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326. Designer Religion

Matthew 23:1-39

Sermon

King Duncan

... the fancy cars and the big houses. Nevertheless, lack of humility can be a serious matter. People do crazy things out of pride. One of the people whose reputation has been somewhat enhanced by the changes behind the former Iron Curtain is Nikita Khrushchev. Remember ... can only wish that leaders of all the nations of the world could have such a level-headed approach to their responsibilities. Pride can be a deadly emotion. Of course, it is not the sole possession of those at the top of society. During the ...

327. The Day God Repented

Jonah 3:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... me, some day I shall stand before the judgement seat of the eternal. I shall answer to Him and I know that He will judge me innocent. Hess saw no need to repent. His stubborn pride would not allow him to admit that he had been guilty of barbarous crimes. My friends there is a tiny part of each of us that also clings to our pride and selfrighteousness, that screams out, "Don't repent, You have no need to!" In a monster like Hess perhaps we can see a dim reflection the dark side of our own nature. Repentance ...

328. God Loves An Underdog

Luke 14:1, 7-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... lived in a cellar with a single window. From his vantage point he saw mostly boots of those who passed by. Few there were that had not been touched by his hand. While Martin was still a journeyman his wife died. Their one son grew to be the pride of his life. Then he too died suddenly, leaving Martin despairing and murmuring against God. One day Martin was visited by an old peasant passing through his city. He said to Martin, "Thy speech, Martin, is not good. How shall we judge the doings of God? It is ...

329. What Are You Sitting On?

Jeremiah 16:1--17:18

Sermon

King Duncan

... up adventure for college classes. But then she began to sob ” a veritable flood of tears. She was not quite ready to go home, she said. She had run out of money. She had spent two days waiting in the airport standby with little to eat and too much pride to beg. Her plane was about to go and she had lost her ticket. "She had been sitting in this one spot for three hours, sinking into the cold sea of despair like some torpedoed freighter." Fulghum and a nice older couple from Chicago, dried her tears. They ...

330. Our Damascus Road Experience

Acts 9:1-19a

Sermon

King Duncan

... , sir?" Saul asked. And the voice replied, "I am Jesus, the one you are persecuting! Now get up and go into the city and await my further instructions." Saul picked himself off the ground. He was now blind and helpless. Did you note that? A man who prided himself on being self-sufficient, who feared loss of control more than anything else in the world was now blind and helpless. He had to depend on someone else to lead him through the streets. Without someone to bring him food and water he would have died ...

331. Traveling Light

Luke 10:1-24

Sermon

Caroly R. Gibson

... and other debris so that it is weighed down with its own wool, rendered totally helpless and useless. Wool in the Scripture is an interesting symbol. No high priest was ever allowed to wear wool when he entered the Holy of Holies. It spoke of self, of pride, of personal preference and the priest believed these things would bog him down. Sheep do not particularly enjoy being sheared, but it must be done and when it is over, there is a great relief. There is no longer the threat of being cast down and there ...

332. Yes, But He Started It!

Matthew 18:15-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... our friend has taken advantage of us. We huff, and we puff. Finally, we protest saying, "Hold on here. He sinned against me. Why should I go to him? He started it. Let him come to me." Sometimes our greatest enemy in resolving conflicts is our pride. Sooner or later we are going to have to ask which is more important: winning a battle or preserving a relationship? This is so important in family relationships. Are we committed to being right or are we committed to preserving and improving the relationship? A ...

333. The Messiah Who Cares About Feet

John 13:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... were a privileged lot. Peter was ticked off at Jesus because, if the Lord did something humble like this, then Simon Peter as a follower of Jesus, must be willing to do it too. All destructive human pride must go in the service of God. That is why the line of that great hymn declares: "And pour contempt on all my pride." The key to this text occurs when Peter realizes not only that his feet are dirty but also that his soul and spirit are dirty. Peter needed to be washed all over. I think the disciples said ...

