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4001. On Telling Time With Computers And (holy Red) Cows

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

Siegfried S. Johnson

... ? Dizzy with the now fortydayold miracle of Easter swirling in their heads, it would be natural for the disciples to think the time was ripe for Yahweh's intervention on behalf of His chosen nation. Seeing all they had seen, it's not at all difficult ... for us to understand the disciples' "what's next?" brand of excitement. "Lord, is this the time when you will restore the kingdom to Israel?" But the flames of ...

4002. You Might Be A Redneck If . . .

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... as the old joke goes. So Galileans were looked down upon as being provincial, backward and even a little slow. When Peter stood in the courtyard while Jesus was being interrogated by Pilate, a servant girl knew Peter had been one of Jesus' disciples. Why? Because of his accenthis Galilean accent gave him away. So now, knowing what we do about the Galilean accent, put yourself in Jerusalem on the Day of Pentecost. Here are these Galileans, these rednecks, and suddenly they are speaking eloquently in foreign ...

4003. Never Give Up

Luke 18:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... , and if a woman lost her husband, and she did not have other family members to turn to for support, her plight was dire indeed. There was no welfare system, no social security, and precious few ways for a woman in distress to earn a living. Jesus told his disciples a parable about such a woman. She was a widow who was in a difficult situation over a legal matter. She needed the intervention of a judge, but the judge in her district, Luke tells us, was a man "who neither feared God nor cared about men." Yet ...

4004. Is Suffering Really Necessary?

Hebrews 4:14-5:10

Sermon

King Duncan

... recognized neither Him nor His message on the Emmaus road. Not until He broke the bread and they saw the scars were their sensibilities aroused. When He stood in the midst of His demoralized disciples in the upper room after the resurrection, he showed them his hands and his side. (5) The writer of Hebrews is right. There is something instructive about suffering. People have testified repeatedly that a painful experience was the best thing that ever happened to them. Then they discovered how much ...

4005. What Fragrance Are You Leaving?

Mark 14:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... her. The only thing sweeter than the fragrance of the perfume was the fragrance of her love and devotion. This was the last act of kindness that Jesus experienced before the ordeal of his trial and crucifixion. When opposition comes to Mary's act from the disciples--and it always does come when grace appears on the scene--Jesus says simply, "She has done a beautiful thing to me." We might say that this is a Kodak moment in Jesus' ministry. Listen how he describes it in verse nine: "Whenever the Gospel is ...

4006. An Unlikely Witness

John 20:1-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... who, he says, was delivered from seven demons. Then Luke adds two other names: Joanna, wife of a man named Cuza, one of Herod's officials, and a woman named Susanna, about whom we know nothing else. These women, says Luke, were helping to support Jesus and the disciples out of their own means. Have you ever thought about that? We pay so much attention to the twelve men who follow Jesus, but it is these relatively unknown women who are paying the bills. That is the way that is has always been in the church ...

4007. Convinced Beyond A Doubt

John 20:24-31

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... to be true. You'd be crazy to believe it. Well, our Bible story today is about news that's too good to be true. It's right after Jesus is killed, and all the disciples are very sad. But then Mary comes and tells them that she has been to the grave, and Jesus is alive again. She is so excited, and so are all the disciples except Thomas. Thomas doesn't believe that Jesus is alive again. That news is just too good to be true. Thomas just can't believe it. But then, Jesus suddenly appears in the room ...

4008. Whatever It Takes

1 Corinthians 9:1-27

Sermon

King Duncan

... God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind." (Luke 10:27) The great commission is found in Matthew 28:19-20: “Therefore go and make disciples in all the nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and then teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you; and be sure of this--that I am with you always, even to the end of the world." (TLB) St. Paul took these words of the Master very ...

4009. The Bridge Builder

Luke 6:27-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... center. Since then, he has been sober and successful. (1) Can you imagine? How would you react if your favorite singer showed up one night and did a whole concert in the voice of Donald Duck? Your reaction probably wouldn't have been too different from the disciples' reaction to Jesus' words in Luke 6. What did he mean when he said things like, "Bless those who curse you," "If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also," "Love your enemies"? He couldn't be serious! Jesus might as well have ...

4010. Who Are Your Gentiles?

Acts 10:23b-48

Sermon

Landon Winstead

... rules . . . it is about people." The supposed "unclean animals" represent the Gentiles, and suddenly God is no longer just the God of the Jew. How difficult that reality must have been for Peter, and how humbling, and yet how tremendous it was that the disciple was open to this truth. And now we come to a most opportune time for Peter to share the Gospel with his newfound friend and equal. And he does. He forgets the religious barrier, and begins to tell Cornelius about Jesus, his baptism, his healing ...

4011. Living In Sin Or Synergy?

Matthew 11:25-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... it onto God's strong shoulders. (5) As Lawrence O. Richards writes in his commentary: "Being yoked to Jesus doesn't mean so much that we take on his burdens, but that he, pulling alongside us, takes on ours. Yes, it's tough being a disciple . . . Yet the disciple, by the very fact of his commitment, is yoked to Jesus. And in that relationship, with Jesus taking on most of the load, we find not added burdens but an amazing inner rest." (6) President Dwight David Eisenhower knew about that inner rest. He had ...

4012. Faith In Conflict

Mark 6:14-29

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... him about that time we were hunting in Africa and YOU CALLED THAT WITCH DOCTOR AN IDIOT!" (3) Not all conflict is healthy or desirable. But some conflict is unavoidable. "Be careful," said Jesus, "when all men speak well of you." (Luke 6:26) As the disciples went forward to do the work Christ had called them to, they stirred the soul and spirit of Herod's kingdom. His power was being challenged. His empire was being threatened. Evil always responds with fear and anger when light or love appears on the scene ...

