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1551. Jesus Is Made Known in the Breaking of the Bread

Luke 24:13-35

Sermon

Steven Burt

... . It was as if the scales fell off their eyes and they could see clearly again through their grief and confusion. Their eyes were opened and they clearly recognized him! And he disappeared… And they arose right then and rushed back and told the eleven apostles -- the twelve minus Judas who had hanged himself -- they rushed back and told them what had happened on the road -- and how Jesus had made himself known in the sharing of the bread. For me, that last line sums it up: “He made himself known ...

1552. Nailed Forgiveness

Colossians 2:13-15

Children's Sermon

Tim Carpenter

... need to ask for forgiveness. And when we do ask for forgiveness, the Bible promises that something wonderful will happen. Application: [Take out the hammer and nails from where they were hidden. Take one of the pieces of paper, and prepare to nail it on the cross.] The Apostle Paul said that when Jesus died begin to nail the first piece of paper, he took our sins, nail the next piece of paper, and all the things against us, nail the next piece, and nailed them to his cross, nail the last piece. Hold up the ...

1553. All in All

Colossians 3:1-17

Children's Sermon

Tim Carpenter

... ate a green? (response) Keep asking until someone says, "We don't know," or "They all taste the same." Application: That's right. Inside the different shells they all taste the same. Did you know that in a way Christians are like those M&M's? That's what the Apostle Paul said. He said that when Christ is in you and you are in Christ, there are no differences between us. We're neither black nor white, rich nor poor, or even male nor female. It doesn't make a difference to God what kind of shell we have ...

1554. Storing Up the Good

1 Timothy 6:19

Children's Sermon

Tim Carpenter

... is good and puts good things inside of oneself, like prayer, and good manners, and love, and respect, then what will come out of that person? (response) Goodness will come out, just as the water that was clean and didn't leave any other particles in the filter. The Apostle Paul told us to store up good things in our lives, so that we might enjoy eternal life. Let's only put good things in our lives, so that only good things will come out. Let's Pray: Dear God, thank you for giving us so many good things ...

1555. Crown of Righteousness

2 Timothy 4:7-8

Children's Sermon

Tim Carpenter

... a trophy or a medal or a certificate. Pull one of the paper crowns out and put it on your head. The person who won the race received a special crown. And whenever the winner wore the crown, everyone knew that the person had done a great job. Application: The Apostle Paul liked to go to these games and he remembered seeing athletes receive crowns for winning the race. He said, "That's the way it's going to be for us when we finally see God. He is going to give us a crown of righteousness." What is a crown ...

1556. Increasing Love

2 Thessalonians 1:3

Children's Sermon

Tim Carpenter

... good? (no) No? Let's try some more. Now half way. How about now? (no) No? Okay, I'll try one more time. Completely blow up the balloon and tie it. I think you are right. The more the air increased inside, the prettier it became. Application: The Apostle Paul said this about Christians. In the Bible, Paul tells a church that he is thankful that they are increasing in their love for one another. He knew that the more love increases in our hearts, the better off we are. Which is the better balloon? Hold up ...

1557. Do What Is Right

2 Thessalonians 3:13

Children's Sermon

Tim Carpenter

... : Why didn't Joe get any candy? (response) That's right. Joe didn't have a good excuse for not helping the dog or for not helping with the wallet, did he? Neither do we have good excuses when we choose not to help someone who is in need. The Apostle Paul said that we should never ever get tired of doing good things. And he said that people shouldn't get rewarded if they don't want to help do good things. You see, Jesus gave everything because he loves us. Jesus was so good to us, and he never ...

1558. The Trust Fall

Ephesians 1:13

Children's Sermon

Tim Carpenter

... , and because you trusted me, I was able to catch you and not let you fall. At this point, other children will want to do this. Tell them that after church, you will catch them, too, and give them stickers. The Bible tells us something like this about God. The Apostle Paul said that "you trusted in God ... and then you were sealed with the Spirit of promise." When we trust God for our salvation, he will never let us down. And then he will give us a seal to remind us that we belong to God. And that seal is ...

