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2 Corinthians 2:12--3:6

Sermon

King Duncan

... , and sometimes they were violent toward one another. There was nothing holding them in the relationship, so it's a wonder they didn't divorce. But the year Tony turned ten, his dad gave his life to Christ. Overnight, Mr. Evans was a changed man. Tony's mother didn't want any part of her husband's faith. In fact, she did everything she could think of to interfere with his new life. Tony's father put in long hard days on the harbor as a longshoreman. In order to read his Bible in peace, without his wife ...

2. No Substitutes

Galatians 3:15-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... possible for a year to show that no woman, no matter how devout, is actually practicing biblical womanhood all the way.” Evans temporarily changed her entire way of life in order to gain a better understanding of the teachings in the Bible that ... testimony of the Spirit of God. Scientific law the sociological norm these are but two of the substitutes that we employ in place of faith in a living God. Mood altering chemicals might be another. “I can’t make it through the day without my valium I need a ...

3. Imperfect Pastors

Exodus 32:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... we can control, gods that fulfill our agenda. The Israelites had no qualms about worshiping the golden calf because they’d never had an actual encounter with God. That means they had no foundation of faith to sustain them when they were stuck in a time of waiting, uncertainty or fear. Pastor Tony Evans has visited Universal Studios, the movie studio behind blockbusters like King Kong, War of the Worlds, or the Fast and Furious franchise. He describes riding a tram through the movie lots and seeing the ...

4. Made for Joy

Philippians 4:2-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... for many of us. And sadly there is something within us that causes us to look down that road with fear rather than with faith. Pastor John Ortberg tells us an interesting fact about the wonderful motion picture, It’s a Wonderful Life. Have you watched that film yet ... 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 ...

5. Gideon: One Giant Leap

Judges 6:11-16

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... and hearing all the trumpets in the middle of the night, so scared the Midianites that they set upon one another and wiped themselves out trying to escape. All because Gideon, an ordinary person found he had extraordinary faith. It just goes to show what God can do with a little faith and little willingness. II. Evan A. I don't normally promote a particular movie but if this movie proves to be half as good as some of the materials that have been developed around it, then it will be worth the price of ...

6. Jochebed: Save The Baby, Save The World

Exodus 2:1-10, Numbers 26:59

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... , Jochebed set in motion the means by which God would save the world. II. What They Did One small act of courage and faith. That's all it took. From Moses and through Moses the Hebrew Children were set free from slavery in Egypt, lead to their ... District and Annual Conference. Conclusion In the Movie Evan Almighty, God and Evan are standing in front of Evan's house and God shows Evan what the world around them looked like before there were any cities or towns. Afterwards Evan says, "So, you're really Him aren' ...

7. Help From Habakkuk?

Habakkuk 1:1-4, 2:1-4

Sermon

R. Kevin Mohr

... Jesus calls us to, and the sort of faith that endures and leads to life — real life, a life worth living — is one that will make us more Christ-like in sacrificial living, giving, loving, and forgiving. In one scene in the movie Evan Almighty, Morgan Freeman, who plays God, is incognito as a waiter in a restaurant. He has a conversation with the wife of the lead character, Evan Baxter, a first-year US Congressman, who believes God has told him to build an ark. In some lines of great wisdom and spiritual ...

8. Moving Heaven and Earth

Acts 16:16-34

Sermon

King Duncan

... and gratitude when your world is coming apart. I am saying that in our weakest and worst moments people will see the tiny flicker of faith in God, the tiny glimmer of hope that comes from knowing that your life is not consumed by your present circumstances, but by your trust in God. And someone will be listening to you. Will they hear the hope of God in your life? Author Colleen Townsend Evans tells of a time when she felt the urge to take a copy of the book A Man Called Peter to her friends, Neal and ...

9. A Faith that Does Not Quit

Luke 18:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... Him and you will not be disappointed.” We talked about this last week how important it is to keep trusting God, no matter what your situation. This is a major part of the meaning of faith. Having faith is more than simply saying, “I believe in God.” Faith is trusting God whatever your circumstance. Pastor Tony Evans tells an amusing story about a businessman who had to travel to a small town for a meeting. He invited his wife to accompany him. She was excited about the trip . . . until she learned her ...

