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951. Philip the First

John 1:43-51

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... of Christ, called to minister to one another in Christ’s name—not just the clergy in the pulpit, but the laity in the pew. Mark Twain once asked someone, “Why do you sit there looking like an envelope without any address on it?” Have you ever mailed a letter ... . But Philip did not, and said, “Two hundred denarii would not buy enough bread for each of them to get a little.” (John 6:7) In other words, he saw the problem. He did not yet see the solution. Now, I don’t know what happened that day ...

952. Depression: When the Spirit Is Faint

Psalm 142:1-7

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... anxiety. He awoke melancholy every morning, and he went to bed in the evening deeply depressed. His day was marked by darkness and clouds. He could not find relief from this anxiety. In his desperate condition, he decided to ... he blew the horn and the soldiers who heard it quickly responded, but it was too late. The soldier also was defeated. In Psalm 142, verse 6, the writer declares, "Deliver me from my persecutors; for they are too strong for me!" The Psalmist takes his problem to the only One who can ...

953. Thanksgiving - The Biblical Version

1 Chronicles 16:7-43

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... pronoun. He gives testimony of God''s goodness to him as an individual. However, he has more than a Jesus/Me mentality. In verses 6-16, he begins to employ a plural pronoun and speaks of God''s goodness to the nation that God has blessed and called to ... too. Verse 29 is in the context of giving--give God glory by worshiping in the beauty of holiness. At the peak of his career, Mark Twain earned five dollars a word ($5.00) for magazine articles he wrote. Some hotshot sent Mr. Twain a $5.00 bill with this note ...

954. Biblical Insights for Being a Christian Father

Deuteronomy 1:1-8

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... who had dropped out of Harvard for psychiatric reasons. Three predominant items were consistently observed." 1. Marked isolation from their parents--especially the father. 2. An overwhelming apathy and lack of motivation. 3. ... method of teaching your children about God, nor is there any smooth, undisturbed section of time in which to do it. What God put in Deuteronomy 6 cannot be improved upon as to when we can do this - in the normal activities of our day, at mealtimes, bedtimes, etc. This means that time ...

955. With a Little Help from My Friends

Mark 2:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... men make an opening in the roof above Jesus, and then they lower the stretcher with the man on it. Notice what the Gospel of Mark says next, “When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, ‘Son, your sins are forgiven.’” Some teachers of the law are present ... morning with the prayer that “all my acts are consistent with being the creature of a loving Creator.” (6) According to Family Circle Joseph Murray’s faith impacts complete strangers. Even Time magazine is beginning to recognize the ...

956. Grace in the Midst of Suffering

2 Corinthians 4:1-18

Sermon

Glenn McDonald

... views without having to hike to them. 5. The coyotes made too much noise last night and kept me awake. Please eradicate these annoying animals. 6. A small deer came into my camp and stole my jar of pickles. Is there a way I can get reimbursed? 7. Escalators would help ... accidents and diseases at almost the same rate as non-Christians. Enthusiastic evangelists who say otherwise are dangerously off the mark. They either fail to understand the Bible or reality or both. In fact, some preachers are so eager to ...

957. Led by the Spirit of God

Romans 8:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... Vase (New York: Jeremy P. Tarcher, 2003), pp. 169-170. 3. Lucinda Bassett, Life Without Limits (New York: Cliff Street Books, 2001), pp. 141-142. 4. Mark Victor Hansen and Robert G. Allen, The One Minute Millionaire (New York: Harmony Books, 1990). 5. Philip Yancey, Where Is God When It Hurts? (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1990). 6. Paul Tournier, Creative Suffering (San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1982). 7. Philip Yancey, Where Is God When It Hurts? (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1990). 8. Tony Campolo, "Being Upbeat ...

958. Sowing Good Seed - Father's Day

Mark 4:26-29

Sermon

King Duncan

... of all.' Oscar Wilde said, ‘Fathers should neither be seen nor heard. That is the only proper basis for family life.'" (1) In our lesson from Mark, Jesus is describing the kingdom of God: "This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the ground. Night and day ... claims that the examples of his father and Nelson Mandela inspired him as he faced murderous mobs during the Hutu massacre. (6) A great Dad can have that kind of influence. Many Moms are just as courageous. Still it is true that a ...

