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451. Light to Serve

Isaiah 6:1-13

Sermon

Harry N. Huxhold

... , the Lord of hosts.” Isaiah can only utter his shame as a sinner unworthy of the vision before him. The same would be true for the whole lot of people he represented. No one person he knew would be worthy of the experience he just had in viewing the King. The presence of the Holy One revealed his unworthiness and sinfulness. There was no way God would have anything to do with him, or that Isaiah could be of service to God. The Unworthiness Of Isaiah The reluctance of Isaiah to respond to the presence of ...

452. The Healing of the Gerasene Demoniac

Mark 5:1-20

Sermon

James W. Moore

... you a crusader, a pacifist, a just war advocate, or someone who believes we can wage war with international sanctions? By the way, this very day, I have Christian friends who strongly subscribe to each one of these different positions… and they all base their view on their Christian faith and they all document their approach with scripture… So, it can be very confusing. And yet in the complexity and perplexity of it all, I do see some important lessons begging to be learned. I hope and pray that the war ...

453. His Teachings

Luke 20:27-40

Sermon

Brett Blair

... . There was one thing that they all held in common. They hated and despised the present Roman procurator Pontius Pilate and if they had their druthers they all would want out from under the rule of Rome. So the Jewish leadership viewed Jesus in terms of his stance on the Roman issue. Now with that in view listen to a few of Jesus’ sayings: Go the second mile. A reference to the Roman law that said anyone could be pressed to assist a Roman soldier for one mile. Turn the other cheek. That was a directive to ...

454. His Resurrection

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

Sermon

Brett Blair

... has overwhelmingly proved the historical accuracy of the Gospels. If you need proof or evidence this is what can be offered. After this it is a matter of faith. But this was enough for the disciples. It changed their lives. II Secondly, because of the resurrection our view of death has changed. I like the story of a pastor who on Easter morning was visiting the grave of his parents. He was quietly standing before the headstone when he heard the music blasting from a car radio. He said he could hear the base ...

455. The Political Controversies Of Jesus

Luke 20:27-47

Sermon

Brett Blair

456. Wise Leadership

1 Kings 2:1-12, 3:1-15

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... others talked, I came to realize that argument was fruitless. Their perceptions of the USA are to them just as genuine as mine are to me. These sisters and brothers in Christ were speaking the truth in love to me. Their world view is the Arab world view. Their world view is shaped by being at a very different point of the geographic, economic and social spectrum than we in the USA are. Even so, they spoke in love. "Afterwards, we gathered in the courtyard for conversation and good-byes. They couldn't have ...

457. Integrity

Song of Songs 2:1-17

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... of Songs" but, as you know, in many Bibles the heading says "Song of Solomon." So saying, it is not generally thought that King Solomon was the author - granted he was a lusty fellow with 700 wives and 300 concubines, but that in itself, in my view, would mitigate against his authorship (when would he have had time?). More likely, Solomon's name became attached to the book in some sort of dedication. The original-language title of this book (Song of Songs) is a Hebrew way of talking about the FINEST song ...

458. A World in Turmoil

Matthew 21:1-11

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... we often associate with Jesus' entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, this is the more descriptive. The Holy City was a heated cauldron about to boil over. Governor Pilate was preoccupied with the political intrigues of faraway Rome. The puppet King Herod was viewed as a clown. The people were restive, ready for someone to lead a revolution. Into these seething streets rides Jesus of Nazareth. He is mounted on a donkey -- the beast that the prophet Zechariah of old predicted would bear the Messiah. The people ...

459. Hope For Those Whom Life Has Cheated

Luke 18:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... San Francisco Giants and the San Diego Chargers played an exhibition football game in Olympic Stadium there. But there was an interesting sidebar to this athletic event. Marty Glickman's seat for the game was in the same box that was built for Adolph Hitler to view the 1936 Olympics. Glickman, a broadcaster and one-time world-class sprinter, was not allowed to run on the American 400-meter relay team in 1936, primarily because of Hitler's hatred of Jews. But now Hitler is dead ” the victim of his own hand ...

