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Mark 9:2-13

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... than anything else, which is the opposite of the power of transfiguration. He seemed to have it all. He was married to a devoted wife, they had four wonderful children, a lovely house, two cars, and a well-paying job. However, he began to be subjected to panic attacks that would leave his leg numb and his chest very tight. He soon withdrew from his closest friends and family and refused to go outside. He went to a respected psychiatrist and medical doctor but to no avail. Shock treatments were next ...

1552. Promises, Promises, Promises

Luke 1:26-38

Sermon

Paul E. Flesner

... the presence of God in our lives today. I have a hunch that we secretly look for that "holy aura" in the things that happen to us, and when it doesn't appear, we mistakenly conclude that God is "avoiding us." What I'm trying to describe is actually the subject for an entire sermon in itself, but I mention it today because I suspect it is a factor in how we today expect God's promises to be fulfilled. You see, it's easy to get God and "Santa Claus" confused when it comes to the matter of our expectations ...

1553. We Are Christ's - That Is Enough

Mark 1:21-28

Sermon

Paul E. Flesner

... days. Other experts claim that people back then regarded all illness as being the result of some form of possession! Oddly enough, things haven't changed much since biblical times. Granted, we live in an age of modern medicine. But we still are subject to maladies which defy scientific explanation. Oh, I know that medical research keeps trying to discover genetic causes. But it still remains that many of the ailments which come upon us lie beyond any kind of explanation. Ask anyone who has a family member ...

1554. Only Sex? (New)

1 Corinthians 6:12-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... sexually transmitted diseases when you were young, did they?” The grandfather replies, “Nope.” The young man asked, “Well, what did you use for safe sex?” Granddad thought for a moment and replied, “A wedding ring.” In today’s lesson, St. Paul addresses the subject of sexual immorality. He writes: “Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a man commits are outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body. Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit ...

1555. Time Out!

Mark 1:35-39

Sermon

King Duncan

... !” Sure enough, Grandpa’s suggestion worked. Whenever little Dana heard the siren, she began yelling, “Go home and get your lunch!,” and she didn’t even think about being scared. Well, one Sunday morning, Grandpa got really worked up over his sermon subject. He was preaching up a storm when the noon siren suddenly sounded. Little Dana took this as her cue. She stood up, turned to the congregation, and yelled, “Go home and get your lunch!” and all the people promptly gathered up their things ...

1556. The Fox

Mark 6:14-29

Sermon

David G. Rogne

... of his daughter, and he attacked my province with his army. He was successful and defeated my army. I would have lost everything if the Romans had not intervened and put a stop to it. His attack, however, brought great suffering to many of my subjects, and that produced unrest among them. I allowed my passions to take control, and they were leading me into difficulty. A second lesson I would offer is: "Be considerate of critics." About this time a strange fellow was preaching in the JordanValley. The people ...

1557. Is Your Love Shy?

Mark 9:33-37

Sermon

Stephen M. Crotts

... tailor got a hold of him. The tailor was taking the money for expensive clothing but only delivering skimpy garments. Well, at first the king was suspicious, but the tailor flattered him and allayed his royal fears. And of course, none of the king's subjects were about to criticize his apparel. They simply concluded silently that the king was losing his mind. The tailor finished his job and made off with the money leaving the king walking around in his rather skimpy attire while the people didn't dare ask ...

1558. The Dangerous Truth

John 18:28-40

Sermon

Cathy A. Ammlung

... 's foundation. There's nothing else and no place else we can look for it. How strange that must have seemed to Pilate! He was used to hidden agendas, mixed motives, and wheels within wheels. He knew how the world operates. He understood imperial power that dictated what subjects would do at the emperor's pleasure. He could handle truth as a weapon or a tool. He probably couldn't make head or tail out of Jesus or his claims. It's not much easier for us. It's hard enough to absorb and proclaim those other ...

1559. Caution and Opportunity

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... Indeed, why do "they" always have to speak of such things as an expression of a central biblical principle for Christian living? In the context of a society in which the abuse of alcohol is such a serious problem, the New Testament epistles turn to the subject with frequent and consistent advice. In 1 Timothy among the characteristics listed for those who would be leaders in the church is that they be "not given to drunkenness" (3:3) or "not indulge in much wine" (3:8). In advice given to Titus, elders are ...

1560. Don't Forget What You Look Like

James 1:19-27

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... not forgotten the image of ourselves that we saw in this place. Don't forget what you look like! 1. Karl Menninger, Whatever Became of Sin? (New York: Hawthorn Books, 1973), p. 25 ff. 2. For a fuller treatment of the subject see "Confession and Reparation," in Harold C. Warlick, Jr., Liberation From Guilt (Nashville: Broadman Press, 1976), pp. 108-113. 3. Chaim Pearl, Theology in Rabinnic Stories (Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers, 1997), pp. 101-103. 4. Ibid. 5. Ignatius referred to himself ...

1561. Yes, No, Someone Else

2 Samuel 7:1-17

Sermon

Curtis Lewis

... a dismal failure, and God didn't want David to follow in Saul's footsteps. God wants David to know that God is Sovereign and that David's kingship will witness to that sovereignty. In his recital of all that he had done for David, God is the first-person subject of 23 action verbs. David, who thought he was going to do something for God, now has to listen to a detailed description of what God has done and will do for and in David. The issue that David had forgotten was that God is a God of freedom and ...

1562. Morning Has Broken

Genesis 1:1-2:3

Sermon

Curtis Lewis

... room and enables one to see another person or objects which cannot be seen in the dark. Light can also refer to knowledge or truth. If someone asks you "to shed some light on an issue," they are asking you to explain something to them. Light on the subject occurs on the mental or emotional level, but there is also a third and deeper level of meaning, the spiritual level. On this level we deal with the nature and character of God. The Apostle John helps us understand the nature and character of God as light ...

