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3251. Who Says A Good Man Is Hard To Find?

Luke 7:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... to honor those men who live out in their families the love which they have received from Christ. We honor those men who make promises and keep them. Men who put their families first and who seek to set an example for those who believe in them and trust them. OUR LESSON FOR ... need to know that not all males are Archie Bunker types. Not all males are inflexible and opinionated. Not all males want to keep women in their place. As far as I can tell there is only one male stereotype that is accurate. That is the ...

3252. When You Are Anxious About Many Things

Luke 10:38-42

Sermon

King Duncan

... He only had a short time to spend there. Martha had the opportunity to soak up words that would enrich her life immeasurably. Certainly the needs of her guests were important but this was not the time. How foolish we can be when we do not keep life in its proper perspective. A mountain guide, Michael Zanger, once told of leading some men up Mount Shasta. One man was having great difficulty breathing. His face coloring was unusual. Frequent stops for rest did not seem to help. As they continued to climb, his ...

3253. On Fooling a Mafia Don

Luke 16:1-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... given the pink slip. In a few days he would be finished - out the door. The man was mortified. He knew at his age in life it would be difficult to find another job, particularly at the pay scale to which he had grown accustomed. Unemployment benefits would keep his family going for a while, but what would he do when they ran out? He was facing disaster. Then he hit upon an ingenuous plan. He was in charge of collections for his company. In the short time he had remaining with his employer, he decided to ...

3254. Jesus Says, 'Just Do It'

Luke 17:1-10

Sermon

Dr. Chane M. Hutton

... faith who still contribute very little to God's kingdom. They are like a man Ernest Fitzgerald tells about in his book KEEPING PACE. The man was a wealthy English philanthropist named Jeremy Bentham. In his will, Mr. Bentham bequeathed a fortune to a London ... he had sat for decades. There was, though, one peculiar stipulation. Mr. Bentham's will read that in order for the hospital to keep the money, he, Jeremy Bentham had to be present at every board meeting. So, for over 100 years the remains of Jeremy ...

3255. Moving Toward Sainthood

Isaiah 26:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... she had accumulated even under Nazi occupation. "No one will believe me when I tell this," Wyler said. "I'll be called a sucker who fell for another corny script." (6) "Open the gates that the righteous nation may enter," writes Isaiah, "the nation that keeps faith. You will keep him in perfect peace whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you." (26:2-3) That is the goal of those who are going on to sainthood ” the perfect peace of a steadfast mind. We want to fashion holy habits ” habits of love ...

3256. More Than A Mannequin; Not Quite A Masterpiece

Acts 4:32-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... the power of the resurrected Christ. 1. "Truth is Stranger Than Fiction," THE DOOR, Sept./Oct. 1996, p. 43. 2. Bruce Larson, LIVING OUT THE BOOK OF ACTS (Dallas: Word Publishing, 1984), p. 117. 3. "Letters to the Editor," SMITHSONIAN, May 1996, p. 26. 4. 1/26/96, p. 18, "Keeping Gym Lighted May Keep Pews Full." 5. Nashville: Dimensions for Living, 1995, pp. 15-16. 6. "Visiting Hours Are Over," by C. Thomas Hilton, THE CLERGY JOURNAL, May/June 1994, p. 17.

3257. Are You Successful Or Do You Just Have Money?

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... 't save her, but it did earn him a number of years in prison. And from that prison cell he began to write and achieve literary success. He wrote, however, not under his own name of William Sydney Porter. He wrote under a pen-name, a disguise, to keep anyone from knowing that it was a convicted felon who wrote the intriguing short stories with the surprise endings which made him famous. His famous pen name? Many of you already know ” O. Henry. (1) One of the lessons that life teaches us is to be careful ...

3258. Blood Sprinkled On A Modern Altar

Exodus 24:3-8, Mark 14:12-16, 22-26, Hebrews 9:11-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... already paid for our sins in advance. We might think that was a foolhardy thing to do. But God knows that there is within us the potential for good and noble lives. So God does not wait. God is a proactive God. Even our most despicable sin does not keep God from seeking us. Christ’s blood has been sprinkled on the heavenly altar and upon us as well. The price has already been paid for our sins. Our response to that covenantal love is obedience to God’s will for our lives. When Kellogg’s, the cereal ...

