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Mark 7:1-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... Mass. She was not pleased that someone had been making strange noises in church. But no one thought it would happen again. The next Sunday, the choir was going to perform a new and difficult arrangement of "Amazing Grace," and the choir director wanted it perfect. The choir was doing a great job until suddenly they heard the noises again. The visitor was back. The choir members got so distracted by the noise that they had to start all over again. After Mass, people gathered to discuss the disturbance in ...

2502. The Leadership Principles Of Jesus

Hebrews 5:11-6:12

Sermon

King Duncan

... of his flesh," he writes, "Jesus offered up prayers and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to him who was able to save him from death, and he was heard for his godly fear. Although he was a Son, he learned obedience through what he suffered; and being made perfect he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him, . . ." (RSV) Jesus didn't just talk about laying down one's life for others; he laid down his own life. He didn't just talk about the high cost of love; he showed us the high ...

2503. Peace

Isaiah 11:1-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... no, no, One is nothing without Two." Number Three chipped in rather angrily and said, "If you boys knew any theology, you would know that, of course, Three is the number that counts." But before he had finished Number Four said, "With four bells you’ve got the perfect square. I must be the most important." Then Five said, "But I’m one more than Four, so anything that Four claims, I can claim one extra." Six, of course, had a great deal to say for himself because six means half-a-dozen. Nothing could be ...

2504. God's Time

Mark 1:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... future belongs to Him. This moment is God's moment. He is alive. He is here now. Time is important. Time is in short supply. Yet his love and His nurture are timeless. My friend, have you wasted most of the precious time he has given you? This is a perfect time of the year to evaluate your life ”to see if you have invested it in that which will crumble and decay with time or if you have invested it in that which is eternal. The Kingdom of God is at hand. Is it a present reality in your life ...

2505. Light For Our Lives

John 1:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... cheek, a constant reminder of an automobile accident she'd been in. She looked unhappy, with herself and her life." "'Who wouldn't be, in her situation,' I asked myself. As a kid, looking in the mirror when she brushed her teeth or combed her hair, she saw a perfectly normal face and began to take it for granted. Now, when she looks in the mirror, she must think, `Gosh, I look awful! I used to have a normal face, now I have two entirely different cheeks.'" "I told her that I'd remove the scar and, after ...

2506. The God Of Peace

Philippians 4:2-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... is peace of mind. For many folks the glitter of Christmas is a reminder, not of their wealth as children of God, but of their poverty in a materialistic culture. A man of some wealth overheard a lady remarking, "Oh, if I only had fifty dollars I would be perfectly content." He thought about that for a few moments. If the lady only had fifty dollars she would be content. He thought to himself, "Well, I can help her out." So he walked up to her and handed her a fifty dollar bill with his best wishes. She was ...

2507. You Shall Call His Name Jesus

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... is stronger than death. We are afraid to try love. We are afraid it indicates weakness. We are like the patient in the psychiatrist's office who says: "Lately I feel that everyone takes advantage of me." Answers the psychiatrist: "Don't worry about it. That's perfectly normal." With a sigh of relief the patient says: "Really? I didn't know that. Thanks a lot. Now, how much do I owe you, Doctor?" Answers the psychiatrist: "How much do you have?" We are afraid of being the warm loving people God calls us to ...

2508. Would You Like To Hold The Baby?

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... accident she'd been in. Dr. Maltz said, "She looked unhappy, with herself and with her life." "If you think about it, in her situation, `Who wouldn't be?' As a kid, looking in the mirror when she brushed her teeth or combed her hair, she saw a perfectly normal face and began to take it for granted. After the accident, whenever she looked in the mirror, she had to be thinking, `I look awful! I used to have a normal face. Now I have two entirely different cheeks.'" Dr. Maltz told her that he'd remove ...

