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2226. Not Seeing is Believing

John 20:24-31, John 20:19-23

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... he works, and to visit his church. I can't see him now so we have to write letters to each other. I am sure that everything he tells me in his letters is the truth. In the Scripture today we learned that when Jesus rose from the dead, the disciples thought that maybe someone had stolen his body. They didn't believe he had risen, even though he told them he would. Then, one night, he visited them. He showed them his hands and sides where the nails had been when he was nailed to the cross. Now they believed ...

2227. Celebrate Love Everyday

John 13:31-38

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... . We need to love people all the time, not just on Valentine's Day. We need to love our friends and our enemies. We should even share our love with people who don't like us. We need to love Jesus. Loving Jesus and one another makes us all disciples. As Christians, we should make every day a Valentine's Day and show our love to everyone. I hope you will all leave here today and try to show your love to everyone. Smile at everybody you meet. Share your toys with your brothers and sisters and friends. Help ...

2228. A Going Away Gift

John 16:5-16

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... knew he would send us something special through the mail. We were all very excited, waiting to see what he would send us. Jesus told his disciples that he was going away, and, just like I was sad when my father went away, the disciples were very sad. Jesus had to leave his disciples so that he could continue to do his work with God in heaven. Jesus explained to the disciples that they should not be sad because he was leaving them. He promised them that he would also send them a gift. Jesus promised that he ...

2229. The Healing Power of the Resurrection

Mark 16:1-20

Sermon

James W. Moore

... us, “Don’t stop! Don’t be afraid! Don’t give up! Don’t get discouraged! Keep on playing! I’m here, surrounding you with my love and strength, and I will help you. Don’t quit on Me now! That’s precisely what the Risen Christ said to the disciples on that first Easter and that’s precisely what He is saying to you and me here and now. Easter reminds us to keep on trusting God, come what may… because He has the power to bring us out of the Tomb of Despair, and the Tomb of Defeat. III ...

2230. His Triumphal Entry

Luke 19:28-44

Sermon

Brett Blair

... other prisoners. 7. On Saturday, Jesus lay dead in a tomb bought by a rich man named Joseph. 8. On Sunday, his Passion was over, the stone had been rolled away. Jesus was alive. He appeared to Mary, to Peter, to two disciples on the road to Emmaus, and to the 11 disciples gathered in a locked room. His resurrection was established as a fact. Back then these seven days were called Passover, as it is still called today by the Jews. Christians around the world know these seven days as Holy Week, the Passion ...

2231. God Works From the Inside Out

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

James W. Moore

... until He breathed into their nostrils the breath of life. They didn’t really come alive until He breathed His spirit into them. Again, we see it here at Pentecost. The Breath of God, like the rush of a mighty wind, blew upon that place… and the disciples came alive. A few nights ago I was watching the National Basketball Association play-offs on television. After the game, the coach of the losing team was being interviewed. He was not happy with the way his team played and he said, “We deserved to get ...

2232. You Do Have A Prayer

Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

James W. Moore

... , the more they saw that they could never explain him or understand him unless they understood his praying and so not at all because of new arguments, but because of amazing spiritual power released in him by prayer. They wanted him to tell them how to pray." The disciples sometimes were slow on the uptake, but at this point they were quickly and precisely on target. They saw in Jesus the answer to this question: how do we pray and why do we pray? And they learned from Him (as we can) what the elements are ...

2233. Going Fishing

Mark 1:14-20

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... had stood in the crowd and listened; no doubt they had stayed to talk long after the rest of the crowd had drifted away. No doubt they already had felt the magic of his presence."(5) Perhaps there is a lesson there in how folks become disciples. Just being around Jesus. Picking up on the things that Jesus thinks are important. Seeing what Jesus cares about...and what he gets upset about. Learning what his priorities are. The more time we spend with Jesus - prayer, Bible study, the fellowship of the body of ...

