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1701. While He May Be Found

Isaiah 55:1-13

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Carlyle Fielding Stewart

... . If you are poor and oppressed, rich and prosperous, you can come. Your social status or station should not prevent you from coming to the Lord, for God will put food on your table, will give you milk to drink, and will satisfy your soul. But how will you know if ... out and God is not pleased with the ways they have chosen to ignore and dismiss him. The prophet urges the people to seek the Lord while he may be found and call upon him while he is near. The great Karl Barth tells us that man does not find God, ...

1702. The Gift of Fire

Acts 2:14-41, Acts 2:1-13

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David E. Leininger

... languages of their own homelands. That kind of power is beyond human comprehension. But, understand it or not, the power...the fire...was THERE that day, and the fire has continued to empower the church through almost 2,000 years. It is here today. It is still the Lord's birthday gift to the church. Unfortunately, we treat it as we would one of the horrible ties or smelly perfumes or ugly pictures. We do not know what to do with it, and, quite honestly, we seem to live as if we would just as soon not have ...

1703. A Mystifying Question

1 Corinthians 15:35-58

Sermon

King Duncan

... ’re taped shut on arrival so Mr. Crichton will be comfortable." (7) The hotel staff was trying to please. They simply had insufficient knowledge of Mr. Crichton’s needs. God has no such problem. He knows our needs and is able to meet them. "Why do you call me `Lord, Lord’ and do not what I tell you?" Why indeed. We know Christ’s way is the best way. We know that it is destructive to believe one way and live another. We know that Christ has made us certain promises and that he is able to keep those ...

1704. When The World Goes Crazy!

Genesis 6:1-8:22

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King Duncan

... every living thing in creation. And then comes verse 8: "But Noah"”" Breathe a sigh of relief when you hear those two words: "But Noah." If it weren't for those two words, you and I wouldn't be here today. "But Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord." Only one man in all of creation could be found who was pleasing in God's sight. Verse nine tells us that Noah was a "righteous man, blameless among the people of his time, and he walked with God." Common wisdom says that we start to resemble those we spend ...

1705. The Third Commandment: God's Last Name Is Not...?

Exodus 20:1-21

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Eric Ritz

... among women and children of culture and refinement. 10. It is my way of honoring God, who said, "Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord in vain." I believe no person is poor who has in his or her breast and on his or her lips a deep reverence for God ... about heaven ain't necessarily going there." It comes from The Sermon On The Mount where Jesus declares, "Not everyone who says to me, ''Lord, Lord'' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven." We are told ...

1706. The Power of Encouragement (Part VIII)

Philippians 2:1-11

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Eric Ritz

... never heard of it. "What do you say, then, when you pray?" "We pray, `We are three, you are three, have mercy on us.''" The bishop was appalled at the primitive nature of the prayer. "That will not do." So he spent the day teaching them the Lord''s Prayer. The fishermen were poor but willing learners. And before the bishop sailed away the next day, they could recite the prayer with no mistakes. The bishop was proud. On the return trip the bishop''s ship drew near the island again. When the island came into ...

1707. Adoration And Confession

Psalm 103:1-22

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Maxie Dunnam

... 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’s Prayer, in which our heavenly teacher has given us the very words we’re to take with us as we come to the Father. Our Father which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. To begin prayer here, is to guarantee that we have started at the right ...

1708. Portrayal of Holiness

Isaiah 6:1-13

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Elizabeth Achtemeier

... of his call to be a prophet in 746 B.C. is that song of the seraphim in verse 3. "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts." In contrast to the intimate nature of God that we noted in the call of Jeremiah last Sunday, this prophetic call emphasizes God' ... in the Gospel lesson of Luke 5:1-11. "Depart from me," he cries to Jesus, because Peter is sinful, and his sin and the sinless Lord cannot exist together. Is that not always the way we suddenly recognize how far short of the glory of God we have fallen, when we ...

1709. The Vocation of Leadership: A Prophet Among Them

Ephesians 4:1-16

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Maxie Dunnam

... my heart by a word I heard in the ordination service of the Free Methodist Church. It was verses 4 and 5 of Ezekiel 2. Listen to it: “The people to whom I am sending you are obstinate and stubborn. Say to them. ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says’ And whether they listen – for they are a rebellious house – they will know that a prophet has been among them.” (NIV) Get the setting in mind. Ezekiel is sharing his personal story of God coming to him in a vision, and calling him as a prophet/priest ...

