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1576. A Pep Talk for the Kingdom

Luke 18:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... about what? That’s the real point of today’s lesson. This is one of those stories that won’t make any sense if you don’t understand what came before it. In fact, it’s easy to take this story out of context. It reminds me of a story I read about a ... that point, Will was ready to go home. Lots of things sound scary when they’re taken out of context. And if we don’t understand the context of a story from the Bible then we might misunderstand what Christ is telling us to do. So I want us to look at ...

1577. The Last Coca Cola in the Desert

Luke 18:9-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... ? Of course, we know the answer: with every story he told, Jesus was trying to reveal the character of God and the nature of God’s kingdom. His goal is never to shame us, but to show us what we’re missing out on when we don’t understand the heart of God. So, what does Jesus want us to learn from these two men and their prayers? Notice that one man stood before God in his self-righteousness; the other man stood before God in his brokenness. Which did God prefer? Over 1600 years ago, the theologian ...

1578. The Sound of Silence

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... for his ministry God had called them to. So he took them away from all the noise of the crowds. Note that this teaching is only for his followers. He needs to ensure that their purpose is not lost in their newly won popularity. He needs them to understand that his miracles and teaching aren’t an end in themselves. He didn’t come to bring peace, power or prosperity. He wanted them to see that the true blessings of life were not found in the comforts of this world. Those huge crowds of people came out ...

1579. Smombies

Romans 5:12-19

Sermon

Dr. Ronald Love

... may have been able to complete this particular mission.” The Washington Post reported that this story be consider as Chamblin’s act of redemption. To be lost, and then to be found; to live in sin, and then to be forgiven; to live in judgment, and then understand grace; to be dead, and then to be alive; to be disobedient, and then to accept obedience — that is the message from our lesson today in Paul’s letter to the churches in Rome. It is a story of redemption. Our lesson today in Romans 5:12-19 ...

1580. Don't Be Afraid

Matthew 17:1-9

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... dark, womb-like muddle of his thoughts. Much like others Jesus healed, Paul saw when he was ready and able to see. We do the same. God is a God of patience and an artist of light and shadow. We need both light and dark. We understand God and our world within shades of meaning and gradual revelations of truth. In our scripture for today, Jesus’ disciples are stunned by a vision of Jesus bathed fully in light. In that moment, they were confused and afraid. Their first impulse was to build Sukkot enclosures ...

1581. The Mud Room

John 9:1-41

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... us with valuable minerals and heals the skin. It even helps with arthritis.[1] In nearly every country today, we are beginning to re-see the value of mud. Instead of mud rooms attached to our homes, we visit spas with rooms for mud treatments and facials. We understand the healing power of our natural world. But our world has need of more than physical mud baths. We need a little more mud in our lives and in our world to blur our divisions and heal our hearts. And our churches need to lead the way. Our ...

1582. When Time Stands Still

John 11:1-45

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... God, Life, and the power and promise of Messiah Jesus. From that point on, their faith would change, grow, morph, and develop into an unforgettable, indefatigable dynamic that would sustain them before, during, and after the cross, that would compel them to understand the meaning of the empty tomb, that would prompt them to deliver the message that would become our gospel. This scripture story is not just any miracle, it’s a turning point in Jesus’ disciples’ (all of his disciples’) comprehension of ...

1583. Herding Cats

Matthew 9:35-10:8-23

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... mission? Encourage them in a common direction? Well, Jesus addresses just this in our scripture for today in helping his apostles understand how to guide or “shep-herd” people with little or no knowledge of Christ and his new “way” to be baptized ... living that way in your life. Share with them your faults and mistakes and tell them how God has gifted you with grace, love, understanding, and the ability to forge a new way. Listen to them, heal them, pick them up when they fall, and guide them. Most of ...

1584. If There Isn’t Enough To Go Around

Matthew 14:13-21

Sermon

William G. Carter

... . It was getting late, and all they could see was a long line of needy people who would not go away. “Lord,” they said, “there isn’t enough food to go around. Send these people away so they can get something to eat.” Here is a story we can understand. The needs of the world are overwhelming. What can we do? Where would we start? Our resources are so limited and the needs are so great. A third of the world’s people are starving for food. Many more are hungry for something more. A man named Kevin ...

