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4176. Upside Down And Backward

Luke 17:5-10

Sermon

Jill J. Duffield

... not seen, right? Who would not need more of that kind of confidence? But here is the great mystery of this peculiar Christian calling. It is in dying to self that we become fully alive. It is in pouring ourselves out that we are filled with the Holy Spirit. It is in serving that we discover true greatness. It is in following Jesus that we become God’s leaders in the world. It is in acting out of our mustard seed sized faith that God moves mountains through us. The only way to discover these bizarre truths ...

4177. Prayer Power

Luke 18:1-8

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... power both inside and outside of our world –and inside and outside of ourselves. But this requires us to do something radical –to give up our sense of control in order to call upon and rely upon God’s power! Jesus’ power! The power of the Holy Spirit! And this for many, both then and now, continues to be one of our greatest challenges! Why? Because in order to do this we must 1) sublimate our own power, 2) suspend the idea that we can control our own outcomes better than anyone else, and 3) hand ...

4178. Unusual, To Say The Least!

Amos 7:1-9, Amos 7:10-17

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... of every consecrated person. It is not required that one be a person of unusual intellectual ability. What is demanded is virtue that is sweetened by the spirit of Jesus Christ. The spiritualization of our average capacities is much more important than the possession of unusual powers. Our ordinary abilities, when touched by the Spirit of God, become extraordinary. An Unpopular Preacher There is no guarantee that when God takes you in hand for his purposes that everything will automatically go smoothly ...

4179. Then There Was One

Luke 17:11-19

Sermon

J. Will Ormond

... letter of the rituals as are his Jewish companions. Since he is considered a heretic would he go to the same priests as do the others? Perhaps he does not feel himself as bound by the law as do his friends. Perhaps he is of a freer spirit than are they. In any case, his joy and gratitude overwhelm his strict obedience to Jesus' command. While the others are rushing to the priests, the Samaritan is eagerly retracing his steps to the place where he first met Jesus. His is no silent, contemplative journey. We ...

4180. The Trinity

John 16:5-16

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... DOUGLAS: Probably the same question I have. WAYNE: About the Trinity? STEVE: That's it. We can never hope to understand it, can we? WAYNE: I'm not sure. DOUGLAS: I can't grasp the fact that there are three of them. STEVE: God, the Father, and the Holy Spirit were persons to Jesus, separate persons. WAYNE: But they are all God. Think how that concept must have confused the early church fathers. DOUGLAS: It's doing a pretty good job on us. STEVE: Well, let's think about it. We know what a person is. WAYNE: A ...

4181. Priorities

Luke 9:51-56

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... follow Jesus. MOE: (BONKS THEIR HEAD TOGETHER) Behave and walk this way. (LARRY AND CURLY WALK LIKE MOE) MOE: (PRESENTING HIMSELF TO JESUS) We are ready to follow you, Jesus. JESUS: Your flesh is willing but your mind is weak. MOE: What about the spirit? JESUS: Your spirit is even weaker. Take up your cross and follow me. CURLY: Oh, no. More things to carry. MOE: (DOUBLE SLAP) Never mind them, Jesus. Why not just take me? JESUS: Why not just take me? CURLY: I don't understand. JESUS: Trust me. CURLY: Just ...

4182. Sent From The Mountain

Matthew 28:16-20

Sermon

William G. Carter

... of us need it." All of us need a Word that sets us free and sends us forth. Blessed are those who are poor enough in spirit to receive and obey a crucified Savior. There is a powerful scene in the movie The Mission. Mendoza, a man of the sword, has killed his ... Jesus. For Jesus went up the mountain, gathered us together, sat down, and began to teach, saying, "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. You are the salt of the earth. Love your enemies. Be complete as your heavenly ...

4183. The Fear Of Taking The Plunge

Luke 12:35-48

Sermon

Richard Patt

... move. The prospects for even reasonable survival as thinking persons seemed as remote as the little town they chose to live in. But Kathleen Norris subtitled her book "A Spiritual Geography," because it was in that sparse geography that she found her own spirit more than ever. In Lemmon, South Dakota, she blossomed as the person and writer she suspected she could be. Most of her self-discovery was pleasing and would have been impossible had she insisted on remaining in the "safe" literary environment of New ...

