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51. Me - A - Missionary?

Acts 1:8

Sermon

James Merritt

... so much a part of the passion of His own heart that He not only does not want us to try to do this alone, He won't let us do it alone. He, in the person of the Holy Spirit, will be present with us and will give His power through us so that we can carry out His mission work. If you don't believe what I am about to tell you, then this particular message is going to be a total waste of your time and mine. If what Jesus said is true about the Holy Spirit and His ...

52. The Exorcism of a Child Develops a Humble Model for Faith

Mark 9:14-32

Teach the Text

Grant R. Osborne

... in this story, believe that we inherently possess the ability to triumph spiritually in this world. There can be no victory in self-serving pride. The message is clear: Jesus alone can accomplish great things in us, and our only proper response is to unleash his power through our prayer. In his Farewell Discourse in John’s Gospel, Jesus speaks frequently of this new prayer power (14:13–14, 16; 15:7, 16; 16:23, 24, 26), and the source lies in the intercessory prayer of the Spirit in the midst of our ...

53. What about Spiritual Healing?

John 4:43-54

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... , it releases God’s power. When we pray for the sick we are doing what God wants us to do; we link up our prayers and thoughts for the strengthening of others. None of this discounts our need for doctors, nurses, and medicine. God works His healing power through all of these. We are expected to cooperate with the laws of nature which God has put in our world. I can only feel sorrow for those misguided people who refuse medical care for their loved ones under the mistaken impression that to use human means ...

54. A New Kind of Teaching

Mark 1:21-28

Sermon

Maurice A. Fetty

... land, and bring us to good health again. Help us repent of our arrogance and trust again in you, that we would have a teachable spirit, O God. We pray for wisdom to find new, safe energy sources. Bless our scientists and technicians. Grant them insight into new sources of power. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

55. Easter 6

Jn 14:15-31; Acts 15:22-29, 16:6-15; Rev 21:22--22:5

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... . Sermon: We can be glad for Jesus' ascension because: a. He is exalted as King of kings. Now he is more than king of the Jews. b. He is with the Father as our intercessor. We offer our prayers to God through Christ. c. He is to send power through the Spirit, power to be and do. d. He gives us the responsibility to continue and extend his work in the world. "Jesus departed our sight, that he might return to our hearts and there find him. For he departed, and behold, he is here." Saint Augustine Gospel ...

56. Maundy Thursday Service

1 Corinthians 11:17-34, John 13:1-17

Bulletin Aid

Frank Ramirez

... : Glory to you forever. Leader: For as this bread was once scattered over the mountains but was brought together into one loaf, so too gather your fellowship from the four corners of the world into your kingdom. All: For yours are the glory and the power through Jesus Christ forever. The Meal Words Of Thanks Leader: Holy Father, we give thanks to you for your holy name, which you have planted in our hearts, and for the knowledge and faith and eternal life you have made known through Jesus your servant. All ...

57. If God Is For Us

Romans 8:28-39

Sermon

King Duncan

... a calling. God has a calling for you and if you heed God's voice, God will give you power. This brings us to the final thing to be said. WE TAKE CONFIDENCE IN GOD'S PROMISES TO US, IN GOD'S PURPOSES FOR US, AND FINALLY, IN GOD'S POWER THROUGH US. It is amazing what God can do through one thoroughly committed person. Do you know the story of Raoul Wallenberg? He is one of the heroes of the twentieth century whom we dare not forget. It was last days of 1944, when the Nazis, aware they were about to ...

58. Taking the First Step

Luke 6:27-38

Sermon

Gary L. Carver

... not to blame herself, not to see herself as deserving of abuse, not to take blame and not, in some perverted way, enjoy the abuse. Hopefully, it will enable her to not respond in kind, but to seek help for herself and for the one abusing her and have the power through Christ to respond in love, though difficult it may be. What do these words mean to you? How do they speak to you? How can they help you respond to what is happening this week or what happened last week? How can they help you to take the first ...

