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451. Back to the Future

Luke 9:28-36 (37-43)

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Gary L. Carver

... year, the R. L. Penland Memorial Trophy, to the most outstanding athlete of the school. One of the very first to receive that award was his son, Greg. All of that training, nourishing, and love was so concentrated into that young man by his father that he was carrying on just as if R. L. was there. Could God be the proud heavenly parent here? I think that could be true. Very possibly, God is also realizing what a tremendous risk he has taken. He put his reputation on the line in Jesus. Think about that just ...

452. Unlocking the Power of God

Hebrews 11:29 – 12:2

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Clayton A. Lord

... God. In the eleventh chapter of Hebrews beginning with verse 29, we read of the victories of the people of faith. The first few show the overwhelming power of God to do the impossible. Then the list continues with men and women who managed to carry on despite great trials and tribulations. His point is simply this: Nothing is impossible when you have faith. Do you remember how this chapter begins? There is a definition of faith. "Faith is the assurance of things hoped for and the convictions of things not ...

453. God's Chosen People: Partners

John 15:1-17

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Maxie Dunnam

... After the service, a very proper and polite woman, handsomely dressed, wanted to make sure that Sir Alan had not been distracted or upset by what had gone on. She asked him if he had seen the man come in and all that went on. After carrying on in that fashion for a while, she concluded by saying, “He obviously knew that he didn’t belong here.” What a pity! If anyone belonged there, it probably was that particular man. Thinking about Sir Alan’s experience, I remembered another story. Many years ago a ...

454. Why Join a Church?

Acts 2:42-47

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J. Howard Olds

... money to escape to some paradise island? Well, maybe there was a time when that would do. But things are different now. When the world stopped turning that September day, we discovered we did not want to be alone; we needed to belong. We needed a faith to carry on. So we went to church and held hands with a stranger and said a prayer in the midst of danger. We discovered something a year or so ago that I think will be healthy for us in the long run. We discovered that Barbara Streisand was right 25 years ...

455. Understanding Bible Prophecy

Deuteronomy 18:14-22

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David E. Leininger

... to repeat that. A text without a context is a pretext. Keep that in mind as you listen to Jack Van Impe or any other of these prophecy "experts." I do not mean to pick on Van Impe because, quite frankly, he is just carrying on a tradition that goes back centuries. Our text from Deuteronomy has Moses addressing the Israelite people as they wandered in the wilderness. They are worried about the future and they want some answers. Moses is warning the people about searching for those answers in inappropriate ...

456. Hosea's Wife and Children

Hosea 1:1-2:1

Understanding Series

Elizabeth Achtemeier

... etc.). When that takes place, then the members of reunited Israel will be able to say to a multiplicity of brothers and sisters, my people and “shown mercy,” 2:1. If the passage is not genuine to Hosea, it certainly reflects the prophet’s thought and carries on the Hosianic tradition. The vision for the future is set firmly in the context of the northern tribal league. Israel is one people, with only a “head,” not a king. The king of the tribal league was Yahweh (cf. Judg. 8:22–23). Doubt of the ...

457. Family in the New Kingdom Community

Mark 10:13-16, Mark 10:1-12

Teach the Text

Grant R. Osborne

... .” 10:14–15 Let the little children come to me. With one statement Jesus gave children a critical place in the strategy of the church. In this sense, child evangelism must be a priority. To Gentiles children were important only in carrying on the family dynasty. As individuals, they were quite marginalized. The practice of “exposing” (placing unwanted children [nearly always girls] on the trash heap to die) was common well beyond the time of Christ. The Jews gave children a much higher place, but ...

458. How Intelligent Is God’s Design?

Matthew 2:1-12

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Susan R. Andrews

... atheism. Darwin’s good friend was Asa Gray, a distinguished Harvard botanist, who was also a faithful believing Christian. Gray quickly jumped to his friend’s defense, favorably reviewing Darwin’s controversial study. But, in private, the two friends carried on a lively debate. Gray tried to persuade Darwin to accept a “harmony of evolution with a belief in intelligent design.” The Harvard professor was convinced that “variation does not always seem an accident, but often is ‘guided in certain ...

