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Matthew 18:21-35

Sermon

... him. Really. That, as they say, is the good news and the bad news. That’s the way it really is. There really is an Uncle Max. He made the universe. It’s his. We’re his. We may not even know that he exists, or we may simply not believe it. But ... the future, that gift of self-love and self-esteem begins to come apart. Do we want to live in a world where a Great Uncle Max will bill us for his services? We ask for it if we receive God’s grace and merely pass on it - refusing to reflect and duplicate it in ...

2. People Jesus Loved

Mark 7:31-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... of no use to him, but he was a stunning success. Some of you know the name Max Cleland. Cleland is a former United States Senator from the state of Georgia. Max Cleland is a genuine war hero. He lost three limbs in Vietnam. How did he keep going ... man. But when he tried to pay for the legs, the doctor refused to accept it. Here's what he said to Henry, "There's no bill now. But someday, if you'll make the difference for one other individual--the difference between a life dependent on charity and one rich with ...

3. Resurrection Power (Series: Living on the Resurrection Side of Life)

Philippians 3:1-11

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... end world hunger, wipe out AIDS, solve international hatred. Then the voice on the phone said, “Yes, Mr. Lucado, looks like we owe you 3.50. After a long pause Max asks, “Three hundred fifty million, three hundred fifty thousand?” “No,” said the clerk, “Three dollars and fifty cents. It looks like your mother overpaid her final water bill by that amount. While some of our wild fantasies have crashed against hard reality, I suspect most of us will agree that life on earth has given us better than ...

4. Some Things We Can Do, God Can't

2 Timothy 2:13

Sermon

King Duncan

... organizations in the United States today is a group called "Promise Keepers." Led by former University of Colorado football coach Bill McCartney, the basic purpose of Promise Keepers is simple ” it is to encourage men to be faithful to the promises ... witness. Some of us WOULD turn such persons away, but not God. "He who comes to me, I will not cast out." (Jn. 6:37) Max Lucado relates a touching, true story about a mother named Maria and her daughter, Christina. Maria and Christina lived in a poor village in ...

5. The Messiah Who Cares About Feet

John 13:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... working for them or me? Nazareth was a little place, And so was Galilee." 1. Philip Yancey, THE JESUS I NEVER KNEW (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House, 1995), page 191. 2. Bill Hybels and Rob Wilkins, DESCENDING INTO GREATNESS (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House, 1993), pages 115116. 3. Max Lucado, A GENTLE THUNDER (Dallas, TX: Word Publishing, 1995), pages 3334. The author of this sermon, Eric Ritz, is pastor of the First United Methodist Church, Schuylkill Haven, PA. He is the author ...

6. Jerry's Story . . . And Ours

Jeremiah 1:1-19

Sermon

King Duncan

... He loves you. As someone once said, "God could not love you more, and He will not love you less." You are special. Pastor Bill Hybels was greeting parishioners after church one Sunday when a woman came up to him and caught him in a big hug. She was ... job of prophet is a lonely job. That's why God told Jeremiah from the very beginning that He would never leave him alone. Max Lucado wrote a cute-sounding, thought-provoking devotional about how much we mean to God. It's called, "If God Had a Refrigerator." If ...

7. The Servant-king

John 13:1-17

Sermon

Angela Akers

... exception. The servant at the bottom of the totem pole was expected to be the one on his knees with the towel and basin. Author Max Lucado writes, "In this case the one with the towel and basin is the king of the universe. Hands that shaped the stars now ... strive to appear great, or in control. Humility is threatening to those who don't know who they are. (4) Pastor Bill Hybels' father was an ambitious, successful businessman with a busy schedule. Yet Hybels' father always carved out one afternoon a week ...

8. Peacemaking and Self Control

Matthew 5:21-26

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... change and my sermons will only add to the weight of your debt with God because now we know what is required. Pastor Bill Hybels got it right, “The mark of community--true biblical unity--is not the absence of conflict but the presence of a ... 4. PeachingToday.com under anger. 5 4:26-27. 6. Sondi Wright, “He Was Full Spectrum,” Rolling Stone, March 2005, 52. 7 . Max Lucado, The Applause of Heaven (Waco, TX: Word, 1996), 100. 8. PreachingToday.com under anger 9. Ibid. 10. Wishful Thinking: A Theological ...

