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John 6:60-71

Sermon

King Duncan

... spirit became contagious. Someone provided a road grader and then more and more people volunteered to help. Three days later, they had built a proper road a mile and a quarter long. A year or so later, Carter returned to the village. A young man had been falsely ... : Thomas Nelson Publishers, Inc., 2005), p.34. 2. William H. Cosby Jr. and Alvin F. Poussaint, M.D., Come On (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, Inc, 2007), pp. 216-217. 3. Getting Through What You’re Going Through (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, Inc ...

2. Ascension

Acts 1:1-11, Mark 16:1-20, Luke 24:50-53, Luke 24:36-49

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... a Charles Lindbergh, a Dwight Eisenhower, a Neil Armstrong, a Pope or a Nelson Mandela. It is a great day of welcome, festivity and victory. But, the greatest day of all occurred not on earth but in heaven. Jesus ascended to the Father. What a ... 2:28-29. The promise was fulfilled on Pentecost. Bethany (v. 50). Bethany is a village near the Mount of Olives (Acts 1:12) which is two miles from Jerusalem. The Mount of Olives is a mile long ridge which is separated from Jerusalem by the Kidron Valley. Bethany was ...

3. When the Unthinkable Happens

Mark 13:1-8, 24-32

Sermon

King Duncan

... outer court was nearly a quarter of a mile long and three football fields across. It was bordered by walls. On top of those walls were magnificent, covered cloisters or walkways, with richly carved wooden ceilings. The temple was a huge undertaking which required ... ,” says Borg, “but was first proclaimed by a British evangelist named John Nelson Darby” in the first half of the 19th century. Darby concocted his vision of the rapture by his interpretation of a few passages in the Bible that speak about ...

4. The World's Worst Bargain

Mark 8:31--9:1

Sermon

King Duncan

... a mile long be built around his palace. The ceiling of his banquet hall was equipped at great expense with hidden showers that lightly sprayed perfume upon all who came to visit him. His crown was worth a half million dollars, and his mules were shod with silver. Whenever he traveled, a ... . It’s still a bad, bad bargain. 1. The Associated Press, 2001. 2. By Peter Brown and Robert Rans, http://homepage.ntlworld.com/alan.stuart/music/madonna/material.html. 3. Illusaurus 4. Tommy Nelson, The 12 Essentials of ...

5. The Narrow Door

Luke 13:22-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... far. At first, he couldn’t even make it around the block, which was about a mile. He had to stop a few times to catch his breath, huffing and puffing. “Just imagine a big, fat guy,” he writes, “gasping for air, barely able to jog around the ... a major contest. In such a way we glorify God. “Lord,” someone asked, “are only a few people going to be saved?” Jesus answered, “Make every effort to enter through the narrow door . . .” 1. George Foreman, God In My Corner (Nashville: Thomas Nelson ...

6. Get off the Throne and Learn Wisdom

Matthew 7:1-6

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... clerk who criticized that woman would have a different view... after walking a mile in my shoes.” Another woman wrote: “I'm the woman who bought the $17.00 cake and paid with food stamps. I thought the check-out woman would burn a hole through me with her eyes..... The ... : Augsburg, 1988), 47. 12. PreachingToday.com search under Mt. 7:1-6. 13. Albert M. Wells, Inspiring Quotations (Nashville, TN: Nelson, 1988), 180. 14. Located at www.salsa.net/peace/conv/8weekconv2-3.html 15. See the four part series by ...

7. The Mighty Wind of God

Acts 2:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... a tornado that churned through a dog boarding kennel in Michigan. Later one of the dogs in that kennel was found high in a tree half a mile away--unhappy, no doubt, but unharmed. There’s a story of a bull weighing some 1,400 pounds who was resting in his stall which was attached to the barn by a heavy logging chain. A ... Spirit not only excited and empowered them--it also brought them closer together. Author Nelson Price tells about Charles Pritchett, one of the south’s foremost piano tuners. Pritchett ...

8. Power in the Pulpit

Philippians 3:1-11

Sermon

James Merritt

... also 18 years of age. The impact of the collision shook residents from their beds more than a mile away. What caused this accident? Three young people, ages 20 and 21, were found guilty of pulling down that stop sign as a prank and causing the deaths of those three teenagers. I am afraid that when pulpits are silent, ... September 1976, 50. 9. Cited by Ted W. Engstrom and Norman B. Rohrer, Making the Right Choices, (Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1993), p. 64-65. 10. www.jewishworldreview.com, 6-11-99

9. Christ Arose

John 20:1-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... You may recall years ago when fitness legend Jack LaLanne celebrated his seventieth birthday by towing 70 boats containing 70 people for a mile across Long Beach Harbor. Amazing! But wait. He did it by holding the rope in his teeth. Why? Well, he was ... . Marilyn Omernick, http://www.stjohnslaverne.org/SermonReadingArchive/OmernickEasterSundaySermon2006.rtf. 6. Franklin Graham, The Name (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, Inc., 2002), pp. 14-15. 7. Rosemary Kadrmas in Jeff Cavins, et.al, Amazing Grace for the ...

