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4751. The Forgiveness Business

Luke 7:36-50

Sermon

David E. Leininger

Wonderful story. At least, it is to me. Others might not like it so well. It is certainly astonishing. Put it in the context of a dinner party at your own home or even a supper downstairs in Fellowship Hall. By this time in Jesus' ministry, he had garnered quite a bit of public notice. All sorts of people had been attracted to him - rich, poor, educated, illiterate, from the highly respectable to the lowly riffraff. To have this famous rabbi come to dinner was very special and everyone would have been ...

4752. God's Plan For Empowerment

John 1:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

Did you know that there was once a sit-down strike in space? It's true. This strike occurred on the Skylab 4 flight in December 1973. Ground control in Houston was trying to make this final space mission as profitable as possible. They scheduled the astronauts' days so tightly that they were even forbidden to participate in their favorite pastime ” watching the sun and the earth. Houston daily "sent up about six feet of instructions to the astronauts' teleprinter." The civilian physicist on board begged ...

4753. Leadership Styles For A New Millennium

Matthew 2:13-18

Sermon

King Duncan

Leaders are always difficult to find. I thought you might enjoy a few excerpts from actual military fitness reports taken from the files of the British Royal Navy and Marine Corps. Here is how they evaluated some of their recruits: "His men would follow him anywhere," says one evaluation, "but only out of curiosity." "He would be out of his depth in a . . . puddle," says another. "He is technically sound, but socially impossible," concludes another. From here they get even more depressing: "This man is ...

4754. How God Gets His Kicks

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

Sermon

King Duncan

The title is frivolous, but this message could change somebody's life. How does God get His kicks? What is it that gives God the most pleasure? The answer is, He gets the most pleasure from taking something that the world perceives as worthless and giving it value. "Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" they asked about Jesus. (John. 1:46) "But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel...." (Micah 5:2) " ...

4755. You Can Face Your Giant

1 Samuel 17:1-58

Sermon

King Duncan

One spring day a tornado touched down in West Texas near Paul's home. He was only three or four years old. At the first hint of trouble his father hustled all the children inside, laid them and their mother on the floor together, and covered them with a mattress. His father explained that they would be safe there. But as they waited out the tornado, Paul realized that his father had not climbed under the mattress with them. Paul peeked out to discover his dad standing at the window, watching the funnel ...

4756. Victory Over Darkness

Isaiah 9:1-7

Sermon

King Duncan

This is an exciting time ” particularly for the younger members of our congregation. As they grow in their understanding of the true meaning of Christmas, I hope they do not lose the pure, unadulterated joy that Christmas brings them. A grandmother was reading the Christmas story to her granddaughter. The little girl was just a toddler and grandmother was reading from the King James version of the Bible. The granddaughter was baffled by the phrase, "Mary was great with child." Grandmother did her best to ...

4757. Hard Choice

Deuteronomy 30:11-20

Sermon

King Duncan

I guess the greatest temptation any speaker has is to overstate his or her case. I heard recently about a temperance speaker who was lecturing on the evils of liquor. "Who has the most money to spend?" he bellowed. "The saloon keeper! Who has the biggest house? The saloon keeper! Who has the finest furs and the most jewelry? The saloon keeper's wife! And who pays for all this? You do, my friends, you do!" A few days later, a couple who had been in the audience met the eloquent battler of booze in the ...

4758. Who Will Be Crying At Your Funeral

Luke 12:22-34

Sermon

King Duncan

Who will be crying at your funeral? That is a question that writer Patrick Morley, author of THE MAN IN THE MIRROR, has many people asking. Morley and his wife were successful in their business. Their schedules were filled with business and civic responsibilities. Meanwhile they had young children at home who needed their attention. One evening, as they reviewed their timeconsuming responsibilities, the thought came, "Why not prioritize everything we do on the basis of who will be crying at our funeral?" ...

4759. Are You Available?

Luke 14:25-35

Sermon

King Duncan

Jeff Hill is with IBM. But like many people nowadays he works from home. Working from home, he says he needs a professional sounding voicemail greeting so everyone will know he's hard at work. While he was recording a new message one morning, Jeff's wife was across the hall from his office, folding clothes with their six-year-old daughter, who had just emerged from the shower. Jeff's professional message ended up sounding like this: Male voice: "Hi, this is Jeff Hill with IBM." Female voice: "Look at you! ...

