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Mark 10:35-45

Sermon

King Duncan

... behind me but a lot of money. What an old fool. A stupid old fool.” Ironically, another of Dr. Remen’s patients at the time was a woman named Stephanie. What was ironic was that Stephanie used the device that George’s invention had made possible. That medical ... the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” Author Max Lucado tells about some people in his church that he calls “The Society of the Second Mile.” In one place he describes one of ...

2. The Problem With Keeping All The Rules

Luke 18:9-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... to be done with such a man? Is he sincere? Sure, he regrets his lifestyle, but is he going to change? It's like a story Max Lucado once told. It takes place in a Brazilian jail. As far as jails went, it wasn't too bad. There was a fan on ... nee-ball") did. He was a striking sort of man. The tattooed anchor on his forearm symbolized the character of the man. He was cast iron. His broad chest stretched his shirt. The slightest movement of his arm bulged his biceps. His face was as leathery in texture as it was ...

3. What's It Take to Be A Saint? (All Saint's Day)

Revelation 7:9-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... , like preparing their own breakfast and ironing clothes. One morning when Hornsby was around ten years old, he was ironing his shirt. He could just see the top of the ironing board and was pressing a shirt for school. The iron slipped, and before he could catch ... made in our life. Don’t tell us that we need to be washed in the blood of the Lamb. Let me repeat those important words from Max Lucado, “God loves us just as we are, but He loves us too much to leave us that way. He wants us to be like Jesus.” ...

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

2 Timothy 2:13

Sermon

King Duncan

... at 5:00, Jimmy." He's worrying everyone into the ground. A little after noon on Tuesday it begins to sprinkle. His mother is ironing. She says to Jimmy, "I sure hope it doesn't rain much. You have been anxious to begin practicing ball." About 3:30 it ... 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. Thanksgiving: Where Are You Looking For It?

Deuteronomy 8:1-20

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... oil and honey; a land where you shall eat food without scarcity, in which you shall not lack anything; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills you can dig copper. When you have eaten and are satisfied, you shall bless the Lord your God for ... the other in a meek and thankful heart." We can have thankful hearts when we focus on God and what God has done for us. Writer Max Lucado tells about a boy named Paul who grew up in West Texas. One spring day, a tornado touched down near Paul's home. He was ...

6. A Healthy Body

1 Corinthians 12:12-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... 1 and 1/2 pounds of phosphorus, 6 ounces of sodium, 6 ounces of sulfur, 1 ounce of magnesium, and trace amounts of iron, iodine, and copper. According to a professor at the Illinois Medical School, the total value of these minerals is just a little ... 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 ...

7. Please, Don't Let me Jabez Anyone Else (Part 5)

1 Chronicles 4:1-23

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... examine the 4th and final petition of the Prayer of Jabez: "and that you would keep me from evil that I may not cause pain." It is ironic, isn't it? His name is pain and he prays that he might not cause pain. It is as if he is praying, My name is ... of us will ever pray. One way to guard against evil is to carefully screen the influence of people important to our lives. Author Max Lucado tells of sharing the message of Christ with a young man named Steven. Steven was a rough, street-hardened man with a drug ...

8. Jesus Would Do What?

Philippians 2:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... 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 ... , wouldn’t you love to have a brother like that? You do. Theologian Leonard Sweet talks of the four “rules” by which we live: The Iron rule Do to others before they do to you; The Silver rule Do to others as they do to you; The Golden rule Do to ...

9. People Who Are Down on Themselves

Galatians 3:26--4:7

Sermon

King Duncan

... accepting, a Parent who believes in you, who created you in His image. You are the apple of God’s eye. Do you remember Max Lucado’s famous words? “If God had a refrigerator, your picture would be on it. If He had a wallet, your photo would be ... during her childhood. Some of you have never seen a young person crippled by polio--confined to a wheelchair, or crutches--or even worse, an iron lung. Thank God and Jonas Salk that you have not. It’s a terrible thing to happen to a young person. But the effect ...

