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101. Scandal

Matthew 16:21-28, Matthew 17:14-23, Matthew 20:17-19, Matthew 26:1-5

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... Resurrection (8:31-33; 9:30-32; 10:32-34) Luke’s Witness to Jesus’ Prophecies of His Death and Resurrection (9:18-22; 9:44-45; 12:49-50; 18: 31-34) John’s Witness to Jesus’ Prophecies of His Death and Resurrection (7:12-24; 12:20-36; 13:31-14:7; 16: ... . He shows them in as many ways as he can, raising a child, raising Lazarus, leading them to witness his Transfiguration. He even, as John tells us, goes so far as to call out to heaven, so that all present would hear God’s voice blessing him. He tells ...

102. Fleeced

Judges 6:1-40, John 20:24-31

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... Salvation Known Psalm 103: Praise the Lord My Soul Psalm 135: God’s Signs Paul Preaches: Christ Crucified Is Our Wisdom (1 Corinthians 1:18-31) The Story of Gideon’s Conversations with God and the Sign of the Fleece The angel of the Lord came and sat down under ... is confused, not because he is disloyal, but because he is very loyal. He wants to follow Jesus. He wants to know what to do (John 14:1-6). And still…he wanted to touch and see. Was it that he didn’t trust Jesus? No. It’s because, he doesn ...

103. I’M with the I AM

1 John 5:14-15

Sermon

James Merritt

... you are willing to meet these three conditions. I. Must Be Confident In God's Power "Now this is the confidence that we have in Him." (I John 5:14, NKJV) Now the word confidence is a word that literally means, "freedom of speech". Originally, it was a political term and it referred to the ... was a direct answer to prayer. Sometimes God's answer is delayed. Isaiah 30:18 says, "But God is not finished. He is waiting around to be gracious to you. He is gathering strength to show mercy to you. God ...

104. No Greater Love

John 13:1-17, 31b-35

Sermon

Robert Leslie Holmes

... lay down our lives for one another. How does God's love abide in anyone who has the world's goods and sees a brother or sister in need and yet refuses help? Little children, let us love, not in word or speech, but in truth and action" (1 John 3:16-18). The early Jerusalem church put it into practice: "All who believed were together and had all things in common; they would sell their possessions and goods and distribute the proceeds to all, as any had need" (Acts 2:44-45). You and I are called to make this ...

105. An Outcast · The Woman Of Samaria

John 4:1-26

Sermon

Gordon Pratt Baker

... Jesus the opening he sought. For years of dissipation had etched their testimony on the woman's face. "You are right in saying, 'I have no husband,' " Jesus rejoined, "for you have had five husbands, and he whom you now have is not your husband." (John 4:16-18) It was a thrust the woman had not anticipated, and her insolence wilted with it. Surely, she thought, only a prophet could have known what Jesus did about her. Yet how different this prophet was! For unlike Samaria's prophets here was One whose very ...

106. Prescription on a Pole

John 3:1-21

Sermon

David J. Kalas

... . Taken with Jesus’ use of verb tenses in our gospel lesson, however, we are confronted with a reality that is neither hyperbole nor metaphor. Jesus said, “Those who believe in him are not condemned; but those who do not believe are condemned already” (John 3:18). The condemnation, it seems, is not in the future; it has already occurred. Similarly, Jesus says, “Anyone who hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life, and does not come under judgment, but has passed from death to life ...

107. Competition In The Kingdom?

Matthew 20:17-19

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... . Mark 1:16-18; Luke 5:1-11). Yet they seemed to have a prominent place among the other disciples. When Matthew lists the disciples, the brothers are at the top of the list (Matthew 10:1-4; Mark 3:14-19; Luke 6:13-16). Along with Peter, James and John were the three disciples whom Jesus wanted with him when he struggled with his anxieties in prayer at the Garden of Gethsemane (Matthew 26:37; Mark 14-33). Some believe, at least according to John's own version of the gospel, that John was the beloved disciple ...

108. Name Above Every Name

Luke 2:21-40

Sermon

Leonard Mann

... greater than themselves. At Philippi the Apostle Paul was pestered by a young woman "who had a spirit of divination and brought her owners much gain by soothsaying." Paul said to the spirit, "I charge you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her" (Acts 16:18). Peter and John were going up the temple steps at the hour of prayer when they came upon a lame man asking alms, and Peter said to him, "I have no silver and gold, but I give you what I have; in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk" (Acts 3 ...

