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Luke 3:1-20

Teach the Text

R.T. France

... thought that the king had him murdered. The story became the inspiration for a number of works of film and literature, among them Murder in the Cathedral (1935) by T. S. Eliot (1888–1965), and the film Becket (1964), starring Richard Burton and Peter O’Toole. Literature: Murder in the Cathedral, by T. S. Eliot. In one portion of this play (first performed in 1935) Becket articulates his loyalty to God over political powers when he says, Temporal power, to build a good world, To keep order, as the world ...

2. It's Everybody's Business

John 1:35-51

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... where he was staying, and they remained with him that day. It was about four o'clock in the afternoon. [40] One of the two who heard John speak and followed him was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother. [41] He first found his brother Simon and said to him, "We have ... Basics Card" to help us talk about how to live as a Christian in the everyday world. This Sunday we have one more tool. Since we're talking about Evangelism and "It's Everybody's Business" we've developed a Business Card for you to carry which ...

3. A Peculiar People

1 Peter 2:1-10

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John E. Harnish

... Peter's first letter is full of mixed metaphors and overlapping images. He seems to get caught up in the emotion and inspiration of what he is saying and grabs every image he can get his hands on to make his point. He employs a well-known rabbinic teaching tool ... grace; yet long these multitudes to see the sweet compassion of thy face. O Master, from the mountainside make haste to heal these hearts of pain; among the restless throngs abide, O tread the city streets again. Till all the world shall learn thy ...

4. Shaped By The Fire

Acts 2:1-21

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... mean?" [13] But others sneered and said, "They are filled with new wine." [14] But Peter, standing with the eleven, raised his voice and addressed them, "Men of Judea and all ... I say. [15] Indeed, these are not drunk, as you suppose, for it is only nine o'clock in the morning. [16] No, this is what was spoken through the prophet Joel: [17 ... Holy Spirit we can be perfected. Jesus is the artisan. The fire of the Holy Spirit is His tool to shape us. All we have to do is put ourselves into the hands of the Master ...

5. Shaped By The Fire

Acts 2:1-21

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

6. Shaped By the Fire

Acts 2:1-21

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

7. Christmas Grass and Easter Tinsel

Luke 2:1-14 (15-20)

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Cynthia Cowen

... of pastel colors. * Clue: They are used during two different seasons. * Song clue: "O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, how pretty are your branches." * Song clue: "Here comes Peter Cottontail, hopping down the bunny trail." Can you guess what they are? ... without passing through Good Friday. Its symbols (cross, crown of thorns, and nails) are the ordinary made extraordinary. Tools of death, yet tools of life. The Christmas manger and Calvary's cross are twin parts of God's salvation plan. Whenever the ...

8. Easter Sunday

Luke 24:33-41 · Psalm 23 · Acts 4:33-36

Bulletin Aid

Jack Brownlee

... praise to God. PRAYERS FOR BREAD AND CUP THE DISTRIBUTION Dismissal L: Keep us on the search, O God, as we leave this place. Renew us with thy Holy Spirit. Make us disciples. P: Let ... the temple. Thursday, Joseph sold more of his belongings. None of his father's tools, but much of the baggage that had slowed him down the day he left ... and I give my all to you." Peter dropped the money bag on the floor and took Joseph by the hand. "Joseph, you are a man of many moods," Peter said. "We have seen you wondering, ...

9. What to Do When Life Is the Pits

1 Peter 5:5-11

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James Merritt

... It's always darkest just before dawn?" Lions most often roar just before dawn between three and six o'clock in the morning. Then we are told that the devil is looking for those "whom he ... of an advantage when they attack. That is why Satan's best and favorite tool is fear. That is also why God says in His word 365 times, once for ... and he will flee from you." But how are we to defeat the devil? We are to do it Peter says, "By being steadfast in the faith." You don't defeat the devil with fight. You defeat the ...

10. I Doubt It

John 20:19-31, Act 4:32-37

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... in at first. Yet, scripture says that John was the first one to believe. And that Peter was basically confused. And these two SAW the empty tomb. But, you know, there are a ... o life, and going to the same-o job in the same-o car and doing the same-o thing over and over again. We really like the same-o stuff all the time. Most of us would rather have the same-o ... a couple that you'll probably never forget. Humor and laughter are some of the tools we need if we want to be a Barnabas. Be a Barnabas. Be a "son or ...

