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351. First World Problems

Luke 12:13-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... all. So I hope you’ll open your mind as you hear our story from Luke 12:13-21. Jesus is surrounded by a crowd of people, and someone in the crowd ... to us by God. He is our lifeline, our source for everything.” (6) “He is our lifeline, our source for everything.” Tricia Mayer follows Jesus ... 1. https://www.worldvision.org/sponsorship-news-stories/global-poverty-facts. 2. “100 Funny First World Problems” by Cheeky Kid, September 16, 2020. https://turbofuture.com/internet/Funny-First-World-Problems. 3 ...

352. Practicing the Presence

Acts 8:26-40

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... The one hundred year anniversary of the Titanic tragedy has spawned a new 3‑D release of the film, a National Geographic mini‑sub exploration special, and ... and plan, to design and direct, but trusting in the Spirit. In the words of Zechariah 4:6: “Not by might, not by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord.” Not by might, ... this week? _______________________ COMMENTARY The content of Luke’s second volume of work — The Acts of the Apostles — is summed up in Acts 1:8: “You will be my witnesses in ...

353. The Holy Way

Isaiah 35:1-10

Sermon

Tony Everett

... a new and faithful kingship in the world. Again, God will do this not by eliminating any and all wilderness space, but by 1) changing the very wilderness itself, 2) changing the way God's people perceive the wilderness, and 3) transforming the way God's people behave in the wilderness. First, God changes the wilderness. "Waters and streams shall nourish the dry land" (Isaiah 35:6 cf). "The burning sand shall become a pool and the thirsty ground springs of water" (Isaiah 35:7). "Wild beasts and predators ...

354. Living The Faith For Dummies

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... s Living the Faith for Dummies". Let's look at this passage we've come to know as the parable of the Good Samaritan. Luke 10:25-37 Luke 10:25-37 (NRSV) [25] Just then a lawyer stood up to test Jesus. "Teacher," he said, "what must I do to inherit ... Your Sign. The sign of being a Good Neighbor. 1. News of the Weird 7/9/2004 2. www.dumbcrooks.com January 19, 2004 3. Based on Bill Engvall's comedy routine 4. An original story 5. Dave Stone, "The Good Samaritan" 1/1/2001 6. I couldn't find the source for this one ...

355. The Resurrection Is Freedom

John 11:38-44

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... , they did it by telling Jesus, "Lord, he whom you love is ill (John 11:3)." Jesus did indeed love Lazarus. The Bible tells us about the close bond he had ... ' own resurrection, of the stone that the angels rolled away on that first Easter [John 20:1; Luke 24:2; Mark 16:4; Matthew 28:2].) Lazarus' sister Martha noted how after four days ... life of freedom from sin and from all the anxieties about what comes next (cf. Matthew 6:25-34; Luke 12:22-28). Thanks to the love that he had for Lazarus and his family, God ...

356. When We Are Tempted

Luke 4:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... weaker spiritually. Pass the test and you become infinitely stronger. Jesus passed the test with flying colors. Then note Luke’s words, “When the devil had finished all this tempting, he left him UNTIL AN OPPORTUNE TIME.” Satan wasn ... 3. Quoted in The Minister’s Manual for 2000, p. 167. Cited in a sermon by Dr. Mickey Anders. 4. http://www.boydspc.org/sermons/20070304Philippians3,17-4,1.pdf. 5. Pat Croce, with Bill Lyon. I Feel Great, and You Will Too! (Philadelphia: Running Press, 2000), pp. 97-98. 6 ...

357. Dusted

Mark 6:7-13, Matthew 10:1-42, Luke 9:1-9, Luke 10:1-24

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... in him. Have faith in him. Your life will be changed. You will be lifted from the dust (Ps 103; Ps 113; 1 Samuel 2:8). In the Hebrew scriptures, God sends out prophets to make similar proclamations to places like Nineveh, Sodom and Gomorrah, ... 6:6-13) Matthew’s Account of Jesus’ Instructions to His Disciples on Going Before Him (Matthew 10) Luke’s Account of the Sending of 12 and then 72 Disciples to Proclaim and Warn All the Towns of Israel (Luke 9 and 10) Minor Text The Curse of the Dust (Genesis 3 ...

358. Put On Your Apocalypse Jacket

Luke 21:5-19

Sermon

King Duncan

... , so you can carry everything needed for escaping a natural disaster or a zombie apocalypse. (1) There is something thrilling about facing down an impending threat, isn’t it? I think ... a neighboring country. There they set up an outreach to Yemeni refugees and continue to share their faith. (6) Listen again to Ibrahim’s words: “‘If I believe in Jesus and this is true and He grants ... -lure-of-the-disaster-movie. 3. David Guzik, https://enduringword.com/bible-commentary/luke-21/. 4. “The Profile: The ...

