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3051. In Praise Of Goofing Off

Mark 6:30-44

Sermon

King Duncan

... new ideas about church leadership. The first suggestion he made to the church's ruling body was that they hire a part-time person to look after the church lawn. "I'll have you know, parson," said one of the members indignantly, that our former pastor always took care of the church's lawn himself." "I'm aware of that," said the pastor. "But I called him and he doesn't want to do it anymore." Different people have different ideas about work. A lazy clerk fiddled around while his irate boss burned. "You're the ...

3052. Good Taste Or Good Religion?

Mark 7:1-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... that there is a difference between good manners and good religion? There is a difference between the core truths of our faith and the trappings that have accumulated around those truths. Christian faith is not a matter of keeping traditions as much as it is caring about people. It is not a matter of sacred ceremony as much as it is living in a vital relationship with the Creator. The disciples weren't sophisticated men, but there was nothing wrong with their heart, and that was what counted. DID YOU KNOW ...

3053. When Are You Coming?

Isaiah 63:1-6

Sermon

King Duncan

... ' “God with us “is the most significant truth in our lives. In those times God is giving us the most precise care. He is the professional in our lives, the Master Gardener, who knows exactly how much hardship and darkness is necessary to ... find his wife. The report said she was living in a second-class hotel in Des Moines, Iowa. He packed his bags, placed the children under the care of a neighbor, and took a bus to Des Moines. He found the hotel and made his way to her room. When he knocked on the door, ...

3054. Gettin' Ready For Quittin' Time

Luke 21:5-38

Sermon

King Duncan

... . As he looked at the little critter, he noticed that the color of the cricket was just about the same as the color of Tex's chewing tobacco. Immediately, a plan formed in his mind! Without Tex knowing it, he strolled over and quickly stepped on the cricket, being careful not to damage it too much. He placed it very gently on top of the tobacco pouch. After a while Tex needed to replenish his chaw, so he reached back and grabbed a fresh fistful. In went that cricket along with a jaw full of tobacco. Can you ...

3055. Centering On God

Luke 21:5-38

Sermon

... is about to come." For Christians Judgment Day is a day of hope and a day of grace. We need not be afraid. What are Christians to do while we wait for Jesus to return? Jesus tells us that we are to remain centered on God. Jesus warned, "Be careful not to let yourselves become occupied with too much drinking." This time of waiting is not to be filled with fears, or with preoccupations of overindulgence. This time is a time to tell others about Jesus. When we are able to center on God we can rediscover the ...

3056. A Better Than Perfect Christmas

Philippians 4:4

Sermon

King Duncan

... satisfied with his first draft, so he rewrote it. Then he improved the poem a third time. He continued for eight years. With all that persistent polishing, however, Gray never considered his poem complete. In the museum display we can see each successive copy carefully penned by hand. All seventy-five drafts! (2) That is a commitment to excellence. That is different from perfectionism. We are talking about people who would never begin a poem in the first place because they know it could never be as perfect ...

3057. Love

Isaiah 7:1-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... a small steel box and hired four men to carry it. Even when it was in the ship's safe en route, it was guarded day and night by at least two armed men. But when the package arrived at the company's office in London and was carefully opened, it contained no diamond. Rather it contained a lump of black coal. Three days later, the diamond arrived by ordinary parcel post in a plain package. The owner had assumed correctly that most people would not pay attention to an ordinary cardboard box. (1) Something like ...

3058. The Other Side Of Christmas

Luke 2:21-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... site alone. She watched her son as he trudged through the snow, tears streaming down his cheeks. In amazement, she saw him slowly unbutton his coat, remove it, and gently lay it on the snowy grave. Next, he removed his shirt, trousers, shoes, and socks and carefully placed each item on the grave of the mother who had given her all for him. The missionary could take it no longer and went to her son, placing her coat around his bare, shivering shoulders. Through his tears, she heard him as he asked, "Were ...

