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701. Proper 10

Romans 8:9-17

Bulletin Aid

... such strong control over us. Pastor: If we live according to our human nature, we end in death; but if we live by God's Spirit, we are raised from death to life. People: May God's Spirit enable us to put to death our sinful ways; that we may live with him. Collect Eternal God, you have given your Spirit to defend us against the power of sin. Give us the desire to live by your Spirit; that we may resist the influence of our human nature, and live as your children. In our Savior's name we pray. Amen. Prayer ...

702. Proper 11 & Pentecost 11

Isaiah 44:6-23, Psalm 103:1-22, Psalm 86:1-17, Exodus 3:1-22, Romans 8:18-27, Matthew 13:24-30, Matthew 13:36-43

Sermon Aid

... of the church year, but by the Gospel for the Day. With its parable of the wheat and the weeds, plus exegetically subtle support in the first reading (Isaiah 44 - "Let them tell us what is yet to be" and the second reading, Romans 8:27 - "... the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God"), the Gospel for the Day points to the end of time when the judgment of God will be meted out upon the human race. Without the eschatological focus of the readings, the theological clue of the church ...

703. Salvation as Hope

Romans 13:8-14, 1 Thessalonians 4:13--5:11, 1 Corinthians 15:35-58

Sermon Aid

T. A. Kantonen

... concept of human immortality its only positive content before the final resurrection. What happens, then, at death to one who is in Christ? Paul’s answer is that he is still in Christ but out of the body. He speaks of death as a departure of the soul or spirit from the body. "My desire is to depart and to be with Christ ... But to remain in the flesh is more necessary on your account" (Philippians 1:23-24). "We would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord" (2 Corinthians 5:8). Paul thus ...

704. Worn Out? Tired? Weary?

Matthew 11:25-30

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

... being willing and the flesh being weak." That’s nonsense! Typically, it’s the other way around - the flesh is willing. It is there with all of its dammed up energy, with all of its potential power, but there’s no motivation. There’s no spirit, because the spirit is tired. There is a point at which we do become physically tired, but I’m suspecting that most of us have never reached that in our life. It’s very unusual, very rare, when it does occur. We give overwork as a reason for our tiredness ...

705. Episode III: Birth of the Church

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

Brett Blair

... by miracles, wonders and signs but you, with the help of wicked men, put him to death by nailing him to a cross. But God raised him from the dead, and we all are witnesses of this fact. Exalted to the right hand of God he has poured out Holy Spirit upon us. Therefore let all Israel be assured of this: God has made this Jesus whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ." Luke, the writer of the book of Acts, tells us how the people responded to Peter’s message. "When the people heard this, they were cut to ...

706. The Trinity

Matthew 28:16-20

Sermon

Brett Blair

... This does not mean that there are three Gods. It means that there is one God who has shown himself in three ways: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Let’s look at these this morning: I First, we affirm God the Father. The issue is not whether or not there is a God. Ninety- ... if we word it this way: God the Father who is for us, God the Son who is with us, and God the Holy Spirit who is within us. Someone once asked Mrs. Albert Einstein if she understood her husband’s theory of relativity. No, she said, but I ...

707. The Easter Story Is Our Story

John 20:1-9

Sermon

Richard A. Jensen

... words. Imagine Jesus saying the following: "I am to ascend to my Father. When I ascend to my Father, I will send the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit will make you the sons and daughters of my Father." If we put it all together in one place, that is what Jesus ... Easter story all to herself. Jesus’ mission was not yet accomplished. He had yet to ascend to his Father. He had yet to send the Spirit. There is a lot of good news for us in this story of Mary Magdalene. The story of her encounter with the risen Jesus ...

708. In Quest of Fire

2 Chronicles 36:15-23

Sermon

Larry Powell

... coals of your soul; and have we said, "I do not wish to hear that"? The spark is flickering low in the coals and have we scoffed at the gospel for desperately attempting to inspire that spark to come to flame? Let us not think that the Spirit will surrender itself easily for, like the wind, it blows where it will. The chronicler reminds us, "The Lord, the God of their fathers sent persistently to them by his messengers." But he reminded also that the spark can be quenched. The "rich man" described in Luke ...

