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1076. Proper 22 & Pentecost 20

Matthew 21:33-46, Philippians 4:2-9, Philippians 3:12-4:1, Numbers 27:12-23, Psalm 81:1-16, Isaiah 5:1-7

Sermon Aid

... losing the kingdom of heaven; that's the consequence of denying that Jesus is the Son of God, the Promised One. If he is an imposter, he only got what he deserved when they beat him and crucified him, didn't he? 3. Our problem is that we call Jesus, Lord, but put him on the back-burner of our lives. Our electric cook top, in our kitchen, has five burners; two large, two medium, and one quite small burner - a modern "back burner," which is almost never used. That's where we put Jesus, I'm afraid. We wouldn't ...

1077. God Can’t Keep a Good Secret!

Ezekiel 37:1-14

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... to bone. And as I looked, there were sinews on them, and flesh had come upon them, and skin had covered them; but there was no breath in them. Then he said to me, "Prophesy to the breath, prophesy, son of man, and say to the breath, Thus says the Lord God: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live." So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood upon their feet, an exceedingly great host. Then he said to me, "Son of man ...

1078. A Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

Acts 9:1-19a

Sermon

George Bass

... or burning down his house or doing some other meanness to him. No pleasure but meanness," he said with a snarl. That’s Saul before he became Paul, stopping short of murder, perhaps, but very much a party to the killing of Stephen and other Christians. The risen Lord changed all of that. And isn’t there a little bit of both Peter and Saul in us? Aren’t we quick to say, "You are the Christ," only to turn around and condemn and criticize those whose system of belief about the Church differs from ours? We ...

1079. EPISODE 9: EASTER SUNDAY

Drama

Robert Clausen

... body’s gone! MARY MAGDALENE: They’ve taken him away! MARTHA: But the Governor said ... MARY: What could have happened? MARTHA: We’ve got to tell Peter and John. [MARTHA and MARY exit.] MARY MAGDALENE: [At the graveside] I knew I wouldn’t hear your voice again, Lord, but I wanted to thank you one last time ... for looking at me as if I were someone worth looking at ... for making me believe that God could care for me. JESUS: [Behind her] Why are you crying? MARY MAGDALENE: I’m looking for the body ...

1080. Memories

Luke 2:21-40

Sermon

Daniel G. Mueller

... twelve years later, when she found Jesus after he had been lost? How can we feel what it was like to be the mother of the Lord on that day when Jesus was too busy to see her? Who could know what it felt like when she stood by the cross? In the ... who believe in him. He came to live a single, solitary, purposeful life, a life of redemption. One other figure is prominent in our Lord’s "scrapbook": The Holy Spirit. It was through the Holy Spirit that Simeon and Anna knew Jesus. It is through the Holy Spirit that ...

1081. And He Shall Reign

Jeremiah 23:1-8

Sermon

Alton F. Wedel

... of the jokers who pretend to run our world). The Prophet Speaks The Word today is good news on the lips of Jeremiah, a Word of hope when everything is hopeless, even "The Day After." We should note that in his word this prophet had no comment on the Lord as Good Physician, nor as a Gentle Shepherd as the lead theme of a pastorale, nor even as a Savior. The people he addressed denied God’s claim on them and went their own way, belied the covenant that God had made with them, sold out to belly interests ...

1082. The Exalted Christ

Ephesians 4:1-16

Sermon

T. A. Kantonen

... he equips every one of his people to do his part in this commission. Such was also the conviction of the original twelve. Their Lord had given them the assurance that when he had returned to the Father he would clothe them with power from on high and ... still even at God’s right hand when his witness was meeting death. Finally, the gospel of the Ascension directs our thoughts to heaven, where our Lord has gone to prepare a place for us, so that where he is we may be also. Now we hear his voice as he speaks ...

1083. A New Look at an Old Treasure

Psalm 23:1-6

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... at the knee of parents or grandparents. It is one of the first Bible passages we learn, and, as often as we hear it funerals, it is among the last words said over us when we die. A wonderful affirmation of our faith in God's ability to protect. "The Lord is my shepherd..." There is an old story out there of the man who, in the midst of a disastrous flood, took refuge on the roof of his water-filled home. With the unconquerable faith of the 23rd Psalm, he prayed that God might rescue him; and he heard God ...

