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76. What Is Christianity Without the Cross?

Matthew 16:21-28

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Brett Blair

... on verse 21 tells us, Jesus began to explain to the disciples that they must go to Jerusalem where he will suffer and die. But Peter will have no part of it. “Never, Lord! This shall never happen to you.” Let us suppose for a moment that it never did happen ... live for righteousness. He concludes by saying, by his wounds we have been healed (1 Peter 2:24). It is interesting that history records that Peter was crucified on a cross just as Jesus with one exception. He requested that he be crucified upside- ...

77. With Your Head In The Clouds

Exodus 24:1-18

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King Duncan

... presence; our fruit speaks for us!" (7) And that's our lesson for the day! People experience God in different ways. But the test is ” are we bearing fruit? If we are, our Christian faith is just as valid as Peter, James and John on the Mount of Transfiguration. 1. New York: The Crossroad Publishing Company, 1993), pp. 14-15. 2. "Pants with Power," AMERICAN DEMOGRAPHICS (Feb., 1989), p. 16. 3. Cornell, George W. "New Age Movement Is Having an Impact," The Knoxville NEWS-SENTINEL, Feb. 4, 1989, Section B ...

78. Jesus or Niccolo?

Matthew 4:1-11

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Robert Leslie Holmes

... us, "Discipline yourselves, keep alert. Like a roaring lion your adversary the devil prowls around, looking for someone to devour. Resist him, steadfast in your faith, for you know that your brothers and sisters in all the world are undergoing the same kinds of suffering" (1 Peter 5:8-9). Forget those jokes you have heard about Satan. He is not that cute little horn-headed fellow who wears a red suit and carries a pitchfork that you may have seen in cartoon pictures. "For our struggle is not against enemies ...

79. Remembering Jesus

2 Peter 1:16-21

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James L. Killen

... of God saying to them, "This is my Son, the Beloved; with him I am well pleased; listen to him!" (Matthew 17:1-8). If the disciples still had any notion that Jesus was just another teacher or just another revolutionary leader, like others only ... that confuse and threaten, we will do well to reclaim the memory that all Christians share, the memory that the writer of 2 Peter shared with the bewildered believers in his day, the memory of Jesus. No, this is not an invitation to be irresponsible and to stop ...

80. Don’t Just Do Something, Stand There!

Matthew 17:1-13

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Dean Feldmeyer

... the summer. The school is staffed by three adult administrators and college students who are paid interns on a ratio of 1 intern for every ten children. Schools serve a minimum of fifty children. Every day the children are given two nutritious meals ... to move, to act, to do before we know the whole story, but never more than in response to a spiritual high like the one Peter must have been feeling as he descended from the mountain that day. But Jesus advised caution. It is not so much our duty to speak ...

81. Life in the Living Stone Age

1 Peter 2:4-12

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Leonard Sweet

... , in a song Loretta Lynn and Elvis Presley made famous: “I've got a mansion just over the hilltop, In that bright land where we'll never grow old; And someday yonder we will never more wander, But walk the streets that are purest gold.” 1 Peter calls on the new faith community to be “living stones” even as Jesus is the living cornerstone. There is only ONE cornerstone. But it takes a lot of different stones to construct the big, rambling “spiritual house” or “mansion” Jesus described. As the ...

82. Rock-Bottom Living

1 Peter 2:2-10

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Leonard Sweet

... lifestyles, committed relationships and the receiving and giving of acceptance. To experience deep well-being is to be self-confident yet unselfconscious, self-giving yet self-respecting, realistic yet hope-filled" (207). To be such a person is to be one of 1 Peter's "living stones" part of the vital infrastructure of a living, breathing faith community. Alternative Sermon Ideas Don't Count the Cost Just as Mary Magdalene pours out her expensive ointment without counting the cost, so we are to pour our ...

83. Will the Real God Please Stand Up?

2 Corinthians 13:14

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James Merritt

... 2 tells us exactly the same thing. "Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace be multiplied. (I Peter 1:2) First of all, we are told that God selects the sinner, for we are: "Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father." Then we are told that Jesus saves the sinner for this is: "For obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ." Then we are told ...

84. The Emperor’s Son-in-law

Luke 12:22-34, Luke 12:35-48

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Carveth Mitchell

... things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence, by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, that through these you may ... become partakers of the divine nature." (2 Peter 1:3-4) Blessings, indeed! And as Christians we lay claim to them. Then in, through and under them is the story of the Steward. It ends with the demanding words of Jesus, words from which we shrink in our self-centered daily life: "To whom much ...

