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3426. Cherish the Moment

Mark 1:14-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... world of difference.” (6) God’s love created this world. God’s love saved this world. God’s love is recreating this world. And yes, sharing God’s love can make a world of difference. That’s what Jesus came to show us. That’s what he called the disciples to do. That’s what he calls us to do. If you say yes, you will be able to look back at this day and say, “Cherish this moment. Cherish this moment when I became an ambassador of hope. Cherish this moment when my life changed from being goal ...

3427. Get the Picture?

John 18:1; 19:42

Sermon

Timothy W. Ayers

... have pierced my hands and my feet…” have come to their minds? When the soldiers played dice to see who got his garments did Psalm 22:18, “They divide my garments among them and cast lots upon my vesture,” slip from their memories into their thoughts? Did the disciples remember the many times that Jesus told them that the Son of Man must be lifted up and to die? Did they recall the moment a few days before when Jesus drew them aside and said, “We are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will ...

3428. It's Spring Training Time

Luke 10:1-20

Children's Sermon

Thomas A. Pilgrim

... sports page Good morning, boys and girls. I am so glad you are here today for Sunday school and church. Today is the Fourth Sunday in Lent. As we continue to think about Jesus on the way to Jerusalem, I want us to look at the way he trained his disciples. Look at this. It's the sports page from a recent newspaper. This paper has in it some reports from spring training. Who can tell us what spring training is? That is right. This is a time when all the big league baseball teams go to Florida or Arizona to ...

3429. Unsanctified

Mark 1:21-28

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... got older, you began not only to study the Torah, the Writings, and the Prophets, but you also began to study what other prominent rabbis said about the scriptures. If you were an exceptional student, you may be invited to study with one of those prominent rabbis as his disciple, so that you could learn from him not only theoretically but practically. Only after you had studied extensively and reached the age of 30 were you qualified to make your own interpretations of scripture and to call your own set of ...

3430. Soul Soup

John 2:13-22

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... He will be the Temple of every other living soul who would take up a cross and follow Him. Jesus is the Balm of Gilead, who would soothe any sin-sick soul. And the foundation upon which every soul must find its footing. Today, we as disciples must continue to allow Jesus to nourish our souls with His healing and powerful presence. To do this, we must create our own “soul soup” –we must find the things that help nourish our spirits and keep them faithful and hopeful. Whether stories and witnesses to ...

3431. The Mighty Mustard Seed

Mark 4:26-34

Sermon

King Duncan

... plants in the garden with branches so large that the birds of the air can make their nests in its shade. On another occasion he told his disciples that if they had as much faith as a grain of mustard seed, they could say to a sycamore tree, “Pluck yourself up by the roots and ... are the people who changed the world. The tiny mustard seed planted 2,000 years ago by Jesus and his disciples must have shown little promise. Life is like that. Look to the little things, the little opportunities and circumstances ...

3432. The Eye of the Storm

Mark 11:1-11

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... than any storm for Jesus to step out of that Palm Sunday celebration and onward into the raging storm about to strike. But onward he went. He knew what he was doing. He knew exactly what was coming. And yet he went. And so must we. As disciples of Jesus, we are called to walk with him through the storm that we call Holy Week, through the worst part of his life and the most terrifying and horrifying moments of scripture, those of his arrest, betrayal, and death. Without experiencing the force of that storm ...

3433. Don't Fall

Luke 22:39-46

Sermon

Timothy W. Ayers

... was just temptation. It was the second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh time she passed before she found the opening parking spot that was the “falling into temptation.” From the other gospels, we know that Jesus was praying for about an hour while the disciples slept. Jesus had prophesied that Peter would deny him three times in the hours to come. In Peter’s mind, it was a done deal. He would never deny Jesus. He was adamant. But he was wrong. Peter even knew what his temptation would be ...

