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Psalm 107:1-43

Sermon

Gregory J. Johanson

... world had collapsed; their messiah had been executed; they hardly knew which way to turn. They were doubtful and uncertain. Then Peter made his way back from Jerusalem to the Sea of Galilee. Back in familiar surroundings, he took up his regular routine ... , kneel on them." Well, that is a superficial and popular way of putting a great truth, the thing that Paul was talking about (2 Corinthians 1:1-11 Phillips) when he was at "the end of his tether," that the way out of wit’s end is on the wings of religious ...

1602. Same Question, Same Answer

Luke 3:1-20

Sermon

William G. Carter

... Luke, you know this is the very picture of God’s kingdom. In Luke’s second volume, the book of Acts, a man named Peter stands up and preaches a sermon on Pentecost. It cuts people to the heart. They want to know, “What can we do?” (Acts ... revenue for your town in advance. After that he was free to try to recoup the amount by assessing and collecting whatever tolls he could.1 If a tax collector could get away with assessing you something extra to feather his own pockets, then that’s what he did. You ...

1603. Two Blessings for an Unwed Mother

Luke 1:46-56, Luke 1:39-45

Sermon

William G. Carter

... asks us, “So — why not God?” As someone puts it: We recall Thomas as the exemplar of those who doubt. We see in Peter’s denial of Jesus our own weakness and in his reinstatement hope for ourselves. We openly celebrate another Mary (the sister of Martha) for ... . If we can see these people as our predecessors in faith, then perhaps we can also see Mary as the Mother of all Believers.1 Luke underscores the point. Later on in the story, he tells about a woman in a crowd who was taken with the words and ...

1604. His Triumphal Entry

Luke 19:28-44

Sermon

Brett Blair

... the next seven Sundays of Lent and Easter we will look at these seven days in depth but for now let’s summarize: 1. On Sunday the first of the seven days, Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey to the shouts of Hosanna, fulfilling an old ... rich man named Joseph. 8. On Sunday, his Passion was over, the stone had been rolled away. Jesus was alive. He appeared to Mary, to Peter, to two disciples on the road to Emmaus, and to the 11 disciples gathered in a locked room. His resurrection was established as a fact ...

1605. The Bedrock of Faith

Mark 13:1-8 · Luke 21:5-19

Sermon

Brett Blair

... ENIAC is equipped with 18,000 vacuum tubes and weighs 30 tons, computers in the future may have only 1,000 vacuum tubes and weigh only 1.5 tons." There was an inventor by the name of Lee DeForest. He claimed that "While theoretically and ... America today comes close. You can then understand the disciples’ surprise. As they walked down the Kidron Valley and up Mount Olive Peter, James, and John wanted to hear more. Jesus' prediction that a structure so immense would be leveled to the ground seemed implausible ...

1606. The Prod of the Past

Exodus 12:1-30

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... us in the middle of our church fights. As Matthew presents it, right before the statement we find these words about dealing with conflict; immediately after Peter is asking "Lord, if another member of the church sins against me, how often should I forgive?" The message is that when these times of crisis ... can say "Hats off" to the past; "Coats off" to the future!(1) There are limitless possibilities. What will that future hold. I do not know. But I know WHO holds the future. And I am content with that. Amen ...

1607. A Gospel for Losers

Jonah 3:1-10

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... of grace. Good news for those who need a second chance, or a third chance, or a hundredth chance. It is a gospel for Peter (who denied his Lord), for Paul (who persecuted his Lord), for Jonah (who ran away from his Lord), and for David (who regularly fails ... such a thing? Listen one more time to some heartening words: "Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah the SECOND time ..." Amen! 1. Leo Heler, via Ecunet, "Jokes," #6751, 8/24/98 2. "Dozer Drivers Flattens Car," The Knoxville News-Sentinel, 7/21/90, A-2 3 ...

1608. Real Religion

Micah 6:1-8

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... If a liar and deceiver comes and says `I will prophesy for you plenty of wine and beer,' he would be just the preacher for this people."(1) They did not want to be embarrassed by anyone who would have called them to account for their behavior. It was time for them to hear ... of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God." Amen! 1. Micah 2:11 NIV 2. Peter C. Craigie, Twelve Prophets, Volume 2: The Daily Study Bible Series, John Gibson, Gen. Ed., (Philadelphia: Westminster ...

