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Joel 2:12-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... ALSO HERE TO REPENT. It is of little help to acknowledge our unworthiness for Christ's sacrifice unless we are willing to make some changes. In his book, DEN OF LIONS, Terry Anderson, tells about his captivity by Islamic militants in Beirut. Anderson was held longer than any of his compatriots during that trying time. This gave Anderson time to reflect on his own spiritual pilgrimage. Like a soldier entering Ft. Dix, Anderson had some stuff he needed to get rid of. In one of the most touching scenes in the ...

2. Like A Mighty Army

John 17:20-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... are here to serve people in the name of Jesus Christ. (3) A FINAL WAY THE CHURCH IS TO BE LIKE AN ARMY IS IN ITS DEVOTION TO ITS COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF. We have one leader as the church of Jesus Christ, and that is our risen Lord. More than 20 years ago Jerry B. Jenkins wrote the book, THE WORLD'S STRONGEST MAN, with Paul Anderson. Anderson was the 1956 Olympic weight lifting gold medalist. He stood 5'9" and weighed 375 pounds. He was a strongman, says Jenkins, not a body-builder, and to the uninformed he might ...

3. Pop Star Madonna and the Cross

Mark 8:31-38

Sermon

King Duncan

... obvious,” he says. “This is a serious scientific meeting,” someone said. “Don’t be silly, don’t bring up science fiction.” So Anderson hid off in a corner, and when the meeting was over he was going to sneak out so that nobody saw him. But ... of pain. (8) All because she is seeking to be a faithful follower of Jesus. And then there’s you and me. We can’t miss our favorite TV show? We can’t afford to give more than a pittance out of the abundance with which God has blessed us to the work of ...

4. Nobody Wants To Make Cold Calls

Luke 10:1-24

Sermon

King Duncan

... thanking God for this home and invoking His blessings on this couple. As they stood the young woman turned to her husband, put her arms around his neck, and said, "Honey, now we have everything!" Moments later they stood on the front porch with arms around each other, waving goodbye to Anderson. Even the old rooster seemed friendlier, Anderson thought, as he drove down the gravel road, looking back at the house. Had he missed something? No, the house was as bleak and bare as before, but now he realized that ...

5. Advent 2

Matthew 3:1-12, Isaiah 11:1-16, Romans 14:1--15:13

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... shoulders at this peculiar man. It is not likely that many of those who encountered this street prophet took him seriously, any more seriously than we would take the likes of a John the Baptist living an unconventional lifestyle and pointing the finger of accusation at each of us with the solemn warning, "Repent!" In his book, Den of Lions, Terry Anderson, the longest held captive of the Islamic fanatics in Beirut, tells of his spiritual turning in the narrow confines of the prison cell. Living intimately ...

6. All I Want for Christmas is Hope

Luke 1:26-38

Sermon

James W. Moore

... am I. I am the Lord’s servant,” she said. “Let it be to me according to your word.” Here in Mary and Isaiah we see powerful portraits Christian hope painted with three bold strokes. Here they are. I. First of all, Mary and Isaiah were persons of great hope ... s about hope; it’s about trust in God, and that’s what gave me the strength to make it through each day.” And then Terry Anderson said, “You do what you have to do. Faith helps you to do what you have to do. I spent a lot of time with the ...

7. I Am the Vine

John 15:1-17

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... you, ask. It really is a clear word about relationship, and that’s what this passage is all about, relationship, relationship between you and Jesus Christ. Now sometimes we can get a glimpse of the depth of that relationship with Christ by looking at a human relationship. Such a relationship was that of Marian Anderson and her mother. If you study about Marian Anderson, I have an idea that the beauty of her music will, will bring tears to your eyes, but the beauty of her character might bring you to your ...

8. Sinner Or Saint?

Hebrews 7:11-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... problem. So that afternoon he had the funeral sermon. The pastor pointed at the casket and said, "You know this man was a scoundrel, but he was a saint compared to his brother." (1) We don't want to be hypocritical. And yet I have the somewhat painful pleasure to inform you that you are a saint. Neil T. Anderson in his book, VICTORY OVER THE DARKNESS, has a very thought-provoking paragraph that I would ask you to grapple with this morning. He writes, "Many Christians refer to themselves as sinners saved by ...

