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4376. Holy Goat!

Leviticus 16:1-34, John 20:24-31

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... on itself all their sins to a remote place; and the man shall release it in the wilderness. The Atonement of Thomas Now Thomas (also known as Didymus, one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came. So, the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he said to them, “Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe.” A week later his disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them ...

4377. Living a Jesus Powered Life

Genesis 9:1-17, Genesis 6:1-8:22, Matthew 28:16-20

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... rest). Noah was named for this in Genesis 5:28-29: “And Lamech lived a hundred eighty and two years, and begat a son. And he called his name Noah, saying, he shall comfort us concerning the work and toil of our hands, because of the ground, which the Lord has cursed.” Noah (nuach) will be the comfort/peace/relief from the curse of the ground as a result of the sin of the garden, which resulted in a world that turned from God. While the word means rest/soothe, it also means a place of new beginning/place ...

4378. Dusted

Mark 6:7-13, Matthew 10:1-42, Luke 9:1-9, Luke 10:1-24

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... One can turn (repent) and seek the heavenly “sprinkling” or baptism of the Holy Spirit. Or one can remain confined “to the dust.” *chaimbentorrah.com **See also Acts 13:51 and 18:6 as Paul shakes off dust. The word is also used in the Exodus, as the Lord “shook off” (eketinaksen) the Egyptians in the middle of the sea. In prophets, such as Nehemiah 5:12-13 and 2 Esdras 13:13 it is a sign of judgment. ***Some see shaking off the dust as a moment of decisive change in the vein of eschatology. See ...

4379. Calling All Wide Receivers!

Luke 2:8-20

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... commit to being a great receiver, commit to initiating a response to God that says, “I’m in!” Commit to practicing in that relationship every day, with your prayers, your conversations with God, your engagement in your discipleship, receiving of Holy Communion with the Lord Your God. Commit to being part of a team that is ultimately undefeatable against the forces of evil in this world. Above all, keep on playing. You don’t have to make every play perfect. You don’t have to make a touchdown every ...

4380. God Has Not Forgotten You

Jeremiah 29:1-23

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... ” right where we are. God calls us to spend time prospering our communities. And in doing so, we too will prosper. The church prospers not by its own means. But by the providence of God. “Not by power, not by might, but by the Spirit,” says the Lord. No Church --God has not forgotten us. We have forgotten God. We have forgotten the “call” of God to prosper our neighbors, to love our neighbors, right where we are and in the time we’ve been given. We have forgotten to have faith in the power and ...

4381. Deep Well

John 4:1-26

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... of the oceans or on the tops of mountains. God is there. All we need to do is open our eyes and ears and take in the sights and sounds of the Living Water of the Lord. Taste and see. And the Lord will establish that never-ending spring inside of you! You will experience what it’s like to be filled with the joy and glory of the Lord, to be filled up with good thoughts and tender love, with joy and with mirth so powerful that nothing can quell it. Jesus is the well. Jesus is the Source. Jesus is Messiah ...

4382. Dream Weaver

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... Based on the Story Lectionary Major Text Joseph’s Story (Luke 2:1-7) Minor Text Joseph’s Dreams (Genesis 37) Daniel’s Dreams (Daniel 2 and 7) The Lord’s Prophecy According to Joel (2) Psalm 2: God’s Praise to His Anointed Psalm 24: The Lord’s Blessing Psalm 80: The Lord’s Restoration Psalm 16: Like a Dream the Lord Will Save Psalm 138: The Lord’s Purpose Psalm 139: You Know Me Lord The Emmanuel Prophesied by Isaiah (7:10-25) Joseph’s Visitation (Matthew 1:18-25) Peter’s Dream (Acts 10)

4383. The Secret to Happiness

John 14:1-4, John 14:5-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... show us that He has always had a plan for us—to prepare a place for us in His eternal home, and to bring us back to be with Him someday. And the way to this place of eternal life with God is through accepting Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior. “Lord, show us the Father and that will be enough for us.” If you are still searching for meaning and purpose in your life, then know that you can find all these things in knowing the Father who knows you, who speaks your language, and who has a perfect plan ...

