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351. Daniel in the Den of Lions

Daniel 6:1-28

Understanding Series

William Nelson

... , Mishael, and Azariah, while chapter 6 focuses on Daniel. In both chapter 3 and chapter 6, the heroes are faithful to God, willing even to die if necessary. In the first instance, the three refuse to worship an image, while in the second, Daniel refuses to stop praying. In both cases God delivers them by sending his angel. In chapter 3, however, the king makes the command on his own, and men just report the three Jews to the king; whereas in chapter 6, evil men devise a plot to trap Daniel by manipulating ...

352. David Builds an Altar

2 Samuel 24:18-25

Understanding Series

Mary J. Evans

... s prayer seems to indicate that he was unaware that the events of v. 16 had taken place—which is strange if he had seen the angel for himself. The prayer provides evidence of David’s attitude, but its further significance is not discussed. The stopping of the plague is presented as resulting from God’s sovereign mercy, not as a direct response to David’s actions either in prayer or in sacrifice. In the Hebrew text of Chronicles Araunah is given the alternative name of Ornan. Araunah was a Jebusite ...

353. The Plague of Hail

Exodus 9:13-35

Understanding Series

James K. Bruckner

... to remove the storm, in spite of the pharaoh’s unchanging heart. Moses explained God’s perspective. Removing the storm was also a witness to God’s lordship over the creation. Repeating the first of the two major themes of the chapter, Moses said, “The thunder will stop . . . so you may know that the earth is the LORD′s.” This theme recurs later in the Sinaitic law (see also Ps. 24; 1 Cor 10:26). Moses also reiterated the second theme, the fear of the Lord. Some of the officials did fear the word ...

354. The Sacred Power of a Listening Heart

1 Samuel 3:1-10, 19

Sermon

King Duncan

... walk through the neighborhood. “I’ll be back in twenty minutes,” he said. But two hours had passed before he finally returned. “Sorry I’m late,” he said. “But I stopped to talk to an old friend and he just wouldn’t stop listening.” (4) I like that. Some people will not stop talking. But blessed is the person who will not stop listening. That’s a wonderful gift to give to someone, to listen to them that intently. The greatest honor you can pay someone is to really listen to them. As David ...

355. John Mellencamp and the Danger of Procrastination

Mark 1:14-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... drove down a lonely road. As he rounded a curve, he saw an old farmer surveying the ruins of his barn. The driver stopped his car and asked what had happened. “Roof fell in,” said the farmer. “Leaked so long it finally just rotted through.” “Why in ... got to get control of my life?” There comes a time when fighting a destructive habit or a debilitating weakness you must say, “I must stop now or it will be too late.” There is a story of a man who waited until it was too late. His name was Judas ...

356. The Bethsaida Boys

Mark 8:31-38

Sermon

John Jamison

... of fish for the day’s market. They were hard at work throwing their long nets from the boats, then slowly rowing in a circle and pulling the nets back in filled with fish. At some point a small group of people walked up along the shore. The strangers stopped and watched the fishermen at work for a while. Apparently, the fishing boat wasn’t very far from land because at one point one of the guys in the group watching from shore yelled something to the fishermen. Now, we’re not sure whether Simon or his ...

357. Who Do You Think He Is?

John 6:51-58

Sermon

Rick McCracken-Bennett

... can tell you what I believe and that is that the bread and the wine are turned into the body and blood of Christ. I have to stop there, because I don't how that comes about. Certainly it does not happen because of any holiness on my part, and it is not because ... down the aisle between the two rows of other communicants, looked at me with those big, blue eyes and held up her hand. She stopped right there in front of me and just stared up and waited. I looked back at her parents and they both smiled and nodded ...

358. The Fast Lane Religious Leaders

Illustration

Editor James S. Hewett

... as if unconscious. And finally on the very steps of Stewart Hall the third drama student was acting out an epileptic seizure. It's interesting that of the first group no one stopped, of the second, two of the five stopped, and of the third group all five stopped. Maybe one of the reasons that the Good Samaritan was able to stop and help was because he had a more leisurely agenda, while the religious "pros" of Jesus' day were living in the fast lane and simply had no time for interruptions. Their calendars ...

