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2251. Down in the Dungeon

Psalm 130:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... and the Allied front in Europe was collapsing, announced: “We shall not flag or fail. We shall go on to the end, we shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and the oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our Island, whatever the cost may be. We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills. We shall never surrender!” (2) Churchill fought this ...

2252. "Before" and "After"

Psalm 31:1-24

Sermon

King Duncan

... mascara.” “Ooh!” she gushed, “The Christian life is just sooo great that I think I would become a Christian even if it wasn’t true!” She had just been interviewing people with inspiring stories, and the Christian life as described on the air did sound pretty great. But although he was touched by her enthusiasm, something about her declaration “. . . even if it wasn’t true” bothered Philip Yancey. It seemed somehow wrong, but he couldn’t put his finger on the problem. He finally located ...

2253. A Topsy-Turvy Gospel

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... when “the creek will rise,” but it will. The creek always rises, preventing us from doing what we had planned or going where we would like. A new meaning to that phrase "and the creek don't rise" came with the crash of US Air flight 1016 at the Charlotte-Douglas International Airport 2 July 1994, killing 37 people. Among those killed was a newlywed couple from South Carolina, Stephen and Rita Mattox, just beginning their honeymoon. Their wedding photos occurred in the same newspaper as the photo of the ...

2254. Hitting the Boss Key

Matthew 4:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... gloating about owning a washer and dryer. The ability to do laundry at any hour . . . was a significant improvement in her quality of life. “Then,” she writes, “the devil stopped by with a welcome basket and a little gossip. The neighbors have central air, he said. The people down the street have a landscaper. The couple across the way buy gourmet cheese . . . for $12 a pound. They also use doggie day care, their bathroom is tiled and their wine collection is amazing.” She says, “I almost cried ...

2255. Can These Bones Live Again?

Ezekiel 37:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... O, hear the word of the Lord. Dr. Keith Wagner tells about the devastation wrought by the eruption of Mount Saint Helen in 1980. Forests were destroyed by fire. Rivers were choked with debris. Fish and other wildlife died. Toxic fumes filled the air. Reporters ominously predicted that acid rain would develop from the ash-laden clouds. The future for the area seemed bleak. Nevertheless, less than a year after the eruption, scientists discovered that despite the fact that the rivers had been clogged with hot ...

2256. Here's Mud in Your Eye

John 9:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... their walk with Christ. Most suffering results from something that is on the whole very good, that is, the lawfulness of our universe. The world operates according to certain laws, and one of these laws is the law of probability. Toss a coin into the air. Call it in flight . . . “Heads.” What are your chances of being right? Fifty percent, aren’t they? That is the wonderful law of probability. This year 10,000 people will be slaughtered senselessly on the highways by drunken drivers. That is what the ...

2257. Prelude to the Passion

Matthew 21:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... own hairdresser, two valets, and a host of other attendants. A brief visit of royalty to a foreign country can easily cost twenty million dollars. (1) We can, at least, be thankful we are not British taxpayers. Of course the cost of flying Air Force One is a little lavish, too, I understand. The people of Kenya have an expression for very important people like the Queen of England and other distinguished foreigners. They call them “WaBenzi.” They are called “WaBenzi” because they ride in luxurious ...

2258. Fear of Missing Out

Matthew 5:38-42

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... extravagance. One man nursed the childhood dream of going on a cruise all his life. He lived frugally, scrimped and saved for years, and at last had enough set aside to purchase the ticket for his voyage. He couldn’t wait to stroll the decks, savor the salt air, and lounge in the sun doing nothing but relaxing. But the expense of his ticket had used up all of the man’s savings. He had no extra money to spend on food during his cruise. But having penny-pinched for years, the man knew exactly what to ...

2259. The Voice-activated Life

2 Peter 1:12-21

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... takes you “from glory to glory.” Joan continues: “You have not sat in the field in the evening listening for them. When the angelus rings you cross yourself and have done with it; but if you prayed from your heart, and listened to the thrilling of the bells in the air after they stop ringing, you would hear the voices as well as I do.” Bernard Shaw, Saint Joan: A Chronicle Play in Six Scenes and an Epilogue (New York: Brentano’s, 1931), 85-86.

2260. A Global Celebration

John 20:1-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... walked into the water up to his waist and splashed water on his face. It didn’t matter. They were still afraid to enter the river. Finally, he dove into the river, swam beneath the surface until he emerged on the other side. He raised a triumphant fist into the air. He had entered the water and escaped. It was then that the Indians broke into a cheer and followed him across. (2) In the same way, Christ has made the journey from this world to the next and he has returned to tell us that the journey is safe ...

2261. Peace Be With You

John 20:19-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... he promised was peace.” (3) I confess to you that I have known some Christians who have anything but peace. It is said that during World War II, in the cinemas of Cardiff a notice would sometimes appear on the screen interrupting the films: “An air raid has sounded. Be British. Don’t panic.” That’s great, isn’t it? So very British. “Be British. Don’t panic.” A similar admonition ought to characterize followers of Jesus: “Be Christian. Don’t panic.” How do we find peace of mind? Some ...

2262. Ring Those Bells

1 Peter 3:8-22

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... , was celebrated as your birthday because your death day is your birthday into eternity. Timothy Radcliffe, a master of the Dominican Order, has written a book on baptism where he explains how in the dunking down into the water and the coming up again and gasping for air, we symbolize how in baptism we share Christ’s death and we share Christ’s resurrection. "The only certain thing we know is that we shall die, and yet we have no idea what it means to be dead. So death is both our surest knowledge and ...

