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3426. Leading Others to Jesus

Titus 2:1-15

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... people, the great exodus, the periods of the two kingdoms of Israel and Judah and the prophets, and even the infamous Babylonian exile, God continued to provide evidence to the fact that a plan was in progress to bring God’s people the gift of eternal life. Jesus’ arrival in history begins the process that leads to his salvific death and resurrection. The Pauline author of Titus says that while we await the manifestation of God’s glory, to be made present upon Jesus’ return, we have several ...

3427. Leading Others to Jesus

Titus 2:11-14

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... of the Israelite people, the great exodus, the periods of the two kingdoms of Israel and Judah and the prophets, and even the infamous Babylonian exile, God continued to provide evidence to the fact that a plan was in progress to bring God's people the gift of eternal life. Jesus' arrival in history begins the process that leads to his salvific death and resurrection. The Pauline author of Titus says that while we await the manifestation of God's glory, to be made present upon Jesus' return, we have several ...

3428. Ambassadors of The Lord

Ephesians 3:1-13

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... . His long journey was ended. He had found his king! This popular story, taken from the apocrypha of Christian tradition, powerfully presents the Epiphany message. The three magi of whom Saint Matthew speaks in his gospel brought their gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh, recognizing Jesus as priest, prophet, and king. Additionally, their presence in Bethlehem demonstrated how Christ was manifest to the nations. In a similar way, Artaban's adventure illustrated another essential idea — that Christ ...

3429. Raised to New Life Today

1 Corinthians 15:12-20

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... Pitt the Younger, who would later serve with distinction as Prime Minister. Still, he continued his self-indulgent ways; there seemed to be no stopping his actions that brought him further and further from God. In 1784, however, Wilberforce received a great gift, although he may not have recognized it at the time. He met a group of evangelical Christians, a group called the Clapham Sect, who forced him to reevaluate his lifestyle. He was so transformed by his experience with this group that he completely ...

3430. Don’t Compromise Your Beliefs

Galatians 1:1-10

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... , not only because it is necessary in their minds, but also because they feel they have no option. These people are apathetic; they have given up. We will encounter many people who for varied reasons have decided that they cannot use their gifts, talents, and time for a particular endeavor. Too often, however, we find apathetic people who, even with the necessary talent and time, choose not to get involved. Why? Because people believe, due to past personal experiences or by observations of others, that ...

3431. Enemies of the Cross

Philippians 3:17 - 4:1

Sermon

Steven E. Albertin

... and purposeful life or be happy or be somebody. Why? Because God has already given me that in Jesus Christ! It is a pure gift. What I can never achieve on my own, God freely gives me with no strings attached, no conditions to be filled, or obligations to ... us to imitate him, it is an invitation in the best sense of the word. It is an invitation to a party where we will receive a gift and enjoy a blessing. This is no burden. This is no demand we have to meet or else. On the contrary, this is a get to, a ...

3432. Heaven on Earth

Revelation 21:1-6

Sermon

Steven E. Albertin

... get to love as Jesus loved them. In so doing, the world will see in them not only Jesus but also (and this is the shocker!) ... heaven on earth! In their love for one another, they will reflect the new kind of world that Jesus has made possible. That same gift is ours. In the midst of lives that are often confusing and painful, in a world that is often dangerous and deadly, Jesus is among us making a new world, a new heaven, and a new earth. A few weeks ago I took some unwanted household items to a place ...

3433. Living with Integrity

Galatians 2:15-21

Sermon

April Yamasaki

... a result of the work of Christ. It is "the grace of God" as Paul says at the end of our text. In other words, it is a gift, undeserved and freely given. It is not something that we have to earn but something to accept by faith. God is the one who lines us up, ... in the way we live — with faith in Jesus who has set us free from sin, with trust in God who justifies us by the free gift of grace, with integrity in all we say and do. Let us pray: Lord, we confess that we often fall short in living out the truth ...

