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1951. Rock Solid

Matthew 7:24-29

Sermon

King Duncan

... jetfighters in Vietnam from the aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk. You were shot down!” “How in the world do you know that?” asked Plumb. “I packed your parachute,” the man replied. Plumb was surprised and thankful. The man pumped his hand and said, “I guess it worked!” Plumb assured him, “It sure did. If your chute hadn’t worked I wouldn’t be here today.” Plumb couldn’t sleep that night thinking about that man. He says, “I kept wondering what he might have looked like it [in] uniform ...

1952. There Are Other Worlds to Sing In

John 3: 1-17

Illustration

James W. Moore

... Please." Miraculously, he heard that same small clear voice that he knew so well. “Information." Paul hadn't planned this, but suddenly he blurted out: “Could you please tell me how to spell the word “fix?" There was a long pause. Then came the soft answer: “I guess your finger must be all healed by now." Paul laughed. “So it's really still you. Do you have any idea how much you meant to me during that time when I was a little boy?" “I wonder," she said, “if you know how much your calls ...

1953. Lose Yourself

Matthew 21:1-11

Illustration

Joanna Adams

... with branches in 32 countries already. It is called the Winners Church, and according to its leaders, it lives by a motto that comes from America's religious culture. Here's the motto: "Be happy. Be successful. Join the winners." People flock to that kind of church, I guess. But it all depends, doesn't it, on how we define winning? I wonder what kind of church you would have if your motto were "Whoever wishes to be great among you must be your servant." Or about this one for a motto, "Those who want to save ...

1954. Disillusioned Thomas

John 20:24-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... Thomas and said to him, “Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe.” Thomas said to him, “My Lord and my God!” And Thomas went on to become a great Christian missionary leader. My guess is that his time of disillusionment and doubt actually left him stronger than he was before. It happens more often than you can imagine. People go through a time of testing and they come out better rather than bitter. In their time of need they feel the ...

1955. Family Resemblance

John 14:5-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... fur coat.” Said the second: “My son is a medical doctor and last winter he gave me a vacation in Miami Beach.” The third thought for a moment then blurted out, “My son sees a fancy psychiatrist each week. He pays the psychiatrist $100 an hour. And guess who he spends his time talking about ME!” She did not realize that the fact that her son was talking to a psychiatrist about her was not a compliment. All of us reflect our upbringing. Many of us bear scars from our relations with our parents. Many ...

1956. When Christians Pray

Acts 1:12-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... At least I was once.” “What happened?” the men asked. A sad, nostalgic look crossed her face. “I accepted Jesus as my Savior at a rally when I was a teenager,” she said. “Then I went to live in Hawaii. Well, I just lost interest, I guess. Forgot about it.” “I don’t think you lost it,” Colson said gently. “You just put it aside for a while.” The waitress seemed thoughtful. “It’s funny,” she said, “but the moment I saw you guys praying I felt excited all over again.” “Once ...

1957. In Our Own Language

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... it. Again in Spanish he said, “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen.” One person in the audience began to snicker. Pretty soon the entire audience was roaring in laughter. Finally, someone told him that he had said, “Good evening, bathrooms and broom closets!” (1) I guess it pays to know the language of the people to whom you’re speaking. Of course it works both ways. Those who come here from other lands have the same difficulty with our language. A Latin American minister was touring the U.S. in an ...

1958. Make Them Thirsty

Matthew 28:16-20

Illustration

Bruce Ball

A young salesman was disappointed about losing a big sale, and as he talked with his sales manager he complained, "I guess it just proves you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink." The manager replied, "Your job is not to make him drink. Your job is to make him thirsty." So it is with evangelism. Our lives should be so filled with the passion of Christ that we create a thirst in others for the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

1959. The Rewards Program for Christians

Matthew 10:1-42

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... for you today, keep a look out for co-workers or companions who are suffering through a sugar-free desert. Offer them a “reward” of a “thank you,” offer them the sweetness of encouragement, offer them the pick-me-up of praise. I’m going to guess this morning that the majority of this congregation goes to bed hungry every night -hungry for a thank you, hungry for some recognition that you’re working as hard as you can, starving for some encouragement. When we dream of making our church and our ...