2263. Waking the Giant

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... to carry troops. It was such a remarkable ship that it got turned into a luxury liner for celebrities and heads of state. It contained six hundred state rooms, four dining salons, three bars, two theaters, and the comfort of being the world’s first fully air-conditioned passenger ship for wealthy patrons who wanted to enjoy first class service. It was designed to be a troop carrier, to have a mission, but it got turned into a luxury liner for consumers. “It’s a bad thing when that happens to a church ...

2264. Daddy, I'm Afraid

Romans 8:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... who had been watching asked, “How did you ever get a job like that?” “Well,” replied the ironworker, “I used to drive a school bus but my nerves gave out.” I guess we all have our breaking point. Walking a narrow beam 15 stories in the air is one thing, but driving a bus-full of noisy children is quite another. Stephen King is known as a writer of scary stories stories like Carrie and The Shining. In an interview Stephen King talked about his daily writing routine. He said that he only writes ...

2265. Breaking News: God and Government

Romans 13:1-7

Sermon

James Merritt

... outside the nation. That is why we have the Rule of Law. That is why we have courts. That is why we have policemen. That is why we have jails. That is why we have the death penalty. That is why we have an Army, and a Navy, and an Air Force and Marines. When an official of the state uses the sword to protect human life he is inflicting God’s wrath and punishment on the evil doer. That is true whether it is a policeman defending us against a criminal or a solider defending us against an enemy. I ...

2266. On the Ropes: Round 2 - Debating God

Habakkuk 1:12--2:1

Sermon

James Merritt

... try to fly. A bat that flies around at night, a very nimble creature, cannot take off from a level place. If placed on the floor or flat ground all it can do is shuffle about helplessly until it reaches some elevation in which it can throw itself into the air. A bumblebee if dropped into an open tumbler will be there until it dies unless it is taken out. It never sees the escape at the top. It will always try to find its way out through the bottom. In so many ways there are so many people just like ...

2267. Family Re:Union - (PG) Parental Guidance Required

Psalm 127:1-5

Sermon

James Merritt

... and you can shoot straight with your children. The tragedy today is many children are being launched without ever being aimed. The average child gets basically no spiritual direction from the average parent. They are like the arrow in this little poem. I shot an arrow into the air Where it landed I know not where I am going to say something that may offend some of you, but I stand by it before I say it. It is better for parents not to have children than to have children and not do everything they can to ...

2268. God Is Not Dead

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

James Merritt

... ’s one place that idolatry would be non-existent, it would be right here in the buckle of the Bible belt, the deep South. But I beg to differ, because I believe one of the idols and gods of the deep south is a zipped up back of air called football. The former head football coach at Alcorn University, said, “On the East coast, football is a cultural exercise; on the West coast, it is a tourist attraction; in the Midwest, it is cannibalism; but in the South it is religion, and Saturday is the holy day ...

2269. The Insanity of Profanity

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

James Merritt

... in return. If you commit adultery, you at least fulfill your lust. If you steal, you at least get that which you stole. But in profanity, you get nothing in return except the judgment of God. If you get a flat tire and curse the tire, that doesn’t put air into the tire. If you stub your toe in the dark on a chair and curse the chair, that doesn’t stop the pain. If you curse because you hit a bad golf shot, that doesn’t put the golf shot back in the fairway. There is no reward in ...

2270. Up Close & Personal: Open the Doors

Psalm 100:1-5

Sermon

James Merritt

... first key is thanksgiving. If there are any people on this planet that ought to be thankful it ought to be the people sitting in this room right now. We will eat more food in a day than most of the world will eat in a month. We will drive air-conditioned automobiles forgetting that billions of people never even own a car. We’ve got more clothes hanging in our closets than the average person in the world will ever see in their lifetime. We will sleep in a bed when much of the world will sleep on dirt ...

2271. Lost Baggage: Losing Your Baggage

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

Sermon

James Merritt

If you travel by air with any frequence, it has likely happened to you. A bar-coded tag is placed on your checked bag at their airport counter and you watch it wisk away down a conveyor belt, presumably to be loaded onto the same plane on which you are about to fly. Some hours ...

2272. The Knot: Bound

Genesis 2:4-25

Sermon

James Merritt

... 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 wasn’t because he was surrounded by the birds of the air, the bees of the field, and the fish of the sea, but there was only one – man. God never intended for humans to be alone. Before I say anything further, let me emphasize it is not wrong to be single. God doesn’t call everyone to be married. Two of ...

2273. Get Off Your

Romans 12:1-8

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... simply hold on in the middle with my mouth and then I can fly south with you." So they took the ends of the cord in their beaks, and the frog grabbed on in the middle with his mouth, and off they took southward. Already he could feel the warming air, the winds were a bit more mellow as they flew south. And after having flown a few hours and having taken a rest and gotten hooked up again, they were flying low over a farmyard. A cow looked up. She saw them going over and was absolutely amazed. The cow ...

2274. Five Mission Killers

Matthew 16:21-28

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... over your life. But for 107 days of the year, everyone is working to pay off their taxes. And we’re not the only ones. Someone described London as filled with "the exhausted, the timid. The burgled, raped, assaulted. Overtaxed. Underrewarded. Choked on thin air. Allergic to everything." Not good. Yet that is definitely NOT the biggest crimp in our lives. The tax crunch is not the biggest elephantin-theroom blocking our creativity and missional life. We might spend 107 days or almost one third of a ...

2275. The Ice Bucket Challenge

Romans 13:8-14

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... , where jumping into cold water polarbearstyle helped raise funds for several local cancer research fund raisers. But it took a good, hot summer to make the "Ice Bucket Challenge" a "viral" phenomena. Sure, a few Viking souls will jump into freezing water when the air temperature is below freezing. But it is way more likely that people will volunteer to take a cold bath when it is July or August and the temperatures are hovering around 90, not 9. Is there any one here today who has NOT heard of the ...

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