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Synonyms: simon, simeon, caphas, disciple, evangelist, the 12, the twelve, apostle, fisherman, petros, rock, stone

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Ephesians 6:10-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... Peter: "Your choir is weak, inexcusably weak! You need to reorganize it at once." St. Peter assigned Roosevelt the task of reorganization. Roosevelt immediately responded, "I need ten thousand sopranos, ten thousand altos, and ten thousand tenors." St. Peter ... on the whole armour of God..." There is the key to confident living. Be prepared. Be guiltfree. Remember to whom you belong. 1. George F. Regas, KISS YOURSELF AND HUG THE WORLD (Waco: Word Books, 1987). 2. Earl F. Palmer, LOVE HAS ITS REASONS (Waco: Word ...

927. How Do We Choose?

Acts 1:12-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... , the funloving neighbors cut the guy loose. That is assuming the prospective motherinlawtobe is in favor of the union. (1) Those who are considering marriage sometime in the future need to be advised that when you marry someone, their ... bolts down at Kitty Hawk, we wouldn't have 747's and a vast communication network that can instantly link anyone on this planet. Tom Peters goes on to say, "I emphasize the point because the number one failing that I see in small and large organizations is the failure to ...

928. Mentor, Mediator, Master

1 Timothy 2:1-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... of American history took place on August 4, 1735 in New York City. It occurred at the start of the trial of Peter Zenger. Peter Zenger was a German immigrant and local printer who had dared to take a stand against the very corrupt New York Governor, William ... created us to be. That is why our hope is in Him. Our Mentor, our Mediator, our Master, our Savior, our Lord, our Friend. 1. Allen, Mel. "The Cost of Karen Morse's Education," Yankee (January, 1988), pp. 66-69, 149. 2. Adrian P. Rogers, GOD'S WAY TO ...

929. Finding Jesus

John 1:29-34

Sermon

King Duncan

... like Twain described it in his books?" "I don’t know," the stranger said. "I’ve never read one of his books." (1) Visiting his shrine ” but ignoring his books. Doubtless there are many followers of Jesus who are satisfied with that same superficial approach. ... and said, "You are Simon, son of John. You are to be called Cephas." We know Simon or Cephas as Peter, leader of the early church. Peter became a disciple of Jesus thanks to the witness of his brother, Andrew. History would never again be the ...

930. Like A Rock

Isaiah 44:1-5

Sermon

King Duncan

... a second thing to see: THE CHURCH IS THE WITNESS TO THE ROCK IN THE WORLD. Jesus certainly had this partially in mind when he called Peter a rock and said "upon this rock I will build my church." (Mt. 16:18) The church is "to be there" for people just as God ... of God always be there for the one who trusts in Him. Like a Rock. That Rock will never be worn away. 1. (Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1992). 2. "Team Up With Mary Lou Retton," by L. B. Gschwandtner, PERSONAL SELLING POWER, May/June 1992, ...

931. Who Is Your Hero?

Matthew 17:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... in the experience we know as the transfiguration, he was in the presence of Moses and Elijah. You know the story. Jesus took Peter and James and his brother John and led them up a high mountain by themselves. While they were on the mountain, something quite ... , their King. If we are wise, he will be our Lord, our Master, our King. If we are wise, Christ will be our Hero, too. 1. Harold Kushner, WHO NEEDS GOD. 2. "Now Rodman can be on tip of your tongue," LEXINGTON HERALD-LEADER, June 17, 1996, p. C2. 3. Bruce ...

932. A Platform For Life

Romans 8:28-39

Sermon

King Duncan

... divers will take his place to ensure the year's harvest. The reluctant diver can try again next year; his tower will still be there. (1) Think of that. Each man builds his own platform and chooses his own vine. He alone is responsible for his own life or death. I ... , and ordered to stop their preaching or face punishment. At this point, Peter and John and the other disciples begin to pray. Do they pray for protection from the Sanhedrin? No. Peter and John pray for the courage to go on preaching. They pray ...

933. When Did We See You?

Ezekiel 34:1-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... Really see him? In 1953 there was a Baptist pastor in London riding on a subway. His name was Peter West. Like all clergymen in England he wore a clergy collar. He noticed that there was a man on the subway who looked at him with a ... enterprise? Great God, send me. When did we see you? Open your eyes, my friends. The opportunity to see Christ lies all about each of us. 1. Thanks to Dr. John Bardsley for this illustration. 2. From a sermon by Dr. Joe Harding. 3. Robert A. Raines, New Life in the Church (San ...

