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901. John 13:31-35

John 13:31-35

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Leonard Sweet

... discourse. This school generally recognizes 13:31-14:31 as the entire first scene of the discourse but allows that there is enough of a transitional moment between verse 38 and 14:1 to identify a shift in focus at that point. As Judas leaves the scene in verse 31, Jesus addresses the first theme of his discourse the meaning of his imminent departure and the consequences this will have for the remaining disciples. Despite the beauty of the "new commandment" that Jesus gives his disciples, there is little ...

902. John 20:1-18

John 20:1-18

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Leonard Sweet

... to enter. Peter strides in among the oddly deserted space littered with discarded burial clothes. The details John gives us are of physical things, and they create a bleak stage. We know the disciples' actions, the tomb's appearance, the location of shroud. John leaves Peter's thoughts private. John then reveals that both men come to a remarkable conclusion after they enter the tomb. The "other disciple," although second into the tomb, appears to be the first to make the leap of faith: "he saw and believed ...

903. Mark 1:14-20

Mark 1:14-20

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Leonard Sweet

... likely recognized the kind of discipling experience he was offering them. Even so, the response as recorded in verses 18 and 20 is unprecedentedly immediate and radical. Peter and Andrew leave not only their daily work, but by leaving behind their nets, they completely abandon their established livelihoods. James and John not only leave the security of their vocation, but they walk away from the safety of their family ties and support structures. While the call or command to "follow" proceeds entirely from ...

904. John 20:1-18

John 20:1-18

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Leonard Sweet

... did not yet "understand the scripture" let alone believe what Jesus had himself told them plainly (see Psalm 16:10, Isaiah 26:19, Matthew 16:21, Acts 2:25-32, 1 Corinthians 15:4). John's narrative now returns to the central figure of this unfolding drama: Mary. After leaving the women with whom she had first come to the tomb (see Matthew 28:1, Mark 16:1-3, Luke 24:1-3) to summon Peter and John, she had returned to the tomb after the women and two disciples had been there and gone. Alone, she remains outside ...

905. Luke 8:26-39

Luke 8:26-39

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Leonard Sweet

... at the wrong time (before any Gentile mission was established). But in the midst of all these social and ecclesial "wrongs," Jesus does everything "right." He heals, he banishes evil, he shakes up the local population, he changes the landscape, and he leaves an enduring visible and vocal sign of his work. Luke's account emphasizes that Jesus has moved into foreign territory. The Gerasene's country is "opposite Galilee." This whole encounter takes place only after Jesus "stepped out" onto the Gentile side of ...

906. Mark 10:17-31

Mark 10:17-31

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Leonard Sweet

... moving from marriage to money. His message is so startling and discouraging that he frightens one potential convert away and strikes doubt and despair into the hearts of his own disciples. In verse 17, the journey motif continues as Jesus prepares to leave his temporary dwelling place and continue on his "way." But before this journey commences, an apparently very eager man places himself in Jesus' path and, it would seem, in Jesus' hands. Kneeling before Jesus in a humble position of respect, this man ...

907. Experiencing God's Call in Our Lives

Mark 1:14-20

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Joe Pennel

... and go into the ministry'!" Within a few days, the business had been sold, and the family began tramping along another path. "We have never been hap-pier," said his wife. There was, for this family, a call and a response. Life, for them, has been reoriented... Where does this leave us? If others have heard the call and have responded in a radical way, then shouldn't we all do the same? That's a question only you can answer. It has to be answered by each of us as we experience God's call in our lives. How ...

908. Eight Days until Eternity

Mark 11:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... approached, the doctors told this exhausted little girl that she would need to have one more test, a spinal tap. The procedure would be painful, they said. The doctor then asked Tim Miller if he planned to stay in the room. He nodded, knowing he couldn’t leave Jennifer alone during the ordeal. The doctors gently asked Jennifer to remove all her clothing. She looked at her father with childlike modesty as if to ask if that were all right. They had her curl into a tiny ball. Tim says he buried his face in ...

