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701. Waking the Giant

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... commanding officers. Their purpose was to review and assess his conquests. He stood before a huge map and pointed to spots marked on the map, highlighting his victories over fallen foes. There was one spot on the map, however, that caused him to ... believers? Listen to what they shouted, “These people who have been turning the world upside down have come here also” (Acts 17:6). What I would give, if people would accuse us like that: “These people . . . have been turning the world upside down . . .” ...

702. A Lesson from Jay Leno's Mom

Matthew 22:34-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... mornings or during our daily prayers. “‘Do you mean it?’ He asks. ‘Because a lot of people say that they love me, but some of them don’t mean it.’ ‘This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.’ (Mark 7:6) “‘Of course, I mean it,’ we quickly answer. “‘Then show it.’ God concludes. ‘If you love me, keep my commandments’ (John 14:15). “Christian,” concludes Jimmy Brown, “do you love God . . . Do you really love Him? If you do . . . SAY IT, MEAN IT ...

703. Night of Light

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

Timothy Cargal

... . Although the oracle specifically refers to a birth (“a child has been born for us, a son given to us,” v. 6), Matthew said that the oracle’s relevance to Jesus was fulfilled not at his birth but at the beginning of his ministry ( ... is most important homiletically in this passage, however, is really not affected by any of those difficulties. Luke has set up a marked contrast between where the focus of attention lies in the world and where it should properly lie. Caesar Augustus decides he wants some ...

704. What Are You Waiting On?

John 11:1-16

Sermon

James Merritt

... ’s office, we wait at a red light, we wait at a checkout counter. An hour a day, 5 years of our life we will spend 6 months of our lives just waiting at a red light. I don't care how patient you are; we all hate to wait. Ask anybody, “What ... not what He will do for you; it’s what He will do in you. And when God is waiting and you’re waiting on God, mark it down; He’s wanting to fortify your faith. Notice one last thing that happens, when God is glorified and faith is fortified: III. Ministry is ...

705. Elephants in the Room: Anxiety

Mark 4:35-41

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... of adults today? 5) Intimacy, 4) The Dark, 3) Heights, 2) Flying, 1) Public Speaking. Death didn’t even make the top 5! It was number 6. This means that most of you would rather die in a plane crash at night sitting next to someone they don’t like than get up ... the courage and strength to get help and find healing then it is worth it. Move from Fear to Faith In the gospel of Mark there is a scene where Jesus and his disciples are on a boat and a storm begins to rage. The disciples are terrified, and ...

706. How It All Began

Luke 2:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... that Bethlehem would be the birthplace of the Messiah and so, thanks to this census, it was. Bethlehem was a small town only 6 miles from Jerusalem. You could walk that distance if you needed to. Bethlehem had nothing to recommend it except that this is where the ... that babe as their Savior, it was the most important event in the history of the world. On a plaque marking Abraham Lincoln’s birthplace near Hodgenville, Kentucky, is recorded this scrap of conversation: “Any news down t’ the village, Ezry ...

707. Noah and the Robots

Genesis 9:8-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... , giving us the freedom to decide our destiny, and what did we do? Certainly not what was pleasing to God. We read in Genesis 6: “The Lord saw how great the wickedness of the human race had become on the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of ... today. As humorist Will Rogers once said, “God made man a little lower than the angels. Man has been getting lower ever since.” Mark Twain once said, “Man is the creature made at the end of the week’s work when God was tired.” This, said Twain ...

708. The Peace of Christmas

Philippians 4:4-7

Sermon

King Duncan

... hate rather than to love. “Each year,” writes Daniel J. Dyke, “we watch the news as people gather in Bethlehem to mark Christmas in the place where Jesus was born. We watch as armed soldiers mingle with the crowd outside the church. We ... that’s the name my mother and father gave me.” McDonald concluded, “It occurred to me that her name would be a suitable one for Jesus.” (6) The child who takes the anger away. Yes, that would be a good name for Jesus. In the same way that this woman as an infant ...

709. A Word to Busy Parents

Luke 2:41-52

Sermon

King Duncan

... that there would be conflict between Jesus and his mother and his brothers. The next time is when Jesus begins his ministry. In Mark 3 we read that when his family heard about the controversy he was stirring with his new teachings, they went to take charge ... to the most important task that God has given to us--to prepare our children for living in an evermore complex world. Proverbs 22:6 says, ‘Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.” That’s ...

