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Mark 9:2-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... have been in the presence of the transfigured Christ—Son of man . . . Son of God . . . Savior of the world . . . Immanuel . . . God with us . . . King of Kings and Lord of Lords. Amen. 1. Mark’s Musings. 2. Hunter, Brian. Illustrations That Connect: Over 100 Illustrations for preachers, teachers, public speaker, and writers to help you connect with your audience in a powerful and insightful way. Unknown. Kindle Edition. 3. James B. Irwin and William A. Emerson, Jr., Rule the Night: The Discovery Voyage ...

1002. We Wobble, but We Don't Fall Down

2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1

Sermon

King Duncan

... day by day until the day you see God face to face. 1. “All-Time 100 Greatest Toys” by Allie Townsend, Time magazine, http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/completelist/0,29569,2049243,00.html. 2. Cited by Brian Hunter, Illustrations That Connect: Over 100 Illustrations for Preachers, Teachers, Public Speaker and Writers . . . (Kindle Edition). 3. Today in the Word, September 10, 1992. 4. Daily Encourager, http://go.netatlantic.com/read/all_forums/subscribe?name=thedailyencourager tosubscribe.

1003. Driven to Complete

Mark 9:30-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... TV Success Story” by Aljean Harmetz, Special To The New York Times, March 16, 1983, https://www.nytimes.com/1983/03/16/movies/wizard-of-oz-a-tv-success-story.html. 5. #731 #1101[for documentation of illustrations, download Holwick's Sermon Illustration database at http://members.nbci.com/dholwick/illust.html], “What Love Is All About” Pastor Holwick's Sermons," Copyright © Rev. W. David Holwick, 2000, First Baptist Church; Ledgewood, New Jersey Chakoian First Presbyterian Church, Granville, Ohio http ...

1004. Perks for Following Jesus

Mark 10:35-45

Sermon

King Duncan

... Forbes, https://www.forbes.com/sites/lizryan/2017/11/06/ten-signs-youre-leadership-material-and-ten-signs-youre-not/?sh=572ae7c133b6. 3. Children at Risk, J. Dobson & Gary Bauer, Word, 1990, pp. 187-188. https://www.sermonsearch.com/sermon-illustrations/2245/bombing-in-beirut/. 4. “Oliver Burkeman’s last column: the eight secrets to a (fairly) fulfilled life” by Oliver Burkeman, The Guardian, September 4, 2020, https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/sep/04/oliver-burkemans-last-column-the-eight ...

1005. What We Learn from Love

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... Help You Fall Asleep” by Nora Caplan-Bricker, The New Yorker June 11, 2016. https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/the-podcast-that-tells-ingeniously-boring-bedtime-stories-to-help-you-fall-asleep. 2. SERMONS ILLUSTRATED, P.O. Box 388, Powell, Ohio 43065. 3. Story from Let Me Illustrate by Donald Grey Barnhouse (Revell, 1967), pp. 253-254. Cited by Steven J. Cole, https://bible.org/seriespage/lesson-20-assurance-god-genesis-98-17. 4. “Bono on Christmas: ‘Love has to become something concrete ...

1006. "Head" Lines

Ephesians 1:11-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... , the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom . . . so that you may know him better . . .” Wisdom has two components: the ability to think beyond one’s self, and the ability to think beyond the temporary. There are two great Bible passages that illustrate wisdom. Psalm 14:1 reads, “The fool hath said in his heart, ‘There is no God!’” And in Luke 12, Jesus tells a story about a rich man who builds great storehouses to hold all his riches, then says to himself, “Take life easy; eat ...

1007. Leaving an Empty Chair

Acts 2:42-47

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... at a better education. And when he taught the Civics unit on the civil rights movement, he told the children about his friend Archie and the birthday party. One year, when he was telling the story, he pulled an empty chair to the front of the classroom to illustrate the pain of that rejection. And from that day on, Gill left the empty chair at the front of the class to remind his students to always invite everyone into the party, to never leave anyone out. (4) When the Holy Spirit came on the believers at ...

1008. John the Baptist and Mrs. Nolan

Mark 1:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... healthy relationships. Such a life is possible only for those with pure hearts. There is an old story about two theological students who were walking along a street in the Whitechapel district of London, a section where old and used clothing is sold. “What a fitting illustration all this makes!” said one of the students as he pointed to a suit of clothes hanging on a rack by a window. A sign on the suit read: SLIGHTLY SOILED—GREATLY REDUCED IN PRICE. There are many people who are wearing a sign like ...

