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301. Working For Love

Mark 7:24-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... her daughter. But Jesus answered her in a shocking way. He said, "You must let the children have all they want first. It is not right to take the children's food and throw it to the dogs." (Phillips) This disturbing statement by Jesus reflected Jewish sentiment in that day toward outsiders ” they were as dogs. But the woman was persistent and wise. She said, "Yes, Lord, I know, but even the dogs under the table eat what the children leave." That must have been a satisfying answer because Jesus said, "For ...

302. People Who Dread Christmas

Malachi 2:17--3:5

Sermon

King Duncan

... and all the rest," he eventually said, "make me even more lonely. So I observe only one day ” April First. That's my day...." (1) Can you imagine celebrating April Fool's day and not Christmas? Even if Fields was engaging in a little hyperbole, his sentiments come through loud and clear. Christmas is a very sad season if you are lonely. We need to be sensitive to the needs of those who have no one with whom to share these special days. Particularly those who are in nursing homes, those who are shut ...

303. Why Do We Call Him Good?

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

Dr. Ronald Love

... with cancer and her resulting double mastectomy has been much publicized. She allowed her story to be told to encourage and support others who are enduring a similar ailment. Ann's husband, Andy, extends the same sympathy to the public. His sentiment is best expressed in a comment he made after viewing President Reagan on television. The newscast showed the former President lugging a potted plant to his wife Nancy, a patient at Bethesda Naval Hospital, who also had a mastectomy. Observing Ronald Reagan ...

304. How Do You Get To Heaven?

1 Thessalonians 4:13--5:11

Sermon

King Duncan

... in Jesus." It's a good text for a funeral, isn't it? In fact, if you have been to many funerals, you have probably heard this text used. And that's part of the problem. IT'S DIFFICULT TO TALK ABOUT DEATH WITHOUT BEING OVERLY SOMBER AND SENTIMENTAL. Woody Allen said it well: "I don't know anybody," he said, "who can contemplate death and hum a tune at the same time." How can we deal with death and the resurrected life without plunging ourselves into a deep morbidity? Maybe reading some epitaphs on tombstones ...

305. April Sky

John 20:1-9

Sermon

Frank Lyman

... teacher encourages them in their quest, and the boys become so proficient in rocketry that they win a national science competition. All four boys receive college educations, and Homer goes on to a career with NASA. The film works because it avoids mushy sentimentality and focuses upon the marvelous themes of CHARACTER, HARD WORK, PERSEVERANCE AND YES, VISION. Mary Magdalene and the disciples of Jesus, who had no hope when Jesus died, received new hope that first Easter. We could say that it was their APRIL ...

306. A Healthy Body

1 Corinthians 12:12-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... in the church, you are of infinite value. You have skills, abilities, and life experiences that other people need. You may have seen those signs out in front of churches that read: What's missing in our ch--ch? U R. Yes, I know those signs are corny, but the sentiment is true. You are important to the body of Christ. This is a corny way to put it, but we can't spell unity or equality without U! The best place to see a picture of a truly alive, healthy body of Christ is in the book of Acts. In ...

307. Building A Home

John 14:15-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... that. Everyone needs a home where they learn a healthy sense of their own identity. Everyone needs a home where they are taught principles and values that will last them a lifetime. Everyone needs to know that they can always go back home. Mushy sentimentality? No, authentic Christian faith. For that is the love God has for us. 1. "Virtual Baby," June 4, 1995, p. 18. 2. READER'S DIGEST. 3. Dan Rather with Micky Herskowitz, THE CAMERA NEVER BLINKS TWICE (New York: William Morrow, 1994). 4. George E. Knowles ...

308. What Makes A Person Successful?

Matthew 23:1-39

Sermon

King Duncan

... the human instrument under God in the conversion of one soul, erects a monument to his own memory more lofty and enduring than this." It is signed BFB. No one knows who that is, or who left the small drawings and 19th century dates on other walls. But the sentiment is on target. "Whoever is the human instrument under God in the conversion of one soul, erects a monument to his own memory more lofty and enduring than this." What will it take for you to say your life has been successful? A new car? A new house ...

