Sermon and Worship Resources

Matthew 28:16-20

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... =ForTheInterestedNewsletter. 2. Michael Shannon. 3. Francis Schaeffer, The Mark of the Christian (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity, 1970), foreword. Joseph M. Stowell, The Trouble With Jesus (Chicago: Moody Publishers, 2003). 4. “My Beloved Daughter” by The Rev. William (Scott) Campbell, Pastor, Harvard Epworth United Methodist Church. http://www.gbgm umc.org/harepumc/sermons/Matthew%203 13.ser.htm. Cited by R. Charles Grant, D.Min., Bon Air Presbyterian Church Richmond, Virginia. http://www.bonairpc.org ...

2. The Parable of the Sower

Matthew 13:1-23

Understanding Series

Robert H. Mounce

... proper. All forms of the Hebrew māšāl except the riddle are found in the New Testament, primarily in the Synoptic Gospels. The parable is a simple story taken from daily life that illustrates an ethical or religious truth. William Scott observes, “Disinclined as he was to discursive exposition, the Semite practised the art of persuasion by thus skillfully appealing to the imagination” (HDB rev., p. 725). For many years the church allegorized the parables, ignoring the obvious meaning and finding ...

3. The Parable of the Weeds

Matthew 13:24-30

Understanding Series

Robert H. Mounce

... proper. All forms of the Hebrew māšāl except the riddle are found in the New Testament, primarily in the Synoptic Gospels. The parable is a simple story taken from daily life that illustrates an ethical or religious truth. William Scott observes, “Disinclined as he was to discursive exposition, the Semite practised the art of persuasion by thus skillfully appealing to the imagination” (HDB rev., p. 725). For many years the church allegorized the parables, ignoring the obvious meaning and finding ...

4. The Parable of the Mustard Seed and the Yeast

Matthew 13:31-35

Understanding Series

Robert H. Mounce

... proper. All forms of the Hebrew māšāl except the riddle are found in the New Testament, primarily in the Synoptic Gospels. The parable is a simple story taken from daily life that illustrates an ethical or religious truth. William Scott observes, “Disinclined as he was to discursive exposition, the Semite practised the art of persuasion by thus skillfully appealing to the imagination” (HDB rev., p. 725). For many years the church allegorized the parables, ignoring the obvious meaning and finding ...

5. The Parable Of the Weeds Explained

Matthew 13:36-43

Understanding Series

Robert H. Mounce

... proper. All forms of the Hebrew māšāl except the riddle are found in the New Testament, primarily in the Synoptic Gospels. The parable is a simple story taken from daily life that illustrates an ethical or religious truth. William Scott observes, “Disinclined as he was to discursive exposition, the Semite practised the art of persuasion by thus skillfully appealing to the imagination” (HDB rev., p. 725). For many years the church allegorized the parables, ignoring the obvious meaning and finding ...

6. The Parable of the Hidden Treasure and the Pearl

Matthew 13:44-46

Understanding Series

Robert H. Mounce

... proper. All forms of the Hebrew māšāl except the riddle are found in the New Testament, primarily in the Synoptic Gospels. The parable is a simple story taken from daily life that illustrates an ethical or religious truth. William Scott observes, “Disinclined as he was to discursive exposition, the Semite practised the art of persuasion by thus skillfully appealing to the imagination” (HDB rev., p. 725). For many years the church allegorized the parables, ignoring the obvious meaning and finding ...

7. The Parable of the Net

Matthew 13:47-52

Understanding Series

Robert H. Mounce

... proper. All forms of the Hebrew māšāl except the riddle are found in the New Testament, primarily in the Synoptic Gospels. The parable is a simple story taken from daily life that illustrates an ethical or religious truth. William Scott observes, “Disinclined as he was to discursive exposition, the Semite practised the art of persuasion by thus skillfully appealing to the imagination” (HDB rev., p. 725). For many years the church allegorized the parables, ignoring the obvious meaning and finding ...

8. A Prophet Without Honor

Matthew 13:53-58

Understanding Series

Robert H. Mounce

... proper. All forms of the Hebrew māšāl except the riddle are found in the New Testament, primarily in the Synoptic Gospels. The parable is a simple story taken from daily life that illustrates an ethical or religious truth. William Scott observes, “Disinclined as he was to discursive exposition, the Semite practised the art of persuasion by thus skillfully appealing to the imagination” (HDB rev., p. 725). For many years the church allegorized the parables, ignoring the obvious meaning and finding ...

