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1876. Galatians 5:1, 13-25

Galatians 5:1, 13-25

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Leonard Sweet

... freedom. Clarifying the scope of this freedom is what directs and informs the rest of Paul's epistle to the Galatians. In the face of his opponents' arguments about the law's continued centrality in a true believer's life, Paul counters that Christ's gift to all his disciples is true freedom. In Galatians 5:1, Paul affirms this freedom as a deliverance from the "yoke of slavery." The first example Paul uses to demonstrate this freedom is discussed in 5:2-12 his testimony that circumcision gives no special ...

1877. Acts 4:32-35

Acts 4:32-35

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Leonard Sweet

... Jewish concept of attaining equality between those not of equal rank. It is in verse 33 that Luke reveals the source of this amazing community's unity. While only the apostles are endowed with "great power," the entire church receives "great grace" - the gift that enables the apostles' message to be received and the community to act faithfully upon it. This "great grace" (mega charis) so changes human nature that the general statement made in verse 32 - "no one said that any of the things which he possessed ...

1878. Genesis 2:18-24

Genesis 2:18-24

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Leonard Sweet

... same - God once again uses the "ground," the earth itself, as the raw material for creation. While these new creatures share with the human a basic commonness of being, these late arrivals do not receive the additional gift of God's "breath of life." The life which animates the man comes directly from God's own nostrils. The gift of life for all other creations is "once-removed," mediated, as it were, by the divinely created ground which makes up their essence. Nevertheless, all created beings receive the ...

1879. Mark 1:4-11

Mark 1:4-11

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Leonard Sweet

... impetus behind repentance, baptism and forgiveness firmly in divine hands. Repentance, like the forgiveness of sins, is a gracious divine gift. This is why John looks forward to the arrival of the "one who is more powerful than I. . . coming after ... simply a symbolic gesture, a baptism with water only. The one whom he proclaims as yet to come will offer a truly new gift baptism with the Holy Spirit. After John the Baptist's declaration that the one he awaits is "more powerful" than himself, Mark's revelation ...

1880. 1 Corinthians 10:1-13

1 Corinthians 10:1-13

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Leonard Sweet

... opening with one of his standard transitions (v.1), Paul describes four very special signs of God's care to the Israelites: the cloud of God's presence guiding them, the winds of safe passage parting the Red Sea waters, and the sustaining gifts of both food (manna and quail) and water in the wilderness. In connecting these Old Testament miracles to these first-century Corinthians, Paul colors these events with some distinctly Christian hues. In the watery Red Sea crossing, the Israelites were "baptized into ...

1881. Acts 10:34-43

Acts 10:34-43

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Leonard Sweet

... verse 34 "God shows no partiality ...." Some scholars argue that Peter's concept of an impartial God actually differs considerably from that articulated by Paul in Romans 2:11. While it is true that Paul focuses more on the workings of the gift of grace than Peter does at this point, the fact that both apostles make this same basic declaration is significant. Theologically, and even historically, the Pauline writings and the works of the Lukan author spend little time traversing the same ground. The authors ...

1882. Remember Your Baptism

Acts 19:1-22

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... to be a missionary. It is the Spirit that creates not just ministers but missionaries, disciples of doing, disciples of daring. It is the Spirit that gives faith its feet. Baptism in water, as an act of repentance and re-birth, is a “once-and-for-all time” gift from God, a dying to self and a living to Christ. Baptism in the Holy Spirit is a “new-every-day” infusion from Christ to all his disciples for their mission in the world. Jesus is spoken of as “sitting at the right hand of God.” Why the ...

1883. More Than Feelings (Weddings)

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Illustration

James McCormick

... you don’t feel loving! Of course, the source of such love is God. God loves us with a love that never wavers, a love that is unconditional, and then He asks us to pass that love along to one another. I’m quite sure that, of all God’s gifts to us, the greatest gift of all is the gift of love. Amen.

1884. Acts 19:1-7

Acts 19:1-7

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Leonard Sweet

... the focus here is still not the primacy of Jesus' baptism over John's. Jesus specifically ordered his disciples to ask God for the gift of the Spirit (Luke 11:13). Furthermore, he gave them a formula, invoking his name, in order to make this request (John 14: ... 12-14). Thus the Ephesian believers are baptized "in Jesus' name" in order that they may be assured the gift of the Holy Spirit. It is the lack of the Holy Spirit's presence in their lives, not some inherent second-rate quality in ...

