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1676. Let's Play, Stump The Theologian!

John 16:5-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... will be revealed. 1. Arnold Willis, SENSE AND NONSENSE, contributed by David Karges, P.O. Box 426, Hydro, OK 73048. 2. Edward Chinn, WONDER OF WORDS, (Lima, Ohio: C.S.S. Publishing Co., Inc., 1987), p. 42. 3. John Haggai, WINNING, (New York: Inspirational Press, 1991). 4. Don Hawkins, NEVER GIVE UP, (San Bernardino, CA: Here's Life Publishers, 1992). 5. Warren W. Wiersbe, BE REAL (Wheaton, IL: Victor Books, 1972), pp. 145146.

1677. When You Are Anxious About Many Things

Luke 10:38-42

Sermon

King Duncan

... darkest cells of the prison, the guide showed Peale a crude outline of a man~s face that had been carved on the stone wall of the cell. It was someone's representation of the face of Jesus. "When things were the hardest and our people were about to give up because they thought they could stand it no more, they would come in here," the guide said. "They would put their hands on the face of Jesus to remind themselves that they were not alone." The guide told Peale that one night the Nazis came and took away ...

1678. After The Beep

Isaiah 66:1-24

Sermon

King Duncan

... get His message through. The ultimate call was made direct to Bethlehem. "In the past God spoke to our forefathers through the prophets at many times and in various ways. But in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son!" God, in His grace, didn't give up trying to reach His people. Here is the Good News of the Gospel. God has sent to the world His ultimate message, His own Son. In a sense, we might say that God tired of leaving messages on our machine that we ignored. He finally decided to come right ...

1679. Gettin' Ready For Quittin' Time

Luke 21:5-38

Sermon

King Duncan

... to dread. Look at his first coming. Look beyond the beauty and the innocence of the stable in Bethlehem. See how the adult Jesus healed and taught and gathered little children in his arms. Consider how he died “ forgiving those who placed him on the tree, giving up his life for his friends. Is this the man whose coming we are to dread? No, we look forward to his coming with great expectancy. The future is in the hands of a loving God and we shall not be disappointed. The CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR years ...

1680. Tevye's Question

Matthew 16:21-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... . . ." There are hundreds of thousands of people who are serving Christ around the world in full-time Christian service, some at a considerable sacrifice. Most of them can tell you a story similar to that of Timmy's shirt. You may ask, why are they willing to give up a comfortable living to serve Christ in far less desirable circumstances? Most of them will tell you it is not a sacrifice. It's not difficult to take up a cross and follow Christ if you share his faith. God will provide. God is good. All the ...

1681. Lift High the Tree

John 12:20-36

Sermon

George Bass

... his death and his resurrection. That was why he would lay down his life in perfect obedience and selflessness - that others might be saved for the Father through his love. Ellen Goodman wrote a column at the beginning of this decade titled, "Survivalism: Giving up on humanity." She believes that the 70s were the era of "Self-Improvement," but that the 80s will be the years of "Self-Preservation." "Yes, indeed, fellow trendwatchers," she predicted, "the true religion of the decade is not going to be EST or ...

1682. Be of One Mind

2 Corinthians 13:11-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... about a young lion and a mountain goat. Quite thirsty, the animals arrived at a water hole at the same time. They immediately began to argue about who would drink first. The disagreement becomes so heated that each decides he would rather die than give up the privilege of being first to quench his thirst. As each stubbornly confronts the other, their anger turns to rage. Just then something distracts them, and they both look up. Circling overhead is a flock of vultures waiting for the loser to fall. That ...

1683. Seeing What We Don’t Want To See

John 12:20-33

Sermon

Mary Austin

... ? I love hearing the variety of answers, such as reading a devotional each day, or dedicated time to read bigger chunks of the Bible. Maybe it is participating in a Lent Bible study or praying in a different way, just to try it out. Perhaps it is giving up a habit that distracts from God’s presence — online games, shopping, or taking your phone to bed. As we get near the end of Lent, these Greek travelers are really us. Everything we’ve been doing in Lent, all the small groups, the dinners, the weekly ...

