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1076. Equipping the Whole People of God: Penultimate Questions

1 Peter 2:4-12

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work. (Ephesians 4:11-16,NIV) It is a powerful text. It draws us to it, especially when we’re dealing with the theme of this conference. But the Spirit led ... will also do the works that I do and, in fact, will do greater works than these, because I am going to the Father.” (John 14:12) Wow! Do you believe it? “Greater things than I have done will you do”! Let me tell you a story to ...

1077. Getting Your Politics Right

Matthew 6:5-15

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... translation The Evil One, primarily for the reason that it is so utterly offensive to modern sensibilities. Jesus believed in the devil; so did John Wesley; so does Pastor Phil, and for two reasons: the Bible tells me he is real, and secondly, because I have done business ... Abington, 2006). 4. The four classic marks of the church from the Nicene Creed. 5. Matthew 6:1-4. 6. Matthew 6:16-18. 7. For a development of this idea, see Stephen Seamands, Ministry In The Image Of God: The Trinitarian Shape Of Christian ...

1078. The Holy Spirit Came Upon Them

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

Elizabeth Achtemeier

... , it is clear that God keeps his promises. His Christ had promised the disciples at the Last Supper that he would not leave them desolate, but that he would come to them in the Person of the Holy Spirit as their Advocate, Counselor, and Teacher (John chs. 14-16). Further, the risen Christ had promised the apostles that they would be clothed with the power of the Spirit from on high. Here now, at Pentecost, the Son of God keeps those promises, as he always keeps his promises. We can count on that. We modern ...

1079. Oh, God!

Revelation 7:9-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... 23 percent envision God as essentially “benevolent”--a loving spirit who provides help and guidance when asked. For 16 percent, God presides over the universe like a stern, unapproachable judge, letting events unfold without interference, tallying up ... course of his ministry he shared many stories from his own faith experience that have helped thousands of people. Many years ago John Claypool went through a terrifying experience. And he had to decide who God was for him. Listen to what he writes, “I ...

1080. Fire in the Hold

Acts 2:14a, 22-32

Sermon

Bill Mosley

... the ship sailed. In the Bible we find that the Spirit of God is often likened to a burning fire. The great preacher and evangelist John Wesley once wrote that Christians should set ourselves on fire and invite people to watch us burn. When people come to this church is there ... and wonders he did. He further appeals to their knowledge of God's plan and the prophecy of David. He quotes Psalm 16. But he lands squarely on the problem of death. Jesus was crucified and killed at the hands of lawless men. David both ...

1081. My Laughin’ Place

Acts 2:14a, 36-41

Sermon

Bill Mosley

1082. Grace for a Complaining People

Exodus 16:2-15

Sermon

Arley K. Fadness

... the fleshpots and ate our fill of bread: for you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger" (Exodus 16:3). Centuries later, Jesus would remind the multitudes whom he had just fed with five loaves and two fishes and who wanted to make ... work for the food which perishes, but for the food that endures for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you" (John 6:27). An eagle escaped from the San Francisco Zoo, but it didn't get very far. Unused to fending for itself, it ...

1083. Free Living Water for All

Exodus 17:1-7

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Arley K. Fadness

... to see a sign which read, "Get a Soda ... Get Root Beer ... Turn next corner ... just as near ... to Highways 16 and 17 ... Free Ice Water ... Wall Drug." It all began out of frustration when the drugstore was on the brink ... , a leader of the Pharisees, "Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and the Spirit" (John 3:5). We are very thirsty creatures. Our thirsts are many and varied. We thirst for true friends; we thirst for success; we thirst for meaning ...

1084. Jesus' Most Perplexing Parable

Luke 16:1-15

Sermon

R. Robert Cueni

... grace by describing how a loving father welcomes back a wayward child who has just frittered away his inheritance on fast living. Luke 16 opens by indicating Jesus turned his attention away from those who were trying to undermine his ministry, the scribes and Pharisees, toward ... God for that. 1. Lectionary Homiletics, Volume VI, Number 10, September 1995, p. 31. 2. John T. Carroll and James R. Carroll, Preaching the Hard Sayings of Jesus (Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers, 1996), pp. 116-117. 3. The New ...

