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101. HEAR OUR PRAYER, O LORD

Drama

... t even listen - you don’t care enough about yourselves to care about me. What’s the point of all this sham? You don’t even know what I’m all about - and you wouldn’t listen if I told you! Group: [Closer] Hear our prayer, O Lord. Person: Hear our prayer, O Lord. Tape: I may need you, but that doesn’t matter to you - so it isn’t going to matter to me either. I’ve got enough problems without having to prove that I’m worthy of your attention. Group: [Very close. In a circle around the person ...

102. Lessons from Rephidim - Being the Lord's Intercessor

Exodus 17:8-16

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... second, and when they reached the Iron Gate it swung open. As the Bible puts it, “it opened for them of its own accord.” When Peter was finally out of the street, he realized what was happening. He said to himself, “Now I know it is true. The Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from Herod’s clutches,” Now that’s the miracle - and some people have problems with that and try to explain it in a logical fashion. Do what you will with it, but remember the Bible doesn’t have problems with that ...

103. “Lord, Who May Dwell in Your Sacred Tent?”

Psalm 15:1-5

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C. Hassell Bullock

... “live” in God’s house, which in ancient Israel (and, we should insist, in our own world) involved both a path and a place. That is, it involves our relationship with God. The second of the “Key Themes” is the portrait of the guests in the Lord’s house. Here we can go into the specifics of the description in verses 2–5b. Like the Ten Commandments, they belong to the ethical underpinnings of the Hebrew Bible, and the biblical faith in general, and still apply to our own lives. The exception is ...

104. Where The Lord Dwells

2 Samuel 7:1-17

Sermon

Charles Curley

... about among all the people." "I have been with you wherever you went." Then God told Nathan to say this third thing: "The Lord declares to you that the Lord will make you a house." David wanted to build a house for God, but God turned David's desire around and said, "No - ... of God. The faithful people of God are the house of David. The faithful people of God are the only real house of the Lord. Where does God dwell? In the people of God. How is God present in our lives? In the people of God. If you need ...

105. Know the Lord

Exodus 5:22--6:12

Eulogy

Richard F. Bansemer

... that God Almighty flicked aside the heavy stone, like a gnat on the back of his hand, and called forth: "Son, get up. It's me, your Father. Good job. Mary's on her way. Let her see you. She'll tell the others, that they may know the resurrected Lord." We are all "the others." We, now, can confess with Job the most momentous expression of faith found in the Old Testament: "I know that my Redeemer lives, and at last he will stand upon the earth, and after my skin has been thus destroyed, then without my flesh ...

106. The Resurrection of Our Lord

John 20:1-9

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Kendall McCabe

... this congregation who, to tell the truth, may be feeling more like Mary Magdalene at the beginning of today's Gospel. "They have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid him." Or, if not on this joyous day of days, you do have those days when ... nobody's taking hold. I'm willing to practice the presence of God, but today it's more like pretend. "They have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid him." We may come to church much the way Mary went to the tomb that morning. ...

107. The Nativity of Our Lord

Isaiah 9:1-7, Psalm 96:1-13, Titus 2:1-15, Luke 2:1-7, Luke 2:8-20

Sermon Aid

... form to free us from sin and death, and also to "purify for himself a people of his own who are zealous for good deeds." He came to make servants of God of us all. 3. Christmas is really and fully celebrated when those who have blessed the Lord at his birth continue to live thankfully and obediently, serving God by serving his people in the manner he prescribes for believers. 4. At the table-feast, at which he is the ever-present host, Jesus blesses and renews people and assures them that he will be with ...

108. Baptism of the Lord

Psalm 29:1-11, Isaiah 42:1-9, Acts 10:23b-48, Matthew 3:13-17

Sermon Aid

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

... event. Isaiah 42:1-9 - "The Commissioning of the Servant" Setting. Isaiah 42:1-4 (and perhaps vv. 5-9) is often described as one of the Servant Songs in "Second Isaiah" Isaiah 40-55). Four times the anonymous exilic prophet, "Second Isaiah," speaks about a Servant of the Lord, who plays an important role in a new eschatological age that is about to begin among the exiled people of Israel. The Servant Songs are found in Isaiah 42:1-4, 49:1-6, 50:4-11, and 52:13-53:12. When these texts are read in isolation ...

