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1. Jesus Calling and Accepting the Outcasts

Mark 2:13-17

Teach the Text

Grant R. Osborne

... taking God’s hand and obediently walking with him. Ask your listeners, “What step of faith has God been calling you to take?” The destructive power of pride Television: The Office. In an episode from the third season of this popular series, Michael Scott (played by Steve Carell) is being interviewed for a position at the Dunder Mifflin corporate headquarters in New York City. The interview presents a humorous picture of human pride. Interviewer: “So, let me ask you a question right off the bat. What ...

2. Can People Change?

Galatians 1:11-24

Sermon

King Duncan

... us free. Kembel is right. Real change is a gift from God. Very few programs for rehabilitating human nature progress very far unless they have a spiritual basis. If we do allow God to be part of the change process, though, almost anything is possible. According to Michael Scott Horton it's like a scene in a movie about a rock and roll group called EDDIE AND THE CRUISERS. One night Eddie took his girlfriend to a certain junkyard. He hadn't been back to the junkyard since he was a child. While sitting on the ...

3. The Fountain of Truth

2 Peter 1:12-21

Sermon

James Merritt

... of truth whose waters are fresh and free, and never runs dry. Drink from it, and you will have joy on earth and life everlasting. 1. Out of My Treasure, ed. Willie White, p. 25. 2. The Best of Billy Sunday, ed. John R. Rice, p. 93. 3. Cited by Michael Scott Horton, Made in America, p. 25. 4. James T. Draper, Jr., Authority: The Critical Issue for Southern Baptist, p. 63.

4. Boasting

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

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

... late inscription (possibly fourth-fifth century A.D.) attests to the existence of a “synagogue of the Hebrews” in Corinth. 11:23b–29 Cf. Scott B. Andrews, “Too Weak Not to Lead: The Form and Function of 2 Cor. 11:23b–33,” NTS 41 (1995), pp. 263–76. Ben ... Persecution as the Context of Paul’s Original Ministry in Galatia,” JSNT 52 (1993), pp. 93–126. 12:8 Cf. Michael D. Swartz, Mystical Prayer in Ancient Judaism: An Analysis of Ma’aseh Merkavah (TSAJ 28; Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 1992), who ...

5. Boasting

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

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

6. Hope for People Who Are Angry

Ephesians 4:30-5:2

Sermon

King Duncan

... I love you and this is so unlike you.’ In spite of himself, Ken cracked up laughing and they hugged each other. Ken Blanchard writes, his “Scott never left his truck in the driveway again and I got better at reaffirming at the end of a reprimand.” Then Ken adds, “Tell the ... Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.” 1. Michael E. Hodgin, Humorous Illustrations for Public Speaking (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2004). 2. From the Internet. 3. Adapted from a ...

7. People With Shining Faces

Luke 9:28-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... of the fat. I don’t know if rinsing your cottage cheese makes that much difference or not, but evidently Dave Scott believes it does. Scott burns at least twice as many calories as the average person does each day. He is a lean, mean running machine ... faces. People whose love, peace and joy show from our heart into our eyes. Don’t you want a shining face? 1. Michael E. Hodgin, Humorous Illustrations For Public Speaking (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2004). 2. Reader’s Digest, April 2004, p. 22. 3. A friend e ...

8. Michael Corleone and the Widow

Mark 12:38-44

Sermon

King Duncan

... family who transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son, Michael. We see as the film goes along what this responsibility and the power that goes with it does to Michael’s soul. The closing scene of The Godfather is particularly memorable. No ... their people every day, some under very difficult conditions. But there are, of course, a few rotten apples in every barrel. Pastor Scott Knowlton gives us one example. He tells about a well-known pastor who was supposed to go to a prison to talk ...

9. Be Joyful

1 Thessalonians 5:12-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... it take up residence in our hearts. After all, this is God's will for us this Advent season. That we should discover joy! 1. Michael Hodgin, 1001 HUMOROUS ILLUSTRATIONS FOR PUBLIC SPEAKING (Michigan: Zondervan Publishing House), p. 163. 2. (New York: Walker and Company, 1993), p. 75. 3. BIBLICAL ILLUSTRATOR 4. THE KESWICK WEEK, (London: Marshall, Morgan, and Scott, Ltd., 1958), p. 133. Cited in J. B. Fowler, Jr., ILLUSTRATING GREAT WORDS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT, (Nashville, TN: Broadman Press, 1991). 5. "A ...

10. Get the Garbage Out!

Matthew 3:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... The 25 Craziest Sports Fan Stories of All Time” by Gus Turner https://www.complex.com/sports/2014/09/25-craziest-sports-fan-stories-of-all-time/. 7. “Rejecting hate, after spending nearly a decade spreading it” Scott Pelley CBS News interview. Produced by Michael Radutzky. Associate Producer, Lucy Boyd. © 2017 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. 8. From Talking About God Is Dangerous: The Diary of a Russian Dissident by Tatiana Goricheva (1987) in “A Story of Repentance” by Friar Stephen ...

