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451. A Few Remaining Tremors

Matthew 18:21-35

Sermon

James Merritt

... was 28 years, so it would have taken him 21 ½ lifetimes to have paid this off. If you want to bring it up in today’s currency. The average wage in America is roughly $50,000 a year. Computed out he owed this king about 8.2 billion dollars. I guess he should have definitely left his American Express at home! In other words, there was no way this man was going to be able to pay off this debt. It was an impossible situation. That is why the man’s response is so hilarious. “So the servant fell on his ...

452. Don't Give Up Now!

2 Corinthians 4:16 - 5:2

Sermon

... and hit a foul ball that went into the stands and hit a spectator named Alice Roth. As she was being taken away on a stretcher, Ashburn slammed another foul ball . . . and hit her again. (1) Poor Alice. I guess it just wasn’t her day. I’ve had days like that, haven’t you? I would guess we all have. Pastor Alan Carr tells about an advertisement that once appeared in the newspapers in New York City. The ad was sponsored by the Hayden planetarium. It was an invitation for anyone who would like to make ...

453. Be Careful What You Ask For

Mark 10:35-45

Sermon

King Duncan

... baptism I am baptized with, but to sit at my right or left is not for me to grant . . .” Jesus’ prophecy would come true. Tradition tells us that James was the first apostle to be martyred and John was the last to die after enduring years of persecution. I guess they did not know what they were asking for. But they did not turn back. And thank God they did not, for they played a critical role in continuing Christ’s work. Their service will not be in vain. They do have a place at his great banquet. It ...

454. A Voice Calls in the Wilderness

Luke 3:1-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... he’ll understand when you tell him about all the bargains you found,” she replied. “Normally, yes,” the woman said. “But he just broke his leg, and he’s waiting for me to take him to the emergency room to have it set.” I believe we can guess this woman’s priority. It wasn’t her husband. A teenager named Buck was walking home one day when he suddenly realized that two men were flanking him. “Give us your wallet,” one of the men insisted. “I have a gun. Give us your wallet or I’ll ...

455. Brushing Your Teeth with Oreos

Luke 2:41-52

Sermon

King Duncan

... . That’s the kind of people they were. I doubt not at all that had an impact on Jesus. I’ve always loved that story of the little boy who was asked if he believed in God. He answered, “Well, yes I do.” When asked why, he said, “Well, I guess it just runs in our family.” Does it run in your family? What’s the real message you are giving your children about your priorities? Does God come first or perhaps soccer? Are you the kind of parent who would never allow your child to miss a day of school ...

456. Paul’s Longing to See the Thessalonians

1 Thessalonians 2:17--3:5

Understanding Series

David J. Williams

... matter (and Paul was evidently frustrated and disappointed by what had happened in this case), God’s purpose is set forward, and Satan cannot hinder that purpose. In what sense or by what means Satan had prevented the missionaries from returning to Thessalonica, we can only guess. Presumably the Thessalonians knew what Paul meant. The phrase “again and again” (kai hapax kai dis, “and once and twice,” indicating “a plurality of occasions without exact specification,” cf. Phil. 4:16) makes the ...

457. The Man of Lawlessness

2 Thessalonians 2:1-12

Understanding Series

David J. Williams

... adds “first,” i.e., first the rebellion comes and then the day of the Lord. The definite article marks the rebellion as something known to Paul’s readers, no doubt from his teaching when he was with them. Without the benefit of that teaching, we can only guess at what the rebellion might be. The word apostasia, rebellion, is frequently used in a political sense in LXX (e.g., Josh. 22:22; 2 Chron. 29:19; Jer. 2:19; cf. also Josephus, Life 43); but in Acts 21:21, the only other occurrence of the word ...

458. God's Accusation Against the Wicked

Isaiah 56:9--57:13

Understanding Series

John Goldingay

... further (57:1). There is no word for it in verse 1: what no one takes to heart or understands is that the righteous, the devout, those who walk uprightly, are actually fortunate to perish. Why they perish is not explicit here, though we might have guessed the explanation from earlier passages in chapters 1–12, and 59:1–8 will soon confirm that the problems are the same as those described there. A comment about the righteous perishing would often be part of a lament. The point here is that those who ...