1585. Text Message From Jesus

Mark 11:1-11

Sermon

Mary Austin

... of this gospel would have understood the reference to the prophet Zechariah, who promised, “Lo, your king comes to you, humble and riding on donkey.” (Zechariah 9:9) The garments in the road are another gesture of welcome for a king. Or should we understand Jesus as the long-awaited messiah? The colt has never had a rider because it is an animal used for a sacred purpose. This is the Passover season, the holiday which celebrates God setting the people free from slavery in Egypt. The messiah is the ...

1586. Liz

Ephesians 2:1-10

Sermon

John B. Jamison

... we were created to be an ambassador for Christ, and that is what that job calls for. That is the role we have been prepared for. You may not have been prepared the same way I was prepared, but your background gives you the ability to understand and do things I can’t understand or do, and mine does the same for me. And whatever path brought us to this place, we both stand as equals here, with an unearned salvation and the job of doing what we can to ease the suffering of and give hope to others. Let ...

1587.

Psalm 147:1-20

Understanding Series

Craig C. Broyles

... ) as creator continues, but this time we behold the sky during the daytime. How simply he covers the sky with clouds, supplies . . . rain, and so makes grass grow . . . for the cattle and for the young ravens. His mighty power and limitless understanding (v. 5) have thus established an ecological chain of providence (cf. 104:5–30). Among Yahweh’s creatures, his providence extends from the large (the cattle) to the helpless (the young ravens), but, perhaps, not self-evident from creation are the objects ...

1588. “Lord, Our Lord, How Majestic Is Your Name in All the Earth!”

Psalm 8:1-9

Teach the Text

C. Hassell Bullock

... to Christ in the New Testament.7 The writer of the Epistle to the Hebrews understood the “son of man” of Psalm 8:4–6 messianically (Heb. 2:5–9), and the use of this phrase in the Gospels is certainly a testimony to Jesus’s own understanding of his person and mission. Teaching the Text Sometimes a psalm contains key terms that open up vistas into its meaning. This method gives the preacher/teacher an opportunity to share the way literary features of a psalm open up the marvels of God’s Word. Two ...

1589. The Kings of the South and the North

Daniel 11:2-35

Teach the Text

Ronald W. Pierce

... throughout history. As J. I. Packer observes: The antinomy . . . is only one of a number that the Bible contains. We may be sure that they all find their reconciliation in the mind and counsel of God, and we may hope that in heaven we shall understand them ourselves. But meanwhile, our wisdom is to maintain with equal emphasis both of the apparently conflicting truths in each case, to hold them together in the relation in which the Bible itself sets them, and to recognize that here is a mystery which we ...

1590. Daniel Interprets the Dream

Daniel 2:24-49

Understanding Series

William Nelson

... who reveals mysteries this mystery has been revealed to me No wise man, enchanter, magician or diviner not because I have greater wisdom can explain to the king the mystery he has asked about than other living men Your dream and the visions that you may understand That passed through your mind what went through your mind Both verses 27–28 and 29–30 mention that the king was lying down and that the dream concerns the future. In both, God reveals mysteries and shows the king. Each communicates that God is ...

1591. Redefining “Blessed”

Luke 1:39-45 (46-55)

Sermon

John B. Jamison

... told me how much God had blessed me and my baby boy. If it were me standing there outside the tomb, even though I was told my son had been risen from the dead, I would probably still be having second thoughts about the whole idea of being blessed. Please understand, I am not saying we should not pray for and offer God’s blessings. But I am saying that I believe it would be helpful for us to remember just what it does mean to be blessed by God. The word we say as blessed does not mean “happy”, “lucky ...

