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476. Living in the Red

Galatians 6:11-18

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... carry. What we do get to choose is where those marks get branded. I get calls all the time from people who want me to take up their cross. And sometimes I look at the cross they're carrying, and it seems like a lot less of a burden to bear than the one I'm hauling around. I'm tempted to drop my cross and pick up their seemingly lighter one. But then I hear Jesus say, "Take up YOUR cross and follow me. . . My yoke is easy, and my burden light . . . Your burden will never be more than you ...

477. Be Kind

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

Sermon

James McCormick

... by getting some lotion and gently massaging Vivian’s hands, who was not even aware of what she was doing. Her response to the “meaning of life stuff,” as the doctor put it, was a simple act of kindness. One day, toward the end of the movie, Vivian Bearing’s teacher, the one under whom she had done her doctoral work, came to see her. She had not been aware of Vivian’s sickness. She had come to town to visit a grandchild who was having a birthday. When she tried to call her former student, she ...

478. The Gospel According to Winnie the Pooh

Luke 24:13-35

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... Six.” Unlike today’s “series stories,” where writers stretch out their characters to fill three, or seven, or even ten volumes, Milne only devoted two books to the special relationship between the little boy, Christopher Robin, and his beloved stuffed bear, Winnie the Pooh. The “Winnie the Pooh” volume introduced readers to the world of childhood. “The House at Pooh Corner” was the opposite of an “introduction,” or what the wise Owl informed Pooh was a “contradiction”, the end of the ...

479. The Greatest Ability Is Dependability (Fruit of the Spirit: Faithfulness)

Galatians 5:22

Sermon

James Merritt

... a way of escape. "No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it." (1 Cor. 10:13) When we get tangled in sin, God is faithful to forgive us and cleanse us. 1 Jn. 1:9 says, "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." Rev. 19:11 ...

480. Never Let Them See You Sweat (Fruit of the Spirit: Self-Control)

Galatians 5:23

Sermon

James Merritt

... ?" The old man replied, "Why, I am a king." Frederick laughed. He said, "A king! Over what kingdom do you reign?" The old man proudly replied, "Over myself." My friend, when the Savior comes into your heart, and the Holy Spirit takes control of your life, then you will bear the fruit of the Spirit, which is self-control. When the Spirit is in control, self is in control. When self is in control, you will never let them see you sweat; for you will always be under the control of Him who is in control of all ...

481. What Child Is This?

Isaiah 9:6-7

Sermon

James Merritt

... flesh, His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ. That is the great truth of Christmas that Jesus was God in the flesh. We all know the great prophecy of Isaiah two chapters earlier. "Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: ‘Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel.'" (Isa. 7:14) He is to be called Immanuel, which means "God with us." Do you remember how the final verse of the beloved Christmas carol, "O Come All Ye Faithful," goes? Yea, Lord, we greet Thee, Born ...

482. Don't Get Too Big For Your Spiritual Britches

Judges 16:20

Sermon

James Merritt

... was the secret to his strength. That was the key to his tremendous power; the Holy Spirit of God was upon him. c. Godly Principles "Now therefore, please be careful not to drink wine or similar drink, and not to eat any unclean thing. For behold, you shall conceive and bear a son. And no razor shall come upon his head, for the child shall be a Nazirite to God from the womb; and he shall begin to deliver Israel out of the hand of the Philistines." (13:4-5) From the day of his birth we are told that Samson ...

483. Away In a Manger

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

James Merritt

... He made a promise to another prophet. He said, "Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: ‘Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel." (Isa. 7:14) I can just envision what was going on in heaven as the Lord ... cost and make their griefs His own; But there was room on Calvary upon the Cross of shame For Him to die, uplifted high, and bear the sinner's blame. There was no room in Bethlehem, and in the world today, Men will not give Him to live, but bid Him ...

484. Are You Going to Fish or Cut Bait?

Mark 1:16-18

Sermon

James Merritt

... -27: "But when the Helper comes, whom I shall send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, He will testify of Me. And you also will bear witness, because you have been with Me from the beginning." Now notice we have not only been called to bear fruit, we have been called to bear witness. A lawyer knows one fundamental truth about a witness. A witness must be someone with firsthand knowledge of the subject on which they are speaking. They don't need to be highly intelligent ...

