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476. Like A Tornado

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... ago, God had decreed that only the high priest might enter the Holy of Holies. So the high priest turned the man away. The man continued to beg, so the high priest made a deal with him. If the man would serve in the Temple for the next 20 years, ... nose of the dirigible arose to greater heights. Several men who couldn't keep holding on fell and were seriously injured. One man, however, continued to dangle high in the air for 45 minutes until he was rescued. Reporters later asked him how he was able to hold ...

477. Trust Your Upbringing

2 Timothy 3:10--4:8

Sermon

King Duncan

... your spouse. An unknown wit has posted on the Internet the Top Ten Signs You May Not Be Reading Your Bible Enough: Today's lesson from II Timothy lifts up the role of the Holy Scriptures in the life of the believer. Paul writes to Timothy, "Continue in what you have learned and firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it, and how from childhood you have known the sacred writings that are able to instruct you for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. All scripture is inspired by God and is useful ...

478. The Bread Of God

Exodus 16:1-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... sixth day. "What is the use of gathering twice as much on the sixth day?" they asked. "Don't we know that it won't keep?" Yet what fell on the sixth day was sufficient for the Sabbath day as well. So the gift was a continuous training of"”and therefore a continuous test of"”faith. Even though God could easily have provided enough food at any one time to last their entire time in the wilderness, He wanted to let His gifts come in this hand-to-mouth fashion so that they could learn to cling to Him. And ...

479. The Grief Of God

Luke 19:28-44

Sermon

King Duncan

... we will learn the lesson of Jesus, and come to know the things that make for peace. How sad it is that we must continue, generation after generation, to bring grief to the heart of God. I am normally not impressed by bumper-sticker" theology, but I saw one ... that God did lose a Son; that our God is not a God who is untouched by our sorrow, but a God who has suffered, and who continues to suffer with us and for us. In Marc Connelly's play "Green Pastures" the Lord says: "Even bein' God ain't a bed of roses!" It ...

480. People of Influence

1 Thessalonians 1:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... that sets them apart. They have a respect for people. You cannot lead people if you do not believe in them and respect them. Notice how St. Paul begins this chapter: “We always thank God for all of you, mentioning you in our prayers. We continually remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labor prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. For we know, brothers loved by God, that he has chosen you . . .” What high praise Paul is bestowing ...

481. Forgiveness: Human and Divine

Matthew 6:12-15

Sermon

Edward Inabinet

... sordid story of his transgression against her and their marriage vows and against the love that they had for one another. His wife turned as pale as death. He said she staggered back and leaned against the wall and then great tears just trickled down her face. As he continued to tell the story, she began to look as if she had been beaten by a whip. This man who was a nominal Christian at that time became a firm believer in Jesus Christ out of the experience that he shared with his wife. He said: "In that ...

482. No Longer Orphans

John 14:15-31

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... of that promise, Christians have lived, and loved, and died, knowing that they were not alone, that we are never alone in the struggles of life, in the struggle to make this world a better, more decent, more human and humane world. We are never alone, for Christ's continuous coming to be with us is a blessed and most glorious fact. He came at Bethlehem. He came to the bedside of the sick and dying in the Galilee. He came to the tomb of Lazarus at Bethany. He came to the disciples in the Upper Room, ever ...

483. Tripping the Tempter

James 1:1-18

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... from Above" (not below)-- coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does NOT change like shifting shadows. It continues to astonish me that generation after generation chooses to believe the tempter''s lies rather than the Father''s Truth. A ... to tell us that we will never build a life that will be meaningful and abundant if we keep on our present course. However, we continue to look for love in all the wrong places and with all the wrong people. We think that God is trying to prevent us from ...

484. The Healing Touch

Mark 5:21-43

Sermon

David G. Rogne

... pressure anyone. All over this hurting world there is need for a healing touch that is uniquely ours to give. We are often doubtful that anything we can do can make a difference in the lives of others. I am reminded of that movie It's A Wonderful Life, which continues to get replayed every Christmas. A man who is about to lose his business and the savings of a lot of other people as well, wants to take his life, but his guardian angel won't let him. Instead, he is granted his wish that he had never been ...

