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4476. The Great Physician

Matthew 4:23-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... people they love suffer terribly from a disease. They have prayed for these loved ones and they have seen no change in their condition. So these believers have grown calloused, disenchanted. And who can blame them? The silence of God can sometimes be quite dispiriting. Some of these followers of Christ who question whether Christ heals today have come to the conclusion that God has placed us in a lawful universe that precludes specific healing acts. They believe that, in place of miraculous acts of healing ...

4477. The True Nature of Happiness

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

Brett Blair

Some years ago the Raleigh, North Carolina News & Observer published an article entitled: “How Do You Measure Up As A Man? The article stated that some extensive research had been conducted on the 20th century standards for measuring a man. The criteria were quite interesting and I thought that I might list them for the men here this morning just to see how they measure up. 1. His ability to make and conserve money (That lets me out already). 2. The cost, style and age of his car. 3. (This is my favorite ...

4478. Blessed Are the Cheese Makers

Matthew 5:1-12

Illustration

Brett Blair

... a bloody thing. Bignose: Don't you swear at my wife. Trouble: I was only asking her to shut up so I could hear what he was saying, Bignose. Bignosewife: Don't you call my husband Bignose. Trouble: Well he has got a big nose. Jew: Could you be quite, please. What was that? Trouble: I don't know... I was too busy talking to Bignose. Man: I think it was 'Blessed are the cheese-makers'. Jewwife: Ah. What's so special about the cheese-makers? Jew: Well obviously it's not meant to be taken literally, it refers ...

4479. The Evangelist Has a Shady Past

John 4:1-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... he hit a nerve. “I have no husband,” she replied. Jesus said to her, “You are right when you say you have no husband. The fact is, you have had five husbands, and the man you now have is not your husband. What you have just said is quite true.” Do you understand that biblical people are really not any different than people today? You and I know couples who are cohabitating without the benefit of wedlock. Does it surprise you that they did so in Jesus’ time as well? The woman was impressed. “Sir ...

4480. Was There No Other Way?

Isaiah 52:13--53:12

Sermon

King Duncan

... as they made their rounds, Dr. Jurisic took Cheatham aside to a quiet corner where it was safe to talk and told him the bad news about the paralyzed soldier. “During the night the supply of diesel fuel ran out,” he said, “the generator quit working, his ventilator stopped, and he could not breathe on his own, so he died.” Naturally Cheatham was sad, but what Dr. Jurisic said next stunned him and caused him to tremble all over. “Professor,” Josip said, “Because it was you who operated on ...

4481. Daring Thomas

John 11:1-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... allow her to go to such a dangerous place. After explaining that Christians were often persecuted in Uganda, he suggested that she would have no problem finding missionary work in their own city. Two years later she was still resolved to go to Uganda. Although he was quite upset about her decision, he went to the airport to see her off. As he watched her plane exit the runway, he commented that he had wanted her to be a respectable Christian not a real one. (3) Many of us, if we were honest, would confess ...

4482. K.I.S.S.

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

Sermon

King Duncan

... ’s power, so that your faith might not rest on men’s wisdom, but on God’s power.” Now, St. Paul is not saying he “dumbed down” the Gospel. Anyone who has spent much time deciphering the Apostle Paul’s theology knows that his theology can be quite challenging at times. But he is saying that he tried to communicate the Gospel to the churches in which he ministered as simply and as directly as he could. He was not trying to impress people with his knowledge but with God’s love and God’s power ...

4483. Being Graceful Salt

Matthew 5:13-16

Illustration

John P. Jewell

A pastor tells the story of how he and his wife decided to have the church council and the husbands and wives of the council members over to dinner. It was quite an undertaking, but then this pastor and his wife wanted to be salt and light for the leaders of their church. When it came time for dinner, everyone was seated and the pastor's wife asked her four year old daughter if she would like to say grace. The girl ...

4484. Deuteronomy 30:15-20

Deuteronomy 30:11-20

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... watchwords of the Deuteronomic call to faithfulness. Moses’ third and final discourse in Deuteronomy runs from 29:1-30:20. Much of what is said here has been said before in Deuteronomy. But in this “condensed” version the treaty or covenant format is quite obvious (see 29:10-15). Part of that structure involves offering a series of dire circumstances and ominous warnings pointing towards what would result if Israel were to turn her back on this covenant. But Moses holds out hope, not despair, as his ...

4485. Rock Solid

Matthew 7:24-29

Sermon

King Duncan

... recite it like me?” Bobby asked. “Well, I don’t know. I think so,” Dr. Brown said, realizing that he was going out on a limb. “Let’s hear you,” said Bobby. So Dr. Brown proceeded to stumble through the Twenty-third Psalm. His performance was quite shabby in comparison to Bobby’s, and he didn’t have a needle sticking in his back like Bobby did. As he recited the Psalm, Dr. Brown noticed all the other white‑coated professionals in the room trying to disappear as they feared being called on ...

