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651. Explore the Evidence

Acts 1:1-3

Sermon

James Merritt

... suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised up on the third day." (Matthew 16:21, NASB) "And while they were gathering together in Galilee, Jesus said to them, "The Son of Man is going to be delivered ... , He wasn't resurrected, He was just resuscitated. There are several problems with this line of thinking. First of all, we are told in John 19:34 that just to make sure that Jesus Christ was dead, a Roman soldier thrust his spear into His side between His ribs ...

652. Future Perfect

John 20:1-18

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... us of our Perfect Future or if you will, our Future Perfect life and faith. Let's look at the passage of Scripture for today, John 20:1-18: [1] Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw ... gardener, she said to him, "Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away." [16] Jesus said to her, "Mary!" She turned and said to him in Hebrew, "Rabbouni!" (which means Teacher). [17] Jesus said to her, "Do not hold ...

653. They Said 'Yes!'

Ephesians 1:11-23

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... the praise of his glory. [15] I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints, and for this reason [16] I do not cease to give thanks for you as I remember you in my prayers. [17] I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, ... empowered by the Holy Spirit, the faith will be passed on to future generations. We are the saints of the future. To quote John Quincy Adams: "We understand now that who we are is who we were." Our inheritance is the same inheritance of all the saints ...

654. Fresh Grilled Forgiveness

John 21:1-19

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... was now the third time that Jesus appeared to the disciples after he was raised from the dead. [15] When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord; you know that I love you." Jesus said to him, "Feed my lambs." [16] A second time he said to him, "Simon son of John, do you love me?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord; you know that I love you." Jesus said to him, "Tend my sheep." [17] He said to him the third time, "Simon ...

655. The Four Scents of Adventing

Mark 1:1-8

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... Durable enough to labor overtime on special projects from the garage or the sewing room, to the backyard and the back-forty. What does our sense of scent send you at Advent? Beyond John the Baptist’s interesting wilderness aromas it is the scent-ness and the sentness of Advent we want to consider today: “thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in ... of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing. To the one we are . . . an aroma that brings life. (2 Corinthians 2:14-16 NIV)

656. Extreme Love

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... . As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another” (John 13:34-35). Did you hear that? This is how the world will know that you follow Jesus not by how many Bible verses you can ... love is the cross on which Christ died. “God so loved the world that He gave His beloved Son . . .” (John 3:16). “In this is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us and gave us his son for the expiation of our sins but not for ...

657. Look and Live

Isaiah 44:24--45:25

Sermon

James Merritt

... , “But we see Jesus who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, that He, by the grace of God, might taste death for everyone.” 1 John 2:2 “And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the whole world.” John 3:16 “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him, should not perish but have everlasting life.” 2 Peter 3:9 “The Lord is not willing that any ...

658. The Condemning Heart

John 3:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... condemn the world, but to save the world through him.” She noted that many of us have been familiar with John 3:16 from childhood, “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him ... for us.” The implication is, Christ does not condemn us. How can we condemn someone else? Remember the woman caught in the act of adultery in John 7:53-8:11? Jesus was in the temple courts teaching. The teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught in the act ...

659. The Grace Question: “Are You a Teacher…and Yet Do Not Understand These Things?”

John 3:1-21

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... know these things?” It’s a question relevant to us—because it’s the question of grace. Let’s look at Nicodemus for a moment. John doesn’t dwell on him, doesn’t tell us much about him. Yet I doubt if there is a more intriguing person in the gospels ... very special thing happened. In the middle of the dance program that evening, a slow number was played by the band, and a tall 16-year-old boy went over to this girl, held out his hand and said to her, “Please, would you dance with me?” She looked ...

660. Afraid of Hope

John 20:19-31

Sermon

Robert Leslie Holmes

... opposed the other disciples who sought to dissuade him. "Thomas, who was called the Twin, said to his fellow disciples, 'Let us also go, that we may die with him' " (John 11:16). On the eve of the passion, it was Thomas who led off the discussion with that now well-known question, "Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?" (John 14:5). Jesus spoke directly to Thomas with an answer that has directed Christians and new converts for 2,000 years now: Jesus said to him, "I am the way ...

