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4876. Stay in the Boat!

Matthew 14:22-36

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... I come for, preacher,' he said, fixing his gaze upon me. 'It's the music. I go a whole week sometimes with nothing beautiful, little good, until Sunday. Sometimes, when that choir sings, it is for me the difference between life and death.'"(5) Where can I go from your spirit? Or where can I flee from your presence? If I ascend to heaven, you are there; if I make my bed in Sheol, you are there. If I take the wings of the morning and settle at the farthest limits of the sea, even there your hand shall lead me ...

4877. The Forgiveness Factor

Mark 2:1-12

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... bounced on him, but we do have history's first recorded elevator ride. By way of background, Mark's gospel lets us know that there have already been a number of healings and exorcisms in Jesus' ministry - the man in the Capernaum synagogue with the unclean spirit, Peter's mother-in-law. That sort of news spreads quickly, so, as the record has it, "That evening after sunset the people brought to Jesus all the sick and demon-possessed. The whole town gathered at the door, and Jesus healed many who had various ...

4878. Ephphatha...Be Opened

Mark 7:31-37

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... denomination or another. If we would ever hope to heal the divisions that separate us, we will remember and obey the command, "EPHPHATHA!" But the word is not just for the healing of the church. Remember, it came first to a man who needed help. The Spirit of Jesus is speaking again this morning and saying to us who need help, • "Ephphatha! Be opened." Let your ears be open to Christ's word of forgiveness for your sin. • "Ephphatha! Be opened." Let your eyes be open to see the opportunities God is making ...

4879. Mary's Complaint

Luke 1:26-38, Luke 1:39-45, Luke 1:46-56

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... do not even have as much to complain about as those folks whose stories we see on the evening news...but we do it anyway. Shame on us. If anyone had cause for complaint it was Mary. Listen and learn from her: "My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has looked with favor on the lowliness of his servant. Surely, from now on all generations will call me blessed; for the Mighty One has done great things for me, and holy is his name." Mary's remarkable complaint. Let us pray ...

4880. A Christmas Envelope

Luke 2:8-20, Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... others, had placed an envelope on the tree for their dad. The tradition has grown and someday will expand even further with the grandchildren standing around the tree with wide-eyed anticipation watching as their fathers take down the envelope. Mike's spirit, like the Christmas spirit, will always be with his family, and now that we know the story, with you and me as well. Have a Merry Christmas. Amen! 1. Via Internet, http://www.christmas-community.com/humor/cmas-jokes.html 2. Posted by James J. Stewart ...

4881. Temptation

Luke 4:1-13

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... the evil one" (John 17:15), the "enemy" (Matt. 12:39). But we also find animal images - a roaring lion (I Pet. 5:8), a serpent (Rev. 12:17), a dragon (Rev. 12:9). So how do we form our picture? Calvin warns that "it did not befit the Holy Spirit to feed our curiosity" and that we ought not to "linger over superfluous matters" in this area.(5) OK. As one writer has noted, "Part of our problem with the story of Jesus' temptation in the wilderness is just this inability to picture the devil as anything that is ...

4882. Doing Battle with Demons

Luke 8:26-39

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... the basis of total membership, with equal representation of clergy and laity. They are called COMMISSIONERS, because they are COMMISSIONED by their Presbyteries to do the work of the WHOLE church and to vote as they believe they are led by the Holy Spirit, not on the basis of partisanship of regionalism, but for the good of ALL. Nine out of ten commissioners have never been to a General Assembly before. Everyday begins with worship. This is not merely an ecclesiastical convenience - it says what we believe ...

4883. The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob

Luke 13:22-30

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... -filled revival that historians credit with saving England from bloody revolution. There have always been Abrahams. Of course, not all have become famous. There might be spiritual pioneers that you know of that few others do...people who have devoted their adventurous spirits to the things of God. When religion is stale, they reform it; when it's dull, they revive it; when it's torn, they repair it. Like the Abraham of old, faith is the controlling principle of life. "I am still the God of Abraham." To ...

