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151. Seeing Just Enough of God

Exodus 33:12-23

Sermon

Charles L. Aaron

... can blame him? The problem is, Moses and the people can't go back -- that would mean returning to Egypt, and they can't stay put -- they are in the middle of nowhere. The only thing they can do is go forward. Despite the frustration, the disappointment, and the ... was in it. We don't know what the future holds for us. Whatever our past was like, we're not going back. Life won't stay put. The only way we can go is forward, into the uncertainty. What's over the next horizon for our health, for our family, for ...

152. Called to Freedom

Matthew 11:25-30

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... give time for Luther to escape. Soldiers of another German elector whisked him away secretly. He was taken to Wartburg Castle. There he would let his hair grow out to cover his monk's tonsure, let his beard grow, and take on the uniform of a knight. He stayed at Wartburg Castle for a year. There he would translate the Bible into German. It was there in this castle legend says--and I always find that the legends are much better than the facts--that he wrote, Ein Feste Burg Ist Unser Gott, "A Mighty Fortress ...

153. Coming Home

Luke 15:1-3,11b-32

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... of the same disease. And the disease is called alienation from God. And the cure for both men is the same. It's grace. The tragedy of this story is that only one son realizes it. The older brother says, "I'm alright. There's nothing wrong with me. I stayed at home. I did what the father told me to do. Never did I even imagine I would do anything like the younger son did. So I'm different from my brother." The younger son went into a far country. If you know ancient Jewish culture, you know that already ...

154. Plain Talk

Luke 6:17-26

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... away from dependency on drugs,or alcohol, have found a job or are in the process of finding a job, and now need a place to stay while they get on their feet, get a new start in life. We need people to be hosts, representing this church, to spend a night ... visiting Europe. He was on leave from his hospital in Africa, in Europe to play concerts, to raise money for his hospital. He was staying at a village called Gunsbach. She phoned and asked if she could see him. They said to come, that she could see him the ...

155. The Light of the World

John 20:1-18

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... to say to them, as well to all of us. The most important thing that it says is that the Cross and the Resurrection were one event. Which means, you may not have chosen your suffering, but you don't have to stay there. God sent his Son into our suffering so that we would not have to stay there. But God resurrected Jesus because he wants us to live again. He wants us to get out of whatever depths of despair we might find ourselves. And the way the Christian Faith says that is to say that the Cross and ...

156. Two Babes In The Manger

Luke 2:1-14

Drama

Matthew Powell

... him that I didn't have a gift for him, like everybody else. Jesus said that I could keep him warm and that would be the best gift anybody ever gave him. I got into the manger with him and Jesus looked at me and told me that I could stay with him - for always. Storyteller 1: The teachers, the translator, and the orphanage staff all had tears in their eyes. Little Misha had understood the story of the birth of Jesus better than any of them. Storyteller 2: For the birth of Jesus means that, no matter who or ...

157. Changed Lives: Lazarus

John 11:1-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... he heard this, Jesus said, “This sickness will not end in death. No, it is for God’s glory so that God’s Son may be glorified through it.” Jesus loved Mary and Martha and Lazarus. Yet, notice this, when Jesus heard that Lazarus was sick, “he stayed where he was two more days.” That one sentence would make a good sermon. God’s timetable is not our timetable. How many times have you prayed that Jesus would come and heal a loved one, and Jesus has lingered seemingly somewhere far off, and all you ...

158. Till Death Do Us Part

Matthew 19:1-9

Sermon

James Merritt

... here I am at death's door, lying on my deathbed, and just like always you're right beside me." She just smiled sweetly and nodded. He thought for a few moments, looked at his wife, and said, "Honey, I just realized something, you're bad luck!" Well, staying together is not a matter of luck, it is a matter of the Lord, love, and the law. When a couple both receive Christ as Lord and Savior, attend church regularly, and pray together, only one out of every one thousand and fifteen marriages end in the divorce ...

