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James W. Moore
... he wrote these words: Breathe on me breath of God Fill me with life anew, That I may love what Thou dost love, And do what Thou wouldst do. The first sign of the Holy Spirit in the Bible is Breath… the symbol of Life and zest and vitality. The kind of life created only by the Presence of God. First, there is BREATH, the symbol of Life. II. SECOND, THERE IS FIRE, THE SYMBOL OF POWER. We often put those two words together, don’t we? We talk about firepower. In the Bible, fire is often used as the symbol ...
Sermon
Brett Blair
... us would have to agree that on at least a few crucial issues Reagan got it right. He looked into the future and steered us correctly. What is it that gives some people the ability to look at a situation and rightly sized it up? It seems to be a kind of gift doesn’t it? This is one of the qualities that separate the great men from the ordinary. In our story this morning (in Luke 7) certain insights are being expressed. A gathering of men at a diner party has just witnessed a woman, who they all know to ...
Sermon
Brett Blair
... law. The stage is set by Luke with these words: “Behold a lawyer stood up to put him to the test.” Well, it's not the first time and probably won’t be the last time that a lawyer phrased a trick question. It was the kind of question in which any kind of an answer would pose still further problems. It was a test question: “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life.” Now right away we know that this man was a Pharisee, because the Pharisees believed in eternal life and the Sadducees did not ...
Sermon
James W. Moore
... the banquet hall. He said, “If I lived thirty lifetimes, I could never repay my family for what it has done for me.” All of us in the room were moved to tears by his gratitude. And you know, if you blow it up a bit, that’s the same kind of gratitude I feel today toward Jesus Christ. “If I lived 30 lifetimes or 50 lifetimes or 100 lifetimes. I could never repay Jesus for what He has done for me.” I have a wonderful life, a great family, a meaningful career… all because of Jesus. I have a sense ...
Sermon
James W. Moore
... the banquet hall. He said, “If I lived thirty lifetimes, I could never repay my family for what it has done for me.” All of us in the room were moved to tears by his gratitude. And you know, if you blow it up a bit, that’s the same kind of gratitude I feel today toward Jesus Christ. “If I lived 30 lifetimes or 50 lifetimes or 100 lifetimes. I could never repay Jesus for what He has done for me.” I have a wonderful life, a great family, a meaningful career… all because of Jesus. I have a sense ...
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David E. Leininger
... away, and they had BETTER! After all, calling someone a dog, even a pet puppy dog (as the Greek here suggests) is a term of abuse, if ever there was one. But this lady was sharp enough to realize that this was only playful banter, she responded in kind, and it worked - her daughter was healed. OK. I can live with that (although still a little reluctantly). I live with it best when I remember that I am reading and hearing with WESTERN eyes and ears. One of my cyberfriends, Susan O'Shea, explained it best for ...
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David E. Leininger
... her birthday. What do you think? Do you think we could maybe throw a little birthday party for her right here in the diner?" A cute kind of smile crept over the fat man's chubby cheeks. "That's great," he says, "yeah, that's great. I like it." He turns to ... , Harry leans over, and with a trace of hostility in his voice, he says, "Hey, you never told me you was a preacher. What kind of church do you belong to anyway?" In one of those moments when just the right words came, Tony answers him quietly, "I belong ...
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David E. Leininger
... brothers met. When each heard what the other brother was doing, they embraced and wept. Years later, legend has it, that the city of Jerusalem was built upon the spot where their tears had fallen. Listen once more to Jesus: "Take care! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; for one's life does not consist in the abundance of possessions." Let us pray: Lord, we confess to terrible difficulty in not being foolish about money and STUFF. Help us. We do not do well on our own. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen ...
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David E. Leininger
... . Some of the talk in the community was, "Frank must be sick. Guess he's scared to meet his maker. They say he's got heart trouble. Going up there and being baptized, well, I never thought ol' Frank would do that, but I guess when you get scared..." All kinds of stories. Dr. Craddock goes on: "We were talking the next day after his baptism, and I said, 'Uh, Frank, you remember that little saying you used to give me so much: "I work hard, I take care of my family, I mind my own business?"' He said, "Yeah, I ...
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David E. Leininger
... till they get older, then let them make up their own minds." Well, bunk! If the Prodigal's father had felt that way, the boy might still be in the pig sty without any idea of what put him there. But he was not. He would have been the kind of Dad who would have taken his boys to Sunday School and Church, not just sent them. He would have helped out with the church Youth Group. He would never have indicated that he valued secular education more highly than that received at church. Just because it rained on ...
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David E. Leininger
... God, to hang on to their sins, no matter how much "adjustment" has gone on. As C. S. Lewis has written, "There are only two kinds of people in the end: those who say to God, 'Thy will be done,' and those to whom God says, in the end, 'THY will ... ? I think the answer is the same one we came up with after we read our lesson - Yes, even though it might not be the kind of Hell we have tended to picture. But even that is not necessary. Thank goodness! Thank God! Amen! 1. "Westminster Confession of Faith," XXXV:2, ...
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King Duncan
... ALL, THAT MARY BELIEVED GOD WAS AT WORK IN HER LIFE. Elizabeth said it beautifully: "Blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord." To a great extent, life is a matter of interpretation, isn't it? All kinds of events happen to people. But some people sense God's hand in their lives. When something good and wonderful happens to them, the first thing they do is thank God. And when they are in one of life's lonely and desperate hours, they know where to ...
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King Duncan
... have received Christ into our lives, and we believe that he is able to do for us all that we will ever truly need. Think what a difference it would make in your life and mine if we were willing to stake our lives on this truth? For example, what kind of new year might you have if you walked out of this room absolutely fearless? What if no one could make you feel rejected because you are a child of God? How would that affect your work? How would it affect your personal life? What if no one could intimidate ...
