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3451. Acting on Faith

Genesis 17:1-27

Sermon

King Duncan

... on Sheen’s shoulders, and looked him straight in the eyes. Father Bergan asked: “Fulton, do you believe in God?” Young Sheen replied: “You know that I do.” Father Bergan said: “I mean practically, not from a theoretical point of view.” This time Sheen was not so sure. He said: “Well, I hope I do.” “Then tear up the scholarship,” Father Bergan declared. “Father Bergan,” Sheen protested, “this scholarship entitles me to three years of university training with all expenses paid ...

3452. Better Angels of Our Nature

1 Corinthians 8:1-13

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... of wars, the rising rule of law, the strength of centralized governments, and the world’s economic interdependence, as all evidence of the growth of a less violent culture. The very fact that we are appalled by violence, legislate against violence, view violence as brutality, demonstrates for Pinker the rising force of our “better angels.” Europe’s murder rate was 30 times higher in Middle Ages than today. What happened? Human nature didn’t change, but human institutions did. Consider what passed ...

3453. After the Parade

Mark 11:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... , the One they had long been awaiting? “Here he comes,” those at the front exclaimed as the procession drew near. Those at the back jostled for a better look. They stretched as high as they could on tiptoe and held up small children that they might have a view of the man they hoped would be their new king. And then their hearts sank. This man they had heard so much about, whom they hoped would deliver them from the iron grip of the Romans, wasn’t riding on a mighty stallion as Caesar surely would have ...

3454. Let Your Diamond-Light Shine

2 Corinthians 4:1-18

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... ,” so is the greatness of God’s gift forever. Singular. Shining. Without question. Without flaws or imperfections. “Unveiled,” God revealed the love and presence of the divine in Jesus Christ. [A great way to end your sermon would be to show this time-lapsed view of 179 snapshots of planet Earth in all its pristine beauty and human splendor. It is this world that needs the light, not our light, but the light of Christ that shines through us. Will you Let your Diamond Light shine this week on this ...

3455. The Simplex Faith of 3:16

John 3:1-21

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... notion that as God’s chosen people they were recipients of God’s love. But the assertion that God extended this divine love to “the world” or “the cosmos” in its entirety was strange and even unseemly. Indeed, the rest of the world was viewed in terms of its wickedness and God’s righteous judgment upon that wickedness was celebrated. For John to now declare that God loves his world so completely, so wholly, so tenderly that the divine “gave his only Son” in order to offer all who believe ...

3456. John 3:14-21

John 3:1-21

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

3457. Touched

John 20:24-31

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... reach 1 billion users (that’s 1/7 of the planet’s population); and c) whether or not Facebook is really worth 100 billion dollars? Regardless of how you answer those questions, all of life now happens “online” in some way or fashion, according to some view or on some venue. There is good and bad about this TGIF world. A bad? We leave our kids to fend and to fashion an identity for themselves out of mass‑mediated images. At least three things are wrong with this: 1) mass (not personalized and ...

3458. Candidates for God’s Candid Camera

1 John 3:11-24

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... crueler version of Candid Camera, most undercover filming, catching people being themselves when they think no one’s looking, now ends up as an “expose.” From “Under Cover Boss” that has CEO’s pose as a hired hand in order to get the view from the bottom about how their company works to “Restaurant Stakeout,” where secret cameras film what none of us want to know about what is really going on in the kitchens of our favorite restaurants, bad behavior is what predominates. Overwhelmingly it ...

3459. No Other Name

Acts 4:1-22

Sermon

King Duncan

... 8, 1993, p. 76. 5. Rev. Barbara A. Kenley, http://www.firstpresbyterianrichmondindiana.com/serm0107.htm. 6. Rev. Brent Beasley, http://www.2ndmemphis.org/2004/pdfs/072504.pdf. 7. Reverend Rhonda Lee, http://www.calvaryepiscopal.org/rlsermon‑01‑01‑06.html. 8. Bishop Woodie White, http://www.day1.net/index.php5?view=transcripts&tid=103. 9. Dr. Dennis Kinlaw, “This Day With the Master” December 2nd.

3460. Tough Love

Illustration

King Duncan

... says the author, is its front hooves and head. "Minutes later, the newborn is hurled from its mother's body, falls ten feet, and lands on its back. Within seconds, it rolls to an upright position with its legs tucked under its body. From this position, it views the world for the first time and shakes off any remaining birthing fluid. "The mother giraffe lowers her head just long enough to take a quick look at her calf and then she does what seems to be a very unreasonable thing: she kicks her baby, sending ...

3461. Luke 24:44-53

Luke 24:36-49

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... had described the necessity for his own suffering, death, and resurrection as being in accordance with and fulfillment of scripture, so now restoring the number of disciples to Jesus’ chosen number of twelve is seen as a “necessity.” The twelve disciples were viewed as the representatives of the twelve tribes, the people of Israel. If all Israel was to be redeemed and restored then all twelve tribes, all facets of the population, must be represented. The concern is that the apostolic circle must be ...

3462. Don’t Get Into Things!

Luke 24:50-53

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

3463. When You Are Wrongly Criticized

Mark 3:20-30

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... something called Choice and Consequences. They get to choose, but with their choice comes consequences. It’s not a no-fault choice. They either acknowledge the presence of God’s Spirit and embrace God’s will, or, if they choose to wrongly to view good as evil, they can suffer the consequences. Choices have Consequences. Either way, Jesus keeps moving. Being wrongly criticized — being told you are wrong, you are crazy, you are lazy, you are foolish, you are at fault, you are weak, you are alone ...

