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1801. The Hidden Gifts of Christ

Ephesians 1:3-14

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... 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 spirit of giving and receiving. While we spend lots of time and energy in crowded malls, preparing meals, and generally ...

1802. God’s Chain Reaction

Romans 5:1-5

Sermon

April Yamasaki

... to be with us to the very end of the age, no matter what sufferings and trials we may go through. This kind of hope will never disappoint us! The hope of eternal life, the hope in God's love, the hope in the Holy Spirit's presence — through faith in Jesus, this hope is ours today. When we place our faith in Jesus, there is a divine chain reaction that leads to peace and grace and hope. Even when we suffer there can be a divine chain reaction that leads to endurance, character, and hope, ...

1803. Freedom Calling

Galatians 5:1-15

Sermon

April Yamasaki

... it. We, too, can use our freedom to love our neighbor as ourselves — within our own households and church, and in the world around us. Our scripture text challenges us to turn away from "what the flesh desires" to "the fruit of the Spirit." That means replacing hatred with love, replacing strife and quarrels with peace. On a very practical level, it means refusing to engage in adultery or domestic violence, out of respect and faithfulness to our marriage partner. It means saying no to excessive drinking ...

1804. Live the Lullaby

Luke 1:46-56

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... done by famous composers like J. S. Bach, John Rutter, or my personal favorite, Andrew Carter's "Mary's Magnificat" sung by The Choir of King's College, Cambridge in this YouTube clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E48tDob8jtM “My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has looked with favor on the lowliness of his servant. Surely, from now on all generations will call me blessed; for the Mighty One has done great things for me, and holy is his name. His mercy is for ...

1805. 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a

1 Corinthians 12:12-31

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... share — baptism. Although the syntax of Paul’s sentence is a bit garbled, within the context of his argument the apostle’s meaning remains clear — the common experience of the “one Spirit” which all encounter in baptism binds them into a community, a “body,” that is composed of “on Spirit.” The “drink” of this Spirit is less likely to be a rather obtuse reference to participation in the Eucharist than it is to yet another reminder of the common baptismal moment all members of Christ ...

1806. Prayer-Conditioning Your Life

Luke 2:29-32

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... world. Nunc Dimittis. On the other end of life’s spectrum is Simeon’s final prayer, his prayer of committal as he submits his life to God’s care. Jesus too prayed his “nunc dimittis” on the cross: “Father, into thy hands I commit my spirit.” Emile Cailliet’s (1894-1981) autobiography is called Journey into Light (1968). In this book Cailliet says the light broke for him, not in some flash or blinding illumination. Rather a series of events that brought him, step by step, to the throne of ...

1807. On God's Side Or In God's Way?

Acts 11:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... boycott was a substantial blow to the city’s financial health. So the mayor of Montgomery, a man named W. A. Gayle, went to court to seek to crush it and it looked very much like he might succeed. Dr. King tried his best to keep the spirit of his discouraged troops alive. “We have moved all of these months,” he told them, “in the daring faith that God is with us in our struggle. The many experiences of days gone by have vindicated that faith in a marvelous way.” Nevertheless, he could tell their ...

1808. The Lord’s Prayer and The Stones-Serpents-Scorpions Story

Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... and I.” Years more he vision held its place And looked me steadily in the face; I speak now in a humbler tone, And what I say is — “Christ alone.” This is the bread, fish and egg that feeds the body of Christ, as the transforming power of the Holy Spirit forms the resurrection Christ in and among us. It’s time to lead the ostrich lead us…but the right kind of ostrich: not the one that sticks its head in the sand, but the one that never takes its eyes off Christ. [If you can get an ostrich for ...

1809. Love to Life

Luke 13:10-17

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... ’s text doesn’t tell us anything else about this woman. We do not know if she was rich or poor, a paragon or a pariah, someone who was honored or ostracized. All we know is that she was perceived as one who had endured “a spirit” that had crippled her, bent her in half, for the past eighteen years. We also know that despite that affliction, she still attended worship in the synagogue during the weekly Sabbath ceremonies. Jesus goes into action. He heals this woman, but not because of any expressions ...

