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Mark 6:30-44

Sermon

King Duncan

... Him that chance. Do it today. ASAP - Always say a prayer. 1. The Daily Dilly, http://www.dobhran.com. 2. Research by K. Anders Ericsson, cited in Reader’s Digest, May 1996, p. 160. 3. http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/bread-and-water-c-philip-green-sermon-on-anxiety-175502.asp?Page=2. 4. Michael Brickley, “The Extended Life: Four Strategies for Healthy Longevity,” The Futurist, Sept.-Oct. 2001, p. 54. 5. Signs of the Times, August 21, 1884. 6. The Sermon Fodder List, https://groups.yahoo.com/group ...

2. An Announcement from the Wilderness

Mark 1:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... Rev. Dr. Thomas G. Long, http://www.nationalcathedral.org/worship/sermonTexts/tl080601.shtml. 3. MONDAY FODDER, http://family-safe-mail.com/. 4. “Is Jesus Inclusive or Exclusive?” Theology, News, and Notes of Fuller Seminary (Oct. 1999), p. 4. 5. C. Philip Green, http://www.sermoncentral.com/illustrations/sermon-illustration-sermon-central-staff-stories-christmas-78736.asp. 6. The Evangelical Christian. 7. “A World Without Christmas” by C. Thomas Hilton, The Clergy Journal, Nov./Dec. 2000, p. 44.

3. Do You Have Any Leftovers?

John 6:1-15

Sermon

James Merritt

... of me: the turkey I cooked on the Big Green Egg along with the homemade dressing, Teresa’s out of this world sweet potato soufflé, my sister in-law, Yvonne’s macaroni-n-cheese, Sister Schubert’s rolls, green bean casserole, and Honey-baked Ham. More than ... there wasn’t enough time to get it. Fourth, even if there was enough time everybody would only get a little bit of food. Philip is thinking for the first time in your life, Buddy, I have stumped you! How many times have we all figured out a reason ...

4. The Passover and the Passion

Drama

Denny C. Wise

... , O Lord, who has sanctified us and commanded us concerning the washing of hands! (Jesus passes out greens.) Disciples: (Hold up greens.) Blessed art Thou, King of the universe, who created the fruit of the earth to nourish our bodies ... of a slave. It was not only hard to take - it was also hard to understand. Nathaniel: (Philip stands with Nathaniel.) My name is Nathaniel. Some call me Bartholomew. This is my friend, Philip. We were not from the sticks like most of the disciples. I lived near Jerusalem. In ...

5. "God News" For Bad Times

1 Kings 17:1-6

Sermon

King Duncan

... , are you okay?" she asked. "I guess so," he replied, "but this sure is an awful fuss to make about a few green beans." Johnny knew more about the heart of God than did his mother. The God of the prophets was no petty spoilsport ... we had been to the farm house, and I was carrying a can of gas. Philip was only four. He was playing along, throwing rocks at the telephone poles, picking flowers, and then, all of a sudden it got dark. Philip came over, put his little hand in mine and said, "˜Take my hand, Daddy. I ...

6. The Church Reaches Out!

Acts 8:26-40

Sermon

Durwood L. Buchheim

... race nor mutilation can separate one from God or God’s community. With his baptism, the outsider becomes an insider. Here it is Philip, under the power and direction of God’s Spirit, who helps to break down human-made barriers. In Chapter 10 it is the ... member gained by evangelism, we lose two and a half people to inactivity." No, we don’t push the panic button and start offering green stamps in order to get people interested in the church. But neither can it be "business as usual." In my part of the ...

7. The 4 Spiritual Flaws

John 6:1-15

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... bit that Andrew offered as a possible "idea" for feeding the five thousand is a recipe for failure. The responses of Philip and Andrew absolutely proved that they could not "do it on their own. Five thousand strangers. A barren wilderness. Everyone is ... the equivalent of half a "happy meal" for five thousand people. It takes a huge leap of faith to park your posterior on the green grass and wait for what God has to offer. 3. Spiritual Flaw #3: The "straight and narrow" is the easy path. Where did we get ...

8. A Glimpse of God

John 14:5-14

Sermon

George Bass

... as a disciple, an evangelist, or even - as tradition tells us - as a martyr. Not that much more is known about Philip! Circumstance linked Philip and James the Less together because their remains, or relics, were moved to the Church of the Apostles in Rome on ... I, he was sustained by God’s grace to the very end of his life. The Word, Jesus Christ, Satisfies Our Souls Graham Greene once wrote a little story which he titled, "The Hint of an Explanation." It relates the chance meeting of a true believer in ...

