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1951. His Cleansing Of The Temple

Luke 19:45-48

Sermon

Brett Blair

... us that when our dreams do not include God, that they are doomed to be shattered upon the rocks. It says to us that when we rest our ultimate faith in power politics and our own ingenuity we seal our own fate. Jesus wept: O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you did not understand the ways of peace. Jesus pitied a city that did not recognize God’s great moment when it came. Now I don’t want to make too much of The Passion Of The Christ, it is after all just a movie, but might there be something of God at work ...

1952. His Resurrection

John 20:1-9, John 20:10-18

Sermon

Brett Blair

... God for the sins you have committed. No other can plead your case before God. No other is qualified to stand before God and do so. And how do I know this? One reason. He lives. It is the resurrection; because of the resurrection our whole understanding of Jesus is different. In the winter of 1982 Vice President, George Bush represented the U.S. at the funeral of former Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev. Bush was deeply moved by a silent protest carried out by Brezhnev's widow. She stood motionless by the coffin ...

1953. Would You Take The Crown Without The Cross?

Luke 4:1-13

Sermon

Brett Blair

... . Jesus put it this way, “man does not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.” Satan has misunderstood mankind and therefore misunderstood Jesus’ need. To be sure, he sees that he is hungry. What he does not understand is that there is another type of hunger. It is the hunger for righteousness. Jesus is feeding himself on the Word of God. Satan has challenged Jesus to feed a hungry world. What Jesus is saying is that you cannot know what is good unless you first ...

1954. You Do Have A Prayer

Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

James W. Moore

... Lord, you know I am not here to ask for money, but my address is Box 296, Piney Bluff, North Carolina!" Prayer must be more than an emergency magical lamp rubbed in a crisis. The truth is that many people give up on prayer because they never understand what prayer is. Much that passes for prayer is irrational, superstitious, and self-centered, and is therefore unworthy of the pattern of the prayer that Jesus offered to us his disciples. How do you pray and why? We are not the first to ask. The disciples of ...

1955. The Bedrock of Faith

Mark 13:1-8 · Luke 21:5-19

Sermon

Brett Blair

... know when. What would be the sign that this was about to take place? In their voice was fear. Fear of the unknown. Fear that their lives were about to change forever. Jesus had not made any predictions like this one. This was different. This, they could understand. Forty years later the prediction came true. In 70 AD the Temple was destroyed by Rome. What are we to learn from this prediction and its fulfillment? We learn what true real bedrock faith is all about. The kind of faith you can stand on, build on ...

1956. The Ten Commandments #3: God's Name

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... . When we DO, it makes all the difference. We will not be content with the standards of the world. We will share a gospel that is genuinely GOOD NEWS, not bad - not just a billboard-type religion that asks "What part of 'Thou shalt not' do you not understand?" Instead, the emphasis will be on the very good news that Jesus loves us, has paid our penalty for sin, and invites us to life with him in the Kingdom of God. We will work for justice, oppose discrimination, fight oppression, and try to put meat on the ...

1957. Wise Leadership

1 Kings 2:1-12, 3:1-15

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... the democratic example to the world, the America of Christian values, the America that he had admired. Almost plaintively he looked me in the eye and asked, 'Why can't you bring back that America?' "He went on to lament what I came to understand is a common perception held by Middle Easterners: the USA is seen as an aggressive power unilaterally invading and occupying nations without cause and a nation that does not reflect Christian values. At the core of this perception is the absolute conviction that ...

1958. Would You Take The Crown Without The Cross?

Matthew 4:1-11

Sermon

Brett Blair

1959. Regis and Jesus

Matthew 6:19-24

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... . He continued, "store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consumes and where thieves do not break in and steal." What is he saying? You can't take it with you but you can send it on ahead? How are we to understand Him? Obviously, even though he has just been talking about material things, he is NOT talking about them now. The people who listened to him there on that hillside knew that. Their rabbis taught that HEAVENLY treasure came from two sources: deeds of kindness and a ...

1960. The Apostles' Creed: "Suffered, Dead, and Buried..."

Mark 15:1-15

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... you ever wondered about that? I would not be surprised if you answered NO. After all, this is pretty blood-thirsty stuff. If it were not for the fact that it has been part and parcel of our faith tradition from the time we were old enough to understand anything, we would be horrified. If this story were not so familiar to us, if we were hearing it for the first time from someone trying to convert us to his or her faith, we would gag. We are talking about HUMAN SACRIFICE here. In how many other situations ...

1961. Ready or Not, Here He Comes!

Luke 3:1-20

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... him? Is it because the world remains unconvinced of the possibility of change? Or perhaps it is that misery loves company. If no one else can change, neither should I be expected to change. John says WRONG!!! In that context, we begin to get a better understanding of his talk about "vipers" and fleeing "the wrath to come." You see, standing on the edge of the wilderness, John is using wilderness talk. The picture he envisions is of those desert grass fires that are nature's way of removing old dead growth ...

1962. Is God Like Daddy? - Father's Day

Luke 15:11-32

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... Parable of the Prodigal Son," but somehow, the father has always been much more fascinating to me than his children, and a good man to consider on this Fathers' Day. Neither one of the sons were particularly special, but Dad was quite a man. He was obviously understanding. His boy comes to him and says, "Listen, I am tired of living in this fish bowl. You are one of the big shots in this town, everybody knows who I am because of you. I cannot do anything around here without somebody asking `Does your father ...

1963. Would a Loving God Really Let Anyone Go to Hell?

Luke 16:19-31

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... , I am not a masochist nor do I have a pastoral death wish, but I am not content with giving you pabulum. I hope you are not content to be fed with it either. I hope you are ready to be challenged to think and not simply rely on past understandings. The question this morning, "Would a loving God really let anyone go to Hell?" is one to which almost all of you already have an answer. Whether that answer is truly reflective of the Biblical witness is what we will deal with. Let us hear the word of the Lord ...

