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951. Tying Up A Strong Man

Mark 3:20-30, 1 Samuel 8:1-22, 2 Corinthians 4:1-18, Mark 3:31-35, Psalm 138:1-8

Sermon Aid

William E. Keeney

... , James, Joses, Judas, and Simon. No sisters were mentioned by Mark as being with them in this instance. They had come down from Nazareth to Capernaum. CONTEMPLATION Issues and Insights 1. What is Strength? Many people confuse power, force and effort. Power is the ability to get something done. Force is the strength used to accomplish what one intends to do. Effort is the amount of energy expended to accomplish a task. Power and force need not be harmful, though the use of power or force is often assumed ...

952. Lent 5

John 12:20-36, Jeremiah 30:1--31:40, Hebrews 4:14-5:10

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... to optic nerve damage, but when he hit his head during the fall the miracle of sight was restored to him. He stayed up all night gazing at pictures and flowers and the stars in the heavens. Sardler can't thank and praise God enough for returning to him the ability to see. Sometimes it takes something like what happened to this man to open our eyes to the presence of Jesus in our lives. A hospitalization, the loss of a job or a divorce, to name only a few, can stimulate the optic nerve in our spirit to see ...

953. Passion Sunday

Mk 14:1 - 15:47 · Isa 50:4-9 · Phil 2:5-11 · Ps 31:9-16

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... that the Lord has given him the power to sustain and strengthen through God's word (v. 4). God's word has the power to lift up and encourage, as the prophet had learned. He also discovered that the power to speak God's word was dependent on the ability to hear God's word (v. 5). God's word also enabled the servant to stand fast in holy purpose against the onslaughts of a cynical world. Outline: Give examples of the power of the word (Martin Luther King). God gave his servant the power to encourage through ...

954. Proper 14

Ephesians 4:17--5:21, 2 Samuel 18:1-18, John 6:25-59

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Russell F. Anderson

... is full of messengers who run fast but have no message. 2. Ahimaaz was eager to be messenger for the king but hadn't given sufficient thought to what he would say when he arrived. 3. The Cushite was slower but had a message to bear and the ability to relate it compassionately. 4. Don't be so concerned about getting there fastest. Rather, give priority to the content and sharing of your message. Epistle: Ephesians 4:25--5:2 1. Sermon Title: Give The Devil No Room. Sermon Angle: When you are constructing your ...

955. The Epiphany Season

Mt 2:1-12 · Jn 1:43-51 · Mk 1:9-28; 35-45 · Mk 2:1-12; 18-22 · Mk 9:2-13

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Russell F. Anderson

... are and what we can become in Christ. Green paraments hold forth for the remainder of the season. It is the color of growth. Just as Jesus grew in wisdom and understanding, so too must we grow in our knowledge of the truth of God and in our ability to reflect the light of Christ. Epiphany Today Not very many Christians understand the significance of Epiphany. Is it any wonder that they don't get excited about something that doesn't seem to touch them where they live? The biblical stories of the Magi and our ...

956. The Day Of Thanksgiving

Mt 6:25-33 · 1 Tim 2:1-7 · Joel 2:21-27 · Ps 126

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Russell F. Anderson

... same truth. Don't worry about what you are going to eat or drink or wear. God knows what you need; the Lord is in the driver's seat. Just trust him! Outline: Is your life filled with anxiety about your job? Do you worry that you might lose the ability to provide for your needs and those of your family? Do you worry about running off the road of life? Jesus enjoins us to put God in the driver's seat. "Seek first the kingdom of God...." If God provides for the birds and the fields, will he not provide ...

957. The Transfiguration

2 Corinthians 4:1-18, 2 Kings 2:1-18, Mark 9:2-13

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Russell F. Anderson

... he focus his spiritual sight and attune his powers of spiritual observation. Or, looking at it from another angle, if Elisha was able to see the chariots of fire (angelic messengers), it would indicate that the Lord had granted Elisha's wish. In other words, the ability to perceive the spiritual reality would prove that his petition was granted. In order for us to catch the vision, it must be our passionate prayer that the Lord open the eyes of our spirit. Epistle: 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 What's the weather in ...