4384. A Personal Question Deserves a Personal Answer

Matthew 16:13-20

Sermon

Roy Howard

... confirm in him what he knew to be true, but wanted Peter to know it, too? It’s a poignant moment. Peter was compelled to give a straight answer to Jesus’ question. It was his way of saying: get real with me. When my neighbor asked how I found the Lord, I could have easily dismissed him and suggested we head for the dessert table. He wasn’t interested in dessert. So I decided to get real with him; I decided to give him an honest answer. I told him that it made more sense to describe how God found me ...

4385. Seeking Joy

Philippians 4:2-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... to live in joy: replace worry with trust in God, develop a gratitude attitude, and focus your thoughts on those things that are pure, noble and excellent. The God of peace will then be with you and you will be able to rejoice in the Lord always, “and again I say, rejoice!” 1. “65 of the funniest product instructions and tags” by Greta Jaruševičiūtė, Bored Panda, https://www.boredpanda.com/funny-product-instructions/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm. 2. Cited by Daniel E. H. Bryant, http ...

4386. Christmas Snapshots

Luke 2:1-14, (15-20)

Sermon

King Duncan

... years his reign would come to an end. Meanwhile that very night a babe would be born who would reign forever—King of Kings and Lord of Lords. Augustus had not a clue that this babe who would be born in the small town of Bethlehem in Judea was the true divi filius ... cause great joy for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.” Suddenly a great company of ...

4387. The Transformative Power of God

1 John 1:1--2:2

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... side of the ravine and get the flower for you, as long as this man holds the rope. He is my father.” Can we have sufficient trust in God our Father as we have in our biological father? Understanding our need for God and then placing our trust in the Lord will allow us to let go and allow God to transform us. In ministry it is often said, “Let me get out of the way so God can act.” Indeed, his expression can be more broadly understood. If we have sufficient courage to trust God, and thus “get out of ...

4388. Following God's Plan

1 John 5:1-6

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... us, but how difficult to love those who make our day-to-day life more difficult. Thus, the challenge to carry out the golden rule of Jesus is indeed significant. Saint John’s words of comfort and challenge, of loving God and our neighbor by following the Lord’s commands can, as demonstrated by the little story, be lived out day-by-day in many ways; there is no single vocation to finding the path to Christ. Some of us, like Saint Anthony, will be the subject of future history books; some people will be ...

4389. The Days Are Coming

Jeremiah 33:14-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... that time I will make a righteous Branch sprout from David’s line; he will do what is just and right in the land. In those days Judah will be saved and Jerusalem will live in safety. This is the name by which it will be called: ‘The Lord Our Righteous Savior.’” It’s sad. Jeremiah is remembered as “the weeping prophet.” He always seemed to be on the unpopular side. Why couldn’t he keep his mouth shut, we wonder. His inability to hold his tongue cost him dearly. He was banished for a time from ...

4390. Jesus' Tears

John 11:32-44

Sermon

King Duncan

... , that “the Teacher is here and is calling for you.” Mary got up at once and ran out of the house to meet Jesus. Mary found Jesus at the same place her sister had left him. She knelt at his feet and repeated what her sister had said, “Lord, if you had been here my brother would not have died.” Mary was grieving uncontrollably over her brother’s death. The people who followed her out to meet Jesus also began weeping and wailing. Here we have one of the most beautiful scenes in all the Scriptures ...

4391. For Us Or Against Us?

Mark 9:38-50

Sermon

Frank Ramirez

... years ago — not now. The apostle Paul referred to that victor’s crown handed out in the Olympics when he talked about having fought the good fight, ran the good race, and added: “From now on there is reserved for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will give me on that day, and not only to me but also to all who have longed for his appearing (Philippians 4:8).” That sounds like a lot of winners. And when John the Revelator looks into the heavens from the prison island ...

