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Hebrews 7:23-28

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... cries of a blind beggar, Bartimaeus, come ringing down the road: "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!" Despite the shushings of others, Bartimaeus calls out again, "Son of David, have mercy on me!" (Mark 10:47). Hearing the blind man's cries, Jesus ... no God at all. Some years ago in Vancouver, British Columbia, one Morris Davie was arrested and charged with setting a forest fire. While Davie was in jail awaiting trial, a police officer saw Davie drop to his knees and pray out loud, "Oh God, please let me ...

2. “Do Not Drag Me Away with the Wicked”

Psalm 28:1-9

Teach the Text

C. Hassell Bullock

... on his beloved Israel, he prays that God will “carry them” like a shepherd. Thus we see that David begins with a focus on his own problems, and through the power of prayer, he turns toward the Israel he loves and commits them to the Great Shepherd of the sheep. Illustrating the Text Sometimes the innocent become collateral damage of this world’s evildoers. Church Missions: Nancy Shuman Davis had been a missionary in Mexico for forty years, working in orphanages and planting churches, with her husband ...

3. The Son Superior to Angels

Hebrews 1:1-14

Understanding Series

Donald A. Hagner

... this word is exactly in line with the central argument of the book. On the theological significance of the ascension, see J. G. Davies, “Ascension of Christ,” in DCT, pp. 15f. Christ Is Superior to the Angels in His Deity The great attention given to the ... , but so glorious are the words spoken to him that their ultimate fulfillment can only be in the messianic king, the Son of David, the Son now at the right hand of the Father. The opening words of the quotation are ambiguous both in the Hebrew and the ...

4. A Misplaced Holy Day

Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... more than 50 years. The envelope's lone postmark was from Dec. 22, 1942. "It's all speculation on where it was, who discovered it, was it delivered, why it got to Tinley Park," Davis said. It's easy to make fun of the U.S. Postal Service. The truth of the matter is that, with the millions of cards which they handle each year, it is not surprising ... at Miraj," in PRESBYTERIAN SURVEY, December 1992 by Dr. William P. Barker, TARBELL'S TEACHER'S GUIDE, (Elgin, Illinois: David C. Cook Church Ministries, 1994).

5. Monuments To Self

Luke 16:19-31

Illustration

Brett Blair

... quarter million dollars on the monuments to himself and his wife, all during the depression! After using up all his money on stone statues - John Davis died at age 92. The monuments are now a big tourist attraction, but very few people attended Mr. Davis' funeral. Only one person seemed genuinely moved by any sense of personal loss. He was Horace England - the sculptor. David did give tens-of-thousands to various charities causes in the area over his lifetime but Monuments to yourself seems a strange way to ...

6. When the Drought Gets Really Bad

Isaiah 55:1-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... , they figured this was some kind of secret signal that the weather would break and start raining, so they started selling the market. In fact, Davis explained, it was a cool day in May and he’d put the coat on because it was chilly. (2) It’s a crazy world. ... of fare.” You will live in a Waste Land no more. 1. (Tulsa: Honor Books, Inc., 1973), p. 163. 2. David Phillips, Michael Parfit, Suzanne Chisholm (San Diego: Advantage Publishers Group, 1998), p. 203. 3. Mastering the Seven Decisions that Determine ...

7. A Question of Trust

Romans 5:1-5

Sermon

King Duncan

... . He will never scam us. He will never deceive us. He will never violate our trust. And that brings me back to the story of Rob Davies. One morning, he hit rock bottom. He got down on his knees and began praying for help. He prayed, “Jesus, I give you my heart; I ... 28 reminds us, “work all things for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” Pastor David Platt tells of a woman who had lost a child to a congenital heart defect. She described how painful it was to sit ...

8. Offer Them Christ

Romans 9:30--10:21

Sermon

King Duncan

... and daddy and big sister, or do you want to go to the lake of fire to be with the Devil and bank robbers?" David thought a moment, then replied, "I want to stay right here." 1 Debbie might not have presented the gospel with much sophistication, but she ... I liked to go to the golf course on Sunday mornings to earn money as a caddy. When I would miss three Sundays in a row, Mrs. Davis would come to our house and would say to me, 'Curtis, tomorrow morning I will be here at 9:30 to pick you up. Be ready.' I was ...

