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1901. The Father Who Wanted His Son To Succeed

1 Kings 2:1-12

Sermon

Alton F. Wedel

... go the way of all the earth," David gave this charge to Solomon: "Be strong, and show yourself a man, and keep the charge of the Lord your God, walking in his ways and keeping his statutes ... that you may prosper ... ‘There shall not fail you a man on the throne of ... in the company of kings and priests who have been gathered out of every tribe and tongue and nation and presented to the Lord. "Be all that you can be." And how did Solomon fare? "Then David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city ...

1902. The Gospel for Labor Day

Matthew 20:1-16

Sermon

T. A. Kantonen

... endorses. When Professor G. H. Palmer was called to teach at Harvard, he found such great joy in his work that he exclaimed, "To think that I was even paid for it!" That is the right attitude. A poet whose name I do not know has expressed it beautifully: "Lord of the Vineyard, whose dear word declares, Our one hour’s labor as the day’s shall be; What coin divine can make our wage as theirs Who had the morning joy of work for Thee?" Much of our difficulty in maintaining the right attitude comes from the ...

1903. The Vulnerable Christ

Philippians 2:1-11

Sermon

Gregory J. Johanson

... as Hannah had anticipated the birth of Samuel. You remember that Hannah had difficulty conceiving and was the target of abuse by the other wife, Peninah, who had umpteen kids. This must have depressed Hannah, for she would not eat. Finally she went to the temple and prayed: "Lord, give me a son and I’ll give him back to the temple." The old priest, Levi, must have thought her to be drunk, but she said no, she had taken no wine nor strong drink, but was concerned that she could not bear a child. Levi said ...

1904. Plumb Line Prophecy

Amos 7:1-9, Amos 7:10-17

Sermon

Robert Leslie Holmes

... are out of plumb with God’s design for us. The words of another ancient prophet need to be sounded again in America: When the Lord your God has brought you into the land that he swore to your ancestors ... a land with fine, large cities that you did not build, ... and olive groves that you did not plant — and when you have eaten your fill, take care that you do not forget the Lord. — Deuteronomy 6:10-12 Even in the church we are leaning out of plumb. Our theology tends to be shallow and our sermons ...

1905. A Town of Promise

Micah 5:1-4

Sermon

Harry N. Huxhold

... of Micah, but the new David would be able to bring about the kind of unity the First David accomplished. Furthermore, the new David would also serve as a priestly king in the manner of David as “he shall stand and feed the flock in the strength of the Lord.” In that respect the new Davidic figure will be most like the First David. However, because God sends the new David to keep the promise God made to the First David, God will increase what God has been doing for the people of God. Not only will the ...

1906. Light from the Word

Nehemiah 7:73b--8:18

Sermon

Harry N. Huxhold

... Ezra called the people back to the covenant, we need to rehearse the gospel of salvation over and over again in our worship, be given to the study of God’s word so that we can apply it, and be regularly in communion with one another at the Lord’s feast. Our Lord Jesus Christ not only made that necessary for us by his own exemplary life but also he is the fulfillment of the covenant Ezra shared with the people. Jesus died and rose again, so that the covenant is for real for us by the manner in which he ...

1907. God Hears

Genesis 21:8-21

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... a newer model. For whatever it is worth, Abraham was able to justify being an incredible wimp and acceding to Sarah's demand by relying on God's promise that Ishmael would also become the source of a great nation. What could the man have been thinking? "Oh gee, Lord, that puts my mind at ease. Now, I, a wealthy man having the wherewithal to provide handsome support, can send them out into the desert with nothing but a loaf of bread and a skin of water and not give it a second thought." Right. That IS what ...

1908. Rock Solid Living

Matthew 7:24-29

Sermon

King Duncan

... great significance. Some people totally waste their lives. Others spend their lives simply surviving. Only a few make an impact on the world. Even Many Religious People Miss the Boat. The words of Jesus are quite interesting: “On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you evildoers.’” I don’t want to sound judgmental ...

1909. Rejoice

Philippians 4:2-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... your health, the wellbeing of a loved one, concern about your economic situation? I hope you will not dismiss this truth as a pious platitude: God is in control of your future and your present. God will not forget you in your time of need. "Rejoice in the Lord always," says St. Paul, "again I will say, Rejoice." So the challenge each of us faces this day is the challenge of trust: WILL YOU TRUST GOD TO GIVE YOU THIS CHRISTMAS WHAT YOU TRULY NEED? Will you open yourself to the possibility that no matter how ...