1084. King Forever!

John 6:56-69

Sermon

Stephen M. Crotts

... you?" Jesus leveled his eyes at the inquiring angel and said, "No. No. They won't fail me. They won't." See what trust the Lord has in you and me that he commissions us to carry on his work? It's a compliment, a divine affirmation! We must not let ... means that Christ is on the forgiving side of God! It means that one day when you as a Christian stand to be judged, the Lord will intercede for you. He will say, "This is one of my faithful disciples. Calvary was for him. Justice is done." And you will be ...

1085. What If God Is Dependent Upon Our Praying?

2 Chronicles 7:1-10

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and heal their land. Now my eyes will be open and my ears attentive to the prayer that is made in this place.” That’s the word of the Lord for you and me. Let us pray. Come Holy Spirit, heavenly dove, with all your quickening powers. Come shed abroad a Savior’s love, and that will quicken ours. Amen. I don’t know when the question became so central in my thinking. It didn’t emerge full blown. At ...

1086. A Life Hidden With Christ

Colossians 2:6-23

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... degree; it is a new kind, a new quality of life. Paul makes the radical claim that this new life is nothing less than a new creation (2 Cor. 5:17). This means at least two things. One, death has no power over us. The risen and exalted Lord conquered death. We do not wait for eternal life; it is ours now. Risen with Christ, the glorious privilege of beginning now the life with Christ which will continue eternally is ours. I heard a story recently about a boy who was walking home with his mother from church ...

1087. News from the Flood

Mark 1:9-13

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... Let there be human beings"; and it was good. As the Gospel of John summarized the Creation with this simple, beautiful phrase: "In the beginning was the word." So the psalm pictures God once again speaking the word of Creation. "The voice of the Lord is over the waters...The voice of the Lord is powerful." The Jews not only told the story of water at the first Creation, they also told the story of the Flood, when it rained for forty days and forty nights, and the world returned to the way it was before the ...

1088. Deep Knee Bends

Psalm 118:1-29, Philippians 2:1-11

Bulletin Aid

Frank Ramirez

... . Strengthen us in our worship and challenge us to go forth into the world, confessing you, and telling your story. Blessed are all you who come in the name of the Lord. Count us among your people. You are our God. We give thanks to you, for your steadfast love endures forever. These things we pray in praise of your glory. Amen. Prayer Of Confession Lord, we talk about the cross, but in many of our churches the cross is bare and empty. There is no one on it. It is polished and smooth. Now there is someone ...

1089. Will the Real God Please Stand Up?

2 Corinthians 13:14

Sermon

James Merritt

... on, and that is this—there is one God. Just to take a few verses that remind us of this: Isa. 45:5 says, "I am the Lord, and there is no other; there is no God besides Me. I will gird you, though you have not known Me." 1 Tim. 2:5 tells ... says, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." In he beginning there was both the Word (the Lord Jesus) and God. The Son is not the Spirit. Jesus said in Jn.16:7 concerning the Holy Spirit, "I will send Him to you." Furthermore, the ...

1090. Dad: The Head of a Godly Family

Joshua 24:15

Sermon

James Merritt

... a good father; and that America needs more good men.[20] I say Amen. Would to God that would come to pass. But I would add one thing to that pledge. I wish that every father would pledge today, "As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord." Only the father can say it, and the father had better start saying it if America is going to be recaptured for God. 1 Gary Smalley, The Hidden Value of a Man, (Colorado Springs, Colorado: Focus on the Family Publishing), p. 32. 2 Dick Williams, "As Always a Father ...

1091. The Pride Is Right

Jeremiah 9:23-24

Sermon

James Merritt

... chapter says, "For since, in the wisdom of God, the world through wisdom did not know God." Prov. 1:7 says, "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction." But there's one other thing that we do not know that puts a ... had known Me, you would have known my Father also; and from now on you know Him and have seen Him. Philip said to Him, ‘Lord, show us the Father, and it is sufficient for us.' Jesus said to him, ‘Have I been with you so long, and yet you have ...

1092. Perceiving the Presence of God

Luke 1:26-38

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... and to plant" (Jeremiah 1:6, 10). There were some prophets who were more open to God's call. Amos was a herdsman and a dresser of sycamores; he did not understand himself to be a prophet. But when God called him to prophesy, he went forward at the Lord's command. Hosea, who like Amos, proclaimed God's word to the rebellious people of the northern kingdom of Israel, was also open to God's presence. He was asked by God to take Gomer, a harlot, for his wife. Through their children and the proclamation of God's ...

