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John 8:31-41

Sermon

James Merritt

... study of astronomy or quantum physics, or microbiology should lead us not only into scientific truth, but truth that will square with scriptural truth.[1] That is why I have a problem with people who want to so quickly blow off the Bible when it comes to the area ... 1,” Laura Hollace, The Christian Post, Thursday, April 10, 2014 [2] Albert Einstein, ‘Science and Religion,’ Out Of My Later Years, cited by Rhoda Thomas Tripp, The International Thesaurius of Quotations, George Allen & UNWIN, p. 564 [3] Peter ...

852. Parabola

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... Seed The Use of Parables The Parable of the Wicked Tenants Luke (8:4-18; 12:13-13:9; 13:18-30; 14:7-17:10; 18:1-14; 19:11-27; 20:9-19; 21:29-33) The Parable of the Sower The Purpose of the Parables A Lamp Under a Jar The Parable ... yours was dead and has come to life; he was lost and has been found.’” The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant (as told by Matthew) [Peter asks how often he should forgive? As many as 7 times? Jesus replies, “Not seven times, but I tell you, seventy seven times!” And then ...

853. Living in the Shadow of Jesus' Resurrection Glory (Chiaroscuro)

Acts 12:1-19a, Acts 5:17-42, Matthew 28:1-10

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Lori Wagner

... 51:16). I want to be “In the shadow of your wings,” longs the psalmist (Psalm 17:8 and 63:7). “The power of the Most High will overshadow you,” the angel says to virgin Mary (Luke 1:35). “The Lord went before them in a pillar of cloud,” declares Moses (Exodus 13:31). Now consider this: In Acts 5:15-20, Peter’s mere shadow falls on some people and heals them, and an angel of light opens the doors of his jail cell. At the garden tomb, an angel of light tells the women to tell the other disciples ...

854. Practicing and Preaching

Acts 7:54--8:1a

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... and) you are the body of Christ and each one of you a part of it. . . apostles, teachers, healers, administrators, helpers. . . (1 Corinthians 12:5-10) Luther, too, realized the importance of this election of Stephen arid the others. The slogan he gave their ... movement was "priesthood of all believers," which is another way of saying you don't have to be a pastor to minister. What Peter has recognized and what Paul and Luther later restate is laypeople are as important to God's church as ministers. Paul says ...

855. Which Way?

Matthew 16:21-28

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... unyielding on the central fact of human life and death: There are two ways; one leads to life, the other leads to death. 1. Our Way Looks Good - But Kills The shape of all God-interpreted existence is cruciform. A Scripture scholar under whom I studied at ... his disciples and their future not with boxing gloves but with a cross. That’s lunatic! Well that, at least, is how it looked to Peter, and, in total honesty, that’s how it looks to us. You’ve got to have a good self-image, don’t you? You need ...

856. Children of the Eighth Day

Romans 6:1-14

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... one. Man is not an end but a beginning. We are at the beginning of the second week. We are the children of the Eighth Day.1 "Even so we also should walk in newness of life." "Man is not an end but a beginning." "We are at the beginning of the second ... Believe in God and obey the call. I don’t mean "a big man hurrying through life taking all the short cuts!" No! It’s Peter, giving it all up, and finding his life trusting and following Jesus. It’s a young mother, busy with her family, tithing her time ( ...

857. Little Things Affect Little Minds

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... earth. Look at my achievements. I was a devoted father, a regular church attender, and a man of civic responsibility." St. Peter speaks. "You are not accused of being slothful. I know how industrious and faithful you were." Somewhat confused, the man retorts, " ... spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child; when I became a man, I gave up childish ways." (1 Corinthians 13:11) Paul knew that any group of people must continually expand its tolerance in order to be stable and ripe for ...

858. The War of Malchus’ Ear

John 18:1-11

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... the use of force against His enemies, as seems to be the case in what we call “the cleansing of the Temple.” Did Jesus rebuke Peter in the garden because of a fear that an all-out battle would ensue because of one man’s impetuous act, a battle in which all ... number from three to fifteen, depending upon which expert you read. I would list seven of the most important criteria here: 1.) The war must be waged for a just cause such as self-defense, protection of the weak, honoring treaties, vindicating rights ...

859. Thursday: Broken Bread And Broken Trust

Mark 14:10-26

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... in the kingdom of God." [26] When they had sung the hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives. Introduction (12 White Candles, 1 Black Candle. Light the candles, one by one) Here we are in our "Way of the Cross" our journey with Jesus through His last week ... Snuff out the candles, one by one) And one by one, the Disciples would scatter and desert Him. Until all that were left were three. Peter who would run into the terror of the night as the cock crowed and he realized that he had denied Jesus not once but ...

