The Zondervan pastor's annual, 2008 : an idea and resource book

Preface..................................................................................................9Acknowledgments..........................................................................................10Contributing Authors.....................................................................................11SERMONSJan 2 Wed PM Calling upon the Name of the Lord (Genesis 4:26)............................................13Jan 6 Sun AM "In the Beginning God" (Genesis 1:1)........................................................15Jan 6 Sun PM Walking with God (Genesis 5:24).............................................................18Jan 9 Wed PM The Need for an Altar (Genesis 12:7; 13:4)..................................................21Jan 13 Sun AM The Friend of God (Genesis 12:2 - 3).......................................................23Jan 13 Sun PM The Success That Failed (Genesis 13:12)....................................................27Jan 16 Wed PM The God of Abraham (Genesis 12:1 - 2)......................................................32Jan 20 Sun AM The Test of Faith (Genesis 22:1)...........................................................33Jan 20 Sun PM A Bowl of Stew (Genesis 25:34; Hebrews 12:16-17)...........................................37Jan 23 Wed PM Redigging the Old Wells (Genesis 26:18)....................................................40Jan 27 Sun AM "Behold, This Dreamer Cometh" (Genesis 37:19)..............................................41Jan 27 Sun PM Facing the Trials of Life Victoriously (Genesis 45:5)......................................46Jan 30 Wed PM Seeing God Face-to-Face (Genesis 32:30)....................................................50Feb 3 Sun AM What Does It Mean to Be a Christian? (Acts 11:26)...........................................52Feb 3 Sun PM Standing on the Promises of God (Romans 4:20-21)............................................56Feb 6 Wed PM The Model Prayer (Matthew 6:9)..............................................................58Feb 10 Sun AM The Christian Approach to Economic Issues (Luke 20:25).....................................60Feb 10 Sun PM The Promise of Forgiveness (Acts 10:43)....................................................62Feb 13 Wed PM The God Who Hears and Answers Prayer (Matthew 6:7-8).......................................65Feb 17 Sun AM The Christian and the Racial Issue (Luke 10:36-37).........................................67Feb 17 Sun PM The All-Sufficient Savior's Promise of Rest (Matthew 11:28-30).............................69Feb 20 Wed PM Rewards Received in the Closet of Prayer (Matthew 6:6).....................................71Feb 24 Sun AM The Christian and the Sexual Issue (Romans 12:2)...........................................73Feb 24 Sun PM The Promise of Light for the Road of Life (John 8:12)......................................78Feb 27 Wed PM Watch the Manner of Your Praying (Matthew 6:7).............................................79Mar 2 Sun AM "Behold the Lamb of God" (John 1:29)........................................................81Mar 2 Sun PM The Promise of an Eternal Love (1 John 4:8).................................................86Mar 5 Wed PM The Prayers of the Pharisee and the Publican (Luke 18:9)....................................88Mar 9 Sun AM The Joy of the Cross (Hebrews 12:2).........................................................89Mar 9 Sun PM A Promise of Fifteen More Years to Live (2 Kings 20:6)......................................91Mar 12 Wed PM "Our Father Which Art in Heaven" (Matthew 6:9).............................................95Mar 16 Sun AM "Behold Your King" (John 19:19)............................................................97Mar 16 Sun PM The Promise of Fruit to the Sower (Psalm 126:5-6)..........................................100Mar 19 Wed PM "Hallowed Be Thy Name" (Matthew 6:9).......................................................102Mar 23 Sun AM Good News from a Graveyard (Matthew 28:6)..................................................104Mar 23 Sun PM The Promise of His Abiding Presence (Matthew 18:20)........................................107Mar 26 Wed PM "Thy Kingdom Come" (Matthew 6:10)..........................................................109Mar 30 Sun AM "He Goeth before You" (Mark 16:7)..........................................................112Mar 30 Sun PM The Promise of His Personal Return (Revelation 22:12)......................................114Apr 2 Wed PM "Thy Will Be Done" (Matthew 6:10)...........................................................116Apr 6 Sun AM The Living Lord Draws Near (Luke 24:15).....................................................118Apr 6 Sun PM The Promise of the Holy Spirit (Joel 2:28)..................................................121Apr 9 Wed PM "Our Daily Bread" (Matthew 6:11)............................................................123Apr 