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Luke 20:27-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... the God of the living! GOD DOES NOT WANT US TO GIVE UP. Saints of God are not people who have things made easy for them. Saints of God generally are people who simply will not give up regardless of what they may face. Evan Thomas, in his book about the famous lawyer Edward Bennett Williams, recounts an amusing anecdote about Williams' dealings with Mother Teresa. Mother Teresa visited Williams to ask for his financial support for an AIDS hospice. Williams had earlier told an associate Paul Dietrich that he ...

2. Jesus and Beelzebub

Luke 11:14-28

Understanding Series

Craig A. Evans

... of the Father and have truly kept it.’ ” Although some scholars have concluded that some of the synoptic-like tradition in Thomas may be as early as the canonical tradition (and even earlier in a few instances), this particular saying appears to be ... 38–42; vv. 33–36=Matt. 5:15; 6:22–23; vv. 39, 42, 44, 46–52=Matt. 23:4, 14, 23–27, 29–31, 34–36). Evans (pp. 44–45) suggests a parallel between Deut. 10:12–11:32 and Luke 11:27–12:12, which contain such ideas as “blessing” (Deut. 11:26 ...

3. Casting Out Demons

Mark 1:21-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... reflection in the mirror ignores you. "You had your picture taken beside a tree and everyone admires the tree." One applicant, Evans said, claimed that the government returned his taxes unopened. Another lamented that all of his mail was addressed to "Occupant," ... this address." Many of us have this feeling; that our lives really do not matter--that we are unnoticed and unloved. Thomas Merton once said: "Our ability to be sincere with ourselves, with God, and with other people is really proportionate to our ...

4. Made for Joy

Philippians 4:2-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... by circumstances on the outside. Even though there’s nothing happening out there, there’s plenty happening in here.” Anthony Evans goes on to say, “When you accepted Jesus Christ, He came into the inside. So what’s happening on the outside ... Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2001), p. 114. 4. With Adam Hanft, Dictionary of the Future (New York: Hyperion, 2001), p. 249. 5. Bob Thomas, Bud & Lou: The Abbott & Costello Story. Cited by David Bruce, The Funniest People in Comedy (Kindle edition). 6. From a sermon ...

5. Make Way For Poets Of The Heart

Sermon

James Angell

... about a place called "Gethsemani," a dozen miles or so down a country road east of Bardstown, Kentucky. Then a stunning discovery: Father Louis was Thomas Merton - "Louis" being the religious name he took when he joined the Order. When we got ready to leave about 7:30, I spoke ... Stewart, and Arthur John Gossip. To allow myself the luxury of a second decalogue, I also name Louis Evans, Carlyle Marney, James Pike, Ted Loder, Wallace Hamilton, Gerald Kennedy, Eugene Carson Blake, Liston Pope, Elton Trueblood, ...

6. Tastes Great, Less Filling - Sounds Good, Not True

Proverbs 23:29-35

Sermon

James Merritt

... (Wheaton, Illinois: Victor Books, 1985), p. 957. 7 Light, January/February, 1995, p. 7. 8 H. Wayne House and Kenneth M. Durham, Living Wisely in a Foolish World (Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1992), p. 107. 9 Ronald Schiller, "Why Americans are Drinking Less," Reader's Digest, n.d., p. 48. 10 Mike Evans, The Return (Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1986), p. 219. 11 And; House and Durham, p. 107. 12 Tom Strode, "Alcoholism Increases Chances of Divorce," Baptist Press, 10-4-91. 13 Robert L. Alden ...

7. Needed: A Radiator Cap Solution

Philippians 2:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... part of something big and exciting. Early in Frank Sinatra's career, George Evans, his publicist, used some slick tricks to get Sinatra extra publicity. Evans hired teenage girls to hang around outside the club where Sinatra was singing. They ... in all seriousness that she wished she could spend one evening in a sleeveless evening gown. (5) After the first Easter, in the upper room when Thomas was filled with doubt, what did he ask for? He asked to see the scars. The scars of the nail prints in Christ's hands ...

8. You Will Not Leave My Soul In Hell

Psalm 16:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... God be the pilot of your life. Lift your eyes beyond the gloom of your despair. Let Him give you a new purpose and a new direction for your life. 1. Bruce Larson, Believe And Belong, (Old Tappan, New Jersey: Fleming H. Revell, 1982). 2. Source Unknown. 3. Dale Evans Rogers, No Two Ways About It, (Westwood, New Jersey: Fleming H. Revell, 1963). 4. G. Avery Lee, I Want That Mountain, (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, Inc., 1974). 5. Robert H. Schuller, Reach Out For New Life, (New York: Hawthorn Books, Inc., 1977).

9. The Handiwork of God

Ephesians 2:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” Do you understand what grace is? Pastor Anthony Evans tells an unusual story about a man who took his girlfriend out for dinner and when they sat down, he laid an elaborate box on the table for her birthday ... www.markdroberts.com/htmfiles/sermons/5.9.04.htm 4. Tony Evans’ Book Of Illustrations (Chicago: Moody Publishers, 2009). 5. Outlive Your Life: You Were Made to Make A Difference (Nashville ...

