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201. The Well Watered Soul

Ezekiel 17:1-24, Ezekiel 47:1-12, Matthew 12:1-14

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... Send Rains of Redemption and Restoration to Dry Up Storms (Zechariah 10) The Vine of Israel is Planted by Water (Ezekiel 19) Jesus Withers a Tree Outside of Jerusalem (Matthew 21:1-21 and Mark 11:20) Mark’s Witness to Jesus’ Healing of a Withered Hand (3:1-12) Luke’s Witness to Jesus’ Healing of a Withered Hand (6:6-11) Image Exegesis: The Hand of God / The Rain of God / The Outstretched Arm / The Withered Hand In the stories of Jesus’ healing of the withered hand, and the story of Jeroboam, and ...

202. Trapped!

Romans 6:15-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... was utterly constrained. “The coaster train ran on a meticulously constructed steel track that wasn’t going anywhere,” says Mark Roberts, “thank God and Magic Mountain’s engineers.” He was restrained in his seat with a steel harness that ... . . . Be kind today, be bold today and love people today, not by your standards but by God’s perfect unfailing love.” (6) Yes, that is the testimony of a repentant Justin Bieber. We all get stuck from time to time. Trapped . . . Temporarily enslaved by ...

203. A New Beginning

2 Corinthians 5:16-21

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... love comes into being through that which is pleasing to it, “the love of God does not find, but creates that which is pleasing to it.”[6] God has put the past behind us. He does not love like human love works. God loves the kind of person he is going to make ... Mark, and Luke” (1555), in Calvin’s Commentaries, Vol. XVI/2, trans. James Anderson (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 2005), p. 347. [5] Karl Barth, Church Dogmatics, Vol.IV/1, trams. G. W. Bromiley (Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1956), p.597. [6 ...

204. Stop in the Name of Love

Matthew 3:13-17

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... www.imdb.com/name/nm0919321/bio?ref_=nm_dyk_qt_sm#quotes. 4. “10 Of the Oldest Bridges Still Standing” by Aiden McNicholas, Thetravel.com August 16, 2019. https://www.thetravel.com/oldest-standing-bridges/. 5. Ben Helmer, http://episcopaldigitalnetwork.com/stw/2013/12/31/1-epiphany-a-2014. 6. Mark E. Diehl, “Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations: The Practice of Extravagant Generosity,” February 9, 2014. Cited by Gregory Knox Jones, https://www.wpc.org/uploads/sermons/pdf/January10Jones2016.pdf.

205. Let's Go Fishing

Mark 1:14-20

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... C. Humes, Podium Humor, (New York: Harper & Row, 1975), 189-190. 3. Jacob Braude, Braude’s Treasury, 78.. 4. Abraham Lincoln, quoted by William Barclay, The Gospel of Mark, Daily Study Bible Series, (Philadelphia: Westminster, 1956), 19. 5. G. Duane Baun, Gospel Notes for Next Sunday, no. 2946, (January 24, 1997), Ecunet. 6. David E. Leininger, Lectionary Tales for the Pulpit, Series VI, Cycle A, (Lima, OH: CSS Publishing, 2007), 35. 7. James S. Hewett, Illustrations Unlimited (Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House ...

206. The View From The Mountaintop

Mark 9:2-9

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... lived) is the one that hears the loving Dad of an epileptic child at the end of his rope say, “I believe; help my unbelief! (Mark 9:24)” and we whisper Amen. Lincoln once said, “I have often wished that I was a more devout man than I am. Nevertheless, ... Religion and the American Civil War (New York: Routledge, 2015), 447. 5. Mark Noll, The Puzzling faith of Abraham Lincoln, http://www.christianitytoday.com/ch/1992/issue33/3311.html. 6. http://www.biblebb.com/files/RD-001WP.htm. 7. McPherson, ibid., 75. ...

207. Marked By The Cross

Romans 6:2-4

Sermon

George Bass

... hands and looked straight into my eyes, his own wide with sudden realization. He spoke in a hushed voice as if telling me a secret, ‘Maybe they don’t know he’s alive.’ ”6 That is why it is indelible; God burns the cross into our consciousness through the good news of Jesus’ resurrection. The “mark of the cross” is “still there,” as it was when we were baptized. His death and resurrection have made it indelible. So, many initiated and informed people make the sign of the cross, retracing ...

208. Not the Seasons for Figs

Mark 11:12-19

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... out before them. It would have been a reasonable time to stop for a “coffee break” and have something to eat. Mark tells us that Jesus was hungry. Mark’s Jesus is nothing if not human. He experiences hunger and thirst, just like everybody else. But then He does ... ’t shown much good fruit. And Jesus was disappointed. Perhaps the whole thing is a parable. Luke makes it such in Chapter 13:6-9. Or perhaps here it is an enacted parable. The disciples come upon a fig tree which is showing a burst of new ...

