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John 21:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... in there,’ or something like that. But all he did was look at me, and then he said in his little kid’s voice, ‘You stink!’” (1) Out of the mouths of babes . . . that’s not the kind of encouragement you hope for at a moment like that, is it? “You Stink!” ... need for you to feed my sheep. I have applied my grace to your life and I have forgiven you of your past. I love you, Peter, and I need you just as I did before to fish for men.” And friends, that is Christ’s message to you and me this ...

427. When in Joy, Enjoy (Fruit of the Spirit: Joy)

Galatians 5:22

Sermon

James Merritt

... also dip below normal, which is a sign of reduced stress. Now what this physiologically beneficial activity is, is laughing.1 Laughter is good for you, and laughter is healthy. Solomon knew that. He said: "A merry heart does good like ... my heart glow; For I've been born again. II. There Is Joy in Sanctification After the crisis of salvation comes the process of sanctification. For Peter goes on to say in v.2 that we are not only elect, but we are also "in sanctification of the Spirit." That is, there is ...

428. Whose Side Are You On?

Matthew 16:21-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... I am about to spit you out of my mouth” (15-16). Those are strong words, as strong as those words Christ spoke to Simon Peter. This says to me that this is an important question: Which side are you on? There’s no straddling the middle. Either you’re for Christ ... He uses his factory as a refuge for Jews to protect them from the Nazis. As a result of his efforts, more than 1,100 Jews were saved from death in the gas chambers. You would think that Oskar Schindler would have felt quite pleased with himself ...

429. Never Too Old For God: Abraham And Sarah

Genesis 18:1-15

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... us to look at the family of Abraham and Sarah and see how God used them and taught them how to make it in the world. Genesis 18:1-15 (NRSV) [1] The LORD appeared to Abraham by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat at the entrance of his tent in the heat of the day. [2] He looked ... disappointed. It was pretty grand but it sure wasn't anything like Miss Jones' and it wasn't what he expected. St. Peter saw the disappointment on the preacher's face and said, "You preacher's are all alike. You just don't understand do ...

430. Godstruck

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... perplexed, saying to one another, “What does this mean?” Others sneered and said, “They are filled with new wine.” But Peter, standing with the eleven, raised his voice and addressed them, “Men of Judea and all who live in Jerusalem, let this ... sea into dry land. (Exodus 14) The wind brings quail from the sea. (Numbers 11) The Lord hurled a great wind on the sea. (Jonah 1) I was looking in my vision by night, and behold, the four winds of heaven were stirring up the great sea. (Daniel 7) The east ...

431. Listen!

Luke 9:28-36, (37-43a)

Sermon

King Duncan

... response of trust or faith. To really hear God's Word is to obey God's Word (cf. Exodus 19:5; Jeremiah 7:23 and Matthew I 1: 1 5).” (5) It’s easy to get stressed out or turned off by the subject of praying. Too many of us have grown up with the ... van looked like. Therefore, they couldn’t get the public’s help in tracking down the stolen van. In Matthew 17, Jesus tells Peter, John and James to keep this moment on the mountain a secret until after Jesus has been raised from the dead. Well, guess what ...

432. One Bad Apple

Matthew 26:47-56

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... story of the woman who anointed Jesus with precious oil? In the Fourth Gospel the woman is named as Mary of Bethany (John 12:1-4) and it says that the reaction of Judas was that it was a shocking waste, for the ointment might have been sold and the ... And that makes God responsible for sin and evil. That, I cannot accept. I believe that Judas had as many possibilities for greatness as did Peter, James or John. He could have chosen the high road instead of the low one. He chose the low. Why? I don’t know why ...

433. Building a New Team

Mark 8:31--9:1

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... stop in Rome on his way to Spain and the western reaches of the empire. Paul’s design in the first part of this letter (1:19—3:20) is to give a different view of the origins of evil. God is good; creation is good; and human alienation from the good ... becomes a never-ending cycle of violence in which there are only losers. For that reason, Jesus moves from his reprimand of Peter to a brief exhortation about the characteristics that mark those on his team. It is not self-preservation but service that ...

434. I Love You, Man!

John 21:15-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... the gospel of peace." (Rom. 10:15). Then Wiersbe asks, "What kind of feet do you have?" (2) What kind of feet, indeed! If Jesus confronted you with the question he asked Simon Peter, "Do you love me?" how would you answer? There's one way to know. Are our feet pointed in the direction Christ would have us go? 1. Joanne Wallace, THE IMAGE OF LOVELINESS (New Jersey 1978). 2. SOMETHING HAPPENS WHEN CHURCHES PRAY, p. 104. The author of this sermon, Dr. Curtis Schofield, is Vice President of Development of The ...

