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601. Wrinkled Wrappings

Luke 2:21-40

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... -as-usual. Simeon and Anna in our text show us what we can do about this Messiah-Christ born not many days ago. The couple in wrinkled wrappings responded to the Christ-child with worship. This is the spirit of Christmas: "Come and worship, come and worship Christ the new-born king." In a spirit of worship Simeon and Anna thanked and praised God for the sending of the Messiah. Simeon broke out in song which the church calls the Nunc Dimittis: "Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace ..." His song ...

602. Excited!

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... a force to be reckoned with. They became a fellowship unlike any the world had known before, and they became determined above all things to raise high the banner of Christ for their generation. And that's what we need as well. Let's pray that the Holy Spirit will come over us like a wild goose. I believe I hear it honking now. 1. Don Martin, Team Think (New York: Penguin Books Ltd: 1993), p. 54. 2. Robert Bly, A Little Book on the Human Shadow (Sam Francisco: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1988), pp. 32-33. 3 ...

603. Playing to the Right Audience

Matthew 6:16-18, Matthew 6:1-4

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... to squeeze you often and squeeze you hard that the poor in this world may find hope and help in Jesus Christ and in his church. And the only real reward God has to give is more of himself. I would rather have more of the anointing of the Holy Spirit than more money. I would rather have a bigger heart than a fatter paycheck. I would rather have an impressive life than an impressive portfolio. God has more than met all my needs. All the stuff is his, and there is nothing wrong with you enjoying some of it, as ...

604. Trinity Sunday

Genesis 1:1-2:3, Matthew 28:16-20, 1 Corinthians 13:1-13, Psalm 8:1-9

Sermon Aid

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

... who brings it to its end. This large vision of God in relationship to creation through time allows us to read Genesis 1 on a much larger scale. We frequently interpret Genesis 1 only as an account of the origin of the world, and thus try to locate the Holy Spirit at that point. Genesis 1, however, has a much larger role in Scripture than simply providing an account of origins, for it is as much a vision of the end of the world as it is of its beginning. In many ways, the history of salvation story that is ...

605. When Satan Comes Out of the Closet

2 Thessalonians 2:1-12

Sermon

James Merritt

... of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him, we ask you, not to be soon shaken in mind or troubled, either by spirit or by word or by letter, as if from us, as though the day of Christ had come." (vv. 1-2) The word "shaken" in v ... having an impact on this world, that impact is limited, it is restrained; but that restraint will soon come to an end. III. The Ministry Of The Spirit Is Removed In v.6 Paul speaks of "what is restraining." In v.7 he speaks of "who restrains." Now is it a what, or is ...

606. Team Work is Dream Work

Psalm 133:1-3

Sermon

James Merritt

... the holy of holies. But before he could enter in, he would be anointed with this fragrant oil. He was never to enter into God's presence with the odor of the flesh clinging to him. He had to be washed and anointed so that the fragrance of God's Spirit would be clinging to him. God gave a very special recipe for that oil. It was to be made up of myrrh, cinnamon, sweet calamus, and cassia. This mixture was then blended with olive oil. The Lord even gave the specific measure of each element that was to be used ...

607. 1 Corinthians 12:1-11

1 Corinthians 12:1-11

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... these circumstances, the medium was not the message; the message was the message. It is highly doubtful that the extreme example Paul cites - "Let Jesus be cursed" - had ever actually been uttered at Corinth. But it makes Paul's point shockingly clear. The Spirit of God would never cause a believer to cry out the very words that the state-approved religious sects tried to get Christians to confess as proof of their renunciation of Christ. Likewise, an ecstatically babbling new member of the Orphite sect was ...

608. Acts 2:1-21

Acts 2:1-21

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... week's lectionary reading stops at verse 21 before Peter reveals the capstone to his message, indeed the real reason for a Pentecost event. Peter and the rest of the disciples who we may now call "the church" have been invested with the power of this Holy Spirit so that they may speak about one thing: salvation through Jesus Christ. It is in verses 22-24 that Peter gives his first public witness about that message the person and power of Jesus Christ. The gift of the Pentecost bears its first fruit in the ...

