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1326. A Time for Us

Ephesians 1:3-14

Sermon

Maurice A. Fetty

... John the Baptist began his preaching with an urgent sense of time, saying "the time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe the gospel" (Mark 1:15). Jesus and Paul speak repeatedly about the importance of time, as do most writers of the New Testament. It will not do to say all time is alike ... we are his. 1. William Barrett, Time of Need (New York: Harper & Row, 1972), p. 6. 2. Ibid., p. 364 3. Paul Tillich, The Shaking of the Foundations (UK: Pelican, 1964), p. 72. 4. Ibid., p. 73.

1327. Let God Do the Rest

Ephesians 3:14-21

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... had and the man would do the rest.1 This story, patterned obviously after the synoptic accounts of Jesus' multiplication of the loaves and fish (Mark 8:1-10; Matthew 15:32-39), speaks of the Christian vocation to respond to the Lord. Some of God's children have lots to ... boy in the story; we feel we have nothing to offer, that we are unworthy of God, but we should recall that the Prophet Isaiah (6:5a) considered himself unworthy. He cried out, "Woe is me! I am lost, for I am a man of unclean lips, and I live ...

1328. Make the Most of God’s Gifts

Ephesians 5:15-20

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... 37) and the need for vigilance. Jesus was very clear, "Beware, keep alert, for you do not know when the time will come" (Mark 13:33). Paul himself warned the Thessalonians: "For you yourselves know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a ... ruin of Joseph! Therefore they shall now be the first to go into exile, and the revelry of the loungers shall pass away" (Amos 6:4-7). We all have a tendency to concentrate first on our own needs and then secondarily on others. But Jesus addresses this question ...

1329. Power and Compassion

Hebrews 5:1-10

Sermon

Lee Ann Dunlap

Many of you may remember from your grade school days a novel by Mark Twain titled, The Prince and the Pauper. It has been adapted in various forms of Disney productions and ... count equality with God as something to be grabbed, but made himself nothing ... He humbled himself, and became obedient to death, even death on a cross" (Philippians 2:6, 8). The prince — for the sake of his royal subjects, became a pauper. The preacher of Hebrews asserts that both power and compassion are the qualities required for ...

1330. The Parable of the Choices

Matthew 21:28-31

Sermon

Shirley Gupton Lynn

... the present, confusion and convictions. I. We must choose between despair and determination. There is a lot to despair about. The FBI reported last year (6-12-06) violent crime is up in our country by 2 1/2% and in Memphis up 25%. The war in Iraq has now ... but let's choose the present. Let's choose the present because it means new opportunities. Someone has suggested the door to opportunity is marked PUSH. See what new thing life may hold for you. Don't wait for opportunity to knock, push on the door of the ...

1331. Anywhere But Home

Mark 6:1-13

Sermon

George Reed

The Gospel of Mark is filled with action. From the beginning Jesus is teaching, healing, and casting out demons. By the time we get to chapter 6, we have witnessed many miracles which Jesus has done. Then he comes home to Nazareth. Nazareth, that little backwater town that is despised and looked down on by the rest of Israel. Here is their big chance to show that something good can come out of Nazareth. We would expect ...

1332. Denial Ain’t a River in Egypt

Isaiah 64:1-9

Sermon

Schuyler Rhodes

... the people that they have "become like one who is unclean, and all their [our] righteous deeds are like a filthy cloth." (Isaiah 64:6). One senses, in these words, a profound yearning for a God whose presence is not felt. It is, in no small way, a ... eviction, hunger, and life on the streets feels that way. Even Jesus felt that way, as he cried out from the cross, "Why have you forsaken me?" (Mark 15:34). Yes, we're in good company when life turns downward and we take it as a sign that God has left us. Yet I ...

1333. Salvation in Jesus’ Name

Acts 4:5-12

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... turn rebuked Peter and said, "Get behind me, Satan! For you are setting your mind not on divine things but on human things" (Mark 8:33). In addition, we may wonder about the man's character as we watch him deny that he even knew Jesus when ... Gospel of John reports Jesus saying, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me" (John 14:6). That same gospel has Jesus saying, "I am the good shepherd" (John 10:11). That verse is in today's Gospel Reading. In both cases, Jesus ...

