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1576. This Is the Day!

Psalm 118:1-29

Sermon

King Duncan

... Bible as the screen fades out. (5) Friends, that is what can happen when we make the stone that was rejected the Cornerstone of our lives. Christ has given his life that we may have life. “The stone that the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone. This is the Lord’s doing; it is marvelous in our eyes.” [In light of this truth, I want us to make a new start together. I want us to stand and put a big smile on our lips, pump our fists in the air and declare together.] “This is the day that ...

1577. How Can This Be?

Luke 1:26-38

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... , namely to give birth to the Son of God. Behold the mystery of Christmas. Greetings Jim, Janice, Ben, Barbara. You are highly favored; the Lord is with you. What kind of a miracle would it take for you to believe that today? God has a message for you, a ... Answer: Luke 1:38 Then Mary said, “Let it be to me according to your word." The answer is simple and straight forward. I am the Lord's servant. There is a popular song, Mary, Did you Know? Mary did you know that your baby boy would one day walk on water? ...

1578. The Kingdom for Which We Long

Matthew 13:31-35, Matthew 13:44-46, Matthew 13:47-52

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... of God is both now and not yet. Someday Kleenexes will be discontinued and funeral homes will go out of business. Caskets will be converted into toy chests. Someday the darkness will turn to dawning and night will be no more. Someday God will reign as King of kings and Lord of lords. Happy are those who by faith know that it is going to be all right even when it is all wrong. The kingdom of God, said Jesus, is like a dragnet of fish from the lake. Some are fit to eat and others need to be thrown away. But ...

1579. The Bread We Daily Need

Luke 11:1-10

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... the bakery. On the third trip around the block I found a parking place right in front. That’s when I decided it was the Lord’s will for me to have doughnuts today.” In our abundant supermarkets and fine dining establishments we have a choice of bread—will it ... this day our daily bread, our immediate need, nourishment for the moment. Are you willing to live day by day? That’s tough for me. Lord, would you take care of the next thirty years. I want to know how it’s going to be when I’m ninety, if I ...

1580. Backseat Drivers: Named, Claimed, Commissioned

Isaiah 49:1-7

Sermon

Tony Everett

... transforming words? They are, "Yet, surely." In the middle of the servant's exhausted complaining, he declares, "Yet, surely my cause is with the Lord, and my reward is with my God" (Isaiah 49:4). Yet, surely, in his discouragement, Harold had a vision of God's renewal as ... , but the servant knew that he was honored and strengthened by God to carry it out. "I am honored in the sight of the Lord and my God has become my strength" (Isaiah 49:5). At first, the task of God's servant, Kathy, was to begin to heal ...

1581. Advent 2

Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19, Isaiah 11:1-10, Matthew 3:1-12, Romans 15:4-13

Bulletin Aid

Amy C. Schifrin

... O God, may your love free us, All: and may your Spirit live in us. Amen. Prayer Of The Day Leader: Come, O Lord, and pour your Spirit upon us, that your wisdom would inform our thoughts and your righteousness empower our actions, for you live ... the face of the waters. And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. (Genesis 1:1-4) All: Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel who alone does wondrous things. (Psalm 72:18) Leader: The Israelites ate manna forty years, until they came to a habitable ...

1582. God's Day Off

Mark 2:23-3:6

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... , not God's. If the church insisted that it be used as such, and then actually helped folks to enjoy the day (even by something as simple as encouraging them to "come as you are" for worship), a watching world might be attracted to such a loving and caring Lord, even to the point of wanting to worship. Wouldn't that be a kick! It pains me, not only as a minister, but simply as a Christian, to see people staying away from the church in droves. It pains me to see Sunday slowly but surely become just another ...

1583. You Are in Good Hands with God

Isaiah 40:21-31

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... unsearchable" (v. 28). God gives power and strength to those who are weak and vulnerable. Those who have faith and wait for the Lord will be renewed in strength. Isaiah is very clear, "They shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint" (v. ... to leave your own situation to find the presence of God. All we need to do is be open to the power and presence of the Lord and God will do the rest. Unfortunately, however, too often we are closed off to God. We don't think God could be concerned about our ...

1584. A New Kind of Authority

Acts 9:1-19a

Sermon

King Duncan

... of our lesson from the book of Acts describes the situation like this: As Saul neared Damascus suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?” “Who are you, Lord?” Saul asked. “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” the voice replied. “Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.” The men traveling with Saul stood there speechless; they heard the sound but did not see anyone ...

