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

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

Sermon

Leonard Mann

... had discovered a new purpose and activity in life. God had called him and given him new concerns. He manifested a new compassion. He lived in the sense and power of a new Presence. He had a new relationship to everyone in the new humanity in and through the Spirit of Christ. He had a new hope. "Nothing can separate me," he said, "from the love of God." "I have a tabernacle of God, eternal in the heavens." "I press on that I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead." All of this is the meaning of the ...

927. To Bethlehem and Beyond

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

Leonard Mann

... 5,000 miles away from that town. Here at this point in chronological time, we may be 1,980 away. This may be how far we are away in space and time. But I’m thinking of distance in another dimension. Not in space and time, but in mood and spirit, how far from Bethlehem are we? As God lights the Bethlehem skies with his star, how far are we away from understanding what he wants us to understand? knowing what he wants us to know? feeling what he wants us to feel? A few Christmases ago, in a somewhat typical ...

928. Signs Of A Vital Church

2 Corinthians 2:12--3:6, 2 Corinthians 4:1-18

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... am I doing to make this sign a reality at our church? The first sign of a vital church is this: It Is Powered By The Holy Spirit. In verse 5 of chapter 3 Paul wrote: "Our competence is from God." Then in verse 7 of chapter 4 he added: "We have treasure in ... leader in our city, our conference, and our denomination that she is called to be. But if we ask continually for the Holy Spirit to fill us and use us, there will be hair pens in holy sockets over this place. Ernest Campbell, that great preacher who used ...

929. Faith and Expectation

Acts 1:1-11

Illustration

Larry Powell

... God. Although John’s baptism would enable those who submitted to it to meet the "Day of the Lord," it was to be distinguished as different from a future baptism, administered by one who "will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire." b. Baptism of the Holy Spirit. This baptism consists not in symbolic gestures of initiation, but in the receiving of "power." It does not ordain anybody for, or against, the future but rather manifests itself in a spiritual experience in the present. An initiatory baptism ...

930. Bridges, Not Walls!

Acts 10:23b-48

Sermon

Durwood L. Buchheim

... ; this Peter who met the Risen Christ and heard the three-fold question, "Do you love me Peter?" and the final command to be Christ’s witness from Jerusalem to the end of the earth; this Peter who himself had experienced the empowering presence of God’s Spirit - was once more called on to change his way of thinking and living! God led Peter and the church into a new way of looking at people. It didn’t come easily for Peter. This was a change that was extremely difficult. Eating and drinking with the ...

931. God’s Choice

1 Samuel 16:1-13

Sermon

Roger Prescott

... asks Samuel. Then comes the dramatic climax to this marvelous story. David is called in from tending the sheep, and Samuel knows when he sees him that he is the one. And Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brothers; and the Spirit of the Lord came mightily upon David from that day forward. - 1 Samuel 16:13 A great reign of a great leader was born. The way we choose people or things is different from how God does it. God chooses us for servanthood, not based on other people’s ...

932. The Scattering of Lesser Figures

Acts 8:9-25

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... city of Jerusalem, is a lesser figure who received the apostolic imprint. Along the way he encounters a magician named Simon who is so powerful all the people flock to him for his fame. And this same Simon wants to know how much it costs to buy the Holy Spirit, only to be shown that it is a free gift. The story in a very real way points out what usually happens when the gospel is scattered among lesser figures far away from its home base, in this case, Jerusalem. Perhaps you and I cannot identify with Moses ...

933. You Shall Receive Power

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

Carlyle Fielding Stewart

... wane, enemies bow, persecution is banished. When the Holy Ghost comes, the lame walk, the dumb talk, the blind see, and the deaf hear! When the Holy Ghost comes, the dead are raised, the mute shout the joy of Jesus, and the devil flees for a season. When the Holy Spirit comes upon you, the true power comes because it is a power not of the self but of God. It is a power that comes from on high and cannot be determined by things down low. We cannot do what God calls us to do without the power, authority ...

