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Matthew 9:9-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... a change in your life--or do you simply want to relax in a hot bath? If you are ready for more--a true adventure in living--then Jesus says to you, "Follow me." 1. James E. Kiefer, http://justus.anglican.org/resources/bio/56.html 2. Christopher Carrier, "From Darkness ... 5. Ralph Winter, "Reconsecration to a Wartime, Not a Peacetime, Lifestyle," in Perspectives on The World Christian Movement, ed. R. Winter and S. Hawthorne (Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library, 1981), p. 814. 6. Luis Palau, Answers to Life's ...

2. False Teachers and Their Destruction

2 Peter 2:1-22

Understanding Series

Norman Hillyer

... . Marshall, “The Development of the Concept of Redemption in the New Testament,” in R. Banks, ed., Reconciliation and Hope: New Testament Essays on Atonement and Eschatology (Exeter: Paternoster ... . 10:13). In any event, the experience can be used to develop spiritual and moral strength (James 1:2, 12). There may be an echo here of the last two petitions of the ... a sow occurs in the Bible, although the picture of a sow enjoying a bath but then as happily returning to roll in the mud is true enough to life ...

3. The Scarlet Letter

Exodus 20:14

Sermon

James Merritt

... , saying, ‘no eye will see me'; and he disguises his face." (Job 24:15) Well, you can wash it in soap, dress it in a tuxedo, bathe it in perfume, and hide it in darkness, but God still sees it, and God calls it adultery, regardless of what you may call it. Adultery ... , p. 100. [5] Dr. James Dobson, When God Doesn't Make Sense, pp. 185-186. [6] Ibid, p. 187. [7] Charles R. Swindoll, The Finishing Touch, p. 105. [8] James Dobson, When God Doesn't Make Sense, pp. 188-189. [9] R. Kent Hughes, Disciplines of ...

4. Re-Gifted but not Returned

Matthew 3:13-17

Sermon

Dean Feldmeyer

... Times city room editor, James Barron, asked readers to ... only recently come out of the closet, and, in coming out, it has developed some rules of its own. Jodi R.R. Smith of the etiquette consultancy Mannersmith (yes, there is such a thing as an etiquette consultancy) says there are four ... was done by emersion. It was a symbolic bath which symbolized the washing away of sin and a rinsing away of our old life and our rebirth into a new life. Since it’s a symbolic bath, we decided that the symbol could be ...

5. The Light That Dwells Among Us

Matthew 16:13-20, Matthew 16:21-28, Matthew 17:1-13

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... but Jesus doesn’t leave us alone in the dark. Let us all now come forward to the altar, and be bathed in the Light of Christ. As more and more of you light the candles on the altar, may the light of ... Man coming in his kingdom.” After six days Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. There he was transfigured before ... S. Keener, p. 243. **Keener ***See also the Gospel of Matthew. R.T. France. ^The Hebrew version of the Bible renders the ...

6. Phoebe

Joel 2:28-32

Sermon

Warren Thomas Smith

... are believing women, and to visit those who are sick, and to minister to them in that of which they have need, and to bathe those who have begun to recover from sickness.3 So there began a movement whereby women of the church have rendered service which is beyond ... bright as morning sun on the waves of the sea. 1. James Boswell, The Life of Samuel Johnson (Garden City, New York: Doubleday and Company, Inc., 1946), p. 169. 2. R. S. Pine-Coffin, Saint Augustine Confessions (Baltimore, Maryland: Penguin Books ...

7. Thankless Jobs

John 10:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... day at the beach. The children were bathing in the ocean and making castles in ... always been people with a good memory for names: Napoleon ” who knew thousands of his soldiers by name . . . or James A. Farley ” who claimed he knew 50,000 people by their first name . . . or Charles Schwab ” who knew the ... . 5. William Barclay, GOSPEL OF JOHN. 6. BIBLICAL ILLUSTRATOR ILLUSAURUS 7. Charles R. Swindoll, COME BEFORE WINTER AND SHARE MY HOPE, (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House, 1985). 8. Ernest ...

8. A Powerful Sacrament

Mark 1:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... engage. For some of us this may be as simple as, “My dad always said . . .” (2)Writer James P. Lenfesty tells about an eleven-year-old boy fishing one night with his father. Suddenly the ... possible for the priest until, that is, they came to the water. You see, Dylan loved his bath . . . so, when the priest began to pour the water into the font, he was all attention. When ... 2005), pp. 22-28. 3. “Catch of a Lifetime” in Stephen R. Covey, Everyday Greatness (Nashville, TN: Rutledge Hill Press, 2006), pp. ...

9. Christmas Puppet Play

Luke 2:21-40

Drama

Arley K. Fadness

... my own personal river to swim in ... 500 chocolate-covered fish ... 17 large toothbrushes ... a large mud bath ... and, and ... (Frieda enters, interrupting Carl.) Frieda: Hi, guys! Whatcha doin’? Odie: Hi, Frieda. Carl and ... is the birthday of Jesus, our Lord. Carl: Oh, yeah. I almost forgot. Thanks for reminding us again, Frieda. We had just been to Toys R Us and could only think of our material presents. Yep, Jesus is the best gift at Christmas. How could we forget? Odie: Yo, Carl. I ... by James Donald.

10. Simple Enough?

John 13:31-35

Sermon

Frank Ramirez

... , the bloodiest single day in American history. Over 23,000 died. Photographs by James Gardner of dead bodies in the Bloody Lane or in front of the Dunker ... at this Last Supper what love means with the foot washing. It was customary to bathe before arriving at a dinner, but people walked barefoot or in sandals; so they would ... game. During the early days of the World Council of Churches, one of the delegates, M. R. Zigler of Virginia, stood up and made a proposal — that the Christians of the world resolve ...

