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2 Corinthians 2:12--3:6

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... certain how much God cares about our feelings. God appears to be as much concerned about the way we treat others in our world and the visions we exchange with one another as God does the way we feel about ourselves. God apparently wants us to expose ourselves to the public. Paul’s insistence that this reflection of the Lord’s glory is an ever-increasing event cautions against an episodic approach to this exposure. We have a ministry that is to reflect the ministry of the Lord himself. That ministry of ...

2. Exposed and Expunged

Mark 10:17-21 · Hebrews 4:12-16 · Job 23:1-9; 16-17

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... s what he was trying to get across to the man in our scriptures for today. We don’t have to try to “do” everything imaginable in order to attain God’s forgiveness, mercy, and salvation. But all we need to do is open up our hearts to God, expose ourselves and our failings and mistakes, and God will expunge them from our lives, and give us the gift of his love, acceptance, forgiveness, and redemption. It’s not about the deeds. It’s all about the relationship. Jesus is what I call a master of the ...

3. God's Verdict Upon The World (Looking At The World Through The Eyes of God)

John 3:1-21

Sermon

Brett Blair

... . We complain, rebel, work against the Kingdom of God. Death is all we know. Lives filled with the patterns of sin. These are the first things God sees as he looks down upon us, those whose deeds are evil, who fear the light because their evil deeds will be exposed. II. However, God does an astonishing thing. He brings the light anyway. He erects a cross of death that we might look up and live. He leads us out of the darkness. He loves the world and does not condemn it. He does not condemn you, if you do ...

4. Looking at the World through the Eyes of God

John 3:1-21

Sermon

Brett Blair

... darkness. We complain, rebel, work against the Kingdom of God. Death is all we know. Lives filled with the patterns of sin. These are the first things God sees as he looks down upon us, those whose deeds are evil, who fear the light because their evil deeds will be exposed. II. God does an astonishing thing. He brings the light anyway. He erects a cross of death that we might look up and live. He leads us out of the darkness. He loves the world and does not condemn it. He does not condemn you, if you do not ...

5. No Freudian Slip!

Matthew 6:25-34

Sermon

Steven E. Albertin

... out praising God! Didn't we say that we trusted and believed in him? But this Freudian slip revealed a crack in the armor. We still were anxious about tomorrow. We still had doubts about God's benevolence. And so we had to avoid Ronald Reed. He exposed our little faith. The truth is that our lives are filled with Freudian slips revealing our little faith. We nervously watch the daily gyrations of the stock market. We hang on every word spoken by Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan. We live and die for a ...

6. What the Storms Blow Away

Matthew 7:21-29

Sermon

Charles L. Aaron

... hallways by the windows. Those water stains were tattletales. The building was brand new. The building leaked, not because of age, but because of shoddy workmanship. The stains on the carpets pointed their fingers at the contractor. Any insistent storm peeled back the curtain and exposed a sin that no one could see in the sunshine. Matthew closes out the Sermon on the Mount with a parable from Jesus about what happens after a storm. The parable tells us about two men who each built a house. One is wise; one ...

7. Captive Free!

Romans 7:15-25a

Sermon

Steven E. Albertin

... this? We all are guilty. No one has clean hands. Then why does God command us to do something that he knows we cannot do? To expose us to the nature of our captivity? We are captive to the power of sin and there is nothing we can do about it. Our ... of humanitarian kindness, but when it comes to his relationship with God, he is more in love with himself than with God. What Jesus does next exposes that. He tells him to sell all that he has, give the money to the poor, and follow Jesus. Of course, he can't do ...

8. Lighting up Lent

Ephesians 5:8-14

Sermon

David O. Bales

... up in order to barely get by. Here and now — here in worship, now in Lent — can we be honest and ask how much are we pleasing God? How much are we trying to just please ourselves? Let God enlighten your thinking. Allow the Holy Spirit to expose your sins against God and your aspirations for God. God can use them both, and our admitting both is a healing and healthy practice. "Sleeper, awake. Rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you." The Holy Spirit polishes your life to reflect Jesus' light ...

9. Every Shot I Ever Hit

1 Corinthians 11:17-34

Sermon

Robert R. Kopp

... whatever, we can remember every word, act, and appearance of our faith. Unless we're being deposed or something, the truth is God gave us the gift of remembering who and what are important. And everything we are is in remembrance of Him. Everything we are exposes our relationship with Him. He remembers. He said, "Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when was it that we saw you hungry and gave you food, or thirsty ... or a stranger ... or naked ... or in prison?' " (see Matthew 25). He remembers. He is ...

10. Uncovering Cover-Ups

John 15:18--16:4

Sermon

Maurice A. Fetty

... that he plagiarized a significant part of his doctoral thesis. The cover-up was uncovered. Is it any wonder this is happening? It is precisely what Jesus predicted and promised to his disciples. The Holy Spirit, the Spirit of truth, will come and will expose the deeds of people, making known the thoughts and intents of the heart. This Divine Spirit which he would send from the Father, would convict the world of sin, of righteousness and of judgment. The Spirit will uncover what is covered up. Consider first ...

