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476. A Piggy Pudding

Matthew 8:28-34

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... wouldn’t want to get too close. While the Jews avoided these nasty, filthy animals, abhorring them like nothing else, the Romans cultivated them for sacrificial rites. In fact, the 10th legion of the Roman Army had as their mascot, guess what? The wild boar. And the Roman Army at that time was stationed, guess where? --in the city of Gerasa. And nearby was Gadara, a commercial center for the Romans. This area east of the Sea of Galilee was the former land of Geshur in the time of Joshua and Elijah. It was ...

477. The Promise of Prayer

Luke 1:5-25

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... angel Gabriel is therefore a sign that Zechariah’s prayer has been fulfilled. The power of prayer is paramount to the story. And Zechariah’s surprise that the prayer rising in the smoke of incense is really heard is somewhat amusing. His punishment for second guessing God is to be muted. Perhaps God figures, if his prayers are only “lip service,” then so it shall be! Only when he “signs off” on God’s miracle at John’s ceremony, are his lips opened to utter the praise and worship that should ...

478. Clear to Enter

John 20:1-9, John 20:10-18, John 20:19-23, Matthew 28:1-10, Luke 24:1-12, Hebrews 10:1-18, Hebrews 10:19-39, Genesis 3:1-24

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... He recognizes you. He knows your name. He knows your face. When He looks into your eyes, He sees you are one of His own. And guess what? You are clear! Jesus meets you at the Gate. And He escorts you right in! No fancy footwork, no hesitation, no tests to prove ... are “clear” –of anything that could inhibit you from living the life that God intended for you and for all of us. And guess what? Anyone can sign up! Even the thief next to Jesus on the cross, nearing the time of his death, looked at Jesus, ...

479. The Secret to Happiness

John 14:1-4, John 14:5-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... . But one of the miners, a man named Thomas Beale, wrote a letter pinpointing the exact location of the gold and silver. The only catch is, Beale wrote this letter in code. Eventually, all the members of the mining party died, including Thomas Beale. And guess what? No one has ever been able to crack the code in Thomas Beale’s letter, and since none of the others miners divulged their secret, his treasure remains hidden somewhere in the Rocky Mountains. Is anyone interested in getting up a search party to ...

There are a lot of questions I keep asking myself about why I do comedy. I guess I laugh to keep from crying. And I guess if you ever get me crying, I might not stop. This is the way I look at tragedy or else I'll cry.

Bob Newhart

481. What Does That Make You?

Humor

One evening rock musician Frank Zappa was a guest on the show. This was at a time in the sixties when very long hair on men was still unusual and controversial. As soon as Zappa had been introduced and seated, the following exchange occurred: Pine: I guess your long hair makes you a girl. To which Zappa replied: I guess your wooden leg makes you a table.

482. The Power of the Staff

Mark 6:1-13

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... Then nervously backed away. He appeared to look down, to the sides, up into the air, and then decided, taking that risk was a bad idea. On this went for about a day. Then Mama came back. And you can guess what happened. She pushed that baby right out of that nest. He may have been panicking. I’d guess he was. His wings fluttered sporadically and frantically, but as he flapped for his life, to his surprise, up he flew, and landed on the branch of the nearest tree, where he seemed to sit stunned for a brief ...

483. The Family

Genesis 37:1-36

Sermon

Will Willimon

... him as a slave for twenty pieces of silver. ''Let's see what becomes of his dreams of ruling over us once he's a slave in Egypt!'' And the long-sleeved robe? They smeared it in blood and took it home, laid it before Jacob and said, ''Guess what happened at work today?'' And the story ends in pain, Jacob wailing to heaven, grieving over his supposedly dead, beloved, favored son. They tried to comfort him but no, Jacob said he would go to Hell weeping for Joseph. The pain that those brothers' lies inflicted ...

484. A Day of Passion, Praise and Prophesying

Acts 2:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... catch a cab to the local Dept. of Motor Vehicles. The cab driver heard his Scottish accent and asked how long he had been in this country. Rev. Shepherd said, “Two weeks.” The cab driver responded, “You sure did learn the language fast!” (2) I guess that this cab driver didn’t realize they speak English in Scotland. If you are looking for a new challenge, though, and have some time on your hands, then you might want to consider learning another language. Who knows how God might use that skill to ...

