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1201. Stirring Things Up

Mark 13:1-8, Hebrews 10:11-25

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Mark Trotter

... , the whole nine yards. They lived in a world where neighbors and fellow-workers were either indifferent or hostile to Christians. That was some thirty years ago. I thought I had to recreate the context of the first century so that people in the 20th century could understand what the text was about. Then one day it occurred to me that when I was describing the first century, I was also describing the end of the 20th century. It's not that much different. We live in a world that does not support Christian ...

1202. What Time Is It?

Matthew 24:36-51

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Mark Trotter

... is, "The fullness of time." That means that when the time is right, God will act. God decides when the time is right, not us. We don't make it happen. It happens when God wills that it will happen. The closest we come to understanding this biblical understanding of time is when we go to the hospital. You know what they call people in hospitals? "Patients." I call on secularly trained men and women who are patients in the hospital, recuperating there from surgery. I go the day after the surgery. They are ...

1203. Advent 4

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

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... wages except the reward of the master's "well done." As a slave, a Christian is obedient to the Master's will. In this slavery a Christian finds perfect freedom. 2. Gospel (v. 3). Paul plans to come to Rome to preach the Gospel. But, what is his understanding of the Gospel? He sums it up in one person, Jesus Christ. He is the Good News. Why? Because of who Jesus is. Paul sees the humanity of Jesus, a real human being, totally human in every respect, as a descendant of a human David. But, Paul claims Jesus ...

1204. Lent 1

Genesis 2:4-25, Genesis 3:1-24, Romans 5:12-21, Matthew 4:1-11

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John R. Brokhoff

... Need: Few people stop to think about temptation. Some may not recognize temptation when it comes. Our people are in need of knowledge and understanding about temptation. The text tells us all we need to know about it. If we know about it, we will be equipped to confront ... v. 5. Lesson 2: Romans 5:12-19 1. What The Hell Is Wrong With Me? 5:19 Need: So exploded a man who could not understand his misery. Paul faces the same problem when he complained that he did not do what he wanted to do, and did what he did ...

1205. Pentecost

John 20:19-23, Acts 2:1-21, 1 Corinthians 12:3-13, Psalm 104

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John R. Brokhoff

... 20:19-23 1. The Spirit of Jesus (20:22). Need: The Gospel lesson connects Jesus with the Spirit. On Pentecost, we do not leave Jesus in heaven and now deal with the Spirit as a separate entity. Jesus identifies with the Spirit. The church needs to see and understand the relationship of Jesus and the Spirit. It will help people to know who the Spirit is and to solve the problem of having Jesus with you always as well as having the Spirit. Outline: In this text we see that - a. The Spirit is of Jesus. b. The ...

1206. Proper 7

Matthew 10:1-42, Romans 6:1-14, Romans 5:12-21, Jeremiah 20:7-18, Genesis 21:8-21

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John R. Brokhoff

... is an island. One lives or dies to himself. Because of this, one person's sin can pollute the whole human race. We call it "original sin." One man's death on a cross means life for all who accept him by faith. Through this sermon people should get an understanding of the reason for their sinning and should look to Jesus for deliverance. Outline: It took only one - a. For sin to enter the world - v. 12. b. For sin to exit the world - v. 15. 2. Why Do Christians Die? (5:12-15). Need: Sin brings death. Christ ...

1207. Proper 17

Matthew 16:21-28, Romans 12:1-8, Romans 12:9-21, Jeremiah 14:1--15:21, Jeremiah 20:7-18, Exodus 3:1-22

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John R. Brokhoff

... , a life. The text deals with one of the most basic principles of life. Jesus puts it in terms of saving and losing life. To save it is to lose it; to lose it is to save it. This needs to be put in terminology which the modern person can understand. The basic principle is, life must be expended - shall it be wasted or invested? Outline: What you can do with your life. a. Ways to waste it - "Whoever would save his life shall lose it." b. Ways to invest it - "Whoever loses his life for my sake shall find it ...

1208. Do You Get It?

Matthew 16:21-28

Sermon

Stephen M. Crotts

... t get it." The implication is that the person ought to be able to grasp whatever it is that's in question and see the necessity of dealing with it, that enough opportunity has been given, but that for some reason he or she just doesn't - or won't - understand. In today's gospel, we could say that Peter "just doesn't get it." It seemed last week that he knew what was going on. In answer to Jesus' question about who the disciples thought he was, Peter, as their spokesman, said "You are the Messiah, the Son of ...

