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676. The Olfactory Sense of Prayer

Exodus 30:34-38, Exodus 30:22-33, John 12:1-11

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... BCE as an ending ritual for Shabbat. The word havdala means “separation.” It marks the end of Shabbat and the beginning of the week. However, the ritual is paradoxical. The act of separation connects Shabbat with the rest of the week. “The boundaries between sacred and secular are blurred, and Shabbat imparts its transcendent vision into the rest of the week ... (26:6-16) Mark’s Witness to Jesus’ Anointing at Bethany Just Before His Betrayal (14:3-11) The Fragrance of Christ (2 Corinthians 2:12-17)

677. The Crack in the Wall

Joshua 2:1-24

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... everyone from the “life” beyond the Jordan. And yet, she becomes the “crack in the wall” opening herself and her heart to God and to oncoming Israel in an act that would define history. Rachab’s name in Hebrew means “to be open wide, accepting, spacious, space.” And that she is. Although we see clearly in the scripture ... of All People in Unity (Zephaniah 3:8-13) A Genealogy and Signs of the Messiah (Matthew 1:1-17; Luke 3) The Conversion of Saul (Acts 9) A Genealogy of Faith (Hebrews 11)

678. The Phrase We Never Want to Hear

John 20:19-23, John 20:24-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... reminded his unit how fortunate they were to have Jack Lucas in their company. Their lives were spared because of his sacrifice. At age 17, Jack Lucas was awarded the Medal of Honor for his bravery. (3) There is a song called “Scars” by the contemporary Christian group I Am ... ulcer-solved-medical-mystery. 3. “11 Incredible Acts of Courage” by Therese Oneill, March 4, 2016, “Mental Floss,” http://mentalfloss.com/article/56157/11-incredible-acts-courage. 4. “Scars,” written by Matthew Armstrong ...

679. Fake News vs. Fantastic Good News

Luke 24:13-35

Sermon

King Duncan

... . That’s when we walk by faith not by sight. If God answered our every prayer in our manner and in our time, if God acted in ways that were perfectly reasonable and accommodating to our wants and wishes, we would never need to exercise faith. We would never need to ... was supposed to be a Christian place, this orphanage was a very abusive environment. When James left there at the age of 17, he was angry and lost, and he wandered into a wild lifestyle. One night, he fell asleep while driving and crashed his ...

680. The Wind Came

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... for Spirit, as you know, is the same word for wind. The disciples were waiting for the wind—the wind of God. In Acts 2 we read, “When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of ... are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me” (John 17:20-21). There was visible unity among the followers of Christ; there was extraordinary love and charity. They cared about one another and they cared about ...

681. How Do We Forgive?

Matthew 18:21-35

Sermon

King Duncan

... a follower of Jesus? Forgive someone who has done you a terrible wrong. Many of us remember the horror we felt on June 17, 2015, when we learned that a 21-year-old white supremacist named Dylann Roof had mercilessly slaughtered nine African American adults during a ... wounds inflicted in our own hearts by anger, hurt and resentment. God has forgiven each of us for every soiled thought, act, and deed of which we are capable. Can we not forgive one another? Three times? Seven times? Yes, even seventy times seven ...

682. Giving Comfort

Isaiah 40:1-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... when she went to bed, she couldn’t sleep. Tossing and turning, she couldn’t get that simple prayer out of her mind. Finally, she knelt by her bed, and in an act of deep surrender she prayed, “O Lord, make my heart a manger where the Christ child can be born.” In that moment, in the depth of the night, when she cried out ... p. 320. 6. “Taking the Bite Out of Stage Fright,” Health, July/August 1996, p. 17. 7. From a sermon by Ray Pritchard, http://www.keepbelieving.com/sermon/six-miles-from-jesus/.

683. No Partiality

Acts 10:34-43

Sermon

Will Willimon

... him on the third day." That about sums it up. What do Christians believe? Next time someone asks, simply turn in your Bible and read Acts 10:34-43. It's all there, possibly the oldest, and maybe the shortest, summary of the Easter story that gave birth to the Church ... not have favorites." It's found throughout the Bible. "God is not partial. He won't take a bribe." (Deuteronomy 10:17) In Galatians 2:6, when he is questioned about problems between slaves and masters, Paul says, "God shows no partiality." God ...

