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Antonyms: do nothing

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726. Joy At Midnight

Matthew 25:1-13

Sermon

Erskine White

... an unexpected hour," like "a thief in the night," He said. He said it six times in three different gospels and again in the Book of Acts: "It is not for you to know the times or seasons which the Father has fixed by His own authority" (1:7). Jesus even said that ... do not be led astray" (Matthew 24:4-8). "Do not believe them" when they say that the Kingdom is coming here or there (Luke 17:20-24). If Jesus said so clearly that no one knows the day or the hour, why do people insist that they know differently? ...

727. Marked In God’s Book

Sermon

George Bass

... lives so that others literally might live. To the people of those two villages, their lives had been spared by an act of grace, reminiscent of that “graceful death” of Jesus at Golgotha. The flyers’ names were inscribed on a plaque so that they ... in England. The other evening I met a man who lives only three blocks from my home and who was stationed at Basingbourne and flew B-17 bombers out of that air base. He had been to that cemetery, and he had seen that plaque. He also knew about being shot out of ...

728. In The Presence Of God

Exodus 17:1-7

Sermon

Walter Kimbrough

... with the leader. The Israelites quarrelled with Moses and they tested the Lord, saying, “Is the Lord among us or not… (Exodus 17:7)?” In other words they declared, “God, if you are here and if you really care about us, you ought to ... teaches us that “obedience is better than sacrifice… (1 Samuel 15:22).” Then Peter informs us that “We must obey God rather than men… (Acts 5:29).” To obey has never destroyed anyone, but rather we are all enhanced as we are willing to surrender to the will of ...

729. The Empty Tomb

John 20:1-9, John 20:10-18

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... he called her by name, she recognized him! Next, Jesus instructs her to tell his followers that he would be ascending into heaven (John 20:14b-17). John then proceeds to tell us the rest of the story: "Mary Magdalene went and said to the disciples, 'I have seen the Lord'; and she ... , sadness (in the case of Mary), or apathy. This will also shed some light on why we do not always believe and act on the testimony of scripture's witness to the resurrection as we should. We need to note a recurring pattern in the ...

730. Competition In The Kingdom?

Matthew 20:17-19

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... disbelief by the disciples, like there had been the other times that Jesus had foretold his death (Matthew 16:22; Matthew 17:23). Perhaps they were just becoming accustomed to living with such a horrible thought. Perhaps they were just becoming hardened. Or ... the early church's first missionary to Spain. And John continued to carry on a ministry with Peter in Jerusalem after Jesus' ascension into heaven (Acts 3:1-4; 8:14). Do you and I not try to live as faithfully in our own way? Yet on the day when our gospel ...

731. The Road To The Cross

Matthew 27:11-26

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... Matthew's version) a "notable (or notorious) prisoner" named Barabbas (who may also have been named Jesus - Jesus Barabbas) (Matthew 27:15-17). Yet, the chief priests and the Jewish elders tried to stir up the crowd, to get the crowd to select Barabbas ... govern Iran today. No, Rome and Pilate might have been in charge of Israel in Jesus' day. However, they had a delicate balancing act to do if they were to keep things under control and peaceful. Consequently, if enough Jews were against Jesus, the thing for ...

732. Rejoice In The Lord

Isaiah 9:1-7

Sermon

Robert Beringer

... of joy, and encouraged them all to be of good cheer. When we look at those early Christians described in the Acts of the Apostles, it is their contagious joy which attracts so many to Christ. Clearly, our faith summons people not to ... "happy." I will never forget a sermon preached by the great church historian, Roland Bainton, shortly after his wife died. His text was Habakkuk 3:17: "Though the fig tree does not blossom,nor fruit be on the vines ... Yet, I will rejoice in the Lord. I will joy in the God ...

733. Is He Really Coming?

Sermon

Rolf E. Aaseng

... Jesus, who has been taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven" (Acts 1:11). The early Christians believed implicitly that Jesus would return to earth. In fact, they looked for him to come in the ... I abide in you" (John 15:4). He prayed, "As you, Father, are in me and I am in you, may they also be in us ..." (John 17:21). Paul spoke repeatedly of being "in Christ." He resolved "to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ ..." (1 Corinthians 2:2) and said, "It is no ...

