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3676. A Life Above All Others

John 12:20-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... after that, but she was reluctant to fill out the visitors' registration card. The more she came to church the more she began to feel the love of those sitting near her. One Sunday she filled out the visitors' card checking off that she needed help. The church had ... hour." That is a great statement of faith, isn't it? "It is for this reason I have come to this hour." Do you have that feeling about your life? Do you believe you are where God means for you to be and you're doing what God means for you to do ...

3677. Watchers, Walkers And Worshipers

Acts 3:11-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... sit. After everyone was settled a man at the center table stood up and said, "Let us pray." Jim was confused as he heard the man give thanks for their many blessings. "Amen," the people chorused as the man finished praying. How could homeless people feel thankful? Jim wondered. Then a strange feeling came over him. He quickly took off his apron and threw it on the counter top, rushed over to where his coat hung, and hastily put it on. "Oh, God," he said. "I hope I'm not too late." He found the homeless man ...

3678. The Jesus Connection

John 15:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... was an emphatic "Never!" He said that if he permitted that to happen, he would live in fear of being responsible for a ship crashing into some unseen rocks along the coast. And then he went on to say, "Sometimes I feel as if the whole world is looking at my light." (5) That is how we ought to feel ” as if the whole world is looking at our light which glorifies God. God is the gardener, Jesus is the vine and we are the branches. We stay strong by being connected with him. Our purpose is to bear the fruit ...

3679. You Can Face Your Giant

1 Samuel 17:1-58

Sermon

King Duncan

... to stand in a storm was next to my father." (1) It sounds like there's sermon there, doesn't it? Something about trusting our Heavenly Father. Today is Father's Day. we honor our earthly fathers for those special times when they made us feel safe. Unfortunately, not every father engenders a feeling of safety in his children, which makes us appreciate even more those who do. Father's Day is a good time to turn to the story of David and Goliath. After all, it's got a lot of those things in it that guys are ...

3680. The Real Leap Of Faith

Mark 5:21-43

Sermon

King Duncan

... . (1) It's a delightful story, but Joe's words are haunting if you think about them for a few moments. "Something is wrong! It's not getting light! It's not getting light!" I. It Is Not Getting Light. There are times in all our lives when we will feel that soul-crushing terror. "Something's wrong. It's not getting light!" St. John at the Cross referred to it as the dark night of the soul. Jairus knew about that kind of darkness. He had come to see Jesus. He pleaded with the Master, "My little daughter is at ...

3681. All You Need Is A Miracle

John 6:1-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... really interested in religion. One summer at a campground he met some people who reached out to him. Jerry had broken up with a young woman several months before and was still feeling hurt. He told his new friends that the relationship "ended very abruptly and with considerable misunderstanding." The people he met at the campground made him feel like he was part of their family. It felt good to be included. After a few days, some of them began sharing their faith with Jerry. He was not greatly impressed, he ...

3682. Coming For The Right Reasons

John 6:25-59

Sermon

King Duncan

... Many people come to faith for what they can get out of it ” not as an act of praise for all God has already given us. Three young girls were having a heated argument while they shopped in a trendy store on Manhattan's Upper East Side. "No, no, I feel strongly about this," said one with finality. "I want to pay for it with my mother's credit card!" (4) That's our attitude toward faith, isn't it? God is an indulgent parent of whom we are continually seeking to take advantage. Many people look for Jesus for ...

3683. The Three-fold Journey

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

Sermon

King Duncan

... many years. As the service began, she began sensing God's presence in a way she never had before. She began to feel lost. Waves of emotions battered her so strongly that she felt she was drowning. By the time the Old Testament lesson was ... of God's grace in their life. Nor is it necessary that everyone have such an experience. We are saved by faith, not by a particular feeling. But the world's wisdom is not enough. And even seeking God's will can be a difficult and somber business. There is a hunger within ...

