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Mark 9:30-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... happen if you and I did the same thing? Pastor William Hinson and his wife Jean visited Plymouth, England, a few years ago. As they visited the spot where the Pilgrim ships set sail for the New World, Pastor Hinson recalled the words of John Robinson, the English pastor who went with them. Robinson warned the Pilgrims, “I charge you to follow me only as far as you see me following Jesus Christ. Follow me only that far.” (6) “. . . follow me only as far as you see me following Jesus Christ.” Pastor ...

2. A Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

Acts 9:1-19a

Sermon

George Bass

... denominations is past. Our task now, if the Church is to be effective in the world, is to rebuild the Church into what Christ intends it to be." That will take a large measure of humility, patience, love, and understanding. The Church must become, as John Robinson puts it, "the accepting Church," which calls for a large measure of grace. Beneath the altar of a church called San Pietro in Vincoli in Rome (Saint Peter in Chains) lies a set of chains. They are supposed to be the chains that bound Peter before ...

3. Launching a Mayflower

Illustration

... ten years as refugees in Holland. From Leiden, in that country, they crossed the Channel to England where they boarded the Mayflower for their voyage to the new world. Their pastor was John Robinson, and the last Sunday prior to their leaving Leiden was an historic experience of worship for this pastor and these people. John Robinson recognized the occasion as such a time, but he also reminded the people that every time of worship is of paramount importance. Standing in their pulpit that day, this is what ...

4. The Divine Advocacy

John 16:5-16

Sermon

Maurice A. Fetty

... extinction except by default through neglect. It has for centuries been the agent of the Spirit, but says J. B. Phillips, we really have not studied it with an adult mind. Note how hard it is to get people to study the Bible in an adult way. If Pastor John Robinson assured the Pilgrims there was yet more light to break from God's blessed word of truth, so would Jesus assure his eternal flock of pilgrims that it is God's desire to liberate us from closed systems of thought. If we are bored, if we find life ...

5. Loving Unconditionally

John 13:31-38

Sermon

Robert Bachelder

... another, do we become willing to put ourselves in another’s shoes. Only then, when we try to see the world as another sees it, do we risk having our own ideas changed. And changed and enlarged our ideas must surely be, for as the Pilgrim’s pastor, John Robinson, said: "It is too great arrogancy for any man to think that he has sounded the word of God to the bottom." Then, as our ideas change and enlarge, I believe we will discover a way to knit together the common threads of our competing theologies and ...

6. When God Has Enough

Zephaniah 1:4-13, Zephaniah 1:14--2:3

Sermon

Sims Robert

... need to understand that it begins in worship where we dedicate our lives anew in his presence. In 1620 the Pilgrims gathered to climb aboard the Mayflower and set sail for a new world. They gathered for a final service of worship with their pastor, John Robinson. On that momentous occasion he spoke to them with heartfelt emotion. “My friends, this is a most important service of worship for before we gather again we will have embarked on a dangerous and strange journey.” He paused for a moment and then ...

7. The Best Offense Is A Good Defense

Zephaniah 3:1-20

Sermon

Richard Hasler

... were a people whose lives were captive to the Scriptures. In 1620 when they left England they did not sail directly to the new world. Instead, they went to Holland to say goodbye to colleagues who had fled there in an earlier day of persecution. John Robinson, their pastor, preached a sermon to them before they set sail in the Mayflower for America. Among other things he said: “The Lord hath more light yet to break forth out of his Holy Word.” It is not surprising therefore that people who received such ...

8. Three-Dimensional Christianity

James 1:19-27

Sermon

Michael J. Anton

... they know we are Christian?" By the badge of your baptism? How will they see the water? By your confirmation? Will you wear your certificate on your sleeve? Your church membership? The song gives the answer: "They will know we are Christians by our love." Bishop John Robinson in his little book Honest to God puts it this way: "The only way in which Christ can be met, either accepting him or rejecting him, is through his human brothers. Whether we have known God or not is tested by one question only: ‘How ...

9. A Pilgrim Recounts

Psalm 107:1-43

Drama

Edward G. Hunter

... time. We then determined to sail to the new world. I was a part of the congregation from Scrooby, England, that made up the first group of pilgrims that sailed to America. We left Delft Haven in 1620. I still remember the resonant voice of our pastor, John Robinson, as he led 103 of us from the church to the harbor. He read from the Book of Genesis, the 12th chapter, verses one through three. I can still hear his magnificent voice as he proclaimed aloud: "Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred ...

