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526. O Holy Night

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

King Duncan

... have 50 Christmas stamps?” The clerk said, “What denomination?” The woman said, “God help us. Has it come to this? Give me 6 Catholic, 12 Presbyterian, 10 Lutheran and 22 Baptist.” It never ceases to amaze me that around this world on this night among ... The World of Serendipity, Marcus Bach tells about a sixteen-year-old boy from Bishop, Texas, named Mark Whitaker who discovered a new comet. Mark accomplished this feat with a home-made telescope that measured just four inches and cost him seven ...

527. When Lazarus Leaped and Laughed

John 11:1-45

Sermon

Robert Leslie Holmes

... the hand and said to her, 'Talitha cum,' which means, 'Little girl, get up!' And immediately the girl got up and began to walk about" (Mark 5:41-42). There was also the son of the widow of Nain. When Jesus saw the young man's funeral procession, he touched ... you are looking for Jesus who was crucified. He is not here; for he has been raised, as he said" (Matthew 28:5-6). Jesus promises to raise all his followers from the dead and Paul notes this promise in his mighty death conquering chapter: Since death ...

528. Afraid of Hope

John 20:19-31

Sermon

Robert Leslie Holmes

... except through me. If you know me, you will know my Father also. From now on you do know him and have seen him" (John 14:6-7). Thomas, more than any of the other disciples, had an enquiring mind. When the others went to Thomas and said, "We have seen the Lord ... never again allow doubt to drive his way through life. Those words, "My Lord and my God," mark the great pinnacle point of human declaration in John's gospel! They mark the turning point in the life of Thomas. In that moment when Thomas saw that indeed ...

529. Prayer Changes Things

Mark 2:1-12

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... . The Bible tells us that faithful praying can move mountains! You want to know how to get your prayers answered? We find the key in Mark 11:24 when Jesus says, “So I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be ... name is Tamara. I’m 32 years old and I used to work at Channel 10 in St. Petersburg as the news producer of the 6 p.m. show. I now live in Atlanta and work for CNN. I have never considered myself very spiritual/religious even though I’ve always ...

530. Parabola

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... first and bind them in bundles to be burned, but gather the wheat into my barn.’” The Parable of the Growing Seed (as told by Mark) He also said, “The kingdom of God is as if someone would scatter seed on the ground, and would sleep and rise night and day, ... meaning of parables. Jesus’ identity as the saving Messiah is evident in his retelling of scripture here. Here is the version from Isaiah 6: 8-13: Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” And I ...

531. The Death of John the Baptist

Matthew 14:1-12, Mark 6:14-29, Luke 9:1-9

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... : A Fresh Paradigm for Preaching by Leonard Sweet. (public domain) Numbers 7:13 Congreve, “The Mourning Bride”, Act III, Scene VIII, 1697). Based on the Story Lectionary Major Text Matthew’s Witness to the Death of John the Baptist (14:1-13) Mark’s Witness to the Death of John the Baptist (6:14-32) Luke’s Witness to Herod’s Thought that Jesus was the risen John the Baptist (9:7-9) Minor Text The Story of Cain’s Murder of Abel (Genesis 4) David kills Bathsheba’s husband and is confronted by ...

532. Missional Discontinuity

Mark 6:30-44, Mark 6:45-56

Sermon

Dean Feldmeyer

... that had been set before them. In the first story, the disciples returned from their missionary journey upon which Jesus dispatched them in verses 6-13. They were excited and eager to share with Jesus all that had happened to them but there were so many people with ... on his truck that said, “If you’re too busy to fish, you’re too busy.” In the stories we heard the gospel writer, Mark, made the same case for eating. If you’re too busy to eat, you’re too busy. And, by extension, he made this point ...

533. Clean and Unclean

Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23

Sermon

Frank Ramirez

... people honors me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me; in vain do they worship me, teaching human precepts as doctrines’ (Mark 7:6-7).” Insisting that what truly defiles a person is what comes out of his mouth and not what goes in it, Jesus gave a ... , wickedness, deceit, licentiousness, envy, slander, pride, folly. All these evil things come from within, and they defile a person (Mark 7:21-23).” The implication is that the self-appointed guardians of cleanliness are guilty of some or all ...