10. All Roads Lead To Bethlehem

Luke 21:5-38

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... A Merry Christmas” than carols like “Hark the Herald Angels Sing” or “O Little Town of Bethlehem.” The world wants, the world needs, to celebrate Christmas. But the world does its best to keep Jesus out of it. Perhaps the first “Christmas carol” Christians should sing, in keeping with the theme of “Advent,” is the Willie Nelson ... a variety of travelers. Not all of them will be “happy campers.” Not all of them will be ideal companions, or people with whom you would like to share a mile or ...

11. Speak Up for Forgiveness

Hebrews 13:1-8

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... steps in his wonderful book As for Me And My House: Crafting Your Marriage to Last (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1987, 95-110). Although written specifically for married couples, these six steps carry over into every relationship in ... learned first in ourselves; we know their behavior and their signs from the inside." For example, "gossips spot gossips a mile away, as wolves know wolves by a familiar scent" (99). We cannot practice forgiveness with any trace of smug superiority staining our soul. Our ability to ...

12. Manual Labor Is Not the President of Mexico

Proverbs 6:6-8

Sermon

James Merritt

... a day to food sources, which may be over four hundred feet from the nest. That is roughly equivalent to a man's walking sixty-eight miles. If the ant had the stride of a man, it would be capable of burst of speed in excess of sixty-five miles an hour, and would walk normally at a speed of twenty miles ... Colorado Springs, Colorado: Nav Press, 1995), 50. 4 A. L. Williams, All You Can Do is All You Can Do, and All You Can Do is Enough (Nashville: Oliver Nelson, 1988), 61. 5 Charles R. Swindoll, Active ...

13. On The Road Again (emmaus)

Luke 24:13-35

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... . It is about what both country music and opera are about: life...life in the raw, life as we experience it. And a good image for that is Willy Nelson's classic "On the Road Again." Listen to some of the words: On the road again.Just can't wait to get ... miles distance from frustration, confusion, grief and despair. They wanted to get out of town, to get away from it all in order to try to forget, to sort out their feelings and somehow find a way to start all over again. With chins dragging and hope at a low ...

14. Building An Understanding Of God

2 Corinthians 13:11-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... 's love--except by emptying Himself and experiencing what it means to be human? There is a wonderful story about Nelson Rockefeller, the former governor of New York and a perennial candidate for President of the United States. Although he was extremely wealthy, Rocky loved to ... have you ever heard of the Ironman triathlon? You know, the competition that involves 2.4 miles of swimming, a 112-mile bike ride, and a 26.2 mile run. Well, the father-son team have competed in four of those competitions. And at the ...

15. A Broken Vessel for Jesus

Mark 14:1-11

Sermon

Michael Milton

... was a small place about two miles southeast of Jerusalem. The name means “House of Figs” and was not by any means a very glitzy place. A person went through Bethany, not to Bethany—you know the kind of place. But once a year Bethany ... bring worship to Jesus. Alan Nelson is a pastor who wrote a book called Broken in the Right Place[4]. Today Alan is a contented man, a happy pastor. But once this was not so. Alan and his wife, Nancy, had accepted a call to plant a church in Orange County, California ...

16. On the Road Again

Luke 24:13-35

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... hold who needs holding; mend what needs mending; walk even if it means an extra mile. Pray what needs praying; say what needs saying; because we’re only here for a little while. Good theology and good practical philosophy. But this sermon is not about country ... music. It’s about what good country music is about: life – life in the raw. Life as we experience it, and a good image for that is Willie Nelson’s classic “On the Road Again.” Do you remember it? “On the road again just can’t wait to get ...

17. The Present

Revelation 22:1-6

Sermon

King Duncan

... special, special enough to spend your time. Remember that time waits for no one. Yesterday is history, Tomorrow is a mystery and today is a gift. That's why it's called the present. God has indeed given us a present. It is the present moment. Use it wisely. 1. The Truths We Must Believe (Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1991), pp. 67-68. 2. Dr. William Mitchell and Michael A. Mitchell, Building Strong Families: How Your Family Can Withstand the Challenges of Today's Culture (Nashville: Broadman & Holman ...

