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401. Entertaining Angels

Hebrews 13:1-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... of those Husky dogs have. I'll never forget the eyes." Chris seemed to want to be left alone, and so she reluctantly agreed to leave. When he came back to his room, she says, “He was lit up, just vibrant. Smiling. I could see his big dimples. I hadn't ... girl weeping As her baggage was taken down. It seems she'd lost her ticket Changing buses in the night. She begged them not to leave her there With no sign of help in sight. The bus driver had a face of stone And his heart was surely the same. “Losing ...

402. Finding Something Amazing To Live For

Mark 1:14-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... he sees James son of Zebedee and his brother John in a boat, preparing their nets. Without delay he calls them, and they leave their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and follow him. What, no discussion? No "Let me think about this and ... try to phone home? Didn't he feel he needed to discuss this with his wife? I mean this is a major decision. Leave your job? Leave the only life you know and follow an itinerant preacher around the countryside? What got into these men? Maybe they were tired of ...

403. Begin With The End

Revelation 21:1-27

Sermon

King Duncan

... word. His final word still lies on the other side. That is why in the lesson from the gospel, Jesus says to us, "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled ... . Her mother opened the dresser drawer and took out a neatly folded handkerchief and placed it in the pocket of her dress. Upon leaving, Sally felt completely alone. As she fought back the tears, she reached into her dress pocket to take out the handkerchief her mother had ...

404. About Christ

Colossians 1:13-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... They came across a touching note from some adult children to their parents. The message was short and sweet. It read: "The rebels failed, for our Utopia was the home we fought to leave." Imagine the joy and pride those parents felt when they read this message. "The rebels failed, for our Utopia was the home we fought to leave." We can imagine the struggles that took place between the rebellious children, eager to get out of the house and start making their own rules, and the anxious parents who kept a close ...

405. Amazing Grace

Romans 5:1-11

Sermon

Edward Inabinet

... hearts has now vanished away; His love has taken it away. We put our faith in Him and He changes our nature so that we leave behind more and more this desire and this sinning, and more and more we are created in His image to become like Him. Paul is ... A monkey would eventually arrive and see the little ball there, just so attractive, that little red ball against the greenery of the trees and the leaves. He would reach his hand in and grasp that ball and hold on to it and he would try to get it out. Of course ...

406. On Not Knowing What to Say

Mark 9:2-13

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... MY BELOVED SON, LISTEN TO HIM!” said the voice from the cloud. (Mark 9:7) The Greek word “listen” here is a very strong word. It means, literally, “to obey and follow.” And that’s the way it is with any true encounter with God. Each encounter leaves us turned around and headed back down the mountain with a tablet under our arm (like Moses), or a call to discipleship (like Peter, James, and John.) God does not give us spiritual trips away from the real world; God has a tendency to thrust us back ...

407. Opposite the Treasury

Mark 12:41-44

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... making one visit on a cold wintry day. We talked about many things, read the Bible together, and had a moment of prayer. As I was about to leave, she stopped me. “Pastor,” she said, “I haven’t been able to get to church much lately. This has been a hard winter for me. But I have ... are we doing with our lives in response to that gift?” That was the question he left with them, and I leave with you this morning. What are we doing in response to God’s greatest gift of Himself in Jesus Christ, our Lord ...

408. The Lord's Pryaer: Our Daily Bread

Matthew 6:5-13

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... much of war and slums and dying; too much of greed and squishy fatness and the sounds of people devouring each other and the earth; too much of stale routines and quarrels, unpaid bills and dead ends; too much of words lobbed in to explode and leaving shredded hearts and lacerated souls; too much of turned-away backs and yellow silence, red rage and the bitter taste of ashes in my mouth; Sometimes the very air seems scorched by threats and rejections and decay until there is nothing but to inhale pain and ...

