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301. With Jesus In The Wilderness

Luke 4:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... at the end of World War II. The Russians were marching German prisoners of war back to Germany. Ordinary Russian people lined the streets by the thousands to see the spectacle. Remember, no nation suffered more casualties in WWII than Soviet Russia. Conservative estimates are that 40 million Russians died as a result of the war. One could not possibly imagine the feelings of these ordinary Russian people as the German soldiers were marched in front of them. A chorus of hatred, heckles and jeers permeated ...

302. A Time of Transition

Joshua 5:9-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... when talkies appeared. (3) Some of you have seen changes in your work life comparable to that which those silent film stars experienced. Many workers have been displaced by the changes in today’s workplace. Many others have been extensively retrained. A recent estimate by an executive at General Motors is that GM employees need complete retraining every four years. The message in business today is you better get with the program. If you are not willing to acquire new skills, you will be left behind. Hans ...

303. The Way Up Is the Way Down

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... . Tozer said this: “The meek man (or woman) is not a human mouse afflicted with a sense of inferiority. Rather, he may be in his moral life as bold as a lion and as strong as Samson; but he has stopped being fooled about himself. He has accepted God's estimate of his own life. He knows he is as weak and helpless as God has declared him to be, but paradoxically, he knows at the same time that he is, in the sight of God, more important than angels.... He knows well that the world will never see him as ...

304. What Is Required of Us?

Matthew 5:17-20

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... whose calling and job it is to publicly read and interpret the Scriptures in the church. I know this because Jesus speaks of those who teach, what in his day were called rabbis and in our day pastors and theologians. In Jesus’ day it is estimated that only about ten percent of people could read and a smaller percentage than that write; literacy was for elites. Most Jews heard long passages of Scripture read on the Sabbath and then commented on by teachers. Scripture was on scrolls and immensely expensive ...

305. The Heart of an Intimate Matter

Matthew 5:27-30

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... mentally. Period.12 The sad truth is that as our culture increasingly embraces lust as the normal mode of relationship between men and women, we are producing fewer and fewer who are capable of faithful marriage. That is a predictor of cultural disaster ahead. An estimated eight to ten percent of men in our country are already sex addicts.13 They are predatory. Keep porn out of your homes. Cut off the cable if you have to. Don’t wink at in your teenage sons, or increasingly your daughters. Monitor their ...

306. Getting Your Politics Right

Matthew 6:5-15

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... but we are not progressing towards it. It is not onward and upward till God rewards us by topping off our labors with the gift of his kingdom. When has the world been more divided or in peril than today? Condalezza Rice has, in my estimation, the toughest job in the world. Well, on second thought, the Pope has the toughest job; hers is second! Think about it. For every advance there is a retreat. For every technological breakthrough an unintended techno-disaster. For every peace agreement a new war. Islands ...

307. A Broken Vessel for Jesus

Mark 14:1-11

Sermon

Michael Milton

... splendor of worship, Marva Dawn asks the question, tongue-in-cheek, All of this for, well, just to worship God—how practical is this sanctuary? How practical is it and how much does it cost works its way out in human lives as well. I wonder how many estimate their commitment to Jesus in this way? How practical is it for me to give my life to Jesus Christ? The student might respond, “Well, I have too many plans of my own. Not now.” The suburban soccer mom might say, “I just don’t have time right ...

308. A Deliverer Is Born

Exodus 1:1-22, 2:1-10

Sermon

Arley K. Fadness

... in my heart, I do believe We shall overcome some day.2 Songs written by Black Americans that connect and have a universal appeal to every human heart have great themes of hope, cheer, and joy amidst the pity and sorrow. Amnesty International estimates that there are more oppressed people in the world today outside of the Communist era than at any time in history. Oppression can come from religious fundamentalism, dictators, or oppressive regimes. It can be oppression of a group of people within a society ...

309. When to Be Extravagant

John 12:1-8

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... "know not what they do," including Judas, and give us all new life. All this is to say, disregard John's whispered asides about Judas' integrity. Judas' question is most appropriate. "Why was this perfume not sold and the money given to the poor?" The estimated cost of the perfume, three hundred denarii, would have been equivalent to an average year's salary to somebody living in Palestine in those days, two thousand years ago. Just imagine, take twenty thousand dollars in today's money. Go out and buy a ...

