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3401. The Fruitful Vine

John 15:1-17, 1 John 4:7-21, Acts 8:26-40, Psalm 22:1-31

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William E. Keeney

... the person who said it. Jesus spoke with the authority of his person and thus carried with it the cleansing of forgiveness. 8. "Abide in me." (vv. 4, 5, 7) Persons who are in harmony with each other receive mutual strength. John has a mystical sense of life force flowing between persons. Where the disciples were in unity of thought and purpose with Jesus, they partook of the same energy for life that he received from the Father. 9. "Glorified." (v. 8) The Father is honored when additional disciples are won ...

3402. Seeds And The Kingdom

Mark 4:30-34, Mark 4:26-29

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William E. Keeney

... right for the growth of the kingdom. Where will the seed be planted today in some simple act of faithfulness that will produce large and surprising results by the coming of the kingdom into history? 4. Salvation Includes Growth. Salvation comes both in an immediate sense but also by growth. At some point in life a person must respond directly to God's grace and be formed anew or regenerated by the power of the Holy Spirit. At that point life receives a new direction. Instead of being propelled toward death ...

3403. Buying Swamp Land For God

Jeremiah 32:1-44

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Robert P. Hines

... put his liberty and life in jeopardy by going back to Egypt?" "Why would James and John leave their father in the boat and follow this stranger?" When you do crazy things, you can expect people to wonder about your sanity, or at the very least, your sense of direction in life. But of all the crazy things done by people in the Bible, perhaps the craziest was the action of Jeremiah as described in this passage. At the time this event took place, Jeremiah was in prison, put there because of his "treasonous ...

3404. Accepting Responsibility

Lamentations 1:1-22

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Robert P. Hines

... accept responsibility for their sins before they could move on spiritually. Lamentations is not a very happy book. It consists of five poems written during the exile. Each poem is an interpretation of the national tragedy of 586 B.C., designed to deepen the sense of personal responsibility. The writing and inclusion of this book in the Bible was one way for God's people to accept responsibility and continue the process of recovery from their tragedy. There are bad things that happen to us all the time. Some ...

3405. So Much To Say, So Little Time

John 16:5-16

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Alexander H. Wales

... expected. Two thousand years later, the church isn't much different. We are still confused by the theological implications of a God made flesh on earth. We still stumble around when we try to put faith into action. We still need the constant presence of the Spirit to make sense of our faith. And we still are surprised every time the Spirit comes into our lives to make us truly God's children. How many of us here would be ready if God's Spirit were to pour into this room and make us into someone that we didn ...

3406. The Demons Within

Luke 8:26-39

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Alexander H. Wales

... battle for human souls. Power is a demon. And it not only affects individuals, people who must have power to prove their worth, be the power guns or political influence or the power of terror, but it also affects nations. Nations seek to control and maintain without a sense for the need of justice and mercy. And when that power rises to a crescendo, we see the results in a Hitler or the Klan, or other groups that thrive on hatred and fear. There are the skeletons of many burned-out churches in our land that ...

3407. Standing and Understanding with the Apostles

Acts 2:14-41

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Gerald Whetstone

... . There are a thousand ways to evade accountability or excuse the sinfulness of our life's brokenness. Not much is going to change unless we acknowledge and take seriously the darkness in our own hearts, and the readiness of God to forgive and empower us. One sense of understanding in the Bible is to describe the most profound depth of our being, the place where values are formed and issues are decided. We see the maturing of Peter's understanding of himself more than that of any other apostle. We learn of ...

3408. Too Good To Be True

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

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Thomas G. Rogers

... covenant? Was God actually surprised when people did not begin to lead completely pure and moral lives in response to a lavish display of love and forgiveness? How could that be? We know God is not stupid. What's going on here? For this text to make sense we need to return to the beginning of our sermon text. The first words are: "Behold the days are coming." This is an eschatological formula. In other words, this is a phrase that Bible writers use when they are referring to future events. Once we know this ...

