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3026. The Incomparable Christ

Matthew 11:1-19

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... to lay his head, who emptied himself in obedience all the way to the cross. How do we honor such a king? He talks about feeding the hungry, clothing the naked, welcoming the stranger, and then this strange king says we show we care for HIM when we care for someone in need. Different. An anonymous author made this striking comparison: "Socrates taught for 40 years, Plato for 50, Aristotle for 40, and Jesus for only 3. Yet the influence of Christ's 3-year ministry infinitely transcends the impact left by ...

3027. Hang in There!

Matthew 15:21-28

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... come to an outcaste [Susan] for treatment? They could jolly well welcome another outcaste who came for treatment. It was an absolutely brilliant reply on his part and brought the house down. From then on we had no trouble with the Harijans hanging back from seeking medical care. Thank you Susan O'Shea. NOW I understand. My problem was that I was looking at this text through Western eyes and not through those of the culture of the Middle East or even the Orient. As we all can occasionally be, I was a victim ...

3028. A Labor of Love - Labor Day

Matthew 16:13-20

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... in the world live in places that are actively hostile to the faith. In our society, we may not face martyrdom, but the costs are there regardless. One obvious cost is financial - you come to church and are expected to give of what God has entrusted to your care. And not just a dollar or two. God's people are expected to tithe - ten percent. That is God's standard, not the church's. And on top of that are all the other worthy causes which deserve our help. Discipleship can get expensive. You are expected to ...

3029. He Rose Again

Matthew 28:1-10

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... , those would have had to be some incredibly fastidious animals, not leaving even a shred of meat or bone or hair on the floor for someone to notice. And which of the dogs would have folded the cloth that had covered Jesus' head, rolled it and laid it carefully to one side - one of them must have done it, because that is what Peter and John found when they came into the tomb.(3) Talented dogs. Another leap of faith, eh? Of course, there is the possibility that Jesus' friends came to the wrong tomb. As the ...

3030. Power

Mark 1:9-13, Mark 1:1-8

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... older and could understand more of what they were doing. They were disappointed. Sometime later the teacher talked with the girls about baptism again, and allowed as how she knew they were looking forward to it someday. But the girls said no, they had already taken care of it - the two of them had gone down to Buffaloe Creek and baptized each other. Sounds very much like an old episode of "All in the Family." Archie Bunker thinks his new grandson ought to be baptized and he tells his daughter and son-in ...

3031. Peace in the Midst of the Storm

Mark 4:35-41

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... through it all. A little child is hit by a car and crippled for life and the family wonders if perhaps God might have been taking a nap at the time. A home is broken by a painful separation and divorce and the wonder comes as to whether the Lord cares at all. The hymn says it: Master, the tempest is raging! The billows are tossing high! The sky is o'ershadowed with blackness, No shelter or help is nigh; Carest Thou not that we perish? How canst Thou lie asleep, When each moment so madly is threat'ning A ...

3032. The Healing Touch

Mark 5:21-43

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... our prayers and anointing, healing does not come in the way we ask – sometimes there has been too much physical damage, and God's most gracious act will be to let life mercifully end. Those decisions are not ours; rather they are rightfully in the hands of a caring and loving God. There is much to learn about our ministry of healing because the subject has been so neglected for so long. Of course, we can study the subject to death and use our incompleted work as an excuse for inaction (or we might be very ...

3033. Ephphatha...Be Opened

Mark 7:31-37

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... bantering back and forth between Jesus and the woman was merely the Lord's way of teaching something. By his initial reluctance to care for any Gentile, he was simply giving voice to the not-so-quietly harbored feelings of his Jewish followers. By finally acceding ... his part and brought the house down. From then on we had no trouble with the Harijans hanging back from seeking medical care. BINGO!!! There is our true explanation of this story. We must read this text through the culture of the Middle East or ...

