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Mark 13:1-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... . Now I'm ten times closer with my family and friends. I don't take one day--or one friend--for granted." (4) I believe Niki Taylor's going to make it, don't you--in spite of all the adversity that has befallen her? This is where we always begin when life ... invariably it would be a false alarm. He began to wonder if he had spent his money for nothing. Finally, there came a major storm that roared through his property and flattened his barn. Surveying the damage, he looked up at the sky and said, "Now that ...

2. A Robot in the Pulpit

John 14:15-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... . It doesn’t mean they will carry on your work when you’re not there. How do you tell the difference? This was Jesus’ last major rallying cry before his arrest and crucifixion. He needed to know which of his disciples would tough it out and follow his example, and which ... sister returned to China to serve as missionaries themselves. A few years later, Maria married a missionary named Hudson Taylor, a name that many of you will recognize. The two of them worked to disciple the Chinese people in Ningbao ...

3. Time Out!

Mark 1:35-39

Sermon

King Duncan

... do we not make use of this amazing resource? Anyone who makes a difference in the world needs time for prayer. Hudson Taylor was a missionary to China whose life has touched millions. Traveling in northern China, by cart and wheelbarrow, sleeping in the very ... life need to be refocused? You and I live in a fast-changing and complex world. If we are not careful, we will find ourselves majoring in minors, ignoring the really crucial needs in our lives. But how do we do it? How do we find the time for this ...

4. The Mighty Mustard Seed

Mark 4:26-34

Sermon

King Duncan

... Ethiopian proverb puts it: “When spider webs unite, they can tie up a lion.” From a negative side, little things matter as well. It is not the major sins that bring about our downfall. President Reagan loved to tell the story of a lady who knocked on a man’s door and said, “Do you own ... . Kindle Edition. 4. C. Thomas Hilton in Church Management. 5. Larry Jones, Hudson Taylor’s Spiritual Secret, by Dr. and Mrs. Howard Taylor cited by Jack Canfield, Gay Hendricks with Carol Kline, You’ve Got to Read ...

5. Written In Our Hearts

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

Sermon

King Duncan

... determine what is right or what is wrong in an outer directed society? We take a poll and see what the majority believes. The result determines our values. For outer directed persons peer pressure is irresistible. Such persons are dominated by the desire ... time Jordan was in the painful process of recovery from the wounds inflicted by a sniper. As he lay there in that bed he told Taylor something that had gone through his mind as he lay there in his own blood, on a dark road, in a strange town. Jordan says ...

6. Good News for Widows

Mark 12:41-44

Sermon

King Duncan

... that he had done an analysis of the congregation’s giving. “Please note,” he said in his report, “that the majority of your top 50 contributors are ‘widows on fixed incomes.’ Please note that, according to my calculations, those widows on ... was too big,’ she says, “so I kept on working.” “For the next seventy‑five years that is what she did,” says Taylor, “scrubbing the dark clothes on a washboard and boiling the whites in a big black pot in her backyard before hanging them all out ...

7. Restarting Joy - Rejoice

Isaiah 55:10-13

Sermon

Derl G. Keefer

... Set Sail For Joy By Rejoicing In The Word Of God (Isaiah 55:11) The Holy Bible is the sacred book of Christians, and its first major division is also the sacred book for the Jews. Christians of all denominational stripes refer to it as the word of God. The English word " ... grace. Rejoice in life! ____________________ 1. Charles Swindoll, Laugh Again (Dallas: Word Publishing, 1991), p. 35. 2. Richard Taylor, editor, Beacon Dictionary of Theology (Kansas City: Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City, 1983), p. 70. 3. ...

8. Growing in God's Freedom

John 8:31-41

Sermon

... will make you free ... so if the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed." The Reformation proclaimed three major principles: justification by grace through faith, the authority of the Scriptures, and the universal priesthood of the baptized. This morning ... we could bring, share, and eat, would be Gerber's baby food? The time for milk is over. We are free to grow up! James Taylor says we are like naked crabs. When you go to the seashore, every pool and puddle left by the retreating tide seems to have a ...

