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4351. Risky Business

Matthew 25:14-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... you so much. He has lots of hopes that your life will be filled with good things. In fact, there are more hopes than you or I can ever count!” “I knew it!” the little girl gasped. “The dots do I make a picture.” And then she added more thoughtfully, “I always wondered what hope looked like.” (3) Well, maybe that is what hope looks like. As her father said, “God loves you so much. He has lots of hopes that your life will be filled with good things. In fact, there are more hopes than you or I ...

4352. An Announcement from Our Lord

Isaiah 61:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... Christ made available to humankind. Humanity’s whole relationship was moving from an atmosphere of fear to an atmosphere of love. As we noted, Christ’s words came from our lesson for the day from Isaiah 61. But, it’s interesting, he didn’t complete Isaiah’s thought. Listen as I read from Isaiah and see if you hear something that Jesus didn’t say, “The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners ...

4353. An Announcement from a Stable

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

King Duncan

... mother about to give birth? In their culture room would always be made for visitors. Leo left a few days later with them still puzzling over why no one would make room for Mary. (1) Even before he was born, Jesus was rejected by this cruel world. I thought about this because of a story I read recently, a really sad story about Christmas. It’s a true story about a woman named Carolyn Jones. Carolyn was born in rural Georgia in 1946. She was eleven when her mother died and her father abandoned her. She ...

4354. Humvee Holiness and Humble Holiness

Matthew 23:1-39

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... restrained and his personal style self-deprecating. Listen to these questions, astonishing in their chasteness: “What things?” Luke 24:19 “Why do you call me good? Mark10:18 “Who made me judge over you?” Lk12:14 He repeatedly asked his disciples who they thought he was, what they thought he was doing, where did they think he came from, what were others saying of him. Jesus ate at the homes of the outcasts and the illegals. He washed the feet of his students. He hung out with the pariahs of his day ...

4355. The Three Shower Gifts

John 1:1-18

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... the name “Joshua.” It was a name that meant “to rescue” or “to deliver,” or even “he saves.” The most popular names in 2014 for a girl were “Sophia” (“wisdom”) and “Aidan” (“bringer of fire”). How many Moms and Dads thought their baby girls or boys were philosophers or pyromaniacs, wizards or fireflies? Probably not too many. They just liked the name. But Jesus’ name was divinely picked and delivered by angelic messengers. It had special significance. The name of “Yeshua ...

4356. While It Was Still Dark

John 20:1-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... arrived there, she saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance to the tomb. This surely hit her like a punch in the gut. Her first reaction was that someone had stolen Christ’s body. Isn’t that interesting? Her first thought had not been that he had risen. This thought seems never to have occurred to her. I mean, dead people don’t rise from their graves, do they? John tells us, “She came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, and said, ‘They have taken the ...

4357. An Annual Reminder

John 20:1-9

Sermon

David J. Kalas

... all possibly be in vain. But at the same time, he assures the people that God’s grace (15:10) and their labor (15:58) have not been in vain. Mark 16:1-8 One of my New Testament professors along the way once shared what he thought was the single greatest evidence of the resurrection. “Women were the first witnesses,” he said. “If the early Christians were making up the story of Jesus rising from the dead, they would have used different witnesses in order to give the story greater credibility in ...

4358. Jesus Casts Out Impure Spirits

Mark 1:21-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... with a professional about your problems. Don’t be embarrassed. Mental problems are no different from physical problems. You wouldn’t hesitate to see a doctor if you had a sharp pain in your side. You certainly should not hesitate if you are dealing with obsessive thoughts or if you cannot pull yourself out of a deep depression. Get help or gently urge someone you love to get help. Some of the finest people who have ever lived have had times in their life when they were tormented by such demons. Don’t ...

4359. God Writes Straight with Crooked Lines

Mark 1:35-39

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... many who were sick . . . and cast out many demons.” Good start! But “in the morning, while it was still very dark,” which was Jesus’ favorite time of day, Jesus found himself in one of those “senior moments.” Needing to regroup and re-gather his thoughts, his motives, and his mission, Jesus “went out to a deserted place, and there he prayed.” Jesus knew he needed to be at home with himself and with his Father before he could bring it home with others and to the world. Jesus made “early ...

