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776. The Road To The Wilderness

Mark 1:9-13

Sermon

Thomas A. Pilgrim

... . The first road I want us to travel is the road to the wilderness. William Barclay, that great Bible scholar, said that when John the Baptist summoned people to the Jordan river Jesus went there also because he "knew that for him the hour had struck." Something ... the building?" He pushed a button and 20 people jumped up. Then he said, "Who will give $500?" He pushed another button and 16 people jumped up. He had a special wire going to where the deacons were seated. He said, "Who will give $1,000?" He pushed ...

777. When God Has Enough

Zephaniah 1:4-13, Zephaniah 1:14--2:3

Sermon

Sims Robert

... world. The only one who can lead us is the Lord Jesus Christ. Did he not say, “I am the way, the truth and the life (John 14:6)?” Jesus Christ knows where he is going and knows how to lead the way. Take up your cross and follow him. Phillips Brooks ... to save you. He will take great delight in you. He will quiet you with his love. He will rejoice over you with singing (Zephaniah 3:16-17).” Our Lord Jesus Christ said to his followers, “Come to me all ye who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest ...

778. A Place for You

John 14:1-4

Sermon

Dean Lueking

... beloved Son, and when our bodies are raised from our own graves, we shall be like Christ our Lord and we shall see him as he is. (1 John 3:2-3) That is what counts, and that is all that we truly need to know. The Bible does not detail for us the landscape of heaven ... living. In the words of Psalm 103, it is the melancholy fear that when our life ends, "its place knows it no more." (v. 16) Christ’s resurrection takes that fear and puts it out of the central place in our life. God does not forget his sons ...

779. The Art of Living Until

Matthew 24:36-51

Sermon

Leonard Mann

... finished, and we shall see everything as it is. And this will include our view of 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 we are. Perhaps this is what judgment is. But we are now living in the ... in this same chapter: "I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God unto salvation" (1:16). After the atomic age began, one of the scientists on the team which made the first bomb said, "We scientists have looked into ...

780. How to Handle Criticism

Matthew 11:1-19

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... , and a friend of sinners. The Bible refers to him as “despised and rejected of men.” His own family thought he was acting irresponsibly. In the 11th chapter of Matthew’s gospel, one can feel the pressure of Jesus’ opposition building. John the Baptist has been arrested by King Herod. In verses 16 and 17, Jesus says that people are like children: “I invite them to play like we’re having a wedding; in other words, to play a happy game, but they refuse. So I invite them to play a sad game, like we ...

781. Living in the Future Present

Mark 9:2-13

Sermon

Thomas Long

... that means scorn, sacrifice, and suffering. Peter saw the future that day on the mountain of transfiguration, and he was afraid. Some women saw the future that first Easter Day at the tomb, and Mark tells us that they, too, were afraid (Mark 16:8). Lutheran Pastor Richard John Neuhaus once described Christian people as ambassadors of a disputed sovereignty who have arrived at court too soon. We have seen the future in which Jesus is Lord, and we are called to serve him in a time when his Lordship is hidden ...

782. Everybody a Cinderella

Hosea 2:2-23

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Thomas D. Peterson

... God respected the very best that is in humankind. "For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life" (John 3:16). Let us extend "not perish" to "not live in slavery," for slavery is a slow form of death. Rather we are to have abundant life. But, my favorite verse is John 3:17, "For God sent the Son into the world, not to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through him." Not to condemn, not to exercise the conclusions ...

783. Broken Bread, Shared Cup

Sermon

Leonard H. Budd

... from the third chapter of Mark’s Gospel, the 16, 17, and 18th verses: "So he appointed the Twelve: to Simon he gave the name Peter; then came the sons of Zebedee, James and his brother John, to whom he gave the name Sons of Thunder ... feet? This meal was different from the many we had shared. Yet its elements were the same. This secluded room in the upper story of John Mark’s house was retreat from the heat and pressure of the holy holiday Jerusalem. Yet there was pressure here, too, and heat that burned ...

784. No Longer Afraid

John 1:1-18

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Daniel G. Mueller

... Each time they came, the first words they had to speak were always, "Do not be afraid." Zacharias, the father of John the Baptizer, was afraid when he saw the angel; so were Joseph, Mary, and the shepherds. None expected to hear ... : "Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need" (Hebrews 4:16). "Through him [Jesus] we have confidence in God ..." (1 Peter 1:21). We know that God is not only God but he is our Father and Christ our ...

