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1. Mission Accomplished!

Luke 24:50-53

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Charles L. Koester

... of our Lord, thus: He is now with God in Glory, and he is now with us in his Spirit. Christ’s Ascension was the culmination of God’s divine plan. He entered the world, God sent, with a mission. He now returned to the Father, "Mission Accomplished." Paul asserted "We know that Christ being raised from the dead will never die again; death no longer has dominion over him. The death he died, he died to sin; once for all, but the life he lives he lives to God." Jesus’ Ascension is the grand finale ...

2. God Shaves With A Borrowed Razor

Isaiah 7:1-25

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Maxie Dunnam

... no longer a professional. In fact there are 260,000 priests in a church of 20,000 congregation. These priests don't necessarily get their living from the church. A few of them are pastors -- but most of them serve in other ways. God uses what God wills to accomplish God's purpose. Cyrus, the Persian emperor, was a pagan -- not even knowing God's name. But listen to what God said to this pagan king: "For the sake of my servant Jacob, and Israel my chosen, I call you by your name, I surname you, though you do ...

3. Filling the Hole in Our Hearts

Acts 2:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... His Son to save us from our sin-distorted lives. After Christ’s death, resurrection and ascension, God sent us the gift of the Holy Spirit to work in us, bearing witness with our Spirit, to help us be restored to a right relationship with God. When that work is accomplished, God will be able to see His reflection in our lives. All of this is what we mean when we say, “I believe in the Holy Spirit.” It is God attempting to fill the hole in our lives. It is God helping us to make sense of our lives and ...

4. I Am The Real Vine

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Ronald Lavin

... tag read: "Void if detached." The guarantee was only good if the tag remained in place. In like manner, but at a much deeper level, we are void if we are detached from Christ. We are called to remain attached to him. Otherwise, what has been accomplished is lost. What has been accomplished is still valid, but we personally lose the benefits of it if we do not continue to dwell in Christ. We don't have to do anything to make it valid; we have to do something to make it valid for us. We have to stay attached ...

5. A Glory Revealed in Truth and Faithfulness

John 19:28-37

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... salvation already done on our behalf. Jesus, throughout his entire ministry, was aware of this heavy responsibility and would let nothing dissuade him from it. In John 4 we read: "My food [i.e. my most basic need] is to do the will of him who sent me and to accomplish [or finish] his work" (v. 34), also, in John 6, "I have come down from heaven not to do my will but the will of him who sent me." (v. 38) Sometimes I wonder what would have happened if Jesus had not done the will of the Father. What if ...

6. The Gift Of Inadequacy

Luke 18:9-14

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King Duncan

... us. Like Captain Stormfield in Mark Twain's story none of us has a harp, a halo, or a set of wings. If we could look into every heart, we would see there the gift of inadequacy. That is why we come to worship each Sunday ” not to trumpet our accomplishments, but to confess our needs. We are saved by grace and grace alone. A tax collector showed up at the temple. His prayer was simple and to the point: "God, be merciful to me, a sinner!" That's a good prayer for each of us. 1. Mark Twain, EXTRACT FROM ...

7. Focusing On The Possibilities

Matthew 14:13-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... few minutes, this person would be on his feet saying, "Boss, you can't do it." Isn't that true no matter what we try to accomplish in life? There is always someone saying, "You can't do it." "You can't lose that weight. You can't get that job. You can' ... GOD. GOD IS A GOD OF MIRACLES. GOD CAN TAKE A VERY LITTLE AND MAKE IT INTO MUCH. IF GOD COMMANDS IT, THEN GOD CAN ACCOMPLISH IT. In the late 1920s, Bert Webb was pioneering a church in Granada, Minnesota. One night word came to him that an elderly Civil War ...

8. The Secret Ingredient Of Success

Luke 13:1-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... again Jesus showed his impatience with people who do not take advantage of the opportunities God has given them. They are nice people but they are not producing fruit. Christ asks, what is it that you are passionate about? What is it you are giving your life to accomplish? What fruit are you bearing? NOTE, FIRST OF ALL, THAT JESUS ISN'T ASKING THE FIG TREE TO PRODUCE BANANAS. Jesus isn't asking anything extraordinary out of the fig tree. He isn't asking the fig tree to become an oak or a redwood. Jesus is ...

