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2 Samuel 11:26—12:13a

Sermon

Stan Purdum

... am the one in need of prayer." I cannot say this morning what personal messages God may want each of us to hear today. If indeed God is speaking to us now, those messages are likely as different as we are different people. But we can learn from David and Simon that not every communiqué from God comes head on, and that there is always the possibly when we read the scriptures or hear about a "certain man" or a "certain woman," that we too are them. When that happens, it's critical not to just linger too long ...

2. Good Morning, Jerusalem!

Drama

... the linen clothes lying where our rabbi’s body had been placed, but I didn’t go in until after Simon got there. Saul: Simon, did you go into the tomb? Simon: Yes, I did ... John came in too just after I did. Our rabbi’s body was not there. I noticed ... traditions. We don’t see that some of our rules even contradict what God clearly says in the Scriptures. We want God to send another David to drive out the Romans when we have a worse tyrant in our hearts. Yeshua called it being a slave to Sin. We trust ...

3. The Sign of Jonah

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... ab le to hault it in, because there were so many fish. That disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It’s the Lord!” When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on some clothes, for he was naked, and jumped into the sea. But the other disciples came ... Jesus born? Jesus comes to this earth and is born in a trash place of the planet called the city of Bethlehem, the city of David. And where was he born? In a stable. What goes on in a stable? More “dung.” And so what were Jesus's first smells ...

4. The Sweet Fragrance of Brokenness

Luke 7:36-50

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... Promise of the Lord Psalm 133: The Lord’s Blessing is as of Aaron Isaiah 61: The Bridegroom will come 1 Samuel 16: King David is anointed 1 Samuel 10: King Saul anointed king 1 Kings 1:38-50: King Solomon anointed king Hebrews 1: The Son of God ... and what kind of woman this is who is touching him –that she is a sinner.” Jesus spoke up and said to him, “Simon, I have something to say to you.” “Teacher,” he replied, “Speak.” “A certain creditor had two debtors; one owed five hundred denarii ...

5. It's No Fun to Move

Ruth 1:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... Holmes and Rahe Stress Scale” Wikipedia.com. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holmes_and_Rahe_stress_scale. 4. “The Story Behind ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’ by Simon & Garfunkel” by Bill DeMain November 4, 2020, LouderSound.com, https://www.loudersound.com/features/story-behind-the-song-bridge-over-troubled-water-by-simon-garfunkel. 5. Dr. Thomas Long (http://www.csec.org/csec/sermon/long_4603.htm). 6. David B. Wilhelm, M.D., Rx for the Soul (Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1997), pp. 172-178.

6. Balaam’s Final Prophecies: The Star and the Scepter

Num 24:15-25

Teach the Text

Joe M. Sprinkle

... this Qumran community is the “Interpreter of the Law,” and the “scepter” is the “Prince of the whole congregation,” who was still to come, not David. Later the text speaks of two messiahs, the “messiah out of Aaron and of Israel” (CD-A 12:23–13:1; 14:19; CD-B ... to identify him with the messiah.3Some rabbis, including the prominent Rabbi Akiba, supported the revolt and identified Simon as the messiah. Unfortunately, this revolt, like the First Jewish War with Rome (AD 66–73), was crushed ...

7. Does Love Make You Sorry?

Luke 7:36-50

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... we be? Love's Tears of Penitence Our text tells us a story of a nameless prostitute who loved Jesus and of a "good" man, Simon by name, who did not really love Jesus. At least he thought enough of Jesus to invite him to his home for dinner. During the ... , and Christ called to him, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?" At that time, Paul did not even know Jesus. One time David got away with murder and adultery with Bathsheba, but God was displeased and sent Nathan to bring him to repentance. What we do ...

8. Eternal Echo Of Easter - Part 1

Matthew 28:1-10

Drama

Esther R. Russ

... portrayed by a young man who looks to be around twenty-five to thirty. He supports Mary, the Mother of Christ, and also Jesus. Simon of Cyrene He should be a black man of middle age. He is ordered to carry the cross to Golgotha, and after he ... the mother of a child, Jesus, in nine months. He would be the Son of the Highest and the Lord God would give him the throne of David, and his kingdom would never end. I was confused and perplexed, but my fear was gone. "How can this be since I have no husband yet?" I ...