1559. Dealing with the Devil

Matthew 4:1-11

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... of God’s forgiving, empowering presence, as we begin the procession toward Calvary and the cross, may we be bold to confront the struggles and dangers of our lives in confidence and in hope. And may we find the courage and the faith to share in the affirmation of the apostle Paul, "I know in whom I believe. And it’s not you, Satan. It’s not you." AMEN

1560. The Upside-down Kingdom of God

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... way of thinking, our value system, remains unchanged. We assume that the way we organize and compartmentalize the world in OUR hearts and OUR heads is the only acceptable way of doing that. Everything else is foolishness. This is nothing new. The apostle Paul talked about this very thing in his first letter to the church at Corinth. Paul warned this fledgling congregation that not everyone would or could accept the teachings of the Christian faith at face value because these teachings were counter-cultural ...

1561. See the Light, Be the Light

Matthew 5:13-16

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... . But there is always that temptation to let my light shine for the glory of ME instead of for the glory of God. That temptation is not a new problem for preachers, nor is it isolated to this pulpit. One of the first preachers of the Christian Church, the apostle Paul, had to deal with it also. Listen to the words Paul wrote to the church at Corinth: "When I came to you, brothers and sisters, I did not come proclaiming the mystery of God to you in lofty words or wisdom. For I decided to know nothing among ...

1562. Just Who Do You Think You Are?

Matthew 15:21-28

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... had been left out of the Bible because it makes us uncomfortable. Why did Jesus reject this worried mother? Why was he so rude to her? Did she just catch him on a bad day, when he was suffering from compassion burnout? Or did Jesus, like the apostle Paul, have to wrestle with the question of who should receive his ministry? If Jesus was fully human as well as fully divine, wouldn’t that be possible? If he wasn’t, what are the temptation stories about? Are we so accustomed to Jesus ministering to the ...

1563. I Hate To Rain On Your Parade, But

Matthew 21:1-11

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... die. To be involved with Jesus involves talking about death. I know that’s not a pleasant subject. It’s a horrible scene: the Son of God, nailed to a cross – one of the most agonizingly cruel methods of execution ever devised.And yet, this is what the apostle Paul made the center of his preaching. Do you remember what Paul said in his first letter to the church at Corinth? "I decided to know nothing among you but Jesus Christ, and him crucified" (1 Cor. 2:2). And it wasn’t just old morbid Paul who ...

1564. Home for Christmas

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... remind us that the human condition is one of being away from home. You know the story - Adam and Eve had a great thing going for them, but they blew it. Their actions alienated them from God and caused them to be exiled from their home. The apostle Paul would say much later that everything that happened to the human race throughout history can be traced back to the sin of Adam and Eve. Only because of what God voluntarily did in the incarnation, the birth we gather to celebrate this night, are we reconciled ...

1565. And Who is my Neighbor?

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... . You watch something so faithfully and laugh at it long enough you begin to take on its characteristics. Seinfeld may have been saying, People please don’t imitate what you have seen on this show its just TV. But maybe the damage has already been done—as the Apostle Paul says, "Bad company corrupts good morals." Or a friend of mine use to say, "You can’t run with dogs and not catch flees." Societies tend to take on a national conscious and in our case we collectively identify with TV now. If we are a ...

1566. The Seven Last Words of the Church

Luke 20:27-40

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... the living! Marriage is appropriate in this life, but do you really think we’ll need that to cement our relationships in the next life? Tradition is fine, as far as it goes, but you’re taking it too far here!" Tradition IS important. The apostle Paul, in his letter of encouragement to the struggling young church at Thessalonica, wrote, "Stand firm and hold fast to the traditions we taught you, either by word of mouth or by our letters" (2 Thessalonians 2:15). Tradition is important. But tradition has to ...

1567. Death Stinks

John 11:17-37

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... they should die, yet shall they live. And I’m not talking about tomorrow. I’m talking about today, right now." Resurrection is a present reality, not a wild futuristic fantasy, born in desperation from the minds of a grief-stricken people. The apostle Paul, writing to the church at Corinth, says that this is the central claim of Christianity, that Christ’s own resurrection and his power to raise others is absolutely critical for the Christian faith. And we trivialize the resurrection when we tell ...