3034. Welcoming Jesus

Mark 9:33-37

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... of the group is still hours away, he needs food and a place to stay. The hospital staff suggest the local shelter for the night. He calls home again. Dad goes ballistic. He calls the hospital, gives his credit card number and insists that his son be taken care of. Put him in nearby hotel till the parents can get there in the morning. Forget this Homeless Shelter stuff. Both father and son (who happened to be 17 years old and over 6'4") are convinced that such a suggestion is insane. Why? The lad responds ...

3035. No Holding Back

Mark 12:28-34

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... -founder of the group accepted the award and noted, "There is enough surplus food in this country to feed every hungry person...No one should ever have to go hungry." Amen! Can you imagine that God does not mind if people go hungry, that God does not care that every day some 40,000 children around the globe die of malnutrition-related causes? Hardly. Then we who say we love God will demonstrate it in love for our hungry neighbor. All it takes is the commitment of God's people, time-wise and money-wise, and ...

3036. When Your Church Provokes You

Matthew 13:1-23, Hebrews 10:19-39

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... leads you astray." When life is falling apart - and it sometimes does, even for the best of us - when it seems as though one stone is crashing down upon another, we are liable to listen to any voice that promises to help. The word is be careful. Be careful. But then Jesus speaks what strikes me as an incredibly comforting word; he says, "This is but the beginning of the birth pangs." Indeed. God's people understand this, even if we forget it at trying moments. Birth is a painful process, for both mother and ...

3037. A Tale of Two Sisters

Luke 10:38-42

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... long it took, but finally, with teeth barely unclenched and a fake smile feigned on her face, she comes in and asks, "Lord, don't you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!" Here is where we come to the problem. Instead ... of calling. She became more and more distressed and depressed, and finally needed to be institutionalized so she could get professional care. Her sister's comment, after visiting her in the hospital said, "Poor thing. When it came time for her to let ...

3038. The Birdies

Luke 18:15-17

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... really bad. I called to you, but you couldn't hear me. I started to cry, but then it hurt too bad. And then the "birdies" came. "The birdies?" his mother asked, puzzled. "Yes," he replied. "The birdies" made a whooshing sound and flew into the garage. They took care of me." "They did?" "Yes," he said. "One of the "birdies" came and got you. She came to tell you I got stuck under the door." Mrs. Glenn realized that a three-year-old had no concept of death and spirits, so he was referring to the beings who ...

3039. The Christ of the Commonplace

Luke 24:13-35

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... who this is.(1) The question comes again. What is it that keeps their eyes from recognizing Jesus, the one whom we would think they would yearn to see more than anyone in the world? Cleopas and Elizabeth are followers of Jesus, after all. They care about him; they lingered in Jerusalem after his death, risking arrest, until they heard those bewildering rumors of resurrection. On the road, he was even the subject of their conversation. Yet, they STILL fail to recognize him. The answer, I think, is as simple ...

3040. Happy Birthday, Dear Church

Acts 2:14-41, Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... morning, and even on Pentecost they had not had time to get drunk. He stood and preached from the window of the upper room to the people gathered in the streets below him: Fellow Jews and all of you who live in Jerusalem, let me explain this to you; listen carefully to what I say. These men are not drunk, as you suppose. It's only nine in the morning! No, this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel: "'In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy ...

3041. The Pitcher Is Not Alone In This

1 Corinthians 12:12-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... was polite but bored. He said, "We had all these in Babylon three thousand years ago, and on the whole, we did it better. Have you nothing new to show me?" So his guide reversed his field and took his guest to churches, day care centers, libraries, schools, hospitals, public health centers, research laboratories, transient centers, institutions for the disabled, and soup kitchens. "Ah," said the king, "all this is new. We didn't have these things in Babylon." (5) No, they didn't have those things in Babylon ...

3042. Messies Anonymous

Philippians 3:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... life, all that he has, with theirs in those far more difficult days when, in comparison to us, they had so little. And yet, he occasionally wonders if in his entire life he has ever felt the depth of joy they felt when that one egg was brought carefully into the house on that snowy December day of 1932. "A person's life," Jesus said, "does not consist of the abundance of his possessions." Are you able to appreciate the simple pleasures of life? And one more question: ARE YOU SEEKING, BY THE GRACE OF GOD, TO ...

