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801. It’s a New Year: Take 7 Steps Forward

John 1:43-51

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... with a variegated gait. As we begin a new year, it is helpful to think about the Seven Steps Forward of Faith: 1) Step Ahead The first move our faith must make is to “step ahead” of where we currently stand. No one ever reached “ ... suggest the reason behind the text’s next assertion, the detail that Philip was from Bethsaida, the same hometown as Andrew and Simon Peter. If Andrew is the one offering the invitation, it is reasonable to assume he would first seek out those he already knew. Likewise if ...

802. Quitters

John 6:60-71

Sermon

King Duncan

... no matter how hard we try to keep crickets from distracting us, there will be times when we will falter. We are not Christ, just as Simon Peter was not Christ. That does not mean, however, that deep in our hearts we do not want to serve Christ. He is our Lord. He is ... not want to leave too, do you?” Simon Peter answered, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. We have come to believe and to know that you are the Holy One of God.” 1. Rev. Donald Ng, http://www.fcbc-sf.org/sermons ...

803. The Servant Leader

John 13:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... No,” said Peter, “you shall never wash my feet.” The Master answered, “Unless I wash you, you have no part with me.” “Then, Lord,” Simon Peter replied, “not just my feet but my hands and my head as well!” That is SO Simon Peter! When he had ... competing for the best place. As someone has put it, “They were ready to fight for a throne, but not for a towel.” (1) How could the master teach them that greatness comes through service? How could he teach them that it is in laying down your life ...

804. How to Forgive

Matthew 18:21-35

Sermon

King Duncan

... He also assured Bill that he forgave him for his offenses. Everything seemed fine until Bill turned to go. As he walked out of the room, Joe called out after him, “Now, just remember, if I get better, this doesn’t count.” (1) In our lesson from the Gospel Simon Peter comes to Jesus and asks, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven times?” Jesus answered, “I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times . . .” This is an amazing teaching ...

805. Like Fighting a Giant Tuna

Romans 7:14-25a

Sermon

King Duncan

... we hook into it do we discover its strength, and by then it is too late. We find ourselves being pulled underwater.” (1) Pastor Homan is right of course. Through the ages millions of people have been pulled under by the power of temptation. For a ... Sometimes we call it willpower--or in this case “won’t-power.” Did you know that psychological studies agree with Tom Peters? They show that willpower is the single most important habit for individual success. These studies show that self-discipline, or will ...

806. Extreme Humility

John 13:1-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... drying them with the towel that was wrapped around him. “He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, ‘Lord, are you going to wash my feet?’ “Jesus replied, ‘You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will ... feet, you also should wash one another’s feet. I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you.” 1. William B. Irvine, On Desire: Why We Want What We Want (Kindle Edition). 2. Gilbert Brim, Ambition (New York: HarperCollins, 1992), p. 78. 3. Timeless Wisdom ...

807. The Excellent Meal Ticket

Genesis 37:1-11, Genesis 37:12-36, John 21:15-25, Mark 8:1-13

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... you go. Which shirt are you wearing today? Or maybe better said, “whom are you feeding?” Based on the Story Lectionary Major Text The Story of Joseph and His Brothers from Canaan (Genesis 37) Jesus Asks Peter to “Feed My Sheep” (John 21:15-17) Jesus Heals Many and Feeds 4000 in the Decapolis (Mark 8:1-21) Minor Text The Lord’s Covenant with Abram of Chaldea and the Gift of the Land of Canaan (Genesis 15) The Land of Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh is Established East of the Jordan in Gilead (Numbers ...

808. How Do We Forgive?

Matthew 18:21-35

Sermon

King Duncan

... you are old and dying?” The man said, “No, I’m not dying, but my brother is, and he’s worth $60 million.” (1) No wonder that man wanted his brother’s forgiveness. There’s a story about a little boy who was saying his prayers one night ... ourselves have been forgiven. We have been forgiven, and thus we are able to forgive others. Jesus followed his answer to Simon Peter with an interesting parable of a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. One of his servants owed him ten thousand ...

809. What's a Human Book?

Luke 13:10-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... reports that when he finally got to Channon’s grave, Gary went down on his knees, and asked God, “Just like you did with Peter, restore me.” And He did. Ten years after Gary Christian screamed at God in the police station parking lot, he was set free ... action. And in doing so, you can lead others to find the freedom and new life and joy that you found in Jesus Christ. 1. “The Human Library” by John Blake, CNN, November 14, 2021 https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/14/health/human-library-blake-cec/index.html ...

