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51. Daniel’s Dream of Four Beasts

Daniel 7:1-14

Understanding Series

William Nelson

... returns, it will no longer be choppy and chaotic. In fact, when God finally makes the new heaven and earth, there will no longer be any sea (Rev. 21:1). In verses 4–6, the first three beasts are said to be like other animals: a winged lion, a bear with tusks, and a winged leopard with four heads. The fourth beast is not compared to any known animal but is simply described as a powerful beast with iron teeth (7:7). Ezekiel has a vision of composite beasts, but the imagery is not very close. They have calf ...

52. Broken Yet Sincere

Luke 24:13-35

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... “break and repair” that makes kintsugi so beautiful and rare. How many of you have an antique in your home? What about an heirloom perhaps, a piece of furniture, or a piece of glass that has been passed down in your family for many generations? Does it bear the marks of someone in your past? In your family’s history? Recently, a woman in the news received a letter written to her from her husband many years ago in WWII, before he was killed on the front lines. The letter, which she now keeps in glass ...

53. Sweet Vine

John 15:1-17

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... on our own we can do nothing. But God can do anything with us and through us. The Divine Nature of the Almighty God has the power to reshape our hearts and redirect our thoughts, to create in our lives and in our churches the kind of Vineyard that will bear the sweetest fruit in the world, so that all will be fed, and all may be touched. I invite you now to come forward to the altar….to receive a handful of grapes from the bowl…and as you taste each one…..receive into your life Jesus’ gift of Truth ...

54. Jesus and the Ferris Wheels

Matthew 21:33-46

Sermon

King Duncan

... his afternoon class without the coat. He’d given it to someone who was cold. One of his students had to ask, “What happened to the coat?” And Dr. Orr said, “Oh, I have another one at home,” and he never spoke of it again. Dr. Orr understood about bearing fruit. He was a deeply religious man, but his religion showed primarily by the fruit he bore. (4) This is to say that what Jesus wants most out of us is that we walk the walk as well as talk the talk. Nobody is impressed by a hypocrite, and to ...

55. What Difference Does It Make?

John 14:15-21

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... us to do. That's the measuring rod of our faithfulness. So you see, it does makes a difference to God and to Jesus. III. It Makes a Difference to You A. It also makes a difference to you. There was a nature show on television about a black bear that gave birth to two cubs. One cub died right away. Three weeks later the mother died and the remaining cub was left to fend for itself. An orphaned cub in that condition is like a walking buffet for predators. And of course the camera immediately showed a hungry ...

56. Third Day

Genesis 1:1-2:3

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... for you, Hezekiah: “This year you will eat what grows by itself, and the second year what springs from that. But in the third year sow and reap, plant vineyards and eat their fruit. Once more a remnant of the kingdom of Judah will take root below and bear fruit above. For out of Jerusalem will come a remnant, and out of Mount Zion a band of survivors. The zeal of the Lord Almighty will accomplish this. (Isaiah 37:30-32)” [Option: Read the entirety of Jeremiah 31…..”The day is coming when I will make ...

57. When Our Children Teach Us

Luke 2:41-52

Sermon

James W. Moore

... little boy could see! For the first time in his life… he saw his mother’s face, he saw his dad and his doctor, he saw flowers and candy and balloons and the people who had cared for him. For the first time in his life, he saw his teddy bear. It was a joyous celebration! When it came time for the boy to leave the hospital, his surgeon came into the room. The doctor had grown so attached to the little boy that he had to busy himself with those insignificant gestures that we use when we are trying to ...

58. The Jesus Connection

John 15:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... Some of its branches are 200 feet long, and its single root is at least two feet thick. Because of skillful cutting and pruning, that one vine produces several tons of grapes every year. And even though some of the smaller branches are 200 feet from the main stem, they bear plenty of fruit because they are joined to the vine and allow the life of the vine to flow through them. The great truth Jesus that is trying to tell us is that if we want life in all its fullness, then we must connect to the "true vine ...

