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3476. To Be Abased, To Abound, To Be Content

Philippians 4:2-9

Sermon

Frank Lyman

... the body more than clothing." (Luke 12:2223) This theme of not worrying has been picked up by two recent songs. We wonder if they capture the spirit of Jesus. The first is Bobby McFerrin's "Don't Worry, Be Happy:" Ain't got no place to lay your head, somebody came and took your ... no cash, ain't got no style, ain't got no gal to make you smile, Don't worry, be happy. Now, I admire Mr. McFerrin's spirit, but if I'm homeless, about to be sued, have no cash, no style (well) and no one to love, I'd be wrong not to ...

3477. What Fragrance Are You Leaving?

Mark 14:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... possession is one raspberry and someone shares it with you, a friend." It is a haunting story. To think that in such a hostile place such a lovely act could still live on is a testimony to the enduring power of love and the triumph of the human spirit over great odds. Ilse left a lovely fragrance that helps us overcome the stench of hatred and evil from that terrible time in history. There was another Jewish woman who left a fragrance in Jesus' life. The last week of our Lord's earthly life and ministry was ...

3478. April Sky

John 20:1-9

Sermon

Frank Lyman

... 's hand, and torment shall not touch them . . . they are at peace." (6) Easter has as much impact upon life in this world as it does in life after death. That's what the disciples found on the first Easter afternoon. They were in low spirits because their spirits had been so high only a few days earlier. The time was Passover, always a hopeful season, for the themes of Passover are freedom and deliverance. Passover recalls how God delivered the Jews from slavery in Egypt, and the hope was that if God did it ...

3479. Spin-masters Need Not Apply

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

Sermon

King Duncan

... words or wisdom. For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ, and him crucified. And I came to you in weakness and in fear and in much trembling. My speech and my proclamation were not with plausible words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit and of power, so that your faith might rest not on human wisdom but on the power of God" (NRSV). Paul was one of the wisest, most talented men who ever lived. He is one of the, if not the, most quoted man in history. Even Shakespeare pales ...

3480. A Healthy Body

1 Corinthians 12:12-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... anybody, but I want everybody to take a moment and look at the people around you. Just look around you for a moment. Whether you know it or not, there are people on all sides of you whose hearts are breaking. People who are confused, angry, lost, scared, broken in spirit. They need you. You need them. That's what the church is all about. You don't have to go it alone. In his song, “If This Is Not a Place," singer and songwriter Ken Medema questions the true purpose of the church. If we are not the body of ...

3481. What Does It Mean To Be Really Free?

Galatians 5:1-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... again have to worry about being discovered. Sin and guilt both enslave. We make a major step toward freedom when we eliminate both of these from our life. St. Paul writes, “Live by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the sinful nature. For the sinful nature desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the sinful nature. They are in conflict with each other . . ." (V. 17) So, part of the freedom that Paul enjoyed was that he had nothing to hide. HE ALSO HAD ...

3482. Positive Faith

Romans 8:18-27

Sermon

King Duncan

... of playing. Some people beat themselves over the head if they can't play like Tiger Woods. Unfortunately they bring that same competitive spirit to religion. They feel they must win God's love. Listen, you ARE loved. You are already a winner with God. Be a ... it is an inner condition that causes us to see life in a distorted way. When we accept God's gift--the gift of God's Spirit--freely poured out on all who will receive it, we begin to see life in a different way. We start seeing possibilities we never saw ...

3483. Building A Church

Acts 1:12-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... certain there are church boards and pastors who would like to drive nails in one another, but how much better it is when people share a common purpose. Dr. Lloyd J. Ogilvie, in writing on the passage we read from the book of Acts, ponders how a spirit of unity could have come upon such a disparate group as was in the upper room at that time. There were rich people and poor people there. There were women. There were people who had been brought out of unclean lifestyles. One disciple, Thomas, had doubted the ...

