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801. Equipped for Our Calling

Matthew 9:35-10:8, (9-23)

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... around her desire to work with those who are suffering and in need. (6) Last Sunday we talked about the graciousness of God and God’s plan to usher in His kingdom through imperfect people like the disciples. And you. And me. It doesn’t make sense, does it? But Jesus never expects us to accomplish kingdom work under our own power. First, he equips us with his spirit of compassion, with seeing people as God sees them. Then he equips us with his divine authority. And finally, he equips us with the good ...

802. The Mud Room

John 9:1-41

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... believe to be true, muddy our need for boundaries, divisions, and judgments, and muddy our need for control of what we demand as our truth. We need to blur the boundaries that divide us from our perceptions of ourselves, Jesus, and others around us. Our sense of order, divisions, judgments, and imposition of boundaries and rules is literally keeping us entrapped in sin and preventing us from seeing the truth of who Jesus is in our lives, who we are in relationship to God and others, and who others truly are ...

803. The Flow

John 7:37-39 · 1 Corinthians 12:3-13 · Acts 2:1-21

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... of storms. Like rainbows, the emotions of human beings often peak in a culmination of both tears and the light of joy and hope. Do you cry when you are moved and happy? Do you feel energized and strong after a difficult workout? Do you feel a sense of elation while tackling a challenging assignment? Do love stories make you both sad and yet warm in your heart?[1] These kinds of peak moments usually result from a kind of intensity of the moment, an immersion kind of experience in which you are fully attuned ...

804. Easter Is True

Luke 24:13-35 · 1 Peter 1:17-23

Sermon

Will Willimon

... sophomore year. I had dutifully gotten up on Easter morning and gone to church to please the folks. Most of the service foiled to impress me. It was a skeptical time in my life when I had decided that most of this church stuff made little sense. But when the minister stood and read the scripture, Luke's story of the first Easter, I was astounded. I caught myself looking around at the congregation. Were they really sitting there passively swallowing this stuff? A preacher, here in the middle of the twentieth ...

805. Wherever The Messiah Is

Matthew 16:13-23

Sermon

William G. Carter

... healing to the one who was paralyzed. Jesus was unusual. If you didn’t know better, you might think he can from the planet Krypton. I can understand why Simon Peter had a hard time making sense out of him. Not only did Jesus have the power, but sometimes when he spoke, it sounded like jibberish. Some of his words didn’t make sense. This man who seemed to have amazing power said to Peter, “I am going to the cross. I must give my life. I must hand over everything and sacrifice my life.” And Peter said ...

806. I Am Somebody!

Mark 1:4-11

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... preacher who is more than passing strange — a coarse camel’s hair tunic with a leather belt around his waist, the uniform of a prophet since the days of Elijah (2 Kings 1:8). It was longing and anticipation that brought this mass of people out — there was a sense that something was missing in their walk with God, so they were ready to listen to a new voice. And this is a powerful voice: “You pack of snakes! Who warned you to run from the anger of God that is coming on you? Clean up your act! And ...

807. That Mountaintop Moment

Mark 9:2-9

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... us, but which we have no words to explain. Prayer is like that too, as is meditation, holy communion, worship, and other kinds of spiritual encounters with God that take us far beyond our comprehension and beyond the boundaries of our capacity to make sense of our world. John Wesley called those vehicles “means of grace.” What he meant was that during those times of prayer, meditation, worship, or holy communion, through faith, we have the ability to connect with God on a relational level in a spirit ...

808.

Psalm 143:1-12

Understanding Series

Craig C. Broyles

... Kgs. 8:31–32). The context of these psalms may thus be likened to a civil court case between two parties. In 143:2, however, judgment takes place “before you.” Here judgment and righteousness are relative to God alone, and thus take on an absolute sense. There is no third party here, so this may be likened to a criminal case (further on this analogy, see C. S. Lewis, Reflections on the Psalms [London: Geoffrey Bles, 1958], pp. 15–22). Third, we need to consider the chief function of the designations ...

809. “Lord, Our Lord, How Majestic Is Your Name in All the Earth!”

Psalm 8:1-9

Teach the Text

C. Hassell Bullock

... open up the marvels of God’s Word. Two terms can provide that opportunity here. The first term is “what” (mah), which is translated “how” in the refrain (8:1, 9) and “what” in verse 4. In the refrain it is used in an exclamatory sense, “How!” (We also use it like this; e.g., “What a beautiful day!” By that we express our surprise or excitement or wonder.) David uses it to express wonder at who God is: “How majestic!” Human language is often inadequate to express our human thoughts ...

