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651. Did He Dance?

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

King Duncan

... forward after Christ's ascension? Was he martyred? Or did he simply go back to Jericho, live like a normal person, support his family, try to meet his responsibilities? Could it be he lived a responsible life--a good, wholesome life--but that ... where Jesus wants him to be. There he will marry and have a family and join the Kiwanis and build a home and serve his community and support his church. He won't make the pages of the New Testament, but he will have done his part--just as surely as Peter or John or ...

652. A Penny For God

Mark 12:41-44

Sermon

King Duncan

... are those arcane laws in the Old Testament instructing a man to take his brother's widow and marry her. (e.g. Deut. 25) These scriptures reflect a duel concern for perpetuating the family line and taking care of family members with no other means of support. This is also why taking care of widows was such a priority for the early church. Widows often still have it hard today. By biblical standards, however, the plight of the woman who loses her husband today is usually not nearly as dire as it was back ...

653. Children Of Dust Or Children Of God?

Ephesians 1:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... it's all about. "But to all who received him, who believed in his name, he gave power to become children of God." 1. Thomas Long in Ten Great Preachers, edited by Bill Turpie (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 2000), pp. 90-91. 2. Life Support System Publishing, Inc., 1999. 3. Thomas Nelson (Sept. 1, 1989). 4. Terry Waite. Taken on Trust (New York: William Morrow, 1993), p. 259. 5. Chuck Shepherd, News of the Weird, Copyright 1997 by Universal Press 6. "My Answer" by the Rev. Billy Graham, The Knoxville News ...

654. I Am Only . . .

Jeremiah 1:1-19

Sermon

King Duncan

... of Shaftesbury asked Thomas to take him to see these homeless children. At their first stop, an outdoor market near the river, Thomas and the Earl found 73 homeless youths. The Earl paid for all of the young people to eat at a nearby coffee shop. To support his work, Thomas sold Bibles on the streets, in the shops, and in the taverns of the city. One day in a tavern, a patron attacked him and broke two of his ribs. Thomas refused to press charges, and his godly example caused hundreds of people to become ...

655. It Doesn't Matter What I Do

Jeremiah 17:19-27

Sermon

King Duncan

... several days ago. He didn't know where they were, or when they'd be back, or even if they were coming back. He was the star of the team--and his parents had never seen him play. They didn't care. They gave him no love, no encouragement, no support. This good family became concerned about the boy. They took him home with them for the night. The next day, they contacted the school and found that quite a number of students were in similar predicaments. It was just a small town, but some of the kids didn't have ...

656. Why Just Once A Year?

Deuteronomy 26:1-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... redemptive love, knowing that He can use even our worst moments to mature us and bring us joy. From a young age, singer Tony Bennett found security in the love of his family. Tony's father died when he was 10, and his mother worked hard to support her three children. It was not easy. Things were tight. Tony's favorite times were Sunday afternoons when all the extended family gathered together to eat a meal, sing some songs, and share memories. He says, "There was never a touch of loneliness, never a thought ...

657. Swords Into Plowshares

Isaiah 2:1-5

Sermon

King Duncan

... all unarmed. "I escaped the massacre and joined the war effort," George said. "But I didn't really want to be a soldier." Nonetheless, George made it through the war, and when peace was finally restored to Liberia in 1996, he had to find a way to support his family. "I had a dream," he says, "where I was changing the shell casings into symbols of peace." He gathered up several of the used shells that littered the war-torn countryside and started to work. "I leave the lower part of the round intact," says ...

658. Hugging The Coastline

Hebrews 11:1-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... saw nothing but a solid wall of fog. Her body was numb. She had been swimming for nearly sixteen hours. "On that Fourth of July morning in 1952, the sea was like an ice bath and the fog was so dense she could hardly see her support boats. Sharks cruised toward her lone figure, only to be driven away by rifle shots. Against the frigid grip of the sea, she struggled on--hour after hour--while millions watched on national television. Alongside Florence in one of the boats, her mother and her trainer offered ...

