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1251. Looking to the Unseen

2 Corinthians 4:18

Sermon

Maurice A. Fetty

... meaning of life, the youth of the 1980s were most intent on knocking down the big dollars. If from time to time we are led into serious consideration of our spiritual health and destiny, we often beat a hasty retreat to the security of a materialistic self-understanding of life. In the second century A.D., the writer of First Timothy advised: "As for the rich in this world, charge them not to be haughty, nor to set their hopes on uncertain riches but on God who richly furnishes us with everything to enjoy ...

1252. Blue Christmas

Isaiah 40:1-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... what she was going through. Then an older woman about this widow’s age came into the room. She embraced this grieving widow and all she said was, “I understand, my dear. I understand.” Someone told Claypool later that this second person had lost her husband six months before. Claypool writes, “I could almost see the bridges of understanding coming to exist between them. That woman who had shared the same experience as my grieving friend had a way of connecting, had a way of making clear that ...

1253. The Three Stages to Truth: A Biblical Philosophy of Education

Luke 24:13-35

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... texts the greatest teacher we have ever known, Jesus, demonstrates an educative scheme designed to fill our hearts as well as our heads, and destined to get our feet moving along with our minds. The texts examined this week demonstrate the biblical understanding of Truth (aletheia in Greek) as "nonconcealment," the disclosure of the "full or real state of affairs." Two days after the crucifixion, Cleopas and another disciple (a friend or his wife?) are leaving Jerusalem for Emmaus when they are joined by a ...

1254. Closing the Chasm

John 1:1-18

Illustration

John Claypool

... I happened to looked down and I saw this giant anthill. There must have been thousands of these little creatures scurrying back and forth. It was a world unto itself. And as I looked down, I thought to myself, given the capacity of an ant, they have no way of understanding something as big and complex as a human being. If they were aware of me at all, I must have loomed over them as some kind of ominous presence. Then it dawned on me that if I had the power to somehow become an ant and yet take into that ...

1255. Philippians 2:5-11

Philippians 2:5-11

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... them as referring to a pre-existent Christ (existing as God), who relinquishes that divine status to become human, goes to the extreme of suffering death, and then is exalted once again by God. Yet another interpretation has existed hand-in-hand with this understanding from the time of some of the earliest church fathers. Origen (c.185-254) noted in his own classic exegetical commentary on this text that it was nonetheless true that "some say" the self-emptying this hymn really points to is the emptying of ...

1256. Isaiah 11:1-10

Isaiah 11:1-10

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... rest upon the king, particularly a king of this sort of moral and spiritual stature is not surprising (see 1 Samuel 10:6,10; 11:6; 16:13,14; 19:9, 23). The spirit which rests on him invests the king with three pairs of royal charismata: wisdom and understanding, counsel and might, knowledge and the "fear of the LORD" (v.2). The first pair of gifts bestowed upon the coming king contrasts sharply with the pride of the Assyrian king who had boasted: "By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom ...

1257. Matthew 16:13-20

Matthew 16:13-20

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... reference to Jeremiah or "one of the prophets" continues to emphasize that the people of Israel still only conceive of Jesus as one in a long line of remarkable human figures God has used over the centuries to speak to humanity. Moving beyond traditional understanding is not yet possible for them. Jesus then asks, "But who do you say that I am?" The disciples are now on the spot. This is no parable or image or suggestion or story - this is a straightforward question. Biblical scholars often part ways ...

1258. Mark 1:1-8

Mark 1:1-8

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... Isaiah 40:3 (which is included in this week's Old Testament reading). The reference to "the messenger" in verse 2 comes from the angel God provided to Israel as the people were traveling in the wilderness on their way to the promised land (Exodus 23:20). Understanding this angel as a messenger who will "prepare your way" links with Malachi 3:1's reference to the messenger God sends to ready everything for the Divine's arrival on the Day of the Lord. In Malachi 4:5 that messenger's identity is revealed to ...