9. The Total Steward

1 Chronicles 29:1-9

Sermon

Edward Inabinet

... to take it. All are wrong. The Bible says, "The earth is the Lord''s." That''s not good advice--it''s a great truth. We must adjust to it. Without acknowledging that, nothing else will come out right. Luke 12 records the parable of the rich fool. This man felt ... by a man wanting him to help figure exactly what a tithe of the man''s income should be. The pastor said wisely, "Mr. Anderson, I am not interested in helping you figure what your tithe is. Every time you figure, God loses. Excuse me, I have something ...

10. Narrow Doors-limitless Horizons

Luke 13:22-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... , will seek to enter and will not be able...." THE DOOR THAT LEADS TO LIFE IS A NARROW ONE. That is the first thing we need to see this morning. In Matthew’s Gospel the matter is stated even more starkly. This time Jesus speaks of a gate rather than ... value, and I had to mean it. I chose life." John Ehrlichman’s voice had been soft until his last sentence: "I chose life." Anderson said he would never forget those words or the voice in which he spoke them. (5) It sounds like this time, perhaps, John ...

11. Serendipity

Matthew 13:44-46

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... him, and nothing he did pleased them. They pounced on every petty thing they could find. The greatness of Anderson and the power of his imagination is seen in one confrontation. “Here is an error,” said one of his critics. “Why do you write dog here with a little ‘d’?” “Because I’m writing of a little dog,” said Anderson. Is it any wonder that he has thrilled children for generations! If we will cultivate this kind of wide-eyed wonder of the child, the poet and the artist, God’s kingdom ...

12. Laughing in Church

Acts 9:1-19a

Sermon

Carl Jech

... humorous can be a great way to make friends. But it can also be one of the easiest ways to offend people. If Bishop Anderson (in the joke just told) was extremely self-conscious about his lack of good looks, he might have laughed on the surface but cried ... the joyful life that God gives us as a gift of grace. To have a real sense of humor does not mean that we are always laughing. It does mean that we need never lose our ability to laugh. To have a profound sense of humor is to know that the "bottom line" for ...

13. When It's Time For Forgiveness

Matthew 18:21-35

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... forgive, we discover freedom. Forgiving is not forgetting. Forgiving is not excusing, but forgiving is freedom. And the person who is freed is the person who is forgiving. You see, there is something about the act of forgiving that somehow loosens the noose around your neck, unlocks the lock on your heart, and takes the bars away from your soul. It will set you free. Let me tell you, it will set you free if you forgive. For several years Terry Anderson was held hostage in the Middle East. Then, in December ...

14. Rock Bottom

1 Peter 3:13-22

Sermon

David O. Bales

... struggling against. Peter has learned by experience that the consequences of Jesus' resurrection reach from the farthest end of creation to the deepest pit in a prison. God's grace only awaits our asking for it, and sometimes we need it pretty badly before we get around to the asking. Terry Anderson was the Associated Press Bureau Chief in Beirut, Lebanon, when he was captured at gunpoint March 16, 1985. He was held captive nearly seven years. He describes himself at that time as a lapsed Roman Catholic who ...

15. Distracted by Disappointment

Luke 24:13-35

Sermon

King Duncan

... World Series game and added, “It was such a disappointment. I was a Dodger’s fan and the Dodgers never got on base.” The man said, “You were there? You were at the game when Don Larsen pitched the first perfect game in all of World Series history?” “Yeah,” Anderson replied, “but uh, we lost.” He then realized that he had been so caught up in his team’s defeat that he missed out on the fact that he was a witness to a far greater event the first perfect game in World Series history. Leith ...

16. Invited To A Feast

Matthew 22:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... Lucy says something like this, "Accomplish something? I thought all we were supposed to do was keep busy!" (2) There are many of us who are keeping very busy, but we are not accomplishing very much. We are like the proverbial octopus on roller skates. We are here, then we are there, ultimately we are all over the place, but we are not getting anywhere specific. We pursue many pleasures, but find little that brings us lasting happiness. In 1984, Greg Anderson's doctor informed him that he had metastatic lung ...

17. An Army Officer Deeply Concerned

Luke 7:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... it unto one of the least of these,” said Jesus, “you did it unto me.” Oh, I am not saying that helping others builds up brownie points for us in heaven. We do not have a “works” theology. I am saying, however, that showing love to another human being has its own reward. The late, great baseball manager Sparky Anderson discovered that. Between the fifth and sixth games of a World Series several years ago, a newspaper story told about Sparky’s devotion to a friend. Sparky was at that time manager ...

