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351. Power for Today

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord. And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’” Then Peter proceeded to tell them about Jesus. Peter’s preaching made an impression. About three thousand were added to the church on that one day. We have a tendency in the church today to minimize the role of the Holy Spirit. No one’s going to accuse us of being drunk and disorderly. We recoil at the unbridled emotionalism of the ...

352. When You Have Everything You Need, Except What You Need (Managing Money)

Luke 12:22-34, Luke 12:13-21

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... his mother on her 80th birthday. He paid for a highly trained parrot that could speak in four languages and sing many songs. It was one of the rarest, most accomplished parrots in the world. To further impress her, he had it shipped by air. A few days later, he called long distance and asked, “Well, Mother, how did you like the bird I sent you?” “He had a delicious flavor!’’she said, “although I must admit, he was a little bit tough.” It is interesting how we ...

353. Whose Child Is This?

Matthew 1:1-17

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... I found myself fumbling through Matthew's genealogy of Jesus – the first seventeen verses of Matthew that few of us read on the way to the great story of Christmas. It's been said no one gets a second chance to make a first impression. Either Matthew didn't know about first impressions or didn't care, for he opens his gospel with 41 names that are hard to pronounce and seldom read. Yet, among these characters I discovered a plot that I want to share with you during these waiting days of December. I. The ...

354. The Three Dimensions of Life

Genesis 6:1-22

Sermon

Stan Purdum

... have some breadth in my life. In fact, one reason that I like my part-time arrangement as a pastor is because having another job as well allows me to be part of more than one creative stream. The experiences in each freshen me for the other. My own impression is that a narrowly lived life isn't much fun. One of the observations I've made as a pastor counseling people is that one reason some people don't handle problems as well as others is because they have defined their lives too narrowly. The woman whose ...

355. Forward March

Joshua 3:1-17

Sermon

Timothy J. Smith

... finally push through the jungle of the floodplain. It would not be easy, but with God's help they could make it. The people would follow the Ark of the Covenant "of the Lord of all the earth" as they crossed the river. The procession must have been impressive, again instilling the people with the sense that they were at the start of a new era, a new beginning. The river would not part until the priests actually stepped into the river. We can talk and make all the plans we want, but nothing will happen until ...

356. Hidden in Plain Sight

1 Corinthians 2:1-12 (13-16)

Sermon

John N. Brittain

... that the truth which does not disappoint dwells below the surfaces in the depth? And therefore, men have dug through one level after another. What seemed true one day was experienced as superficial the next. When we encounter a person, we receive an impression. But often if we act accordingly we are disappointed by his actual behavior. We pierce a deeper level of his character, and for some time experience less disappointment. But soon he may do something which is contrary to all our expectations; and we ...

357. Made Perfect In Weakness

2 Corinthians 12:2-10

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... Ben Franklin slowly rose and said, "I cannot give you the sun nor the moon, but I give you General George Washington of the United States, the Joshua who made the Sun and Moon stand still when he commanded." (1) A certain older woman was trying to impress the guests at a party. "My family's ancestry is very old," she boasted. "It dates back to the days of Alexander the Great." Then, turning to a young lady standing quietly at her side, she asked condescendingly: "And how old is your family, my dear?" The ...

358. Full Body Scans or Re-spect Spectacles

Romans 13:8-14

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... offers us forgiveness, redemption, salvation. Why is it when we look at others we either look up or look down? Our tendency is either to look down on people, or look up at them. We size each other up, do a first impression scan, and quickly decide whether we are impressed by their looks, or their money, or their power, or whether we disdain their plainness, dismiss their poverty, or despise their lack of status. The truth is what we see in others is mostly dependent upon what we want for ourselves. What ...

359. Who Is That with John?

Matthew 3:1-12

Illustration

Jim Kerner

... are really important, call Buckingham Palace and let me talk to the queen." With a bored sigh, Stan took the phone, punched in a number, and again gave Larry the receiver. "Hello," came a distinctive voice,"This is the Queen of England speaking." Larry was very impressed but still suspicious. He said, "All right, you happen to know the President and the Queen of England. But if you're really a big shot, get the Pope on the phone." Stan promised to do better than that. He took Larry to the airport and both ...

