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1. Sick People Like Us Will Always Need The (Divine) Doctor

Matthew 9:9-13

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... I Here For? (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan, 2002), pp. 179 ff. 4. John Calvin, Commentary On a Harmony of The Evangelists, Mathew, Mark, and Luke (1555), in Calvin's Commentaries, Vol. XVI.I, trans. William Pringle (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Books, 2005), pp. 401-402. 5. Jonathan Edwards, God Glorified in Man's Dependence (1731), in The Works of Jonathan Edwards, Vol. 2 (Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson, 1998), pp. 6-7. 6. Augustine, On Man's Perfection in Righteousness (415), XIII.31, in Nicene ...

2. Jesus Destroys the Power of Sin

Mark 2:1-12

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... appearance to preach and teach, an unclean spirit pipes up in the synagogue crowd and identifies him as “the Holy One of God” (Mark 1:24). While Jesus successfully shushes that spirit and squashes a host of other demons into quietness, his attempt to stay under the radar ... responds with its own reflection, its own kind of bounce-back echo, of that divinity. Of course, the emanation Edwards meant was the person and presence of Jesus Christ. Each human being who encounters the Christ, who is transformed ...

3. How Can I Keep From Singing?

Mark 1:40-45

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

4. Submission

Matthew 3:13-17

Sermon

... take the faith for himself and be confirmed as a member of Christ's Universal Church. It is our hope and prayer that his life will be submitted to God's authority - that he will live out the meaning of his baptism. John Edward now lives his life as a person who has been baptized. That mark is on him. He may not choose to live by the meaning of baptism, but he can never erase what has happened today. He will pass through the innocence of childhood as a baptized person. He will handle the peer pressure of ...

5. Where Did He Get Such Authority?

Mark 1:21-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... he taught them as one who had authority, not as the teachers of the law. While he was teaching a man in the synagogue who, Mark tells us, “was possessed by an impure spirit,” cried out, “What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us ... in this man’s life, it gave them the confidence that he could make a difference in their lives too. Dr. Edward Rosenow, formerly with the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, told of the experience that caused him to become associated with the ...

6. Anybody Listening?

Mark 6:1-6

Sermon

William G. Carter

... in the hope they will listen. Of course, let's admit that not every sermon is worth hearing. On July 8, 1741, Jonathan Edwards preached a notorious sermon about the wrath of God. The title says it all: "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God." ... and confront evil wherever you find it. I give you authority to preach, although when you speak some people won't give you a hearing" (Mark 6:11). Isn't that striking? As Jesus sent his disciples with power and authority, he reminded them of the sure resistance to the ...

7. Remember Who(se) You Are

Genesis 1:1-2:3

Sermon

Frederick C. Edwards

... generation. On the way home one little girl asked her mother, "Mom, what’s an iron?" The children understood the point, though, that at baptism we are indelibly marked with the reminder that we are children of God. It is not baptism or the symbol of water that makes us children of God. We are all that from ... ! 1. From a sermon by Frederick C. Edwards, published by Liturgical Publications, Inc. Excerpt from Good News (c) published by Liturgical Publications, Inc., 2875 S. James Drive, New Berlin, WI 53151.

8. Characteristics of Christ That You and I Need

Mark 8:27-35

Sermon

King Duncan

... came to earth--to experience what it means to be human and to demonstrate God’s love for the least and the lost. Mark Twain once wrote a fascinating book titled The Prince and the Pauper. Set in 1547, it’s the story of two boys born ... and is forced to go out during the day to beg for money. But Tom dreams of one day being a person of distinction. The second boy is Edward Tudor, who happens to be the son of King Henry VIII. As such he lives the life of a prince, raised in the palace, wrapped in fine silks ...

9. The Family Was God’s Idea

Sermon

Gregory J. Johanson

... family in our day and time - ambiguous and needed, imperfect and hopeful, growing and struggling - is the subject of Edward Stein’s affirmative and open-styled sermon The Family Was God’s Idea. It was preached to the ... , with cycles of divorce and remarriage, the underlining of sex as only play, or a playboy and playgirl person-of-the-month centerfold mentality. These mark commitment as a mere anachronism. It is no accident that it has a strange sound in our time; and that quality of all kinds is ...

