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2801. Afraid Of The Water

Mark 1:9-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... When Dr. Kramer returned home to Holland, the Nazis were over-running his country and arresting Jews who lived there. It was a very difficult time for him to come home. Even Christians who resisted Hitler were being arrested and sent to labor camps. The remaining Christians were drawn to Dr. Kramer for strength and inspiration. Late one night in the cover of darkness some of them slipped into his house. "Tell us what to do," they pleaded, "our Jewish neighbors are being dragged out of their homes and off to ...

2802. Watch What You Eat

1 Corinthians 8:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... ONE ANOTHER PRODUCES SPIRITUAL GROWTH. If we are not growing in our relationship with Christ, it is probably because we are not paying the price of loving one another. The child in the nursery who does not accommodate himself or herself to others remains emotionally immature. So it is within the family of Christ. When we take responsibility for a ministry of encouragement and inclusion, we find ourselves becoming more like the Master. A group of war refugees was planning to escape over a rough and devious ...

2803. Face To Face With The Devil

Mark 1:9-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... be scraped down and repainted. But on the dock these massive pieces of steel crumbled. Actually that is not quite true. There was nothing left to crumble. Nothing was left of the 3/4 inch steel plate from which the stacks had been formed. All that remained were more than thirty coats of paint that had been applied over the years. The steel had rusted away. Is that not an analogy of what happens to some people's character? They give into temptation time and time again, until their inner moral fiber is eaten ...

2804. Where God Can Be Seen

John 15:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... Because He forgives us, we forgive one another. At the center of the Gospel is the self-giving love of God. NOTICE FROM OUR TEXT, THE LINK BETWEEN LOVE AND HAPPINESS. Jesus says to his disciples, "These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be complete." Notice that love is essential to joy. In Charles Schulz's PEANUTS cartoon, Charlie Brown and Lucy are discussing the meaning of existence. "Why do you think we're put here on earth, Charlie Brown?" Lucy asks ...

2805. You Can Face Your Giant

1 Samuel 17:1-58

Sermon

King Duncan

... can do it, son. I know you'll make out all right." With that assurance the boy got on his bike and rode off to school. What the son did not know was that his father followed him in the car that day. He stayed just far enough behind to remain out of sight, but close enough to come to his son's assistance if needed. If there was trouble the father would be there. The son might have thought he was all alone, but his father was behind him all the way. (2) Knowing that God is with us, like ...

2806. How Do You Know?

2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2

Sermon

King Duncan

... waiting rooms. Now I add a new resolve: to have nothing to do with ˜go it alone' religiosities that do not even seek congregating and community. Most of all, having been befriended, we shall seek to be friends, to try harder to locate the friendless, who remain the world's majority." (5) In his need, Martin Marty discovered that to be in Christ is to be in community with other believers. The new life in Christ involves a new attitude, a new set of relationships, membership in a new community and finally, a ...

2807. The Real Leap Of Faith

Mark 5:21-43

Sermon

King Duncan

... such a miracle. In 1976 Ulrich's son was taken to the hospital with no heartbeat and no brain waves. Co-workers had found him at a work site. No one knew what had happened. The doctors managed to restore the man's vital signs, but for three days he remained in a coma. On the fourth day he awoke but he was completely insane. His father was beside himself. He says, "I walked out of that room and I saw a sign for the chapel and thought I might as well try that." There in the hospital chapel he prayed ...

2808. The Three-fold Journey

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

Sermon

King Duncan

... down a horse; he returned to Oxford and left without a degree. He began a paper called THE WATCHMAN which lived for ten (issues) and then died. It has been said of him: `He lost himself in visions of work to be done, that always remained to be done. Coleridge had every poetic gift but one ” the gift of sustained and concentrated effort'. . . No one ever reached any eminence," says Barclay, "and no one having reached it ever maintained it, without discipline." (2) Christians are to live wisely. In other ...

