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3851. But First...

Luke 9:57-62

Sermon

King Duncan

... .” to make decisions for Christ. Recently I read that only between 2% to 4% of those who went forward on such occasions are still actively observing the Christian life now. This is not to say that these crusades had no impact. There are people whose lives were touched in a beautiful way in these crusades, but, for most of those who went forward, it didn’t last. The point is, in some situations, we might say, “Yes, Lord, I am yours,” but Christ knows you’re just caught up in the moment. This was ...

3852. Are You in Labor?

Luke 10:1-24

Sermon

King Duncan

... to teach the sacred Word. But, as vital as these things are they are not our main business. Our main business is to introduce the world to Jesus to the extent that people become his disciples, living the Christ life in such a way that the whole world is touched. That is not an easy thing for most of us to do particularly if it means sharing our faith with a stranger. Perhaps you’ve heard the hilarious story about the man who prayed the same prayer every morning: “Lord, if you want me to share my faith ...

3853. Mary AND Martha, Heart AND Home

Luke 10:38-42

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... in our rapidly rotating world. The popularity of Zombie movies may reflect a culture where it seems that everyone is walking around, if not dead, then at least in a state of PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder). With our smart phones and ear buds, we are never out-of-touch, which is another way of saying we never have any “down time” and we never can escape. To say that we can always find the world is also to say that the world can always find us. The fact is that whether you are a gazelle being chased ...

3854. The Dirt on Jesus

Luke 12:13-21

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... could turn out to have healing properties. Jesus was always “down and dirty.” His best friends were foul-smelling fishermen and unwashed peasants. He put his healing hands on the decaying flesh of lepers and on the dead bodies of corpses. He touched the untouchables and embraced the unlovable. Jesus lowered himself to the floor, to dirt floor, to lovingly wash the filth off of his disciple’s feet, the grungiest, dirtiest exposed part of the body. You might even call the incarnation, when God “came ...

3855. Cure for an Aching Back

Luke 13:10-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... Christ. Attendance in worship encourages others. Nothing is more discouraging to a first-time visitor than a half-empty church. But just as importantly, God is waiting in this place to bless you, to heal you, to strengthen you. This woman would have missed the healing touch of Jesus if she had not been in worship that day. The Psalmist understood such devotion. “Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever,” he wrote in the beloved ...

3856. The Gift that Matters

Hebrews 2:5-18

Sermon

Timothy J. Smith

... and I wished Mr. Cook a Merry Christmas and ran inside.” A few minutes later there was a knock on the door — it was Mr. Cook with food, toys, and other presents. The entire school had been collecting presents for Kay’s family. Kay was so touched that she sat on the stair and cried. Kay remembers that Christmas of being thankful to her school, “for showing my family the true meaning of Christmas.” Years later she fondly retells this story to her own children. “Christmas is to remember first Jesus ...

3857. Lift High the Cross

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

Sermon

Timothy J. Smith

... In his mind he believed that eliminating Christians was what God desired of him. All that dramatically changed after Paul’s encounter with the risen Lord Jesus on the road to Damascus. Paul was struck blind for three days and when another believer touched him his sight returned. When he opened his eyes he viewed his faith differently, he came to grips with the transforming power of the cross of Jesus Christ. Instead of persecuting believers Paul became the church’s foremost missionary. Nothing would be ...

3858. Grow Up!

1 Corinthians 3:1-23

Sermon

Timothy J. Smith

... ’re also involved in “Afghans for Afghans,” which collects hand-knitted blankets for a women’s hospital in war-ravaged Afghanistan. The group that meets at the church is small, only ten in number but another fifty women from around the country stay in touch via email and send in items they have knitted. “The women are thrilled to do something they love to make a difference,” says one of the organizers, Chris Pokorny. “I enjoy telling them, ‘You’re helping people around the world.’ It’s ...

