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1176. God's GPS

Genesis 28:10-22

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... ) Jesus Begins His Ministry in Galilee (Luke’s Witness) Jesus Calls His First Disciples from Those of John the Baptizer: Andrew and Simon Peter; Jesus returns to Galilee (Bethsaida) and calls Philip and Nathanael (John’s Witness) The Acts of the Apostles (Chapter 5: 12-42): The apostles teach about Jesus, and many come to Christ; they are spared death by the appeal of Gamaliel (of the School of Hillel) The Story of Jacob’s Ladder Jacob left Beersheba and set out for Harran. When he reached a certain ...

1177. House of God

Ephesians 2:1-10, Ephesians 2:11-22

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... the Lord Psalm 18: The Lord is My Rock The Mountain of the Lord is the House of the God of Jacob (Isaiah 2) Jesus Teaches His Disciples and Many Others On a Mountain in Galilee: a Weeding Out Story (Matthew 4:23 through 7:29) Jesus Choose His 12 Apostles and Then Teaches Them Among Others in Galilee (Luke 6:12 through 6:49) You Are Members of the Household of God Says Paul As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and ...

1178. Here Be Dragons

Isaiah 6:1-13

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... Psalm 140: God’s Protection Psalm 121: God’s Protection The Call of Jeremiah (Jeremiah 1) Isaiah’s Warning to the False Prophets in Jerusalem (28) Zephaniah’s Warning (2) Jesus Chooses His Apostles (Matthew 9:35-11:1 and 11:2-12:8; Mark 3:13-3:19; Luke 6:12-6:16 and 9:1-9:6 and 10:1-10:24) The Addition of New Apostle (Acts 1:12-26) Paul’s Letter to the Ephesian Church about Being One in Jesus (2) Image Exegesis: No, Lord, Not Me! Hot Coals and Cold Feet The metaphor of the Seraph ...

1179. Dorcas, Dinah, or Delilah (Who are You?)

Genesis 34:1-31, Judges 16:1-22, Acts 9:32-43

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... the stories of first Dinah (Hebrew), then Delilah (Hebrew), and then Dorcas (Greek; otherwise known as Tabitha in Aramaic). The story of Dinah occurs in Genesis –in the Torah. The story of Delilah occurs in Judges. The story of Dorcas appears in the Acts of the Apostles. But all three tell something about the community of faith in that time and how one person or one heart can be a change agent for an entire people or an entire community. Like the name Israel, these names too indicate a kind of “state of ...

1180. Seeing with Eyes Closed

Exodus 34:1-28, Exodus 34:29-35, John 1:1-18, Acts 9:1-19a

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... by night and lowered him in a basket through an opening in the wall. When he came to Jerusalem, he tried to join the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he really was a disciple. But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles. He told them how Saul on his journey had seen the Lord and that the Lord had spoken to him, and how in Damascus he had preached fearlessly in the name of Jesus. So Saul stayed with them and moved about freely in Jerusalem, speaking boldly in the name ...

1181. Jubilaeum

Genesis 1:1-2:3, Genesis 2:4-25, Leviticus 25:8-55, Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... and God’s witnesses to the miracles that God can and will do in your lives and in your communities. For you are God’s apostles of love and mercy who will be today anointed with the power to heal and to serve, to forgive and to lift up. Yes, you ... down and brings us rest and peace (I will give you rest). When Jesus declares harvest and Jubilee, and when He prepares His apostles for Pentecost, He is anointing them and sending them into a mission of revival and joy, for God has come to take back the ...

1182. Jacob's Sheep

Matthew 28:16-20

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... identifies within a community still today. That’s a Jacob’s Sheep kind of community, a Jacob’s Sheep kind of Church, breaking the mold of division and disintegration, even while branding everyone who enters into it with the mark of the Savior. Rise up apostles. Rise up church. Be strong in who you are. Be faithful and true. You are called to be Jacob’s Sheep. *See timesofisrael.com and hobbyfarms.com for articles on “Jacob’s Sheep.” **In Russia, the white crow or belaya vorona (albino crow) is ...

