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Ephesians 5:15-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit. Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.” 1. Adapted from a sermon by Rev. C. Paul Walker. 2. Jessica Parker, Great African Americans in Film, p. 57. Cited in David Bruce, The Funniest People in Movies: 250 Anecdotes (Lulu Press. Kindle Edition). 3. Charles Swindoll, Day By Day (Nashville: W Publishing Group, 2000), p. 185. 4. Publisher: Irving Berlin Ltd. 6 ...

2. If I Have Not Love

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... for a divorce – legally gave his children to a longtime friend. It is a sad story of a wasted life. Walker said of Gladys, that member of his first congregation, “Hers was the most painful death I ever witnessed. There was ... things together, we conclude: Nothing matters if we don’t have love. That’s the warning, the judgment, but the Gospel never stops there. Listen to Paul: “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking ...

3. If I Have Not Love

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... literally unbelievable. Gladys learned first-hand that even more painful than loving is the pain of not loving at all. If we have not love, we die. III. Now we look at this haunting phrase from the perspective of which Paul is speaking. Nothing is of any use if we don't love. Let's go back to that story I just shared. The pastor who told that story was Walker Railey. What irony! Walker was the pastor of First United Methodist Church in Dallas, and his name was on national news for days a couple of years ago ...

4. Walking First Class

2 Corinthians 3:12-18

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... First Class or economy, you eventually have to get off the plane. And then you have to Walk. And for us, it's a Walk of Faith. Paul gives us an idea of how we are supposed to walk the walk of faith and what it means to be Walking First Class in 2 Corinthians ... to be something I desperately needed. All because of the way she walked her life of faith. You and I are called to be walkers. We're called to walk first class, not for ourselves but because our destination is to become like Christ. Our purpose is not ...

5. Give Thanks in All Circumstances

Luke 17:11-19

Sermon

James W. Moore

... and strength and daily food, we give you thanks, O Lord.” Some years ago, I spent a wonderful morning with our grand-son, Paul. Paul was four years old at the time… and we had a great time that day… just the two of us. We went for a ... to relate to other people. It is the way to serve and honor God. One of this generations finest novelists was a man named Walker Percy. Walker Percy became a Christian when he was 30. He confessed his faith in Christ and joined the church and was a faithful member until ...

6. A Man Named Useful

Philemon 1:8-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... , we would all go out to the parking lot and rev up our engines. But something more than that was needed. Scott Walker, writing in the publication Daily Guideposts, tells about a friend of his named Eddie Dwyer. For nearly four decades Eddie served as ... s a seed that’s been planted in your heart. You either hate and be angry or you forgive. I said I have to forgive.” (7) Paul sent a letter by way of a runaway slave. He was asking Philemon to give this man named Useful another chance. Did he? I hope so, and ...

7. On Being in the Wrong Place

Mark 15:21-32

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... of Alexander and Rufus...”(15:21) as though those two boys would be well known to his readers. And so they were...for in Paul’s Letter to the Church at Rome, he refers to them. (Romans 16:13) That terrible experience on that first Good Friday must have ... Methodist minister who just a few years ago was knighted by the Queen, and so he is now: “The Rev. Dr. Sir Alan Walker.” Great things from small beginnings! Every year on Good Friday, the role of Christ bearing His cross to Calvary is reenacted in the ...

8. Mind Games

2 Corinthians 10:3-5

Sermon

James Merritt

... you probably missed in seeing that video. You thought the focus was on Hershel Walker, but the key to what you just saw was the offensive line. Not even Hershel Walker, the greatest college running back who ever lived, who happened to play for the ... is he will not be saved. But the other thing the devil does is he defiles the mind of the saved. In 2 Cor. 11:3, Paul warns against the danger of our minds "being corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ." You see, Satan will use anything he can to pollute ...

9. Now Is The Day Of Salvation

2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2

Sermon

King Duncan

... of a fair trial because no one in his jury pool had a last name that began with W,X,Y, or Z. Walker claimed that people with surnames late in the alphabet have an increased tendency toward "alphabetic neurosis," a mental illness brought on by " ... first thing we need to see ” the immediacy of what Christ has done. BUT WE NEED TO ALSO CONSIDER THE INTIMACY OF WHAT HE HAS DONE. St. Paul says, "We beseech you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that ...