9. The Pointer

Mark 6:14-29

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Ron Lavin

... and he points to repentance of our sins as the way to appropriate what Jesus has accomplished on the cross. On the cross, Jesus said, "It is accomplished." Jesus accomplished salvation for all people, but not all people receive what Jesus has accomplished for them. What is missing for many people is repentance. When it comes to salvation, we don't accomplish anything. By repentance we can appropriate what Jesus has accomplished. Like Peter, Paul lifts high the same double emphasis of human sin and salvation ...

10. The Raising of Paul

Acts 14:8-20

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Lori Wagner

... knows it! Medical schools now teach courses just on prayer! In a sense, the medical community has taken the healing power of faith to levels where the church wasn’t willing to go. The results speak for themselves in healed lives. Imagine what God could accomplish in the world if the force of that Holy Spirit power were released and unleashed on the whole of the earth? Gives you a chill, right? Well, we have that power…right in our midst this morning. The Church has more untapped energy for change ...

11. I Am The Door

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Ronald Lavin

... from the world are hollow. It is through Christ that we have love. It is through Christ that we have true peace. It is through Christ that we have eternal life. Lively life is what Jesus has accomplished for those who come in and go out through him. Our part is to appropriate what has been accomplished. Here, for instance, is a man -- let's call him John -- who has been in the church all his life, but has had only a ritualistic, rigid kind of faith. Frequently judgmental, he has maintained an official ...

12. Good News Or Bad News?

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Rolf E. Aaseng

... in him are not condemned" (John 3:18). Jesus said, "Anyone who hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life, and does not come under judgment, but has passed from death to life" (John 5:24). At the Second Coming four things are accomplished that make it good news: +Christ puts an end to all opposition to God.+God's purpose for us is brought to perfection.+God makes all things new.+Christ establishes his rule over all. Christ puts an end to all opposition to God. When Christ comes again ...

13. Strength to Overcome Suffering

Romans 5:1-11

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James R. Tozer

... re gifted, you’re sure of success!" Startled, she asked, "Do you really think so?" "I am sure it is true because God has placed his image and his plan within you!" I answered. In time she exclaimed, "God is great! With his help I do have dreams I can accomplish. I am grateful for what God can do through the heartache I face. The love of Christ will enable me to be honest with my friend who has hurt me. I’ll never give up to despair!" In those moments I found God sustaining my spirit. Betty and I could ...

14. Overcoming Self

Philippians 1:1-11

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Dennis Kastens

... interests of others. When a Christ-filled person prays, or sings, or gives money or time to God’s work, he does not check to see if the results will affect his own honor and recognition and glory. He is careful to speak about his successful accomplishments in such a way as not to make others around him feel inferior or defeated. Or when he comments about his personal performance, he will no longer go about saying how poorly he is doing, hoping that someone will strongly disagree and give him some praise ...

15. The Gospel According to Christ’s Enemies

John 11:1-16

Sermon

Richard Hoefler

... his friend’s relief even though it meant death to himself. But he had a whole world to save. Its last hope lay in him. If he were rash or premature, that hope would go out. Was it God’s will he should die now, with so little as yet accomplished; with so much, as it seemed, still to do?"13 For Gossip the important clue to understanding our Lord’s delay is to be found later on in the account, when Jesus, at the graveside of Lazarus, offers a prayer to his Father. John tells us, "Jesus looked up and ...

16. One Thing

Sermon

Raymond Gibson

... are they the only legacies of Martin Luther King to the Christian faith and the twentieth century? Years ago as a layman in a tiny church in eastern Kentucky, I recall the last sermon preached by a saintly pastor of that church. He concluded by saying, "Whether I have accomplished anything for the kingdom while among you, only God knows. But one thing I know I have done: I did fix the hinges on the front door so that they don’t squeak anymore!" All of us knew he had done much more than that; but how sad ...

