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3826. Christmas Is Out of Control

Matthew 24:36-44

Sermon

John Jamison

... that they’re just setting you up? Yeah. Jesus just looked at them as they continued: “Tell us what you think. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?” They smiled. They had him now. If he said it was lawful to pay the taxes, he was showing support for Rome. That would anger the zealots. But if he said it was not lawful to pay the taxes, he was speaking open rebellion against Rome, and that would bring the Centurions. That’s what Pharisees do. Their job is to keep track of all of the Jewish laws ...

3827. Have a Very Messy Christmas!

Matthew 3:1-12

Sermon

John Jamison

... competing with Jesus or at least had a hard time giving up his high-profile role, but I can certainly understand it if he did. I understand how difficult it can sometimes be in relationships, like marriage. What happens when one or both people forget that their role is to support and care for the other and not to simply demand to be respected as the top dog. I understand how easy it can be for parents to forget that their role as mother or father is in first place for a time, and it will be a while before ...

3828. Being Different

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

John Jamison

... shame on all of us. He went out and wasted everything he had living an unclean life. And now he comes crawling back, and what do you do? You bring even more shame on us. And while he’s been doing all that, I’ve been here, working hard to support the family and village, I’ve followed the rules, but he’s the one you throw the party for? He’s the one you kill the fatted calf for?” As the old man tried to explain, Luke left the story there, leaving us wondering how things finally worked out. Most ...

3829. Have Your ID Ready

Matthew 11:2-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... his revolutionary army was trying to take over the government of the country. One day, Weissmuller and his buddies were driving through Havana when they were surrounded by a group of Castro’s soldiers. The soldiers thought these wealthy Americans were supporters of the current government, so they intended to kidnap them and hold them for ransom. Weissmuller and his friends couldn’t convince the soldiers that they were just tourists on vacation. Until, that is, Weissmuller proved his identity by doing ...

3830. The Joy Of Being Found

Luke 15:1-10

Sermon

Richard Hasler

... cyberspace. Thought that you could appreciate that! (Yes what I am saying is that this all took place by way of computer.) If you are interested and the Spirit moves you, I am open to further discussion. Do you suppose that one day the church might support mission work out there in C—S? There are certainly a lot of lost searching souls there! Have we thought about the internet being a mission field? Is it not true that so many people, especially our youth, are tied to their electronic screens of various ...

3831. Lesson from a Prosthetic Toe

Luke 17:5-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... a cathedral. Maria’s parents had died when she was young, and she was placed, first of all, in the care of a cousin, then an abusive uncle. She ran away from this uncle’s home when she was old enough and worked various jobs to support herself and put herself through college. But her tragic childhood and teen years had left her understandably angry with society and with God. But this one Sunday she settled in at a cathedral for the purpose of attending a concert. Unfortunately, she was upset to discover ...

3832. You Don't Have to Yell

Luke 17:11-19

Sermon

King Duncan

... . He endured disability and heartbreaking prejudice because of his leprosy. He was an outcast in his own society, rejected by almost everyone he met. With the Brands’ help, he was able to regain some function in his damaged limbs, and even get a job to support himself. But he received so much more than that. Sadan described how Dr. Paul Brand was the first doctor who was willing to touch his damaged feet. The Brands even let Sadan stay at their house. Sadan commented, “. . . I must say that I am now ...

3833. A Pep Talk for the Kingdom

Luke 18:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... Communist government and its oppression of its citizens. In spite of threats of violence and intimidation by the police, he prayed and preached for peace and justice. One day, the local police came to evict Pastor Tokes from his home. A crowd of his supporters surrounded the house to protect Tokes and his family. The crowd soon grew from hundreds to thousands of people, then tens of thousands. They prayed and sang hymns and stood in solidarity against the Romanian police and army forces who were called in ...

3834. He Loves You Anyway

Luke 19:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... they often collected excessively high taxes. They gave the Roman government its required amount, then kept the excess for themselves. As we learned last week, tax collectors were excommunicated from the synagogue. They couldn’t participate in the religious and social supports of their community. Our Bible passage says that Zacchaeus was wealthy, so it’s likely he was profiting off the exploitation and oppression of his neighbors. I’d guess he earned the title Least Popular Guy in Jericho. I think that ...

