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2901. Beaten And Bloody, But Fortunate Nonetheless

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... did I get here? Now I remember. I was lying beside the road, battered and bleeding, nearly dead. The last thing I remember was a man with a kindly face who approached me. Evidently he bound up my wounds and brought me to this inn. But who paid for my stay? Was it he? Why? Why did he do it? What was it that caused him to show such kindness? Was he of my class? My religion? My nationality? It doesn't matter. He saved my life. He saved my life. Oh, God, have mercy upon me. Let me never forget ...

2902. When You Are Anxious About Many Things

Luke 10:38-42

Sermon

King Duncan

... not at risk, certainly our peace of mind is. We're like that couple who had their home broken into. The husband heard a noise in the middle of the night. He went downstairs to investigate and found a burglar emptying the silver chest. He said to the man, "Stay where you are. I want to get my wife. She has been expecting you for twenty years." We are anxious and troubled about many things. But listen to Jesus' words: ONE THING IS NEEDFUL. Here is the secret to a successful, well-ordered life: Make sure your ...

2903. Drooping Arms And Crooked Feet

Hebrews 12:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... is a fount of energy available to you and to me. A new attitude ” a new feeling of self worth ” a great new purpose ” and one day a crown of victory placed on our heads by Christ himself. 1. Robert H. Spain, HOW TO STAY ALIVE, (Nashville: Dimensions, 1992), p. 2. Martin Blumenson, THE PATTON PAPERS 1885-1940 (Boston: Houghton, Mifflin Company, 1972). Cited in Allen Wheelis, HOW PEOPLE CHANGE, (New York, Harper & Row Publishers, 1973), p. 77. 3. Joseph P. Klock, "The Purpose Of Life," PERSONAL SELLING ...

2904. The Most Vexing Question In The Bible

Luke 13:22-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... of the pendulum?" In unison they answered, "No!" Ken's professor understood the law, but he was unwilling to trust his nose to it. After a short discussion, a student volunteered to sit in the chair. Even though his face contorted in fear as the pendulum started back, he stayed put. But it stopped an inch from his nose and swung away from him again. Now his faith in the law was strengthened. The next time the pendulum swung, he didn't even blink. (1) There are many of us who say we have faith in Christ, but ...

2905. Come To The Feast

Luke 14:1-14

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... Babette, is grateful to the sisters and to the community for giving her shelter, but she is curious at the lack of joy and celebration. Still, they are good folk and they are willing to provide her a place of sanctuary. In exchange for a place to stay and food to eat, Babette agrees to take care of the two aging sisters. Babette lives and shares in the life of this small community for many years. Then one day a stroke of luck befalls Babette. A friend in France has purchased a lottery ticket in Babette ...

2906. Jesus Says, 'Just Do It'

Luke 17:1-10

Sermon

Dr. Chane M. Hutton

... to be waited on. A group of little Palestinian beggars had followed the group into the shop asking for money. These "Christian" tourists were indignant. The teacher said they made comments like, "Get these dirty kids out of here." Or, "Why don't they stay in Jordan where they belong?" Frieda overheard these remarks. The teacher was embarrassed and apologized for his fellow Americans, even though he did not even know them. Frieda's response was, "Oh, that is all right. I learned a long time ago that many ...

2907. Are We On Speaking Terms With The Almighty?

Luke 18:9-14

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... recent years. You may have heard the story of the Hindu priest, the Jewish rabbi and the TV evangelist who were caught in the same area by a terrific thunderstorm. They sought shelter at a farmhouse. "That storm will be raging for hours," the farmer told them. "You'd better stay here for the night. The problem is, there's only room enough for two of you. One of you'll have to sleep in the barn." "I'll be the one," said the Hindu priest. "A little hardship is nothing to me." He went out to the barn. A few ...

2908. The God Of The Living

Luke 20:27-40

Sermon

King Duncan

Jewelry salesman Alexander Makowski was devastated. Just three weeks before, in Phoenix, his sample case had been stolen. Now he had returned to the parking lot of the San Diego hotel where he was staying to find that his car and jewelry worth $100,000 were missing. Alexander could take no more. He climbed to the balcony over the hotel atrium lobby, lifted himself over the railing, and plunged five floors. Mr. Makowski ended his life at fifty-nine years. The real tragedy was that ...