9. Rahab: Seven Minutes To Midnight

Joshua 6:15-25

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... Rahab's faith and faithfulness was honored by God. She became the mother of the genealogical line from which King David sprang. And thus, through David, she became a direct ancestor of the very Son of God. She's listed in the genealogy of Christ ... back of the bus. As each of the kids leaves he counts them and then realizes there is one missing. The boy's foot is caught. Simon frees him but while getting his foot loose the door closes and the water pressure is too great for him to open the door. But he opens ...

10. Christmas Is Out of Control

Matthew 24:36-44

Sermon

John Jamison

... the experts. “The son of David.” This was Law 101. Any entry level Pharisee or Sadducee could answer it. Can you see the smirks on their faces? “How is it, then,” Jesus said, “David called him ‘Lord’ instead of ‘son ... Mount of Olives to the place they were staying. As they walked, Jesus tried to explain more about what was going to happen. Can you see Simon’s face now? In my mind, he keeps looking behind them to see if anyone was following them. His hand was on his sword. He wanted ...

11. By the Sea

Matthew 4:18-22, John 1:35-42, John 1:43-51

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... lots with people headed for the water----oceans, lakes, rivers, streams, waterparks. If it’s water, we’re headed there. David Sutton in his poem “Water Music” talks about “the music of not going anywhere/that quiet water makes against the ... to proclaim, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.” As he walked by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea –for they were fishermen. And he said to them, “Follow ...

12. When The Heart Is Right Before God

Acts 8:9-25

Sermon Aid

Clement E. Lewis

... , and asking for help from the apostles. Thinking, doing, and feeling right is of vital concern to all conscientious persons. Impulsiveness and personal ambition often get ordinarily good people into difficulty. David wanted and took that which was not right or honorable, including another man's wife and his life. Simon misunderstood the wonderful mystery of the faith, and thought that money might be the answer to getting the special power that he did not have. His motivation was seriously wrong. All ...

13. The First Easter Sermon

John 20:1-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... His leg had to be amputated. His career in basketball was over. When the press interviewed him after the operation, someone asked, "David, if there is anything in life that you could do over, what would it be?" He simply replied, "Well, if I had known that was my last game, nobody would have been able to stop me." Easter had almost the opposite effect on Simon Peter and the other Apostles. Because they knew that their lives would never be over, they lived courageous, confident, committed, consecrated lives ...

14. Jesus Is Crucified

Mark 15:21-32

Teach the Text

Grant R. Osborne

... and the personal touches in John 19). Structure There are three parts to this scene: (1) Jesus is taken to Golgotha, with Simon bearing the cross (vv. 20b–22); (2) Jesus is nailed to the cross, and the soldiers offer him a pain-numbing drink ... 18 (explicitly quoted in John 19:24: “They divided my clothes among them and cast lots for my garment”), as the powerlessness of David before his enemies is fulfilled by Jesus the righteous sufferer. 15:25 It was nine in the morning. Mark frames the death of ...

15. The Sound of a Mighty Wind

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... . On this day Thomas the Doubter became Thomas the Dynamic. He later took the Gospel to India where he was martyred. Simon the Zealot whose name implies that he was more interested in politics than in religion became known not for his politics ... do that. Pastor Edward Markquart of Seattle, Washington tells about someone he knows who did just that. He was a young man named David Hughes and, at the time, he was a blocking back for the Seattle Seahawks professional football team. Hughes came to Markquart’s ...

16. Fans or Followers

Matthew 4:18-22

Sermon

King Duncan

... four men who were called by Jesus to be his disciples. They were not called to be fans of Jesus, but followers. Their names were Simon Peter, Andrew, James and John, four fishermen. But this reading is also about you and me, because we have been called to be disciples ... family” (Judg. 6: 15). Even that most successful of all Israel’s kings, David, was flabbergasted by God’s call. “I’m only a poor man and little known,” replies David (I Samuel 18: 23). St. Paul tells us in I Corinthians, the first ...

17. In Search of Heroes

Matthew 16:21-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... disciples themselves were caught up in the excitement of it all. Jesus asked them, “Who do you say I am?” and Simon Peter answered enthusiastically, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God!” It was one of the most dramatic moments ... Because Sharp was judged ‘effectively dead,’ he was treated as though he were actually dead. But you and I know the truth. David Sharp was left to die so that other climbers could complete their ascent.” These men were left to die because the climbers who ...