1563. The Challenge of God Brings Hope

Genesis 9:1-17

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... best exercised through challenge. During our days of formal schooling most have found that the courses and instructors that challenged us the most are the ones we remember and those from which we learned the most. Sometimes students tackle more difficult subjects, knowing that the course will stretch their ability and possibly their purview as well. Working hard as opposed to "waltzing through" a class will pay benefits in the end. The challenges to our intellectual selves must be continued throughout life ...

1564. Jesus Brings Us to New Life

Isaiah 25:1-12

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... off the correct path that was shown them, or even in some cases completely reversed direction. God was with the Israelites every moment during their forty-year sojourn in the desert following their exodus from Egypt. When the people sinned and were, as a consequence, subjected to the rule of other peoples, such as the Philistines, God raised up judges who rallied the people and brought victory to Israel. God was the one who provided a king for the Hebrew people, so they could be like all the other nations ...

1565. Excited!

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... Mark knelt down, helped the kid pick up his articles, and--since they were going the same way--offered to help him carry his burden. Mark discovered that the boy's name was Bill. He loved video games and history, but was having lots of trouble with his other subjects and had just broken up with his girlfriend. Mark said: "Gosh, that must be really hard. If you ever need somebody to talk to, you can always talk with me. You can even come to church with me if you like." Moments later, the two of them arrived ...

1566. A Converting Presence

1 John 2:28--3:10

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... us is a process of conversion, through which the power the indwelling Christ brings, all the powers of our being, all the feelings, all the instincts, all the drives, all the passions, into wholeness. These powers are not be suppressed or pummeled into subjection, they’re to be focused, coordinated, and harnessed. In a word, converted to a constructive expression of our new life in Christ. Now to deal with all the feelings and drives and instincts and passions of our life which need a conversion would ...

1567. Remember Your Baptism

Romans 6:1-14, Colossians 2:6-23

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... royalty. The nation publicly proclaims in the coronation - this woman is royalty, put a crown on her head. Likewise, at baptism, the church says publicly, this person is royalty, baptize her. This person is God’s property, God’s child, God’s subject – baptize him. Shift gears now and think about adult baptism. What happens in adult baptism or in what some may call believers’ baptism? And in the practice of confirmation in most churches is the same. That is the self-conscious decision on the ...

1568. The Family: A Place For Persons

2 Timothy 1:1-2:13

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... are growing, changing, creating, generating, unique creatures, and the family can be the place where there is a continuing delight in each other’s growth and development. Awareness of each other as persons, where we can all treat each other as subjects, not objects; suffer together, cry together, achieve together, laugh together, win together, fail together. A while ago a Roman Catholic book of Lenten prayers included a breezy introduction by Erma Bombeck, anything she writes is breezy. She’s one of my ...

1569. The Eternal Question

Matthew 27:11-26

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... wonder of the ages that Pilate or any person would have a decision to make concerning the incarnate God, but this is precisely what was taking place. Christ stood before the judgment bar of Pilate, on trial. He had been wrongly accused and was not subjected to derisive and contemptuous scorn in mockery and ridicule. The mystery of it all, and it is so mysterious; the mystery of it all is fathomless. Here we behold hands of flesh, striking the cheek of God. Here we witness lips of clay forming vile spittle ...

1570. The Family: A Place For Persons

Colossians 3:18-4:1

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... a combination. Home, Holy Spirit, Heavenly Banquet -- and they go together. So we leap forward in Paul's letter to the Colossians to that challenging word about relationship in the family. Let's read those verses: Chapter 3, verses 18 - 21: "Wives, be subject to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives, and do not be harsh with them. Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord. Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged. " Do you ...

1571. How May We Come To God?

Psalm 24:1-10

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... of the Transcendent, Omnipotent, Omniscient God. "At the time when the psalm was written, human beings were small, and nature was great and mysterious. In the sands of the desert, the storms, the times of drought and the periods of flood, nature was not subject to human beings; human beings were at the mercy of nature. As a result, petty humanity saw sinister gods and demons at work in the mighty forces of nature. And yet Israel acknowledged Yahweh as creator, trusted in the goodness of his creation, and ...

1572. The Gift Of Sleep

Psalm 127:1-5

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... in the family are underscored in this Psalm. But I want to come at it from another perspective -- God's gift of sleep. I.Think first about that -- God's gift of sleep, and it is a gift. My notion is that sleep is an important subject that deserves more attention than it gets. "Even as a physiological phenomenon, sleep is an intriguing business. It involves us all. As Shelley put it, "Whatever moves, or toils, or grieves, half its appointed sleep." "We spend sizeable portions of our life asleep -- the child ...

1573. I Am Christ's

2 Corinthians 5:17

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... , are agreed that the phrase "In Christ" is the central category of Paul's thinking. This phrase, "in Christ," or "in Christ Jesus", is used by Paul in his letters 169 times. What does Paul mean by this vital image "in Christ"? I've written a book on the subject and the first series of sermons I preached in this church 8 years ago was on the theme "Alive in Christ." Hundreds of books have been written on the theme. Dare I be so presumptuous as to seek to lay a foundation in one sermon? Yes, that's the ...

1574. Meeting And Mastering Temptation

James 1:1-18

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... God's way of helping us deepen inward qualities and develop our character. Dr. Oswald Chambers says, 'God can, in one single moment, make a heart pure, but not even God himself can give a person character.' It is essential that we are subjected to testing, for character would not be the precious thing it is if it could be acquired without effort, without combat and without contradictions. 'Virtue that has not been tried,' said one great theologian, 'does not deserve the name of virtue.'" (Hughes, Ibid., p ...

1575. Will The Real God Please Stand?

James 1:1-18

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

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