1009. A Good Exchange (For Us)

1 Peter 3:18-22

Children's Sermon

Various Authors

... “redeemed” us. By that, we mean that Jesus traded his life for ours. He laid down his life so that we can have eternal life! That is why we sometimes call Jesus “the redeemer.” (You may have churches in your area named “redeemer.” You can use them to illustrate the exchange Jesus made with his life.) This time in the church year, called Lent, is a time when we look at and study why Jesus would give his life for me and for you. I wonder ― why do you think he did it? (Let them answer.) I think ...

1010.

Psalm 73:1-28

Understanding Series

Craig C. Broyles

... This is spelled out not so much in terms of their abuse of victims but in terms of the wicked themselves and of their attitudes toward God. Their tyrannical arrogance is illustrated with imagery concerning their clothing (v. 6), their hearts and minds (v. 7), and their mouths (vv. 8–9). Because the conceits of their minds know no limits (as illustrated in the spatial image of heaven and the earth in v. 9) they are cavalier about God: They say, “how can God know?” They do not deny his existence, simply ...

1011. “The Words of the Lord Are Flawless, Like Silver Purified in a Crucible”

Psalm 12:1-8

Teach the Text

C. Hassell Bullock

... to their neighbor” and they “harbor deception in their hearts” (12:2). But the picture of God, who hears the groans of the poor and swings into action (12:5, 7–8), is as sharp and greatly reassuring. To that picture believers must cling. Illustrating the Text The struggle for truth Scenario: As a general rule, many of your listeners probably consider themselves to be honest. In order to help them connect with Psalm 12, ask them to consider how they might respond to the following scenarios: Your best ...

1012. “I Will Sing the Lord’s Praise, for He Has Been Good to Me”

Psalm 13:1-6

Teach the Text

C. Hassell Bullock

... toward those who mistreat us can disfigure our face. We ought to review Jesus’s instruction to love our enemies and pray for them (Matt. 5:44; Luke 6:27–28), for only the unfailing love of God can change the disfigurement our sins have caused. (See the first illustration in the unit on Ps. 7.) The fourth face of faith’s persona is trust in God (13:5–6). The suppliant’s trust in the Lord is most likely both the cause and the result of his triumph. The teacher/preacher might observe that out of the ...

1013. Denunciation of the Intruding Teachers

Jude 1:1-16

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... Sovereign and Lord” (v. 4). In other words, living in disobedience to Jesus is a form of apostasy. 5–16· Main discussion: Denunciation of the intruding teachers: In the main section of the letter body, the author denounces the others, using groups-of-three illustrations originally from the Old Testament but now read through the lens of Second Temple Jewish literature. The first group (vv. 5–7) is the people saved in the exodus, the angels of Genesis 6:1–8, and Sodom and Gomorrah. Two of the three ...

1014. The Kings of the South and the North

Daniel 11:2-35

Teach the Text

Ronald W. Pierce

... text in a church context, do not spend too much time discussing where in this text the historical description of the career of Antiochus ends and where the ultimate “end times” begin. Keep your focus on what God is doing with evil, anti-God rulers. Illustrating the Text God knows the future and appoints its times, yet we are responsible for our choices. Quote: J. I. Packer. Imagine seeing these words overhead when entering heaven: “Let the one who is thirsty come; and let the one who wishes take the ...

1015. David's Mighty Men

2 Samuel 23:8-39

Teach the Text

... who lost her two sons, are innocent victims. The heart-wrenching portrait of Rizpah’s trying to keep the birds and wild animals from devouring the decaying carcasses of her sons is a vivid reminder of the unforeseen consequences of sin. Illustrating the Text God’s justice is sometimes harsh. Quote: Life Together, by Dietrich Bonhoeffer. In this classic exploration of life in Christian community, Bonhoeffer (1906–45) discusses the hardness of God and the way Christian community should model it: Reproof ...

1016. Proverbs of Solomon

Proverbs 14:1-35

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... Lord” in the chapter (14:2, 26–27). One’s conduct reflects one’s attitude toward God (14:2). Wise behavior is constructive; folly is destructive (14:1, 3; the NIV 1984 emends KJV’s “rod of pride” to “rod to his back”). Verse 4 offers a homey illustration of how one wisely builds a house: without oxen there is less cleanup work to do in the barn, but less harvested grain as well. The focus of 14:5–7 is speech, both in a legal setting (14:5; cf. 12:17) and in general. Mocking fools cannot ...

