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801. Jesus Came Preaching

Mark 1:14-15

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... precious sayings to the blemished reputation and precarious memory of his friends.” (N.Y. Chas. Scribner’s Sons, 1932 p. 16) In a more recent book on preaching by George Sweazey, the author reminds us that “Christianity is not something you talk ... preaching, And then, in a strange turn of events, THE PREACHER BECAME THE PREACHED! And that is just as it should be. When John Wesley was asked what he preached, in order to gain such a tremendous response during the Wesleyan Revival of the 18th century, he ...

802. Jesus Out of Character

Mark 7:24-30

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... an excellent job. I give him an “A” for courage. Bill began his sermon on our text with some lines from a once-popular song by John Denver: So live and let live, Let this be our motto, And let the sleeping dogs lie. Here’s to the dogs of Toledo, Ohio; Ladies ... with this passage: “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the House of Israel.” (Matthew 15:24) Later in Matthew 16 Jesus tells the infant Church that “the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.” And the ancient rabbis called the pagan ...

803. The Power of Remembrance (Part III)

Philippians 1:1-11

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... the world of sports, entertainment, academics, politics, and business, but we often forget John Wesley started with the scum and skim milk of the earth. We can boast of having folks in ... churches in West Virginia and elsewhere who are the owners of coal mines, but never forget John Wesley''s first reluctant attempt at field preaching was to coal miners and their sons and ... Thanks to Dr. John E. Feller for this story he shared in a sermon preached November 3. 1991. 2. Edmund A. Steimle, FROM ...

804. Holy Vexation

John 2:12-25

Sermon

Robert Noblett

... it is to become caught up in dynamics related to the perpetuation of the institution and its own interests, having lost sight of matters related to fundamental mission. Jesus says to the temple vendors: "Stop making my Father's house a marketplace!" (v. 16). And John has Jesus' disciples remembering a text from the Psalter that applies: "Zeal for your house will consume me" (Psalm 69:9) -- a reference to the religious establishment and the role it would play in his death. In so many words, Jesus is saying ...

805. The Secret: Christ In You

Colossians 1:24--2:5

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... she wanted to do something for Jesus and the Kingdom. But she was blind and seventy years of age; therefore her contributions did not seem to be very significant. She was uneducated, but she came to the missionary with her French Bible and said, "Would you mind underlining John 3:16 in my Bible in red?" The missionary was very intrigued to see what she was going to do. The woman took her Bible and sat in front of a boys' school in the afternoon. When school was dismissed, she would call to a boy or two and ...

806. The Gift Of Sleep

Psalm 127:1-5

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... I could almost pass through them physically. I felt I could not be hurt. It was a very strange feeling, a feeling of invincibility." And John Brody, the former quarter-back of the San Francisco Forty-Niners said, "There are moments in every game when time seems to slow down ... it is life requires of me I'm going to do it -- it's going to be all right." (Mark Trotter, "Finding 'The Zone'", April 16, 1989). Now to be sure we don't live in "the zone" all the time. But we can live in it far more than most ...

807. To Live Is To Grow

1 Timothy 4:1-16

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... in godliness, for while physical training is of some value, godliness is valuable in every way." And hear again verses 14 through 16: "Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you through prophecy with the laying on of hands ... scene was a tavern where the main character stood at a bar, drinking. His wife came to the door of the barroom and called to him, "John, come on home." The man turned slowly and looked at her, then said deliberately, "I am home." That's the way it is in life. We ...

808. Preparing for Christmas

Luke 3:1-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... over here so I can dry you off. Hurry!" Then Mallory asked her father a profound question: "Why?" Why did she have to hurry? John Ortberg suddenly realized he had no answer. He had nowhere to go, nothing to do, no meetings to attend, no sermons to write. He was ... He’s losing blood fast and needs medical attention." Stanley looked down at the struggling Viet Cong and saw the face of a 16- or 17-year-old boy. He unbuckled his pistol belt and hand grenades so the young captive could not grab them. Then, ...

809. The Light Has Come

Isaiah 9:1-7

Sermon

Elizabeth Achtemeier

... said Jesus was the one from God who was bringing light to a people who were walking in darkness (Matthew 4:15-16), and not just to that people, but to all people. On this Christmas Eve, with its candles and lights illumining the darkness, ... walk. He told us once that he has given us all his commandments, that his joy may be in us, and that our joy may be full (John 15:11). Following his counsel is the way out of darkness into light. Isaiah says our Messiah is also Mighty God -- God incarnate come to earth to ...