459. Tyre, Sidon—and Israel

Ezekiel 26:1-21, Ezekiel 27:1-36, Ezekiel 28:1-19, Ezekiel 28:20-26

Understanding Series

Steven Tuell

... rather than pannag. Leslie Allen (Ezekiel 20–48, p. 82) follows this reading but it is unlikely to be original. The NJPS reads “wheat of Minnith and Pannag,” treating this word as an otherwise unknown place name. The LXX, clearly guessing, reads “oil and laurel [cinnamon?]”; the Vulg., following this idea of some aromatic herb, has “balsam.” Zimmerli argues that pannag “must, within the framework of the present list, also indicate an agricultural product” (Ezekiel 2, p. 48). The character ...

460. When All Is Said and Done

Acts 16:9-15

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... your life is over, and you are led into a small room. In this room there are two chairs; one for you and one for God (guess who gets the larger chair?). In front of these two chairs are a television and a DVD player. Imagine God coming into the room with a ... quit. When you were one year old and trying to walk, you did not say, “Well, that was stupid of me! I am such an idiot! I guess I was not destined to be a walker. It was so embarrassing to fall in front of those people. I don’t want that to happen ...

461. Prayer Changes Things

Mark 2:1-12

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... to ask God to heal Howard. My heart won the battle. I prayed boldly, “Lord, heal Howard of this affliction.” A week or so later guess who walked into my office? Howard! He sat down and began to cry. He said, “I have been healed and I believe your prayer healed me ... one of your sermons one day or night while I was in there and I can honestly say that it brought me back to God. I guess I could say... it brought my faith back into my heart. I can’t even tell you what the sermon was about, I can only tell ...

462. Pop Verses: Proverbs 3:5-6

Proverbs 3:5-6

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... in deep prayer. I was in another world. Well, the light turned green. A Honka second later the man behind me began to lay on his horn. So I woke up and went forward. Two seconds later, he passed me and I saw a bumper sticker on his car. Guess what it said? “Honk if you love Jesus.” Scouts honor. And I remember thinking, “That man must be the most religious, the most pious, holy man in Lakeland! The way he was laying on his horn.” It made me think of another bumper sticker that said, “Tithe if you ...

463. Captains or Parties

Matthew 21:33-46

Sermon

Kristin Borsgard Wee

... Opera. He said there were probably thousands standing in line waiting to audition for a single opening. Finally, I said in frustration, well, I guess I'll be a farmer then. Dad said nobody can afford to buy a farm these days. I gave up. I thought of that ... belongs to God and put it in our pockets? Do we treat God as miserably as those tenants did?" I hate to say it, but I guess we do. For example, we tend to identify ourselves with our nice things. We brag about our cars. We are proud of our houses. We ...

464. Pop Star Madonna and the Cross

Mark 8:31-38

Sermon

King Duncan

... mean to deny yourself and take up a cross? Let’s begin by acknowledging what it does not mean. It does not mean in times of adversity saying in a whiny voice, “Well, I guess this is just my cross to bear.” This is probably the most abused phrase on the planet. People can’t get their nails to grow right. “Well, I guess this is just my cross to bear.” They can’t get the children to behave. “It’s my cross to bear.” Likewise, when they can’t get their husband to quit snoring: “Well, it ...

465. Without Conflict There Is No Story

Mark 6:1-13

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... to church? Would you be willing to try it? If you don't like it, you can always quit." "Well, if Mary will go with me, I guess it wouldn't hurt to give it a try." "Good, and if you are willing, I'll give you the name and phone number of the ... try to do better. I really want to be a Christian. I just need help. I'm lonely and filled with stress. And by the way, I guess you never really said those things I said at the beginning. I just heard what I wanted to hear." "Amanda, just remember, God loves you more ...

466. Chaos and Solitude

Mark 6:30-44, 53-56

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... I have to take responsibility for what happens. That isn't easy, but with God's help, I will try to change." A husband observed, "I guess you are all right about this business of having an attitude of gratitude, but I don't think I can change the way I have been ... 't have walked out, but that retreat leader was getting to me. As president of the congregation and running my own business, I guess the stress was just getting to me. We are also having some trouble with one of our daughters who is dating a young ...