1568. Episode 1: The Holy Spirit

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

Brett Blair

... God has made this Jesus whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ." Luke, the writer of the book of Acts, tells us how the people responded to Peter’s message. "When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, "Brother’s what shall we do?" Peter replied, "Repent and be baptized everyone of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit." They did repent and Luke tells us that 3000 ...

1569. Mom Taught Me to Share

Acts 17:16-34

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... often negative toward and misinformed about religion, do we speak? What do we say in order to share our faith? Maybe we can take some pointers from Paul, our older brother in the faith. In the passage you heard earlier from the Acts of the Apostles, Paul has gone to Athens, to the very pinnacle of Greek culture and knowledge, to share his faith, to tell other people about Jesus. I want you to watch this episode very carefully, Here we see a masterful Christian communicator talking about the Christian faith ...

1570. Clothing Yourself with Christ

Romans 13:11-14

Children's Sermon

Tim Carpenter

... I have brought a coat from home that I wear when it gets cold. Why do we wear coats? (protect us from the cold, rain, snow) Application: So now we have been awaken and we have put on our coat to get ready for the day. You know what? The Apostle Paul said something very similar for us to do. He said that it's time that we wake up and know that God is near to us, and for us to put on Jesus Christ. Now if we put on coats to protect us, why would Paul say that we ...

1571. Get Underneath!

Ephesians 1:15-23, Ephesians 1:1-14

Children's Sermon

Tim Carpenter

... other person hold it. And we stayed under the umbrella while it rained, so we remained dry and protected. The end. Did you like my story? (response) Well the reason that I told the story is because there is a Bible verse that it reminds me of. The Apostle Paul said in Ephesians 1:10 that God wants to bring "all things in heaven and earth together under one head, even Christ." (RSV) Repeat that verse with me. God wants to bring "all things in heaven and earth together under one head, even Christ." Just like ...

1572. Is He Really Coming?

Sermon

Rolf E. Aaseng

... the same way as you saw him go into heaven" (Acts 1:11). The early Christians believed implicitly that Jesus would return to earth. In fact, they looked for him to come in the immediate future, within years at most - surely within their lifetime. Thus the apostle, writing to Titus, said that he was waiting for the appearing of the Lord (Titus 2:13). James advised, "Be patient, therefore, beloved, until the coming of the Lord ... Strengthen your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is near" (James 5:7-8). The ...

1573. The Dripping of Water

John 13:1-17

Sermon

Wallace H. Kirby

... . That painful comparison makes me aware of my need to be cleansed. When I am honest with myself, I must cry out with the prophet Isaiah: "Woe is me, I am a man of unclean lips." (Isaiah 6:5) When I am honest with myself, I must agonize with the Apostle Paul: "The good I would do I do not; and the evil I would not do, I do." (Romans 7:19) The sound of dripping water in that upper room reminds me of who Christ is and who I am, and how willing he is to wash me and cleanse ...

1574. A Night of Farewell - Peter

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... my veins when the master spoke ... or healed. At other times I was afraid, though I tried not to let it show." I thought, "The master has said that the Kingdom is very near. I wonder who will get the places of honor." A number of the other apostles and I talked about this for a time. Soon everyone joined in ... predicting this or that ... Everyone joined in but the master. He just sat and watched us. Then he took off his coat and girded himself with a towel. He looked like a slave. We didn't understand ...

1575. In Quest of a Treasure

James 1:1-18

Sermon

Larry Powell

... has been created as part of a master-design for a specific purpose. Earthworms ventilate the earth, bees pollinate, plankton are essential to the marine food chain, and plants breathe in order that we may breathe. Nothing which is, is insignificant. Ingenious! The apostle Paul did not have the luxury of knowing everything about the human body that the modern medical mind knows today. However, he knew enough about the inter-relatedness and interdependency of its parts to use it as an analogy for the visible ...

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