810. Out On A Sycamore Limb

Luke 19:1-10

Sermon

Richard Hasler

... not consider others with less means, Jesus did not think this was right. They should seek a “spiritual” use for their riches. Peter Gomes told another story from his early years of teaching at Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. During the years 1968 to 1970 he ... a modern-day Zacchaeus who has met Jesus.” Amen. [1]. Tom Wright, Luke for Everyone, 221-222. [2]. Fred Craddock, Interpretation: Luke, A Bible Commentary for Teaching and Preaching, 218. [3]. Peter J. Gomes, The Good Book: Reading the Bible with ...

811. Good News/Bad News

Matthew 16:21-28

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... What a terrible time to be introduced as a comedian,” reports Rick Mercer, “right after people found out they were losing their jobs.” (1) What a downer. According to one comedian even Moses had to deal with good news/bad news, though. God said to Moses, “I’ve ... themselves were caught up in the excitement of it all. Jesus asked them, “Who do you say I am?” and Simon Peter answered enthusiastically, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God!” It was one of the most dramatic moments in ...

812. Casters and Menders

Mark 1:14-20

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... see Jesus specifically choosing two very opposite kinds of men for his growing team. Simon (who we will know later as Peter) and brother Andrew are busy casting nets. James and brother John (the sons of the fishing mogul Zebedee) are engaged ... casting nets. The Greek word here is “amphiballontas” from the root “ballo” –to cast, throw, drop in a circular fashion of throwing.[1] By this method of fishing, a strong, heavy, circular net with weights attached all around it is wound around the arm and ...

813. Week Of Ash Wednesday

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... society could be properly addressed and solutions found. His plan needed someone to organize it and bring it to reality. Thus, on that day the man with an idea, Peter Maurin, and the woman of organization and journalism, Dorothy Day, formed a partnership which would become the Catholic Worker Movement, publishing its first one cent monthly paper on May 1, 1933. The Catholic Worker is a ministry of help; it reaches out to serve the poor, neglected and fringe peoples of our society. At its heart, however, the ...

814. The Poor In Spirit

Sermon

John A. Terry

... himself rich in his own power and determination. Soon Jesus was arrested and Peter began to follow Jesus at a distance, hanging back. When a woman said to him, "You were with Jesus, the Galilean," Peter, Mr. I-will-never-fall-away, said, "I do not know what you mean ... After that, Dante walked with light step because when the pride-mark is erased, all the other sins become a smaller burden.1 In contrast to striving after God's kingdom, which is the promise of this beatitude, is personal striving. There was a ...

815. The Pure In Heart

Sermon

John A. Terry

... do so." The teacher looked back at the mother and said, "I didn't realize how hard it would be for me to give up sugar." 1 The teacher could not teach the lesson with her lips without teaching the lesson with her life. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they ... may think this beatitude is best described with the phrase, "Hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil." There is a poem by Peter Olney which came from a time when the church had ruled dancing to be a sin. The poem goes like this: Said the Reverend ...

816. Marked At The Table

Sermon

George Bass

“ ‘If I do not wash you, you can have nothing in common with me.’ ‘Then, Lord,’ said Simon Peter, ‘not only my feet, but my hands and my head as well!’ Jesus said, ‘no one who has taken a bath needs washing, he is clean all over….’ ”John 13:1-16 Yes, “the cross is still there,” especially when we eat and drink the Lord’s supper; that meal is always a repast that takes place for us on the water’s edge. Baptism admits us to the holy communion, and every time we partake of the ...

817. Lessons From The Mountaintop

Exodus 24:1-18, Matthew 17:1-13

Sermon

Robert Beringer

... , and although all God let him see was the back part, it was something to hold on to for the rest of his life."1 Mountaintop experiences in our faith journey become those moments of revelation that give us something to hold on to for the rest of our ... lives. That certainly is the kind of experience Moses had on Mount Sinai, and the kind of experience our Lord had with Peter, James and John on the Mount of Transfiguration. Any experience in which we recognize the Living God can be a transfiguration. It may ...

