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651. A Time To Remember - Memorial Day

Revelation 7:9-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... they buried their hatred. The time for healing had come. It was the first Memorial Day. Have you ever wondered why Memorial Day is marked in May? Its date doesn't recall some historic battle. Or the start of some war. Or the signing of an armistice. Why, then, May ... go out to tell our story. 1. NY DAILY NEWS, editorial, 5-30-88, p. 22. 2. Long Island, NY, 5-18-89, p. 6, "A Legion Turn Out to Place the Flag" (Thanks to Dr. John Bardsley for these first two clippings.) 3. Wallace O. Chariton, TEXAS WIT & ...

652. Visioning Or Vanishing?

Proverbs 29:1-27

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... FOR TASKS EQUAL TO ITS POWER, BUT FOR POWER EQUAL TO ITS TASKS. What a difference in attitude and position these two ideas represent! Mark Twain would say that it is "the difference between lighting and a lightening bug." We must not ask for tasks equal to our power ... shy, you know." (4) Herb Miller, in his book FISHING ON THE ASPHALT, shares that the average church member has listened to 6,000 sermons, heard 8,000 prayers, sung 20,000 hymns over and over, and asked ZERO persons to accept Christ as personal ...

653. Pretenders

Matthew 6:5-15, Matthew 6:1-4

Sermon

King Duncan

... moment you are free. I submit to you that if a man hasn't discovered something that he will die for, he isn't fit to live." (6) Most of us will never be asked to die for Christ. But we are asked to live for him. That is really what Ash Wednesday is about ... her to the altar with the rest of the family. She was overheard exclaiming: "But I want to get a tattoo just like Daddy's!" The mark on our forehead is not exactly a tattoo. It is rather a symbol of a tattoo that is upon our heart. We belong to Jesus. We are ...

654. Man, Give Me Some Bread: I Want To See God

John 6:25-59

Sermon

King Duncan

... safely. Then the translator learned that the Aucas had a word for "tree across the ravine"--a very appropriate term to describe reconciliation. (6) That is what the people of Israel needed: a tree across a ravine. Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life: he ... OF CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL, Copyright 1998 by Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen (E-zine: CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL http://www.soupserver.com/ ). 6. J. Warren Kniskern, COURTING DISASTER ( Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1995), p 170. ...

655. The Bridge Builder

Luke 6:27-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... of Donald Duck? Your reaction probably wouldn't have been too different from the disciples' reaction to Jesus' words in Luke 6. What did he mean when he said things like, "Bless those who curse you," "If someone strikes you on one ... goodness against that of our neighbors so that we can feel comfortably self-righteous. But what happens when we measure our goodness against Jesus' example? Mark Twain once said, "Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example." And he's right. This is ...

656. Look Who's Giving Thanks!

Philippians 4:2-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... thankful: “I have good strength in my arms. This helps me move with the wheelchair and helps me walk with crutches." Reason #6: “. . . nearly everything I have experienced has been of value and support to me." Reason #10: “I am thankful for the future ... are in jail -- My wife has left me -- I'm flat broke -- My health is ruined. After writing the list, Carnegie marked through each item that was not true. He eliminated the whole list. Once he established that this “worst-possible scenario" wasn' ...

657. A Place Of Honor

Mark 10:35-45

Sermon

King Duncan

... list of comparisons between the workplace and prison: IN PRISON you spend the majority of your time in an 8 x 10 cell. AT WORK you spend most of your time in a 6 x 8 cubicle. IN PRISON you get three meals a day. AT WORK you only get a break for 1 meal. You have to pay for it and it tastes like prison food ... Dream Work" by Malcolm Campbell in SELLING POWER, April 1999 5. William Barclay, THE GOSPEL OF MARK (Philadelphia: The Westminster Press, 1975), pp. 254, 255. 6. THE JOKESMITH Submitted by Carolyn Braddie.

658. A Powerful Testimony

Mark 8:27-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... to embrace us. He may even carry us across that line. Christ is the TRUE Ironman," Mike writes, "and his sacrifice will carry us all across the finish line."(6) Mike's testimony is the same as Kurt Warner's. It is the testimony upon which our faith is built. Jesus is the Christ--the Son of the ... . 28, 2000. 3. William Barclay, THE GOSPEL OF MARK (Philadelphia: The Westminster Press, 1975). 4. Illusaurus 5. T. Darley Allen, SIGNS OF THE TIMES, January 28, 1930 (Dale Galusha

659. Inexpressible Joy

1 Peter 1:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... up this morning?" Several women leaned against the counter to listen. "This is an average day," she breathed deeply. "After my husband, Ken, leaves for work at 6:00 a.m., I'm alone until I hear the front door open at 7:00 a.m. That's when a friend arrives to get me ... ., 1994), p. 127. 5. Hanoch McCarty in Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen, CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL (Deerfield Beach, FL: Health Communications, Inc.), 1993, pp. 37-39. 6. Copyright (c) 2000 Joni Eareckson Tada. Source: Decision, March 2000 ...

