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3901. Profile Of A Savior

Isaiah 50:4-9a

Sermon

David J. Kalas

... to curse and destroy. "Morning by morning," he continues, "he wakens — wakens my ear to listen as those who are taught" (v. 9). We begin to sense the intimacy between this man and his God. It's a close and daily relationship. We sense, too, the sweetness of his spirit. For not only does he see that the Lord has given him a teacher's tongue, but he has also given him a student's ear. His tongue has a sweet and gentle purpose, and he maintains the humility to listen and to learn. Then, quite suddenly, the ...

3902. God's Playful Wisdom

Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31

Sermon

Stephen P. McCutchan

... have little children, you may be able to fill out that image. When we get to the New Testament, the gospel of John develops this understanding of Sophia as the spirit of truth. "I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. When the Spirit of truth comes, [she] will guide you into all the truth ..." (John 16:12-13). This spirit will reveal to us things Jesus chose not to reveal to us during his time on earth. What we learn is that God accommodates God's message according to our ...

3903. When God Calls

Jeremiah 1:4-10

Sermon

Chrysanne Timm

... , as she, too, has discovered where her deep gladness and the deep hunger of parents with autistic children are meeting. When God calls us, it is a very personal calling for the sake of a person or a community or a world in need. It is a Spirit-breathed opportunity where our skills, interests and, in many cases, our experience are just what is needed to bless and enliven a life or minister to a specific situation. And as the situation we are ministering to changes or our lives change, the nature or shape of ...

3904. Making Something Out Of Nothing

Haggai 1:15b—2:9

Sermon

R. Kevin Mohr

... abides among you." While the people were focused on the past presence of God in the temple with his people, God proclaimed in the present tense that he was still with the people in their then-present, difficult situation and that God's Spirit had not departed, but was still among the people. The good news is that God meets us where we are, not where we want or would prefer to be. Former President George W. Bush learned the hard way the value and importance of meeting people where they are when, in ...

3905. Turning Potholes into Mud Puddles on the Bethlehem Road

Luke 3:1-20

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... a coming judgment day that was imminent? But John immediately dismisses their inquiry. John unqualifiedly asserts that the coming Messiah is superior to himself and his mission. John’s baptism is “with water” while the coming Messiah’s baptism will be with “the Holy Spirit and fire.” Personally John declares he is not even fit to act as a servant to this one who is coming, “not worthy to untie the thong of his sandals” (v.16). “Methinks thou dost protest too much” comes to mind in the ...

3906. Luke 2: 22-40, Luke 4:21-30

Luke 2:21-40

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... spiritual “resume” for this man Simeon. He is described as “righteous and devout.” Most importantly he is identified as one upon whom “the Holy Spirit had rested” (v.25). All of Simeon’s actions and insights are repeatedly attributed to the presence of this Holy Spirit. Encouraged by a long-ago promise and guided by the Spirit, Simeon intercepts Joseph, Mary, and Jesus before they reach the inner courtyards of the Temple, where no woman might enter. Having already established Simeon’s ...

3907. Just-Say-The-Word Disciples

Luke 7:1-10

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... to the world. To “plunder the Egyptians” is not to be in tune with the culture, but in touch with the culture while in tune with the Spirit. To “plunder the Egyptians” is not to sync with the culture, but sync with the Spirit as we synergize with the culture we're in. What did Jesus pray for his followers – that we would be IN the world but OF Spirit. In the first century, for the first Christians, this meant crossing over the tracks that divided Jews from Gentiles. In the twenty-first century for ...

3908. Galatians 2:15-21

Galatians 2:11-21

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... occurs it is fired off more by passion than by planning. For me it’s more not than often. I think of the perfect zinger, but hours or days later. I’m an expert in what the French call “l’esprit de l’escalier,” or “the spirit of the staircase.” In other words, the perfect words occur to us, the perfect repartee, the perfect witticism, but only after we leave the room and go down the stairs. Victorian English translated this French phrase as “afterwit.” In this week’s epistle reading we ...

