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426. Joseph

Drama

Charles L. Koester

... to take Mary for your wife, for that which is conceived in her is indeed of the Holy Spirit as she has said. She will bear a son," the voice continued, "and you shall call his name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins." I tossed and turned and ... But the angel said, "It is true Joseph, even as she has told you. Remember the prophecy, ‘Behold, a virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and His name shall be called Emmanuel, God with us.’ That prophecy is to be fulfilled, Joseph, son of David. So ...

427. Man Of Sorrows

Isaiah 52:13--53:12

Sermon

Larry Powell

... , "Put your sword away; I could summon twelve legions of angels to be at my disposal, but it must happen this way." Without a struggle, he accompanied his captors. It is Friday of the last week. Attention is centered upon the broken figure of a man who is bearing a Roman cross to the place of his own execution. He had come to this moment because there had been a betrayal, a desertion, a conspiracy, a choice, and a submission. But he had also come to this moment because the course of his life had made such ...

428. Lessons From A Girl In Trouble

Luke 1:26-38

Sermon

Daniel G. Mueller

... she was going to have a baby. The news was understandably frightening and startling. Mary wondered what in the world was going on. But the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son and you will call his name Jesus." It was the kind of news that can wake one up very fast. For Mary this news was confusing. "How can this be," she asked, "since I have no husband?" What she meant is that she had never had intercourse ...

429. Why Fear Growing Old?

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... believe, the greatest life-sustaining force as we face the increasing years of life. Isaiah 46:4 reveals the enduring undergirding structure of our lives: "Even to your old age I am he, even to your gray hairs I will carry you. I have made and I will bear, even I will carry and deliver you." It seems amazing that the Master of the Universe should care so much, and make each of us this personal guarantee. All we have to do is to "hang in there" by faith, and keep on living with purpose. Face it thoughtfully ...

430. His Baptism and Ours

Matthew 3:13-17

Sermon

T. A. Kantonen

... hero who would lead them to war against Rome. No, he was to be the kind of Messiah described in the book of Isaiah. There we learn that the Messiah is the Suffering Servant of God, the only righteous one who identifies himself with the sins of the many, bears their sins as his own so that they may share in his righteousness. The baptism of Jesus was baptism into obedience to the Father’s will and love for the lost. It was his consecration to suffering and to death. The road to Calvary began at the Jordan ...

431. Counting the Cost

Luke 14:25-35

Sermon

T. A. Kantonen

... a goal, the kingdom of God, the God-controlled life, and the power of his Spirit to move toward that goal. He enables us to see life as God meant it to be. He sensitizes us to human needs to suffering and injustice and evil, and he makes us bear the cost of bringing the mind of Christ into the effort to meet each need. This leads us to the third question with which our Lord challenges us. First, are you able to make a decisive commitment?; second, are you able to follow this commitment through?; but finally ...

432. The Communion of Saints

Hebrews 12:1-13

Sermon

T. A. Kantonen

... Apostle, the race is to be run with "our eyes fixed on Jesus, on whom faith depends from start to finish." So close is the relation between Christ and his people that Bonhoeffer can define the church as "Christ existing in community." The New Testament bears out this definition. It is full of impressive word-pictures that portray the close relation between Christ and his people. He is the foundation, we are the temple. "For no other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ ...

433. The Vulnerable Christ

Philippians 2:1-11

Sermon

Gregory J. Johanson

... means of conquering the second death, the death of sin; since the demonic now has no hold over us, we are called to bear not just our own pain but, in the fellowship of the cross, to share the poverty, pain, and promise of our sisters and ... must have thought her to be drunk, but she said no, she had taken no wine nor strong drink, but was concerned that she could not bear a child. Levi said: "Go in peace and the God of peace grant you your petition." Her prayers were answered, her husband "knew her"; the Lord ...

434. A Little Child Shall Lead Them

Isaiah 11:1-16

Sermon

Gregory J. Johanson

... lie down with the kid, and the calf and the lion and the fatling together, and a little child shall lead them. The cow and the bear shall feed; their young shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. The suckling child shall play over the hole ... wholeness. Unless the little child in you is allowed to live, there is no hope that the lion and the lamb, the kid and the bear, the cow and the wolf within each of us can come into harmony. Only so can the snake in each of us be controlled and ...