3434. Hail, King!

Jeremiah 23:5-6 · Psalm 93 · Revelation 1:4b-8 · John 18:33-37

Sermon

Will Willimon

... in the methods and means of Caesar's world. Jesus calls the shots, not because he has some certificate from Caesar in Rome, but because he is true royalty. Now come with me outside, to the courtyard, where another trial is taking place, that of the lead disciple, Peter. John devotes as much space to the trial of Peter by the maid in the courtyard as he gives to the trial of Jesus by Pilate in the Praetorium. Jesus is facing the most powerful rulers this world can muster and is calm and firm. Outside ...

3435. Jesus' Temptation

Luke 4:1-13

Sermon

Will Willimon

... cold February Sunday, if it's not effective, if it doesn't yield results in your life? "We have forsaken everything and followed you," the disciples said to Jesus. Now, what's in it for us? When Satan enters the story and has an opportunity to tell his side, this seems ... he does so little to remove it. If you are the Son of God.... Well, who do we say that he is? Jesus put that to his disciples. Who do people say that I am? Peter's hand was the first to go up. "You are the Christ of God" (Luke 9:20). At last ...

3436. Can You Deny Yourself?

Mark 8:27-38

Sermon

King Duncan

... 2) Can you imagine reading your own obituary three times before your death? Would it cause you to re-evaluate your life a little bit? Think about that question today as you hear the reading of our Bible passage. Jesus says to us, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it.” In our culture, we have lost the understanding of dying to our ...

3437. When God Is Quiet

Mark 4:35-41

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... sense, this is what Jesus does for us as well on an even bigger scale, and we see it today in the scriptures. Jesus and his disciples are weary after a long day of preaching, so they take to the water for a little reprieve, and Jesus lies down in the boat to ... incredible, isn’t it? He must have been exhausted! Or he knows all will be well. But he isn’t moving. So, the disciples wake him up. Why do they wake him up? They are terrified. They feel worried, insecure, unprotected, and their Lord and Savior it ...

3438. Faith Power

Mark 5:21-43

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... not to bother, that the child is dead. Yet Jesus encourages Jairus not to fear but to believe. As people surrounding the household continue to scoff and laugh at Jesus’ determination to go in to the child, he locks them outside and allows only a few disciples, along with the child’s parents, to go in with him. Then Jesus asks the girl to rise, and rise she does. It is almost as if the enormous faith of the hemorrhaging woman, whom Jesus calls daughter, has enabled the rising of this other “daughter ...

3439. Lazarus, Arise!

John 11:1-44

Sermon

Will Willimon

... the news of Lazarus's illness, Jesus just stays there for two days longer. He doesn't rush to Lazarus' bedside, no matter how close a friend he was. Finally, he says to his disciples, "Let's go back to Judea. Lazarus, our friend, has fallen asleep but I am going to wake him out of his sleep." Typical of the disciples in John's gospel, they misunderstand thinking that Jesus means that Lazarus is just resting comfortably after his recovery. No, Jesus says, he's dead (11:14). Well, off they go. But not before ...

3440. Perks for Following Jesus

Mark 10:35-45

Sermon

King Duncan

... this church has been built through the years because at its heart were a group of people who were willing to drink from Christ’s cup and be baptized with his baptism? Their names are not known like St. Paul’s or Simon Peter’s. But they are truly disciples of our Lord Jesus Christ, and whether they sit at the right and left hand of Jesus or not, they are most certainly in his presence. How about you? Are you made of such stuff? Will your contributions to this world live long after you are gone? Will ...

3441. Briny Faith

Mark 9:38-50

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... the salt of the covenant of our God to be lacking from our offerings. For everything we offer must be due to the covenant that we carry in our hearts, our covenant with God, which we cherish above all things. Jesus takes this a step further. He assures his disciples that the closer we are to God, the more we allow our lives to be shaped and regulated, molded and guided by the power of the Holy Spirit, the more our lives will live out that covenant of love and grace and peace. [hand out grains of salt if ...