3484. Building A World

Acts 2:1-13

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... ? I just need that one more thing, some heat, to get the popcorn popping. Just like popcorn needs heat in order to finally pop, we need God's power in our lives before we can do God's work. Today we celebrate Pentecost, the day that God sent His Holy Spirit, His power into people's lives. The disciples and other followers of Jesus were in a room together praying. They were all ready to do God's work. But first, they needed God's power. And so God sent the Holy ...

3485. What In The World Is Happiness?

Luke 6:17-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... caught in a warring nation. Why didn't he lead them in a bloody rebellion? Why didn't he establish a new kingdom? Could it be that he had a different kingdom in mind for them? (3) Jesus did have a different kingdom in mind--a kingdom of the Spirit. He was no dewy-eyed dreamer. He knew his followers would be persecuted. He knew that many of them would be rejected by family and friends. He knew that many of them would live their lives on the edge of abject poverty because of their commitment to him. That ...

3486. How Many Times?

Matthew 18:21-35

Sermon

King Duncan

... been forgiven by God for every sin, every indiscretion, for every stupid thing we have ever done. Can we not find it in our hearts to forgive others? Ron Lee Davis, in his book, A Forgiving God in an Unforgiving World, tells about a moment when God's remarkable spirit of forgiveness became real to him. His best friend Jim had been hit and killed while out riding a motorcycle. The driver of the car, Mr. Smith, simply hadn't seen Jim in time and had plowed right into him. As Ron drove to visit Jim's parents ...

3487. Pentecostal Power

Acts 2:1-21

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... I am now holding this lantern but still the room is dark. Why is that? (let them answer.) The room is still dark because the lantern has not been lit. (Light the lantern.) Now we have light. We are celebrating the special day of Pentecost. Pentecost is when the Holy Spirit came upon the first disciples. Little "tongues of fire" appeared above the disciples' heads. I believe this is God's way of saying to us that the disciples were like lanterns that had not been lit. But the Holy ...

3488. Tongue-tied By Three Zeros

2 Corinthians 13:11-14

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

Object: A glass of water. Boys and girls, Today is Trinity Sunday. Today we celebrate God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit. How could one God be Father, Son and Spirit? Well, here is an example that has helped many people. We have this glass of water. What if we heated the water? It would turn to steam. We could use it to power a locomotive. We could also freeze it to make ice cubes. So the same water can be ...

3489. Choices

1 John 4:7-21

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... he or she no longer does cruel things to other people. No longer do we seek to hurt others. You simply can't have both in your heart. Like oil and water they don't mix. The Bible tells us that if you love Jesus, you love other people. A spirit of love and a spirit of hate cannot live in the same heart. When Jesus comes into our hearts, we have the ...

3490. A Green Couch For God

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

Sermon

King Duncan

... . Then, I can share my faith with them." (4) This young lady earns an honorable mention in the Fellowship of Fools. She is willing to make herself look foolish to spread the message of salvation through Jesus Christ. She and the apostle Paul are kindred spirits. God could use any method God chooses to communicate God's truth to us. God could create a spectacular light show of falling stars and exploding volcanoes. God could write God's message in the clouds for all the world to see. Jesus could have called ...

3491. Dwell in Our Hearts

Ephesians 2:17

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... "Good Health." Now why would you say to someone, "Good Health" when they sneeze? Well, back in the old days, before they knew about bacteria and viruses, they thought that sneezing was a way of getting rid of bad spirits. They thought bad spirits caused diseases. So, when somebody sneezed, they were getting rid of their bad spirits. Of course, we know that's not true, don't we? We know that there are germs and viruses and that when a person sneezes, it's a reflex action. Wouldn't it be great though, if we ...

3492. Are You Ready For Your Inheritance?

Ephesians 1:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... language Paul used in this passage. He says that God "has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ," and that He has "lavished" on us the "riches of God's grace." And if that's not enough, we have been given the Holy Spirit as a guarantee of an even greater inheritance waiting for us in heaven. To Paul this was exciting stuff--stuff he was willing to give his life to declare. I wonder if it's that exciting to us. Why should it matter to us--that we have an inheritance ...

