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3051. A Misplaced Holy Day

Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... , Romania celebrated Christmas as a public holiday. (2) Of course, Herods are not only found in government. They are found in offices and homes and schools and even churches. These are people who must be in control and, they will resort to almost any tactic to stay in control. Contrast their addiction to power to the Christian idea of God in the manger. Who is more powerless than a baby? Who is less in control? FINALLY, IN OUR SNAPSHOT OF EPIPHANY, THERE ARE THE MAGI. The Magi were wise men, of a priestly ...

3052. Bound By A Promise

Genesis 15:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... of young women." They spent only one week together last year before getting hitched in front of cameras for a British documentary about marriage. Unwilling to leave her hometown, the bride flew back to Indiana. Unwilling to venture into the cold, the groom remained in California. They stayed in touch by writing letters. (1) Scotty Wolfe was married 29 times, but he died alone with no one to give him a proper burial. Bound by a promise. That's our theme for the day. You can tell a lot about a person by how a ...

3053. Grumblers Among God's People

1 Corinthians 10:1-13

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... like the grumble monster. Or the teacher asks you to share the toys at school. But you don't want to, so you grumble and whine. Oops, there's the grumble monster again. Or maybe, mommy or daddy tells you to go to bed, but you want to stay up late. So you get all grouchy and grumbly and complaining. That grumble monster is popping up everywhere, isn't he? Whenever we whine and complain and fuss about something, we are letting our grumble monster loose. And nobody's happy when there's a grumble monster around ...

3054. Don't Forget Your Ticket

2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... . Every three days, we have a whole new lining in our stomach. Isn't that neat, how our bodies and our insides are always becoming brand new? Now God made our bodies so that they could grow more cells if they need to, so that our bodies can grow and stay healthy. But the Bible says that our hearts and souls can also become brand new, too. How does that happen? When Jesus comes into our lives. When we decide to follow Jesus, we learn to think and act the way Jesus would think and act. We learn to love people ...

3055. The Messiah Who Cares About Feet

John 13:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... He says that the scene of Jesus washing the feet of his disciples stands out as one of the most significant events of Jesus' life: "Until that moment the whole point of things had been for someone to get on top, and once he had gotten on top to stay on top or else attempt to get farther up. But here this man already on top--who was rabbi, teacher, master--suddenly got down on the bottom and began to wash the feet of his followers. In that one act Jesus symbolically overturned the whole social order. Hardly ...

3056. The First Easter Sermon

John 20:1-9

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... . They think He is lying and causing trouble. So they decide to kill Him. They whip Him and hang Him on a cross, and when He is dead, they bury Him in a tomb and leave Him there. (Blow out the candle, and let it relight.) But Jesus didn't stay in that tomb. He came back to life. He's not dead anymore, He's alive. Just like this light can't be blown out, Jesus can't be destroyed. He is still the Light of the world today. He came back from the dead to show us that He ...

3057. I Love You, Man!

John 21:15-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... was ten, he used one finger to laboriously type this message for his mother, Joanne: "Thankyou Mother. Thankyou Mother For Loving Me; Thankyou Mother For Caring for Me; Thankyou Mother For Your Care & Kindness, Even When You [Are Busy]; I Love You!" Needless to stay, Joanne still has that beautiful compliment tucked away in her memory book. After he was about fourteen, Bob stopped telling Joanne he loved her. Instead he would say, "Oh, Mom, you sure look pretty." He would even give her such compliments at 7 ...

3058. What It Means To Be A Family

John 13:31-38

Sermon

King Duncan

... Bill Fero's farm into the cleanest, best organized farm in the area. Then the family got an opportunity to join other relatives who had settled in California. When the San Phi family left, Bill set his sights on the next Vietnamese family to stay with him. Surely his constant, unreasonable demands and humiliating treatment would make them suffer. But this family, too, worked diligently and cheerfully, repaying Bill's hatred with kindness. Soon, they had to move on, too, and then Bill took in the Chau family ...