3409. An Unfamiliar Place For God

Jeremiah 29:1-23

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Thomas G. Rogers

... "? It's one thing to turn the other cheek, as it were. It is one thing to resist doing something to actively harm an enemy. But to seek them out and actively promote their welfare -- that's really pushing this! This just doesn't make a lot of sense. That is beyond understanding. That is simply beyond all understanding! We cry out to Jeremiah, "It's okay for you to write revolutionary letters to the ancient exiles. It's okay to ask them to do a complete 180-degree turn to find God and whatever strange peace ...

3410. Invest In The Future

Jeremiah 32:1-44

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Thomas G. Rogers

... were upon Cynthia. It was very quiet as they waited for her response. She also waited for her response, and then, discovering that she did not have one, told the man that she was sorry for his loss, blew out her candle, and sat down. How are we to make sense of the man's question? Cynthia did understand this story correctly, didn't she? The purchase is a symbol of hope, is it not? The small plot of land that Jeremiah bought is a symbol of the whole land and the prophet is a symbol of all who will own ...

3411. Daring To Trust The Roots

Isaiah 11:1-16

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Paul E. Robinson

... of Nazareth, our Lord and Savior, whose birth we are preparing to celebrate. And so let us ask ourselves as we move into Advent: Do we trust these roots of ours? Do we trust the roots from which we draw our life? I wonder if there is not rather a sense that while we should hold on to these roots and connections (and who would openly deny them?), yet do we dare draw primarily from them? I wonder whether in fact we find it hard to allow our hearts to trust that these roots will in time produce the Kingdom of ...

3412. In The Eyes of God

Isaiah 20:1-5

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Gerald Whetstone

... spotted a curious tax collector in a sycamore, noticed disappointed little children behind his disciples' robes; eyes which pierced Peter's heart in the firelight of a courtyard; eyes which had compassion on his mother even from the cross. It goes beyond a keen sense of observation. It was a matter of seeing what nobody else, looking upon the same person, would see. In the midst of our Lenten journey, God doesn't see us as everyone else sees us. People around us may see us as cool, successful, unattractive ...

3413. Focus On The Son

Romans 1:1-17

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Richard Hasler

... we come to the climax of our preparation to receive the Christ child, our theme is "Focus On The Son." The Apostle Paul was a focused man. In the opening words of his Letter to the Romans he affirms his call by God to be an apostle. He has a sense of vocation to preach the gospel. And what was at the core of such good news? He declared it was "... the gospel concerning his Son." Paul was a focused man, and his focus was upon the Son. And who is the Son? Paul spells out specifically who he is writing ...

3414. People With A Mission

Acts 1:1-11

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Gerald Whetstone

... . I reminded him of our lunch years earlier and he nodded, but with the muddled recognition of someone who'd eaten thousands of lunches in kitchens across the country. I asked about his trip to Washington. He didn't answer. But perhaps he did sense that this was our second meeting and he could divulge something of his purpose. He patted his briefcase. "Colors," he said, "everything has to do with colors. You already have the whole spectrum. Look around, colors are everywhere you turn. You just have to ...

3415. Live Together In Harmony

1 Corinthians 1:10-17

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Richard Hasler

... , "I belong to Christ." The identification of these people has puzzled biblical scholars, and we are less certain who these people are. Quite possibly they thought that they had the true comprehension of who Jesus Christ was, and that they were in a sense above party labels. Paul feels he must counteract this rather self-righteous attitude. As Paul seeks to resolve this conflict, he interjects a personal note, namely, that he is glad that he did not baptize many converts at Corinth. He writes this statement ...

3416. Surviving The Present Trials

1 Peter 1:1-12

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Sandra Hefter Herrma

... about how our planet works, how prayer affects our bodies, how listening to God (meditation) can help us perceive the way God wants us to go, our lives can be fuller, richer, and more satisfying. Our active acceptance of the guidance of the Holy Spirit gives us a sense of peace that, as Jesus promised, transcends any earthly peace we have known. We can turn to God for strength and comfort in times of trial. We can take our pain, our grief, our fear, our rage, and lay them all before the cross of Christ. We ...