1183. Wavering Notes by an Uncertain Trumpet

2 Peter 3:1-18

Sermon

Ron Love

... of false teachers, and return to listening to the strong and steady message that Peter proclaimed. The first-century church expected the immediate return of Jesus in their life time. They believed that the second coming would actually occur before their death. The apostle Paul was a firm believer in this, which influenced his position on social issues. For example, Paul wrote to the church in Corinth, “Are you free from a wife? Do not seek marriage.” Paul understood that a married man could not fully ...

1184. Standing in the Forecastle

1 Thessalonians 5:12-28

Sermon

Ron Love

... nowhere else to go. My own wisdom and that of all about me seemed insufficient for that day.” Prayer is an attribute of a genuine church because we know our earthly wisdom is not sufficient. In prayer, we seek the wisdom and presence of God. The apostle Paul’s third attribute of a genuine church is that it is a thankful church. Christmas is the season of the year when we are most likely to talk about our blessings. Part of this discussion is represented by our gifts, that are so brightly and beautiful ...

1185. Dealing with Grief

1 Thessalonians 4:13--5:11

Sermon

King Duncan

... little girl hadn’t talked for the last few days, ever since she’d learned of her grandmother’s death. (1) The apostle Paul wrote this passage from 1st Thessalonians to a very young congregation of believers. Not young in age. Young in the faith. ... to share his grief with. And eventually, the pain became too much for him to bear. (3) If only Lee had heard these words from the apostle Paul. If only he knew that there is hope beyond the grave. If only we could have told him. That’s why we’ve got to ...

1186. How Could We Possibly Forget?

Ephesians 1:15-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... t go looking for God. He came looking for me. I am still amazed at God’s love that he would come looking for a lost sheep, as I was. I am evidence that God is for everyone.” (8) "I am evidence that God is for everyone.” The Apostle Paul could have written those very words. That was the secret to Paul’s overflowing, never-ending thankfulness and his joy. If we choose, we can make every day Thanksgiving Day. Make a choice to live in this moment. Notice the many blessings of life that you usually take ...

1187. The Politics of True Faith

Matthew 21:23-32

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... church goer for the last 40 years. I want us all to take some time now today to renew our faith, to invite Jesus into our hearts to mold us and to change us, to say truly and mean it, “I believe.” For to be a true disciple, a true apostle of Christ, at the very least, we need to believe. Let’s end now with the ...

1188. The Greatest Motivator

1 Corinthians 9:1-27

Sermon

King Duncan

... I will dance into the Kingdom of Heaven.” Who can doubt that Sister Emmanuel is dancing with the angels right now? I work in a comfortable office and never have to think about garbage or face persecution in my work. But I envy people like Sister Emmanuel and the Apostle Paul. They are driven completely by their love for God. So, I’ll ask you again: what is it you are working for? What is it that motivates you? Is it money? Money is a powerful motivator in our society. Some of you will remember a song by ...

1189. Be Reconciled with the Lord

2 Corinthians 5:20b--6:10

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... one who with great fervor and zeal sought to wipe out Christianity, into the evangelist who would bring Christ’s message of love and peace to Gentile peoples throughout the Eastern Mediterranean world. As Paul himself wrote, he considered himself “the least of the apostles,” one as he speaks “born abnormally” (1 Corinthians 15:8-9), yet called by God to dramatically change course in life and follow Jesus. He believed that if God could forgive him for all the ways that he had sought to destroy the ...

1190. Suffering Leads to Victory

1 Peter 3:18-21

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... to suffer immediately after the Lord declares him to be the rock upon which he will build the church, and most sadly, he denied Jesus three times on the morning of the crucifixion when the Lord needed him most. Yet, as the Acts of the Apostles shows very clearly, Peter is a completely transformed individual in the wake of the resurrection. He boldly proclaims his faith and is completely undeterred by threats from the Jewish religious elite who order him to cease his preaching about Jesus. It is this renewed ...

1191. Enduring the Trials of Faith

Romans 4:13-25

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Richard Gribble

... 22:16b-17a). Saint Paul’s personal experience of faith and the need to persevere gives even greater credence to his words about Abraham. Paul, the great persecutor of the New Way of Jesus Christ became, through the power of his conversion, the great apostle to Gentiles. But Paul’s faith was tested on numerous occasions. He suffered beatings and lashings and was even stoned by those who rejected his message. He was disowned by his own Jewish people. He suffered shipwreck and was forced into exile in ...

