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4526. 2 Timothy 2:8-15

2 Timothy 1:1-2:13

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Leonard Sweet

... faith “lived with him.” Paul’s message is definitely double-layered. There is danger and even possibly death awaiting those who “die” and then “live” in Christ. But Paul is extremely focused here on the future. In vs. 14 he warns disciples to “avoid wrangling over words” — words that offer nothing except the ruination of “those who are listening.” Wrangling over words, that is fighting over “worthless” words, is by definition of no value to the future of a faithful life. Instead ...

4527. The Lifesaver App

1 Corinthians 1:10-17

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Leonard Sweet

... . An “app” is a verb. As we struggle to keep up with a language and lifestyle that is ever changing, we should keep in mind this original definition of “app” — because application makes a world of difference between the “real” and the “hypothetical.” Disciples of Jesus are called to give application to, that is, to actually “apply,” our faith to our life and our lifestyles. An “app” is not just a name for some handy, helpful bit of electronic information. An “app” is the way we ...

4528. Hitting the Boss Key

Matthew 4:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... relationships.” That’s when we are vulnerable. The tempter came to Jesus when he was alone in the wilderness. The tempter came to Simon Peter when he was alone beside the fire in the Temple courtyard, the tempter came to Judas when he was away from the other disciples. That is when we are vulnerable. Pastor Jerry Vines tells about a young man from a rural family who went to the city to get a job. Before he left, his mother said, “Son, I want you to promise me that you will go to church on Sunday ...

4529. Apron Up (Mother's Day)

John 10:1-21

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Leonard Sweet

... mother’s wore are symbols of service. Serving food. Serving care. Serving love. Jesus also wore an “apron” of sort on Maundy Thursday, when he insisted upon washing all his disciples’ feet and drying them with a towel that was bound about his waist. Jesus wore an “apron” to be a good servant to his disciples on the night before he was arrested and crucified. Jesus “aproned up” before he “offered up.” Jesus was always aproning up and offering “apron strings” that could connect us to ...

4530. Ignite: The Fire Burns Brightly

Acts 2:42-47

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James Merritt

... look at a passage today in Acts 2. [Turn to Acts 2] By way of review, remember we are looking at the earliest moment of church history on record. We have just witnessed the birth of the first church. The fire of God’s Spirit had fallen on the disciples. They had gone out into the streets preaching the Gospel and 3000 people in one day came to faith in Christ and were baptized. Now you’ve got thousands of new believers who have no building to meet in, no pastor to lead them, no denomination to guide them ...

4531. Ignite: Man on Fire

Acts 9:1-19a

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James Merritt

... are characteristics of Paul’s ignition that is true of everyone’s ignition. Here is what we need to do and here is what we will do when we are set on fire. I. See The Light Of God’s Truth “But Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest and asked him for letters to the synagogues at Damascus, so that if he found any belonging to the Way, men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.” (Acts 9:1-2, ESV) To put this in context, the first ...

4532. Ignite: Fire and Water

Acts 10:23b-48

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James Merritt

... . The reason why they had to come up with a new word was because John’s way of baptizing was a brand new method. Has it ever occurred to you why John baptized in a river? John 3:22-23 says this, “After this Jesus and his disciples went into the Judean countryside, and he remained there with them andwas baptizing. John also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because water was plentiful there, and people were coming and being baptized.” (John 3:22-23, ESV) Why did John have to have “plentiful water ...

4533. Up Close & Personal: Seeing Clearly

Isaiah 6:1-13

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James Merritt

... to have a personal, eternal relationship with you. I know that because of one simple statement that Jesus made. When the disciples asked Jesus to teach them to pray He gives them what we call “The Lord’s Prayer” and He begins with a ... to be rightly related to the real God then because that God is holy I must be holy too, which is exactly what one of the twelve disciples wrote 800 years later. “But as he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, since it is written, “You shall be ...