1710. Love without Limits

John 13:31-38

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John K. Bergland

... it is the foreigner who cannot speak very good English. Maybe it is the teenager who has tattoos and piercings all over his body. Try to feel your irritation when you are around those kind of people. Now, as you have them in your mind, hear these words of our Lord: "I choose to give to [them] the same as I give to you ... are you envious because I am generous?" (Matthew 20:14-15). How does that make you feel? -- Like telling Jesus to go jump off a cliff? Like telling Jesus he's crazy? You're not alone. In ...

1711. Pass the Pigweed

Exodus 17:1-7

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Bill Mosley

... of Sin. The people complain there is no food, and God sends manna and quail. Now we find Israel holed up at Rephidim. They've seen the Egyptians enslave them, and they've seen the Egyptian army drown. It should be easy for them to say, "All that the Lord has spoken we will do." But no. There is no water and the people are thirsty. In the Cecil B. DeMille movie, The Ten Commandments, Edward G. Robinson gets to say a wonderful line. He's Dathan, one of the Israelites who is not happy about leaving Egypt. He ...

1712. Saved (Again)!

Exodus 14:19-31

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Arley K. Fadness

... salvation theme in scripture. The prime example is in Genesis where Noah is saved "through" the flood. The story of the flood and the crossing of the Sea of Reeds are two victories the Prophet Isaiah (51:9-11a) brings together: Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the Lord! Awake, as in days of old, the generations of long ago! Was it not you who cut Rahab in pieces, who pierced the dragon? Was it not you who dried up the sea, the waters of the great deep; who made the depths of the sea a way for the ...

1713. Free Living Water for All

Exodus 17:1-7

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Arley K. Fadness

... and the dry land springs of water. ... so that all may see and know, all may consider and understand, that the hand of the Lord has done this, the Holy One of Israel has created it. -- Isaiah 41:17-20 The Psalmist cries metaphorically, "O God, you are my ... it would. Magic, science, miracle? After Moses petitions Yahweh for his own safety, lest he be assaulted, he uses the staff as the Lord instructs and strikes the rock at Horeb with great force. Water gushes forth and the people of Israel, at last, are able ...

1714. The Golden Calf

Exodus 32:1-14

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Charles L. Aaron

... God forgive our idolatry, but also God gives us courage for our anxiety. We do not know the future, but we trust that God holds the future in divine hands. The people of Israel wanted gods who would go before them. We have a Savior who went before us. Our Lord Jesus went before us to the cross. Christ not only provides for our salvation, but also teaches us how to be vulnerable. In Christ we can trust in God's future, even if it seems hazy to us. We get no guarantees that everything will work out the way we ...

1715. Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired?

Matthew 9:35-10:8

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Stephen M. Crotts

... sickness unto sin or Satan or the glory of God. It could also be a sickness unto death. Isaiah said to King Hezekiah, "Thus says the Lord: 'Set your house in order; for you shall die, you shall not recover' " (Isaiah 38:1). Look at it this way; there has to sooner or ... the glory of God (John 9:1-33). In some cases God even healed those sick unto death (John 11:1-44; Isaiah 38). Yes, the Lord healed many. But it is not true that Jesus healed in every time and in every place. He did not heal Saint Paul's thorn ...

1716. Palm/Passion Sunday

Mt 26:14-27:66 · Php 2:5-11 · Isa 50:4-9a · Ps 31

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Marion L. Soards, Thomas B. Dozeman, Kendall McCabe

... -4[5-9]; 49:1-6; 50:4-9a; 52:13-53:12). The first song was the lesson for Year A, Baptism of the Lord (see volume 1). You may want to refer to this lesson for a discussion of the individual and collective interpretations of these songs, since that ... to endure suffering. The content of God's tutoring is the proclamation of salvation which frames this unit in vv. 7 and 9 ("The Lord GOD helps me"). This confession allows for further affirmations about God's salvation by the servant in v. 7 and a direct address to ...

