Sermon and Worship Resources

Ephesians 4:30-5:2

Sermon

King Duncan

... a decent burial, out in the meadow beyond the field.” So they went out to the barn and found some boards and made a casket and put the old man in it. They put the box ... about you. Some of you will remember the 1987 motion picture Wall Street starring Michael Douglas and Charlie Sheen. There was a 2010 version of Wall Street, but it ... she returned just as discouraged as before. Still trying to be positive, Mark told Nancy he’d go with her the next time to see what was wrong. When they arrived at the college ...

2. If We Do It, It Will Work

Luke 2:1-7

Drama

Lois Anne DeLong

... m sorry. But we have no rooms. (Innkeeper’s Wife enters from left and crosses to Innkeeper.) Innkeeper’s Wife: What about the barn out back? It’s warm and clean. Innkeeper: Sure, you can use the barn if you’d like. Joseph: Thank you. We’ll take it. Innkeeper’s Wife: (to Innkeeper) You take them back there. I’ll get them some blankets and bring out something for them to eat. Michael: I don’t believe it. He did it again. God: Believe it. Now we have to let people know. Gabriel: Right, I’ll ...

3. Meeting Our Needs, Not Our Greeds

Exodus 16:1-36

Sermon

Steve Burt

... all in one in-gathering. Or put it into a framework Jesus used. We are so intent on building bigger barns that we can fill with sports cars -- more, more, more -- that we become too future-oriented. We miss the present. We miss out on ... least momentarily gotten them back on track, helped them reorder their priorities. Pa says (again with that winning Michael Landon smile), "That'd be fine, Reverend. That'd be just fine." Off they drive. We who watch Little House On The Prairie find ourselves resonating ...

4. Time to Pull the Weeds

Matthew 13:24-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... left with these harsher teachings of our Master. Some people are like wheat; some are like weeds. Wheat goes in the barn; weeds go in the furnace. I don't know about you, but I want to be wheat. I don't want ... in the process? (6) Smart Mom. In his 1996 book, Beyond the Classroom, Laurence Steinberg, Ph.D., a professor of psychology at Temple University in Philadelphia, cited his survey of 20,000 ... 7. "Pointing the Finger at Mom," by Michael J. Weiss, Ladies Home Journal, Oct. 2004, p. 62. 8. ...

5. Poor Relations

James 2:1-13

Sermon

Mike Ripski

... Michael, and I agreed to stay the night with our Room in the Inn guests. I was going to be here anyway after the 11:00 Christmas Eve Service. It made sense. The next morning as the men were getting ready to leave, one of them said to me, “You all need to treat us with respect and love. You showed us an old movie that we’d ... in an abandoned coal mine. They told him about the Braves. He told them about raising a pet barn owl from a baby. Dwayne even let the city girls give him a haircut. At the end of ...

6. Flying High

Mark 10:35-45

Sermon

King Duncan

... t have to scramble for food and when the weather was bad he could take shelter in the barn. The duck began to eat and live with the tame ducks and gradually he forgot how to ... --and he does that too! Here was a man who had it all, who achieved everything he’d ever dreamed of achieving . . . And then he hanged himself. He hanged himself in his own home, leaving ... ordinary person, there would be no great accomplishments in this world. Michael B. Curry, Presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church, tells about an ...

7. Recognizing The Hidden

Sermon

Leonard H. Budd

... . Where was the brat? Was he not getting food and a place to sleep in the barn? He will receive a hard thrashing for not being near at his master’s call. Suddenly the ... study in a time of rapidly expanding knowledge. It was an exciting time. So thought Michael Williams III. Mike was just about to enter college, and he had chosen his ... some of the answer and I’ve found it in Easter." Mike began to feel sorry he’d asked the question. It looked like a Sunday school lesson was about to start. As he was ...

8. Smart As A Goat

1 Corinthians 12:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... when Michel Jordan was still playing: “The NBA promotes individuals, not teams. When the Bulls are playing Miami, it's Alonzo Mourning against Michael Jordan, instead of the great Chicago Bulls against the great Miami Heat. It sends a bad message. Why play a team sport and ... by Ian Simmons (New York: Barnes & Noble, 1997), p. 19. 2. Haggai, Tom. How the Best Is Won (Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1987), p. 123. 3. Greg Allison, Leadership, Fall, 1998, p. 73. 4. T. D. Jakes. Maximize the Moment (New ...

