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226. The Lord's Prayer: "Lead Us Not Into Temptation"

Matthew 6:5-15

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... police came, Padrica Hill said she loved her children. Why did she kill them? "I don't know. I hadn't planned on it." The drug arrived like a barbarian invader in her brain and destroyed the civilization there, including the most powerful of human instincts, her mother love. Life without limits is anarchy; it even kills children in the middle of morning cartoons.(5) Another evil from which we ought to be crying for deliverance is the temptation to dehumanize our brothers and sisters - we do it all the time ...

227. Jesus and Divorce

Mark 10:1-12

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... road to scrape the ice off her windshield. For some reason she did not pull off on the shoulder, but probably thinking she had adequate time, stopped in one of the traffic lanes. A car coming over a bridge behind her saw her car and the driver instinctively hit his brakes, the wrong thing to do on an icy bridge. He slid sideways, and before he could get straightened out, was struck by another vehicle. That car was struck by another and then another and then another, in all, a total of 36 cars and trucks ...

228. Lesson From A Blind Man

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

King Duncan

... wife Kelly was driving their son Rocky home after visiting his grandparents when their 4wheel drive pickup hit a dip in the road, swerved from side to side, turned on it's side, and then rolled over a guardrail into a 20 foot ditch. Kelly had instinctively thrown her body across that of her son, which probably saved his life. In the process though, both her shoulder bones, her cheek bones, and nose were broken. Rocky, the five-year-old son, saw that his mother could not help herself. Somehow, however, he ...

229. Welcome To The Mountain. Now Go Home

Exodus 24:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... is to be aware of both creation and the Creator. It is to be aware of the grandeur and the majesty of life. It is to experience unbridled joy at the privilege of being part of God's grand scheme of creation. Children know that kind of exhilaration instinctively. In his book SERMON IN STONE, Mel Ellis tells of a class of geography students. They had taken a tour of the earth by book. At the end of the semester they were asked to list what they considered the Seven Wonders of the World. The top picks ...

230. One Word Changed Everything

Matthew 16:13-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... sponsor, not the agent, not the handlers. The dog herself receives the fan mail. (1) There are a lot of people who will follow just about anybody who does something different. They remind me of baby ducks. You are probably aware that some baby birds have a strong instinct to follow the first moving thing they see after they are born as though it were their mother. Ducks in Bali have been known to follow a flag stuck on a pole and have stayed within sight of it while they grazed in the rice fields. That's ...

231. Face To Face With The Tempter

Mark 1:9-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... NATURE OF TEMPTATION. There is something about the very nature of temptation that not only makes it initially attractive, but keeps us coming back for more. Even when the initial thrill is gone we find ourselves mired in the muck of our own worst instincts. It's sort of like a recent incident on the Enterprise ride at the Minnesota State Fair. Riders boarded their little cars on the Enterprise to be spun around at high speed for about four minutes. Being dizzy and scared is apparently something for ...

232. Rise Above It

Hebrews 4:14-5:10

Sermon

King Duncan

... to the huge regional hospital for further therapy. On the day he was to take his first step, the people who helped him stand stood aside. He fell flat on his face. He wept in pain. Nobody moved. A chaplain, a friend and confidant of the family, felt every instinctive push to rush to his aid. But the therapists would not let him. Again the boy tried. Again the agony of the fall and the defeat. Again and again the cruelty continued, for it could indeed have been called that. Pain was the product of the whole ...

233. The Wondrous Possibility Of Change

Galatians 1:11-24

Sermon

King Duncan

... the Bible tells us we were created. Of all God ™s creatures we seem to be the only ones who possess this quality. We can change. As Spencer Marsh has noted, of all God ™s creatures we alone can be creative. Animals are not creative-rather, they are instinctive. For this reason, the beaver dams, birds nest, and ant hills of the 1980s are no different from those of the 1580s. But as humans we can create entirely new models. We can take the raw materials given to us by God and arrange them in a pattern ...