9. Your Wake-up Call

Philippians 3:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... life suddenly and dramatically changed. Chad was now focused on becoming the best Navy SEAL possible in order to honor his mentor, Scott Helvenston. Most of us would think that’s a lofty and worthwhile goal. Chad trained hard, made it into the SEAL ... and peace and fulfillment. No other goal will satisfy your life in the same way. And that brings us back to the story of Chad Williams, our Navy SEAL who thought he would find success in a military career with one of the most elite special forces teams in the ...

10. For a Nineteen-year-old Who Died of Cancer

Mark 15:1-15

Eulogy

Arthur H. Kolsti

... an uncle, a sister, a close friend, and a neighbor/employer. These were prepared prior to the service and delivered to the pastor. The aim of the meditation was to bring everything together, provide a theological perspective, and seal the service with a word of hope. Thank you William, Susan, Adam, and Jonathan. You have, through your words, made Scott present to us. In your words we could hear him, see him, recognize him, and say "Amen." There is a common thread running through your words. Whether one knew ...

11. Hope for People Who Are Angry

Ephesians 4:30-5:2

Sermon

King Duncan

... anger are dangerous emotions. A group of medical students years ago were tested for hostility by Dr. Redford Williams, professor of psychiatry and psychology at Duke University. Twenty-five years later, those with low hostility scores had ... you and this is so unlike you.’ In spite of himself, Ken cracked up laughing and they hugged each other. Ken Blanchard writes, his “Scott never left his truck in the driveway again and I got better at reaffirming at the end of a reprimand.” Then Ken adds, “Tell ...

12. Leaving Home

Genesis 12:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... it doesn’t show when people smile. A decoration can add $50 to $100 to the cost of a crown. One of Scott’s dental designs was for his son, John. “John is studying mortuary science in school,” Scott said. “He wants a casket [on his crown].” Well, it takes all kinds, but many people like to carry home with them. Home gives us our identity. We have deep emotional ties there. Bishop William Willimon tells about a man who was in a Japanese prisoner of war camp during World War II. It was a place ...

13. Discipleship - Path to Fulfillment

Mark 10:35-45

Sermon

James W. Robinson

... time his superiors refused to allow him to go back to the combat zone, although he pleaded for still another chance. Today, Stan Scott, a non-combatant, bears the marks of battle: legs that are scarred and unsteady, and a lung that frequently collapses from service- ... for many." He asked no more of others than he demanded of himself. 1. William Barclay, The Gospel of Mark, The Daily Study Bible Series, (Philadelphia: The Westminster Press, 1975), p. 255. 2. Ibid, pp. 255, 256. 3. From a ...

14. No-fault Religion

2 Corinthians 5:6-10 (11-13), 14-17

Sermon

Maurice A. Fetty

... , than the belief that we are men of good will and all the ill will lies in the other." Dr. Williams continues, "The history of human pretenses, self-deception, and failure to see our hostility and resentment of the other is ... vibrant, vital, ambassador of grace and renewal throughout the Greco-Roman world. But it is the power of God that does it, says Paul. And M. Scott Peck, the psychiatrist says the same thing. In his book, The Road Less Traveled, which has been on the best-seller list for many years, ...

15. Hearts

2 Corinthians 6:14--7:1

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

... Paul,” in The Dead Sea Scrolls: Forty Years of Research (STDJ 10; Leiden: Brill, 1992), pp. 327–39 (here p. 335); William J. Webb, Returning Home: New Covenant and Second Exodus as the Context for 2 Corinthians 6:14–7:1 (JSNTSup 85; Sheffield ... he will be to me a son”) originally applied to the future “seed” of David (cf. 2 Sam. 7:14). Cf. James M. Scott, “Adoption, Sonship,” DPL, pp. 15–18; idem, “Restoration of Israel,” DPL, pp. 796–805. By setting a period after v. 17 and beginning ...

16. The Greatest Gift

Luke 2:1-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... Press sent out a picture of cattle standing on the roof of a house. No, they had not climbed there. Flood waters around Fort Scott, Kansas had carried them there. Just as cattle cannot shimmy up a drain pipe to stand on a rooftop, and a turtle cannot climb ... into our hearts. There is no other avenue that leads into the Kingdom of God. In 1924, an English artist by the names of William Wolcott came to New York City to record his impressions of that great metropolis. One morning he was visiting in the office of ...

17. A Hearing Heart

1 Kings 2:10-12, 3:3-14

Sermon

Stan Purdum

... . 2. Selections from the Writings of Thomas Coke, Warren Thomas Smith, ed. (Nashville: The Upper Room, 1966), p. 15. 3. M. Scott Peck, People of the Lie (New York: Simon and Schuster, 1983), pp. 62-66. 4. These questions have been drawn from two sources: Gerald May, Care of Mind/Care of Spirit (San Francisco: Harper San Francisco, reprint edition, 1992), p. 144; and Michael Battle, writing in Essentials of Christian Theology, William C. Placher, ed. (Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2003), p. 287.

