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4301. Easter

Psalm 118:1-29, Jeremiah 31:1-6, Matthew 28:1-10, John 20:1-18, Acts 10:23b-48, Colossians 3:1-17

Bulletin Aid

B. David Hostetter

... Christ who was with you when you created the world and whom you gave to the world because you loved us so much. Renew the church by your life-giving Spirit, teaching us everything we need to know and reminding us of all that Jesus said to his disciples. Enable the church by the same Spirit to do even greater works than his, because he returned to you. May your healing Spirit close the wounds that the body of Christ suffers until the present day, uniting our angry divisions to the glory of the name of Christ ...

4302. Proper 6

Genesis 18:1-15, Psalm 116:1-19, Matthew 9:25-10:23, Romans 5:1-11

Bulletin Aid

B. David Hostetter

... Patient Leader, help us to know our best skills, that we may find the place of greatest usefulness to people in need and so extend your ministry of love and healing and spread the good news of the kingdom. Name us and number us also among your disciples. Amen PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING Loving God, dying Son, living Lord, how amazingly you prove your love for us! Though you might have cast us off forever in anger at our sins, you show your loving forgiveness in the death of your Son and our Lord, Jesus Christ ...

4303. Proper 8

Genesis 22:1-19, Psalm 13:1-6, Matthew 10:1-42, Romans 6:12-13

Bulletin Aid

B. David Hostetter

... We are thankful for all the promises you have made and kept, and live in hope of the completion of the new creation you have undertaken as the kingdom of Jesus Christ. Amen PRAYER OF DEDICATION Divine Overseer, if even a cup of water for one of your disciples does not go unnoticed, then our offerings to support your ministers and the work of your church will also be rewarded. Grant us also the share of the prophet's reward and the blessing that comes in the company of good people. PRAYER OF INTERCESSION AND ...

4304. Proper 17

Matthew 16:21-28

Bulletin Aid

B. David Hostetter

... - Moses encounters God in a burning bush while tending sheep and is called to shepherd the people of Israel. Exodus 3:1-15 Second Lesson - Paul turns to specific moral admonitions that reflect the teaching of Jesus Christ. Romans 12:9-21 Gospel - Peter and the disciples have more to learn about the mission of Jesus as Messiah. Matthew 16:21-28 CALL TO WORSHIP Leader: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. People: And also with you. Leader: Persist in prayer. Let love for our community breed ...

4305. Small Saves

John 6:1-15

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... much smaller, or crumbier, could the kingdom of God have started? First with a tiny baby, born in a tiny town, in a tiny country. Then Jesus stayed a small-town boy almost all his adult life, calling a ridiculously small band of discards to disciple and disperse the biggest, most revolutionary news the world had ever received. Jesus knew that small inputs could have massive consequences. A child’s sharing of a few tidbits of bread and fish enabled Jesus to feed five thousand hungry people. And not just a ...

4306. Eternity 101: The Final Exam

1 Corinthians 3:5-15

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James Merritt

... lady named, Mary, in the Gospel of Mark, who comes to the Lord Jesus just before He was going to die. She takes a bottle of very expensive oil and breaks it and pours it over His head. She was criticized by one of the disciples very sharply for wasting that expensive oil. That particular disciple said she could have sold that oil and given it to the poor. I want you to listen to what Jesus replied, "She did what she could when she could she pre-anointed my body for burial." (Mark 14:8, MSG) That is the real ...

4307. I’M with the I AM

1 John 5:14-15

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James Merritt

... he allows us to be called his children, and we really are!" (I John 3:1, NLT) The reason why we can be confident when we pray is because we are children of God. Do you remember the disciples asked Jesus to teach them to pray? The first thing he taught them was to pray "Our Father in heaven". Jesus was teaching the disciples that they should have the same confidence in God as a child does in his father. There are three men in my life named James, Jonathan, and Joshua and there is one thing they have complete ...

4308. Decoding the Da Vinci Code (Part One - Exploring the Fiction)

1 Timothy 1:4

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James Merritt

... ."[[4]] Now, if Brown is right then everything that I preach from Sunday to Sunday up here is a lie. If Brown is right, then the disciples were all party to this plot and this cover up and were willing to die for what they knew to be a lie. If Brown is ... , then you cannot explain the rise of Christianity. If the code is true, then the leader of this conspiracy, which had to include the disciples, had to know that Jesus really was not God's divine Son and they were willing to die for this knowing that it was ...

