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Matthew 10:1-42

Sermon

King Duncan

... family. After meticulously selecting the presents based on the family's needs, sizes and ages, the group gathered to pack them. That's when another member whisked in and plopped an almost-new man's coat on the table. Her husband didn't like the style. As she turned to go, she suggested that maybe one of the missionaries could use it. Several people were offended. The coat wouldn't fit anyone in the missionary family. Obviously, the woman hadn't given much thought or time to the project. But the other ...

977. Dressed For The Wedding

Matthew 22:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... clothes that he had become accustomed to wearing clothes that most men in business wear every day. So one day he worked up enough courage to tell his wife, Esther, he needed a new look. Maybe something that wasn't so conservative. So Esther, with unbounded style-threatening enthusiasm, went on a sartorial mission for her beloved husband. It wasn't long before Lyn noticed a stack of unfamiliar clothes on his side of the closet. As he pulled a sweater out of the pile, he realized the "new Lyn" had arrived. So ...

978. Don't Forget Your Ticket

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

Sermon

King Duncan

... truth we need to leave here knowing: JESUS IS OUR RISEN SAVIOR. HE IS OUR TICKET MADE AVAILABLE FOR US TO EXPERIENCE THE GOODNESS OF GOD. The Apostle Paul is writing to the Corinthians, many of whom had come to Christ and the Church from very unchristian life styles. Paul assures them that they are acceptable to God because of what God has done for them in Christ. "For God took the sinless Christ," St. Paul assures them, "and poured into him our sins. Then, in exchange, he poured God's goodness into us." (2 ...

979. The Messiah Who Cares About Feet

John 13:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... copper urn and basin with a pitcher by the door to wash the feet of those who entered. A common sense thing to do, don't you think? The servant, (if there was one), would wash the feet of the guest before they reclined on the couch to eat, Roman style. There was no servant there that night except Jesus. The disciples certainly were not going to wash each other's feet. To do so would have lowered their position and prestige in the group. Now, you can see why they had to be born all over again from above ...

980. Please Use The Servants' Entrance

John 13:1-17

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... of this, in every house there was a copper urn and basin with a pitcher by the door to wash the feet of those who entered. A servant, (if there was one), would wash the feet of the guests before they reclined on the couch to eat, Roman style. There was no servant there that night--except Jesus. The disciples certainly were not going to wash one another's feet. To do so would have lowered their position and prestige in the group. They were like some chickens one pastor tells about: "Take ten chickens," he ...

981. Hey, You Can Only Be Young Twice!

Genesis 12:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... look so young. 5. The attention you once paid to box scores is now directed at reading the fat content label. 4. You paid more for your last car than you did for your first house. 3. Your kids want your old bell-bottoms, because they are back in style. 2. There have not been three songs released in the last twenty years which can hold a candle to the music of John Fogerty, The Eagles or The Beatles. 1. If they add any more lines to your glasses, they'll look like vertical blinds. One man said, "You ...

982. God Is Not Fair (Grumbling in the Vineyard)

Matthew 20:1-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... was prosperity, a large family with lots of sons, good health, a long life. But then the best man in town gets struck with cancer. Well, maybe he has a sin that nobody knows about. There must be some just explanation. Meanwhile Hugh Hefner lives in style in his Playboy Mansion, celebrated by the media and enjoying what for many would be the good life. Justice? Even as a nation, Israel believed it was rewarded when it was virtuous and punished when it was not. We read verses like Jeremiah 46:28, "Do ...

983. When the Best People Were Left Out

Matthew 21:28-32

Sermon

King Duncan

... the lives of two talented young basketball players from one of the poorest neighborhoods in Chicago. The young man with more natural talent gets a high school scholarship, a posh summer job, and a coach from hell. However, the constant badgering, pressure, and demeaning style of the coach slowly destroys any fun the kid ever felt in the game. Once the desire to play begins to crumble, he begins to sabotage his own success. He becomes more vulnerable to injuries, his grades drop, and he acts up socially with ...

