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4151. K.I.S.S.

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

Sermon

King Duncan

... management, tell the story to others. Tell it plainly. Tell it simply so no one can misunderstand. In May 2001, a young man in New York City went to the top of a building and threatened to jump off. He had a problem with his girlfriend and thought life wasn’t worth living. However, something was different about this young man. He was deaf. Police tried using a bullhorn to send a loud message to him but to no avail because he couldn’t hear it. Fortunately, one policeman tried a different tactic. He had ...

4152. You Are God's Temple

1 Corinthians 3:1-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... a few years back that we are God. Nothing could be further from the truth. We are all too human. That is why in a later chapter St. Paul warns us, “Flee from sexual immorality.” We are all too human, but listen as Paul continues this interesting thought: “All other sins a man commits are outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body.” Then he adds these comforting words that resemble today’s text, “Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is ...

4153. Come with Me to the Mountain

Matthew 17:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... pastor Leslie Weatherhead: “Some years ago I had a strange dream. I am not making this up for the purpose of the sermon. I was passing through a time of great difficulty and unhappiness, and in my dream I was to be offered a personal interview with Christ, and I thought, ‘Ah, I will ask Him this. I will ask Him that. Now I shall get an answer to all my questions and the key to all my problems.’ Believe it or not, in the glory of His presence it was not that I forgot to ask Him anything. It seemed ...

4154. There Are Other Worlds to Sing In

John 3: 1-17

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James W. Moore

... When Paul calls, tell him that I still say: there are other worlds to sing in.' He will know what I mean." Paul thanked her and hung up and he did know what Sally meant. “There are other worlds to sing in." Isn't that a beautiful and powerful thought? And that is precisely what John 3 is all about. “There are other worlds to sing in"… in this life and, yes, even beyond this life. When Jesus said to Nicodemus that night: “You must be born again." “You must be born from above." That's what he meant ...

4155. The Rewards of Risk

John 3:1-17

Illustration

Lee Griess

... temporary office-help agency in Washington DC once offered a $100 bonus to the employee who made the biggest mistake of the month. He doesn't get a reprimand. He doesn't get demoted. He gets a $100 bonus. An executive for a company called Sara Lee Direct thought he was getting a great deal on a shipment of belts, so he acted quickly and bought a whole warehouse full. Only later did he discover that what he bought was not manufacturing belts for the conveyor system at the factory, but a bunch of those three ...

4156. I Am Counting with You

John 14:1-14

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Mark Trotter

... she pushed Ann Louise out onto the stage where, all of a sudden, she was facing this large audience of everybody's relatives, including her own. She announced her piece, then spread her skirt, and sat on the bench. She noticed that she was much calmer than she thought she would be. She noticed that Miss Caroline was still there in the wings. She remembered the last words that she said to her, "I am counting with you all the way." She didn't say, "I am counting on you." She said, "I am counting with you ...

4157. Because I Live (Memorial Day)

John 14:15-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... many servicemen and women in ways most people in our country will never fully understand. One evening, a casualty officer and I drove down the road on our way to inform a soldier’s spouse that her husband had died in Iraq. As an Army chaplain, I thought about how difficult it would be for this young mother and how empty the two children’s lives would be without their dad . . . This year, as we celebrate Memorial Day, we should pause as a nation . . . and think about the men and women who continue to ...

4158. Wrong!

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... went “wrong.” The disciples found out their weeks of hiding in prayer closets was the wrong plan. The crowd of first witnesses wrongly assumed the ecstatic outpouring of languages they heard was the result of “new wine” instead of a new reality. All who thought the prophecy of Joel was about an “end” found they were wrong, for the fulfillment of Joel’s prophecy was about a new “beginning” — the beginning of the age of the Holy Spirit and the Church of Christ. Yet no matter how right the ...

4159. In Our Own Language

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... more basic level we want a God who is very like us. Surely God speaks English as His native tongue. Surely God has western values. And then we meet a Christian from Africa, or Asia, or Europe who has very different ideas about God, and it is disturbing. We thought we had God in a box. No wonder J. B. Phillips said to us a few decades back that Our God is Too Small. There are wonderful Christian people in almost every nation in the world. Naturally they see the world through the lens of their own culture and ...

