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3926. Be Patient

James 5:7-12

Sermon

King Duncan

One Christmas season when Shirley Duncanson’s daughter was nearing her third birthday, Duncanson decided to take her along with her brothers ages 1, 4, 6, 8 out shopping. The little girl saw a doll that she wanted. Nothing Duncanson could say or do would alter her desire. She wanted that doll and she wanted it then. No reminder that Christmas was coming that she needed to be good because Santa Claus might be watching had any impact on her. With a one-year-old in the cart, and three other children to keep ...

3927. Getting out of the Doldrums

Luke 6:17-26

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... nautical reference to a “dead zone” — a place where there is no wind to fill up the sails, no strong currents to guide a vessel along. Getting out of the “doldrums” takes a purposeful expenditure of energy, a muscle-powered desire to move forward. Unfortunately it isn’t just sailing ships or bored little boys on rainy afternoons who can find themselves stranded in the “doldrums.” Whole movements can find themselves stranded in the Doldrums. Whole countries, cultures, and churches can find ...

3928. The Faith of a Saint

Luke 6:17-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you . . . Do to others as you would have them do to you.” Are you one of his disciples? Are you seeking to be more than a conventional Christian? Do you desire to be saint-like, to be one of those who seek to make the kingdoms of this world the Kingdom of our Christ? Is he looking at you today? 1. Craig Condon, http://sermonsfrommyheart.blogspot.com/2012/07/luke-620-31-when-saints-go-marching-in.html. 2. The ...

3929. Dancing for Joy (Thanksgiving)

Philippians 4:2-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... the century mark. In his studies of these “successful seniors,” Dr. Brickley has isolated four common elements. The first is a sense of gratitude! They’re grateful for the gift of life! The other three elements are a proactive approach to life, a desire to learn and grow, and an optimistic attitude. (2) Call it a self-fulfilling prophecy if you like, but it appears that the more grateful you feel, the more things you have to feel grateful about. “Count your many blessings,” says the old Gospel ...

3930. What If Joseph Were the Patron Saint of 2014?

Matthew 2:13-18

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... can’t “read” them when they stare us in the face? 2) Second, Joseph trusted God. Joseph trusted the Spirit. Joseph trusted the dream where God’s mouth spoke to him. Joseph kept dreaming. In British English, “dream” usually connotes a delusion, not a desire that can come true. There are various reasons for these depressants on dreams, but whatever the cause, to stop dreaming and trusting is to go dead. And humans get deadly when they go dead inside, when they shut themselves down from the future ...

3931. What Difference Does it Make?

Acts 10:23b-48

Sermon

Tony Everett

... the small community where his congregation was located. In his sermon Pastor Carl admitted his error and confessed that his own need to impress people got in the way of faithful actions. Carl stated that he had often been so strapped by his own personal desire to be liked and approved that he could not free himself. It was like living in his own personal tomb. That Easter, Christ rolled away the stone that had trapped Carl in a life of phoniness and artificial religiosity. Christ rolled away the stone that ...

3932. Be Reconciled With God

2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2

Sermon

King Duncan

... as if to say to God, “Lord, here am I.” Then we cancel it with a horizontal stroke, as if to say, “Help me, Lord, to abandon my self-centeredness and self-will; make Yourself the center of my life instead. Fix all my attention and all my desire on You, Lord, that I may forget myself, cancel myself, abandon myself completely to Your love and service.” (4) As our sins are canceled by the death of Christ on the cross, then we are reconciled with God. Nothing stands between us and our Loving Father. We ...

3933. The Woman at the Well

John 4:1-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... and make me whole!” Is that longing in your soul? Jesus said to this woman, “If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water.” Do you desire that living water? Lift your cup to Christ today. 1. Jim Parsons, http://www.adventuresinrevland.com/2011/03/john-45-42-sermon-truly-thirsty.html. 2. A recent experience of King Duncan, Dynamic Preaching (the name of the young woman has been changed; otherwise all details are ...