9. Trials and Temptations

James 1:1-18, James 1:19-27

Understanding Series

Peter H. Davids

... by the church fathers, the form of the word, and the Old Testament teaching that prohibits testing God. See further P. H. Davids, “The Meaning of Apeirastos,” NTS 24 (1978), pp. 386–91. On the testing tradition in general see B. Gerhardsson, The Testing ... their law as perfect and freeing (Pss. 119; 19:7–11; 40:6–8; Rom. 7:12; m. Aboth 3:5; 6:2). W. D. Davies, The Setting of the Sermon on the Mount, has shown that the Jews expected Messiah to reinterpret the law. This Jewish expectation is precisely ...

10. Listening and Doing

James 1:19-27, James 1:1-18

Understanding Series

Peter H. Davids

11. She Had Great Faith

Matthew 15:21-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... daughter that is all that mattered to her. And so she came to where Jesus was and she cried out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is demon-possessed and suffering terribly.” And at this point, something happens that is quite troubling. ... himself to break the world record for the high jump. It seemed impossible, but guess what? The time came when Walter Davis entered the Olympics and broke all records for the high jump. (4) General William Booth once said, “God loves with a great ...

12. Lost in the Wonder of God

Matthew 28:16-20

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... . Death is the ultimate shadow. Death can frighten us, but death can’t hurt us. Because death is only a “shadow.” Dr. Davis animates the real threat of “shadow” by asking us to test the power of the “shadow.” When the sun rises or sets, ... was not just a metaphor for David. It was a real place where murderers and criminals would hide out and lurk in the darkness. But even with that specificity, David could say “I shall fear NO EVIL, for thou art with me.” David was a “mountain man.” He ...

13. What Is God Like?

2 Samuel 18:1-18

Sermon

Edward Chinn

... his children, so the Lord is kind to those who honor him. He knows what we are made of; he remembers that we are dust. (Psalm 103:12-14, TEV) III Thirdly, look at David’s greater Son, Christ, and see what God as father is like. In first century Rome, an Emperor celebrated a victorious military campaign by leading his troops through the streets of the capital. ... omnipotent. Only absolute love could grant unhindered freedom, and only omnipotence could endure the operation of that freedom. - D. R. Davies

14. When We No Longer Recognize Ourselves

Psalm 51:1-19

Sermon

King Duncan

... not matter who we become. What matters is who God is. What would we have to believe about God to trust that God would answer David’s prayer? “Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love . . .” There it is. God’s love. A theme we will sound ... . 1. Tom Hundley, Chicago Tribune (9-6-00). Cited in PreachingToday.com. 2. “Living in a Faceless World” by Joshua Davis, The Week, November 24, 2006, pp. 52-53. Originally published in Wired, November 2006. 3. Hatá, which means the failing to ...

15. Where Heaven And Earth Meet

Genesis 28:10-22

Sermon

King Duncan

... . In her gentle manner, Maki replied, "I make A." (1) This is a competitive world. It reminds me of a story they tell on David Merrick--one of the least admired men in Hollywood. His receptionist got a call one day from the police asking for Mr. Merrick. The next ... a vision for your life? If not, I hope you will. Pray that it will happen this day. 1. Contributed by Darrell E. Davis, Reader's Digest, April 1994, p. 205. 2. E. Bendann, Death Customs, (London: Dawsons of Pall Mall, 1969), p. 145. 3. The Presence ...

16. Three Modern Meanings of the Ancient Christmas Story

Luke 2:8-20, Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... news of a great joy which will come to all the people; for to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord." Dr. Bryant Kirkland, former pastor of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church in New York City, tells ... the best gift and response you can ever make in response to the Christmas story. Will you? A distinguished colleague, Dr. Earl C. Davis of Memphis, Tennessee, tells of finding a book called The Curse of Batterslea Hall. The interesting thing he discovered about the book was ...

17. Someone Bigger than Phil

Hebrews 4:14-5:10

Sermon

King Duncan

... that viewing the ark would result in their immediate death (4:20). And, in 1 Chronicles 13 we read about the time when David and his soldiers moved the ark from Abinadab’s house. When they came to the threshing floor of Kidon, one of the soldiers ... Lord will take me home quickly. The glory of being with Christ makes me gasp with joy.” When asked, “What about miracles?” Bob Davis said, “I am like Paul whose thorn in the flesh God did not remove and I don’t expect God will remove my Alzheimer’s ...

