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476. Unlocking The Doors

John 20:19-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... Even worse, she was afraid she'd become somewhat strange in the process. She thought of religious persons she had known and wasn't sure that she wanted to be like them. She wondered what changes she would have to make in her life: would she have to give up her love of jazz music? Would she have to act religious all the time? Would her friends recognize her? Her worst fear was that her friends would reject her as having become slightly demented. In her mind she would hear the taunts of her friends: "Too bad ...

477. When God Speaks

Genesis 12:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... 's movement. McCartney quit coaching, he said, to spend more time with his wife. "I see an opportunity," he said, "to put everything on a back burner and have a marriage become all it's capable of being." The article's authors struggled to understand. "What man gives up such power and prestige?" they asked. "Put another way, what man walks out on a $350,000-per-year contract with 10 years remaining so that he can spend time with his wife and his God?" You may know that McCartney draws no salary from PROMISE ...

478. Take This Job And Love It

2 Thessalonians 3:6-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... ! (5) St. Paul would have appreciated Paderewski's blood-stained piano. He knew about hard work and a dedication to excellence. Of course, it was a blood-stained cross that gave St. Paul his passion in life--the blood-stained cross of one who was willing to give up everything for your sins and mine. "Were the whole realm of nature mine," goes the old Gospel hymn, "That were an offering far too small. Love so amazing, so divine, demands my life, my love, my all." "Even while we were still there with you," St ...

479. Passing The Test Of Faith

2 Timothy 1:1-2:13

Sermon

King Duncan

... . Timothy was Paul's emissary and his close associate. Even when Timothy did not have the success Paul had hoped for in straightening out the church at Corinth (this is the first hint we have that some churches are beyond straightening out) Paul did not give up on his "son in the ministry." In his Second Epistle to Timothy, Paul gives us some insight into why Timothy was such an outstanding young person. There were factors at work in Timothy's life that served to guide him toward greatness. Paul's words ...

480. Three Words America Needs to Hear

Acts 24:1-27

Sermon

Edward Inabinet

... --a bore, from sex--a hangup. Oh God [she says], if you are there, please let someone come and take this crying baby off my hands and let my feet dance again, for I am so old and I was never young." (4) Tragic consequences, when we give up self-control in life. Paul surely spoke to Felix and Drusilla of the salvation that Christ provides in situations where we lack self-control. He certainly pointed to that Gospel which is the power of God unto salvation to everyone who believes. I''m sure he stressed ...

481. Christmas and the Condensed Bible

John 1:1-18

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... serve a real purpose, for there is a lot of material in the Bible which seems to most readers to be extraneous to the main plot. Those folks who have nobly tried to read the Bible from cover to cover usually find themselves bogged down in the “begats” and give up after a few hundred pages. They do not realize that the Bible is not really a single book, but is, rather, a collection of books, a “library,” if you will; a library of sixty-six books, written over a period of a thousand years by dozens of ...

482. Fatal Attraction

Matthew 5:27-30

Sermon

James Merritt

... this literally. If he did, we would all be blind and we would all be crippled. But in Jewish culture the right eye represented the person's best eye. The right hand represented the person's strongest hand. What Jesus was saying was, "You better give up anything you have to give up to protect your heart, your body, your soul, your purity, and, if married, your marriage." The Greek word for "sin" is a word that gives us the English word scandal. It was used as a bait stick that would spring a trap whenever an ...

483. A Defiant Response to a Dangerous Theology: Does God Desire to Wipe Us Out?

Gn 6:1-8. 9:6-17

Sermon

... (she) skated right past lesser questions concerning how many animals, how many days and how much water. The purpose of the flood story….or the flood stories….is to say that no matter how bad it gets (or no matter how bad we get), God will not give up. And that the renewal of life….fresh starts, new beginnings, old slates washed clean, that sort of thing….is not simply a promise that was, but a promise that is. And then follows this business about the rainbow….the rainbow as a sign of the covenant ...

