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3301. Who Is God Anyway?

2 Corinthians 13:11-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... Wilson tells of his first date with Wilma, the girl he married. They had just returned from a canoe ride and were pulling the canoe back up on the shore. There was a little green water snake staring at Wilma from a log. Grady says, "You'd have thought it was a boa constrictor from the way she reacted." When Wilma saw the snake, she automatically threw her arms around Grady's neck and embraced him for dear life. Grady says, "I was thankful for that snake. I'd testify that snake was there in the providence ...

3302. Fear Of Flying

Matthew 10:1-42

Sermon

King Duncan

... situation. Now why do we do this? Here is where Christ's words are so welcome to our ears. There are two reasons why many of us are afraid. We Have Doubts about Ourselves. First of all, we have doubts about ourselves. In Robert Schuller's book Power Thoughts, he tells of a woman called Sweet Alice. At the age of twelve, Sweet Alice was in jail. She was pregnant at thirteen, homeless by the time she was fifteen and had attempted suicide. Sweet Alice was convinced that she had ruined all her chances in life ...

3303. A Cup Of Cold Water

Matthew 10:1-42

Sermon

King Duncan

... table. Her husband didn't like the style. As she turned to go, she suggested that maybe one of the missionaries could use it. Several people were offended. The coat wouldn't fit anyone in the missionary family. Obviously, the woman hadn't given much thought or time to the project. But the other presents didn't completely fill the barrel they were packing. So someone folded the coat and stuck it in. It made perfect packing material. After Christmas, a thank-you letter arrived from the missionary family. They ...

3304. A Reason For Living

Philippians 1:12-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... percent in the profession do. And almost a third of psychiatrists with religious upbringing now profess to have no religious beliefs. (4) No wonder psychiatry has never fulfilled its promise. Where there is no meaning, there is no power. Having said that, though, let me add this thought: IT MAY BE THAT MANY PEOPLE DON'T REALLY WANT AN ULTIMATE MEANING TO LIFE. There is a danger, isn't there? If we declare in our hearts that the Gospel is true, that there is a meaning to life, that there is a God who exists ...

3305. Dressed For The Wedding

Matthew 22:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... , but still, we do not wear the right clothes. And the amazing thing is, we are surprised when somebody mentions it. Notice that the poor man in this story is speechless when the father of the groom confronts him. This man thought the rules didn't apply to him. In fact, he assumed there weren't any rules. He thought it was perfectly all right for him to do his own thing. He had no idea that what he did even mattered to the father of the groom. So when he was confronted, he was totally speechless. This was a ...

3306. Wouldn't You Prefer Real Freedom?

John 8:31-41

Sermon

King Duncan

... caused the corners of her mouth to sag. The condition, Moebius syndrome, afflicts about 1,000 people in the United States. This past year, surgeons grafted muscles and nerves taken from Chelsey's leg to the facial muscles used for chewing and biting. With a little thought, the blond, blue-eyed youngster can now smile. "The smile looks great," her mother said. "It looks very natural. She still has to work at it. It's not spontaneous yet, but perhaps in a year it should be . . . I ask her quite often to smile ...

3307. Thanksgiving: Where Are You Looking For It?

Deuteronomy 8:1-20

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... man in Asia who was caught in a terrible storm. He promised God a sacrifice of 20 oxen if he survived. As the storm quieted, he thought: "Why be so foolish as to give oxen? Why not nuts instead?" On the way to offer the nuts, he became hungry and ate the ... told of a school teacher who asked her class of first graders to draw a picture of something they were thankful for. She thought of how little these children from poor neighborhoods actually had to be thankful for, but she knew that most of them would draw ...

3308. Who? Me Worry?

Matthew 6:25-34

Sermon

King Duncan

... them. Whenever I hear anything in America is impossible, I'll think of them." (1) You think you've got problems? Imagine yourself in a one-room sharecroppers cabin in Mississippi with nine children! And you can't be thankful? Why? Our lesson from the Gospel contains Jesus' thoughts on the topic of worry found in the Sermon on the Mount: "Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you shall eat or what you shall drink, nor about your body, what you shall put on. Is not life more than food ...