360. Jesus' Flight to Egypt

Matthew 2:13-23

Illustration

... the pastor had the each child draw a picture of some part of the Christmas story. The teacher put the art work on the wall; the preacher came and he was impressed as he identified each drawing's meaning. There was one with a barn and a man and a woman. It was obvious that this was Joseph, Mary, and Jesus at the manger. Another had sheep, men, and angels in the sky. The Shepherd scene he concluded. Another had a caravan ...

361. Disillusioned Thomas

John 20:24-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... on young Sigmund. He was very much attracted to her. She took him to church with her, told him stories from the Bible and indoctrinated him in the beliefs of the church. So impressed was the young lad that on returning home from a church service he would pretend he was the preacher. Unfortunately this nursemaid was convicted of a theft in a local store and consequently was dismissed. “It would be fair to surmise,” suggests one psychiatrist, “that Freud’s hostility to religion ...

362. Our Magnificent, Mysterious, Mischievous God

2 Kings 5:1-14

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... out in glorious Jerusalem, but over in the boondocks of dusty Samaria. To his credit, Naaman takes that in stride and makes the trek to Elisha's home. He arrives with his impressive caravan, all the trappings of money and might, his whole retinue of servants, not to mention all the gifts he was bringing. The prophet would surely be impressed by the show of power and prestige. But where is the prophet? Elisha does not even bother to come out of his house. Naaman's presence, which had struck such fear into ...

363. Sleeping in on Sunday

Ephesians 6:10

Sermon

Thomas Lentz

... us. We admire those who can bench press over 300 pounds or run a marathon in less than three hours. Mental prowess is also impressive. We respect the intellectual giants who discover new formulas. And, yes, we also venerate spiritual leaders like Mother Teresa, the Dalai Lama, and Mahatma Gandhi. Hopefully, this respect and veneration will lead us to take the next step, to be inspired to imitate them, following their example. We can begin ...

364. Do Not Forget Your Servant

1 Samuel 1:4-20

Sermon

Robert A. Hausman

... son to the Lord. Israel's life is made anew through the power and fidelity of God, which is evoked by lowly Hannah. The life and future of the whole community is renewed and Israel will have its mighty David. However, Israel will be inordinately impressed with the power and pomp of the Davidic kingdom. Saul, David, and Solomon would come to have failings and sins probably equal to their gifts and virtues, with the result that many in Israel, especially the prophets, would question the value of the empire ...

365. Watch the Borders

Illustration

Steve Farrar

J. Edgar Hoover ran the FBI many years ago. As a result, almost all of his subordinates were on the lookout for ways to impress their powerful boss. A young FBI man was put in charge of the FBI's supply department. In an effort to cut some costs and impress his boss, he reduced the size of the office memo paper. One of the new memo sheets soon ended up on Hoover's desk. Hoover took one look at it, determined he didn't like the size of the margins on the paper, and quickly scribbled on the memo, "Watch ...

366. Healing - Gone With One Call

Illustration

Philip Yancey

... tongues; and every few minutes a happy interruption when someone would stand and claim, "I'm healed!" One person especially made an impression, a man from Milwaukee who had been carried into the meeting on a stretcher. When he walked yes, walked onstage, we all cheered ... wildly. He told us he was a physician, and I was even more impressed. He had incurable lung cancer, he said, and was told he had six months to live. But now, tonight, he believed God had ...

367. I'll Keep Curling the Radishes

Illustration

Jeanette Clift George

... my salad plate. Someone had take the time to pretty up two radishes, just for me. Then I noticed that each salad at the head table had two neatly curled radishes. I turned to the lady sitting to my right. "I'm impressed by the radishes," I said. "You're impressed by what?" she asked. "The radishes," I said. "Look, each salad plate at our table has curled radishes." "Yes," she said, exercising a questioning smile. "They're pretty." "They're more than pretty," I said. Someone took special care to do these ...

