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1201. A Man of God

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... www.pikevillefirstchristianchurch.org/Sermons/Sermon20031207.html. 2. Paul Maier, The First Christmas (Harper and Rowe, 1971), p. 33. 3. John P. Meier, A Marginal Jew (Doubleday, 1991), p. 320. 4. Pastor Tim Zingale, http://www.dodgenet.com/~tzingale/sermonb/ ... Miller (Lancaster, Pa: Starburst Publishers, 1996), pp. 67-68. 6. http://www.lectionary.org/Sermons/McLarty/Matthew/Matt%2001.18-25,%20FaithfulJoseph.htm. 7. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_are_the_World. Cited in Eddie Jones, My Father’s Business: 30 ...

1202. Envision: A Church After God’s Heart

Matthew 22:34-40

Sermon

James Merritt

... served or to serve?” Then, the last step is probably the greatest step – III. Finish The Great Commission – Share Jesus Outside of John 3:16, it is one of the most familiar passages in the scriptures. We have heard them many, many, times. “And Jesus came ... to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.’” (Matthew 28:18-20, NASB) A disciple is just another word for “Christ follower.” Jesus made it very plain that followers of Christ are to help ...

1203. Up Close & Personal: Drawing Near

Hebrews 4:14-5:10

Sermon

James Merritt

... open in the morning.” Do you know what? The psalmist evidently had the same problem you had. Listen to what he said in Psalm 119:18. He said, “God, I can’t open my eyes. Will You do it for me?” God did. That leads to the second thing to do to ... your Bible much or have never read it much let me give you a couple of books to start with. Start with either the Gospel of John or the Book of James. They are easy books. They are practical books and a good way to get started in reading your Bible. Then, many ...

1204. Faith’s First Impressions

1 Thessalonians 1:1-10

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... Kierkegaard began one of his essays in a similar fashion: “These are Christian reflections. Therefore we will not talk about love, but about the works of love.” Paul’s “first impression” is a critique of the rectitude of political correctitude. Or as 1 John 3:18 puts it, “Little children, let us love, not in word or speech, but in truth and actions.” We spend so much time and energy loving with our language, telling what we’re thinking and believing about love, that we have little time and ...

1205. Last Impressions

Matthew 22:34-40

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... Jesus added an inseparable “and a second is like it:” “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” This quote from Leviticus 19:18 extends a love for God into a love for all those whom God loves — which is to say all of the world, all ... gnomes and flamingos in their yard. When Jesus is on the cross showcasing God’s love for the world he is also instructing John, “Take my mother home with you.” When Jesus is most cosmic, most universal in his mission, he is most particular and provincial: “Take ...

1206. Dealing with Cantankerous People

Ephesians 4:30-5:2

Sermon

King Duncan

... mother had a fifth?grade education and still had six of twelve children at home too young to work. Because of the kindness of Mr. John R. Anderson, who ran a local grocery store, Zig and his younger brother went to work before they were really able to be of much ... he did and begin a new life with him. 1. Danny Morris in Spirits Laughing, pages 17-18. Cited by Bishop Kenneth Carter, http://day1.org/3360-the_hand_of_god_on_the_shoulder_of_a_troubled_world. 2. http://www.firstbaptistchurchoc.org/Sermons_06/ ...

1207. When the Unthinkable Happens

Mark 13:1-8, 24-32

Sermon

King Duncan

... radio. It was the voice of David Johnston from his monitoring station on the North flank of Mount St. Helens. It was May 18, 1980. What Johnston had witnessed, as he called in his warning, was the largest landslide in recorded history. A magnitude 5.1 earthquake ... to know that it is neither biblical nor ancient,” says Borg, “but was first proclaimed by a British evangelist named John Nelson Darby” in the first half of the 19th century. Darby concocted his vision of the rapture by his interpretation of ...

1208. Are You Giving Up Chocolate for Valentine's Day?

Luke 4:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... out, your will power or the power of temptation? We all know what it is to be tempted, don’t we? It’s like something witty author John Ortberg wrote in his book, The Me I Want to Be. He wrote about a time when he and his wife went fly-fishing. This was their ... 42-44). So this is where we begin our Lenten pilgrimage--with Christ being tempted, or tested, in the wilderness. Hebrews 2:18 explains why it was necessary for Christ to face this test: “Because he himself suffered when he was tempted, he is able ...