2909. Overcoming "Work-avoidance Syndrome"

2 Thessalonians 3:1-5

Sermon

King Duncan

... thirteenth verse of the book of Proverbs," Linus says. "Love not sleep lest thou come to poverty." Snoopy flips over onto his stomach with his ears raised high. He then sits up and ponders what Linus said. As he resumes his original position he thinks to himself, "I stayed awake all day yesterday and I was still poor." Today's lesson from the epistle sounds more like it is from Newt Gingrich than the Apostle Paul. Paul writes, "For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: If a man will not work ...

2910. Living With The Aches And Alleluias

Mark 13:32-37

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... her mother asked her. "I just stand there and shine," her daughter answered. Sue Monk Kidd says she has never forgotten that response. (2) Jesus' disciples were concerned about the future and their part in it. Jesus wanted them to know that their role was to stay behind and shine. But they would not be alone. He would be with them. He would give them the power to transform their aches into alleluias. There's a great story about Saint Francis of Assisi that illustrates this very well. One winter night, there ...

2911. Be Joyful

1 Thessalonians 5:12-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... to St. Louis on business. This was years ago when Christian people still kept Sunday as a very special day. For this man, "keeping the Sabbath" meant not riding the trains on Sunday. Thus, after he finished up his business late Saturday night, he had to stay over in St. Louis until the following Monday morning. On Sunday morning, he left the hotel looking for a place to worship. The streets were quite deserted, but finally he saw a policeman and asked him for directions to the nearest Protestant church. The ...

2912. A Time For Miracles

Luke 1:26-38

Sermon

King Duncan

... . Elizabeth had been uneasy about leaving the shop that Christmas Eve because one package on layaway had not been claimed yet. It might not have been anything important, but on the other hand, it might be some child's only gift. So Elizabeth and Herman stayed open as long as they could, but finally they decided to close the store and head home. The next day, Christmas day, Elizabeth couldn't seem to get into the Christmas spirit. She cleaned a little around the house, but she felt restless. Strangely enough ...

2913. A Very Special Man

Luke 2:22-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... to do with you and me? Peggy Noonan was a celebrated speech writer for Presidents Reagan and Bush. She is also a critically acclaimed author. Recently, she told about an execution in Oklahoma. The bad guy he had raped, then stabbed to death a 20-year-old and stayed to watch her die was put to death by lethal injection. Her family watched on closed-circuit TV. Later the woman's brother told a reporter, "We promised he would not go unpunished, and we wanted to be here to represent her when justice was finally ...

2914. A Lesson From Two Golfers And A Saint

Mark 1:9-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... love God has for us, and that because of that love, our sins ARE forgiven. And that brings us to the final reason baptism is an important milestone in our lives. BAPTISM SIGNIFIES THAT IT IS NEVER TOO LATE TO START OVER. We don't have to stay where we are. We can begin again. Soren Kierkegaard once asked how a person who is already a Christian can become a Christian. Think about that for a moment. How can a person who already is a Christian become a Christian? Kierkegaard was directing his thoughts toward ...

2915. Running From God

Jonah 3:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... most ” and neither will we. There is a story about a Rolls Royce that stopped on a skid row street. A well-dressed, refined woman got out of that fine automobile and rushed into a dilapidated hotel nearby. She inquired about a certain man who was staying there. Informed of his room she hurried on ” impervious to the stares of the other residents of this run-down establishment. Finding the man's room she courageously opened the door where she found a dissipated man lying on a ripped mattress on a rusty ...

2916. When The Waters Begin To Rise

Genesis 9:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... experience for a young preacher. He consulted twenty-five different specialists. None could help. Herman resigned his church on an Easter Sunday. He took his wife Mildred and two children to live with his widowed mother in Cleveland, Ohio. Mildred got a secretarial job. Herman stayed home with the children. As he did housework, a Bible verse kept coming to mind: "He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, will he not also give us all things?" (Romans 8:32, RSV). Above the darkness ...

2917. Only Heroes Need Apply

Mark 8:34-38

Sermon

King Duncan

... up the valleys to reach the pass, and all of them came to a cliff that blocked the passage. The young men decided on another approach. They would start the climb from the top of the ridge from the beginning and climb the hard paths, staying at the peak of the range. They outfitted their expedition with horses, food, supplies. People ridiculed them. "Why are you taking so many supplies?" they were asked. They replied, "We'll need them to settle on the other side!" They climbed the hard route, the difficult ...

