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Matthew 26:14-27:66

Sermon

Robert Leslie Holmes

... in my life I saw evil first hand and I felt that if I stayed that close to it, it just might rub off on me."[1] Come think with me about an age-old human affliction that has impacted the life of every person ever born and the two people who were ... spoke about feeding that multitude. You thought that was an ill-conceived idea. Yes, you are real smart, Thomas, not driven by emotions like Peter but a thinker." I'm sure he tried to convince Thomas, a man given to doubts and fears. "Thomas, don't you think he ...

527. The Ultimate Mountaintop Experience

Mark 9:2-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... him as they had never seen him before and wouldn’t see him again until they were welcomed by him into heaven.” (1) And then, as if that weren’t enough, the disciples see Jesus talking with Moses and Elijah on that mountain. Moses, you ... two great leaders of the Jewish faith, Moses and Elijah. Then they heard a voice: “This is my Son, whom I love. Listen to him!” Peter, James and John did listen to his voice and we revere their names to this day. Listening to Christ and obeying his leading is the key ...

528. Yes, You Can Work Yourself to Death

Luke 5:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... also convinced thousands of people that Jesus is Lord and Savior for all humankind. They planted churches all over the Roman Empire, Africa and Arabia. Today, over 1 billion people from every race and nation call themselves Christians, and there are Christian churches in every corner of the world. And you and I are here today because of the work of Simon Peter, Paul, and the other apostles who committed their work and their lives to the message and ministry of Jesus Christ. Now it’s our turn. Commit your ...

529. Easter Makes Us One!

Acts 10:34-43

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... class, as professionals and the working classes do not live near each other, do not exhibit the same values or levels of religiosity, do not have the some pop-culture icons, and do not even follow the same sports.[1] We are clearly far removed from Dr. King’s call for living in community. Peter gave a sermon one time that speaks to these concerns. Here’s the background on the sermon that’s reported in the second lesson we are using. He had been summoned to Caesarea, a port on the Mediterranean Sea ...

530. The Subject Is Forgiveness

Matthew 18:21-35

Sermon

Steve Molin

... of the seven men who killed him. Gihita, one of those men, has just helped my daughter Valerie, who is 3 1/2 years old, prepare dinner.1” She went back. In a mighty act of forgiveness, Elisabeth went back to carry on the mission begun by her husband, ... You know, a little forgiveness goes a long way.” I’m not prepared to say that today, nor was Jesus. When he answered Peter’s question, he painted him a picture with this parable… “The kingdom of heaven is like the servant who owed the king ten ...

531. The Taught Can

Mark 8:31--9:1

Sermon

George W. Hoyer

... us all because as the Preacher in Ecclesiastes wrote, "For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven" (Ecclesiastes 3:1). Are we aware of what time it is? There is a time to be taught and a time to do. Quite clearly for the ... to take second place to these scribes and priests and elders." Clearly the problem was in the definition of terms. "Messiah" for Peter seemed to mean some sort of political leader who would restore the kingdom to Israel. Messiahship could be achieved by a ...

532. Fire Wood

Luke 12:49-53

Sermon

John G. Lynn

... along. "Come, follow me," he said. "Come, let the Word of God heat you up, for you are beginning to cool down." Not long afterwards Peter returned with Jesus to his mother-in-law's house for dinner. She didn't care much for this Nazarene Rabbi. Feeling chilled, she put out ... comes like fire cast on the earth. "For the Word of God comes, whenever it comes, to change and renew the world." 1 Nowhere does the fire of God's Word burn off the ice and cause tumult more than in the differences between generations, ...

533. Surprised On The Mountaintop

Mark 9:2-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... than they really were and would benefit from a night to slow down and look around and think about this place where they were. (1) It would be a night Charles Kuralt would never forget. Such experiences are never really planned; they just happen, and when they do ... FOR LIFE IN THE VALLEYS. The time came for Jesus and his three disciples to come down off the mountain. As Peter, James, and John descended the mountain they pondered the significance of what they had just experienced. My guess is that they walked ...

