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476. On the Wrong Plane (New)

Romans 8:28-39

Sermon

King Duncan

... to discount the tragedies that come into our lives. It is to acknowledge that faith gives us a choice. We can put our tragedies into God's hands and watch God perform a miracle of grace in our lives. I don't know about you, but I never cease to be inspired by those people who are dealt difficult hands and who bring victory out of circumstance that would defeat many others. Some of you know the story of Terry Fox. Terry Fox was just nineteen years old when, in 1976, he contracted bone cancer. His right leg ...

477. Through The Storm, Through The Night

Luke 18:1-8

Sermon

Frank Lyman

... more likely will a loving God hear our prayers! Jesus teaches persistence in prayer. Why is persistence in prayer so important? Surely it's because we easily become discouraged if we feel our prayers are not answered. Meeting persons who do "pray without ceasing" is a rare treat. Two Orthodox monks were traveling with a group of tourists following the Journeys of St. Paul in Greece. Now these were unusual Orthodox monks because their monastery was in the Silicon Valley of California. The Silicon Valley is ...

478. Where Can I Be Safe?

Psalm 46:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... her at break of day. Nations are in uproar, kingdoms fall; he lifts his voice, the earth melts. The LORD Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Come and see the works of the LORD, the desolations he has brought on the earth. He makes wars cease to the ends of the earth; he breaks the bow and shatters the spear, he burns the shields with fire. "‘Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.' The LORD Almighty is with us; the God ...

479. A Mother And Her Son (Mother's Day)

Matthew 12:46-50

Sermon

King Duncan

... The first rule is roll with the punches. The second rule is roll with the punches. And the third rule is roll with the punches. "You're going to get punchy," he says, "but keep doing it." Children can baffle you. Even adult children. Jesus did not cease being Mary's son simply because he passed thirty. She still worried about him as he began his ministry, just like many of you worry about adult children. Children can baffle you. AND CHILDREN CAN BREAK YOUR HEART. You might remember Rita Rudner's great line ...

480. When Life Tumbles In

Mark 13:1-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... see these great buildings? Not one stone will be left here upon another; all will be thrown down." (NRSV) Do you hear what he is saying? The temple was the center of Jewish life and faith. And he said that in a relatively short time span, it would cease to exist. He was speaking of change that was so dramatic for the Jewish people that if it were to occur--and of course it did occur--it would be breathtaking. He was talking about a specific historical event, but he could have been talking about our lives ...

481. I Can Make It By Myself . . .

1 Corinthians 12:12-31, 1 Corinthians 12:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

Margo Ballantyne was shopping at a store in Scotland when it seemed that the whole world suddenly stopped. As Margo sorted through stacks of scarves, the other shoppers in the store suddenly froze in place. All conversation ceased. Sales clerks refused to make eye contact with Margo or answer her questions. What would you think if you were in Margo's situation? She assumed that she was unwelcome in the store, that she was out of place. But then, Margo remembered that on this particular day, November 11th, ...

482. Taking Charge

Joshua 5:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... the time they have been in the wilderness, God has been feeding them with manna from heaven. Our story takes up when they have finally entered the promised land. Here is what the writer of Joshua says at that critical point in Israel's history: "The manna ceased on the day they ate the produce of the land, and the Israelites no longer had manna; they ate the crops of the land of Canaan that year." Do you get the picture? For forty years of wilderness wandering, God provided the children of Israel with manna ...

483. Immanuel

Isaiah 63:7-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... . Personal heartaches. Some of you have loved ones for whom you are praying. One of the most heart-rending books in our Bible is the little book of Lamentations. In the midst of plaintive cries there is section that begins like this: "The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, his mercies never come to an end, they are new every morning; great is thy faithfulness . . . ." (3:22) If ever there was a need for many of us to know that "God is with us," it is today. God is with us. That's the good news for the ...

