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276. Baptism of Our Lord

Luke 3:21-38, Luke 3:1-20, Isaiah 43:1-13, Isaiah 42:1-9, Acts 8:9-25, Acts 10:23b-48

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... -7 The servant church. In this First Lesson we have a servant song about Israel as God's servant who will be anointed with the Spirit to bring justice and light to the nations. The preacher can see the fulfillment of the prophecy in Jesus, and then the church as God' ... . Here is a much needed conception of the church as God's servant. To be this the church needs to be anointed by the Spirit. (v. 1) As servant, the church will not use force but the compassion of love to attain her goals. (vv. 2, 3) She will ...

277. Filling the Hole in Our Hearts

Acts 2:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... death camps but Corrie managed to survive. She later became famous as a Christian author and speaker, because she was so obviously filled with the Spirit of God. Listen to what Corrie ten Boom said to one of her audiences. She said: “I have a glove here in my hand. ... , it can do many things. True, it is not the glove, but my hand in the glove that acts. We are gloves. It is the Holy Spirit in us who is the hand, who does the job. We have to make room for the hand so that every finger is filled.” (3) That ...

278. The Power of the Unseen

John 3:1-21

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... , and chastity. The greatest is love. For love overpowers not just sin and evil but fear. And fear is the greatest stumbling block to the kind of faith that empowers you and upholds you. And guess what, when you enter into a faith community that is infused with the Holy Spirit, you can feel it! You may not be able to put your finger on where it’s coming from or how it got there. You may not be able to nail down how to document it or prove it. But you sure can feel it! You know it’s there ...

279. The Baptism Of Our Lord

Mk 1:4-11 · Act 19:1-7 · Acts 10:34-38 · Isa 42:1-9 · Gen 1:1-5 · Ps 29

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Russell F. Anderson

... ). We are adopted into God's family and empowered for ministry through water and the word. Lesson 1: Isaiah 42:1-9 Sermon Title: Mission Mandate: Live As A Covenant People! Sermon Angle: A word of hope came to God's oppressed people through Isaiah. God was giving his Spirit to them; they would be a covenantal sign of God's redemptive love (v. 6). They had a mission to be a light to the nations and free those who were oppressed (v. 7). This is the same mission Jesus took upon himself in his baptism and which ...

280. The Glory of the New Covenant

2 Corinthians 3:7-17; 4:1-6

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

... the ministry of Moses (cf. 2:14, 16, 17; 3:4–5). In light of his assertion that “the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life” (3:6), Paul goes on in 3:7–18 to explain the essential difference between the two ministries. The apostle bases ... evil age is governed by “the rulers of this age” (1 Cor. 2:6, 8) and “the prince of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in the sons of disobedience” (Eph. 2:2). Hence, the ruler of this age (apparently Satan) could also be called “the ...

281. On Being Lifted Beyond Ourselves

Romans 8:18-27

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... hast thou forsaken me?" Then he heard the Father in him cry out to the Father in heaven, "Into thy hands I commend my spirit." And there was peace. William Barclay refers us to Epictetus who reveals something of this absolute trust in God: "Have courage to look up ... He goes on, "Down deep I knew that forces were at work which were demanding that I rethink every facet of my life." The Spirit won the battle and Colson became a new man. "I knew the time had come for me: I could not sidestep the central question ...

282. A LITURGICAL DRAMA FOR PENTECOST

Drama

Tom Eberle

... his tumor at all. H.S.: It might affect your attitude about facing a dying person. Voice 4: [sarcastically] And you will solve his/her marriage problem, and make me want to go back home. Anthing else in your magic wand? H.S.: Nothing magic, just the gift of my Spirit. I suppose I should return you to your world. It’s too early to say if my experiment will have any effect. I will still be here, though. You will feel my breath of wind stir the air. You will see a warm glow in a friend and something deep ...

283. Salvation as Personal Experience

Romans 9:30--10:21

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T. A. Kantonen

... . Ethelbert Stauffer sums up the Pauline solution in this way: "God’s active will summons man’s will to action ... God’s action becomes effective in man’s. God himself is at work in our work. The grace of God is potential energy which seeks actualization. The Spirit is at one and the same time a gift and a task. Divine election means being called to serve ... As the power of God’s will grows, the effort of man’s will does not decrease, but grows."18 What Paul is saying is that the redeeming ...

