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1076. Tarzan He Was Not

John 15:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... and grabbed a tree vine. He managed to swing to another tree. Great, only one more tree to go. Only this time, he missed his mark, sending him plummeting to earth breaking an arm, a leg, and an ankle. All this while he was sober. Imagine what he might have attempted ... ’t pray that God would make him lose. I just prayed that God would help me keep from crying if I lost.” (6) That young boy had a better understanding of prayer than most adults. Prayer is not about asking God to fulfill our desires. Prayer ...

1077. You Are God's Child

Romans 8:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... member, the gang tattoo fosters the attitude that the gang’s claim on that person’s life is permanent. It is a mark of ownership as much as identity. The process of tattoo removal is extremely painful. Patients describe the laser procedure as feeling ... , Buzz breaks into a smile and takes on a new determination and confidence. He knows the little boy who owns him treasures him deeply. (6) As we leave this place today, I hope that we will do so with a new determination and confidence because of the One who ...

1078. Hamburgers Don't Grow on Trees

Mark 4:26-29, Mark 4:30-34

Sermon

King Duncan

... seeds can produce a bountiful harvest. Jesus often compared the Kingdom of God to seed sown in the ground. In today’s lesson from Mark’s Gospel we discover two such parables of the Kingdom. The first one reads like this: “This is what the Kingdom of God is ... bring them into the twenty-first century. Often he doesn’t understand his congregation, and sometimes they don’t understand him.” (6) It is only later that Lischer begins to see what he couldn’t see while he was striving to be the perfect ...

1079. Chickens with Eyeglasses

2 Corinthians 12:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... great text, “My grace is sufficient for you.” And he suddenly understood as he never had before that God’s grace was inexhaustible. (6) “Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses,” writes St. Paul, “so that Christ’s power may rest on me. ... Taking the Word to Heart (Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1993). 3. http://www.raefordumc.net/2009/07/mark-1035-45-sermon.html 4. Bryan Dill http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/when-god-says-no-bryan-dill-sermon-on- ...

1080. About Getting Drunk

Ephesians 5:15-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... in devil worship!” “Oh,” replied the smiling missionary, “you should see how my people have sometimes used pianos.” (6) Anything can be misused, even a great musical instrument, but singing, particularly singing songs we associate with worship, can be ... /sermons/2005/s050306.htm. 5. Reader’s Digest (Reader’s Digest USA). 6. Using Illustrations to Preach with Power (Wheaton: Crossway, 2001, Revised Edition). 7. Mark Adams, http://www.redlandbaptist.org/sermon/a-service-of-thanksgiving-and-prayer ...

1081. Moving On Up

Mark 9:33-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... But she had a dream, a lofty ambition, and she became internationally known and improved the lives of many young people at the same time. (6) There is no shame in being ambitious as long as you don’t abuse other people in achieving your ambitions, and as long as ... IBM to be all about service. Want to move on up in any field? Learn to serve. Note this: In the Greek, Mark uses the word “diakonos” for servant and not “doulos,” which can also be interpreted as slave. The word “diakonos” suggests one ...

1082. Demons, Pigs, and the Economy

Luke 8:26-39

Sermon

Maurice A. Fetty

... put it. It is no wonder that the early church was fascinated with this intriguing story of Jesus and the Gerasene demonic. Mark's version of the story is probably the original. Matthew names two demoniacs in place of one. Luke, the beloved physician, emphasizes ... who were raising the forbidden pigs to sell at good profit to the neighboring Gentiles. When looking for a place to put the 6,000 demons, Jesus honored the demons' request to go into 2,000 pigs (that's three demons per pig!). Now demon possessed, the ...

1083. God's Adopted Children

Ephesians 1:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... with the cauliflower ear, the surfer with a shark bite, the bullrider blind in one eye--their injuries are beauty marks. And to their fans, these athletes are beautiful because of their scars. ‘Beauty is in the eye of the beholder,’ ... is found not in us, but in Him. He looks down at us--injured, blind, and scarred--and sings, ‘You are so beautiful . . . to me.’” (6) We may be time-worn like Barbie Ortberg’s doll, Pandy. We may be sin-broken and bruised like the fellow with the bulbous cauliflower ...

