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3851. Proper 4

2 Corinthians 4:1-18, 1 Samuel 3:1--4:1, Mark 2:23-3:6

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John R. Brokhoff

... . After this episode and the healing of a man on the Sabbath, the Pharisees and Herodians met to plot his assassination. They thought that no man of God would teach the breaking of God's laws. This brings up the problem of civil disobedience. Is ... did not catch on. Samuel had to be told it was God's voice. How can we distinguish between the human voice and God's voice? Samuel thought it was only a human voice. Is that God speaking to us in a sermon, a lesson taught, or a personal witness? Is God trying to say ...

3852. Stilling Storms

Mark 4:35-41

Sermon

King Duncan

... ’s Test. You have to know it or they don’t let you be a Mom.” There was silence for a minute or so as the child thought this through. “Oh, I get it,” she said at last. “And if you don’t pass the test you have to be the Daddy?” (1) Welcome on ... a group of porcupines. They travel alone. “Porcupines don’t always want to be alone. In the late autumn, a young porcupine’s thoughts turn to love. But love turns out to be a risky business when you’re a porcupine. Females are open to dinner and ...

3853. Proper 23

Job 23:19, 16-17, Psalm 22:1-31, Mark 10:17-31, Hebrews 4:12-16

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B. David Hostetter

... of us in order to win eternal life, so forgive our infractions of the rules and bring us to final victory with your needed help. Amen PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING God before all ages, God with all generations, God of the years to come, we are humbled by the thought of your eternal being. Your majesty inspires our praise. Your love moves us to sing and rejoice. The help of all good and delightful things sustains us in days of suffering. We trust you to lead us through the gate of wisdom, knowing that we can learn ...

3854. Advent 3

Isaiah 12:1-6, Zephaniah 3:1-20, Luke 3:7-18, Philippians 4:2-9

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B. David Hostetter

... Pastor: Friends, believe the Good News! People: In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven. Exhortation Now my friends, all that is true, all that is noble, all that is just and pure, all that is lovable and gracious, whatever is excellent and admirable—fill all your thoughts with these things. PRAYER OF THE DAY God of wisdom, God-in-action, Spirit of inquiry, prompt us to ask not only what we should believe but what we should do. Save us from fruitless speculation that does not issue in obedient action to fulfill ...

3855. Proper 17

Matthew 16:21-28

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B. David Hostetter

... , to receive your view of things and to offer continued service to you as you call us to mission. Speak to us by whatever name you will authorize us to communicate, through the Spirit of Jesus Christ. Amen PRAYER OF CONFESSION Thoughtful God, we confess that our thoughts are too content with easy ways and the avoidance of suffering. Though you anoint your people to the stresses of leadership, we prefer the safety of obscurity. You sanctify us as prayerful priests to intercede for the whole world. Too often ...

3856. In Search of Jesus

John 6:16-24

Sermon

King Duncan

... started to leave. As they were driving away, an old friend of the recluse, on his mule, flagged them down. “Do you mind if I help myself to what’s left in my friend’s cabin?” he asked. “Go right ahead,” they replied. After all, they thought, what inside that shack could be worth anything? The old friend entered the shack and walked directly over to the table. He reached under it and lifted one of the floorboards. He then proceeded to take out all the gold his friend had discovered over the past ...

3857. The Spirit of Cross Pointe

1 Corinthians 9:19-23

Sermon

James Merritt

... He was no longer under the law. He was under grace. His life was under new management. Unlike other Jews who had a legalistic relationship to God. He had a loving relationship to God. Paul had something that his Jewish friends didn't have. They were people of legalism. They thought they had to keep the law in order to be right with God, but Paul was under liberty. He was free from the demands of the law and yet even though he didn't have to keep any ceremonial law anymore, he did it if it would help him to ...

3858. God's Christmas Tree

1 Peter 2:24

Sermon

James Merritt

... of the Old Testament and in the pictures of the Old Testament, you see God's Christmas tree. In the New Testament, God's Christmas tree (that is the crucifixion of Jesus Christ) is mentioned in every book with the exception of Philemon, 2 and 3 John. Matthew, thought God's Christmas tree was so special that he took 2 chapters and 141 verses to describe how Jesus gave Himself for us on that tree. Mark, in the shortest Gospel of all four, gave 116 verses to a description of what happened with God's Christmas ...

