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3451. Response To The Resurrection: Christian People In A Pluralistic Society

Acts 17:16-34

Sermon

King Duncan

... you would have received instructions as to what to do and where to go." Someone has said life is like a taxi ride. The meter keeps ticking whether you are getting anywhere or not. Admiral Rickover one said, "We find ourselves a people whose bellies are full but whose spirits are empty." The Good News is that life does not have to be that way. The God of all creation, the God who is beyond human reach, has reached down to us, and because of Jesus Christ he is involved in our world. Each of us needs to know ...

3452. Why Won't They Listen?

Matthew 13:1-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... 's values. Maybe it would be helpful, though, if you would discuss values with your children on the way home from church today. You may learn some frightening truths. That is one reason many of us are not more receptive to the voice of God - we have adopted the secular spirit of the society in which we live. THERE ARE OTHERS OF US WHO MIGHT BE MORE RECEPTIVE TO THE GOOD NEWS BUT WE ARE TURNED OFF BY THE PERSONAL WEAKNESSES OF MANY WHO CLAIM TO SPEAK IN GOD'S NAME. The sad saga of PTL's Jim Bakker should ...

3453. Be Careful How You Walk

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

Sermon

King Duncan

... alcohol or drugs is that fortunate. Some don't get smart until it's too late. "Do not be foolish...." Paul says. Be careful how you walk. Use your head. THEN HE SAYS THAT WE ARE TO OPEN OUR HEARTS. We read, "...be filled with the Spirit, addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs and making melody to the Lord with all your heart...." That sounds like a description of the early church at its best. Gathering in each other's homes, rejoicing in their faith, sharing all things in commonthe ...

3454. In Defense Of Ceremony

Luke 3:15-17, 21-22

Sermon

King Duncan

... knew that this made them outlaws. Next, they went down into the water and were submerged three times into the life of Christ,gasping "I believe" before each submersion. Then they were brought up the Easter stairs toward the rising sun, anointed with the oil of the Holy Spirit of God, and given new robes as symbols of the new life." Just a ceremony? Baptism is much more than that. It signifies all that God has done for us in Jesus Christ. It is an act of community, of contrition, and of commitment. It is the ...

3455. A Real Solution For Real Problems

Acts 9:1-19a

Sermon

King Duncan

... his father was right. St. Paul met Christ and his own fears were removed. He not only discovered who Christ was, but he also discovered who he was as well. Maybe that is why he could no longer be called Saul. He really was a new man, heart, soul, and spirit. He had a new confidence and a new courage that dispelled all hatred from his heart. Such confidence and courage are rare. In our time it was best exemplified a few years ago by a black minister in front of whose home a band of Ku Klux Klan ruffians set ...

3456. What We Are About

Acts 13:13-52

Sermon

King Duncan

... and all churches that are seeking to faithfully carry on the work of Christ have the resources to fulfill their function. That is why we commit our prayers and our presence, our gifts and our service. We are carrying on what Christ initiated and the Holy Spirit confirmed within the body of Christ. THE SECOND OBVIOUS TASK OF THE CHURCH TODAY IS TO BUILD UP ONE ANOTHER IN FAITH AND IN LOVE. We will call this task MINISTRY. "See how those Christians love one another." That has always been the witness of the ...

3457. Help For Troubled Hearts

John 14:15-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... let them be afraid." Jesus was preparing his disciples for rough times. He was ascending to be with the Father. They would be on their own now but not really on their own. The Father would be with them in the presence of a Comforter, a Counselor, the Holy Spirit. So, even though they would be sailing through stormy seas, underneath would be a Pacifica sea of peace. That is his promise to us as well. We don’t have to be destroyed by the C.D.T.’s. "Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be ...

3458. Harmony Within The Family

Genesis 11:1-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... mighty way because they were facing a mighty challenge. God had called them to turn the world upside down. They were called to such an intense commitment to the world and to one another that it would one day cost most of them their lives. The gift of the Holy Spirit was not for their enjoyment but their empowerment. If we are not experiencing God’s power in the church today, it may be because we are not as committed to God’s work as they were. Why give us the power only to see us squander it on little ...

