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101. We Must Obey God

Acts 5:17-42

Sermon

Elizabeth Achtemeier

... Acts. First, Peter and John heal a man beside the Beautiful Gate in Jerusalem, a man who has been lame from birth for forty years. And Peter and John have to explain to the council and the onlookers by what power they have done this deed (Acts 3-4). Consequently, the council ... not escape punishment entirely, however. They are beaten and then released, only to go on preaching and teaching (vv. 33-42). "We must obey God rather than men," the apostles have said (v. 29), and so nothing can stop their witnessing ...

102. Memorial Day

John 15:1-17

Sermon

Angela Akers

... In response to James' remark about heroism, John Bradley replied, "The heroes of Iwo ... 4. David Granger, "Boy, Do We Ever Need A Hero," Esquire, November 1998, p.26. 5 ... . Daniel Boorstein (Former Librarian of Congress, Pulitzer Prize winning historian). Cited in Quote, "The Speaker's Digest," August 1995, p. 216. 6. FromAn American Journey, by Colin Powell, cited in The Magic of Teamwork by Pat Williams, Thomas Nelson Publishers, Nashville, 1997, p. 178. 7. Wayne H. Keller, Emphasis, Nov./Dec., 1998, pp. 41-42 ...

103. Bread From Heaven

John 6:25-59

Sermon

King Duncan

... Sabbath. In this passage from John's Gospel, Jesus compares ... with him. Professor John Erskine was a ... John Erskine's students have lived up to his expectations. Many great teachers, writers, musicians, politicians, lawyers, and leaders from every field credit Professor John ... look like all those people at church!" (4) Ooh. That hurts. But sometimes it's ... love for Wal-Mart is." (5) Different strokes for different folks ... 4. Mariah Burton Nelson, Embracing Victory (New York: William Morrow, 1998) pp. 84-85. 5. E ...

104. New Life Goes On

Mark 5:21-43

Sermon

David Coffin

... in college. What could go wrong? One sunny Friday afternoon at 4:30 p.m. two armed uniformed security guards from the company ... was healed “immediately.” Mark’s gospel used this Greek word of euthos 42 times. Mark was writing to a small town, rural, working population. They did ... 5. There is no time for a “bread of life” discourse like in John 6. The woman was healed immediately. Jesus acknowledged, “Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace and be healed of your disease” Mark 5 ...

105. A Plan For Difficult Times

Luke 21:5-38

Sermon

Theodore F. Schneider

... Review, Vol. VIII, No. 3, (Washington, D.C., May-June, 1981), p. 42. 3. Benjamin Mazar, "Excavations of the Temple Mount Reveal Splendors of Herodian Jerusalem, Biblical Archaeology Review, Vol. VI, No. 4, (Washington, D.C., July-August, 1980), pp. 45-46. 4. Ibid. 5. Ibid. 6. Andre Parrot, The Temple of Jerusalem, (London SCM, Press Ltd., 1957), p. 86. 7. John W. Doberstein, "Introduction," Life Together, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, John W. Doberstein, translator, (New York, Harper and Row, Publishers, 1954), p ...

106. A Life-changing Question

John 9:1-41

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... our Bible story for today. There are 42 verses in the story of Jesus healing the blind man. And in those 42 verses, there are 15 questions. Our passage ... that explains why our story, or Mary’s story, had to lead to this point of pain and evil.” (4) The disciples were trying to think their way back to a starting point that explains why the blind man ... questions in the four Gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. But he himself only answered three questions directly. (5) This is one of those three. And it’s ...

107. What Happens When You Are Not Number One?

Mark 10:35-45

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... a weight that many of us don’t seem to bear. When James and John made their request to have the first place – to sit on his right and ... handed out to men. “My cup runneth over,” said the Psalmist (Psalm 23:5), when he spoke of a life and experience of happiness given to him by ... is very closely related to a metaphor which the Psalmist often uses. In Psalm 42:7 we read, “All Thy waves and Thy billows are gone over me.” ... . They were far more accepting of others. 4. The highly committed group was far more ...

108. Should Christians Always Oppose War?

Romans 13:1-7

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... John ... 5:9). Here is my second point: THE NEW TESTAMENT ETHIC FOR INDIVIDUALS DIFFERS FROM THE MANDATE FOR NATIONAL LEADERS. Jesus' famous Sermon on the Mount as recorded in Matthew 5 ... not bear the sword for nothing." (Verse 4) As an individual Christian, I am ... from the possibility of peace." (4) Not always. Don't try ... means to stop that man who is killing." (5) FIFTH, THANKFULLY, CHURCH TRADITION ASSISTS US IN ... 3. Ibid. 4. Quoted in the Commercial Appeal, Memphis, TN, January 27, 2003 issue, p. B1. 5. From An ...

