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151. Prayer-Conditioning Your Life

Luke 2:29-32

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... over this country. And, like the pizza-hawker “Papa John’s,” who promised a free pizza to anyone ... had the least time, energy, or freedom, to do so (Luke 5:15-16). Whenever Jesus became hemmed in, pressed down, and jostled ... , speak oft with thy Lord; Abide in Him always, and feed on His Word” 4) When facing his final nunc dimittis, Jesus prayed. No one gets out of life ... All of Simeon’s song repeats the language and predictions of Isaiah 42:6: 46:23; and 49:6 – the promise of redemption and salvation ...

152. Lady of the House / The Practice of Joy

Luke 10:38-42

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... Story Lectionary Major Text Jesus Visits the Home of Martha and Mary (Luke 10:38-42) Minor Text The Distraction of the Tower of Babel (Genesis 11:1-9) Abraham’s Three ... build the sukkah 4) you pray, be aware of God’s presence and the presence of the great cloud of witnesses before you as well as your current relationships 5) you BE joyful!! ... of Jesus’ cherished disciples and friends, as was Lazarus, and Mary. The scriptures in John tells us, Jesus LOVED these siblings. It’s the only time we hear that ...

153. Expecting the Unexpected

Judges 4:1-24

Sermon

Robert S. Crilley

... to mind. Or how about that unnerving scene of the she-bears mauling 42 youngsters after they had playfully ridiculed Elisha's receding hairline. Who wants ... well; and if anyone forces you to go one mile, go also the second mile" (Matthew 5:49b-41). Have you ever attempted to live out the meaning of these words? It's ... I will go; but if you will not go with me, I will not go" (Judges 4:8). She agrees, but feels it's only fair to warn him in advance that ... : Westminster/John Knox Press, 1992), pp. 73- ...

154. JESUS: Liar, Lunatic, Legend, or Lord

John 6:25-59

Sermon

Brett Blair

... do not know that Jesus is anything else but a teacher. You are a first century person who has just been introduced to him. [Read John 6:35, 41-51] Pretty incredible isn't it? For someone to make such claims. What if, later today, you were introduced to someone and ... Jesus claims... 1. I have come down from heaven, v. 42. 2. People must come to me to get to the Father, v. 44. 3. I will cause your resurrection, v. 44. 4. I am the object of the prophet’s teachings, v. 45. 5. I am from God, v.46. 6. I have seen ...

155. Words As Images

Sermon

Michael Rogness

... I'm talking about because you can see it. In preaching a sermon on Matthew 5:44, "Love your enemies ...,"one could explain how Christians love even our enemies because ... in the sand (John 8:6, 8), Jesus never wrote a word, and even in John 8 we don' ... ?" I was preparing a sermon one summer week on Matthew 10:34-42 (Cycle A, Pentecost 6), where Jesus warns the disciples of the controversy ... heard a sermon on Luke 15, the Prodigal Son (Cycle C, Lent 4), where the pastor told a moving story about a college girl who ...

156. God's Gift Of Life

Psalm 139:1-24

Sermon

Erskine White

... cry out like a woman in labor,I will gasp and pant.(Isaiah 42:14) And Jesus also understands. As He tells His disciples about His death ... she no longer remembers the anguish, for joy that a child is born" (John 16:21). In other words, Jesus is saying that His hour to ... about with every wind of doctrine" (Ephesians 4:14) and every faddish philosophy. The conventional wisdom ... before He forms us in our mother's womb (e.g. Jeremiah 1:5). And the wisdom of Ecciesiastes reminds us of our need for moral humility ...

157. I THIRST: The Fifth Word

John 19:28-37

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... learned Psalm 42:2, "My soul thirsts for God, for the living God." Jesus had a thirst to do the will of the Father. In Philippians 2:5 we learn how Jesus emptied himself of his divinity in order to completely identify with us. We know that in John 7:37 ... their own mothers. And this is what is the greatest destroyer of peace today--abortion, which brings people to such blindness.''" (4) You see, Mother Teresa does not thirst for the will of God when it is convenient or politically correct. She follows her ...

158. The Signs Of Salvation

Luke 19:1-10

Sermon

Theodore F. Schneider

... he should be found in faith and amid its fruits ... If we wish to be Christians, we must practice the work that makes us Christians."5 Righteousness is the robe God gives, but wearing it is an intentional act of the redeemed. "One's testimony is utterly useless," writes Barclay, "unless ... down. Amen. 1. William Barclay, Testament of Faith, (London, A. R. Mowbray and Co., Ltd., 1975), p. 4. 2. John Baillie, Our Knowledge of God, (New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1939), p. 1. 3. Paul J. Achtemeier, Proclamation 3, ...