958. New Life From Old

1 John 2:28--3:10

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Mark J. Molldrem

... , so that it can be fertile for growth. Forgiveness is the windmill of Christian faith, reclaiming lost land in relationships, so that they can grow and flourish once again. To imitate Christ means to be willing to forgive. This willingness and this ability to forgive is a resurrection reality for those who believe in Christ. Forgetting not is the old life; forgiving now is the new life. Second, the new life is characterized by service. On Thursday evening before his crucifixion, Jesus washed the disciples ...

959. Getting The Face We Deserve

Luke 9:28-36

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Richard A. Wing

... I keep asking, "How's this going to help me along the way?" I've come to the rapid conclusion that the superhighway of information will provide you with a lot of data, but it won't get you God. Sometimes we get fooled into thinking that by having the ability to hook up with other people, we're really discovering the fellowship of the church that can only be experienced face to face. God blesses not in data but in sacred story. "And Jesus set his face toward Jerusalem." And so we set our faces to look inward ...

960. Second Sunday In Advent

Sermon

David M. Oliver

... began as something worthy of praise and thanksgiving became ugly and controversial. Those who saw themselves as defenders and preservers of the faith became resisters of God and deniers of Jesus the Messiah, God's Son. So certain were they of their own ability to discern truth from falsehood, good from evil, they stopped trusting in God and, instead, trusted in their own understanding and righteousness. They refused to accept the new understandings of the faith that God was trying to show them in the life ...

961. Sermon In A Word

John 20:10-18, John 20:1-9

Drama

Jerry Eckert

... Simon the Zealot laid the bombshell. Judas had committed suicide. Angry as the disciples were at Judas for betraying Jesus, they never expected him to kill himself. They could not believe that. And that bothered them a whole lot. How could they ever trust their own ability to know anyone? They thought they knew Judas. And they had failed miserably at that. All they'd need was for Thomas to come in the door, and have to face his cynicism, and they couldn't have felt any worse about themselves. Second Person ...

962. It's Hell, I Say: Herod Speaks

Matthew 2:1-12

Drama

Dr. Raymond Bailey

... killed my own sons, certainly was not hesitant to slay the sons of another. I didn't even shed a tear. How could I know? I was sheltered from all that. I was reared to think in terms of power -- not to think in terms of others. I had no ability to comprehend. I never heard the screams of these mothers. Had I heard them, I'm still not sure I would have understood. They were rabble -- not quite human. I had no more concern than you might have if you trapped a rat. Vermin! That's what they were to ...

963. The Politics Of The Saints

Luke 6:17-26

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Larry R. Kalajainen

... a human being, coming on the clouds with power and glory, and a voice from heaven tells him the meaning of this vision. "The saints of the most High shall receive the kingdom, and they shall possess the kingdom for ever and ever" (Daniel 7:18). That same ability to grasp by faith and hope what is hidden from our eyes is what is necessary to penetrate those ironic and powerfully political truths of Jesus. It takes faith and hope to see the poor as possessing the kingdom of God, the hungry satisfied, and the ...

964. A Quiet Man · Andrew

John 1:35-42

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Gordon Pratt Baker

... it was not what a person had but what a person did with what he had that mattered. Thus, he lost no time brooding over his place in the circle of the Twelve. Instead, he would use such gifts as he possessed to the best of his ability convinced God gives us talents, not to compete with our fellows, but to supplement them. As a consequence it never occurred to Andrew to equate happiness with recognition. James and John may vie for position in the company of the disciples, but Andrew was content just to ...

965. A Mother · A Canaanite Woman

Mt 15:21-28 · Mk 7:24-30

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Gordon Pratt Baker

... they went, the earnestness of her petition a continuing witness to her faith in the compassion and power of Jesus. IV How long the woman pressed her appeal we have no way of knowing. But one thing is certain. Not only did she believe in the Master's ability to heal her daughter, she was determined to persist until he did. Moreover, she did so without once asking Jesus to divert his steps to the house where her child lay. So far as she was concerned all that mattered was for him to give his word. Yet ...

966. Living In The Resurrection Age

John 20:1-18

Sermon

Donald Dotterer

... ways to get through the Good Fridays of their lives to the time of resurrection and new life. What people need now more than anything else is a reason to hope. They need to be able to choose life rather than death. Jesus Christ gives us that ability to choose life, as he brings hope to each and every human being. Joyce Hollyday tells the story of a school teacher who was assigned to visit children in a large city hospital who received a routine call requesting that she visit a particular child. The teacher ...

