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3326. Trying To Grasp The Meaning Of It All

Luke 2:21-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... toddler son, Spencer, became fascinated with the family Nativity set. One day, he dipped one of the figurines in ketchup and proceeded to lick it off. Joan Gulley scolded, "Honey, don't dip the wise man in ketchup." Of all the pearls of parental wisdom Philip and Joan thought they'd be passing on to their children, "Don't dip the wise man in ketchup," wasn't one of them. (1) I'm certain that the Christmas season brought many special moments for each of you. And maybe there were a few mundane moments such as ...

3327. Spin-masters Need Not Apply

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

Sermon

King Duncan

... she learned many years ago from her voice teacher, Frederick Wilkerson. Wilkerson asked Angelou to read a passage from the book, Lessons in Truth. This passage ended with the simple line, "God loves me." Each time, Maya read it through in just the manner she thought Wilkerson wanted, but each time he insisted that she read it again. Finally, on the seventh read-through, Maya Angelou began to cry. She realized the truth of what she was reading. As she said, "I knew that if God loved me, then I could do ...

3328. Letters Straight From The Heart

2 Corinthians 2:12--3:6

Sermon

King Duncan

... devotional time. He took the children to church, even though he knew his wife would make him pay for it later. And every single morning he prayed that all his family would also come to know Christ. After a year of this, Tony's mom finally gave in. She had thought that her constant abuse of her husband would drive him back to his old way of life. But he was a changed man. His faith was real. Now, she wanted that same change in her life. Together, Tony's mother and father knelt down and prayed, and Mrs. Evans ...

3329. Behind Closed Doors

Joel 2:12-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... its blood splashed on the door. Scarcely could they close the door again when a band of soldiers rushed into the street and began to slay right and left. But when they came to the blood-marked door, they made no attempt to enter. The sword--so they thought--had already entered and performed its work in that house. Thus, while many around were put to death, all inside the blood-sprinkled door were saved. (1) We reflect tonight on the Lamb of God that was slain for our sins. We do not pretend to understand ...

3330. The Bridge Builder

Luke 6:27-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... values. The first point Jesus makes here is that the Christian life is about responding, not reacting. We react in response to negative emotions--fear, anger, sadness, self-pity, prejudice. Our reactions are usually self-centered, and rarely based on wise thought or spiritual guidance. Reactions, like temper tantrums, come from a position of weakness. In 1969, serial killer Charles Manson and his followers committed a number of brutal murders in the city of Los Angeles. Dr. James Dobson's parents lived in ...

3331. Hey, You Can Only Be Young Twice!

Genesis 12:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... in our church. These Are People Who Know WHat It Is to Turn Their Lives Over to God -- to Go Where God Leads Them. This is what it means to be born both chronologically and spiritually. It is to yield our lives to the divine. Some unknown author put it thoughtfully and beautifully: At first, I saw God as my observer, my judge, keeping track of the things I did wrong, so as to know whether I merited heaven or hell when I die. He was out there sort of like a president. I recognized His picture when I saw it ...

3332. I'm O.k.; You're A Little Suspect

Luke 6:37-42

Sermon

King Duncan

... . Why are we commanded not to judge one another? Because we're no good at playing God. Until we can love as God loves, then we cannot judge as God judges. But let us strive every day toward greater holiness and greater love, so that our own thoughts and actions will be acceptable in God's sight. 1. Tim Storey. It's Time for Your Comeback (Tulsa, OK.: Harrison House, 1998), pp. 46-47. 2. Pastor Tim's Clean Laugh List - http://www.cybersalt.org/cleanlaugh 3. Unattributed, “Sin," People, 10 February 1986, pp ...

3333. When You're Dreaming One Thing And Living Another

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

Sermon

King Duncan

... to attempt suicide? Nancy explained that she had felt herself falling behind the other runners, and she was suddenly afraid of losing. As she said, "I saw what was happening as failing God. I felt like I was failing my coach and my parents, and I thought there was something wrong with me." (3) On the outside Nancy Ormsby was perfection personified. But there was a flaw in her self-image--a flaw that nearly cost her her life, and did cost her her athletic ability. Nancy was deeply religious, but somehow she ...