109. O Little Town of Bethlehem

Micah 5:2

Sermon

James Merritt

Every person's existence can basically be summarized with three words: birth, life, and death. When you think of the birth, life, and death of the Lord Jesus Christ, three cities instantly come to mind: Bethlehem is where He was born, Nazareth is where He lived, Jerusalem is where He died. Each one of those cities conjures up a different picture. When you think of Bethlehem, you think of the cradle. When you think of Nazareth, you think of the carpenter. When you think of Jerusalem, you think of the cross ...

110. Still Surprised After Christmas

Luke 2:21-40

Sermon

David J. Kalas

... is revealed on a kind of case-by-case basis as we see the Lord giving new names to Abram (Genesis 17:5), Jacob (Genesis 32:28), and Simon (John 1:42). The scripture theme and personal appeal of a new name manifested itself for many generations in the giving of a new ... of a new identity that comes from God, the consequence of an intersection with him, and ever after a testimony about him. Galatians 4:4-7 A group of folks in my church are endeavoring to read through the Bible in a year, and we are meeting ...

111. Remembering the Good Old Days

Numbers 14:1-10a

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... God and Jesus - now they're all about sex and social injustice." Depressing, huh? But, there is another difficulty with memory. As John Gilbert could attest, memory is sometimes faulty. I read somewhere of a retired pastor who was giving a young seminary graduate some ... by: A. Bergman, M. Bergman and M. Hamlisch 3. ibid. 4. Fadiman., p. 42 5. Philippians 3:13b-14 6. Statistics from the office of the General Assembly 7. John Leith, The Reformed Imperative, (Westminster Press, Philadelphia, 1988), p. 22

112. The Ultimate Solution For Sin

Mark 9:38-50

Sermon

King Duncan

... against him, you are for him. All who will may come. Jesus was the most tolerant man who ever lived. But there were limits. Listen to Mark 9: 42: "And if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to be thrown into the sea ... MOVED (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1990), p. 85. 4. John P. Koster, Jr., THE ATHEIST SYNDROME (Brentwood, TN: Wolgemuth & Hyatt, Publishers, Inc., 1989). 5. Ray Boltz. Copyright 1988, Gaither Music Company. All rights controlled ...

113. The Sign of Noah

Mark 1:4-11 · Song of Songs 6:9

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... , then we can assume that this has occurred, so that John and those present can witness to Jesus’ identity and mission.[4] Similar to the healings Jesus does, with the purpose that people can witness to who he is and to God’s amazing glory, here too, the event serves to point to Jesus as God’s Messiah. If the viewer is Jesus himself, then it depicts a very personal experience of God’s official “ordination” of Jesus into His sacrificial ministry.[5] I suggest we can embrace both meanings. As for ...

114. Bart and Homer, Father and Sons

1 Samuel 20:24-42

Sermon

John E. Harnish

... King Saul against all of our children? Just this morning in the Free Press, our School Superintendent, John Hoffler, commenting on the death of one of our children, asked the same question: "One of ... the name of the Lord, saying ‘The Lord shall be between me and you forever.'" (I Samuel 20:41-42) Several years ago, my brother wrote a book on male spirituality called Passion, Power and Praise. In it he ... 4. Detroit Free Press, June 18, 2006 5. Detroit Free Press, June 17, 2001 6. Fire in the Belly, Page 171

115. Lazarus Rising

John 11:1-16, John 11:17-37, John 11:38-44, John 11:45-57, John 12:1-11, John 12:12-19

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... and 33) God’s Comfort to His People and the Servant of Light to the Nations (Isaiah 40 and 42) Tobit’s Prayer of Thanksgiving for What God Has Done (13) The Power and Mercy of God Who Loves ... Jesus” and “The Historical Figure of the Beloved Disciple.” See John 11:3; 11:5; 18:15-17; John 19:27-29; John 20:3-8; John 21:23. **David Mourns Absalom (2 Samuel 18:19-19:1 ... 4:36-5:9); Resurrection (Daniel 12); Restoration (Amos 9:11-15; Isaiah 55; 2 Esdras); Resurrected Life (Ezekiel 36 and 37), among others ...

116. Martyrs, Monsters, and Miracles

Acts 9:19b-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... a survivor from the sinking of the Titanic. His name was Masabumi Hosono. Mr. Hosono was the lone Japanese passenger on the Titanic. The 42-year-old bureaucrat was one of the few men who survived the sinking of the ship. As the ship began to sink many men ... (New York: Warner Faith, 2002). 2. Contributed. Source unknown. 3. John A. Budke, Emphasis, Jan./Feb., 1999, p. 41. 4. "Funny Girl" by Lynn Rosellini, Reader's Digest, September 2004, pp. 67-70. 5. Lee Strobel, The Case for Christ. Cited by Rev. Daniel ...