1810. Hope from a Stump

Isaiah 11:1-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... who cannot hope. Hope is what Christmas is all about. That is why these words from Isaiah thrill our hearts when we read them during the Advent season. In the midst of a holocaust, in the midst of societal despair and devastation, Isaiah, led by God’s Spirit, dared to envision a day when God’s reign would be over all. “A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit . . .” He was describing hundreds of years in advance the coming of Jesus. A Messiah will come ...

1811. Getting out of the Doldrums

Luke 6:17-26

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... made, they are “Yes” in Christ. And so through him the “Amen” is spoken by us to the glory of God. Now it is God who makes both us and you stand firm in Christ. He anointed us, set his seal of ownership on us, and put his Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come. (2 Corinthians 1:18ff) A favorite story about Thomas Jefferson concerns the time the President and several friends were riding cross-country on horseback. They came to a swollen river that they had to ford. Standing ...

1812. Lesson from a Chipmunk

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

Tony Everett

... throughout the world (Acts 1:8), “He was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight” (Acts 1:9). Now what were they to think? When were they going to get this power? What were they supposed to do until then? And when the Holy Spirit did give them power (of course Jesus didn’t even tell them when that might be, let alone when God would bring in the new kingdom), how is that going to help them witness to the very ends of the earth? Those earliest Christians must have been overwhelmed and ...

1813. Ignite: Fire Extinguishers

Acts 15:1-21

Sermon

James Merritt

... see why churches fight, why churches die, why people don’t go to church, why people who used to go to church quit going to church and why a lot of people who keep going to church don’t enjoy it. Nothing will kill the heart, the spirit, the mission, the passion, or the effectiveness of the church greater than fire extinguishers. Key Take Away: Make sure your Christian faith is fuel for the fire - not water on the fire. We find four sure-fire fire-extinguishers. I. Pushing Tradition Over Truth “But some ...

1814. Let's Take This from the Beginning

Genesis 1:1-2:3

Sermon

James Merritt

... a body, animals have a body and soul, but only humans have a body and a soul and a spirit. That spirit is the difference. John 4:24 says, “God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.” (John 4:24, ESV) There are three parts to every human being: body, soul and spirit. With our body we have physical life. With our soul, we experience emotional life, but with our spirit we have spiritual life. We were created with a spiritual antenna. That is why animals cannot know God, love ...

1815. Are You Giving Up Chocolate for Valentine's Day?

Luke 4:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... to use . . .” In other words, the temptations Jesus faced weren’t designed to see if Christ would sin, but to prove that he wouldn’t. In this test, the Holy Spirit may have been showing us that Jesus was both human and, at the same time, able to resist sin. “Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, left the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness where for forty days,” writes Luke, “he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and at the end of them he was hungry.” The ...

1816. The Stoning of Stephen

Acts 7:54--8:1a

Understanding Series

David J. Williams

... to do (Lev. 24:14)—perhaps to the traditional site beyond Saint Stephen’s Gate—and there he was stoned to death. Luke tells the story with economy of detail and yet with great dramatic force. As Stephen called again and again on the Lord Jesus to receive his spirit (cf. Luke 23:46), he was pelted again and again with stones (v. 59, the force of the Greek tense), until he fell to his knees and then to the ground dead. Or perhaps he deliberately knelt (v. 60). The usual posture for a Jew at prayer was ...

1817. Peter Explains His Actions

Acts 11:1-18

Understanding Series

David J. Williams

... explain how Peter had known that the sheet had contained animals of all kinds, including some that were not lawful to eat. The story is told in the first person and from Peter’s own point of view. Thus, it begins with his vision (vv. 5–10). In the Spirit’s instruction that Peter should go with the men who were right then at the gate (v. 11, a notice of time that is absent in chap. 10), NIV effectively retains the expression of 10:20 that he should go without hesitation (v. 12). But the best text has ...

1818. Body / Ambassador

2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

... Christ was raised from the dead, they might walk in newness of life (cf. Rom. 6:2–11). As Paul explains it, believers are not free to live as they wish, but are under the authority of a new master and are controlled by the power of the indwelling Spirit. This is Paul’s motivation for apostolic ministry, and the criterion by which he would like to be evaluated. 5:11–6:2 In 5:16–6:2 Paul proceeds to the third step in the defense of the legitimacy of his apostleship, which climaxes in a direct appeal ...

