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4301. Spiritually Prepared

Mark 1:4-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... the man, he replied, “Right now, I’m happy, Pastor, and I don’t want to give this up. I know it’s wrong, but I don’t care. If that means I’ll burn in hell, then I guess I’ll burn in hell.” Even many years later, White reports that those words still send a ... life. Our lives can careen treacherously out of control to the point that God no longer sees His image in our souls. Because He cares for us so much He comes to us and offers His grace and His love and His forgiveness as well as His help in ...

4302. Noah and the Robots

Genesis 9:8-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... the picture and said, “0 Jesus, look at father!” Lilias Trotter concludes her story with these words: “Was not that a bit of heavenly wisdom? Even when we feel lost, unseen, and insufficient to know God’s grace, God sees us and offers us healing. He cares when we are in pain or hurt by others. Though we often face injustice in this world, God’s healing and compassion will prevail for eternity.” (5) “The story masters of the early church put it this way: Once upon a time, they said, there was ...

4303. A Law Written On Our Hearts

Jeremiah 31:31-34

Sermon

King Duncan

... a parent can be arrested if his child cannot hold back a burp during a church service. Be listening vigilantly, parents. On a civic level, in Zion, Illinois, it is illegal to give lighted cigars to dogs, cats, and other pets. By that standard we really do care more about our pets than our young people. In Bexley, OH, Ordinance #223 prohibits the installation and usage of slot machines in outhouses. You have to wonder how that law came about. In Gary, Indiana, it is illegal to go to a movie, to the theater ...

4304. Faces of Failure: Judas Iscariot

Matthew 26-27 (selections)

Sermon

Don Tuttle

... of Judas’ decision to go to the chief priests and elders and to ask them for money. Why not, if Jesus is not what Judas had hoped he would be? It makes sense of his failure to heed the warning Jesus offered about betraying him. Why would he care what Jesus said if Jesus wasn’t anything more than another teacher of the faith? It also makes sense of his change of mind—not repentance, but change of mind, they are two different Greek words. While he didn’t believe in Jesus as Lord, he probably didn ...

4305. The Bethsaida Boys

Mark 8:31-38

Sermon

John Jamison

... detour by the office to let the secretary know what was happening. Even more, they apparently didn’t even run by the house to say “so long” to their wives and kids, leave a forwarding address, or anything. All of that was apparently left for Zebedee to take care of. I’m guessing that Zebedee was probably the one who actually started the fishing business years ago when he was younger, building it from one boat to the fleet that was now tied to the boat dock. He probably had the dream that one day his ...

4306. United We Stand

John 17:11b-19

Sermon

King Duncan

... , whether they are still with us or whether they are now with God. In our text for today from the Gospel of John, Christ is praying for the church. Jesus loved the church like a mother loves her child. He offered this prayer shortly before his betrayal by Judas. Listen carefully to his words, for Christ is praying for you and me: “Holy Father, protect them by the power of your name, the name you gave me, so that they may be one as we are one. I will remain in the world no longer, but they are still in the ...

4307. The Mighty Wind of God

Acts 2:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people.” We need to pray that God would give us that sense of excitement and that sense of love for one another. If we had what the church had on the Day of Pentecost, we would have a sense of caring for one another, and we would enjoy fellowship in Christ that was so strong people would be attracted to us. Those are two things that would surely happen to us if the Holy Spirit fell on our congregation today. We would have new sense of excitement and we would ...

4308. Such a Little Thing

Mark 4:26-34

Sermon

King Duncan

... frame the goal. One vote can change a nation, One sunbeam lights a room. One candle wipes out darkness, One laugh will conquer gloom. One step must start each journey, One word must start each prayer. One hope will raise our spirits, One touch can show you care. One voice can speak with wisdom, One heart can know what’s true. One life can make the difference, And may that one be you, and me, too! (5) Little things can make a big contribution to achieving a successful outcome in any undertaking. There was ...

