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1026. Entitlements

Luke 16:19-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... Car that can carry 36 passengers. It's in two pieces with a hitch in the middle like a tractortrailer so it can bend around corners. It has five axles. A normal Town Car is 18 feet long; most city buses are only 40 feet but this baby is 66 Â½ feet long. It has two fax machines, cellular telephones, TV sets, love seats and a microwave. It's going to get ... Press, 1983). 6. Nell Mohney, "We Can Often Find Hell in the Here and Now," Kingsport TimesNews, March 24, 1995, p. 10D. Contributed by Dr. John Bardsley.

1027. Bracing For The Rough Times

Luke 21:5-38

Sermon

King Duncan

... of Rene Russo. Rene is one of the most glamorous women in Hollywood, and has acted in movies with such megastars as John Travolta, Kevin Costner, and Mel Gibson. These things are at least external indicators of success. But for many years, Rene Russo did ... immediate circumstances. "Paul encourages us," said this writer, "to fix our eyes not on what is seen but what is unseen (2 Cor. 4:18). When we do, we can rejoice even in hardships because we see Christ's larger victory." (3) And that is Christ's message to ...

1028. April Sky

John 20:1-9

Sermon

Frank Lyman

... is one proverb which describes the followers of Jesus in those days following his crucifixion, it has to be Proverb 29:18 which reads, "Where there is no vision, the people perish." (2) Though Jesus' followers may not have been physically dead ... DIES CAN HE LIVE AGAIN?" (4) The resurrection of Jesus is the answer to Job's question. A PERSON CAN RISE FROM THE DEAD. John Dunne writes of the impact of the resurrection upon humankind: "The Resurrection is an enormous answer to the problem of death. The idea is ...

1029. The Bridge Builder

Luke 6:27-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... Kanun reads, "Blood never loses its color." (4) Revenge is natural; love is Christ like. There is a verse in the book of Ephesians (3: 18-19) that says, "I pray that you . . . (may) grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ; and to know ... a major difference, and finally it exploded into an exchange of bitter words followed by weeks of silence. One morning there was a knock on John's door. He opened it to find a man With a carpenter's toolbox. "I'm looking for a few days work," he said. " ...

1030. Building A Home

John 14:15-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... loves me. He who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love him and show myself to him" (14:21). And again in John 14 we read, "Before long, the world will not see me anymore, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live. On that day ... sentimentality? No, authentic Christian faith. For that is the love God has for us. 1. "Virtual Baby," June 4, 1995, p. 18. 2. READER'S DIGEST. 3. Dan Rather with Micky Herskowitz, THE CAMERA NEVER BLINKS TWICE (New York: William Morrow, 1994). 4. ...

1031. Building A Faith

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... about the Kingdom of God. On one occasion he said to them, "Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about. For John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit." I. "Wait." He said to them, "Wait.". Lawrence O. Richards makes the point that the ... (A Dutton Book, 1992), pp. 96-97. 5. Barbara Brown Taylor, "The Day We Were Left Behind," CHRISTIANITY TODAY, May 18, 1998, p. 48. 6. Lester E. Smith, Marathon, NY.

1032. A Powerful Testimony

Mark 8:27-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... on to the villages around Caesarea Philippi. On the way he asked them, "Who do people say I am?" They replied, "Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets." "But what about you?" he asked. "Who do you say I ... Peter a rock and says, "upon this rock I will build my church and all the powers of hell shall not prevail against it." (16:18) This is critical. Our church is built upon the testimony that Jesus is the Christ. When a theologian or church leader says that he or ...

1033. The Bold And Beautiful

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

Sermon

King Duncan

The Reverend John Brokhoff tells a great story about a major league baseball game that was stopped by a dog. It happened at a Kansas City Chiefs ... to his arms going in opposite directions, and keeping them from taking off. He has done the same thing with Harley Davidsons, two on each side. He bends 1/2-inch steel bars, 18 inches long, into a perfect U-shape. He bends 10-inch crescent wrenches, breaks handcuffs, lifts refrigerators with one finger, and pounds nails through 2 by 4's with his bare hand. Yet, ...

