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276. The Rich Ruler

Luke 18:18-30

Understanding Series

Craig A. Evans

... order.) Not included in the list of the commandments are the first four concerned with a person’s proper relationship to God (Exod. 20:3–11; Deut. 5:7–15). (Luke omits Mark’s “do not defraud” [Mark 10:19], probably because the evangelist recognized that it was really not one of the Ten Commandments, Matthew also omits it.) The ruler is able to reply that since his youth he has kept all these commandments. Jesus, however, discerns that what this person lacks is an undivided loyalty ...

277. The Offer of Life or Death

Deuteronomy 30:11-20

Understanding Series

Christopher J. H. Wright

... way to live are fully set before us in Jesus Christ, in who he was and what he said and did. (P. D. Miller, Deuteronomy, p. 216) 30:15–20 An open choice. And so this powerful summary of the whole book reaches its climax charged with evangelistic energy, emotion, and urgency (cf. Ezek. 18:30–32). All the points expressed have been made before, but combining them in this fashion increases their intensity. The issue is a matter of life and death. The context shows that the whole nation and its continuing ...

278. The Advocate and the Street Where You Live

John 15:26-27, 16:4-15

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... the truth." In other words, the Advocate justifies us before God and sanctifies us as well. As sanctified sinners we are called to share faith with others. That's called witnessing. Every Christian is not an evangelist (only some as Ephesians 4:11 says), but every Christian is a witness (Acts 1:8). Evangelists are called to declare the gospel; witnesses are called to share the gospel. That may seem like a small distinction, but it is an important one. Our job as Christian witnesses isn't to convert people ...

279. Setting His Face Toward Jerusalem

Luke 9:51-62

Sermon

King Duncan

... confidently, so that others can come to know God. You never know the impact your faith story can have on others. You never know whose life will be changed because you were faithful and unafraid in sharing the love of Jesus. Tony Campolo is an author, evangelist and a professor of sociology at Eastern College in Pennsylvania. He preaches all over the country. A few years ago a middle-aged couple came to thank Campolo for his preaching. A few years earlier, their daughter had been caught up in a life of wild ...

280. Planted for a Purpose

Luke 13:1-9

Sermon

John M. Braaten

... bit uncomfortable because hearing that word can bring to mind pictures of high-powered religious crusades, revivals, and evangelists. We may wonder, "Is that what evangelism is?" We think of television preachers appealing to people to, "give ... have trouble with that kind of approach. Neither our Lord nor his disciples ever dealt with anybody in that way. Yet we are called to be evangelists, to bear witness to our faith as we live and move and have our being right here in our own community. But what does that ...

281. No Longer Home Alone

John 15:13-17

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Arley K. Fadness

... the gospel from the first day until now" (Philippians 1:3-5). If you and I cannot find health and healing -- find acceptance and a sense of belonging, and affirmation -- in the church of Jesus Christ, we will not find it anywhere. This is the greatest evangelistic time in history for the church of Christ. It is the greatest opportunity to bring people together as family -- the family of God where love reigns, where sins are forgiven, and where we know we belong. A letter came to the editor of a large city ...

282. Song of Joy

Luke 2:8-20

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... to the townspeople. They sang to the other shepherds. They sang to the downtrodden. They sang to the farmers! They sang to the sheep. Shepherds are always talking to their sheep. They sang to anyone who would listen. The shepherds were Jesus’ first and foremost evangelists, who heard God’s song, and couldn’t help but sing it to everyone they met! Singing God’s Heavenly Song is the utmost expression of joy! And those shepherds were singing a joy song! Good news! They couldn’t help it! God’s Song ...

283. Lazarus Rising

John 11:1-16, John 11:17-37, John 11:38-44, John 11:45-57, John 12:1-11, John 12:12-19

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Lori Wagner

... after that. After Jesus was convicted and crucified, he took Mary (Jesus’ mother) with him and took refuge at Ktion in Cypress in 33 CE. He was ordained there by Paul and Barnabus and became the first Bishop of Kition. It’s said, also met John the Evangelist. He died in 63 CE. It’s also said that during the reign of Leo VI, his bones were then transferred to Constantinople in 890 CE. On his tomb were the words inscribed, “Lazarus the Friend of Christ.” If this is true, then the “contract” on ...

