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Showing 2001 to 2025 of 4952 results

2001. This Is a King?

Matthew 5:40, 43-44, Colossians 1:15, 16-19, Matthew 5:3, 6, 11

Sermon

Scott Suskovic

... shirt also. — Matthew 5:40, 43-44 Also, you know that it is wrong to murder, but I tell you that even if you think angry thoughts about someone it is the same as murder. And you know that you should not commit adultery. But I tell you even looking at another person and ... for anyone to follow and then demands us to keep it? If I am angry with someone, I'm a murderer? If I have a lustful thought, I'm an adulterer? Give away all that I have to the poor? If my hand causes me to sin, cut it off? Do not worry ...

2002. Blessed Are Those Who Believe

John 20:19-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... even sure of the purpose of a seminary. He only knew that he had a yearning for God and for knowledge and for truth, and so he had come by night to ask for John Paul’s help. In the long conversation that night, the young soldier kept repeating one thought: “I always knew that God exists . . . and now I would like to learn something about Him.” (5) Do you see? He had always believed in God. Now he was seeking to believe God into his life. A British biologist by the name of George Romanes wrote a book ...

2003. Coincidence or Providence?

Acts 16:11-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... the stars, he became depressed. Every day and every night he was constantly giving comfort to wounded and dying soldiers. Seminary didn’t prepare him for this. In fact, he did not feel prepared for anything he was being asked to do. Just then, while those thoughts were troubling him, a medic came running up to him. “Chaplain,” he said, “we have a man who is seriously wounded, he is scared and panicking but we can’t understand what he is saying to us. Can you come help us?” Upon arriving at the ...

2004. But First...

Luke 9:57-62

Sermon

King Duncan

... him to participate in a baptism of a graduate student. The grad student was from China. He had been attracted to the Christian faith while a student at Duke. Willimon had met the young man once or twice before and joyfully participated in his baptism. He thought it a bright idea to bring his camera and take a few pictures after the baptism. “You can send these pictures to your family back in China,” Willimon said to the grad student. “You can share your baptism day with your friends at home,” he ...

2005. Praise and Blame

1 Corinthians 4:1-21

Sermon

Timothy J. Smith

... day as the teens were getting ready to board a bus to go home, there was an incident outside. David asked for help from a couple of the teens. After the situation was handled one of the teens told David, “We love you.” Upon hearing those words David thought the teen was kidding, “Are you messing with me?” he asked. “No,” the other said. “We love you; you really care about us.”[2] We strive to do our best and need not worry about what other people think of us. Only Jesus will judge us. Since ...

2006. Thanksgivings to Remember

Deuteronomy 8:1-20

Sermon

Argile Smith

... turn to stand up and testify about God’s grace to you in Christ Jesus. If God has reached into your life and made an eternal difference, then express your gratitude to him. If the Lord has redeemed you, then say so. As Kim listened, she thought about her own testimony of gratitude, and she thanked God for his goodness to her in ways that she had almost forgotten. She thanked him for the unlikely blessing that came from a botched Thanksgiving holiday plan. Otherwise, she may have forgotten the reason for ...

2007. A Faith that Leaves a Legacy

2 Timothy 3:10--4:8

Sermon

King Duncan

... am laying down my life as an offering to Christ Jesus my Lord laying it down in the supreme act of sacrifice. I am dying for him.” Bible scholar William Barclay describes the scene like this: “Paul did not think of himself as going to be executed; he thought of himself as going to offer his life to God. His life was not being taken from him; he was laying it down. Ever since his conversion Paul had offered to God his money, his scholarship, his strength, his time, the vigor of his body, the acuteness of ...

2008. Seeing Jesus

John 9:1-12

Sermon

David O. Bales

... and heals him. Later Jesus comes looking for him again. So, it didn’t start with the blind man’s initiative. He was asking for coins, not miracles; but, he’s now got something to say about what happened to him and his strained and changing thoughts about Jesus are enough. A horrible lot of Christians think that in order to share their faith, they need a master’s degree in theology or something. Seldom is that necessary. I could almost say (not quite, but almost) that when it comes to sharing your ...