3059. Flight To Egypt

Matthew 2:13-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... -Christmas letdown." (2) Most of us are sad to see Christmas pass. I hope this was the best Christmas ever at your house. Brenda Roberts of Stone Mountain, Georgia is a Sunday School teacher. She was reading the story of Jesus' birth to her day-care children one morning. As usual, she stopped to see if they understood. "What do we call the three wise men?" she asked. "The three maggots," replied a bright 5-year-old. "What gifts did the Magi bring baby Jesus?" the teacher corrected. "Gold, frankensteins and ...

3060. Casting Out An Evil Spirit

Mark 1:21-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... helped us see more clearly than ever before that there is a remarkable interrelationship between the mind, the soul and the body. Our thoughts and our attitudes can literally make us sick. We know that. Of course we have to approach this subject with care. We are not advocating replacing medicine with so-called "faith healing." This is a field where so much damage has been done by spiritual quacks that most responsible religious people are even afraid to approach the subject. Even as great a man as Mahatma ...

3061. Mustard Seed Faith

Mark 4:30-34

Sermon

King Duncan

... , was also a great sculptor. One day a visitor was looking at a statue that Michelangelo was making. The visitor said, "I can't see that you have made any progress since I was here last time." Michelangelo answered, "Oh, yes, I have made much progress. Look carefully and you will see that I have retouched this part, and that I have polished that part. See, I have worked on this part of the statue, and have softened the lines here." "Yes," said the visitor, "but those are all trifles." "That may be," replied ...

3062. Polished Up For Christmas

Matthew 3:1-12

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... world. Who is it? That's right, it's Jesus. Christmas is the time when we celebrate Jesus coming to earth. And because Jesus is so incredibly important to us, we want to do something extra special to prepare for Him. But Jesus doesn't care if we dress up for Him or not. He doesn't care if we get our bodies ready for Him. Jesus wants us to get our hearts ready for Him. How can we do that? (Wait for 2 to 3 answers) Yes, we can pray to Jesus. We can read our Bibles. We can go to ...

3063. Fans or Followers

Matthew 4:18-22

Sermon

King Duncan

... Simon professes his love for Christ the Lord instructs Simon to “feed my sheep.” That is the final step in following Christ. It is to feed Christ’s sheep. We need to appreciate that in the church today. We need to move beyond caring for ourselves to caring for others. One of the most monumental works in all the world is the Great Wall of China. The mammoth man-made structure stretches eighteen hundred miles over mountains, plains and deserts. The Chinese built it to keep out barbarians, but for the ...

3064. We Haven't Seen Anything Yet!

1 Corinthians 2:9

Sermon

King Duncan

... beautiful music of this world would not hold a light to the music of Heaven’s choir. Everything we count in this world as good is but an inferior imitation of that which we will one day experience in God’s kingdom. Many of you exercise and take great care of your bodies. Take some time and read I Corinthians 15 concerning the new body that will one day be given to the believer. If you marvel at the wonder of the physical, wait until you behold the spiritual! That is what St. Paul is saying to us. We ...

3065. Christ Has Gone Up

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... in charge and not me. I got a chuckle out of a story about a young woman who went away to college in the fall leaving her plants and her goldfish in the care of her mother, who had a tendency to be forgetful. Some of us may know somebody with a “brown thumb.” This mother had one. The plants that the daughter left behind in the care of her mother died at the end of the month. The mother dutifully broke the bad news to her. When the young woman called a week later, her mother confessed that the goldfish ...

3066. You Are A Winner!

Romans 5:12-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... yourself as a winner or a loser, you will likely be right. We learned about it in psychologythe selffulfilling prophecy. We become what we think we can become. Now hear the Gospel. You are a winner. I don't care about your family background, your physical features, your I.Q., or the size of your bank account. I don't care what kind of house you live in, how fashionable your clothes are, or whether you wear a Timex or a Rolex. You are a winner. The very Son of God has come into the world and said, "I believe ...

3067. Living In Spite House

Matthew 18:21-35

Sermon

King Duncan

... his yard and riding their bicycles over his lawn. One night the leader of the teenage group had a bad toothache. The boy's mother sent the young fellow to the dentist to be examined. The dentist found the tooth in need of expensive repair and offered to take care of it. The boy refused. He said his family could not afford it. The dentist persuaded the lad to let him do the repairs. The dentist didn't send the boy a bill. Soon he forgot the incident. That summer the dentist left town for an extended vacation ...

