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2151. Jubilaeum

Genesis 1:1-2:3, Genesis 2:4-25, Leviticus 25:8-55, Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... , your will, not mine. Lord move me and change me. Lord cleanse me and send me!” Let’s say that together: “Lord, your will, not mine. Lord move me and change me. Lord cleanse me and send me!” And as you pray today in that Holy Spirit power, I want you to mark in your mind to forgive someone today that you’ve been unable to forgive. I know we all have that someone. We all do. Somewhere in your life, someone has hurt you, injured you, and in doing so, has placed anger upon your spirit, and it has ...

2152. Would You Like to Live Forever?

John 10:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... to set the agenda for my life. From here on out, you're going to run the show. And you can change that agenda any time you want. But I pray that you will be pleased to use me for your glory in any way you see fit. Amen.” Bob Pierce’s trust in God ... and ice cream, but in that moment there was great joy.” (9) Generosity is rooted in faith and it overflows in joy. Who doesn’t want more joy in this life? This is the kind of life God created you to live. But joy doesn’t come from winning the biggest ...

2153. Who Are You Following?

Matthew 16:21-28

Sermon

Roy Howard

... that it’s the end of our lives that Jesus is concerned about in this teaching. The end not as the last moment, but the end as in the goal of our lives. When the old Westminster catechism asks, “What is the chief end of man?” it wants us to consider, “What is the primary purpose of human life?” The answer is worth remembering: “The chief end of humanity is to glorify God and enjoy God forever.” What is our primary purpose in life, and how will we arrange everything around that purpose? At this ...

2154. The Politics of True Faith

Matthew 21:23-32

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... all of us in the church, who are still faltering somewhere between trust and agnosticism. God will always accept those who turn to Jesus, and bid to enter in. God will always celebrate a new believer, even if that believer is a church goer for the last 40 years. I want us all to take some time now today to renew our faith, to invite Jesus into our hearts to mold us and to change us, to say truly and mean it, “I believe.” For to be a true disciple, a true apostle of Christ, at the very least, we need ...

2155. An Important Village with a Questionable Reputation

John 1:43-51

Sermon

King Duncan

... . When he found out who the two were, he spent the next six months trying to please those two people. At the end of the year the church voted again and fired the pastor. This time the vote was 230 to fire him and 2 votes to keep him. You want to guess who voted to keep him? That’s right—the two people he sought so hard to please—which highly displeased the rest of the congregation. (4) You see, that pastor wasn’t called to make those 2 people happy. He was called to minister to everyone in that ...

2156. Gratitude

Ephesians 5:15-20

Sermon

Will Willimon

... , when it's the time and the place. But always? Everywhere? In every situation? Every life knows dark days when Gratitude is the last person you want to drop by. It has nothing to do with not liking him. It’s just that there is a time and place for everything . As good ... t you think it's time for you to go?" I asked. "The party's over. You take the rest of the champagne with you, if you want. We'll call you after we get back from the funeral. Don't call us, we'll call you.'' And he looked me straight in the ...

2157. Advice

Romans 12:2, 9-20; 13:8-9

Sermon

Will Willimon

... times we think of ethics as a matter of answering, What ought I to do? In the matter of abortion, or sexual behavior, cheating, or truthfulness, What ought I to do? But who does one answer that question without the prior question, Who am I and whom do I want to be? In Christian ethics, the indicative precedes the imperative. Who am I? comes before, What ought I to do? Love is genuine. It hates what is evil, holds fast to what is good, blesses those who persecute, repays no one evil for evil. You are God's ...

2158. Patience

Matthew 11:2-11 · James 5:7-10

Sermon

Will Willimon

... and expectancy. Therefore it is also a season of patience, because what we really need in life can't be ours merely by wanting it. It must come as a gift from God, in God's own good time. Patience is needed. I will end today in ... charms of affluence is that it frees us from having to wait on most things in life. We have transportation, meals, clean clothes, entertainment when we want them. The other day I gave a ride to a man who spends his days building things with his hands, hard work which earns him not ...