3493. Christ's Promise To His Saints

John 11:17-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... life and death. There will come a time when we will be reunited, but for now, we trust our loved one to God's care. We tell our children that "there are no such things as ghosts" for a good reason--it violates the Christian understanding of resurrection. Spirits of the dead do not remain chained to earth waiting to be released, as ancient ghost stories would have us believe. When we die, we die, but Christ gives new life to those whom he will. He has absolute dominion over life and death. So today on All ...

3494. "yes, And..."

Luke 24:44-53

Sermon

King Duncan

... moving on rather than out." (2) Ms. Goodman's words are awesome when applied to the Ascension. Jesus' departure wasn't the end of the story. In fact, his ascension into heaven opened the way for the disciples to begin a dynamic, Spirit-empowered ministry that spread the good news of salvation all over the world. The end result was the establishment of Christian churches, hospitals, orphanages, universities, and missions. It's like something the poet Tennyson once wrote. He was describing the code of ethics ...

3495. Immanuel

Isaiah 63:7-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... and shall bear a son, and shall name him Immanuel." Eight hundred years later an angel spoke to a carpenter named Joseph. The angel said, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, for the child conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will bear a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins." All this took place to fulfill what had been spoken by the Lord through the prophet: "Look, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall ...

3496. Yes, But How?

Romans 7:7-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... ). (2) We admit our inadequacy--and then open ourselves to the One who is all-sufficient, all-encompassing, all-powerful. We allow God's Spirit to come into our lives and to fill us to overflowing. This brings us to the third step in answering the question, `Yes, but ... violinist's fingers will make mistakes, just as we will make mistakes as we live our lives. But as long as we have the Spirit of Christ within us, the ideal will live in our minds and in our hearts for us to strive after. We are only human, ...

3497. God's Witness Security Program

1 John 3:1-3

Sermon

King Duncan

... that at the moment we accept Christ, we become saints. Our sainthood isn’t based on what we do; it is based on the Spirit of God living in us. It is our new identity. It is instantaneous. And it takes a lifetime to live up to. Author Maxie ... has made us into God’s beloved children, into His saints. And we know that God intends to purify us by the power of God’s Holy Spirit, so that we grow to reflect God’s glory more each day. As our passage says, “...and what we will be has not yet been made known ...

3498. Is There Hope for the Hapless Wedding Guest?

Matthew 22:1-14

Sermon

Darrick Acre

... of His father? Peter says he did it “in order that He might bring us to God!” Hallelujah! But the story does not end there. Peter goes on to declare, “Having been put to death in the flesh, he has been made alive in the spirit” (I Peter 3:18). Made alive in the Spirit? Well I guess! Up from the grave he arose, With a mighty triumph o’er his foes, He arise a victor o’er the dark domain, And he lives forever with his saints to reign. He arose . . . Hallelujah, Christ arose!” I thought I had died ...

3499. The Scariest Drug on the Market

1 Timothy 6:3-10

Sermon

Edward Inabinet

... of the Lord is upon us," the preacher began. "Like the powerful wind from heaven!" shouted a woman sitting in the first pew. Then she threw one of the red carnations toward the altar. The preacher began again, "The Spirit of the Lord is upon us." The same woman''s voice rang out: "Like the tongues of fire, like tongues of fire!" Again, she threw a red carnation toward the altar. The preacher looked straight at her and said, "This time, instead of throwing a carnation, throw your pocketbook." The ...

3500. To Hell and Back

Luke 15:1-7

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... prison who formerly did not obey, when God’s patience waited in the days of Noah.” And in I Peter 4:6 the ancient writer says: “The gospel was preached even to the dead, that though judged in the flesh like men, they might live in the spirit like God.” In the early centuries of the Church this was understood as a literal statement of what Jesus did during that three day period between Good Friday and Easter. He descended into hell. The faith of the primitive Church was that God had not left anyone ...

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