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326. The Meek

Sermon

John A. Terry

... good. Other ideas sounded rather extreme. The leader's advice was simple. He said, "If you find yourself in a tug-of-war with someone, the easiest way to end the tug-of-war is to let go of the rope." Meek people are those who, in surrendering to God, avoid foolish power struggles and are given back great strength. Moses, who stood alone before all the power of Pharaoh and led an entire people to freedom, was described as being meek (Numbers 12:3). To his contemporaries, Jesus was never accused of being a ...

327. The Sponge And Wine

Mark 14:1--15:47

Sermon

Harry N. Huxhold

... as Jesus sensed that moment when he had to enter the final judgment of God, death. It was then, Mark says, after three hours of darkness, that Jesus realized the awful abandonment of God in death. "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" By faith, by trust, by surrender to God his Father, he would not be abandoned even in death. God was still his God. By faith he remained the Son of God. By faith he would not let go of God. By faith he would not be separated from God. In that terrible moment as Jesus was ...

328. Ash Wednesday

Mark 1:1-8

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RobertT D. Ingram

... the voice from heaven when I say to you, "Your sins are forgiven and your repentance is accepted, now lift up your hearts to your salvation."Our hearts, our minds, our souls and our strength are yours, O God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. May our surrender be pleasing in your sight, now and forever. Amen. Commissioning and Blessing In the beginning, our Creator spoke and the heavens and the earth came into being, and God saw that it was good.At Jesus' baptism, God spoke again and commissioned Jesus as our ...

329. The Meek

Psalm 37:1-40

Sermon

John A. Terry

330. What Does Jesus Expect of Us?

Mark 8:27-38

Sermon

Donald Macleod

... than to be like Christ." From him we get a clear notion of the purpose for which we were born and, with it, we receive the vision and resources to carry it out. William H. Foulkes makes us sing: Take thou ourselves, O Lord, heart, mind, and will;Through our surrendered souls thy plans fulfill.We yield ourselves to thee - time, talents, all;We hear, and henceforth heed, thy sovereign call.

331. Jesus: The Ultimate Ordinary

John 18:28-40

Sermon

Thomas Peterson

... price would direct us to expect of all alike, even as we expect of ourselves. What in Jesus was ordinary in this way? Jesus exacted the same price from all he met and called to follow him. Each person was to give him or herself fully to God. Self-surrender is the key to receiving good news. Even as he submitted himself wholly to God, so are we, as the ordinary price of our salvation, to do the same. To be ordinary like Jesus indicates that we are to submit ourselves wholly to that which is higher than we ...

332. Would That God. . .

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

Thomas Peterson

... on your way; you already have the ability to see. Go, for your faith is working healing in you.” Now for this woman “going” means to follow the counsel given her. In both illustrations the people in order to see, to be made well must surrender their self-wills. Someone else grants them the privilege of seeing themselves as others see him: facts, seeing into the self, seeing for the self, and finally faithfully following. Encounters like these happen to each of us in a wide variety of ways. In fact ...

333. God’s Kind of King

Jeremiah 23:1-8

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... Spaniards besieged a small French town, St. Quentin. The city walls were in ruins; fever and famine plagued the people. One day the Spaniards shot over the walls a shower of arrows to which were attached little slips of parchment promising that if they surrendered, their lives and property would be spared. The mayor of the town was a devout Huguenot. For answer, he tied a piece of parchment to a javelin and hurled it back to the Spaniards. On the parchment was the message: “Regem habemus” -- “We have ...

334. OK, God You Win!

Job 42:1-6

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... a righteous person suffer?” By refusing to admit guilt, Job was questioning the justice of a God who allows an innocent person to suffer. For thirty-seven chapters Job and his friends argued and finally came to an impasse. Then God spoke out of the whirlwind and Job surrendered in the words of our text. In our language he said, “OK, God you win!” Not only God won; Job did, too. It is still true. Whenever we get into a contest with God, both God and we win. Let’s turn to our text and see how that ...

335. God's Math:Lose Life = Save It

Mark 8:31--9:1

Sermon

Robert Salzgeber

When self-preservation is our central aim, we are never safe. However, when we are committed to surrender to the disturbances that Godly compassion produces we are never in danger.So Jesus said, "For whoever wants to save his own life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for me and for the gospel will save it." We can be dumped into the most precarious situations but ...

336. The Day Of Pentecost

Acts 2:1-21 · Jn 15:26-27; 16:4-15; 20:19-23 · Eze 37:1-14 · 1 Cor 12:4-13 · Ps 104

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Russell F. Anderson

... Old Testament: Ezekiel 37:1-14 Sermon Title: Death Valley Reborn. Sermon Angle: Death Valley, California, can be one of the most desolate and God-forsaken places on the planet. The valley is littered with the bones of man and beast, who eventually surrendered all hope. Their environment overwhelmed them. The Jews of sixth century B.C. also found themselves in a valley of death in Babylonia. As they looked about them it seemed like their environment had swallowed them up; as far as they could see ...