967. The Condition Of Mercy

Matthew 18:21-35

Sermon

Donald Dotterer

... Jesus Christ on Easter Day has inaugurated a new age, the kingdom of God on earth. In this Resurrection Age we are called to do things that we cannot do through our own power and strength. One of the aspects of holy living in this new age is the ability to forgive even when we do not believe that forgiveness is possible. Today, on this fourth Sunday of Easter season on which we celebrate the living Christ, I invite you as the people of God to reflect deeply upon the love of God for you. Think about how God ...

968. Wedding Sermon - Wedding Prayer

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Sermon

Kenneth E. Crouch

... parts of 1 Corinthians 13 follow). A wedding prayer Eternal God, who has willed the estate of marriage and who has taught us the way of love, we ask that you would bless this marriage. Give to __________ and __________ the desire and the ability to keep the vows that they have made. Where selfishness would show itself, give an extra measure of love; where mistrust is a temptation, give confidence; where misunderstanding intrudes, give gentleness and patience. Give to them many times of joy and peace and ...

969. Of Thimbles And Thread

Ecclesiastes 3:1-22

Eulogy

Lawrence H. Craig

... not people without hope. In God is where your hope is found and where your healing shall begin. God is much like the seamstress. Just as persons turned to ____________ for alterations when clothing failed to fit, you need to turn to God now. God has the ability to make the kind of alternations your lives now need. God can do what is necessary for you to become renewed and functional in life again. God can take the torn pieces and fragmented fabric of your lives, and like a good seamstress, God can mend the ...

970. Lent 4

Luke 13:18-22 · Joel 2:12-19

Bulletin Aid

Jack Brownlee

... ." Sarah, obviously confused by the events of the day again asked, "If happiness is more important than actually finding the thing we have lost, how come I can't get over the missing ring?" "Oh Sarah, there are things we find within ourselves which God has given us. Abilities. Love for the law. Through the law we have a sense of justice and righteousness. We have a view of hope. The man who divided his money lost a portion of his estate, but he found a son who would be willing to stay with him and expect ...

971. The TV Audience

Sermon

Michael Rogness

... than a carefully worked out speech. Kate Moody examined the effect of television on young children and observed: Experienced teachers, those who have taught long enough to know several generations of children, are coming to alarming conclusions about current learning styles and abilities: Kids can't listen for any length of time ... they can't pay attention ("When I read them stories out loud, they squirm and say, 'I can't hear it without pictures.' ") ...13 How long should today's sermons be? That depends ...

972. Praying To Win

John 14:5-14

Illustration

John E. Sumwalt

... spirit that, for many of us, resulted in great individual achievements. We knew that he cared about us more than he cared about winning, and that made all the difference. There were many of us in those years who excelled beyond personal expectations and abilities because of the support and encouragement that we received from Coach Waterman. But, of all the good wrestlers I knew at Ithaca, the best among us was one who never won more than a few matches in his whole high school career. Rolland Spencer was ...

973. Jerry's Faith

Luke 7:1-10

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John E. Sumwalt

... waiting room, I saw that many of my relatives were there to pay their last visit to Grandma. The pastor of her church was about to get on the elevator after praying with her. I stopped him for a brief talk. I said, "Don't you believe God has the ability to heal people?" He assured me he believed that God does have the power to heal, but he added that we all have a time to die. I knew he was right, but a voice in the back of my mind said, "Prove me and know that I am God ...

974. The Miracle Of Life

Psalm 139:1-24

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Clement E. Lewis

... the well-being and the nurture of each life, and of all lives together. God wants the best for all of us, and for each one of us, yet he limits himself. He created us in his image, but he endowed us with the gift of free-will -- the ability to make choices on our own, to be creative and upright by self-determination. God ordains that life should be good, and that goodness and righteousness should be our way of life, yet the determination is up to each one of us. The consciousness of the greatness of the ...

975. A Larger Design For Living

Matthew 7:24-29

Sermon

Clement E. Lewis

... were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as one having authority, and not as their scribes. A Brief Prayer: O God, we desire that our ears, hearts, and minds shall be fully receptive to the words of our Lord Jesus Christ. Add unto us the ability to think clearly, to reason well, and to make good decisions in life, not only by means of learning, but also by insight and the guidance of your Holy Spirit. Grant unto us that we may discover and utilize the larger design for living as creative and ...

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