17. More Than Meets The Eye

Luke 17:1-10

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King Duncan

... there and give my life to helping those kids have a chance at life." (5) Faith enables us to do the things Jesus wants us to do. It's not a question of increasing our faith but rather realizing that even a small amount of faith can accomplish the seemingly impossible. Jesus wanted the disciples to realize that they did indeed possess the faith necessary to do what was expected of them. However, true faith always leads us to greater service. Faith is for those of us who would make a difference in our world ...

18. Mission Impossible

Mark 11:1-11

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... the struggling, sinful, stiff-necked [add your own adjectives here] church to be the "impossible mission force" for proclaiming the gospel to the world. Are we ready to be a part of the greatest team effort ever put forth to the world? We can stay true to our mission and accomplish all that God intends if we do two things: 1. Remember, we are part of a team. 2. In times of doubt and despair, recite the reassuring mantra with which Jesus sends us out on our mission: "The Lord needs me to do this."

19. When I’m In Trouble

2 Timothy 4:16-18

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James Merritt

... remember this if you are going through a tough time in your life or the next time you do. When you are in trouble, God is more interested in doing something in you than He is in doing something for you. Look at what God, through Paul, was able to accomplish because of his trouble. First of all, God's message was preached. Paul got a chance to preach the Gospel to a people and in a place that otherwise he would never have had. In every circumstance that you go through in this life, God wants to use you in ...

20. Don’t Stop Thinking About Tomorrow

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

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James Merritt

... condition—the goals must be God's goals for your life. As you set goals there are four questions you could ask yourself as you set these goals. Will it get me to where I want to go which is to a deeper and more intimate relationship with God, and accomplish what God wants me to do? Will it help make somebody else successful? Do I have to violate a spiritual principle to get there? Will it fulfill God's purpose for my life? II. Prepare For Action Now lest you think it's not biblical to set goals, let me ...

21. Good News about Faith

Mark 10:46-52

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King Duncan

... you, but I find that inspiring. It is also a magnificent example of what it means to live by faith. Their sighted partners shouted, “Left!” or “Right!” and they obeyed. So they succeeded. We all are inspired when an individual overcomes great odds and accomplishes extraordinary things. Some of you remember the story of Erik Weihenmayer. On May 24, 2001, Erik made history as the first blind man to ever climb the world’s tallest mountain, Mt. Everest. Erik, who has been blind since age 13, is an ...

22. We Are the Champions

Romans 12:1-8

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Larry Lange

... came up to Jack and said, "Hey Jack, I can supervise those youth when they cut the grass." No one volunteered to take the youth to the youth gathering. It was a lot easier to join the Nitpickers than it was to "present [their] bodies as a living sacrifice" to accomplish the ministry at hand. It was a lot easier to join the Nitpickers and tell Jack's story as if it were a story of a good congregation versus the bad guy Jack. But this story really isn't a story about the good guys versus the bad guys. The ...

23. Where Did He Get Such Authority?

Mark 1:21-28

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King Duncan

... For the Christian, the Big C is not cancer; the Big C is Christ.” (4) Jesus is the big C. That’s authority. Jesus genuinely cares about people who are in distress. This authority also comes from his willingness to do whatever is necessary to accomplish that which he was sent to accomplish. Any leader who is willing to give his or her all is going to gain the respect of his or her followers, and certainly that was true of Christ. That is what the cross is all about. Out of World War II comes the story ...

24. Making Your Life Count

1 Timothy 2:5-7

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King Duncan

... loved me and gave himself for me” (Galatians 2:20). Is that a truth too great for our little hearts? It is to say that if we will but surrender our lives, there is a source of power available to us—that can flow through us—and help us to accomplish more than we ever dreamed possible. William Speidel wrote in Reader’s Digest about the one member of his family that provides the go-power for their family. He said, “My wife, Donna, is the spark plug who makes sure the kids are up on time to eat and ...

25. The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning

Deuteronomy 34:1-12

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King Duncan & Angela Akers

... person looks back at their life as a series of blessings. What makes the difference? The ability to see God with us every step of the way. The second thing I think Moses saw when he looked back at his life was that God had given him the strength to accomplish far greater things than he could have imagined. As Moses stands on Mount Nebo and looks over the Promised Land he will never get to enter, we read in verse 7: “Moses was a hundred and twenty years old when he died, yet his eyes were not weak nor his ...

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