13 Sun AM The Risen Christ Makes Us Happy (John 20:20)...............................................125Apr 13 Sun PM The Presence and Purpose of the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:17)....................................127Apr 16 Wed PM "Forgive Us Our Debts" (Matthew 6:12)......................................................129Apr 20 Sun AM Appearance by the Sea (John 21:1)..........................................................131Apr 20 Sun PM The Power of the Holy Spirit (Acts 1:8)....................................................135Apr 23 Wed PM "Lead Us Not into Temptation" (Matthew 6:13)...............................................137Apr 27 Sun AM The Commission of the Living Lord (Matthew 28:19-20).......................................139Apr 27 Sun PM The Path to Holy Spirit Power (Acts 1:8)...................................................142Apr 30 Wed PM "Deliver Us from Evil" (Matthew 6:13)......................................................144May 4 Sun AM Departure without Tears (Luke 24:50-53).....................................................146May 4 Sun PM The Holy Spirit as a Fire (Acts 2:3-4)......................................................149May 7 Wed PM "Lord, Teach Us to Pray" (1 Thessalonians 5:17).............................................151May 11 Sun AM The Marks of a Great Mother (Exodus 2:2)...................................................153May 11 Sun PM The Serious Business of Marriage (Genesis 24:3)............................................155May 14 Wed PM Hindrances to Answered Prayer (James 4:3)..................................................157May 18 Sun AM Building a Christian Home (Psalm 127:1)....................................................159May 18 Sun PM A Marriage Ceremony Seriously Considered (Ephesians 5:33)..................................161May 21 Wed PM "For What Should We Pray?" (Romans 8:26)...................................................163May 25 Sun AM Dealing with Difficulties in the Home (1 Peter 3:8)........................................165May 25 Sun PM Preparing for Marriage (2 Corinthians 6:14)................................................167May 28 Wed PM The Prayers of Jesus (Luke 11:1)...........................................................169Jun 1 Sun AM Love - The Law of the Home (1 Corinthians 13:13)............................................171Jun 1 Sun PM Finding a Wife (Proverbs 18:22; 19:14)......................................................174Jun 4 Wed PM The Prayer for Sight (Matthew 20:32)........................................................175Jun 8 Sun AM "Today I Must Abide at Thy House" (Luke 19:5)...............................................177Jun 8 Sun PM Choosing a Husband (1 Corinthians 7:39).....................................................179Jun 11 Wed PM A Prayer for Cleansing (Matthew 8:2).......................................................181Jun 15 Sun AM "Our Father Which Art in Heaven" (Matthew 6:9).............................................183Jun 15 Sun PM "As for Me and My House, We Will Serve the Lord" (Joshua 24:15)............................186Jun 18 Wed PM Nehemiah's Prayer (Nehemiah 1:4)...........................................................187Jun 22 Sun AM A Guest in the House of God (Psalm 15:1)...................................................188Jun 22 Sun PM Listen to the Witnesses (Hebrews 12:1).....................................................192Jun 25 Wed PM The Prayer of a Thief (Luke 23:42).........................................................194Jun 29 Sun AM Show Forth His Salvation (Psalm 96:2)......................................................195Jun 29 Sun PM "Render Therefore unto Caesar" (Luke 20:25)................................................198Jul 2 Wed PM The Prayer of a Great Sinner (Psalm 51:1)...................................................200Jul 6 Sun AM "Serve the Lord with Gladness" (Psalm 100:2)................................................202Jul 6 Sun PM "Lay Aside Every Weight" (Hebrews 12:1).....................................................204Jul 9 Wed PM The Sin of Prayerlessness (1 Samuel 12:23)..................................................206Jul 13 Sun AM "Praise Ye the Lord" (Psalm 116:19)........................................................207Jul 13 Sun PM "The Sin Which Doth So Easily Beset Us" (Hebrews 12:1).....................................209Jul 16 Wed PM The Prayer of a Pastor for His People (Ephesians 3:14).....................................211Jul 20 Sun AM Taking a Good Look at God (Psalm 121:1)....................................................212Jul 20 Sun PM How Do You Run? (Hebrews 12:1).............................................................214Jul 23 Wed PM Prayer in the Time of Danger (Matthew 8:25)................................................216Jul 27 Sun AM The All-Seeing Eye of God (Psalm 