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Isaiah 7:1-25

Sermon

Robert Beringer

... and wholeness, forgiveness and restoration to countless women and men, and who comes once more so that we may experience in our lives the lilt and the luster, the glory and the gladness that God intends for creation.Pete Richards was the loneliest man in the town on the day little Jean opened the door of his shop. The store window was filled with a disarray of old-fashioned things: bracelets and lockets, gold rings and silver boxes, images of jade and ivory porcelain figurines. On this winter's afternoon ...

2. Mary's Witness

Luke 1:39-45, (46-55)

Sermon

King Duncan

... the Foundation actively works to recruit and train kids and teens to work in their collection and donation programs. (4) Truly, “a little child will lead them . . .” (Isaiah 11:6) God came as a poor baby to bring us life at Christmas. God used ... most unlikely people at the most unlikely time so that we would not be overwhelmed by His power but overjoyed by His love. Actor Richard Crenna tells a story about opening his heart to the message of Christmas when he was a teenager. Some of our older members will ...

3. Changed Lives - Nicodemus

John 3:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... town where for years his church held their annual Easter Sunrise service. It was also one of Powell’s favorite places to walk their dog, Jesse. A little girl, who happened to be mentally handicapped, lived in a house below the airport, and she used to see Powell walking the dog and would run out ... 2. Richards, Lawrence O., The 365-Day Devotional Commentary (Colorado Springs: Chariot Victor Pub., 1990), p. 766. 3. Bishop Richard Looney, Foundation for Evangelism Newsletter. 4. Cited by The Rev. Richard Floyd ...

4. How Do You Get To Heaven?

1 Thessalonians 4:13--5:11

Sermon

King Duncan

... of leukemia. Mr. Skelton has built a shrine in his home and has not been able to touch anything in the room that is just as Richard, his son, had left it. (3) Our hearts go out to this grief-stricken man, but there is a better way to deal with death. St. ... can't see through it. He can't get around it. And one day, in his twenty-fifth year, for some reason, the hedge seemed a little less dense. And so, he moves toward it. And he pushes his way through it. And when he does, he sees a land of rich farmlands, ...

5. Did He Dance?

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

King Duncan

... But Rumbren just started laughing and said, "This is the room they kept me in for fourteen years." (1) No wonder Richard Rumbren was dancing. This was a place and an occasion of great significance for him. I wonder if Bartimaeus, the beggar who once stationed himself to receive alms just outside Jericho, ever returned to the place where he first regained his sight. If he did, I wonder if he danced a little jig. Maybe he wept a few tears for joy. At one time Bartimaeus could see. We don't know what happened ...

6. You Can Dress Them Up...

Romans 12:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... wanted the early Christians to understand that everything they did, whether it be Sunday or Tuesday, they did for the glory of God. There were no neat little compartments in their lives. They were to present their total lives "as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God." As a teenager Richard Foster spent a summer among the Eskimo people of Kotzebue, Alaska. It impressed Richard that the Eskimo Christians have "a deep sense of the wholeness of life, with no break between their prayer and their work ...

7. Where Heaven And Earth Meet

Genesis 28:10-22

Sermon

King Duncan

... Ted, "I don't know much about God. I only know how you looked after that experience in your jeep. You looked like the little girl Stephen King described in his novel Firestarter, whose hair sometimes seemed to be on fire. Ever since you shared that story with ... , while his own nature would decrease. That night, Richard Exley felt a burden roll off his shoulders as he relinquished his own ambitions and gave himself wholeheartedly to the Lord. (5) Like Richard Exley, Jacob awoke from his dream a changed ...

8. A Daughter of Jacob

Matthew 15:21-28

Sermon

Richard Hoefler

... by Matthew (15:21-23). Scholars fail to agree as to whether Jesus actually set foot into Gentile territory. Some interpreters like Richard Trench1 are convinced that at no time in his earthly ministry did our Lord pass beyond the borders of the Holy Land ... possessed was not enough to share with another person. Finally, however, the pressure was too great, and as the young man passed by, the little old man rushed out and told him about Jesus who had died for his sins so that he could live a good and happy ...

