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1726. 1 Samuel 3:1-10 (11-20)

1 Samuel 3:1-10 (11-20)

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... contempt. Since they have no belief in the sanctity of the system, the system cannot work for them. When Samuel is summoned by Eli, the young man is understandably afraid to deliver such devastating news to the aged priest. What Samuel does not know is that the Lord's message to him is simply the other shoe Eli has been waiting to hear drop since his own divinely-sent messenger warned him in 2:27-36. Thus, despite the calamitous nature of Samuel's news, Eli appears neither shocked nor shaken by God's words ...

1727. Philippians 4:4-7

Philippians 4:4-7

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... of reprimand and counsel are both gentle and personal. It is evident Paul feels great love and a great sense of camaraderie between himself and the Philippian Christians. Philippians 4:4 returns to Paul's already christened theme of rejoicing in the Lord (see 3:1). While it is also possible to translate this term as "farewell" instead of "rejoice," the addition of the adverb "always" and Paul's emphatic repetition of the word make it almost impossible to translate chaireim as anything but "rejoice." "In ...

1728. Trinity Sunday

Matthew 28:16-20, Psalm 8:1-9, Genesis 1:1-2:3, 2 Corinthians 13:11-14

Bulletin Aid

B. David Hostetter

... Jesus Christ, we come to worship you on the day of the week when Jesus was raised from death to life. Illumine your written word in our hearing so that our response may be genuine and dispel the darkness that remains with us; for the sake of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen PRAYER OF CONFESSION God of love, Son of grace, Spirit of community, it is easier to recite the creed than to test our faith in the living of it. Self-examination can be painful, and we would rather not be put to the test. When we have seen ...

1729. Footprints

Ephesians 6:10-20

Illustration

Robert R. Kopp

... back at the footprints in the sand. He noticed that many times along the path of his life there was only one set of footprints. He also noticed that it happened at the very lowest and saddest times in his life. This really bothered him and he questioned the Lord about it. "Lord, You said that once I decided to follow You, You'd walk with me all the way. But I have noticed that during the most troublesome times in my life, there is only one set of footprints. I don't understand why when I needed you most you ...

1730. Honor Graduate

Exodus 20:12

Sermon

James Merritt

... When you honor your parents you really honor Him. This applies to all parents - those who are good and godly and those who are not. The Lord did not give any exemptions or any exceptions. If you go to a court of law and stand in front of a bench, you will ... insurance, they've got the right to call the shots in your life. You are to obey them both in action and in attitude. Even the Lord Jesus did this in His life as a child. When He was in stage one of His life we read these words, "Then He returned to ...

1731. Workaholics Anonymous

Genesis 2:1-3

Sermon

James Merritt

... it until it was finished and He did it right. Adam had barely been created and was still a newlywed when God put him to work. "The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it." (Genesis 2:15, NIV) God gave Adam ... first hour out of every day that you live. You ought to give God the first day out of every week. You see when you observe the Lord's Day and you take that as your Sabbath, what you are really doing is not only obeying a command of God to rest, but even more ...

1732. The Great Divide

Luke 16:19-31

Sermon

James Merritt

... had never accepted the Bread of Life. These two men were divided by a spiritual decision. One had decided to surrender his life to the Lord, and the other one had decided not to. II. We Are All Divided By A Physical Death "So it was that the beggar died, ... eyes and saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom." (vv. 22-23) It is very interesting to me to see how the Lord Jesus described the moment of death for these two men. There are two words that point out a very great difference between their deaths. ...

1733. In God We Trust

Proverbs 3:5-6

Sermon

James Merritt

... will mean if we do trust God, because when I trust God... I. I Will Be Confident In God's Care For Me "Trust in the LORD with all your heart" (Proverbs 3:5, NASB) The word "trust" in the Hebrew language literally means "to lie down on" or "to stretch out on ... are going to play or pray, to work or to worship. Are we going to on vacation or to our vocation? We are to acknowledge the Lord. To make this as simple as I can, here is what that simply means. Always keep God in mind. That is more than just reading your ...