209. In the Cross of Christ We Glory

Mark 8:31--9:1

Sermon

Michael Milton

... to be from hell: …”Get behind me, Satan! For you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man” (Mark 8:33). This shows me that I can go from soaring with the eagles in one minute to wallowing with the hogs the next. I have ... stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,” and “A stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense”… (1 Peter 2:6-8). There is a stumbling which leads to salvation. So often in my work as a pastor, I make schedules only to have them ...

210. Changing Times

Mark 1:1-8

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... The remnant is to be pardoned and comforted, and a path leading toward the growing eschatological messianic kingdom is to be prepared. Verses 6-8 are a brief recollection of the judgment dimension of the day of the Lord, but spoken in a way that serves to ... put it: “Of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these, ‘It might have been.’ ” This mirrors the urgency of Mark’s opening words. While some hoped for the day of the Lord to bring joy and meaning and blessing, those who ignored it would ...

211. Greed - Putting Things In Their Proper Perspective

Matthew 6:25-34

Sermon

R. Curtis Fussell

... of them were essential. At the end of this century, the average American has 496 wants and thinks that 96 of them are essential for happiness.6 That's a sixfold increase. To satisfy this craving for more, we have in this country twice as many shopping centers as we do high ... t own me. If I can only get it to help me by marking in it, then I do that, and I'm giving you permission to use this book as I do. Write in it all you want to, if it's helpful. Your marks in fact may help me to see something in it I've ...

212. A Theology of Work - Labor Day

Deuteronomy 5:1-33

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... Genesis 2:15 4. Genesis 3:16-19a 5. M. Eugene Boring, "The Gospel of Matthew," The New Interpreter's Bible, CD-ROM, (Nashville: Abingdon, 1998) 6. Deuteronomy 23:25 7. William Barclay, The Daily Study Bible, CD-ROM edition (Liguori, MO: Liguori Faithware, 1996) used by permission of Westminster/John Knox Press 8. 1 Samuel 21:1-6 9. Hosea 6:6 10. Mark 2:27 11. Peter Marshall, "Living Like Gerbils," Christianity Today, 4/27/92, p. 15 12. Juliet Schor, The Overworked American: the Unexpected Decline of Leisure ...

213. A Clear and Present Danger

Nehemiah 5:1-19

Sermon

James Merritt

... out his greatest weapon – division. Why is that his greatest weapon? As Jesus said in Mark 3:25, "If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand." (Mark 3:25, NIV) As soon as our founding fathers signed the Declaration of Independence, Benjamin ... and how you are still helping them. You belong to God and he won't forget the love you have shown his people. (Hebrews 6:10, CEV) Now I want to leave this message with two very practical applications for all of you who are Cross Pointers all ready ...

214. Moving On

Luke 6:12-16, Luke 9:1-9, Luke 10:1-24

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... of Sin Psalm 35: Chaff Before the Wind Psalm 91: God’s Protection Psalm 140: God’s Protection Psalm 121: God’s Protection The Call of Jeremiah (Jeremiah 1) Isaiah’s Dream (6) Isaiah’s Warning to the False Prophets in Jerusalem (28) Zephaniah’s Warning (2) Matthew’s Witness to Jesus’ Choosing of Apostles (9:35-11:1 and 11:2-12:8) Mark’s Witness to Jesus’ Choosing of Apostles (3:13-3:19) Acts Naming of Jesus’ Inner Circle with the Addition of A New Apostle (1:12-26) Paul’s Letter to ...

215. Slow Burn

Matthew 5:13-16, Matthew 6:19-24

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... among yourselves, and be at peace with each other.” (Mark 9:50) Everyone will be salted with fire. (Mark 9:49) Is tasteless food eaten without salt, or is there flavor in the sap of the mallow? (Job 6:6) Prop: large salt granules or pink Himalayan rock salt / photos ... the Story Lectionary Major Text Matthew’s Account of Jesus’ Teaching on a Mountainside Regarding Salt and Light (5:13-16 and 6:19-24) Minor Text The Light Comes into Being (Genesis 1) The Lord Makes a Covenant with Abram as a Smoking ...

216. Happiness Full Stop

John 15:9-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... mountain so his new wife and her daughters could travel safely down the mountain. With only a chisel and his two hands, Liu carved 6,000 steps in stone down the side of the mountain. It took him 57 years to complete this project. Imagine how tedious and ... his “deepest disappointment” came when he got up close to the statue and saw that it had no scars. No nail marks. No whip marks. No evidence of how much Jesus’ love for us cost him. (9) Yes, love and happiness are inseparable. But love requires ...