3835. A Law Against Dying?

Luke 20:27-38

Sermon

King Duncan

... was 26 years old, autistic, and in heart failure. His grandmother had been his guardian until her death. Now Jonathan was a ward of the state. Because donor organs are so rare and precious, they are only granted to people who have the ability or the support system to follow a strict health regimen to ensure the organ recipient lives as long as possible. With no family to help him and a disability that made it difficult for Jonathan to care for himself, he was taken off the transplant list. Doctors at ...

3836. What If You Could Change the Ending?

Luke 23:33-43

Sermon

King Duncan

... woman named Jackie Pullinger became a missionary in the Walled City of Kowloon, a place in Hong Kong that was notorious for high rates of poverty, drug addiction and crime. The city was practically run by criminal gangs. Jackie, without any supplies or support of a mission agency, began walking the streets of Kowloon and sharing the message of Jesus with the addicts and prostitutes she met. Over the next 40 years, she brought thousands of people to Christ, and established drug rehabilitation centers in Hong ...

3837. Where Are the Nine?

Luke 17:11-19

Sermon

Richard Hasler

... United States. If we had been born in Haiti, in Somalia, or in Iraq — how different would our lives be right now? There is nothing we did to be born in the United States. It was a gift. Most of us were born in homes where we have love and support. We could have been born in a home where no one cared for us, where we would have had to somehow survive on our own. Allen Emery, the author of the delightful little book titled, A Turtle on the Fencepost, argued that if you see a turtle on a fencepost ...

3838. A Trick Resurrection

Luke 20:27-38

Sermon

Richard Hasler

... in the resurrection of the dead. Their chief scripture was the Torah, the first five books of the Bible: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy, what Christians call the Pentateuch. The Sadducees believed that there was nothing in their holy scriptures that supported the resurrection, although we shall see Jesus pointed out where the resurrection of the dead was implied in one instance. The exact question put to Jesus by the Sadducees was this: “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man dies ...

3839. A Pep Talk for a New Year

Matthew 2:13-23

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... picked up her feet and ran again. God was with her. All she had to do was keep moving forward. Beth and her teammates successfully finished the race. As they headed back into San Diego from the desert, all their phones began pinging them constantly with messages of support from their family and friends back home. But only one message had gotten through when they were in the desert--the message reminding them of the promise of God’s love. (7) I don’t know what this New Year holds for you. And I don’t ...

3840. Finding Your Dream Job

Matthew 4:12-23

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... sites. If you love to write and you love to play matchmaker, this may be your dream job. Here’s my favorite: Bed tester: if you like to nap, this is the job for you. Bed testers are hired to test and rate mattresses in terms of comfort, support, and sleep quality. Line stander: line standers may stand in line for new product launches or to buy concert tickets for clients. This is one of those jobs that doesn’t require many skills beyond the skill of patience. And this last job is the most unusual one ...

3841. Close! But No Cigar!

John 3:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... of her staff? Fagan reassured her that he wasn’t there to hurt her, that he just wanted to talk to her. It amazes me that the Queen kept her cool. She sat up and listened to Fagan as he told her about how hard it was to support his four children after his wife had left him. Amazingly, Fagan’s break-in had set off numerous Palace alarms, but the security staff ignored them because no one had ever successfully broken in before. Eventually, a member of the household staff came and escorted Michael Fagan ...

3842. A Life-changing Question

John 9:1-41

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... in this story. They weren’t ready to believe in Jesus as the Messiah, so they refused to see the truth. Neighbors who passed by this man every day in the marketplace now questioned whether he was the blind beggar or not. His own parents refused to support him for fear of being kicked out of the synagogue. The religious leaders questioned this man twice. The healed man couldn’t answer all their questions. But he didn’t let that stop him from sharing his story. He said, “One thing I do know. I was ...