4160. Don't Be Afraid

Matthew 14:22-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... But it was to no avail. As she sat in the dentist’s chair, just like her mother had thirty years before, she was suddenly seized by a heart attack and died. The London newspaper which reported the story headlined it with the words “Killed by thirty years of thought!” (3) Fear is a powerful force in our lives. Lee Iacocca, the former head of Chrysler Corporation asks in a recent book why the SUV has been such a success. What is its purpose? Very few people go off road, so it’s not because they need a ...

4161. Thinking of Nothing Else

Matthew 15:21-28

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J. Curtis Goforth

... puppy, Tölpel, happened to be at the table, looked for a morsel from his master, and watched with open mouth and motionless eyes, Luther said, ‘Oh, if I could only pray the way this dog watches the meat! All his thoughts are concentrated on the piece of meat. Otherwise, he has no thought, wish, or hope'" (Table Talks, May 18, 1532). Martin Luther's puppy reminds me of the woman in today's Gospel lesson from Matthew. Although this woman was a Gentile, from the region of Tyre and Sidon (modern day Lebanon ...

4162. Surprise!

Luke 1:26-38

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... York City during the Christmas rush, waiting for a red light. One of them was irritated by the traffic. "This town is totally disorganized," he growled. "Look at this traffic! It's terrible! Something ought to be done about it!" The other man was more philosophical. Thoughtfully he countered, "You know, it is astounding, the romance of it. There was a baby born of peasant parents in a little out-of-the-way place halfway around the world from here. The parents had no money or social standing, yet 2,000 years ...

4163. Power!

Mark 1:4-11

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... knew they were looking forward to it, someday. But the girls said they had already taken care of it — the two of them had gone down to Buffaloe Creek and baptized each other. Sounds very much like an old episode of All in the Family. Archie Bunker thought his new grandson ought to be baptized and he told his daughter and son-in-law so. Gloria and Meathead said, "No," because they don't believe in it. So Archie surreptitiously took his grandson down to the church, met with the minister, and said he wanted ...

4164. Peace In the Midst of the Storm

Mark 4:35-41

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... to die. Teacher, don't you care if we drown?" Of course, that call is the beginning of your deliverance. Obviously, the Lord has not been worried about your fate. He has known all along that whatever storm might come up will pass. As much as you might not have thought so, things were never out of his control. But now you have called on him. You have taken the advice of the psalmist when he wrote, "In the day of my trouble I will call to you, for you will answer me" (Psalm 86:7). Interesting, isn't it, that ...

4165. The God Who Is Always There

Esther 7:1-6, 9-10, 9:20-22

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... business, so that they may put it into the king's treasuries.- Esther 3:8-9 Ten thousand talents of silver? Hmm. Even a king can use some extra money, and a multi-million dollar "gift" would be a nice lining to any purse, even the royal one. No, Ahasueras thought better of the bribe, declined it, but let the decree go out anyway. Word was sent throughout his kingdom that on Adar 13, all of the Jews were to be killed. What now? Mordecai sent word to Esther that she had better get to the king and quickly to ...

4166. Jesus and Divorce

Mark 10:2-16

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... things were considered as grounds for divorce. A certain Rabbi Akiba even went to the length of saying that it meant if a man found a woman who was "fairer" in his eyes than his wife was. Given the way human nature goes, you can imagine which school of thought was most popular. In line with this general disregard for women in the ancient world, if a woman were divorced, she did not have many options. There were no "Want Ads" to scour. She could go back home to her parents or move in with some other relative ...

4167. What the Future Holds

Mark 13:1-8

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... into world events, and for a mere $14.95 we could have the benefit of his wisdom. We would not survive the coming terrors unless we had this book. Bass Mitchell, an insightful biblical commentator, called the number and suggested to the poor operator that if this preacher really thought this was so vital to the survival of the planet, and that the end was so near, he would be giving the book away! I mean, he won't need the money, right? It's all coming to an end anyway. Who needs a bank account? True, it ...

