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2501. The Seven Year Switch

2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2

Sermon

King Duncan

... what they call a conversion experience, but it causes them to look down on others and to avoid others ” even to despise others. If our experience of Christ is real, exactly the opposite will occur. St. Paul says, "...from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view. Though we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer." When we become a new person in Christ, we see others in a new way. We see them as persons to whom God is reaching out as He once reached out to us. This time, however ...

2502. An Empty Stage Or An Empty Tomb?

Luke 24:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... known at the time, so the husband hired the Scottish anatomist William Hunter to embalm his dead wife. Then he dressed her in fashionable attire and put her on display in the family parlor. Daily visiting hours were held for those who wished to view the corpse inside a glass-lidded coffin. As news of how life-like Mrs. Butchell looked spread, the art of undertaking quickly became a thriving business. Families were encouraged to soften the loss of loved ones through embalming the person to look as life ...

2503. Our Damascus Road Experience

Acts 9:1-19a

Sermon

King Duncan

... he definitely is a menace. Christians trembled at the very mention of his name, for he had vowed to destroy their tiny but growing movement. Saul was a zealot ” a religious fanatic ” a man so certain that he was right that he persecuted those whose views differed from his own. After all, if he was right, they had to be wrong. Maybe you know someone with a dominant personality. Have you noticed how God dealt with Saul, though? Those who have studied the four personality types tell us that the dominant ...

2504. Help Wanted, Dad. Ask For Calvin And Hobbes.

1 Kings 19:1-8

Sermon

Lowell D. Streiker

... the classified section? Dad: As soon as I'm through with it. Calvin: Gosh, Dad. I'd sure like to borrow that section right this minute. Why don't you read the editorials? Dad: (Looking astounded, reads aloud,) "New Dad wanted. Frequent traveler preferred. Liberal views on discipline a must. Ask for Calvin during normal work hours." (6) 4. Fathering Made Easy(?) (It is a quiet Sunday afternoon. Calvin's dad is sitting on the patio reading. Calvin walks by, covered with mud.) Dad: Wow! How did you ever get so ...

2505. The Cry Of Freedom

Matthew 22:15-22

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... can see a famous New York City Parade." I asked the officer, "What parade is it?" He answered that it was the Gay-Lesbian Parade to celebrate homosexual and lesbian lifestyles. I was greatly disappointed. The New York City government can change their view of this lifestyle, but they cannot change the wording of God's law. Government, unfortunately, only reflects the moral commitment that already exists. Then my mind reflected on Acts 5:27 where the Bible declares that "we must obey God, not man!" Government ...

2506. Why Do We Call Him Good?

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

Dr. Ronald Love

... much publicized. She allowed her story to be told to encourage and support others who are enduring a similar ailment. Ann's husband, Andy, extends the same sympathy to the public. His sentiment is best expressed in a comment he made after viewing President Reagan on television. The newscast showed the former President lugging a potted plant to his wife Nancy, a patient at Bethesda Naval Hospital, who also had a mastectomy. Observing Ronald Reagan's concern for his beloved spouse, Andy concurred, "I felt ...

2507. What Goes Around Comes Around

Luke 16:19-31

Sermon

Timothy J. Smith

... up in Hades. GOD TURNS THE TABLES. HE REVERSES WHAT WE THINK IS IMPORTANT. God's ways are not always our ways. Both men die and the rich man discovers what life was like for Lazarus. Sometimes we understand someone better when we are able to view life from their angle. It's happening with increasing frequency in the Memphis, Tennessee, area. Perhaps you've seen the stories in the newspapers. Somebody slips into a house or apartment, "cases" the place and snatches up whatever he or she wants. All this takes ...

2508. "Say It Ain't So"

Deuteronomy 6:1-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... certain kinds of instruction is possible in the life of a child. There is a brief period during childhood when youngsters are deeply influenced by religious training. Their concepts of right and wrong, which Freud called the superego, are formulated during this time, and their view of God begins to solidify. As in the case of that gosling, the opportunity of that period must be seized when it is available. Leaders of the Roman Catholic Church have been widely quoted as saying, "Give us a child until he is 7 ...

