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626. Your Faith Has Made You Well

Mark 5:21-43

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... Power at Jairus’ Home (8:40-8:56) and at Nain (7:11-15) Peter heals paralyzed Aeneas in Lydda and raises Tabitha (Dorcas) in Joppa (Acts of the Apostles 9:32-43) Paul raises the boy Eutychus during his time teaching in Troas (Acts of the Apostles 20:7-12) Paul’s “apron” contains God’s healing power in itself (Acts of the Apostles 19) Matthew’s Witness to Jesus’ Healing Power at Jairus’ Home [Jesus had just returned from Gadarene and was teaching by the sea (perhaps in his home) when a ...

627. Redemption

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... your enemies a footstool for your feet.” “Therefore let all Israel be assured of this: God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Messiah.” When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?” Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. The promise is for you and your children and ...

628. She Waits

Acts 1:1-11, Luke 24:50-53, Luke 24:36-49

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... white stood beside them. “Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven.” Then the apostles returned to Jerusalem from the hill called the Mount of Olives, a Sabbath day’s walk from the city. When they arrived, they went upstairs to the room where they were staying. Those present were Peter, John, James and Andrew; Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and ...

629. Elisha's Bones

2 Kings 13:10-25

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... Power at Jairus’ Home and at Nain (Luke 8:40-8:56 and 7:11-15) Peter Heals Paralyzed Aeneas in Lydda and Raises Tabitha (Dorcas) in Joppa (Acts of the Apostles 9:32-43) Paul Raises the Boy Eutychus During His Time Teaching in Troas (Acts of the Apostles 20:7-12) Paul’s “Apron” Contains God’s Healing Power in Itself (Acts of the Apostles 19) Image Exegesis: Bones, Aprons, Tallits, and Doves There is power down to your bones when Jesus resides within you. He has given you the power to heal. That is ...

630. Holy Goat!

Leviticus 16:1-34, John 20:24-31

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... atonement of humankind. On one hand, his death on the cross signifies the shedding of blood for sins committed. On the other, his invitation to Thomas to touch his wounds releases Thomas of his remaining doubt, issuing in his atonement both as a disciple and an apostle. This is the power of the living and resurrected Jesus --who has the power still today to release us from our sins by the power of His resurrection. Jesus continues to take our doubt, terror, and trembling upon Himself, so that we can be put ...

631. The Neverending Feast

1 Kings 17:7-24

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... Deliverance Jesus’ Healing Power at Jairus’ Home (Matthew 9:18-9:26; Mark 5:21-5:43) Jesus’ Healing Power at Jairus’ Home and at Nain (Luke 8:40-8:56 and 7:11-15) Peter Heals Paralyzed Aeneas in Lydda and Raises Tabitha (Dorcas) in Joppa (Acts of the Apostles 9:32-43) Paul Raises the Boy Eutychus During His Time Teaching in Troas (Acts of the Apostles 20:7-12) Paul’s “Apron” Contains God’s Healing Power in Itself (Acts of the ...

632. Sword of the Spirit

John 6:56-69 · Ephesians 6:10-20

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... he only had a brief time to teach them and prepare them for what was to come. The twelve were in a sense Jesus’ “round table.” Led by the Holy Spirit of Christ, the future round table would be made up of key disciples and apostles, who would take Jesus’ “good news” message of redemption and God’s call for repentance to the entire world. Knighted and prepared, as Paul described, they would prepare to battle the forces that would trip them up along the way, both spiritual and physical, and they ...

633. Going Into Labor

Mark 13:1-8

Sermon

Frank Ramirez

... replace the one destroyed by the Babylonians. When the exiles were freed to go home to Jerusalem it was anticipated that they would rebuild the temple quickly, but sixteen years went by before any real work got underway. The temple as Jesus and his apostles saw it had been greatly expanded by Herod the Great — not that he himself did any of the heavy lifting. But Herod was greatly admired among the elite of the Empire because of his passion for construction. One thing ancient civilizations have in common ...