1585. "Before" and "After"

Psalm 31:1-24

Sermon

King Duncan

... cannot have the last word. That’s what the psalmist believed. Listen again to his words in verses 14-16: 14 But I trust in you, O LORD; I say, “You are my God.” 15 My times are in your hands; deliver me from my enemies and from those who pursue me. 16 Let ... as that of the Psalmist’s. Think of the words of the Psalm with regard to Christ’s last days: 9 Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am in distress; my eyes grow weak with sorrow, my soul and my body with grief. 10 My life is consumed by anguish and ...

1586. Ignite: Man on Fire

Acts 9:1-19a

Sermon

James Merritt

... He knew what Saul had done to the church, but what he didn’t know was what Jesus had done to Saul. Now comes the second stage of a Man on Fire. “So Ananias departed and entered the house. And laying his hands on him he said, ‘Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus who appeared to you on the road by which you came has sent me so that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.’” (Acts 9:17, ESV) Do you see the phrase “filled with the Holy Spirit?” You could put three words there, “Set ...

1587. Up Close & Personal: Open the Doors

Psalm 100:1-5

Sermon

James Merritt

... gratitude for what He has done for you, you will no longer see service as a duty, but it will be a delight. It won’t be a job; it will be a ministry. Serving God is completely and totally different from serving anyone else? Why do you think the Lord tells us to serve Him with gladness? There is a reason for this. Acts 17:25 says, “Nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to all mankind life and breath and everything.” (Acts 17:25, ESV) We are to serve God ...

1588. Paul Speaks to the Crowd

Acts 21:37--22:21

Understanding Series

David J. Williams

... 8, 16; 26:1f., 24). In Acts the word means more than simply answering charges; it includes the thought of witnessing to the Lord. Defense becomes, as it were, attack, and the gospel is preached to the accusers. 22:2 His opening gambit in Aramaic had at ... would remain in the mind’s eye. The verb “to hear” is in the aorist with reference to the initial event. To have seen the risen Lord was an essential qualification of an apostle (cf. 1:22; 2:32; 3:15; 4:33; etc.). 22:16 According to 9:17, Ananias had ...

1589. Thanksgiving and Prayer

Colossians 1:1-14

Understanding Series

Arthur G. Patzia

... thanksgivings anticipate some of the problems he will deal with later. Thus, for example, he commends them for their “faith,” “hope,” and “love,” (1:5) and yet strongly encourages them to be filled with the knowledge of God’s will and to walk worthy of the Lord (1:9); he praises them for the spread and growth of the gospel in their lives (1:6) but nevertheless prays that they will “bear fruit” and “grow” in the knowledge of God (1:10; 2:6). The entire section 1:3–14 is a beautiful ...

1590. The Son Superior to Angels

Hebrews 1:1-14

Understanding Series

Donald A. Hagner

... is also linked with the granting of a name. In the classic passage Paul writes, “therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name” (Phil. 2:9; see also Eph. 1:20–21). In this instance the name is “Lord” (kyrios), a title comparable in meaning to “Son.” Our author’s argument is that the ascension of the Son to the right hand of God gives him a unique position and name, marking him out as far superior to the angels. 1:5 In order to strengthen the ...

1591. Submission to Rulers and Masters

1 Peter 2:13-25

Understanding Series

Norman Hillyer

... MSS), 14 (some MSS). It is as though Peter by this time is so aware of the divine glory of his risen Lord that he automatically associates the title Christ (Messiah) with the One he had formerly known only in his human form. Follow: Invariably in ... C. K. Barrett, The Gospel According to John (London: SPCK, 1955), p. 310. Pastoral images in 1 Peter abound, doubtless prompted by the risen Lord’s threefold commission to the apostle (John 21:15–17): scattered (1:1); kept by the vigilance of God (1:5); a lamb ...

1592. The Plague of Frogs

Exodus 7:25--8:15

Understanding Series

James K. Bruckner

... people go, so that they may worship me.” As we have seen above, the word translated “worship” (ʿabad) usually means “serve.” The Lord’s primary purpose in liberating the people from slavery was so that they might serve God. What followed was a strong warning. If ... matter was that Pharaoh’s setting a specific time and keeping it would be a sure sign that Moses and the Lord were glorified. Another ironic twist piles up when the so-called removal of the frogs was occasioned by their dying in the ...

1593. Ehud

Judges 3:12-30

Understanding Series

Cheryl A. Brown

... of those who first told and first heard it. They were Israelites who had been enslaved by a foreign power for eighteen years, beaten down so far that they saw no way to ever rise up again and without hope of ever realizing their calling as the Lord’s people in the promised land. We must also put on Hebrew glasses to appreciate the story. The story is a gold mine of standard Hebrew literary conventions, which add spice and enhance its meaning. Above all, we must approach the story with a sense of humor ...