860. Will You Dance the Metanoia with Me?

Acts 2:14-41

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Leonard Sweet

... used far more frequently than “us” or “we” or “you.” Apparently our most adamant, amorous feelings are about . . . ourselves. The #1 pop group in Germany right now is called “Ich und Ich” or “I and I.” As if “I and I” ... this: Do a “metanoia” and turn your back on truth as a precept and instead face a new reality where truth is a person. When Peter offered his anxious angst-ridden audience an answer for what they could do to get right with God, he did not create a creed. He did ...

861. Reconciliation: The Heart of Love

Hosea 2:14-20

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... was elected pope. The people in Ludovico's hometown were not surprised by the course of events. Upon assuming the Chair of Peter, Ludovico, who took the name of Leo XIV, was invested with much power and authority. The power he held was beneficial to ... others. Some may fear that they have responded too late to Jesus' invitation, but the parable of the workers in the vineyard (Matthew 20:1-16) tells us that it is never too late to accept God's invitation. Many of us, like the workers in the parable who accept ...

862. The Advocate and the Street Where You Live

John 15:26-27, 16:4-15

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... community of God, called the church, was built. The Holy Spirit testified to the early Christians about Jesus Christ. Using Peter's amazing, confident speech on Pentecost about the risen Lord Jesus Christ, the Advocate brought 3,000 people to ... called witnessing. Every Christian is not an evangelist (only some as Ephesians 4:11 says), but every Christian is a witness (Acts 1:8). Evangelists are called to declare the gospel; witnesses are called to share the gospel. That may seem like a small distinction, ...

863. The Physician

Isaiah 38:1-22, Matthew 8:14-17

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Lori Wagner

... Jesus Begins his Ministry in Capernaum, and then Teaches and Heals Throughout Galilee (Matthew 4:23-7:28; through 8:23). Jesus Begins His MInistry in Capernaum Teaching in Synagogues and Rebuking Unclean Spirits. He Heals Peter’s Mother in Law and then Continues His Ministry Throughout Galilee (Mark 1:29-39) Jesus Begins His Ministry in Capernaum, Heals Peter’s Mother in Law, and then Continues His ministry Though the Synagogues in Judea (Luke 4:31-44) Jesus Begins His Ministry in Capernaum (John 2:12 ...

864. What Will He Find ... When He Comes?

Luke 18:1-8

Sermon

Theodore F. Schneider

... head up high and keep on fighting, you'll triumph!" "Gee, do you really think so, Lucy?" Charlie asks. As she walks away Lucy says: "Frankly, no!"[1] Hope is like that. We speak of it more often than we believe in it. Hope is not a strong word for us. It has more ... of salvation" as a helmet. To the Colossians he writes of the "hope laid up in heaven," and of the "hope of glory." Peter writes in his first letter that "we have been born anew to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the ...

865. Will Names Never Hurt Us?

Proverbs 10:1-32

Sermon

Edward Chinn

... his name is Jacob." (The name sounds like the Hebrew word for "cheat.") Abigail said of her husband Nabal: "He is exactly what his name means - a fool" (1 Samuel 25:25). Whenever in the biblical record an important change happened in a person’s life, often his name was changed: Abram became Abraham; Jacob became Israel; Simon became Peter; Saul became Paul. The phrase "the Name of God," then, stands for the nature, the character, the revealed personality of God. "The average man," said Dale Carnegie, "is ...

866. Building A Church

Acts 1:12-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... King likes to claim that, "Sometimes folks come in here, and the music's so loud it scares the devil out of them." (1) Did you know that in Columbia, S.C., there is a Richard M. Nixon Memorial Church, a congregation blending Baptist and Quaker doctrines ... . There were women. There were people who had been brought out of unclean lifestyles. One disciple, Thomas, had doubted the Lord. Peter had denied him. James and John had been angling to gain favor with Jesus over the other disciples. Maybe Nicodemus was ...

867. The Curriculum of God’s Kingdom

Matthew 4:12-17

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Phil Thrailkill

... the Methodist teaching of prevenient grace. 4. Luke 4:16-30. was Jesus in the home of Simon and Andrew that Matthew at one point calls it “his own”? 5. 9:1. See www.christusrex.org/www1/ofm/sites/TScpIntr.html for fascinating material on Capernaum archaeology, including the home of Peter. 6. Mark 1:21-34. 7. See the Scripture sheet on vv.12-15: 1 Now when he heard that John had been “handed over”, he withdrew into Galilee; 2 and leaving Nazareth he went and dwelt in Caperna-um by the sea, 3 in the ...

