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Luke 14:25-35

Sermon

Timothy J. Smith

... against religion," his mother tells him, "we raised all of you children to be Christians. But our church never asked us to abandon our entire way of life." "Well, maybe it should have," Ian says. His parents look at each other. (2) Sometimes being a disciple of Jesus Christ causes misunderstandings or even hard feelings among family members. Jesus wanted his would-be followers to consider the risks involved in following him. But Jesus does not stop there. "Whoever does not carry the cross and follow me ...

2. Advent 4

Psalm 80:1-19, Micah 5:1-4, Hebrews 10:1-18, Luke 1:39-45

Sermon Aid

George Bass

... Sunday in the season of anticipation," and then makes something of an understatement, "Even liturgical churches have been hard put to keep Christmas out of the last Sunday in Advent." Actually, it is not simply the last ... an elderly man, slightly bent over, smoking a pipe, a cane held in front of his body, is seated on a park bench, obviously deep in thought. Writes Ian Cowie: "Just look at me, sitting here, for all the world like an onion, with layer after layer peeled off. All the outer layers I used to ...

3. Because We Are Chosen

Ephesians 1:3-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... percentage of the $47.1 billion dollars’ worth of unclaimed inheritances worldwide, according to The New York Times. (3) It’s hard to imagine that there could be that much wealth waiting around to be claimed by its rightful heirs. What a difference ... , fear, and hopelessness? Could it be because we don’t understand the truth and the value of the spiritual blessings we’ve been given? Rev. Ian Brown tells a story of an old miser who buried all his gold in a hole in the ground. Once a week, the miser dug ...

4. Staying Alive All Your Ministry Life: Will You Finish Well?

Exodus 32:1-33:6

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... which has tremendous influence in the entire community. Not an appointment to a rapidly growing church in suburbia. It is a hard call and God makes it clear. In exercising his prophetic office, Ezekiel will have to preach to deaf ears and dwell ... serious changes in the way he struck the ball. The history of such efforts is not auspicious. Some fine golfers – Ian Baker-Finch, Steve Ballesteros, Chip Beck – have revamped their swing and never returned to their earlier glory. What was Woods thinking ...

5. The Waiting Father

Luke 15:11-32

Sermon

King Duncan

... press often misprinted his name as Geheen or Green. People in his own company were not even certain how to pronounce his name. There was a joke about it inside ITT: "Is the g hard as in God, or soft as in Jesus?" That is a contrast that many of us make in our own mindshard as in God or soft as in Jesus. Jesus showed us a ... the fatted calf. 1. Robert A. Raines, A FAITHING OAK, (New York: Crossroad, 1982). 2. Dr. Joe Harding 3. Ian Pitt Watson, A PRIMER FOR PREACHERS, (Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1986).

6. Smart As A Goat

1 Corinthians 12:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... Wouldn't it make life so much easier if we could weed through bad and good people without any effort? You may find this hard to believe, but according to our scripture passage for today, you are gifted just as this goat is gifted. Listen to these words: “ ... needs you. This world needs you. Will you answer the call? 1. Exploding Pigs and Other Bizarre Animal Stories compiled by Ian Simmons (New York: Barnes & Noble, 1997), p. 19. 2. Haggai, Tom. How the Best Is Won (Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1987 ...

7. As The World Turns

Matthew 4:12-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... tried to live a lifestyle he couldn't afford. This man had been blaming God, the universe, and those around him for making his life so hard, yet he couldn't see that his own actions had led him to this place in life. (5) We can never turn our lives around until ... . John Trent, Ph.D. LIFEMAPPING (Colorado Springs, CO.: Focus on the Family, 1994), pp.185-186. 3. EXPLODING PIGS, Compiled by Ian Simmons, Barnes & Noble Books, New York, 1997, p. 117. 4. The Associated Press (08-21-01). 5. Bill Hybels, MAKING LIFE ...

