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3176. Where Heaven And Earth Meet

Genesis 28:10-22

Sermon

King Duncan

... earth meet. But look ahead with me to the book of John, chapter 1, verse fifty-one. A few thousand years after Jacob's dream, Jesus is gathering his disciples together, in anticipation of starting his ministry. He promises them that they will see great things if they stay with him. And then Jesus says these words: "I tell you the truth, you shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man." (John 1: 51) Jacob got it wrong all those years ago. The stairway to heaven was ...

3177. Another Great Love Story

Genesis 29:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... God made to Abram that he would father a great people, leaves his family home, he flees back to Haran. But there is a purpose to the plan. He is to find a wife there who will be of his own people. This is very important. The brother who stayed home with Mom and Dad, Esau, did not honor his birthright. He married women who were outside his faith. They made life bitter for Jacob and Rebekah. Jacob the striver, though his life got off to a rocky start, actually lives his life much closer to the family's ...

3178. The Longest Night

Psalm 143:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... turn the reins of leadership over to young Joshua. The people of Israel march by and tell Moses farewell. It is a moving scene. Soon Moses is left all alone. The people are singing in the background as they march forward to the future but Moses must stay behind. His face is wet with tears and he begins to slump to the ground. Suddenly the Lord appears from behind a rock wearing a tall black hat. He puts a hand on Moses' shoulder. Moses recognizes his touch immediately. His whole countenance begins to change ...

3179. Free At Last!

Matthew 11:25-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... in the airport. For more than fifteen years, he has been allowed to remain there. He eats at the food court, reads the newspaper, speaks to the airport employees. Even when offered the chance to leave and start life over in a new country, Nasseri chooses to stay. The airport's doctor believes that Nasseri has become paranoid and confused by his loss of contact with the outside world. Nasseri says, "This is my dream world. I don't have any worries." (1) Most of us would not like to be confined to an airport ...

3180. First Things First

Philippians 3:12-4:1

Sermon

King Duncan

... Sales Person, Johnson claims that true success and fulfillment come from fulfilling your purpose in life. Once you’ve discovered and stated your purpose, then you can choose goals that will achieve that purpose. As Johnson writes, “The fastest way to achieve your goals is to stay on purpose.” (4) He’s right. Do you have a purpose for your life? The purpose-driven life is a life of meaning and vitality. When you find something magnificent to live for, it makes it much easier to live with a lot of the ...

3181. Why Shepherds?

Luke 2:8-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... men who dug her out from under her collapsed bungalow. A young American woman whose father was in the same hospital as Libby called the Norths and kept them updated with e-mails until they arrived in Thailand. A local hotel let the Norths stay for free. Americans, Europeans, and Thai people worked together to take care of the wounded and to reunite families that had been separated. During a stressful time, the Norths found many reasons for gratitude. As Patty comments, “If you ever feel like the world ...

3182. Rebellion in the Vineyard

Matthew 21:33-46

Sermon

King Duncan

... ’t speak Japanese. How would he communicate with the people he came in contact with? Since most taxi drivers do not speak English, someone suggested that it might be a good idea to carry with him something bearing the name of the hotel at which he would be staying written in Japanese. That was exactly what he did. As soon as he arrived in Japan he picked up a box of matches bearing the name and address of his hotel. Then he went sight-seeing. Afterwards he got into a taxi and did as the friend suggested ...

3183. What Would Bill Do?

1 Thessalonians 2:1-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... at the Salvation Army docks to a prompt end. And his slurred speech soon lost him his job answering phones at the Veterans Rehabilitation Center. After five months of one humiliation after another, the counselor told Bill he was unemployable. He suggested Bill stay home and collect disability. Another person in Bill’s position may have taken this advice to heart, but Bill knew deep down inside that he could be a productive member of society--even if he couldn’t tie his own shoes without difficulty or ...

3184. A Ministry of Encouragement (New)

1 Thessalonians 2:1-16

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... someone else? I am going to give you two examples and when I am done, I want you to tell me which one is more encouraging. Number 1 is: “Go in there and clean your room, right now.” Here's number 2: “I need some help. Grandma is coming to stay for a few days. We need to clean the house. I really appreciate how well you clean your room. As soon as this game is over that you are playing, would you please help me clean up the living room so we will be ready for Grandma?” Which example is ...

