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301. Marriages That Last

Ephesians 5:22-33

Sermon

King Duncan

... met ” needs such as respect. (6) We probably should break down into small groups and confirm whether this is true or not. My guess is that it is. We still live in a world that does not accord women the respect that it does men. Many women ... which the wife replied, "He's been nicer to me than he's been since we were married ten years ago." Smiling, the husband said, "I guess you can love your enemy." (8) Marriage isn't about loving your enemy. But it is about "making love" ” in the Cretan sense of the ...

302. Driven To Serve

Mark 9:33-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... ten to twelve hours before but was sitting up, stiff as a board, slumped slightly forward, with blood on his face. He was dead. The officer, preoccupied with ticket-writing, was unaware of anything out of the ordinary. He got back in his car and drove away. (7) My guess is that happens to us. We see people whom Paul called "dead in their sins" and we are not even aware of it. That is to say, we see people whose lives are empty, who do not know that God loves them, who are wandering around with no meaning ...

303. Good News For You

Isaiah 7:1-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... speech by Raymond A. Peck, head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. When the heckler saw that he could not fluster Mr. Peck, he threw a book at him hitting him in the head and causing a gash that took nine stitches to close. You might have already guessed that the book hurled at Mr. Peck was a Bible. At some time in your life you many have been "hit over the head with a Bible too" “not in a literal sense, but figuratively. So much that is negative is spread abroad under the name of the ...

304. God Sometimes Changes His Mind

Jonah 3:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... 'll tell you what. If every night for two months you pray for a baby brother, I guarantee that God will give you one!" My guess is that dad knew something that little Bobby didn't. That night this young boy went to his bedroom early to start praying for his ... 'll tell you what. If every night for two months you pray for a baby brother, I guarantee that God will give you one!" My guess is that dad knew something that little Bobby didn't. That night this young boy went to his bedroom early to start praying for a ...

305. The Most Beautiful Story Ever Told

Isaiah 7:1-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... Say to Your Pregnant Wife. Let me list 7 of them for the benefit of the young couples in our congregation. Seven fatal things to say to your wife when she is with child: Number 7: "I finished the Oreos." Number 6: "Y'know, looking at her, you'd never guess that Pamela Lee had a baby!" Number 5: "Well, could they induce labor? The 25th is the Super Bowl." Number 4: "Whoa! For a minute there, I thought I woke up next to Willard Scott!" Number 3: "I'm jealous! Why can't men experience the joy of childbirth ...

306. What Are You Afraid Of?

Romans 8:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... I'd better see what I've got. (He opens the bag, unwraps a sandwich, and looks inside.) Peanut butter. (He bites and chews.) Some psychiatrists say that people who eat peanut butter sandwiches are lonely. I guess they're right. And if you're really lonely, the peanut butter sticks to the roof of your mouth. (1) Poor Charlie Brown. It's awful living with the spirit of fear. Fear of the future. Fear of having the past catch up with you. Fear of rejection. Fear of ...

307. Ready For The Game Warden

Matthew 25:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... do you plan to be back?" The master said, "This is a journey from which I'll not return." The servant said, "Sir, have you made all the necessary preparations?" The master said, "No, I have not." The servant said, "Could you have made preparations?" The master said, "Yes, I guess I've had my life to make them, but I've been busy about other things." The servant said "Master, you're going on a journey from which you'll never return, you could've prepared for it, and you just didn't?" The master said, "Yes, I ...

308. Hey! I Want To Believe!

John 20:24-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... in his side, I will not believe." Who among us would condemn him? Woody Allen once asked, "If God does exist, why doesn't He give me some signlike depositing a million dollars in my name in a Swiss bank?" In spite of the humorous twist Woody gives things, my guess is that Woody's question was a serious one. Why does God not give us just a little more evidence of His existence? Why doesn't He answer just a few more of our prayers? Why does He keep Himself just a little beyond our reach? Dr. H. H. Farmer ...