4168. Merry Xmas

John 1:1-9, 10-18

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... sake of argument. They would admit that it would be sad to lose these great masterpieces, but life would go on. After all, the innate genius of the human spirit would make up the difference. "Every day in every way we get better and better." Nice thought ... but it is a lie! Libraries could be filled with the gory tales of "Man's inhumanity to man." The Bible is more realistic — it calls us all sinners. But the humanist comes back and says, "No! Auschwitz, Hiroshima, My Lai, Haditha — these are done in ...

4169. The Living Advent Wreath (Hope: Purple Candle of the Moon)

Isaiah 40:1-31

Drama

Frank Ramirez

... yearns Sweetly for spring and her nurturing shower. Faith I am. Snow abounds. Burn. Sunshine will always return. Guide: And you remember what I said about faith? Pilgrim: Faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. Yes, I remember. I have thought on those words. But still, I think of my king, the king in a country far away, who lies dying in his bed because of his fears. Guide: Do you think he is truly dying? Pilgrim: He seemed most heart struck to me! Guide: Then why did ...

4170. Can Teach, Can Do

Mark 1:21-28

Sermon

Robert J. Elder

... to tsunamis on a moment's notice bad news preacher won't necessarily fall down in prayer for relief from a demon, but very likely will reach for the aspirin bottle first and the prayer shawl second. So, if you would like to follow along the thought of the health-implications of first-century demon possession, I say more power to you, but I am convinced there are possibly other, more relevant matters here for us than that. Mark's gospel presents Jesus "teaching" no less than sixteen times in the sixteen ...

4171. Looking for Jesus?

John 20:1-18

Sermon

John Smylie

... because the stone, even though it was shaped like a wheel, would still be very heavy, rough-hewn, and difficult to move. No doubt, when Mary arrived at the tomb and saw the stone had been removed from the tomb, she must have felt scared and then confused. She thought someone had come in the night and stolen the body of Jesus. We can only imagine the depth of horror and grief she must have felt when she discovered the body was gone and the gospel text tells us that she was weeping. One can easily imagine the ...

4172. Living Upside Down

Mark 2:23-3:6

Sermon

Kristin Borsgard Wee

... incident on a playground when I was in elementary school. My friend dared me to hang upside down with her on the jungle gym. That was a radical idea, because girls wore dresses in those days and we weren't allowed on the jungle gym. My friend and I thought it was a bad rule. We got the giggles as we were hanging there. We were seeing a topsy-turvy world, our knees hooked around the bar, hanging upside down, doing our best to hold up our skirts with our hands. Not even the teacher's lecture afterward could ...

4173. Tough Talk for Tentative Disciples

John 6:56-69

Sermon

Robert Leslie Holmes

... of the church. There are those who leave the church because they say, "I don't get anything out of it ... that church did not feed me ... it didn't meet my needs." For them, church is all about what it does for them, with little or no thought given to what they might do for the church or its master. They run from fellowship to fellowship looking for the most recent famous convert or newest gospel gimmick. Let us be painfully honest: what they want is entertainment, not devotion to the Lord of the universe ...

4174. The Heart of the Matter Is the Heart!

Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23

Sermon

Robert Leslie Holmes

... see on the outside but what proceeds from inside us that tells who we really are. We are cleansed from the inside out and not as the Pharisees taught from the outside in. On one hand, if someone's life is characterized by "evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, greed, malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and folly" (vv. 21-22), then there is a serious and eternally fatal spiritual heart problem there. On the other hand, if someone's life is characterized by the fruit of the ...

4175. Agony and Ecstasy

John 11:17-37

Sermon

Steven Molin

... would not have died!" It's another way of saying "It's all your fault. If you really cared, you'd have been here." But surprisingly, the welcome didn't get any warmer when Mary came outside. She's the religious one, remember? Perhaps Jesus thought Mary might provide an understanding perspective, but grief is grief, no matter how one cuts it. "Master!" Mary said, "if you had been here, our brother would not have died." Had Mary and Martha discussed this the night before? Had they agreed that Jesus had ...

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