534. Do You Have A Forgiving Spirit?

Matthew 18:21-35

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... . Perhaps he had witnessed with his very own eyes the attempted stoning of the woman caught in adultery recorded in John 8:1-11. Peter by now was beginning to see that this thing called forgiveness was an integral part of this new kingdom and new life ... in the 1912 series, and they couldn't forget his mistake. How different from Christ who not only forgets our mistakes but forgives them. (1) FORGIVENESS IS NEVER EASY BUT IT IS ALWAYS THE WILL OF GOD. Many years ago there was a movie titled, "Stars in My Crown ...

535. Don't Look Down

Matthew 14:22-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... so that visitors walking on the bridge will have the illusion that they are walking on water just like Jesus. The bridge will not have rails, but lifeguards and rescue boats will be stationed nearby in case of accident. (1) There were no lifeguards and rescue boats nearby when Simon Peter tried to make that famous walk. Neither was there a slightly submerged bridge. You know the story well. Jesus' disciples were in a boat. Jesus was on the shore. The wind and the waves were beating against the boat ...

536. Dealing with the "F" Words of Life

John 21:1-14

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Eric Ritz

... the words: slip-up, mistake, error, and miscalculation. People do not want to talk about failure in our lives. It is off limits. (1) Failure has come to every one of us at one time or another. It probably is the one common denominator among us. The ... after they had betrayed and deserted him. He could have scolded them, lectured them, beat them, and with sarcasm said, especially to Simon Peter, "Peter, I told you so." But he did not. He fed them. He had plans for them when they did not even consider that ...

537. Outrageous Love

John 13:1-15

Sermon

Shirley Gupton Lynn

... a new tiny hamburger, I stepped to the counter and said, "I'll have a Fast Mac, please, and a cup of black coffee." I put down my $1.21 and waited. Imagine my shock when my order was set before me: a white cup of steaming black coffee, and a tiny toy car about so ... commands? It's a life-changing love, and Christ not only invites us, but expects us to accept it. "If I do not wash you," he said to Peter, "if you refuse my love-to-the-utmost, you have no part in me. It's o.k. Take it, it's yours." When I was 36 ...

538. In Spite of Evidence to the Contrary

Romans 4:13-25

Sermon

Steven E. Albertin

... life into question. God had promised Abraham a son and many descendants in addition to a land to call his own (Genesis 12:1-3). But that was a long time ago and in his waning years the promise was still unfulfilled. But God repeated that promise ... back there again in the wilderness being tempted by the devil. Once again the promise of his baptism is being attacked. It is as if Peter, like the devil, is once again saying, "Jesus, you can't trust those crazy words you heard that day in the Jordan River. You can ...

539. Seeking Christ

Mark 1:29-34

Sermon

King Duncan

... snack? A place to freshen up? A place to do a little gambling? A little bit of Jesus? Whatever you need, they’ve got it.” (1) Perhaps we shouldn’t be too cynical. At least, they’re making an effort to share Jesus, even if he doesn’t have top billing ... and acceptance of us never ceases. It’s like a story that Tony Campolo tells. The story is set in Heaven. St. Peter handles admissions at the pearly gates according to the story and the Apostle Paul acts as the administrator of the celestial kingdom ...

540. Need a Lift?

Acts 9:36-43

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... one person you could write a note to and tell them how wonderful you know they are — one person you could encourage with the words of Peter: “Get up! I want you to know you are worth something to me, and you are worth every- thing to God.” This person may be ... it. Imagine, imagine, just imagine how it feels to run hand in hand toward the finish line, knowing no one is left behind. 1. Quoted in John Ortberg, If You Want to Walk on Water, You’ve Got to Get Out of the Boat (Grand Rapids, Michigan: ...

541. Heart of a Pelican

Matthew 17:24-27, Exodus 30:11-16

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... the tent of meeting. It will be a memorial for the Israelites before the Lord, making atonement for your lives.” Jesus explains to Peter that it is not the money which makes the atonement. The atonement is made by God (and now ultimately will be made by the ... -16) Minor Text Solomon Collects 666 Talents of Gold Per Year for the Wealth of His Temple (1 Kings 10) As Solomon is Crowned King, the People Bring Gifts (1 Chronicles 29) The Book of Jonah Psalm 51: Prayer of Atonement Psalm 63: The Prophecy of Things ...