2159. R.S.V.P.

Matthew 22:1-14

Sermon

Will Willimon

... He's already demonstrated that he doesn't care if they are social misfits who don't know beluga caviar from black-eyed peas, he just wants them with him at the party. This King makes all outsiders, insiders. As far as the King is concerned, everybody's in. The only thing ... the King, he blurted out, "I'm not going to put on a rented tuxedo and fraternize with no-count deadbeats like that." Or, "I want to be accepted for who I am and what I've done, not because someone has put a silly monkey suit on me." Then ...

2160. The Law of the Serpent

John 3:14-21

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... new trajectory. We say it all the time. The scriptures tell us this. You need to “be changed” to be a true follower of Jesus. You must “die to self” in order to experience eternal life. You must be willing to take up your cross and follow Jesus if you want to enter into the kingdom of heaven. This “dialogue of opposites” defines our faith. But do we really believe it? And will we really adhere to it? Will you allow Jesus, the Surgeon of Hearts, to operate on you? It’s a risk few of us truly ...

2161. Our Need and God's Provision

John 6:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... to show us the priorities or the nature of the God. The healings, turning water into wine, feeding the multitudes, calming the storms. All the miracles in the New Testament emphasize the priorities and nature of God. So, what is the reason for God’s extravagance? He wants to prepare us for the greater extravagance of Heaven. God has so many blessings to pour out on all of us. He asks us to sit down and receive what He has to give. What He has to give, He gives with extravagance. As St. Paul once wrote ...

2162. Driven to Complete

Mark 9:30-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... a letter to explain his new way of life. His letter began: “Dear Mom and Dad, I know you weren’t happy about my decision, but I want to tell you how it has changed me. For the first time in my life, I’m at peace. Here there is no competing, no trying to ... us?” He went from the glory of heaven to the agony of the cross to show us how much God loves us. If you really want to be the greatest, Jesus says, then go where The Greatest would go. Many years ago an eleven-year-old boy named Trevor Ferrell saw a ...

2163. Joy on an Elephant

Philippians 4:4-7

Sermon

Mary Austin

... right now, with a huge sigh of relief? What Christmas tradition is no longer giving us joy? Is there something it’s time to stop doing? Is there something to move to February, when we’re all bored, cranky, and need something fun to do? We have permission. God wants us to rejoice, not to be mired in things we have to do. Second, what really makes us rejoice? Is it making something out of wood? Is it the carols? Is it the baking? Could it be getting together with college friends for a once-a-year cigar ...

2164. Impetuous Faith

Mark 10:35-45

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... up to the last time he spends with them in an upper room, when he gets down on the floor with a cloth and washes his disciples feet. This is one of the hardest lessons for Jesus’ disciples to learn. And it’s still hard for us today. But I want you to think for a moment about the people whom you have long admired, whether still alive today or who have passed on, those people whom you would name a true Christian. What were they like? What made you feel they were so good at heart? What was their nature ...

2165. Grace Under Pressure

Luke 4:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... new clarity. It’s a huge step of faith when you are enduring a wilderness time to say, “Lord, I don’t understand why You’ve brought me here. But I’m placing my total trust in You. Please teach me what You want me to learn here. Please make me into the person You want me to be.” That’s a painful prayer. But it’s freeing too. I learned something about the usefulness of pain from a woman named Amelia Boone. Boone is a corporate attorney for Apple and has won four world championships in obstacle ...

2166. Christ’s Call to Discipleship

Luke 5:1-11

Sermon

Derl G. Keefer

... was to see lives changed. One day I received an unusual phone call from a woman who asked to speak to the pastor. I assured her that I was the pastor of the local congregation and then asked what I could do for her. She bluntly said, “I want to be a member of your church.” I thought this unique. I had never met the lady, she had never been inside my church, and I discovered through our phone conversation that she knew absolutely nothing about the church I pastored. She had no clue about our doctrines ...

2167. The Easy Peasy Guide to Success by S. De Vil

Luke 4:1-13

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... all people. The sacrificial heart of Lent means that when we come to drink of the cup of Jesus, we not only join him at the table, we join him in his journey. We scrub the decks, hoist the sails, chart the course, steer the ship in the direction Jesus wants us to go. And no matter the storms or the winds or the ferocity of the deep, we must persevere, trusting in our destination. Today, as you come forward to the table of the Lord, put your heart in His hands, and as Robert Frost would say, take the “road ...