810. “The Words of the Lord Are Flawless, Like Silver Purified in a Crucible”

Psalm 12:1-8

Teach the Text

C. Hassell Bullock

... word is his envoy sent out to do his bidding, and because God is sovereign, this mission will not fail (Isa. 40:8; 45:23). Teaching the Text Those in David’s world who are loyal and reliable have been replaced by liars and flatterers (12:2). The sense of verse 2 is that the psalmist’s generation is so wicked that not a single pious person can be found.11 Obviously this is hyperbole, that is, an overstatement of the case, because David himself was considered to be a righteous person. But the theological ...

811. Body

2 Corinthians 4:1-18

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

... 11–13 he lists his apostolic trials and tribulations, and in 2 Corinthians 1:8–11 he describes his nearly fatal experience in Asia, which made him despair even of life. Yet, as we have seen, God comforts Paul in “all our troubles” (1:4), in the sense that he rescues the apostle from all his trials. Since the power of God is at work in his life, Paul can withstand persecution without being destroyed. Acts even records an incident in which Paul was stoned and left for dead, but he walked away from the ...

812. God Is Like...a Face

Genesis 33:1-11 · 2 Corinthians 4:5-6

Sermon

Kenneth L. Gibble

... . As one of the Ten Commandments expressed it, no images were permitted to be built depicting Yahweh’s body or face. And yet … the Hebrews could not resist speaking of the face of God. To imagine, to speak, of God’s face is to imagine and speak metaphorically. In one sense, it is nonsensical to say God is like a face, just as it is nonsensical to say God is like a shepherd or like a father or like anything else. That’s because any metaphor we use can only hint at the nature of the being we call God ...

813. The Spirit Blows Where It Will

John 3:1-10

Sermon

Will Willimon

... from whence it comes. You don't know to where it goes. You can't control it, predict it, harness it. Getting into my Kingdom is a lot like that, only moreso, pneuma.” “Jesus, did you say pneuma in the ordinary sense of 'wind' or pneuma in the theological sense of 'spirit?’” Jesus replied, “Yes.” Do you find it interesting that when Nicodemus asked “how” Jesus responded by citing two of the most mysterious, uncontrollable events in life? Birth. Wind. How? What did you do to get born? If it ...

814. Transforming Love

Acts 9:1-19a

Sermon

Douglas J. Deuel

... of Christians had become the church's leading theologian and advocate. A minister had a special teacher, named Mr. Thompson, when he was in the fifth grade. Not only was he an excellent educator but he also went to great lengths to build the confidence and the sense of self-worth of the student. He showed interest in the boy's family life and he encouraged the boy's participation in sports. This teacher was rare in the passion and the caring he brought to his students. Then the boy went on to the sixth ...

815. An Extremely Odd Couple

Luke 18:1-8

Sermon

J. Will Ormond

... go!" Again and again Moses and Aaron go to Pharaoh to plead for the release of the slaves. Over and over the king of Egypt refuses. Then after a series of plagues Pharaoh relents. He lets the people go, not because he has finally developed a sense of justice and compassion, but because these people are about to wear him out. He wants to get rid of them. Come to more modern times and think of the civil rights movement. Remember the African-American slaves of recent centuries singing spirituals in the cotton ...

816. Topsy-turvy Christianity

Luke 6:17-26, Luke 6:27-36

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J. Will Ormond

... have been. People came from all over the country as far away as Jerusalem, Tyre and Sidon. Many people were drawn to Jesus because they had illnesses for which they sought healing. Rich people can get sick, too, you know. Others may have come not from a sense of need but out of curiosity. What did the rich people think when they heard all those woes pronounced on them? To say the least, they must have felt uncomfortable. Some of them may have become angry and left the crowd in a huff, mumbling to themselves ...

817. Easter Understanding

Luke 24:36-49

Sermon

Harry N. Huxhold

... of apparition like a ghost. He could tell that even that was not convincing. He ate a fish which he requested of them. Luke makes the point that he did it in their presence. Jesus did everything to fill the need for people to satisfy their senses and perceptions of what had transpired. Yet that was not enough. They sat there stupefied. People live with the signs of God's providence, goodness, and mercy every day and still they do not believe what they should about God. People believe about the Bible and ...