10. When Someone Disagrees with You

Matthew 18:15-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... between the two countries that as long as the statue stands, there will be peace between Chile and Argentina. Ironically, shortly after the statue was erected, the Chileans began to protest that they had been slighted by the placement ... that 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 two ...

11. The Authority of Jesus over Nature and the Cosmic Powers

Mark 5:1-20, Mark 4:35-41

Teach the Text

Grant R. Osborne

... best shelter from storms, so these became the habitat of the possessed. 5:3–5 tore the chains apart and broke the irons. Only Mark has the graphic description of the man’s supernatural strength and terrible sorrow. His power is stated three ways: ripped ... , about 18.1 percent of people age eighteen and over suffer from an anxiety disorder in any given year.8 Quote: Fearless, by Max Lucado. Lucado identifies one of the consequences of fear as the need to be in control. That is, when we feel like we ...

12. Job’s Reply to Zophar

Job 12:1--14:22

Understanding Series

Gerald H. Wilson

... need to prove God right that leads them to distort and misrepresent what they see and know. Job asks the friends, with rather ironic sarcasm, will you show God partiality? (lit., “will you lift up his face”). The idiom “lift up [someone’s] face” has the ... accompanies this abbreviated life is complete. The word for “full” (Heb. sebaʿ) stresses complete satisfaction or satiation—“full to the max,” so to speak—so that no more could even be imagined! 14:2 This brief life, full of trouble, is ...

13. The Voices Of Christmas

Drama

Jerry Nordstrom

... wonder if I could get my mother’s VISA card? WORKING WIFE: No, I can’t! I’m too busy! Why don’t you learn to iron your own ugly, old bowling shirt? CORPORATION MAN: (On phone) Well, yes, Mrs. Simpson, I know that’s Christmas Eve. I just thought she might. - ... thing is, I seem to have left home without my American Express card, and I know it’s hard to believe, but I’ve hit the max on the VISA and Master Cards I have with me, so I was wondering if you would be an angel and put some money in my ...

14. Skating To Where The Puck Is Going To Be

Luke 6:17-26

Sermon

Frank Lyman

... from a Bible page, but as God incarnate, allowing people to touch him. Some came to hear Jesus. There's an ironic note here. Luke reports "a great cloud of his disciples" listening to Jesus. Note that we are reading this in February ... We believe in the future and that belief allows Christ to work a change in our lives. We believe in our future as new creatures in Christ. Max Lucado writes humorously of a transformation in his life. He writes, "Most of my life I have been a closet slob. I was slow to see the ...

15. Any Friendly Bears Out There?

Matthew 22:34-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... it alone. And when, at last, our body is lowered into the ground, our MasterCard will be useless, and our years pumping iron will quickly be wasted. Only one thing will remain. The love of God and the love we share with others. Actor Christopher ... meaning of life. 1. E-zine: FAST EDDIE'S FUNNIES http://recommend-it.com 2. The Edge, April 19,1999. 3. As told by Max Anders in his book, The Good Life (Dallas: Word Publishing, 1993), pp. 74-76. 4. John Whitcomb and Claire Whitcomb. Great American Anecdotes (New ...

16. What Must I Do?

Mark 10:17-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... the right catechism . . . if there was something specific I could do, then I could impress God. In his book, The Applause of Heaven, Max Lucado seeks to correct our error: "Only a puny god," he says, "could be bought with tithes. Only an egotistical god would be ... have an extraordinary faith in God. The wealthy young man turned away. He could not fulfill this one request from our Lord. It's ironic, isn't it? He couldn't afford it because he was too wealthy. What is it that is keeping you outside the kingdom? ...

17. Like A Tornado

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... fell with full force. The last Marine killed in Asia in World War II was killed by "friendly fire," by a can of Spam. (3) That's ironic as well as sad. Somehow we can accept it when a soldier is killed by an enemy combatant. It's much harder to accept when a ... of the Japanese: POWS of WWII in the Pacific (William Morrow & Co, New York, NY, 1994). 4. "The Killer Among Us" by Max Alexander, Reader's Digest, January 2004, pp. 97-104. 5. Kent Crockett, I Once Was Blind, But Now I Squint, Chattanooga, TN: AMG ...

