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1 Peter 2:4-12

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... a “chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God.” Here is a rather ironic twist as, again, Paul Stevens reminds us. The word “clergy” comes from the Greek word klçros, which means “the appointed or endowed” ones. But here’s ... will also do the works that I do and, in fact, will do greater works than these, because I am going to the Father.” (John 14:12) Wow! Do you believe it? “Greater things than I have done will you do”! Let me ask you a few questions. When ...

2. Equipping the Whole People of God: Penultimate Questions

1 Peter 2:4-12

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... a “chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God.” Here is a rather ironic twist as, again, Paul Stevens reminds us. The word “clergy” comes from the Greek word klçros, which means “the appointed or endowed” ones. But here’s the ... will also do the works that I do and, in fact, will do greater works than these, because I am going to the Father.” (John 14:12) Wow! Do you believe it? “Greater things than I have done will you do”! Let me tell you a story to prove ...

3. How Could We Possibly Forget?

Ephesians 1:15-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... and Steven went on a road trip. Steven took his Bible along; Allan took his drugs. But Steven’s newfound happiness was so noticeable that Allan asked him what drug he was on. Steven suggested that Allan read the Gospel of John. When Allan read John 3: ... that God is for everyone.” (8) "I am evidence that God is for everyone.” The Apostle Paul could have written those very words. That was the secret to Paul’s overflowing, never-ending thankfulness and his joy. If we choose, we can make every day ...

4. Living to Please God

1 Thessalonians 2:1-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... tape recording playbacks, but still they couldn’t determine which letter had been pronounced. Finally the chief judge, John Lloyd, put the question to the only person who knew the answer. He asked Rosalie, “Was the ... Paul cared. In 1821, a young lawyer named Thaddeus Stevens took on the case of a slave owner whose slave, Charity Butler, had run away. Stevens argued successfully for the prosecution, and Butler was returned to her slave owner. Case won. According to the standards of his profession, Stevens ...

5. What’s the Good Word?

John 1:1-18

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... Steven Seymour mistranslated one of the President’s words of greetings to the Polish people. When the President indicated that he had a desire for something, poor Steven ... wiping out that human being’s own humanity. So in II Corinthians, the apostle Paul says, “...in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their ... his glory, the glory as of a father’s only son, full of grace and truth.” (John 1:14) I write this sermon on a portable laptop computer while sitting in my study high ...

6. Life As An Investment

Matthew 25:14-30

Sermon

Donald Dotterer

... will have what he has been given taken away from him." Steven Jobs is the man who founded the enormously successful company called Apple Computer. Jobs decided that Mr. John Sculley was the man needed to help him fulfill his dream ... person allows the dark and sinful side of his personality to control him, that person can expect nothing but a harvest of trouble. This is what Paul means when he speaks of "sowing to the flesh." But on the other hand, if a person keeps walking in the way of the Spirit, then ...

7. Now is the Day of Salvation

2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10

Sermon

King Duncan

... such urgency. The first has to do with the brevity of life. Steven Curtis Chapman put it this way in his song, “The Next Five Minutes.” “Right now . . . ... ’s crucifixion is mentioned in every book of the New Testament except Philemon, 2 John, and 3 John. That is a statement about the centrality of the cross in the New Testament. The ... the BBC. But we have a far greater announcement to make than the BBC. St. Paul writes, “We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through ...

8. Tomb for Sale

Luke 7:11-17

Sermon

George Bass

... year, photographs of John Tobias embracing his brother, Paul, whom he had not seen for twenty-seven years, were printed in newspapers across the country. The two brothers met at the airport at Fort Worth on Thanksgiving evening; John’s joy radiates ... John seems to have gained a new lease on life when he was reunited with his brother - the photo reveals - as his son, Steven, looked on. But suddenly the reunion was shattered when the twelve-year-old son collapsed and died. Awful as Steven’s death was, John ...

9. Body

2 Corinthians 4:1-18

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

... . A. Vanhoye; BETL 73; Leuven: Leuven University Press, 1986), pp. 120–43. Although for the most part v. 11 merely explains v. 10 in other words, it does add the idea that Paul is being given over to death. The same verb is used of Jesus’ being “given over” (cf. Rom. 4:25; 8:32; 1 Cor. 11:23; Gal. 2:20). 4:12 Steven J. Kraftchick argues that in 2 Corinthians the death and resurrection of Jesus is a “generative metaphor” (“Death in Us, Life in You: The Apostolic Medium,” in Hay, ed., Pauline ...

