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3176. A Penny For God

Mark 12:41-44

Sermon

King Duncan

... is why there are those arcane laws in the Old Testament instructing a man to take his brother's widow and marry her. (e.g. Deut. 25) These scriptures reflect a duel concern for perpetuating the family line and taking care of family members with no other means of support. This is also why taking care of widows was such a priority for the early church. Widows often still have it hard today. By biblical standards, however, the plight of the woman who loses her husband today is usually not nearly as dire as it ...

3177. When Life Tumbles In

Mark 13:1-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... is where we must begin. It is amazing how many people have reported that a time of crisis was one of the most important times in their lives because it was then they learned to trust God. Kristi Denton had always relied on her husband, David, to take care of her. He was her source of strength, the one she relied on to keep their lives running smoothly. Then in December of 1995, David was in a horrible accident. He suffered massive brain damage. Kristi prayed for God to work a miracle and heal her husband ...

3178. God, The Promise Keeper

Luke 3:1-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... Yet when the move was first on to clean up our air and our water good people, Christian people, were calling those who care about our environment all kinds of nasty names. Even today we sometimes hear these things. This is not to say that the environmental ... afterward, Brooks was fired from his job. At this time, he wrote, "I don't know what will become of me, and I don't much care." But that isn't the end of Phillips Brooks' story. He became a Christian, and his faith gave him a new sense of confidence and ...

3179. I Am Only . . .

Jeremiah 1:1-19

Sermon

King Duncan

... stirred Thomas Barnardo's heart, and he decided then that he would dedicate himself to finding shelter and care for destitute children. He found temporary homes for 16 boys right away. Thomas Barnado was unexpectedly called to ... But look what God did through them. Imagine what God could do through you and me if we trusted ourselves completely to God's leadership. I don't care what your situation is, one thing a Christian should never say is, "I'm only such-and-such." You are a child of God. It remains to ...

3180. It Doesn't Matter What I Do

Jeremiah 17:19-27

Sermon

King Duncan

... if they were coming back. He was the star of the team--and his parents had never seen him play. They didn't care. They gave him no love, no encouragement, no support. This good family became concerned about the boy. They took him home with them for ... going to ask how many of you think they were dumb to give up that much money? I don't want to be disappointed. But listen carefully to the words of the Psalmist: "Happy are those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or take the path that sinners tread, ...

3181. Sacred Memories

Deuteronomy 26:1-15

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... the Israelites to observe when they entered the land that God had promised them. They were to bring an offering to God and to remember how God had been with them and helped them. This is an important lesson for us too. We need to constantly remember how God took care of us in the past. If we can remember back to our past blessings it makes it easier to be hopeful for the future. God promises to always be with us. When we remember back, it is easier to believe that God will always be with us. Prayer: Thank ...

3182. Taking Charge

Joshua 5:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... a gracious God. No matter how far we move away from God, God is there to welcome us back. Margaret Jensen tells about her life as the daughter of a poor pastor. In spite of her family's limited resources, they always found a way to take in and care for those in need. One of the people they took in was a young man named Barney. Barney had fled his home in Norway after his young wife died, and he found comfort and healing in Margaret's family. Through her father, Pastor Tweten, Barney became a Christian. Both ...

3183. It Doesn't Matter What I Do

Jeremiah 17:10

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... who knows all about each of us is God. Today's scripture tells us that God searches our hearts--which means He knows us and understands us. Then He gives us exactly what we need. I think that is very comforting to know that God knows me and will take care of me like that. Prayer: Thank you for knowing us. You know what we like and what we need. Thank you for taking such good ...

3184. Above All--god

Revelation 21:1-27

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... longer be any mourning, or crying, or pain . . ." 21:4. Just like our Moms wipe away our tears, one day God is going to wipe away all of our tears. God is going to make everything absolutely perfect. Our Moms love us and God loves us. They each take good care of us. [Pass out the packages of tissues to the children] When you use these tissues, think about two things. 1. Think of all your Mom does for you, and 2. Think of the fact that God loves you even more than your Mom. Prayer: Thank you for our Moms ...

3185. About Work

2 Thessalonians 3:1-5

Sermon

King Duncan

... physical or emotional problems that held you back? Nobody should be in a job they hate. That is not God's will. Some of us, I suspect, are staying in unpleasant situations for fear of losing our health care benefits. Since the election is over, I guess it's all right for me to say that the health care situation in this country is in a mess--particularly for working people and the elderly. Something needs to be done. Nobody should be in the wrong job simply out of fear that someone in their family might get ...

3186. Maturity In Christ

Colossians 1:27-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... the third-graders. It must have been a geography test. The question was, "Name the four major directions." This little girl wrote: "The four major directions are "˜Listen carefully. Write neatly. Sit up straight. Raise your hand.'" That might not work on a geography test, but it might make a good four-point sermon: "Listen carefully. Write neatly. Sit up straight. Raise your hand." Hmmm. Children are wonderful. Especially babies. They are so sweet, so loveable. However, there is something else about babies ...

3187. Hugging The Coastline

Hebrews 11:1-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... bites knocked Teaster flat to the ground. His right arm swelled up, and paralysis began to take over his body. Members of the congregation gathered around Teaster, praying fervently and begging him to go to a doctor. But he refused any medical care. "God will take care of me," he insisted. Three days passed, in which Albert Teaster hovered between life and death. A local reporter, John Parris, heard of Teaster's ordeal, and he wrote a story about it for the Asheville Citizen-Times. By the next day, the ...