1684. I Just Need To Talk To A Real Person

John 15:1-17

Drama

Arley K. Fadness

... 3 now; to file a complaint, press 4 now; to schedule a baptism, press 5 now; to learn about the next sermon on the mount, press 6 now; to leave a message with one of the other disciples, press 7 now; and if you are using a rotary phone, give up. To repeat this frustrating process, push the pound button and scream now! Heidi: (Laughs heartily; Hattie joins her. They hug) Oh, I love you, Aunt Hattie. Remember, you have me. Hattie: And I love you, Sweetie. Heidi: What you need, Auntie, is a cup of tea, and me ...

1685. But I Don't Wanna!

Genesis 12:1-8

Sermon

Joann Hary

... had tears in their eyes, just as I did, as the Jewish peasants packed up their carts, singing mournfully, "We will find a new Anatevka, a new homeland, because after all, God will lead us. God will still be with us." It is a painful time when we have to give up something or someone that we love, and yet God is there to comfort us, and to guide us, and to lead us ever onward. What does it mean to be blessed? Most of all, for us Christians today who believe in Jesus Christ as our Savior, it means that God ...

1686. The Master Has Come - To Face Jerusalem

Mark 11:1-11

Sermon

Thomas A. Pilgrim

... system that we are being attacked by the Russians (just to see how they would react). Palm Sunday - and Jesus is going into Jerusalem again, to face its hatred, skepticism, and deceit. Palm Sunday - and Jesus is going to the Cross, to die for a world we would give up on were it not for him, and what he did. No, the world has not changed much since that day when Jesus entered the city of Jerusalem. All our old hatreds, fears, and prejudices are still with us. We have simply dressed them up - and this world ...

1687. But Men Loved Darkness

John 3:1-21

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

... the Philistines, and they would make good ones. Once war was a perfectly valid way of settling international disputes, but now light has come. Our latest venture into darkness has shown us as the fools that we are before all the world. But, oh, how we hate to give up the darkness! What can we possibly use to replace it? For what will we spend 65% of our national income, if we don’t spend it for past, present and future wars? Think of the horror of the situation in which we would not be the most powerful ...

1688. Once In A Lifetime

Isaiah 6:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... 't here. You must be alive. Go home and get on with your life." And that was the word the man needed. He was alive! And he instantly became a better man, a better husband, a better father. (4) It would have been so easy for that troubled man to give up. He had come perilously close to doing so. But he went to the black stone wall, and he had a defining experience there. It was almost as if an angel of the Lord had touched a hot coal to his terrible memories and said to him, "Its all gone. You ...

1689. Internal Medicine

Matthew 6:16-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... does she do? She jumps out of the car, crying and shouting: I'm so sorry! I'm so sorry! I'll stay home! I won't go on vacation! If you do something wrong, you want to make amends. And part of making amends might have to do with giving up something significant to you. And so it is with fasting. Great King David fasted after he did his thing with Bathsheba. Remember? David's up on his palace roof one summer's evening. The day's been hot. Catch a breeze as the sun sets. And then he sees her ...

1690. It Isn't Easy Getting Ready For Christmas

Luke 3:1-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... come, there is hope. Senator John McCain spent 5½ years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam in the 1960s. During that time, he was frequently tortured or held in solitary confinement. He reports that his lowest point came on Christmas Eve 1969. McCain was giving up hope of ever getting out of Vietnam alive. To compound his homesickness, the captors played the song "I'll Be Home for Christmas" over the PA system. Just then, McCain heard tapping on his cell wall. This was the communication code the POWs used to ...

1691. Aren’t All Religions Basically Alike?

John 14:5-14

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... they are in good company. Some years ago, the renowned historian Arnold Toynbee wrote a little book titled “Christianity Among the Religions of the World” in which he called upon Christians to expunge Christianity of its alleged uniqueness. He asked Christians to give up the absurd notion that Christianity is unique because, said he, it is our persistent emphasis on the uniqueness and supremacy of Christ that stands in the way of unity with the other religions of the world. We ought instead, he said, to ...

