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The Wonder of Jesus’ Baptism (1 of 5)
by Jeff Strite
OPEN: A little girl wanted to get baptized but her mother wanted her to attend some classes to make sure she knew what she was committing herself to. After one of the classes, her mother asked, ''Honey, what does baptism mean?'' Thinking hard, the little girl the finally said, ''Well, it isn't the water that makes you clean ...'' she began.The mother thought, ''Yes, she understands.''Then smiling brightly, her daughter quickly added, ''...It's the soap.'' (Verna Chambers, Willcox, Ariz. ''Kids of the Kingdom,'' Christian Reader) APPLY: Obviously, that little girl didn't understand what baptism meant. Does anybody here know what baptism means...
Last Sunday After Epiphany
by Kenneth C. Kroohs
Later this week we begin my least favorite church season -- Lent. So let’s enjoy this last Sunday before then!! Lent is not a favorite season of mine and every year I wish it were only about 4 or 5 days long. Despite that, I very much appreciate the great gift we have in the church calendar. The sense of movement from one time to another. More importantly the sense of movement from one attitude to another. As human beings we relate to God, and to each other, in different ways at different periods of our lives. The church calendar provides a way to incorporate those changes into our spiritual life. So, this is the last Sunday after the Epiphany. This is the last Sunday of what I will argue, is the most important church...
An Epiphany
by Bob Wickizer
I had been doing some calculations in the sand when like a thunderbolt two of my old friends walked up the road to meet me. They said they heard stories of people beyond the river where wondrous signs foretold big changes - changes that would make the world different forever. So we stood there in the road a long time, three old friends now living in far away places only to find ourselves called together by events and stories and signs we did not understand. We argued first about what we knew, then we argued about what we didn’t know. What do these things mean we wondered? What should we do? What can we do? Next we...
Star of Wonder
by Tony Nester
One of my favorite Christmas carols has always been ‘‘We Three Kings’’. The melody has a lilting movement to it that helps us feel the movement of the magi riding on camels from the East toward Bethlehem. The carol lifts up the ‘‘Star of Wonder’’ that inspired the three kings to undertake their journey and it shines on many of the Christmas cards we’ve been opening in our mail. We’ll sing the hymn at the close our service today, and I hope it elicits some feeling of wonder in your heart for the Christmas story. In seminary I learned from worship experts that we shouldn’t sing ‘‘We Three Kings’’ during Advent or Christmas. That’s because it’s not...
When We Look into the Manger, What Do We See?
by M. Jolaine Szymkowiak
With the expectations of Christmas, there are a lot of emotions and memories. There are so many things that may or may not be able to be accomplished before the expectant day. There hardly seems to be a time to sit back, catch my breath after a very fast, hard, challenging last few weeks of the year, and see the beauty of the season. I have cleaned my home and decorated the rooms with all sorts of things that remind me of Christmas. One of the first things to be put out is the crèche, the manger scene I have saved from one generation to the next. It is old and familiar, each piece a loving reminder of Christmases past. What does...
You Are a Prize!
by Tony Nester
One of my teachers from seminary days often said that every child needs that all-important look in the mother’s eye that communicates, ‘‘You’re just great!’’ We never outgrow the need for that kind of affirmation. No matter how old we become, no matter how sophisticated our lifestyle, no matter how secure we are in our self-esteem, we all need someone to communicate to us - ‘‘You’re just great!’’ And it’s not because we’re egotists or self-absorbed or psychological weaklings. No, not at all. It’s because we’ve been created for relationship.The Bible explains that the human spirit is the very breath of God and that with each of...
The Baptism of Jesus (7 of 13)
by Brad Whitt
INTRO: Take your Bibles now this morning and be finding your place at Matthew chapter 3 if you would. And when you find Matthew chapter 3, go ahead and put your finger on verse 13, because that’s where we’ll begin our study together this morning. Matthew chapter 3, verse 13, and as you’re finding your place there, I want you to listen to what James C. Hefley wrote about the life of the Lord Jesus. ILLUS: James C. Hefley once wrote, ‘‘Here is a man who was born in an obscure village, the Child of a peasant woman. He worked in a carpenter shop until He was thirty, and then for three years He was an itinerant preacher. He...