10. Jesus Sends Out the Seventy-two

Luke 10:1-24

Understanding Series

Craig A. Evans

... :4 – Luke 16:1–18 Deut. 24:6–25:3 – Luke 16:19–18:8 Deut. 26:1–19 – Luke 18:9–14 (5) Whereas Evans understood Luke’s purpose for this arrangement as attempting to show that Jesus was the promised prophet like Moses (pp. 50–51), James A. Sanders (� ... not to move around from house to house, thereby taking advantage of generous hospitality. Such table-fellowship would provide evidence of faith and acceptance of the message of the kingdom. As the Twelve had done (9:6) the Seventy were to heal ...

11. Jesus and Beelzebub

Luke 11:14-28

Understanding Series

Craig A. Evans

... demons by the finger of God and so demonstrates the kingdom of God has come to Israel (see note below). For those with faith and a receptive heart, the exorcisms and miracles of Jesus are perceived as signs of the presence of the kingdom, but for those ... 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 ...

12. Jonah: Run!

Jonah 3:1-10

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... fast as he can, in the other direction. If you've gotten to see the movie Evan Almighty you know that Evan was pretty reluctant to say "Yes!" to God, too. Just like Evan, Jonah heads the opposite direction God wants. He jumps onto a ship headed to Tarshish and ... had a little humility, enough to allow them to pray to God even though He wasn't their God. That little bit of humility and faith was enough to save them. And God used a little thing like a worm to teach Jonah about how much God loves the world and ...

13. An Unforgettable Baptism

Luke 3:21-22

Sermon

King Duncan

... Silver until Silver got the message that he was no longer in charge. When that happened, Silver became an amazing horse. (3) Here’s Anthony Evans’ point. God created you and me to do amazing things. But we will never be all God created us to be until we humble ... loving, forgiving, accepting. If you want to know what God is like, look to Jesus. That’s too big of a leap of faith for some people to take and I understand that. And that’s sad. Where else shall we look to determine God’s nature? ...

14. The Poor Man in the Mercedes

Luke 16:19-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... . I was naked and you did not clothe me . . .” We are not advocating a theology of works, but if we are faithful to the Scripture as a whole, we have to declare that caring about the down-and-out is very important spiritual business. Our ... who have learned to share a bit of their time and personal resources with those who are in need. From 1941 to 1953 Louis Evans was the pastor of the prestigious First Presbyterian Church in Hollywood. He decided he needed to visit his church’s missionaries to find out ...

15. Getting The Proper Nourishment

Jeremiah 16:1--17:18

Sermon

King Duncan

... . How sad it is that so many of us have ceased going to the Word to drink and be refreshed. Colleen Townsend Evans tells about a moving dream a friend recounted to her. The dream began in a great, open room, filled with distraught and ... nourishment is God's Word. OUR SECOND SOURCE OF NOURISHMENT IS FOUND RIGHT HERE IN THIS PLACE: WORSHIP. After all of the assaults on faith from science and philosophy and the merchants of narcism, why do so many millions of Christians all over this world still make their way ...

16. For Those Who Are Auditing the Class

Matthew 16:21-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... don’t have to take any tests. You get the information but you don’t have the burden of actually passing the class. Tony Evans goes on to say, “Many Christians come to church on Sunday mornings and audit the sermon. They go to class, have textbook in hand ... he knew that is where his life would end. He could not ask his followers to give their lives if he held his back. Christian faith is really not for those who are determined to audit the course. The Father wants to do great things through us and He can ...

17. The Word According to Superman

Genesis 15:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... our greatest need is to trust God. No matter how difficult our circumstances, God will never forget us nor forsake us. Pastor Tony Evans tells a wonderful story that comes from one of the Superman movies. I know some of you grew up on Superman comics ... delivered you from the burning fire, what makes you think I am going to drop you when I’m carrying you to safety?” Abram’s faith was fragile, but God’s promises are rock solid. We need to remember that. Like Abram, we do not always see how God will work ...

18. The Role of an Angel

John 20:10-18

Sermon

George Bass

... mortician, "and nobody was stumbling over it ... it was just convenient for us." But it must have been a horrible shock to Mrs. Evans; fortunately, she had a strong heart. Because she didn’t look into Jesus’ tomb, Mary was spared the possibility of that sort of ... Christian worship took on a two-fold character - it is always a response that includes praise, thanksgiving, and affirmations of faith and love when Christians gather to worship the risen Lord, and also the acceptance of Christ-given mission and ...

