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876. Brushing Your Teeth with Oreos

Luke 2:41-52

Sermon

King Duncan

... part of what Jesus meant when he said that in order to receive the kingdom of God, you must become like a little child (Matthew 18:3). I hope that every one of our boys and girls feels God’s presence in their lives. I hope that every one of our ... ? What is that saying to your children? I appreciate something that Rose Kennedy, the matriarch of the family that gave us President John Kennedy and his famous siblings once said: “Whenever I held my newborn babe in my arms,” said Rose Kennedy, “I used to ...

877. In the Event of Power Failure

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... in your world but fear the risk of being involved? Do you feel the power of Christ compelling you to become the person you know deep inside you were created to be but fear leaving your comfort zone? Remember what scripture says, “Perfect love casts out fear” (1 John 4:18). And I will add, “Perfect power casts out fear.” You need not be afraid. If the power of Christ is inspiring you to move, to act, you can be sure that the power of Christ will give you every- thing you need to see it through. Paul ...

878. No Longer Orphans

John 14:15-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... a reminder that sometimes the smallest gift can be used by Christ in a magnificent way. Our lesson for the day from John’s Gospel is set at the Last Supper. Jesus is preparing his disciples for his betrayal and crucifixion. The events that are coming ... 26 different locations during his captivity. Some of his cells were cold, dark, underground holes only six by six in size. After 18 months of captivity, Sutherland was put in solitary. That, too, was in an underground cell. He became so discouraged that he ...

879. The Ultimate Mountaintop Experience

Mark 9:2-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... to wicked Queen Jezebel. He ended up hiding in a cave where he felt the weight of a mountain on his shoulders (I Kings 18-19). Our Lord was certainly acquainted with mountains. One of the temptations of Christ took place on a high mountain (Matthew 4:1- ... of the Jewish faith, Moses and Elijah. Then they heard a voice: “This is my Son, whom I love. Listen to him!” Peter, James and John did listen to his voice and we revere their names to this day. Listening to Christ and obeying his leading is the key to a ...

880. Faces of Failure: Nicodemus

John 3:1-21

Sermon

Don Tuttle

... has been made of the fact that he went “by night.” Some speculate he didn’t want others to see him, particularly his fellow Pharisees. There may be some truth to that, but in John’s Gospel light and dark are spiritual categories. Jesus, he tells us, is the light that shines in the darkness. So for Nicodemus to come by night suggests he is moving from moral and ... , TN, 2001 pp. 9-10. [ii] D. Duane Cummins, Handbook for Today’s Disciples, 3rd edition, Chalice Press, St. Louis, MO, 2003 pp 18-21.

881. When Your Life Is Put On Hold

Mark 5:21-43

Sermon

King Duncan

... behavior and attitude. After a reading session that was continuously disrupted by this student, the teacher in her frustration said to the boy, “John, I am going to turn you over to God.” Another boy who happened to be walking by said, “Mrs. Jones, God is ... there shall be no herd in the stalls; yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation.” (3: 17-18). And of course this is the central message for today. When we are put on hold, as we sometimes are, we hold on ever firmer to ...

882. The Journey of Salvation

Luke 22:39-46, 2 Corinthians 5:17-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... this man was a son of God.” But fortunately the story does not end at Golgotha. There was near the place he was crucified a garden (John 19:41). In that garden was a new tomb in which no one had ever lain. It was in that tomb late on a Friday evening that ... God. God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God” (2 Corinthians 5:18-21). So, the last stop on the journey of salvation is our town as we seek to tell the good news, as we seek to make disciples ...

883. Known By Our Love

John 13:31-35

Sermon

R. Robert Cueni

... You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul and with all your might.” Leviticus 19:18 adds that “you should love your neighbor as yourself.” The call to love one another was not new to Jewish teaching and it ... share as children of God forms a worldwide web of connectivity. In the year 1624, English clergyman, poet, essayist, and lawyer John Donne was pondering this reality. Specifically, Donne was meditating on the question of why an outsider might be concerned about the ...

884. Can I Get Some Help Over Here?

John 14:23-29

Sermon

R. Robert Cueni

... all right. I love you.” Jesus gave his followers that assurance. “I will not leave you orphaned; I am coming to you” (14:18). In the next few verses, Jesus told his followers that even though the world would not see him, they would sense he was ... with the ongoing, terrifying realities of growing up, there were simply some things Billy had to learn. Jesus touched on this principle in John 14:15. “If you love me, you will keep my commandments.” In other words, when we need a little help, we are to ...

