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Mark 11:1-11

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King Duncan

... forced them all into a conference room. Among his hostages was a man who had chosen to be there. This man was Lloyd Prescott, a local policeman. Prescott had been on the first floor of the library when he heard the news that an armed man had taken the second ... drama. It is God’s love poured out in the death of His Son. “God so loved the world that He gave His own Son . . .” (John 3:16) Pliny, the Elder, was a Roman writer who lived during the same time period as Jesus. He told a story of the erection of ...

2. A Royal Lament

2 Samuel 1:1-16

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Roger Prescott

Introduction A bearer of news can be treated especially well, or, as in the case of the Amalekite who brought David the news of the death of Saul and Jonathan, quite badly. One of David’s greatest accomplishments was breaking the Philistines’ control over Canaan once and for all and shutting them up in the coastal plain (2 Samuel 5:17-25; 21:15-22). But at the time described in today’s text they were raising havoc with the Israelites - so much so, in fact, that Saul and Jonathan were both killed. When this ...

3. All Together

Acts 2:1-13

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Roger Prescott

This is a sermon about community. "When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place" (Acts 2:1). There’s a whole lot to this narrative of the Day of Pentecost, but none of it, it seems, would have happened without the disciples being all together - in community. There are at least three things about "community" (read that "church") which it is helpful to remember: 1. Community can be difficult The German philosopher Schopenhauer once said that people are rather like a pack of ...

4. How To Be Used By God

1 Samuel 16:14-23

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Roger Prescott

Introduction David was one of the greatest military commanders and statesmen in history. He established a dynasty that was destined to last for more than 400 years. The story of David’s early career is interwoven with the events of Saul’s reign (1 Samuel 13:31). His fascinating rise to leadership from the obscurity of a shepherd’s life makes for astounding reading. He appeared as a harp player in the king’s court. He had a marvelous victory over the giant Goliath and some gallant exploits among the ...

5. God Dwells With People

2 Samuel 7:1-17

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Roger Prescott

Introduction God had brought the people of Israel out of the bondage of Egypt. Now the Kingdom was being consolidated, even though this God was still dwelling in a tent. The covenant at Sinai (Exodus 19:3-6) molded Israel God’s people and their welfare was promised. Long before David there was this promise. Second Samuel 7 relates a new divine promise, one which would make Israel even stronger. The Davidic covenant was God’s further promise to provide his people with the leadership they needed. David was ...

6. A Prayer of Wonder

2 Samuel 7:18-29

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Roger Prescott

Introduction David went into the tent which housed the Ark and sat before the Lord. This attitude of devotion seems not to be mentioned elsewhere in the Old Testament, but it is a characteristic posture of prayer in the ancient East. It may be seen in Mohammedan worship to this day. Both David and his nation were "on a roll." The enemies of the past were crushed (especially the Philistines); the Israelite tribes were uniting and beginning to prosper; and now Jerusalem had become the religious center. David ...

7. A Grief Observed

2 Samuel 18:19--19:8

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Roger Prescott

Introduction When King David learned that yet another of his sons had died, even though he had been a rebellious and unloyal one, it broke his heart. He could not be comforted with the thought that he had regained his kingdom. All he could do was to cry in his broken anguish "O my son Absalom, my Son, my Son Absalom! Would I had died instead of you, O Absalom, my son, my son!" - 2 Samuel 18:33 These words have echoed down the centuries ever since they were uttered and they are one of the most distressing ...

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