368. Be Prudent or Productive?

Matthew 25:14-30

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

In the Pacific Northwest there are three common prickly plants that populate the hedgerows and fence-lines — blackberries, salmon berries, and brambles. All three flourish without care and create impressive thickets for hiding all sorts of small critters. All three sport impressive thorns. But only one of them is valued and hunted down every fall. Brambles bear no edible fruit at all — lots of snagging, snarly vines, but nothing to eat. Salmon berries produce pretty salmon colored gems that are ...

369. Benefits of Laughter

Illustration

Staff

... feel good, not just because we already feel good. Want to feel better? Even on your gloomiest day, walk around with a silly grin on your face. Of course, people will wonder what you've been up to.) Laughing for 15 seconds adds two days to the life span? Very impressive statistics, eh? Laughter is helpful to your total well-being. It's one of the most ...

370. Doing Your Own Thing

1 Corinthians 6:12-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... and three time World Champion Los Angeles Laker, Green played in more consecutive games than any other player in NBA and ABA history. He played in 1,192 straight games. If you know anything about the toll professional basketball takes on the body, you will be impressed with A.C. Green’s record. He earned the nickname “Iron Man.” Here is something you may not know, Green is a deeply religious man who, before his marriage a few years back, was well-known in the NBA for his commitment for delaying sex ...

371. When the Spectacular Becomes Familiar

Illustration

Steven Molin

... erupted, and all the tourists were ooohing and aahing, Yancey looked over his shoulder and saw that the waitresses and busboys were using this time to clear tables of their dirty dishes and garbage. They had become so familiar with that spectacular eruption that it no longer impressed them; it no longer held their interest. And Yancey wonders if that isn't also true in the church? Jesus is the Savior of the world, the Creator of the Universe, the very Son of God who came into our world to die on the cross ...

372. There’s Still Time

Mt 6:1-2, 5-6

Sermon

Frank Ramirez

... like a Christian then it is important to pray in public and to live the gospel in public. It is only when it is easy to do so that the Lord Jesus advises us to pray in private. When we engage in public piety in order to impress others, then we are only impressing ourselves. This is the type of behavior that Jesus warns us against. Our ashes are a sign that we recognize our mortality, understand the danger of our hypocrisy, and the need for a true relationship with our heavenly Father. It all begins with ...

373. A Glimpse of Glory

Revelation 21:10-22 - 22:5

Sermon

Steven E. Albertin

... try to do my best. I say my prayers every day. I do my homework. I made the basketball team. I come to church almost every Sunday. I think I keep the commandments most of the time." "Well, Sarah, that is pretty impressive," I responded. "I'm sure that the rest of the class is pretty impressed, too." That was all Simon needed. This was his chance to puncture the balloon of his precocious sister and have his day in the sun. "But, pastor," blurted out Simon, "don't let Sarah fool you. She is not all she thinks ...

374. A New Kind of Authority

Acts 9:1-19a

Sermon

King Duncan

... a happy man. He describes himself at that stage in his life as “profane and angry.” To prove his point he cites a time when he came home one night and kicked a hole in the living room wall just out of anger with his life. Can you imagine the impression his conduct made on his five-year-old daughter? But Jesus Christ came into Lee Strobel’s life and changed his life radically. He says that five months after he gave his life to Christ, his little girl went to her mother and said, “Mommy, I want God to ...

375. The Lamb

Revelation 7:9-17

Sermon

Argile Smith

... the lives of Christians everywhere at that time. John had taught his disciple well how to be courageous in the face of death because of his faith in Christ. As Roman persecution of Christians became more intense in the world in which Polycarp lived, he had an impression that he would face it one day. He even told a friend about having a strange dream about it. In the dream, he saw himself being burned alive for his faith in Christ. Before long, his dream came true. In due time, the opponents of his faith ...

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