1192. Wisdom to the World, but Foolishness to God

1 Corinthians 1:18-25

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... important it is to be noticed, gain wealth, and achieve high position, Jesus’ message challenges us to seek humility and to live our lives for others. If we can follow Jesus’ lead, then we will receive much. Christ made a promise to Peter and his other apostles when they worried that being his disciples and giving their lives would be too high a price to pay: “Everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or fields, for my name’s sake, will receive a hundredfold ...

1193. The Catch

Mark 1:14-20

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... best job in the world, because disciples make a difference. They are world changers, healers of bodies, minds, and hearts, hope givers, and they build communities of God’s faithful everywhere they go. In each and every church, God is calling some of you to be apostles. Who among you has the heart of a fisher? The resilience, drive, and motivation to fulfill God’s mission of seeking the lost and downhearted and healing them in Jesus’ Name? Jesus is forming a team? Will you be part of it? [1] See Ran ...

1194. Holy Hydration!

John 12:20-33 · Jeremiah 31:31-34

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... of God within us. How do we do that? By immersing ourselves in Jesus, in the Holy Spirit of Life. In the time after the resurrection, Jesus would breathe the breath of Life upon his disciples, and they would become apostles. At Pentecost, the world would grow and change, because these apostles were activated in the power of the Holy Spirit. The resurrected Jesus, the gift of the Holy Spirit is our germination miracle. When we allow the Spirit to surround us, permeate our hearts, fill us, and use us, we too ...

1195. Following God's Plan

1 John 5:1-6

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... by telling us that those who believe in Jesus have been born of God. Through baptism we have been enlightened and given the privilege of walking in the footsteps of the master. Our membership as sons and daughters of God is manifest most strongly, the apostle says, by the love we have for God, as manifest in our maintenance of the commandments. For John, the commandments are not simply the famous Decalogue from chapter 20 of the book of Exodus, but equally if not more importantly the message of Christ as ...

1196. The Power of Belief

1 John 5:9-13

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... life with God. John says that we have been given eternal life through the teaching and mission of his son, Jesus. Thus, all who believe and profess Jesus as Savior and Lord will find life; those who do not will lose the gift God has provided. The apostle closes this section of his letter by initiating the epilogue to his message. He says that he writes to those who believe in the name of Christ so that they may understand and experience eternal life. Like Jesus, John wants all to be saved; he desires to ...

1197. When We Are Weak

2 Corinthians 12:7-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... make our life as smooth and comfy as a velvet blanket. Why doesn’t He? Because our life is meant to be a reflection of God’s love and power. And God’s power is made perfect in weakness. May we have the faith to say with the apostle Paul, “Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong ...

1198. Missional Discontinuity

Mark 6:30-44, Mark 6:45-56

Sermon

Dean Feldmeyer

... help to anyone if you are flopping around, gasping due to an oxygen deficiency of your own. Jesus says the same thing but in a different way: The opening sentence of this story is the first time where the disciples are referred to as “apostles.” This is appropriate, as an apostle is one who has been sent and they are just returning from the mission field into which Jesus sent them. But being sent out comes at a price, does it not? Yes, they are excited to share their experiences but that same excitement ...

1199. Clean and Unclean

Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23

Sermon

Frank Ramirez

... (Mark 7:21-23).” The implication is that the self-appointed guardians of cleanliness are guilty of some or all of these things themselves. Jesus said as much elsewhere in the gospels. And in the Acts of the Apostles Peter had a vision in which a sheet descended from heaven on which the apostle could see many kinds of animals that he had never eaten. Three times he heard a voice from heaven telling him to eat — and three times he responded that God should know Peter had never polluted his body with ...

1200. The Secret Man

Mark 8:27-38

Sermon

Frank Ramirez

... , of them the Son of Man will also be ashamed when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels (8:36-38). Finally, in the ninth chapter, we see glory. We see why Jesus accepts the cross and why we do too. Jesus takes three apostles up a high mountain and he is transfigured, transformed, visible as a creature of light, in the presence of Moses and Elijah, and we know him. And while Jesus was the source of the light, we will be revealed as reflecting the light, sharing God’s glory, our crosses ...

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