10. Abundant Life

John 10:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... some powerful insights in these lessons about abundant living. Let’s begin here: The person who has abundant life recognizes Jesus’ voice. John writes, “The man who enters by the gate is the shepherd of his sheep. The watchman opens the gate for him, and ... the largest charitable contribution ever made by a professional athlete. Carver Academy is dedicated to academic excellence--but because Robinson is a Christian he wants the kids to understand that spiritual values are as important as academics or ...

11. You Have a Friend (Memorial Day)

John 14:15-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... little in return. It is only right that we recognize their sacrifice and honor their memory this holiday weekend. Our lesson today from John’s Gospel is a powerful one. It is the Last Supper. They have broken bread and shared from the cup. Jesus has washed ... . Many of you know the story of Jackie Robinson, the first African-American to play major league baseball. Maybe you saw the movie of his life a couple of years back. Facing jeering crowds at every stadium, Robinson was held to a higher standard than the ...

12. Blind Ambition

Mark 9:30-37

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... symbol of power in our society. Remember John Dean, one of the several aides in the Nixon administration, who after the Watergate crisis, had a conversion of sorts, and then wrote a book about the experience. John Dean's book was entitled, Blind Ambition. ... in 1947, as a teenager, his father took him to an exhibition baseball game when the Dodgers were playing in Alabama, and Jackie Robinson was in a Dodgers uniform. It was something they thought they would never ever see. Henry Aaron said, "That day I knew ...

13. Swimming With The Sharks

Mark 9:2-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... . Go with me to the top of a mountain. Jesus is there as are his three most trusted disciples: Peter, James and John. As usual Mark doesn't give us details about what happened on the mountain. Did they have a time of prayer? Did ... to a new plateau. Those of you who are baseball fans may remember a player by the name of Brooks Robinson, former third baseman of the Baltimore Orioles. Robinson was such a stellar defensive player that he became the standard of excellence for third basemen. It was often said ...

14. Should America Repent?

Matthew 3:1-12

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... in people walking the walk than talking the talk. John says, if you think you can call on Abraham to save you from the ax of justice, forget it. Fruit reflects the root. It is time to bear the fruit of repentance. Repentance is a change of mind that leads to a change of life. In a basketball game in 1989 between Michigan and Wisconsin, Rumeal Robinson stepped to the foul line at the end of the game and missed two free throws, which cost Michigan the game. Robinson felt awful. But, he did more than just feel ...

15. John 1:(1-9) 10-18

John 1:(1-9) 10-18

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... Yet another concern of the Johannine community was to distinguish the life and mission of Jesus Christ from that of John the Baptist. This is why intruding into the rhythm of the prologue are intentional digressions about John the Baptist (1:6,7,15), which are almost immediately seconded for emphasis (1:19 and 1:30). Robinson's examination of the prologue's common themes with the entire Gospel also notes John's focus on the miracle of seeing the divine glory (1:14 and 12:41), the particularity of Jesus as ...

16. Memorial Day

John 15:1-17

Sermon

Angela Akers

... , didn't know what the shell was at first. Neither did their uncle, Michael Robinson. He reports poking and banging on it as he examined it. Fortunately, Robinson called the police in to inspect their new find. The police recognized the strange ... him. One of the few comments Bradley ever made about the war, he made to his young son, James. In response to James' remark about heroism, John Bradley replied, "The heroes of Iwo Jima are the guys who didn't come back." (2) Today is the day we honor those men and ...

17. Baptism of the Lord

Acts 10:23b-48, Isaiah 61:1-11, Isaiah 42:1-9, Psalm 45:1-17, Psalm 89:1-52, Luke 3:1-20, Luke 3:21-38

Sermon Aid

George Bass

... the poor.He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind,to set at liberty those who are oppressed,to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.' He made the same response to the messengers of John the Baptist, who asked him if he were the Christ. Wayne Robinson, a friend and colleague, writes about his struggle with the call to ministry in Journeys Toward Narrative Preaching (Six homileticians write the chapters in this offering from the Academy of Homiletics; Wayne ...

