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4451. Living As A Christian

1 Peter 3:8-22

Drama

Dallas A. Brauninger

... s will, then to suffer for doing evil. 6: For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, in order to bring you to God. He was put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit, in which also he went and made a proclamation to the spirits in prison, who in former times did not obey, when God waited patiently in the days of Noah, during the building of the ark, in which a few, that is, eight persons, were saved through water. 7: And baptism, which this prefigured, now ...

4452. Marked In An Empty Tomb -- The Cross Is Still There

Sermon

George Bass

... was here in this room, and in this room she was baptized in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. In that simple washing and those few words God made a promise to Mollie. God established a no-strings covenant with Mollie that was contingent not ... for all of us who have been baptized in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit -- Easter declares, “The cross is still there.” Outside of the downtown hotels during the convention of American Atheists, I saw a ...

4453. Black Preaching: A Four-Cornered Universe

Sermon

Carlyle Fielding Stewart

... of the Holy Ghost. (A close affinity exists between the Buddhist and African ceremonial chants and the whoop of black preaching.) Black preaching is not only an invocation of the healing presence of God, but a ritual confirmation of the Spirit's power to uplift, heal, and redeem black lives. Black preaching historically has had medicinal value for multitudes of African-Americans. When black people could not have access to the conventional forms of healing, except homeopathic remedies, medicinal intervention ...

4454. Let It Shine!

John 1:1-18

Sermon

Carlyle Fielding Stewart

... God in them. In the second creation, with the coming of Jesus, we find that God is trying to re-establish the supremacy of that light in the souls of humankind. God is not trying to re-create physical creation, but re-create and configure the souls and spirits of humankind, because there is so much darkness that the light threatens to be snuffed out, overcome. So God sent another light to the world, the light which was also present in the first creation, but now is a light shining in the souls and hearts of ...

4455. Paradoxes Of The Christian Faith

Matthew 10:1-42

Sermon

Carlyle Fielding Stewart

... debtor. It is a paradox that 78 percent of all professing and confessing Christians never read the Bible; a paradox that 90 percent of all Christians never have family prayer; a paradox that the United Methodist Church, which began as a Holy Ghost, Spirit-filled movement, is today not known for its spiritual fervor. It is a paradox that after all the centuries of persecution and hardship, where dictators, spectators, and agitators have heaped untold scorn on the people of God, the Christian faith is still ...

4456. Living Beyond Unhappily Ever After

Genesis 21:8-21

Sermon

Carlyle Fielding Stewart

... and heartache by giving back to God something of worth and value. She does not let her unhappiness brought on by her poverty of purse stop her from giving back to God. In other words, her poverty of purse does not create within her a poverty of mind and spirit. If it's the same woman, she not only lived beyond her unhappily ever after by seeking the touch of Jesus, she now is giving something back to the church even when she has no means for doing so. She is living beyond her unhappiness by going where she ...

4457. Playing By A Different Set Of Rules

Matthew 13:24-30, Matthew 13:36-43

Sermon

Larry Goodpaster

... inside and those outside the church? It is not difficult for us in these days to look around us and recognize the weeds. We can name them and point our fingers. The weeds today come in all shapes and sizes. The weeds comprise all that is contrary to the spirit and work of Christ, of what is good and decent and upright -- in our eyes and to our ears! What are we going to do about them? Can we do anything at all? Historically, the church has attempted to be a weed-puller, zealously trying to eliminate all ...

4458. Doing Our Homework

Matthew 9:9-13

Sermon

Larry Goodpaster

... building on this piece of land. Please do not get me wrong. Going to church is important, for it keeps us in touch with the eternal God and in this world of haste that is a significant relationship. “Going to church” allows us the opportunity to renew our spirits and prepare us for faithful living in the week ahead; it restores our perspectives, so often distorted by the world-at-large. But, if going to church is the beginning and the end of our faith, then we have missed the point of it all. It is more ...

4459. Give Me A Break!

Matthew 11:25-30

Sermon

Larry Goodpaster

... -fitting.” The yoke Jesus invites us to take, the yoke that in itself brings rest to weary souls, is one that is made exactly to our lives and hearts. The yoke he invites us to wear fits us well, does not rub us nor cause us to develop sore spirits and is designed for two. His yokes were always designed for two. And our yoke-partner is none other than Christ himself. When I begin to envision what that yoke looks like and feels like, I come to realize that Jesus in this invitation has cut through to the ...