3859. Spirit-Direct

Acts 10:23b-48

Sermon

Timothy J. Smith

... in the Jordan River. Jesus’ baptism was the starting point of his ministry, as it is for all Christians. Jesus would call his twelve disciples and embark on a mission that would forever change the world. We are here because Jesus’ mission and ministry have touched us. We are here to continue the ministry that Jesus began long ago. We are Jesus’ modern-day disciples. Peter was changed as a result of his encounter with Jesus. A fisherman turned disciple and later apostle who would take the gospel to all ...

3860. When God Tests Us

Exodus 32:1-33:6

Sermon

Argile Smith

... land. They wanted Aaron to help them get on with their lives so they could move forward from there. Taking that step meant crafting a deity that would give them a measure of comfort. They had grown accustomed to the Egyptian idols that they could see and touch. Aaron told them the cost for that kind of god would be high, but they didn’t mind paying it. Desperate, they displayed nothing less than blind allegiance to the hope that Aaron could craft a god for them to worship. They ripped the gold jewelry ...

3861. The Healing Power of Faith

Luke 17:11-19

Sermon

King Duncan

... didn’t care. They were so desperate they would interrupt him no matter what. They stood at a distance as the law demanded and called out in a loud voice, “Jesus, Master, have pity on us!” Have you ever been that desperate for Christ’s healing touch, either for yourself or for someone you love? Some of you have. This can be a cruel world. Good people can be afflicted in terrible ways. The pain is not always physical. Sometimes it is mental or emotional pain. Did you know that suicide takes the lives ...

3862. Praying In Jesus' Name

John 14:5-14

Sermon

David O. Bales

... you through scripture. A second suggestion for prayer: Don’t feel you can’t mention details to God. A chronic modern belief is that God doesn’t care about details. But life is only details. God already knows them. It’s a sign that Christians aren’t in touch with the God of the Bible if they insist on not praying specifically, by detail, for what really concerns them. In my junior year of high school I had a friend named Doris. One night at a play we had a chat that got around to talking about ...

3863. Duuuh!

John 14:15-31

Sermon

David O. Bales

... told about his daughter. His daughter was adopted and she’d never known her biological parents. When this adopted daughter was grown and gave birth to her first child, she held the newborn infant in her arms. She said, “For the first time in my life, I’m touching my own flesh and blood.” When we allow Jesus to be born into our lives he, with the eternity of God’s longing to be with us, says, “You at last are my flesh and blood.” Without Jesus we are cosmic orphans, separated from our original ...

3864. Dancing for Joy (Thanksgiving)

Philippians 4:2-9

Sermon

King Duncan

In 1998 there was a film that was nominated for seven Academy Awards. It was titled Life Is Beautiful. Life Is Beautiful is a touching story about an Italian Jewish family that is taken to a Nazi concentration camp during the Second World War. At the camp Guido, the father, uses his fertile imagination to shield his son Joshua from the horrors of life in this terrible place. He hides his son from the Nazi ...

3865. The New Census

Ephesians 1:1-14

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... them count the captives they delivered, the poor they have been feeding, the assistance they gave to refugees, that they may live. As a wholly adopted one, a uniquely loved individual, Ambrose celebrated Christ’s power to change one life, to reach one individual, to touch one heart or take one hand, that transformed the world, one at a time. Two thousand years ago, a decree went out from Emmanuel, God With Us, that all the world should be counted. Not just the rich, the powerful, the famous. But the weak ...

3866. A Miracle Story

Acts 10:23b-48

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... hand signals with the family cook, her parents arranged for a twenty-year old, visually impaired teacher to come and work with their daughter. Using American Sign Language, Anne Sullivan spent months “spelling” words into Helen’s hands. Everything Helen touched, everything she ate, every person she encountered, was “spelled out” into her hand. At first Helen Keller didn’t get it. These random motions being pressed into her palm did not connect with experiences she felt. But Sullivan refused to ...