3259. What Makes A Family?

Mark 3:31-35

Sermon

King Duncan

... today's world. Potentially the most sociologically significant change in our society ever may be that of the working Mom. Keeping families afloat financially has put new pressures on most families. There was an interesting ad sometime back that reflects these pressures ... dad. He'd arrived at the stadium just before half-time. It was too late to buy a ticket, but that didn't prevent him from keeping his promise. He was there, just like he said he'd be. And it's still that way with my dad. He's always true to ...

3260. Good Taste Or Good Religion?

Mark 7:1-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... the precepts of men"? Is he not saying that there is a difference between good manners and good religion? There is a difference between the core truths of our faith and the trappings that have accumulated around those truths. Christian faith is not a matter of keeping traditions as much as it is caring about people. It is not a matter of sacred ceremony as much as it is living in a vital relationship with the Creator. The disciples weren't sophisticated men, but there was nothing wrong with their heart, and ...

3261. A Pre-christmas Faith

Jeremiah 33:1-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... she told her husband later, "and saw this poor man lying on the sidewalk in pretty bad condition." "Then," she continued, "all my first-aid training came back to me, and I knew just what to do. I bent right down and put my head between my knees to keep from fainting!" An article in the CHRISTIAN HERALD tells that one of the best apartments in New York is near the banks of the East River. Yet the living room windows face to the West, away from the river view. When the buildings were erected, in 1925, animal ...

3262. Ready Or Not

Mark 1:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... you love them enough; To bear in mind the things that other people have to bear in their hearts; To try to understand what those who live in the same house with you really want, without waiting for them to tell you? Then you can keep Christmas, And if you can keep it for a day, why not always?" Psychologists have attempted to divide people into various categories. Ella Wheeler Wilcox has also made an observation, and this is what she has to say: "There are two kinds of people on earth today, Just two kinds ...

3263. Making It Last

Luke 3:1-20

Sermon

Timothy J. Smith

... it was all right to leave Christmas one day a year. * We wait patiently for Christmas Day. We wait to receive God's precious gift into our lives anew this year. We wait knowing that Christmas Day will soon be here. Are there ways we can keep the Christmas spirit throughout the year without celebrating Christmas every day? Are we going to be any different on December 26 as a result of our Advent preparation? The answers to these questions can be found with the man crying in the wilderness--John the Baptist ...

3264. Good News For You

Isaiah 7:1-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... Paul writes, "This Good News was promised long ago by God's prophets." The heavy hand of Rome there produced much discontent. The people of Israel looked for a Savior, a Redeemer to arise from the house and lineage of David as God had promised. God always keeps his promises. You and I may forget a promise but God never does. One of the most beautiful Christmas stories I have ever read actually happened to a young Presbyterian couple in Brooklyn, New York, Mr. and Mrs. George H. Thomas, Jr. They had a little ...

3265. Love

Isaiah 7:1-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... KIND OF LOVE “ OUR LOVE FOR THE CHRIST CHILD. Our love is not only humanitarian. It is also aimed at the Divine. A young family was going home for Christmas. The car was all packed. The mail and the newspaper delivery had been stopped. A neighbor would keep an eye on the house and feed the dog. All the gifts for parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles were somehow fitted into the trunk of the car. They had plenty of anti-freeze in the radiator. Their suitcases and hanging clothes were in place. They were ...

3266. You Shall Call His Name Jesus

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... in Matthew's Gospel, " . . . .she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call His name Jesus: for He shall save His people from their sins." What would it take for Jesus to take away the sins of the world? It has become a cliche to ask, "How can we keep the Christmas spirit all year round?" But there is a more profound question at stake here. How can we as the body of Christ tell the Christmas story in such a way that the real meaning of Christmas is understood by the world? How can we tell the story in ...

3267. The Things In Mary's Heart

Isaiah 9:1-7

Sermon

King Duncan

... call his name Immanuel “ God with us. God is with us this day. This is a day for love and laughter “for celebration and contemplation. The manger of Bethlehem cradles a king. Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart. Many of us will want to keep this Christmas and ponder it in our heart. The love of those closest to us “the mystery, magic, and miracle of human life. The nearness of God. All of these are enough to fill any heart to overflowing with peace and good will toward all men.

