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1. For a Nineteen-year-old Who Died of Cancer

Mark 15:1-15

Eulogy

Arthur H. Kolsti

... an uncle, a sister, a close friend, and a neighbor/employer. These were prepared prior to the service and delivered to the pastor. The aim of the meditation was to bring everything together, provide a theological perspective, and seal the service with a word of hope. Thank you William, Susan, Adam, and Jonathan. You have, through your words, made Scott present to us. In your words we could hear him, see him, recognize him, and say "Amen." There is a common thread running through your words. Whether one knew ...

2. Lent 1

Genesis 3:1-24, Romans 5:12-21, Matthew 4:1-11, Genesis 2:4-25, Psalm 130:1-8

Sermon Aid

... of your redeeming grace; through Jesus Christ our Lord. THE READINGS Genesis 2:7-9, 15-17; 3:1-7 The garden story of Adam and Eve - and the serpent - shows us how quickly and how completely human beings got "out of control." They couldn't handle the freedom ... baptism, the water, the Paschal Candle, saw her infant brother baptized, watched and heard as a cross was traced on his forehead with "Scott, child of God, you have been sealed with the Holy Spirit and marked with the cross of Christ forever." As soon as ...

3. Body

2 Corinthians 4:1-18

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

... are made is the problem. Hence, in Romans 7:24 we find the anguished cry (perhaps of Adam after the fall), “Who will rescue me from this body of death?” On the other hand, Paul ... Adam (C. Marvin Pate, Adam Christology as the Exegetical and Theological Substructure of 2 Corinthians 4:7–5:21 [Lanham, Md.: University Press of America, 1991], pp. 77–106). For Pate, therefore, 2 Cor. 4:16–5:4a is a “midrashic type of interpretation of Gen. 1–3” (ibid., p. 126). On this, see the review by Scott ...

4. Imitating Christ's Humility

Philippians 2:1-11

Understanding Series

F. F. Bruce

... Carmen Christi, pp. 42–62). Pauline authorship, however, has been defended by M. Dibelius (ad loc.), W. Michaelis (ad loc.), E. F. Scott (ad loc.), L. Cerfaux, “L’hymne au Christ—Serviteur de Dieu (Phil. 2, 6–11=Isa. 52, 13–53, 12),” pp ... as harpagmos but as open-handed spending—even to death.” For the view that a contrast is intended here between Christ and Adam see O. Cullmann, The Christology of the New Testament, pp. 174–81; R. P. Martin, Carmen Christi, pp. 161–64 (Martin traces this ...

5. One Life To Live

Isaiah 42:1-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... were allowed inside. Everyone knew the players by sight; caddies were recognizable because they all wore white coveralls. Then, pro golfer Scott Simpson, a good friend of Max Lucado's, invited him to caddie for him in an exhibition round. For one glorious ... juvenile prison. At 17, he was removed from the prison and put in the care of an elderly couple called Mom and Dad Adams. The Adams loved Paul in spite of his violent temper and rough ways. They were always ready to forgive him and offer a second chance ...

6. Responsible Living

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... eat, for in the day that you shall eat of it you shall die.” (Gen. 2:17) Unfortunately they failed the test of responsibility. Adam and Eve had two sons Cain and Abel. Cain slew Abel in a jealous rage. When confronted with his crime, Cain cried out, “Am I ... mature is to be responsible. To be a follower of Jesus Christ is to be responsible. If you have read Dr. M. Scott Peck’s very popular book The Road Less Traveled, you know the emphasis he places upon accepting responsibility. Dr. Peck is both ...

7. Jesus Made Like His Brothers

Hebrews 2:5-18

Understanding Series

Donald A. Hagner

... Son as the archetypal human being. That is, Jesus is the true embodiment of humanity, the last Adam who realizes in himself that glory and dominion that the first Adam and his children lost because of sin. In him the words of the psalmist have their ... life” and Acts 5:31, absolutely, “Prince.” See G. Johnston, “Christ as Archēgos,” NTS 27 (1981), pp. 381–85; J. J. Scott, “Archēgos in the Salvation History of the Epistle to the Hebrews,” JETS 29 (1986), pp. 47–54. H. Bietenhard, NIDNTT, vol ...

8. Messiah’s Community

John 20:19-31

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... not function until they were divinely enthused in a similar, very literal manner. The Creator who breathed the breath of life into Adam in the first creation breathed the same breath of life into his disciples in this re-creation. The dead of the world were ... greatest expression of what the Body of Christ means is community. In his book on civility, A World Waiting to Be Born, M. Scott Peck mused that community was lacking in our world and hard to recover. Perhaps, because of the time that we are forced to ...