11. Deadly Sins - A Matter Of Sutton's Law

Romans 7:14-25

Sermon

R. Curtis Fussell

... knew were there. Actions take place, anger boils out of you; and then you wonder, was that me? Where on earth did that come from? Was that really me? Well, you know what's happening. We would rather not admit it, but it's that dark side of us getting exposed to the light. (4) It's a curious thing, but one of the most criticized parts of a Presbyterian worship service is the Confession of Sin. People say, "Why do we have to be reminded of all this negative stuff every week? It's just so negative, so gloomy ...

12. Jesus Knows Everything! Jesus Is God!

John 1:43-51

Sermon

Daniel G. Mueller

... fathers know everything. They don’t believe that as much as they used to anymore. Even more than parents, God knows everything. Better than to try to hide from our all-knowing God and Savior is to expose ourselves to him, to confess what he already knows about us anyway. To confess means, in its most basic sense, to expose oneself. The tax collector Jesus told about in one of his parables knew that God knew all about his sin and it was senseless to try and hide. So he confessed, "O God, have mercy on me ...

13. The Word of the Cross

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

Sermon

T. A. Kantonen

... s godlessness. For whom did men nail on the cross? A hardened criminal for whom there was no hope? No, one who had done nothing but good, one who had revealed the power of sacred truth, one who had radiated divine love. By his words and his life he had exposed the shortcomings of men, for he had held up God’s standard of what life ought to be. He tore away the mask of sham and hypocrisy. In the mirror of his perfect life men saw themselves as they really were. They didn’t like what they saw and decided ...

14. Light of the World

John 1:1-18

Sermon

William G. Carter

... Jesus is the light of the world. His light comes into our darkness. Let’s admit that sometimes we don’t want anybody to turn on the lights. There are deeds done in darkness that we don’t want anybody to see. The coming of light means everything is exposed. Light means we have to deal with the truth. That can be very painful. There was a priest in a midwestern city who wanted to help inner-city children. He wanted them to see something more than their own situations. He put them on a bus and took them ...

15. The Privilege and the Price

Matthew 5:13-16

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... tone of a community is dependent on the quality of its churches which are the factories of godly character and civic virtue. And so the question is, What kind of people are we producing here at Duncan in order to invade and season and preserve and illumine and expose all the areas of our common life? As a polished English theologian, Dr. John Stott made the same point with these words: “You know what your own country is like. I'm a visitor, and I wouldn't presume to speak about America. But I know what ...

16. The Heart of an Intimate Matter

Matthew 5:27-30

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... each as morally and spiritually malformed as Sasha is physically. We have been radiated with sin and pass on the legacy at every level. Sasha’s problems are more visible; because of self-deception, ours require a bit more self-examination to uncover. It was partly to expose the truth about us that Jesus gave the central teachings of the Sermon on the Mount. In each case he refuses to stay at the level of external conformity to the law of God but pierces to the heart. “You have heard that it was said to ...

17. It’s Humble or the Umbles

Ephesians 6:10-20

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... churches, their communities, their world. The “white coats,” perhaps naively, but still faithfully, wore the armor of their faith into a different kind of battle. They refused to actually cause the death of any other human being, and yet in doing so they exposed themselves to grave and ongoing danger. That is the same risk, the same challenge, the same promise, we are all asked to face today. To put our faith into action that isn’t just symbolic. It might actually be sacrificial, to go forth into ...

18. Uncovering Cover-Ups

John 16:5-16

Sermon

Maurice A. Fetty

... that he plagiarized a significant part of his doctoral thesis. The cover-up was uncovered. Is it any wonder this is happening? It is precisely what Jesus predicted and promised to his disciples. The Holy Spirit, the Spirit of truth, will come and will expose the deeds of all people, making known even the thoughts and intents of the heart. This divine Spirit he would send from the Father will convict the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment. The Spirit will uncover what is covered up. I. Consider the ...

19. Bible Wagon

Ephesians 5:8-14

Sermon

Dr. Ronald Love

... life miserable for everyone else. They can be stubborn and uncompromising as they trample on the defenseless. They have a scorched earth approach to life as long as it is not their garden that burns. We are the light in a world of bullies. We are to expose bullies with love and generosity. We are to counteract their misdeeds with our deeds of justice and compassion. Paul wrote in our lesson, and I quote, “the fruit of our light is found in all that is good and right and true” — good, right, and true ...

20. The Fourth Meal

Sermon

Robert F. Scott

... of the people there, and he had a way of meeting their needs and healing their relationships. In the House of Simon the Pharisee, when a woman of the streets washed Jesus' feet with her tears, the encounter brought out the woman's sinfulness; it also exposed Simon's self-righteousness and the smallness of his love. There was healing for the woman, for Jesus said her sins were forgiven; and there was healing also for Simon, as Jesus pointed him to a richer meaning of love. In the fourth supper, there was ...

