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401. The Bethsaida Boys

Mark 8:31-38

Sermon

John Jamison

... to come. This time he took the disciples with him and traveled to Caesarea Philippi, a place far to the north where he would not be well known and could make one more attempt to help the disciples prepare. Caesarea Philippi was actually a pretty fancy vacation spot, a resort for the Romans and others. It was most certainly not a place a faithful Jewish person would even pass through, let alone where he would spend time. The disciples, all good boys from good Jewish families, were probably horrified that he ...

402. From Fear to Overflowing Joy

John 20:19-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... school in Greensboro, North Carolina. There was a girl in that college named Amy Pruett. Amy was a junior transfer from a prestigious school in the East. Mohney said that she and her friends immediately assumed that Amy had failed to make it in her fancy Eastern school. They concluded that Amy probably felt that a small Southern school would be a “push-over” for her and that is why she transferred to their school. Amy’s participation in class, however, proved that their assumptions were wrong. She was ...

403. Gouge-Your-Eye-Out Sunday

Mark 9:38-50

Sermon

Rick McCracken-Bennett

... stop using the service and never go back again. If your love of possessions causes you to judge those who have less than you or to be envious of others who have more than you, or put things before people, get rid of what you own; your beautiful house, your fancy car, your membership at the country club, and give the money to the poor and follow Jesus. You get the idea. Actually, I think Jesus would use far more colorful images than these but it's the best I could do. Some time ago I was having a discussion ...

404. The Year of the Woman

Genesis 2:18-24

Sermon

King Duncan

... United States now had 5 women in the Senate. Senator Mikulski was offended. She said, “Calling 1992 the Year of the Woman makes it sound like the Year of the Caribou or the Year of the Asparagus.” Then she added, “We’re not a fad, a fancy, or a year.” Well, fad or not, thanks to the #MeToo movement and the number of women speaking out about sexual harassment, people are suggesting that 2018 might really be the year of the woman. Who can doubt that women are finally establishing an equal footing ...

405. Who Owns the Cloud: Google or God?

Luke 21:25-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... does not forsake his own. Ours is also an expectant faith for one more reason, and Advent is central to that reason. Advent reminds us that the victory is already ours. Now you will need to think about this one. Theologians speak of realized eschatology. That is a fancy term that means we can live now in the light of Christ’s final victory, even though that victory is yet to be won. Let me give you an example. Dan Bauman in his book, Dare to Believe, illustrates how we are to experience tomorrow’s joy ...

406. At the Intersection of Heaven and Earth

Luke 3:1-6

Sermon

King Duncan

... act like donkeys at one time or another. But when Jesus of Nazareth was born in Bethlehem of Judea, all of us donkeys were raised to a new level. God has come down. Humanity has been lifted up. It is said that the famous French author Balzac fancied himself to be an expert at interpreting handwriting. He believed that he could determine the character of a person by analyzing their script. One day an old lady brought him a little boy’s homework book and asked this great writer and expert on handwriting to ...

407. How Intelligent Is God’s Design?

Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon

Susan R. Andrews

... where my mind can no longer understand where my heart is leading me. I am not much of a scientist, which may be obvious to many of you. After all, the only reason I passed physics in high school was because I finished all my experiments, and put a fancy cover on my lab reports! But I remember clearly the day I experienced an epiphany in my limited realm of scientific wonder. It was during my sabbatical a few years ago, and I was spending some time in Rocky Mountain National Park. I had driven to the highest ...

408. Three Men Changed by God

1 Corinthians 15:1-11, Isaiah 6:1-13, Luke 5:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... train of his robe filled the temple . . .” What a majestic vision of God that Isaiah was privileged to behold. But also notice Isaiah’s response to beholding God’s majesty. “Woe is me!” cried Isaiah, “for I am a man of unclean lips!” Now Isaiah had fancied himself to be a good man, and a righteous man. But suddenly, in the presence of God, he saw himself as he really was: he saw that much of his righteousness was merely a sham, a show; something to parade before the world, but too superficial ...

409. It Is Always the Third Day

Luke 13:31-35

Sermon

R. Robert Cueni

... a battle with the fox. She is selfless in her devotion to her little ones but she is no match for the long claws and sharp teeth of the predator. Unless there is some other intervention, the fox will likely kill and eat the hen. Then, if it fits his fancy, the fox will kill and eat the chicks as well. Frankly, this is a fitting description for the reality of the world in which we live. God’s love for us is unconditional. We can and will be redeemed by the sacrificial love of God in Christ Jesus. God’s ...

