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2076. A Cross-Shaped Life

Mark 12:28-34

Sermon

April Yamasaki

... have it abundantly" (John 10:10). The cross that was an instrument of torture and death was transformed by the death and resurrection of Jesus into a powerful symbol of victory over death, a symbol of God's great love and forgiveness, a symbol of life and joy in the Lord. As we return to our homes, to our schools and places of work and play, as we continue to be the church wherever we are, may we live a cross-shaped life, reaching up to God and reaching out to one another with a sense of joy and wholeness ...

2077. Searching for Happiness

Ephesians 5:15-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... lasting happiness. First of all, be smart with your life. “Be very careful, then, how you live,” he writes, “not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is. Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery . . .” I am not concerned that many of you will be led to debauchery. But alcohol abuse is still a problem in our society, especially on college campuses. And on our highways. And ...

2078. From Deep Unto Deep

Luke 22:14--23:56

Sermon

R. Robert Cueni

... don’t want Judas to betray me. I don’t want Peter to deny he ever knew me. God of heaven and earth, I have thought about this very carefully and all things considered I don’t want to be arrested, beaten, tortured, and hung on a cross to die. Lord, let this cup pass from me.” God did not answer Jesus’ prayer, at least not the way Jesus asked to have it answered. Less than 24 hours after praying “let this cup pass from me,” Jesus was dead and buried. We know the story did not end there. After ...

2079. Jesus Destroys the Power of Sin

Mark 2:1-12

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... on the wall. Thus, one day da Vinci stopped his work and asked the prisoner directly, "What is troubling you so much?" The man began to cry, but then controlling himself, he responded, "Don't you remember me? Years ago I posed for you as the model for the Lord Jesus." The man had turned his back on Christ and given his life over to sin and in the process the world brought him to his low state of degradation. Those things he once loved he now hated and the things he despised were now special to him. Where ...

2080. Your Faith Has Made You Well

Mark 5:21-43

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... safe place. I want you all to recite a psalm I know you all know by heart –Psalm 23. Let’s say it together. The Lord is my shepherd. I shall not want [for anything!] He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores ... from putting your entire trust in Jesus’ healing power. Now come forward to receive your Holy Communion with the living and powerful Lord. Let Jesus heal you, lift you, make you whole. Give him your trust. Give him your life. Come…in the peace and ...

2081. Do(n't) Rock the Boat

Mt 14:22-36, Mk 4:35-41, Lk 8:22-25, Jn 6:16-24

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... reeds without harm? Remember the great vessel that carried some of God’s chosen through many days of vicious floods to the safety of dry land? Remember whose breath moved across the primeval waters in the first days of the earth? Jesus –the Son of God--He is the Lord of the seas! And he has the power of the One who created the waters and the dry land. Jesus, like the God of the Hebrews, has the power to command the elements, to save humankind from the perils of earth and sea, to raise up God’s people ...

2082. The Great Dinner

Luke 14:1-14, Luke 14:15-24

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... a meal with you, Jesus is already at the table. I’d like to invite you now to come forward to the table of the Lord and to receive a sweet roll and some juice. And beside the rolls and juice, you’ll find a tray with little crosses that say “ ... Revelation 19:7) Then he took the Book of the Covenant and read it to the people. They responded, “We will do everything the Lord has said; we will obey.” (Exodus 24:7) The parables Jesus told, one about the Great Dinner, and the other about a Wedding Banquet ...

2083. Elohim

John 1:29-34, Genesis 1:1-2:3

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... be with Him, be saved by Him, be in relationship with Him, be redeemed by Him. Be made whole. For the many are One in God. The many are one. And Jesus has revealed the relational nature of God, and the loving nature of God. The Lord God is One. But the Lord God also exists in relationship. And this is how the Apostle John accounts for the divinity of Jesus. In Genesis One, when God creates, the word for God is “Elohim.” It’s one of the strangest words in the Hebrew scriptures. Elohim is a plural word ...

2084. Slow Burn

Matthew 5:13-16, Matthew 6:19-24

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... A person’s gaze therefore reflects his or her inner character. YHWH is the Light of Creation, the shekinah. And we are to be the Light to the World (as Isaiah says as well). When Sabbath candles are lit, the words are repeated: “Blessed are you, O Lord our God, King of the Universe, who sanctified us with his commandments, and commanded us to be a light to the nations….” Jesus’ teachings begin here. No matter what other interpretations h.e makes, we must first be part of the Light. As James says ...

