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4751. Born at Bethlehem — Hope

Micah 5:1-4

Sermon

Derl G. Keefer

... is injury, pardon; Where there is doubt, faith; Where there is despair, hope; Where there is darkness, light; Where there is sadness, joy. Oh, divine master, grant that I may not so much seek To be consoled, as to console; To be understood, as to understand; To be loved, as to love. For it is in giving that we receive; It is in pardoning that we are pardoned; It is in dying that we are born to eternal life! All of this is found in the Savior ... Christ the Lord. From the cradle to the cross Jesus brings us ...

4752. Enemies of the Cross

Philippians 3:17 - 4:1

Sermon

Steven E. Albertin

... listen to what those closest to us are really telling us about ourselves, and we will see the deadly fate to which God is handing us over. The cemeteries are filled with evidence. But that is not the fate God desires to give us. God is determined to love us. God's love will not be thwarted, even by our "bellies" and our stubborn desire to always go our own way. God sends Christ to bear the wreckage of our sin and suffer the judgment we deserve. He carries them to the cross where he bears the fate we deserve ...

4753. Heaven on Earth

Revelation 21:1-6

Sermon

Steven E. Albertin

... won through the blood of the lamb. Is that not what all of you will get to do through your daily work in the week ahead? As you leave this place, renewed at the Lord's table, refreshed by his promises, strengthened by his Spirit, through your deeds of love and kindness you will give this world all too often suffering in its own kind of hell ... a glimpse of heaven on earth. Because Christ has triumphed, already now a new world is beginning to take shape, a world in which every tear will be wiped away, where ...

4754. Lessons From a Hurricane

Jeremiah 17:5-10

Sermon

Derl G. Keefer

... faith in Jesus Christ during Hy and Libba's nine-year ministry. One of those was a young man by the name of Herbert. Starting at age nine, Herbert was faithfully taught the Bible and its promises. Herbert had a personal encounter with God and began to develop a love for Jesus as a child. He was filled with courage and hope that reached out to others in his community. When Herbert was fourteen, he started a little church in the small kitchen of his house. He preached and his five sisters sang about Jesus ...

4755. Breaking The Cycle - God’s Answer In Forgiveness

Genesis 45:3-11, 15

Sermon

Derl G. Keefer

... landlord became a bitter man. Even though (at that time) he was thirteen years removed from the war ... even though he had been safely released from the concentration camp and was now able to carry on physically ... even though he and his wife owned a lovely dwelling and had a comfortable income, the crippled man was bound by the grip of bitterness. He was still fighting a battle that should have ended years before. In a very real sense, he was still in prison.[2] You cannot conceal bitterness because it ...

4756. A Marriage Made In Heaven

Hosea 1:2-10

Sermon

Chrysanne Timm

... the altar, on top of the wood. Then Abraham reached out his hand and took the knife to kill his son. — Genesis 22:1-10 I cannot read this story without shuddering. I cannot imagine the pain that Abraham felt in his heart as he walked with his beloved son Isaac up that mountain path. I cannot conceive of the grief that Abraham felt as he bound his son and placed him on the wood arrayed upon the altar for sacrifice. And to imagine the fear that Isaac felt as he felt his father raise the knife over him ...

4757. Put Within Us

Jeremiah 31:31-34

Sermon

R. Kevin Mohr

... that is what he found and was so eager to share with others. In Jesus Christ we truly see "God inside" and "God with us" who is not against us but forgives our sins radically (v. 31). In Christ, we see the new covenant — we see the "language of love and faithfulness" — in the flesh and in action. In him we see what it means to be in relationship to God and God's people, and through him we are invited into that relationship in a new way. Through the faith relationship with Christ Jesus it is no longer ...

4758. The Glow of a Star

Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... think he knew everything he needed to know about God. To paraphrase the popular song, “He wanted to see God more clearly, love God more dearly.” How about you? Is that the sincere desire of your heart? Famed Bible teacher J. Vernon McGee once asked ... are called to reflect in our lives that we have been in his presence. We do that by continuing to shine the light of his love into our dark world. Henry Van Dyke wrote one of the most famous fictional accounts of the coming of the magi to Bethlehem which he ...