284. "Salt and Swaddle"

Luke 2:1-20 · 1 Samuel 16:1-23

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... Tabernacles, the Good Shepherd (John 10:11), the holy Messiah King. And if those signs weren’t enough, there was also the experience of the angels declaring the “good news”! That could shake you up a bit, no? It’s SO God that the first evangelists for Jesus were shepherds. Shepherds –who had every reason to want to regain their honorable status in life again, who pined for the honor of Israel, who lay awake at night watching the stars and the weather as they watched their flocks, looking for the ...

285. Wake Me Up!

Romans 13:8-14

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Lori Wagner

... takes a unique blend to do the work of Christ in the world in new and unique ways. It takes continually adding and trying new ingredients, and bringing in new ideas and new people in order to serve the tastes of every culture. Paul is Jesus’ best evangelist not just because he parrots what he says. But because he dares to try to live it out by building a church modeled on Jesus’ ideas of extreme diversity and universal love. The thing is, Paul succeeded. The church is not perfect. No church is. And like ...

286. My Religion vs Yours

Humor

In a PEANUTS comic strip, Linus listens attentively as his little sister tells him about her potential as an evangelist. She says to Linus: "I would have made a good evangelist. Do you know that kid who sits behind me at school? I convinced him that my religion is better than his religion." "How did you do that?" Linus asks. "I hit him with my lunch box!" Lucy replies.

287. Teeth Provided

Humor

Evangelist: There will be weeping, wailing and gnashing of teeth among the wicked who pass on to the next world. Old Timer: What about those who haven't any teeth? Evangelist: Teeth will be provided.

288. Cherish the Moment

Mark 1:14-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... to recognize that you were made to contribute something special to this world. You have a responsibility to live for something beyond your own desires. You can be part of healing the world and bringing the kingdom of God on earth. In 1947, a young evangelist named Bob Pierce traveled to China for a preaching tour. While there, he met a woman named Beth Albert who ran a ministry to lepers. Lepers in that area of China were outcasts, banished from their towns or killed to prevent them infecting the healthy ...

289. Rising to New Life

1 Corinthians 15:1-11

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... All of these many “deaths” in our lives need the healing remedy of Christ’s resurrection. Because of its centrality, it is certainly no surprise that all four of the gospel evangelists present a clear account of the resurrection. While the gospel of Mark, the first evangelist chronologically, presents a very brief story, Matthew, Luke, and John give more full accounts, including many famous post-resurrection stories. Interestingly, however, the first written account of the resurrection actually comes ...

290. The Transformative Power of God

1 John 1:1--2:2

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... creation story in the book of Genesis that God said on the first day, “Let there be light.” Of course, this was the light of the sun that bathes the earth, an important function of our world to be certain, but not the critical light of which the evangelist speaks. Jesus is the true light who came to transform the darkness of the world, namely the absence of the full revelation of God, into the light which is the presence of God incarnate in him. We know, as well, that John tells us in the prologue of ...

291. How to Pray

Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... for ‘Prayer’ in the New Testament” by Rick Renner, Rick Renner Ministries https://renner.org/article/the-most-common-word-for-prayer-in-the-new-testament/. 3. “The God Phone” by Leora Smith, Longreads, January 2020, https://longreads.com/2020/01/14/the-god-phone/. 4. “How Female Missionaries and Evangelists Paved the Way for #MeToo” by Sarita D. Gallagher, Christianity Today, June 12, 2018. https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2018/june-web-only/metoo-how-female-missionaries-and ...

292. A Miracle of Grace

Philemon 1:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... Ray, Wanted Dumb or Alive: 100 New Stories from . . . (Nashville: Rutledge Hill Press, 1996). 2. From E-Meditation: Love and Forgiveness: 2/14/. 3. “Christians Worldwide Mourn Ex-KKK Turned Evangelist,” CBN.com, October 28, 2014, https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2014/october/ex-kkk-wizard-turned-christian-evangelist-dies. 4. The Day I Met God, Edited by Jim & Karen Covell and Victorya Rogers (Sisters, OR: Multnomah, 2001), pp. 13-20. 5. “What Happened to Onesimus?” by Danny Pierce BostonBibleGeeks ...