885. What Super Power Would You Choose?

Luke 10:1-11, 7-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... could have done more effectively himself? My guess is that it was for the same reason his last words to the church, recorded in Matthew 28:18-20, was that we should go make disciples of all nations. Jesus sent the seventy-two out, first of all, because he knew that they ... http://www.goomba.com/www2/edpoling/node50.html. 4. Fred B. Craddock, The Collected Sermons of Fred B. Craddock (Westminster: John Knox Press, 2011). 5. “Not A Fan: Are You A Fan Or A Follower?” By Kyle Idleman, https://www.sermoncentral ...

886. Understanding Outrageous Grace

Luke 18:9-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... Knox Press, 2011). 5. From What Good Is God?, by Philip Yancey, (New York: FaithWords), 2010, p. 75. Cited in Davis, Barry L. 52 Sermons From the Gospel of John (Pulpit Outlines) (p. 184). GodSpeed Publishing. Kindle Edition. 6. David Guzik https://enduringword.com/bible-commentary/luke-18/. 7. Stan Mooneyham, Dancing on the Strait & Narrow (San Francisco: Harper & Row, Publishing, 1989), p. 83. 8. David J. Lose https://www.workingpreacher.org/craft.aspx?post=2813. 9. Tim Smith, https://www.sermoncentral ...

887. Déjà Vu or Divine Revelation?

Luke 23:35-43

Sermon

King Duncan

... conquer the forces of Roman rule. Instead, he reveals himself to be a shepherd who will die to save his sheep. In verses 17 and 18, Jesus says, “The reason my Father loves me is that I lay down my life—only to take it up again. No one takes ... in our shoes and share our sorrows and die the most painful and humiliating death imaginable so that we could live forever with God. Pastor John Stott wrote, “Before we can begin to see the cross as something done for us, we have to see it as something done by us ...

888. No Longer Home Alone

John 15:13-17

Sermon

Arley K. Fadness

... God created Adam, God said, "It is not good to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him" (Genesis 2:18). One of the Scripture's first lessons is that by ourselves we are incomplete. We need others to fill the emptiness within ... ," he replied.6 The Living Bible says, "A true friend is always loyal, and a brother is born to help in time of need." Jesus said in John 15, "I no longer call you servants, I call you friend." Jesus redeemed us for friendship with him and for one another. 3. Where in the world ...

889. The True Story Wins

Matthew 28:11-15

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... Text The Gospel According to Matthew on the Story Circulated by the Guards After the Resurrection Minor Text Psalms 77, 91, 111 The Song of Moses (Exodus 15) Job 33 (Elihu’s Sermon to Job) Hebrews 4 1 Samuel 28 (The Ghost of Samuel) John 11 (The Raising of Lazarus) Revelation 18 The Story of the Guards (According to Matthew) After the Sabbath, just as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to the tomb. Suddenly, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord ...

890. Lazarus

Luke 16:19-31

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... who was clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls.” (Revelation 18:16) Jesus tells the story of Lazarus and a “Certain” Rich Man immediately after his stories about a dishonest manager ... resurrection, heaven, and eternal life. So, in the tale, the Sadducee is punished with the fate that he refused to believe existed. In John 12:10, the authorities try to kill Lazarus as well, because he was perpetrating the idea that Jesus raised him from the dead ...

891. Higher Ground

Luke 24:36-49, Luke 24:50-53

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... Upon Jacob and the Experience at Bethel (Genesis 28) The Blessing and Monument at Gilgal When the Ark Came Up Out of the Jordan (Joshua 4) Psalm 18: The Lord Lives in High Places Psalm 24: Ascending the Mountain of God Psalm 68: Proclaiming the Power of God Psalm 110: A Priest in the ... by a deep gorge the Mount of Olives rose up beyond with Bethany on its eastern flank. John the Baptist is said to have had contact with the Essenes. In fact, he could well have been educated by them, but we don’t ...

892. Don't Stop Praying!

Luke 18:1-8, Luke 18:35-43

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... Henry Harvey. Based on the Story Lectionary Major Text Jesus Tells a Parable of a Widow and Judge and Heals a Blind Beggar (Luke 18) Minor Text From Enoch Who Walked With God to Noah Who Walked With God (Genesis 5-8) Jacob Wrestles with God (Genesis 32: ... was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.” He said to them, “When you pray, say: “‘Father, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come. Give us each ...