4884. The Pitcher Is Not Alone In This

1 Corinthians 12:12-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... human institution. We are not like the Lion's club or the Kiwanis. They are great organizations but organically they are different from the church. The church relies not only on the commitment of its members. The church relies on the Spirit of the living God. And because the church relies on the Spirit of the Living God, we accomplish far more than human institutions can ever hope for. There is a story of an ancient king of Babylon who came back to life and visited one of our modern cities. His host showed ...

4885. How To Stay Young Forever

Revelation 22:1-6

Sermon

King Duncan

... price." (5) NOTICE, FIRST OF ALL, THAT THE INVITATION IS SIMPLY TO COME. The message of the Gospel is always "Come." Jesus said to his disciples, "Come, follow me." Now we are in the last chapter of the last book of the New Testament and we read, "The Spirit and the Bride say, Come.' And let him who hears say, Come.' And let him who is thirsty come . . . ." That is the eternal word we receive from Christ, "Come." Ross Damper was once a guest in a home where the husband had recently retired from many years ...

4886. Come To The Feast

Luke 14:1-14

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... a lost boy comes home and his father also throws a party. Remember how Jesus compared himself to a bridegroom at a wedding feast. He contrasted himself sharply with the ascetic John the Baptist who came fasting. Jesus was a man filled with life and joy and a spirit of celebration. Many Christians even today have a difficult time with this side of our Lord's life. Many of us have an easier time thinking of him as "a man of sorrow and acquainted with grief" than we do as the joyful man the common people of ...

4887. Thankful Day By Day

Philippians 4:2-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... Then he named the cobbler as his newest court advisor, and proclaimed, "Blessed be God, day by day."(1) HAVE YOU EVER NOTICED THAT THANKFULNESS HAS LITTLE TO DO WITH PEOPLE'S CIRCUMSTANCES? Why is it that some people who have very little have such grateful spirits ” they can bless God day by day so joyfully ” while many others who have so much more of the world's goods grumble that they do not have more? That is one of those deep, puzzling questions that reveal so much about human character. Some years ...

4888. Comfort My People

Isaiah 40:1-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... sent to work in order to earn his way to college and to find resources for his family. His father walked him to work the first day and they went by a ravine in which people said that there were evil spirits, and anyone who walked through the ravine would be invested with those evil spirits. When Alexander McClaren got to his job, he realized that at the end of the week, he would have to go back through that ravine on his way home. It worried him Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, all day Saturday ...

4889. A Very Special Man

Luke 2:22-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... a finger. We cannot get away," says Yancey, "from this man Jesus." (3) There was a man in Jerusalem by the name of Simeon. Simeon was a righteous and devout man. It had been revealed to Simeon by the Holy Spirit that he should not see death before he had laid eyes on the Messiah. And inspired by the Spirit, he came to the temple. And there he saw a young couple bringing their son, according to the custom of the Law. And suddenly Simeon knew here was the one he had been waiting for. And he took the child ...

4890. A Lesson From Two Golfers And A Saint

Mark 1:9-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... in the business world. But now at about thirty years of age, he hears a call in his heart and he answers that call by being baptized by John. And as he comes out of the water he has a climactic experience. The heavens open and he sees the Holy Spirit descending on him like a dove and he hears the very voice of God saying, "Thou art my beloved Son . . . ." You and I probably did not have that kind of dramatic baptism. We probably didn't see the heavens open. Those of us who were baptized as infants have no ...

4891. Was The President's Advisor's Sin Really That Bad?

1 Corinthians 6:12-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... as it is written, The two shall become one flesh.' But he who is united to the Lord becomes one spirit with him. Shun immorality. Every other sin which a man commits is outside the body; but the immoral man sins against his own body. Do you not know that your ... body is the temple of the Holy Spirit within you, which you have from God? You are not your own; you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body." There ...

4892. Swimming With The Sharks

Mark 9:2-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... Inc., 1991), p. 35. 3. Dennis and Barbara Rainey, MOMENTS TOGETHER FOR COUPLES (Ventura, California: Regal Books, 1995). 4. "C. S. Lewis on Holiness," by Jerry L. Walls, GOOD NEWS, May/June 1995, p. 30. 5. Roy B. Zuck, DEVOTIONS FOR KINDRED SPIRITS (Wheaton, IL: Victor Books, 1990), p. 271. [ORIGINAL SERMON] In his most recent book, John Maxwell tells us something quite fascinating about sharks, those fierce leviathans of the deep: sharks only grow as large as their surroundings permit. The shark, strangely ...