460. Overcoming "Work-avoidance Syndrome"

2 Thessalonians 3:1-5

Sermon

King Duncan

... work, he shall not eat.'" What a discussion we could have about this verse! Could we talk? as Joan Rivers would say. Could we talk for a few moments about work? Not from a Liberal point of view; not from a Conservative point of view. Let's see if there are some things we can agree on about work from a Christian point of view. FIRST OF ALL, LET'S AGREE THAT THERE ARE SOME LAZY PEOPLE IN THIS WORLD. Would anyone argue with that? You may know the story about an old mountaineer and his son who were sitting in ...

461. The Real Tragedy Of The Tv Evangelists

Mark 6:7-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... , attending most schools, living in most communities. We take on the attitudes and the values of the society around us, and our view of others and of ourselves and even of God become distorted. We become weighted down with the burdens of the world. More ... in seconds the plane was in the Potomac. Thus our lives come crashing down on us when we accepted society's distorted, broken view of reality. We need to return to the source of our lives to be purified, refreshed, renewed. Evangelism deals with the cause of ...

462. God Of Compassion

Mark 6:30-44

Sermon

King Duncan

... God of the New Testament as night is from day. C.S. Lewis said that he grew up believing that God was an "Old meany looking around to see if someone is having a good time, to put a stop to it." Where do we get such ideas? Such a view of God must come from sick minds and bitter hearts. A man approached Horace Greeley one day to ask for a donation for foreign missions. Greeley turned him down but the man continued his plea and Greeley again said no. Finally the unfortunate one said: "Why, Mr. Greeley, wouldn ...

463. He Brings Light

Isaiah 9:1-7

Sermon

King Duncan

... long ago, had erected a scaffold. High there above the small sanctuary he had quietly painted by candlelight an unseen masterpiece meant for the eyes of God only. (3) The lights of the television cameras had brought this ancient masterpiece into full view. Light has the power to bring into full view that which has been hidden. Christ did that to our knowledge of God. Who can know the mind of God? The wisest of minds among us have suggested that if we could capture God in our tiny brains, He could not be ...

464. The Problem with Being Idle

2 Thessalonians 3:6-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... ." This brings us to the final thing to be said. WORK IS ONLY ULTIMATELY MEANINGFUL WHEN WE UNDERSTAND THAT OUR LIVES ARE PART OF A GREATER PLAN THAT GOD IS YET TO REVEAL. How we view our work is ultimately a religious question. If we view life as meaningful, purposeful, and having direction, then we will probably view our work as having rhyme and reason as well. If, however, life is simply a matter of passing time, getting by, merely existing, then it is doubtful that we will get excited by the roles ...

465. Who Is God Anyway?

2 Corinthians 13:11-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... ignorance, they perceive me as a constant threat. I cannot convince them of my true concern. I am too large for them, my actions too incomprehensible. My acts of mercy they see as cruelty; my attempts at healing they view as destruction." He concludes that this fish-bowl view of the world is often our view of God too. (8) The Trinity, though it is an imperfect, inadequate formula, is an attempt for us to better understand the nature of the Keeper of our aquarium. True, there are issues in this world too big ...

466. Fishing Stories

John 21:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... final examinations, he was to write an essay on fish hatcheries. He hadn't cracked a book all semester. Undaunted, he started his final something like this: "Much wordage has been devoted to fish hatcheries. No one, however, has ever covered this subject from the point of view of the fish." And this he proceeded to do in what is probably the most entertaining final exam in Harvard's history. (6) We've looked at this Bible passage from the perspective of the disciples. Now let's look at it from the point of ...

467. Secrets Of Successful Parenting

Luke 2:41-52

Sermon

King Duncan

... Mary and Joseph had rules for him, just as every loving parent has rules for his or her child, but this story reflects that Jesus had learned a healthy sense of autonomy. Beside staying behind at the Temple without permission, Jesus was comfortable stating his own view of things: "Why did you worry? Didn't you know that I must be in my Father's house?" SECONDLY, THIS STORY REMINDS US OF WHAT HOLDS FAMILIES TOGETHER MUTUAL RESPECT. Mary and Joseph were concerned that Jesus was not with them, but they did not ...

