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4851. Look Up and Live

Numbers 21:4-9

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... may not have been perfect, but at least we had some fish every so often...not to mention cucumbers and melons and leeks and onions, even garlic. Give us some meat. Meat! Meat! Meat! Meat! These were not happy campers. That rubbed off on Moses. So Moses said to the LORD, Why have you treated your servant so badly? Why have I not found favor in your sight, that you lay the burden of all this people on me? Did I conceive all this people? Did I give birth to them, that you should say to me, "Carry them in your ...

4852. Blessed Be The Title That Binds

Deuteronomy 14:22-29

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David E. Leininger

... in thanksgiving for all of God's blessings and, as the scripture says, "so that you may learn to revere the LORD your God always." For all the world, it sounds much like our celebration dinner to culminate our Consecration Sunday activities that will ... the poor. • And note finally, we cannot outgive God - the lesson urges us to be faithful in this matter of the tithe, "so that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands." The promise is not to make us rich, but it is this: those who ...

4853. Sermons in Stones

Psalm 19:1-14

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... interviewer what he thought was the most indispensable thing for science in the modern age. Dr. Carver replied, "The capacity for awe."(5) Indeed. Awe is what opens our finite minds to the infinite intelligence of God. Awe is what connects our limited hearts to the limitless love of the Lord. Awe is what helps us to see God's glory in the sea and the land and the moon and the sun.(6) To be sure, the natural world is not the only place we encounter God. As the psalmist insists, "The law of the ...

4854. The Apostles' Creed: "God...Almighty"

Mark 15:33-41, Mark 15:21-32

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David E. Leininger

... God, why have you forsaken me" are the opening phrases of the 22nd Psalm. The words would have been as well known to Rabbi Jesus as "The Lord is my Shepherd" or "For God so loved the world" are to you and me. Just as those passages are so familiar to us, Jesus knew ... , and were saved; in you they trusted, and were not put to shame," and then finally soars to, For dominion belongs to the LORD, and he rules over the nations. To him, indeed, shall all who sleep in the earth bow down; before him shall bow all ...

4855. I'm Thankful for...

Psalm 100:1-5

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David E. Leininger

... the peace of Christ rule in your hearts...And be THANKFUL. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly...sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with GRATITUDE in your hearts to God. And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving THANKS to God the Father through him.(6) Gratitude. Not for all the awfulness in the world, but for the fact that we know in our heart of hearts that awfulness is not the end of the story. I like the way our friend Al Winn, for years ...

4856. The Language of the Heart

Psalm 100:1-5

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David E. Leininger

... she again spent time with the Chol Indians, a remote tribe descended from the ancient Mayans. Had we been with her for Sunday worship, we would have heard the same music in Mexico as we would have heard at Chautauqua: "Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty. All the earth shall praise thy name in earth and sky and sea!" But with Christie, we would have heard three different languages - English, Spanish, and Chol. Actually FOUR languages: English, Spanish, Chol, and MUSIC...the language of the heart. Despite ...

4857. Make It Right!

Matthew 5:21-26

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... all." The [one] who is the slave of anger, the [one] who speaks in the accent of contempt, the [one] who destroys another's good name, may never have committed a murder in action, but [that one] is a murderer at heart.(6) There is something else the Lord points out to us here: there is a relationship between our getting along with each other and our getting along with God. Listen to what he says: "When you are offering your gift at the altar, if you remember that your brother or sister has something against ...

4858. Hang in There!

Matthew 15:21-28

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David E. Leininger

... I was content to come into this pulpit and tell you I have no idea how to understand this encounter, but I am WILLING to say that there must be more here than I can fathom, because I KNOW...to the depths of my being, I know...that my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, would NEVER mistreat anyone, particularly a helpless mother, desperate for the healing of her child. There is a wonderful message here, even if we have to wade through some material we might not understand to get to it. More about that in a minute ...

