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376. Easter 6

Psalm 66:1-20, Acts 17:16-34, 1 Peter 3:8-22, John 14:15-31

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Marion L. Soards, Thomas B. Dozeman, Kendall McCabe

... /Fear God with good conscience C. Summary: Better to Suffer for Good Than for Evil, If It Is God's Will (v. 17) II. The Reason Why There Can Be Blessing Even in Suffering (vv. 18-22) A. Jesus Died in the Flesh (v. 18a) B. Jesus Lives in the Spirit (v. 18b) C. The Journey of Jesus to Heaven and the Meaning of Baptism (vv. 19-22) 1. Noah was saved through the flood 2. Present Christians are saved through baptism Significance. Upon first looking at the outline of I Peter 3:13-22 it appears to separate clearly ...

377. Remember Your Baptism

Acts 19:1-22

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Leonard Sweet

... you keep letting it remind you everyday of your shortfalls and short-comings? It is so much easier to remember our sins than to recall our salvation. It is easier to see the cracks and broken places in our lives than to feel the strength of God’s Spirit that has glued us back together. It’s no coincidence that immediately after Jesus’ own baptism Satan appears on the scene to tempt him. But while Satan tempted Jesus to show his true strength, the Devil tempts us to give in to our old weaknesses. Satan ...

378. Will the Real God Please Stand Up?

2 Corinthians 13:14

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James Merritt

... and savior Jesus Christ". Listen to Acts 5:3-4, "But Peter said, Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and keep back part of the price of the land for yourself? While it remained, was it not your own? And after it was sold ... to the Father except through Me." (John 14:6) Furthermore, you cannot get to the Son unless you are brought by the Holy Spirit. Only when "The Spirit of truth is come, He will guide you into all truth." (John16:13) Now, I've come all the way full circle to ...

379. The Scope of Love

John 14:15-31

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Leonard Sweet

... the “now” and the “not yet.” Love is never negated just because the values it upholds are “not yet” a reality in this world. Christ‑breathed love never fails, it is only the world that fails to perceive and embrace the truth that Christ’s Spirit offers as a new way of living. In Kurt Vonnegut’s best-known novel Cat’s Cradle (1963), his fourth, God has just created Adam. Adam comes to life, eyes blinking, looks around, and asks: “What is the purpose of all this?” God asks a question ...

380. God’s Two Hands

John 16:5-16

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Leonard Sweet

... Paraclete will unpack the divine design for the world’s redemption as made possible by Jesus’ mission and ministry. It is through the presence of the Paraclete that those who believe in the Son may get a glimpse into the ways of the Father. The Spirit declares Jesus to the chesty and yet Jesus asserts “All that the Father has is mine.” It is the glorified Christ, the one who has been reunited with the Father, that will be revealed to Jesus’ disciples by the Paraclete. Christ’s presence continues ...

381. Don’t Be Childish, Do Be Child-like

Romans 8:1-17

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Leonard Sweet

... called to express is — as with our own children — the emulation of the parent. We are to live “according to the Spirit” and forget the fleshly focus of this world on things. Like all “children,” our prime purpose is to grow and ... flourishes we must forget the things that lie behind, “cut bait” on those things that drag us down, and move ahead to those Spirit-inspired, life-affirming activities that move us higher on the “growth chart.” I love finding stories that are 1) interesting, 2) true ...

382. Unity in the Body of Christ

Ephesians 4:1-16

Understanding Series

Arthur G. Patzia

... 1 Tim. 1:16; 1 Pet. 3:20; 2 Pet. 3:15); Christians are called upon to demonstrate this virtue in dealing with one another (1 Cor. 13:4; Gal. 5:22; 2 Tim. 4:2). Such mutual tolerance within the body will go a long way in maintaining a spirit of unity. The fifth virtue is love. Though it could be argued that love is not a separate quality from patience but “an amplification of what patience means” (Mitton, p. 138), love could be taken as the crowning virtue that embraces all the rest. Love is emphasized a ...

383. Doing What is Good

Titus 3:1-11

Understanding Series

Gordon D. Fee

... sentence. The rest of the sentence gives the basis (his mercy), the what (rebirth, renewal, justified), the means (by the Holy Spirit, “by his [Christ’s] grace”), and the goal (the hope of eternal life) of salvation. The basis of salvation is ... note the inherent Trinitarianism of this clause (cf. 1 Cor. 12:4–6; Eph. 1:3–14), which sees the Father, Son, and Spirit working conjointly for our salvation. 3:7 Having mentioned “Jesus Christ our Savior” (cf. 1:4), Paul reflects again on the what and ...

