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451. Future Glory

Romans 8:18-27

Understanding Series

James R. Edwards

... glory with sighs and groans. Frustration at the incompleteness and purposeless of the present order forms the backbone of this section. In verses 19–22 Paul speaks of the whole creation groaning, in verses 23–25 of Christians groaning, and in verses 26–27 of the Spirit groaning for them. Such sighs have meaning only when seen in light of God’s eternal purpose in verses 28–30. If in chapter 7 Paul looked inward and found a tragic conflict between his will and God’s law, here he looks outward and ...

452. Proper 16

Hebrews 12:14-29, Jeremiah 1:1-19, Luke 13:10-17

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... us a kingdom that cannot be shaken. For this we should worship God with reverence and awe. Gospel: Luke 13:10-17 A spirit can cause physical disability. Jesus was in a synagogue teaching. He saw a nameless woman who had been bent over for 18 years ... she gave all the credit to God, not to Jesus. Today many people are in need of healing not only of body and mind, but also of spirit. If we are going to be helped, it will be a miracle of grace. Outline: Because of grace -- a. Jesus saw her condition -- v. 12. b. ...

453. Ascension Day

Acts 1:1-11, Luke 24:36-49, Luke 24:50-53, Mark 16:1-20, Ephesians 1:15-23

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... did not know how to make God's power work for them. Luke asserts that God "put that power to work in Christ," when God raised him from the dead. The Lord finally put that power to work for all believers at Pentecost. The risen Christ and his living Spirit are the transmission lines to make God's power work for each of us. Through faith, we plug into that power. Power for us (v. 19). This passage extols God's power and glory to the utmost but this is not purposeless power, aimed to make our knees buckle ...

454. The Transfiguration

2 Corinthians 4:1-18, 2 Kings 2:1-18, Mark 9:2-13

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... petition was granted. In order for us to catch the vision, it must be our passionate prayer that the Lord open the eyes of our spirit. Epistle: 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 What's the weather in your church? Paul was accused of preaching a gospel that was veiled, hidden or ... wanted to be the older man's legitimate heir. He didn't want land or money; he craved nothing more or less than the spirit of Elijah. He desired what his spiritual father had; he wanted to carry on the work that Elijah had begun. Elisha desired to ...

455. Wimps Become Warriors

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... , I was serving a church about one-third this size. Few people if any in Memphis knew my name, and none could pronounce it. But, strangely enough, I was not afraid. Back in 1971 I had begun to learn what it means to fly on the wings of the Spirit. God taught me that if He sends me somewhere, He will always pack my suitcase. God never sends his children on a mission under-supplied. This first year in ministry in Memphis has been a glorious experience in God's sufficiency. God has inclined you to be amazingly ...

456. Pentecost

Ezekiel 37:1-14, Acts 2:1-13, Acts 2:14-41, John 15:18--16:4, John 16:5-16

Bulletin Aid

Paul A. Laughlin

... ON THIS, OUR DAY OF PENTECOST, AND INSPIRE US AND DRIVE US, AS IT DID THE FIRST DISCIPLES, INTO A MISSION FOR THE WORLD. Collect God of power and might, who inspired a rag-tag group of apostles on that first Day of Pentecost, fill us with your Spirit this day; that, like them, we too may depart this "upper room" refreshed and rekindled for a mission of faith and hope to the world. In the name of the resurrected and ascended Christ we pray. Amen Prayer of Confession Inspiring God, it pains us to confess to ...

457. The Fulfilled Promise

Acts 2:14-41

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T. A. Kantonen

... to win back all creation to God. It is "a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s own people" (1 Peter 2:9). The church looks to the future for the final consummation of the Kingdom. But in giving his people the "earnest" of the Spirit, God has already given them the initial installment of the future Kingdom. The heirs of the Kingdom taste here and now the power of the world to come and are the channels through which it is released into the world. They have been redeemed from the dominion of ...