3059. What It Means To Be A Family

John 13:1-17

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... Jesus loved people with His words and with His actions. He told people that He loved them, and He also did loving things for people. He went around healing people who were sick, and forgiving people's sins. He hung out with the people whom everyone else hated and stayed away from. He treated people with respect and kindness. That's a very special kind of love. And many of our mommies also love us with their words and their actions. They tell us that they love us, and they say nice things to us. They help us ...

3060. Well . . . I Was A Little Confused

John 16:5-16

Sermon

King Duncan

One of the strangest plays in baseball took place years ago at Ebbets Field, home of the old Brooklyn Dodgers. The Dodgers had men on first and second with no outs. The batter hit a towering fly to right center. The runners stayed close to their bases, thinking the ball would be caught. The batter, however, ignoring the men already on base, lowered his head and charged around the bases like a stampeding bull. The two base runners were bewildered. What were they to do? They couldn't let him pass them on ...

3061. Dogsleds And Dogged Determination

Luke 9:57-62

Sermon

King Duncan

... person who discovered that success comes from not giving up. Let me read some excerpts from his diary: Sunday, A.M., May 5 Preached in St. Anne's. Was asked not to come back anymore. Sunday, P.M., May 5 Preached in St. John's. Deacons said, "Get out and stay out." Sunday, A.M., May 12 Preached in St. Jude's. Can't go back there, either. Sunday, A.M., May 19 Preached in St. Somebody Else's. Deacons called special meeting and said I couldn't return. Sunday, P.M., May 19 Preached on street. Kicked off street ...

3062. Dogsleds And Dogged Determination

Luke 9:51-62

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... it burn. But coal was much better than sticks were for making a fire. You see, sticks light up and catch on fire very easily, but the fire doesn't last long. It burns out very quickly. Coal may not light very easily, but once it's on fire, it stays that way for a very long time. It doesn't burn out very soon. That's the difference between sticks and coal. Did you know that Christians can be like sticks or coal, too? But we don't burn with fire, we burn with God's love for us. A ...

3063. Freedom Song

Galatians 6:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... west across the endless miles. The baby became feverish and could not eat. The younger children cried and wanted to turn back. John led them on. Three hundred miles from Fort Hall, halfstarving and in rags, they came to a trader's cabin. He wanted them to stay, but John had heard of a doctor who might save his baby sister. The doctor was two hundred miles farther on, across the rugged Blue Mountains. John and his siblings trudged on. Summer was ending and it grew cold. The oxen were dying and had to be ...

3064. Who Will Be Crying At Your Funeral

Luke 12:22-34

Sermon

King Duncan

... . "From the time my brother and I were born until we moved away from home," he remembers, "we participated in family devotions." His father would begin each day by calling the family together for scripture reading, devotional reading and prayer. If there were guests staying with them, they too were invited. Everyone in the family took turns reading and praying. "Often we would spend a few extra minutes to discuss what we had read," Ken says, "and how it could be applied to that day's events." Ken has ...

3065. Never Give Up

Luke 18:1-8

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... wanted to take a vacation at the beach. George loved to take pictures, and he wanted to take a picture of the beach. But he didn't want to carry around all that heavy equipment. So George decided that he would build a better camera. He canceled his vacation, and stayed home and began working on his new invention. It took him three years of hard work just to create a new kind of film for a camera. Three whole years! And it took a long time to finally invent a new kind of camera, one that didn't need all ...

3066. Bracing For The Rough Times

Luke 21:5-38

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... , the people will be caught up in wars and other bad stuff. The beautiful temple they worship in will be torn down. All kinds of bad things will happen to them. But Jesus tells them not to worry. God will be with them, and will help them if they will stay faithful to God. You see, Jesus knows trouble is coming, and He wants to warn the people. The only way for them to get through all their troubles is to have faith in God and count on Him to take care of them. Even today, the Bible tells us that ...

3067. Thanks For All You've Done

Colossians 1:15-23, Colossians 1:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... stared at the chalk. He looked up at the young man and then walked quietly out of the lecture hall. The young man who had stood up proceeded to walk to the front of the room and share his faith in Jesus for the next half hour. Three hundred students stayed and listened as he told of God's love for them and of his power through Jesus. In our lesson from the epistles St. Paul prays that you and I will give thanks to God. Since our national holiday of Thanksgiving is upon us, this is a particularly relevant ...

