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2201. Don't Get Stuck!

Mark 1:1-8

Sermon

Michael L. Sherer

... m guessing nobody in this room has been invited to drive to a distant city to accept a prize for innovative creativity (although there’s a chance someone in the congregation today actually has). But all of us are on a journey. And our journey through life can best be thought of as a pilgrimage, into God’s future. We are here, on this wonderful blue and white planet (as it appears from space) in order to discover what God has in mind for us, and then to do it as best we are able. What are the signs along ...

2202. Your Wake-up Call

Philippians 3:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... is not all that great? Sometimes our goals and our definition of “success” need to be pried out of our hands before we wake up to what’s really important. Many of you know what it’s like to have a wake-up call like that. You are consumed with thoughts of a promotion at work until you get the call that your child is in the emergency room. Your priorities get sorted out real quick at a time like that. And that’s what happened to Paul. While on the road to Damascus to arrest more followers of Jesus ...

2203. Caesar or God?

Matthew 22:15-22

Sermon

King Duncan

... generosity was stoked by the realization that God was the true owner of all they had anyway. As he says, “Once we understood we were giving away [not our money, but] God’s money to God’s work, we had a peace and joy we never had back when we thought it was our money!” (5) Isn’t it interesting how trust in God automatically leads to greater peace and joy? If you don’t have much joy in your life, it is probably because you do not trust God. Trusting in money and material things for our security or ...

2204. Jesus' Advance Man

John 1:6-8; 19-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... circumstances. When the new infant was born there was much joy in the home of Zacharias and Elizabeth. On the eighth day they took him to be circumcised. It was the custom to give the child its name at this rite of circumcision. Family and friends thought that the infant boy would be named Zacharias after his father. But Elizabeth spoke up and said, “Oh, no! His name is John.” “But none of your relations is called John,” they replied. And they made signs to the poor mute Zacharias to see what name ...

2205. Driven to Their Knees

Mark 9:2-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... would happen the day they decided to drop everything to follow Jesus. So at the beginning of chapter 9, when Jesus called his inner circle, his closest friends, Peter, James, and John, to go with him up the mountain, they were ready to go. Perhaps, they thought, in the rarefied air of the mountain their minds would clear. There was no way the disciples could have prepared for what would take place on the top of that mountain, however. The Bible says on the mountaintop, in the presence of his three disciples ...

2206. Sword of Truth

Luke 2:22-40 · Hebrews 4:12

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... and for glory to your people Israel.” Simeon then blessed parents Joseph and Mary and then said specifically to Mary: “This child is destined for the falling and the rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be opposed so that the inner thoughts of many will be revealed—and a sword will pierce your own soul too.” The word for “sword” in this prophecy to Mary is not however a regular sword, as in a Jewish or Roman sword. But Simeon uses the word “rhomphaia,” a huge, long, sharp ...

2207. Did I Say That Out Loud?

Mark 8:31-38; 9:2-9

Sermon

Timothy W. Ayers

... that out loud?” Maybe that was exactly how Peter felt when he, James and John accompanied Jesus into a high mountain six days after the Lord taught a group of disciples that one day he would return in his Father’s glory with the holy angels. Those thoughts most likely ran through Peter, James, and John’s minds for the six days. They wondered what his coming in his Father’s glory would look like. They most likely questioned if they would be able to take up their crosses and follow him? They may have ...

2208. Freedom

Acts 16:16-40

Sermon

Will Willimon

... girl, Paul and Silas -- are free. Jesus does things like that to people. Who pulls your strings? Speaking at a conference on women in the church, someone rose and said, "The federal government has done more for the cause of women in this country than the church ever thought about. At last, because of government help, women are enabled to be on an equal level with men in the workplace." And I had just heard, on the radio, that for the first time in history, the rate of lung cancer among women is as high as ...

2209. Love

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Sermon

Will Willimon

... knowledge,...will pass away. For our knowledge is imperfect and our prophecy is imperfect; but when the perfect comes, the imperfect will pass away. And now what is for me, perhaps the most challenging claim of the text: "When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child; when I became an adult, I gave up childish ways. For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall understand fully." Stated simply, Christian love is not for ...

