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1226. Wedding: Leaving, Uniting, Becoming One

Genesis 2:4-25

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Derl G. Keefer

... your parents' homes and established your own independence. But there is another level of leaving that is considerably more challenging. It is when you begin to leave behind your old habits of relating to people. It's the question of who you turn to for emotional support, and even for fun. Are you learning to turn to one another first? Friends and family are great. We need them. They have helped to shape you into the persons you are standing here today. You won't ever stop loving these people and enjoying ...

1227. The Upside Of The Practice - Performance Equation

Galatians 6:1-10

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Robert R. Kopp

... day." By the time my son Ben was a senior in high school, it was obvious that our Lord had given him the gifts for athletic success. So I wrote this to him: How To Become A Champion Our Lord gives you the raw material:smarts, speed, size, and the support of family,friends, coaches, and school! Only you develop the raw material into a finished product. If you fully develop what our Lord has given you; you are a champion! If you become God's best for your life, you are a champion! A champion does not do what ...

1228. A Living Witness

Acts 9:32-43

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Rodney Thomas Smothe

... . God's redemptive grace is for all people. Our challenge in today's world is overcoming the temptation to follow the crowd. The desire to be among the in-crowd often damages our witness. It's so easy to discriminate against others when we have the support of the crowd. It takes real courage to confront injustice and stand for what models Christ's example. A living witness must look beyond the status quo and seek to reach people at their point of need. Taking the gospel where people are will sometimes take ...

1229. God's Gift Is For All

Acts 11:1-18

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Rodney Thomas Smothe

... world. God's gift is for all; not just people like us, not just for people we feel comfortable around, not just people who will join our churches, not just people who sit on our pews, not just people who live in our neighborhoods, not just people who support our programs, not just people who think like us, but all people. Peter's message is one of bridge-building. Building bridges to people who need to hear the message of Christ's salvation. People who used to hear that there is hope in the midst of despair ...

1230. Turning Obstacles Into Opportunities

Isaiah 43:14-28

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Rodney Thomas Smothe

... the pastors met, a dinner meeting took place between the couple and the potential candidate. A few days later the urban pastor received a call stating that the couple had prayed for direction and believed that God wanted them to share this gift of support with this young man in need. What appeared to be an obstacle turned into an opportunity. Sometimes we are faced with obstacles that seem impossible to overcome only to be shocked by God's gracious initiatives in our lives. Throughout the New Testament we ...

1231. That Heavenly Call

Matthew 1:18-25, Luke 1:26-38

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Karren Boehr

... -changing experience and responsibility. Mary's willingness to sacrifice all, to believe that the covenant promises of God are true, places her in a position no other human has ever walked. No one will understand; very few will listen. She desperately needs your support and love for the walk ahead of her. I beg you, reconsider your actions! JOSEPH: (Looks up) You're really serious, aren't you? Just like Mary. ANGEL: I've come straight from the throne room of heaven itself. JOSEPH: (Lengthy pause) And that ...

1232. The Lesser Commision

Matthew 28:16-20

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Robert F. Crowley

... of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. THOMAS: Whoa! What was that? JESUS: Go, therefore and make disciples of all nations baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. MATTHEW: What do you think? He probably means for us to support each other and the people who don't believe as we do will learn from what we do. JESUS: Go, therefore and make disciples of all nations baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. JOHN: He can't possibly mean we ...

1233. Yes, It Becomes Unclean

Haggai 2:11-17

Sermon

Frank Ramirez

... them, to inspire them to greater holiness, to cleanse the unclean. The laying of the foundation stone made Haggai's people clean. Jesus Christ is the new foundation, the one foundation, the true cornerstone that was rejected by others, which supports the whole edifice, cleanses the whole body, redeems the entire creation. One more note. Prior to this prophecy, Zechariah began his parallel ministry with Haggai, exhorting the people to faithfulness through attention to God's temple. Far from supplanting ...

1234. The Season Of The Holy Spirit

Mark 13:1-31

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Wayne H. Keller

... have a motto, "Be prepared." Jesus taught us that long before the Boy Scouts existed. Conclude with a prayer that recognizes our fears; and that God creates the church and families where we can talk about our fears, and give love and support to each other as we grow together in our faith. Response "God Gives His People Strength" Reading the Scripture Dramatize the passage. As "Jesus" prepares to leave the sanctuary, have someone say, "Look, Teacher, what massive stones. What magnificent buildings." Jesus ...

