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Mark 8:31--9:1

Sermon

Robert Noblett

... , began to take Jesus to task for his foreboding anticipation. Jesus had to be more upbeat, Peter implied. Jesus would have none of it though, and in effect said to Peter that if the latter were to persist in those sentiments, he would be clearly aligning himself ... beautifully." One secular sin (halitosis or dandruff or whatever) after another will fall as it is confronted by this or that product.1 Powerful forces try to shape the decisions we make: the houses we live in and where they are located; the cars we ...

827. The Face that Launched a Thousand Lives

2 Corinthians 4:1-18

Sermon

Fredrick R. Harm

... face. Reading the chapter we meet Andrew who is captured by Christ's vitality and message; he finds his brother Simon and brings him to Jesus. When Simon is face to face with him, Jesus says, "Thou art Simon, the son of Jona; thou shalt be Cephas," or Peter (John 1:42). Note the words, "thou art; thou shalt be." The discerning Christ sees each one as he is, but he also knows what each one shall become, what role each must fulfill in the purpose of God. This truth just as certainly applies to all who are ...

828. Loving Like God Loves

Matthew 5:43-48

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... and his grasp loosen. His eyes softened; his head leaned against Stanley's chest... fear and resistance were gone; he had finally surrendered.”1 Then this comment, “The God to whom we surrender is not our enemy. He heals and cares for everyone he takes captive.” Such ... students in ground school, learning the first lessons of weather and how a wing gives lift. Not Saint Peter but Peter the goober! Not Peter, James, and John as the inside circle, but more like the Three Stooges. No different than we are. ...

829. Spirit Power

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... , “What does this mean?” Some, however, made fun of the disciples and said, “They have had too much wine.” At this point Simon Peter addresses the crowd. “These men are not drunk, as you suppose,” he says. “It’s only nine in the morning! No, this is what ... as a church. We need to recover our connection to the Spirit of Christ. We need to depend on his power. 1. Quoted by Tom FitzGerald in San Francisco Chronicle, Reader’s Digest, August 1994, p. 182. 2. Kinky Friedman, Kinky Friedman’s ...

830. Changed Lives: Judas

Matthew 26:14-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... her three-year-old did, for just a week later these same citizens would be witness to Jesus’ unjust death. (1) Welcome on this Passion/Palm Sunday. This is a day for celebrating Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem as well as ... display in New York’s Museum of Jewish Heritage. In this display are casts of some leather gloves. They are the gloves that Israeli agent Peter Malkin wore when he grabbed Nazi Adolf Eichmann as he walked home from his bus stop in Buenos Aires on May 11, 1960. Eichmann was ...

831. Just Know Him in His Victorious Resurrection

Acts 13:29-39

Sermon

James Merritt

... 's capital, the executioners were killed. Their severed ears were sent to Genghis Khan's clan, gruesome proof that the secret was safe.1 Now the interesting thing about that article is this: Though we know the remains of Genghis Khan are somewhere, we don't know ... Acts 13:22-24) Now if that tomb had not been empty, if the body was still there, all the Pharisees had to do to prove Peter wrong, was simply to invite the listeners to go and visit the tomb. Now let me say that the empty tomb does not prove that ...

832. The Sin of Robin Hood

Exodus 20:15

Sermon

James Merritt

... , body, mind, and will so badly He has paid for it with the blood of his own Son. If today you will give your life to Christ, He will give to you the greatest gift of all, eternal life. [1] "How Honest Are Americans?", USA Today (magazine), December, 1994. [2] James Patterson and Peter Kim, The Day America Told the Truth, (New York: Plume, 1992), 156-57. [3] Charles R. Swindoll, The Quest for Character, p. 70. [4] USA Today magazine, op. cit. [5] Doug Sherman and William Hendricks, Keeping Your Ethical Edge ...

833. Saints By Faith: Good to the Last Drop

Revelation 7:9-17

Sermon

John E. Harnish

... of a wood at night-time with snow under her feet and snowflakes falling through the air until she came to a lamppost. [1] The world of Narnia, just on the other side of the wardrobe. I believe C. S. Lewis is suggesting that right alongside this ... St. Paul says "the saints," he means all the believers, all the disciples, all who are called to follow Jesus Christ…what the great Peter Marshall referred to as the "Saints of the rank and file." Look at the greetings in St. Paul's letters. He addresses his ...

