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4401. Who Is the King?

Luke 4:1-13

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Maxie Dunnam

Have you heard the story about the lion who was stalking through the jungle? He thought he was really something. The king of the jungle. The greatest beast of the wild. And he wanted to make sure everyone else thought that as well. He grabbed a tiger who was passing by. The lion put a strangle-hold on the tiger. The lion growled ferociously and said, "Who's the king of the jungle?" And the tiger, trembling and shaking, said, "You are, o lion. You are the king of the jungle!" Then there was a bear that ...

4402. Knowing Temptation

Luke 4:1-13

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C. S. Lewis

A silly idea is current that good people do not know what temptation means. This is an obvious lie. Only those who try to resist temptation know how strong it is . . . A man who gives in to temptation after five minutes simply does not know what it would have been like an hour later. That is why bad people, in one sense, know very little about badness. They have lived a sheltered life by always giving in. We never find out the strength of the evil impulse inside us until we try to fight it: and Christ, ...

Luke 4:1-13

Remember, life is a test. If you woke up alive this morning, then you got an "A" for yesterday.

Luke 4:1-13

Temptations are never so dangerous as when they come to us in a religious garb.

Dwight L. Moody

4405. Practical Advice Regarding Temptation

Luke 4:1-13, Mark 1:9-13

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Charles Spurgeon

What settings are you in when you fall? Avoid them. What props do you have that support your sin? Eliminate them. What people are you usually with? Avoid them. There are two equally damning lies Satan wants us to believe: 1) Just once won't hurt. 2) Now that you have ruined your life, you are beyond God's use, and might as well enjoy sinning.

4406. Graded on a Bell Curve

Luke 4:1-13

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Staff

Life's a test - and you're graded on a bell curve At age 4, success is...not peeing in your pants. At age 12, success is...having friends. At age 16, success is...having a driver's license. At age 20, success is...having sex. At age 35, success is...having money. At age 50, success is...having money. At age 60, success is...having sex. At age 70, success is...having a driver's license. At age 75, success is...having friends. At age 90, success is...not peeing in your pants.

4407. Our Deepest Values

Luke 4:1-13

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Maxie Dunnam

Dan Louis, of The United Methodist Reporter, told about an experience he had one morning while listening to a radio talk show. He said that the announcer informed the listeners that the tenth person to call in that morning would receive $1,000 in cash, the ordinary ploy used by many stations to build their listening audience. In a few moments, sure enough there was a winner. The announcer immediately "went live" and began interviewing the young woman on the phone. "What's your name? Do you realize you've ...

4408. Under His Wings

Luke 13:31-35

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Brett Blair

Listen to these great hymns that were sung during Jesus’ day in the Synagogues and Temple worship in Jerusalem. Hide me in the shadow of thy wings. 17:8. In the shadow of thy wings I will take refuge till the storms of destruction pass by. 57:1 Oh to be safe under the shelter of thy wings. 61:4 In the shadow of thy wings I sing for joy. 63:7 Under his wings you will find refuge. 91:4 How do we know these songs were sung? They are the songs found in the book Psalms. Psalm 17, 36, 57, 61, 63, and 91 speak of ...

4409. Called Together

Luke 13:31-35

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Martin Luther

In his Large Catechism Martin Luther describes the church: "There is on earth a little holy flock or community of pure saints under one head, Christ. It is called together by the Holy Spirit in one faith. I was brought to it by the Holy Spirit and incorporated into it through the fact that I have heard and still hear God’s Word. In this Christian church we have the forgiveness of sins, which is granted through the holy sacraments and…the Gospel"

4410. Rejection and Refusal to Listen

Luke 13:31-35

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Brett Blair

Robert Fulton, an artist and engineer was responsible in the early 1800's for putting sailing ships out of business. He made the steamboat a standard on the open seas. It is said that he presented his idea to Napoleon. After a few minutes of this presentation Napoleon is reported to have said, "What, sir, you would make a ship sail against the wind and currents by lighting a bonfire under her decks? I pray you excuse me. I have no time to listen to such nonsense."

4411. Shelter From the Storm

Luke 13:31-35

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Richard J. Fairchild

In Mission, British Columbia, a fellow by the name of Ike tells the story about his Grandpa's hen house which burned to the ground one day. Ike arrived just in time to help put out the last of the fire. As he and his grandfather sorted through the wreckage, they came upon one hen lying dead near what had been the door of the hen house. Her top feathers were singed brown by the fire's heat, her neck limp. Ike bent down to pick up the dead hen. As he did the hen's four chicks came scurrying out from beneath ...