868. Prayer

Psalm 42:1-11

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... shall become in the future. We only know that when He appears we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is!” (1 John 3:1-2). John had been with Jesus in the upper room. He had heard Jesus say, “Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay ... this cup from me; yet not what I will, but what though wilt.” And He came and found them sleeping, and He said to Peter, “Simon, are you asleep? Could you not watch one hour? Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation; the spirit indeed is ...

869. Science and the Bible

John 17:17, 1 Timothy 3:16

Sermon

James Merritt

... on a four billion year old universe, should have been at least several feet. But when they took the measurement it turned out to be 1/8 of an inch.7 Just think about the word science. It comes from the Latin term scientia, which simply means "knowledge." Yet, God is ... the Bible says it you can believe it. 1 Independence Day, Twentieth Century Fox, 199 2 War of the World, Paramount Pictures, 1953. 3 Cited by Chuck Colson, How Now Shall We Live, p. 245. 4 Peter Kreeft, Yes or No: Straight Answers to Tough ...

870. Practicing the Presence

Acts 8:26-40

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... If only the church “practiced what it preached,” we say, then the community of faith that confesses “Jesus is Lord” would be the #1 purveyor of love and peace in the world. But once again, we need to consider carefully what is being “preached” and who is ... to get on the road to Gaza. The angel’s directive is decidedly odd. It orders Philip away from his companions Peter and John and successful missional endeavors, and instead sends him out on his own into a scarcely inhabited desert region. Even ...

871. Moving On

Luke 6:12-16, Luke 9:1-9, Luke 10:1-24

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... do to soften the fear of what is to come? 1) he is day and night in prayer; 2) he accustoms ... 1:12-26) Paul’s Letter to the Ephesian Church about being One in Jesus (2) Luke’s Witness to Jesus’ Choosing of Apostles Now during those days [as the Pharisees began to confront Jesus and plot against him], he went out to the mountain to pray; and he spent the night in prayer to God. And when day came, he called his disciples and chose twelve of them, whom he also named apostles: Simon, whom he named Peter ...

872. What Kind of Sheep Are You?

Luke 2:1-7, Luke 2:8-20, Ezekiel 34:1-31

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... often “feeding.” These were the “feeders” of the sheep. Later….Jesus would use this concept as well with Peter, as Peter became the first Shepherd after Jesus to care for God’s flocks. In Jesus’ day, often shepherding had fallen ... Israel’s Shepherd Who Will Care for The Sheep (34) *Luke’s Witness to the Shepherds’ Amazement Upon the Arrival of the Messiah (2:1-21) Minor Text *Genesis 4 (The Story of Cain and Abel) Genesis 22 (The Story of Abraham and Isaac) Genesis 35 (Jacob is named ...

873. Expanding The Boundaries

Ruth 3:1-18

Sermon

John A. Stroman

... writer wants us to ask ourselves this question as we encounter the story of Ruth. We discover in the genealogy in Matthew 1:5-6 "that Obed, Ruth's son, is an ancestor of King David who is an ancestor of King Jesus." Is there ... not know it." He had narrowed the limits on the territory where God could care for him and now God pushes the boundaries out further and further. Peter had some strange ideas as to who was and was not in the kingdom. Then one day at the home of Cornelius he had a dream regarding animals ...

874. T.G.I.F

John 1:43-51

Sermon

William Luoma

... . The cross that stands on Calvary is a vivid reminder of the One who loved the world so much that he gave his only Son. 1. Today we thank God it's Friday, for once again, we can see HOW DEEP IS GOD'S LOVE. In a different context some years ... emotion Jesus experienced while in Gethsemane. Just before this, we hear Peter's vow of faithfulness.Luke 22:33-46 Hymn: "My Faith Looks Up to Thee" Sermon The Offering May be Received Calvary Credo Reader 1: I believe that almost two thousand years ago, there lived a ...

875. "Can Do" Christianity

Philippians 4:10-20

Sermon

Raymond Gibson

... Philippians that it was his "eager expectation and hope ... that ... always Christ will be honored in my body, whether by life or by death" (1:20). Again he told them that for Christ’s sake, "I have suffered the loss of all things in order that I may gain ... healed people, the healing took place as soon as Jesus pronounced the Word of God. Peter was unable to catch any fish until Jesus told him to launch out into the deep. Peter replied, "Nevertheless at thy word, I will let down the nets" and he caught so ...

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