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126. Jesus Gives Us Tomorrow!

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... said, "I would ask you to give me tomorrow." It is time for Jesus to ascend back to the Father, and "tomorrow" is just what he offers his disciples. Let us catch ourselves up on the details. We owe so much to Luke for some of the specifics of Jesus’ leave-taking from this planet. The picture is given partly at the end of his Gospel, and more of it at the beginning of the book of Acts, which is the sequel to Luke’s Gospel. Reading both of these accounts, we learn from where it was that the Ascension took ...

127. The Peace Of Christ In A Chaotic World

John 14:15-31

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Brett Blair

... Lord’s peace is peace through surrender. We have all been asked by our children: if you could have any wish what would it be? I think the most common answer given is world peace. Peace is important. Jesus makes a point to tell his disciples that he going to leave them with peace. Peace is part a vital part of our faith. Let’s look a little closer at what Jesus means by peace: I First there is the Peace the World Gives. Jesus recognized this kind of peace. What kind of peace is this? What did he have in ...

128. A Happy Ending

Luke 24:50-53

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Brett Blair

... was the situation as regards the disciples? For three years now their every move had centered on Jesus. Around his leadership these 12 common mean have become the toast of Israel. They are famous but famous only by association. If they are to grow Jesus must leave. If Jesus had not departed they would have grown to be dependent upon his physical presence. Instead of struggling with great moral issues in the light of what Jesus had said and done, they would simply run to him for all of the answers. In every ...

129. Are You Successful Or Do You Just Have Money?

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... imagination to what people say about you. It matters little what your net worth was. It matters little how many times your name was in the headlines. These things will not last. Only two will: Is the world a better place because you've been here? Did you leave behind a legacy of love? Herod and Pilate and Augustus Caesar were legends in their own minds, but it is not they who ascended to sit at God's right hand. It was a simple carpenter ” a simple carpenter who left the world a better place because he ...

130. Walk Together

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

Sermon

King Duncan

... . Nevertheless, some of us need to be reminded that our first responsibility is to our husband. Our first responsibility is to our wife. This is a serious matter in many families. Marriage is an exclusive relationship. Of course this means more than simply leaving behind Mom and Dad. Someone wrote to READER'S DIGEST about a wedding she attended with her 24yearold bachelor son. He appeared unaffected by the ceremony until the bride and groom lighted a single candle with their candles and then blew out their ...

131. Afraid of Sanity

Mark 5:1-20

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... Him as fast as they can! This may sound quaint to us, but I would suggest this morning that in a deeper sense it is a question that has been put to Jesus by individuals and societies again and again. “What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth?” “Leave us alone. Mind your own business. Keep your hands off my life.” “What have you to do with me?” the demented man asked. The answer is that Jesus has everything to do with him. Jesus had come to cure him and restore him to his right mind. He has ...

132. The Eternal Question

Matthew 27:11-26

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Maxie Dunnam

... arise and go to my father and will say to my father, I have sinned. Now whatever else is in that story, and there’s a lot in it, whatever else is in that story, the freedom of the young man is one of the keys. He was free to leave home, free to live his life as he pleased in the far country, free to return home and ask for a place back in the family circle. He was free. Likewise, each of us, what will you do with Jesus – you’re free to answer that question. But not only ...

133. Compassion Fatigue

1 John 4:7-21

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Maxie Dunnam

... be there and provide something for every situation – it’s difficult to remember that ours are not the only hands and feet Christ has. There are others who share His life and ministry. So there comes a time for us to relax a bit and believe that we can leave to God and others what we cannot do ourselves – convinced that as the God of mercy has met us at every corner, so God will meet those to whom we seek to minister at every corner in their life. And sometimes – rather than our being at that corner ...

134. The Paraclete Is Not a Bird

John 14:23-29

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Mark Trotter

... how he will come, and it is found in the Gospel of John. Instead of the apocalypse, John gives us the Paraclete. I will not leave you desolate; I will come to you. If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will pray the Father, and he will ... the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you. Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them ...

135. It's Time to Go to Work

Matthew 25:14-30

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James Merritt

... it as the following story illustrates: Somewhere in the world there is a country with a population of 220 million. 84 million are over 60 years of age, which leaves 136 million to do the work. People under 20 years of age total 95 million, which leaves 41 million to do the work. There are 22 million employed by the government, which leaves 19 million to do the work. Four million are in the Armed Forces, which leaves 15 million to do the work. Deduct 14,800,000, the number in state and city offices, and that ...

136. For Better, For Worse

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... A favorite song for weddings is based on today’s scriptural passage from Ruth. The song is entitled, “Entreat Me Not to Leave Thee.” Actually, the model relationship in the book of Ruth is not that of a husband and wife. It is a ... is their home. Reluctantly, Orpah agrees to stay. But not Ruth! Her unforgettable words to Naomi define the essence of commitment: “Don’t urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people ...

137. Settle for an F

Hebrews 13:1-8

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... requires a faithfulness that enables "cleaving" whether you feel like it or not, whether it makes sense or not on any given day. It means fidelity and intimate involvement, commitment to another, sometimes at great personal cost (think of Hosea). Both leaving and cleaving are covenantal, but the true covenant has to lead to consummation. Thus the third "I Do" of a covenantal relationship is "to become one flesh." The faithfulness of a covenant is expressed in sexual fidelity. The Hebrew basar, flesh ...