The Identification Test (2 of 11)
by Jeff Schreve
If you have your Bible, please turn to Matthew chapter 3. I’ve entitled my sermon today, ‘‘The Identification Test.’’I heard about a woman and she was driving her spots car, and she was a blonde. And she was speeding, and she gets pulled over by a female police officer who is also a blonde. The officer comes to the door and she says, ‘‘I need to see your license.’’ And the blonde in the car is going through her purse, rifling through her purse, looking everywhere, looking in the glove compartment and she doesn’t find anything. She says to the police woman, ‘‘I can’t find it. I must have left it at home.’’ And the police officer says, ‘‘Well, I need...
God's Gift to Us
by Jerry Watts
Every person I know LOVES to receive a gift. Anybody here who doesn't like to receive gifts? My wife didn't like the gift I gave her one time. I gave her a set of men's golf clubs (GRIN - I think she knew they weren't for her.) Most people look forward to birthdays, Christmas, and other special days because, we all like to 'get' things. They best kind of gift to receive is one that you really need. We 'think' it's to get what we want. The greatest need every person has is the need to be reconnected with Holy God. God created us to enjoy fellowship with us. His desire is for a relationship with His ''Crown Creation.'' Some people say, ''If this is what God...
John: Jesus the Son of God (4 of 32)
by Stan Coffey
INTRODUCTION: While Matthew presented Jesus to the Jews as King and Mark presented Jesus to the busy Romans as Servant and Luke wrote his gospel for the Greeks and introduced to them Jesus as the Sympathetic Son of Man, John, the beloved disciple, wrote a book for both Jews and Gentiles presenting Jesus as the Son of God. We know that John had Gentiles in mind- as well as Jews because he often ‘‘interpreted’’ Jewish words of customs for- his-readers (John 1:38, 41-42; John 5:2; 9:7; 19:13, 17; 20:16).THEMES IN JOHN: John’s purpose was to present Jesus as God. He gives no genealogy of Jesus...
Blessed through a Lighted Mystery (7 of 24)
by Wayne Hinson
A) Enlightened to a Good Steward ("revelation He made known") Each time the word "mystery" is used in scripture, it always means "a sacred secret". God only reveals a sacred secret to a trusted steward. Divine revelation only comes to devoted men. A lazy steward may have some divine knowledge, but will never have any divine revelation. The great principle taught here is that unless we plow, plant and produce from the acre that we already have, God will not make us stewards of any more acreage. Another divine principle seen in this verse, is that greatness with God does not come from how much spiritual knowledge we...
The Revelation of the Mystery (11 of 40)
by Jesus Culture Resources
Paul referred to God's purpose in the earth as a ''mystery.'' That mystery is that God wanted to save the entire world and not just one people! The fullness of His purpose includes everyone. This revelation became Paul's passion. He dedicated his life to revealing the mystery of the Gospel. Most of us love stories about people who discover who they were created to be. Think about all the superhero movies you've seen and maybe the comic books you've read. All of these people have some sort of realization about who they are. They experiment with their new-found abilities, battle their fears, and emerge victorious at the end of the story. Many of us...
The Unsearchable Riches Of Christ (7 of 16)
by Stan Coffey
I'd like for us to turn to Ephesians Chapter 3. Ephesians Chapter 3, I'd like to speak today on this subject - The Unsearchable Riches of Christ. That's a tremendous statement in itself isn't it? The Unsearchable Riches of Christ. We are going to share with you about ten verses in the message but I want you to notice right now particularly the eighth verse of Ephesians Chapter 3 as Paul talks about these unsearchable riches that are in Jesus Christ. He says, "UNTO ME, WHO AM LESS THAN THE LEAST OF ALL SAINTS, IS THIS GRACE GIVEN, THAT I SHOULD PREACH AMONG THE GENTILES THE UNSEARCHABLE...