310. Easter 5

Acts 7:54--8:1a, 1 Peter 2:4-12, John 14:1-4, John 14:5-14, Acts 17:1-9, Acts 17:10-15

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John R. Brokhoff

... with Abraham. In Christ God makes a new people. Note the marks of this new people: (1) created out of nothing (v. 10); (2) chosen; (3) different - "holy"; and (4) commissioned as priests to "declare the wonderful deeds" of God. The value of each person is in God's estimate of him as seen by God's ownership of him. PREACHING POSSIBILITIES Three Lessons: Acts 7:55-60; 1 Peter 2:2-10; John 14:1-14 You Are Wanted. Need: The general mood of the day is "Nobody wants me, for nobody cares." This sermon will show ...

311. Proper 16

Matthew 16:13-20, Romans 11:33-36, Romans 12:1-8, Isaiah 51:1-16, Exodus 2:1-10, Exodus 1:1-22

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John R. Brokhoff

... :13-20 1. Men (v. 13). "Who do men say...." Jesus did not have a Gallup or a Harris poll in his day to find out what people were thinking about him. The president of our country can know the state of his acceptance and the people's estimate of his work by periodic opinion polls which prove to be reliable. The disciples report various opinions of who Jesus is. In no case is there unanimity. It is significant that no one thought of Jesus as the Messiah. 2. Revealed (v. 17). Peter expressed the opinion of the ...

312. Proper 25

Deuteronomy 34:1-12, 1 Thessalonians 2:1-16, Matthew 22:34-40, Matthew 22:41-46, 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10

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John R. Brokhoff

... (C) 1. None Greater Than Moses. 34:10-12 Need: For Jews there is no one greater than Moses. This is the conclusion of those who wrote before Christ. To claim Moses was superior to all others before or since he died, is to make a great estimate of the man. Greater than Abraham? David? Isaiah? Jeremiah? For Christians there is greater than Moses -Jesus. When we see the greatness of Moses, we can appreciate the greater Christ. In this sermon we want to see not only the greatness of Moses, but his greatness in ...

313. Supper's Ready!

Matthew 22:1-14

Sermon

Stephen M. Crotts

... ? One of the most common excuses for not living faithfully to the claims of Christ is, "I'm good enough already. I'm as good as, or better than, any of those people who go to church!" Dear people, the question is not how good we are in our own estimation. It is how good we are in God's sight! Did you hear about the two men who were working on a roof? As they began to work on the chimney, one man fell in. The other tried to grab him but he fell in, too. Both of them came ...

314. Low Carb Christianity

Luke 14:25-35

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... least one whole end-of-the-aisle display case in most grocery stores. In some stores it's half an aisle. We're obsessed now with counting carbs, keeping anything white, starchy, and comforting from our tables and tongues, our lips and hips. It's estimated that nearly 25 million Americans are on a low carb diet during any given period. Dr. Atkins' prophecy was right. He created a revolution. I'm going to venture a prediction: I doubt that the Atkins-style diets, or its vegetable friendly version called the ...

315. To Be a Pilgrim (Thanksgiving)

Hebrews 11:1-40

Sermon

Alex Gondola

... of them died. Today their local hospital is one of America’s 100 best. The Pilgrims depended on their fall harvest for survival. Today, many depend on stocks and bonds. We have much to be thankful for. But we could do more. The World Bank has estimated that if only two percent of the world’s food — only two percent of the world’s food — was diverted from wealthy nations (like ours) to poor nations, everyone on the planet would have an adequate diet! Isn’t that incredible: a two-percent shift in ...

316. Generations

John 4:1-26

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... statement that no spider was injured during the filming; that no fish were killed in creating A River Runs Through It? You don't think the mk's have economic clout? Children aged 4 to 12 influence more than $165 billion in spending in the US, according to one conservative estimate.

317. God's Original Seatbelt (Mother's Day)

John 13:31-38

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... the arms of his mother. Nearly three-quarters of the nation's 103.4 million women aged 15 and older are mothers. 23% have one child; 35% have two; 21% have three; 21% have four or more. Mother's Day trounces poor Father's Day by a longshot. Hallmark estimates that 150 million Mother's Day cards will be sent this year (but only 95 million Father's Day cards), making Mother's Day the third largest greeting card holiday of the year. U.S. Americans spend an average of $105 on Mother's Day gifts, $90 on Father ...