217. "Good Friday People In An Easter World"

Mark 15:37-47, Mark 16:1-6

Sermon

... his cross when all the men had fled. Forgive us, when we need the glory of Easter morning to bring us to faith; when we need to see in order to believe. Grant us the faith of those who believed even before the resurrection. Amen. Scripture: Mark 15:37-47 and 16:1-6 Hymn: [Tune: Sine Nomine, often sung as "For All The Saints") 1. Sing to the Lord, on resurrection day; From cross to tomb, we follow on Christ’s way, Your faithful people, here to praise and pray. For Easter wonder! Alleluia! 2. For three sad ...

218. Time and Stewardship

Sermon

Larry Powell

... -control." (Galatians 5:22-23) The apostle assured the Church that a Christian is easily identified by these marks, not by the nail marks on one's hands, or marks on the forehead or symbols and signs. Yes, it is true that, in the second Corinthian letter, Paul ... 5) all Soviet students take seven years of foreign language; eighteen percent of American students study foreign languages; (6) in a comparative study of fourteen-year-old students in nineteen countries, Americans ranked fifteenth in science. Another ...

219. Knowing the Secret

Mark 1:9-13

Sermon

Thomas Long

... , baptized in the very name of the one whose secret we have always known: Surely this is the Son of God! 1. Lamar Williamson, Jr., Mark [Interpretation Commentaries] (Atlanta: John Knox Press, 1983), p. 35. 2. Flannery O’Conner, "The River" in The Complete Stories (New York: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 1971), pp. 165-6. 3. John Steinbeck, Sweet Thursday as quoted in Robert McAfee Brown, Creative Dislocation (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1980), p. 118. 4. Robert McAfee Brown, Creative Dislocation (Nashville ...

220. God’s Greatest Gamble

Mark 12:1-12

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... do that. God created us and gave us freedom...and accountability. That’s the point of the parable in the 12th chapter of Mark. We are not naked chickens, not puppets on a string, not robots who can be programmed to always produce the same results. We ... to be the shepherd of the sheep...but you know your people better than I do!” Perhaps...”They will respect my son.” (v. 6) Perhaps. But I wouldn’t count on it. That’s a pretty big gamble. Years ago Harry Emerson Fosdick made the observation that ...

221. The Beginning of the Story

Mark 1:1-8

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... in mind when he said, “Return to the Lord,” (55:7) and what Hosea was pleading for, “Come, let us return to the Lord” (6:1). It’s what the Prodigal Son did when he came to himself, and made the decision to return home to the father’s ... this is his 3,125th or his 3,240th day of sobriety. If you and I had been in the shape he was, we would want to mark that day too. About 9 years ago – Roger was a hopeless drunk on the verge of losing everything. Down under the bridge that spans the Mississippi ...

222. General William Booth

Matthew 25:31-46

Sermon

Carroll Gunkel

... General William Booth involve not just his aims, but, more importantly, how he accomplished the goals he set for himself and his army. First, Booth’s ministry was marked by intense dedication. Following his conversion experience - his meeting with the Master - Booth said: "I made up my mind that God almighty should have all there was of William Booth."6 He demanded the same dedication from all the members of the Army. Every Salvationist was expected to live among the people he or she would serve. Before ...

223. Resurrection: From Slave to Child

Galatians 3:26--4:7

Sermon

Leonard H. Budd

... tracks, blinded by the sun in the sky and by a spirit that rested upon his soul. "Saul, why do you persecute me?" (Acts 21:6-11). The voice of Jesus echoed, if not from the distant hills, at least from the inner recesses of Saul’s conscience. Lying flat against ... nation. Make us appreciative, O God. We come with prayers of petition. Your Spirit is needed upon our living. We are marked with weaknesses where strengths can be. We are stained by guilt, where the freshness of forgiveness can make the essential ...

224. If We Had Known You Were Going To Win . . .

Acts 10:34-43

Sermon

King Duncan

... left it behind! His faith in Jesus was so great that he assumed he wouldn’t need his cane anymore after meeting the Master. (6) That is what Easter faith is all about. It is about hope. Writer H.G. Wells, reflecting on the glory of Easter, wrote, “All ... truth of the resurrection when they see the tranquil mind, the unquenchable joy, the outgoing love, and the irrepressible sense of victory that marks our lives. And we won’t have to say, when we stand before God: “If I’d known you were going to win ...

225. Willing And Able

Mark 1:40-45

Sermon

King Duncan

... help you with any problem you have today? The man with leprosy knew Jesus was able. WHAT HE WANTED TO KNOW WAS IF JESUS WAS WILLING. Mark tells us that "he knelt in front of the Master and pleaded, "˜If you are willing, you can make me clean.'" If you are willing. Think ... they have made in life, some have simply been victims of abuse, divorce, poverty, and other circumstances we'll never understand. (6) Life is good for S. R. Morris and his wife. They are discovering the power and presence of God in their ...

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