359. You Have a Story to Tell

John 9:1-41

Sermon

King Duncan

... Jesus might be a prophet. He didn’t let what he didn’t know prevent him from sharing what he did know. It doesn’t stop him from speaking truth to power. There are some wonderful lyrics to a song titled “My Story” by Big Daddy Weave. The song begins, “If ... Larry didn’t have a solution for this woman. But he did have a story. He knew now why he had felt the urge to stop. Eight and a half years earlier, when Larry’s little son was just two years old, Larry’s wife had died of leukemia. He knew ...

360. Song of Joy

Luke 2:8-20

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... , just join right in. Angel song! Well…maybe they didn’t sing that exact song….and I’m pretty sure they didn’t sing it in Latin. But here we go anyway. Let’s sing together… [Sing the first verse of the song. After singing Gloria in excelsis deo, stop them.] Ok…now let’s do something even cooler. Let’s do a round with the chorus. The right side of the room, you start the Gloria in excelsis deo. When they finish the first line, left side, you start. Middle you can follow up after that. Let ...

361. Not Guessing

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

Frank Ramirez

... the Lord’s day. Many consider it the oldest continually inhabited city on earth. In recent decades Herod the Great had added a hippodrome and a royal palace, but Herod also died in Jericho. For him the city was a dead end. Jericho is also the last stop for Jesus and his apostles before he enters Jerusalem triumphantly for a week of glory, gory death, and resurrection. Soon the crowds will hail him with cries of “Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Blessed is the coming kingdom ...

362. For the Love of God Is . . .

1 John 5:3-4

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... to know the deepest sense of God's love for us, agape love. Unselfish, uncompromising, sacrificial love for us. There is nothing that we can do to earn it. There is nothing we can do to make God love us. And there is nothing we can do to make God stop loving us. God loves us and that's Agape. It's different from any other love out there, mainly because it's from God. CONCLUSION: There was a little boy and his grandmother who were visiting a museum of science when they came upon an exhibit about the human ...

363. Understanding What God Expects of Us

Acts 9:1-6, (7-20)

Sermon

King Duncan

... Alpha and Omega. The Amen. And that’s just the A’s. I could keep going through the alphabet, all the way to Wonderful Counselor. If I had been the Lord Jesus, I wouldn’t have asked Saul any questions. I would have simply said to Saul, “Stop it!” Or maybe, “Stop it, you fool!” Or I could have just smote him. That’s an old English word for “a heavy blow with a weapon or the hand.” In other words, Jesus didn’t have to show grace to Saul. What does this tell you about Christ’s character ...

364. The Most Important Thing

Luke 10:38-42

Sermon

King Duncan

... ’t worked so hard I wish I’d had the courage to express my feelings I wish I’d stayed in touch with my friends I wish I had let myself be happier. (3) Anytime someone at the end of their lives says, “I wish I had . . .” we need to stop and listen. In this life, our time is limited, but our demands are endless. How do we keep from getting dragged around by the constant demands on our time? And what would it look like to live the life God made us for? And that brings us to the second ...

365. A Life-changing Question

John 9:1-41

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... Are you going to hurt our bus driver?’ He said, ‘No. I’m going to put you off the bus.’” Corbin recalled. “He sensed more questions coming and I guess something clicked in his mind and he said, ‘Enough is enough already,’ and he told me to ‘Stop the bus, and just get off.’” It was at this point that the hijacker herded the adults and children off the bus. They were all unharmed. He took off with the bus but was later arrested. (3) Isn’t that amazing? An armed man attempting to hijack ...

366. What Power Fears Most

Matthew 2:13-23

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... in its tracks. Have you ever been in the midst of an argument with someone, perhaps a partner or spouse, child, or friend, and during that exchange, instead of firing back as your “opponent” expects, you stop, apologize, throw your arms around them, and tell them you love them? Most likely, they will stop, stunned, because you’ve just taken the wind right out of their sails. Fury needs fear as fuel. Anger needs participation to fight. Power is like a steam locomotive. Without any fuel, it may keep ...

367. All We Are Left With...

John 13:1-17, 31b-35

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... ’s selfless act spread far beyond her group of 70 friends. As Joni Bouchard said, “Dina is teaching us how to live.” (4, 5) In this moment when Jesus was facing his own death, he was teaching us how to live. He had all the power in the universe to stop what was happening to him. He had all the power to make his disciples bow down in worship at his feet. Instead, he knelt and washed their feet. He used his power to show them the sacrificial love of God. And he left them with a new command to show ...

