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3201. A Healthy Body

1 Corinthians 12:12-31

Sermon

King Duncan

Back in 1985, William R. Greer performed an in-depth chemical analysis of the human body and its mineral properties. His conclusions were published in the International Herald Tribune and The New York Times. Greer claimed that the average human body contained 5 pounds of calcium, 9 ounces of potassium, 1 and 1/2 pounds of phosphorus, 6 ounces of sodium, 6 ounces of sulfur, 1 ounce of magnesium, and trace amounts of iron, iodine, and copper. According to a professor at the Illinois Medical School, ...

3202. I Didn't Expect This In Church!

Mark 1:21-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... One of God!" And I guarantee you that if Christ were to visit our church today, the response would be the same. THIS IS TO SAY, THAT YOU AND I ARE CONFRONTED WITH A DECISION: WHAT SHALL WE DO WITH JESUS? Shall we continue to ignore his claim on our lives? Shall we live as if he had never entered our world? Shall we continue to substitute cultural tradition for conscious discipleship? Or shall we recognize what even the demons acknowledge--that Jesus Christ is Lord of all life? Be careful how you answer, for ...

3203. On the Wrong Plane (New)

Romans 8:28-39

Sermon

King Duncan

... have gloried in their weakness, in their humility. It was through these means that they could identify with Christ and his humility and suffering. Anthony worries about a culture in which pastors preach on "being a winner for Jesus," and professional athletes claim that Jesus gave them the victory in a game. Then, Anthony calls to mind a young girl in his congregation named Shannon. Shannon was born with numerous health problems. Shannon will never accomplish great things with her life, as most of us ...

3204. Barking Pigs and Determined Disciples

Matthew 14:22-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... include an entry of one life without any noticeable achievements? I can promise you one thing, unless he gets on the ball Roy Robert Smith will never be listed in another book. There are many unhealthy things that a person should not do, but if your only claim to fame is that you didn't do anything, you're in trouble. I believe Jesus prefers people who are doers. People like Norman the talking pig and Simon Peter floundering there in the water, about to drown because he impulsively jumped into the water to ...

3205. Tevye's Question

Matthew 16:21-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... death threats. Wigand faced tremendous pressure from former friends and colleagues. His ordeal was documented in the Hollywood movie, "The Insider." Today, Jeffrey Wigand is still the target of occasional threats. He is making only about one-tenth of his former salary. But he claims to be happier now than he's ever been in his life. In an interview with Time magazine, Wigand commented, "I felt dirty before [as a cigarette executive]. Now I feel good . . . I don't need the cars and fancy ties and all those ...

3206. When the Best People Were Left Out

Matthew 21:28-32

Sermon

King Duncan

... : salvation cannot be earned, it is a free gift of love offered to all who will accept it. Don't let your goodness get in the way of Jesus' righteousness. Don't let your sanctity overshadow Jesus' sacrifice. Believe in Jesus Christ as your Savior and claim your place in the Kingdom of God today. 1. James W. Moore, God Was Here, and I Was Out to Lunch (Nashville: 2001). 2. Dr. James Dobson, Stories of the Heart and Home (Nashville: Word Publishing, 2000), pp. 60-61. 3. Simon & Schuster, New York, 1998, p ...

3207. Changing Lives Through Jesus Christ!

2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2

Sermon

Linda Richard

... change any person's life! The June 5, 2000, issue of Time magazine had a most interesting set of articles relating to teens. There was a story about a new, illegal drug--ecstasy--that is becoming popular with teens and twenty-somethings. Users claim that ecstasy makes them more joyful, peaceful, empathic and understanding, open and honest with others. Of course, once the high is over, all those "benefits" go away too. In that same issue was an article on another teen trend: religious revivals. The article ...

3208. Building A Home

John 14:15-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... crowd she began to cry, and then to sob, til her tears spilled onto the floor. Michael went to the sobbing woman and wrapped his arms around her for a very long hug. After general hugs all around, Michael and his family headed down to the baggage claims area to wait on his luggage. A little boy scampered over to Michael and tugged on his slacks. Michael lifted him up in his arms. Someone asked the tyke, "Honey, who's got you?" And the child answered, "Uncle Michael." (9) Michael was very fortunate he had ...