3188. Winners And Losers

Luke 13:22-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... in his ministry. Weren't they all addicts? Weren't they all losers? The young man replied, "Well, maybe they are, but that's just not the way I divide people up. The only two categories of people I really care about are the forgiven people and the unforgiven people." (4) That's who God cares about too. This passage has two vitally important messages: examine your own heart to be sure you are right with God, but don't spend time judging other people's sins. God's love is great enough to reach anyone, even ...

3189. Hungry For God

1 Timothy 6:3-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... s plight in Isaiah's time. Had God forsaken them? Isaiah longed for some sign of God's presence and power. The absence of God speaks almost as loudly as does God's presence. When you have been separated from the presence of God for too long, you either stop caring about it, or you hunger for a move from God that is so earth-shaking that it leaves no room for doubt or apathy. IN THIS PASSAGE, ISAIAH IS REACTING TO THE ABSENCE OF GOD AMONG THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL. You and I can appreciate that. Many of us hunger ...

3190. The Bread Of God

Exodus 16:1-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... God of the miracle is the same as the God of the means. Alexander Raleigh wrote: "When I know that I have a Father in heaven-- Who watches over me, Who forgives my sin, Who strengthens every holy purpose in me, Who provides for all my needs, Who cares for me in all my cares, Who supports and guides me and draws me toward His heart and home. Why should I not be cheerful?" And finally, manna speaks to us of Christ. It gives us a foreshadowing of what Christ is. The Jews, not satisfied with the miracle of the ...

3191. The Christ Of Healing

Mark 5:21-43

Sermon

King Duncan

... hem of His garment. You want to know that it is more than simply mind over matter. You believe that there is help available beyond the power of both your inner physician and your outer physician. You long for the healing touch of the great physician. A careful reading of the scriptures, as well as the testimony of people who have experienced such healing, cry out to us that His help is indeed available. Ours is a healing God. We cannot know, and we cannot understand, all the elements involved in the healing ...

3192. Taking Time To Love

Matthew 22:34-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... at me." And nobody does. She turns to her mother once more and says, "Please Mama?" Then she turns sorrowfully to the stage manager and says, "Take me away. I've forgotten what it was like to be human. Nobody looks at anybody. Nobody cares anymore, do they?" Well, actually, we do care. But sometimes we forget. We forget to take time to love. We need to read the New Testament in order to get our priorities rearranged. The New Testament tells us that the very reason for our being here is love. God is love. We ...

3193. Shepherding And Parenting

Psalm 23:1-6, 1 Peter 2:13-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... file he quickly examines it for briars in the ears, snags in the cheek, or weeping of the eyes from dust or scratches. When such conditions are found he drops the rod across the sheep's back and it steps out of line. "Each sheep's wounds are carefully cleaned. Then the shepherd dips his hand into the olive oil and anoints the injury." (2) "Thou anointest my head with oil," writes David, "My cup runneth over." Wouldn't it be grand if we were close enough to our children to always detect the briars and the ...

3194. The Coming Of The Spirit

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... gushers are at the movies, not in real life." He adds, "These days, we bring the oil to the surface under carefully controlled conditions, in order to avoid spillage." Some are inclined to think of the Holy Spirit as though it has to be a gusher. Oil is ... oil whether it comes out as a gusher or "under carefully controlled conditions." So it is with the Holy Spirit. Whenever we seek guidance from the Source of all wisdom, it is through the work ...

3195. God Has Gone Up

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... is 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 ...

3196. When The World Goes Crazy!

Genesis 6:1-8:22

Sermon

King Duncan

... in them. Let me put it another way: if you are afraid that you have wandered too far from God, then you haven't. That fear is a sign that you still desire God's presence. The people of Noah's time didn't have that fear. They no longer cared. So the Lord decided to "wipe humankind . . . from the face of the earth," along with every living thing in creation. And then comes verse 8: "But Noah"”" Breathe a sigh of relief when you hear those two words: "But Noah." If it weren't for those two words, you and ...

3197. Please, I'd Rather Do It Myself

Genesis 1:1-2:3

Sermon

King Duncan

... you have enough to eat? Don't you have a nice warm house when the weather is cold? Don't you have family and friends who care about you? Why is it you stay so tense, so depressed, so angry? But you say that Adam and Eve didn't have to work. ... domineering dad. "Please, I would rather do it myself!" But after a time of independence--after a time out in a world that could care less--after a time of kicking against the old values and traditions--home starts looking a lot more attractive. The same home that once ...

3198. A Man Of Character And Generosity

Genesis 45:1-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... Joseph to her bed. Joseph's response to her attempted seduction is indicative of the kind of person he was. "With me in charge," he told her, "my master does not concern himself with anything in the house; everything he owns he has entrusted to my care . . . My master has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. How then could I do such a wicked thing and sin against God?" (NIV) Joseph was a person of character. Joseph was a person who could be trusted with his master's possessions ...

3199. Yes, But How?

Romans 7:7-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... that he basically agreed with, and the YBH stood for "Yes, But How?" (1) And that's the question: "How?" I know I ought to take better care of my body, but how? I know that I ought to get more done each day, but how? I know I ought to be more sensitive to ... if I say that, as a human being, I am incomplete; then what do I need to make me complete? Now I have to be kind of careful how I phrase this: One cynic said that before marriage a man is incomplete; and after marriage he is finished. Now I don't want to be ...

3200. At The Edge Of Broken-ness

Job 1:1-5

Sermon

King Duncan

... heart. My heart will never, ever be the same. This was a man who was my best friend. He was my husband and the father of my children. I see him every day in their faces. And their faces are in anguish right now. I must take care of them. And then I'll take care of me." (9) Female 3: "Even though it's a reality and I understand it, it's still not real to me, because there was no body. There wasn't a sickness. He wasn't hit by a car . . .Even though I know that it is ...

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