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51. The Time Is Now!

Luke 24:50-53

Sermon

Robert Leslie Holmes

... the kingdom to Israel?" (Acts 1:6). The disciples fail to understand that each of those parables speaks of work to be done by the servants of the king. Even though the Son of Man came to seek out and to save the lost (Luke 19:10), the national deliverance ... be also... "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (John 14:2-3, 6) Time and eternity meet in Christ's ascension. So far, we have considered the practical application of the gospel of the ascended Jesus on ...

52. Seat of Power

Mark 10:35-45, Matthew 20:20-28

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... 1 Kings 22) The Prophet Isaiah tells of the Lord’s Sovereign Hand Over Stubborn Israel (Isaiah 48) Psalm 110: The Lord Shall Sit at God’s Right Hand Psalm 118: The Right Hand of the Lord if Mighty Proverbs 25:6-7: Do Not Exalt Yourself in the King’s Presence but Wait to be Invited Luke ... hand that intercedes, and our hearts that must lean to that “right” hand (Romans 8:34, Colossians 3:1, Hebrews 10:12-13, 1 Peter 3:21-22). We are saved by Christ’s authority in heaven, not by our own. Our seats ...

53. Jesus’ Four Surprising Road Rules for the Missional Highway

Luke 9:57-62, Luke 9:51-56

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... appalling byways of sacrifice and service. 2) There is no road map, only road pals a relationship with the One who is The Way. 3) Traveler Beware: The Road is Filled with Robbers and Dangers. 4) You Can’t Drive Forward without a Rear View Mirror, but the Front ... with him on this momentous journey. Even as Luke’s narrative had just revealed a radical distinction between Jesus and Elijah, he now offers another connection between the two. In 2 Kings 2:1-6 Elijah’s disciple Elisha is three times instructed ...

54. Where Does God Start?

1 Chronicles 29:1-9

Sermon

James Merritt

... chosen my son Solomon to sit on the throne of the kingdom of the Lord over Israel." (1 Chron. 28:1-3, 5) David was going to plan for the building of God's temple. David was going ... they had offered willingly to the Lord; and King David also rejoiced greatly (vv. 6-9) Giving people are a happy people. Verse 9 tells us why they were so ... one of the most fascinating stories about giving and how God sees giving in the gospel of Luke. It's the story of a widow, dirt poor, living on welfare, fixed income; but she ...

55. Prescription on a Pole

John 3:1-21

Sermon

David J. Kalas

... after day in the temple.” No, but rather they act at night, for “this is your hour, and the power of darkness!” (Luke 22:53). Application As we endeavored to illustrate above, the serpent on a pole episode in Numbers serves as its own microcosmic ... for example, Romans 7 and 8; Galatians 5). Nor is a spirit vs. flesh paradigm unique to Paul (such as Mark 14:38; John 3:6; 1 Peter 2:11). All of fallen humanity, it seems, needs to regain a good, healthy appetite. Not because we have lost our appetite, but ...

56. It Was the Birthday of a King

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

James Merritt

... remember that the Messiah was restricted to a certain lineage. First of all, we are told in Gen. 3:15 he was to be born of a woman apart from a man. "And I will put ... of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots." (Is. 11:1) Then we read in v.6, "Jesse begot David the king." Why is that important? Because Jeremiah prophesied ... proclaimed in the New Testament by none other than a medical doctor whose name was Luke. He testified in Luke 1:34-35, "Then Mary said to the angel, ‘How can this be, since I do ...

57. A Clock or a Compass?

Mark 1:9-15

Sermon

David T. Ball

... 20:1-16; Mark 12:1-12); a desperate and persistent widow receives mercy from, of all people, a judge (Luke 18:2-6); a peasant farmer is miraculously able to find the land and seed he needs in order to cultivate a sustainable harvest (Mark 4:1-9).1 To ... for the people really is enough. Jesus was pointing in a new direction, toward “another horizon where justice may reign.”3 As Batstone concludes, “Jesus invited and inspired his hearers to make specific, historical choices that broke with the powers of ...

58. Ignite: Set On Fire!

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

James Merritt

... He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.” (Matthew 3:11, ESV) Jesus was so excited about sending this fire He even said this, “I came to cast fire on the earth, and would that it were already kindled! (Luke 12:49, ESV) When I look at the average church and when ... them, ‘It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority.’” (Acts 1:6-7, ESV) Remember, these disciples, who were Jewish, still had this idea that the Kingdom of God was a political, worldly ...