609. 1 Corinthians 12:1-11

1 Corinthians 12:1-11

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

610. Ephesians 5:15-20

Ephesians 5:15-20

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... for using groups of three. "Singing and making melody" (NRSV) or more simply offering "song and praise" to the Lord is not only a communal activity it should also be the experience of each individual believer. The author thus specifies the Spirit-filled presence of song "in your hearts" as a positive indication of authentic Christian worship. This reference should not be understood as some literal reference to an enforced period of silence, but rather suggests that the sincere worshipper experiences the ...

611. The Church: The Dwelling Place of Wonder

Ephesians 1:15-23

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... that when John Wesley is talking about catholicism, he is using a little “c” in spelling it, and he’s talking about the universal church — all those who own Christ as Lord and Savior and pledge their allegiance to his Kingdom. A man of a true catholic spirit has not now his religion to seek. He is fixed as the sun in his judgment concerning the main branches of Christian doctrine. It is true, he ‘s always ready to hear and weigh whatever can be offered against his principles; but as this does not ...

612. The Burning Question

Acts 2:1-21

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... us?" The same thing. We don't have to rely on our own skills and energies, we don't have to rely on just us. Now we can be filled with the presence of the Risen Christ every moment of every day. "What does this mean?" It means, the Holy Spirit both Fills us and Fuels us with the ongoing presence of the Risen Christ. Conclusion During the 1930s, 250 men were holding the ropes to a dirigible (an airship similar to a blimp) to keep it from floating away. Suddenly a gust of wind caught one end of the dirigible ...

613. The Sound of a Mighty Wind

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... to pray that whatever it costs, God would use us to touch our family members, touch our neighbors, touch our co-workers as the disciples touched the lives of people around them. We would need to become new people. We would need to pray that the Holy Spirit would work through us in such a way that we could make a real difference in our community. Some of us would need to overcome things like our shyness and timidity to do that. Pastor Edward Markquart of Seattle, Washington tells about someone he knows who ...

614. Enough Foolishness!

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

Sermon

King Duncan

... . “Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord always,” he writes, “giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.” We’ve talked before about the gratitude attitude. It is a wonderful thing when a person has a thankful spirit. It is so much better than grumbling all the time that life has been unfair to you. Let me give you an example of someone with that kind of attitude. Dr. Tim Hansel tells about a friend of his who has no hands. How’s that for being ...

615. Poem: Adonais

Eulogy

Percy Bysshe Shelley

... beast and earth and air and sea, Burns bright or dim, as each are mirrors of The fire for which all thirst, now beams on me, Consuming the last clouds of cold mortality. LV. The breath whose might I have invoked in song Descends on me; my spirit’s bark is driven Far from the shore, far from the trembling throng Whose sails were never to the tempest given; The massy earth and sphered skies are riven! I am borne darkly, fearfully, afar; Whilst, burning through the inmost veil of Heaven, The soul of Adonais ...

616. Paul in Ephesus

Acts 19:1-22

Understanding Series

David J. Williams

... work, though they owed no allegiance to Jesus (for the use of Jesus’ name by Jewish exorcists, cf. Mark 9:38ff.; later, the rabbis condemned such). 19:15–16 In the end, the result was far from what the sons of Sceva had hoped for. The man (or the spirits that possessed him) declared: Jesus I know, and I know about Paul, but who are you? (v. 15); that is, he challenged their right to use the name. He then turned on them and drove them from the house naked and bleeding (v. 16). What was lacking here was ...

617. The Armor of God

Ephesians 6:10-20

Understanding Series

Arthur G. Patzia

... sword, cf. Ps. 57:4; 64:3; Isa. 49:2; Heb. 4:12; Rev. 1:16; 2:16; 19:15). The word of God is not only the gospel (1 Pet. 1:25) but all of the words of God that come from his Spirit. “Salvation is the Christian’s helmet, the indwelling Spirit is his sword. The Spirit gives him the word to speak” (cf. Mark 13:11, and Isa. 51:16; Houlden, p. 339; also Mitton, p. 227). 6:18 Although the military imagery continues into this verse—arm yourselves and be alert—the prayer to which the readers are summoned ...

