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Tables of Contents for The Zondervan Pastor's Annual 2002
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Acknowledgments
8
9
Preface
9
1
Contributing Authors
10
1
SERMONS
In All Things Enriched by Him (1 Cor. 1:5)
11
2
Another Comforter (John 14:16)
13
2
What Manner of Man Is the Prophet? (Jer. 1:4-5)
15
4
God Is Faithful (1 Cor. 1:9)
19
1
The Continuing Presence of the Holy Spirit (John 14:16)
20
2
Hosea---Time to Seek the Lord (Hos. 10:12)
22
3
Unity in Christ (1 Cor. 1:10)
25
1
Your Helplessness without the Help of the Holy Spirit (Zech. 4:6)
26
3
Joel---Redeeming Lost Years (Joel 2:25)
29
3
The Preaching of the Cross (1 Cor. 1:18)
32
1
The Incarnate God (John 1:14)
33
3
Amos---The Prophet of Tekoa (Amos 1:2; 5:24)
36
3
Man's Extremity, God's Opportunity (1 Cor. 1:25)
39
2
Playing Second Fiddle (John 1:26-27)
41
3
Obadiah---Possessing Our Possessions (Obad. 17)
44
4
That Which Is Prepared for God's Lovers (1 Cor. 2:9)
48
1
Giver of Abundant Life (John 2:10)
49
3
Jonah---The God Revealed to Jonah (Jonah 4:2)
52
3
The Mind of Christ (1 Cor. 2:16)
55
2
The Angry Jesus (John 2:15-16)
57
3
Micah---The Requirements of Real Religion (Mic. 6:8)
60
3
Things Freely Given Us (1 Cor. 2:12)
63
2
Look What Love Does (John 3:16)
65
3
Nahum---Woe to the Bloody City! (Nah. 3:1)
68
3
God's Fellow Workers (1 Cor. 3:9)
71
2
Either He Is or He Isn't (John 5:18)
73
4
Habakkuk---The Just Shall Live by Faith (Hab. 2:4)
77
3
The One Foundation (1 Cor. 3:11)
80
2
What Do You Do for Hungry People? (John 6:11)
82
3
Zephaniah---Jerusalem's Sins of Omission (Zeph. 3:2)
85
3
Everyone's Work Shall Be Made Manifest (1 Cor. 3:13)
88
2
When Grief Comes to Your House (John 11:21)
90
3
Haggai---Rebuilding the Temple (Hag. 1:8)
93
4
The Temple of God (1 Cor. 3:16)
97
1
Moved by the Cross (John 12:32)
98
4
Zechariah---Rejoice Greatly...Your King Comes to You (Zech. 9:9-10)
102
3
The Lord Knows the Thoughts of the Wise (1 Cor. 3:20)
105
1
The Darkness Gave Way (John 20:1)
106
4
Malachi---Religious Recession and Revival (Mal. 3:7)
110
4
We Have This Treasure (1 Cor. 3:22-23)
114
2
The Resurrection and Our Great Salvation (Heb. 7:25)
116
2
The Great I Am (Exod. 3:14)
118
3
Fools for Christ's Sake (1 Cor. 4:10)
121
2
The Resurrection of Christ and Our Resurrection (1 Cor. 15:20)
123
3
I Am the Bread of Life (John 6:35)
126
2
The Kingdom of God in Power (1 Cor. 4:20)
128
1
Responding Positively to the Indwelling Holy Spirit (Heb. 3:7-9)
129
3
I Am the Light of the World (John 8:12)
132
2
Is There No Wise Among You? (1 Cor. 6:5)
134
1
The Holy Spirit and Our Great Salvation (1 Cor. 6:19-20)
135
2
I Am the Gate for the Sheep (John 10:7)
137
4
Kingdom Heirs (1 Cor. 6:9)
141
2
Christ Lives within My Heart (Gal. 2:20)
143
2
I Am the Good Shepherd (John 10:11)
145
2