3442. Rock Stars at the Top

Luke 9:28-36 (37-43a)

Sermon

Derl G. Keefer

... use ordinary people who are willing to obey to make a difference in other people’s lives. He will connect his Spirit with those willing individuals every time! On the mountain that night God sent Elijah and Moses to confirm Jesus’ ministry. As the disciples faced the trio they could see Moses who represented the law on one side of Jesus, and Elijah who represented the Prophets on the other side of Christ. The Lord is standing in the middle representing grace. First, the character of Moses represents God ...

3443. Understanding What God Expects of Us

Acts 9:1-6, (7-20)

Sermon

King Duncan

... polls the American voters on this all-important question: which Presidential candidate would you rather have a beer with?” I can tell you—with this one-sentence introduction, “Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the Lord’s disciples . . .” Saul would lose the “who would you rather have a beer with?” poll. Saul was a member of the Pharisees, a religious group that advocated a strict interpretation of Old Testament law, especially the laws of purity. His mission in ...

3444. Feed My Sheep

John 21:1-19

Sermon

Schuyler Rhodes

... ? Will you love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you? Will you love with a love which can transform and heal? Will you love each and every person, not as you wish they were, but as they really are? As God created them? And like the disciples, we too try to avoid going deep. “Hey,” we say, “Chill out, Jesus! We already said we are you’re good buddies.” But Jesus didn’t buy the dodge. He kept asking, now as then, “Do you love me? Will you commit yourself and give yourself fully in ...

3445. Preachers, All!

Acts 2:1-13, Acts 2:14-41, Acts 2:42-47

Sermon

Will Willimon

... street who heard all of this commotion going on there in the room at Pentecost. The crowd began mock, ''They're drunk!'' Earlier, in Luke's Gospel, Jesus had been accused of being a ''glutton and a wine bibber." Well, the crowd outside in the street says, ''Those disciples of Jesus are doing the same thing they did when Jesus was with them, they're drunk!'' So, Peter comes out and preaches to the crowd. Peter? Do you remember where we left Peter toward the end of Luke's Gospel? Peter had been the preeminent ...

3446. Constant Companion

John 14:23-29

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... alone but in tune with our Creator. This is why whenever Jesus shows up in his post-resurrection appearances, his first issue is for “peace.” He stills their hearts with His very presence. In our scripture for today, Jesus is addressing his disciples’ grief. Jesus tells them, help is coming. Relief is coming. Companionship, guidance, and peace is coming. He will return to them in the person of the “Constant Companion,” the Holy Spirit. In the person of the Spirit, He will always be there, always ...

3447. Greater Works Than These?

John 14:8-17

Sermon

Schuyler Rhodes

... , why am I feeling a little unsettled as I read this scripture today? Why do I feel a little odd, even queasy as I close the Bible after having read this passage from the gospel of John? If you look at the passage it has Jesus kind of criticizing the disciples because, truth be told, they have been bugging him. “Show us the Father and then we will be satisfied” (John 14:8). In other words, do this for us and we will be happy. It is not in the text, but there’s a piece of me that envisions Jesus ...

3448. Show Us the Father

John 14:8-17, 25-27

Sermon

Dave Zuchelli

... us, a humorous) observation. The family had just installed a swimming pool in their backyard. In a very serious tone he announced, “Now if we just had a TV satellite dish, we’d be the perfect family.” Yes, that was all they needed. Jesus was preparing his disciples for his departure. He was only hours away from his passion and death. He had poured his life into them for the past three and a half years. He had announced to them he was going to the Father and would prepare a place for them. They weren ...

3449. Greater Works Than These?

John 14:8-17

Sermon

Schuyler Rhodes

3450. The Most Important Thing

Luke 10:38-42

Sermon

King Duncan

... thing away and ordered pizza instead. (2) Every time I read our scripture lesson for this morning, I wonder how Martha had the energy and skill to host a large group of people on short notice. Our lesson for this morning begins, “As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him.” As she rushed around making preparations, she noticed that Mary, her sister, wasn’t helping her. Where was she? She was sitting at Jesus’ feet, listening ...

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