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426. Message from a Cloud

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... hear a sermon.” We don’t want to appear hypocrites, witnessing for Jesus with our lips and betraying him with our lives. That is why the other thing that Christ did before he ascended is so important. He promised to send his Holy Spirit. “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about.” Then a few verses later he adds, “you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you . . .” Jesus knew that it would be difficult for his disciples to ...

427. Spirit Power

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... Jockey Club to two prominent men who were well-known for their opposition to racetrack betting. He bequeathed shares in the O’Keefe Brewery Company (a Catholic beer manufacturer) to every Protestant minister in Toronto. But his most famous bequest was that he would leave his fortune to the Toronto woman who gave birth to the most children in the ten years after his death. This last clause in his will caught the public fancy--concerning the woman who produced the most children over a ten-year period. The ...

428. Night Moves

Genesis 32:22-32

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... . But Esau is now angry. He swears revenge against his brother Jacob. Jacob flees. "Night Moves" The first night of his flight, you remember, he has that wonderful dream at Bethel, where God blesses him and says, "I will be with you wherever you go...and I will not leave you until I have done for you what I have promised." With that blessing he goes to Padan-Aram, to his mother's ancestral home. There he continues to prosper. We are not looking at that story this year in the cycle, but it is the third story ...

429. Where's the Fire?

Exodus 3:1-22

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... of Moses, and the life he was living in Midian. You read the story of Moses in Midian, that part of the text for this morning, that wonderful narrative of Moses, and you get the impression that Moses is hiding there, hoping that God won't find him and will leave him alone. You get the impression that Moses knows that he ought to be doing something else with his life. But he is happy there in Midian. He has a whole long list of reasons why he shouldn't do those things that he thinks maybe God will ask him ...

430. The God of Lost Sheep

Luke 15:1-7

Sermon

King Duncan

... by who bears them the least resemblance; a tilt of the hat, an uneven walk, a note in the voice." (7) Some of you know what she is talking about. That’s what love does. It is forever seeking the one who is lost. That is why the Good Shepherd leaves the ninety-and-nine to find that one lost lamb that has wandered from the fold. This, of course, is the message of the cross. A minister once asked a shepherd what images came to mind when he thought about the Lamb of God and the Good Shepherd. The shepherd ...

431. Imagine a World

Matthew 18:10-14

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... . In Luke this is said with the utmost clarity in the 15th chapter, which starts with the parable of the Lost Sheep, where a shepherd leaves the righteous, who don't stray, and goes after the lost, and then rejoices. Back to back with that parable is the parable of the ... cannot enter the kingdom of God." Then he tells the parable, "A man has a hundred sheep. One goes astray. Does he not leave the ninety-nine and seek the one who is lost?" Matthew offers practical advice on how to deal with the sinner in that ...

432. Like None Other

Acts 2:14a, 36-41

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... cords of compassion, with the bands of love. How can I give you up, O Ephraim! That is why I say at baptism there is a celebration, because God has entered into a covenant with us. But there is also a thread of sadness, because we know that we can leave God, pay no attention to God's love. In fact, because of human nature being what it is, we probably will, all of us. When we grow old, like Israel, we will worship other gods. But what we are doing in baptism is affirming our faith, that although we might ...

433. Stirring Things Up

Mark 13:1-8, Hebrews 10:11-25

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... assumes that it was a complacent, laid back, don't get too involved church. I read about a man who said he preferred the Church of England because, he said, "If you leave them alone, they'll leave you alone." Which is pretty much true of the mainline church in America. It's pretty much true of this church, as well. You leave us alone, we'll leave you alone. We get people coming here, refugees from hyperactive churches. There they had to do everything. They come here for "R and R." They don't fill out "I am ...

434. This Is a Test

Genesis 22:1-14

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... Fortress is Our God," in which he illustrated what this kind of radical faith means. Let goods and kindred go, This mortal life also. Which is exactly what Abraham was called to do at the beginning of the story, to "let goods go." He was called to leave Ur of Chaldees, leave all his possessions, and travel the world as a nomad, trusting in God alone, that God would lead him to the fulfillment of the promise. Then at the age of 100, at the end of the story, he is called to "let kindred go." "Abraham, take ...

