Worship in the Kingdom
Series: The Kingdom
Other sermons in the series
The Tasty Pastry & the Magi
January 04, 2009
The visit of the magi is recorded only in Matthew's gospel. They are mentioned in...
King Herod and the Hidden Baby
January 11, 2009
King Herod, appointed by the Romans in 37 B.C. to rule over Judea, was known for his...
Next Party in Nazareth: Incognito King
January 18, 2009
The king cake contains a hidden baby. If you happen to get the baby, you are...
Worship in the Kingdom
January 25, 2009
Announce the Kingdom
February 01, 2009
Jesus called for his hearers to repent-to turn around and head in another direction...
The Year of the Lord Announced
February 08, 2009
Jesus stood up to read from the scroll of Isaiah in the synagogue of his hometown...
Fishing is Kingdom Business
February 15, 2009
Mark records the initial message of Jesus in Galilee: "The Kingdom of God is near...
Son of God, King of Israel
February 22, 2009
The fourth gospel differs in many ways from the other three. John enriches and expands...
Economic Temptations
March 01, 2009
Jesus is tempted by the devil, after 40 days of fasting, to turn the loaf-looking...
Political Temptations
March 08, 2009
Jesus was proclaiming and bringing the kingdom of God on this earth. He was seeking to...
Religious Temptations
March 15, 2009
Jesus has twice been tempted by the devil. He is tired, hungry, lonely, and...
Keeping the Holy Place Clean
March 22, 2009
In one of the most controversial texts in the Gospel of John, the evangelist records...
Overwhelmed with Sorrow
March 29, 2009
The anticipation of pain is part of suffering, and it may be as difficult as the pain...
Calling Down the Angels
April 05, 2009
A crowd armed with clubs and swords came to arrest Jesus. One of their leaders lost an...
Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews
April 12, 2009
The kingdom is a theme in the trial of Jesus including his interrogation by the Roman...
What Kind of Soil Are You?
April 19, 2009
This parable tells the secrets about the kingdom of God. Particularly, it relates how...
On Being Seeds or Weeds
April 26, 2009
The authenticity of people who claim to be in the kingdom of God has always been a...
You Can Grow Faster
May 03, 2009
Here are two similar parables placed together for emphasis. Jesus starts both stories...
Your Hidden Treasure
May 10, 2009
Jesus combines two pictures again, a hidden treasure and the finest pearl. In each...
490 Forgivings
May 17, 2009
One of the strangest and most memorable pictures Jesus ever painted with his words is...
The Quiet Shouts of Jesus
May 24, 2009
Amazing Grace Just Doesn't Seem Fair
May 31, 2009
The employer’s decision in this story does seem unfair. He pays the very same wage to...
Fill Up the Banquet Hall
June 07, 2009
This story is wide and deep. It tells us about the wonderful invitation that the king...
Don't Worry Be Happy
June 14, 2009
“Happiness—who has it and why” serves as the introduction to the Sermon on the Mount...
Can't We All Just Get Along
June 21, 2009
We need to connect the reality and authenticity of our worship with the condition of...
Marriage, Adultery, and Divorce
June 28, 2009
Gouging out an eye, cutting off a hand--this is both gruesome and unforgettable...
Designer Jeans and Fast Food
July 05, 2009
We enjoy a variety and quantity of food and clothes that other generations could not...
Measuring Your Success in Life
July 12, 2009
A “standard” is “something set up and established by authority as a rule for the...
How to Treat Other People
July 19, 2009
The teachings of Jesus profoundly affect our language, culture, and vocabulary. The...
Teaching Values Like Jesus Did
July 26, 2009
A half million attacks and robberies occur in public high schools each month...
Self-Denial or Self-Affirmation?
August 02, 2009
I picture my lovely wife sitting beside me on the couch, her hands busy with some...
Family: Friends or Enemies?
August 09, 2009
My earliest memory is in black and white. I am standing with my brother Tim beside my...
Loving God
August 16, 2009
Our first love is to be God himself. This is the heart of the first commandment in the...
Loving Our Neighbor
August 23, 2009
The story about the Good Samaritan is introduced by an encounter with an “expert in...
Loving One Another
August 30, 2009
Loving one another is the emulation of Christ.
Loving the Lost
September 06, 2009
Jesus spotted Zacchaeus in the tree. I imagine this notorious thief was preparing for...
Carried on Eagles' Wings
September 13, 2009
God told Moses that he would make the Hebrew people “a kingdom of priests and a holy...
The Ideal King
September 20, 2009
The U.S. Constitution requires that the president be born in this country.
Thine is the Kingdom
September 27, 2009
We have said and sung, “Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory.” It is the...
The Everlasting Kingdom
October 04, 2009
Daniel was a young Hebrew intellectual taken to Babylon when the Kingdom of Judah was...
The Kingdom of the Saints
October 11, 2009
The first half of the Book of Daniel reads something like an historical narrative of...
The Overcomers
October 18, 2009
A woman clothed with the sun is pictured here along with a red dragon engaged in a...
New Heaven, New Earth
October 25, 2009
Many times I have stood beside the open grave with grieving families. Often I have...
We've Got the Keys
November 01, 2009
Jesus mentions both “my church” and “the kingdom of heaven” only in this passage...
Your Kingdom Power
November 08, 2009
The disciples are contemplating the departure of their resurrected Lord. He is...
Praying Down the Kingdom
November 15, 2009
“After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken” (Acts 4:31).
How To Tell About the Kingdom
November 22, 2009
“We must go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” Paul and Barnabas...
The Hope of Israel In US
November 29, 2009
Paul told the Jews, “It is because of the hope of Israel that I am bound with this...
God Made a Promise
December 06, 2009
Mary is such an amazing and endearing presence in the story of Christmas. She is young...
We Sing the Song
December 13, 2009
I do not know if Zechariah was a singer. Maybe he sang out of tune. Maybe he was operatic.
Caesar Plays Into God's Hand
December 20, 2009
The government is going to take a census. A census is very important to the government...
Resolve to Build His Kingdom
December 27, 2009
These shepherds are on the low end of the economic ladder in Israel. They really don’t...