3068. I Don't Have Time For A Banquet

Matthew 22:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... , "I'm going to have a banquet for my son. Take whoever will come. Rich people, poor people, respectable people, winos. I don't care. I want that dining hall filled for that banquet. And his employees did just as they were bid, and that night a festive occasion ... years ago stated that women then devoted more than eighty hours a week to cleaning the house, cooking meals, and taking care of the children. Did things get better? You know the answer to that. Another study twenty-five years later reported that ...

3069. Speak, Your Servant Hears

1 Samuel 3:1--4:1

Sermon

King Duncan

... mission in life is to be a messenger of God's love, and that the form of his giving is to sweep the streets and to become friends with the students at Mission High School." (1) Have you heard God's voice lately? I realize that we must be careful at this point. Mark David Chapman killed former Beatle John Lennon. He said a voice inside his head kept saying, "Do it! Do it! Do it!" So heeding the mysterious voice, he pulled a .38 caliber pistol from his pocket and pumped five bullets into John Lennon's back ...

3070. The Ultimate Success Formula

Mark 8:31--9:1

Sermon

King Duncan

... . (4) Dr. Arthur Tuuri retired a few years back in Flint, Mich. He once helped a mother who, having given birth, died. He cared for the baby until it was adopted. From that he started The Flint Area Health Foundation, a help for needy children. For years ... he was head of the Mott Children's Health Center, which helps with medical and dental care. Dr. Tuuri said, "Many people asked me why I devote my life to the poor and disadvantaged when I could be in private practice ...

3071. God's Plan For His World

Ephesians 1:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... Craddock's mother, who would retreat to the kitchen to cry. Occasionally an evangelist would come with the minister. Even the two of them could not get through to Craddock's father. He would always say: "You don't care about me! You want another name and another pledge. That's how the churches operate. You don't care about me." He must have said that a thousand times, but there was one time he did not say it. The last time Fred Craddock saw his father was in a Veteran's Hospital. He was down to seventy ...

3072. Save The Children

Mark 9:33-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... , but parents for their children." Robert Raines tells a beautiful story about a young man named David who left home for the first time. From the age of seven he had lived with his uncle and aunt, who sold fruit at a peddler's stand. They had loved and cared for him. He stood on the train platform getting ready to leave. He grabbed the rough hands of his peddleruncle and said, "How can I ever begin to repay you for what you've done for me!" His uncle spoke: "David, there's a saying, `The love of parents ...

3073. If It's The Lord's Will

James 4:13-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... paralyzed on his left side for several years. He was in a coma for 11 weeks after the accident. Every day he was in intensive care, the doctors would shake their heads and say, "It's just a matter of minutes now." He survived, but his throat was paralyzed for four ... 'll be darned if I can figure it out." We can sympathize. The ways of God are not our ways. Still we trust in His divine care. He is in control of His creation. Of that we can be sure. The writer of James would want us to know that. But before we ...

3074. Staying Close

Isaiah 6:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... lives he will know that on a certain day, in a certain corral, he was broken. But that is not the way the thoroughbreds of Kentucky are broken. In the first place, they are never allowed to run wild. From the day the thoroughbred is born he is nurtured and cared for. Soon the trainer will put a light bridle on him and lead him around. He later puts a blanket across his back and leads him around. As the horse grows, the weight on his back is increased. And one day the trainer will ride him. The horse will ...

3075. Blessed Are The Believers

John 20:24-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... should be a Christian. He concluded, "Unbelief is usually due to indolence, often to prejudice, and never a thing to be proud of." (4) For most of the world's people, there is certainty enough. This is not to say that faith is to be accepted without careful thought. God gave us minds to protect us from gullibility to every silly idea that comes down the pike. We need to closely examine every new idea to which we are exposed, whether it comes from a preacher, a politician, a professor, a news publication or ...

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