4360. The Big "W"

Mark 8:31--9:1

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... Messiah” in vs. 29, he turns around and begins to “rebuke” Jesus for featuring the sacrificial nature of his Messianic identity: “that the Son of Man must undergo great suffering . . . and be killed, and after three days rise again” (v.31). Peter thought that all Jesus needed was an affirmation of his identity, or in other words, that Jesus needed Peter to assert his unique power. When Jesus turned around and began to describe his embodiment as Messiah as an incarnation for suffering and sacrifice ...

4361. Turn On the Light

John 8:12-30

Sermon

James Merritt

... me by. I haven’t had a job or anything in the last four months. I need to go out and get another job, but the thought of working a retail job again at 29 is just totally defeating. I am in a dark place and I need help.” How about this last ... going for me – no talents, no future plans, I am desperately alone and no goals for my life – nothing. It is 8pm right now and the thought that in 12 hours I have to get up and go to school makes me feel sick. I spent last night thinking about how terrible my ...

4362. The Good Life

John 10:11-18

Sermon

James Merritt

... to the right places, Satan will drive you to the wrong places. There was a group of tourists in the Holy Land and they passed by a flock of sheep being driven into town. They were taking pictures and one of the tourists asked the guide this question, “I thought the shepherd led the sheep from the front, why is he in the back?” The guide said, “That’s not the shepherd, that’s the butcher.” That’s the position Satan and sin always takes in your life. Driving you, shoving you from the rear with ...

4363. The Reject

Luke 19:1-10

Sermon

James Merritt

... name of Bob Ingersoll. He was talking to another atheistic friend of his and they got on the subject of Jesus. The man said to Ingersoll, “Jesus is a very fascinating man and I believe that someone could write a novel about Him that would be a best seller.” Ingersoll thought about that for a moment and said, “I believe you are right and I believe you are the man to write it. Why don’t you write a novel about Jesus and tear down this myth about His being God’s son and dying for our sins and at the ...

4364. Reliable Witness

Luke 24:36-49

Sermon

King Duncan

... host of people, reliable people, who did see it. Listen to their testimony. In today’s lesson from Luke’s Gospel we discover that when Jesus was seen after he was resurrected from the dead, some of his closest friends reacted with shock and disbelief. They thought he was a ghost. They wanted to touch him and hold him. We can’t blame them. How could he be resurrected from the dead? United Methodist Bishop Minerva Carcano tells about a parishioner in a church she once served who had not seen his family ...

4365. Everything Counts

Luke 16:1-15

Sermon

James Merritt

... it is to have money. On the whole, it is a lot better to have money.” I want you to look at everything that you have, whether it is your money, your house, your car, your clothes, real estate, stocks, your bonds, your 401K and remember this key thought. Key Take Away: One day I will have to give an account for my accounts, so I had better account for my accounts wisely. There are two simple lessons that we learn from this parable that will help put everything that we have in its proper perspective. I. We ...

4366. No Excuse

Luke 14:15-24

Sermon

James Merritt

... he looked up into his rearview mirror and there was those flashing red and blue lights we all hate to see right behind him. He thought to himself, “Boy, I’m going to be in big trouble now.” He pulled over. The police officer came up to him, took his ... You give me an excuse for driving 130mph that I’ve never heard in 25 years on the force and I’ll let you go. The man thought fast and said, “Well, last week my wife left me and ran off with a police officer. I was afraid it was you trying to give ...

4367. Can Two Stay One?

John 13:31-38

Sermon

James Merritt

... planet that don’t have irreconcilable differences? I want you to listen to something that C.S. Lewis said that just blew me away. He said, “There is someone I love even though I don’t approve of what he does. There is someone I accept, though some of his thoughts and actions revolt me. There is someone I forgive though he hurts the people I love the most. That person is me. There are plenty of things I do that I don’t like, but if I can love myself without approving of all I do I can also love ...

