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2451. Why We Do What We Do

Matthew 6:1-4

Sermon

Mike Ripski

... human reality. We are not as God. God has something we don’t have. We are less because of it. The Original Sin was distrust of the Creator to have our welfare at heart – and to think that we can save ourselves by own efforts from this sense of being vulnerable and flawed. Adam and Eve ate and their eyes were opened. What they saw didn’t cure their dis-ease. It only exacerbated it. They now not only were aware of the difference between them and the Creator. They were aware of the differences between ...

2452. It Is God's Will to Heal

Mark 1:40-45

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Glenn Pease

... told he had six months to live with his liver cancer, he refused to think otherwise. He said, "I've spent my whole life making predictions based on statistics. Statistics tell me I am suppose to die. If I don't die, my whole life doesn't make sense." He went home and died on time. 15 to 20% of his cancer patients do this, for they say there is no willingness in the universe that it be otherwise. But Dr. Siegal started a therapy group called, Exceptional Cancer Patients. He discovered there are another 15 to ...

2453. Barking Dogs and Daily Bread

John 2:12-25

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... between dogs and people required a new vocabulary, and so dogs “invented” barking. Unfortunately for dogs, we never learned their language of barkese. The most recent research on barking makes the case for a dog’s acute sense of normal and abnormal. Some go so far as to argue for a dog’s sense of fairness and unfairness, which is I think going too far. But what isn’t going too far is this: instead of appreciating our furry friends’ attempt to communicate with us, we hear their barking as just ...

2454. Lent 2

Mark 8:31--9:1, Romans 4:1-25, Genesis 17:1-27

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John R. Brokhoff

... a moral righteousness. Rather it is a justification. Righteousness in this case means right relatedness to God through Christ. In the moral sense, no human is ever righteous. By faith in Christ he is made righteous by putting on Christ's robe of righteousness. PREACHING ... of a covenant – a. What God will do for you vv. 2-7. 1. Hope for the future. 2. Identify as one of God's people. 3. Sense of belonging to God. b. What you will do for God. 1. Walk with God v. 1. 2. Be blameless v. 1. 3. Keep his covenant v ...

2455. Advent 3

Isaiah 61:1-11, 1 Thessalonians 5:12-28, John 1:1-18

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John R. Brokhoff

... knowing: wissen and kennen. The former is knowing facts; the latter is knowing a person with whom you have a relationship. In this latter sense, the people did not know Jesus. But John did; he pointed to Jesus saying, "Behold the lamb of God who takes away the ... God! (1:6-8, 19-28). Need: The sermon's theme is "There was a man sent from God." "Man" is used here in the biblical sense of male and female. God had a mission and purpose for John's life. He had a destiny and was sent for a purpose. Meaninglessness ...

2456. Christ The King

2 Samuel 23:1-7, Revelation 1:4-8, John 18:28-40

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John R. Brokhoff

... accept his words as truth. THEOLOGICAL REFLECTIONS Gospel: John 18:33-37 1. King (v. 33). Pilate himself was, in a sense, a king. Jesus was accused of being a king, too. This was dangerous, for it appeared as though Jesus was threatening ... the last Sunday of the church year, we naturally think of the ending. But, who would think of God as the ending, the Omega? In this sense we deal with the ending and show the practical consequences for life today. Outline: With God as our ending – a. At the end, we look ...

2457. Epiphany 5

Isaiah 40:1-31, 1 Corinthians 9:1-27, Mark 1:29-34, Mark 1:35-39

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John R. Brokhoff

... Damascus road. Preaching for him is not a job or a hobby. It is a "must" in his life. There is the necessity of obedience and the necessity of privilege. He is obligated and indebted to God for the mercy he experienced. Proclaiming the good news results from an inner sense of need to share the good things God has done for us in Christ. 2. Woe (v. 16). Suppose Paul should not witness. What difference would it make? The result would be "woe." There is the woe of guilt in disobeying God. It is the woe of a sin ...

2458. Proper 11

2 Samuel 7:1-17, Ephesians 2:11-22, Mark 6:30-44, Mark 6:45-56

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John R. Brokhoff

... is sent forth by Christ. Each Christian is called and sent to witness and serve in the Master's name. In this sense all true Christians are apostles. 2. Lonely (vv. 31, 32). Returning from their mission, the disciples were tired, weary and exhausted. Jesus ... the old and made a new person. The world again is in need of being renewed because it has become godless and corrupt. In what sense is the Christian a new person and the church a new people? Outline: What is new about Christ's new humanity? a. We are one ...