3684. The Secret Of Happy Marriages

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

Sermon

King Duncan

... As I turned to apologize, she barked, `You clumsy idiot! Why can't you watch where you're going?' "But when she looked up and saw me, she began to blush and said, `Oh, so sorry, sir. I thought you were my husband.'" Why is it we feel free to say ugly things ” things we would never say to anyone else ” to those closest to us? When psychologists Cliff Notarius of Catholic University and Howard Markman of the University of Denver studied newlyweds over the first decade of marriage, they found a very subtle ...

3685. Who Is He?

Mark 8:27-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... after the accident she was bitter and questioning. One night, one of Joni's closest friends was sitting with her and trying to help her through her despair. Something must have inspired her that evening, because all at once she said, "Joni, Jesus knows exactly how you feel ” you aren't alone in this ” He was paralyzed too. Remember how He was nailed to the cross? His back was raw from being beaten, and He must have yearned for a way to move or redistribute His weight. But He couldn't. He was paralyzed ...

3686. Sons And Daughters Of Thunder

Mark 10:35-45

Sermon

King Duncan

... receive awards in our city. We honor those who serve. Not only that, but we pay them quite well. Who do we give our dollars to? Doctors, lawyers, grocers ” people who best serve our most profound needs. True greatness is found in service. If you feel that you are not getting the success or recognition that you deserve, ask yourself this question: Who am I serving? We call those great who serve. James and John wanted to take the easy road. They wanted success without service. They wanted prestige and power ...

3687. Will This Be On The Test?

Deuteronomy 6:1-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might." The heart for the Hebrew is primarily the seat of the mind and will, together with a whole range of psychical emotions. And in fact, when the Hebrews want to really feel something deeply, they don't do it with their hearts but their bowels. The soul for them, though not clearly definable, is not the Greek soul that is contained within the fleshly body that lives on after death. The soul for the Hebrew is primarily one's source ...

3688. Flies On The Ceiling Of The Sistine Chapel

Luke 9:28-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... us to reach out to our neighbor? Does it motivate us to reach down to the least and the lowliest? There is no staying on the mountaintop for those who love Jesus. He always calls us to go down to the valley. How about you? How do you feel about these portraits that Luke has given us of Christ's transfiguration? Are you like the art critic who views them with cool detachment and moves on? Worse still, are you like a fly on the ceiling of the Sistine chapel with no awareness that there is anything great ...

3689. Where Is Your Citizenship?

Philippians 3:12-4:1

Sermon

King Duncan

... the end result can be. The Bible does not pull punches. The wages of sin is death. Comedienne Paula Poundstone says in one of her routines that the wages of sin are death, but by the time taxes are taken out, it's just sort of a tired feeling. We wish her little gag was accurate, but that is not the Biblical testimony. Paul says of the citizens of this world their destiny is destruction. HE ALSO SAYS THEIR GOD IS THEIR STOMACH. In other words, all their pleasures are pleasures of the flesh. They are captive ...

3690. I Was There

Isaiah 43:14-28

Sermon

Gary Whitbeck

... That was blasphemy! I have to admit to you that the time or two I myself heard him preach it didn't seem like blasphemy. His voice had a sound of genuine caring. You know, one of those things you can't put your finger on, you just sense it, feel it. He in fact did seem very loving and caring to everyone. Those disciples who followed him from place to place seemed to have no doubt about him. And they were people just like us. Good men, working men. It was especially touching when we saw the children gathered ...

3691. The Peace That Christ Gives

John 14:15-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... the name Larry Bird. Due to a combination of age and injuries he's now in the twilight of his extraordinary career. He has won nearly every award possible for a basketball player. Yet he still remembers what it was like to be slighted, to be overlooked, to feel unappreciated. He tells about being chosen in his senior year of high school for the Kentucky-Indiana All-Star games. Those games are a big deal in Kentucky and Indiana, as you may know. The only reason Larry was chosen was that usually there was a ...

3692. Help Wanted, Dad. Ask For Calvin And Hobbes.

1 Kings 19:1-8

Sermon

Lowell D. Streiker

... get so muddy?! Calvin: Well, I was just standing there, minding my own business, when all of a sudden, a horde of dirty cannibals comes... Dad: Forget it. (Calvin wanders off. Dad throws back his arms and takes a deep breath.) Dad: Boy, what a delightful afternoon. Sometimes I feel like I work all the time to afford this place, and never get to sit back with a good book and enjoy it. Well, at least I have the weekends to...(Dad's reverie is interrupted by his wife's scream) Mom: CALVIN! YOU GOT MUD ALL OVER ...