384. Spiritual Gifts and Spiritual Growth

1 Corinthians 14:1-25

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Preben Vang

... the perils thereof, Paul’s real point is the character of Christian worship. In this way, chapter 14 connects directly to the extended exposition beginning in chapter 10 and guided by chapter 13. For Paul, love encapsulates the ethics of the life in the Spirit: it fulfills the law (Rom. 13:8, 10). Spiritual gifts gain their usefulness in the church from the Christlikeness of their recipients. In Paul’s mind, this is not an either/or proposition but an expression of the dynamic more-or-less quality of ...

385. The Surrogate

Matthew 1:1-17

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Lori Wagner

... and is a symbol of consummation of inheritance, of betrothal, of the presence of God, of righteousness. It is also the symbol of resurrection which begins the countdown to Pentecost. It is a time of great joy when identity is formed and the seal of the Spirit would be coming. At First Fruits, the betrothal is made. At Pentecost it is redeemed. We see this symbol especially, as the place where Ruth and Boaz unite is upon the threshing floor, where grain is separated from the chaff. In this deciding moment of ...

386. Dangerous

John 12:12-19, Zechariah 9:9-13, Zechariah 9:14-17

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Lori Wagner

... take control means that our “family” will change into an “Ellis Island” kind of welcoming place for any and all of God’s people, as long as they have journeyed here to find a new home in Jesus. That’s WAY out of control. Isn’t it? But the Holy Spirit is not something we can control. We all know this. Everyone here who has been in any kind of intimate relationship knows you have to let go a little bit in order to truly love and feel the joy of that relationship. Did you fall in love when you ...

387. In Pursuit Of The Promise

Acts 1:1-11

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Douglas J. Deuel

... do we lie still and quiet and listen for the sound of God's voice? How consistently do we pause amidst our busyness and seek God's message? A secret of the early Church's phenomenal growth is that they began by waiting. They paused to allow God's Spirit to empower them and to lead them. Their effectiveness in carrying out their mission was ensured by their willingness to rely on God. God's Purpose The third thing we discover in this text is God's purpose for the Church. In the last verse of this passage, as ...

388. Pentecost As A Festival

Acts 2:1-13

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John R. Brokhoff

... Jewish Pentecost. The Jews had a Feast of Weeks (Exodus 34:22; Deuteronomy 16:10; Leviticus 23:15-22) seven weeks from the Passover. It marked the giving of the law and the founding of Israel. In like manner, Christians celebrate Pentecost as the day of receiving the Spirit and the founding of the New Israel. For the Jews Pentecost was also the Feast of First Fruits. (Exodus 23:10) It was a harvest festival, a time to give thanks for the harvest. On Pentecost Christians also are grateful for the gift of the ...

389. Easter 6

Acts 8:9-25, 1 Peter 3:8-22, Acts 17:16-34, John 14:15-31

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Russell F. Anderson

... and Comforter in the lives of others. WORSHIP RESOURCES Psalm Of The Day: Psalm 66:8-20 "Bless our God, O peoples ..." (v. 8); Psalm 65:1-7, 16, 20 "Cry to God with joy ..." (v. 1); Psalm 148 "Praise the Lord ..." (v. 1). Prayer Of The Day: Spirit of God, our hearts spill over with boundless praise that you have made yourself known to us through the death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus. By your power, make us always ready to make our witness known to those who dwell in the darkness of unbelief. In Jesus ...

390. God Is Not Yet Finished With You

Genesis 1:1-2:3

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John R. Brokhoff

... am a child of God, but now I need to live like one. This calls for a continuing creation by God the Holy Spirit. To have the Holy Spirit is to have God in us constantly make and re-make us to be what he originally made us. Paul understood this by ... the Philippians, "Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, for God is at work in you ..." In other words, God the Holy Spirit is continuing his creation in us to the end that we might be like our Creator - holy and good. Though we are Christians by ...

391. The Joy of Being a Caring Person

Mt 25:31-46 · Lk 16:19-31

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Robert G. Tuttle

... I will have to take care of myself. I will want to take care of them, as a part of my life. But, am I a caring person? When people come into my presence with a problem, do I really care? Does my heart go out to them? Is the spirit of Christ present in my conversation? Am I totally given to them and to their problem for that moment of time? Do we really care - care about our neighbors and their problems? Care about our husbands or wives, our children, our parents? Do we really care for each other? Do ...