359. Start at the Epicenter

1 John 1:5--2:14

Sermon

James Merritt

... we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” (I John 1:9, ESV) Here is the 3-step process that always works in taking care of us when it is our fault. I. We Confess Our Sin Listen to the first ... pray, Matthew records these words. “And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.” (Matthew 6:12, ESV) Now Luke uses the word “sins” where Matthew uses the word “debts.” Why did Matthew use that specific word? Even ...

360. In The Lion's Den

Daniel 6:1-28

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... hoot, and I can’t hoot worth a walk!" The conspiracy of Daniel’s enemies begins in verse 6. They went to King Darius and fawned over him a while. Beware when a group of folks is ... to bowing and kneeling. Luke tells us that Jesus knelt to pray in the Garden of Gathsemene the night before he was arrested. (Luke 22:41) Matthew tells us ... 1. From "SMILEAWHILE," a hobby of Dr. Roy Knight of Parkersburg, WV. E-mail- 2. Fitzgerald, Ernest A., Keeping Pace, (Pace Communications: Greensboro, NC, 1988), p. 96. 3 ...

361. Salvation

Psalm 118:1-29

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... when I die, but I thought you was gettin' up a load to go now."(1) That is probably the attitude of most of us. Most Christians DO figure that ... the captives...[restore] sight to the blind..." (Luke 4:18), "to seek and to save the lost" (Luke 19:10). To the woman he healed ... 3. Erwin Lutzer, How to Have a Whole Heart in a Broken World, (Wheaton, IL: Victor Books, 1987) 4. Brumley, Stamps-Baxter Music (BMI) 5. Paul Lee Tan,Encyclopedia of 7700 Illustrations, (Rockville, MD: Assurance Publishers, 1979), pp. 1192 6 ...

362. Leaping Lepers - Thanksgiving

Luke 17:11-19

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... up to Jesus, throws himself at the Master's feet...and says Thank You. Nice touch. But now the zinger - he was a Samaritan. Aw, Luke, why do you have to go and mess up a nice healing story with that little detail. A Samaritan. Now, as you Bible scholars know ... you well." Happy Thanksgiving. Amen! 1. Leviticus 13:45-46 2. 14:1-32 3. II Kings 17:24 4. Carlos Wilton, "How Great Journeys Begin," sermon preached at Point Pleasant Presbyterian Church, Point Pleasant, NJ, 10/10/04 5. ibid. 6. David A. Davis, "One ...

363. Temptation

Genesis 2:4-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... 3 percent say they wrestle most with their spending. Just 10.8 percent say the hardest thing to control is their anger, 16.9 percent pinpoint their fears, and 1.5 percent their smoking, drinking, or drug use ” or abuse. But everyone has their own temptation.(1 ... Luke's telling of the temptation of Jesus ends with these words: "the devil left him, to return at the appointed time." (Luke ... His maternal grandmother said, "And he wept all the way home." (6) Temptation. The reality and the ruin. Don't they know ...

364. It's Worth the Wait

Acts 2:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... waited just as Christ told them to. It reminds me of an incident that occurred on January 1, 2002. Two young men got in line at a Seattle movie theater to see the movie ... on high.” (Luke 24:49) That power would be the Holy Spirit at work in their lives. For example, on the Day of Pentecost Simon Peter preached and 3,000 souls ... . I have worked hard, very hard, that is all; and I have never refused God anything.” (6) What an inspiration for us all. “I have never refused God anything.” Take one more look ...

365. A Life-changing Question

John 9:1-41

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... second chance at a new life. Our Bible story opens with Jesus and his disciples having just left the temple in Jerusalem. We read in vs. 1-2, “As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him, ‘Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was ... 3 He Answered by Martin B. Copenhaver (Nashville, TN: The United Methodist Publishing House), 2014. 6. “Following Jesus Will Bring Division” Northern Seminary blog. https://www.seminary.edu/following-jesus-will-bring-division-luke ...

366. The Curriculum of God’s Kingdom

Matthew 4:12-17

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... under Matthew 4:12-25. 2. The United Methodist Hymnal, No. 273. 3. This is the practical meaning of the Methodist teaching of prevenient grace. 4. Luke 4:16-30. was Jesus in the home of Simon and Andrew that Matthew at one point calls it “his own”? 5. 9:1. See www.christusrex.org/www1/ofm/sites/TScpIntr.html for fascinating material on Capernaum archaeology, including the home of Peter. 6. Mark 1:21-34. 7. See the Scripture sheet on vv.12-15: 1 Now when he heard that John had been “handed over”, he ...

367. Final Instructions

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... about the kingdom of God. Luke puts it this way: "After suffering he presented himself alive to them by many convincing proofs, appearing to them during forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God" (Acts 1:3). Then Jesus told his followers ... followers that this kingdom of God has the highest priority for his followers. He said, "Strive first for the kingdom of God" (Matthew 6:33). In other words, Jesus taught that for Christians there is nothing more important than coming under God's rule. The first ...

