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3201. He Touched Me

Mark 1:40-45

Sermon

King Duncan

... had been living. I’ll get back to Liz in a moment but how did this guy Juan end up on the streets giving out free hugs. This is how it happened. His life was falling apart. His parents were divorcing, and his fiancée broke off their engagement. He quit his degree in anthropology in London and moved back to his native Australia, in a remote area away from all people. A friend of his tracked him down and dragged him to a party. At the party, a complete stranger walked up to Mann and hugged him, and for ...

3202. Who Is Your Hero?

Matthew 17:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... experience we know as the transfiguration, he was in the presence of Moses and Elijah. You know the story. Jesus took Peter and James and his brother John and led them up a high mountain by themselves. While they were on the mountain, something quite extraordinary happened. As the three disciples looked at their Master, his face began to shine like the sun, and his clothes became dazzling white. Then suddenly there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, talking with the Master. Then Peter said to Jesus, "Lord ...

3203. Yes!!!

2 Corinthians 1:12--2:4

Sermon

King Duncan

... look at what God does in my life, and it becomes a blessing. It's not a disability. I thank God for cerebral palsy," Ring continues. "Joy comes when you get the chip off your shoulder. Joy comes when you get your feelings off your sleeve. Joy comes when you quit feeling sorry for yourself. Look at me, people," says Ring. "Look at me! I still walk with a limp. I still talk funny. But, 'Oh, the joy that floods my soul, because Jesus touched me and made me whole.' I'm not the same anymore . . . I don't have a ...

3204. Skating To Where The Puck Is Going To Be

Luke 6:17-26

Sermon

Frank Lyman

... the eternal in a paper sack. I would like to buy $5.00 worth of God, please. Jesus demands more than $5.00 worth of God. We are more to him than that. Jesus taught that when a seed falls into the earth, what emerges from the ground is something quite different from the original seed. So, when we die and fall into the earth, what emerges is not our old self, but a new creation, eternally bound to God. If our destiny is eternal life with God, then it's now time to skate to where God is, to learn ...

3205. Making Relationships Work

Matthew 5:21-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... dealing with anger. Morgan, age 11 says, "When your mom is mad at your dad, don't let her brush your hair." Lezlee, age 11 advises, "When your mother is mad and asks you, 'Do I look stupid?' it's best not to answer her." (3) Children become quite adept at spotting the signs of anger because so often they become the unsuspecting target of adult anger. Martin Luther King admonished his people "to avoid not only violence of deed but violence of spirit." That's sound advice. If we will take charge of our inner ...

3206. The Bridge Builder

Luke 6:27-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... wide, his jaw dropped. There was no fence there at all. It was a bridge, a bridge stretching from one side of the creek to the other. A fine piece of work--handrails and all--and the neighbor, his younger brother, was coming across, his hand outstretched. "You are quite a fellow to build this bridge after all I've said and done." The two brothers stood at each end of the bridge and then they met in the middle, took each other's hand. They turned to see the carpenter hoist his toolbox on his shoulder, "No ...

3207. Destined For Greatness

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

Sermon

King Duncan

... that we have no freedom to decide for ourselves? "He chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world . . . He destined us for adoption as his children through Jesus Christ . . ." What does Paul mean? Followers of John Calvin have traditionally taken this text quite literally to mean that there are people who have been chosen from the foundations of the earth to be saved. These are the elect, the chosen, the divinely select. If you are a follower of Jesus Christ, you are among this number. Some of the ...

3208. Light For A New Year

Isaiah 60:1-22

Sermon

King Duncan

... that you and I can claim. Into the dark of our lives has shone God's true light. God's glory has come upon us. What a great word to come to us as we enter the darkest part of the year: God's light has come. There was quite a startling story in NEWSWEEK magazine earlier this year. Titled, "Pass the Moonscreen, Comrade," the story told about a project that scientists in Russia have embarked upon. It is the deployment of a solar-reflecting satellite that scientists hope will bring a little light to long wintry ...