9. A Road Straight to Your Heart

Luke 3:1-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... would build a special entrance that was always straight and smooth. According to Dr. Craig Barnes, one of the most exciting archeological digs going on in Israel today is in Beit ... the garden. He says that if you were you to look at their family pictures of the trip, you’d see four of their five family members standing on the top of the tower. Hmmm, someone is still on ... September 2004‑ August 2005, (Colorado Springs: Cook Communications). 4. Michael Slaughter, Change the World: Recovering the Message and ...

10. Fiscal Fitness

Proverbs 3:9-10

Sermon

James Merritt

... giving. Honor the Lord with your possessions, and with the firstfruits of all your increase; So your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine. (Prov. 3:9-10 ... to begin right now. The fact is, if we got by with less today, we could save up more for tomorrow. d. Don't keep up with the Jones's. Will Rogers said, "People borrow money they don't have, to buy ... September 1990, 1-6. 10 In Other Words, May/June, 1994. 11 Michael Wolff, Where We Stand: Can America Make It in a Global ...

11. What Happens When You Are Not Number One?

Mark 10:35-45

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... as much if we didn’t win?” “I’d like you as much,” said the president, “I’d just miss having you around.” Unfortunately, human worth ... graphic pictures of it. “Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap, nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?” (Matthew 6: 26) ... and here is the rut – ambition can blind us to another’s need. People like Michael Korda can write books on how to be a success that read like manuals ...

12. Keep the Stars in Your Eyes

Ephesians 1:3-14

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... Immersed in a Spiritual Rebirth," USA Today, November 1, 1996, 1-D). For example, take our fascination, even fixation, with haloed heroes, as ... Greg Kinnear is a post office angel in Dear God; John Travolta is an angel who drinks beer in Michael) has at last come to a head in prime time. CBS's Touched by an Angel has become one ... over 150 million book units sold. No wonder Wal-Mart, Target, Borders, Barnes & Noble are expanding their religious inventories. Syndicated evangelical columnist Cal Thomas appears ...

13. Holy Hocus-Pocus!

Mark 13:1-31

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... Immersed in a Spiritual Rebirth," USA Today, November 1, 1996, 1-D). For example, take our fascination, even fixation, with haloed heroes, as ... Greg Kinnear is a post office angel in Dear God; John Travolta is an angel who drinks beer in Michael) has at last come to a head in prime time. CBS's Touched by an Angel has become one ... over 150 million book units sold. No wonder Wal-Mart, Target, Borders, Barnes & Noble are expanding their religious inventories. Syndicated evangelical columnist Cal Thomas appears ...

14. Hear the Vision?

1 Samuel 3:1-10 (11-20)

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... Immersed in a Spiritual Rebirth," USA Today, November 1, 1996, 1-D). For example, take our fascination, even fixation, with haloed heroes, as ... Greg Kinnear is a post office angel in Dear God; John Travolta is an angel who drinks beer in Michael) has at last come to a head in prime time. CBS's Touched by an Angel has become one ... over 150 million book units sold. No wonder Wal-Mart, Target, Borders, Barnes & Noble are expanding their religious inventories. Syndicated evangelical columnist Cal Thomas appears ...

15. The One and Only Original Sin

1 Peter 3:18-22

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... Immersed in a Spiritual Rebirth," USA Today, November 1, 1996, 1-D). For example, take our fascination, even fixation, with haloed heroes, as ... Greg Kinnear is a post office angel in Dear God; John Travolta is an angel who drinks beer in Michael) has at last come to a head in prime time. CBS's Touched by an Angel has become one ... over 150 million book units sold. No wonder Wal-Mart, Target, Borders, Barnes & Noble are expanding their religious inventories. Syndicated evangelical columnist Cal Thomas appears ...

16. The Trace of Grace

Ephesians 2:1-10

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... Immersed in a Spiritual Rebirth," USA Today, November 1, 1996, 1-D). For example, take our fascination, even fixation, with haloed heroes, as ... Greg Kinnear is a post office angel in Dear God; John Travolta is an angel who drinks beer in Michael) has at last come to a head in prime time. CBS's Touched by an Angel has become one ... over 150 million book units sold. No wonder Wal-Mart, Target, Borders, Barnes & Noble are expanding their religious inventories. Syndicated evangelical columnist Cal Thomas appears ...