484. He Calms The Storms

Mark 4:35-41

Sermon

King Duncan

... can hear that gentle voice just as William Barclay heard it, just as J.C. Penny heard it, just as William Cowper heard it. It is the voice of Him who has dominion over the wind and the waves. "Peace, be still," He says. Mark says it best: "the wind ceased, and there was a great calm."

485. Mud Below, Stars Above

Genesis 15:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... strictly lowland creatures. So he put his plane into the steepest climb possible and took it to the highest altitude that it would go. Although the motor sputtered a bit, and he felt slightly giddy because of the thin air, the chewing vibrations gradually ceased. A few minutes later he descended to his normal altitude and continued to the airport with no further trouble. Checking the tail section after landing, he found not one, but three rats, all dead from the lack of oxygen. The control cord had been ...

486. Being Alone

Genesis 2:18

Sermon

King Duncan

... --nearly one in four--consist of one single individual. The figure is doubtless higher now. It is not good for people to be alone, and yet many today are alone for one reason or another, and the realization of that aloneness is often a hurt that never ceases. And we do not need to think only of divorced people or those who, for one reason or another, remain single all their lives. Three out of four married women in this country become widows, and the average American wife will spend 18 years of her life ...

487. An Empty Cup

Job 23:1--24:25

Sermon

King Duncan

... can comprehend, and God's mercy can be trusted even when our hopes have been destroyed. C. S. Lewis confesses that as his wife lay dying, he questioned whether God was good or just or powerful. As he wrote, "Not that I am (I think) in much danger of ceasing to believe in God. The real danger is of coming to believe such dreadful things about him. The conclusion I dread is not "˜So there's no God after all,' but "˜So this is what God's really like. Deceive yourself no longer.'" (4) Job's grief is starting ...

488. The Sower and the Seed

Matthew 13:1-23

Sermon

Brett Blair

... see?" "Now I see myself," the rich man replied. Then the rabbi said, "Behold, in the window there is a glass, and in the mirror there is a glass. But the glass of the mirror is covered with a little silver, and no sooner is the silver added than you cease to see others, and you see only yourself." We all understand how wealth can insulate us from the world around us. But you know what our problem is. We suffer from junk overload. It is not necessarily that we are doing bad things. In fact, most of us are ...

489. Because He Lives

John 14:5-14

Sermon

Edward Inabinet

... soul. Then in the evening I looked up into the great sky where God was lighting His lamps, and I said, `I may not see you many more times, but, Mountain, I shall be alive when you are gone; and, River, I shall be alive when you cease running toward the sea; and, Stars, I shall be alive when you have fallen from your sockets in the great down-pulling of the material universe.''" We affirm a joyous expectation of the resurrection. FINALLY, WE GIVE THANKS FOR THE PRESENCE OF THE RISEN CHRIST. Christ promised ...

490. Things That Cannot be Taken Away

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Sermon

Edward Inabinet

... religious people may hold on to--things that give them status with others. He mentions prophecies, tongues and knowledge. Paul says that as desirable as each of these may be they are only temporary. They disappear with the passage of time. Prophecies fail, tongues cease, knowledge vanishes away. Indeed every physical and earthly thing is subject to decay and death. How penetrating is the reminder of James in the New Testament when he states, "For what is your life, for you are a mist that appears for a ...

491. The Comfort of God

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

Edward Inabinet

... COMES FROM KNOWING AN ETERNAL MERCY AND LOVE THROUGH JESUS. If we come to know his mercy and love personally in this life, we will know it on into eternity. So will our loved ones who die in Him. Jeremiah said, "The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, His mercies never come to an end." And Jesus said, "My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me and I give them eternal life and they shall never perish and no one shall snatch them out of my hand." Paul declares in Romans, "Nothing ...

492. What the Heck Is Sin?

Luke 15:11-32

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... fact that people don’t talk much about sin anymore; either personal sin, or corporate sin. In their calls for a national day of prayer, no American president since Eisenhower has even mentioned our sin and need of repentance. Thus, as a nation, says Menninger, we ceased sinning over thirty years ago. I doubt it! For a number of years now it has not been popular to talk much about sin...except for the TV evangelists who seem to think that the greatest sin is not sending them more money! During the infancy ...