459. It's Worth the Wait

Acts 2:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... in and guide an organization if the CEO dies. (4) The disciples of Jesus were confronted with the task of replacing their CEO. Jesus had been crucified, resurrected and now had ascended to be with the Father. He had spent three years training his disciples to carry on his message and his ministry after his death. But how do you take the place of the Messiah, God in the flesh? There’s only one way: with the power of the Holy Spirit motivating and empowering his followers every step of the way. And that ...

460. Living Bread

John 6:51-58

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... yeast, like probiotics, can help line the gut with healthy microbes. Others, such as candida albicans, can wreak havoc on the human body. As early as 1300-1500 BCE, Ancient Egyptians started inserting yeast into bread in order to make it rise. This discovery would carry on through our current time, but it wasn’t until the 1600s that we understood what yeast really was. Today, we still don’t entirely understand the full impact of yeast on our health, but we are starting to realize that it makes a huge ...

461. The Taught Can

Mark 8:31--9:1

Sermon

George W. Hoyer

... them deny themselves." We are not hearers only. As for "taking up your cross," which is the follow-through Jesus expects, you're doing that, too. Sometimes, like Simon of Cyrene, we bear a cross that others force upon us. We may wish we did not have to, but we carry on. We, too, pray, "Nevertheless, not my will but thine be done." We cross out line items in our budgets so that there will be a share for God at the bottom line. It's true as well about our time -- instead of having all our time on our hands ...

462. Proper 20

Psalm 79:1-13, 1 Timothy 2:1-15, Jeremiah 8:4--9:26, Luke 16:1-15

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William E. Keeney

... the needs of those who are dependent for support on a person. It is of some question as to how much wealth and property should accumulate from one generation to the next beyond normal needs. A wise Christian will use a will or a living trust to carry on the purposes of the kingdom. That does not mean that we should try to put the future in a straitjacket which is an extension of our own egos. Rather, enough flexibility should be allowed to make adjustment for future needs. It means that wills and living ...

463. Baptism And Self-Esteem

Mark 12:28-34

Sermon

Steven E. Albertin

... going to tell us what we have to do?" Brubaker is shocked. Then he smiles and laughs. "No, this is your council. You decide what you want to do. Now, I'm busy. I have got to go in my office and make a few phone calls. You guys carry on." Brubaker briskly disappears into his office. Now the prisoners are really shocked. They are petrified. They don't know what to do. No one speaks. The silence drags on for a few more minutes. Finally, one of the prisoners speaks up, one of the prisoners who obviously doesn't ...

464. Whispering The Lyrics

John 14:15-31

Sermon

Thomas Long

... the Holy Spirit whispers the lyrics in our ear. A friend who is a minister reported her experience in taking communion to a woman in a nursing home who had Alzheimer's disease. When she arrived in the woman's room, she attempted to carry on a conversation with her. Even though she was a member of this minister's church and the minister had known her for years, meaningful communication was nearly impossible. The woman was confused and disoriented. She simply could not remember anything, including who she was ...

465. The Reins of Power

2 Samuel 5:1-5

Sermon

... Room after his last supper with them? He did not ask God to take over their lives and rescue them from the evil world. Rather, he prayed for them that evil would not gain control of them. And in his concluding word, after the prayer, he admonished them to carry on with courage, knowing that he had not been defeated but that he had conquered the world. If we really understand him, we will know that Jesus is our friend, not one who wants to take over and run our lives. The only power he seeks over us is the ...

466. A Church Fueled By Prayer

1 Thessalonians 1:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... and courtiers, reclined on a balcony and watched his "torches" burn. (2) From every practical viewpoint, the early church's task seemed impossible. A.W. Tozar put it this way: "It was not an easy task which the church faced when she came down from that Upper Room. To carry on the work of a Man who was known to have died--to have died as criminals die--and more than that, to persuade others that this Man had risen again from the dead and that He was the Son of God and Saviour: this mission was, in the nature ...

467. Only a Carpenter

Mark 6:1-6

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Donald B. Strobe

... who were meeting in the Hyatt Regency hotel, and they were in the elevator on their way down to dinner. They had on their badges words that identified their convention as a “Religious Editors’ Convention.” A man stepped into the elevator swearing and carrying on. When he noticed the badge on his elevator neighbor, he apologized profusely to him.. “Don’t worry about it,” said the editor, “I am not religious, I am just a religious editor.” Some people are like that: they go through life being ...