11. Watchers, Walkers And Worshipers

Acts 3:11-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... , time seemed to stand still for this family as they made their way safely across the busy intersection. It was as if God had broken into Michael's world. It was as if God was telling him to look around, to be conscious of God's presence in the world. (3) Sometimes we ... in the Way is good, but it's not enough either. Christ calls us to be watchers and walkers and worshipers. 1. Scott Morton, "The Best-Kept Secrets of Family Life," Discipleship Journal, Issue 77, 1993, pp. 103-104 2. James L. Henderschedt, The ...

12. Hearts

2 Corinthians 6:14--7:1

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

... Home: New Covenant and Second Exodus as the Context for 2 Corinthians 6:14–7:1 (JSNTSup 85; Sheffield: JSOT Press, 1993); Michael D. Goulder, “2 Cor. 6:14–7:1 as an Integral Part of 2 Corinthians,” NovT 36 (1994), pp. 47–57. 6 ... Father, and he will be to me a son”) originally applied to the future “seed” of David (cf. 2 Sam. 7:14). Cf. James M. Scott, “Adoption, Sonship,” DPL, pp. 15–18; idem, “Restoration of Israel,” DPL, pp. 796–805. By setting a period after v. 17 and beginning v ...

13. Accusations

2 Corinthians 10:1-18

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

... , In Word and Deed: Moral Integrity in Paul (Emory Studies in Early Christianity 1; New York: Lang, 1993). 10:12–18 On Pauline territoriality see Scott, Paul and the Nations, pp. 149–62. 10:13 For a history of the word kan?n, see Bruce M. Metzger, The Canon of the ... founded a church, other itinerant preachers appeared a short time later with amazing regularity.” 10:14–15a Cf. Michael D. Goulder, St. Paul versus St. Peter: A Tale of Two Missions (Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 1994); Gerd Luedemann ...

14. Preparing for the King

Luke 3:1-6

Sermon

King Duncan

... Rev. Walt Everett was preparing to leave for a mission trip with Habitat for Humanity, he got the call that his son, Scott, had been shot and killed by his neighbor, a drug addict named Mike Carlucci. Understandably, Rev. Everett struggled with a horrible anger ... by the grace of God, these two men created a friendship on the foundation of heartbreak and forgiveness and faith. When Michael Carlucci’s father died while he was in prison, Rev. Everett preached his funeral sermon. When Carlucci came up for ...

15. The Reversal of the Deuteronomic Curses and Blessings: Replacing Law with Faith

Romans 9:30--10:21

Teach the Text

C. Marvin Pate

... -Christian Jews. Here we return to two background concerns and a further exegetical matter: Deuteronomic Background: James Scott identifies the Deuteronomic underpinning of Romans 9–11 by applying to this text the sixfold description of ... third marriage drowned in Berlin. Rydelnik’s father and his third wife moved to America; twenty years later, that wife and his son Michael and two daughters came to faith in Jesus Christ. The elder Rydelnik then disowned them and moved to Israel. Among the conclusions Dr ...

16. Facing Fears, Kingdom Style

Matthew 6:25-34

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... happen. The realism of Jesus about facing anxieties with God’s help is reinforced by the 20 year best-seller of Dr. M. Scott Peck, The Road Less Traveled. In the words of the opening section he writes: "Life is difficult... Life is a series of problems. Do ... John 4:18. 6. Bruce Wilkinson with Brian Smith, Beyond Jabez (Portland, OR: Multnomah Press, 2005), 147-148. 7. Quoted in Michael Green, Matthew (Waco, TX: Word, 1988), 86. 8. PreachingToday.com search under Matthew 6:25-34. 9. David Dockery & David ...

17. Something Is Missing

John 6:24-35

Sermon

King Duncan

... had begun working on this book....My commitment to Christianity is the most important thing in my life and is, I hope, pervasive and total."(6) Scott Peck found that one thing that was missing. Have you? We search for that one thing but usually in the wrong places. We dream of power ... : Word Books, 1987) p. 29 (3) (Nashville: Oliver Nelson, 1986). (4) Michael M. Masser, "Be Careful Out There," THE CHRISTIAN MINISTRY, July, 1987 (5) THE DIVINE YES (Nashville: Abingdon, 1975), p. 63. (6) (New York: Simon ...

