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1426. Just-Say-The-Word Disciples

Luke 7:1-10

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... even the elders who requested Jesus’ presence would never have expected Jesus to actually enter into the centurion’s residence to heal the ill servant. What they must have had in mind was a scenario like that in 2 Kings 5:9-10, when Naaman stays outside of Elisha’s home and requests to be healed by the prophet. The centurion, however, upon hearing that Jesus is approaching, is horrified, not relieved. As a Gentile he is likely unfamiliar with the story of Naaman and Elisha. He assumes Jesus intends to ...

1427. Mary AND Martha, Heart AND Home

Luke 10:38-42

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... million hits. Here is the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uD6wdrVFc0g The one minute clip shows an amazing life-or-death race. It was shot by some Krueger Park tourists on safari in South Africa. Routinely and sternly, visitors to the park are told to stay in their vehicles at all times. But tourists being tourists, you know the rest of the story. The video shows cars parked along the access road with all their windows and doors wide open, and people hanging out every which way in order to get a better ...

1428. The Narrow Door

Luke 13:22-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... narrow, but we do know that anything worth having in this world requires work. Why should it not be true with the life of faith? The narrow door suggests that Christ loves us whoever we are and whatever we have done, but Christ expects that we will not stay where we are. Christ calls us to a new way of living. Christ calls us to a life of loving God and loving our neighbor. God calls us to train ourselves spiritually as an athlete might train himself physically for a major contest. In such a way we glorify ...

1429. Wake Up Call

Romans 13:8-14

Sermon

Timothy J. Smith

... fire and how she could not extinguish it. By the time the fire department arrived it was too late. She told him that she had lived there for sixty years. Kregg asked her where she was staying and she led him to a shed in her backyard. She was sleeping on an old cot covered with afghans. “She should not be staying here,” he thought. Even though he did not have time he assured her not to worry because he would take care of everything. “You’ll have a new house by Christmas” he promised. Kregg called ...

1430. Lost, But Not the TV Show!

Luke 15:1-7

Sermon

King Duncan

... me. The Pharisees and the teachers of the Law wanted to associate with people who shared their values, people who were like them. Nothing could be more human than that. That is the way all humans design their society. People want to stay in their own comfort zone. But Jesus won’t allow us to stay where we are comfortable. He told them these parables: “Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he ...

1431. When God Tests Us

Exodus 32:1-33:6

Sermon

Argile Smith

... other believers? My journey with Christ isn’t just about me, and your journey with him isn’t just about you. It’s about them too. It’s about the others who join us, who don’t know the way as well as we. It’s about leading them to stay strong in the days when God is silent. It’s about holding on to the promise that just because he’s silent, we can’t conclude that he’s absent. It’s about helping them to see that they’re asking for trouble when they think about bailing out on ...

1432. Let Them Eat Cake

2 Timothy 1:1-2:13

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... encounter in life, all the attacks, all the rejection, all the physical and emotional pain he will encounter, there is the overwhelming reward of Christ’s presence and power. As long as a disciple’s faith in Christ stands firm, and our relationship with him stays strong, all the bad stuff, all the truly evil encounters we have here, can be countered with “pound cake” — with God’s ability to upside down forces that on their own hurt this world, but when touched by God’s grace and love, can be ...

1433. He Ascended Into Heaven

Luke 24:44-53

Sermon

David O. Bales

... ’s worshiping church, a nucleus as strong and powerful as the nucleus of any atom. The last thing Jesus does is raise his hands to bless his followers and the last thing he says is a promise: “And see, I am sending upon you what my Father promised; so stay here in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high” (v. 49). In the gospel of Luke those are Jesus’ last words on earth. Jesus promises that God has more for us. God will do something that will finally bring us to solid faith and ...

1434. A Man of God

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... were held together white athletic tape. His hands were stained a brackish brown and he obviously hadn’t bathed in several days. “What do you want, Joseph?” Pastor Ashcroft asked. “Oh,” said Joseph, “I don’t want anything. I’m moving tomorrow. I have no reason to stay here any longer. The woman I paid a little rent to every month finally died of cancer. I took care of her for three years, you know. She was a wonderful person. I think she loved me and I surely loved her, but we never spoke of ...