10. Propriety in Worship

1 Corinthians 11:2-16

Understanding Series

Marion L. Soards

... clothing themselves in normal ways” (Conzelmann, 1 Corinthians, p. 191). Additional Notes On the general topic of the authenticity of these verses in Paul’s original letter to Corinth, see the debate between W. O. Walker Jr. (“1 Corinthians 11:2–16 and Paul’s Views Regarding Women,” JBL 94 [1975], pp. 94–110), who argues that 11:2–16 is an interpolation into Paul’s correspondence, and J. Murphy-O’Connor (“The Non-Pauline Character of 1 Corinthians 11:2–16” JBL 95 [1976], pp. 615 ...

11. Be Joyful

1 Thessalonians 5:12-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... you? I can tell you absolutely, without hesitation or trepidation, what God's will is for your life. It is right here in Thessalonians. Paul writes: "Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, FOR THIS IS GOD'S WILL FOR YOU IN CHRIST JESUS." There it is ... the one who receives it. Joy is the natural emotion of the Christian. We dare not let it slip away. A man named Scott Walker tells about a tragedy that came into his life and how, by the grace of God, he was able to turn it into ...

12. At War with Myself

Romans 7:15-25a

Sermon

William G. Carter

... says, "I detect another force at work in my life." Even his best efforts can be corrupted. Such is the power of sin. Walker Percy once asked: Why is it that the self - though it professes to be loving, caring, to prefer peace to war, concord to discord ... cell phone, dials the number, and says, "Can you believe the nerve of her?" Why does she do it? Doesn't she know better? Paul says, "I don't understand my own actions." We can take him at his word. All of us do stupid things, destructive things, things that ...

13. Stepping Into the Stream

Matthew 14:22-33

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... clear. As John Ortberg puts it, “If you want to walk on water, you’ve got to get out of the boat.” I. WATER-WALKERS FACE THEIR FEARS. It was the middle of April when the moon was bright, somewhere around 3 a.m. in the morning. The disciples have ... winning shot and I missed. I have failed over and over again in my life. And that’s exactly why I succeeded.” Did you watch Paul Hamm make a comeback the other night in the all around gymnastics? I didn’t. I went to bed when he faltered badly on the ...

14. From Timid To Terrific

2 Timothy 1:6-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... he is giving young Timothy some important advice-advice that many of us need as well. Let’s consider that advice for a few moments. St. Paul says that God didn’t give us a spirit of fear but a spirit of power, of love, and of a sound mind. Let’s ... is well-aimed. Mel has always stuttered very badly, except when he sings. He tells about the time he and songwriter Wayne Walker were asleep in a motel on the ground floor. A friend of theirs named Johnny Paycheck, another country singer, needed Wayne’s ...

15. Walk Wisely

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

Sermon

King Duncan

... must be a better way," he thought to himself and he was not content until he found that better way. "See that ye walk circumspectly," writes St. Paul, "Not as fools, but as wise..." IT IS AMAZING HOW FOOLISH SOME PEOPLE ARE. I'm not talking about the foolish little mistakes we all make. ... said of his success: "My Godgiven talent is my ability to stick with it longer than anyone else." Herschel Walker learned a great lesson of life. We are told that a German named Philip Reis actually invented the telephone ...

16. Positive Living

Galatians 5:1-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... was forever immortalized on Sesame Street in the character of Oscar the Grouch. (2) I thought of Oscar the Grouch when I read St. Paul’s words to us in verses 22 and 23 in our lesson for today from Galatians 5: “But the fruit of the Spirit is ... you will find your life transformed. You will have not only the form of godliness, but also the Spirit of godliness as well. Evangelist Alan Walker once told about a girl who had a rich and lovely voice. She was singing in the choir of a church in East London. She ...

17. The Right Reason

Matthew 6:1-4

Sermon

David O. Bales

... never perfectly understand the Christian faith or have perfect motives. He doesn’t want to unhinge us like that unfortunate tightrope walker or like those sad Christians who every minute take their spiritual temperature to see how they’re doing with God. Jesus ... makes more sense to you. Maybe the message of Jesus’ death for us seems a little crazy or weak as the apostle Paul said. Or maybe it’s the impossible dream come true that finally focuses all our devotion to God. 1. Jeremy Bernstein, “The ...

