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1. Who Are You?
Hebrews 12:18-29
Sermon
Leonard Sweet
We are now in the midst of a "shaking of the foundations." What is it that remains when all else is shaken and taken? At the time of this writing, the devastating earthquake in Kobe, Japan, has reminded us all once again just how fragile is our world. As the earth itself slips and slides under our feet, our cities come tumbling down around our ears, and the security of our communities is dashed t...
2. God Is Rock Solid
Hebrews 12:18-29
Sermon
Clayton A. Lord
The phone rang in the pastor's office. On the other end of the line, a still, small voice was asking for help. The unidentified woman didn't say much. She simply said that her world had been turned upside down and she didn't know where else to turn. Many of us can identify with that woman. We have lived it at times. One day your husband comes home and announces he wants a divorce. You get a phone ...
3. Much Obliged
Hebrews 12:14-29, Psalm 116:1-19
Sermon
Bill Bouknight
There is a quaint expression that you often hear in the rural sections of our country. Instead of saying "thank you," folks say, "Much obliged." It's really a beautiful expression. "Much obliged" means that I am much obligated to you for what you have done for me. I want to declare that we are a "much obliged" people this morning. I call us to do exactly what that old beloved hymn from the brown ...
4. The Most Exciting Moment of Your Life
1 Cor 5:1-13, Rev 21:1-27, Rev 6:1-17, Heb 12:14-29, Rev 22:7-21, Phil 1:12-30
Sermon
James Merritt
The great Bible teacher, John MacArthur, told the story of how recently his sister died of cancer, and went to be with the Lord. One of the last times John saw his sister was at the hospital. She was suffering terribly. They talked very candidly about the future. She looked up at him and said, "John, I am going to die very soon and be with the Lord." Dr. MacArthur looked at his sister and made thi...
5. Hebrews 12:1-2, 12-17
Hebrews 12:1-2, 12-17
Sermon
Leonard Sweet
The homily to the Hebrews is full of dire warnings and extravagant promises. Both of these extremes are punctuated by the writer's almost frenetic pleas for the people to press on in faithfulness so that they may bring the promises to fruition in their own lives. The first two verses of chapter 12 establish a motif that the author continues through verse 13. Using familiar physicality, he creates...
6. A.Y.O.R. (At Your Own Risk)
Hebrews 12:1-2, 12-17
Sermon
Leonard Sweet
With choices come consequences. You can choose between alternatives. You cannot choose the consequences of your choice. When you hear T.G.I.F., what comes to mind...? What about R.S.V.P...? A.S.A.P...? P.C...("Politically Correct"). N.W.O....(Bush's "New World Order"). Or even T.C.B.Y.? ("The Country's Best Yogurt" - We just had to throw that one in.) All these acronyms are shortcuts conveying a...
7. Here I Am
Hebrews 12:18-29
Sermon
Billy D. Strayhorn
Every now and then one of the TV networks offers up one of those shows with an overview of old TV commercials. We look back and laugh at the hairstyles and clothing and laugh. Some the of the more famous and prominent ad characters are still around. Do you remember E.F Hutton commercials. They were for a stock brokerage firm. The TV ads would show two people talking in the midst of a crowd of noi...
Sermon
James Merritt
It is the mother of all family feuds. It is known as "The Hatfields and the McCoys." It started in 1878; it ended in 1890. It was a twelve- year war between two neighbors that killed three Hatfields, seven McCoys, and two outsiders. What was the feud over—a hog! Bitterness over one hog stole twelve years and twelve lives. I'm going to talk to you today about a subject that I believe probably affl...
Sermon
King Duncan
Richard Slyhoff, a Pennsylvania man who lived in the late 1800s, never cared about God--at least, during his lifetime. But as he pondered his impending death, Slyhoff became convinced that he would have to face some form of eternal judgement. Did this fear cause him to repent and seek a relationship with God? No. Slyhoff had a better idea. He would hide from God instead. He dug his burial plot in...
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Charles L. Aaron
Every pastor sees the damage that is done to people by too heavy an emphasis on God's judgment. The damage often begins in childhood. Because children can be rambunctious, adults too often try to frighten them into obedience. The church is no exception to this practice. Parents sometimes report that their children have come home from Sunday school or vacation Bible school in tears and trembling be...
11. The City Unshakeable
Psalm 46:1-11, Hebrews 12:25-29
Sermon
A lot more than buildings of mortar and steel were shaken up by the events of this past Tuesday, America experienced a shaking that reached into it's very roots. The assumption that "it can't happen here" has been jolted out of us. The belief that even when a terrorist attack succeeds, its damage will be limited and isolated has been demolished. "Airport security" has become an oxymoron. Confidenc...
12. Consuming Fire
Hebrews 12:18-29
Sermon
Will Willimon
Some of you are new here. If you are...welcome! If you are a new student, a particular welcome to you. After all, this is your Chapel. I want you to feel...what is it I want you to feel? I almost said, "This is your Chapel and I want you all to feel right at home." That's what I almost said. "I want you to make yourself at home, comfortable." But it's hard to feel that way in Duke Chapel. The pl...
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