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1151. Pentecost

Numbers 11:24-30, Psalm 104:1-35, John 7:37-39, Acts 2:1-21, 1 Corinthians 12:3-13

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B. David Hostetter

... service, but the same Lord. There are many forms of work, but all of them, in all, are the work of the same God. Use your gifts for some useful purpose. PRAYER OF THE DAY Holy Spirit, given One, gift of God, the Sender and the Sent, grant us continuing peace and the gift of discernment, that we may be as forgiving as you are and as true in expecting repentance in others as in ourselves. Amen PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING God of variety, we give thanks for your many and varied gifts to the church; for gifts of wise ...

1152. Proper 23

Exodus 32:1-14, Psalm 106:1-48, Matthew 22:1-14, Philippians 4:2-9

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B. David Hostetter

... and your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Strengthen your whole church to serve you faithfully in the world. May the obedience of your people in Christ, members of his body, serve to call others to obedience and membership in the church. May your people continue to heed the word of Jesus to cure the sick and say to them, 'The kingdom of God has come near to you.' As a mother comforts her child, so may your healing Spirit bring calm to those who are disturbed and direction to those who are lost ...

1153. Trinity Sunday

Matthew 28:16-20, Psalm 8:1-9, Genesis 1:1-2:3, 2 Corinthians 13:11-14

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B. David Hostetter

... school develop in them a love of beauty and truth in art and in life. May they behold the beauty of the Lord in the house of the Lord. Jesus, Lord of life, who came among us that we may have life and have it abundantly, through the Spirit continue your ministry of doing good and healing the sick. Hear us as we name in our hearts those of our family and friends who most need your healing touch. Deliver those who are captive to addictions of mind and body. Save those who are trapped in destructive and abusive ...

1154. Here Today Gone Tomorrow

Genesis 5:21-24, Hebrews 11:5

Sermon

James Merritt

... became desperately ill and realized that she was dying. In great distress, she wrote this nephew of hers a very sad letter asking questions like, "What will death be like? Will it mean the end of everything? Will there be beyond death a chance to continue living, continue growing or continue loving? Can you give me any comfort?" Here is the letter her minister nephew, John Todd wrote: Dear Aunt, It is now thirty-five years since I, a little boy of six was left quite alone in the world. You sent me word that ...

1155. Which Door Should I Take?

John 10:7-9

Sermon

James Merritt

... today about the single most important door that anyone in this lifetime will ever decide whether or not to walk through. It is a door that has no hinges, no knobs, no locks, and doesn't swing out or in. This door is a person named Jesus Christ. We are continuing our series called, "iMatter" as we study the statements of Jesus known as the "I am" statements. Each statement tells us who Jesus is and who we can become. Because of who He is and who He can become to us, we can have the two things in life that ...

1156. Get Real

John 15:1-11, 16

Sermon

James Merritt

... There is only one command given in this entire passage of scripture to us and it is found in verse 4, "Abide in Me." (John 15:4, NASB) The word "abide" could be translated "remain" or "continue." It simply means we are to continuously make Jesus Christ the center of our thoughts, the focus of our life and the passion of our hearts. You can't force a branch to bear fruit. You can't command a branch to bear fruit. That is why nowhere do you find Jesus telling us to go out ...

1157. My Mission from God

John 17:18

Sermon

James Merritt

... put all of this together here is what we learned. The mission that Jesus had while on earth in His body is now the mission we have on earth in our body, because we are now, His body. What He did in His physical body, we are to continue as His spiritual body. What is that mission? Introducing people to God. II Corinthians 5:18 says, "Christ changed us from enemies into His friends and gave us the task of making others His friends also." (II Corinthians 5:18, TEV) Let me tell you how important this mission ...

1158. Your New Home

Joshua 24:14-15

Sermon

James Merritt

... he tells us how we can make sure in every area of our home, our marriage and our family, we are consistently and continuously experiencing an extreme home makeover. I. The Family Must Be Lead To Worship The Lord Joshua begins by saying, "Now, therefore, fear the ... can't decide whether I want to get up or not?" Well, you just did! When you refused to get up, you just decided to continue lying down. Listen to what Joshua said again. "As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord." (Joshua 24:15, NASB) I want ...