3334. Destined For Greatness

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

Sermon

King Duncan

... hand, the idea that we are God's elect fills us with a sense of deep humility, of obligation, of debt, then our lives can be of immeasurable use to God. The people of Israel were God's elect. God's chosen people. But they continually got it wrong. They thought they had been chosen for privilege when all alone they were chosen for a purpose--to be a light to the rest of the world. I see that happening to us if we are not careful. There is a growing trend in our land toward a very self-centered materialism ...

3335. Who Are Your Gentiles?

Acts 10:23b-48

Sermon

Landon Winstead

... of the truck, and straddled his Harley. With a wave, he was gone as fast as he had appeared. (1) My first response on reading that story was when people pray for an "angel" they should be more specific. They may get a Hell's Angel. My second thought was about a story that comes from our Bible. Cornelius was an officer of the Roman government with the command of one hundred soldiers. The Scripture states that he was a "God-Fearing Man," although he was not yet a believer in Christ. He sincerely and fervently ...

3336. Jerry's Story . . . And Ours

Jeremiah 1:1-19

Sermon

King Duncan

... be equipped with God's power, with God's protection. He even gave him the very words to say. The job of prophet is a lonely job. That's why God told Jeremiah from the very beginning that He would never leave him alone. Max Lucado wrote a cute-sounding, thought-provoking devotional about how much we mean to God. It's called, "If God Had a Refrigerator." If God had a refrigerator, your picture would be on it. If He had a wallet, your photo would be in it. He sends you flowers every spring and a sunrise every ...

3337. Beaten Up, But Still Standing

Mark 5:21-43

Sermon

King Duncan

... , can't you? There is no pain greater than that pain. Jairus was the leader of the local synagogue. He was likely a proud man. But here he was on his knees in the dust begging an itinerant teacher to come heal his daughter. We don't know whether Jairus thought Jesus was the Messiah or not. It is more likely, he was so desperate to help his daughter that he was willing to try anything. Some of you have been there. The other heartsick person in our story is a woman who had been ill for twelve years with an ...

3338. Building a Nation

Matthew 11:25-30

Sermon

King Duncan

A few days ago we celebrated Independence Day. I thought you might enjoy these thoughts from an unknown author: Only in America . . . can a pizza get to your house faster than an ambulance. Only in America . . . do people order double cheeseburgers, a large fry, and a DIET coke. Only in America . . . do banks leave both doors open and then chain the pens to the counters. ...

3339. Right Choices

Matthew 13:24-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... a similar situation when he ran into the fishermen who had just come in from a disappointing night of fishing. Although they had given up for the day, Jesus convinced them to go out again. And, of course, they caught a whole boatload of fish. With this thought inspiring his mind, Fellman figured out how to pop open a window and unlock his car. Then he proceeded to unhitch the boat. Although they only had three minnows left for baiting their hooks, Eric and his sons set out to fish. Within minutes, Eric got ...

3340. A Devastating Storm, An Incredible Promise

Matthew 18:15-20

Sermon

Brett Blair

... ,' I said, 'they just start. How am I supposed to do this?' She said, 'Honey, play in C and they'll come back to you.' And that's true," says Dr. Rice, "If you play in C, people will come back. I tell that story," she goes on, "because I thought to myself, 'My goodness, God has a long reach.' I mean, in the Lucky's Supermarket on a Sunday morning." (4) You see, a black pastor had approached someone else in Jesus' name and Christ was there in Lucky's Supermarket. We are not alone. This is where we find ...

3341. Like A Mighty Army

John 17:20-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... Uriel, the Angel of Light." Then the Angel of the Book brought another before the throne. The King looked on him and said, "Who is this, and what are his claims?" The angel looked in the book and said, "This man was a great philosopher, a thinker, who thought great thoughts about Thee." The Lord said "Send him up, and let him stand here by the side of Raphael, the Angel of Reason." Then the angel brought a third man before the throne. The King looked upon him and said, "Who is this, and what are his claims ...

