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4701. The Trouble with Stables

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... kids, the mortgage, and a boat load of broken dreams. That is HARD to deal with. The situation is miserable. And anyone who has gone through it knows what I mean. There is anger. There is hurt. There is grief. There is a feeling of abandonment...and not just the sense of being abandoned by a lover, but by everyone and everything good. Home is not the same anymore. It may as well be a stable. Is God in the midst of that? Or has God left too? The story of Christmas says God is there! Story #2. Boy Meets Girl ...

4702. The Forgiveness Business

Luke 7:36-50

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... behavior. She had been forgiven...a lot! The story does not tell us, but certainly this was not the first time she and Jesus had been together. She had heard his word of forgiveness at some previous encounter and had come to experience the remarkable sense of liberation that came with it - thus, the outpouring of affection (not to mention the expensive perfume). But more was necessary. For this woman's life to really change, the rest of the town had to know she had been forgiven as well. She would ...

4703. A Fool and his Money

Luke 12:13-21

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... can pick it up tomorrow." So he continues to work with his drawings and his figures. Mrs. Farmer comes in to say, "Goodnight, dear. Don't work too late." But he barely hears her, so caught up is he in the vision of the future. The hours pass, and he senses what seems to be a knock at the door. But before he can answer the door there seems to be someone in the room with him. "Who are you?" "I am death," the presence replies. "What are you doing here?" "I have come for you. Ten, nine, eight." "Wait a ...

4704. The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob

Luke 13:22-30

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... , but are you the rock-solid supporter type? Is Isaac in you? Then let him out so he can go to work. "I am the God of Isaac." Or is it Jacob in there? Saint and sinner at the same time? You are not alone. Is there a shrewd business sense in there? Let it out put it to work in the name of Jesus. Is there a head for making a buck? Then let it out and put that head to work in developing support for the world-wide mission of the church. Is there ambition in there? Then let ...

4705. Homecoming

Luke 15:11-32

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... . He actually accedes to his younger son's wishes. The boy loads up the loot, heads for greener pastures, squanders all he has, and ends up in a pig sty, not the place for a nice Jewish boy who is not allowed the pleasures of pork. He comes to his senses, realizes what an idiot he is, and maps out his classic confession: "Father, I've sinned against God, I've sinned against you; I don't deserve to be called your son. Take me on as a hired hand." Sounds a little contrived, like the kid caught with his hand ...

4706. Leaping Lepers - Thanksgiving

Luke 17:11-19

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... and Muslims in all too many places around the world. Now, we have this Samaritan cluttering up our story. If this were Survivor, he would have been the first to be voted off the island. Has it occurred to anyone that it would have made no sense for this man to go to Jerusalem for ritual cleansing? Samaritans worship on Mt. Gerazim, and besides, he would not have been welcome in Jerusalem anyway. As one of my friends notes, this would be like a Buddhist walking into a Catholic confessional and asking how ...

4707. Carrying Worshipers out on Stretchers

Acts 2:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... to this particular Sunday in the church year and as I think of that church long ago on that first Christian celebration of Pentecost, I wonder if we haven’t lost something in the church. It would be nice to have the joy, the togetherness, the sense of divine power that characterized that group of people so long ago. You know the story. It happened almost 2000 years ago. It was the day of Pentecost. The disciples were having a prayer meeting. Suddenly they heard the sound of the wind blowing fiercely. This ...

4708. East of Easter

Luke 24:13-35

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... , keeping in tune with the times, and now keeping a stiff upper lip in the face of dashed hopes and shattered dreams. Just like us. They were religious folk, having walked the several hours to Jerusalem a few days before from their home in Emmaus. With a real sense of excitement, they had gone to the holy city - obviously for the Passover, an event no good Jew could miss; but also to be near Jesus, one whom they had come to look on as Israel's deliverer, the Messiah. But now they were going home... dejected ...