959. Participants In The Gospel

Philippians 1:1-11

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... grace and universal salvation. The gospel is universal. The gift of God of himself in Jesus Christ is offered to all. Yet, mark this down, the privilege is an exclusive one. The privilege is an exclusive one. Belonging to those who by faith belong to ... and new life. Thus, our second word – promise. As participants in the gospel, we have been given a breathtaking promise. See it there in verse 6. And I am sure that he who began a good work in you, will bring it to completion at the day of Christ. Now there ...

960. Loving The Jesus Way

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... Francisco and Giana. Their self-perception worked havoc in the world, and led to their own self-destruction. So let's mark it down. To love the Jesus way is to love enough to keep ourselves in perspective. Sometime ago, Ned McQuirter showed ... . III. Now a final word: Loving Jesus' way is loving enough to believe the best. That's where we began in our introduction. Verse 6 says: Love "does not rejoice in wrong, but rejoices in the right." But listen to the way Phillips translates that: "It does not keep ...

961. Repentance: The No That Is A Yes

Luke 3:1-20

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. This was God's prophet of whom Isaiah had written. Listen again to verses 4, 5, and 6 of our text in Chapter 3:"As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, "The voice of one crying ... the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together" (Isaiah 40: 5). Luke is saying here, and it is a marked theme of his Gospel, that our Lord Jesus Christ -- the One John the Baptist is announcing -- possessed the glorious, divine prerogative of ...

962. The Rejected Cornerstone

Luke 20:9-19

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... colorless; with a sunken chest; fingernails in grotesque, inches long corkscrews; rotting, black teeth; tumors; and innumerable needle marks from his drug addiction." He was frightened, obsessed, paranoid, morose. Howard Hughes was robbed. He was robbed ... Florence, in 1455 at the age of 87. Lorenzo Ghiberti was an artist. What he primarily did in his 87 years was to build 6 doors. Most of his artistic career was consumed in building 3 pairs of doors for The Baptistery in Florence. The doors are exquisite. The ...

963. The Grace Question: Are You A Teacher...and Yet Do Not Understand?

John 3:1-21

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... into the Christian life in what some would call a "normal" kind of way. (and I put that word normal in quotation marks)...to separate those who may have grown into the Christian life from those who may have had a more dramatic, explicit ... resurrection or re-creation. That's some of Paul's favorite language -- he speaks of the Christian dying with Christ and rising to life anew (Romans 6: 1-11). He speaks of new Christians as being "babes in Christ" -- I Cor. 3: 1, 2. One of his most signal words was recorded ...

964. Adopted! (New)

Ephesians 1:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... the two men spoke at a reconciliation conference in Northern Ireland. Once, they were sworn enemies; today they call each other "brother." (6) Friends, that is the Gospel. People who cannot find hope anywhere else find it in Christ. People who feel unloved, unworthy, ... Publishers, 1994), pp. 106-107. 3. George Dolan in Condensed Chicken Soup for the Soul, 1996 by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen & Patty Hansen. 4. J. B. Fowler, Jr., Illustrating Great Words of the New Testament (Nashville, TN: Broadman ...

965. Fit for God

Psalm 24:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... he thought would bring him pleasure became his prison. After crying for help, the farmer rescued him. His mother reminded him, "Sheep don’t wallow!" (6) And they don’t. We who are disciples of the Good Shepherd don’t wallow. "Who may ascend the hill of the LORD? Who ... , 2003, pp. E1. 4. EurerkAlert! !0 June 2002: "UMass Researcher Finds Most People Lie in Everyday Conversations." Cited in Mark D. Roberts, Dare to be True, Living in the Freedom of Complete Honesty (Waterbrook Press, 2003). 5. Kenman Wong ...

966. The Perfect Man

Hebrews 10:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... sick. They all had the same rash. There wasn’t anything unusual about it. Since everybody had the same markings on their necks, they just assumed it was normal and nobody realized any difference. Nobody realized it was killing them ... strange happened, a curious discomfort. He couldn’t relax with dirty dishes in the sink. He actually put his bath towel back on the rack. (6) What happened to him? Simple. He had been exposed to a higher standard. That’s what Jesus does to us when he comes into our ...

