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3676. Why Change Is Possible

Luke 19:1-10

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... better with our denomination in 1991 than with the established church in 1741. Remember, the fields are white until harvest ” but, oh, the need for laborers to gather the harvest! There are few United Methodists that welcome the changes he would bring to our institutions. The first stop to change is to admit how hard it is to do without God's power. GOD STILL WORKS IN HISTORY. In our Old Testament reading from Exodus 2:1-10, we see a mother who would not give in to the Egyptian order that all youngsters ...

3677. The Source Of Joy

John 3:22-36

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... mother and father who sat with their three-year-old child during a Sunday morning worship service. The small child was quietly walking in the pew, smiling and grinning at the people sitting in the pew behind them. The father very solemnly grabs the boy and tells him to stop smiling and having fun, because this was church and we were to look serious and somber. I remember a quote that I once saw in Reader's Digest where a person is quoted as saying, "I'm going to be happy and joyful, even if it kills me." I ...

3678. Learning From A Little Child

Isaiah 35:1-10

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... away into the cold night, but Barry was still standing at the open door of his inn. Those who were on the front row saw tears well up in his eyes and his lips tremble: "Wait!" It came like a thunderclap. Every heart in the room stopped! What on earth? That word was not in the script of the familiar Christmas story. Then Barry finished it: "Wait! You can have my room!" All bedlam broke loose. Children cried, parents were outraged and pandemonium reigned. Barry had "ruined" another Christmas play. But the ...

3679. The Fourth King In The Christmas Story

Matthew 2:13-18

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... coins. The coins were stolen. A thief had dropped them in the kettle to get rid of them. Royko then told another story about a man driving home from work on Christmas Eve who saw a young boy fall through the ice in a nearby lake. The man stopped his car, jumped out, tore off his jacket and crawled out onto the ice. He managed somehow to save the drowning boy. Happy ending, wouldn't you say? Unfortunately the man discovered that while he was risking his life saving the boy, a person in a crowd of onlookers ...

3680. Why Do You Stand Looking Into The Sky?

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... about where to plant, prune, and pamper her garden. He listened politely and followed her instructions exactly. The garden emerged as the finest in the neighborhood. When she finally realized that her new gardener knew far more about the matter than she, the wife stopped giving him directions and let him freely care for the garden. It was magnificent. Then one day the gardener came with an interpreter who expressed the appreciation but the regrets of the gardener. "He will no longer be able to care for your ...

3681. Power Praying

Acts 1:12-26

Sermon

King Duncan

A man stopped by a computer store where he'd recently purchased a personal computer. "I have a question about a computer I bought here the other day," he said to a salesman who greeted him enthusiastically. "What kind did you buy?" the salesman asked. "A Crimean Extravaganza 1900," said the customer. "Wow! ...

3682. Fear Of Flying

Matthew 10:1-42

Sermon

King Duncan

... pathological. It has been more than 35 years since Janet Leigh saw herself on the screen in Alfred Hitchcock's classic horror film Psycho. After viewing the famous shower scene, in which she was repeatedly stabbed, Leigh was seized with an overwhelming and lasting terror. "I stopped taking showers, and even now I take only baths," she says. In fact, when the actress stays in a hotel or at a friend's home where only a shower is available, she panics. "I make sure the doors and windows of the house are locked ...

3683. A Prize Is Waiting For You!

Matthew 13:44-46

Sermon

King Duncan

... dog that resided in his neighborhood. The dog was always chasing a cat that lived next door. Whenever he saw the cat, he would go after it as if it were his only aim in living. So long as the cat ran, everything was lovely. But occasionally the cat would stop suddenly and face the dog. Then the dog would put on the brakes and act as if the whole thing were only a joke. Evidently the cat was to be chased but not to be caught, and if the cat insisted on being caught, then the dog was most embarrassed ...