4309. Backsliding - Sermon Starter

John 6:56-69

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Brett Blair

... because he suggested that everyone must eat his flesh and drink his blood otherwise they would die. It sounded too cannibalistic. You can then understand why in verse 66 of chapter 6 (please don't read anything into that) we read that many of his disciples turned back and no longer followed him. Notice what is said, they turned back! They quit following. They became Temporary. I don't think a single reason can be identified as to why so many stopped following, a combination of issues probably, as we have ...

4310. Me - A - Missionary?

Acts 1:8

Sermon

James Merritt

... in the church, but He also wants you to have a mission in the world. The difference is ministry is serving Christ primarily for believers; mission is sharing Christ with unbelievers. In fact, the ultimate goal of a church is to make disciples and the ultimate result of a disciple is a follower of Christ who agrees to be a missionary. I know many of you are sitting there right now thinking exactly what I would have thought many years ago, "Me-A-Missionary?" The reason why evangelism and missions must be ...

4311. Will the Real Christian Please Stand Up?

Acts 11:26

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James Merritt

... was fascinated when I did a study of the word Christian as it is found in the Bible. I was amazed to learn that even though the term “believers” is used 80 times to describe Christians, the word “saint” is used 60 times and the word “disciple” is used 30 times, the word “Christian” is used only 3 times. Yet, I believe these three occurrences are crucial because they tell us what a real Christian is. Something else may surprise you because it did me. Christians did not think up this name for ...

4312. Am I a Real Christian?

Acts 11:26

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James Merritt

... I was fascinated when I did a study of the word Christian as it is found in the Bible. I was amazed to learn that even though the term “believer” is used 80 times to describe Christians, the word “saint” is used 60 times and the word “disciple” is used 30 times, the word “Christian” is used only 3 times. Yet, I believe these three occurrences are crucial because they tell us what a real Christian is. Something else may surprise you because it did me. Christians did not think up this name for ...

4313. It’s Time to Grow Up

Ephesians 4:14-15

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James Merritt

... some capacity and minister to the needs of others that is a part of maturity. When you share your faith with non-believers that is a tremendous part of spiritual maturity. Every thing a church does should be ultimately with the thought in mind of making disciples and maturing disciples. That is the one thing that we can do, that nobody else can do, and that we can do better than anybody else can do. We can only go so far. We can only give you resources. You must determine to develop your spiritual maturity ...

4314. Name Dropping

Exodus 20:7

Sermon

James Merritt

... to us, "I want to share my most important prayer concerns with you," every one of us would grab a piece of paper and we would write down what he told us should be on our prayer list. We don't have to wonder what they are, because when the disciples asked Jesus how to pray, He gave them His greatest prayer concerns. Guess what He began with? "Pray, then, in this way: 'Our Father who is in heaven, Hallowed be Your name." (Matthew 6:9, NASB) Jesus Christ said His number one concern is that the name of God be ...

4315. A Little Dirt Is Good for You

Mark 7:1-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... the good doctor went a little too far, particularly with regard to worms. However, the case seems fairly well made: a little dirt is good for you. The Pharisees and some of the teachers of the law who had come from Jerusalem saw some of Jesus’ disciples eating food with unwashed hands. The Pharisees and all the Jews, says Mark, do not eat unless they give their hands a ceremonial washing, holding to the tradition of the elders. They are very careful. When they come from the marketplace they do not eat ...

4316. Will the Real Christian Please Stand Up?

Acts 11:26

Sermon

James Merritt

... let all the house of Israel know assuredly that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ." (Acts 2:36) In John 13:13 Jesus made a very revealing statement to his disciples. He said, "You call me Teacher and Lord, and you say well, for so I am." Now notice that He was not Lord because the disciples called Him Lord. They called Him Lord because He is Lord. You can believe on the Lord, you can receive the Lord, you can bow before the Lord, you can worship the Lord, you can serve ...

