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Antonyms: do nothing

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101. Dust in the Wind

Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21

Sermon

Timothy Cargal

... through this doorway to Lent and all its remaining 40 days until Easter before we hear any suggestion of good news? Joel 2:1-2, 12-17 Nothing is known of Joel son of Pethuel other than that he was the author of at least the core oracles preserved in this prophetic work ... the rituals of repentance as the priests intercede for them in the temple courts. These are hardly empty rituals. By acting in accord with the sacred service (the liturgy) that has been given to them, the people will demonstrate that they are ...

102. This Spirit Is Not Spooky

John 14:15-21

Sermon

Robert Leslie Holmes

... receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, because he abides with you, and he will be in you. (vv. 16-17) How would you like to know you had a friend whose very name is a promise to be the best friend you could ever hope ... they were sitting... All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave them ability. (Acts 2:2, 4) Jesus uses the same image when he speaks with Nicodemus and says, "The wind blows where it chooses, and you hear the ...

103. A Kingdom Investment Policy

Matthew 6:19-24

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... human capacities, the will is the executive function, the emotions a supportive function. The modern idea that I must feel something before I act in order to be genuine and true to myself is not integrity; it is psycho-babble self indulgence. The old hymn got it ... In June of 2005, the savings rate fell to 0.02 percent; Americans spend 99.8 percent of their after-tax income.17 Ninety million go to casinos each year. One financial writer observed, "Living within your means today is counter-cultural.” Yes, and ...

104. How to Deal with Friends, Foes, and Fools

Proverbs 27:6

Sermon

James Merritt

... envious of the wicked; For there will be no prospect for the evil man; the lamp of the wicked will be put out." Prov. 24:17-20 The following statement will be bitter to the taste, hard to swallow, and difficult to digest, but better to take the medicine now ... for cooking and keeping warm. "Heaping burning coals on someone's head" came to be a popular expression for a spontaneous and courteous act one person would voluntarily do for another.9 It has been well said that the best way to defeat your enemy is to ...

105. Put Your Best Foot Forward

Isaiah 52:7

Sermon

James Merritt

... a house of prayer for all nations'? But you have made it a ‘den of thieves.'" Luke 24:47 – "and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in His name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem." Acts 10:35 – "But in every nation whoever fears Him and works righteous-ness is accepted by Him." Acts 15:16-17 – "After this I will return and will rebuild the tabernacle of David which has fallen down. I will rebuild its ruins, and I will set it up, so that the rest of mankind may seek the Lord ...

106. Kingdoms in Conflict

Matthew 21:33-46

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... both parties invest in the relationship. Interestingly, in the series of covenants developed between God and Abram in Genesis 12-17, the first three (Genesis 12, 13, 15) appear to be "Royal Grants." Each time a gift is proffered — land (twice) and ... called to share the mind and the mission of the Maker. God declared name changes for Abram and Sarai, and also required the act of circumcision which would publicly mark all the males of the family as "owned" by God. The outcome to this fourth covenant-making ...

107. Dressed for the Banquet

Matthew 22:1-14

Sermon

Chris Ewing

108. Lean on the Cloud

Hebrews 11:1-40

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... Daniel 3:18). The women who “received their dead by resurrection” were the widows of Zarephath (1 Kings 17:17-24) and the wealthy woman of Shunem (2Kings 4:17-37). The first of these served as an example of the prophet Elijah’s faith, the second ... The ever-present long history of faith hovers over every new generation of the faithful. They are always available to act as guideposts and gateways on every faith journey, just as “The Cloud” guided the Israelites through the wilderness by day ...

109. The Bramble King

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

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... (Jeremiah 13:12-14) The Unworthy Shepherd, a Potter’s Field, and Thirty Pieces of Silver (Zechariah 11) Though the Fig Tree Does Not Bud, I Will Rejoice in 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 is the gardener. He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does ...