1084. Second Chances

Luke 13:1-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... received a questionnaire in the mail titled “Heaven: Are You Eligible?” Grizzard said he took the test and scored “too close to call.” (6) I suspect that all of us might score “too close to call.” Thank God for second chances. But a second chance implies that we ... of Beginning Again. It’s at the foot of the cross. Lent is a reminder to us that we all have missed the mark. But Christ offers us a second chance. Won’t you accept his gracious offer and make a new beginning today? 1. Rev. Lang Yang ...

1085. Are You Giving Up Chocolate for Valentine's Day?

Luke 4:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... of the people without going to the cross was to undermine the plan of his Father. That was exactly the situation Moses wrote of in Deuteronomy 6:16 which Jesus quotes in response to Satan. Jesus answers, “It is said: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’” Moses referred to ... in a Hostile World (Wheaton, IL: Word Publishing, 1989), p. 177. Cited by Mark Friesen, http://klcchurch.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/It-Was-There-All-the-Time-Sermon-7.20.14.pdf. Sermon Series: Growing ...

1086. A Peaceful Mind

John 14:15-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... 4361. 2. Doc’s Daily Chuckles, http://family-safe-mail.com/. 3. How Stuff Works.com, What If . . .? 75 Fascinating Questions and Answers, (New York: Gramercy Books, 2002), pp. 122-123. 4. Mark Adams, http://www.redlandbaptist.org/sermons/sermon20010224.htm. 5. http://www.legacyumc.org/messages/2011/stafffavorites/communityhelp.pdf. 6. Tom Carter, ed., 2,200 Quotations from the Writings of Charles H. Spurgeon: Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 1988), p. 67. Cited by David Jeremiah, Slaying The Giants In Your Life ...

1087. A Squirrel Crossing a Busy Street

Romans 5:1-5

Sermon

King Duncan

... change the direction of his life. (3) There have been many people who have discovered that a time of pain, adversity or suffering marked a turning point in their life . . . for the better. A time of adversity or suffering should always be a time of emotional and ... faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.” (6) You could make a very good case for the proposition that without difficulties in our life, we would remain spiritual ...

1088. An Army Officer Deeply Concerned

Luke 7:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... into the house and slammed the door. In the last frame you saw a confused Snoopy looking toward the house, shivering and hungry and utterly baffled. (6) In the third chapter of John’s first epistle we read these words paraphrased in the Living Bible: “We know what real love is from Christ ... , The Life That Listens (Waco: Word Books, 1980). 6. Contributed. Source unknown. 7. http://scottknowlton.wordpress.com/sermons/mark-1238-44-widows-mite-beware-of-religious-people-adoration-manipulation-salvation-free- ...

1089. How Do You Get Rid of Evil without Destroying Good?

Matthew 13:24-30

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... , telling about slavery and other troubles. “Did they have to fight?”, the lad asked. The lady’s reply was the mark of wisdom: “They thought so.” “There was in the reply the gentleness distilled in the interval of 100 years. Gone ... others; it will win for you and me. “This I say, walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.” [6] Life has its end-time, its climax, its judgment. As James Russell Lowell wrote about it: “Some great cause, God’s new Messiah, offering each ...

1090. This Spirit Is Not Spooky

John 14:15-21

Sermon

Robert Leslie Holmes

... a cross of God's incarnate Son, the Lord Jesus Christ. He died in our place so that everyone who believes on him (Mark you, not in, but on him -- and there is a difference. To believe in something can be seen as nothing more than an ... Jesus Christ, who died on the cross to take away our sins and rose again. Jesus says, "No one comes to the Father except through me" (John 14:6). If you want to know God, get to know Jesus. How do we know we know Jesus? Through the Holy Spirit, for we read, For all who are ...

1091. Come and See

John 1:29-42

Sermon

James L. Killen

... Read to learn what Jesus said. "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; repent, and believe in the good news" (Mark 1:15). "Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, or about your body, ... real Jesus. Listen to the other things he said as well. "No one can serve two masters.... You cannot serve God and wealth" (Matthew 6:24) and "Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you..." (Matthew 5:44). If we sit at his feet long enough, ...

1092. In Remembrance

1 Corinthians 11:23-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... in that land, and He would bring judgment on all the gods of Egypt. However, He said, He would pass over any homes that were marked by the blood of a lamb. It was a night the people of Israel would never forget. To make certain that they would not forgot ... day he spent one whole hour sitting among the memories of his humble past. On the wall hung a prayer: “Lest I forget.” (6) There are some things that are of little consequence. If they are cluttering your mind, lay them aside, forget them. But there are ...