1034. The Guiding Light for a New Year

Isaiah 60:1-22

Sermon

King Duncan

... .actsweb.org/subscribe.htm via http://www.witandwisdom.org Shared by: Glen Mettler 2. Viktor E. Frankl, MAN'S SEARCH FOR MEANING (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1984), 81. Cited in John Trent, Ph.D. LIFE MAPPING (Colorado Springs, CO.: Focus on the Family, 1994), pp.17-18. 3. Lee Strobel, GOD'S OUTRAGEOUS CLAIMS (Grand Rapids, MI.: Zondervan Publishing House, 1997), pp.70-72. 4. LIVING LIGHTS SHINING STARS: TEN SECRETS TO BECOMING THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD with Mary HoIIinsworth ...

1035. The Servant-king

John 13:1-17

Sermon

Angela Akers

... According to Lawrence O. Richards only someone who is secure in his/her identity can humble himself and become a servant to others. John, chapter 13 verse 3, mentions that Jesus had come from the Father and knew that he was returning to the Father. He had ... S CHRISTIAN WOMAN, Sept./Oct. 1996, p. 41. 2. Max Lucado, JUST LIKE JESUS (Nashville: Word Publishing, 1998), p. 18. 3. George C. Pidgeon 4. Richards, Lawrence O., THE 365-DAY DEVOTIONAL COMMENTARY (Colorado Springs, Colo.: ChariotVictor Publishing, 1990), ...

1036. Caught Between God And Caesar

Matthew 22:15-22

Sermon

King Duncan

... man chose Liberty and the wife picked Elizabeth. As the girls grew, they were so identical, they kept pulling tricks on people who couldn't tell them apart. Finally, when they were about 18, a young man took interest in them. He would take one out on a date but he was never sure which one he was with. He decided he would marry one of ... -12. 5. "The Odd King and His Nonconformist People," by Craig M. Watts. Cited in John K. Bergland, Abingdon Preacher's Annual 1994, (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1993), p. 353.

1037. Wedding, Wine, And Wonderment

Mark 2:18-22

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... " and "the past." Let's deal first of all with the fast. When our lesson opens, the Pharisees and even the disciples of John the Baptist are fasting. Jesus and his disciples are not. To the casual spectator it might appear that Jesus is not paying proper tribute ... an exaggerated Law. An old Doonesbury comic strip column portrays a most picturesque expression of the conflict taking place here in verses 18-22 and in verses 23-28 of chapter 2. I want you to picture in your mind a typical white New England Church ...

1038. Scamming God

Matthew 6:1-4

Sermon

King Duncan

... policies, careers, and the like by this one question: What's in it for me? As the world seems more complex and threatening, we are turning our focus inward. Fear causes us to focus on ourselves. Self-centeredness also stems from a lack of love. First John 4: 18 reminds us, "There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear." Whatever the reason, no one can argue that much of our society chooses to "look out for number one." And this attitude eventually spills over into our worship of God. We want ...

1039. Choices

Mark 1:9-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... make a significant choice. Jesus had just received the "seal of approval," if you will, for his ministry. He had been baptized by John in the River Jordan; at the moment of baptism, a dove had descended from heaven and the voice of God had announced "This ... Jesus when he writes, "Because he himself suffered when he was tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted." (Hebrews 2: 18, NIV) He also wrote in Hebrews 4: "For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but ...

1040. Faith-based Living

John 6:1-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... they want to be a part of it? We have no evidence that they hesitated. They did as Jesus directed. The Reverend W. John White was visiting his friend, Reverend Juan Rivera, who was suffering from kidney failure. As he sat in Rivera's hospital room, ... speech at Washington, D.C.'s Mayoral Prayer Breakfast in 1995. In the speech, she reminded the listeners of Jesus' words in Matthew 18 that they must become like little children in order to enter the kingdom of God. And she encouraged the adults in the audience ...

1041. Aging Is Mandatory; Maturity Is Optional

Mark 9:33-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... I tell you the truth, unless you . . . become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven." (Mat 18:3) Obviously there is a difference between acting like children and being child-like. These immature disciples were acting like ... Devotional Commentary, makes the point that only someone who is secure in his/her identity can humble himself and become a servant to others. John chapter 13 verse 3 mentions that Jesus had come from the Father and knew that he was returning to the Father. He had ...

1042. Trust Your Upbringing

2 Timothy 3:10--4:8

Sermon

King Duncan

... God may be proficient, equipped for every good work." 1. Source Christian Reader "Lite Fare" http://ChristianityToday.com/cr/9r1/9r1073.html via MONDAY FODDER. 2. (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan Publishing House, 1997), pp. 202-203. 3. Philip Yancey, THE BIBLE JESUS READ (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House), p. 18. 4. Christine Wicker, GOD KNOWS MY HEART (New York: St. Martin's Press, 1999), p. 175. 5. John Beukema, Stories from God's Heart (Chicago: Moody Press, 2000), 26-27.