18. Advent 1

1 Corinthians 1:1-9, Isaiah 63:7--64:12, Mark 13:32-37, Mark 13:1-31

Sermon Aid

E. Carver McGriff

... them. He knew them pretty well, and was aware that some of them could be pretty contentious. Referring to Corinth, William Barclay acknowledges her greatness when it comes to economics and culture, but he also notes, "But there was another ... and watch American children scream and grab toys in discount stores, while their mothers push shopping carts piled high with gadgets." Have you read Scott Peck's splendid book The Road Less Traveled? He told me once that he is convinced that he didn't write that book by ...

19. The Call of the Cross

Luke 9:18-27

Sermon

... Five days before his "inevitable death" on May 18, 1981, according to Russell Baker ("Planning for an Eloquent Exit"), William Saroyan telephoned the Associated Press "to issue his last official words." These were: "Everybody has got to die, but ... in Jesus Christ. In his book, Ambition: The Secret Passion, Joseph Epstein, editor of The American Scholar, discusses the life of F. Scott Fitzgerald and points out that he went from early success to a second phase where he sold himself out to Hollywood, drank ...

20. The Deeper Meaning Of Christmas

Isaiah 63:7--64:12

Sermon

King Duncan

... sent out a picture of cattle standing on the roof of a house. No, they had not climbed there. Flood waters around Fort Scott, Kansas had carried them there. Just as a turtle cannot climb a fencepost or cattle shimmy up a drain pipe, we cannot by ... Christmas has come into our hearts. There is no other avenue that leads into the Kingdom of God. In 1924, an English artist named William Wolcott came to New York City to record his impressions of that great metropolis. One morning he was visiting in the office of ...

21. Why We Believe In God

Hebrews 11:1-40

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... I can't do that...It means that I shouldn't and wouldn't, and couldn't... A little while ago I mentioned M. Scott Peck. You know what he says? He says that the psychiatric profession owes its very life to the church. And do you know why? It ... us, why we look for the meaning of our lives in the future, why we carry our question marks with us toward that far horizon. William Wordsworth put it beautifully in one of his poems. He describes our life as a journey across a tiny island. In the morning of our lives ...

22. Boasting

2 Corinthians 11:1-15, 2 Corinthians 11:16-33, 2 Corinthians 12:1-10

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

... the way for the account of the incident under King Aretas in 11:30–33 (see further below). Paul thinks primarily in terms of nations (cf. Scott, Paul and the Nations.) 11:29 The NIV translates the verb pyroumai as I inwardly burn. On the other hand, the verb can be understood figuratively as signifying “be inflamed with grief.” Cf. William Horbury and David Noy, Jewish Inscriptions of Graeco-Roman Egypt (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1992), pp. 64–69 (esp. p. 67). Note the other references ...

23. Boasting

2 Corinthians 11:16-33, 2 Corinthians 1:1-11, 2 Corinthians 12:1-10

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

... the way for the account of the incident under King Aretas in 11:30–33 (see further below). Paul thinks primarily in terms of nations (cf. Scott, Paul and the Nations.) 11:29 The NIV translates the verb pyroumai as I inwardly burn. On the other hand, the verb can be understood figuratively as signifying “be inflamed with grief.” Cf. William Horbury and David Noy, Jewish Inscriptions of Graeco-Roman Egypt (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1992), pp. 64–69 (esp. p. 67). Note the other references ...

24. Light For A New Year

Isaiah 60:1-22

Sermon

King Duncan

... 't doing it for the publicity or the glory. He just admired the legacy, and believed that it was worth preserving. We don't know when William Morris died. But when Hamp Alexander Owens died in 1948, his obituary stated that he was "the keeper of the Saluda fire." The fire itself had been ... his glory will appear over you." That is God's promise to us and our promise to the world. 1. Marcia Scott, THE FUNNIES MAILING LIST. 2. Nell W. Mohney, DON'T PUT A PERIOD WHERE GOD PUT A COMMA (Nashville: Dimensions for ...

25. A Man Named Useful

Philemon 1:8-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... record, 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 ... Barry Bailey, pastor of a mega‑church in Fort Worth, Texas, tells of two of his closest friends, Jean and William Tucker. William is Chancellor at Texas Christian University. An article in the Fort Worth Star‑Telegram featured their coming to terms ...