4759. The Ultimate Mountain Top Experience

Luke 9:28-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... I am well pleased.” Then we had the epiphany of God’s people as His bride. On the fourth Sunday we had the epiphany of joy the joy of the Lord which is our strength. Last Sunday we had an epiphany about the Christian life that it is all about love. And finally, today we go up on a mountain to discover Christ in all his glory. We are told that the occasion of the transfiguration of Christ probably took place on Mt. Hermon, which rises to an elevation of 9,166 feet and is located in the area of Caesarea ...

4760. So Send I You

John 20:19-23

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... that he breathed out upon his followers, Jesus summoned his disciples to follow the same directive he had been given: “As the Father sent me, so I sent you.” Jesus gave up his life, and then he gave over his mission, to those who gave him their faith and love. These nine short words “as the Father sent me, so I send you” may just be the best description of what it means to be a follower of Jesus in all of the Bible. “As the Father sent me, so send I you.” The most amazing realization of this ...

4761. John 21:1-19

John 21:1-14

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... about who was addressing them they heard the voice of one with authority over themselves and their actions and acted accordingly. These actions are rewarded with a net so filled with fish that it was impossible to haul aboard. The “disciple whom Jesus loved” repeats his “seeing and believing” response first experienced at the empty tomb (20:8). He instantly asserts and announces to Simon Peter “It is the Lord.” (v.7). Peter, always more a man of actions than words, responds by jumping into the ...

4762. A New Kind of Authority

Acts 9:1-19a

Sermon

King Duncan

... to his pastor that nothing had ever humbled him like the shame of having a son in prison and at the same time finding more love from God than he had ever known. (2) Saul could have related to that father. He had been riding high. Now he was brought low. Luke ... people, until we enter into a living relationship with Jesus, until the Lord introduces himself to us and enters in to live and love through us, then we are like Saul. We might think we are doing well, but sober reflection will reveal that our lives are ...

4763. It’s Complicated

Galatians 2:11-21

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... choice of his personal presence in our lives. Paul’s Pharisaic training enabled him to present this new reality in a succinct, soul-altering phrase — justification by grace through faith. It is only through faith that we accept the gift of Christ’s love and the miracle of his resurrection. It is only God’s grace that has made this new reality a possibility. The grace of God is the “simplicity” that replaces all the human games, all the contrived complexities, that try to connive, conspire, and ...

4764. The Lord’s Prayer and The Stones-Serpents-Scorpions Story

Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... a father who expected reciprocal acceptance — to “forgive everyone indebted to us” as we are forgiven. This prayer Jesus offered to his disciples was not some abstract piety or some “pie-in-the-sky” pleading. It was tough love. It was forgive others who have done you wrong FIRST. But it was also a transformative prayer. No longer were we to be sinners waiting in line, we were now sons and daughters welcomed home. The prayer Jesus offered his disciples did more than change our appeal. It changed ...

4765. The Narrow Door

Luke 13:22-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... two wings on a bird. For the bird to fly smoothly both wings are required. We give our lives to Christ, then we submit ourselves to serving him through his body, the church. We serve him by caring for the down-and out. We serve him by showing our love to our neighbors. We serve him by using our influence in the community. My reading of the New Testament is very clear we cannot say we belong to Christ if we are not obedient to his teachings. Jesus says, “Make every effort to enter through the narrow door ...

4766. The Gift that Matters

Hebrews 2:5-18

Sermon

Timothy J. Smith

... high priest is a theme that the author of Hebrews develops further in his epistle. “Since, then, we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast to our confession” (4:14). Jesus offers himself to us in love so that our relationship with God can be restored. Kay was in the seventh grade when her father died. One week later Kay was back in school even though her life had been filled with the grief of losing her dad. That first day back Kay was called ...

4767. Refresh Your Heart

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... that Paul makes this request. Not from an apostolic leader. Not a directive from on high. Paul humbly asks his friend, his co-worker, a person he probably baptized, to grant him this favor of “refreshment” out of love. Sometimes “refreshment” is costly. As a slave Onesimus was extremely valuable: cash-on-the–barrel-head valuable. Paul knew what he was asking Philemon to fork over — a capital investment. But Paul’s request is formatted as a “re-boot” not just as a favor. Paul’s entreaty ...