109. The Sword of the Lord

Hebrews 4:12-13

Sermon

James Merritt

... back and faces the devil, all of his demons, and the armies of this world, he is only going to have one weapon? "Now out of His mouth goes a sharp sword, that with it He should strike the nations." (Rev. 19:15) That sword is the sword of the Lord, the word of God. c. It Is Definite In Its Objective The Bible here is compared to a sword. This sword is used by the Holy Spirit to accomplish four objectives: d. It Explores the Soul The word is "sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division ...

110. Why Me Lord?

2 Corinthians 9:6-8, Exodus 35:4-5, 10-11

Sermon

James Merritt

... direct deposit any money He needed to build anything He wanted to build. In fact, God could just skip the money and just speak and it would be there. But God doesn't do it that way. He chooses to rely on our obedience, which raises the question: "Why me Lord?" I. Giving Enables Me To Try God "Bring your full tithe to the temple treasury so there will be ample provisions in My temple. Test Me in this and see if I don't open up heaven itself to you and pour out blessings beyond your wildest dreams." Mal. 3 ...

111. The Lord's Unanswered Prayer

John 17:20-23

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J. Howard Olds

... to fly apart than to pull together. Fears and doubts separate us. They'll know we are Christian by our love. Make us one, Lord, Make us one. Holy Spirit, make us one. II. CHRISTIAN UNITY IS A REFLECTION OF THE TRINITY Look at the text a little further ... , Anglos and Hispanics find their common denominator in Christ who makes us one. The Trinity is our example of unity. Make us one, Lord, make us one. Holy Spirit, make us one. III. CHRISTIAN UNITY IS A WITNESS TO THE WORLD “Then they'll be mature in ...

112. Remember the Lord

Deuteronomy 8:1-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... for individuals; it’s a danger for nations. God loves everyone the same. And we dare not take our blessings for granted. Every generation must be reminded. Regardless of how wealthy or powerful we become, we dare not forget the One who gave us all our bounty. “Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet, Lest we forget lest we forget!” We are a prosperous people. That’s the first thing of which we need to be reminded. We may feel pinched because of an uncertain economy and falling home values, but it is all ...

113. Fear the Lord

Deuteronomy 10:12-22

Understanding Series

Christopher J. H. Wright

... that have just been forcefully made in 9:7–10:11 to the practical implications that follow from them, in the same way that the identical opening words in 4:1 link that chapter to the preceding historical recollections of chapters 1–3. What does the LORD your God ask of you but. The intention is to get down to basics and show that the claim of God upon the covenant people is not complicated and esoteric but fundamentally simple. Not simple as in “easy”—if obedience were easy there would be little ...

114. “Your Love, Lord, Reaches to the Heavens, Your Faithfulness to the Skies”

Psalm 36:1-12

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C. Hassell Bullock

... where the love (hesed) of God reaches the heavens and exceeds the height of the mountains. This is the world known to God’s servant David and the “upright in heart” (36:10). Only here and in Psalm 18 (title) is David called the “servant of the Lord.” In fact, the two titles are exact duplicates, except for the historical note appended to the title of Psalm 18. In view of Moses’s role as prophet par excellence (Deut. 18:15–22), Craigie proposes that the first word in the body of the psalm (ne ...

115. The Lord Commands Joshua

Joshua 1:1-18

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... led the Israelites out of Egypt and brought them to the threshold of the land promised to their forefathers, is now dead (1:1). The task of leading the people into Canaan to take possession of the land has now fallen on Joshua, the one chosen by the Lord to succeed Moses (cf. Num. 27:12–23; Deut. 31:1–8, 14, 23). But as much as the book focuses on Israel’s success in taking possession of the land under Joshua’s leadership, the actual account of battles with the Canaanites does not begin until Joshua ...

116. The Lord’s First Commission to Jonah and Jonah’s Disobedience

Jonah 1:1-17

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... all-knowing and everywhere. Jonah literally “descends” to Joppa, “descends” into the ship, and later “descends” to the bottom of the sea (1:2–3, 5; 2:4, 7). The concept of descent figuratively represents Jonah’s growing distance from the Lord. 1:4–6 · The Lord’s response to Jonah’s refusal to obey: Yahweh makes the fact that he is all-present known through physical manifestations of his power. God “hurled a great wind” (1:4 NASB, RSV, ESV) toward the sea, rousting violent swells ...

117. Keeping In Touch… With The Lord

Exodus 33:12-23

Sermon

Walter Kimbrough

... guilty of praying to God. They first warned me about praying, ordered me to stop. But my commitment to God just wouldn’t stop calling on the Lord. So they put me in the midst of hungry lions all night long and early in the morning they came to the den and called me by ... transfiguration of Jesus in the experience of Peter, James and John is worthy of note. These three disciples of our Lord were having a mountaintop get together and suddenly there appeared before them, as in real life, Jesus in the company ...

