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1451. A Cantankerous Prophet

Jonah 3:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... races or even religions. God loves all people white people, black people, rich people, poor people, old people, young people God isn’t interested in labels, professions or even philosophies. God is only interested in people. “God so loved the world,” states John 3:16. It doesn’t say, God so loved North America, or English speaking people, or capitalists, or liberals, or anything like that. “God so loved the world” that’s the gospel. We have to learn to live together. We must learn to respect ...

1452. Seeking Christ

Mark 1:29-34

Sermon

King Duncan

... and not Jesus. It makes sense that Jesus’ image should appear in a door, says one commentator. After all, Jesus did say, “I am the door.” (John 10:7) And he was a carpenter. Of course, we see this kind of thing all the time. One lady in St. Petersburg Florida claims seeing Jesus ... : Atheneum, 1981). 4. William Beausay II, The Leadership Genius of Jesus (Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1997), pp. 16-17. 5. Rev. Steven R. Jones, http://www.gbgm umc.org/williamsburgumc/Sermons/August%2013,%202006.htm. ...

1453. Aroma of Christ Church

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... history. We have only to breathe deep of the fragrance of Christ, and exhale that sweet smell upon the world. The author of Pilgrim’s Progress, John Bunyan once said that “For Christians to commune savourly of God’s matters one with another, it is as if they opened to each other’s ... are to be replaced by a positive action — “speaking the truth.” This directive seems to echo Zechariah 8:16-19, where the prophet describes the promises of the new Jerusalem, which is known as the “City of Truth.” ...

1454. How Many of Us Does It Take to Screw in a Light Bulb?

Mark 7:1-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... all of society. We have our family traditions. One woman tells about a banana loaf she was making. The loaf was in the oven when her 16‑year old son came into the kitchen where the family had gathered. “That bread smells about done, don’t you think, Mom?” he asked. His ... -04-10-11-If%20You%20Share.pdf. 3. Mark Mail, http://mrhumor.net/ 4. From Internet humor archives. Cited in John Mason, Believe You Can The Power of a Positive Attitude (Grand Rapids: Revell, 2004). 5. http://www.fpcknox.org/sermons ...

1455. Lust

Galatians 5:16-26

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... so much like love, because it can masquerade as love. They sometimes look so much alike that we cannot tell the difference, at least in ourselves. But most assuredly there is a difference. Consider this: the Bible says "For God so loved the world that he gave ..." (John 3:16). But many people so love that they take. If I really love another person, I am at least as anxious to give as to take. Nothing reveals lust more than the selfish desire to run roughshod over the needs and claims of the other. If a man ...

1456. Religion and Politics

Isaiah 1:1, 10-20

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... , learn to do right! Seek justice, encourage the oppressed. Defend the cause of the fatherless, plead the case of the widow." - Isaiah 1:16-17 These are more than general instructions - the admonitions about seeking justice mean to care for the powerless members of the society: the oppressed ... in charge. And that makes all the difference. 1. William Sloane Coffin, Credo (Louisville: Westminster/John Knox, 2004), p.69. 2. Rick Beyer, The Greatest Stories Never Told: 100 Tales from History to Astonish, Bewilder, ...

1457. Remember Jesus Christ…

2 Timothy 2:8-13

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest" (Matthew 11:28). Remember "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 life" (John 3:16). But, we cannot remember his life without also remembering his death. Remember that blood and spit were caked to his cheeks and that his lips were cracked and swollen from dehydration. Remember that thorns ripped his scalp, his lungs cried with pain, and his legs ...

1458. Open the Window, Aunt Minnie, Here It Comes!

Jeremiah 33:1-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... wait until Christmas gets a little closer. Some of them are already making list of things they want Santa to bring them. Pastor John Jewell tells about a young boy a few years ago who at one of their Christmas Eve candlelight services expressed his excitement. Immediately ... York: Doubleday, 2001), pp. 20-21. 5. Rev Bill’s Sermons, http://revbill.wordpress.com/2009/11/29/jeremiah-3314-16-luke-2125-36/. 6. Charles Grant, “Trust the Captain, Trust the Crew,” May 1, 2011. Cited by Gregory Knox Jones, http:// ...