309. The Defining Moment (A Sermon for New Year's)

Luke 2:21-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... his last thought upon lying down was, when will I see God? In the book of Jeremiah, chapter 29, the Lord tells His people, "You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart." (Jeremiah 29: 13) And many centuries later Jesus would echo this sentiment when he said, "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God." (Matthew 5: 6 and 8) Our Bible passage tells us that Simeon was a man with a pure heart. He had been blessed with a special assurance from the Holy Spirit: that he would not ...

310. Leaving The City of Regret

Mark 2:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

It's one of those stories you see circulating on the Internet. The author is unknown, but the sentiments are universal. It's titled THE CITY OF REGRET: "I had not really planned to take a trip this year, yet I found myself packing anyway. And off I went, dreading it. I was on another guilt trip. I booked my reservation on "Wish I Had" airlines. I didn't ...

311. Do Not Disturb

Isaiah 11:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... collection of 2,915 "Do Not Disturb" signs in a variety of languages. He dreams of collecting such signs from all 191 countries of the world. (1) Who would have thought that this would be a universal sign? "Do Not Disturb." On second thought, that is the sentiment of many, many people. "Leave me alone." "Let it be." "Don't rock the boat." But then, on this Second Sunday of Advent comes the prophet Isaiah--with words to both encourage and to disturb. He writes, "A shoot shall come out from the stump of Jesse ...

312. Don't Forget The Batteries

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... $2,000 for it right now!" "No, it's not for sale," said the stranger as he picked up his suitcases. "Wait! $4,000. I'll pay you $4,000 cash," offered the man, reaching for his wallet. "No, I can't," said the stranger. "You see, it has great sentimental value for me." "O.K. listen," said the man. "I'll give you $10,000. I've got the money right here." The stranger paused. "$10,000? Well, O.K. It's yours for $10,000." The man was absolutely elated. He paid the stranger, took the watch, and snapped ...

313. A Rainbow And A Cross

Genesis 9:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... of 75,000 people. Eventually the Alabama coach went over and put his arm around the player as though to say, "You made a mistake, but you are still part of the team." (4) That's God message to us. Hopefully we will see that this is no cheap, easy, sentimental grace. It has been purchased with the blood of God's own Son. God takes our sin very seriously. We need to begin a new walk--in a new direction. We need to do our part with God's help to deal with the sin that does so easily beset ...

314. The Dynamic Law Of Love

Romans 13:8-14

Sermon

King Duncan

"It's love, it's love, it's love that makes the world go round." We are all familiar with that time-honored sentiment, and I think that most of us can agree with the idea that it conveys. We know how important it is to love and to be loved. We may tease each other and make jokes about our relationships, but we all realize how barren our lives would be if we ...

315. What the Heck Is Sin?

Luke 15:11-32

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... of God. Again, there is an analogy to be found in our own relationship with our children. God’s love is costly love. His grace is free, but it is never cheap or easy. To say that God loves and forgives sinners may be nothing but pious and sentimental words, and quite meaningless, unless we have some notion of just what that love entails. You see, sin is not a private affair. It always results in somebody suffering, somewhere. The poet John Donne said that no man is an island, and no action of ours is ever ...

316. Christmas and the Condensed Bible

John 1:1-18

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... : those that have to do with church mergers and Christmas. Merciful heavens, if Christmas is not exciting to us, then what is? Sometimes I think that we have heard the good news for so many years, and have covered it up with so much sentimental claptrap that it no longer shocks us as it should. Listen to the words of Presbyterian George Sweazey in a book on the subject of preaching: “The word became flesh and lived among us.” The word here means, literally, “pitched a tent” among us. Obviously ...