4859. The Ultimate Question

Matthew 16:13-20

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David E. Leininger

... , that will make no difference to those who choose to object. To them it is not fiction so much as blasphemy. After all, the subject of the story is not some minor historical figure, but the founder of our faith, the one whom a third of the world worships as Lord. This is the one to whom Peter said, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." Some years ago, in the midst of all the controversy about Scorcese's The Last Temptation of Christ, as the congregation I served was filing out after the 11:00 o ...

4860. "If I But Touch..."

Mark 5:21-43

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David E. Leininger

... week told me I'd never know how much I'd touched his life. All I did was smile and tell him I understood what it was to be lonely. Lord, I'm not big enough to touch and be touched! The stretching scares me. What if I disappoint somebody? What if I'm too pushy? What if I cling ... be cared for! So that I can share my life with all those others that belong to you! All this touching in church -- Lord, it's changing me! What was it our audacious friend said so many centuries ago? "If I but touch...I will be healed ...

4861. When Evil Wins

Mark 6:14-29

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David E. Leininger

... : "Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you will name him John. You will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth, for he will be great in the sight of the Lord." And he was. Unusual, to say the least. A man of the wilderness, dressed in homespun - camels' hair with a wide leather belt around his waist. A diet of locusts and wild honey. Hair and beard uncut, somewhat unkempt. Fierce, burning eyes. His message was a call to ...

4862. One Shock after Another

Luke 3:1-20

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... he can handle. As I said earlier, the shocks of life do not necessarily push us in one direction or another. The choice is ours. They can make us either bitter or better. So saying, there is more to this text than the comfort of knowing that our Lord is not put off by any shocks. There is John's call to repentance...a challenge to change those things in our lives that need changing...and the promise of God's forgiveness symbolized by the cleansing waters of baptism. Then there are those soaring words of ...

4863. Happy Birthday, Dear Church

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

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... is wiser than we give him credit for. He and the people who hear him preach know very well that Joel's message was that the coming of the locusts was God's wake-up call to a disobedient nation. Joel's theme was the coming "Day of the Lord," and the judgment that would ensue. Now Peter was issuing another wake-up call in Jerusalem. Men of Israel, listen to this: Jesus of Nazareth was a man accredited by God to you by miracles, wonders and signs, which God did among you through him, as you yourselves know ...

4864. Mary's Song

Micah 5:1-4

Sermon

King Duncan

... the model for all who are touched by the hand of God. NOTICE, FIRST OF ALL, THAT MARY BELIEVED GOD WAS AT WORK IN HER LIFE. Elizabeth said it beautifully: "Blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord." To a great extent, life is a matter of interpretation, isn't it? All kinds of events happen to people. But some people sense God's hand in their lives. When something good and wonderful happens to them, the first thing they do is thank God. And when ...

4865. Mark Twain's Briefcase And A Great Mental Attitude

2 Corinthians 4:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... 's great mental attitude: a light was shining in his heart. But there was a second reason for St. Paul's great attitude. ST. PAUL COMPARED HIS TRIALS TO THE SUFFERING OF CHRIST ON THE CROSS. He writes, "Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus . . ." We don't know exactly what St. Paul meant by these words. Some scholars believe that Paul carried on his hands and feet the marks of the stigmata. We have no direct evidence of that. What we do know is that St. Paul identified strongly with ...

4866. Light

Isaiah 2:1-5

Sermon

King Duncan

... nations and shall decide for many peoples; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. O house of Jacob, come, let us walk in the light of the Lord." In Paul's letter to the Romans we read, "For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed; the night is far gone, the day is at hand. Let us then cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light." Robert Caro ...

4867. Watch!

Matthew 24:36-51

Sermon

King Duncan

... loving God who watches over him day and night and he will not doubt it. If we could but trust God half as much, we would be bubbling over with enthusiasm and joy every day of our life. "Watch therefore, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming . . . ." There is a Peanuts cartoon strip which goes like this: Snoopy the dog is feeling great. He comes dancing into the first frame saying to himself: "Sometimes I love life so much I can't express it!" In the second frame he continues to dance: "I feel ...

