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76. They'll Know We Are Christians by Our...

Galatians 5:1-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... became gentle as a lamb. The bishop is bringing him into confirmation next week.” It was the pastor’s turn next. He was in a wheelchair, with an arm and both legs in casts. He said “Well, brothers, I went out and found me a bear. I read to him from the Holy Bible. But that bear wanted nothing to do with me either. So I wrestled him down to the river, dunked him and baptized his hairy soul. And just like you said, he became as gentle as a lamb. We spent the rest of the day praising and glorifying God ...

77. One More Year

Luke 13:1-9

Sermon

Schuyler Rhodes

... a moment to think about what fruitfulness looks like. Now we should think together about what happens if we fail to be fruitful? What if the gardener talked the landowner into giving him a year to work with the fig tree and we simply don’t bear fruit? What happens if we do not bear the fruit of discipleship and the building up of community? What happens if we are mean and spiteful to one another and to others who come to us? And what happens if we do not feed the hungry, heal the sick, and follow the way ...

78. Christ The King

John 18:28-40, 2 Samuel 23:1-7, Daniel 7:1-14, Revelation 1:1-3, Revelation 1:4-8

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Russell F. Anderson

... there be enough evidence to convict you? Would you be guilty of treason against Christ? 2. Sermon Title: Who Do You Worship As The King Of Truth? Sermon Angle: In answer to Pilate's query as to whether Jesus was a king, Jesus states that he was born to bear witness to the truth (v. 37). In other words, he is the king of truth. Most people have some power, which they serve as their king of truth. The bottom line of their business might be their king of truth. Perhaps it's their own pleasure. Maybe they look ...

79. Step Twelve - Responsibility

Lk 19:1-10 · Gal 6:1-10 · Is 61:1-4

Sermon

John A. Terry

... were a message to care-givers. His first message in this passage is: "Do not seek to condemn. Seek to restore." We are to be God's agents in helping to restore others. We are, to use Paul's words in this text, to bear one another's burdens. Paul talks twice in this passage about bearing burdens, and what he says in these two places may seem contradictory. First Paul says, "Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ." We are to help one another. Then he says, "For each person will have to ...

80. Motorcycles, Marriage And A Word From God

Mark 10:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... God my God . . ." And they are a promise Ruth made not to her husband but to her mother-in-law. Is it important to say to Bear and his bride that there are no perfect marriages? Maybe so. Half of new marriages today do not last. Why is that? Maybe we haven't helped ... all have flaws that need to be forgiven from time to time. And that brings me to the last thing I would say to Bear and his bride. BY THE GRACE OF GOD, GREAT MARRIAGES ARE POSSIBLE. God's plan is beautiful and most fulfilling. No one will ever ...

81. Milli Vanilli Religion

Matthew 7:15-23

Sermon

James Merritt

... know a few things about plants and trees. One thing I know is what determines the fruit of a tree is the root of a tree. That's why Jesus said in Mt. 7:17-18, "Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit." But another thing I know is it is the fruit of a tree that discloses the root of the tree. If you want to know whether or not a tree is an apple tree, all you have to ...

82. Altar Your Presence

John 15:1-17

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... and my words abide in you, ask for whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. [8] My Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit and become my disciples. [9] As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you; abide in my love. [10] If you keep my ... you everything that I have heard from my Father. [16] You did not choose me but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit that will last, so that the Father will give you whatever you ask him in my name. [17] I am giving you these ...

83. The Shared Life of the People of God

Galatians 6:1-10

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... suffers all suffer together; if one member is honored, all rejoice together (1 Cor. 12:26 R.S.V.). We who are strong ought to bear the failings of the weak (Rom. 15:1 R.S.V). The new life into which we have been born through Christ is a shared ... as walk according to this rule, peace and mercy be upon them, and upon the Israel of God. From now on let no one trouble me, for I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus. Brethren, the g of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit Amen.” (Gal. 6:16-18). Paul ...

