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3576. Lent 4

John 9:35-41, John 9:13-34, John 9:1-12, 1 Samuel 16:1-13, Ephesians 4:17--5:21

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John R. Brokhoff

... wants a ruler – a. A God-chosen person - vv. 1-12. b. A humble person - v. 11. c. A good-hearted person - v. 7. d. A Spirit-filled person - v. 13. 2. What Do You See In A Person? (16:6-13). Need: From day to day we are constantly in need of ... the person's occupation - v. 11; better yet - c. Observe the person's appearance - v. 12; better yet - d. Examine the person's heart and spirit - vv. 7, 13; the very best! Epistle: Ephesians 5:8-14 1. Let Your Light Shine! (5:8-14). Need: Jesus taught that his ...

3577. Easter 5

Acts 7:54--8:1a, 1 Peter 2:4-12, John 14:1-4, John 14:5-14, Acts 17:1-9, Acts 17:10-15

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John R. Brokhoff

... hope they will die suddenly as those who die from a heart attack. One can die in an electric chair, or one, like Stephen, can die for Christ. How does a Christian die? We look at Stephen, the first Christian martyr. This key to his death was his fullness of Spirit (v. 55). Outline: The Christian way to die - a. Have a vision of Christ - v. 55. b. Pray for forgiveness of others - v. 60. c. Give your soul to Christ - v. 59. 2. Stand Up, Jesus! (7:55-56). Need: One of our popular hymns is "Stand Up, Stand Up ...

3578. All Saints Day

Revelation 7:9-17, 1 John 3:1-3, Matthew 5:1-12

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John R. Brokhoff

... sinners are made into God's children. Yes, we are humans, but more than that - children of the King. How do we know we are God's children? We know it because of the cross and resurrection, because of God's Word, because of faith, because the Spirit witnesses to our spirits that we are his children. Now stop and think of what it means to be a child of God. PREACHING POSSIBILITIES Three Lessons: Revelation 7:9-17; 1 John 3:1-3; Matthew 5:1-12 When We All Get To Heaven. Need: Constantly people are asking ...

3579. The One Thing God Can Not Do

2 Timothy 1:1-2:13

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King Duncan

... hug you.” (3) It’s a wonderful story and it is our story in our relationship with God. “Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence?” writes the psalmist (139:7). “I fled from God and God came with me.” What is ... of the classroom, she kisses him and says, “Goodbye, my love. No one is leaving.” Of course, she is leaving in body, but not in spirit. This young mother wants her boy to know that she will be thinking of him all day, and that she will return to get him at ...

3580. Demonstrating the Divine

John 1:10-18

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Susan R. Andrews

... another example. If two healthy, humble, faithful people want to make a covenant before God to be faithful to one another until death do them part - how can we prevent them just because they are homosexual? Is this focusing on law or "truth" at the expense of the Spirit or "grace"? Is this failing to honor the paradox of the Word who becomes flesh? Yes, some of us weigh too heavily in the direction of truth. But, my friends, others of us weigh far too heavily in the direction of grace. In an effort to be ...

3581. God's Delight

Matthew 3:13-17

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Susan R. Andrews

... is an image of service - the gracious and life-affirming power of justice and liberation and freedom given away to others. God says, to Israel as well as to each of us, "You are my servant, I chose you, I will uphold you, I will put my Spirit upon you. And, when you embody my power through servanthood, then you will become my delight." There has been much talk and worry recently about the evolving role of the United States - the one remaining superpower in the world. In this post-Cold War period, when ...

3582. The Offense of Grace

Matthew 5:43-48, Matthew 5:38-42

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Susan R. Andrews

... a broom, a loaf of bread, and a shaker of salt. She smiled at me and said, "I come from German stock, and there is an old tradition in our family. Whenever someone moves into a new home they are given three gifts: a broom to sweep away the evil spirits, a loaf of bread to make their house into a home, and a pinch of salt to bring good luck. I want to welcome you to your new home - and to welcome you as my new pastor." Well, Pearl and I never saw eye to eye on theology. But that ...

3583. Completing The Master's Work

Luke 24:44-53

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Richard Gribble

... 's Gospel are very significant for the mission of the apostles: "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age" (Matthew 28:19-20). Jesus certainly commissioned the apostles to go forward but he did not send them out without the requisite tools ...

