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626. What Fills Your Life Now?

Acts 7:55-60

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... do away with the traditions of Moses. This religious council was the one that had also brought Jesus to Pilate after his arrest. Stephen must have known his life was in danger. How did he respond? Verse 55 in our Bible passage reads, “But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked up to heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God. ‘Look,’ he said, ‘I see heaven open and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.’” Instead of focusing on the threat around him ...

627. The Hidden City

John 3:1-17

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... us to enter into the kingdom of God –not a place but a presence, not a physical city or temple, but a spiritual one, in which our awareness of God and each other becomes vital and powerful. In order to understand and see the kingdom, we need to allow the Spirit to fill us, use us, guide us, and open our eyes to the truth of the Gospel. We as humans see what we are pre-conditioned to see. If we convince ourselves that nothing exists outside of our physical realm, then we will shut down our ability to see ...

628. Basta, basta!

John 16:12-15

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... as a burden![1] Some things about God and Jesus are simply “over our heads.” Jesus’ time with them has come to a close, and as we know from last week on Pentecost Sunday, so much more was still to come! Even today, we need the Holy Spirit in order to try to wrap our heads around God, the identity of Jesus, his appearance on earth, and his ascension into heaven, his resurrection, God’s truth, God’s grace, and God’s awe-inspiring creation! Look around you! When you step outside today, take a good ...

629. To Be Set Free

Luke 13:10-17

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... fail. But it means we will look at our failures differently, and we will learn to swim once more. This time, we won’t swim alone.Jesus will swim alongside of us. And it will make all the difference! What is weighing you down? What lies heavily upon your spirit, keeping you from being all you were mean to be? Do you have it in your mind? Now ask yourself, do you want to be set free from your captivity, from this bondage that keeps you from reaching your best potential? If your answer is yes, take a moment ...

630. Advent 2

Mark 1:1-8, 2 Peter 3:1-18, Isaiah 40:1-31

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E. Carver McGriff

... this world is God's world, that God will determine its outcome, and that things can be very dicey, as the English say, for those who fail to take this fact seriously. Understood symbolically, this passage makes more sense. We all live in an inner world, one of the spirit or the mind, as well as in a physical world. I think back to the emotional turmoil I experienced during the year or a bit more in which I was trying to decide between a career in business and a call to ministry. Many a miserable walk in the ...

631. Epiphany 3

Lk 4:14-21 · 1 Cor 12:12-31a · Isa 61:1-6 · Neh 8:1-10 · Ps 19

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John R. Brokhoff

... is the good news we hear when the Word is read. Outline: Listen to the reading of the good news a. Glad tidings for the poor in spirit v. 18. b. Release for the captives of sin v. 18. c. Sight for those blinded by sin v. 18. d. Liberty for those oppressed by ... can be cleared up by the text. Outline: The truth about the church a. Her identity "the body of Christ" v. 27. b. Her origin the Spirit v. 13. c. Her variety. 1. Variety of members v. 14. 2. Variety of leaders v. 28. 3. Variety of gifts v. 30. 2. Marks ...

632. Proper 12

Colossians 2:6-23, Hosea 1:1-2:1, Luke 11:1-13, Psalm 85:1-13

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John R. Brokhoff

... of our sins through Christ's nailing on the cross our debts (sins) owed to God. On the cross Christ canceled the power of evil forces and triumphed over them. Gospel: Luke 11:1-13 Jesus teaches his Disciples how to pray by example and parable. Prayer and Spirit are two emphases of Luke's gospel; both of these are prominent in today's gospel lesson. Seeing Jesus pray, a Disciple asks Jesus for a lesson in prayer. In response Jesus gives no lecture on prayer, but simply gives a model which we call the Lord's ...

633. Proper 10

Genesis 25:19-34, Isaiah 55:1-13, Romans 8:18-27, Romans 8:1-17, Matthew 13:1-23

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Russell F. Anderson

... In the process, Jacob was transformed into a true person of faith. That's good news for us stinkers! Old Testament: Isaiah 55:1-5, 10-13 1. Sermon Title: The Real Thirst Quencher. Sermon Angle: What's the real thirst quencher? Not Sprite, Coke, or Pepsi but the Holy Spirit. "Ho, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters" (v. 1). What's more, it's free! That's the same message that the Lord communicated to the Samaritan woman by the well, as told by John. "Those who drink of the water I give him will never be ...

