Sermon and Worship Resources

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

King Duncan

... work that has helped him to transcend his disability. Jim also has a wife, Crystal, who supports and encourages him in everything he does. Jim and Crystal studied hard to get through the broker exams, then went through training sessions ... see here. Do you remember how your Mother used to tell you not to slouch--not to hunch over when you walk? Let me repeat David McKenna's words, "Posture always gives clues to self-esteem." It's true. People who feel good about themselves walk differently than people who do ...

2. What Makes People Great?

2 Samuel 23:1-7

Sermon

Edward Chinn

... of Judges, "could sling a stone at a strand of hair and never miss" (Judges 20:16, TEV). By killing the Philistine giant, David proved most helpful to King Saul. When Jesus spoke about greatness, he said, "If one of you wants to be great, he must ... 20, NEB). Because we face problems that stalk us like lions, we admire Benaiah, whose action captures our attention. Secondly, a hero crystallizes our intention. The lion that Benaiah faced strayed up from the area near the Jordan River and was stranded in a ...

3. He Is Who He Says He Is

Acts 5:17-42

Sermon

King Duncan

... rich. He is available to you ” his love, his power, his joy. You can experience his presence in you life beginning this moment. Why? Because he is who he says he is. He is our Savior, Redeemer, and Lord. 1. Rep. David Obey (D., Wis.) READER'S DIGEST 2. Billy Crystal with Dick Schaap, ABSOLUTELY MAHVELOUS (New York, New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1986). 3. Bob Woolf, FRIENDLY PERSUASION (New York: Berkley Books, 1990). 4. About Habitat for Humanity, Millard Fuller, PULPIT DIGEST, Nov./Dec. 1991, p. 69.

4. More!!!

Isaiah 11:1-16

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... , until they layered, like white sand on the floor of the jar. One more grain – and suddenly – water and crystal burst into a living, moving pattern, a silent, quietly violent explosion. The teacher told us that only when we supersaturated the solution, would come the precipitation. The little town was like the glass jar in our lab. One by one they came, grain by grain, all those of the house of David, like grains of sand to be counted. The inn was full. When Joseph knocked, his wife was already in ...

5. What Is God Like?

2 Samuel 18:1-18

Sermon

Edward Chinn

... field, looked up, he was dumbfounded. His father had thrown all sense of dignity to the winds. Look at that father running - his robe flapping in the breeze, his beard bouncing on his chest, his sandals smacking the road. Christ’s meaning is crystal clear. If David could ask his generals to deal gently with erring Absalom, how much more does the love of the heavenly Father know no bounds. In effect Jesus was saying: "What I do represents God’s nature and purpose. I am acting as God’s representative ...

6. The Lord Chooses a New King

1 Samuel 16:14-23, 1 Samuel 16:1-13

Teach the Text

Robert B. Chisholm Jr.

... he will choose Saul’s replacement in accordance with his own standards. 16:13 the Spirit of the Lord came powerfully upon David. Earlier the Spirit came upon (tsalah) Saul in this fashion (10:6, 10; 11:6), but now David is the recipient of this special divine empowerment. In the narrator’s pro-David strategy, this signals that David has replaced Saul as God’s king, a fact that becomes crystal clear in the next verse, where we are told that the Spirit has abandoned Saul. Yet there is also an ominous ...

7. Small Sin, Large Grace

2 Samuel 11:26-27, 12:1-13a

Sermon

Donna Schaper

... grand not create a myth of resurrection and ongoing life? Why would a world this grand not really care about a man as small as David, a life as little as Uriah's, a beauty as inconsequential as Bathsheba's? Is such a myth more amazing than an orchid or a ... Island woman with three facelifts and a whole lot of bling bling? Is it more amazing than a man who loved the heck out of crystal meth but manages to get unaddicted to it? Why would a world so fab not also create doubly fab myths about itself? Why would a ...

8. Hosanna! Please Save Us!

Matthew 21:1-11, Matthew 26:14-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... coming to town, the people throw down palm branches in his path—symbols of victory and peace—and shout “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” The first word that comes to our mind for Palm Sunday and Holy ... him to be. He could be a prophet, a guru, a role model, a buddy. But Jesus made the truth crystal clear: he is God incarnate. He made our decision crystal clear too: take up our cross and follow him—or ignore him, reject him and miss out on the blessings ...