1459. The Difference a Baby Makes

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

King Duncan

... Christmas gift.” (4) She gave to this family of evacuees what she had once been given. The Bible says, “We love because God first loved us” (I John 3:19). Christmas began in the heart of God. Christmas is about hope. It is no accident that Christmas comes at the darkest time of the year. We ... N.Y.: Guideposts, 1999), p. 369. 3. Rev. Charles Schuster, http://www.fcfumc.net/sermons/docs/12-16-07-ChristmasCouldDisappointUs.pdf. 4. Reader’s Digest. Date unknown. 5. Charles R. Swindoll, Growing Deep in the ...

1460. Born at Bethlehem — Hope

Micah 5:1-4

Sermon

Derl G. Keefer

... your feet, you ought to wash each other’s feet. I have given you an example to follow. Do as I have done to you.” — John 13:13-15 (NLT) What have you done lately to birth hope to those mired in sin, loneliness, desperation, despair, and helplessness? Think of people ... of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need” (Hebrews 4:16 NIV). * Pray to God. “The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective” (James 5:16b NIV). * Live a life of ...

1461. The Radiant Life

Exodus 34:29-35

Sermon

Derl G. Keefer

... Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God's one and only Son. - John 3:16-18 (NIV) God personally wants to touch your life. Will you let him? Amen. 1. Jan Karon, Patches of Godlight (New York: Penguin Books, 2001), npn. 2. Charles Swindoll, Growing Strong in the Seasons of Life (Portland: Multnomah Press, 1983), p. 118. 3. Patrick ...

1462. Prayer-Conditioning Your Life

Luke 2:29-32

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... by player, family members, coaches, investment brokers, and, of course, fans, all over this country. And, like the pizza-hawker “Papa John’s,” who promised a free pizza to anyone who correctly calls the “head or tails” coin toss that starts the game ... time to pray, Jesus prayed. Jesus prayed the most when had the least time, energy, or freedom, to do so (Luke 5:15-16). Whenever Jesus became hemmed in, pressed down, and jostled most by the crowds, that is exactly when Jesus withdrew to take a breath ...

1463. Face to Face

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... Old Testament the faithful are urged to seek out the face of God. Seek the lord and his strength, seek his face continually (1 Chronicles 16:11) If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face . . . then they will hear from heaven ... other. Love is patient, kind, never boastful or envious. Love rejoices in the truth. Love endures all things. Love never ends. John 5:41 reads “I do not look to men for honor.” Glory for the Jesus follower is not fame and splendor ...

1464. Anything to Declare?

Luke 10:1-24

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... to distribute beyond the bounds of the Jewish faith. Those who favor the manuscripts that record “seventy” point to Numbers 11:16-17, where Moses picks seventy elders to work among the people, and to Exodus 24:1, 9-14, where these elders ... Numbers 11:26-30 Moses admonishes those who would stop others from prophesying, just as Jesus had so recently in Luke’s gospel chastised John for trying to stop others who were using Jesus’ name to cast out demons (9:49). Jesus explains the reason for this new ...

1465. The Keys to Effective Praying

Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... 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.” The disciples were very much aware of what an important role prayer played in Jesus’ life. The references to ... within the opening chapters of the Gospel of Luke. Jesus prayed at his baptism (Luke 3:21). He prayed during his temptation (Luke 5:16). On one occasion he prayed all night (Luke 6:12). On the day when he asked the disciples, “Who do the people say ...

1466. Go Hard or Go Home!

Luke 12:35-48

Sermon

King Duncan

... found out he was being fired and used his master’s money to buy friends. To his disciples’ surprise, Jesus lauded the man’s ingenuity (Luke 16:1-18). At least he didn’t sit around whining that life had been unfair to him. He took charge of his situation and Jesus ... -21,%20TimeDeliver.htm. 2. Raymond McHenry, Something to Think About (Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers, Inc., 1998). 3. John G. Hubbell in Stephen R. Covey, Everyday Greatness (Nashville: Rutledge Hill Press, 2006), p. 240. 4. http ...