18. Stargazers

Luke 2:21-40

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... in and pulls you through. When you see that star you’ll know That God’s found you. * God Still Matters, ed. Brian Davies (New York: Continuum, 2002), 221. **The photo for this sermon was taken from Bright Star, a site honoring the Poem of that name ... register. So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a ...

19. Called Into Covenant

Genesis 9:1-17

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... the glorious color picture of the rainbow in last Monday's Commercial Appeal? It had to do with Davis Love's victory in last week's Professional Golf Association Championship. Just as he marched triumphantly onto the ... was born! An old prophet named Zechariah, under the influence of the Holy Spirit, declared "God has raised up a mighty savior for us in servant David...thus he has shown the mercy promised to our ancestors, and has remembered his holy covenant, swore to our ancestor Abraham…" (Luke 1:69, 72- ...

20. Understanding Outrageous Grace

Luke 18:9-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... - Mark: 2 (Kindle Edition). 4. Fred B. Craddock, The Collected Sermons of Fred B. Craddock (Westminster: John Knox Press, 2011). 5. From What Good Is God?, by Philip Yancey, (New York: FaithWords), 2010, p. 75. Cited in Davis, Barry L. 52 Sermons From the Gospel of John (Pulpit Outlines) (p. 184). GodSpeed Publishing. Kindle Edition. 6. David Guzik https://enduringword.com/bible-commentary/luke-18/. 7. Stan Mooneyham, Dancing on the Strait & Narrow (San Francisco: Harper & Row, Publishing, 1989), p. 83. 8 ...

21. Welcoming Christ

Romans 14:1--15:13

Sermon

Frank Luchsinger

... live. When he was in college Lyndon Johnson fell in love with a tall, blond 21-year-old with dark blue eyes. Carol Davis played the violin and wrote poetry, loved the out-of-doors, and liked politics. They dreamed together on summer evenings of the future ... bring you good news of a great joy which will come to all the people. For to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior who is Christ the Lord." And there was with the angel a multiplication of voices singing Glory to God in the highest and peace ...

22. Leaping For Joy

Malachi 4:1-6

Sermon

Richard Hasler

... the Civil War. The one woman insisted that Jefferson Davis and his cause would win. When challenged by the other woman to explain why, she said: “Because Jefferson Davis is a praying man.” The other replied: “Abraham Lincoln ... to other more commodious skies.”5 What a waste of time to be always speculating about the tantalizing details associated with the end time. David Redding in his book, God Is Up To Something, sums up the crucial matter “Hope thrives on the suspense of God’s next visit, ...

23. Excited, Motivated, Changed!

Acts 2:14-41

Sermon

King Duncan

... the church. I say that knowing that some people are scared to death of getting excited in church. It reminds me of a story David McCullough tells in his book MORNINGS ON HORSEBACK about young Teddy Roosevelt: Roosevelt's mother discovered one day that her son was so afraid ... a greater sense of God's presence within? Maurice Boyd tells about a book called THE ENTHUSIASMS OF ROBERTSON DAVIES. Davies' enthusiasms described in the book range all the way from Mozart to figgy-pudding. "Do you have any enthusiasms ...

24. Abimelech

Judges 9:1-57

Understanding Series

Cheryl A. Brown

... sanctify his treachery under the auspices of Baal-Berith.” 9:7–20 Listen to me so that God may listen to you: Davis (Such a Great Salvation, p. 123) agrees that this is the main point: “The parable does not stress the worthlessness of kingship but ... 9, an evil spirit from God came upon Saul, where the evil spirit’s activity was counterpart to the Holy Spirit’s coming upon David (cf. 1 Sam. 16:13–14). A similar phenomenon is recorded in 1 Kgs. 22:19–23, where God dispatched a spirit, presumably ...

25. The Census

Numbers 1:1-54

Understanding Series

W.H. Bellinger, Jr.

... people or that they could move in any organized fashion. Budd (Numbers, pp. 6–9), Olson (Numbers, pp. 12–17), and Davies (Numbers, pp. 14–18) all give helpful summaries of the history of the question. Some solutions are too obscure to be ... One reasonable view is W. F. Albright’s, that the numbers represent the census of the whole population at the time of David (“The Administrative Divisions of Israel and Judah,” JPOS 5 [1925], pp. 17–54). Another reasonable theory is G. Mendenhall’s ...

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