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1326. A Faith that Works with a Victorious Attitude

Philippians 2:12-18

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... faith and that you are here today reflects that God has not given up on you, so please don''t give up yourself. Dr. John A Huffman, Jr., of Newport Beach, California, shared an insight that he learned from Dr. Leighton Ford that I believe might be helpful to ... on the road to Damascus long after the powers of evil had tried to defeat the light at Calvary. This is the reason why in verse 16 Paul declares, "We do not run the race in vain or labor in vain. This is the reason that we can hold fast to the word ...

1327. Trusting the Truth

James 1:1-18

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... three reasons why we need to seek wisdom from above--from God. First, God leads us into the light, not the darkness. From Isaiah 42:16 we learn: Here is His promise: "And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths ... all without finding fault." Third, we ask God''s wisdom in discerning new directions for our lives. Some of you might remember John Erlichman, who was considered the third most powerful man in the United States during the Nixon presidency. When he was released ...

1328. The Temptation to Talk Transformation

James 2:14-26

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... teaching us that real faith is involved in the real world--it is not invisible. He gives us an example of the wrong attitude in verses 15-16 when he writes, "Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to him, ''Go, I wish you well; keep ... mean you are a Christian. When Karl Marx was seventeen-years-old, he wrote a fantastic explanation of part of John''s Gospel. Great theologians agree with much of what he said, but Karl Marx eventually rejected the Bible''s authority ...

1329. The Bible: The Book No Other Can Match!

2 Timothy 3:16

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... for yourself if this book is the book no critic can ever match. THE BIBLE CONFIRMS GOD’S TRUTH AND INSIGHTS FOR LIFE. II Timothy 3:16 boldly teaches us that all scripture is inspired by God, and profitable for teaching and instruction. In Psalm 119:14 we are taught, "In the way ... must be more than fellowship and discussion, because if it isn’t supported by the Bible it just becomes "pooled" ignorance. John Wesley said, "We are to be a people of one Book. This one Book is to judge all the other books ...

1330. Feasting and Fasting for Lent (Part IV)

2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... this would stop or prevent half of the deep-seated problems that affect the life of a church. This is exactly what Jesus declares in John 8:1-11 when the righteous locals are about to stone a woman to death who was caught in the act of adultery. I ... Christ and it is a reflection of his love--that is the bottom line. Feast on action. Today our scripture lesson from II Cor. 5:16-21 shares the incredibly good news that God was in Christ reconciling the world unto himself, because we were not able to solve the ...

1331. Feasting and Fasting for Lent (Part V)

Philippians 3:1-11

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... --FEAST ON COURAGE. It is so unfortunate that we limit the use of the word "courage" to sports stadiums and battlefields. John F. Kennedy, in his book PROFILES IN COURAGE, writes, "Without belittling the courage which men and women have died for, we ... than placing our own self and ego on the altar. Worship gives us the right focus: Christ! Our scripture lesson today from Philippians 3:8-16 exhorts us to "press on towards the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Jesus Christ." We cannot press on for ...

1332. The Noteworthy Witness of a Widow

Mark 12:41-44

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... is able to do through us. That is why Jesus taught His disciples that it was not what they gave that mattered, but rather how much they had left over that revealed just how seriously they took their discipleship. Not how much we give, but what is left over. John 3:16 is the favorite passage of millions of Christians. It has been called the Gospel in a nutshell. The first nine words of that sentence set the stage for all that follows in the verse and in the Kingdom: "FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD THAT HE GAVE ...

1333. Listen to Him

Mark 9:2-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... It is one of the most stunning events in the New Testament. Jesus took his three closest disciples--Peter, James and John--with him and led them up a high mountain, where they were all alone. The Bible says he was transfigured ... , and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” (Matthew 28:16-20) How many followers of Christ have found comfort in those words over the centuries? He is with us as the deepest hurts possible flood our soul ...

1334. Bearing the Cross

Mark 8:31--9:1

Sermon

King Duncan

... Inc., Publishers, 1989), pp. 141-142. 2. Author unknown. 3. From Sojourners magazine, found in a sermon on the internet by Rev. Jeff Sartain titled “Visitors” (July 19, 1998). 4. John C. Maxwell with Stephen R. Graves and Thomas G. Addington, The Power of One Workbook (Nashville: Nelson Reference & Electronic, 2004), pp. 15-16. 5. Pastor Dan Mangler’s Sunday Sermon, “The Cross and Thanksgiving,” Luke 17: 11-19, October 10, 2004. http://www.smlc-elca.org/Sunday_sermons/october_10_2004_sermon.html.