484. Blessed Are Those Who Hand Over Their Controllers

Luke 5:1-11

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... guiding force. Sometimes all you can do is pray and trust God. You are no longer the captain of your ship or your fate. You realize you are no longer in control of your life. One of the first lessons Jesus taught his first disciples was to give up their control to God and embrace an out-of-control discipleship. Simon Peter, James, and John had a plan. They had a set schedule. They fished at night. They cleaned and repaired the nets in the morning. They rested in the afternoon. They spent evenings with their ...

485. More Beyond

Acts 16:16-34

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... cartoon. When the monsters of life appear and begin to pounce on them, they do not understand why. The evil and pain they experience confuses their distorted view of Christianity. Eventually, they blame their suffering on lack of faith. Some may even give up all together on God. As a result, they become spiritually bankrupt and are left with no inner resources with which to battle the trials of life. Scripture does not teach that Christians will escape the tragedies and turmoil of life. In fact, scripture ...

486. A Question of Trust

Romans 5:1-5

Sermon

King Duncan

... can never understand the power of God, and we can never truly trust the promises of God until we have endured suffering and persevered. Do you want to understand God as God really is? Do you want a hope that never fails you and a love that never gives up on you? These things are found in trusting your life entirely to Jesus as your Lord and Savior and persevering through life’s hardships by the power of the Holy Spirit. And according to the vision and the promise found in these verses, one day the glory ...

487. All We Are Left With...

John 13:1-17, 31b-35

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... decided to commemorate that decision with a tattoo. She wasn’t sure what she was going to get until she sat down in the tattooist’s chair. And she began telling the tattoo artist about her decision to give up drinking, and about her grandfather who had guided her through a tough childhood. She was giving up drinking because she knew it’s what he wanted for her. That day was the start of Kerri’s sober life. Now every time she looks at the tattoo of the canary on her arm, she remembers her grandfather ...

488. What's in a Name?

Deuteronomy 26:1-11

Sermon

Frank Ramirez

... . You will know Christ in your relationships. You must have Christ at the center. It is what makes all other things possible and gives them meaning. Lent is known as a season of giving up, but it is far more important to simply give, and to resist the temptation to give in. Give to the work of the church. Give to others. Give up because you want to be able to give more, and because you refuse to give in to our culture of wealth, power, acquisitiveness, envy, and greed. You bear great names — the names of ...

489. Jesus Meets Buddha and Confucius

Luke 24:36-49

Sermon

Carl Jech

... the spirit" is in danger of transforming Christian faith into a Buddhist-style emphasis on spiritual knowledge, at the expense of the ethical concerns embodied in the doctrine of justification by grace through faith. In other words, Christianity is always tempted to give up its distinctive contribution to theology - the radical notion of grace as the unconditional love of God for sinners, which motivates them to do their best in an urgent yet relaxed frame of mind - and to exchange it for a more general or ...

490. The Ticket to the Spirit

John 16:5-16

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

Object: A theatre ticket. Good morning, boys and girls. Today we are going to talk about giving something up so that we can have something better. This is not always very easy, because we do not like to give up things that we have for something that we do not yet have. I brought with me a ticket that I got the other night, and I thought that maybe this would help me to teach you something about Jesus that is hard for all of us to understand. When I ...

491. When More Is Never Enough

Mark 10:17-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... and give the proceeds to the poor. Then Jesus invited him to "come and follow me." It was a call to discipleship. The man came searching for answers that he believed Jesus could give him. Jesus gave him the answer he was looking for. But the very thought of giving up his wealth was unbearable. So he walked away. Jesus told his disciples, "How hard it will be for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!" But this is not the end of the story. The rich man was shocked when Jesus suggested he sell all ...