4309. His Name Is John

Luke 1:57-66, 80

Sermon

King Duncan

... children in infancy; some while a child is in his teens. Still others, after the child has reached adulthood. Regardless of when it happens, it brings indescribable pain. At such times all you can do is to believe in the God who loves you and whose care is eternal. Elizabeth and Zechariah played a critical role in the divine drama. In some ways they were probably very ordinary people. Yet God used them in extraordinary ways. That can happen when you trust God and when you are committed to one another and ...

4310. Chaos and Solitude

Mark 6:30-44, 53-56

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... (Mark 5:21-43), and the 5,000 hungry people who were fed with a few leftovers (Mark 6:1-12). Jesus fed the multitude like a caring mother feeds her beloved children. Jesus showed that same kind of love to hundreds of other people. You could see the love in his eyes as he ... down: home work being a good spouse parenting personal finances being a good neighbor relating to relatives taking care of elderly parents and several other areas of responsibility. For demands they wrote out: Do everything for all the ...

4311. Gouge-Your-Eye-Out Sunday

Mark 9:38-50

Sermon

Rick McCracken-Bennett

... can guarantee you that regardless of how many guests a church has had in the weeks leading up to Stewardship Sunday, there will be several that day and it will be the greeter's job to assure them that we don't talk about money every Sunday. So I tread carefully on those Sundays. By the way, that Sunday is coming up in a couple of weeks. Beware! There are others but let me get right to the point. The most dreaded Sunday, for me is today, the day that one of our parishioners so pointedly calls: Gouge-Your-Eye ...

4312. No, We're Not There Yet

Mark 13:1-8

Sermon

April Yamasaki

... Anyone unwilling to work should not eat" (2 Thessalonians 3:10). Today, some who look forward to Jesus' return may be tempted in the same direction. Why work if Jesus is about to return? Why try to make peace when war is a sign that the end is near? Why care for the environment when there will be a new heaven and a new earth? Why not just let everything go, because the Lord will return and make everything right in the end. Yet clearly, God has left us with work to do. That's the point of Jesus' parable of ...

4313. Sheep Without a Shepherd

Mark 6:30-34

Sermon

King Duncan

... meaning: “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.” (8) So often in our modern world the noise of life muffles the Shepherd’s voice. But still the shepherd calls. He knows each of us by name and he cares for us as if there was no one else on earth to care for. Jesus told a parable in Luke 15 about a shepherd who has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. What does he do? He leaves the ninety-nine in the open country and goes after the lost sheep until he finds it ...

4314. Characteristics of Christ That You and I Need

Mark 8:27-35

Sermon

King Duncan

... Sometimes it seems as if that’s the way things turn out. So why do good for others who may or may not reward you for your efforts? Why not be a skinflint like Scrooge in Charles Dickens’ Christmas Story who cares only about himself? Where is the motivation to be a generous, caring person if life does not reward you for it? There obviously is only one motivation, and that is because you are a follower of Jesus Christ. Jesus and his disciples were on their way to the villages around Caesarea Philippi. In ...

4315. Big Bubba Has Your Back

Revelation 21:1-6a

Sermon

King Duncan

... of God. This doctor, years ago, had great empathy for children with Down syndrome. He decided that, with the right care, these children could learn how to function more fully in our society. This was at a time when most children ... love were a reflection of the character of God as revealed to us in Jesus Christ. God is the God of the now. His love and his patient caring are available to us at this very moment. Regardless of the burden we are carrying, He is available to us. He is the God of the past, the ...

4316. Of Mice and Men

Hebrews 10:11-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... in our hearts it deteriorates to a nasty slime . . . and who wants to carry around a nasty slime? Guilt motivates us to make a change in our lives to get rid of that slime forever. Guilt tells us that there is something in our life that needs to be taken care of. But here is the most profound purpose of guilt. Guilt points us in the direction of God. What can I do with my guilt? Can I act out some kind of penitence? Can I say I’m sorry? Can I contribute to some good cause? Well certainly, those things ...

4317. A Difficult but Joyous Journey

Luke 1:39-55

Sermon

King Duncan

... Mary did, and yet each of us knows what it is to be humbled by God’s concern for us. We don’t deserve such providential care. After all, who are we that the God of galaxies and mega-galaxies should be aware of our needs? And yet, with a deep awareness of ... to help, but to no avail. Finally, after more than two hundred cars had whizzed by, one stopped. The couple in the car took care of the injured boy, returned the two of them to their home, and then went on. The father and son never got the names ...