317. The Jesus Connection

John 15:1-17

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... the first Christians and they were not impressed by the size of their buildings or their budgets...they had none of these; what impressed them was their love. “Behold, how these Christians love one another,” they said. Now, lest we become all teary-eyed and sentimental about this Christian “love,” let me hasten to say that according to the New Testament, love is not primarily a feeling. The love of which St. Paul speaks in I Corinthians 13 is not an emotion, but a position. We tend to say, “If you ...

318. Jesus Came Preaching

Mark 1:14-15

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... goes on: “If what a preacher says can alter even slightly the direction in which people are aimed when they leave the church, the effect can be beyond all calculation.” What people think determines everything. Lincoln said: With the public sentiment nothing can fail; without it nothing can succeed. Consequently, he who moulds public opinion goes deeper than he who enacts statutes or pronounces decisions. (Sweazey, op. cit., p. 9) Physicians and farmers labor to keep people alive. Preachers labor to make ...

319. Childish or Child-like?

Mark 10:13-16

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... as a token of thanksgiving. She kept her granddaughter and grandson for that week and what a week it was. When they went home, she went back to church and put a twenty dollar bill in the offering plate in thanksgiving. Let’s not be too sentimental about children. They can be little demons in human form, sometimes. This past summer I watched a home video along with some friends, a tape which showed the couple’s grandchildren walking hand in hand along the beach. Just as we were getting rhapsodic about ...

320. Jesus and the IRS

Mark 12:13-17

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... the image of Caesar - but humanity bears the image of God. Therefore, a Christian’s highest priority is humankind. Nothing is sacred in God’s good world except persons. When we are called to “love our neighbor” that does not mean feeling a gushy sentiment about them, it means caring deeply about the welfare of persons - other persons, all persons, and not just our own selves. They gave Jesus a trick question; and He gave them a trick answer. “Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and ...

321. Sine Qua Non

Mark 12:28-34

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.” That is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is this: III. “YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.” Now, “Love your neighbor” here does not mean personal liking or sentimental affection. Christian love is a position, not an emotion. It means active goodwill. We believe that if you like some enough you may, eventually, come to love them. Jesus taught that if you loved them enough, you might eventually come to like them ...

322. The Lord Is My Shepherd

Psalm 23:1-6

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... need to acknowledge that taking an old Biblical text and transporting it down through the centuries of time and transposing it from an ancient agricultural context into our modern day, urban setting is no easy task. I don't want this Psalm to just be sentimental but to provide the substance for your every day life. While there are a few of us who grow tomatoes and green beans in our backyards, there is not one of us who is a farmer or shepherd. We are phone operators, car mechanics, carpenters, computer ...

323. Thanks for the Memories

Deuteronomy 26:1-15

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... . We will remember those who gave the supreme sacrifice that our land might remain free. We will remember the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. We will remember the great document penned on July 4, 1776. We remember not for nostalgia''s sake, or to be sentimental, but to be sure that these great documents continue to guide and nurture us as a civilization and to prevent us from becoming orphans. We are a people connected to a great story, and that story is unfinished. THE POWER OF MEMORY INVITES US TO ...

324. Life: From the Inside Out

Mark 8:31--9:1

Sermon

Robert Noblett

... course on winning friends and influencing people, began to take Jesus to task for his foreboding anticipation. Jesus had to be more upbeat, Peter implied. Jesus would have none of it though, and in effect said to Peter that if the latter were to persist in those sentiments, he would be clearly aligning himself with the forces of Satan, not the forces of God. "For you are setting your mind not on divine things but on human things," (v. 33) is the way Jesus put it. Then Jesus presses his case to a larger ...

325. What Goes on When He Comes in?

Acts 19:1-22

Sermon

Fredrick R. Harm

... language. Someone has called it "a semantic swamp." Its use ranges all the way from out and out lust to the highest form of unselfish care we are capable of. But real love, New Testament love, the love the Holy Spirit provides, is no soft, sentimental thing. It enlists the total personality. As Jesus expressed it, love involves the whole heart, soul, and mind. And love's importance is seen even in the most basic of human experiences. When Burt Bacharach wrote the popular song, "What the world needs now, is ...

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