3209. Wrong Way. On Purpose

Matthew 15:21-28

Sermon

Siegfried S. Johnson

... has flown east instead of west, crossing the entire Atlantic Ocean. Believe it or not, it actually happened on July 17, 1938. That's the day the flier earned the title, "Wrong Way" Corrigan. How does one explain such a blatant navigational blunder? Corrigan claimed one compass did not work at all and the other malfunctioned, pointing his plane 180 degrees in the wrong direction. For nearly sixty years, until his death in December of 1995 at the age of eighty-eight, Corrigan forever insisted that he was ...

3210. Look Who's Giving Thanks!

Philippians 4:2-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... % in Mexico. Of those who returned the wallet, three factors seemed to motivate their honesty: empathy, a good example from their parents, or their religious faith. One woman in Germany explained that her parents taught her to value honesty. A Muslim woman claimed that her faith made her shun temptation. A woman from Russia quoted the Ten Commandments in explaining why she returned the wallet. The volunteers often caught a glimpse of those who took wallets and never returned them. To their surprise, many of ...

3211. The Tenth Man

Luke 17:11-19

Sermon

King Duncan

... often suggest using this technique. Act "as if" you have confidence when you feel timid. Act "as if" you are cheerful when you're blue. If we act "as if" long enough, eventually we will be confident or cheerful. It's taking a step of faith, mentally claiming a certain attribute before our emotions evidence this attribute. No wonder Jesus said to the man who came back to thank him, "Your faith has made you whole." It was an act of faith to go to the priest, even before the healing had taken effect. NOTICE ...

3212. The Problem With Keeping All The Rules

Luke 18:9-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... a special character named Bunker Bean. Bunker Bean was orphaned at a young age, and he grew up in different foster homes. Consequently, Bunker had no self-esteem. One day, a spiritual medium moved into Bunker's boarding house. The medium claimed that Bunker had been Napoleon Bonaparte in another life. Wow! Napoleon Bonaparte was powerful, intelligent, self-confident--the absolute opposite of Bunker Bean. So Bunker began studying everything he could about Napoleon. As he studied, he began to take on some ...

3213. Insincere Religion

Matthew 22:34-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... like a profound question. Jewish law had grown from ten commandments and a number of ritual regulations to include 613 laws. No one could keep all those laws, and the religious classes could not agree on which was the most important. There were even some priests who claimed that the law to wear fringes on their robes was the greatest of God's laws. (3) But the operative word in this passage is the word "tempted." "One of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, TEMPTING him . . ." This lawyer wasn't ...

3214. It's A Question Of Priorities

Mark 9:33-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... want to be number one. And there's nothing wrong with that. I was reading recently about a young woman from New York who dreamed of being a movie star. She moved to Hollywood, studied acting, and pounded the pavement looking for jobs. Our young actress claimed to be fresh off the farms of Montana--maybe the "farm girl-turned-starlet" angle would work for her. She was pretty, but not glamorous. She couldn't sing or dance all that well. She was energetic and funny, but female comediennes were not very popular ...

3215. Come Home To God

Joel 2:1-11

Sermon

Angela Akers

... .com (Aiken Drum). 2. (Donald Grey Barnhouse) BIBLICAL ILLUSTRATOR. 3.ASPIRE, October 1995, p. 10. 4. The NIV STUDY BIBLE, Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan Publishing House, 1995, p. 1331. 5. Larry King, pp. 58-59. 6. "When Angels Speak" by Martha Williamson, p. 268. 7. Lee Strobel, GOD'S OUTRAGEOUS CLAIMS (Grand Rapids, MI.: Zondervan Publishing House, 1997),pp. 63-66. Angela Akers is assistant editor of DYNAMIC PREACHING

3216. The Bold And Beautiful

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

Sermon

King Duncan

... riot broke out at the local prison. Remarkably the prison warden called on Gladys to restore order. What could one, unarmed woman do against dozens of armed, murderous men? When Gladys asked the warden that question, the warden replied, "Well, Gladys, you claim that the living God resides inside of you. Surely you will prevail." Gladys breathed a quick prayer and entered the prison gates. Bodies carpeted the inner courtyard. One prisoner armed with a machete was chasing men around the yard. Gladys stepped ...

3217. The Young And The Restless

Genesis 12:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... happens. One key to successful living is to learn how to adapt to change. Psychologists maintain that a mentally healthy person can tolerate uncertainty and change. A good example of a person who could not adapt to change was Adolph Hitler. Biographers of Hitler claim that he was fanatically rigid. Hitler wore the same clothes every day until they were virtually falling off. He followed the exact same time schedule every day. He walked his dog at the same time every day. Every day on this walk, he would ...