4318. The Light Still Shines

Luke 2:8-20, Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

King Duncan

... her own way. Even the humblest of lives can be touched with the divine hand. You never know when the person you shut out might be one person you most would want to know. Learn a lesson from the innkeeper at that first nativity. Be careful whom you turn away from your door. Be careful whom you snub at school, or at work, or in your neighborhood. Christmas teaches us that God’s love is available to all people. This is the light that shines through all the ages--the light of God’s love. This is the light ...

4319. Patterns of Possibility

Luke 2:41-52

Sermon

Susan R. Andrews

... for college. His mother had helped him pack and then drove him to his new dormitory. After a warm hug, she quickly and quietly left him to get settled on his own. As he was unpacking his suitcase, he found his shirts and pants and underwear all carefully stacked. And tucked in with them were two long narrow strips of cloth, neatly ironed and folded. He had no idea what they were at first. But then looking at them closely, he recognized their pattern. These were the strings from his mother’s apron. And she ...

4320. How Angry Are You?

Luke 4:21-30

Sermon

Susan R. Andrews

... participants in the turmoil and the hurt feelings and the raised voices that emerge. We are all part of the problem. But, my friends, all of us can also be part of the solution. With intentional and skilled mediation leadership, and with careful listening to brothers and sisters in the faith, any congregation can begin to talk openly about their differences. We can discuss what makes each other angry, about how feelings have been hurt, and how relationships have been damaged. Apologies and fresh promises ...

4321. Are You in the Right Place?

Matthew 6:1-6

Sermon

King Duncan

... that you are dust and to dust you shall return.” (1) It was a sobering day, a day we never hope to see repeated. It has always seemed ironic to me that our lesson for this evening from the Gospels should begin as it does. Christ says, “Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.” We hear these words about not practicing our righteousness in front of others, then we will leave this service with a ...

4322. What to Give Up for Lent

Luke 4:1-13

Sermon

R. Robert Cueni

... God must get so tired of it. We claim Christ as the Prince of Peace, yet too often over the centuries we have gone to war under the banner of Christ. When we do that, we test God. God must weary of it. In Christ we are called to care for the most vulnerable. Certainly children are vulnerable. Yet we have read of too many of those called to be leaders of Christ’s church who have molested children rather than protected them. God must so weary of the failings of people who call themselves Christians. We test ...

4323. Blago and Radnan, Two Lost Sons

Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32

Sermon

R. Robert Cueni

... until she finds it? And when she finds it will she not call all the neighbors and tell them how excited she is? In that same way, there is great joy among the angels when one sinner repents. “Or when one not-too-bright sheep wanders off will not a caring shepherd leave the rest of flock untended to search for that lost one until he finds it? Will he not put the found sheep on his shoulders and dance back to the rest of the flock whistling a happy tune? In heaven, there is more rejoicing over one repentant ...

4324. What Will We Do When He Is Gone?

John 13:1-17, 31b-35

Sermon

R. Robert Cueni

... by telling him she did not want to spend the rest of her life married to a blind man. He was devastated and could not imagine how he could make it without the love of his fiancée. Fortunately, his unmarried sister offered to take care of him. For two decades, he was supported and sustained by his sister. Her love and service got him through. He finished his training for ministry and eventually became the preaching minister of a large congregation in Edinburgh, Scotland — all while blind. In 1882, after ...

4325. On Welcoming the Imperfect

John 10:22-30

Sermon

R. Robert Cueni

... thought, we might be able to add a few more categories to that congregation’s list of who is welcome. On the other hand, the obvious questions need asked. What about the important lessons learned during the reign of Antiochus IV? If we are not careful about who we welcome, isn’t there a danger that the next thing we know someone will want to start sacrificing pigs on the communion table? Won’t we create a problem by incorporating too much diversity? In “Outwitted,” Edwin Markham seems pretty smug ...

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