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4426. Whose Wife Will She Be?

Luke 20:27-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... what the grave may hold. Some of us are too in love with this world. John Killinger once told of a woman who was approaching the end of her life. She expressed her feelings like this, “I am ready to go, but I am not ready to leave.” And many of us can relate to that. Life is a wonderful experience. And that is how we ought to feel about it. There is nothing more tragic than the person who is so miserable in life that they look forward to death. Especially tragic is the young person who takes his or her ...

4427. Good News about Hair

Luke 21:5-38

Sermon

King Duncan

... , that’s a solar panel for my brain.” Or you might like Dolly Parton’s answer when someone asked her, “How do you feel about bald men?” Dolly said, “I love bald men. Just because you’ve lost your fuzz, don’t mean you ain’t a peach ... to swim out to that dock. He had never swam that far before. He struck out and got about half-way there and then began to feel tired. He went slower and slower and finally he began to flounder. He went under the water a couple of times, and he was petrified and ...

4428. More Than A Kumbaya King

Luke 23:26-43

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... ’ kingship, the reign of Christ, began with sacrifice. Instead we would prefer to think of Jesus as a comfortable, campfire, “Kumbaya” King. A “come-by-here” presence that passes by, leaving us feeling warm and reassured, comfortable and undisturbed. A “Kumbaya” King doesn’t ask for much, just a few good feelings directed towards others, when it is convenient. Serving a “Kumbaya” king lets us do just what we want, tuning in to the “king’s” conscience only when it fits into our own ...

4429. Show Us a Sign

Matthew 24:36-44

Illustration

Billy D. Strayhorn

... Jim Carrey, there's a scene where Bruce's life has fallen apart. He's gotten fired, beat up when he tried to help a homeless man holding a sign, and he's had a fight with his girlfriend whose name just happens to be Grace. He's driving along feeling sorry for himself, talking to and yelling at God. "OK, God. You want me to talk to you? Then talk back. Tell me what's going on. What should I do? Give me a signal." Just then he passes a lighted traffic message sign which is blinking the words: "Caution ...

4430. It Was a Dark and Stormy Night

Matthew 3:1-12

Illustration

Richard Hasler

... with the words, "Once upon a time ..." The last frame of the comic strip has Snoopy starting his story again. Now he is ready. He types, "Once upon a time, it was a dark and stormy night." Do you feel like Snoopy sometimes? No matter how you begin your story you somehow revert to "a dark and stormy night." If you feel that way today you are not alone. Most of us are struggling in one way or another to overcome the dark side of our existence. The Advent season leading to Christmas should be a time of joy ...

4431. Time to Unpack

Matthew 11:1-19

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... system is a disaster. You can’t grow with a perfect immune system. You need to be vulnerable and to be open to viruses to grow and mature. When intolerance for vulnerability reigns supreme, your only joy is a “foreboding joy.” You know that feeling of “foreboding joy,” even if you don’t call it that. You look at your kids snuggled in their bed. Before a sigh of contentment escapes your lungs, the panic of impending doom — an accident, an illness, a catastrophe — clutches your throat and ...

4432. Love Lifted Me

Psalm 40:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... could make a tragic mistake if he or she doesn’t get their act together. The slimy pit may refer to our morals. Or it may simply mean that somehow in life we have lost our way. We have lost our sense of purpose. We no longer feel that life has meaning or value. The New York Times printed a news story from Rome several years ago about a woman named Concetta Brigante. Mrs. Brigante was spotted climbing out of a seventh‑floor window of her apartment building. Soon she was balancing precariously on the ...

4433. Troubling Humbling Questions

Matthew 5:1-12

Illustration

Rabbi Harold Kushner

... ?" This man had just experienced a wake up call! For all of us, there are times like that when we are brought up short, and we are left thinking disturbing questions like, "Shouldn't a man's life be more than that?" I think we get that kind of feeling when we contrast the reality of our lives against character portrayed in the Beatitudes. Sometimes we want to pass by them quickly on our way to the rest of the Sermon on the Mount. We assume that Jesus was simply a Nazarene stumbling along the dusty roads of ...

