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1126. How Connected Are You?

John 15:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... day from the Gospel, Christ says to us, “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. If you do not remain in me, you are like a branch that is thrown away and withers; ... remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.” “I am the vine; you are the branches . . .” Here is where staying connected is ...

1127. John 15:9-17

John 15:1-17

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... are immediately reassured as he declares, “you did not choose me but I choose you.” This “chosenness” is not simply a state of being. It is a state of purpose. Jesus chooses his disciples, these “friends,” for a mission: “to go and bear fruit, fruit that will last.” This mention of “fruitfulness” reintroduces the vine and branches metaphor and grafts it on to a missionizing message. Those who abide in Jesus’ love and offer obedience to his commandment to love are called to “go and ...

1128. God’s Two Hands

John 16:5-16

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... ‑control” (Galatians 5:22). Notice that we are not being told to go out and try to be more loving, joyful, peaceful, forbearing, kind, good, faithful, gentle. That’s not what the passage says. No, it says that when we “live in the Spirit” we will bear this bundle of fruit. Note too that the fruit is singular. The fruit is not multiple choice pick which ones you like best. No, when you “live in the Spirit,” when the Spirit is your Teacher, your “Moreh Dereck,” this basket of the fruit, this ...

1129. Hit Me with Your Best Shot

Luke 4:1-13

Sermon

Frank Ramirez

... . Jesus has only to cast himself off the pinnacle of the temple, because, as scripture points out, God will send angels to bear him up and not allow him to be harmed. Satan quoting scripture. Well, what he said was in the Bible. Psalm 91:11: "For ... he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways." It seems obvious but it bears saying, and then repeating — just because someone quotes scripture doesn't mean they're telling the truth. The false prophets of this world, ...

1130. How Much of an Honor?

John 10:1-21

Sermon

Frank Ramirez

... . He wants to gather them together and keep them safe from those who would take advantage of them. One of the things that makes Jesus the ideal shepherd is that he is portrayed as one of the sheep, the Lamb of God in the gospel of John, the Lamb bearing the marks of slaughter in Revelation. As the Word was made flesh that dwelt among us, he understands our infirmity. He is one of us. That's why Jesus can say that his sheep know the shepherd because in this case the shepherd is a sheep. This is especially ...

1131. Appointed and Sent!

Luke 10:1-11, 16-20

Sermon

Arley K. Fadness

... that in Numbers 11:16-17, Moses gathers seventy elders and places upon them the Spirit so that they might help bear the burdens of the people of Israel. Who are the seventy today? Surely the laborers are missionaries, pastors, deacons, and ... people of the harvest know and feel that they are loved, they will respond to the gospel message. Paul encourages the "ones sent" to "bear one another's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ" (Galatians 6:2). My friend, Pastor John, since ...

1132. Finish What You Start

Luke 14:25-33

Sermon

... living out our discipleship. What about this, carrying your cross, stuff? I know what it doesn't mean. It doesn't mean how we usually use it; something like, "Oh, my husband left his dirty underwear on the floor again. I guess this is just my cross to bear." Instead, when Jesus talks about us carrying our cross he means that, being fully aware of what the cost of discipleship might be, we willingly pick up this cross when it comes our way. It is our choice, not something that is flung upon us that we have ...

1133. Trick Questions, Big Answers

Luke 21:5-38

Sermon

Scott Bryte

... adversaries will be able to resist or contradict" [Luke 21:15]) and, to borrow from Winston Churchill, never, never, never, never give up ("By standing firm you will gain life" [Luke 21:19]). This is how people in the midst of rubble and trouble bear witness. Here is where we begin to get the convergence of those contradictory images we noted at the beginning. Even though we are surrounded by fallen temples, a time of darkness, we are reminded of another time, another place, another dark night. Bethlehem ...

1134. Prayers For the President

1 Timothy 2:1-7

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... 1:12). Forget the extra commitment offerings and the fragrant incense, the special services of worship and celebration. "I cannot bear your evil assemblies," God says. Perhaps the most radical announcement of all comes when God even rejects prayer: "When ... peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness" (1 Timothy 2:2). The decisions that our leaders make have a direct bearing on the kind of lives we lead. In the period immediately following the death of Franklin Roosevelt and the accession of Harry ...

1135. Rubble and Trouble

Luke 21:5-19

Sermon

David E. Leininger

1136. Did You Come Here to Die?

Mark 8:31--9:1

Sermon

King Duncan

... to interview people on the street. What does wearing a cross mean to you? Is it the same thing to wear a cross as it is to bear a cross? Even in church we don’t talk about the cross as much as we once did. It’s a hard sell in our society to ... people move through the pain so they can begin to dream again.” (5) That’s the difference between wearing a cross and bearing a cross the willingness to give your life for others. Please understand. I’m not against wearing crosses. I’m against wearing them ...

1137. Mary's Song

Luke 1:46-56, Luke 1:39-45

Sermon

King Duncan

... position to use that little bit of time that’s left to focus on the real meaning of it all. Our lesson from Luke’s Gospel takes place some months before the birth of Christ. In fact, Mary has only recently learned from the angel that she will bear a child, a child conceived of the Holy Spirit. Almost immediately, Mary decides to visit her older cousin Elizabeth. This meant she had to travel about 100 miles south to the hill country of Judah. This would be about a five day journey, an amazing trip for a ...

