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776. It Is Really Something New by Dr. Frank Bateman Stanger

2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2, Acts 17:16-34

Sermon

Leonard Mann

... the true nature of God. He announced an incarnation which was climaxed in a resurrection from the dead. The Christian faith transcends human philosophy. Philosophy has only ideas. The Christian faith has at its center a person - a real person. "The Word became a person," says the Apostle John, "and dwelt in our own being. The Word was full of grace and truth." That real person went all the way to a cross, all the way to the depths of death and hell; but God has raised him from out among the dead. This is ...

777. The Bible, Your Mirror? by Dr. Lawrence L. Lacour

Acts 17:16-34

Sermon

Leonard Mann

... the promise of the Father." Filled with the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, their craven hearts became strong. After that, the apostles set the pace by providing another model of what the enabling power of the Holy Spirit can do. So the mirror ... she had faith about the person she would become. As she made the move into the next life several days later, she could say with the Apostle Paul, "... whether we live ... or die, we are the Lord’s." This same Jesus whom we trust with our individual lives is also the Lord ...

778. Learning to Be Graceful

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... have more things in common than not. This is true of all of life. You have more agreements with the people in your life than disagreements, more in common than dispute. Paul knew this fundamental facet of human makeup. Wherever he traveled, the great Apostle emphasized the common humanity in all men. He avidly searched for agreements between the Hebrew concept of God and what others were worshiping. He set Christianity on a path of gracefulness. I, for one, am glad that he did. Friends, these are trying ...

779. The Light that Shines Within

John 1:1-18

Sermon

Leonard Mann

... out from what they were into what they could become. And don’t you see: Matthew and Mary and those fishermen all have one thing in common - after they met Jesus they began to live in new dimensions of their being. In his letter to the Ephesians the Apostle Paul writes concerning the sort of context in which our life is cast and the kind of potential life has. His exulting words: "I pray God ... according to the riches of his glory, that he will grant you to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the ...

780. Family Reunion

Ephesians 2:11-22

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... our scripture is that of a building. Note verse 20: "You are constructed on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, of which the cornerstone is Christ Jesus." Just imagine the church as a massive temple reaching all the way to the heavens. Jesus Christ ... is the cornerstone of that structure. The apostles and prophets are the foundation blocks. And each one of us is a block or stone or brick in that structure. No ...

781. Our Inclusive Christ

Colossians 3:1-17

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... and was blessed by their services. And I know why. When they talked about their "Jesus Christo," I knew they were referring to my own Jesus Christ. Because we shared the same Lord, our many differences shrank in significance. This is the basic insight the Apostle Paul was conveying to the people of the ancient church at Colossae in the scripture I read a few moments ago. Paul had grasped the radical truth that at the banquet table of Christ, everybody has a place. If two people share Christ, that bond ...

782. Never Underestimate The Power of a Cup of Cold Water

Matthew 10:1-42

Sermon

Brett Blair

... : I. Sacrifice is a Sign of Mature Faith. If you have been a Christian for some long time, I would suggest that the sacrifices you make are the tell-tale sign of a mature commitment. Let’s look at the text. Jesus does not mince words with the 12 Apostles. He says, “Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.” I know that it is common in church circles, particularly when the church is involved in the political arena, to say that the church is ...

783. Beginning with Easter - Then What?

Acts 4:32-37

Sermon

Donald Macleod

... in our modern society. Luke rounds out this paragraph with the personal example of the disciple called Barnabas. Listen to this case study in verses 36-37: "Barnabas sold a field which belonged to him and came and laid it at the apostles’ feet." You and I cannot divorce or separate the Easter experience from stewardship. Those who commit themselves to others, to things great and good, become not only worthy examples but automatically they become leaders in causes that change our world. Billy Graham ...

784. Easter Turns ONLY into ALSO

Acts 10:23b-48

Sermon

Donald Macleod

... regardless of race, color or creed. 2. So far we have seen the new inclusiveness of Christianity at work, but we need now to ask: what was the basic reason or secret behind it all? What sustained the attitude and action of these early apostles and gave them the courage to be different? How do we explain this uncommon phenomenon Jews and Gentiles, i.e., people divided by race, language and religion, joining in worship and eating meals together? The answer lay in their common loyalty to Jesus Christ, their ...