138. How Do You Sell A Vacuum Cleaner?

Mark 7:31-37

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... hand) Shake. (his whole body shakes) Smile. (he gives a humongo grin) Housewife: Excuse me, are you a vacuum salesman? Leave. Salesperson: (he cuts her off abruptly with a "wait-a-minute" gesture; he continues to read) I can see that you ... pocket and pulls out a bottle of motor oil) How about this? (she starts to pour it on the carpet) Man: Oh, no you don't; you're leaving right now! Let's go. (he grabs her arm and escorts her directly off the stage; the vacuum stands alone) Scene 4 How to Really Sell a ...

139. How to Make Heaven Happy

Luke 15:1-10

Sermon

James Merritt

... . He tells of a lost sheep, a lost silver, and a lost son. Now today we are going to deal primarily with the first two parables. He begins by telling about a lost sheep. "What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one which is lost until he finds it?" (v.4) Now the lost sheep was lost because of foolishness. Jesus compares a lost person to sheep. Now I can assure you that is not a compliment. You see the number ...

140. Mary and Joseph: His Obedient Servants

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... we can almost feel the pain of some past experience from which we were in the midst of it, we thought we would never be delivered – but we were. It’s a tough truth, not easy to hold onto, but hold on to it we must. God will not forever leave his obedient servants in perplexity. III Now this final truth and we have time only to state it and briefly underscore it. All who hear the word are “favored” and all who obey the word are blessed. Hear that now: All who hear the word are favored and all who ...

141. We are in big trouble!

Humor Illustration

... 35 million to do the work 3.8 million are in the armed forces, scattered all over the world, leaving 31.2 million to do the work. Take from that total the 20.8 million people who work for state and city Governments. That leaves 11.2 million to do the work. At any given time there are 188,000 people in hospitals, leaving 11,012,000 to do the work Now, there are 11,011,998 people unemployed, and that leaves just two people to do the work: You and me…. And there you are, sitting on your hands, at your ...

142. A One Sentence Legacy

Luke 14:25-35

Sermon

King Duncan

... ? In what ways will the world be a better place because you’ve been here? Stephen Covey in his Seven Habits of Highly Effective People suggests that we begin with the end in mind. We’ve talked about this before, but, if you were to die tomorrow, what would you leave behind? Which of your values would you want to pass on to your heirs? Are you living out those values right now? When you get to the end of your life, will you do so with a lot of regrets? What will your friends say about you? Your family ...

143. You Have a Friend (Memorial Day)

John 14:15-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you. I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. Before long, the world will not see me anymore, but you will see me. Because I live, you ... companion, and said, “I think you were sent to me by heaven.” (3) Who can doubt that caring gentlemen was sent by God? He will not leave us as orphans . . . That brings us to one thing more we need to see in this passage: That is who we are as followers of ...

144. Our Father Who Art in Heaven

Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

Maurice A. Fetty

... tells us through Isaiah the prophet, "Behold, I am doing a new thing." Man: Exactly, boys and men who think they always have to go "back to God" have it wrong. The biblical God is "out there." He is God of the future, beckoning us to leave the grip of the past for the liberation of the future. III. Man: A third attribute of the biblical Father God has to do with ethics, behavior, and distinguishing between right and wrong and acting accordingly. Speaking of ethics, I am reminded of comedian Henny Youngman ...

145. The First Disciples

Luke 5:1-11

Teach the Text

R.T. France

... up their early ambitions were C. T. Studd, John B. Mott, Joseph H. Oldham, and Stanley E. Jones.2 Literature: The Hobbit, by J. R. R. Tolkien. In this fantasy tale, which comes before Tolkien’s epic Lord of the Rings, Gandalf prods Bilbo to leave all he has ever known and loved (safety, quiet, good friends, good food, and a cozy hobbit home) to help Thorin and a band of dwarfs reclaim the Lonely Mountain and its treasures from a dragon named Smaug. This creates a significant personal struggle for Bilbo ...

146. Marriage, Sexual Intimacy, and Spiritual Devotion

1 Corinthians 7:1-40

Teach the Text

Preben Vang

... I, but the Lord”) does not set up a contrast of authority, as if Paul in 7:8 simply states his opinion, something they can take or leave, while in 7:10 he delivers a prophetic statement from God. Rather, in 7:8 he has no direct Jesus saying to quote; in 7:10 he does ... ). Again, this is not Paul’s way of hinting that what he says is pure opinion that the Corinthians can take or leave. He is simply admitting he does not have a Jesus saying that deals with the marital relationship between a believer and a ...

147. Syrophoenician Lives Matter!

Mark 7:24-30, Matthew 15:21-28

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... out of his mouth, that is what makes him `unclean.'" Then the disciples came to him and asked, "Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?" He replied, "Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by the roots. Leave them; they are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit." Peter said, "Explain the parable to us." "Are you still so dull?" Jesus asked them. "Don't you see that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach ...

148. The Samaritan

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... this and you will live.” But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” In reply Jesus said: “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he was attacked by robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead. A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. But a Samaritan, as he ...

149. The Funeral Crasher

John 14:1-4, John 14:5-14, John 14:15-31

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... accept him, because it doesn’t see or know him. You know him, because he lives with you and will be in you. “I will not leave you all alone. I will come back to you. In a little while the world will no longer see me, but you will see me. You ... , whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you everything. He will remind you of everything that I have ever told you. “I’m leaving you peace. I’m giving you my peace. I don’t give you the kind of peace that the world gives. So, don’t be troubled ...

150. A Fruitful Life

Luke 13:1-9

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King Duncan

... you to do. It’s His mighty hand that does the work when you are willing to be used.” (10) A fruitful life begins when we place it in God’s hands. It’s our desire to reflect God’s character and love, a desire to live intentionally and leave behind a powerful, positive impact that results in bearing much fruit. That’s what God made us for. Let’s not waste our lives on anything less. Jesus had only a short time on this earth to pour his love and his strength and his purpose into others. He had ...

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