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501. The Power of God

Ephesians 1:15-23

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Rick Brand

... , I give thanks to God for the faith of the church of Ephesus and for the love that comes out of that faith." But that is not all. Then Paul tells them about what he prays for them. He doesn't just pray that they will continue to be strong in the faith and continue to love all of God's people. His great thanksgiving quickly turns into a prayer of intercession for the church. Now what kind of things do you think Paul prays for? Paul says he prays first for them to receive the spirit of wisdom, the spirit ...

502. Easter 4

John 10:1-21, Acts 6:1-7, Acts 7:54--8:1a, 1 Peter 2:13-25

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John R. Brokhoff

... approves. 2. Sin's dead-end. In verses 22-24 Peter describes what Jesus did with suffering. He absorbed, like a blotter, the evil visited upon him. He did not retaliate but took it all in himself. The sin stopped at the cross. Unless this is done, a feud continues as each one tries to return something worse than he received until it ends in death to one or both parties. 3. Why the cross? Jesus bore our sins on the cross. Why? To placate the anger of God? One purpose of the cross according to verse 24 was ...

503. Proper 8

Genesis 22:1-19, 2 Kings 4:8-37, Romans 6:1-14, Romans 6:15-23, Matthew 10:1-42

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John R. Brokhoff

... of Christ. A Christian dies to his old self with sin. After baptism he has a new spirit and a new life. He is a new creature who now lives to glorify God. How many know that they died at their baptism? If they do know, why do they continue to sin? We sin because the old person in us must be put to death again. This calls for daily repentance and renewal of the baptismal experience. Outline: What baptism means - a. The slavery of Satan - v. 12. Reward: The wages of death - v. 23. b. The slavery of ...

504. Demonstrating the Divine

John 1:10-18

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Susan R. Andrews

... : "There is one church here, so I go to it ... We had a wretched singer once, a hulking blonde girl with chopped hair. Nothing could have been more apparent than that God loved this girl, nothing could more surely convince me of God's unending mercy than the continued existence of the church."1 Yes, my friends, it is only by God's mercy that all of us, or any of us, exist. But exist we do with great variety and texture. When I served as Moderator of National Capital Presbytery, it was a pleasure to wander ...

505. Enduring the Trials of Faith

John 20:19-31

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Richard Gribble

... there is an absolute need to persevere and maintain faith so as to get through the dark tunnels of life to find the light on the other side. All of us experience trials of faith - how do we fare? Our faith is tried through sickness or death. Do we continually ask why - why my relative or friend is sick, why God chose to claim a member of my family? Or, do we seek ways from which we can draw renewed and strengthened faith from the trial we must endure. Faith can be tried through the pain of unemployment. If ...

506. Defeat Transformed into Victory

John 20:19-23

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Richard Gribble

507. True Reformation

John 8:31-36

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Stephen M. Crotts

... the truth is Jesus Christ. If we remain in his word - if we hear him, listen to him, know him, and stay with him - if we continue in his word - we will be knowing him who is the truth. In another place in this gospel, Jesus says, "I am the way, and the ... , and seen alive on the third day, who is the truth in which we are told to remain. If you know this truth, if you continue in Jesus and keep your faith anchored in him, you are free. Specifically, Jesus says that you are free from sin. All the things that ...

508. Move Life from Duty to Destiny

Luke 21:5-38

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Leonard Sweet

... wisdom” that will be beyond the abilities of any of their enemies to “resist or contradict” (v.15). Earlier in Luke Jesus had declared that the Holy Spirit would aid his disciples during times of persecution (12:11-12). Jesus’ suggests here the essential continuity between himself and the Spirit that will come upon the disciples in Acts. In Acts 6:10 Stephen is described as speaking with wisdom under the power of the Holy Spirit in such a way that his speechless opponents were “not able to resist ...

509. Undercooked Turkey and Unwrapped Presents

Hebrews 2:5-18

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Leonard Sweet

... was not to make God more complete, more perfect. The reason for the Incarnation was so that the divine could be completed within each and everyone of us. Christ came to live among us so that Christ could live within us. We are to continue Christ's ministry on earth by continually allowing the power of Christ's divine love to flow through us. Only in that way is the Incarnation truly brought to completion. It is not enough that Jesus was born 2000 years ago. Has Jesus been born in you? Will Jesus be born ...

510. Who Put It There? (Mother's Day)

1 Peter 5:1-11

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Leonard Sweet

... I think of her. Who was it who said "You take the good with the bad?" There's honest-to-goodness suffering associated with mothering and motherhood all down the line. It starts with the nausea of morning sickness and the pains of childbirth. It continues until and beyond the time your child is retired and drawing social security. But mothers always have a way of looking at the bright side, of seeing the cup half-full, not half-empty: · The sleepless nights and howling wails accompanying a newborn are ...

511. Lifelong Disciples

Matthew 28:16-20

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James McCormick

... we believe has its roots in history. There were some things that God did in history – especially as He acted in Jesus. So, we are to learn about that. The primary sourcebook is the Bible. But, of course, even after the canon of the Bible was closed, God continued to act. So we learn from that as well. All of that is what I call “the historic word” – all the things that God has done and said throughout history. That’s the first part. The second part is the context in which we learn about what God ...

512. A New Beginning

Matthew 3:13-17

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King Duncan

... For the first time in twenty years he is free! Who can help but see in that driving rain a representation of Christian baptism? [We are continuing our series, A New You For a New Year. Last week we dealt with our need for a new vision. This week we want to talk ... time. She starts with a simple nudge. If that doesn’t work, she begins to peck at the feet of her tiny chicks. And she continues to peck at their feet and their talons until the pain of holding on to the branch of the tree is more painful than the ...

513. Cha-cha-cha Christians: The Dance that Advances

2 Peter 1:12-21

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Leonard Sweet

... between the divine voice and the divine son. The declaration, created out of a combination of texts (Psalm 2:7; Genesis 22:2; Isaiah 42:1), links the moment of Jesus’ transfiguration with the prophetic past. 2 Peter will argue for the continuity of the promise, from established prophetic scripture, to Jesus presence on earth, and ultimately to Jesus’ return with the prophetic past. From prophets to parousia the power and majesty of the divine son is eternal. The derogatory “mythic” status of Jesus ...

514. Lent 3

Jn 4:5-42 · Rom 5:1-11 · Ex 17:1-7 · Ps 95

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