810. Passover and The Lord's Supper

Exodus 12:1-30

Sermon

Elizabeth Achtemeier

... and is chosen by God as his people and as his adopted son (cf. Hosea 11:1; Jeremiah 3:19; 31:20; Isaiah 63:16). In every succeeding generation, therefore, Israel is to celebrate the Passover as the memorial of God's redemption of his people. We share the ... on the cross. In fact, in the Gospel according to John, Jesus' crucifixion takes place on Passover day. So John the Baptist can call our Lord "the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world" (John 1:29). Similarly, Paul reminds us that "Christ, our ...

811. We Must Obey God

Acts 5:17-42

Sermon

Elizabeth Achtemeier

... , chapters 3-8. After the resurrection of Jesus, the Holy Spirit is sweeping through Jerusalem with power to enable Peter and John and the other followers of Jesus to heal, to convert multitudes, and to speak boldly. The result is that Jerusalem is ... to be healed, so many in fact that the streets are crowded with the beds and pallets of the lame and diseased (Acts 5:12-16). This time, the Sanhedrin doesn't hesitate. It throws the disciples into prison, only to find that an angel of the Lord opens the prison ...

812. Why Being A Christian Has Worn You Down v1

1 John 4:7-21

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... hangs on a cross to save us from sin and show us God’s heart? But there’s more – the drumbeat becomes more strident. John concluded and so must we, verse 11: “If God so loved us in that fashion, we also ought to love one another.” The ... at four a.m., they were awakened by screams of anguish. They went to their bedroom window, only to witness the vivid drama of a 16-year-old slowly being murdered by gunfire in front of his family. How would you expect Carlos’s wife to respond? “Honey, we’ve got ...

813. No Longer Damned

Romans 8:1-11

Sermon

William G. Carter

... Sure, Preacher, all of us grew up in a church. That's why we wanted a Christian minister." Tony said, "Well, it's my privilege to be here. I thought I would read some passages from the Bible." One man said, "Could you read that passage from John 3:16?" Tony said, "Sure." He started, "God so loved the word that he gave his only begotten Son," and suddenly the rest of them chimed "so that whosoever believes in him would not perish but have eternal life." Somebody else spoke up, "How about that passage about ...

814. Los Posadas

1 Thessalonians 5:12-28

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... , pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you" (verses 16-18). Wow! Let me read that again: "Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances, for this is the ... more see Diana Klein, "Prepare the Way," The Tablet, 26 November 2005, 18). In their recent book on Seasons of Grace (2003), Alan Jones and John O'Neil tell how "St. Francis of Assisi found in the humble birth of Jesus a touching image of God's hospitality. God, the ...

815. Transmission

1 John 3:11-24

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... 're safe; family is their refuge; A sense of hope; A desire for godliness a passion for God and the gospel. In today's 1 John text, the author has considered what he most wants to transmit to the fledgling house churches he is parenting. What he most wants to transmit ... down his life for us, so we ought to lay down our lives for one another (verse 16). Love is the foundation of the Christian church, the cement that glues together the church community. Nothing else can come before this love. Nothing else ...

816. Are You Getting Hymns Out of Your Lions?

1 Corinthians 7:1-40

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my house that thou hast brought me thus far?" (2 Samuel 7:18; 1 Chronicles 17:16). Inspired by this passage, in 1770 Newton wrote these words: Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me. I once was ... again, as though I had forgotten all." Newton added, "I got a hymn out of this lion." (The story is told in in John Rousmaniere, After the Storm: True Stories of Disaster and Recovery at Sea (New York: International Marine, 2004), 259). Newton got a hymn or ...

817. Honor To Whom Honor Is Due

Exodus 20:12

Sermon

James Merritt

... the corporate ladder I climbed, the less time there seemed to be. Suddenly, they were no longer 9 and 11, they were 14 and 16, teenagers. I didn't see my daughter the night she went out on her first day, or my son's championship basketball game. Mom ... become rich and famous, but if you will honor your father and your mother you will have the blessing of God on your life. [1] John Huffman, Jr., Liberating Limits, p. 70. [2] Carl W. Wilson, Our Dance is Turned to Death, p. 12. [3] Patrick M. Morley, The Man in ...

