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1826. Dealing With The Pain of Rejection

Luke 15:11-32

Sermon

James W. Moore

... went into a hospital room to visit a little four-year-old girl who had undergone surgery a few days before. As soon as he walked in, she took one look at him and then took her hands and covered her eyes as if to say, “I don’t want to see you!” “I refuse to acknowledge your presence.” She was rejecting her pastor… because she thought he was a doctor… and she had had enough of them! Her parents and the pastor had a good laugh over her “cold shoulder” treatment. Now, that is cute in a four ...

1827. Do You Love Me?

John 21:15-25

Sermon

Brett Blair

... from the congregation answer). Right! You are going to count the fish. You need to know that and it’s such a remarkable catch you want to know it. It’s a good business day. You see we can get so caught up in really trivial stuff and miss the point ... impetuous, but there is more here in this scene. It was Peter’s way of saying, “I’m so sorry I failed you, Lord! I want to be the first to shore, the first in your presence… because I’m so sorry I failed you.” Jesus was so perceptive. He knew ...

1828. Jesus and Mary Magdalene

John 20:10-18

Sermon

James W. Moore

... got. After a brief examination, the doctor, who is a good friend of ours, said, “It’s 2:30. I will be here at the hospital until at least 6:00. Let’s get some blood work and a CT-scan.” Then he added, “I want to read the CT-scan before I go home because I want to talk to you face-to-face and not call you on the phone with the results.” An alarm went off in our heads. At 6:30 that evening, the doctor came back with the report… and suddenly that Friday evening became different from ...

1829. The Ten Commandments #7: No Adultery

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... not she should be stoned to death. Why she did not faint from the terror of it all, we will never know. Maybe it was the gentleness in the attitude of the preacher as compared to the fierceness of her captors. Maybe it was the fact that he did not want to embarrass her any more than she already was, and instead of looking at her nakedness, he looked down at the ground and doodled in the dust. When they asked him about killing her, he said, "Feel free...but only on condition that the one who throws the first ...

1830. Be Careful What You Wish For, You Just Might Get It!

1 Samuel 8:1-22

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... spades! BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR...YOU JUST MIGHT GET IT! "These will be the ways of the king who will reign over you:" You want a warrior king, one to lead you in battle? OK. Guess who will be driving the king's chariots and riding the king's horses ... s gone and thrown it all away on Jesus, not mine. You're the one who introduced her to Jesus, not me." "But all we ever wanted her to be was a Presbyterian," he said, meekly. "Sorry. You've messed up and made a disciple." Be careful what you wish for, Mom, ...

1831. Theology in Snow

Psalm 147:1-20

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... on their parents for THEIR lives. Well, that is a possible meaning - we KNOW that God is the source of all that we are and all that we have. But on the other hand, I do not know of many more independent creatures on earth than children. Kids DO NOT want to be reminded of what their parents provide - they, for the most part, take it for granted. The meals are SUPPOSED to be on the table at the appointed hour. The clothes are SUPPOSED to be clean and in the closet when they are needed. Band-aids and hugs are ...

1832. Tough Love

Zephaniah 3:1-20

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... , and the freedom God allows us...FAR MORE patience and rope and freedom than we could ever expect from any other source (much less any parent). Because God apparently lets people get away with SO MUCH, they begin to think that they can act in any way they want with no danger of ever being called to account. But there is the rub: the message of God's Word, from beginning to end, is that an accounting will take place, and those who fall short will pay. See what else Zephaniah has to say: along with idolatry ...

1833. A Religion that Shows

Haggai 1:1-15

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... And no one seemed able to come up with a solution. Or perhaps I should say almost no one. There was at least one man who had one, Haggai, the prophet of God. His message said "Your religion is not showing, and it had better show if you want things to improve." Now, a nation other than the Jews might not have thought that that was such a terrible indictment. After all, religion is often considered a private matter. But the Jews had been a people in special relationship to their God, and they knew from their ...

