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Isaiah 52:13--53:12

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... many, and made intercession for the transgressors. Good Friday is the Day of the Cross. Christians make a lot of the cross of Christ. I carry a cross in my change purse. I have a cross on a charm bracelet. My John carries a cross in his pocket. I wear a cross necklace at all times that my John gave me. I have a cross of crystal on my piano that my daughter, Jodi gave us. John has a wooden cross over his study desk. We have, in our home, a large, wooden, hand-carved, lovely cross that came from Oberammergau ...

2. Confrontation in the Temple

John 2:12-25

Sermon

George Bass

... Acts of the Apostles affirms, in telling the whole story. This incident sets the stage for what is bound to happen after Jesus grows up and begins his compassionate yet controversial ministry; a confrontation with the leaders of the Jewish faith was inevitable. John carries this further and places such an encounter at the very beginning of the ministry of Jesus. The Tree and Tomb suddenly appear in perspective. Jesus will die at the hands of the priests and scribes and Pharisees, not simply as a martyr to ...

3. Going, Going, Gone

2 Kings 2:1-18

Sermon

Curtis Lewis

... that Elijah would return. Even today as our Jewish friends celebrate Passover, a cup is placed at each table for the prophet Elijah in case he should choose to visit. In a sense, John the Baptizer picked up the mantle of Elijah with his ministry. Jesus himself called John "Elijah," which simply meant that John carried the same mantle. Elijah appeared on the earth one more time, on the Mount of Transfiguration. There with Moses they talked with Jesus while the disciples, in awe and fear, ran around trying ...

4. If You Are Looking for a Savior...

Matthew 11:2-11

Sermon

James L. Killen

... that he was the messiah. In fact he avoided talking about that, probably because he was afraid the people who were hoping for a military messiah would misunderstand and start a violent movement. As a result, for a while the followers of John and the followers of Jesus were two separate groups. We can imagine that as John carried on his ministry of preaching in the southern part of the Jewish nation, he listened with great anticipation to the news of the things Jesus was doing up north in Galilee. Then ...

5. Eternal Echo Of Easter - Part 1

Matthew 28:1-10

Drama

Esther R. Russ

... calmed; great love and compassion take its place. With a new motivation, Simon shifts the cross to his shoulders. He stands with the cross on his shoulder, looks down at Jesus, and then carries the cross out any exit that is convenient. h. The Choir sings the end refrain of "Weary Marching Up Calvary Road" ("Oh, let us worship him forever ...") while John picks up Jesus and supports him on his shoulder. The spotlight centers on these two, and follows them as they walk out. Two Marys follow behind Jesus and ...

6. Good Friday

John 18:1-11, Isaiah 52:13--53:12, Genesis 22:1-19, Hosea 6:1--7:16, Hebrews 10:1-18, Hebrews 4:14-5:10, John 19:17-27

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... next two verses seem somewhat disjointed, declaring that human hearts will be laid bare by the word of God. Verse 14 picks up the theme of Jesus as our high priest, the source of our salvation, which is carried through the rest of this passage. Since we have such a great high priest, let us hold fast our confession of Jesus. Gospel: John 18:1--19:42 The passion story according to John. If you have read Matthew's passion account on Passion Sunday, you may not want to read this extensive passage at worship ...

7. Palm Sunday

Bulletin Aid

Jack Brownlee

... had "the talk" with her mom. There were three talks really. He overheard his mom giving part of "the talk" to his sister. Part one was "embarrassing men by simply existing." Esther had this part down pat. "Hi John," said Esther, "helping today?" "Yeah, my mom needs this so full that she couldn't carry it. Let's go, Mort." They ran down a side street that lead, well -- away from Esther. Turning the corner they plastered themselves against the wall of the house, bundles and jar in hand. "Hosanna! Hosanna!" A ...

8. On Being in the Wrong Place

Mark 15:21-32

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... not marry since his great-great-grandmother had left a husband behind in England. They bore a son named John who was pretty much a worthless fellow. He had problems with alcohol, to tell the truth. One day a friend of his died and ... popular is the part that it is booked solid for the next forty years by applicants from all over the world! SO...you and I can’t carry the cross-it’s all booked up!! I doubt it! It seems to me that those folks in Corsica have gotten their Gospel mixed up. Our salvation ...