293. The Window Of Time Is Closing

2 Peter 3:8-15a

Sermon

Ronald Love

... and why we came to believe in Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior. We must encourage individuals to invite Jesus into their lives. We must be willing to share biblical passages. We need to avoid excuse making as to why I am not qualified to be an evangelist. We need to stop pretending that we don’t know anyone who is not already a Christian. And as much as I dislike scare tactics, we must be serious in our presentation that there is a day of judgment. Lauren Daigle is a Christian singer who has won ...

294. Lord To Whom Shall We Go?

John 6:56-69

Sermon

David Coffin

... who was not her husband. Yet, Jesus promised her eternal life that was the zway sort of life. She could get on with her life and have a fresh future despite any past mistakes or bad choices. John 4:39 reported that this woman had new life as an evangelist for Jesus. Many Samaritans from that city believed in him because of the woman’s testimony. Later in John 11, Jesus raised his friend Lazarus up to this new life or zway. Jesus as the giver of new life is one recurring theme in John’s gospel. The young ...

295. What's In a Name?

Mark 10:2-16 · Hebrews 1:1-4, 2:5-12 · Psalm 8

Sermon

Thomas C. Willadsen

... it announced Jesus’ birth is “Do not be afraid.” Then that angel was joined by an army of angels. That’s what “heavenly host” means, an army of angels. The word “evangelism” has “angel” right in the middle, because evangelists carry good news. I hope that we are all both angels and evangelists. Image #9 — “For a little while, lower than the angels.” Hebrews 2:7 (NRSV). When Jesus was on earth and lived as a man, Jesus was down on the level of humanity, but now he’s up above again ...

296. Pressing On In Faith

Philippians 3:4b-14

Sermon

Bonnie Bates

... to and becoming the person Christ calls us to be. Recognition of the gift of Jesus’ life, ministry, death, and resurrection reminds us what we have a responsibility to do and to become. We know from learning about Paul that he was a great believer, a great evangelist and worked planting churches for the perpetuation and expansion of the church. Yet, Paul wrote that he was still pressing on toward the goal. He had not arrived where he wanted to be in his faith. There was still more for him to do and be ...

297. 2025 Lent Sermon Series

Sermon

Various Authors

... 7. When The Risen Christ Comes Looking For Us – John 21:15-25 The Tragedy and the Triumph by King Duncan 1. The Case of the Dancing Man – Psalm 51:1-19 2. The Garden of Temptation – Genesis 3:1-24 3. Leaving Home – Genesis 12:1-8 4. The Evangelist Has a Shady Past – John 4:1-26 5. Playing the Blame Game – John 9:1-12 6. Daring Thomas – John 11:1-16 7. The Triumph and the Tragedy – Matthew 21:1-11 8. Why Are You Here? – 1 Corinthians 11:17-34 9. Eyewitness News – John 20:1 ...

298. Walking On Our Hands

John 8:31-41

Sermon

J. Will Ormond

... He could smell the fragrance of the flowers without bending down. He was close to the earth where he could see vividly the beauty of grass, and he met the butterfly eyeball to eyeball as it skimmed along the ground.1 Kysar concludes that the Evangelist John walks on his hands because he has a different perspective on the story of Jesus than do the other Gospels. Matthew, Mark, and Luke are known as the "Synoptic Gospels" because they "see together." They follow the same general outline of Jesus' story, and ...

299. With Fire In His Eyes

Luke 6:17-26

Illustration

Richard A. Jensen

... of its own, the nation of Eritrea. Dr. Yacob was born and raised in Asmara, the capital of Eritrea. Early on in his life he had a fire in his eyes for the gospel message of Jesus Christ. In his school days he was already an evangelist telling other students about Jesus. He fought with school authorities in order to get a place on the school grounds where the students might meet for Bible study and prayer. After high school Dr. Yacob attended the Lutheran seminary in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. He was a dilligent ...

300. God's Evangelism Plans

Acts 16:16-40

Illustration

Richard A. Jensen

... that Pastor Gudina's wife was also imprisoned. "She has adjusted to prison life very well," Pastor Yadessa said. "She sews sweaters for people and distributes Bibles that are sent to her. She and many of the other imprisoned Christians have become great evangelists in the prisons. God has God's own evangelism plans," Pastor Yadessa proclaimed with a smile. He told another story of God's evangelism planning. At the time of his address to his American audience Pastor Yadessa was the director of evangelism for ...

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