709. Memories

Luke 2:21-40

Sermon

Daniel G. Mueller

... was upon him. One day in the Temple Simeon saw a couple with a new baby. They were not at all unusual. Yet Simeon took that child into his arms and confessed him to be the Christ. We aren’t always able to discern the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives. Sometimes we can’t tell he’s been with us until we look back and see his work in retrospect. Simeon probably thought he went to the Temple that day just because he had felt like going. He hadn’t had much else to do, so he ...

710. A Way Made Ready

Mark 1:1-8

Sermon

Darrick Acre

... a new thing, not with sin’s diamond stylus, but with His love. He will write His very character upon the hearts of human beings, so we may be His people, and He may be our God. John declares, “This one coming will baptize you with the Holy Spirit. He is the fulfillment of the prophetic message of hope. He is God’s salvation enacted. He will literally change you from the inside out! And He is coming! Jesus is coming to create a new beginning in human hearts . . . a kingdom of God in this world.” John ...

711. Tasks For The Living God

Acts 16:11-15

Sermon

Elizabeth Achtemeier

... vision, Paul and his companions set sail from Troas, land briefly at Samothrace, go on to Neapolis, and finally arrive at Philippi, an important Roman colony on the eastern border of Macedonia. They have traveled over 2,000 miles, and all along the way, the Holy Spirit has shown them where to go. In the Gospel lesson for the day from John 14:23-29, and indeed, throughout chapters 14-16 in the Fourth Gospel, which tell of the Last Supper, Jesus promises his disciples that he will never leave them desolate ...

712. Guidance for a Time of Chaos

John 16:5-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... of teen delinquency, despair and suicide. Never have we been so sophisticated about pleasure, or so likely to suffer broken or miserable marriages. (5) This is a confusing world. We need a guide we can depend on. Christ, working through the power of the Holy Spirit, is that guide. Pastor Michael Walther tells of listening to a radio program (Focus on the Family) about a famous test pilot. This pilot was flying a fighter jet in bad weather and about to make his instrument approach to an airport. The air ...

713. Effective Suffering

Romans 8:26-39

Sermon

Jeff Wedge

... suffering, we also learn that God is with us comforting us, and supporting us in our suffering. Finally, as we realize that the answer to "Who is against us?" is us, we also realize that Jesus intercedes for us. There is a pattern here. Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are all involved in interceding for us, helping us, supporting us, comforting us as we go about our lives. And the best part of the promise comes in the last few verses. In our lives there are people who come and go. Today, with the Internet and ...

714. The Power of God

Ephesians 1:15-23

Sermon

Rick Brand

... is dirty and to make it clean, the power of God to take that which is dead and bring it to life. Paul prays for the spirit of wisdom to come upon the church so that they will know the full quality of the power of God that God has to give to ... the power of Christ will be fulfilled and expressed into history. That is why our greatest sin as the people of God against the Holy Spirit is to think negatively or to think realistically, to say that we can't do that now, to think that evil cannot be overcome, to ...

715. From Ha-Ha's to Ah-ha's

John 16:5-16

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... as basic as figuring out how to finish a geometry proof or as complicated as envisioning the DNA triple-helix, they are watershed events that stay with us and transform us. The unexpectedly startling nature of the "Aha" imprints itself on our mind and spirit in a way no ploddingly logical deduction could. "Aha's" strike a spark in the soul and fire up the imagination. In one shimmering moment they can transport us from frustration to fulfillment, from dead-end despair to open-ended possibilities. "Aha's ...

716. Why Were the Wise Men Wise?

Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon

James Merritt

... cannot steal from God and worship Him at the same time. b. They Were Expressive Gifts It was not coincidental that of all of the gifts they could have brought, they brought gold, frankincense, and myrrh. I want to tell you these men were even led by the Holy Spirit in what they gave. Why did they give gold? Because gold represented his Royal Dominion. Gold was a gift for a king. Psalm 21:3 says, "For you meet him with the blessings of goodness; you set a crown of pure gold upon his head." You see, this gold ...

717. Speaking the S-word

1 Samuel 16:14-23

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... to thwart God. There are those who define evil as the accumulation of fat on our souls. How many times have you heard someone say: "I don't know what possessed me." Actually we know all too well what possessed us. And it wasn't a demon. It was the spirit of "My will be done" for "Thy will be done." Selfishness possessed us. Pride possessed us. It was pride that caused Lucifer's fall. It was pride that caused Adam and Eve's fall. It is pride that often causes our fall. Satan was a fallen angel just as we ...