634. Epiphany 2

John 2:1-11, Isaiah 62:1-12, 1 Corinthians 12:1-11, Psalm 96:1-13, Psalm 36:1-12

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George Bass

... given and to whom they should be given. And he is concerned that all of the gifts should be appreciated and highly valued by the community, so that none would be elevated in the eyes of the faithful to the diminution - or exclusion - of the others. The gifts of the Spirit are God's to give, and he gives them as he wills, sometimes to the unlikeliest of persons. John 2:1-11 (E, L, C); 2:1-12 (RC) In his book, Jesus The Magician, Morton Smith says that "Taking the gospel material (which is a kind of harmony ...

635. Like A Breath Of Fresh Air

John 20:19-23

Sermon

Larry Goodpaster

... shyness is replaced with boldness, their hesitation is replaced with courage, and their sense of lostness is replaced with a sense of purpose. Now, with that joy, boldness, courage and purpose, the disciples move out from behind their locked doors. From all the accounts of the gift-Spirit, it is quite apparent that this gift means action. This is not a gift to place on the mantel, or in a trophy case, or to hang on a wall with the other symbols of our specialness. This is not a gift to preserve and protect ...

636. He Who Has Ears to Hear, Let Him Hear

Luke 8:1-15

Sermon

Larry Powell

... tonight and wonder if you want to help me with the sermon?" "Shore," grinned the boy. The preacher explained his plan. "I want you to get up in the loft without anybody seeing you and take a dove with you. And when I say, "The Holy Spirit descended like a dove," I want you to throw the dove down through one of the cracks in the ceiling. Can you do that?" The boy was experiencing some difficulty gathering in what it all meant, but answered, "Shore!" That evening, the little church was packed. The evangelist ...

637. Epiphany 3

Lk 4:14-21 · 1 Cor 12:12-30 · Neh 8:1-10 · Isa 61:1-6

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... the good news we hear when the Word is read. Outline: Listen to the reading of the good news - A. Glad tidings for the poor in spirit - v. 18 B. Release for the captives of sin - v. 18 C. Sight for those blinded by sin - v. 18 D. Liberty for those oppressed by ... cleared up by the text. Outline: The truth about the church - A. Her identity - "the body of Christ" - v. 27 B. Her origin - the Spirit - v. 13 C. Her variety 1. Variety of members - v. 14 2. Variety of leaders - v. 28 3. Variety of gifts - v. 30 2. ...

638. When the Poor Become Rich

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

... God, to be opened to receive his love, to experience the happiness of knowing that life is a gift. They are seldom disappointed by life, for it brings to them far more happiness than they could ever earn or achieve by their own striving. For the poor in spirit, sorrow and pain are real and not to be denied, but they are not afraid or without hope, for they ask, "If God is for us, who is against us?" (Romans 8:31) These are the meek who inherit the earth. Theirs is the blessed assurance. They place their ...

639. The Woman at the Well

John 4:1-26

Sermon

Thomas D. Peterson

... God gives can worship him truly. For the first time she displayed an innocent openness. "I know that the Messiah is coming (he who is called the Christ); when he comes he will show us all things." Once bereft of her defenses, she is in a position to know in spirit and in truth. Jesus moved into his advantage. "Not the future, but now!" He said to her, "I who speak to you are he." Amazed that he had told her these things, and, as yet unable to compute them all, she ran to tell the people in the village. The ...

640. Epiphany 6

Deuteronomy 30:11-20

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... discover that we cannot keep all of God's Commandments. 4. Walk in the light of the Lord - and celebrate Epiphany every day of your life, and know the joy of the "good life" as God prescribes, orders, and supports it. Lesson 2, 1 Corinthians 2:6-13 - "The Holy Spirit - Our Teacher." 1. True spiritual maturity means that people are ready for learning the truth about the wisdom of God. Such persons know that they have much to learn about God's mysteries. 2. The church has been given the light of the Holy ...

641. Jesus Gives Us Tomorrow!

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... to raise the dead. He would be given wisdom to preach, and 3,000 souls would be added to the church in one day; his wisdom in his letters would remain the heritage of the church to this day. And this transformation happened to Peter because of the Spirit living in him. Before he left, Jesus gave them ... A Blessing (Luke 24:50) What seemed like the disaster of their lives to the disciples was going to turn into a blessing. Victor Hugo once exclaimed, "Why was I not exiled before?" This was a score of years ...