1335. Hanging the Law on Love

Mark 12:28-34

Sermon

Cathy A. Ammlung

... of divine love for the "other," for the "neighbor," for ... us. Think of that beloved verse: "For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have everlasting life" (John 3:16). I doubt that God likes us when we are rebellious, selfish, destructive, and unfaithful. Nevertheless God loves us utterly. Jesus proved that love by actively and deliberately praying and working for our redemption, forgiveness, and reconciliation with God. That wasn't ...

1336. Grace in the Midst of Judgment

2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2, 2 Corinthians 5:1-10

Sermon

Glenn McDonald

... up from 66 percent, Bill and Hillary Clinton merited 52 and 55 percent respectively, and O. J. Simpson brought up the rear at 16 percent. What was most revealing was the answer to the final question in the poll: Do you think you personally are going ... on his own terms, but on Christ's terms -- will be represented by a whale of an attorney. Our defender will be Jesus himself. 1 John 2:1 affirms, "If anyone does sin" -- and that would include the person currently on your left, the one on your right, and the one ...

1337. The Gospel According to Johan

Jonah 3:1-10

Sermon

Curtis Lewis

... see that a prophet was sent to the city. The New Testament reveals the extent of God's caring love in a single verse: "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but have eternal life" (John 3:16). One might go so far as to say that "God so loved Nineveh that he sent Jonah to preach to them." Paul Yongi Cho pastors what is believed to be the largest church in the world. This Korean pastor has been used by God to impact the world. When ...

1338. Working Out Our Salvation

Philippians 2:1-11

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... . In Romans 1:8, Paul says, “Your faith is proclaimed throughout the whole world.” And in that same letter, Romans 16:19, he said, “Your obedience is known throughout the world.” And he’s clearly talking about the same thing. In ... beautiful experience of a mother giving birth to a baby – the suffering of that, but the joy that comes. Listen to him as he writes in John’s Gospel – when a woman is in travail, she has sorrow because her hour has come, but when she is delivered of the child, she no ...

1339. Leave Your Stuff Behind

Genesis 45:1-28

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... has experienced. In one of his poignant vignettes from boyhood, he shared a moment of time that bares timeless truth. He was 16 at the time, and one day he leaned out the second story window of his high school and he saw an old ... trust with whom you can share. Open your life to them, and allow the poison to flow out in your honest confession, and remember the promise of John’s gospel, if we confess our sin, he is faithful and just to forgive our sins and to cleanse us of all unrighteousness. I need to ...

1340. I've Been To The Mountain

Luke 9:28-36

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... It's easy to miss the glory of God, even with the promise of a theophany. There is a line about Peter, James, and John, who accompanied Jesus to the Mount which is richly suggestive. Let's read verse 32: "Now Peter and his companions were weighed down with ... t. Let me read you Peter's testimony, which came much later. He recorded it in his Second Epistle. Listen to II Peter 1: verses 16, 17: "For we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, ...

1341. What Do You Want To Be Like When You Are 65?

Proverbs 3:1-35

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... how we use money. The gifts we give our children; the age at which we give them. If you get your own car at 16, what do you expect when you graduate from college? We adults turn our children into consumer addicts and we grieve what happens to ... 3) Remember what you will be at 65 will be the cumulative result of the decisions you make between now and then. When Dr. John E. Godbey, a beloved preacher and teacher, came to his eighty-third birthday, someone asked him, "Doctor, if you had the privilege of making ...

1342. Fit for God

Psalm 24:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... of a nursery tale, The History of Little Goody Two-Shoes. Attributed to Oliver Goldsmith, Goody Two-Shoes was published in 1765 by John Newbery, one of the earliest London publishers of children’s stories. It is about a poor little girl who owned only one ... place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart . . ." 1. Successful Meetings, April 2004. Cited in PreachingNow, Vol. 3, No. 16. 2. A. Abercrombie, Fountain Inn, S.C., http://www.readersdigest.com/witandwisdom-on@lists.tagnet.org. 3. "T-riffic T’s" by ...

