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476. A Thoughtless Word

Illustration

Editor James S. Hewett

... wine. The village priest struck the altar boy sharply on the cheek and in a gruff voice shouted: "Leave the altar and don't come back!" That boy became Tito, the Communist leader. In the cathedral of a large city an altar boy serving the bishop at Sunday Mass accidentally dropped the cruet of wine. With a warm twinkle in his eyes the bishop gently whispered: "Someday you will be a priest." That boy grew up to become Archbishop Fulton Sheen. Oh, the power of words, be they written or spoken!

477. When Mickey Mouse Recognizes You...

Luke 14:1, 7-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... anything the old man did. No matter how many autographs he collected for them, no matter how many famous names he dropped, the kids still didn’t think he was anything special. But then came the Presidential conventions of 1964. Smith was sent ... , old story about a young boy who, on an errand for his mother, had just bought a dozen eggs. Walking out of the store, he tripped and dropped the sack. All the eggs broke, and the sidewalk was a mess. The boy tried not to cry. A few people gathered to see if he was ...

478. The Problem with "Fawneys"

Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... . But not when you are a closet viewer yourself. Jesus doesn’t want us to make a show of our faith. Jesus wants us to be authentic in our commitment to him. That’s what Ash Wednesday is all about. That’s what Lent is all about. It’s about dropping the pretense. It’s about living the Christ life to the best of our ability and not worrying about what the rest of the world thinks. Even though we are in this treasured fellowship, in a sense it’s just us and God. We are humbling ourselves in the ...

479. The Prophet of Locusts and Honey

Luke 3:1-20, Luke 3:21-38

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... crops! They also eat straw huts, peoples’ homes too!^^ They eat their bodyweight in food each and every day. In 2013, modern day Israel underwent a similar experience. But they solved their locust problem with an unusual form of pest control –they ate them!# Drop them into a boiling broth, clean them off, and roll in a mixture of flour, coriander seeds, garlic and chilli powder. Then deep-fry them. Pan-frying is another good option, and they are "crunchy, tasty and sweet", says [Chef Moshe] Basson [of ...

480. Garden of Love

John 20:10-18, Song of Songs 4:1-16, Revelation 22:1-6

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... ; you have stolen my heart with one glance of your eyes, with one jewel of your necklace. How delightful is your love, my sister, my bride! How much more pleasing is your love than wine, and the fragrance of your perfume more than any spice! Your lips drop sweetness as the honeycomb, my bride; milk and honey are under your tongue. The fragrance of your garments is like the fragrance of Lebanon. You are a garden locked up, my sister, my bride; you are a spring enclosed, a sealed fountain. Your plants are an ...

He who learns must suffer. And even in our sleep pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart, and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of God.

Aeschylus

Many terms which have now dropped out of favour will be revived, and those that are at present respectable, will drop out, if useage so choose with whom resides the decision and the judgment and the code of speech.

Horace

483. Don't Forget the Best!

Luke 2:21-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... as the sacrifice to end all sacrifices? Could she in her wildest dreams have seen where this happiest of occasions would one day lead—that the son she dedicated to God in the temple would kneel in a garden and confirm that dedication with drops of sweat like great drops of blood falling to the ground around him as he prayed, “Not my will, but thine be done?” The Biblical record is clear that Mary could not see where God was leading her son. Only after his resurrection did she comprehend. Luke tells us ...

484. It's a Girl!

Humor

A young father-to-be was pacing back and forth, wringing his hands in the hospital corridor while his wife was in labor. He tied up in knots of fear and anxiety, and beads of perspiration dropping from his brow revealed the agony of his suffering. Finally at 4 a.m. a nurse popped out of a door and said, "Well, sir, you have a little girl." He dropped his hands, became limp, and said, "Oh, how I thank God it's a girl. She'll never have to go through the awful agony I've had tonight."

485. Driven to Their Knees

Mark 9:2-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... At this point, a strong gust of wind nearly blew him off the mountain. The more experienced climbers had a good laugh at this, then explained to him that when you get to the top of a mountain you never stand straight up, but rather you drop to your knees to avoid being blown off the mountaintop. (2) That’s a good lesson when it comes to mountaintop experiences—first go to your knees. This morning we are going to deal with history’s most dramatic mountaintop experience—one that quite literally drove ...

486. Gratitude

Ephesians 5:15-20

Sermon

Will Willimon

... 't mind having Gratitude there for Thanksgiving dinner, or on the day we leave for the family vacation, that is, when it's the time and the place. But always? Everywhere? In every situation? Every life knows dark days when Gratitude is the last person you want to drop by. It has nothing to do with not liking him. It’s just that there is a time and place for everything . As good-hearted and congenial as Gratitude is, there are times when his presence is as out of place as a clown at a formal state dinner ...

487. Our Need and God's Provision

John 6:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... out of their soldiers. How far could soldiers push themselves before their performance started to decrease? They determined that after seven consecutive days of hard work without any rest, the soldiers’ performance level dropped. The interesting thing is, the soldiers weren’t aware that their performance level had dropped. In their tired state, they believed that they were still operating at peak performance level. (2) Of course, if the Army had just asked Jesus, they could have saved time and money on ...

488. What Do You Expect?

John 6:24-35

Sermon

King Duncan

... skateboard and still land on his feet. He even created a special skateboard trick that is named after him. By age 18, Eddie was the two-time world skateboarding champion. But Eddie discovered that his achievements and awards and fame didn’t bring him any satisfaction. He dropped out of the sport and became dependent on drugs and alcohol. As he says, “In the early ’80s, I was at the top. There was nowhere else to go. There was just some kind of emptiness. I thought maybe if I do drugs, I can fill that ...