9. Victory on a Broken Knee

2 Timothy 4:6-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... first year. He did not quit though. He continued to seek a publisher. Today there have been more than 40 million copies of Dr. Taylor’s work sold. Some of you own a copy. It’s known as The Living Bible. Few things in life of real worth come ... small productions. It was over a year later that he received a call from Hollywood from one Howard Hughes, who, at that time, was a major film producer. Hughes had been in the audience of one of the performances of the Up and Up. He was not impressed by the play. ...

10. What Super Power Would You Choose?

Luke 10:1-11, 7-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... that would be for the purpose of retribution. And finally, “Always knowing when to use a semicolon.” That must be for an English major. What about you? What useless superpower would you wish for? It’s a fun question to consider because we all want to believe ... from people who are living and dying without any knowledge of God, without any hope for the future. Pastor Barbara Brown Taylor, in her book Speaking of Sin, recalls her seminary days. In her first term, she and her classmates were sent to serve ...

11. Strengthened For Life

John 15:1-17

Sermon

O. Garfield Beckstrand, II

... with a figure of speech that was most meaningful to the first century agricultural society. Vines and their fruit were a major source of livelihood in Palestine. We can easily imagine that some of the disciples owned vineyards or at least had worked ... be a part of me. Each one of us is a limb of his body, a branch of the vine." Within days people saw a new man in Taylor. He lost the sense of strain and agony. As he yielded his life to Christ, he radiated a magnetism of love and happiness. He was no longer a ...

12. Meeting And Mastering Temptation

James 1:1-18

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... only to build character and produce in us a single minded allegiance to God. Trials, testings, and temptation play a major role in developing our prayer life. "New Zealand, I am told, has no dangerous animals and no dangerous reptiles native ... , and in the midst of all that was hurtful I have also found beauties I never knew existed. Now I think I understand something that Dean Taylor said to me when he was leaving the Seminary for another ministry. I told him how much he had meant to me over the two and one ...

13. Will The Real God Please Stand?

James 1:1-18

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

14. The Love Triangle: Man-Woman-God

Psalm 127:1-5

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... it does, we are aware of it and are motivated to repent and change it. What a difference that makes in a home! Here is a second major difference that the Lord makes in a marriage: GOD KEEPS THE WELL OF LOVE FROM GOING DRY. In a Christian marriage, our love for our partner is ... , James W., At the End of the Day, (Dimensions for Living: Nashville, 2002), pp. 8-9. (3) Taylor, Gardner, The Words of Gardner Taylor, Vol. 3, (Judson Press: Valley Forge, 2000), pp. 38, 44. (4) Jeremiah, David, Gifts from God, (Cook ...

15. Unstoppable Determination

Philippians 3:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... Be ready to come in when we need you.” (4) That’s focus. It reminds me of a story about ten‑year‑old Taylor Touchstone who survived four days alone in the waters of Turtle Swamp, Florida, swimming and floating without food or shelter, until he was rescued ... provides for our every need, but sometimes life is very hard. Professor Charles A. Beard, a famous historian, was asked what major lessons he had learned from history, and he answered that he had learned four. Here they are: “First, whom the gods ...

16. What Can Christians Learn From Jews?

Genesis 12:1-3

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... so I went into the silver business and life has been good." That's when the last immigrant spoke up and said, “My last name is Taylor. I knew I would never make money as a tailor, so I told God if he would make me wealthy, I would make him my business ... nebulous, and shadowy at best. When I asked my Jewish friend to describe immortality in Jewish terms he replied, “It is simply not a major theme in our religion. Just live a good life because it's the right thing to do and everything else will be all right ...

17. Saul’s Finest Hour

1 Sam 11:1-15

Teach the Text

Robert B. Chisholm Jr.

... what could have been. Historical and Cultural Background The Philistines, who lived along the Mediterranean coast to the west, were certainly a major threat to Israel’s security at this time, as chapters 4–7 illustrate (see also 9:16). But there were other threats ... Christ was notable, even in a very racist time. Through a series of circumstances, he ended up at Taylor University in Indiana, but within two years he died of complications of a respiratory infection. His life has been the subject of five ...

