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126. Who's In Charge Here

Judges 21:24-25

Sermon

James Merritt

... of a yardstick being 36 inches long, and decides to create a new yardstick 15 inches long. He breaks it at the 15 inch mark, and then boasts to all of his neighbors that a yard is no longer what it used to be; and says as far as ... her husband's loving leadership. Likewise, for parent and child Paul plainly says: "Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right." (Eph. 6:1) c. Spiritually In the church God has also set up a standard of authority. It flows from heaven down to the pew. Number one: ...

127. Jesus or Niccolo?

Matthew 4:1-11

Sermon

Robert Leslie Holmes

... days and forty nights, and afterwards he was famished" (v. 2). Wouldn't we all be famished? Fasting in scripture was a mark of refraining from physical nourishment to focus on the spiritual life. Two of the great Old Testament characters, Moses and Elijah, knew ... is a man under the authority of what God's word says: "Do not put the Lord your God to the test" (v. 7, cf. Deuteronomy 6:16). In Satan's third temptation, he takes Jesus "to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their ...

128. When Darkness Covered the Land

Matthew 27:11-54

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... points out that this cry of anguish from the cross marked the only time in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark or Luke that Jesus ever addressed God without calling him “Father.” (2) That certainly marks the depth of his despair. But don’t you ... like how it ends, so I won't be there all the way through.” And Walton said he understood. Nobody likes the way it ends. (6) But think about this: Jesus knew how Good Friday would end. And he still chose to stick around. “My God, my God, why have you forsaken ...

129. Swimming With The Sharks

Mark 9:2-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... with me to the top of a mountain. Jesus is there as are his three most trusted disciples: Peter, James and John. As usual Mark doesn't give us details about what happened on the mountain. Did they have a time of prayer? Did Jesus lead them in a ... Shosei Kina and his brother Mojon, and gave them a Bible. Through them the entire village became Christian and village life was transformed. (6) That is our ministry. When we have been transformed by the transfigured Christ we catch a vision of what the world could be ...

130. Excited!

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... he began racing down the sideline alongside Kelly. When Ault reached the FresnoState twenty-yard line, he realized he had gone beyond the marked-off area in which coaches are allowed to roam. He risked having his team penalized fifteen yards. So he just kept right on ... might come together. And, you know, if the offer still stands, I think I'd like to go with you to that church of yours." (6) There are people around us with all kinds of needs, but how will we know those needs if we do not know them? We need ...

131. How to Turn the Ballot into a Blessing Box

Proverbs 29:2

Sermon

James Merritt

... as in the other. If a man lies under oath or procures the lie of another under oath, if he perjures himself or suborns perjury, he is guilty under the statute law."6 Roosevelt was adamant. Whatever else may be true about a person, if they are not honest and cannot be believed, they are not fit to serve in public office. The next mark is compassion. "Open your mouth for the speechless, in the cause of all who are appointed to die. Open your mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy ...

132. When the Golden Rule Isn't Enough - Mother's Day

John 15:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... Buchanan says he understood in the most visceral way, and for the very first time, that he could not claim to love God and hate his brother. “If I love God,” Mark Buchanan writes, “I’ll love what [God] loves. I’ll love [God’s] children, all of them . . . Or else, break [God’s] heart.” (6) Think about that for a moment. It makes you angry when someone threatens to hurt one of your children. Do you feel that same anger when children are hurt . . . any place in the world? If not, then you still ...

133. More Than Enough

John 6:1-21

Sermon

Dean Feldmeyer

... have to keep more food than they need on hand so they can meet all of the demands. Ten percent of all food cooked in fast food restaurants is thrown away before it is served because of time limits. (McDonalds throws away fries at the seven-minute mark.) 6) Households: American families throw out between 14% and 25% of the food and beverages they buy. This can cost the average family from $1,365 to $2,275 annually. A big factor here is that food has become so cheap and readily available that people feel like ...

134. The Teacher

Mark 1:21-28

Sermon

Will Willimon

... Jesus ''Teacher'' most often at those moments when Jesus heals, miraculously heals? Later, Mark says that this teacher commanded the waves of the sea to be silent, and they were (4:38). The teacher raised a little girl from the dead (5:35), fed a thousand people with just a few loaves (6:34), and cured a man of epilepsy with just a touch (9:17). He can still the tempest in your world, he can feed your hunger. Come, be taught by Him and be healed. ENCOUNTERING THE TEXT: Today's gospel is set in a synagogue ...