1734. A Good-bye Topping All Others

Luke 24:44-53

Sermon

Donald Charles Lacy

... there be? They were told, and we as well, that the Holy Spirit would come to fill the bill. You and I are witnesses to that Spirit. Day after day we are reminded gently and at times harshly to be ever growing in the grace of our Savior and Lord, Jesus Christ. After all had taken place, the disciples were found continually in the temple blessing God. It would not be possible for us to measure the intensity of those gatherings. It is not at all necessary for us to attempt to do so. What is necessary is for ...

1735. Mary and Joseph: His Obedient Servants

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... of these two in your mind. Mary, “Blessed art thou among women.” That’s the word of scripture that comes to our mind when we think of her, isn’t it? Hear the address of the angel, Gabriel, when he came to her, “Hail, thou that art highly favored, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.” (Luke 1:28 KJV). So, how else can we think of this one who was to be the mother of Jesus? Favored by God – the most blessed of all women, of all time. But let’s move beyond the surface. Shine the ...

1736. Advent 2

Malachi 3:1-4, Luke 3:1-20, Philippians 1:1-11

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... of forgiveness for running away from God. Old Testament: Malachi 3:1-4 1. Temple (v. 1). When this was written, the temple in Jerusalem was not yet rebuilt by the Babylonian exiles. The prophet promises that when the exiles are back and the temple is built, the Lord will come to it. Why the temple? It is God's house and therefore it is the appropriate place for Yahweh to meet his people. He will come to his people, not to idolators, nor to the wicked. The logical, normal, and appropriate place to find God ...

1737. Thou Sayest I Am King

John 18:28-40

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... lives. Our will is the seat of authority and this is where we must abdicate. To be a Christian, is to will that Jesus be Lord of our lives. It means that we have to come down off the throne of our lives and crown Jesus king. Somewhere along the way ... Live Here Anymore. That’s what abdication means. It means, coming down off the throne of our lives and allowing Jesus to become Lord. And that leads to the second word – coronation. Coronation. We don’t have any earthly models for the kind of king that Jesus ...

1738. Joshua People: Remember, Remind and Recommit

Joshua 24:14-18, 2 Peter 1:10-17

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... your call and election, for if you do this, you will never stumble. [11] For in this way, entry into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be richly provided for you. [12] Therefore I intend to keep on reminding you of these things, though you ... , as long as I am in this body, to refresh your memory, [14] since I know that my death will come soon, as indeed our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me. [15] And I will make every effort so that after my departure you may be able at any ...

1739. Seen The Doctor Lately?

Romans 12:9-21

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... with our salvation. It can't be paid back. But out of response to God's Grace and Forgiveness, we can honor God and serve the Lord in such a way that we pass it on. Or as one movie title put it "Pay It Forward." In the movie Pay It Forward, Trevor ... coat, tore it in half, and gave half to the beggar. In a dream that night, Martin saw Jesus wearing half of a soldier's coat. The Lord was asked by an angel why he was wearing such a thing, to which Jesus replied, "My servant Martin gave it to me." (5) Seen the ...

1740. A Fireside Conversation

John 21:15-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... it in. I don’t believe that Jesus telling them to fish on the other side had anything to do with the location of the fish. It had much more to do with who Jesus is. The disciple John understood that, for he said to Simon Peter, “It is the Lord!” As soon as Simon Peter heard this, he jumped into the water and swam toward shore. The other disciples followed in the boat, towing the net full of fish. When they reached shore, they saw a charcoal fire with fish on it, and some bread. Jesus told them to come ...

1741. Out of the Miry Bog (Dealing with Depression)

Psalm 22:1-31

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... talked about prayer, John Powell underscored the necessity for honestly locating ourselves before God. And I never will forget the way he said it. Oftentimes when he wakes in the morning, he finds it tremendously difficult to face the day, so he says verbally to the Lord, “Lord, I don’t feel like being a priest today; I don’t feel like being the town pump available to all who would come and demand of me.” That’s the sort of thing I’m talking bout - we need to honestly locate ourselves before the ...

1742. You Are Invited

Matthew 11:25-30

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... what they say? “You who live in the shelter of the Most High, who abide in the shadow of the Almighty will say to the Lord. My Refuge and my Fortress, my God in whom I trust." You who are worried, come. You who are wayward and wandering, come. In a ... continues, “If you can hear me, put your hands on the wall as if you were touching mine." Then the great religious leader offered this prayer: Lord, it is dark in me, but in You is day. I am alone, but You will stay. I am afraid—You never cease. I am at ...