410. Reject Rejection

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Editor James S. Hewett

... twenty-eight-year-old poet with this cure note: "Our magazine has no room for your vigorous verse." The poet was Robert Frost, who rejected the rejection. In 1905, the University of Bern turned down a Ph.D. dissertation as being irrelevant and fanciful. The young physics student who wrote the dissertation was Albert Einstein, who rejected the rejection. In 1894, the rhetoric teacher at Harrow in England wrote on the sixteen-year-old's report card, "a conspicuous lack of success." The sixteen-year-old was ...

411. A Loving Parent

Revelation 7:9-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... tear from their eyes.” Notice how personal and intimate that word picture is, “God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.” Like a mother holding her child in her arms giving comfort and solace. A cynic among us would say that is too anthropomorphic. That is a fancy word to mean that we try to create God in the image of man. If so, blame it on Jesus. After all, didn’t he teach us to pray saying, “Abba” or “Daddy?” Let the cynics scoff. For all His power and might and majesty, the God of ...

412. The Case Against Consumerism

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Mike Magee

... . In fact, their villages do not even have electricity or running water or flush toilets. And all they have to eat is beans, rice, tortillas, and scrawny chickens. No ahi tuna sashimi is on their menu. No Chilean sea bass or T-bone entrée. No martini or fancy wine. And no key lime pie. Beans, rice, tortillas, and one piece of scrawny chicken leg or wing every day, one meal a day. And contaminated water from an open pond shared with animals. How do they cook their food? Over an open fire. They do not have ...

413. Joseph, When Did You Know?

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... Jonathan Larson from Rent. Jonathan Larson--Composer, Lyricist and Librettist (Copyright 2016 by SKG Music L.L.C.; Released: Jan 1, 1996). Cited by Terry Hartsell Kenne, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Christianity Today, Inc./CHRISTIAN READER. Posted by Lord Fancy Pants, Sept. 22, 2017. https://ask.metafilter.com/313796/Funny-first-person-stories-about-doing-something-dangerous. Anne’s name changed for security reasons. “Was Gaining God Worth Losing My Family?” By Suan Lee Campbell https://www.cru.org ...

414. Like Clockwork

John 11:38-44

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Rev. Dr. Don L. Davis

... Texas church. The choir started its processional, singing “Up from the Grave He Arose” as they marched in perfect step down the center aisle to the front of the church. The last lady was wearing shoes with very slender heels. Without a thought for her fancy heels, she marched toward the grating that covered that hot air register in the middle of the aisle. Suddenly the heel of one shoe sank into the hole in the register grate. In a flash she realized her predicament. Not wishing to hold up the whole ...

415. A Soldier Gives His Wine

Matthew 27:45-56

Children's Sermon

Donald Neidigk

... it to show that he was one of us, the Savior of not just the rich, but poor and ordinary people too. For whatever reasons Jesus drank the wine vinegar, I'm glad he did it. It tells me that even if I don't have a very good or fancy gift to bring Jesus, if it's the best I have, he will receive it. Let's thank Jesus for receiving even our very ordinary gifts. Prayer: Jesus, you are the King of the whole world and deserve the very best. But like the soldier, sometimes we don't have ...

416. The Death of John the Baptist

Matthew 14:1-12, Mark 6:14-29, Luke 9:1-9

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... of us think of peer pressure, we think of maybe the urge to have the most stylish clothes like the other kids at school, or perhaps for us adults, to have the latest car, or as expensive a house as a friend, as good a job as a brother, as fancy a yard as a neighbor. To one extent or another, none of us are spared this kind of everyday pressure to compare, compete, conform. But when it becomes obsessive, it can become dangerous –or deadly. In Herod’s case, it had to do with a number of things. First and ...

417. Rain of Grace

Hosea 6:1--7:16

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... with the love and grace of God. Gully washers of grace. All we need to do is “acknowledge” God’s presence. Doesn’t that just sound too simple? But it’s true! God doesn’t require from us anything hard. We don’t need to do any fancy incantations, or prescribed rituals, or fit the bill of the “10 hard and fast rules of discipleship,” or sacrifice a bull on some altar somewhere. God doesn’t care what shape the church carpet is in. Gasp! Or if we’ve forgotten to wash our hands before ...

418. Clear to Enter

John 20:1-9, John 20:10-18, John 20:19-23, Matthew 28:1-10, Luke 24:1-12, Hebrews 10:1-18, Hebrews 10:19-39, Genesis 3:1-24

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... at you, He remembers you. He recognizes you. He knows your name. He knows your face. When He looks into your eyes, He sees you are one of His own. And guess what? You are clear! Jesus meets you at the Gate. And He escorts you right in! No fancy footwork, no hesitation, no tests to prove anything, no set of rules. All God needs to do is recognize your heart. A heart in love with God. A heart devoted to Jesus. You present yourself at that heavenly gate. And you are cleared for entry! Jesus remembers you. You ...

