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  • Oh What A Tangled Web We Weave Series

    Contributed by Mark Connelly on Jul 31, 2003
    based on 134 ratings
     | 17,886 views

    When we take pleasure in sinful things we weave the very web that ensnares us

    Oh What A Tangled Web We Weave! Mark 6:14-29 In our undergraduate years at the University of Maryland I was taking classes like business law and statistics, while my wife Kay was a philosophy major. It got to the point that we spoke two different languages. Kay just sounded a lot smarter than ...read more

  • John The Baptizer's Death Series

    Contributed by Garth Wehrfritz- Hanson on Jul 4, 2003
    based on 78 ratings
     | 9,533 views

    John the baptizer, an innocent man is beheaded by Herod Antipas.

    Sermon for 5 Pent Yr B, 13/07/2003 Based on Mk 6:14-29 Grace Lutheran Church, Medicine Hat, Alberta By Pastor Garth Wehrfritz-Hanson Ever since the beginning, prophets have, more often than not, lived on a collision course with “the powers that be.” Indeed, the prophetic word, often embodied ...read more

  • John The Baptizer's Death Series

    Contributed by Garth Wehrfritz- Hanson on Jul 6, 2003
    based on 41 ratings
     | 15,825 views

    A sermon on the tragic beheading of John the baptizer.

    Sermon for 5 Pent Yr B, 13/07/2003 Based on Mk 6:14-29 Grace Lutheran Church, Medicine Hat, Alberta By Pastor Garth Wehrfritz-Hanson Ever since the beginning, prophets have, more often than not, lived on a collision course with “the powers that be.” Indeed, the prophetic word, often embodied ...read more

  • John The Baptist

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jul 9, 2003
    based on 88 ratings
     | 12,828 views

    Does the message of John the Baptist have any relevance in the 21st Century?

    Sharrington 13-07-03 John the Baptist - Mk 6:14-29 Our Gospel this morning is all about the ministry and death of that enigmatic character -John the Baptist. Story: As I was thinking about John the Baptist, I wondered what would life be like in our parish - if ...read more

  • Don't Hang Around With A Truth-Teller!

    Contributed by James Westmoreland on Oct 23, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,876 views

    Those who bear the good news, who proclaim the glad tidings, need be aware that it will not be easy to be a truth-teller who is preaching the need for repentance and asking for God’s forgiveness.

    Little Emily, the minister’s daughter, ran into the house, crying as though her heart would break. "What’s wrong, dear?" asked the pastor. "My doll! Billy broke it!" she sobbed. "How did he break it, Emily?" "I hit him over the head with it."(1) I just returned from a week at Junior Camp at ...read more

  • Herodias

    Contributed by Thomas Hensley on May 4, 2003
    based on 114 ratings
     | 16,045 views

    Do you influence for positive or infect with negatives?

    HERODIAS Mark 6:14-28 Her name is the feminine form of Herod, the title worn by the political rulers during the life and times of Jesus and the apostles. Herod means heroic…but they were far more hellish than heroic. She is the embodiment of the most despicable traits of this despotic ruling ...read more

  • Be Careful What You Promise

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Nov 17, 2004
    based on 34 ratings
     | 6,620 views

    A sermon based on a vacation bible school song encouraging us to be more careful and deliberate in the way in which we live.

    Be Careful What You Promise Mark 6:14-29 Intro: There is an old chorus that I learned as a child in Vacation Bible School that applies to this passage beautifully. The words are as follows; Verse 1 - “O be careful little hands what you do. For the Father up above is looking down in love. So be ...read more

  • Pressure

    Contributed by Lou Nicholes on Oct 13, 2004
    based on 19 ratings
     | 4,917 views

    Do I ever feel like I am in a pressure cooker, or that I am being pulled and pushed in every direction? Well, I can respond like Herod. I can be manipulated by it to the point where I am forced to make decisions contrary to what I know is right. Or I can

    THOUGHTS ABOUT THE PASSAGE: The Hope College Women’s basketball team had made it to the national playoffs. The final game saw Hope 20 points behind with 10 minutes left to play. The team remained calm and began to narrow the gap. Then with just 5 seconds remaining, a 3 point basket tied the game. ...read more

  • Training For Discipleship Series

    Contributed by Tom Fuller on Sep 15, 2004
    based on 35 ratings
     | 5,338 views

    Believe it or not, you don’t have to have it all together to serve Jesus Christ. In this week’s study of the Gospel of Mark we learn how Jesus trained His disciples through disappointment and death to bring the gospel.

    Sports teams always like to play before a hometown crowd. Here in Portland they say that the “fan factor” can really help the Trailblazers win games. But when it comes to ministry, often playing to the home town crowd is a disappointing experience. Either because of past relationships or ...read more

  • The Preacher Who Lost His Head Series

    Contributed by David Moore on Nov 4, 2005
    based on 49 ratings
     | 9,382 views

    An examination of the arrest and martyrdom of John the Baptist, showing that a man may kill the messenger, but not his message.

    The Preacher Who Lost His Head Aim: To show how John’s fearless condemnation of Herod and his wife resulted in his death, yet his message lived on. Text: Mark 6:14-29 Introduction: John the Baptist was, of course, the forerunner to Christ, “the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye ...read more

  • How To Handle Life

    Contributed by Martin Wiles on May 8, 2002
    based on 175 ratings
     | 33,439 views

    This sermon gives Biblical guidelines to deal with the pressures of life successfully.

    Introduction Lloyd J. Ogilve, in his book "Life Without Limits," tells the story of a pastor who in the space of one week heard the following comments from various people: A woman said; “I’m under tremendous pressure from my son these days. I can’t seem to satisfy him, however hard I work. He ...read more

  • A Tale Of Two Dances Series

    Contributed by Bradley Hall on Jul 19, 2002
    based on 60 ratings
     | 7,108 views

    The tragedy of Herod contrasts with the triumph of King David.

    There are two different gatherings mentioned in our readings this morning. One of them takes place in the court of King David, and the other takes place in the court of Herod Antipas, tetrarch of Judæa. They are similar in that they tell about two powerful leaders putting on elaborate feasts of ...read more

  • John The Baptist

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jul 9, 2009
    based on 11 ratings
     | 16,225 views

    John the Baptist - radical and countercultural par excellence

    Sermon: John the Baptist – Radical and Countercultural par excellence Story: A young police officer was taking his final exam for the police academy and he was set the following problem to solve. “You are on patrol in the outer city when an explosion occurs in a gas main in a nearby street. On ...read more

  • Careful Promises

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Jul 9, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,426 views

    St. Thomas Acquinas said, "All of society is based on promises and trust." We must therefore be careful about the promises we make and our intentions to keep them.

    Mark 6: 14 – 29 / Be Careful What You Promise Intro: An Irishman had been drinking all night at a pub. The bartender announced the pub was closing so the Irishman stood up to leave and fell flat on his face. He tried again to stand with the same result; so, he decided to crawl outside and get ...read more

  • Self-Satisfaction

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Jul 11, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,657 views

    Envy and self-satisfaction are destructive forces in the life of God’s children.

    Text: “For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you will find disorder and every evil practice” (James 3:16). I would venture to say that all of us have harbored envy at some time in our life time. It is not uncommon for us to resent someone because they have accomplished something in ...read more