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Matthew 16:21-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... . Often we will, too. But fortunately that is not the end of the story. Peter had an encounter with the risen Christ, and the man who had been a fickle reed became a solid rock of faith and service. That can also happen to us. Allan Emery in his book A Turtle on a Fencepost tells a moving story from his childhood. He was taking a train trip with his parents. On this trip he noticed a porter moving about with a decided limp. The porter told young Emery that he had an ingrown toenail. A chiropodist had worked ...

2. This Spirit Is Not Spooky

John 14:15-21

Sermon

Robert Leslie Holmes

... 30. In 2 Corinthians 13:13, Paul writes of the Spirit communing with Christians. In Acts 5:3, Paul challenges Ananias with these words "Peter asked, 'Why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit?' " One cannot lie to that which is inanimate, but one ... carry on. The man with no bundle would step in and pick up that weak man's load and help him carry it. This porter was known in the Karre language as "the one who shares the load beside us." Suddenly, those translators had their word for parakletos. ...

3. Wanna Fight?

Mark 9:38-41

Sermon

King Duncan

... were acceptable. You can guess whom those Californians decided were unacceptable. Remember the old argument about property values? Dr. Porter says their little local group of clergy decided, as did others around the state, that something must be ... There was an ironic story in the Associated Press a few months back. Here is how it read: “Tens of thousands of people packed St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City to hear Pope Francis pray for peace in Ukraine. The ceremony was topped by the release of two white ...

4. The Lonesome George Church

Matthew 4:23-25, Matthew 4:18-22, Matthew 4:12-17

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... 19-21). Jesus is not issuing a mere invitation; he is giving an authoritative order. At the sound of Jesus’ call, Simon Peter and Andrew leave their nets, their profession and their livelihood. James and John leave not only fishing, but family, abandoning the security ... matter whether you are now working in the field or grinding corn, whether you are a priest or a professor, a cook or a porter, or an old age pensioner. What matters is how your life looks when you hold it up to the light of the gospel of the ...

5. Trials and Temptations

James 1:1-18, James 1:19-27

Understanding Series

Peter H. Davids

... 1 Pet. 1:6. This shows that in Paul’s mind the positive sense of boasting is close to the eschatological joy expressed by James and Peter in their respective terms. The idea of such joy will appear three times in this one chapter in James (1:2; 1:9; 1:12). 1 ... confessed, we are “miserable sinners … there is no health in us.” For further discussion of the yêṣer tradition, see F. C. Porter, “The Yeser Hara: A Study in the Jewish Doctrine of Sin”; and G. F. Moore, Judaism in the First Centuries of ...

6. Listening and Doing

James 1:19-27, James 1:1-18

Understanding Series

Peter H. Davids

7. The Gates of Hell

Matthew 16:13-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... , Jeremiah or one of the prophets." "But what about you?" he asked. "Who do you say I am?" And, of course, it was Simon Peter who blurted out, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." In the midst of the pagan gods of northern Palestine and ... Those of you who thought you had bought a ticket for a cruise won't even understand what I am saying. You're waiting for the porter to come fluff your pillow. I understand. But there are others of you who do understand. You want our church to be a beacon to ...

8. Christ's Grand Entrance Song

Luke 2:1-14, (15-20)

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King Duncan

... face grew pale” (Daniel 7:28). When Christ was transfigured in glory before Peter, James, and John, “they fell on their faces and were terrified” (Matthew 17:6). When Christ appeared to Peter after his resurrection, “he fell down at Jesus’ feet, saying, ‘Depart from ... Health, Dies at 62” by Ellen Barry and Alex Traub, The New York Times, Published Feb. 21, 2022. Catherine Porter and Sheryl Gay Stolberg contributed reporting. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/21/obituaries/paul-farmer-dead.html. 7 ...

9. Maundy Thursday: Two Memorials

Luke 22:7-38

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... referred to as a "self-invented money-making machine," and described as ruthless, selfish, and grasping. According to Kenneth W. Porter, there was an event that took place that illustrated his true character. While on his deathbed, he ordered one of ... edition contained a powerful story told by one of our Bishops serving in that troubled land of South Africa by the name of Bishop Peter Story. Most of you know that the evil system of apartheid has gripped and enslaved the minds of the ruling class for far too ...

10. Nebuchadnezzer’s Dream of a Tree

Daniel 4:1-18

Understanding Series

William Nelson

... (in another Aramaic passage in the OT, Ezra 7:12). This kind of salutation continues in the NT epistles of Paul (1 Cor. 1:1–3) and Peter (1 Pet. 1:1–2; 2 Pet. 1:1–2). Wishing peace on others was encouraged by the Lord (Luke 10:5) as well. The king praises the ... of Life: Tracing the Origins of Jewish Monotheism and Greek Philosophy,” JNES 52 (1993), pp. 161–208; B. N. Porter, Trees, Kings, and Politics: Studies in Assyrian Iconography (Fribourg: Academic Press, 2003). 4:15 According to the MT (v. 12 ...

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