Sermon and Worship Resources

Showing all results

Revelation 5:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... little girl named Emily. Emily's parents are graduates of Baylor University. Like most Baylor grads they are avid, sometimes fanatical, supporters of the "Baylor Bears." Emily has attended Baylor University football games ever since she was a toddler. ... error with regard to the character and nature of God . Without Jesus we would have no model for abundant living. We all need role models, don't we? We need examples, heroes--to show us what is possible, to inspire us to be our best. It was sad this past year ...

2. Fox in the Henhouse

Luke 13:31-35

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... Greek flavor, as Jesus refers to Herod as a fox and himself as a hen, who desires to protect Jerusalem from underhanded influences they don’t seem to recognize. As much as Jesus wants to defend Jerusalem, they want no part of his protection. They do not know ... Contexts of Jesus’ Parables,” Center for Christian Ethics at Baylor University (2006): 11-18, https://chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://ifl.web.baylor.edu/sites/g/files/ecbvkj771/files/2023-02/parablesarticlegowler.pdf ...

3. A Man Named Useful

Philemon 1:8-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... a friend of his named Eddie Dwyer. For nearly four decades Eddie served as a professor of New Testament at Baylor University. His students loved him. Eddie Dwyer died in 2006 at age ninety two. Scott Walker participated in his funeral ... fellow slave owners? Did he grant Onesimus his freedom so that he might return to help Paul in his ministry? I suspect so, but we really don’t know. Scripture does not say. Legend has it that Onesimus later became bishop of Ephesus, but it’s just a legend. I would like to ...

4. Oh, God!

Revelation 7:9-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... piece recently concerning people’s thoughts about God. It was based on a survey by the Gallup organization for Baylor University. Americans were asked to describe how they conceive of the deity. What they discovered is that Americans ... who is aware of our heartaches, our frustrations, our fears--who personally longs to bow down before us and wipe the tears from our eyes. I don’t know about you, but that sounds like good news to me. God is an intimate and loving God. That is what Christ taught us and ...

5. Up Close & Personal: Seeing Clearly

Isaiah 6:1-13

Sermon

James Merritt

... 1] I am convinced that the single most important part of your life and mine is how we see God. Two sociologists from Baylor University surveyed almost 4000 adults in America and asked them about their views on God. They discovered that 9-out-of-10 ... .” (Isaiah 6:8, ESV) That is so refreshing because most people when God says, “Whom should I send? Who will go for Us?” They don’t say, “Here am I. Send me.” They say, “There he is. Send him.” The measure of the depth of your relationship to God ...

6. Inward, Upward, Outward

Romans 9:30--10:21

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... obese kids. Because of obesity, "This may be the first generation of children who will die before their parents," argues Baylor College of Medicine researcher John Foreyt. According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 64% of adult ... to take advantage of insider-trading information to pump up my stock portfolio first because I don't know anyone who could give me any inside-information and second because I don't have a stock portfolio. For most of us, the temptations we face, though they may ...

7. A Sure Path to the NFL

1 John 2:28--3:10

Sermon

King Duncan

... we see Jesus, we will be like him, for we shall see him as he is. And Jesus’ union with God is our destiny too. We don’t know for sure what eternal life will be like, but we know that its source is found in God’s presence and power. Author Philip ... life if you can’t see a light at the end of the tunnel. Trent Shelton was a star wide receiver on the football team at Baylor University. But no matter how hard he tried, he could not secure a permanent spot in the NFL. He got picked up and then cut from ...

8. A Sympathetic High Priest

Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... ’t go down quite as easily for us. It’s not very American. We’ve previously noted that, according to a 2008 poll by Baylor University, more than half of us (52%) believe in a god who is either all-powerful and authoritative or distant. A god like that ... yet it is not power that God in Christ wants on the cross. Just like those who suffer with us become vulnerable with us, don’t act like they have all the answers since they are struggling with us, that’s the way God operates according to Martin Luther ...

Showing 1 to 8 of 8all results