1259. Proper 24

Hebrews 4:14-5:10, Job 38:1--41:34, Mark 10:35-45

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... priest in that through Christ he has access to God and is a priest or servant to his neighborhood. However, though we are priests, we are in need of a high priest. The text deals with this need. Outline: Why we need a high priest – a. One to know and understand our human condition v. 2. b. One to intercede for us before God v. 1. c. One to attain salvation for us through a perfect sacrifice v. 9. 2. The model pray-er (5:7). Need: We commonly refer to the Lord's Prayer as the "model prayer." Seldom do ...

1260. A Mother's Love

John 15:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... saying. If you have an accident, even if you were at fault, that is not a punishment sent by God. God doesn’t reach down and punish us for our sins, just like He doesn’t reach down and pluck our car out of the air to save us. Please understand that. God does not select people and punish them. Jesus was very clear about this. God “sends rain on the just and on the unjust” (Matthew 5:45). But neither does God repeal the laws that run the universe when we’ve done wrong. We have to live with the ...

1261. Thorns of Grace

2 Corinthians 12:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... be reminded of that as we come to the end of this Fourth of July weekend. Still, our very prosperity may be our greatest obstacle spiritually. Pain and suffering and loss can bring us closer to God. This is not to say God sends pain and suffering. We need to understand that. If you are going through a difficult time right now, it is not because God is punishing you for some reason. Neither is God trying to send you a message. Former mayor of New York City Ed Koch used to tell a story about a judge who was ...

1262. Ephesians 5:15-20

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... not be just an intellectual exercise. Knowing “the will of the Lord” requires a communal response—to lead a life that actively reveals the design for humanity that Christ’s life had set in motion. When “wisdom” and right knowledge truly “understand,” right behavior is exhibited. Actions speak as loudly as words to a watching world. This emphasis on actions leads to the third admonition. This one is surprisingly specific: “do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery” (v.18). This ...

1263. Growing Up Is More Than Showing Up

1 John 2:12-14

Sermon

James Merritt

... very carefully to this next statement: Spiritual maturity is demonstrated more by how you behave than it is by what you believe. If you believe, or say you believe, does not matter if you do not behave like you believe what you believe. "Who among you is wise and understanding? Let him show it by his good behavior." (James 3:13 NASB) You see, sometimes we get the idea that if a person knows a lot about the Bible he or she must be spiritually mature. I have known Bible study teachers who have a lot of head ...

1264. Any Given Sunday

Acts 2:41-47

Sermon

James Merritt

... one group today, it won't be applying to another group. When I talk to the next group, it won't be applying to the first group. For the rest of these messages, even though I may be talking to a certain group of people, what I want you to understand is, regardless of whether we are talking about membership, maturity or ministry, you may or may not be in that particular group or at that particular level of commitment, but the good news is - you can be if you want to be. The last two weeks we shared with you ...

1265. Will the Real Christian Please Stand Up?

Acts 11:26

Sermon

James Merritt

... to let you in on a little secret. I believe the average person on the street has no real clue what a real Christian really is. Many who profess to be Christians really are not Christians at all and many who use the term don’t even really understand what they mean by it. Has it ever occurred to you that you can be born and raised in a Christian home, attend a Christian school, join a Christian church, live by Christian principles, read a Christian Bible, and even have a Christian worldview and still not be ...

1266. What Do I Do When My Prayers Go Unanswered?

Deuteronomy 3:1-11, 23-26

Sermon

James Merritt

... didn't get it? A promotion came up and you asked God to let you be the one to win the slot, but someone else won it? What about the spouse that walked out on you when you asked God to hold your marriage together? Let me make sure you understand that there are times that God wants to answer our prayers and wants to answer our prayers in the affirmative, but because of a rebellious spirit, either on our part or someone else's part, the prayer goes unanswered and it seems like as if God says, "No." If you ...

1267. Parenting 101

Ephesians 6:1-4

Sermon

James Merritt

... don't train up a child in the way he should go, he will naturally go in the way he shouldn't go. Children must understand from the time that they are born that obedience is not an option, it is an obligation. Quite frankly, if you will teach your ... we just try to pass the course called "Parenting One-on-One." Oh Heavenly Father, make me a better parent. Teach me to understand my children, to listen patiently to what they have to say, and to answer all their questions kindly. Keep me from interrupting them ...