1209. God Has No Grandchildren

John 3:1-21

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... chapter 3 of the Genesis story, where God expelled them from the Garden. The Revised Standard Version says: “He drove them out.” John Steinbeck picked up that image in the title of his book, East of Eden. Instead of being a resident in the Garden, in ... thing he said to Nicodemus: “Except ye be converted and become as little children, ye shall not enter the Kingdom of Heaven.” (Matthew 18:3) The image is that of becoming a child in relation to our Father God. And notice, too, that Matthew ties the word ...

1210. When Heartbreak Turns to Heartburn

Luke 24:13-35

Sermon

Robert Leslie Holmes

... clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse. (Romans 1:18-20 ESV) He is saying that all around us there are evidences of God. There is no place for doubt and doubters have ... the land. Some of us, like Zechariah when the angel told him that his barren wife Elizabeth would bear a son who would be John the Baptist, are just happy to bumble our way through life uncertain and unhappy. Moreover, given the choice like these two disciples we ...

1211. A Happy Ending

Joshua 5:9-12

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... the story of Bathsheba and the murder of Uriah.[2] It is dangerous and foolish to drift into spiritual stagnation and complacency. John Wesley knew this danger. That is why he directed the small bands and classes to ask each other when they met, “How ... All of us are being transformed into the same image [of Christ] from one degree of glory to another” (2 Corinthians 3:18). We are invited to embrace this transformation. We are called to cooperate with God in these changes that move us through different ...

1212. Broken Promises

Matthew 21:28-32

Sermon

King Duncan

... and said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God ahead of you. For John came to you to show you the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes did ... few years back. It was about Coach Cleveland Stroud of the Rockdale County, GA Blue Collar Bulldogs. Stroud was coach for 18 years before his basketball team made it to the state championship. Stroud recalls that “it was the perfect night” when they ...

1213. Are You a Victim of Identity Theft?

1 John 3:1-3

Sermon

King Duncan

... this is the most tragic thing that can happen to a human being--to lose his or her identity. Our lesson for the day is from 1 John 3: “See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The ... 3,000 and $5,000 was $453,500.00. “This had been the case throughout the duration of the auction. A used automobile valued between $18,000 and $22,000 was sold for $79,500. A set of green tumblers valued at $500 sold for $38,000. A necklace valued ...

1214. Does Easter Really Matter?

Mark 16:1-8, John 20:1-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... do homework in heaven, unless your teacher is there too.” Is she saying that some teachers might not make the cut? Surely not. But a little guy named John spoke for many of us when he said, “Maybe I’ll die someday, but I hope I don’t die on my birthday because it’s no fun to ... sermon-easter/. 3. http://www.heckertresources.com/Heckert_Worship_Resources/Sermons/Entries/2011/4/24_Becoming_Easter_People_-_John_20_1-18.html. 4. George W. Knight, Hilarious Clean Jokes, Anecdotes, and One-Liners (Kindle ...

1215. Chaos and Solitude

Mark 6:30-44, 53-56

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... still do. If we could just get all of the human aspects of religion out of the way and help people see Jesus, their lives would be changed. "We would see Jesus," Greek seekers said (John 12:21 KJV). So would people today. Some people are attracted to Jesus because of what they hear about him or see in him. Multitudes of seekers make for chaos. So do multitudes of users. ... knelt down and prayed together. 1. Henri Nouwen, Out of Solitude (Notre Dame: Ave Marie Press, 1974), p. 22. 2. Ibid. 3. Ibid., p. 18.

1216. Searching for Happiness

Ephesians 5:15-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... . All of it is meaningless, a chasing after the wind. I hated all the things I had toiled for under the sun . . . .” (17-18). (1) What a sad, miserable man. He had everything that life in his time could offer. And he counted it all vanity. Solomon had ... wanted to warn everybody else what a dumb move it was. “Be very careful, then, how you live . . .” It is said that John Morley once traveled from England to Canada to address the graduating class of a university. He began his speech by saying, “I have ...

1217. Do You Believe in Miracles?

Mark 7:31-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... very devout Christians say, “No.” They say the day of miracles is past. You may know that both Martin Luther and John Calvin, the two great leaders of the Protestant Reformation, were in this camp. But many other Christians believe this as well. ... and the Opinion Polls (Wheaton, IL: Victor Books, 1993), p. 130. 2. PreachingToday.com. Source: “It Wasn’t All Bad,” The Week (1-18-08), p. 4. Cited by Keith Krell, https://bible.org/seriespage/12-tale-two-heads-romans-512-21. 3. Doc’s Daily Chuckles, ...

