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1. Clean Hands and Dirty Hearts

Matthew 15:1-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... the badge of [the] Victorian prude." "These ladies were . . . struck by the forcibleness of my argument . . ." says Dr. Barnhouse, "They had no more to say. I did not rebuke the girls for not wearing the stockings, and a year or two afterward most of the girls in the United States were going without stockings in the summer and nobody thought anything about it. Nor do I believe that this led toward the disintegration of moral standards in the United States; times were changing and to step away from Victorian ...

2. Pigs Get Slaughtered

Luke 12:13-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... were highly involved in their church and community. In fact, this man taught an adult Sunday school class. He watched his investments grow by leaps and bounds. Then he got the idea to cash in his life insurance policies and use the proceeds to buy even more stock. In no time, he doubled his family’s assets. Now he was really hooked. He decided to quit his job and make his millions by trading so that his family could spend the rest of their lives free from financial worries. The article indicated that his ...

3. A Prayer to a Good, Good Father

Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... —$10,000. Unexpectantly, a few weeks before the end of the year, a gift came in the mail. It was for several shares of stock worth $5,000. Pastor Rietveld put out the word that God had supplied half of what they needed, and they now needed to pray for $5, ... taken care of the specific need we brought to Him.” (1) Now it’s an interesting question whether God manipulates the stock market. I can see some of you writing down, “Start praying.” Or maybe God controls the weather to bring snow on ...

4. Deal with It, Get over it, and Get Help

Romans 8:18-27

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... our time, our attention, our money, our love. Our “Stockholm Syndrome” is in part a “stock-up” sickness — convincing us to “stock-up” with yet another pair of designer shoes, or “stock-up” with a newer version of a video game, or “stock-up” with the latest cell phone, or “stock-up” with the latest experience. Our “Stockholm Syndrome” deludes us into thinking that once we get “stocked–up” enough, we will finally enjoy the happiness, fulfillment and meaning we seek. But the ...

5. The Treasure Principles

Matthew 6:19-24

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... is a gift from God’s hand. Since God owns everything and will one day call us to account for how we use his assets, it just makes sense to manage money God’s way. Just imagine if I were to place $10,000 in the hands of my favorite stock broker and ask him to invest it for me. I would pay him a certain fee for his services. But he would never presume that my money belonged to him. He holds it in trust for me. That should be our attitude toward all our material possessions. Never claim ownership ...

6. Something That Will Last Forever

Matthew 6:19-24

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... the eight knew how to make money but not how to live. They were successful in business but tragic failures in life. Their treasure was stashed on earth. Where is your treasure stashed? This does not mean that it is wrong to make money or to invest in stocks. Most of us nod our heads over Joe Louis' famous statement: "I don't like money, actually," he said, "but it quiets my nerves." I learned long time ago to be careful what I asked during children's sermons. Children will answer honestly. One day a pastor ...

7. No Room for Jesus

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

King Duncan

... of course, in the end everyone lives happily ever after. In the final scene, the bishop delivers a Christmas Eve sermon at his former parish a sermon which was penned by Dudley. It begins like this: “Tonight I want to tell you the story of an empty stocking. “Once upon a midnight clear, there was a child’s cry, a blazing star hung over a stable, and wise men came with birthday gifts. We haven’t forgotten that night down the centuries. We celebrate it with stars on Christmas trees, with the sound of ...

8. A Good Picture of Bad People

Luke 16:1-15

Sermon

... own lives. Good and evil live side by side and sometimes appear to be identical twins. Shortly after a new United States President was elected, a broker called a friend of mine to suggest that he buy a certain stock. My friend questioned that broker about the stock. What made it so attractive at this time? Why the hot tip? In the conversation the broker revealed that he was recommending this stock because it was going to increase in value as a result of the president’s emphasis on military build-up. This ...