1834. The Lord's Prayer: Please Forgive Us as We Forgive

Matthew 6:5-15

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... will also do to everyone of you if you do not forgive your brother or sister from your heart." Now, I doubt that Jesus would want us to make any hard theology out of this because we would decide God offers forgiveness on the basis of a quid pro quo: God ... pretensions, and we make a stab at bursting the bubble of our own self-righteousness. In other words, we begin to be more of what God wants us to be. A little boy passed a Pet Shop on his way home from school. Each day he would stop and play with the dozen ...

1835. Ask the Average Person...

Matthew 11:25-30

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... the other is getting it." He was trying to warn us no matter how hard we work at being successful, success will not satisfy us. By the time we get there, having sacrificed so much on the altar of being successful, we will realize that success was not what we wanted. An anonymous friar in a monastery once wrote these words: "If I had my life to live over again, I'd try to make more mistakes next time. I would relax, I would limber up, I would be sillier than I have been this trip. I know of very few ...

1836. When Evil Wins

Mark 6:14-29

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... start laughing, cheering and clapping all the louder. Salome runs out of the room to find her mother (because this would have been a stag party except for the entertainers). "What should I ask for?" BINGO! "The head of John the Baptizer." So Salome goes back to Herod. "I want you to give me at once the head of John the Baptist on a platter." Ever make a promise that you regret? As the text says, "The king was deeply grieved." But a promise is a promise, and in front of all the guys, at that. We know the ...

1837. A Meal with Friends

Luke 9:10-17

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... 5,000 men PLUS their women and children had been fed and were satisfied, with twelve baskets of left-overs collected. How did Jesus do that? I have no idea. One suggestion made is that these folks all had food with them to start with, but none wanted to show it for fear that they would have to share; then Jesus confronted them with these meager morsels, and they were more or less shamed into digging into their own picnic baskets (or whatever they had) and finally doing the sharing that they should have done ...

1838. Is God Like Daddy? - Father's Day

Luke 15:11-32

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... knows who I am because of you. I cannot do anything around here without somebody asking `Does your father approve?' I am tired of it and want to get out. Give me what I figure to inherit and let me be done with this lousy place." I wonder what would have gone through ... for something to eat, I wised up and decided I had better come home and go back to school. I called the folks, told them I wanted to return and asked if they would send the bus fare. I am not sure where they got the money, but Dad sent it and I ...

1839. Sons And Daughters Of God

Galatians 3:23-29

Sermon

King Duncan

... in concrete language that all of us can understand. Imagine that you have a parent who is both a perfectionist and also very aloof and distant. Can you imagine a parent like that? Some of you had parents like that. So, you have a parent that you want desperately to satisfy but nothing you ever do is quite right. What a downer! And because your parent does not know how to adequately show affection, you have this feeling that you are not only stupid but unacceptable as well. So, no matter what the reality of ...

1840. Jesus, Where Are You?

John 12:20-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... had missed ten days of school. "Without any fanfare or complaints," his Christian classmate carefully collected all his class assignments and took time away from his own studies to help him catch up. The premed student told Palmer, "You know, this kind of thing just isn't done. I wanted to know what made this guy act the way he did. I even found myself asking if I could go to church with him." (5) A small act of love, but a friend saw Jesus there. And so you and I are confronted with a question: Can others ...

1841. Mark Twain's Briefcase And A Great Mental Attitude

2 Corinthians 4:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... adversity that St. Paul faced. It is amazing how our attitude can affect our effectiveness in life. Ed Young, in his book BEEN THERE. DONE THAT. NOW WHAT?, tells a terrific story about a professional golfer on the PGA tour years ago named Bobby Cole. No one wanted to play with Cole, the story goes, because he was angry all the time. He made cutting remarks. He was bitter. He made the other golfers around him mad too. Bobby Cole's partner at the Masters in Augusta one year was Sam Snead. Everybody loved Sam ...

1842. Making It Last

Luke 3:1-20

Sermon

Timothy J. Smith

... 't greet the people with a warm welcome. People traveled out to the hot, dry desert to see John the Baptist. When they caught up with John, he greeted them by calling them "snakes." Certainly this wasn't a way to influence people and win supporters. Who would want to go to a church where the pastor greeted people entering the church by saying, "Welcome, you snakes!" That's one pastor who is going to move in a hurry. The people for some reason stayed with John the Baptist in the desert. John's message was ...