485. Preachers, All!

Acts 2:1-13, Acts 2:14-41, Acts 2:42-47

Sermon

Will Willimon

... a good friend of yours forsook her marriage vows, was unfaithful in her marriage, left her husband and family and moved in with another man. Most of us, if we said anything about this, would say something like, ''Well, it's none of my business.'' Or, ''I guess she is thinking that she is doing the right thing," or some other such dribble. But you sat down and wrote your friend a letter, because you loved her, because you love God's truth, even if that truth was unpleasant or painful. You told your friend ...

486. The Steady March Forward

Luke 9:51-62

Sermon

Dave Zuchelli

... of the Body of Christ — the kingdom of God. The distractions along the way are merely that — distractions. They are not the sum total of our lives. They are merely obstacles to be hurdled, gone around, or obliterated. Despite them, it’s on to the New Jerusalem. My guess is we often have times of denial much like the early apostles did. We don’t want to know God’s will for our lives. Ignorance is bliss. We can’t be responsible for what we don’t know, right? There’s a big problem with the life ...

487. Being Different

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

John Jamison

Picture it this way. The teenage daughter walks in the house. “Hey mom, dad, guess what? I was down at the gas station filling up the car when something happened. An angel walked ... family and her village. That was the old law. Joseph had no choice. We don’t know much about Joseph. We don’t know how he first reacted to Mary’s news. We can guess how the village reacted, and the pressure they put on Joseph to act, but we don’t know what was in his mind. We don’t know if he was relieved when the angel ...

488. Lesson from a Prosthetic Toe

Luke 17:5-10

Sermon

King Duncan

I’ve got a pop quiz for you this morning. Prosthetic limbs, artificial body parts, have been around for thousands of years. Would you like to guess what is the oldest prosthetic body part that has ever been found? Do you have a guess? It’s a big toe. Years ago, archeologists in Cairo, Egypt were excavating the tomb of an ancient Egyptian noblewoman who lived about 3,000 years ago. And they discovered that her body was fitted with a tiny, prosthetic toe made of wood with a leather strap that connected ...

489. Truth and Consequences

Luke 16:19-31

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... .” It may even be you! I’ll give you another hint that may help you to understand this story better. Charles Dickens used this story as the basis for one of his most famous stories! But he decided to change the ending! Can anyone guess? [Give people time to guess.] That’s right. A Christmas Carol. What happens in the story? Let’s go through the main plot. Scrooge is a very rich but stingy man, whose former partner Marley has died before him. It’s nearly Christmas, and Scrooge is, as is his usual ...

490. A Life-changing Question

John 9:1-41

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... Bible story. Others only refer to him as a blind man, a beggar. In this community, that was his whole identity. And it marked him as being separated from God. He spent his life begging for mercy from humans. Did he dare expect any mercy from God? I would guess he spent his whole life asking, “Why do I have to suffer? Why did God let this happen to me?” Pastor Isaac Villegas tells the story of his friend, Mary, who has had a hard life. No easy path for her. One Sunday morning, Mary found her son Robert ...

491. Flash Mob

Matthew 21:1-11

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... he took a seat in the Temple courtyard and began to teach. For the next couple of days leading up to the Passover festival, he taught, angering the Pharisees and Chief Priests more and more, as he cast verbal zingers in their direction. We can guess that the crowds persisted until the time of his arrest. Were there hushed whispers about what had happened to the popular teacher? Did people withdraw to hide in their homes for fear of retaliation from the Temple officials or rejection by the Priests during ...

492. Who Are These?

Revelation 7:9-17

Sermon

Will Willimon

... , we know him as Saint Francis, the young man who walked out of a good position with his old man in order to go to God. As Chesterton said of him, "Francis ran away to God the way some boys run away to the circus." One can only guess the possibly disruptive effect of my telling a story like that on the options of a Duke undergraduate. So I say that one of the most disruptive, unsettling, revolutionary acts of the church is in telling stories of the saints, those men and women throughout history who have ...

