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3301. The Grief Of God

Luke 19:28-44

Sermon

King Duncan

... had to come to grips with another possibility. Perhaps God's will is always love, but perhaps God is limited in some way in dealing with our world. Because of Jesus Christ I could never let go of God's love; but in regard to God's power I was quite willing to negotiate. I came to believe that God does not plan out our lives in every detail, like the author of a play or book, (although authors tell me that their characters have lives of their own). I came to believe that God's plan for us is flexible ...

3302. That Believing Ye Might Have Life

John 20:24-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... an opportunity to take an oral exam. One of his professors recalls that the examiners were intelligent enough to realize that they were talking to someone far more intelligent than they were. And so he was admitted to graduate school. The rest is history. Hawking could have quit because the going was too tough, but he didn't. He could have left the months and years of mental drudgery to others, but he didn't. He could have wallowed in self-pity, but he didn't. Today Hawking's work isn't considered rubbish ...

3303. Gathered Around The Throne

Revelation 7:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... nor any scorching heat; for the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd, and he will guide them to springs of the water of life, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes." "God will wipe away every tear from their eyes." That's quite an extravagant promise. But it is an inviolate promise to all who serve God. Let me tell you about a man named Walter Lowen who lost his wife and who wrote something of his experience for us in the Reader's Digest. "Let me tell you," he says, "what the ...

3304. Three Promises

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... make your stay here more pleasant, I hope you will call on me.' We chatted for a bit, and as he prepared to leave, he asked me where I went to church. And I told him. "˜Well,' said the upperclassman, "˜I can tell you where that church is. It is quite some distance from here and is rather difficult to find. You go--well, I better draw you a map.' So he sat down and outlined the way to the church on a piece of paper and left. "I had largely forgotten the incident until on Sunday morning when I awakened ...

3305. Don't Forget The Batteries

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... do not lose sight of our central reason for being. The church is more than a center for self-help groups. There is a task that we have that is even more important than that. Maybe you heard about a certain hen that won dozens of awards. She was really quite amazing. If you put a red quilt in front of her, she would lay red eggs. If you put a green quilt before her--green eggs. A blue quilt--blue eggs. But one day someone accidentally put a plaid quilt in front of her . . . and the poor bird died trying ...

3306. When The World Goes Crazy!

Genesis 6:1-8:22

Sermon

King Duncan

... know what's wrong with your car. Probably one of those doo-hickey thingies--ya know--that makes it run or something. Just have it towed to a mechanic and pay whatever he asks. 3. No son of mine is going to live under this roof without an earring. Now quit your belly-aching, and let's go to the mall. 2. Whaddya wanna go and get a job for? I make plenty of money for you to spend. 1. What do I want for my birthday? Aahh--don't worry about that. It's no big deal. Okay, they might ...

3307. A Man Of Character And Generosity

Genesis 45:1-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... will need to prepare for a coming famine. Then Joseph recommends that Pharaoh appoint someone to be in charge of food stocks to prepare for the lean years ahead. Pharaoh is no fool. He can tell in a moment that there is no one in his empire quite like this young Hebrew--a young man of such character, such commitment, such confidence in his God. He asks Joseph to take this important job. Indeed, he makes Joseph the second most-powerful man in all the empire. You may remember the children's riddle: When was ...

3308. Wrestling With God

Genesis 32:22-32

Sermon

King Duncan

... me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on, So that I come again to my father's house in peace; then the Lord shall be my God." (Gen. 28: 20) It is not a perfect prayer. Indeed, it is quite a presumptuous and somewhat selfish prayer. But it is the kind of prayer you pray when you are still immature in your faith. But Bethel did something to Jacob. He was not the same head-strong young man he had been before. Now he is a man of principle and ...

3309. The Coat Of Many Colors

Genesis 37:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... brother over to an empty well and threw him down into the blackness. Put yourself in Joseph's shoes right now. This started out as any normal day. It ended in tragedy. Joseph's own brothers had turned on him like a pack of wild wolves. He had quite literally hit bottom. He was imprisoned in a dark, stinking, cold well. Joseph's innocence, like his robe, had been stripped away that day, and life would never be the same for him. And now comes the turning point of Joseph's story. You would think, in Joseph ...