1910. Jesus, Where Are You?

John 12:20-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... Shedd took each pipe, dropped that particular old friend overboard, and watched it sink to the bottom of the lake. He said, "They are yours, Lord. This time, they're yours." (6) Who you are may depend on what kind of face you see on Jesus. Do you see a loving ... Shedd took each pipe, dropped that particular old friend overboard, and watched it sink to the bottom of the lake. He said, "They are yours, Lord. This time, they're yours." (6) Who you are may depend on what kind of face you see on Jesus. Do you see a ...

1911. Cut Down Lifted Up

Philippians 2:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father." (KJV) In these poetic lines we discover three things about Christ: who he is, what he has ... ON OUR PART TO WHO CHRIST IS AND WHAT HE HAS DONE. That response is to bow at his feet and acknowledge him as our Lord. "Wherefore God has also exalted him and given him a name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus, every knee should ...

1912. Soli Deo Gloria

Mark 12:28-34

Sermon

Mark McGilvey Livonia

... be the glory?" How do we make such a commitment to God in our society today? Commitment is certainly not the strong suit of our generation. Adlai Stevenson once told of a pastor who so moved one of his congregation that the man jumped to his feet and cried, "Oh Lord, use mein an advisory capacity." That's how most people would prefer to be used todayin an advisory capacity. How do we buck the trend and live for God alone? WHAT IS COMMITMENT? In it's simplest form it is doing what we say we will do even when ...

1913. Searching For A Lost God

Romans 9:30--10:21

Sermon

King Duncan

... world find God? IF GOD IS KNOWN IN OUR LAND IT WILL BE BECAUSE THERE ARE PERSONS WHO CONFESS WITH THEIR LIPS THAT JESUS IS LORD. If someone must be blamed for the loss of God in our society, it must not be the humanists, or the atheists or the ... the last thing to be said this morning. IT FOLLOWS AS NIGHT FOLLOWS DAY THAT IF WE TRULY BELIEVE WITH OUR HEARTS THAT JESUS IS LORD, WE WILL WANT EVERYONE ELSE TO BELIEVE, TOO. When you find something that brings pleasure into your life, you want to share it. A new ...

1914. He Is Who He Says He Is

Acts 5:17-42

Sermon

King Duncan

... town who looks like Hubert Humphrey. He sounds like Hubert Humphrey. He even thinks he is Hubert Humphrey. Now, if you should run into him, don't give him any money, but please be nice to him, because we kind of like him and he doesn't do any harm." Lord then went back into the store and said, "Hubert, there's a bus load of California tourists out there just dying to meet you." Hubert roared out and proceeded to shake hands with every person on the bus. Afterward he had a puzzled look on his face. "I just ...

1915. Life From God's Perspective

John 12:12-19

Sermon

King Duncan

... crowd was doing he deliberately chose a donkey to ride. A king going into battle would ride a horse. A king coming to proclaim peace would ride upon a donkey. The people could not push or force Jesus into becoming king. Jesus was already King of kings and Lord of lords. They simply could not see things through God's eyes. We're the same way at times. We think God should do exactly what we want because we know what's best. We get into trouble anytime we think we have God figured out. You probably will not ...

1916. Like A Mighty Army

John 17:20-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... in the Book and said, "O King, this man was a great inventor, and shed light on the pathway of man through the world." The Lord said, "Send him up, and let him stand here by the side of Uriel, the Angel of Light." Then the Angel of the Book brought ... IS IN ITS DEVOTION TO ITS COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF. We have one leader as the church of Jesus Christ, and that is our risen Lord. More than 20 years ago Jerry B. Jenkins wrote the book, THE WORLD'S STRONGEST MAN, with Paul Anderson. Anderson was the 1956 Olympic weight ...