4534. Supernatural: Running On Empty

John 2:1-11

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James Merritt

... do the following, you will see the supernatural take place in your life. I. Turn To Jesus When You Have A Problem “On the third day there was a wedding at Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. Jesus also was invited to the wedding with his disciples. When the wine ran out, the mother of Jesus said to him, ‘They have no wine.’” (John 2:1-3, ESV) What was the problem? The wine was gone. Why was that such a big deal? Back then, wine was to a wedding what cake is to a wedding today ...

4535. Get Off Your

Romans 12:1-8

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... the moment of their confirmation with the risen Christ, there is no other existence except that of a wholly transformed life. Some people seem to think so highly of themselves, so morally superior and pure that they think Jesus needs them to upgrade the quality of his disciples . . . . Have you ever met anyone like that? Well, look in the mirror. That spirit is in all of us. We are all called to "get off our high horse." We are not above and beyond all others around us. None of us are "higher up," "better ...

4536. Humvee Holiness and Humble Holiness

Matthew 23:1-39

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... . Even his public life was restrained and his personal style self-deprecating. Listen to these questions, astonishing in their chasteness: “What things?” Luke 24:19 “Why do you call me good? Mark10:18 “Who made me judge over you?” Lk12:14 He repeatedly asked his disciples who they thought he was, what they thought he was doing, where did they think he came from, what were others saying of him. Jesus ate at the homes of the outcasts and the illegals. He washed the feet of his students. He hung out ...

4537. The Three Shower Gifts

John 1:1-18

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... 1745) refused to hire any new servant who flinched when told they would be expected to clean other servants’ shoes. The "flinch test" is not a bad litmus test for all followers of Jesus. In fact, “what makes you flinch” was a test Jesus gave his disciples when he stooped to wash their feet. Some of them failed the flinch test. Jesus’ birth redefined the notion of priesthood—a priesthood focused not on bringing earth to God, but on bringing God to earth. We cannot “go up” on our own effort. But ...

4538. Full Immersion

Acts 19:1-22

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Leonard Sweet

... start doing something new. You start speaking a new language. You see with new eyes. You grasp new things. You DO Christ’s mission in the world. You ARE Christ’s body and blood. Only immersion in the Holy Spirit can make you a “native” disciple just like only immersion in a culture can make you a “native” speaker. A native must be natal . . .and to be born of the Spirit is to be made native, a “native” Christ follower. There’s something miraculous and powerful about that immersion in the ...

4539. TGFGF - Good Friday

John 18:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... a member of the house of David. He was son of the late Joseph, a carpenter of Nazareth, and Mary, his devoted mother. Jesus was born in a stable in the city of Bethlehem, Judea. He is survived by his mother Mary, his faithful Apostles, numerous disciples, and many followers. “Jesus was self-educated and spent most of his adult life working as a teacher. Jesus occasionally worked as a medical doctor and it is reported that he healed many patients. Until the time of his death, he was sharing the Good News ...

4540. Building a New Team

Mark 8:31--9:1

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... this time, according to Mark, Jesus has clearly expressed his divine power and wisdom. Enough so, in fact, that he can begin to speak about the sacrificial death toward which he is heading. The occasion of Jesus’ new disclosure is striking. He and his disciples are in the far north of Palestine, wandering among the tree-lined streams on the slopes of Mount Hermon. Waters gush from natural springs at the foot of the mountain, and some bubble from caves. For centuries, people had considered this place a ...

4541. An Annual Reminder

John 20:1-9

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David J. Kalas

... of friends, details of monumental days in our lives or our children’s lives — all these important and familiar things can slip away. And the things of God do not fare any better. From the Israelites in the wilderness to the ye-of-little-faith disciples, we see in the pages of scripture, how often God’s people forget: forget what he has said, what he has done, what he is like. And forgetting such matters is always a costly business. So we may enter our pulpits this Easter Sunday and unapologetically ...