3268. What If The Lord Really Did Come Today?

Amos 5:18-27

Sermon

King Duncan

... him, "What have you done to deserve admission to heaven?" The man thought hard for a minute or two. "Well," he said, "I went to church at Christmas and Easter." Said the gatekeeper, "We don't keep church records up here." "I gave some of my money to religious causes." "But," replied the keeper of the gate, "we do not keep a record of financial contributions here." "Well-er-I took good care of my family." "That doesn't mean much here. There are sinners in hell who did the same thing!" The poor man gave up ...

3269. Flight To Egypt

Matthew 2:13-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... overwhelm society and whose evil even impinges upon the kind of secure, happy life that we would provide for those we love. It has always been so. John spoke of the light that shines in the darkness and the darkness has not overcome it. But the darkness keeps trying! Why? It has something to do with the very nature of humanity. HUMANITY HAS A SINFUL HEART. Nothing new there. See if you recognize this scene written by an irritated journalist. "Hurry as we may," he writes, "we are hemmed in by a surging crowd ...

3270. Three Temptations Of The American People

Mark 6:1-6

Sermon

King Duncan

... believe in heaven. Every Gallup Poll indicates this. We have very few persons, however, who want to take up the cross and follow Him. How much difference does it make in your life to say, "Jesus is Lord"? Does it affect your manners and your morals? Does it keep in check your prejudices as well as your passions? Is the world a better place because Jesus died on the cross for you? A businessman returned home one evening with a contract in his hand. It provided him and his wife with an opportunity to make a ...

3271. The Path To Real Success

Mark 8:31--9:1

Sermon

King Duncan

... When he received the opening kickoff, he rambled for a touchdown. The score was seven to nothing immediately. Somehow, they managed to keep the ball away from him the remainder of the first quarter. At the beginning of the second quarter, the other team tied ... doing this for my children. I am doing it for me. Fine. That may help you stay on your diet. That may help you keep at your studies. But it will not bring you ultimate fulfillment. Ultimate fulfillment comes only when we say, "I'm doing this for God." ...

3272. Behold The Lamb

John 1:29-42

Sermon

King Duncan

... time? We have in us the ability to turn tragedies into triumphs--or, in Robert Schuller’s famous phrase, to turn “scars into stars.” One of the keys to that, however, is to have a God who is big enough to handle any problem we may have and to keep our attention fixed on him rather than upon the circumstances. R.A. Torry once put it like this, “If you make but little of Christ, Christ will make little of you.” Torry, as usual, is saying something important to us here. We need a Christ who is Master ...

3273. Why Do You Believe What You Believe?

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

Sermon

King Duncan

... he find comfort? Tradition. "A fiddler on the roof?" he asks. "Sounds crazy, no?...You might say that every one of us is a fiddler on the roof trying to scratch out a pleasant, simple tune without breaking his neck...It isn't easy!...How can we keep our balance? That I can tell you in one word. Tradition! Because of our tradition we have kept our balance for years...Because of our tradition everyone knows who he is and what God expects of him...Tradition. Tradition! Without our tradition our life would be ...

3274. Choose Life!

Deuteronomy 30:15-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... their lives. “We don’t take no interest in nothin’.” William Willimon tells of seeing a movie years ago in which one of the leading players lived a tragic life, careening from one disaster to the next, never able to hold a job or support a family or keep friends. He finally dies in a tavern brawl. At his death, one of the men who had tried in vain to befriend him and help him get his life in order says, “Joe died almost like he was born. He came into this world kicking and screaming and fighting ...

3275. Marriage: Agony Or Ecstasy

Matthew 5:31-32

Sermon

King Duncan

... bring back the spirit of her dead husband. When he appeared in a ghostly form, she asked, "Honey, is it really better up there?" Without hesitation he answered, "Oh, yes, it is much better. But I'm not up there!" Some of us are laughing to keep from crying. Nothing in this world is more satisfying than a good marriage. A young couple was visiting with an older couple celebrating their 50th anniversary. "Fifty years!" one of them exclaimed. "That's a long time to be married to one person." The old gentleman ...

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