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Luke 17:5-10

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... they just saying the words? Are they going to change their ways? How can we forgive that often?" The problem of offering repeated forgiveness is compounded when we hear Peter's question in Matthew 18:21-22: "... Peter came and said to him (Jesus) ‘Lord, if another member of the church sins against me, how often should I forgive? As many as seven times'? Jesus said to ... sincere faith, a faith that lived first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, lives in you" (2 Timothy 1:5).

977. Blessed Are Those Who Hand Over Their Controllers

Luke 5:1-11

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... lessons Jesus taught his first disciples was to give up their control to God and embrace an out-of-control discipleship. Simon Peter, James, and John had a plan. They had a set schedule. They fished at night. They cleaned and repaired the nets in ... a control freak? Here are seven signs, seven tip-offs, or you might even call them the “Seven Beatitudes” of a control junkie: 1. You are “large and in charge.” Always and at all times give the impression you are in control. Never evidence any feelings of ...

978. The Holy Spirit and You

John 14:15-27

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... of the everlasting arms around me. It was the infinite gentleness of a loving God touching my heart. In the days following Peter's death, the Spirit carried me over and above the circumstances so that I could actually be used to bring strength to ... learn. To live is to be a student of life. Helen Keller once said there are four things we need to learn in life: 1. To think clearly without confusion 2. To love people sincerely 3. To act in everything with highest motives 4. To trust God without hesitation ...

979. Despair, Hope, Easter, and Pentecost

John 20:10-18

Sermon

Tom Garrison

... back to life! The empty tomb that they were looking at was not the work of grave robbers. It was the work of God! They could hardly grasp it. Jesus was alive again and back in the world! According to one account (Mark 16:1-8), he told the women to go and "tell the disciples and Peter" that he was alive and was going ahead of them into Galilee where the great adventure had first begun. He wanted all of them to meet him there, because it was time to get on with the mission — the great task of reconciling ...

980. Out of Control (Good Friday sermon)

John 18:1-19:42

Sermon

John Jamison

... My personal presentation of this message would be in one of two ways, depending on the experience I am wanting to create. Option 1 would be to use this as the format for the entire Good Friday service, with each section of the story separated with music ... from the room, in that dark little space near the gate to Annas’ house, we can see someone standing. It is Peter. The same Peter who had followed Jesus that first day along the shore of the Sea of Galilee had followed him this one more time. Just as ...

981. Hail, King!

Jeremiah 23:5-6 · Psalm 93 · Revelation 1:4b-8 · John 18:33-37

Sermon

Will Willimon

... royalty. Now come with me outside, to the courtyard, where another trial is taking place, that of the lead disciple, Peter. John devotes as much space to the trial of Peter by the maid in the courtyard as he gives to the trial of Jesus by Pilate in the Praetorium. Jesus ... fully corresponds to the plan of his love: 'to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth''' (Eph. 1:10). (Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World, #45, p. 947, Flannery.) When the lights go out, it's a ...

982. Easter Power

Acts 14:8-18

Sermon

Will Willimon

... Lycaonians. These are not gods come down to earth; they are disciples bearing good news. Gentiles, it seems, are incredible, virtually incurable, polytheists. A Gentile will bow down to anything if given half a chance to do so, says (Jewish?) Luke. When Peter healed another lame man (Acts 3:1-26), the grateful fellow clung to Peter as if he were an angel. When Peter met Cornelius (Acts 10:26-29), the first Gentile convert, Centurian Cornelius, who had spent most of his life bowing to Caesar, tried to bow to ...

983. The Perisitent Noise Of Solemn Assemblies

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

Maurice A. Fetty

... but that, said Jesus, was not enough, because there was no true love for the fellow man in need. A few years ago Peter Berger, a sociologist and Lutheran lay theologian, wrote a book called The Noise of Solemn Assemblies. He took his title from the ancient ... to the Romans he wrote, "We that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves" (Romans 15:1). The law of the jungle where only the strongest or fittest or most brutal survive has no place in the Christian faith, where ...

