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1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... I am dead. I cease to exist. I am nothing, nothing at all.” It is hard to motivate a dead person. It is hard to feel satisfied when you are religiously dead. 1 Corinthians 13. An old favorite. Yesterday’s news? A sugar stick from a previous era? Perhaps not. 1. As told by James Dobson on a number of occasions. 2. Peter F. Drucker, The Changing World of the Executive (New York: Truman Talley Books, 1982), pp. 105-113. 3. Walter Brueggemann, The Bible Makes Sense (Atlanta: John Knox Press, 1977), pp. 109 ...

877. The Vocation of Leadership: A Prophet Among Them

Ephesians 4:1-16

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... changes. Some of us almost came to you, Father Malloy, seeing how your church had divided the heart, and provided for it, through Peter the Flame, Peter, the Rock.(p. 199) I share that bit to give a snapshot of leadership. It’s obvious that Father Malloy was a ... In that way, we are kept on our knees, dependent on Him. Then there is a third lesson and promise. See it there in chapter 3:1-3. “And He said to me, “Son of man, eat what is before you, eat this scroll: then go and speak to the house of Israel ...

878. Commissioned for Christ

2 Kings 2:1-12

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... in the service of 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 ... out evil in the 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 ...

879. Surprise--One Got Out!

Luke 24:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... their friend’s body for burial. So the women had to come back to the tomb on Sunday morning to complete the burial ritual. Luke 24:1-12 reads, “On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the ... Luke tells us that they did not believe the women, because their words seemed to them like nonsense. There was one exception. Peter, says Luke, got up and ran to the tomb. Bending over, he saw the strips of linen lying by themselves, and he ...

880. The Joy of Being a Caring Person

Mt 25:31-46 · Lk 16:19-31

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... Simon Peter back into fellowship, after Peter had denied him, he asked Peter: "Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me?" And Peter said that he did. Jesus added: "Feed my sheep." Again, Jesus came back, "Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me?" Peter answered ... outside; God is on the inside. Caring is our nature. We are Christians, and we are a part of the eternal Kingdom. 1. Raymond A. Moody, Life After Life, (Harrisburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 1976). 2. Hal Lindsey, The Terminal Generation, (Old Tappan, NJ: F. H. ...

881. Jesus ... Who?

Matthew 16:13-20

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... say that the Son of Man is?" And they said, "Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets." He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" Simon Peter replied, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." [Matthew 16:13-16] Supplementary text: Matthew 17:1-9 When Jimmy Carter first started campaigning for the presidency in 1976, the slogan in some parts of the country was "Jimmy - WHO?" He started out as one little known from a town which at the time did not ...

882. Episode III: Birth of the Church

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

Brett Blair

... of fire the disciples were filled with and engulfed by the Holy Spirit. They began to speak to everyone about what Jesus had done. Peter stood up amidst throngs of people in the street and said, "Jesus of Nazareth was a man accredited by God to you by miracles, ... would like to point out the three things that the church needs to duplicate if we are to reach people for Christ: 1. We must have Passion The first thing we need is passion and desire. The disciples expected something to happen. They wanted to ...

883. How Do You Act In The Presence Of The Queen?

Isaiah 6:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... DISCOVERED THEY HAD A MISSION. Isaiah heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And Isaiah said, "Here am I. Send me!" Peter heard Jesus say, "Don't be afraid; from now on you will catch men." If we truly felt ourselves in the presence of God this morning, we too would realize we ... . He's your Daddy. Secondly, confess your need. Finally, heed His call. 1. Kasemannin, JESUS MEANS FREEDOM 2. Ron Lee Davis, COURAGE TO BEGIN AGAIN (Oregon: Harvest House Publishers, 1988).

884. Leaving Before the Invitation

Luke 5:1-11

Sermon

Gary L. Carver

... Paul when he was out rounding up troublemakers. God called Isaiah when he went to the house of God to worship, and God called Simon Peter when he was out fishing. In the common everyday experiences of life, God calls to us. Why? Could it be that God is concerned about ... She went to the women and said, "I have some money that I want to spend on you and I'm going to give you some options: 1) I can hire an attorney to come and talk with you on how you can shorten your sentences, 2) I can hire a welder to come in ...