3043. Been There, Done That, No Thanks!

Philippians 3:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... so I could go on the picnic. And it stayed with me forever that she would do that. If you think that a teacher really cares about you," says Waters, "then you try to live up to their expectations. Ms. Carter had high expectations for me, and, especially after that ... not physical. It's mental. They've lost their dream. Meanwhile women who have spent most of their adult lives as care givers are beginning to taste freedom for the first time. So while their husbands are winding down, many women are thinking ...

3044. Good News For Broken Hearts

Luke 7:36-50

Sermon

King Duncan

... is never locked. Why? Because Jesus showed us the heart of God. With his own shed blood he showed us how much God cares about sinners. Only Jesus could see this woman's heart. Only Jesus could see God's heart. And one thing more: ONLY JESUS ... a woman of the city but there are sins that break our hearts as well. And there is One who sees those broken hearts and cares, and forgives, and heals, and makes whole. Robert Falconer was once witnessing among the destitute people in a certain city. He read to them ...

3045. Come To The Feast

Luke 14:1-14

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... the community for giving her shelter, but she is curious at the lack of joy and celebration. Still, they are good folk and they are willing to provide her a place of sanctuary. In exchange for a place to stay and food to eat, Babette agrees to take care of the two aging sisters. Babette lives and shares in the life of this small community for many years. Then one day a stroke of luck befalls Babette. A friend in France has purchased a lottery ticket in Babette~s name every year since she left her homeland ...

3046. No More Pain!

John 8:31-41

Sermon

King Duncan

... I could barely breathe. It was just like I was sitting at the long lunch table and could even smell school when I opened the lunch box. All my friends were there and watched me. As I walked back through my second-grade lunch experience, I thought, MAMA DOES CARE. I AM IMPORTANT." (4) That is the freedom that Christ wants to give us. We are important! We matter! We are not slaves ” we are sons and daughters of God! This is the truth that sets us free. It's not complicated. Jesus says, "If you continue in ...

3047. Moving Toward Sainthood

Isaiah 26:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... a soft smile on his face and with a seeming gratitude for the chance to help. He could be counted on to feed feeble men who wandered into the mission off the street, and to undress and tuck into bed men who were too out of it to take care of themselves. One evening, when the director of the mission was delivering his evening evangelistic message to the usual crowd of still and sullen men with drooped heads, there was one man who looked up, came down the aisle to the altar, and knelt to pray, crying out for ...

3048. Be Joyful

1 Thessalonians 5:12-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... you. Joy is the Christian's obligation our responsibility. Find someway this special season to defeat the blues. Join a group that is singing carols, work in a soup kitchen, adopt a needy child for Christmas, think of shut-ins who have no one to care about them do something positive, something heartwarming, something that will bring someone else joy. For joy has a way of boomeranging and giving the person who gives it more joy than the one who receives it. Joy is the natural emotion of the Christian. We ...

3049. Are You Successful Or Do You Just Have Money?

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... wife died as well. But these things explain only part of Bill's sadness; they don't touch upon his one great dark secret. You see, Bill had once embezzled $1000 as a bank teller! He was hiding in Central America when his wife became deathly ill. His return to care for her couldn't save her, but it did earn him a number of years in prison. And from that prison cell he began to write and achieve literary success. He wrote, however, not under his own name of William Sydney Porter. He wrote under a pen-name, a ...

3050. Blood Sprinkled On A Modern Altar

Exodus 24:3-8, Mark 14:12-16, 22-26, Hebrews 9:11-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... compassion. Why had they suddenly become good Samaritans? Because after dealing in drugs, violence, and destruction, they had a positive purpose in life, perhaps for the first time. They had a mission to save a town. Observing people who cared for each other working as one for the same goal, they began to care. (4) This is a superb analogy of God’s grace working in people’s lives. Had they been in a position to do so, the authorities might have said, “Now, let’s wait until these convicts clean their ...

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