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1426. Fathers in Their Generation

Psalm 103:13

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... to recognize the importance of a church's specific ministry to men and boys. And I give thanks to people such as Arnie who have told me their stories, and then have waited patiently for me to come around. Also I couldn't help but be impressed with the phenomenon in our time, seen in Promise Keepers and the Million Man March, of the yearning on the part of men for spiritual depth in their lives. I could criticize the theology of both organizations, but no one can ignore this amazing phenomenon of hundreds ...

1427. He's Here Somewhere

John 1:6-8, 19-28

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... not the prophet." So they ask, "Then who are you?" He answered, "I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness. Prepare the way of the Lord." The delegation then says, "Look, we were sent by the Pharisees." Which is supposed to put some fear into John, to impress him so that he will answer the questions the way they want him to answer. They continue, "Why are you baptizing if you are not the Messiah, or Elijah, or the prophet? He answers, "I baptize with water, but among you stands one whom you do not know ...

1428. Honoring the Fathers

Hebrews 11:17-22

Sermon

Mark Trotter

1429. Is There Anything I Can Do?

Luke 3:1-6

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... wise men, who saw the signs and had open minds, and shepherds, who heard the announcement, and had open hearts. Even at the second coming, according to the Revelation to John, the so-called Apocalypse to John, he comes to those who are ready. The impression we have is that Jesus is going to come with fireworks, when everything is done. But according to John, he will come graciously, considerately, humbly, not forcing himself, but will come to us only when we are ready. Listen to the third chapter. Behold, I ...

1430. Joy to the World

Mark 16:1-8

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... is that they did not anticipate a resurrection, but a transport to another dimension on another planet, accompanied by extra-terrestrial beings who arrived in this solar system in conjunction with the arrival of that comet. When I realized this, I was impressed with the similarity to Steven Spielberg's famous movie, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, which I personally found to be extraordinarily charming and moving. I saw it twice, I remember. I rarely see any movie twice. I was so fascinated with ...

1431. Plant It and Stand Back!

Luke 17:5-10

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... thing. It is not something quantitative. It is not something that you accumulate, like cash. Now that's different, if you have a little cash, and that is all you have, you can do only a few little things. But if you have a lot of cash, you can do impressive things. We think it is like that. But faith is not like that. It is not quantitative. It is qualitative. Faith is a relationship. Faith is a relationship with God. Faith is simply trusting God. Either you trust God, or you don't. That is why you read the ...

1432. Pre-Game Analysis

I Corinthians 9:19-27

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... that no other activity has. We could see that here in San Diego over the last week or so. It was like a holiday festival, a national celebration, except more people participated than on any national holiday. It was just amazing. But even more impressive was the announcement the week before, and confirmed by the owners in their meeting this week, that the television networks are going to spend $18 billion--that's not million dollars, that's billion dollars--over the next eight years to televise professional ...

1433. Serpents and Other Signs

Numbers 21:4-9

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... serpents. Serpents means snakes, we are to assume. Some of the snakes bit the people, and some of the people who were bit by the snakes die. Which leads the people to consider that maybe manna wasn't so bad after all. They repent of their murmuring. God, who was impressed with their repentance, instructs Moses to make a snake out of bronze (after all this is the Bronze Age), and to put it on a stick, and then to lift it high above the people as a sign that he has forgiven them. Now if anyone is bitten by a ...

1434. Stay in the City

Luke 24:44-53

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... them at the Mount of Olives, told them, "Stay in the city, until you receive power from on high." Then he disappeared into the heavens, he ascended, to be "at the right hand of God the Father." Some people look upon the Ascension as a rather impressive bit of aeronautics. Jesus, the first astronaut, "rocket man," or something like that. When Jean and I were in Germany a few years ago, we visited a little town called Eisleben, in eastern Germany, where Martin Luther was born. It is a lovely little village ...