59. How Moses Handled Stress

Numbers 11:4-35

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... , but we know that it must have been pretty serious. We don't know what it was, but we know what Paul's advice to the Galatians was. He said, Restore him! Bring him back, and remember, someday you may be in the same position. After that he says, "Bear one another's burdens, and thus fulfill the law of Christ." This church has as one of its goals, "becoming a caring community." Which is to say, to become a real church. Human nature being what it is, especially in large churches, it is very easy to be distant ...

60. Our Children Can Teach Us

Luke 2:41-52

Illustration

James W. Moore

... little boy could see! For the first time in his life… he saw his mother's face, he saw his dad and his doctor, he saw flowers and candy and balloons and the people who had cared for him. For the first time in his life, he saw his teddy bear. It was a joyous celebration! When it came time for the boy to leave the hospital, his surgeon came into the room. The doctor had grown so attached to the little boy that he had to busy himself with those insignificant gestures that we… when we are trying to surmount ...

61. Daddy, I'm Afraid

Romans 8:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... But one thing should weigh on our hearts no longer we need not fear God. And with God on our side, we need fear nothing in this world. Pastor Billy D. Strayhorn tells about a nature show that was on television sometime back. It was about a mama black bear that had given birth to two cubs. One cub died right away. Three weeks later the mother died. The remaining cub was left to fend for itself. An orphaned cub in that condition is like a walking buffet for predators, says Strayhorn. And of course the camera ...

62. The Healing Tree

Revelation 22:1-6, Luke 8:1-15

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... Tree of Life Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb down the middle of the great street of the city. On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations. No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and his servants will serve him. They will ...

63. The Significance Of An Insignificant Man

Luke 23:26-43

Sermon

Erskine White

... of Cyrene, we are passing by through the days of our lives when suddenly, we are seized against our will and given a cross to bear. It happens so often that it's hard to know where to begin listing the examples of the "Simon situations" in life. A young ... thrust upon her against her will. Now she must struggle to be both a breadwinner and a mother. That is her cross to bear. A father is unemployed, or forced to take a lower wage job, because the company wants higher profits and cheaper labor overseas. Now ...

64. Abide In Me

John 15:1-17

Sermon

Richard A. Jensen

... nourishment. The Christian life blossoms as we serve all those in any human need. The Christian life blossoms as we give the fruit of our life away to our needy neighbor. And in so doing we give glory to God. "By this my Father is glorified," Jesus says, "that you bear much fruit, and so prove to be my disciples" (John 15:8). At the risk of sounding like a broken record, let me make it clear one more time. We do not give glory to God by choosing to be obedient children of God. Mr. Will Power is not the ...

65. A Love For All Seasons (i)

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... misfiring. It is the mark of our humanity. Fortunately, God is patient and kind." (Ibid., Ritter). How we work it out -- the number of times we take the Prodigal back will never be easy to decide. But we must always bring the weight of the Gospel to our consideration. Loves bears all things. I close now. I began by saying that you can't explain love. But you do see it in persons -- and when you see it, you recognize it. So, here it is in a person. A love for all seasons is vividly seen in a book entitled ...

66. A Great Power Watching

John 14:21-29

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... he'd learned to fish and something caught his attention. He looked up to see a mountain lion ready to pounce. That same mountain lion had stalked the cub for the entire show. There was no way that mountain lion would've gone for that cub with Papa bear around, but now.... The camera zoomed in on the cub. He automatically mimicked the posture of his adopted father when threatened. He stood on his hind legs and bared his teeth. Then, in the exactly the same way his new father would have done, this cub let ...

67. Jesus’ Love and the World’s Hatred

John 15:1-17

Understanding Series

J. Ramsey Michaels

... and are ready to be even more fruitful (v. 2). The end of the first sequence (v. 4) anticipates the second. The key to “bearing fruit” is remaining united to Jesus, the source of all life, yet this “remaining” is not a passive thing. It consists of more than ... 5a), the second sequence falls into a chiastic (a b b’ a’) pattern: a If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; b apart from me you can do nothing (v. 5). b’ If anyone does not remain in me, he is like a branch that is ...