834. Accepting the Unconventional in Life

Mark 2:13-22

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... . Yet, Peter's great moment of glory in the gospels was his proclamation of faith. When Jesus asked, "Who do you say I am?" Peter answered, "You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God" (Matthew 16:15b-16). Jesus' words and Peter's ... there are limits to convention; there is a time for all things. Possibly Jesus was thinking of what is written in the book of Ecclesiastes (3:1, 6): "For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven ... a time to seek, and a time to lose; a time ...

835. Belling the Cat

John 6:60-71

Sermon

King Duncan

... we’ll all live safely. But I have one brief question to put to you all: Which one of you will volunteer to bell the cat?” (1) That’s always the question, isn’t it? Who’s willing to do the hard, dirty, perhaps even dangerous work that needs to be done? Who’s ... We believe and know that you are the Holy One of God.” Simon Peter had his faults. He was impetuous. He spoke sometimes when he should have probably kept quiet. But give Simon Peter this: he was willing to bell the cat. He was willing to do ...

836. CSI: Jerusalem

Luke 24:36-48

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... Jesus. Then later, John records Jesus appeared to all of the Disciples in Galilee one morning after they had been fishing. He didn't just appear, He fixed them breakfast of grilled fish and bread over a charcoal fire. Peter: In 1 Corinthians 15:5 Paul writes, in his own deposition, that Jesus appeared to Peter. James: It also reports that Jesus appeared to His own brother James. The 500: Paul also says Jesus appeared to 500 followers and believers at one time. We don't know when, how or why but Paul records ...

837. When a Person Is Called

Galatians 1:1-10

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... appears to be the same story - one in Chapter 8 and the other in Chapter 14. In Chapter 14, Jesus is on the shore and bids Peter to come and walk to him. In the other account, Matthew 8, Jesus is in the boat with the disciples. That means that there are twelve ... own is working within us, and through us God will accomplish his will. There you have it. When persons are called they know: 1. They have been claimed by Christ. 2. They have been commissioned by Christ, and 3. As a result, they can be confident in ...

838. Building Boats That Float

Genesis 6:1

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... asked St. Peter, “How can I get in this place?” St. Peter replied, “Name the name of God’s son and you will have eternal life.” Could it be Andy?” said the jogger. “Why would you say Andy?” asked St. Peter. “I don’t ... .” Isn’t it interesting how detailed this building plan really was? Have you any feel for the ship we have just described? This is 1 1/2 football fields long. When my grandson first walked into this Sanctuary, we walked hand-in-hand down to the front. He took one look ...

839. A Difficult Day to Follow Jesus

Matthew 18:21-35

Sermon

King Duncan

... of His Son. The forgiveness we grant others is built on what God has done for us. After Jesus tells Peter to forgive his brother seventy times seven, he tells Peter a fascinating parable about a king who decides to settle his accounts with his servants. There is one servant who ... of us is nothing less than a new heart of God’s love. Will you pray for that new heart today? 1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_11_attacks. 2. From a sermon by Donel McClellan, http://fccbucc.pair.com/lot_for_sale.htm. 3. ...

840. Did You Come Here to Die?

Mark 8:31--9:1

Sermon

King Duncan

... ; and still others, one of the prophets.” “But what about you?” he asks. “Who do you say I am?” Of course it was Peter who answered, “You are the Messiah.” And Jesus warned them not to tell anyone about him. Then Jesus began to teach them that he must ... for O Positive. His for positively all. Mine, at best, will prolong a life for a while. His, without doubt, can save all forever. (1) Jesus died for us. What do we do in response to such love? The truth is, most of us could answer . . . not much ...

841. The Bridge at Sychar

John 4:1-26

Sermon

David O. Bales

... 5:8). An uncomfortable awareness of our sin is one response to meeting Jesus. Yet, that’s never the last thing we realize. Jesus, as with Peter and here with the woman, goes beyond our sinfulness to our essential value with God. Jesus wouldn’t be here if God didn’t love us ... said in his gigantic Institutes of the Christian Religion that of all there is to know about life, the most important are 1) to know about God and 2) to know about ourselves. Learning that God is our creator means that we aren’t a ...