485. An Affirming Presence

Ephesians 3:14-21

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... and the real self. The vast difference between and who and what we would like to be and who and what we know ourselves to be. We know with Paul that the good we would, we do not, and the evil that we would not, that we do, therefore we continue in despair old wretched man that I am. For some of us who have reached a particular age, and it is difficult for me to admit that I’ve reached that age, but Jeri keeps reminding me. The other day a young Episcopal minister from Birmingham, Alabama, called me. I ...

486. A Forgiving Presence

John 7:45--8:11

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... Christ. Let us pray. Take the words of my mouth and the meditation of our hearts, make them acceptable in your sight, because you are our strength and our redeemer. Amen. The promise of the gospel is that what Jesus did during his earthly life in ministry, he continues to do as a living presence in our world today. What he said to persons then were eternal words, with the same probing, judging, comforting, guiding power for us today. What he was, he still is. What he was, he still is, and you and I through ...

487. A Life Hidden With Christ

Colossians 2:6-23

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... ). This means at least two things. One, death has no power over us. The risen and exalted Lord conquered death. We do not wait for eternal life; it is ours now. Risen with Christ, the glorious privilege of beginning now the life with Christ which will continue eternally is ours. I heard a story recently about a boy who was walking home with his mother from church one Sunday. He had obviously listened to the preacher because he said to his mother, "Mommy, the preacher's sermon this morning confused me. Can I ...

488. The Discipleship Question: Do You Wish To Go Away?

John 6:60-71

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... me up in the night, screaming out for paper and pen? There are so few answers, I've found. It would be nice to have the comfort back, but not at the expense of my very own soul. So what can I do? Well, I think I will continue to feel my way back through the dark, feeding my faith until someday the lights come on again." That's determination, and that's essential for discipleship. III But it takes more than determination to be disciples. Our determination must be fed by discipline. Harry Stack Sullivan, in ...

489. Epiphany:The Joy of Fulfillment

Luke 4:14-30

Sermon

J. Ellsworth Kalas

... to visit with him in the carpenter shop. And when Jesus pressed the issue with them, nothing that a prophet is not honored by his own people, their questions grew into resentment and, at last, into open violence. But Jesus' ministry went on, and grew, and continued to grow after his death and resurrection, even to the present time. As we view what is happening around the world, this twenty-first century might well prove to be the greatest century yet for the Christian faith. But how has it happened? How has ...

490. A Longer Stride and a Larger Embrace

Galatians 2:11-21

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... but is culturally adaptable. This means, among many things we don’t have time to explore, that much of the ministry in the future, in this country especially, will be led by bi-vocational and/or lay pastors. The question then arises: Will the seminary continue to see itself as an academy for graduate theological education alone, or as a servant of the Church to educate and equip the whole people of God? The Church of the 21st century, which is apostolic in style and passion, will necessarily see itself as ...

491. God Outwits Us

Psalm 31:1-24

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... that we’re willing to yield ourselves to Him—to the transforming work of the Holy Spirit—He will subdue and alter our nature, and continue giving us new life. He not only outwits us by accepting us where we are but by not leaving us as we are. III. Let ... can I trust when you allowed these struggles which have broken my heart in two? It is so hard to trust. But as I continue to look at Jesus’ life, I feel especially drawn to Him. I feel that I understand some small piece of what suffering is all about ...

492. Last Words Are Important

Matthew 28:16-20

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... of Jesus. As the presence of the Living Lord had empowered him in his difficult work of reconciliation and peace-making as President of Macedonia, I’m sure the Lord was present with him in death. He was on his way to Ireland to continue negotiation for Macedonia to enter the European Union, a significant move, and an extraordinary accomplishment for that little nation, but he ended up in a more glorious union: around the Throne, in the presence of the Triune God, praising and worshipping the One who ...

