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3026. Setting The Record Straight

Luke 20:27-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... sure that perfection is all it's cracked up to be. My people will arrive in heaven and stand just inside the gate, shuffling around. `It's a lot bigger than I thought it was going to be,' we'll think. We'll say, `No, thank you, we can't stay for eternity, we'll just sit and have a few minutes of bliss with you and then we have to get back.' "We were brought up to work, not complain, accept that life is hard, and make the best of what little we have, so when we come to the ...

3027. Hope For The End Times

Luke 21:5-38

Sermon

King Duncan

... tests revealed one of the most agonizing things a parent can learn about a child. Douglas was diagnosed as having leukemia. During the next forty-eight hours, Douglas endured blood transfusions, spinal and bone marrow tests and chemotherapy. For five days his mother stayed in his hospital room. The doctors were frank about his disease. They told him that for the next three years he would have to undergo chemotherapy. They told Douglas that he would go bald, and that his body would most likely bloat. Upon ...

3028. Life From God's Perspective

John 12:12-19

Sermon

King Duncan

... of Lake Erie. "The waves hissed into bubbles at our feet," she recalled. "Paul stopped suddenly and pointed back at our tracks in the sand. `See our footprints, Margie? On the day we marry, they will become like one set, not two.'" That night, the image of footprints stayed with Margaret. She could not sleep, so she began writing in her diary. "Dear Lord, I finally prayed, where are You now, when I need you so badly?" Then, as if in a dream, she writes, "I saw a story unfolding in my mind's eye. My pen ...

3029. Facing Up To The Giant Task Of Life

1 Samuel 17:1-58

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... when the power of darkness knocks us down that Jesus will lift us up, high upon the mountain. In many of the parables that our Lord teaches us, which are found in the last few chapters of the Gospel according to St. Matthew, we find the exhortation to stay busy and be in action for our Lord as we await the second coming. We are never to miss the opportunities that our Lord gives us to make a difference. Eleven months before his death a Jewish gentleman gave his 105-piece collection of modern sculpture to ...

3030. A Date With Destiny

Hebrews 10:19-39

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... Elizabeth Barrett Browning admired Charles Kingsley. She saw a radiancy about his life that was remarkable. She asked him one day to tell her the secret of his joy, the essence of his character. "Madam," he said, "I had a friend!" There it is! I had a friend who stayed with me, through thick and thin! I had a friend who lived with me as a promise! I had a friend I could count on! I had a friend! Remember what Jesus said to his disciples? I no longer call you servants, but friends! From that moment their ...

3031. "Say It Ain't So"

Deuteronomy 6:1-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... , our faith must receive training for the totality of the human experience and responsibility. Dr. William Sloane Coffin once shared at Riverside Church in New York City a November 1983 Reader's Digest that featured the following five articles: "How to Stay Slim Forever" "Five Ways to Stop Feeling Tired" "How to Get Your way" "What it Takes to Be Successful" "How Safe Are the New Contraceptives?" It would appear that the editors have concluded that their millions of readers are ” consecutively ” fat ...

3032. Learning From A Little Child

Isaiah 35:1-10

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... great overstuffed animals, including a six-foot tall giraffe, dolls, dollhouses and games of every description. The room was transformed into a miniature "Toys-R-Us." Every time her parents came to the hospital they brought another present. But they were never able to stay very long for they were always running off to some luncheon, dinner party or society function. One day the child was particularly unhappy in the midst of all these fine gifts and held desperately onto her mother as her mother gave her a ...

3033. The Fourth King In The Christmas Story

Matthew 2:13-18

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... a whole shipload of people, so he steers the ship onto a sandbar and gets everyone off the ship into life boats. He points to a nearby island and tells them to take the boats there. He says, "There a ship will rescue you." Wanting to appear the hero, he stays back with the ship. What he really wants to do is to rob the passengers of their possessions. When the people are out of sight, he goes through their rooms and takes all of their money, puts it on his person, and leaps off the side of the ship. His ...

