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Acts 5:27-32

Sermon

Frank Ramirez

... this not only in the groundbreaking work of the prophets, but even in advances in the way we worship. This is especially true when it comes to music, where people are always ready to circle the wagons to protect the church from heresy! Thomas Ken (1637-1711) lived in a time when the established English churches believed the only songs that might be sung in church were metrical arrangements of the psalms and other scriptures. What we know as hymns were considered blasphemous, because it was thought people ...

2. Dancing for Joy (Thanksgiving)

Philippians 4:2-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... us, whether we deserve favoring or not.” And that is true. Thanksgiving is a holiday on which we acknowledge our dependence on God as well as an acknowledgement of our many blessings. Bishop Thomas Ken understood that. Bishop Ken wrote the words to the tune we know as the doxology. Bishop Ken was born in England seventeen years after the Pilgrims came to America. His life was extremely turbulent. He experienced personal problems as well as political turmoil. He lived through the great London fire that ...

3. Proper 28

Judges 4:1-24, Matthew 25:14-30, 1 Thessalonians 4:13--5:11, Psalm 123:1-4

Sermon Aid

Marion L. Soards, Thomas B. Dozeman, Kendall McCabe

... slave, major attention should be given to the trust given us, the charge to use the trust, and the promise of reckoning with the good news of the call "into the of [our] master." PROPER 28: THE CELEBRATION The Gospel lesson suggests the use of Thomas Ken's great hymn, "Awake, My Soul, and With the Sun," as the opening hymn today. The following stanza, generally omitted from North American hymnals, is the nt of reference to the Gospel images. It should be printed in the bulletin to be included between the ...

4. Not

Isaiah 50:1-11

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... a sunrise, there will be a triumph. God is always working things out for our good, our victory is just around the corner. Oswald Chambers wrote in one of his devotionals, "Nothing touches our lives but it is God himself speaking." Isn't that a wondrous reminder? Thomas Ken was a bishop in the Anglican Church, but is not remembered for that. He was once chaplain to Princess Mary at The Hague, but he is not remembered for that. He was once imprisoned in the Tower of London, but he is not remembered for that ...

5. Finishing In The Top 10%

Luke 17:11-19

Sermon

Frank Lyman

... ye Preachers here below!" Well, preachers are creatures. Strange creatures you may be thinking and all creatures large and small praise God. The intriguing thing about the hymn from which our Doxology comes is that its fifth verse of praise emerges from the challenges of life. Thomas Ken, in the year 1674, wrote about the need for forgiveness, the need to be at peace, the need to not be afraid of death, and the need to serve God. Then, and only then, does he offer the praise of the doxology. Nine out of ten ...

6. Don't Let Your Tongue Bite You

James 3:1-12

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... 1665 made its way through the City of London leaving 70,000 dead. A year later a fire destroyed much of that city. The prophets of doom and gloom predicted that London and England would never recover. During all of this a godly Christian man--Bishop Thomas Ken--kept encouraging the people that he could still see the Light of God''s purpose and presence even in tough times. He felt inspired one night to write a song to testify to his convictions, that God was still sovereign and worthy of praise. The Church ...

7. Who Will Be Crying At Your Funeral

Luke 12:22-34

Sermon

King Duncan

... we are neglecting time spent oneonone with God. Even worse, few of us are training our children to include God in their busy lives. Writer Ken Locke was brought up in a family that had regular family devotions. "From the time my brother and I were born until we moved ... , Vol. 4, #2. 4. Max Lucado, In the Eye of the Storm (Dallas: Word Publishing, 1991), pp 9798. 5. Thomas H. Naylor, William H. Willimon, and Magdalena R. Naylor, The Search For Meaning (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1994), 9091. 6. 6. Kenneth M ...

8. Standing Outside Graceland

Romans 3:21-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... enjoying the music. And suddenly a teenager came up to him and said: "It's ladies' choice; would you dance with me?" Ken didn't know what to do. He was speechless. Then he protested much. But finally she pulled him out onto the floor. That was on Saturday night. The next morning, during Sunday ... is asking you to let Him have the next dance. 1. Lynn Anderson, FINDING THE HEART TO GO ON (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, 1991), pp. 91-92. 2. From "Mike's Funnies List." Cited on Pastor Tim's Illustrations List.

9. When What's Lost Is Found

Luke 15:8-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... he could go back to sleep. The hug never came. "What?" she growled. "I took your ring as a joke," Ken said. "I know just where it is, so you can go to sleep." "It was dark," Ken Davis writes, "so I didn't see her fist coming ” but I did feel it land. In twenty years of ... . 1. (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House, 1990). 2. Naomi Rhode, MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN DIAMONDS, (Nashville, TN; Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1991). 3. "Lost and Found," Message at the American Festival of Evangelism, July 28, 1981. ...

