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3476. Signed, Sealed, and Delivered

Ephesians 1:1-14

Sermon

Timothy J. Smith

... God’s own. God had a plan before the creation of the earth to bring salvation through Jesus to all people. We have many reasons to praise God, “so that we, who were the first to set our hope on Christ, might live for the praise of his glory.” Our response to all that God in Christ has done for us can be to live our lives as faithful disciples of Jesus Christ. “In him you also, when you had heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and had believed in him, were marked with the seal of ...

3477. The Best Gift of All

Titus 2:1-15

Sermon

Timothy J. Smith

... to do is welcome God’s grace into our lives. Grace is a gift to us, not something that we earn, but a true gift given freely. A gift is a gift because it is given without guarantee of an appropriate response on our parts. What God has done in Jesus is a free gift that inspires an appropriate response in us. God has acted in sending Jesus to us, “bringing salvation for all.” On Christmas morning we will open gifts that will bring us temporary joy; however, when we claim Jesus as God’s gift to us we ...

3478. The Church Is the Place

1 Corinthians 1:1-9

Sermon

Timothy J. Smith

... home church. Unfortunately, she did not feel welcome because, “everyone knows how I used to be,” she explains. She is thinking about joining a new church where she could experience a fresh start. What advice would you offer? She received several helpful responses. One person compared her situation with a child who makes a mistake. The writer claims that a parent does not stop loving a child because the child messed up. Hopefully the child learns from their mistake. Another person wanted to assure Nana ...

3479. Refresh Your Heart

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... to Philemon became public and became part of the Pauline corpus incorporated into Christian scriptures is testimony to the fact that Philemon granted Paul’s request (see Colossians 4:9). If Philemon had not embraced Paul’s request for a new response and relationship towards Onesimus, this piece of personal correspondence would never have become a public document. Verses 4-6 make up a traditional Pauline thanksgiving/prayer section. But the singular focus of this letter is reflected in these usual words ...

3480. Building a Solid Foundation

1 Corinthians 3:1-23

Sermon

Timothy J. Smith

... need contact with other believers. We cannot be good Christians in isolation. We are called to live in community, to live a certain way, a holy way. We are to encourage one another in the faith. Being a part of the church of Jesus Christ entails responsibility. We are no longer free spirits who come and do as we please. The bickering Corinthians thought they were wise, which Paul calls into question when he writes, “If you think that you are wise in this age, you should become fools so that you may ...

3481. Praise and Blame

1 Corinthians 4:1-21

Sermon

Timothy J. Smith

... we take a stand based on our faith that is viewed as unpopular among our peers. Paul teaches us that as long as we are speaking the truth it really does not matter what other people think of us, praise or blame is all the same. In response to the problems the Corinthians were experiencing Paul wanted them to refocus on their vision and mission. Believers do not belong to themselves but are servants of Christ. Paul writes, “Think of us in this way, as servants of Christ and stewards of God’s mysteries ...

3482. Spirit-Direct

Acts 10:23b-48

Sermon

Timothy J. Smith

... m helping with Vacation Bible School or teaching a class for children, I do so with more enthusiasm. Something I say or do may contribute to the spiritual growth of a child.”[1] We are reminded of the importance of our baptism and also our responsibility. When a child is baptized the congregation pledges to do all they can to help raise the child in the Christian faith. When adults are baptized the congregation also pledges their support. This morning we celebrate the Baptism of our Lord Jesus Christ. We ...

3483. When God Does Something New

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

Sermon

Argile Smith

... to Christ’s gift of salvation was to receive it by faith. That’s when he was born again, born from above. His heart was transformed by God’s grace in Christ and his response of faith. He lived out Paul’s statement that we are saved by grace through faith (Ephesians 2:8). From that moment, Luther’s work took on new meaning. For the next 25 years or so, he devoted himself to proclaiming what it meant to live by faith. His passion ...