684. The Real "Lord's Prayer"

John 17:6-19

Sermon

King Duncan

... hands, forming a giant human chain that crossed the borders of all three countries. They called this act of protest the Baltic Chain, or the Chain of Freedom. This act of unity caught the attention of governments around the world. Within the next two years, all ... World” Naval Adm. William H. McRaven, ninth commander of U.S. Special Operations Command, University-wide Commencement on May 17, 2014. University of Texas at Austin https://news.utexas.edu/2014/05/16/mcraven-urges-graduates-to-find-courage-to ...

685. The Song of Servanthood

Luke 1:39-45 (46-54)

Sermon

Derl G. Keefer

... people in the upper room who were baptized with the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost and shared God’s love with those in Jerusalem. (Acts 1:14). Her desire was to communicate her son’s message to a world so desperately in need of him. As Christians we are called ... For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him” (John 3:16-17 NIV). Fourth, God’s plan culminated at Calvary and the cross of Jesus. By shedding his blood on the cross, Jesus took our ...

686. To Love

Mark 12:28-34

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... important precept found in Leviticus, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself” (19:18). The whole of the quote from Leviticus 19:17-18 goes like this: You shall not hate your brother in your heart; you shall reprove your kinsman, and not incur ... re-form ourselves back into the loving image of God to be the hands and feet of Jesus, to not just feel love but to act lovingly to each other and those outside of our immediate circles. To give others what we would love for ourselves. To gift others what we ...

687. Going Into Labor

Mark 13:1-8

Sermon

Frank Ramirez

... smidge, increasing the odds it would hit us on its next pass. There was a lot of anticipation when it passed within 17, 200 miles of the earth on February 15, 2013. But because astronomers were focused on this one asteroid scientists weren’t looking ... eight lines all told,” wrote Lewis. “But if it were real life and not a play, that is the part it would be best to have acted.” That is because, as Lewis put it, when the inspector arrived we were found at our post. Take a deep breath. The world is full ...

688. Grace Under Pressure

Luke 4:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... ’t fight it anymore. But thank God, that’s not the end of his story. After being unconscious for nearly a day, at 3:30 p.m. on April 17, Drew Robinson called 911 and asked for an ambulance. He had lost a lot of blood and suffered damage to his brain and to one eye. But he was still ... House, 1995), p. 70. 7. “San Francisco Giants outfielder Drew Robinson's remarkable second act” by Jeff Passan, ESPN, February 2, 2021, https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/30800732/san-francisco-giants-outfielder ...

689. A Pep Talk for the Kingdom

Luke 18:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... what Christ is telling us to do. So I want us to look at the passage that came just before this story in Luke 17: 20-37. In these verses, the Pharisees ask Jesus when the kingdom of God is coming. The kingdom of God, or the kingdom of ... being human. Someone had built a monument to the void, and it was full to the brim.” Praying and trusting in God’s promises is a tremendous act of faith. It can seem sometimes as if we are praying into the void. That’s why Jesus knew how tempted we would be to give up. ...

690. If It Had Been a Snake

John 1:29-42

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... as our Great High Priest, offered his own blood. Hebrews 10: 14 says, “For by one sacrifice he has made perfect forever those who are being made holy.” And Hebrews 10: 17 says, “Their sins and lawless acts I will remember no more.” What an incredible promise of God! By Jesus’ sacrifice, he has made us perfect forever in God’s sight. Marghanita Laski was one of England’s best-known novelists; she was also an atheist. Not long before she died in 1988, Marghanita was interviewed on ...

691. You've Got Spirit

Luke 3:15-22 · Acts 8:14-17 · Psalm 29 · Isaiah 61:1-4

Sermon

Will Willimon

... with the Risen Christ come back to his disciples telling them, "You wait in Jerusalem until I give you the same power which I have" (Acts 1). Then, on the day of Pentecost, the heavens open again, there is a rush of cedar-breaking, oak-whirling wind and flames of ... he tells his grieving disciples, "I will not leave you comfortless. I will send to you the Holy Spirit, the Comforter" (John 17). That sounds so comfy and cozy, doesn't it? The Spirit as Comforter. Well, there is comfort, and then there is comfort ...

692. The King On A Cross

Luke 23:26-43

Sermon

J. Will Ormond

... again. But the criminal evidently sees in Jesus' refusal to bend to the demands of his powerful tormentors an authority which is not compelled to prove itself. Is there a greater act of authority, courage, and dignity than to refuse to save oneself in order to save others? The criminal, with great effort, turns his head and looks again at the inscription on ... Lord God Almighty, who are and who were, for you have taken your great power and begun to reign" (Revelation 11:15-17). Alleluia! Long live the King!