3459. Set Free

Ephesians 1:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... weakness to myself for the very first time." In this time of struggle he discovered answers in the Bible. "The Holy Spirit came into my body and into my life," he said. The Spirit gave him the strength "to open those beer cans, one by one, and pour that beer out. That’s the hardest thing a ... drunk can do," he testified, "I couldn’t. The Holy Spirit did it for me." (4) This was a time of new beginning. He was set free from the bones of the past. ...

3460. Beyond Temptation

Matthew 4:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... has been tempted. Even Jesus was tempted. Our scripture for the first Sunday in Lent begins, "Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil." Jesus knew who was tempting him. When we are tempted it is important to ... how people can rationalize temptation. They even credit it to God. They are fooling only themselves. "Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil." Let's consider for a few moments the nature of the temptations Jesus ...

3461. Time To Do Something About The Piano

John 3:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... from above." Nicodemus misunderstood. "How can anyone be born after having grown old?" Nicodemus asked Jesus. "Can one enter a second time into the mother's womb and be born?" "No one can enter the kingdom of God," said Jesus, "without being born of water and Spirit." There comes a time in our lives when we must acknowledge Jesus as our Lord and Savior. We can only put him off for so long. Then a decision must be made. At a training event persons were asked to introduce themselves, tell about their jobs ...

3462. A New Kind Of Faith

John 20:19-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... are those who have not seen me and yet have come to faith," Jesus said. From that moment on people would depend on the witness of the previous generation and the personal testimony of those whose lives have been transformed by the power of the indwelling Spirit. Jesus' words were spoken not only for them but also for us. We are invited to hear the Gospel message and believe. Bruce Larsen tells about a woman in one of his former congregations. Mrs. Chan was a tiny, energetic, and faith-filled woman. Her ...

3463. Watchers, Walkers And Worshipers

Acts 3:11-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... bills. But mainly, he said with a touch of sadness, he just watches." (1) This morning we want to talk about watchers. But we want to talk about walkers and workers as well. Let's start with today~s story. After the disciples received the gift of the Holy Spirit, they were filled with a new sense of confidence and power. They had a flame burning in their hearts; they had a message on their lips; and they had a great desire to accomplish wonderful things in the name of the risen Lord Jesus. One day as Peter ...

3464. Walking Into The Heart Of God

1 John 2:28--3:10

Sermon

King Duncan

... Jesus took his disciples up the mountain and gathering them around him, he taught them saying: "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven, Blessed are the meek. . . Blessed are they that mourn. . . Blessed are the merciful ... to God, the better able we are to love others. John writes, "And by this we know that he abides in us, by the Spirit that he has given us." That Spirit is love. It's like a man named Daniel ” a big man. He used to be a weight-lifter. His scrapbook is full of ...

3465. The Secret Of Happy Marriages

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

Sermon

King Duncan

... of their husbands. This was supposed to be the only way by which women could reach the blissful realms. It was taught that she who meets death with this great mark of devotedness will become a favorite wife in the abode of spirits. The woman who was thus put to death to accompany the spirit of their husband was laid at the bottom of the grave for the dead man to lie upon. One anthropologist tells us that the widow must follow her husband; it would be "abominable" for her to do otherwise. In his words, "at ...

3466. The Peace That Christ Gives

John 14:15-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... great purpose. Christ can give us that purpose. But there is one thing more Christ gives us. HE GIVES US THE PRESENCE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. There are those who will tell you that all you have to do is believe in yourself and you can have it all. There ... disheartened. The fuel has all been spent. Where does the fuel we need for life come from? It comes from God's indwelling Spirit. This was the most important gift that the Father bestowed upon those first disciples of Jesus. And this is the most important gift ...

3467. Empowered By Angels

1 Kings 19:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... night King worked on his speech, writing one draft after another. He demanded that his aides remain awake with him, so they could comment on each new effort. His friends tried to convince him to throw away the manuscript, and just allow the Holy Spirit to carry forth the words from his mouth. King would not entertain such a thought, and the vigil continued. By morning the speech was completed, typed, and distributed to the media. Later that day King ascended the platform. There was great expectation among ...

