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201. Translucent Grace

Mark 9:2-13, Luke 9:28-36, Revelation 1:9-20, Revelation 2:12-17

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... But I tell you, Elijah has come, and they have done to him everything they wished, just as it is written about him.” Luke’s Account of Jesus’ Transfiguration About eight days after Jesus said this, he took Peter, John and James with him and went up onto ... light and truth.^^ *See for exp. Gen 30:32-40; Daniel 7:9; Exod 16:31; Levit 13; Eccles 9:8; Zech 1:8, 6:3, 6:6; Isaiah 40:4; Jer 17:9; Hosea 6:8 Song 5:10; Isaiah 18:4 and 32:4; Jeremiah 4:11. ^See Barnes Notes and Robinsons’ Lexicon and the Israel ...

202. The Power of the Wilderness

Luke 4:1-13

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... change. We always emerge from “wild places” a changed human being. [Take your preferred prop in hand –and proceed demonstrating “friction”] [Exp 1: Take a match and light it.] I’m going to take a moment and show you something. As I’m striking this match ... . “] Based on the Story Lectionary Major Text Luke’s Witness to Jesus’ Temptations in the Wilderness Minor Text Genesis 32: 22-32 (Jacob [Israel] wrestles with God) Deuteronomy 4 - 6 Psalm 91 Psalm 3 Proverbs 11 The Book of Job Hannah’s ...

203. Pro-Life Answers to Pro-Choice Arguments

1 Peter 3:15

Sermon

James Merritt

... passages of Scripture settle the matter forever: Ps. 22: 9-10; Ps. 51:5; Ps. 139:13-16; Luke 1:41; Jere. 1:5. 2. Every Woman Should Have The Right To Choose a. The right to choose is not an ... 1 James Patterson & Peter Kim, The Day America Told the Truth, p. 32. 2 Charles R. Swindoll, Sanctity of Life, p. 13. 3 Randy Alcorn, Pro-life Answers to Pro-choice Arguments, p. 29. 4 Rush Limbaugh, The Way Things Ought to Be, p. 52. 5 Marvin Olasky, The Prodigal Press (Westchester, Il: Crossway Books, 1988), p. 116. 6 ...

204. Pro-Life Answers to Pro-Choice Arguments

Proverbs 24:11-12

Sermon

James Merritt

205. Praise God! Selah!

Luke 1:67-80, Luke 1:57-66, Luke 1:46-56, Luke 1:39-45, Luke 1:26-38, Luke 1:5-25, Luke 1:1-4

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... with the stories of those key people whom God chose to usher in the messianic kingdom. The first ones, Elizabeth and Zechariah, are mentioned only in Luke’s witness. The metaphors in their story are 1) the messenger 2) message/voice 3) muteness/silence/barren 4) praise and glory 5) pregnancy/pause/seclusion 5) name/naming 6) priest/Aaron 7) incense / prayers/spirit/presence 7) blessed/fruitful/covenant bearing/child bearing/conceive 8) fire/coals 9) vision/wordless 10) words/praise/name/covenant/sound ...

206. A Watery Grave

Mark 1:9-13

Sermon

David J. Kalas

... a guarantee about his actions that should be a great assurance to humankind. 1 Peter 3:18-22 This brief passage is thick with doctrine. And since so ... to draw a connection between the Noah event and our baptism. We borrow from the 4:6 reference, therefore, to get a sense for Peter’s perspective on the whole event, and we discover ... him and by him, most notably as he taught in the Nazareth synagogue (Luke 4:21). And Jesus, along with Luke and Paul, use the word to signal something that is complete, even at ...

207. To Be Sure

Luke 17:11-19

Sermon

Theodore F. Schneider

... of God.6 It is no surprise, then, that the man, "when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice, and he fell at Jesus' feet, giving him thanks. (Luke 17:15 ... 1. Martin Luther, "The Small Catechism," The Book of Concord, Theodore G. Tappert, Translator and Editor, (Philadelphia, Fortress Press, 1959), pp. 346-347. 2. Paul J. Achtemeier, Proclamation 3, Pentecost 3, Series C, (Philadelphia, Fortress Press, 1986), p. 19. 3. Joseph A. Fitzmyer, S.J., The Gospel According to Saint Luke ...

208. When Your Parents Don't Understand

Luke 2:41-52

Sermon

King Duncan

... Mitzvah is held as a celebration of this significant step in his life. After the Bar Mitzvah he is expected to 1) keep the Law, 2) learn a trade, and 3) attend a great Jewish feast. (3) Jesus was nearly of that age. To be twelve was to be on the verge of manhood. In that time and ... .bibletruthonline.com/Luke%202%2041%2052sermonfortheweekofJanuary1st.htm. 3. http://www.neverthirsty.org/pp/series/Life/LH015/LH01.html 4. www.mikeysFunnies.com. 5. http://www.allprodad.com/pod/playoftheday.php 6. www.mikeysFunnies. ...