2085. One Stone Faith

1 Sam. Chapters 16-19

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... world? The predators of God’s flock? Those who mock the power of God in your life? The message for us today is that the power to overcome life’s evil still comes from the One True God, and Jesus His Son, cornerstone of God’s kingdom, and Lord of Life, found and known through the scriptures, formed in our lives, until we become living stones in His image for God’s eternal house. Paul calls us “sons and daughters” of God. All of us enjoy the divine anointing that comes with formation in faith. We ...

2086. Here Be Dragons

Isaiah 6:1-13

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... to Isaiah’s lips, purifying his speech, his lips, his tongue, and preparing him for his call as the “spokesman” of the Lord! In that act, Isaiah was purged of his sin. In that act, Isaiah became a sacramental and living “voice” of God for ... The Addition of New Apostle (Acts 1:12-26) Paul’s Letter to the Ephesian Church about Being One in Jesus (2) Image Exegesis: No, Lord, Not Me! Hot Coals and Cold Feet The metaphor of the Seraph is a fascinating one in the call of Isaiah. Along with metaphors ...

2087. Dangerous

John 12:12-19, Zechariah 9:9-13, Zechariah 9:14-17

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... their way of life. He had become a “wild card.” And he needed to be eliminated. So they put a “hit” out on him. They put a “bounty” on his head as well as on the head of Jesus. They put contracts out on both. To proclaim Jesus Lord –Son of God, the True Authority–was to proclaim that everything from now on was going to change. Jesus, this revolution-monger, was going to be King. It sounded irrational. Probably just as irrational as a boy with a shepherd’s sling fighting a giant armored man ...

2088. It’s Sunday…But Friday’s Comin’

Mark 11:1-11 · John 12:12-16

Sermon

Timothy W. Ayers

... their coats, grabbing palms, and throwing them at Jesus’ feet but they were like the seeds that fell among the thorns. The thorns or pressures of life grew up and choked them out. On Sunday they yelled, “Hosanna, hosanna, blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” But that was Sunday. On Monday, the bills for the new Passover outfits for the kids and that great new bonnet for mom came in the mail. How was he going to pay them all, and the mortgage and still buy food? Then on Tuesday, a Pharisee ...

2089. The Dean's Dilemma

Ephesians 5:15-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... told him that she was going to pray for him. In an interview with GQ magazine, Chance shares his grandmother’s prayer. She prayed, “Lord, I pray that all things that are not like You, You take away from Chance. Make sure that he fails at everything that is ... now and eternal life with God. If you want to have this kind of life, then I urge you to pray and ask Jesus to be the Lord and Savior of your life, so that through him, you can know God and God’s will for your life. 1. https://www.rd.com/joke/one- ...

2090. When Table Talk Won a Super Bowl

1 Corinthians 11:23-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... do this in remembrance of me.’ In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, ‘This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me.’ For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.” The third reason we are here is to prepare ourselves for Christ’s coming. We have no idea when that will be. Some believe it is near. Others say, don’t worry about it. It is in God’s hands. Jesus said no one knows ...

2091. Shameless!

Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

Dave Zuchelli

... to our original discussion of parables. Most of them make one point. The point of this one is not that we should try to shame the Lord into doing our bidding. It’s that we know he has what we need, and we should go to him boldly to seek his favor. He ... our lives, he will answer. How many times have we failed to receive an answer simply because we didn’t ask? When we seek the Lord and persistently knock on the door of his heart, he will answer. He never tires of answering. He expects us to seek him, and he ...

2092.

Psalm 110:1-7

Understanding Series

Craig C. Broyles

... rule “from Zion,” that is, Jerusalem. We should not make too much of the king’s being granted the title priest because elsewhere the OT does not bestow distinctively priestly functions upon him. As he sits at Yahweh’s right hand (v. 1), so the Lord is at the king’s right hand (v. 5). The first image points to Yahweh’s appointing the king to royal office, and the second to Yahweh’s support of the king in battle. Although the psalm employs militaristic and triumphalistic language, we should note ...

2093.