785. A Perspective on the Ascension

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

Donald Macleod

... , has to report, not from heresay, but from a basis of "I was there." Moreover, that report must be given regardless of any personal cost and with the affirmation that it is "the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help me God"! So the apostles went out into the world with a message based upon personal experience of a Risen and Ascended Lord who for them had become "the way, the truth, and the life." Peter said to Annas, the high priest, at an early trial: "We cannot but speak of what we ...

786. I Believe In Judgment

Matthew 25:31-46

Sermon

Robert Allen

... and eternal torture, was not meant to be taken physically and literally. However, I must affirm to you very simply that God’s judgment is a reality. It is not a pleasant thought, but God is a God of judgment. For centuries we have asserted this belief in the Apostles’ Creed when we say: "He shall come to judge the quick and the dead...." Anne of Austria once said, "... God does not pay at the end of every week, but at the end He pays." We can go on with our lives and leaving God out, disobeying his laws ...

787. The Richest Hill On Earth

John 19:17-27

Sermon

Robert Allen

... Cross is the depth of God’s love for us in spite of what we are. His love will not be discouraged by our sins. The apostle phrased it so simply: "While we were yet sinners Christ died for us ..." We do not have to earn God’s love. The Cross of ... ignorance ... or our stupidity. Perhaps a more mature understanding of the power of God is revealed in the Cross of Calvary. The Apostle Paul, living in a world that equated power with brute force and military might, seemed to delight in preaching the Cross of ...

788. Peter’s Second Sermon

Acts 3:11-26

Sermon

Durwood L. Buchheim

... failures than their successes. So I have become somewhat of a doubting Thomas in the matter of instant, miraculous cures. I have never seen a withered arm restored, or a paralyzed person get up and walk. I do believe that Jesus was a healer and also his close apostles. However, I think it was because of their unique relationship with God that they had powers most of us do not have. For me a miracle is anything that makes God more real in my life. I see healing miracles going on today, but I see them being ...

789. The Church Reaches Out!

Acts 8:26-40

Sermon

Durwood L. Buchheim

... that what comes out is more sense than sound. We are reminded of the foundation words for all Christian teaching and learning by the Apostle Paul, "When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child; but when I ... not just to live it, but also to be able to tell it. Out of all the witnesses, out of all the glorious company of the apostles, martyrs, and missionaries of old - only we are left. It is now our turn, to have the time of our life, reaching out with the greatest ...

790. Wheel Within The Wheel

Acts 1:12-26

Sermon

Durwood L. Buchheim

... do not play much of a role in the book of Acts and we never again hear of the new replacement, Matthias. Neither do we hear of any more apostolic elections. When the apostles died they were not replaced. The crucial factor in this special election seems to have been the defection of Judas. That scandal had to be corrected. He had to be replaced. We also remember the twelve had been appointed by the earthly Jesus and sent out to proclaim the gospel. ...

791. When God Was Nothing

Philippians 2:1-11

Sermon

Brett Blair

... he regarded as a son and encouraged him. Timothy, he said, I have been reminded of your sincere faith. Your grandmother had it, your mother had it, and I am persuaded it is in you as well. Keep that faith alive Timothy. And Timothy did taking over for the Apostle Paul when he was martyred in Rome. Love encourages. That’s what love does and it can make all the difference in your life. Edward Steichen was one of the world's most renowned photographers of the 20th century. But he almost gave up on the day he ...

792. Obedience to God

Drama

Curt M. Joseph

Characters: Joseph of Arimathea - a pharisee and member of the Sanhedrin; calm, methodical, and a seeker of wisdom and truth. Nathanael an apostle of Jesus; warm, gentle, caring. Philip an apostle of Jesus; excitable, and not quite sure of himself. The play opens with only an empty bench in the middle of the stage. Joseph: (He comes on stage hurriedly. Looks around. When he can’t see anyone, he begins to speak out loud, as if to himself.) I can’t ...

