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1. Yielding to Spiritual Maturity

Matthew 7:15-23, James 2:1-10 (11-13) 14-17

Sermon

Thomas Lentz

Peter Drucker has conducted management seminars for both businesses and churches. He says, "Leadership is not magnetic personality. That can just as well be a glib tongue. It is not making friends and influencing people; that is flattery. Leadership is lifting a person's vision to higher sights, the raising of a person's performance to a higher standard, the building of a personality beyond its normal limitations." James is delivering a similar message. A person may profess to be a devout believer and may ...

2. Proper 8

Romans 6:1-14, Romans 6:15-23, Jeremiah 28:1-17, Genesis 22:1-19, Matthew 10:1-42

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... whose tools we become. When we yield our lives to righteousness we become the Carpenter's tools, building for eternity (v. 13). Outline: 1. Refusing to yield sets lives on a crash course 2. Jesus yielded his life to the Father (the cross) 3. Our choice yield to sin or to righteousness (v. 13) 4. To be a Christian is to choose righteousness because we have already been chosen by God for salvation (v. 22). Epistle: Romans 6:1-11 1. Sermon Title: Baptism And Behavior. Sermon Angle: Paul asks a crucial question ...

3. Our Common Life in Christ

Philippians 2:1-11

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... in Christ yields anything to stir the heart” Does it? What are you doing, how are you doing, how are you living to make our common life a true reflection of Christ, a vital Konia fellowship? Will you join me in praying that each one of us will be so yielded to Christ, and so committed to one another that our common life, this church will produce the kind of spiritual harvest that will stir the heart of this city – and reach out to the world.

4. Lent 1

Genesis 2:4-25, Genesis 3:1-24, Romans 5:12-21, Matthew 4:1-11

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... and sins to the point of total depravity - sin permeates his whole being. Because of this, he needs to be redeemed and reconciled to God that he may live as he was originally created. 2. The nature of sin. What is sin? According to this lesson, sin is yielding to temptation. It is disobedience to God's will: Adam and Eve were told not to eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Moreover, sin is pride - wishing to be God, not willing to remain human. "I" is the center of sin. Lesson 2: Romans ...

5. No Other Gods

Joshua 24:1-3a, 14-25

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... death on the cross. He is the ultimate example of wholehearted service to God, and his service brought life and healing and hope to humanity. Jesus serves as our unfailing example of someone whose inner person—mind, will, heart, soul and understanding—were entirely yielded to God. This was the source of his strength, courage and peace. And because of this yielded-ness, this wholehearted commitment to God, Jesus took on the nature of a servant and was obedient to death on the cross. This is how he served ...

6. A New Hope

Jeremiah 18:1-10

Sermon

James Merritt

... make." (Jeremiah 18:4, NASB) As Jeremiah watched this potter he noticed the clay was marred and he realized it wasn't the fault of the potter. It was the fault of the clay. The clay would not yield. Now the potter had a choice. When the clay refused to yield to the will of the potter he could throw the clay away and start on a whole new lump and just forget about that piece of clay, but that is not what he did. He kept the wheel turning and patiently worked with that clay. Listen again to those six powerful ...

7. Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23

Matthew 13:1-23

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... shallowness is the second stanza of seed failure. The thin, rocky soil of Palestine is the momentary-rush of enthusiasm by which a mob accepts Jesus’ message. The enthusiasm and excitement felt within a crowd mentality evaporates when good times yield to “trouble or persecution.” Those “sunny day” disciples are sun-baked by the challenges and confrontations of a combative world, leaving easy enthusiasts “stumbling” in the mid-day heat. If what the harshness of this world can dole out keeps the ...

8. Job's Third Reply to Bildad

Job 26:1--31:40

Understanding Series

Gerald H. Wilson

... assume that one can find and exploit this orderly wisdom much like the physical resources of the earth. The process is not easy, of course—it takes patience, diligence, care, and intelligence over generations—but with time, they believe, God’s wisdom yields to the scrutiny of the sages, and mastery over wisdom offers mastery over life. This is precisely the stance the three friends take in their dialogue with Job (and it is a view that Job probably espoused himself before his experience of devastating ...

9. Pentecost: The Neglected Factor

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... fruit-producing work in my life, and some times I’m not. Too often, I take control of my life, and that’s the reason it’s absolutely essential that we recover this neglected factor – the power to continue in the Christina life, the power to stay yielded to the living Lord. Our basic problem is that we want to run ahead of the Lord. We’re not willing to wait upon him, to receive his guidance. Impatiently, we move ahead. Thinking that we can make decisions and perform acts in our own discernment and ...

