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Antonyms: queens, peasant, serf, slave, subject, servant, average joe, common man, rank and file, lower class, common person, workers, commoner, the masses, the poor, plebians, bourgeois, proletariat, laborer, working class, middle class, blue-collar, a nobody, subvassal

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1. How Do You Act In The Presence Of The Queen?

Isaiah 6:1-13

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King Duncan

... just a man. He fell at Jesus' knees and said, "Go away from me, Lord; I am a sinful man!" How you act in the presence of a queen is one thing. How you act in the presence of God is quite another. Suppose God appeared to us in this hour in this place. How would you ... morning, if you really sense God's presence in this place, to accept a change of uniforms. How do you act in the presence of a queen? Protocol says you do not hug her. How do you act in the presence of God? First, don't be afraid. He's your Daddy. ...

2. Queen Of Hearts!

Sermon

Stephen M. Crotts

... news that no female need mutilate herself to be the right person. Just being yourself in Christ is enough! The role model for women is Proverbs 31. Don't be intimidated by her. Simply imitate her. True, the Proverbs 31 woman never really existed except in the mind of a queen. This Bible chapter is the childhood memory of Lemuel, a young prince. It was the wisdom his mother put there, a sort of composite ideal. Attitude First, consider the attitude this feminine role model has. Likely she is not a beauty ...

3. A Queen Bee’s Sting

2 Samuel 6:1-23

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... a Bit-o-Honey candy bar with their neighbors. Aesop, in his fable, tells us that God condemned the bees to instant death whenever they stung someone. The bees would be a chorus, adept at humming Paul’s song about the sting of death. Michal was a queen bee whose tongue was a sharp saber of stabbing insult. Gazing down from her window, she saw her husband David approaching the walls of Jerusalem. He was dancing with the joyful abandon of a Michael Jackson. His voice was vibrant with an Ode to Joy. Over ...

4. Christian The King

Ezekiel 34:1-31

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... really got myself together." In other words, behind the present-day popular use of mind-boggling drugs is the desire to be a king or queen in control of their lives and world. This euphoria of being a king lasts only a short time, and the drug-taker is down in ... , or a teacher, or a garbage collector. A Christian does his/her work to the glory of God and as to Christ. A king or queen is a top person, the greatest in the realm. But Jesus taught that the greatest is the one who serves. Today we come not only ...

5. A Stand-in for Royalty

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

Sermon

King Duncan

... a stand-in for royalty? Ella Slack doesn’t get to participate in the exciting parts of the events. She only gets to stand in place, walk from spot to spot, smile and occasionally wave to crowds. It’s her job to ensure that when the Queen arrives for the official event, everything is well-organized and running smoothly. As Christians we could claim to be official “stand-ins” for royalty too, couldn’t we? We are representatives of the King of kings, Jesus Christ, in this world. However, we need to ...

6. The God Who Is Always There

Esther 7:1-6, 9-10, 9:20-22

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... as this?" (4:14). Esther finally agreed she had no choice. Word was sent back to Mordecai to get all the Jews in the capital city to fast for three days and nights (not just days, as was the ordinary custom), as a sign of rigorous discipline. The queen and her attendants would do the same. Finally, after the fast, her courageous visit would be made. She said, "If I perish, I perish" (4:16). Esther arrayed herself in her finest garments, hoping to look as lovely as the day Ahasuerus had chosen her to be his ...

7. Unspectacular Faithfulness

Esther 7:1-6, 9-10; 9:20-22

Sermon

Will Willimon

... proud that he was being invited up to the big house for a great party. He was obviously in tight with the king and the queen. Passing old Mordecai on the way to dinner, he told him to get ready to swing from a robe by morning. Esther spent the whole ... have for survival; and Haman, a lackey in the king's court who is plotting the extermination of the Jews. We are at Queen Esther's banquet. Even though the hated Haman is present, Esther cunningly reveals the horror of his plan to King Ahasuerus. Esther begs ...

8. Unspectacular Faithfulness

Esther 7:1-6, 9-10; 9:20-22

Sermon

Will Willimon

9. More Tolerable For Sodom And Gomorrah

Luke 10:1-24

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... Attention to Wrong Assumptions and Ideas", The Commercial Appeal, June 23, 1991, p. B5). It's almost impossible to read this story as other than a wonderful parable for our times. Just think how often we humans are busy about the work of tending headless queens." Our government does it and we allow it by our votes or failure to vote, by our staying quiet in the presence of evil, by our accepting without protest blatant immorality in our elected officials and persons in responsible public jobs. It is time we ...

10. New Tendons for Dry Bones

Ezekiel 37:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... hope on the promises of God. 1. “18 of the highest-paid jobs you can get working for the Royal Family” by Lindsay Dodgson, Business Insider, Apr. 19, 2018, . 2. “Queen Elizabeth II is hiring a social media manager” by Nicole Saunders, Harper’s Bazaar, May 18, 2019, https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/a27506537/queen-elizabeth-social-media-manager-job/. 3. “These are the loneliest jobs in America—and here’s what to do if you have one” by Courtney Connley CNBC.com March 27, 2018 ...

11. Remember Your Baptism

Romans 6:1-14, Colossians 2:6-23

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... and aluminum foil, purple robes – crepe paper, and royal scepters – sticks painted gold. On the day of the party, as the guests arrived, they were each given a royal crown, a robe, and a scepter, and were thus dressed as a king or a queen. It was a royal site - all kings and queens. Everyone had a wonderful time. They ate ice cream and cake, they had a procession up to the top of the block and back again, and then when it was all over, everyone knew it had been a royal, wonderful day. That evening as ...