2509. From Tears To Triumph

John 20:10-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... walked with Jesus and talked with him daily, but still he betrayed him. The others fled and deserted Jesus in the face of impending danger. There are those who want to see Jesus only as a great teacher, but it is not enough. Others want to elavate him as the perfect role model. He was, but that is not enough. Others want us to see Jesus die on the cross and say that is the kind of courage and sacrificial love we need in the world today. It is, but it is not enough. If the story of Jesus had ended ...

2510. God Of Compassion

Mark 6:30-44

Sermon

King Duncan

... priests. "Don't be deceived by what you see," the priest responded. "Many years ago an artist was commissioned to create a statue for the cathedral. As he sought a young woman to pose as the model for his sculpture, he found one who seemed to be the perfect subject. She was young, serenely lovely, and had a mystical quality in her face. The image of that young woman inspired his statue of Mary. The woman who now worships the statue is the same one who served as its model years ago. Shortly after the statue ...

2511. Walk Wisely

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

Sermon

King Duncan

... guests. Among her detailed preparations, she put a note on the guest towels, "If you use these I will murder you." It was meant for her husband. In the excitement she forgot to remove the note. After the guests departed, the towels were discovered still in perfect order, as well as the note itself. Life would be dull without such miscues. I got a chuckle when I read about something that happened to Prince Charles and Lady Di on their visit to Australia and New Zealand. Walking freely among the crowds in ...

2512. The Most Beautiful Story Ever Told

Isaiah 7:1-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... Bragg, at twentyfive the youngest person ever to win the Nobel Prize in physics. Bragg was an avid amateur gardener. When he moved to London to head the Royal Institution, he reluctantly left behind the beautiful Cambridge garden he had spent so many years perfecting. Life in a city apartment made him restless and unhappy until he found an ingenious solution to his problem. Dressed in old gardening clothes with a spade over one shoulder, he patrolled the streets of a nearby wealthy district until he found a ...

2513. Lighting The World

John 1:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... ." What an amazing event Creation is. It is far more difficult to believe such an event happened by accident than to believe there was a Divine Mind, a Divine Purpose, behind it all. There was a Divine Purpose and that purpose was Christmas that God's perfect love would be revealed to humanity. Love is the reason behind the universe. We find evidences of God's love throughout the Hebrew Scriptures, but it was the coming of Christ that brought the matter home. God had always loved us, but we never knew how ...

2514. Behold The Lamb

John 1:29-42

Sermon

King Duncan

... achieving amazing things if we do not allow our problems to overwhelm us. You may know the story of a young Hungarian athlete in the 1952 Olympics who won a gold medal with his ability to shoot a pistol. His right hand and eye coordination were so perfect that he simply could not miss the bull’s eye. Six months after those Olympics were over that young man lost his right arm. Such a tragedy would have overwhelmed many of us. It did not overwhelm this young man. Four years later at the Melbourne Olympics ...

2515. What In The World Are We Doing Here?

Micah 6:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... precisely in order to come in at the exact time. After all, with the flutist offstage, there could be no visual contact between the two of them. On the night of the performance, when the time came for the flute solo, the flutist counted perfectly and came in precisely at the right time. The light, lilting notes floated out beautifully across the theater. Suddenly, however, there was a terrible shrieking noise and then the soloist went silent. The conductor was outraged. At the end of the piece he rushed ...

2516. The Ultimate Evidence of God

2 Peter 1:16-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... s truth. Like unseeing people describing an elephant, their testimonies differed. How does one describe the indescribable? If God could be expressed in a formula, a test tube or a trite expression, He could not be God. Even when God revealed himself most perfectly of all in Jesus of Nazareth, it was left to ordinary people to describe what his coming meant. That is why the Gospels vary in describing the same events. These were eyewitness reports, not some well thought-out theology of religion. Notice what ...

2517. Belonging To The Right Family

1 Peter 2:4-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... . The older of them said with a sad face, "There was a bouquet that we wanted to give you at the flower shop. It was real pretty, but it was too expensive. It had a ribbon on it that said, `Rest in Peace,' and we thought it would be just perfect since you are always asking for a little peace so that you can rest." I hope that, if nothing else, you will allow Mom a little time today to rest in peace. Our lesson for the day from the epistles is I Peter 2:410. I want to draw your ...