139:7)....................................................217Jul 27 Sun PM "Looking unto Jesus" (Hebrews 12:2)........................................................220Jul 30 Wed PM The Spirit of the Disciples' Prayer (Matthew 6:7)..........................................222Aug 3 Sun AM Hard-Hearted or Compassionately Concerned? (Psalm 142:4)....................................224Aug 3 Sun PM Are You Listening? (Hebrews 12:25)..........................................................228Aug 6 Wed PM The Parable of the Sower (Mark 4:3).........................................................230Aug 10 Sun AM Seven Things That God Hates (Proverbs 6:16)................................................232Aug 10 Sun PM Those Whom God Loves (John 3:16)...........................................................234Aug 13 Wed PM The Four Who Were Lost (Luke 15:7).........................................................236Aug 17 Sun AM The Greatest Commandment (Matthew 22:37)...................................................239Aug 17 Sun PM The Second Greatest Commandment (Matthew 22:39)............................................241Aug 20 Wed PM The Parable of the Tares (Matthew 13:24-25)................................................242Aug 24 Sun AM If Every Christian Could Take One Look into Heaven (John 14:2).............................244Aug 24 Sun PM If Every Christian Went to Hell for Five Minutes (Luke 16:24)..............................246Aug 27 Wed PM The Parable of the Pearl of Great Price (Matthew 13:46)....................................248Aug 31 Sun AM What Is God Like? (Psalm 19:1).............................................................249Aug 31 Sun PM What Is Man? (Psalm 8:4)...................................................................253Sep 3 Wed PM The Worth of Your Soul (Mark 8:36)..........................................................255Sep 7 Sun AM The God of Hosea (Hosea 1:7)................................................................257Sep 7 Sun PM "Now Are We the Sons of God" (1 John 3:2)...................................................260Sep 10 Wed PM The Tempter (Matthew 4:1)..................................................................262Sep 14 Sun AM "God Is Our Refuge" (Psalm 46:1)...........................................................263Sep 14 Sun PM "You Are the Salt of the Earth" (Matthew 5:13).............................................264Sep 17 Wed PM Have You Tempted God? (Matthew 4:7)........................................................267Sep 21 Sun AM "The Lord Is My Shepherd" (Psalm 23:1).....................................................268Sep 21 Sun PM We Are God's Poems (Ephesians 2:10)........................................................272Sep 24 Wed PM Overcoming Satan (James 4:7 - 8)...........................................................273Sep 28 Sun AM "Come; for All Things Are Now Ready" (Luke 14:16-17).......................................276Sep 28 Sun PM "We Are Ambassadors for Christ" (2 Corinthians 5:20).......................................280Oct 1 Wed PM The Only Way of Salvation (John 14:6).......................................................282Oct 5 Sun AM The Peril of the Soul (John 4:35)...........................................................285Oct 5 Sun PM "Thou Shalt Call His Name Jesus" (Matthew 1:21).............................................288Oct 8 Wed PM God Gives the Increase (1 Corinthians 3:6)..................................................290Oct 12 Sun AM Do the Right Thing with Jesus (Matthew 27:22)..............................................292Oct 12 Sun PM "Consider Your Ways" (Haggai 1:7)..........................................................293Oct 15 Wed PM Personal Witnessing (Psalm 126:6)..........................................................296Oct 19 Sun AM The High Cost of Rejecting Jesus (John 1:11-12)............................................298Oct 19 Sun PM The Marks of the New Birth (1 John 3:14)...................................................301Oct 22 Wed PM The Effective Evangelistic Church (Acts 5:42)..............................................303Oct 26 Sun AM What Does the Record Say? (2 Corinthians 5:10).............................................305Oct 26 Sun PM God's Three Appointments with Every Person (Hebrews 9:27)..................................308Oct 29 Wed PM Witnessing with Urgency (2 Corinthians 6:2)................................................311Nov 2 Sun AM Trumpeting the Gospel (1 Thessalonians 1:8).................................................313Nov 2 Sun PM Communicating the Gospel with Confidence (Romans 1:15)......................................317Nov 5 Wed PM "What Is That in Thine Hand?" (Exodus 4:2)..................................................318Nov 9 Sun AM The Rich Fool's Twin Brother (Luke 12:21)...................................................319Nov 9 Sun PM Investing in Gilt-Edged Securities (Matthew 6:19-21)........................................323Nov 