110. Constant Companion

John 14:23-29

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... the brain as eating a piece of chocolate. Additionally, when we help others cope with stress, that helps soothe our stress. Acting generously toward others increases our happiness.”[9] Christians however know that the only true source of wellness, peace, and relief from ... ]Maria Moravia and Scottie Andrew, “Loneliness Won’t End When the Pandemic Ends,” CNN, April 17, 2021, https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/17/us/loneliness-epidemic-covid-wellness-trnd/index.html. [4]Malcom. [5] Weisman and Kahn. [6] Moravia ...

111. Water Boy

Exodus 2:11-25

Sermon

Justin Tull

... give away in marriage my daughter, Alison, especially to a total stranger! Instead of the many preaching possibilities, I have chosen to concentrate on only one verse, verse 17, where Moses takes his stand on behalf of Reuel’s daughters: “The shepherds came and drove them away; but Moses stood and helped them, and watered their flock.” In this one act, Moses came into full social consciousness; he changed from fugitive to hero. He first sought to save his own life by leaving Egypt; here in Midian he ...

112. All Together

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

Roger Prescott

... just to chosen individuals, is a mark of the Messianic age. Somehow Peter knows this, so in his sermon he recalls the words of that mysterious prophet, Joel: And in the last days it shall be, God declares, That I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh ... - Acts 2:17 / Joel 2:28 We need to see that the gift of tongues was a gift in the first-century church, but we also need to see that Pentecost was more than just "tongues." Many biblical scholars stress the fact that the gift of the Spirit at Pentecost and ...

113. Peacemaking and Self Control

Matthew 5:21-26

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... The mark of community--true biblical unity--is not the absence of conflict but the presence of a reconciling spirit.”17 In 1913, the Federal Government held a reunion at the 50 anniversary of Gettysburg. Thousands bivouacked in the old ... be sure to read verses 25 through 26 because they preview the misery of the prison in which you will be incarcerated. If we don’t act quickly and let bad interest accrue on both sides, a day of reckoning is ahead, sometimes in a courtroom, but at all times at the heart ...

114. The Lonesome George Church

Matthew 4:23-25, Matthew 4:18-22, Matthew 4:12-17

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... hopelessness. Matthew, however, connects this “dawning of light” to a more specific, messianic-invoked event. In v.17 the gospel writer introduces the theme of Jesus’ new Galilean ministry, the proclamation that “the kingdom of ... Acts). Here are examples of the gospel infected a whole household/oikos as a result of making one disciple: . . . Cornelius (Acts 10:2; 11:13-15). . . Lydia (Acts 16:15). . . The Philippian jailer (Acts 16:31-34). . . Crispus, the leader of the Synagogue in Corinth (Acts ...

115. Final Instructions

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... come upon you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth" (Acts 1:8). Final Teaching Jesus' final teaching, and therefore his most important teaching, was about the kingdom of God. The kingdom of God ... , then the kingdom of God has come to you" (Matthew 12:28). He also said, "... In fact, the kingdom of God is among you" (Luke 17:21). Today, as well as in the past, wherever Jesus is, the kingdom of God is among us as a deposit or a foretaste (arroban in ...

116. A Complicated Disciple

John 18:15-27

Sermon

King Duncan

... a voice from the cloud said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased. Listen to him!” (Matthew 17:5) Hearing God’s voice made an indelible mark on Peter’s heart. Then there was the Last Supper. John records that Jesus wrapped ... were added to the church (Acts 2). His name pops up all through the book of Acts. Peter was with John when they prayed for the lame man at the gate called Beautiful in Acts 3. Peter was in the midst of the great Samaritan revival in Acts 8. Peter was the first ...

117. Are You in the Right Place?

Matthew 6:1-6

Sermon

King Duncan

... your piety, you do not belong here. The reason you are here is all important. Is it a show to impress others or is it an act of contrition? Notice what Jesus says in the rest of this passage: “So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the ... This photo by Joel Auerbach of The Associated Press can be found at Fr. Marsh’s website, https://interruptingthesilence.com/2018/02/17/mortality-and-the-fragility-of-life-an-ash-wednesday-sermon-on-matthew-61-6-16-21/. 2. Photo of Joe Biden at ...