3484. He's Back

John 20:19-23

Sermon

David O. Bales

... break into our lives? I was sitting in worship one day beside a woman. We said hello and shook hands during greeting. Then in the middle of the sermon she started hitting me with her bulletin: Whap! Whap! Whap! Surprise is one word that could describe my response. She saw a spider on me and she was dreadfully fearful of spiders. You know, it made me more aware of what might strike me during worship. One way or the other, Jesus circles around and comes back, especially on Sunday in worship. As on that first ...

3485. On the Road with Jesus

Luke 24:13-35

Sermon

David O. Bales

... that he’s inviting us to come to him, all of us who are weary and overburdened. He comes to all kinds of people, those who are fresh out of hope or faith, those who are grieving, or those who are too shocked yet to grieve. And with the slightest response from us he’ll take us with him forever. Meeting Jesus changes us so that we now live for him and model our life upon him. Our task is to take Jesus with us into our homes and families, into our businesses and schools, into the neighborhood where people ...

3486. A Man of God

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... more aware of the needs of those less fortunate this Christmas. Certainly Pastor Ashcroft’s life was impacted. He told his story in his church and on the web. Who knows how many lives will be touched? The point is that when you go through life able to control your response to people so that you are able to deal with them gently with love and forgiveness, when you are a person of character so that people will know that you can be counted on to do the right thing, when you’re able to check your ego at the ...

3487. A Faith that Will Transform You

Luke 19:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... Jesus being the Messiah. Maybe he heard about Jesus calling Matthew, another tax collector, to be one of his disciples. Zacchaeus may have begun to believe these reports and to hope that they were true. His efforts to see Jesus and his resulting response to Jesus are evidence that there was some strong impulse driving him toward spiritual growth. So, as Jesus is proceeding through the city he looks up and spots Zacchaeus in this tree. We shouldn’t be surprised that Jesus noticed Zacchaeus. Jesus sees ...

3488. Suffered under (Saint) Pontius Pilate

John 18:28-40

Sermon

David O. Bales

... modern US what king do we deal with? The king of rock and roll? Burger king? We have no firsthand experience of kings — or of lords, for that matter. Think of the drill instructor in boot camp. His every word is a command and the only proper response to him is, “Sir! Yes sir!” That’s only slightly the authority of a king. This shocks lots of American Christians who think of Jesus more as a pal than a commander. Perhaps we need to recalculate our thinking about Jesus. Pilate wants to make sure Jesus ...

3489. A Straying Heart

Psalm 95:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... said, “If I had my entire life to live over again, I doubt if I’d have the strength.” Some of us, when we think of what “finding the way out” means for us, simply mean that we would like to find a place of rest. We have so many responsibilities. We are buffeted by so many conflicting demands. “Stop the world! I want to get off at least for a while.” Rest is a natural blessing of a right relationship with God. We read in Genesis 2, verse 2, that after God had completed the work of Creation, God ...

3490. A Topsy-Turvy Gospel

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... Army, who likes to visit the strip clubs of King’s Cross in London and talk about Jesus. “People will ask what is a minister doing sitting in a lap-dancing club,” she said before giving her own response. “‘What on earth is a minister doing in a church?’ I want to say in response.” Because we have a topsy-turvy gospel, you can TRUST GOD WITH YOUR TOMORROW. Appalachian culture has a saying. When an old-timer would promise to do something or be somewhere, they would often end their promise with ...

3491. You Are the Light of the World

Matthew 5:13-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... into our lives that our lives have meaning and purpose. So it is with all this in mind that we approach Christ’s words about our role in the drama of redemption. “You are the light of the world,” he said. What an amazing compliment and what an awesome responsibility. These words were not spoken lightly, no pun intended. Just as Christ came to bring light to a world stumbling in the dark, so are we to bring his light to the world in which we live. Just as his life was not focused on only his own needs ...

3492. What If You Truly Were Born Again?

John 3:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... a child of God, sealed by the Spirit in your baptism, and you belong to Jesus Christ forever.” Unexpectedly, the little boy looked up and responded, “Uh-oh.” Well, it was an amusing moment, and people in the congregation smiled, of course, but “it was [also] an appropriate response,” wrote Buchanan, “. . . a stunning theological affirmation” from the mouth of this child. That “uh-oh” was a recognition that everything had changed, that this boy would never be the same. (3) Uh-oh is a proper ...