785. Old Favorite

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... use a lectionary and move through the whole Bible, but it’s still hard to generate enthusiasm for an obscure sermon on the Rechabites, whoever they were. One preacher always listed a different sermon topic, but every Sunday you knew he was going to preach on John 3:16 and money, and use the feeding of the 5,000 by Jesus with a few loaves of bread and some fish as a climactic illustration. The congregation contended that he had but one sermon, on tithing, which he could preach in 52 different ways in a ...

786. In, But Not Of, The World

Jeremiah 29:1-23

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... resident aliens. (Our lesson from Jeremiah implies this [vv.4-7].)1 The life of the Jewish exiles in Babylon might even be compared to the status of Christians in the world. They (we) live in the world, but are not really of the world (John 17:14-16). That is precisely the point. This text, written to the Babylonian exiles who were both residents of Babylon, but not of that empire, is a text that speaks directly to us Christians. We share with the ancient Hebrew Babylonian exiles a very similar situation ...

787. Liberty And Civility

Galatians 5:1-15

Sermon

Brett Blair

... others Gentiles, accepted the Gospel as Paul preached it. The essence of Paul's message to them can be found in Galatians 2:16. Here is what it says: "Man is not justified by observing the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. A straight forward ... Diet at Worms. Lincoln fought it on the battlefields of Gettysburg. Martin Luther King encountered it in the streets of Memphis. And John F. Kennedy in his Inaugural Address warned the enemies of liberty: "Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, ...

788. Reality Maps And Rolling Stones

John 20:1-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... I have intense trouble finding my way in this life," she wrote, "so I am extremely worried about the next." (1) She needed a map. John Alexander in his book THE WARRIOR'S EDGE talks about reality maps. A reality map is a way of looking at the world. It is ... you heard of a group called People Forever International? According to the ARIZONA DAILY STAR this organization has adherents in 16 countries. PFI members think they will live foreverthat they can cheat death. The group began in 1960 when cofounder Charles ...

789. A Very Special Man

Luke 2:22-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... the world has? That is why we must let the world know about Jesus. That is why we need to carry on the work of Simeon and John the Baptist and proclaim that he is the Christ. Not because of his appearance. Not even because of what he taught though he was the greatest ... Publishing, 1995), pp. 139-140. 2. HOSPITALITY. 3. THE JESUS I NEVER KNEW (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House, 1995) , p. 16. 4. Quoted in NEWSWEEK. Cited in GROUP, May/June 1996, p. 21. 5. Yancey, p. 19. 6. Tony Campolo, WAKE UP ...

790. What We Are About

Acts 13:13-52

Sermon

King Duncan

... most remarkable heritage. Let’s use an analogy from the world of music. Andor Foldes was a renowned concert pianist. At age 16 he had the privilege of playing for the last surviving pupil of the immortal, Franz Liszt, Emil von Sauer. Foldes played numbers ... deserve it." (1) Imagine, if you will, your baptism as a kiss that has been passed down for 2,000 years from the time John baptized Jesus in the river Jordan. Each time we celebrate the Lord’s Supper, imagine it as a kiss from the Master that has been ...

791. A Birthday Celebration

Luke 2:1-7

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King Duncan

... of the birth of Jesus. OF COURSE, WE DON'T KNOW THE REAL DATE OF JESUS BIRTH. John, in the prologue to his Gospel which we read, does not even mention Jesus' birth. "To ... . Jesus became a servant that he might transfer us to the status of sons and daughters. Or as John put it: "The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the ... come into the world. 1. Internet, 9/99. Contributed by Dr. John Bardsley. 2. MONDAY FODDER (modified slightly) 3. BIBLICAL ILLUSTRATOR 4. Contributed ...

792. What Does It Mean To Be Really Free?

Galatians 5:1-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... no fears for him. You can't enslave a person if they are so committed to an idea or a cause that fear has become inconsequential. Senator John McCain spent five-and-one-half years as a prisoner of war in North Vietnam during the Vietnam War. He tells of one man with whom ... 17/24, 1997, p. 25. 3. Leigh W. Rutledge. Would I Lie to You? (New York: A Plume Book, 1998), pp. 16-17. 3. Jamie Buckingham, Parables (Lake Mary, Florida: Creation House, 1991). 4. “Being Strong and Courageous" by Tom Lehman, as told ...

