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1676. The Gift of Me

Luke 1:26-38

Sermon

Darrick Acre

... and will be called Son of the Most High.” Mary then responds, “How can this be? How can I have a child when I am still a virgin? I have never known a man. How can this happen?” The angel meets Mary’s astonishment with these words, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will over shadow you. So the Holy One to be born will be called the Son of God.” Suddenly Mary’s amazement changes to faith. Mary speaks one of the most beautiful lines ever uttered in the history ...

1677. Who Counted the Fish?

John 21:1-14, John 21:15-25

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... the square of the Holy Trinity (9) and you become up with...153! St. Augustine in the fourth century had another ingenious explanation. He said that 10 is the number of the Law (the Ten Commandments, remember?) and 7 is the number of the gifts of the Holy Spirit. 10 + 7 = 17. Now, if you add up all of the numbers from 1 through 17 what number do you get? 153!! All of this sounds pretty far-fetched to me. It sounds much like the way some television evangelists tinker with the number of verses in either the ...

1678. Sleeping through a Revolution

Mark 14:32-42

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... on the Mount of Olives, opposite the Holy City. Evidently Jesus had some wealthy friend who allowed Him the privilege of using the garden as a place of refuge and prayer at night. Jesus wanted His closest friends to be with Him through His time of agony of spirit. That is understandable. In time of trouble we want someone with us. We do not necessarily want them to do anything. We do not necessarily want them to talk to us or we talk to them. But we want them to be there. And in this, Jesus was intensely ...

1679. Paths of Righteousness

Psalm 23:1-6

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... do very little. "Paraphrasing the words of Jesus, unless our musical ability exceeds that of the good note player, we''ll never make it as a musician. And this is what Jesus is after. He''s not primarily concerned about the notes; he is concerned about the spirit. The person of spirit is the blessed, the approved man or woman." (2) All of this reflects the last portion of verse three, "He leads me into the paths of righteousness for his name''s sake." It is not for our name or glory or power that we walk in ...

1680. A Full House

Romans 5:12-21

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... it, he will come." That same principle is at work in our spiritual life and pilgrimage as we prepare to have a house (our bodies) filled with the presence of God. Then you will have a full house--not a house full of junk like the Collyer brothers. When the spirit of God possesses the house, its treasures and values will not rust or rot but will carry us to the throne room of God. It was said of Ernest Hemingway that each January he gave away certain items of value to him to prove that they did not possess ...

1681. The Dangers of Being Religious

Mark 7:1-23

Sermon

Stephen M. Crotts

... hands, or leap for joy? Do I recoil in critical judgment, saying, "I don't like it!"? Or do I ask instead, "What does Jesus think of it?" Is it okay if God blesses someone else in worship? 11. Do you use emotion as a substitute for the Holy Spirit? Paul wrote in Romans 10:2, "I bear them witness, they have a zeal for God." My! My! How the Pharisees could turn it on! Tears at funerals, anger at Christ's Sabbath healings, dancing at festivals. But it was canned religion, calculated to say, "Look! See how much ...

1682. What If God Is Dependent Upon Our Praying?

2 Chronicles 7:1-10

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... to the prayer that is made in this place.” That’s the word of the Lord for you and me. Let us pray. Come Holy Spirit, heavenly dove, with all your quickening powers. Come shed abroad a Savior’s love, and that will quicken ours. Amen. I don’t know when ... will not do until and unless people pray. Now to even ask the question may be shocking to some. It was to me when the Spirit first began to shake it in my mind. You may think that I’m beginning to challenge the sovereignty and power of God, but stay ...

1683. Adoration And Confession

Psalm 103:1-22

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... us out of ourselves, out of our own situation, into the realm of God’s grace and power. It takes our eyes off ourselves and our own problems and our own limitations and enables us to see and receive the limitless resources of the power of the Holy Spirit. Now we could preach an entire sermon on this, perhaps I will someday, not now. Prayer begins with God. Prayer ends with God. And adoration is the act of prayer that keeps us centered in that fact. Look at the pinnacle of models. What we call the Lord ...

