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2926. I, Caiaphas

John 18:12-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... ! During the day he would preach at the temple and generally mill around with the crowds, but then at sundown he would disappear. My informers couldn't seem to trace him. One day I had a surprise visit from Judas from Iscariot, one of the Nazarene's disciples. It seems that he had been doing a lot of reflection about his Master, and he was beginning to have second thoughts. In fact, he had reached a point where he felt perhaps the best thing for his master would be if he were arrested!! Unbelievable!! One ...

2927. More Than A Mannequin; Not Quite A Masterpiece

Acts 4:32-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... calls each of us that experience is self-validating. That is, in living out that ethic and that spirit of love, we meet the resurrected Christ, and from him we draw the power to be his disciples. In other words, we don't wait until we experience the resurrected Christ to become his disciples. We become disciples and then the experience follows. In his book, THROUGH THE VALLEY OF THE KWAI, Ernest Gordon tells about his imprisonment during the Second World War with a group of men who were charged with the ...

2928. The Greatness Of John The Baptist

John 1:19-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... , Andrew and John, were originally followers of John the Baptist. You will remember that one of the most gifted and influential preachers mentioned in the book of Acts was a man named Apollos, who, according to Acts 18: 25, was baptized as a disciple of John. YET, CONSIDER THE HUMILITY OF THIS MAN JOHN. "Somewhere among you," he said, "stands a man you do not know. He comes after me, it is true, but I am not fit to undo his shoes!" Two hundred years ago there was another man named John, a preacher ...

2929. A Service the Church Will Never Forget

Acts 2:42-47

Sermon

King Duncan

... repeat the Koran from memory. Think about that for a minute. The Koran is about the same length as the New Testament. Three days are required to recite it. How would you fare with the New Testament? Perhaps we do not demand as much from Christian disciples as we ought. For some people, simply coming to worship is asking too much. You probably know the story about the little boy who went to church with his grandparents. His grandmother sat in the choir. It really disturbed her to see grandfather nod off to ...

2930. Are We Offering the Right Cup?

Matthew 9:35-10:8

Sermon

King Duncan

... may be stifling Christ’s work on earth and cheating ourselves out of one of the most rewarding endeavors Christ offers us. The one commandment that Jesus gave to his church besides “love one another” (John 13:34) was the commandment to go out and make disciples of all people (Matthew 28:19). Our failure to take that commandment seriously has resulted in a church that is no longer reaching people with the Good News of Jesus Christ. In fact, a case could be made that we are an enterprise that is rapidly ...

2931. Time To Walk On The Water

Matthew 14:22-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... take the boat to the other side of the lake. They were now many furlongs out from the shore. The wind and waves were beating their little boat, when suddenly they saw what appeared to be a ghost. It was the Master coming to them across the water. The disciples were frightened as we might expect. "Take heart," Jesus said, "It is I; have no fear." There was nothing fearful about Simon Peter. "Lord," he shouts to Jesus over the wind and the waves, "If it is you, bid me to come to you on the water." Jesus said ...

2932. The Secret Of Winning

Isaiah 52:13--53:12

Sermon

King Duncan

... been built through the years because at its heart were a group of winners? They may not have been winners in the world's eyes, but they were winners in God's eyes. Their names are not known like St. Paul's or Simon Peter's. But they are truly disciples of our Lord Jesus Christ, and whether they sit at the right and left hand of Jesus or not, they are most certainly in his presence. How about you? Are you made of such stuff? Will your contributions to this world live long after you are gone? Will the earth ...

2933. Finding Jesus

John 1:29-34

Sermon

King Duncan

... was raised on it. The Bible commands that we love one another." Tears welled up in her eyes. "It was a very loving thing you did. I can’t just keep silent and let you go away." Gladys, in a passionate plea says, "Dr. Hammond, you are a good disciple. You mustn’t stop now." (3) It is clear that this pastor’s witness of love had a profound effect on the faith of this woman. That has been true for many of us. We have found Christ through the witness of others ” Sunday School teachers, kindly neighbors ...