10. Does It Make A Difference Who Jesus Is?

Matthew 16:13-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... in organized baseball. History was made. For the first time, a father and a son played simultaneously in the major leagues. Ken Griffey, Jr., the nineteen-year-old son of Ken, Sr., started for the Seattle Mariners, while his thirty-nine-year-old father played for the Cincinnati Reds. The physical skills ... : Word Publishing, 1991), p. 55. 6. FORGING A REAL WORLD FAITH (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, Inc., Publishers, 1989), pp. 61-62. 7. Fullam, Everett L., LIVING THE LORD'S PRAYER, Chosen Books, Grand Rapids, ...

11. A Healthy Body

1 Corinthians 12:12-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... what the church is all about. You don't have to go it alone. In his song, “If This Is Not a Place," singer and songwriter Ken Medema questions the true purpose of the church. If we are not the body of Christ in the world, he asks, then what good are we? “If ... Communicator's Commentary, #7 (Waco, TX.: Word Books, 1985), pp. 155-156. 4. The Magic of Teamwork by Pat Williams, Thomas Nelson Publishers, Nashville, 1997, p. 10. 5. Max Lucado. No Wonder They Call Him the Savior (Portland, OR.: Multnomah, 1986 ...

12. Rock Solid

Matthew 7:24-29

Sermon

King Duncan

... We live in a world of shifting sand. Our situation is like the young man who was taking an exam. “Ken,” the teacher asked him during an exam, “how close are you to the right answer?” “About two seats,” Ken replied. We laugh, but deep down we wonder if we are becoming a society of cheaters. We are people who ... in Robert J. Morgan, Preacher’s Sourcebook Creative Sermon Illustrations (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, Inc., 2007), p. 445. 5. http://www.ashcreekbaptistchurch.com/sermons/allonebody.pdf.

13. Jesus Would Do What?

Philippians 2:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... course, children are always going to see something in a story that you and I do not. On Saturdays the custom at the Erickson house in Peoria, IL, is for Ken Erickson’s wife to clean out leftovers from the refrigerator. One Saturday, she gave the one remaining portion of tortellini to their 6‑year‑old son, Jeremy. However, their 8‑year ... Basic Books, 2001). 8. Tom Mullins, The Confidence Factor The Key to Developing the Winning Edge in Life (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 2006), pp. 126-127.

14. Bringing Life to a Party

Luke 24:36b-48

Sermon

King Duncan

... It was most confusing to them. Was it a hoax? Perhaps it was some kind of ghost. Last week we talked about Doubting Thomas. But it’s important for us to see that at first it was difficult for all his followers to deal with Christ’s ... self-pitying or sad. He had a peace and joy that comforted all those around him. A few days later, Wessner called his close friend Ken Hansen, who was also dying. Wessner’s wife reports that the two men spoke with joy about meeting Jesus soon, about having new bodies without ...

15. Held Hostage

John 18:28-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... putting Christ in a box. Be careful about putting yourself in a box that keeps Christ on the outside looking in. Let him be the king of your life today. 1. Dr. Julius Segal, WINNING LIFE'S TOUGHEST BATTLES (New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1986), pp. 12-13. 2. Ken Kettlewell, EMPHASIS March/April 2000, p. 4. 3. Max Anders, JESUS (Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1995), pp. 33-35. 4. Bob Greene, AMERICAN BEAT (New York: Atheneum: 1983), pp. 13-15. 5. YOU DON'T HAVE TO IF YOU DON'T WANT TO ( Nashville ...

16. Double Image

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

William G. Carter

... we begin to see the realm of God which this world does not yet see. Frederick Buechner tells about watching a scene in the Ken Burns film series on the Civil War. It was the fiftieth anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, and veterans from North and South ... 249. 3. William H. Willimon, On a Wild and Windy Mountain (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1984), p, 66. 4. I am indebted to Thomas G. Long for this insight, which comes from a sermon he preached to The Homiletical Feast, Princeton, NJ, 18 January 1993. 5 ...

17. No Holding Back

Mark 12:28-34

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... soup kitchens, food banks, Salvation Army Centers, homeless shelters, and the like. 200-million pounds that otherwise would have rotted. Ken Horne, a United Methodist minister who is a co-founder of the group accepted the award and noted, "There ... 8/97, pp 866-867 6. David A. Cooper, Entering the Sacred Mountain: A Mystical Odyssey (Bell Tower, 1994) 7. Thomas Troeger, copyright 1994, Oxford University Press, quoted by Rob Elder, via Ecunet, "Sermonshop 1997 11 02," #43, 10/31/97 8. Merv Skey, via Ecunet ...