1609. Winning over Worry

Matthew 6:25-34

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... Italy. The card showed a picture of the Venus de Milo and said, "YOU SEE WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF YOU KEEP ON BITING YOUR NAILS."(1) A book came out some years ago called How to Win over Worry.(2) It quoted some statistics that are probably just as valid today ... horizon. He says, "Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring worries of its own. Today's trouble is enough for today." Peter Marshall once prayed, "Help us to do our very best this day and be content with today's troubles so that we shall not ...

1610. The Apostles Creed: "The Holy Catholic Churc"

Matthew 16:13-20

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... working on their sinfulness, but you are bound to find drunks in AA and you are bound to find sinners in the church.(1) All of us can tell tales of ignorance and hypocrisy in the church - ministers who were deceitful, elders who were unbearable, men who ... the Baptist, Elijah, Jeremiah or some other of the ancient prophets. Then Jesus asked, "But who do you say that I am?" Simon Peter answers, "You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God." This is the foundation of the church, this universally-held belief ...

1611. No Holding Back

Mark 12:28-34

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David E. Leininger

... no holding back. Then, the "mind." Here is where we Presbyterians shine. I Peter says, "Always be ready to make your defense to anyone who demands from you an accounting for the hope that is in you,"(1) and we are. We have as systematic a theology as anyone, and we ... higher For the coat had been wet through. Then the Lord said, "Give me yourself." And I found that the hardest of all.(8) Amen! 1. 3:15 2. 146:6-9 3. 6:4 4. 19:18 5. "Society honored for antihunger efforts," Christian Century, 10/8/97, pp 866- ...

1612. Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time

Luke 24:13-35

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... started the rumor that Jesus had been raised from the dead. But most people were not taking this news seriously. "Nonsense," they said. Peter had been to the grave as well, but he did not see Jesus, only a shroud laid in the corner of the tomb, ... told the twelve in the Upper Room, "By this shall everyone know you are my disciples: that you have love one for another."(1) Asked by a persistent reporter to define the meaning of jazz, legendary trumpeter Louis Armstrong is reputed to have answered, "If you have ...

1613. Put Out Your Nets

Luke 5:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... Marianne Siebert comes to visit, be sure and get there after the first knock, or she'll kick in your door.'" (1) We often speak of opportunity knocking. Someone has said that if opportunity came disguised as temptation, one knock would be enough ... DO WAS TO EXERCISE THEIR FAITH. Faith in him, faith in their own abilities as fishermen, faith in the abundance of the seas. It was Peter who spoke up: "Lord we've toiled all night and have caught nothing, but at your word, we will do it." Jesus restored their faith ...

1614. Two Parades

Luke 22:66--23:25

Sermon

King Duncan

... of us will have crowds throwing garments down before us and waving palm branches and praising our name. Our picture won't be on the cover of TIME. Peter Jennings won't announce our name as ABC's person of the week. Few of us will be invited to dine at the White House. But all ... 's power is made perfect in weakness. Rather than letting that failure defeat you, why not turn it over to God? 1. "Crossing the Lines on Silent Wings," SMITHSONIAN, June 1994, p. 132. 2. Vic Sussman. Condensed from U.S. NEWS AND WORLD ...

1615. Can People Change?

Galatians 1:11-24

Sermon

King Duncan

... with a search warrant, and arrested the host and hostess after recovering $9,000 worth of stolen property. Score one for "Neighborhood Watch!" (1) Is this a crazy world or what? We laugh at the stupidity of some criminals, and yet we know that crime is ... he went away to Arabia and then returned to Damascus. It was three years before he went to Jerusalem to confer with Cephas (Peter) and the other Apostles. Evidently Paul needed time to assess what had taken place in his life. Change is not easy. To paraphrase ...

1616. With A Name Like That . . .

Acts 4:1-22

Sermon

King Duncan

... of the U.S. His finger came down on Reno, Nevada. I guess she can be thankful he didn't point to something more unusual. (1) Names are important. Sometimes we are embarrassed by our names, so we look for nicknames or we go by our initials. Our names may ... have been built, more schools have been constructed, more homes have been blessed than any other. That name, of course, is Jesus." Peter and John were standing before the leaders of the temple who had arrested them for healing a disabled man. They were asked ...

1617. In Search Of A Reason For Being

Hebrews 4:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... announced, "He-e-e-e-e-ere's Johnny!" And Johnny Carson came out and waved, and went on with the rest of the show. (1) Some may laugh at John Searing's goals. They're not exactly world peace or anything. But no one can laugh at his determination. The ... committed himself to being there for Odies for as long as it takes. As he says, "I think when I walk through the Pearly Gates, St. Peter will meet me and say, ˜God called you to be with Odies were you?' And I can say, ˜I was with Odies.'" (3) Odies helped ...