1885. Acts 2:1-21

Acts 2:1-21

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Leonard Sweet

... his disciples. Only Luke separates the events of Resurrection, Ascension and Pentecost into three distinct moments. Luke's version makes the gift of the Holy Spirit that which is bestowed by the fully exalted Jesus the Messiah and Lord ascended and seated ... :28), Luke makes the time reference "in the last days" (Acts 2:17) emphasizing his own belief that the Holy Spirit was the last gift of God before the Parousia of Christ. Luke also emphasizes the work of the Spirit that God pours out at this time by adding ...

1886. John 6:24-35

John 6:24-35

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Leonard Sweet

... work ergazomai strongly suggests working or laboring, but not at all earning. This food that endures is worth every labor for it, but John qualifies this "work" theme and separates it from any notion of "earning" by stressing that the Son of Man gives the gift of eternal life. John's distinction between working and earning insures that while eternal life must be actively sought by people who desire it, in the end it is freely given by the Son of Man. This "beyond our grasp" but not "beyond our gain" nature ...

1887. Philippians 4:4-7

Philippians 4:4-7

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Leonard Sweet

... . Prayer and thanksgiving go together for Paul. Every act of prayer is possible only because of God's goodness and God's enduring blessings upon us. For those able to rejoice in the Lord and go to the Lord in prayer with thanksgiving, Paul promises a special gift - the "peace of the Lord." Although "the God of peace" is mentioned several other times in the New Testament (Philippians 4:9; Romans 15:33; 16:20; 1 Thessalonians 5:23; Hebrews 13:20), "the peace of God" is only mentioned here. This peace is not ...

1888. What about Laws and Rules?

Matthew 5:17-20

Sermon

Mike Ripski

... laws and God will punish you. Just as God was presumed to be punishing those whom Jesus had healed and made whole. The scribes and Pharisees did what is the eternal temptation of religion: turn what God intends as a means into an end, what God intends as a gift into a burden, what God intends to bless into what curses. It’s all about theology. About how you understand God and God’s relationship with the world, with the past, present, and future, and with humankind. If God is viewed as a Law-Giver, a Law ...

1889. You Must Start Over!

John 3:1-21

Sermon

Mike Ripski

... says it for us: We believe we are self-made men and women. “Nicodemus, the present tense of born is bear, as in to carry. Your mother carried you. She gave her life to you. She labored to deliver you. She fed you. Comforted you. Protected you. It was all gift. All grace.” We don’t control our birth. We don’t applaud the newborn, “Way to go! Look way you did!” The same is true for those born of the Spirit. It is like breath. At the end of the day, we don’t brag, “I took a thousand breaths ...

1890. Proper 15

John 6:25-59, 1 Kings 2:1-12, 1 Kings 3:1-15, Ephesians 4:17--5:21

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John R. Brokhoff

... Bread is for eating! (6:51, 55). Need: Bread is meant for consumption. If it is not eaten, it spoils like manna held over a second day. The Lord's Prayer mentions "daily bread." We work for physical bread by the sweat of our brows, but spiritual bread is a gift. Like manna it comes down from heaven. It is free, an act of grace. In this sermon we want to help people to realize that the holy communion is the result of sacrifice and to know where they can get this heavenly food. Outline: The holy bread we eat ...

1891. The Nativity Of Our Lord

Isaiah 9:1-7, Titus 2:1-15, Luke 2:1-7, Luke 2:8-20

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... alcohol or drugs. The good news of Christmas is that the light of Christ has come to dispel the darkness to where we can hope and have peace. 2. Joy (v. 3). What is the joy of Christmas? Is it having the family together? Is it in the quantity of gifts received? Or is it because of a holiday from school or work? The real joy of Christmas is that light has come to our darkness, that a Savior has been born. But, we will never experience that "joy" unless we receive the light of Christ in our dark lives and ...

1892. Christmas 2

Ephesians 1:1-14, Jeremiah 30:1--31:40, John 1:1-18

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... – a. Sons by faith in Christ Gospel (v. 12). b. Sons by love Lesson 2 (v. 5). c. Sons of the Father Lesson 1 (v. 9). Gospel: John 1:1-18 1. What's the good word for today? (1:1-16). Need: Christmas is more than tinsel and gifts, mangers and angels, shepherds and inns. In Christmas we have a small instant of time and an event that took place in an obscure village. We will not appreciate its importance nor its significance unless we see it in an eternal and divine perspective. In his prologue John places ...

