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1401. Heart Religion

Mark 7:1-23

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... not all of the outward religious observances in the world will make him anything other than a hypocrite.” (William Barclay, The Gospel of Mark, The Daily Study Bible pp. 170—171) II That leads to the second stake we need to nail down in our minds. What ... against others, but it also sets ourselves against God. That’s the reason James said that “God resists the proud” (4:6). The bottom line of all these defilements of the heart is expressed in putting rules and regulations and things and possessions ...

1402. Hunger and Politics

Matthew 14:13-21

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... the great King David was divinely assured that he would always have a son of the family ruling as king (2 Samuel 6-7). Throughout the centuries, even though the Israelites lost huge tracts of their land to foreign invaders and were diminished in ... knew, a child would be born from this blood line who would reassert home rule and re-establish national hope. So when Matthew marks Jesus' entrance into the human arena, he reminds those who own this particular portion of history that Jesus is one of them, that ...

1403. Converting to Christianity

Acts 2:14, 36-41

Sermon

Schuyler Rhodes

... of judgment directly when he said, "Do not judge, and you will not be judged; do not condemn, and you will not be condemned" (Luke 6:37)? Moreover, Jesus kind of took the idea of sin itself and turned it on its head, didn't he? In fact, there are innumerable ... need to "repent," in the sense that they're all messed up. How do you invite people to change from the "inside out"? (Mark 1:8, The Message). Probably the best way to invite someone to such a life transformation is to demonstrate that change in your ...

1404. The Land Where Our Fathers Had Lived

Genesis 37:1-4, 12-28

Sermon

David J. Kalas

... , the Lord introduced himself to Moses as "the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob" (Exodus 3:6). Jacob, his father, and his grandfather were the honored primogenitors of God's chosen people. Abraham, you remember, was the Mespotamian man ... profound expectation. Abraham's original name, Abram, was noble, and his new name from God was full of promise. Isaac's name was marked by good humor and joy. But "Esau"? How unimaginative. How ignoble. And yet, Esau's name was a sight better than his ...

1405. The Proof Is in the Pudding

Exodus 17:1-7

Sermon

David J. Kalas

... was sleeping through the storm that had the disciples panicking, they cried out, "Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?" (Mark 4:38). The suffering psalmist asked, "How long must your servant endure? When will you judge those who persecute me?" (Psalm 119: ... us, why then has all this happened to us? And where are all his wonderful deeds that our ancestors recounted to us?" (Judges 6:13). And Habakkuk called out in the face of troubles and injustices, "O Lord, how long shall I cry for help, and you ...

1406. Not What You Expected

Hebrews 2:10-18

Sermon

John N. Brittain

... not grow weary in doing what is right, for we will reap at harvest time, if we do not give up" (Galatians 6:9). Jesus, who shared our flesh and blood, surely knew weariness and discouragement. The fellow who buried his sum of money ... of all. For the Son of Man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many" (Mark 10:44-45). Christ entered into human misery and wickedness and thus redeemed it, and so should we. Irenaeus called this "recapitulation" (re-creation). Jesus became ...

1407. Radiate Love

Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... lives free from the love of money, and be content with what you have; for he has said, "I will never leave you or forsake you." [6] So we can say with confidence, "The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can anyone do to me?" [7] Remember your leaders ... a not so successful trip to Europe Johnny finds his old haunts and colleagues not so welcoming. Johnny finds himself a marked man and narrowly escapes being murdered after the Humphrey Bogard character Jack and his boys take him out into the woods ...

1408. LENT: The Passion of Christ: "Tempted"

Luke 4:1-13

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... written, 'One does not live by bread alone.' " [5] Then the devil led him up and showed him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world. [6] And the devil said to him, "To you I will give their glory and all this authority; for it has been given over to me, and I ... last weekend and didn't celebrate Lent, I thought we should back up and begin at the beginning, so to speak. This also marks the beginning of a Sermon Series titled: "LENT: The Passion of Christ." One of the things Scripture teaches us is that if ...