11. Out of the Saltshaker

Mark 9:38-50

Sermon

King Duncan

... of women from Evanston, Illinois, heard about Martha, they jumped into action. They began giving Martha round-the-clock nursing care. They bathed her, fed her, prayed for her, and witnessed to her. Martha, who had not received Christ as her Savior, couldn’t understand ... www.christianitytoday.com/lyris/subscribe/leadership.html -- Monday Fodder 2. Source unknown. 3. Dr. James E. Rimmer, Brilliant, OH. 4. Dr. Gary R. Glanville, Romeo United Methodist Church. http://romeoumc.com/templates/System/details.asp?id= ...

12. A Reed Who Became a Rock

John 1:35-42

Sermon

R. Blaine Detrick

We have looked together at some of the favorite men of the Bible we have traveled through the Old Testament ... and in the last chapter, we entered into the New Testament in the person of John the Baptizer. Now we pass over the period of the life of Jesus: the coming of the promised Messiah ... the climax of God’s redeeming work ... the time of the Incarnation ... when God became man ... when the eternal entered time ... when the heavenly became earthly. Two of the twelve apostles of Jesus were chosen as ...

13. A Man Who Wanted to Burn a City

Luke 9:46-50

Sermon

R. Blaine Detrick

Another of the apostles of Jesus, the Messiah and Savior, was selected by our congregation as one of the favorite men of the Bible: John, often called "the beloved disciple." Like Simon Peter, he too was one of the "inner three" - the three disciples whom Jesus seemed to choose to be with him on special occasions. Jesus had a large group of followers; of those, he selected twelve. Of the twelve, he seemed partial to the "inner three." And if we go one step farther, John was probably even closer to Jesus ...

14. What Child Is This?

Isaiah 9:6-7

Sermon

James Merritt

A little girl came home from Sunday School as excited as her mother had ever seen her. She said, "Mommy! My teacher says I drew the most unusual Christmas picture she had ever seen!" Well, the mother took the picture from her daughter and looked at it for a moment, and was, to say the least, a bit puzzled. She said, "Honey, this is a beautiful picture, but all you have here are people riding in an airplane." She said, "What does it mean?" "Well," the little girl said, "It's the flight into Egypt." ...

15. Slaying the Green-Eyed Monster

Proverbs 27:4

Sermon

James Merritt

Channelview, Texas is a neat middleclass suburb of Houston. It is a typical bedroom community of nice homes, nice cars, and nice families. Competition is fierce in all sports, but recently the competition got more than a little intense—not in football or in basketball, but in cheerleading. Amber Heath and Shanna Holloway lived right around the corner from each other. They had been friends for years. Amber was president of the Student Council and Shanna was Vice President. Their mothers were also wonderful ...

16. Jealousy: Cancer of the Heart

Proverbs 27:4

Sermon

James Merritt

Channelview, Texas is a neat middleclass suburb of Houston. It is a typical bedroom community of nice homes, nice cars, and nice families. Competition is fierce in all sports, but recently the competition got more than a little intense not in football or in basketball, but in cheerleading. Amber Heath and Shanna Holloway lived right around the corner from each other. They had been friends for years. Amber was president of the Student Council and Shanna was Vice President. Their mothers were also wonderful ...

17. The Insanity of Profanity

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

James Merritt

A few years ago Time magazine reported an incident that took place in the State of Maryland. A truck driver had been arrested for drunk driving and disorderly conduct. When the police officers arrived on the scene to arrest the man, he became abusive. He began to use filthy and profane language, and repeatedly took God’s name in vain. When the man was brought before the magistrate, he was still using profane language. The maximum penalty the magistrate could impose for drunk and disorderly conduct was $100 ...

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1. Ready For A Change

Matthew 9:9-13

Sermon

King Duncan

2. False Teachers and Their Destruction

2 Peter 2:1-22

Understanding Series

Norman Hillyer

3. The Scarlet Letter

Exodus 20:14

Sermon

James Merritt

4. Re-Gifted but not Returned

Matthew 3:13-17

Sermon

Dean Feldmeyer

5. The Light That Dwells Among Us

Matthew 16:13-20, Matthew 16:21-28, Matthew 17:1-13

Sermon

Lori Wagner

6. Phoebe

Joel 2:28-32

Sermon

Warren Thomas Smith

7. Thankless Jobs

John 10:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

8. A Powerful Sacrament

Mark 1:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

9. Christmas Puppet Play

Luke 2:21-40

Drama

Arley K. Fadness

10. Simple Enough?

John 13:31-35

Sermon

Frank Ramirez

11. Out of the Saltshaker

Mark 9:38-50

Sermon

King Duncan

12. A Reed Who Became a Rock

John 1:35-42

Sermon

R. Blaine Detrick

13. A Man Who Wanted to Burn a City

Luke 9:46-50

Sermon

R. Blaine Detrick

14. What Child Is This?

Isaiah 9:6-7

Sermon

James Merritt

15. Slaying the Green-Eyed Monster

Proverbs 27:4

Sermon

James Merritt

16. Jealousy: Cancer of the Heart

Proverbs 27:4

Sermon

James Merritt

Channelview, Texas is a neat middleclass suburb of Houston. It is a typical bedroom community of nice homes, nice cars, and nice families. Competition is fierce in all sports, but recently the competition got more than a little intense not in football or in basketball, but in cheerleading. Amber Heath and Shanna Holloway lived right around the corner from each other. They had been friends for years. Amber was president of the Student Council and Shanna was Vice President. Their mothers were also wonderful ...

17. The Insanity of Profanity

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

James Merritt

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