9. Freedom Song

Galatians 6:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... life's blood to forge out this free land. We dare not take their sacrifices for granted. Let's think for a moment about what the gift of freedom means for our lives. FIRST OF ALL, FREEDOM CARRIES WITH IT RESPONSIBILITIES. It has become a cliche, but it is true: Freedom is not free. Writer John Marquand in his book WICKFORD POINT tells about a fictional family named Brill. The Brills are an unusual family. They are living off the lingering reputation of an ancestor, known as the Wickford Sage. The Sage was ...

10. False Teachers and Their Destruction

2 Peter 2:1-22

Understanding Series

Norman Hillyer

... ; Gal. 1:6–9; Phil. 3:2; Col. 2:4; 2 Thess. 2:1–3; 1 Tim. 1:3–7; 2 Tim. 3:1–8; 1 John 2:18–19; 2 John 7–11; Jude 3–4). There will be false teachers: Peter uses the future tense since he anticipates a worsening of the situation (cf. Matt. 24: ... from the way of truth. And, as in the case of Balaam of old, who loved the wages of wickedness, they too are carrying on their pernicious teaching for financial reward, presumably by charging for it. 2:16 Balaam was recognized in early times as a notorious ...

11. God Doesn’t Take Vacations

John 5:1-15

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... whose eminent and widespread fame has filled me also with a great desire to know you? Why, then, are you engaged in such lowly amusement?” John looked at the man and replied, “What is that which you carry in your hands?” “A bow,” replied the huntsman.” And why do you not bear it about always strung,” asked John. “I must not,” the man replied, “lest when there is need that the arrows be shot with much strength at some beast, the strength be lost by excess of continual tension.” “Just ...

12. The Healing at the Pool

John 5:1-15, John 5:16-30

Understanding Series

J. Ramsey Michaels

... charge that he or his disciples are guilty of breaking the Sabbath. Most of his answers are based on logic or on practical considerations (e.g., John 7:22–23; Mark 2:25–27; 3:4; Matt. 12:3–7, 11–12; Luke 13:15–16; 14:5), but at least one ... amazed at this, i.e., do not be surprised at the present authority of the Son to give life and to judge, for he will carry out even greater resurrection and judgment at the last day (cf. v. 20). 5:29 Those who have done good … those who have done evil: A ...

13. Life Through the Son

John 5:16-30, John 5:1-15

Understanding Series

J. Ramsey Michaels

14. Praise to God for a Living Hope

1 Peter 1:1-12

Understanding Series

Norman Hillyer

... who bestows it. Peter elaborates the nature and the content of living hope in the following two verses. 1:4 A “new birth” carries with it the implication of entrance into a new family (Rom. 8:17; Gal. 4:7) and eligibility for an inheritance. Because for believers ... 18, 21, 25; 4:11, 25; 10:43. The fulfillment of OT expectations is mentioned many times in the NT: Matt. 5:17; Luke 24:25–27, 44–47; John 5:39, 45–47; Acts 17:2–3; 1 Cor. 15:3–4; Heb. 1:1; 11:32; James 5:10; 2 Pet. 1:21; Rev. 10:7. ...

15. The Vision of the Great Prostitute

Revelation 17:1-18

Teach the Text

J. Scott Duvall

... sitting on a scarlet beast that was covered with blasphemous names and had seven heads and ten horns. John is “in the Spirit” or “carried away by the Spirit” four times in Revelation (1:10; 4:2; 17:3; 21:10), indicating that his ... -inflicted gunshot wound. Hitler, the man who had ordered bodies burned in the furnaces of Auschwitz-Birkenau, Belzec, Chelmno, and Dachau, was carried outside his bunker in a rolled-up rug and burned on the ground. Evil always consumes itself. Jesus is the Lord of lords ...

16. This Spirit Is Not Spooky

John 14:15-21

Sermon

Robert Leslie Holmes

... through Jesus Christ, who died on the cross to take away our sins and rose again. Jesus says, "No one comes to the Father except through me" (John 14:6). If you want to know God, get to know Jesus. How do we know we know Jesus? Through the Holy Spirit, for we read, ... through some of life's dark valleys. We have come to the end of our rope and have found, somehow, new strength to carry on against all odds. Perhaps you have struggled against doubt and despair, and you have felt unseen arms support you when you ...