3867. In the Shadow of His Brother

John 1:35-42

Sermon

King Duncan

... . So Andrew traded in John for Jesus. That reminds me of a little book that was written years ago by Southern Baptist pastor turned comedian, Grady Nutt. It was titled The Gospel according to Norton. The Gospel according to Norton is a humorous, but touching story about a young man, a fictional character named Norton who, like Andrew, was a disciple of John the Baptist. The first time Norton met John the Baptist he was struck by John’s appearance. He described him like this: wearing a “double-breasted ...

3868. The Path of Joy

Psalm 118:1-29

Sermon

King Duncan

... . Does this phrase sound familiar? It should. This verse is referred to five times in the New Testament including Acts 4:11 in which Peter uses it as a prophecy of Christ. “The stone the builders rejected has become the capstone . . .” The capstone is the finishing touch on the top of a building or a monument; it is the crowning achievement; it is the culmination of all that has gone before. That is what Christ is to us. But, before he could become the capstone, it was necessary for him to be rejected ...

3869. "Before" and "After"

Psalm 31:1-24

Sermon

King Duncan

... life is just sooo great that I think I would become a Christian even if it wasn’t true!” She had just been interviewing people with inspiring stories, and the Christian life as described on the air did sound pretty great. But although he was touched by her enthusiasm, something about her declaration “. . . even if it wasn’t true” bothered Philip Yancey. It seemed somehow wrong, but he couldn’t put his finger on the problem. He finally located the source of his discomfort in 1 Corinthians 15, the ...

3870. The Foolishness of God

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

Sermon

King Duncan

... be Christians.” But that was not how God did it. God started from the bottom up and that is still how God is working today from the bottom up through ordinary folk like you and me. We are God’s plan for saving the world. God is counting on us. [Touch your neighbor on the arm and say, “God is counting on us.”] “Who? Us?” Yes, us. God is counting on the people of this church to turn the world upside down. You can see why Paul says it sounds like foolishness to the world. If you ask most Christians ...

3871. What Difference Does it Make?

Acts 10:23b-48

Sermon

Tony Everett

... part of the living and resurrected community of the church. God rolled the stone away from that tomb all right! An angel came to Cornelius and told him to send for Peter (Acts 10:3-4). Yes, that Peter; the hypocrite Peter, the one who would not touch any unclean food or even enter the house of any unclean person. At the same time God showed Peter a tomb-shattering, difference-making vision of Easter reality. “What God has made clean, you must not call profane” (Acts 10:15). Here is the Easter difference ...

3872. You Are the Light of the World

Matthew 5:13-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... insightful words: “The work of the first disciples still influences you. Centuries ago, men and women were commissioned to make disciples of all nations. Although they have been dead for almost two thousand years, the effect of their work has traveled through history and touched us. It is felt in our lives and in our churches today.” (5) The light we are to shine is reflected light. It shone first in Jesus and in his disciples, then through those who succeeded them. The question is, will we let the ...

3873. Hitting the Boss Key

Matthew 4:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... You must not eat from any tree in the garden’?” The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, but God did say, ‘You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.’” “You will not certainly die,” the serpent said to the woman. “For God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree ...

3874. Here's Mud in Your Eye

John 9:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... is the most embarrassing scene she has ever witnessed and that she wants above all to leave. But she didn’t leave . . . She told herself that she had to leave before she started to scream in despair, but before she could move a muscle she saw the priest touch the gray bowed head of the stroke victim in her wheelchair. The voice in Alice’s head instantly cried: “Oh, let her get up and walk!” But of course the woman didn’t, and Alice felt crazy to imagine such a thing was possible. The poor woman ...

3875. Prelude to the Passion

Matthew 21:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... could pass through. He was a WaBenzi of an earlier day. It is said that after Wilhelm’s parade had ended, someone attached a large sign to the Jaffe Gate. The sign read, “A better man than Wilhelm came through this city’s gate. He rode on a donkey.” Touché—he rode on a donkey. Not in a Mercedes Benz, not even in a royal carriage or on an impressive stallion. He rode a humble donkey. This is what separates the King of Kings from the royalty of this world, he rode upon a donkey. Some of us may ...

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