1743. Unusual Joy

Psalm 126:1-6

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... joy which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David, a Savior who is Christ the Lord (Luke 2:10). Joy is more than a three letter word on the flap of a Christmas card. Joy is an encounter of a Divine ... person of Jesus Christ." Like a child who has received the best Christmas gift ever, I still can't believe it. And sometimes I pray: Lord, you really shouldn't have done it. But even in my feeble understanding I delight in it. What makes Christmas most wonderful is that nobody ...

1744. Restoration Frustration

Isaiah 63:7-9

Sermon

Tony Everett

... own words: "This is my body, given for you. This is my blood, shed for you." It is not just the pastor who proclaims these words. It is Jesus himself. It is not just a professional theologian or church leader who promises that recounting the glorious deeds of the Lord will end restoration and begin renewal. It is the Holy Spirit of God. Listen again to the final verse of our text today: ... It was no messenger or angel but his presence that saved them; in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; he lifted ...

1745. Losers, Weepers

Isaiah 49:8-16a

Sermon

Tony Everett

... living as captives in Babylon, more than 500 miles to the north. They were losers in every sense of the term. It seemed as if even God had abandoned them. Losers! Weepers! Their losing cry of hopelessness is found in these words: "But Zion said, ‘the Lord has forsaken me, my Lord has forgotten me' " (Isaiah 49:14). Perhaps this is the cry of many of us now. We have experienced so many losses in our lives that we have begun to think of ourselves only as losers. We look at life through "L-shaped" lenses. If ...

1746. Like

Romans 5:12-21

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... possible ending] Twila Paris wrote a song back in 1984 called “We Bow Down.” This might be a great way to close your sermon by reading the words of the song of having someone sing it (or both): You are Lord of creation and Lord of my life, Lord of the land and the sea, You were Lord of the heavens before there was time, And Lord of all lords you will be. We bow down, and we worship you, Lord. We bow down, and we worship you, Lord. We bow down, and we worship you, Lord. Lord of all lords you will be.

1747. The Missing Figure in the Nativity Scene

Mark 1:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... to wash themselves as well. He didn’t know of ways to protect the physical health of people, but he knew what you must do to protect your spiritual health wash away your sins. That’s what his baptism was all about. You can’t prepare the way for the Lord unless you rid yourself of sin. That’s true for us as well as it was for the people who heard John preach. If you have difficulty getting into the Christmas Spirit, look into your heart and see if the problem could be greed, or lust, or anger, or ...

1748. A Cantankerous Prophet

Jonah 3:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... on the coast of Spain, at the opposite end of the known world. He was fleeing from his calling; he was fleeing from the Lord. Of course, Jonah did not understand that Jehovah is a universal God from whom there is no escape. You have probably heard sermons before ... he’s going to sit there until he dies, at least he will do it in comfort. But then dawn comes the next morning and the Lord sends a worm to attack the plant that is shading Jonah so that it withers and dies. Then God sends a hot east wind, and the ...

1749. Holy, Holy, Holy

John 16:12-15

Sermon

Arley K. Fadness

... Paul underscores the reality of the Trinity in 2 Corinthians 13:13, with a blessing to the Corinthian church, "The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with all of you." In our gospel today, John ... life, death, and resurrection of Jesus we add to our anthems, "My Song Is Love Unknown," "Were You There When They Crucified My Lord?" and "Christ Is Risen From The Dead" along with "Holy, Holy, Holy." Fred Gilbertson from Oregon fell in love with a lovely young ...

1750. A Glimpse of Glory

Revelation 21:10-22 - 22:5

Sermon

Steven E. Albertin

... this place, we get to see a glimpse of the glory of heaven. Here "mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord." But wait a minute! This sounds great, too great, too great to be true. As my daddy used to say, "If something sounds too good ... in the "book of life" forever. You were given a glimpse of glory. In a few moments you will come forward to eat and drink at the Lord's table. You will eat bread and drink wine. But even more you will meet Jesus, God's right-hand man, sitting at the right hand ...

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