4542. Satisfied Customer

John 6:25-59

Sermon

James Merritt

... and John), which serve as the biographies, if you will, of this man. If what He claimed is true, it seems a great use of a year’s time spending it getting to know this man as well as we can. John, who was one of His twelve disciples, wrote the fourth gospel and He records what biblical scholars call the seven “I Am” statements of Jesus. These statements are found nowhere else in the Bible. In these statements, Jesus tells us exactly who He is. He evidently did not want a case of mistaken identity and ...

4543. The Messed Up

John 4:1-26

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James Merritt

... are!) I want to share with you how you can get out of your mess. I. We Should Understand Jesus Is Waiting To Meet Us “Now when Jesus learned that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John (although Jesus himself did not baptize, but only his disciples), he left Judea and departed again for Galilee. And he had to pass through Samaria. So he came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the field that Jacob had given to his son Joseph. Jacob's well was there; so ...

4544. The Desperate

John 9:1-12

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James Merritt

... there are some things they can’t deny. They can’t deny that this is a book that has survived for thousands of years, though many have tried to destroy it and today it is still the world’s best seller. They cannot deny that the same disciples that ran away from Jesus at His crucifixion gave their lives preaching His resurrection. They cannot deny that that tomb on that Sunday morning was empty and the body of Jesus has never been discovered. They cannot deny the two billion people in this world who ...

4545. Can One Become Two?

Matthew 19:1-12

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James Merritt

... I am, no matter how different we are, no matter how big the faults of my spouse may be, except for adultery – I cannot get a divorce?” The good news for you is you clearly understood what Jesus said, because that is exactly the way the disciples responded. “The disciples said to him, ‘If such is the case of a man with his wife, it is better not to marry.’” (Matthew 19:10, ESV) Jesus responded this way, “But he said to them, ‘Not everyone can receive this saying, but only those to whom it is ...

4546. It's All Good

Revelation 21:1-27

Sermon

James Merritt

... that we are going to live in forever is not of our building or our doing. God is the architect of this city. God is the builder of this city. God is the interior decorator of this city. This is the promise that Jesus made when He said to his disciples, “I am going and preparing a place for you.” This is the result of His work. It is a beautiful city, because it is “Prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.” We all love weddings and the climax is that moment when the bride makes her entrance at ...

4547. A Few Remaining Tremors

Matthew 18:21-35

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James Merritt

... it, you are the one that needs to take the steps to fix it. You need to go to the person that has wronged you and see if you can lead that person to ask for the forgiveness that you want to give. There is a question that a disciple named Peter raised that some of you have probably raised and that is, “How many times do you have to forgive someone?” When do you finally get to replace forgiveness with bitterness? When is it finally okay to carry a grudge against someone?” I am glad you asked, because ...

4548. The World's Largest Covered Dish Lunch

John 6:1-15

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... have numbered 10,000. Jesus told them to sit down. Then he took the loaves, gave thanks, and, says John, distributed to those who were seated as much as they wanted. He did the same with the fish. When they all had enough to eat, he said to his disciples, “Gather the pieces that are left over. Let nothing be wasted.” So they gathered them and filled twelve baskets with the pieces of the five barley loaves left over by those who had eaten. It’s an amazing story. Jesus fed 10,000 people with five small ...

4549. A Man with No Name

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

King Duncan

... . But Bartimaeus never gave up. Somewhere, somehow, he believed there was something better for him. And suddenly it was here--the opportunity for which he had prayed for so long. There was a tumult of excitement on the road. A local celebrity and his disciples were passing by. A large crowd of curious folk had gathered to see this man called Jesus pass through their town on his way to Jerusalem. The news of his compassion and his healing power had reached beyond Jericho to the outlying area. People wanted ...

4550. A Voice Calls in the Wilderness

Luke 3:1-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... from these slices were used to fill deep gorges and canyons. “Whenever I cross the [this stretch of] I-5,” Wilson continues, “I think of Isaiah’s words, of John’s mission of preparation, and of God’s working in my life to make me a fit disciple of Jesus. God is seeking to prepare you and me. To cut through the mountains of our pride, to fill up the valleys of our despair, to straighten our crooked moral rationalizations, and make us fit for the King himself to travel upon.” (5) This is why ...

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