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John 3:1-21

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... bolder in using it, but the phrase “born again” goes back to Jesus. The idea of “new birth” runs throughout the New Testament. Peter speaks of the God who has begotten us to a living hope (I Peter 1:3) He talks about being born-again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible (Peter 1:22, 23) James speaks of God begetting us with the word of truth (James 1: 18) Those words “begotten, begetting, being born again from corruptible seed” — all have to do with birth and rebirth. The letter from ...

102. God Cares

Ezekiel 34:1-31

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Argile Smith

... talked about the food. He compared Christians to newborn babies who depended on mother’s milk exclusively for their nourishment. He went on to say that believers needed to take in pure spiritual milk (1 Peter 2:1). From what source did such spiritual nourishment come? According to Peter, it came from God’s word. A steady diet of his word would give believers what they needed so they could grow strong. And being strong would be critical. The struggles they faced would be taxing, to say the least. They ...

103. In the Wilderness

Matthew 4:1-11

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April Yamasaki

... of trial and temptation, we too can trust God to lead us onward. Inspiration and comfort may come to us in the words of scripture, from faithful companions who travel with us, and in our relationship of trust with the shepherd, the guardian of our souls (1 Peter 2:25). Then may we be led out of the wilderness and out of the valley to God’s grace and glory, joy and peace. Great shepherd and guardian, we give thanks for your example in the wilderness, meeting trial and temptation with faith, perseverance ...

104. Get Ready

Sermon

Rolf E. Aaseng

... will be. "What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the human heart conceived, what God has prepared for those who love him" (1 Corinthians 2:9). We live in joyful anticipation of the greater blessings to come when Christ takes us to live with him forever. By ... and Savior, Jesus Christ" (Titus 2:12-13). "Above all," wrote Peter, "maintain constant love for one another." He gives it a practical application: "Be hospitable to one another without complaining" (1 Peter 4:8-9). This too is said in the context of ...

105. Security: Deeply Personal

Ezekiel 34:1-31

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... : "But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s own people, that you may declare the wonderful deeds of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light." (1 Peter 2:9) Think of it; we are God’s own people! Why can we say this with such optimism? Let us return to Peter. In 1 Peter 1:3-5, we read: "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy we have been born anew to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead and ...

106. When You're Rejected

Matthew 21:33-46

Sermon

King Duncan

... will be found sitting among the lepers at the gate of the city.” (2) That saying was fulfilled in Jesus. He is the wounded healer, and those of us who have been wounded are called to be healers as well. “By his wounds were we healed” (1 Peter 2:24). Because he was wounded, he could reach out to us. Christian author Robert J. Morgan tells us something interesting about Michelangelo’s magnificent statue of David. As you probably know, the statue of David is an enormous work of art. Morgan says it was ...

107. What's In a Name?

Matthew 16:13-20

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... can write them on a piece of paper, or you can say them out loud. Or you can simply bring them to the surface in your mind. How do they make you feel? Now I want you to hear Jesus’ words for you, as told to us by Peter himself (1 Peter 2:5): “As you come to Him, the living stone, rejected by men but chosen and precious in God’s sight, you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. For ...

108. Is It Hard To Believe?

Sermon

Erskine White

... early church thought that the Resurrection stretched the limits of rational understanding, since Paul found it necessary to write in 1 Corinthians:"Now if Christ is preached as raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is ... and testimonies being circulated in the early church besides the ones we have in our Bible. There was a Gospel of Mary, a Gospel of Peter, a Gospel of Thomas, and dozens of others. And some of these other gospels tried to "water down" the meaning of the Resurrection, much ...

109. Are You Turned On to Christ?

1 Peter 1:1-12

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Leonard Sweet

... get lost in the dream of a big score at the gambling casinos. Sooner or later each of these turn-ons loses its power and leaves us financially reeling, physically careening, and frantically searching for some new auxiliary switch. In today's epistle text 1 Peter acknowledges that there will be times in the lives of all Christians when they will experience trials. The reality of a hostile world was never far from that writer's mind. But despite setbacks, persecutions, times when the lights of success seem to ...

110. I Believe in Easter

Acts 9:1-29

Sermon

James Merritt

... think about it, that makes perfectly good sense. Jesus said in Jn. 8:12, "I am the light of the world." David said in Ps. 27:1, "The Lord is my light and my salvation." Now this was no ordinary light. For, first of all, Paul was blinded by that light. "Then Saul ... to heed as a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts." (II Peter 1:16-19) As you well know, ever since the Supreme Court decision of Murray V. Curlett (1963) school prayer has been outlawed in ...

111. What Is A Christian?

Acts 11:26

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James Merritt

... the conversation, I am always going to direct it to Jesus Christ. That is a Christian; someone who stands for Christ. III. A Christian Is Someone Who Suffers With Christ "Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in this matter. (1 Peter 4:16) When you become a Christian, I mean a real Christian, a true Christian who lives like Jesus, who walks like Jesus, who talks like Jesus, you won't have to go looking for trouble; trouble will come looking for you ...

112. When Religion Becomes a Laughing Matter

Genesis 18:1-15

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John E. Harnish

... who comes to be with us in the midst of doubt and defeat, through the darkness, and even through death to offer the promise of resurrection and new birth. Peter writes: You have been born anew to a living hope. (I Peter 1:3) Paul writes to the Colossians: The secret is simply this: Christ is in you, bringing with him the hope of glorious things to come. (Col. 1:27) And to the Romans, Paul writes: Rejoice in hope; be patient in tribulation. (Rom. 12:12) A time like this is not the time for the church to ...

