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Zephaniah 3:1-20

Sermon

Harry N. Huxhold

... were spelled out in song. Song as a medium of expressing hope and freedom, of course, is not new. “Yankee Doodle” was only one of many war songs to inspire Americans at the time of the American Revolution. During the Civil War in this country George F. Root wrote a sprightly tune for the Union troops. The tune was so catchy that a southern composer and a southern lyricist adapted it for the Confederate troops. Both sides boasted they were fighting for freedom. They gave voice to their hopes in song, and ...

2. First the Bad News...

Luke 21:5-19

Sermon

King Duncan

... (8) Why is worry a form of atheism? Because it stems from a focus on earthly things, on security, on self-protection. Worry is rooted in a self-centered life. From the beginning of Jesus’ ministry, he cast visions of a heavenly kingdom in which all people from all nations ... -most-counterfeited-brands. 6. Elliot Johnson, The Point After (Grand Rapids: Daybreak Books, Zondervan Publishing House). 7. George F. Regas, Kiss Yourself and Hug the World (Waco: Word, 1987). 8. Zig Ziglar, Better Than Good (Nashville ...

3. Paul's Longing to Visit Rome

Romans 1:1-17

Understanding Series

James R. Edwards

... to the Romans, p. 21). The word saints comes from Hebrew and Greek roots meaning “to be set apart” or “holy.” A saint is a saint not ... ). Additional Notes For a recent study of epistolary forms in the NT, see F. Schnider and W. Stenger, Studien zum Neutestamentlichen Briefformular, NTTS 11 (Leiden: Brill, 1987). ... . 1:22, 24. Nevertheless, a merely human understanding of Jesus is a misunderstanding of Jesus. George Ladd rightly says, “For Paul, only the Holy Spirit could enable a man to understand ...

4. The Spontaneous Routine

Luke 17:11-19

Sermon

Theodore F. Schneider

... those who love him." It is the confidence in God's providential presence, not the balance sheet of our accumulated blessings, that forms and feeds the root of gratitude. Moreover, gratitude and commitment go "hand in hand." Gratitude leads to acts of thanksgiving - the first thought and the first response - and thanksgiving ... Translator and Editor, (Philadelphia, Fortress Press, 1959), p. 345. 5. "Gratefulness," The Works of George Herbert, F. E. Hutchinson, Editor, (Oxford, Claredon Press, 1941), p. 123.

5. Why?

Job 3:11-12, 16, 20, 23

Sermon

James Merritt

... we remember occurred on November 22, 1963, when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. I still remember walking back from the ... informed on everything from Jimmy Carter's hemorrhoids; to Ronald Reagan's colon; to George Bush's hatred for broccoli; to Bill Clinton's haircuts. We get frustrated because ... meaning "all through the midst of the wheat, between the wheat, and on top of the wheat." The roots had become so inextricably intertwined that any attempt to pull them out would have torn out the wheat ...

6. Witnesses of the New Covenant

Romans 12:1-8

Teach the Text

C. Marvin Pate

... is the offering of our everyday lives to God. Poetry: “The Altar,” by George Herbert. The Welsh-born Herbert (1593–1633) was a gifted poet, writer, and ... , which is itself eternal and therefore belongs to the consummation of the age to come. (f) A glance at the lists of spiritual gifts in the three key texts above reveals ... objection can be adequately met by the next theory. 7. A. J. M. Wedderburn proposes that the roots of the idea of the body of Christ stem from the ancient Hebrew belief that one person ...

7. Finding Fault With God

Jeremiah 2:4--3:5

Sermon

Chrysanne Timm

... longer you live, the more you look around, the more you realize, something is f***ed up. Something is wrong here. War, disease, death, destruction, hunger, filth, poverty, ... on the résumé of a Supreme Being.[1] Some might be offended by any reference to George Carlin in a Christian assembly, since he was an avowed atheist. But it is safe to say ... forces that threaten it. For others, the fault they find with God is deeply rooted in personal suffering and loss. Whether it has been the death of a precious ...

8. The Awesome Power of a Mustard Seed (Father's Day)

Mark 4:30-34

Sermon

King Duncan

... world cannot be overstated. Many of the values of Western civilization are rooted in Jesus and the Scriptures. For example, all the hospitals in ... Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. E Every good and perfect gift . . . F For God so loved the world . . .” He says he can still remember those verses. Miss Emma ... for a life. Some of you probably saw the movie some years back, Oh, God! starring George Burns and John Denver. Burns played God. Denver played a grocery store manager named Jerry. One ...

9. Taught by a Golden Calf

Exodus 32:1-33:6

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... into an end. When we try to divert blame from ourselves, we’re deceiving ourselves. This is the trickery f deception, and it’s the root problem in many of our lives. Bruce Larson has told of visiting a halfway house in Western Ontario. It was ... said, “Stand up for Jesus; and tell my brothers of the ministry wherever you meet them to stand up for Jesus!” Reverend George Duffield, a Presbyterian minister, was there and heard that plea. The next Sunday he closed his sermon by quoting the stanzas of a ...

10. Eat And Live

John 6:25-59

Sermon

King Duncan

... serving at tables." Even that is not permitted. This is how the argument ends: "You must sit down," says Love, "and taste My meat." So, says George Herbert, I did sit and eat. (3) There is a part of each of us that knows we are unworthy to take the bread and the ... out to him. Rather, it is he who reaches down to us. As F. Dale Bruner reminds us, the "Eu" in Eucharist, as the Lord's Supper is often called, means "good," and "charis" is the root of our English word "caress." The Lord's Supper is the "good caress ...