1618. Some Things To Get Choked Up About

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

King Duncan

... , once you've been to church, had Christmas dinner, and opened the gifts, Christmas is the most boring day of the year."(1) It is not unusual, I suppose, for highly charged individuals to feel that Christmas Day is boring. For others the feeling is ... Then I'll make it beautiful!"(3) That sounds like something God would say ”not only about trees and towns, but about people. People like Peter, James, and John. And people like you and me. So that is the first thing that chokes me up - the place where he was ...

1619. Excited By Our Faith

John 1:35-42

Sermon

King Duncan

... his words gripped that little woman until she almost exploded with excitement. Finally, she stood up and said, "Blanket or no blanket, AMEN!!" (1) You and I are not likely to get that excited in our worship service. But sometimes don't you wish we did? Oh, ... to what John the Baptist had to say about Jesus and he got so excited that he went and found his brother Simon Peter and told him, "We have found the Messiah!" WHEN PEOPLE FIRST MEET THE MASTER THEY HAVE THAT KIND OF EXCITEMENT. Studies in Church ...

1620. The Explosive Power Of Pentecost

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... of England and America, strong men and women roared and shook under the power of preachers like Wesley and Whitefield and Peter Cartwright. Longhaired dandies would come to Cartwright's camp meetings. ˜They came to scoff,' he wrote, ˜but they stayed to pray ... You and I need power, as well. And that power is still available to all who ask for it. The explosive power of the Spirit. 1. Norm Lawson 2. Joe Harding 3. Bruce Larson, THE POWER TO MAKE ALL THINGS NEW, (Waco: Word Books, 1986). 4. H. Eddie Fox and ...

1621. He Has Done All Things Well

Mark 7:31-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... middleI will spew you out of my mouth." THE CALL TO FOLLOW JESUS CHRIST IS, FIRST OF ALL, A CALL TO SET LOFTY GOALS. Peter Drucker, the management guru, wrote a book entitled THE EFFECTIVE EXECUTIVE. In that book he reminds us that it is not easy to stick ... . When the Father asks, "Did you do your best?" how will you answer? He can help. He will help if that is your desire. 1 (New York: Harper and Row, 1985), p. 131. 2 Richard B. Wilkie, THE LORD'S PRAYER TODAY (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1978), pp 4041. 3 ...

1622. Belonging To The Right Family

1 Peter 2:4-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... hope that, if nothing else, you will allow Mom a little time today to rest in peace. Our lesson for the day from the epistles is I Peter 2:410. I want to draw your attention to the last verse. This verse tells us who we are. "Once you were no people," says the ... it away. On the way back to her room, she stopped and glared at her mother and said, "Well, I'm sure not there now!" (1) Sometimes family life gives us a glimpse of what heaven must be like. There are those good times, those warm times, in which we ...

1623. One Word Changed Everything

Matthew 16:13-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... we find it not." Jesus' very nature was beauty. All that he taught, he embodied. OF COURSE THAT WAS EASY, BECAUSE OF WHO HE WAS. Simon Peter knew. It was he who finally answered Jesus' question. "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God," he said. That is our answer as ... is the word of God become human flesh. That's who he is. He is our Savior, our Master, and our Lord. 1. Steve Allen, DUMBTH and 81 Ways to Make America Smarter, (Buffalo, N.Y.: Prometheus Books, 1989) 2. Haddon W. Robinson, THE CHRISTIAN ...

1624. Started Toward A Great Tomorrow

Philippians 3:12-4:1

Sermon

King Duncan

... of leader his father expected him to be. At age 17, he was pushed by his father into the U.S. Military Academy. Hiram was now 5'1" and 120 pounds. He feared failing. He hated the school, but he dared not buck his father's decision. In fact, when the academy listed his ... detract or deter you. It is amazing how life works when we are focused. One day not too long ago, Dr. Peter Boasberg, a doctor in California, sat down to lunch with some of his colleagues. Another physician spent much of their lunch time ...

1625. Lesson From Five Maidens

Matthew 25:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... middleclass wedding in Palestine was to catch the bridal party napping. So the bridegroom comes unexpectedly, and sometimes in the middle of the night." (1) The question for the morning is this: Are you prepared? Do you have oil for your lamp? Who knows what tomorrow may bring? Who ... knows? Let's not be foolish. Let's be prepared. 1. William Barclay, THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW, Vol. 2 (Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1975),pp. 319320. 2. Dr. Peter Rhea Jones 3. William Barclay, THE LETTERS TO THE PHILIPPIANS, ...

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