3684. Focusing On The Possibilities

Matthew 14:13-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... the galley proof." Dr. Dantzig also explained how his story passed into the realm of urban legendry: "The other day, as I was taking an early morning walk, I was hailed by Don Knuth as he rode by on his bicycle. He is a colleague at Stanford. He stopped and said, "Hey, George — I was visiting in Indiana recently and heard a sermon about you in church. Do you know that you are an influence on Christians of middle America?" I looked at him, amazed. "After the sermon," he went on, "the minister came over and ...

3685. Does It Make A Difference Who Jesus Is?

Matthew 16:13-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... a two-week summer vacation to Ireland. His one living uncle was about to celebrate his eightieth birthday. On the great day, the priest and his uncle got up before dawn and dressed in silence. They took a walk along the shores of Lake Killarney and stopped to watch the sunrise. They stood side by side with not a word exchanged and stared straight at the rising sun. Suddenly the uncle turned and went skipping down the road. He was radiant, beaming, smiling from ear to ear. His nephew said, "Uncle Seamus, you ...

3686. Yes, But He Started It!

Matthew 18:15-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... Gary with his overzealous attitude. About thirty minutes into the game, Gary and this other man jumped for the same rebound. As they jumped, he bumped Gary and popped him square in the mouth. "The warmth of blood seeping through my gums convinced me to stop playing for the evening," Gary recalled. "It also convinced me that Brit and I would never become friends." A few days later, Gary went to visit Brit to discuss the incident. Brit and his brother ran a trucking company. Gary confronted Brit with his ...

3687. The Terrible Burden Of Judging Others

Romans 14:1--15:13

Sermon

King Duncan

... ALL, ARE YOU SURE YOU KNOW ALL THE FACTS? This is a good question to ask when you are ever tempted to criticize anyone else. Jerry Simmons, a pastor in Houston, TX, tells of attending an afternoon college football game with his family. Afterward, they stopped at a McDonalds nearby to get a bite before the long trip home. When backing out of parking space, another car hit them from the front. There was very little damage, and after exchanging information with the other driver, they started the four-hour trip ...

3688. Dressed For The Wedding

Matthew 22:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... me!" Edna wailed. What else could he do? Edna called cosmetics; she called the personal buyers. It was ten-thirty, the whole store knew what was happening, and they were clearly sunk. At ten to eleven, Andy found Edna wedged into a Valentino with a frilly skirt that stopped about halfway to her knees. He said she looked like Hulk Hogan in a maid's uniform. "We're all going to have to pull together on this one," she announced. Then she pulled a full-length sequined number off the rack, held it up to Andy's ...

3689. The Appearance of Love

Matthew 22:34-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... tender little hands and said almost in a whisper, "Mommy, I'm in your eyes." He had seen his own reflection in his mother's eyes, and this strangely affected him. Mother and son stayed in that same position for several long moments as the rocking stopped and the room grew quiet. "And I'm in yours," his mother said. Then he leaned his head against her contentedly, and she resumed rocking and singing. Occasionally, in the days that followed, Boyd would check to see if his discovery was lasting. "Am I still ...

3690. How Do You Get To Heaven?

1 Thessalonians 4:13--5:11

Sermon

King Duncan

... true. The reason we have hope about heaven is that we have faith in God. We know God loves us. We know Christ died for us. And we are confident that God will never forsake us. Is there a road to heaven? Yes, it winds from a cross on Calvary, stops momentarily by an empty garden tomb and continues until it arrives at the door of anyone who puts their faith in Christ. And you and I can walk that road that leads to a grand reunion by putting our hand in the hand of God. 1. LIFE, October 1995, p ...

3691. The Most Difficult Commandment

Mark 12:28-34

Sermon

King Duncan

... than a year after Richard and Judie Wheeler began building their dream house in Winona, Texas, Richard learned he had cancer. For the first time in months, the saws and hammers were silent around the Wheeler home. Then a member of the Wheelers' church stopped by the house they were renting and asked Judie for the plans to the new dwelling. What happened next resembled an old-fashioned barn raising. Members of the church started up where Richard had left off. Word spread through the community, and people ...

