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Luke 10:38-42

Sermon

Dean Feldmeyer

There are two kinds of people in the world: Marys and Marthas. Marys are contemplative, cerebral, and serious-minded. They like to think about things. They want to see all of the angles, the different perspectives. They want to listen to both sides of the argument before they make up their mind. They are learners who love learning for its own sake. Marthas are doers, workers, creators. They like to decide and act. They want to get going and get others going as well. They want to try things out and see what ...

27. All That From A Little Bit Of Water?

Mark 1:9-13

Sermon

King Duncan

[While King Duncan is enjoying a well deserved retirement we are going back to his earliest sermons and renewing them. The newly modernized sermon is shown first and below, for reference sake, is the old sermon. We will continue this updating throughout the year bringing fresh takes on King's best sermons.] Original Title: All That From A Little Bit Of Water? New Title: All That From A Little Water There was the Baptist minister who, at his first baptism, became stage-struck. Standing in the baptismal pool ...

28. 2025 Lent Sermon Series

Sermon

Various Authors

From Upside Down to Rightside Up by Wayne Brouwer 1. A Portion of Thyself – Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 2. Into the Wilderness – Luke 4:1-13 3. Mountaintop Experience - Luke 9:28-36 (37-43a) 4. Whose Fault Is It? – Luke 13:1-9 5. In the Mirror - Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 6. Terms of Endearment – John 12:1-8 7. Scandal - Luke 22:14-23:56 8. Night and Light - John 13:1-17, 31b-35 9. Faces at a Funeral - John 18:1-19:42 10. Creation Reborn - John 20:1-18 What If It’s ALL True? by Lori Wagner 1. The Wild Within – Luke 4:1- ...

29. The Call to Encounter

Luke 8:26-39

Sermon

Dean Feldmeyer

As he stepped out on land, a man of the city who had demons met him. For a long time, he had worn no clothes, and he did not live in a house but in the tombs. When he saw Jesus, he fell down before him and shouted at the top of his voice, “What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you, do not torment me…” Jesus then asked him, “What is your name?” He said, “Legion”; for many demons had entered him. They begged him not to order them to go back into the abyss. (Luke 8: 27-31) To ...

30. As a Fire Exists by Burning

Luke 10:1-11, 16-20

Sermon

Dean Feldmeyer

... blend into large gatherings and use the hidden daggers to kill Romans or those who they deemed Roman sympathizers and then get away by blending back into the crowd. The Sicarii were regarded as the earliest known organized, cloak and dagger style assassination group, predating the Islamic Hashishin and Japanese ninja by centuries. The Spanish term sicario is used in contemporary Latin America to describe a hitman working for a drug cartel. The Sicarii split with the Zealots because they believed the Zealots ...

31. No Excuse

Luke 13:10-17

Sermon

Dean Feldmeyer

But the leader of the synagogue, indignant be- cause Jesus had cured on the sabbath, kept saying to the crowd, “There are six days on which work ought to be done; come on those days and be cured, and not on the sabbath day.” Luke 13:14 When my brother, Brian’s kids were little, he used to coach football. Well, coaching may be too strong a word. These were nine and ten-year-olds and Brian used to say that what the league called coaching was really more like herding cats. The team practiced twice a week ...

32. The Greatest Show on Earth

Matthew 24:36-51, Mark 13:1-31, Mark 13:32-37, Luke 21:5-38

Drama

Dave Marsh

Director's Notes: Why is it that the idea of meeting or knowing a celebrity (actor, musician, writer, etc.) something that we as people find so compelling? While they may have talents or money that we may not possess, they are still just like us, human beings. If I were to tell you that Tom Cruise or Julia Roberts were going to come visit you for a month, declare their undying friendship to you, shower you with gifts and always love you, chances are you might just faint or die of a heart attack, overcome ...

33. (Don’t) Follow Me

Matthew 23:1-12

Sermon

Steve Molin

It’s been a hard season for leaders; leaders of every stripe, strata, and profession. In 2017, a wave of allegations of sexual impropriety swept across our nation. The epicenter of what came to be known as #metoo movement, was Hollywood, but nearly every corner of our culture has been indicted. Women (but men, too!) would no longer be silent about the conduct of abusers, attackers, bullies and serial creeps. And the movement resulted in a tsunami of cultural change about how our nation relates to power. ...