718. What's Your Drink?

Isaiah 43:16-21

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... risked censure in his evangelical parish when he recognized that such attributes as enhanced faculties, joy, fellowship, boldness and a sense of peace and well-being are shared characteristics, momentarily at least, by those drunk on alcohol and those "drunk" on the Spirit. While he admitted "how similar they are [the spiritual gifts]to the effects of alcohol, and the closeness of the analogy," he was just as swift to find a scriptural basis for rejecting this artificial means of watering the soul. "Paul's ...

719. The Ultimate Soul Food

John 6:24-35

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... " of the Christian. What overweight Americans are looking for in their Big Mac burgers, Haagen-Dazs sundaes and Pizza Hut stuffed-crusts is simply found and easily digested in the Bread of Life and Living Water of Jesus Christ. The only diet that can feed our starving spirits and fill our empty insides is "the food that endures for eternal life" (John 6:27). "I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty" (John 6:35). It's both easy and ...

720. Close the Loopholes

Ephesians 4:25-5:2

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... ; 2 Timothy 3:3; Titus 2:3). These are the devilish expressions of "evil talk," and they work to undermine the basic foundations of community. Hurtful speech tears down and destroys love and trust more effectively than any sledgehammer. Loophole #5 Stinginess of Spirit: A "Frank and Ernest" cartoon depicts these two buddies sitting on a park bench next to a gentleman reading the paper. As is usually the case, Frank and Ernest are obviously inebriated. Frank says to the stranger: "Long ago, I decided my life ...

721. 1 Samuel 16:1-13

1 Samuel 16:1-13

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... Judges 3:10; 6:34; 11:29; 13:25; 14:6,19; 15:14). This task usually involved speaking God's word as well as carrying out God's directives. Saul himself had received this spirit on two separate occasions (1 Samuel 10:6; 11:6). To have received this spirit twice implies that this spirit came and went at unpredictable moments. The spirit of the Lord was not in constant attendance in the lives of Israel's judges or in the rule of Israel's first king. All this changes in 1 Samuel 16:13. Now, when David receives ...

722. Proper 13

Matthew 14:13-21, Psalm 17:1-15, Genesis 32:22-32, Romans 9:1-29

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B. David Hostetter

... . We are filled with gratitude that the mentally handicapped and mentally ill can approach you with confidence and assurance of your loving care both now and in eternity. By the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, your love, O God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit, we are one with all your faithful people on earth and in heaven. We remember with thanksgiving all who have lived the Christian life before us and are now resting from the struggle and testing of life in the world. As they enjoy their repose with ...

723. Call to Oneness

John 17:20-26

Sermon

Donald Charles Lacy

... run may not model in love what we say we are about! Political tugs-of-war to see who controls what may break our hearts. However, we learn we are successful in our quest, as long as we do not lose sight of the vision and give up. The Holy Spirit gently reminds us to celebrate the oneness in love which already exists. It may be viewed as partial, but at least, it is that! We are never defeated in our mandate, as long as we refuse to surrender. Love shall continue to abide, as we are open to configurations ...

724. On Finding Pentecostal Power

Acts 2:14-41

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... others plateau with a few hundred members. They said if you want to start a new church, all you could hope to do is pray - maybe God would have mercy on you.” If you want renewal, maybe Zachariah was right. “Not by might, not by power, but by my Spirit,” says the Lord. Believe me; I am talking about hope now. I believe in hope. I believe in the deep rivers of hope that flow through the soul. As the hymn goes, “Our hope is built on nothing less than Jesus’ blood and righteousness. We dare not trust ...

725. We Believe in the Trinity

John 16:5-16

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... need someone to take charge. When life is falling apart, we need a creator to put things back together. So we call upon God the Father Almighty to demonstrate his power. But we do not call upon God the Father separate from the Son or in lieu of the Holy Spirit — for the three are one. When we mess up, miss the mark of our high calling, trespass on another’s personhood, or transgress against the laws of God, we need a Savior. We find a friend in Jesus, all our sins and griefs to bear. But the mercy seat ...

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