209. Christianity's First Sermon

Luke 23:26-43

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... �In my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink . . ..”), offer Jesus “oxos,” a sour vinegary wine (see Numbers 6:3). Again, the insult is followed by a challenge to Jesus to “save yourself,” if indeed he is “the king ... Luke 23:3). Jesus’ response is enigmatic, an affirmation not of his own identity but of the accuracy of Pilate’s words: “You are saying it.” Pilate finally crumpled under the pressure from the three-pronged demand for Jesus’ blood: 1) from the Sanhedrin; 2) from Herod; and 3 ...

210. Even Our Business Belongs to God!

Jeremiah 32:1-44

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... references in our other assigned Bible lessons to not flaunting wealth and to generosity to the poor become pertinent (1 Timothy 6:17-18; Luke 16:19-31). See your job as an opportunity to share God’s love with your fellow human being. The ... that (sometimes in a hidden way) you are doing God’s work! The founder of Methodism, John Wesley, put it so well once in a sermon: 3. Yet again: In what spirit do you go through your business? In the spirit of the world, or in the spirit of Christ? I am afraid ...

211. In Awe of Christ

Luke 9:28-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... here. Let us put up three shelters--one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah.” Luke tells us Peter “did not know what he was saying.” The Master was growing accustomed to that ... --lions, tigers, and leopards--discovered that they were close together in the same small cage. (6) That is the kind of world we are coming to, and in this insane world ... 1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiB2K_BAyAk. 2. David Allan Hubbard, Beyond Futility (Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.), pp. 39-40. 3 ...

212. Lord of the Harvest

Matthew 9:35-38, Luke 10:1-24

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... wanting to do the things God wanted them to do. But they were without a proper shepherd. Even Jesus was only one person. And as Luke tells us, he needed his disciples to go ahead of him to town after town to proclaim his message, and to ready the people to ... is read at Shavuot (culmination or fulfillment). Harvest is a key time for many stories of scripture (note Gen 30:14, Joshua 3:15, Judges 15:1, 1 Samuel 6:13, 2 Samuel 21:9). It is a festival of oath, as well as a festival of abundance. What was planted ...

213. Ready or Not, Here I Come

Luke 12:32-40

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... person who is "It" closes his or her eyes, counts to ten, and then searches for the other children who are hiding. "1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10. Ready or not, here I come!" Something like that is going on in our text. The master is ... slave will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour that he does not know ... and will put him with the unfaithful" (Luke 12:46). There is punishment for evil deeds. In other words, we are not just called to believe in the master. We are not only called to realize that ...

214. The Glorious Company

Luke 6:17-26

Sermon

Theodore F. Schneider

... when men hate, revile, and cast you out...Woe to you when all men speak well of you.(Luke 6:20b-26a) Were the faithful of God asked to be no more than the poor, the hungry, the ... Saint Stephen's Day - poses the contemporary question, "Who follows in their train?"3 How do we hear the Beatitudes in our day? A friend once said, ... for something. Let that someone be God and that something be the kingdom! It is written in Psalm 1: Happy are those who do not follow the advice of the wicked,Or take the path that ...

215. Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18

Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... public ministry. The verb Luke uses to describe Jesus' ordeal ("to test," v. 12) is employed in the Old Testament both when God tests people (Genesis 22:1-19) and when humans ... from the wilderness to begin his ministry in Galilee. Jesus cites Deuteronomy 8:3 in response to the tempter's first test. This answer testifies not only to ... swayed. Returning to the Deuteronomic testimony from the wilderness experience, Jesus cites Deuteronomy 6:16, a text that demonstrates his absolute obedience to God and his refusal ...

216. I Believe In God The Father Almighty

Genesis 1:1-2:3

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... ALMIGHTY.” By definition, God is all-powerful. As the Bible declares, “For with God nothing will be impossible.” (Luke 1:37) Some years ago when communism was collapsing and the Soviet Union was coming apart at the seams, former ... 3. Strobel, Lee, the Case for a Creator, (Zondervan: Grand Rapids, 2004), p. 286. 4. Swindoll, Charles R., Growing Strong in the Seasons of Life, (Zondervan: Grand Rapids, 1983), p. 375. 5. Colson, Charles, How Now Shall We Live?, (Tyndale House: Wheaton, 1999), p. 66. 6 ...

