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1776. Casting Out Demons

Mark 1:21-28

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... sick and casts out demons. Have you noticed that the first miracle Mark records its that of Jesus casting out demons – that’s in the very first chapter. The other Gospel writers join Mark in picturing Jesus as the healing One, who frees people of unclean spirits and casts out demons. Other New Testament writers are in agreement about the power of evil in our lives. Paul states the case in categorical drama: “Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God ...

1777. Should America Repent?

Matthew 3:1-12

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... of the Living God can sweep across your soul bringing creation and order out of the chaos you feel down in the depths of your being. That is the promise. Let the Spirit of the Living God settle on your soul today. That is my prayer. How do we repent? We repent by stepping into the Refiner's fire. Dross must be consumed for the gold to be refined. I know nothing about metals, but I am told there is a dramatic moment ...

1778. Can These Bones Live?

Ezekiel 37:1-14

Sermon

Schuyler Rhodes

... we must prophesy to the bones. Hear the word of the Lord! Where our hearts have been brittle and dry as bones, God’s Spirit can move and bring new life! Where joy has been drained away, and replaced with hardened hearts, God can cause new hope to spring ... we can walk once more in the land of the living. We can lift up our eyes and open up our hearts because God has breathed the Spirit upon us. God has called us out of the desert. The voice of the holy has brought us out and promises to accompany us on the ...

1779. God's Laughter

Genesis 18:1-15, 21:1-7

Sermon

Stan Purdum

... place of execution, she got to thinking about how funny it would be to look back and see her head rolling down the hill as her spirit was going off to heaven, and she laughed out loud. Her captors wanted to know what she was laughing about, and so she told them. So ... of Arc did!" Those were his very last words — and evidence that even in his final moments, he was preserved by God's spirit of gladness.7 And so are all of us who follow Jesus. Amen. 1. http://www.larrywilde.com/month.htm. 2. This information ...

1780. Step By Step

Acts 11:1-18

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... voice answered from heaven, 'What God has made clean, you must not call profane.' [10] This happened three times; then everything was pulled up again to heaven. [11] At that very moment three men, sent to me from Caesarea, arrived at the house where we were. [12] The Spirit told me to go with them and not to make a distinction between them and us. These six brothers also accompanied me, and we entered the man's house. [13] He told us how he had seen the angel standing in his house and saying, 'Send to Joppa ...

1781. Lent 1

Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7, Psalm 32:1-11, Matthew 4:1-11, Romans 5:12-19

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Amy C. Schifrin

... monuments that we build to glorify ourselves. And so that we may not be fooled by their grandeur you call us to your humble table, where in a crumb and a sip we receive more than the world alone could ever give. All: Come and fill our hearts, O Holy Spirit. Leader: In the night in which he was betrayed, our Lord Jesus took bread and gave thanks, broke it, and gave it to his disciples saying: “Take and eat. This is my body, given for you. Do this for the remembrance of me.” Again after supper he took a ...

1782. Pentecost

Psalm 104:24-34, 35b, John 20:19-23, Acts 2:1-21, 1 Corinthians 12:3b-13

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Amy C. Schifrin

... Todos al Banquete/Let Us Go Now To The Banquet Prayer Of The Day Leader: All languages of the earth praise you, O God, all languages praise you. Through these words, both simple and complex, your great love for all people is made known. May your Spirit give us ears to hear and voices to proclaim, that all people may come to know the glorious sound of your love, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. All: Amen. The Lessons Alleluia Verse Heleluyan/Hallelujah or Halle, Halle, Halle Holy Gospel Hymn Of The Day O ...

1783. The True Nature of Happiness

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

Brett Blair

... man out of the Kingdom of God. It is pride. Jesus is saying that the first step to personal happiness, the first step in our pilgrimage in coming to God, is to get rid of pride. Pride is the root of all sin. Blessed are the poor in spirit means that we must decrease, so that he might increase. In Copenhagen in Denmark there is an unusual statue of Christ. After the bronze had been cast to that statue something happened. Because of either temperature or poor casting, the head of the statue bent forward. Yet ...

1784. Wrong!

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... heard was the result of “new wine” instead of a new reality. All who thought the prophecy of Joel was about an “end” found they were wrong, for the fulfillment of Joel’s prophecy was about a new “beginning” — the beginning of the age of the Holy Spirit and the Church of Christ. Yet no matter how right the disciples-now-apostles got it on the Day of Pentecost, the first birthday of the Church, our wonderful human gift for error has led us down some very wrong paths over the past two millennia ...