18. On Taking Candy from a Stranger

Luke 13:10-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... expected out of us with regard to obedience to God’s Law? In her junior year of high school, Pastor Barbara Brown Taylor dated a standout basketball player named David. David could have been the star of his high school basketball team. But because David was ... The Slave Bible, however, contained only 14 Old Testament books, and some of them are incomplete. As for the New Testament, major sections are left out. The Slave Bible starts off with the creation story . . . then it jumps to Joseph getting sold into ...

19. The Phrase We Never Want to Hear

John 20:19-23, John 20:24-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... research, but the first few medical journals they approached refused to publish them. When they finally did get published, no major medical institutions paid attention. They couldn’t get foundations to fund their research. And pharmaceutical companies actively opposed their research ... Songs. 5. https://storiesforpreaching.com/category/sermonillustrations/gods-will/. 6. “Nabeel Qureshi (1983-2017)” by Justin Taylor The Gospel Coalition September 16, 2017 https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/justin ...

20. Finding Your Dream Job

Matthew 4:12-23

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... experience of transcendence. He is challenging us to choose a more abundant life. In her book Leaving Church, priest and author Barbara Brown Taylor tells of an insight she received from a friend of hers named Matilda. “When my friend Matilda lay dying of Lou Gehrig’ ... Perkins.” Suddenly Tyler realized who he was talking to. John M. Perkins is a former Congressman, pastor, and a major leader in the civil rights movement. He worked for the causes of school desegregation and ending racism and injustice in ...

21. The Achilles' Heel of the Church

James 5:13-20

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... usually had an inner circle of three, so Jesus, in like manner, had Peter, James, and John. Small wonder, then, that major Christian concepts also seem to be bunched in threes. "Faith, hope, and love, these three abide," uttered Paul. And what would ... Westminster John Knox Press, 1976), pp. 129-130. 2. Gospel Medicine is the exact title of the work by Barbara Brown Taylor (Boston: Cowley Publications, 1995), one of our most published and gifted preachers. She rightly summons Old and New Testament stories as ...

22. The Key to Getting Enough Rest

Matthew 11:25-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... was made. How many of you are wondering what to do with all the excess time on your hands? In one of her books Barbara Brown Taylor notes that in China the polite answer to the question of “How are you?” is to say, “I am very busy, thank you.” That, ... team. You’re going to start winning! As you know, according to a recent poll, the greatest team to ever play in the major leagues was the Yankees in 1927. And they lost nine straight games!” Suddenly heads went up and expressions changed. It was the ...

23. The Story of Israel Now and Later

Romans 2:1-16

Teach the Text

C. Marvin Pate

... of sixty-eight Emmy Awards, winning for outstanding drama series in 2006. During the seventh season, the character Allison Taylor is inaugurated as president of the United States and presides over the ensuing episodes. During this season, her ... creation, and 2:1–11 did the same for Jews because they did not live up to the light of the law of Moses. The majority view of 2:14–15 is that Paul is dealing with non-Christian Gentiles who, though occasionally obeying the Torah as it intersects with natural ...

24. Breathe on Me, Breath of God

Acts 2:1-4

Sermon

James W. Moore

... and then slide your foot as you walk to keep them on. Then, she walked by a mirror and saw that her hair was a major disaster… so she stopped and put some of those big pink plastic rollers in her hair. That done, she headed for the kitchen. When she ... on trust in Him? Now, let’s move to the second question. II. SECOND, DO YOU HAVE A HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHERS? Barbara Brown Taylor tells the story of a 97-year-old friend who is having trouble now with her “short-term-memory,” but her long-term- ...

25. Boasting

2 Corinthians 11:1-15, 2 Corinthians 11:16-33, 2 Corinthians 12:1-10

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

... 7:1). The fact that Paul’s opponents come into his divinely allotted apostolic territory (cf. 10:13–17) is also a major factor in the conflict in Antioch (cf. Gal. 2:11–12). Interestingly enough, Sirach 45:18 refers to those who were ... Die Frühzeit des Paulus. Studien zur Chronologie, Missionsstrategie und Theologie (WUNT 71; Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 1994), pp. 29, 66–79; Justin Taylor, “The Ethnarch of King Aretas at Damascus: A Note on 2 Cor. 11, 32–33,” RB 99 (1992), pp. 719–28. The story ...

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