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2326. Wavering Notes by an Uncertain Trumpet

2 Peter 3:1-18

Sermon

Ron Love

... as we always had since there was no fear of a final judgment. Peter was up against an audience that believed it was okay to continue to live a life of the flesh, a life of fulfilling earthly desires; rather than to live a life of the Spirit, a life that fulfills God’s heavenly desires. Peter addressed these false teachers by writing that we must be “patient.” Just because God had not intervened in human history as we expected God to do; we needed to be patient, we needed the ability to patiently wait ...

2327. Standing in the Forecastle

1 Thessalonians 5:12-28

Sermon

Ron Love

... will make us a happy, praying, and thankful congregation. Let us first discuss what it means to be a happy church. In a happy church, there is an atmosphere of joy that makes the members of the congregation feel that they are bathed in the Christmas spirit. Parishioners find that being a part of the church is exhilarating, not depressing. A happy church knows that Jesus is the light of the world. Jesus taught, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the ...

2328. Tearing The Sky To Get To You

Mark 1:9-15

Sermon

Timothy W. Ayers

... so heavy it took three hundred priests to carry it. The thickness was that of a man’s hand. It was woven like a carpet so it would not tear. At the end of Christ’s journey to the cross, the scripture tells us that when Christ gave up the spirit that this sixty foot high, five inch thick, majestically woven veil was torn. That is the same word as used in today’s reading from the gospel of Mark. The veil was torn beginning sixty feet in the air, and ripping down through the entire veil to expose the ...

2329. Shuttered

John 20:19-31

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... much to be afraid of and years of stasis to overcome. But we do know one thing. Pentecost is coming. Pentecost has come! And the Holy Spirit of Christ is here to guide us and strengthen us, move us, and propel us into the future and into mission. We don’t have to ... those changes will change us! The disciples didn’t. But we know, when Jesus tells us to go, we need to call on the Holy Spirit to come upon us in a big and powerful way, and we need to be prepared that our lives and our church will change. Jesus ...

2330. When God Is Quiet

Mark 4:35-41

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... confidence. Our faith begins to slip. But just as in the story of Peter whose faith allows him to begin to sink, Jesus reaches out a hand to pull us back up again. Just when we believe he is out of touch, his voice calms our waves and stills our spirits. Repositions our foundation. Restores our faith. God may appear sometimes to not hear us, to be absent in times when we feel we need God most. When time goes on and things seem out of hand, when the days go long and the storms don’t stop, it can feel ...

2331. Seeing with Eyes Closed

John 6:35, 41-51

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... protect ourselves from the invisible virus among us, haven’t we? But still, there are folks who believe that because they can’t see it or it hasn’t alighted on someone they know, that it doesn’t exist. We know that, right? So how do we recognize the Holy Spirit around us? How do we recognize that Jesus is with us and among us? How do we learn to see the miracles all around us? The blessings in our lives? The signs God is giving us? We need to pay more attention to our inner eyes, our intuition, our ...

2332. A Commitment to Righteousness

Luke 3:7-18

Sermon

Derl G. Keefer

... people, peace makers, justice seekers, integrity lovers, morally upright, and much more. When is the last time God convicted you? How did you respond? Responding: a part of righteousness (Luke 3:15-18). Listening to John’s message and feeling the conviction of the Holy Spirit — the people had a choice. They could either walk away and do nothing about it or, they could respond and act on the message. Many in the crowd left, but many responded to his call for change. Acting on faith in Jesus is required ...

2333. One Life-Changing Word

Isaiah 9:2-7 · Luke 2:1-14, (15-20)

Sermon

King Duncan

... much as he loves money. Finally, they visit a now-married Belle with her large, happy family on the Christmas Eve that Marley died. Scrooge, upset by hearing Belle’s description of the man that he has become, demands that the ghost remove him from the house. The second spirit, the Ghost of Christmas Present, takes Scrooge to Fred’s Christmas party. A major part of this chapter is taken up with Bob Cratchit’s family feast and introduces his youngest son, Tiny Tim, a happy boy who is seriously ill. The ...