458. Sleeping Through A Tornado

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... help other people and share what you got. I feel [that] God put me here for a reason. And the reason I am here is to share what I can with others and to make Nashville a better place to live." (3) George was transformed to serve by the Spirit. So was Simon Peter. He began telling the crowd about Jesus in the hope that they too would become believers. And as Peter addressed them, three thousand people were converted. Three thousand in one day! And that brings us to our final point today. BY THE POWER OF THE ...

459. Don't Forget The Batteries

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... all together in one place. Suddenly, there came from heaven a noise like a violent, rushing wind, and it filled the whole house. And they saw tongues of fire which seemed to rest on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues. Now there were Jews living in Jerusalem from every nation on earth. And when this sound occurred, a large multitude of them came together, and they were bewildered because they were each one hearing the disciples speak in his ...

460. The Gifted

1 Corinthians 12:3b-13

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William G. Carter

... comes from God, then it continues in the life exemplified in Christ's incarnation: sharing his power, serving the needy, speaking his word, suffering in the shadow of the world's brokenness, and giving life as he gave his life. There is no true life of the Spirit apart from the life of Jesus. I pause to warn us: When it comes to spiritual experiences, a lot of people like to get as mystical as possible and float above the world. They say things like, "Jesus is born within my heart," or "I listen to Jesus ...

461. Why Join the Church?

Acts 2:1-21

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Mark Trotter

... to say "No" to some things, as a way of saying "Yes" to the life that God is offering to them. There is another spirit. It is called the spirit of revenge. It erupts from time to time, as you can see in our time. It permeates all of our life. It is usually ... where other people are considered to be precious in the sight of God, and to be treated as children of God. To the spirit of the exploitation of others the Church offers a community where service to other people is the pattern of success. There is a ...

462. A Talent for Life

Romans 8:1-17

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Leonard Sweet

... to live in each of them. You can choose to live your physical life in a stinking gutter or in a scented garden. Which will it be? You can choose to live your spiritual life close to the ground or you can fly to Jesus and soar in the Spirit. Which will it be? Will you look back on your life and see a succession of missed opportunities, missed moments, wrong choices? Or will you look back with a sense of satisfaction and gratitude? Choose to live in the flesh, and you write your life story in jagged, juvenile ...

463. John 17:20-26

John 17:20-26

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... become manifest in the witness of the community. In verse 21 Jesus prays that the unity experienced by believers will be the same as that shared by the Father and the Son - in other words it will be a unity made possible by the common indwelling of the Spirit. This theme continues in verses 22-23 in even stronger language. The "glory" of Jesus was shown most fully in his death (In John 11:52 Jesus' ability to "gather the dispersed" is directly tied to his death.) If Jesus now gives his followers a share in ...

464. John 17:20-26

John 17:20-26

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

465. The Rush and the Hush of Pentecost

Acts 2:1-13

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Leonard Sweet

... prayers in their own words, out loud, all together. When several thousand congregants begin praying simultaneously, the result is not a whisper—this is a roar, this is BIG NOISE. I call it the thunder roll. The rolling thunder is the RUSH of the Spirit. But despite the decibels, no matter how daunting the din, there is the unmistakable, over-arching cocoon of a Holy Hush. It is a sound with mission. A Spiritual symphony. A Hallelujah Chorus, sung by each praying member of the congregation. Ask the person ...

466. Follow Your Changes (Series: An Invitation to Christian Discipleship)

John 16:5-16

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... about tomorrow I do not pretend to understand. But there are some things about the future of which I am certain. When I get to where I am going, God will already be there. When I face whatever I have to face, I will have sufficient grace. When the Holy Spirit is along side, I can know, I can deeply know, that it is alright, it is alright, it is alright. Even when all is wrong, everything will be alright. Brad Paisley sings it: Yeah when I get where I’m going, There’ll be only happy tears. I will shed ...