2809. Sinner Or Saint?

Hebrews 7:11-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... who has an unique relationship with God, somebody who lives somewhat in another world. And we don't want to be hypocritical at this point. It's like two brothers who were scoundrels ” cheating, stealing, deceiving everyone they could. One brother died. The remaining brother called the local pastor and asked if he would conduct the funeral service. He said there would be a sizeable honorarium. The pastor said, "But the whole country knows what a scoundrel your brother was." The man reminded the pastor that ...

2810. Giants Or Grasshoppers?

Numbers 13:1-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... God intentionally put us in a world where we would have to struggle ” because struggle produces growth. That's what God wants from us. He wants us to grow. He wants souls fit to dwell in eternity with Him. If things come too easy for us, we will remain infants or adolescents and never become what He needs us to become. Then he used a true story to illustrate his point. There was a high school swimmer a few years back named Nelson Diebel. Nelson dreamed of one day making it to the Olympics. He was a ...

2811. Will This Be On The Test?

Deuteronomy 6:1-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... , she looked up the passage to discover that the second half of the verse was appropriate beyond reason. The entire verse of Psalm 91:10 says, "No evil shall befall you ” no scourge come near your tent." The verse had been a comfort and remained true in protecting them from the scourge of the infuriated bear. Protection and comfort are marvelous reasons to learn the scriptures. Another good reason for taking the time to learn all of this is the rewards that will be gained. Prolonged earthly life was ...

2812. Victory Over Darkness

Isaiah 9:1-7

Sermon

King Duncan

... Joseph, looking for a place to stay, would find their way to their home and be welcomed with open doors and open hearts. The English authorities, finding this Irish "superstition" harmless, did not bother to suppress it. The candles in the windows have always remained a cherished practice of the Irish, although many of them have long since forgotten the earlier significance. (4) Think of that. All year long they hoped and prayed that on this one night a priest would visit their home. In the same way Israel ...

2813. Angels Announce His Coming

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

King Duncan

... or joy. Phillips Brooks was a man who found peace, goodwill and joy and brought those simple gifts to others. Brooks authored the hymn, "O Little Town of Bethlehem." In 1869 Brooks became rector of Trinity Church in Boston, where he remained for 22 years. During those years, that massive church was filled by large congregations who flocked to hear Brooks preach. Brooks emphasized the incarnation of Christ and the brotherhood of humanity, always in a spirit of radiant optimism. Employing a passionate ...

2814. Three Deadly Words

Jeremiah 1:1-19

Sermon

King Duncan

... Eleanor Roosevelt. (1) Would you have voted either one of these children, "most likely to succeed?" Probably not. Geologists tell us that only 3 percent of the earth's fresh water is on the surface in the form of rivers and lakes. The other 97 percent remains as a huge subterranean reservoir down below. The potentials of human personality are much the same ” only 3 percent on the surface and 97 percent below. (2) How do we tap the infinite reservoir unseen? How do we bring to the surface the powers and ...

2815. The Seven Year Switch

2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2

Sermon

King Duncan

... has called this the "seven-year switch." I don't know about you, but I find that quite refreshing. The process of dying and returning to life is going on in our bodies all the time. And yet our soul ” our personality, who we really are deep within ” remains the same. That is what the Easter story is all about, is it not? In a few weeks we will celebrate Christ's resurrection and our future resurrection. Suddenly that's not such a remote idea, after all. We already have some experience of how it works ...

2816. An Empty Stage Or An Empty Tomb?

Luke 24:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... here ever heard of Mrs. Martin Van Butchell? I would be surprised if anyone has. She's been dead for over 200 years. Mrs. Butchell left a will. It specified that on her death, her husband had control of her fortune only as long as her body remained above ground. I don't know what she had against being buried, but that was her stipulation. Mausoleums were little 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 ...

2817. Jesus Prays For Us

John 17:20-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... request. On his deathbed, Grant Flory said to his family: "Get me to the Mustangs' playoffs. No matter what." He was referring to his old high school team, The Prosser Mustangs. So in early December, when the Mustangs played in Seattle's Kingdome, Flory's cremated remains were in attendance. His son Dwight approached the stadium gate wearing a camera bag that contained his father's urn. He was stopped by a guard who asked what was in the bag. "It's my dad," he replied. The guard looked puzzled but allowed ...