34. Into the Wilderness

Luke 4:1-13

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

Jesus was tempted. We know the story is there, but it isn’t our favorite, is it? Somehow it tarnishes our ideas about Jesus. Was he as wimpy as we are, almost ready to step over the edge of whatever morality we might have left, at the first offer? Ray Stedman, great twentieth-century preacher, remembered a morning at a restaurant. He was the featured speaker at a large church conference out east and was finishing his presentation notes as he ate breakfast. The eatery had unique décor, including good ...

35. A Sermon About Prayer

Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

Dean Feldmeyer

A responsible pastor must have a theology of prayer that goes beyond churchy axioms, pious clichés, pop theology, and Bible verses proof texted from the King James Bible. An authentic theology of prayer must offer hope in the promise that God answers prayer, but it must also be prepared to respond to the questions of those whose prayers “availeth not.” We must be, at once, ready to celebrate with those whose cancer went into remission and to weep with those whose cancer didn’t, when both persons’ prayers ...

36. Father Knows Best?

Luke 6:17-26

Drama

Dave Marsh

Director's Notes: This drama works for the topics of: the Beatitudes, understanding the Bible, or wisdom Cast: Dave: A man with questionable knowledge. Adam: Dave's Son Props: A Bible A chair A cup of coffee A kitchen table of some sort Setting: Family kitchen (LIGHTS UP CENTER STAGE on Dad. He is sitting on a chair, drinking coffee and reading the Bible. Adam comes walking up…) Adam: Mornin’ Dad. Dad: (never looking up) Morning Adam. Adam: Whatcha doin’? Dad: Reading the Bible. Adam: Really? Don’t you ...

37. Why Pass By?

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

Dean Feldmeyer

But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” (Luke 10:29) Why didn’t they stop? Why did they pass by? One was a priest and one was a Levite, a member of the priestly class. Their high status was that of the holiest, most revered men in their community. It wasn’t that they didn’t see him there, bleeding, perhaps moaning, dying by the side of the road. That is made clear in the story. They saw him and, intentionally passed by on the other side. Why? Why did they pass by? Maybe ...

38. The Mother of All Yard Sales

Luke 12:13-21

Sermon

Dean Feldmeyer

And he said to them, “Take care! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of possessions.” Luke 12:15 Three years ago, I retired from the active ministry and moved into a new phase of my career. I still preach, write, and teach, from time to time. I just am not required to do that. Besides moving into a new kind of ministry, my wife and I also moved into a new house. New for us, at any rate. Once we bought the house and set the closing and moving dates, ...

39. The Unforgiving Servant

Matthew 18:21-35

Drama

Robert A. Lehmann

Theme: A parable of forgiveness Characters: Narrator Jesus Four solo voices who double as Peter, the Lord, Servant 1, and Servant 2 Narrator: Many times we forget how terrific God is to us. We go around accepting what he gives us without giving anything in return to him, or if we remember him, we forget to give to people around us. Christ was speaking with his disciples one day when Peter asked him: Solo 4 (Peter): Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me and I forgive him? As many as seven times? ...

40. Good News / Bad News

Luke 12:49-56

Sermon

Dean Feldmeyer

Do you think I came to bring peace on earth? No, I tell you, but division. Luke 12:51 Sports writers still talk about the joy they used to take in interviewing the great New York Yankees catcher, Yogi Berra. Yogi was something of a rough-hewn philosopher given to malaprops and seemingly contradictory statements that managed to, somehow, still make a weird kind of sense. It was Yogi who said: “It ain’t over ‘til it’s over.” And, “It’s like déjà vu all over again.” When giving his opinion of a New York ...

41. Words

John 1:(1-9), 10-18

Sermon

John B. Jamison

We have heard it before, but let’s listen to John’s version of the Christmas story one more time. “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.” “This is the one I spoke about when I said, ‘He who comes after me has gotten ...

42. The Accent Of Heaven

John 13:31-35

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

She opened our eyes to the way that civilizations unfold and develop. Cultural anthropologist Margaret Mead became the talk of society with her study, Coming of Age in Samoa. For decades she toured the world, explaining what she had observed as children were born, how they were raised, what families and groups did to reinforce certain behaviors, what happened to non-conformists, what marriage looked like, and how people aged and died. When Ms. Mead was speaking at a university, one student asked her what ...