2234. Sunday's Coming

Mark 11:1-11

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... was dead on the tree. But that was Friday, and Sunday's comin'!" One of the Deacons yelled, "Preach, brother, Preach!" It was all the encouragement he needed. He came on louder as he said, "It was Friday and Mary was cryin' her eyes out. The disciples were runnin' in every direction, like sheep without a shepherd, but that was Friday, and Sunday's comin!" The preacher kept going. He picked up the volume still more and shouted, "It was Friday. The cynics were lookin' at the world and sayin' `As things have ...

2235. Carrying Worshipers out on Stretchers

Acts 2:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... to do the work of God. If we don’t resemble the church at Pentecost, there are probably some good reasons. It’s sad, perhaps, but there are some ways in which we are not like them. We Don’t Pray Like They Did. Jesus told his disciples to tarry in Jerusalem until the Holy Spirit came upon them. This was a time of preparation and prayer, intense prayer. Leadership consultant John Maxwell tells about an airliner on its way to New York one night in 1968 when the pilot discovered that the landing gear ...

2236. What We Have Is A Communication Problem

Luke 9:28-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... mind's eye. That is why I always include stories in my sermons. We can grasp abstract points much better when they are presented in a story, a picture. Thus we come to our text for the day. Jesus and three of his disciples had gone to a mountain to pray. The weary disciples had fallen asleep. As Jesus prayed, though, his countenance and even the robe he was wearing began to glow until it was a dazzling white. And two men, Moses the law-giver and Elijah the prophet, suddenly appeared and were talking with ...

2237. The Cross: A Gift Of Life

Isaiah 52:13--53:12

Sermon

King Duncan

... by his teachings, especially when he claimed kinship with God. So they nailed him on a cross between two thieves. He was laid in a borrowed tomb. On the third day God raised him from the dead. He appeared to his friends and his disciples. Later these friends and disciples struggled to understand the full impact of his life on theirs. Guided by the Holy Spirit they began to understand that they had been witnesses to a great drama. This was no mere man that they had followed it was God clothed in human ...

2238. Living With The Aches And Alleluias

Mark 13:32-37

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... to see. AS WE LIVE BETWEEN CHRIST'S FIRST COMING AND HIS FINAL COMING, HE HAS NOT GIVEN US A SPIRIT OF FEAR BUT A SPIRIT OF LOVE AND FREEDOM TO SERVE HIM FAITHFULLY. Christ's words about the climactic end to history were not to frighten his disciples but to reassure them. Regardless of how difficult things would be for them Christ wanted them to know that they were in God's hands. They did not need to be afraid. Dr. Norman Vincent Peale was one of the most sought after speakers of the 20th century. Shortly ...

2239. Jesus Won! We Won!

John 20:10-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... excused for not being able to listen to the poor man. He was, he said, really very busy. He even gave the man more money than he would have done normally and went back to his meditation. Soon afterwards it dawned on him that he had done exactly what the disciples at Emmaeus had done: "Christ knocked at my door," he said. "I saw him, I heard him, I talked to him, and I failed to recognize him." (3) The good news for us this day is that Jesus knows exactly how hard it is for us to recognize his risen ...

2240. In Praise Of Goofing Off

Mark 6:30-44

Sermon

King Duncan

... committed to his work than Jesus of Nazareth. So much was at stake and there was so little time. Yet Jesus said to his disciples on more than one occasion, "Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest." Sometimes, it did not work ... We all need to get away. We need to rest and relax. WE ALSO NEED A TIME FOR FELLOWSHIP WITH GOD. Often when Jesus took his disciples off by themselves, it was for a season of prayer. Jesus knew that we not only need to refresh our bodies and to refresh our minds ...

2241. Good Taste Or Good Religion?

Mark 7:1-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... of God, for I can see no relation between yourself and what you have done." Laughing, Moody agreed. "I should be very sorry," he said, "if it were otherwise." (2) Good manners, good taste, proper breeding are not the same as good religion. JESUS' DISCIPLES WERE CRITICIZED FOR THEIR LACK OF GOOD MANNERS. Did you know that? Specifically, they failed to wash their hands before eating. Now, today, this would be considered poor hygiene. In Jesus' time, it was considered poor religion. The Jews of that day had a ...