3909. It’s Complicated

Galatians 2:11-21

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

3910. No Substitutes

Galatians 3:15-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... from the crowd. Our sense of right and wrong, our sense of duty and justice should flow not from the sociological norm but from a dynamic relationship with the living God. We dare not ever allow mob rule to become a substitute for the inner testimony of the Spirit of God. Scientific law the sociological norm these are but two of the substitutes that we employ in place of faith in a living God. Mood altering chemicals might be another. “I can’t make it through the day without my valium I need a drink I ...

3911. He Ascended Into Heaven

Luke 24:44-53

Sermon

David O. Bales

... ; when a friend you don’t know well confides confused pain, and before you even think you say, “I’ll pray for you,” and you mean it and you do it believing your prayers will make a difference. That’s Jesus coming to you in the Holy Spirit. You, then, have the same experience as did those early Christians in Jerusalem when Jesus ascends, because he’s gone only from sight. He reaches you now in ways you can understand because he’s ascended not just into heaven, but into your very life. He’s ...

3912. The Faith of a Saint

Luke 6:17-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... teachings had been mis-heard?” There is a scene which begins with Jesus on a high rock surrounded by a heavenly glow. We hear his words loud and clear: Jesus: “How blest are the sorrowful, for they shall find consolation. How blest are those of gentle spirit. They shall have the earth for their possession. How blest are those who hunger and thirst to see right prevail. They shall be satisfied . . .” Then the camera pulls back to the back of the multitude which is a long way off. An old woman shouts ...

3913. Praying In Jesus' Name

John 14:5-14

Sermon

David O. Bales

... for anything, I will do it.” Jesus assures us of his unconditional love, but he puts a condition on our prayers. We have a test for our prayer: Can we make our requests in Jesus’ name, which means in his personality, in his character, in his spirit, or are we praying as Jesus would pray? Are our prayers only lobbying in the halls of heaven for personal interests? Or are they, as Jesus directed, “that the Father’s glory will be shown through the Son?” Praying in Jesus’ name sifts our motives and ...

3914. God’s Story Time

Jeremiah 23:1-8

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... for the people weren’t required to be received at the office the day before the weekly bulletin was printed. The worship “hour” itself was not confined by the minutes on a clock face, but was an undefined time determined by the stirrings of the Spirit. How many of you here this morning even remember “testimony time”? This was the time during the service when any and every one was invited to stand and give their “testimony,” their own personal story of what God has been “up to” in their ...

3915. A New Name for a New Year

Ephesians 1:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... replies that all she can see is a dream covered with rusty tin. Don Quixote’s family tries to make him face reality. They want him to see the world as it really is. They try to shock him into reality. As they begin to succeed, his health and his spirit begin to break, and he is at the point of giving up his impossible dream. But just then Aldonza comes into his room. She looks at him with grateful eyes and says, “You looked at me and called me by another name Dulcinea.” Aldonza had become a lady; her ...

3916. A Miracle Story

Acts 10:23b-48

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... respond to the message and mission, the person and presence, of Christ, are included. “God shows no particularity.” All who are open to God’s message of love to Christ’s redeeming gift, all are welcome, all are equal, all are embraced by the same patient Spirit that had been offered since creation. The never-ending story is a story based on an event in the past, an experience in the present, and an expectation of the future. Finally, Peter had grasped the fact that Jesus was not only an event in the ...

3917. The Lifesaver App

1 Corinthians 1:10-17

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... A “love app” doesn’t pour you into the mainstream of instant information and power. A “love app” pours you out in service, a life “poured out” as a life of the Spirit. The Holy Spirit IS the Ultimate App. And a life “poured out” in love for others is only made possible by the presence and power of the Holy Spirit. In this week’s epistle reading Paul’s words to the Corinthians remind us how easy it is for those who believe they are following Christ to let other “applications” get in ...

