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2001. Purpose-Driven

Jeremiah 1:1-19

Sermon

King Duncan

It was 2:00 a.m. and 26-year-old single mother Ashley Smith needed a smoke. But she was out of cigarettes. And so she decided to go to a nearby market in order to feed her addiction. As she was leaving her apartment, she noticed a blue truck in the parking lot with a man in it. She didn’t think too much about it. She had only moved into that apartment two days prior. So she thought maybe he was a neighbor coming home or something. She got into her car and went to the store. She came back to her apartment ...

2002. A Tale of Two Dancers

Mark 6:14-29

Sermon

Mark Trotter

Our lessons for this morning tell of two dancers: one in the Old Testament and one in the New Testament. The one in the Old Testament is the king, David; the one in the New Testament is the step-daughter of the king, Herod. Both stories have to do with political intrigue. They are not commonly read as lessons in the Sunday worship, but during these dog days of summer, this is the kind of stuff they give us to read. So we will faithfully look for the word of God speaking to us in these two stories. Let us ...

2003. The Source of Self Esteem

Romans 8:14-25

Sermon

Mark Trotter

About ten years ago the California Legislature funded what they called the "Task Force on Self-Esteem." I remember it received a lot of recognition, a lot of satire and criticism as well. Doonesbury, the comic strip, took after it. For instance it had Boopsy, the actress who has out of body experiences, volunteer to be a part of the task force. Of course the national press jumped on this, and had a field day. Some of the members of the task force looked like the stereotype of the California New Age type. I ...

2004. Proper 9

Gen 24:1-67, Zech 9:9-13, Rom 7:7-25; 8:1-17, Mt 11:1-19, 25-30

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

COMMENTARY Old Testament: Genesis 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-67 Isaac marries Rebecca. Abraham, being very old, was anxious to get Isaac a wife before he died, a wife from his own people. He sent a trusted servant to go back to his homeland to look for a wife. The servant succeeded in getting Rebecca, daughter of Bethuel, who was the son of Abraham's brother, Nahor. When Rebecca arrived, it was love at first sight. Epistle 1 – Zechariah 9:9-12 Jerusalem is promised that her king is coming to bring peace to the ...

2005. Influence!

Matthew 23:1-12

Sermon

Stephen M. Crotts

If you think a mosquito is small and has little influence, try sleeping in a hot room at night with but a single blood-sucking insect. Its high-pitched whine and sharp proboscis can leave you sleepy, itchy, and whelped. On the other hand, consider the lowly honeybee. One single winged creature lurching flower to flower can make the heart leap for joy as it brightens your day, spreads pollen about, and makes honey in the hive. We mortals, not unlike mosquitoes and honeybees, have our own influence. We can ...

2006. Trip Questions

Matthew 22:15-22

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

At some time every older sibling has pulled this on a little brother or sister who had a nickel they wanted. "Okay," older child offers, "let's flip for it. Heads I win, tails you lose." The little kids agrees: "Sure!" Then when heads appears the older proclaims "Heads, I win!" Of course if tails comes up the declaration is "Tails, you lose." At this point it suddenly dawns on the younger child that this is truly a no-win situation. Whatever way the coin lands it's going to land in their sibling's pocket. ...

2007. Get a Peace of the Rock

Luke 10:1-24

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

Introduction: Bill O'Reilly begins every broadcast of "The O'Reilly Factor" with a warning: "Warning: You are about to enter a No-Spin Zone." I begin the sermon this morning with a warning: You are about to enter a No-Spin Zone where you will hear words like sin, Satan, and evil. And we don't like to talk about evil or sin or the Devil. We prefer the language of "mitigating circumstances" or the psychotherapeutic vocabulary of "dysfunction" or "antisocial behavior" or "anger disorder." Mass murderers like ...

2008. Kudzu Frittata

James 3:13-18

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

Ever had someone accuse you of "running around like a chicken with its head cut off"? Back on the farm, the quickest, easiest way to do in the chicken chosen for Sunday supper was to grab the un-suspecting bird by its feet, whack it down on a nearby stump, and with one axe blow, lop off its head. The decapitation was often so fast that the poor chicken's body wouldn't catch on right away to the fact that brain-central was now gone and it was dead. Hence the headless chicken would run frantically and ...

2009. What If God Was One of Us?

Philippians 2:1-11

Children's Sermon

Tim Carpenter

Exegetical aim: Jesus became like us. Props: A baby doll and a rattle or some other baby toy. Lesson: How many of you have a baby brother or sister?(response) How many of you at one time had a baby brother or a sister? (response) How many of you have ever seen a baby? (response)I think that takes care of all of us! When you talk to a baby, do they understand what you are saying? (response) What if I said, “Hey baby, ten plus ten equals twenty”? What would he say? (response) How do you talk to a baby? ( ...

2010. The Writing on the Wall: A Poem for Mother’s Day

2 Timothy 1:5

Illustration

A simple poem has been circulating on the Internet by an unknown author. It speaks of unconditional love in a beautiful way: A weary mother returned from the store, Lugging groceries through the kitchen door. Awaiting her arrival was her eight-year-old son, Eager to relay what his younger brother had done. "While I was out playing and Dad was on a call, T.J. took his crayons and wrote on the wall! It's on the new paper you just hung in the den. I told him you'd be mad at having to do it again." She let out ...