3342. Building An Understanding Of God

2 Corinthians 13:11-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... seek to understand and communicate this most precious doctrine of our faith--that God is "One in Three Persons, blessed Trinity." Pastor James Hazelwood of Brooklyn, New York, reflects on a sermon he preached on a Trinity Sunday. "A couple of years ago," he writes, "I thought I did a rather fine job of explaining the Trinity. After worship, a woman in the congregation walked up to me and said, "˜Pastor, I've been listening to preachers talk about the Trinity for nearly 70 years now.' Then she paused, and I ...

3343. 'Thanking" About Thanksgiving

Matthew 6:25-34

Sermon

King Duncan

... life seems, there's always the theater." Ever since, she has passed Studs's advice--and a free ticket if she can--to others getting a low blow in life. It is amazing how often in life a low moment becomes a "grow moment." We thought it was the worse thing that could happen to us. We thought we would die, but we didn't. We hung in there. We fought the good fight and today we look back and that was a turning point in our life a turning point that made us what we are today. It doesn't always ...

3344. Being A Sheep Is Not So Bad (compared With Being A Goat)

Ezekiel 34:1-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... something we shouldn't have done)? We assume that evil actions, like stealing or murder, are sins. Occasionally, we will admit that actions such as gossiping and stirring up trouble are just as sinful in God's eyes. We have a harder time grasping the idea that thoughts and attitudes, like lust, complaining, or envy, can also be sins. And that's where the sin of the goats comes in. They are guilty of apathy, of indifference in the face of suffering. It is not enough that we don't hate our fellow human being ...

3345. Held Hostage

John 18:28-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... how you would handle it if you were held captive? There have been endless television shows and movies about hostage situations. Have you ever thought how you would handle it if you were taken captive? Would you be the tough guy resisting your captors each step of the way? Would you be the hero looking for the opportunity to sneak up behind one of the bad guys and take his gun? Would you look for ...

3346. The Problem With Keeping All The Rules

Luke 18:9-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... done in the past, but on the basis of what we can do in the future. His purpose is not to punish us, but to empower us to become what he has fashioned us to become. Two men in the Temple. The tragedy of the righteous man was that he thought he had arrived. There was nothing more God could do with him. But the man who prayed, “God have mercy on me, a sinner" was ready to be molded into something beautiful for God. 1. “Shooting Dreams" by Francine Prose, The Oprah Magazine, April 2001, pp. 168-171. 2. Don ...

3347. The Gates of Hell

Matthew 16:13-20

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... answered "John the Baptist" others said "Jeremiah" while others said "a prophet." Everyone seemed to have a different answer. Then Jesus said to the disciples, "But who do you say that I am?" He didn't really care what other thought of him. What was important to him is what his friends thought. Peter said, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." This answer pleased Jesus. Now, when I asked (the adults) who (Jimmy or whoever) was, they all had a different answer and they were all correct. The people ...

3348. Why The British Coast Guard Doesn't Like Eric, But God Does

Luke 15:1-7

Sermon

King Duncan

... Jack Rose. After the case was settled and the convicted criminals imprisoned, Jack Rose said something like this: "I always believed that there must be a God somewhere. But when I gave Him thought, I felt He was so far away, and so occupied with great things, that He knew nothing about me. I am sure I never would have become a criminal if the thought had ever entered my mind that God cared anything about me." (3) That's true of a lot of people. They have a misleading view of God. When they picture God, it ...

3349. It's A Question Of Priorities

Mark 9:33-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... important to the disciples until they had to lay it before Jesus? Suddenly, they saw it for what it really was: sinful, petty pride. No wonder they were embarrassed. No wonder they didn't want to tell Jesus what they were arguing about. Chris Spielman probably thought at one time in his life that winning at football was the most important thing in life. How his priorities changed when someone he loved had her life threatened by disease. Jesus called the twelve and said to them, "If anyone wants to be first ...

3350. Temptation Island

Genesis 3:1-24

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... will be too strong and it will disobey. That's a great lesson, isn't it? Whenever we are tempted to do something we know we shouldn't, the best thing is not to even get close to the temptation, not to even look at it, but to keep our thoughts on our Master. Who is our Master? That's right, Jesus. Keep our thoughts on Jesus and those things that are good and right. That's the way to resist temptation. What a great lesson--and to think it came from a dog.

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