618. Treatise: The Efficacy of Grace over Law

Galatians 3:1-14

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... in order to indicate an authentic reception of the gospel in areas that were new to the message (see Gal. 8:6, 17; 10:44–46; 11:17; 19:6). Thus, when Paul asks questions (here, and 3:2) concerning the initial appearance of the Spirit in the Galatians’ experience, he is reminding them of a measurable event, undeniable by anyone who was present at that time. 3:6–14 · The argument from Scripture Paul links the undeniable experience of the Galatians with undeniable Scripture (3:6–9). Yet his turning ...

619. The Baptism and Genealogy of Jesus

Luke 3:21-38

Understanding Series

Craig A. Evans

... the beginning of Jesus’ ministry. The time of the Law and the Prophets is over; now the kingdom of God (which in Luke’s account John does not proclaim) can be preached (i.e., by Jesus, see Luke 16:16). At the moment of Jesus’ baptism the Holy Spirit descended on him (v. 22a). This is the “anointing” which makes Jesus Messiah (i.e., “anointed one”; see Acts 10:38 and commentary on Luke 4:14–30 below). Tiede (p. 95) notes the parallel with 1 Sam. 10:1–10: “ ‘Has not the LORD anointed you ...

620. Jesus Appears to Thomas

John 20:24-31

Understanding Series

J. Ramsey Michaels

... that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you” (14:19–20). The new relationship is made possible by the Spirit, who, Jesus had said, “lives with you and will be in you” (14:17). The disciples’ joy at this reunion is a joy that “no one will ... Father has sent me, I am sending you, cf. 17:18) and breathes on them as a sign of the impartation of the Holy Spirit (vv. 22–23). The act of breathing proves that Jesus is once more alive (contrast 19:30) and, what is more, able to give ...

621. The Light That Dwells Among Us

Matthew 16:13-20, Matthew 16:21-28, Matthew 17:1-13

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... We don’t know what to expect. And once we’ve taken that step, we can’t go back to the way things were. But the Light of Jesus is the light of hope, health, salvation, Life. Jesus IS the light of the world, and the tabernacle of the Holy Spirit. Will your life let the mystery shine? Will you trust to step into the Light? There is an ancient story that comes from Celtic Christianity. It goes like this: One day, long ago - when the faith was new to the Irish - a new priest decided to take his time and ...

622. Scroll Bread and Honey

Mark 1:1-8

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... where you could make as much bread as you needed, and sweeten it with milk and honey, the extravagances of “good food.” God didn’t just mean a place where you could nourish the body, but God meant a place where you could nourish body, mind, heart, and spirit! For this would be a place where people lived as people of YHWH, people of God. Where people would love each other and revel in the praise and joy of God. Where people would drink from wells of living water. Where people would be the people of God ...

623. How Did That Hole Get There?

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... regime. He was returning to establish God’s reign over all the world. Jesus brushes aside their question. He says to them: “It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” He’s preparing them for the Day of Pentecost 10 days hence. After he said this, he was taken up before their very eyes, and ...

624. What's Your Superpower?

Luke 24:36-49, Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... and assistance! In today’s scriptures, both in the books of Acts and in Luke, Jesus is adamant in telling his disciples to wait in Jerusalem until God’s power comes upon them. He explains to them that they will be infused with the power of the Holy Spirit, and that power will enable them to do the kind of miraculous ministry that God has in mind for them. If they were to go out simply on their own devices or rely on their own unique gifts, their ministry would fail, or at least, they would not ...

625. The Sign of the Serpent’s Tree

John 3:1-17

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... grasp life on our own rather than acknowledging that all life is a gift from God to be given to us in the form of redemption and Spirit. When we turn from God we see the snake. When God redeems us, we receive the gift of life and access to the Tree. The tree symbol ... and Gandhi, came groups that would display vicious acts of violence, such as the Manson commune. How is this possible? The human spirit has always been a two-edged sword. We are capable of great acts of love, and we are capable of terrible acts ...

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