842. No More Tears

Sermon

King Duncan

... love us, can promise us ‘no more tears.’” Then he added, “It’s a condition of love that tears will flow.” (1) That pastor was correct--no one except God can promise us “no more tears.” Sometimes even our closest friends and associates ... isn’t God’s church. Don’t forget that Bethlehem was just 18 miles from Calvary. You’ve got to go by Calvary.” Peter Marshall, former chaplain of the U.S. Senate and one of the twentieth century’s most popular preachers, once remarked that God has ...

843. Faking It or Making It?

Matthew 16:21-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... is a full-time job, and I can guarantee you that if you slip up with even the slightest sign of life, we will find you.” (1) We may think it’s bizarre that anyone would try to fake their own death. But I wonder if Jesus were to come into our church today ... question, “Who do you say I am?” It is one of the most dramatic moments in all the scriptures. It is Simon Peter who answers enthusiastically, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God!” Then Jesus changes the subject. He begins to tell ...

844. All You Can Do is Laugh

Genesis 18:1-15, Genesis 21:1-7

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... hears about it will laugh with me.” Sarah (Genesis 21:6) Laughter has got to be one of the strangest phenomena in the human response system. Why do humans laugh? “It’s rarely because something’s funny,” say Peter McGraw and Joel Warner of Slate Magazine.[1]The two describe an example of the vexing phenomenon of “laughing disease” in Tanzania, in which schoolgirls in a strict boarding school couldn’t stop laughing. The “disease” spread so virulently that the school had to shut down for ...

845. Dancing in the Wind

Matthew 14:22-36

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... one of the best articles I found written by Jonathan Beverly of “Runner’s World” is about how to run in a headwind.[1] Beverly explains that most of us, when we are running against the wind, tend to work harder, push more, bear down, tense ... ! Jesus tells them not to be afraid, that it is he. But Peter challenges him and tests him to prove himself and his identity. Jesus invites Peter onto the water and accepts his challenge. But Peter’s faith cannot sustain him. Instead of keeping his eyes and faith ...

846. Together In One Place

Acts 2:1-21

Sermon

Dean Feldmeyer

... is, how rare and powerful it is? I have been a minister for 35 years and served six churches that ranged in size from 60 to 1,200 and I have never, not once, seen that happen — all of the members of the church together in one place at the same time. And ... other things. One thing triggers another which triggers the next thing, and so on.) The first thing that happens as a result of Peter’s sermon is that he and John are arrested. The second thing that happened as a result of that sermon was that about ...

847. Stay—Tuned

Mark 1:1-8

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... the Lord; but later (as I said) he followed Peter, who used to adapt his instructions to the needs [of the moment or of the audience], but not with a view of making an orderly account of the Lord’s sayings.”1 So, we ultimately have no idea who wrote this ... us to get to know him even better. Mark simply introduces him with some Old Testament references, from the prophets Malachi (3:1) — “See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way” and Isaiah (40:3) — “the voice of ...

848. Cheers For The Healed

Mark 7:31-37

Sermon

George W. Hoyer

... of the word. James admonishes: "Be doers of the word, and not merely hearers, who deceive themselves ... The doers who act, they will be blessed in their doing" (James 1:22, 25). We might well wonder what this man did after he could hear and speak. People might have thought of all this after Peter and John healed a man who had been lame from his birth. Peter took him by the hand and raised him up. "Jumping up, he stood and began to walk, and he entered the temple with them, walking and leaping and praising ...

849. The Forgiveness Factor

Mark 2:1-12

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... wore Jesus out to such an extent that he needed to get away for some quiet time. It was to be short-lived - Peter and his friends found him, but instead of returning to Capernaum, Jesus suggested, "Let us go somewhere else--to the nearby villages--so ... Listen to them once more: "My child, your sins are forgiven...Rise up and walk." Amen. 1. Warren Times-Observer, 2/13/03, A-1 2. Mark 1:32-34a 3. Mark 1:38 4. Mark 1:45b 5. William Barclay, The Daily Study Bible, CD-ROM edition (Liguori, MO: Liguori Faithware, ...

850. To Tell The Truth

Exodus 20:16

Sermon

James Merritt

... that Job served God not because of what God gave to him, but because of what God meant to him. c. He Crucified A Guiltless Man 1. Mark 14:56 tells us, "For many bore false witness against Him, but their testimonies did not agree." In a real sense, it was perjury that nailed ... if you will come to Jesus Christ you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. [i] James Patterson and Peter Kim, The Day America Told the Truth, (New York: Prentice Hall, 1991), p. 200. Also, "Lying is Just a Way of Life," ...

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