2210. Unsanctified

Mark 1:21-28

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... us to a feeling of joy, peace, calm, and hope. But someone in the grip not just of sin but evil does not welcome the power of God, but fears the power of God. Because evil opposes the power of God. If the people in Capernaum thought they were amazed by Jesus’ knowledge and teaching, they would be dumbfounded by what happened next! For when Jesus was challenged, “all hell broke loose” so to speak, because Jesus commanded the opposing “spirit” to come out of the man in that synagogue, and his spirit ...

2211. Homecoming

Mark 16:1-20

Sermon

Will Willimon

... ," the Risen Christ, on ahead, where? Toward the end of John's gospel, Jesus told his disciples that he was leaving them. They were sad. Then he said, "I'm going to prepare a place for you. That you may one day come too." And they were glad at the thought that our hope, in life, in death, is that the same God who raised dead Jesus to life everlasting, may condescend to do the same even for us. On the week after my mother died, I had a recurring dream. In my dream, I was back home again, the home ...

2212. Not Gullible; But Skeptical

John 20:19-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... . “Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands, and put my finger in the mark of the nails and my hand in his side, I will not believe,” said Thomas. Tommy couldn’t have put it better himself. “If only I could see his body,” Tommy thought to himself. “If only I could touch his body. That’s the way we Thomas people are.” Tommy became fixated on this one idea. “If I could just see Jesus, if I could just touch his body, then I would believe.” He was still pondering this when Sophia went ...

2213. The Heartbeat of a Christian

1 John 3:16-24

Sermon

King Duncan

... are positive uses for this technology, of course. Doctors could monitor your heart health from far away. This laser could also be used to track criminals or terrorists from long distances away. (1) But, again, for those of us concerned about privacy, the thought is a little disconcerting. Did you ever imagine that your physical heartbeat—your cardiac signature—could be so distinctive? Now, let’s apply that to our faith, We don’t need a laser or any advanced technology to tell us what a Christian ...

2214. The Real "Lord's Prayer"

John 17:6-19

Sermon

King Duncan

... our own dark moments. Author and Nobel Prize winner Alice Munro wrote that her mother prayed on her knees every morning, afternoon and night. She began each morning with prayers to be open to God’s will. She ended each day with prayers for God to examine her thoughts, actions and words that day. Munro claims that one benefit of faithful prayer is that “. . . nothing can happen to you that you can’t make use of. Even if you’re racked by troubles, and sick and poor and ugly, you’ve got your soul to ...

2215. What Do You Expect?

John 6:24-35

Sermon

King Duncan

... . . . my mom . . . my best friend . . .” One woman did not jump in to respond. She was really giving this question some serious thought. Finally, she looked up and said, “I had to think hard about that one. I kept thinking, ‘Who is it that told me ... . As he says, “In the early ’80s, I was at the top. There was nowhere else to go. There was just some kind of emptiness. I thought maybe if I do drugs, I can fill that emptiness. But it didn’t work out. At one point, I found myself out on the street, ...

2216. Meet the Rose Family

Mark 3:20-35

Sermon

Dean Feldmeyer

... Peach. Here is cousin Pear. Here is cousin Strawberry. And this is a very distant cousin, his name is Almond. They are all members of the Rosaceae family. That is to say, they are all different kinds of roses. Weird, huh? I don’t know about you, but I never thought of an apple as a kind of rose. But it is. It has some of the same DNA as a rose has. It shares its DNA with peaches, strawberries, and almonds. But it doesn’t share the same DNA with you or me. We are members of a different kingdom ...

2217. Living Sacrifice

Romans 12:1-8

Sermon

Will Willimon

... to transformation. In the Sunday presence of this power, our fingers are one by one pulled loose from their tight grip upon the status quo and we are wrenched away from the world as it is. I know a Junior. A Presbyterian. In Michigan, he says, he never thought much about being a Presbyterian. But he came to Duke and, for the first time in his little Presbyterian life, he was forced to explain himself. ''Why do you get up and go to church on Sunday morning?" they asked. ''What makes you think you're so much ...