661. What's in Your Wheelhouse...That You Can Offer Jesus?

John 6:1-15

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King Duncan

... with foodstuffs of all kinds. And somehow as the day went on, those first cups of coffee and BLT’s stretched to 16,000 meals. The restaurant’s small stock of supplies actually increased by 500 loaves of bread, 350 pots of coffee and bushels ... could be a child, a youth or an adult of 25 or 85. Indeed, everyone in this room of every age has something to offer to God. John Ortberg, in his book The Me I Want To Be, tells a wonderful true story of someone who offered herself to God. Her name was Evelyn Brand ...

662. Sycamore Blues

Luke 19:1-10

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... right now is standing there with arms wide open. He’ll welcome you, no matter what you’ve done. There is no secret, John, what God can do.” John Wayne listened, obviously moved, and then said: “Stuart, you ought to make that into a song.” The actual song was written as ... eyes are on all their ways; they are not hidden from me, nor is their sin concealed from my eyes.” (Jeremiah 16:17) Like Jesus’ tales of the lost sheep, lost coin, or lost son, the story of Zacchaeus is also a “lost” story ...

663. All In

Exodus 3:1-22

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... : Light of God Dwells Psalm 43: Light of Dwelling Psalm 68: Presence of God in Wilderness and Mountain Psalm 112: Light of the Righteous Psalm 119: Glory of God’s Precepts The Coming of Elijah (Malachi 4) Jesus’ Transfiguration (Matthew 16:13-17:13; Mark 8:27-9:13; Luke 9:18-9:36) The Prophecy About John (Luke 1:15-17) Jesus as God’s Light (John 1:1-18) John’s Revelation: Those Surrounding the Throne are Dressed in Brilliant White, and the Lamb Spreads His Tent and Offers Springs of Living Water (7 ...

664. The Dwelling Place

Luke 9:28-36

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Lori Wagner

... Kings 2) Psalm 27: Light of God Dwells Psalm 43: Light of Dwelling Psalm 68: Presence of God in Wilderness and Mountain Psalm 112: Light of the Righteous Psalm 19: Glory of God’s Precepts The Coming of Elijah (Malachi 4) Jesus’ Transfiguration (Matthew 16:13-17:13; Mark 8:27-9:13) The Prophecy About John ((Luke 1:15-17) Jesus as God’s Light (John 1:1-18) John’s Revelation: Those Surrounding the Throne are Dressed in Brilliant White and the Lamb Spreads His Tent and Offers Springs of Living Water (7 ...

665. Baby Steps on the Sea of Galilee

Matthew 14:22-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... or fear. He wanted us to have the free will to choose to follow him or not. Let me tell you about a man named John C. Wright. Wright is a former lawyer and an award-winning science fiction writer. At one time he was also a committed atheist. But one day, ... . Putnam's Sons, 1985). 4. “Why Atheists Change Their Mind: 8 Common Factors” by Matt Nelson, Word on Fire, March 16, 2016 https://www.wordonfire.org/resources/blog/why-atheists-change-their-mind-8-common-factors/19488/. 5. Palmer Chinchen, PhD, ...

666. Being Good

Matthew 5:17-20

Sermon

Will Willimon

... to keep the law? About fifteen chapters later, Matthew tells the story of Jesus' encounter with the rich young ruler (19:16·22). You know it. A rich, successful young man comes to Jesus, saying, "Good teacher, what must I do to get ' ... efforts. Goodness arises out of our being driven into the arms of a merciful and just God. The commands are the means of taking us there. John Calvin spoke of three uses of the law: First, we must obey God's laws, all of the because thereby we are given something that doesn' ...

667. A New Heaven And A New Earth: Our Problems Are Fading Away!

Revelation 21:1-6

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... in three of us are not very happy in life. As recently as 2016 the National Institute of Mental Health reported that 16.2 million American adults (6.7% of us) suffer from depression. So many of us, even those of us not struggling with ... God wiping away those tears from your eyes. When you’re lost in God’s majesty, engaged in an uninterrupted union with him (like John Wesley advocated), when you realize your place in the new heaven and the new earth, then all your problems start fading away. What chance ...

