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3451. Luke 10:1-11, 16-20

Luke 10:1-24

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Leonard Sweet

... . He instructs them to declare “Peace to this house” as they enter into each new location. The declaration of “peace,” “shalom,” was not just an announcement of one’s peaceful intentions. It was the extension of the “shalom” that was the divine gift from God. Those who would be open and welcoming to this shalom would also be receptive to the new word of peace, the message of the kingdom, that Jesus’ seventy messengers bring. As with the mission of The Twelve, Jesus stipulates that there ...

3452. Luke 12:13-21

Luke 12:13-21

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... by both Jewish and pagan commentators as a major cause of evil, and as a basic form of idolatry. Jesus puts gaining possessions (along with climbing social ladders) and the gift of abundant life in opposing corners. Life is not about possessions. Possessions can never give life. To graphically demonstrate this chasm between God’s gift of life and the greedy accumulation of “things,” Jesus tells the parable of the “rich fool.” This parable, found only in Luke’s gospel, begins with an immediately ...

3453. Love to Life

Luke 13:10-17

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... the living Lord, he identified her as a “daughter of Abraham.” And in that glorious identity as a child of God, she was re-charged and re-born. To be touched by God is to be named as a child of God. The medical gift of a longer life is not always an obvious “gift.” For those who know or care for an Alzheimer’s patient, which means now most of us, the challenge is to find the continuing humanity within the mind and body that have been “bent in half” by the disease of dementia. No other disease ...

3454. Hebrews 13: 1-8; 15-16

Hebrews 13:1-25

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Leonard Sweet

... promise offers more security than could any-sized mountain of money. Instead of a fearful life, then, the Hebrews’ author reminds his readers of just how confident they should be about their trajectory and ultimate goal that a life lived in faithfulness will gift to them. Citing Psalm 11:6, the Hebrews’ author boasts to all who believe “with Yahweh on my side I do not fear: what can anyone do to me?” Finally, Hebrews calls for remembrance. In the Hebrews understanding of this word, “remembrance ...

3455. The Light Has Come

Ephesians 3:1-13

Sermon

Timothy J. Smith

... job and found a job where he serves people.[1] Sometimes we in the church are guilty of conveying an attitude that we are better than other people. This attitude turns off would-be believers. Paul, however, was clear about his role, identifying himself as a “servant according to the gift of God’s grace.” Jesus reminds us, “The greatest among you will be your servant” (Matthew 23:11). Paul knew his place when he makes the claim that he was, “a prisoner for Christ Jesus, a servant according to the ...

3456. Discerning In Love

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

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Timothy J. Smith

... but rather was all about Jesus Christ. A serious threat to the unity and future of the church was a group of people who thought too highly of themselves. They viewed themselves as being wise. They incorrectly believed that they possessed superior spiritual gifts. Whenever anyone claims to be on a higher spiritual plane than others in the church there will always be hurt feelings. Paul skillfully called the congregation back to the foundation of their faith, the cross. In effect, it was time to review what ...

3457. Refresh Your Heart

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... of Onesimus’ freedom, and his return to the imprisoned apostle to help him continue to spread the good news of the gospel. Paul pleads: “refresh my heart in Christ” by giving me this gift of freedom. Paul’s “refresh” language brackets his private plea to Philemon. He asserts that the hearts of Philemon’s congregation have been “refreshed,” renewed, reborn, through the faithfulness this house-church leader has shown them. Paul concludes by asking Philemon to “refresh” Paul’s own heart ...

3458. Wake Up!

Romans 13:8-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... and as contemporary as today’s conflicts. “‘Do you see what I see?’ The star. The light of God illuminating the entire sky as the Almighty becomes incarnate then and now. “‘Do you hear what I hear?’ The song. The very heavens singing in the gift of divine peace then and now. “‘Do you know what I know?’ God present in human life life in the helplessness of the infant child and the power of the mighty king then and now. “And to the people everywhere, the word: ‘Pray for peace, people ...