159. The Battle of New Orleans

2 Timothy 3:1-4:8

Sermon

James Merritt

... doctrine." That is, it will tell you what is right; it is "profitable for reproof," it will tell you what is not right; it is "profitable for correction," it will tell you how to get right; it is "profitable for instruction in righteousness," it will tell you how to stay right for this book alone is the Word of God. I recently got a copy of a letter from one of our missionaries in Zimbabwe. She was sitting out on the street waiting for some friends and noticed a beggar reading a book with a can in front of ...

160. Star Witness

John 1:35-51

Sermon

James Merritt

... and would be seen by John the Baptist who would make that statement, who would in turn motivate those disciples to follow Jesus. Jesus spots a golden opportunity, turns to them and asks a question: "What are you looking for?" They then asked him, "Where are you staying?" and he invites them to come and spend time with him. Here was a situation that God brought about into life of Jesus of which He took advantage. In your life there will be times that God will literally drop someone into your very lap and you ...

161. For Better, For Worse

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... own sakes, please don’t! Listen to these facts. People who divorce and remarry tend to find no greater happiness than before, and the divorce rate for second marriages is higher than for first. And note this—86 percent of unhappily married people who stay together find that five years later their marriages are happier. Permanent marital unhappiness is surprisingly rare among the couples who stick it out. (6) And, in the name of all that is good and holy, think about the children. Michael Reagan, son of ...

162. Rules for the Road

Joshua 3:7-17

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... to the water's edge and carried forward before anyone crossed. The ark headlighted and illuminated their way forward. Road Rule #3: Stay on the Road One thing is certain about the 21st century: It will veer off in directions we cannot now even imagine, ... sticking to the road, the people of Israel found a path of dry, safe ground on which to cross into the uncertain future. Road Rule #4: Stay Awake at the Wheel. There are times to rest. There are times to stop the car and get out. But don't get out of the ...

163. Trust and Obey

Luke 24:36-49

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... Passover crowds are still milling about. Their own lives are in jeopardy as followers of the executed criminal named Jesus. But Jesus tells his disciples to “stay.” They are not to run and hide, but “stay here in the city” (v.49). Stay in the midst of those who condemned and crucified. Stay in a place that is no home, and is not safe. Stay together, and wait. Will they trust him enough even though they don’t comprehend? Jesus’ disciples wanted to scatter like dandelion seeds. But they didn’t ...

164. The Spin Zone

2 Samuel 11:1-27

Sermon

James Merritt

... you not come from a journey? Why did you not go down to your house?" Uriah said to David, 'The ark and Israel and Judah are staying in temporary shelters, and my lord Joab and the servants of my lord are camping in the open field. Shall I then go to my house ... and to lie with my wife? By your life and the life of your soul, I will not do this thing. 'Then David said to Uriah, 'Stay here today also, and tomorrow I will let you go.' So Uriah remained in Jerusalem that day and the next. Now David called him, and ...

165. It’s Time to Grow Up

Ephesians 4:14-15

Sermon

James Merritt

... the truth in love, we are to grow up in all aspects into Him who is the head, even Christ." (Ephesians 4:14-15, NASB) One of the five purposes of your life is discipleship – which is just a Bible word for growing up. God does not want you to stay a spiritual baby. He wants you to grow up by studying His word, by trusting His heart, by obeying His command, and by developing His character. Many people are saved, but they are shallow. There are a lot of Christians who are a mile wide, but they are an inch ...

166. A Clear and Present Danger

Nehemiah 5:1-19

Sermon

James Merritt

... took these people back to the big picture? He reminds them of the reason they were rebuilding the wall to begin with. They were rebuilding the wall to restore Jerusalem as God's city and God's people as a light to the nations. One of the real keys to staying united in "what we do", is to keep remembering "why we do it'. I want to stop and thank so many of you for doing what you do. Some forgiving up a style of worship that you have been more accustomed to for one somewhat different. Understanding we are ...

167. A Song for Tomorrow

Psalm 1:1-6

Sermon

James Merritt

... embrace you. All the psalmist is doing is simply telling us what we already know. The best way to deal with a potential problem is to stay away from it. The best way to deal with alcohol (in my opinion) is simply not to drink it. The best way to deal with ... read it. The best way to deal with profanity is don't use it. The old saying really is true, "bad company corrupts good morals", so stay away from bad company. II. Study God's Word I know there are a lot of people who think their success is tied to the ...