Psalm 116:1-19

Understanding Series

Craig C. Broyles

... exemplified in this individual’s deliverance from the imprisoning cords of death (cf. 18:4–5) echoes a confession beloved in the OT: The LORD is gracious and . . . full of compassion (e.g., 86:15; 103:8; 145:8; Exod. 34:6; Neh. 9:17). A unique feature ... a drink offering (cf. Exod. 29:40–41; Num. 15:5; 28:7). We should note that when OT worshipers call on the name of the LORD, this expression can denote praise (vv. 13, 17; cf. v. 2), and not merely a call for help (v. 4). The public setting for the ...

2094. Return To God

Joel 2:1-11

Sermon

Douglas J. Deuel

... rumbling of war horses, earthquakes and the shaking of heaven and earth. All of this imagery was used as a literary device to get the people's attention and to give power to his message. The heart of that message is found in these words: " 'Yet even now,' says the Lord, 'return to me with all your heart' " (Joel 2:12). It is a message we need today. It is a message that is most fitting as we begin this season of Lent. "Yet even now, return to me." In spite of your past sins, in spite of your selfishness and ...

2095. The Little Boat

Mark 4:35-41

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... , life is like a storm. Christians like everyone else go through the storms of life. The promise of God is not that storms will be removed, but that we shall survive the storms which come. We shall overcome the turbulent storms of life by the power of the Mighty Lord. That's what happened on the Sea of Galilee. That's what happens to believers. David Adam goes on: Once we believe in Jesus, we do not escape the storms and troubles of life. In fact, in some strange sense more storms than ever seem to come our ...

2096. When It's Hard To Give Thanks

Joel 2:18-27

Sermon

Zan W. Holmes

... it. You have to move back from it in order to get a full view of it." After their repentance and return to the Lord, the people were able to see that more was going on in the midst of their crisis than they could originally see. They now saw that ... God was using their crisis to bring them to their senses. God was seeking to prepare them for the Day of the Lord which was an even greater challenge than the plague of locusts. It is a reminder that God does not bring us through the waters to drown ...

2097. Arise! Shine! For Your Light Has Come

Isaiah 60:1-22

Sermon

Robert A. Hausman

... darkness is out there -- gloom so thick you can cut it with a knife, darkness so cold it casts a pallor over the whole world, despair so cruel that it squelches joy and silences laughter. Darkness is there, but that is not to be determinative for Israel, for "the Lord will arise upon you, and his glory will appear over you" (v. 2b). You will be an island of light in a sea of darkness, a campfire of warmth in a cold, dark forest. Nations will come to your light as weary travelers seek out the warm glow of ...

2098. Anything But Trivial

Nehemiah 7:73b--8:18

Sermon

Tony Everett

... we were helpless in the face of overwhelming circumstances. It was here when we experienced renewal and strength from the Lord. God's abiding love and guidance restored hope and enhanced our faith. On July 24, during the great floods of ... . God's love raised them to forgiveness and joy. "Do not mourn or weep, for this day is holy to the Lord," declares Nehemiah (v. 9), "for the joy of the Lord is your strength" (v. 10). We too are in bondage to sin and cannot free ourselves. But, sound the trumpets! Gather ...

2099. Proper 12

Psalm 85:1-13, Colossians 2:6-23, Hosea 1:1-2:1, Luke 11:1-13

Sermon Aid

William E. Keeney

... giving stone for bread and a serpent for fish. John 6:22-51 -- Jesus' explanation of the meaning of bread. 1 Corinthians 10:16 -- The breaking of bread as the sharing of life with Christ. 1 Corinthians 11:23-27 -- Paul's words about the institution of the Lord's Supper with the breaking of bread. Jesus addresses God as Father: Matthew 11:25-27 -- Jesus relates to the Father as Son. Matthew 12:50 -- Doing the will of Jesus' Father in heaven. Matthew 26:29; Mark 14:36; Luke 22:42 -- Jesus asks the Father to ...

2100. In The Eyes of God

Isaiah 20:1-5

Sermon

Gerald Whetstone

... I'll be back in a few minutes." Under the covers Carrie is only a fraction of the person she used to be. In her mind, she begins to fear she's disappearing altogether. What a difference a gaze makes! Israel needs a new king, and Samuel will anoint the Lord's chosen. God sends Samuel to Bethlehem, for he will provide a king from among the sons of Jesse. Samuel meets the first of Jesse's eight sons. Eliab, he thinks, has qualities which could make him a good king. Most likely he was the oldest. Perhaps he was ...

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