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651. Day of Pentecost

John 20:19-23

Sermon

William G. Carter

... heart so he could release his grip on my friend. As somebody once said, “When you forgive, you set a prisoner free. And then you discover that the prisoner was you.”4 Jesus did not hold a grudge against Pontius Pilate. He did not accuse the twelve disciples. Neither did Jesus act with spiritual smugness to announce he was sufficiently superior enough to forgive. He simply let go of what he could have chosen to hold. Twice he said to his frightened disciples “peace to you,” and he said it before they ...

652. Speaking Peace

John 20:19-31

Sermon

John Smylie

... evidence that this was he who had been with them before his death, by showing them what had happened to him and caused his death. They were overjoyed to see him. About a week later, a meeting like this happened again. This time it was Thomas, one of the twelve, who is doubtful about all these resurrection rumors. He had not been there for the first gathering. Poor Thomas, so often getting the short end of the stick for being the skeptic. But his disbelief was no more or less than that of the others at first ...

653. Broken

Luke 24:13-35

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... duplicating the night of the upper room. Their recognition of Jesus has not to do only with his breaking of bread. After all, Cleopas and Mary weren’t there that night in the upper room for that bread and wine ritualistic experience. Only the twelve were. They wouldn’t be remembering that Jesus had done this before. They weren’t recognizing a ritualistic repeat act. They hadn’t witnessed to him creating the tradition that we now call Holy Communion, and it would take time before the early church ...

654. Friendship? Yes, Please!

2 Samuel 11:1-27

Sermon

Stephen M. Crotts

... Robinson had his backup singers, "The Miracles." "I will make a help mate fit for you," God promises (Genesis 2). And so it is that the finest accomplishments of the human race are not done solo, but in the community of friends. We talk about Jesus and the twelve, a writer and his publisher, Neil Armstrong -- first man on the moon -- and his support crew, a coach and his team, a president and his congress, a doctor and his nurses. Fact is, life is a team sport. And it is in coming together that we find ...

655. The Darkest Hour

Drama

Pamela Urfer

... wine, he said: JESUS: (Aloud) "It is finished." NARRATOR: Then he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. The stage is darkened and JESUS, the WOMEN and the MAN leave the stage. NARRATOR: The darkest hour has arrived. Jesus is dead. There was only one among the twelve present at his death, he and the women. The others were in hiding, fearful for their lives. The one person they had counted on to keep them safe, to fulfill their dreams, to be there for them when things went wrong, was dead. He had promised ...

656. The Darkest Hour

Drama

Pamela Urfer

657. Blood Sprinkled On A Modern Altar

Exodus 24:3-8, Mark 14:12-16, 22-26, Hebrews 9:11-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... familiarity with the entire biblical drama--from Eden, where Adam and Eve enjoyed a carefree existence, to Patmos, where John had his vision of a new heaven and a new earth. There are many persons who doubtless assume that our faith began with Jesus and the twelve disciples. Or with Paul and the Apostles, as they sought to interpret for the early church the meaning of Christ’s life, death and resurrection. If St. Paul were here, however, he would advise us that our faith started at least as far back as ...

658. The Measure of Greatness

Mark 9:33-37

Sermon

Brett Blair

... all of that up.” At this point Matthew chimes in: “Well if you want to talk about giving up money, I can play that game. I was a tax collector. None of you had as much money as I did. Therefore, I am the greatest.” When the twelve arrived at their destination, Jesus asked them what they had been talking about back on the road. It was a question meant for their introspection. Jesus knew what they had been talking about. And with that question the disciples are strangely quiet. They are embarrassed. It ...

659. Ministering When You Are Not Welcome

Luke 10:1-11, 16-20

Sermon

David R. Cartwright

... to some sources) to share in the job. The mission will be the same mission that Jesus has had all along. But now, these new disciples will also announce the kingdom. The only difference is that now there will be more help to carry it out than Jesus and the twelve disciples could manage by themselves. If it's the same mission, it's also the same strategy. Jesus sent these new missionaries in pairs to the very places he himself intended to go. He didn't just turn them loose and say, "Now sink or swim! Go find ...

660. Luke the Historian

Luke 1:1-4

Teach the Text

R.T. France

... and the other Gospels. 1:2 those who from the first were eyewitnesses and servants of the word. Clearly, Luke does not include himself in this category, but he has had good firsthand material available. Note the requirement in Acts 1:21–22 that a member of the Twelve must have been part of the disciple group from the time of John’s baptism until Jesus’s ascension. They had seen and heard it all, and so now here was a rich fund of (presumably largely) oral tradition for Luke to draw on in addition ...