409. The Greatest Table in the World

Mark 14:12-26

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... t stay." "Can''t I just stay long enough to get warm?" "Listen, Lady, order something or leave." (Real loud) With that the woman got up to leave, but as she got up, the people on each side of her got up. Then the people on each side of them got up and ... then the whole table. As she started to leave, the entire restaurant got up to leave. Then the large man with the greasy apron said, "Oh, now wait a minute. Everybody sit back down, she can stay." ...

410. Maundy Thursday: Two Memorials

Luke 22:7-38

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... circumstances to him. The son took money from his own pocket and gave it to the employee who in turn gave it to Mr. Astor. The dying man''s response was: "I knew she would pay up if you were hard enough." Oh, by the way, while Astor did leave a fortune of over $20 million, he left only $200 to his faithful servant who had worked for him for many years. John Jacob Astor, one of America''s most prosperous citizens, left this life with a sense of greed that defies description, having been blind to the faintest ...

411. The Measure of Love

1 John 4:7-21

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... each other for their own good and purposes. It was Reinhold Niebuhr who had great insight when he wrote that "Christians are never more dangerous than when they attempt to act from love." We must reflect God''s model, not ours. Our ability to love is much like the leaves on the dead branches if done in our own strength. It will not last for the long haul. It will be tainted by self-interest and personal gain. It will focus on self rather than sacrifice. A love based on fantasy can make you feel good for a ...

412. A Memorial Forever - Memorial Day

Proverbs 1:1-7

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... . It provides identity and the dreams that have guided us individually as a nation, and as a faith community. There was a story about a wealthy gentleman who was being pursued by an impoverished widow of thirty-two. The fairly spry old man had not taken leave of all his senses, for he cautiously resisted her advances one day by announcing to her, "I would marry you, my dear, but Mother and Father are against it." The surprised widow responded, "You''re not going to tell me that your mother and father are ...

413. When the Storms Come

Mark 4:35-41

Sermon

King Duncan

... of a sudden, furious squall, or a hurricane. Sometimes they come in the form of a phone call--from a doctor confirming a diagnosis, from a police officer telling you of an automobile accident. Storms come in many forms--a note from a spouse saying she's leaving, a pink slip from an employer. Storms come. Just as they came to those disciples on the Sea of Galilee. Here's what's frustrating: Sometimes when storms come, it seems as if God is asleep. "Teacher, don't you care if we drown?" asked his terrified ...

414. A Love For All Seasons (i)

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... have -- they are grown, home from the far country, and will someday have to deal with their own prodigals. Others would be being introduced to the Prodigal syndrome. The signs are just emerging -- little forays into the far country, and a quick return -- but the leaving again is there, and your heart beats a little faster at the beginning of each weekend. Others would be in the painful grip of it, and your story may be even too painful and personal to recount. Prodigals who return, but go again -- and the ...

415. God Shaves With A Borrowed Razor

Isaiah 7:1-25

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... out of the people. It is the same in my town. Almost no one comes to the synagogue anymore." So the old abbot and the old rabbi wept together. Then they read parts of the Torah and quietly spoke of deep things. The time came when the abbot had to leave. They embraced each other. "It has been a wonderful thing that we should meet after all these years," the abbot said, "but I have still failed in my purpose for coming here. Is there nothing you can tell me, no piece of advice you can give me that would help ...

416. Hanging On To Every Word

Luke 19:45-48

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... word -- calling us to repent of our sins. But it is also an offer of forgiveness. That's a poignant word Jesus speaks in verse 44: "You did not recognize the time of your visitation from God." My prayer is that of none of you -- of no single person leaving the worship today -- can that word be spoken. The offer of forgiveness is yours to claim. I close with this. "Kent Kilburn is the one who tells the story, a wonderful story about a 15-year-old girl at a Youth Conference some years ago. The girl was short ...

417. We Can't Afford It! Oh, Really?

John 6:1-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... were found on the floor, under chairs, behind beds. By the time they were ready to brush their teeth, there were 35 bottles of water on the table. Everyone brushed their teeth, had a drink and brushed their teeth the next morning. When they loaded up the vans to leave, there was enough water left over for nearly everyone to take a bottle with them. (4) Is that how Jesus fed the 5,000? Did people discover food they did not know they had and then share it with others? We’re not told. Some scholars think so ...