85. The Emperor’s Son-in-law

Luke 12:35-48

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86. Ignite: Man on Fire

Acts 9:1-19a

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James Merritt

... synagogues at Damascus, so that if he found any belonging to the Way, men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.” (Acts 9:1-2, ESV) To put this in context, the first time Paul is mentioned his name is Saul. He was a witness at the stoning of Stephen ... pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.” (2 Peter 1:19, ESV) My question to you is, “Have you seen the light of God’s truth?” The truth that says just like Saul was ...

87. Shepherd Dreams

Jeremiah 23:1-8, 1 Samuel 16:1-13, Psalm 80:1-19, Psalm 23:1-6, John 10:22-42, John 10:1-21

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Lori Wagner

... Absolution Daniel’s Vision of Greece, a Ram, and a Goat (8) God Pronounces Against False Prophets (Ezekiel 34) The Story of the Hellenization of the Jews Before the Revolts (1 Maccabees 1) The Messianic Throne (Hebrews 1) Jude Warns of False Shepherds (The Book of Jude) Peter Warns of False Teachers Who Reject Jesus (2 Peter 2) The Lord is the Temple in the New Jerusalem (Revelation 21) Image Exegesis: Sheep and Shepherd For extensive image exegeses on “sheep and shepherd” this week, please see the ...

88. Simon Peter: Strong Stone or Crumbling Clay?

Luke 22:54-62

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Carl E. Zahrte

... there and I want you, and everyone in the world, to know that "God does not wish to have anyone perish but that all should reach repentance" (2 Peter 3:9b). I tell you this so that you don’t make the same mistake I made. I not only denied Jesus, but I was a hindrance for ... Always be ready to give an answer to anyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you" (1 Peter 3:15). Study the word of the Savior. Ask for his help, and you’ll never have to be afraid. Just trust him and, if you do fail, he ...

89. John Wesley: Religion of the Heart

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Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... there are now available hand and feet warmers run by batteries you carry with you. We Christians need heart-warmers so we can feel our religion. These are ... "very great and precious gifts he promises us.” And we, too, ... "may come to share the divine nature" (1 Peter 1:4). There was no elitism on Wesley’s part once his heart was warmed. He took it out to all of God’s people. An R. Hancock completed a famous engraving of John Wesley in 1790. The words over the engraving are "He went about doing good ...

90. The Boy Who Ran Away

Mark 14:43-52

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Erskine White

... a night I shall never forget. Yes, I was there. I was just a boy who wasn't supposed to leave his mother's house, but I saw it all. I appear again in the Book of Acts, and in Colossians. I'm mentioned in 2 Timothy, and Philemon, and 1 Peter. It says that my mother's house was the headquarters of the church in Jerusalem. I started to go with Paul on a missionary journey, but then Paul and my cousin, Barnabas, had a terrible argument, and I left with Barnabas. Later, it says that I was reconciled with Paul ...

91. Catch of the Day

Matthew 4:18-22, Matthew 4:12-17

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... ? Are we living a life that is filled with the Dream, the Vision and the Mission of Christ? How about you? Are you ready to go fishing? Are you ready to live the life which proclaims Jesus as the Catch of the Day, better than seafood any day? 1. Peter Hay, THE BOOK OF BUSINESS ANECDOTES, p. 212. 2. Tony Campolo, HOW TO BE PENTCOSTAL, (Dallas: Word, 1991), pp. 92-93. 3. Leslie Lyall, GOD REIGNS IN CHINA (London: Hodder and Stough, 1985), pp. 178, 214, 215. Cited in Robert E. Coleman, THE SPARK THAT IGNITES ...

92. The Bramble King

John 15:1-17, John 15:18--16:4, John 16:5-16

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... the Lord My Strength (Habakkuk 3:17-19) A Prophecy of Betrayal (Micah 7:1-7) Judas Betrays Jesus (Matthew 25:31-6:25; Mark 14:1-25; Luke 22:1-23) Peter Comments on Judas’ Betrayal (Acts 1:15-20) Jesus the True Vine “I am the true vine, and my Father ... a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.” (1 Timothy 6:9-10) “In that day, in every place where there were a thousand vines worth a thousand silver shekels, there will ...