3859. No One Left Behind

2 Kings 7:3-20

Sermon

James Merritt

... my son and ate him; and I said to her on the next day, 'Give your son, that we may eat him'; but she has hidden her son." (II Kings 6:28-29, NASB) Someone recently asked Billy Graham in his last crusade in New York City what he thought was the world's greatest social problem. He said without hesitation, "Hunger." People without God are hungry. They are starving and they are desperate. The reason why people try drugs, sex and money or they begin to feed off of each other with violence, war, rape and murder ...

3860. Multiplying Men Of God

Malachi 2:5-7, 2 Timothy 2:2

Sermon

James Merritt

... called to be men of God. I heard about a young man that was thinking about going into the ministry and he went to see a veteran pastor in the area, asked if he could preach in his church, perhaps on a Sunday night, just to see what this man thought about his calling and this pastor agreed to do it. After this young man finished preaching, he went to the back of the church and looked at the pastor and said, "Would you believe I have been called into the ministry?" The wise pastor said, "Son, if you have, it ...

3861. Baptism - FAQ's

Acts 2:42-47

Sermon

James Merritt

... Well, after much deliberation she finally came up with the term "bathroom commode." But after writing that down she still thought she was being much too forward, so she rewrote the entire letter and referred to the "bathroom commode" as merely ... said, "No, in fact I had to slap this man three times." The daughter said, "Did he try to get frisky with you?" She said, "No, I thought he was dead." Well, I don't believe in dead worship services. I don't think there is anything wrong with a worship service full of ...

3862. Framing Values – Part Two

Daniel 1:1-21

Sermon

James Merritt

... b. Listen to Them The reason most teens don't talk to their parents is because the parents won't listen. A teenager was asked when he thought of his father what did he see? He said, "A big mouth." When asked what he would like to see, he said, "A big ear." I ... the lives of your teenagers. Psychologists working with young people discovered an interesting truth several years ago. Contemporary thought assumed that fences on playgrounds made the children feel restricted in their recreation. A consensus was then ...

3863. When I Grow Up

Ephesians 4:15

Sermon

James Merritt

... as a child wondering what you would be when you would grow up? I am sure most of us are far different today than what we thought we would be or wanted to be when we grew up. One teacher asked a little boy, "Johnny, what do you want to be when ... is the foundation. We are going to learn today that God uses three other things to make us become like Jesus that most of us never thought about and quite frankly, none of us like. It is how we respond to these three different elements that are a part of every life ...

3864. Honor Graduate

Exodus 20:12

Sermon

James Merritt

... on them than you've got and they've been where you haven't been and gone to places you haven't even thought about going. Because of that, they have wisdom that you cannot have, because some wisdom comes only from experience. One of the things ... said, "Okay, they're coming for Thanksgiving. What do you want me to do to get them here for Christmas?" Let me leave you with this thought. The best way to train your kids to honor their parents is to show them how by honoring yours. If you will honor your parents as ...

3865. Liar, Liar

Exodus 20:16

Sermon

James Merritt

... lie because they are liars." Jesus went on to say in Matthew 15:19, "For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, slanders." (Matthew 15:19, NASB) Lying will make a coward out of you. How ... why the Prophet Isaiah asked this question, "Of whom were you worried and fearful when you lied and did not remember Me nor give Me a thought?" (Isaiah 57:11 NASB) God cannot stand by you when you lie, but He will stand by you when you tell the truth. The problem with ...

3866. The Revolution Against Evolution

Genesis 1:1

Sermon

James Merritt

... can turn fish into frogs and frogs into princes. Furthermore, not everyone agrees that life can come from non-life. Here and now is where one myth about the creation/design versus evolution debate must be destroyed once and for all. The common thought is that evolution is scientific while creation/design is religion. The truth is both evolutionary theory and design theory are not about different subjects; it is not science versus religion. Instead, they are both trying to give an answer to the same question ...