11. Being the Lord's Instrument

Exodus 17:1-7

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... ’ve lost your influence; nobody pays any attention to you anymore. Unlike E. F. Hutton - when you speak, nobody seems to listen, Moses must have been plagued ... wilderness: to separate the Red Sea – to turn the Nile into blood, to bring water from the root. It’s a powerful symbol. Every life has some capacity, and to all of us God ... do by intentionally being about his business day in and day out. My friend, Dr. George Hunter, tells one of the loveliest stories about how this happened with one woman which ...

12. A World in Turmoil

Matthew 21:1-11

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... ) So says the account in I Maccabees - a story as well known to the crowd in Jerusalem that day as George Washington and the defeat of the British is known to us. Then came the Roman legions and freedom was gone ... . Wink goes on to note that this violent underpinning to society has its roots in religious traditions that are thousands of years old, and there is no ... Edward F. Marquardt, "Hey Sanna, Ho Sanna," http://www.sermonsfromseattle.com/palm_passion_heysanna.htm 4. ibid. 5. http://www.biblesociety.org. ...

13. A Memorial Forever - Memorial Day

Proverbs 1:1-7

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... Pharaoh. D. Plagues of every kind. E. The Angel of Death and the Passover meal. F. The march to the sea. G. Forty years in the desert wilderness. H. The ... Time." Well, that''s a nice way to demonstrate that, yes, time is important. George Macleod of Iona tells of a regimental boxing match during the Second World War. ... me who I am?" Having lost his memory, he had no identity. He had no name, no past, no roots, no history, and little sense of self. To have found a memory would have been to recover a person-- ...

14. Can a Rich Person Go to Heaven?

Mark 10:17-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... , “Holy Father, there was no other way for me to keep my loincloth.” (1) That’s how it happens. As comedian George Carlin has said, “Stuff is important. You gotta take care of your stuff. You gotta have a place for your stuff. Everybody ... couple of years back, a book came out titled Trading Up. This book traced the roots of some of our misconceptions about wealth. The 1950s were a time of increasing prosperity ... F. Holmes, Nauraushaun Pres., http://www.npcpearl.org/NPCPearlBlogArchive/000034.html.

15. How to Deal with Friends, Foes, and Fools

Proverbs 27:6

Sermon

James Merritt

... you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company." George Washington It is fair to say that there are people in hell today because they chose ... the hard-headed person who thinks he needs no advice. The term ‘ewil' has a root-meaning of "growing thick of fluids."10 This refers to the thick-headed person who ... is an empty-headed, thick-headed, hard-headed obstinate person who gets an "F" in the school of wisdom. The fool may be intellectually brilliant, financially successful, ...

16. Radical Love is Risky (Series: Radical Love in a Risky World)

Luke 6:27-36

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... were and ask WHY NOT?” Those words of George Bernard Shaw contain the sermon for today. Jesus blew ... . Jesus tells us how to get started. “But I say to you that listen, love your enemies” and here is how: F. Do Good to Those Who Hate You I have a copy of John Wesley’s rule hanging in my home office ... book The Cost of Discipleship, “We are approaching an age of widespread persecution. Our adversaries seek to root out the Christian Church because they cannot live side by side with us. So what shall we ...

17. She Had Great Faith

Matthew 15:21-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... he wasn’t being watched. Then very deliberately Spike stuck his nose in a bowl of chocolates lying open on a table. Then he rooted around these unwrapped chocolates until he found one he liked and ate it leaving all the rest. Aren’t you glad, Denn asks, you ... the chance to respond and bring healing to your situation. 1. Contributed. Source unknown. 2. Edward F. Markquart, http://www.sermonsfromseattle.com/series_a_the_counselor.htm. 3. http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/the-crumbs-the-dogs-got-denn-guptill ...

18. An Unholy History

Ezekiel 20:1-29, Ezekiel 20:30-49

Understanding Series

Steven Tuell

... of vv. 27–44). Ezekiel would certainly agree with poet and philosopher George Santayana, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it ... exile. For Ezekiel, Israel’s rebellion is, quite literally, radical: it goes to the very root of Israel’s identity, and back in time to the people’s very origin. Hosea and ... . N. D. Mettinger, The Dethronement of Sabaoth: Studies in the Shem and Kabod Theologies [trans. F. H. Cryer; ConBOT 18; Lund: C. W. K. Gleerup, 1982], pp. 11, 109–13). Together ...

19. “The Earth Is the Lord’s, and Everything in It”

Psalm 24:1-10

Teach the Text

C. Hassell Bullock

... enter (24:7) d. Levites ask the Deity’s identity (24:8a) e. Priests answer (24:8b–c) f. The priests, a second time, order the temple gates to enlarge so the King of glory may enter ... that it is God who did this (“for it is he who founded it”). The root word for “establish” (kun) means to “build” a house.[5] Psalm 8:3 uses the ... of glory may come in. Hymn: “Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates,” by Georg Weissel. This hymn was written during the Thirty Years’ War (1618–48), a devastating ...

20. Proper 12

John 6:16-24, John 6:1-15, 2 Samuel 11:1-27, Ephesians 3:14-21

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

Theme: God fills us with the Bread of Life for our bodies and our spirits. COMMENTARY Lesson 1: 2 Samuel 11:1-15 (C) King David has consolidated his power and no longer personally engages in the risky task of doing battle with his enemies. Getting up from his afternoon nap, he surveys his capital from his balcony, when he spies a beautiful woman taking her bath; it is Bathsheba, the wife of Uriah, one of David's valiant fighters. He has her brought to his palace and has sex with her. When she sends word ...

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