818. The Sword of the Lord

Hebrews 4:12-13

Sermon

James Merritt

... the word of God it is the word of God. Now because the Bible is the word of God, it is inspired. II Timothy 3:16 says, "All Scripture is given by inspiration of God." Now if the Bible is inspired, it must be inerrant, for God would never inspire error. ... you, or it can cut you and heal you. The choice is up to you. 1 Out of My Treasure, Willie W. White, p. 23. 2 John Blanchard, Will the Real Jesus Stand Up, p. 24. 3 The Guinness Book of World Records, 1995 addition. 4 Joel Gregory, Homesick for God, p. 98 ...

819. The Truth about Truth

John 8:31-32

Sermon

James Merritt

... I have come into the world, that I should bear witness to the truth." (Jn. 18:37) In this statement we are going to study in John 18, Jesus tells us the truth about truth. I. The Real Principle of Truth Jesus did not say "You shall know a truth," but "You shall ... of truth has not only given us the reality of truth, but He has graced us with the ability to know truth. Jesus said in Jn 16:13, "When He, the Spirit of truth has come, He will guide you into all truth." The Greek word for truth is a compound word ...

820. The Church Is Alive and Well

Matthew 16:13-18

Sermon

James Merritt

... just as there are all kinds of opinions about Jesus in our day. There are some who say Jesus was a great preacher like John the Baptist. There are others who would say that Jesus is a great person like Elijah, upon whom the mantle of God rested. Then ... he got it right: "And Simon Peter answered and said, ‘You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.'" (v.16) Notice that Peter's personal conviction led to his public confession. He confessed Jesus outwardly, publicly, boldly, verbally, dogmatically, which ...

821. Confronting a Christless Culture

2 Timothy 3:1-17

Sermon

James Merritt

... reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work. (vv. 16-17) The only equipment we have to confront a Christless culture is the Word of God, and that is the only equipment ... of God, and elucidated by men of God moved by the Holy Spirit. That's why Jesus could say unequivocally, "Your Word is truth." (John 17:17) When the waves of eternity finally lap upon the shores of time; when the trumpet of the Lord shall sound and ...

822. Friends

Proverbs 27:6, 9, 17

Sermon

James Merritt

... else said about them behind their back, nobody would have more than four friends in all the world. That is probably true. Prov. 16:28 says, "A perverse man sows strife, and a whisperer separates the best of friends." But a real friendship is also a ... but only God can give a friend. Only God can give a friend, and the greatest friend God will ever give you is the Lord Jesus Christ. John 15:13 says, "Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one's life for his friends." What a friend we have in Jesus ...

823. Love: The Happiness of a Godly Family

1 Corinthians 13:4-7

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James Merritt

... my girl for Paul's? You bet your life I would! Obviously, these qualities of love sound outstanding. But I want to say this about love and tell you why I believe it must be spiritually driven. I Jn. 3:16 says, "This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down His life for us." (NIV) John says apart from Jesus Christ and his cross, you will never know what true love is. You may experience some degree in quality of love, but the only act of pure love, unsullied by any taint of ulterior motive that ...

824. The Author Who Wipes Away Sins

Acts 3:12-19

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... from the dead. To this we are witnesses. And by faith in his name, his name itself has made this man strong" (Acts 3:15-16). In other words, the good news is that Jesus, the author of life, is alive. Healing and wholeness are available in his name. "Repent therefore, ... just changing your mind; it means changing your life. The past is erased and the future refreshed when we truly repent. First John 3:5 puts it this way: "... He [Jesus] was revealed to take away sins." The purpose of God sending his Son to ...

825. The 2 Love Laws

Matthew 22:34-40

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... the boy. But Mark was not that good of a swimmer, and when he started to struggle himself, his seventy-four year old father, John Thanos, jumped in after him and tried to help his son. Both father and son drowned, the son trying to save the boy, the ... this tragedy. In the Chicago Tribune on 16 September and 17 September 2008, two further reports by Stacy St. Clair and John Kass tell us the “rest of the story.” Tragedy is not the final word. The day after John and Mark Thanos, father and son, drowned ...

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