1960. The Receptive Heart

Matthew 13:1-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... pages. One entry caught his eye: ‘Yesterday he spent an hour with me. And it was like being in heaven. I love him so much.’ He turned a few more pages and read, ‘I listened all day to hear his steps in the hallway. And now it’s late. I guess he won’t come to see me.’ He read a few more entries and then threw the book on the floor and ran out into the rain back to the cemetery. He fell on his wife’s grave in the mud, sobbing, ‘If only I had known . . . if only I ...

1961. Better to Have Weeds than Nothing at All

Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43

Illustration

James Somerville

... those things, the pastor got a note in his box at church with five words on it: "Adrian wants to be baptized." Adrian. The terror of the trailer park. That little girl who had made their work most difficult during the previous two years. Who would have guessed? Instead of pulling weeds in the field where she lived, they just tried hard to be wheat, and somehow Adrian saw that and fell in love with it and wanted it for herself. After she was baptized, there was a little more wheat in the field. And because ...

1962. The Ad Vent Wheat

John 1:1-18

Drama

Frank Ramirez

... big metal vent,” also. Teacher Two: Maybe. Well, if you want to tell people about Jesus, what should we say? Alexis: We should say, “Be happy!” Bradley: Joy to everyone! Garrison: And we should bring all our friends to Baby Jesus, too. Teacher One: Well, guess what? I brought some friends with me. (takes the puppets out of the bag and hands them out, giving each child one for each hand) Now we can all sing together. (Everyone puts on their hand puppets.) Teacher Two: Let’s get everyone here in the ...

1963. Surprise!

Luke 1:26-38

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... than others, of course. Ask Mary. She surely got a major surprise. There she was, doing the dishes or sweeping the floor or sitting engrossed in the latest Harlequin Romance, or whatever young Israelite girls did in those days, when the angel Gabriel suddenly appeared. "Guess what's going to happen to you, Mary." Surprise! I wonder what Mary thought when she heard the news. Her first reaction was practical — she was not naive and knew where babies came from, so she asked, "How will this be, since I am a ...

1964. Thanks for the Memory, Bob

John 6:24-35

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... Times entertainment critic who himself had died several years before. The peculiar incident of one dead man writing about another was cause for some enjoyment in New York's tabloids. The New York Post wrote, "If there are any mistakes, obviously don't call the writer." I guess if you are going to have fun with an obituary, it is fitting that it be for Bob Hope. It is all part of what we remember of him. Over and over following Mr. Hope's death, we heard, "Thanks For The Memory" repeated. That was not ...

1965. A Disaster of Biblical Proportions

Job 42:1-17

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... night to fall, and how does it happen? How does the wind work? How many clouds are there?" One unanswerable question after another with Job finally responding, "I put my hand over my mouth" (Job 40:4b), or in more modern parlance, "Gee, Lord, I had better shut up; I guess there is a lot about life I cannot answer." And the Lord says, "Right. There is a lot you will not be able to answer." The message of the book of Job is that there are indeed things that we will never know - at least in this life - things ...

1966. The Living Advent Wreath (Love: Pink Candle of the Stars)

Luke 1:26-38

Drama

Frank Ramirez

... Advent wreath, who bears the mark of the Stars. Attendant, who is carrying the candlelighter to light the candles also enters. Faith and Hope enter and take their places in the living Advent wreath.) Guide: I’m here! Pilgrim: (sheepishly) I’m here, too. I guess I wanted to see you enter, to see if you would be faithful. Guide: (smiles) You are not the first pilgrim who has come to our Far Country, looking for Faith and Hope, seeking reassurance. I trust your stay at the castle has been comfortable ...

1967. Agony and Ecstasy

John 11:17-37

Sermon

Steven Molin

... prayers and unfinished dreams. It's about us, really, as we have gathered at the bed of a dying loved one, or joined a prayer chain for an unknown person fighting cancer. It is us, as we have reached the end of the available options and uttered "Well, I guess there's nothing left for us to do but pray." It's us, as we have called on God to be God, and his answer never comes ... at least not the answer we were looking for. Welcome to Mary and Martha's world, friends — people who have found disappointment ...

