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51. Christ, Our King

John 18:33-37

Sermon

Thomas C. Willadsen

Today is the last day of the church year. The church year starts four Sundays before Christmas, so next week when I wish you all a happy new year, I hope to get a better response than blank stares. The last Sunday of the church is called both “Christ the King” Sunday, and “Reign of Christ” Sunday. This festival goes all the way back to 1925, when Pope Pius XI added it to the calendar. It was set as the last Sunday of the church year in 1970. When I learned this I was a little surprised. I love looking into ...

52. Deep Faith

Genesis 6:1-8:22, Genesis 5:1-32

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... waters call out to what is deeper still; at the roar of your waterfalls all your breakers and your waves swirl over me.” (Psalm 42:7) "For You had cast me into the deep, Into the heart of the seas, And the current engulfed me. All Your breakers and ... go out where it is deeper, and let down your nets to catch some fish.’" (Luke 5:4) “To know deep, lasting joy, we have to truly know Christ.” (1 John 1:1-4) [Show moving photos or video footage of the undersea world. You could also begin by having people ...

53. The Great Depression

Psalm 42:1-11

Sermon

James Merritt

... , and he wrote about it in the 42nd Psalm. In fact, he asked in Ps. 42:5 a question all depressed people ask at some time or another: “Why are you cast down ... with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept a pilgrim feast.” (v.4) David said “when I remembered about why I was depressed, and how I got depressed, I ... on the provision of God. Cloak yourself in the presence of God and in His word. John MacArthur recently received a letter from a woman who listens to him on the radio. Here ...

54. Translucent Grace

Mark 9:2-13, Luke 9:28-36, Revelation 1:9-20, Revelation 2:12-17

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... John was calling them ... John ... John ... word John uses ... John ... Ephesians 5:8). ... John ... 5) Balaam and Barak (Numbers 22-24) The Stones of Gilgal (Joshua 4) Psalm 16: You Alone Lord Psalm 51: Whiter Than Snow Psalm 96: The Lord’s Salvation of the Faithful Psalm 99: The Lord Reigns Psalm 118: The Cornerstone The Radiant Beloved (Song of Songs 5 ... John ... Peter, John and ... John about the Truth ... servant John, who testifies ... to come, the Almighty.” I, John, your brother and companion in the ... white as snow.” (John 28:3) “The ... John ... John ...

55. Wash Up First For The Meal Before You Eat!

John 13:1-17

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... do them ... A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; even as I have loved you, that you also love one another (John 13:16-17, 34)." Jesus was aware that he had humbled himself, that he had assumed the role of a servant, when he washed the disciples ... as a servant who was humbled in executing the bidding of the Lord. He died serving us [Philippians 2:5-8; Isaiah 52:13--53:12; 49:1-6; 42:1-4].) Likewise, he seems to be calling us, his followers, to a similar life of servanthood. He wants us to ...

56. So Close ... But Yet So Far

Luke 9:10-17

Sermon

Larry Powell

... the loaves and fish is a miracle story which has come to be regarded as a prototype of the eucharist. In the same volume, John Knox remarks that the ritual actions which accompanied the distribution of the food confirms a relationship to the meal in the upper room, "Here ... to the prophets and the intentional, consistent redemptive activity of God. Second Kings 4:42-44 is not just an isolated Old Testament miracle story. The feeding of the 5,000 is not just an isolated New Testament miracle story. The supper ...

57. Ignite: Fight Fire with Fire

Acts 4:1-22

Sermon

James Merritt

... who had never taken a step in his life is now standing and walking and has a 42-inch vertical leap. You can imagine what happened. A huge crowd gathers around to see a man they ... spot, we read in Chapter 4, that 2,000 more men that moment came to faith in Jesus Christ raising the total saved since Pentecost to 5,000. In just two ... in Jerusalem, with Annas the high priest and Caiaphas and John and Alexander, and all who were of the high-priestly family.” (Acts 4:1-6, ESV) Just write over those first six verses ...

58. An Unnerving Experience

Mark 9:2-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... in his arms and legs was turning to ice, 40 to 42 people passed by on their way up to the peak ... as great rewards. Jesus once asked his closest disciples Peter, James and John to join him on a hike up a mountain. We have no evidence ... your right cheek, turn the other to him also” (Deut. 19:21; Mt. 5:38‑39). (3) Jesus knew the Old Testament and he wants us to ... the Covenant. God has given us His power and presence in His Son.” (4) We treasure the scriptures, both Old Testament and New. But the center of our ...