18. Abraham Believed God

Romans 4:1-5, 13-17

Sermon

Richard W. Ferris

... the other. A crowd gathers to watch because what he intends to do is dangerous, not to mention, a bit strange. The tightrope walker asks the crowd if they believe he can make it across. They respond that they believe he can do it in order to encourage ... works, not his attempts at impressing God, but only by following through on believing what God told him. In his letter to the Romans, Saint Paul says that if we work for wages, then we expect to get paid; we expect something to be due us. It's the old adage: ...

19. The Man From Galilee V: The Test Of His Courage

Matthew 20:17-19

Sermon

Thomas A. Pilgrim

... turned to her husband and said, "Show him your tooth, dear." How much courage do you really have? Years ago the great theologian Paul Tillich wrote a book called The Courage To Be. In that book he said, "The courage to be is the ethical act in ... is greater than you are. Maybe you feel you have a cross too great to bear. When there is no way off, go with God over. Alan Walker told about a young preacher who went to be the pastor of a small church. During his first year he developed two great goals. One was to ...

20. WHAT IS MAN?

Sermon

Larry Powell

... says in his heart there is no God." Of a truth, our kind, humankind, is the most complex creature that God has made. We confuse even ourselves. Paul perhaps said it best: "The good that I would do, I do not; that which I would not do, that is what I do." The Bible takes ... of my favorite books is about the "Desiderata," entitled, Go Placidly Amid the Noise and Haste, written by Granville T. Walker. In Dr. Walker's discussion of the phrase, "The world is full of trickery, but be not blind to what virtue there is ...

21. Can We Really Trust God?

Romans 4:1-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... are the gifts for the baby: pureed foods, a bib, gum ointment, a walker. In the other column are the gifts for the mother-to-be, Sarah: pureed foods, a bib, gum ointment, a walker. (5) Do you imagine that Abraham began carving a baby rattle for his ... he gave glory to God. Admittedly, Abraham's story is powerful and exciting. But why did it matter to the Roman church to which Paul was writing this letter? The Roman Christians were a mixture of Jews and Gentiles. The Jews still followed the laws of Moses in ...

22. A Pilgrimage To Bethlehem

Matthew 3:1-12

Drama

Matthew Powell

... 's will that I should get there. I lost my money on the way and lagged behind my companion. Forgive me, for God's sake. Storyteller 1: Ivan's family heard of Gregory's return and came for news of him. Gregory: Ivan is a fast walker. We parted three days before Peter and Paul Day. I meant to catch up with him, but all sorts of things happened. I lost my money and had no means to get any further. So I turned back. Storyteller 2: The villagers were astonished that so sensible a man as Gregory should have acted ...

23. Jesus and Women

Luke 7:36--8:3

Teach the Text

R.T. France

... mission and leadership, and it suggests that a simplistic view of women as essentially subordinate to men (on the basis of Paul’s so-called submission texts) does not represent all the biblical data on the subject. Teaching the Text A sermon or ... have been to be accepted by Jesus so beautifully in the house of a hostile Pharisee. Literature: “The Welcome Table,” by Alice Walker. Walker (b. 1944) tells the tale of an old black woman “nearly blind with age” who has “staggered” her way to a white ...

24. Between a Rock and a Hard Rock Thrower

Galatians 1:11-24

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... , but to enter the presence of a person -to try to touch, even to take away a portion of, the clothing or dead body of a saint, or of Jesus himself. (For more see Caroline Walker Bynum, Christian Materiality: An Essay on Religion in Late Medieval Europe [2012]). What united Peter and Paul, despite their differences, was their belief that Christianity centered not in a place, or on certain principles, but in a person, Jesus of Nazareth. Walter Benjamin (20th century German‑Jewish cultural critic and media ...

25. Whatever It Takes

1 Corinthians 9:19-23

Sermon

James Merritt

... anyone at any time that I can to Jesus Christ, as long as it doesn't compromise biblical principles or the gospel of Jesus Christ." Six times in this passage Paul talks about winning others. V.19 "…that I might win the more." V.20a "…that I might win Jews." V.20b "…that I might win those who are ... Livingston, (London, 1880), p. 28. 2. Horace Walker, ed., The Last Journals of David livingston in Central Africa, (London, 1874), p. 22. 3. Tim Gill, Livingston (New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1973), p.336 ...

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