17. The Catch

John 21:1-14, John 21:15-25, Acts 10:1-8, Acts 10:9-23a, Acts 10:23b-48

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... be caught in the net and then hauled back into the boat. Once at dock, the fish would be sorted, prepped, and then sold. In John’s tale, 153 kinds of fish were hauled on board. The net is not discerning. It doesn’t just catch one kind of fish. But ... of Jesus goes, Jesus goes with you. And when you exchange a token or a gift with someone in the name of Jesus, you and they carry not only a bit of you with them, and they with you, but Jesus is there too. When Peter went to visit Cornelius, he didn’t know ...

18. The Fruitful Vine

John 15:1-17, 1 John 4:7-21, Acts 8:26-40, Psalm 22:1-31

Sermon Aid

William E. Keeney

... of a voice. It is produced by the breath, which is the same word in Greek and Hebrew as spirit. A spoken word carried with it the breath or life force of the person who said it. Jesus spoke with the authority of his person and thus carried with it the cleansing of forgiveness. 8. "Abide in me." (vv. 4, 5, 7) Persons who are in harmony with each other receive mutual strength. John has a mystical sense of life force flowing between persons. Where the disciples were in unity of thought and purpose with Jesus ...

19. The Fruitful Vine

John 15:1-17

Sermon Aid

William E. Keeney

20. Israel’s Ill-Placed Confidence

Amos 5:18-27

Understanding Series

Elizabeth Achtemeier

... now shall the ruler of this world be cast out; and I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to myself” (John 12:31–32 RSV). In the oracles that follow in this section, Amos will also deal with two other aspects of the day of the ... as he did for you in Egypt, before your very eyes, and in the wilderness. There you saw how the Lord your God carried you, as a father carries his son, all the way you went until you reached this place.” The harsh realities of the wilderness also made it an ...

21. The Stranger in the Manger

John 1:1-18, John 1:19-28

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... the "lily of the valley," the "bright and morning star." The bumper stickers and lapel pins proclaim "Jesus is the reason for the season." We know Jesus, for crying out loud! We carry him around with us. Jesus isn't a stranger to us (and look who's talking, anyway!) Still the words of this "man sent from God whose name was John" haunt us: "Among you stands one whom you do not know." In Auden's Christmas oratorio, "For the Time Being," it is King Herod, a thoroughly reasonable and ultimately practical person ...

22. John the Baptist: Parable and Prophet

Mark 1:1-8

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... make you a little angry, but causes you to check the signals you’re receiving and the response you are making. I’ll bet American Express would be surprised if they knew that they were robbed of $65 and another member to carry their Gold Card by that wild prophet, the forerunner of Jesus, John the Baptist. But they were. This morning, let’s look at this wild man. That’s what some would have called him, and we would probably have seen him that way. Certainly if he appeared today, we would think of him ...

23. The New Heaven and New Earth

Revelation 21:1-27

Teach the Text

J. Scott Duvall

... . Theological Insights The contrast between the two women/cities runs throughout this entire section. The passage 17:1–19:5 explains the judgment of Babylon the Great, the mother of prostitutes, while 19:6–22:5 describes the new Jerusalem, the bride of Christ. John is carried away by an angel to see both the prostitute and the bride (17:3; 21:10). The harlot sits in the wilderness, while the bride comes down out of heaven from God. The prostitute is dressed in purple and scarlet linen, adorned with gold ...

24. Worthy Is the Lamb Who Was Slain

Revelation 5:1-14

Teach the Text

J. Scott Duvall

... 1:29). The Lion is a Lamb! The slaughtered Lamb is alive by virtue of his resurrection and now stands exalted at the center of the throne of God, ready to carry out his heavenly ministry by the power of the Spirit. Teaching the Text 1. Human beings are helpless without a Savior. John’s desperate weeping reflects the universal response of people who realize they cannot deliver themselves from the grip of sin and the curse of death. We simply cannot save ourselves. For the gospel to have the “good news ...

25. The Day of the Lord

2 Peter 3:1-18

Understanding Series

Norman Hillyer

... be disturbed, if nothing seems to be happening in fulfillment of divine promises. God’s word is his bond. The timing of its being carried out must be left to him. 3:9 The explanation of divine delay? The Lord is not slow (the Greek word means to ... ), but it did not disturb Peter. He had been warned that he himself would not live to see the Parousia (2 Pet. 1:14; John 21:18–19). He is patient (makrothymein: see Turner, pp. 315–18; TDNT, vol. 4, pp. 374–87). The corresponding noun (makrothymia) is used ...

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