11. Peter’s Net

Luke 5:1-11

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Richard F. Bansemer

... sinful man, O Lord." When Jesus Christ chooses a person that person is changed. Peter wasn’t merely saying "I’m sorry for not believing you." It wasn’t mere contrition for all his doubt and suspicion, for all the hesitation on his part. Peter was letting go ... we live, and the way we pray. We don’t catch faith as we do fish. The rod and reel and the lure are the wrong tools. Faith comes when we are in the deep, over our heads, and too far from shore to swim for it. Faith comes when the shallowness of ...

12. We Will Be Changed

Ezekiel 37:1-14, 1 Corinthians 15:1-11, 1 Corinthians 15:12-34, 1 Corinthians 15:35-58

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Lori Wagner

... the ultimate act of resuscitation. But God doesn’t require science, or a lab, or tools of extraction. God simply says, “I will put my spirit within you, and you shall live ... 15:26-27) Luke’s Witness to Jesus’ Appearance to His Disciples (24: 33-49) Cornelius and Peter and the Witness to the Gentiles (Acts 10) The Story of the Witnesses as Told by Paul ... come true: “Death has been swallowed up in victory.” “Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?” The sting of death is ...

13. In the Cross of Christ We Glory

Mark 8:31--9:1

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Michael Milton

... Peter. The fact that Peter stumbled on this truth was as necessary as confessing Him as the Christ. The fleshliness of Peter, the unwitting tool he became of the devil, had to be shown for what it was. Peter met head-on with a Christ that he could not understand. But Jesus could not let it go. He looked at His disciples, and made public what Peter ... the Cross? Are you able to sing, In the cross of Christ I glory, Towering o’er the wrecks of time; All the light of sacred story Gathers round its head sublime ...

14. Using the Best Materials

Galatians 5:16-26

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J. Howard Olds

... honest as the day was long. Things have changed since then. We now rent our tools from Home Depot and sign hundreds of papers to establish a mortgage. There are all ... be in improving the world around us, because we are, after all, the future.” Peter Gomes says in his book, The Good Life, “The success of every culture hinges ... was certainly not on my schedule. At four o’clock in the morning they came in to get the trash cans beating them like drums. At five o’clock they came in with a big chair to weigh me ...

15. A Time of Transition

Joshua 5:9-12

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King Duncan

... right now over that hapless inhabitant of the 1600s.” (4) Scary, isn’t it? Business consultant Tom Peters suggests that each one of us is an R. D. A. What is an R. D. A.? These ... about a culture in which we are all bombarded with hundreds of new “tools” every decade? (7) A time of rapid change can disrupt our lives, disrupt our ... came down. It’s like a member of your family dying.” Another nearby resident, Jayne O’Conner said, “I grew up thinking that someone was watching over me. I feel a little ...

16. Proper 19

Proverbs 1:20-33, James 3:1-12, Mark 8:27-30, Mark 8:31--9:1

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... it come from outside. 3. Satan (v. 33). For Jesus, Satan was a reality. He was personified in Peter by rebuking Jesus for his plan to suffer and die. This was God's plan to redeem the ... could be Satan's spokesman, it indicates that all Christians are subject to serving as Satan's tools. Satan can exist, speak and work in a church. 4. Come (v. 34).How does one come ... 116; Psalm 116:1-8 Prayer Of The Day: O God, you declare your almighty power chiefly in showing mercy and pity. Grant us the fullness of your grace ...

17. The Writing on the Wall

Daniel 5:1-31

Teach the Text

Ronald W. Pierce

... . Though they are unaware of the purpose of the gifts when given, each item ends up being an essential tool on their journey. The sword given to Peter is used in his battle with the evil witch Jadis; the enchanted horn for Susan summons her brother to ... the third highest ruler in the kingdom. The NIV is correct in understanding Daniel’s position to be one of rank under Belshazzar and Nabonidus (cf. Dan. 5:7; Esther 8:15; 10:3). He had refused this royal reward earlier (Dan. 5:7, 17), and the text does ...