2818. Empowered By Angels

1 Kings 19:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... Proclamation. The dilemma which confronted King was how to adequately express himself in the eight minutes he would be permitted to stand at the podium. All through the night King worked on his speech, writing one draft after another. He demanded that his aides remain awake with him, so they could comment on each new effort. His friends tried to convince him to throw away the manuscript, and just allow the Holy Spirit to carry forth the words from his mouth. King would not entertain such a thought, and ...

2819. One In Christ

Galatians 3:15-25

Sermon

Dr. Ronald Love

... that women lacked the ability required to conduct financial matters. Men who were certain that women were incapable of owning and operating a business. When one male speaker announced the superior intelligence of men over women, Sojourner Truth could no longer remain silent. She mounted the steps leading up to the platform. Forcing the speaker to one side, she boldly stood before the assembly. Shocked at what just occurred, the audience fell silent. Then Sojourner Truth spoke words that all could hear ...

2820. Freedom's Year

Galatians 3:26--4:7

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... rules and regulations in a household, he says. They keep us safe while we're growing and developing. But then comes maturity and then freedom. The restraints are taken off. Why? So that we can find the dignity of our place in society. Without freedom we remain children. And without freedom we never fully express the best that's in us. When Simon Bolivar led the nation of Peru to independence from Spain in 1924, they pleaded with him to become their first president. He refused. He said that his work was the ...

2821. Why Do We Call Him Good?

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

Dr. Ronald Love

... associate himself with one of God's children. Overcome with remorse, Sheen dug his fingers into the man's leprosy and removed the crucifix. This time, he gently placed the crucifix in the man's hand. Sheen respectfully handed a crucifix to each of the remaining 499 lepers and, in the exchange, learned to love them. "And who is my neighbor?" someone once asked Jesus. Jesus replied by telling this story: "A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him ...

2822. Want To Sit At The Head Table?

Luke 14:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... I once read in a newspaper article that in 1970 two researchers for the Kinsey Institute began a rather extensive survey of the sexual attitudes of 3,000 adults. By 1980 the work was compiled and almost ready for publication. One small detail remained. Albert D. Klassen and Colin Williams, the authors of the survey, still needed to agree on whose name would appear first on the publication. Guess what? A decade later, the research was still waiting for publication. Other researchers interested in the results ...

2823. More Than Meets The Eye

Luke 17:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... across to his disciples. With even a small amount of faith we can do what others might think is impossible. With even the smallest amount of faith, sentences like "It can't be done!" and "One person won't make any difference" won't remain in our thoughts. Faith cancels out words like impossible, preposterous, ridiculous, and absurd. We can accomplish the impossible with even a small amount of faith. Mary McLeod Bethune was born in the small town of Mayesville, South Carolina, in 1875. Mary was the youngest ...

2824. A Date With Destiny

Hebrews 10:19-39

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... promises you keep! That's who you are! And then there's the fifth reason Christians are faithful people: THEY HAVE SUCH A RICH HERITAGE OF EXAMPLES TO FOLLOW. That's what Hebrews 11 is all about! See the Heroes of Faith?! See how they remained true and faithful, even under adverse circumstances?! Since you're surrounded by such a great cloud of faithful witnesses, know that you can do it too! Know that in this world of individualism, in this world of broken promises, and shattered commitments, you can stand ...

2825. Learning From A Little Child

Isaiah 35:1-10

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... horn from Gabriel's lips. Gabriel presses the Lord about what He is going to do. The Lord answers Gabriel by saying, "I am not going to send anybody this time, I am going MYSELF." And that's the first piece of good news about Christmas. God did not remain in Heaven ” receiving a computer printout on the world's sufferings. God did not issue a memo to form a committee to work on our dilemmas. No! God left the throne and came into the trenches. Indeed, God did more than that. God became one of the WOUNDED ...

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