2334. Passing on the Flame

Psalm 138:1-8

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... real sense it should be a city of refuge for these who will be baptized and confirmed and for everyone who joins its fellowship. You see, we claim that we are a community of sinners, gathered before God week after week so that God, through the Holy Spirit can work in us and transforms our lives. In this community of sinners becoming saints, one of the sinners is called "pastor" and given the responsibility to keep the community attentive to God and to call the community to keep the road clear for those who ...

2335. The Art of Fruit

Luke 3:7-18

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... hearts, our heads, and our way of living. They are all undeniably connected. And they are revealed each day through everything we say and do. Often as people of God, we like to believe that what matters most is the amount of faith we feel in our spirit. But John says clearly to those around him, what you do (or don’t do) matters. Everything that comes out of your mouth….matters. Jesus would say something similar later also to his disciples –that it isn’t what goes in that defiles, but what comes out ...

2336. The Teacher

Mark 1:21-28

Sermon

Will Willimon

... confusing. There is much that seems out of kilter, chaotic, frighteningly inexplicable, as chaotic and confused as that poor, demented man who barged into the synagogue screaming that day in Capernaum. Jesus the teacher healed that man. Jesus silenced the raging spirits, taught the wondering congregation with authority. I think that's one reason why you are here this morning. You are looking for answers to life's big questions, searching for reasons why, groping for some discernible pattern in the confusion ...

2337. Without the Mask

2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2

Sermon

Mary Austin

... the old covenant, that same veil is still there, since only in Christ is it set aside. Indeed, to this very day whenever Moses is read, a veil lies over their minds; but when one turns to the Lord, the veil is removed. Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. And all of us, with unveiled faces, seeing the glory of the Lord as though reflected in a mirror, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another; for this comes from the Lord, the ...

2338. Greater Works Than These?

John 14:8-17

Sermon

Schuyler Rhodes

... to the wind in terms of our narrow wants and desires and to claim the unspeakable joy that comes when we participate in a community committed to self-giving love? God is not does with us, sisters and brothers! On this Pentecost Sunday as we are filled with the Spirit, let us join Jesus in the joyful work of self-giving, self-sacrificial love. Let us lay down the burdens of what the culture tells us we want and let us pick up the liberating hope that comes as we live our lives for the sake of others. Indeed ...

2339. Greater Works Than These?

John 14:8-17

Sermon

Schuyler Rhodes

2340. Shameless!

Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

Dave Zuchelli

... line. This was his exclamation point. You know how to give good gifts to your children. Guess what! So does your Father in heaven. Ask him for a good gift. Be audacious enough to ask him for his best gift. Ask him to give you the gift of his Holy Spirit. When you approach your good and holy heavenly Father, ask him to fill you with himself. Be persistent. Ask him daily. Not a day goes by that we lack the need for God’s power in our lives. We never have enough strength, wisdom, and clarity to do everything ...

2341. Bent Out of Shape

Luke 13:10-17

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... a matter of fact, most good folk tales and fairy tales, even many great works of literature have their roots in biblical stories. And this is a short but mighty one. Let’s look at this story more closely. The poor woman had been disabled by a spirit for eighteen years. That’s a lot of time gone by! And a long time of shaming by her community. You see, when someone suffered an ailment in Jesus’ time, they were blamed. Not only blamed but shunned. Their synagogue or Temple leaders would assure them that ...

2342. Close! But No Cigar!

John 3:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... his nursing home. And one day Chris asked McAllister, “Do you want to know the Lord?” McAllister said yes. They prayed together and David McAllister asked Jesus to be Lord of his life. He died to his old life and was born again into a life aligned with the Spirit of God. A few days later, David McAllister died peacefully in his sleep. As Christopher Carrier said, “I saw the Lord give that man back his life, and so much more. I can’t wait to see him again someday—in heaven.” (7) So many of us go ...