468. What Does God Really Want?

2 Corinthians 8:1-5

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James Merritt

... highest honor that can be given in this country is the Medal of Honor. The highest honor that can be given in Germany is The Iron Cross. You may not know the story behind The Iron Cross. Early in the 19th Century King Frederick William III of Prussia, was carrying on an expensive war trying to defend the freedom of the Prussian people. He didn't have enough money to finish the war so he came upon an idea. He asked all of the women to bring their gold and silver jewelry to be melted down and made into money ...

469. Eating in the Echoing Hall

2 Samuel 18:5-9, 15, 31-33

Sermon

Stan Purdum

... or undo what we shouldn't have done. There are no remedies. Those opportunities are forever lost and their consequences cannot be changed. So does that mean that there is nothing more to be said and that we have no choice but to try to carry on either controlled by our pain or attempting to ignore it? It does not. Although the Bible does not explain specifically how David subsequently addressed his regret, it does show us that following the death of Absalom, David worked hard at obeying God. It also tells ...

470. Crucified with Christ

Galatians 2:11-21

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... . We yield our selves to him. Our 111 will” becomes dominated by “the mind of Christ”, and this is the source of our power. Listen to the way Paul puts it in I Corinthians 10: 3—5: “For though we live in the world, we are not carrying on a world war. For the weapons of our warfare are not worldly, but we have divine power to destroy strongholds. We destroy arguments and every proud obstacle to the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ.” You see, as Christians who have ...

471. Characteristics of the Church

Acts 2:42-47

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Maxie Dunnam

... no vital life around us, and no vivid signs of the impact of our faith. When power is available to us, the very power which raised Jesus from the dead, we continue to seek to go it on our own. And the Church does that also. Our calling is to carry on the work of Christ in the world we can do that only as we are a praying church. II Not only a praying church, the church brought to life at Pentecost was a reverent church. Now that doesn’t sound like much, does it? Where do I get that a ...

472. Dreaming Impossible Dreams

Genesis 37:2-11

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... him on, saying, “You’re right, Jerry, of course, you’re right.” When the company fires him, as they are sure to do, his so-called buddies rush to seize his clients. The world has never treated dreamers very well. Where do dreamers find the faith to carry on? You see, your dream will be tested. There is no question about it. Most people will think it is a crazy idea and will ridicule you for it. How do people who dream keep the faith alive to pursue it? May I suggest a couple of things? Dreamers ...

473. Sleeping through the Alarm

Joel 2:1-2, 12-17

Sermon

Schuyler Rhodes

... that beg the asking. What things are we doing that we need to stop doing? If we lift the veil of our own unconsciousness, the answers are right there, waiting, yearning for us to embrace them. How are we, as the church, called to repentance? In what ways do we carry on that are not faithful to who God has called us to be in Jesus Christ? What walls have we built? Who have we kept out? What actions do we take, what rules do we enforce that make a mockery of what Jesus did for us on the cross? Does our ...

474. Spiritual Resuscitation

Romans 8:6-11

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David O. Bales

... with faith that part of our lives that's created to respond to God. It directs and redirects us to cooperate with God, as it displaces that evil orientation within us, which Paul names the "flesh." Have you been through job retraining? The Holy Spirit carries on the ultimate retraining within us, turning us into people who show a family resemblance to Jesus. If we're to choose which of these spiritual realms to live in, what's the better choice? Paul encourages us to set our mind on the Spirit, which ...

475. Hagar and Sally

Galatians 4:21-31

Understanding Series

L. Ann Jervis

... one he presents. This may be why he speaks of his interpretation as figurative (4:24). The rival evangelists could point to Genesis 21 in support of their argument that inheriting the promise of Abraham entailed circumcision. Only Isaac, the circumcised son, carries on Abraham’s line. 4:22–23 Paul launches into an interpretation of the scriptural passage that the troublemakers had been using to promote their cause. He begins by noting that Abraham had two sons and that the difference between these two ...

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