9. Almost Persuaded

Matthew 19:16-30

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... out for first place in the Olympic 400 meter race by two/thousandth of a second. He almost won a gold medal. Max Lucado, that inspired writer out in Texas, gives us these sad statements which revolve around "almost": "He almost got it together." " ... I try to treat other people decently. One day when I die and meet God, I believe that my record will be acceptable to him.” Bill Hybels took a legal pad from his brief case and said, “I agree with you that God will judge all people. Let’s do some preliminary ...

10. The Forgiving Christ

Mark 2:1-12

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... of gravity. E.S. Jones said years ago, “We do not break the laws of God, we are merely broken upon them again and again." Max Lucado in his book The Grip of Grace tells about finding a short-cut around an intersection where he and every other Texan in six ... property or personhood. My neighbor has a beautiful lake, but he has a big sign on it that says, “No Trespassing." I've seen Bill Hall catch fish out of that lake for his television show. On moonlit nights I wonder why it would hurt for me to fish ...

11. "Say It Ain't So"

Deuteronomy 6:1-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... When Sally was six years old, she was with her father when they were caught speeding. Her father handed the policeman a twenty-dollar bill along with his driver's license and the policeman did not give him a ticket. "It's all right, honey," the father said, " ... Lombardi said, "Gentlemen, I have seen enough. We must start at the beginning ” the object I am holding is a football." Max McGee, being the jokester he was, said, "Coach, please don't go so fast." Worship, Bible reading and study, praying, serving ...

12. The Names of the Christ-Child

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... campaign is already underway. Our sin is that we care more about our own tax bill than we do about fairness. We care more about our own tax bill than about the fiscal health of the country our grandchildren will inherit. We are rearing in ... the filth and commonness of earth. But our Bible declares that "The Word (meaning Christ) became flesh and dwelt among us." The great writer Max Lucado tells about his neighbor who was trying to teach his six-year-old son how to shoot a basketball. They were out ...

13. Please Use The Servants' Entrance

John 13:1-17

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... thus they sat at dinner with unwashed feet. It is the Lord Jesus Christ who takes off all his garments and performs the lowly duties of a servant. Max Lucado describes it so vividly: "As they argue, the basin sits in the corner, untouched. The towel lies on the floor, unused. The servant's clothing hangs on ... Never Knew, Grand Rapids, MI., Zondervan Publishing House, 1995, page 191. 2. Bill Hybels and Rob Wilkins, Descending Into Greatness, Grand Rapids, MI., Zondervan Publishing House, 1993, pages 115-116. 3 ...

14. A Healthy Body

1 Corinthians 12:12-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... and important in the body of Christ. Have you ever felt like you're just not good enough to be valuable to the world? Author Max Lucado believes a society that doesn't believe in God sees no inherent value in human beings. What makes us different from a rock or ... to know Jesus. 1. Milton Weisshaar, The Pastor's Story File, March 1996, p. 3. 2. Laurence J. Peter and Bill Dana, The Laughter Prescription (New York: Ballantine Books, 1982). 3. Chafin, Kenneth L. The Communicator's Commentary, #7 (Waco, TX.: Word ...

15. Dreaming Of Florida--awaking In Alaska

Revelation 7:9-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... Sometimes we use the word saint in a pejorative sense: “Well, I didn't know that YOU were such a saint!" Or, “Nobody said Bill Clinton was a saint." Sometimes we might use the word saint as a compliment: “Old George was a such a saintly man." But ... not lose our identity in Heaven. We will still know one another--and we will know God as we have never known God before. (6) Max Lucado, in his book THE GREAT HOUSE OF GOD, reminds us of the passage in Psalm 23 where David proclaims that there is only one ...

16. Who Are Those Strangers In White Robes?

Revelation 7:9-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... us to remember. Because we aren't perfect. But God can still use us. Our name can still be written in the Lamb's book of life. In Six Hours One Friday, Max Lucado wrote of a friend named Joy who taught a Sunday school class in an underprivileged area. Joy had in her class a timid, nine-year-old girl named Barbara. Lucado writes: [ ... Teachers, & Writers. Craig Brian Larson, ed. (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Books, 1996), 103. 5. "Can Wal-Mart Get Any Bigger?" by Bill Saporito, Time January 13, 2003, p. 42.

17. The God of Lost Sheep

Luke 15:1-7

Sermon

King Duncan

... loved one is struggling. But for now he waits . . . As sometimes he waits for you and me." (5) In one of his books, author Max Lucado tells about a chaplain years ago in the French army who used the Twenty-third Psalm to encourage soldiers before battle. He would urge ... Good Shepherd. 1. Quoted in Yale-New Haven Hospital Magazine, Reader’s Digest, October 1994, p. 142. 2. Pat Croce, with Bill Lyon. I Feel Great, and You Will Too! (Philadelphia: Running Press, 2000), pp. 110-113. 3. Teresa Pijoan de Van Etten ...