4760. Secrets Of Successful Parenting

Luke 2:41-52

Sermon

King Duncan

The pastor of the Baptist Church had been trying for months to get little Johnny to come to church to be with his third grade Sunday school class. Finally, after talking to Little Johnny and his mother for what seemed to be the hundredth time, Johnny finally agreed to go this next Sunday. The pastor came by the house and picked him up and Johnny did seem to enjoy all of the proceedings except as the baptismal service began he ran out the back door and all the way home. His mother asked him why did he run ...

4761. What Makes A Person Successful?

Matthew 23:1-39

Sermon

King Duncan

Maxie Dunnam tells about a recent PEANUTS cartoon in which Lucy--that bossy, assertive, always-take-control character--is playing her role as psychiatrist. She sits in her booth with a banner on the top that says "Psychiatric Help--5 cents," and then down below a sign says, "The Doctor Is In." Charlie Brown is her patient. Lucy says to Charlie, "Your life is like a house . . ." In the next frame, she says reflectively, "You want your house to have a solid foundation, don't you?" Charlie Brown has a kind of ...

4762. Stop Those Two Dear Women From Fighting

Philippians 4:2-9

Sermon

King Duncan

Little Jonathan came home from the playground with a bloody nose, black eye, and torn clothing. It was obvious he’d been in a bad fight and lost. While his father was patching him up, he asked Jonathan what happened. “Well, Dad,” said Jonathan, “You know Eddie--that boy who’s always giving me a hard time. I challenged him to a duel. And I gave him his choice of weapons.” His father said, “that seems fair.” “I know,” Jonathan said, “but I never thought he’d choose his big sister!” Conflict is part of life. ...

4763. More Than Skin Deep

Joel 2:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

This is an evening for looking deep within ourselves. It is an evening for pondering who we are in light of the cross of Jesus Christ. Tonight I ask you to ponder this question: is your faith more than skin deep? You know, sometimes you come across a new fact or idea that is so amazing, it just makes you sit up and take notice. I recently came across such a fact. Did you know that the average human being grows approximately 1,000 new layers of outer skin throughout his or her lifetime? That's right, we ...

4764. Invited To The Table

Luke 17:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

In the 1850s, two men in Rutherfordton, North Carolina--Edward Carter and Nathan Young, both of them loyal Baptists--became concerned that there were no good Baptist schools near their town. Carter first became alarmed when he heard that his niece and nephew had converted to Methodism. This dire circumstance occurred at a local Methodist school they attended. Now you can imagine how this affected a dyed-in-the-wool Baptist. These young people had become--horrors!--Methodists! Even more alarming, Carter's ...

4765. The God Who Is Near

Isaiah 55:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

Dr. Leslie Weatherhead used to tell the story of a woman who was trying to find God. She had a certain dream which she dreamed more than once, namely that she was standing in front of a thick, plate-glass window. As she looked at it, she seemed to see God on the other side. She hammered on the window, trying to attract His attention, but without success. She grew more and more desperate, and soon found herself shrieking at him at the top of her voice. Finally, a quiet, calm voice at her side said: "Why are ...

4766. Sarah Laughed

Genesis 18:1-15

Sermon

King Duncan

In a time when many couples are choosing not to have children, we simply cannot appreciate the humiliation that Sarah felt at being barren. Her condition was not looked upon as a gynecological problem in that pre-scientific time. Her condition was viewed as a sign that she was out of favor with God. Sarah was an embarrassment to her husband, Abraham. She had failed in her primary function as a wife--to bear him an heir. There were surely nights when she cried herself to sleep. "What is the matter with me ...

4767. Living Large for God (Part 3)

1 Chronicles 4:1-23

Sermon

Eric Ritz

We are examining the prayer of Jabez. Some of you may have it memorized by now: "Now Jabez was more honorable than his brothers, and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, ''Because I bore him in pain.'' And Jabez called on the God of Israel saying, ‘Oh, that You would bless me indeed, and enlarge my territory, that Your hand would be with me, and that You would keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain!'' So God granted him what he requested." (1 Chronicles 4:9-10) (NKJV) Last week we examined the ...