984. The Ash Account

Matthew 6:19-24, Matthew 6:16-18, Matthew 6:5-15, Matthew 6:1-4

Sermon

Charles M. Mills

... than expected. One of the musicians chortled, "Looks like you've missed all the music." Herbert replied, "Yes, but I will have songs at midnight." Herbert had the satisfaction of doing the Christ-like thing. His motivation in helping another was pure and loving.1 Peter Marshall, the famed Scottish preacher of a generation ago, said in his sermon, "Under Sealed Orders," "... Faith is belief plus what you do with that belief." We can't grow in faith if our motives are as dirty as our old gardener's gloves ...

985. Our Helper

Acts 8:26-40

Sermon

Robert Beringer

... knows of God's amazing love for sinners. Gabriel listens rather skeptically, and then asks Jesus, "But, Lord, what happens if Peter goes back to fishing, or the disciples get busy with other things?" And Jesus replies, "Gabriel, I have not made any ... upon you; and you shall be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth" (Acts 1:8). Jesus never intended that we should undertake such a mission without the resources of the Holy Spirit. From the beginning, he promised his ...

986. To Be Sure

Luke 17:11-19

Sermon

Theodore F. Schneider

... will of God is done without our prayer ...To be sure, God provides daily bread, even to the wicked, without our prayer ...1 To be sure, to be sure, to be sure! God's gifts come to us despite our unfaithfulness and often without our prayers ... it together." The prophet Joel would say it. Peter would preach it and Paul would write it: "Everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved." "Truly, I perceive that God shows no partiality," says Peter. Clearly, this is what this gospel proclaims: "And ...

987. A Lesson From Prayers Overheard

Luke 18:9-14

Sermon

Theodore F. Schneider

... in God's eyes?" Before we answer our own question, a number of lesser but nonetheless useful observations should be made. 1. Acts in the name of religion are not always redemptive: The Pharisee was in the right place at the right time, ... of the moments of the sudden encounter with God's power and presence? There's the story of Simon Peter as the catch of fish announces the presence of the Christ: "When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, 'Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O ...

988. What Will He Find… When He Comes? - Shorter Version

Luke 18:1-8

Sermon

Theodore F. Schneider

... 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 ... God should act when and how we want him to act, according to our timetable rather than his. It is remarkable that Paul and Peter and James and John all expected Christ to return before they passed. They wrote as if it would happen that day. What would they say ...

989. A Tempting and Lonely Place

Mark 1:35-39

Sermon

Thomas Long

... temptation, but in this apparently innocent sentence there was a deep enticement to betrayal. "Everyone is searching for you," said Peter. In other words, come back. Come back to Capernaum and stay, stay where you healed the sick and astonished people ... to follow God’s will and not his own; to speak God’s words and not his own; to do God’s work and not his own.1 When we choose to follow Jesus there are lonely places for us, too. Not the gentle lonely places of retreat from the pressures of life, but the ...

990. The Mighty Tide Of God Rolled In

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... human power could not do, the rising tide of the Pacific Ocean did. It lifted that ship and put it back into the channel. (1) Something like that happened to the early church on the Day of Pentecost. They were all together in one placeconfused, unmotivated, fearfulwhen suddenly ... drunk. It fell upon Simon Peter to interpret to the crowd what was occurring. They were not drunk, he said. The prophecy of Joel was being fulfilled. God was pouring out His spirit on His people. And Peter began telling the good news ...

991. You Can Be Happy

Mark 1:29-34

Sermon

King Duncan

... low the sportswriter asked him what he said. "I had the world," Muhammed Ali repeated, "and it wasn't nothin'. Look now." (1) What would it take to make you happy? Wealth? Fame? Popularity? More times than not, the teachings of Jesus run counter to ... acceptance don't bring happiness, where are they to be found? HAPPINESS BEGINS WITH A TOUCH. Jesus was visiting in the home of Simon Peter. Simon's mother-in-law was sick in bed with a high fever. Without anyone saying a word about her illness Jesus went over ...

992. A Colt Is Not A Horse

Mark 11:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... writes, "The church I grew up in skipped past the events of Holy Week in a rush to hear the cymbal sounds of Easter." (1). We can understand this desire to skip through Holy Week. Jesus on the cross is death, Jesus risen is life! A sanctuary stripped ... resurrected. A mother named Mary sees her Son again. Life beyond the grave still is true: KALI ANESTASI! The disciple Peter betrays the Lord but finds forgiveness. Forgiveness still is possible . . . KALI ANESTASI! The doubter Thomas has his doubts shattered. ...