734. You Can't Start a Car With a Cross

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... , not achieved as a prize for human effort. We cannot lift ourselves out of our pews by the hair of our heads. No act of the self can lift the self out of the self by the self, because the problem is the self: our self-centered ... is done by God, who through Christ changed us from enemies into his friends and gave us the task of making others his friends. (2 Corinthians 5:17-18) There is the key - being joined to Christ. There is the key - the cross of Christ which makes us friends with God and partners with ...

735. Ash Wednesday

Sermon

William Luoma

... . For those persons who wish to use this tradition, the use of ashes can be a very significant symbolic act to enhance the meaning of Ash Wednesday worship. Ashes can either be purchased or prepared beforehand. In liturgical tradition ... 1-10 New Testament Reading MinisterorReader:In the second lesson, James reminds us of the uncertainty and the shortness of human life.James 4:13-17 The Gospel Minister:One of the familiar parables of Jesus is this one in the Gospel of St. Luke, in which he compares the ...

736. "Crown Him Lord of all!"

Sermon

William Luoma

... , and deliver him to the Gentiles to be mocked and scourged and crucified, and he will be raised on the third day." (Matthew 20:17-19) It is because of this that Jesus commands respect. In spite of the evil treatment he received, he showed himself a king. We ... to David, however, he refused to drink it. He recognized how dangerous it had been to get the water, and he realized that this act showed how highly they regarded him. Instead of drinking it, he poured it out on the ground as an offering to the Lord. ...

737. The Role of the Father (Father's Day)

Matthew 7:7-12

Sermon

Brett Blair

... years ago statistics showed that from 1960 to 1990 the percentage of children living apart from their biological fathers more than doubled from 17% to 36%. It was estimated that by the turn of the century 50% of all American children would go to bed at night ... religious instruction at all and I wonder just how many generations they are affecting by their negligence. That son may very well, probably will, act as dad did, and not take his children to church. But go on to read the rest of it. For it says that the ...

738. The Quality of Mercy

Matthew 18:21-35

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... there is a difference between payment and cancellation. Payment is something the debtor does to fulfill an obligation; cancellation is a generous act of the creditor. The debt is not settled; it is remitted. The ledgers are not balanced: they are just wiped clean. Thus ... . And, as you know, God never breaks down a door that is closed; he enters only the open ones. We read in 1 John 3:17: "If anyone ... sees his brother in need, yet shuts up his heart against him, how does God's love abide in him?" This is a ...

739. And You Thought God Didn't Care!

Exodus 3:1-22

Sermon

... he refused to deny his identity with the Hebrew slaves and looked with compassion upon the burdens of his people. Because of an act of violence, in defending one of his own people, he had to flee from Egypt and found refuge in the land of Midian. There ... Moses that his strong Name and certain interest is accompanied by definite action. So we have - God's Promise of Deliverance (v. 17) God is not just idly, nor morbidly, curious about us, not just interested on a theoretical level, but he promises to become ...

740. The Sounds at the Summit

Exodus 19:1-25

Sermon

... He comes to us so we can comprehend what he wants us to know; we do not have to make our way to him. On October 17, 1971, my wife and I were present in St. Peter’s Basilica when Pope Paul VI "beatified" Fr. Maximilian Kolbe, a Roman Catholic martyr of Auschwitz ... one were interested in that kind of death. Fortunately, my friend did not believe he was going to die, and he did not act on the chaplain’s subtle offer and information. He is alive and healthy today, enjoying life, and not in any way afraid of ...

741. Repairing Your Broken Dreams

Luke 24:13-35

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... 's vision. Someone had to have the idea or the dream to turn out the product. The same holds true for the way we act. As Jesus said, "The eye is the seat of the body." If you cannot dream it, cannot envision it, then you simply cannot do ... broken dream. 1. As used by Charles L. Allen in The Miracle of Hope (Old Tappan, New Jersey: Fleming H. Revell Co., 1983), pp. 16-17. 2. See John Howard Yoder, The Politics of Jesus (Grand Rapids, Minnesota: William B. Eerdmans, 1972), p. 61. 3. Ernest A. Fitzgerald, How To ...

742. The Sermon in the Supper

1 Corinthians 11:17-34

Sermon

Edward Chinn

... scholar, argues that the symbolism of the star in the Book of Numbers ("A star shall come forth out of Jacob," Numbers 24:17, NEB) was transformed into a Cross of Light. Danielou is referring to "the Cross of Light" mentioned in the apocryphal Gospel of ... come again and receive you to myself, so that where I am you may be also." (John 14:3, NEB) The Lord’s Supper is an acted sermon in which the message of Christ’s death is retold as it is commemorated. As we receive the bread and drink from the cup, we ...