3843. After Everyone Had Gone Home

Matthew 2:13-23

Sermon

John Jamison

... better to be Herod’s pig than than Herod’s son.” Herod knew how to deal with threats to his control. He sent a few messages, made a few calls, tweeted a few tweets, and a couple of nights later a group of his most loyal supporters showed up in Bethlehem. They did not go quietly, sneaking down dark alleyways, but marched through the main streets of town carrying torches and waving banners, shouting to every household to watch and learn what happens to anyone who dares to challenge the authority of the ...

3844. When the Way Means Staying Home

John 11:1-45

Sermon

April Yamasaki

... God is calling them elsewhere at least for now. In response to the call of Jesus, Peter and Andrew left their fishing nets. The sons of Zebedee left their father with the family fishing business. Matthew left his tax collector booth. Women traveled with Jesus and supported him out of their funds. Crowds flocked to hear him teach and followed him even when he tried to get away for some much needed solitude after the death of John the Baptist. But not everyone who followed Jesus left their homes to follow him ...

3845. Dealing With Difficult People

1 Corinthians 1:10-18

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... him a note thanking him for showing me his paintings. I also told him how much I appreciated his gift for painting. I couldn’t believe what happened next. He told everyone about the note and never gave me any more trouble. In fact, he became my biggest supporter! That was a huge blessing to me! And that is what the Bible promises to us. We will inherit a blessing when we love the unlovely. The blessing may be a renewed relationship. The blessing may be being a witness of the love of Christ. The blessing ...

3846. To Cross Over

Romans 4:1-5, 13-17

Sermon

Dr. Ronald Love

... We are not talking about the Microsoft® cloud, but a cloud that we can see and embrace. It is the cloud of witnesses that through the centuries, through millenniums to be exact, that have followed Abraham across the Euphrates into the promised land. These individuals have supported us and strengthened our faith. You and I can only pray that we can be a part of that same cloud of witnesses for others. Rowland Hill was a pastor in the Church of England in the early 1800s. Hill was known to be untroubled at ...

3847. Pontifex

Hebrews 10:16-25

Sermon

Dr. Ronald Love

... forth and be a priest unto others. Mary Edwards Walker is the only woman to be awarded the Medal of Honor. She was fortunate to have parents who encouraged her independence, free thinking, and the importance of receiving an education. Because of her parents support and her own tenacity she graduated in 1855 with a medical degree from Syracuse Medical College in New York. She was the only woman in her graduating class. When the Civil War began she volunteered as a doctor and was present at the First Battle ...

3848. Righteous, Dude!

Matthew 5:13-20

Sermon

John Jamison

... Jesus had said so far was an attack on the practices of the temple in Jerusalem, which was clearly an attack on the laws of Moses themselves. But now? If he wasn’t out to abolish the laws, what was he trying to accomplish? If he came out in support of the laws of Moses that would make it far more difficult for them to convince Jerusalem to see him as a threat. Maybe they had scared him enough he was backpedaling a bit. The crowd was silent. Wait a minute. I thought he had been talking about helping ...

3849. God's Ridiculous Commitment

Acts 2:14a, 36-41

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... . He began on a Friday and ended on a Sunday. Pastor Zehnder conceived of the record-breaking sermon as a way to raise funds for a Florida nonprofit that offers drug and alcohol addiction treatment services. A team of people from his church supported him during his marathon sermon, ensuring that he ate enough and stayed hydrated and took his mandated breaks. They also cheered him on. Pastor Zehnder says, “My goal of the whole sermon was to talk about God’s ridiculous commitment to his people . . . even ...

3850. Living at Cross-Purposes

Matthew 10:24-39

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... under tremendous pressure from the new government. And so, she decided to stay. In 1945, Alberta lost all contact with her family and friends, and with her mission agency when the Communist government cut itself off from the Western world. She lost all financial support for her ministry. For 25 years, no one knew if she was alive or dead. But in 1969, she called her mission headquarters. She spoke of the persecution the church was experiencing in Czechoslovakia. But she also spoke of the goodness of God ...

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