661. The Cost of Being Christian

Acts 7:54--8:1a

Sermon

... will not get there. The reason he claims single-heartedness in our devotion to him in life is because he wants us to be whole and to experience life in all of its fullness. A friend of mine was telling me how his life had been transformed by following the twelve steps of Alcoholics Anonymous. He said at first his life was simply dried out. He was sober, he was no longer using drugs and alcohol, but he was not happy. He did not feel fulfilled. He was still doing a lot of "stinking thinking." It was not until ...

662. What Really Counts

Mark 9:38-43

Sermon

King Duncan

... here was someone who was trying to help the suffering person, and he was doing this act of kindness in Jesus’ name. And all the disciples could think about was that the man seeking to cast out demons hadn’t been admitted to their club. He wasn’t one of the twelve. So they tried to stop him. Or the other example. Someone is giving one of Jesus’ followers a cup of cold water. In that part of the world that was an act of great kindness. Water was scarce; the land was hot and dry. Do we give the person ...

663. Come Home!

Isaiah 60:1-22

Sermon

Richard L. Eslinger

The twelve days of Christmas are now at an end. The signs are all about us. The scales tell us the weight we’ve gained. Trash bags have bulged this week too, overfilled with boxes and paper, waiting to be taken away. Christmas trees are lying down, out in the yard, still ...

664. Liberated Women

Luke 7:36-50

Sermon

King Duncan

... EVERY MAN, THERE’S A SMART WOMAN. (1) I want to draw your attention to the eighth chapter of Luke, the first three verses: “After this, Jesus traveled about from one town and village to another, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God. The Twelve were with him, and also some women who had been cured of evil spirits and diseases: Mary (called Magdalene) from whom seven demons had come out; Joanna the wife of Cuza, the manager of Herod’s household; Susanna; and many others. These women were ...

665. No Box Seats In The Kingdom

Mark 10:35-45

Sermon

William G. Carter

Historically speaking, the church has usually painted a pretty picture of the twelve original disciples of Jesus. All except Judas have been considered saints. Pious people have named churches after them, often referring to the first disciples as the rocks upon which Christ has built his church. Yet anybody who hears the Gospel of Mark's stories about the disciples gets a different ...

666. Lord, That I Should Receive My Sight

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

Brett Blair

... still saw further than most. II The first blindness then is represented by Bartimaeus. It was a literal blindness. The second kind of blindness in the story relates to the men who followed Jesus--the disciples. When Jesus began his way into Jerusalem, he told the twelve of the dreadful things that would soon befall all of them. It was not the only time he spoke of the coming agony. Three times, Luke records, that Jesus tried to warn them. On the first occasion Luke writes: But they understood none of these ...

667. Lord, I Want To See

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

Brett Blair

... still saw further than most. II The first blindness then is represented by Bartimaeus. It was a literal blindness. The second kind of blindness in the story relates to the men who followed Jesus the disciples. When Jesus began his way into Jerusalem, he told the twelve of the dreadful things that would soon befall all of them. It was not the only time he spoke of the coming agony. Three times, Luke records, that Jesus tried to warn them. On the first occasion Luke writes: But they understood none of these ...

668. Judas

Luke 22:1-6

Sermon

King Duncan

... very bottom of hell, next to Satan, himself, painfully fixed not in a sea of fire but of ice is Judas Iscariot, despised even by his fellow occupants. It might be shocking to realize that Judas was hand picked by Jesus to be a disciple. The twelve who accompanied Jesus did not simply happen by and get lucky. Jesus went off by himself and prayed fervently all night before selecting that inner circle of followers who would study with him, witness his great works, and eventually be responsible for carrying on ...

669. Galatians 1:11-24

Galatians 1:11-24

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... of Jesus above all else, above living a Torah-directed life, was because of a direct revelation from God. As Paul continues, he emphasizes again that he “did not confer with any human being” nor did he travel to Jerusalem to sit at the feet of the Twelve to listen and learn from them. Paul’s revelation from God, his conviction that the truth of life was found not in Torah law but in the love of Christ, was so clear and so unclouded that he immediately proceeded to “Arabia” to begin preaching to ...

670. The Testing Law Man

Sermon

Leonard H. Budd

... him by the Law. I present now items that deal with his intrigue - his disregard for convention - and his treasonous teaching! I had occasion to ask him one day about his followers’ deliberate, irreverent, blatantly public disregard of the Sabbath Laws. It was documented that the twelve men closest to the Nazarene picked the grain of the fields on the Sabbath. The law clearly states this shall not be done. And to break this Law is to show utter disrespect for the fabric of our nation, and to set a bad ...