59. The Way Things Are

1 Corinthians 1:18-31

Sermon

John N. Brittain

... would leave their seats to hear him speak. Listen to a description of some of them in Corinth from John Chrysostom: He says you would hear these individuals, "shouting and abusing each other, and their disciples, as they ... 2:23; 2:36; 3:13-15, 18; 4:10; 5:30; 10:39; 13:27-29) and the crowning vindication of Jesus was the resurrection (Acts 2:32; 3:15; 4:10; 5:30; 10:40; 13:30). Jesus' ministry continues unhindered through the Holy Spirit (Acts 5:3; 10:42-43). God has provided for the Gentiles' salvation ( ...

60. Hell under Fire

Matthew 5:22; 28-30

Sermon

James Merritt

... her mother said, "What's wrong?" She said, "Mother, I can't marry John. He has a religion that believes there is no hell." Her mother said, " ... in scripture and eleven times Jesus was the speaker. [[4]] I have to warn you that the picture that ... 42, "And [God] will throw them into the furnace of fire; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth." (Matthew 13:42 ... to the end; that the doors of hell are locked on the inside." [[5]] Even in hell people would not choose to go to heaven, because in ...

61. Pilgrimage of Faith John M. Cobb

Exodus 3:1-22

Sermon

... features of "our society" is its lack of Christian character (I mean, when the noted historian, John Webster Grant, writes about the breakdown of Christendom in Canadian society, I don’t know of anyone ... The story of Russia’s Germans, Battleford, Saskatchewan: Marian Press, 1974, pp. 39-42); for, in fact, there were several parties which set out at that time ... appear most unusual, perhaps even bizarre. 3. Eisenach, pp. 53-4. 4. Ibid., p. 52. 5. The actual emigration, of course, took place just after the ...

62. LOST? Finding Meaning

Genesis 1:1-5, John 1:1-5

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... , forgiveness and happiness. So what IS the meaning of life? Well that's not a simple question to answer. As funny as the answer "42" is, we know it's more than that, much more than that. But where do you find the answer to the question? If you ... "; and there was light. [4] And God saw that the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness. [5] God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day. John 1:1-5 (NRSV) [1] In the ...

63. Praise God! Selah!

Luke 1:67-80, Luke 1:57-66, Luke 1:46-56, Luke 1:39-45, Luke 1:26-38, Luke 1:5-25, Luke 1:1-4

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... John (1) Minor Text Exodus 4: ... The Lord Gives Moses the Words to Speak 1 Chronicles 24: King David divides the Priests into Sects, including the eighth --Abijah, descendants of Aaron Nehemiah 12:1: The Priestly Leaders including the Sect of Abijah Mishnah Tamid 6:3: The Rite of Incense Daniel 9: Gabriel Brings Daniel Wisdom Regarding His Vision After a Pause for Prayer and Supplication 1 Samuel 1: The Birth and Dedication of Samuel the Prophet Isaiah 42 ... 4) praise and glory 5) pregnancy/pause/seclusion 5 ...

64. The Promise of Prayer

Luke 1:5-25

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... metaphors in their story are 1) the messenger 2) message/voice 3) muteness/silence/barren 4) praise and glory 5) pregnancy/pause/seclusion 5) name/naming 6) priest/Aaron 7) incense / prayers/spirit/presence 7) blessed/fruitful/covenant ... exiled ……back into the Lord’s fold –all the lost sheep who have wandered. He will preach a gospel of repentance. The wilderness is John’s “selah” just as it was for Jesus as well for 40 days and nights. After that, both of them would live their lives completing ...

65. Love: The Happiness of a Godly Family

1 Corinthians 13:4-7

Sermon

James Merritt

... 4. Frances Brown, S.R. Driver, and Charles A. Briggs, A Hebrew in English Lexicon of the Old Testament, Oxford: Clarendon Press, Reprinted Addition, (1974), p. 621. 5. Harvey Richard Schiffman, Sensation and Perception: An Integrated Approach (New York: John ... of Nursing," American Journal of Nursing, May 1975, p. 784. 8. Gary Smalley and John Trent, The Blessing, (Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1986), p. 40. 9. Ibid, pp. 41-42. 10. Ibid. p. 43. 11. Ibid. p. 44. 12. Ross Campbell, How to Really ...

66. Accepting the Lord Once Again

John 1:1-18

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... 5:1-4) spoke of a warrior who would fight for and bring victory to Israel; the Hebrews' enemies would be vanquished. Yet, other prophets predicted a different type of Messiah figure. During the Babylonian exile Isaiah spoke of a suffering servant (42:1-4; 49:1-7; 50:4 ... against him. In our families, when we reject one of our members, for whatever reason, we reject Christ, for as scripture and John Michael Talbot say, we are the Body of Christ. Our actions deny the presence of Jesus. At our jobs we must be ...

67. Holy Week

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... to 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? ... of life has been before him, wherever he was all along. He only needed to empty himself enough in order to see it. What did John see and thus believe that day? He saw that the tomb was empty. He realized that his life was full, cluttered with many things. For ...