10. Lent 3

John 4:1-26

Sermon Aid

... :1-15; 1 Corinthians 10:1-13; Luke 13:1-9 The Trouble I'm In. Need: Trouble is a universal experience more or less, sooner or later for every person. The Lessons deal with this problem. Outline: In and out of trouble - a. The way into trouble - yielding to temptation - Lesson 2 b. God's concern about our trouble (v. 7) - Lesson 1 c. The way out of trouble - repentance - Gospel Gospel: Luke 13:1-9 1. Repentance is definitely the theme of the gospel lesson. The theme is supported by (1) verse 1: "At that very ...

11. The Lord's Prayer: Lead Us Not Into Temptation

Matthew 6:5-13

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... life and the raging battle of temptation with the resource of faith rather than the power of fear. Place smaller emphasis on our own human resources and tap more fully into the divine power God is more than willing to share with us for the journey. If you must yield to anything or anyone, yield to God and his plan for human life. "Lead us not into temptation!" Shhh! Shhh! Whose voice are you listening for at this moment? Is it the voice of the ETERNAL? Yes, listen for this VOICE. You will be glad you did.

12. The Devil Quotes Scriputure, Too

Luke 4:1-13

Sermon

... can eat"), next the devil tries to tempt him with power - power to do good. "You can have all the power you want, think of all the good you will be able to do with so much power." Even the church has felt this temptation, and has often yielded to it. But it is so tempting to think you might be able to shape the destiny of the world, change the course of history. It was tempting to medieval popes and their armies, to 19th century missionaries, to social justice advocates of the left and the moral majority ...

13. Decisive Battles With Temptation

Matthew 4:1-11

Sermon

Robert Allen

... which I think are important in regard to our struggle with temptation. I. Decisive battles with temptation are always fought within. We must not believe that every battle with temptation is carried out in the open for all to see. In fact, before any yielding to temptation is carried out in the open, the seeds of temptation have worked their way inside our hearts and minds where they have a chance to germinate and grow. The most decisive battles of history are always fought on the inner battlefield. Even in ...

14. Staying Alive All Your Ministry Life: Will You Finish Well?

Exodus 32:1-33:6

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... didn’t hint at irreverence, I would say, “The word became flesh.” “Let not your will road, when thy power can but whisper.” I yielded to him, I let go and I let God. I canceled my trip to Russia. I said to the Lord that I was going to ... to me.” The lesson? It is not out ability to do what God calls us to do, but our willingness to respond, to yield, to attempt what He calls us to. That releases God’s power. God called Ezekiel, “Stand on your feet” but then – as Ezekiel says – “a ...

15. God Subjugates Judah under Babylon

Daniel 1:1-21

Teach the Text

Ronald W. Pierce

... obligate the youths to the king. 1:14 So he agreed to this and tested them for ten days. As Daniel assumes leadership among his peers, the guardian moves from being appointed “over” Daniel (1:11) to a more passive, even subservient, yielding to Daniel’s request—with God remaining in control of all. 1:15 At the end . . . they looked healthier and better nourished. Literally, they look “good and fat of flesh,” appearing well nourished compared to those eating richer food. The result is not ...

16. A Prophecy Against Babylon

Isaiah 13:1--14:23

Understanding Series

John Goldingay

... it (52:13–53:12). Although the OT describes Yahweh as being all-knowing in the sense of being able to know all about us, it also describes Yahweh as learning from experience. It is through such a process that Yahweh concludes that creating humanity and yielding to Israelite pressure to appoint a king for the people were bad ideas after all (Gen. 6:6–7; 1 Sam. 15:11, 35). Perhaps the same is true of fighting. Or perhaps it is simply true of the idea of involving humanity in fighting, which Yahweh ...

17. Cain and Abel

Genesis 4:1-26

Understanding Series

John E. Hartley

... to master this sin that impelled him to express his bitter feelings by attacking another. In this warning Yahweh offered Cain the hope that he could control this impulse to commit sin, even though it was strong. Should Cain act wrongfully, it would be because he yielded to the desire of sin, not because God had rejected his offering. 4:8 Some time later Cain made an appointment with Abel to meet him in a field, a remote place that offered the sense of privacy. In the field Cain spoke with Abel, but the ...