309. You Can Dress Them Up...

Romans 12:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... that he was living in the streets just a few hours before. He was completely changed. The very next day the organizers of the convention went looking for this man again. Would you like to guess where they found him? That's right ” lying in some gutter, filthy and drunk! (1) They changed him on the outside, but.... Some of you parents may be familiar with the expression, "You can dress them up, but you can't take them out." The best behaved children accidentally spill ...

310. Battle With The Law

Mark 2:23-3:6

Sermon

King Duncan

... . Jesus is not belittling our need for a sabbath. He knew we need a day for rest, relaxation and worship. You can't keep the bow strung and ready for use all the time; that would ruin the bow. My guess is that people who keep a sabbath get as much done as those who do not, and I would also guess that they live longer. We need a sabbath. The problem in our text is that of legalism. Do you know how the ice cream treat known as a sundae got its name? The year was 1875, and the ice cream ...

311. Such A Friend

Mark 7:31-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... that he had asked to be taught first. As she walked in, she was greeted by a big smile on the young man's face. "Please, Miss Freeman," he said, carefully forming his words, "shut up!" (1) This young man was having fun with his nurse, but I guess after all that time he really was excited to be the one doing the talking. It must be frustrating not to be able to communicate. One of the real inconveniences of aging is the gradual loss of hearing that many people experience. It is quite discouraging for some ...

312. Sinner Or Saint?

Hebrews 7:11-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... He writes, "Many Christians refer to themselves as sinners saved by grace. But are you really a sinner? Is that your scriptural identity? Not at all. God doesn't call you a sinner; He calls you a saint ” a holy one. If you think of yourself as a sinner, guess what you will do: you'll live like a sinner; you'll sin. Why not identify yourself for who you really are: a saint who occasionally sins. Remember: What you do doesn't determine who you are; who you are determines what you do." (2) What a simple, yet ...

313. Our Damascus Road Experience

Acts 9:1-19a

Sermon

King Duncan

... the streets. Without someone to bring him food and water he would have died. His blindness was only temporary, but for three days Saul the dominant became Saul the dependant. Do you think perhaps God had a message for Saul? My guess is He did. Do you think perhaps God has a message for each of us? My guess is He does. We can learn from Saul's experience. FIRST OF ALL, GOD WORKS WITH EACH OF US ACCORDING TO OUR OWN NEEDS. Each of us is unique and because we are unique God works with us in different ways ...

314. The Testimony of a Tax Collector

Matthew 9:9-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... a moment, I'm able to make a change I thought I could never make. It's like I was suddenly pulled through the birth canal into a whole new life. Did you read about the man in Fort Lauderdale who fell asleep in a trash bin. I guess he was too drunk to realize that soon a garbage truck would be coming to take the refuse in that bin to the county compactor and incinerator. Fortunately, workers at the incinerator discovered him. "They saw some hands," said Eric Selya, the incinerator's safety director. "There's ...

315. Dressed For The Wedding

Matthew 22:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... a story that Jesus told about a man who came to the rehearsal dinner for a wedding, and he was not dressed for the occasion. I guess nobody told him that the event was black tie, and there he was in a casual sports coat. It wouldn't have been so bad except ... heart and said, "Who's in there? Barney?" Amanda replied, "No, Jesus is in my heart. Barney is on my underwear." (3) I don't guess it matters who's on your underwear if Jesus is in your heart. And if Jesus is in your heart, your life will be clothed ...

316. Is It Wrong To Be Ambitious?

Matthew 20:20-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... what was expedient. He called for the basin to wash his hands. Jesus was also an ambitious man. His ambition was the grandest ambition of all ” to usher in the rule of God in every heart. He also called for a basin that he might wash his disciples' feet. My guess is that most of us are not like Pilate or like Jesus. We are more like Ziggy. The danger is not that we will be too ambitious but that we will never be ambitious for the right things. We could use a healthy dose of ambition ” an ambition like ...

317. Annie's Gift

Mark 12:41-44

Sermon

King Duncan

... again. And we came up with the same amounta few hundred dollars short. I have to tell you it was like a funeral in that room. And then I happened to remember that just before the service old, Mrs. Annie slipped her card into the pocket of my jacket. I guess she wasn't feeling up to coming to the altar. She just folded it up and slipped it in my jacket pocket. I didn't think anything of it. It fact, it had slipped my mind altogether. It was a miracle that I remembered it when I did. And pastor ...

