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4401. How a Baby Changed the World

Luke 1:26-38

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... to a son, and you are to call him Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; his kingdom will never end.” ... to say no when the angel Gabriel came to her and told her that she would bear a son. Her response was to say, “I am the Lord’s servant. May your word to me be fulfilled.” That should be our response when Christ calls us to do his work in the world. Christ ...

4402. The Serpent's Tongue

John 3:14-21

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... had been griping against God pining for food and water. They were tired of manna and were giving Moses a very hard time. When poisonous serpents appear, things got even worse. So the people send Moses to pray to God to take away the serpents. Upon praying, the Lord spoke to Moses, telling him to mold a serpent of bronze and to put it upon a pole. Whenever a serpent would bite someone, if they looked upon the bronze serpent, they would live. From then on, Moses lifted up the serpent on a shepherd’s pole ...

4403. The Christian Mother

John 15:9-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... and ran her finger across the cheek. "There's a leak," she pronounced. "I told you you were trying to put too much into this model." "It's not a leak," said the Lord, "It's a tear." "What's it for?" asked the angel. The Lord answered, "It's for joy, sadness, disappointment, pain, loneliness and pride." "You are a genius," said the angel. The Lord looked somber. "I didn't put it there." This is that day when we honor Christian mothers. It's not an easy job. A teacher had just given a primary grade class a ...

4404.

Psalm 93:1-5

Understanding Series

Craig C. Broyles

... monument to Yahweh’s rule, but that rule does not stand or fall with the world’s stability. The psalm does not entertain the possibility there ever was a time before Yahweh became king. After the opening acclamation there is admiration of his royal clothing: the LORD is robed in majesty and is armed (lit. “girded”) with strength (cf. 104:1–2; 45:3, 8). The clothing is not merely the pomp that goes with the authority but additionally the power to execute it (cf. esp. 45:3–7, which speaks of the ...

4405.

Psalm 97:1-12

Understanding Series

Craig C. Broyles

... a summary statement of Yahweh’s supremacy (vv. 7–9). The closing section spells out the implications of the above: Yahweh’s people must shun evil and then they will be granted protection, light, and joy (vv. 10–12). 97:1 In response to the opening acclamation, The LORD reigns, there is to be worldwide praise. 97:2–6 Yahweh’s kingship is here exhibited, not by a static deity sitting on a throne, but by the dynamic appearance (i.e., a theophany) of the God of the storm (cf. Pss. 18:7–15; 29:3 ...

4406.

Psalm 112:1-10

Understanding Series

Craig C. Broyles

... receive bad news, or that when he does he need not fear? The parallel line and the next verse, in fact, imply the latter. His security and freedom from fear rest not in circumstances but in heartfelt trust: his heart is steadfast, trusting in the LORD. His heart is secure (lit. “supported”). The repeated insistence that he will have no fear implies that he may, in fact, face circumstances that could give cause for fear. Likewise, the assurance that in the end he will look in triumph on his foes implies ...

4407. Other Priestly Garments (II)

Exodus 39:32-43

Understanding Series

James K. Bruckner

... the comments on 31:1–11; 35:10–19). Now they had completed these instructions, and the sevenfold refrain, as the LORD had commanded, is a threefold reprise for all the work done for the whole tabernacle. The refrain opens this section (v. ... (malʾak from laʾak). So Moses inspected all the parts and saw that they had done [all the work] just as the LORD had commanded. So Moses blessed them. After the sevenfold format of the refrain, this blessing sounds like an echo of the creation account in Genesis 1– ...

4408. Seeing With The Eyes Of Faith

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

Thomas C. Willadsen

... t want Jesus to turn aside and pay attention to a blind beggar. But I don’t think that’s what happened. I think Bartimaeus had one of those life-changing encounters with the Son of God and was changed forever. A lot of people come to know Christ as Lord and Savior that way. They can suddenly see; their faith makes them whole again. And they turn to follow. Most of us, at least most of the people who talk about their faith around here, say that they need to keep turning back. We stray. We sin. We forget ...