4768. When God Tests Us

Exodus 32:1-33:6

Sermon

Argile Smith

... hand. “And don’t let anyone ride in the car with you.” “All right, Dad.” “And be back home in one hour.” “I will.” Then she grabbed the keys from him, kissed him on his cheek, and out the door she went with the parting words, “I love you, dad!” resonating through the house as she made her way through the front door. Her dad tested her that day. After he provided the necessary training and gave her sufficient instruction, he let her go on her own to see how she would react. He didn’t ...

4769. Who Wants to Be Your Brother?

Luke 16:19-31

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... no doubt at this point said to themselves: “I don’t have a homeless person living at my door, much less my gate.” Lazarus understandably “longed to dine on the sumptuous food served up at the rich man’s tables.” Who doesn’t love leftovers? Who wouldn’t love the leftovers from Bill Gates’ table? Most commentators argue that Dives let Lazarus starve. But that’s not what the text says. The text does not say he starved to death. The gateway where Lazarus resided was the place of comings-and ...

4770. You Never Noticed

Luke 16:19-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... presidential candidate. The candidate’s name was Ross Perot. Remember Perot? He had those big, wide ears that political cartoonists just loved to draw. Markquart notes that on that paid political advertisement, Ross Perot brought out several charts that described economic life in ... be remembered as the person who refused to notice. Look around you today, to someone who needs your love. 1. Leonard & Thelma Spinrad, Speaker’s Lifetime Library (Paramus, NJ: Revised & Expanded, 1997), p. 228. 2. http://www. ...

4771. The Healing Power of Faith

Luke 17:11-19

Sermon

King Duncan

... have pity on us!” Have you ever been that desperate for Christ’s healing touch, either for yourself or for someone you love? Some of you have. This can be a cruel world. Good people can be afflicted in terrible ways. The pain is not ... knows our needs and heals us according to those needs. Healing faith is the conviction that even though our circumstances are dire, there is a loving God who watches over us and if we will trust Him, healing will come. It may not come as quickly as we would desire. It ...

4772. On the Road with Jesus

Luke 24:13-35

Sermon

David O. Bales

... Jesus’ meeting them in suffering because Jesus still joins us on life’s real roads. He finds us in our pain, and even here he continues to teach us not only about the Bible, but about his resurrection’s power in our lives. Jesus teaches us of God’s love even when we think we’ve reached the end of life’s road. On August 31, 1983, in Anchorage, Alaska, Pam Joy Lowry got off the bus, unexpectedly darted in front of the bus into the street, was struck by a car and died. She was almost thirteen years ...

4773. A Miracle Story

Acts 10:23b-48

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... that God shows no particularity, but that in every nation anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him” (v.34). Wow. *It only took a lifetime of living and working with Jesus. *It only took watching Jesus extend his love and compassion and healing powers to lepers and Gentiles and tax collectors and “sinners” of all stripes, for the entirety of his ministry. *It only took the miracle of the resurrection — the greatest event in the history of the world, the divine demonstration of ...

4774. In the Shadow of His Brother

John 1:35-42

Sermon

King Duncan

... -old daughter, named Robyn, for signs of jealousy or insecurity. But Robyn seemed to adore her little sister from the start. She loved to help Annie feed and bathe the baby, and she even offered to share her toys. Several weeks passed and the mother, ... do that by being a good neighbor. You might do it by talking in depth with a family member about their faith. Do it in a loving way. You’re not called to be a sales person for Jesus. You’re called to listen carefully and answer honestly on the basis of your ...

4775. Hitting the Boss Key

Matthew 4:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... speculate about the effects of reading the Bible on chickens. And I am not certain if any research has been done. But the rest of Babcock’s beliefs are spot on: people who read their Bibles and go to church often people who know the love of God surely will be more loving and kind to others around them, even to the animals on their farms! TV host Greg Lauri interviewed one of the women from the Survivor television show. This woman had gone on Survivor and been told she could bring five things with her to ...

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