337. Baptism As An Act Of Commitment

Acts 8:26-40

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James Wilson

... , yet we did not make time to help them. We have made important decisions about what seems good to us without regard for the needs of others. Forgive us, O Lord. In Christ we pray. Amen. Hymns "Child Of Blessing, Child Of Promise" "We Know That Christ Is Raised" "I Surrender All"

338. God's Covenant: A Blessing And A Promise

Genesis 17:1-27

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James Wilson

... Abraham and Sarah but we doubt that You would or even could use our lives in such a special way. Forgive us, Lord, and use us as You will. In Christ we pray. Amen. Hymns "The God Of Abraham Praise" "God Will Take Care Of You" "All To Jesus I Surrender"

339. Speak, Lord; We Are Listening

1 Samuel 2:12-26, 1 Samuel 1:21-28

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James Wilson

... us, Lord, and help us have the courage to stop and listen and seek out Your word. And then, O God, give us the strength to be Your people in today's world. In Christ we pray. Amen. Hymns "I Am Thine, O Lord" "Have Thine Own Way, Lord" "I Surrender All"

340. David And Israel Experience God's Favor

2 Samuel 5:6-16, 2 Samuel 5:1-5

Bulletin Aid

James Wilson

... comfort. Forgive us, Lord, and remind us anew of the far-reaching commitment we made as Christians to seek Your will for our lives and to be about caring for others. In Christ we pray. Amen. Hymns "Come, Thou Fount Of Every Blessing" "Come, We That Love The Lord" "I Surrender All"

341. Prayer Clothes

Hebrews 4:14-5:10

Sermon

Mark J. Molldrem

... those under the law, so that we might receive adoption as children of God. Life will come through death; a resurrection will come after crucifixion. Jesus had to accept his cruel and painful death as the means by which God would save the world. Jesus had to surrender his will over to the will of his Heavenly Father. He prayed his way from here to there. Jesus bridged his present to the future with prayer. He prayed his way into the future. Jesus himself followed the advice of scripture, where it says in the ...

342. Is It Better To Catch Or Be Caught?

Luke 5:1-11

Sermon

Richard A. Wing

... but in the vulnerability of being caught by the one who made us in the first place. Catch the spirit? No! You can't. Be caught by the spirit? Of course! Life begins there. How can we be caught by the spirit and set free through service and surrender rather than self-absorption and control? First, we can be caught by the spirit when we change our language. I think of the Prodigal Son as a story that tells about the most important of spiritual journeys. His journey begins when he demands, "Give me now what is ...

343. Surprised By Grace

Matthew 20:1-16

Sermon

Donald Dotterer

... him. There is one wealthy parishioner who is particularly harsh on the poor minister. In part this is because of her personal bitterness toward God. However, as this woman draws near death, the priest somehow manages to break through the barriers and helps this woman to surrender her life to God. With his help, she is able to believe in eternal life. The pastor shares these words with the woman at the moment of death. "Be at peace," he tells her. And as the woman kneels to receive this peace of Christ, the ...

344. With Christ As Partner

Luke 5:1-11

Sermon

Clement E. Lewis

... a partnership with Christ. That person is supposed to have spiritual resources that the secular world can never give. The Christian is not set apart from the world, but in the midst of it becomes an influence in doing good, rather than surrendering to secularized conformity. Christ as partner always bears his share and more in all responsibilities of Christian endeavor. The greatest partnership anyone ever forms is that of the Christian covenant. It is backed by the institution known as the church, through ...

345. The Set Face And The Turned Head

Luke 9:51-56, Luke 9:57-62

Sermon

Larry Powell

... notice that this is the kind of commitment to which the gospel invites us. Total commitment. Even as the ministry of Christ was not begun or fulfilled on the reluctant embrace of half-hearted resolve, neither can we embrace the way of Christ and surrender ourselves unto the will of God with anything less than unreserved commitment. Nicodemus is a familiar Bible name to us because he has been so frequently referred to as a bad example. There is every possibility that the church through the centuries has been ...

346. A Continuing Presence

John 16:5-16

Sermon

Larry Powell

... the cost of goods and services which are in our own best interest. However, disclosures about Pentagon spending and political scandal convey a tainted truth. Religious personalities preach about the things of God, condemn sin, appeal to our consciences, and invite us to surrender our lives to the leadership of the Spirit. It is a good formula, until it becomes corrupted by the one dispensing the formula. Then the "truth" as well as the vehicle of truth, becomes tangled. We are familiar with both tainted and ...

347. But God Can

Luke 7:11-17

Sermon

Larry Powell

... you tell me for the rest of my life, insofar as you'll make it clear to me what your wishes are. I'm weak and many times I'll probably renege on this. But Lord, you'll have to help me with that too." That was the moment of surrender. She got out of the way. Within six weeks, her condition improved until she wastaking walks, working in the garden, making jelly, and eventually resumed her "normal life." Catherine Marshall's story may be summarized in these words: God can, if we will let him. (3) God can, but ...

348. Let Us Pray!

Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

W. Robert McClelland

... puts him at great risk with the powers that be. Moses does not seem to be afflicted with a martyr complex. Therefore, God has to bargain collectively with Moses; certainly not a requirement for an omnipotent Sovereign who could dictate terms and demand unconditional surrender. To say that God limits his or her divine power is to beg the question and miss the point: God chooses to be our prayer Partner not as One characterized by omnipotence, but intimacy. We can only wonder what would have been the outcome ...

349. Reformation Sunday

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

Sermon

George Paul Mocko

... only end in knowing the strength of God. It is not a faith in anything I have been able to work up inside myself. It is a faith in the God who is beyond me, and works for me. Faith is not a victory over our doubts; faith is a surrender to the God who is the one certainty beyond our doubts. Faith is not the path for the seekers for God; it is simply the recognition that God has made His way to us, for we have lost the path in our wilderness. Faith is not even some last desperate ...

350. The Conversion of Saul

Acts 9:1-19a

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... us from death and hell and the punishment we so surely deserve for our sins. If we only could recognize how dire is our distress, we might also realize how dramatic is our deliverance! Saul's conversion is not a sudden conversion, but it is a sudden surrender. It's true that the light at midday was a sudden experience, but a lot of factors have gone into this struggle before this time and place. We do not become Christians in isolation. Think about it - you are a Christian today because of whom? What ...

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