3209. Extreme Sports, Extreme Fashions, Extreme Faith

1 Samuel 3:1--4:1

Sermon

King Duncan

... reported, "America has embarked on a national orgy of thrill seeking and risk taking. The rise of adventure and extreme sports . . . is merely the most vivid manifestation of this new national behavior. Investors once content to buy stocks and hold them quit their day jobs to become day traders, making volatile careers of risk taking. Even our social behavior has tilted toward the treacherous," the article continues, "with unprotected sex on the upswing and hard drugs like heroin the choice of the chic as ...

3210. On Having The Right Credentials

1 Corinthians 1:1-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... said his name, and suddenly Gary's memory returned completely. The Gary Adams who came out of the cave that day was not the same Gary Adams who had gone in. He was now a man who belonged completely to God. But, as he says, he had to forget himself, quite literally, before he could realize who God really is. (5) Gary Adams experienced the kind of turnaround that St. Paul did. It's hard to argue with a life that has been radically changed. It's one of the credentials of a Christian--a calling from God and a ...

3211. The Heart Of The Matter

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... there is hope for a safe removal. The danger period is when it stops hurting. It may mean the appendix has burst, spreading poison throughout the entire body." (5) We are painfully aware of how little we resemble our Lord. We are hypocrites, but underneath those masks, something quite real is happening. By the grace of God we are "putting on Christ," to use the Apostle Paul's phrase. We are not there yet, but if we are living in him, God is at work giving us a healthier heart. That is why we are in this ...

3212. Beaten Up, But Still Standing

Mark 5:21-43

Sermon

King Duncan

... in belief. Doctors talk about the placebo effect--how some people respond to medicine, not because the medicine has any value, but because the patients believe in the medicine. In one study in which some of the patients received placebos, the results were quite striking. This was a study of a new treatment for stomach cancer. Here's what is interesting: one-third of the patients who received placebos developed nausea, one-fifth developed vomiting, and almost one-third lost their hair. The placebo was just a ...

3213. Building a Nation

Matthew 11:25-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... and a half wandering in the wilderness. Even after they entered the Promised Land they struggled to possess it. Americans celebrate July 4, 1776 as Independence Day. We shouldn't. We should call it our DECLARATION of Independence Day, for merely signing, quite literally, our John Hancocks on the declaration did not establish our independence. King George did not read the Declaration and then say to Thomas Jefferson, "Nice piece of writing Tom, y'all enjoy your USA, send me a postcard from Colonial ...

3214. When You Feel Helpless

2 Corinthians 12:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... people.' Now I am glad," St. Paul continues, “to boast about how weak I am; I am glad to be a living demonstration of Christ's power, instead of showing off my own power and abilities. Since I know it is all for Christ's good, I am quite happy about 'the thorn,' and about insults and hardships, persecutions and difficulties; for when I am weak, then I am strong--the less I have, the more I depend on him." (LB) Paul concluded that his weakness was actually one of his greatest strengths. Perhaps Jesus might ...

3215. Right Choices

Matthew 13:24-30

Sermon

King Duncan

Someone has made a list of "Politically Correct Ways of Indicating Stupidity." Perhaps you have heard some of these. They're quite creative. Speaking of someone who has done something really dumb, we might say: He's a few clowns short of a circus . . . A few fries short of a Happy Meal . . . A few peas short of a casserole . . . He doesn't have all his corn flakes in one box . . . The wheel' ...

3216. A Great Love Story Gone Awry

Genesis 24:1-67

Sermon

King Duncan

... By the way, I hope this doesn’t affect the image that some of you have of Isaac and Rebekah. The servant knew he had found the right girl for his master’s son. Now he must get the approval of Rebekah’s family. He found them to be quite cordial to his inquiry. They had only one condition that we know of. They wanted to make sure this was something that Rebekah wanted. After all, she had never laid eyes on her potential husband. And it would mean leaving home and traveling to a distant land. They called ...

