Sermon and Worship Resources

Synonyms: Levi, disciple, evangelist, tax collector, the 12, the twelve, apostle, sermon on the mount, jewish audience, beatitudes, lord's prayer, great commission, parables, olivet discourse, mount of olives, olivet, synoptic

Showing 1926 to 1950 of 3314 results

1926. Walking On The Water

Matthew 14:22-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... , however, that the New Testament is a book written "by preachers for preachers." That is, these stories of the Master were spread for over a generation by word of mouth before they were written down. The primary means of transmission was preaching. The Apostles, with the exception of St. Paul, had been eyewitnesses to Jesus' great deeds. Everywhere they went they told the story. And they told that story through preaching. Jesus did far more than could be possibly recorded in the Gospels. What we have are ...

1927. Started Toward A Great Tomorrow

Philippians 3:12-4:1

Sermon

King Duncan

... . St. Paul was a persecutor of the church. He was there when Stephen became the first Christian martyr. Indeed, he was part of the lynch party. He even held Stephen's cloak as Stephen was pounded into unconsciousness and then death. But a change took place in the Apostle Paul's life. He became a dynamo for Christ. If anybody can give us advice on what we can do to achieve a new, vibrant, victorious life it is he. Listen to his words: "...but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and ...

1928. Save The Tokens For Uncle Sam

Matthew 22:15-22

Sermon

King Duncan

... Christian theology. It was the Greeks who contended there is a division between mind, soul and body. The Jews, however, knew that wasn't true. When the Jew spoke of the soul, he was referring to the total person, including mind and body. That is why in the Apostles' creed we say we believe in the resurrection of the body. Not the same physical body that we've inhabited all these years, for flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom, but a new spiritual body which God will grant us. The body as part of our ...

1929. Blessing, Testing, Response

Matthew 25:31-46

Sermon

King Duncan

... t have to. All we need do is pray for them asking God to provide their food. That was the attitude which the disciples had in Mark 6:30 after Jesus had taught the 5,000 in the wilderness. It was getting late, the people were hungry. The apostles wanted to send them away so they could find food for themselves. But Jesus instructed them, "You give them something to eat." The disciples went to Jesus with their concern about the hungry people, hoping he would take care of their needs. But Jesus redirected their ...

1930. Possibly Our Best Year! (A Sermon for New Year's)

Isaiah 60:1-22

Sermon

King Duncan

Most of you are familiar with that apostle of possibility thinking, Dr. Robert Schuller. Schuller was best known for his glittering Crystal Cathedral. On one occasion Schuller invited entertainer Pat Boone to sing for his congregation. He introduced Boone by saying that Pat sometimes gets tired of his all-American-boy image. Once a year, said Schuller, Pat ...

1931. Save The Children

Mark 9:33-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... supposed to dobecause you brought me into this world and from that day, you owed me everything you could ever do for melike I will owe my son if I ever have another." We may not like his tone of voice, but essentially Dr. Prentice is correct. The apostle Paul put it like this, "For children are not responsible to save up for their parents, but parents for their children." Robert Raines tells a beautiful story about a young man named David who left home for the first time. From the age of seven he had lived ...

1932. Soli Deo Gloria

Mark 12:28-34

Sermon

Mark McGilvey Livonia

... the most painful death ever devised, crucifixion, and prayed, "My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as You will." His example and his Spirit permeated those who came after him. The apostles, though terrified by his crucifixion, were electrified by his resurrection and would not keep quiet. Though they paid for their powerful testimonies with their lives, they were also committed! First century Christians knew what it is to be committed. Caesar demanded that his ...

1933. The Majesty And The Misery

Jeremiah 1:1-19

Sermon

King Duncan

... in his parents' home chided him about his hair. "Hair shows a person's character," she said sarcastically. "Yours is the worst I've seen!" The young fellow was nearly devastated. One day, though, while visiting his grandmother he saw a great artist's picture of the Apostle John. In the painting, John had unruly hair! The boy thought to himself, "He was a saint, yet he had unruly hair. I can't be all bad. Maybe God can use me too." By the time that boy was thirty, he was a concert pianist, an eminent ...

