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Luke 13:31-35

Sermon

King Duncan

... , as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were not willing.” Later on the day we know as Palm Sunday, Luke tells us, as Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it and said, “If you, even you, had only known on ... of some of our hymns are so misleading: “Gentle Jesus, meek and mild . . .” One thing Jesus was not was meek and mild. Bryan Chapell in a resource for pastors tells a story which he heard two missionaries tell. Paul and Carolyn London are missionaries in Sudan ...

2. Ultimate Freedom

Galatians 6:11-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... turned back to get Jennie’s overshoes, because her new shoes were getting wet and muddy. Both girls perished with that foolish decision. (2) We shake our heads in wonder when Luke, the gospel-writer, tells us that Lot’s wife perished because she would not leave her possessions. We say, "How can that be?" But Jennie Paulson and Elizabeth Bryan perished over a pair of shoes, and many other Johnstown Flood victims died while trying to save bits of property. That can happen to us. It was a penetrating and ...

3. Getting Ready

Mark 1:1-8

Sermon

... we have made all our preparations for Christmas we can sit back and enjoy the miracle of Christmas. United Methodist Bishop Monk Bryan tells of the time when he was serving a local church in the early years of his ministry when his children were ... , he wasn't even in a small temple in one of the villages. John the Baptist was called to preach in the hot, dry desert. Luke tells us that he traveled throughout the desert preaching his message. Who would want to go out into the desert to hear John the Baptist? ...

4. Praise God! Selah!

Luke 1:67-80, Luke 1:57-66, Luke 1:46-56, Luke 1:39-45, Luke 1:26-38, Luke 1:5-25, Luke 1:1-4

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... Crosby) *The Photo for this sermon is by Bryan Faye (youtube). http://www.thenazareneway.com/Locusts or Pancakes.htm **http://www.puritansermons.com/watson/watson5.htm Based on the Story Lectionary Major Text Luke’s Witness to the Priest Zechariah’s ... Hold thy peace, and come out of him. And when the devil had thrown him in the midst, he came out of him, and hurt him not.” (Luke 4:35) The selah is a time when things quiet. Wisdom is imparted by God in the midst of the pause. And when the pause is over ...

5. What If You Could Change the Ending?

Luke 23:33-43

Sermon

King Duncan

... Jews, aren’t you the Messiah? Save yourself and us!” This is a déjà vu moment for Jesus. He’s heard these words before. In Luke 4, Satan presented Jesus with three temptations in the desert, and taunted him with the words, “If you are the Son of God. . .” Three times, he ... /the-power-of-forgiveness-was-stronger-than. 4. Lee Eclov, Vernon Hills, Illinois; source: adapted from James Bryan Smith, The Good and Beautiful God (IVP, 2009), p. 142). Cited by Pastor Joe Wittwer, “Love is a verb,” ...

6. How Much Faith Is Enough?

Luke 17:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... OF ACTION! IF THEY WERE DOING WHAT THEY OUGHT TO BE DOING, THEY WOULD SEE THE RESULTS THEY ARE SEEKING. Do you see the difference in emphasis? In Luke ™s account Jesus is saying to us that it is deadly to sit around twiddling our thumbs asking that God give us more faith so that we will ... from California, this was a crusade with a difference. The protesting students carried blank signs and blank leaflets. Bryan Finch, who organized the protest, said that protests have become so common that no one reads the ...

7. Hope for Hurting Hearts

Isaiah 35:1-10

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... she really wanted to pay him back, the next time she saw someone who needed help, she could give that person the assistance that they needed, and Bryan added "...and think of me." He waited until she started her car and drove off. It had been a cold and depressing day, but he felt ... can say, AMEN! And Amen! And... Amen! 1. David E. Kelley, "Nine One One," FOX Broadcasting, 12/10/01 2. Luke 1:5ff. 3. William Barclay, CD-ROM, Daily Study Bible Series, (Liguori, MO: Liguori Faithware, 1996) Used by permission of ...

8. Silent Sinning

Luke 18:9-14

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... at others with contempt. They put them down, and they push them out. The first sentence we see today in Luke 18:9 says, “they “trusted in themselves that they were righteous” and “regarded others with contempt.” They trusted in ... investor. A servant. A disciple. A follower. A lover. A grace-giver. A forgiver. A Christian. [1] For more on this, see Bryan Robinson, “Six Signs That a Quiet Quitter is Among Your Employees,” Forbes, August 19, 2022, https://www.forbes.com/sites/bryanrobinson/2022 ...

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