4486. That First Longing

John 4:5-42

Illustration

Robert Bachelder

... , if they had really learned to look into their own hearts, would know that they do want, and want acutely, something that cannot be had in this world. There are all sorts of things in this world that offer to give it to you, but they never quite keep their promise. The longings which arise in us when we first fall in love, or first think of some foreign country, or first take up some subject that excites us, are longings which no marriage, no travel, no learning can really satisfy. I am not now speaking ...

4487. Distract the Christians!

Illustration

Ray Osborne

... and unsettled emotion." "Let them be involved in soul-winning. But crowd their lives with so many good causes they have no time to seek power from Christ. Soon they will be working in their own strength, sacrificing their health and family for the good of the cause." It was quite a convention in the end. And the evil angels went eagerly to their assignments causing Christians everywhere to get busy, busy, busy and rush here and there. Has the devil been successful at his scheme? You be the JUDGE.

4488. Having to Wait

John 9:1-41

Illustration

... asking her one more question for the Records. "Tell me, dear lady, how do you spell `God'?" The woman spells it perfectly, then enters the Pearly Gates. Finally, St. Peter calls in the third woman. He also apologizes to her, but she refuses to accept his apology. "It was quite rude," she says angrily. "All my life on earth I had to wait in lines. Wait at the checkout counter, wait at the bus stop, wait for the kids to get home from school, wait for my coffee break. And now you expect me to wait to get into ...

4489. To Jesus from the Pharisaic Management Consultants

John 9:1-41

Illustration

Ray Osborne

With all the knowledge the Pharisees possessed that was handed down to them from the prophets I often find myself wondering how they could have missed the fact that quite often God chose to use the most unqualified person or the most ordinary individual to do the most ordinary things. I came across a letter once that went something like this: "TO: Jesus, Son of Joseph, Woodcrafter's Carpenter Shop "FROM: Pharisaic Management Consultants "Dear Sir: "Thank you for submitting ...

4490. Matthew 28:1-10

Matthew 28:1-10

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

As the entire nation of Japan can testify, there is nothing quite so terrifying as an earthquake. Unlike a storm we can track, a fire we can extinguish, a flood we can move to high ground to escape, an earthquake is utterly unpredictable. The very ground we stand upon, the planet itself, shifts and shakes, calling everything we believe about our world ...

4491. Coming Back a Saint

John 20:1-9

Illustration

Billy D. Strayhorn

... , happy. He hadn't smiled much as a kid and rarely joked. Now he was witty and ebullient all the time. A quiet kid had become an outgoing adult man. And he didn't fit into the patterns of relationships he had left behind. Quite the contrary, his happiness and maturity were unsettling. He congratulated his former girl friend on her upcoming marriage and he shook hands cordially with the fiancé. There's something wrong with him, everybody said. His family went to the priest. And the priest concurred ...

4492. A Voice to Shout

John 20:1-9, John 20:10-18

Illustration

James W. Moore

William Sangster was one of the great preachers of the 20th century. Toward the end of his life, he became quite ill. His vocal chords were paralyzed and he was unable to speak. On the Easter Sunday morning just before he died, he painfully printed a short note to his daughter. In it he wrote these poignant words: "How terrible to wake up on Easter and have no voice to shout, 'He is risen!' but it is far worse to have a voice and not want to shout."

4493. Will You Dance the Metanoia with Me?

Acts 2:14-41

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... those in the “corrupt” or “twisted” generation that had rejected and crucified the “Lord and Messiah.” Peter implores the people to turn away from the path of faithlessness and selfishness, and instead to set their face towards the risen and regnant Jesus the Christ. It was quite a sermon. And Peter’s sermon is as needed today in the 21st century as it was back in the 1st century. Anyone want to argue the fact that we have a world of woes out there? Take your choice of what is the worst: too ...

4494. Family Resemblance

John 14:5-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... . When that happens a child will often go through life looking for acceptance and approval. Even if they know deep in their hearts that their parents really do love them these children will always have a subtle feeling that they never quite measured up to their parents’ expectations. There was a prominent psychologist in the early part of the twentieth century who influenced the child-rearing practices of some parents. Incredibly, this psychologist was strictly opposed to any displays of affection between ...

4495. What’s With the Fork?

John 14:1-4

Illustration

Alan Carr

... suddenly remembered something else. "There's one more thing," she said excitedly. "What's that?" said the pastor. "This is important," the woman said. "I want to be buried with a fork in my right hand." The pastor stood looking at the woman, not knowing quite what to say. The woman explained. "In all my years of attending church socials and potluck dinners, when the dishes of the main course were being cleared, someone would inevitably lean over and say, 'Keep your fork.' It was my favorite part of the meal ...