3867. Here Today Gone Tomorrow

Genesis 5:21-24, Hebrews 11:5

Sermon

James Merritt

... not walk behind God. He just walked with God. I don't know all that that means, but you have to admit that is an exciting thought to think that we can literally walk with God. II. We Can Exercise Intense Faith With God Hebrews 11: 5 is the New Testament commentary ... a fascinating story. In the Bible, names were far more important than they are today. We don't really give a whole lot of thought to names most of the time. Although some times, we should. I heard about a robber who broke into a house thinking no ...

3868. The Last Breath – The Fear of Death

Hebrews 9:27-28

Sermon

James Merritt

... he would say to Bobby Jones, the great golfer, if he happened to walk into the room. Jones has been dead for over thirty years. Tiger thought for a moment and said, "I would ask how he came back. If I go out, all I want to know is how to come ... that we have done." (Hebrews 4:13, NLV, NLT) God is watching every move we make. He is watching everything we do. Every sinful thought that passes through your mind, God knows it. Every sinful act that passes through your hands, God sees it. Every sinful word you speak ...

3869. Focus on the Finish

Hebrews 12:1-2

Sermon

James Merritt

... you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ." Can I tell you what is so exciting about this race? When you come to the finish you don't find a tape, you find Jesus. He is watching you and He is waiting for you. Have you ever thought about the fact that not every race allows the competitors to see the finish line? If you've ever watched sculling in the Olympics you've seen those long sleek beautiful shells and those men who are synchronizing their rowing as they pull those long oars through the water ...

3870. It’s All About Him

John 4:19-24

Sermon

James Merritt

... gave her an answer that must have absolutely blown her mind. "But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him." (v.23) Jesus had just given this woman a revolutionary thought. He said in effect, "Worship is not a matter of where you are; it is a matter of who you know." There was a time that the Jews felt that if you wanted to worship you had to go to Jerusalem, and you had to worship in the temple. But ...

3871. God’s Guidance System

John 16:12-15

Sermon

James Merritt

... spent in the arms of another man's wife." Then he paused for dramatic effect, and added the words "my mother." Well, this young preacher thought that would be just the trick to start out his message. The only problem was he forgot to tell his wife, who was a ... pause, his wife got up out of the pew and began to make her way to the platform. As he saw her, he had a mental block, thought for a moment and said, "and to save my life, I can't remember who it was." The reason why we have a New Testament is because ...

3872. The Climb

Joshua 14:6-15

Sermon

James Merritt

... to fight them all by myself and how could I possibly win that battle?" That is why it was so vitally important for Caleb and for you to continue in God's presence. Down in verse 12 we are told that when Caleb finally got to this mountain and he thought about those giants, those Anakim who were there, about how great the cities were and how fortified they were that he made this great statement. "It may be that the Lord will be with me and I shall be able to drive them out as the Lord said." (Joshua 14 ...

3873. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

Luke 2:8-12

Sermon

James Merritt

... peace with God. "Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ" (Romans 5:1, NKJV) Vertical peace then leads to internal peace. Isaiah 26:3says, "You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you whose thoughts are fixed on you!" (Isaiah 26:3, NLT) This is internal peace. The peace that passes all understanding. The peace that helps you to keep your head when everybody around you is losing their own. It is when you experience this vertical peace with God ...

3874. Hell under Fire

Matthew 5:22; 28-30

Sermon

James Merritt

... of place in heaven? Can you imagine people who have no time for God, no desire for God, no hunger for God, can't stand the thought of going to church and learning about God and hearing the Word of God, dying and ending up in heaven in an eternal church service where ... this life (here and now) day by day. To every person on earth who kept God at arm's length who said by their actions, their thoughts, and their hearts, "We don't want any part of you or any part of your son, no part of your salvation, no part of ...

3875. Like a Good Neighbor – Jesus Is There

Luke 10:25-37

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James Merritt

... a certain priest came down that road. And when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. Likewise a Levite, when he arrived at the place, came and looked and passed by on the other side." (vv. 31-32) Now the two people that you would have thought that would have stopped for sure to help this man would have been the priest and the Levite, because they were the religious crowd. The priest represented the man in the pulpit; the Levite represented the man in the pew. As a matter of fact, since they were just ...

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