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26. Interceding for Us Now

Hebrews 7:23-28

Sermon

Patrick J. Rooney

... comes as victorious Lord of all." The voices of all the saints down through the ages until this very day are raised into the presence of our God who lives in the eternal present. Lifting up such prayers, our Lord Jesus Christ then intercedes for us without ceasing, continually, unrelentingly, passionately before the throne of God. So are our prayers offered up to God. We pray in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord because he has said that whatever we ask in his name will be given to us. "In Jesus name we pray ...

27. No Pleasing Some People

John 12:1-8

Sermon

Frank Ramirez

... thick, rich perfume. In response to those who criticized Mary, Jesus takes time to quote Deuteronomy 15:11: "Since there will never cease to be some in need on the earth, I therefore command you, ‘Open your hand to the poor and needy neighbor in ... about it. You can see however that Jesus was quoting the law to say that since we will always have the poor, we must never cease giving. The people who were criticizing the woman for what she did needed to mind their own business and set about helping the poor ...

28. Elihu

Job 32:1--37:24

Understanding Series

Gerald H. Wilson

... that they are crushed in judgment. The punishment of the wicked takes place—like Job’s suffering—in a very public place where everyone can see them. 34:27–28 The wicked turned from following him. The evil for which the wicked are punished is twofold. First they cease to follow God’s ways. This in turn leads them to abuse their power by oppressing the poor and the needy (see the discussion on 22:7–9 in §79 with regard to the poor). This abuse causes the cry of the weak and defenseless to come to ...

29. Do(n't) Rock the Boat

Mt 14:22-36, Mk 4:35-41, Lk 8:22-25, Jn 6:16-24

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... was already being swamped. But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion; and they woke him up and said to him, “Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?” He woke up and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!” Then the wind ceased, and there was a dead calm. He said to them, “Why are you afraid? Have you still no faith?” And they were filled with great awe and said to one another, “Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?” Luke’s Witness to Jesus ...

30. Don't Stop Praying!

Luke 18:1-8, Luke 18:35-43

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... I find faith on earth in God? Or will you continue to be foolish, chasing after things and worshiping systems that do not care for you? God cares. Jesus …cares. The world may not recognize him, but the question is ….do you? What does it mean to pray without ceasing? What does it mean to pray? Perhaps it means, having the guts to call out Jesus’ name even in the midst of haters and doubters. It takes guts to walk with God in a world where everyone else is riding the bus (the gravy train). Many of you ...

31. The Bramble King

John 15:1-17, John 15:18--16:4, John 16:5-16

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... them [a prophecy. He told this parable]: “Listen to me, you men of Shechem, That God may listen to you! “The trees once went forth to anoint a king over them. And they said to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us!’ But the olive tree said to them, ‘Should I cease giving my oil, With which they honor God and men, And go to sway over trees?’ “Then the trees said to the fig tree, ‘You come and reign over us!’ But the fig tree said to them, ‘Should I ...

32. God's Will for Your Life

1 Thessalonians 5:16-24

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” There it is from God’s word in black and white. God’s will is for you to be joyful, to pray without ceasing and to give thanks in all circumstances. Now I imagine that you don’t have any difficulty with praying without ceasing. After all, you’re in church. You may even find no difficulty with giving thanks in all circumstances, though that is a little more challenging. But this morning I would like us to devote our attention to ...

33. Persistent Prayer

Luke 18:1-8

Sermon

Jill J. Duffield

... cross and the darkness of Friday and Saturday, and all the way through the confusion in the graveyard and our obliviousness on the road to Emmaus and the instruction to love not only our neighbors but our enemies, too, we must pray. We must pray without ceasing; together rather than alone. We must pray with crafted words and the ones Jesus taught us, with groans and lament and sighs that have no words, through tears and with praise until crying is no more and every tribe and nation worships together in the ...

34. When All Is Said And Done

Mark 13:1-31

Sermon

William G. Carter

... and give birth to a new creation. And so, people lose hope. As Hamilton puts it: This substitution of an image of nuclear holocaust for the coming of Christ is a parable of what happens to Christians when they cease to believe in their own eschatological heritage. The culture supplies its own images for the end when we default by ceasing to believe in biblical images of God's triumph at the end.3 The good news of the gospel is this: when all is said and done, God is going to win. We are invited to live as ...