84. Second Chances

Luke 13:1-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... tree might prosper. “Cut it down!” he says to the man who cared for his vineyard. But the man who cared for the vineyard tries to intervene. “Sir,” the man replies, “leave it alone for one more year, and I’ll dig around it and fertilize it. If it bears fruit next year, fine! If not, then cut it down.” Obviously the man who cared for the vineyard saw possibilities in the tree that the owner of the tree could not. The owner could see only a tree that wasn’t pulling its weight. But the man who ...

85. Submission to Rulers and Masters

1 Peter 2:13-25

Understanding Series

Norman Hillyer

... ēte) comes from Isa. 53:6 LXX, slightly modified: “by his bruises (mōlōpi) we were healed (iathēmen).” The theme of one suffering on behalf of the sins of others is repeated in Isa. 53:4, 5, 11, 12. Matthew interprets Isa. 53:4 LXX (“He bears our sins and is pained for us”) as referring both to spiritual and to physical sickness (Matt. 8:17), and Peter is adopting a similar line. In the Talmud, Isa. 53:4 is taken to mean that Messiah is “the Leprous One” and “the Sick One” (b. Sanh. 98b ...

86. The Beginning

Genesis 1:1-2:3

Understanding Series

John E. Hartley

... from some kind of a womb (unfortunately the text is broken at this place). The gods then imposed on the humans the toil formerly done by the gods. In this myth humans are the slaves of the gods. But in Gen. all humans, not just the royal line, bear God’s image and thus have regal standing. Some excellent sources on the image of God include J. Barr, “The Image of God in the Book of Genesis—A Study in Terminology,” BJRL 51 (1968/69), pp. 11–26; Bird, “Male and Female He Created Them”; Clines ...

87. Speaking from the Heart

Luke 6:43-45

Sermon

King Duncan

... and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of” (Luke 6: 43-45). What was he trying to teach his disciples in these colorful verses? First, he was saying every life bears fruit. There is no such thing as a barren life. Your life influences the lives of everyone around you. Another way of saying this is, your character is contagious. You cannot hide what’s inside. A bad character will show through and influence all those around it ...

88. Wicked

Luke 20:9-19, Matthew 21:33-46

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... represent God in the world. Jesus said, He is the vine, and we are the branches. When the Lord tells us to go and multiply…to bear fruit in the world, He is looking at us as His own seed, planted here in His vast estate! But when we take God’s ... creator. ”What else can I do for my vineyard?” God asks. I’ve given it all I can. Whatever seed we plant….whatever fruit we bear….belongs to God, and only God. God is the Master of the Estate. God is the Master of our lives. Here in this church…..we ...

89. Soul Testing Kits

John 15:1-8

Sermon

Mary Austin

... me is thrown away like a branch and withers; such branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned. If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask for whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. My Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit and become my disciples. (John 15:1-8) A friend of mine, happily married for 25 years or so, has moved a number of times for her husband’s work. Every time they move, they look at houses together. He diligently checks for the right number of ...

90. The Fruitful Vine

John 15:1-17, 1 John 4:7-21, Acts 8:26-40, Psalm 22:1-31

Sermon Aid

William E. Keeney

... wanted to be washed all over (vv. 9, 10). In the following verse (v. 11) Jesus referred to the exclusion of Judas as a part of the cleansing process. This represents a bit of mixing of the metaphor, though cutting off the dead branches and pruning the fruit-bearing branches was a type of cleansing. A word play is found in Greek between "pruning" (airei) and "cleaning" (cathairei). 7. "The Word." (v. 3) The word is not simply the letters on a page or the sound of a voice. It is produced by the breath, which ...

91. The Fruitful Vine

John 15:1-17

Sermon Aid

William E. Keeney

92. Close To You

Hebrews 2:10-18

Children's Sermon

Tim Carpenter

... ) You are right of course but let me show you these things and then I want to ask you the question again. Show the old and the new teddy bears. This is one of my (or one of your children’s) teddy bears show the old teddy bear that I have had all of my life. Everywhere that I went as a child, this teddy bear went with me. This other teddy bear hold the old teddy bear up high is brand new. Which one do you think is closer to me? (response)You’re right. The older one is closer to me. Now I am ...

