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3201. A Voice Out Of The Cloud

Luke 9:28-36

Sermon

James Garrett

... Christ -- a life invested with heavenly light and power for the salvation of the world. All the way down the 20 centuries since Jesus was born, there have been countless different kinds of people who in countless different ways have been filled with his Spirit. People who have found themselves in deep and private ways healed and transformed. In the book, Unconditional Love, Father John Powell tells of a young man, Tommy, a student in his class, The Theology of Faith. Tommy turns out to be the “atheist in ...

3202. Two R-Rated Stories

John 7:45--8:11

Sermon

John M. Braaten

... call it, she had given us our first glimpse of freedom, of newness in Christ. Somehow as young as we were we understood that it was Lily’s faith, her new life, that angered and frightened that congregation so much more than her sin." We know that the Holy Spirit is continually at work restoring, reshaping and giving new life to his people just like he did in Lily’s life and the lives of three 10-year-old girls. It is important that we as God’s people permit others to live their new life and not keep ...

3203. Not Defeated But Victorious

2 Timothy 4:9-18

Sermon

O. Garfield Beckstrand, II

... straight when things become difficult. How necessary good humor is to our daily life. _______ was a man of truth. Truthfulness for him was a basic way of life. As he saw it, truth involved more than just correct ideas and logic. It meant a spirit of honesty and loyalty in personal relations, a basic respect for every person, and the kind of conduct towards others which acknowledges the work of God in every human being. But I think especially this afternoon of the courage and cheerfulness which marked his ...

3204. Jesus And The Woman Of Samaria

John 4:39-42, John 4:27-38, John 4:1-26

Drama

Dallas A. Brauninger

... Jerusalem. You worship what you do not know; we worship what we know, for salvation is from the Jews. But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father seeks such as these to worship him. God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth." 1: The woman said to him, 4: "I know that Messiah is coming" (Speak as an aside.) 2: (who is called Christ). 4: "When he comes, he will proclaim all things to us." 1: Jesus ...

3205. The Marked Man

Sermon

George Bass

... up the bangs on her forehead, and asked her grandmother, “Is it still there?” She meant the “mark of the cross,” of course. Lent puts that important question on our lips, “Is the cross still there?” And God’s word gives us an answer, which the Holy Spirit burns into our hearts, minds, and souls once again. But to hear God’s “the cross is still there” and the gospel’s reply, we have to go all the way to Jesus’ empty, water-filled, tomb and see our reflections in it on Easter morning ...

3206. Marked In God’s Book

Sermon

George Bass

... the font. It was the name that would be “written” in the Book of Life. You don’t hear much about that today, do you? It seems rather old-fashioned. Our children are “named” before they are baptized in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. With the scientific tests that are used in prenatal care today, it is possible to tell the sex of a child before the mother gives birth. That means that the parents don’t need to have two different sets of names, one male and the other female, selected ...

3207. Marked For Community

Sermon

George Bass

... baptism, because the boy, Greg, had been adopted by my wife’s sister and her husband. He had been made part of their family by a legal process, and at the font, he became a member of a larger, a world-wide, family through water, word, and Holy Spirit. Greg was a toddler when he was adopted and baptized, a bit restless as I held him. In the middle of the baptismal ceremony, he suddenly grabbed a handkerchief out of my coat pocket and threw it right into the baptismal font. We laughed silently, and I ...

3208. Are Greatness and Christianity Compatible?

Mark 9:33-37

Sermon

Donald Macleod

... his finger upon human attitudes as "the villain of the piece." Little wonder the presence of the little child both judged and enlightened those whose closed minds repudiated the nature and method of Christ's kingdom. What a difference the childlike attitude and spirit work in the affairs of the kingdom! The child represents openness, a readiness to receive guidance, instruction, and gifts, and in simple trust which accepts without thinking that he or she must now add up the totals in order to be sure to ...