You Were Bought at a Price (1 Cor. 6:20)
147
2
What Is a Christian Mother? (Acts 11:26)
149
2
I Am the Resurrection (John 11:25)
151
3
Keeping God's Commandments Is Everything (1 Cor. 7:19)
154
1
Ten Ways to Guarantee Unhappiness (James 4:17)
155
3
I Am the Way, the Truth, and the Life (John 14:6)
158
2
Christian Influence (1 Cor. 8:13)
160
1
The Increase of Love in the Family (1 Thess. 3:12-13)
161
2
I Am the True Vine (John 15:5)
163
3
All Things to All People (1 Cor. 9:22)
166
2
Being Christian in the Home (Acts 11:26)
168
2
Finding God in the Storm (Ezek. 1:4)
170
4
A Lesson from History (1 Cor. 10:6)
174
1
The Practice of Forgiveness in the Family (Luke 11:4)
175
3
Walking the Hard Road (Ezek. 2:1, 3)
178
3
Beware of Temptations (1 Cor. 10:13)
181
1
Parents Who Are Worthy of Honor (Eph. 6:2-3)
182
3
Practicing Your Faith Where You Are (Ezek. 3:17)
185
3
Seeking Our Neighbor's Good (1 Cor. 10:24)
188
2
Responding Properly When Trouble Comes (Ps. 46:1)
190
1
Our Refuge and Our Fortress (Ezek. 11:16)
191
4
The Design and Importance of the Lord's Supper (1 Cor. 11:26)
195
1
Responsible Christian Citizenship (1 Tim. 2:1-2)
196
2
Responsibility: Individual or Collective? (Ezek. 18:20)
198
4
Examining Self (1 Cor. 11:28)
202
1
Where Is the Far Country? (Luke 15:13)
203
4
The Price of Success (Ezek. 28:17)
207
3
Spiritual Gifts (1 Cor. 12:7)
210
1
How Well Do You Hear? (Matt. 13:9)
211
4
The Shepherds and the Flock (Ezek. 34:11-12)
215
3
The Church, the Body of Christ (1 Cor. 12:27)
218
1
Only God Knows and He Refuses to Tell (Matt. 13:30)
219
4
Can These Bones Live? (Ezek. 37:3)
223
3
The More Excellent Way (1 Cor. 12:31)
226
1
Whatever Happens, God's Work Will Go On (Matt. 13:31-32)
227
3
A River in the Wilderness (Ezek. 47:5)
230
4
The God of Order (1 Cor. 14:33)
234
2
Silent Forces Are Often the Strongest (Matt. 13:33)
236
3
What Jesus Preached about God (John 1:18)
239
3
The Gospel We Preach (1 Cor. 15:1)
242
1
To Be a Christian Is Worth More Than All Else (Matt. 13:44)
243
3
What Jesus Preached about Himself (John 14:11)
246
2
The Body That Pleases God (1 Cor. 15:38)
248
2
Compare Honestly and You Will Choose Jesus (Matt. 13:46)
250
3
What Jesus Preached about the Holy Spirit (John 14:15-18)
253
3
Concerning the Collection (1 Cor. 16:1)
256
2
God's Kingdom Excludes Only the Unbeliever (Matt. 13:48)
258
3
What Jesus Preached about His Death (Mark 10:45)
261
3
A First Worship Service (Gen. 4:4)
264
3
We Need Both the Old and the New (Matt. 13:52)
267
3
What Jesus Preached about His Church (Matt. 16:18)
270
2
The Rupture of a Relationship (Gen. 4:8-9)
272
2
Give the Gift of Forgiveness (Mark 11:25)
274
3
What Jesus Preached about Sin (Luke 11:4)
277
3
The Best Exercise (Gen. 5:24)
280
2
Give the Gift of Encouragement (Philem. 7)
282
3
What Jesus Preached about Salvation (John 3:16)
285
3
