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251. One Thing Is Needful

Luke 10:38-42

Sermon

Arthur E. Dean Windhorn

... I've been seeing. *That's what I've been feeling inside. You may have seen the study that showed that in the early 1900s the top ten killers of humankind in the United States were all infectious diseases. In the 1980s it is estimated that the top ten killers of humankind are all stress-related diseases. The medical profession, changed economic conditions, and child protection laws have all worked to reduce substantially the death rate. Meanwhile, our lives have gotten more and more complicated. We're such ...

252. Special Delivery

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... . Remember Jacob's dream at Bethel? The ladder reaching to heaven, and all the angels running up and down on it? Remember John's vision, in the book of Revelation? He saw so many angels in heaven that he couldn't begin to count them! He couldn't even estimate how many there were! BUT THE BIG THING WE KNOW ABOUT ANGELS IS THAT THEY'RE MESSENGERS FROM GOD. They're the ones who took God's messages, and personally delivered them to people on earth. An angel came to Hagar in Genesis 16, and told her how famous ...

253. Bad News, Good News

Luke 24:13-35

Sermon

King Duncan

... Walker has studied the bones of more than 4,000 children from hundreds of preindustrial cultures, dating back to 4,000 B.C. He has yet to find the scattered bone bruises that are evidence of "battered-child syndrome." In some modern societies, Walker estimates, such bruises would be found on more than 1 in 20 children who die between the ages of one and four. Walker suggests a couple of possibilities: 1) unwanted children in primitive societies were often killed at birth, rather than resented and brutalized ...

254. Come Home For New Year's

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

Sermon

King Duncan

... to have God at the center of everything we do. It is to have an inner assurance that we are never alone or forsaken. It is to have a motivating force in our lives that causes us to be more than we could ever be on our own. (5) Psychologists estimate that not one person in a million is living up to the best that is in him or her. Are you? Are you making the most of your inner resources? It's a good question for this first Sunday of a new year. Can you imagine what your life would ...

255. Answers To Life's Three Critical Questions

Jeremiah 1:1-19

Sermon

King Duncan

... is an old joke about a man who was asked if he could play a violin. He answered, "I don't know. I've never tried." That is a very wise answer. How do we know what we can do until we try? Dr. Abraham Maslow, the noted psychologist, has estimated that the average human being achieves only 7 percent of his potential. Would anyone be content with such a slim percentage of success? Where do we get our power? We get power when we align our lives with God's purpose. Maurice Berquist in her book, THE MIRACLE AND ...

256. Fighting Over Daddy's Will

Luke 12:13-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... , the world's leading manufacturer of microprocessors. This year, he was TIME's Man of the Year. Colleagues and employees speak of him as a brilliant, hardworking, visionary, and kind man. A man of integrity, with a commitment to excellence. His net worth is estimated at $300 million. Andrew Grove and his wife have two daughters, and someday they plan to leave their girls a small inheritance. But the bulk of their fortune will be split up in three ways: some of it will go to create chemistry scholarships ...

257. It's A Miracle

John 20:19-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... up and walked forward. At that, devout believers in the Pope's entourage instantly crossed themselves and rolled their eyes upward. (1) Surely an act of God had occurred in their midst. Surely they had seen a miracle. What is a miracle, in your estimation? How can you tell when a miracle has occurred? It was Easter Sunday evening. The disciples had heard reports that their Master had risen from the dead. They were meeting behind locked doors out of fear. Suddenly Jesus stood among them! After greeting them ...

258. I'm O.k.; You're A Little Suspect

Luke 6:37-42

Sermon

King Duncan

... .59, Spying against your country 8.98, Drug Dealing 8.83, Embezzlement 8.49, Pederasty 8.30, Spouse Swapping 8.09, and Adultery 7.63 (3) We often assume that God has a “Sindex." Gossip, anger, lack of charity, and gluttony should be benign sins in our estimation, and should be covered by a quick prayer and perfect church attendance for one full month. Adultery, drug dealing, homosexuality, and murder are major sins, and God should be just as repulsed by these sins as we are. That's what we'd like to think ...