660. What Are You Afraid Of?

Matthew 10:1-42

Sermon

King Duncan

... the letters "BOI" on their name tags. He learned that those letters stood for "Born on Island." Evidently, it is a mark of prestige to have been born in Galveston. Those people with "BOI" on their name tags hadn't done anything to ... the solution to fear is found in God's love. 1. "Clooney pulls prank on Pitt with no effort at all," The Knoxville News-Sentinel, Dec. 6, 2001, p. A2. 2. Dancing on the Strait and Narrow (San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1989). 3. Colonel Jeff O'Leary, Taking the High Ground (Colorado ...

661. Time For A New Vision

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

Angela Akers

... We've tried that before." 3. "We haven't got the manpower." 4. "Don't rock the boat!" 5. "It's too far ahead of the times." 6. "Get a committee to look into it." 7. "You have got to be kidding." 8. "It's not in the budget." 9. "It will be more ... , HE NEEDED TO ENLARGE HIS FOLLOWERS' VISION. When Ben Burton was growing up in the backwoods of Arkansas, he and his friends marked the boundaries of the outside world by the nearest "big city" they knew, McNeil, Arkansas. Every time they wanted to exaggerate a ...

662. Set Free Through Forgiveness!

Matthew 18:21-35

Sermon

King Duncan

... blurted out, "My husband abused me." Slowly, she shared the painful details of her suffering. Yet as Jill listened, she noticed no marks on the woman that would indicate the horrible abuse she had endured. Finally, she asked the woman, "When did this happen?" And ... it is someone you work with. Do not delay. Bring it to the throne of Christ today. 1. GREAT STORIES, Oct.-Dec., 1998, p. 6. 2. Rourke, P.J. EAT THE RICH (New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1998), p. 52. 3. Colonel Jeff O'Leary, TAKING THE HIGH GROUND ...

663. The Defining Moment (A Sermon for New Year's)

Luke 2:21-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... Simeon felt on that day. According to Pastor Lloyd John Ogilvie, the Hebrew word SHALOM carries both the meaning of peace and of salvation. (6) In a tiny baby, Jesus, Simeon found shalom. His life was complete. An encounter with Jesus will do that. And here's the Good News ... this be your defining 1. The Joyful Noiseletter, 1-2002, p. 5. Contributed by Dr. John Bardsley. 2. As told by Mark L. Feldman and Michael F. Spratt in Five Frogs on a Log (New York: HarperBusiness, 1999). 3. Found on the Internet. ...

664. When Life Tumbles In

Mark 13:1-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... . Among the lessons Kristi learned from that time was that waiting on the Lord in itself is healing. You're not just marking time while God does God's thing. Each day you are making new discoveries about how much God loves you. Each day ... all sure I can actually win the race." Smiling slightly, DeMille said, "Heston, you just stay in the race, and I'll make sure you win." (6) Those are the words of God to everyone through a time of tumultuous change: "John, Mary, Heather, you just stay in the race, and I'll ...

665. A Visit To Millennium Manor

Luke 21:5-38

Sermon

King Duncan

... was not out there to remind them of the past sufferings of Christ. Rather, it was placed on that particular wall to mark the East from which Christ was expected to return in the future. To this day Christians put a cross at the East ... down the aisle on her father's arm, the bride turned to her father, and her words echoed through the church. "Is he there?" she asked. (6) She wanted to make sure the groom had made it to the wedding. Listen, church. Christ has called us his own bride and he has promised ...

666. I Can Make It By Myself . . .

1 Corinthians 12:12-31, 1 Corinthians 12:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... a health hazard. A nationwide absence of ordinary garbage collections would paralyze the country in a few short weeks. (6) In the body of Christ, everyone is important. Even the seemingly insignificant participants are urgently needed. As the ... group of strangers? What keeps us from being another social club? It is our equality, our unity, and our charity through the Holy Spirit that marks us as the Church, as the body of Christ. It is the fact that God brought us together and arranged us, just as God wanted ...