2168. More Than a Popularity Contest

Luke 12:49-53, Luke 12:54-59

Sermon

King Duncan

... to you the testimony of a more contemporary figure—another Paul—Noel Paul Stookey. Noel Paul Stookey is one-third of the world-famous folk music group Peter, Paul & Mary. In 1968, Paul was greeting fans after a concert. A young man came up to Paul and said, “I want to talk to you about the Lord.” Paul doesn’t know why his heart started to beat a little faster. He doesn’t know why he sat down and listened to this young man. But he does know that when he and this young man prayed together, God ...

2169. The Joy of Being Found

Luke 15:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... 400 miles away from his family’s home. TV crews were there the moment Guo and his weeping parents were finally reunited. (8) I have said this before and I’ll say it again: every story Jesus tells is a glimpse into the heart of God. If you want to know God’s character, God’s nature, God’s priorities, listen to Jesus’ stories. It’s not hard to see the primary theme in these two stories: God loves us unconditionally. God takes joy in having a relationship with us. God is looking for us. Do you ...

2170. Why the Cross?

Hebrews 2:17-18

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... a new way. Some of you are going to see God in a completely different way. This message may just change your life. I want to thank Benjamin Corey for his ideas as I prepared this message. Corey is a very insightful theologian who has a blog on patheos. ... cross was the climax of the cosmic war between God and evil -- and God’s love in Christ won. [8] Here is the message I want you understand: The cross is not about satisfying the wrath of God but about the love of God overcoming the wrath of evil. The cross ...

2171. The Challenge Of Simplicity

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

John Jamison

... if they are not founded in justice for everyone, you can never be considered to be righteous. The Pharisees were the perfect example of what it meant to be people of faith. I’m betting Jesus was looking right at them as he told the group that if they wanted to follow him, they needed to be the exact opposite. The Pharisee almost choked on his scone. Blessed are the merciful. I think Jesus was asking that when you look around you at other people, do you see them through your own eyes, or do you try to see ...

2172. Living at Cross-Purposes

Matthew 10:24-39

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... were stolen. A flood destroyed the station Jim Elliot was working on. And finally, Elisabeth’s husband, Jim, was murdered by indigenous people with whom he was trying to share the gospel. In this interview, Elisabeth Elliot said, “When I was 12 years old, I told the Lord that I wanted Him to work out His will in my life at any cost. When He set about doing that, I was amazed. I didn’t think it was going to be that way. We never do. The will of God is never exactly what you expect it to be. It may ...

2173. Good News/Bad News

Matthew 16:21-28

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... before him. He came to do the work of his Heavenly Father. And that included laying down his life for those he loved. That, of course, includes us. Rev. Alex Stevenson says the story goes that in ancient Israel there was an Old Wise Woman. And this Old Wise woman wanted to know what the messiah would be like so that if she saw him, she would know him. So she prayed that God would show her what the Messiah would be like. And as she prayed an angel of the Lord appeared to her and said, “Your prayer has been ...

2174. Division of the House

Matthew 10:24-39

Sermon

William G. Carter

... one part of the Christmas story. There is another part, too. After the baby Jesus was born, his mother took him to the temple. She wanted to present him before God, just as the good book told her to do. While she was there, an old man named Simeon shuffled up ... but all are naked and laid bare to the eyes of the one to whom we must render an account.”(Hebrews 4:12-13) Do we really want to be exposed like that? Can we let the risen Lord cut that close? Are we willing to let a living God make a difference in ...

2175. Weeds

Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43

Sermon

William G. Carter

... new church. There would be a steeple, a sanctuary, and one pew large enough for only one person: him. “That’s the kind of church I want,” he said. “Just me and God, nobody else.” No weeds in the garden. In the parable that we’ve heard, the servants come to the ... weed-filled lawn. It gave me a lot to think about. It was a hot day, so when I was finished, I asked the Lord if he wanted to join me for a cup of cold water. We sat down on my front porch and had a little chat. He looked at the front yard ...

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