18. Thanksgiving and Prayer

Ephesians 1:15-23

Understanding Series

Arthur G. Patzia

... the Spirit must be intended, such as the spirit of holiness (Rom. 1:4), gentleness (1 Cor. 4:21; Gal. 6:1), truth (John 14:17), or faith (2 Cor. 4:13; e.g., Westcott, p. 24). This accounts for the RSV reading of “spirit” with a ... glory” in his Ephesians, pp. 187–89. On “knowledge” and wisdom, cf. disc. on Col. 1:9, 10, and the extended note on epignōsis in Robinson, pp. 249–54. 1:18 The baptismal nature of 1 Peter is surveyed in R. P. Martin’s “The Composition of I Peter in Recent Study,” ...

19. The Trials of Peter and of Jesus

Luke 22:66--23:25, Luke 22:63-65, Luke 22:54-62

Teach the Text

R.T. France

... the house of the high priest. The actual arrest is mentioned only at the conclusion of the scene on the Mount of Olives. Matthew and John tell us that the high priest was Caiaphas, whom Luke has mentioned in 3:2 (cf. Acts 4:6) but does not name again now ... (1962), provides a good source for illustrating this passage. Particularly relevant for illustrative purposes is the trial of Tom Robinson, a black man falsely accused of raping a young white woman, Mayella Ewell. Everything that happens during the trial is ...

20. A Loving Parent

Revelation 7:9-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... of need God also comes to us with His love and comfort, if we will accept it. John writes, “God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.” A woman named Rose saw her entire ... Robinson was an adulteress. Mrs. Robinson was morally bankrupt. She was representative of a bored and dissolute modern style of living. But that’s all right. “Jesus loves you more than you can know, wo, wo, wo.” Whoa right there. Or as the Old Testament prophets would say, Woe, woe, “w-o-e,” woe. The God revealed to John ...

21. Grace Under Pressure

Luke 4:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... wilderness times are the training ground for experiencing God’s power in our lives. In Luke 3, Jesus is publicly baptized by John the Baptist. The Holy Spirit comes down on him in the form of a dove, and God speaks from heaven and ... this message, God reserves His greatest work for those who have been through the wilderness. On April 16, 2020, San Francisco Giants outfielder Drew Robinson wrote a letter of apology to his family, then he put a loaded gun to the side of his head and pulled the trigger. ...

22. The Debt of Love

Romans 13:8-14

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... occasional visitor to his church in San Antonio, Texas. The visitor was former All Star professional basketball player David Robinson. Robinson was not a member of Lucado’s church, but he attended from time to time. Obviously, it caused quite ... of our discipleship is determined by how surely our love for others reflects God’s love for us. “We love because God first loved us” (1 John 4:19). All love comes from God. We stand in awe of God’s power. We see it displayed in the grandeur of the stars in ...

23. Last Words

Luke 24:36-49

Sermon

King Duncan

... . Bob Hope, a comedian, replied to his wife's question about where he wanted to be buried with, "Surprise me." John Sedgwick, a Union Army general during the American Civil War, famously said, just before being shot by a Confederate sharpshooter: "They ... ? If I continue in the direction I'm headed, will it take me where God means for me to be?" Daniel Defoe, the author of ROBINSON CRUSOE, ran away from home and went to sea as a young man. His father protested young Defoe's plans, and his mother wept. But Defoe ...

24. Among You Stands One

John 1:6-8, 19-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... days, weeks, months. But one day, he noticed a footprint in the sand and that footprint was not his own. Immediately, Robinson Crusoe knew that he was not alone. Someone else was on that island with him. “Christmas,” says Pastor Ed Markquart ... begin here: With the coming of Christ, light came into the world--the light of God’s love. That’s the way the Gospel of John describes the difference that Christ’s coming made in our world. “In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. The ...

25. A Gospel for Losers

Jonah 3:1-10

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... graduated from the third college he attended and then headed off to our Presbyterian Seminary at Austin, Texas. During his senior year, John took an ethics course required of all graduating pastors, a tough course. At midterm there was a major test. When the professor ... Ecunet, "Jokes," #6751, 8/24/98 2. "Dozer Drivers Flattens Car," The Knoxville News-Sentinel, 7/21/90, A-2 3. Haddon Robinson, "A Little Phrase for Losers," Christianity Today, 10/26/92, p. 11 4. ibid. 5. Thomas W. Currie III, "Learning to Be ...

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