467. Jesus Taken Up into Heaven

Acts 1:1-11

Understanding Series

David J. Williams

... events, but was given to them now in Jesus’ teaching about his death (see Luke 24:25f., 45ff.) and in the years to come by the Spirit of Jesus (see, e.g., 1 Cor. 2:10). In the phrase after his suffering, Luke uses a word that, more than most, reminds us of ... were not to leave Jerusalem, but were to wait there for the gift that he had told them about, that is, the gift of the Holy Spirit which the Father had promised (cf. Isa. 32:15; Joel 2:28–32; Acts 2:33, 39; Gal. 3:14; Eph. 1:13, and for Jesus’ ...

468. Don't Just Stand There!

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... gathered around him and asked him, “Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?” He said to them: “It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” After he said this, he was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight. They were looking intently up ...

469. Imitating Christ's Humility

Philippians 2:1-11

Understanding Series

F. F. Bruce

... joy. He has already said that his prayers for the Philippian Christians are joyful prayers (1:4). Now, he says, fill my cup of joy to the brim; make my joy complete. Let me hear that you are like-minded, having the same love, that you are united in spirit and purpose. He is pleading, indeed, for unanimity of heart. This is not the formal unanimity that can be maintained only by the exercise of the veto; it is that sincere unanimity of purpose in which no one would wish to impose a veto on others. This is ...

470. The Advocate and the Street Where You Live

John 15:26-27, 16:4-15

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... life? What about the street where you live? When Jesus dealt head on with practical problems in real-life settings, he often told stories that brought home God's truths to his hearers. As we try to ask the tough questions about witnessing and God's Advocate, the Holy Spirit, maybe a story will help. Her name was Hanna. She had a college roommate named Sue. Sue didn't go to church anymore. "I'm a good person without church," Sue said, "There are a lot of hypocrites in the church and I don't like being around ...

471. The Perisitent Noise Of Solemn Assemblies

Luke 10:25-37

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Maurice A. Fetty

... God, mix it with the fuel of our energy and intelligence and love, and then exhaust it to propel the church on its mission and ministry of social justice and love in its community. Many churches float around like pious blimps with the appearance of being full of the spirit, when they may be only full of hot air! But a jet plane church for the jet age can fool no one. Because it is designed for work and service it must have huge intake and exhaust or it will fall. We are, I believe, being challenged by God ...

472. Weather Signs

Luke 12:49-53

Sermon Aid

William E. Keeney

... and asks if his followers are willing to endure it also. Matthew 16:2-4 -- A parallel passage about reading weather signs. Luke 3:9 -- Fire used to purge trees not bearing fruit. Luke 3:16-17 -- A baptism with fire and fire as judgment. Acts 2:3 -- The Holy Spirit appearing as fire at Pentecost. 1 Peter 4:12 -- A fiery ordeal as a test for Christians. References to Peace: Luke 1:79; 2:14; 19:38; John 14:27; 16:33; Ephesians 2:14-18. CONTENT Precis of the Parable After warning the crowd of the way in which ...

473. Our Helper

Acts 8:26-40

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Robert Beringer

... give me no peace until I answered that call." That is the work of the Helper in the lives of all women and men who follow Christ -- to call us to be Christ's witnesses in the world. 2. Communication It is also the work of the Helper, the Holy Spirit, to communicate God's truth through us. This Ethiopian was obviously seeking a sense of purpose and meaning in his life. He had been to the Temple in Jerusalem to worship. No doubt, like many non-Jews of his day, he had been attracted to the moral law he found ...

474. The Breath Of God

John 20:19-23

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Marc Kolden

... God seeks the lost, welcomes back the prodigal, binds up the poor and brokenhearted. Forgiveness of sins means that God in Christ proves to be trustworthy by never letting go of us, so that we can trust again. Jesus sends his followers with the gift of the Holy Spirit to save the world by forgiving sins. He really seems to be taking a chance by doing it this way. "If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained." God acts now through those who follow ...

475. The Breath Of God

John 20:19-23

Sermon

Marc Kolden

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