1093. A Happy Ending

Joshua 5:9-12

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... old shell must be abandoned. If they do not leave the old shell behind, it will soon become their prison and, finally, their tomb.[6] Don’t remain in your comfortable shell of the past or even the present. Get out of it. If you don’t, you might ... to “Go,” as Kipling said, “Go and look behind the ranges. Something lost behind the ranges. Lost and waiting for you. Go!”[9] Mark Twain once said, “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you ...

1094. Why Are Christians So Judgmental?

Matthew 6:2, 5, 16, Matthew 23:1-39

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... called religious “nones,” meaning when they fill out surveys and are asked the question, “What is your religion?” They mark “none.” Some are atheists or agnostic. Others are “spiritual just not religious” and/or have a problem with organized ... corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full.” –Matthew 6:2, 5 “When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show others they are fasting. Truly ...

1095. Broken Promises

Matthew 21:28-32

Sermon

King Duncan

... gold. Lincoln was a promise keeper if there ever was one. No wonder he became, in the estimation of many, our greatest president. (6) Is it too much to expect of our public officials to exhibit that kind of integrity today? What about leaders in business or ... 5. Morgan W. McCall, Jr., and Michael M. Lombardo, “What Makes A Top Executive?” Psychology Today, February 1983. 6. Mark D. Roberts, Dare to Be True: Living in the Freedom of Complete Honesty (Colorado Springs: Waterbrook Press, 2003), pp. 57 ...

1096. The Three Kings

Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... for 1,936 minutes, because sound is so much slower than light.” Yet there are so many people who would rather talk than shine! (6) Interesting analogy. How we live is so much more important than what we say. May the light of Christ so shine in our hearts ... As told in Brian S Borgman, My Heart for Thy Cause, (Mentor, Fearn, 2002). http://www.alfredplacechurch.org.uk/index.php/sermons/mark/chapter-1/121-28-a-new-authority/. 2. (Brentwood, TN: Integrity Publishers, 2003), p. 2. 3. Ott, John, Health and Light ( ...

1097. Everyone Is Looking for You

Mark 1:35-39

Sermon

King Duncan

... excuse before. Anyway, Simon Peter had a mother-in-law, and that evening after sunset, after Jesus healed Peter’s mother-in-law, Mark tells us the people of the area brought to Jesus all their sick and demon-possessed. In fact, the whole town was ... airport is the motto of Graceland, the former home of the king of rock and roll. The sign reads: “Discover Your Inner Elvis.” (6) I don’t know if we have any Elvis fans in this congregation or not. But far more important, however, than discovering our ...

1098. Please Pass the Resurrection Biscuits

Luke 24:35-48

Sermon

King Duncan

... the twins had passed from their world, they opened their eyes and cried for joy. For what they saw exceeded their fondest dreams. (6) What a beautiful analogy of what awaits us when we pass to a better world with Christ. Some of us have difficulty accepting ... changed in a matter of days or a few weeks after their encounter with the risen Christ. From frightened and uncertain men marked by doubt and envy, they became apostles of great courage and self-giving. How about you? What difference has been made in ...

1099. When a Storm Is Raging

Mark 4:35-41

Sermon

King Duncan

... of death and hell. I trembled in all my members. Christ was wholly lost. I was shaken by desperation and by blasphemy of God.” (6) If two of the most notable believers of our faith can go through such times, what does it say about you and me? All of ... all harm--he will watch over your life; the Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.” The story in Mark’s Gospel is an affirmation--yes, Jesus does care. When the storms of life are raging, he does care. When it seems you cannot ...

1100. A Cross-Shaped Life

Mark 12:28-34

Sermon

April Yamasaki

... does the LORD require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?" (Micah 6:8). Micah's summary connects well with Jesus' reading of the law. Where Micah said "walk humbly with God," Jesus said, "love God ... and ends up with a dislocated hip," and she says, "We too can expect to be wounded by love." Yet the cross-shaped life is also marked by a particular joy. First John wrote his letter "so that our joy may be complete" (1:4). Notice that he said "our" -- meaning both ...

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