1785. Power!

Mark 1:4-11

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... , but before anything was done, and now about to embark on his ministry. This changed everything! Jesus' baptism ushered in a new baptism. Christian baptism became not just a washing away of sin, as John's baptism was, but the baptism that brings the power of the Holy Spirit and a special relationship with God.[2] Why? For no reason other than God chooses to do it. Part of the message of Jesus' baptism and our own is that we are loved. Most folks understand that, and that is why they get all warm and fuzzy ...

1786. The Width and Depth of God’s Grace

Romans 6:3-5, 1 Peter 3:18-22

Sermon

Nancy Kraft

... going to be reached with the gospel. So, what does that mean for those who never had the chance to hear? Peter's letter seems to say that, even after death, God is going to give them the opportunity that they might have missed. It may also be that the spirits in prison Peter refers to in verse 19 have some connection to the people mentioned in the next verse, "those who in former times did not obey when God waited patiently in the days of Noah" (4:20). We all know that in the story of Noah and the ark ...

1787. Romans 12:9-21

Romans 12:9-21

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Leonard Sweet

... by the Christian community, is given hands and feet by Paul. It is zealous, active, “ardent” or even “aglow” with an energized spirit. Paul’s language makes it unclear whether the “spirit” referred to in v.11 is the human spirit or the Holy Spirit. But as this spirit is called to be zealous for serving the Lord, it is not hard to imagine that both of those spirits are at work. Lest one think Paul had a rose-tinted view of daily community life (hardly!), the apostle next lists a series ...

1788. Tongues: A Gift from God

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Merrill F. Unger

... may have been given the evidence that the despised Samaritans had actually received the same gift as the Jews, by the sign of their supernatural utterances (cf. 11:17). This is the use of tongues in the introduction of the gift of the Holy Spirit to Gentiles (Acts 10:44-47). Nothing could have been more convincing to skeptical, unbelieving Peter and his Jewish colleagues than the fact that Cornelius and the other Gentiles spoke in supernatural languages just as the Jews at Pentecost. The disciples of John ...

1789. Jingle Bells at a Funeral

1 Thessalonians 5:12-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... jewel, joy is of great value and beauty, and greatly prized. But unlike a jewel, it can neither be purchased nor possessed. It is a gift. We cannot make joy happen and we cannot own it. As the Apostle Paul says, it is one of the primary gifts of the Spirit. Joy comes from God. Joy is God’s will for us. Joy does not come from having life figured out. Joy comes from relaxing oneself in the knowledge that we are loved. There is a charming story in Boswell’s life of Johnson. Johnson met a man called Edwards ...

1790. Advent 4

Luke 1:47-55 or Psalm 80:1-7, Micah 5:2-5a, Luke 1:39-45, Hebrews 10:5-10

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Julia Ross Strope

... realize that we are the shepherds and the magi; we are the citizens being counted and taxed. There are people around us who find signs that say, “Sorry, no room.” We pray for humankind. Create among us all a mind and passion for justice and kindness. Birthing Spirit — no matter how old we are, we long to beheld and rocked, loved, and touched. Within each of us is that child who seeks wholeness and strength. Within each of us is the hope that you labor us into the world so that when the time is right ...

1791. Baptism of Our Lord

Psalm 29:1-11, Isaiah 43:1-7, Luke 3:1-20, Acts 8:14-17

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Julia Ross Strope

... of the past and present — we’ve turned the calendar page. With our whole selves mind, body, and soul — we thank you for your presence with us and among all peoples. Sprinkle us with your grace; renew again our connections with one another and with your Spirit. Speak clearly so we do not mistake your affirmation with the “sweet talk” of our society. Amen. Call To Confession (Leader) The past is done; the present is now. Now is the moment to be freed from old baggage and sin; now is the moment to ...

1792. Epiphany 4

Psalm 71:1-6, Jeremiah 1:4-10, Luke 4:21-30, 1 Corinthians 13:1-13

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Julia Ross Strope

... is a divine gift and our human goal. People: Great! We are glad to be here; for one hour, we feel protected from the world’s cynicism and profiteering gaze. Leader: But love is not confined to one hour each week! People: Right. Here we are refreshed in spirit so we can be patient and kind, not jealous or conceited. We lose all desire to be ill-mannered and selfish. We lose the need to keep a record of others’ wrongs. We choose to be truthful and happy, never giving up on faith and hope. Leader: Love ...