668. The Trust of Simon Cephas

John 1:29-42

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... tested stone, a costly cornerstone for the foundation, firmly placed. He who believes in it will not be disturbed. Isaiah 28:16 A cornerstone without a building is only a memory or a marker of an event long past. But a building with ... rock solid faith without hesitance, the same way he saw truth in Nathaniel, the same way he saw industry and obedience in James and John. Jesus’ chose his disciples carefully, because he knew they would each have a special role to play in the kingdom initiative he was planning ...

669. The Serpent's Tongue

John 3:14-21

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... , they would live. From then on, Moses lifted up the serpent on a shepherd’s pole, and led the people onward through the desert. John tells us that just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes ... the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life (John 3:16). John is adamant that we understand that Jesus did not come into the world to condemn it, but to save it. What does this ...

670. Sent From The Mountain

Matthew 28:16-20

Sermon

William G. Carter

... for believing that he is "the Messiah, the Son of the living God" (Matthew 16:16). Yet he also rebuked Peter for denying the way of self-denial and the cross (Matthew 16:21-26). Disciples are formed, not merely informed. Jesus commissions us to teach the ... on the mountain, the same mountain where the church has stood with Jesus before. That was the day Jesus took Peter, James, and John, and led them up a high mountain. He was transfigured before them, his face shone like the sun, and the Eternal Word began ...

671. A Man Who Laughed at God

Genesis 17:1-27

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R. Blaine Detrick

... New Testament provides the answer, the answer which points to Jesus: "Behold, the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world" (John 1:29). Can you demonstrate the kind of faith that Abraham had? What will you do, in the hour of severe trial, when God ... 8. As a result, he was blessed by _________, king of Salem. (14:18, 19) 9. The son of the maidservant, Hagar, was named ________. (16:15) 10. The names of Abraham and his wife were changed when he was _________ years old. (17:1, 5, 15) 11. The child of ...

672. A King - A Kingdom

John 18:28-40

Sermon

Warren Thomas Smith

... all monarchs - the likes of Rameses, Shih Huang Ti, Louis XIV - all had royal mausoleums. "Ride on, King Jesus." is a glorious Spiritual, which says it all. Indeed, we say, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God" (Matthew 16:16). We exclaim, "My Lord and my God" (John 20:28). 1. Twelfth Night Act II, scene 5. 2. Percy Bysshe Shelley, "Ozymandias" in Masterpieces of Religious Verse, p. 311. 3. Cited in Hiram Hyden and Edmund Fuller, eds. Thesaurus of Book Digests (New York: Crown Publishers, 1954), p ...

673. Who's The Boss?

Psalm 50:1-23

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... jolt of joy. Satisfaction is not getting what you want, it is wanting what you have. Third, as cultures become more affluent, do their people become happier? In 1957, as John Galbraith was about to describe us as the "Affluent Society," our per-person income, expressed in today's dollars, was less than $8,000. Today it is over $16,000, making us the DOUBLY Affluent Society. Compared to 1957, we have twice as many cars per person: we have microwave ovens, color TVs, VCR's, answering machines, home computers ...

674. Doing Battle with Demons

Luke 8:26-39

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... more demon raised its ugly head at the Assembly in a most unlikely way. On Thursday evening, a new Executive Director of the General Assembly Council, Elder John Detterick, was installed with great ceremony. He takes office after a two-year interim following the Assembly's refusal to re-elect Detterick's predecessor. In the ... 's Bible, electronic edition, disk 2, (Nashville: Abingdon, 1996) 3. Genesis 3:7; 9:21-27; Isaiah 47:3; Ezekiel 16:8,36-37 4. Houston Hodges, via PresbyNet, "GA210 Reports," #13, 6 ...

675. The Work of An Evangelist

2 Timothy 3:10--4:8

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Maxie Dunnam

... “be instant.” The A.R.S.V. says, “Be persistent whether the time is favorable or unfavorable.” We think of John Wesley’s advice to his preachers. Be ready, he said, at all times – ready “to pray, to preach, or to die ... night at four a.m., they were awakened by screams of anguish. They went to their bedroom window, only to witness the vivid drama of a 16-year-old slowly being murdered by gunfire in front of his family. How would you expect Carlos’s wife to respond? “Honey, we’ve got to get ...

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