984. Building On A Firm Foundation

1 Peter 2:4-12

Sermon

King Duncan

Some of you are familiar with the off-beat humor of Jack Handey. I have a list of "Deep Thoughts" allegedly written by young people, ages four to fifteen, who were asked to write their thoughts in Jack Handey's style. Some of them are hilarious in a bizarre kind of way. Here's one by a youngster aged 10: My young brother asked me what happens after we die. I told him we get buried under a bunch of dirt and worms eat our bodies. I guess I should have ...

985. The Idiot's Guide To Christianity

Matthew 10:1-42

Sermon

King Duncan

... not let her go. "Don't be afraid," he said tenderly. "Don't you know that I am your minstrel husband in disguise? I have done all this so that you would love me. The wedding tonight is for you and me, that we may be married in the style proper for a king and a princess." The princess, truly heartbroken, cried, "I am so sorry. I don't deserve you." King Thrushbeard replied, "That is in the past. I love you." And so King Thrushbeard and the princess were married, and they lived happily ever after in their ...

986. It's A Good Thing There Weren't Unions . . .

Matthew 20:1-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... you just the same. Do you know anyone who needs to come home? Could it be you? 1. Christine Ammer, SEEING RED OR TICKLED PINK (A Dutton Book, 1992). 2. INSIDE THE MIND OF UNCHURCHED HARRY AND MARY, (Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House, 1993.) 3. John Claypool, "First Class"”Jesus Style," THE PAST SPEAKS TO THE FUTURE (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1995), pp. 151-152. 4. As told by David R. Palmer, "Becoming a Believer," February 26, 1989, VIRGINIA ADVOCATE.

987. It's Not About Us

Revelation 22:1-6

Sermon

King Duncan

... of these people are well-known personalities. Someone asked the flamboyant power-broker Donald Trump--you know, the rich guy with the bushy eyebrows--to explain the public's apparent fascination with him. Trump said, "It's a look, it's an age, it's a style, it's a success. I'm the youngest. Most people who are wealthier than me are up in their 70s." Trump is a self-made celebrity who is fond of referring to himself in the third person. He seems obsessed with acquiring things--airlines, casinos, and high ...

988. What's Really Important

1 Samuel 16:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... makeup artists working for the Miss America Pageant use to keep America's beauties beautiful. You may enjoy these tricks. You may even consider trying them. 1. Dirty hair. One of the pageant's hairstylists admits, "Dirty hair is more manageable. I can make a style fuller and stay better." 2. Face Putty. Used to cover up lines, scars, and pockmarks, and to create "porcelain" complexions. One makeup artist says: "I've even gone so far as to use mortician's wax mixed with the makeup." 3. Vaseline. Smeared on ...

989. Who Are You?

Psalm 16:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... rage about 10 years ago, a psychiatrist was being interviewed on one of our major networks concerning the bizarre phenomenon that was sweeping through American high schools. Most of you probably remember the outrageous, bizarre, and sometimes hideous styles that characterized punk dress. The psychiatrist noted that punk was different from the hippie culture of the preceding generation. The hippies were social in their consciousness. They had values"”values like peace, love, and harmony. Their values may ...

990. When The Economy Goes South

1 Kings 17:1-6

Sermon

King Duncan

... the genius of tennis star, Boris Becker. At seventeen he was the youngest player ever to win at Wimbledon. He described his most important secret like this: "I never give up! I never give up in a match, in a game, or when going after a shot." Becker's daring style of play was the epitome of a never-say-die mentality. With dirty knees and bloody elbows, he leaped and raced after shots many others would give up on. (2) He knew that if he kept giving his all even when a game was not going well, good things ...

991. Receiving Christ

Matthew 10:1-42

Sermon

King Duncan

... to love in the way Christ has loved. So, each night right after his regular duties, he became a scugnizzi. Dressed in a ragged and filthy get-up, he started begging at the Naples railroad terminal. The other young toughs were impressed by his style; just the right mixture of humor and pathetic humility. When a gang leader swaggered up and demanded half his take, Mario beat him up. That really impressed the guys. This incognito priest slept on basement gratings covered with old newspapers, just like the ...