435. You Are A Name!

Luke 2:21-40

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... a pastor spoke our name and said, "I baptize you in the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit." You were baptized in the name of Jesus. You now have his nature, his mind, spirit and attitude. Now you are a Christian and you bear the name of Christ. For this reason baptism is sometimes called "Christening"; it is the time when a person is made a Christian by God's gracious act of adoption. Legally we get our name when the birth certificate is sent to our parents, but spiritually we get our ...

436. The Fruit of One's Doing

Jeremiah 16:1--17:18

Sermon

Harry N. Huxhold

... own terms, those who flirt with and maneuver power to their own advantage will pay the price. As the prophet says it, the Lord “will give to all according to their ways.” Sooner or later the perpetrators of evil will pay a price for living according to their ways. Bearing Fruit On the other hand, it is equally true that God rewards those who draw strength and nourishment from what God offers in love and grace. As the tree that is planted by the water is able to “stay green ... and does not cease to ...

437. Surprises

Luke 1:46-56

Sermon

Timothy Smit

... wasn't much of a town. But the Messiah would be born in this unlikely little town. God's ways are not always the way we would do things. Our God is full of surprises. John the Baptist's parents were Zechariah and Elizabeth. They were past the child bearing age. They were unable to have any children. Zechariah was a priest who spent most of his time in the Temple. Luke informs us that they were both good people who lived their lives obeying God's laws. One day, while taking his turn in the Temple, an angel ...

438. Started Toward A Great Tomorrow

Philippians 3:12-4:1

Sermon

King Duncan

... were leading 103. During the halftime, however, the Giants switched from cleats to sneakers which they had borrowed from the Manhattan College basketball team. Suddenly, the Giants had the edge. With their superior traction, they scored four touchdowns in the second half and beat the Bears 3013. Perhaps your life has not been as effective as you would like for it to be. Perhaps it's time you changed shoes. Today can be a new beginning. Focus in on Christ and His will for your life. Forget those things that ...

439. The Ultimate Success Formula

Mark 8:31--9:1

Sermon

King Duncan

... or whatever career you may choose. After all, what does it mean to deny yourself and take up a cross? We know what it does not mean. It does not mean in times of adversity saying in a whiny voice, "Well, I guess this is just my cross to bear." No, denying ourselves and taking up a cross has to do with discipline and hard work. It has to do with unselfishness and committing ourselves to the finest of which we are capable. It has to do with forgetting ourselves and concentrating on the needs of others. It has ...

440. No Price Too High

Luke 14:25-35

Sermon

King Duncan

... want to raise Christian children, but they don't want to pay the price of setting the kind of example necessary to help children know the Jesus way of living. Church members want a church that is vital and alive in the community, but they want someone else to bear the burden. Each of us in our individual pursuits want to contribute something lasting to this world, but we want to do it from an armchair with one hand on a TV dial. And it cannot be done. Jesus once compared the Kingdom of God to a pearl of ...

441. From Timid To Terrific

2 Timothy 1:6-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... were torn, his shoes were worn thin, and it was obvious that he was exhausted. His wife put her hands on her hips and said with suspicion, "Where in tarnation have you been?" "I went out in the woods to check the still," replied the mountain man, "and a giant bear stepped out in front of me. I took off running ahead of him and finally lost him. I never ran so fast in my life!" "But that was a week ago," said the wife. "Where have you been since?" "I’ve been walking back," he said. If you happen on ...

442. How Can I Know It's Real?

Luke 19:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... had done in the past, and by sharing what he had with the needy. Was his conversion real? Would that all of us could experience that kind of a conversion. How can we tell it is real? You know a tree by its fruit. What kind of fruit are you bearing? Have you experienced the touch of the Master’s hand? Have you experienced new life in Christ? If you really want it want it enough to change it can be yours. All Christ wants is to bring out the best that is within you. He did it for Zaccheus. He ...