35. When Wisdom Cries Out

Proverbs 8:1-36

Sermon

Carlyle Fielding Stewart

... of the need for wisdom to find a place in the human mind and heart. Since the people will not seek wisdom, wisdom then, paradoxically, must seek refuge in the minds, hearts, and souls of true seekers and believers. Since the people have virtually ceased their search for those deeper things of God, life and creation, wisdom must leave its portals, abandon its gates, and relinquish its sacred shrines, safe houses, and sacred texts to search for true takers and seekers. Wisdom thus has enough savvy to seek new ...

36. Proper 24

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40, 2 Timothy 3:10--4:8, Luke 18:1-8, Psalm 119:1-176

Bulletin Aid

William E. Keeney

... opportunity before a loving God to delay or prevent the worst consequences of our wrong actions. If I smoke, I do not get lung cancer right away. It may take years before the results of such abuse happen. If in the meantime I find the grace to cease smoking, I may delay the consequences and have a longer life, or even prevent the lung cancer from happening altogether. If I am greedy and pursue money at the expense of family, friends, and others, I may not be completely alienated from them. I may be able ...

37. Praying With Bloody Knuckles

Isaiah 62:1-12, Isaiah 61:1-11

Sermon

William L. Self

... must pray for it. If the chosen nation is to prosper, Samuel must plead for it. If the Jews are to be delivered, Daniel must intercede. God will bless Paul, and the nations shall be converted through him, but Paul must pray. Pray he did without ceasing, his epistles show that he expected nothing except by asking for it." This kind of praying has been called praying with "bloody knuckles." That is, praying with an intensity that opens the door to the needed request and focuses the one praying on the desired ...

38. Decisions, Decisions

Acts 1:12-26

Sermon

Paul W. Kummer

... boldly? These suggestions depend on the one thing Peter and the gang didn't have to help guide them, at least not in the way we do: the Holy Spirit. Pentecost had not yet happened. That's why we don't use dice or rocks anymore. All those practices ceased because the Holy Spirit resides in us and speaks to us through the Word and godly counsel, reads our heart well (he lives there!), and uses us to carry the message of the gospel in all we do. Does God care about every decision? Should we pray about each ...

39. Ready Or Not -- He Comes

Mark 13:32-37, Mark 13:1-31

Sermon

John A. Stroman

... us today that Advent is upon us. We need to get our lives in order or we will miss the whole thing again. Advent Is An Opportunity To Regain A Sense Of Wonder Dag Hammarskjold said, "God does not die on the day we cease to believe in him, but we die on the day our lives cease to be illumined by the steady radiance of God's love." It is at that point that wonder leaves our lives. When was the last time you really got excited about something? How long has it been since you got a lump in your ...

40. Veiled Glimpses of God's Glory

Exodus 33:12-23

Sermon

Robert S. Crilley

... ineffective! "I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious," Yahweh insists, "and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy" (Exodus 33:19b). There are thoughts which are not our thoughts, ways that are not our ways, and no doubt, when such ceases to be the case, God will have ceased to be God. "You cannot see my face," Moses is told, "for no one shall see me and live" (Exodus 33:20). Speaking with the Almighty face-to-face is one thing, actually seeing that face quite another. Like trying to drink from a ...

41. A Love Feast

John 13:1-17, 1 Corinthians 11:17-34

Bulletin Aid

Frank Ramirez

... himself into the shoes of those who had endured the calamity, the story of the Titanic was rescued from the realms of legend. It ceased to be history and became passion. That's something of what happens to us when we gather together for the Lord's Supper. The ... it all he told them to do all these things in his memory. But do we get it? Do we put ourselves in the story? Does it cease to be history and become passion for us as well? When we obey Jesus and do these things in memory of him, we take our place in ...