9. Boasting

2 Corinthians 11:1-15, 2 Corinthians 11:16-33, 2 Corinthians 12:1-10

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

... par with, and even superior to, Moses) as being foundational to his whole apostolic ministry. Elsewhere in the Corinthian correspondence Paul adamantly claims that his apostleship is based on his vision(s) of Christ: “Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen ... inscription (possibly fourth-fifth century A.D.) attests to the existence of a “synagogue of the Hebrews” in Corinth. 11:23b–29 Cf. Scott B. Andrews, “Too Weak Not to Lead: The Form and Function of 2 Cor. 11:23b–33,” NTS 41 (1995), pp. 263– ...

10. Boasting

2 Corinthians 11:16-33, 2 Corinthians 1:1-11, 2 Corinthians 12:1-10

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

11. The Glory of the New Covenant

2 Corinthians 3:7-17; 4:1-6

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

... sees the reference to the Lord’s likeness against the background of Gen. 1:26–27 and of Christ as the “Second Adam.” Cf. Hafemann, Paul, Moses, and the History of Israel, p. 424. We have seen evidence, however, that Gen. 1:27 was interpreted ... 1; 1 Cor. 15:27). On the present and future aspects of the transformation by the Spirit in Rom. 8, see James M. Scott, Adoption as Sons of God: An Exegetical Investigation into the Background of ΥΙΟΘΕΣΙΑ in the Pauline Corpus (WUNT 2/48; Tübingen: Mohr ...

12. Would You Like to Live Forever?

John 10:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... in this life? Knowing that our life belongs to a loving and generous God frees us to live with a generosity of spirit. Pastor Adam Hamilton’s daughter Danielle and her husband JT once worked at a hospice center for AIDS patients in South Africa. One day, the hospice staff ... /. 6. Sara Miles, Take This Bread: A Radical Conversion, (Ballentine Books, 2008), Prologue. Cited by The Rev. Dr. Scott Kenefake, http://day1.org/6617-driveway_moments. 7. Max Lucado, Anxious for Nothing: Finding Calm in a Chaotic World ...

13. Heroes of Faith

Hebrews 11:29 – 12:2

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... any of the other superheros of the comic books or cartoons. I'm not talking about the characters portrayed by John Wayne, Randolf Scott, Vin Diesel, Tom Cruise or any other Hollywood heroes. I'm about real people who have influenced us. Those people whose live and ... we are, what we think, how we act and react but most importantly, how we view and interact with God. The stories of Adam and Eve, Noah, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, of Ruth and Naomi, of Rahab, of David, of Peter, James and John; the stories of Jesus ...

14. Saint and Sinner

Romans 3:21-31

Sermon

Scott Suskovic

... . I confess that I am in bondage to sin and cannot free myself. Bondage — that word refers to that rebellious side that joins Adam and Eve in taking that bite of apple and wanting desperately to become like God. Though we are a saint through our faith ... apart from the works prescribed by the law. (Romans 3:24, 25, 28) It all begins today with the very first step. Hello, my name is Scott, and I am a sinner who is in bondage to sin and cannot free myself. But thanks be to God who has called me through the ...

15. Say What?

1 John 3:5-6

Sermon

Rick Brand

... Everybody knows what it is, but don't ask them to define it. When the Old Testament wanted to describe it, the story of Adam and Eve and the fall was told. In the New Testament, rather than give a definition, God sent Jesus and said that is what human ... of sin is never left behind completely until we are made perfect in glory. Sometimes sin is manifested by a kind of deceitfulness. Scott Peck, in a book called The People of a Lie, suggests that one of the marks of evil is that it will not recognize ...

16. The Spin Zone

2 Samuel 11:1-27

Sermon

James Merritt

... lust for power, sex, influence or money which causes you to sin which you then try to cover up. In the Garden of Eden God warned Adam and Eve about His "No Sin Zone" and they refused to listen, they entered into "The Spin Zone" and you know the rest of the story ... you tell two lies to try to cover. Then you tell three lies and oh brother! You are in trouble up to your ears. As Walter Scott put it, "Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive." As we all now know today, David's cover-up was ...