8. The King Born in a Manger

Luke 2:8-20, Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

King Duncan

... the film had to respond to a world turned upside down and how to escape the sinking ship under such circumstances, (4) We have a hard time accepting it, but Jesus came to turn the world of human values upside down. In a world that glorifies power and wealth, Jesus ... ://www.dabar.org/Homiletics/Celebrating/Illustrations.html. 3. Contributed. Source: Emphasis, date unknown. 4. Rev Ian Hayter, http://www.wadestreetchurch.com/urc/sermons/275The_Sermon_on_the_Mount_-_Beatitudes_-_Matt_5_1-12.pdf. 5. Peter Hay, ...

9. From Foolishness To Power

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

Sermon

King Duncan

... that God is not interested in who we are, where we've been or what we've done. He's interested only in one thing. Are we ready to take up the cross of Christ? If so, there is One coming out of the stands Who, though the road grows hard, will not allow us to falter or fail. 1. Reason, Aug.-Sep. 1992, p. 29. 2. Steve Gomori in Coronet in Braude's Handbook of Stories for Toastmasters and Speakers (Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1957), p. 357. 3 ...

10. The Not-So-Secret Service

Luke 10:1-24

Sermon

King Duncan

... one. First the Easter Bunny. Then the Tooth Fairy. Now .007. Surely you know who I'm talking about--Ian Feming's debonair spy, Bond . . . James Bond. He's a fake. A fraud. He's simply unacceptable as a ... received a phone call from anxious parents saying, "Help! My son is on drugs" or "I'm concerned about my daughter's grades and study habits." However, hardly a year goes by that some worried parent doesn't call Pastor Willimon and ask: "Chaplain, can you help? My daughter has become a religious fanatic and ...

11. The Lions Are Shackled

John 18:1-19:42

Sermon

King Duncan

... he hears a man calling to him from farther down the trail. The man tells him that the lions have been chained. At first it is hard for him to believe, but as he ventures closer to them he sees for himself that this is true. The lions are shackled. And although they ... . Allen, The One Minute Millionaire (New York: Harmony Books, 1990). 4. Sermon Fodder, http://www.sermonfodder.com. 5. Pastor Ian Hussey, North-East Baptist Church, Brisbane, AU. http://neb.sev.com.au/sermon19.php. 6. A. Dudley Dennison, Jr., ...

12. The Secret: Christ In You

Colossians 1:24--2:5

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... staying alive to His aliveness in me, then my joy diminishes, my confidence deteriorates; what accomplishments I experience seem ponderous and hard-gained, and I discover that no matter how noble my purposes, I am often without power or my power has soon ... to you were felt. This is what brings eternity into the present and makes the contemporary word take on eternal significance. Dr. Ian Maclaren quoted the old Puritan (divine) who said, "When so many are preaching to the times, let one brother speak for ...

13. Reflections On A Calling (ten-year Anniversary Sermon)

2 Corinthians 4:1-18

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... power and keep me humble." An old deacon was heard praying, "Lord, you give him power and we'll keep him humble." It's not hard for me to stay aware of my humanness. Jerry and members of my family are very good at reminding me of that -- but the ... to you were felt." This is what brings eternity in the present and makes the contemporary word take on eternal significance. Dr. Ian McClaron quoted the old Puritan divine who said, "When so many are preaching to the times, let one brother speak for eternity." And ...

14. Stirred, Not Shaken

Hebrews 13:1-25

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... scandalized parents and delighted their teenagers with his shaking hips. Another shaking iconoclast, who first made his appearance in Ian Fleming's 1953 novel "Casino Royale," was the inimitable James Bond, Agent 007. The reigning powers on alcoholic libations ... bad guy (for Americans anyway). And those who were large were in charge (the US and the USSR). The empires of evil were huge and hard-to-miss, not like the hiding-under-the-hood axis of evil we're facing today. In today's epistle text the writer of ...

15. Shockwaves of Joy

Matthew 28:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... car. Unfortunately he was so busy reading while driving that he crashed the car. (2) Smart move. Angels may have a fairly hard job, but memorizing their lines should be easy. Almost every angel, at least in the New Testament, has the same opening line ... the victory found only in Jesus Christ. 1. “How Hollywood Pulled Off the Biggest Explosions in Movie History” by Ian Failes, Thrillist, July 8, 2016, https://www.thrillist.com/entertainment/nation/biggest-explosions-in-movie-history-behind-the-scenes. ...

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