4184. A Ministry Of Hospitality

Luke 14:1-14

Sermon

Richard Patt

... to whom no one else seems to speak or give notice. On the other side of the coin, you can be one of those church members who responds in a vital way when others greet you. Someone else takes the initiative and shows enough of a caring spirit to say "Good morning" to you, but sometimes all that can be observed in response is a faint grunt of acknowledgment or a slight tip of the head. But out of this initial hospitality shown one another in the church hallways needs to blossom a deeper hospitality whereby ...

4185. Keep Things Flowing

Luke 16:19-31

Sermon

Richard Patt

... to others. Then we will refresh the lives of others, and our own lives will be constantly refreshed. That's what happened in Jesus' own life -- all the way through his ministry. The Bible tells us that when Jesus began his ministry, he was filled with the Holy Spirit. That means that all of God's power and blessing were with Jesus, were in Jesus. Imagine if all of that divine power had gotten clogged within Jesus, if he would not have allowed that power that came to him to flow through him for the good and ...

4186. The Advent Of Our Lord

Zephaniah 3:1-20

Sermon

Robert A. Hausman

... prophet who composed our text. This text comes from a time when Israel was truly humbled and lowly, subject to oppression from others. At that time, the people needed true comfort and real hope. They needed a vision which would lift their eyes and buoy up their spirits. That is the nature of the glorious good news of our text. In order for it to be good news for us, however, we must be able to identify with those for whom it was intended, aliens, outsiders, and failures. Only if we recognize that we have ...

4187. Gifts: Rejected And Exchanged, Accepted And Shared

1 Samuel 2:12-26

Sermon

Tony Everett

... departed with joy in his heart. After he had gone, other members of the king's court tasted the stale water and asked why the king had pretended to enjoy it. "It was not the water I tasted," replied the king. "I tasted the spirit in which it was given." Underneath the traveler's gift was an offering of relationship to be refused and rejected, or accepted and shared. This Christmas season many gifts have been given. Many relationships have been offered. Underneath the wrappings and ribbons are relationship ...

4188. In Times Of Need

1 Kings 17:7-24

Sermon

Carlyle Fielding Stewart

... her to convert the meal into cakes, Elijah taught the widow an important lesson in utility and provision. At a time of cynicism and disbelief, God restored the optimism of faith and belief. Life's difficulties and hardships sometimes breed cynicism and a poverty of spirit. But sometimes a helping hand, a kind word, a gesture from a stranger can restore faith. A friend related a story about how he lapsed into a state of depression after his mother died. While walking through the park with tears in his eyes ...

4189. Proper 24

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40, 2 Timothy 3:10--4:8, Luke 18:1-8, Psalm 119:1-176

Bulletin Aid

William E. Keeney

... . No evil has enduring existence C. Faith Eventually Triumphs 6. How to Pray. (vv. 3-8) What does the parable tell us about the nature of our praying? A. Describe Need. Explore what is our real need from God's perspective. B. Imbibe the Spirit's Strength. Let the Holy Spirit direct our will and enable us to be patient in waiting to understand God's response. C. Let God Prescribe. Do not seek to impose our will on God. Let God impose his superior will on ours. CONTACT Points of Contact 1. The Power of ...

4190. The Results Of Resurrection

John 20:19-23

Sermon

Don M. Aycock

... be with you, said Jesus. Let us be whole and complete because of his resurrection. III. Another Result Of The Resurrection Is The Offer Of Power To The Weak. John tells us that when Jesus came to his disciples he "breathed" on them and said, Receive the Holy Spirit. These words send our minds racing back to Genesis 2:7 where God breathed into man's nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being. God's act in Genesis and Jesus' act in John's gospel represented acts of new creation. The coming of ...

4191. Tempted By Good

Matthew 4:1-11

Sermon

Don M. Aycock

... heavens opened and Jesus saw the form of a dove descend upon him and heard the voice of God say, You are my son; I am well pleased in you. What a grand and high moment! But looked what happened next: Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the desert where for 40 days he was tempted by the devil. This was a fall from the emotional mountain peaks to the valley of despondency. Jesus left John and the others by the Jordan and went off by himself into the desert to ...

4192. Easter Joy

John 15:1-17

Sermon

Harry N. Huxhold

... sins and disbelief. Jesus made it possible for us to call God "Father" in the same way as he did. In doing so, we are prompted by the Spirit of God who lives in us as God's abiding presence and love. To ask anything of the Father in the name of our Lord is to trust ... God that appears so complicated to many can be understood in the light of the faith that recognizes how our Lord grants us his Spirit so that we might live in the trust and hope of the mercy and love of God as our Father. You Are Appointed With ...

