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3976. Strengthening Your Grip On Prayer

1 Kings 8:22-23, 41-43

Sermon

Derl G. Keefer

... focus intently to God! It is amazing what he has to say if we just listen. IV. Strengthening Our Grip On Petitioning Prayer As A Lifestyle In 1 Kings 8:22-53, Solomon gives a series of short petitions to God. Petitions are requests that one makes to a caring, listening God. Solomon asks: * God to keep his promises (vv. 23-26). * God to accept the prayers of his people as they worship (vv. 27-30). * God to send showers of blessings upon the land and the people (vv. 35-36). * God to help in times of disaster ...

3977. Anatomy Of A Testimony

Deuteronomy 26:1-11

Sermon

David J. Kalas

... of the land. The offering represents the people's gratitude to God, for the harvest reminds them of God's provident care. The same God who had fed them with manna from dew and water from rocks throughout their wilderness sojourn would also ... us. Stories of how he has led us and what he has led through. Expressions of our gratitude to God for his faithfulness and provident care. All of us who have traveled some miles with God have those stories. They are meant to be declared in the place of worship. And ...

3978. The Gospel According To Pronouns

Acts 10:34-43

Sermon

David J. Kalas

... in another, the Lord orchestrated this face-to-face meeting between Peter and Cornelius. Already, before any preaching takes place, we observe this first bit of evidence that this is a personal event. For God himself, you see, had personally arranged it. He had taken care of all the necessary details in order to guarantee that Peter and Cornelius would meet so that Cornelius could hear the gospel. You and I know that experience: that rear-view-mirror realization of God's activity in our lives. We look ...

3979. Look Who's Talking

Acts 11:1-18

Sermon

David J. Kalas

... ation of others should always come with a mirror close at hand. Let us not be too eager to point out their specks until we have considered our own logs. Is there some group of people for whom we feel such distaste or disdain that we do not care for their souls? Is there a kind of person whose conversion we would not welcome because, frankly, it is a kind of person we do not welcome? Is there a group whose exclusion is more acceptable to us than their inclusion? The apostles and believers in Jerusalem had ...

3980. At Points of Dispair

1 Kings 19:1-4 (5-7) 8-15a

Sermon

Stephen P. McCutchan

... your head." "Don't you understand," responded Elijah, "I have demonstrated that there is only one true God." Jezebel said, "I don't care what you have demonstrated. I'm going to have your head." Elijah had won a great victory and yet the world was still full of ... a tap on your shoulder. You can imagine Elijah saying, "Go away, don't you see I'm trying to sleep? I don't care if I ever wake up. Stop bothering me." But the tap, tap, tap is persistent. If you really pay attention to God at those points ...

3981. Garden Gone Bad

Isaiah 5:1-7

Sermon

Chrysanne Timm

... or even the weeding I so despised doing as a child. This little tomato project of mine has given me a new respect for the care that he had given his garden over the years. Let me sing for my beloved my love-song concerning his vineyard: My beloved had a ... narrative of God and humanity's story, we read that creation began with God and a garden, a thoughtfully planned and carefully cultivated place of life, beauty, harmony, and productivity. The Genesis narratives introduce us to a gardening God who is very ...

3982. When We Are Tempted

Luke 4:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... his arsenal. The devil leads him to Jerusalem and has him stand on the highest point of the temple. “If you are the Son of God,” he says, “throw yourself down from here. For it is written: ‘He will command his angels concerning you to guard you carefully; they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’” And Jesus answers, “It is said: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’” You do understand, don’t you, that this was exactly what Satan ...

3983. The Servant Leader

John 13:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... the street to serve the least and the lowest. She had no building for her ministry. She had to beg for money to support what she was doing. She said the goal of her life was “to be a pencil in God’s hand.” She said she was called to care for the sick, the poor, the dying, and the dispossessed, to show them the love that God had for them. She spent the rest of her life picking up dying people off the street and carrying them to shelter. She cleaned infected wounds, lovingly washing and providing basic ...