3209. A Name To Be Remembered

Exodus 3:1-22

Sermon

Walter Kimbrough

... came to the world in human form to set free the least of these. Luke chapter four reminds us of an experience of Jesus in the synagogue on the Sabbath day. He was presented the scroll to read. He read from the prophet Isaiah where it was written, “The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor… (Luke ...

3210. Transformed For The Great Awakening

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... the way to be saved. But whenever anyone turns to the Lord from his sins, then the veil is taken away. The Lord is the Spirit who gives them life, and where he is there is freedom (from trying to be saved by keeping the Laws of God). But we Christians ... have no veil over our faces; we can be mirrors that brightly reflect the glory of the Lord. And as the Spirit of the Lord works within us, we become more and more like him. We are mirrors. That's it. That's the missing ingredient in ...

3211. The Road To Capernaum

Mark 1:21-28

Sermon

Thomas A. Pilgrim

... For thy goodness we thank thee. For all the gifts of home and church, friends and community, work and play, we thank thee O God. Continue to bless us, Father, with the vision of what thou would have us do as a church. And give us the leadership of thy spirit. Bless those of our church family and community who are sick and need the strength which comes from thee. Touch them with thy healing touch. Bless suffering people the world over and use what we are and have to bless those in need. We ask all of this in ...

3212. When God Has Enough

Zephaniah 1:4-13, Zephaniah 1:14--2:3

Sermon

Sims Robert

... not make peace with a broken world. He will not make peace with evil. Jesus supported the words of Zephaniah by saying, “I came not to bring peace but a sword (Matthew 10:34).” The sword of which he speaks is the sword of the Spirit. What is the sword of the Spirit? It is the Word of God which conveys his grace, power and righteous will. We must understand that Jesus did not come to this broken world to destroy it, but to redeem, conquer, transform and change the world for the glory of his father in ...

3213. The Signs Of Salvation

Luke 19:1-10

Sermon

Theodore F. Schneider

... Surely he did not think of it then, but what had begun to unfold for Zacchaeus and the people in Jericho was something the prophet Isaiah had spoken of more than 500 years before. For Zacchaeus, this was the moment of God's fulfilling of a promise. The spirit of the Lord God is upon me because ... He has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed, to bind up the broken hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and release the prisoners ... I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my whole being shall exult ...

3214. Saints Alive!

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

Theodore F. Schneider

... good deed must I do to have eternal life?" Jesus said to him: "If you would be perfect, go, sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me (Matthew 19:16, 21)." On first reading, poverty of spirit, mourning and humility appear to be spiritual virtues in themselves, but it is not so. Underneath each one of the Beatitudes is the call to live our lives in full trust of God. Spiritual "have nots," who know that they have no righteousness of their own, are ...

3215. The Message Of The Morning Light

2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2

Sermon

Erskine White

... expected a king on a throne. I came as a servant. I showed you by My birth and in the whole manner of My living that My ways are not your ways. I walked your streets and visited your homes, teaching and admonishing and healing you in body and spirit, showing you at every moment what I look like in your own flesh and blood." "I came to you knowing how you would receive Me: knowing you would reject Me and send Me to Calvary. Still I persisted, suffering all on your account, completing My chosen course." "And ...

3216. The Boy Who Ran Away

Mark 14:43-52

Sermon

Erskine White

... guess it's hard when your friends disappoint you the one time you ask them for help. I heard Him say, "Can't you stay awake with Me even for one hour? You'd better wake up and pray for yourselves, that you don't enter into temptation, because your spirit is willing but your flesh is weak." More time passed, and all was quiet. Jesus was sitting off by Himself. I began to wonder what He was waiting for, and what I was doing there. The answer came soon enough. I saw the soldiers coming before I heard them. I ...

3217. Death by Suicide For Active Church Member

Psalm 139:1-24

Eulogy

Phil Barnhart

... face life and regardless of what causes death. A far more significant common denominator than our death. The Psalmist It reaches into life, through and beyond death. The Psalmist realized this eternal quality of God's nature when he wrote, "Whither shall I go from thy Spirit? Or whither shall I flee from thy presence? If I ascend to heaven, thou art there! If I make my bed in Sheol, thou art there." God loves us all, in spite of and nevertheless. He loves us abundantly and eternally. God loves Ivan Franzen ...