1467. Signed, Sealed, and Delivered

Ephesians 1:1-14

Sermon

Timothy J. Smith

... examine Jesus’life and teachings we discover how much God loves each and every one of us. “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life,” Jesus said (John 3:16). No price would be too high for God to pay to restore our relationship with God, even if it meant sacrificing God’s own Son. As we take down our Christmas decorations, packing them away for another year, we need to acknowledge that Jesus suffered and died ...

1468. Refresh Your Heart

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... of only two truly personal letters found in the New Testament: Paul’s letter to Philemon. The other? John 3’s letter to Gaius. Although in his opening salutation Paul includes his “brother” (“te adelphe”), Timothy, as ... of Onesimus. Succinctly put, Paul’s request is that Philemon take back Onesimus, not as a returned slave, but as a “beloved brother” (vs.16). Paul’s focus in this personal letter to Philemon is not upon legalities but upon a re-booting, a refreshing, of Philemon’s heart ...

1469. Can You Hear the Music?

Luke 18:9-14

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... he had done would prove music to him at midnight,” and that he lived in such a way “to practice what I pray for.” (John Drury, Music at Midnight: the Life and Poetry of George Herbert (Allen Lane, 2013). In the darkness of the midnight hour, do you hear the ... interpretations and practices of Torah mandates. Jesus had also previously noted a Pharisaic fondness for higher social status (Luke 16:15). Tax collectors, on the other hand, have been prominently featured in Luke’s gospel among those who have ...

1470. A Straying Heart

Psalm 95:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... proud warrior, blinded and humiliated in the courts of the Philistines, praying one last desperate prayer before his death (Judges 16) Evil King Manasseh: taken prisoner by the Assyrians and forced into captivity in Babylon, finally humbling himself and praying ... peace, that rest that comes from living within the tent of the Lord? 1. Contributed by Dr. John Bardsley. 2. http://www.calvincrc.org/sermons/2001/dedicationSermon.html. 3. http://www.mickeyanders.com/Sermons/Sermon20011203.html. 4. The ...

1471. Stuck in Park

Acts 17:16-34

Sermon

Tony Everett

... news, as Jesus was, is, and will always be. In Jesus, God’s own self became flesh and lived among God’s people (John 1:14). Jesus did not use his carpentry skills to build some sort of shrine near his Nazareth home and then use high ... Paul walking around Athens for a few days, waiting to be joined by Silas and Timothy, his missionary partners (Acts 17:15-16). Athens was located halfway between Rome, the center of imperial power, and Jerusalem, the center of the growing Christian community. Although Athens ...

1472. The Nano-Punch of Pentecost

Matthew 28:16-20

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... for such a lop-sided division of the “seasons” in the church is explained in part by this week’s gospel text. Matthew 28:16-20 is identified as the “Commissioning of the Disciples” text. It is a hotly contested text, to say the least. The phrase “The Great ... In order to hold onto this world and change its trajectory, we have to be “charged.” Are you charged? John Wesley was enamored of the new experiments in electricity and thought that getting a daily “shock treatment” might possibly ...

1473. Envision: A Church After God’s Heart

Matthew 22:34-40

Sermon

James Merritt

... you to ask yourself this question, right now, and think about it over the next three weeks. “Do you come here to be 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 up and spoke to them, saying, ‘All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all ...

1474. Night of Light

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

Timothy Cargal

... birth in response to an angelic visitation; Matthew recounts a visit by Magi approximately two years later (see Matthew 2:16) in response to an astral event. For those interested in delving into the details and some of the suggestions for ... in its warmth that “the people who walked in darkness have seen a great light” (Isaiah 9:2a), that “the light shines in the darkness” (John 1:5). We remember and celebrate Christ’s birth in the midst of one of the longest nights of the year. We drive back the ...

1475. Je Suis Jesus

1 Corinthians 7:1-40

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... s world, and to my listening ears, all nature sings and round me rings the music of the spheres. Both are true. This world is our world. This world was the world Christ came to save 2000 years ago. “For God so loved the world” (John 3:16). This world has been promised redemption, and “a new heaven and a new earth” is being born. But an eschatological ending — beyond our bean-counting time-and-place reckoning has also been promised. Christians are strange creatures, and our problem is that we’re ...

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