659. Who Am I Supposed To Hate?

Luke 14:25-35

Sermon

King Duncan

... true. Some people have had to say goodbye to family and friends forever when they decided to follow Jesus. You and I might ask if our commitment to Christ is that strong? Some of us, maybe most of us, will admit that it is not. We love the church, we support the budget, but do not ask us to decide between loyalty to those we love and our love for God. Fortunately that is not a choice that most of us will ever have to make, but the very harshness of Jesus' words makes us pause and reflect on the question ...

660. What Happens When I Die?

John 14:1-4

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... find in Whittiers familiar lines: I know what the future hath Of marvel or surprise, Assured alone that life or death, His mercy underlies. I know not where His islands lift Their fronded palms in air; I only know I cannot drift Beyond His love and care. O Lord, support us all the day long of this troubled life, Until the shadows lengthen and evening comes, And the busy world is hushed, And the fever of life is over, And our work is done, Then in Thy great mercy Grant us a safe lodging, And a holy rest, And ...

661. The War of Malchus’ Ear

John 18:1-11

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... the key to the gate and the right to use the garden when He was in Jerusalem. While Jesus was always a special friend to the poor, He certainly had some rich friends as well. Indeed, the Gospels indicate that He even had some wealthy women friends who supported the roving band of itinerant disciples during His ministry! Evidently it was Jesus’ custom to go to that garden for a time of peace and quiet when the crowds got too much for Him. This may be the reason why Judas knew exactly where to find Him on ...

662. The Saint Who Played Second Fiddle

John 1:35-42

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... idea of what a busy place this church can be—not just on Sundays, but seven days a week. Of course we need great preachers, and teachers, and missionaries, but how much more does the church need millions of people like Andrew, working behind the scenes, praying, supporting, caring, living out their faith in unspectacular ways, but living it out all the same! How the world needs people like Andrew. We need them in the church, in the home, in the community, in the world. We could use a few more of them in ...

663. One Bad Apple

Matthew 26:47-56

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... Christians. We proclaim that we love Christ, but much that we say and do hurts Him. When Christians squabble and fight with one another, when they forget His teachings of love toward God and one another, when we give our blessings to those things which Jesus would never support, when we fail to live up to our high calling to be Christians—Christ’s men and women—then we “hurt the one we love,” and betray Christ all over again. Judas was not a monster. He was a person very much like us. As the Irish ...

664. Philip the First

John 1:43-51

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... the Crusades, when they went to the Holy Land and slaughtered thousands of people so that the blood ran in the streets of the Holy City up to the knees of the horses, all in Christ’s name. People have supported slavery and apartheid, all in the name of Christ; claiming that while they enslaved people’s bodies, they gave them the Gospel to free their souls. For years the Church blessed any and all wars in which the State was engaged, and during World War One, the YMCA even produced ...

665. God’s Greatest Gamble

Mark 12:1-12

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... which still had plates and chairs with the strange inscription on them: “Property of the ME Church.” That’s what a lot of folks would like to have the Church be. “The ME Church.” They would like the church to exist only for them: to support all their prejudices and second all their motions. But the Church is God’s Church, first. He’s the One who is in charge here. We aren’t. Lamar Williamson, whose commentary on Mark helped me a lot with this sermon, writes: “The relationship between ...

666. The Fifth Commandment: The Value of Family

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... Christian faith to almighty God. Every 4th year the Democrats and Republicans meet in conventions to write their platforms and programs to save America. There is a lot of rhetoric, and when all is said and done, mostly more is said than done. The government can play a supportive role in the raising of a family, but it cannot take the place of a family. So I always turn to the real platform God gave from Mt. Sinai thousands of years ago. God knew a long time ago that good households were the stronghold of a ...

667. The Taming of the Tongue

James 3:1-12

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... ." Our tongue, if used for harm, leaves a great stain in the fabric of life. That, unfortunately, is not a winsome witness for our Lord. Proverbs 12:18 says, "Thoughtless words can wound as deeply as any sword--but wisely spoken words can heal." To which support group does your tongue belong? Second, the tongue reveals whether it is connected to the spirit or to the sewer. I believe James indicates this in verse 12 when he writes, "Can a fig tree bear olives--or a grape vine bear figs?" Perhaps what we ...