4709. Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time

Luke 24:13-35

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... Christ, then one might try just hanging around people who claimed they knew him. See what rubs off on you. See what you think of these people who have a personal relationship with Christ." In short Barth said if one wants to know Christ in that deeper sense, then he or she should go to church!(6) Good advice. But don't forget to keep your eyes open no matter where you might be. In his wonderful book Open Secrets, Rick Lischer, who teaches preaching at Duke Divinity School, tells about his experiences as a ...

4710. The Gift of Fire

Acts 2:14-41, Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... and be obedient to his commandments. Second, they lived in an air of expectancy. Jesus had told them to go to Jerusalem and WAIT, without doubt one of the most difficult commands he had ever called them to obey. But they obeyed, and they waited...with a sense of real anticipation. Finally, they prayed...not just for a moment or two; they prayed for TEN SOLID DAYS. "O LORD, GIVE US THAT FIRE!" And then it happened...the Lord's first birthday gift to the church...the all-powerful Spirit of the living God. We ...

4711. Happy Birthday, Dear Church

Acts 2:14-41, Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... priest standing on the city wall waving a loaf of bread in each hand. The city was full of the sounds of laughter and celebration, and everywhere you could see the reunions of old friends and families meeting for the festival. No doubt, there was a sense of anticipation in the Upper Room. After all, it was a holiday. But I doubt that any of our friends envisioned what they were about to experience. Suddenly, the room was filled with the sound of a mighty wind. Tongues of flame danced over their heads...wind ...

4712. "Weird People" Everywhere

1 Corinthians 12:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... for reasons only God can know. And, if it is God's plan, it must be good. It must be beautiful. It must be an occasion for celebration. James Moore tells about a man named George. George was a peacemaker with a big heart and wonderful sense of humor. George claims he was, "so tenderhearted that he cried at supermarket openings!" Everyone loved George at church and he was respected at the hospital where he worked. The reason why so many people loved George was because he was always kind and respectful to ...

4713. Broken Hydrants

Jeremiah 17:19-27

Sermon

King Duncan

... I am looking for life." The man was obviously alive and rather friendly-looking. He was a part of the fast-paced and complex diplomatic world. But he was distressed by what he saw as the artificiality of that world and by his own sense of emptiness. Outwardly, he appeared to have much. Inwardly, he confessed to having little. Spiritually he was a shrub in the desert ” a broken hydrant with no access to living water. Broken hydrants. Shrubs struggling for life in a desert. Such emptiness is epidemic ...

4714. Love Your Enemies

Luke 6:27-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... . Resentment can build. Soon a neighbor is secretly glad to see another neighbor's misfortune. Who is your enemy? There may be persons whom we secretly harbor ill feelings toward that we have never thought to classify under Jesus' definition as enemies. But in a sense they are enemies. They are persons for whom we have ill feelings, or they are persons who harbor ill feelings toward us. Of course, some enemies may arise because we try to do the right thing. I recall a story about a pastor who was concerned ...

4715. Lips And Hearts

Romans 10:8b-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... her heart, she still felt empty. There was something missing in her life and she just couldn't put her finger on what it was. Paulette always thought that once someone became a Christian he or she would be filled with instant happiness and a sense of fulfillment. She thought she would feel different than she did, she never expected to feel this emptiness. Paulette even began questioning the validity of her faith. One day as Paulette was reading the Bible she realized something she never did before. She was ...

4716. The Secret Ingredient Of Success

Luke 13:1-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... because he was thought to have no "good ideas." Tell that to the millions of people thrilled by Walt's movies. When F. W. Woolworth was 21, he got a job in a store, but was not allowed to wait on customers because he "didn't have enough sense." Each of these famous people proved to have a certain genius ” but was it innate or did it grow out of their dedication to developing what they had been given? Somerset Maugham said it best in his autobiography SUMMING UP, "I knew that I had no lyrical quality ...

4717. Been There, Done That, No Thanks!

Philippians 3:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... spent most of their adult lives as care givers are beginning to taste freedom for the first time. So while their husbands are winding down, many women are thinking about going back to school or starting their own business. How you feel about life is related to your sense of purpose. Now, listen to St. Paul's words: "But one thing I do, forgetting what lies behind and straining to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus." (3:13b) St. Paul discovered ...

