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1301. Empowered

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... 't. He encouraged her to try it. So after the basketball season she went out for track. She began winning races and earned a berth in the state championships. At the age of 16, she was one of the best young runners in the country. She went to the Olympics in Australia and won a bronze medal for anchoring the 400meter relay team. Four years later in ... New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1986). 3. G. H. Morling, QUEST FOR SERENITY (Dallas, Texas: Word Publishing, 1989), p. 62. 4. Dr. John W. Keith, Oak Ridge, TN

1302. A New Vantage Point

Colossians 3:1-17

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... and on earth, visible and invisible, whether principalities or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him." (1:16) And if that's not enough, Paul goes on to say, "He is before all things, and in him all things hold together!" ( ... control?" It's not what we say, is it? Not if you read the same paper I read. Just the opposite seems to be true. John Steinbeck earned a Pulitzer Prize in 1940 with his book, THE GRAPES OF WRATH. Tom Joad is the main character in his book. Tom's ...

1303. The Cross We Do Not Want To See

Mark 15:21-32

Sermon

King Duncan

... See the Love Love is not an abstract concept in the Christian faith. Love is a concrete act. "God so loved the world that he gave his only Son. . . ." John Patrick once wrote a comedy titled The Curious Savage. In the play a character named Fairy May is asked by a Mrs. Savage what is bothering her. "Nothing." she ... 27, 1996, p. A8. 2. (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1995), pp. 16-17. 3. LEADERSHIP, Spring 1995, Vol. XVI, No. 2, p. 48. 4. (New York: Dramatists Play Service, 1951), 36-37. 5. Morgan, pp. 115-117.

1304. The Forgiven

Hebrews 10:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... let it release you from the burden of your grievances as well. You have been forgiven now, please, for your own sake forgive others. 1. Source: SERMONS ILLUSTRATED. Contributed by Wayne Rouse 2. John Kloc in READER'S DIGEST. 3. Cited in the newsletter, IN OTHER WORDS. 4. Doug Sparks, HOPE FOR THE HURTING (Colorado Springs, CO: Nav Press, 1990), 16, 17. Cited in Billy Graham, HOPE FOR THE TROUBLED HEART (Dallas: Word Publishing, 1991), pp. 152-153. 5. (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson Publishes, 1994), p.15-21.

1305. April Sky

John 20:1-9

Sermon

Frank Lyman

... question he could not answer, "IF A (PERSON) DIES CAN HE LIVE AGAIN?" (4) The resurrection of Jesus is the answer to Job's question. A PERSON CAN RISE FROM THE DEAD. John Dunne writes of the impact of the resurrection upon humankind: "The Resurrection is an enormous answer to the problem of death. The idea is that the Christian goes with Christ through death ... :14 Woodward, Kenneth, "2000 Years of Jesus," NEWSWEEK, March 29, 1999. Wisdom of Solomon 3:1-3 (NEB). 7. CHRISTIANITY TODAY, October 16, 1986, p. 37.

1306. When You Feel Helpless

2 Corinthians 12:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... , “Always live in awareness of God's existence." (5) If you claim to be helpless, according to professor Webber's hypothesis, you are taking God's name in vain. As one author reminds us: God knows our name (John 10:3). God numbers the hairs on our head (Matthew 10:30). God counts the steps of our feet (Job 14:16). God bottles the tears from our eyes (Psalm 56:8). God holds our right hand in His hand (Psalm 73:23). God supplies all our needs (Philippians 4:19). Paul could not help himself with his thorn in ...

1307. Nobody Wants To Make Cold Calls

Luke 10:1-24

Sermon

King Duncan

... . And we go out with the hope and the realization that when we minister to the least and the lowest, sometimes we encounter Christ--and that, dear friends, will save our souls. 1. ktodd@vci.net (Keith Todd) 2. Herschel H. Hobbs, My Favorite Illustrations (Nashville: Broadman Press 1990). 3. John Patton, Ministry to Theology. Cited by Billy Strayhorn in parables, etc., Volume 16, Number 7, Sept. 1996. 4. (Knoxville: Seven Worlds Corporation, 2000), pp. 54-55.