3185. Is There Hope for the Hapless Wedding Guest?

Matthew 22:1-14

Sermon

Darrick Acre

... arise a victor o’er the dark domain, And he lives forever with his saints to reign. He arose . . . Hallelujah, Christ arose!” I thought I had died and gone to heaven when my pastor—my friend, my model, my hero—upon hearing that I didn’t have a place to stay for the summer between my freshman and sophomore years in college, invited me to live with his family. They fixed a corner for me in the garage, with a cot and a small chest of drawers. I worked 12 to 16 hours a day, but always tried to eat the ...

3186. The Total Steward

1 Chronicles 29:1-9

Sermon

Edward Inabinet

... you think you play?" "I don''t know," Bea replied. Then, thinking hard, she finally replied, "I guess I''m just a little toe." They all laughed, and then joked a bit about the value of a toe. "It gives the toenail a place to stay," Bill suggested quickly. "You couldn''t count beyond eighteen without it," another added. Then their discussion grew more serious. While they didn''t fully understand what they might be, they all knew that God had His reasons for creating little toes. They, too, have an important ...

3187. The Eureka Experience

Genesis 12:1-8

Sermon

Edward Inabinet

... , and I will make of you a great nation." Now Abraham was an older man at that time, 75 years old. If he obeyed God, he would have to leave his home, his friends, the roots he had established. He would have to make a new beginning. He could have stayed where he was, but he would never have known the beauty of faith in God--he would never have known the things God can do through those who trust in Him. Paul tells us in Romans 4 that Abram hoped against hope. He hoped against hope that God's promises ...

3188. Amazing Grace

Romans 5:1-11

Sermon

Edward Inabinet

... not one of Grant Ward’s sons." He was a man who had a quick temper, and you could feel the heat of his wrath at times. All those boys were given chores to do, as is normal on the farm. They had to do these things in order to stay in their father’s good graces and to keep the farm running as it should. One day the family decided they were going to take a trip to St. Louis. This was a once in a lifetime experience for those poor dirt farmers there in the hills of Arkansas to ...

3189. The Question That Will Not Go Away

1 Corinthians 15:1-11

Sermon

Edward Inabinet

... friends and her family in from Florida. They all came and gathered in the living room and each one took a turn leaning against the door to keep out ole Death. Leaning against the door, firmly resolved that ole Death would not get in. Around the clock they stayed, leaning against the door to keep him out. Ole Death will not get in here. They waited. They leaned against the door and they laughed. Sitting up with the sick can even be fun at times; fellowship. Until one night she said, "Get away from the door ...

3190. When Death Is Gain

Philippians 1:1-11

Sermon

Edward Inabinet

... and the pains of body and heart while we are on earth can all be contributing factors in making Heaven more wonderful for us. Naturally, young people are going to want to experience some more of life here on earth, and even older people will want to stay on if everything is going great, with all the family healthy, the bills paid, the kids behaving themselves and nobody breaking your heart. But the tears and hurts of life are earthly reminders that Heaven is our real home. Dr. Dunn concludes that it is the ...

3191. Because He Lives

John 14:5-14

Sermon

Edward Inabinet

... . That is because the risen Christ lives in our hearts. George Buttrick told about the day when George Borrow was walking through some fields in Wales when he came upon some gypsies. He stopped and began a conversation with them. When he started to leave, they begged him to stay. Then they said, "It was kind of you to come...that you might bring us God." Borrow explained that he was neither a priest nor a preacher. But they begged him all the more, "Oh sir, do give us God." That is the need every one of us ...

3192. Every Exit an Entrance

Isaiah 20:1-5

Sermon

Edward Inabinet

... home brings comfort to us. A great preacher and revivalist tells about a camp meeting back in the old days. One night it looked like a storm was coming up. They had no lanterns. The preacher had to walk down by a dangerous cliff to where he was staying. So an old farmer got together some "lighters" as they were called in the Blue Ridge mountains. He took a branch of pine wood, set it on fire and brought the torch to the preacher. "This will see you home," he said. The preacher was not convinced and ...