2918. More Than A Mannequin; Not Quite A Masterpiece

Acts 4:32-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... this friend, under penalty of death, stole out of the mess each day and went to the hothouse and fed his buddy with some of his own meager food. At night he again would slip out of his barracks and take his blanket to his buddy to help him stay warm. But in so exposing himself, and depleting his own diet, he himself took ill and died. His friend lived to tell the tale. The result was that under the impact of this selfless act of love, the whole camp was transformed, came to faith, and when the prisoners ...

2919. With A Name Like That . . .

Acts 4:1-22

Sermon

King Duncan

... individual Christians. But don't you think this is a message that the whole world needs to hear? God so loved the world . . . The world has a Savior. His name is Jesus of Nazareth. BUT LET'S BE CLEAR ABOUT SOMETHING ELSE: JESUS IS GREATER THAN HIS NAME. Stay with me for a moment. This is important. So many people have such a narrow understanding of the grace of God. They want to restrict Christ to their sect or their culture or their race. During the wars of religion with France, we're told that the English ...

2920. Are You Successful Or Do You Just Have Money?

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... Joe Fernandez stunned the tennis world by defeating Sara Gomer to become the youngest player, male or female, ever to win a match at the U.S. Open. Then, with a lucrative pro career within her grasp, this teenager shocked the tennis world again ” by staying in school to earn her high school diploma. Today, at age 24, Fernandez is ranked number 11 on the pro circuit, her career winnings are closing in on $4 million, and her endorsement contracts include Nike and Rolex. To achieve that success, however, she ...

2921. Finding Calm In The Storm

Mark 4:35-41

Sermon

King Duncan

... didn't care that she existed. Dr. Goddard asked the woman if she knew of the peace that God promised us in the Bible. When the woman shook her head, Dr. Goddard took a slip of paper and wrote, "Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on Thee." Then Dr. Goddard left. The next day she returned to find the young woman smiling and alert. Throughout the night, this young woman had repeated the Bible verse over and over again. Her panic subsided and she was able to go to sleep. Now she was able ...

2922. In Praise Of Goofing Off

Mark 6:30-44

Sermon

King Duncan

... I tell all young men, and tell them with great sincerity, that nobody who does not rise early will ever do any good." Benjamin Franklin was history's greatest source of "early to bed, early to rise" type aphorisms, yet he himself liked to stay up late playing chess or chatting with friends. He whiled away hours tinkering with kites, bottles, keys, stoves. After introducing the first bathtub to this country in 1790, Franklin spent many hours inside his own, soaking and reading. Although he advised us to make ...

2923. A Soap Opera For Saints

2 Samuel 11:1-27

Sermon

King Duncan

... of this sort whether they occur in the Bible or whether they occur in our own community today. Hearts are broken, reputations are ruined, lives are destroyed. David and Bathsheba were so eager to hide their sin, but things like that rarely stay hidden. Their adultery becomes the talk of the kingdom ” and David never is able to repair the subsequent loss of public esteem. David offends the nation with his irresponsible and even wicked behavior. Even more important, David offends God. Nathan the prophet ...

2924. Marriages That Last

Ephesians 5:22-33

Sermon

King Duncan

... his pocket and said, "He isn't leaving, we are." And that was how Arlene found out Alan had secretly arranged a dream of hers: to go with him to Paris. He had taken care of her passport, rescheduled her appointments, packed her bags, and hired a sitter to stay with their daughters. (4) No wonder women like Alan Alda so much. Now, you may not be able to fly off to Paris like the Aldas, but there are a thousand and one little things you can do to keep romance alive in your marriage. Writer Robert Fulghum once ...

2925. All Dressed Up

Ephesians 6:10-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... 's clothes. And she gave Tangle a place to sleep. And when Tangle woke up the next morning, she sent Tangle on a grand journey, with many strange experiences. And her new clothes helped her along the way. Till she finally came to a palace so beautiful, that she stayed there forever. But George MacDonald's story is really not just about a little girl at all. He is writing about you and me. He is talking about the homes we have in this world, not just our homes, but the home of this world itself, which is ...

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