3468. The Cry Of Freedom

Matthew 22:15-22

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... man or woman, regardless of what country they live in, even if it is a Christian nation, is truly freed. This is what Paul was declaring in his letter to the Galatians. You can only be "Absolutely Free" by faith in Christ alone when you walk by the Spirit. Peter Yakovlevich Vins wrote his family from his Russian prison in 1936. He asked them to pray that Jesus would empower him so he could be a faithful witness for his Lord. Then he concluded with this statement: "It is better to be with him in prison that ...

3469. A Faithful Follower I Would Be

Luke 14:25-35

Sermon

Timothy J. Smith

... work Bill confronted his friend and co-worker. "I never knew you were a Christian. In all the years I have known you not once did you mention that you attended church." Is this what Jesus had in mind? Dallas Willard, in his book THE SPIRIT OF THE DISCIPLINES: UNDERSTANDING HOW GOD CHANGES LIVES, says that the average Christian has no concept of what it means to be a disciple of Jesus Christ. He writes: "For at least several decades the churches...have not made discipleship a condition for being a Christian ...

3470. Why Do You Stand Looking Into The Sky?

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... the two figures in white. Awe, apprehension, awareness that Christ was no longer with them. The disciples were surely caught up in all those emotions at once. But you know how the story ends. Before he leaves, Christ makes a promise to them that the Holy Spirit will come upon them. And it did come upon them, and they moved on to the greatness Christ had promised them. Perhaps there is some apprehension in your life right now ” some uncertainty that Christ is with you as you seek to serve him outside these ...

3471. A Prize Is Waiting For You!

Matthew 13:44-46

Sermon

King Duncan

... as if the whole thing were only a joke. Evidently the cat was to be chased but not to be caught, and if the cat insisted on being caught, then the dog was most embarrassed. "Too often," says Dale Oldham, "we have pursued the Kingdom of God in this same spirit. We have cried out in a burst of enthusiasm so long as we have been pursuing the Kingdom, but most of us would be greatly embarrassed if we were actually to catch up with the Kingdom."(4) Jesus says we don't have to chase the Kingdom. It's already ...

3472. Washing Away The Junk

Luke 3:21-22

Sermon

King Duncan

... even to be a forerunner to him. John knew his place in the scheme of things. EVEN MORE IMPORTANT, HE KNEW JESUS' PLACE. Here is the first important thing we learn in the story of Jesus' baptism: WE SEE WHO JESUS IS. This is clear in verses 2122. The Holy Spirit descends as a dove and a voice comes from heaven, "You are my beloved Son: in You I am well pleased." These words are similar to words found in Psalm 2:7, "He said to me, ˜You are my son, today I have begotten you . . . ˜" words that God would use ...

3473. Internal Medicine

Matthew 6:16-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... and our snacks. Our lives are organized around eating. And when we fast, when we stop eating for a while, we make a religious statement. We say that there's more to us than just our appetites. There's something left of our wills. There's something bigger about our spirits. We are still masters of our flesh! When you're addicted to drugs, you can't stop on your own. You need that next fix, that next hit, that next pill. When alcoholism grips you, you'll do anything to get another bottle. Some of you here can ...

3474. Do You Have The Glory?

John 17:20-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... groups across the U.S. They asked these young people to "describe the God you believe in." These Junior High kids said things like: "He'll always be there even when you don't think he is . . . He's not a man or woman he's a spirit, a light that's everlasting . . . Strong, powerful, loving, caring, forgiving, mysterious . . . The God who loves us no matter what we do the one, true God . . . Awesome. God is a 100% guarantee of a problemfree life." (Don't you wish!) Others said things like, "I believe in the ...

3475. Many Languages, One Love

Acts 2:1-13

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... worshiped God together, and praised Him for His great power. You see, we may only understand one or two languages, but God knows and understands every single language on earth. And He loves everybody, no matter what language they speak. He sent His Holy Spirit on these believers so that they could worship Him together. And even today, there are people all over the world who are worshiping God in their own language, just like we are worshiping Him in English. Let's pray this morning for the other believers ...

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