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1176. What Gets Into People?

Mark 1:21-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... text. SURRENDER IS ESSENTIAL. We are not lemmings. We are not slaves to some primordial instinct that drives us to inevitable destruction. We are free moral agents. We can choose, but choose we must. If we want the healing of Christ, we must open ourselves to the Spirit of Christ. We must yield ourselves to the authority of Christ. Some of us want a nodding acquaintance with him. We want to be counted in his company, but at a distance. It cannot be done. Regardless of how hard or harsh it may sound, sooner ...

1177. The Fourth Person In The Trinity

Matthew 28:16-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... enough time standing back in worship and awe. Through the Trinity God is no longer hidden from us. He is no longer inaccessible. We can see Him as Creator. We can see Him in the life of Jesus of Nazareth. We can experience Him through the power of His indwelling Spirit. God who was at a distance is now available to us all. I WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST TO YOU THIS MORNING, HOWEVER, THAT THERE IS A FOURTH PERSON IN THE TRINITY. AND THAT FOURTH PERSON IS ESSENTIAL TO GOD’S PLAN FOR HIS WORLD. Let me begin with a ...

1178. The Mother Side Of God

John 14:15-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... children who will come to see them. Jesus is leaving his disciples, but he wants them to know he is not forsaking them. "I will not leave you as orphans," he says, "I will come to you." He will be there. Through the power of the Holy Spirit, he will be with them. But there is a second way in which Christ comforts his disciples. He comforts them with His understanding and love. Physical presence is wonderful, of course, but it is not enough. We need not only someone who is there, but someone who understands ...

1179. Well . . . I Was A Little Confused

John 16:5-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... the nurses whispered back, "Pray if you know how, stupid!" (4) That would be a good bumper sticker, wouldn't it? "Pray if you know how, stupid!" Well, maybe not. I do believe, though, that people who seek to live according to the Scriptures and the Spirit of Christ and who spend time consistently in the presence of God through prayer, will make better decisions than people who do not. Will we be perfect in making right decisions? No, we will still be sinners. We will still be human. But we will make better ...

1180. Smart As A Goat

1 Corinthians 12:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... even the slightest reproach. Not one unkind word has passed her lips; not one frown have I seen upon her brow; not once has she become impatient, although she might have found many excuses for so doing. "Under the most trying conditions she has manifested a sweet Christian spirit. Quietly she has done countless little acts of love for others. I am sorry to say it, but I have sneered at her simple faith, and taunted her for her childlike trust in God. But when trouble came to my home, when my little girl was ...

1181. Tongue-tied By Three Zeros

2 Corinthians 13:11-14

Sermon

Siegfried S. Johnson

... answers we need but we do have a song. Is there anyone in this room who has not experienced the grace of Jesus Christ? Anyone here who has not bathed himself or herself in the love of God? Anyone who has never been comforted by the communion of the Holy Spirit? We may not be able to contain the majesty of the triune God in our little box of brains, but there is a knowing that is at least as real--and many times more powerful--than intellectual reasoning. It is the Christ who dwells within our hearts. It is ...

1182. Two Women Of Faith

Luke 1:39-45

Sermon

King Duncan

... womb and bear a son, and you will name him Jesus . . . He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end." Mary said to the angel, "How can this be, since I am a virgin?" The angel said to her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be holy; he will be called Son of God." This prophesied the birth of Jesus of Nazareth. Two women--Elizabeth, an older woman married to a priest and Mary ...

1183. A Faith that Works with a Victorious Attitude

Philippians 2:12-18

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... tangible ways in our faith journey. The works we do after our salvation experience are the reflection of the presence of the Holy Spirit in us. There should be growth in our Christian life, but we are not saved by that growth. We are not saved by ... were, from my pen; and since God has given me a cheerful heart, it will be pardoned me that I serve Him with a cheerful spirit." ANOTHER PRINCIPLE THAT THE APOSTLE PAUL TEACHES US IN THIS TEXT IS THAT THE REALITY OF JOY DEPENDS ON YOUR ORIENTATION TO LIFE. In the ...