3434. Sarah

2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17

Sermon

Scott Suskovic

... sandal. They fill us with doubts whether or not God could actually do what he promises — forgive and forget. That's the gift that Jesus, the Son of Man, judge of the world gives to us — a terrible memory. He doesn't keep record of those past sins on ... his clipboard to check it next time you get on your knees and say you're sorry. Instead, his gift is a grace filled, mercy driven, terrible memory so you don't drive yourself crazy hanging out with the ghosts of the past. You ...

3435. The Call of God

Jeremiah 1:4-10

Sermon

Derl G. Keefer

... be prophets ... ones who announced God's actions and words. Preaching, announcing God's presence, word, direction comes first from a person who has a passion for what matters in life spiritually. When God calls a person to preach, he gives them the necessary gifts to preach and expects him/her to prepare as if eternity were at stake ... and it is for the hearers. Jerry Vines wrote, "Men prepare sermons; God prepares men." The story is told of Saint Francis of Assisi who invited a young monk to accompany ...

3436. Anatomy Of A Testimony

Deuteronomy 26:1-11

Sermon

David J. Kalas

... first fruits is a lovely way of honoring and thanking him. Imagine the five-year-old daughter who, upon receiving from her parents a gift of new crayons or markers for coloring, makes her first project an "I love you" note and picture for her mommy and daddy. This is ... the quality of the first fruits offering: let the first thing I do with God's gift to me be a way of saying "thank you" and "I love you" to him. Then, upon presenting the token produce at the place of ...

3437. Profile Of A Savior

Isaiah 50:4-9a

Sermon

David J. Kalas

... given to me by someone else — specifically, by God — then there may be a purpose beyond my own personal agenda. I presume that he gave me what he did for a reason, and I must use what he gave me to fulfill that divine will. The divinely gifted teacher in our portrait has a sense of that purpose: "that I may know how to sustain the weary with a word." What an unexpected and lovely mission statement. We surely know from personal experience the dramatic difference that a word can make. There is the word ...

3438. When The Fruit Is Spoiled

Amos 8:1-12

Sermon

Stephen P. McCutchan

... the firstfruits of the harvest. The offering was at the conclusion of the harvest and in anticipation of winter rains that prepared for fresh plantings. People would bring a fresh basket of the finest of their harvest and place it on the altar as a gift of thanksgiving to God. The offering took place as it did each year, but suddenly something stirred within this particular migrant worker. It was as if God was saying to Amos, "What do you see?" Amos responded with the obvious, "A basket of summer fruit ...

3439. A Marriage Made In Heaven

Hosea 1:2-10

Sermon

Chrysanne Timm

... of marriage founded human community in a joy that begins now and is brought to perfection in the life to come. Because of sin, our age-old rebellion, the gladness of marriage can be overcast, and the gift of the family can become a burden. But because God, who established marriage, continues still to bless it with his abundant and ever-present support, we can be sustained in our weariness and have our joy restored.[1] This is the good news — bad news — good news of life ...

3440. Earth, Wind, and Fire

Joel 2:23-32

Sermon

R. Kevin Mohr

... of change. That change will be brought about by the outpouring of the Spirit of God. Perhaps not coincidentally, the Hebrew word for wind and spirit is the same, ruach. While the wind-borne rains signal a change in the physical living conditions of the people, the gift of God's Spirit ushers in a radical new stage in their life together; a stage that is far more inclusive and expansive. The Spirit will be poured out on "all flesh" — not just a few spiritual leaders as in the past — and there will be ...

3441. Making Something Out Of Nothing

Haggai 1:15b—2:9

Sermon

R. Kevin Mohr

... and become slaves to the paralyzing fear of failure. However, once we receive the promise of the presence of God as pure gift, then we are freed to work for God in the present with courage and joy without fear. The present reality, no matter how ... ever even be begun. The reformer, Martin Luther, once said, "Everything that is done in the world is done by the hopeful." It was the gift of hope that made it possible for those who had returned to Jerusalem to "take the promises of God in hand, along with an ...