710. Less Fear; More Fruit

Matthew 3:1-12

Sermon

Dean Feldmeyer

... , preaching that the people should repent because the kingdom of God is breaking in to human history. You may recall that, in Mark’s gospel, it is Jesus who preaches this good news, but here it is John the Baptist. John, Matthew tells us, was drawing ... am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips; yet my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts!” (6:1-5) This is the fear, the awe, the wonder, the reverence that leads not to despair, but to hope, not to paralysis but to action, not ...

711. Seeing God

Matthew 4:12-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... to people sometimes. Napoleon Kaufman was a running back with the Oakland Raiders. He had just signed a two-year, $6 million dollar contract. He had success, respect, money. But he felt dissatisfied and empty. But then something special happened in ... ve got to focus more on the opportunity you have to serve God now than on the life you left behind. It’s not easy marking out a new direction for your life. It’s not easy leaving certain opportunities or comforts or relationships behind in order to do God’s ...

712. Oh That Cookie Jar Goodness!

Matthew 19:16-30, Mark 10:17-31, Luke 18:18-30

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... Lectionary Major Text Jesus’ Encounter with a Rich, Young Member of the Sanhedrin (Matthew 19:16-30; Mark 10:17-31; Luke 18:18-30) Minor Text The Building of the Tower of Babel (Genesis 11) Sarai is Astounded at God ... ’s Power and Goodness (Genesis 18) Moses and Pharaoh (Exodus 5-6) The Budding of Aaron’s Rod (Numbers 17) The Story of David and Goliath (1 Samuel 17) Joshua’s Victory Over Jericho (Joshua 5-6) Psalm 34: Taste and See that the Lord is Good Psalm 37: Commit to the ...

713. Lamb Parade

John 12:12-19

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... Goliath of Gath (1 Samuel 17) King David Brings the Ark of the Covenant Back to Jerusalem (1 Chronicles 15 and 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 ... s Suffering Servant (Isaiah 53) The Shepherd Will Deliver (Micah 2:12-13) The Death and Martyrdom of Eleazar (2 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 ...

714. The Sign of Noah

Mark 1:4-11 · Song of Songs 6:9

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... can help us to understand the deep symbolism behind this description of the Holy Spirit. First, the Holy Spirit is said according to Mark to be “like a dove descending” on Jesus. As Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw “the heavens torn apart ... His identity as Messiah, Son of God, to His hometown at the start of his ministry. [5] Peter Leithartembraces this interpretation. [6] See Talmud Brachot 53b, in which the moving dove depicts the relationship between God and God’s people in the Song of ...

715. Stay Awake

Matthew 24:36-44

Sermon

King Duncan

... this into perspective, this Super Bowl game was viewed by an estimated 102 million people worldwide. The average ticket price was between $5,000-$6,000. And the Kansas City Chiefs, who hadn’t won a Super Bowl in 50 years, came from behind to win it. And yet ... the sun peeks over the horizon for the first time in four months. And the moment that the sun appears above the horizon marks the beginning of a week-long festival in Longyearbyen to celebrate the return of the light. (4) Can you imagine anyone in this ...

716. Close! But No Cigar!

John 3:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... exercise.” (2) Nicodemus was a respected elder in his community. Maybe he was just being cautious by visiting Jesus at night. Today marks the second Sunday in the season of Lent, a period of 40 days set aside specifically for Christians to reflect on the events ... push someone across that gap . . . This is supernatural truth. And in that regard, the spirit enters into this, not just the mind.” (6) And that brings us to the final insight we learn from today’s Bible story: we can’t have the life God ...

717. The Rebirth

John 3:1-21

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.-- Matthew 6:19-21 Jesus wants us to invest our lives in something that has lasting value, not in those things which pass away. That's why he ... beginning of his ministry, Jesus said, "The kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe the good news" (Mark 1:14). The kingdom in its fullness will not arrive until the end of time, but in this life by baptism and faith we get a ...