17. Count Your Wows!

Luke 21:5-38

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... Immersed in a Spiritual Rebirth," USA Today, November 1, 1996, 1-D). For example, take our fascination, even fixation, with haloed heroes, as ... Greg Kinnear is a post office angel in Dear God; John Travolta is an angel who drinks beer in Michael) has at last come to a head in prime time. CBS's Touched by an Angel has become one ... over 150 million book units sold. No wonder Wal-Mart, Target, Borders, Barnes & Noble are expanding their religious inventories. Syndicated evangelical columnist Cal Thomas appears ...

18. Waging Wisdom

James 3:13—4:8

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... Immersed in a Spiritual Rebirth," USA Today, November 1, 1996, 1-D). For example, take our fascination, even fixation, with haloed heroes, as ... Greg Kinnear is a post office angel in Dear God; John Travolta is an angel who drinks beer in Michael) has at last come to a head in prime time. CBS's Touched by an Angel has become one ... over 150 million book units sold. No wonder Wal-Mart, Target, Borders, Barnes & Noble are expanding their religious inventories. Syndicated evangelical columnist Cal Thomas appears ...

19. The Great Postmodern Soul Train

Mark 13:1-8

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... Immersed in a Spiritual Rebirth," USA Today, November 1, 1996, 1-D). For example, take our fascination, even fixation, with haloed heroes, as ... Greg Kinnear is a post office angel in Dear God; John Travolta is an angel who drinks beer in Michael) has at last come to a head in prime time. CBS's Touched by an Angel has become one ... over 150 million book units sold. No wonder Wal-Mart, Target, Borders, Barnes & Noble are expanding their religious inventories. Syndicated evangelical columnist Cal Thomas appears ...

20. An Advent Attitude

1 Thessalonians 3:9-13

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... Immersed in a Spiritual Rebirth," USA Today, November 1, 1996, 1-D). For example, take our fascination, even fixation, with haloed heroes, as ... Greg Kinnear is a post office angel in Dear God; John Travolta is an angel who drinks beer in Michael) has at last come to a head in prime time. CBS's Touched by an Angel has become one ... over 150 million book units sold. No wonder Wal-Mart, Target, Borders, Barnes & Noble are expanding their religious inventories. Syndicated evangelical columnist Cal Thomas appears ...

21. Stable-Time

Luke 21:5-38

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... Immersed in a Spiritual Rebirth," USA Today, November 1, 1996, 1-D). For example, take our fascination, even fixation, with haloed heroes, as ... Greg Kinnear is a post office angel in Dear God; John Travolta is an angel who drinks beer in Michael) has at last come to a head in prime time. CBS's Touched by an Angel has become one ... over 150 million book units sold. No wonder Wal-Mart, Target, Borders, Barnes & Noble are expanding their religious inventories. Syndicated evangelical columnist Cal Thomas appears ...

22. The Perfect Time to Lose Your Luggage

Colossians 3:12-17

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... Immersed in a Spiritual Rebirth," USA Today, November 1, 1996, 1-D). For example, take our fascination, even fixation, with haloed heroes, as ... Greg Kinnear is a post office angel in Dear God; John Travolta is an angel who drinks beer in Michael) has at last come to a head in prime time. CBS's Touched by an Angel has become one ... over 150 million book units sold. No wonder Wal-Mart, Target, Borders, Barnes & Noble are expanding their religious inventories. Syndicated evangelical columnist Cal Thomas appears ...

23. The Grateful Samaritan

Luke 17:11-19

Sermon

King Duncan

... , ‘Do you still pray for Randy?’ She answered, ‘I pray for him every day.’” Randy says, “She’d been praying for me for 20 years, and when she died two years ago, it dawned on me ... over with joy about all the great things God has done for us. 1. Michael Halleen, Monday Moment, 4-28-08. 2. John Feinstein, A Good Walk Spoiled Days and Nights on the ... p. 36. 4. (NavPress:Colorado Springs, CO, 2003), pp. 73-75. 5. Jim Barnes, http://www.christcov.org/sermons/06‑05‑14%20Sermon%20Notes.doc. 6. Barbara ...