1692. Gifted People

Ephesians 4:1-16

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... end of your line with an empty plate. You've got to say, "No, thank you," and work for the common good of the whole. The gifted Ephesians apparently grasped the meaning of maturity in Christ. They couldn't keep all their religious options open. They agreed to give up their superstition. The book of Acts records that they gathered their books and their magic together and made a great bonfire out of them. Scripture (Acts 19:19) says that they counted the price of what they had burned and found it to be 50,000 ...

1693. There Will Be No Adults in Heaven

Mark 10:13-16

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... in middle-age when she read and took to heart Jenny Joseph's famous poem "Warning." 1 Joseph's poem extols the strength and liberty that finally frees a middle-aged woman from trying to do and be correct in all things. It is time, she declared, to give up staid respectability and to do outrageous things - things like wearing purple and donning bright red hats. Cooper was so energized by Joseph's poem that she bought a bunch of red hats and gave them to a group of friends, along with a copy of Joseph's poem ...

1694. Why We Need the Pledge of Allegiance

Matthew 13:31-35, Matthew 13:44-46, Matthew 13:47-52

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... , as Jesus indicates, we play games with little treasures, buying and selling them on world markets, and moving among commercial districts that hold our attraction for a while, or we are sold out to a greater power. We sell all and buy it. We give up our claims in order that we might be claimed. Our youngest daughter was born in Nigeria while I was teaching at the Reformed Theological College in Mkar. Because the Nigerian government does not automatically grant citizenship to all who are born on its soil ...

1695. “Your Honor:” Jesus’ Honor Code of Turning the Other Cheek

Matthew 5:38-42

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... he holiness code upside down. Jesus’ descriptions of the “kingdom of God” delighted in turning the “honored” rules of honor on their heads. The last shall be first. The persecuted are blessed. The poor are rich in heaven. The humble will be exalted. Those who give up all they have will gain everything. Those who are slapped on both cheeks, who lose their shirt and their coat, who walk two miles when only one is required, who love the enemy, not just the “neighbor,” those are the true sons and ...

1696. Your Honor: Jesus' Honor Code of Turning the Other Cheek

Matthew 5:38-42

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

1697. The Many Faces of God

Isaiah 6:1-8

Sermon

William J. Carl, III

... people of unclean lips." The seraphim fly to him and touch his lips and the sting of forgiveness opens for him the human face of the God who loves and redeems, the God who will never let us go, no matter how bad we have been, the God who will give up everything to save even one of us. Of course, this godly human face is the one we Christians call the Christ. Which brings us to the final face of God, the heavenly face that oddly enough is only seen, from our perspective, here on earth. We see the heavenly ...

1698. A Faith to Move Mountains

Luke 17:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... go at that paper clip. He concentrated as hard as he could and ended up hissing loudly at the paper clip, but nothing worked. He was a failure. How would he ever move a mountain with his faith if he couldn’t move a mere paper clip? Finally giving up, he opened the door of his study to find his wife and son outside listening in their night-clothes, looking quite distressed. His wife said, “Darling, why didn’t you tell that paper clip you’d straighten it out for evermore if it didn’t get its act ...

1699. Who Does Jesus Belong to Anyway?

Mark 7:24-37

Sermon

Rick McCracken-Bennett

... without touching her daughter, without laying his eyes or hands on her, and it seems, without even looking up to heaven to pray, pronounced the woman's daughter healed. And she was. The Syrophoenician woman's story and Jesus' response reminds me to pray always and not give up hope. It reminds me of the lament psalms in the Hebrew scriptures which have the person asking why God is failing to act and then reminding God of what God's job is, all with faith that the psalmist's request will be honored. I am also ...

1700. Déjà Vu or Divine Revelation?

Luke 23:35-43

Sermon

King Duncan

... son sacrificed himself to save other people.” (4) Read about the last days of Jesus’ life and you’ll see that he knowingly, willingly sacrificed himself to save others. He absorbed the penalty of death in his own body so that we could live. What kind of king would give up his own life for his subjects? A King who was sent by God for a special mission. A King who was to lay down his life for the world. In other words, the second thief saw a King whose agenda was motivated by mercy and love. That is not ...

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