9. Picking A Winner, Claiming A Treasure

Matthew 13:44-46

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... except me and the Duke of Marlborough." You and I have something in common with that Texan. We want to back a winner in every phase of our living. We like to work for a winning company. Some of us pay lots of money to experts who can select winning stocks for us to buy. University alumni will pay untold thousands of dollars to hire a winning coach and to build a winning athletic team. We want to drive the kind of car that consumer reports tell us is the best buy for the money. In choosing our spouses we try ...

10. Surprised By Christmas

Isaiah 9:1-7

Sermon

King Duncan

... remember the bishop's speech in the vintage motion picture, THE BISHOP'S WIFE? Composed by Cary Grant and spoken by David Niven, this speech carries an important message for this event we celebrate. I quote: Tonight I want to tell you the story of an empty stocking. Once upon a midnight clear there was a Child's cry, a blazing star hung over a stable, and wise men came with birthday gifts. We haven't forgotten that night down the centuries. We celebrate it with stars hung on the Christmas tree and the cry ...

11. Tomorrow Doesn't Always Come

James 4:1-12

Sermon

Edward Inabinet

... nation. One was the president of the largest independent steel company in the United States. Then there was the president of the largest utility company, the president of the largest gas company, and the largest speculator on wheat futures on the stock exchange. The president of New York stock exchange was there, a member of the president of the United State''s cabinet was a part of that meeting, and the greatest bear on Wall Street was there. The president of the largest monopoly in the world was present ...

12. Christ the Snake

2 Corinthians 5:16-21

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... The following story about Wesley reflects his mastery of this healing principle. When I [Wesley] was in America, I taught one school in Savannah, and Mr. Delamott taught another. He told me one day, that a part of the boys belonging to his school wore stockings and shoes, and the others did not; and that the former laughed at and ridiculed the latter, thereby discouraging them; and that, though he prevented their doing so when they were under his eye, they did it when out of school; so that, notwithstanding ...

13. The World Is Not Enough

Luke 12:13-21

Sermon

James Merritt

... he may have even sang himself to sleep with this little song: Now I lay me down to sleep I pray my cuisinart to keep; I pray my stocks are on the rise And that my analyst is wise; That all the wine I sip is white That my hot tub is water tight; That racket ... door he is not going to ask for your wallet, he's not going to ask for your checkbook, he's not going to ask for your stocks, your bonds, or your deeds. He's going to ask for you. You see the great tragedy was not what was left behind this man, but what ...

14. The Kingdom Is Not K-Mart

Luke 14:25-35

Sermon

James Merritt

... for other quick - pick opportunities. There is another group of investors who have become known as "dot-com" investors. They look for internet companies especially those with "dot- com" at the end of their names. They spend a little time researching the firms who have these stocks and they buy into them on a marginal basis and as soon as the price increases, sell them. Within the church there are a lot of what i call Day-traders and Dot-com investors. They know a little about God in reality and many think ...

15. Joshua People: Remember, Remind and Recommit

Joshua 24:14-18, 2 Peter 1:10-17

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... also will serve the Lord, for he is our God." Just like the people of Israel, we are called to Remember. Joshua People: Remember, Remind and Recommit. I. Remember A. Joshua People Remember. In the movie The Final Season, Sean Astin plays in the true story of Kent Stock, who in the early 90's, gave up a job and his wedding plans to take over as head coach of the Norway, Iowa, High School baseball team. In the small Midwestern town, population 586, baseball is a legacy passed from father to son, generation to ...

16. What's The Point?

Jeremiah 1:1-19

Sermon

Richard L. Sheffield

... at today's price on the assumption that you can buy it at a lower price tomorrow. If the company fails, you succeed! If the company loses money, you make money! If the company cuts its dividend, you reap big dividends. That's sometimes a good way to invest in stocks, but it's never a good way to live. If I sell myself short in life that means that I'm betting against myself. The only way to be right about myself is to be less than I could be. Psychologists tell us that one of the biggest barriers to ...

17. Don't Let the Parade Pass You By

Luke 19:28-44

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... -45) As Jesus was being crucified, he cried out to God, "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing." Think of someone from whom you are alienated today. To forgive and to reconcile is to douse your world with shalom, peace. III. Be Rich In Heavenly Stocks Here is the third prescription for peace: be rich in heavenly stocks. My observation is that some of the most miserable people I know are rich folks whose primary security is in their wealth. Their sense of well-being is tied to the ...