1592. We Live in Hope

1 Corinthians 15:19-26

Sermon

Bonnie Bates

... of his glorious kingdom forever and ever. It would have been difficult to praise God that day just as difficult as it is for us to praise God in times of sorrow, illness, loss, or pain. It is challenging to lift up our praise to God when we do not understand why things are going wrong in our lives or in the world. But we, just as the disciples, or maybe even more so because we know how the story ends, are called to believe in the power and presence of our God, and to praise God for all the blessing ...

1593. The View from Cloud Nine

Luke 9:28-36

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... lives and in our world. On this Day of Transfiguration, as we celebrate God’s mystery entered into the world in power and glory, let us commune together in the knowledge that the most important and stunning things we “know” about God exceed our understanding. And that the most vital forces in our world still remain the powers of hope and healing. May your communion experience today be a transfigurative moment in which your heart is stirred and your spirit moved.May your soul be infused with the peace ...

1594. Fox in the Henhouse

Luke 13:31-35

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... and those in power in Jerusalem will not listen to him and will not listen to his warnings about Herod and those would seek to threaten not just their livelihood and positions but their faith and the autonomy of the Jewish people, their culture, their understanding of halakhah, and their moral compass. Now “their house is left to them” to defend on their own (35). The pain in Jesus’ spirit feels palpable. He cannot save them, as they do not believe they need to be saved. When they look at Herod ...

1595. The Power of Story

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... have the power to transport us into the lives of others, to resonate with the characters, to imagine their lives and feel their feelings, and to place themselves within the embodiments of those outside of our own perspectives.[1] Stories allow us not only to understand what someone else is going through but to feel it. The key to human change is not through the mind but through the heart. Our minds follow our emotions. When our emotions are activated, when empathy for others kicks in, we begin to make sense ...

1596. God Is Like...a Parent

Hosea 11:1-4 · Luke 15:1-32

Sermon

Kenneth L. Gibble

... children. And so while you and I can find comfort and assurance in thinking of God as our heavenly father or mother, we also must be aware of the limitations of this image. Your experience and your relationship with your parents colors your understanding of God. To the extent that you are angry at your parents or still rebelling against them or controlled by your experience with them, to that extent thinking of God as heavenly parent is not especially helpful. Your spiritual health may require other images ...

1597. Becoming A Faithful Witness

Isaiah 50:1-11

Sermon

Douglas J. Deuel

... me; therefore I have not been confounded; therefore I have set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be put to shame; he who vindicates me is near" (Isaiah 50:7-8). There may be times when we are confused or we don't fully understand what God is doing in our lives. In these times of darkness, we must not abandon our faith. Our faith will not go unrewarded. It may take time, it may require suffering, but God will provide the light we need to sustain us. Consider the parallels in the message of ...

1598. Suffering And Service

Isaiah 51:17--52:12

Sermon

Douglas J. Deuel

... and the rewards and the blessings of God. On top of that, we look for God's blessings to manifest themselves in the things of this world. The result is we are left disappointed and disillusioned. Our problem then is not with God but with our understanding of what it means to be a servant of God. God does not reward us with amenities that are physical or materialistic in nature. God's rewards are spiritual. God grants God's servants the spiritual resources to persevere in the face of adversity and to ...

1599. Whom Shall We Obey?

Acts 5:17-42

Sermon

Douglas J. Deuel

... included a mini-sermon. Peter and his colleagues were accused of breaking the law by preaching, so what did he do? He broke out in a sermon. Would we have the courage and the commitment to do that? When you look at Peter's sermon, you gain an understanding of why the disciples made the choice they made. Peter asserted to the temple officials that they had killed Jesus by hanging him on a tree, but God raised him. Not only did God raise Jesus up, but God also exalted Jesus "at his right hand as Leader ...

1600. Holy Wisdom From On High!

Proverbs 8:1-36

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... a good trait for a secretary of state. Such wisdom would be advantageous for us as we walk in the footsteps of our Lord who is Truth exemplified. It is perhaps his "holy Wisdom from on high" which resulted in the incarnation. Humans need human contact, and we could never understand nor know God until God was enfleshed and came among us. He walked as a man among us that we might know the loving compassion of the heart of God which felt for each of us in our need. The true story is told of a woman named Mamie ...

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