18. The Powerful Fragrance of Sharing and Caring

Philippians 4:10-20

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... . There was something so special that transformed even the most dreaded chores into something of a pure delight. Popular author, Max Lucado, tells the story of a housewife who for years was married to an inconsiderate husband. Each day he would ... success and power. So why not look the part in the latest power suit? A suit that emphasizes the trim figure you've pumped iron to acquire, that signals the influence you wield." Then came the hook, the appeal to the universal longing for power. "And even for those ...

19. Sowing Good Seed - Father's Day

Mark 4:26-29

Sermon

King Duncan

... explained to me that she had kept the photo as a memento, because during my father's illness it had been fastened to his iron lung." During the last four months of his life, Yancey's father lay on his back, completely paralyzed by polio at the age of ... has for each of us. Do you understand that God has a photo of you that God looks at every day? That was how Max Lucado once phrased it. "God has a photo of you on his refrigerator . . ." Fathers, like mothers, are important. A conscientious father can have an ...

20. Mystery

Ephesians 3:1-13

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... , still attract us today. What kind of books sell just as well as mysteries? Self-help books. What an ironically named genre of literature: self-help. The whole focus of self-help is group connectivity and relationships. But apart ... internet? Just purchase P.C.'s for Dummies and all will become clear. Want to empower your earning capacity and leadership abilities to the max? Just shell-out for Tony Robbins' latest lecture/book/CD package that guarantees to transform you from a mensch to a millionaire. This ...

21. Face the Music

Hebrews 9:27-28

Sermon

James Merritt

... died of mushroom poisoning." He said, "What about your fourth husband?" She said, "He died of a brain concussion." He said, "And how did that happen?" She said, "I hit him with an iron skillet because he wouldn't eat the mushrooms." Now either way you go, whether it's the skillet or the mushrooms, you're going to die. It's very difficult to force people ... the sweet melody of salvation. The choice is up to you. 1. John Blanchard, Whatever Happened to Hell?, p. 128. 2. Max Lucado, Just Like Jesus, pp. 110-111.

22. Christmas Is a God-Thing

Luke 1:26-38

Sermon

King Duncan

... we’ve blown up our life? We know the answer to that, don’t we? the Savior of the world. I love something that author Max Lucado said in one of his books. “It is unfortunate that most of us see ourselves as a composite of all our failures,” writes ... the stranger’s name, he asked. The man answered, “Hayzoos,” which is, of course, the Spanish pronunciation for “Jesus.” The ironic humor of the whole situation suddenly washed over Mark’s mind and heart. Here he was griping to God about taking ...

23. Prophesy Your Way Forward

Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... taxes. As if January weren’t dark enough on its own. Is it that our consumer culture doesn’t have anything else to hawk in these maxed out credit card winter days except sleek new diet plans and snazzy new tax prep programs? Happy New Year! Every new beginning deserves to be heralded ... Being Earnest.” The play pilloried the silly social conventions of late Victorian English society. Ironically “earnestness” became equated with its very opposite. Eventually to be “earnest” was likened to being ...

24. Screaming at the Television

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

Sermon

King Duncan

... but a narrow body of water 300 lashes with whips and then, as if that weren’t enough, he branded the body of water with red-hot irons. We say, “How stupid! What a dumb thing to do!” Meanwhile we perfectly rational people yell at our television set when a football coach makes what we ... better after releasing their pent-up rage. On a human level, that’s about all we can do with anger. Max Lucado tells about a man named T. D. Terry who understood that principle. Many years ago a stressful job caused ...

25. First Thing

Matthew 6:25-34

Sermon

James Merritt

... each day in a day tight compartment and this will certainly ensure your safety throughout your entire journey of life. Touch a button and hear at every level of your life the iron door shutting out the past – the dead yesterdays. Touch another and shut off with a metal curtain the future – the unborn tomorrows. Then you will be safe for today. Do not think ... you do this year are the first things you ought to be doing and God will take care of everything else. [1] Max Lucado, Traveling Light, pp 50-51.

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