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2276. Running over the Cat

1 Thessalonians 4:13--5:11

Sermon

King Duncan

... to see his father during the brief illness before his father’s death. At the funeral, the rest of the family acted as if nothing had happened. Indeed, they kept up a pretense of near gaiety at the funeral, creating what Wilke called “a superficial air of unreality.” The eighteen-year-old soldier seemed dazed. Wilke describes the scene like this, “I knew the boy well, and after the graveside service, when he was standing by himself, I walked up to him, put my hand on his shoulder, and said: ‘John ...

2277. Winners and Losers

Matthew 25:31-46

Sermon

King Duncan

... you are as smart as Archie. When asked about the big homeless person on his sofa, Archie answered, “He needs a place to stay. Now that I have all I need, don’t you think I should share?” I’m tempted to leave you with that question hanging in the air: “Now that I have all I need, don’t you think I should share?” That’s about as haunting a question as you are ever likely to hear. I said I want us to rethink all of our priorities, all of our values in light of today’s text. Let ...

2278. An Announcement from Our Lord

Isaiah 61:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... . It was a cold, bitter rainy day when the cerebral palsy class performed the Christmas pageant at their church. There was Mary and Joseph, one little black boy and one little white girl, in wheel chairs. The angel could not keep her arms from flying in the air. The shepherds came on crutches. The Wise Men took a very long time to get from the back of the parish hall to the manger with their arms waving so, pushing their wheelchairs. It was almost impossible to understand the narrator because of her speech ...

2279. An Announcement in Song

Psalm 98:1-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... of all the babe of Bethlehem, the Word became flesh and dwelt among us. We all have our favorite traditions at Christmas the lights, the gathering of family, the giving and receiving of gifts, the smell of fresh Christmas cookies wafting through the air. I suspect that for many of us, high on our Christmas favorites would be the music of Christmas. Some of you started searching your radio dial immediately after Thanksgiving to discover which station had started playing carols and other songs of the season ...

2280. Last Impressions

Matthew 22:34-40

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... “Return good for evil,” “Forgive 70x7." Last impressions are indeed “lasting impressions.” Every political debater, every public speaker, every family member, wants to get in “the last word.” Our last impression, our last words, our last actions, hang in the air long after we are gone. Our last words give off a lasting aroma that continues to impact the environment long after we have passed by. In Matthew’s gospel Jesus’ last “face to face” debate with his opposers and detractors is a ...

2281. Full Immersion

Acts 19:1-22

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... votives dedicated to Artemis. In his Epistle to the Ephesians, you learn from Paul’s metaphor of “armor” how Paul counteracted the mysterious temple rituals and the eroticized climate that permeated the everyday atmosphere Ephesus. All who lived in this city breathed air dominated by Artemis and her temple, her cult statue, and the secret rituals that commemorated the birth of Artemis, which proud Ephesians claimed had happened on a mountain above Ephesus. The power of the Book of Acts is that it is a ...

2282. A Guide to a Rich and a Joyous Life

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... Japanese attack along the coastline led the government to enforce strict dim-out regulations after dark. Stanley and his family stopped at a motel along the beach to spend the night. They decided to take a quick walk along the darkened beach to get some fresh air. Little Stanley ran down the beach ahead of his parents and sister. He came upon a barricade wall blocking further access to the beach. Like any other boy, he decided to climb the wall and explore the rest of the beach. But just as Stanley reached ...

2283. The Story Worth Living

John 3:1-21

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... are creatures we really do not want to engage or embrace. “Anaconda” was a great title for a movie about the Amazon, but “Snakes on a Plane” was there ever a better B-movie title! Combining our fear of snakes with our loathing of economy class air travel — what a genius movie idea. Snakes are creatures so different from us that they evoke revulsion and fear, even when we do not know if the snake we are looking at is dangerous, or a harmless natural insect repellant. So we do not readily have ...