2459. Proper 22

Job 1:1-5, Job 2:1-10, Hebrews 1:1-14, Hebrews 2:5-18, Mark 10:1-12, Mark 10:13-16

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John R. Brokhoff

... . Old Testament: Job 1:1; 2:1-10 1. Fears (1:1; 2:3). Twice Job is described as a man who feared God, not in the sense of being afraid of God, but in terms of reverence and obedience. Because of his fear, he was blameless and did not sin by word of mouth. ... was perfect in completing his mission of saving the world. He reached his objective through suffering on the cross. In this sense, each of us imperfect sinners can be perfect to reach the goal of our calling, to find self-fulfillment in Christ. ...

2460. The Holy Trinity

John 3:1-21, Romans 8:1-17, Isaiah 6:1-13

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John R. Brokhoff

... that a person must be born again, born of water and of the Spirit. It is a "must," an essential, an indispensable requirement in the same sense that it is necessary to be physically born to exist on earth. The question is how, when and where the birth of the Spirit takes ... is not that we do not sin, but that we do not see the purity and perfection of God. 3. Forgiven (v. 7). A sense of sin brings one to a state of despair, "Woe is me." Here we have an Old Testament case of justification by grace. Isaiah ...

2461. The Ride of Your Life

Mark 4:35-41

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Leonard Sweet

It is easy for me to poke fun at liberal biblical scholars, because I am one of them. Over the years, we have tended to come at scripture with the notion that, above all else, scripture ought to make sense. So, in order to make the Bible make sense, we have tried to rationalize everything in the Bible that sounds irrational. Now I suppose the idea of a man standing in boat and rebuking waves of that magnitude borders on the irrational. Which is why we are fond of saying: "Ah! Jesus was not talking to the ...

2462. Trinity Sunday

Psalm 29:1-11, Isaiah 6:1-13, John 3:1-17, Romans 8:1-17

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B. David Hostetter

... the Spirit, enabled to see and enter the place where you alone rule uncontested. Amen PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING Glorious God, you fill the universe with majestic beauty and flowers in unexpected places. Holy God, you hallow awesome sanctuaries, humbling us with the sense of our smallness and our sins. Sanctifying Spirit, you purify us, removing our iniquities and renewing us as if childlike in innocence, starting life again. We worship you with songs and verses, new songs and old songs with old instruments and ...

2463. A Time to Remember

John 6:16-24

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Brett Blair

... for Proust the memory and mystery of an existence long past. Is it, indeed, possible to hand a person a cup of tea and say to that person: Now drink this and remember who you are? It not only is possible but I submit to you that in a real sense that is what we do when we partake of the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper. By partaking of the bread and wine we are seeking to recover the experience of salvation. Like the novelist Proust, it causes us to think back on experiences that happened long ago and in ...

2464. In Search of Jesus

John 6:16-24

Sermon

King Duncan

... This dear Christian woman could have stayed in her hospital bed feeling sorry for herself, moaning the tragedy and injustice of her imminent premature death. Instead she lost herself in the suffering of others. Can you not see how superior life can be when you have a sense of purpose and meaning? She had within her the bread that endures unto eternal life. People who have no purpose for living need Jesus. This is to say that people who have a great emptiness in their lives need Jesus. This is why we run out ...

2465. Did You Know...That You Can Be Perfect?

1 John 3:1-3

Sermon

James Merritt

... be sin for us, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God." (II Corinthians 5:21, NIV) A perfect God in one sense can only have perfect children. There is an old country song title that says, "You're the reason our kids are so ugly." The ... can't do." That little girl said, "God cannot see my sin through the blood of Jesus." That is true. Because of that in one sense, as children of God, we stand in perfection. II. As Children Of God We Strive For Perfection Even though you may not be perfect yet ...

2466. Will the Real God Please Stand Up?

2 Corinthians 13:14

Sermon

James Merritt

... do today what unfortunately too many pastors and preachers do too often. I am going to try to explain something that in a sense is inexplicable and incomprehensible. The reasons the Trinity is a mystery is because it is about God and God is a mystery. The ... the Spirit is the Father. Even though there are three persons in the godhead and they are all distinct, there is only one God. In a sense, space is just like that. Space is length, width and height. If you want to know the total space in a room you don't ...