4392. Pulling Our Punches

Mark 10:17-31

Sermon

Frank Ramirez

... anyone using such an address. Give the rich young man credit. His question is a legitimate one, on human terms. It was not asked to trap Jesus, but assumed Jesus knew the answer. It was the question a disciple would ask of a teacher. Which makes the answer of our Lord a little odd, at first. “Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone.” Ahhh… Jesus is the Son of God, and we’d think he shared in God’s goodness, but the young man had asked a human-oriented question, and it demanded an ...

4393. Radical Love is Godly (Series: Radical Love in a Risky World)

Luke 3:21-23 · 1 John 4:7-8

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... . I want to tell you, when you sink to the bottom, the ground is solid. You can count on it. The love of God is eternal, unending, unfailing. When the Israelites gathered for worship they sang songs and recited liturgy and made sacrifices on the altar to the Lord. The Book of Psalms is a compilation of those songs and praises used in worship. One of my favorites is Psalm 136. For some reason it did not make the Psalter in our hymnal. It is on page 544 of your pew Bible. The refrain is this, “His steadfast ...

4394. The Power Of The Resurrection

Revelation 1:4-8

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... like a flame of fire... (vv.13-14) This is the risen and exalted Christ! That it is Christ we encounter becomes even clearer in the dream. This one like the Son of Man is so overwhelming that the writer of Revelation reportedly faints away, as though dead. But the Lord teaches him, comforts him, and says (echoing the last verse of our lesson): Do not be afraid; I am the First and the Last, and the Living One; I was dead and see, I am alive forever and ever... (vv.17-18) No doubt about it. It was the exalted ...

4395. Three In One

John 16:12-15

Sermon

Dave Zuchelli

... kind of community in this life, but we have an example of what it can be. There is a repeated call to community throughout scripture. We are called to be in community with God. We see this from the beginning. Adam and Eve existed in close communion with the Lord. But it doesn’t end there. We are also called to be in community with each other. When we read the early chapters of the book of Acts, we get a sense of what this can be like. The early Christians took their sense of community very seriously. They ...

4396. Seeing A Familiar Friend All Over Again For The First Time

John 13:1-17 · Philippians 2:5-11 · 1 Corinthians 11:17-34

Sermon

Frank Ramirez

... new way. And so are the church members, brought together to wash feet, to share the love feast, to break the bread and drink the cup, so are they also made new. God asks us to look afresh at the people who share our lives, and this covenant. At the Lord's Supper we look at each other with new eyes. Are these the same people with whom we share the pews all the other weeks of the year? And why are we together? God brings us together. We may have different politics, we may have different assumptions about life ...

4397. Christ's Grand Entrance Song

Luke 2:1-14, (15-20)

Sermon

King Duncan

... shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, ‘Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.’ “Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, ‘Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on ...

4398. Dealing With Difficult People

1 Corinthians 1:10-18

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... your mind! How can you do it? Well, look at 1 Peter says next. 1 Peter 3:12a says: For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and his ears are attentive to their prayer (NIV). How do we repay evil with a blessing? By understanding that God ... is difficult? It works! Let’s keep reading. 1 Peter 3:14b-15 says: Do not be intimidated, but in your hearts sanctify Christ as Lord (NRSV). 1 Peter reinforces the fact that we do not act on our own power. We should not be afraid or intimidated by difficult people. ...

4399. The Cost of Commitment

Genesis 22:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... had told him about, Abraham built an altar there and arranged the wood on it. He bound his son Isaac and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood. Then he reached out his hand and took the knife to slay his son. But the angel of the LORD called out to him from heaven, “Abraham! Abraham!” “Here I am,” he replied. “Do not lay a hand on the boy,” he said. “Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear God, because you have not withheld from me your son, your only son.” Abraham looked ...

4400. Division of the House

Matthew 10:24-39

Sermon

William G. Carter

... happy home life, it should have been Jesus. If anybody should have lived to a ripe old life with his parents, it should have been the Lord. But that is not how the story goes, and that is not what he expected; Jesus said, “Do not think that I have come to bring ... to whom we must render an account.”(Hebrews 4:12-13) Do we really want to be exposed like that? Can we let the risen Lord cut that close? Are we willing to let a living God make a difference in our lives? Are we willing to love Jesus more than ...

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