1138. Proper 24

Genesis 32:22-32, Psalm 119:97-104, Jeremiah 31-27-34, Luke 18:1-8, 2 Timothy 3:14--4:5

Bulletin Aid

Julia Ross Strope

... with the Holy. Let’s pray the printed prayer and then speak with God in the silence of our own hearts. Community Confession Holy One — sometimes life seems so difficult. Sometimes it seems as if no one cares enough to listen. Sometimes our burdens seem too great to bear one more day. Reveal to us the changes we need to make in order to be free from distress. Remove the impediments of guilt and shame so that we can honor you with our decisions and our behavior, our attitudes and our hopes. Set us on the ...

1139. Learning the Recipe for Love

Colossians 3:1-17

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... for others. In order to live a life of holiness, patterned on the life of Jesus, Paul presents us with basic qualities that we must weave into the fabric of our own life. He says we must be people of compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, patience, and to bear with one another. Quite obviously, especially in our fast-paced and self-autonomous society, these are lofty and possibly utopian goals. Yet, if we seek to be holy and follow in the footsteps of Christ, we must do our best to not back away from the ...

1140. Learning the Recipe for Love

Colossians 3:12-17

Sermon

Richard Gribble

1141. A Tale Of Two Peters

Acts 5:27-32

Sermon

David J. Kalas

... . Let my story be called "A Tale of Two Davids." Let yours be a story of two Bobs or two Michelles, two Dans or two Betsys. Our before-and-after pictures, you see, are our testimonies. They are the Exhibit A in the proof of our salvation. Just as creation bears witness to the creator, so my re-creation and yours bear witness to our redeemer. The surest proof that Jesus is alive is what happens to his followers between Scene One and Scene Two. Amen.

1142. Sold!

Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15

Sermon

Chrysanne Timm

... produce. Take wives and have sons and daughters; take wives for your sons, and give your daughters in marriage, that they may bear sons and daughters; multiply there, and do not decrease. But seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into ... or over grief will simply leave those emotions unresolved or buried, to resurface unexpectedly and painfully. Like the old camp chant about the bear hunt goes, when we're coming to short grass, or tall grass, or woods, or a river, "You can't go over it, you ...

1143. The Glow of a Star

Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... medicine and began studying mathematics and physics. His name, of course, was Galileo. According to Stephen Hawking, Galileo probably bears more of the responsibility for the birth of modern science than anybody who has ever lived. In fact, ... light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn . . . Herds of camels will cover your land . . . And all from Sheba will come, bearing gold and incense and proclaiming the praise of the Lord.” These were words of prophecy. However, even Isaiah did not understand the ...

1144. So Send I You

John 20:19-23

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... that moment she wrote this hymn: So send I you to labor unrewarded To serve unpaid, unloved, unsought, unknown To bear rebuke, to suffer scorn and scoffing So send I you to toil for Me alone So send I you to bind the bruised and broken Over wandering souls to work, to weep ... , to wake To bear the burdens of a world a‑weary So send I you to suffer for My sake So send I you to loneliness and longing With heart ...

1145. Two Sinners

Luke 7:36-50

Sermon

King Duncan

... his feet and she was weeping. Her weeping was so profuse that her tears were falling on Jesus’ feet. She bent down and wiped Jesus’ feet with her hair, then she kissed his feet and poured perfume on them. This was more than the host, Simon the Pharisee, could bear. With a silent sneer he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, he would know who is touching him and what kind of woman she is that she is a sinner.” Jesus knew exactly what Simon was thinking. He said, “Simon, I have something to ...

1146. Go Hard or Go Home!

Luke 12:35-48

Sermon

King Duncan

... , God says to Moses, “Quit praying and get the people moving forward, march!” (Exodus 14:15) There is a time for praying, but there is also a time for moving forward. There is no virtue in standing still. “What good is a tree,” asks Jesus, “if it does not bear good fruit?” (Matthew 7:19) “Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’” he asks in Luke 6:46, “and do not do what I say?” Jesus calls his people to be productive. He wants us to use our brains and use our energies. He wants us to dream ...

1147. The Story of Christmas

John 1:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... soon-to-be mother perhaps no older than sixteen years of age. Her name is Mary. An angel had appeared to her in a dream and asked her to believe the incredible that she was to be a mother and yet remain a virgin and that the son she would bear would be the Savior of the world. That would be too much for the unbelieving heart to contain, but Mary believed the angel and answered without hesitation, “I am the Lord’s servant, may your word to me be fulfilled” (Luke 1:38). There beside Mary in the stable ...

1148. Finding the Perfect Gift

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... you really think that any of this year’s 2013 “it” gifts will be remembered in the future as your “best gift ever?” Never. For all adults present today, I venture to say that your “best present possible,” your “perfect gift” for this year would bear no resemblance to those “it” gifts wished for as a child. No “thing” can ever be a “best present.” The best possible gift to receive or to give is evidenced, not by a receipt, but by a relationship. The mark of the perfect gift is ...

1149. Lost Baggage: The Middle Seat

1 Corinthians 5:1-13

Sermon

James Merritt

... why it is so necessary. A professing believer who is living in sin is out of fellowship with God and if he is out of fellowship with God he shouldn’t have fellowship with you. By the way, you notice that Paul refers to this person as someone who “bears the name of brother.” Not every church member is a true Christ-follower. Not everyone who calls themselves a brother is a brother. We can’t judge the heart, but we can say, “You profess to be a follower of Christ and you are a member of this church ...

1150. For the Hearing Impaired

Matthew 13:1-23

Sermon

James Merritt

... who sowed good seed in his field.’” (Matthew 13:23-24, ESV) This is the heart that is receptive to the Word of God and hears it. It is responsive to the Word of God and understands it and is reproductive of the Word of God, because it bears fruit. This is what keeps bringing the farmer back to the field and the fisherman back to the water. There are missing persons that want to be found. Not everyone is hearing impaired. There are people who will say, “Yes” and mean it and become fruitful for God ...

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