3464. Family Values

Mark 3:20-30

Illustration

Kristin Borsgard Wee

... those things. Some of us, when we think of family, think of more ordinary things, like clusters of dog hair on clothes and hot dogs with everything smushed in the glove compartment and peanut butter on the television screen and aging grease on the hood over the stove. Whatever your view of the family and its values might be, Jesus wrecks it all. Jesus' words are like answering the doorbell and getting a bucket of ice water in the face.

3465. Three Nuns and a Baseball Game

Humor Illustration

Johnny Dean

Three nuns were attending a Yankee baseball game. Three men were sitting directly behind them. Because their habits were partially blocking the view, the men decided to badger the nuns, hoping they’d get annoyed enough to move to another area. In a very loud voice, the first guy said, “I think I’m going to move to Utah…there are only 100 nuns living there.” Then the second guy spoke up and ...

3466. Why Are You So Afraid?

Mark 4:35-41

Sermon

King Duncan

... forget the afternoon they spent at Grandfather Mountain, the highest peak in the Blue Ridge Mountains. They were told that if they dared cross a long suspension bridge called Mile‑High Swinging Bridge, they could stand on a rocky ledge that offered a tremendous view of the valley thousands of feet below. It was late afternoon when they arrived at the bridge, and a storm was blowing in. The wind was beginning to gust significantly. Gwendolyn took one look down the eighty‑foot‑deep ravine spanned by the ...

3467. Watch Your Step

Mark 6:1-6

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... up without one or more parent saying “watch your step?” In the 21st century we have to educate people on how they can “walk for exercise.” We have machines in our living rooms that let us “walk” for miles without going anywhere. And we can program in any view we want. “Walking” is no longer a way to reach a new place. Walking is now only a short-term destination for our own agenda. We walk from our house to our car. We walk from our car to our workplace. We walk into the market, or into the ...

3468. A Concert of Praise

Luke 1:46-56

Sermon

Cynthia Cowen

... the entry. He was proud of his little "toe hold on the bay." He shared the same beach with his neighbors, and he enjoyed watching his children build immense sandcastles. The only ladder of success the children climbed was attached to a floating raft. The view of the bay was just like his neighbors. However, there was a difference in the contribution of each to the picture. On each side of his small beach area floated sea-doos, motor boats, and elaborate portable docks. In the middle of that picture was ...

3469. Christmas Grass and Easter Tinsel

Luke 2:1-14 (15-20)

Sermon

Cynthia Cowen

... up in the holiday section of retail stores, you know Christmas is coming. When colored grass appears on the shelves, you know Easter is coming. Tinsel and grass — signs with meanings. Signs pointing to celebrations. First, let's look at these signs from a secular view. Christmas tinsel is a sign of tree decoration, of sending cards, and of buying presents. Easter grass is a sign to stock up on candy, to search for a new Easter outfit, and to dye those hard-boiled eggs. Though these items are commercial ...

3470. Risk Takers

Luke 6:17-26

Sermon

Cynthia Cowen

... , but in his wealth where it cannot be found. It is easier for us to enjoy our wealth and ignore the things that are eternal. It is precisely when we think we have it all that death knocks at our door, and our wealth becomes meaningless. Many view people in economically deprived countries as "poor" (lacking money) but "rich in the spirit" (having great faith). Does this mean we should not use our resources to help them because it might take away their so-named richness, which has been caused by being poor ...

3471. Go, Climb A Mountain!

Luke 9:28-36 (37-43)

Sermon

Cynthia Cowen

... already overloaded bins. Excitement seemed to emanate from them. Their conversation was animated as they laughed and focused on their climb up the fourth highest mountain in the world. As the plane flew over the Alps, they strained their necks to catch a view of the majestic mountains. Clouds enveloped the tops of their summits. Soon they would stand at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro, straining their necks at another cloud covering that summit. Weary after the long hours spent in the air, they found it hard ...

3472. Hit Me with Your Best Shot

Luke 4:1-13

Sermon

Frank Ramirez

... his day, but he was best known for his ability to escape from what seemed to be impossible situations. Straitjackets, chains, ropes, jail cells, strange devices such as a milk pail filled with water — he managed to escape from one situation after another in full view of his audience. What did him in, however, was the blow he never saw coming. While reclining on a couch backstage after a performance he was asked by a couple of college students if he could withstand a punch to the stomach. When he answered ...

3473. The End of The Beginning

Acts 1:1-11, Luke 24:50-53

Sermon

Frank Ramirez

... fire to the hay, forcing the believers to come down, severely disappointed. It wouldn't be the last time. Thurman was a Virginia Baptist who wrote on many different subjects, including biblical nonresistance, foot washing, and baptism. But he was best known for his views on the end of the world. In Sealed Book of Daniel Opened, he set the date for the return of Christ on September 27, 1868. Many Christians were attracted to his ideas. Undeterred by the failure of his calculations he rescheduled the end ...

3474. How Many of Us Does It Take to Screw in a Light Bulb?

Mark 7:1-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... sin. When he finished, Hughes said he was tempted to say, “God be with you. Go, and sin no more.” (5) That may sound silly to us, but traditions give us a sense of our identity. For the Jews this has always been important. They viewed themselves as set apart by God as a holy people, and their traditions helped them maintain their identity and set borders on their behaviors. You remember that wonderful line that Tevye speaks in Fiddler on the Roof about tradition. “You may ask, why do we practice ...

3475. It's All In the Perspective

Psalm 8:1-9

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... wife, a thoughtful and loving person, considered his request for a moment, and then said, "Of course I can. You know we have six beautiful children, right?" He agreed. "Well," she said, "five of them didn't break a leg today." Perspective - from what perspective will you view life when you go out from here today? It will make a difference. Through the eyes of the world, it was another brutal murder in a brutal existence; through the eyes of faith, it was God so loving the world that he gave his only Son to ...

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