893. Peter the Petulant

Mark 14:1-11, Mark 14:12-26, Mark 14:27-31

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... mantle is passed on. The passing of the mantle. We saw it with Elijah to Elisha. We saw it from Moses to Joshua. We saw it from John the Baptist to Jesus. But now, it had come time for Jesus to pass the mantle to one of his own. And while many of his ... becomes a sacrament, as his identity is revealed, just as the identity of God’s messengers were revealed to Abraham (note Genesis 18:4). Jesus knows when he does this ritual that they don’t understand what he is doing and why. Only later, after they ...

894. House of God

Ephesians 2:1-10, Ephesians 2:11-22

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... so much more vibrant, and different, and beautiful than only you here. And it’s all part of Jesus’ kingdom. Close to John Wesley’s heart could be found a people called “Moravians.” These Moravians had a custom that Wesley loved, because it celebrated ... Promise to Flourish the House of David (2 Samuel 7 / 1 Chronicles 17) Psalm 84: Psalm of Praise for the Courts of the Lord Psalm 18: The Lord is My Rock The Mountain of the Lord is the House of the God of Jacob (Isaiah 2) Jesus Teaches His Disciples ...

895. Song of the Sabbath

Genesis 1:1-2:3, Luke 5:33-39, Luke 6:1-11, Luke 7:18-35, Mark 2:18-22, Mark 2:23-3:6, Mark 3:7-12

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... (Luke 5:33--6:11 and 7:17-35) Jesus Breaks the Sabbath, Calls Himself God, and Answers Questions from the Pharisees (Mark 2:18--3:12) Minor Text Keeping the Sabbath (Exodus 16:22-20; 20:8-11; 31:13-14) Keeping the Sabbath Becomes an Observance (Deuteronomy ... the Sabbath and Answers Questions from the Pharisees and John the Baptist’s Disciples (Matthew 9:14-17 and 11:2-12:21) Jesus Breaks the Sabbath, Calls Himself God, and Answers to Accusations from the Pharisees (John 5) Do You Live by Rules of Faith in ...

896. Who is That Crouching at Your Door?

Genesis 4:1-26

Sermon

Lori Wagner

“If thou gaze long into an abyss, the abyss will also gaze into thee.” — Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil Envy is perhaps the deepest root of all evils. Envy is the desire to have what someone else has, to be like someone else, to be given what someone else has received, to obtain what one perceives one deserves. Envy is the opposite of satisfaction in and surrender to God. And it’s at the core of human nature. It’s stimulated by the eye, and desires of the gaze. The gaze here is not the feminist concept of ...

897. God Powered Impact

Exodus 3:1-22

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... there is movement of wind, something will move. Something will be altered. There will be impact. Something or someone will change. In John 3:8, Jesus tells his disciples, “The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where ... on the Story Lectionary Major Text The Lord Speaks to Moses from a Burning Bush (Exodus 3) Minor Text Elijah Confronts Ahab (1 Kings 18) Psalm 7: The Lord Will Judge the Peoples Psalm 35: May Those Be Put to Shame Who Threaten My Life Psalm 37: Do Not ...

898. "Salt and Swaddle"

Luke 2:1-20 · 1 Samuel 16:1-23

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... of the people. God tabernacling with us. God’s promise revealed. The eighth shepherd in the Feast of Tabernacles, the Good Shepherd (John 10:11), the holy Messiah King. And if those signs weren’t enough, there was also the experience of the angels declaring ... cloths. And laid in a “manger” –a sukkot not unlike the one perhaps that Abraham had made a long time ago (Genesis 18:1-10). The angels cheered. The shepherds found him following the “signs” they knew so well. And Mary pondered all of this ...

899. Job and the Mind Storm

Job 42:7-17, Job 42:1-6, Job 38:1--41:34

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... Speaks with Job (Chapters 38-42) Minor Text God Creates (Genesis 1) The Word of God Appears to Abram (Genesis 15:1; Genesis 12:7; Genesis 18) The Word of the Lord Appears to Elijah (1 Kings 19) The Word of the Lord Calls Samuel (1 Samuel 3) Psalm 33: Creator God Psalm ... ) and the Word of the Lord (Isaiah 55) Jeremiah Encounters the “Word of the Lord” (Jeremiah 1) John the Apostle Explains Jesus’ Identity (John 1) Paul Explains the Identity of God and Jesus to Greeks in Thessalonica (Acts 17:16-34) ...

900. The Healing Tree

Revelation 22:1-6, Luke 8:1-15

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... things that must soon take place.” “Look, I am coming soon! Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy written in this scroll.” I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I had heard and seen them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel ... growth rings all symbolize life. In Proverbs, the tree of life symbolizes a metaphor for wisdom, for example Proverbs 3:18 or 11:30.*** This idea seems to be inherent also in the ideas in Kabbalah (Jewish cosmology), in which the ...

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