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26. A Criminal, A Cross, and the Christ

Luke 23:26-43

Sermon

Thomas C. Short

... , and his mother worked to keep the home organized. Life was good and enjoyable, and Etaus had many happy memories of the early days of childhood. One of his sweetest memories was meal time in the home. It was not only a time in which the atmosphere was charged with the rich aroma of freshly baked goods and hearty stews but also a time in which the family was together. Being a middle-class family, they did not have a dining room. Etaus especially recalled the family meals in the courtyard during the warm ...

27. Habakkuk

Habakkuk 3:1-19

Sermon

Warren Thomas Smith

... a noise. He saw in his mirror a rat gnawing the thin cables. What was he to do? He turned his craft skyward, going as high as his lungs and the motor would permit. The pilot knew a human could live in rare atmosphere where a rat could not. Real faith means living in rare atmosphere. Martin Rinkart wrote "Now Thank We All Our God" at a time of war, famine, pestilence, after he had buried members of his family and his congregation as plague victims. A small, elderly lady was dying of cancer. She was asked by ...

28. All You Need To Know About Heaven

John 14:5-14, John 14:1-4

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... not you're on the way to heaven, just ask this question--"Am I in a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, my Savior and Lord?" If the answer is yes, you're on track. HERE IS THE FOURTH AND FINAL THING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT HEAVEN: THE ATMOSPHERE IS AWESOME. In Revelation 21, a disciple named John saw a vision of heaven. He called it the city of God. The poor man was verbally stressed to find descriptive adjectives awesome enough. He wrote of streets of solid gold, city walls adorned with every kind of ...

29. The Church Reaches Out!

Acts 8:26-40

Sermon

Durwood L. Buchheim

... to win you over." Remember, we don’t have to stay the way we are. There is power to change. That means our congregations can change. Therefore, why can’t we begin to create that "shepherding, caring, hospitable, evangelism atmosphere" in our congregation? I am talking about an atmosphere, an environment of evangelism. This means we become evangelists for the long haul and the long term. We are not "instant" evangelists or "three calls and you are out evangelists!" Our Lord is too important for that kind ...

30. Not Far From the Kingdom

Mark 12:28-34

Sermon

Warren Thomas Smith

... am I. Neither were those just named. Nobody is good enough. It is not a matter of our goodness; it depends upon God’s goodness. 3. Am I supposed to change myself? No, God will do that. In faith we must all seek to put ourselves in that atmosphere, that circumstance, whereby we can best hear God’s voice, experience God’s presence. Your chances of hearing God are much better in a church that in a tavern (this does not limit God’s power; it means the spiritual acoustics are better in some places than ...

31. The Coming Of The Spirit

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... ) Adequate is hardly the word for that. God is able to do far more than we could ever ask. Let me illustrate it in another way. There are 14.7 pounds of pressure per square inch long exerted on each one us right now from the earth's atmosphere. The amount of pressure is determined, of course, by how many square inches we are. At any rate, tons of pressure are pushing against us at this very moment. What keeps us from being crushed to death? There is a corresponding pressure being exerted from within our own ...

32. The Road Less Traveled

1 Thessalonians 5:12-28

Sermon

Fredrick R. Harm

... must be struck and held in prayer. Rather the apostle's meaning would appear to be: "Don't let the practice of prayer die out in your life. Even as the breathing of your body is the atmosphere where the vital oxygen is forever at hand, so let the intake and outgo of your soul be in the atmosphere of God's nourishing presence." I wish we had time to discuss some of the secrets, benefits, and gratification of prayer, but possibly one familiar poem by the renowned scholar Richard Trench will sum it up better ...

33. The Curriculum of God’s Kingdom

Matthew 4:12-17

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... field of conflict. One influence is displacing and replacing another. Where a warm and a cold front collide, guess what happens? There is a tremendous release of energy in thunder and lightning. Tornadoes are formed; hail reigns down; lots of noise and commotion. The atmosphere shifts. That explains why there was always so much controversy around Jesus, why the demons were always screaming at him to leave them alone, and why some of the Jewish leaders were so fed up with Jesus. You had either to side with ...

