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851. Will It Last?

1 Corinthians 3:10-11, 16-23

Sermon

John N. Brittain

... body" (1 Corinthians 6:19-20). But here, Paul is addressing the corporate body of Christ, the church. We know that because in verses 16-18 the "you" Paul addresses is a plural you, "y'all." He is no longer focusing on the work of the builders — himself, Apollos, ... Finney continued, "Take the subject of slavery, for instance. The time was when this subject was not before the public mind. John Newton continued in the slave trade after his conversion, and his mind had been so perverted, and so completely was ...

852. Leaders Worthy of Imitation

1 Thessalonians 2:1-8

Sermon

Mary S. Lautensleger

... Jesus Christ. The wounds from the flogging Paul and Silas had received at Philippi may not have completely healed yet (Acts 16:22-23). In his preaching, Paul resists all temptation to tone down the gospel message. Paul is sure of his call ... Philippians 2:5-7). Paul's servanthood takes place within the context of Jesus' question, "Do you love me? ... If you love me, feed my sheep" (John 21:15-17). God's power has been revealed in the suffering and death of Jesus. God has done this that we might be servants of ...

853. Chosen

John 15:9-17

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... the master is doing; but I have called you friends, because I have made known to you everything that I have heard from my Father. [16] You did not choose me but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit that will last, so that ... this passage tells us that we are chosen to love, chosen as friend and chose and appointed. I. Chosen to Love A. This passage from John reminds us that we've been CHOSEN TO LOVE. From the beginning of time. From the beginning of creation itself, God chose to love us ...

854. What to Do with the Weeds

Matthew 13:24-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... other people how wrong they are. It’s much different though to actually engage with people, learn their stories, learn their hurts, learn their lives.” (5) We all are familiar with John 3: 16, “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” Do you remember John 3:17? “For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.” Christ did not come to condemn people but ...

855. He Ascended Into Heaven

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... depression, in the other biblical account of the ascension in Luke's gospel (24:51-53), we find the disciples returning "to Jerusalem with great joy." Somehow, they understood that Jesus had simply gone home. He had stated over and over again that this was the plan (cf. John 14:2, 12; 16:5, 28; 20:17). This was not, "Good-bye," but rather, "See you later." He had said, "In my Father's house there are many dwelling places. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if ...

856. Commissioned for Christ

2 Kings 2:1-12

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... their nation, church, and God. As we celebrate the Transfiguration of the Lord, when the three "super apostles," Peter, James, and John are privileged to witness the physical transformation of Christ, we see how these men were commissioned by Jesus to go forward ... hearts of people. His commission began as a mission of mercy and compassion. He was sent to the widow of Zarephath (1 Kings 17:8-16) to assure her that God had noted her faith and that she and her son would not die due to the great famine in the ...

857. Hope Lifted Up

Numbers 21:4-9

Sermon

Ken Lentz

... , their home for forty years. Hope Lifted Up In Our Time So what does a snake in the wilderness have to do with us? According to the gospel writer, John, who quotes Jesus, there is a connection: "... just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life ... on the cross. "For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life" (John 3:16). Amen.

858. God Begins Anew

Jeremiah 31:31-34

Sermon

Robert A. Hausman

... is the same bondage referred to by Jesus when he says, "Truly, truly I say to you, everyone who commits sin is a slave to sin" (John 8:34). We all fail God and neighbor, we bow down to idols, and we share in the brokenness of existence. Whether we live in ... meant to do justice and righteousness. "Is not this to know me? says the Lord. To judge the cause of the poor and needy!" (22:16 cf). This knowledge of Yahweh, this closeness to the Lord, is not for a select group of religious, but for all Israel. We have ...

859. Only the Best

John 2:1-11

Sermon

Cynthia Cowen

... he would do the right thing. Jesus' answer to his mother's request is hard to understand, "Woman, what concern is that to you and to me? My hour is not yet come" (John 2:4). Mary had no idea what Jesus would do, but she trusted him to do what she asked. Mary knew her son would respond to a heartfelt need. Without further deliberation, she ... that he gave his only Son, that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life" (John 3:16). Thank you, Lord, forgiving us only the best. Amen.