1594. Samson's Vengeance on the Philistines

Judges 15:1-20

Understanding Series

Cheryl A. Brown

... over to the enemy one of their own. The theme of intercommunal conflict stands out in this episode, as Israelite betrays Israelite in the interest of self-preservation. Also, on a more positive note, we are introduced to a different side of Samson as he finally relates to the Lord in a personal way. 15:1–2 After a while, during the wheat harvest, Samson decided to visit the woman he thought was his wife. He showed up at the door of her father’s house with a goat and announced, I’m going to my wife’s ...

1595. Israelites Fight the Benjamites

Judges 20:1-48

Understanding Series

Cheryl A. Brown

... was evil, but also the Israelites as a whole had turned each one to his/her own way (Isa. 53:6). The Lord’s pledge to turn his hand against Israel in battle (2:15) applied to all battles, whether against foreigner or fellow Israelites. 20 ... the extreme north and Beersheba at the extreme south; implied in this was also all that lay in between the two points. Assembled before the LORD in Mizpah: There were several Mizpahs in the OT; this is most logically the one in Benjamin (1 Sam. 7:5–13; 10:17–25; ...

1596. Naomi and Ruth

Ruth 1:1-22

Understanding Series

Michael S. Moore

... Israels: Feministischtheologische Studien zu Genesis 12–36 [Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, 1994], p. 71). 1:12 I am too old: L. Jarvik and G. Small discuss geriatric role reversal in Parentcare: A Commonsense Guide for Adult Children (New York: Crown, 1988), p. 6. 1:13 The LORD’s hand: On the significance of this biblical phrase, see J. J. M. Roberts, “The Hand of Yahweh,” VT 21 (1971), pp. 250–51. 1:14a Orpah kissed her mother-in-law good-by: M. Sternberg discusses the use of foils in The Poetics of ...

1597. Proverbs of Solomon

Proverbs 16:1-33

Understanding Series

Roland E. Murphy

... in Ahiqar (viii, 115; ANET, p. 429). Less likely is the interpretation that sees the reply as a gift of God because plans stand in need of divine help in order that a reply be made. Others regard the lines as continuous: both plans and reply are from the Lord. The differing views are due to a selective emphasis. See also Amenemope 19.16–17 (ANET, p. 423); Anchsheshonq 26.14 (AEL, vol. 3, p. 179). 16:2 Antithetic. Several sayings are similar: 3:7; 14:12; 21:2; see also Jer. 17:10. Human and divine judgment ...

1598. Not One is Upright

Jeremiah 5:1-31

Understanding Series

Tremper Longman III

... their lack of fear for him. Perhaps we are to see here the influence of the wisdom tradition with its frequent refrain of “the fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge/wisdom” (Job 28:28; Prov. 1:7, 29; 2:5; 3:7; 8:13; 9:10; 10:27; 14:2, 26, ... ; 15:6, 33; 16:6; 19:23; 22:4; 23:17; 24:21; Eccl. 12:13). Jeremiah denounces the people since they do not treat the Lord with the proper awe. Jeremiah now invokes creation themes in order to support this idea. God is the one who bounded the sea with the sand ...

1599. Sin and Punishment

Jeremiah 8:4--9:26

Understanding Series

Tremper Longman III

... destroy him and his. As it turns out, Mot, whose name means Death, does sneak in and capture him in the following section. The Baal text may be read in M. D. Coogan, Stories from Ancient Canaan (Philadelphia: Fortress, 1978), pp. 86–115. Boast Only in the Lord and Uncircumcised of Heart (9:23-26): The chapter ends with two short oracles, the first poetic and the second in prose. 9:23–24 In the New Testament Paul may be alluding to, or quoting from, this passage in Jeremiah, when he says: “Let him who ...

1600. Locusts, Fire and a Plumb Line

Amos 7:1-9

Understanding Series

Elizabeth Achtemeier

... mysterious enemy from the North (Jer. 4:19–22). Or in Jeremiah 1:11–12, he is asked what he sees, and the Lord then interprets the meaning of the “branch of the almond tree” for him. There is no way we moderns can analyze or explain ... 1). Ezekiel likened prophetic intercession to a soldier filling up a breach in a fortification that Israel might stand in battle in the day of the Lord (Ezek. 13:5). Thus Amos, by his prayers in 7:2 and 7:5, is fulfilling the role of a true prophet. It is interesting to ...

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