59. Room At The Inn: Is There Room For Christmas?

Luke 2:1-7; John 1:1-5

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... and John 1:1-5. First Luke 2:1-7 (NRSV) [1] In those days a decree went out from Emperor Augustus that all the world should be registered. [2] This was the first registration and was taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria. [3] All went to ... a child. [6] While they were there, the time came for her to deliver her child. [7] And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in bands of cloth, and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn. John 1:1-5 (NRSV) [1] In the ...

60. The End of The Beginning

Acts 1:1-11, Luke 24:50-53

Sermon

Frank Ramirez

... passages, but we're going to begin with this morning's reading from the gospel of Luke. It comes right after Jesus eats with his apostles. In the face of their disbelief, standing before ... the kingdom to Israel?" (Acts 1:6). His reply is that "It is not for you to know the times or periods that the Father has set by his own authority" (Acts 1:7). Nothing could be clearer ... , and in the Ascension they saw the beginning, but not the end...."3 Every day is a new beginning to proclaim Jesus as Lord through mission ...

61. Repentance: The No That Is A Yes

Luke 3:1-20

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God" (1:35). It struck again when she took her baby Jesus to the temple to be blessed. The old priest ... prophet of whom Isaiah had written. Listen again to verses 4, 5, and 6 of our text in Chapter 3:"As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet ... people would have to construct a road for him to approach them; and John, and Luke his historian, lay down the same condition: that is the people would see the ...

62. When You’re Out Of Tune

1 Corinthians 3:1-9

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... ,” are you not mere human beings?... For we are co-workers in God’s service; you are God’s field, God’s building (1 Corinthians 3:1-4, 9 NIV). If the early church had problems staying in tune, it is certain that the church of today struggles with it. You ... poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you” (Luke 6:37-38 NIV). “Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful” (Luke 6:36 NIV). One of the problems with Christians and churches today is they get angry with ...

63. The Prophet of Locusts and Honey

Luke 3:1-20, Luke 3:21-38

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... Luke 1) John the Baptist’s Prophecy and His Baptism of Jesus (Matthew 3; Mark 1:1-11; John 1:1-34) Peter’s Sermon and the Prophesy of Joel (Acts 2:14-41) The Punishment of Locusts (Revelation 9:1-11) The Consuming of the Scroll of God and the Mission of Prophecy (Revelation 10) Luke ... wise, and to train, as in, “train up (hanak) a child in the way he should go.” (Prov. 22:6) The derivative hanik means, “trained.” (see, e.g., Gen. 14:14) A composite that incorporates all of these actions—training ...

64. Only the Neighbors’ Kid

John 6:25-59

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... does he say that Joseph was a carpenter. Did you catch that? Two other Gospels call Joseph a carpenter: Mark 6:3 and Matthew 13:55, but Luke and John do not. In fact, the word which we usually translate “carpenter” may better be translated “builder.” And ... even the butt of jokes, it was so small, so Nathanael says to Philip, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” (John 1:46) Today there is a magnificent church called the Church of the Annunciation, finished in the 1960’s in the city of ...

65. Bread and Call

John 6:35, 41-51

Sermon

David Coffin

... the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How did he then say, ‘I have come down from heaven’?” John 6:42 (RSV). Luke’s gospel provides the only account of Jesus’ childhood at age twelve. Most scholars believe that John had access to the same sources that Mark had about Jesus. In Mark 6:1-6, Jesus was identified as the “carpenter, the son of Mary” Mark 6:3 (RSV). He was a tradesman or skilled worker, not trained temple rabbi. He was not groomed for seminary. Using bread as a metaphor ...

66. O Little Town of Bethlehem

Micah 5:2

Sermon

James Merritt

... be registered. This census first took place while Quirinius was governing Syria. So all went to be registered, everyone to his own city." (Luke 2:1-3) God came to earth for the first and only time as a man to a certain place. This place was Bethlehem. Now the ... to be the bread of life, and He shed his blood to be the wine of salvation. Jesus is our "house of bread." He said in Jn. 6:57-58: "As the living Father sent Me, and I live because of the Father, so he who feeds on Me will live because of Me. This ...

67. Grace Under Pressure

Luke 4:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... and lack of sleep. And yes, she passed the exam and got her dream job soon afterwards. (1) Don’t you just hate people like that? Not only passing the bar exam, but giving ... times are the training ground for experiencing God’s power in our lives. In Luke 3, Jesus is publicly baptized by John the Baptist. The Holy Spirit comes down on ... wilderness, Satan tempts him with a different question: “Can you be truly human?” (6) Satan is trying to undo Jesus’ humanity, to undo Jesus’ choice to become ...