1184. Being Christ

Ephesians 1:15-23

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Maxie Dunnam

... , because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, and your love toward all the saints, I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers. That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ the father of glory may give you a spirit of wisdom and a revelation in the knowledge of him. Having the eyes of your hearts enlightened that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you. What are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints and what is the immeasurable greatness of ...

1185. A Love For All Seasons (ii) (communion Meditation)

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... LOVE #7:"A Love for All Seasons" (II) Scripture: I Cor. 13: 4-7 Picture this scene. "It is dusk, and a couple is sitting on an ocean beach. The sand is warm to the touch. The sun is just about to set, kissing the surface of the ocean. A spirit of romance comes over the young woman. Without taking her eyes off of the ocean and sun she says, "Isn't that sunset gorgeous?" The fellow replies, "Well, strictly speaking, the sun is not setting. Nor for that matter, does it ever do so. The sun, you see, is in ...

1186. The Work of An Evangelist

2 Timothy 3:10--4:8

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Maxie Dunnam

... 1) Keep our calling clear; 2) Be certain and confident of the good news; 3) Be able to critique the culture in which we share the good news; 4) Identify with and have compassion for those with whom we would share the good news; 5) Depend on the Holy Spirit to provide the power and the harvest. I close with this. Who is worthy and able for such a calling? Non, absolutely none. You are in trouble when you get the slightest notion that you are worthy or able. I propose the proper attitude and stance of anyone ...

1187. What Is Required of Us?

Matthew 5:17-20

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... go into the parlor and sit down. “What a nice room,” they often say. “Yes it is. We want you to feel welcome here, and safe. But before we start, let’s ask the light of Christ to shine upon us both.” I pray for the wisdom of the Holy Spirit and for protection from all that is evil and deceptive. I pray that they would have courage to simply tell the truth. Then I ask, “When is the last time you talked with a pastor, and do you know what the ground rules are?” “What do you mean?” they ask ...

1188. Peacemaking and Self Control

Matthew 5:21-26

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... must carry to earn the title of disciple or bear the name Christian, we will have misread his intent. This teaching is a gift. It is a description of what life looks like from inside the kingdom of God. In Jesus as its visible ambassador, and through the Holy Spirit as its invisible power, we have access to the kingdom rule of God the Father. In the midst of this fallen world, shot through with evil and conflict at every level, Jesus invites us to be a new kind of people, a people who deal with God at the ...

1189. Getting Your Politics Right

Matthew 6:5-15

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... the church may bring to the culture of elevated moral awareness, prophetic critique, and caring community are secondary. The goal of the church is to bear witness to the kingdom of the Father as shown in the person of the Son and sustained in the power of the Holy Spirit. That is our proper agenda, and it ought not be taken captive to serve as the chaplain of a political program of the left or the right, though at times it may side with either on a particular issue. We are our own agenda, and we the one ...

1190. Freedom

Galatians 5:1-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... III. Christ Has Come to Set Us Free. We can be slaves to bad religion. We can be slaves to sin. But it need not be. Christ has come to set us free. What is freedom to St. Paul? It is life lived in the Spirit of Christ. He writes, “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self‑control. Against such things there is no law. Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the sinful nature with its passions and desires. Since we live by the ...

1191. How Does It Work?

1 Corinthians 2:1-16

Sermon

James L. Killen

... gift of a new sunrise. And knowing that we are loved can make all of the difference in the world. Eventually the Holy Spirit will lead us out, in the strength of our new enablement, into loving involvement with others and with the world as a whole. ... God is eager to involve us in that creative process if we will learn how to reach out spiritually and to be engaged by the Spirit of the living God. Getting involved in that process will make a big difference in our lives - and it will enable us to help God make ...

1192. Like None Other

Acts 2:14a, 36-41

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... repentance of sin, but also because it is a time of adoption, a time of entering a covenant with God. Jesus did not go to John the Baptist for baptism because of his sin. He was sinless. He was without sin. But he went anyway, undoubtedly led there by the Spirit, so that God could use what John was doing to confirm for Jesus who he is. "You are my Son in whom I delight." Jesus' whole ministry was to go to people, especially to those who felt that they weren't worth very much, weren't treated very well in ...