3459. Really!

Luke 20:27-40

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... and tarnished souls, possessed spirits and the pitiful poor. Jesus only ever saw singular creations, unique children, resurrection saints, heaven-sent, heaven-bound angels. Jesus only ever saw uniquely original gifts to this world. Second, sacramental. As original creations of God, each human being not only enjoys a precious gift of life from God, but also from birth is blessed with a genuine presence of God in their live. When resurrection-living Christians meet someone new, we know we are always ...

3460. Duuuh!

John 14:15-31

Sermon

David O. Bales

... born in us, taking human form in us, living in this world inside us. In theological terms, he’s now incarnate in us, meaning that Jesus has taken on human flesh in us. Jesus was God’s gift to the world, becoming incarnate through Mary. Now the Holy Spirit, the other Jesus, is born in our very lives — God’s gift to the world through each of us. For the last half of my life I’ve returned repeatedly to compare Jesus’ Spirit within us to what a man told about his daughter. His daughter was adopted ...

3461. Nicodemus: A Young Old Man

John 3:1-21

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David O. Bales

... as the strong mystery of Jesus’ authority overwhelmed him. Of course he couldn’t force his ideas to fit with Jesus’ teaching. Jesus wasn’t going to change and his message wouldn’t change. Nicodemus sat knee to knee with God’s supreme gift. In a long line of gifts to a stumbling world that didn’t deserve them, now God fulfilled all promises in this son. Nicodemus was slow to walk, slow to change, but he left Jesus’ house that night feeling almost as young as he was speechless — as one feels ...

3462. Syncing with the Spirit

Matthew 24:36-51

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... comes into the world, not abstract pure and antiseptic clean, but cradled in dirt and mangered in mystery. Advent is an alarm clock, a moment of truth to rouse out of the “get-by and keep-going” stupor of this world and WAKE UP! Wake up to the impending gift of a new beginning. Wake up to the first baby steps of the Kingdom entering this world through a stable of animals and a cradle of straw. Wake up from our dogmatic slumbers into the new light of life. Wake up to the epiphany of Jesus in the world ...

3463. Only Time Will Tell

James 5:7-12

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... deed” was given by Christ on the cross. His was the supreme act of a non-violent, yet non-cooperative sacrifice, not for the sake of any individual, not for the sake of any nation, but for the sake of all the peoples of this world. It was a gift that was not recognized when it was given. Jesus was a failure. Until he was our Savior. When Mary visited Elizabeth’s home in the Judean hills, it was a 70 mile trip on roads filled with residents and transients, bandits and soldiers. It took a lot of courage ...

3464. Hey, What’s that Sound?

1 Samuel 16:1-13

Sermon

Tony Everett

... of the Lord’s people. The Lord has promised to continue giving forever. How do we get this gift again? Like David in our lesson, just show up! God has given, is giving, and has promised to continue to give God’s own spirit of power and presence forever. ... And finally, what do we do with this gift when we get it? Just like Samuel in today’s scripture, God will show us what to do, give you instructions on how to do ...

3465. Soiled Faith and Watered-Down Churches

1 Corinthians 3:1-23

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... which will one day bear the precious fruit of God’s vineyard. In this week’s Corinthians text, Paul is clear and concise about who is “large and in charge.” It is not Apollos. It is not Paul. It is not any human being who brings the gift of life to each Christ-body community. Apollos, and Paul, and each generation of disciples since those first century confessors of Christ are not the ones who “fix” things so that a community of faith may be born and sustained. All of us who labor as disciples ...

3466. For Troubled Hearts

John 14:1-4

Sermon

King Duncan

... a troubled heart? Ask God to give you a new perspective about your life. Also ask Him to give you patience so that you are not constantly living in dread of things that may never occur. And finally, ask Him for the greatest gift, the gift of faith. “Do not let your hearts be troubled,” said the Master. “You believe in God; believe also in me . . .” 1. MONDAY FODDER, http://monday-fodder.com. 2. Creative Imagination In Preaching (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1960), p. 125. 3. http://preceptaustin.org ...

3467. Appetites and Desires

Romans 7:7-25

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate.” Paul wrote a lot of theological essays. But among all his amazing spiritual gifts, he probably never wrote a truer insight into the human spirit than in this Romans’ text. Our appetites drive us. They can drive us to ... short-sightedness of our human needs. We focus on the promissory future of a child, we look towards the gifts that graduation might convey, we look for closing dates, or even probate conclusions. Those are appetites. Hungers for something ...