493. What Is Required of Us?

Matthew 5:17-20

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... not lead us astray. We have a list of teachings about God, and we have a list of approved books from which to read. I am continually stunned by the power of God’s Spirit using God’s Word and God’s Son to lay my heart open at the deepest levels. If ... he will let me every day until I die; I am to serve his church with zeal and faith; I aim to live a life of continual repentance and truth telling; and if I have been a faithful physician of the soul and you have not taken the medicine and followed the ...

494. The God Who Must Be Pursued

Matthew 7:7-12

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... Christian fathers and mothers is to make it as easy as possible for children to trust their heavenly Father and see the continuities of character. Parents either build or burn the bridges over which their children walk towards God. At times I say to ... Later or an It All Depends is because it is against the nature of God the Father to grant what is not good. It is in continuing to ask and seek and knock and pursue God’s wisdom that our desires are changed into requests God can honor. To pray in Jesus name ...

495. The Witness of Being

Genesis 1:1—2:4a

Sermon

James L. Killen

... know the great other who created all things and who meets us in the experiences of our lives. Christians believe that God responded to that need by intentionally sending Jesus Christ to help us to know God. Jesus has shown us that God is one who loves us and is continually reaching out to us to save us. Jesus has shown us that the right way to live in response to God's love is to trust God's love and to live in a loving relationship with everything in life. There is reason to believe that, late in his life ...

496. Adam's Legacy

Romans 5:12-19

Sermon

Richard W. Ferris

... would step into eternity with Jesus. But he could not bear the thought of his son's friend dying without knowing Jesus as his Savior. So, he sacrificed his own son to save the son's friend." The old minister paused and looked over those seated before him. Then he continued, "How great is the love of God that he should do the same for us. Our Heavenly Father sacrificed his only begotten son so that we could be saved. If you do not yet know him, I urge you to accept his offer to rescue you and take hold of ...

497. Sheep that Count

1 Peter 2:19-25

Sermon

Richard W. Ferris

... after his time on earth. Even in heaven he bore the marks of his earthly pilgrimage with a cruel cross and shameful death. The angel Gabriel approached him and said, "Master, you must have suffered terribly for people down there." Jesus replied that he did. Gabriel continued: "And do they know and appreciate how much you loved them and what you did for them?" Jesus replied, "Oh, no! Not yet. Right now only a handful of people in Palestine know." Gabriel was puzzled. He asked, "Then what have you done to let ...

498. The Church that Jesus Built

1 Peter 2:2-10

Sermon

Richard W. Ferris

... world. That the organization of people started by one man over 2,000 years ago is still changing the world from day to day. That a small nucleus of people living in an ancient time has grown into the great body we call the church, and that it will continue to grow in unity, from now until the time that its founder returns to this world. We believe that no power on earth can cause this church to crumble, because Jesus is the cornerstone. And Jesus will hold it together. We are not about a church building; we ...

499. Heaping Coals and Virtues

Romans 12:9-21

Sermon

Jeff Wedge

... beyond the family as well. Rather than being hard with people, Paul suggests giving others more than they deserve, even feeding your enemies when they are hungry and giving them a drink when they are thirsty. When these basic needs have been met, the generosity should continue. Paul suggests, in a wonderful burst of insight and humanity, that "by doing this you will heap burning coals on their heads." A desire for revenge is a part of most people, and it seems as if the best way to get revenge is to fight ...

500. The Day of the Lord

1 Thessalonians 4:13--5:11

Sermon

Rick Brand

... ocean is drained we may see the full extent of the ice, but for the time being all we see, if we are alert, are the iceberg tips. Those who are a part of the people of the light have to keep watch for the icebergs so that they might continue to know and to see the nature and purpose of God. They are to encourage each other with stories and testimonies about the icebergs. We might talk as well about the water table that is underneath the earth. And yet at various places the land dips and the water table ...

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