934. That Believing Ye Might Have Life

John 20:24-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... to a glorious future. "But these are written, that ye may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through His name." 1. Bill McCartey in The Knoxville Journal. 2. Louis H. Valbracht, Matters of Life and Death,, (Lima, Ohio: C.S.S. Publishing Co. Inc. 1973), p. 47. 3. Peter Marshall, Mr. Jones, Meet the Master,, (New York: Fleming H. Revell, Co. 1949), pp. 172-174. 4. E. Stanley Williamson, Faithful to the Lord,, (Nashville: Broadman Press, 1973) pp. 107-108 ...

935. Excited, Motivated, Changed!

Acts 2:14-41

Sermon

King Duncan

... disciples speaking in their own language. Some of them asked, what does this mean? Others sneered and accused the disciples of drunkenness. Simon Peter was the spokesperson for the day. "We're not drunk," he said. "After all it's only nine o'clock in the morning. ... to the church on the day of Pentecost. Let's pray that it happens again--to us--our church--here and now. 1. Maurice Boyd, A LOVER'S QUARREL WITH THE WORLD (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The Westminster Press, 1985) 2. Richard C. Huseman and John D ...

936. Are We Able?

Mark 10:35-45

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... which they will be measured. So one can understand why most preachers across the years have singled out James and John as Horrible Examples Numbers 1 and 2 of how NOT to be a follower of Jesus. III. BUT WAIT A MINUTE: THEIR CRASS REQUEST REFLECTED A DEEP FAITH, DIDN’T ... wasn’t the end of the story, was it? Something happened at Easter, and then again fifty days later, at Pentecost. Peter, James, and John were gathered up into that Spirit-filled community known as the Church which went out to turn the ...

937. With a Little Help from My Friends

Mark 2:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... has gone back to school and is working to put the priest’s words into action in his life and in the lives of others. (1) The story had a happy ending. Thank God. But it is sobering to read that Kevin would not have jumped if only one person had ... matter what day I say no, he’ll always come back. “One day, when I’m ready,” says this frat brother, “I’ll remember Peter.” (7) What you and I believe can impact even complete strangers. Let’s suppose you were walking across a tall bridge and you ...

938. Listen to Him

Mark 9:2-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... break, but I have an awful lot to live for. With all this, I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth.” (1) The luckiest man on earth. They don’t make heroes like that any more. I probably shouldn’t even include Jesus in any list of heroes ... white, whiter than anyone in the world could bleach them. And there appeared before them Elijah and Moses, who were talking with Jesus. Peter said to Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters--one for you, one for ...

939. People See Through Us

James 2:1-13

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... with a proud blue Entenmann banner stamped on them. This caused those Entenmann baked goods to fill the shelves from New York to Miami.1 As soon as the Christian church was organized as an institution, the letters and epistles of Paul and the epistle of James began to ... have known all along: the Bible has been and always will be the Good Book." Actually he was wrong (the man, not Peter Gomes). "The Good Book" is not a completely good book. It contains a lot of trivia, moral meanness, and human nonsense. It is ...

940. The Achilles' Heel of the Church

James 5:13-20

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... . An early church code even required that each congregation had to appoint at least one widow to take care of women who were sick.1 The early church was well acquainted with physical sickness. It did not view sickness as a punishment for sin, but an ever-present part ... have wandered from the truth has been our Achilles' heel. Thank you, James, for reminding us. 1. William Barclay, The Letters of James and Peter (Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 1976), pp. 129-130. 2. Gospel Medicine is the exact title ...

941. Humility

John 13:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... And President Ronald Reagan said, “Oh, no. I made that mess, and I’d hate for the nurse to have to clean it up.” (1) “It was just before the Passover Feast.” The Passover was the most sacred event in the year for the Jews. It commemorated that time ... Peter, who asked him, “Lord, are you going to wash my feet?” When Christ answered in the affirmative, Peter said, “No, you shall never wash my feet.” Jesus answered, “Unless I wash you, you have no part with me.” And good old Simon Peter, in ...

942. A Forgiving Presence

John 7:45--8:11

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... to descend upon him again. Weary fishermen came in from a discouraging night of toiling without catching anything. And Jesus asked one of them, Simon Peter, to take him out into the sea a bit from the land, in order that he might speak back to the people on the ... and frees us for an open future. Look at another gospel story, the one we use for our scripture lesson this morning, John 8:1-11. This is one of the loveliest and most precious stories in all the gospels. It is one of the clearest descriptions of who ...