3310. When The Going Gets Tough

Romans 8:18-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... books, and in one of those books he tells about a dream his wife had which gave him his philosophy on worrying. She was sitting at a table with pen and paper, and she had been given the task of writing down the answer to the question, "How can I quit worrying?" In her dream she wrote at great length, but when she woke up, she could remember only the three words of her outline; they were: WORSHIP, WORK, and WAIT. That's a pretty good formula: worship, work, and wait. The going gets tough for all of us at ...

3311. When You Are Uncertain About Your Salvation

1 Kings 3:1-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... my weary soul in thee." Our acceptance by God does not depend on our feeling. It depends only upon the truth of what Christ has done for us on Calvary. Dr. Paul Tournier, the famed Swiss psychiatrist who had been orphaned early in life, became quite attached to a Greek professor who took an interest in him during his years as a student. Although he was not a religious man, the Greek professor was kind. Many years later, long after he had become a Christian, Dr. Tournier completed his first book manuscript ...

3312. Formula For A Glowing Face

Romans 12:9-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... death can be cured; those who are loveless will find love. My friends, with God there is hope. There is always hope. "Rejoice in your hope," writes St. Paul. And he continues: "Be patient in tribulation . . ." Patience really isn't one of our shining virtues, is it? Quite a number of years ago there was a story in the Reader's Digest which, I think, pretty much shows us the way we are. A car became stalled at a crowded intersection just as the light turned green, and held up the line of vehicles behind it ...

3313. The Three R's Of A Spiritual Life

Romans 8:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... by that? I told you to write and invite her to come at her own convenience. You did write her, didn't you?" "Er, yes, I did," said the husband. "But I couldn't spell convenience, so I used the word 'risk.'" "Come at your own risk" carries quite a different connotation than "come at your convenience." Life is full of risks. The kind of risks you take is a clear indication of the kind of person you are. Some time back newspapers reported that Mick Jagger of the legendary rock group, the Rolling Stones had ...

3314. Drinking From His Cup

Matthew 20:20-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... Stern's secret. Would you like to run with a football like the immortal Walter Payton? Then be prepared to run up a high hill every day until you throw up. That's what Payton did on a hill near his home in the offseason. When he threw up, he quit for the day. (5) Greatness has its price. "Are you able to drink from the cup from which I drink?" Jesus asked his ambitious disciples. I am amazed how many people adopt the Christian faith as their own with the thought that it really won't cost them anything ...

3315. First Things First

Philippians 3:12-4:1

Sermon

King Duncan

... , but the truth of the matter is that a person who is wrapped up in himself or herself will never be really happy. That doesn’t mean you have to find a spouse or have children to find happiness. Many single people live quite satisfying lives, but almost without exception this is because they have developed other kinds of relationships with friends, co-workers, fellow church members, etc. No one can live a successful life without reaching out to someone else. Our lives are meant for community, fellowship ...

3316. Praise the King with a Song of Joy

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

King Duncan

... smile on our faces. Of course, not all of us are great singers. One day a man was passing a singing woman with a terrible voice. The man asked her why she was singing. The woman said, “I sing to kill time.” The man replied, “That’s quite a weapon you have there.” And you’ve probably seen this list of hymns to sing while speeding down the highway. At 45 mph.................God Will Take Care of You At 55 mph.................Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah At 65 mph.................Nearer My God to ...

3317. I Say, Rejoice

Philippians 4:2-9

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... in the New Testament times and told them to rejoice in the Lord. It seems that there were some people in the church who were having an argument about something. Paul told them to settle their differences and to be full of joy because of Jesus! He told them to quit worrying and to pray and then God would give them peace. Do you think this would be easy for these people? Is it easy for you to settle your fights with your brothers or sisters? . . . No, it isn’t, is it? However, the same thing is true for us ...