2011. Sleep With the Lions Without Being Eaten

Daniel 6:1-28

Sermon

James Merritt

I read something recently that blessed me and inspired me, and I hope it will you too. It is entitled: THE WORLD NEEDS MEN...[AND I MIGHT ADD WOMEN] Who cannot be bought; whose word is their bond; who put character above wealth; who possess opinions and a will; who are larger than their vocation; who do not hesitate to take chances; who will not lose their individuality in a crowd; who will be as honest in small things as in great things; who will make no compromise with wrong; whose ambitions are not ...

2012. Gentle On My Mind (Fruit of the Spirit: Gentleness)

Galatians 5:23

Sermon

James Merritt

I don't know of anyone that disputes the fact that John Wooden is the greatest basketball coach who has ever lived. His UCLA basketball teams won ten NCAA National Championships in twelve years, including seven in a row. In his book entitled Wooden, he begins with this story: My Dad, Joshua Wooden, was a strong man in one sense, but a gentle man. While he could lift heavy things men half his age couldn't lift, he would also read poetry to us each night after a day working in the fields raising corn, hay, ...

2013. Why?

Job 3:11-12, 16, 20, 23

Sermon

James Merritt

Every generation for the last sixty years has had an event occur that they will never forget. It is a bookmark on the hard drive of their memory. The World War II generation, still living, remembers exactly where they were December 7, 1941, when they heard about Pearl Harbor. For my generation, the boomer generation, the singular event we remember occurred on November 22, 1963, when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. I still remember walking back from the library to my sixth grade class, where ...

2014. A Time for Penance and a Time for Partridge

Ps 100, Col 2:1-7

Sermon

Coming home from the Royal Oak's Farmers' Market along about 9:30 yesterday morning, the lovely lady I live with was overheard to say: "Let's see, we've got brussels sprouts, new potatoes, sweet potatoes, green beans for the casserole, shrimp for the appetizer….Becky said she would bring the dessert….I've got everything but the turkey. Unless, that is, you want me to get a ham." Which I don't. Although I'll concede that a ham might be easier than a turkey. I don't really think Kris wants a ham. And I know ...

2015. Tricked Into Forgiveness

2 Samuel 14:1-33

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

It was at least twenty years ago when I visited the Hermitage for the first time. Of course, I’m referring to the beautiful home of Andrew Jackson near Nashville. I became fascinated with Jackson, the seventh President of the United States, who was such a pivotal figure in the early years of our state. His name is all over Tennessee. As you know, Jackson was a brilliant, fearless, charismatic leader with a volatile temper. He formed deep friendships but also made bitter enemies. Jackson was not a very ...

2016. From Selfishness to Servanthood

Matthew 20:20-28

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

I never thought I would say this but, apart from news and sports, the best things on TV might be the commercials. Whoever invented this charming little green lizard to sell insurance is an absolute genius. Let me test your memory regarding another commercial. The flight attendant on this airplane speaks to the pilot through the intercom. “Captain, we are out of Colombian coffee.” Immediately this large aircraft, with its white vapor trail, makes a U-turn and flies back in the opposite direction. Now I ...

2017. I Believe In The Holy Spirit

John 16:5-16

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

A few years ago in the Rose Bowl parade in Pasadena, a float stalled. Frustrations increased quickly because other floats could not move, and this event was televised around the world. Mechanics quickly descended upon the stalled float, searching all over for the problem. Finally, someone had the presence of mind to check on the fuel level of the vehicle. It was empty, out of gas. This became even more embarrassing when the crowd realized that the float’s sponsor was one of the major oil companies. (1) Did ...

2018. The Revelation Code I: DaVinci, A to Z

Revelation 1:1-20

Sermon

John E. Harnish

It's called the "Isle of Patmos," and Gilligan's Island it is not. It's a rugged chunk of volcanic rock, ten miles long and five miles wide, 35 miles off the coast of Asia Minor in the Mediterranean Sea, full of caves and out-croppings…a kind of desolate beauty. Your tour guide will take you to a small cave carved in the cliff overlooking the sea where tradition says that in about the year 95 A.D., a man named John received a vision, a revelation from God. Then he sent the message out in a round-robin ...

2019. Worship and Wonder

John 1:1-14

Sermon

John E. Harnish

It seems my little jaunt into English grammar, and especially the proper placement of prepositions, produced more response than almost anything I have written in Steeple Notes. I suppose that, in itself, is amazing. Several of you sent me Winston Churchill's famous quotation: "This is a situation with which I will not put up." But the best one came from a couple of my Wednesday morning Arbon Dennis buddies. It's the story of the little girl, already in bed, who berated her father when he came to read to ...

2020. Gifts: Standing on the Promises

Malachi 4:10

Sermon

John E. Harnish

2021. Will The Real Saints Please Stand Up

Esther 4:1-17

Sermon

John E. Harnish

2022. Gathered In, Sent Out

1 Corinthians 15:1-11, Ephesians 4:1-16

Sermon

John E. Harnish