117. Lion of Judah

Gen 49:1-28, Judges 13-15, Matt 4:12-17

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... ). Even the Mishnah encourages us to be brave as a lion in order to “do divine will” (Avot 5:20). We rely upon the strength of Jesus to guide us through the most difficult times in our lives ... 42) The Healing of the Nations Jew and Gentile (Ezekiel 47) Luke’s Witness to the Beginning of Jesus’ Ministry and His Proclamation at Nazareth (4 ... . Matthew’s Witness to the Beginning of Jesus’ Ministry When Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, he withdrew to Galilee. Leaving Nazareth, he went and ...

118. Why You Should Manage Your Time

Psalm 118:24

Sermon

James Merritt

... thou love life? Then do not squander time. For that is the stuff life is made of.”5 That being true, it certainly is incumbent upon us to manage our time wisely, because one day for ... figures were all added together, the experts said that a human being needs 42 hours a day.6 Well, they were obviously wrong, as many times ... in which to fulfill His ministry and do what God called Him to do. Yet, Jesus said in John 17:4: “I have glorified You on the earth. I have finished the work which You have given Me to ...

119. Servant Song

Isaiah 50:1-11

Sermon

Elizabeth Achtemeier

... but the Father who dwells in me does his works" (John 14:10). And so the teachings and commandments that emerge from the mouth of Jesus are the words of God himself. Further, Jesus is ... 5). He is tempted in all things as we are, we are told, but he does not sin (Hebrews 4:15). That is, he never loses his trust in his Father in order to follow his own will. His agonized prayer in Gethsemane is, "Father, if thou art willing, remove this cup from me; nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done" (Luke 22:42 ...

120. Preaching On Biblical Personalities

Sermon

John R. Bodo

... it is for the glory of God (v. 4). ... so that you may believe (v. 5). Did I not tell you that if you believe you would see the glory of God? (v. 40). ... on account of the people standing by (v. 42). Jesus, ever the teacher, adds a moral or lesson ... stumble, because he sees the light of this world. But if anyone walks in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him.-- John 11:9-10 RSV Fascinating! Maybe the light is not at the end of the tunnel; rather it is "in" oneself. The Quakers refer to ...

121. The Power Of A Focused Life

Philippians 3:4b-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... Billboard Books, 1998), p. 36. 3. Linda S. Austin, M.D. What’s Holding You Back? (New York: Basic Books, 2000), pp. 70-71. 4. Succeeding Sane by Bonnie St. John Deane, Simon & Schuster, New York, 1998, p. 176. 5. Success Secrets by Merrill Douglas, Honor Books, Tulsa, Oklahoma, p. 71. 6. “Take Dead Aim” by Dr. Robert R. Kopp, Sept. 20, 1998, p. 5. 7. Practical Bible Illustrations from Yesterday and Today, compiled by Richard A. Steele, Jr., and Evelyn Stoner (Chattanooga, TN.: AMG Publishers, 1996), p ...

122. The Promise Of The Spirit

Sermon

John A. Stroman

... the apostles' teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. -- Acts 2:41-42 This sense of power that came to the disciples was the ability to do and to accomplish ... Come and follow me and I will make you fishers of men." When Jesus prays for his disciples in John 17 he does not pray for their ease and comfort but he prays, "As you have sent me ... process? 4. Define the promise of the Spirit as: a. the promise of power b. the promise of guidance c. the promise to lead to the future. 5. What ...

123. Cheering Stones

Luke 19:28-44

Sermon

Herchel H. Sheets

... then. But this was beyond him, and so he strode out of the room shaking his head and murmuring to himself.4 There is something within most of us which responds to expressions of genuine appreciation, and something happens to us, too, ... John Knox: His Ideas And Ideals, p. 120. New York: A. C. Armstrong and Son; London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1904. 4. Hanns Lilje. The Valley Of The Shadow, p. 40. Philadelphia: The Muhlenberg Press, n.d. 5. W. Robertson Nicoll, Editor. Letters Of Principal James Denney, pp. 41-42 ...

124. Is It Time To Tear Down Our Church?

Mark 13:1-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... are at the center of who we are and what we are about. Back in the 1700s song writer Charles Wesley, his brother, John Wesley, and Richard Pilmore, were holding an outdoor service, when a mob attacked them pelting them with stones. They were compelled to flee ... Dale Galusha http://www.pacificpress.com/signs). 4. Zig Ziglar, SOMETHING TO SMILE ABOUT, Thomas Nelson Publishers, Nashville, 1997, p. 120. 5. "Promiscuous Preaching" by Wayne Brouwer, PREACHING, May/June 2000, p. 42. 6. "Rebels With a Veil," by Azar ...

125. Death Leads to Life

Isaiah 52:13--53:12

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... power by accomplishing God's purpose not through force, but by gentleness (Isaiah 42:1-4). The Servant is acquainted with suffering and abuse (Isaiah 5:4-7). In fact, it is through the Servant's humiliation and suffering that ... , I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains just a single grain; but if it dies, it bears much fruit" (John 12:24). Again Jesus tells us, "For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake, will save it ...

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