18. Coincidence or Providence?

Acts 16:11-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... still be used of God. Cornelius is a great example of this. One afternoon about three o’clock Cornelius has a vision. He sees an angel of God. This angel comes to him ... to send some of your men to Joppa to bring back a man named Simon who is called Peter. He is staying with Simon the tanner, whose house is by the sea.” When the angel had ... for you and me to reach out to them with the love of Jesus Christ. We can be a tool of God’s providence and grace if we yield ourselves to be used of God if we look at ...

19. The Word of the Cross

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

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T. A. Kantonen

... hate, and lust are enthroned, then our scientific discoveries and inventions become only tools for death. The art of flying is used to rain bombs on ... Robinson expressed it, "Ah, when shall come love’s courage to be strong! Tell me, O Lord - tell me, O Lord, how long Are we to keep Christ writhing on the cross!" The cross speaks ... buffoonery of the soldiers, the cowardice of his disciples, the treachery of Judas, the denial by Peter. God permits him to be goaded to the verge of despair and he cries out in ...

20. Winners Never Quit and Quitters Never Win (Fruit of the Spirit: Patience)

Galatians 5:22

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James Merritt

... are they meant to discourage you. They are meant to develop you. Problems are not tools to tear you down, they are tests to build you up. So often when we think ... Wynette, the country singer, who recently died, once sang a hit song with a title, D-I-V-O-R-C-E. Well, unfortunately, that is really not how you spell divorce. Divorce is really spelled F ... longsuffering. Jesus is coming back. Make no doubt about it—that is His promise. But Peter said in II Pet. 3:9, "The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as ...

21. Boasting

2 Corinthians 11:1-15, 2 Corinthians 11:16-33, 2 Corinthians 12:1-10

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

... forced him into boasting (12:11). Furthermore, Paul uses this technique as a heuristic tool to expose his opponents as frauds and to win the Corinthians back to his ... aspects are, of course, closely related (cf. Gen. 10:5, 20, 31). Cf. Niels Peter Lemche, “Hebrew,” ABD, vol. 3, p. 95; K. G. Kuhn, “Israel,” TDNT, vol ... 23–5 with 2 Corinthians 11:32–3,” NTS 39 (1993), pp. 518–38. Cf. Jerome Murphy-O’Connor, “Paul in Arabia,” CBQ 55 (1993), pp. 732–37. Escaping through a city wall is a ...

22. Boasting

2 Corinthians 11:16-33, 2 Corinthians 1:1-11, 2 Corinthians 12:1-10

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

23. Proper 8

Romans 6:1-14, Romans 6:15-23, Jeremiah 28:1-17, Genesis 22:1-19, Matthew 10:1-42

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... automatically under the power of the Evil One, whose tools we become. When we yield our lives to righteousness we become the Carpenter's tools, building for eternity (v. 13). Outline: 1. Refusing ... a speech May 11, 1994, at the annual "Erasmus Lecture" at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in New York City. This lecture was sponsored by ... your steadfast love" (v. 5); Psalm 89:1-4, 15-18 "I will sing of your steadfast love, O Lord, forever" (v. 1a). Prayer Of The Day: Lord Christ, open our eyes that we might follow you ...

24. Daddy, Tell Me a Story

Deuteronomy 26:1-15

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King Duncan

... Neuhauser. “It is in our hands to decide how we will use this powerful tool. Charles Dickens is reported to have said that good storytelling should make you laugh, ... still God.” Friends, you know that I am not Moses. No pastor can ever be Moses or Simon Peter or St. Paul. But God will still be God and we come to worship to present ourselves and all ... with milk and honey; and now I bring the first-fruits of the soil that you, O Lord, have given me.” They are to tell this story a story that is critical to ...

25. The Godness Of God

Exodus 3:1-22

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... , and Omniscient. When Paul meditates on the nature of God, he explodes, "O the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How ... is above him an infinite power which God can place at his disposal. We have our power tools and machinery. We have the power of nuclear bombs. We can send huge planes into the sky ... Then Isaiah could say to God, "Here I am. Send me." After a miracle, Peter confronted Jesus and realized his greatness. Peter fell down on his knees and exclaimed, "Depart from me, Lord, for I ...

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