743. Giving Thanks Before Thanksgiving

Luke 17:11-19

Sermon

Brett Blair

... story of a shipwreck. The students of Northwestern University came to the rescue. One student, Edward Spenser, personally saved the lives of 17 persons that day. Years later a reporter was writing a follow up story on the event, and went to interview the now ... he was particularly thankful for Mrs. Wendt, for she more than anyone had introduced him to Tennyson and the beauty of poetry. Acting on a suggestion, the man wrote a letter of appreciation to Mrs. Wendt and addressed it to the high school. The note ...

744. Kingdoms In Conflict

Daniel 2:24-49

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... was that strange looking stone that had been discarded. Luke, knowing that bit of history, used that incident as a metaphor. Writing in Acts 4, verses 11 and 12, he said, "He (Jesus) is the stone you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone. Salvation is found in ... invested? 1. Justice Goldberg’s dissenting opinion in Abington Township School District v. Schempp, 374 U.S. 203 (June 17, 1963) is cited in Miller and Flowers, Toward Benevolent Neutrality, p. 372. 2. Quoted in an article entitled, " ...

745. The Touch of the Master's Hand

Luke 5:12-16

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... A SECOND CATEGORY OF PERSONS WHOM JESUS TOUCHED—THE SICK. All kinds of sick people. One woman was healed of internal bleeding when she acted on this thought, "If I just touch his clothes, I will be healed." (Mark 5:28) Have you ever felt the power in the ... the ground, terrified! "But Jesus came and touched them. ‘Get up,’ he said. ‘Don’t be afraid.’" (Matthew 17:7) I’m thinking about a godly psychiatrist in our congregation who assists troubled people through panic attacks, delusional ...

746. Changing the "Too Much Syndrome"

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

David M. Oliver

... heard it were amazed at what the shepherds told them. But Mary treasured all these words and pondered them in her heart. (Luke 2:17-19) The good news they had been given not only had an effect on the shepherds, it affected all those who heard their testimony ... sign was used by God to create the opportunity for another "thin" place. The phenomenon gave birth to an excited openness. They acted on their openness and planned a costly and dangerous journey across the desert in search of the newborn king of the Jews ...

747. He Bore Our Sins

2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2

Sermon

Dennis Kastens

... and if rejected, we have discovered no power in this court to force it upon him. Most people will agree that Wilson acted foolishly by refusing to accept the pardon, and consequently to meet death by execution. But how much more foolish to reject ... make excuses and thereby be lost forever, but this will not be his fault. "For God sent not his Son to condemn ..." (John 3:17) It was for the very purpose of your salvation and mine, that he came and suffered the worst pain and humiliation that this universe has ...

748. Pardon for Sin

Romans 5:12-21

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Dennis Kastens

... . It is not isolated but very common. All too often what we regard as vices in others, we describe as virtues in ourselves. Somebody else acts in a certain way and we call it hypocrisy; if we do the same thing, we term it diplomacy. In others it is cowardice; in ... who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man Jesus Christ. (Romans 5:17) You may say, "How can I receive this which Christ offers?" We receive it simply by asking him to forgive our sins and ...

749. Binding Up the Fractured World

1 Corinthians 3:1-23

Sermon

Hubert Beck

... because of you ... Thorns and thistles it shall bring forth to you ... In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread." (Genesis 3:17-19) The very earth is affected by our sin as God turns the presence of that which should have been a blessing to us ... God is humble obedience. It is to "know the Lord" and to follow the path he sets before us. It is to trust and to act accordingly. Division is caused by people insisting on their own way, on promoting their own thought and well-being, even if it is at the ...

750. Dessert in the Desert

Deut 32:10-12 · Ez 37

Sermon

Robert Noblett

... with our tendency to confuse religious nourishment with being religiously spoon fed. I think it has to do with that deplorable state of affairs where we are continually acted upon (most especially by television and radio) but refrain from initiating ourselves. In essence, my friend, it is absolutely necessary that we exercise our religious muscle and ... Westminister Press, 1959), p. 113. 5. Maxie Dunnam, quoted in Alive Now, January/February 1978, p. 17. 6. Joyce Kilmer, "Trees," Morrison, op. cit., p. 22.

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