68. Don't Be Afraid

Matthew 14:22-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... watchwords, verses of scripture to give them strength, guidance, and encouragement for the day. She chose an unusual verse, Isaiah 42:3, as her self-appointed “watchword.” This verse reads like this: “A bruised reed he will not break, a smoldering ... 4. Lee Iacocca With Catherine Whitney, Where Have All the Leaders Gone? (New York: Simon & Schuster, Inc, 2007), pp. 176-177. 5. Robert J. Morgan, Preacher’s Sourcebook Creative Sermon Illustrations (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, Inc., 2007), p. 295. 6. John ...

69. Life Between Verses 4 and 5

Psalm 13:1-6

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... , 22, 25, 26, 28, 35, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42-43, 44, 51, 54, 55, 56, 57, 59,60, 61, 63, 64, 69, 70, 71, 74, 77, 79, 80, 83, 85, 86, 88, 90, 94, 102, 109, 123, 126, 130, 134, 137, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144. 2. c.f. Psalm 109 or 137 3. From a workshop given by Old Testament scholar, Dr. Walter Brueggemann at Montreat, NC during a conference entitled "Recovering the Language of Lament," 5/30/02 4. Romans 12:15 5. Ann Weems, Psalms of Lament, (Louisville, KY: Westminster/John Knox Press, 1995), p. 97 6. Ann Weems, p ...

70. The Way of the Fox and the Way of the Lamb

Luke 13:31-35

Sermon

Lori Wagner

Can you spot a “pretender?” A “poser?” That person who maybe holds a high-level position and a high level of bravado but is low on actual follow-through? The one who issues threats but when confronted himself hides behind his staff? A sneaky, inept, degenerate, cowardly lowlife, who sounds menacing but doesn’t have it in him to stand face-to-face with his target?Who can hurl accusations and warnings but would turn and run if confronted by the object of his disdain? A loner, who needs the approval of his ...

71. By the Sea

Matthew 4:18-22, John 1:35-42, John 1:43-51

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... Galilee and Calls His First Disciples: Simon and Andrew, James and John (Mark’s Witness) Jesus Begins His Ministry in Galilee (Luke’s Witness) The Acts of the Apostles (Chapter 5:12-42): The apostles teach about Jesus, and many come to Christ; they ... before (the prophet was also from Galilee), the call for repentance precedes the promise of restoration. The millennial belief (see Micah 4:3-4) was that all people would return to God and receive the abundance of God’s blessings: and “every man shall sit ...

72. What Happens When We Can't Believe It?

John 20:24-31

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... them rotten, sort of like it does for us sometimes (1 Peter 1:6; 3:13-14, 16-17; 4:12; 5:10). And in the middle of all the suffering being inflicted upon them it was only natural that the ... the print of the nails, and place my finger in the mark of the nails ... I will not believe (John 20:25)." That is what Thomas said, when he had missed sharing the experience the other disciples had had ... using the Roman Catholic lectionary's first lesson [Acts 2:42-47]. This lesson recounts how the followers of Jesus, just ...

73. The Art of Living Until

Matthew 24:36-51

Sermon

Leonard Mann

... God. As it is written, "We shall see him as he is" (1 John 3:2). And, in the light of him, we shall see ourselves as ... hour you do not expect." And he says, "Watch therefore" (Matthew 24:42). In the New English Bible this verb is translated "keep awake." Be ... as others do, but let us keep awake and be sober" (1 Thessalonians 5:2-6). Paul apparently wishes us to understand what kind of interim this ... asleep, all things have continued as they were" (3:4). Apparently these people, bored with waiting, have concluded ...

74. Soul Food

Luke 9:10-17, Matthew 14:13-21, Mark 6:30-44, John 6:1-15

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... of the Multitude of People with Bread from First Fruits (2 Kings 2:42-44) The Story of Ruth (the Barley Harvest) Psalm 23: God’s Provision Psalm ... Jesus would feed 4,000 people in a similar way with seven loaves and two fish, yielding enough for seven baskets left.] Mark’s Witness to Jesus’ Feeding of 5,000 People [Mark ... people in groups of about fifty.] John’s Witness to Jesus’ Feeding of 5,000 People [John tells the story a bit differently. He doesn’t mention John the Baptist’s death, but notes ...

75. When Lazarus Leaped and Laughed

John 11:1-45

Sermon

Robert Leslie Holmes

... your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes" (James 4:14). The only man Jesus ever called a fool was that rich man who reasoned that he ... 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 ... We face death with Christ's own assurance that we shall never die. "Do you believe this?" (John 11:26) "She said to him, 'Yes, Lord, I believe that you are the Messiah, the ...

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