2343. What, Then, Would You Be?

2 Corinthians 5:20b—6:10

Sermon

Dr. Ronald Love

... a representation of your life this day? If we don’t want to find ourselves wearing sackcloth this Lenten season but instead be active and contributing members of the Body of Christ, the church, then we must focus on these gifts of the Holy Spirit. It is through fasting, which we are supposed to do every Friday during Lent, prayer, private devotions, participating in small groups, and public worship that we open our hearts and souls to the indwelling of God’s presence. It is through spiritual discipline ...

2344. Therefore Go

Matthew 28:16-20

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... obey everything I have commanded you.” He sends us out to create a universal Church that shares a universal sacrament—baptism—and lives by a universal ethic—love. And he would not send us out to do his work unless he equipped us with the power of his Spirit. So we can trust the promise he gave his disciples then and he gives to us now: “And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” 1. “The 16 best ways to sabotage your organization's productivity, from a CIA manual published in ...

2345. Equipped for Our Calling

Matthew 9:35-10:8, (9-23)

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... his divine authority. Matthew 10: 1 reads, “Jesus called his twelve disciples to him and gave them authority to drive out impure spirits and to heal every disease and sickness.” Jesus has both divine power and authority over all of creation. He can calm ... make sense, does it? But Jesus never expects us to accomplish kingdom work under our own power. First, he equips us with his spirit of compassion, with seeing people as God sees them. Then he equips us with his divine authority. And finally, he equips us ...

2346. The Way

John 14:1-14

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... you to myself, so that where I am, you may be also. Heaven is wherever Jesus is. The Kingdom of Heaven is wherever and whenever the Holy Spirit touches your heart and soul and you give yourself to him. He is the Way. He is the Gate. He is the Truth. He is the ... us and we in him, this is what we call true “communion” –holy communion. As you come forward for communion today, may the Holy Spirit touch your heart and soul in a way that allows you to accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior in a deeply personal ...

2347. Obstructions of the Heart

Mark 1:1-8

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... others, burdens you carry, worries that weigh upon your heart. If you are feeling guilt, God will clear it. If you are mourning, God will ease it. If you are tired, God will rejuvenate you. If you are distracted, God will focus you. Open your heart, mind, spirit, and life to God, and you will never be the same. This is the promise of John. This is the gift of Jesus. May God be with you in this advent season of preparation in meaningful and powerful ways. And may you experience his extraordinary love, peace ...

2348. Wrapped in a Cloud

Luke 1:26-38

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... us feel like “out of reach” places for us. Unless you are a pilot, we satisfy ourselves with staring at them from the earth below. In a sense, God is like that for most of us. Some who experience “soaring on the wings of the Spirit” have had close encounters with God within that illuminous cloud of light. Others may struggle with our own practicality or simply settle for planting our feet firmly on the ground. But even if we do, we can know that they exist –those ephemeral experiences, mysterious ...

2349. Your Body Is a Temple

1 Corinthians 6:12-20

Sermon

Ronald Love

... . This meant that the gnostics held to the belief that bodily functions possessed no importance for a man’s spiritual life. This meant that sexual acts, such as fornication and visiting prostitutes, could not defile the human spirit. Only the spirit could inherit the kingdom of God. Gnosticism comes from the Greek word gnosis, which means “knowledge.” Gnosticism means “having knowledge.” Gnosticism was a heretical movement within the church until the second century. This was when Irenaeus, Bishop ...

2350. The Practice

Mark 1:9-15

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... ’s no mistake that on the cross, after all of that persecution, Jesus’ words run shivers down our spines: “Forgive them. They don’t understand what they’re doing.” Jesus is a true “soul whisperer.” But he has to prepare for that kind of rigor of spirit. Think of those who practice fencing. You don’t send someone out with sword in hand to “give it a shot” in a real stand off! You have them “train” for that endeavor, hard and long, facing all kinds of situations that they might incur ...

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