718. A Light In The Darkness

Isaiah 9:1-7

Sermon

Robert A. Hausman

... a "son of God," and he is given divine titles: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace (v. 6). While such royal adulation always bordered on idolatry, it shows the great longing of the people for a wise, strong, ... he might redeem us from all iniquity ... (Titus 2:11, 13-14). This child is no stranger. His appearance in a crib tells us that he is marked to die like us. The immortal one became mortal like us, that he might redeem us from sin and grave. And if he could appear in a ...

719. The Call Of The Tradition: Remember And Return

Nehemiah 7:73b--8:18

Sermon

Robert A. Hausman

... , 'Amen, Amen,' lifting up their hands. Then they bowed their heads and worshipped the Lord with their faces to the ground" (v. 6). It was clear the people were eager to hear. Ezra read in Hebrew and the Levites translated it into Aramaic, the common ... adaptation to a difficult situation. In addition to the worship and praise of Yahweh and the offering of prayers, synagogue worship was marked by the reading of the scripture, with its stories of the mighty acts of God, and the exposition of the Law. Jesus ...

720. Mirror, Mirror ON The Wall . . .!

Sermon

Stephen M. Crotts

... something lovable about me!" From that point on Martin Luther began not only to love God and his neighbor, he also began to love himself. The cross became a divine plus-mark on his life. Luther began to celebrate himself as the pearl of great price God sold all to buy.\n You, too, with God's help can learn to love ... will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ" (Philippians 1:6).\n Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all?\n It is you, your life in Jesus, a work of art!\n"\n

721. Since He's In Charge, We're In Luck

Psalm 33:4-5, 8-9, 13-22

Sermon

Robert G. McCreight

... the birds for shelter, Mountain rock and cave for beast. Sun and moon both mark the seasons, In their light we work and feast. Lord, how great are all your workings, Wisdom marks them through and through. All the earth is your possession, Great and small belong ... Lord; trust in him and he will help you. He will make your righteousness shine like the noonday sun. (Psalm 128:1; 37:3-6) Call to Confession The Lord is near to the brokenhearted, and saves those who are crushed in spirit (Psalm 34:18). Let us admit ...

722. The Divine Advocacy

John 16:5-16

Sermon

Maurice A. Fetty

... are saved from the suffocation of obsessive materialism and the exhaustion of compulsive achieving. Many Americans are so caught up in the obsession with success at any cost that they want to make their mark, even if it is only as brief as a Roman candle on the Fourth of July. Many Americans are typified by drama critic Walter Kerr's friend who said that he was afraid that if ... 16-17). This is the Divine Advocacy. 1. Phillips, J. B. God, Our Contemporary, (New York: Macmillan, 1960), p. VIII. 2. Ibid., p. 6.

723. The Poor In Spirit

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

John A. Terry

... struck Dante's forehead with his wings, and thus erased the pride-mark, while angel choirs sang, "Beati pauperers spiritu." After that, Dante walked with light step because when the pride-mark is erased, all the other sins become a smaller burden.1 In ... . It is an awareness that we do not live by our own strength or ability, but by trusting in God. It is as the psalmist (34:6) said, "This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles." It is not those proud of themselves and their ...

724. Listen

1 Samuel 2:12-26

Sermon

Charles Curley

... child address the great issues of the day? To say with the prophet Isaiah, "A little child shall lead them," (Isaiah 11:6) is fine during the sweet sentimentality of the Christmas season, when you're feeling nostalgic for simpler times. It seems weak and ... what Jesus meant, for he also said, "Truly I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it." - Mark 10:15 If you want to enter, if you want to be part of God's vision, God's future, God's hope for the world and ...

725. A Big Fisherman · Peter

Mt 16:13-20 · Jn 1:35-42

Sermon

Gordon Pratt Baker

... a flourishing fishing business boasting a small fleet. (Mark 1:16; Luke 5:10) Thus, when he reminded Jesus that "we have left everything and followed you" he was speaking of turning his back on no mean enterprise. (Mark 10:28) To be sure, Peter had his ... did Peter continue to witness "in the temple and at home" that the Lord's followers kept increasing in numbers. (Acts 5:42-6:1) V It required no small courage on Peter's part to pick up his evangelizing where the authorities had so threateningly disrupted ...

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