2242. See My Hands and Feet

Luke 24:36-49

Sermon

King Duncan

... an intelligent man responded, "I'm willing for a dozen preachers to go but not you, not with those hands. My people are not such fools as to take notice of your preaching but they will note those calloused, work scarred hands." After his crucifixion, the disciples of Jesus were trying to sort out the meaning of the reports they had been receiving about appearances of the risen Christ. It was most confusing to them. Was it a hoax? They were not completely immune to superstition. Perhaps it was some kind of ...

2243. Losing Favor Or Losing Flavor?

Mark 9:42-50

Sermon

King Duncan

... , but in gaining favor, have we lost our flavor? That is in our text for the day. Jesus said, "Salt is good but if salt has lost its saltness wherewith will ye season it," or if salt has lost its flavor what good is it? Jesus was talking to his disciples and he was paying them a high compliment when he called them salt. An ancient king once asked his three daughters how much they loved him. One daughter said she loved him more than all the gold in the world. One said she loved him more than all the silver ...

2244. Walking On The Water

Matthew 14:22-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... Christ, Isaiah the prophet put it this way: "Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee..."(26:3) The best antidote for fear is to keep your eyes fixed on ChristHis power and His promises. Here is the lesson from this little story. The disciples saw Jesus out on the water. They were terrified. Jesus told them to take heart for it was He. Then Simon Peter climbed out of the boat and began to walk on the water too. But then, Matthew tells us, Peter became conscious of the wind and the ...

2245. Why Did He Do It?

Mark 14:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... could set it right. What was he waiting for? Besides, what harm could it do? After all, he WAS the Messiah. If worse came to worse, Jesus could call a band of angels to come to his rescue. And if he wasn't the Messiah, then it was time the disciples knew. Yes, maybe Judas was merely impatient. I sometimes get impatient with God, don't you? There is an old legend that one time a man had a dream and found himself in heaven. He was taken to a huge room, containing all kinds of gifts, blessings, and marvelous ...

2246. The Mighty Tide Of God Rolled In

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... and put his cap over her bare feet. (4) That was the most memorable part of the prime minister's trip. When people truly care about other people there is excitement. Exciting churches are praying churches, and they are caring churches. Truly those early disciples cared about one another. The second chapter of Acts tells how they ate together, prayed together, sang together, and had all things in common. No wonder there was such electricity in the air. An exciting church is a praying church, it is a caring ...

2247. A Time For Silence

Luke 9:28-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... them and they were afraid. A voice spoke from the cloud, "This is my Son, my Chosen, listen to Him!" When the voice had spoken and the cloud departed, Moses and Elijah had vanished. Luke tells us that in the face of this experience the three disciples kept silence and told no one anything of what they had seen. What was there to say? There are some experiences for which words are inadequate. How can words express what you feel when you first hold your newborn child? What words are adequate to comfort ...

2248. Determined Discipleship

1 Timothy 6:11-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... of my life." At least Ms. Garbo didn ™t blame someone else. St. Paul says to Timothy, "take hold of the eternal life to which you were called." In other words, take responsibility for your life. Realize that you were called to greatness. Christ ™s disciples are to be characterized by abundant life. Don ™t settle for the petty, pathetic life of people who are continually making excuses rather that making progress. You have infinite potential within you. All you have to do is take hold of it. On the ...

2249. Afraid Of The Water

Mark 1:9-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... fire department chaplain coming by and he asked, "Father, who are those people in there?" The chaplain replied, "They're the Disciples of Christ." The chief, still soaked from his plunge into the baptistry, responded, "Well Father, I don't know anything about ... m one of them now." (2) Pardon a minor play on words, but it takes more than a plunge into a baptistry to make us a disciple of Christ. When we are baptized, we confess our faith in God and also our faith in Christ. We take our stand as a believer. ...

2250. Battle With The Law

Mark 2:23-3:6

Sermon

King Duncan

... on the sabbath. The Pharisees saw them and complained, "Why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful?" They had a point. The Sabbath was holy. God rested on the seventh day and he commanded them to do the same. The actions of Jesus and his disciples went against this commandment, and it disturbed some people. But Jesus said to them, "Have you never read what David did, when he had need, and was in hunger, he, and they that were with him? How he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar ...

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