4460. First Things First

Mark 13:1-31

Sermon

Thomas Peterson

... purpose was not simply to be a fantastically high structure. Within it the bodies of the Pharaohs rested for eternity so that they could be free to roam the world in spirit form and continue existence beyond the life of the human body. For anyone to invest in such a monument was to feel the power of this conviction: there is a spirit that goes on beyond the death of the body. Life is free of physical limitations. The cathedrals of the Middle Ages are huge investments of cities and nations, taking hundreds ...

4461. Holy Unto The Lord

Exodus 19:1-25

Sermon

Walter Kimbrough

... . Now, let us say a word on behalf of God. Not that God needs it or even wants it, but we offer it in hopes that a new perspective may be gained on the mystery of God. The gospel writer John tells us, “God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in spirit and truth… (John 4:24 NIV).” Therefore, the presence of God knows no limitations. In other words, the presence of God was not only on the mountain, but also at the foot of the mountain where the people were. We, therefore, encounter God on a ...

4462. Keeping In Touch… With The Lord

Exodus 33:12-23

Sermon

Walter Kimbrough

... human will. To be in the presence of God ought to automatically bring about a transfiguration in our lives so that we, along with the world, can see an instant, spontaneous change for the better. There is something that is contagious about God. To be with God in the spirit is to be like God. May we then keep in touch with God so that power may be realized. In conclusion, the world, in its state of diversity and complexity, needs to keep in touch with the Lord. None of us possess the ability or the savvy to ...

4463. An Our Good Works And Generosity

Matthew 6:1-4, Matthew 6:5-15, Matthew 6:16-18, Matthew 6:19-24

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... says it all: "Fill me with joy and gladness; let the bones which thou hast broken rejoice. Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities. Create in me a clean heart, O God, and put a new and right spirit within me (Psalm 51:8-10)." What is this new heart and right spirit that we faithfully await? Our gospel lesson gave us some hints. It is evident in the life that Jesus lived. That is what the new life is like. The gospel lesson also describes the new life as a life totally dedicated to God ...

4464. Wash Up First For The Meal Before You Eat!

John 13:1-17

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... ; 49:1-6; 42:1-4].) Likewise, he seems to be calling us, his followers, to a similar life of servanthood. He wants us to live a life of servanthood - to love one another by serving each other. An awareness of our total dependence on God along with this spirit of servanthood seem to be the kind of preparation for the Lord's supper that Jesus taught his disciples that evening of the very first sacramental meal. When you truly repent of all your pride and lean on our Lord, when you yearn to serve God and your ...

4465. Are You Born Again?

John 3:1-15

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... he must be born again. Yet then Jesus gives him and us the answer - the answer to the question of what it means to be born again. "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God (John 3:5)." Unless you are baptized, born of water and Spirit. That is what it means to be born again: To be baptized and to receive God's love. This emphasis on baptism as a born-again event is consistent with the teaching of scripture (see Titus 3:5).1 This often ...

4466. Trusting In The Lord

Jeremiah 16:1--17:18

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... in revelation." Thereafter, Barth saw the kingdom of God in terms of God's sovereign reign; not humankind's efforts. Thus Barth echoes Jeremiah: "Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord." At a more practical level, John was a materialist. He had caught the spirit of his time which was "Take care of number one." He believed what authors and lecturers in the 1970s were telling him about self-fulfillment. "If you can't take care of yourself first, nobody will take care of you," he said. He was successful in ...

4467. Anointed Ministry

Isaiah 61:1-11

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... was electric with anticipation. You could have heard a pin drop when the ex-carpenter of Nazareth got up to interpret the Word. The intensity of the moment grew dramatically when the young preacher read Isaiah 61:1-2 as the beginning of his inaugural address. "The spirit of the Lord is upon me," Jesus began, apparently recalling his baptism by John and the Word of the Lord God: "... Thou art my beloved Son... (Luke 3:22)." The mood of the assembly began to change as Jesus sat down and said with authority ...