3693. On Knowing What's Best For Your Kids

Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... their culture to rely heavily on others for emotional support and decisions about their lives. For example, the Japanese firm is highly paternalistic and takes a great deal of responsibility for making the employee secure and comfortable. Thus, the dedicated Japanese mother encourages her child to feel dependent. The Vogels observe, however, that just as the American mother has always complained about the success of her efforts and felt that her children were too independent, so the Japanese mother tends to ...

3694. Want To Sit At The Head Table?

Luke 14:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... . True stature is not measured by how much we puff ourselves up, but by how willing we are to humble ourselves. But tell me. Where does a feeling of self-worth come from if not from the trappings of success? How can we prove that we are somebody if we do not kick and claw ... part of Gandhi's greatness was that not even the untouchables of India were beneath him or were made to feel uneasy in his presence. Other Indian leaders lived in mansions, far removed from the masses, going everywhere and doing everything ...

3695. More Than Meets The Eye

Luke 17:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... disciples urged Jesus, "Increase our faith!" It seemed like a reasonable request. Maybe if they had more faith they would not feel as frustrated and inadequate as they did. If only there was something Jesus could prescribe for them. If only Jesus ... ” a seminar they could attend. If only he would give them extra assignments or some other means to increase their faith. Then they would feel better about themselves and be able to do what he wanted them to do. Jesus replied, "If you had faith the size of a ...

3696. Hope For The End Times

Luke 21:5-38

Sermon

King Duncan

... the resources of love and loyalty to keep going? The only answer I come up with is when we are weary and out of strength, we turn to God and God renews our strength, so we can run and not grow weary, so that we can walk and not feel faint." (3) In times of persecution, in times of suffering, in times when our world seems to be crumbling, in times of our greatest need, we will receive strength from beyond ourselves. That strength comes from God. Jesus warns the disciples that the days ahead will be difficult ...

3697. Responding To The Roadblocks Of Life

Philippians 1:1-11

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... or they have been fired or released. These persons have families to feed and financial commitments to meet. Young people who feel an agonizing awkwardness as they face the challenge of being a teenager in the modern era ” so much peer pressure and so ... by side with the wheat. ALL WE NEED IS THE FAITH TO RESPOND. Yes, please keep on dreaming for our Church, even when you feel your dreams have been shattered or broken or temporarily put on hold by the roadblocks of life. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in a ...

3698. Facing Up To The Giant Task Of Life

1 Samuel 17:1-58

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... it flying into the sea." (Luke 17:6) And again Jesus said, "If you have faith even as small as a tiny mustard seed, you could say to this mountain, `move,' and it would go away." What is impossible with humans is possible with God. I often have the feeling in many mainline churches that most of its members and clergy don't really believe Jesus when he speaks of the power of faith. We hedge. We try to qualify everything. We adopt a committee to see if it is achievable. Far too often we say, "It simply can ...

3699. A Perfect World

Isaiah 11:1-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... of what it would be like to live in a perfect world. Here are a few of his thoughts. In a Perfect World. . . a person should feel as good at 50 as he did at 17, and he would actually be as smart at 50 as he thought he was at 17. In a ... sitting in front of a television set in a hotel in Zurich, Switzerland. He was between airplanes on his way home from Africa. Feelings of loneliness and anxiousness about getting home were keeping him from sleeping. Then, onto the TV screen came pictures of the closing ...

3700. Learning From A Little Child

Isaiah 35:1-10

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... winter: "I needed the time on that three hour flight to study and prepare," he said, "so I buckled down and let everyone near me feel the tension ” don't bother me, I'm a busy man with places to go and work to do. A young woman and a baby ... in and listen. They saw little Schia walk quietly up to her baby brother, put her face close to his, and say, Baby, tell me what God feels like. I'm starting to forget.'" (4) We come to Advent and Christmas each year to ask the babe to remind us of what God is like ...

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