:7, 16). Thus when John the Baptist inquires who Jesus is, in our gospel lesson, he learns that the Son of God has indeed fulfilled that ancient prophecy (Matthew 11:2-11). The new life of the Kingdom of God has begun to break into our ...

35. Making Christmas Last

Luke 2:21-40

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Brett Blair

... 9.85 - 443079 Martin Luther King - 8.48 - 381284 Pope John Paul II - 8.27 - 371899 Gordon B. Hinckley - 5.66 - 254665 Mohandas Gandhi - 3.63 - 163555 Ronald Reagan - 1.79 - 80890 *John Lennon - 1.42 - 64043 Henry Ford - 1.23 - 55489 Mother Teresa - 1. ... 1933-1945) - 6.69 - 25135 Invention of the microchip (1958) - 5.35 - 20085 *Internet created (1969) - 5.34 - 20059 Model T Ford introduced (1908) - 4.26 - 16014 Theory of relativity presented (1916) - 4.19 - 15744 First atomic bomb dropped (1945) - 3.58 - 13454 ...

36. Do You Believe In Easter?

Luke 24:1-12

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... 24:6) Then she in turn went to the disciples with the news: "I have seen the Lord." (John 20:18). Who first told you the good news of resurrection? If that person is still alive, tell ... , even when I’m tired or feeling my years, Ah, I’ll be seeing Mary again." (4) The fourth and final step in spreading the good news of resurrection is: WE TELL OTHERS! ... disciples of all nations." (Matthew 28:19) The Early Church did it well. Acts 5:42 tells us that "day after day, in the temple courts and from house to ...

37. How to Deal with Demons

Matthew 12:38-50

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... of hell, while the empty, purposeless days of idleness are more destructive than poverty.”[5] The parable is about emptiness. The empty mind, the empty heart, the empty life ... hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, something greater than Solomon is here.’ (v. 42) Jesus is calling for commitment to his Lordship. He is the one greater than ... Greater is He that is in you then he that is in the world.” (1 John 4:4) The struggle is constant—the struggle between the demons, all that which would destroy us ...

38. If You Are Looking for a Savior...

Matthew 11:2-11

Sermon

James L. Killen

... , the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have good news preached to them. And blessed is anyone who takes no offense at me. (vv. 4-5) These were things that the prophet Isaiah had said would happen when the messiah came to bring in God's new possibility. Jesus knew that John would understand (Isaiah 26:19; 29:18-19; 35:5-6; 42:7; 61:1). Should we be looking for a Savior? And if so, where should we be looking? We need to consider that question. Some of us answer too quickly ...

39. It's Okay to Cry

Luke 13:31-35

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Lori Wagner

... He is able to open the scroll and its seven seals.” (Revelation 5:4-5) Prop: crystal teardrops Tears. Frustration. Grief. Sadness. It’s the name of ... for Jerusalem (Luke 13:31-35) Minor Text Joseph Weeps in Compassion for His Brothers (Genesis 42-45) David Weeps on the Mount of Olives (2 Samuel 15) The Book of Lamentations (for ... all that was done by him: and he was perplexed, because that it was said of some, that John was risen from the dead. (Luke 9:7) Catch for us the foxes, the little foxes that ruin ...

40. Who's Number One?

Exodus 20:1-3

Sermon

James Merritt

... raised his hand and said, "I can." She said, "Go ahead." He said, "Okay. 3, 6, 1, 8, 4, 5, 9, 2, 10, 7." I was tempted to give a pop quiz today just to see how ... with others. Jesus himself said, "He who has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me." (John 14:21, NASB) If that is true, you can't separate the law of God from the love ... either. He said in Isaiah 42:8, "I am the Lord; that is My name! I will not give my glory to another or my praise to idols." (Isaiah 42:8, NLT) Stephen Covey in ...

41. The Loaves

John 6:1-21

Sermon

David Coffin

... Deuteronomy 18:15-18. Jesus was similar to a prophet such as Elisha in 2 Kings 4:42-44, who fed one hundred people. In John’s gospel, many of Jesus’ signs or miracles occurred around the traditional Jewish festival days, however ... people to eat?” John 6:5 (RSV). John was unique to other gospels in that he featured the disciples Andrew and Philip in his stories, rather than Peter, James, and John in the synoptic gospels. Lesser known names do have a place in the kingdom in John’s gospel. There was ...

42. The Best Advertising of All

Mark 1:14-20

Sermon

Daniel G. Mueller

... me proclaim to everyone around you, Jesus told them. Saint Luke tells us they never stopped telling the good news of Christ our Savior (Acts 5:42). Not only the disciples were called to give word-of-mouth advertising about Jesus, but all who believed in him and followed him were called ... saying, "Unless you see signs and wonders you will not believe." "An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign" (John 4:48; Matthew 12:39). The words Jesus spoke said as much about him as any sign ever could. In the ...