1893. We Plow the Fields

Mark 4:26-34

Illustration

Matthias Claudius

... in the movie Godspell: We plow the fields, and scatter The good seed on the land, But it is fed and watered By God's almighty hand; He sends the snow in winter, The warmth to swell the grain, The breezes and the sunshine, And soft refreshing rain. All good gifts around us Are sent from heav'n above; Then thank the Lord, O thank the Lord For all His Love. We thank Thee then, O Father, For all things bright and good, The seed-time and the harvest, Our life, our health, our food; Accept the ...

1894. Excellence in Giving

2 Corinthians 8:1-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that you through his poverty might become rich . . .” Christ has made us rich. Do you realize that? He’s given us the greatest gift that we can receive, the gift of eternal life. But he paid an awful price in order for us to have that great gift. That is what the cross is all about. And when it comes right down to it, this is the most important motivation for giving. It isn’t how you feel about the pastor or the church board or ...

1895. Easter 5

Psalm 22:1-31, John 15:1-8, Acts 8:26-40, 1 John 4:7-21

Bulletin Aid

B. David Hostetter

... . Creator of the perfect and Healer of the imperfect, grant a continuance in health to those who are well and healing and recovery to those who are sick. Hear us as we name in our hearts those whose illness and injury are on our minds. Continue to provide gifts of healing to your church that as the apostles healed in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth so today also the lame will walk and deaf hear and the mute speak to give praise to your holy name. In the congregation may the sick call for the ...

1896. Advent 3

Psalm 126:1-6, Isaiah 61:1-11, John 1:6-8, 19-28, 1 Thessalonians 5:12-28

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B. David Hostetter

... contemporary Spirit, hear our prayers for the people of your world, in which you live, but in which there are also powers of evil and of death. Overcome evil in and through us. Call the nations of the world to new experiments in cooperation so that all the gifts of the earth’s people may be put to good use for the common good. Guide the leaders of both management and labor to new ways of achieving economic justice in the sharing of profit and in serving fairly the needs of consumers. Give wisdom to all ...

1897. Pentecost

John 14:8-17 (25-27), Acts 2:1-21, Romans 8:1-17

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B. David Hostetter

... love. Amen. PRAYER OF DEDICATION Eternal Spirit, on this special day we give our offerings freely and gladly in the knowledge that you are at hand. You are praised today around the world, in many different places, in different languages, with multiple gifts. Receive us with our gifts for we are yours, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION AND COMMEMORATION O God of power with might to shake all the nations, you have sent your Son to be the treasure of all nations, and the Holy Spirit ...

1898. Seventh Sunday of Easter

Revelation 22:7-21, Acts 16:16-40, Psalm 97:1-12, John 17:20-26

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B. David Hostetter

... our souls, comfort all who are lonely and sad, the sick and the suffering, the infirm and the dying. Remember those we can name and those we do not know. As you sent Jesus to be a healer among us, so call good physicians in every generation to use their gifts in the care of the sick and the cure of disease. Bless also all who do research that new medicines and procedures may be found to heal our ailments. God of all spheres, who has received our Lord Jesus Christ out of our sight and with him in our own ...

1899. Palm Sunday

Psalm 31:1-24; 118:1-29, Isaiah 50:1-11, Luke 19:28-44; 22:14-23:56, Philippians 2:1-11

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B. David Hostetter

... with the marketplace, but the eternal value of your church’s work remains constant as you enable us to serve you in the power of the Spirit. Evermore give us abounding grace through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. PRAYER OF DEDICATION No gift of ours can match the gift you have given us in Christ, giving God, but our offerings are an expression of our need to serve you, faithfully and humbly. Amen. PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION AND COMMEMORATION Universal God, you have commanded us to pray for all humanity, so we ...

1900. Easter 6

Psalm 67:1-7, John 5:1-9, John 14:23-29, Acts 16:9-15, Revelation 21:10, 22--22:5

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B. David Hostetter

... others when Jesus calls us to bear an easy yoke and carry a light burden, for his sake. Amen. Declaration of Pardon Pastor: Friends, hear the Good News! Jesus says: Set your troubled heart at rest, and banish your fears. People: Peace is Christ’s gift to us. Pastor: Friends, believe the Good News! People: In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven. Exhortation Heed the word God speaks through the living Word, Jesus. Heed the word the Spirit teaches, calling to your mind the teaching of Jesus. In this way show your ...

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