2218. Call It Like You See It

Mark 7:24-37

Sermon

Frank Ramirez

... mouth of a dog, not a human. So at some point dogs and humans began to share their lives together. It’s not clear if humans invited the dogs into their homes, or if some dogs invited themselves, providing protection and help with hunting. But it’s thought that those dogs that were less feral and found a way to work with people ate better and were more successful than wild dogs, and so the genes for domesticity were passed on. And the partnership has been good both ways. Studies show, for instance, that ...

2219. A Stand-in for Royalty

John 18:33-37; Revelation 1:4b-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... the last Sunday of the Christian year, sometimes called the Reign of Christ. The Christian year begins with a baby born in the little town of Bethlehem and ends with the King of kings and Lord of lords sitting on the throne of the universe. Whoever would have thought that a baby born in a stable in a little out-of-the-way town would one day become heralded as the King of kings? Even today we struggle with Jesus’ identity. It’s unbelievable that the Almighty God would give up His Heavenly Throne to take ...

2220. God Think

Mark 8:27-38

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... nonsense,” he may have exclaimed. “This is not what we signed up for,” Peter may have asserted. Jesus puts Peter in his place with one of the most powerful phrases we hear him use with his own disciples: “Get behind me, satan. You are not thinking God’s thoughts but human thoughts.” Let’s look at this phrase for a moment. “Get behind me!” Not in front of me, not in my face, not ahead of me, not equal to me. Peter, you are out of line. Your role is not to lead me. I am your Lord. I am ...

2221. A Deserted Place

Mark 1:29-39

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... he needed all the spiritual energy that he could muster. So he spent much time in prayer. He is our model for the life of prayer. B. And it doesn't have to be some elaborate multi-syllabic petition in the proper theological and biblical language. God understands the thoughts of our hearts. All your prayer has to be is heartfelt conversation with God. God wants us to come to Him as friend to friend and as children to a parent. God wants us to come in prayer so that we can be empowered for living the faith ...

2222. Fathers Need A Giant Sized Faith

1 Samuel 17:1, 4-11, 19-23, 32-49

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... didn't know was that his father followed him in the car that day. He stayed just far enough behind to remain out of sight, but close enough to come to his son's assistance if needed. If there was trouble the father would be there. The son might have thought he was all alone, but his father was behind him all the way. (3) Like that father and son, knowing that God is with us is a great comfort. People are able to face all sorts of giants when they know that God is with them. Like David, we need ...

2223. For The Love of God Is Contagious

Mark 7:31-36 · Luke 5:12-15 · 2 Corinthians 5:16-20

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... . She described religion as a disease. I don't think it is a disease but it sure is catching. The love of God is contagious. It is contagious because lives are changed; people are changed; the old is made into something new; those who are thought to be worthless by the world find value and love through a relationship with God through Christ. People find meaning, direction and purpose where before there was emptiness. This is what keeps the Church going. This is what keeps people coming and joining. Having a ...

2224. In the Wilderness of Temptation

Mark 1:9-15

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... , especially when talking about someone else's sin. I know Marcus is a good sport, besides, his father bought the Certificate I put together for F-4, about "The Name Of Your Choice used in a sermon 10 times" and since Wednesday is Marcus' birthday his father and I thought it appropriate to use this day. Of course the point of the illustration is that none of us are perfect. It really is as Scripture says in Romans 3:23, "ALL have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." All that is, except one, Jesus the ...

2225. Show Us the Father

John 14:8-17, 25-27

Sermon

Dave Zuchelli

... was this: “And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever — the Spirit of truth.” I doubt they understood that at the time either. It was, in fact, the answer to their real need. They thought they needed to see the Father. What they needed, however, was to be indwelled by God’s Holy Spirit — the Spirit of truth. How could they remember all of these things? He seemed to be dumping heaps of knowledge on them without a chance to absorb what he ...

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