1093. Parenting 101

Ephesians 6:1-4

Sermon

James Merritt

... and clearing his throat, the little boy said, "Well, the preacher said we ought to be reared in a good Christian home, but I'd rather stay with you and mom." Well, I believe every child ought to be reared in a good Christian home by parents who love the Lord, who read the Bible and pray with their children, and who model the life of Christ before them. Though I do not claim to be an expert on parents by any stretch of the imagination, I know the word of God is, and I want to share with you three ...

1094. Know Fear: The Fear of God

Proverbs 1:7

Sermon

James Merritt

... than a proper fear of God. There is nothing that will bring you more satisfaction in this life. Psalm 34:9 says, "O fear the Lord, all you who belong to Him. For those who fear Him never want for anything." (Psalm 34:9, NLV) The psalmist said that when ... of all the produce which grows in your fields year after year…The purpose of tithing is to teach you always to fear the Lord your God" (Deuteronomy 14:22-23, MSG, NLT) I have never seen that before. The purpose of the tithe is not primarily to support ...

1095. Keeping His Word

John 14:23-29

Sermon

Donald Charles Lacy

... and move to provide and/or enable healing to happen! Well, time is wasting, isn't it? We are behind and need to catch up. Our Lord has so many goodies in store for us and we nibble away at some stale carrot cake. Why are you and I so privileged? Well, we ... , he would have stated it differently. It is in our ballpark and we can choose whether or not to have a troubled heart. How like the Lord to show us that in this case we have freedom of will! What is to be said about fear? The case is similar, as we notice ...

1096. When God Speaks

Psalm 29:1-11

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... STORM? When the storms of life are raging, where do we find God? God is in charge. “God sits enthroned over the flood. The Lord is enthroned as king forever" (Verse 10). Following a long day of teaching, Jesus tries to catch a nap as the disciples navigate the ... He decided to help, but I do know He was in the boat. I do know the winds and the waves obey His will when the Lord of the universe says, “Peace, be still." Let us push this story a little further. No, He does not keep us from the storm. It rains ...

1097. What Were You Thinking?

Micah 6:1-8

Sermon

Tony Everett

... y'all trying to invite them! Show me your religion and maybe I'll show you mine! There's nothing good here anymore!' " And C. J., our modern day Micah, limped away. And God said to Israel: He has told you, O mortal, what is good, and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly.— Micah 6:8 The prosecution rests. The case is airtight. Israel was guilty as charged. So was Pastor Bill. So were C. J.'s well-intentioned church friends — and so are we. For the ...

1098. Looking for Jesus?

John 20:1-18

Sermon

John Smylie

... thought he was the man who took care of the garden where Jesus was buried. Then a wonderful thing happened. He spoke, he called her name; he said, "Mary," in the way no one had ever spoken her name before. She recognized the gardener's voice, the voice of the Lord, and as she gazed to meet him, she saw that he was looking deep into her heart, that he was ministering to her pain and confusion, and that he wanted to comfort her to set her free once again, this time free from her fear. All Mary needed was just ...

1099. The Five Senses

Luke 24:36-48

Sermon

John Smylie

... confirm the wonder of a miracle. They still seem to have little or no context in which to make sense of what has happened to their Lord and friend. Even though Jesus is among them and they see him before them, they are still unable to process the wonder of it all with ... of joy. Yet, they needed more. They could see him, they could hear him and they could touch him, yet they needed more. Our Lord said to them, "Have you anything here to eat?" (v. 41b). They gave him a piece of broiled fish. How many times we ...

1100. The Inconcealable Christ!

Mark 7:31-37, Mark 7:24-30

Sermon

Robert Leslie Holmes

... us have had that amazing experience of wondering where Jesus was in our time of need only to realize later that he was with us all the time. His promise is, "Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you" (Hebrews 13:5a). So we say with confidence, "The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?" (Hebrews 13:5b). He cannot be hidden, for even "He could not keep his presence secret" (Mark 7:24). He is the omnipresent one who is always there for his people. We Cannot Conceal Christ The ...

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