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701. The Healing of Blind Bartimaeus

Mark 10:46-52

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James W. Moore

... in conversation with a prized co-worker, or whenever you want to express something special to someone you care for… try it… say, “I treasure you so much!... and see what kind of response you get. Jesus treasured Bartimaeus personally! He stopped for Bartimaeus. I love that! I want to preach a sermon sometime on the subject “Jesus Stopped!” And in it look through the scriptures at all the places where Jesus stopped what He was doing to help people. Jesus was on His way to the cross, but He stopped ...

702. Fruitcakes, Fruit-Baskets and New Year’s Babies

Ephesians 1:1-14

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Leonard Sweet

... do you know you are growing in the image of God? How do you know if our church is maturing spiritually? Are you conceiving? Are you “being fruitful?” Are the “fruits” of the Spirit being conceived in your life and in the life of your people: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control (Gal.5:22). When you and I stand at bar of Judgment Day, we are not going to be asked: “How big was your back-account? How strong was your budget?” We will be asked ...

703. Happiness Full Stop

John 15:9-17

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King Duncan

... . Another man interviewed in the book said, “God has adopted me into His family, and I have experienced new life. This is reward enough for me. If there is an eternal reward, then it is only pan dulce de vida, the sweet bread of life.” Giving and receiving the love of God creates happiness now in the here and now. (3) So, what does it take to be happy? I can’t give you a precise answer because it will vary according to our individual needs. I can say this, however: No one can truly be happy who is not ...

704. Easter 6

John 15:18--16:4, Acts 10:23b-48, 1 John 5:1-12

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Russell F. Anderson

... Lesson 1: Acts 11:19-30 (E) Lesson 2: 1 John 5:1-6 (C) Everyone who trusts in Jesus as the Christ is born of God, loves God, keeps his commandments and conquers the world through faith. Lesson 2: 1 John 4:7-10 (RC); 1 John 4:7-21 (E) (See Easter 5 ... baptism, we merely say yes or no. We obey his commands or go our own way. Yet how sweet it is to be chosen, to be loved and valued highly by the Lord of all! SERMON POSSIBILITIES Lesson 1: Acts 10:44-48 Sermon Title: The Sacrament Of The Word. Sermon Angle: ...

705. Shepherding One Another in a Collapsing World

Romans 9:1-29

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Robert G. Tuttle

... upon myself the life-style of a servant. I will endeavor to grow in my availability to each person in the group and I will join in the struggle for the liberation of the oppressed. "I will seek not only to receive, but to give, not only to be loved, but to love. I will give myself to discovering what it means to be a free person in community and what it means to be a community of free persons." In light of all of this, there are some questions I need to ask myself, "What correlations are there between how ...

706. Doing What Disciples Do

John 15:12-17

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J. Howard Olds

... I go on home.” The purpose of prayer is to be in the presence of God and to linger there long enough to know that we are loved. The longer I pray the less I ask and the more I listen. Charles Wesley prayed this way: Jesus, lover of my soul, let me to thy ... are that way and it is okay. But what is okay at five is not okay at fifty. Faith that reduces God to Santa Claus and love that always seeks to get, is immature, at best, and unbearable, at its worst. Paul said, “When I was a child, I talked like a child ...

707. Chosen For Good News

John 15:1-17

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Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... have the assurance that they have not chosen God, but in his grace, he approached them with a call and an offer made out of his love. It’s one of the vital signs of the alive Body of Christ of Easter. He is alive and active and comes after us. Even when ... a list for which we are chosen and to which we are called as God’s disciples: we are chosen for joy, we are chosen for love, we are chosen to be his friends. When I was a little boy in grade school in a one-room country school in Darke County, Ohio ...

708. Yes, Virginia, There Is a Hell!

Luke 16:19-31

Sermon

Edward Inabinet

... give your life over to his direction and control, then you will enter into a state of bliss. Joy and peace and hope, power and love will come into your soul. You''ll get a little taste of heaven right now in this world. In fact, we might say that ... Jesus Christ and his offer of salvation. If we respond positively, we have a taste of heaven; and when we leave this world all that love and joy and bliss will be magnified immeasurably. But if we reject him in this world, we''ll experience hell here and when we ...

