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John 20:19-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... , but as a follower of Jesus. (4) Not only do you and I have the responsibility to forgive sins, as representatives of the church of Jesus Christ we have the power to announce to people that their sins have been forgiven. Think about this for a moment ... friends, our family, our neighbors, that through Jesus Christ their sins have been forgiven. What a great privilege and responsibility. 1. Eric Lomax, "Beyond the River Kwai," GUIDEPOSTS, Oct. 1996, p. 24-28. 2. Thomas G. Long, "THE LIVING PULPIT," April-June, ...

2. Where a Cross Should Be Worn

Matthew 6:1-4

Sermon

King Duncan

... written’ upon Eric’s forehead.” And what a powerful witness it was, says Rev. Kennedy. “Eric’s Mom and Dad had to explain the cross to the pediatrician, to the neighbors, to the stranger in the grocery store. For a few weeks, Eric was nothing ... time against sin, but Christ won in our behalf for all time. Donald M. Tuttle of the First Christian Church, Corpus Christi, Texas tells about a play or skit for church youth groups that he once read. It was the story of a man named Sam. Sam was a Christian ...

3. The Nativity Of Our Lord

Luke 2:1-20 · Titus 2:11-14 · Isaiah 9:2-7 · Ps 96

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... world as one of them; he comes to us as a naked, outcast alien. How different in the western world, where many of the churches reach out to the up-and-comers, those who are wealthy, powerful and successful. Even at Christmas, when our impulse to charity is magnified, ... he takes to the local hospitals and personally presents them to children on the pediatrics ward. In just two Christmases, Eric has presented over 700 children with his special toys. He wouldn't dream of asking for payment; apparently, the joy ...

4. A Tattoo for the Heart

Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... life. And what a powerful witness it was, says Rev. Kennedy. “Eric’s Mom and Dad had to explain the cross to the pediatrician, to the neighbors, to the stranger in the grocery store . . . It was only a bit of a sunburn to be sure, but [it was] the best basting a child can have--to be marked with the cross of Christ!” What a striking story for Ash Wednesday. It reminds me of a story of a two-year-old who had gone with her family to her church’s Ash Wednesday service. She was upset that her mother was ...

5. The Most Vexing Question In The Bible

Luke 13:22-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... to stake our lives on the promises of God? We learn the answer to that question each time we have a financial campaign for the church. There are some people who simply do not trust God to provide for their needs and so they hedge their gifts. They are afraid ... Jesus would have done. And I hope it is what you and I would have done. Christ came into our world to embrace all the Erics of this world. He set the example for those who would be his disciples. I can't say for certain what Christ meant when he talked ...

6. When Do You Feel God's Pleasure?

Matthew 3:13-17

Sermon

James W. Moore

... story about the Olympic Games of 1924. One of the main characters in the movie is a young man from Scotland named Eric Lidell. Eric is doing his college work in Edinburgh preparing himself to be a Christian Missionary in China… He is also preparing to represent ... … because I want us to just take a moment to carefully screen our “Love Luggage” today. How are we doing as a church and as individual Christians in receiving the love of Christ into our hearts… and then passing that love on to others? It is ...

7. Good Morning, Jerusalem!

Drama

... a local Communist party chief had called together the people of his village. After a long talk in which he ridiculed the church and the Christian faith, he invited the aged village priest to make a reply. The old priest walked up to the platform, ... at from the perspective of Jewish history. I think a year from now no one will remember them - or him! Samuel: (As Eric exits.) Thank you, Eric, for your comments. (Friend comes to the pulpit or other microphone.) I also have with me in the studio this morning a ...

8. Dealing with AIDS

Matthew 5:17-20, Matthew 5:21-26

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... . Playing Time: 3 minutes Setting: Their home Props: None Costumes: Contemporary Time: The present Cast: Mary -- married a few years Eric -- her husband Mary: (fixing dinner as Eric enters) You're late. Eric: I know. Mary: Dinner's ready. We'll have to hurry to get to church. Eric: Sure. Mary: What's wrong? Something at work? Eric: No. Mary: Well, what is it then? Eric: It's, ah ... Mary: What? Eric: Bill Hartley called me today. Mary: Dr. Hartley, what did he want? Was it about your exam? Are you all ...