2009. Where Is Jesus?

John 11:17-37

Sermon

David O. Bales

... for them, to answer the door and get the mail, and especially to drive them somewhere because they’re not safe behind the wheel. In grief we much more need someone with us than someone advising us. Although it’s hard the closer we draw toward death to get our thoughts in a neat row, we need to do so here in worship as we study the scriptures. And the clearest way to think about death is first to attend to what Jesus did and did not teach. For all that Jesus taught God’s love and challenge, Jesus never ...

2010. A Faith that Works

2 Thessalonians 3:6-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... so strange. Their number in the church is legion. St. Paul called such people busybodies. They are busy, but not with constructive behavior. What we tend to overlook is this: the mind is always active; it is never still. It is either thinking positive thoughts or negative thoughts. A person may have an idle body, but not an idle mind. An idle brain is the devil’s playground, as the old expression goes. This is the reason why so many idle persons regardless of their age get into trouble. The trouble can ...

2011. Peace and Quiet in an Upside-Down World

Isaiah 50:1-11

Sermon

Tony Everett

... basketball scores, Johnny burst into the living room, jumped on Dad’s lap, and cried out, “I’m all finished! Come and see! Come and see!” With a sigh, Dad slowly pushed himself up out of his recliner and asked Johnny, “How did you do this so quickly? I thought that I would have more time to… oops, I mean that you would need more time to finish the puzzle.” With a gleam in his eye, Johnny said, “I gave up. I couldn’t do the world by myself, Dad, so I turned those pieces upside down. On the ...

2012. Fear of Missing Out

Matthew 5:38-42

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... all meals are included in the price of your ticket. You may eat as much of anything that you want.” The man missed out on a week of feasts and banquets, because he could not grasp the amenities and extravagances that were already his. He dreamed too small. He thought he had bought a ticket which would treat him like a passenger. He did not realize that he had bought a ticket which would treat him like a king. Let’s end this morning with a prayer, written by Emily Hope Morgan, that calls us to a good ...

2013. Let It Go

John 3:1-21

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... she turns to ice. But when Elsa is thrown out of her "icy" isolation and throws her loving arms around the frozen figure of Anna, her tears melt the ice that enwraps and entraps Anna, and Elsa’s own heart is melted as well. Her power which she thought must be hidden was the exact thing that could heal. In breaking free of her isolation (ice-olation), Elsa saves herself, her sister, her kingdom, and all are reunited. At that moment, Elsa realizes that her gift depends on her spirit. If she uses her gift in ...

2014. Where the Church Gets Its Power

John 17:6-19

Sermon

King Duncan

... the ball pretty well?” “Can I kick? I’ll have you know that I have to hold back on my punts to keep the ball from sailing into the stands.” The coach was thrilled. “Tell me, son,” he said, “do you have any weaknesses?” The boy thought for a moment and replied, “Well, I do have a tendency to exaggerate a little.” That young man may have overstated his abilities more than a little. But what a refreshing change from most Christians. If anything, most of us have a tendency to understate just ...

2015. The Key to Getting Enough Rest

Matthew 11:25-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... you are reminded of da Vinci buying those caged birds on the streets of Florence and then setting them free, you also give some thought to the one who purchased our freedom by the giving of his life on Calvary’s tree. Our text for the day is a perfect one ... . To a great extent, much fatigue is mental. Our body feels tired not because our bodies have been too active, but because our thoughts have been in overdrive dealing with fear, anxiety and stress. Most of us don’t have jobs that put a lot of physical ...

2016. On the Ropes: Round 2 - Debating God

Habakkuk 1:12--2:1

Sermon

James Merritt

... one to admit she was wrong when you’ve had a disagreement. She will never have a headache and she will freely give you love and passion whenever you want and need it.” Adam said, “What will this woman cost?” God said, “An arm and a leg.” Adam thought for a moment and said, “What can I get for a rib?” Have you ever noticed that when you bargain with God and He doesn’t deal that then you start debating God and you start giving God all kinds of reasons why He should have done things your ...

2017. Family Re:Union - Great Expectations

Ephesians 5:22-33

Sermon

James Merritt

... it helps to have education to get ahead. You can buy knowledge. In many fields including ministry, sometimes hiring an outside consultant can bring a fresh set of eyes to an old set of problems and get a new set of solutions that you never thought about before. You can buy information. In fact, because of the internet and computerization you have a world of information at your fingertips that can help you take shortcuts, cut corners, and do things quicker and faster than ever before. Whether it is learning ...