1159. God Where Are You? - The Problem of Evil

Genesis 3:1-6, Judges 6:13

Sermon

James Merritt

... green salad." And Satan presented Thousand Island dressing and garlic toast on the side and Man and Woman unfastened their belts as they continued to eat all that the Devil laid before them. God then said, "I have sent you heart healthy vegetables and olive oil in which ... warning of an even greater evil. Pain teaches us not to touch a hot pan. Our built in nerve endings detect pain so we won't continue to hold a hot pan if we pick it up. Many times it is a small pain that can lead you to go to the doctor ...

1160. Hell under Fire

Matthew 5:22; 28-30

Sermon

James Merritt

... mocking, dishonoring, and rejecting of the supreme love of a God that went to such great lengths to save us that He sent His own Son to die for our sins. The ultimate sin is when a person goes through his entire life, constantly ignoring God, constantly rejecting God, continuing to live without God and saying in essence, "I couldn't care less about what you put me here to do. I couldn't care less about your will for my life. I couldn't care less that your son, Jesus Christ, died for me. I am not interested ...

1161. Never Give Up On God

Matthew 7:7-12

Sermon

James Merritt

... door that you thought would open, but it will be a door to something much better. But not only because of what God said should we continue to pray, but because of who God is. "Or what man is there among you who, if his son asks for bread, will give him a ... tempted to scratch this off my prayer list and just believe it was not of the Lord for me to move. But I didn't; I continued to pray. One day a lady in our church was driving around her home and saw a new subdivision being developed. She pulled in just to ...

1162. Everyone's Talking about Him

Mark 7:31-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... us!" "Oh come on!" he says, "Who’s gonna see us at this hour?" "No, please," she says, "Can you imagine if we get caught?" "Oh come on," he persists, "there’s nobody around, they’re all sleeping!" "No way," she says, "It’s just too risky!" "Oh please," he continues, "please, I like you so much!" "No, no, and no. I like you too, but I just can’t!" "Oh yes you can. Please?" "No, no. I just can’t." "Pleeeeease?" Out of the blue, the porch light goes on, and the girl’s sister shows up in her ...

1163. Know Fear: The Fear of God

Proverbs 1:7

Sermon

James Merritt

... thought, word, action, and deed is open before Him and is being judged by Him. Think about this. If you were continuously aware that all of your thoughts, words, and actions would be displayed publicly so that everyone could hear them, watch them ... you hear God then you will fear God. When you get into God's word and you begin to hear what God says, the fear of God continues to grow in your heart. But then we learn another truth: "The Lord confides in those who fear Him; He makes His covenant known to them." ( ...

1164. Experiencing God

Acts 2:1-21

Sermon

Stan Purdum

... night, must have a creator. We reason that it couldn't be simply the result of coincidence or happenstance. Science, which examines how things work, shows us the marvels of the world at even more intricate levels — such as the recent mapping of the human genome — and continues to amaze us with how well put together the world is. A modern physicist named Paul Davies goes as far as to say that in his opinion, "science offers a surer path to God than does religion."2 Even the Apostle Paul, in his letter to ...

1165. Repentance Is Relationship!

Luke 13:1-9

Sermon

Gary L. Carver

... made a mistake, found forgiveness, went on, and lived life? Which one? God has not given up on failures. God does not demand, nor does he expect, moral perfection. We are incapable of moral perfection, but we are capable of a life that is characterized by continual repentance as we live life in his presence. The book of Genesis says that God created our world and he said, "It is good! Everything about this world is good!" The best thing about this world is you. You are the zenith, the apex, and the climax ...

1166. Our Task: Acceptance and Challenge

Luke 2:41-52

Sermon

Gary L. Carver

... way a tiny infant is held and spoken to and cared for in those earliest days is tremendously important, but the process continues in one form or another all during our life journey. We never really stop asking the primal questions, such as: What is ... life, but I want you to know that as a parent, I think you have been a huge success. As far back as I can remember," Sam continued, "you never once let any of us children down at a crucial junction of our lives, and what is more, you did the finest single thing ...