493. A Little Foolishness

1 Corinthians 1:18-25

Sermon

John B. Jamison

... . Most preachers recognized the names of the three young men thrown into the fiery furnace by King Nebuchadnezzar, but regardless of denomination, none could ever remember what the book of Daniel had said about their ages. Some would just guess, and if they were lucky enough to guess correctly, the waiting question was, “How do you know that?” Most were more upfront and said something like, “No one knows. The story doesn’t tell us their ages.” The waiting response was something like, “I didn’t ...

494. A Restless Lad

Luke 15:11-32

Drama

Arley K. Fadness

... Are his folks abusive? Neglectful? Controlling? Does he have bad parents? LAD: Nah, none of that. He’s got great parents. He’s just tired of ‘em. FAD: Tired of his parents? LAD: Well yeah. He loves ‘em and stuff but just dissatisfied with their old fashioned ways. I guess. he’d like to go to Alaska. FAD: Alaska? LAD: Work in the fisheries. On a boat (excitedly) out in the deep blue, or go to Hawaii. FAD: And do what in Hawaii? LAD: Be a beach bum. (laughs) FAD: You know Chad, you seem to know your ...

495. How Will Dad React?

Luke 15:18-21

Drama

Arley K. Fadness

... . Yes, I’m checking on the young man’s driver’s license, insurance coverage, and then.” I just got my driver’s permit last week. Did okay in driver’s ed but I guess I got distracted when I dropped my smart phone and tried to pick it up and then there was this semi-truck right in front of me. Where did he come from? Oh, I guess he was parked. I wonder what Dad will say? I wonder what Dad will do? (paces up and down stage) Let’s see, he could ground me for the next ten years. Or ...

496. Last Things First

Matthew 24:36-44

Sermon

Frank Ramirez

... Nero Wolfe mysteries by Rex Stout. While serving my first pastorate in the ‘80s I watched a TV series based on Nero Wolfe. Though it was cancelled after only a few episodes it inspired me to check out the Nero Wolfe mystery “A Family Affair.” You guessed it. With 33 novels and 41 novellas to choose from, I picked the very last one in the series, where — no spoilers here — I learned something crucial about one of the main characters. It didn’t matter. I hunted down and devoured all the books and ...

497. Where's the One?

Luke 15:1-10

Sermon

Jill J. Duffield

... , too. Or maybe you have expressed them. I’m not sure why I’m hearing this from so many sources now, but I can guess it is because there is so much bad news, so much ugliness, so many people willing to be critical, pointing out flaws in themselves, ... sort of golden retriever mix and as I got closer, I saw it had a chain collar on, but as far as I could tell, no tag. I guess he was lost or abandoned; clearly, he’d had a home at some point. I tried to get closer to him, called to him, cajoled him, but he ...

498. Living A Triumphant Life

Joshua 5:1-12

Sermon

Douglas J. Deuel

... still, in anticipation of how Knight would respond to the team and their performance. Coach Knight did not raise his voice but he undoubtedly had the team's undivided attention. In an effort to redirect the team's energies, he said something like this to them. "Let me guess at something here. On Christmas night, all of you had dinner at Dr. Rink's (the team doctor) house. It probably took Mrs. Rink close to three days to prepare that meal for you. What did you, as a team, do to thank her for that meal? Tell ...

499. Transforming Love

Acts 9:1-19a

Sermon

Douglas J. Deuel

... answers and insights of profound importance. She sat there that morning and held their son. And the two of them cried together. They cried because they were going to miss Bo and all of the joy he had brought to their home. They cried because they had never guessed he would be with them for so short a period of time. They cried, most of all, because they were hurting and it was a pain they shared at the deepest level. As the minister watched them that morning, it occurred to him that it was Michelle who ...

500. A Call To Community

Acts 16:6-10

Sermon

Douglas J. Deuel

... tell him that I will always love him. Amen." And then they all cried and they held each other for the longest time. And the dad wondered to himself, "Couldn't there be a way to teach a child about love without him having to experience the hurt?" No, I guess not, because to love means to be vulnerable to being hurt. There is no other way. Jesus knew what it meant to be hurt by love. He was hurt by a member of the inner circle, his most trusted group. Judas betrayed the community of faith's trust in him ...

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