1235. Advent 2

Mark 1:1-8, 2 Peter 3:1-18, Isaiah 40:1-31

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E. Carver McGriff

... , he soon began taking drugs and was quickly addicted. He married a lovely young girl, Patty, and she too became addicted to cocaine. In spite of his large salary, they were a hundred thousand dollars in debt, selling off furniture and jewelry to support their habits. Their lifestyle was completely destructive. Reaves described himself as "a crazy man." One day, Patty became involved in a church and accepted Jesus Christ into her life. It changed her completely. She gave up drugs and alcohol. She said that ...

1236. Gifts of Lent, Ash Wednesday: A Man Gives His Donkey

Matthew 21:1-11

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Donald Neidigk

... do in that long penetrating gaze. He looked, and then he left. "I came. I saw. I conquered," Caesar said. But the Son of David came, saw, and left. How disappointed we were. How confused. Perhaps he wasn't the Messiah, we thought. From that moment, the great swell of support for Jesus began to melt away. But on Monday it was a completely different story. I had gone to the temple to discharge a vow, and Jesus was there again. That's when I saw a side of him I hadn't known about, a side of Jesus that ...

1237. For All The Saints

Luke 9:28-36

Sermon

Charles H. Bayer

... flight." Their faith is our legacy, and when we trade it in for a casual curiosity committed to nothing, no wonder we win no victories, enforce no justice and put no armies to flight. Moses! Elijah! we need you. We need you to stand by us, to counsel us, to support us, to make our faces shine when we have to face Jerusalem and its cross. We need you and all that multitude of saints you represent. Be with us, surround us, O great cloud of witnesses, that we may run the race that is set before us, looking to ...

1238. Finding Faith In Unlikely People

Luke 7:1-10

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Maurice A. Fetty

... . One problem with this view is the fallacious presumption man needs no outside help, that he can, if he will, stand on his own two feet without psychological crutches and canes. But where do you find a man like that, one who lives without support of any kind? In the '60s it was popular to write of man come-of-age, the secular man, a sort of deified playboy, sophisticated, cool, worldly-wise, self-contained, self-sufficient, reserved, independent, a connoisseur of wines and women, a distinguished man among ...

1239. The Mechanics Of Prayer

Matthew 6:5-15, Luke 11:1-13

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John R. Brokhoff

... , too, may pray in agony. We may have hopes and dreams for our future but they all seem to have ended in ashes. One may have hope of going to college, but the death of a father made it necessary to drop out of school to go to work to support the family. One may have a beautiful dream of a happy marriage with children and a Christian home, but a spouse turns to alcoholism or to another man or woman. One may dream of having a long life but tragedy brings the end when you are only in your 20s ...

1240. When Life Seems Out Of Control

2 Samuel 18:1-18

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Timothy J. Smith

... grieving. "Give your sorrow to the Lord," she pleaded, "and he will give back one hundred-fold what you have lost." The woman prayed with Marie before leaving. She promised that she would continue praying and that she would be back to see her again. Supported by this promise, Marie got up and began to look for ways to prevent the kind of tragedy that had happened to her son. Marie began working in a halfway house for young addicts. The young people responded to her in ways she never thought possible ...

1241. You Can Be In Heaven Or Hell

Psalm 139:1-24

Sermon

Michael B. Brown

... 50 years together, did you ever even once consider divorce?" Mrs. Graham replied: "Divorce, no; murder, yes." In most marriages, professions, military stints, academic pilgrimages, even hobbies and friendships, there are touches of heaven and glimpses of hell. Our vernacular supports that thesis. "That tastes heavenly." "He just irritates the hell out of me." "You look divine." "She sure has a devilish grin on her face." Our everyday language confesses that we can be in heaven or hell and frequently live ...

1242. Easter Day

John 20:1-9, John 20:10-18, Acts 10:23b-48, 1 Corinthians 15:12-34, Colossians 3:1-17

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John R. Brokhoff

... with Christ was made possible for all eternity. 3. The lack of people's belief in the resurrection and life after death. How can one preach the Easter fact to people who may not believe in the resurrection? To bolster one's faith consider the following supports for acceptance of the resurrection: a. The reliability of the Bible. It is God's book of truth and not lies. The words of Jesus are trustworthy in all matters including his promise to rise again. b. The integrity of the witnesses. They were honest ...

