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4251. Broken Promises

Matthew 21:28-32

Sermon

King Duncan

... or any place of responsibility, including in the home? Oh, every once in a while we hear about someone who exhibits such character. When it happens, it is like the proverbial breath of fresh air. There was a beautiful story in the magazine In Touch a few years back. It was about Coach Cleveland Stroud of the Rockdale County, GA Blue Collar Bulldogs. Stroud was coach for 18 years before his basketball team made it to the state championship. Stroud recalls that “it was the perfect night” when they ...

4252. Giving Back to Caesar

Matthew 22:15-22

Sermon

King Duncan

... bench, took her in his arms, and started to cry. That cap, he says, is among his most treasured possessions, his most often worn cap to this day because every time he wears it, he thinks of Becca’s sacrifice for him. All these years later it still touches him to think about how his little girl gave up all her spending money because she wanted to tell her daddy that she loved him. “That’s how God looks at our acts of generosity,” writes Adam Hamilton. “When we share with God, our gifts are a way ...

4253. A Tribute to a Woman's Love

Matthew 22:34-46

Sermon

King Duncan

... was truly essential in their faith--just as Christians need to be reminded today. Some of you are familiar with the name Amy Carmichael. Though barely known in Europe and the Americas, like Mother Teresa, Amy Carmichael made a name for herself in India, where she touched the lives of thousands of women. Carmichael was born and raised at the end of the 19th century in a Presbyterian home in faraway Ireland. When she turned 16, she made a bold move by packing her things and moving to Belfast. Her goal: to ...

4254. Fake News? No! Fake Religion

Matthew 23:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... brought it back into the house before the first freeze. She says she couldn’t throw it away as long as it was blooming. One afternoon about two years later, her youngest son absentmindedly reached over and rubbed the tulip petals. “Don’t touch those, honey,” Mae said, “it could cause spots.” She was stunned by his reply. “Mom, this plant isn’t real!” he said. Sure enough, he was right. For two years Mae had nurtured a silk plant. “It did seem exceptionally hardy,” Mae confesses. (1 ...

4255. The God Who Comforts

Isaiah 40:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... check. Next Sunday is Christmas, and I had invited two of my friends over for dinner. Without that money, I have nothing to buy food with. I have no family to turn to, and you are my only hope. Can you please help me? Sincerely, Edna The postal worker was touched. He showed the letter to his fellow workers. Each of them dug into their wallets and came up with a few dollars. By the time he made the rounds, he had collected $96, which he put into an envelope and sent to the woman. The rest of the day, all ...

4256. Spiritually Prepared

Mark 1:4-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... us that “the whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem went out to him.” Obviously John was a remarkable preacher. He appealed to a large section of the population--enough so that many of them walked for many miles to be touched by his ministry. It is also interesting that John’s preaching was of a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. Scholars tell us this was highly unusual for Jews. Jews believed that only Gentile converts to Judaism needed to be baptized. According ...

4257. The Sacred Power of a Listening Heart

1 Samuel 3:1-10, 19

Sermon

King Duncan

... is much more important.” (3) There is a beautiful story in the Bible about someone who spent a lifetime listening. In his case, though, he was listening to God. Most of you remember the story of the boy Samuel from your Sunday school days. It begins with the very touching scene of a holy woman named Hannah pleading with God to allow her to bear a son because she is barren. Hannah made a vow to God that if He would allow her to bear a son, she would give the boy to the service of God all the days ...

4258. Before You Start Ripping Your Clothing

Joel 2:12-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... ’s that for royalty? . . . And then we’ll go to church and spread ashes on our foreheads and repent of our sins.” I don’t know . . . I’m all in favor of Valentine’s Day. Our world would be much sadder without romantic love. I read a touching story recently about one of the great old-time comedians, Jack Benny. Remember him? It seems that, sometime before his death, Jack Benny was in a florist shop. As he was leaving he said to the florist, “If anything should ever happen to me, I want you to ...

