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2451. Jesus' Forty Days, and Ours

Matthew 4:1-11

Sermon

James McCormick

... Jesus was tempted by the devil. The devil called to him, pleaded with him, made promises to him, told him lies. It was tempting. What did Jesus do with it? He quoted scripture and changed the channel. You see, that’s the choice always open to us. We can either continue to listen to the persuasions of the devil, and as we listen, we give them more power. Or, we can change the channel and tune in to God. That’s what Jesus did when he quoted scripture. He tuned the devil out, and tuned God in. I’ve said ...

2452. Two Worlds

Matthew 5:13-16

Sermon

James McCormick

... back into the water. A cynic came along and said with a sneer, “Do you know how many millions of starfish have been washed ashore all around the world? What difference can it make if you throw a few back into the ocean?” The man never hesitated for a second. Continuing his work, he would toss a starfish back and say, “It makes a difference to that one….It makes a difference to that one.” I like that. I am only one, but I am one. I can’t do everything, but I can do something. What I can do to ...

2453. Thanksgiving Is a Choice

1 Thessalonians 5:12-28

Sermon

James McCormick

... of answering the question directly, he asked another question in return. He asked, “What kind of people live in the town you just left?” “Oh,” said the man in the wagon, “they were cold, self-centered, un-neighborly.” “Well,” said the local man, continuing his whittling and spitting, “I imagine you’ll find these people to be pretty much the same.” The next day another family came to the town and found the same local man sitting on the fence. They asked the same question with the same ...

2454. Are You Getting Hymns Out of Your Lions?

1 Corinthians 7:1-40

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... letter Paul sounds like he is addressing some concerns about whether Christ and a spouse can co-exist in one's life. Apparently some of the Corinthians felt they had now attained some high spiritual plateau that gave them superiority over those who continued to marry or remained married. But in today's text Paul redirects the discussion. He focuses on the eschatological tension that all must learn to live with if they would call themselves Christians. We must read closely and carefully if we are to follow ...

2455. 1 Corinthians 9:24-27

1 Corinthians 9:1-27

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Leonard Sweet

... of the winner's wreath. The well-known wreath of the Olympia games was a crown of olive branches, while the crown received by winners of the Isthmian games was a pine wreath. Paul emphasizes the desired outcome by using the present imperative, which implies continuing activity: "run in such a way that you may win it" (verse 24). The prize is worth whatever effort it takes to be the victor. This effort is more clearly spelled out in verse 25 as self discipline (egkrateumai), a uniquely Pauline verb in the ...

2456. The Day of the Lord

Joel 2:1-11

Sermon

Elizabeth Achtemeier

... the north,” as Jeremiah calls them (Jeremiah 4-6). Chapter 3 of Joel vividly pictures the judgment taking place on the Day, and Joel 2:28-32 portrays the events that will precede it. The thought of the last judgment on the Day of the Lord continues into the New Testament. “We shall all stand before the judgment seat of God,” writes Paul (Romans 14:10), and throughout the New Testament, the Day of the Lord is consistently connected with Christ’s second coming, with his final judgment of us, and with ...

2457. Water That Brings a New Beginning - Sermon Starter

Mt 3:13-17

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Brett Blair

... how the heavens opened, to imagine the dove descending, and to hear God's blessing on the Son. We would like to think something like that happens when we are baptized. What we should be prepared for is that our journey of faith, much like Jesus' journey, continues to unfold long after our baptism as we try to discern what our baptism means in our daily living. We can begin to understand more about our baptism by thinking of it in three ways. First, baptism is about beginning anew. The second part of baptism ...

2458. Under New Leadership

John 1:29-34

Sermon

King Duncan

... begins to honk her horn at the Range Rover, which the man ignores because he is already on his cell phone talking to London. She keeps honking. He finally hears her, flings down the phone, leans out of the window, and makes an obscene gesture at her. She continues to honk while waving him to stop. Fulghum, then, hits his horn which he salvaged off an old Model A. It goes AAAOOOGAAH. The man jams on his brakes, flings open the door of the Range Rover and tries to get out--without first unlatching his seat ...

2459. Easter 2

John 20:24-31, John 20:19-23, 1 Peter 1:1-12, Acts 2:14-41, Psalm 16:1-11

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