3984. In the Service

1 Corinthians 12:1-11

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... Paul were writing to encourage the mutuality and reciprocity of all spiritual gifts for today’s church, his list would probably include: insurance advisor, tech-support guru, systems’ analyst, day-care director, after-school education mentor, orienteering through the health care maze master. Maybe these don’t sound like “spiritually” significant gifts, like Paul’s list including “wisdom,” “knowledge,” “faith,” and “healing” — but they are absolutely essential to the spiritual ...

3985. 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a

1 Corinthians 12:12-31

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... of the gifts that exist come without a precise lexicon — they are general terms that might encompass any number of deeds, services, attributes, or “gifts” exhibited by the members of the Christbody. The apostle’s final point here is not to carefully itemize or categorize these Spirit-given abilities. Rather, it is to note that no one member possesses all these attributes. Instead, these strengths are scattered throughout the community, a weaving of connective tissue that binds them into one coherent ...

3986. The 5 Worst Things Christians Say After A Tragedy

Luke 13:1-9

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... , “We won,” before he collapsed and breathed his last. It was the first “instant messaging” system. Until 1937, the inauguration of a new American President did not happen until sometime in March. The actual voting happened in November, after the crops were in and carefully planned for a Tuesday so folks could go to church on Sunday but still have time to travel to the local polling place on Monday, and then after the voting on Tuesday could head out for a shopping trip on the traditional Wednesday ...

3987. Blessed Are Those Who Believe

John 20:19-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... about the pious pontificators who spout off answers to questions no one is even asking. We are talking about people who have come to grips with their doubts in an honest and forthright way and have made a commitment of their will to trust in the care and providence of God. They are indeed the blessed of this earth. They are healthier, happier, and generally more effective in relating to others than are the doubters and the cynics. It is they who move the world forward, for there is power in believing--more ...

3988. The Healing Fountain of Tears

Revelation 7:9-17

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... well as to others. It is the reason Adam and Eve hid out in the shrubbery of Eden. They saw. They knew. They were ashamed. As are we all. Before modern science informed us about “germs,” about the separate universe of viruses and bacterium that care nothing about human concerns, all illnesses were decreed to be “Divine Judgment.” The “bad” got sick and died. The “good” lived long and prospered. As long as no one read the Book of Job, this idea worked for those who escaped illness and tragedy ...

3989. Coincidence or Providence?

Acts 16:11-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... that. I tell them that they aren’t alone, that God is with them, and that they don’t have to be afraid.” (3) Now, let’s imagine that you are a patient in that hospital. And you have reached a low point in your life. A gentle and caring hospital worker comes in to your room and while she cleans your room, she listens to your concerns. And quietly this orderly shares with you that she was once in your situation and she reached out to God and God was there and God helped her through a bad situation ...

3990. What the Ascension Tells Us

Luke 24:50-53

Sermon

King Duncan

... runners. (4) The jury is still out about whether this generation will drop the baton when it comes to witnessing for Jesus Christ. In most of our churches, congregations are getting older and older. We are slowly going out of business it would appear. Does anyone care? Do you care? We see on the Day of Ascension who Jesus really is and we see what we are to do be his witnesses to raise our families to be Christ followers, to invite our friends to follow him to live such a life that attracts others to the ...

3991. Jailhouse Rock

Acts 16:16-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... girl from some kind of an evil spirit that had allowed her to operate as a fortune teller. We honestly don’t know what kind of spirit this was, but we do know that her owners had been making income off of this girl’s strange gift. Now, nobody cares if you go about doing Christian things, as long as it doesn’t interfere with commerce. Then they have a tendency to get quite testy. When the slave girl’s owners realized that they could no longer make money off of her, they seized Paul and Silas and ...