259. Surprise!

Luke 4:14-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... God is a God of hope. God is a God of justice. FINALLY, JESUS' ANNOUNCEMENT TELLS US THAT OUR GOD IS A GOD OF FREEDOM. In Mauritania, a small African nation, slavery is officially illegal, yet it is still a fact of life for an estimated 90,000 black Africans. Generations of Africans have been raised with no idea of freedom, individuality, or basic human rights. Slaves have not been allowed to get an education, marry without their master's permission, or keep their own children. One old slave woman explains ...

260. Nobody Wants To Make Cold Calls

Luke 10:1-24

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... , boys and girls. What do I have here? It's a jar of honey, isn't it? Where do we find honey? Bees produce honey, don't they? Have you ever heard somebody say that he is as busy as a bee? I read that a honey bee travels an estimated 43,000 miles to gather one pound of honey. Can you imagine that? Forty-three thousand miles! That is a long, long way. Jesus sent his disciples out to gather people just like a bee goes out to gather honey. Jesus wants us to find as many people as possible ...

261. On Having The Right Attitude

Matthew 13:1-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... a physician because he didn't want to be so poor as his father, the minister. But he still had the faith and I do, too. I finally realized that I didn't have to go so far to find people in need that I could minister to." Dr. Kim estimates that he has seen 1,000 poor patients. When he began this policy five years ago, he set aside two extra hours a night for treating nonpaying patients after each of four days of regular office hours. Now, all his patients, both insured and uninsured, are seen throughout the ...

262. Building A Life

1 Peter 2:4-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... to sink. Also--its foundation is only 10 feet deep! Scientists are now working feverishly to keep this massive structure in place. They report that the tower moves about one-twentieth of an inch each year, and is now 17 feet out of plumb. They further estimate that by the year 2007 the 810-year old tower will have leaned too far and will collapse. A famous, historical landmark will be gone--as will millions of tourist dollars that flow from this unique structure. No building is any stronger or surer than ...

263. Standing Tall

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

King Duncan

... put on God. Medical science is producing miraculous cures all the time by finding new ways to manipulate the natural laws that govern our world. Shall we deny God the same opportunity? Think about this statistic: there are over 100 billion stars in our galaxy. Scientists estimate that there may be 100 billion or so galaxies in the universe. It's safe to assume that each of those 100 billion galaxies has at least 100 billion stars in it. A God who could create all those galaxies and all those stars must have ...

264. On Forgetting To Do A Business Plan

Luke 14:25-35

Sermon

King Duncan

... says, “And whoever does not take up a cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.” Say what? This wasn’t what most of the crowd had come to hear. “Suppose one of you wants to build a tower,” Jesus continued. “Will he not first sit down and estimate the cost to see if he has enough money to complete it? For if he lays the foundation and is not able to finish it, everyone who sees it will ridicule him, saying, `This fellow began to build and was not able to finish.’ “Or suppose a king is ...

265. The Young And The Restless

Genesis 12:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... to keep up. After all, experts tell us that the current generation of people living right now has witnessed and participated in more change than any 10 previous generations combined. You've heard that, at present, human knowledge doubles every two years. It is estimated that knowledge will double every seventy-three days by the year 2020. Half of what you learn today will either change or no longer be relevant in five to seven years. One source noted that there was more information produced in the 30 years ...

266. One Life To Live

Isaiah 42:1-9

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... here in our country. But then somebody had to mine the graphite for the "lead" part of the pencil. That might have happened in South Africa. Then there is the eraser. That may have come from a rubber plantation all away around the world in Malaysia. Someone estimates that it takes thousands of people working to produce one tiny pencil. Wow! The prophet Isaiah in our Old Testament lesson today reminds us that we are the people of God. We are in the grand business of helping God save the world. But we can't ...

267. Life Is What Happens When You've Made Other Plans

Genesis 37:1-11

Sermon

Dr. Robert E. Lair

... . He and his friends were interrupted by both hospital staff and well-meaning friends. The Kerr family flew back to Princeton hiring someone to drive their car. Their car was sideswiped. More insurance forms! They had to make appointments to get repair estimates from auto repair shops, etc. Dr. Kerr told a friend about these unsettling experiences, which, like a recurring bad dream, had stopped him in his tracks and upset all his plans. His friend replied with a word of wisdom: "Life is what happens ...