9. It's Okay to Cry

Luke 13:31-35

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... one was found who was worthy to open the scroll or look inside. Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! See, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed. He is able to open the scroll and its seven seals.” (Revelation 5:4-5) [Optional Prop: crystal teardrops] Tears. Frustration. Grief. Sadness. It’s the name of the milieu pervading the atmosphere of many churches today. Dwindling attendance. Lack of enthusiasm. Fear of the surrounding culture, not to mention the world in ...

10. “I Will Praise Your Name, Lord, for It Is Good”

Psalm 54:1-7

Teach the Text

C. Hassell Bullock

... the psalms is looking to the Lord for help in times of trouble and fear. We see this theme again in Psalm 54:1–2. Here David comes to the Lord with a plea, “Save me, O God, by your name” (v. 1a). Share with your listeners a time when you came ... ungrateful for everything. Like a completely spoiled brat, I took my healthy body for granted. I criticized it and despised it. With crystal clarity, I know that I do not deserve the good health that God has mysteriously blessed me with. . . . As I watch these ...

11. Encouragement to Be Faithful

2 Timothy 1:1-2:13

Understanding Series

Gordon D. Fee

... fulfillment and visible expression of God’s faithfulness. Together these two realities, Jesus Christ risen from the dead and Jesus Christ of the seed of David form a brief epitome of my gospel (cf. 1 Tim. 1:11; Rom. 2:16; 16:25, “not invented by me but entrusted to me ... unlikely that we are dealing with a fixed creed. Rather, a “common body of doctrine was beginning to crystallize into more or less conventional patterns and forms, and sometimes set types of verbal expression were becoming current, [but ...

12. Woe to David’s City

Isaiah 29:1-24

Understanding Series

John Goldingay

... . They seem to be sealed until someone unlocks them. That is how people respond to Isaiah’s vision. It is crystal clear and simple, yet they cannot understand it. Understanding a prophet’s words requires moral, inner illumination as well as ... the root translated “ruthless” in verses 5 and 20. Additional Notes 29:1 Settled is the verb rendered encamp in v. 3 and refers to David’s encampment in besieging the city. 29:13 The LXX text quoted in NIV mg. is the version that underlies Matt. 15:8–9. “Is ...

13. I Wish Life Came With An Eraser!

2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2

Sermon

Siegfried S. Johnson

... . Easily erased. But once our thoughts are expressed in words, they become a bit harder to erase. Once those words are crystallized into an action, then it is even more difficult to erase. When those actions forge habits, now it is really becoming ... is not me. I will erase it on my own." But the irony is, if we refuse to own it, it will likely own us. Until we say with David, "I acknowledge my sin and my sin is ever before me," until we say, "I am that," we will not seek the only place where that eraser is ...

14. The Banquet

John 6:25-59

Sermon

Robert Salzgeber

... the covenant tradition, the heart and spirit of the covenant tradition did break through at various times. One such time was when David ate the bread which was considered to be the Lord's portion and which only the priests were allowed to eat. (1 ... buffet cupboard. Sitting down at the table Mark noticed the table was set with linen napkins, china cups and saucers and even crystal goblets. Elizabeth poured the tea and asked Mark, "Pastor, how about a nice freshly baked cinnamon roll with butter and some of ...

15. The Banquet

John 6:25-59

Sermon

Robert Salzgeber

... the covenant tradition, the heart and spirit of the covenant tradition did break through at various times. One such time was when David ate the bread which was considered to be the Lord's portion and which only the priests were allowed to eat. (1 ... buffet cupboard. Sitting down at the table Mark noticed the table was set with linen napkins, china cups and saucers and even crystal goblets. Elizabeth poured the tea and asked Mark, "Pastor, how about a nice freshly baked cinnamon roll with butter and some of ...

16. Keep the Stars in Your Eyes

Ephesians 1:3-14

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... Something," Marketing News, 28, December 5, 1994, 1). And when we allow the label "sacred" to be affixed to everything from crystals to UFOs, we are treading on hazardous ground. Al Winseman, an Omaha pastor, tells his congregation that "we are living in ... 's 46-year history. The first big movie of DreamWorks SKG, the powerhouse studio run by Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen, is a biblical, animated telling of the story of Moses called The Prince of Egypt. And since our cultural and ...