318. The Truth About Miracles

John 2:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... miracles to prove his identity, to profoundly affect people's lives, or to further his ministry not to be someone's errand boy. My guess is that this is the problem with many of our requests to God: WE ASK GOD TO DO THE TRIVIAL OR THE IMPOSSIBLE OR ... air quickly left the blownout tire. The miracle was over, and the tire went flat. (3) I tell that simple story for this reason: My guess is that everyone with a deep faith can look back over his or her life and see some miracle there such as Tony experienced in ...

319. Answers To Life's Three Critical Questions

Jeremiah 1:1-19

Sermon

King Duncan

... Why don't we jes' frow me ina garbage." That, says Ms. Mays, has become the signature statement for any time when a family member is frustrated with himself: "Jes frow me ina garbage, I guess." (3) This is where many people see themselves. "Persons of no importance." Name Unknown. "Jes frow me ina garbage, I guess." No value, no potential, no purpose. But who does God say we are? "Even before you were born I knew you . . ." God says to Jeremiah. The great clergyman Harry Emerson Fosdick once dealt with this ...

320. What Would Jesus Really Do?

1 Peter 2:13-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... of the other members spoke. When it came time for him to unburden himself, he knew that his was one of the saddest stories there. A secret part of him felt almost proud to be so pathetic. As they continued around the circle, he found himself trying to second guess why each man had come and then he noticed that the last person in the circle was a handsome young man about twenty years old. Why, he thought, would such a young man be here? The youngster's face looked sympathetic as he nodded at each person's ...

321. I'm O.k.; You're A Little Suspect

Luke 6:37-42

Sermon

King Duncan

... Frank Zappa was a guest on the show. This was at a time in the sixties when very long hair on men was still unusual and controversial. As soon as Zappa had been introduced and seated, the following exchange occurred: Pine: I guess your long hair makes you a girl. To which Zappa replied: I guess your wooden leg makes you a table. (4) It is so easy to criticize, so easy to judge. But we don't know the other person's circumstances or expectations. We don't know the burdens that they carry. But God knows ...

322. When You Feel Helpless

2 Corinthians 12:7-10

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... your arms down now. Let's see if the congregation will do it too. Okay, everybody, hold up one arm and show us your muscles. Come on, you can do it! That's pretty good. Do you know how many muscles you have in your body? Take a guess. Those are all good guesses. Human beings have 639 muscles in our bodies. Did you know you had all those muscles? Those muscles are the source of our physical strength. We use our muscles to pick up things, and to run and dance with, and to help us stand up straight. Muscles ...

323. How To Love

John 15:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... ask. "œWhy bring him in here? Don't you know who I am?" "But," said the judge, "never once did I see any of those fathers show any sign of affection for their teenagers." (6) I don't have any scientific backing for this, but I would venture to guess that in homes where there is lots of affection expressed there is far less juvenile crime than in homes where affection is restrained. We need to know that love is a commandment, and one of the ways we love is to express affection. ANOTHER WAY WE EXPRESS LOVE ...

324. The Tenth Man

Luke 17:11-19

Sermon

King Duncan

... , you'll notice their business school is named the Fuqua School of Business. No one at Duke could have known, all those years ago, that their decision to set up a lending library would have such an impact on anyone's life. And they never would have guessed how that kind gesture ever would have been repaid either. (4) J. B. Fuqua was truly thankful for Duke University's lending library. When you are truly thankful for something, you want to do something in return. Only one of these ten men that Jesus healed ...

325. On Picking Your Battles

Matthew 18:15-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... legal in Paraguay--as long as both parties are registered blood donors? Socially responsible stupidity. In September 1996 Mark E. Mire was convicted in Baton Rouge, La., for shooting to death a man in a bar in 1994 because the man had said Mire's dog was ugly. My guess is that this was drunken stupidity. A few years ago at the Daytona 500, NASCAR legend Richard Petty was in third place going into the last lap. All at once the car in second place tried to pass the No. 1 car on the final stretch. This caused ...

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