68. The Weak and the Strong

Romans 14:1--15:13

Understanding Series

James R. Edwards

... conscience of the weak (Rom. 14:13; 1 Cor. 8:9). Although the discussion of 14:1–15:13 is couched in general terms, it still bears a close resemblance to Jewish-Gentile tensions familiar in the NT as a whole (Acts 15:1–21; Gal. 4:10; 1 Cor. 8:1–13 ... , said Luther, is the glory of God, for God is glorified when believers of differing persuasions accept one another and when the strong bear the burdens of the weak! (Lectures on Romans, p. 411). 15:8–9 In a solemn summary of the thrust of the epistle, ...

69. The World Hates the Disciples

John 15:18--16:4

Understanding Series

J. Ramsey Michaels

70. One Stone Faith

1 Sam. Chapters 16-19

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... of God’s people –the flock of Israel. In the days of young David, the job of shepherd was just as dangerous as today, in fact, more so. Sheep could be preyed upon not only by wild dogs, fox, wild boar, or birds of prey; but by lions and bear. A shepherd had to be alert, strong and hardy, quick to act, loyal to the flock. Sheep were raised on the green, lush hills of Bethlehem. In Jesus’ day, those sheep and lambs would be designated as God’s holy flock –those dedicated for the sacred purpose of ...

71. It's Not a Snuggie Love

Mark 15:1-15, Mark 11:1-11

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... The cross was the 1st century equivalent of the hangman’s noose, or the electric chair. We like to wear crosses. They are pretty jewelry, dramatic wall hangings, architectural statements. But as Christians we are not called to wear crosses. We are called to bear crosses. The first true cross-bearer for Christ is named in today’s text: Simon of Cyrene. Simon did not choose his burden. Simon was pressed into service by the Roman soldiers charged with getting Jesus out to Golgotha. Mark’s text notes that ...

72. Be Prudent or Productive?

Matthew 25:14-30

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... the worst that could happen if we try and fail? What’s the worst that could happen if we lose it all after risking it all? Amazing Grace. Will you let God be God this week? Will you take some risks and invest your talents in something that promises to bear fruit? And even if it doesn’t, will you let God be God? Will you trust God’s amazing grace to cover your losses? Robert G. Tuttle, Jr. tells the story (in Can We Talk? Sharing Your Faith in a Pre-Christian World (Nashville: Abingdon, 1999), 30) that ...

73. Poem: In Memoriam

Eulogy

Alfred Lord Tennyson

... he in English earth is laid, And from his ashes may be made The violet of his native land. ‘Tis little; but it looks in truth As if the quiet bones were blest Among familiar names to rest And in the places of his youth. Come then, pure hands, and bear the head That sleeps or wears the mask of sleep, And come, whatever loves to weep, And hear the ritual of the dead. Ah yet, ev’n yet, if this might be, I, falling on his faithful heart, Would breathing thro’ his lips impart The life that almost dies in ...

74. Imitating Christ's Humility

Philippians 2:1-11

Understanding Series

F. F. Bruce

... in another letter, “and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ” (Gal. 6:2)—the law not only laid down by Christ but exemplified by Christ. Especially, as he says at greater length in Romans 15:1–3, “we who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak and not to please ourselves. Each of us should please his neighbor for his good, to build him up. For even Christ did not please himself.” The example of Christ is regularly Paul’s supreme argument in ethical exhortation, not ...

75. I Am the True Vine

John 15:1-17

Sermon

Brett Blair

... roots ran all the way back to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. In Jesus analogy, he likened himself to a vine, while the fruit bearing branches here are the disciples. God the farmer is depicted as the one who cultivates the vineyard. He waters and tends the soil ... their strength from Jesus. He is the true vine. If they break away from him, they will be like unproductive branches and die and bear no fruit. They then will have to be pruned out. What can we make of this analogy in terms of our daily life? What does it ...

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