1964. No Time for a Knapsack Faith

Matthew 28:16-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... the combination inside. There IS meaning and purpose to this world we live in and that meaning and purpose is available to all those who seek it. There is available to us and to everyone on this planet a body of truth that is knowable, understandable, and eternal. The early church summed up this truth in the doctrine we know as the Trinity: God, the Father; God, the Son; God, the Holy Spirit. Now it is sometimes difficult to get people excited about Christian doctrines--especially that of the Trinity. It ...

1965. Rejoice

Philippians 4:2-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... Sacred Concert, singing "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever." Knowing that his friend was in the dumps, Duke Ellington had arranged for a private serenade. (5) Tony Bennett was fortunate to have such a friend who remembered him in his season of distress. I hope you understand that the Christmas hymns we sing this day are God's private serenade to all those who are hurting. God is saying, "Relax and rejoice. I am in control. I am in control of the future. I am in control of the present. Rejoice in the Lord ...

1966. Jerry's Christmas

John 1:1-18

Sermon

Clark D. Cowden

... will be indebted to him, and he will want something from us." He said, "I only want to give to you, and to enjoy your presence." Nobody said anything. So he turned around and walked out to his car. He said to himself, how can this be? I don't understand what has happened to them. But, how can I leave? I love these people. I cannot leave. I have to stay. I have to get them to love me. He looked up at the roof of this car and he said, "Lord, how? How can I get my own family ...

1967. "Weird People" Everywhere

1 Corinthians 12:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... of one book, Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus. In her best-selling book, You Just Don't Understand: Men and Women in Conversation, author Deborah Tannen tells about a study of male and female students at a Baptist seminary. ... and precious individual. What St. Paul is urging these diverse members of the church at Corinth to do is to respect one another's differences and to understand that each of us has a place in God's family. And I believe that is God's message to us. I am not exactly like you ...

1968. Finding Glory

Galatians 6:11-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... think he really wanted to be hidden, do you? St. Paul gloried in the cross of Christ. And so can we. All we need to do is spend a few minutes thinking about the meaning of that cross for our lives. WE CAN GLORY, FIRST OF ALL, THAT CHRIST UNDERSTANDS OUR SITUATION. Sometimes we think that no one sees and cares about our particular set of circumstances. No one has ever suffered the way we are suffering. But the cross shows that line of thinking to be in tragic error. A TV news anchorwoman in Houston, TX named ...

1969. Christ The King

Colossians 1:15-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... 't believe God has a church in this town." (4) There are some churches in which that little story would be painfully true. I am not the head of this church. You are not the head of this church. Christ is the head of this church. If we had an understanding of the truth of that statement I believe that we would go about things just a little bit differently in the church. There is a church in the southern United States that no longer exists, due in part to an incident that took place in the church kitchen one ...

1970. Jesus, Where Are You?

John 12:20-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... eternal life through faith. Matthew: He is the teacher, the Messiah. Mark: He is a man of action, a miracle worker. Luke: He is a man of the people, the compassionate Savior. John: He is the Word made flesh, God with us. Each perspective enriches our understanding of who Jesus is and invites us to encounter him personally. We have a tendency to see the historical Jesus according to our own needs. But the first place we see Jesus is in the historical record. But the second place we see Jesus may be ...

1971. A Time For Hope

Isaiah 2:1-5

Sermon

King Duncan

... putts on the eighteenth green! You are a seven-ten split in the tenth frame; a love Set! You have dropped a rod and a reel in the lake of life! You are a missed free throw, a shanked nine iron and a called third strike! Do you understand? Have I made myself clear?" Unfortunately she has made herself clear. When I speak of the incurable optimism that many young people have, I do not want to imply that every young person ”or even most young people ”do not need a sense of hope. Statistics concerning drug ...

1972. The God Of Peace

Philippians 4:2-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... NBC, one of the most popular shows of its time. Dave Garroway attained wealth, fame and respect. Someone once asked him about his understanding of Christmas. Here's how he replied: "I've noticed that when people are asked what they want for Christmas, nine times ... him than I had ever been in my life. I wanted to throw my arms around him and say, `It doesn't matter, I understand. This is better than a printing press. I love you.' But instead we stood shivering beside each other for a moment and turned away ...

1973. Good News For You

Isaiah 7:1-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... of the glory that was to come “gold, as the symbol of his kingliness “frankincense, a fragrant incense, the symbol of pure worship, an indication of his essential mission “and myrrh, symbolic of the cross on which he would suffer and die. We understand now the significance of those humble surroundings and those less-than-desirable circumstances, but the casual observer that night would never have guessed that the birth of this peasant child was the result of a mighty promise of God. Of course, every ...

1974. Congratulations, Joseph, It's A God!

John 1:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... my Lord." That will do it. That's all it takes. If that sounds too simple, that's all we have. We are told that when Betty Crocker first marketed cake mixes that required adding only water they were a colossal failure. The company officials could not understand why the mix would not sell. After all, the mix only required adding water to achieve a creamy batter and a fine cake. They commissioned their research department to do a study to find out the answers to their dilemma. The resultit was found that the ...

1975. God Spoke

Genesis 1:1-2:3

Sermon

King Duncan

... They gave me the answer I was looking for. And I believed it. The God of the Psalms can be trusted.” (4) God speaks through his creation. He speaks through the reading of Scripture. Sometimes he speaks through public worship. Oh, not necessarily through the sermon. Please understand. Each Sunday, I try my best to bring you some word from God. I don’t have a special pipeline, though. I am a human being. Even with my best efforts, on any one Sunday morning I may not be on your wavelength. God’s word for ...

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