1017. More Than Gimmicks

John 6:24-35

Sermon

David Coffin

... is the “rub?” In this text, the crowds were products of their time and sought daily food for survival and sustenance. Since Jesus had fed them earlier, they opted to come back to Jesus for more bread. It would be like students in the opening illustration redeeming their coupons for a dollar bill, then returning to the same church the next week expecting still another dollar bill. Jesus’ response was that the the dollar bill would not last long, just like the bread he had just given the crowds would ...

1018. Strength for The Journey

John 16:12-15

Sermon

Dean Feldmeyer

... the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit are somehow distinct from one another (not divided though), yet completely united in will and essence.” The article goes on to ask and answer the “How so?” question. How, can this be so? It offers two illustrations to illustrate how: Our eyes are two distinct “persons”, in that they stand distinctly on their own, right? But they are one in will and essence as they produce a single image when we use them to see with. Or ― and, being a musician, I really ...

1019. In Pursuit Of The Promise

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

Douglas J. Deuel

... 's passage we read, "And while staying with them he charged them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, he said, 'you heard from me ...' " (Acts 1:4). The striking similarity of these two passages from the pen of Luke illustrates how important he considered this message to be. Long ago, I heard a story about a young boy who was hired to do odd jobs and help with the cleanup around an ice-packing plant. As they were working one day, the plant foreman lost his watch in ...

1020. Naaman Is My Name!

2 Kings 5:1-27

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... When you're getting a drink of water in the dark, always rinse out the glass because there might be a bug in it! Five cents, please." Charlie pays, and walks away saying, "Great truths are even more simple than I thought they were." Another illustration of this is a mother telling of overhearing a conversation between her two daughters. The younger one had been having considerable frustration trying to learn how to know which shoe went on which foot. "Listen," said the older girl to the younger, "I'm going ...

1021. Beware Of Your Piety

Matthew 6:1-4, Matthew 6:5-15, Matthew 6:16-18, Matthew 6:19-24

Sermon

Harry N. Huxhold

... brownies instead of cream puffs. That, he said, was his Lenten sacrifice. The woman suggested that was not much of a sacrifice for Lent. The boy said, "Lady, you don't know how much I like cream puffs." In a way, the boy's answer illustrates the problem of dealing with the matter of fasting and sacrificing in Lent. The home journals that feature Lenten dishes without meat can produce some very tasty recipes that make the fasting very attractive. Much that has passed as Lenten fasting and sacrifice has been ...

1022. Which Way To Jesus?

John 12:20-36

Sermon

Harry N. Huxhold

... to follow Jesus. Jesus was headed for the cross, and he knew it. It was a moment he had been preparing for. This was zero hour. It was necessary. It could not be avoided. Jesus used the analogy of the grain of wheat that must die in the earth to illustrate that he must die and be buried for the sake of humankind. The point for the people who wanted to follow is that they should also be willing to die. They have to put to death their own sinful lives. Jesus called that "their life in this world." By that ...

1023. Anybody Listening?

Mark 6:1-6

Sermon

William G. Carter

... to get a hearing. Imagine relatives and old neighbors crammed in the third pew, bursting with pride. A teacher from childhood peered through the cataracts and remembered "that cute little scamp." All four brothers wondered if episodes from family life would become sermon illustrations. In Mark's story, there is no mention of father Joseph. If Joseph was still in the picture, perhaps he was too embarrassed to admit publicly that the carpenter's kid grew up to be a preacher. Who knows if Mary came to ...

1024. Children, Just Forever

Mark 9:42-50

Sermon

George W. Hoyer

... the sea." But you're a big girl now. You're a big boy now. You have matured. Does that mean you can look out for yourself, you do not have to be careful? Back then Jesus took a little child in his arms and used it for his welcoming illustration. Then, no doubt, he handed the child back to the parents. Your parents not only took you up in their arms and presented you to God in Holy Baptism, but they also took you back, took you home. They made sure that you grew in faith and in the knowledge ...

1025. The Crux Of Being A Christian

Luke 14:25-35

Sermon

Richard Patt

... reading now. It's an unusual reading because, you see, the book of Philemon consists of only one chapter, so that the reading consists of this entire chapter, save the last two verses. In the touching story it tells, we have a wonderful illustration about what the crux of being a Christian is. What is that story? Briefly, it involves three characters: the apostle Paul, his friend named Philemon, and a servant who worked in Philemon's house with the interesting name, Onesimus. Now this servant Onesimus ...

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