18. Liar, Liar

Exodus 20:16

Sermon

James Merritt

... a fast talking attorney and habitual liar. He is always lying to his son, Max, and he lied to him when he told him he would attend his fifth birthday party. When he didn't show up, as Max is blowing out the candles on his birthday cake, he has only one wish ... summed up with three former United States Presidents. George Washington couldn't tell a lie. Richard Nixon couldn't tell the truth. Bill Clinton couldn't tell the difference. What is the upshot of all of this? Two out of every three Americans now believe ...

19. Jesus Would Do What?

Philippians 2:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... to all kinds of abuse because of their unwillingness to assert themselves. But do not confuse this with humility. News columnist Bill Farmer tells about J. Upton Dickson, a fun‑loving person who announced he was writing a book about people who let ... danger if both cars try to cross the bridge at the same time. Somebody has to yield. It’s like a story that Max Lucado tells about the reformer Ulrich Zwingli. Zwingli promoted unity during the time of the Protestant Reformation. At one point he found himself ...

20. Filling the Emptiness Within

John 6:24-35

Sermon

King Duncan

... was a giant named Aaron Gibson who weighed in at 410 lbs while playing offensive lineman for the Lions, Cowboys, Bears and Bills over his five season career. I doubt that he reached that size by eating three normal meals a day, do you? ... right. Building a life on God does work. “I am the bread of life . . .” says Jesus. What does that mean to you? Bestselling author Max Lucado gives us a new interpretation of the meaning of that phrase. He writes, “The grain-to-bread process is a demanding one. The seed ...

21. When Someone Disagrees with You

Matthew 18:15-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... people who are, shall we say, disagreeable? It happens wherever there are people. A veteran American League baseball umpire Bill Guthrie was working behind the plate one afternoon and the catcher for the visiting team was repeatedly protesting ... no other organization meets. When the church really is the church it touches people’s lives in a way no other institution can. Author Max Lucado in a new book of devotions titled God Is with You Every Day tells about a gentleman in Africa named Bzuneh Tulema. Just ...

22. Yes, You Can Work Yourself to Death

Luke 5:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... give you a new sense of vitality and use you to make a difference in this world. 1. “Overwork Killed More Than 745,000 People in a Year, WHO Study Finds” by Bill Chappell, NPR May 17, 2021, https://www.npr.org/2021/05/17/997462169/thousands-of-people-are-dying-from-working-long-hours-a-new-who-study-finds. 2. Lucado, Max. God Is with You Every Day (p. 291). Thomas Nelson. Kindle Edition. 3. “Biblical Fishing 101 Reeling in the First Fishers of Faith” by James Campbell, D. Min., LoyolaPress.com https ...

23. Be Careful Which Entree You Choose

1 Corinthians 8:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... trip out of town, pizza orders to the White House went up an average 18 percent. (I'm not sure what that means. Maybe Bill pigs out when Hillary's not around.) Here is a pizza fact that has nothing to do with the Clintons: *Domino's California ... . Thomas Hilton, THE CLERGY JOURNAL, November/December 1995, p. 42. 3. (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, Inc., Publishers, 1989), p. 124-125. 4. Max Lucado, AND THE ANGELS WERE SILENT, pp. 33-35, 5. Chapter titled "Holy Religion." Contributed by Dr. John Bardsley. 5.Warren ...

24. Get Out Of That Boat!

Matthew 14:22-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... a critical element of the story. JESUS COMES TO US WHEN WE ARE TROUBLED AND FEELING HELPLESS. Fear is a terrible thing, isn't it? Max Anders in his book The Good Life tells about watching a television program when he was a kid in which a huckster went from town ... her in the cafeteria or in math class, and the lockers on either side of her's had been vacated. Nikki told her neighbor, Bill, that she could handle losing her hair. And with her faith in God, she could handle losing her life. But the hardest part ...

25. Christmas Gifts That Always Fit

Luke 2:8-20

Sermon

James W. Moore

... something that is very important, namely this… there is really only one-way to go to Bethlehem… “You have to go on your knees!” Max Lucado in his book The Applause of Heaven puts it like this: “A small cathedral (at) Bethlehem marks the… birthplace of Jesus. Behind the ... but to no avail. Nothing worked. Happy, the dog, would not go into the new dog house. He was terrified of it. Finally, Bill said that he gave up in frustration and went into the parsonage to get a drink of water. As he looked out ...

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