492. Don't Forget Your Ticket

2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2, Luke 14:15-24

Sermon

King Duncan

... . The words on the stone told the story, "She lived her life her way." C. S. Lewis tells a powerful story. He describes a trip some citizens of hell take to heaven for a visit. Each of the travelers is given the chance to enter heaven by giving up his or her besetting sin. Even the preacher who pastors a thriving congregation in hell is given another chance. But, finally everyone chooses to return to hell. It's their choice. As Lewis explains it, "There are only two kinds of people in the end: those who ...

493. Get Lost

Mark 8:31-38

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... doing, always concerned about what other people thought about me, and what I was doing. Since I was never doing very well, against the norms that I had used to measure my performance, I was tempted on the one hand to despair, to drop out, give up, and not compete, and on the other hand tempted into defensiveness, self-righteousness, and finding fault in other people. I think I really experienced a conversion, a liberation, when I figured out that the Christian faith is not about me, about laying things on ...

494. Advent 2

Isaiah 11:1-16, Matthew 3:1-12, Romans 14:1--15:13

Bulletin Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... only. Christians see Jesus as the fulfillment of this promise. Epistle: Romans 15:4-13 Christians abound in hope through the power of the Holy Spirit. This pericope needs to be understood in its context. Paul is urging strong Christians to give up their freedom for those with weak consciences. As Christ did not please himself, Christians are to follow his example by pleasing weaker Christians. Paul refers to the scriptures (Old Testament) as the source of encouragement and hope. This will result in harmony ...

495. Advent 3

Romans 14:1--15:13, Matthew 11:1-19, James 5:7-12, Isaiah 11:1-16

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

496. Let Familiarity Breed Contentment

Hebrews 13:1-25

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... is that God hallows and honors our frail and fallible human attempts at true covenantal relationships – and holds us to that covenant as if we were strong and true and honorable. Do you love God? More than the material goods you have amassed? Could you give up all those precious things that you have worked so hard to attain? The home, the cars, the furniture, the big screen TV, the nice clothes. Are these the things that make you feel secure, confident, content? Where does your security go when a house ...

497. When God Tests Us

Exodus 32:1-33:6

Sermon

Argile Smith

... in the land. And after all, his reputation among his people mattered more than anything else. God must have smiled when Moses passed the critical test of leadership. He loved God’s people just as God himself loved them. Like his Lord, he didn’t want to give up on them. Too much was at stake. You may be thinking that God testing Moses was cruel. You may insist that he could find a better way to guide his people along toward the promised land. Or you may be taking the whole testing issue one step farther ...

498. Developing Staying Power

1 Peter 4:12-19

Sermon

Sandra Hefter Herrma

... of Job. What Peter is saying is essentially what Barth says: We are tormented because we are seen as being God's people, and those who wish to oppose God will pick the faithful as targets for their wrath. Some 30 years ago, when Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white man, there was a general uprising in Birmingham. The African Americans organized and were trained for resistance to being evicted from their bus seats. "What're you going to say, when some white man tells you to get out of ...

499. His Last Supper

Luke 22:7-38

Sermon

Brett Blair

... conveyed in words alone he expressed in human flesh-—the body and blood of his own son. Now, I will admit that, like most parents, there are days when I would be willing to let you have my children. But can you even envision in your most somber moment, giving up your child as a sacrifice. We cannot understand the depth of God’s grace unless we see it in that light. In the same way fellowship in the church needs to be understood. We hear it and we think of a potluck meal. True fellowship is expressed in ...

500. Thanks For All You've Done

Colossians 1:15-23, Colossians 1:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... and read it. Tears started to trickle down her cheeks. She got up and lovingly hugged her mom as the card fell to the floor. On the card were these words: "This rock is more than 200,000,000 years old. That is how long it will take before I give up on you." Paul tells us that Christ has redeemed us from darkness. That is true of more of us than we realize. You see, just because you have never been an addict or an adulterer, doesn't mean that Christ has not raised you from the dominion of darkness. Any ...

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