10. Do You Know How to Listen?

Mark 9:2-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... was too painful for this mother to process, and so she simply tuned it out. Paul Tillich, noted theologian of a past generation, once wrote these important words, “The first duty ... day as she was busy with her “KP” duty, her middle son, three-year-old Steven, was playing nearby. Being a conscientious mother, Star’s ears were tuned to her son ... magnificent scene on the Mount of Transfiguration. Our Master took Peter, James and John with him up a high mountain where they were all alone. There Christ ...

11. The Faith of a Saint

Luke 6:17-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... the Beatitudes. The eminent twentieth century theologian Paul Tillich once noted that readers and students of the New Testament often find that it is not the refined argument of Paul or the mystical wisdom of John, but the simple sayings of Jesus, ... definitely had one convert. Shavad Jones, his attacker, was released from prison and, only several days after his release, was killed. Steven McDonald's third grade son, Connor, went to his teacher after he heard his father's assailant had been killed and asked ...

12. Castaway

2 Corinthians 5:18-21

Sermon

James Merritt

... of Luke is devoted to the death of Jesus; fully one-half of the gospel of John relates someway and somehow to the death of Jesus Christ. Now why in all four gospels ... with God. III. God Delegates Reconciliation To His Saints Three times in this passage Paul talks about the fact that we have been given the responsibility of reconciling others ... call perhaps the greatest engineering accomplishment in the history of the world. Steven Ambrose wrote about this engineering feat in a great book entitled Nothing ...

13. Getting It Right

Romans 5:1-8

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... the Chicago Tribune. One evening, after allegedly drinking 10 beers, Steven Glenn, 38, of Plainfield, Ill., thought it would be a good idea to light a 10- ... from the blame or guilt of sin through forgiveness. And all three apply. First, in John 3:17 Jesus says, "God did not send the Son into the world to condemn ... to us, leads to some later triumph. B. But even if it doesn't, there's still Good News. Paul tells us that even when we see no beneficial results, at least with God's help we can keep ...

14. Kissing Cousins (Father's Day)

2 Corinthians 13:11-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... ll know we are Christians by our love.” But they lived it out. Pastor Steven M. Conger tells about a question that the head coach at Gilman High School ... to be thinking about the next guy and saying to himself: If I don’t block that man, Paul is going to get his legs broken. I have to do my job well in order that he ... . But where did love come from in the first place? It came from the heart of God. In I John 4 we read, “Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has ...

15. How to Hug

Romans 13:8-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... on these two commandments” (Matthew 22:37-40). Let’s consider for a few moments what St. Paul is saying to us in this passage about love. First of all, it is important to note ... committed were the product of that kind of misguided faith. An atheist named Steven Weinberg puts it like this: “Good people do good things, and bad people ... on how well we loved. This is what life is about, love. In a recent sermon, Pastor John Ortberg told about an 8-year-old boy who was kind of a nerdy, clumsy, chubby kid. ...

16. Free Living Water for All

Exodus 17:1-7

Sermon

Arley K. Fadness

... you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and the Spirit" (John 3:5). We are very thirsty creatures. Our thirsts are many and varied. We thirst for true ... , how sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me." Steven L. McKinley, pastor of House and Prayer Lutheran Church, Richfield, ... Samaritan woman asks for this living water. Jesus tells her he is the living water. The Apostle Paul in 1 Corinthians 10:2-4 allegorizes the Israelite story and sees Jesus as the "spiritual rock": "... ...

17. Get the Garbage Out!

Matthew 3:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... first Christian sermon (Acts 2:38). Repent was the first word in the mouth of the Apostle Paul through his ministry (Acts 26:19-20). (3) “Repent” is a critical word, yet you almost never ... for us—it smashes our heart open, and we fall in love with God all over again. So, that’s John the Baptist’s message to us on this Second Sunday in Advent. The kingdom of God is near. God is ... org/articles/thoughts-on-jesuss-demand-to-repent. 5. Steven Richards-Price, “Excuse Me, Where Does the Trail Start?” ...

18. Don't Forget Your Ticket

2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2, Luke 14:15-24

Sermon

King Duncan

... just been placed in your hand. Open it and read. On it you will read John 3:16, ˜For God so loved the world that He gave his only begotten Son ... Paul is writing to the Corinthians, many of whom had come to Christ and the Church from very unchristian life styles. Paul assures them that they are acceptable to God because of what God has done for them in Christ. "For God took the sinless Christ," St. Paul ... datelined Atlantic City that begins like this: "The Rev. Steven Siniari is on his knees, but he is not ...