4718. The Cross: A Gift Of Life

Isaiah 52:13--53:12

Sermon

King Duncan

... priest spells out the insidious way in which everything is contaminated by sin. Near the end of the novel, Venetia finally admits the damage of the sin she had so easily rationalized is so serious that she can no longer find God. (2) If you do not sense the power of sin in your life, you can never adequately understand the cross. No atom of our body is exempt from the corrupting and corrosive power of sin. Sin destroys our peace of mind, it brings death to sacred relationships, it causes us to wander far ...

4719. God Is Greater

John 10:22-42

Sermon

King Duncan

... these words, "Now you can say what you want to, any of you who read this. You might say old age draws the skin tight and effaces some things. I say to you that Cremona was such a fine Christian that God took that scar off him." (3) In a sense Maltz is correct. God is greater than any scars ” whether those scars are from things we have done or things that others have done to us. Maybe those scars are from crises that we have gone through. Maybe we have had more than our share of those times when our ...

4720. How Can You Tell A Christian?

John 13:31-38

Sermon

King Duncan

... tell us, will not be able to give love. There will always be a void there ” a terrible void that can never be filled. On the other hand, a child who has received the proper amount of nurturing as an infant and as a toddler will have a sense of security and trust that will last them all their lives. This is also true with regard to Christ's commandment to love. Many Christians try to keep Christ's commandment without first nurturing their relationship with him. They are doomed to fail. We draw our ability ...

4721. Hope Wins!

Revelation 21:1-27

Sermon

King Duncan

... of Christ's return when believers will be taken immediately to Heaven.) Then, out from the woods comes a lone camper, a junior-high boy who has not yet made a commitment to Christ. Now Frank and Jim are worried. If the rapture has occurred, then it would make sense that this boy is still around. To calm their fears, they call Jim's wife. Her secretary reports, in puzzled tones, that she had been in the office just a moment ago, but is no longer there. Now the men are concerned. After a half hour of intense ...

4722. Who Says A Good Man Is Hard To Find?

Luke 7:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... forms is still a lifesaver used by doctors all over the world to help people with heart problems. (4) Many doctors would have looked with scorn on this crude form of "alternative medicine" performed by these witch doctors, but Dr. Withering was a humble man in the best sense of the word. He had an open mind. He was willing to accept their help. If the centurion had been a proud man, he might have never sent for Jesus. But he was a caring man, he was a man who respected the beliefs of others, he was ...

4723. Created For Freedom

Galatians 5:1-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... groups continually are confronted with this dilemma. Most of us like the sound of chimes. But imagine an exclusive suburban neighborhood where most of the residents sleep in on Sunday morning. Then the local church decides to erect a bell tower. Do you sense that a legal battle might be in the works? A number of recent zoning cases have even affected the right of worship in private homes. In Colorado Springs, minister Richard Blanche has been repeatedly cited for holding religious meetings in his home in ...

4724. Finding Glory

Galatians 6:11-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... . Maximilian Kolbe volunteered to die in Franciszek's place. Kolbe survived more than 14 days in a starvation bunker with no food or water. The Nazis ended Kolbe's life in August 1941 with a lethal injection. "Ever since," says his wife, "Franciszek had a deep sense of Kolbe's presence." Then she added, "Now, he has gone [to be with] to Kolbe." In recognition of his selfless act the Roman Catholic church declared Kolbe blessed in 1971 and canonized him in 1982. For many years the man whose life Kolbe saved ...

4725. Beaten And Bloody, But Fortunate Nonetheless

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... to write a composition on the subject of poverty. The little girl started her essay like this: "Once there was a poor little girl. Her father was poor, her mother was poor, her chauffeur was poor, her butler was poor. They all were very, very poor." In a sense the little girl was right. All of humanity lies in a ditch. Everyone is needy. In the story of the Good Samaritan we see the essential plight of every person on this earth. But we also see something else. WE ALSO SEE THE WONDER OF SELF- GIVING LOVE ...

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