3068. Can A Christian Brag?

Ephesians 2:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... --the hidden curriculum--of working for grace." (4) Charles Colson writes that many people believe Christianity to be a contest with a set of rules and regulations we have to follow in order to "win" salvation. In this spiritual Olympics, the winners are those who can stay away from sin and demonstrate their piety through good works. But, as Colson notes, Christianity is not about a lot of "do's and don'ts," it is about allowing the Holy Spirit to work in us to bring about holy living. We can boast of ...

3069. What Would It Take?

Philippians 3:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... into focus. WHEN WE HAVE A STRONG SENSE OF WHAT IS IMPORTANT, THOUGH, IT CAN FREE US IN WAYS WE CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE. Pastor Joseph Ton decided to return to his native Rumania after spending many years in England. The other seminary students urged Ton to stay in England. If he returned to Rumania, his life would be in danger. But Joseph Ton knew that God was leading him back to his home country. His friends were right, though. After his return to Rumania, he was persecuted and harassed by the police. One day ...

3070. Day Of Decision

Mark 14:10-26, 43-52

Sermon

King Duncan

... that we do in a vacuum. But the one thing no one can take from us is the ability to choose how we respond to our circumstances. We are products of our past experiences, but we are also products of the choices we make. One student chooses to stay in school, another does not. A young woman chooses her husband on the basis of character; her friend marries strictly on the basis of chemistry. One person raises his children in church. Another is too busy with sports on the Lord's day. We reap what we sow ...

3071. Please Use The Servants' Entrance

John 13:1-17

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... days, foot washing was considered so degrading that a master could not require it of a Jewish slave. Peter blanched at the provocation . . . Until that moment the whole point of things had been for someone to get on top and once he had gotten on top to stay on top--or else attempt to get farther up. But here this man already on top--who was rabbi, teacher, master--suddenly got down on the bottom and began to wash the feet of his followers. In that one act Jesus symbolically overturned the whole social order ...

3072. April Sky

John 20:1-9

Sermon

Frank Lyman

... , like Mary, the two disciples are joined by Jesus but are prevented from recognizing him. As they walk Jesus opens the scriptures and explains the necessity of the Messiah dying upon the Cross. As they near the village, the disciples prevail upon Jesus to stay with them as their guest. But, when Jesus sits down at the table, the guest becomes the host and presides over the meal. Taking bread, blessing it, then breaking it; Jesus is himself made known. The disciples know that their Redeemer lives and their ...

3073. Up and Down Faith

John 20:24-31

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... just didn't believe that God was still in control. When Jesus came alive again, Thomas didn't believe it at first. His faith was way, way down. But then, when Thomas actually saw Jesus with his own eyes, his faith went way up. He believed again! And Thomas' faith stayed way up for the rest of his life. He never doubted Jesus again. God doesn't want us to have a yo-yo faith, one that goes up and down all the time. He wants us to believe at all times that He loves us and He's in control ...

3074. Fishing Stories

John 21:1-14

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... start to lose their power. If you took a magnet and put it away somewhere where it didn't have any iron or steel, after a while it would lose its magnetic power. It wouldn't work right anymore. In order for magnets to keep their power, they need to stay stuck on something. Sometimes, we Christians can be like magnets. We have the power of God in our lives. But if we stop coming to church, if we stop reading our Bible, if we stop praying, we can start to lose that power. Just like a magnet that's been ...

3075. What Would Jesus Really Do?

1 Peter 2:13-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... deeply moved congregation commits itself to living for one year with the constant question, "What would Jesus do?" Every action or decision the congregation makes is based on this question, "What would Jesus do?" It's not an easy year for the congregation, but they stay true to their commitment, and in the end have a powerful influence on the surrounding community. IN HIS STEPS sold many millions of copies in its day, is still in publication, and is considered to be one of the most read books in the world ...

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