1409. Out Into The Deep Water

Luke 5:1-11

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... ." [5] Simon answered, "Master, we have worked all night long but have caught nothing. Yet if you say so, I will let down the nets." [6] When they had done this, they caught so many fish that their nets were beginning to break. [7] So they signaled their partners in the ... who we have to knock down to get it. That's life in the shallow water. Jesus says, "Put out into the deep water." In Mark 12:30-31 Jesus tells us that the greatest Commandment of all is: "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, ...

1410. Family Matters

Romans 8:12-17

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... and we are the heirs. We are heirs of all the promises of the Bible. Heirs of all the promises God made with God's people. Promises like: (Exo.6:7) "I will take you as my people, and I will be your God." (Josh 1:5) "I will never leave you nor forsake you." (Mat 28:20) " ... because Family Matters. What better news could there be? 1. Autoillustrator, Preaching-Vol. 2, #2 2. Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Hanoch McCarty, Melody McCarty, The 4th Course of Chicken Soup for the Soul (Deerfield Beach: Health ...

1411. At Cross Purposes

Mark 8:31-38

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... . He has one purpose the cross. But Jesus and Peter find themselves At Cross Purposes and clash. Let's look at the passage from Mark 8:31-38 (NRSV) [31] Then he began to teach them that the Son of Man must undergo great suffering, and be rejected by ... Me?" Instead, this teacher was teaching the children to be a WAY, or as she explained it, people who ask, "What About You?" (4) John 14:6 (NRSV) Jesus said, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." And in Acts we ...

1412. The Garden of Temptation

Genesis 3:1-24

Sermon

King Duncan

... and Eve that they could eat the fruit of any tree in the garden except that one. Of course, you know what people are like. Mark Twain once said that God’s mistake was not making the snake forbidden—for then Adam would have eaten it. But one day Eve is ... gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it.” (Gen. 3:6, emphasis added). Adam was with Eve when she ate the forbidden fruit. Bear in mind that Eve was not present when God told Adam not to ...

1413. Look Up and Live

Numbers 21:4-9

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... given —look and live — and they did. And the grumbling finally stopped. At least for these folks. One might wish that this encounter in the desert with serious venom would have marked the absolute end of venomous complaining and criticizing among God's people, but we know it did not. It goes on all the time, even to this day, despite the ... In the light of his glory and grace.[2] 1. Robert Hutchinson, via Ecunet,"Sermonshop 1997 03 09," #73, 3/6/97. 2. "Turn Your Eyes," words by Helen H. Lemmel, 1922.

1414. Winning Over Worry

Matthew 6:25-33

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... God's] righteousness, and all these things (food, clothing, and so on) will be given to you as well" (v. 33). Near the end of his life, Mark Twain said, "I am an old man and have known a great many troubles, but most of them never happened." Worry? Who needs it? Not God's ... the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus" (Philippians 4:6-7). 1. James C. Hume, More Podium Humor (New York: HarperPerennial, 1993). 2. John E. Haggai, How to Win over ...

1415. Jesus Rescues Us

Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... German Wehrmacht. In May 1945, the Russians moved into Brunnitz. As a member of the Nazi Party, Schindler was a marked man and, thus, he gathered his employees together for an emotional leave-taking ceremony. He told the people, "My children, ... Gentiles have become fellow heirs, members of the same body, and sharers in the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel" (Ephesians 3:5-6). Jesus came to rescue us from many things. He came to rescue us from fear. People are instinctively afraid of the unknown and ...

1416. God Begins Anew

Jeremiah 31:31-34

Sermon

Robert A. Hausman

... saving will. It begins with a common formula reflecting that hope in God's salvation: "The days are surely coming, says the Lord." We may be unfaithful to the covenant, but God is not. Surely these coming days will be marked by the action of God! The Lord says, "I will make a new covenant with you" (29:11; 24:6-7; 32:39; 33:26). Note that it is purely objective; it is given without reason or explanation. I will do it! It comes out of the resolve that God has for the relation with Israel. God defines the ...

1417. Candidates for God’s Candid Camera

1 John 3:11-24

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... your favorite coffee shop — all have both a past and a future in your life. A past that has perhaps been pock‑marked with obnoxious, even criminal behavior, peppered with loud late‑night music, populated with junky cars in the front yard, punctuated by daily ... Whatever the case, it is clear that 1 John was written to a wounded community. In 1 John 2:18-19 and 4:1‑6, the author describes a community of faith that has undergone a serious schism. The division is so deep between the two groups that those ...

