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1. Entertaining Angels
Hebrews 13:1-25
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King Duncan
... seen that color blue on any human before. They were more the blue like some of those Husky dogs have. I'll never forget the eyes." Chris seemed to want to be left alone, and so she reluctantly agreed to leave. When he came back to his room, she says, “He was ... of hospitality, no matter how small. Jesus said, “A cup of cold water given to a stranger in my name will not go unrewarded." (Matthew 10:42) You and I probably need to pray for the ability to be more hospitable to strangers. How can we show the ...
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Billy D. Strayhorn
... the true events of that day. The only cover up was put out by the perpetrators of Jesus' death. If you'll look at Matthew 28:11-15 (NRSV) Basically it says, the guards scattered, a few of them went and told the high priests everything, who called a ... balance that with being hopeful." Some hours passed, but then Chris' rooftop message was shown on TV and posted on some web sites. Chris' family began getting phone calls from all over the country telling them Chris was alive. (2) We live in a Good Friday ...
3. Strategic Kindness
Ephesians 4:17--5:21
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King Duncan
... sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well. If someone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles." (Matthew 5:39-41) This is strategic kindness. It is not a justification for being a wimp. It is not a call to be soft. It is ... today, the man my wife and children love, the man God has helped me to be." (5) There are many people who cannot relate to Chris' attitude, his willingness to forgive. But, in the long run of things, it is the only hope this world has. We will never solve the ...
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Phil Thrailkill
... or heard the old, old story from one who believes it. I cannot think of more edgy comment on the warning Jesus gave than this one from Chris Rock. Didn’t The Boss warn us that if we lose our distinctive flavor and tangy savor we will soon be scorned by a world that is ... For historic sermons on this text, see John Wesley, “Upon our Lord’s Sermon on the Mount,” Discourse IV: Matthew 5:13-16, in Albert C. Outler & Richard D. Heitzenrater, editors, John Wesley’s Sermons: An Anthology (Nashville, TN: ...
5. Shiny Objects
Matthew 4:1-11
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King Duncan & Angela Akers
... and how can we translate this knowledge into action? I thought about Shiny Object Syndrome when I read our Bible passage this morning from Matthew 4. In this passage, Jesus is facing a tremendous challenge. And he is offered a quick fix, an easy way out of his problems ... our goal if it’s for something or someone we love. I read the most incredible story about a young man named Chris Bombardier who is the first person with hemophilia to reach the summit of Mt. Everest. Hemophilia is a rare blood disorder that ...
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King Duncan
... she had her eyes closed was that a pickup truck had just crashed into the back of her BMW. She then sideswiped Chris’ Dodge, ricocheted onto the median and headed toward oncoming traffic. When she opened her eyes, Joanna’s car was totaled and she ... is not surprising that Christ’s first miracle was at a wedding. After all he referred to himself on one occasion as the bridegroom (Matthew 9:15). This same imagery is present in many of the parables that Jesus taught. We are his beloved. And one day we will ...
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King Duncan & Angela Akers
... in his life. In 1996, a man named David McAllister confessed to the kidnapping and attempted murder of Christopher Carrier. McAllister had been an employee of Chris’ father. When Mr. Carrier caught McAllister drinking on the job, he fired him. The vicious attack on young Christopher was revenge for the firing. McAllister was now a ... https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/questionofgod/voices/collins.html. 7. From a sermon by Paul Decker on Matthew 6:5-15 THE LINES OF COMMUNICATION ARE OPEN, www.sermoncentral.com.
8. Get Ready
Mark 13:24-37
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King Duncan & Angela Akers
... No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.” He says it again in Matthew 24:36, “But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.” Imagine ... loved everyone.” If he were alive today, “Dad would say, ‘Son, what is all the fuss? I was just doing my job,’” Chris Edmonds said. “But what he did is right today, it’s right tomorrow, it’s right always,” his son said. In his remarks ...
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King Duncan & Angela Akers
... from the cross into the arms of a man playing the part of a Roman soldier. Unfortunately, the Roman soldier did not catch him in time, and Chris dropped to the ground and rolled all the way down the hill. As he wrote, “Once I reached the bottom I had to be dragged off like ... a holy day. On the other hand, you read the account of that first Easter Sunday morning from the Gospel of Matthew and you begin to see that there is nothing subtle or dignified about Jesus’ death and resurrection from the grave. It ...