634. Get Your Third-Class Tickets Here!

Acts 1:6-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... is also a power that only waiting and praying can give us. That’s what the disciples discovered. Prayer and waiting are necessary preparation for the coming of the Holy Spirit. Followers of Jesus are to look outward. They are to look upward. Finally, they are to look forward. The apostles watched as Jesus was taken up to heaven in a cloud. They stood there looking up amazed at what had taken place. Suddenly two men in bright white robes stood before them. They asked the ...

635. Three In One

John 16:12-15

Sermon

Dave Zuchelli

... , in fact, told us before he left that we should make disciples and baptize them in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. So the church has done its level best over the years to recognize three Persons in one God — now known as the Godhead. The apostle Paul probably did as much to help us grasp the fact that there are three persons in one God as anyone. Throughout his epistles to the church, he made references such as the one in Galatians 4:6 where he said, “God sent the Spirit of his Son into ...

636. Peter Asks A Question

John 13:1-7 · 1 Corinthians 11:17-34

Sermon

Frank Ramirez

... like it whenever Peter appears in a New Testament story. He's going to do something. He's going to say something. He will not be content to remain a passive spectator. When Jesus asks the question, "Who do people say that I am?" I can picture the other apostles hemming and hawing and looking at the ground, sort of like school children who do not want to be the one who answers the question for the teacher. Everyone is afraid it is a trick question, and no one wants to get the wrong answer. Not Peter. "You're ...

637. Herding Cats

Matthew 9:35-10:8-23

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... to form communities of faith in which they would serve and honor each other, live with a common goal, and operate out of a brand-new ethic and identity. Think about this for a moment. This is a pretty tall order! Jesus is about to send out his twelve apostles to do just this. Here is what he told them. He infused them first with power to do the job. Then, he gave them the following advice: “As you go, proclaim the good news. Cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons. Give without ...

638. A Gift With YOUR Name On It

Romans 1:1-7

Sermon

Heather Sugden

... in a fashion that would be familiar to his original audience. Foregoing any suspense at the author, the letter did not save the signature for the end, but revealed the author’s name at the very opening: “Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God…” There was to be no mistaking that the author of this message was Paul himself. But Paul’s identity was not simply in his name. As he ad-dressed the Christian community in Rome, he was quick to identify ...

639. Beware Of Your Piety

Matthew 6:1-4, Matthew 6:5-15, Matthew 6:16-18, Matthew 6:19-24

Sermon

Harry N. Huxhold

... . In an age of stress, perhaps the best that one can expect of people for a spiritual observance is that they watch a rerun of The Ten Commandments sometime in the forty day period. To be sure, no one should dictate how one is to conduct pious observances. The Apostle Paul taught that one should not judge us in respect of a holy day. Our Lord taught the same. The text before us is a portion of the Sermon on the Mount. This section has to do with how our Lord's followers were to express their piety. Jesus ...

640. You Are My Witnesses

Luke 24:36-49

Sermon

Harry N. Huxhold

... message. This consistent phenomenon of itself suggested that all Christian preaching in some form should follow this pattern. What is also obvious about the apostolic witness is that the apostles carried this message to every public forum they could. Beginning at Jerusalem where there was considerable resistance at the outset Paul, the apostle to the Gentiles, preached the same message in the public arenas of the major cities of the Mediterranean world until he finally had to address the world from prison ...

641. A Ministry Of Hospitality

Luke 14:1-14

Sermon

Richard Patt

... each of us -- define that ministry for ourselves. To encourage us about this, let's look at the ministry of Jesus. In a way, we could call Christ's ministry to you and me a ministry of hospitality. Yes, that is what he showed us. The apostle Paul stated it in that singular sentence, "While we were yet sinners Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8). Think of it, "yet sinners...." God did not withhold hospitality from us until we straightened ourselves out. While we were sinners, Christ was hospitable toward us by ...

642. They Didn't Have To Do It, But They Did

Genesis 14:1-24

Sermon

Carlyle Fielding Stewart

... X didn't have to give their lives for the black struggle for freedom, but they did! Rosa Parks didn't have to stand up by sitting down on a Birmingham bus and refusing to give her seat to a white man, but she did. Likewise, the other disciples and apostles didn't have to take the crucible of faith and spread the Good News of Christ, but they did. Our world has been made better by people doing things they didn't really have to do. The supreme sacrifice, however, was made by Christ himself. He didn't have to ...