1209. Don't Make Me Come Down There

Luke 18:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... will never forget she prayed these words, “Lord, we know that you’ll be coming through this line today so, Lord, help us to treat you well.” (4) That’s how we are to look at life. Wherever we see injustice or need of any kind, we are to understand that it is Jesus who is being victimized. “When did we see thee hungry? Or naked? Or in prison?” And the Master answered, “When you did it unto the least of these, You did it for me.” (Matthew 25:40) That’s what the story of the persistent widow ...

1210. An Uncomfortable Comforter

Luke 11:1-13

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Leonard Sweet

... was to provide a statement, not a comfortable seat. Here is a picture of Albrecht Durer's classic etching of St. Jerome in his Study (1514). How comfortable does he look? Ask St. Jerome how comfortable he felt in that chair. He couldn't understand the concept. He wouldn't know how to answer you. The word comfortable did not originally refer to enjoyment or contentment. Its Latin root was ‘confortare’--to strengthen or console--and this remained its meaning for centuries. We use it this way when we ...

1211. From Ha-Ha's to Ah-ha's

John 16:5-16

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Leonard Sweet

... it would suddenly dawn on me. That there would be a cloud-clearing, sun-streaming moment of revelation and I would miraculously get it. I [Elizabeth] was in the ninth grade and the "it" was working out proofs in geometry. For months I had been struggling to understand why the teacher and some of my friends could look at a problem and immediately visualize, then verbalize, how to get from A to B to C. No matter how many proofs I worked through with the teacher the moment I sat in front of one by myself ...

1212. This Kiss

1 Corinthians 15:1-11

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... all the computers in its mission control center that sent the first Apollo team to the moon. And we buy them for our six-year olds to "play" with! And our six year olds master them because Furby's are so complex that only a child can understand them! [Now give it back to the child] Thank you, Master .......... [name of child]. Of course electronic sophistication has not only rendered many of us hopelessly incapable of participating in child's play. It has infiltrated every facet of our daily lives. Have you ...

1213. Do You Have a GPS - A God Positioning System?

Galatians 3:1-14

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Leonard Sweet

... words are real, once they are out there, they are translated and returned to us by God. The God of grace and mercy, the God who saw Abraham's trust, heard Abraham's "I will go," responded by "reckoning it to him as righteousness." Our understanding may be incomplete. Our assumptions may be faulty. But there is no such thing as a fruitless conversation with God. The miracle is not that prayers are answered, but that prayers are accepted. Every supplication to God is another strand in the web that connects ...

1214. It Is Good News!

1 John 4:7-21

Sermon

James McCormick

... to reveal Himself. In Him God acted to bring about reconciliation between Himself and all people everywhere. The story of that event – the story of the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus, and what it means to us is called the gospel, or, the good news. When we understand it, when we experience it, and when we receive it in faith, we know that there is no other way to say it: it is good news indeed! George Kaufman, the playwright, once said that he began life as an optimist, but he got over it. He said ...

1215. Wrestling for a Blessing

Genesis 32:22-32

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James McCormick

... us, and we would never become all that we can be. Sometimes a person will start growing, find it scary and painful, so they turn and run away. They retreat into the familiar and the comfortable. And they begin to die. As much as I regret that, I do understand it, because to grow is to move out into uncharted territory. It is much like the struggle of the butterfly to extricate itself from the cocoon. It’s a bit scary, I am sure, because the butterfly doesn’t know what it is like “out there.” It does ...

1216. Promises to Keep

Hebrews 8:1-13

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James McCormick

... that, in spite of our track record, God continues to believe in us. And He continues to provide for us as a loving Father knows how to do. I tell you, that’s some kind of love. It’s a faithful, dependable kind of love! Now, I don’t fully understand love like that. But I sense in my depths that God’s kind of unconditional love is my best hope in life. I don’t know about you, but I don’t respond well to threat and punishment and coercion. Such actions are not redemptive; they don’t have the ...

1217. Lifelong Disciples

Matthew 28:16-20

Sermon

James McCormick

... who still drank from a bottle and who had never begun to eat solid food. They were people who met regularly to recite their ABC’s, but who had never gone beyond the kindergarten level of the faith. He said to them, “Let us go forward…to adult understanding.” In other words, “Grow up!” Of course, learning is an important part of growth. As soon as we arrive in this world, we begin to learn. We learn from many sources. The question is: if we want to grow to maturity as Christians, who will be our ...