3218. Stairways Of Heaven

Genesis 28:10-22

Sermon

Justin Tull

... .” The story of Jacob’s ladder is not about a sweet encounter in the “Garden of Prayer.” It is about the Creator of heaven and earth finding a fugitive in flight and giving him a large dose of grace, an ample portion of promise, a full anointing of his Spirit. It is about God providing an escalator when we need it the most. When God comes down to speak with Jacob it is not through a burning bush. He speaks to him in a dream. Of course, dreams always have been a means by which God could speak. Dreams ...

3219. The Tinsel Time Machine

Drama

Edward Long

... LENNY: It sounds like you really became fond of Jesus and his family. INNKEEPER'S WIFE: Jesus. Yes, that's what they named Him. Whatever happened to him, I wonder ... TOM: After a life of ministry and a death on a cross he rose and is alive in spirit yet. Millions of people recognize him as God's Son. INNKEEPER: (Skeptically). How on earth would you know anything like that? Who are you anyway? TINA: We're ... well, we're from another century ... one far in the future, actually. In our church we know him as ...

3220. Why Did Jesus Do That?

Matthew 3:13-17

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... Jesus tell us in the Great Commission to go all over the world, baptizing people in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit? It seemed to me the most natural thing in the world for Jesus to be baptized. But it didn’t seem so natural or easy the ... from the commentaries, and talked about baptism in very general terms, all the while praying (as I do every Sunday) that the Holy Spirit would use my words to help someone gain a better understanding of the good and perfect will of God. To this day, I ...

3221. Dealing with the Devil

Matthew 4:1-11

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... before somebody beats you to it! If it feels good, do it!" On the one hand, God’s word is clear: "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, and mind, and love your neighbor as you love yourself." But on the other hand, there is that testing spirit among us and within us who holds one finger aloft and says, "You have to look out for number one, Baby! It’s okay to worry about other folks AFTER you make sure your own needs are met." Every day of our lives, temptations come our way. And sometimes ...

3222. The Upside-down Kingdom of God

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... of God dying on a cross to save us from ourselves. Perhaps a life of faith is the only way to explain that. We can LIVE the meaning of the cross even if we can’t explain it. And others will see that God’s people really are poor in spirit because we’ve learned to trust in God and not in our own wisdom or power. Others will see that God’s people do hunger and thirst after righteousness because they, too, dream of a day when God’s justice will prevail for all people everywhere. Others will see in ...

3223. How Much Is Enough?

Matthew 14:13-21

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... whole wheat bread. I have felt that way for as long as I can remember. When I’m feeling a little depressed or lonely or homesick, when I just want a snack, when I’m having lunch by myself, nothing satisfies the hunger of the body or lifts my spirits like a peanut butter jelly sandwich on whole wheat bread. It’s a complete meal. The peanuts and the whole wheat have all that protein and amino acids that the body needs. And the fruit in the jelly provides everything you need from that group. Add a glass ...

3224. The Rights of an Apostle

1 Corinthians 9:1-27

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... Apostle's Rights. "I do not have the right to remain silent. Everything that I say can and will be used to witness to others about the love and forgiveness of Christ. I have the right to speak to anyone who is willing to listen and to have the Holy Spirit present at all times. If someone is not willing to listen with their ears, then I may speak with my actions of love, kindness, and forgiveness." Today's message is about being a witness. A witness for Christ. Now, many of you may think I'm about to try and ...

3225. It Dawned on Me

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... ." "My heart is so full of sorrow I feel I may die," Jesus said. Then he prayed, "My Father, if it is possible, take this cup away from me! But not what I want, but what you want." Three times he returned and found the three apostles asleep. "The spirit is willing," he said, "but the flesh is weak." Then Judas arrived. He was one of our brothers in the faith. He kissed Jesus to identify him to the guards and stepped back while the soldiers started to arrest the Lord. Peter slashed at the soldier's face, but ...

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