860. Appointed and Sent!

Luke 10:1-11, 16-20

Sermon

Arley K. Fadness

... for the gospel and church life are immense. So who are the "laborers"? It is interesting and significant that in Numbers 11:16-17, Moses gathers seventy elders and places upon them the Spirit so that they might help bear the burdens of the people ... "bear one another's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ" (Galatians 6:2). My friend, Pastor John, since he came to Christ the King Lutheran Church in Newcastle, Wyoming, has expressed incredible love and affection for his small flock. ...

861. Finding Redemption in the Midst of Judgment

Malachi 2:17--3:5

Sermon

Derl G. Keefer

... and been unfaithful. The messenger comes from a heart of love. Love tempers judgment. The Old and New Testaments are filled with stories, illustrations, quotes, and messages of God’s eternal love. The one verse that clings to the mind and typifies the essence of redemption is the classic, John 3:16: “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life” (NIV). The writer ...

862. Seeing A Chariot Of Fire

2 Kings 2:1-2, 6-14

Sermon

Stephen P. McCutchan

... is what will please people rather than what will please God. We are moving through a time of change and as it says in 1 John 3:2, "Beloved, we are God's children now; what we will be has not yet been revealed." The question for Christians is how to ... . As Jesus promised Peter, Christ will build his church, and the gates of hell will not prevail against it (Matthew 16:18). Behind the visible organization that will inevitably change as it has in a variety of ways in the last 2,000 years, there is an invisible ...

863. Nicodemus: A Young Old Man

John 3:1-21

Sermon

David O. Bales

... to God’s kingdom, or was his whole life traveling into a box canyon? Then he caught Jesus’ phrase, “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life” (John 3:16). Nicodemus was check-mated in three moves. He sat like a cobra at the end of a charmer’s pipe. Nicodemus who everyone else considered the capable, the strong, the successful — this Nicodemus had lost, and how wonderful the defeat was. He felt the gentle ...

864. Voice Recognition

John 20:19-23

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... was enough to banish all need to prove by the other senses. This empowering voice of peace reaffirms the promise Jesus had made in John 17:18: “As you have sent me into the world, so I have sent them into the world.” The “shalom alekem” Jesus’ voice ... life so speak for itself that the world may hear the Jesus in you, and glorify your Father which is in heaven (Mt.5:16). In other words, to ventriloquize Jesus by letting our life be his life, and our heart be his art. The 4th century Archbishop of ...

865. Up Close & Personal: Seeing Clearly

Isaiah 6:1-13

Sermon

James Merritt

... was having a conversation with a man who was 83 years old at the time. His name was John. Someone in this pastor’s church asked the pastor to go talk to John about God. John lives alone and minds his own business, is a decent man, good neighbor and to my knowledge ... is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, since it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.” (1 Peter 1:15-16, ESV) Do you know what that means? When you get up close and personal, when you see God for who He is and you see God ...

866. Signed, Sealed, and Delivered

2 Timothy 3:10--4:8

Sermon

James Merritt

... , and for training in righteousness,that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.” (2 Timothy 3:16-17, ESV) When those words were written sometime in the second half of the 1st century the only scripture that was known ... before the Old Testament was completed. It only took about 50 years for the New Testament to be completed. We believe a disciple named John, somewhere around 90 A.D., completed the final books of the New Testament. There is no question that the central figure as well as ...

867. Mighty Morphin Power People

Luke 9:28-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... . Jesus often went off by himself for a time of prayer. This time he took three of his closest disciples with him--Peter, John and James. Together they went up onto a mountain to pray. And while they were on that mountain, something dramatic happened. Luke tells ... said. “This shall never happen to you!” You’ll remember that Jesus turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan!” (16:22-23). That’s the quickest fall from grace in history--from declaring Jesus to be the Messiah to playing the role ...

868. Dr. Jekyll Meet Jesus

Matthew 4:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... at a telephone booth to call his motel. In the booth he saw a sticker that said, “If you are tired of sin, read John 3:16.” Some wayward scribe had written in below the sticker, “If you are not tired of sin call Klondike 3-3344.” We chuckle at ... of Christ stood on the same spot where the forbidden tree stood in the Garden of Eden. It is just a legend, but poet John Donne used that idea for one last poem, written upon his deathbed. It goes like this: “We think that Paradise and Calvary, Christ’s ...