4893. Jesus, Where Are You?

John 12:20-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... diversions was smoking a pipe. One day as he was studying the faces of Christ, he heard a voice from "the inner chamber" of his spirit ask, "In which of these faces would a pipe look good?" He knew his pipes had to go but not right away. He took them ... diversions was smoking a pipe. One day as he was studying the faces of Christ, he heard a voice from "the inner chamber" of his spirit ask, "In which of these faces would a pipe look good?" He knew his pipes had to go ” but not right away. He took them ...

4894. Finding Calm In The Storm

Mark 4:35-41

Sermon

King Duncan

... sometimes it is hard to hold on when your whole world is shaking. Still, this is the message we need to hear. There is One who quiets the winds and stills the waves. There is One who speaks to our hearts and if we listen, will calm our fearful spirits as well. The fury of the storm, the fear of his disciples, but also the faith that saves. Linda Sledge recalls a day from her childhood that she will never forget. She was playing in the sand of a Hawaiian beach near where she lived, building towers with her ...

4895. In Praise Of Goofing Off

Mark 6:30-44

Sermon

King Duncan

... to rest and relax. WE ALSO NEED A TIME FOR FELLOWSHIP WITH GOD. Often when Jesus took his disciples off by themselves, it was for a season of prayer. Jesus knew that we not only need to refresh our bodies and to refresh our minds, we need to refresh our spirits as well. That is why the Sabbath has always been a time for worship as well as a time for rest. When we come into this room, we empty ourselves of the strain and toil of the week just passed. And we open ourselves to the new possibilities that God ...

4896. The Greatest Thing Since Sliced Bread

John 6:25-59

Sermon

King Duncan

... ." Here is a clear reference to the Holy Sacrament offered by the church. The bread is personal, but it is also communal. It is the bread of God's people. The strength we draw from feeding on the body of Christ is partially the result of our joining spirits as his disciples. We ARE the body of Christ. Search the scriptures and you will agree that the Christian faith is not to be lived in isolation. It is not a faith for loners. We are a sacred fellowship. Ben Weir, the Presbyterian missionary who was for so ...

4897. Light For Our Lives

John 1:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... saint, Helen Keller once wrote: "Christmas is the harvest time of love. Souls are drawn to other souls. All that we have read and thought and hoped comes to fruition at this happy time. Our spirits are astir. We feel within us a strong desire to serve. A strange, subtle force, a new kindness animates man and child. A new spirit is growing in us. No longer are we content to relieve pain, to sweeten sorrow, to give the crust of charity. We dare to give friendship, service, the equal loaf of bread and love ...

4898. Making It Last

Luke 3:1-20

Sermon

Timothy J. Smith

... repentance are two sides of the same coin? Could it be that to truly rediscover the joy of Christmas we have to take John the Baptist's advice and change the way we live? By showing our love to other people through our actions we can make the Spirit of Christmas last the entire year. We will experience joy in our hearts when we reach out in love to other people. When we are able to do this, every day will be Christmas Day! Amen and Amen * William Dean Howells, "Christmas Every Day," THE CHRISTMAS TREASURY ...

4899. Love

Isaiah 7:1-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... ; she will bear a son and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins." Mary knew, too. In her amazement and adoration she sang, "My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has regarded the lowly estate of his handmaiden" (Luke 1: 46-48b). No wonder that the blessed virgin has captured the imagination of so many of the world's people. There is an old story about a skeptic, who, on meeting the local ...

4900. Watch!

Matthew 24:36-51

Sermon

King Duncan

... by the Christmas sunshine, our natures, perhaps long leafless, bring forth new love, new kindness, new mercy, and new compassion. As the birth of Jesus was the beginning of the Christian life, so the unselfish joy at Christmas shall start the spirit that is to rule the new year." That is indeed the spirit that we need. We need to have done with our waddling in the muck and mire of despair. We need to begin watching the heavens for a star, for a Savior, for one who will redeem us from our faithless ways ...

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