443. Whatever Became of Sin?

Romans 6:23

Sermon

Lowell D. Streiker

... in Middle English ” "When that Aprille with his shoures soote/The droghte of Marche hath perced to the roote." Somwhere along the way, the word "sin" fell out of favor. As Karl Menninger, the prominent psychiatrist and co-founder of the clinic bearing his family's name, asks in his provocative book, WHATEVER BECAME OF SIN? The simple answer is that it became as unfashionable as the celluloid collar and the whalebone bustle. We gained something with its passing ” relief, release, freedom, enhanced self ...

444. Finding The Real Thing

Luke 1:26-38

Sermon

King Duncan

... confused. Gabriel sensed Mary's fear. He tried to comfort her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God." Mary didn't realize it at the time, but God had chosen her for a very special purpose. "And now you will conceive in your womb and bear a son," said Gabriel, "and you will name him Jesus." Mary was mystified. What could this all mean? An old piano man ran his fingers up and down the keys of a run-down instrument. He sang a few sad notes to himself. It was Christmas Eve and old Amos ...

445. You Can Face Your Giant

1 Samuel 17:1-58

Sermon

King Duncan

... that God was on his side. So like any good job applicant, David listed his qualifications for Saul. Whenever a lion or a bear posed a danger to his father's sheep, David would come to the rescue. "I would catch it by the jaw, strike it down, and kill it," David ... , and he believed he could do so again. "The Lord who saved me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear, will save me from the hand of this Philistine," David said. David had something to teach Saul and his army. He called on the name ...

446. On Knowing What's Best For Your Kids

Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... play the Giants at the Polo Grounds, and Luckman arranged for his parents to have seats on the 50-yard line. For most of the first quarter, things went smoothly. Luckman was passing crisply and the running game was working well. But then on one play, the Bears' pass protection broke down. Giant defenders rushed in, and Luckman had to scramble, to dodge the tacklers before they could get to him. As he was running back and forth, trying to avoid these huge linemen, you suddenly heard a voice call out from the ...

447. It's Hard To Be Number Two

John 1:29-34

Sermon

King Duncan

... A GOD OF ABUNDANCE. IF WE DO OUR BEST, THERE IS PLENTY OF GLORY TO GO AROUND. In his best-selling books, Stephen Covey talks about people with an abundance mentality and people with a scarcity mentality. This is an important concept and I hope you will bear with me for a moment. People with a scarcity mentality, says Covey, see life as a finite pie: if someone gets a big piece of the pie, it means less for them. People with a scarcity mentality have a hard time sharing recognition, credit, power, or profit ...

448. With Your Head In The Clouds

Exodus 24:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... gardener was shocked, then angry, then humiliated. But wait! Suddenly he realized why the queen had passed over his rose. She had discovered the prize rose's only flaw. It had no scent. THE QUEEN WAS BLIND. (1) To her a rose without a scent was no rose at all. Bear with me for a moment while I draw a parallel to the world of faith. TO SOME CHRISTIANS, FAITH THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE AN ELEMENT OF MYSTICAL EXPERIENCE IS NO FAITH AT ALL! It is like a rose that has no scent. Have you noticed that many people today ...

449. A Niche For Every Itch

Matthew 13:1-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... among thorns, this is the one who hears the word, but the cares of the world and the lure of wealth choke the word, and it yields nothing. But as for what was sown on good soil, this is the one who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and yields, in one case a hundredfold, in another sixty, and in another thirty." This parable is known as the parable of the sower. It should be known as the parable of the soil. It says to us that PEOPLE RESPOND TO THE GOSPEL IN DIFFERENT WAYS. The ...

450. Living With The Birth Pangs

1 Thessalonians 4:13--5:11

Sermon

King Duncan

... I heard an apparatus inside the cave." "That's right," snapped the rabbit, putting down his pencil. "And if you want to see it, I'll gladly show you." Into the cave they went, and a half hour later, the rabbit came out again picking his teeth with a big bear claw. By now all the animals in the forest were getting nervous about the rabbit's project, and a little mouse was elected to sneak up and peek into the cave when the rabbit's back was turned. There she discovered that the mystery of the rabbit's thesis ...

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