A Deeper Understanding of God's Grace
by David Cawston
Have you ever had someone explain something to you and you don't understand what they are talking about because you have never experienced or seen what they were talking about? It is therefore a mystery to you! Not that the story or object is mysterious but rather you don't have point of reference to grasp the idea. Illus. Daf Motor Car in Holland with automatic transmission. Paul wants the believers in Ephesus to understand a mystery which involves God's grace that they have nothing to compare it with. (verse 1) He considered himself a prisoner of Jesus Christ not of Rome. It was God's purpose that was...
Making God's Wisdom Known
by Tony Nester
The Apostle Paul didn't like talking about himself, but he also knew that his personal life couldn't be separated from his apostolic work. Life and ministry are always intertwined. And so today, as we come to Chapter 3 in the Letter to the Ephesians, we find Paul giving us some autobiography. He wanted his readers to know that his message wasn't merely ideas in his head. His message was backed up by his life. Paul begins by telling us in Chapter 3, verse 1, that he is a "prisoner for Christ Jesus". There are four books in the New Testament that are often grouped together as "prison epistles". Ephesians is one of them; the other three...
The Mystery of Jesus (6 of 13)
by Benny Perez
The book is broken up into 2 sections: 1) the Believers Position, chapters 1 - 3, and 2) the Believers Practice chapters 4 - 6. This is important to understand that Position always precedes practice. Practice does not secure Position, rather your Position secures your practice. In other words God does not accept you on your Practice but rather on your Position secured in Christ. Background Paul wrote Ephesians around A.D 62 from a prison cell in Rome. It was written to Gentile Believers living in the city of Ephesus. The City of Ephesus was a world class city. It would be considered an ancient Las Vegas. One of the 7 wonders...
Secrets, Mysteries, and Revelations at Ephesus (8 of 15)
by Donald Cantrell
This sermon contains a fully alliterated outline, with sub-points. Value Is In The Eye of The Beholder So if the kingdom of heaven is so valuable, why doesn't everybody do everything they can to be a part of it? I think it's because value is often in the eye of the beholder. What has value and what doesn't is really up to personal interpretation. What some people deem valuable has no value at all to others. Several years ago I used to heat our house with wood. Every fall I would go out and cut wood with my friend Roger Raether and Bob Bosma. I never liked cutting wood because it was a lot of back breaking work but I liked the price. It was...
The Glory of God Is Rising (2 of 6)
by Lenny Ports
Isaiah 60:1 Arise, shine; For your light has come! And the glory of the Lord is risen upon you. 2 For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, And deep darkness the people; But the Lord will arise over you, And His glory will be seen upon you. 3 The Gentiles shall come to your light, And kings to the brightness of your rising. This concept of the glory of the Lord is RISEN UPON you means that the GLORY RISES in us and then shines upon us. We sing songs about the GLORY COMING DOWN, Praises Go Up and the Glory Comes Down, and Let Your Glory Fall, and these songs are good because they are based on Biblical accounts of...
Before God and Everybody
by Christopher Harbin
A levee collapsed in Nevada this weekend, flooding and killing and California. A stomach bug is spreading quickly around England. A slaughter in Kenya killed 30 believers attending church on New Year's Day. Assassination in Pakistan is creating chaos. Bad news travels quickly. It is not what we want to hear, yet we are seemingly drawn to bad news like flies to garbage. Where is the good news in all the reporting we hear? Will we take responsibility for sharing the best of news with a world longing for release from the despair of media headlines? Seemingly, it was all a secret. Nobody seemed to know what had really...
The Mystery of the Ages
by Marvin D. Patterson
At Sunday School they were learning how God created everything, including human beings. Johnny was especially intent when the teacher told him how Eve was created out of one of Adam's ribs. Later in the week his mother noticed him lying down as though he were ill, and said, "Johnny, what is the matter?"Johnny responded, "I have pain in my side. I think I'm going to have a wife." Introduction: We are roaming through this great Epistle to the Ephesians on Sunday Nights. This book is power packed, and we are gaining fresh, new insights each week as we study these wonderful insights that were inspired by God to the...