3218. It's All In The Blood

John 18:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... . More blood spills out and drips down the wood. But the soldiers below ignore it. They are immune to the sight of suffering. In fact, they are so unfazed that they play a game of dice to decide who gets Jesus' undergarment. Author Max Lucado claims this is the most disturbing image surrounding Jesus' crucifixion. These soldiers stood beneath the body of the dying Savior and cast lots for his clothing. They were only a few feet away from the most important moment in all of creation, and they were playing ...

3219. The Guiding Light for a New Year

Isaiah 60:1-22

Sermon

King Duncan

... ://www.witandwisdom.org Shared by: Glen Mettler 2. Viktor E. Frankl, MAN'S SEARCH FOR MEANING (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1984), 81. Cited in John Trent, Ph.D. LIFE MAPPING (Colorado Springs, CO.: Focus on the Family, 1994), pp.17-18. 3. Lee Strobel, GOD'S OUTRAGEOUS CLAIMS (Grand Rapids, MI.: Zondervan Publishing House, 1997), pp.70-72. 4. LIVING LIGHTS SHINING STARS: TEN SECRETS TO BECOMING THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD with Mary HoIIinsworth (Howard Publishing Company 1997).

3220. The Edge Of Night

Philippians 2:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... home, General Abel sat next to a man who had spent eight years in the prison camps. The general wanted to know how someone could survive that long under such horrible conditions. The man replied, "If it weren't for Jesus Christ, I never would have made it." He claims that on one brutal, exhausting march between prison camps, he looked up and saw a vision of Jesus. Jesus had said, "Larry, you'll make it. When I climbed the hill, I had a cross on my back." (6) When we are young and vigorous, we believe we ...

3221. "Why Don't We Just Tell Them Our Names?"

Psalm 23:1-6

Sermon

Siegfried S. Johnson

... a burning cross would understand each other perfectly. Something of the past is faded and gone, and if our action can't restore it, at least we can let the world know of our rage. (3) When a great and noble people has been defeated, a certain segment claiming a desire to recapture the past moves toward radicalism. Blame and envy become the roots of violence and evil. And fear--fear in knowing that the new world order is destroying the way of life which they knew and loved, even if that way of life is filled ...

3222. Ready For A Change

Matthew 9:9-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... that his or her only hope is Jesus Christ. "Supposing there is a God, would He accept a woman like me?" That's the question evangelist Luis Palau confronted that strange day when Maria Benitez-Perez visited him. Maria had made an appointment under false pretenses, claiming that she wanted to interview for a job. But as soon as she entered his office, Maria made her intent clear. She was the secretary to the Communist Party in Ecuador. She denounced everything having to do with God or with Jesus Christ. Her ...

3223. Crossing To A Land Of Hills And Valleys

Deuteronomy 11:1-32

Sermon

King Duncan

... : "Take heed to yourselves, that your heart be not deceived, and you turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship them . . ." In other words, young people, you will not always feel as close to God as many of you do right now. Other priorities will make their claims on your life. Many of you will slip in your commitment to God through your young adult years. It happens in every generation. Some of you will never come back. And you will never know the joy of a lifetime spent walking with God. And you will ...

3224. Time For A New Vision

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

Angela Akers

Before her death in 1997, Jeanne Calment was the oldest living human whose age could be verified by official documentation. This remarkable French lady claimed she owed her longevity to chocolate, olive oil, and port wine. On her one hundred and twentieth birthday celebration, someone asked Ms. Calment, "What is your vision of the future?" With a twinkle in her eye, Ms. Calment replied, "Very brief." (1) Let's talk about vision. Someone has compiled ...

3225. Memorial Day

John 15:1-17

Sermon

Angela Akers

... of "heroes" come back into fashion. In recent times we have tended to be fixated on celebrities rather than heroes. David Granger, editor of Esquire magazine, wrote to over 200 prominent people, asking them about their ideas on heroism. Most of those who wrote back claimed that they weren't even sure what a hero is. Actor Paul Newman wrote, "I'm embarrassed, but I have no heroes that I know of. Everybody that I know or have read about is seriously flawed. Including myself." The best he could recommend was ...

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