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2976. David Conquers Jerusalem

1 Chronicles 11:4-9

Understanding Series

Louis C. Jonker

... clothed him,” an expression that signifies, according to Klein, “someone who speaks with prophetic authority” (1 Chronicles, p. 319). Although the Hebrew text does not mention that “the Spirit” was Yahweh’s, one may assume this from the context. In the exclamation uttered by the Spirit-clothed Amasai, the theme of peace is very prominent (unfortunately, this is translated success in the NIV): Peace, peace to you, and peace to those who help you, for your God will help you (my translation). This ...

2977. David's Mighty Men

1 Chronicles 11:10-47

Understanding Series

Louis C. Jonker

2978. Warriors Join David

1 Chronicles 12:1-22

Understanding Series

Louis C. Jonker

2979. Others Join David at Hebron

1 Chronicles 12:23-40

Understanding Series

Louis C. Jonker

2980. Thank God We're Free at Last

Romans 6:12-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... a brass band. Why? Because nearly 1800 years before our ancestors fought at Valley Forge, someone else died for our freedom. On the cross of Calvary a man named Jesus of Nazareth gave up his life to free us from every scourge that would crush our spirits and bring us down to sub-human activity. “You have been set free . . .” writes St. Paul. Do you know what that means? St. Paul uses the image of slavery. Paul lived in a world where slavery was practiced on a widespread basis. Some people were enslaved ...

2981. His Final Words

John 18:1-19:42

Sermon

King Duncan

... It is a cry of completion. A cry of relief. A roar of fulfillment. A shout of victory.” (5) According to Luke’s Gospel, at the end of this ordeal, Jesus made one last sound. He called out with a loud voice, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.” When he had said this, he breathed his last (Luke 23:46). And the terrible deed was done. It was a terrible deed, but like all things in creation, God used a terrible deed to save our souls. Pastor Wayne Rouse helps put the events of Good Friday into ...

2982. United We Stand

John 17:11b-19

Sermon

King Duncan

... same prayer today. What is it that holds together the body of Jesus Christ? What is the source of our unity where it exists? Obviously we are united, first of all, by what we believe. We believe in God. And we believe that through Jesus Christ and his Holy Spirit we can know God and experience God. Donn Brammer of West Palm Beach, FL tells of seeing an episode of the TV show Murphy Brown years ago. Do any of you remember Murphy Brown? Here’s a trivia question for those of you of a certain age: who played ...

2983. The Pointer

Mark 6:14-29

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... to be freed by the Savior and Lord, Jesus Christ. On the day of Pentecost, Peter preached boldly: "Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ so that your sins may be forgiven; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For the promise is for you and for your children, and for all who are far away, everyone whom the Lord our God calls to him." And he testified with many other arguments and exhorted them, saying, "Save yourselves from this corrupt generation." (Acts 2:38-41 ...

2984. A Difficult but Joyous Journey

Luke 1:39-55

Sermon

King Duncan

... come to me? As soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill his promises to her!” Mary answered with a song: “My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has been mindful of the humble state of his servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed, for the Mighty One has done great things for me--holy is his name . . .” What are some of the thoughts that went ...

2985. The Light Still Shines

Luke 2:8-20, Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

King Duncan

... ) He is the King. He is our King. Even the humblest place and the humblest people take on a new significance when touched by the hand of God. He is available to us. But not if we stand at a distance and merely tip our hats. We must welcome His Spirit into our lives. He must become part of our very being. Have you taken that step in your life? If you would take it this evening--invite the Savior into your life--you will never forget Christmas Eve 2018. It will be the definitive moment in your life. Let the ...

2986. A Remedy for Rejection

Luke 4:22-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom. He stood up to read, and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. Unrolling it, he found the place where it is written: “The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor ...

2987. What Super Power Would You Choose?

Luke 10:1-11, 7-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... earth. And that’s the third reason that Jesus sent out the seventy-two. He had given them power to drive out Satan. Now I must tell you some devout Christians believe in a literal Satan. Some do not. For some, Satan is simply a name we give to the spirit of evil that sometimes inhabits the human heart. Regardless of how we feel about Satan, however, all of us will agree that we live in a world in which the power of hatred and injustice and cruelty are all too common. Where is hope in such a world? It is ...

2988. Mimosa Pudica

Luke 10:1-10, 16-24

Sermon

Robert C. Cochran

... in the morning. We too fear that we might be eaten up, beaten up, or pestered by those we evangelize. And when it comes to the Spirit of God, we fear being caught up in the fire as much as we fear freezing to death by its absence in our lives. Let’s ... or the Holy Ghost. But we are Christians, and you can’t spell Christian without Christ, and you can’t know God without knowing the Spirit that Christ sent to be with us until he returns! We must find a way to put aside our fear and move from that which ...

2989. The Art of Impersonation

Matthew 5:21-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... or the mass murderer? We carry the same seed of sin within us. Examine your own hearts, Jesus is saying. How thin is the line between the thought and the act? We may be impersonating a follower of Jesus, but if our heart and mind are not ruled by the spirit of God, then we are still in moral and spiritual danger. Jesus says that sin doesn’t start where you think it does. But he is also saying sin doesn’t end where you think it does either. Look at verses 23-25: “Therefore, if you are offering your ...