18. A Hearing Heart

1 Kings 2:10-12, 3:3-14

Sermon

Stan Purdum

... In other words, feelings, while not always valid indicators of how we should act, can give us clues about what the truth is. Scott Peck is a psychiatrist, author, and committed Christian. You possibly know of him from his profound book, The Road Less Traveled, which was ... . 2. Selections from the Writings of Thomas Coke, Warren Thomas Smith, ed. (Nashville: The Upper Room, 1966), p. 15. 3. M. Scott Peck, People of the Lie (New York: Simon and Schuster, 1983), pp. 62-66. 4. These questions have been drawn from ...

19. Honk If Something Falls Off

Matthew 5:43-48

Sermon

King Duncan

... ’ teachings. There was a book that was very popular a few years ago titled, The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History by Michael Hart. Now I ask you, who do you think ranked #1 of the 100 most influential people in history? According to Hart, #1 was Mohammad based ... (an EFCA congregation), Sarver, PA, http://www.ccffriends.org/. 4. Ray Scott, http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/words-of-distinction perfect-ray-scott-sermon-on-discipleship-65368.asp. 5. Dr. John Vertefeuille, http://www. ...

20. Setting His Face Toward Jerusalem

Luke 9:51-62

Sermon

King Duncan

... Jerusalem too? 1. Eric Steuer, “Best Friend$” Hemispheres magazine (April 2013). Cited in Barry L. Davis, 52 Topical Sermons Volume 1 (GodSpeed Publishing. Kindle Edition). 2. The Jokesmith. 3. Produced by Michael Radutzky. Associate Producer, Lucy Boyd. © 2017 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. Scott Pelley, Correspondent, “60 Minutes.” 4. Anthony Robbins, Notes from a Friend (New York, N.Y.: Fireside, 1995, pp. 52-54). 5. http://www.thewordheardroundtheworld.com/2013/08/here-i-am-lord ...

21. An Invitation That Went Astray

Matthew 3:13-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... /wrong-text-leads-to-unexpected-thanksgiving-dinner. 3. Ears are Burning by Jess Jennison, April 5, 2014, https://wordoriginstories.wordpress.com/2014/04/05/ears-are-burning/. 4. “Rejecting hate, after spending nearly a decade spreading it” Scott Pelley CBS News interview. Produced by Michael Radutzky. Associate Producer, Lucy Boyd. © 2017 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. 5. Cited by Andy Cook, https://www.lifeway.com/en/articles/sermon-whats-water-got-to-do-with-it-john-1-2. 6. “Zach Hunter ...

22. The Essence of Spirituality

Genesis 1:1-2:3

Sermon

R. Robert Cueni

... me in his hands. He's got the whole world in his hands." Knowing that and living as though it is true empowers and enriches life. Rabbi Michael Zedek offers a powerful image from the Jewish mystical tradition. "Imagine," he writes, "the only thing there is ocean. That means, of course, that there are ... . 2. Kansas City Star, Focus section, February 22, 1994, p. 1. 3. Rabbi Michael Zedek, "The Spirit of Spirituality," an unpublished sermon, Rosh Hashanah, 1993/5754, p. 1. 4. Zedek, p. 3. 5. Ibid. 6. "Open My ...

23. A Tale Of Two Brothers

Matthew 21:28-32

Sermon

King Duncan

... of us: "They couldn't keep him out of the lineup." There was an article in Vanity Fair magazine recently about basketball superstar, Michael Jordan. According to this story, Jordan's unparalleled success in his sport may come from an overwhelming need to win. Jordan's teammates ... , (Elgin, Illinois: David C. Cook Church Ministries, 1994). 5. SELLING POWER, June 2000, p. 96. 6. David Halberstam, "Becoming Michael Jordan," VANITY FAIR, Oct. 1998, p. 143. Cited in Linda S. Austin, M.D., WHAT'S HOLDING YOU BACK ...

24. On Taking Candy from a Stranger

Luke 13:10-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... we recognize who God is, who God made us to be, and how God made us to live in relationship with God. Rev. Michael Curry tells of traveling to Botswana, Africa, to visit the ministries and missions of the Anglican Church there. He especially enjoyed visiting the ... /cbnnews/us/2018/february/freedom-in-christ-how-this-bible-was-used-to-manipulate. 5. “I was Superman” by Scott Stump, March 14, 2018, Today Show, https://www.today.com/news/nasa-tribute-stephen-hawking-shows-him-floating-zero-gravity-i-t125015 ...

25. A Sure Path to the NFL

1 John 2:28--3:10

Sermon

King Duncan

... power. Author Philip Yancey tells the story of the great scientist Sir Michael Faraday, whose work contributed to the world’s understanding of electromagnetism. When Sir Michael was dying, some journalists questioned him as to his speculations about life after ... , 1987), 9. Cited by Rev. Joe Evan, http://day1.org/3039-its_coming. 4. “Three Stories of Gratitude and Powerful Love” by Scott Isay From the book Ties That Bind: Stories of Love and Gratitude from the First Ten Years of StoryCorps, Published in ...

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