42. The Mechanics Of Prayer

Matthew 6:5-15, Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... need, but prayer is more than an emergency alarm! St. Paul would say that we should always pray: "Pray without ceasing" (1 Thessalonians 5:17). Is that realistic? How could one pray without stopping? Consider the constant prayer of a ... . I don't think I ever saw her without believing that she had been in prayer at most 10 seconds ago." You, too, can pray without ceasing if you live, work, and play always in the consciousness of God's presence. Prayer does not require words. It can be an attitude or spirit. ...

43. Proper 22

Psalm 137:1-9, Lamentations 3:19-26, Luke 17:1-10

Bulletin Aid

B. David Hostetter

... of Nazareth. Amen. LAMENTATIONS 3:19-26 The thought of my affliction and my homelessness is wormwood and gall! My soul continually thinks of it and is bowed down within me. But this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope: The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases, his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. "The LORD is my portion," says my soul, "therefore I will hope in him." The LORD is good to those who wait for him, to the soul that seeks him. It is ...

44. Come Holy Ghost, Our Hearts Inspire

Acts 10:23b-48

Sermon

E. Carver McGriff

... her what she must do. Immediately, she said, the message came through that she must examine her own conduct and cease trying to change her husband. One night she left him a note saying that she had realized what she'd been doing and had decided to change certain ... habits. She said prayer had showed her to cease blaming him. A day or so later, she received a note from him saying that since she was willing to change he'd decided ...

45. When All Is Said And Done

Matthew 13:24-30

Sermon

William G. Carter

46. Wedding Sermon - The Solid Rock On Which We Stand!

Matthew 7:24-29

Sermon

Robert S. Crilley

... storms will roll in eventually, because the weather -- just like every other aspect of life -- is always subject to change. As did the wise man in this parable, I want to encourage the two of you to build your marriage upon a foundation that will not change and cannot cease -- the love of God. And toward that goal, I want to share with you now a very simple truth. If you like, you may scribble it down in the corner of the blueprints, and ponder upon it later, as you draw up the floor plans of life you will ...

47. The Lion, The Lamb And Herod’s Rage

Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon

Erskine White

... with the Lord" (2 Peter 3:8). The important thing is to know that it will come. We are not helpless, as we do what we can for the cause of Christ; and we are not hopeless, as we trust God’s future. Herod’s rage must someday cease. When the Turks conquered Constantinople many centuries ago, they plastered over the mosaics of Christ in the great cathedrals. But as the centuries wore on, their plaster cracked and the image of Christ showed through again and it is visible there even today. In the same way ...

48. The Season of the Nativity

Luke 2:1-7, Luke 2:8-20

Sermon Aid

Wayne B. Keller

... the candles are lit. 4. Invite a few people to offer a sentence prayer. 5. Pastor conclude a prayer which includes a wholistic view of the savior. Charge to the Congregation Consider this statement: We know that the peace of God is not the same as a Christmas cease-fire in the midst of war, nor the Red Baron for a brief moment being friendly with Snoopy, nor a family celebrating on Christmas morning. The Peace of Christ is the peace of knowing re-union with Christ in the midst of chaos. The presence of the ...

49. Straight Talk, Due Process and Grace

Matthew 18:15-20

Sermon

William J. Carl

... withdrawal, maybe a little sabbatical to regroup and re-evaluate or more church hopping, ever in search of that ever elusive, “perfect” church or, with some, it’s complete abandonment and a return back into the more predictable secular world. I never cease to be amazed at how perfect some people think the church is supposed to be. Presbyterians particularly shouldn’t be so naive. After all, we believe in the depravity of humankind. It’s good Calvinist doctrine. Pride and power will always creep ...

50. Moving Words

Matthew 10:1-42

Sermon

Larry Goodpaster

... to be faithful in sharing the good news. This word was too good to be kept secret: God’s redeeming, liberating grace is not for our ears only. It is not to be hoarded and protected in the safe environs of a building. Spread the word! It never ceases to amaze me at how quickly news of the latest sale spreads through a community of shoppers. One quick phone call announcing the fact that the sale has reached the 50% off level, and the store is filled with those whose only knowledge has come from someone else ...

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