4193. All Mine To Give!

Sermon

Stephen M. Crotts

... 've put in her place and asked God to bless. I remind you that giving is a part of our covenant vows together here. I remind you to give motivated by love, to give joyously, and to give as the Holy Spirit leads you. As is our custom here, each of us is to go home and seek the Holy Spirit, asking him to put in our hearts and minds a figure he wants us to give regularly. When you think you've arrived at that figure, check it out to see if it represents a loving sacrifice for Christ. Then, when ...

4194. Having The Last Word

John 18:28-40

Sermon

Steven E. Albertin

... or given lousy food. Noise was blasted and lights were flashed all day and night to keep them from resting. Sometimes even some of their mattresses were removed in order that all would not have a place to sleep. For a while it seemed to work. Their spirits were drained and discouraged, but never broken. It happened more than once and in more than one jail. Eventually the jail would begin to rock and swing to sounds of gospel singing. What began as a few weak voices would grow into a thundering and defiant ...

4195. The Waiting Place

Isaiah 63:7--64:12

Sermon

William L. Self

... in winter can wait for God to do what God has promised, knowing that nothing can ever tear us away from the love at work on our behalf. By waiting patiently and being open to the movement and processes of God rather than stubbornly refusing his offer of spirit and vision, we hear the boom bands playing and become receptive to his gifts of himself. We are fully alive in the face of whatever life's situation we may find ourselves. "... No one has heard, no ear has perceived, no eye has seen any God besides ...

4196. A New Name

Genesis 17:1-27

Sermon

Paul W. Kummer

... a call to renew our purpose for living on earth. Why did God choose us in the first place? Why did he work so hard through his Holy Spirit to change us? We could be spiritually opposed to God, but we're not. Why? Is it just so we can enjoy a pleasant life and as a ... soldier meekly said, "Alexander, sir!" The leader then replied, "Well, private, either change your conduct or change your name!" The Holy Spirit is the one who "works in you to will and to act according to his good purposes" (Philippians 2:13). He ...

4197. Open Grave, Open Hearts

Acts 4:32-37

Sermon

Paul W. Kummer

... yet for your sakes he became poor, so that you through his poverty might become rich" (8:7, 9). When Jesus gets ahold of our life and we know the power of his resurrection, we act like he did: giving and serving, not being served. In fact, the Holy Spirit in response to an open heart can enable us to give not only money to the church, bread and canned goods to the local pantry, and our muscle to build Habitat for Humanity homes, but also our very lives so that others may know the Crucified and Risen Christ ...

4198. What Are You Looking At?

Acts 3:11-26

Sermon

Paul W. Kummer

... else these two men with such great power could do. "Don't look at us," said Peter, "we didn't do anything!" Later on in Acts, Simon the sorcerer did the same thing after he became a Christian. He thought he could buy the ability to impart the Holy Spirit to people. Peter had to tell him, "Don't look at us -- it is a gift from God!" And Paul encountered the same human adoration when he and Barnabas also healed a crippled man. The priest of the pagan temple honoring Zeus was all set to offer sacrifices until ...

4199. The Demons Within

Luke 8:26-39

Sermon

Alexander H. Wales

... cemetery for lack of a better place. He is feared by his neighbors, who have apparently tried to chain him up and keep him clothed for his own safety and that of the community. He verbally assaults Jesus because, we are told by Luke, Jesus had ordered the evil spirits to leave the man. We are a little amazed by the fact that at this point Jesus has a discussion with the demons who possess the man. Jesus inquires about the name of the demon, who exclaims, "My name is Legion." The demons then beg Jesus not to ...

4200. Not Independence, But Freedom

Acts 2:42-47

Sermon

Gerald Whetstone

... life humbles us. Chance and change across the years force us to realize we're not nearly self-sufficient. None of us has all the answers, resources, or discernment to live a life as fulfilling and faithful as the life for which we pray. One of the gifts of the Spirit promised at our baptism is the gift of counsel. The only true counsel, for the Christian, is the counsel of God. Now that we seek to live a new life, where do we turn for help? We pray, we study the scriptures, and we live in the company of the ...

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