468. Why The British Coast Guard Doesn't Like Eric, But God Does

Luke 15:1-7

Sermon

King Duncan

... thought had ever entered my mind that God cared anything about me." (3) That's true of a lot of people. They have a misleading view of God. When they picture God, it is of a being who is more eager to harm them than to help them. What is your view of God? The scowling judge waiting to convict you? The disapproving parent whose love you have to earn? Your view of God affects every decision and relationship in your life. Kathleen Chesto wrote to Catholic Digest to tell them about an incident that occurred in ...

469. There's Something About A Mystery

Ephesians 3:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... visit as a sure sign of my designs to torture them. I could not convince them of my true concern. To my fish I was deity. I was too large for them, my actions too incomprehensible. My acts of mercy they saw as cruelty; my attempts at healing they viewed as destruction. "To change their perceptions I began to see would require a form of incarnation. I would have to become a fish and "˜speak' to them in a language they could understand." (3) And that is just what God did. Still it is too big a mystery for ...

470. Living In The Kingdom Of God

Mark 12:28-34

Sermon

King Duncan

... social order and harmony at all times. (2) How would you like to live under such restrictions? Police at your door because of the way you watered your fern. Some of us would be in trouble for something just about all the time. That's how many Christians view their relationship with God. God is in control. He determines when a patrolman will be on duty on the interstate to write a speeding ticket. God determines whether I get to play golf this afternoon or whether or not I will win the lottery. Poor God--to ...

471. Day People

1 Thessalonians 4:13--5:11

Sermon

King Duncan

... of Jackson’s story. In fact, few of them considered it wrong. One student commented, “If it’s part of a person’s culture . . . and if it has worked for them,” then how can we call it wrong? They didn’t view the situation in terms of right or wrong; they viewed it in terms of individual preferences. (3) Stoning someone to death is a mere cultural preference? That is startling. There are times when the follower of Christ must take a stand and say, “This is wrong.” People of good conscience may ...

472. Is There Hope for the Hapless Wedding Guest?

Matthew 22:1-14

Sermon

Darrick Acre

... who is this king? And who is this hapless man? I have been pondering that for months. I wish I could tell you that it was the insights of rhetorical criticism applied to biblical hermeneutics, which invite us to crawl into the narrative and view it from points of view other than that of the narrator, but it was not. Rather it was a book I bought recently called the “Magic Eye.” It is full of fascinating, computer-generated pictures called “stereograms.” What you see, on the surface, are colorful but ...

473. Making Sense of the Ascension

Luke 24:50-53

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... In ancient times, Biblical times, people had a neat,cozy, little diagram of a universe that looked like nothing so much as a three-layer sandwich with heaven above, hell below, and the earth sandwiched in the middle. But since the sixteenth century such a view is no longer tenable—except to members of the Flat Earth Society which still exists, I understand—although sometimes I get the impression that they are pulling our legs! I. WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO SAY THAT JESUS ASCENDED INTO HEAVEN? I would suggest ...

474. The Devil Is a Liar

John 8:42-47

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... into the world to defeat all of the evil powers of the world, and it proclaims that in the life, death, and resurrection of Christ God has dealt a mortal blow to all of God’s foes. In fact, for the first thousand years of Christendom, that was the prevailing view of what happened on Calvary. They believed that in Christ, God had entered into battle with the powers of evil, God has taken the worst that the world could do, met it head-on, and won the victory over it! Do you recall the words of Jesus as He ...

475. How Do You Explain the Resurrection?

John 11:17-37

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... of this Fourth Gospel, for the unnamed author is often referred to as “the disciple whom Jesus loved.” That is a minority view, but it is a possibility. In our Scripture we read that Jesus hears of the death of His friend, Lazarus. He says ... loves us too much for that. What a magnificent faith! Most of us still have not caught up to it! But it was a minority view in the Old Testament. By the time of Jesus there were two main parties within the Jewish religion. The Sadducees, as I said, did not believe ...

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