109. The Curriculum of God’s Kingdom

Matthew 4:12-17

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... following string of motion verbs: verse 12: he... withdrew into Galilee verse 13: he left Nazareth and went and dwelt in Capernaum verse 18: he walked by the Sea of Galilee verse 21: and going on from there verse 23: and he went about all Galilee teaching ... speed of walking and talking and took his cues from on high. The right time for Jesus to withdraw was when he heard that John had been arrested, and when the time to begin preaching the kingdom arrived, he knew it, verse 17: from that time Jesus began to ...

110. The Lonesome George Church

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

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... (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 18:7-9) Jesus practiced what he preached. His own cousin (John the Baptist) introduced Jesus to Andrew who then brought his brother Simon (later called Peter) to Jesus. Peter was instrumental in bringing James and John Zebedee to Christ. These all became part of the core team of leaders Jesus mentored for a global movement of the Kingdom. It began in His own ...

111. If the Confession Doesn't Fit You Cannot Acquit

Proverbs 28:13

Sermon

James Merritt

... up sin. As a matter of fact, it is a three-step process that is as old as time itself. It is described in John's first epistle. Three times in 1 John 1 we read the phrase "if we say" and it clues us in on how we cover our sins. First of all, we lie ... God plugs up his ears to prayer. The Scripture makes it plain: "If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear." (Ps. 66:18) Then sin corrupts the spirit. "Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me." (Ps. 51:10) David had ...

112. Obedience Really Matters

Matthew 7:15-23

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... issue, which is a fancy philosophical way of saying that knowing truth is reserved for those who are willing to do what Jesus says. Two verses from John 7 make this clear, “My teaching is not mine, but his who sent me; if any man’s will is to do his will, he shall know ... -8:1. 2. Idem. 3. Idem. 4. James 1:22. 5. vv.16-17. 6. PreachingToday.com search under Mt. 7:20-8:1. 7. Chapters 5-7, 10, 13, 18, 25-26, 8. 7:13-8:1, 11:1, 13:53, 19:1, 26:1. 9. 7:13-20. Go to www.duncanumc.com for a copy of the sermon ...

113. In the Wilderness of Temptation

Mark 1:9-15

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... is available to us through the Son of God. Jesus wasn't left all alone in the wilderness, God our heavenly Father was with Him. And Christ promises to be with us, no matter what. Even when it seems like we're alone, Christ is there. In John 14:18, Jesus says, "I will not leave you orphaned." The King James Version translates it, "I will not leave you comfortless." I like both versions. Abba God, our heavenly Father will not leave us alone, cut off, abandoned and orphaned. That's great news for anyone who ...

114. Have You Gone Far Enough?

Mark 8:27-30

Sermon

Stephen M. Crotts

... , but never his words (Mark 13:31), he accepted worship from people as if he were God (Matthew 8:2; Matthew 14:33; John 20:27-29), he claimed to forgive sins (Mark 2:7; Matthew 9:5-6), he claimed to be the only way to God (John 14:6), he claimed he would rise from the dead (Luke 18:31-33), and he claimed he would come again to judge all men and reign eternally (John 5:27; Matthew 28:18-20; Matthew 24:30-31). Now, obviously, a person who said these things about himself is either a liar, a lunatic, or ...

115. One to Take the Place of Jesus

John 14:15-31

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... to love. I will give you a helper, the parakletos, the one who will stand by you! Later in our scripture lesson, in verse 18, Jesus used a family word. “I will not leave you desolate, or forlorn — I will come to you.” The Greek word here is ... going to send the Spirit who would be our companion and our comforter. II COUNSELOR Now, the Holy Spirit as counselor. Listen again to John 15:25-26: “But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law. They hated me without ...

116. All Is Different Now

Mark 9:38-50

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... that The Twelve had so recently and publically failed in their own attempts to exorcize demons (Mark 9:18). John was protecting his inner-circle, top-of-the-food-chain status. Problem was, Jesus’ idea of “status” was completely different ... make the giver a disciple, one who could share in the “reward” of the kingdom of God. It is perhaps unfair to judge John and the other disciples too harshly at this moment in the gospel story. They have not yet experienced their “before” and “after” moment. ...

117. Starting Over

John 12:20-36

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... 12:20-33 This is the critical juncture in John’s telling of Jesus’ story. John is always careful to identify the characters that show up on the gospel stage. Nicodemus is a “Pharisee” in chapter 3; a woman is a “Samaritan” in chapter 4; here it is “Greeks” who come to see Jesus. Why? The answer is found through an understanding of the literary development of the fourth gospel. In the prologue (1:1-18), God and the creative Word exist outside of the “world” (Greek kosmos) and bring it ...