909. Blessed Assurance

Matthew 6:25-34

Sermon

Mike Ripski

... ’ll need to be fixed, and if I’m not here to do it, they won’t be able to get their crop in. So would you please leave me, so I can serve my neighbors?” The angel had never run into anybody that didn’t want to go to heaven, but the angel pleaded the blacksmith’s ... our neighbors is very ill, and if we don’t help him harvest his crop, his family will be destitute. Will you please leave me, so I can help him get that crop in?” It became a habit. Every time the angel came, there was always something ...

910. The Big E

John 9:1-12

Sermon

Mike Ripski

... was right in front of them. If they allow themselves to see what Jesus is revealing to them about God, that God is more concerned about helping people see than about determining who the sinners are, where will that leave them? It will leave them denying they’ve seen what they’ve seen. Or it will leave them faced with a decision about whether they can continue to believe in what causes them to be blind to see what God is doing in Jesus. IV. Cookies and cream Stan lived across from the parsonage of our ...

911. Epiphany 4

Mark 1:21-28, 1 Corinthians 8:1-13, Deuteronomy 18:14-22

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John R. Brokhoff

... must work while it is day before the night comes. The fields are white unto harvest. Jesus had a world to save in three years! He has the whole truth of God to reveal. He needs to set up a movement to carry on his work when he leaves. The church today needs to imitate Christ in this matter to overcome its lethargy. 2. Authority (v. 22). The authority of Jesus was expressed in word and deed. He impressed the congregation with his authority and astonished them with his authority to cast out a demon. It was ...

912. Proper 6

1 Samuel 15:34--16:13, Psalm 20:1-9, Mark 4:26-29, 2 Corinthians 5:1-10

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B. David Hostetter

... do. We know we are on trial, being tested, our conduct under your scrutiny. We confess that our behavior is neither as good nor as bad as it might be. We are not as ambitious for your acceptance as we might be. As exiles, we are anxious to leave the testing grounds behind us, to live with you beyond all danger of failure. Forgive all badness for the sake of Jesus Christ and the goodness he shares with us. Amen Declaration of Pardon Pastor: Friends, hear the good news! Those who are planted in the house of ...

913. Our Help Comes from Above

John 6:16-24

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Ozzie Smith

... and the often brutal winds of Chicago seemed to bend them into submission. But in the spring the trees seemed to speak to me saying, "Notice that we kept our branches lifted towards where our help comes from." To me it seemed that they praised God with or without leaves, as if they knew that keeping their branches up was a means of patient waiting faith, and it was in the spring when the buds appeared on their branches that those trees seemed to say to me, "We told you. We told you that our help comes from ...

914. I Am the Path

Jn 6:56-69; Mk 12:35-40

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Brett Blair

... , in this place there is no path. I am the path." I think that it is here that Peter has one of his more honest and real moments. His guard was down because so many people were leaving Jesus. They were leaving because, quite frankly, things were getting a little too difficult. So, Jesus asks the twelve, are you going to leave me as well? "Lord, to whom shall we go?" Peter replied, "You have the words of eternal life. You are the Holy One of God." Peter speaks for us all. Because in this world there is not ...

915. What Do I Do - When I Don't Know What To Do?

2 Kings 4:1-7

Sermon

James Merritt

... all the little trout that he caught, but he threw back all the big ones. His buddy watched that all day long and as they prepared to leave, he looked at him and said, "I've just got to ask you a question. I've never seen anybody fish like you in all of ... have is eight-inch faith and that is why so often we take matters into our own hands, try to figure everything out on our own and leave God out of the problem and too often find the wrong solution. When you are in a situation where you don't know what to do, ...

916. Baptism - FAQ's

Acts 2:42-47

Sermon

James Merritt

... that Christ died for our sins just as the Scripture said. He was buried and He was raised from the dead on the third day as the Scripture said." (1 Cor. 15:3-4) (NLT) No one who is not a Christ-follower who comes to Cross Pointe, will ever leave Cross Pointe without knowing how to become a Christ-follower. On any given Sunday the gospel will be proclaimed, and people will have an opportunity to receive Christ and to respond to Christ. But this must not be the only place, and I must not be the only person ...

917. Honor Graduate

Exodus 20:12

Sermon

James Merritt

... when I say to those of you who are someone's children - don't forget us! It was two days before Thanksgiving and an elderly man in California called his son, David, in New York and said, "I hate to tell you this over the phone, but I am leaving your mother. Forty-three years of misery is enough!" The son was shocked and began barraging his father with questions. The old man cut him off and said, "Son, I'm sorry, but I just down have the energy to talk about it anymore. Please call you sister, in ...