19. Hooray for Humility!

Philippians 2:1-11

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

My husband John tells of ... - came downstairs in his sweatshirt and bedroom slippers one morning and said: "Mamma, I have a little new idea." Paul says, in the text, "Think just as Jesus thought" - and he humbled himself. There is a beautiful story concerning ... , communion, speaking in tongues, the gender of the clergy, the raising of the budget, or what color of new carpet to buy. Steven McNeil used to tell about two of the blind men whom Jesus healed. They met one day and started talking - comparing notes ...

20. Be Careful What You Ask For

Mark 10:35-45

Sermon

King Duncan

... Kingdom is also a request to share in his suffering since the one is a requisite to the other. Paul makes the same point in Romans 8:17: “Now if we are children, then we are heirs--heirs of God ... whom Christ loves will be blown away by the wind. It will never be forgotten. Jesus asked James and John, “Can you drink the cup I drink or be baptized with the baptism I am baptized with?” A few ... Steven Spielberg: Master Storyteller, p. 101. Cited in David Bruce, 250 Anecdotes About Religion (Kindle Edition).

21. Stop in the Name of Love

Matthew 3:13-17

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... baptized, you belong to a spiritual family that stretches across time and space, from every nation and language and culture. The Apostle Paul is a man whose life was completely transformed by the power of Jesus. He went from being a violent persecutor of Christians ... for us. 1. Bathroom Readers' Institute. Uncle John's Endlessly Engrossing Bathroom Reader (Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Annual) (Kindle Locations 5535-5539). Portable Press. Kindle Edition. 2. Steven R. Mosley, Glimpses of God (Sisters, Oregon ...

22. Blood Sprinkled On A Modern Altar

Exodus 24:3-8, Mark 14:12-16, 22-26, Hebrews 9:11-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... disciples. Or with Paul and the Apostles, as they sought to interpret for the early church the meaning of Christ’s life, death and resurrection. If St. Paul were here, however, he ... was the classic unethical attorney. Jesus is our advocate, our attorney, says the writer of I John. If anybody needs a good lawyer when standing before a holy God, it is you and ... . “Geography Lesson,” Herald of Holiness, February 1996, p. 2. 2. Steven R. Mosley, Glimpses of God (Sisters, Oregon: Questar Publishers, Inc., 1990 ...

23. When Is Enough...Enough?

Mark 10:17-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... life. Again, what is it that comes first in your life? In many people’s minds Paul Tillich was the twentieth century’s most perceptive theologian. Tillich once said that whatever is our ... faith in God. But it can happen. And when it does, we must choose God. Leadership guru John Maxwell notes that there are only a handful of important decisions people need to make in ... craving for material success taking you from Jesus as well? 1. Steven Carter and Julia Sokol (New York: Willard Books, Random House, Inc ...

24. The “Sad-You-See” Syndrome

Mark 12:18-27

Sermon

Michael Milton

... so rational that you miss the central truth of the gospel. How does it happen? Unbelief. Paul wrote about this situation in 1 Corinthians 2. Yet among the mature we do impart wisdom ... the movie Schindler’s List. Based on the novel by Thomas Keneally, Steven Spielberg’s movie tells the compelling true story of the German businessman ... , for our Savior said, “…‘If anyone keeps my word, he will never taste death’” (John 8:52). In Jesus there is strength for those whose unbelief has denied them access ...

25. If We Had Known You Were Going To Win . . .

Acts 10:34-43

Sermon

King Duncan

... whole world. You want everyone to know, as John 3: 16 tells us, “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son ... Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” Missionary Paul Bell tells about leading an elderly, illiterate man to Christ. The old man couldn’t read or write, but he memorized John 3:16, and the first verse of the hymn ... 41-42. 10. W. Herschel Ford, Simple Sermons from the Gospel of John, vol. 2, (Grand Rapids, Mich: Zondervan Press, 1958), p. 223. Cited in ...

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1. Being A Man of God

1 Peter 2:4-12

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

2. Equipping the Whole People of God: Penultimate Questions

1 Peter 2:4-12

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... a “chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God.” Here is a rather ironic twist as, again, Paul Stevens reminds us. The word “clergy” comes from the Greek word klçros, which means “the appointed or endowed” ones. But here’s the ... will also do the works that I do and, in fact, will do greater works than these, because I am going to the Father.” (John 14:12) Wow! Do you believe it? “Greater things than I have done will you do”! Let me tell you a story to prove ...

3. How Could We Possibly Forget?

Ephesians 1:15-23

Sermon

King Duncan