2509. Found Of God

John 20:24-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... , Asimov was brought up in the Jewish faith but like many modern Jews, maintained some of the trappings of his faith while rejecting its central focus on God. Once on national television, Asimov was asked point blank by TV interviewer David Frost about his views on God. Asimov was reluctant to admit his atheism to a large television audience, so he stalled by saying, "Whose [God]?" Frost would not be put off. He said, "I mean the Judeo-Christian God of Western tradition. You know that very well, Dr ...

2510. Why Do You Stand Looking Into The Sky?

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... That's a good question. Why were they standing there gawking at the sky? This is the day that we celebrate Christ's ascension into heaven. The Ascension is probably the most difficult event in the life of Jesus for us to reconcile with a scientific world view. If Jesus ascended physically into the heavens, where was he going? Does that mean that heaven is a physical place somewhere out in space? It's a problem. And yet the disciples experienced something that they felt we ought to know about. It was a true ...

2511. Fear Of Flying

Matthew 10:1-42

Sermon

King Duncan

... that? You're not alone in your fears. Everyone's afraid of something. Some people have fears that are almost pathological. It has been more than 35 years since Janet Leigh saw herself on the screen in Alfred Hitchcock's classic horror film Psycho. After viewing the famous shower scene, in which she was repeatedly stabbed, Leigh was seized with an overwhelming and lasting terror. "I stopped taking showers, and even now I take only baths," she says. In fact, when the actress stays in a hotel or at a friend ...

2512. A Niche For Every Itch

Matthew 13:1-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... want to think of themselves as achievers." If you have seen recent Merrill Lynch ads on TV, you know that the company has heeded Mitchell's advice. One ad showed a lone bull (an achiever) pushing its way through a herd of sheep (an achiever's view of belongers.) (1) People are different. So are animals. According to Newsweek magazine, at least one scientist is now attempting to classify cats according to personality. "Want to find out if little Fluffy will grow up to be a mouser or a lounger?" the article ...

2513. Good Intentions

Matthew 21:28-32

Sermon

King Duncan

... Tomorrow It was too bad indeed he was too busy to see Bill, but he promised to do it Tomorrow The greatest of workers this man would have been Tomorrow The world would have known him had he ever seen Tomorrow But the fact is he died and faded from view, and all that was left when living was through Was a mountain of things he intended to do Tomorrow. Good intentions. Isn't it interesting how easy it is to put off doing the things we ought to do? Some of us even put off things we want to do ...

2514. Body Language

1 Corinthians 12:12-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... our life. According to news reports during the last Olympics, one of the most popular places in the Olympic Village was the bowling alley. Interestingly enough, Olympic athletes weren't that good at bowling. One source reports that in more than a halfhour of viewing, she didn't see one strike bowled. (4) Just because you have strengths in one area, doesn't mean you have strengths in others. Those of you who are basketball fans remember a few years back when Michael Jordan decided he should be a professional ...

2515. Generous Religion

Luke 6:27-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... THE WORLD IN WHICH JESUS LIVED. To mercy was a sign of weakness. They admired justice, courage, and discipline. They had no use for compassion, mercy, generosity of spirit. As one of the Roman philosophers said, "Mercy is a disease of the soul." This view was reflected in the culture. For example, their attitude toward slaves. According to Aristotle, slaves were living tools and thus were treated in a very impersonal way. If an owner grew tired of his slaves, he could send them to the arena as an evening ...

2516. Grumblers Among God's People

1 Corinthians 10:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... labeled a grumbler. All of us, at some time or another, are probably discontent with something in the church. We may be unhappy about a position taken by our denomination or with the leadership of this church. Perhaps, we cannot support a particular view of our pastor. That's normal. Disagreeing with church leadership doesn't automatically make a person a grumbler. A grumbler is a person who doesn't know how to handle the unhappiness which naturally occurs when parties disagree. Grumblers are people who do ...

2517. Well . . . I Was A Little Confused

John 16:5-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... erecting a building. They locate the benchmark, and then go from there to establish the site of the building. The benchmark is the primary reference point in everything they build; it must be consulted first before any work begins. That is also how Edward Johnson views God's word. (3) The Bible is the benchmark for moral and spiritual questions. The first question we must ask when confronted with a moral or spiritual issue is: Is it consonant with Scripture and with the Spirit of Christ? The first rule for ...