1934. A Real Solution For Real Problems

Acts 9:1-19a

Sermon

King Duncan

... . That was the kind of experience Saul was having. His previous indoctrination was inadequate and needed to be totally swept away. After his Damascus Road experience, his eyes were opened, but he could see nothing. He needed to immerse himself in the teachings of the Apostles, he needed to feed on the fellowship of fellow believers, he needed to study and pray and grow. The goal was that he would soon see things that he had never seen before. His conversion was not an ending but a beginning. Is your collar ...

1935. The Wondrous Possibility Of Change

Galatians 1:11-24

Sermon

King Duncan

... he could not tolerate conflicting views. It is important to make that distinction because it is possible to have the same kind of misguided zeal for the cause of Christ. The important thing, however, is that Paul changed. He became the great missionary apostle for Christianity. But it was not that he simply changed one orthodoxy for another. He was changed-heart, mind and spirit. Read I Corinthians 13-that beautiful tribute to love and ask whether the writer of such a work would be capable of persecuting ...

1936. Forgiven!

Galatians 2:11-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... here. We do not love God with our whole heart because we have never experienced the realization of what it means to say, "You are forgiven." Theologian Karl Barth saw that. "We live solely by forgiveness" he declared. He was but echoing the message of the Apostle Paul. Paul struggled mightily to obey the Jewish Law, for he believed it to be the path of salvation. But instead of saving him, he came to the conslusion that it was the law that condemned him. Who can satisfy the demands of a totally righteous ...

1937. You Are Not Yourself!

Colossians 3:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... RECEIVE IT. It is not the private property of the spiritual or moral elite. It is available to every person on this globe. One of the paradoxes of the Christian life is that God often takes seemingly hopeless individuals and turns them into superbly useful people! The apostle Paul was once a violent antagonist of the faith, and John Mark had once deserted his ministry. There is no way to be sure what a person will be tomorrow simply by looking at what he or she is today. In 1944 during World War II, Admiral ...

1938. A Strategy For Status Seekers

Luke 14:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... to be accurate since Schweitzer lived out so well the philosophy that he taught. General William Booth, founder of the Salvation Army, knew that kind of happiness. Many consider him to be the most humble Christian to have lived since the Apostle Paul. During a Salvation Army Convention in London, England, the moderator read a telegram from Booth who was unable to attend because of illness. The message consisted of only one word: "Dear Delegates-Others". (signed) George Booth." Mother Teresa is another ...

1939. No Price Too High

Luke 14:25-35

Sermon

King Duncan

... Michelangelo, talent is cheap; dedication is costly." (5) Dedication is costly. It cost Matthew his life by a sword in Ethiopia. It cost Mark his life at the hands of a mob in Alexandria. Luke was hanged on an olive tree in Greece. It cost the Apostle John banishment on the Isle of Patmos. The once doubting Thomas paid the price on a lance. James the Greater was decapitated at Jersualem. James the Less was thrown from the Pinnacle of the Temple, then clubbed to death. Bartholomew was flayed alive. Peter was ...

1940. United We Stand, Divided We Fall

1 Corinthians 1:10-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... is filtered through a single question: Is the pastor in favor of the red horsehair couch, or is the pastor against the red horsehair couch?" (1) Everyone knew that the church could not continue that way. The red couch was dividing the church. The Apostle Paul knew about such divisions. From a careful reading of his letters, we discover that Paul's major concern was unity within the church. When Paul entered Corinth it was the first time the Christian gospel was preached there. After winning some converts ...

1941. Transforming Moment

Matthew 17:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... mountain Peter and the other disciples hear the voice of God confirming that Jesus is indeed "the Son of the living God." The voice challenges them to "listen to him." This would be a transforming moment for Peter. Years later, when he is one of the great Apostles, he will retell his experience on the high mountain with Jesus. In the book of II Peter we find his words: "We ourselves heard this voice come from heaven, while we were with him on the holy mountain." (II Peter 1:18) Much more would happen to ...

