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1276. The Apostles' Creed: "Suffered, Dead, and Buried..."

Mark 15:1-15

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... their violence was at an end and that they would guarantee that violent acts would not recur. As the days passed, it became obvious that Ghandi was in dead earnest and was willing to DIE unless the violence stopped and assurances were forthcoming that such acts would not be repeated. So the violence stopped. Ghandi was weakened to the point where the doctors could not be sure that he would live even if the fast were ended. Then the guarantees were given; the fast was broken and Ghandi recovered. Through his ...

1277. Gold, Circumstance, and Mud

Luke 2:8-20, Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... action and prohibited any imports of US beef. Agriculture officials tell us not to worry, but what would we expect them to say? Stop eating at McDonald's? We hope the Christmas turkey or goose is safe. More Mud. Speaking of safe, are we? We in ... year -- and you want it to, so you can get on with your life -- and you don't want it to, because that might mean you have stopped caring. Meanwhile, the memories rise up to meet you swamping you with a melancholy so sweet you can almost taste it in the back of your ...

1278. Carrying Worshipers out on Stretchers

Acts 2:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... beginning our final descent. In accordance with International Aviation Codes established at Geneva, it is my obligation to inform you that if you believe in God, you should commence praying.” The plane then made a belly landing, and miraculously, came to a stop with no injury to the passengers. “If that pilot hadn’t found himself in a crisis that day,” says John Maxwell, “His passengers would never have known about the airline’s hidden provision for prayer.” (2) Prayer is a powerful force in ...

1279. About Kissing

2 Corinthians 13:11-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... not quite right about themselves. (3) Which reminds me of a wonderful true story. A man tells of depositing his wife and three-year-old daughter in a taxi during a torrential thunderstorm in New York City. He turned to run back to his office. But he stopped when he heard the taxi honking and saw the driver gesturing wildly for him to return to his vehicle. Splashing through the pouring rain, he went back to the cab, and the foreign-born driver admonished him, "You forgot hug and kiss!" (4) Surely that was ...

1280. True Excellence

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... . "Everybody at least deserves to have somebody love them while they are dying," she said. But then an amazing thing began to happen. Even though Sister Teresa takes only terminal cases, when they come there they feel the love of Christ and they get hope ” and many stop dying! When Robert Schuller visited there one of the nurses told him, "We are going to have to change the name of this place from the Home of the Dying to the Home of the Living." (5) Love is the only excellence that matters. Love is more ...

1281. Love Your Enemies

Luke 6:27-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... enemies need to be made. If there are persons who are hurting others and you are in the position of being able to stop them, then that is an enemy you need to make. Notice that Jesus did not say, "Do not have enemies." Anyone who tries to ... waited so long to go the doctor that nothing could be done about his condition. After telling the sad news, the doctor left. Later, he stopped back by to check on the patient who was writing something on a piece of paper. "Are you writing a will?" the doctor asked. "No," ...

1282. Now Is The Day Of Salvation

2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2

Sermon

King Duncan

... the mob, silently opening and closing her mouth in their direction for a full minute. Through several subsequent interviews with Ruby, as well as through conversations with her teachers and parents, Dr. Robert Coles, a child psychiatrist and social psychologist, discovered that Ruby had stopped to pray for the people in that mob. She had not had time to pray for them that morning before she left for school. Coles was dumbfounded, and he discovered what Ruby said in her prayer and why she prayed. "She prayed ...

1283. Lips And Hearts

Romans 10:8b-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... thicket and, to his surprise, came upon another shrine, a shrine that symbolized the empty tomb. It was neglected. The brush had grown up around it. Almost everyone had gone as far as the cross, but there they stopped. (1) Some believers have done that. They have followed Christ as far as the cross, but there they have stopped. How sad. How very sad. The truth of the matter is that there is no power in believing that once upon a time there lived a good man named Jesus who taught many good things and then ...