4409. All in God’s Time

Mark 13:1-8

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... God that Jesus called us to be. We human beings have a limited amount of focus. As Jesus once told us, we can’t serve both God and money (or any of our desires). And as Joshua challenged us: “As for me and my household, we will serve the Lord” (24:15). What about you? Can you “trust and wait?” Can your faith sustain you in the times to come? “For the harvest is plenty and the workers few” (Matt 9:37-38). Come, people of God, leave your worries behind. Come, God’s blessed disciples. Come, and ...

4410. Couldn’t Be Easier

Matthew 11:2-11 · Isaiah 35:1-10

Sermon

Frank Ramirez

... normalcy? Despite all appearances, Isaiah and Jesus were telling us the story is not over. There is a highway of return, which meant that the people had not hit the point of no return. This was God’s doing, not our own, hence the term “the ransomed of the Lord.” Who will lead the ransomed? Okay, the answer is always Jesus. But the word in the Hebrew used in this passage is go’el, which sounds like something out of a Superman comic. And maybe it is. The Go’el, the redeemer, is the guy in the family ...

4411. No Excuse

Luke 13:10-17

Sermon

Dean Feldmeyer

... writers and over and over their answers were nearly identical: Micah: “He has told you, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God? (6:8). Isaiah: “Remove the evil of ... send you, and you shall speak whatever I command you. Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you, says the Lord” (Jeremiah 1:6-7). You see, the promise of scripture is that we do not need excuses because we have God. God will go with us ...

4412. Holy Wisdom From On High!

Proverbs 8:1-36

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... useful life, she was noted for her poise and charm. The reporter asked how she had managed, amidst poverty, work, and responsibility to do it all with such a great and confident spirit. "You see," she answered, "I'm in a partnership. One day, a long time ago, I said, 'Lord, I'll do the work, and you do the worrying,' and I haven't had a worry since!" God, in his love and wisdom has promised to never leave us nor forsake us, so that we can at least have enough wisdom to trust that his wisdom is working on ...

4413. Take Up Your Cross

Mark 8:31--9:1

Sermon

Harry N. Huxhold

... up the cross and in the resurrection made his cross a bridge to God and God's bridge to people. It is in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, then, that we find that we are a part of eternity. It is in our willingness to suffer whatever cross is laid on us ... about it is the effort of the individual trying to control things and people around the self. To go the way of the cross with our Lord Jesus Christ is to discover that we do not have to do that. We are able to lose our lives and gain them in this Christ, ...

4414. It Came To Pass

Job 42:1-6

Sermon

Zan W. Holmes

... message of the African saying that "you can't tell how bread tastes by tasting the individual ingredients." Instead, we have to wait until all the ingredients have been worked together to see how the bread tastes. No wonder the psalmist said, "O taste and see that the Lord is good" (Psalm 34:8). As Job's troubles came to pass, we are told: "Then there came to him ... all who had known him before, and they ate bread with him in his house; they showed him sympathy and comforted him for all the evil that the ...

4415. The Sign For Home

John 6:1-15

Sermon

George W. Hoyer

... it; we give thanks. Jesus, who knew then what he was doing, and knows now, tells us again, "Take and eat." That crowd received his gifts and was satisfied. We, too, who eat of this bread which he blesses and taste of this cup which he offers, know that the Lord is good! Some bumpers carry a sign that says, "If you can read this, you're too close. Back off." This Sunday's sign says, "If you understand this, you're very near the Kingdom. Come closer." Come nearer. He is the sign. Read him: "I am the way. By ...

4416. Children, Just Forever

Mark 9:42-50

Sermon

George W. Hoyer

... own hand might cause you to stumble, your own foot, your own eye. Without anyone pushing you, you might wobble on the way. That means you may fail in faith. A great millstone and the deep sea are the preferred treatment for those who cause stumbling. What does our Lord's warning tell us of the fate of those who trip up themselves? A reward is promised to the faithful, to those who do the good works of faith, like giving a cup of cold water to someone who bears the name of Christ. Jesus even reaches out to ...

4417. The Perisitent Noise Of Solemn Assemblies

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

Maurice A. Fetty

... the subject of action."2 So it is that God says, "Be ye holy as I am holy." Knowing the truth means not only contemplating it, but doing it. Believing in God's justice and love means manifesting it in the world. Worship of God and Jesus as Lord implies practical service to fellow man in organizations and structures of justice and love as well as personal participation. Jesus saw that, and by his faithfulness to the truth of God, that is, God's intention for a true mankind, he became the Truth, the True Man ...