21. A Daughter of Jacob

Matthew 15:21-28

Sermon

Richard Hoefler

... been repelled and shocked by this experience, we willingly accept an opportunity to change. Now there is merit here. For any true encounter with Jesus should not only lift us up to the full potential of being a new person in him, but it should at the same time expose us as we really are in all our ugliness. We can never really fully appreciate what Christ has done for us, until we have realized how far we have fallen away from the destiny that our Father intended for us. Before the new life in Christ can be ...

22. Forgive Us Our Debts

Matthew 18:21-35

Sermon

Brett Blair

... . Jesus said in Luke 12: “What is veiled will be unveiled, and what is hidden will be known.” Nobody is going to get away with anything. You thought that it was just Bill Clinton who got caught and exposed. Friends, one day you are going to be caught and exposed. Every unpure thought, every self—seeking act, every cruel word will come out. The whole point of the cross is to let us know that we all know so little about goodness and godliness that at one time or another we all play a role in this messy ...

23. Jesus Goes To School

Luke 2:41-52

Sermon

King Duncan

... OF YOU WHO HAVE CHILDREN OUGHT TO GIVE SOME THOUGHT TO YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES. Mary and Joseph were not ordinary parents. Our celebration of Christmas tells us that. Obviously they gave Jesus a marvelous grounding in the faith. Still they brought him to the temple to expose him to the great scribes. This was important business as far as Mary and Joseph were concerned. I try not to be judgmental about parents who invest hundreds of hours in making sure their child is on the little league team or the soccer ...

24. Going Hard against the Grain

Matthew 5:33-37

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... the wealthy sought to expand their holdings at the cost of the poor. If I am living out of God’s supply, then I can afford to be generous and open handed. Perhaps I can help a family keep their land and not starve, and perhaps the creditor will be exposed as a ruthless man. This is not about giving a drunk five dollars for another cheap bottle of wine or of paying the light bills of the chronically lazy. It is about having the heart of God because God has been kind and generous with me. It is about not ...

25. They Lied and They Died

Acts 5:1-11

Sermon

James Merritt

... is little fear of God in the church, and practically no fear of people or the church. Would it not be so wonderful that if the church today lived in such a spirit of purity and revival that any and all sin in the body would immediately be exposed and dealt with, so that we might maintain a pure testimony before a lost and a dying world? If I could just summarize this message, I believe the story of Ananias and Sapphira is meant to teach us three lessons: a lesson about honesty, a lesson about hypocrisy ...

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1. Exposed!

2 Corinthians 2:12--3:6

Sermon

Harold Warlick

2. Exposed and Expunged

Mark 10:17-21 · Hebrews 4:12-16 · Job 23:1-9; 16-17

Sermon

Lori Wagner

3. God's Verdict Upon The World (Looking At The World Through The Eyes of God)

John 3:1-21

Sermon

Brett Blair

4. Looking at the World through the Eyes of God

John 3:1-21

Sermon

Brett Blair

5. No Freudian Slip!

Matthew 6:25-34

Sermon

Steven E. Albertin

6. What the Storms Blow Away

Matthew 7:21-29

Sermon

Charles L. Aaron

7. Captive Free!

Romans 7:15-25a

Sermon

Steven E. Albertin

8. Lighting up Lent

Ephesians 5:8-14

Sermon

David O. Bales

9. Every Shot I Ever Hit

1 Corinthians 11:17-34

Sermon

Robert R. Kopp

10. Uncovering Cover-Ups

John 15:18--16:4

Sermon

Maurice A. Fetty

11. Deadly Sins - A Matter Of Sutton's Law

Romans 7:14-25

Sermon

R. Curtis Fussell

12. Jesus Knows Everything! Jesus Is God!

John 1:43-51

Sermon

Daniel G. Mueller

13. The Word of the Cross

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

Sermon

T. A. Kantonen

14. Light of the World

John 1:1-18

Sermon

William G. Carter

15. The Privilege and the Price

Matthew 5:13-16

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

16. The Heart of an Intimate Matter

Matthew 5:27-30

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

17. It’s Humble or the Umbles

Ephesians 6:10-20

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

18. Uncovering Cover-Ups

John 16:5-16

Sermon

Maurice A. Fetty

... that he plagiarized a significant part of his doctoral thesis. The cover-up was uncovered. Is it any wonder this is happening? It is precisely what Jesus predicted and promised to his disciples. The Holy Spirit, the Spirit of truth, will come and will expose the deeds of all people, making known even the thoughts and intents of the heart. This divine Spirit he would send from the Father will convict the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment. The Spirit will uncover what is covered up. I. Consider the ...

19. Bible Wagon

Ephesians 5:8-14

Sermon

Dr. Ronald Love

20. The Fourth Meal

Sermon

Robert F. Scott

21. A Daughter of Jacob

Matthew 15:21-28

Sermon

Richard Hoefler

22. Forgive Us Our Debts