17. Who's Working In You?

Philippians 2:1-13

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... It doesn't make any difference what your answer is or how you answer it if you never really answer or adopt the answer to ultimate question. And contrary to what Douglas Adams said in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, the answer to life, the universe and everything, the answer to the ultimate question is not 42. The answer to the ultimate question ... . So, "Whose Working In You?" 1. Alden E. Lynch, Shoreview, Minnesota, Leadership Vol.21, #2 2. King Duncan, Time for Action 3. Scott Adams, Dilbert 8-29-05

18. A Straying Heart

Psalm 95:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... We can find the answer to that question in the tragic story of Cain in Genesis four. East of Eden, in a land of lost innocence, Adam and Eve started a family. They named their first son Cain and their second son Abel. Cain was a farmer, while Abel worked with the ... who is hurt when our hearts stray from the path of righteousness and justice. It is we who become restless within. Pastor Scott Hoezee tells about a cartoon he saw twenty or so years ago. The cartoon showed the construction site for the Tower of ...

19. Temptation

Luke 4:1-13

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... in the air to infect anyone, anywhere, at anytime. The theological way of describing that phenomenon is called Original Sin. As the Council of Trent in 1546 said, the sin of Adam "is one in origin and is passed on by propagation not by imitation." In other words, we do not have to do anything. We are all infected by it, simply because ... 115th General Assembly, Presbyterian Church (US) 8. Hodder & Stoughton, 1995. ISBN: 0-340-61787-X 9. Janice Scott, "The Nature of Temptation," www.eatonparish.com/lent1.htm

20. Sons And Daughters Of God

Romans 8:18-27, Romans 8:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... guess it depends how you define the word. Among those murdered in the Columbine High School shootings was a young Christian student named Rachel Scott. At her funeral service, Rachel's pastor read an excerpt from the girl's diary detailing the sacrifices she made when she became a ... , OR: Multnomah Publishers, 1998), pp. 23-25. 5. Yitta Halberstam and Judith Leventhal, Small Miracles (Holbrook, Mass.: Adams Media Corporation, 1997), pp. 57-60. 6. Anne Graham Lotz, Just Give Me Jesus (Nashville: Word Publishing ...

21. The Lord's Prayer: Deliver us from Evil

Matthew 6:5-13

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... am not preaching on the most pleasant or popular subject, but I think we would all agree that it is necessary to do so. Dr. M. Scott Peck has shared with us the insight that EVIL is the word LIVE spelled backwards. So Evil, in the sense that Dr. Peck shares, is the ... Haddon Spurgeon was asked, "What is the most important thing you have ever learned?" He replied, "That is an easy one: Adamic sin and the human tendency for evil." When I attended Drew Theological Seminary, I had the privilege of taking classes ...

22. God's Timing or Our Timing -The Tension of Time

James 4:13-17

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... known for a long time that we are not a patient people. God knows that most folks don''t wait very well (I think Adam and Eve first gave God this insight). God recognizes that so often our understanding of time is limited to the clock and therefore, is ... -sufficient--but rather to have the mind of Christ. In his insightful book, The Road Less Traveled, the distinguished psychiatrist, M. Scott Peck, has one word that he uses frequently to describe a well-adjusted human being. That word is "balanced." That is ...

23. Facing Fears, Kingdom Style

Matthew 6:25-34

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... happen. The realism of Jesus about facing anxieties with God’s help is reinforced by the 20 year best-seller of Dr. M. Scott Peck, The Road Less Traveled. In the words of the opening section he writes: "Life is difficult... Life is a series of problems. Do ... Shutt crawled under the No. 20 car of Mike McLaughlin, who races on the Busch circuit. "Joe Gibbs, the team owner, is adamant that we don't cheat," says Shutt, a relatively new believer who encountered Christ at a Christian retreat for participants in ...

24. The Fountain of Truth

2 Peter 1:12-21

Sermon

James Merritt

... has forgotten just how valuable this book really is. Don't just take my word for it. Let me just quote from a few Presidents of the United States. John Quincy Adams said, "The first, and almost the only book deserving of universal attention is the Bible. I speak as a man of the world…and I say to you, ‘Search the ... Best of Billy Sunday, ed. John R. Rice, p. 93. 3. Cited by Michael Scott Horton, Made in America, p. 25. 4. James T. Draper, Jr., Authority: The Critical Issue for Southern Baptist, p. 63.

25. Thorns of Grace

2 Corinthians 12:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... God’s help we can deal with any thorn, any obstacle, any heartache. Indeed, pain and suffering and loss can even bring us closer to God. Scott Wesley Brown is a well-known singer of contemporary Christian music. He tells of a time years ago when he was doing concerts in churches ... Publishers, 2005), p. 113. 4. Bill Teng, http://www.heritagechurchva.org/sermons/2006‑28.htm. 5. Mark Adams, http://www.redlandbaptist.org/sermons/sermon19991114.php. 6. John Gruen, The Private World of Leonard Bernstein (New ...

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