34. By Faith

Hebrews 11:1-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... sees an elderly woman in a wheelchair. Her gaze is directed out a large glass window at a majestic sunset lighting up the sky. Smiles break out on many of the faces. Some of the airline passengers begin to walk with a renewed bounce in their step. The atmosphere of the entire place is transformed by the woman’s observation, “Good work, God!” (1) That’s biblical faith. Faith is the belief that all of life is in God’s hands, and that God will never forsake God’s children. You don’t have to be a ...

35. Don't Fit In, Fit Together

Philippians 3:1-11

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... new levels of fitness. Example 1: People who live high in the Andes or Himalayan mountains live and work and function in a much thinner, less oxygen rich atmosphere than people at lower elevations. Their bodies adapt. Example 2: Free divers descend to tremendous depth, depriving themselves of oxygen for long minutes, and withstand enormous atmospheric pressure. Example 3: Astronauts learn how to function in zero gravity and then re-learn how to walk and move within the earth's familiar gravitational pull ...

36. Will You Still Listen?

Jeremiah 1:1-19

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... though they're separated by so much black, cold space it's as though we're down on the planet with them running our fingers through the red sand, placing our feet on the bleak, dry terrain, feeling the frigid (-63 degrees centigrade) Martian atmosphere on our face. Long distance communication is also a tradition among Israel's prophets. This week our Old Testament text focuses on Jeremiah. But his experience was remarkably similar to that of both his prophetic precursors and those who would follow after him ...

37. Easter 4

Acts 2:42-47, Psalm 23:1-6, 1 Peter 2:13-25, John 10:1-21

Sermon Aid

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

... in the Temple, (5) fellowship and praise at table, and (6) growth of the community. Significance. More than any other verses in Acts, these lines preserve the memory of the exhilaration of the believers in Jerusalem as they lived in the charged atmosphere of eschatological expectation, which permeated the life of the Church. Luke presents us with an idealized moment in early Christian history, focusing on all that was good among those first disciples. These verses portray the "golden era" of the life of the ...

38. It's Thanksgiving Time!

Psalm 100:1-5

Sermon

James W. Moore

... come and come and rush to Sunday School and Church. What a pleasure it is for me to know the charter members… and those who joined after them… and those who continue to come into our Church family Sunday after Sunday! What love is felt in the family atmosphere of St.Luke's! The affection, the support, the acceptance, the kindness, the open arms… warm my heart and inspire me to try to be more loving! What a glorious heritage we have here at St.Luke's… and what a bright, bright future! It is indeed ...

39. How to Live the Good Life (Fruit of the Spirit: Goodness)

Galatians 5:22

Sermon

James Merritt

... that lightning often terrifies us, and I know that lightning can be terribly destructive. But did you know that God is performing a service through that electrical flash called lightning, that without it we could not live. You see, we need nitrogen for our bodies. Although nitrogen abounds in our atmosphere, we cannot absorb it through our lungs. So consequently, God sends an electrical charge through that bolt of blessing called lightning. What does that lightning do? It separates the nitrogen from the ...

40. Mom: The Heart of a Godly Family

Proverbs 31:10-31

Sermon

James Merritt

... the godly woman in a mighty and a powerful way. p. Demeanor "She opens her mouth with wisdom, and on her tongue is the law of kindness." (v.26) Nobody sets the atmosphere in the home more than the mother does. She does not yell, scream, or raise her voice (at least, not too often). Her voice is like soothing music which sweetens the atmosphere of the home. She says the right thing because she speaks with wisdom. But she also says the right thing in the right way for she does it with kindness. q. Discretion ...

41. Final Destination

Psalm 23:6

Sermon

James Merritt

... often terrifies us, and with good reason. But did you know that you can see the goodness of God even in a flash of lightning. You see, we need nitrogen for our body, and although the atmosphere is full of it, we cannot absorb it through our lungs. So God sends an electrical charge to separate nitrogen from the atmosphere and the rain brings it down to earth. After that happens, a little bacteria transforms that nitrate into a nitrite, and in this form a plant can absorb it. Then we either eat the plant or ...