693. Easter Power

John 20:19-23, John 20:24-31

Sermon

Harry N. Huxhold

... anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new!" (2 Corinthians 5:17). The One who comes from the grave brings with him the new life, the life that has conquered death and reconciled us ... for God and people to live together. That was our Lord Jesus Christ himself. His death and resurrection became the action or act by which God reconciled the world to himself. Consequently, Jesus could give the authority from heaven to his disciples, "If you forgive ...

694. The Compassionate Healings

Mark 5:21-43

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... man in authority might be: "Where is your dignity, man? Where is your pride?" We would be shocked by the man in authority acting like a beggar. Jairus had a sick daughter. He needed help. He sought that help from Jesus. "Seeing Jesus, he fell at his ... from the dead when he was in a casket on his way to burial. Jesus said, "Young man, I say to you, arise" (Luke 7:11-17). The compassion of Jesus even carries over for situations of death. Jesus views death as sleep. Last night you went to sleep. This morning you ...

695. No Box Seats In The Kingdom

Mark 10:35-45

Sermon

William G. Carter

... people live together. Nobody is too good for the meanest service. One who worries about the loss of time that such petty, outward acts of helpfulness entail is usually taking the importance of his own career too solemnly.3 Are you able to drink that cup? Are ... ), p. 94. 2. David S. Belasic and Paul M. Schmidt, The Penguin Principles (Lima, Ohio: CSS Publishing, Inc., 1986), p. 17. 3. Richard Foster, Celebration of Discipline (San Francisco: Harper and Row, 1978), pp. 117-8. 4. Robert Bellah, et. al., ...

696. Getting and Giving

John 13:31-38

Sermon

Glenn E. Ludwig

... to his disciples: "I am with you only a little longer." In fact, throughout this section of John's gospel, from chapter 13 through 17, this section we call the Final Discourse of Jesus, this theme of the shortness of life is reiterated again and again. Jesus seems to ... in the marketplace in need of one thing or another. They gave a little grain here or a bartered good there or an act of kindness somewhere else. Each time they gave, they found their hearts no longer skipped quite so anxiously. At the end of ...

697. God Remembers

1 Samuel 1:1-20

Sermon

John A. Stroman

... is God to whom Hannah prays and makes her vow (vv. 10-11); it is God whom Eli invokes to grant Hannah's petition (v. 17); it is God who 'remembers' Hannah and grants her request (v. 19); it is God to whom the child, Samuel, is given in service (vv. ... of prayer, not the answer to prayer, that brings peace. Peace is not the result of God answering prayer, but peace comes in the very act of turning to God in the first place. Hannah did not know if she would get an answer to her prayer, she did not know the ...

698. Failure Is Not Final

Hosea 2:2-23

Sermon

William L. Self

... Failure was stalking him, demoralizing and crippling him. Yes, there were glimpses of hope; Peter was present at the transfiguration (Matthew 17:1-9), and suggested that they stay there. (He probably felt safe there.) Peter was also present with Jesus in Gethsemane ... to be losers? It's because they have decided that they are failures -- in marriage, career, church relationships -- life in general. They act as if they had a great big "F" (for failure) on their forehead instead of a great big "H" for the door ...

699. What Are You Looking At?

Acts 3:11-26

Sermon

Paul W. Kummer

... their moment of wonder: 1) Don't look at us (v. 12); 2) Look at God and his Son (vv. 13-18); 3) Look at yourself (vv. 17,19). Why did Peter stand up and say all this? He said it because a spectacular miracle had just occurred right outside the temple. A man ... these two men with such great power could do. "Don't look at us," said Peter, "we didn't do anything!" Later on in Acts, Simon the sorcerer did the same thing after he became a Christian. He thought he could buy the ability to impart the Holy Spirit ...

700. Too Good To Be True

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

Sermon

Thomas G. Rogers

... the people saying that their sin "is written with an iron pen; with a diamond point it is engraved on the tablet of their hearts" (17:1). What a different message in our text for today! The Lord says, "I will put my law within them, and I will write it ... but not yet." As a result, we are a lot like Jim and the children of Israel. Sometimes we do pretty well. Sometimes we live and act in a way that it appears that God's law is indeed written on our hearts. Perhaps there are even times when what Paul said ...

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