4013. The Gates of Hell

Matthew 16:13-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... expression was "Caesar is Lord." In other words, there were multiple gods that people could worship--both sacred gods and secular. Set in that context, Jesus' most famous question takes on new meaning. He was asking the disciples to clarify their theology. "Who do people say the Son of Man is?" His disciples replied, "Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets." "But what about you?" he asked. "Who do you say I am?" And, of course, it was Simon Peter ...

4014. Tevye's Question

Matthew 16:21-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... he says in today's lesson, "If anyone would come after me . . ." Or, as it is translated in other texts, "If anyone would be my disciple . . ." The sub-text of that statement is the question, "Do you love me?" Do you love me enough to walk in my footsteps? Do you ... who believes there is a God in heaven interested enough in his needs to provide boys with shirts." (5) Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save ...

4015. Building A Life

1 Peter 2:4-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... . Lucado makes the point that Jesus did the same thing for us. He came to join the losing team, and his appearance in the game changed everything. He was a leader who inspired hope, confidence, courage, and love in his disciples. And he had a plan, a plan so outrageous and amazing that no one, not even his disciples, truly understood it at first. But they trusted him as their leader, and so they followed. And now all of Jesus' followers can be sure that we are going to win this game in the end. (3) What a ...

4016. Building A Church

Acts 1:12-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... group as was in the upper room at that time. There were rich people and poor people there. There were women. There were people who had been brought out of unclean lifestyles. One disciple, Thomas, had doubted the Lord. Peter had denied him. James and John had been angling to gain favor with Jesus over the other disciples. Maybe Nicodemus was there, the Pharisee who had asked Jesus about being born again. Under any normal circumstances, these people from all walks of life would never have met, much less hung ...

4017. Building An Understanding Of God

2 Corinthians 13:11-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... the Bible does not use the word Trinity per se, the formula is certainly Biblical. In Matthew 28 we read that the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. Then Jesus ... came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to ...

4018. Is It Time To Tear Down Our Church?

Mark 13:1-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... Temple was made of pure white marble and parts of it were covered in plates of solid gold. When the sun hit the white and gold structure, it often gleamed so brilliantly that onlookers had to shield their eyes from the glare. (2) Yet Jesus turned to this disciple and said to him, "Do you see these great buildings? Not one stone shall be left upon another which will not be torn down." What a stark revelation. The Temple was the center of Jewish life. More than anything else in their land, the Temple gave the ...

4019. The Ultimate Solution For Sin

Mark 9:38-50

Sermon

King Duncan

... 's talk about "sin" for just a few minutes today, even though it is less and less fashionable to do so. There are some things about sin we need to know. Jesus was probably the most tolerant man who ever lived. Notice in our lesson for today. One of his disciples, John, told him, "Teacher," said John, "we saw a man driving out demons in your name and we told him to stop, because he was not one of us." (NIV) Now that makes sense. What we have here is a clear copyright infringement. A man who was not a member ...

4020. A Question We All Ask

Mark 10:17-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... and said, "Dear children, how hard it is for those who trust in riches to enter the Kingdom of God. It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of God." The disciples were incredulous! "Then who in the world can be saved, if not a rich man?" they asked. Jesus looked at them intently, then said, "Without God, it is utterly impossible. But with God everything is possible." And that is the point of the story. With God everything is possible. This ...

4021. Where are Your Chickens?

Matthew 14:13-21

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... food they could find was two fish and five loaves that a little boy had brought along. (John 6:9) Jesus told them to bring the food to him. They brought Jesus the food and he prayed over it, then he broke it into pieces and gave it to the disciples and told them to give it to the people. The Bible tells us that the people ate until they were full! When they were done, they gathered up twelve baskets full of left over food! Jesus had preformed and amazing miracle that day. Did you notice who it was that ...

4022. The Gates of Hell

Matthew 16:13-20

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... that this child is your "friend," etc. Say: There is a story in the Bible in the book of Matthew that went similar to what we just experienced. Jesus asked his disciples who people said he was. Some answered "John the Baptist" others said "Jeremiah" while others said "a prophet." Everyone seemed to have a different answer. Then Jesus said to the disciples, "But who do you say that I am?" He didn't really care what other thought of him. What was important to him is what his friends thought. Peter said, "You ...

4023. Tevye's Question

Matthew 16:21-28

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... that they must "take up their cross and follow him." This seems like a strange thing to say, but the disciples understood what Jesus meant. He meant that they had to be willing to do the right thing although it was hard. Jesus knew he was going to go to the cross. He didn't want to – in fact, he even prayed that he wouldn't have to do it, but ...

4024. I Smell Bread

Luke 24:13-35

Sermon

Mebane Pridgen McMahon

... for, but what I did get . . . was the smell of bread. I, too, got a fragrance, an image, a symbol. What I got was the smell of bread. And surprisingly, I'm not the first to have such an experience. For in today's text, two disciples are walking along on Easter evening rehearsing the tragic events of the last few days. They are talking and discussing the betrayal of Christ, the suffering of Christ, the crucifixion of Christ as well as the perplexing resurrection of Christ. And suddenly a stranger joins them ...

4025. Ready For A Change

Matthew 9:9-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... easier for Matthew if he had stayed at his tax table. The Christian community since early times has commemorated Matthew as one of the martyrs of the faith. Many of us, given the choice, would have preferred being a live tax collector to a dead disciple. But that's not the choice Matthew made. He followed Jesus. In fact, Matthew brought many of his former associates to meet Jesus. So many that someone remarked about Jesus, "See, he eats with sinners and tax collectors." Matthew was simply doing what Christ ...

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