93. Rock Stars at the Top

Luke 9:28-36 (37-43a)

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Derl G. Keefer

... Ever Told,” or any of the others. I would title it, “Rock Stars At The Top.” The stars would include Jesus, Moses, Elijah, Peter, James, John, and the Voice and I’m still contemplating who I would cast in the roles. It would be a great media-hype ... 3:24, 1 Corinthians 1:30, Hebrews1. 9:12) Forgiveness (Ephesians 1:7, Colossians 1:14) Justification (Romans 4:25; 5:16) Glory or Glorified (Jude 25, Romans 8:30) Inheritance (Colossians 1:12, 1 Peter 1:4) Peace (Ephesians2:15-17, Colossians 1:20) Cyprian ...

94. Pardon Me, But Do You Know God?

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

Sermon

King Duncan

... was starless and inky-black, he set out through the rock and heather. Suddenly he heard a voice call out with great urgency, "Peter!" A bit unnerved, he stopped and called back into the dark, "Yes, who is it? What do you want?" No response. Just a ... Peter Marshall never forgot that. Dedicating his life to the One who'd called him by name, he became one of America's greatest ministers. (1) Peter Marshall's faith was no dusty relic inherited from his parents. It was vibrant, real, and utterly compelling. Peter ...

95. Spiritual Gifts: God’s Gift of Fulfillment

1 Corinthians 1:3-9

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Scott Suskovic

... works in our lives, but it is the same God who does the work through all of us. A spiritual gift is given to each of us as a means of helping the entire church." And in 1 Peter, "God has given gifts to each of you from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Manage them well so that God's generosity can flow through you" (1 Peter 4:10 NLT). In Matthew 25, Jesus told the story of the master who left on a long journey, leaving his three servants in charge of his wealth. To one he gave five talents, to the ...

96. House of Stone

Psalm 118:1-29, Isaiah 18:1-7, 1 Corinthians 3:1-23, 1 Peter 2:4-12

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... ) noted by Professor Jodi Magness from UNC Chapel Hill at https://hyperallergic.com/451212/discovery-of-jewish-mosaics-in-israel-bring-color-to-biblical-accounts/ Based on the Story Lectionary Major Text Christ’s Spiritual House and the Living Stones (1 Peter 2) You Are God’s Temple (1 Corinthians 3) I Will Lay a Stone in Zion (Isaiah 18) Psalm 118: The Cornerstone Minor Text Jacob Anoints the Altar at El Bethel (Genesis 35) Tablets of Stone from the Mountain of the Lord (Exodus 24) The Construction of ...

97. A Stand-in for Royalty

John 18:33-37; Revelation 1:4b-8

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King Duncan

... words in sarcasm. We don’t know what was in his heart. We do know what was in the hearts of the disciples though. There was no sarcasm. Peter would write later in his epistle, “We actually saw his majesty with our own eyes” (II Peter 1:16ff). That word majesty means “superbness, magnificence, glory, splendor or mighty power.” Wow! You can feel Peter’s excitement leap off the page when you read those words. And yet Pilate stood in Jesus’ presence and . . . missed it. Let’s not forget that our ...

98. Saved (Again)!

Exodus 14:19-31

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Arley K. Fadness

... God as God's baptismal cleansing transforms people into Christians. By God's grace in Christ's redeeming work on the cross, and that made personal in our baptism, we are redeemed, saved, forgiven, chosen, gifted, honored, and commissioned. The Apostle Peter sees the flood as a parallel to baptism in 1 Peter 3:20-22. Once again, people in the original story were saved from water, not by water, but both the flood and the crossing of the sea put an end to wickedness and the beginning of salvation and new life ...

99. Turmoil Brewing, Herod Stewing, Prophecy, and Porridge

Luke 2:21-40

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Lori Wagner

... ? Which will it be?” The truth of Christ confronts us. And our hearts will be revealed in the way we answer. On which side of that truth will we choose to fall? That is the question that confronts us all. Peter tells us Jesus is “a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense” (1 Peter 2:8). Paul explains to us, “Jews demand signs and Greeks search for wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles…The message of the cross is foolishness to those who are ...

100. Lost in Wonder, Love, and Praise

Romans 11:33-36

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Raymond Gibson

... should be filled with a sense that worship is not routine matter but is a celebration of the wonderful thing God has done for us."1 "For who has known the mind of the Lord, or who has been his counselor?" A question which dumfounded Paul and led him to ... appeal "to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship" (Romans 12:1). Both Peter and Paul made it clear that, as a result of a worshiping community, Christians are intended to be different, godlike, ...

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