10. How to Motivate People
Matthew 10:1-42, Matthew 9:18-26
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Stephen M. Crotts
... Men? Christ did the choosing. He narrowed it down to twelve men. But why these twelve? And in the case of our text, why Matthew as one of them? James and John, so hot-tempered they were called the sons of thunder. Really! And Peter, that blustering big- ... you are, you can become both a disciple of Jesus and a disciple maker. If not, well frankly, you just washed out of Chris-tendom's boot camp! So why pretend? Accountability There is one final step in the process of disciple making. Those whom Christ sent ...
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Tony Everett
... Peter, disciple of Jesus. Jesus complimented Peter for his confession that Jesus was the Messiah, the Son of God (Matthew 16:15-19). Then, when Jesus clearly explained that his plan of salvation involved going to Jerusalem, suffering, dying, ... 10:14). And that’s the way it was. That described Christians 2,000 years ago. Sadly, that describes some Christians today. It will describe Chris­tians in the future… trapped in a tomb of sin and hypocrisy that we cannot escape without God’s help. So here is the ...
12. Proper 15 & Pentecost 13
Isaiah 56:1-8, Psalm 67:1-7, Psalm 78:1-72, Exodus 16:1-36, Romans 11:11-24, Romans 11:25-32, Matthew 15:21-28
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... who has "given great and precious promises to those who believe." The petition, however, is attuned to the Gospel for the Day, Matthew 15:21-28, the healing of the Canaanite woman's daughter by Jesus: "Grant us the perfect faith which overcomes all doubts, ... be preached to all people, so that all might know him to be a God of love and believe and trust him with all their hearts. Chris-tians and Jews do not have a corner on faith; God means all people to know him and live by faith in a hostile world. 3. ...
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Bill Bouknight
... miserable we are. Last month that large comedian of Saturday Night Live fame, Chris Farley, died at the age of 33, a victim of alcohol and drug abuse. He made everybody else laugh but he was miserable inside. One of his good friends ... DISCIPLES FOR JESUS CHRIST In Mark 6:7 we read, "Calling the disciples to Him, Jesus sent them and gave them authority over evil spirits." In Matthew 6:10, Jesus taught us to pray. .."Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven." Well, we certainly can' ...
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David E. Leininger
... is right. We saw another creative method of outreach this summer as our youth sponsored the city-wide Margaret Becker concert. To Chris Freeman and Sonny Bunn, on behalf of this congregation, I say thank you for, first, coming up with the idea, then, putting ... and service. But notice the context - Jesus says he will be with us in the middle of our church fights. As Matthew presents it, right before the statement we find these words about dealing with conflict; immediately after Peter is asking "Lord, if ...
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Maxie Dunnam
... of the genealogy of Jesus. And that’s the part of Matthew’s gospel we always skip over. It’s in the first chapter. Beginning with Abraham and going all the way down to Joseph, Matthew gives us a series of “begats”. Abraham begat Isaac, and Isaac ... thereto in persecution. And let us consider all the dear friends of God, how they have gone after the example of our Saviour, Jesus Chris, whose footsteps let us also follow, even to the gallows if God will be so, not doubting but as He rose again the ...
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King Duncan & Angela Akers
... It was scary; no one knew how bad the pandemic would get or when it would be over. On March 23, 2020, First Officer Chris Dennis, a pilot for Delta Airlines, was told to park his airplane in the Delta storage lot at a remote airport facility in the ... sent.” (6) Can you think of a time when you needed a message of hope? In these eleven verses of our Bible passage today, Matthew tucks three notes of encouragement. He reminds us three times of God’s plans for His people, and of God’s promises to His people ...
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Bill Bouknight
... been brainwashed for seventy years by the atheistic leaders of the Soviet Union. Yet when I declared in Russian---"Christos vos chris"---(meaning "Christ is risen!") all eyes lit up and people began shouting for joy. One of the reasons that Communism failed ... personal conversation, FAX, and Internet. Jesus’ last command is our first order of business: "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations." (Matthew 28:19) The Early Church did it well. Acts 5:42 tells us that "day after day, in the temple courts ...