43. Bare Stage

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

Frank Ramirez

One of the best parts of Christmas is getting out the nativity set. There’s often a family history behind the one in your home. Perhaps it belonged to your grandparents, or was given to you by a beloved aunt. Maybe there’s a chip on Mary’s arm or the leg of the baby Jesus, which tells a story about how you played with it as a child. Maybe there’s a missing Magi, who has been replaced by a super hero action figure, by the kid who accidentally broke it, in the hopes you won’t notice. If our nativity sets ...

44. The Business of Deception

Luke 4:1-13

Drama

Dave Marsh

Director's Notes: This was written originally to talk about how Satan especially targets leadership. I was deeply influenced by C.S. Lewis' book 'The Screwtape Letters' where Lewis gave us an insightful glimpse into the mind of 'blue-color demons' and how they go about decieving us in some of the most subtle ways... Cast: Satan: He's running 'Deception Central' from his office Demon #1: He's a deceptor in training Demon #2: Ditto Props: Portable phone Laptop Desk 2 chairs Setting: Deception Central. This ...

45. Who Is This Jesus?

John 2:1-11

Sermon

John B. Jamison

Let’s begin by remembering the story together. Jesus was attending a wedding in the village of Cana, about eight miles north of Nazareth. His mother and disciples were there too. At some point, Jesus’ mother came to him and told him they had run out of wine. Jesus took some jugs of water and performed his first miracle by turning the water into wine. That is the quick version of the story, and on its own it creates a lot of questions. The obvious question is why did Jesus do it? Why did he use his powers ...

46. What’s In a Word?

Luke 2:1-14, (15-20)

Sermon

Frank Ramirez

Do you know what I mean when I use the term “bathrobe biblical”? I’m talking about the way we dress the kids for the Christmas pageant at church — old bathrobes become robes for Joseph, Grandpa’s cane becomes a shepherd’s crook, and a cigar box gets decorated with gold-painted macaroni so the kings have a treasure to bring. If you remember cigar boxes, you’re dating yourself. The traces of that deep, pungent smell were every bit as mysterious as frankincense and myrrh. These images created in our pageants ...

47. Give Me Your Word

Luke 16:1-13

Sermon

Jill J. Duffield

I am telling the truth. I am not lying. Believe me. It seems every newscast contains a story about truth telling these days. We are in the throes of the election season and talk of “fact checking” abounds. Politifact has the “Truth-O-Meter” (a term that they have trademarked, by the way) that ranks candidates’ statements anywhere from true to half-truth to pants on fire. There is talk of “transparency” ad nauseam, not only in the government but in the church. The Presbyterian Mission Agency Board just ...

48. The Trance Of Non-renewal

Zechariah 9:9-13, Matthew 24:36-44

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... , the more I understand that the language of the New Testament leans toward his coming again. The New Testament speaks of that in many ways... only sometimes (does it speak) in apocalyptic or war language. The rest of the time the language is consistent with the style of his first coming, gently and humbly without notice. But the whole New Testament, no matter what language it uses, expects Him to come again. It leans to the future. It's watching the horizon like a watchman on the wall. So while we need to ...

49. Creation Reborn

John 20:1-18

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... by reporters, and told the world: “Anna is my granddaughter Anastasia!” Suddenly Anna began to change. She blossomed as a person. She took hold of her life. The suicide threats were gone. She washed herself and combed her hair. She looked after herself and dressed in style. She stood up straight in a crowd, and she carried herself with dignity when she walked. One line in the play carried the heart of the story. How did Anna climb from the pit of her insane asylum and walk again in the land of the ...

50. Two Lives to Live

Luke 6:17-26

Sermon

John B. Jamison

... and Bethsaida. There were fishermen, farmers, tax collectors, carpenters, bankers, the wealthy, the privileged, all standing on the hillside with the abused, the out of work, the prostitutes, the criminals, the sick, the broken, the untouchables. It was a vast sea of colors and styles of clothing. It was a confusing collection of languages. And they just kept coming. But as we look across that crowd, we begin to realize that even though it is such an amazing mix of people, we can begin to see that there are ...

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