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4551. Jesus Is Baptized

Mark 1:9-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... Actually, he was celebrated in his own time. He was a fabulously popular preacher, seemingly popular with everybody except Herod, who eventually put him to death. But that’s a story for another day. John never went into the cities, the highways and byways; he stayed near the Jordan because his main purpose was to baptize persons who were repentant. In fact, that is exactly what he is doing as we open today’s lesson: he was baptizing people in the river Jordan. John’s ministry and purpose, as we noted ...

4552. Traveling Tables

1 Corinthians 6:12-20

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... are temples, moveable temples, and we need to set our moveable Temple, our communal table, every day, and everywhere we go. When Jesus encountered the tax collector Zacchaeus as he entered Jericho, Jesus called out to him “Hurry and come down, Zacchaeus. I must stay at your house today” (Luke 19:5). Jesus always needs a table. Jesus’ followers must always be ready to provide a place for others to dine with us — whether they are friends or family or foe, tax collectors or exit-ramp job hunters, big ...

4553. A Reminder to God...and to Us

Genesis 9:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... on every Christian’s heart. It goes like this: “Somewhere people still make and keep promises. They choose not to quit when the going gets rough because they promised once to see it through. They stick to lost causes. They hold on to a love grown cold. They stay with people who have become pains in the neck. They still dare to make promises and care enough to keep the promises they make. I want to say to you that if you have a ship you will not desert, if you have people you will not forsake, if ...

4554. Get Out the Ticker Tape - Palm Sunday

Mark 11:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

There is a time-honored story about a little boy who was sick. It was Palm Sunday and the children waved palm branches to open the service. But this young man stayed home from church with his mother. His father returned from church holding a palm branch. The little boy was curious and asked, “Why do we wave palm branches on Palm Sunday, Dad, and why do we call it Palm Sunday?” “You see,” his Dad explained, “when Jesus came into town, ...

4555. Who's Your Master?

Philippians 2:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... visual aid to start his message. He brought on to the stage a beautiful Golden Irish Setter that belonged to his youth minister. The youth minister loved this dog so much that when the dog had been sick and had to be in the vet kennel overnight, he stayed all night with him. Needless to say this dog also loved his master. The senior minister brought the dog on to the stage and he rolled a ball across the platform and said, “Fetch, Josh, fetch.” But the dog just sat there and would not fetch the ball ...

4556. TGFGF - Good Friday

John 18:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... example has inspired his followers through the centuries. Dr. Albert Schweitzer, counted as one of the great Christians of the twentieth century was one of those followers who was inspired by Christ’s example. Dr. Schweitzer could have had the riches of the world if he had stayed in the field of music. He was excellent with both the piano and the organ. He had a great future before him. But he felt that he could not be happy unless he served God in a more personal way. This attitude was even evidenced as ...

4557. Building a New Team

Mark 8:31--9:1

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... , 15) appear to be “royal grants.” Each time a gift is proffered — land (twice) and a biological heir who will help establish a great Abram-family nation. Strikingly, after each royal grant is spoken, Abram seems to lose confidence in the gift. Rather than stay in the land of promise, he runs to Egypt to find better grazing for his crops and food sources for his crew. Similarly, instead of mating again with wife, Sarai, to realize a biological heir, Abram and the younger Hagar bond to produce Ishmael ...

4558. The Kingdom Is at Hand

Mark 1:14-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... to swim upstream to her, he struggled, not just against the water, but against his conscience: “Malcolm,” a voice inside him said, “don’t do it.” But then another voice countered, “This is your chance. It’s now or never.” He continued to swim toward her, staying underneath the water until he was only a few feet away. When he surfaced, however, it was he, not she, who experienced the shock of a lifetime. He came up out of the water and looked into the eyes of a woman who was . . . a leper ...