10. America in the Mirror

2 Kings 17:5-23

Sermon

James Merritt

... the other side of the Iron Curtain they are doing both. Well, America needs to learn what Benjamin Franklin told Thomas Payne, who was an agnostic. Thomas Payne wrote a book called The Age of Reason, and in that book he ridiculed the revelation of God's ... get too closely aligned to either party. We need to call both parties to repentance and to get right with God." I agree with Tony Evans who said, "God doesn't ride the back of a donkey or an elephant." I will say this: If the Republican Party turns its back ...

11. A Very Special Man

Luke 2:22-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... people even use Jesus' name to curse by. How strange it would sound if, when a businessman missed a golf putt, he yelled, Thomas Jefferson!' or if a plumber screamed Mahatma Gandhi!' when his pipe wrench mashed a finger. We cannot get away," says Yancey, "from ... ." (4) Does he now? Is that how you see Jesus with sex appeal and star quality? Modern images of Jesus are fascinating. Norm Evans, former Miami Dolphins lineman, wrote a book titled ON GOD'S SQUAD. In it he says, "I guarantee you Christ would be the ...

12. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

Luke 2:8-12

Sermon

James Merritt

... is the peace found in the song, "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" as we read in verse 14. "Peace to all men and women on earth who please him. (Luke2:14, MSG) A man by the name of Thomas Merton summed it all up when he said, "Man is not at peace with his fellow man because he is not at peace with himself; he is not at peace with himself, because he is not at ... who brings that cleansing is the greatest gift of all, a gift so great that it even sent angels into singing. [1] Cited by Mike Evans, The Return, p. 96

13. The Twelve Apostles

Luke 6:12-16

Understanding Series

Craig A. Evans

Introduction for the Disciples: Luke’s account of the choosing of the Twelve (6:12–16) is based on Mark 3:13–19, while his summarizing account of Jesus’ healings on the “level place” (6:17–19) is based loosely on Mark 3:7–12. Luke reversed the order of these Marcan units to accommodate the sermon that follows (6:20–49). As it now stands in Luke, Jesus goes up on a mountain (v. 12) to appoint the Twelve, then he descends to a plateau to teach and heal crowds (vv. 17–18), which leads quite naturally into the ...

14. The Parable of the Rich Fool

Luke 12:13-21

Understanding Series

Craig A. Evans

12:13–21 The disciples also must learn not to be diverted from their commitment to Jesus by greed for wealth and material possessions, a theme that is important to the evangelist Luke. The transition to this topic, presented as the Parable of the Rich Fool (found only in Luke), is effected by someone in the crowd who wants Jesus to tell his brother to divide his inheritance. Jesus had no legal authority to arbitrate in such a matter (a matter often settled in the synagogue), as his answer in v. 14 ...

15. The Coming of the Kingdom of God

Luke 17:20-37

Understanding Series

Craig A. Evans

Unlike Matthew (24:3–25:46) and Mark (13:3–37), Luke scatters his materials concerning the destruction of Jerusalem, the last days, and the return of Jesus as Son of Man in at least five different locations (13:34–35; 17:20–37; 19:41–45; 21:7–36; 23:28–31). The passage presently under consideration (17:20–37) is paralleled at many points in Matthew (10:39; 16:21; 24:17, 18, 23, 26–28, 37, 39–41) and in Mark (8:31; 13:15–16, 21). 17:20–21 The first part of this section is that part which actually relates ...

16. Not Peace but Division

Luke 12:49-53

Understanding Series

Craig A. Evans

12:49–53 These related sayings suggest that Jesus is almost impatient for the crisis of division to come that his death and resurrection will instigate. Jesus understands his mission in terms of setting the earth on fire, which he wishes were already kindled. Ellis (p. 182) and other commentators think that the fire refers to the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, as seen in Acts 2:3, where the Spirit manifests itself as “tongues of fire.” This may be, but it seems hardly suitable for the context here. The ...

17. Jesus Rejected at Nazareth

Luke 4:14-30

Understanding Series

Craig A. Evans

4:14–15 This brief summarizing section, probably derived from Mark 1:14–15, represents the beginning of Jesus’ Galilean ministry (so Fitzmyer, p. 521; Ellis [pp. 33, 98–99] and Schweizer [pp. 96–97], however, see the beginning at 4:31). Luke wishes to make it clear that Jesus’ ministry begins in the power of the Spirit as he taught in their synagogues (see 1:35; 3:22; 4:1), which parallels the inauguration of the apostolic preaching and teaching in Acts 2. These verses establish the context for an expanded ...

18. Jesus Appears to the Disciples

Luke 24:36-49

Understanding Series

Craig A. Evans

The appearance to the disciples in Jerusalem constitutes Jesus’ third resurrection appearance. Of the first two only one is actually narrated (the appearance to the two on the road to Emmaus, vv. 13–28), while the other is merely reported (the appearance to Simon Peter, v. 34). The appearance to the Eleven disciples will be Luke’s second narrated appearance of the risen Christ and it, like the first one, will culminate in an explanation of the relevance of Scripture for understanding the person and ...

19. The Boy Jesus at the Temple

Luke 2:41-52

Understanding Series

Craig A. Evans

2:41–52 Although this is not exactly an infancy story, it is apparent that Luke intends this episode of the finding of Jesus in the temple to be part of his larger narrative. This episode concludes with a refrain (v. 52) similar to those closing other episodes within the infancy narratives (1:80; 2:40). This incident serves as a transition from the infancy to the adulthood of Jesus. It also illustrates Jesus’ growth and wisdom (2:40). The opening verse not only sets the stage for the episode itself, but ...

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