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2376. Making Something Out Of Nothing

Haggai 1:15b—2:9

Sermon

R. Kevin Mohr

... our weaknesses, our difficulties are not a barrier for God. After all, "for God all things are possible" (Matthew 19:26). In fact, nothing, in the hands of God, always becomes something. Those of us who live after Easter have the greatest sign of God's ability to make something — a new creation — even out of the nothingness of the cross of Christ. Therefore, we have hope. We can take courage. We can both pray and work, knowing that God holds the future. Amen. 1. "In the Dust and the Dirt: Greater Glory ...

2377. A New Beginning

Isaiah 65:17-25

Sermon

R. Kevin Mohr

... the expected restored Davidic kingdom? The city of Jerusalem was still in ruins, the temple, if already rebuilt, was a pale shadow of its former glory, and the people were on the verge of despair. They were disappointed in their situation, in their ability to get beyond survival mode to reconstruction, and, most significant of all, there was disappointment with God. To start talking about disappointment with God is problematic for us. It is a problem for us because so many of the most visible and apparently ...

2378. Luke 3:7-18

Luke 3:1-20

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... second group singled out as asking, “What should we do?” In this remote region where John was proclaiming and baptizing, it is far more likely that these were Jewish soldiers serving Herod than any Roman troops. Still, soldiers had at their disposal the ability to wield power and press problems on the populace, or exact a high price for leaving them alone. John’s is a simple admonition: “Be satisfied with your wages,” and resist all temptation to make money through extortion and lies. Again it is ...

2379. Turning Potholes into Mud Puddles on the Bethlehem Road

Luke 3:1-20

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

2380. Put on Some Clothes

Colossians 3:1-17

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... author has no interest in solo spots. The harder achievement of harmony is the focus of today’s text. Creating harmony within a community of faith doesn’t take perfect pitch. It doesn’t take a great ear. It doesn’t take even the ability to blend. Creating harmony within a community takes only one thing. Those who would call themselves members of the Body of Christ must “clothe themselves” in a new wardrobe, the wardrobe gifted to them by Christ himself. The clothing provided cloaks disciples in ...

2381. When Your Parents Don't Understand

Luke 2:41-52

Sermon

King Duncan

... her. (8) That’s the way things should be in a family. Material blessing are not the only things that matter in a home. There will be misunderstandings, but there should also be a bond of love that nothing can break. Mutual love, mutual respect and the ability to accept and forgive will usually be enough to bind those basic bonds of human love for the entirety of our lives. 1.http://www.faithandvalues.com/viewer/text.asp?URL=http:%2F%2F www.faithandvalues.com%2Ftx%2F00%2F00%2F01%2F16%2F1673%2Findex.html 2 ...

2382. Surprise in a Graveyard

John 20:10-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... who can interact with his Creator a being created in the image of God. Now I ask you, if the universe is so constructed that no form of energy is ever lost, does it not make sense that nature’s greatest creation, the human spirit, with its ability to think and love and will, will also be preserved? When the evolutionary process reaches its apex does it suddenly reverse itself and begin to destroy that for which it was engineered in the first place? The answer is, no! The universe conserves energy and it ...

2383. 1 Corinthians 12:1-11

1 Corinthians 12:1-11

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... of the Spirit are distributed “to each his or her own” (v. 11). Each and every one of the individual expressions of the Spirit, given to each and everyone of these believers who confess “Jesus Is Lord,” comes from God, not from any personal ability or contribution. The common ground of these spiritual gifts reflects the “common good” that these attributes are to aid. It is less important to dissect this list of Paul’s than it is to assess its depth and breadth. The presence of the Spirit may ...

2384. In the Service

1 Corinthians 12:1-11

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

2385. 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a

1 Corinthians 12:12-31

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... precise lexicon — they are general terms that might encompass any number of deeds, services, attributes, or “gifts” exhibited by the members of the Christbody. The apostle’s final point here is not to carefully itemize or categorize these Spirit-given abilities. Rather, it is to note that no one member possesses all these attributes. Instead, these strengths are scattered throughout the community, a weaving of connective tissue that binds them into one coherent, Spirit-filled, Spirit-driven whole.

2386. Kintsugi Vessels

1 Corinthians 12:12-31

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

2387. Luke 13:1-9

Luke 13:1-9

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... vineyard and all the plants growing within it offers an alternative to this immediate destruction. The gardener suggests he extended special care, special nutrients, and a year’s reprieve — giving the fig tree one more season to prove its fruit-bearing ability. In the context of Jesus’ message to “repent,” this is the fig tree’s opportunity to “repent” of its barrenness. It now has an opportunity to fulfill its true nature as a fructifying, life-producing creation. Instead of being soundly ...