2934. The Difference Is You

Matthew 5:13-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... the world." "You are the salt of the earth," Jesus told them. He did not say, "Someday in the future you will be `the salt of the earth. ™" Jesus told them that they were already the "salt of the earth." "You are the light of the world," Jesus charged his disciples. Again, Jesus did not say, "Someday in the future, if you do all that I tell you to do, you will be the `light of the world. ™" Jesus did not say, "If you work hard all your life you will be the `light of the world. ™" They were already the ...

2935. When Jiggling Wires Is Not Good Enough

John 4:1-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... mountain, but you say that the place where people must worship is in Jerusalem." We see a glimpse of faith in this woman. The woman states, "I know the Messiah is coming." Jesus replies, "I am he, the one who is speaking to you." Just then the disciples return and are somewhat surprised to find Jesus speaking with a Samaritan woman although they had been with Jesus long enough to have expected this. Jesus confronts the woman at the well, so she can see herself in a new way. As a result of this conversation ...

2936. Is There Any Wind?

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... outside onto the street as well. A crowd gathered. Jerusalem was a metropolitan city filled with people from all over the known world. The bystanders heard the believers speaking in these foreign languages ” some of which they recognized. Some of them even heard the disciples in their own native tongue. They were amazed and asked each other. "Are not all these who are speaking Galileans? And how is it that we hear, each of us in his own native language?" It was truly amazing, nothing like this had ever ...

2937. Stepping Out In Faith

Matthew 14:22-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... sleep for the rest of the night, and no harm was done. And she has figured the whole thing. It was simply a case of the left hand not knowing what the right hand was doing." (1) Sometimes our fears get the best of us. It happened to the disciples. They were sailing across the lake when a terrible storm arose. They were fishermen by trade. They had experienced many such storms. They were strong men, but when the storm showed no signs of letting up, it got the better of them. They feared for their very lives ...

2938. It's Not Nice To Call Someone A Dog

Matthew 15:21-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... they may wear. Faith is faith wherever we may encounter it. One final thing: LOVE WILL FIND AWAY. This Canaanite mother was determined to find help for her daughter. Jesus’ mission was to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. The woman badgered Jesus and his disciples until her request was fulfilled. Jesus in turn cut across the deep divisions of his time in order to help someone in distress. The moral of both responses is that love will find a way. That is the story of the cross. Humanity cut off from ...

2939. Roll Call

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... . FINALLY, SAINTS ARE PEOPLE WHO, NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS TO THEM, STAND FIRM IN FAITH. Jesus knew as he addressed his disciples on the mountain top that the day would come when they would be persecuted for believing in him. Jesus knew that living the kind of life that ... revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account," Jesus told his disciples. When those things happen, and they are bound to happen at one time or another, Jesus says, "rejoice and be glad ...

2940. A Life Above All Others

John 12:20-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... the rest of society looked down upon. (4) Jesus is Lord of all. But there is a cost to following him. FORTUNATELY, THOUGH, THE GAIN IS WORTH THE PAIN. The time was fast approaching when Jesus would be put to death on the cross. He spoke once again to his disciples about his pending death. "Now my soul is troubled. And what should I say ” `Father, save me from this hour'? No. It is for this reason that I have come to this hour." That is a great statement of faith, isn't it? "It is for this reason I have ...

2941. Passage To New Life

John 20:1-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... if they had lived to election day. Could relatives vote according to a dead person's wishes? (1) This might seem absurd to us today, but it was a serious issue back then in Georgia. When the very first Easter Sunday rolled around, the scattered disciples might have wondered if Jesus' influence would live on. They had dedicated the better part of three years to following him. They left their jobs, and some even left their families. In the hours after Jesus' death, they were asking themselves if they had all ...