642. On Being a Beautiful Christian

Mark 14:1-11

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... said at the meal, the members of this family started biting each other’s heads off like cats and dogs. They even seemed to take joy in torturing each other. The girl went back into her empty world in total despair - her last hope destroyed. We need the spirit of Christ to back up the way of Christ. But sometimes we are just ornery and get into the habit of being ornery. We don’t mean it. It just becomes an unconscious lifestyle and destroys our influence. I can never forget the grounds keeper at a prep ...

643. The Three R's Of A Spiritual Life

Romans 8:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... can't live in both. We must take off the old patch of worldliness before we can put on the new patch of life in the Spirit. What does it mean to die to our sinful nature and to be alive to God? Those are not phrases that fit into most peoples' secular ... lives, and die never knowing what we could have achieved? (6) So it is with those who never open their lives to the Spirit of the living God. Instead of beginning a relationship with God, they take unacceptable risks. Without even being aware of it, they live ...

644. Meeting And Mastering Temptation

James 1:1-18

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... he will also make a way of escape so that we will be able to bear the temptation. "What a promise! We are brought back to the basic premise of discipleship in the Lordship of Jesus Christ. Our trust must be in Him. We must be walking in the Spirit, rather than lusting in the flesh. We must keep our eyes and our minds upon Him." (Paul A. Cedar, The Communicator's Commentary, Vol. 11, p. 38) So, rehearse what we have said. One, temptation has a purpose. Two, God does not tempt us -- but God allows temptation ...

645. Will The Real God Please Stand?

James 1:1-18

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

646. Obedience Really Matters

Matthew 7:15-23

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... 11 2') vv.21-23 An Obedience Test For Prophets. The earliest and most basic Christian confession has two words in Greek and three in English, “Jesus is Lord.” Paul says that you cannot make the statement in sincerity without the revelation and help of the Holy Spirit. Lord is the Old Testament word for God,12 and to apply that title to the man Jesus meant that his Jewish followers had come to see in him the revelation of the one God that pushed them in a radical new direction, towards what would finally ...

647. Panic Room

John 20:19-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... not make it. And that’s true for us as well. We believe in Christ. Each year, just as we did last week, we have this grand celebration of Christ’s resurrection, and yet still we live such timid, tentative lives. We need continually to pray that Christ’s Spirit will be as real to us as it was to them. AND IT WAS REAL TO THEM. Look what happened to them. They went from being fearful to being some of the most daring people who have ever walked this earth. Ridicule could not deter them, or torture or ...

648. Have You Got a Prayer?

Luke 3:21-22

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Mark Trotter

... think it must have been like that when Jesus prayed to God in those critical moments in his life. His identity was confirmed, "You are my Son." He was assured that he is loved, "You are my beloved." He was assured that God would always be with him. The Holy Spirit empowered him and led him. How close that is to any parent reaching out to an adult child, saying, "We love you. We are proud of you." We've heard that, some of us. Many of us have never heard it, and we probably never will from our parents. For ...

649. Orient Your "itudes"

Mark 1:21-28

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... quit and acknowledged that the job was too big for him. Of course, not even Jesus started by cleaning out congress, or the Roman Senate, or even the synagogue (that came at the end of his ministry). Jesus started one mind at a time, one spirit at a time, saving and healing person by person. Mark's text today focuses on the very start of Jesus' Galilean ministry, a ministry that begins with Jesus revealing three truths about himself: 1. Jesus had Attitude 2. Jesus had Aptitude 3. Jesus had Latitude Jesus ...

650. The Sword of the Lord

Hebrews 4:12-13

Sermon

James Merritt

... it is inspired it is a true book. Because it is inerrant and infallible, it is a trustworthy book. Because it is immutable, it is a timeless book. This is a book that was authored by God the Father, approved by God the Son, and activated by God the Holy Spirit. II. It Is Dynamic In Its Operation Because it is the word of God, this book possesses two characteristics you would expect from God's word: a. It Is Alive "The word of God is living." (v.12) The Greek word for living is the word that gives us our ...

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