10. It’s Not about You; It’s All about God

Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... for Christians and how to think about God permeating every aspect of our lives. Here is how the famous American Puritan pastor, Jonathan Edwards, put it in one of his famous sermons. There is an absolute and universal dependence of the redeemed on God. The nature ... . John Marsh (New York and Evanston, Illinois: Harper & Row, 1963), p. 187; Eduard Schweizer, The Good News According To Mark, trans. Donald H. Madvig (Richmond, Virginia: John Knox Press, 1970), p. 96; Eduard Schweizer, The Good News According to ...

11. Come Home For New Year's

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

Sermon

King Duncan

... point in Florida. And he set out to repeat in America what his grandfather had done in the old country. He was more than successful. The place is called Mountain Lake Sanctuary, Lake Wales, Florida. Upon his death, Edward Bok willed it to the State of Florida, and it is now a major tourist attraction. This inscription marks the younger Bok's grave: "Make you the world a bit more beautiful and better place because you have been in it." (6) Can you imagine what this world would be like if every one of us ...

12. Let the River Flow

Colossians 1:15-23

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... as the Scripture has said, "out of his heart will flow rivers of living water." Let the waters flow. Dwight Edwards expands upon this fifth approach by distinguishing between the eat your vegetables approach to spirituality – people really DON'T want ... is right. We don't need to point out to people what is wrong in their lives they already know where they fall short of the mark. We don't need to tell people something is missing in their lives they already know they have a "hole in the heart" as the saying ...

13. About Kissing

2 Corinthians 13:11-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... letters, that is. The British and American governments were afraid that spies within the armed services might begin using the "XXX" mark to encode secret messages. Spencer lists some old superstitions about kissing: "If your nose itches, you'll kiss a fool." "A ... people in church. Generations of high school students have been assigned to read Jonathan Edwards' classic sermon, "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God." But Jonathan Edwards himself was a pastor in the hands of an angry congregation. He was finally ...

14. You Can Create A Godly Heritage!

1 Kings 2:1-12

Sermon

Stephen M. Crotts

... been three congressmen, thirty judges, and one vice-president of the United States. All this, and there is not one record of an Edwards in prison, divorced, or on public welfare. As Proverbs 10:7 says, "The memory of the righteous is a blessing." What If Your ... for generations to come! Certainly Paul, single as he was, developed a Christian heritage that matched his words. Timothy, Silas, John Mark, Onesimus, even the Praetorian Guards were a part of his legacy. And even his letters became the book we call ...

15. Maker's Mark

2 Corinthians 1:12--2:4

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... important sign to look for. In 1266 we find the earliest English law on trademarks, the Bakers Marking Law. Bakers stamped a mark on the bread, or scored and pricked the bread in a certain way distinguishing it from the products produced in all other bakeries. In England the maker's mark was required by law starting in 1363, when Edward III ordered that "each Master Goldsmith shall have a mark unto himself, and which mark shall be known by those who shall be assigned by the King to supervise their works and ...

16. In the Cross of Christ We Glory

Mark 8:31--9:1

Sermon

Michael Milton

... this mindset to be from hell: …”Get behind me, Satan! For you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man” (Mark 8:33). This shows me that I can go from soaring with the eagles in one minute to wallowing with the hogs the next. I have the ... to stumble over the paradox of it all, but that, too, is the glory of the gospel. It must be so. Edward Donnelly of Reformed Theological College of Belfast puts it this way: An especial characteristic of [the] gospel is the element of ...

17. Well . . . I Was A Little Confused

John 16:5-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... that Ed and his wife, Joyce, must have lived a charmed life, but that is not the case. Their life bears the defining marks of tragedy, for in 1959 they lost their beloved daughter, Karen, in a car crash. Fortunately, the Johnson family has a very strong ... is the primary reference point in everything they build; it must be consulted first before any work begins. That is also how Edward Johnson views God's word. (3) The Bible is the benchmark for moral and spiritual questions. The first question we must ask ...