643. Casting the Net on the Other Side of the Boat

John 21:1-14, Matthew 4:18-22, 1 Corinthians 9:1-27

Illustration

John R. Steward

... to cast the net on the other side of the boat, they catch more fish than they can handle. How are we doing at catching fish? Perhaps the problem is that we keep doing it the same way and the Lord would like us to try a new method. The apostle Paul in 1 Corinthians 9:22 says, "I have become all things to all men, that I might by all means save some." Maybe that's the same as casting your nets on the other side of the boat. Several years ago when I was visiting Norway, the land of ...

644. When Did Jesus Pray?

Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

John G. Lynn

... life, he did not go back to the synagogue to tell those scribes and Pharisees where to get off. He did not return for full scale battle in their arena. No, when it was day, directly but quietly he called his disciples and chose from them 12 whom he named apostles: those whom he would send out before him to the places where he himself was to go. It is good strategy to call those loyal to your side when you sense you are under attack. Prayer gave Jesus the courage to do this. Later, in the ninth chapter of ...

645. Expanding The Boundaries

Ruth 3:1-18

Sermon

John A. Stroman

... race and sexual orientation. We must never forget that the work of the Kingdom of God is to expand the boundaries and obliterate the barriers. One of the great lessons in Paul's life was his discovery that in Jesus Christ there are no boundaries. The apostle asserts that in Christ there is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, neither male nor female, for all are one in Christ Jesus, heirs according to the promise. In Christ men and women have entered into the freedom of becoming sons and ...

646. Thankful Living

Joel 2:18-27

Sermon

John A. Stroman

... echoes throughout the pages of the Bible. God answers Job, "Whatever is under the whole heaven is mine." Before God gave the Ten Commandments to Moses, God said, "All the earth is mine." The Bible is clear that the earth came forth by the power of God. The apostle Paul reminds us "that in God we live, move and have our being." On Thanksgiving Day this is where we begin. This is our starting point. As we go about our work in the church of caring for souls, feeding the poor, and caring for the homeless, at ...

647. Open Grave, Open Hearts

Acts 4:32-37

Sermon

Paul W. Kummer

... verses on giving, sharing, selling goods -- all to help those in need? How did the people of Jerusalem and Palestine know that Jesus really was alive? There were more than 5,000 followers of the Way by then. But it wasn't only by the testifying of the apostles. It wasn't only by the joy on the faces of Thomas and Bartholomew. It wasn't only the empty tomb and not only the power the Risen Lord gave to the disciples at Pentecost. Above all else, the living Jesus was demonstrated by their giving spirit, their ...

648. To Have And To Hold (Your Tongue)

Acts 10:23b-48

Sermon

Paul W. Kummer

... people, another man says, "Can anyone keep these people from being baptized?" Last week we asked God to open our ears and speak to us. Today we ask God to use our tongues to lift up Jesus' name! New ground was again being broken in the apostle's ministry. The apostle Peter had had a vision that told him to not be afraid to welcome believing Gentiles into the kingdom. At the same time (a day earlier), a God-fearing Gentile named Cornelius had an angelic visitor who told him to send for Peter and have him ...

649. Decisions, Decisions

Acts 1:12-26

Sermon

Paul W. Kummer

... knows you were seeking him. "The Lord does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart" (1 Samuel 16:7). 3. God's will is always to be a witness. God's will is always what the apostles prayed for in verse 22: "Which one of these will become a witness with us of his resurrection?" Is this God's concern in all things? Yes. But how can the decision between closing up the garage or going on a cruise be directly related to sharing our faith and ...

650. Awake, Christ Is Coming

Romans 13:8-14

Sermon

Richard Hasler

... ought not to be hesitant in affirming our hope in the return of Christ. Make no mistake about it, Paul lived in anticipation of his Lord's appearance at the last day. Using the images of sleeping and awaking, darkness and light, the apostle, however, does not speculate on minute details about the end time but rather directs his readers to the imminent need for ethical righteousness. As warriors going into spiritual battle, they are to "lay aside" their old way of life characterized by irresponsible behavior ...

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