18. Advent 3

Luke 13:1-9, Exodus 3:1-22, 1 Corinthians 10:1-13, Isaiah 55:1-13

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... 9; 1 Corinthians 10:1-13; Luke 13:1-9 The Trouble I'm In. Need: Trouble is a universal experience more or less, sooner or later, for every person. The Lessons deal with this problem. Outline: In and out of trouble -- a. The way into trouble -- yielding to temptation -- Lesson 2. b. A description of our trouble -- Lesson 1, vv. 1-2. c. The way out of trouble -- repentance -- Gospel. Gospel: Luke 13:1-9 1. Repentance is definitely the theme of the Gospel Lesson. The theme is supported by (1) verse 1: "At that ...

19. A Converting Presence

1 John 2:28--3:10

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... a weed could make a flower. Great sinners and great saints are made of the same stuff. That’s right. Great sinners and great saints are made of the same stuff. The indwelling Christ is a converting presence. Every aspect of our being is to be yielded to the converting power of the indwelling Christ, so we’re talking about a process that requires time, but how. That’s the question. How does it happen? Paul provides some direction. Listen to him in Colossians 3:1-4. “If then you had been raised with ...

20. Pontius Pilate - Adamant, But Acquiescent

Luke 22:66--23:25

Sermon

Carl E. Zahrte

... even now, you still send Jesus to be crucified when you join with the crowd to deny what you know is right. When you share in the prejudice that keeps people of another color oppressed, and tolerate the continuing spread of immorality so prevalent in your land, you are yielding to the crowd as I did. But I wasn’t through, yet. I ordered one of my servants to fetch a basin of water, and a towel, and there, in full view of all that crowd, I washed my hands and said, "I am innocent of this righteous man’s ...

21. Proper 6

Mk 4:26-34 · 2 Cor 5:6-17 · 1 Sam 15:34 - 16:13 · Ps 20

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... over Saul. Apparently there were close personal bonds. The Lord tells the prophet to snap out of his grief; it would do no good to mourn that which had happened and could not be changed. There must be a time of grief but that period of mourning must yield to the determination to tackle life anew. God wanted Samuel to focus on the new king, not the old one. How God judges. When Samuel saw Eliab, Jesse's oldest son, he was impressed with his physical stature and demeanor. God said "No! This isn't the man ...

22. Samson, the Bully

Judges 16:1-22

Sermon

Don Yocom

... break ropes tied about him. Again, he burst through the bonds. However, she succeeded in enticing him enough that he told her his secret was in his long, uncut hair. Being a Nazarite, he considered his hair a symbol of strength. It takes only a moment of yielding to sin to destroy virtue. And our text states it well: "He knew not that the Lord had left him." Samson lost out with God. Tolstoy once said, "The tragedy of our times is the lost consciousness of God." What about persons who once knew God, but do ...

23. Yahweh Speaks as the Master Teacher

Job 38:1--41:34

Teach the Text

Daniel J. Estes

... on in God’s wise plan than what we can understand and appreciate at the time. Yahweh makes it painfully evident that Job is unable to control the world, because that is Yahweh’s prerogative alone. Because Job cannot do what Yahweh does, Yahweh does not have to yield to Job’s demands. It is Job who will need to bend to Yahweh, and not the other way around. We are always creatures who live within the Creator’s world, so we must humbly accept our place in God’s sovereign design for his world. Yahweh ...

24. The Vocation of Leadership: A Prophet Among Them

Ephesians 4:1-16

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... speak to him, Ezekiel says. “As He spoke, the Spirit came into me and raised me to my feet, and I heard him speaking to me.” (verse 2, NIV) The lesson? It is not our ability to do what God calls us to do, but our willingness to respond, to yield, to attempt what He calls us to, that releases God’s power. God called Ezekiel, “Stand on your feet,” but then as He says, “A Spirit entered into me and set me on my feet.” We may express this second lesson in this fashion: God does not call us to a ...

25. The Image of Gold and the Fiery Furnace

Daniel 3:1-30

Understanding Series

William Nelson

... era who were being persecuted by Antiochus IV. They trusted that God would intervene miraculously in their day as he had in the time of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. But if not, they remained as resolute as those three, preferring to die a martyr’s death than to yield to the pressure of the king by worshiping idols. The author was not naive in thinking that God’s people would always be rescued, for it is clear that he expected some to suffer and die for their faith (7:21, 25; 8:9–11, 24–25; 11:33 ...

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