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126. A Soap Opera For Saints

2 Samuel 11:1-27

Sermon

King Duncan

... when lust has been killed!"(3) Are you settling for a lizard when you could ride a stallion? God has given humanity the gift of sexuality as a means of bonding men and women together in a life-long commitment within the church of Jesus Christ. When we disregard God's intended purpose for this magnificent gift, we do ourselves and those we love a disservice and we never find the complete and lasting joy that God has purposed for us. 1. GET OUT THERE AND REAP!, (St. Louis, Mo: Bethany Press, 1976), pp. 33-36 ...

127. God Spoke

Genesis 1:1-2:3

Sermon

King Duncan

... man put asunder!” I’m not going to give you a quiz on the Ten Commandments today, but we need to understand that the Bible is a living document. It is the very source of our life as a community of faith. It is not to be neglected or disregarded. Two hundred years ago there was a Scottish regiment quartered in Edinburgh Castle. Some of the officers were devout men. Each evening they gathered together and drank a toast. The toast went like this: “A clean sword and a dirty Bible.” That may seem to be a ...

128. A Society Out Of Control

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... were put into stocks for having too much fun on the Sabbath. We would not want that. Jesus taught us that man was not made for the Sabbath but the Sabbath for man. Does it not disturb you, though, that even among Christians, there is almost total disregard of this ancient teaching? Remember the Sabbath and keep it holy. Why? As a reminder a reminder once a week that we do not exist for ourselves. We are but creatures. There is a Creator. We have put the emphasis on the creature, and forgotten the Creator ...

129. Why Won't They Listen?

Matthew 13:1-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... or teacher in the world cannot reach the heart that has hardened or the life choked with the weeds of worldly concern. Our personal devotional life has much to do with our receptivity to the Word of God. Why won't they listen? It is frustrating when someone we love disregards our words of love and concern. Can you imagine God's frustration when we refuse to hear His saving and redeeming Word for our lives?

130. Do We Know What We've Got?

Matthew 18:15-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... I be trusted? Am I a slave to dress, friends, work or habits? Do I disobey God in anything? Do I insist upon doing something about which my conscience is uneasy? Is there anyone whom I fear, dislike, disown, criticize, hold a resentment toward, or disregard? If so, what am I doing about it? Do I grumble or complain constantly? Is Christ real to me? Each week the believers would ask these questions of each other. Obviously, some found this rigorous system of inquiry too demanding and left. Today, the very ...

131. Ready For The Game Warden

Matthew 25:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... FOR LIFE FAIL TO PREPARE FOR ETERNITY. We get our degrees in school. We position ourselves for the right jobs. We set our goals ten years in advance. We know where we want to retire. Each year we sock away the limit in our IRAs. And we totally disregard the most important reality of allour relationship with God. Until it's too late and we are unprepared. There is an old legend about a man who had a rather stupid servant. The master often got exasperated with his servant. One day in a fit of frustration he ...

132. Whatever Became of Sin?

Romans 6:23

Sermon

Lowell D. Streiker

... ourselves. Sin Is More Than Failing to Live Up to Our Potential, More Than Neglecting Our Shoulds." It is aggressive, ruthless, hurting. It is a breaking away from God and the rest of humanity. It is alienation. It is rebellion. Menninger notes, "The willful disregard or sacrifice of the welfare of others for the welfare or satisfaction of the self is an essential quality of the concept sin."(3) Somebody is defied. Somebody is hurt. Somebody who deserves to be loved is denied love. As we learned in Sunday ...

133. Keeping Alert For Christmas

Mark 13:32-37, Mark 13:1-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... She would then give each child a task before she left. The oldest child would be given more complicated tasks while the simpler ones would go to the younger children. Then she would leave. The children would either do as she told them or else disregard her instructions. When she returned, sometimes she would come quietly up the stairs and see through the half-open door that they were quarreling or fooling around or just absorbed in something. Then there were other times when she would see that her children ...