4368. It's All Good

Revelation 21:1-27

Sermon

James Merritt

... to us and said, “We are so embarrassed. We are sorry to tell you this, but we don’t have a room for you.” I thought that meant they were going to move us to a Motel 6. Instead, they said, “Please follow us.” They took us to the top floor ... and spend a couple of weeks on the ocean. It is one of the most beautiful and relaxing places I can go to. Have you ever thought about why the oceans exist? Over 70% of the surface of our world is covered with salt water. The average depth of the ocean is 3 miles ...

4369. Shockproof

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

Sermon

James Merritt

... fight broke out. Mom rushed up there to see what was going on. After finding out what happened, she pulled Johnny aside and said, “Johnny, before you go to bed you are going to have to forgive Timmy for what he did, because after all you might die tonight.” Johnny thought about it for a moment and said, “Mom, I’ll forgive Timmy tonight, but if I don’t die in the night he had better look out in the morning.” That is not forgiveness. When we forgive, it has to be final. I didn’t end the story of ...

4370. It Was a Dark and Stormy Evening! Father's Day

Mark 4:35-41

Sermon

King Duncan

... the time. The area was brand new to her. They walked down streets she’d never seen, says Lucado, and petted dogs she’d never touched. The yards were different. The kids looked older. The houses bigger. Lucado says he thought all the change might trouble her. He thought the new sights and sounds might generate anxiety. “Are you okay” he asked. “Sure,” she said. “Do you know where we are?” “No,” she answered. “Do you know how to get home?” “No,” she replied again. “And you aren ...

4371. No Longer Strangers

Ephesians 2:11-22

Sermon

King Duncan

... . We can be strangers to ourselves. We can live a lifetime and never even know ourselves, much less anybody else. Probably the most bizarre example of this was the man who thought he was dead. He was a very wealthy man, intelligent, and also well-educated. But there was just that one thing wrong with him: he thought he was dead. After some amount of tribulation, his family and friends finally prevailed upon him to talk to a psychiatrist. The psychiatrist recognized that this man was intelligent and well ...

4372. Blessed Are the Abnormal

James 2:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... you show special attention to the man wearing fine clothes and say, ‘Here’s a good seat for you,’ but say to the poor man, ‘You stand there’ or ‘Sit on the floor by my feet,’ have you not discriminated among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts? “Listen, my dear brothers and sisters: Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom he promised those who love him?” That’s an abnormal way of looking at life, but that ...

4373. God's Pattern for Sainthood

Psalm 24:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... the bottom of a large upright piano. These mice lived in a world of constant music. Music filled all the dark spaces of their existence with lovely melodies and harmonies. At first, the mice were impressed by the music. They drew comfort and wonder from the thought that Someone made the music--Someone though invisible to them, yet close to them. They loved to tell stories about the Great Unseen Piano Player whom they could not see. Then one day an adventuresome mouse climbed up part of the way in the piano ...

4374. When the Unthinkable Happens

Mark 13:1-8, 24-32

Sermon

King Duncan

... from around the curve, the two clergy heard screeching tires and a splash followed by more screeching tires and another splash. The rabbi looked over at the priest and said, “Do you think we should try a different sign?” The priest responded thoughtfully, “Perhaps our signs ought to say simply ‘Bridge Out.’” Keep that little piece of humor in mind about that sign, “The End is Near!” as I deal with a rather somber topic: “When The Unthinkable Happens.” “Vancouver! Vancouver! This is it ...

4375. What Kind of King Is This?

John 18:28-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... you over to me. What is it you have done?” It surely broke Jesus’ heart to have Pilate press the matter that it was his own people, the Jews, who had accused him and brought him to this place. Does anyone here know the pain of betrayal by someone you thought should be loyal to you? Imagine the hurt you feel when the people who are supposed to have your back, ditch you or, even worse, rather than having your back, they are the ones who place a dagger in your back. This is exactly what Jesus may have been ...

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