1343. On Defeating the Devil

Luke 4:1-13

Sermon

Frank G. Honeycutt

... will make you strong enough in this wilderness we wander in today, where "hordes of devils fill the land, All threatening to devour us."6 ____________ 1. Malcolm Muggeridge, Jesus: The Man Who Lives (New York: Harper and Row, 1975), p. 51. 2. Fred Craddock, Luke (Louisville: John Knox Press, 1990), p. 55. 3. Hidde Hoekstra, Rembrandt and the Bible (Weert, Netherlands: Magna Books, 1990), p. 298. 4. Mark Buchanan, "Go Fast and Live: Hunger as Spiritual Discipline" The Christian Century (February 28, 2001), p ...

1344. God Shows No Partiality

Acts 10:23b-48

Sermon

Elizabeth Achtemeier

... to human standards. God sees our hearts. And those of us here this morning whose hearts are open to hear the gospel are accepted by God and counted among his flock. "I have other sheep who are not of this fold," Jesus told his Jewish listeners (John 10:16). And surely you and I and all of us Gentiles are numbered among those other sheep. So what does Peter tell those foreigners who are gathered together in Cornelius' house? He tells them the simple story of Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus, in whom dwelt the Holy ...

1345. A Church Shaped By The Great Commission

Matthew 28:16-20

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” (Matthew 28:16-20). These last words of Jesus to His disciples represent the marching orders that are to be followed until He returns. There is no more ... say that again: the church has lost its impact by becoming privately engaging, but socially irrelevant. We do well to remember John Wesley’s vision of the Church as “a body…compacted together, in order first to save each his own soul; ...

1346. The Way Up Is the Way Down

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... the lights came on; they took up the challenge to see just what the kingdom was that Jesus was announcing. They saw something that compelled them to take up his offer. John Ruskin was right: “The greatest thing a human soul ever does in this world is to see something, and tell what it saw in a plain way. Hundreds of people can ... , and often neglected, insight. 14. PreachingToday.com search under Matthew 5:1-12. 15. Idem. 16. See George Hunter, The Celtic Way of Evangelism (Nashville, TN: Abington, 2000).

1347. The One Who Came Still Comes; The One Who Spoke Still Speaks

Mark 11:1-11

Sermon

Michael Milton

... and shouting Hosanna. Jesus came intentionally. He still comes that way. Jesus orchestrates all things to come to you, my beloved. He employs human beings and circumstances to come into your life. The Scriptures are clear. You did not choose me, but I chose you… (John 15:16, NIV). And that golden text for the Christian life: And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose (Romans 8:28). I think of Paul who is in prison in ...

1348. What We Want for Our Children

John 14:15-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... are one in 7,000 that you will get her size right, and your wife will be offended the other 6999 times. “Do I look like a size 16?” she’ll say. Too small a size doesn’t cut it either: “I haven’t worn a size 8 in 20 years!” 3. Avoid all things useful ... The Rev. Nancy Hastings Sehested, PrescottMemorialBaptistChurch in Memphis, Tennessee. http://www.csec.org/csec/sermon/sehested_3831.htm. 3. John Ortberg, The Life You’ve Always Wanted ( Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2002, pp. 77-82). 4. “Beth ...

1349. Praying Through

Luke 18:1-8

Sermon

Stephen M. Crotts

... of God is so he can obey it. Jesus told us to pray like this when he said, "Whatever you ask in my name, I will do it" (John 14:13 RSV). Now the key to this verse is the phrase, "in my name." Jesus did not say, "Whatever you ask, I will do it." He said ... . Moses, during a battle, lifted up his hands and prayed continuously until the sun went down and victory was won (Exodus 17:8-16). Daniel engaged in earnest supplication for 21 days (Daniel 10). And in Acts we are told that the church prayed all evening for ...

1350. Soren's Heart

2 Timothy 3:10--4:8

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... also found in the Hebrew Bible and that they provide us with the earliest examples of confessional statements concerning Yahweh" (John Noble Wilford, "Solving a Riddle Written in Silver," The New York Times, 28 September 2004, F1.). (You may want to ... that at Paul's first legal hearing all those who had previously offered their support had now abandoned him - "all deserted me" (verse 16). Yet the witness of the apostle isn't the condemnation of those who left him. The witness of Paul isn't despair at his ...

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