4259. Extreme Humility

John 13:1-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... ‑shoe the battered feet of street people. (5) I can’t think of a more humble task than that. This man was living out Jesus’ command that we should wash one another’s feet in a literal way. By doing that he showed an earnestness that touched all who knew him. It’s like a college president that Robert E. Speer tells about. Several years ago, says Speer, he was being entertained by this president of a small college in the South. The school had limited guest facilities, so the head of the institution ...

4260. His Final Words

John 18:1-19:42

Sermon

King Duncan

... spent [at least three years] of his adult life working as a teacher. Jesus occasionally worked as a medical doctor and it is reported that he healed many patients. Until the time of his death, he was sharing the Good News by healing the sick, touching the lonely, feeding the hungry, and helping the poor. Jesus was most noted for recounting parables about his Father’s Kingdom, performing miracles, such as feeding more than five thousand people with only five loaves of bread and two fish, and healing a man ...

4261. Actors

Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21

Sermon

John Jamison

... and dangerous roads, just to avoid bumping into a Samaritan. If a Galilean did make the journey through Samaria and happened to walk across a Samaritan’s yard, the Samaritan would run outside with a handful of straw, throw it on the spot the Galilean touched, and set it afire to burn away any trace of that Galilean. No, they weren’t good neighbors. This is the reason people laughed so hard when they heard Jesus tell that tale about the “good Samaritan.” Everyone knew there was no such thing. Surely ...

4262. Simple Faith?

Mark 1:9-15

Sermon

John Jamison

... years in Nazareth, and what it might have been that led him to make the decision he made on that morning. Had he been following John’s actions for a long time? The gospel story suggests they were cousins, so it is fully possible that they had kept in touch, or that Jesus had at least been watching John’s activities closely. How long had Jesus been thinking about making this step in his life? Had he gotten up on other mornings thinking about going or was this just a sudden step he decided to take on this ...

4263. The Bethsaida Boys

Mark 8:31-38

Sermon

John Jamison

... . That’s because crucifixions were typically done along the roadside by nailing a crossbar to a tree and then nailing the victim to the crossbar. Writings from this period describe traveling a hundred miles along a road, seeing so many crucifixions that each crossbar actually touched the next, mile after mile. It was clear to the disciples what Jesus meant, and it was not at all in line with how they would think of a successful end to this venture. It had to have grown very quiet at this point. Clearly ...

4264. Zeal!

John 2:13-22

Sermon

John Jamison

... asked. As an example, one of the things people argued about was what you did with the sacrificial animal that you purchased, after you purchased it. Some said that you could just get it from the vendor and take it to the priests. Others argued that if you touched the animal yourself, it became unclean, so the only option was to have one of the temple workers take your animal from the vendor to the priest, which would be done for a small fee. One of the religious rule books of the day describes that argument ...

4265. Where It Ends

John 13:1-17, 31b-35

Sermon

John Jamison

... I should do, but I just won’t do them. There are some people out there who’s feet I am just not willing to wash. Let’s be clear. We’re not talking about taking a bowl of water, a towel, and some perfume and being brave enough to touch someone’s feet with it. As difficult as that act is for some of us, it’s nowhere near what Jesus was actually talking about. While washing someone’s feet can be a humbling, and a very serving act, it’s not that kind of physical servant act that Jesus ...

4266. Everything You Need to Know about Love

John 15:9-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... Christ has done for us. The world says “Scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours.” Christ says to do good for people who are incapable of doing anything for you in return. That is gift love, agape love, it is the love of God. There was a touching true story in the Nashville Tennessean newspaper by health reporter Tom Wilemon that was about the kind of love God asks out of us. It was about a young woman working out at a local YMCA. “She was withering away before their eyes,” begins the story. The ...

4267. The Advocate and the Street Where You Live

John 15:26-27, 16:4-15

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... . Of course, God is more willing to forgive than we are to ask for forgiveness. Of course, the undeserving prodigal son was welcomed home by his loving father and God is better than any human father could ever be. Yes, yes, yes. But without getting in touch with our true guilt followed by repentance (the prodigal's turn around to face God) there is no forgiveness. Grace is free, but it isn't cheap. It cost Jesus his life. The sin, righteousness, and judgment theme of the Bible encourages and enforces the ...