368. Rest

Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30

Sermon

William G. Carter

... idea, take note of how many of them are staying tethered to email and internet. It is simply the next extension of what I discovered about two weeks after I bought my first laptop computer some 25 years ago: because we can do work anywhere, we never stop working, especially if the work is mental, emotional, virtual, or expected of us. Let me tell you it was demanding to spend some recent time in a desert where there was little internet service, and cell phone service was available if you stood on a table ...

369. When Payday Comes

Matthew 20:1-16

Sermon

Steven Molin

... only a few strides, one of the girls went down. The boy in the next lane glanced at her on the ground, and then he did a surprising thing; he stopped. He stopped and helped her to her feet. Another racer also stopped to help. And then another, and another. Pretty soon, all eight athletes – special athletes in every way – stopped to help the fallen runner. Then they walked, arm in arm, across the finish line together. Stunned spectators and proud parents, all with tears flowing, watched as all of the ...

370. I Am The Good Shepherd

John 10:11-18

Children's Sermon

Various Authors

... kept from danger. In today’s lesson, Jesus called himself the Good Shepherd. Why do you suppose that Jesus called himself the Good Shepherd? (Let them answer.) The Good Shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. If one of the sheep is missing, the good shepherd will stop what he is doing and go search for the missing sheep. If Jesus is the Good Shepherd, who do you think are his sheep? (Let them answer.) We are Jesus’ sheep. A Good Shepherd leads his sheep. If we are sheep and Jesus is our Good Shepherd ...

371. The Ominous Invitation

Mark 10:35-45

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... person learning to drive for the first time, we as human beings, especially when we are young, generally feel invincible. We hear the risks. We know they exist. But we seldom believe they will apply to us. Only when someone stops us and makes us listen, will we tip our heads in wonder, stop our adrenaline-racing brains, and perhaps err on the side of caution. Even then –most will end up still taking the risk. Because the adventure is too great to miss! We see this part-naive, part-adventurous spirit in ...

372. Learning Our Role

Luke 3:15-17, 21-22

Sermon

John B. Jamison

... , of course you will come to the golf outing this Saturday. It is an invitation-only thing, but now that you are one of us, we look forward to seeing you there.” As the day passed, wherever he went there were more people who stopped to talk to him. People who had never stopped in the past. One offered the use of box seats at the ballgame anytime the young man wanted to use them. Another offered a position on the board of her organization, looking forward to having the young man’s new ideas to explore. A ...

373. Keep On Moving

Luke 9:51-62

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... these “old as time” chicken jokes, but think about it. The chicken is kind of wise! Look here, he’s not going to let anything stop him from getting to the other side of that road. He’s a chicken with a purpose, and his goal is to get to the ... purpose to their families. But he is telling them that he has very little time, and he needs to keep on moving. He cannot stop this time to wait for those who have other “first priorities” other than his mission. If they want to join the “force,” they ...

374. The Tower Of Babel

Genesis 11:1-9

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... comes again? INDIVIDUALS: Flood -- flood -- flood -- flood -- what if the flood comes again? MALE 2: We will save ourselves. FEMALE 3: Save ourselves. MALES: Save ourselves. ALL: Save ourselves. We will save ourselves. We will solve any problem. We will save ourselves. Nothing can stop us. Nothing. We will do what we want. We will do anything. Anything. Anything. And all men will know us. MALE 3: We have built cities. FEMALE 3: We have great abundance. MALE 4: Our cattle grow fat. ALL: And so do we! (LAUGH ...

375. Priorities

Luke 9:51-56

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... TO CURLY, WHO PUTS HIS HAT ON TO TAKE IT. TO CURLY) Take your hat off! (THEY GO THROUGH THE SAME ROUTINE AGAIN) MOE: Will you stop it! This is a church. You are supposed to act respectable in a church. We're here to find Jesus so we can follow him. (JESUS ... plow. I wouldn't put my hand to a plow. I don't want to touch a plow. MOE: (JABBING CURLY IN THE EYES) Will you stop it? I just want to follow Jesus. CURLY: Then why are you standing here? Why don't you follow him? (STARTS TO FOLLOW LARRY CLOSELY; LARRY ...

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