467. Searching for Happiness

Ephesians 5:15-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... and celebrating life. (5) G. K. Chesterton once wrote: “The test of all happiness is gratitude.” And he’s right. Now let’s go back to Solomon who experienced every earthly pleasure, yet something was missing from his life. He was a miserable man. Have you guessed what it was that was missing from his life? He had never learned to say, “Thank you.” Even though he had a mountain of what other people would count as blessings, he didn’t have what he really needed most--a grateful heart. I hope you ...

468. Blago and Radnan, Two Lost Sons

Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32

Sermon

R. Robert Cueni

... he said, “Dad, I am getting tired of waiting around for you to die. I want my share of the inheritance now.” A typical father might have responded, “And I want you to go over to the gas station at Exit 118 and clean the restrooms. Now, take a guess at which one of us is more likely to get what he wants?” That didn’t happen because Yakob was not a typical parent. His answer to his son’s world-class chutzpah defies common sense. Yakob emptied his savings account and sold a couple of gas stations ...

469. True Clout

Humor Illustration

Editor James S. Hewett

... nothing. He got up, paid for his food, and walked out. One of the three cyclists, unhappy that they hadn't succeeded in provoking the little man into a fight, commented to the waitress: "Boy, he sure wasn't much of a man, was he?" The waitress replied, "Well, I guess not." Then, looking out the window, she added, "I guess he's not much of a truck driver, either. He just ran over three motorcycles."

470. They'll Know We Are Christians by Our...

Galatians 5:1-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... sang the last verse of “Shall We Gather at the River.” He had already started for the bank of the river, when she stopped him. “My hair is still dry,” she said plaintively. “I’m sorry, Brother Cox. You will have to try it again.” I guess she did not want to go into heaven without her topknot. With a prayer for patience Rev. Cox braced himself to lower her into the water again. Speculation ran through the congregation gathered on the shore as to why the process was being repeated. Gently he ...

471. Pay Attention!

Luke 10:38-42

Sermon

Robert C. Cochran

... asked Lefty Gomez, this was a pretty silly question. What I would have really liked to know is what sort of a person Babe Ruth really was. Did the man match his legend or were his exploits on and off the field just creative public relations? I would guess that the second generation Christians had pretty much the same questions about Jesus. Was he really all they said he was? If they could have just sat down with him for a few minutes.... Imagine their response when they were told by the writer of Luke about ...

472. Beyond a Friendly, Cuddly Christmas

Matthew 2:13-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... in the retail world. They will allow customers to return just about anything they buy there . . . for a full refund. As you might guess, that kind of generosity is easily abused. The website Reddit has a thread where they ask current and former Costco employees to share ... customer said this “would be impossible.” When asked why that was impossible, he said he’d eaten all of it. I guess it wasn’t unreasonably salty after all. Neil Davey also tells about a pet shop that refunded a customer after they ...

473. How To Be Truly Happy

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... s time you realize that most of the work done in this world is done by people who aren’t feeling well.” Many of us do everything in our power to go through life avoiding any situation that is potentially uncomfortable or unpleasant. My guess is that this is the primary reason many church members never invite anyone to visit their church. It makes us uncomfortable to offer this invitation—even though it might change someone’s entire life. Many wives will not stand up to an overbearing, even abusive ...

474. Praise God! Selah!

Luke 1:67-80, Luke 1:57-66, Luke 1:46-56, Luke 1:39-45, Luke 1:26-38, Luke 1:5-25, Luke 1:1-4

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... opened, praise and glory is what comes out! This baby will be a glorification of God! And his presentation becomes an announcement of God’s coming kingdom….and the coming of the messianic age! The King is coming! Listen! To God be the glory! We can guess that God put those words into Zechariah’s mouth, so that he would know what to say, just as God has many times before. God does this frequently in the Hebrew Scriptures. Especially in the case of many of the prophets, including Ezekiel. If some are ...

475. Trust in Me

Matthew 1:18-25, Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... hadn’t seen for a while, just before they called? Encounters with God can be like that too. In fact, science is even giving us a name for this in the realm of physics: entanglement. Have you had an encounter with God that you’ve ignored? That you second guessed? Have you had times when you felt led, called, guided by God in some way? Have you trusted to follow that call? Each and every one of you are called by God, made for a mission. Sometimes, we don’t have a specific message from God, or a clarity ...

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