4868. Excited By Our Faith

John 1:35-42

Sermon

King Duncan

There was a rather poor, elderly lady who sometimes visited a church in her town. The lay elders of the church were always embarrassed when she did, because she loved to get excited in the service. "Praise the Lord! Hallelujah!" she would shout. That was more than the dignified members of this staid congregation could endure. One Sunday morning the church elders greeted her at the door and made an agreement with her. They promised her a new, heavy blanket for the cold, winter months if she would not ...

4869. Crying On Palm Sunday

Luke 19:28-44

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... very much. Have you said "Hosanna" recently, anywhere outside of church? It's hard enough to get you to say it in church! The nearest equivalent in our language would be "God save the king!" Luke expresses it: "Blessed be the King who comes in the name of the Lord!" (Luke 19:38). The phrase originally came from Psalm 118: Psalm 118 is known as the "Conqueror's Psalm." Just as Psalm 23 is the Shepherd's Psalm, so Psalm 118 is the Conqueror's Psalm." It was shouted and sung by the crowd of Jerusalem when they ...

4870. What On Earth Is The Trinity?

John 14:15-31

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... of the Christian Church it was found necessary to speak of God in these three ways: as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Around the year 55 A.D., St. Paul wrote two letters to the church at Corinth. In the second letter Paul wrote: "The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all!" (II Cor. 13:14) I imagine that Paul would have been surprised if someone had told him that those words would become an official blessing or benediction used universally ...

4871. Save The Children

Mark 9:33-37

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King Duncan

... . He has done all he can dohe has helped the pilot off to a good start. And this is about all that parents can do for their youthget them off to a good start, and trust to a kindly Providence to give them a safe landing at the end. (6) Lord, save the children. It's a dangerous world out there. But we can make it safer. That is our first responsibility in lifeto provide every child with a safe world and a secure home. "Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me; and whoever receives me, receives ...

4872. When The Recession Reaches Your House

1 Kings 17:7-24

Sermon

King Duncan

... for the water, he called out, "And bring me, please, a piece of bread." This was more than the widow could handle. "As surely as the LORD your God lives," the widow replied, "I don't have any bread--only a handful of flour in a jar and a little oil in ... THAT ELIJAH CAME TO THIS WIDOW AND HELPED HER THROUGH THE DROUGHT. We read in I Kings 17:8, "Then the word of the Lord came to [Elijah]. `Arise, go to Zarephath...and dwell there. Behold, I have commanded a widow there to feed you." Elijah, this holy man ...

4873. Promises Kept!

Matthew 2:13-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... . The ankle bone’s connected to the leg bone. The leg bone’s connected to the knee bone.... Now hear the Word of the Lord!" That song comes from Ezekiel 37. Ezekiel was one of the Jews living in Babylon at that time. And when they heard there that the ... says to God: You’ve got to be kidding! (Ezekiel 37:3) I mean, I’ve had to do some strange things as a prophet for you, Lord; but let’s be realistic! Dry Bones are dead! You can’t squeeze water out of a rock, and you can’t make Dry Bones live! But ...

4874. Transforming Moment

Matthew 17:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... on in disbelief as they saw Jesus talking with Moses and Elijah. Peter was so impressed with what he saw that he wanted to remain on the high mountain with Jesus, Moses and Elijah, as well as his two fellow disciples, for a while. Peter said to Jesus, "Lord, it is good for us to be here; if you wish, I will make three dwellings here ” one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah." Peter wanted to build dwellings so they could all remain on the mountain and continue this great experience indefinitely, or ...

4875. A New Kind Of Faith

John 20:19-31

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King Duncan

... that Thomas doubted so he went to him and said, "Put your finger here and see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it in my side." "Do not doubt but believe," Jesus told him. And Thomas made one of the greatest confessions recorded in the Bible. "My Lord and my God!" From that day forward Thomas would go forth risking his very life for the gospel he once doubted. JESUS TOLD THE APOSTLES, HOWEVER, THAT THERE IS A BETTER WAY OF COMING TO FAITH. IT IS HEARING AND BELIEVING. He is saying to them that from now ...

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