1435. The Sin of Being Less

Colossians 3:1-14

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... else love, which binds all things together in perfect harmony. Now that is also a selective list. In other letters Paul lists other qualities of the Christian life. This list is tailored for the Colossians. You read that, and you get the impression that they are having a church fight of some sort. They don't like each other. There is some issue that has divided them. So his list includes: compassion, kindness, lowliness, patience, forgiveness. The qualities that will bring about reconciliation between you ...

1436. The Source of Self Esteem

Romans 8:14-25

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... is our New Testament lesson, the 8th chapter of Romans. He says we are chosen, just the way David was chosen. There is no worldly reason for it. It's done by grace. God just chose us. You can't say, "Here are the things about me that God was impressed with. That's why he chose me." You can't say that God conferred this high honor upon you because of the achievements you have made in this life. You can't say that. All you can say is, "Amazing grace! How sweet the sound that saved a wretch like ...

1437. This Nation, Under God

2 Samuel 7:1-9

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... words addressed to our situation, and our needs, in the 20th century. We do that by holding up our life to the story of the Bible. This morning we will hold up the story of our nation's beginning to the story of David. You will be impressed with the parallels. On this holiday we celebrate the birth of the nation, the thirteen colonies coming together to form a "more perfect union." And our text for this morning marks that time when David brought together the twelve tribes of Israel to form one nation, with ...

1438. What If He Shows Up?

John 2:13-22

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... . You can get a lot of sheep in here." Then you know what he's going to say? He's going to say, "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up." "Look Jesus. We just built this some thirty-five years ago." But he is not impressed. "Destroy this church, and I will raise it up." Which means, this church cannot contain God. When God acted to save the world, he didn't do it in a church or a temple. He did it on a cross, at a place outside the city where they execute criminals ...

1439. What Kind of Name Is That?

Luke 1:26-31

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... confess your sin, receive grace, and then you will live happily ever after. It doesn't often happen that way. In fact, it rarely happens that way. But that is the kind of language we use in America when you talk about conversion. Therefore, that is the impression that most people have about what it means to be saved. Once I was miserable, but now I am blissfully happy. Once everything was going wrong, but now everything is wonderful. "Once I was blind, but now I see." As metaphors, I suppose, that kind of ...

1440. When to Hold On

II Timothy 3:14-4:5

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... and Eunice are mentioned also in the Acts of the Apostles. They were the head of the Church in Lystra. It meets in their house. That is where Paul first met Timothy. He visited them, stayed in their house, met their son, Timothy. He was so impressed with the quality of Timothy's Christianity that he invited him to travel with him as his companion. Timothy is one of the first of the second generation of Christians. That makes him significant, because he now has something in common with us. Like Timothy, we ...

1441. Christmas Every Day

John 1:1-14

Drama

Matthew Powell

... , and then we will see about having it longer. Storyteller 2: The little girl was a good deal excited already, preparing for the old-fashioned, once-a-year Christmas that was coming the next day, and perhaps the fairy's promise didn't make such an impression on her as it would have made at some other time. She just resolved to keep it to herself, Little Girl: and surprise everybody with it as it kept coming true. Storyteller 2: Then it slipped out of her mind altogether. Storyteller 1: She had a splendid ...

1442. Easter 5

Acts 7:54--8:1a, 1 Peter 2:4-12, John 14:1-4, John 14:5-14, Acts 17:1-9, Acts 17:10-15

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... the clothes of those who threw stones made Saul as guilty as they were. Saul participated in the murder. When Saul saw the faithfulness of a Christian, the willingness of a Christian to die for his faith, and the beautiful spirit of forgiveness, it must have impressed him enough to think about Christ who later confronted him on the Damascus road. Lesson 1: Acts 17:1-15 (E) 1. This Jesus (v. 3). "This" Jesus - the name was a common one in Jesus' day. It was derived from "Joshua." Paul points to one certain ...

1443. Proper 6

Genesis 18:1-15, Romans 5:1-8, Matthew 9:35 – 10:8 (9-23), Matthew 9:35-38, 10:1-42, Romans 5:1-11

Bulletin Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... his life. For what God has done for us in Christ, we rejoice in him Gospel: Matthew 9:35-10:8 (9-23) Jesus calls twelve disciples and sends them out to preach and heal. After teaching, preaching, and healing in various villages and cities, Jesus is impressed by the condition of the people - harassed, helpless, and lost. Their condition moves him to have compassion on them. To meet the need, he appoints the twelve and sends them only to the Jews to preach and heal. As they received the gospel free of charge ...