4412. I Surrender All?

Luke 13:31-35

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Craig M. Watts

William Powell Tuck tells in his book, The Way for All Season, of a church where at the conclusion of a powerful and inspirational service, the congregation joined in singing the hymn, "I Surrender All." At the end of the hymn a young man jumped to feet and shouted, "You people don't mean a word of what you say! You sing, "I surrender all to Jesus," "Where He leads Me I will Follow," "Trust and Obey," and you don't believe a word of it. How many of you are willing to follow, surrender, trust and obey? How ...

4413. In the Form of a Man

John 14:5-14

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Daniel T. Niles

The Hindu temple is built in the form of a man. The outer court raised on pillars and open on all sides is the human body, the inner court with its wide spaces is the human mind, the shrine room is the human soul. Man moves within himself into himself and there finds the presence of God. The Muslim mosque, too, is built in the form of a man. The central dome is man's head and the minarets are his hands upraised in prayer. Man comes to God through an act of adoration and submission. The Buddhist dogoba, too ...

4414. Beagles Can’t Climb Trees

Luke 13:31-35

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Brian Stoffregen

There's a Peanuts cartoon that I've kept for years that I think speaks to this text. In the first frame, Lucy is standing next to a tree. Looking up, she shouts to Linus, "What are you doing in that tree?" Linus answers from the branches of the tree, "Looking for something." Then he adds, "Can you see Snoopy? We climbed up here together, but now I don't see him." Lucy unsympathetically shouts back up the tree, "Beagles can't climb trees." The next frame shows Snoopy falling out of the tree right on his ...

4415. How Can I Be Sure?

Luke 13:31-35

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Robert C. Shannon

In the Russian novel, The Brothers Karamazov, a woman has come to talk witha holy man about her problems with faith. "What if I've been believing all my life, and when I come to die there is nothing but burdocks growing over my grave? . . . How can I prove it? How can I convince myself?" The holy man's answer is: "By the experience of active love. In so far as you advance in active love, you will grow surer of the reality of God and of the immortality of the soul."

4416. Uh-oh! That’s Gonna Hurt

Luke13:31-35

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Joyful Newsletter

Everything was almost ready for Holy Baptism. The water was poured, the oil for anointing was prepared. The baby was very quiet, being held by the parents. But as the baptismal candle was lighted, the 3-year-old brother was heard to exclaim: "Uh-oh! That's gonna hurt!"

4417. The Road Is Too Rough

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Olga J. Weiss

The road is too rough," I said, "Dear Lord, there are stones that hurt me so." And He said, "Dear child, I understand, I walked it long ago." "But there's a cool green path," I said; "Let me walk there for a time." "No child," He gently answered me, "The green path does not climb." "My burden," I said, "Is far too great, How can I bear it so?" "My child," He said, "I remember the weight; I carried My cross, you know." But I said, "I wish there were friends with me Who would make my way their own." "Oh, yes ...

4418. Our Chaotic Life

Luke 13:1-9

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Staff

This notice appeared in the window of a coat store in Nottingham, England: "We have been established for over 100 years and have been pleasing and displeasing customers ever since. We have made money and lost money, suffered the effects of coal nationalization, coat rationing, government control and bad payers. We have been cussed and discussed, messed about, lied to, held up, robbed and swindled. The only reason we stay in business is to see what happens next."

4419. Becoming What We Are

Lk 13:1-9

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King Duncan

Somerset Maugham said it best in his autobiography, Summing Up, "I knew that I had no lyrical quality, a small vocabulary, little gift of metaphor. The original and striking simile never occurred to me. Poetic flights...were beyond my powers. On the other hand, I had an acute power of observation, and it seemed to me that I could see a great many things that other people missed. I could put down in clear terms what I saw...I knew that I should never write as well as I could wish, but I thought, with pains ...

4420. Not Nearly as Big a Man

Luke 13:1-9

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Maxie Dunnam

It seems that the University of Tennessee coach bought a bolt of cloth thinking he would have a suit made out of it. He took the material to his tailor in Knoxville where the tailor measured him, examined the bolt of cloth, did some computations on a piece of paper, and said, "I'm sorry, coach, there just isn't enough material in this bolt to make a suit for you." The coach was disappointed, but he threw the bolt of cloth in the trunk of his car, wondering what he was going to do with it. A couple of weeks ...