485. Tastes Great, Less Filling - Sounds Good, Not True

Proverbs 23:29-35

Sermon

James Merritt

... . No wonder William Shakespeare said, "Oh God, that men would put an enemy in their mouth to steal away their brain." A woman once asked Thomas Edison, "Why don't you drink liquor?" Edison replied, "To take alcohol into the body is like putting sand on the bearings of an engine. It just doesn't belong. I have a better use for my brain than to poison it with alcohol." It is now clear that consumption of alcohol, in any amount, is harmful. Professor E. Don Nelson, of the University of Cincinnati School of ...

486. The Most Exciting Moment of Your Life

1 Cor 5:1-13, Rev 21:1-27, Rev 6:1-17, Heb 12:14-29, Rev 22:7-21, Phil 1:12-30

Sermon

James Merritt

... animal leaped, he fired and just a few feet from where he was standing that great tiger fell dead. He said, "that was the most exciting experience of my life." The second man told of an experience there in Alaska, north of the Aleutian Islands that involved an enormous grizzly bear. He said it all happened so fast it wasn't until the whole experience was over he realized how close to death he had been. He literally, in a split second, came face to face with an unbelievably huge grizzly ...

487. Me, Myself and God

Psalm 23:1-6

Sermon

James Merritt

... He gives us all that we need. II. God Gives Us Just What We Need “You anoint my head with oil;” (v.5b) Now the shepherd used oil for two reasons—as a repellant and as a medicine. You see, the worst enemy of sheep is not wolves, or bears, or snakes, or lions, or wild animals. It’s not even the danger of getting lost, or eating poisonous grass, or drinking bad water. The worst danger to a sheep is what is known as a nosefly. Noseflies are just what they are called. These are flies that will literally ...

488. Are You Ready for the Journey?

Mark 8:27-9:1

Sermon

John E. Harnish

... to know a secret? Here's what it means to be the Christ…it means a cross. This is what it means to follow the Christ…it means a cross." And in response, the hymn writer asks the only appropriate question and gives the only appropriate answer: Must Jesus bear the cross alone and all the world go free? No, there's a cross for everyone, and there's a cross for me. Jesus says whoever grabs life, clutches life and selfishly holds it will lose it. But whoever lets loose of life, handles life like a gift in ...

489. Getting It Straight

1 Corinthians 6:12-20

Sermon

Donald Charles Lacy

... or may not be needed. God's gift is to be handled with tender loving care and at times that may mean strong medicines of discipline. Give thanks for our mortal bodies. To be fruitful is to take good care of yourself. This is a reasonable expectation and has no bearing on a vain spirit, unless we make it so. Clergy too often try to go seven days and seven nights each week only to learn that is not the way we are made. We are guilty of attempts to please others that jeopardizes our health and in time it will ...

490. Cracked Pots

2 Corinthians 4:5-12

Bulletin Aid

Frank Ramirez

... pot was not a useless pot. There's hope in that. Come, God's hopeful people. Come to worship. Collect Lord we strive as your people to witness through our flaws to display your perfection. Bear with us, and bear us all together to our reward. Amen. Prayer Of Confession God, are we truly afflicted, perplexed, persecuted, struck down? Do we truly bear on our bodies the death of Jesus? Then if it must be so, we pray that the life of Jesus may also be made visible in our bodies. Let your light shine in our ...

491. This Little Light of Mine

John 1:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... m gonna let it shine; this little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine.” John was not the light. He came to bear witness to the light. That is our job as well. Judith Carrick, a vocational deacon, tells of visiting a nursing home in her community. ... Jesus of Nazareth, to shine his light into the lives of anyone who is sitting in darkness? John was not the light, but he came to bear witness to the light. That light was Christ, who is the life and the light of the world. And now we have the same privilege ...