2388. The 5 Worst Things Christians Say After A Tragedy

Luke 13:1-9

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

2389. On God's Side Or In God's Way?

Acts 11:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... is an approaching locomotive. Normally we might think of the coyote’s dilemma as an example of our lives when adversity strikes. I know there have been times in my life when I felt I had been flattened by a locomotive. At such times I have prayed for the ability to get back on my feet. Most of us can relate to such experiences. But today I would like to apply the metaphor of the oncoming locomotive to the coming of the kingdom of God. And the question I would like to pose is this are there times when ...

2390. Fire from Heaven

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... of basics came forward with power and presence. God’s Spirit, the Holy Spirit, poured out upon the disciples and transformed them. There were no “extra ingredients.” The disciples were not empowered to zap bad guys. They did not ingest nuclear-generated abilities to climb buildings or shoot webs out of their wrists. The singular gift the disciples received at Pentecost was the gift of the ongoing presence of the Spirit in their lives. That’s it. Pentecost is the birthday of the church. And that ...

2391. Filling the Hole in Our Hearts

Acts 2:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything [Christ] had commanded them.” What an impossible task. How could they possibly accomplish this assignment? Well, of course they couldn’t accomplish it relying only on their own abilities. But Christ made them a promise, “And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age” (Matthew 28:16-20). Christ would be with them through the presence of the Holy Spirit working in their lives. This is why they were ...

2392. Won't You Be My Neighbor?

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... economically based. Here in the “Good Samaritan” parable the righteous, kingdom-embracing individual is not only a Samaritan, but is a rich man. Wealth is not a barrier to righteousness, but is a bearer of righteousness. The Samaritan’s monetary abilities make it possible for him to rescue, treat, transport, and provide long term care, for the wounded stranger he rescues from the road. Nothing motivates the Samaritan rescuer but compassion. In short, Jesus’ repertoire of stories includes a positive ...

2393. Love to Life

Luke 13:10-17

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... by the disease of dementia. No other disease so shows our human strengths and weaknesses, our irrepressible spirit and our brokenness, as Alzheimer’s. Disease brings down the curtain on the brain. But the individual remains. Even as the brain loses its ability to process information, to use language, to express itself, individuality finds a way. The person with Alzheimer’s is locked up inside. But the personal still finds a way out. The spirit remains even when communication with others becomes almost ...

2394. The Church Is the Place

1 Corinthians 1:1-9

Sermon

Timothy J. Smith

... d heard God’s voice,” she acknowledged. She was earning more money than she had ever dreamed possible. Then one weekend she was alone in her house and felt an overwhelming urge to pray. God began to show her that she had been using her God-given abilities to motivate people for the wrong ends. The next week she attended a leadership conference but as people spoke she realized how far she had strayed from where God wanted her to be. She prayed, “God, forgive me for being so deceived!” Athena told her ...

2395. The ME and the WE

Luke 15:8-10, Luke 15:1-7

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... knows that other people exist. A solipsist lives in a self-absorbed Youniverse of One around which everyone else orbits, if they exist at all. Ironically the technological advances of the last few years that have made it possible for any one person with “google-ability” to give their “one voice,” their stand-alone status more of a reality than ever before, also has re-opened the door to community. The “Me” is now rediscovering the “We.” And the power of One to do good or evil has never been ...

2396. Powerless People

Judges 4:1-24

Sermon

Argile Smith

... powerless people, you have to realize that you will be held accountable for your actions. You may think the powerless will have no recourse, but the Lord who loves them won’t sit idly by for long. Just ask the Canaanites. Second, if you have the ability and you want to make a difference in the life of a powerless person, then don’t wait around any longer to do something. Get started now. Do something, anything. Yes, help adults who can’t read or write to learn those important skills. That’s only ...

2397. You Never Noticed

Luke 16:19-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... . “We’re saved by grace, not by works,” we rationalize to ourselves, so we skip over this parable and other teachings of Jesus much like it concerning our responsibility to the disadvantaged of our world. Indeed, we are very much like the rich man in our ability to see only those teachings of the Master that we want to see. Bible teacher William Barclay titles this passage, “The Punishment of the Man Who Never Noticed.” That’s us. How many of us have ever noticed how often Jesus talked about our ...

2398. Luke 17:5-10

Luke 17:1-10

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... for this unprecedented behavior poses such a challenge to Jesus’ disciples that they turn to him in dismay and ask him to “increase our faith.” In a rare moment of honest insight into their own limitations, the disciples look outside their own abilities and ask their “Lord” to “add faith to us.” They anticipate that behaving correctly towards “little ones” and sinners will take a mega-dose of super-faith, a special anointing from “the Lord” himself. But while the disciples are right in ...

2399. A Faith to Move Mountains

Luke 17:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... t you tell that paper clip you’d straighten it out for evermore if it didn’t get its act together?” (1) People are amazing, aren’t they? Someone needs to explain to this dear brother the difference between faith and telekinesis. Telekinesis is the alleged ability to move and bend objects with your mind. In days past it was a favorite tool of would-be psychics and mediums. Examined closely, it was revealed to be nothing more than a magic trick. There seems to be no such things as telekinesis, in case ...

2400. Broadband Discipleship

Luke 17:1-10

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

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