9. Encounters With Christ VII (Easter): Jesus & Mary Magdalene

Mark 16:1-20

Sermon

James W. Moore

... visit the boyhood home of the noted author Mark Twain. He described the house as a “trim, white-washed house with green shutters… set incongruously in the middle of downtown.” It costs two dollars to visit Mark Twain’s home and to ... wasn’t that they were mean or cruel. It was just that they were only eight years old and they didn’t understand why Philip was different… and they didn’t realize how special he was. However, one Easter Sunday morning, a wonderful thing happened. The teacher came up ...

10. John the Baptist Beheaded

Matthew 14:1-12

Understanding Series

Robert H. Mounce

... that both Herod and Herodias wanted to be rid of the prophet, although Herod is the one who is a bit reluctant. Green’s opinion that Mark’s version (adapted by Matthew) “rests on popular tradition, not to say bazaar gossip” and is therefore “no ... Herod the Great died, he divided his territory into three parts and willed them to his sons Archelaus (Judea and Samaria), Philip (Trachonitis and Iturea), and Antipas (Galilee and Perea). Herod Antipas ruled over Galilee from 4 B.C. until he was banished ...

11. The Secret to Happiness

John 14:1-4, John 14:5-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... house; he declares that he is the way, the truth and the life, and that no one comes to the Father except through him. And Philip catches this glimmer of hope, and he insists, “Lord, show us the Father and that will be enough for us.” What a wonderful statement that ... newspaper cartoon that showed two fields separated by a fence. Each field was the same size and each had plenty of lush green grass. In each field there was a mule whose head stuck through the wire, eating grass from the pasture on the other ...

12. John 6:1-21

John 6:1-15

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... comprehension and faithfulness of his disciples. Jesus characteristically tests his disciples before he takes them to the next level. Philip, who has been with Jesus since he began his ministry (1:43), has had plenty of opportunities to observe Jesus ... feel intentionally brings to mind the comforting promise of Psalm 23:2 “he makes me lie down in green pastures.” For later Christian readers, the Eucharistic overtones of Jesus’ actions, taking the bread, offering thanks (“eucharistesas”), ...

13. The Fruitful Vine

John 15:1-17, 1 John 4:7-21, Acts 8:26-40, Psalm 22:1-31

Sermon Aid

William E. Keeney

... year. Context of the Lectionary The First Lesson. (Acts 8:26-40) The passage relates the ministry of Philip and his encounter with the Ethiopian Eunuch. Philip was directed to travel the wilderness road from Jerusalem to Gaza. As he went he met the ... a false choice. If we use the analogy of the vine, we know that different kinds of grapes come from different vines. My wife noted that green and red grapes were on sale at a local supermarket. She asked me to buy a bunch. When I got there and saw they were the ...

14. The Fruitful Vine

John 15:1-17

Sermon Aid

William E. Keeney

15. T.G.I.F

John 1:43-51

Sermon

William Luoma

... We have found him of whom Moses in the law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus of Nazareth." Nathanael responded somewhat sarcastically, "Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" Philip's simple answer was the challenge that is still given to skeptics; "Come and see." That was the beginning of Jesus' ministry. Today we remember the end of that ... Prayer) Let us pray in the words our Lord Jesus taught us, Our Father, who art in heaven ... Benediction Hymn: "There is a Green Hill" or "O Sacred Head Now Wounded"

16. Under the Fig Tree

John 1:43-51

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... How do you know my heart, what I believe, who I am?” Jesus replies, “I saw you under the fig tree before Philip called you.” Jesus has already recognized his ability for knowledge, the kind of Jewish student he is, what he is studying and ... to illuminate this encounter, see Chabad.com on the fig tree as source of redemption; shalomadventure.com for the hypocrisy in a green tree that bears no fruit; and myjewishlearning.com and Talmud Bekhorot 45b for tree as a sign of one’s behavior. Timesofisrael. ...

17. To Bethlehem and Beyond

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

Leonard Mann

... droop with disappointments, and we need the reawakening of dream, a revival and renewal, and Bethlehem appears before us like a green oasis before the desert traveler after the long, long march. Phillips Brooks was right: "The world has grown old under its ... apparently only a few saw. At one point, near the close of his earthly life, while Jesus was talking with his disciples, Philip asked him a question, a question which revealed the questioner was not as well informed concerning the identity of Jesus as a ...

