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Antonyms: do nothing

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201. Move Life from Duty to Destiny

Luke 21:5-38

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... in Luke’s gospel that Jesus spells out the whole plot developed further in the writer’s second volume of writings, The Acts of the Apostles. For Luke, Jesus’ prophetic identity is not proved by any elaborate outline of the future, but by his warnings ... will result in awful ostracism from community and even family, earning them the honor of being “hated by all” (v.17). Yet despite Jesus’ dire descriptions of their future, Jesus concludes with the audacious affirmation that “not a hair on your ...

202. How to Beat a Stress Test

Ephesians 6:10-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... challenge is to ask God to give you courage and confidence. Confidence and courage make such a difference in life. Verses 14-17 in our passage reads like this, “Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of ... and attitudes with the mind of Jesus Christ. You will face suffering and challenges and spiritual battles in your life. Don’t act surprised. It happens to everyone. God isn’t going to protect you from every battle. God is going to equip you for every ...

203. All Mine To Give!

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Stephen M. Crotts

... when we fund and encourage seminary studies, missions conferences, campus Bible studies, marriage conferences, and Sunday school. We do it overall as we see that what it takes to "equip the saints for the work of the ministry" is in place and on time. Alms In Acts 24:17 Paul admits, "Now after some years I came to bring my nation alms." The word "alms" means rightness. It means to do the right thing with one's money at the appropriate time. One can see this in the story of the good Samaritan. The bloodied ...

204. The Man With Two Umbrellas

1 Samuel 3:1--4:1

Sermon

William L. Self

... to sway, to affect, to be acted upon by mental, moral, or spiritual power. The Bible illustrates influence as a leaven (Matthew 13:33), as sound spreading forth (1 Thessalonians 1:8), or as salt (Matthew 5:17), cancer (2 Timothy 2:17), ointment or fragrance (Proverbs 27: ... God called Isaiah (6:9). He called forth Jeremiah (1:5). Saul of Tarsus was dramatically converted and became a chosen vessel in Acts 9:15. To the eleven Jesus said, "You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear ...

205. The Holy Spirit As The Dove Of Peace

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John A. Stroman

... persons being drawn under the lordship and fellowship of Jesus (Matthew 28:16-20). In the book of Acts there is the Holy Spirit who seeks to create a single community (Acts 2:43-47). The biblical vision for peace is that all persons are children of a single family, ... , "We are ... fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him" (Romans 8:17). The Holy Spirit is a presence, a force, a power to see us through. Even for that father standing by the rubble of ...

206. Dim Visions And Blind Guides

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... to hire a guide that is blind? Who would be foolish enough to pay money to study under a professor who is ignorant? Romans 2:17-24 is not a good scripture for preachers and teachers. We would do well to avoid it. But the scripture is there. It must be ... sign prohibiting smoking because of its identity. In fact, our freedom, our honor, and much of what is dear to us in life depend on acts that do not have to be enforced by signs. Consider the home. Out in the business world a wage and hour schedule is often ...

207. Never Forgotten

Isaiah 49:8-26

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... the land in exile. The real meaning of this beautiful text from Isaiah is that God always remembers us. He never forgets. When he remembers, he acts on our behalf and makes us remember, too. Then he leads us to learn from what we remember. When we do not learn from what we ... deserts us only to put us to the test. He shows us the power of his Word so we may trust in him. (LW 17, 184) Isaiah believed this. Exile was God’s way of testing his people. Will we trust in him? Will we sit, stuck in the mud of ...

208. From Beast to Believer

Daniel 4:28-37, Daniel 4:19-27, Daniel 4:1-18

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... entered an elementary school in Felton, Pennsylvania, and injured three women and six children. Lest we get a superiority complex, we should remember that all of us have the capacity to act like animals. Jeremiah the prophet indicted us all when he declared, "The heart is deceitful above all things and desperately corrupt. Who can understand it?" (Jeremiah 17:09) Today we encounter a king, the most powerful man on earth, who for seven years lived like an animal, and then by the grace of God discovered a new ...

209. Genuine Imitations

1 Thessalonians 1:1-10

Sermon

Raymond Gibson

... he asked, "Do you not see what they are doing in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?" (Jeremiah 7:17). This also was the primary point of Jesus’ parable of the last judgment when he welcomed those who would enter the Father’s ... more, he will become more and more visible in our lives. The world will see Jesus in us and once again Jesus will talk and act in the world through us. Once a little boy needed medical attention, but his widowed mother could not afford to put him in a hospital ...

