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3101. Unprepared

Matthew 25:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... . He taught her about boys, and about self-respect. When she decided to go into teaching, Sharon's dad offered his encouragement. That is, until Sharon got a job at a rough, inner-city school. Her dad worried about her working in that environment. One evening, Sharon stayed after school to grade some papers. When she finally left, she found the school's gate locked. There was just enough room for her to squeeze through. But just as she headed for her car, a gang of young men came around the corner and began ...

3102. Children Of The Light

1 Thessalonians 4:13--5:11

Sermon

King Duncan

... whole realm." Do you know who you and I are? We are children of the light. We live in the reflected glory of Jesus Christ. It is said that goldfish will start to lose their lustrous golden color and shine if they are not kept near a light. We must stay near our source of Light, too, if we are to keep the light in our lives. PAUL SAYS WE ARE TO KEEP WATCHING. Paul writes, “Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch . . ." Soon we will be entering the season of Advent. That is a season ...

3103. The Difference Between God And Santa

Mark 13:32-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... a break. She would put little Christie and Greg on the kitchen floor, then put her false teeth down in front of them. Grandmother would warn them not to move, or the false teeth might bite them. Christie reports that she and her brother always stayed perfectly still until their grandmother came back and retrieved her teeth. (2) We can appreciate that grandmother's concern. Taking care of kids is a demanding task. I suspect that every parent dreams of a harmless weapon that they can use to enforce discipline ...

3104. It's A Terrible Thing To Be Rejected

Matthew 21:33-46

Sermon

King Duncan

... . The feeling of acceptance is something that happens to us in the first years of our lives. Some of us had parents who knew how to love unconditionally and without restraint, and so they instilled within us feelings of acceptance and security--feelings that will stay with us all our lives. But others of us had well-meaning parents who did not know how to give such unrestrained love--perhaps because they never experienced such love themselves. And so many of us go through life looking for the acceptance we ...

3105. Like Cupped Hands

Mark 10:1-12

Sermon

Frank Lyman

... Beatrice's other hand is firmly placed in Ernest's. Good for Beatrice and Ernest! They're cleaving till death do they part! THE THIRD COMPONENT TO A GOOD MARRIAGE IS COMPANIONSHIP. The Bible calls it "one flesh." That's exciting! The longer a couple stays together, the nearer they are to "one flesh." C.S. Lewis wrote of how the initial thrill of marriage can yield to something even better. He wrote, "Let the thrill go--go on through the period of death into the quieter interest and happiness that follows ...

3106. Invited To A Feast

Matthew 22:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... their visit. The king was not rejecting this person because he had worn the wrong clothes. The king would have willingly supplied the right clothes for his guest. Evidently, though, the guest had not felt it necessary to accept the king's offer of fine robes. He had chosen to stay in his own common clothes instead. (6) So it is with us. We want to enjoy the feast, but we do not want to put on the new garment God has for us--the garment of a new purpose for our lives, the garment of love for all people, the ...

3107. Through The Storm, Through The Night

Luke 18:1-8

Sermon

Frank Lyman

... thing that prayer offers is assurance. Consider again the woman in Jesus' parable. All she wanted was the judge to hear her case. Isn't that the essence of prayer? We want our prayers heard. We want the assurance that God loves us and will stay with us through the dark moments as well as the good. In Charles Dicken's novel, Bleak House, a sad little fellow named Little Joe, becomes ill with tuberculosis. Allan Woodcourt, a young physician, visits the lad. During the course of their conversation Allan asks ...

3108. Through The Storm, Through The Night

Luke 18:1-8

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... . You know, God wants us to be like the hummingbird when we pray. God says that we should pray constantly every second of the day. It doesn't have to be a big prayer; just saying, "Thank you, God" is good enough. The more we pray, the closer we'll stay to God. Also, if we pray constantly for something, God is more likely to hear our prayer and to answer it.

3109. Standing Tall

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

King Duncan

... side of the road so they could ignore him. Or they grudgingly tipped him a few coins. And some despised him because he reminded them of how miserly they were with their charity. Nobody likes beggars, do they? Especially if they are aggressive--if they forget to stay in their place? Bartimaeus was somewhat like that. He heard that it was Jesus the Nazarene passing by, so he began to cry out, "Jesus, son of David, have mercy on me." And what happened when he made his cry? Many in the crowd began to rebuke ...