885. By Believing

1 Peter 1:13-21

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J. Howard Olds

... today, I ran across a web site entitled, “I Used to Believe." Among its entries were these: 1. I used to believe that God was always watching me so I danced around when I brushed ... BELIEVE THAT CHRIST IS THE SAVIOR OF THE WORLD. So we ask people to confess Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior and put their whole trust in his grace. Or as Peter puts it, “set your hope fully on the grace to be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed." Lewis Smedes once wrote: “Any rational skeptic will remind me that ancient ...

886. Mistaken Identity

Matthew 16:13-20

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... late his wife's part in the plot when it was John the Baptist's head the young woman demanded as payment (Matthew 14:1-12). Herod followed through on the recompense, for he had made a kingly vow. But since that time he had not slept well, believing ... squarely to those who shared his meals and his snoring and his daily dusty walk, "But who do you think I am?" It was Peter, of course, who answered. Peter is like that boy who sat in the front row of our third grade class. Our teacher would treat us as if we ...

887. Mission Possible!

John 1:43-51

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... the disciples to drop everything and follow him. Jesus simply said to Philip, “Follow me” and he did, right on the spot (John 1:43). There was a great call of adventure and meaning in those two simple words of Jesus. Philip and the disciples couldn’t ... through fascination.” People are fascinated by the love of Jesus. When we are reflecting that love, people want to know about it. First Peter 3:15-16 says it well: “Always be ready to make your defense to any-one who demands from you an accounting for ...

888. A Deserted Place

Mark 1:29-39

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... disciples what it meant to be a disciple. As a consequence, His fame spread everywhere, the quiet, domestic scene at Simon Peter's house in Capernaum was transformed into another long night. Barely before supper was over, word had spread throughout town that ... quiet rejuvenating prayer with your Creator. This is the Word of the Lord for this day. 1. Homiletics, January-March 1994, p. 25. 2. Lovett Weems, Jr., The Gospel According to Wesley (Nashville: Discipleship Resources, 1982), 34. 3. From "IN THE VALLEY ...

889. Captive To The Word Of God

John 8:31-41

Sermon

Theodore F. Schneider

... marched across Europe, even into the Balkans. The Vatican was called upon to coordinate the effort to defend Christendom and to finance it from a treasury already sorely strained to pay for the building of the Basilica of Saint Peter in Rome.1 Pressured by politics, the military threat of the Islamic armies, and an empty treasury, institutional survival and internal discipline were high priorities for the church. When Bishop Albrecht of Mainz petitioned the Vatican for advancement to archbishop, offering a ...

890. Is Jesus Still in the Healing Business?

Luke 4:38-44, Luke 4:31-37

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... understand what his mission as Messiah really was. Verses 38 and 39 tell us how Jesus healed Simon Peter’s mother in law of some kind of illness. Luke, with the keen eye of a physician, is the only gospel writer to note that she ... of those who beat cancer. According to Hebrews, "Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see." (Heb. 11:1) It is hanging tough when the evidence would have us bail out. It is determining to trust God even when he has not answered all the ...

891. Doctor Thomas Dooley

Matthew 9:1-8

Sermon

Carroll Gunkel

... a worldwide program. The necessary fund-raising and organization was placed in the capable hands of Dr. Peter Comanduras, formerly of the noted George Washington University Medical School in Washington, D.C. Tom Dooley’s field ... day he once more met the Master, but not before he had shown us what a life committed to Jesus Christ could be and could do. 1. James Monahan, editor, Before I Sleep, (New York: Farrar, Straus, and Co., 1961) p. 140. 2. Agnes Dooley, Promises to Keep, (New York: Farrar, Straus, and ...

892. When the Church Is the Church

Philippians 2:1-11

Sermon

Raymond Gibson

... must have had the words of the psalmist in mind when he sang, "Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity" (133:1). But Paul knew that his joy could not be complete, that the church could not be the Church Christ intended it to be until all ... ). It is the kind of love which Jesus had in his eyes when Peter denied Christ for the third time and the Scripture records that "the Lord turned and looked at Peter" (Luke 22:61). Agape love is sacrifical love, suffering love, believing love, love ...