392. Wait and Witness

Luke 24:36-49

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Richard A. Jensen

... Ascended One. Jesus Christ lives and reigns at God’s right hand. "The kingdom of this world (shall) become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ ..." Human destiny is secure in the hands of Jesus Christ. We shall not despair. Clothed with the Holy Spirit, clothed with power from on high, we shall bear witness to our ascended ruler to all this world’s despairing peoples. And there is more. We must not be fooled by the divided loyalties of this world’s peoples. Deep-seated divisions can cause us to ...

393. Someone Greater Than a Prophet

Luke 1:26-38

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Maurice A. Fetty

... you have led us by the hand over our many years of growth and development. We give you thanks. In the rush of this season and the pressure of presents yet to buy and wrap and send, we gather here to catch our breath, to inhale deeply your refreshing Spirit into the depths of our souls. In a time when the pace is frenetic and expectations ever greater and greater, we would come into the presence of the Christ child and his waiting cross to gain a perspective on the things that matter most. For a few moments ...

394. No Time for a Knapsack Faith

Matthew 28:16-20

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King Duncan

... a moment of thought, the mother said, “I wonder why they don’t let him in?” The child considered this and then replied, “The reason they don’t let him in is that they are down in the cellar and they can’t hear him knocking.” It is the Holy Spirit that lifts us out of the cellars of life by giving us inner evidence of the power and purpose of God. Do you see now why this doctrine of the Trinity is so important to us? God the Father--our creator, sustainer, the Source of all that is or was ...

395. Lent 5

John 11:1-45 · Romans 8:6-11 · Ezekiel 37:1-14 · Psalm 130

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Marion L. Soards, Thomas B. Dozeman, Kendall McCabe

... can be outlined in four sections. I. The Setting of the Wilderness and Dry Bones (vv. 1-2) II. The Opening Question of God to the Prophet (v. 3) III. The Power of the Divine Word (vv. 4-10) A. To the Bones (vv. 4-8) B. To the Spirit (vv. 9-10) IV. The Interpretation of the Bones and God's Answer to the Opening Question (vv. 11-14) Significance. The setting is important for an interpretation of the story. Outside of the promised land Israel is a dead people—not because they have lost national identity but ...

396. The One Habit of Highly Effective Christians

John 4:19-24

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James Merritt

... first obligation of our church is to worship God. The last part of our Mission Statement says that we are "to exalt the Lord in Spirit-filled worship." Though that statement may be last in order, it is first in priority. In John 4 we read the story of the Lord ... New Testament God has a people for His temple. 1 Cor. 6:19 says, "Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own?" 11 Cor. 6:16 says, "For you are the temple of the ...

397. Romans 8:14-17

Romans 8:14-17

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Leonard Sweet

... of "adoption" Paul uses here reflects his comfortable knowledge of Roman law and culture. In Roman law the adoption process must be witnessed by another party in order for it to be legally binding on all parties. In this case it is the Spirit who Paul sees "bearing witness" to this divine adoption. The cry "Abba! Father" which newly adopted sons and daughters may now legitimately call out itself demonstrates the closeness of a believer's relationship to God. The Aramaic "Abba" was, of course, Jesus' own ...

398. Encouragement to Be Faithful

2 Timothy 1:1-2:13

Understanding Series

Gordon D. Fee

... –18; 3:13; 4:3–4), and increasing defections of various kinds (1:15; 4:10–16) due to Paul’s (apparently political) imprisonment (1:8, 12; 2:9; 4:16–17), on the other. In light of these circumstances, he appeals for Timothy’s continued loyalty to his own Spirit-given ministry (vv. 6–7, 13–14; cf. 1 Tim. 1:18; 4:14), which means in turn to be loyal to Christ and his gospel (vv. 8a, 9–10) and to Paul in his imprisonment (vv. 8b, 11–12). The argument begins and ends with an emphasis on the ...

399. A Grayhound and a Kite

Acts 2:1-21

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King Duncan

... s the place of worship in our lives. I hope you don’t come to church as you might come to a museum or a theater, to be fascinated or to be entertained. I hope you come here each week prepared to receive a life-changing encounter with God’s Spirit. I hope you come anticipating a God-thing occurring in your own life. Author Anthony De Mello tells a story that I think is particularly appropriate for Pentecost. It is about a man who invented the art of making fire. The man took his tools and went to a tribe ...

400. Joshua Appointed as Moses’s Successor

Numbers 27:12-23

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Joe M. Sprinkle

... asks for a fish, will give a snake instead of a fish? Or if the child asks for an egg, will give a scorpion? If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!” (Luke 11:11–13 NRSV) Good leadership is cultivated over time, not born in an instant. Humor: The story is told of a tourist passing through an old village in Switzerland. He asked an elderly woman of this quaint town in the mountains, “Were ...

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