3584. Reevaluating Our Mission for Christ

John 17:1-11

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Richard Gribble

... to the villagers demands. He said, "What good will it do to spare the sheep, only to have the villagers perish?" In this way, the villagers had just enough firewood for their fires and food for their tables. But the horrible winter had broken the peoples' spirit. They began to think that things were really much worse than they were and many began to lose hope. This belief was so strong that, family by family, they began to desert the village in search for a more hospitable environment. As spring came, the ...

3585. His Last Command ... Our First Concern!

Matthew 28:16-20

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Stephen M. Crotts

... continues with the good news of God's love and provision in Christ and a clear call to repentance, faith, the fullness of the Holy Spirit, and obedience. Those who respond are then led to the water to be baptized. In one of the great cathedrals of Europe there is ... life in Christ. To leave the baptistry now he must climb three steps, each one marked by a word: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. So it is that a new creature is born, a new breed of man, a citizen of a new kingdom, a breed apart. Dead to ...

3586. Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired?

Matthew 9:35-10:8

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Stephen M. Crotts

... us to be sick or well. We are told God made Adam's physical body out of the clay of the ground. Then God blew his Divine Spirit into the man, and Adam became a living soul. That means he had an emotion, a will, and an intellect. In 1 Thessalonians 5:23, the Apostle ... to the Greek church, and he prays for their health saying, "May the God of peace himself sanctify you wholly; and may your spirit and soul and body be kept sound and blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ." So, you see, good health is ...

3587. Praying Through

Luke 18:1-8

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Stephen M. Crotts

... , I will do it." As Christians we believe in the presence of Christ. We believe Jesus is with us by the power of the Holy Spirit. In fact, we believe that Jesus is so present with us that we can actually take on the mind of Christ. The New Testament scriptures ... telling God what you want. You may not know the mind of Christ in the matter. You may ask in the flesh and not in the spirit. So first ask the Lord to reveal to you his mind. Say, "Lord, here is a need. Teach me your mind. Teach me how to pray ...

3588. Los Posadas

1 Thessalonians 5:12-28

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Leonard Sweet

... birth of Jesus a touching image of God's hospitality. God, the universal host, thought Francis, came as a vulnerable guest into the world. He saw the crib in the stable as a sign of God embracing our poverty - both the literal poor and the poverty of spirit that makes us realize we are, finally, as vulnerable as any baby. We too are guests just passing through, and we're called to be hosts to each other" (Alan Jones & John O'Neil, Seasons of Grace: The Life-Giving Practice of Gratitude (Hoboken, NJ: John F ...

3589. Trapped in Paradise

Matthew 25:1-13

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Leonard Sweet

... by sickness, death, divorce, financial difficulties, relationship disasters. Can we be open to new ways of living and being in paradise? It may not be on the course we've highlighted for the journey. But can we get off the beaten paths and trust the Spirit. In a recent TIME magazine sidebar, there were "Eight Steps Toward a More Satisfying Life." Here are the Eight Steps (Time, 17 January 2005, A8-A9). 1. Count your blessings; 2. Practice acts of kindness; 3. Savor life's joys; 4. Thank a mentor; 5 ...

3590. Why Not a Christian Live 8 for the Environment?

Romans 8:18-27

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Leonard Sweet

... our hearts with hope. But first-fruits are also what we must give back to God. It's our way of acknowledging that all goodness and bounty in our lives come as a gracious gift from God. If we have received the first fruit of hope from the Spirit, what first-fruit can we offer back? Romans hitches our hoped-for-future to our disastrous past. The created world we live in shares in our suffering. As Christians it seems only right that we extend our hope of redemption to that creation. Christians who live in ...

3591. How to Beat the Devil

Matthew 4:1-11

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Leonard Sweet

... to bread so that God's beloved would be fed? How could the Beloved Son not fling himself off the temple pinnacle with complete confidence that the Father would safely deliver his Beloved Son for his future mission? Yet Jesus clings to the spirit of Israel's faith - if not Israel's follow-through - by invoking God's previous commandments to the people that spelled out faithful spirituality, not showmanship spirituality. A Torah-trained Jew, Jesus knew by heart the missteps that kept Israel stumbling in the ...

3592. Night Vision

2 Peter 1:12-21

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Leonard Sweet

... passing up." "He's crazy." "What if he gets hurt?" "If he has a bad year, look the money he'll lose." Matt Leinart has a Night Vision that places some things on a higher plane of reference and reverence than money: things like loyalty, community, school spirit, teammates, and not being in any hurry to grow up. Can our own vision this morning see beyond dollar signs and easy answers? This is where my second Night Vision story comes in. The most basic of all human instincts is that of self-preservation. It's ...