1268. Who's Number One?

Exodus 20:1-3

Sermon

James Merritt

... well with my children and my grandchildren. I want their homes to be secure. Before we get into the first commandment, you need to understand that these laws were not given to the Nation of Israel as rules for a relationship with God. These laws were given as a ... the law of God from the love of God. Just in case you think I am imposing this on the Ten Commandments and just forcing my understanding of it, let me take you back to a story that happened in the life of Jesus. There was a lawyer who came to Jesus ...

1269. Every Member Matters

Hebrews 10:24-25

Sermon

James Merritt

... a body, helps us to answer two very vital questions about the church: What does it mean to be a member of a church? and Why is being a member of a church different from being a member of any other institution or organization in the world? Well you will understand why membership matters and every member matters if you will begin to see the church as a body, and the members as the vital organs. In fact, that is what we are told in Rom. 12:5,"In Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs ...

1270. Is God Pleased With Me?

Hebrews 11:1-6

Sermon

James Merritt

... The Lord merely spoke, and the heavens were created. He breathed the word, and all the stars were born." (Psalm 33:6, NLT) There is no such thing as Mother Nature, but there is such a thing as a Father God, who spoke this world into existence. You can only understand that by faith. Verse 3 goes on to say, "Because of our faith, we also know that what can be seen was made out of what cannot be seen." (Hebrews 11:3, CEV) I was invited this past week to go see the University of Georgia practice for their next ...

1271. The Dark Side Confronted

Hebrews 12:5-11

Sermon

James Merritt

... , NASB) One of the marks that you are a child of God is that God will confront you and discipline you when you do sin. Understand this – God only confronts His children. If you are a parent you can relate to this. If your kids are playing in the yard with ... . He only whips His. He does whip His and He does so, because they are His children. You may be sitting there saying, "I don't understand this. I have gone over to the dark side or maybe you are living in the dark side right now and you say, "I don't ...

1272. A New Hope

Jeremiah 18:1-10

Sermon

James Merritt

... voice, then I will think better of the good with which I had promised to bless it. '" (Jeremiah 18:1-10, NASB) You will not understand this story until you realize that the focus of the story is not on the clay and it is not on the wheel. The focus ... . I don't know my heart. Nobody knows their own heart. Jeremiah 17:9 says, "The heart is more deceitful than all else...who can understand it?" (Jeremiah 17:9, NASB) Only God knows your heart and you can have sin and imperfection in your life and you don't even ...

1273. Your New Home

Joshua 24:14-15

Sermon

James Merritt

... , so an older man took him aside and explained to him the etiquette of escorting people at a wedding. He said, "Robert, you first have to ask them if they are a guest of the bride or the groom to determine where you need to seat them." Robert seemed to understand that fairly well, so Robert was patiently waiting on the first person to come in to the wedding and a lady came walking in the door and he very politely offered his arm to this lady and said, "Ma'm whose side are you on?" Everybody is on one side ...

1274. God Where Are You? - The Problem of Evil

Genesis 3:1-6, Judges 6:13

Sermon

James Merritt

... be recycled back on to every continent. Without these earthquakes, nutrients essential for land life would erode and in a very brief time, creatures (both in the water and out) would begin to starve to death.[6] All of this just goes to prove that just because we don't understand why bad things sometimes happen to us, does not mean there isn't a purpose to it. It may just be a purpose we can't see. Although it may seem a very high price to pay, the fact of the matter is, some evil helps to bring about an ...

1275. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

Luke 2:8-12

Sermon

James Merritt

... Christ" (Romans 5:1, NKJV) Vertical peace then leads to internal peace. Isaiah 26:3says, "You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you whose thoughts are fixed on you!" (Isaiah 26:3, NLT) This is internal peace. The peace that passes all understanding. The peace that helps you to keep your head when everybody around you is losing their own. It is when you experience this vertical peace with God and the internal peace of God that you will have horizontal peace with other people. This is the peace ...

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