2018. Flip the Switch

Psalm 119:105

Sermon

James Merritt

... only message of true salvation to the world Gives us the divine standard of what is right and wrong Where God speaks His very thoughts to us To give you a 21st Century analogy the Bible is God’s text message to you and to me. Even though it ... instead of South. You can turn left instead of right and before you know it you can wind up many miles away from where you thought you were going. Have you ever gone to an unfamiliar place—a different city or an area you’re not familiar with, and gotten turned ...

2019. Up Close & Personal: Open the Doors

Psalm 100:1-5

Sermon

James Merritt

... God Gladly “Serve the Lord with gladness!” (Psalm 100:2, ESV) I know some of you are sitting there saying, “Wait a minute. I thought we were talking about worship? Where does service come in?” The more up-close and personal you get with God, the more you want ... why the last part of this verse says, “Give thanks to him; bless his name!” (Psalm 100:4, ESV) Now there is a revolutionary thought. Are you ready for this? When we get up close and personal with God and we worship God it is not just so He ...

2020. The Knot: Bound

Genesis 2:4-25

Sermon

James Merritt

... created was either good or in the case of humanity, very good. God is happy and God is pleased until now. For the first time, God says, “This is not good.” What is not good? “It is not good that the man should be alone”. This is the first negative thought ever recorded in history. It is not that God had made a mistake. It is not that there was dirt on the carpet or a spot on the window. God’s creation was not imperfect, but it was incomplete. It was not good for Adam to be alone. Technically, he ...

2021. The Knot: Frayed (Part 2)

1 Peter 3:1-7

Sermon

James Merritt

... him. She did not have the right to an education and once married her principle responsibility was to meet the needs of her husband and bear him children. In other words, she was a property the husband owned not a partner that he was to love. Then, Peter gives a thought that not only shook husbands up back then, but I can assure you, will scare you to death even now. He says, “Your first duty to your wife is to try to understand her.” Let me just stop right here and make sure that you know, I know, what ...

2022. Those Amazing Two Words (Thanksgiving)

Luke 17:11-19

Sermon

King Duncan

... blessings we enjoy were earned by our own efforts. We forget the people who gave of themselves that we might have this land of plenty. And it is easy to forget the God who is the source of all blessings. Rudyard Kipling brought home this thought to England more than a century ago. When Queen Victoria celebrated 60 years on the British throne in 1897, the nation threw a grand party. Everyone turned out to celebrate. Parliament commissioned Rudyard Kipling, the greatest poet of the day, to write the national ...

2023. An Announcement in Song

Psalm 98:1-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... but legal. By lunchtime I was helping a client evade his worker’s comp insurance payment. It’s legal. This afternoon I have been enabling a woman to ruin her husband’s life forever with the sweetest divorce you ever saw. That’s my day.” Willimon thought, “What could I say?” The lawyer continued, “Which helps explain why I’m in your church on a Sunday morning.” Willimon replied, “I’m feeling a bit overwhelmed thinking what on earth I have to say in a sermon which might help you for a ...

2024. The Condemning Heart

John 3:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... post. She says her tears fell freely and she gripped her stomach. “How does a parent condemn their child?” she asked. She thought of her 5-month-old daughter who was sleeping beside her at the time she read the post. Then she pictured this ... the cross, and I pinned the paper there. I was directed to a pastor to be baptized. He looked me straight in the eyes, and I thought for sure that he was going to read this terrible secret I kept from everybody for so long. But instead, I felt like God was telling ...

2025. The God of Second Chances

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

Sermon

King Duncan

... was covered with guilt. He remembered that, some months before at a family picnic, he had been showing off with a baseball. He threw it wildly, and it hit his dad and broke his thumb. Jim felt so bad about that. In his mind he thought, “What a terrible son I am!” He had caused his dad great pain. And he lived with that guilt for several months. Finally, he went to his pastor and admitted these deep feelings of guilt about breaking his dad’s thumb. He says he’ll never forget how his pastor ...

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