3110. The Divine Balance

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

Sermon

King Duncan

... 1. tim@cybersalt.org (Tim Davis) 2. "Black-and-Yellow" from Stories from the Days of Christopher Columbus, collected by Richard Alan Young and Judy Dockery Young (Little Rock: August House Publishers, Inc., 1992), pp. 121-25. 3. Robert H. Spain, How to Stay Alive (Nashville: Dimensions, 1992), p. 66. 4. Rebecca Jo Holmes, Mary Lee Webb, The Positive Stress Factor (Lee Ross Publishing, 1994), p. 54. 5. The Straight Dope. E-zine: MAILBITS.COM http://www.MailBits.com/Trivia. 6. Rewriting the Family Script by P ...

3111. What Makes A Person Successful?

Matthew 23:1-39

Sermon

King Duncan

... people before the arrival of Givens' group. They had no forms of technology, not even the wheel. Fighting among different groups made travel difficult, so many of the native people had never traveled outside their own small villages. Givens and his associates stayed the night in a small village on Mt. Gillaway. With seven hundred different languages spoken in Papua, New Guinea, each village required the services of one person who could speak a common dialect, a pidgin language made up of German, English ...

3112. That's What Friends Are For

Mark 7:31-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... Shaya wanted very much to join them, but his father hesitated. Would the other boys let Shaya play, or would they laugh at him and reject him? Surprisingly, the other boys allowed him to play. But it was obvious that Shaya had no athletic skills, and so he stayed on the bench most of the time. In the ninth inning, the two teams were tied, and Shaya's team had men on base. To everyone's surprise, the captain of the team allowed Shaya to bat. The pitcher, seeing Shaya's nervousness, stepped forward a few feet ...

3113. Grumbling in the Vineyard

Matthew 20:1-16

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... the second son also went to the garage and worked hard all afternoon. About 4:30, Mom and the youngest son brought cookies and lemonade out to the garage. There was still quite a bit to do before dinner time, so the father asked the youngest son to stay and help them finish. Once again, he promised to pay the young son. Sure enough, everyone worked hard and they were finished in time to clean up and eat their dinner. After dinner, the father handed the youngest son a $20 bill. Then he handed the middle son ...

3114. That's What Friends Are For

Mark 7:31-37

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... envelope. Seal the envelope. Good morning, boys and girls. I've got a message for you today a very important message. It's inside this envelope. Do you want to know what it says? I do too. Only problem is, the envelope is sealed up. As long as the envelope stays closed like this, then we can't read the message inside. Do you think we can open the envelope? Let's do it. (Open envelope and unfold message) And here's our very important message. Can you read it to me? That's right, it says, "God Loves You ...

3115. Why The British Coast Guard Doesn't Like Eric, But God Does

Luke 15:1-7

Sermon

King Duncan

... one, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders and goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says, "Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep." Hey, who says that God has to behave in a sensible way? Most of us would have stayed there in the wilderness guarding the ninety-and-nine who had behaved themselves. "Cut your losses," we say. "That silly sheep had made his own bed," we conclude curtly, "let him lie in it." We don't really like this picture of God any more than the Pharisees ...

3116. Come Home To God

Joel 2:1-11

Sermon

Angela Akers

... to wander anymore." If we truly understand the nature of God, that He is "gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love," the pain of repentance is meant to cleanse us, not shame us. Actor William Hurt loves his home in New York, and rarely stays away long, even when he's working in Hollywood. He memorizes the flight schedules between California and New York so that he can be ready to hop a plane as soon as his film work is done. In fact, whenever he is away from New York, Hurt keeps ...

3117. One Life To Live

Isaiah 42:1-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... on, let's go home." (5) What a beautiful analogy to the relationship we have with God. God does not hold our hand in order to control us or manipulate us. God does not keep watch over us that we might never express our own free will. No, God stays close to us and watches over us that we might find comfort when we are in pain, direction when we are lost, hope when we are in despair. "I the Lord," writes Isaiah, "have called thee in righteousness and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee . . ." Then notice ...