18. Proper 6

Luke 7:36-50, Galatians 2:11-21, 1 Kings 21:1-29, Psalm 5:1-12

Sermon Aid

William E. Keeney

... to have Naboth falsely accused of blasphemy and stoned to death. Ahab then took possession of the garden. Contrary to David, who was forgiven when he used a similar stratagem to get rid of Uriah, Ahab is condemned to punishment ... goodness? Do persons lack the sense of gratitude because they do not recognize that they are forgiven by God's love and grace? 4. Simon's Evaluation of Jesus. Simon's assumption that Jesus would know what kind of a person the woman was may have hidden in it the assumption that he ...

19. Fishing Stories

John 21:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... things. One, that dreams in youth should never be underestimated, and Two, that they don't clean the Capitol very much. David Pryor had a dream--a dream that required him to give his best. You don't achieve anything significant in life ... ' call. But obviously it's a risk that the disciples cannot afford not to take. Full of joy, they begin rowing toward shore to greet Jesus. Simon Peter doesn't even wait for the boat; he jumps into the water and swims to meet Christ. This is it! From this time forward, there ...

20. Changed Lives - Simon Peter (Maundy Thursday)

John 13:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... we should have regular foot-washing ceremonies? Some groups do. And many report that it is a most meaningful experience. David L. McKenna, President of Asbury Theological Seminary, tells of his first foot‑washing service: “Stripping off the proud colors of ... conceptions, but by the fact that he took up Christ's cross and carried it to Africa and did not laid it down.” (3) Simon Peter did not always say the right thing, or do the right thing. But he took up Christ’s cross, the cross of servanthood. As ...

21. Will Names Never Hurt Us?

Proverbs 10:1-32

Sermon

Edward Chinn

... names of the students which appeared on the essays. Four of the essays were signed with common names Michael, David, Karen, and Lisa. The other four essays were signed with unconventional names - Elmer, Hubert, Bertha, and Adelle. When ... , "You will be called by a new name, a name given by the Lord himself"? (Isaiah 62:2, TEV). What a lift that must have been for Simon because "a good name is more to be desired than great riches; esteem is better than silver or gold!" Christ did the same thing over and over ...

22. Quitters

John 6:60-71

Sermon

King Duncan

... a recent decision by the Episcopal Church on some topic that was not to his liking. He went on. He called Galloway by name. “David,” he said loudly, “I want to go to a church that is Bible-believing. Do you understand me? A place where the preacher ... matter how hard we try to keep crickets from distracting us, there will be times when we will falter. We are not Christ, just as Simon Peter was not Christ. That does not mean, however, that deep in our hearts we do not want to serve Christ. He is our Lord ...

23. Leaving Before the Invitation

Luke 5:1-11

Sermon

Gary L. Carver

... . He had been dead spiritually for forty years and all of a sudden in the common experience of tending sheep God called. God called David in the den of his father's house. He had no idea why they had summoned him in from tending sheep. God called Gideon ... Paul when he was out rounding up troublemakers. God called Isaiah when he went to the house of God to worship, and God called Simon Peter when he was out fishing. In the common everyday experiences of life, God calls to us. Why? Could it be that God is ...

24. Lord of the Sabbath and Appointing the Twelve

Luke 6:12-16, Luke 6:1-11

Teach the Text

R.T. France

... is more about authority to override the law. David could do it because he was David, the Lord’s anointed. Jesus is the Son of David, indeed David’s Lord (20:41–44). 6:5 The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath. If David could set aside a legal ruling, how much ... describe Peter and John as “unschooled, ordinary men” (Acts 4:13). Nor were the Twelve an altogether compatible group: Simon “the Zealot” was not necessarily a committed freedom fighter (the later meaning of “zealot”), but he was at ...

25. The Ultimate Evidence of God

2 Peter 1:16-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... . Christian faith is not reason, but revelation. God revealed Himself through encounters with ordinary people like Moses, David, Ruth, Daniel, the Virgin Mary, John the Baptist, St. Paul and many other saints. They were imperfect ... you and one for Moses and one for Elijah.” Everyone loves a mountaintop experience, do we not? Why can’t we just keep this moment forever? Simon Peter could not know that Christ’s mission has far more to do with valleys than mountaintops. It has more to do with hanging on a ...

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