4317. Am I a Real Christian?

Acts 11:26

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James Merritt

... is. I was fascinated when I did a study of the word Christian as it is found in the Bible. I was amazed to learn that even though the term "believers" is used 80 times to describe Christians, the word "saint" is used 60 times and the word "disciple" is used 30 times, the word "Christian" is used only 3 times. Yet, I believe these three occurrences are crucial because they tell us what a real Christian is. Something else may surprise you because it did me. Christians did not think up this name for themselves ...

4318. What’s the Big Deal about Baptism?

Mark 1:9-11

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James Merritt

... that Jesus came up out of the water is because He had been placed down into the water. But, there is a reason why John not only baptized Jesus in this fashion, but also in this place. John 3: 22-23 says: "After these things Jesus and His disciples came into the land of Judea, and there He remained with them and baptized. New John also was baptizing in Aenon near Salim, because there was much water there. And they came and were baptized." That statement is very revealing. Why did John have to have much water ...

4319. Mrs. Proverbs

Proverbs 31:10-31

Sermon

Stan Purdum

... of our time, it doesn't feel right to define a woman primarily by how well she serves others. It does, however, feel right if we are willing to apply that definition to all of us. Consider Mark 9:33-37 for example. There, Jesus discovered that his disciples had been arguing among themselves about which of them was the greatest. He said to them, "Whoever wants to be first must be last of all and servant of all." In other words, what should be a hallmark of all Christians is that we are defined by how ...

4320. The Measure of Greatness - Sermon Starter

Mark 9:33-37

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Brett Blair

... peace of scripture in verse 32: "But they did not understand." That's a picture that can be hung in the halls of the museum of mankind. When confronted by true greatness, we simply do not see it. That's what happens to the disciples. One day Jesus is passing through Galilee with his disciples. We are told that he did not want anyone in the area to know where they were? Why is that? Because, he had something important to tell them. It was a strategic part of his plan. "The Son of Man" he explains, "is going ...

4321. Bashful Love

Mark 9:32

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Stephen M. Crotts

... with Sally when it comes to our own love affair with God? We are reluctant to draw near, timid to ask for help. We're shy to ask questions, to find out more about him. Yes, we're bashful lovers of God. Our text for today tells us that the disciples, too, were shy with Christ. The Lord told them of his impending conflict with the Jewish authorities. He said he'd be killed and later rise from the dead. Such talk confused the ...

4322. Wedding Day

John 2:1-11

Sermon

Gary L. Carver

... third day? Sounds familiar doesn't it? We know the phrase, "On the third day he was raised from the dead." We can see this if we only know the time has come. Note also that on that day we could watch the transformation of Mary from mother to disciple, "Whatever he tells you do it." There are times when we witness firsthand that his time has come. It was a night much like all other spring nights in the south, the only difference was my youth minister called me to accompany him to the Greyhound bus station on ...

4323. History Hangs in the Balance

Luke 23:1-49

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Donald Charles Lacy

... enters at the juncture of visualizing the faithful making little or no difference in the drama unfolding. Why are they so helpless? We suspect there is much cowardice at work. If there is, we would rather not observe it. After all, weren't the earliest of disciples the best and most determined to follow him of all? Shame on you people who objected so meekly and inconsequentially! He told you to be prepared to lay down your lives for your friends and he was the best friend you ever had. Our pity can lead ...

4324. Compassion Can Do More Than You May Think

Luke 7:11-17

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David R. Cartwright

... heart goes out to this woman. Jesus knows that she has not only lost her only son, but also the sole means of support in her old age. Later, on the cross, Jesus will repeat a similar act of compassion with his own mother. He will turn to John, the disciple, and make sure that John will look after Mary when he's gone. As the funeral procession passes by, so moved is Jesus that he touches the bier upon which the bearers are carrying the corpse. It was not probably the kind of bier that Luke had in mind. Luke ...

4325. Only the Lost and the Least

Luke 15:1-10

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... who asked about who was the greatest in the kingdom), and said, "Truly I tell you, unless you become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven."He (Jesus) called a child whom he put among them (the disciples who asked about who was the greatest in the kingdom), and said, Truly I tell you, unless you become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Take care that you do not despise one of these little ones; for I tell you, in heaven their angels continually ...

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