1243. Easter 3

Revelation 5:1-14, Acts 9:1-19a, John 21:1-14

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John R. Brokhoff

COMMENTARY Epistle: Acts 9:1-6 (7-20) The conversion of Paul on the road to Damascus. This is the first of three Lukan accounts of Paul's conversion from hostility to support of Christ and the church. It is a key incident in the life of the early church. The risen Christ stops Paul in his tracks and enlists him as an apostle. It was a dramatic and radical change in Paul's life, from a persecutor to a propagator of the ...

1244. Easter 5

Jn 13:31-35 · Acts 11:1-18; 13:44-52; 14:21-27 · Rev 21:1-6 · Ps 148

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John R. Brokhoff

... for each other. (Gospel) For the first time Gentiles were admitted into the Kingdom of God, a new people. (Lesson 1) In Lesson 2 we look forward to the end of the present world and age and to a new world in which God will dwell. The prayer and hymn support the new commandment of love.

1245. Epiphany 5

1 Corinthians 15:1-11, Isaiah 6:1-13, Luke 5:1-11

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John R. Brokhoff

... . As we have received the Gospel, we have the joy of passing it on to the next generation. 3. Me (v. 8). Paul says the resurrected Jesus appeared to "me" as the least of the apostles. Did Jesus raise from the dead? Various arguments can be given to support the claim. Others may tell of their experiences with the risen Lord. But the final and ultimate proof of the resurrection is his appearance in you. Epistle: 1 Corinthians 14:12b-20 1. This lesson may be chosen as a text if the preacher is using the Second ...

1246. Advent 3

Luke 13:1-9, Exodus 3:1-22, 1 Corinthians 10:1-13, Isaiah 55:1-13

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John R. Brokhoff

... way into trouble -- yielding to temptation -- Lesson 2. b. A description of our trouble -- Lesson 1, vv. 1-2. c. The way out of trouble -- repentance -- Gospel. Gospel: Luke 13:1-9 1. Repentance is definitely the theme of the Gospel Lesson. The theme is supported by (1) verse 1: "At that very time." This refers to the preceding passage in Luke 12 where Jesus urges the multitude to repent by reading aright the signs of the times and by making things right before appearing before a judge; (2) by the parable ...

1247. Proper 10

Colossians 1:1-14, Amos 7:10-17, Luke 10:25-37

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John R. Brokhoff

... ? Amaziah claimed the temple was the king's sanctuary which he said was a temple of the kingdom. Outline: If it is God's church a. We must teach and prach only God's Word. b. We must be busy doing God's work. c. We must be faithful in supporting God's church. Epistle: Colossians 1:1-14 1. Thank God for you! (1:3-5). Need: If one were to give thanks for you, what is there about you that would cause one to thank God? Paul thanks God for the faith, love, and hope in his Colossian people ...

1248. Proper 17

Hebrews 13:1-25, Jeremiah 2:1-3:5, Luke 14:1-14

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John R. Brokhoff

... water for stale water of cisterns that can hold no water indefinitely. Epistle: Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16 Apply love to the various areas and activities of life. Now comes the putting of faith into action through brotherly love. We have a cloud of witnesses supporting us in our race of faith, received a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and we worship with reverence and awe. On the basis of what preceded, we are to apply our religion in specific areas of our lives. In the midst of the manifold changes of life ...

1249. Proper 23

Luke 17:11-19, Jeremiah 29:1-23, 2 Timothy 1:1-2:13

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John R. Brokhoff

... the truth is in the Word and to interpret it properly. The Word is not properly handled when it is used as a pretext for a sermon, or when one's own ideas are read into the Word, or when a verse is torn out of context in order to support one's own ideas. PREACHING POSSIBILITIES Gospel: Luke 17:11-19 1. Are you the one? (17:11-19). Need: There were 10 who were healed of the worst possible disease of leprosy. The 10 came to Jesus and begged for mercy. All 10 obeyed when Jesus told them to ...

1250. Proper 25

Luke 18:9-14, Joel 2:18-27, Joel 2:28-32, 2 Timothy 3:10--4:8, 2 Timothy 4:9-18

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John R. Brokhoff

... reward? (v. 8). 2. When you stand alone (4:16-18). Need: On the human side, there are times when we stand alone as Paul stood alone at his trial in Rome. It is literally true there is not one person who stands beside you, agrees with you, and supports you. On the cross, Jesus felt that not even his Father was with him. At a time like this, one feels abandoned, rejected, and desolute. Outline: Consider a. When you stand alone "All deserted me" v. 16. 1. When you stand for truth and justice. 2. When you face ...

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