18. Tell It Again, Daddy

Mark 13:24-37

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... Loewe, 1960 2. (1958) The Once and Future King is the collective volume of works, loosely based on Sir Thomas Malory's Morte d'Arthur (c.1469), which includes The Sword in the Stone, The Queen of Air and Darkness (formerly The Witch in the Wood), The ... Ill-Made Knight, and The Candle in the Wind. 3. Thanks to Ken Kesselus, Rector of Calvary Episcopal Church, Bastrop, Texas for the creative blending of the Camelot story with the beginning of Advent. Via Ecunet, " ...

19. Lost In America

Luke 15:8-10, Luke 15:1-7

Sermon

King Duncan

... who had been parted by a lovers’ quarrel when they both were thirty-two years old. Every week since then, for forty-two years, David Thomas had written a love letter apologizing for his part in the quarrel and had slipped it under Rachel’s door. Finally, one momentous day, David ... FOR GOD? (Westchester, Ill:Crossway Books, 1985). 4. Harold Hazelip and Ken Durham, JESUS OUR MENTOR AND MODEL,(Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Book House, 1987). 5. Gary Inrig, QUALITY FRIENDSHIP, (Chicago: Moody Press, 1981).

20. Marriage In Heaven? No. Heaven In Marriage? Yes.

Luke 20:27-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... believed. And one day somebody asked him how he managed to survive. Dale replied very simply, "I am happy at home." It is said that when Thomas Hardy died, his heart was removed from his body. His body was buried with honors in Westminster Abbey, but his heart rests beneath his parish ... A TREASURY OF JEWISH HUMOR, (New York: M. Evansand Company, 1951). 2. Harold Hazelip and Ken Durham, JESUS OUR MENTOR AND MODEL,(Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Book House, 1987). 3. Mark Hunter, THE PASSIONS OF MEN, (New York: G ...

21. Seeing the End from the Beginning

Numbers 13:1-2, 17-33

Sermon

James Merritt

... . One of the things that I have found in my research on vision that has amazed me is, vision is always criticized. There will always be the naysayers, who will say it cannot be done. Thomas Watson, the Chairman of IBM fifty years ago, said in 1943, "I think there is a world market for maybe five computers." Ken Olson, Chairman and Founder of Digital Equipment Corporation said, "There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home." In 1899, Charles H. Duell, the Commissioner of the U.S. Office of ...

22. Praise God! Selah!

Luke 1:67-80, Luke 1:57-66, Luke 1:46-56, Luke 1:39-45, Luke 1:26-38, Luke 1:5-25, Luke 1:1-4

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... something good---we don’t want to believe it until we see it, …right? But we were created, as our Puritan forefather Thomas Watson reminds us…to glorify God!** Glory God no matter what!! And to trust in God’s gifts that overcome all adversity! ... to keep silent….”Let all mortal flesh keep silence” . . .and allow God to act in the ways God acts, which is beyond our ken and keeping. When God has accomplished what God desires, our mouths may be opened, so that we may praise the glory and power ...

23. Enough Spirit to Go Around!

Acts 10:44-48

Sermon

Ken Lentz

A minister once received a bottle of apricot brandy from one of his parishioners under the condition that the minister thank the donor for his gift in the Sunday bulletin. On the following Sunday, the notice read: "The pastor thanks Mr. Jones for the apricots and the spirit in which they were given." Some Bible readers look at the words from Acts 10, "While Peter was still speaking, the Holy Spirit fell upon all who heard the word" (v. 44), and conclude, "Aha! A Pentecost story!" Then the words of verse 45 ...

24. Love One Another

1 John 3:11-24

Understanding Series

Thomas F. Johnson

Loving One Another Verses 11–18 are unified by the theme of loving one another. Love among the members of the community was first raised in 1 John 2:10 (as love for one’s “brother” or sister) and was the link into this section of the letter in 3:10b. The background to this emphasis on love is the schism which has divided the community (1 John 2:19) and has set former community members against one another. The schismatics have shown a flagrant, Cain-like disregard for their fellow believers. The Elder is ...

25. God’s Love and Ours

1 John 4:7-21, 1 John 5:1-12

Understanding Series

Thomas F. Johnson

God’s Love and Our Love There is little agreement among those who have made a serious study of 1 John as to how to divide 1 John 4:7–5:4, but most have understood 4:7–12 to center around God’s love for us and, in response, our love for one another. It is likely that the opponents of the Elder had stressed their love for God (cf. 4:10, 20), their devotion, piety, and mystical spirituality (cf. 1:6, 8, 10; 2:4, 6, 9; 3:18; 4:1). But the Elder thinks that it is God’s love for human beings which is ...

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