1819. Hearts

2 Corinthians 6:14--7:1

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

... :34 in the preceding citations. Thus, the modified citation of 2 Samuel 7:14 in our passage closely parallels that in Testament of Judah 24:3, a passage that speaks of God the Father adopting the Messiah and his people of God and pouring out his Spirit on them at the time of the eschatological restoration of Israel. Furthermore, the adoption formula in 2 Corinthians 6:18 is expanded under the influence of Isaiah 43:6 to include not just sons but daughters as well (cf. b. Mena?. 110a). Although the influence ...

1820. Made Alive in Christ

Ephesians 2:1-10

Understanding Series

Arthur G. Patzia

... . 3:20a), yet eagerly await the Savior to come from heaven (Phil. 3:20b); Christians are new beings—a new creation (2 Cor. 5:17)—yet are to become new people at every moment of their lives (Rom. 12:1–2); believers have the first fruits of the Spirit (Rom. 8:23a), yet groan within themselves as they “wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies” (Rom. 8:23b); here believers receive all of Christ’s abundant wealth (Phil. 4:19), yet there is a glory to be revealed (Rom. 8:18 ...

1821. Thanksgiving and Prayer

Colossians 1:1-14

Understanding Series

Arthur G. Patzia

... then die out quickly (1 Pet. 1:23–25) as the false teaching was prone to do (2:14–15, 19). Paul is establishing criteria by which the Colossians can counter the claims of the false teachers. With a concern much like the Apostle John, who wrote, “test the spirits to see whether they are of God” (1 John 4:1), Paul wants his readers to test the claims of these heretics against the claims of the gospel. Is it God’s truth? Is it universal? Does it bear fruit in people’s lives? If not, then it cannot ...

1822. Rules for Holy Living

Colossians 3:1-17

Understanding Series

Arthur G. Patzia

... the bond of perfectness”). The idea here is similar to Ephesians 4:2–3 and 15–16, where love is the manifestation of new life in Christ and what leads to maturity and unity in his body. Such love removes all feelings of anger, hatred, or an unforgiving spirit (cf. Rom. 13:8–10; Gal. 5:14). 3:15 The peace of Christ has a twofold application. Since it comes from him, it provides an inner peace for each believer; it is to rule (lit., brabyein means “to arbitrate,” “to control”), to guide in the ...

1823. Living to Please God

1 Thessalonians 4:1-12

Understanding Series

David J. Williams

... given them reaffirming the law of love (Mark 12:31; John 13:34; cf. Lev. 19:18; Rom. 13:8–10), by his own practice of that law (John 13:1), and by the Spirit who imprints that law of love on our hearts (Rom. 5:5; Gal. 5:22). The juxtaposition of this verse with the reference to the Spirit in verse 8 suggests that the Holy Spirit is especially in Paul’s mind as the one by whom the Thessalonians were instructed. 4:10 And in fact, he adds, you do love all the brothers throughout Macedonia (cf. 1:7f.). But ...

1824. Warning to Pay Attention

Hebrews 2:1-4

Understanding Series

Donald A. Hagner

... God also testified to this, his definitive message. Signs, wonders and various miracles were performed by him through the apostles. But the climactic sign of authenticity is the new outpouring of gifts of the Holy Spirit. Thus, like Peter at Pentecost (see Acts 2:14–18) our author regards the Holy Spirit as the ultimate indicator of the fulfillment of God’s promises and the dawning of the new era. All of this taken together points inescapably to the incomparable superiority and finality of the message ...

1825. A Call to Persevere

Hebrews 10:19-39

Understanding Series

Donald A. Hagner

... ” or unholy (cf. Mark 7:2; Acts 10:14; 11:8; Rev. 21:27). See F. Hauck, TDNT, vol. 3, pp. 789–97. For the verb sanctified (hagiazō), see note on 2:11. By Spirit of grace is meant the gracious Spirit, the one who is the vehicle of God’s grace whereby we become participants in the saving acts of God. Thus, to insult the Spirit is to cut at the very means of experiencing the favor of God. The strong word for insulted (enhybrizō) occurs in the Greek Bible only here. See G. Bertram, TDNT, vol. 8, pp. 305 ...

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