1717. God Is Pro-Life

Exodus 20:13

Sermon

James Merritt

... told that animals are created in the image of God; only humans have that special trait. Then in Gen. 2:7 we are told, "And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being." Contrary to ... I want you to listen to Ruth 4:13, "So Boaz took Ruth and she became his wife; and when he went in to her, the Lord gave her conception, and she bore a son." Listen to what God said to Jeremiah. "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you; ...

1718. God Knows Exactly How You Feel

John 19:28

Sermon

James Merritt

... men's bodies, moved men's hearts, compelled men's wills, forgave man's sins, saved men's souls. Just a word from the Lord Jesus and diseases were healed, storms were stilled, blinded eyes were opened, deaf ears were unstopped, dead men were raised. But He also ... the point, we should be every bit as submissive to the will of God and the Word of God, as was our Lord Jesus Christ. III. His Sympathetic Heart These words represent more than physical thirst. Remember He had not spoken for three hours. The last ...

1719. The Agony of Defeat

2 Samuel 11-12, 1 Kings 15:5

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James Merritt

... concerned with the life of a sheep than he was the life of a man. Today, we have a nation so far from God that they're more concerned with whales, spotted owls, and snail darters than they are with unborn babies. David with his righteous indignation says, "As the Lord lives, the man who has done this shall surely die! And he shall restore fourfold for the lamb, because he did this thing and because he had no pity." (vv. 5-6) How little did David know that he was not just being a king, he was also being a ...

1720. A Man on the Run

Jonah 1:1-4

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James Merritt

... a great fish. You need to understand that every Christian in his heart has a hot line to heaven. Every time that telephone rings, you know that God is on the other end. When you answer, God does not want you to say simply "hello" He wants to hear "Yes, Lord." II. Jonah Praying To God Now the scene shifts from the bottom of a boat to the belly of a fish. To sum it up, God said, "Go!" Jonah said, "No!" The whale said, "Oh?" And Jonah said, "Whoa!" Now this part of the story has been ridiculed as unrealistic ...

1721. Focus on the Finish

Galatians 6:7-10

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James Merritt

... away with the evil they've sown. They think, in effect, they've put one over on God and they've gotten away with mocking the Lord. Someone has well said, "The wheels of God may grind slowly, but they do grind surely. I heard about a farmer in a country town who ... . But we ought to first of all do good in our church. That is exactly the order you find in 1 Thess. 3:12, "And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love to one another and to all, just as we do to you." Every chance you get to do good, and ...

1722. A Call to Arms

Exodus 17:8-16

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James Merritt

... 're never finished with Amalek. Until you go to heaven you're going to have to fight Amalek. Your flesh is going to face you and fight you to the day you go to heaven. Now the bad news is, you are no match for Amalek without Jehovah Nissi, the Lord your banner. The good news is, Amalek is no match for Jehovah Nissi. Here is the stark-naked truth. Either you conquer Amalek or Amalek conquers you. It is a fight to the finish, and it is a fight to the death. When Winston Churchill was elected as Prime Minister ...

1723. How To Be An Easter Person

Luke 24:1-12

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Bill Bouknight

... huddled in fear and despair behind locked doors. There is a great promise in the Old Testament book of Jeremiah about those who search for God. “You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you, declares the Lord.” (Jer. 29:13) Folks, I love our huge Easter crowds. We all know that many folks are in churches today who do not usually attend. I welcome these folks. To them I offer this gentle admonition -there is a big difference between the way we treat a dead ...

1724. Deep Calling to Deep

Ephesians 1:3-14

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Donald Charles Lacy

... has been. We are to know about Jesus Christ and accept him in our hearts and minds without reservation. We must not be spiritually starving people, refusing the royalty in our midst. A lazy and unsettled mind is a negative force in our quest to know our Lord. A heart that is barely lukewarm is a major problem — if allowed to continue — because we can never tell where we are going to land in matters of spiritual depth. Often, the Holy Spirit leads some of us to focus on disciplines that will move us into ...

1725. A New Day Is Coming

John 1:6-8, 19-28

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Richard Gribble

... the puppet reign of King Herod of Judea. The Jews needed the light and it was John's task to prepare them for the light. John (John 1:23) clearly articulates his role: "I am the voice of one crying out in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord.' " The prologue of John's Gospel (1:6-9) powerfully proclaims John's purpose: "There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. He came as a witness to testify to the light, so that all might believe through him. He himself was not the light, but he ...

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