268. Sons And Daughters Of God

Romans 8:18-27, Romans 8:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... confidence. We can look forward to a grand inheritance, and we have an opportunity to walk in the footsteps of Jesus in service to the world. In the country of Thailand is a statue of the Buddha that is ten feet tall and made of solid gold. Estimates of its worth range around $200 million. But for many centuries, no one knew this statue's worth. When the Burmese invaded Thailand many centuries ago, it is believed that the Thai villagers covered the Buddha statue with layers of mud so that the Burmese wouldn ...

269. Hungry For Bread

Matthew 25:31-46

Sermon

King Duncan

... report from the organization, Bread for the World, "The global community has the capacity to provide every man, woman, and child with adequate food, clean water, safe sanitation, primary health care, and basic schooling by the end of the century at an affordable price. UNICEF estimates that the U.S. share of such an effort would be an additional $2 billion a year. That's less than what people in the United States spend MONTHLY on beer." (7) The famous evangelist Billy Sunday was once asked, "What must I do ...

270. Hope For A New Year

Ephesians 1:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... magazine about Barbie Dolls. How many of you have ever owned a Barbie Doll? What? None of our men? Ever since Barbie made her debut on toy store shelves, she has been accused of creating self-esteem problems in teenage girls. You might remember one cynic's estimate that if Barbie were a real woman, she'd have to walk on all fours due to her proportions. The male equivalent of the Barbie Doll, according to some people, is the gun-toting G.I. Joe action figure. Notice that it is an "action figure" and ...

271. I Am Only . . .

Jeremiah 1:1-19

Sermon

King Duncan

... Arbitration began a four-month investigation into the allegations. They acquitted Thomas Barnardo and the homes on all charges. Thomas Barnardo died at the age of 60. He had exhausted himself in serving destitute children all his life. By the time of his death, there were estimates that his homes had helped over 60,000 children. On the bronze memorial of Thomas Barnardo's grave are carved the words, "I hope to die as I have lived, in the humble but assured faith of Jesus Christ as my Savior, my Master and ...

272. Worthy Is The Lamb

Revelation 5:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... and he writes down their guesses on a big pad of paper. Then he helps them make a list of their favorite songs. When both lists are complete he reveals the actual number of beans in the jar. The whole class looks over their guesses, to see whose estimate was closest to being right. This pastor then turns to the list of favorite songs. "And which one of these is closest to being right?" he asks. The students protest that there is no right answer because a person's favorite song is strictly a matter of taste ...

273. Who Am I Supposed To Hate?

Luke 14:25-35

Sermon

King Duncan

... nature of the commitment he was asking them to make. That is clear from the rest of the lesson. "Whoever does not carry the cross and follow me cannot be my disciple," Jesus continues. "For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not first sit down and estimate the cost, to see whether he has enough to complete it? Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who see it will begin to ridicule him, saying, 'This fellow began to build and was not able to finish.' Or what king ...

274. The Christ Of Healing

Mark 5:21-43

Sermon

King Duncan

... I can sit down. I never sit when I can lie down. Whenever I feel the urge to exercise, I lie down until it goes away." There may come a day in the future that the only illnesses we need to face will be self-induced. It has already been estimated that a majority of illnesses today fall into that category. That is why our current scripture lesson will never be out of date. There is a healing far more powerful than the wonders of modern medicine, and it is a healing of which we all stand in need. In today ...

275. Gathered Around The Throne

Revelation 7:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... people the good news about God's grace." (2) Do you understand that there are people and there are governing authorities around our globe even today willing to punish, imprison and even martyr Christians for practicing their faith? One respected publication estimates that in 1994, for example, there were about 156,000 Christians who were martyred throughout the world. This publication goes on to say that approximately one out of every 200 Christians can be expected to be martyred during his or her lifetime ...

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