318. WaterFire Disciples

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... cauldrons that they permanently anchored in the middle of the rivers and waterways riddling the downtown. Special gondolas were designed and dedicated for filling these giant buckets with firewood to create huge bonfires in the middle of the river. But in the estimations of these RISDE students, a river coming alive in fountains of fire wasn't enough for the people of Providence to "come to their senses." the original meaning of that phrase was, "bring all the senses into play," and a waterfire festival ...

319. Be Ready!

Matthew 24:36-51

Sermon

King Duncan

... problem in a nutshell, isn’t it? We’re focused on the things of this world. The promise of a better world seems too distant, too remote. In 1845, a group of British explorers led by John Franklin set out for the North Pole. The men estimated that their trip would take two or more years. Yet they didn’t prepare properly for this time frame at all. They packed only the bare minimum quantity of necessary items, like coal. But they filled the holds of the boat with unnecessary luxuries like books, fine ...

320. Advent 3

Psalm 146:1-10, Isaiah 35:1-10, James 5:7-12, Matthew 11:1-19

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Marion L. Soards, Thomas B. Dozeman, Kendall McCabe

... of John; and then he registers the theological assessment of John as a prophet, more than a prophet! Next, Jesus makes pronouncements related to John both by quoting scripture to show how John fulfills God's purposes and by directly declaring his own estimation of John's greatness. Significance. The lectionary focuses on this passage during Advent because of the phrase "the one who is to come"; but one should notice that while the text has an element of future expectation, it also makes strong statements ...

321. Easter 3

Psalm 116:1-19, Acts 2:14-41, 1 Peter 1:13-2:3, Luke 24:13-35

Sermon Aid

Marion L. Soards, Thomas B. Dozeman, Kendall McCabe

... Acts 2. For this week's lesson it is helpful to notice the setting of the events narrated here in terms of the mood of the crowd. The people in Jerusalem on Pentecost are portrayed as less than impressed with the band of early believers. Indeed, the public estimation of the disciples is low: they are taken for a bunch of drunks. Imagine the attitude of the crowd at Pentecost as Peter arose to speak—they would be skeptcal, scrutinizing, even ready to have a good laugh at the expense of one who had had a ...

322. Hypocrites

Matthew 6:1-4

Sermon

King Duncan

... father would meet with these sharecroppers, now that the bank owned the land on which they lived. He trained them in advanced farming methods. Kept careful records of their crops. Helped them get a good price for their work. By the time he died, by his estimate, two hundred black farmers and their families, who had never owned land or home, were now proud landowners, living by the fruit of their own labor. And when he died, they were forced to have his funeral at home rather than at the local Presbyterian ...

323. Changed Lives: Judas

Matthew 26:14-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... clock every morning, leading sheep from the unloading pens on the river front to the slaughterhouse. There the unsuspecting creatures were killed and dressed. The goat made eight or ten trips a day, leading two to three hundred ewes and lambs each time. It’s estimated that he became an accessory to the death of about four and a half million sheep. The reason the company employed a Judas goat is that sheep, unlike cattle and hogs, cannot be driven. They will follow a leader, however, especially if he is a ...

324. There's an Elephant in the Room and Her Name Is Katrina

Exodus 14:10-15

Sermon

James W. Moore

... when it slammed ashore on August 29, 2005. By late morning of August 29, the storm caused several sections of the levee system in New Orleans to collapse. Subsequent flooding over most of the city resulted in horrendous damage, destruction and death. Estimates are placing the death toll in the hundreds, maybe even the thousands and it is expected that the damage will surpass Hurricane Andrew as the costliest natural disaster in U.S. history. Over a million people were displaced creating a humanitarian ...

325. The Play's Playbook for the Game of Life

1 Peter 4:12-19

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... the Way of the Cross [Grand Rapids, MI: Brazos Press, 2002], 31.) Emperor Nero’s palace was called “Golden House,” and for Nero his palace wasn’t “golden” enough until it had taken over a substantial part of the center of the city of Rome. Some estimates put it at more than 300 acres. One reason Nero fiddled while Rome burned in the Great Fire of 64 was because he could use the burned out land to make his palace bigger. Nero’s favorite thing to do with Christians, besides the lion thing, was ...

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