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Eric Ritz
... Christian Community is found in John 17:1-26. However, for our work and witness, we will use the traditional title for the words found in Matthew 6:9-13 today and for the rest of this sermon series. An old preacher story is told about a "cleric" in South Dakota who went ... many sets of repetitions. Michael Jordon, the premier basketball player, will practice the same jump shot 500 times in one day. Chris Evert, when she was in training, would hit the same back-hand for hours upon hours, until it became second ...
19. Influence!
Matthew 23:1-12
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Stephen M. Crotts
... say and what we do. "Practice and observe whatever they tell you, but not what they do; for they preach, but do not practice" (Matthew 23:2-3). In the movie The Godfather the mafia don attends the baptism service of his grandson. He stands piously to worship and ... my fall with my arms and legs. When I got up I thought I'd made it. That's when I saw the camera pointing toward me. Chris Craft at Houston control chewed me out for my antics." "When it came time to leave, we didn't want to go. We begged to stay two ...
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Gary L. Carver
... before whom we bow"? We don't know who they were. We know they were seekers and we know they were Gentiles. They were not Jews. Matthew wants you to know in the second chapter of his book that this gospel is for everybody. It is not just for a select group. It ... else had ever been able to do. They asked the question, "How?" One of his friends, another alpine climber by the name of Chris Bonington, said, "Here is an individual who is able to use creative innovation." I am not sure what that means. I do know ...
21. God All Along
Acts 9:1-6 (7-20)
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David J. Kalas
... ­ders and do nothing about this growing perversion. Let the fool wink and smile at heresy. Not Saul. No, he recognized the Chris­tian claims as dangerous and misleading, and so he set out to si­lence them. What he did not recognize, however, was ... persecute me?" From our vantage point, we can see the truth of it. We think of Jesus' familiar teaching about the sheep and the goats (Matthew 25:31-46), and we recognize the vicarious nature of our actions. What we do for the least of his brethren we do for him ...
22. Shake It Off!
Matthew 10:1-42
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Carlyle Fielding Stewart
... from a bottle of Harvey's Bristol Cream, he charged into one of the most magnificent Shakespearean elocutions I've ever heard! As my friend, Chris Barnet, and I sat there spellbound, Nigel then lapsed into a teary tirade of how he had killed a seven-year-old girl while driving ... the past. Get your passport stamped and move on to higher ground, to your next destination. Jesus exhorts his disciples in Matthew 10. If the people do not receive you, don't get stuck. Don't waste your life away crying crocodile ...
23. Nag, Nag, Nag!
Matthew 15:21-28
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John R. Brokhoff
... Jesus answered her, "O woman, great is your faith! Be it done for you as you desire." And her daughter was healed instantly. [Matthew 15:21-28] A cartoon in a magazine showed a woman preacher speaking from the pulpit. Two middle-aged portly men were seated near ... knows about Barbara Walters as the first woman to get a million dollars a year as a television news commentator. Chris Evert excels as a tennis player. Today we find women serving as judges, governors, ambassadors, Cabinet members with Carter, and ...
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Leonard Sweet
... . The only thing more diverse than the crowds were the performers. In Philadelphia alone you had on stage Stevie Wonder, Kanye West, Jay-Z, the Black-Eyed Peas, Will Smith, Linkin Park, Bon Jovi, Dave Matthews Band, and Sarah McLachlan. But behind the Live-8 stage there were the likes of Rick Warren, Chris Tucker, Jars of Clay, Maria Bello, Melissa Fitzgerald and Reverend David Beckman of Bread for the World. From a global vantage point, the musicians that appeared in support of Live 8 were even more varied ...
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Billy D. Strayhorn
... See Work As A Gift. II. Through The Work of Others We can also See God In The Ordinary Through The Work Of Others. Chris Cox sent me the story of a friend of hers who is a teachers' aide at the NazareneChristianAcademy where her grandson attends school. Last ... God In The Ordinary When Others See God In And Through Our Work. In one sense, I think that's what Jesus was talking about in Matthew 5:13-16 (NRSV) [13] "You are the salt of the earth; but if salt has lost its taste, how can its saltiness be restored? ...
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