68. Such a Little Thing

Mark 4:26-34

Sermon

King Duncan

... the size of an oat flake. According to the Guinness Book of World Records a Sequoia seed weighs only 1/6,000 of an ounce. Talk about a mighty plant from a tiny seed. Not having a giant Sequoia nearby ... up by the roots and plant yourself in the sea and it would obey.” (Luke 17:6) Obviously there is more power to even a little bit of faith than you or ... promise at the time, but today, of the 7½ billion people on earth, 1 out of 3 bear the name Christian. Don’t ignore the power of little things. Someone ...

69. The Journey Begins

Luke 5:1-11

Sermon

James Merritt

... persisted after him? By this test, Jesus stands first among all who have ever lived.”[1] Someone has said, “You can gauge the size of a ship that has passed out ... a little from the land. And he sat down and taught the people from the boat.” (Luke 5: 2-3, ESV) He gets into Peter’s boat and has him push it offshore a short distance. Why ... and help them. And they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink.” (Luke 5:6-7, ESV) It is one thing to know how to fish. It is another thing to know ...

70. I Am Somebody!

Mark 1:4-11

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... to kill a Sunday morning. It is madness to wear ladies’ straw hats and velvet gloves to church; we should all be wearing crash helmets...”[6] The baptism of the Lord was a big deal, and much bigger than we have given it credit for in its implications for you ... say that I am somebody! Amen! 1. The details of John’s instruction come from the account in Luke’s gospel, Luke 3:7-14. 2. Brian Stoffregen, Gospel Notes for Next Sunday, volume no. 2764, (January 5, 1997), Ecunet. 3. This is part of the liturgy ...

71. Words As Images

Sermon

Michael Rogness

... raise our heads, raise our heads for Christ's sake, because our redemption is near.25 3 -- The Author of the text laughs in delight, the way that Author has laughed only at ... preparing a sermon one summer week on Matthew 10:34-42 (Cycle A, Pentecost 6), where Jesus warns the disciples of the controversy and distress they will encounter as ... , as with the parable of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15:1-2), add an explanation at the end, or both, as with the parable of the Good Samaritan. (Luke 10:25-29, 36-37) One tells a ...

72. A Holy Way for Us All

Isaiah 35:1-10

Sermon

Elizabeth Achtemeier

... singing that are given in the new life with God (vv. 1, 2, 6, 10). And that goes along with the first contrast given ... 3-4 that it will indeed come, that God is on the way, to avenge those who have done wrong and to save those who trust his coming. Indeed, the faithful will see the glory of the Lord (v. 2) — that is, God’s presence on earth, which is the meaning of “glory” here. But is that not the message that we are given at Christmastime, that the glory of the Lord has shown in the heavens (Luke ...

73. The Way Up Is the Way Down

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... can talk for one who can think, but thousands can think for one who can see. To see clearly is poetry, prophecy, and religion, all in one.”6 Jesus was that visionary, that seer, the one who painted before ordinary men and women a picture of God’s future and their place in it. In ... under Matthew 5:1-12. 11. My own best guesses. 12. Dockery & Garland, Seeking The Kingdom, 20. 13. Read Luke 8:1-3 for an extraordinary, and often neglected, insight. 14. PreachingToday.com search under Matthew 5:1-12. 15. Idem ...

74. In the Event of Power Failure

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... you are clothed with power from on high.” — Luke 24:49 “Be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his power.” — Ephesians 6:10 “Now to him who by the power ... at work within us is able to accomplish abundantly far more than all we can ask or imagine.” — Ephesians 3:20 “For God did not give us a spirit of cowardice, but rather a spirit of power and of love.” — 2 Timothy 1:7 “His divine power has given us everything needed for life.” — 2 Peter 1:3 ...

75. Fleshing Out The Word

Luke 10:1-24

Sermon

Larry Powell

... others, and sent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to come (Luke 10:1)." God teaches us in his word, in just such examples as our text, of the dynamic, creative, interpretive power of the personality. ... , saying, 'Lord, even the demons are subject to us in your name' (Luke 10:18)." Do not mistake the work and ministry of Christ as being directed toward anything but victory. In Matthew 6:3 if, Jesus taught that seekers of his kingdom should not despair about ...

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