418. The Sufficiency of Christ

Philippians 4:10-20

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... not know, but we know God holds it.” Then he continued, “These past few days have rolled over us like an avalanche, leaving in their wake some central certainties which make up my thanksgiving list. Out of the dark night of the soul has come the ... is all you need; and three, today is all you can handle. Talk about the sufficiency of Christ. What powerful thoughts. What a legacy to leave his friend. We can live with greater intention and purpose if we keep in mind that this day is all we have. This day is ...

419. Let Me Say That Again

John 14:15-31

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... world can never receive since it neither sees nor knows him; but you know him, because he is with you, he is in you. I will not leave you orphans; I will come back to you. In a short time the world will no longer see me, but you will see me because I live ... be faithful, often taking the road less traveled because I believed that God was calling me. But my last turn in the road -leaving Christ Church and going to Asbury - has been my most dramatic one. For a 60-year-old to accept such a radically different ...

420. The Prize of the High Calling of God

Hebrews 11:1-40, Philippians 2:12-18

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... day of resurrection. I said I wouldn’t comment on it – but I can’t resist letting Scripture speak to it. You remember the word of the psalmist? “This is the day which the Lord has made, let us be glad and rejoice in it.” This, this is the day. Leave the past behind. Don’t get buried in the hell of a predictable situation, rather than risk the joy of an unpredictable one. III. Now this final lesson from the text: I put it in a word that will make sense in a moment: remember your proper subject. I ...

421. The Way Up Is the Way Down

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... get this close to this God?” This is what the kingdom of God looks like. As I said earlier, if Jesus had started with this material, he may not have had many takers. His initial call was this, “Follow me, and I will make you into fishers of men.” Leave your boats and all they mean for security, become rookies on my team, and I will give you influence with people. By the inward illumination of the Holy Spirit the lights came on; they took up the challenge to see just what the kingdom was that Jesus was ...

422. Peacemaking and Self Control

Matthew 5:21-26

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... . Would you tell me how?"16 In this hour of worship here before the altar of God, who is the Holy Spirit bringing to the inner screen of your mind’s eye? Who have you wronged, and who has wronged you? Will you seek them out as soon as you leave, or will you continue to resist obeying what Jesus said? If letters are written to ex-spouses this afternoon, if phone calls are made to old enemies, if old financial debts are repaid, and if some of you take trips to cemeteries to stand before the graves of those ...

423. Get off the Throne and Learn Wisdom

Matthew 7:1-6

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... pigs instead of acorns. Such people, if you do not meet their expectations, may attack you because you were such a dunce in the first place. Do not engage such people. Pray for them. Wait for receptivity to increase, but not expose yourself to unnecessary danger. Leave them to the dealings of God. And in this plain sense you are judging them. You can’t teach algebra to one who can’t add or subtract. Pigs and dogs were derogatory terms Jews used for pagans, and that is spiritually where some people are ...

424. Comfortable Christianity Is a Big, Fat Lie

Matthew 7:15-23

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... to do with them. On these matters it is wisdom to say I don’t know, and until Jesus shows up there is work to be done. True prophets encourage fear of the Lord, not fear of historical circumstances. Don’t get ready; stay ready. Do right today; leave the rest to God. If you choose and then stay on the narrow and hard way, you will arrive at the right destination, no matter what happens in the in between. Beware of preachers with elaborate charts and secret insights! A second test is to monitor the gap ...

425. What's in It for Me?

Mark 10:17-31

Sermon

Michael Milton

... introduction of a word that brings sober stillness, no matter how beautiful the other promises. The promise is for rewards, but it is clearly not a health and wealth deal we have here. It is a giving away of our lives to Christ and a promise that He will never leave us and will provide what we need in return. How He does it is another story. But I am here to tell you that He does it. I faced my own insecurities when God called me to preach. Because I was afraid that I could never regain what I thought ...

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