934. The Preacher Was Caught by Surprise

Acts 10:23b-48

Sermon

King Duncan

... time, ‘Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.' This happened three times, and immediately the sheet was taken back to heaven." While Peter was pondering this vision, the three men sent by Cornelius arrived at the house where Peter was staying. And the Spirit spoke to Peter telling him to go with the three men. The next day Peter did just that, taking with him a few of his Christian friends. When they got to the house of Cornelius, they found a large group of people gathered there, relatives ...

935. A Life Hidden With Christ

Colossians 2:6-23

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... hampering limitations of the present order need not overcome us. We have moved from the domain of the flesh into the realm of the Spirit. Here is an illustration of it in a letter I received from a woman who with five others had attended a prayer seminar I ... hampering limitations of the present order need not overcome us. We have moved from the domain of the flesh into the realm of the Spirit. Here is an illustration of it in a letter I received from a woman who with five others had attended a prayer seminar I ...

936. Claim the Promise

John 14:5-14

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... from Jesus Himself. Listen to Him: “Because I live you will live also. I will never leave you nor forsake you. I am come that…. Come unto me all of you that labor and are heavy-laden and I will give you rest…You shall receive power when the Holy Spirit is come upon you.” One of the most fantastic promises of Jesus is in our Scripture lesson, John 14:12. Listen again to that text: “I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in Me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater things than ...

937. Message from a Cloud

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... old teacher’s voice. He had internalized Morrie’s voice, his values, his presence. Even after Morrie was gone, Mitch would still be guided by his presence. (6) So would it be with the disciples, but in a more personal and intense way. The Holy Spirit would be with them. Just as the Holy Spirit is with us today. I don’t know what your life situation is. I don’t know what giant you are facing today. But I do know this. You are not alone. Christ has ascended to the Father. And he has sent us his Holy ...

938. A More Perfect Union

Habakkuk 2:1-5

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... so appropriate for living happily in an increasingly diverse nation. The spirit of liberty is the spirit which is not too sure that it is right. The spirit of liberty is the spirit which seeks to understand the minds of other men and women. The spirit of liberty is the spirit which weighs their interests along side its own without bias. The spirit of liberty remembers that not even a sparrow falls to earth unheeded. The spirit of liberty is the spirit of Him who, near two thousand years ago, taught mankind ...

939. This Is Not Rocket Science

Acts 2:1-8

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... in the Church. All kinds of people came together in the Church to manifest visibly that we are all children of God. In spite of the differences we have in the world, we are able to live together as one family in the Church. That is why the Spirit came down to the Church at Pentecost, so that the disciples could speak a language that would unite all people, speak a language that all people could understand. It turned out that that language was the language of love. The Church had a special word for it. They ...

940. Advent 2

Isaiah 11:1-16, Matthew 3:1-12, Romans 14:1--15:13

Bulletin Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... Son. By his coming, give us strength in our conflicts and shed light on our path through the darkness of this world." Hymn of the Day: "On Jordan's Banks The Baptist's Cry" Theme of the Day: The Day Of The Lord Gospel - Hope for the baptism of the Spirit - Matthew 3:1-12 Lesson 1 - The promise of a Messiah gives hope - Isaiah 11:1-10 Lesson 2 - Hope for unity and harmony in the church - Romans 15:4-13 The theme of hope, explicitly and implicitly, seems to unite the pericopes and propers. In Lesson 1 we hope ...

941. Advent 3

Romans 14:1--15:13, Matthew 11:1-19, James 5:7-12, Isaiah 11:1-16

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

942. Acts 19:1-7

Acts 19:1-22

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... s Acts text is the first in a series of three stories of Paul's definitive work in Ephesus (19:1-20), work that demonstrated Paul's authority to teach, preach, and heal as well as dramatically revealing the power and presence of the Holy Spirit. Paul's determination to reach Ephesus as quickly as possible is detailed by the text's reference to the route the apostle takes: the more direct, higher elevation road, cutting through the interior regions instead of the winding valley road through Lycus and Maender ...

943. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24

1 Thessalonians 5:12-28

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... this is a Christian community, a community of those who have accepted Christ, makes it holy (see 1 Corinthian 7:14). But this same Christian community won't be completed or perfected until the end-times return of Christ. The triune identification of the believer as spirit and soul and body may be theologically complex, yet here seems most obviously Paul's Greek/Christian attempt to identify the totality of each believer. Paul's final word in today's text is one of faith or trust. It's perhaps Paul's most ...

944. Claiming a Do-Over Faith

Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11

Sermon

Schuyler Rhodes

... are to give them a garland instead of ashes, The oil of gladness rather than mourning, The mantle of praise instead of a faint spirit. This season that we now call Christmas, this time of waiting heralds the coming of God's acceptable year, the arrival of the ... and even to our world. It's true. We can, with lives dedicated and hearts open, make a difference. We can, with God's Spirit upon us, dare to do wonderful, bold, and great things together. So it is that in a season usually swamped with the "gimmes," ...

945. Mark 1:1-8

Mark 1:1-8

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... threaten judgment or punishment. The wilderness message remains one of hope and new beginnings, untainted by negatives. What Mark's gospel does stress is John the Baptist's proclamation and confession that "one who is more powerful than I is coming" (v.7), one who will baptize with "the Holy Spirit" (v.8). Mark emphasizes John the Baptist's role as the Elijah, the proclaimer, of the one who is coming. All John does is point forward to the stronger one who will bring the baptism of the Holy ...

946. Luke 3:15-17, 21-22

Luke 3:15-17, 21-22

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... may give us clearer insight into why Luke chooses to add the unusual clarification "in bodily form" to his description of the Holy Spirit descending "like a dove" (v.22). Luke knows that any literal rendering of an apocalyptic, and therefore "not-yet," event can only be " ... these are the very words used to describe the newly crowned king and his unique relationship to Yahweh. Likewise, the image of a spirit-anointed Messiah is also referred to in Isaiah 61:1-2 a text Luke quotes directly in 4:18-19 as Jesus ...

947. 1 Samuel 16:14-23

1 Samuel 16:14-23

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... when the scribes suggest that the basis of the saving acts he has performed are evil, not good, they are denying God's work through Jesus. The scribes are carefully rejecting God, rejecting God's goodness, and rejecting the saving nature of the Holy Spirit by attributing them all to evil. Having squelched the scribes, Jesus now turns to his blood relatives who have sided with popular opinion and judged his behavior, if not evil, at least irrational. With Jesus' rebuke and dismissal of his natural family for ...

948. Mark 1:4-11

Mark 1:4-11

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... up to the gifts of repentance and forgiveness, John recognizes that the baptism he can offer seekers is simply a symbolic gesture, a baptism with water only. The one whom he proclaims as yet to come will offer a truly new gift baptism with the Holy Spirit. After John the Baptist's declaration that the one he awaits is "more powerful" than himself, Mark's revelation in verse 9 is indeed surprising. If Jesus is the one John the Baptist had been sent to announce, why should this "more powerful" one have to ...

949. Acts 2:1-21

Acts 2:1-21

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... 's testimony that the disciples could not be drunk since it is "only nine o'clock in the morning" (v. 15). While it may be early in the day, Peter's words reveal that the true measure of this time is as an apocalyptic moment. The Holy Spirit's arrival, the power and authority this Spirit has poured out onto the disciples, is likened to the well-known apocalyptic text from Joel 2:28-32. It is a time of a new, never before seen event. It is time to mark the birthday of a new creation by God, a creation that ...

950. What about Laws and Rules?

Matthew 5:17-20

Sermon

Mike Ripski

... according to some list of laws and rules that we can tell we’ve kept and others haven’t. But Jesus teaches us that when we do that, we sever the relationship we have with God in which we are dependent upon God’s grace, on the Holy Spirit. We can make the law an idol. The law can lead to self-righteous pride. Jesus tells his disciples, “Your righteousness must exceed that of the scribes and Pharisees.” Is he saying we must know and obey more laws than they did?” The Apostle Paul confessed that he ...

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