818. No Other Way To Be Happy

Deuteronomy 11:1-32

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... for our happiness depends on our obedience to God’s laws. It is time for us to matriculate in the University of Obedience. Lesson 1: Obedience Is the Right Thing to Do Suppose we enter God’s Obedience School, and we are at our first class. The first lesson ... make to love your enemies? At the time when Peter and his associates fished all night and caught nothing, Jesus tells them to let down their nets for a catch. To Peter this was a foolish thing to do. But Peter learned to trust and obey, for he said to ...

819. I've Got a Strong Case of the 'Can't Help Its'

John 1:35-42

Sermon

James W. Moore

... to Jesus. This was the greatness of Andrew. He was the man who was always introducing others to Jesus. Three different times in the Bible, Andrew comes to center stage… and each time he is bringing someone to meet Jesus. Here in John 1, he brings his brother Simon Peter. In John 6, Andrew brings to Jesus the boy with the five loaves and two fish. And in John 12, we find Andrew bringing to Jesus the enquiring Greeks who wanted to meet Jesus and visit with Him. Andrew’s greatest joy was sharing the good ...

820. Good Medicine

Proverbs 10:1-32

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... , "Easter is the holiday in December when we put up a nice tree, exchange presents, and celebrate the birth of Jesus." St. Peter looks at the second man, shakes his head in disgust, looks at the third man and asks, "What is Easter?" "I know ... an hour without any subject at all."(8) Enough! "A cheerful heart is a good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones." Amen? Amen! 1. Psalm 2:4 2. Bruce Naylor, via Ecunet, "Sermonshop 1999 04 04," #41, 3/29/99 3. Judges 3:12-30 4. Elton Trueblood, The Humor of ...

821. The Ultimate Question

Matthew 16:13-20

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... with wild abandon."(9) Then the question is asked of you, the ultimate question. "Who do YOU say that I am?" Proleptic? Salvific? Eschatological? Or anything like that? I doubt it. No, my prayer is that, with Simon Peter, you would simply say with every fibre of your being, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." Amen! 1. TV Guide, 5/6/00, p. 24 2. James Poniewozik, "Human, None Too Human," TIME, 5/15/00, p. 86 3. http://www.hollywoodjesus.com 4. Shorter Catechism, Q.21 5. Matthew 19:24; Mark 10:25 ...

822. Through The Storm, Through The Night

Luke 18:1-8

Sermon

Frank Lyman

... case just to be rid of her. Jesus told this parable to emphasize the "need to pray always and not to lose heart." (Luke 18: 1) His point is not that God is like some godless judge who only answers prayer to be done with us! That defies logic! How could ... leader, told him he ought to pick on someone his own size, punched him in the stomach and then kicked over his Harley." St. Peter was impressed, "That is a good deed. When did you do this?" The man replied, "Oh, about three minutes ago." Prayer is not a ...

823. Flesh-eaters; Blood Drinkers

John 6:51-58

Sermon

King Duncan

... is called the Eucharist--which means "Thanksgiving." How can we not be grateful when we remember what Christ did for us? Ephesians 5:1-2 reminds us, "Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children and live a life of love, just as Christ loved ... drink from the cup. We are also his body, according to I Corinthians 12:27. Revelation 21 calls us his bride. Peter called us a royal priesthood (I Peter 2:7). We meet Christ in this sacrament, but we also celebrate our common calling as his people. There is ...

824. Beautiful Words Of Life

John 6:60-71

Sermon

King Duncan

... die and go to heaven? That would be horrible, huh?" Then Carey adds, "If the Pope's afraid to die, what chance do we have?"(1) Interesting thought. I doubt that the Pope is afraid to die. I'm sure the bulletproof glass is so he can continue leading the Church ... in his presence, so they could have pure motives in relating to others. They felt his love and so they could be loving. Simon Peter answered for the rest, "Lord, to whom can we go? You have the words of eternal life. We have come to believe and know ...

825. Philip the First

John 1:43-51

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... skeptical. He wondered whether anything good could come from the little hick town of Nazareth. Philip did not argue, he merely said, “Come and see.” (John 1:45-46) Christ is not found at the end of an argument, but in personal experience. The best we can do in our day is what ... of the story is that Philip did not take them directly to see Jesus, but rather took them to Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, and then fortified with Andrew’s help, the two apostles brought the Greeks to Jesus. Perhaps Philip was ...

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