3118. Love Of Life

Ezekiel 37:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... boulevard when the summer crowds were gone. He told of sleeping in a church when the temperature went below freezing and hiding from the police amidst the Tilt-a-Whirl and the Cyclone and some of the other seasonal rides. But he told her that most of the time he stayed on the boardwalk, facing the water, just the way they were sitting then--even when it got cold and he had to wear his newspapers after he read them. And Anna Quindlen asked him why. Why didn't he go to one of the shelters? Why didn't he check ...

3119. The Edge Of Night

Philippians 2:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... first holy week? Disappointment with the crowds who would shout hosanna one moment and crucify him the next. Disappointment with his disciples--one of whom would betray him, his most trusted who would deny him, and the three closest to him who could not even stay awake on the job while he agonized over the cup the Father had set before him. Can you imagine the hurt he felt within? Sir Alexander Mackenzie is a Canadian hero. An early fur trader and explorer, he accomplished a magnificent feat when he led ...

3120. The Servant-king

John 13:1-17

Sermon

Angela Akers

... , sacrificial, no strings attached love--is all about. AGAPE LOVE WILL GO TO ANY LENGTHS FOR THE SAKE OF OTHERS. It cannot stoop too low, hang on too long, or suffer too much for the sake of its loved ones. Now I am not advocating that someone stay in an abusive relationship for the sake of love. Abuse is not, and never will be, love. But status-seeking and selfishness never interfere with acts of agape love. Many years ago, a sticky situation arose at the wedding ceremony for the Duke of York. All the ...

3121. I Wish Life Came With An Eraser!

2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2

Sermon

Siegfried S. Johnson

... "”have at least three conversations a day with positive people, and so on, and so on. Willimon says, "By the end of the book, I was so depressed about all that I had to do in order to be a better person, I just decided to stay who I was!" (2) Truth is, once habits are forged, real, substantial change comes hard for us. We are creatures of habit. Maybe you've seen the sign that reads, "Watch your thoughts"”they become words. Watch your words"”they become actions. Watch your actions"”they become ...

3122. Who's Your Daddy?

Matthew 10:1-42

Sermon

King Duncan

... you felt that way about me." His son said, "I don't, can you fax this to Bill Cosby?" Fathers have a hard times nowadays getting respect. Maybe there's a reason for that. Many Dads in our society disappear. And, sad to say, others stay around who perhaps should disappear. Actress Suzanne Sommers has earned a new reputation in the show biz world over the last few years. Once the universal symbol of the ditzy, carefree glamour girl, she has transformed herself in the public's mind by being courageous enough ...

3123. Crossing To A Land Of Hills And Valleys

Deuteronomy 11:1-32

Sermon

King Duncan

... which I command you this day, that you may be strong . . ." Keep ALL the commandments . . . That's good advice whether we are graduating from high school, or preparing to start a family, or entering the workplace or nearing retirement. If you want to stay strong in this world, make a commitment now to keep the commandments. High tech guru Guy Kawasaki gave the Baccalaureate Address at the Palo Alto High School in 1999. He gave the graduates 10 rules for success. Kawasaki has earned that right, for he ...

3124. A Mother And Her Son (Mother's Day)

Matthew 12:46-50

Sermon

King Duncan

A woman had quit work to stay home and take care of her new baby daughter. Countless hours of peekaboo and other games slowly took their toll. One evening she smacked her bare toes on the corner of a dresser and, grabbing her foot, sank to the floor. Her husband rushed to her side and asked where ...

3125. You Feed Them!

Matthew 14:13-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... a man who had been walking along a pier when suddenly he tripped over a rope and fell into the cold, deep waters of that ocean bay. He came up sputtering, screaming for help, then sank beneath the surface. For some reason he was unable to swim or stay afloat. His friends heard his faint cries in the distance, but they were too far away to rescue him. But within only a few yards was a young man lounging on a deck chair, sunbathing. Not only could the sunbather hear the drowning man plead, "Help, I can ...

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