1284. Good News For Broken Hearts

Luke 7:36-50

Sermon

King Duncan

... was, and he wouldn't even allow her to come near him much less let her kiss his feet. But Jesus made no effort to stop the woman ” even though he knew his host disapproved. What's going on here? Why is Jesus allowing this quite spectacular show of remorse and ... in great emotional pain because of her life of sin? Undoubtedly. Maybe that is the first reason that Jesus makes no effort to stop her. Only he can see her heart. But there may be another reason. ONLY JESUS COULD SEE GOD'S HEART. There are many ...

1285. The Most Vexing Question In The Bible

Luke 13:22-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... volunteered to sit in the chair. Even though his face contorted in fear as the pendulum started back, he stayed put. But it stopped an inch from his nose and swung away from him again. Now his faith in the law was strengthened. The next time the ... who sit at Peter's table asked Eric to join them. Eric did sit with them that day and each day after that, and other students stopped laughing and making fun of Eric. (4) Somehow I feel like a taste of the kingdom of God was experienced in that Junior High. I ...

1286. I, Caiaphas

John 18:12-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... were questionable and might be overlooked, but when he began to mess around in the business affairs of the most powerful group in all Palestine, well that was the sign that we Saducees must step forward and do something. One thing was clear, this madman must be stopped at all costs. It was Tuesday of Passover week, and all of a sudden this Jesus comes riding into town on a donkey as big as you please. You should know that our great prophet Zechariah had given us word that one day our Messiah-King would ...

1287. Have You Checked On Your Investments Lately?

John 6:1-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... by his madness, would donate some pocket change toward his cause. Soon, Felix had saved up enough to get to St. Louis, the site of the Games. Felix had never traveled outside Cuba before, and he didn't know a word of English, but he set out with high hopes. Stopping over in New Orleans, Felix was conned by a street swindler and lost all his money. So he got a dish-washing job, and earned enough money so he wouldn't starve. Then, he set out walking toward St. Louis. Often he was able to hitch a ride here or ...

1288. Driven To Serve

Mark 9:33-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... asked loudly enough to be heard by half the congregation, "GREAT DAY, DAD, DOESN'T HE KNOW? (3) Four-year-old daughter, Meagan, had been asking a lot of questions about death lately. During a recent trip to Dallas, her Dad promised her a roadside stop at McDonalds. Although they frequent the golden arches about once a week, it is always a thrill to her. As they began their much anticipated lunch. Meagan asked one of her profound questions. "When you die does Jesus take you to McDonalds?" (4) Good question ...

1289. When Are You Coming?

Isaiah 63:1-6

Sermon

King Duncan

... coat in the door. The driver was unaware of her plight and slowly began to edge out into traffic. To keep from being pulled off her feet, the comedienne had to run alongside down the block. A passerby noted her predicament and quickly alerted the driver. He stopped, jumped out, and released Miss Burnett's coat. "Are you all right?" he asked anxiously. "Yes," she gasped, "but how much more do I owe you?" (1) Life goes like that sometimes. We not only snag ourselves, but we get a bill for the experience as ...

1290. Getting Ready

Mark 1:1-8

Sermon

... back and enjoy the miracle of Christmas. There comes a time when all we can do is receive the precious gift of God's Son into our lives. Christmas will come whether we are ready or not. We cannot stop Christmas from coming like the Grinch tried to. Christmas will come, and we cannot do anything to stop it. All we can do is enjoy it. Are you ready for Christmas? Are you really ready for Christmas? That's the question John the Baptist asks us this morning. Are you ready to receive and welcome the long-awaited ...

1291. Ready Or Not

Mark 1:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... do his tricks before the Statue of Our Lady. The abbot happened by, and looking in, was horrified at this apparent sacrilege. Here was the scullery boy desecrating the chapel by performing cheap tricks. But, as the abbot hastened down the aisle to reprimand the culprit, he stopped suddenly. For, the Statue seemed to come alive and bend over and place her hand on Barnaby's head in blessing. His had been the best gift given that year. In the words of Jesus, "He had done what he could do." That is all Christ ...

1292. "Catch-able" But Not "Fetch-able"

Luke 1:26-38

Sermon

King Duncan

... That's deep! Too deep for many of us. Wade Burton tells about a man who was riding a bus from Chicago to Miami. He had a stop-over in Atlanta. While he was sitting at a lunch counter, a woman came out of the ladies' rest room carrying a tiny baby. She asked ... moved somewhat slowly by the manger again as they drifted from the dining area back into the living room. Almost none of them stopped to look at the manger. In fact, none of them even noticed it, except two. An old woman, walking with a cane, paused in ...