435. Human Things

Matthew 16:21-28

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... mission and undermining the kingdom that Jesus so urgently wants to perpetuate. A foundation is only so good as the ground it’s rooted into. Peter is a rock for the mission and the church as long as he remains implanted firmly in God’s purpose and “telos.” The moment, ... good” world. May God’s will be done….on earth, as in heaven. May our eyes stay focused on him. [1] Acton-Creighton Correspondence, OLL, https://oll.libertyfund.org/quote/lord-acton-writes-to-bishop-creighton-that-the-same-moral- ...

436. Stepping Out In Faith

Matthew 14:22-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... done. And she has figured the whole thing. It was simply a case of the left hand not knowing what the right hand was doing." (1) Sometimes our fears get the best of us. It happened to the disciples. They were sailing across the lake when a terrible storm arose. They ... during a lifetime. Our faith in a caring God will encourage us to take that first step and all the other steps after that." (3) Peter stepped out in faith. There will be times when we will be called to step out as well. It may be to teach a ...

437. They Lied and They Died

Acts 5:1-11

Sermon

James Merritt

... part of the proceeds, his wife also being aware of it, and brought a certain part and laid it at the apostles' feet." (vv. 1-2) Now why did they do this? Well, let me tell you what I think their root problem was. They were more concerned with ... sin because the Holy Spirit was inside of them. He was not in their home, he was in their heart. He saw and heard everything. "Then Peter said to her, ‘How is it that you have agreed together to test the Spirit of the Lord?'" (v.9a) They had put the Holy Spirit ...

438. An Unnerving Experience

Mark 9:2-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... morning of May 15, 2006, a 34‑year‑old British mathematics teacher named David Sharp collapsed on the trail up Everest, about 1,000 feet from the summit. This area, above 25,000 feet is known to hikers as the Death Zone. In this region ... him by. Be careful if you take up mountain climbing. It obviously has great risks as well as great rewards. Jesus once asked his closest disciples Peter, James and John to join him on a hike up a mountain. We have no evidence that it was a harrowing climb it was no ...

439. Time to Listen

Matthew 17:1-9

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... ending to a story! Just walk off the stage. Let someone else finish it. In our Bible story today, Jesus led three of his disciples, Peter, James and John, up on a high mountain. They didn’t know it yet, but Jesus was going to show them the end of the ... (NLT) I pray that you will do this today, so that you can know the joy and peace of eternal life with God. 1. Posted by Runawaybucket. Cited in “The Pettiest Revenge Stories Ever” by Caitlin Cochrane March 30, 2021, https://moneywise.com/a/ch-c/petty- ...

440. Jedi Christians

Matthew 14:22-36

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... upright against his chest. But all this raging and rampaging had no effect on Jesus and had no effect on Peter's own watery journey until Peter allowed the wind to draw his attention, to claim his calm, to shift his focus away from Jesus. Jesus ... of belief into the water of following where Jesus is and where Jesus goes. The Jedi Prayer may sound slightly familiar. It comes from Colossians 1:9-12: For this reason, since the day we heard it, we have not ceased praying for you and asking that you may be filled ...

441. Cross Eyed: Rebuke

Mark 8:31-38

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... ." Gallup says the members of this group are "a breed apart from the rest of the populace in at least four ways: 1. They're happier. 2. Their families are stronger. 3. They're more tolerant of people of different races and religions. 4. They' ... in our lives and rebuild our lives around the Cross of Christ. We're called to stay Cross Eyed. We're called to let this Rebuke of Peter's be a reminder that We're Not The Center Of The Universe, We're Called to Be People of the Bruised Shoulder and The Gospel Changes ...

442. Were You There?

John 19:17-27

Sermon

King Duncan

... the outside showing no vulnerability, but underneath they are really just a weak and sometimes confused Clark Kent. Peter, for all his bluster, was a weak man. Peter was there when they crucified my Lord. Pontius Pilate was also there. Pilate didn’t want to ... more like the Master. How about you? You were there as well. Is this a time for a new beginning for you as well? 1. Treasure in Clay The Autobiography of Fulton J. Sheen (Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1980), pp. 118-120. 2. Ortberg, John, The Life You’ ...