113. The Five Habits of Highly Spiritual Leaders

1 Peter 4:12-14, 5:6-11

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Leonard Sweet

... that they dared to be Christians in an unbelieving world. While they might not have felt like it, these struggling, isolated, new-to-the-faith Christians were leaders. They were first- generation believers the beginning of the Gentile church in Asia Minor. 1 Peter understood how tense, how testing, how tender the cultural situation these Christians had to learn to thrive in. The "five habits" he suggests offered these believers a way to remain in the midst of a foreign culture, yet stand apart as members ...

114. This Spirit Is Not Spooky

John 14:15-21

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Robert Leslie Holmes

... is present wherever two or more are gathered in Jesus' name. Today, the Holy Spirit is here looking out for you, for each of us. "Therefore, brothers and sisters, be all the more eager to confirm your call and election, for if you do this, you will never stumble" (2 Peter 1:10). I invite you to respond by entering into a personal walk with him and commit your life firmly to Christ and his church. When you do that, you will find the Holy Spirit, and he will find you!

115. Accepting The Call

1 Peter 3:8-22

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Sandra Hefter Herrma

... fellow told me he wanted a good, solid Bible course so he could quote right back at them; he wanted to say, "I'll see your 1 Peter 3:1 and raise you a Galatians 3:28!" But this is not the way God intends for us to behave. We are to be as ambassadors of ... words were spoken to a man ready to hear and act on them. When we are listening to God in our own lives, or as Peter puts it, "sanctifying Christ as Lord in our hearts ... appealing to God for a good conscience," we have a quiet confidence that makes what we ...

116. The Keys To Happiness -- Purity Of Heart

John 1:1-18

Sermon

Alex Gondola

... man was standing before Saint Peter, seeking admission to heaven. Saint Peter looked at the man's record and said, "Sorry, brother. You've told too many lies. I can't let you in through the Pearly Gates." "Have a heart, Saint Peter," pleaded the man. "Remember, ... assurance: "If we confess our sins [God] is faithful and just, and will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness" (1 John 1:9, RSV). Or the words of King David: "A broken and contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise" (Psalm 51, v ...

117. Pass It On

John 1:43-51

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John A. Stroman

... became clear to me that the underlying purpose for the formation of the church is to be a witness to the Gospel. The key verse is 1:8: "But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all of ... in the first two chapters, by chapter 28 had spread all the way to Rome, the very center of power and authority. When Peter had completed his great sermon at Pentecost, he made this final statement, "This Jesus God raised up, and of that we all are ...

118. Empty Prisons Without Walls

Acts 5:17-42

Sermon

Carl Jech

... trouble, but it also frees us from all trouble! Our faith can make us go to jails, visit jails (remember that Jesus said we visit him when we visit prisoners), and work to eliminate the need for jails. (Remember that the first thing Jesus did after his death according to 1 Peter 3:19 was to "preach to the spirits in prison," an image which has meaning on a number of levels.) As with the Apostles, when the God of love is by our side, we can walk through the doors and walls of all prisons as if they weren't ...

119. The Importance of Unity

1 Corinthians 1:10-17

Sermon

Hubert Beck

... the heart of their life together? Is it personal interest that feeds on particular emphases they have heard from Apollos or Peter or Paul? (Amazingly enough, some even dared, apparently, to be a "Christ party"!) Or is their full intention, the whole ... send me to baptize but to preach the gospel, and not with eloquent wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power." (1 Corinthians 1:17) This is not to belittle baptism nor is it to say that eloquent sermons are bad, but at this point Paul is set upon ...

120. The Apostle's Creed: Jesus Christ...Our Lord

Matthew 16:13-20

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David E. Leininger

... gospel in mind, we chuckled at the whole thing: "Jesus said to them, `Who do YOU say that I am?' Simon Peter replied, `You are the proleptic, salvific, hidden appearance of the eschatological kingdom of God.' And Jesus answered him and said, ` ... worlds. He is the reflection of God's glory and the exact imprint of God's very being, and he sustains all things by his powerful word.(1) That is no description of you or me. If Jesus is God's ONLY Son, does that put the rest of us down? No. Exactly the opposite, ...

121. The Freedom in Forgiveness

Matthew 18:21-35

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David E. Leininger

... his gun in the crook of his arm. "I do, I do like dogs. But that's in the abstract. I hate dogs in the concrete."(1) I wonder if it might not be the same with forgiveness. We love it in the abstract, but when we really have something to forgive, ... the bottom of my heart, for we must forgive our enemies. But not until they are hanged!'"(3) In our gospel lesson, I will give Peter more credit than that. I get the impression that he was genuinely trying to be generous in his quest for guidance. "Lord, if another ...

122. God's Favorite Day

Psalm 118:24

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James Merritt

... in Him, and who and what He is, that cannot change because He does not change. We can always rejoice in the Lord Jesus Christ "whom having not seen you love. Though now you do not see Him, yet believing, you rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory." (I Peter 1:8) God's favorite day is today. As a matter of fact, when it comes to time, God only has one word—now. The Bible says in II Cor. 6:2: "Behold, now is the accepted time; now is the day of salvation." I want to close with this thought ...

123. Keep the Stars in Your Eyes

Ephesians 1:3-14

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Leonard Sweet

... the one when everything is" (Cyndee Miller, "People Want to Believe in Something," Marketing News, 28, December 5, 1994, 1). And when we allow the label "sacred" to be affixed to everything from crystals to UFOs, we are treading ... "the truth is out there," and that is why God is hot even with the atheists, who confess to be on a spiritual search. Here is Peter Lamborn Wilson, in an article on Timothy Leary's successor in the technology and culture magazine 21C: "While I am not atheist in the strict sense ...

124. Holy Hocus-Pocus!

Mark 13:1-31

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

125. Hear the Vision?

1 Samuel 3:1-10 (11-20)

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

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