4434. Act Quickly - Catch It Early

Matthew 5:21-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... !” The dog was not to touch the meat. The dog, which must have had a strong urge to go for the meat, was placed in a most difficult situation to obey or disobey his master’s command. Dunkin said, “The dog never looked at the meat. He seemed to feel that if he did, the temptation to disobey would be too great. So he looked steadily at my father’s face.” Dunkin then made this spiritual application: “There is a lesson for us all. Always look up to the Master’s face.” (4) That may sound a little ...

4435. Our Everyday Life Isn’t Everyday

Mt 17:1-9; Gen 1

Illustration

Brett Younger & Brett Blair

... are 6000 biological differences between men and women. On the surface of your body there are as many bacteria as there are people on the surface of the earth. (I should have skipped that one.) The mystery of your birth, the mystery of the love you feel, the mystery of the deepest part of you are all most improbable. You are an incredible contingency. Sam Keen wrote, "I suspect that we are all recipients of cosmic love notes. Messages, omens, voices, revelations, and appeals are all part of each day's events ...

4436. The Presence of a Hero

Matthew 17:1-9

Illustration

King Duncan

... to 10 Downing Street. Ward, struck dumb with awe in Churchill's presence, was unable to answer the prime minister's questions. Churchill surveyed the unhappy hero with some compassion. "You must feel very humble and awkward in my presence," he said. "Yes, Sir," managed Ward. "Then you can imagine how humble and awkward I feel in yours," returned Churchill. Churchill knew he was in the presence of a real hero. So did the disciples. In fact, they knew they were in the presence of someone whose significance ...

4437. A Tickle in Our Ear

John 20:1-18

Illustration

Maxie Dunnam

... her favorite things was to snuggle close to her mother and rub her mother's ear. Not long before she died, Katie said to her mother with a smile, "When I am in Heaven, and you feel a tickle on your ear, it will be me telling you 'I love you, Mommy.'" (Donald Shelby, "Grace-Full Humor"). Does that make you smile, or feel teary? Want to cry? Or laugh? Either is appropriate. Because Jesus is preparing a place for us in his eternal kingdom, Katie could believe what she said. And if those who have gone before us ...

4438. Disillusioned Thomas

John 20:24-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe it.” But still he went to be with the other disciples. He still went to church. I see it happen all the time. A person goes through a difficult time when they feel God has let them down and the first thing they do is drop out of the fellowship. They miss one Sunday, then a second, and before very long, going to church takes far more effort than staying home. Friends, that’s always a mistake. This is where the people are ...

4439. The Scope of Love

John 14:15-31

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... Christ-breathed love has three distinct features. It has the sensitivity of a stethoscope. It has the stability of a gyroscope. It has the sightedness of a telescope. First, Christ‑breathed love has the sensitivity of a stethoscope. A Spirit-of-truth community feels the flutter of fear in the community it serves. A Spirit-of-truth community can detect the presence of a quickened pulse from hopelessness long before that gloom can transform a nation. A Spirit-of-truth community can discern the drop in heart ...

4440. When Christians Pray

Acts 1:12-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... of God. Could the problem be that we have quit depending on prayer? A kindergarten class went to a fire station for a tour and some instruction in fire safety. The fireman was explaining what to do in case of a fire. He said, “First, go to the door and feel the door to see if it’s hot.” Then he said, “Next, fall to your knees. Does anyone know why you ought to fall to your knees?” the fireman asked. One of the little tykes said, “Sure, to start praying to ask God to get you out of there!” In ...

4441. An Invitation to Tired Souls

Matthew 11:25-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... grow tired and out of sorts. A tired body is preceded by a tired mind. Of course I realize that exercise isn’t for everybody. One man said his doctor told him that jogging would add years to his life. The man says, “I think he was right. I feel ten years older already.” Another poor guy said he finished 50 push-ups this morning! But he adds that he started those 50 pushups back in 2005. Another man says he is also into exercise. He says, “Every morning I awaken to the alarm, jump from bed, and run ...