534. What Jesus Saw

Mark 12:38-44

Sermon

King Duncan

... claimed that the heckling fan had insulted his boss’ honor. Castor was so pleased that Carlos defended him that he gave him a 6-month extension on his contract. (2) Some people have a talent for running a con. Jesus had a talent for recognizing people who ... women of her age group at Ravensbrück were sent to the gas chambers. Rodney L. Holman, author of a commentary on the Book of Mark, suggests we take a moment and see Corrie ten Boom the way Jesus saw her. To the outside world, she was a middle-aged woman ...

535. God’s Flowing and Our Ebbing

Isaiah 6:1-13

Sermon

Robert Noblett

... of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts!” (Isaiah 6:5) That’s Isaiah ebbing. In the original Broadway version of Carousel there was a song that for some reason never made it into the film version ... holiness of God. It is to existentially understand the rhetorical question of the psalmist, “If thou, O Lord, shouldst mark iniquities, Lord, who could stand?” (Psalm 130:3) Imagine, for a moment, that you are a twelve-year-old ...

536. A Plan For Difficult Times

Luke 21:5-38

Sermon

Theodore F. Schneider

Appropriately Impressed! They were impressed! Mark's gospel quotes the comment Jesus overhead in the opening of today's lesson: "Look Teacher, what large stones and ... s just the terrifying prophecy: "As for these things you see, the days will come when there shall not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down (Luke 21:6)." That day would come just four decades later in 70 C.E. Those who read Luke's gospel knew the details of that day first hand. You see, Luke was writing on the other ...

537. A Man With a Scalpel and a Pen

Acts 16:6-10

Sermon

R. Blaine Detrick

... amazing what stories would be lost if Luke had not included them. If we had only three records of the Gospel - according to Matthew, Mark, and John - much that we simply take for granted would be missing. For example, only Luke tells about the trip of Jesus to the ... ; finally, he came to the city of ________, where he had a vision of a man of ____, pleading for help. (Acts 16:6-9) 8-11. Luke (indicated by the pronoun, "we") left ________ with Paul, sailing by way of ________ and _________ to the city of ...

538. Dad: The Head of a Godly Family

Joshua 24:15

Sermon

James Merritt

... that 83% of all Americans more than 4 out of 5 will be victims of crime at some point in their life times.6 there are 4 times as many inmates in prison today as 20 years ago. Yet during that same period, law enforcement expenditures increased ... that they ought to be. III. The Insurance of the Father's Love to the Family Joshua led his family because he loved his family. Dad, the mark of a father's love is a father's leadership. If you don't lead your family you don't really love your family. I want you ...

539. Fiscal Fitness

Proverbs 3:9-10

Sermon

James Merritt

... how to walk with God, you will never teach him a more important life lesson than how to handle money. I am well within the mark when I say that well over ninety percent of Americans do not have a clue on how to manage money. Like nitroglycerin, handling money can ... is wrong if it is used to pay for the luxuries of life. Debt is wrong if it is generated by co-signing a note. (See Prov. 6:1-6; 11:15; 17:18; 22:26-27) As a rule of thumb, just keep this in mind. It is all right to borrow for necessities, but you ...

540. In Solidarity with Jesus

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

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... Friday morning. I sprang from my bed and peered out my 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. I had heard so much about him but never actually seen him ... for may sake, and for the gospel, will save it. For what will it profit them to gain the whole world and forfeit their life?" (Mark 8:34b-36). We are called to take on the pain and suffering of the world and transform it into something that is life-giving ...

541. Who Wants To Be a Millionaire

Matthew 6:19-24

Sermon

James Merritt

... treasure. Now let me make plain at the outset that Jesus is not saying it's wrong to have money. In fact, Paul said in 1 Tim. 6:17, "Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the living God, who ... . 18-19. 5 "The Junk Mail Deluge," U.S.News & World Report, December 8, 1997, p. 40. 6 The Executive Speechwriter Newsletter, Vol. 16, No. 1. 7 Mark McCutcheon, The Compass in Your Nose and Other Astonishing Facts in Humans, p. 101. 8 Patrick M. Morley ...

542. Living in The Spirit of Generosity

2 Corinthians 9:6-12, Galatians 5:22-25

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... that it's your turn." I really like that. Samuel Johnson once said: "Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not." (6) Ann Curry, news anchor of NBC's Today Show writes concerning her father: "Kindness has always mattered to our father. He taught us to ... 8, Platteville, CO, 80651, FEB 2000 5. Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen, A 2nd Helping of Chicken Soup for the Soul, pp. 32-33. Health Communications, Inc., Deerfield Beach, Fl., 1995. 6. From The Book of Positive Quotations, by Samuel Johnson 7 ...