12 Wed PM Economic Consecration (Psalm 24:1).........................................................325Nov 16 Sun AM Modern Motives for Tithing (Genesis 28:22).................................................326Nov 16 Sun PM Around the World on a Magic Carpet (Matthew 28:19).........................................329Nov 19 Wed PM Self-Robbery (Jeremiah 5:25)...............................................................332Nov 23 Sun AM "What Shall I Render unto the Lord?" (Psalm 116:12)........................................334Nov 23 Sun PM The Law of Self-Realization (Mark 8:35)....................................................336Nov 26 Wed PM Robbing God (Malachi 3:8)..................................................................338Nov 30 Sun AM Truth That Is Stranger Than Fiction (Matthew 10:8).........................................340Nov 30 Sun PM "In Every Thing Give Thanks" (1 Thessalonians 5:18)........................................343Dec 3 Wed PM The Reception of Christ (John 1:11).........................................................346Dec 7 Sun AM God's Greatest Gift (Isaiah 9:6)............................................................347Dec 7 Sun PM "His Name Shall Be Called Wonderful" (Isaiah 9:6)...........................................349Dec 10 Wed PM Gifts for the King (Matthew 2:11)..........................................................352Dec 14 Sun AM "His Name Shall Be Called Counselor" (Isaiah 9:6)..........................................355Dec 14 Sun PM "His Name Shall Be Called the Mighty God" (Isaiah 9:6).....................................358Dec 17 Wed PM The Song of the Angels (Luke 2:14).........................................................359Dec 21 Sun AM "His Name Shall Be Called the Everlasting Father" (Isaiah 9:6).............................360Dec 21 Sun PM "His Name Shall Be Called the Prince of Peace" (Isaiah 9:6)................................362Dec 24 Wed PM Christ the Lord (Luke 2:11)................................................................364Dec 28 Sun AM Joy to the World (Luke 2:10)...............................................................366Dec 28 Sun PM Wise Men from Everywhere (Matthew 2:1).....................................................368Dec 31 Wed PM A Call to Christian Consecration for the New Year (1 Corinthians 6:11).....................370MISCELLANEOUS HELPSMessages on the Lord's Supper Precious Memories of Jesus (1 Corinthians 11:24)...........................373Proclaiming the Lord's Death (1 Corinthians 11:26).......................................................374A Visit to Calvary (Isaiah 53:4 - 5).....................................................................376What Is the Lord's Supper? (1 Corinthians 11:25).........................................................377Messages for Children and Young People Choosing a Foundation for Life (Matthew 7:24).....................379The Peril of Flunking (1 Corinthians 9:27)...............................................................380Youth Makes the Choice (Joshua 24:15)....................................................................381Limiting God (Psalm 78:41)...............................................................................384Youth's Time Is God's Time (Ecclesiastes 12:1)...........................................................385Follow the Leader (Matthew 4:19).........................................................................387Funeral Meditations"Comfort One Another with These Words" (1 Thessalonians 4:18)............................................389"Death, Be Not Proud" (Revelation 1:18)..................................................................390"The God of All Comfort" (1 Corinthians 1:3).............................................................393Heaven (John 14:2).......................................................................................394"The Death of His Saints" (Psalm 116:15).................................................................395WeddingsPrewedding Conference....................................................................................396Marriage Ceremony........................................................................................400Mutual Subjection to the Will of God.....................................................................401Permanent Love...........................................................................................403A Home Wedding...........................................................................................404Sentence Sermonettes.....................................................................................407IndexesSubject Index............................................................................................408Index of Scripture Texts.................................................................................410
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