492. Claiming a Do-Over Faith

Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11

Sermon

Schuyler Rhodes

... these few mentions give us an idea of how the word "jubilee" is used these days. When you think of all the things that bear the name of jubilee, not too many of us imagine that jubilee is a biblical concept. No. Moses didn't have a jubilee ... has burst forth and changed the definition of what is real. The jubilee, the year of the Lord's favor is here and we are the ones to bear the news. We are to be a comfort to those who mourn! We are to give them a garland instead of ashes, The oil of gladness rather than ...

493. 1 John 4:7-12

1 John 4:7-12

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... abide in Jesus are therefore part of this true vine - or the true Israel. Those who deny Jesus' identity are then the false Israel. Distinguishing true from false is simple in this discourse, because those who have immersed themselves in the Christ will "bear fruit." This vineyard of believers is no careless operation, leaving us to produce or not at our leisure. In John 15:2 Jesus stipulates that barren branches will be pruned from the vine, and that even apparently productive branches will be excised. The ...

494. 1 John 4:7-12

1 John 4:7-12

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

495. John 15:9-17

John 15:9-17

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... " that Jesus has said to his disciples. Certainly "these things" seems to indicate a larger scope than the command just given in verse 10. At the very least, the context suggests that "these things" include the urging in verse 7 to "abide" and verse 8 "to bear much fruit." The theme of "joy" introduced here in verse 11 is a favorite of the Johannine writers. Jesus' "joy" comes from a relationship of perfect obedience to the Father, and the unity that the Father and Son therefore share. But even this joy can ...

496. Colossians 1:1-14

Colossians 1:1-14

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... in the faith of the Hebrew Scriptures. True knowledge, in the Hebrew sense, is relationship with God not some special knowledge about how the Divine plans and works. Only because they are in relationship with God through Christ are believers able to bear the fruits of faith. The fruits of faith Paul lifts up that will reveal to the world a Christian with "true knowledge" include strength, endurance, patience, joy and thankfulness. Human character is too frail to produce these fruits on its own. Theological ...

497. Isaiah 11:1-10

Isaiah 11:1-10

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... armies of Syria (Aram) and Israel by forming an alliance with Assyria's Tiglath-pileser rather than accepting Yahweh's assurance of protection. In response, Yahweh says that as a sign to him, an almah ("young woman" [NRSV], "virgin" [NIV]) "is with child and shall bear a son, and shall name him Immanuel" (7:14). Before this child knows the difference between good and evil, the two powers about which Ahaz is fretting will no longer be a concern (7:16). The Assyrian armies, which are now brought down upon ...

498. John 12:20-33

John 12:20-33

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... implies that for the glorification of the Son of Man to be complete, there must be a new crop of disciples who can proclaim him as the glorified one. Jesus speaks about both his own destiny and that of his disciples in the three declarations of verses 24-26. To "bear fruit" is, first, Jesus' own mission, but it becomes the mission of each new disciple as well. Losing his own life in order to be lifted up (as we will see in v.32) and attain eternal life is part of the Son of Man's glorification. But eternal ...

499. When a Grain of Wheat Falls - Sermon Starter

John 12:20-36

Illustration

Brett Blair

... try to make the call of Jesus Christ as easy as possible because they're afraid people won't "buy it" if it seems too hard. Jesus said, unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies it bears much fruit. Jesus then explained what he meant. He said, "The man who loves his life will lose it, while the man who hates his life in this world will keep it." It's true in life isn't it? If we are going to get anything out of it ...

500. Second Sunday in Lent

Genesis 17:1-27, Psalm 22:23-31, Mark 8:31-38, Romans 4:13-25

Bulletin Aid

B. David Hostetter

... 7, 15-16 Second Lesson—Paul uses the example of Abraham and Sarah as a model of trust in God’s promises of salvation. Romans 4:13-25 Gospel—Jesus rebukes the idea that his mission can be accomplished without suffering and says that all disciples have a cross to bear. Mark 8:31-38 CALL TO WORSHIP Leader: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. People: And also with you. Leader: Let all who see God be joyful in heart and exult in the hallowed name. People: We will live in the divine presence ...

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