18. John 6:1-21

John 6:1-15

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... Jesus himself raises a seemingly mundane matter. How is this crowd going to be fed? In John's text Jesus singles out Philip to answer this question in order to "test" ("peirazo") him. Interestingly, while the crowd is convinced enough by Jesus' abilities to follow ... not a fraction. The pre-Passover, early spring climate makes the accommodations for this crowd pleasant. The grass is lush and green, not burnt to a high summer crisp. When the crowd settles down and sits, John offers his head count-five thousand ...

19. Moving At The Speed Of Light: Unknown Apostles

1 Corinthians 2:6-16

Sermon

Frank Luchsinger

... recorded in any gospel or in any book of history, have served God faithfully? My wife and I were students at Bowling Green. We traveled home to Columbus through Bluffton, Ohio, with regularity. Late one Friday afternoon as we drove our older model car through ... but little else: Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, James the son of Zebedee and John his brother; Philip and Bartholomew, Thomas and Matthew the tax collector, and James, son of Alphaeus, and Thaddeus, Simon the Canaanean and Judas ...

20. Bearing Fruit

John 15:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... ' brother, and James (Zebedee's son) were killed by the mobs in Jerusalem; Matthew was slain by a sword in Ethiopia; and Philip was hanged in Phrygia. Bartholomew was flayed alive in Armenia; Andrew was crucified in Archia; Thomas was run through with a lance ... a week or two the seed sprang up. His neighbors, as they passed that way, were very much surprised to see, in brighter green than all the rest of the field, the writing in large letters, "This has been plastered." Benjamin Franklin did not need to ...

21. Satisfaction Gauranteed

Sermon

Paul E. Robinson

... . His very life communicated the message of hope in the midst of great foreboding in the short run. William Green, a UCC pastor in Pennsylvania, writes that during a period of time in seventeenth century England, worship was a ... God is satisfied. Remember that conversation Jesus had with his disciples which John reported in chapter 14? Philip said a mouthful in the course of that conversation. In verse 8 we read: "Philip said to [Jesus], 'Lord, show us the Father, and we will be satisfied.' " That's true, ...

22. When More Is Never Enough

Mark 10:17-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... Tee, on the other hand, enjoyed entertaining her friends on Saturday evenings. She would cook a pot of pig's feet, a pot of greens, fry chicken, make potato salad, and bake banana pudding for her friends to feast upon. And they would have a marvelous time together. There ... House, 1993), pp. 62-64. 3. "Would Jesus Drive a BMW?" Interview with Tony Campolo, YOUTHWORKER, Spring 1994, p. 3. 4. Philip Yancey, "Learning to Live With Money," CHRISTIANITY TODAY 28, no. 18 (December 14, 1984), pp. 30-42. 5. David W. ...

23. On Eating Peas With A Knife

Luke 7:36-50

Sermon

King Duncan

... of us have never known anyone who eats peas with a knife. It sounds like quite a feat. I suspect I would scatter those little green varmints all around the dining room if I tried it. And yet I understand that there was a time when some people practiced that quaint ... was already feeling terrible about myself. They'd just make me feel worse.' What struck me about my friend's story," says Philip Yancey, "is that women much like this prostitute fled toward Jesus, not away from him. The worse a person felt about ...

24. Life’s Purpose Is Often Hidden!

Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... in our cynicism, without going crazy? Again Martin Luther offers a profound insight. He put it this way once in a letter to his friend, Philip Melanchthon. If you are a preacher of grace, then preach a true and not a pretended grace; if grace is true, you must bear ... and Evanston, Illinois: Harper & Row, 1963), p. 187; Eduard Schweizer, The Good News According to Matthew, trans. David E. Green (2nd printing; Atlanta: John Knox Press, 1977), pp. 302-305; Joachim Jeremias, The Parables of Jesus, trans. S. H. ...

25. This Is a King?

Matthew 5:40, 43-44, Colossians 1:15, 16-19, Matthew 5:3, 6, 11

Sermon

Scott Suskovic

... murderer. Reconsider, you adulterer. Now, what is your reaction? Honestly? It's got to be one of four. First, that's just stupid! Philip Yancey in his book, The Jesus I Never Knew, quotes a professor at Texas A&M who had her English comp class read ... had very little. She grew up in a church with a picture of Jesus teaching these words on a small mountain overseeing a green hillside surrounded by eager pink children. She never heard these words with disgust or anger. But that is what her students wrote: The ...

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