1308. How To Love

John 15:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... in life. Unfortunately, mostly in retrospect. (1) Raising children has never been easy. It is life's most joyous task; it is also life's most demanding task. Our text for today is John 15: 12, "My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you." It is a short text, but it is a powerful one for families. THE FIRST THING WE MIGHT NOTICE ... , 1994). 7. Roger Ailes, YOU ARE THE MESSAGE (New York: Doubleday/Currency, 1988). 8. CHRISTIANITY TODAY, August 16, 1993, p. 30. 9. From the Internet. Source unknown

1309. When Your Lips Are One Place But Your Heart . . .

Mark 7:1-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... them holds a sign which reads in big letters: "FREEDOM OF CHOICE IS THE RIGHT TO HATE." They were protesting at the October 16, 1998 funeral of Matthew Shephard, the 21 year old gay student beaten to death and hanged cross-like on a fence in Laramie ... . In other words, act successful and eventually you will be successful. If you think that is not a very spiritual principle, remember that John Wesley told his followers to act as if they had faith until they really did--not as an attempt at deception, but as a ...

1310. The Bold And Beautiful

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

Sermon

King Duncan

The Reverend John Brokhoff tells a great story about a major league baseball game that was stopped by a dog. It happened at a Kansas City Chiefs' game. A dog walked onto the playing field and wandered around. The game was stopped so that the dog ... Shepherd, HEARTSTIRRING STORIES OF LOVE (Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2000), pp.46-49. 3. "What an Honor" by Dr. Robert R. Kopp, Dec. 17, 2000 p. 7. 4. "Dennis Rogers: A Modern-day Samson," by Richard Rodriguez, PENTECOSTAL EVANGEL, May 19, 1996, p. 16.

1311. Passions

1 Corinthians 2:6-16

Sermon

Frank Lyman

... because the Resurrected Jesus spoke to him. Once you have Jesus alive in your life, you'll follow him forever. As John Wesley's father said upon his deathbed: "The inward witness is the final proof of Christianity." Paul, like so many others, ... Looks like 75 to me." "I'm going to guess 74 inches." Then some wise guy from the back of the room would say "71 and 5/16" and everyone would laugh. Then Dean Smith would say, "These are all pretty good guesses, but one of them is more nearly true than the others. Now ...

1312. The Young And The Restless

Genesis 12:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... husband who walked out on a 38-year marriage because he could not stand his wife obsessively moving the furniture. John Turner filed for divorce, complaining he was sick and tired of his wife Pauline shifting chairs, tables, the television--and ... and Peter Watson, THE DEATH OF HITLER: THE FULL STORY WITH NEW EVIDENCE FROM SECRET RUSSIAN ARCHIVES (New York: W. W. Norton, 1995), p.16. 3. Tom R. Kovach, SATURDAY EVENING POST, May/June 2001, p. 27. 4. OFF CAMERA by Ted Koppel, p. 248. 5. PEOPLE magazine. Cited ...

1313. If God Is For Us

Romans 8:28-39

Sermon

King Duncan

... were in internment, their friends worked in the greenhouses, the children before school and on Saturdays: and the father's work often stretched to 16 and 17 hours a day. And then one day, when the war in Europe had ended, the Japanese family packed up and boarded ... , Petty Crimes Reflect a Divided Bosnia" by Brian Whitmore, Boston Sunday Globe, May 13, 2001, p. A6. Contributed by Dr. John Bardsley. 3. FromA 3rd Serving of Chicken Soup for the Soul, Copyright 1996 by Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen. ...

1314. Discerning The Will Of God

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... ? "Be ye cold or hot. So, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold or not, I will spew you out of my mouth." (3:15-16) We want our lives to count for something. We don't want to be like the flock of geese Soren Kierkegaard described in a parable ... , "Then Jesus said unto him, Go and do likewise." Then the young man thought he would try once more, and the Bible fell open to John 13:27, "What thou doest, do quickly." What I hope you will see here is that the method was not as important as the action. They ...

1315. A Lightning Rod Instead of a Cross

Acts 2:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... . What would his disciples do now? He was the Way, the Truth, the Life for them. What would happen to the sheep without the shepherd? They were not to worry, Jesus told them. “I will give you another Counselor, to be with you forever . . .” (John 14: 16) That Counselor came like a bolt of lightning, like a mighty wind, like tongues of fire at Pentecost. The Holy Spirit is Christ’s presence in the hearts of his followers. W.W. Harking tells about a tradition that comes from the Creek Indians. According ...

1316. Son of Man; Son of God

Luke 1:26-38

Sermon

King Duncan

... a change in our hearts. This is the heart of Christmas. It was all for the purpose of making us into a new creation. Dr. John Rosen, a psychiatrist in New York City, is well known for his work with catatonic schizophrenics. Normally doctors remain separate and aloof from their ... Garfield, Business One Irwin, Homewood, IL, 1992, p. 202. 3. “The Crown,” Today in the Word, November 16, 1995, p. 23. 4. Clare Nullis (The Associated Press) in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Monday, June 13, 2005, p. 9B. ...