709. Branching Out

John 15:1-17

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Michael Milton

... in nature and attributes, there is yet a role relationship between Father and Son and Holy Spirit. The Son has revealed to us only what the Father told Him to reveal. He did what the Father told Him to do, and as a result, the energy, the very love, the agape love, which seems to be almost like an ever-present reality within the Triunity of God, is not only kept, it’s stoked and it’s nourished. In the same way, we who have been saved by grace respond in obedience to the commands of Jesus Christ. It not ...

710. Easter 4

John 10:1-21, Acts 4:1-22, 1 John 3:11-24

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Russell F. Anderson

... but God has made him the cornerstone. Epistle: Acts 4:(23-31) 32-37) (See Easter 2) Epistle: 1 John 3:16-24 God shows his love for us by calling us his children (vv. 1-2) and by laying down his life for us (v. 16). Therefore, we also should lay ... for one another and share our goods with those in need. John sums up God's commands in two phrases: to believe in Jesus Christ and to love one another (v. 23). These are the marks of obedience. Epistle: 1 John 3:1-8 (See Easter 3) Gospel: John 10:11-18 Jesus is the ...

711. Good Works Will Not Save You!

John 14:15-31

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Mark Ellingsen

... human being - with a spouse, with a parent, with a teacher, with a dear friend (to whom you are not related). What is it like for you to share in that relationship? It is beautiful, is it not? You have shared so deeply in the life of the person you love, he or she shares so fully in your life, that it is almost impossible to think of yourself without that partner. You understand the experience to which I refer at this point, do you not? I think of how it is with Betsey and me. When the family is engaged ...

712. Proper 25

Deuteronomy 34:1-12, 1 Thessalonians 2:1-16, Matthew 22:34-40, Matthew 22:41-46, 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10

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John R. Brokhoff

... Almighty and everlasting God, increase in us the gifts of faith, hope, and charity; and, that we may obtain what you promise, make us love what you command." Hymn of the Day "Oh, That The Lord Would Guide My Ways" THEOLOGICAL REFLECTIONS Gospel: Matthew 22:34-46 (C, E ... have no fear that Jesus cannot pass the severest tests any enemy can bring to him. He always passes the test of wisdom and love. If we come in the right spirit to test Jesus, he probably would welcome the test. He may say, "Try me, and see if ...

713. The Surety of Security

Jude 1:1-2

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James Merritt

... of every apostate: An apostate pretends to speak for Jesus, but denies His unique deity. This man claims to know Jesus and to love Jesus. But then he says this about Jesus: "Like Israel, our first temptation is to make Jesus into an icon of devotion. We ... got news for you. If you are one of those who have voted for God, it is because God first voted for you. We love Him because He first loved us. (I Jn. 4:19) Salvation, from beginning to end, is all of God. Now someone else says, "Wait a minute. What about ...

714. The New-Covenant Blessings: Peace and Hope

Romans 5:1-11

Teach the Text

C. Marvin Pate

... day of Pentecost, the inauguration of the new covenant (compare Acts 2:17–18 with Joel 2:28–29). 5:6–8 at just the right time . . . While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. In 5:6–11 Paul spells out the proof of God’s love for us: the death of Christ. Paul here draws on three aspects of Christ’s death: it is eschatological (v. 6), it is sacrificial (vv. 7–8), and it provides eternal security (vv. 9–11). The word kairos (“right time”) in 5:6 indicates more than ordinary “time ...

715. As Good As God

Leviticus 19:1-37

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John R. Brokhoff

... cartoon, there was an empty garbage truck, but the cab of the truck was packed with garbage. They who collected garbage became garbage! If we go after the bad, we become bad. If we seek the good, we become good. This is the point of our text. If we seek, love, worship, and serve God, we will become as good as God. We who believe in God are expected to be like God. In the chapter from which our text is taken, the phrase, "I am the Lord," occurs fifteen times. What we are to do and what manner of lives ...

716. Everyone Has a Somebody

John 15:1-17

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Charles L. Koester

... rubber. I returned to our car, saying to my wife, "some kid and his hot-rod!" I suppose Mr. Honk would have desired to belt me one. He used good judgment. He was older, and I was bigger. You see it, though, don’t you? The difficulty to "love one another"? We no more think we have ourselves under control and following Christ’s command, when our somebody pops out of nowhere and goads us until our sinful self comes bubbling to the top and spills over. The road to hell is not only paved with good intentions ...