168. Freedom and Slavery

Romans 6:15-23

Sermon

Steven E. Albertin

... this new freedom. No reference to the previous night was made at the breakfast table either, as John rushed off to be at his new summer job at 8 a.m. If John's parents thought things were going to change, they were sorely mistaken. The next night, John stayed out even later — 2 a.m. became 3 a.m. His parents still kept their vigil, unable to sleep. Finally at 4 a.m. the door rattled. The lock opened and in walked John. Bleary eyed, they stared at John. He smiled nervously. But again, no words were spoken ...

169. Breaking Loose

Romans 8:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... well here and grow up to be a big fish.” However, when Clarence put the goldfish in the water at the end of the dock, it stayed right there. He backed off, thinking, perhaps, that the fish was attached to his shadow. But when he moved back to be sure it was gone, ... cause a probe in the dog’s collar to lightly shock the dog if she got too close to the underground wire. So she stayed in the yard. Safe, never straying, but always looking longingly at the edge of the bay that lapped up next to the property. ...

170. Coincidence or Providence?

Acts 16:11-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... he asks timidly. The angel says to him, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have caught God’s attention. He has a job for you. You are to send some of your men to Joppa to bring back a man named Simon who is called Peter. He is staying with Simon the tanner, whose house is by the sea.” When the angel had gone, Cornelius called two of his servants and another devout soldier. He told them everything that had happened and sent them to Joppa. Now here’s what’s important. All this was happening about ...

171. What the Ascension Tells Us

Luke 24:50-53

Sermon

King Duncan

... Messiah will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, and repentance for the forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things. I am going to send you what my Father has promised; but stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.” When he had led them out to the vicinity of Bethany, he lifted up his hands and blessed them. While he was blessing them, he left them and was taken up into heaven. Then they ...

172. Priscilla, Aquila, and Apollos

Acts 18:18-28

Understanding Series

David J. Williams

... if that sense was intended, whereas the idiom was frequently “to go up to Jerusalem” (cf. 11:2; 15:2; 25:1, 9) and “down” when leaving (cf. 24:1; 25:6, 7). We take it, then, that this was Luke’s meaning. The impression given is that Paul’s stay in Jerusalem was a short one (perhaps a week, to complete his vow), but it would have been long enough to observe the economic plight of the church and to determine to do something about it (see disc. on 19:21). Thence he returned to Syrian Antioch. 18:23 ...

173. Paul's Charge to Timothy

2 Timothy 3:10--4:8

Understanding Series

Gordon D. Fee

... of the baton. The whole paragraph needs to be read with this reality in view. 4:1 The opening words of this sentence (I give you this charge; cf. 1 Tim. 5:21; 2 Tim. 2:14) turn the preceding appeal into a final solemn charge for Timothy to stay by his ministry under any and all circumstances. The language of the charge, which has clear affinities to those in 1 Timothy 5:21 and 6:13, is given a very highly charged eschatological setting. The basis of the oath is fourfold: God, Christ, the Second Coming, and ...

174. The Death of Lazarus

John 11:1-16, John 11:17-37

Understanding Series

J. Ramsey Michaels

... there to Jerusalem itself. From 12:12 to the end of chapter 20, Jesus never leaves Jerusalem again, and all that happens there centers on his Passion. A certain continuity between 10:40–42 and 11:1–16 is presupposed by the wording of 11:6, he stayed where he was. The place is of interest to the narrator, not because of the coincidence of its name with the other Bethany (which he never bothers to point out!), but because where he was (Gr.: ekei) many people believed in Jesus (10:42). When the question ...

175. The Plot to Kill Jesus

John 11:45-57

Understanding Series

J. Ramsey Michaels

... repeats itself. This time the retreat is a village called Ephraim near the desert (v. 54), a place, in all likelihood, where Jesus had stayed before (like the Bethany east of the Jordan) and where he knew he could find refuge. 11:55-57 For the third time in ... is the same word translated “region” in verse 54 suggests that they may have come from the same region where Jesus was staying. That they were looking for Jesus and speculating as to whether he would come to the festival (v. 50) is natural if ...

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