3309. Come Home For New Year's

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

Sermon

King Duncan

... of land on the island where he had just lived and fought for so many months. The island was barren, the King noted, why would he want to live there? I want to plant trees, was Bok's reply. I want to make the island beautiful. The King's aides thought he was crazy. The island was constantly swept by storms and high winds. He would never be able to get a tree to grow there. Bok, however, insisted, and the King granted him his wish. Edward Bok went to live on the island, built a home, and finally was able ...

3310. Getting The Proper Nourishment

Jeremiah 16:1--17:18

Sermon

King Duncan

... come to worship with an honest, open desire to meet God and have God refresh our spirits? And do we spend time each day in communion with God making our requests known to God and listening as God speaks through the quietness of our own thoughts about God's plan for our lives? 1. A friend took these off of the Internet. Source is unknown. 2. "The Chow of Champions," People, July 15, 1996, p.119. 3. THE INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BIBLE ENCYCLOPEDIA, James Orr, editor, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., Grand Rapids ...

3311. Offer Them Christ

Romans 9:30--10:21

Sermon

King Duncan

... the other end of the phone was his pastor, John Ripley. Bob said that it was good to hear the caring voice of his pastor. When they came to the close of the call Bob says that his pastor asked him, "Are you ready for the surgery?" At first Bob thought it was a foolish question. He says that he was in one of the finest hospitals in the country. He assured his pastor that the doctors were ready. Then Bob said that his pastor asked him, "But are you ready, Bob?" When Bob asked his pastor what he meant by ...

3312. Bridges Over The River Kwai

John 20:19-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... answered, "I'm doing some research on forgiveness." He shoved the books across the desk toward the librarian and dusted off his hands. Dr. Long was surprised and puzzled. "Research on forgiveness?" he asked. "What are you trying to find out?" His friend, the counselor, thought for a moment, then replied, "I guess I'm trying to find out if forgiveness really exists or not. You know, I see so little evidence of it in my work." (2) One would be hardpressed to find examples of forgiveness anywhere in our land ...

3313. Peace, Blessed Peace

John 14:15-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... his Gestapo raided Niemoller's rectory, and a few days later a bomb exploded in his church. During the months and years following, Niemoller was closely watched by the secret police, and in June 1937, he preached these words to his church: "We have no more thought of using our own powers to escape the arm of the authorities than had the apostles of old. We must obey God rather than man." He was soon arrested and placed in solitary confinement. Dr. Niemoller's trial began on February 7, 1938. That morning, a ...

3314. On Telling Time With Computers And (holy Red) Cows

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

Siegfried S. Johnson

... time telling time! There have already been hints as to the extent of the problem for a wiredto thewazoo society such as ours. One state prison's computer misread the release dates of several prisoners. Set for release in the year 2000, the computer thought they should have been released in 1900. As far as the computer was concerned, they had been held in prison 97 years too long! Visa has already recalled several credit cards with expiration dates of 2000 2003, thinking the cards expired during the McKinley ...

3315. Well . . . I Was A Little Confused

John 16:5-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... Club or the Chamber of Commerce. It was spoken to the church. When you are wrestling with moral and spiritual questions, bring them to church with you. Now, I realize that most people in this country, even church people, take pride in their independence of thought. That's what surveys show. We don't like for the church to tell us what to do. According to a recent Gallup Poll, when people have a pressing spiritual or moral question, only a small minority consult their pastor, priest or rabbi. I understand ...

3316. Who Will Be Crying At Your Funeral

Luke 12:22-34

Sermon

King Duncan

... on the basis of who will be crying at our funeral?" And that's exactly what they did. The results, they claim, saved their family. "Why should you and I give ourselves to people who don't love us," Patrick Morley asks, "at the expense of those who do?" Powerful thought. It is a question of priorities. It is a question of putting first things first. It is a question of taking charge of our time. JESUS WAS CONCERNED ABOUT HOW WE MANAGE OUR TIME. He told about a landlord who was leaving on a trip. He left his ...

3317. Thanks For All You've Done

Colossians 1:15-23, Colossians 1:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... take the class because it was one of the required classes for his major and he was afraid. But for 3 months that semester, he prayed every morning that he would have the courage to stand up no matter what the professor said or what the class thought. Nothing they said or did could ever shatter his faith, he hoped. Finally, the day came. The professor said, "If there is anyone here who still believes in God, stand up!" The professor and the class of 300 people looked at this young man, shocked, as he stood ...