118. Castaway

2 Corinthians 5:18-21

Sermon

James Merritt

... and our relationship with God is restored, we then receive eternal life and that is regeneration. How does all of this come about? V.18 says, "Now all things are of God." You see, God initiates this because only He can. You may wake up and realize you are ... the death of Jesus; two-fifths of the gospel of Luke is devoted to the death of Jesus; fully one-half of the gospel of John relates someway and somehow to the death of Jesus Christ. Now why in all four gospels is there such a devotion and an emphasis ...

119. How to Rub People the Right Way

Acts 4:36-37

Sermon

James Merritt

... strike! Do you understand? Have I made myself clear?" Have you ever had a Lucy around you? Well I have. Do you know what John Mark needed? He needed a bridge builder; he needed a word of encouragement. He just needed somebody to believe in him. Charles Schwab, the ... boy dropped out of school after the sixth grade. By the time he was 17 he had lost job after job after job. He married at 18, had a baby at 19, and was separated from his wife at 20. He became a railroad conductor, but he got fired. He joined the ...

120. Born Again

John 3:1-21

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... saying, “Nicodemus, it’s time for decision and action — you’ve played around long enough. You’re a brilliant man. You heard John’s call to repentance, which is also my call. You know by now that my baptism is not just the baptism of repentance ... 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 ...

121. The Gardener

John 20:10-18

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... the conversation with the Master Gardener, who asks each of us, “How Does Your Garden Grow?” Amen.as Ha Based on the Story Lectionary Major Text John’s Witness to Jesus’ Encounter With Mary in the Garden (20) Minor Text God Creates a Garden (Genesis 2-3) The Story of Balak and Balaam ... of Israel (31) Jesus’ Parable of the Mustard Seed (Matthew 13:31-32; Luke 13:18-19) John’s Witness to Jesus (The Living Water) With the Woman at the Well (4) Paul’s Witness to Paradise (2 Corinthians 12) ...

122. As I Am A Witness

Luke 24:36-49

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... were told. (Habakkuk 5) I am he who testifies about myself, and the Father who sent me testifies about me. (John 8:18) Animation: show/roll photos of Hubbel photos on screen; show model of brain; show markings on bone The Hubbel space telescope ... who is true. And we are in him who is true by being in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God –eternal life.” (1 John 5:20) Because of the witness of Jesus’ disciples, all people could be called to redemption in Jesus the Christ. Jesus may have dared to rise ...

123. The Dangers of Being Religious

Mark 7:1-23

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Stephen M. Crotts

... mechanical? Jesus spoke of how our prayers can be public, full of vain repetition, nothing but heaped up empty words. But prayer is not a formula. It is a dialogue between two people who love each other -- Father God and a child of faith. 18. Do you believe you are on the cutting edge? John 7:47-48 tells of the crowds flocking to see Jesus. The Pharisees are jealous. When someone asks their opinion, they huff, "None of us have believed in him!" Isn't it too easy to believe we have a lock on truth, that our ...

124. Having Fun with The Great Commission

Matthew 28:16-20

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... writers, he tends to focus more on obedience. This is evident in his version of the Great Commission, as it is not so much preaching or the conjuring of the Spirit that is to be done in evangelism (Luke 24:46-48; Mark 16:15-18; John 20:22-23), but instead evangelists are to teach to the targets of evangelism "to obey everything ... [Christ] commanded ..." (Matthew 28:20).4 Does that mean evangelism is commanded? It is not insignificant to remind ourselves that before Matthew had Jesus tell his disciples and ...

125. Three Wise Women

Luke 1:39-45, Luke 1:46-56

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... people. In reality, Zechariah would be killed for sedition. His wife, Elizabeth, as Jewish folk tale presumes, may have fled with young John into the desert to the Essenes, in order to escape Herod. Mary and Joseph would flee to Egypt with their son. Only ... Elizabeth (Luke 1:39-56) Minor Text The Lord Blesses Abraham With Children (Genesis 15) I Will Raise Up a Prophet from Among You (Deuteronomy 18:14-22) Hannah’s Prayer (1 Samuel 2:1-10) Psalm 33: We Put Our Hope in You Psalm 47: God Reigns Over the ...

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