9. I Am the Keeper of the Zoo

Isaiah 11:1-9

Sermon

... Maybe it wasn't the same fox. And maybe it wasn't a fox at all. Not that I would know. But Eric Sharp would. Eric knows all about the wilderness and writes about everything he knows. I've been reading him for years in the Detroit Free Press. I figure that ... ask whether the victims were bit on the trails. To which he said: "No, not on the trails. They were bit in the churches." Then he went on to describe snake-handling rituals during public worship, where people regularly test the depth of their faith and the ...

10. The Lord's Prayer: Thy Kingdom Come, Thy Will Be Done

Matthew 6:5-15

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... released by Walt Disney, we could make a strong case for Mickey Mouse and family. Would anyone lead them to the Cross, to the church, to the Book and the Lord Jesus Christ? When it comes to commitment and the kingdom of God, the way of the Zoad and ... Be Done, on Earth (even in the Olympic Games) as it is in Heaven." God honors that kind of commitment. Some of you remember that Eric Liddell does compete in the Olympic Games when it is not the Sabbath Day. He runs in an event for which, although not his best ...

11. Glorious Surprises

1 Corinthians 2:6-16

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... Ray and Ruby who often serve food to our people at Wednesday night church suppers. God has given them the gift of hospitality and service. What is one of your spiritual gifts? Are you using it to glorify God? In the 1920's a great Scottish sprinter, Eric Liddle, Won an Olympic gold medal. Later he became a Christian missionary in: China, and was martyred there during World War II. Eric once said, "When I run, I feel God's pleasure." God gave Eric Liddle a gift-- skill in running--and he used that gift to ...

12. Better Ignorant Than Uncaring

1 Corinthians 8:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... IS THAT WE WILL BECOME AN ENCOURAGING CHURCH. Little people tear others down. Little people abuse others and take advantage of them. I pray that as a congregation we will resolve to be a place where people find positive affirmations. Eric "The Swimmer" Moussambani of Equatorial Guinea was an unlikely hero of the Sydney Olympic Games. The 22-year-old African had only learned to swim the January before. He had only practiced in a 20 meter pool without lane markers, and had never raced more than 50 meters ...

13. Search For Tomorrow

Matthew 28:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... 't just about an historical event that took place more than two thousand years ago. EASTER IS A WAY OF LIVING TODAY. Eric Butterworth tells about a young soldier who lost his legs in battle. Something died within this young man when he found he ... on things above . . ." EASTER IS A DAY FOR REFLECTING ON THE MEANING OF LIFE. There was a Sunday last September when many churches were full like this. Do you remember? It was the Sunday after the terrorist attack. We were all stunned, bewildered, grief-stricken. We ...

14. Stewards of Our Money

Mark 12:41-44

Sermon

Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... to give off the bottom of our income rather than the top. So often we adopt a certain lifestyle, pay for it, and then give to the church some of what’s left. • It’s a mistake to decide to give, or not to give, if we like what’s happening at the congregational ... Mount: "... You cannot serve both God and money" (Matthew 6:24b). Trying to serve two masters caused so much stress in Eric’s life, that something had to go. Unfortunely, it was the wrong thing. In addition to this, our lives can become all ...

15. Unbelievable (A Drama about Anger, Sin, and Speech)

Ephesians 4:1-16

Drama

Dave Marsh

... this again pretending that I'm merely thinking these things (except for the parts where I sing at the beginning, talk to the drive thru speaker, and yell at the lady on the road...) Cast: Dave: A normal Joe Drive thru person: (Off stage or on tape) Eric: Greeter at church Props: A chair Setting: A car (LIGHTS UP CENTER STAGE where Dave is driving his car.) Dave: (singing) "Here comes the sun, da da da da, here comes the sun and I say it’s all right ..." man, what an unbelievable day. I mean, who could ask ...

16. Power Praying

Acts 1:12-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... and they were doing it with prayer. THERE ARE PEOPLE TODAY WHO STILL DRAW THEIR POWER FROM PRAYER. Eric Liddell was such a man. Eric Liddell, the Olympic champion runner who was the hero of the movie CHARIOTS OF FIRE, knew about the power ... of us use prayer as a way of avoiding responsibility? I heard about some volunteers for an evangelism team in a local church who were being briefed on techniques for making calls. One newly elected member was obviously timid about her responsibilities. The pastor hoped ...

17. Those Parentheses

Acts 10:34-43

Sermon

Bill Mosley

... in the night. By this conjuring trick, conscience is made to disappear. It is, perhaps, the profoundest corruption of our time.1 Eric Severeid is saying that we are not our brother's keeper, because that makes our brother less than human. We are our ... for the love of God in Christ Jesus. Will our parentheses explain? In Acts 15 is recorded the first General Council of the Church. The issue: Should Gentile Christians have to follow the Jewish Law? Peter says, No! Do these parentheses say, Jesus is Lord of ...