2942. Where God Can Be Seen

John 15:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... , impenetrable, irredeemable. . . The only place outside Heaven where you can be perfectly safe from all the dangers of love. . . is Hell." In his own eloquent way, Lewis is saying to us that, where there is no love, there is no happiness. Jesus says to his disciples, "These things have I spoken unto you. . . that your joy might be complete." But Christ had another point to make about love: LOVE REQUIRES SACRIFICE. He explained it like this, "No one has greater love than this: to lay down one's life for one ...

2943. An Empty Stage Or An Empty Tomb?

Luke 24:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... . Is this important? You bet it is. Ultimately, you and I have a choice to make. It is the most important choice we will ever face. It is whether to accept the empty stage or to accept the empty tomb. Does Christ merely live in the hearts of his disciples or is he really alive today just as you and I are alive? Remember Woody Allen's comic assessment? "I don't want to achieve immortality through my work," he said. "I want to achieve immortality by not dying." Which is it? Are we immortal because there are ...

2944. A Message From Above And Beyond

Luke 6:17-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... a special word to his followers. He said, "Blessed are you when people hate you and when they exclude you." Jesus knew the Good News upsets people, it puts them on edge. Jesus knew that down the road it would be tough going, not only for his disciples but for everyone called by his name. Jesus spoke words of hope. When those things happen ” and they will happen - Jesus told his followers, "Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, for surely your reward is great in heaven." On this All Saints' Day we honor ...

2945. I Can Have Anything?

John 14:5-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... in Me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go to the Father. And whatever you ask in My name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son . . . " Jesus is giving his disciples words of encouragement. "You've seen the blind recover their sight," he is saying. "You've seen the lame made whole. Hey, YOU'RE GOING TO DO GREATER WORKS THAN THAT!" Jesus was talking to the church. He was not talking about new houses or new cars or passing ...

2946. The Mother Side Of God

John 14:15-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... God is also like a Mother who comforts her children. Where is comfort to be found? That is the question for the day. What is Jesus promising us? Jesus says, first of all, He will comfort us by His presence. "I will not leave you comfortless," he says to his disciples, "I will come to you." Jesus is going away. But God will send a comforter - the Holy Spirit. They will not be alone. God's Spirit will be with them. There is no greater gift that we can give those we love than the gift of our presence. It's ...

2947. A Cup Of Cold Water

Matthew 10:1-42

Sermon

King Duncan

... God. Jesus says, "He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me. . . And whoever in the name of a disciple gives to one of these little ones even a cup of cold water to drink, truly I say to you he shall not lose his reward." The ... day: No gift given to the needy or given to the church is ever given in vain. Jesus said, "And whoever in the name of a disciple gives to one of these little ones even a cup of cold water to drink, truly I say to you he shall not lose his reward ...

2948. When You Need Help

Matthew 15:21-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... a straight answer, and I want it now." Here Jesus is trying to get away from the crowds and this woman comes crying after him: "Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is possessed by a demon." Maybe this is why Jesus retreats into silence. His disciples aren't silent, though. "Send her away," they say to him, "for she is shouting out after us." Persistence is an admirable quality in a person, but can't this woman take a hint? Jesus is tired. This is not a good time to bother him. Maybe it was ...

2949. Does It Make A Difference Who Jesus Is?

Matthew 16:13-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... . This is not the typical question one hears in a seminary classroom. Usually the classroom is reserved for more academic questions. But Bonhoeffer knew this was the heart of life. This is the question that stands above all others. Do you love Jesus? Jesus turned to his disciples and asked them, "Who do people say that I am?" It was Simon Peter who gave the answer that has resonated through the ages: "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." Is that the answer you would have given? Does it make a ...

2950. Is It Wrong To Be Ambitious?

Matthew 20:20-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... was right and what was expedient. He called for the basin to wash his hands. Jesus was also an ambitious man. His ambition was the grandest ambition of all ” to usher in the rule of God in every heart. He also called for a basin that he might wash his disciples' feet. My guess is that most of us are not like Pilate or like Jesus. We are more like Ziggy. The danger is not that we will be too ambitious but that we will never be ambitious for the right things. We could use a healthy dose of ambition ” an ...

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