3493. Five Ways to be "Holy" During Holy Week

Matthew 21:1-11

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... later that only one animal was actually ridden into Jerusalem as part of the Procession of the Lambs. As Jesus rides into Jerusalem, on this humble mount, there is no doubt that the Messianic image drawn in Zechariah 9:9 is in mind. But the response of the crowd is both completely praiseworthy and completely clueless. Jesus is met by a crowd that helps mount him upon a symbolically powerful creature, lies down robes and palms before him as a powerful symbol of his kingship and messianic identity. The crowd ...

3494. On the Ropes: Round 1 - Doubting God

Habakkuk 1:1-4

Sermon

James Merritt

... . I knew this wasn’t for me. I knew this wasn’t real. I knew this whole business about God was just religious superstition, because if God is who He says He is this world would not be the way it is.” I want to tell you both of those responses are futile and fatal. If you take either one of those approaches you automatically forfeit the match. We need to do what Habakkuk did. Talk it out. On the one hand, he doesn’t hit the panic button and say, “Evidently there is no hope.” On the other hand, he ...

3495. The Journey Begins

Luke 5:1-11

Sermon

James Merritt

... risk to share your faith with people you know. It is a risk to stand firm for your beliefs when the world around you says they are antiquated and you are a hater or a bigot or a hypocrite. When you decide to step out and follow Jesus, He takes responsibility for the journey. I hear people say, “You had better give your life to Jesus. You might die.” I say, “You had better give your life to Jesus, you might live.” We need to follow Jesus, not because He needs us, but because we need Him to take life ...

3496. Come One, Come All

Luke 5:27-32

Sermon

James Merritt

... “i” and crossed every religious “t.” They are in every church I’ve ever pastored and they are the most judgmental people of all. Their attitude was “how dare you ask us good people to hang out with those bad people.” Listen to Jesus’ response. “And Jesus answered them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.” (Luke 5:31, ESV) These religious fanatics were farther from God than the people they thought were the farthest from God. There are two kinds of ...

3497. Leave Your Calculator Home

Matthew 22:15-22

Sermon

King Duncan

... says Matthew, they were amazed. So they left him and went away. And this has become one of Jesus’ most famous statements: “So give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.” Supporting our government is part of our responsibility as citizens. We may or may not agree with the way our government spends our money. That is our right, one of our most precious rights. Actually, it is a long standing American tradition to make fun of our government officials. John Adams once said, “In ...

3498. Dust Off The Throne

2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16, Luke 1:26-38, Romans 16:25-27

Sermon

David J. Kalas

... become the fulfillment of that millennium-old promise. And, of course, the angel’s explanation of God’s plan and purpose for that son of Joseph and Mary plainly echoes the explanation of God’s plan and purpose expressed to Nathan concerning David. Mary’s initial response to the angel’s news, meanwhile, is so marvelously human. He has told her that she will have a son, but not just any son. No, this will be “the Son of the Most High,” suggesting his divinity. Her son will sit on the throne of ...

3499. A Reminder to God...and to Us

Genesis 9:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... had been exposed to such an awful story. They were so outraged that they withdrew their little girl from the school with this parting comment, “Our God wouldn’t do that.” If we are honest with ourselves, says pastor John Bugg, that is not a surprising response to the story of Noah and the Ark. The story of Noah is truly disturbing. (1) God sends a great flood. Have you ever been caught in a flood? It’s a terrible thing. Water can be amazingly destructive. Bridges wash out, homes fall and then are ...

3500. Why He Did It

Mark 8:31--9:1

Sermon

King Duncan

... But we understand. This was news that Peter did not want to receive. Suppose someone you love came up to you and said, “Son,” or even worse, “Mom, I’ve just gotten a report from my doctor. I’ve got maybe six more weeks to live.” My first response would be, “Change doctors! Get a second opinion. Surely there’s a way to beat this.” None of us wants to lose someone we love. We want to hold on to every moment. This was especially true of Simon Peter. He loved Jesus. He believed that Jesus was ...

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