3918. Nothing to Hide

Psalm 32:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... each other. No, they hide from God. Integrity has nothing to hide. Listen to the words of the Psalmist: 1 Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. 2 Blessed is the man whose sin the LORD does not count against him and in whose spirit is no deceit. No deceit! No hiding from God or from others! Many of us are hiding in broad daylight. We are hiding our sins and our spiritual struggles. We are hiding our doubts and fears about God. We are hiding our massive need to always be in ...

3919. Framed, Changed, Challenged

Acts 2:42-47

Sermon

Tony Everett

... his resurrection Jesus changed us from a people with little meaning and purpose into a new fellowship with mission and focus. Today’s text describes what that new fellowship in Christ looked like then. As we explore this lesson, listen for the spirit’s challenge to faithful living today. Pay careful attention to the results too. Notice how the behavior of these first Christians got the attention of others. Here is an excellent “show-and-tell” model of Christian witness. So what were the basic ...

3920. Hey, What’s that Sound?

1 Samuel 16:1-13

Sermon

Tony Everett

... get the Lord’s presence and power anyway? Well, nothing, really. We don’t do anything to “get it.” God gives it to us! Look again at today’s lesson. David didn’t say anything at all. In fact, he didn’t even do anything except show up, “and the Spirit of the Lord came mightily upon David from that day forward” (1 Samuel 16:13). The Lord gave power and presence to us and for us on the cross. The Lord gave that power and presence to us and for us in the water of baptism, in the bread and ...

3921. A Prayer for Persecuted Christians Everywhere

John 17:6-19

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... : Father, Help me to see myself as you see me. Help me to accept myself as you accept me; Help me to forgive myself as you forgive me; Help me to love myself as you love me; Help me to receive the enlightenment of your divine spirit to see others, to accept others, to forgive others, to love others, as you do to me. Or: Here are some suggested prayers from “Release International” for persecuted Christians everywhere: Sovereign God, we worship you and acknowledge that you know all of those who suffer in ...

3922. Where the Church Gets Its Power

John 17:6-19

Sermon

King Duncan

... , I don’t want to fly. I just want to jump around a little bit.” Please pardon that terrible story. But it makes my point: there is a great difference between people who want to fly and people who just want to jump around a little. Our spirits ought to soar when we contemplate the great honor that God has bestowed upon us‑‑the honor of being called God’s own people and being entrusted by God to reconcile the world to Himself. In our Scripture lesson from John’s Gospel, Jesus prays for the church ...

3923. One Thing

Philippians 3:12-4:1

Sermon

James Merritt

... ball down, looked at his son and said, “When I nod my head, kick it!” That is how he lost his two front teeth! In that spirit, we are asking everyone in our church over the next 12 months to do one thing. If it is the only thing you accomplish spiritually this year ... you accomplish this one thing. The reason why we are so high on it is because I know that if you do this one thing the Spirit of God will take the Word of God and move in your heart to do many other things. We are going to ask you to read ...

3924. Lost Baggage: The Middle Seat

1 Corinthians 5:1-13

Sermon

James Merritt

... in the church the job of the church is to judge the sin and the sinner. Yes – those of you who love that quote, “Judge not that you be not judged” verse heard me correctly. Listen to Paul’s words, “For though absent in body, I am present in spirit; and as if present, I have already pronounced judgment on the one who did such a thing.” (1 Corinthians 5:3, ESV) Repeat this phrase, “I have already pronounced judgment.” When it comes to sin in the life of those of us who claim to love the Christ ...

3925. Lost Baggage: Empty Your Suitcase

Matthew 18:10-14

Sermon

James Merritt

... and yet the guilty party has refused. At this point, we are to treat them as outsiders. What does that mean? It doesn’t mean you refuse to speak to them. It doesn’t mean that you are ugly toward them and it doesn’t mean you have a mean spirit toward them. What it does mean is you refuse to have fellowship or even social contact with that person until that person makes things right. 2 Thessalonians 3:15 puts it this way, “Do not regard him as an enemy, but warn him as a brother.” (2 Thessalonians 3 ...

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