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Luke 15:11-32

Sermon

King Duncan

... that wasn’t evangelical, had no altar calls, no organist playing ‘Just as I am without one plea’ while the choir hummed. Larry Sorenson came forward weeping buckets and crumpled up at the communion rail, to the amazement of the minister, who had just ... representing God; and his smug, self-righteous brother. If you are the prodigal, come home. It’s not too late. If you are the elder brother, also please come home. I know it is harder for you to see your sin than it is for your weaker brother or ...

2. Envy - Where Is The Grass Greener?

Gn 4:1-26, Mt 20:1-16, Philip 4:10-20

Sermon

R. Curtis Fussell

... Club. As it happened, one of the Lion members who lived in this neighborhood offered Robert his home for a couple hours the day of Larry's arrival to pull off the deception. The owner said, "Here are the keys, just drive up to the house, go in, and make yourself ... two girls the parents had changed and times had changed in the way these sisters were raised. For instance, the elder one didn't get a car when she went off to college, but her younger sister did. There were lots of other little things that Mom ...

3. Follow Your Mission (Series: An Invitation to Christian Discipleship)

Matthew 28:16-20

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... of the Los Angeles International Airport. When Larry finally shot out enough balloons to safely land, reporters immediately asked, “Were you scared?” “Wonderfully so,” Larry replied. “What made you do this?” they asked. Larry said, “Sometimes you just can’t sit ... . In a neighborhood concerned with drugs and prostitution, school dropouts and a lack of adult literacy, in a neighborhood where the elderly would like to have a place to buy a loaf of bread , I say to you, why not south Nashville? I ...

4. Accept His Peace

John 4:1-26, Romans 5:1-11, Exodus 17:1-7

Sermon

King Duncan

... peace, we lose energy worrying about the wrong things. If we do not have that peace, we may carry a life-long burden of feelings of unworthiness. No wonder that before he sank that sixty-two foot putt, Larry Nelson prayed for peace. Peace really is one of the most precious gifts that Christ offers us. One elderly gentleman found that peace even though he was confined to a bed for forty years because of a fall that left him with a broken neck. His back was broken but not his cheerful spirit. A friend once ...

5. Moving On Up

Mark 9:33-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... judge, “Why not make it 33 years?” The reason he was willing to add three years to his sentence was that 33 was Larry Bird’s jersey number. Amazingly, the judge granted Torpy’s request. However, after serving the first few years of his sentence, Torpy wasn’t ... your community, service to little children and young people, service to the poor and to the lonely, service to the elderly. A few years ago there was a popular television show called The Weakest Link. Contestants were dismissed from the show ...

6. For the Glory of Christ

John 12:20-33 · Hebrews 5:5-10

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... would draw the world into conflict; 2) Divorce and the breakdown of the family; 3) Children not showing respect for elders and the wisdom of the previous generation; 4) Political corruption; 5) Potholes in the streets." That sounds just like now doesn ... 's been a lot of speculation but we will never know for sure. However, it is interesting to note that from that day on, every time Larry Doby went out onto the field he first picked up Joe Gordon's glove and tossed it to him. You see, that's family. That's ...

7. The Nativity Of Our Lord

Luke 2:1-20 · Titus 2:11-14 · Isaiah 9:2-7 · Ps 96

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... not. Apparently, these people thought that kids brought more pain than gain. Illustration: A young Presbyterian pastor was approached by a taciturn Elder, Angus McDonnell. His son was due to arrive in town on Thanksgiving weekend with his newborn son whom they named Angus Larry. How would you like to carry that appellation around with you the rest of your life? Anyway, the elder wanted the pastor to baptize his grandson. The young cleric quickly spirited Angus into his office and inquired into his son's ...

8. Dynamic Preaching January 2024 Sermons

Sermon

King Duncan

... her heart. They named him Samuel, which means “I begged from the Lord.” And after he was weaned, Hannah placed Samuel under the care of the elderly priest Eli in the temple of Shiloh to fulfill the promise she had made to the Lord. Now it is some years later. Samuel, about 11 ... introduced into the body. Accordingly, his wife died. A similar tragedy befell the Larry Parker family. In his book, WE LET OUR SON DIE, Larry records the tragic story of the devastation his family experienced when their diabetic ...

