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1401. They Left Everything

Luke 5:1-11

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... if Jesus asked me to leave my car, my house and my family to go with him and begin a new church for God if I could go? I hope that my answer would be yes. Nothing in this world is as important as being a follower of Jesus. The disciples made the decision to follow Jesus. They only knew him a short time and still they followed him because they believed in what he said and did and they wanted to share his experiences. They gave up everything they had and followed him. Peter left his house, John and James ...

1402. Journey To Jerusalem

Luke 9:51-56

Sermon

Brett Blair

... that destruction of one's enemies is not the Christian way. In fact, Jesus' choice to go through the villages of Samaria looking for hospitality tells us that he was extending a hand of friendship to enemies. Tolerance. It is a hard lesson. One that took the disciples years to learn. But, the virtue of tolerance, and tolerance for the right cause, needs to be taught in the church. So, what is our cause? Why should we befriend an enemy? Our cause, simply put, is Christ. I know of no other cause. That was his ...

1403. Sight for Blind Eyes

John 9:1-12, John 9:13-34, John 9:35-41

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... By now, the skeptical Pharisees were beginning to see another possibility...you had never really been blind at all. You were just a disciple of Jesus who SAID you were blind and now were healed to get the faithful ensnared by this false prophet. AHA! So they ... God, he could never have done it." That was the last straw. Had there been any doubt as to whether or not you were a disciple of Jesus before, it was now removed. They said, "How DARE you try to teach US. After all, YOU were born entirely in sin...blind ...

1404. He Rose Again

Matthew 28:1-10

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... instigated the crucifixion came to Pilate and reminded the governor, "Sir, we remember that while he was still alive that deceiver said, 'After three days I will rise again.' So give the order for the tomb to be made secure until the third day. Otherwise, his disciples may come and steal the body and tell the people that he has been raised from the dead. This last deception will be worse than the first."(2) No problem. Pilate assigned some soldiers to guard the tomb and seal that stone. The body lay there ...

1405. Following Orders

Matthew 28:16-20

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... at all. It happens...and it happens when people begin to think that they no longer need the church. If you take a coal from a furnace, it will remain hot and glowing for awhile, but eventually it will die out. The same thing happens to Christian disciples who are removed from the fellowship of the church. No wonder Jesus gave this instruction: Baptize...get them into the church...or they will not be much good as my troops for very long. What about this final instruction, "teaching them to observe all that I ...

1406. Last Words

Luke 24:36-49

Sermon

King Duncan

... asked. (2) You would think that people confronted with their last few moments on earth would want to say something memorable something important something lasting. Consider Jesus' last words, as recorded in our lesson from Luke's Gospel. Luke tells us Jesus opened his disciples' minds to understand the scriptures, and then said to them, "Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, and that repentance and forgiveness should be preached in his name to all nations ...

1407. Coming Alive To Christ

Luke 24:13-35

Sermon

King Duncan

... . THE FIRST WAY IS THROUGH THE BREAD OF LIFE WHICH IS THE WORD. "Did not our hearts burn within us," asked those two disciples, "as he broke to us the bread of life." For most of us, that is where we will begin in our encounter with the ... BREAKING OF THE BREAD WHICH IS HIS BODY. It is significant that it was when Jesus took the bread, blessed it and broke it that the disciples knew who he was! Hearts have been touched for 2,000 years when persons have taken the bread and the cup and heard those timeless ...

1408. Face To Face With God

Mark 9:2-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... said, "I have. You can't hear George Matheson preach and live in a cellar." (5) Is that not true for those who have experienced the reality of the transfigured and resurrected Christ? You can't live in the cellar of life after an experience like that. The disciples would make their way back into the valley, but a part of them would forever be on that mountain. Their fear had been transformed to faith. The focus of that faith was Christ and Christ alone. If for any reason, you are still living in the cellar ...

1409. Watchers, Walkers And Worshipers

Acts 3:11-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... dog. He watches Mom pay the bills. But mainly, he said with a touch of sadness, he just watches." (1) This morning we want to talk about watchers. But we want to talk about walkers and workers as well. Let's start with today~s story. After the disciples received the gift of the Holy Spirit, they were filled with a new sense of confidence and power. They had a flame burning in their hearts; they had a message on their lips; and they had a great desire to accomplish wonderful things in the name of the risen ...