1989. "Weird People" Everywhere
1 Corinthians 12:1-11
Sermon
King Duncan
... pastor to get all the facts right. Those things may not be that important to the right-brained person. The right-brained person wants the pastor to tell some good stories, insert some humor, be warm and accepting. Did you know we have both kinds of persons in this church? People brought up in a rural environment look for different things in a church than do people brought up in an urban environment. People who were brought up very strictly look for different things than people who were raised permissively ...
1990. True Excellence
1 Corinthians 13:1-13
Sermon
King Duncan
... love to be with another person in need." That's the first thing St. Paul says to us. The only excellence is excellence in love. THE SECOND THING ST. PAUL SAYS IS THAT LOVE IS MORE THAN AN EMOTION. "Love is patient and kind; love is not jealous or boastful; it is not arrogant or rude." Is that the kind of love you have for your spouse? A woman left a shelter for battered women to return home to her husband who had mistreated her for years. "Deep down I know he loves me," she said. No, a thousand times no. He ...
1991. Messies Anonymous
Philippians 3:1-11
Sermon
King Duncan
... for the easy road, the broad gate. A researcher for a publishing company was interviewing a number of people to determine what kind of books they liked to read. The Bible, Shakespeare, and the classics were high on nearly everyone's list. In return for ... that the infection seemed to be lessened, but that the child was still very near death. If they could just get some nourishment of some kind down her, with a bit of strength and a lot of luck, she might make it. Maybe, he said, an egg would help. An egg! ...
1992. Role Models
Mark 14:12-26
Sermon
King Duncan
... only have put good shoes on his father's feet for the last hour of his life. (4) There are parents today who would not understand that kind of sacrifice. What does it mean to serve? In a family, in a community, in a city? If you choose Jesus as a role model, you're ... of his ministry. THIS IS ALL TO SAY THAT CHOOSING JESUS AS YOUR ROLE MODEL MEANS THAT YOU ARE MAKING A VERY SPECIAL KIND OF COMMITMENT. It is a commitment to give your life, your very life. In his book, Thirteen Days to Glory, author Lon Tinkle ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... a child, a flat tire, when the boss is away, and when he thinks no one will ever know." A home without problems of one kind or another is a fantasy. Someone has said that undoubtedly, the first man who ever tore a telephone book in two had a teenage daughter. (1 ... men who listen and care. I believe such men make better fathers, as well as better husbands and better neighbors. This centurion was that kind of man. He was a man who respected others. But here's a third thing we learn about him: HE WAS A MAN OF ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... his feet and anointing them with ointment. Altogether it was quite a pathetic display of emotion. Good people don't get carried away like that, do they? If Jesus really were a prophet, thought the Pharisee who was playing host to him that day, he would realize what kind of woman this was, and he wouldn't even allow her to come near him much less let her kiss his feet. But Jesus made no effort to stop the woman ” even though he knew his host disapproved. What's going on here? Why is Jesus allowing this ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... that once upon a time when we least expected it or deserved it ” while we were yet sinners ” Christ died in our behalf. It is our broken and bleeding body over which the hero of the parable hovers. Unless we see that we have been recipients of that kind of selfless, agape love, we will never be able to share that love with others. Years ago there was a sacred song titled THE BIRD WITH THE BROKEN WING. It was written by Hezekiah Butterworth. It ended with the doleful lines: But the bird with the broken ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... is never progress in any land until someone heroic comes along. Jesus was a hero. He was opening a new kind of frontier ” a frontier far more significant than the settling of Australia. His new frontier was the reign of God in ... THAT ” TO FOLLOW. "If any want to become my followers," said Jesus, "Let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me." What kind of life does the disciple of Jesus live? That's easy. The disciple of Jesus lives as Jesus would live if Jesus were our contemporary ...
1997. I, Caiaphas
John 18:12-14
Sermon
King Duncan
... stand. By now Jesus was very popular with the crowds, so no one knew what could happen if steps were taken to have him arrested. The last thing we wanted was for Rome to find some excuse to step in, and perhaps in the end, destroy us all. Well, this kind of discussion went on for some time, and finally I motioned for an end to debate. I said, "There can be no compromise with this Nazarene. It's either him or us. If we want to save our beloved Palestine, we must destroy this slick operator. It's a dangerous ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... . And three thousand people were added to the church that day. That in a nutshell is what happened on that day we celebrate today. But not everybody who heard the Apostles' testimony that day were touched by it. In the crowd there were at least three kinds of people. SOME WERE MERE SPECTATORS. We read that three thousand persons were added to the church. Surely at least twice that number paused for a moment and then moved on. They were attracted by the spectacle but they were not moved by the Spirit. They ...
Sermon
King Duncan
... his one good leg. The woman began laughing. She said to him, "Man, if you can dance, I can sing." And she did. That's the kind of influence this young man began to have. A year after the young man's turnaround in attitude, he sat down with Dr. Remen to ... a perspective that helped him see God's hand at work in his life ” regardless of the obstacles he had to overcome. It is the kind of light that needs to shine in your heart and mine. That is the first secret behind St. Paul's great mental attitude: a light ...
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King Duncan
... , we are all brothers," the Indian replied. "Who are you? What are you doing?" the mugger asked. "I am bicycling around the world on $23," said the Indian. "How are you going to make it around the world on $23?" the mugger asked. "With the help of kind people like you," the Indian replied. At this, the perplexed, would-be mugger pulled out his wallet and said, "Can I help you, brother?" (6) It is amazing when you approach people with love how they will respond with love. Not always. There are evil people in ...
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