3193. A Way Made Ready

Mark 1:1-8

Sermon

Darrick Acre

... of party on Christmas Eve, or to choose simplicity over pushing the limit in our planning and scheduling. To them, we might look like some bug-eyed prophet, chewing on locust and honey. Christmas wouldn’t be a box in which such changes would stay stored either. They would ripple out into the way we lived all of life. We would become counter-cultural enigmas, choosing the calm of His presence over scurry and noise, valuing relationships over money, position or power, and taking the attitude of a servant ...

3194. Hope in the Shadows

Mark 13:1-31

Sermon

Darrick Acre

... out. Shadows, deep shadows. A husband and wife whisper, “I love you, and good-bye,” to one another as the husband lies dying and the wife dreads his departure. Shadows, shadows laden with sorrow. A corporation doesn’t know if it can stay financially solvent, unless it takes drastic action. So the lay-off notices go out. Thousands of jobs lost. An entire community devastated. Families struggle to survive. Financial pressures mount; bills to pay, food to put on the table. Then Christmas is around the ...

3195. HOW DO YOU KNOW JESUS?

Drama

Angela Akers

... know for?" Pastor: "Well, now maybe when we see each other, we can say hi,'' chitchat a little. Do you live around here, Jean?" Jean: "Maybe. That''s none of your business." Pastor: "I was just going to say that if you need a place to stay, our church has a pretty nice...um, hotel. It''s free." Jean: "What, you mean like a shelter? I''ve been in a couple of those places. Not a chance." Pastor: "This one''s pretty nice, and some people even live there long-term. It''s clean ...

3196. IN THE IMAGE OF GOD

Drama

Angela Akers

... In what way?" Jackie: "Well, Pastor, His hair is so soft and shiny. But the Bible says He was a carpenter and fisherman. He probably worked outdoors a lot. Now I''ve worked outdoors all my life, and I can tell you that your hair doesn''t stay all soft and shiny like that. It gets rough and blows every which way. He just looks too neat to have worked outdoors like me. I guess that sounds silly." Dottie: "Maybe His halo''s holding His hair in place." Jackie: "I doubt Jesus walked around ...

3197. CHEAP WINE VS. THE BLOOD OF CHRIST

Drama

Angela Akers

... the dead! Anyway, even if he could, why would he want to? Dead men don''t have taxes to pay or work to do. Dead men don''t have to listen to their wives say, `You never listen to me.'' I sometimes think it would be great to die and stay dead forever." 2: "May you get your wish." 3: "Long live death!" 2&1: "Hear, hear!" (The three men clink their glasses together as a toast) 2: "Yessirree, that''s the way to do it. Those fanatics out there think a dead man''s going to come back and save ...

3198. FOR WHOM DO WE WORK?

Drama

Angela Akers

... was through, I knew where to offer it. I placed my work at the feet of Colleague''s Approval and waited for my blessing." Colleague''s Approval: "That''s fabulous, you''ve got real talent. But what have you done for us lately? You know we''ve got to stay on the cutting edge." Businessman: "So I went back to work. I gave it everything I had. Along the way, my work became very profitable. I was pulling in the big bucks. Now I knew my destiny. Finally I had found my god. I took all my work ...

3199. SOMEONE TO REMEMBER

Drama

Angela Akers

... remember them." Mother: "Some do, I''m certain. Through the years nearly every family is touched in some way by war." Daughter: "That''s so awful. At least we can do our part to see that they are remembered. We can also make sure that our land stays free so their deaths will not be in vain." Mother: "There''s one thing more we can do." Daughter: "What''s that, Mom?" Mother: "We can do our part to see that no more young men and women have to give their lives on battlefields." Daughter: "That ...

3200. Making Sense of the Ascension

Luke 24:50-53

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... in our reflective moments we know that it does no such thing. We speak of feeling up and feeling down, and we understand what we mean. A few years ago in Sweden, a friend told me of a conversation he had with the manager of the hotel where we were staying. The manager inquired about my friends wife, and he told him that she was a bit under the weather. The next day the manager greeted him by saying, “I hope that your wife is over the weather.” Can you see what problems we have when we take metaphorical ...

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