334. Making Relationships Work

Matthew 5:21-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... bathroom. One day she forgot to replace the soap, an oversight that her husband mentioned in an exaggerated way ('I've been bathing for almost a week without any soap'), and that she vigorously denied. Although it turned out that she had indeed forgotten, her pride was at stake and she would not back down. For the next seven months they slept in separate rooms and ate in silence. "Even when they were old and placid," writes Marquez, "they were very careful about bringing it up, for the barely healed wounds ...

335. Caught Between God And Caesar

Matthew 22:15-22

Sermon

King Duncan

... we must always remind ourselves that, though we are in the world, we are not OF the world. We may get lumps in our throats at the sight of the red, white and blue--we may sing with pride, "My country 'tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing; land where my fathers died, land of the pilgrims' pride, from every mountainside, let freedom ring." Still, as followers of Jesus, we must study our nation's policies and we must lift up our voices in protest if we find that the kingdom of Caesar is in ...

336. Who Are You?

Psalm 16:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... also be glorified together." You know, one of the great tragedies of our lives today may not be that we think too much of ourselves, but that we think too little of ourselves. The church has traditionally taught that pride is the first and foremost of sins"”the deadliest of the seven deadly sins. But what is pride? Is the proud person one who thinks too highly of him- or herself? Or is the proud person one who is unsure of his or her own worth and, therefore, puts on a facade of self-importance? The Bible ...

337. A Rainbow And A Cross

Genesis 9:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... to pieces. To Dante this was the wolf of lust, of bodily passion and represented the major temptation of a young person. As he climbed higher and came into middle life, a giant tiger sprang on him. This was the tiger of pride, and represented the great temptation of middle age-- pride of position, of name and of status. Finally, near the top, at the time of old age, a great, hairy-maned lion came bounding after him. This was the great temptation of later life--money and financial security. (1) His point was ...

338. Amazing Grace

Romans 5:1-11

Sermon

Edward Inabinet

... ’t let it go. He kept hanging on to it. If then you and I can hang onto our doubts, and our fears, and our selfish pride and our self-willed ways, we’ll go through this life unhappy and unfulfilled and we’ll die that way. Worst of all, if we hold ... eternity. I want to ask you today if you’re holding onto some fear in your life, some doubt, some self-willed habit, some pride in your life that’s keeping you from that right relationship with God and that sense of being at peace with Him, from knowing ...

339. Born Again? When?

John 3:1-21

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... . Paul on the road to Damascus. His pastor none too tactfully replied, “Of course not. God saves His big guns for big game!” As I said, that was none too tactful a reply, but it is a needed reminder that we must beware of the sin of pride which may cause us to say, “I have been born again better than you have been born again.” Each one of us is different, and our ways of experiencing the Spirit of God are different. There are, as the great psychologist William James pointed out years ago, Varieties ...

340. So Who Needs A Shepherd?

John 10:1-21

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... their names, were written their titles, the “Most Reverend” so-and-so, the “Right Reverend” so-and-so, and the “Very Reverend” so-and so. Whimsically, I printed on my card the “Hardly Reverend”...which, of course, made me guilty of a reverse sort of pride, like the monk in the famous story who said about the various monastic orders: “The Jesuits are ahead of us in learning, the Franciscans are ahead of us in good works, but when it comes to humility, we’re tops!” All in all, I believe ...

341. Life Begins at Thirty-Eight

John 5:1-15

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... all things new. He “came that (you) may have life, and have it abundantly,” He said. (John 10:10) Our besetting sin, contrary to what many people think, is not in thinking too highly of ourselves, but in thinking too lowly. Our major sin is not pride, not in trying to become more than we were created to be; but rather sloth, the unwillingness to be all that we are capable of being. Humanity’s besetting sin is shrinking from responsibility. In his book with the provocative title, On Not Leaving it to ...

342. Radical Surgery

Mark 9:42-50

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... . Psychiatrist Karl Menninger in his famous book WHATEVER BECAME OF SIN? (New York: Hawthorn Books, 1973) notes that American Presidents used to mention sin once in awhile, but that none has done so since 1953. The Republicans refer to the problems of “pride” and “self-righteousness.” The Democrats refer to “short-comings.” But none use the grand old sweeping concept of sin anymore. Thus, it seems, we as a nation stopped sinning thirty-five years ago! And, speaking of politics: a poll on Heaven ...