1410. Pray Constantly

Luke 18:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... chaplain?" My guess is that even non-believers find themselves uttering desperate prayers in times of great distress. But for the believer ” for the follower of Christ ” the issue is not prayer in crisis but prayer as an ongoing part of life. Jesus told his disciples a parable about "their need to pray always" so they would not "lose heart." "In a certain city there was a judge," Jesus began, "who neither feared God nor had respect for the people." In those days there was a saying that justice could be ...

1411. Focusing On The Possibilities

Matthew 14:13-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... not how big or small that task may be. If God tells us to go out and feed a hungry world - not only with physical bread but also with the bread of life which is the Word of God - is that impossible? No! If Christ tells us to make disciples of all people, is that impossible? No! If the Holy Spirit invades our fellowship and tells us there are things we can do to make this church a better church and this community a better community, is that impossible? No! No task undertaken at God's command is impossible ...

1412. A Colt Is Not A Horse

Mark 11:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... clue for us. Palm Sunday's meaning can only emerge as we observe what happens to Jesus during the rest of the week Palm/Passion Sunday may be a historical and theological mess, but it's a good historical and theological mess. The day begins with Jesus telling his disciples to go into the city of Jerusalem where they will find a colt. In the Bible a colt is not a horse but is a young donkey. If Jesus were to have conquered Jerusalem through might, he would have ridden a fine horse, the animal of war. Jesus ...

1413. A Lock on Our Hearts

John 20:19-23

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... a big mound of dirt. This is the way the ostrich hides from its enemies. Our Bible passage today is about hiding and being afraid. Right after Jesus was hung on the cross, His disciples were very afraid. They didn't know yet that Jesus would rise from the dead in a few days. They thought that Jesus would never come back. And so the disciples met together in this room, and they locked the door of the room so nobody else could get in. They were so afraid. And sometimes, fear can be like a lock on our hearts ...

1414. Bracing For The Rough Times

Luke 21:5-38

Sermon

King Duncan

... interrupts (the world has come to an end or other such trivial concern) and you are left not knowing which one of the men won out. It is a horrid thing not to know the ending when you have been intimately involved in the drama for so long. Jesus' disciples wanted to know how their story was going to come out. One day they were remarking about how the temple was adorned with beautiful stones and with gifts dedicated to God. But Jesus said, "As for what you see here, the time will come when not one stone will ...

1415. Embedded In Bedrock Or Destroyed By A Typhoon

John 18:25-27

Sermon

Dale Dickerson

... the high priest's servant. But Jesus interrupts Peter's brave stand and says, "Put your sword back into its sheath. Am I not to drink the cup that the Father has given me?" (Jn 18:11). So the police and soldiers arrest Jesus. After the arrest, Peter and another disciple follow Jesus as he is being lead to meet Annas, the father-in-law of the high priest, Caiaphas. Peter is brave, yet his bravery is about to turn into idle bravado. Soon he will deny he ever knew Jesus. That can happen to us. We can be brave ...

1416. It's A Miracle

John 20:19-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... again. And he said to Thomas, "Put your finger into my hands. Put your hand into my side. Don't be faithless any longer. Believe!" You know how the story ends. Thomas exclaims, "My Lord and my God!" Then the Gospel of John adds an important postscript: "Jesus' disciples saw him do many other miracles besides the ones told about in this book, but these are recorded so that you will believe that he is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that believing in him you will have life." (v. 31, LB) JESUS DID MANY OTHER ...

1417. Building A Faith

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... wait for God to give them the Holy Spirit? Why couldn't they go out and start ministering right away? (3) We can empathize with those disciples, can't we? None of us likes to wait. We don't like to wait to see what the results will be. We don't like ... ignored. II. Something Greater Is in Store. When God tells us to wait, it is because God has something greater in store for us. For the disciples it was the gift of the Holy Spirit. Who knows what you and I may need? Truly only God knows. But God is aware of our ...