3992. What the Trinity Does

Romans 5:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... the stock market? Good luck with that. Is it in the value of your home? How about your good health? Where is your hope? Your youth? Is it your personal ingenuity? Where is your hope? Is it in our political system, in free markets, in our health care system? Be careful where you place your hope. This, of course, is the joy of youth. When you’re young you have such a long horizon. You can dream dreams, make plans, come up with ideas, and with a reasonable amount of luck you’ll be able to see them through ...

3993. Luke 10:25-37

Luke 10:25-37

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... the wounded man is extraordinary. First, after seeing the man in need he goes closer. Leaning over him he “felt compassion” or “pity.” His emotional response immediately results in action. First, he offers emergency medical care, giving the first-century version of disinfectant (oil and wine) and carefully dressing and binding up the injured man’s wounds. Second, he gives transport, giving up his own “seat on the bus” so that the poor “half-dead” man can be safely moved to a secure place ...

3994. The Two Ultimate Questions of Life

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... . But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, brought him to an inn and took care of him. The next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper. ‘Look after him,’ he said, ‘and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.’ “Which of these three,” asked Jesus, “do you think was a neighbor to the ...

3995. The Dirt on Jesus

Luke 12:13-21

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... to try and make this world safe for our survival. But some are warning us that our war on dirt is part of our problem. Why is the prevalence of asthma and allergic disease increasing? Even with huge advances in drug treatment and health care, our immune system seems increasingly compromised. Why? That’s where the hygiene hypothesis comes in. Too much cleanliness might be too much of a good thing. Early exposure to dirt, in the form of bacteria and other infections, might stimulate our immune systems to ...

3996. Luke 13:10-17

Luke 13:10-17

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... also routinely sacrificed for religious ceremonies. Hence it is still surprising to find all of the “take care” exceptions woven throughout Torah law. Although “work” was excluded on the Sabbath, activities that provided for the ... enclosure. An animal in distress — fallen into a ditch is the biblical example, but extrapolations are many was to be rescued, taken care of, healed. It is these compassionate exceptions that Jesus declares to his piqued host. Jesus’ logic is an example of the classic ...

3997. Re-thinking Our Mission

Luke 14:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... who violated the Law of Moses and dealt out punishment where they felt it justified. They even tried to police Jesus. Notice how this chapter begins: “One Sabbath, when Jesus went to eat in the house of a prominent Pharisee, he was being carefully watched . . .” He was being watched to catch him doing something wrong. And when Jesus refused to conform to the religious leaders’ understanding of what is lawful, it was they who assigned him the cruel punishment of the cross. They loved being the police ...

3998. Wake Up Call

Romans 13:8-14

Sermon

Timothy J. Smith

... from our slumber to pay attention to God’s Word for us as we prepare to receive God’s gift once again. We wait for that glorious day when Jesus shall return. Meanwhile we continue doing those things that Jesus would want us to do, loving and caring for others, confronting evil in our communities and world. “I do not have the time for this,” muttered Kregg Grippo. Kregg owns a small contracting company in upstate New York. A friend of a friend asked if he could help an elderly woman who lost her home ...

3999. Unity and Hope

Romans 14:1--15:13

Sermon

Timothy J. Smith

... of angel, I go in peace.’ Thank you were his last words. At that moment I did not see an enemy, but a friend and a brother. Here was a man who started as an enemy, showed compassion, became a friend, died as a brother.”[2] God loves and cares for all people and we should do the same. The message of Advent is to continue to break down the barriers that divide people today. As modern-day disciples of Jesus we strive for harmony and unity. We sing, “Let There Be Peace on Earth” the last line states ...

4000. The Total Gift

Romans 1:1-17

Sermon

Timothy J. Smith

... animals are in the background, in the distance angels can be seen hovering, as a star shines brightly overhead. However, there is more to Advent and Christmas than celebrating the birth of a baby. Babies make no demands on anyone other than their parents or those caring for them. While we may enjoy holding babies, the moment they start fussing we quickly hand them back to their mother or father. If we forever view Jesus as an infant we miss out on much of his life and teachings. The Lord Jesus stands before ...

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