3318. What Would Bill Do?

1 Thessalonians 2:1-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... , and all of them returned safely to the U.S. (3) Don’t give up on God. Don’t presume to figure God out. God’s ways are not our ways, but God’s love for us is eternal. St. Paul never gave up on God. And St. Paul never quit serving people. Listen to his words to the church at Thessalonica: “As apostles of Christ we could have been a burden to you, but we were gentle among you, like a mother caring for her little children. We loved you so much that we were delighted to share with you ...

3319. Day People

1 Thessalonians 4:13--5:11

Sermon

King Duncan

... people are willing to put themselves through for a healthier life. Would that we would see the importance of doing the same with our spiritual life. Two, when we follow Christ, we need to understand that at times we may feel it’s time to throw up our hands and quit. That’s when we need to realize that we have just warmed up and it’s time to become a true soldier of the cross. People of the day. Biblically there are only two kinds of people--those who seek to be soldiers of Christ and those who give no ...

3320. On Living Before You Die

Matthew 25:14-30

Sermon

Edward Inabinet

... way to keep a gift of God is to use it for His sake and for the sake of others. This story disturbs us, or it ought to disturb us. It''s sad to see someone go through life no better for having lived, just putting in time until the quitting whistle, taking as much as he can and giving as little as he has to. So many Christians have hidden the talents God has given them. Like the one-talent man, so many of us have said, "I was afraid so I went and hid your gift." The idle servant ...

3321. The Eureka Experience

Genesis 12:1-8

Sermon

Edward Inabinet

... a non-churchgoer, decided to go to church. The preacher spoke on the topic of crowning Christ in your heart. Jesus refused the crown of Satan in the wilderness, the preacher said, but accepts the crown of his people when we confess him. The preacher went on for quite some time with words that sounded nice but didn't stick. But then he said something that Buechner never forgot. I'll let him tell you: "And then with his head bobbing up and down so that his glasses tittered, he said in his old sandy voice, the ...

3322. Because He Lives

John 14:5-14

Sermon

Edward Inabinet

... share the sufferings of others up to a certain limit. This is true even of the most religious among us. The same author quotes cases of pastors who, in order to avoid a more personal exchange, turn to reading verses from the Bible. People can die quite alone in hospitals. They die alone in a kind of conspiracy of silences because we don''t want to face the reality of death. On her seventy-ninth birthday Bette Davis was interviewed on the "Today" show by Bryant Gumbel. She expressed her curiosity about her ...

3323. Jesus, Our Hope

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

Darrick Acre

... an answer for that kind of world, He is no answer at all! Christmas is a charade. Jesus is a charlatan. The message of the angels is old-fashioned snake oil: high on promise, low on cure. If Jesus is not the answer for a broken world, we need to quit pretending. We need to stop playing the Christmas game, silence the carols, and throw out the gifts. We need to get rid of the nativity scenes, and make sure we throw the baby out as well. If Jesus is not the answer for our kind of world . . . But He is ...

3324. HOW DO YOU KNOW JESUS?

Drama

Angela Akers

... you deserve it." Pastor: "I''m sorry." (Pause, then she speaks gently.) "Jean, has anyone ever told you about Jesus?" Jean: "Jesus? Yeah, I went to church a few times when I was a kid. I heard all the kiddie stories. But you''d better quit while you''re ahead because I don''t understand the rest of that talk." Pastor: "Well, then, understand this: God loves you, Jean, enough that He lived like a real human being here on earth. And He didn''t get treated like He deserved either. He ...

3325. THE SAVIOR HAS COME?

Drama

Angela Akers

... his face that would cause a man to say, ''There goes the one of God.'' " Nathan: "Next you''ll have the gall to tell me that he was born of a man and a woman, just like normal babies." Simeon: "Yes, that he was. His parents were kindly peasants, quite poor." Nathan: "Stop! Stop! I''ve heard enough. You say the Lord, the God of our people, was born on earth just a few weeks ago. And that he was born a peasant, with nothing special in family or face that would set him apart from you and me ...

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