4418. Weather Signs

Luke 12:49-53

Sermon Aid

William E. Keeney

... exerted a great amount of effort to clear the ground, plant it, and expected it to produce fruit. Instead it produced wild grapes. Now the Lord will remove the protective walls that allowed it to prosper. The image is applied to Israel and Judah. Where the Lord had expected justice as the response to the care devoted to them, they disappointed the Lord with bloodshed. The Second Lesson. (Hebrews 11:29--12:2) The reading recounts the Old Testament experience of deliverance and faithfulness by various heroes ...

4419. The Tale Of Three Women

Ruth 1:1-22

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John A. Stroman

... will lodge; Your people shall be my people, And your God my God. Where you die, I will die -- there I will be buried. May the Lord do thus and so to me, and more as well. (vv. 16-17) When Naomi sees that Ruth has decided to stay with her, she never ... God in the world. Orpah Naomi pleaded with her daughters-in-law to go back to their mothers' houses in Moab. She pleaded with the Lord to deal as kindly with them as they had dealt with her and that they might find security in their husbands' families. Noami wept ...

4420. What's So Great About Jesus?

2 Samuel 23:1-7

Sermon

John A. Stroman

... of a loving God, but also he showed us a God who loves and cares for all. In this liturgical year we have discovered many encounters that Jesus had, but none is more interesting than his encounter with Philip. It takes place in John 14 where Philip says to Jesus, "Lord, show us the Father." Jesus said to him, "Have I been with you so long, and yet you do not know me, Philip? He who has seen me has seen the Father ... I am in the Father and the Father in me." What kind of heavenly Father do we see ...

4421. You Can Create A Godly Heritage!

1 Kings 2:1-12

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Stephen M. Crotts

... says, "I thought how I would set you among my sons, and give you a pleasant land, a heritage most beauteous of all nations, and I thought you would call me, 'My Father,' and would not turn from following me." All this is in the heritage of the Lord! Conclusion Look to your heritage, my friend. None of us lives or dies to himself. For what we become and what we do will affect those who live in our afterglow. In William Shakespeare's play Twelfth Night, the very capable and single Olivia shows no interest in ...

4422. Miracle Three: Healing A Leper

Mark 1:40-45

Sermon Aid

Harold H. Lentz

... desperately sought a cure and had faith that Christ could bring this to pass. So he came up to Christ, humbly kneeling before the Lord as a gesture of great respect. His confidence, or faith, in Christ is evident when he says: "You can heal me if you choose." ... people went in search of Christ. The hymn calls us to "Count your many blessings and it will surprise you what the Lord has done." Our undeserved blessings include sunrises and sunsets. Night skies are an inspiration when filled with stars or a full ...

4423. Miracle Four: Healing A Paralytic

Mark 2:1-12

Sermon Aid

Harold H. Lentz

... that his miracles revealed his divine Sonship. They were out to get him, and everything that stood in the way of this attitude was to be ignored. Jesus once told the story of Dives and Lazarus, which concluded with a statement concerning those who rejected the Lord. Christ says that such people would not change their minds even if confronted by someone who had risen from the dead. Prejudice must be avoided at all costs. The Christian spirit is one of love for all, and a realization of the worth of everyone ...

4424. What It Takes To Be A Winner

Isaiah 40:1-31

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William L. Self

... tough for us to do alone. It is the clear message of the Bible that human beings cannot make it through life under our own power. Even the youth will grow weary and the young (people) will utterly fall. Isaiah then moves into a rhapsody about waiting hopefully on the Lord. This is the same kind of waiting that occurs while a mother waits on a baby to be born. Or like the farmer who has planted and is now waiting for the harvest. It is the same idea we find in Galatians when Paul says, "In the fullness of ...

4425. Just What The Doctor Ordered

Numbers 21:4-9

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Paul W. Kummer

... spouse, but God who gave her to us. Not the government, but the Leader who enthrones all leaders. Not our house, but the One who provided us with a place to live. We are complaining against God Almighty -- if we believe he is still in control. Petition The Lord didn't take kindly to the people's complaining, and he sent snakes to punish the people. Like the grandma, Moses prayed on behalf of the people. He interceded for them when they asked. It's a good thing Moses was there to stand between them and God ...

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