3034. Let My Little Light Shine

Matthew 5:13-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... to make a decision." Sutton had visions of being taken off the mound. Then Alston continued. "If the Dodgers are going to win this year," he said, looking Sutton in the eye, "they're going to win with Don Sutton pitching. Come what may, you're staying in the starting job. That's all I wanted to say." Sutton's losing streak lasted two more weeks, but because of his manager's encouragement he felt different about it. Something in him was turning around. He found himself pitching the best ball of his career ...

3035. With Your Head In The Clouds

Exodus 24:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... ? Or did he really see heaven? Frederick Buechner is a most respected pastor and writer. In one of his books he tells about a most unusual experience. A friend of his ” an Englishman ” had died very suddenly. A short time later Buechner and his wife were staying with the man's widow overnight. In the night Buechner had a short dream about his friend. He dreamed his friend was standing there in the dark guest room looking very much himself in the navy blue jersey and white slacks he often wore. In his ...

3036. When God Speaks

Genesis 12:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... day to have lunch and to tell jokes. Naturally, they hardly listened to each other. They were too busy thinking of a story to top the one being told. One day, one of the writers came to the table late and rather gloomy. "Sorry guys," he said, "I can't stay long today, my mother died and I'm flying home for the funeral." One of his colleagues jumped right in. Smiling at everyone, he said, "You think that's funny? Listen to this one!" (4) Some of us are not very good at listening particularly to God. Do you ...

3037. What's The Matter? Are You Blind?

John 9:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... the mid 1980's she had many troubles in her marriage. Her husband Gary became addicted to cocaine. They talked seriously of divorce. All of this left Amy in one of her darkest moments. Here is how she describes it in her own words: "For a few days, I just stayed in bed and mourned my life. The only hope I could seem to see was just junking it all, moving to Europe, and starting everything all over again. It was then my sister, in a last-ditch visit, marched up right beside my bed and said, Fine, go to ...

3038. Found Of God

John 20:24-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... image came into focus, a picture as painful as any imaginable. In that split second which would take the boy's life in one of two very different directions, he visualized, with chilling clarity, what it would be like to go to jail. He pictured having to stay up all night to keep the other prisoners from attacking him. That potential pain was greater than the anticipation of revenge. He reaimed his gun, and shot a tree. This boy was Bo Jackson. As he describes the scene in his biography, there's no question ...

3039. Bad News, Good News

Luke 24:13-35

Sermon

King Duncan

... the road to Emmaeus even though we may not recognize him. He takes the initiative. He knocks on the door. When the two disciples arrived at Emmaeus, they were so enraptured with their new friend whose identity they did not know, that they begged him to stay with them. And so he did. And then something very beautiful and mysterious occurred. While they were having the evening meal, Christ broke the bread, just as he did at the last meal they had shared together before his crucifixion and he blessed it. And ...

3040. Thankless Jobs

John 10:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... lady appeared. Her gray hair was blowing in the wind and her clothes were dirty and ragged. She was muttering something to herself as she picked up things from the beach and put them into a bag. The parents called the children to their side and told them to stay away from the old lady. As she passed by, bending down every now and then to pick things up, she smiled at the family. But her greeting wasn't returned. Many weeks later they learned that the little old lady had made it her lifelong crusade to pick ...

3041. The Testimony of a Tax Collector

Matthew 9:9-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... Tokyo. In September, Japan's Health Ministry warned consumers that the product may not live up to their expectations. (3) I wish it were that easy, don't you? To wash away fat . . . To wash away regret . . . To wash away sin. But it's not easy. So there I stayed at my tax table ” ashamed, corrupt, but with no power to change. I was a sinner . . . a traitor to my own people . . . but I could not turn back. Now most religious people want to have nothing to do with you when you're in that kind of condition ...

3042. Fear Of Flying

Matthew 10:1-42

Sermon

King Duncan

... 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's home where only a shower is available, she panics. "I make sure the doors and windows of the house are locked," she says, "and I leave the bathroom door and shower curtain open. I'm always facing the ...