159. The Ultimate Christmas Gift

Psalm 85:1-13, Ephesians 2:11-22

Sermon

Erskine White

... "the things that make for peace" (Luke 19:42). After all these years, are "the things that make for peace" still a mystery to us? "Do justice, ... Amos 4:1) or "answer roughly the entreaties of the needy," (Proverbs 18:23) and do not let some acquire so much of God’s earth for themselves that others are left without (cf. Isaiah 5:8 ... Isaiah 9:6). "God spoke peace," and the Word God spoke "became flesh and lived among us" (John 1:14). Peace became a person. "For He is our peace," declares Paul of Jesus Christ in ...

160. Let's Play, Stump The Theologian!

John 16:5-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... what it was all about!" And when they understood the entire story, they were able to fit their parts together and have a successful rehearsal. (5) C. S. Lewis once said that the most frequently spoken word in heaven would be, "OH." As in, "Oh, now I understand." Or, "Oh, now ... Co., Inc., 1987), p. 42. 3. John Haggai, WINNING, (New York: Inspirational Press, 1991). 4. Don Hawkins, NEVER GIVE UP, (San Bernardino, CA: Here's Life Publishers, 1992). 5. Warren W. Wiersbe, BE REAL (Wheaton, IL: Victor Books ...

161. Long Range Planning

Ephesians 1:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... cartoon in which Ziggy says, "If all the world's a stage . . . I must be on the GONG SHOW!! (4) We can't make a case that humanity is worth saving. Or worth caring about. Except for one thing: " ... that he was made for God ” until something happens, some crisis comes. And then he remembers and looks up.(5) That is our only hope ” to look up ” to be reminded of who we are and why we ... s Press, 1995), p. 43. 4. CLASSIC ZIGGYS by Tom Wilson. Contributed by Dr. John Bardsley. 5. Henry Alford Porter, TOWARD THE ...

162. In The Middle Of The Night

Luke 9:28-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... when their hearts are numb with hurt and disbelief that Luke writes, "About eight days after Jesus said this, he took Peter, John and James with him and went up onto a mountain to pray. As he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, ... . . . . (New York: Random House, 1989), v-xii. 3. The Expositor's Bible, Vol. V. 4. It's Time for Your Comeback by Tim Storey, Harrison House, Tulsa, OK, 1998, p. 42. 5. Mort Crim. Second Thoughts (Deerfield Beach, FL.: Health Communications, Inc., 1997), pp.31-32. 6 ...

163. An Unforgettable Day

Luke 2:41-52

Sermon

King Duncan

... she became an adult. (1) Some events in our lives leave an indelible impression. I could ask some of you where you were the day John F. Kennedy was assassinated and you could tell me. One man I know of was in surgery. As he came out from under the cloud ... . 2002 pp. 42-45. 2. King Duncan, The Amazing Law of Influence (Gretna, LA: Pelican Publishing, 2001). 3. Remember, We're Raising Children, Not Flowers!, By Jack Canfield, Source: The Inspired Buffalo. 4. Contributed by Byrl Shaver. 5. By Gloria Bentzinger ...

164. Don't Sweat the Sin Debt

John 19:30

Sermon

James Merritt

... trillion. It is now flashing the staggering total of $5 trillion. Each family's share of the debt has increased from $42,000 to more than $64,000, and the national ... stroke of his brush, he would step back and say, "Tetelestai it is finished!" Jesus said in Jn 4:34, "My meat is to do the will of Him who sent Me, and to finish His work ... world? Why was He born a babe in Bethlehem? Why had God become a man? John tells us in I Jn. 3:5, "You know that He was manifested to take away our sins." In the Old Testament ...

165. Courage Under Fire

Jude 1:22-23

Sermon

James Merritt

... will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth." (Mt. 13:41-42) He said again in Mt. 25:41, 46: "Then He will also say to those on the left hand, ‘ ... the high window by the arms of that living ladder. That little boy that was saved that night was John Wesley, a man who founded the Methodist church and shook the world with a great revival. Years later, he ... ), 224. 4 The Empty Church, found in a footnote to Chapter 2. 5 Randy Pennington & Marc Bockman, On My Honor, I Will, ( ...

166. The Thrill of Victory Beats the Agony of Defeat

Judges 7:1-17

Sermon

James Merritt

... " following our Commander in Chief, the Lord God, can do. John Wesley, the founder of Methodism said: "Give me a hundred men ... a great lesson that we need to learn about our great God recited in Isaiah 42:8, "I am the Lord, that is my name; and my glory I will ... into your hand. Let all the other people go, every man to his place.'" (vv. 4-7) God gives a test. He has all of these men who have been ... eyes peeled, watching out for the enemy. We are told in v.5 that they lapped from the water "as a dog laps." I was ...