210. Your Sins Are Remembered No More! You Are Free!

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... on the one you forgave, just in case, even if you sincerely forgave them? On this side of the Fall into sin, only a “rube” acts like the indiscretion done to you did not happen. Even when you forgive yourself for a bad decision or a bad habit, you do not ... what Jesus says about the Law of God. He claims that he did not come to abolish the Law, but to fulfill it (Matthew 5:17-19). If Jesus fulfils the Law, and we are to read Jeremiah as pointing to Christ, then when Jeremiah says that God will put his ...

211. The Good Samaritan: A New Look at an Old Story

Luke 10:25-37

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David E. Leininger

... He had taken the road from Jerusalem to Jericho which was notoriously dangerous. It descended nearly 3,300 feet in 17 miles, running through narrow passes at points. The terrain offered easy hiding for the bandits who terrorized travelers.(2) ... sores. Menon asked his daughter to take fifteen rupees out of his wallet to give to the man. It was Menon's last conscious act." Fulghum continues, "On several occasions when I have thought about the story of the Good Samaritan, I have wondered about the rest of the ...

212. A Rod For The Back Of Fools

Proverbs 25:1-28

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... remember this word -- even fools who keep silent are wise; when they close their lips, they are deemed intelligent. Consider this one, Proverbs 17:12: "Better to meet a she-bear robbed of its cubs rather than to confront a fool immersed in folly." I'll not ... that we can find in these twelve verses that I have read for our text some very powerful warnings against being fools and acting foolishly. So let's move through these twelve verses and be confronted with our foolishness. I. One, It's foolish if you don't ...

213. Culture Shock

1 Kings 18:21-40

Sermon

James Merritt

... right wing conspiracy" to bring his administration down. Notice how he refers to Elijah in verse 17. "Is this you, you troubler of Israel?" (I Kings 18:17, NASB) Elijah was not a trouble maker. He was a trouble shooter who was identifying the ... the eyes of the LORD move to and fro throughout the earth that He may strongly support those whose heart is completely His. You have acted foolishly in this. Indeed, from now on you will surely have wars." (II Chronicles 16:9, NASB) I believe with all of my heart God ...

214. Mind Games

2 Corinthians 10:3-5

Sermon

James Merritt

... to spiritual warfare, 100% of the game is all mental. An old proverb has put it this way: "You sow a thought you reap an act; you sow an act you reap a habit; you sow a habit you reap a character; you sow a character you reap a destiny." But notice that the ... Sexual Revolution, (Portland: Multnomah Press, 1985), p. 93. 2. Ibid. 3. Alcorn, p. 94. 4. US News & World Report, May 17, 1982, p. 17. 5. "How Shock-Rock Harms Our Kids," Reader's Digest, July, 1988, p. 101. 6. Inspiring Quotations, compiled by Albert ...

215. Will the Real God Please Stand Up?

2 Corinthians 13:14

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James Merritt

... says: "The Lord is the Spirit." (II Corinthians 3:17) So the question comes: "Is the Lord God? Is the Lord Jesus? Is the Lord the Holy Spirit?" The answer is - Yes. Nobody disputes that the one called Father in the New Testament is God. Yet Titus 2:13 says we should be: "looking for the "Appearing of our great God and savior Jesus Christ". Listen to Acts 5:3-4, "But Peter said, Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and keep back part of the price of the land for yourself? While ...

216. My Mission from God

John 17:18

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James Merritt

... home plate is mission. You were made for a mission. Jesus said in John 17:18, "In the same way you gave me a mission in the world, I give them [the church] a mission in the world." (John 17:18, MSG) Last week, I talked about how you need a ministry in the ... the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus - the work of telling others the Good News about God's wonderful kindness and love." (Acts 20:24, NLT) There are primarily two ways that this purpose is accomplished. One is through what we call - missions and one is ...

