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101. Having Fun with The Great Commission

Matthew 28:16-20

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... more on obedience. This is evident in his version of the Great Commission, as it is not so much preaching or the conjuring of the Spirit that is to be done in evangelism (Luke 24:46-48; Mark 16:15-18; John 20:22-23), but instead evangelists are to teach to the targets of evangelism "to obey everything ... [Christ] commanded ..." (Matthew 28:20).4 Does that mean evangelism is commanded? It is not insignificant to remind ourselves that before Matthew had Jesus tell his disciples and us that we were to teach ...

102. A Disconcerting Sight

1 Corinthians 3:1-9

Sermon

John N. Brittain

... results. But I sure do remember pouring an awful lot of time and energy into a series of programs and resources that did not transform the little Ohio churches I served. While I would not dismiss it, as has Robert M. Price, as "a much-ballyhooed evangelistic juggernaut," or a "token of failed religious triumphalism," it is, for me at least, a reminder of how easy it is to focus too much on tools and techniques, and not enough on simple servanthood that recognizes that real growth comes from God. Here is the ...

103. What Didn't Happen That Night

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Jerry Jenkins

... care to speak about her charges against the preacher. "She has already said all she has to say, "her father said sternly, her mother nodding and glaring at the accused. "Would you, son care to share your version of what happened in that room the other night?" "No, sir," the evangelist said. "I see no future in that. Only she and I know the truth, and I cannot defend myself. I'd just like to say this to her. Cindy, you know what happened and what didn't happen in that room. If you don't tell the truth, I ...

104. Looking for Rainbows

Genesis 9:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... of others. This is a way of saying that sooner or later all of us will experience the flood waters of adversity. I dare say that some of you have already waded through those waters. Others will someday soon. We need to acknowledge that truth. TV evangelists sometimes give the impression that, if you trust Christ, your life will be one long stream of blessings. That’s a lie. Your heart, your soul, your mind will be blessed but the flood waters will still rise. Pastor Jerome Cooper of Baltimore tells about ...

105. Acting on Faith

Genesis 17:1-27

Sermon

King Duncan

... the young man in the stock room, Kimball proceeded to talk with the young man about his faith. The shoe clerk Kimball showed such interest in that day was named Dwight L. Moody. Kimball got through to Moody, and Moody went on to become the greatest Christian evangelist of his day. But this is just the beginning of what God would do through that Sunday School teacher’s witness. Dwight L. Moody went on to preach a crusade in England and, in 1879, awakened the heart of Frederick B. Meyer, a pastor, then, of ...

106. Sons of God

Galatians 3:26--4:7

Understanding Series

L. Ann Jervis

... . Sons of God resonates with the idea of inheritance and with the Jewish conviction that Israel is the son of God (e.g., Exod. 4:22–23; Deut. 14:1–2; Hos. 11:1). Again Paul emphasizes that the Galatians, without observing the Torah, already have what the rival evangelists are promising. 3:27 For an overview and analysis of Paul’s view of baptism as it relates to the reception of the Spirit, see J. D. G. Dunn, Baptism in the Holy Spirit (SBT, 2d series 15; London: SCM, 1970), pp. 103–72. 3:28 We know ...

107. Ready for the Kingdom of God?

Luke 13:31-35, Luke 13:22-30, Luke 13:18-21

Teach the Text

R.T. France

... Are there people in our church communities today who could be surprised at the final verdict? (Comparison with Matt. 7:21–23 may be helpful.) What are the implications of this teaching for our own assurance of salvation, and for our pastoral and evangelistic approach to others? In 13:28–30 Gentile members are envisaged as taking the place of members of the “chosen people” in a reconstituted Israel. This theme provides the teacher with a good opportunity to discuss the expansion of the church in Acts ...

108. Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand

Luke 9:10-17

Understanding Series

Craig A. Evans

... 10 and see Matt. 15:32–39). Such an omission is due to (1) Luke’s avoidance of repetition and to (2) the fact that the evangelist has omitted a large section of Mark (6:45–8:26, sometimes called Luke’s “Big Omission”) in which the second feeding story occurs (see note ... (see Exod. 18:21). In the Lucan account most of these details drop out, but it is not because of the evangelist’s lack of interest in Moses, as can be seen in the place of prominence Moses receives in the transfiguration episode ...

109. Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus

Luke 22:1-6

Understanding Series

Craig A. Evans

... it was necessary for them to find a way to remove Jesus quietly. This is why the betrayal of Judas was so important to the authorities. 22:3–6 Luke omits Mark’s account of Jesus’ anointing in Bethany (Mark 14:3–9), probably because the evangelist has already included a similar episode (see Luke 7:36–38) and has shown a marked tendency to avoid repetition. Luke moves immediately from the notice that the religious authorities were trying to find a way to do away with Jesus secretly to his account of ...

110. The Crucifixion

Luke 23:26-43

Understanding Series

Craig A. Evans

... this man, but he promises him that he will be with him that very day in paradise (see note below). Additional Notes 23:26 Because Luke omits Mark 15:16–20a, the passage that describes the Roman soldiers’ mistreatment of Jesus, it could be that the evangelist intends to leave the impression that the Jews themselves crucified Jesus. J. T. Sanders (p. 226) thinks so. This could be, but Luke does mention the centurion later in v. 47. Surely this is supposed to be a Roman centurion (and not a Jewish one ...

111. Surrender to Christ

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Editor James S. Hewett

... dare not give myself wholly to the Lord, for fear He will send me out to China as a missionary." The evangelist said, "If some cold, snowy morning a little bird should come, half-frozen, pecking at your window, and you would let ... ?" A new light came into the girl's eyes. She said, "Oh, now I see, I see. I can trust God!" Two years later she again met the evangelist and recalled to him the incident. She told of how she had finally abandoned herself to God—and then her face lit up with a smile and said, " ...

112. Man with a Mission

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Steve Shepherd

... He preached to 20,000 a day in Brooklyn and admitted only non-church members by ticket! He traveled across the American continent and through Great Britain in some of the greatest and most successful evangelistic meetings communities have ever known. His tour of the world with Ira Sankey was considered the greatest evangelistic enterprise of the century. It was Henry Varley who said, “It remains to be seen what God will do with a man who gives himself up totally to Him.” And Moody endeavored to be that ...

113. Abba! Father!

Galatians 4:4-7

Sermon

Ron Love

... six long and exhausting years he had his first convert, Moung Nau. Undaunted, Judson continued to labor for the Lord, and by 1850 there were 210,000 Christians in Burma, which was one out of every 58 Burmans. Yet, at this time the 62-year-old evangelist began to suffer from depression and doubted his own salvation. Adoniram Judson died on a voyage back to America in an attempt to regain the assurance of his salvation. In this spiritual battle, we will at times question if we really are saved. We will always ...

114. Selling the Cross

Luke 9:51-62

Sermon

King Duncan

... loved God and us deeply; that was the source of his courage. There was no pain he would not bear to show his love for us. And now he calls his followers to show that same level of courage in loving others in his name. In 1947, evangelist Bob Pierce held a series of preaching events with Youth for Christ in China. He got the opportunity to preach to thousands of Chinese citizens, and thousands became followers of Jesus through his messages. One of his preaching services was at a small school for girls run ...

115. Transformed

John 4:5-42

Sermon

April Yamasaki

... engagement. Her honest engagement became a questioning faith. And even though some questions still lingered, she knew enough about Jesus to share with the people in her town. The woman who had come to the well alone in the middle of the day became an evangelist to everyone who would listen. Whatever her past history with her five husbands, whatever her current live-in arrangement, she now had a new relationship with Jesus and a new purpose. God’s living water was welling up in her to new life. For us ...

116. The Sawdust Trail

Colossians 3:1-4

Sermon

Dr. Ronald Love

... for teams in Chicago, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. He was converted through the street preaching of Harry Monroe of the Pacific Garden Mission in Chicago. He left a $5,000 a year salary as a baseball player for a $75 yearly salary as a YMCA evangelist. He was an evangelist from 1893 to 1935. Sunday is known for his theatrical preaching that was filled with baseball imagery. He would wind up like a pitcher and slam a fist into his other hand as he threw a “fastball at the devil.” To demonstrate a sinner ...