4421. Never Give Up!

Luke 13:1-9

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Brett Blair

In the middle of WWII on October 29, 1941 Winston Churchill delivered a short address at the Harrow School. England had been through some of its darkest days. But Churchill was equal to the task. He said to the students: "You cannot tell from appearances how things will go. Sometimes imagination makes things out far worse than they are; yet without imagination not much can be done. Those people who are imaginative see many more dangers than perhaps exist; certainly many more than will happen; but then they ...

4422. Cramming for the Finals

Luke 13:1-9

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Richard J. Fairchild

Johnny was going home one day past his grandfather's house with a couple of his chums. As they passed the house they spied the old gentleman out on his sun porch in his rocking chair with a big black book (the bible) on his lap reading rather intently. "What's your grandfather doing", asked one of Johnny's friends. "Oh, grandpa - he's cramming for the finals", Johnny replied. Our Lord and Savior is patient with us my friends. He cultivates us and tends to us, even when we ignore him, even when we fail to ...

4423. Lewis on the Importance of Salvation

Luke 13:1-9

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John Piper

C. S. Lewis, the brilliant English scholar and Christian writer died the same day President John Kennedy did. Even today his books on the Christian faith are being reprinted by the thousands. One of the reasons I think God so greatly blessed the ministry of C. S. Lewis, and still blesses it, is that Lewis never had an elitist, artsy love for fine literature or fine music or fine culture in any form, though he himself was a great artist. In his life everything is subordinate to the salvation of lost sinners ...

4424. Judgment and Grace

Luke 13:1-9

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At first it is hard to comprehend that Dr. Karl Menninger wrote both The Crime of Punishment and Whatever Became of Sin? The two books appear to be diametrically opposed. The one emphasizes that we must take Sin seriously while the other denounces the "philosophy of punishment" as obsolete, vengeful and itself criminal. But the two books are not contradictory. An emphasis on a gracious attitude of forgiveness, redemption and rehabilitation does not mean that we naively ignore sin and evil. Menninger writes ...

4425. You Got Them Today Preacher!

Luke 13:1-9

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C. Robert Allred

A young and fearless preacher had a problem with a somewhat worldly parishioner who would remark sarcastically every Sunday as he shook the preacher's hand at the door, "You got them today preacher!" Sunday after Sunday this fellow never seemed to feel that he needed to repent and always felt that the sermon was for everybody else. Then one Sunday there was a bad snow storm and the preacher and this one fellow were the only ones that could show up. The preacher seized the opportunity and preacher his ...

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4401. Who Is the King?

Luke 4:1-13

Illustration

Maxie Dunnam

4402. Knowing Temptation

Luke 4:1-13

Illustration

C. S. Lewis

Luke 4:1-13

Remember, life is a test. If you woke up alive this morning, then you got an "A" for yesterday.

Luke 4:1-13

Temptations are never so dangerous as when they come to us in a religious garb.

Dwight L. Moody

4405. Practical Advice Regarding Temptation

Luke 4:1-13, Mark 1:9-13

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Charles Spurgeon

4406. Graded on a Bell Curve

Luke 4:1-13

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Staff

4407. Our Deepest Values

Luke 4:1-13

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Maxie Dunnam

4408. Under His Wings

Luke 13:31-35

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Brett Blair

4409. Called Together

Luke 13:31-35

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Martin Luther

4410. Rejection and Refusal to Listen

Luke 13:31-35

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Brett Blair

4411. Shelter From the Storm

Luke 13:31-35

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Richard J. Fairchild

4412. I Surrender All?

Luke 13:31-35

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Craig M. Watts

4413. In the Form of a Man

John 14:5-14

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Daniel T. Niles

4414. Beagles Can’t Climb Trees

Luke 13:31-35

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Brian Stoffregen

4415. How Can I Be Sure?

Luke 13:31-35

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Robert C. Shannon

4416. Uh-oh! That’s Gonna Hurt

Luke13:31-35

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Joyful Newsletter

4417. The Road Is Too Rough

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Olga J. Weiss

4418. Our Chaotic Life

Luke 13:1-9

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Staff

4419. Becoming What We Are

Lk 13:1-9

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King Duncan

4420. Not Nearly as Big a Man

Luke 13:1-9

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Maxie Dunnam

4421. Never Give Up!

Luke 13:1-9

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Brett Blair

4422. Cramming for the Finals

Luke 13:1-9

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Richard J. Fairchild

4423. Lewis on the Importance of Salvation

Luke 13:1-9

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John Piper

4424. Judgment and Grace

Luke 13:1-9

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4425. You Got Them Today Preacher!

Luke 13:1-9

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C. Robert Allred

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