134. Never Too Old for an Adventure

Romans 4:1-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... was teaching against the law. Remember the importance of the law for the Jewish people. Even though they were now Christians, many of those of Jewish descent still obeyed the letter of the law. They had heard that Paul was teaching the Gentile believers to disregard the law. This upset them a great deal. Paul wrote to the Romans hoping to smooth things over and to explain his position. The Jewish people looked to Moses as the great law giver. Paul suggests a new hero, Abraham, as the example for Christian ...

135. Advice For Soldiers At The Front

Ephesians 6:10-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... their strength. (5) The greatest spiritual weapon we possess is prayer. We can turn to God in prayer at any time. And we can be assured that our prayers will be heard. We do live in very difficult times. Christian beliefs and values are constantly being questioned and disregarded. We are on the front lines. We need Paul's words more than ever. Notice that Paul never promised that followers of Christ will not be hurt in the conflict. But, if we suit up in the armor of God, we will be better prepared to face ...

136. The Fourth King In The Christmas Story

Matthew 2:13-18

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... newborn king. He intended, rather, to do him harm. And thus, warned by an angel, Mary and Joseph are forced to flee in the night while the wise men, being warned in a dream, return home by another route. When Herod discovered that the wise men had disregarded his instructions to inform him of the Christ's whereabouts, he flew into a fit of rage and had his soldiers slay all of the boys under two years of age in Bethlehem and the region thereabout. What a tragic intrusion into this beautiful story of Christ ...

137. It's All In The Blood

John 18:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... to want this pesky rabbi dead. Annas sends Jesus to Caiaphas, his son-in-law and the new high priest. Caiaphas tries to get at Jesus' hidden agenda, but finally gives up. Next, the Jews take Jesus to the palace of Pilate, the Roman governor. Pilate's total disregard for his Jewish subjects has gotten him in trouble many times. He knows the Jews dislike him. If he doesn't rule in their favor, then they will report him to Caesar, and he will most likely lose his cushy job. In spite of this, Pilate tries ...

138. "Why Don't We Just Tell Them Our Names?"

Psalm 23:1-6

Sermon

Siegfried S. Johnson

... Laden, his everpresent weapon at his side. The speech can be boiled down to this: "We have long been victimized by outsiders who don't understand or appreciate our culture, who have undermined our values, corrupted our young, exploited our natural resources, disregarded our time-tested social arrangements, dominated our economy, and ruined our women . . . We have been occupied by an alien, materialistic, decadent invader who has no respect for our ways . . . now is the time for all good men to come to the ...

139. Finding Peace

John 20:19-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... so far our verse will read: "I will never, no not ever, no never leave you behind, abandon you, give up on you, or send you back!" Finally he asks, "What does "˜forsake' mean?" In the Greek it means, "to leave one in a helpless state, to disregard." It also can be further expanded to include "not relaxing my watchfulness over you." To this point, then, says Strand, our verse, in the full, amplified version reads: "I will never, no not ever, no never give up on you, abandon you, leave you behind, cause you ...

140. A Rainbow And A Cross

Genesis 9:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... a dilemma that is even more painful for God. It is the dilemma of humanity's sin. The Bible is very explicit--we are sinners. We may try to joke it away. I saw some graffiti that said: "You must pay for our sins. If you have already paid, please disregard this notice." Some of us have paid, haven't we? In that epic novel Gone with the Wind, Scarlett O'Hara says despairingly, "Oh, it seemed so right when I did it, but it was all so wrong. If I had to do it over again, I would do so ...

141. Jesus Out of Character

Mark 7:24-30

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... probably because he does not desire the immediate publicity and thronging which would follow an act of healing He had tried to heal in private, but all was in vain. He had sternly charged those whom he had healed not to talk about it, but they had disregarded His injunctions. (Sometimes I think that the best way to get the Good News of the Gospel out might be to absolutely forbid church members to talk about it. That might work...repeating Jesus’ command to go and tell all nations hasn’t worked so well ...