18. Captive To The Word Of God

John 8:31-41

Sermon

Theodore F. Schneider

... Fugger Banking House in Augsburg, and the bishop for the payment of the gift and the raising of money to repay bishop Albrecht's loan from the Fuggers. There is reason to believe that these indulgences for the forgiveness of sins were well beyond the church's usual definitions and guidelines. Dr. Eric Gritsch writes: "The debate over indulgences was not a 'trifling thing.' Rather, it disclosed deeply rooted problems in medieval Christendom, ranging from questions of theological method to authority in the ...

19. In Prayer’s Way

Luke 10:1-24

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... on our own two feet, it can take us a lifetime to learn how to get back down on our knees? Almost all churches used to hold weekly “prayer meetings” — a time set aside, not for a sermon, not for singing, not for announcements, but a time ... didn’t know it. You already have the key to be the answer to prayer, to be the miracle, for everyone you encounter. Eric Clapton has written an amazing autobiography (Clapton: An Autobiography [2008]). You all know who Clapton is. Some would place Clapton in the ...

20. Above All--god

Revelation 21:1-27

Sermon

King Duncan

... across and I said I couldn't make it. You reached and held on to me. Well, Daddy, I don't think I can make it this time." At that moment Eric's father quietly gathered his son in his arms and said, "I won't let you go down this time, either. Put your arms around my neck, and we'll go on ... Duduit and Jonathan Kever, The Preaching Library, Jackson, TN, 2000, p. 37. 6. Kristin Merriman-Clarke, Falls Church, Virginia, "Kids of the Kingdom," Christian Reader (July/August 2000). 7. ktodd@vci.net (Keith Todd).

21. Proper 4

Luke 7:1-10, Psalm 117:1-2, 1 Kings 8:22-61, Galatians 1:1-10

Sermon Aid

George Bass

... have had Pentecost in mind when it was prepared: "Lord God, you have revealed your kindness to all people. Gather the nations into your Church, that in all the various tongues of this world one hymn of praise may be offered to you; through your Son, Jesus Christ our ... does not seem to need him." He asks, "What would make Eric important?" And then, a few paragraphs later, he answers his own question: "But I think there is something ... memorable about Eric. He is someone who is treasured for who and what he ...

22. On "supersizing" Our Vision

Mark 12:41-44

Sermon

Siegfried S. Johnson

... real problems for the child--who wound up in psychotherapy. The parents were advised to stop taking the boy to Sunday School and church. His problem was diagnosed as being too "literal-minded." Dr. Coles concludes the story by reporting the child was eventually "cured of his ... Temple," by Hershel Shanks in BIBLICAL ARCHEOLOGY REVIEW, November/December 1991. 4. Cited in a sermon by Rev. Eric S. Ritz. 5. Suggested from the sermon, "The Widow's Might," by Dr. Leonard Sweet, in HOMILETICS, Volume 9, No. 4. ...

23. The Test of a True Testimony

James 1:19-27

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... the word. James knew that the second stage also was difficult. Old ways and traditions die a hard death. Just because you join a church does not mean you get your pilot wings overnight. As C. S. Lewis once wrote, "Everybody believes forgiveness is the right thing to do ... it into action with those who need it most. The tongue is used sparingly, but love is given in large doses. Eric Butterworth tells the story of a "college professor who had his sociology class go into the Baltimore slums to get case histories ...

24. There Will Be Singing

Isaiah 35:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... most pleasing to God, because it is so real, and it comes from the hearts of the children of God.” That was the last time Eric ever saw Rich Mullins cry. (6) Some of us know what he was talking about and why he was crying. We know about the power of ... is watching over us. I heard it in the music.” (8) Music speaks to us of God. That is why music has always been part of the church. And, of course, that is why music is such a big part of Christmas. So, let us prepare for the birth of Christ with songs of joy ...

25. The Hardest Thing That God Could Ask

Genesis 22:1-19

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... High School in Littleton, Colorado, people across America have wondered what it was that turned two boys, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, in to murderers. They were privileged kids in many ways. Growing up in ... poster about his accomplishments and present it at the next South Carolina Down Syndrome Congress. Allen is also serving on the Board of Trustees of his local church, and had a role in the Maundy Thursday service. The Judy added, “I remember how anxious we were when God loaned Allen to us. There is no ...

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