2518. Future Tense

Luke 12:54-59

Sermon

King Duncan

... , we are materially rich; second, we are spiritually poor. THIRD, WE ARE AFRAID. In spite of our prosperity, in spite of advances in science, medicine, agriculture, communications and nearly every other field imaginable, we are apprehensive. That's what surveys show. We view the future with concern and even alarm. Someone asked, "Will my life have a storybook ending?" Someone else answered, "Are you familiar with Stephen King?" In spite of all our advances we are anxious. In spite of our vast prosperity, in ...

2519. Justified By What?

Romans 3:19-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... way he pointed out some of the famous sites in the park. He was so intent on the stories he was telling, that he paid no attention when his twoway radio received a message. He turned it down. Later he and his party stopped to look at some flowers and view some of the birds in nearby trees. Once again his radio distracted the ranger, so this time he turned it off. As the group neared the lookout tower, they were met by a nearly breathless ranger who asked why the guide hadn't responded to the messages on his ...

2520. What Would It Take?

Philippians 3:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... to die. Not only that, he knew the time he would die that day as well." His friend said, "Wow, that's incredible. How did he know all of that?" The first fellow said: "Because a judge told him." An old man looks out from prison bars. This is a view he's seen before. He's been arrested many times. He has suffered numerous beatings. Funny how life turns out. He was once a man of prominence. His family name carried influence. He was well educated--well respected. He had the right name, the right job, the right ...

2521. An Unlikely Witness

John 20:1-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... . The remaining unborn twin is saddened, convinced that a great catastrophe has befallen his companion. Outside the womb, however, the parents are rejoicing. For what the remaining brother, left behind, has just witnessed is not death but birth. This, Wolpe reminds us, is a classic view of the life beyond the grave--a birth into a world that we on Earth can only try to imagine. (5) The Easter message is that we have an older brother who HAS traveled beyond the tomb, down the birth canal of eternity and has ...

2522. The Gift Of Freedom

1 Peter 1:13-2:3

Sermon

Landon Winstead

... becomes routine; you are told when to rise and when to lie down; when your meal is served whether you are hungry or not; when you can go out into the courtyard for fresh air, although the tall walls surrounding the prison rarely allow one a scenic view. You hopefully make a few friends, and they will hopefully protect you from the harm of another group. You never know. I suppose one is like an animal in prison; hyper-vigilant; always looking over your shoulder, at least in the beginning. And then as the ...

2523. Man, Give Me Some Bread: I Want To See God

John 6:25-59

Sermon

King Duncan

... , King Abdullah spent an afternoon driving a taxicab around town. Disguised as a common taxi driver, the king chatted with citizens from all walks of life. At one point, he stopped to ask directions from some police officers. In the course of the conversation, he found out their views on traffic laws. Jesus said, "For I have come down from heaven not to do my will but to do the will of him who sent me." (John 6:38) It is an extraordinary claim. No wonder the people who did not know him intimately could not ...

2524. Spin-masters Need Not Apply

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

Sermon

King Duncan

... elite and the general population as well over the past 30 years that sex is not a big deal. This consensus began with the so-called New Morality of the 1960s that introduced the idea of moral relativism, and the Playboy philosophy whose main view of sex was recreational. "If it feels good, do it," became the battle cry, "as long as no one gets hurt." The popularity of these bankrupt philosophies may be seen in our changing vocabulary. No one is promiscuous anymore, they are simply sexually active ...

2525. He Touched Me

Mark 1:40-45

Sermon

King Duncan

... by a stranger who held her for a long time. The hug was so comforting that Liz broke down in tears. The stranger turned out to be Juan Mann, the founder of the Free Hugs Campaign. You can see a video about him on YouTube that has over 78 million views. Juan had started the campaign in 2004 after he had returned to Australia from London, where he had been living. I’ll get back to Liz in a moment but how did this guy Juan end up on the streets giving out free hugs. This is how it happened. His ...

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