1334. Final Instructions

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... this kingdom of God has the highest priority for his followers. He said, "Strive first for the kingdom of God" (Matthew 6:33). In other words, Jesus taught that for Christians there is nothing more important than coming under God's rule. The ... . But Jesus also taught that the kingdom came when he first appeared. Jesus taught that the kingdom came when he began his ministry. In Mark 1:14-15 we read, "Now after John was arrested, Jesus came to Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God, and saying, 'The time is ...

1335. No Comment

2 Kings 2:1-12a

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... because no words can express our joy and happiness. Other times, like Isaiah in the temple, we can only utter "Holy, Holy, Holy" (6:3). To be sure, silence is not always golden. Sometimes it can be quite yellow, downright cowardly. In the words of Nobel laureate ... , by maintaining a consistent "no comment" in the face of the apparently reasonable requests by the authorities to explain himself (cf Mark 14:60-61, Luke 23:9, Matthew 27:14 and John 19:9). Withstanding the temptation to put God's plans for ...

1336. Used Tombstones

John 20:1-18

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... longer needed! Jesus Christ is risen! But Jesus isn't the only one who has left behind a used tombstone. Romans 6:5-11 clearly spells out Paul's conviction that Christians, by definition, should be leaving their own discarded grave-markers ... -deposit, no-return items. Without investing and depositing our souls in things of lasting value, the essence of the divine image, the mark of divinity, is all but gone. Those souls cut off from resurrection joy become candidates for new tombstones, heavy gray markers of ...

1337. Getting the Face We Deserve

Exodus 34:29-35

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... "in the poor and homeless people on the street and [take] them over to Pizza Hut for a plate of that spaghetti." (Detroit Free Press, June 6, 1991, 15A.) Likewise, Moses' face, forever altered by his encounter with God, enabled him to communicate the power of God's presence to his people. Furthermore, ... reveal about your relationship with God? Can people see Christ in you? What face-marks do you have that testify to mountaintop experiences with God and mainstreet encounters with those Jesus died to save?

1338. Are You on the Gospel Side?

Colossians 3:1-11

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... their lives, then they will see the wrath of God coming at them. The "gospel side" is not some dull and dreary sideline marked by austerity or tedium. Once the clutter of "such things" as "anger, wrath, malice, slander and abusive language" have been swept away from ... could use the Bible to measure or weigh such things, and then I learned how the phrase came from Jesus' promise in Luke 6:38: 'Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your ...

1339. Doorkeepers, Lampkeepers and Wisdomkeepers

Luke 13:22-30

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... necessary. There was flexibility in his posture toward the future (Inspired by Thomas Weyr's comments in Executive Strategies 6 [November 1991], 12). How else are wisdomkeepers recognizable? What distinguishes a beacon of guiding light from the confusing, ... . In contrast, a wisdomkeeper, such as Barnabas (Acts 4:36), brings the "joy of encouragement" (225). The third identifying mark of a wisdomkeeper is that of hypotasso, an attitude of submission and humility, first towards God and then towards others ...

1340. FaithRace

2 Timothy 4:6-8

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... have a happy ending. But we must still strive to finish. We don't set out to "run the great race of faith" (1 Timothy 6:12, NEB) with a mind to quit halfway. What is involved in this admonition to "finish the race?" What does it mean for a Christian ... to a fault. We prefer to speak softly. We would rather write in the lower case. What is missing are the exclamation marks. In a world where there are constant spiritual showdowns between hope and despair, love and hatred, faith and fear, we are modest about ...

1341. O Holy Nightmare

Matthew 24:36-44

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... itself was officially observed, there was a church season running from November 11 (St. Martin's Day) to January 6 (Epiphany). Unlike the extended consumer season today, however, this was a kind of Winter Lent, 40 days of prayer ... power and grace of a holy day spills out over everything and everyone we encounter. Preparing for the holy day of Christ's birth should mark us as Christians before our colleagues and friends. As Matthew insists - we are to stand prepared for the Lord's arrival, but we are ...

1342. Everyone's a Fundamentalist About Something

Mark 2:23-3:6

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... whose workshop looks like a display ad is a fundamentalist about the location of each and every one of his tools. The 6-year-old who makes his parents pick off every single one of those tiny dehydrated onion squares from his Happy Meal burger is ... we have placed in our lives spread their stoniness to the depth of our souls, or harden to immovability the compassion of our hearts. Mark's gospel pinpoints this problem in the second pericope of today's text. Even as he is moved to compassion by the sight ...