2990. New Tendons for Dry Bones

Ezekiel 37:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... His promises and signs them with “Because I said I would.” Listen to the promises God made through Ezekiel. To His people who were dead and hopeless and cut off, He will give new life and new hope. He will bring them back to their home again and put His Spirit within them. He will turn death into life. He will turn a valley of dry bones into the army of God. How do we know this? Because He said He would. “Then you will know that I the Lord have spoken, and I have done it, declares the Lord.” As ...

2991. Blessed

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

Dean Feldmeyer

... God and God’s people. With these opening lines, Matthew begins to fill in the content of what the “kingdom” is and what “discipleship” looks like — both of which run counter to what this world anticipates — in Matthew’s time and ours. Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. John Newton was a ship’s captain and a slave trader. By his own account, a more cruel and vile a person never walked the face of the earth. Then, one day, he happened upon an outdoor worship ...

2992. By the Sea

Matthew 4:18-22, John 1:35-42, John 1:43-51

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... the depths of our soul too that reminds us who we are and whose we are. It’s a rooted part of us, a very old place inside ourselves that identifies us as a child of God. And it goes way back to the garden, when we were as humans “spirit-breathed.” God put the divine mark inside of us, a “brand,” if you will, that reminds us we are “God-made.” And once you are “God-marked,” you always belong to God. When you see a baby, you feel in your soul that this bundle of joy is “heaven made ...

2993. Grounds for Blessing

Matthew 13:1-23, Luke 8:1-15, Mark 4:1-20

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... all excited in worship, to sway when you sing the songs. But if you haven’t cultivated the presence of God in your heart, allowing the Spirit to put down roots to the bottom of your being, so that your life resounds with God’s voice, if you haven’t allowed God ... laying on of hands]: “May Jesus dwell within you, may He bless your life, by the power of Jesus may the Holy Spirit put down roots into your heart that change you thoroughly and completely --body, mind, heart, and soul, and may you leave this ...

2994. True Colors

Acts 9:1-19a, Acts 9:19b-31

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... . When the believers learned of this, they took him down to Caesarea and sent him off to Tarsus. Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee and Samaria enjoyed a time of peace and was strengthened. Living in the fear of the Lord and encouraged by the Holy Spirit, it increased in numbers. Image Exegesis: Brilliant "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life." (John 8:12) Jesus said, “For judgment I came into this world, that those who do not ...

2995. The Prophet of Locusts and Honey

Luke 3:1-20, Luke 3:21-38

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... bit sweeter. Jesus is honey for your soul. What will you choose for your life? Will you welcome the person and presence of the Holy Spirit of Jesus in YOUR life? Will you partake of the body and blood of the Savior of humanity and allow Him to take over you ... in prison. When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. And as he was praying, heaven was opened and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son, whom I love; with you ...

2996. Elohim

John 1:29-34, Genesis 1:1-2:3

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... that “The Lord is our God, the Lord is One.” (Adonai eloheinu Adonai echad.) We, as Israel before us, are monotheists! We believe in One True God. And yet, we confirm that God, even God, exists in relationship with God’s self. We acknowledge that the Spirit of God (Ruach Elohim) hovers over the waters of Creation. And that same God appears in the form of a Son. We acknowledge that God exists in relationship, and in conjunction with God’s own covenant. God is covenant. And God’s covenant is part of ...

2997. Apples, Onions, and Cheese

Mark 7:1-23, Mark 7:24-30

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... we build our lives. But when you turn the quilt around, “inside out” or rather front side outward….you see a beautiful portrait of God’s kingdom world. This is the way God sees us. Beautiful, colorful, relational, and infused with the Light of the Holy Spirit. We heard a beautiful choral piece this morning. [Again…use your own examples.] All of those voices singing in harmony to God’s One Voice. Some were singing a different line, depending on if they are an alto, or a soprano, or a tenor, or a ...

2998. Three Wise Women

Luke 1:39-45, Luke 1:46-56

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... my Lord should come to me? As soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill his promises to her!” And Mary said: “My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has been mindful of the humble state of his servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed, for the Mighty One has done great things for me —holy is his name. His mercy extends to those who fear him, from ...

2999. The Promise of Dreams

Genesis 37:1-11, Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... and those who rescue others whom the world rejects. This is your mission. You are God dreamers. But you aren’t people with your head only in the clouds, but people with your hands in the dirt. You are the ones over whom God’s Spirit is pouring out redemptive power and renewing change. For dreamers become healers. And healers become liberators. Dreamers are not luxuries in our world. They are the unexpendable sources of energy and hope in a world filled with with pain, loss, and sorrow. Already in Advent ...

3000. Knitted Together from the Womb

Exodus 2:1-10

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... faith is like a basket that shelters you and propels you, shields you or helps you through difficult passages in your life. Sometimes your faith is that first braid that you keep in your hand to remind you of the power of prayer, of the power of the Holy Spirit in your life, of the power of God’s love for you, the power that never fails. The covenant that never breaks. I invite you to hold that braid tightly in your hand. May your identity in Jesus prepare you to risk everything for the sake of the gospel ...

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