717. No Fear

John 15:1-8

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Mark Trotter

... but the first time I saw those words, "No Fear," I immediately thought of 1 John 4:18: There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. I thought, isn't it wonderful, these kids are so sophisticated in the Bible. Then somebody told me that that ... his resurrection on Easter. Now because he lives, we, too, shall live. So John says you can have "boldness" in approaching this enemy. I love the word that he uses, "boldness." It is a word that is used to describe somebody going to battle the enemy. It is ...

718. Now What?

1 John 4:7-21

Sermon

Mark Trotter

719. Giving Away the Store

Luke 22:7-38, John 13:1-17

Sermon

Carl Jech

... believe in and follow Jesus. To "give away the store" is not to lose faith or to put the Christian church out of business. The church most truly survives when it stops worrying about survival and looks instead for ever new ways to give itself away in humble love and service. "O Master, let me walk with Thee in lowly paths of service free." To give up our theological delusions of grandeur is not to give up the Gospel. To refine and reinterpret our understanding of what it means to believe in Jesus is not to ...

720. What To Say When You Roll Out Of Bed

Mark 12:28-34

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William G. Carter

... ask you, Lord, to make me a forgiving person." Breathe in, breathe out. The early monks said, "Let every breath be a prayer." Our breath is always the power behind every word and song. There's a dear friend of mine who can be a difficult house guest. We love one another deeply, but he has an annoying habit. From the moment he opens his eyes in the morning, my friend Guy sings church hymns at the top of his lungs. He prefers loud Welsh hymns in minor keys, although sometimes he changes keys and does not know ...

721. Wedding: Looking Outward Together

1 John 1:1-4

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Warren Gregory Martin

... seen promise reach fulfillment. Your trust in one another is based on first believing in the goodness of each other, that your word and promise is sincere. And secondly, you each offer proof of the same, as you do what you will soon promise in your marriage vows. When love waxes and wanes between the two of you, one thing abides. That is the promise of trust you have made to care for one another, to stand by one another, through the best and worst of what is to come. And in doing so, it is remarkable how ...

722. Even Marriages Made In Heaven Require Earthly Care

Mark 10:1-12

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Maxie Dunnam

... always be like this?’ ‘Yes,’ I say, ‘it will. It’s because the nerve is cut.’ She nods sadly and is silent. But the young husband smiles, ‘I like it,’ he said. ‘I think it’s kinda cute.’ All at once, I know who he is, and how much he loves her, and I lower my gaze. Unmindful of me, the husband bends to kiss her crooked mouth, and I’m so close that I can see how he twists his own lips to accommodate the twisted ones of his wife, to show her that their kiss still works.” That’s ...

723. Call to Oneness

John 17:20-26

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Donald Charles Lacy

... world will know the Father has sent the Son to redeem it. It is a matter of depth and undisputed quality, isn't it? You and I can become very uncomfortable. It is to our advantage to keep at the task of synchronizing our wills with that of the Father. Love is in the air we breathe and it is intended to be so thrilling and satisfying that you and I are one, just as the Father and Son. We are not left without instruction and an inspirational sense of our expected pattern of living (and dying). Those of us who ...

724. A Robot in the Pulpit

John 14:15-31

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King Duncan

... that was at the very heart of his ministry 2,000 years ago and is still the heart of his ministry to this very day. It’s in John 13: 34-35: “So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other. Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples.” It’s interesting what Jesus left out here. He didn’t command the disciples to be eloquent preachers or skilled leaders or courageous witnesses to an unbelieving society ...

725. Not Such a Difficult Question

Matthew 22:34-46

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King Duncan

... existence of God, against the divinity of Jesus. The young man was in over his head. He couldn’t answer the arguments. He felt ashamed for failing at his mission. But before he left, he said simply, “I just want you to know that I came here because I love you.” The young man went home feeling like a failure. He shut himself up in his room. A few hours later, the brilliant attorney came knocking on his door. The young man’s wife tried to turn the attorney away, but he insisted on seeing the young man ...

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