234. Lost In America

Luke 15:8-10, Luke 15:1-7

Sermon

King Duncan

... after he had finished his meditation, he saw a scorpion floating helplessly in the water. As the scorpion was washed closer to the tree, the old man reached out to rescue the drowning creature. As soon as he touched it, however, the scorpion stung him. Instinctively the man withdrew his hand. A minute later, though, he tried again. This time the scorpion stung him so badly with its poisonous tail that his hand became swollen and bloody and his face contorted with pain. At that moment, a passerby saw the old ...

235. Crossing The Desert Or Protecting Our Vehicle?

Acts 17:16-34

Sermon

King Duncan

... and his convictions about sin. It made a big difference." It wasn’t his "preaching" that moved her, but his integrity. Laura watched how John treated other people. "I had never seen a man more devoted to his wife than John," she says. "I knew instinctively that the Lord was in their life, and that was the reason for their special relationship." From that moment on Laura began attending church; her search was over. (5) Nothing is more appealing than a life that has been authentically touched by the Master ...

236. Treasured Relics

Matthew 25:14-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... good accountants and scientists. Some people are gifted spatially. These are our artists and architects. Some are gifted kinesthetically. Their bodies are unusually graceful and coordinated. These are our athletes and dancers. Others are gifted interpersonally. They know instinctively how to get along well with the people around them. These are our sales persons, counselors, teachers. Some are gifted in their ability to look within. These are our philosophers ” our wise people. Some are gifted musically ...

237. The Testimony of a Tax Collector

Matthew 9:9-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... river. Biologists believe the whale, which they nicknamed "Phyllis," was among hundreds of other whales migrating north in the Pacific Ocean to Alaska when it mistakenly turned right under the Golden Gate Bridge and got lost in San Francisco Bay. Guided by an instinct that tells it to head north, the whale swam about 25 miles north through San Francisco Bay, San Pablo Bay, and into the tidal waters of the Petaluma River. According to the report, biologists played recorded whale sounds in an attempt to ...

238. Come Home For New Year's

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

Sermon

King Duncan

... God has been silent forever God's hand of rescue comes. The people of Israel had been hostages in a foreign land for many generations. And they longed for home. Don't we all long for home at times? There seems to be within every living creature an instinct for the place of our origin. There was an article in the newspapers recently about homing pigeons. Tom Murphy, a trainer in Pittsburgh, PA. suffered a broken shoulder that left him unable to care for his 30 pigeons. So he sold them. Two of the birds were ...

239. The Messiah Who Cares About Feet

John 13:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... , and spread a little chicken feed. In short order, you will witness an amazing phenomenon. In a matter of minutes, the chickens, previously strangers, will vie for a hierarchy based on dominance, or, in everyday language, they will establish a Pecking Order. Instinctively, they will determine, through a series of skirmishes, who the Number One Chicken will be; then the Number Two; the Number Three; all the way down to the unlucky Number Ten Chicken. "Much is at stake in this dance of domination. Chicken ...

240. What It Means To Be A Family

John 13:31-38

Sermon

King Duncan

... Rose couldn't have known what emotions her request would conjure up. The trauma of the war, combined with Bill's horrible injury, had left him bitter and angry. Over the years, he had developed a deep hatred for Vietnam and its people. So Bill's first instinct was to reject Aunt Rose's request. But then a deliciously evil thought seized him: he could make the Vietnamese family suffer, just as he had suffered. He agreed to Aunt Rose's request, and a week later the San Phi family, consisting of father, mother ...

241. Getting Rid Of Fear

2 Timonty 1:6-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... such cases, fear is appropriate and sometimes useful if one is to escape harm. But sometimes we are afraid out of proportion to the actual dangers we face. In an interview Steve Allen once had with a doctor, Allen's guest said to him, "The only two really instinctive fears in men are the fear of loud noises and the fear of falling. What are you afraid of, Mr. Allen?" Without skipping a beat, Steve Allen responded, "I have a great fear of making a loud noise while falling." (2) Fear is a terrible thing. Many ...