2518. How Have We Made It This Far?

Acts 1:6-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... let him ride with me. You’ll kill him the way you drive.” The wonder is that after 2,100 years the Gospel is still alive, considering the group of people to whom God has entrusted it. Wouldn’t you agree? The church isn’t perfect. We have our flaws. Still, I will have to admit being in love with this grand enterprise called the church. There is a story about General William Westmoreland who led our troops during the tragic Vietnam conflict. The General was reviewing a platoon of paratroopers in ...

2519. Walking On The Water

Matthew 14:22-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... your nervous system tightens up so your blood doesn't flow harmoniously. As a result, you experience sickness. Focus your thoughts on God instead of on your problems..." Hundreds of years before Christ, Isaiah the prophet put it this way: "Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee..."(26:3) The best antidote for fear is to keep your eyes fixed on ChristHis power and His promises. Here is the lesson from this little story. The disciples saw Jesus out on the water. They were terrified ...

2520. Vive La Difference

Romans 12:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... numerous voices of certain celebrities on tape and then scrambled the words so they are unintelligible. Only the tone and the pitch are left. Yet students can identify not only the mood and the situation but also the person. The personalities are perfectly identifiable from this intangible factor, the timbre of the voice. Physically, we are all very special people. We are all unique mentally as well. Have you been following the research on right and left functions of the brain? It is exciting. Someone ...

2521. Time For Action

Matthew 21:28-32

Sermon

King Duncan

... and went. The father went to the second son and made the same request of him. "Sure, Pop," said the second son, but he never did go do the work. "Which son," asked Jesus, "did the will of his father?" Like most of Jesus' parables, we see here perfect representations of human nature. THE RESPONSE OF THE FIRST SON IS THAT OF INDIGNANT PROTEST. "No, I won't go. How dare you ask me to do that! You know I was going swimming with my friends." Many of you who are parents have encountered that kind of response ...

2522. I Don't Have Time For A Banquet

Matthew 22:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... day. A young wife called a newspaper office and asked for the food editor. "Would you please help me?" she asked. "I'm cooking a special dinner tonight for my husband's boss and his wife. I've never cooked a big dinner before, and I want everything to be perfect. I bought a nine-pound turkey. Could you tell me how long to cook it in my new microwave?" "Just a minute," the food editor said, as he turned to check his reference book. "Oh, thank you," she said. "You've been a big help. Good bye!" As the ...

2523. Save The Tokens For Uncle Sam

Matthew 22:15-22

Sermon

King Duncan

... average of less than 1 percent of the brain cells available to us in a lifetime. I know some people who obviously use far less than that! How are you treating your brain? What kinds of nutrients are you giving it? What kind of exercise? I have a perfect diet for shrinking the brain. Put it on a steady diet of soaps and sit coms. I am astounded by the number of hours the average American spends in front of the television. No wonder college entrance scores keep falling. Garbage in, garbage out. It disturbs me ...

2524. God And The Irs

Matthew 22:15-22

Sermon

King Duncan

... you are true, and teach the way of God truthfully, and care for no man; for you do not regard the position of men. Tell us, then, what you think. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not?" This must have seemed like the perfect ploy to the Pharisees. Would Jesus play to the gallery and encourage disobedience to Rome? Such boldness would have won him followers but at the expense of pitting himself against the Roman government. If, on the other hand, he sided with Rome, he would alienate those listeners ...

2525. Salvation By Faith Alone

Romans 3:21-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... anyone who wasted his time or trust on these practices was to be pitied. (2) Barth obviously overstated his case. There is a very meaningful place for prayer and personal devotion in the Christian life. But, the point is well taken: Our prayers won't save us. Our perfect attendance in worship won't save us. Only one power in Heaven or earth can save usthat is the love and grace of Jesus Christ. This means that ultimately there is only one prayer to be prayed. It is "Yes. I accept my acceptance." For you see ...

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