9. Baptism In Three Movements

Matthew 3:13-17

Sermon

William B. Kincaid, III

... our lives. Baptism was ordination for Jesus. It was the beginning of his ministry. In our time we ordain ministers, and sometimes elders and deacons, but we have removed from our understanding of baptism the conviction that our lives are to be offered in service. ... lens of baptism, our work is a joyful response to the love we have experienced. Garrison Keillor tells the story of Larry the Sad Boy. Larry the Sad Boy was saved twelve times, which is an all-time record in the Lutheran Church. In the Lutheran ...

10. WHAT IS MAN?

Sermon

Larry Powell

... thousand years this side of the Resurrection, truth continues to emerge despite rejection. A THEOLOGY OF A STORM There was an elderly lady in the little hamlet where I grew up who lived just across the back yard from our house. Her name ... up truck stopped. I don't remember who the man in the truck was, but I remember the big man with the scary reputation ordering him to "Take Larry Don's dog to Jonesboro and do whatever needs to be done." He put his hand on my shoulder and said he would phone my father when he ...

11. Hey, Gang, We're Moving!

Genesis 12:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... there is no way to follow God's call if we insist on clinging to our old way of life. In his book Shattered Dreams, Pastor Larry Crabb claims that we are motivated to seek God's face when we have lost everything else that is secure in our lives. Pain is often ... , to school, to the market and the bank, rather than support the racist bus line. After many months, Dr. King suggested to one elderly woman that she return to riding the buses. At her advanced age, she didn't need to be walking so much. But the woman ...

12. Christ Arose

John 20:1-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... having a difficult time maintaining her composure and was able to blurt out only a few words before lapsing into uncontrollable sobs. Larry King was patient and gave her plenty of time to regain her composure. Mickie recounted the chilling story: “Let me tell you ... together one Good Friday afternoon to view Franco Zeffirelli’s acclaimed production Jesus of Nazareth. They wondered whether these elderly Alzheimer’s patients would even know what was going on, but they thought it might be worth the effort. ...

13. Speaking of Us

Matthew 21:33-46

Sermon

Steve Molin

... the bottom line in his personal bank account, which had grown by hundreds of thousands of dollars that winter. When the elderly business owner arrived home from Florida that spring, he toured this home fit for a king, and he was ecstatic. The ... the Missouri River, and they grew popcorn; if you ever ate Jolly Time Popcorn, you may have been munching some of Larry and Gwen’s crop. But Larry died and Gwen couldn’t actively raise and harvest a crop any longer, so she leased out those thousand acres. She ...

14. All God's Children Can Dance

Psalm 30:1-12

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... wrote these words that Jesus himself may have heard. "I get up. I walk. I fall down. Meanwhile, I keep dancing!" Rabbi Hillel the Elder (c.60BCE-20CE) In life, if you walk (forget about running) just walk and you will fall down. Can you keep on dancing? Some ... realized that God was all he had. When healing comes, the psalmist knows that God is all he needed. In my favorite words from Larry Crabb's vast corpus of writings, "Brokenness is realizing he is all we have. Hope is realizing he is all we need. Joy is ...

15. Changed Lives: The Man Born Blind from Birth

John 9:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... he is okay, but little James picks himself up and runs full speed ahead again. This time he runs into the neighbor’s box elder tree. And this time, he knocks himself out cold. Angus races over to the little boy. “James!” he hollers. “James, are you all ... Or do you treat them simply as you would another human being? Some people with physical disabilities are truly inspiring. Dr. Larry Baker became totally blind because of a viral infection when he was 25. The doctor told Baker, “I’m afraid that ...

16. Preaching Your Life

Acts 2:14-41

Sermon

... his confession of personal faith is the preacher's summons to faith, the story of Christ's life is the substance of that faith. Larry Richards has said, "Christ never asks to share our lives. He invites us to share His." (Is God Necessary? p. 11) This is what ... his story has to be added. The purpose of preaching is to tell you that portion of your story lived by Christ. A dignified elderly lady first helped me see this. A few Sundays after I was installed in my first parish, I preached a sermon which I ...

17. Trumpets in Church on Easter, The Very Idea!

Mark 16:1-20

Sermon

Jon L. Joyce

... quite enthusiastic, and I must admit, quite loud; and, quite frankly, the innovation was not received with unanimous approval. In fact, one elderly lady in the congregation was quite vocal about it. She said: "I don’t mind some changes. After all, you have to ... their pit. I had just gone back into No. 1 room when it happened. Over the rattle of machinery I heard Frank Scarbro's yell. "Larry! Boys! Come on! There's water in here!" It roared out of No. 3 room in what seemed like a solid wall, knocking down ...