4496. The Peacemakers

John 14:27; Matt. 5:9

Illustration

Billy D. Strayhorn

Dawne Olson, a South Dakota mother of four, was preparing to give a talk on unity at her women's Bible study. She woke up early to type out the scripture verses. She wasn't quite finished when her four children began coming downstairs asking for breakfast. She could hear the children just around the corner in the kitchen as they rummaged through the refrigerator and cupboards for something to eat. At some point they discovered half of a toaster pastry on the counter from the ...

4497. In Our Own Language

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... . God speaks to even the simplest among us. God speaks to us where we are. That’s not only true of our intellectual differences, but it is true of our personality as well. Have you ever noticed that people are different? Some people are quite easy going. They seem to get along with everybody they meet. Nothing ever seems to ruffle them. Some other people are very precise. They want everything done just right. Some people are party animals. They are energized by being around other people. They like ...

4498. Kissing Cousins (Father's Day)

2 Corinthians 13:11-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... on the cheek, but it is very rare to see men kiss one another. And yet, this is exactly what St. Paul is referring to. “Greet one another with a holy kiss.” In that culture, men kissing men, as a sign of affection and respect, was acceptable and quite common. When the early Christians came to church and met each another, and when they parted, they kissed. This holy kiss was not given on the mouth, of course, but on the cheek, or the forehead, and often on the hand. You remember how Judas betrayed Christ ...

4499. When the Caterers Weren’t Available

Matthew 14:13-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... me tired thinking about it. Now imagine feeding five thousand people . . . no, double that. The scripture says there were five thousand MEN, plus women and children. I believe that five thousand hungry men would be enough to feed, but women and children, too? Quite an undertaking, and it had to be done right away. They didn’t have a week to prepare. But we’re getting ahead of our story. A crowd had followed Jesus out into the wilderness, and evening was approaching. Concerned, the disciples came to ...

4500. The Loaves and Fishes Still Work

Mt 14:13-21

Illustration

King Duncan

... happened. A flight attendant came on the public address system. She began with the familiar information on such flights: "Ladies and gentlemen, the captain has turned off the seatbelt lights. We have now attained a cruising altitude of 30,000 feet." Then she said something quite extraordinary: "Having served many of you on the first leg of this flight, I know some of you still have your bags of peanuts, which you stuffed in your pocket. How many do we have? Five? Please open them and share them with the ...

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4476. The Great Physician

Matthew 4:23-25

Sermon

King Duncan

4477. The True Nature of Happiness

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

Brett Blair

4478. Blessed Are the Cheese Makers

Matthew 5:1-12

Illustration

Brett Blair

4479. The Evangelist Has a Shady Past

John 4:1-26

Sermon

King Duncan

4480. Was There No Other Way?

Isaiah 52:13--53:12

Sermon

King Duncan

4481. Daring Thomas

John 11:1-16

Sermon

King Duncan

4482. K.I.S.S.

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

Sermon

King Duncan

4483. Being Graceful Salt

Matthew 5:13-16

Illustration

John P. Jewell

4484. Deuteronomy 30:15-20

Deuteronomy 30:11-20

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

4485. Rock Solid

Matthew 7:24-29

Sermon

King Duncan

4486. That First Longing

John 4:5-42

Illustration

Robert Bachelder

4487. Distract the Christians!

Illustration

Ray Osborne

4488. Having to Wait

John 9:1-41

Illustration

4489. To Jesus from the Pharisaic Management Consultants

John 9:1-41

Illustration

Ray Osborne

4490. Matthew 28:1-10

Matthew 28:1-10

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

4491. Coming Back a Saint

John 20:1-9

Illustration

Billy D. Strayhorn

4492. A Voice to Shout

John 20:1-9, John 20:10-18

Illustration

James W. Moore

4493. Will You Dance the Metanoia with Me?

Acts 2:14-41

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

4494. Family Resemblance

John 14:5-14

Sermon

King Duncan

4495. What’s With the Fork?

John 14:1-4

Illustration

Alan Carr

4496. The Peacemakers

John 14:27; Matt. 5:9

Illustration

Billy D. Strayhorn

4497. In Our Own Language

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

4498. Kissing Cousins (Father's Day)

2 Corinthians 13:11-14

Sermon

King Duncan

4499. When the Caterers Weren’t Available

Matthew 14:13-21

Sermon

King Duncan

4500. The Loaves and Fishes Still Work

Mt 14:13-21

Illustration

King Duncan

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