1435. Suffered under (Saint) Pontius Pilate

John 18:28-40

Sermon

David O. Bales

... thinking about Jesus. Pilate wants to make sure Jesus isn’t dangerous. Lots of time that’s us too. Our attitude to God is, “Don’t say anything that my pal wouldn’t say to me. My pal wouldn’t confront me or challenge me. Let Jesus stay just my pal.” Jesus won’t settle for Pilate’s or our definition of a leader. I always like the statement of the British statesman Lord Balfour who remarked in Parliament, “Gentlemen, I do not mind being contradicted, and I am unperturbed when I am attacked ...

1436. The New Census

Ephesians 1:1-14

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... things are in the South, and this is the way we’re going to do it. We’re not going to integrate this counter.” (Joe MacNeil, ABC News Service, “Pride and Prejudice, Civil Rights Sit-In” 1998) The four men did not leave. They stayed there at that lunch counter and insisted that they counted, and that they be counted. Their refusal to be counted “no-accounts” began a revolution. They were joined at the counter by other students from North Carolina Agriculture and Technical College. When news of ...

1437. In the Shadow of His Brother

John 1:35-42

Sermon

King Duncan

... the Lamb of God!’ When the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus. Turning around, Jesus saw them following and asked, ‘What do you want?’ “They said, ‘Rabbi’ (which means Teacher), ‘where are you staying?’ ‘“Come,’ he replied, ‘and you will see.’ So they went and saw where he was staying, and they spent that day with him. It was about four in the afternoon. “Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two who heard what John had said and who had followed Jesus ...

1438. When We No Longer Recognize Ourselves

Psalm 51:1-19

Sermon

King Duncan

... boy to be the next king of Israel. At first, he was a great king. King David was faithful to God, and God blessed everything that David did. But then one evening, when King David was supposed to be on the battlefield with his men, he chose to stay home instead. That night, he caught a glimpse of a beautiful woman named Bathsheba as she bathed on her roof. And David’s lust for her drove him to commit adultery then murder, to cover up his sins. After arranging for the death of Bathsheba’s husband, David ...

1439. A Straying Heart

Psalm 95:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... , you now gave him a condom. The ministers of the therapeutic say the dressing down is useless because the kids don’t know what you’re talking about anyway. By now, they may be right.” (4) How sad. Isn’t it better to stay faithful, to stay devoted, to know that peace, that rest that comes from living within the tent of the Lord? 1. Contributed by Dr. John Bardsley. 2. http://www.calvincrc.org/sermons/2001/dedicationSermon.html. 3. http://www.mickeyanders.com/Sermons/Sermon20011203.html. 4. The Rev ...

1440. The Woman at the Well

John 4:1-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... and made their way toward Jesus. A few verses later we read, “Many of the Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the woman’s testimony, ‘He told me everything I ever did.’ So when the Samaritans came to him, they urged him to stay with them, and he stayed two days. And because of his words many more became believers. They said to the woman, ‘We no longer believe just because of what you said; now we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man really is the Savior of the world ...

1441. In the Mood for Murder

Matthew 5:21-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... in hell. At one point, the visitor accompanies a busload of souls from hell who are allowed to visit heaven. While in heaven these residents of hell each have the privilege of staying in heaven if they choose. Surprisingly, they do not choose to do so. The book considers the stories of these passengers, telling why they would rather not stay in heaven! One of these is a woman whose husband had treated her shabbily on earth. She decides to return to hell. The reason is she would rather burn in hell than ...

1442. Fear of Missing Out

Matthew 5:38-42

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... to older generations more and more. Truth be told, we’ve all experienced a “FOMO” meltdown or two. A laptop battery expires on a road trip. We find ourselves stranded with no cell service. The wireless is out at the hotel. When staying in touch is prevented, when staying instantly connected is not possible, there is an uptick in our insecurity, and a subtle permeation of panic sets in. We desperately need to know what is going on. We all have FOMO moments. I would venture to say, there are good ...