4268. What Does the Kingdom of God Have to Do With Anything Today?

John 3:1-17

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... life. She gave away her enormous wealth and went around the world telling her story to auditoriums filled with the down and out ("bums like me") as well as the up and out, churches filled with overflowing crowds and individual men and women who were led to a touch of eternal life in Jesus Christ by this woman who was born again like Nicodemus. Step into that story too. Feel the pulse of what it means to become a new person by faith in Christ. God, the Father, created Gert; God, the Son, redeemed her; and ...

4269. Family Ties and Good-byes

Mark 3:31-35

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... affirmations, and congratulations. Family joys often include a baby being born. Babies usually bring big, broad smiles, a sense of mystery and wonder beyond words at the birth process and a sense of fulfillment. The baby's skin is so soft, we want to continually touch it. Cuddling, holding, and kissing the bundle of joy is a wonderful part of parenting. It feels right and good to protect a defenseless newborn. We want to care for this little miracle and plan for his or her future. Bonds and ties are formed ...

4270. Jesus' No-Nonsense Guide to Being Rich

Mark 10:17-31

Sermon

April Yamasaki

... instead, whether the young man would have been so quick to say, "Teacher, I have kept all of these"? But Jesus didn't go there. Instead, he looked at the young man, he loved him, and he said, "You lack one thing." The gospel of Mark adds this touching detail that doesn't appear in the other two versions of this story. Jesus loved this stranger -- who interrupted the start of his journey, who was rich and arrogant and more than a little self-righteous, and who was lacking just one thing. That one thing came ...

4271. Jesus' No-Nonsense Guide to Discipleship

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

April Yamasaki

... ministry, Jesus met people who knew their own need and invited him into their lives. Like Jairus, who was a leader in the synagogue, and who asked Jesus to heal his daughter. Like the woman with internal bleeding that crept up behind Jesus to touch his cloak and be healed. Others with perhaps less obvious physical ailments seemed blind to their own needs. Like the religious leaders who criticized Jesus for eating with tax collectors and prostitutes. "Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those ...

4272. No Reason to Worry

Matthew 6:25-33

Sermon

April Yamasaki

... these things will be given to you," says Jesus. It's a ringing statement of trust in God. But really? Does life really work that way? If this text were the only words we had from Jesus, we might well dismiss his teaching as hopelessly out of touch with the real world. After all, if we take off our rose-colored glasses and take a hard look around us, it's clear that some plants and animals actually don't survive. What of crops destroyed by grasshoppers or by blight? What about times of drought? Throughout ...

4273. What Does It Mean to Be Blessed?

Ephesians 1:3-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... Then the young man does something that catches Keeney off-guard. He puts his arms around Keeney and says, “I like you!” Keeney, in turn, says the only thing he can come up with, “I like you, too.” Thinking about that moment Al Keeney writes something quite touching. He writes, “Now, some will say that when I see that young man in Heaven, he will have been made whole. In other words, they think he will be like the rest of us. But I wonder,” Keeney continues, “I wonder if, when by God’s grace ...

4274. Sheep Without a Shepherd

Mark 6:30-34

Sermon

King Duncan

... who were seeking him. “He had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd.” Have you ever been saddened by the human condition? This is a wonderful world and each of us is happy to be alive, but have you ever been touched by what some writers have called the “pathos” of humanity? There is something sad and almost pathetic about human beings. For all of our pride, all of our knowledge, all of our sophistication, there are areas of our life in which we are so vulnerable, so ...

4275. What's in Your Wheelhouse...That You Can Offer Jesus?

John 6:1-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... is our gift to God.” Every one of us has something to offer God. And look what happens when we do. Evelyn and Jessie Brand had a long and productive ministry. Their son, the well-known and respected missionary, writer and physician Dr. Paul Brand, touched even more lives. Their influence has been multiplied many times over. It’s a wondrous story. In the same way, Jesus took the young boy’s five barley loaves and two small fish and blessed them and had his disciples distribute them to the multitudes ...

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