1218. The Servant Song

Isaiah 50:1-11

Sermon

Elizabeth Achtemeier

... we call this Holy Week, and especially as we draw near to the remembrance of his crucifixion on Friday, we search the scriptures for clues to the interpretation of his passion — for guides to understand the deepest meaning of all that Jesus goes through. And surely, few passages in the Old Testament help us more to understand than do the four Servant Songs that are found in what we call the Second Isaiah book. Most scholars now agree that Isaiah is to be divided into three distinct books, all of which ...

1219. Easter 5

John 14:5-14, John 14:1-4, 1 Peter 2:4-12, Acts 7:54--8:1a, Psalm 31:1-24

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Marion L. Soards, Thomas B. Dozeman, Kendall McCabe

... on one's face or spilling soup on one's lap; to be shamed was to lose both one's self-esteem and one's derived esteem in the larger social group. To be shamed would open one to ridicule, even from former friends and family members. Remarkably the psalmist understands the basis of delivery from shame to be the Lord's righteousness. God is faithful to those who call on him. The psalmist does not bother to muster a list of merits to justify the appeal (even the declaration in v. 6 is not a motivation for God's ...

1220. Pentecost

John 20:19-23, Acts 2:14-41, Acts 2:1-13, Psalm 104:1-35, Numbers 11:4-35

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Marion L. Soards, Thomas B. Dozeman, Kendall McCabe

... He made several points clear in this speech, and at least two prominent points are inherent in this week's lesson: (1) Only those in a positive relationship to Jesus Christ—as the one in whom God's plan was/is fulfilled—are in a position to understand properly the present work of God. The masses could not comprehend the effects of the Holy Spirit on the believers, because they had no knowledge of the promise of the risen Jesus that the Spirit would come upon the disciples. The superior knowledge of the ...

1221. Give Thanks in All Circumstances

Luke 17:11-19

Sermon

James W. Moore

... We took him to the vet and found that he was born with a bum leg. The leg will never be right.” Quickly, the little boy pulled out his money and said: “I’ll take him! He’s the one I want!” “But, Son, you don’t seem to understand,” said the owner. “That puppy is going to be a cripple all his life. Why in the world would you want him?” Just then… the little boy reached down and pulled up his pants leg… revealing an iron brace holding his twisted leg… and then he said: “Mister, that ...

1222. Abundant Life

John 10:1-21

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King Duncan

... key to abundant life is to recognize the voice of Jesus in your life. It is to know you are walking in the light of his revelation. It is to live as Christ would have you live. Let me give you an example of a man who has some understanding of the difference between the good life and the abundant life. One of the most admired men who has ever made their living as a professional basketball player is former San Antonio Spur great David Robinson. Robinson was the NBA Rookie of the Year in 1990, Defensive Player ...

1223. What More Can He Give?

Colossians 1:15-23

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James McCormick

... that and keep on living as if it had never happened. We are so careless with that greatest of all loves! The Bible says that “God shows His love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Surely if you hear that…surely if you understand that…you will respond to God’s love by loving Him in return. Surely you will…surely you will…because I honestly don’t know what more God can do! “O how He loves you and me. O how He loves you and me. He gave His life, what more ...

1224. The Gift of Newness

2 Corinthians 5:17-20

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James McCormick

... identity, and a new way of living. That’s what baptism is all about. When we are baptized, we are branded with the brand of Christ. We are given a new name, “Christian”. And it is impressed upon us that we belong to Christ and we always will! If we understand it aright, and if we are in fact a new creation in Christ, then wherever we go, we are the church! We are the presence of Christ in the world. We are the church at home, at the job, at the grocery store, at the voting booth, at the football ...

1225. Wide Enough for All (Mother's Day)

Acts 2:1-13

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King Duncan

... -and-ins and not for the down-and-outs. But, of course, just the opposite is true. Christ came for those who are lost, not for those who are found. Christ came for those who are sick, not for those who are well. How do we help them understand that? We help them understand that by doing just what Christ did to reach us--we go down to where they are. We do not wait for them to make themselves respectable enough to come to us. We go to them. Pentecost tells us that the Gospel is for all people. I heard ...

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