1444. Proper 10

Genesis 25:19-34, Isaiah 55:1-13, Romans 8:1-17, Romans 8:18-27, Matthew 13:1-23

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... all who hear - "Let him hear." 1. Understand the Word. 2. Accept the Word. 3. Obey the Word. 2. Crowds But Not Christians. 13:1-8 Need: Crowds come to hear Jesus, but not all become believers. They may have enjoyed his message. They probably went away impressed with his wisdom and authority, but they did not follow him. To deal with this problem, Jesus tells the parable of the sower. Only one-fourth of the people produced results. Outline: What kind of hearer are you? a. Fly-by-night hearer - v. 4. b. Fair ...

1445. Proper 16

Matthew 16:13-20, Romans 11:33-36, Romans 12:1-8, Isaiah 51:1-16, Exodus 2:1-10, Exodus 1:1-22

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... the Son of Man is?" It is significant that there was no unanimity in who he was. Also, it is noteworthy that the public did not consider him to be the Messiah. What the people thought of Jesus in terms of different characters shows what impression Jesus made on the public. If a poll were taken today, would the results be different? Outline: What the public thinks of Jesus - a. John the Baptist - a preacher of judgment. b. Elijah - a champion of God. c. Jeremiah - a prophet. d. Messiah - the missing person ...

1446. Building Our Foundation on God

Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... he can play for the Senators, but when the season is over Joe's soul belongs to him. After a moment of thought, Joe agrees and he is instantly transformed into a young man again. Joe manages to get a try-out with the Senators and the manager is quite impressed. Soon Joe is making newspaper headlines as a star and the Senators begin to win games and move up in the standings. As the season begins to draw to a close, the Yankees and Senators are neck and neck for the pennant and a chance to go to the World ...

1447. Jesus Transforms the Darkness into Light

John 20:1-18

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... tomb to visit, but they met two angels who told them that Jesus was no longer there; he had risen and was alive. Later that day Jesus appeared to his friends, the same ones who had abandoned him just a few days before. Turk and the others were impressed but they said, "That is a crazy story." David responded, "It is a crazy world. But our God can turn losers into winners; he has shown many times that what most believe is weakness in a person is truly strength. He demonstrated that God will always be there ...

1448. Will You Give Christ Your Supper?

Matthew 14:13-21

Sermon

Stephen M. Crotts

... , and ready to party. Add that to Korea's intransigence, Africa's AIDS epidemic, and mix in over six billion people! We're left with a sense of overwhelming inadequacy. What difference can one person make? In the life of Christ is an episode that so impressed the twelve disciples that it is the only miracle of Jesus besides the resurrection that is recorded in all four gospels. And it is the story of a small group of people facing an overburdening need. The Bible tells us Jesus retreated to an isolated ...

1449. Do You Get It?

Matthew 16:21-28

Sermon

Stephen M. Crotts

... God had revealed that to him. Peter was on a roll and so, it would seem, are Jesus and the other disciples. To this point in Jesus' ministry all the crowds that have gathered to hear him and the people that he's healed have been very impressive. If Jesus is the long-awaited Messiah and Son of God, we can expect for those successes to continue. He'll be "Number One." Peter and the others are happy to be following him because everybody loves a winner. But today, when Jesus immediately starts talking about ...

1450. Christmasize Your Life

Isaiah 11:1-16

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... spirit of the Lord to flow through this tender shoot, a spirit which brings wisdom and understanding counsel and might, the knowledge and the fear of the Lord. Roots, stumps, spindly green shoots, tender new branches - none of these images are big, flashy, or impressive in any worldly way. They are instead small, simple signs of life and hope and the divine presence in the midst of the people. It's increasingly hard to sell small as anything good to our twenty-first century consumer-crazed culture. Those ...

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