18. Chapter X

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Frank H. Seilhamer

... large they are no happier or content than those who look at them with envy. Listen to a man who I met in a counseling session. He had made his first million dollars by the time he was 32 years old. He had begun as a messenger in a stock brokerage firm at ninety dollars a week and through drive and determination had worked himself into a position as part owner of the corporation in seven years. At the time I met him he was making $25,000 a month and sleeping between monogramed satin sheets. But one morning ...

19. This Is Our Song

Psalm 121:1-8

Sermon

Michael J. Anton

... exchange rising out of the concrete toward heaven. I’ll invest my wealth and make more and retire earlier and take my ease and forget my cares. I buy my stock papers and I am happy, I am safe. The value of the stocks plummets to an all-time low. I am unhappy; I am not safe any longer. But there are more hills. I find the billboards blaring out the undisputed facts that if I really want to make it on this trip, I have to drink the right cola, brush with the ...

20. Destined To Have A Great Year

Ephesians 1:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... It's like a race car driver I read about recently. Her name is Georgette McMahon. She is a 23-year-old from Charlotte, North Carolina, who hopes to go where few women have gone before: to the winner's circle at a National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) event. McMahon emblazons her race cars with the words "God is awesome." The story behind her slogan is interesting. Georgette started racing when she was 11, spinning dirt on go-kart tracks in her native Florida. Her father, Buck Wright, didn ...

21. Making It Last

Luke 3:1-20

Sermon

Timothy J. Smith

... girl began writing to the Christmas fairy hoping that her wish would be granted. Wouldn't it be great to celebrate Christmas every day of the year? Christmas Day arrived and the children opened their gifts. The little girl discovered candied cherries in her stocking. She ate so much candy that she didn't want any breakfast. The entire day was filled with opening presents, and as more family arrived presents were given. For Christmas dinner they ate turkey and cranberry with plum pudding and nuts and raisins ...

22. Out Of Our Control

Romans 8:18-27

Sermon

King Duncan

... place at the wrong time." A couple happened to be sitting in a restaurant in New York City. They overheard two Wall Street types discussing a certain stock that was about to skyrocket in value. The couple rushed to the bank, withdrew their savings and invested in that stock. It was a risky venture. They could have lost everything. They were what we call "lucky." The stock tripled in value in a relatively short time and they made a killing. A ball player, playing on natural turf, is set to field a routine ...

23. Clearing Back The Jungle

Genesis 9:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... , tingling all over with health and energy, or when we rejoice in the glories of a sunset, or when we watch our children open their stockings on Christmas morning, or sit down to dinner later on that same blessed day, or are thrilled by the glory of wonderful music or the ... It goes beyond positive thinking or even courageous conviction. It is the power of the indwelling Christ. This morning take stock of your life. Is the jungle creeping in? Has it nearly gotten out of hand? Are you depressed, lonely, fearful ...

24. Jesus and the Divorced Evangelist

John 4:1-26

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... seem to be as much concerned about her past as her future. Somewhere in my reading I came across a phrase, taken from the world of business and stock markets, “dealing in futures.” Now, my ignorance of the stock market is vast. For me, it ranks somewhere between witchcraft and voodoo. The one or two brief ventures I have made into the stock market have been disasters. A good rule to follow in investing would be: just watch what I buy, and then invest in almost anything else! But that phrase “dealing ...

25. Constantly Abiding

John 15:1-17

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Maxie Dunnam

... . Our students pay only about 40% of the cost of their education. We are an independent seminary, so we don’t have the support of a specific denomination. We’re dependent upon individual gifts and income from our endowment. Well, you know what has happened to the stock market. We’ve lost about $3 million a year in income, so we’re struggling. I believe the Lord is testing us: He’s pruning us that we might bear more fruit. Though I recognize this, the past year has been one of the toughest of my ...

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