18. The Lonesome George Church

Matthew 4:23-25, Matthew 4:18-22, Matthew 4:12-17

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... ’s text (vv.18-22) details the call of the first four disciples, a scene that very closely mirrors that told by Mark (1:16-20). From this point on Jesus’ mission and message will be carried out in the midst of a community. Although Jesus ... how your life looks when you hold it up to the light of the gospel of the God whose nature is to love of all humankind. --Edward Schillebeeckx, For the Sake of the Gospel (New York: Crossroad, 1992), 28 as quoted in Brennan Manning, Abba’s Child: The Cry of the Heart ...

19. It's Not a Snuggie Love

Mark 15:1-15, Mark 11:1-11

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... ourselves. The greatest theologian America has produced, Jonathan Edwards, liked to say in the 18th century that “It is easier to get ‘em to talk like saints than to act like saints.” (Jonathan Edwards as quoted in John E. Smith, “Piety and ... charged with getting Jesus out to Golgotha. Mark’s text notes that this Simon was “the father of Alexander and Rufus” — a detail that seems to suggest that those sons were known to the Christian community that Mark is addressing. If so, it would seem ...

20. More Parables of the Kingdom

Mark 4:30-34, Mark 4:26-29, Mark 4:21-25

Teach the Text

Grant R. Osborne

... those unreceptive to the kingdom. There is hyperbole in this because Jesus is seen in Mark teaching the crowds without parables (e.g., 1:15; 8:34–9:1); Mark emphasizes the deliberate “riddle-like nature of much of Jesus’s teaching.”2 The disciples still ... control and he is the one who will move the kingdom forward through average, sinful people like you and me. James Darrell Edwards III, who becomes Agent J (played by Will Smith), is one of a select group of government employees chosen to be tested ...

21. More Than Just Image

Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... pastor or religious leader who has been charged with fraud, abuse, infidelity, greed, bullying or abuse of power. Florida pastor Evan Edwards has been charged with defrauding the federal government to the tune of $8.4 million. During the pandemic he applied for ... for my sheep and look after them.” And every promise God has made to us will be fulfilled in Jesus Christ. 1. Mark D. Roberts, Dare to Be True Living in the Freedom of Complete Honesty (Colorado Springs, CO: Waterbrook Press, 2003), pp. 164-165 ...

22. Do You Know How to Listen?

Mark 9:2-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... people have ears that work quite well; nevertheless, they are very selective in what they hear. The story is told of King Edward VII. His grandson, Prince David, had a good relationship with his grandfather. Still David was a child, and adults in England ... , “Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah.” Mark tells us that he did not know what to say, they were so frightened. Then a cloud appeared and covered them, and a voice came from ...

23. The Sermon in the Supper

1 Corinthians 11:17-34

Sermon

Edward Chinn

... 1891, he was elected vice-president of the Curtis Publishing Company, which published the magazine. For 30 years, Edward Bok and the Journal worked for such causes as the better-babies movement, teaching social hygiene to ... the sufferings of Christ which had happened in the past. On the contrary, the sign of the cross was placed on that particular wall to mark the East from which Christ was expected to come again in power and great glory. Christians in later times would forget the original reason why ...

24. When God Was Nothing

Philippians 2:1-11

Sermon

Brett Blair

... gave up on the day he shot his first pictures. At 16, young Edward bought a camera and took 50 photos. Only one turned out -- a portrait of his sister at the piano. Edward's father thought that was a poor showing. But his mother insisted that ... we learned that love is tender. III Finally we learned that love is self-emptying. That is perhaps the most dramatic and most distinctive mark of love. That it empties itself on behalf of another. Paul uses this image by saying that God poured himself out in Jesus ...

25. Mary's Song

Micah 5:1-4

Sermon

King Duncan

... of emaciation, apparently in his middle thirties, and was shabbily dressed. His pockets were empty and there were no marks of identification upon his person. Store officials believe that he was trampled in the Christmas rush and crawled under the ... the most remarkable thing about this society isn't its technology, but its humanity; it has been planned as if people mattered. Edward Bellamy envisioned a future in which all people are treated with dignity and equity a future in which everyone has an opportunity ...

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