1043. A Date With Destiny

Philippians 2:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... teen-age son, David, were put in charge of one of seven cottages. They were responsible for the lives of 20 boys from 5 to 18 years of age. "Now," he says, "I'm where God wants me to be, in a life that began--instead of ending--with my ... tried to warn his disciples but they could not understand. "If I be lifted up," he said on one occasion, "I will draw all men unto me." (John 12:32) On another occasion he declared, "No sign will be given to you but the sign of Jonah." (Matthew 12:39) He knew what lay ahead ...

1044. A Lightning Rod Instead of a Cross

Acts 2:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... congregation if we were all God calls us to be? “Where there is no vision,” the Bible declares, “the people perish” (Proverbs 29:18). Those of us who have been in the church for a long time need to be particularly on guard at this point. Sometimes people ... the shepherd? They were not to worry, Jesus told them. “I will give you another Counselor, to be with you forever . . .” (John 14: 16) That Counselor came like a bolt of lightning, like a mighty wind, like tongues of fire at Pentecost. The Holy ...

1045. At The Edge Of Broken-ness

Job 1:1-5

Sermon

King Duncan

... struck the four cornersof the house. It collapsed on them and they are dead, and I am the only one who has escaped to tell you!" (Job 1: 18-19) Female 1: "I'm crying in my heart. My heart will never, ever be the same. This was a man who was my best friend. He was ... reported by Julie Chen, The Early Show, CBS, Oct. 11, 2001. Transcripts from CBS website. 11. Patricia Spataro, whose husband, John, died in the attacks, "The Long Road Back," report by Tracy Smith, The Early Show, CBS, Sept. 28, 2001, transcript ...

1046. Son of Man; Son of God

Luke 1:26-38

Sermon

King Duncan

... tree thieves have been sawing down trees in the middle of the night. But in 2002 they lopped the tops off 18-foot trees that were more than 20 years old. The trees probably are permanently disfigured. So the university decided to take ... a change in our hearts. This is the heart of Christmas. It was all for the purpose of making us into a new creation. Dr. John Rosen, a psychiatrist in New York City, is well known for his work with catatonic schizophrenics. Normally doctors remain separate and aloof from their ...

1047. Making Sense of the Ascension

Luke 24:50-53

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... s right-hand Man! He has dominion over the earth. “All authority in heaven and earth has been given to me. . .” He said (Matthew 28:18). Dare we believe it? The First Letter of Peter says that “Jesus has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels ... of Christ, only to be sadly disappointed? I read last week that a state trooper down in Hamilton, Ohio, named John Elsaesser got himself in trouble with the zoning board because he placed three large crosses on his property, and there ...

1048. What Happens When I Die?

John 14:1-4

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... the Christians of the New Testament, the soul was not naturally immortal. Indeed, the Scripture plainly says: The soul that sins...it shall die! (Ezekiel 18:14) The soul, therefore, is not naturally immortal. Rather, as Paul puts it, it must put on immortality. (I Cor. 15:53) This is ... it also promises that beyond this life, there is Eternal Life with God. Some years ago the great Scottish theologian John Baillie wrote what has come to be regarded as a classic book on our subject of the morning titled And ...

1049. Grace Is Not a Blue-eyed Blond

John 1:1-18

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... “the Word became flesh,” and “From his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace. The law indeed was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.” (John 1:16-17) The word literally mean, “we have received grace heaped on top of grace.” What on earth does the writer mean? What is “grace”? Some churches seem ... but in him it is always Yes.’ For in him every one of God’s promises is a Yes.’” (II Corinthians 1:18-20) THANKS BE TO GOD FOR THIS AMAZING GRACE! AMEN!

1050. An Unpopular Profession

Matthew 9:9-13

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... with “sinners and tax collectors,” but He even made a tax collector the hero of one of His most famous parables. We find it in Luke 18, where Jesus talked about the two men who went up to the Temple to pray. One was a Pharisee (one of the good guys), and the ... to the conclusion that Matthew the Apostle was, indeed, its author. (Edgar J. Goodspeed, MATTHEW—APOSTLE AND EVANGELIST (Phila.: John C. Winston Co., 1959). There are many reasons for this conclusion. Since Matthew was a tax collector, he would ...

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