118. Faith-Filled Living

Luke 17:1-10

Sermon

... what the disciples wanted, and that’s what we want. From Whom Does Faith Come? "The apostles said to the Lord, ‘Increase our faith!’ " (Luke 17:5) Faith is God’s gift. It is through the goodness and grace of God that we are able to trust God. This may sound ... Mary, and who raised up Christ from the dead, comes into our lives through faith. Faith is not just an act in which we reach out to God but also an act in which we allow God to enter our lives. When God enters there is new strength. Faith is the ...

119. Deliverance: The Forgotten Third of Jesus' Ministry

Mark 9:14-32

Sermon

Stephen M. Crotts

... 19), unexplainable intelligence (Acts 16:16), self-destructive tendencies (Mark 5), rage against Jesus (Mark 1:22), pride, rebelliousness, filthiness, and even such physical liabilities as dumbness (Matthew 9:32-33), blindness (Matthew 12:22-23), epilepsy (Matthew 17:14-21), insanity (Mark 5), crippledness (Luke 13:10-17), and disease (Job 1-2). Now, be cautious here. Just because a person is fat or blind or mentally ill or suicidal does not mean he is infested with demons. One must be discerning of spirits ...

120. Sparkle

Luke 4:31-37

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... by this I know that you are a man of God, and that the word of the Lord in your mouth is the truth.” (11 Kings 17) In the healing of her son, the widow is likewise healed of her “untrusting and foreign” spirit. We also in this text, see the story of Saul ... in the prophetic scriptures. He is restoring that person to right relationship with YHWH, in whom that person must trust and act accordingly. While faith is necessary for healing, as seen in this scripture, and as James tells us, even the demons have ...

121. I Saw Satan Fall

Luke 10:1-24

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... from me you can do nothing. And do you recall his petition in what we have come to call the “High Priestly Prayer” in John 17. Not the prayer he taught us to pray, but his own last anguishing prayer for his disciples and us. Listen to him as he prays ... ) Isn’t that beautiful? And it hints at what I am saying. We can be so at one with Christ that Christ will live and act through us. Go back to my original question now—the question with which we began: Has there been a time in your life when Jesus, ...

122. Following Summons

Acts 9:32-43

Sermon

Elizabeth Achtemeier

... . We do not earn our salvation. As Jesus taught, when we have done all that is commanded us by God, nevertheless, we are still unworthy servants; we have only done what is our duty (Luke 17:10). None of us earns our way into heaven. God gives us heaven simply out of his overflowing love. But what, finally, is the main point of this passage from Acts? It is that Peter's healing of Dorcas shows forth the power of the Kingdom of God that has come near to us in Jesus Christ. We note in the story that Peter does ...

123. Playing to the Right Audience

Matthew 6:16-18, Matthew 6:1-4

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... food have ways of keeping us open to the God from whom all blessings flow. The one curbs our acquisitiveness for things, and the other acts as a brake on our out-of-control bodily appetites. This is why the greedy can’t tithe and the gluttonous resist fasting. It ... his or her prayer life, it would soon be noticed. Believers would gently remind those in neglect, "Grass grows on your path."17 Are you practicing the disciplines of the kingdom, or is there grass on your path? What will you do about it? Jesus ...

124. The Woods Are Lovely, Dark, and Deep

2 Samuel 18:1-18

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... buffeted in a windstorm are the direct result of divine activity. The forest readily becomes a picture of God's judgment (Isaiah 10:17; Hosea 2:12). But the most vivid Biblical example of the dangers of succumbing to the call of the woods is today's ... has taken away the eternally fatal consequences of our foray into the woods. In our life's story, it is Act I that has an unhappy ending, and Act II that ends happily. But the pain still lingers. Though we have the antidote, sin leaves a bitter, aftertaste that ...

125. Want to Be Happy?

Matthew 3:13-17

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... , the declaration is made in the third person: “this is my Son, the Beloved, with whom I am well pleased” (v. 17). If the yawning heavens had been visible to Jesus alone, this announcement is now audible to every eye-witness. Commentators typically ... because Jesus aced his bar mitzvah or mastered the craft of masonry (carpentry). God is “well pleased” because with this act of obedience which “fulfills all righteousness” Jesus has stepped into his identity as “The Son, The Beloved.” We are all ...

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