967. Timing

Ecclesiastes 3:1-22

Sermon

Elizabeth Achtemeier

... our years that holds our lives in his merciful hands. The Lenten season always emphasizes that fact when it includes the ritual of marking our foreheads with ashes. We are told by the minister in that ritual, "Remember that you are dust." And what the rest of ... the joy from life that God gives you (cf. 8:15; 9:7). If you are wealthy, enjoy your wealth; otherwise you are better dead (6:1-6). If you are married, enjoy your life with the wife whom you love (9:9). Appreciate the beauty of the earth (3:11), food ...

968. A Thousand Years Of Ashes

Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... it can occur as early as February 4 or as late as March 10. Traditionally on this date a priest or minister marks the forehead of each participant with black ashes, in the shape of a cross, which the worshiper traditionally retains until washing ... at his age you can’t have a personality change. “Well,” replied this member of Alcoholics Anonymous, “at least I am under new management.” (6) Maybe that’s what you need on this Ash Wednesday. Maybe it’s not so much what you need to give up as much as ...

969. The Curriculum of God’s Kingdom

Matthew 4:12-17

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... 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 territory of Zebulun and ...

970. What Making a Difference Looks Like

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... had quite a lot to say about blessing. According to Matthew, he composed a catalog of eight blessings plus one to mark the way for his disciples. It is important not to separate the beatitudes from the one who gave them; they are first ... close as we can get to the heart of God. Mercy is a spiritual victory. As John Chrysostom preached, “Mercy imitates God and disappoints Satan.” 6 Mercy is a breath of heaven’s air. My own awareness of the power of mercy has been expanded by a prayer I sometimes pray ...

971. Comfortable Christianity Is a Big, Fat Lie

Matthew 7:15-23

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... 's efforts were met with great media attention and some parishioners' derision. "Surely this goes against everything the church stands for," said one.6 Well, that depends on which path you’ve chosen: narrow gate or wide gate ? Hard way or easy way? Say it with me: ... and First John. To deny any of the main doctrines found in Scripture and summarized in the Great Trinitarian Creeds is to mark oneself as a false prophet. I frankly think that those who keep stirring up the church every few years with their ...

972. Torn Curtain

Luke 23:44-49, Luke 23:26-43

Sermon

King Duncan

... system that kept up barriers between Jew and Gentile, male and female, clergy and laity. (6) Today we celebrate the fact that at Christ’s crucifixion the curtain was torn. Matthew and Mark tell us it was torn “from top to bottom.” At that moment humanity entered ... -1990 (Richmond, VA: Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church, 1990). Cited at http://www.preachtext.com/SRRSample/Sample.html. 6. Rev. Adrian Dieleman, Trinity Christian Reformed Church, Visalia, CA http://www.trinitycrc.org/sermons/mt27v54.html. 7 ...

973. Joy in the Journey

119:129-136

Sermon

Michael Milton

... religion. But this same Paul also wrote in Romans, What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? (Romans 6:1). Grace that leads to salvation and a new life of liberty does not negate God’s laws. Paul wrote about grace and good works in ... to God in His Word as a way to prove your holiness? Or to demonstrate your thankfulness? Joyful obedience to God is the mark of genuine grace at work in the life of the grateful sinner-saved-by-grace. Obedience Flows from Knowing God’s Word and ...

974. A Name Not Taken in Vain

2 Corinthians 13:11-13

Sermon

William G. Carter

... of the Triune God as a "circle dance," three divine persons constitute the unity of the one divine being.6 The heart of the divine mystery is the experience and reality of fellowship. Whether people glimpse this fellowship in a Russian icon7 ... or taste it in the reality of Eucharist or potluck supper, this communion is marked by complete and mutual participation, with shared power and purpose, all for the greater end of the redemption of the universe ...

975. House of Jesus

John 14:5-14

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... household, a family – not a building (oikos), not a place. It's perhaps surprising that Jesus, who intentionally choose rootless-ness and wandering as marks of his ministry ("foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head ... a house of prayer." The House of Jesus is a House of Faith. ("Household of faith" – Galatians 6:10). The House of Jesus is a House of Justice. ("Be dressed for action..." – Luke 12:35a). The House of Jesus is a House-not- ...

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