9. In Control

Mark 13:1-31

Sermon

James W. Robinson

... ago. But one day, in the city of Philadelphia, I encountered a group of children who believed that God is still in control. The little black kids were dressed in their Sunday best and were on their way to, or coming from, church. They were singing lustily as they ... see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven." Both verses seem, somehow, to relate to Richard. Richard, an intelligent man in his middle years, was very susceptible to the pressures of life. He sometimes succumbed to them. ...

10. No Box Seats In The Kingdom

Mark 10:35-45

Sermon

William G. Carter

... prone to the same desire for privilege and protected status. We want a Jesus who will give us what we want, a Lord who can shower a little power on us, a Savior who can make us better than we are. A number of years ago, a small book appeared for ministers. Titled The Penguin ... traffic was bad, and precious time kept ticking away. Finally they pulled into a parking lot, the friend got out, and Richard stayed behind with his book. He opened it to the bookmark, and read these words: The second service that one ...

11. The Most Difficult Commandment

Mark 12:28-34

Sermon

King Duncan

... of the Wheelers' church stopped by the house they were renting and asked Judie for the plans to the new dwelling. What happened next resembled an old-fashioned barn raising. Members of the church started up where Richard had left off. Word spread through the community, and people began offering their services. Some knew a little about plumbing, while others could install wiring. A local restaurant fed volunteers all the chicken fried steaks and hamburgers they could eat. As the house neared completion ...

12. Keeping Alert For Christmas

Mark 13:32-37, Mark 13:1-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... to get the room straightened. At such times one of the children would call out, "Not just yet, Mummy. Give us a little longer." In thinking about her children, Prudence writes, "Each Advent I recall this experience with my children and wonder how many times the ... noise and threw off a lot of smoke. Some of the natives even thought it was inhabited by demons. In mid-December Richards wired their house with sockets and lights and even a set of twinkle lights. The natives gathered around their house since they ...

13. Oh, You'd Better Watch Out!

Mark 13:32-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... for a literal description of how Christ will return. In other words, don’t let the fear mongers cause you undue distress. We have very little information about the end of time. Certainly if the return of Christ means the end of life as we know it, then it will ... the bells. The Lion was back! Long live the king! John Phillips adds these hopeful words: “One day a King greater than Richard will lay claim to a realm greater than England. Those who have abused the earth in His absence, seized His domains, and ...

14. There's Something about Con Men

Luke 16:1-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... will not get into action even to help themselves. They have to have someone else motivate them to do what they know needs doing. Pastor Richard Stetler tells about two men whom he calls Jim and Bob who worked in the same division at AT&T Wireless. Both of these men ... busy seeking to achieve his wicked ends. He never misses an opportunity to tempt, to discourage, to embitter. Well, there’s a little truth in that. I guarantee you that if you hit a rough patch in the road, and you sit around feeling sorry ...

15. The Handiwork of God

Ephesians 2:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... do.” Let me ask you a question: How do you feel about yourself? Do you feel like you are the handiwork of God? Do you feel you have within yourself the ability to be heroic like Sergeant Richard Kirkland? Do you feel you could change the world? Or are you satisfied to just get by? Are you satisfied doing as little as you possibly can to justify your existence? I believe God created us for more than just getting by. Do you know the story of Kit Summers? In the early 1980s Kit Summers was one of the finest ...

16. How God Gets His Kicks

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

Sermon

King Duncan

... Block of The H & R Block Income Tax Service about the success of that organization. Richard Block said, "Every morning when I go to my office, I picture in my mind a mother of two small children who teaches math in the junior high school. We've trained her as a tax counselor. She opens the door of that little office, sits behind a wooden desk with a wooden chair, planning to make a few extra dollars to supplement her income. "A pickup truck pulls up. A man gets out wearing cowboy boots...He wears a cotton ...

17. When Extravagance Is Beautiful, and When It Is Not

John 12:1-8

Sermon

James W. Moore

... that looms dramatically before us each and every day (indeed, each and every moment) of our lives, namely this: Will I be big or little? Will I be kind or hateful? Will I be self-giving or self-absorbed? Will I be open or closed? Will I be part ... compassion recorded here in John 12 is the most beautifully/ memorable. It was an extravagant expression of love, generosity and compassion. Richard Nixon was the 36th Vice President of the United States; and, the 37th President of the United States. He is the ...