818. No Box Seats In The Kingdom

Mark 10:35-45

Sermon

William G. Carter

... our great corporations decided to speak up? What if we served the world by advocating the things we really need: like an equitable wage for anybody who can work, an environment that nurtures human health, a means for strangers to live in peace, and, most of all, a sense of holy purpose whereby our daily work counts for something? Are you able to drink that cup? Are you able to share his baptism? I don't know. I do know if we want to follow Jesus, we must rethink what it means to be the church, especially ...

819. When All Is Said And Done

Mark 13:1-31

Sermon

William G. Carter

... good news is that the end of all this fighting is in sight." The evidence is found in his own words, as Jesus speaks of signs that we have already seen fulfilled. Even as we wait for the end of the world, Christians are those people who have, in a sense, already seen the end of the world. We have seen it in the cross. Jesus promised, "The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will be falling from heaven." A short time after he said it, darkness came over the whole land ...

820. Dinner Parties With A Difference

Luke 7:36-50

Sermon

Maurice A. Fetty

... new narcissism in the land, says Marin. Self-love has been elevated to the ultimate. Genuine human community and reciprocity are lacking. It is so easy for the self to replace a sense of community or genuine relationship with others or with God. Thus we lose any sense of the real presence of another self, and with it, our sense of identity and reciprocal relationship. There is no give and take, only take. Do you see what was happening with the prostitute? For the first time in her life she truly was loving ...

821. Called To Pull Down; Called To Rebuild

Jeremiah 1:1-19

Sermon

Robert A. Hausman

... earth are subject to a greater power, a power which, though often hidden, still orders historical events. Jeremiah had a sense of that overriding power in his own life. He had experienced his call as something outside himself, a power which ... there is something like a burning fire shut up in my bones; I am weary with holding it in, and I cannot (20:9). That sense of being divinely shaped and ordered by a wholly other God is expressed in the call with words of predestination: "Before I formed you in ...

822. When Wisdom Cries Out

Proverbs 8:1-36

Sermon

Carlyle Fielding Stewart

... for sanity amid the demonic and insane forces of society. Wisdom cries out for a reverence for life amid desacralizing and desecrating forces of evil in the land. Our streets are filled with litanies of pain and grief, where internecine strife undermines our sense of trust and belonging. Insecurity anywhere is a threat to security everywhere. Wisdom cries out for peace and the eradication of senseless, demented violence in the streets of the land. Wisdom is crying out for love in the families of this land ...

823. Lent 4

Psalm 32:1-11, Joshua 5:1-12, 2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2, Luke 15:1-7

Sermon Aid

William E. Keeney

... considered only fit as animal food. 7. "He Came to Himself." (v. 17) This is an idiom which is reported to be found in Greek and Latin as well as Aramaic. It means that he realized the foolishness of his actions and decided to act according to common sense. 8. "Sinned Against Heaven and Before You." (v. 18) Jesus acknowledges that sin always is two-dimensional. It is against God and against people. The use of heaven is a euphemism for God. Jews were reluctant to use the word God for fear that they would be ...

824. Proper 25

Psalm 65:1-13, Luke 18:9-14, Joel 2:28-32, 2 Timothy 4:9-18, 2 Timothy 3:10--4:8

Sermon Aid

William E. Keeney

... to help them? 5. How Do I Pray? The Pharisee used his personal prayer to glorify himself and condemn others. He probably did it so that the people around him could hear his self-exaltation and his accusations of others. He did not come before God with a sense of gratitude and need. A Christian needs to reflect on the attitude brought to prayer. Is it just an exercise of piety, a duty to be met, a routine form? Or is the prayer an earnest reaching out in gratitude for blessing received and an affirmation of ...

825. A Mother's Love -- A Godly Passion

Luke 13:31-35

Sermon

Glenn E. Ludwig

... they warned, "for Herod wants to kill you." Now we are not told just what it was that bothered Herod. Perhaps it was that he thought Jesus might expose him, as had John the Baptist, and we all know what happened to his head as a result. Or, perhaps he sensed that Jesus would disrupt the status quo and rock the proverbial boat. And we all know that politicians hate rocking boats. In any case, his intent was not clear. All we do know is that he is after Jesus. And Jesus' response? "Go and tell that fox for me ...

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