1917. Would You Please Listen To Me?

John 1:19-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... bridegroom would have to identify himself, usually by speaking a few words. Using this imagery, John says that his responsibility was merely to introduce the bride to the bridegroom, that is, to introduce Israel to Christ. (4) John's task was to "make straight the way for the Lord." And that is our task today. On this third Sunday in Advent we are to prepare a straight road into our hearts. How are we to do that? ACCORDING TO JOHN, WE ARE TO REPENT OF OUR SINS AND BE BAPTIZED INTO A NEW LIFE. Baptism is a ...

1918. Nothing Is Impossible With God

Luke 1:26-38

Sermon

King Duncan

... that question on this side of heaven. (3) It is interesting to note that the angel refers to Jesus as "Son of the Most High." There are many names for God in the Bible. There is El Olam, the God of Eternity. El Shaddai, God the Provider. Yahweh Shalom, the Lord is peace. But the angel identified Jesus, the coming Messiah, as the Son of El Elyon, the Most High God. This is a name of greatest power and glory. It is almost as if the angel is saying to Mary, "The God of Anything-Is-Possible is speaking to you ...

1919. Swords Into Plowshares

Isaiah 2:1-5

Sermon

King Duncan

... sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. O house of Jacob, come, let us walk in the light of the Lord!" [Today we begin a series of five messages for Advent and Christmas based on the writings of the prophet Isaiah. We will consider ... and war. Where will it end? Isaiah tells us. It will end when God's Messiah is crowned King of Kings and Lord of Lords: "they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither ...

1920. When You Are Uncertain About Your Salvation

1 Kings 3:1-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... through times when they doubted if their conversion was real. It happened to Martin Luther. It happened to John Wesley. It can happen to you, and it can happen to me. That is why we need to hear St. Paul's words: "If you confess that Jesus is Lord and believe that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is by faith that we are put right with God; it is by our confession that we are saved. The scripture says, `Whoever believes in him will not be disappointed.' This includes everyone, because ...

1921. THE SAVIOR HAS COME?

Drama

Angela Akers

... Simeon: "In a stable." Nathan: "A stable! You are mad, struck by the moon and the flow of new wine. No one could possibly believe that!" Simeon: "But he was. He was in a stable, wrapped tightly and lying in a manger." Nathan: "If he were truly the Lord, then he would have been born in a palace, and wrapped in silk and fine linen. He would have been laid in a bed of pure gold and diamonds. You must have been mistaken." Simeon: "But the baby was just as the angel said he would be." Nathan ...

1922. Let the Son Shine In

John 1:1-18

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... , and shall arbitrate for many peoples; they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. O house of Jacob, come, let us walk in the light of the Lord!” (Isaiah 2:2-5) If the Messiah has come, just where can we find the Messiah’s people? A good question. Light has come, but light can be resisted. When Light first came into the world, people tried to hide from it, run away from it, drive ...

1923. Have You Gone Far Enough?

Mark 8:27-30

Sermon

Stephen M. Crotts

... shut him up for a fool, you can spit at him and kill him as a demon; or you can fall at his feet and call him Lord and God. But let us not come up with any patronizing nonsense about his being a great human teacher. He has not left that open to ... are you in your thinking about Jesus Christ?" Who do you say he is? Maybe you cannot go all the way in affirming him as Savior and Lord today. Perhaps you can only affirm that he was a real man. What you need to do is approach the next step with study and prayer and ...

1924. To Live Is To Dance

John 10:1-10

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... open to your spirit. We pray that we’ll be open now, not only to speak your word, but to receive it. Through Christ our Lord. Amen. Throughout the ages, different images have been offered to assist us in making sense out of life. So life has been seen as a ... sense of God. Ah but you say, that was Jesus and I am me. You’re right. That’s the reason we call Jesus, Lord. But because he is Lord, he calls us to bring forth from our life our own music. To elicit from where we are the symphony of life, not to ...

1925. Old and New Commandments

Exodus 34:29-35

Sermon

Elizabeth Achtemeier

... commandments reaffirmed for us in the New Testament?" Do Jesus and Paul and the rest of the New Testament figures pick them up and apply them to the Christian life also? Over and over again, such is the case, even in the letters of Paul. After all, our Lord said that he came not to abolish the law and the prophets, but to fulfill them (Matthew 5:17). Contrary to our Epistle lesson, then, are we to live under the law? Does the Christian faith have about it a legalism after all? As Paul emphasizes, the answer ...

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