217. In the Darkness of Fear, There Is the Light of Joy

Luke 2:8-20

Sermon

Thomas A. Pilgrim

... in American history. One Christmas, at his Riverside Church in New York, he preached a sermon titled, “Christ Himself Is Christianity.”6 He is the light of the world, and he is the light of joy. This is your best gift at Christmas ... 1.Phillips Brooks, “O Little Town Of Bethlehem,” The United Methodist Hymnal (Nashville: The United Methodist Publishing House, 1989), p. 230. 2.R. Alan Culpepper, “The Gospel Of Luke,” The New Interpreter’s Bible, Vol. IX (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1995), p. 62. 3 ...

218. When the Bills Come Due

1 Timothy 6:6-10

Sermon

James Merritt

... lap a good measure pressed down, shaken together, and running over. For by your standard of measure it will be measured to you in return." (Luke 6:38, NASB) "Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house, and test Me now in this, ... yourself. I was shocked to learn that the personal savings rate of disposable income in this country is roughly 1%. The Federal Reserve every 3 years conducts the Survey of Consumer Finances and found that 61% of all workers between the ages of 24 ...

219. Still Surprised After Christmas

Luke 2:21-40

Sermon

David J. Kalas

... emphasis on the name of the Lord (see Genesis 4:26b; Exodus 3:13-15, 20:7; 1 Kings 8:14-29; Psalm 113:3; Proverbs 18:10) and the New Testament emphasis on the name of ... greatness? How does one perceive, in a crowd, which parents are carrying a special child? Luke wrote that Simeon was “guided by the Spirit,” and so it must have been. ... John 6:44-45), for all who come to know the Father (Matthew 11:27), and as Paul wrote in our New Testament lection for all who come to know God as Father (Galatians 4:6). ...

220. The Song of Servanthood

Luke 1:39-45 (46-54)

Sermon

Derl G. Keefer

... to us…And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ” (1 John 1:1-3 NIV). Second, it was through the birth that this plan continued. We read it in Luke’s account when the angel appeared to Mary and said, “The Holy Spirit will come ... Man must be delivered over to the hands of sinners, be crucified and on the third day be raised again.’” (Luke 24:6-7 NIV). “The resurrection is God’s ‘Amen!’ to Christ’s statement, ‘It is finished’” (Lewis Johnson). Mary’s ...

221. Marketplace Christianity

John 2:13-22

Sermon

Lori Wagner

Do you employ a “market mentality” or a “relational mentality”? What does this mean? Put simply, a market mentality sees things in terms of transactions and commodities, resources, and dispensability. A relational mentality however sees things in terms of developing partnerships, relationships, long-term collaborations that benefit both parties and share a vision. The former can easily fluctuate. The latter, however, requires time and effort to develop and cultivates trust, loyalty, and commitment over ...

222. A Divided Family

Mark 3:20-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... include the notion that, at the very beginning of his ministry, Jesus’ own family had questions about his sanity? Matthew and Luke, who incorporated much of the same material as Mark in their versions of these stories, have nothing to say about ... ’s true, ask any member of his family. 1. Loyal Jones and Billy Edd Wheeler, Laughter in Appalachia (New York: Ivy Books, 1987). 2. https://bible.org/seriespage/lesson-33-why-we-have-family-problems-genesis-161-6. 3. Reader’s Digest (Reader’s Digest USA). 4. ...

223. Explore the Evidence

Acts 1:1-3

Sermon

James Merritt

... the line. Dr. Luke evidently was also very interested in the law and in legally defending the resurrection, because he says in Acts 1:3, "To these He also presented Himself alive after His suffering by many convincing proofs…" (Acts 1:3, NASB) There is ... fact, when you put all the scriptures together, we are told that Jesus appeared on 10 different occasions over a period of 6 weeks to at least 516 witnesses. He appeared in the morning, in the afternoon, and in the evening. He appeared indoors. He appeared ...

224. Setting His Face Toward Jerusalem

Luke 9:51-62

Sermon

King Duncan

... 3,100 they’ll make your video go “viral” by getting you a million views. The article concludes with the following advice: “No matter what social network you’re on, you can buy your way to popularity.” (1) It’s a shame Jesus didn’t have this technology in his day. In this passage in Luke ... his servants, using his resources and unafraid of his enemies, confident in the future as His future.” (6) Would you live differently if you were confident in the future as God’s future? Would anything ...

225. Mighty Morphin Power People

Luke 9:28-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... answers, “At first I was convinced that I would change them. Now I go on shouting because I don’t want them to change me.” (6) We don’t want to be changed by the world, but we do want for Christ to change us, just as he transformed those men ... God. Won’t you give him your heart today? 1. Doc’s Daily Chuckles, http://family-safe-mail.com/. 2. Daily Encounter, http://www.actsweb.org/. 3. http://genebrooks.blogspot.com/2012/04/luke-928-36-transfiguration.html. 4. Contributed. Source unknown. 5. ...

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