1193. Advent 4

Isaiah 7:1-25, Matthew 1:18-25

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John R. Brokhoff

... the twofold nature of the coming Christ-child. The Lessons, Prayer, and Psalm of the Day witness to the dual nature of Jesus: human and divine. The Gospel gives us the virgin birth account: human because born of a woman but divine by virtue of the conception by the Spirit. Lesson 1 deals with the promise of a child to be born as a sign of God's coming deliverance of his people. This child is human and divine because his name means "God with us." Paul in Lesson 2 speaks of Jesus as son of David (human) and ...

1194. Proper 12

1 Kings 3:1-15, Matthew 13:47-52, Matthew 13:44-46, Genesis 29:15-30

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... (RC, E) - "The unfolding of thy works gives light" (v. 130a). Prayer of the Day "O God, your ears are open always to the prayers of your servants. Open our hearts and minds to you, that we may live in harmony with your will and receive the gifts of your Spirit." Hymn of the Day "O God, O Lord Of Heaven And Earth" THEOLOGICAL REFLECTIONS Gospel: Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52 (C); Matthew 13:44-52 (RC); Matthew 13:31-33, 44-49a (E) 1. Treasure (v. 44). Jesus likens the kingdom of God to a treasure, something of ...

1195. Move Life from Duty to Destiny

Luke 21:5-38

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... turn and face Jesus, who comes to us from the future. The disciples in today’s Luke text could only envision a future that would come to an end at the eschaton. Jesus pointed them towards a different kind of future by promising that his presence, his Spirit, would be there for them until the end of time. “I will never leave you or forsake you,” Jesus promised. How can the future be feared when we are promised a future filled with Christ’s presence and fulfilled with Christ’s promises? Did you hear ...

1196. Four Cornerstones

Ephesians 2:11-22

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... that "She has consumption" was not unlike saying of people earlier in history, "He has leprosy." Consumption is still a sickness people are dying of. We're a consumptive culture. But it's not our bodies that are wasting away so much as our souls and spirits that are wasting away to nothing. We're a consumptive culture. We are dying of consumption. Each of us is being turned into a "consumer" as our chief identity. The dictionary defines a "consumer" as "a person who buys goods or services for his own needs ...

1197. Will You Still Listen?

Jeremiah 1:1-19

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... still calls each of us to converse with on those daily walks. For those bold enough to open up themselves to the possibility of divine dialog, the good news is God will unmistakably tell you what to do. Sometimes, as the NASA ground crew communicated to Spirit when it landed, the Word will demand that you completely re-align your life. What you thought you were going to do with your career, with your family, with your free time, with your talents, with your weaknesses, may be radically re-programmed by God ...

1198. The Twelfth Man

Mark 1:21-28

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... and commands it to "come out." Called out by the "Holy One of God," surrounded by a roomful of people who are in awe of Jesus' abilities and in sync with his spirit, the unclean spirit has no options. With a convulsive wrench it departs from the man and is heard from no more. Not surprisingly witnessing this powerful demonstration of Jesus' authority further amazes the synagogue. In fact so great is the crowd's response to Jesus' words and actions that this one event becomes ...

1199. Want to Be Happy?

Matthew 3:13-17

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... opening moments of Jesus’ public ministry. Just as it is surprising that Jesus’ messianic identity takes its power from the image of the Servant, so too it is unexpected to have the gentle, lowly, defenseless image of the dove (really, a white pigeon) represent that Spirit which John had likened to an all-consuming fire (3:11). One final element in this vision is the heavenly voice that speaks. In Matthew’s text, the declaration is made in the third person: “this is my Son, the Beloved, with whom I ...

1200. Cha-cha-cha Christians: The Dance that Advances

2 Peter 1:12-21

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... . . I tend to side with Woodstock . .. *** DOXOLOGY (Tune: 261 ["Lord of the Dance"],words VCH) Bring praise to the Maker, who abides in heaven, Bring praise to the Son, gift of God to sinners given, Bring praise to the Spirit in whose name we are one ‑ A Trinity of praise is begun! Dance, Spirit, fanciful and free, Dance to the rhythm of eternity! Oh dance, and praise a world without end In God’s holy love, Amen, Amen! --Virginia C. Hoch *** There is an old WWII story that come out of the invasion of ...

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