3468. The Key to Getting Enough Rest

Matthew 11:25-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... -year-old husband. “I could feel the heat from the exhaust system coming through the sheets.” Still, that wasn’t enough to wake his wife. He had to shake her awake after the crash. (4) Being able to sleep like that is a gift, and I hope that some of you are so gifted. But many of us pride ourselves on being able to push through our need for sleep. We idolize Thomas Edison, who claimed he could live on fifteen minute naps. Somehow we forget Albert Einstein, who averaged eleven hours of sleep a night. A ...

3469. Family Re:Union - Inverting the Pyramid

Deuteronomy 6:1-25

Sermon

James Merritt

... selflessness. It is where you learn how to love God. It is also where you learn how to serve others. When a family loves God and when they serve each other they have a story to share. Parents the greatest gift you will ever give your children is not a will, a living-trust, or a truckload full of money. The greatest gift you will ever give your children is a godly parent who loves God more than anything or anybody. I don’t know if your family needs a real reunion or not, but if you will make sure you are ...

3470. How Does Your Garden Grow?

Matthew 13:31-35

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... lines we can see. When Jesus says “The Kingdom of God is like,” he is in effect saying “God loves you like . . .” The “Kingdom of God” is Jesus’ password for telling all people what it is God wants to do for us. The “Kingdom of God” is the gift of divine blessing and love that God wants to give to us so much that he sent his Son Jesus to be the ultimate delivery person to bring us this special message. God loved us so much that he allowed his Special Delivery Messenger, his only Son, to ...

3471. Ignite: Set On Fire!

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

James Merritt

... which means “to turn”. He is asking them to change their mind about Jesus Christ, to turn away from their sin, and to turn their hearts toward Him as the risen Lord. What will they get in return? They will get two things: forgiveness of their sins and the gift of the Holy Spirit. In other words, when you receive the risen Lord into your heart you will get freedom from what you used to be and you will get the power to be what you ought to be. Now, listen to the exciting conclusion to the first episode ...

3472. Ignite: Fire Extinguishers

Acts 15:1-21

Sermon

James Merritt

... that has caught fire everywhere that people have heard it. No wonder. Contrary to all other religions, people were hearing for the first time that salvation is not earned by being good, doing your best, keeping the rules, or practicing religion, but rather salvation is a gift of grace gained by faith. This message had so inflamed one man he became spiritually speaking a “human-torch.” Formally, the Jewish hit-man who had made it his life’s goal to stamp out the church and to kill the message of Jesus ...

3473. All In: Calling Your Bluff

Romans 12:1-8

Sermon

James Merritt

... lost and in need of salvation, is unashamed of the Gospel and presents the Gospel clearly, both in the services and in every other way possible, so that people can have a relationship with Christ. Work - Find a church where you can enthusiastically get involved putting your spiritual gifts to work in the service of that body whether inside the walls or not, because you believe in what that church is trying to do. God wants all of us to be all in to all of his church. A final story tells us why. This story ...

3474. Faith’s First Impressions

1 Thessalonians 1:1-10

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Leonard Sweet

... the presence of the Holy Spirit in our lives. Sometimes living in the Spirit will mean the gravity of suffering. Taking a risk, trusting someone, giving more than you really can. Sometimes living in the Spirit will mean the levity of surfing. You get the gift of unexpected joy, ambushing love and amazing grace. You never know. You will be “wind-blown” your whole life. You may even be “blown” in directions you never wished to go. And then, you may not. You never will be able to predict the trajectory ...

3475. Why Christmas Is So Dangerous

Luke 1:26-38

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... in front of me, speaking words of wisdom, 'Let it be.' . . . There will be an answer: 'Let it be!'" We think of Mary’s words as a sign of great faith, and trust, and service. But in the reality of her world, her acceptance of God’s gift was dangerous. She was a young women, already legally betrothed to become the respected wife of a respected man in the community, a man whose family ties went back to the house of David. For her to become pregnant before their marriage was finalized was to dishonor and ...

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