3043. A Cup Of Cold Water

Matthew 10:1-42

Sermon

King Duncan

... thank-you letter arrived from the missionary family. They thanked the church for their many gifts and especially for the "miracle" gift. It seems that, during a storm, a destitute man knocked on their door. He was so ill-dressed for the cold, they invited him to stay until the storm had passed. Even though their visitor would have no gifts in the barrel, they decided to open it. That's when they discovered the coat. It fit the man perfectly. (6) Do such things really happen in this world? Yes they do - all ...

3044. A Prize Is Waiting For You!

Matthew 13:44-46

Sermon

King Duncan

... a group of elementary children in a scavenger hunt around a barren lake in northern Kansas. The children divided into teams, boys versus girls, in order to be first to gather the objects on the list. The hardest item to find was a bird feather. The girls stayed close to home base and quickly finished their list, including finding a feather. The boys, not knowing the game was already over, decided to race all the way around the lake. Pastor Coffman heard one of the boys yell. He looked to see all the boys ...

3045. Get Out Of That Boat!

Matthew 14:22-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... 's had been vacated. Nikki told her neighbor, Bill, that she could handle losing her hair. And with her faith in God, she could handle losing her life. But the hardest part of her illness was losing her friends. Nikki's parents had given her permission to stay out of school, but then Nikki changed her mind. She heard a story about a seventh-grader in Arkansas who was bullied for bringing his Bible to school. The boy handed his Bible to his biggest tormentor and said, "Here, see if you've got enough courage ...

3046. Good Intentions

Matthew 21:28-32

Sermon

King Duncan

... to head south to escape the blast of wintry winds. The first night they landed in a farmer's yard and filled themselves with corn. Next morning they flew on. All, that is, except one. "The corn is good," this big goose said, "so I will stay and enjoy it another day." The next morning he decided to wait still another day, and another after that, enjoying the delicious food. Pretty soon he had developed a habit. "Tomorrow I will fly south," he said. Then came the inevitable day when the winds of winter ...

3047. The Appearance of Love

Matthew 22:34-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... mother, and became very still. Then he cupped her face in his tender little hands and said almost in a whisper, "Mommy, I'm in your eyes." He had seen his own reflection in his mother's eyes, and this strangely affected him. Mother and son stayed in that same position for several long moments as the rocking stopped and the room grew quiet. "And I'm in yours," his mother said. Then he leaned his head against her contentedly, and she resumed rocking and singing. Occasionally, in the days that followed, Boyd ...

3048. Wouldn't You Prefer Real Freedom?

John 8:31-41

Sermon

King Duncan

... because that is all they are trained to do. Others, on the other hand, have worked hard in school, and they've kept growing after leaving school, and they can choose from a great many jobs at a superior level of pay. Young people! Stay in school! Go as far in school as you are able. For most people, education and ability equal freedom. You may think leaving school gives you "freedom from . . . ." Freedom from grouchy teachers, freedom from boring assignments, freedom from homework. But education is actually ...

3049. The Most Difficult Commandment

Mark 12:28-34

Sermon

King Duncan

... to his job. When Mal asked him why he didn't pursue the opportunity to emigrate to another country, the officer replied, "Mal, I would leave tomorrow if it wasn't for the fact that this is where God has called me to be . . ." He has chosen to stay at his post in spite of the danger. (8) Do you think either Rohan or this police officer made their extraordinary decisions because they loved themselves? I don't think so! They were on the front lines doing their part to serve others because, first of all, they ...

3050. Come Home For New Year's

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

Sermon

King Duncan

... HOME. For some of you that is literally true. You moved to this community from somewhere else. You married someone in this community, but the rest of your family is somewhere else. It would not be unusual if someone in this room is somewhat homesick. Very few Americans stay put. Every day in America 108,000 of us move to a different home, and 18,000 move to another state. Some of us are away from home in a literal sense. Many others are away from home in a spiritual sense. Something is missing in our lives ...

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