1418. Only the Best

John 2:1-11

Sermon

Cynthia Cowen

... paper towel making sure no water is left. Never use soap! 4.Fill your glass with a small amount of wine. 5.Swirl the wine in the glass and look at its legs — the marks down the inside of the glass. If the legs are thin and few, the wine is so-so. If the legs are numerous and thick, it's a fuller and better wine. 6.Lift the glass of wine to the light to look for impurities. 7.Then put the glass under your nose (almost into it) and sniff its aroma. 8.Finally, sample the wine. Take a ...

1419. Ambassadors of The Lord

Ephesians 3:1-13

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... Gentiles have become fellow heirs, members of the same body, and sharers in the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel" (Ephesians 3:6). Paul goes on to say that his role as an ambassador means he is a servant of the gospel. While Paul calls himself ... to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake, and for the sake of the gospel, will save it. — Mark 8:34b-35 We cannot shy away from this responsibility. There is too much riding on our failure if we do not accept our task to ...

1420. The Great Sacrifice of Love

Luke 9:18-27, 1 Corinthians 15:1-11

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... material possession - but the rewards will be great. Jesus says, "The measure you give will be the measure you get back" (Luke 6:38b). We recall Jesus' response to Peter when he asked what would be received for living a life of discipleship. Truly I ... hundredfold now in this age - houses, brothers and sisters, mothers and children, and fields with persecutions - and in the age to come eternal life. - Mark 10:29-30 Albert Durer did not know it at the time, but his agreement to go to the mines would not only ...

1421. Freedom Calling

Galatians 5:1-15

Sermon

April Yamasaki

... 't this expensive perfume sold and the money given to the poor instead? In response to these criticisms, Jesus defended the woman and her actions. He replied, "Let her alone; why do you trouble her? She has performed a good service for me.... She has done what she could" (Mark 14:6-8). In the same way, as we exercise our freedom in Christ to love and serve others, we may not be able to do much, and what we do may even seem foolish or wasteful to others, but we can do what we can as a service to God. We ...

1422. Sing Praise

Colossians 1:15-23

Sermon

April Yamasaki

... doesn't translate well from the original Greek to English, and the words don't rhyme as they do in many of our songs today. But one mark of this ancient hymn that we can still identify is its use of repetition. The most obvious example of this is the repetition of the word "first ... prayed so often in the Lord's Prayer: "And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors" (Matthew 6:12). We Live Out God's Reconciliation As We Care For God's Creation Climate change, world energy prices, and other ...

1423. Lessons From a Hurricane

Jeremiah 17:5-10

Sermon

Derl G. Keefer

... Carolina, and North Carolina. The aftermath of that violent upheaval of nature was 82 dead and 56,000 people homeless. Mark Lewis and his family were living on the island of St. Croix when Hurricane Hugo struck. He and his wife, Angela ... we continue to trust him in our hurricanes of life! II. Exist With God In Life's Hurricanes (Jeremiah 17:7-8) Jeremiah says in verse 6 that they will be like a desert shrub that exists in the desert parched land. Their lives are like the uninhabitable salt land that not ...

1424. Profile Of A Savior

Isaiah 50:4-9a

Sermon

David J. Kalas

... those who struck me, and my cheeks to those who pulled out the beard; I did not hide my face from insult and spitting" (vv. 5-6). What a strange disconnect. For all of the sweetness and humility of this man, we discover that he is the object of great opposition. No, ... he would suffer greatly, be rejected by the leaders of the people, and be put to death (9:21-22). That occasion marked the first time that Jesus predicted the suffering and death that awaited him in Jerusalem. From that moment on, all ...

1425. A Stupid Question

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

David J. Kalas

... . Or, at least, they asked the wrong question. They asked Jesus, "Lord, is this the time when you will restore the kingdom to Israel?" (v. 6). In order to understand their question, we need to see it in context. The first bit of context is the political reality of the day. ... too small. We should observe that this seems to be something of a habit. Seldom have God's people missed the mark because they were thinking too big. We see frequently in the pages of scripture, however, the people of God thinking too ...

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