12. Remember Your Baptism

Luke 3:1-20

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Maxie Dunnam

13. Like a Waving Flag

Luke 7:36-50

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... royal family. And the public can always keep track of where their monarch is through an ancient tradition. When the ruling monarch is in residence, the Royal Standard, the flag of the ruling monarchy of the United Kingdom, flies above. When the Queen is at Windsor Castle or Buckingham Palace, the Royal standard flutters overhead. When she is NOT in residence, the Royal Standard is replaced by the Union Flag (the “Union Jack”). At her other residences in Scotland the Royal Standard flies above Holyrood ...

14. Cleaned and Claimed

Matthew 3:13-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... I hope you will accept a sample of my paper, with a declaration that each and every sheet was factory-made out of the rags which Your Majesty saw in the storeroom on her latest visit to my factory. I believe that the outcome is such as even the Queen may appreciate. Your Majesty, let me also say that I have had many upright sermons expounded to me in my factory. I have come to comprehend how the Lord Jesus can take an unfortunate outlaw, and the most dreadful of the dreadful and make them spotless. It doesn ...

15. The Merciful

Sermon

John A. Terry

... Victoria was left alone. Just about the same time, Principal Tulloch died and Mrs. Tulloch was left alone. Unannounced, Queen Victoria came to call on Mrs. Tulloch when Mrs. Tulloch was resting on a couch in her room. When the Queen was announced, Mrs. Tulloch struggled to rise quickly from the couch and to curtsy. The Queen stepped forward: "My dear," she said, "don't rise. I am not coming to you today as a queen to a subject, but as one woman who has lost her husband to another." That is what God did ...

16. Stand Tall

Sermon

Timothy J. Smith

... as Haman. Esther very effectively set up Haman. Haman suspected nothing, since he left the second banquet "happy and in good spirits." At the third banquet everything came to a head. As the king was sipping wine Esther made her daring request. "What is your petition, Queen Esther?" the king asked. "It shall be granted you. Even to half of my kingdom, it shall be fulfilled," he promised blindly. This was the moment that Esther was waiting for. "If I have won your favor, O king, and if it pleases the king ...

17. The Merciful

Matthew 18:21-35

Sermon

John A. Terry

18. Marked For Community

Sermon

George Bass

... care for one another. The church is the community of the hopeful. Just the other day, the media reported on the 90th birthday of the Queen Mother of Great Britain. The television coverage reminded me of one of the last things my wife and I watched toward the end of our sabbatical ... love and affection by the people. But one occurrence made a real difference between the two celebrations; it happened at Queen Elizabeth II’s birthday as a television camera zoomed in on one very young couple with a baby; they were ...

19. A Family Celebration

Hebrews 1:1-14

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King Duncan

... make a decision: Either Jesus is who he says he is, or he is a liar and the writers of the New Testament are liars. Their testimony is that when you have seen Jesus you have seen God. There is an interesting story about Queen Elizabeth II. One of the queen's favorite places is Sandringham, her palace in windswept Norfolk. She likes nothing better than to walk there in the wind and cold, with her dogs at her side. Sometimes she even goes into the village of Sandringham to shop. While she was shopping one ...

20. Christ, Our King

John 18:33-37

Sermon

Thomas C. Willadsen

... Can she create laws, can she veto legislation? Declare holidays? Declare war? I simply don’t know. I do know this: her husband is not a king; he’s a prince. A man does not become king in British tradition by marrying a queen, though women who marry kings become queens. It doesn’t seem fair to me, somehow, but it’s their tradition, their government, not mine. What we know about kings is that they rule over particular pieces of ground, and have control over the people who live there. The saying, “A ...

21. Christ, Our King

John 18:33-37

Sermon

Thomas C. Willadsen

22. Just In Time

Ephesians 1:1-14

Sermon

Frank Luchsinger

... people of Israel cross over on dry land -- just in time. Or consider a young virgin who is being raised by a Jewish uncle because her parents are dead. A call goes out from the king to search 127 provinces to find a replacement for his "fallen out of favor" queen. This young virgin is pleasing to the king and he brings her into his court. But there is a catch: one of the king's most trusted advisors has grown to hate the Jews and desires to have them destroyed. An edict has already gone out with the king's ...

23. Esther: Wise Woman Of Strength

Sermon

Sue Anne Steffey Morrow

... the Jews in the Eastern Diaspora. The tale was written as a model, to help them see how they might attain security and lead productive lives. Esther moves from being a powerless member of a powerless group, a woman in the Jewish Diaspora in Persia, to a queen who has the power to save her people. She uses her intelligence and her beauty, her grit and her grace. She is clever. She is brave. She serves as a model for all who find themselves downtrodden, oppressed, in exile. She serves to inspire all those who ...

24. Naaman, the Leper

2 Kings 5:1-27

Sermon

Don Yocom

... in your home, you must trust Me. Every room, every drawer, every box must be open to my inspection." The lady awakened from her dream and surrendered all her life to God. We can learn from her dream. You may need to recommit your life to Him. When Queen Victoria first came to the British throne many years ago, the whole of India was not yet under English control. The Punjab was brought in and, to show allegiance to the throne, the Maharajah, who was then but a boy, sent a wonderful jewel - the Koh-i-noor ...

25. The One Who Came Still Comes; The One Who Spoke Still Speaks

Mark 11:1-11

Sermon

Michael Milton

... the highest!” And he entered Jerusalem and went into the temple. And when he had looked around at everything, as it was already late, he went out to Bethany with the twelve (Mark 11:1-11). Small Expectations Let me tell you how we almost missed seeing the Queen of England. Several years ago my wife and I were in London. One evening we ventured out into the theater district just to walk around and look at the sights. We noticed a large crowd gathered in front of a huge movie theater. There in the lights we ...

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