543. Getting the Big Picture

Romans 8:14-17

Sermon

April Yamasaki

... the Mount, God cares for the birds of the air and the lilies of the field. "Are you not of more value than they?" he asks (Matthew 6:26). As adopted children of God, we have a special place in God's care, so we need not worry or fear. Yes, we are called to ... arrest: "Abba, Father, for you all things are possible; remove this cup from me; yet, not what I want, but what you want" (Mark 14:36). In this most intimate moment before his arrest and crucifixion, Jesus prays to God as "Abba, Father." It's like saying ...

544. The Winning Word

Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10

Sermon

Derl G. Keefer

... the team briefly in 1990 and retired after 22 games. In an April 9, 2008, Boston Globe article titled "Buckner's Appearance Marks the End of an Error," writer Amalie Benjamin wrote: This was not the first time Buckner had faced Fenway and the fans ... and it wasn't just his innate ability to communicate. He was also an "anointed servant" of the master of the universe according to Ezra 7:6, "for the hand of the Lord his God was on him." Ezra had a dynamic relationship with God! It is no wonder that he was ...

545. Why the Cross?

Hebrews 2:17-18

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... power to transform your understanding of the cross. More importantly, it has the power to transform your life. In Matthew 20:28 and Mark 10:45, Jesus described his upcoming work on the cross in terms of giving his life… “as a ransom for many.” (NIV). Corey ... ! Ransoms are paid by the loved ones of the kidnapped. Ransoms are not demanded by those who are good but by those who are bad. [6] So why was it Jesus’ ultimate goal and ambition to die on the cross to pay a ransom for us? Who would be so cruel ...

546. You Can Create A Godly Heritage!

1 Kings 2:1-12

Sermon

Stephen M. Crotts

... I have received is a poor one?" The psalmist said, "The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places, yea, I have a goodly heritage" (Psalm 16:6). But what if the lines have not fallen for you in pleasant places? Henry Ward Beecher said, "The first thing a man should do if he ... to come! Certainly Paul, single as he was, developed a Christian heritage that matched his words. Timothy, Silas, John Mark, Onesimus, even the Praetorian Guards were a part of his legacy. And even his letters became the book we ...

547. The Ten Commandments For Today

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Erskine White

... to "heap up empty phrases" when we pray or worship, and when He spoke of God in the Lord's Prayer, He said, "Hallowed be Thy name" (Matthew 6:7, 9). God's name is sacred! "You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain." (4) "Remember the Sabbath day, to keep ... claims of commerce matter more than the claims of God. Jesus said that the Sabbath was made for people, not people for the Sabbath (Mark 2:27). This means the Sabbath is meant to help us as a day of rest, not burden us with rigid rules which ...

548. The Ultimate Christmas Gift

Psalm 85:1-13, Ephesians 2:11-22

Sermon

Erskine White

... years, are "the things that make for peace" still a mystery to us? "Do justice, love mercy and walk humbly with your God" (Micah 6:8). Do not "oppress the poor" (Amos 4:1) or "answer roughly the entreaties of the needy," (Proverbs 18:23) and do not let ... and breed less resentment, thereby making peace more likely once the war was over. Most historians agree that the American Civil War marked the end of the limited or just war era. As our Civil War began, civilian families streamed out of Washington, D.C ...

549. Under the Rainbow

Genesis 9:1-17

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... said, "I've been reading this old Bible for nigh on to 50 years, but there are some things that are still hard to believe."(6) Yes, indeed. This story is not one that warns what might happen when God gets mad, but rather it is a story of incredible ... might be, we can be comforted in knowing that we live UNDER the rainbow. God's promise of grace hovers over as a divine punctuation mark to every storm. Yes, we are flooded time and time again: o The pain comes in waves...but we are under the rainbow. o The grief ...

550. Would a Loving God Really Let Anyone Go to Hell?

Luke 16:19-31

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... his descriptions of the afterlife for the unrepentant. In Matthew 8, Jesus calls it "outer darkness."(4) In Matthew 13, he calls it "the furnace of fire [where] men will weep and gnash their teeth."(5) In the ninth chapter of Mark, he describes it as a place "where the worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched."(6) In Luke's gospel, he tells the story that we read a few minutes ago. The rich man cries that he is in torment in the flame and he begs for Lazarus to come and dip his finger in water so ...

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