17. Holy Hocus-Pocus!

Mark 13:1-31

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... Something," Marketing News, 28, December 5, 1994, 1). And when we allow the label "sacred" to be affixed to everything from crystals to UFOs, we are treading on hazardous ground. Al Winseman, an Omaha pastor, tells his congregation that "we are living in ... 's 46-year history. The first big movie of DreamWorks SKG, the powerhouse studio run by Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen, is a biblical, animated telling of the story of Moses called The Prince of Egypt. And since our cultural and ...

18. Hear the Vision?

1 Samuel 3:1-10 (11-20)

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... Something," Marketing News, 28, December 5, 1994, 1). And when we allow the label "sacred" to be affixed to everything from crystals to UFOs, we are treading on hazardous ground. Al Winseman, an Omaha pastor, tells his congregation that "we are living in ... 's 46-year history. The first big movie of DreamWorks SKG, the powerhouse studio run by Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen, is a biblical, animated telling of the story of Moses called The Prince of Egypt. And since our cultural and ...

19. The One and Only Original Sin

1 Peter 3:18-22

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... Something," Marketing News, 28, December 5, 1994, 1). And when we allow the label "sacred" to be affixed to everything from crystals to UFOs, we are treading on hazardous ground. Al Winseman, an Omaha pastor, tells his congregation that "we are living in ... 's 46-year history. The first big movie of DreamWorks SKG, the powerhouse studio run by Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen, is a biblical, animated telling of the story of Moses called The Prince of Egypt. And since our cultural and ...

20. The Trace of Grace

Ephesians 2:1-10

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... Something," Marketing News, 28, December 5, 1994, 1). And when we allow the label "sacred" to be affixed to everything from crystals to UFOs, we are treading on hazardous ground. Al Winseman, an Omaha pastor, tells his congregation that "we are living in ... 's 46-year history. The first big movie of DreamWorks SKG, the powerhouse studio run by Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen, is a biblical, animated telling of the story of Moses called The Prince of Egypt. And since our cultural and ...

21. Count Your Wows!

Luke 21:5-38

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... Something," Marketing News, 28, December 5, 1994, 1). And when we allow the label "sacred" to be affixed to everything from crystals to UFOs, we are treading on hazardous ground. Al Winseman, an Omaha pastor, tells his congregation that "we are living in ... 's 46-year history. The first big movie of DreamWorks SKG, the powerhouse studio run by Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen, is a biblical, animated telling of the story of Moses called The Prince of Egypt. And since our cultural and ...

22. Waging Wisdom

James 3:13—4:8

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... Something," Marketing News, 28, December 5, 1994, 1). And when we allow the label "sacred" to be affixed to everything from crystals to UFOs, we are treading on hazardous ground. Al Winseman, an Omaha pastor, tells his congregation that "we are living in ... 's 46-year history. The first big movie of DreamWorks SKG, the powerhouse studio run by Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen, is a biblical, animated telling of the story of Moses called The Prince of Egypt. And since our cultural and ...

23. The Great Postmodern Soul Train

Mark 13:1-8

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... Something," Marketing News, 28, December 5, 1994, 1). And when we allow the label "sacred" to be affixed to everything from crystals to UFOs, we are treading on hazardous ground. Al Winseman, an Omaha pastor, tells his congregation that "we are living in ... 's 46-year history. The first big movie of DreamWorks SKG, the powerhouse studio run by Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen, is a biblical, animated telling of the story of Moses called The Prince of Egypt. And since our cultural and ...

24. An Advent Attitude

1 Thessalonians 3:9-13

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... Something," Marketing News, 28, December 5, 1994, 1). And when we allow the label "sacred" to be affixed to everything from crystals to UFOs, we are treading on hazardous ground. Al Winseman, an Omaha pastor, tells his congregation that "we are living in ... 's 46-year history. The first big movie of DreamWorks SKG, the powerhouse studio run by Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen, is a biblical, animated telling of the story of Moses called The Prince of Egypt. And since our cultural and ...

25. Stable-Time

Luke 21:5-38

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... Something," Marketing News, 28, December 5, 1994, 1). And when we allow the label "sacred" to be affixed to everything from crystals to UFOs, we are treading on hazardous ground. Al Winseman, an Omaha pastor, tells his congregation that "we are living in ... 's 46-year history. The first big movie of DreamWorks SKG, the powerhouse studio run by Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen, is a biblical, animated telling of the story of Moses called The Prince of Egypt. And since our cultural and ...