3692. Have You Seen God's Heart?

Revelation 1:4-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... kind of collision. By jumping off the train, Casey could save his own life, but leave his passengers helpless in the face of a runaway engine. Casey pushed the brakeman off the train to safety, then threw himself on the brake. The train slowed, but couldn't stop in time. Casey's quick thinking saved the lives of many people on the passenger train, but he himself died in the wreck. Wallace Saunders, another railroad engineer and a friend of Casey Jones, was so moved by his friend's bravery that he wrote a ...

3693. Come Home For New Year's

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... yucky stuff. It makes the silver all shiny and new looking. (Use some polish to clean a portion of the silver). Just like it's brand new. Our Bible story today is about making things new again, too. In our Bible story, the people of Israel have stopped paying attention to God. They are not following His commandments. They care about other things more than they care about God. They start to sin more and more, and their sins are making their lives dirty, just like this silver got all dirty. But God says that ...

3694. Generous Religion

Luke 6:27-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... a man who treated him with favor. Jesus said, "Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also. If someone takes your cloak, do not stop him from taking your tunic. Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back. Do to others as you would have them do to you. If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners ...

3695. Grumblers Among God's People

1 Corinthians 10:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... go to the bathroom. A few minutes later he pulled away, not realizing that one of the girls was still in the bathroom. The other five children whined, "You forgot Peggy!" Instead of listening to them, he drove on angrily demanding that they be quiet and stop whining. After having driven for nearly an hour, he calmed down enough to realize the mistake. When he turned around to go back he said, "Why didn't someone tell me!?" Leaders who are oversensitive tend to get defensive and fail to listen to the ...

3696. The First Easter Sermon

John 20:1-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... . When the press interviewed him after the operation, someone asked, "David, if there is anything in life that you could do over, what would it be?" He simply replied, "Well, if I had known that was my last game, nobody would have been able to stop me." Easter had almost the opposite effect on Simon Peter and the other Apostles. Because they knew that their lives would never be over, they lived courageous, confident, committed, consecrated lives. And so can we. Yes, most people do dread dying. I dread dying ...

3697. What It Means To Be A Family

John 13:31-38

Sermon

King Duncan

... foundation of his society was crumbling, and he was making a desperate effort to convince people to return to the basics of communism. He shouted at the delegates, trying to deny that their ideas would work in Russian society. When the professor finally stopped talking, the room filled with an embarrassed silence. Who would answer the man? Would this whole discussion degenerate into a shouting match? How could the Christian delegation maintain its witness for Christ in the face of this man's anger? Out of ...

3698. You Might Be A Redneck If . . .

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... country may claim they believe in Christianity, but from what I read at this distance, Christianity is more a custom than anything else. I would ask that either you accept the teachings of Jesus in your everyday life and in your affairs as a nation, or stop invoking His name as sanction for everything you do. I want to help save Christianity for the Christian." (3) Satis Prasad had the spirit of those Apostles at the first Pentecost. The wind of God is blowing in this world; people of every nation, every ...

3699. Well . . . I Was A Little Confused

John 16:5-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... ahead of me.) They drove in, parked their car, and headed toward the beach. They quickly realized that this naturist camp was actually a nudist camp, when they came upon a group of people, all stark naked, cycling along the beach. Their fiveyearold son stopped and stared in amazement. "Look, Mom and Dad," he said, pointing, "they're not wearing safety helmets." (2) I am sure that you have noticed a change in television programming in recent years. People are wearing safety helmets but they're not wearing ...

3700. Dogsleds And Dogged Determination

Luke 9:51-62

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... can be like sticks or coal, too? But we don't burn with fire, we burn with God's love for us. A stick Christian would be someone who loves other people, until the other people do something to hurt their feelings or make them mad. Then they stop loving other people. Their love for others burns out very quickly, just like the sticks lose their fire quickly. But a coal Christian would be someone who loves other people, even if those other people are mean to them or hurt their feelings. A coal Christian loves ...

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