943. Dealing With Your Enemies

Luke 6:27-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... were up there speaking, sir, I was sitting here thinking and wondering what kind of a cake we were going to eat to remember you by. “ (1) How shall we treat our enemies? This Jewish gentleman was on the right track. There was once a shepherd boy who became a legendary soldier. But ... man nursed the bloody girl in the backseat. The doctors did everything to save the girl’s life, but to no avail. Peter turned to comfort the man on the loss of his child, but the man interrupted him. She wasn’t his child, he ...

944. Thank God, We're Already Dead

Romans 6:1b-11

Sermon

William G. Carter

... , for baptism is the entry into the Christian life. We are brought into the church when we are baptized, so the people in St. Peter's put the font right by the door. But this particular baptismal font is unlike anything we had ever seen. It is a large ... him. All he wants is to go back down to the river, where he can jump in and go looking for the kingdom of Christ.1 Paul says, "The old life dies when we get baptized." All our sins are killed off through Christ's death. All our destructiveness is destroyed. ...

945. Three Ways to Know a Saint

Sermon

King Duncan

... in Washington” and “The Best Companies for Minority Employees.” You’re likely to find a new list in every issue. (1) There was even a series of books a few years back titled simply The Book Of Lists that consisted entirely of ... poor and the outcast? Is a saint pious and austere? Or is a saint merry and outgoing? We have had examples throughout history of both. St. Peter of Alcantara was a Franciscan monk of the early sixteenth century. For almost 40 years, he slept no more than an hour and a half at ...

946. A New Calling

Matthew 4:18-22

Sermon

King Duncan

... quiet, and you hear a guy yell, ‘What are you calling me for?’ Then you get up and take a shower. It’s great.” (1) True story. A man had fallen away from his church. A friend of his decided to give him a call about a tennis match they ... In a way, it helped form their identity. To this day, even though he spent most of his life leading the church, we think of Simon Peter as “the big fisherman.” I wonder how many of us define ourselves by the work we do. We’re told that leisure is becoming a thing ...

947. When We Are Caught in a Storm

Matthew 14:22-33

Sermon

James W. Moore

... Again and again, the writers call it “The Sea of Galilee.” Actually, it’s more like a lake. It’s only about 4-1/2 miles wide and only some seven miles long… but regardless of its small size, it could “kick up” a large-sized storm… ... OF SITUATIONS, WHEN OUR EYES ARE FIXED ON CHRIST, WE CAN DO INCREDIBLE THINGS… AND WHEN WE TAKE OUR EYES OFF HIM… WE SINK. Simon Peter looked at Christ… and he walked on water. He took his eyes off Christ and looked at the waves, got scared and he began to ...

948. Where Love Comes From

John 13:31-38

Sermon

King Duncan

... Jessica - age 8 “There are two kinds of love, Our love. God’s love. But God makes both kinds of them.” Jenny - age 8. (1) I like that. “God makes both kinds of them.” A community in Florida had been hit hard by a hurricane. The power was out, ... within us the capacity to love others. Love doesn’t develop in a vacuum. We love when we know ourselves to be loved. Peter Hiett tells about a rambunctious little boy named Jarek. Jarek was four years old, and Hiatt was performing the marriage ceremony of ...

949. Power for Today

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... and glorious day of the Lord. And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’” Then Peter proceeded to tell them about Jesus. Peter’s preaching made an impression. About three thousand were added to the church on that one day. We have a ... into our hearts, Lord Jesus, by the power of your Holy Spirit. In the name of the Spirit, Son, and Father. Amen. 1. Hidden in Plain Sight (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, Inc., 2002), pp. 65-66. 2. (New Jersey: Fleming H. Revell Company, 1985). 3. ...

950. Come with Me to the Mountain

Matthew 17:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... been sitting on the boulder, nor were there footprints around the rock. The trail, however, stretched out before them, leading them to safety. (1) To this day, they do not know the identity of the stranger who led them to safety. Swindoll thinks he may have ... he said. “Don’t be afraid.” When they looked up, they saw no one except Jesus. In our reading from the epistle, Peter testifies to that startling event. He writes, “We did not follow cleverly invented stories when we told you about the power and ...

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