993. It Costs to Belong

Mark 10:35-45

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... ” (Mark 3:17). But we’ll talk more about that next week. Just as Andrew lived in the shadow of his more famous brother Peter, so also James seems to have lived in the shadow of his brother John. They always appeared together. The one and only time that ... king laid violent hands upon some who belonged to the church. He killed James the brother of John with the sword...” Acts 12:1-2) But before his martyrdom, what great events in the life of our Lord James shared! He and his brother John were part of ...

994. Ah, the Sweet Mystery of Life

Romans 16:1-27

Sermon

Fredrick R. Harm

... . A wiser hand than mine -- 'twas thine. Then let my hand be still -- in thine! And let me find my will -- in thine!1 And finally we note the Mystery Shared. In his "The Inn Album," Robert Browning penned the familiar phrase: "A secret's safe 'twixt you ... has heard what I have done." The angel looked doubtful, for he knew what poor creatures men were. "Yes," he said, "but what if Peter, James, and John forget? What if they grow weary of telling? What if, on into the twenty-first century, men fail to share the ...

995. Better To Be a Loner than a Loser

Daniel 1:1-21

Sermon

James Merritt

... the public square; only he survived. Now listen carefully. Compromise represents a far greater risk than courage. When you stand alone, you never stand alone, for God stands with you. That's why it's better to be a loner than to be a loser. 1. James Patterson and Peter Kim, The Second American Revolution, p. 26. 2. Don Fedr, A Jewish Conservative Looks at Pagan America, pp. 51-52. 3. Cited by Zig Ziglar, Raising Positive Kids in a Negative World, p. 47. 4. Richard G. Capen, Jr., Finish Strong, p. 22. 5. "No ...

996. What Are You Looking For?

Acts 1:1-13

Sermon

John E. Harnish

... asking the world around us, "What are you looking for?" The studies and statistics tell us most people are looking for three things: 1. They are looking for meaning, purpose in life. Looking for something that will make their life count; looking for a life that will ... looking for loving relationships, you will find them in the fellowship of Christ. Luke says they returned to Jerusalem—Peter and John, James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James, Simon, Judas the son of James, Mary ...

997. At Your Service Lord

Ephesians 4:11-12

Sermon

James Merritt

... ? To their surprise He was wearing a towel around His waist and carrying a bowl of water. Peter said, "What's going on?" Jesus said, "It's time to wash feet." Peter sneered and said, "I'm not washing feet, not even yours." Jesus said, "I know, I'm ... ability that you have God gave it to you to be used in ministry. "Each of you has received a gift to use to serve others." (1 Pet. 4:10 NCV) Spiritual gifts have not been given for your enjoyment, but for His employment. Anybody that knows me knows that I am ...

998. When I Grow Up

Ephesians 4:15

Sermon

James Merritt

... if it came directly from the Lord: 'Can you thank me for trusting you with this experience even if I never tell you why?'" [[1]] You may sit there and think I could never do that. Let me tell you the secret. The secret to trust is acceptance. ... what you will have to do, because that is what He did. I Peter 2:23 says, "They called him every name in the book and he said nothing back. He suffered in silence, content to let God set things right." (I Peter 2:23, MSG) Let me state the obvious. I don't care ...

999. When I Am Tempted

Matthew 4:1-11

Sermon

James Merritt

... THE LORD YOUR GOD, AND SERVE HIM ONLY.' Then the devil left Him; and behold, angels came and began to minister to Him. (Matthew 4:1-11, NASB) I want you to notice several things about Jesus, before we move any further. He was the Son of God. He was being ... firm in your faith, knowing that the same experiences of suffering are being accomplished by your brethren who are in the world." (I Peter 5:8-9, NASB) If you really understand the devil and if you really understand what he wants for the life of every ...

1000. Hell under Fire

Matthew 5:22; 28-30

Sermon

James Merritt

... with a song that included these words. "Imagine there's no heaven; It is easy if you try No Hell below us Above us only sky." [[1]] That is exactly what many people say - there is no hell. Some people believe if there is a hell, it is just "the hell we ... to turn from their wicked ways, so they can live." (Ezekiel 33:11, NLT) II Peter 3: 9 says, "God does not want anyone to perish, so He is giving more time for everyone to repent." (II Peter 3:9, NLT) The Bible is very clear, God hates hell and He hates people ...

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