1942. Is There Any Wind?

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... of humility and service and the disciples fought for positions of power. At one point they thought Jesus was going to take Jerusalem by force and Jesus was trying to tell them he was going to die there. Peter was the spokesperson for the apostles, but Peter had more than his share of shortcomings. When Jesus spoke of his death and resurrection Peter said, "God forbid it, Lord." After Jesus’ arrest, Peter denied even knowing him. While Jesus was dying on the cross, Peter was hiding somewhere fearing for ...

1943. Whatever Became of Sin?

Romans 6:23

Sermon

Lowell D. Streiker

... on their ways. One man, turning to another, exclaimed: "But how did he know?" Are we all guilty? And, if so, of what? and before whom? and can we ever straighten it out? John the Baptist preached, "Repent for the kingdom of God is near." Jesus did likewise. The Apostle Paul declared, "All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God..." and "the wages of sin is death..." (Romans 3:23 and 6:23). The author of 1 John asserts: "If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us ...

1944. You Can Dress Them Up...

Romans 12:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... behaved children accidentally spill drinks on their clean clothes. The neatest children sometimes smear food on their faces while eating. Children will be children no matter how hard parents might try to make them otherwise. "You can dress them up, but..." The Apostle Paul wasn't concerned with how people look on the outside. He wasn't concerned with dressing people up. His concern was inner change. "Do not be conformed to this world..." Paul writes. This verse can also be translated, "Do not be conformed ...

1945. Never Too Old for an Adventure

Romans 4:1-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... out in faith. Abraham would not only become the father of a great nation as God had promised him, but he would also become the father of faith. But wait. Our lesson for the day isn't from Genesis. It is from Romans. We should be talking about the Apostle Paul, not Abraham. What's going on here? Reading between the lines it is obvious that Paul was in hot water with the church in Rome. When Paul penned the letter to the Romans he had not yet visited the Roman church. Word had reached the Romans, though, of ...

1946. Unlocking The Doors

John 20:19-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... Jesus' way of commissioning the disciples for the work he needed them to do. The Holy Spirit would not come on them with power until the day of Pentecost, but Jesus was preparing them, getting them ready. They would no longer be disciples, or learners, but apostles ” those sent in His behalf. They would now be putting their lives on the line as His representatives. Jesus knew what awaited His disciples in the days ahead. He had unlocked the doors of fear in their lives. Now He was sending them into the ...

1947. God's Job Profile

Amos 7:10-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... of Nineveh. For that matter, I probably would not have chosen Simon Peter. Sure he ended up as a rock, but before that he was as fickle as a willow reed. And James and John. Always jockeying for a place of prominence. I would even have had difficulty with the Apostle Paul. Have you ever read Paul's writings? He's caused all kinds of havoc in the church with some of the things he said. And he could be a bit tedious in making his point. What was his thorn in the flesh, anyway? God should have consulted us ...

1948. Christian Living As It's Meant To Be

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

Sermon

King Duncan

... the room, and then spent years gradually cleaning cherries out of her kitchen. (1) Not many parents would go that far in encouraging their offspring. But such encouragement made Spielberg what he is today ” one of Hollywood's most successful directors. The Apostle Paul had the task of encouraging not children, but churches. Remember, he was working on building the church at a time when being converted to the Christian faith meant monumental changes in people's lives. The whole concept of Christianity was ...

1949. Change Is Possible

Galatians 1:11-24

Sermon

King Duncan

... can change if we want to. We can change if we have a mental image of the kind of person God created us to be. MOST OF ALL, THOUGH, CHANCE COMES WHEN WE SURRENDER OUR WILL TO GOD. Perhaps St. Paul was ready for a change. As he held the Apostle Stephen's robe while the mob stoned Stephen to death, perhaps St. Paul knew deep down that Stephen was right and he was wrong. We know after his blinding vision he had a mental image of Christ, because he urges us to be conformed to that image in our own ...

1950. Why We Believe In God

Hebrews 11:1-40

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... He has prepared a city for them. Why do we believe in God? Because life is too precious to be wasted in these few years. If the meaning of my life is finished when I've ended my brief pilgrimage here, then what was the good of it? Says the Apostle Paul when they asked him that question, "If, for this life only, we hope in God, then we are to be pitied more than all men!" But life is more than just this short race. And we know it, because we believe in God, and we believe in the power ...

Showing results