4468. When God’s “No” Means “Yes”

Habakkuk 1:1-4, Habakkuk 2:2-20

Sermon

Richard Hasler

... and minutes but rather it is the time when something new can happen. Just as there is a right time for the farmer to sow his seed, for the business leader to invest in stoc_esermonsks there is a right time for things to happen in the realm of the spirit. In a flash comes an insight; in an unexpected moment we become creative; in the depth of despair a sign of hope is given. Can we learn like the prophet to begin to tell time like God does and to recognize the difference between mere clock time and crisis ...

4469. The Road To The Wilderness

Mark 1:9-13

Sermon

Thomas A. Pilgrim

... our thanksgiving for all thy blessings upon us, for thou art truly the source of life and everything which makes life worthwhile. Even as we thank thee Father for blessings already given we are bold to ask for other blessings. Give us the blessing of being led by thy Spirit. Give us the blessing of tasks which are greater than our ability. Give us crosses too heavy for us to bear on our own. And on the road too difficult to travel, the mountain too hard to climb, enable us to know our need of thee, so that ...

4470. Wedding: The Aroma of Love

Sermon Aid

Randall S. Lehman

... them to receive the love that You will give; help them to know and to live the peace that is Your peace; help them to know the confidence and security of this relationship with You. In Your Spirit, Oh Lord, the issues of each day will be growing experiences, and togetherness will be most complete. You will make us of one spirit as we maintain our own persons. You will be our Lord as we both laugh and cry together. We say thank you for the blessings of this moment. Our future prayers of praise and need will ...

4471. Wedding: A Marriage Made in Heaven

Isaiah 54:1-17, John 17:20-26

Sermon Aid

Craig Erickson

... the church to the relationship of Christ and the Father will be hampered. As many of you know, ____ and ____ come from different religious traditions. Nonetheless, they have been called to Holy Matrimony by the one Spirit that our respective churches share in common. For this reason, their marriage is a gift of the Spirit to the church, for it will stand as a bold image of our deeper unity in Christ, a unity that transcends the painful divisions within the body of Christ. They join an ever-growing number of ...

4472. Improving Your Serve

Isaiah 49:1-7

Sermon

Robert Beringer

... He went back and knocked again on the kitchen door. "Now what do you want?" the woman asked angrily. "Well, ma'am, if Saint George is in, may I speak with him this time?" That's the kind of resistance God's servant can expect to encounter, but the Spirit of God will, according to Isaiah, glorify the servant and use the servant's message to be "a light to the nations." 3. God's Universal Task For The Servant But now, as Isaiah completes the portrait of God's servant, the prophet focuses on the universal task ...

4473. The Bottom Line

Micah 6:1-8

Sermon

Robert Beringer

... step off the airplane. There was a moment of hesitation, and then, both women rushed forward in a warm embrace of love. Could you love that much? No human being in their own strength can show that sort of loving kindness, but with the help of God's Spirit, incredible things can happen! A love that never quits is the second aspect in bottom line religion. 3. To Walk With God The third aspect in the sort of life God wants from us brings us to the spiritual or theological dimension: To walk humbly with God ...

4474. Matthias · A Second Choice

Acts 1:21-26

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... and died. That meant that there were only 11 left. Matthias helped the disciples while they were in that upper room hiding from the soldiers by bringing them news and food and delivering messages. One day the Spirit of God swept down onto Jerusalem and forced the disciples out of hiding and onto the streets. The Spirit of God spoke boldly and gave the disciples new courage to go back to work for Jesus. It was amazing how unafraid they were when they felt the presence of God. This was just the beginning. The ...

4475. The Call To Victory

Revelation 7:9-17

Sermon

Sims Robert

... , in truth it was in their hearts. Eight hundred special athletes, bedraggled, maimed, crippled, and yet they stood and cheered young Joel. Why? Because, regardless of the outcome of the games, they had already won. That, my friends, is the spirit of the book of Revelation. It is the spirit of the Christian life. For all of us who have been baptized, before the games of life ever begin, we have already won the victory. Victory is what All Saints’ Sunday is all about. Victory is in the air this morning ...

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