893. The Church Reaches Out!

Acts 8:26-40

Sermon

Durwood L. Buchheim

... , even though he was a student of the Bible - yet he was a religious outsider in the "twilight zone between Judaism and paganism."1 Such is the blindness and senselessness of human-made walls. However, this outsider is about to meet an insider. Our text tells us: ... human-made barriers. In Chapter 10 it is the preacher Peter who leads the way across these important frontiers. In the moving meeting with a devout soldier by the name of Cornelius, Peter is changed and the young church adopts this life-changing ...

894. Sons And Daughters Of Thunder

Mark 10:35-45

Sermon

King Duncan

... sitting in a boat in the middle of the lake when they responded to Jesus' teaching. Being part of the inner circle with Peter, they felt they should have the top positions when Jesus established his kingdom. Is there anyone who can't relate to James and ... do not need to apologize for that. On February 4, 1993, Larry Bird said good-bye to his fans at Boston Garden. A special 2-1/2-hour affair marked the retiring of Bird's jersey and the ceremonial placing of number 33 in the Garden's famed Rafter Heaven. His ...

895. Thanks for the Memories

Deuteronomy 26:1-15

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... a memorial forever." The people of Israel must never be disconnected from God''s story and actions. The Old Testament lesson from Deuteronomy 26:1-11 is thought by the German Biblical scholar, G. Von Rad, to be one of the earliest known "creeds" of the people of ... that we have a great inheritance which is far more important then the READER''S DIGEST Sweepstakes. As a matter of fact, in I Peter 2:9-10, we are reminded that "we are a chosen race, a royal Priesthood, a Holy nation, God''s own people, that you ...

896. The Conversion of Saul

Acts 9:1-19a

Sermon

Elizabeth Achtemeier

... of the servants of the Lord in the Bible. Elijah, in the Old Testament, hearing the still, small voice of God on Mount Horeb, was not allowed to bask in the experience. Instead he was commanded to return to his people and to start a revolution (1 Kings 19). And Peter, James, and John at the Transfiguration were not allowed to build booths on the mountain and to continue to enjoy the mystical vision. Instead, they had to go down and follow their Master to Jerusalem and to a cross. So it is too with us. God ...

897. Homesick For a Future: New Life for the New Millenium

Genesis 12:1-8

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Maxie Dunnam

... said to Abram, Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you.” (Gen. 12:1) The writer of the Epistle to the Hebrews recorded Abraham’s response: “By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go to a place which ... light; who once were not a people but are now the people of God, who had not obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy.” (I Peter 2:9-10) (NKJV) If we do not see this as a call to holiness, a call and a promise of a new race, our spiritual ...

898. Getting Rid of Grudges

Luke 23:34

Sermon

James Merritt

... forgiven? What if they need forgiveness, but they refuse to repent and ask for forgiveness? I Peter 2:23 is a great commentary on this verse. Speaking of Jesus, Peter said: "When He was reviled, did not revile in return; when He suffered, He did ... is just on the fringe of your property." Well, with a half sneer and a half smirk, he said, "What is he offering?" She said, "A $1 million." (At this point, I would have given a million dollars to have seen the look on his face.) Well, Joe could hardly believe it. ...

899. God Really Cares

Matthew 27:46

Sermon

James Merritt

... Judas went out. Then only three were with Him as He prayed in the garden of Gethsemane. Only two, Peter and John, followed Him to the courtyard. Peter denied Him, leaving only John, and then John, too, was gone. At this moment, Jesus became the only person ... Why did God turn his back on His Son? Why did God put a wall between Him and His Son? The answer is found in Hab. 1:13: "You are of purer eyes than to behold evil, and cannot look on wickedness." The great British preacher, John R. W. Stott, explains it ...

900. Your Word is Your Bond

Matthew 5:33-37

Sermon

James Merritt

... of them said they weren't, but you know how politicians lie." Now the story is humorous, and yet we are living in a society that is hungering for honesty in their leadership. James Patterson and Peter Kim wrote a fascinating book called, The Second American Revolution. They interviewed over 1,000 Americans and asked this question: "What do you want in a President?" They gave each person a detailed list of 74 leadership traits they could choose from. By far away, the highest percentage of those interviewed ...

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