167. A Happy Ending

Joshua 5:9-12

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... all know the story of Bathsheba and the murder of Uriah.[2] It is dangerous and foolish to drift into spiritual stagnation and complacency. John Wesley knew this danger. That is why he directed the small bands and classes to ask each other when they met, “How is your ... Tappan, New Jersey: Fleming H. Revell Company, 1972), p. 42. 4. Barbara K. Lundblad, Transforming the Stone: Preaching Through Resistance to Change (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2001), p. 125. 5. Hamilton, pp. 38-39. 6. Brent Mitchell, Fresh ...

168. The Mighty Wind of God

Acts 2:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going.” (John 3:8). This particular time it blew upon a group of individuals waiting in a room in Jerusalem just as their ... all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved” (42-47). Did you catch that? “They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad ... , August 1998, p. 47. 4. The Emmanuel Factor (Nashville: Broadman Press, 1987). 5. Contributed. Source unknown. 6. ...

169. The Power of One Passion and One Prayer

Acts 1:6-14

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... move forward even in uncertain situations. It’s a leap of faith. (4) I think that early group of believers prayed with a “Yes, and ... a significant difference, why are you not doing them now?” (5) The first thing the believers did to receive the Holy ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cliffhanger#cite_note-Dickens-3. 4. “The rules of improv can make you funnier. ... it-to-your-everyday-life. 5. Steven J. Cole, https://bible.org/seriespage/lesson-52-one-thing-necessary-luke-1038-42. 6. Dr. William H. Willimon, ...

170. Must We Have All the Answers?

Gn 2:9 · Deut 30:19-20 · Job 52:5

Sermon

Robert Noblett

... see thee." (Job 42:5) When God ... comes into view, our questions drop away and the vacuum created by this departure is filled quickly by the One whose grace and love lifts us beyond questions and answers to security and peace. 1. Gerhard vonRad, Old Testament Theology (New York: Harper and Brothers Publishers, 1962), p. 155. 2. David Ehrnefeld, The Arrogance of Humanism (New York: Oxford University Press, 1978), p. 37. 3. Ibid, p. 93. 4. Bernard Martin, If God Does Not Die (Richmond, Virginia: John ...

171. A Terrorist among the Twelve

Luke 6:12-16

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... truth in their accusations. Herod reigned over Israel from 37 to the year 4 B.C. When Herod died, he left his kingdom to his three sons. ... They organized around a man named Judas of Galilee (see Acts 5:37), a fiery orator who was able to create anger and ... saying, “My kingdom is not of this world...else would my disciples fight....” (John 18:36) And Simon came to realize that he either had to give up ... HUNGERING DARK, New York: Seabury Press, 1969, pp. 41-42) Well, Christ is the bridegroom and the church is ...

172. Redrawing The Landscape

Multiple Scriptures

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... like it. I wound up purchasing a used glove from a friend for $5.00. After many months, I threw the Green Stamp glove in the trash, ... . He had to keep ten of them from punching out James and John and probably their mother, also. Compare His great calnmess and compassion with ... and his everyday job. The satisfaction being destroyed was his own.42 Thus he made his work-life a slave to his perceived ... this. Here's Susan. She's an honors student. She has a 4.0 GPA at a major university. She's a class marshall. She ...

173. By Whose Standards?

1 Corinthians 4:1-5

Sermon

John N. Brittain

... Acts 13:5 (NASV), "When [Paul and Barnabas] reached Salamis, they began to proclaim the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews; and they also had John as their ... they should be found trustworthy"? This is reminiscent of the story Jesus told in Luke 12:42-44, "Who then is the faithful and prudent manager (oikonomos) whom his master will put in ... chose the one Paul commends to us in 1 Corinthians 4: They were faithful. Amen. 1. John Tyson, Invitation to Christian Spirituality (New York: Oxford Press, 1999), p ...

174. God Encounter

Luke 1:1-4, Luke 1:26-38

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... Daniel, to Zechariah announcing the birth of John, and to young Mary. In all ... IS a way. “Prepare the Way of the Lord,” John will declare! The “Way” in the wilderness, that metaphorical ... offers you in your own journey of discipleship and identity? John Wesley strongly believed that the best way to experience ... ’s Encounter with Gabriel in Nazareth (Luke 1:1-4; 26-38) Minor Text Handmaiden Hagar and Ishmael, Her ... 42) Your Light Has Come (Isaiah 60) Faith and Witness (Hebrews 11-12) Faith in the Witness (1 ...

175. Only Heroes Need Apply

Mark 8:34-38

Sermon

King Duncan

... there was the heroic story of Kerri Strug. "Many of you watched the Olympics and were stunned when a 4-foot-8-inch, 18-year-old woman charged down a runway, vaulted through the air and landed on a ... to walk in his shoes. It is to live out the life of love that Jesus lived long ago. John Sherrill, Roving Editor of GUIDEPOSTS lay in a hospital bed, disconsolate and more than a little bored. Doctors said ... 5, 1996, p. 42. 2. From a sermon by Don Emmitte. 3. (New York: Carol Publishing Group, 1992), pp. 142-143 ...

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