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426. The Lonesome George Church

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

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Leonard Sweet

... turtle. The story begins almost 200 years ago (by the way, 200 years is about the life expectancy of “Lonesome George”) with someone you may have heard of: Charles Darwin. Perhaps no one in history has been used to support more contradictory theories and agendas than the British naturalist Charles Darwin. As George Bernard Shaw put it, “he had the luck to please everybody who had an axe to grind.” The two place-names most associated with Darwin are “Beagle” and “Galapagos.” “Beagle” was ...

427. Lent 1

Mt 4:1-11, Rom 5:12-21

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Marion L. Soards, Thomas B. Dozeman, Kendall McCabe

... understand that Matthew took the beginning (4:1) and the ending (4:11b) of this story from Mark, and that the material in 4:2-11a, which parallels the Lukan account, comes from Q or some other source available to Matthew and Luke. Independent of all source theories, the basic incident is told in 4:1-2a, 11b : "Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. He fasted forty days and forty nights. . . . Then the devil left him, and suddenly angels came and waited on him ...

428. Proper 26

Joshua 3:1-4:24, Matthew 23:1-39, 1 Thessalonians 2:1-16, Psalm 107:1-43

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Marion L. Soards, Thomas B. Dozeman, Kendall McCabe

... as a result of their embracing the good news. Many interpreters object to the inclusion of vv. 14-16 in this passage, arguing that it is a later anti-Semitic interpolation into the original letter. (There is no manuscript evidence in support of this theory.) But whether or not someone added these verses to the text (the case for an interpolation grows increasingly weak), the Church has lived with these lines for hundreds of years, and simply skipping over them will neither make them go away nor force us ...

429. Do You Have It

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

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Leonard Sweet

... finding out and doing "what is pleasing to the Lord" (v.10). The verb "dokimazo" literally means "to put to the test." That is, these new Christians are not just to follow some letter of the law; they are to actively pursue living a life, putting theory into praxis, that is good, right, and true. This is a positive posture on the part of the faithful, a responsibility embraced and embodied, that we might achieve what is "pleasing to the Lord." Verse 11 offers a double directive. First, those who embody "the ...

430. Easter Is No Mythical Metaphor

John 20:1-18

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Bill Bouknight

... concluded that Jesus arose only in the sense that his spirit goes marching on, sort of like the way the spirit of Abraham Lincoln continues to influence America. But William Lane Craig, perhaps the world's foremost authority on Resurrection, dismisses such a theory. Dr. Craig is an English scholar with two earned doctoral degrees. Currently, he teaches at the University of Louvain near Brussels. Dr. Craig points out that it would have been a contradiction in terms for an early Jew to say that someone was ...

431. Changed Lives - Mary Magdalene

John 20:10-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... the world, and for that reason he sent the seven demons to trouble her. Unsurprisingly, the fact that she is so important in the resurrection narrative and so absent from the rest of the New Testament has led to all kinds of speculation and even conspiracy theories. Those of you who read “The Da Vinci Code” know that the plot revolves around the idea that the early church sought to suppress that fact that Jesus was actually married to Magdalene and she had his child. As absurd as this sounds, it is not ...

432. Professor Boltloose

John 20:19-23

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Carl Jech

... , the two suddenly fell into a spontaneous mock interview with the troubled student pretending to be "professor Rudolf Boltloose" (a parody of the famous German biblical scholar, Rudolf Bultmann). Piously, professor "Boltloose" intoned - "I have come up with a new theory! There was no cross at Calvary. There were only nails. There was no body. There were only clothes. You see, they hung the clothes on the nails ... And this is important for us today!" Although totally spontaneous, this little episode ...

433. The Gift of Newness

2 Corinthians 5:17-20

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James McCormick

... I felt my heart strangely warmed. I felt I did trust in Christ, in Christ alone for my salvation. And, an assurance was given me that he had taken away my sins, even mine.” After that experience, everything was different for Wesley. Everything was new. God was no longer theory, He was experience. God was no longer a God “out there”; He was a God “in here”. Christ was his Savior and his Lord. That’s got to happen again and again if there is to be renewal of the Church in our time. Listen! You can ...