118. Gratitude and Praise Praise to the Lord

Psalm 51:1-19

Bulletin Aid

... love endures forever. Women: How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and fitting to praise him! He heals the broken-hearted and binds up their wounds. Men: Praise be to the Lord, for he has heard my cry for mercy. The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped. Leader: Give thanks to the Lord for his great wisdom. Congregation: Praise God who gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning. He reveals deep and hidden things. Leader: Give thanks to the ...

119. Baptism of Our Lord

Matthew 3:13-17, Acts 10:23b-48, Psalm 45:1-17, Isaiah 42:1-9

Sermon Aid

... daughters of God, temptation will come our way in powerful and insidious forms that seek to turn us from the way of the Lord, but God offers help to resist the temptation to fall away from him and to remain faithful as long as we live. (Note: ... end of time. (The central theme of Matthew.) Isaiah 42:1-9 - "A Son and a Servant." 1. The sending of a servant in whom the Lord God delights (over against the Word spoken at Jesus' baptism, "This is my beloved son, in whom I am well pleased.") is good news, indeed. ...

120. The Lord's Prayer: Our Father

Matthew 6:5-15

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David E. Leininger

... began our prayer this way, because if we had been left to our own devices, we would have begun with ourselves. What would Jesus have us to understand about God in this phrase, "Our Father, who art in heaven...?" If we think of the cultural context in which the Lord spoke, we realize that the most striking thing, the most novel idea, was this thought of God as a personal Father. To be sure, the Jews of Jesus' day thought of God in terms of a Father but less in a personal sense and more in a generic sense ...

121. Recognizing the Lord

Isaiah 60:1-6

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... people to his advantage, but rather was completely open to all who were willing to listen to his message and transform their lives. The gospels also clearly show that he had a preferential option for those who stood on the margins. Thus, as people who bear the Lord's name, we must do likewise. Our Christian call necessitates that we seek out the lost and forsaken in our society. We must search for those who have no voice and those who are despised; we must reach out to those whom society has forgotten. We ...

122. The Joy of the Lord

Nehemiah 7:73b--8:18

Sermon

King Duncan

... meaningful purpose for your life, life will not have much zest, and you will not be as happy as God intends for you to be. The happiest people on this earth are people who have a Godly purpose for life. When Nehemiah told the people that “the joy of the Lord is our strength,” he was speaking of the joy of a positive attitude and the joy of a powerful purpose. He was also speaking of one more thing. Nehemiah had the presence of God in his life. This is where he got his great attitude. This is where he ...

123. An Announcement from Our Lord

Isaiah 61:1-11

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King Duncan

... Allan asked, “Then, why are you crying?” “Well, the porter said, “while he was dressing my toe, your daddy asked me if I loved the Lord Jesus. I told him my mother did but that I did not believe as she did. Then he told me that Jesus loved me and had ... Sunday of Advent is from Isaiah, but our understanding of this passage is from Christ himself. We are living in the year of the Lord’s favor. We are living in the light of the star of Bethlehem. The message of Advent and Christmas is and will always ...

124. The Day of the Lord

Joel 2:1-11

Understanding Series

Elizabeth Achtemeier

... before the day comes, but Jesus tells us that Elijah has come (Mark 9:13 and parallel) in the person of John the Baptist. Our Lord’s word to us therefore is “Watch” (Mark 13:35–36 and parallel). Be prepared, by faith and trust and obedience, for we do ... may be divided into four strophes (vv. 1–2, 3–5, 6–9, 10–11), and it is bracketed by references to the day of the Lord in vv. 1 and 11. 2:1 The trumpet, or šôpār in the Hb., was made from a curved ram’s horn. Watchmen were stationed ...

125. “You Laugh at Them, Lord; You Scoff at All Those Nations”

Psalm 59:1-17

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C. Hassell Bullock

... of the impression the pretenders might try to foist on their world. On the other hand, his grief grows out of his love (hesed) for his creation. In fact, the Genesis narrative informs us of God’s primordial grief at the sin of humanity: “And the Lord was sorry that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him to his heart” (Gen. 6:6 RSV). One could say quite accurately that this divine grief became one of the “controls” of divine redemption. When he contemplated Israel’s destruction, whether ...

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