2284. Skull Hill

John 12:20-36

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... When the “firing” of the clay is done, the vessel is fixed. Clay can be reformed and transformed on the potter’s wheel until it is time for the firing. Then the clay is put into the kiln and exposed to rigors of a burning fire and super-heated air. Whatever “shape” the clay has been shaped into by the master is now fully and finally fixed, baked into a set shape forever. All disciples, all of us who give over our lives to being disciples’ of Christ, all of us who willingly put our lives on the ...

2285. Everything Must Go: Striking It Rich

1 Timothy 6:3-10

Sermon

James Merritt

... up poor, but I certainly didn’t grow up rich. If you were to divide the middle class into lower, middle, and upper my family would probably have been close to the upper part of the lower end. We lived in decent houses, but never one that had air-conditioning or a fireplace. Probably the nicest car we ever drove was a brand new Volkswagen Beetle. I wore decent clothes, but never name brands. The most money my dad ever made in a week was $100 dollars. Every summer my dad would raise strawberries and sell ...

2286. What Are You Waiting On?

John 11:1-16

Sermon

James Merritt

... you are the Christ, the Son of God, who is coming into the world.’” (John 11:27, ESV) I’ve told you before that every time we go through a difficult situation whether you hear from God or not, whether God acts or not, His question is hanging in the air, “Do you trust me or not? Do you believe me or not?” Well, this is a put up or shut up statement. You can say you’re the Resurrection and the Life, you can say that people will live even if they die, but it’s another thing to prove ...

2287. The Desperate

John 9:1-12

Sermon

James Merritt

... in the undeniable. I don’t know how a cell phone works, but I use it. I don’t know how this microphone works, but I wear it. I still don’t understand aerodynamics. I do not know how a plane that weighs several tons can get into the air and fly, but I have flown almost two million miles on airplanes. I came across something the other day that fascinated me. Robert Adair is the Sterling Professor of Physics Emeritus at Yale University. He was talking about the physics of trying to hit a 90mph fast ball ...

2288. Reliable Witness

Luke 24:36-49

Sermon

King Duncan

... a grave silence fell upon the hall when he said this. His listeners were amazed. They wondered how they could live on a sphere! Common sense suggested that earlier philosophers were right when they said the earth was a flat disc floating on the air. Pythagoras had deduced the idea of a round earth based on his observation that earth casts a circular shadow on the moon during eclipses. (1) His revolutionary idea was accepted by Aristotle and other Greek philosophers and became common knowledge as early as ...

2289. What Do You See?

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

James Merritt

... was during the wintertime in Europe and snow was a foot deep. A man was working in a shoe store. He noticed a barefoot little boy outside the baker shop next door to that shoe store. He was trying to keep warm by standing on a grate blowing hot air. Here was this shoe store owner surrounded by all these shoes and here was a baker with all those pastries. Both are watching this hungry, barefoot, boy standing outside in the snow. Out of the blue, a little lady walks by. She bends down, speaks some kind words ...

2290. Everything Counts

Luke 16:1-15

Sermon

James Merritt

... he began dismantling the light fixtures and removing the non-essential appliances. The next day, he dragged them into his yard and sold them in a yard sale. The items moved quickly, and once the last item was gone, the man went to work removing his air-conditioning units, which he promptly sold to a buyer for a very handsome price. After the transaction was complete, he drove into town to sell light bulbs, shutters, windows, toilets and even the hot water heater. The day the bank official came to evict him ...

2291. Just Grace

Matthew 20:1-16

Sermon

James Merritt

... else about this story?” He looked at me and simply said, “It isn’t fair.” If this story happened today, unions would go on strike everywhere. The AFL-CIO would be calling for a federal investigation. The Better Business Bureau would go into overdrive. The air would be thicker with lawsuits than mosquitoes in a marsh. As we get into the story you are going to see why. This parable has long been called “The Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard.” This assumes that the workers are the focus of ...