1793. Proper 8

1 Kings 19:15-16, 19-21, 2 Kings 2:1-2, 6-14, Psalm 16:1-11; 77:1-2, 11-20, Luke 9:51-62, Galatians 5:1, 13-25

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Julia Ross Strope

... its influence in the neighborhood. Give as you can so that others can be cared for. Doxology "The Lone, Wild Bird" The ends of earth are in God’s hand, The sea’s dark deep and far-off land. And I am yours! I rest in you. Great Spirit, come, and rest in me. Prayer Of Thanksgiving Holy One — we are grateful for the resources that make ministry possible on this street. Thank you for this money and for the talents gathered here. Amen. Intercessory Prayers God of the Stranger — we have all been aliens in ...

1794. Proper 11

Genesis 18:1-10a, Psalm 15:1-5; 52:1-9, Amos 8:1-12, Luke 10:38-42, Colossians 1:15-28

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Julia Ross Strope

... Bible characters did to the situations they ran into. As you respond, may your psyche be satisfied. Doxology "The Lone, Wild Bird" The ends of earth are in God’s hand, The sea’s dark deep and far-off land. And I am yours! I rest in you. Great Spirit, come, and rest in me. Prayer Of Thanksgiving God of Mary and Jesus — your voice beckons us to make time to listen for your whispers of love and challenge. We each have our own ways we can respond — with money, with action, and with hope. We are grateful ...

1795. Mary's Song

Luke 1:46-56, Luke 1:39-45

Sermon

King Duncan

... my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill his promises to her!” At this Mary breaks out in a song, a song we know as the Magnificat. She sings, “My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has been mindful of the humble state of his servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed, for the Mighty One has done great things for me holy is his name. His mercy extends to those who fear him, from generation ...

1796. Proper 23

2 Kings 5:1-3, 7-15c, Psalm 66:1-20, Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7, Luke 17:11-19, 2 Timothy 2:8-15

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Julia Ross Strope

... private conversation with God. Community Confession Living God — we get so busy that we forget to be kind; we get so involved with living that we forget to be thankful for what we have; we become so immersed in lunches and bedtimes that we neglect noticing your Spirit. So now, bring to our minds the many times you have provided for us; remind us of the people who have blessed us; recall in our memories the times we have been amazed at the beauty of Creation. Thank you for the wonder of being alive, for ...

1797. Christ the King

Psalm 46:1-11, Jeremiah 23:1-6, Luke 1:68-79; 23:33-43, Colossians 1:11-20

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Julia Ross Strope

... this global village. We know Jesus of Nazareth dreamed and taught that you would set up on earth a new, humane, and godly government and culture. We long for that to happen! And so we gather as your hopeful people, intent on being available to your Spirit, intent on being willing to live honestly and hospitably. Thank you for inviting us to be cocreators with you. We listen for your voice, and we respond with our voices and our actions. Amen. Call To Confession An Old Testament poem (Psalm 46) says: God is ...

1798. Holy Trinity

Psalm 8:1-9, Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31, John 16:12-15, Romans 5:1-5

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Julia Ross Strope

... One does not need mathematics and numerology to be present in the human heart. The Trinity concept emerged several centuries after the death of Jesus as a way to explain the relationship of nous, soma, and spiritus/pneuma, God Father, God Son, God Spirit: mind, body, and soul. Converts to The Way were attempting to articulate the connection between Jesus of Nazareth and the God in heaven, Yahweh/Adonai. They tried their best to articulate the wisdom and vision they experienced when walking with Jesus. The ...

1799. Finding Redemption in the Midst of Judgment

Malachi 2:17--3:5

Sermon

Derl G. Keefer

... 27:8 NIV). I long for him. I hope for him. I seek for him. The inner part of my life craves to be filled with the Spirit of God. That’s the essence of worship! To worship is to quicken the conscience by the holiness of God, to feed the mind with the truth ... . We behold his face, Jesus’ face, as in a glass, and are changed into the same image, from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord. But the result is permanent.4 Have you accepted this love that God offers? The offer is free, but it has come ...

1800. The Hidden Gifts of Christ

Ephesians 1:1-14

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... for you from the foundation of the world” (Matthew 25:34b). Lastly, the Pauline author says that the community of faith of which we are members has been marked by the seal of the Holy Spirit. We cannot see the Spirit, but we know, after the first Pentecost, the Spirit entered the world, as Jesus had promised. The presence of the Spirit, sanctifying our world, unites the gifts of Christ and helps us, through our words and actions, to manifest those gifts to others. The Christmas season is marked by a ...

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