3318. Can A Christian Brag?

Ephesians 2:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... and turning fifty. You know how it is with a lie, though," she continues. "You hear it often enough, and you begin to think it's true." By the end of the day, Anita felt fabulous. She fairly floated home from work. In fact, on the way home, she thought teasingly: "I really ought to dump my husband. After all, the geezer is fifty-one, way too old for a young-looking gal like me." Arriving home, she had just shut the front door when the doorbell rang. It was a young girl from a florist shop, bringing birthday ...

3319. What Would It Take?

Philippians 3:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... you to think about: what if you and I said "Yes"? What if you and I said "Yes" wholeheartedly to following Jesus, no matter what the cost? Who knows what could happen? 1. Quoted in U.S. News & World Report, Jul. 25, 1994. Cited in Current Thoughts & Trends, September 1994, p. 8. 2. Today in the Word, March 1989, p. 34. 3. Robert Schuller, Your Future Is Your Friend (Garden Grove, California: The Cathedral Press, 1964), p. 96. 4. Illusaurus 5. Leadership magazine. Vol. 8, #4. 6. Maxie Dunnam, The Devil at ...

3320. Is Suffering Really Necessary?

Hebrews 4:14-5:10

Sermon

King Duncan

... ?" Cindy continued, "It's true. Remember, he was nailed on a cross. His back was raw from beatings, and he must have yearned for a way to move to change positions, or redistribute his weight. But he couldn't. He was paralyzed by the nails." The thought intrigued Joni. It had never occurred to her before that God had felt the exact piercing sensations that racked her body. The idea was profoundly comforting." (10) It is comforting to turn to a Power greater than your own and to discover there a Friend who ...

3321. It's A Miracle

John 20:19-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... nothing of it when he discovered that one of the icons of the virgin Mary had moisture on it. When he wiped the moisture off, however, he smelled the familiar fragrance of myrrh. He was curious, but thought it a one-time occurrence, and saying a quick prayer, he left for other duties. Returning a few hours later, he found that this same icon of Mary appeared to be "weeping." The tears continued, and after a full investigation by church officials, the Russian Orthodox church declared the "weeping ...

3322. What Would Jesus Really Do?

1 Peter 2:13-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... to live." Flying lessons! The middle-aged man drew in his breath. His mind flew over all of the imaginary reasons he had created for this young man to have spoken, realizing each of them had been trite and pretentious next to the reality of his plight. Then his thoughts rested, for the first time without self-pity, on his own small problems. He felt almost ashamed. The boy was dying. He would not even get a chance to live his life. And he--he had lived so many years, over twice the boy's age. And what had ...

3323. Man, Give Me Some Bread: I Want To See God

John 6:25-59

Sermon

King Duncan

... ; and nothing will be impossible to you. You will never be bored and you will never die. Only . . . you will never see my face." The first part of the proposition is appealing. Isn't there a part of us, a pleasure-loving part of us, that perks up at the thought of guiltless, endless delight? But then, just as we are about to raise our hands and volunteer, we hear the final phrase, "You will never see my face." (4) YOU AND I YEARN TO SEE GOD. We may not look for him in tortillas, but we would like to think ...

3324. Secrets Of Successful Parenting

Luke 2:41-52

Sermon

King Duncan

... a wonderful story about his grandson Rex. Rex was in kindergarten when he caught a case of spring fever. It hadn't been too long before in his young life that he had the freedom to come and go with his mother as their schedules allowed. So he probably thought he had a good chance of convincing his mom to play hooky with him for a day. Living in Southern California, Rex was well aware of the many diversions that would make excellent alternatives to a day in the classroom. "Mom, it's too beautiful today to go ...

3325. Straight Backs And Rekindled Dreams

Luke 13:10-17

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... could ease their fears and he could give them hope. And, you know what, the people who came to Jesus got well. That's partially because things like guilt and fear and anger can make us sick. One way you can help yourself to stay healthy is to think good thoughts and to do the right thing. It won't always keep us from getting sick, but it will certainly help. Let's pray to Jesus that we will only have ...

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