217. One Step at a Time

Nehemiah 2:1-10

Sermon

James Merritt

... us to wait, He is building into us things like patience, perseverance, persistence and faith. Isaiah 28:16 says, "Whoever believes will not act hastily." (Isaiah 28:16, NKJV) Haste makes waste. The first step you need to take whenever you face broken down walls is simply ... burned with fire. Come and let us build the wall of Jerusalem, that we may no longer be a reproach." (Nehemiah 2:17, NKJV) Once again notice the personal pronouns, "We", "Us", "We." He was letting these people know up front who barely knew ...

218. Do We Live in ‘Why’ or ‘Whynot’

Romans 12:3-8, 16-18

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... The kids learned the same thing that the people of Igo, CA; Onward, Miss; CanDo, ND probably know: God guides me. I will follow. Isaiah 48:17 "Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: I am the Lord your God, who teaches you for your own good, who leads ... . There are a lot of people in the world, people we meet everyday who only one act of kindness away from meeting a true Christian. You and are are only one act of kindness away from leading someone to Christ. But we'll will never be able have ...

219. A Little Theology at Christmas

Titus 2:11-14

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John N. Brittain

... are seduced by Satan who seems to be the ruler of this world. (See for example John 12:31; 14:30; 16:11; 17:15-17; 2 Corinthians 4:4.) There is that marvelous scene in Revelation 18 where, at the consummation of history, not everyone is happy. The ... his cheek, stiffened his gait; made his eyes red, his thin lips blue; and spoke out shrewdly in his grating voice. It was an act of grace that motivated the nighttime visit of Marley's ghost to Scrooge. I am not suggesting Dickens necessarily had God's grace in ...

220. Step By Step

Acts 11:1-18

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... . [16] And I remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said, 'John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.' [17] If then God gave them the same gift that he gave us when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I that I could ... and make wise choices. It's not easily angered, even when my 15-year-old acts like the world revolves around him. It doesn't delight in evil (is not self-righteous) when I remind my 17-year-old that he's going 83 in a 55-mph zone, but rejoices in ...

221. Come On In The Water's Fine

Luke 3:15-17, 21-22

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... Fine!" Even Jesus, the Son of God, felt that need and was baptized. The Gospel of Luke describes it this way. Luke 3:15-17, 21-22 (NRSV) [15] As the people were filled with expectation, and all were questioning in their hearts concerning John, whether he might be ... school years were very difficult. He told her that his father had shot and killed his mother in a drunken argument."The other teachers acted as if they despised me," he said, "but you kept on treating me as if I was somebody. I wanted to thank you ...

222. Rich Man, Poor Man, Beggar Man, Thief

James 2:1-17

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... , that's exactly what James says in a portion of his letter. What he writes is this: James 2:1-17 (NRSV) [1] My brothers and sisters, do you with your acts of favoritism really believe in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ? [2] For if a person with gold rings and in ... ." Now if you do not commit adultery but if you murder, you have become a transgressor of the law. [12] So speak and so act as those who are to be judged by the law of liberty. [13] For judgment will be without mercy to anyone who has shown no ...

223. Thicker Than Blood

Galatians 3:23-29

Sermon

April Yamasaki

... as he did, when we can look beyond our differences to see Christ in others. Live As If A child playing make-believe might act as if he were a dinosaur or as if she were an airplane. At other times, their make-believe might be more realistic as they ... Jesus — because we are! Pray In John chapter 17, Jesus prays to God that his followers might be "completely one, so that the world may know that you have sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me" (John 17:23). When he taught his disciples to pray ...

224. Who's the Real Leader?

Joshua 3:1-4:24

Sermon

Argile Smith

... to the other side (vv. 14-17). By faith, Joshua followed God’s ... acting courageously, however, he addressed the crisis and helped the people to regain their momentum so they could conquer Ai on God’s terms. Observing the character traits of a good leader like Joshua begs some gnawing questions. Who’s the real leader in Joshua’s story? Could Joshua himself take credit for leading God’s people to victory as they occupied the land? In order to answer these kinds of questions, consider Joshua 3:7-17 ...

225. A King Like No Other

Luke 23:26-43

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King Duncan

... hand to save. “For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him” (John 3:17). And that’s what he expects out of us who call ourselves by his name. We are not here to judge our brothers and sisters who ... prayed, “Father forgive them, for they know not what they do.” I believe he was praying for everyone in history who has ever acted cruelly, who has ever lashed out in anger, who has ever caused anyone else pain. What is there in the human heart that ...

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