43. A Scholar · Nicodemus

John 3:1-21

Sermon

Gordon Pratt Baker

... John 3:4) and well-to-do. (John 19:39) That he was an aristoc_esermonsrat his membership in the Sanhedrin attests. For not only was it the governing body of the Jewish people, its constituents were drawn from the priestly families of the land, the scribes, and the teachers of the law. A recognized scholar, (John ... seashore, (Matthew 13:1-2) on a mountainside, (Matthew 5:1) in a field, (Luke 6:17) on a ... pounds to enhance the last fond rites for the dead (John 19:38-42) in a manner befitting One whose life had so ...

44. Do You Know the Gift of God?

John 4:5-42

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King Duncan & Angela Akers

... appropriate when we read about the conversation between Jesus and the Samaritan woman in John 4. Jesus and his disciples were on their way to Galilee, and they chose to ... for ourselves, and we know that this man really is the Savior of the world.” (vs. 42) They moved from waiting for truth, to discovering the truth and finding new life through Jesus Christ ... inmates as possible to find the new life that he received through Jesus Christ. (5) We will never have the answers to all our questions about God, not in ...

45. Be Careful Which Entree You Choose

1 Corinthians 8:1-13

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King Duncan

... , not so I can see, but so that OTHERS can see me. I cannot help being blind," he said, "but I can help being a stumbling block." (5) Paul did not want to be a stumbling block for others. If giving up meat was a way to avoid hurting the faith of new, less mature ... , November/December 1995, p. 42. 3. (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, Inc., Publishers, 1989), p. 124-125. 4. Max Lucado, AND THE ANGELS WERE SILENT, pp. 33-35, 5. Chapter titled "Holy Religion." Contributed by Dr. John Bardsley. 5.Warren W. Wiersbe, BE ...

46. Massah and Meribah

Exodus 17:1-7

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... pillows, and we’re off on our grand road trip. Except an hour into the 5-hour drive, the clan starts to get restless. Every five minutes you hear…. “Are we ... 42: The Lord is the Source of the Waters for Which the Soul Thirsts Psalm 36: God is the Fountain of Life Psalm 1: The Faithful are Planted like Trees in Water Psalm 107: The Lord Satisfies the Thirsty Psalm 23: He Leads Me Beside Still Waters and Restores My Soul Ezekiel’s Vision of the Flowing Water of God (47) Jesus at Jacob’s Well (John 4 ...

47. Celebrating Generosity

Mark 12:38-44

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... play involved. But the strange part of the story is that the police discovered over 5 million dollars in cash stuffed in trash cans, shoe boxes, drawers, tool boxes, paper bags, ... the crowd putting money into the treasury. Many rich people put in large sums. [42] A poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which are worth ... knowledge of God's love for her. In his first letter, John says, "We love because God first loved us." (1 John 4:19) Through the daily blessings of life; through the talents we've ...

48. The Door of Celebration

Luke 19:36-44

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J. Howard Olds

... say, “Amen." It is right and appropriate that God's people respond with an Amen. John Vannorsdall said, “I was sitting in the lobby of a clinic waiting for a family ... on this day what would bring peace—but now it is hidden from your eyes" (Luke 19:41-42). Jesus wept. There are two places in the New Testament where it says Jesus wept. One was ... he was crushed for our iniquities; and by his stripes we are healed" (Isaiah 53:4-5). Jesus weeps over the brokenness of the world. In C.S. Lewis' Chronicles of ...

49. Dividing Walls

Ephesians 2:11-22

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Gibson “Nibs” Stroupe

... dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ — by grace you have been saved" (Ephesians 2:4-5). He then turns to the meaning of this foundation in today's lectionary reading that concludes the second ... their descendants as God's special people, a "light to the nations," as Isaiah called them (42:6). The people who were not claimed in this way were called "Gentiles" in the New ... John Knox Press, 2003). 3. Oakhurst Presbyterian Church Mission Statement, adopted in 1990, revised in 1998 ...

50. The Lacking Christian?

Matthew 14:13-21

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Dennis Kastens

... -15). He gave all Israel much water at Meribah (Number 20:7-11); he restored Job’s and Hezekiah’s bodies to health (Job 42:10-17; 2 Kings 20:56). For Noah and his family he provided escape, and during the Deluge he preserved them (1 Peter 3: ... journey’s end, we can send a messenger to Jesus (John 11:3), and he will respond according to the need. As we commit our way unto the Lord (Psalm 37:5) and trust in him, we shall be blessed (Psalm 40:4; 84:5; Jeremiah 17:17). When the dark cloud is passed and ...

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