1843. From Tears To Triumph

John 20:10-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... grief Lewis had to endure upon her death. He wrote, "I never knew that love could hurt so much, yet I love you, and all I want is to love you. Beyond every door, I hear your voice saying to me: This is the land of shadows...real life has not even ... up on Easter morning and have no voice with which to shout`He is Risen!' but it would still more terrible to have a voice and not want to shout." You and I have voices. We can shout, "He is Alive!" Jesus was moved by Mary's tears. He spoke her name. Jesus is moved ...

1844. A Woman's Place

Genesis 2:4-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... play quiet games. We don't run and get all sweaty. Girls should never race with boys." The boy then scratched his head, trying to think of what she might do and finally he said; "OK, let's play house." She said, "Good! I'll be the daddy." We want to deal this morning with one of the most controversial issues in our society. What is a woman's place in the world today? EVEN THE BIBLE IS NOT VERY HELPFUL WITH THIS QUESTION. The Biblical testimony is mixed, at best. In Palestine in Biblical times the birth of ...

1845. Fans or Followers

Matthew 4:18-22

Sermon

King Duncan

... give my money to people who are in need. I like Jesus, but don’t ask me to forgive the person who hurt me. I like Jesus, but don’t talk to me about money or sex--that’s off limits. “Fans like Jesus just fine, but they don’t want to give up the bacon . . .” (1) Today’s reading from Matthew’s Gospel is about four men who were called by Jesus to be his disciples. They were not called to be fans of Jesus, but followers. Their names were Simon Peter, Andrew, James and John, four fishermen. But ...

1846. A Service the Church Will Never Forget

Acts 2:42-47

Sermon

King Duncan

... for the crowd had come with the announced intention of lynching me. I went ashore, nevertheless. I was stoned and beaten a good deal but I had not prayed for safety, but for the courage to face the mob. And that courage came and did not fail me.” Anyone who wants to be a witness for God is going to have to depend upon prayer. If this church, like the New Testament church, stands tall in our community, we are going to have to have the power of God undergirding us. There is only one way that power will come ...

1847. It Happens In The Best Of Families

Luke 2:41-52

Sermon

King Duncan

... getting along with my Mom. She tells me what to do and I do it." I hope our young people understand the value of obedience. I believe every young person in this room knows that Mom and Dad are on your side. When they say, "What we really want is your best good," they really mean it. Even though parents can make mistakes, and often do, what's in their heart is what counts. Most young people appreciate that. A recent survey of teenagers shows that most of them have a very positive feeling for their parents ...

1848. The Waiting Father

Luke 15:11-32

Sermon

King Duncan

... me my share of the inheritance now." Needless to say good Jewish boys did not talk to their fathers like this. Surely his punishment would be swift. Surprise. The father ponders the young man's request for a few moments and then says, "All right. If that is what you want, that is what you will get." Remember now that Jesus is seeking to say something to us about God. And this is it: God loves us enough to let go. God did not create us to be robots. He created us in His own image. Whatever else that may mean ...

1849. The Wondrous Possibility Of Change

Galatians 1:11-24

Sermon

King Duncan

... dreams and remedy our defects? How can we be what we have never been before? Let me give you four steps that can lead to change. These are four very simple, very practical essentials for change to take place in our lives. The first is desire. Do you really want to be more than you are? Are you sufficiently dissatisfied with your present state that you are willing to pay the price that change requires? Dwight L. Moody once said that if he could get a man to think for five minutes about his soul, then he was ...

1850. Living Smart

Luke 10:38-42

Sermon

King Duncan

... are going to learn to block, run and tackle," he said. "You are going to outplay all the teams that come up against you." Then he threw in the clincher! "You are to have confidence in me and enthusiasm for my system," he ordered. "Hereafter, I want you to think of only three things: your home, your religion, and the Green Bay Packers." (4) We would quarrel with the order but not the spirit of Lombardi's challenge. He had narrowed his priorities to those simple things that he considered important. We could ...

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