242. What Fragrance Are You Leaving?

Mark 14:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... costs. In the film, "The Two Jakes," starring Jack Nicholson, Nicholson plays the role of a detective called upon to solve a mystery. He solves the mystery by using this insight: "If you follow the action - you get good pictures. "If you follow your instincts - you get into trouble. "But if you follow the money - you get closer to the truth." That was Judas' philosophy. He followed the money. Mary is criticized for her extravagance because the money could have been used to feed the poor. Jesus responds by ...

243. Please Use The Servants' Entrance

John 13:1-17

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... together and spread a little chicken feed. In short order you will witness an amazing phenomenon. In a matter of minutes the chickens--previously strangers--will vie for a hierarchy based on dominance, or in everyday language, they will establish a Pecking Order. Instinctively, they will determine through a series of skirmishes who the Number One Chicken will be; then the Number Two; the Number Three; all the way down to the unlucky Number Ten Chicken." "Much is at stake in this dance of domination. Chicken ...

244. Convinced Beyond A Doubt

John 20:24-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... . Sometimes," he adds, "you have to have faith." As we know, the air filter worked, the astronauts survived, and they made it back to Earth in one piece. But their story might have turned out very differently if they had not been willing to trust their instincts, if they had not had faith in what they were doing, if they had not had faith in the others who were working with them. (5) Thomas had difficulty believing the testimony of the other disciples. He had to experience the risen Christ for himself. For ...

245. When The Fish Won't Bite

Luke 5:1-11

Sermon

Frank Lyman

... learned he was a child of God. In James Goldman's novel, The Lion in Winter, there is a scene where three sons wrestle for the right to succeed King Henry. John tells his mother Eleanor that his brother Richard has a knife. Listen as she captures the base instinct of humanity and then offers a better way: "Of course (your brother) has a knife. We all have knives--we are barbarians--we are the origins of war--we breed war. For the love of God," she continues, "can't we love one another--just a little? That's ...

246. Right Choices

Matthew 13:24-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... situation, he accidentally hit the electric lock, locking his keys inside the still-running car. Everything was a mess! Most of the live bait had escaped into the lake, the boat was almost full of water, and their lunches were effectively drowned. Eric's natural instinct was to get very angry and throw a fit. That's certainly what his sons were expecting. But suddenly, he wondered what Jesus would do in his place. He realized that Jesus must have faced a similar situation when he ran into the fishermen who ...

247. Heroes

Revelation 7:9-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... . But when her daughter needed her, she stepped up to the plate and delivered. Let's talk today about heroes. James Bjorge recounts an experience during the Vietnam War. Three soldiers were on patrol when a live grenade was lobbed in their direction. Instinctively an African-American corporal threw himself atop the explosive device before it detonated, saving his buddies, but losing his own life in their behalf. The other two men wondered why he would do such a thing for them. Then they recalled something ...

248. The Good Parent

John 10:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... of resigning our jobs to devote ourselves to parenting, but many fathers as well as mothers put their families first, ahead of their own needs. Still, it is difficult not to associate sacrificial love with motherhood. It is politically incorrect to speak of a maternal instinct today, but it is hard to ignore its existence. As humorist Dave Barry observes, "If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if ...

249. Building An Understanding Of God

2 Corinthians 13:11-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... . The DNA code that determines the course of the evolving nature of our universe is itself intelligence. The majesty of the mountains, the trees, the skies nurture within us a feeling of gratitude for such beauty, such grandeur. But to whom shall we say thanks? Instinctively we know the answer to that question. We give thanks to God--the Creator and Sustainer of our world. People who do not believe in a Creator-God are faced with a great temptation--to be their own god. A best-selling book, Tom Wolfe ...

250. Loving From The Heart

1 Peter 1:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... . In front of a candle-studded memorial to the dead firemen, six-year-old Parker bowed his head and began to pray. This is a boy who, by his mother's admission, had never stepped foot inside a church in his life. Yet this innocent child's first instincts were to pray. After he prayed, Parker walked over to a fireman and said, "I am sorry your friends died, trying to save everyone. They were very brave. Remember they are with God now." (3) Wow! Out of the mouth of a babe. What do you believe about people ...

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