3934. Honk If Something Falls Off

Matthew 5:43-48

Sermon

King Duncan

... based on the notion that we can’t be perfect. That’s the overriding theme of Paul’s writing. He couldn’t live up to the Law. He writes, “For I know that good itself does not dwell in me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. For I do not do the good I want to do, but the evil I do not want to do this I keep on doing. Now if I do what I do not want to do, it is no ...

3935. The Voice-activated Life

2 Peter 1:12-21

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

When parents are trying to teach their very young children basic social skills one of the first big lessons is “Use your words.” Instead of grabbing, hitting, screaming, or crying, we teach our children to communicate their needs and desires through the use of words. Instead of snatching a toy away from another child we teach our kids to say “May I please play with that for a while?” Instead of screaming and throwing a tantrum, we teach our children to say, “I’m really mad,” or “He was mean ...

3936. Jesus and the Man Born Blind

John 9:1-41

Sermon

James W. Moore

... your eyes Christ-ed… to move from selfish vision to service vision, to move from “Do something for me” to “Let me do and be for God and others.” Let me ask you something. Have you had your eyes Christ-ed? Can you see beyond your own selfish desires? Can you see yourself… not as one to be selfishly pampered, but as one committed to be God’s servant in this world? II. SECOND, WHEN YOUR EYES HAVE BEEN “CHRIST-ED,” IT CHANGES THE WAY YOU SEE OTHER PEOPLE. A Fellow by the name of Tim Bruster ...

3937. Outpouring and Indwelling

Romans 8:1-17

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... a shrub of three, four, or even more feet in height. It is that it tends to take over where it is not wanted, that it tends to get out of control and that it tends to attract birds within cultivated areas, where they are not particularly desired. And that, said Jesus, was what the Kingdom was like. Like a pungent shrub with dangerous take-over properties. In our text today, Paul observes that “though the body is dead because of sin, the Spirit is life because of righteousness” (v.10). There are no bad ...

3938. Five Ways to be "Holy" During Holy Week

Matthew 21:1-11

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... mix up the message he had received. Instead of Jesus simply commissioning a donkey colt, Matthew’s text has Jesus bringing two animals to his service — the donkey mom, and her foal, her colt. Matthew’s dual-saddle image simply reflects the gospel writer’s desire to adhere to the text he had received. While the Hebrew offers lots of words for donkeys and their offspring, Greek is more limited. As Matthew tried to honor the words he had received and the biblical image that had been fulfilled, he ended ...

3939. Distracted by Disappointment

Luke 24:13-35

Sermon

King Duncan

... stories. These were the jumbled reports of eye-witnesses to the most dramatic moment in human history, when Jesus of Nazareth was raised from the dead. These were not carefully crafted works of fiction. No one tried to reconcile the differing accounts. They had no desire to convince us these events happened, only to report what they had experienced. In Luke’s account, on that first Easter Sunday, the women took spices and went to the tomb. They found the stone rolled away from the mouth of the tomb, but ...

3940. Don't Roll It Back

1 Peter 2:4-12

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... , that tells us daily what these new words mean. Ancient Latin and Koine Greek are beautiful, expressive languages. They speak of love in a language of love that is unsurpassed in beauty and vibrancy. They are languages that speak about our greatest desires for spiritual connections too. But these ancient languages have not been spoken for millennia. And they do not have any special words for new designations like the internet, or robots, or string theory, or sushi. English has always been “on the move ...

3941. Where the Church Gets Its Power

John 17:6-19

Sermon

King Duncan

... accepting, and inclusive fellowship. It is unshockable. It is democratic. You can tell people secrets, and they usually don’t tell others or even want to. The bar flourishes not because most people are alcoholics, but because God has put into the human heart the desire to know and be known, to love and be loved, and so many seek a counterfeit at the price of a few beers. With all my heart,” this writer concludes, “I believe that Christ wants his church to be unshockable, a fellowship where people can ...