793. Held Hostage

John 18:28-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... was going along pretty well," Miss Mitchell said, "until somebody sent me a new book called JOHN BROWN'S BODY, by Stephen Vincent Benet. When I finished reading that magnificent Civil War epic," Ms. Mitchell declared, "I burst ... into tears and put my own manuscript away on a closet shelf. JOHN BROWN'S BODY gave me such a terrible case of the humbles that it was months before I ... ), p . 98. 6. John Hamilton in Kankakee, Ill., DAILY JOURNAL. Cited in "Everyday Heroes," June 2000, pp. 15 ...

794. Stop Those Two Dear Women From Fighting

Philippians 4:2-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... His son for the expiation of our sins.” (4:10) The cross is what separates Christians from Buddhists, from Moslems, even from Jews. “God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whoever believeth in him should not perish . . .” (John 3:16) Unconditional love is what God is all about. Several years ago, there was a Dennis the Menace cartoon that grabbed my attention. Dennis is walking away from the next-door neighbors’ house, the home of Mr. And Mrs. Wilson, with Joey, his younger ...

795. It Isn't Easy Getting Ready For Christmas

Luke 3:1-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... his dire situation, Bruce was tapping out, "We'll all be home for Christmas. God bless America." These simple words of comfort restored John McCain's hope. (8) The message of Christmas is always one of hope. This world needs saving, but God began that process of salvation ... . Cited by the Rev. Edward Chinn, D. Min. in Religion in Daily Life. 4. Seasonal Illustrations, San Jose: Resource, 1992, p. 16. 5. Edward Hastings in The Speaker's Bible. 6. "We are all changed. Every one of us has changed." an interview ...

796. Hugging The Coastline

Hebrews 11:1-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... in front of Teaster. It was not a gift; rather, it was a challenge. Two weeks earlier, Albert Teaster had preached on Mark 16: 15-18. This is the passage that says that believers are able to take up poisonous snakes and not be hurt. This man, in ... opinion soon judged him a fool. His simple faith, and the dangerous challenge it withstood, made him a laughingstock among many people. John Parris, the reporter who first shared Teaster's story with the world, went on to prestigious jobs with the United Press ...

797. Hope in the Shadows

Mark 13:1-31

Sermon

Darrick Acre

... ’t try to come down; or if they are in the field, they shouldn’t try to go back for their cloak (vv. 15-16). Instead they should flee; the horror is going to be that awful. What is Jesus’ purpose in this litany of horrors? Does He like seeing ... It is with that in mind that Jesus continues to speak to His disciples. I don’t believe He wants only Andrew, Peter, James, and John to hear this message. I believe Jesus wants all His disciples throughout the ages of time to hear it. There are going to be many ...

798. Whatever Happened to those Mansions?

John 14:1-4

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Donald B. Strobe

... prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, so that where I am, there you may be also.” (John 14:1-3) Jesus said. In other words, Jesus is asking, “Would I lie to you?” And down through the Christian centuries millions of believers ... us go. Interestingly enough, according to the New Testament, we are not immortal. Only God is! Speaking of God, I Timothy 6:16 says: “It is he alone who has immortality and dwells in unapproachable light, whom no one has ever seen or can see; ...

799. Good Old What’s-His-Name

John 14:15-31

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... 3:18), in Matthew he is called Thaddeus or Lebbaeus (10:3), and in Luke he is called Judas, the son of James (Luke 6:16; Acts 1:13). If the Gospels cannot agree on this man’s name, how can we ever hope to get it straight? Well, I have ... . He who does not love me does not keep my words; and the word which you hear is not mine, but the Father’s who sent me.” (John 14:22-24) In order to resolve my confusion about this fellow’s name, I looked him up in my trusty Interpreter’s Dictionary of the Bible. It ...

800. The Chicken or the Egg

Mark 1:1-8

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Donald B. Strobe

... pedaling as fast as we can! The message of the Reformers of the Church (who rediscovered the Good News after 16 centuries of neglect) was simply this: Good works are not necessary for salvation, but salvation is necessary for good works ... to Mark, Jesus proclaimed something like this: The new age has dawned; get a new mind to meet it. So Jesus went beyond the preaching of John the Baptizer. He said Repent! but he added the words about the kingdom and trust in the good news He came preaching, the Good News He ...

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