1443. Distracted by Disappointment

Luke 24:13-35

Sermon

King Duncan

... the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself. As they approached the village to which they were going, Jesus continued on as if he were going farther. But they urged him strongly, “Stay with us, for it is nearly evening; the day is almost over.” So he went in to stay with them. Then we come to one of the most beautiful passages in Scripture: “When he was at the table with them, he took bread, gave thanks, broke it and began to give it to them. Then their ...

1444. The Lord Is (More Than) My Shepherd

Psalm 23:1-6

Sermon

King Duncan

... to look for sheep. Kitty asked him why he would have to look for sheep. Don’t they know how to get home? Jerry told her that whenever a pregnant ewe goes into labor, she immediately sits down. But if she is facing downhill when she sits, she will stay in that direction, fighting against gravity to push the lamb out of the womb. If no one helps her, she will die in that position rather than simply turn around. Jerry said every night his family has to carefully count the pregnant sheep. When even one ewe is ...

1445. Daddy, I'm Afraid

Romans 8:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... caught some rats, cooked them, and ate them. I’m not making this up. He also said, as a child, that he was afraid of thunder and lightning. And so he strapped himself to the top of a large tree during a major electrical storm where he stayed until the storm was over. (3) Well, that’s one way to deal with your fears confront them. Maybe not like Gordon Liddy, but still sometimes confronting your fears helps. Some of us confront our fears. Others live in denial of our fears. Richard L. Jeske, a Lutheran ...

1446. First Thing

Matthew 6:25-34

Sermon

James Merritt

... false teeth so he would look younger! There is one thing in particular that all of us in this room worry about, think about, stays on our mind, and it plays on our mind. That is, we worry about the future which is why Jesus concludes this message with ... you are focused on the right things you won’t be worried about the wrong things. Jesus says there are two things you ought to stay laser-focused on in your life every day - His kingdom and His righteousness. To put it another way, I am to focus on - a. God ...

1447. Trust

John 4:43-54

Sermon

James Merritt

... home. He was only twenty-two miles from Capernaum. That was a five-hour walk or a two-hour chariot ride. But instead, he stayed in Cana. Now what was he doing in Cana? Who knows? He may have been conducting business, sightseeing, or visiting with friends. But ... just a poor scrubwoman, a maid, and could not afford very much. They lived a very threadbare existence. This little boy had to stay home all day long just crawling around the house while his mother worked to make a living. This little boy, whose name ...

1448. All In: Calling Your Bluff

Romans 12:1-8

Sermon

James Merritt

... when He said, "Do not forsake the assembling of yourselves together." Not long ago, came across this article. I don’t know how scientific it is, but it makes sense to me. Do not ride in automobiles - they cause 20% of all fatal accidents… Do not stay home - 17% of all accidents occur in the home… Do not walk on the streets or on the sidewalks - 14% of all accidents occur to pedestrians… Do not travel by air, rail or water - 16% of all accidents happen only by these three types of transportation ...

1449. The Knot: Bound

Genesis 2:4-25

Sermon

James Merritt

... come undone. For this series I studied this whole concept of knots and knot tying. I learned the most secure knot that can be tied is called a “constrictor knot.” [Show picture of constrictor knot.] This is how this knot is tied. Sailors love it, because the knot stays tied and grips itself so well that it is often impossible to untie. That kind of knot can only be tied by God himself. This is the challenge I give today to those who are married and those who are not. If you are married, and you are ...

1450. Seventy-Seven

Matthew 18:21-35

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... one reason why Jesus said there will be no grownups in heaven. (“Let the children come to me, for of such is the kingdom of heaven”). Whether it is bullying or click-snobbery or jock-shock, all of us have teenage horror stories that have stayed with us all of our lives. Thankfully few of us have the experiences lived by German pastors like Helmut Thielicke, a survivor of the Nazi regime. Thielicke proclaimed that One should never mention the words ‘forgive and forget’ in the same breath. No, we will ...

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