1684. The Secret: Christ In You

Colossians 1:24--2:5

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... and who will stand at the end of time and be the final judge and triumphal Lord. This Christ offers to live in us by the Holy Spirit. Don't ever think this is not a sideline thought for Paul. It is not a peripheral detour of truth. This is the heart of it: ... into a new relationship with Him. We are saved reconciled, forgiven by His grace. He then lives in us through the power of His Spirit as the indwelling Christ. I remember well when the first glimmer of this glory began to dawn in my soul. I was a pastor ...

1685. Proclaiming The Gospel

Philippians 1:1-11

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... have to do is to be faithful – to live our lives that persons won't miss the fact that we are Christian -- to pray for those whom we know are lost -- and to speak our word of witness whenever we have the opportunity -- and know that the Spirit is going to provide the increase. I began the sermon with the story of a faithful Chinese Christian turning a cesspool into a garden of prayer -- and singing. An evangelist years ago did some research on the life of the famous 19th Century philosopher and agnostic ...

1686. When You Pray

Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... - - if it’s possible, let this cup pass from me.” But the cup didn’t pass. Hanging on the cross, anguishing in pain, and dying in shame for the sin of world, He made that ultimate commitment in His prayer: “ Father - - Daddy - - into your hands I commend my spirit”. So the very first words of the prayer tell us we’re not coming to someone from whom we have to beg, or strike a deal. We’re not coming to someone with whom we bargain, or cajole, or appease. We’re coming to a father who delights ...

1687. Peter's Vision

Acts 11:1-18

Sermon

Elizabeth Achtemeier

... . As Paul writes, "As we have opportunity, let us do good to all ... but especially to those who are of the household of faith" (Galatians 6:10). Second, conversion to the Christian faith and into the church is never an end in itself. God does not send his Holy Spirit to convert us, and then that's the total sum of his action. No. God converts us to a new way of life. We repent and literally "turn around." And then we walk, we walk in a new direction, guided and strengthened always for God's purpose for us ...

1688. Partners In the Gospel

Philippians 1:1-11

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... ’s call, how deeply you feel the heartbeat of a hurting world, how willingly you will deny self and follow Christ, how sacrifically you give your talents and financial resources as servants of the servant who is Lord, how quickly you respond to the Holy Spirit’s guidance, how authentically you will live together as though it were a privilege to be the recipients of grace, how disciplined you are as a praying people -- coming boldly to the throne of grace and holding tenaciously to the horns of the altar ...

1689. We Are God's Children

Romans 8:1-17

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H. Burnham Kirkland

... Praise the Lord. Collect Yes, Lord, we will sing your praises all the days of our life for mighty are your works and wondrous is your creation. You have created us in many varieties, but we are meant to be one in the Spirit, for we are all your children. Fill us with your Holy Spirit as on the Day of Pentecost so that we might live together in peace and harmony, in accordance with your will. We pray in Jesus' name. Amen. Prayer Of Confession Almighty God, you humbled yourself and became as one of us in your ...

1690. Going Hard against the Grain

Matthew 5:33-37

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... of God, which is not a place to which we go so much as a divine power which invades our world and opens up new possibilities wherever it is welcomed. This kingdom is ruled by God the Father, demonstrated publicly in the person of Jesus, and energized by the Holy Spirit who pours the powers of heaven through the person of Son that people may give glory to the Father. There is more to Jesus than meets the eye. He was more than a guy from Galilee on the road with a band of rag-tag groupies; Jesus is the icon ...

1691. A Kingdom Investment Policy

Matthew 6:19-24

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... not aware of the light that was shining on this woman; it was not visible to the naked eye. Not until I received the call from the step-mother did I realize just how present Christ had been. It was a great laugh and a good lesson. Through the Holy Spirit the risen Jesus is present, granting light and offering life. The one who gives truth in Scripture does not leave us to apply it on our own. The one who spoke the words is present to those who notice and listen, even after the fact! For the Christian, and ...

1692. Chimps, Mount Saint Helens, and the Holy Gust

Acts 2:42-47

Sermon

Bill Mosley

... a bunch of chimpanzees. And then something happens to add the necessary ingredient. The presence of God enters as the Holy Spirit, and what looks like tongues of fire hovers over their heads. The next thing you know those miserable, unhappy, dejected ... the trunk that we never see until an emergency, than of a steering wheel that we use every time we get in the car. At Pentecost the Spirit came on the newborn church like a mighty wind. We don't quite know what to do with a Holy Gust, do we? But every once in ...