1167. Keeping His Word

John 14:23-29

Sermon

Donald Charles Lacy

... our Lord's message is crystal clear. The Holy Spirit will be their teacher and act as a reminder of all Jesus has said to them. Some view this promise as the creation of a divine pipeline to the Father and the Son. Through this conduit, the Master will continue to walk and talk with them. Others would even go so far as to call it a dispenser of practical truth for those adhering to the salvation of Jesus Christ. However we come at it or which descriptive phrases we use, one thing is sure and definite: They ...

1168. The End of Time

Luke 21:5-19

Sermon

John Wayne Clarke

... have. When I married, I told my wife, Susan, about the significant part the lowly pickle jar had played in my life as a boy. In my mind, it defined, more than anything else, how much my dad had loved me. No matter how rough things got at home, Dad continued to doggedly drop his coins into the jar. Even the summer when Dad got laid off from the mill, and Mama had to serve dried beans several times a week, not a single dime was taken from the jar. To the contrary, as Dad looked across the table at me ...

1169. Minding the Store of Our Lives

1 Corinthians 10:1-13

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... there. It was only a piece of stone after all, and he needed it. He started to chip. The sound of the hammer against the solid head of the chisel rang out through the night like the tolling of a bell to alarm the very heavens. But he continued to chip until he remembered the strange events of his previous attempt and looked over his shoulder nervously in the direction of his cottage. And there on the distant skyline, a fire raged. Again, he ran home in terror only to find his cottage unharmed, just as he ...

1170. Carrying the Burdens of Others

Philippians 2:5-11

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... had fallen and was severely injured. His leg was broken and, therefore, he could not walk. The monk warned Sundar, "Do not stop. God has brought this man to his fate. He must work it out by himself. That is the tradition. Let us hurry on and continue our journey before we perish." But Sundar replied, "It is my newfound tradition that God has brought me here to help my brother. I cannot abandon him, especially now." So the monk set off through the snow which had started to fall heavily. Sundar climbed down ...

1171. Jesus Brings Hope

Revelation 1:4-8

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... the scene, and remembering from his history lessons, realized what was happening. He radioed the IGW headquarters; the master was informed. "The mass must be stopped; it must be stopped," he cried. Planes were sent, bombs were dropped, gunfire was applied, but the mass continued. Then the words were spoken, "This is my body, given for you." With that, a crack of thunder was heard and a streak of lightning flashed through the sky. The clouds parted and in the distance could be seen Christ coming toward earth ...

1172. Fruit with Feet

Acts 9:1-20

Sermon

Frank Ramirez

... benches. The other ministers stood back as if they were shocked, but Brother Dove welcomed Cain Lackey, and hugged him very tightly, him and his daughter. Then Brother Dove invited Cain Lackey to kneel while they prayed together. All along, the singing continued. Then a cool breeze blew in the window, a breeze that brought relief and comfort. When he was through praying, Brother Dove raised his hands and suddenly everyone was quiet. No one was singing. No one was crying. Everyone was listening. "Today ...

1173. Listening for the "Ching-ching"

Jeremiah 8:18-9:1

Sermon

Lee Ann Dunlap

... to care. Amidst the grief, the confusion, the chaos, and the uncertainty, Jeremiah points the way to God's own heart. This is a God who continues to care even for those of us "hell-bent on self-destruction." This is a God who refuses to give up even on us, and who continues to work redemption's plan. "Is there no balm in Gilead?" the lamenter asks. "Why then has the health of my poor people not been restored?" The region famous for its healing medicine could not produce that which was necessary to heal ...

1174. Song Sung Blue

Lamentations 1:1-6

Sermon

Lee Ann Dunlap

... president, nor bemoan the economic realities, which sent these miners into such an inherently dangerous workplace. They revealed their inner strength and professed their faith in God even when word came that eleven had not survived. The investigation into the cause of that explosion continues, at the time of this writing, and no doubt some very real human failures will prove to be factors. But, as much as much as we'd like to put human beings in charge of the universe, we are forced to acknowledge there are ...

1175. Letters from a Loving Prophet

Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7

Sermon

John Wayne Clarke

... situations in life. All of us come to points of distress in our lives, and at times, feel as if there is no good reason to continue. It is hard, at such times, to remember that we were created to be partners with God and that God will not leave us alone. In ... s will. Rather, it is God's will that even in captivity we should prosper so that our family and our name will continue to live even after we are gone. There is, within this reading and this historical situation, the question of when God's people ...

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