42. I Believe In God The Father Almighty

Genesis 1:1-2:3

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... earth rotates 365 times each year. If it rotated only 50 times per year, one side of our planet would be terribly hot and the other side unbearably cold. Consider the fact that oxygen constitutes 21 percent of our atmosphere. If that percentage were 50 instead of 21, every time someone struck a match, the atmosphere would ignite. (4) Think about the moon. If it were 50,000 miles farther away, then twice each day giant oceanic tides would cover every bit of land. And if there were no moon, not nearly as many ...

43. Tasting the Gruel of Love

Matthew 22:34-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... heads and prayed. Colson said it was the most fervent grace he had ever uttered in his life. He asked God to sanctify that food and save him from every microbe lurking within it. “The moment we started to eat,” Colson goes on to report, “the atmosphere in that dismal prison dining hall was transformed. Inmates got up from other tables and joined us. People laughed and spoke with us. Some of the women showed us the crosses that they wore around their necks. Even the ones who did not speak English knew ...

44. Dream Reality

Matthew 2:19-23, Matthew 2:13-18

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... belching forth. We need more daydreamers and fewer nightmarings. 1. Word-Dreamers The only effective way to combat the "war of words" that nightmare-purveyors assault us with is to dream a whole new vocabulary. What would happen if the words filling the atmosphere were "can," "yes," and "wisdom"? Instead of finding excuses to run and hide from hate-mongers and naysayers, daydreamers must proclaim "we can." We can make our children's lives happier; we can keep our family strong; we can help our community to ...

45. 1 Corinthians 15:1-11

1 Corinthians 15:1-11

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

The entire section of this week's epistle text serves as kind of a warm-up speech for Paul's later focus on the particulars of resurrection. In these first eleven verses of the 15th chapter, however, Paul takes pains to create the atmosphere of a coalesced community, bound together by firm faith, despite the fact that they may still be confused about where that faith may be taking them. Paul begins this chapter by claiming the Corinthians as his kin, joined to him through their mutual experiences with the ...

46. 1 Corinthians 15:1-11

1 Corinthians 15:1-11

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

47. Baptism - FAQ's

Acts 2:42-47

Sermon

James Merritt

... , "Mister, what do you do around here for excitement?" He looked at him and said, "Buddy, around here we don't get excited." Well, I want Cross Pointe worship to be exciting worship. I want people to come to Cross Pointe and be able to worship the Lord in an atmosphere of liberty and life. I heard about an 85 year old woman who got a blind date with a 95 year old man. The daughter was very concerned and cautioned the older lady not to let the man get frisky with her. Well, the lady didn't come in until ...

48. Science And The Bible

Isaiah 40:1-31

Children's Sermon

Marti Kramer Suddarth

... Read Genesis 1:6.) “And God said, ‘Let there be a dome in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters.’ ” When God created the world, he created water on the ground and water in the atmosphere. The study of the atmosphere is called meteorology, and yes, that’s what the weatherman on television studies. God invented the weather, and God invented meteorology. (Read Genesis 1:9.) “And God said, ‘Let the waters under the sky be gathered together into one place, and let ...

49. Matthew 14:22-36

Matthew 14:22-36

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... Jesus to claim his political leadership, a kingly identity, on the heels of his obvious powers to heal the sick, teach the unlearned, and feed the hungry. According to John’s gospel it is in response to that politically charged atmosphere that Jesus sends his disciples away. Matthew’s text is more concerned with the theme of Jesus’ undisputed authority — authority over disease, authority over the limitations of foodstuffs, authority over the wishes of an over-enthusiastic crowd, authority over his ...

50. The Changes a Baby Can Bring

Luke 2:1-14 (15-20)

Illustration

Eric Ritz

... camp clean. Since the baby needed rest, the camp became quieter and more dignified, less noisy and boisterous, no longer the "Roaring Camp" of the story's title. The story of the baby of Roaring Camp is the story of the regeneration of a people. A baby changed the whole atmosphere of the Roaring Camp. So it was two thousand years ago in Bethlehem. A baby changed the ...

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