1968. Witness: More than Judgment

1 Corinthians 9:16-23

Sermon

Scott Suskovic

... my children, or shopping at the grocery store would be such a beacon of light unto the whole world that they would see me, be overwhelmed by my actions and convert to Christianity, I'd be in trouble. The gospel would be in trouble. I'm not that good. (And guess what? Neither are you.) I'm glad that I have my words to share. I'm glad I can talk about grace, forgiveness, and mercy when my actions betray the sin within. But how? How do I speak? How do we become a Jew to the Jew or weak for ...

1969. Who Will Vouch for Me?

2 Corinthians 3:1-6

Sermon

Scott Suskovic

... for the dog. What a turn of events to find out that the dog was fine. There was nothing wrong with the dog. It was just the opposite. The man was the problem. He was the one needing someone to vouch for him. Who would have guessed it? There was once a contest to write an essay titled, "What is the Problem with the World?" And there were many submissions that wrote about hunger, war, pollution, greed, racism, and sexism. But the winning essay describing the problem with the world was actually the shortest ...

1970. The Wisdom of The Cross

1 Corinthians 1:18-25

Sermon

Nancy Kraft

... ." (Actually, that's a lot like we would say "I belong to Holy Trinity" or "I belong to St. John's," isn't it?) This is a problem for the Corinthians because instead of working together, in unity, these factions are competing with one another. (Hmmm — I guess that has a familiar ring to it, too, doesn't it?) Well, apparently, there are those who are gifted in rhetoric and able to use that power to convince others to follow them and that's a big reason for the factions. Paul doesn't want the Corinthians ...

1971. Love in Action

1 John 3:16-24

Sermon

Nancy Kraft

Love one another. It sounds so simple, doesn't it? Of course, if you've ever really tried it, you know that this love stuff is incredibly hard. I guess that's why Jesus made such a big deal out of it, because he knows how hard it for us. Love one another. It's his big commandment. In the gospel of John we hear Jesus saying it in as many ways as he possibly can. But he does more ...

1972. Reconciliation Day

Matthew 18:15-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... . “Before she comes in,” the man said, “let me explain this wedding to you. Both of us have been married before to each other! Over thirty years ago, we got into an argument, I got mad, and we separated. Then we did a stupid thing and got a divorce. I guess we were both too proud to apologize. Well, all these years we’ve lived alone, and now we see how foolish we’ve been. Our bitterness has robbed us of the joys of life, and now we want to remarry and see if the Lord won’t give us a ...

1973. Life Isn’t Fair

Matthew 20:1-16

Illustration

William J. Carl, III

... picking on him, grabbed his food away and laughed in his face. The truck driver said nothing, got up, paid for his food and walked out. One of the cyclists laughed to the waitress, "Boy, he sure wasn't much of a man, was he?" The waitress replied, "No, I guess not. He's not much of a truck driver, either," she said pointing out the window. "He just ran over three motorcycles."

1974. God Enjoys AND Enjoins Us

Matthew 22:1-14

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

Director/actor Woody Allen is known for a lot of quotes. But maybe his most famous quote is this one. Anyone want to guess what it is? “Ninety percent of life is just showing up.” But Woody Allen is famously wrong. Ninety percent of life is what we do AFTER we show up. Why do we want to believe Allen’s computations so badly? We eagerly embrace Woody’s calculus because it takes us ...

1975. At the Banquet...In Your Pajamas

Matthew 22:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... day they’ll become bacon or pork chops. There’s actually a waiting list of unwanted pigs trying to get a hoof in the door at Riffle’s farm. “Dale Riffle told the reporter, ‘We’re all put on earth for some reason, and I guess pigs are my lot in life.’ How could anybody in his right mind fall in love with pigs?” asked Nicodem. “I’ll tell you something even more amazing. An infinite, perfectly holy, majestic, awesome God is passionately in love with insignificant, sinful, sometimes openly ...

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