18. Does Prayer Make Any Difference

Matthew 26:36-46

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... own way. I was converted that night. I was converted not to God but from God.” I’ve met my share of Richards in life. People disappointed, hurt, caught down in the struggles of some particular pain and doubt who picked up their faith and walked ... is the will of God that his kingdom would come on earth even as it is in heaven. It is the will of God that not one of his little ones should perish. It is the will of God for good to overcome evil. It is the will of God for justice to roll down like rivers and ...

19. The Cry for God

Exodus 17:1-7

Sermon

James G. Cobb

... the Psalmist, and Job, we can bring our anger, our fear, our accusations, and our skepticisms to a God who is sufficient. Out in the boat, in the midst of a life-threatening situation, the disciples took their little faith to Jesus and then in the second part of this brilliant account, what happened? Richard Hoefler comments that they might have expected Jesus to pray to God. Of course they knew and had Jesus in the flesh; they called him "good teacher." But Jesus stood up, not this time in prayer, but with ...

20. A Positive Addiction

Romans 1:1-17

Sermon

Robert R. Kopp

... it runs a slow fourth. My priorities now are God, my family, my friends, and golf. Golf is no longer my god. Golf is hitting a little white ball. God is my God, and God is a whole lot bigger than golf. But don't get me wrong. I played some great golf ... many ways, I have already won. Do you remember Richard Dortch? He was President of PTL. He was Jim and Tammy Bakker's right-hand man. Everybody knows the sad story of PTL by now. But few folks know about Richard Dortch. He was a respected superintendent of the ...

21. Spiritually Prepared

Mark 1:4-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... . But he made the most of those few short years, investing them for God’s glory. (5) We can thank God for Richard Taylor’s conversion. He left his addictions, his unsavory lifestyle and his criminal friends behind. And he had a positive influence on ... your back yard or in your heart? Of course the worse thing about sin is what it does to our relationship with God. A very dirty little fellow came in from playing in the yard and asked his mother, “Who am I?” Ready to play the game she said, “I don’t ...

22. Stop in the Name of Love

Matthew 3:13-17

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... you an example of a man whose life serves as an incredible example of God’s power to transform a person’s mind. Richard Wurmbrand was born in Bucharest, Romania, in 1909. Wurmbrand was a wealthy businessman and a playboy. He spent his time when he wasn ... a bottle out of the diaper bag. As other family members of the baptismal candidates gathered, someone asked the man about his little grandbaby. The man explained that this wasn’t his grandchild, he was just holding the baby for the woman nearby. The next ...

23. Aging Is Mandatory; Maturity Is Optional

Mark 9:33-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... Jesus praised little children. There is so much we can learn from them. And that brings us to the third lesson from this episode in Jesus' ministry. We saw the importance of children in the Kingdom of God. And we acknowledge that there is much we can learn from observing children. But we dare not miss the third lesson: The sign of spiritual maturity is service to others. Jesus said to his disciples, "Whoever wants to be first must be last of all and servant of all." Lawrence O. Richards, author of The ...

24. Confused But Not Forgotten

Genesis 21:8-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... he told his son, "We wouldn't miss it for the world." "Oh boy!" the son shouted, throwing his arms around his father's neck. Richard, Sr. wasn't quite as enthusiastic. He remembered sleeping out in the back yard as a boy and how afraid he was. Camping was ... and casts out Hagar and Ishmael. A woman and her son cast out into the desert with only a skin filled with water and a little bit of bread. How long did Abraham think the water and bread would last anyway? The hot desert was no place for Hagar and Ishmael ...

25. A Ministry of Encouragement

1 Thessalonians 2:1-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... grandson in the world.’ And my life might have demonstrated my belief.” (4) A simple word of encouragement from his granddad was life-changing for Richard Allen Farmer. Writer Ben Burton tells about a member of his family whom he calls, Blank. Blank--the kid who didn’t fit in. Blank’s not ... , OR: Multnomah, 1992). 5. Ben Burton, The Chicken That Won a Dogfight (Little Rock, Ark.: August House Publishers, Inc., 1993), pp. 125-128. 6. Pulpit Supply, mailto:pulpit-supply-subscribe@strategicnetwork.org.

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