59. A Strange, New Math

John 17:20-26

Sermon

Glenn E. Ludwig

... of the heretofore unmentioned third divine partner linked to the first two -- namely, the Holy Spirit. The Spirit accomplishes what God has ordained. The Spirit completes the work of God in Christ by calling us together, enlightening us with his Word, filling us with power through the sacraments, sending us out to gather others in his name and around the table with us. By his power, we are one -- not by our own initiatives, not by our own creativities, not by our own inventions. We are God's, claimed in ...

60. The Mustard and the Cedar

Ezekiel 17:1-24, Matthew 13:31-35

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... as to tower over all of the other trees of every land, so that all would know that God is Lord, and that the lowly (Israel) might be made the tallest and mightiest in the land (the cedar in Israel, which is really God’s power through Israel). “The Lord brings down the tall tree and makes the low tree grow tall.” “I dry up the green tree and make the dry tree flourish.” (Ezekiel) Although the cedar tree as a metaphor signifies greatness, mighty strength, power, height, astounding growth –it is ...

61. Teachers Without Chalkboards

Matthew 28:16-20

Sermon

... from the Father who recognized him at his baptism and gave him all authority at his resurrection. It is also impossible for us to speak about Jesus apart from the Holy Spirit who descended upon him at his baptism, led him into the wilderness and worked with power through his words and acts. (It is "by the Spirit of God," Jesus says, "that I cast out demons." 12:28). Perhaps what we need to hear most of all this day, however, is that "Father, Son and Holy Spirit" signify power. The name of the Triune God ...

62. Epiphany 2

Jn 1:29-42 · 1 Cor 1:1-9 · Is 49:1-7 · Ps 27

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... . 2. Give examples of how people today attempt to evade responsibility for their actions by casting the blame on others. 3. Jesus took on himself the guilt of our sin as the Lamb of God. Now we can face our sins honestly. Now we have the power, through faith, to defeat sin. Illustration: Those of us who are white cannot fathom the pain of racial prejudice that blacks and other minorities face in our society. This has been brought to our attention by the riot that followed the first Rodney King trial in Los ...

63. Proper 24 & Pentecost 22

Matthew 22:15-22, 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10, Ruth 1:1-22, Psalm 96:1-13, Isaiah 44:24--45:25

Sermon Aid

... at Thessalonika in these few little verses of his letter to them. 1. Peace: He greeted them with the pax, the peace, which is the greeting of the risen Lord to his church when it is assembled in his name. Pass the peace of the Lord! 2. Power: Through the word which Paul preached and taught to them and the Holy Spirit, they received the power to believe the good news and become children of God, members of the body of Christ. Receive the power of the Word and the Holy Spirit. 3. Profit: Their lives, which ...

64. Epiphany 6

Mt 5:21-37 · 1 Cor 3:1-9 · Ps 119 · Dt 30:15-20

Sermon Aid

Marion L. Soards, Thomas B. Dozeman, Kendall McCabe

... speeches of Moses to the second generation—the children of those who died wandering. They have now reached the point where they must assess the risk of following God over the Jordan. The question that they must answer is whether the unleashing of God's power through the Exodus is reliable enough to move liberation from a wilderness experience, which is the only life that they have known, to the full-blown realization of life in the land. Structure. Deuteronomy 30:15-20 occurs near the end of the book of ...

65. Mud Below, Stars Above

Genesis 15:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... The man's name was Rudyard Kipling. (8) Now the language of heaven is spoken only by the spirit of the living God. If we are going to be citizens of heaven, we must be able to hear that language, which is our native tongue. E. M. Bounds in Power Through Prayer says, "Men are looking for better methods, God is looking for better men." We can be better men and women if we understand where our true citizenship lies. God told Abram to look up at the sky and count the stars. Jesus told his disciples to seek the ...

66. Easter 6

Jn 14:23-29 · Acts 14:8-18; 15:1-2, 22-29 · Rev 21:10, 22-27

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... . Sermon: We can be glad for Jesus' ascension because: a. He is exalted as king of kings. Now he is more than king of the Jews. b. He is with the Father as our intercessor. We offer our prayers to God through Christ. c. He is to send power through the Spirit, power to be and do. d. He gives us the responsibility to continue and extend his work in the world. "Jesus departed our sight, that he might return to our hearts and there find him. For he departed, and behold, he is here." - St. Augustine Gospel ...