435. A Pilgrimage To Bethlehem

Matthew 3:1-12

Drama

Matthew Powell

... Gregory: I ought to be going. Storyteller 2: Yet pity held him back. Gregory: I don't know what to do. Storyteller 1: Gregory woke in the morning and said to himself, Gregory: Today, I will redeem their field and will buy them a horse and a cow. If I leave these people in need and go to seek the Lord in the Holy Land, I may actually lose him. Storyteller 2: Gregory heard that there was a horse and cow for sale at the public house. He struck a bargain with the owner and bought them. Storyteller 1: Very early ...

436. Easter 7

John 17:1-11, Acts 1:6-14, 1 Peter 4:12-19; 5:6-11, Psalm 68

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... Lesson 1 (v. 10). c. Your hearts in praise - Lesson 2 (v. 13). Gospel: John 17:1-11 1. A Prayed-for People (17:11). Need: Since Jesus left the earth, Christians are standing in the need of prayer. In his high priestly prayer, Jesus prays for those he leaves behind, including us. Today we continue to need Jesus' prayers, for we live in a hostile world. Outline: Jesus prays for us – a. Because we are in the world - v. 11a. We need prayer to keep from becoming of the world. b. To be faithful to God - v. 11b ...

437. Proper 5

Matthew 9:18-26, Matthew 9:9-13, Hosea 6:1--7:16, Hosea 5:1-15, Romans 4:1-25, Genesis 12:1-8

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... religious sacrifices than in loving the people who were in need of mercy. Old Testament: Genesis 12:1-9 1. Leave (v. 1). God told Abraham to leave home! It was to be an adventure into the unknown, a launching into the deep. For Abraham it must have ... example for our devotion to God. Outline: The sort of man our father of the faith was - a. A man of courage - vv. 4, 5. At age 75, he leaves all for a strange land. b. A man of faith - 1. Obedience to God's command - vv. 1, 4. 2. Trust in God's promise - v. 2. c. ...

438. Still in One Peace

Matthew 11:25-30

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... brings the joy of play. My own way of bringing the sitting and the stirring together is in a phrase I use to sign letters and to sign books. It brings together two biblical concepts, "Be Still and Know That I Am God" and "My Peace I Leave With You." Both these words still and peace are misunderstood. "Still" doesn't necessarily mean motionlessness. (One of my favorite Willie Nelson songs is "Still is Still Moving to Me.") And there's no more active or action word than "Shalom" or "Peace." By the phrase ...

439. Open the Eyes of My Heart, Lord

Ephesians 1:15-23

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... -this ads for life insurance policies. Visual versions also pop-up on television as well. You can tell one is coming as soon as you see featured a comfy living room stocked with chatty aging actors who suddenly begin urging us to make sure we don't leave any burdensome debts for our loved ones after we've headed for the Big Sky home on the range. It amazes me what scrawny pittance these life insurance policies pay out compared to the amount of debt the average American now carries. Any life "insured" for ...

440. Learning the Three Step Faith Walk

Luke 5:1-11

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... a remarkable number of diapers. But the only movement they can muster is to thrash their arms and legs about weakly. If it weren't for the fact that babies always learn finally to roll over at exactly the moment you take your eyes off them, you could safely leave a tiny baby up on a high bed or changing table. They just can’t walk. But eventually this changes. The first hint that a baby is developing its muscles needed to walk is that it learns flopping. Like the fish on the deck of Simon Peter's boat ...

441. The Lonesome George Church

Matthew 4:23-25, Matthew 4:18-22, Matthew 4:12-17

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... in a family business. As they re-lace the foundation of their future success, they rub elbows with the familiarity of their past, of their roots. Yet when Jesus calls out to them, James and John are also transfixed and transformed. They leave their work, they leave their father, and they follow the new voice in which they have discovered a whole new existence, a new life of reproducing the life of Christ in themselves and those they meet. What happened after Peter, Andrew, James, John, and the other ...

442. Living as Orphans

John 14:15-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... we are in times of distress, that is our hope as well. We are not orphans. We are not alone in this world. We have a Savior, a Redeemer. Someone watches over us and cares for us. Someone who will counsel us and comfort us. Jesus says, “I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you . . . If you love me, you will obey what I command. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever--the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him ...