4768. The Test of a True Testimony

James 1:19-27

Sermon

Eric Ritz

Today, we continue in our series on the epistle of James by examining verses 19-27 of the first chapter. I like the translation of verses 19 & 20 which reads: "This you know, my beloved brethren. But let everyone be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger, for the anger of man does not achieve the righteousness of God." The first thing we need to review from James is: exactly what are we supposed to know? What is already assumed? We know that James is speaking to a group of believers of whom he is ...

4769. Singing in the Storm

Mark 4:35-41

Sermon

Eric Ritz

Dr. Tony Campolo of Eastern College once told a delightful story concerning his friend's daughter. This girl had an incredible outlook on life. Tony tells: A friend of mine has an adorable four-year-old daughter. She is bright and talkative. If tryouts were being held for a modern-day Shirley Temple, I think she would win hands down. One night there was a violent thunderstorm. The lightning flashed and the thunder rumbled. It was one of those terrifying storms that forces everyone to stop and tremble a bit ...

4770. Why I Believe In Tithing

Malachi 3:6-18

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

Let’s pray together. Come Holy Spirit, Heavenly dove, with all your quickening powers. Come shed abroad a Savior’s love, and that will quicken ours. I believe that preaching is not so much the preparing and the delivering of sermons, as it is the preparing and the delivering of oneself. I hope you know by now that there is nothing I take more seriously than my call to preach. And there is nothing I invest more time, energy, and spirit power in than the task of preaching from Sunday to Sunday. When I ...

4771. Gethsemane: Prelude To The Cross

Mark 14:32-42

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

There is a parable of three kings searching for truth. When asked how far they will go to discover what they seek, how deep they want to immerse themselves in its meaning, one of the answers, “Not too far, just far enough so we can say we’ve been there.” That’s the tourist attitude about life which prevails too often today. We say we want happiness in our home, health in our bodies, successes in our work. We say we want a peaceful world, less crime and violence in our streets. We say we want a higher moral ...

4772. Faith Working In Love

James 2:14-26

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

I want to begin the sermon today by reading the first part of an article that appeared in Reader's Digest sometime ago. The title of the article is "Mama Hale and Her Little Angels". This is the bold introduction to the article: "The baby will not stop screaming. On the third floor of a brownstone in New York City's Harlem, a woman holds the two-week-old infant in her arms. The little body trembles and twitches with pain, but Clara Hale has no medicine to offer against that agony, unless you count love. In ...

4773. I Saw Satan Fall

Luke 10:1-24

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

As we pick up in our preaching journey through Luke, let me review for just a moment. Recently, we looked at the passage from Luke 9, verses 57-62. It was the story of Jesus’ encounter with three different men and their discussion about what it meant to be a follower of Jesus. Jesus spoke demanding words to all of them, concluding with that dramatic exhortation: “No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.” But there is another side to the story. A man was complaining ...

4774. Still Sinners, Still Forgiven

Romans 5:1-8

Sermon

William G. Carter

I have an announcement to make. Today's sermon is not for everybody. It was not planned for a general audience. It was not written to whom it may concern. No, today's sermon is intended for people who have a hard time feeling forgiven. The rest of you can listen in. Once in a while, I run across somebody who has difficulty feeling that the good news of the gospel is for them. They don't have any problem believing all the outrageous things that church takes to be true, like God becoming a human or the ...

4775. Proper 16

Matthew 16:13-20, Romans 11:33-36, Romans 12:1-8, Isaiah 51:1-16, Exodus 2:1-10, Exodus 1:1-22

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John R. Brokhoff

COMMENTARY Old Testament: Exodus 1:8-2:10 The birth of Moses. The story of the Patriarchs ended with Joseph's bringing the Hebrews to Egypt. In due time they multiplied until they became a threat to the Egyptians. The story of the Exodus begins with the birth of Moses who was adopted by Pharaoh's daughter. The next ten readings will take us from Moses' birth, to the release from Egypt, to the wilderness wanderings for forty years, to Moses' death. Old Testament: Isaiah 22:19-23 Worthy and unworthy leaders ...

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