493. Grace Is Not a Blue-eyed Blond

John 1:1-18

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... hymn in the hymnbook of many churches titled “Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing,” which contains language that I feel is bound to cause confusion. It starts out great: “Come, Thou Fount of every blessing, Tune my heart to sing Thy grace; Streams of mercy, never ceasing, call for songs of loudest praise.” So far, so good. But then comes the second verse which begins: Here I raise mine Ebenezer; Hither by Thy help I’ve come; And I hope, by Thy good pleasure, Safely to arrive at home. I must confess ...

494. Is Suffering Punishment for Sin?

John 9:1-12

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... the other hand, many rabbis of Jesus’ day believed that the souls in the “soul-pool” were both good and bad, and that they were capable of evil even before entering the human body. It seems a very strange notion to us, but I have long since ceased to be amazed at what strange things human beings are capable of believing! All of these beliefs were ways of trying to answer the age-old question: Why do the good suffer? For many people, the most telling argument against faith in the Christian God is the ...

495. Love Is Extravagant

John 12:1-11

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... way fail to realize is that he was quoting Scripture. And the Scripture He was quoting does not give anyone an excuse for not giving to the poor. Precisely the opposite. Let me quote it for you. You find it in Deuteronomy 15:11: “Since there will never cease to be some in need on the earth, I therefore command you, Open your hand to the poor and needy neighbor in your land.’ “ Certainly no excuse for not giving to the poor there! In Mark’s Gospel, which most scholars believe to be the earliest to ...

496. Whatever Happened to those Mansions?

John 14:1-4

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... property so that with the completion of the dam in a year or so, the village would be flooded by a large lake. The effect on the little village was devastating. Everything suddenly came to a standstill. All building of course stopped, all improvement and repair ceased. What was the use of painting a house if, in a year or so, it would be covered with water? Why repair or replace anything when the whole village was doomed to extinction? So month by month the town became more and more dilapidated, bedraggled ...

497. If Christ Had Not Come

John 15:18--16:4

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... to the Romans, wrote his book “The Antiquities of the Jews” for the benefit of Roman readers, and his remarks were later expanded by Christian editors. He makes passing reference to the crucifixion of Jesus, and says, “those who had loved him at first did not cease to do so. And the tribe of Christians so named for him are not extinct to this day.”) So we must ask the difficult question: Does it really make much difference that a man named Jesus of Nazareth, whom Christians call the Christ, (the ...

498. Whatever became of Kingdomtide?

John 16:17-33

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... ? Yes, I miss Kingdomtide. But I can still stand up and sing in any season: Lead on, O King eternal, The day of march has come; Henceforth in fields of conquest thy tents shall be our home. Lead on, O King eternal, till sin’s fierce wars shall cease, and holiness shall whisper The sweet amen of peace. Lead on, O King eternal, we follow not with fears, for gladness breaks like morning Where’er thy face appears. The cross is lifted o’er us, we journey in its light; the crown awaits the conquest; lead on ...

499. God Doesn’t Take Vacations

John 5:1-15

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... was that God did not stop working just because it was the Seventh Day, and neither did He. Any scholarly Jew of the period would have understood His reference. The famous Jewish philosopher Philo of Alexandria who lived from approximately 20 to 50AD said, “God never ceases doing, but as it is the property of fire to burn and snow to chill, so it is the property of God to do!” Another rabbinic writer of Jesus’ day said, “The sun shines, the rivers flow, the process of birth and death go on during ...

500. On Panicking Close to Shore

John 6:16-24

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... . All I need to hear is the words of Jesus which keep coming back to me again and again, “It is I. Do not be afraid.” That is enough. But that is everything! In the words of Charles Wesley, Jesus! the Name that charms our fears, That bids our sorrows cease; Tis music in the sinner’s ears, Tis life, and health, and peace. Amen.

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