284. Baptism Of Our Lord

Mark 1:9-13, Mark 1:1-8, Acts 19:1-22, Genesis 1:1-2:3

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John R. Brokhoff

... birth "In those days Jesus came from Nazareth" v. 9. Life is a great privilege and adventure. It began on your birthday. b. The day of your rebirth baptism "Was baptized by John" (v. 9). c. Why baptism is the second greatest day in your life 1. New birth "The Spirit descending upon him like a dove" (v. 10). 2. Adoption into God's family "My beloved Son" (v. 11). 3. Were you at your baptism? (1:9-11). Need: How can one be baptized and not be there? It is possible for a candidate to be physically present but ...

285. Glorious Surprises

1 Corinthians 2:6-16

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... ARE SET ON THE WRONG CHANNEL. Have you noticed the unflattering way the Christian faith is treated in most movies? That's because most movie producers have their spiritual dials set on the channel of the world rather than the channel of the Spirit. One survey found that in all instances when TV refers to church and clergy, 90 percent are negative. Recently I was trying to witness gently to an unchurched person. I invited him to our church. He asked, "In Your church do people speak out in worship in strange ...

286. Proper 10

Genesis 25:19-34, Isaiah 55:1-13, Romans 8:1-17, Romans 8:18-27, Matthew 13:1-23

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John R. Brokhoff

... with flocks" (v. 13b). Prayer of the Day "Almighty God, we thank you for planting in us the seed of your word. By your Holy Spirit help us to receive it with joy, live according to it, and grow in faith and hope and love." Hymn of the Day "Almighty God ... the old Adam in us. This way leads to God's condemnation and death. The other way is to live in Christ, that is, in the Spirit of God. This way results in peace with God and a life of goodness. This sermon is needed by people now living according to the flesh ...

287. God’s Love and Ours

1 John 4:7-21, 1 John 5:1-12

Understanding Series

Thomas F. Johnson

... Jesus Christ has come in the flesh” (4:2), and in the community’s affirmation that “Jesus is the Son of God” (4:15; 5:5; cf. 2:23). Further, it is implied in the opponents’ denial that Jesus is the Christ (2:22) and in the refusal of the “spirit of antichrist” to “acknowledge Jesus” (4:3). To believe that Jesus is the Christ is to believe that the one who came in the flesh (John 1:14), the fully human Jesus, is also the divine Son of God (John 20:31), the one who came from heaven (John 13 ...

288. Faith in the Son of God

1 John 5:1-12, 1 John 4:7-21

Understanding Series

Thomas F. Johnson

289. Trinity Sunday

Romans 5:1-11, Proverbs 8:1-36, John 16:5-16

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... the blessing from God through the three persons. Outline: What more could you want of God. a. Peace with God the Father v. 1. b. Joy of the hope of God's glory through the grace of the Son v. 2. c. Love of God in your heart through the Spirit v. 5. WORSHIP RESOURCES Prayer Of The Day: "Almighty and ever-living God, you have given us grace, by the confession of the true faith, to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity and, in the power of your divine majesty, to worship the unity. Keep us in this faith ...

290. Trinity Sunday

Jn 16:12-15 · Rom 5:1-5 · Prov 8:22-31

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John R. Brokhoff

... handle? People need to see and respond to a triune God who has all grace and power which he makes available to his children. Outline: Our all-sufficient God, the Trinity a. Father - the God who has all - v. 15 b. Son - the God who shares all - v. 15 c. Spirit - the God who shows all - v. 13 Lesson 1: Proverbs 8:22-31 1. The Lady who Watched God Create (8:22-31). Need: Much emphasis today is upon women who cry out for equality with men. Accordingly, we are trying to remove sexist language in the Bible and in ...

291. A Continuing Presence

John 16:5-16

Sermon

Larry Powell

... class or worship service and the teacher or minister puts together just the right combination of words that speaks in a personal way to a situation in your life. Some of you are thinking now, "That list is so pitifully shallow. If you really want to hear how the Spirit touches lives, let me tell you about ..." Yes! That is precisely what I want you to do. Recall that time, or times, in your life when you felt the breath of God mingling with your own breath; the mind of God inspiring your own mind; the Holy ...

292. Spiritual Resuscitation

Romans 8:6-11

Sermon

David O. Bales

... . You're not some kind of a wrench that God picks up, adjusts, uses, and puts back on the workbench. God wants you for a living, spirit-breathing partner, someone who can follow God's lead. In Lent, we try to concentrate upon God's new life, not in order to become more ... attracts us to him as he is lifted up on the cross. Now's a time to become more aware of how God the Holy Spirit helps us to corral the evil desires that Paul calls the "flesh." We meditate upon Christ's turning us toward a new direction in ...