434. Don't Worry! Be Happy!

Matthew 6:25-34

Sermon

King Duncan

... for the 1973 World Series. He is also renowned as the star reliever who pitched the final strike for the 1980 World Champion Philadelphia Phillies, which was their only World Series victory in team history. One reason Tug McGraw was successful was his “frozen snowball” theory of pitching. Tug explained it like this, “If I come in to pitch with the bases loaded, and heavy hitter Willie Stargell is at bat, there’s no reason I want to throw the ball. But eventually I have to pitch. So I remind myself ...

435. A Not So Simple Story of Demons and Pigs

Luke 8:26-39

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... few cases of demonic possession I have been able to document, the primary reason for selling out appeared to be loneliness, wherein the demon became something of an imaginary companion." Some of which makes sense to me. I don't know about his "loneliness" theory, but I do buy into his use of the word "gradual." For I have seen people who start by making simple compromises with one kind of evil or another. During this initial period of compromise, the individual retains a measure of control. But there comes ...

436. The Death That Ends All Death

1 Peter 3:18

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James Merritt

... and he died in their place. Now this is denied by infidels, heretics, and liberal theologians. Incredibly, the heretical president of a Baptist college here in our state says: We have become far more consumed by what is known as the "Substitutionary theory of atonement."…In this analysis the focus shifts from satisfying the honor of God to meeting the penalties for sin. Sin brings death. Jesus serves as our "substitute" in paying the mortal penalties for sin. Assuming our guilt, Jesus accepts a punishment ...

437. The Truth about Truth

John 8:31-32

Sermon

James Merritt

... mathematics. Neither geometry, calculus, nor trigonometry allows any variation from exact accuracy. The solution of the problem is either right or it's wrong. There is no room for tolerance in biology. One varying result out of a thousand experiments invalidates the entire theory. There is no room for tolerance on the athletic field. The game is to be played according to the rules with no favoritism shown to anybody. There is no room for tolerance in the garage. The mechanic says the piston rings must fit ...

438. Preach the World and Reach the World

2 Timothy 4:1-5

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James Merritt

... His charge again is "preach the Word!" Not book reviews, not economics, not philosophy, but the Word, the Scripture, the whole counsel of God. To quote John MacArthur: Clearly there was no room in Paul's philosophy of ministry for the give- people-what-they-want theory that is so prevalent today. He did not urge Timothy to conduct a survey to find out what his people wanted. He did not suggest that he study demographic data or do research on the "felt needs" of his people. He commanded him to preach the ...

439. You've Gotta Believe

Hebrews 11:1-6

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James Merritt

... …that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible." (v.3) Now you cannot reconcile evolution with real faith. Because evolution takes for granted that what is here now evolved from something that was there then. The real true classical theory of evolution believes, and must believe, that matter is eternal. Now there are some who try to work God into the picture, and say that God took matter that was already here and shaped it and molded it through the evolutionary process into the ...

440. Don't Believe the Lie about the Truth

John 8:32

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James Merritt

... calculus, or trigonometry allows any variation from exact accuracy; the solution of any mathematical problem is either exactly right or it is totally wrong. There is no room for tolerance in biology. One contradictory result out of a thousand experiments invalidates the entire theory. There is no room for tolerance on the athletic field. Everyone is expected to play by the rules, and no favoritism is shown to anybody. There is no room for tolerance in the garage. The mechanic says the piston rings must fit ...

441. Just Know Him In His Visible Return

Revelation 1:7-8

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James Merritt

... no equivocation, no indecision about the fact that Jesus is coming again. a. Bold Declaration of His Coming John says, "He is coming." He did not state this as a possibility, a plausibility, or even a probability. Nor did he put it forth as a Hypothesis or a theory. He says flatly, "Jesus is coming again." More surely than the sun rising in the east, and setting in the west; more surely than the sun shining by day, and the moon shining by night; more surely than the wetness of water, and the dryness of dirt ...