3942. Waking the Giant

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... how many churches do you know that have an unlisted phone number?” (2) Well, we’re not quite that bad yet, but who will deny we have lost our passion for reaching the world for Christ? Even worse, we seem to have lost any desire to have a lasting influence in our society. We seem content to reflect the mores and the values of the surrounding society. George Barna recently did a survey that showed that most Christian Americans regard themselves as Americans first and Christians second. Patriotism is a ...

3943. Flip the Switch

Psalm 119:105

Sermon

James Merritt

... to each one of us individually. The Bible is God’s primary way of speaking to you and speaking to me. The problem I want to address is this – God is speaking, but very few people are listening. In this series we are calling “In the Zone” I have a desire that you zone in on God like you never have before and you allow God to zone in on you like He never has before. Any athlete knows what it means to be “in the zone.” Baseball players say when they are in the zone every pitch looks like it ...

3944. One Thing

Philippians 3:12-4:1

Sermon

James Merritt

... came to Jesus and asked him how to receive eternal life, Jesus said, “One thing you lack.” When Martha was arguing with Mary over what was really important in life, Jesus said to Martha, “Only one thing is needed.” David said in Psalm 27:4, “One thing I have desired of the Lord, that I will seek.” (Psalm 27:4, NKJV) What was the one thing Paul was seeking? He says, “I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 2:14, ESV) The Greek word for ...

3945. The Glory of the Cross

Galatians 6:11-18

Sermon

James Merritt

... called the world, and an infernal foe called the devil. But through the cross of the Lord Jesus Christ we have victory over all three. Through the cross we have victory over the flesh. “And those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.” (Galatians 5:24) That is, every day we can nail the lust of the flesh and the pride of life to the cross and live in victory. Through the cross we have victory over the world. “But God forbid that I should glory except in the cross of ...

3946. Envision: The Great Commitment

Matthew 20:20-28

Sermon

James Merritt

... :3, HCSB) Think about that as we love God by worshipping Him. That is why we begin our services by singing songs. Our worship is in service to God. It’s not for His benefit. Worship is for our benefit. Let me share with you why you should not only desire to serve others but even demand it and not rest until you find a place where you can serve others: I. God Expects Me To Serve Others “It is God who saved us and chose us for His holy work.” (2 Timothy 1:9, LB) Now “holy work” there simply ...

3947. Up Close & Personal: Open the Doors

Psalm 100:1-5

Sermon

James Merritt

... with the right heart and the right spirit you get up close and personal every single time. Key Take Away: With God we connect when we respect. The psalmist tells us five simple things to do that will insure us an audience with the King any time we desire. We open the doors into the presence of God by… I. Worshipping God Joyfully “Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth!” (Psalm 100:1, ESV) This psalm is all about worship, because worship is the primary way you really get up close and personal ...

3948. God Will Provide the Resources

Matthew 14:13-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... ,” he says. Bring the leper, the physically challenged, the person struggling with the demons of emotional distress. On one occasion his invitation was so compelling that four friends lowered a palsied man through the roof of a house. Jesus came with one purpose and desire‑‑to seek and to save the lost . . . to heal those who were hurting. At the beginning of his ministry he announced his mission, “The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He ...

3949. Living “I Don’t Know” While “In the Know”

Matthew 21:23-27

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... and baptism was “from heaven” would be an admission of their own rejection and disbelief of him as he worked and witnessed among the people. To declare that John’s mission was just some sort of personal mission, his own singular-fueled desire, would enrage the huge numbers of people whom John had touched with his message and baptized with his own hands. Answering Jesus’ question was a “lose-lose” situation politically for the Temple authorities. Back then, as here today, there are pc czars ...

3950. The Landlord's Dilemma - World Communion Sunday

Matthew 21:33-46

Sermon

King Duncan

... new way of living. Why have we not understood that this world was created for love, for compassion, for sharing, for jumping off a railroad platform to save a stranger in distress? What would it take for us to understand that this is the kind of world that God desires, a world where those who live in abundance share with those who have so little? What would God need to do to get that truth through to us? Send His own innocent Son? Have him die? Would that do it? Around a table one night Christ passed a loaf ...

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