2292. No Excuse

Luke 14:15-24

Sermon

James Merritt

... will ever put on. It is destined to be one of the greatest live musical performances of all time. A popular DJ in Manhattan gets 5 free tickets with backstage passes. Company policy strictly prohibits him from using them himself. He decides to do a big giveaway on the air. He tells them the lines will be open in one week for one hour – from 9:00-10:00am in the morning. The 100th caller will win all of the tickets. He announces every day for a week about the big hour that is coming. He expects the phone ...

2293. To the Rescue

Genesis 3:1-24

Sermon

James Merritt

... What are your options? You only have basically three: 1-demand that he pay for the damages; 2 - you can pay for the damages; 3 - you can split the damages. Regardless of who pays somebody has to pay. The debt that is incurred doesn’t just vanish into thin air.[2] That debt has to be either separated from him or it has to be separated from you. Guess what the word “forgiveness” literally means? It means to “separate.” Every one of us carries our sin with us like a ball and chain. We need someone to ...

2294. Surviving the Big One

Matthew 18:10-14

Sermon

James Merritt

... Because when you do you are making it obvious you are not trying to win an argument; you are trying to win that person. You are not there for condemnation; you are there for restoration. At this point, some of you have already hung an excuse in the air, “It won’t do any good” or “He/She won’t listen”, or “It will just make things worse.” Jesus anticipated that objection. That is why He says in verse 15, “If he listens to you, you have gained your brother.” (Matthew 18:15, ESV) That word ...

2295. Shockproof

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

Sermon

James Merritt

... of how he had murdered Sherrie. He became the subject of the largest manhunt in South Carolina history. He was apprehended shortly thereafter and was sentenced to die in the electric chair. The story became a television feature film, Nightmare in Columbia County, which was aired back in the 90’s on CBS. Her sister, Dawn, thought that finally her nightmare would be over and she could move on, but a few years later she received a letter in the mail that would forever change her life. The killer had written ...

2296. Chickens with Eyeglasses

2 Corinthians 12:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... will not be enough for tomorrow.” But the storehouse answered, “Feed on, little mouse: my grain is sufficient for you.” Next, Spurgeon said he imagined himself on the top of a great mountain. He saw a man filling his lungs with the refreshing, invigorating air. But the man stopped and said, “I must be careful not to use up too much oxygen, or there will be no supply for future needs.” The vast mountain amusingly replied, “Breathe on, little man: my winds are sufficient for you.” Then Charles ...

2297. Poem: After Great Pain, A Formal Feeling Comes

Eulogy

Emily Dickinson

After great pain, a formal feeling comes - The Nerves sit ceremonious, like Tombs - And stiff Heart questions ‘was it He, that bore,’ And Yesterday, or Centuries before? The Feet, mechanical, go round - A Wooden way Of Ground, or Air, or Ought - Regardless grown, A Quartz contentment, like a stone - This is the Hour of Lead - Remembered, if outlived, As Freezing persons, recollect the Snow - First – Chill – then Stupor – then the letting go -

2298. Moving On Up

Mark 9:33-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... . The show focused on George and Louise Jefferson, an affluent African-American couple living in New York City. The show was one of the first to portray a successful black family, paving the way for future sitcoms like “The Cosby Show” and “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.” And who could argue with the idea that it is a good thing for African-Americans to see examples of success among their own people--even if it is in a sit-com? Life has been hard enough for people of color in this country. It is ...

2299. Don't Worry! Give Thanks!

Matthew 6:25-34

Sermon

King Duncan

... . Jesus says in the Sermon on the Mount: “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life? “And why do you worry about clothes? See how the ...

2300. A Small Town Is Blessed

Micah 5:1-4

Sermon

King Duncan

... writes, “When a new king is born you can hear the shots of artillery in a 41-gun salute. When a new king is born, flags billow and chapel bells peal loud clanging music into the night. When a new king is born, champagne corks stream through the air by the thousands. When a new king is born, people stand together and sing choruses in the street. When a new king is born, clouds of euphoria make millions of people feel like they are members of one harmonious family. “At least that’s the way one newspaper ...

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