793. Stewards of Creation

Genesis 1:1-2:3

Sermon

Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... to do only with our money and offerings. This sermon series will give us opportunity to open up a much wider view of how God asks us to be managers of his entire creation. Martin Luther teaches in his explanation to the First Article of the Apostles’ Creed: "I believe that God has created me and all that exists." So we become managers and caretakers of all that there is: the earth, people, health, skills, time, and life itself. Psalm 8 has it: "You appointed them over everything you made; you placed them ...

794. Stewards and Our Bodies

1 Corinthians 6:12-20

Sermon

Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... Hupman had quite a time keeping good tenant farmers there in Darke County. Some would simply use up whatever they could get their hands on - others would gently care for the property and the land and the animals. It’s the same with our being tenants of our bodies. The Apostle Paul summed it up best of all to the stewards at Corinth: "You know that your bodies are parts of the body of Christ. Don’t you know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and who was given to you by God ...

795. A Man With Lips on Fire

Isaiah 6:1-13

Sermon

R. Blaine Detrick

... he indirectly quoted from the Psalms while on the cross, the last direct quotation that he made was from the book of Isaiah, when he said (of himself) at the Last Supper: "He was numbered with the transgressors" (Luke 22:37; Isaiah 53:12). As Paul, the apostle, closed his ministry (as reported in the book of Acts), he too used the words of Isaiah (Acts 28:25-27; Isaiah 6:9, 10). In addition, some of the best-known passages from Saint Paul and from Saint John found their original expression in Isaiah. For ...

796. A Citizen of Three Worlds

Sermon

R. Blaine Detrick

... distinguish between Christian courage and fool-hardiness? (21:4-14) When is it convenient to obey God? (24:24, 25) A Citizen of Three Worlds Who can ever measure the incalculable influence and the overwhelming outreach of a man of the stature of Paul the apostle? Not I! And certainly not in a few brief pages. If this chapter accomplishes nothing more than to send you to the Bible to discover more about Paul for yourself, it will be worthwhile. He is the one person, primarily, through whom God spread abroad ...

797. Easter 7

Acts 1:12-26, 1 John 5:1-12, John 17:6-19

Bulletin Aid

Paul A. Laughlin

... the symbolic number of twelve; and (2) the dependence on the divine will rather than human choice in the final decision. Call to Worship Leader: Christians, we stand today at the end of a long succession of disciples that extends back to the first Apostles! People: AS DISCIPLES HAVE PASSED FROM THE SCENE, THERE HAVE BEEN OTHERS TO TAKE THEIR PLACES. Leader: Some, like Judas, left by betrayal; others, like Peter, were lost to martyrdom. People: IN EVERY CASE, HOWEVER, GOD HAS RAISED UP GOOD MEN AND WOMEN TO ...

798. Looking Ahead with Hope

John 1:43-51

Sermon

... down the road to Damascus ... a man filled with prejudice and anger against the Christian movement. In the light of a new faith he became a new creature, totally transformed. Who could have foreseen what was going to happen when God took hold of the life of the Apostle Paul? We call this conversion. It’s an old-fashioned term, but it expresses the reality of what faith means in a day like this. No matter what we have been, no matter what we are, no matter what burden of sin we carry, no matter how filthy ...

799. Focused Light

Acts 10:23b-48

Sermon

William F. Dunkle

... authentic prisms, clean and clear, through which the Epiphany Star may be focused. Then, only then, we too may go about doing good, and even healing as we are healed. Even so God’s light spreads. It did in the Centurion Cornelius and through the Apostle Peter. It can in us who have seen the Star and come to worship the Christ. For God commands, "Let there be light!" What the Epiphany light does as it spreads in this world was as clearly demonstrated by Cornelius as by Simon Peter. Cornelius experienced ...

800. Extended Light

1 Corinthians 7:29-31

Sermon

William F. Dunkle

... away. All that’s left for soldiers to wear is olive drab or snake-like camouflage. The glory and glamor of war has passed away. Everybody everywhere hates it! The form of the world is changing. Jesus came. That changed everything! Yet the Apostle Paul’s word to Corinthian Christians is still relevant indeed. We really should stop temporizing about what is temporary, just as Saint Paul urged the early Christians. We really should quit centering our lives on worldly relationships as though homes, commerce ...

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