1085. Transformed in Christ

John 3:1-17

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... our lives and see how we need to be transformed to a stronger relationship with God. Today's popular and familiar passage from John's Gospel challenges us, like Nicodemus, to be transformed to Christ. Nicodemus represents the quintessence of Judaism in every way. He was a ... world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish, but find eternal life" (3:16). For the new kingdom which Jesus inaugurates to be possible, there is a need for one to experience spiritual re-birth. If a ...

1086. The Purple Church

Acts 2:42-47

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... . No wonder that the color purple was associated with the most rich and powerful members of society. In Acts 16:14 Luke emphasized the elite social standing, wealth, and respectability of new believer Lydia by identifying her as a ... color-full? Will we wear the color purple? Are we ready to bear the cost of that color purple? There were the final public words of Pope John Paul II, prepared in advance to be read to the faithful if he wasn't able to attend the Feast of Divine Mercy, which began at 8pm ...

1087. A Brand New Church Out of an Old Brand

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

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Leonard Sweet

... always buy a Ford, never a Chevy? (Or vice versa?) · Do you ever worry whether your Coca-Cola will be flat or taste funny? · Does anyone ever trade in a John Deere? · How many kids want to wear sneakers that don't have some basketball star's name emblazoned on them? · If price were no object, wouldn't you really rather fly ... shapes and forms. "See, I have branded you on the palm of my hands," the Bible says (Isaiah 49:16). God carved YOUR name in the palm of Jesus' hand. Are you wearing the Jesus brand?

1088. It Is Good News!

1 John 4:7-21

Sermon

James McCormick

... the staircase of heaven with a baby in His arms.” That tells you something about God, doesn’t it? It tells you about divine tenderness, gentleness, and sensitivity. I remember the story of a mother reading the Bible to her little daughter. She read John 3:16: “For God loved the world so much that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.” The mother turned to her daughter and said, “Isn’t that wonderful?” The daughter said, “No.” The mother ...

1089. Getting a Handle on Our Faith

John 11:1-16

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... s actions in the world are based on the astonishing fact that God loves us. God took delight in creation. God played in the garden with Adam and Eve. God brought the divine into the world because God ENJOYS our company and WANTS a relationship with us. (John 3:16---“For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son.”) God ENJOYS us, but God also ENJOINS us to live a life of mission and ministry. God enjoyed Abraham and enjoined Abraham to join God’s mission of the covenant. When the people ...

1090. Changed Lives - Simon Peter (Maundy Thursday)

John 13:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... the rooster?” (1) You and I know about that business with the rooster, don’t we? The story’s told in chapter 13 of John’s Gospel and again in chapter 18. Simon Peter hears a rooster crow and he remembers Christ’s words, “I tell you the truth, ... of Jesus Christ than Simon Peter. It was he of whom the Master said, “On this rock will I build my church . . .” (Mt. 16:18) Yet it was he who denied the Master. This night and the week that followed would change Simon Peter forever. I wonder if Simon ...

1091. Changed Lives - Mary Magdalene

John 20:10-18

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King Duncan

... most true. We have to work a little bit harder in this new world to help people understand the old story of the Gospel. In John’s telling of the Easter story, it’s Mary Magdalene who first comes to the tomb. “Early on the first day of the week, while ... through you. Praise his name. He is risen. 1. W. Gregory Pope, http://www.crescenthillbaptistchurch.org/oldsite/sermon‑04‑16‑06.htm. 2. Jerry Shirley, http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=90254&ContributorID=9625. 3. Jonathan Darman, ...

1092. The Only Way to Fly

2 Timothy 3:15-17

Sermon

James Merritt

... , and then realize you have to make this decision. Either that is the word of man, or it is the word of God. Now v.16 plainly says, "All Scripture is given by inspiration of God." Now those five words in English "given by inspiration of God" is one word in ... —But the Bible says, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. And no one comes to the Father unless he comes through Me." (John 14:6)—that's IFR. "Good works will take anybody to heaven."—that's VFR. But the Bible says, "By grace are you saved through ...