142. The Third Commandment: God's Last Name Is Not...?

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name." Holy is the character of God. It is almost as if we should cover our mouths when we speak the name of the divine. If we can have reverence for God’s name, then this presupposes that we can also show disregard or profane the name of God. There is a time to shout the songs of victory of our salvation by God, but there is a time, as Psalm 46:10 declares, to "Be still (or quiet) and know that I am God." A study of the epistle of James teaches ...

143. Whose Servant Are You? (Part II)

Philippians 1:1-11

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... THAT BEING A SERVANT MEANS TO BE COMPLETELY LOST IN THE WILL OF ANOTHER. OUR WILL IS SURRENDERED TO THE WILL OF GOD. The word servant has a variety of meanings in the New Testament. It could be translated to mean "one who serves another with complete disregard for themselves." It could also mean one who is bound so tightly to their master that not even death can break this bonding relationship. I believe we see all three dimensions of the word servant in the life of Paul. In our responsive reading today we ...

144. When "Well Done" Is Rare

Matthew 25:14-30

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... culture--especially our youth--it''s known as the "I DON''T CARE" syndrome or the "I CANNOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT" syndrome. It seems that "well done" is rare these days, what with a poor quality of workmanship, a lack of pride, a general disregard for doing things right. Who pursues excellence anymore? Whatever became of quality control? How many hear the boss say, "Good job!" or go to sleep at night knowing they''ve done their best? (1) Yes, the question before us tonight is, "Why did the one talent ...

145. Only Sex? (New)

1 Corinthians 6:12-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body.” Honor God with your body. What a significant spiritual principle that we so often disregard. Our bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit. Do we desecrate a temple? Do we throw garbage in it? The implications for how we live our lives are staggering. Our body is a temple of the Holy Spirit. Think about that the next time you attend a movie ...

146. Have We Kept Our Contract with God?

Genesis 17:1-27

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... , and computer operators and programmers. Regardless of our state in life or the day-to-day work we perform, all Christians are called to lives of holiness; it is our basic and common vocation and one we can never let slide. When we forget or disregard this most basic element of our relationship with God, we have failed in fulfilling our end of the contract with the consequence that we become estranged from God and the faith community. The contract will be broken and its benefits for both parties can be ...

147. Obedience to God's Plan

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... will prove beneficial for the individual and the nation. It is clear that the "end-runs" and other varied paths chosen by the people over the course of many generations have all proved unsuccessful. These alternate chosen paths have led to the breaking and often disregard for the covenant time and time again. There is an absolute need for the people to be converted to an attitude of openness, allowing God to operate and to direct their lives. With a proper attitude, one guided by obedience to God's law and ...

148. A Passion for Christ (New)

Acts 3:11-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... t even visit friends. He stays home and protects his valuable furnishings and paintings. (2) It’s been said before, but it is still true. At first, we own our possessions. But before long, they own us. Perhaps Peter would focus on our self-satisfaction and our disregard for the needs of those around us. Or perhaps he would focus on some vice that has us in its grip. A little play on words with the word vice. We sometimes call personal sins vices. But sometimes these weaknesses of the flesh can become like ...

149. The Preacher Was Caught by Surprise

Acts 10:23b-48

Sermon

King Duncan

... , people want God to favor their team. Two thousand years ago in Judea, this was a particularly important theme. The Jewish people had survived by being exclusive. And even the early Christian church restricted itself to those who were circumcised Jews. Now Peter was disregarding all that. No one is to be regarded as impure or unclean. It was an amazing turnabout. Then Peter begins to preach the good news of Jesus Christ. It was the testimony of one who had experienced Christ's coming--up close and personal ...

150. Recovering The Essence

Deuteronomy 8:1-20

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... – did not those who conceived the Declaration of Independence affirm that all men, generic sense, all men are created equal - that is we’re all equal in the sight of God. And this endows each and everyone with a dignity we dare not disregard. We must become increasingly sensitive to the feelings and concerns of others. Back of the contemporary liberation movements which are causing so much confusion and so much inconvenience, is the determination on the part of some of God’s children to claim the ...

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