93. What’s Going On in Your Orchard?

John 15:1-17

Sermon

Charles L. Koester

... can do nothing." What a remarkable and marvelous statement! Our Lord did not say it would be the best educated, the most moneyed, or the highly talented and gifted alone who would produce fruit in life’s orchard; he requires but one essential if a person is to bear fruit: to abide in the vine. To be connected to him, God’s Christ. "If a man does not abide in me," he said, "he is cast forth as a branch and withers; and the branches are gathered, thrown into the fire and burned." A terrible warning, isn ...

94. What Are You Tied To?

John 15:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... absorb some of their values and attitudes. Even when you are away from them, you carry a piece of them in your heart. Your life bears the imprint of their influence. When Jesus walked the earth, He was just one man who could only be in a limited number of ... world to us. Christ has given us a formula for raising successful children: Stay connected to Christ. Learn the principle of loving obedience. Bear much fruit. 1. "Alive and Active," by Dr. Robert R. Kopp, May 25, 1997, p. 3. 2. WAKE UP AND SMELL THE ...

95. The Ultimate Solution For Sin

Mark 9:38-50

Sermon

King Duncan

... raised his paws in the air to get the water under his armpits. We don't know how they did it, but eventually they forced the polar bear to return to his ice pad--but not before teaching these seamen a horrifying lesson about feeding polar bears. (1) Some people make the same mistake with sin that these sailors nearly made with the polar bear. They begin feeding it--a little at a time without thinking through the consequences. "It says something about our times," writes Willard D. Ferrell, "that we rarely ...

96. Counterfeit Christianity

Matthew 7:15-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... remedy that which is wrong. In the verses just preceding this one about counterfeit faith, in verses 16-20, Christ gives us a way to discern if our faith is real or not. He gives us the image of a tree bearing fruit. "Every good tree bears good fruit," says Jesus, "but a bad tree bears bad fruit." And he adds, just for emphasis, "Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them." The image of a tree and its fruitfulness or fruitlessness is found in many places in the gospels. The Bible even has the listing of ...

97. A Song for Tomorrow

Psalm 1:1-6

Sermon

James Merritt

... ? The reason he could move this nation is because this nation could not move him. That is the mark of a tree; it stands firm. A tree also bears fruit. Verse 3 goes on to say, "Which yields its fruit in its season. (Psalm 1:3, NASB) Every life is a fruit bearing tree, but there are only two kinds of fruit bearing trees in this world; trees that bear ripe fruit and trees that bear rotten fruit. That is why we go on to read in verse 4, "The wicked are not so, but they are like chaff which the wind drives away ...

98. Feeding Sin

Mk 9:38-50

Illustration

King Duncan

... of appetite, so he proceeded to board their vessel. The men on ship were terrified and opened the fire hoses on the bear. The polar bear loved it and raised his paws in the air to get the water under his armpits. We don't know how they did it, but eventually they forced the polar bear to return to his ice pad but not before teaching these seamen a horrifying lesson about feeding polar bears. No coast guard team has made that mistake since. Some people make the same mistake with sin that these sailors nearly ...

99. Connected

John 15:1-8

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... like a branch and withers; such branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned. [7] If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask for whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. [8] My Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit and become my disciples. I. Unplugged As many of you know, my favorite guitarist is Eric Clapton. There's just something about the way he plays guitar that moves me. One of my favorite performances, let's you hear the intimacy of his guitar playing in ...

100. Grounds for Blessing

Matthew 13:1-23, Luke 8:1-15, Mark 4:1-20

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... , Luke 8, Matthew 13) Paul Warns That You Reap What You Sow (Galatians 5 and 6) The Restoration of Eden and the Tree of Life Bearing 12 Crops of Fruit for Healing (Revelation 22) Mark’s Version of Jesus’ Parables of Seed and Harvest Again Jesus began to teach by the ... sow and reap, plant vineyards and eat their fruit. Once more a remnant of the kingdom of Judah will take root below and bear fruit above. For out of Jerusalem will come a remnant, and out of Mount Zion a band of survivors. The zeal of the ...

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