443. The Death That Ends All Death

1 Peter 3:18

Sermon

James Merritt

... Christ did both. In certain parts of the world, a merchant sells goods displayed on a counter or a table with no price tag attached. When someone wishes to buy an item, he lays down some money. If the merchant is not satisfied with a payment, he just leaves it lying on the table. But then the person wishing to buy the item adds to the money. When enough is put down to satisfy the merchant, he reaches down and takes it up. He is saying in essence, "I am satisfied with the payment." Isaiah prophesied, "He ...

444. If I Only Had One Wish

2 Chronicles 1:1-12

Sermon

James Merritt

... door of your heart. Wisdom is the gift every dad can pass on to his children that will last beyond his lifetime. You can leave your children money, but eventually they will spend it. You can leave your children property, but eventually they will sell it. You can leave your family trinkets and toys, but eventually they will either lose them or give them away. But when you leave them wisdom, it lasts forever! Proverbs 4 is a very revealing picture both of a precious memory in Solomon's mind, and the purpose ...

445. The Danger of American Express

Exodus 20:17

Sermon

James Merritt

... for what you have, you need to learn to be satisfied with what you have. Heb. 13:5 begins by saying, "Let your conduct be without covetousness: be content with such things as you have." Then listen to the reason for it: "For He Himself has said, ‘I will never leave you nor forsake you.'" (13:5) Now what is God telling us in that verse? He is saying in effect, "When you have Me, why should you covet anything else?" You see, when you covet, what you are really saying is, "God, you are not enough, you don't ...

446. Going For the Gold

Joshua 1:1-9

Sermon

James Merritt

... fight; it's the size of the God in the man. God was going to bless Joshua even as he blessed Moses, but he must first leave the past. But God's will also involves living in the present. He says "arise." (v.2) That is, this is what you need to ... me. He said, "Let your conduct be without covetousness, and be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, ‘I will never leave you nor forsake you.' So we may boldly say: ‘The Lord is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?'" (Heb. 13 ...

447. Till Death Do Us Part

Matthew 19:1-9

Sermon

James Merritt

... a divorce, and hopefully it would be for just any reason. II. What the Lord Answered "And He answered and said to them, ‘Have you not read that He who made them at the beginning made them male and female,' and said, ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh?'" (vv.4-5) In effect, Jesus rebuked the Pharisees by saying, "If you knew your Bible you would not be asking this question." You know, sometimes asking a question removes ...

448. How to Deal with Friends, Foes, and Fools

Proverbs 27:6

Sermon

James Merritt

... you get this animal?" Seeing the look on his face, and fearful of being reprimanded for bringing this animal across the border, she told him she was keeping it for a friend who had found it. The doctor looked at her sternly, and said, "I'm not letting you leave until you tell me where you got this thing." She said, "Doctor, to be honest with you, my friend and I were shopping in Tijuana and we found this little Chihuahua in the gutter near our car. We were just trying to nurse it back to health." The doctor ...

449. Tastes Great, Less Filling - Sounds Good, Not True

Proverbs 23:29-35

Sermon

James Merritt

... :1) Solomon warns that the one who imbibes will be "led astray." The Hebrew word is shah-gah, meaning "to [cause to] go astray, stray, err." It is interesting to note that Solomon specifically warned his children of three things that would cause them to leave the beaten path of success and wander or stray into the swamp of failure. The first, which we have already dealt with, is the seductive adulterous woman. Referring to the person who allows himself to be trapped by the adulterous woman, he says: "In the ...

450. Fill'er up Lord

Ephesians 5:18-21

Sermon

James Merritt

... full of the Spirit you are today, what you receive today will not last until tomorrow. Now the difference between a car being filled with gas and you being filled with the Spirit is this: Even if you're not filled with the Spirit, He does not leave you empty. He never leaves you period. But when you are running on empty, you have no power. I have always found it fascinating that Paul contrasts being drunk with being Spirit-filled. Now if I were to ask how many of you believe that it is wrong to be drunk, I ...

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