293. Practicing the Presence

Acts 8:26-40

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... by God. Philip receives his directions from “an angel of the Lord” (compare to 2 Kings 1:15), is whisked about bodily by the Spirit (see 1 Kings 18:12), and is instructed to run alongside the chariot of an important man and join him (see 1 Kings ... Philip to hear and recognize the scriptural portion as soon as he approaches the chariot. If Philip had harbored any doubts about the Spirit’s orders, they surely would have been put to rest as he heard those familiar words. Just as it was traditional to read ...

294. Trinity Sunday

Jn 3:1-17 · Mt 28:16-21 · Rom 8:12-17 · Isa 6:1-8 · Ps 29

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... 's children? (vv. 16-17). Paul states that we are children of God through adoption. Through faith in God's Son, we are accounted to be brothers in Christ. Our Gospel Lesson relates that we are God's children through being born again, a birth of water and the Spirit. Both passages affirm that we are not God's children merely through natural birth. Not every person is a child of God. Gospel: John 3:1-17 From a distance. Nicodemus was attracted to Jesus. It's likely that he was a disciple of Jesus, but from a ...

295. The Flame, The Wind, And The Walk

Acts 2:1-13

Drama

Marion Fairman

... again. On Mt. Sinai, the Jews had received such a significant gift as well. Woman: From Moses? Leader: Not really from Moses, but through Moses - the gift of God's law. Woman: (Exasperated) Well, if it wasn't special because it was the first time the Holy Spirit came, nor the first day to be called Pentecost, nor the first gift of significance to his people, then - Man: (Interrupting) Then it must be the fire, first time for fire! Leader: (Shaking his head) Still I have to say "no." The fires also rushed on ...

296. Pentecost

John 20:19-23, Acts 2:14-41, Acts 2:1-13, Psalm 104:1-35, Numbers 11:4-35

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Marion L. Soards, Thomas B. Dozeman, Kendall McCabe

... :1-13, 14-16, 17-21. Verses 1-13 have three subsections that provide a narrative introduction to Peter's speech in vv. 14-40. First, we learn of the time and place (v. 1) and, second, vv. 2-4 tell dramatically of the coming of the Holy Spirit upon the disciples. Third, vv. 5-13 introduce and describe the assembly of "devout Jews from every nation" and tell of the mixed reaction of the crowd to the disciples. Verses 14-16 fix the speech in relation to Jerusalem, Pentecost, the cosmopolitan crowd, and then we ...

297. Facing Up to a Power Problem

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... ’s leader in the business world of your area. He will speak to you again and again, as long as you are open and obedient. It will not be a burden, it will be an increasing joy. You will be coming fully alive." Thus, the contemporary work of the Holy Spirit moves on from age to age. None of us can cope with life adequately without the touch of God - who is the real center of all things. On one occasion Paul went up to Ephesus to talk to a little handful of Christians. He asked, "Have you received the Holy ...

298. One to Take the Place of Jesus

John 14:15-31

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... about. I didn’t deal with the first question but the sermon today deals in part with the second question. The Holy Spirit is a common term in the church. We use the term as though everyone knew precisely what we were talking about. Now ... Christ doesn’t deserve the cross, we do until we have a sense of sin, we will not know our need for a Savior. The Holy Spirit does that work within us - convicts us of our sin and he convinces us of righteousness and judgment. Jesus is talking about the work he will ...

299. We Are Not Alone

John 14:15-31

Sermon

Robert C. Cochran

... as “advocate” is paraklatos, paraclete. Literally, a paraclete is “one who stands alongside.” The divine paraclete is here to defend us when no one else will, to teach us what we don’t know, and to help us do what we need to do. In addition, the Spirit is here to build us up when our morale is low and give us new hope. Perhaps the lowest point of my life so far occurred when I failed to finish my dissertation in English literature in the allotted time, and my doctoral program crumbled around me ...

300. A Double Dose

2 Kings 2:1-18

Sermon

Carlyle Fielding Stewart

... prophecy often meant standing alone, without the benefit of standing armies that march by day and night. It would mean living as a force of one for God. Elisha wanted to stay around Elijah as long as he could. He needed more time with his mentor so his spirit could rub off on him. He did not want Elijah to make the ascension until he had received the full dosage of strength needed for the fight. He needed confidence. He needed strength. He needed the added time that only a true mentor could give. There are ...

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