4442. Why Are You Acting Like Orphans?

Romans 8:18-27

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... , and there are many here this morning. One story I have heard over and over again is that when as a child you were feeling especially alone and lonely, right before bed you would imagine God hugging you. And that hug from your adoptive parent, the only Parent we ... all get to choose, gave such a sense of safety and security that sleep came quickly. That’s a hug we all need to feel, for it’s a hug that God gave on the cross as he chose every one of us to be sons and daughters: For God so hugged ...

4443. When the Caterers Weren’t Available

Matthew 14:13-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... Jesus wanted to be alone to grieve the death of his cousin? But then Matthew adds, “Hearing of this, the crowds followed him on foot from the towns . . .” Jesus can’t even have a few moments to grieve. If this had happened to me, the last thing I would feel like is seeing a mob of people coming to me for help. But that’s me . . . and perhaps that’s you . . . but that’s not Jesus. Jesus had compassion for the crowd. And he still gazes upon us with that same compassion today. But there is a second ...

4444. We Have Nothing Here

Matthew 14:13-21

Illustration

David E. Leininger

... fish." It is the response of the employee whose boss makes life miserable and never has a good word for anyone. In fact, there are things going on around the office that just ought not to be. "Business ethics" has become an oxymoron. Should you blow the whistle? Feel free...if you do not want the job anymore. Does the word "downsize" strike a familiar note? What then? Good jobs are scarce out there - the bills keep coming in and the kids still have college to be paid for. A worker hungry for the chance to ...

4445. Don't Be Afraid

Matthew 14:22-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... can. They equate weight with safety. It’s a factor, but in no way compares to solid structural design and the use of multiple air bags . . . With thousands of other SUVs speeding past them, not to mention eighteen wheelers and cement mixers, drivers just feel more secure. It’s a perception and Detroit promoted it. One SUV brand advertised itself with the headline, “Look upon it as a 4,000 pound security blanket . . .” Iacocca adds, “If you want guaranteed safety on the road, why not drive a tank ...

4446. My Shepherd

Psalm 23:1

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... he dispatched a messenger to Rome with this urgent request: "Please send new orders. We have marched off the map."[1] Ever feel like that? That you have marched off the map into uncharted waters as we go beyond the technological map, the political ... "The Lord is my shepherd." We need that reminder from time to time. After all, in a world as frantic as our own, it is easy to feel as if we have marched off life's map, and we are at the mercy of the monsters and dragons. But now, we find ourselves in this ...

4447. A Gospel for Losers

Jonah 3:1-5, 10

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... does. In 1993, when Larry won an Emmy for best writing in a comedy series, the opening line of his acceptance speech was, "This is all well and good, but I'm still bald."[1] Loser! Ever feel that way about yourself? If you do, I have a word from the Lord for us, a word that will help us keep going when we feel we have let God and everyone else down. The word is found right at the beginning of our text found halfway through the book of Jonah. Listen: "Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah the ...

4448. Gifts For The Christ Child

Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... when you give a gift to a loved one, a gift on which you really went all out ... wrapped, even. As you watch that package being opened and you see the anticipation in the eyes, there is a marvelous rush of excitement that you feel, and it is at least as great as the excitement of the one receiving the gift. When scripture says, "It is more blessed to give than to receive," in purely human terms, we know it is true. Gifts of service, gifts of substance ... appropriate at this special time. But, of ...

4449. Sunday’s Comin’

Hebrews 10:16-25

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... living for the moment is not really living at all. As time went along, the descendants of those early pilgrims came to feel their own kind of oppression. They felt like political nonentities in an empire that spanned the globe. They resented it and ... to get you down, to you it is Friday, but our word is Sunday's comin'. When the love you had counted on is gone and you feel that you may never know love again, remember it's Friday, but Sunday's comin'. When you have lost your belief in the miraculous and no ...

4450. A New Year’s Resolution

Ephesians 4:25 -5:2

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... . In Atlanta, a man scrubs graffiti from a green park bench. They say you cannot smile without cheering yourself up a little. Likewise, you cannot perform a random act of kindness without feeling as if your own troubles have been lightened if only because the world has become a slightly better place. And you cannot be a recipient without feeling a shock, a pleasant jolt. If you were one of those rush-hour drivers who found your bridge fare paid, who knows what you might have been inspired to do for someone ...

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