419. The Field House

Isaiah 2:1-5, Matthew 4:23-25

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... or on the seas, he gathers people in to listen and learn, to laugh and to praise, but then sends them out again into the fields to proclaim God’s glory, and to announce His coming. God’s “house,” God’s eternal Temple is not made of fancy spires and elegant pillars. But God’s true house is a field house –a gathering of folk from all around who come together in shared work and a shared mission, sharing their lives, their laughter, their humanness, their joy in times of praise. The field house is ...

420. The Crack in the Wall

Joshua 2:1-24

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... of the inn. The stalks of flax, drying in the heat of the sun signify a simple and natural truth, unadorned, not yet refined into finery or linen. That flax that lies over Rachab’s house, may as well be the coverings of her heart. For she may not be fancy, refined, or even the of the stock of Israel, but her heart has a natural and rough kind of purity, an unadorned goodness and truth that allows the men to trust her, see through her, know that she will honor her word. We all have walls around us. They ...

421. And a Child Will Lead Them

Exodus 2:1-10, Matthew 18:1-9, Matthew 18:10-14

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... While our schools and organizations celebrate their accomplishments and creativity, their ideas and attitudes within an enclosed environment, we adults often don’t take seriously their abilities and thoughts. We most often relegate kids’ thoughts and attitudes as being immature, childish, fanciful, and naïve. It’s easy for us to disregard their input and skills as underdeveloped, while we adults strive to create the world we believe is in the best interests of our beliefs and future, whether it be in ...

You will find rest from vain fancies if you do every act in life as though it were your last.

Aristotle

Fancy the happiness of Pinocchio on finding himself free! Without saying yes or no, he fled from the city and set out on the road that was to take him back to the house of the lovely Fairy.

Carlo Collodi

I consider it useless and tedious to represent what exists, because nothing that exists satisfies me. Nature is ugly, and I prefer the monsters of my fancy to what is positively trivial.

Charles Baudelaire

The advantages found in history seem to be of three kinds, as it amuses the fancy, as it improves the understanding, and as it strengthens virtue.

David Hume

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401. The Bethsaida Boys

Mark 8:31-38

Sermon

John Jamison

402. From Fear to Overflowing Joy

John 20:19-31

Sermon

King Duncan

403. Gouge-Your-Eye-Out Sunday

Mark 9:38-50

Sermon

Rick McCracken-Bennett

404. The Year of the Woman

Genesis 2:18-24

Sermon

King Duncan

405. Who Owns the Cloud: Google or God?

Luke 21:25-36

Sermon

King Duncan

406. At the Intersection of Heaven and Earth

Luke 3:1-6

Sermon

King Duncan

407. How Intelligent Is God’s Design?

Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon

Susan R. Andrews

408. Three Men Changed by God

1 Corinthians 15:1-11, Isaiah 6:1-13, Luke 5:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

409. It Is Always the Third Day

Luke 13:31-35

Sermon

R. Robert Cueni

410. Reject Rejection

Illustration

Editor James S. Hewett

411. A Loving Parent

Revelation 7:9-17

Sermon

King Duncan

412. The Case Against Consumerism

Illustration

Mike Magee

413. Joseph, When Did You Know?

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

King Duncan

414. Like Clockwork

John 11:38-44

Illustration

Rev. Dr. Don L. Davis

415. A Soldier Gives His Wine

Matthew 27:45-56

Children's Sermon

Donald Neidigk

416. The Death of John the Baptist

Matthew 14:1-12, Mark 6:14-29, Luke 9:1-9

Sermon

Lori Wagner

417. Rain of Grace

Hosea 6:1--7:16

Sermon

Lori Wagner

418. Clear to Enter

John 20:1-9, John 20:10-18, John 20:19-23, Matthew 28:1-10, Luke 24:1-12, Hebrews 10:1-18, Hebrews 10:19-39, Genesis 3:1-24

Sermon

Lori Wagner

419. The Field House

Isaiah 2:1-5, Matthew 4:23-25

Sermon

Lori Wagner

420. The Crack in the Wall

Joshua 2:1-24

Sermon

Lori Wagner

421. And a Child Will Lead Them

Exodus 2:1-10, Matthew 18:1-9, Matthew 18:10-14

Sermon

Lori Wagner

You will find rest from vain fancies if you do every act in life as though it were your last.

Aristotle

Fancy the happiness of Pinocchio on finding himself free! Without saying yes or no, he fled from the city and set out on the road that was to take him back to the house of the lovely Fairy.

Carlo Collodi

I consider it useless and tedious to represent what exists, because nothing that exists satisfies me. Nature is ugly, and I prefer the monsters of my fancy to what is positively trivial.

Charles Baudelaire

The advantages found in history seem to be of three kinds, as it amuses the fancy, as it improves the understanding, and as it strengthens virtue.

David Hume

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