67. The Laying on of Hands

Mark 5:21-43

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... , without Jesus’ interference, would have ended in death. Go and read the three Gospels which relate the story, and see what you find. They seem to be ambiguous as to the exact state of the child, but they are unanimous that faith in God’s power through Jesus Christ brought about recovery. I am inclined to take Jesus’ plain words at face value and believe she was in a coma, and not dead. I could never understand why over the centuries people have insisted on her being dead, when Jesus plainly said ...

68. The Bridge Builder

Luke 6:27-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... and culture. And it was their most cherished belief that when the Messiah came, He would come in power and might. He would destroy the pagan governments that oppressed the Jews, and would set up a kingdom of righteousness on earth. Through strength and power--through bloodshed, if necessary--the Messiah would take revenge on Israel's enemies. So what was all this talk about loving one's enemies? Once again, Jesus has turned our expectations upside down. He has not come to set up a temporary, earthly kingdom ...

69. The Command to Leave Horeb

Deuteronomy 1:1-8

Understanding Series

Christopher J. H. Wright

... to both negative and positive motivation that Moses fully exploits in the following chapters. The opening verses thus set the scene for the rest of the book. Geographically, historically, and theologically, Deuteronomy is a book “on the boundary,” speaking powerfully through the ages to every generation of God’s people called to move across the ever shifting boundary from past experience of God into future unknown circumstances (cf. Miller, Deuteronomy, pp. 20f.). 1:6 You have stayed long enough at ...

70. Follow

Mark 1:14-20

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... of the world wants you on His team. Jesus is calling. He speaks to our innermost being. He is the One who can give our lives meaning and purpose and He is calling you. Without Him, we will always be wandering. With Him, we will have purpose and power. Through Him our sins are forgiven. With Him, our lives have direction. Jesus is calling. Jesus calls us “o'er the tumult of our life's wild, restless sea." That's how Cecil Alexander described it one hundred sixty years ago. I wonder how he would define it ...

71. Isaiah 50:4-9a

Isaiah 50:4-9a

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... slunk off, hiding himself and letting the enthusiasm of the people harmlessly ebb away. But Jesus stayed in the midst of the crowd for a bit longer, and in doing so, he presented them with a startling image of servanthood. He proclaimed his power through the humbling act of riding on a spindly young colt, fulfilling the prophetic vision from Zechariah 9:9. His ride into Jerusalem demonstrated that Jesus freely chose a life of service and uncertainty and vulnerability before the world. This week's Epistle ...

72. Isaiah 50:4-9a

Isaiah 50:4-9a

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

73. Rules for Christian Households

Colossians 3:18-4:1

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... , can be played in that culture with fidelity to Christ. Paul recognizes the legal and cultural power that husbands have over wives, fathers over children (of any age), and masters (male and female) over slaves. He wants those who have been given power through social norms to exercise that rule in Christ-honoring ways. And he wants those who are under such power to respect those wielding it but also to remember that such authority is mediated, for only Christ has ultimate authority. Paul is not concerned ...

74. Proper 24

Lk 18:1-8 · 2 Tim 3:14--4:5 · Gen 32:22-30 · Ex 17:8-13 · Hab 1:1-3, 2:1-4

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... to grow weary in praying about the same need or problem. Jesus told this parable to teach us that we ought "always" to pray. (v. 1) We are to keep praying until the prayer is answered. That answer may be "yes," "no," or "wait." Outline: To get power through persistence in prayer - A. Overcome the tendency to stop praying - v. 1 B. Have a petition of great concern - v. 3 C. Use the strategy of continuance - v. 5 D. Claim the victory - v. 7 3. How Dependable are We? 18:8. Need: This gospel lesson needs ...

75. Thanks For All You've Done

Colossians 1:15-23, Colossians 1:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... the lecture hall. The young man who had stood up proceeded to walk to the front of the room and share his faith in Jesus for the next half hour. Three hundred students stayed and listened as he told of God's love for them and of his power through Jesus. In our lesson from the epistles St. Paul prays that you and I will give thanks to God. Since our national holiday of Thanksgiving is upon us, this is a particularly relevant scripture for our consideration. But St. Paul says very little to us about a modern ...

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