869. A Cat In a Tree

Matthew 14:13-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... place where you can catch your breath and process what has happened. And it is evident that Jesus had a great affection for John. He needed to grieve. But the crowds that were beginning to follow him would not let him grieve. Matthew tells us that when ... additional $13 billion per year. That sounds like a lot, but it really isn’t. That’s just 2.2 % of our defense budget. In 16 hours the U.S. military spends more than the World Health and the Food and Agriculture Organization spend in a year. (6) What is ...

870. We've Got a Friend in High Places

1 Corinthians 15:20-26, 28, Ephesians 1:15-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... ? Jesus the Christ--King of Kings and Lord of Lords. 1. Contributed. Source: WITandWISDOM(tm) . 2. George W. Knight, Hilarious Clean Jokes, Anecdotes, and One-Liners (Kindle Edition). 3. John Ortberg, http://www.mppc.org/index.php?q=learn/sermons. 4. Vol. 1 (Westminster Press, 1956), pg 16. Cited by The Rev. Dr. Thomas Lane Butts, http://day1.org/1187-a_permanent_glimpse_of_god. 5. http://www.sermonsfromseattle.com/series_b_the_word_became_flesh.htm. 6. Dr. Ray Pritchard, http://www.keepbelieving.com/sermon ...

871. Playing Golf at Midnight

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

King Duncan

... after the war, he took up golf. And he was astoundingly good at it. In short, Charley Boswell won the National Blind Golf Championship 16 times, once shooting a score of 81. In 1958 Charley went to Ft. Worth, Texas to receive the coveted Ben Hogan Award in honor ... boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn, everyone thought he was crazy. But John and his son Washington set out to prove it could be done. After only a year of construction, though, John Roebling was killed in an unfortunate ferry accident. This left his ...

872. The Devastating Influence of Faultfinding, Nay-Saying, and Nitpicking

John 12:1-8

Sermon

R. Robert Cueni

... to be one of rest, relaxation, food, and fellowship. Lazarus is an old friend not only of Jesus, but at least a few of the apostles (John 11:31). Not all that long ago, Jesus altered his preaching schedule to go to Bethany and resuscitate Lazarus from the dead. On a different occasion ... other unrestrained “aginners.” Instead may we seek and practice the wisdom of Proverbs (16:24): “Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body.” Oh Lord, may it be so. Amen and amen.

873. Do you need a Pharisectomy?

Matthew 9:27-34, Matthew 9:35-38, Matthew 12:15-21, Matthew 12:22-37, Matthew 12:38-45, Matthew 12:46-50

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... 27-9:38 and 12:15-12:50) Minor Text Exodus 7-11: The Egyptians Do Not Heed Moses’ and Aaron’s Miracles 1 Samuel 16-19: The Story of David, Goliath, and Saul’s Vendetta 2 Kings 1: The Story of Ahaziah’s Bid to Baalzebub in Samaria Psalm ... God; for no one can do these signs that you do apart from the presence of God.” (Nicodemus, Pharisee and Leaders of the Jews in John 3:1-2) In the scriptural story of the showdown between Jesus and the Pharisees, all of the rifts between them that have been bubbling ...

874. Moving On

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

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... with me: “Here I am, Lord. Send me!” Based on the Story Lectionary Major Text Luke’s Witness to Jesus’ Choosing of Apostles (6:12-6:16 and 9:1-9:6 and 10:1-10:24) Minor Text The Call of Moses (Exodus 4) Psalm 1: The Chaff of Sin Psalm 35: Chaff ... and chose twelve of them, whom he also named apostles: Simon, whom he named Peter, and his brother Andrew, and James, and John, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James son of Alphaeus, and Simon, who was called the Zealot, and Judas ...

875. Your Faith Has Made You Well

Mark 5:21-43

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... New Life and God’s Salvific Power Genesis: The Story of Joseph (interrupted by the Story of Judah and Tamar) (37, 38, 39) Psalm 16: God’s Deliverance Psalm 41: God’s Deliverance 1 Kings: Elijah raises a widow’s son (17:7-24) 2 Kings: Elisha raises a Shuumanite ... believe, and she will be saved.” When he came to the house, he did not allow anyone to enter with him, except Peter, John, and James, and the child’s father and mother. They were all weeping and wailing for her; but he said, “Do not weep; for ...

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