135. A Time For Miracles

Luke 1:26-38

Sermon

King Duncan

... a limousine ride to the operation! Abigail Amador, Mark's mother, was astounded by the response to Marks' letter both by the postal workers and Dr. Burkhardt. ". . . it was a Godsend," she said. "Things like this never happen to us . . . ." (2) But it was Christmas! And Christmas is a time for miracles. Christmas is a time for stories. It was two weeks before Christmas 1995, and Doris Young, 41, an unemployed single mother living in Dallas, was sick with grief. Her 6-month-old son, Rayfus, had just died ...

136. The Good News about the Future

Mark 13:1-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... score as a love song, gentle and soulful. And there were a thousand other minor variations that drove them all to distraction. It left the town wondering: would the orchestra make beautiful music together on that great Concert Day when the Conductor returns? (6) And that’s why we can’t neglect Mark 13 with all its scary elements. We need to ask ourselves whether we are ready for the great Concert Day. We need to take an accounting of our lives. No one knows the future, but we know the One who holds the ...

137. Enough Foolishness!

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

Sermon

King Duncan

... like this. “It’s great stuff!” he says, “It’s especially great because it’s so extraordinarily sincere, in no way contrived.” (6) We ought to try that some time. I’ll bet some of you would look pretty cool dancing your way to the ... is able to play tennis and ride a bicycle. This man named Mark, sometimes takes off his hooks and is still able to function using only his wrists. One day Tim accompanied Mark to the grocery store. Mark didn’t have his hooks on. Nevertheless he used both wrists to ...

138. The Patron Saint Of All Who Are The Last To Know

John 20:24-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... seen and yet have come to believe." In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, Amen. 1. Luke 24:11 2. G. David Yeager's sermon, "Believe It Or Not." 3. John 20:20 4. Mark 15:39 5. Crum, J.M.C. "Now the Green Blade Riseth." 6. John 20:25 7. John 11 8. John 14:6 9. Kung, Hans, "Does God Exist?" P. 72. 10.von Ebner-Eschenbach, Marie Aphorisms 10. Leighton Farrell, Cries From The Cross (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1994), p. 91. 11. Colaw, Emerson "When Doubt Becomes the Friend of Faith." 12. John ...

139. What Gets Into People?

Mark 1:21-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... , because he taught them as one who had authority, not as the teachers of the law. Suddenly a man in the synagogue who, accordig to Mark, was possessed by an evil spirit cried out, “What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who ... like this, Schmidt says. If we keep them closed off within us, they fester and lead to diseased behavior and attitudes. (6) We need to find a safe outlet for our emotions. A trained counselor is usually best, but anyone who has our confidence ...

140. A Brand New Church Out of an Old Brand

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... ? (Our vegetarian friends even get them, with no meat in the bun!) (For more see Patrick Barwise, Andrea Dunham, and Mark Ritson, "Ties That Bind: Brands, Consumers and Businesses," 70-97 in Jane Pavitt, Brand.new (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press). ... of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered form the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs" (1 Timothy 6:6-10). Body piercings come in a variety of shapes and forms. "See, I have branded you on the palm of my hands," the ...

141. The Compassionate Christ

Mark 1:40-45

Sermon

King Duncan

... removing obstacles to healing, such as infections, but the actual healing process is not ours to control.” (5) And that is true. As Mark Twain once said, “God heals, the doctor collects the fee.” We do not understand the ways of God. Why are some people healed ... tracks down her face, said, “Whenever we heard his old Model T turning into our yard, we started to get better.” (6) My guess is that is how people felt when Jesus came into their community. We know how people’s expectations can affect ...

142. The Four Sacred Chords of Home

Mark 13:24-37

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... language from Daniel 7:13 to describe his approach. In Daniel’s text this “one like a son of man” is never clearly defined but here in Mark’s gospel the Son of Man is clearly Jesus (see 2:10, 28; 8:31, 38; 9:9, 31; 10:33, 45). The “clouds” that accompany ... and gather his elect.” While both scattering and gathering the people had been God’s doing in Hebrew Scripture (see Zechariah 2:6; Deuteronomy 30:4; Isaiah 11:11, 16; 27:12), this is now the activity of the Son of Man who has returned “ ...