117. Equipped for Our Calling

Matthew 9:35-10:8, (9-23)

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... spent twelve years trying to convince one man in his congregation to become a follower of Jesus. As the pastor said, “. . . I have preached to him so long that I sometimes find myself doing it almost unconsciously.” “From the pulpit?” asked the evangelist. “From the pulpit, yes.” The evangelist leaned in and asked, “How many times have you gone to him with the love of God in your heart and said: ‘I want to see you become a child of God’?” We all want to share the truth and hope of God ...

118. New Wine

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... pianist, but neither of them knew the first thing about Christian music. One day the young man was invited by a friend to play his trumpet at a huge Billy Sunday evangelistic crusade. He did it, and then, at the close of the service, as he stood there watching Billy Sunday pray with those who had responded to the call, the great evangelist looked up, saw him, came over to him, and said, "Young man, have you consecrated that trumpet to God?" "I had no idea what he was talking about -- consecrate. So when ...

119. The Beginning And The Ending

Luke 1:1-4; 24:44-53

Sermon

J. Will Ormond

... of course Luke is not writing for the benefit of Theophilus alone. He has a much wider audience in mind. He echoes the message of the Christmas angel, "I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people" (Luke 2:10). Luke is both historian and evangelist. He wishes to spread the good news of Jesus Christ far and wide. Surely anyone who reads Luke's preface is eager to move on into the book to hear about the things that have been fulfilled and about which Luke has done such careful research. Now let ...

120. Easter Understanding

Luke 24:36-49

Sermon

Harry N. Huxhold

... Luke's account of what we heard from the Fourth Gospel last Sunday. Luke records in the same manner how Jesus suddenly appeared to his disciples and greeted them. While both evangelists mention that Jesus displayed his scars, Luke mentions just how frightened the disciples were. Luke describes the confused emotions of the disciples most aptly. He says, "In their joy they were disbelieving and still wondering." After Jesus convincingly ate of a broiled fish in their presence, Jesus deliberately talked ...

121. Sent From The Mountain

Matthew 28:16-20

Sermon

William G. Carter

... our world. And every afternoon, there were opportunities to meet church workers from many different countries. The whole Urbana experience challenged Christian college students to go out into the world and make disciples of all nations. On the final night of the convention, a famous evangelist stood to speak. He had been informed that he was preaching to the converted, a fact that he took with a grain of salt. Maybe that's why he couldn't help but invite us to stand to prove we were Christians. After that ...

122. When All Is Said And Done

Mark 13:1-31

Sermon

William G. Carter

... world events through the eyes of faith. Contrary to Jesus' warnings in Mark 13, Jack and Rexella point to news items as if they are cogs in God's mechanical plan for the future. This is highly speculative theology, says Russell-Jones, as these evangelists list one earthquake after another famine, and declare "It's God's unfolding will!" Whether Jack and Rexella realize it, their scenarios are also unabashedly pro-American. In all of their end-of-the-world schemes, the devastation and carnage takes place in ...

123. Anticipation Proclamation

Zephaniah 3:1-20

Sermon

Tony Everett

... focus on the theme of living out one's baptism as a member of the priesthood of believers. Now that's a theological mouthful! Students often expect their future parishioners to assume eagerly and willingly the actions of early Christians as evangelists, stewards, visitors of the sick and troubled, administrators, and teachers. Bible and prayer groups would abound. In their ideal congregation, parishioners would want their pastor to be a theologian-in-residence. They would hear the Word of God with joy and ...

124. Lent 3

Luke 13:1-9, 1 Corinthians 10:1-13, Psalm 63:1-11, Isaiah 55:1-13

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William E. Keeney

... people. He called people to repentance and a new life. He sought to replace the corrupt society with the kingdom of God. He only rejected domination and violence as methods he would use. Persons may be called to work primarily as reformers, as educators, as evangelists, or as true revolutionaries. They can be Christian in so doing if they adopt Jesus' way of doing it, not the ways of Pilate, the Zealots, or the Pharisees. 3. Choice and Decision. All people who come to the age of accountability have choices ...

125. God's Broadcasters

1 John 1:5

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... to say about Jesus. One of the things he said was that Jesus was the light of the world. When Jesus came into the world, he got rid of the darkness of sin. Jesus was full of the light of God. We should be thankful for people like John the Evangelist because they help us to know Jesus. All we have to do is open the Bible or listen to the readings each Sunday, and we will learn something new. Let's listen carefully today to the special messages John has for us. Will you do that, boys and girls? Good ...

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