992. DO WE REALLY MEAN IT?

Drama

Angela Akers

SUBJECT: Easter, resurrection CHARACTERS: One man or woman, dressed in a style characteristic of that time period. SETTING: The road on which Jesus made his triumphal entry into Jerusalem. PROPS: Road sign with an arrow saying, “Jerusalem.” "It was not long ago. He came down this very road on which I stand. I wonder if others realize who came before them on ...

993. The Glorious Interpolation

John 7:45--8:11

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... are some problems with it. For one thing, many scholars conclude that it doesn’t belong in the Gospel of John. In fact, we are not sure where it belongs, or where it comes from! It interrupts the order of John, and is written in a different style of Greek. Most modern translations put the entire passage in brackets. In many versions, the story is in a footnote. In the NRSV Bible the footnote reads, “The most ancient authorities lack 7:53-8:11; other authorities add the passage here or after 7:36 or ...

994. Love Is Extravagant

John 12:1-11

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... beautiful hair for twenty dollars. With the proceeds she bought Jim a platinum watch fob for his precious watch. Jim came home that night. When he saw Della’s shorn head he stopped as though struck with an axe. It was not that he did not like her new hair style or did not love her any more. Indeed, she was lovelier than ever to him. But slowly he handed her his gift. His gift was a set of expensive tortoise-shell hair combs with jeweled edges for her lovely long hair. He had sold his gold watch to buy ...

995. That Would Be Some Miracle!

John 6:1-15

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... of our Lord: the Sermon on the Mount, the multiplication of the loaves and fishes, and the final resurrection appearance to Peter and the disciples recorded in the last chapter of John. Today there is a beautiful new church on that spot, erected in the exact same style as a fifth-century church which stood on the spot. When you go inside, you find the floor of a very ancient church which contains a magnificent 4th or 5th century BC mosaic, tiny stone cubes showing all kinds of flora and fauna of the area ...

996. Son of Thunder, Son of God

Mark 10:35-45

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... . The Gospels portray John as an angry, intolerant character, while the Beloved Disciple is a figure of love. Now, I am not a great Biblical scholar, and I realize that the linguistic experts can tell us all kinds of things about the differences in writing style and syntax between the several books in the New Testament which happen to have the name “John” appended to them. But I cannot reject the notion that the First Letter of John was written by John the Apostle simply because it sounds so out of ...

997. Secretary to Saint Peter

Mark 1:1-8

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... us something to think about. There is one further interesting thing about Mark’s Gospel. In its original form the gospel stops at 16:8. We know that for two reasons. One, the verses which follow are not in any of the great early manuscripts. Two, the style of Greek is so different that they cannot have been written by the same person. In some editions of the Revised Standard Version they are in small italics at the end. But the Gospel cannot have been meant to stop there—for they were afraid. That is ...

998. God’s Greatest Gamble

Mark 12:1-12

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... the freedom to make their own decisions in the absence of the owner. God left Adam to be the manager of the earth, to till it and subdue it; and God continually gives to humankind the capacity and the responsibility of making decisions. God’s management style is that of taking a “hands off” approach. He doesn’t constantly look over our shoulders, constantly stepping in to correct us when we do things wrong or get off course. God has given us freedom to work things out for ourselves on this, God’s ...

999. Whose Hand Is On Your Shoulder? (Part 4)

1 Chronicles 4:1-23

Sermon

Eric Ritz

We continue today our study of the prayer of Jabez: "Now Jabez was more honorable than his brothers, and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, ''Because I bore him in pain.'' And Jabez called on the God of Israel saying, ‘Oh, that You would bless me indeed, and enlarge my territory, that Your hand would be with me, and that You would keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain!'' So God granted him what he requested." (1 Chronicles 4:9-10) (NKJV) The key words of this passage of scripture are those ...

1000. The Lord's Prayer: Thy Kingdom Come, Thy Will Be Done

Matthew 6:5-15

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... of the changes the young man made soon after coming was to narrow the margins on the memo pads in order to cut expenses and prevent the waste of paper. Well, the new narrower pads finally reached the desk of Mr. Hoover. He did not exactly like the new style memo pads. He wrote a message back to the supply manager, "Watch the borders!" Well, it seems the message "Watch the borders!" got out to some of the top brass in the F.B.I. and hardly anybody could get into the United States of America from Mexico and ...

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