343. The Tenacity of Trouble

James 4:1-12

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... between our knowledge and God''s wisdom. God''s perspective allowed James and Scott O''Grady to use any training they had in the greatest possible way. This is what prayer allows us to do. It immerses everything in the powers and purposes of God. It moves us from pride to perfect dependence on God. We then, with confidence in God, gently rest in his promises to supply our deepest needs and longings. Our life is in the hands of God and we cannot imagine a better place in which to be. This is why we submit to ...

344. Everybody Loves a Parade!

1 Corinthians 7:1-40

Sermon

Fredrick R. Harm

... , doubt, With the old year go out, With joy I would see them depart. O year that is going, take with you Impatience and willfulness, pride; The sharp word that slips From these too hasty lips I would cast, with the old year, aside. O year that is coming, bring with ... foot or hand, from Thy command Not to be served, but to serve. This, too, I pray, that from this day No love of ease Nor pride prevent, my good intent Not to be pleased, but to please. And if I may, I'd have this day Strength from above To set my ...

345. Going Down to Look Up

2 Kings 5:1-27

Sermon

Curtis Lewis

... miss our opportunity to see God work in his way, on his own time schedule, for his glory and our good. What is going to happen to Naaman? Will he get Elisha's prescription filled and become whole, or will his pride keep him from taking his medicine? What about you and me? Will we let our pride stand in the way of God's miracle by not getting our spiritual prescription filled? This leads us to the next phase in the story of Naaman, which is ... The Servant's Persuasion Naaman's servants persuaded him to heed ...

346. Led by the Spirit of God

Romans 8:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... children of God. But in our minds, in our imagination, many of us have not accepted that truth. How would we walk if we thought of ourselves as God's own child? Wouldn't we walk with our shoulders thrown back and our chest sticking out, not out of pride, but out of confidence and assurance that we can handle whatever life may throw at us? This is so important. Many people live defeated lives, and it has to be because they do not know who they really are God's own elect. And this truth complicates their life ...

347. Justification By Grace Through Faith

Galatians 2:11-21

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... buy companionship as long as the money lasted, but it couldn’t purchase friends. His money ran out and he had to eek out a living by feeding the swine. And then it dawned on him, the servants back home had it better than he. So he swallowed his pride, screwed up his courage, and started the long trek back to the father’s house and the family whom he had so callously forsaken. Every step along the way, he rehearsed his speech of repentance. Now here he is back at home, the dirt of the far country not ...

348. The Rest Of The Story

Genesis 3:1-24

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... getting us to use them selfishly and in disregard of the laws of God. Evil, in fact, urges us to become our own gods. "Eat, and you will be like gods," says the serpent. This appealed to pride, power, and prestige is the most dangerous aspect of evil. "Whom the gods destroy, they first make mad" with pride." (Fetter, p. 50) But not only does sin get at us by appealing to legitimate human desires and urges, sin gets at us by making exciting promises. In a Garden of Eden, those promises were two-fold: "You ...

349. How To Be Rich And Poor

James 1:1-18

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... 9: "Let the lowly brother boast in exaltation...". The message is clear. Those who find themselves in humble circumstances or a low position take pride in the fact that a high position awaits them in the Kingdom of God. We used to sing it in an old Gospel hymn down ... , or brag, or glory in the fact that we are poor? Not at all. There is an emotional and spiritual sickness that takes pride in poverty. And there is an even worse sickness in the soul of anyone who would twist scripture to fit their own station ...

350. Pay Attention To The Inside

Luke 11:37-54

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... it's a word of warning, a word of judgment. "Here were religious people exceptionally devoted to the observance of the laws of the Old Testament. Unfortunately, how ever, they had allowed their eyes to become evil, clouded with greed, vanity and heartless pride. As a consequence what light from the Old Testament had managed to get through to their minds had in the process of transmission been grotesquely distorted. (See 11:53-54) (David Gooding, According to Luke, Inter-Varsity Press, Pages 230 -231) Let's ...

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