667. Preparing the Way

Mark 1:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... God’s primary characteristics. In today’s world it is also God’s most overlooked characteristic. That is God’s righteousness. Mark begins his gospel like this: “The beginning of the gospel about Jesus Christ, the Son of God. It is written in ... knot meant that the stocking held less of Santa Claus’ bounty, so children made sure to behave like angels as Christmas drew near. (6) The threat of punishment will work for a while, as every parent knows, but it really doesn’t change behavior in the long ...

668. How Free Are We?

John 8:31-41

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

Mark Twain once remarked that Americans of the nineteenth century were fortunate to have “freedom of conscience, freedom of speech, and the ... the truth, and the truth will make you free,” He said. (John 8:32) But He wasn’t talking about just any old truth. These words must be placed beside Jesus’ other words in John 14:6 where He said, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life.” It is only in His service that we find that perfect freedom for which we were created. “So if the Son makes you ...

669. I Am Christ's

2 Corinthians 5:17

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... 15: 22), but not only so, he said they were raised up with Christ and made to sit with him in Heavenly places (Ephesians 2:6). You see, it's not a prosaic thing to be a member of the church -- it ought not to be something that's taken lightly. ... seek to walk as Christ would walk. And, as Martin Luther would say, "We actually become little Christ's." (Abe Lincoln story told by Mark Trotter in "You're Better Than You Think", February 21, 1988). So, there is a sense in which the Christian walk is an imitation ...

670. Old and New Commandments

Exodus 34:29-35

Sermon

Elizabeth Achtemeier

... the glory of God. "We have seen the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ" (2 Corinthians 4:6). Christ reveals God's true, glorious Person, in a manner impossible for the Mosaic law to do. Before we throw out the Old Testament, however, ... shall love your neighbor as yourself." In similar fashion, Jesus affirms the validity of the Ten Commandments for our Christian life, and Mark 10:17-21 tells us that Jesus loves the one who keeps such laws. The question to ask ourselves when we ...

671. Peacemaking and Self Control

Matthew 5:21-26

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... Monster. He said, "Sandy, it's like this. I sense it first, and before I have completely turned around he is there. He is me."6 Whatever psychologists might label this man’s character or mood disorder, the biblical name for it is demonic, and it means that people have, through ... weight of your debt with God because now we know what is required. Pastor Bill Hybels got it right, “The mark of community--true biblical unity--is not the absence of conflict but the presence of a reconciling spirit.”17 In ...

672. The Blessed Promise

John 17:20-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... story of this unusual man who had chalked “eternity” over half a million times on the city streets of that metropolis. (6) Arthur Malcolm Stace was perhaps a bit obsessive, but you and I have probably gone in the opposite direction. We rarely ... the other side there is no suffering, no heartache, no tears--only eternal peace and joy. Heaven is real. And heaven is a gift. As Mark Twain once put it, “Heaven goes by favor; if it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in.” The scriptures ...

673. Tiny Pencils

John 15:1-17

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... die more quickly. Within fifteen minutes, every single person in this closed, claustrophobic room is dead. The claw marks fingers have made remain on the walls. Bodies are mangled, clumped, broken, crushed. By the time the door ... a child was drowning, what would you do? 5. If you were 3000 miles away and you heard that a child was drowning, what would you do? 6. If a girl or boy was drowning 10,000 miles away, what would you do? Professor Johnston continues his analogy until the students conclude it's no ...

674. America in the Mirror

2 Kings 17:5-23

Sermon

James Merritt

... have ceased to be the thrice holy God of this universe. That is why I am so fearful of the judgment of God on America. You can mark this down: If God judged Israel, He will certainly judge America. I hear preachers say so often that God is our only hope. I believe that, ... out of control by the year 2000; there may be ten times as many people in America who have Aids as have it today."[6] We are disintegrating in debt. America is going in debt $13,000 a second, $47 million an hour, and $1 billion every day.[7 ...

675. What to Do When Life Is the Pits

1 Peter 5:5-11

Sermon

James Merritt

... that humility is God's highway to happiness. "Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time." (v.6) In God's economy of life, the way up is down. If you will get as low before God as you can, God will take ... , we will also suffer. c. The Glory We Will Experience "To Him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen." (v.11) Mark this down and never forget it. There is grief that is inescapable; but there is also grace that is unavoidable. We have a promise ...

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