1693. The Wedding Guest

John 2:1-11

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... of family, all of that business. When the forms were filled out, they put them in files, and never looked at them again. One Pentecost Sunday the pastor read the lesson for the day from the prophet Joel, "At that time God said, I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy. Your young folks shall see visions and your old folks shall dream dreams." He said, we decided that if we're a church, we don’t have to use the same forms government bureaucracies use. We can do ...

1694. Lessons for Year A Epiphany 4

Micah 6:1-8, 1 Corinthians 1:18-31, Matthew 5:1-12

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John R. Brokhoff

... Lord, who may abide in your tent" (v. 1); Psalm 146:7-10; Psalm 37:1-18 - "But the meek shall inherit the land ..." (v. 11). Prayer of the Day: "O God, you know that we cannot withstand the dangers which surround us. Strengthen us in body and spirit so that with your help, we may be able to overcome the weakness that our sins has brought upon us." Hymn of the Day: "Son Of God, Eternal Savior" Theme of the Day: The Ministry Of Light Gospel - Blessed are those with spiritual qualities - Matthew 5:1-12 Lesson ...

1695. God Never Gives Up on Anyone

John 14:15-21

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... : "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age" ( ... , Jesus promises the apostles that he will one day return to bring them home to be with him, the Father, and the Spirit. Jesus' message in this farewell discourse, that he will be ever-present and never abandon his followers, is totally consistent with his ...

1696. God, the Enemy

Matthew 10:24-39

Sermon

Stephen M. Crotts

... to refuse the conviction and deny God's truth. Thus we do not repent, for we say, "I have nothing to repent of." If we will not repent, we cannot be forgiven. If we persist in that way long enough, we eventually lose the ability to hear the Spirit. We can't be forgiven because we see no reason to repent. Given that definition, it would seem that Timothy McVeigh, with his self-proclaimed unconquered soul, might be a poster child for the unpardonable sin. But of course, ultimate judgment is up to God, not to ...

1697. Taking Something Up for Lent

John 3:1-21

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... by our speaking ill of them? It's living people who are truly harmed by ill-speaking. What if Christians were to take on the spiritual practice of only saying kind, nice things about people? What if Christians were to rebuke with gentleness and kindness the slice and dice spirit of others who can't seem to say a positive thing about anyone? It's more important we don't speak ill of the living than we don't speak ill of the dead. Often those stones we throw at others come back to haunt us, as Bill Bennett ...

1698. Experience the Mystery

Colossians 1:15-23

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... :6). Have you experienced this mystery? This mystery that Jesus is living his resurrected life in you and through you (Gal. 2:20). The kingdom of God is . . . where? Within you! (Luke 17:21) Your body is . . . what? Paul said your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit. You cannot NOT take Jesus with you. You can't say, "Jesus, I'm going out tonight on the town, and I'm leaving you here." Whatever you do, you are doing it with Jesus. That's why Christians don't have sex with prostitutes, Paul said. Would you ...

1699. The Real Dish Network

John 10:1-21

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... in an orthodox home. Upon entering or leaving by a a mezzuzahed doorway, the devout kiss their index and middle fingers and press them to the mezzuzah. Before moving from one space to another, then, they're plugged in to the continual presence of God's spirit in their lives. (You might want to hand out mezzuzah's as gifts to everyone.) When Jesus promises the abundant life to those who enter through him, those who receive him as their way to salvation, he tenderly refers to his followers as sheep. Sheep are ...

1700. Son-burned, Wind-blown, Earth-Stained

Luke 12:35-48

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... In Your Eyes." Do you always, everywhere, in every season, Keep the Son in your eyes? Wind-blown: Faithful servants of the Son are never perfectly coiffed, never freeze-dried into rigidity. Although the master hasn't yet returned home, the Holy Spirit, the companion whom Jesus promised to send to all his disciples, blew into town long ago, ruffling feathers and tossing aside our pre-conceived, hair-sprayed notions of our limitations and inabilities. The still terrified, tongue-tied disciples were suddenly ...

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