489. Being Good

Matthew 5:17-20

Sermon

Will Willimon

... for worship, the sort of company we keep, the sanctity of the marriage bond-we never kept any of those laws anyway. They gathered to stone a person to death for adultery. Jesus says to them, "Let the one who is without sin throw the first stone." As they silently drop their stones and slip away, Jesus says to the woman, "I do not condemn you, go and sin no more." And she says, "What do you mean by sin?" And Jesus says, ''Well, I mean like adultery. That's wrong." And she says, "So what gives you the right ...

490. Religious Rage

Psalm 137:1-9

Sermon

Will Willimon

... very first class ended, than she was up at the podium challenging me, not liking the way I said things, accusing me of sexism. She impressed me as one of the most angry people I had ever met. Frankly, I hoped that she would trust her instincts and drop the course. But she didn't. She stayed for the whole course, arguing, fighting, raging every step of the way. On the last day she gave me one of the most hostile, uncomplimentary evaluations I have ever received from a student. Well, she had been abused in ...

491. Not Guessing

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

Frank Ramirez

... , and perhaps it occurs to pilgrims that throwing a coin to a beggar wouldn’t be the worst thing they could do before entering the Holy City. What could it hurt? People will have the chance to drop a few coins to ease their conscience. And he is loud. Everyone’s going to hear him thank you if you drop a coin, and they’re going to hear him if you pass by. Augustine, the fourth century African theologian, imagined that perhaps this beggar had fallen from a high station to this misery. According to him ...

492. The Richest Family in Church

Luke 4:14-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... an African church. All it would cost was $100. Mrs. Ogan looked over at her children. They looked back at her, and the whole family began to smile. Without saying a word, Mrs. Ogan pulled the envelope with the sacrificial offering out of her purse. When she dropped it in the offering plate, the joy returned to the Ogan family. And imagine the missionary’s joy when he thanked the church for raising enough to buy a new roof for a church in Africa. He remarked to the pastor, “You must have some rich people ...

493. Deep Water

Luke 5:1-11

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... Deeper into Discipleship for the Few I always like to call Jesus the “master of the teachable moment.” And indeed, he is. He never just tells the disciples anything. He always also shows them in some way. This day is no different. When the disciples dropped their nets into the “deep water,” the catch was so huge that their nets were splitting. Jesus’ punchline: “From now on, you will be fishing for people.” In other words, the only way you’re going to do the kind of ministry that will be ...

494. A Question of Trust

Romans 5:1-5

Sermon

King Duncan

... “God, I’ll trust You if You get my kids off drugs,” might be another. “God, I’ll trust You until my bank account drops below a certain level. “God, I’ll trust You until following You costs me the respect of my family or friends.” “God, I’ll ... you my life. I choose you, Lord.” And Jesus answered his prayer. Since that day in April 2018, Rob hasn’t touched a drop of alcohol. He has healed from his hurt and anger and found the peace he’d been searching for ever since his wife died ...

495. Acres of Diamonds

1 Timothy 6:10

Sermon

Russell Conwell

... sat upon that shore and looked out upon the ocean, noticed that the ships, as they sailed away, sank deeper into the sea the farther they went. And since that time some other "Spanish ships" have sunk into the sea. But as Columbus noticed that the tops of the masts dropped down out of sight, he said: "That is the way it is with this hoe handle; if you go around this hoe handle, the farther off you go the farther down you go. I can sail around to the East Indies." How plain it all was. How simple the mind ...

496. When the Music Stops

Matthew 24:36-44

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... hives. And the birds stop singing. One physicist, Amos Dolbear, even noted that you can tell temperature based on the frequency of a cricket’s chirps![1] Some of us do sense humidity changes. Some human beings can develop sinus headaches when pressure systems drop. But most of us are taken by surprise, until we see the sky darken and the trees begin to sway in the wind. Then, we suddenly notice the “calm before the storm.” We depend instead upon weather reports, science that can pay attention for ...

497. Pontifex

Hebrews 10:16-25

Sermon

Dr. Ronald Love

... and gold medal athlete, fell to his knees. He dug his hands into the dirt that he and his family once farmed, and he started to pray. He prayed in such agony that he sensed only one last drop of blood was left in his spirit. Then he realized, “True prayer means nothing else but giving the final drop of your soul’s blood to reach God.” At some point all of us are going to find ourselves in a seemingly hopeless and helpless situation. The problem, we believe, exceeds our emotional and physical resources ...

498. The Power of One Passion and One Prayer

Acts 1:6-14

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... call from the father of one of his students, Anne. Anne’s father was concerned that his daughter had dropped out of pharmacy school. This father knew of his daughter’s great respect for Dr. Willimon, so he asked him to intervene in the situation. ... Dr. Willimon was surprised to discover that Anne had dropped out of pharmacy school after hearing one of his sermons about God’s purpose for our lives. She admitted that she had ...

499. The Power of the Stone

Matthew 28:1-10

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... power, and victory! Power and might in fact we could say are key here. This was a heavy bounder-like stone. Yet this angel of the Lord swept it right aside dramatically, and then equally as dramatically, sat on it, as though to say, “BOOM!” Mic drop! God has entered the area! No matter how “powerful” and “large and in charge” you guards, Messiah-killers, and officials think you are, you are weak as a mouse compared to the power of God. You think you can kill God’s Messiah? Think again! Anyone ...

500. Dynamic Preaching January 2024 Sermons

Sermon

King Duncan

... s mercy. God said, "I shall not punish you. However, in atonement, you must bring back from earth the most precious thing in the world." The angel began the search. He found a soldier dying of wounds that he received defending his country. The angel caught the last drop of blood and brought it back. God said, "The courage of one who gives his life is precious, but not the most precious thing in the world." The angel resumed his quest. Wearily he roamed the earth until he came upon a nurse dying of a disease ...

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