3442. A New Beginning

Isaiah 65:17-25

Sermon

R. Kevin Mohr

... in that effort. It is the same for us. The evidence of history also weighs heavily against our efforts at self-editing. No, any newness that emerges in the community of faith's future will always be God's creation. It is a gift. God announces just such a gift: A new heavens and a new earth in which the failures and punishments of the past will no longer be remembered, disaster will be replaced with realized potential, and joy, not disappointment, will mark the relationship between God and his people. All of ...

3443. When We Are Tempted

Luke 4:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... stone to become bread.” It was a reasonable response to Jesus’ hunger. He had power over nature. The stilling of the storm proved that. And stones were abundant there in the wilderness. He could use his extraordinary gifts to meet his physical needs. But Jesus knew that was not what he was sent to do. His gifts were to be used to do the work of his Father. So Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone.’” And that’s true. Many people today have their physical needs met ...

3444. When We Don't Know God

Philippians 3:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... of $100,000 to the church, praise the Lord! [I thought I would just throw that in.] All these are time-honored ways of showing that you love God. But they are not prerequisite to knowing God. Knowing God is simply a matter of saying yes. Faith is a gift. To know God is simply to say yes to God. God is already running down the driveway, moving through the briars and the brambles of the wilderness, knocking at the door. Just say yes. Pray, “Lord Jesus, come into my life and make me like you.” Isn’t that ...

3445. Prayer-Conditioning Your Life

Luke 2:29-32

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... ultimate “nunc dimittis” happens at our greatest moments of sacred intercept. On one end of the human spectrum is the experience of birth. In Luke 2 focus is on the welcoming of the infant Jesus into the world. He is being celebrated as a great gift from God, the gift of the “first born,” the celebration of a new life that will in turn serve God and God’s desires for this world. Nunc Dimittis. On the other end of life’s spectrum is Simeon’s final prayer, his prayer of committal as he submits ...

3446. Philippians 3:17-4:1

Philippians 3:12-4:1

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... as Christ exchanged his earthly body that suffered and died for the world, so are the faithful invited to embrace the possibility of the transformation of their bodies, from a “body of humiliation” to a “body of glory.” That is the ultimate gift Christ offered. That is the reason for “imitating” Christ. The transformation, the glorification, of human existence, of a “body” that is far more than a “belly,” of a “body” that has heavenly citizenship. That is the hope of all who live as ...

3447. The Cross Burden or Blessing?

Philippians 3:12-4:1

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

3448. Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32

Luke 15:11-32

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... it in every century in-between. The “prodigal son” parable is both a headpiece for Jesus’ continuing teaching on the importance of true repentance, and an example of the height and depth of God’s forgiveness available to all who repent. As a gifted narrator Luke’s “write up” of this extended parable highlights the gospel writer’s narrative genius. In fact, the vocabulary and structure of Luke’s recitation has made Jesus’ parable into a story that has touched the hearts and souls of every ...

3449. John 20:19-31

John 20:19-23

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... NOT offer, or suggest Jesus gave some watered down spit-spray of the Spirit at this moment in time, it seems more honest to read John’s text as his presentation of the post-resurrection gift of the Spirit to the disciples. Jesus’ presence in the midst of his followers, the stark testimony of his crucified wounds, his promised gifts of peace and joy, have all been bestowed. Now the promised coming of the Spirit, John 16:7, is breathed out upon those whom he is sending into the world “as the Father sent ...

3450. Revelation 7:9-17

Revelation 7:9-17

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... kill. Instead, “by the springs of water” God will guide them. John also offers a reverb of Isaiah 25:8: “The Lord God will wipe away tears from all faces.” It is not just the physical trials that are negated by the gift of salvation. The human spirit suffers gut-twisting (hunger), parching (thirst), soul-searing (heat) experiences in this world that have nothing to do with food, water, or air temperature. In the heavenly future John envisions, those most wrenching “tribulations,” the trials and ...

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