668. The Bible: The Book No Other Can Match!

2 Timothy 3:16

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... Book in importance. LASTLY, THE CHURCH MUST ONCE AGAIN CLAIM AND BE CLAIMED BY THE BOOK THAT NO OTHER CAN MATCH. The biggest problem that political leaders, pastors and church members have is that when we make a decision, we first try to find some biblical text to support what we have already decided. This is the opposite of how Paul says we are to do it. We read God’s word, get convicted, and then make our decisions. In order for our conscience to become God’s inner witness to truth and error, He must ...

669. Grace in the Midst of Limited Resources

2 Corinthians 8:1-15

Sermon

Glenn McDonald

... what I value the most. How does my life need to change so that I can become rich toward God? Some of us will discover that we can live on just fifty percent of what we make, and are in the remarkable position of providing help and support to a wide range of causes around the world. We might fund the education of someone who would otherwise never be able to attend classes. We might help develop Christian leadership in a Third World country. The possibilities are endless. It doesn't take a truckload of ...

670. Martyrs, Monsters, and Miracles

Acts 9:19b-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... are a delight to have around. It was Barnabas who helped convince the church at Jerusalem that Saul was not a monster, that the change in his life was real. We all need a Barnabas in our lives, a person who believes in us and lends us their support. [On this Mother's Day], it is important for us to note that many of us got the encouragement we needed to make our lives successful early in our lives. We had Barnabas parents, particularly Barnabas mothers to encourage us. To give us praise when we did well ...

671. A Guiding Presence

Romans 8:1-17

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... among us in a vivid way, now, Living Lord. Convince us of your presence and cause your word to come alive in us. Amen. Not long ago, I received a power-packed letter from a friend of mine in South Carolina. She was somewhat ecstatic in the joy of the supportive fellowship she was finding with some friends, and the direction she was finding in her life of prayer. It was not an all is easy and an all is clear kind of witness, but rather a grappling with reality in the context of certain faith. Here is a part ...

672. Confession And Supplication

Philippians 1:1-11

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... - to feed the hungry, to give to the thirsty drink, to clothe the naked, to visit the sick, to minister to prisoners. We also need to examine ourselves in a more encompassing way. Cries come to us from persons who are hungry and thirsty for spiritual food and moral support. There are persons who are well-fed and sheltered, but need to be clothed in friendship. There are persons locked in prisons of destructive habits - demeaning jobs, relationships that are destructive and painful - who need our love and ...

673. Proclaimers Of The Gospel

Philippians 1:12-30

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... the winning of persons to Christ, but the encouragement we give others to be bold in their Christian living and witnessing. Now this has special meaning for a congregation like ours. All of us cannot be involved in the same ministry and witness, but we can encourage and support other persons in their particular calling, and in a sense their ministry can be our ministry. I want you to know this – the tone and the direction and the quality of my ministry is affected by your response, your encouragement and ...

674. Christ Signs The Letter Of The Church

Colossians 1:15-23

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... his own death. In response to their empathy he made this glorious affirmation toward the end of the sermon: "That is what hundreds of you understood so beautifully. You gave me what God gives all of us --MINIMUM PROTECTION, MAXIMUM SUPPORT." Does that sound paradoxical: MINIMUM PROTECTION, MAXIMUM SUPPORT? It is paradoxical in the fact that God's love and his present power for us in the risen Christ does not shield us from pain or suffering, nor from death. Christians suffer and die. We're not unlike those ...

675. It's All God's Doing

Ezekiel 17:1-24

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... was the picture that encouraged the little boy and set him free? A person was added to the picture and the person was doing a very simple thing...Just holding the hand of the little boy who was facing that huge tank, that gigantic force. The presence of a supportive friend made all the difference. It enable the little boy to face his fears and deal with his problems and talk about them with courage and grace." (Dr. Jim Moore, "We Are Not Alone", July 9, 1989, pp. 1-2) This is Mother's Day. What a picture of ...

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