4559. Jesus Casts Out Impure Spirits

Mark 1:21-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... We hear words like, “You always screw things up,” “You are never going to amount to anything,” “You don’t take care of your room, your clothes, your things,” “you’re disorganized,” “you’re a failure.” (3) We imprint those words on our brains, and they stay with us all our lives, unless we allow Christ to exorcize those demons by telling us that we do belong, we do measure up. We are God’s own child, accepted in His family. Fear what a terrible demon, whether it’s fear of other ...

4560. Like a Butterfly

Mark 9:2-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... read the book or seen the movie you know the plot revolves around a horrible contest fought between young representatives of twelve futuristic districts. The winner of the Hunger Games is the last one standing as the contestants are forced to kill each other to stay alive. When the authorities come to choose the contestants one boy and one girl from District 12 for the 74th annual Hunger Games, the name of Primrose (or Prim) Everdeen is plucked from a large bowl containing all the children’s name. As the ...

4561. The Law of Unintended Consequences

Mark 1:40-45

Sermon

King Duncan

... warning, “See that you don’t tell this to anyone . . .” that this man did not understand? “Instead,” Mark tells us, “he went out and began to talk freely, spreading the news. As a result, Jesus could no longer enter a town openly but stayed outside in lonely places. Yet the people still came to him from everywhere . . .” Jesus was already becoming an unintended rock star rabbi. People were flocking to him from near and far. And this man healed from leprosy added fuel to the flames. This may ...

4562. Skull Hill

John 12:20-36

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... enough just to believe and offer your life to the master potter. For if you dry up and your clay becomes hard and brittle, no creative shaping of your life is possible. Sanctification is a life-long commitment to keeping your clay moist, staying receptive to God’s shaping and reshaping. Sanctification is an ongoing spinning on the wheel, acceptance of new pressures and possibilities. Your first commitment to God has already been made. You are justified, you have accepted your status as clay — as a life ...

4563. Christians and Grits

Acts 4:32-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... For a moment, he says, he was horrified to find himself thinking that maybe she was right. Then the next moment, says Buechner, he saw more clearly than he ever had before that it is on just such outwardly trivial decisions as this should I go or should I stay that human souls are saved or lost. He also saw for what was maybe the first time in his life that we are called to love our neighbors not just for our neighbors’ sake but for our own sake. (4) Sharing with one another was how these early Christians ...

4564. Everything Must Go: “Abandon Ship!”

1 Chronicles 29:1-9

Sermon

James Merritt

... that other people had given to him and by the investment of his own fortune? Yet, he takes this 5 billion dollars and says, “Every single dollar I have God gave it.” I don’t have a tattoo and I am never going to get one, because I want to stay married. I’ve often thought if I were going to get a tattoo what would it say? I’ve finally come to the conclusion I wouldn’t stop at one; I would have three. On my left arm, I would have a tattoo that says, “Made by God.” On my ...

4565. Satisfied Customer

John 6:25-59

Sermon

James Merritt

... will try but only Jesus can satisfy. Your job is to make sure that others are offered that bread. We can’t force people to eat it, but we ought to make sure they are offered it. Unfortunately, too many of us have discovered it is a lot easier to stay in the bakery than it is to get into the delivery truck. So I am asking you today to take this bread and start sharing this bread. There are so many ways to do that. Begin building a friendship with those who don’t have this bread. Invite someone to ...

4566. The Failure

Luke 23:26-43

Sermon

James Merritt

... scripture. You won’t find anybody in the Bible or even an experience in a more desperate situation. Brutally crucified, dying in agony for crimes he committed, a guilty man justly punished deserving to die and knowing that death is just a little while away with no stay of execution, no last minute reprieve, the sand in his hourglass only has a few grains left and soon he will be dead. He is as close to death as you can be and still be living. At the last moment, most probably with his last breath (because ...