671. We've Been Bragging About You!

2 Thessalonians 1:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... Thessalonica or in our town. Peter Wagner, a church growth expert, took a survey of hundreds of pastors. His intent was to compile a list of measurable factors in the life of congregations that said this is a quality church. Here are the twelve factors the survey turned up: Bible knowledge. Church members are increasing in their grasp of the teachings of the Bible. They can integrate this with a theological system that enables them to apply the Bible's teachings to their life situation. Personal devotions ...

672. The Lord's Prayer: Hallowed Be Thy Name

Matthew 6:5-15

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... word to the wise. "Hallowed be Thy name." By now I hope you see that this is not just a pious phrase. We concretely hallow, give reverence to, God's name only when we extend that to God's own children, our brothers and sisters in Christ. Jesus told the twelve on his last night with them, "By this everyone will know you are my disciples, if you have love for one another."(2) "Our Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy name..." It is true that many people do not understand what they pray when they repeat ...

673. Faith's Curious Dynamic

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

Stephen M. Crotts

... to die so that you can get a heart. * Or how about the fact that Christians have been identified as those waiting expectantly for the Second Coming of Christ, but actually hoping that it doesn't happen in their lifetime. * Or consider that of all the twelve disciples, Peter always seemed to be the one with the strongest faith. It was he who spoke up when Jesus asked what identity they had seen in him. Peter stated confidently, "You are the Messiah." Later, when Jesus was arrested in the Garden of Gethsemane ...

674. Nothing Difficult Is Ever Easy

Matthew 22:34-40

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... the church, and it’s great if you volunteer to work in various ministries of the church. But above all else, we are to love God and love our neighbor. There is a legend handed down from the early church about John, the beloved disciple of Jesus. Of the twelve original apostles, only John is said to have lived to be a ripe old age. In his later years not only his body but also his eyesight and his mind began to fail him. Eventually, according to the legend, John’s mind had deteriorated to the point that ...

675. Pay Back Time

Genesis 45:1-28

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... , not a dog-forgive-dog world. Pay back time! Someone has suggested that these sermons from Christian pulpits about forgiveness should include some instruction as to how to go about it. Good idea. Here are some points from the literature of one of the Twelve-step programs: 1) Write down in black and white the reasons why we are angry with (someone)...Writing clarifies emotions which have been confused and buried in us, sometimes for years. Also by setting down our grievances in black and white, we place ...

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651. Day of Pentecost

John 20:19-23

Sermon

William G. Carter

652. Speaking Peace

John 20:19-31

Sermon

John Smylie

653. Broken

Luke 24:13-35

Sermon

Lori Wagner

654. Friendship? Yes, Please!

2 Samuel 11:1-27

Sermon

Stephen M. Crotts

655. The Darkest Hour

Drama

Pamela Urfer

656. The Darkest Hour

Drama

Pamela Urfer

657. Blood Sprinkled On A Modern Altar

Exodus 24:3-8, Mark 14:12-16, 22-26, Hebrews 9:11-15

Sermon

King Duncan

658. The Measure of Greatness

Mark 9:33-37

Sermon

Brett Blair

659. Ministering When You Are Not Welcome

Luke 10:1-11, 16-20

Sermon

David R. Cartwright

660. Luke the Historian

Luke 1:1-4

Teach the Text

R.T. France

661. The Cost of Being Christian

Acts 7:54--8:1a

Sermon

662. What Really Counts

Mark 9:38-43

Sermon

King Duncan

663. Come Home!

Isaiah 60:1-22

Sermon

Richard L. Eslinger

664. Liberated Women

Luke 7:36-50

Sermon

King Duncan

665. No Box Seats In The Kingdom

Mark 10:35-45

Sermon

William G. Carter

666. Lord, That I Should Receive My Sight

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

Brett Blair

667. Lord, I Want To See

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

Brett Blair

... still saw further than most. II The first blindness then is represented by Bartimaeus. It was a literal blindness. The second kind of blindness in the story relates to the men who followed Jesus the disciples. When Jesus began his way into Jerusalem, he told the twelve of the dreadful things that would soon befall all of them. It was not the only time he spoke of the coming agony. Three times, Luke records, that Jesus tried to warn them. On the first occasion Luke writes: But they understood none of these ...

668. Judas

Luke 22:1-6

Sermon

King Duncan

669. Galatians 1:11-24

Galatians 1:11-24

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

670. The Testing Law Man

Sermon

Leonard H. Budd

671. We've Been Bragging About You!