1218. Things a Child Can Teach Us

Mark 9:30-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... said, “Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.” (Luke 18:17) We don’t know everything Christ meant by that, but it reminds us how precious the children of our church are, and the ... author has made a list of some things you don’t know until you have kids. For example, without kids you wouldn’t know: Who John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt is. You wouldn’t know how to change a diaper in the dark, in a parked car, on a standing child, and ...

1219. Of Mice and Men

Hebrews 10:11-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool’” (Isaiah 1:16-18). What an amazing piece of scripture! And yet all that Isaiah prophesied has been made possible because of the death of Jesus Christ ... in the sight of God. This is why Christ came into the world. He came into the world to take away our sins. We all love John 3:16, “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal ...

1220. Living Between the Times

John 17:20-26

Sermon

R. Robert Cueni

... and actually realizing “your will be done on earth as it is in heaven” (Matthew 6:10). Today’s lectionary gospel reading underscores our “between the times” status. In chapter 17 of John’s gospel, our Lord offered the beautiful and powerful prayer for the unity of his followers. In verse 21 the master got to the heart of the issue when he prayed ... Africa’s Conqueror of Apartheid as Fighter, Prisoner, President and Symbol, The New York Times, Friday, December 6, 2013, Section A, pp. 1, 16-18.

1221. When Mickey Mouse Recognizes You...

Luke 14:1, 7-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... final day comes, will God recognize you? That is really all that matters. 1. “Front Lines” by Howard K. Smith, Modern Maturity, May/ June 1997, pp. 18, 20. 2. Andrew Kirtzman, Betrayal: The Life and Lies of Bernie Madoff (New York: Harper, 2010). Cited by Max Lucado, Unshakable Hope (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2018). 3. John Ortberg, http://mppc.org/sites/default/files/transcripts/061203_jortberg.pdf. 4. Dominican Albert Nolan, Jesus Before Christianity, (Orbis 1978). Cited by Anne Bathurst Gilson, http ...

1222. We Are Not Alone

John 14:15-31

Sermon

Robert C. Cochran

... would announce that Elvis had left the building, so the faithful would finally go home.) Today’s gospel lesson is part of Jesus’ long good-bye to his disciples in John that begins in 13:33 “Little children, I am with you only a little longer,” and doesn’t end until his prayer for the disciples in chapter 17 and subsequent arrest in chapter 18. One gets the feeling that the disciples didn’t want their champion to depart. But Jesus could do more than just promise he’d be back: he could promise ...

1223. The Master's Voice

Matthew 13:53-58, Mark 6:1-6, Luke 4:14-30

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... Witness to Jesus’ Rejection at Nazareth at the beginning of his career (4:14-30) Minor Text The Lord Speaks to Moses from a Burning Bush Elijah confronts Ahab (I Kings 18) The Death of the Prophet Uriah (Jeremiah 26:20-23) The Suffering Servant (Isaiah 53) Psalms 7, 35, 37, 79, 119 The Lord’s Prophecy and Jesus’ Messianic Sign (Isaiah 61) ... rejected God! Jesus’ comment declares Nazareth a disappointment. *See The Historical Jesus in Context, Amy Jill Levine, Dale C Allison, Jr, John Dominic Crossan.

1224. Precocious

Luke 2:41-52

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... the world. And when you don’t take part in the real world, the world becomes a “scary place” to be. John Dill was pastor of a church in Camden, Arkansas when a tornado hit the area and did serious damage to the property ... the beginning of many years of preparation –mental, emotional, spiritual—for the mission he knew he would begin to carry out in God’s name 18 years later. Jesus came to the Temple to lay a foundation, to learn, to observe. But he wouldn’t remain within that foundation, but he ...

1225. Dry As Toast

Matthew 12:15-21

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... You stretch out Your hand to heal and perform signs and wonders through the name of Your holy servant Jesus,” said Peter and John. All you have to do is stretch out your hand, and God’s hand of healing will make you whole, healed, revealed, and ... Lord’s Prophet (1 Kings 13:4-6) Elijah and the Dry Land of Ahab / Elijah’s Power Over Water (I Kings 17:1-16 and I Kings 18) Psalm 1: In Streams of Water Leaves Don’t Wither Psalm 73: The Lord Holds Me By My Right Hand and Saves Psalm 74: The Sovereignty of ...

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