Sermon and Worship Resources

Showing all results

Mark 13:24-37

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... our Open House. We have LOTS to tell. There is so much going on. And there is a feeling of love and care here that is so thick you could cut it with a knife. My kids are home from college this weekend. My daughter reports that she was asked by her friends if ... , Tell me the old, old story, Tell me the old, old story Of Jesus and his love.(7) Amen! 1. Book and Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, Music by Frederick Loewe, 1960 2. (1958) The Once and Future King is the collective volume of works, loosely based on Sir ...

2. Body Language

1 Corinthians 12:12-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... difficulties in Thibodaux, Louisiana, who just couldn't win for losing. Sam Lincoln entered Bob's Cafe and, speaking in his thick, backwoods Cajun accent, ordered the waitress to "give me all the money." Unfortunately, she couldn't understand a word he said ... call all of the world's people to become one in Christ Jesus our Lord. 1. Daniel R. Butler, Leland Gregory and Alan Ray, (Nashville: Rutledge Hill Press, 1995), pp. 6970. 2. BOTTOM LINE PERSONAL, a newsletter Cited in THE PROGRESSIVE, FORBES, May 18, 1995 ...

3. Swords Into Plowshares

Isaiah 2:1-5

Sermon

King Duncan

... church on a typical Sunday. Another survey found 52% of biologists identified themselves as Christians. M. I. T. professor Alan Lightman adds, "Contrary to popular myth, scientists appear to have the same range of attitudes about religious matters ... people have been killed. The value of the property destroyed is equal to a golden belt around the world 97.2 miles wide and 33 feet thick. Since 650 B.C., there have also been 1,656 arms races, only 16 of which have not ended in war. The remainder ended in the ...

4. The Prayer of a Thief

Luke 23:26-43

Sermon

King Duncan

... want to give consideration to other topics about which to preach. The priest admitted that maybe he’d laid it on a little thick, and he vowed to change. The next Sunday, the parish celebrated the annual festival of its patron saint, Saint Joseph. It was a ... important step today. 1. Eugene M Donaghy, http://www.eugenemdonaghy.co.uk/jokes1.htm#joke20. 2. Daniel Butler and Alan Ray, Crimes and MisDumbMeanors (Nashville: Rutledge Hill Press, 1998), pp. 16-17. 3. Humorous Illustrations for Public Speaking (Grand ...

5. A Watery Grave

Mark 1:9-13

Sermon

David J. Kalas

... guarantee about his actions that should be a great assurance to humankind. 1 Peter 3:18-22 This brief passage is thick with doctrine. And since so many American churches today are largely comprised of folks who have not been indoctrinated — that ... the Flood. Noah and his family, Peter observes, “were saved through water.” And so are we — in the water of baptism. Alan Stibbs effectively points out in The First Epistle General of Peter: A Commentary that “the flood spoke of a judgment, which those ...

6. When You Reach the Rejection Hotline

Acts 4:1-22

Sermon

King Duncan

... real number.” Even worse, the rude voice goes on to list numerous negative characteristics that the woman may have noticed. (1) Wouldn’t that be devastating? You would have to have thick skin even to risk such a response. Rejection. What a cruel thing to happen to anyone, and yet it happens to us all sooner or later. You apply for a job ... , http://www.lectionary.org/Sermons/Bowen/OT/Isaiah_43.1-7_WhoseAreYou.htm. 6. Avril Ellis. 7. As told by Alan Smith, http://www.tftd-online.com/content.asp?CID=19468.

7. Extreme Humility

John 13:1-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... was saying he was going to be crucified. Doubtless they were bothered by his statements, but it appears his words didn’t really penetrate their thick skulls. In fact, Luke tells us that at the Lord’s Supper, just after Jesus announced that one of them would betray him, the ... , 1992), p. 78. 3. Timeless Wisdom for Feeling Good Fast (London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1998). 4. Alan Carr, http://www.sermonnotebook.org/new%20testament/John%2013_1-5_12-17.htm. 5. Paul H. Friesen, http://www.stpaulshalifax.org/Sermon060413. ...

8. Yes, You Can Work Yourself to Death

Luke 5:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... to Mars in 2020, they hid a coded message in the rover’s parachute. The parachute had an unusual red and white pattern . . . Alan Chen announced that this strange pattern held a secret message. Then he challenged folks to find and decode the message. It only took six ... among the poorest and most remote groups of people in Taiwan and Indonesia. She walked thousands of miles through thick forests and rushing rivers to bring medicine, food, education and love to people in desperate need, including lepers and ...

9. When Everything That Matters Has Been Torn Away

Genesis 37:1-4, 12-28

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... one time he relaxed and appeared to thrive was on the running track. Eventually, Farah opened up to his PE teacher, Alan Watkinson, and told him about being kidnapped. Watkinson called social services, and they got Farah removed and placed with a ... get them to New York safely. He trusted the instruments on his instrument panel to keep him flying on course. In spite of thick fog and limited visibility, the pilot made a perfect landing at the New York airport. When Rev. Peale complimented the pilot on his ...

Showing 1 to 9 of 9all results