1093. The World's Greatest Body Builder

1 Corinthians 12:13

Sermon

James Merritt

... social classes, both genders and made them part of one body and he did it by the baptism with the Holy Spirit. Now the scripture mentions baptism with the Holy Spirit seven times. Four times, in all four gospels, in Matthew 3:11; Mark 1: 8; Luke 3:16; and John 1:33; the baptism with the Holy Spirit is predicted. Then in Acts 1: 5, the baptism with the Holy Spirit is promised by the Lord Jesus Christ. Then at Pentecost, it comes. Then here in I Corinthians 12:13 the baptism with the Holy Spirit is explained ...

1094. The Secret of Self-Esteem

Ephesians 1:1-6

Sermon

James Merritt

... in this humble home I am extremely rich." That really got the tax man's attention. He said, "Would you mind listing your possessions?" He said, "Well, I would be happy to." He said, "First I have everlasting life," and he quoted John 3:16. Then he said, "I have a mansion in heaven," and he quoted John 14:2. He said, "I have a peace that passes understanding," and he quoted Phil. 4:7. He said, "I have joy unspeakable and full of glory," and he quoted 1 Peter 1:8. He said, "I have a faithful wife," and he ...

1095. Focus on the Finish

Galatians 6:7-10

Sermon

James Merritt

... many people are like the little boy who was asked by his Sunday School teacher a question about the rich man and Lazarus in Luke 16. He said, "Who would you rather be, the rich man or Lazarus?" The little boy said, "Well, I'd rather be the rich man while ... from victory, but they quit. They would have been a soul-winner if they had gone on just one more visit, but they quit. 2 John 8 says, "Look to yourselves, that we do not lose those things we worked for, but that we may receive a full reward." George Mueller ...

1096. A Bridge over Troubled Waters

Psalm 23:2

Sermon

James Merritt

... . Jeremiah said, “Your words were found, and I ate them, and Your word was to me the joy and rejoicing of my heart.” (15:16) Then the psalmist said, “How sweet are Your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth.” (Ps. 119:103) Now the reason ... water is quiet and still. Now just as the grass speaks of God’s word, the water speaks of God’s Spirit. Jesus said in John 7:37-39: “On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, ‘If anyone thirsts, let him come ...

1097. No Place Like Home

Psalm 128:1-6

Sermon

James Merritt

... and brought him back to the United States to give him this magnificent funeral. Who was this man that was so revered? His name was John Howard Payne. Does that ring a bell for anyone? I didn’t think so. Do you know what he was so loved for? Do you know ... sweet home. Reader’s Digest commissioned the Roper Center for public opinion research to ask 1,022 American teenagers, ages 16 to 18, several questions. The first, and the most important question they asked, was, “What would bring you more satisfaction ...

1098. The Lost And Found Collection

Luke 15:1-7

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Bill Bouknight

... ’s a shame, because going out into the world without your Bible is like a soldier going off to war without his M-16 rifle. “Lost and found”—those were categories that Jesus used. Indeed, Jesus said that his own purpose was “to seek and to save ... One day when I stand before Jesus and render accountability, I don’t want him to look at me and say, “Bill, do you remember John Smith in your Myrtle Beach congregation? He’s not here. Didn’t you warn him? Didn’t you tell him how to get here?” In ...

1099. The Secret Of Our Confidence

2 Timothy 1:11-12

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... afternoon to try out a new golf course in the area. I was placed in a foursome with three men from the local area. One of them, John, was a retired math teacher at a private school. When he found out that I am a pastor, he said, “I believe in God but I don ... personally and can be assured that he has been saved, born again, and reconciled to God. The key Bible verse is Romans 8:16: “The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children.” But you might reply, “Brother Bill, I don’t ...

1100. I Believe That Jesus Was Conceived By The Holy Spirit

Luke 1:26-38

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Bill Bouknight

... truth counted among the essentials of our faith? Because it conveys three basic truths that are at the very heart of our faith. First, borrowing a line from a greeting-card company, GOD CARED ENOUGH TO SEND THE VERY BEST. That’s the message of John 3:16 : “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son so that whosoever believes in him shall not perish but have everlasting life.” Here we are talking about the doctrine called Incarnation. That just means that God took human form in Jesus. God ...

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