A Faithful Man (Gen. 6.9)
288
2
Give the Gift of Your Personal Testimony (Mark 5:19-20)
290
3
What Jesus Preached about His Kingdom (Matt. 4:17)
293
3
Blurred Vision (Gen. 13:10)
296
2
Give the Gift of Affirmation (John 1:42)
298
3
What Jesus Preached about Property (Acts 20:35)
301
3
The Foundation for Life (Col. 1:2-5)
304
2
When Dreams Come True (Matt. 1:22-23)
306
4
The Man of Faith (Gen. 15:6)
310
1
A Prayer for the Knowledge of God's Will (Col. 1:9)
311
2
The Joy of Unselfish Service (Mark 9:35)
313
4
A Cure for the Blues (1 Kings 19:4)
317
2
The Absolute Supremacy of Jesus Christ (Col. 1:15-17)
319
2
A God Who Understands (Luke 15:1-2)
321
4
The Problem of Suffering (Job 1:20-21)
325
3
An Open Secret (Col. 1:25-26)
328
2
Simply Divine! (John 20:31)
330
4
Lessons Learned in the School of Life (Hos. 3:1)
334
2
The Marks of Faithfulness (Col. 2:6-7)
336
3
The Church Triumphant (Acts 1:8)
339
4
Conversion As a Result of Receiving the Word (Acts 2:41)
343
2
The Well of Wisdom (Col. 2:9-10)
345
2
Living for Treasures or Trash (Matt. 6:19-21)
347
3
The Conversion of the Ethiopian Eunuch (Acts 8:37)
350
2
From Shadow to Reality (Col. 2:17)
352
2
What Giving Does for You (Phil. 4:17)
354
2
The Conversion of Saul of Tarsus (Acts 9:6)
356
2
New Life with Christ (Col. 3:1)
358
2
Thanks Be unto God (Ps. 119:62)
360
2
The Conversion of the Philippian Jailer (Acts 16:30-31)
362
2
Thanksliving (Col. 2:6-7)
364
3
The Stewardship of Life (1 Cor. 4:2)
367
2
The Candle of Hope (Isa. 9:6)
369
3
The Garments of the Ungodly (Col. 3:5-7)
372
2
What If There Were No Christmas? (Isa. 12:4-5)
374
2
The Candle of Peace (Matt. 2:17-18)
376
3
The Clothing of a Christian (Col. 3:12-13)
379
1
God Is My Salvation (Isa. 12:2)
380
3
The Candle of Joy (Matt. 1:21)
383
2
When God's Word Dwells in You (Col. 3:16-17)
385
2
Christmas Gifts and Christmas Giving (Matt. 2:11)
387
3
The Candle of Love (Luke 2:5)
390
2
Principles for Personal Relations (Col. 3:23-24)
392
2
Drawing Water from the Wells of Salvation (Isa. 12:3)
394
3
Why Is Jesus Coming Again? (John 14:2-3)
397
29
MISCELLANEOUS HELPS
Messages on the Lord's Supper
Thanks Be unto God (2 Cor. 9:15)
400
1
An Affirmation of Divine Love (1 Cor. 11:24)
401
2
The Memorial Supper of Our Lord (1 Cor. 11:24)
403
1
Messages for Children and Young People
Be on Guard against Your Enemy (1 Peter 5:8)
404
1
How to Study the Bible (Ps. 1:2)
405
2
Learning How to Pray (Matt. 6:9)
407
1
Gifts You Can Give to Your Parents (Acts 3:6)
408
2
Funeral Meditations
He Continues to Speak (Heb. 11:4)
410
2
Happy Are the Dead (Rev. 14:13)
412
1
Overcoming Our Fear of Death (Heb. 2:14-15)
413
2
Weddings
Conducting a Premarital Conference
415
3
Marriage Ceremony
418
1
The Responsibilities and the Rewards of Marriage
419
3
Sentence Sermonettes
422
2
Indexes
Index of Scripture Texts
424
2
Subject Index
426