18. Doing Battle with Demons

Luke 8:26-39

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... . Many of you were a part of that wonderful experience in the Charlotte Coliseum last Sunday. Monday was equally good as Larry Hill, pastor of Matthews-Murkland Presbyterian Church of Charlotte, one of the churches burned several years ago in that rash of church ... at the Assembly in a most unlikely way. On Thursday evening, a new Executive Director of the General Assembly Council, Elder John Detterick, was installed with great ceremony. He takes office after a two-year interim following the Assembly's refusal ...

19. I'm Mad And I'm Not Going To Take It Anymore!

John 2:12-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... finally died. It is also reasonably certain that Wythe's grandnephew, George Wythe Sweeney, had added the arsenic to his elder's coffee. However, the only person who saw Sweeney commit this act was Lydia Broadnax, Wythe's devoted mulatto ... farm to hunt. Is there some evil in the world that a voice within you keeps saying, "Somebody ought to do something about that." 1. Larry King, THE KING, (New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1988). 2. "Mother Who Abandoned Son Wins Half of His $300,000 Estate," The Knoxville ...

20. I Can Make It By Myself . . .

1 Corinthians 12:12-31, 1 Corinthians 12:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... you--when you felt like you were "out of the loop?" Like you were out of sync with everyone around you? What a lonely feeling. An elderly woman had always wanted to travel abroad, so one day she went to the post office and applied for a passport. The clerk told her that ... . Cunningham, 6.2:11 The Preacher's Illustration Service, #1248 5. "Miners took vow to live or die together" by Larry Neumeister, Associated Press, The Knoxville News-Sentinel July 29, 2002, p. A1. 6. David Parsons, Paso Robies, CA in The ...

21. Did You Leave the the Door Open? (I am the gate)

John 10:1-21

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... of a sudden the fire alarm goes off and so does the electricity. There is yelling, and smoke filled the entire floor where the elderly shut-in lived. How they rejoiced when they were finally able to get to an open door where they could breathe fresh air and ... is critically important when we open a door--that it be the right door. Behind the door might be David Koresh, Jim Jones, or Larry Applegate offering a ride on a spaceship to the heavens. This is why there is only space in the doorway for Jesus Christ. ...

22. The God Who Must Be Pursued

Matthew 7:7-12

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... contemplative silence; and, according as I am able, I strive to cleanse my heart of thoughts: now what more should I do?’ The elder rose up in reply and stretched out his hands to heaven, and his fingers became like ten lamps of fire. He said: Why not ... said, “then watch what happens.” b) vv.9-11 The Generous Character Of The Father. In a book titled Connecting, Dr. Larry Crabb writes: “A friend of mine was raised in an angry family. Mealtimes were either silent or sarcastically noisy. Down the street ...

23. Science and the Bible

John 17:17, 1 Timothy 3:16

Sermon

James Merritt

... believe anything but the Bible because it has something to do with God. That's why I agree with a comment made by Dr. Samuel Elder, a research physicist for John Hopkins University, who once said: If you have "intellectual problems" about the Bible or about the person of Jesus ... , 1999. 6 Hans Elias, "Three-dimensional structure identified from single sections," Science, 3 December 1971, p. 993. 7 Larry Burkett, Whatever Happened to the American Dream, p. 107. 8 Robert Shapiro, Origins: A Skeptic's Guide to ...

24. Do You Know How to Listen?

Mark 9:2-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... time at the prestigious Cypress Point Golf Course in California. At this club each golfer is assigned a caddy. Ron’s caddy was an elderly gentleman by the name of Ed. At each hole, Ron asked Ed for advice. Surprisingly, each time Ed’s advice seemed to Ron to be ... 1997), p. 137. 2. Source unknown. 3. Jim Reapsome, Homemade. 4. Homemade, June, 1987. 5. Kathy Collard Miller and D. Larry Miller, God’s Vitamin “C” for the Spirit (Lancaster, PA: Starburst Publishers, 1996). 6. PreachingNow Vol. 3, No. 7, ...

25. Jesus Predicts His Death

Mark 8:31--9:1

Understanding Series

Larry W. Hurtado

8:31–9:1 This passage completes the scene begun in 8:27–30, gives us the first of three predictions by Jesus of his impending suffering and death (cf. 9:30–32; 10:32–34), and sets the terms for discipleship as a following of him even to death. We must understand that in ancient Judaism there was no concept that the Messiah would suffer the sort of horrible fate that Jesus describes in 8:31. Thus Peter’s response in 8:32 is in one sense fully understandable. All definitions of the nature and function of ...

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