19. What Does It Mean to Be Blessed?

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... get their needs met. The blessed island provided everything they needed. “All the stuff you get is outside of you,” continues Evans. “The new car, the new house, and the new money are all fine . . . but they are all extra. They are a bonus ... to focus on the needs of the poor, especially the poor in Africa. At one point Bono began to share the turning point in his own faith story which brought him closer to God. He said that years ago he met a wise man who changed his life. “In countless ways,” Bono ...

20. Broken Hydrants

Jeremiah 17:19-27

Sermon

King Duncan

... IS SOMETHING WE CATCH FROM OTHERS AND THAT WE SHARE WITH OTHERS. And without that sharing we cannot continue to thrive ” regardless of how vivid our experience of faith might be. Dale Evans Rogers, wife of Roy Rogers, is a classic example of the power of such sharing. At one point in her life Dale Evans was drowning in self-pity. "I had a `right' to feel self-pity," she says. Within the space of a year she lost her child Robin; her father died; and she came down with a crippling illness. An inner ear ...

21. Acting on Faith

Genesis 17:1-27

Sermon

King Duncan

... God first approached him? And yet, with God’s leading, Abram started something a new people, a new nation. This, by the way, is what faith is. God speaks, we obey. God speaks, and we get into action. Sometimes that is all that is needed. Our biggest obstacle is often lethargy. ... they had a rich and fulfilling life as well. So can we, friend. So can we. 1. Anthony T. Evans, Tony Evans’ Book of Illustrations (Chicago: Moody Publishers, 2009). 2. http://www.sermonnotebook.org/romans/Rom%204_18 25.htm. 3. ...

22. Out On A Sycamore Limb

Luke 19:1-10

Sermon

Richard Hasler

... importantly, Zacchaeus did not give mere intellectual assent to the message of the gospel but engaged in full repentance and true faith that involved his whole person. Unlike the rich person mentioned in chapter eighteen of the gospel of Luke who would ... dear friend, Nan. She and her husband had just become the proud parents of thirteen-month-old Evan. Lynne commented upon what she saw in her visit, “Evan is just learning to walk without the support of furniture or walls; he is beginning to walk completely ...

23. Warnings and Encouragements

Luke 12:1-12

Understanding Series

Craig A. Evans

... of the Rich Fool (vv. 13–21) and the saying on watching and waiting (vv. 35–40) are unparalleled (though cf. the latter with Matt. 24:43–44). Evans (pp. 45–46) relates most of Luke 12 to Deuteronomy 12–13, where Israel is commanded to tithe faithfully and to serve God alone. No one, not even brother, son, daughter, or wife is to come between the faithful person and God (cf. Deut. 13:6–10 with Luke 12:49–53). Probably to a certain extent Luke 12 is the counterpart to the diatribe against the ...

24. Body / Ambassador

2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

... had come on the scene in recent years and who had received their just deserts at the hands of the Romans (cf. C. A. Evans). From a Jewish perspective based on Deuteronomy 21:22–23, Paul the Pharisee saw the crucified messianic pretender as accursed by God, for according ... or nation that worships Yahweh (cf., e.g, Pss. 15:4; 22:24, 26; 31:20; 60:6; 66:16; 85:10), or to the devout who are faithful to Yahweh (cf. Pss. 25:14; 33:18; 34:8, 10; 103:11, 13, 17; 111:5; 119:74, 79; 145:19; 147:11). The “fear of the ...

25. The Parable of the Tenants

Luke 20:9-19

Understanding Series

Craig A. Evans

... and Isaiah’s song are essentially the same. Both invited the hearers to pass judgment upon themselves. (For further details see Craig A. Evans, “On the Vineyard Parables of Isaiah 5 and Mark 12,” BZ 28 [1984], pp. 82–86.) 20:16 to others: J. T. Sanders ... . 8:14 and 28:16. The idea is that Jesus is both a precious foundation stone (for him who has faith, Isa. 28:16) and a stone of stumbling (to the one who has no faith, Isa. 8:14) and crushing (see Dan. 2:34). See also 1 Pet. 2:6–8 where Ps. 118:22 ...

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