3417. Choosing Sides

Romans 8:1-17

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Sandra Hefter Herrma

... tossed by raging waves, we will have the inner peace and trust in God to be able to sleep in the back of the boat with Jesus. This treaty has been offered to us by God, long before we even knew that we were "at war," before we had any sense of our own lostness. But the choice of whether or not to accept it, that still belongs to us. Will you agree to this arrangement? Will you opt for peace and the certainty of life eternal? Or will you insist on doing it all your own way? Paul, the Ambassador ...

3418. Make Scriptural Hope Your Own

Romans 14:1--15:13

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Richard Hasler

... work of translation. Phillips exclaimed, "... again and again the writer felt rather like an electrician rewiring an ancient house without being able to turn the mains off."1 There is something self-authenticating about the scriptures. Read the Bible, and you too will sense its electrifying power. Second, study the scriptural promises. It is not enough to read the Bible; we also must study it. Now, I know that the common complaint is that the Bible is too difficult to understand. But I have always liked the ...

3419. Unconditional Love

Romans 4:1-25

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Sandra Hefter Herrma

... . Not every child who is well-loved, cared for, cuddled and powdered, turns out to be a successful, productive adult. Some grow up to commit crimes, turn to drugs, go from one job to another or one marriage to another, unable to find their calling or even a sense of stability in their lives. You may have had to learn to turn a child loose, distrust what he says, even protect your property or person from your child, but she will never stop being your child. Even if you have "disowned" them, out of anger or ...

3420. Memorial Day

Ecclesiastes 3:1-22

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Brett Blair

... the battle's conclusion: You have no conception of the amount of suffering here. It is a horrible sight. So we gather this day, both to remember and to recommit. We remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice for their nation. Some were instilled with a sense of patriotism and duty. Others may not have had such high ideals. They were in far away places, where they did not wish to be, fighting a war that they did not completely understand. At this point, it makes no difference whether they did understand ...

3421. Mother's Day

Romans 16:1-27

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Brett Blair

... and events, to help mold the personality and ministry of Jesus. Listen to how John begins the 2nd chapter of his Gospel. "The mother of Jesus was there." The event that he was specifically referring to was the wedding in Cana of Galilee. Yet, in a real sense, Mary was always there for Jesus. Her love surrounded him, her values influenced him, her trust supported him. And the last thought that Jesus had on the cross, with the sin of the world upon his shoulder, was for his mother. He looked at John the ...

3422. A Salute to Mothers

Romans 16:1-27

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Brett Blair

3423. A Lesson From A Broken Arm

Isaiah 55:6

Children's Sermon

Kenneth Mortonson

... . If you do not spend time with a friend, soon that person is no longer your friend. The same thing applies to our knowledge of God. When people fail to spend time thinking about God and learning about God, soon God is not important to them and they lose that sense of fellowship with him. So, if you don't want to lose your ability to walk or play an instrument or read or have a friend or know God, then be sure to spend time doing what is important to you and don't let just one thing take up ...

3424. Week Of Ash Wednesday

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... of the remaining distance with each move. It is a paradox. Certainly the greatest of all paradoxes is that of Christianity itself. We hear about that paradox in today's Gospel. Jesus says that in order to save your life you must lose it. This, of course, makes no sense to the initial hearing. That is why St. Paul referred to the cross as an absurdity to those who do not believe. Jesus says that it is only in dying to self that we are able to find eternal life with God. There appears to be another paradox ...

3425. Risen And Recognized

Luke 24:13-35

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Robert Beringer

... of the prison. Twelve times her request was denied. Miraculously, on the 13th request, she and the other women were granted five minutes to sing together. Early on Easter morning, they lifted up their voices singing, "Jesus Christ Is Risen Today." In a very real sense, their only hope was the Risen Christ! Then the guards came to march them back to their cells. But as Ethel Mulvaney reached her cell, her guard reached under his tunic, and pulled out a tiny orchid. Placing it in Ethel's trembling hand, he ...

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