1343. Quenching St. Anthony's Fire

Mark 8:27-38

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... greater the joy, the greater is the pain which precedes it." Or in the lesson Jesus sought to teach his disciples in Mark, before he could reach "the joy set before him," Jesus had to pass through the pain of many "dark nights" and "shadowed ... walking barefoot on "holy ground"; the mystery of discovering the encumbering presence of a love as "strong as death" (Song of Solomon 8:6); and ... the thrill of spending your life proclaiming to the ashes of dead stars which is what every human being is made of ...

1344. Lamplight vs. Starlight

Matthew 5:13-16

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... , turn up your lamp and hold it up to help your neighbor around the unexpected holes and rocks that mark every path. In the middle of the New Mexico desert, astronomers fume about the "light pollution" from all the ... more, "In your light we see light" (Psalm 36:9). Don't make the mistake of thinking that you are somehow not "mentor-material." In Luke 6:40, Jesus reminds his disciples that while "A disciple is not above the teacher,.... everyone who is fully qualified will be like the teacher." As disciples ...

1345. Never Give Up

Luke 13:1-9

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... youth worked and won with Percy, he began to be known instead as "Church Boy." The entire congregation celebrated when Percy marked one year free of crime. But now something has gone awry. Arrested once again, this time for breaking into a shed ... that moment as though the whole world was mine!'" (As quoted by Donald J. Shelby in his sermon, "I Once Was Lost, but Now Am Found," 6 September 1992.) When the hope-less becomes the hope-filled, it is a moment of pure grace. What a rush _ a rush of unabashed joy! ...

1346. Do You Know Your Name?

Luke 2:21-40

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... the Lord’s Messiah.” Along with the identity of “Messiah” comes a host of other new names. *In Isaiah 9:6 this messianic child is given the names “Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” *In Matthew’s ... the Baptist names Jesus the “Lamb of God” (John 1:29). *At Jesus’ baptism the heavenly voice declares him to be “My Beloved Son” (Mark 1:4; Matthew 3:17). *Finally, in Revelation 2:17 there is a reference to yet another name, a secret name “a new name ...

1347. Ordinary or Extraordinary?

1 Chronicles 4:9-10

Sermon

James Merritt

... :10b, NKJV) The word for territory literally means "border". In that day a person's border or territory would mark the limit of his influence. Jabez was asking God to give him greater responsibility, more influence, larger opportunities to ... temptation. That is exactly what Jesus told us to pray, "And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one." (Matthew 6:13, NJKV) The reason this is so important it is the one thing that can reverse the process and take you from the extraordinary to ...

1348. Don’t Tempt Me—But If You Do I’m Ready

1 Corinthians 10:13

Sermon

James Merritt

... be an exit sign. I don't mind telling you temptation is the one thing that should make cowards of all of us. Mark Twain once said, "There are several good protections against temptation, but the surest is cowardice. It is easier to stay out than to ... are to fight temptation? The Bible says we are to flee temptation. 2 Tim. 2:22 says, "Flee also youthful lusts." 1 Cor. 6:18 says, "Flee sexual immorality." Now fleeing temptation may mean you have to do different things in different situations. It may mean you ...

1349. Member Means Minister

Ephesians 4:11-12

Sermon

James Merritt

... eyes, you've got to take the rungs of service. Jesus said also, "For even I didn't come to be served, but to serve others…" (Mark 10:45, NLT) The secret to greatness in the Kingdom of God is not how many servants you have, but what kind of a servant you ... gifts. "Since we have gifts that differ according to the grace given us, each of us is to exercise them accordingly..." (Romans 12:6, NASB) Every Christian is gifted. We all have spiritual gifts. We don't all have the same gifts, but we all have certain ...

1350. We Are At War

Ephesians 6:10-20

Sermon

James Merritt

... of his life he said in 2 Tim. 4:7, "I have fought the good fight." He exhorted his protégé, young Timothy, in 1 Tim. 6:12, "to fight the good fight of faith." I say again, the problem is we've got too many soldiers asleep in the barracks, and many ... for your life." Well, I think we ought to add to that this reminder: "Satan hates you and has a wicked plan for your life." You mark this down. The devil is doing everything he can right now to either take you to hell or, if you're going to heaven, to make ...

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