3593. The FUD Club: Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt

2 Thessalonians 2:13-17

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Leonard Sweet

... is not mired down in apocalyptic details, or in threats of being “left behind.” The “good news” of the gospel celebrates people who will fight FUD with being “loved by the Lord” (v.13) people who will fight FUD with “the sanctifying work of the Spirit” (v.13) people who will fight FUD with “sharing in the glory of the Lord Jesus Christ (v.13-14). people who will fight FUD with “eternal encouragement and good hope” people who will open themselves to receive the love of God that gives us ...

3594. An Uncomfortable Comforter

Luke 11:1-13

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Leonard Sweet

... to go shopping for things that will make our lives more comfortable. But we can go confidently to the Father in prayer with the unswerving conviction that God will provide for all our needs by giving us the constant presence of an Uncomfortable Comforter--the Holy Spirit. It is when we are uncomfortably comforted that we become empowered to do what we need to do to fulfill the mission God has given each one of us. I read recently about the Uncomfortable Comforter at work in Mainland, China in 1995. It's the ...

3595. Get a Peace of the Rock

Luke 10:1-24

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Leonard Sweet

... direct disobedience to divine orders ate the fruit of the tree of "the knowledge of good and evil," their eyes and hearts were opened. Knowing evil, knowing how to act in ways that fly in the face of God's intended creation, became a part of the human spirit. It's knowledge we have acted on ever since that moment. I like how a new book by Michael Howard begins--with Sir Henry Maine's dictum: "War appears to be as old as mankind, but peace is a modern invention." (The Invention of Peace: Reflections on War ...

3596. Obstacles as Popsicles

Exodus 1:1-22

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Leonard Sweet

... even when we seem to be taken in directions we do not wish to go. There are diseases of civilization – heart disease, cancer, high blood pressure, diabetes. But there are also diseases of the spirit – doubt, despair, infirmity of purpose, [add some of your own here]. One of the greatest diseases of the spirit, however, is lack of faith in the providence of God, even when you find yourself floating in baskets and bulrushes, wandering in fogs and mists. In everyone's life, mists will fall and obscure ...

3597. True Disciples

Isaiah 1:1-31

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Leonard Sweet

... from its state of mindless/soulless belief into a state of active discipleship by declaring..."Come now, let us argue it out together" (verse 18). God has no use for empty-headed zombies who are content just to go through the motions. God wants spirited disciples charged with emotion, fired up with their faith and anxious to act it out. No snug sanctimonious smirks among us today after reading this text. No thinking how far we've come from such brutal, bloody baseless beliefs as ritual animal sacrifices ...

3598. Can You Smell the Perfume?

John 12:1-11

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Leonard Sweet

... to relieve stress, lemon and peppermint as stimulants, geranium for mood swings, or a mixture of the essential oils of rosemary and lemon to heighten concentration. To distinguish it from aromatherapy, the study of the impact of scents on the mind and spirit is being called aromacology. Japan has already put aromas in the workplace. Japan pumps in scents through air-conditioning system. Lemon wakes employees up in the morning, rose calms them during lunch, tree-trunk oil helps them through the pit in the ...

3599. What's Your Status Symbol?

Acts 10:23b-48

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Leonard Sweet

... the Lord" Sunday. What happened at Jesus' baptism? Did the heavens open up and glowing, glorified angelic being descend upon him? Did a rainbow encircle him? Did a powerful eagle or a symbolic phoenix or a swift falcon perch upon his shoulder? No, instead the spirit of God descends "like a dove" (Matthew 3:16). You may not realize that a dove is not a formal species name. Technically doves are merely white pigeons. You know that favorite city-bird, responsible for all the disgusting white guano in the park ...

3600. A Case for Living Together

Revelation 7:9-17

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Leonard Sweet

... God. God took him out and destroyed the place with fire. My heart was broken for these young people who are being starved of the word of God that was shown in their appearance and in their actions. I do hope that you don't think this is a mean spirited message but one of love, I thought that you might want to know before your church's testimony is ruined. You have the people now; share the message. One day it could be too late. With Love, A Fellow Christian Friend All the right words are there. But nothing ...

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