3217. Birdbaths and Flagpoles

Matthew 13:1-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... Exercise and Environmental Medicine at the University of Manitoba. His nickname is Professor Popsicle. This is not a sign of disrespect. Professor Giesbrecht has spent his career studying the effects of extreme cold on the human body. He quite literally immerses himself in his subject. Throughout the course of his career, Professor Giesbrecht has induced hypothermia--extremely low body temperatures--on himself thirty-seven times. He regularly exposes himself to freezing temperatures and records the effect ...

3218. On the Wrong Plane (New)

Romans 8:28-39

Sermon

King Duncan

... . All along his route, Terry spread the word about cancer research. Supporters sent get-well cards and donations. All of Canada was inspired by this young man's efforts. But after 143 days of running, Fox fell ill again. His cancer had returned. Terry Fox had to quit his race. On June 28, 1981, he passed away at the age of twenty-two. But Terry Fox's story doesn't end there. The Four Seasons hotel chain established a yearly marathon in Fox's name to raise funds for cancer research. Television stations run ...

3219. God Is Not Fair (Grumbling in the Vineyard)

Matthew 20:1-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... . He agreed to pay them a denarius for the day and sent them into his vineyard. About nine o'clock he did the same thing. He returned to the marketplace about noon and repeated this procedure. Then again at three. Finally, about five o'clock--an hour before quitting time--he went back to the marketplace and hired one more round of workers. At six o'clock, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, "Call the workers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last ones hired and going on to the first ...

3220. Changing Lives Through Jesus Christ!

2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2

Sermon

Linda Richard

... distributor in your area! Now many of us enjoy talking on the telephone! Any many of us have family and close friends living far enough away that we frequently call long distance to keep in touch. So having a credit card for phone calls is quite handy. Still, we must admit that we have serious doubts about the "totally fulfilling and life-changing abilities" of selling prepaid phone cards, whether at the wholesale or retail level. But there IS something that we can do to change our lives and the lives ...

3221. The Good Parent

John 10:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... for that child--regardless of what it may mean in terms of our own happiness. May I be personal for a moment and, forgive me, even a little harsh? It is difficult to even imagine a father or a mother walking out on his or her children. It happens quite often, I know, and every circumstance is different, and you may rightly say to me, "Pastor, you don't know my situation." But the love of the good parent like the love of the good shepherd is sacrificial. So you've met someone else who is truly your soul ...

3222. What Are You Tied To?

John 15:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... laid out by our Lord, you will find success as individuals and as families. Let's begin here: Successful families are connected to Christ. Notice I did not say that successful families are connected to the church. Church is important, of course. Most successful families are quite active in church. A church in Kansas laid a cement sidewalk in front of its doors over twenty years ago. A mom asked if she could stand her baby on the wet cement. Her request was granted. And when people pass by that church today ...

3223. Worriers Or Warriors?

John 14:15-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... I ask you a question?" "Why no Ma'am, what is it?" said the pilot bravely. "Did we land," she asked, "or were we shot down?" Maybe you've had days like that--days when it felt like you were shot down. Even worse, maybe things are going quite well for you, really. Your friends and your family tell you how fortunate you are. But you don't feel fortunate. In fact, your life is somewhat tortured by a nagging fear that you cannot even define. A few years back, Dr. David Wilhelm treated an elderly patient named ...

3224. How To Love

John 15:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... a boarding school for troubled children. He remembers how angry he got while reading the files on one of his newest students, a little boy with long scars on his arms. The boy's father had caught him smoking and had set his clothes on fire. The boy was quite ashamed of his arms, and always wore long-sleeved shirts. Blaine resolved to set the boy's father straight if he ever met him. As it so happened, the boy's father brought him to be enrolled soon afterwards. The boy's father was a nervous, self-conscious ...

3225. The Present

Revelation 22:1-6

Sermon

King Duncan

... to Colorado on a fishing trip. The trip covered 250 miles, a good five hours of driving not counting rest and restaurant stops. After about fifty miles, the excited son asked his father if they were almost there. The father answered that they had quite a ways to go. Fifty miles later: “Now are we almost there?" asked the boy. “No," said his father, “not yet." Another fifty miles later: “We must be just about there, right, Daddy?" “No," said his father, “not yet. We have about another hundred ...

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