1317. Jesus, Our Hope

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

Darrick Acre

... he gave the right to become children of God—children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God (John 1:12-13). Jesus is our hope for He is our Savior. He is the only one who can rescue us from the brokenness of our world. ... , have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned” (Matthew 4:16). Brother and sister, Jesus is the light. Jesus is the light because God knows we live in a world of darkness. God didn ...

1318. What Happens When I Die?

John 14:1-4

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... not need God, for we are immortal all by ourselves. The Bible, on the other hand, insists that only God is immortal. (See I Timothy 6:16.) If God chooses to share that immortality with us, it is not because of something within us that is imperishable, or deserves to live forever, but ... it also promises that beyond this life, there is Eternal Life with God. Some years ago the great Scottish theologian John Baillie wrote what has come to be regarded as a classic book on our subject of the morning titled And ...

1319. Grace Is Not a Blue-eyed Blond

John 1:1-18

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... , in the prologue to the Fourth Gospel, the author says that in Jesus Christ “the Word became flesh,” and “From his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace. The law indeed was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.” (John 1:16-17) The word literally mean, “we have received grace heaped on top of grace.” What on earth does the writer mean? What is “grace”? Some churches seem to give the impression that “grace” is something which God has given to the church ...

1320. An Unpopular Profession

Matthew 9:9-13

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... somewhere, somehow, a doorway opened in the air and a word was spoken and we heard.” (New York Times Book Review, March 16, 1969, p. 1) Buechner knows whereof he speaks, for that is exactly what happened to him. One day he entered Madison Avenue Presbyterian ... came to the conclusion that Matthew the Apostle was, indeed, its author. (Edgar J. Goodspeed, MATTHEW—APOSTLE AND EVANGELIST (Phila.: John C. Winston Co., 1959). There are many reasons for this conclusion. Since Matthew was a tax collector, he would ...

1321. Opposite the Treasury

Mark 12:41-44

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... Heaven, or Hell. In the first three Gospels, one verse in six mentions money. Of the 38 parables recorded in the Gospels, 16 deal with the subject of money. It is simply IMPOSSIBLE to deal with the Gospel and not mention money. Jesus Christ is ... our) sake became poor, so that by his poverty (we) might become rich.” (II Cor. 8:9) (See Lamar Williamson, MARK, “INTERPRETATION” Atlanta:John Knox Press, 1983, p. 234) Some years ago I heard a story which made a profound impression upon me, and I think this is ...

1322. Who Needs a Shepherd? (I am the good shepherd)

John 10:1-21

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... we come to the fourth "I am" statement of our Lord found in the gospel according to Saint John. Last week we examined the great claim of Jesus "I am the Door" or gate. We learned that ... has become so sophisticated, slick and structured--that we need the one true voice even more. The Good Shepherd knows our weaknesses--shortcomings--and illnesses. In Ezekiel 34:16 we are promised "I will bind up the injured and strengthen the weak." A Good Shepherd can spot the troubled places in our lives. A Good Shepherd ...

1323. The Lord's Prayer: Deliver us from Evil

Matthew 6:5-13

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... desperately needed to share the Good News. One of the persons who helped Dr. Campolo in this mission project is a Lutheran minister named John Carlson. One day Pastor Carlson did something they very rarely do. He actually went to the home of one of the little girls who ... history book from every civilization and country are filled with its sordid presence. Our Lord Jesus Christ warns us in Luke 16:1-13 that often the children of darkness are wiser and more highly organized than the children of the Light. The ...

1324. The Seventh Commandment: Indecent Proposal

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... it was worthless. However, the New Testament comes along and teaches us that the body is the temple of the Holy Spirit (I Cor. 3:16). We learn in Romans 12:1-2 that we can present our bodies as part of our spiritual worship. Now we do not need to ... throwing rocks at a person but by allowing the person to experience the transforming power of the one who is the Rock of Ages. Remember in I John 1:9 we are told, "If we confess our sins he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all ...

1325. The Ninth Commandment: Liar, Liar

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... , ask yourself: Is it true? Is it fair? Is it necessary? If not, shut up. From our other supporting lesson from Proverbs 6:16-20 we read that there are seven things that are detestable to God. As I review this list, four of them deal with the ... that the real reason we should not be lying is that lying comes from Satan or the Devil, who is known as the Father of Lies (John 8:44). The first lie came from Satan to Adam and Eve, and it has been an ongoing historical reality and phenomenon in every generation. In ...

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