2467. The Spin Zone

2 Samuel 11:1-27

Sermon

James Merritt

... headlines now in USA Today and the New York Times, "King's Spring Fling Uncovered." It would have been on The Drudge Report, Good Morning Jerusalem, and CSI Israel. Jay Leno and David Letterman would have been joking about it for months. The incredible thing is, in one sense, you would have never expected II Samuel 11 to be a chapter in David's life. Up until this time in his life, basically everything David had touched had turned to gold. As one man put it, "If you were a betting man, David seemed a sure ...

2468. When I’m In Trouble

2 Timothy 4:16-18

Sermon

James Merritt

... under any circumstances. He will always be there. II. I Can Count On God's Purpose For My Life Do you have the picture in your mind that the Roman courtroom is packed? As Paul stands to speak, this crowd senses this is no ordinary defendant. This is not your run of the mill Roman citizen. The judge, himself, senses that whoever this man is, he is not like any other person that has ever been brought before him. Since no one else would stand in Paul's defense, he was given the opportunity to speak in his own ...

2469. Any Given Sunday

Acts 2:41-47

Sermon

James Merritt

... become a reality. The word "disciple" literally means "learner." These people realize that though there is nothing to earn as a Christian, there is much to learn as a Christian. They don't want to just show up in church. They want to grow up in the church. In a sense, they are like people who desire higher education. One of the things that motivated me to want to go to college and get a college degree is that except for one cousin that I had, no one in my family had gone to college and gotten a degree. I ...

2470. Why Me?

Proverbs 16:4, Colossians 1:16

Sermon

James Merritt

... were made by God. You were made for God. You were put here for His purpose. Until you understand that, life will never make any sense. Proverbs 16:4 says, "The Lord has made everything for His own purpose." (Proverbs 16:4a, GW) That tells me two things: God has made ... you really don't have a lot of interest in God or you may be an unbeliever and you are beginning to develop a real strong sense of wanting to know the truth about God. You may be a believer, but you have gotten away from God. You may be a strong ...

2471. Live and Let Die

Galatians 2:20

Sermon

James Merritt

... when he is weakest, richest when he is poorest, and happiest when he feels the worst. He dies so he can live, forsakes in order to have, gives away so he can keep, sees the invisible, hears the inaudible, and knows that which passes knowledge. You see, in a sense the Christian is both dead and alive at the same time! Every Christian has a poster on the door of heaven that says, "Wanted: Dead and Alive." You cannot live until you die, but when you die you live. You may be sitting there saying, "I don't get ...

2472. The Great Divide

Luke 16:19-31

Sermon

James Merritt

... bite is so fierce and so strong that many times you have to literally break the animal's jaw to release its grip. In a real sense "death" would be the perfect name for a pit bulldog. You talk about a permanent grip, and the inability to release it! No matter how ... is how to come back." Well, I've got news for the Tiger Woods of this world, once you die you don't come back. In a real sense, you either go down or you go up, but you don't come back. We all come to that great divide. The question you need to ask ...

2473. Everyone's Talking about Him

Mark 7:31-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... His eyes were still fixed on the rug. "Say it, Max," Dr. Remen thought. "Say it until it becomes real." She wondered if she dared to push him a little further. "Do you think you could look at me and tell me that?" Dr. Remen asked Max. She could sense the struggle in him. Had she gone too far? He had never confronted his father. Most likely, saying such a simple thing out loud, "I want to live," went against a lifelong pattern. Perhaps he would not be able to free himself even this little bit. With an effort ...

2474. Don’t Stop Thinking About Tomorrow

Proverbs 16:1, 9, Philippians 3:12-15

Sermon

James Merritt

... also said, "If you don't know where you are going you might wind up some place else." There's an old Roman proverb that says, "When the pilot does not know what port he is heading for, no wind is the right wind." As you live today, in a sense you cannot stop thinking about tomorrow. Now we are not to worry about tomorrow, but we are to be ready for tomorrow. There are three practical steps in doing this. I. Pray For Direction It is foolish to set goals without consulting God first, because He is the only ...

2475. The Driver’s Seat

Proverbs 16:4

Sermon

James Merritt

... the church is to keep people busy or to keep people coming every night of the week and they lurch from one event to another with no sense of purpose, direction or continuity. I have said all of that to make one point today in the message. I believe you would agree that every sermon ... to the apostles' teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Everyone kept feeling a sense of awe; and many wonders and signs were taking place through the apostles. And all those who had believed ...

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