368. Help Me, I'm Lost

Luke 15:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... of waves when I re-read this much loved passage in Luke’s Gospel about the lost sheep and the lost coin. It’s important to note who was present when Jesus told these parables. Luke tells us that tax collectors and “sinners” were gathering around to ... died as well. 1. Tom Rietveld, http://www.pastortom.org/essentials5.htm. 2. http://www.museumofhumor.com/sermons.htm. 3. http://www.bethanypc.org/sermons/2000/072300.htm. 4. (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2005). 5. Ibid. 6. Daily Grace: Devotional ...

369. Amazing Faith

Luke 7:1-10

Sermon

Arley K. Fadness

... sorry that we've failed: that really doesn't look much like Jesus, does it?"3 For some faith is perceived as a rational choice. By my will I choose to ... Heals After Jesus says, "I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such faith," Luke records in verse 10, "When those who had been sent returned to the house, they found ... that love, and your knowing who it was that caught you.6 Amen. 1. Walt Wangerin Jr., The Lutheran (Augsburg Fortress, November 2, 1988), p. 5. 2. Jim Henderson and Matt Casper, Jim ...

370. When the Sermon Turns Sour

Luke 4:14-30

Sermon

William G. Carter

... circle. It was, and is, a scandalous thing to say. The only thing more disturbing is to remember how that is the sort of thing that is written down in our Bibles. 1. As reported in Matthew 13:57, Mark 6:4, Luke 4:24, and John 4:44. 2. Thomas G. Long, The Senses of Preaching (Atlanta: John Knox Press, 1988), p. 31. 3. I am grateful to Dr. Fred B. Craddock for these insights. 4. The story is reported by Dallas Lee, The Cotton Patch Evidence: The Story of Clarence Jordan and the Koinoia Farm Experiment ...

371. Known By Our Love

John 13:31-35

Sermon

R. Robert Cueni

... 1 Peter 4:8: “Above all, maintain constant love for one another, for love covers a multitude of sins.” Galatians 6 ... :10: “So then, whenever we have an opportunity, let us work for the good of all, and especially for those of the family of faith.” Notice that the call to love another is more than loving our friends and our close relatives. The call to faithfulness even requires loving more than our brothers and sisters in Christ. In Luke ... it was nearly four centuries ago.3 We mourn because, No one is ...

372. Have You Gone Far Enough?

Mark 8:27-30

Sermon

Stephen M. Crotts

... 1), he said that to see him was to see God (John 14:9), he said all earth would pass away, but never his words (Mark 13:31), he accepted worship from people as if he were God (Matthew 8:2; Matthew 14:33; John 20:27-29), he claimed to forgive sins (Mark 2:7; Matthew 9:5-6), he claimed to be the only way to God (John 14:6), he claimed he would rise from the dead (Luke ... Where You Are The first question in the Bible is found in Genesis, chapter 3. God asks Adam and Eve, "Where are you?" And I'd like to ask ...

373. Doctor Thomas Dooley

Matthew 9:1-8

Sermon

Carroll Gunkel

... naval officer, was temporarily ordered to Viet Nam in 1954. He did not go to Viet Nam with the intention of becoming a modern-day Luke or Schweitzer, nor did he go to Viet Nam with the intention of staying for more than a few months. When the refugee evacuation - known as ... to Keep, (New York: Farrar, Straus, and Cudahy, 1962) p. 98. 3. cf. Matthew 9:12. 4. Agnes Dooley, p. 102. 5. Monahan, p. 35. 6. Agnes Dooley, p.166. 7. Barclay, Daily Celebration Vol. 1, p. 157. 8. Monahan, p. 274. 9. cf. Matthew 9:12. ...

374. A Brass Cross and a Barometer

Luke 6:1-11

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... ' rules were at least a quart low on common sense and compassion. Verses 1 through 5 of Luke's sixth chapter tell us that Jesus and his disciples were walking through ... promise not to watch the event on television when it's held on Easter. In verses 6 and 7, Jesus is in the synagogue teaching. A man was there whose right arm ... told that Jesus was angry and deeply distressed at the stubborn hearts of the Pharisees. (Mark 3:5) The Pharisees needed to be offended. Their lack of compassion was nauseating to God; ...

375. Nazareth: The Hidden Years

Luke 2:41-52

Sermon

J. Ellsworth Kalas

... . He grew in wisdom, stature, and in favor with God and with His fellow beings. Nazareth may not be as exciting as Bethlehem, Jericho, or Jerusalem, but if we want to walk with our Lord, we’ll need to spend some time there. Nothing, absolutely nothing, can take its place. 1. "The Crown of Roses," by Plechtcheev; translated by Geoffrey Dearmer. 2. Luke 2:40 (KJV) 3. Luke 2:52 (KJV) 4. Galatians 1:17 5. 1 Timothy 3:6 (RSV)

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