442. The Pride Is Right

Jeremiah 9:23-24

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James Merritt

... is seen in every life around the world. The atomic bomb, the big bang, electronics, quantum physics all bear his influence. He will probably be considered for all time the standard by which all scientists measure themselves. But as tall as he was in scientific theory, he was equally as small in spiritual theology. Because even though Einstein believed in a being who had "superior reasoning power" he once said, "Certainly there is a God. Any man who doesn't believe in a cosmic force is a fool. But we could ...

443. Your Word is Your Bond

Matthew 5:33-37

Sermon

James Merritt

... way: "Integrity includes but goes beyond honesty. Honesty is telling the truth—in other words, conforming our words to reality. Integrity is conforming reality to our words—in other words, keeping promises and fulfilling expectations." Adam Clark, the founder of much of our economic theory in America was a sales clerk in a store that sold fine silk to people of the upper classes in London. One day his boss showed him how he could increase sales and profits by stretching the silk as he measured it out ...

444. Power in the Pulpit

Philippians 3:1-11

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James Merritt

... suffering having no solace or hope, would trample in scorn on the restraints of human laws. Virtue, duty, principle would be mocked and spurned as unmeaning sounds. A sordid self-interest would supplant every other feeling; and man would become in fact what the theory of atheism declares him to be, a companion for brutes.3 1. THE NEED FOR TRUTH Now I am making this assertion and these statements in a time when I realize that tolerance has been elevated over truth and political correctness has been elevated ...

445. Do You See the Light?

Romans 1:16-20

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James Merritt

... their foolish hearts were darkened.” (v.21) In other words, people will refuse to believe the truth even if they stare it right in the face. They would rather believe in the stars than in the One who created the stars. They would rather believe the theory of evolution instead of the fact of creation. They will go out of their way to exclude God in any conversation. Then eventually these people will wind up in some type of idolatry. “And changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like ...

According to the theory of evolution man descended from the apes and has been descending ever since.

Brett Blair

447. Our Lord's Abundant Table - Sermon Starter

Matthew 14:13-21

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Brett Blair

... the miracle. One attempt says that the people were so moved by Jesus' generosity and the generosity of the little boy that they brought forth the food they had hidden under their clothes and in their traveling pouches. This way everyone was satisfied. Another theory says that the story is not really talking about physical hunger but spiritual hunger. When the small amount of food was passed around everyone tore off a minuscule symbolic fragment. In this Jesus is said to have satisfied the thirst of the soul ...

448. I Believe In The Holy Spirit

John 16:5-16

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Bill Bouknight

... his back side. His battle partner was his “parakletos.” I like to think of the Holy Spirit as my “battle partner.” Even after graduating from seminary, I did not know that one could have a personal relationship with the Holy Spirit. I knew the theory of the Holy Spirit, as part of the Trinity, but I had no personal knowledge of the Holy Spirit. That is not unusual among American Christians. According to the polls, only 38 percent of Americans believe that the Holy Spirit is a living entity. The ...

449. Strong in Faith: A Little Dab'll Do Ya

1 Corinthians 16:13

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John E. Harnish

... put your faith. In all honesty, the issue today is not belief and unbelief, not faith and atheism. We live in a day of rampant spirituality, and faith issues are at the front and center of debates about everything from Supreme Court justices to scientific theories. Faith issues are at the heart of wars in the Middle East and culture wars at home; from radical Islamist martyrs who are willing to die for what they believe to Christian fundamentalists who are willing to fight to have it their way. There are ...

450. The Shepherd's Song

Psalm 23:1-6

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John E. Harnish

... from our agrarian roots. For most of our kids, Grandma lives in a condo, not on a farm, eggs are found under the cheese at Kroger rather than under a hen in a chicken coop, and milk comes from a container in the fridge. Oh, they might know in theory that milk comes from a cow, but they have no idea how such a thing could actually happen! We know even less about sheep, and we spend precious little time in green pastures and still waters. More time is spent: n freeways than in green spaces around water ...

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