143. Beyond a Friendly, Cuddly Christmas

Matthew 2:13-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... hearts for reminding us to look for God’s love, wisdom, mercy and goodness as we walk through this time of suffering.” (6) Isn’t that why Jesus came? To remind us to look for God’s love, wisdom, mercy and goodness in every circumstance. ... bus pull up. In fact, he dragged his feet and tried to talk his parents out of sending him to school. As the bus pulled away, John Mark Hicks realized why Joshua had lost his joy. He heard the older kids on the bus making fun of Joshua. He saw his son stumble up the ...

144. The Surrogate

Matthew 1:1-17

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... Lectionary Major Text Matthew 1:1-17 and 3 (a genealogy and signs of the Messiah) Minor Text Genesis 38: The Story of Tamar Joshua 1-6: The Story of Rahab The Story of Ruth Numbers 9: All shall keep the Passover, one Passover for resident and native 2 Samuel 11-12: The ... and his men along with the Arc of the Covenant (the shekinah) crossed the Jordan and set up stones at Gilgal to mark the 12 tribes, and there they celebrated Passover before sounding the seven ram’s horns that would bring the walls of the ...

145. Rooted and Rebooted

Psalm 126:1-6, Luke 13:31-35, 2 Samuel 15:13-37

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... Endure for a Night, but Joy Comes in the Morning Psalm 69: Zeal for Your House Consumes Me (A Lament of David) The Mark of the Saved and Ezekiel’s Lament for Jerusalem (Ezekiel 9) I Weep for My People Who Have Been Deceitful (Jeremiah 9) Restrain ... feel the joy of God’s eternal presence, promise, and restoration life: “They that sow in tears shall reap in joy” (Psalm 126:5-6). The olive tree itself has long been a symbol of the relationship between God and God’s people, as noted in Jeremiah 11:16 ...

146. Are You Troubled by Demons?

Mark 1:21-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... but himself. He was quite disturbed, however. “Night and day among the tombs and in the hills, he would cry out,” says the Gospel of Mark, “and cut himself with stones.” What a sad man. When Jesus asked him his name, he responded, “My name is Legion, for we are many.” If he was suffering from a multiple personality, he was an overachiever. A legion of soldiers was 6,000 men. That a huge delegation of demons. No wonder he was so unhappy. But he had become comfortable with his situation. “And he ...

147. Why Doesn’t God Prove Himself To Doubters?

2 Peter 1:16-21

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... he still has many doubts and questions. My friend reminds me of the man who came to Jesus with his sick boy in the gospel of Mark. He said to Jesus, “I believe; help my unbelief.” If we are honest, that’s where most of us live. There are days when we feel ... Simon Peter replied with the wisest answer anyone could give: “Lord, to whom can we go? You have the words of eternal life” (John 6:68 NRSV). Now, sit with Peter’s response for just a moment. Here is what I believe was going on inside the heart ...

148. One Life To Live

Isaiah 42:1-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... of those words would have to go. Dr. Scroggie handed her the piece of paper and told her to pray over her decision, then mark out one of those words. Either the "No" or the "Lord." Then, he stepped away and began praying for the young woman. Behind him ... whispered prayer: "Jesus is Lord, Jesus is Lord, Jesus is Lord." He turned and looked at the paper in her lap. She had marked out the word "No." (6) Dr. Scroggie's method may seem a little heavy-handed to many of us, but it points to a very real problem in ...

149. The Dangers of Being Religious

Mark 7:1-23

Sermon

Stephen M. Crotts

... 't it easy to say, "Oh, woe is me! I'm the only one. Pity me, suffering for Jesus, I am. So persecuted. So misunderstood!" 6. Do you crave recognition? The Pharisees loved to grab the best seats in the synagogue or at a table feast. They sewed bells on their ... Pride -- I'll fix it! Just give me a few weeks! I can measure up! 14. Do you bring division or lasting works? Mark 2:16 tells of Christ's meal with the ignorant, harlots, tax gatherers, outcasts, misfits, and lawbreakers. The Pharisees wouldn't join him ...

150. Better To Be a Loner than a Loser

Daniel 1:1-21

Sermon

James Merritt

... . He was told, "Sign your name and you will live," but he refused. He closed his eyes, grimaced, and prepared to die. They pulled the trigger. When he heard the click he thought he was dead. The gun, however, had not been loaded.6 Mark Helprin's friend was eventually released. He discovered afterward that every other prisoner who had confessed was later hanged in the public square; only he survived. Now listen carefully. Compromise represents a far greater risk than courage. When you stand alone, you never ...

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