918. The Dark Side Confronted

Hebrews 12:5-11

Sermon

James Merritt

... it again. When you enter into the dark side, God convicts you if you are one of His children. III. God Corrects Us So We Can Leave The Dark Side God loves us so much that He wants the best for us in this life. He knows the best does not include ... As He says in verse 11, "We can yield the peaceful fruit of righteousness." (Hebrew 12:11, NASB) Think about it. When God forces you to leave the dark side, you not only stop doing what you ought not to be doing; you start doing what you ought to be doing. I want ...

919. Lasting Impression

Luke 3:34-38, Matthew 1:5, 16

Sermon

James Merritt

... down to the tenth generation. In other words, a "no vacancy" sign had been hung out to every Moabite in the world. Ruth had married the son of a woman named, Naomi, but both Naomi's husband and Ruth's husband died and when they did, Naomi decided to leave the country of Moab and go back to her native land of Israel. Ruth elected to stay with her mother-in-law and in essence, she decided to forsake her heathen, pagan heritage, reject the idols and false gods of Moab and follow the God of Abraham, Isaac and ...

920. The Great Divide

Luke 16:19-31

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James Merritt

... the man that was poor materially was rich spiritually. So from God's perspective, this is a contrast between a poor rich man and a rich poor man. You know what the name Lazarus means? It literally means "God is my helper" or "In God I trust." The Lord Jesus leaves no doubt that Lazarus was a saved man, because we are told in v.22 that when he died "he was carried by the angels to Abraham's bosom." It is also obvious that the rich man was lost and we know why he was lost. Later in the story ...

921. In God We Trust

Proverbs 3:5-6

Sermon

James Merritt

... Jeremiah 10:23, NLT) In other words, anytime anyone decides they are going to take life into their own hands and call their own shots and leave God totally out of it is headed for disaster. I read an article in a paper a few years ago with this headline Plane With A ... ands" or "buts" in God's purpose for your life. What God wants you to do is to turn your life into a contract that you leave blank, that you go ahead and sign at the bottom, then you allow God to fill in the details. Don't miss that word "all" in ...

922. People Skills

Proverbs 12:26

Sermon

James Merritt

... He will save you. (Proverbs 20:22, NASB) The second piece of advice is - kill them with kindness. It is not enough just to leave your enemies alone. When you get a chance you need to demonstrate your love to them. Solomon said in Proverbs 25:21-22, "If ... is wisdom. How should we relate to the fools of this world? How should we relate to the wrong crowd? It is really easy. "Leave the presence of a fool, or you will not discern words of knowledge." (Proverbs 14:7, NASB) The reason is really easy and very ...

923. A Sense of Place

2 Samuel 5:1-5, 6-10

Sermon

Stan Purdum

... B along with congregation B, some members of congregation A say, "No way," and use that uniting as an excuse to either find a new church or stop attending worship anywhere. Some of the more successful church unions have happened where both A and B leave their buildings and together build a new church building C. What we are really interested in today from this story of the capture of Jerusalem, however, is that from this point onward, Jerusalem becomes the center of Israel's identity as a people and the ...

924. The Maybe Moment

2 Samuel 11:1-15

Sermon

Stan Purdum

... of those desert fathers that tells something about praying during the maybe moment. According to the story, an old man was living in a temple when some demons came and told him to leave, claiming the temple belonged to them. The old man refused to leave, however, and told them, "No place belongs to you." Then the demons began to scatter his palm leaves around, one by one, but the old man kept picking them up. Finally the devil took the man's hand and pulled him toward the door. When they got there, the old ...

925. Building a Victorious Life

Luke 6:39-49

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Gary L. Carver

... her own child. We live in the houses we build. For forty years, a man smoked three packs of cigarettes a day. Now, he cannot leave his house because of the emphysema and the asthma. He is a prisoner of his breathing apparatus and a prisoner of his own habit. Normally ... on my taxes"? What do you do when you have the misfortune of planning and saving for a trip and just as you are to leave on the trip, the family vehicle breaks down and you are facing a $500 charge? What do you do when you have the sorrow of ...

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