443. Get off the Throne and Learn Wisdom

Matthew 7:1-6

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... roll in and the sun grows dim. What I give her, I soon get in return from God, which is why the Apostle Peter (himself a married man) said in his first letter: “Likewise you husbands, live considerately with your wives, bestowing honor on the woman as ... these six verses to read each morning for the next week: I am not the judge; God is. Ignorance leads to arrogance, so beware. Verse 1. God may be as hard and unreasonable with me as I am with others. Verse 2. God will me as merciful and forgiving with me ...

444. As I Am A Witness

Luke 24:36-49

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... and Lordship is not just to “say” so, but to “do” so. As a witness for Jesus, you testify publicly, as John and Peter and Paul and Barnabus did to their detriment. As a witness for Jesus, you heal and teach and evangelize in His name, as ... a man dies, will he live again?” (Job 14:14) “Let us return to YHWH…he will raise us up on the third day.” (Hosea 6:1-2) In a sense, Israel itself (referred to as YHWH’s “son”) was hidden and dead in Egypt, but was brought out of concealment and into ...

445. Sleeping Through A Tornado

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... a tornado. Pentecost is a time of praying for the Spirit to fall on each of us and on our church afresh so that we, too, may be transformed, and so that we may be a blessing to others. 1. Bill Bryson, THE LOST CONTINENT (New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1989), p. 295. 2. Peter J. Dyck, A LEAP OF FAITH (Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 1990), pp. 63- 65. 3. Phillip L. Berman, THE SEARCH FOR MEANING (New York: Ballantine Books, 1990), pp. 281-283. 4. Grace Wenger, Dave & Neta Jackson WITNESS: EMPOWERING THE ...

446. Winning the Grand Prize

Philippians 3:4b-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... God! Imagine the looks you’d get from neighbors. But don’t just sit there, God, come forward now and claim your prize!” (1) We’re not told if God returned the order blank or not. Certainly, for most of us lowly humans, $11,000,000 would ... something. God’s telling me to tell you that He loves you, and He has a plan and a purpose for your life.” With that, Peter became emotional and asked to be dropped off to collect himself. The next car picked him up, and the driver had basically the same message. ...

447. Prison Break

Matthew 28:1-10

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... In site of the fact that Jesus instructed his followers to visit those in prison; in spite of the fact that Hebrews 13: 1, 3 teaches us “Let mutual love continue. Remember those who are in prison, as though you were in prison with them; those who ... , 18 November 2006, 22 Have you heard the story about the three doctors who died, went to heaven, and met St. Peter at the gates. St. Peter asked the first doctor why he thought he deserved to enter. “I was a doctor with the Christian Medical and Dental Society ...

448. Seeing the Truth of Jesus

Matthew 16:13-20

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... once known as Caesarea Philippi. It was built on top of a temple dedicated to the Greek god Pan, the place where Jesus told Peter he would build his church. According to the archeologist who excavated this site, one of the first clues that this was a Christian church ... Church until the day we are made complete with him in his heavenly kingdom. 1. https://anecdotage.com/anecdotes/steve-jobs-steve-wozniak-employee-number-1. 2. MONDAY FODDER, http://family-safe-mail.com/. 3. “Scenes from Caesarea Philippi: The ...

449. A-wake or A-live

Galatians 2:15-21

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... it must be the spirit of the risen and regnant Lord within the heart that must now direct his steps and shape his attitudes. Peter had made the incarnate Jesus' footsteps a new law, and so following "in his steps" had become an act of law, not an act ... not just wages, were important in determining worker output. How many of us need change to improve our performances? Paul knew that ... 1. Changing the LAW would not help improve our moral/ethical performance. The law does not change us; the law condemns us. Don ...

450. Stay in the Boat!

Matthew 14:22-36

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... if life is tumbling in on you like a tidal wave. In the boat you hear, "Take heart. It is I; don't be afraid." What got Peter in trouble? He got out of the boat. STAY IN THE BOAT! Our friend Will Willimon, the Dean of the Chapel at Duke, tells of a visit ... You NEED this ship. We all do. Stay in the boat. Because it is here we hear, "Take heart. It is I; don't be afraid." Amen! 1. "King Herod's Song" from Jesus Christ Superstar, lyrics by Tim Rice ; music by Andrew Lloyd Webber 2. Mark 6:45-52, John 6:15-21 3 ...

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