18. The Ultimate Mountaintop Experience

Mark 9:2-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... wish that you had tipped him $50 instead of $5. No, those comparisons aren’t good enough. “Actually,” concludes Pastor Anderson, “I don’t think anything compares. [The disciples of Jesus] saw him as they had never seen him before and ... Moses and one for Elijah.” Then Mark adds parenthetically: “He did not know what to say, they were so frightened.” Mark knew we would understand. Then, if all this wasn’t enough, Mark tells us, “a cloud appeared and covered them, and a voice came from the ...

19. A Lesson Learned from a Snake

Luke 19:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... . Those of you of a certain age who are familiar with this wholesome family program remember little Kathy in all of her innocence and charm. Unfortunately Lauren Chapin’s real life was nothing like Kathy Anderson’s. We are told that Lauren’s mother drank very heavily. When the “Father Knows Best” series ended, Lauren couldn’t get another job in television. Alienated from her mother and from the world of make believe that had given substance to her life, she began running wild. She turned to ...

20. The Secret Of His Success

Galatians 2:11-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... him, and with a new sense of determination, he swung his arm vigorously and began leading his tiny band once again in singing "We’re the Army That Shall Conquer!" (1) I wonder if St. Paul didn’t sometimes feel as foolish as Samuel Logan Brengle did ... must come before greatness. Why don’t you think about this failure a little and pray about it a lot?" Later, Marian Anderson, who helped many another young singer survive the kind of despair she tasted in that first bitter defeat, said, "Whatever is in ...

21. The God Who Comforts

Isaiah 40:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... next three years because of this accident, but his father never asked for the money. He never told him the cost. Leith was grateful. In fact, he says to this day, he is still grateful. (3) This event had an enormous impact on Leith Anderson. We’ve all been there, haven’t we? Maybe we haven’t wrecked our Dad’s new car, but all of us have sinned. All of us have needed forgiveness. There’s someone in this room today for whom the greatest comfort I could give you is to utter these three words, “You ...

22. Come On In The Water's Fine

Luke 3:15-17, 21-22

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... , Baptism Names Us, and Baptism Aims us. Baptism tells us what we are called to do. And we are called to reach out with the Good News. An acquaintance, preacher and publisher of Dynamic Preaching magazine, King Duncan, tell his favorite Fred Craddock story. It seems Dr. Craddock, a graduate of Johnson Bible College in Knoxville, tells about a church in east Tennessee that he pastured in his student days. It was a beautiful little church in Anderson County. The church was a white frame building, pretty as a ...

23. Invited To The Table

Luke 17:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... single-handedly donate the rest of the money owed. But one of the investors, J. W. Anderson, had a slave named Joe, a healthy young man whose labors would be well worth $1,100. So the contractor notified the sheriff, and ... you thank the slave for doing what was commanded? So you also, when you have done all that you were ordered to do, say, "˜We are worthless slaves; we have done only what we ought to have done!'" Some of you are asking, "That's in the teachings of Jesus? That doesn't sound like Jesus at all ...

24. That Hallowed Name (The Third Commandment)

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... man must have seen something outstanding because he said out loud, as an expletive of surprise, the name of Jesus Christ. Immediately Paul Anderson grabbed the man under 'both armpits, lifted him about a foot off the floor, and said, "Have you seen my Lord Jesus? I ... not to be so. Does a spring pour forth from the same opening both fresh and brackish water?" (James 3:10-12) What can we do to reduce the profaning of God's names? Let's begin with television. When you hear God's name used carelessly or ...

25. A Niche For Every Itch

Matthew 13:1-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... known as the parable of the soil. It says to us that PEOPLE RESPOND TO THE GOSPEL IN DIFFERENT WAYS. The Reverend Jerry Anderson, a retired pastor in Tennessee, was an avid duck hunter as a young man. Every fall when the first cold front moved in ... mission as well," Congressman Largent reminds us. "That is the charge and responsibility that Christ has given to each one of us ” that we lay down our life . . . even as Christ laid down his life for us." (4) Wow ” that's a heavy responsibility. Such a ...

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