4567. Welcome Home

Luke 15:11-32

Sermon

James Merritt

... he walked him back to the office, opened the safe and handed him half of the money that was stored within. The son stuffed the cash in his bag and was gone. One of the younger son’s friends’ lived across town, and he decided to stay with him. His friend was quite the partier, and every night, they went out buying food, drinks, drugs, whatever their whims required. Days turned into weeks, weeks turned into months, and thousands of his father’s dollars had turned into pennies. His mother had emailed him ...

4568. What Do You See?

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

James Merritt

... , because his wallet and passport were in it. He rushed out into the terminal to see if he could spot someone running away, but he found no one. He was relieved that at least he was traveling with a co-worker, but his supposed friend said he couldn’t stay around and help that his wife had planned a very important party and he had to get on the next flight and get back home. With a “Hang in there buddy” he ran away. Frantic, he approached the airline desk and asked for help. The line was backed up ...

4569. No Excuse

Luke 14:15-24

Sermon

James Merritt

... home where you were told it was wrong to play cards. It was wrong to dance. It was wrong to go to movies. I Timothy 6:17 says that “God…richly provides us with everything to enjoy.” (I Timothy 6:17, ESV) Jesus and joy always go together and always stay together. We’ve all been invited to God’s table. The meal has been prepared. It is hot and ready to eat. Everything is ready and the doors are open. “And at the time for the banquet he sent his servant to say to those who had been invited, ‘Come ...

4570. The World's Largest Covered Dish Lunch

John 6:1-15

Sermon

... she smiled. “We just love bologna; we’ll cut it into pieces so everyone can enjoy it along with some fried chicken and all the fixings, and of course, some chocolate pie.” And so, says Rev. Brunner, Jeff came to the picnic that day as a pauper and stayed to feast like a king. (1) Some people say this is exactly what happened when Jesus fed the multitude with five small barley loaves and two small fish. The people shared with one another and there was more than enough to go around. Whether that is a ...

4571. Don't Forget the Bread

John 6:25-59

Sermon

... she asked, “and pick up some bread?” “Of course,” he said. “Do I need to tell you where to find it?” she asked. “Are you kidding?” Max asked. “I was born with a bread-aisle tracking system.” Like a knowing wife, Denalyn said, “Just stay focused, Max.” “She was nervous,” says Lucado. “Rightly so. I am the Exxon Valdez of grocery shopping. My mom once sent me to buy butter and milk; I bought buttermilk. I mistook a tube of hair cream for toothpaste . . . I am a charter member of ...

4572. She Looked Great, But...

Mark 7:1-23

Sermon

... to ostracize young people for such things as tattoos and piercings? I say this not to upset anyone here, but to ask you, who do you think is most in need of the Gospel, the prodigal who has wandered far from the family farm or the older son who has stayed at home and lived just like mama and daddy desired. We may treasure that older boy more, and he needs the Gospel just as much as his younger brother, but we should not write off the prodigal just because he or she looks or thinks differently. We’ve got a ...

4573. Poem: Adonais

Eulogy

Percy Bysshe Shelley

... light Flashed through those limbs, so late her dear delight. “Leave me not wild and drear and comfortless, As silent lightning leaves the starless night! Leave me not!” cried Urania: her distress Roused Death: Death rose and smiled, and met her vain caress. XXVI. “‘Stay yet awhile! speak to me once again; Kiss me, so long but as a kiss may live; And in my heartless breast and burning brain That word, that kiss, shall all thoughts else survive, With food of saddest memory kept alive, Now thou art ...

4574. Poem: Remember

Eulogy

Christina Georgina Rossetti

Remember me when I am gone away, Gone far away into the silent land; When you can no more hold me by the hand, Nor I half turn to go yet turning stay. Remember me when no more day by day You tell me of our future that you planned: Only remember me; you understand It will be late to counsel then or pray. Yet if you should forget me for a while And afterwards remember, do not grieve: For if the darkness ...

4575. She Looked Great, But...

Mark 7:1-23

Sermon

King Duncan

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