1293. Unwrapping Christmas

Luke 1:26-38

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... we look at everyone and everything. William Saroyan has a beautiful story that he tells about a poor, little orphan boy standing in the middle of a long line of men and women lined up in the front of a movie theater. An adult friend of the boy passes by, stops and asks, "Why are you standing out here? You haven't got the fifty cents to get in." "I'm not going to the movies," the boy replied. "Then why are you standing in line?" asked the friend. The boy looked up and sheepishly answered, "I'm standing in ...

1294. Mary's Song

Luke 1:46-56

Sermon

King Duncan

... They tried to wave down a passing motorist to help, but to no avail. Finally, after over two hundred cars had whizzed by, one stopped. The couple in the car took care of the injured boy, returned the two of them to their home, and then went on. ... up his truck and drove to the address he was given and rang the doorbell. Who should answer the door but the couple who had stopped to help him on the highway just weeks before? Life does not always work out that neatly, of course. But love works. Life works. Herod ...

1295. Surprises

Luke 1:46-56

Sermon

Timothy Smit

... of the live nativity worked hard trying to improve it every year. The people in charge knew what had to be done and planned almost a year in advance. One year they decided to advertise to see if more people would drive past and perhaps even stop. The pastor knew of an older gentleman who was a retired painter from the congregation who could design and paint an advertisement on a billboard near the highway. This was a great idea. Thousands of people would see it. The committee was in total agreement. The ...

1296. He Has Done All Things Well

Mark 7:31-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... one another for entertainment's sake. He lept into the arena even though he was elderly and frail and was still dressed in his hermit's ragged clothing. He came between the gladiators and for a moment they stopped. The crowds roared, "Let the games go on." So the gladiators pushed him roughly aside. He again tried to stop them and the crowd hurled rocks at him, "Kill him! Get him out of the way." A nod was given by the commander of the games and a gladiator's sword flashed and stabbed. Telemachus lay dead ...

1297. A Great High Priest

Hebrews 4:12-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... ad in the newspaper during the 1960s, the time when a lot of young people were running away from home and joining communes. The ad was placed by the father of a teenaged son who had run away from home. Here's how the ad ran: Sheldon, Come home. Stop chasing flowers and hippies. True values can be found only at home. When you're ready to come back, let me know because we rented your room. Papa (3) Somehow that doesn't come across to me as unconditional grace. Karl Barth was once asked what he would say ...

1298. Lesson From A Blind Man

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

King Duncan

... bones, and nose were broken. Rocky, the five-year-old son, saw that his mother could not help herself. Somehow, however, he was able to push her through the truck's rear window and help her up the embankment. Every time his mother would fall down and want to stop, five-year-old Rocky would say, "Momma, you've got to remember the train." Rocky was referring to the train in the popular children's book, THE LITTLE TRAIN THAT COULD, which kept saying over and over, "I think I can, I think I can, I think I can ...

1299. Lighting The World

John 1:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... was working on one of TV's most popular "soap operas." A subway strike was in progress and the producers of the "soap" provided a bus to the studio. At one of the stops on the bus' schedule, an expected rider was nowhere to be seen. Then the driver noticed a man standing on the corner, looking uptown, then downtown, on tiptoe. The driver stopped, got out of the bus walked up to the man and said, "Are you looking for ˜The Guiding Light'?" The man's face glazed. "I have no time for fanatics," he said, then ...

1300. Waiting On God

Mark 13:32-37

Sermon

King Duncan

Little Benjamin sat down to write a letter to God asking for a little baby sister. He started the letter out: Dear God, I've been a very good boy.... He stopped, thinking, "No, God won't believe that." He wadded up the paper, threw it away, and started again: Dear God, Most of the time I've been a good boy...He stopped in the middle of the line, again thinking, "God won't be moved by this," so into the trash can went the wad of paper. Benjamin went into the bathroom, grabbed a big terrycloth towel off the ...

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