18. Desperate Times Call For...

Matthew 15:21-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... I love God even knowing I could die in two months?” (6) That’s a tough question, isn’t it? “Jesus never says that God offers us certainty. Jesus says God offers us love.” Jesus is absolute proof that God loves us. Jesus may have walked a hundred miles round trip to Tyre and Sidon to minister to this Canaanite woman. And Jesus walked ... (Colorado Springs, CO: WaterBrook, 2015), 97. Cited in Lucado, Max. Anxious for Nothing: Finding Calm in a Chaotic World (p. 222). Thomas Nelson. Kindle Edition.

19. Blind Ambition

Mark 10:35-45

Sermon

King Duncan

... . Completing the craft is not enough, however. She has to give it a second‑mile touch. When a class followed the theme ‘Walking in the Steps of Jesus,’ she made cookies in the shape of a foot and, in second‑mile fashion, painted a toenail on each cookie.” (5) What an ambitious undertaking! We have ambitious ... , 2003), p. 268. 4. Rev. Nancy Alma Taylor, http://www.sonomacongregational.org/9.24.2006sermon.pdf. 5. Every Day Deserves a Chance (Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, Inc., 2007), p. 109.

20. Will the Real Christian Please Stand Up?

Acts 11:26

Sermon

James Merritt

... It took 10 miles of video and audio cable. 45 digital beta cam recorders (the most in any one location of the world) Digital trans-Atlantic satellite transmission 75 technical personnel on a 24 hour ... a gentleman. But giving up your sword was the ultimate act of total surrender. That is why this story carries on added meaning. Lord Nelson, the British Admiral, after a notable victory over the French, had the French Admiral to come to surrender. Well, the French Admiral came up to him somewhat with a smile, a ...

21. Freedom Song

Galatians 6:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... led them on. Three hundred miles from Fort Hall, halfstarving and in rags, they came to a trader's cabin. He wanted them to stay, but John had heard of a doctor who might save his baby sister. The doctor was two hundred miles farther on, across the rugged ... means a life of responsible living a life lived in service to God and to others. Freedom is a precious gift. The abuse of freedom carries consequences. Our freedom has been bought by Christ. 1. Thomas S. Haggai, Today (Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, ...

22. The Sound of Silence

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... can be heard within a two-mile radius of the lines. The sound of a chain saw can carry more than five miles. Traffic noise can be heard 8-10 miles away from a major road. And the noise from a major airport can be heard by folks more than 50 miles away. (1) When you ... be made new in His kingdom. 1. Robert J. Morgan, Preacher’s Sourcebook Creative Sermon Illustrations (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, Inc., 2007), p. 706. 2. https://howloud.com/soundscore/. 3. “Earth’s Quietest Place Will Drive You Crazy in ...

23. Would You Like to Live Forever?

John 10:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... Words in the New Testament for Life, and How They Apply to Us,” https://blog.biblesforamerica.org/greek-words-for-life/. 6. Sara Miles, Take This Bread: A Radical Conversion, (Ballentine Books, 2008), Prologue. Cited by The Rev. Dr. Scott Kenefake, http://day1.org/6617-driveway_moments. 7. Max Lucado, Anxious for Nothing: Finding Calm in a Chaotic World (Thomas Nelson. Kindle Edition). 8. Ray Pritchard, https://www.keepbelieving.com/sermon/if-god-is-good-why-do-i-hurt/. 9. Adam Hamilton, Why?: Making ...

24. Holy Smokes! God Is Here

John 6:1-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... Could it have been a coincidence that a woman felt a strong compulsion to visit her ex-husband at just the moment he was about to have a heart attack? It could have been. Could it have been a coincidence that a seagull got blown off course and ended up hundreds of miles off shore and needed a place to rest its ... . 2. Max Lucado, The Lucado Inspirational Reader: Hope and Encouragement for Your Everyday Life (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2011). 3. Janet Fulmer, http://www.redeemermarin.org/Sermons/HolyName.html.

25. Living in Denial

Luke 16:19-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... the course of earning her master’s degree, this friend found it necessary to commute several times a week from Victory to the state university in Burlington, a good hundred miles away. Coming home late at night, she would see an old man sitting by the side of ... s Sons, 1990). 2. Mark Adams, http://www.redlandbaptist.org/sermons/sermon20050904.htm. 3. As told by a colleague of Rev. Eugene Nelson, Jr., http://www.uccseb.org/Sermons/2005/September%204,%202005.htm. 4. Dr. Robert S. Rayburn, http://www.faithtacoma.org/sermons ...

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