1418. Clean Hearts And Dirty Hands

Mark 7:1-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... or slide in the church vestibule. Tip. Tip all the way to your seat. Be sure and do not sit in other people's pews. Jesus wouldn't care, but other people would." (2) And that's the point, isn't it? God didn't care that the disciples ate with unwashed hands, but other people did. A church growth specialist named Bill Easum authored a book several years ago titled, Sacred Cows Make Gourmet Burgers. What a great title! In it he told a couple of horror stories about churches wedded to sacred cows--churches that ...

1419. Why Jesus Didn't Hire A "Public Relations Guy"

Mark 8:27-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... . We only have to go as far as the next chapter of Mark to find yet another example. In the 30th verse of the 9th chapter we read: "They went on from there and passed through Galilee. He did not want anyone to know it; for he was teaching his disciples, saying to them, "˜The Son of Man is to be betrayed into human hands, and they will kill him, and three days after being killed, he will rise again.'" Why the secrecy? We know that Jesus wants you and me to tell the story. Today's lesson clearly says, "Those ...

1420. Jesus: The Life of the Party

John 2:1-11

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... that Jesus would have been an eagerly-sought-after guest to grace a wedding party. He might have been there at Cana in Galilee simply as a guest...One whose presence would guarantee that a good time would be had by all. In contrast to some of His later disciples, Jesus would not have been One to bring along His wet blanket to every party. How often He said that the kingdom of God is like a wedding feast to which we have been invited! Have we forgotten that beneath the cross and Bible hides a banquet table ...

1421. Lazarus Laughed

John 11:17-37

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... ill. He says, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I am going there to awaken him.” (John 11:11) Jesus apparently uses a word which can mean either sleep or death. The Greek word is kekoimetai, from which we get our English word “cemetery.” The disciples suppose Him to mean natural sleep, and not being very eager to go into Judea where their lives were in danger, they conclude that the best course of action is to do nothing. “Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will be all right.” (11:12) So ...

1422. Losers Keepers

Mark 8:31--9:1

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... best way to do that is by losing it!! “For whoever would save his life will lose it; and whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospelUs will save it.” (Mark 8:35 RSV) Let’s look at the setting of our Scripture: Jesus and His disciples are in the district of Caesarea Philippi. This area is at the foot of Mount Hermon. It was a pagan, Gentile area, now in the Golan Heights only a few miles from the Lebanese border. The view to the south stretches across Galilee toward Jerusalem. This is a turning ...

1423. Salty Saints

Mark 9:42-50

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... with people like that, too. But I think that equally offensive in Christ’s eyes are those nice, sweet, harmless Christians who have the very best of intentions but never get around to doing anything or making any difference or upsetting anybody. Jesus called on His disciples to be the salt of the earth. III. BUT THEN HE ASKED, “WHAT GOOD IS SALT IF IT HAS LOST ITS FLAVOR?” What Jesus is saying is: “What good is it to be a follower of mine if there is nothing whatever distinctive about your life ...

1424. On Doing Beautiful Things

Mark 14:1-11

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... Jesus. In a few short hours, He would be crucified, dead, and buried. And in the last hours of His earthly life, a woman came with an alabaster flask of ointment and made a fool of herself over Jesus. And, wouldn’t you know it...some of the disciples complained. There are some Christians so critical, they would have sent the wine back at the Last Supper! Just listen to them: “Why was this ointment thus wasted? It might have been sold and given to the poor!” (Mark 14:4b-5) II. ONE CAN UNDERSTAND THE ...

1425. Sleeping through a Revolution

Mark 14:32-42

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... of a Messiah who worked wonders and triumphed over His enemies through force, or would He choose the path described by the prophet Isaiah-the Suffering Servant of the Lord? He chose the path of suffering, redemptive love. And that is why we are here. III. JESUS’ DISCIPLES SLEPT THROUGH A REVOLUTION. HAVE WE IN THE CHURCH DONE THE SAME? One danger of going to church is that we have heard the story of Lent, Good Friday, and Easter so many times that it no longer moves us as it should. Jesus Christ is the ...

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