542. Pro-Choice is No-Choice

Proverbs 24:11-12

Sermon

James Merritt

... an abortion. But she didn't have an abortion. She went ahead and had the baby. It was a beautiful little boy. You'll never believe what shame that little baby. She named him Jesus. Never forget this: God is pro-life and we had better be too. 1 James Patterson & Peter Kim, The Day America Told the Truth, p. 32. 2 Charles R. Swindoll, Sanctity of Life, p. 13. 3 Randy Alcorn, Pro-Life Answers to Pro-Choice Arguments, p. 29. 4 Cited by William D. Watkins, The New Absolutes, p. 156. 5 Alcorn, p. 83. 6 Alcorn. p ...

543. The Sign of Jonah

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... He tells the others he’s going fishing. They take their nets and go out that night to do the same. But they catch nothing. Peter is running away. Running back to what he knows and who he used to be. He is in effect “giving up,” deciding that he ... crucified? A place called Golgatha, which was the garbage dump for the city of Jerusalem, the trash place. In I Corinthians 1:25, we read: “Divine folly is wiser than human wisdom and divine weakness stronger than human strength.” Preachers, consider your ...

544. Faces of Failure: Peter

Matthew 26 (selections)

Sermon

Don Tuttle

On the counter above our kitchen sink, my wife keeps a little flip calendar. It’s called, “If You Want Breakfast in Bed, Sleep in the Kitchen,” and each day it offers a bit of pithy wisdom. Things like—“We all get heavier as we get older because there’s more information in our head,” or “Confidence is the feeling you have before you really understand the situation.” One saying this week seemed appropriate for our current series on the Faces of Failure. “It may be your purpose in life,” it read, “to simply ...

545. Readying the Twelve for Mission

Acts 1:12-26

Sermon

Donald Macleod

... by that great Day of Pentecost when the Holy Spirit descended upon this group and galvanized them into a movement that launched the evangelical movement of the early church. However, our text today (Acts 1:15-17, 21-26) outlines an incident of a somewhat routine nature that occurred between the Ascension and Pentecost. Peter, with more sense than he had generally hitherto shown, stood up and called their attention to an item of unfinished business. This time he didn’t put his fishing rod in his mouth. He ...

546. Holy Week

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... light provides the rewards which only God can give. Darkness, on the other hand, produces the betrayal by Judas and the denial by Peter. We still have two days more to prepare, to get in shape for the great events of this week. Let us maximize our ... 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 such abundance? We all believe ...

547. Look, The Morning Star

2 Peter 1:12-21

Sermon

Richard Hasler

... . Perhaps the biblical promises of shalom, a new heaven and a new earth, are only fairy tales. The writer of the Second Letter of Peter had to contend with the dark mood of despair and hopelessness in his own day. He knew that at one time the Christian community ... screen: "The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it" (John 1:5). Is this not the same light that "Peter" calls our attention to, "a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your heart ...

548. Moving At The Speed Of Light: At The Jordan

Acts 10:23b-48

Sermon

Frank Luchsinger

... religious leaders try to stay on the right side of Rome while retaining the Temple's ritualistic tradition. Preaching Peace Peter claims in Acts 10 that Jesus preached peace. How did Jesus preach peace? Jesus lived in a time of conflict. ... : "My illness helped me to see that what was missing in society is what was missing in me: a little heart and a lot of Brotherhood."1 Jesus teaches: "How hard it will be for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God!" Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem as he ...

549. Coming Back Down

Matthew 17:1-13

Sermon

John Jamison

... As much as I like it here, I would rather be there. There is a tent, set on a hill at the top of a 1,500-foot cliff overlooking the Jordan Valley in southern Israel. When the sun comes up in the morning it breaks over the mountains a few ... was a mountain. Nobody agrees today which mountain it was, although there are two top contenders for the title. It was Jesus, James, John and Peter who went up. I will leave it to the theologians to explain what happened up there and will just tell you the way Matthew tells ...

550. "Wow!"

Mark 9:2-13

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... of the past, hovering clouds and heavenly voices...Wow! It was so extra ordinary that when it was all over, and Jesus and Peter and James and John were headed back down the mountain, Jesus told them to "tell no one about what they had seen." ... worried about anything. I'm not fearing any man. Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord.(6) WOW! Amen! 1. Robert Fulghum, Everything I Really Need To Know I Learned In Kindergarten, (New York: Villard Books, 1988) p. 139 2. Ellen Madison, Weldona, CO, ...

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